Draconis: Ialda...you know you're a bitch right?
Ialda: (Shrugs) And technically a little OOC, have you been keeping up with UQ Holder lately?
Draconis: Not really. Haven't had time.
Ialda: Hahahaha! You poor wage slaving fool!
Draconis: ...you know I could just throw everything out the window and just have Kenshin obliterate you right?
Ialda: Ha! With my po-
Draconis: (drinks a beer) I'm the author. I can do what I want. Anyway
Dragon of the Elements
Chapter 105
For His Sake!
(begin!)
In the conference chamber of Lucifer Castle. Sirzechs, Serafall, Ajuka, Falbium, Azazel, Michael Zeoticus, Venerana, Grayfia, Millicas and Sun Wukong were surrounded in the table in shock.
"She did what to Kenshin's family...?" Serafall said.
"The Dimensional Gap...but that means...?" Michael said.
"D-Damn..." Falbium said with wide eyes.
Sirzechs looked over at where Azazel was sitting only to find him gone.
Azazel had left the room silently. He opened a communication circle. "Hey, Vali."
"Oh? Azazel? I know you've been talking to the other leaders, but I didn't expect a call." Vali said. "What do you want?"
"I need you to go into the Dimensional Gap with your team. I know you can do it." Azazel said
"Interesting. What would be the reason for that?" Vali said.
Azazel let out a sigh. "Kenshin's family is there."
"Shouldn't he be able to get them out then?" Vali asked.
"No, Kenshin's currently fighting a being known as Ialda Baoth. She's the being that was controlling Hottan the last time we were on Mundus Magicus. That was controlling Negi Springfield until recently."
"Wait, Kenshin's back on Mundus Magicus?" Vali asked.
"Yes, Ialda somehow brought it to this dimension...listen Vali...I know you and her aren't like that anymore, but Miyuki's in danger in the Dimensional Gap. She and her sister weren't looking so good when Ialda sent them there."
"..." Vali went silent on the other end. "It's true that we don't share the same feelings for one another anymore, but...she's still important to me."
"Vali?" Azazel said.
"Who's all there?" Vali asked. "Besides Miyuki."
"Her sister Yukari, her mother Hikari, and her father Ryuushin...don't ask." Azazel said.
"Hrm...I see. That might tire Arthur out so I'll take the whole team." Vali said. "Besides, Miyuki aside. It'd be a shame for you to lose your love interest too." Vali said as he cut the connection.
"Heh. Cheeky brat." Azazel said with a smile.
Meanwhile with Luka. The half soul of Kenshin was still reeling from what he'd been told. "They've all...been sent to the Dimensional Gap? No...I...I only barely survived before I landed in Makai...Miyuki...Yukari...Mom..." Luka thought.
"Hahahaha!" Ialda laughed. "I love that look on your face right now. The pain is delicious." Ialda said with a smirk.
"Dad was already going to go back to the Pure World after this...but if he gets swallowed by the void...he's done for good! He won't even be reincarnated!" Luka thought, his facial expression growing worse and fearful.
"Hmn." Ialda chuckled softly, enjoying the pain Luka was in.
"Yukari...Miyuki...I'm so sorry...I couldn't protect you!" Luka thought.
"Are you done?" Ialda asked.
"Mom...this me...never got to know you...I...I..." Luka thought.
"Haa...Ok I'm bored now." Ialda said.
"Dad...we...we killed you twice...and you still kept coming to protect us." Luka thought.
"Haaa!" Ialda shouted, sending her bladed mantle after him.
"HRRRGGH!" Luka growled angrily, as an aura of fire burned around him.
"!" Ialda watched in surprise as this happened, her mantle blades being incinerated.
"Ialda!" Luka roared. "GOD DAMN YOU IALDA!"
"!" Ialda watched as Luka's eyes opened, revealing not red irises but gold ones. "He's gone into that state? !" Ialda thought before smirking. "Oh well...he's only at half strength anyway."
"I'm...going to KILL YOU!" Luka shouted.
"Yes, because you've been doing such a good job of that so far." Ialda drawled. "Come on. With your power...you don't have the Resonance, you're no Evangeline and you're certainly no Kenshin!"
Luka growled, holding the Hama no Tsurugi at the ready. "Yeah...well you know what? !" Luka said appearing above Ialda. "Fuck Power...fuck the Resonance...and FUCK! YOU! KATENSHO!"
"!" Ialda was engulfed by a white hot blaze, that drove her to the ground. "Nngh? !"
Luka turned to Albireo. "HEY! Get them all out of here with the Forced Displacement spell! It's about to get dangerous here!"
Sairaorg sat up. "Leave me here. I'll observe this fight and step in. You started healing me first so I should be alright."
"Right." Albireo said as he and everyone else vanished except for Sairaorg.
"Grrhhh!" Luka growled, seeing Ialda stand up. "KATENSHO! !"
"!" Ialda looked up, seeing a massive arcing fire blast raging toward her, growling angrily as it struck her. She flew up at Luka. "You think this is enough? !"
"KATENSHO!" Luka roared, blasting Ialda out of the sky again and again.
"This is just...pure rage." Sairaorg said as he watched.
"Grah! Aagh! Aaagh!" Ialda gasped in pain with every strike.
"KA!" Luka slashed down at Ialda. "TEN!" Sweat flung from his arms as he slashed down at her again. "SHO!"
"!" While fighting Haruna's golem, Alma paused after smacking it away. "Luka?"
"Is that the name of the person who's power is in a uproar?" Yue asked as she dodged Achilla's attacks, blasting her with spells.
"Jeez, I think I can hear him." Achilla said.
"KATENSHOOOOOO! ! !" They all heard Luka roar.
"Damn iiiiitttt!" Ialda also roared.
"This signature, it feels like Kenshin-Sensei!" Nodoka said.
"Yeah and he's pissed!" Haruna said.
"It also feels stronger than what he showed when he arrived." Yue said.
"It makes sense." Alma said. "Luka is effectively half of Kenshin. He carries half of Kenshin's soul, but it's stronger than when he arrived?"
"What? !" Yue, Nodoka, and Haruna shout.
"But something's wrong! At this rate he's going to burn up all his energy!" Reya said.
"I know, that's what has me worried...what happened over there?" Alma said.
"KA! TEN! SHO!" Luka roared blasting Ialda with a Katensho every time he so much as spoke. "KA! TEN! SHO! KA! TEN! SHO! KA! TEN! SHO!" Luka paused looking at the cloud of smoke in the air where Ialda no doubt was.
"Haa...haa...Are you done? !" Ialda yelled. "I'm coming out, and if you do that again! I will be furious!"
Ialda began to emerge from the smoke just in time for Luka to slash down at her. "Katensho."
"DAMN YOU!" Ialda yelled out in pain as the blast impacted her.
"Nngh..." Luka lurched forward, his body shaking in exhaustion, but the gold in his eyes still persisting. Sweat rolling off his body. "D...Damn it..." He said as he levitated, the smoke finally clearing to reveal Ialda, her numerous wounds and burns healing.
"You know, if you want my personal opinion boy, screaming Katensho at the top of your lungs over and over again is a very poor choice of last words." Ialda drawled. "Still, it's far from the worst decision you've made today."
"...Ka...ten...sh-go fuck yourself..." Luka growled with a tired slur.
"There, you see." Ialda paused to smirk. "That's the spirit." She moved to obliterate Luka with a charge of her mana when a hand clamped down on her shoulder.
"I don't think so."
Ialda was decked in the teeth by a golden fist and looked over to see Sairaorg in his Balance Breaker. "You again? ! I took you out!"
"You think you're the only one here who can recover quickly? I was one of the first injured so Albireo had plenty of time to work on me." Sairaorg said before raising his fist toward Ialda. "I won't let you take me down again!"
"Hahahahaha..." Ialda extended her hand toward Sairaorg. "All I have to do is hit you with a powerful holy attack. There's only so much arrogance I'll endure...Lion King."
Just as Ialda was about to blast Sairaorg, she herself was blasted by a red beam of energy. "Heh..." Sairaorg smirked as he flew over to join Luka.
Ialda glared as the smoke cleared to see Sairaorg and Luka be joined by Issei in his Cardinal Crimson Promotion. "Damn you..."
"So...you wanna tell us what that was all about? Why did Yukari, Miyuki, Hikari and Ryuushin all disappear?" Sairaorg asked.
"Krh!" Luka growled.
"Chief's familiar came and told me what you are. I don't like what you did Luka, but I get you're helping us." Issei said. "What happened?"
"...She..sent them all to the Dimensional Gap." Luka growled in anguish.
"? !" Sairaorg's and Issei's eyes widened in shock.
"Yukari and Miyuki were worn out...even Mom was...tiring...only Dad has enough energy to really supply a barrier." Luka said glancing away. "They...were sent away to die..."
"!" Issei looked back at Luka. "No...he...he, he has Kenshin's feelings at this point. I...I can't imagine how much pain he's in right now..." Issei thought.
"Stay back Luka, we'll handle this." Sairaorg said.
"No...we...or rather Kenshin planned for this." Luka said jabbing his thumb against his chest a seal flaring to life. "Hhhrrggh!"
"I see, you, or Kenshin rather loaded seals onto your body with your own dark mana." Sairaorg said. "How many?"
"Just one more." Luka said as he stood back up. "I'll be fine. I'm not getting benched here."
"I understand...and...I'm sorry." Issei said.
"..." Luka closed his eyes. "Come on...let's kill this bitch properly this time. Don't worry about killing her Issei."
"Yeah, Chief's Familiar brought that up too before dismissing herself." Issei said. "I've loaned out my Wyvern Fairies to Seekvaira so those aren't available right now."
"That's fine, you know how to fight." Luka said.
"OK...but Luka...I think you-" Sairaorg was cut off.
"Don't do that...don't give me hope..." Luka bitterly spat. "You don't know how the Dimensional Gap works Sairaorg. I barely know how it works."
"..." Sairaorg turned his focus back onto Ialda. "I hate to say it but he's right...it's more painful to give him hope, only to see it proven wrong than to not do so, and the miracle actually happens." Sairaorg thought. "Please...Kuroshi Tsuki family come back!"
Meanwhile in the Dimensional Gap, thankfully all four of them had ended up together, having been sent at the same time. "Haa...haa..." Yukari panted. "We're...in the...Dimensional Gap?"
"Dad. Make a barrier around us with Mom's help. As best you can." Miyuki said. "We'll try to fuel it."
"Right." Ryuushin said holding his hands outward, a spherical barrier forming around him. "Nngh..." He grunted.
Yukari, Miyuki, and Hikari joined him, trying to take the strain off, Hikari even unequipping the Jade Tiger Lioness armament. "Why did Ialda send us here?" Hikari said looking around at the void.
"...I know why." Yukari said with her eyes closed, her teeth gritting in anguish. "Because...it would hurt Kenshin."
"Yukari?" Ryuushin said.
"Dad...you weren't there, but...after you died...Miyuki and I fell in love with Kenshin...r-romantically...like you did with Mom. This bond is mutual." Yukari said with a pained expression.
"..." Ryuushin closed his eyes with a smile. "I see...then I should do all I can to ensure you three make it out of this OK."
"? !" Hikari glanced at Ryuushin.
"Don't give me that look Hikari...if I'm swallowed by the void, so be it...as long as you three are alive." Ryuushin said. "I don't care if I'm not reincarnated. I will protect you all."
"Just try to make it to the end of this battle. W-We haven't truly said goodbye." Hikari said with tears in her eyes.
"I promise I will." Ryuushin said.
With Kenshin, his eyes widened a bit. "Wait..I can't feel Yukari's, Miyuki's, Mom's or Dad's mana anymore...d-did they...?" Kenshin shook his head. "No! I can't believe that! I need to focus! The Oroborous insignia on my back is getting smaller as I cycle all my power through my body!" Kenshin's eyes closed. "Please..." He thought, his face twitching, teeth grinding together. "Please let me be wrong for once...!"
Meanwhile on a ship flying toward the west. Kurt Godel turned toward a screen. "Hm? How very strange."
Behind him, a woman with blonde hair with horns pointing out of her head, wearing a business suit and heels turned to him. "What is it Kurt?"
"The evacuation protocol in the capitol, it's been activated." Kurt said. "Ricardo, did you give the order?"
"Why would I?" A man wearing a suit himself with black hair styled oddly, pointing up and at his sides. "Seras...do you think this would have anything to do with the battle that took place at Olympus Mons?"
The now named Seras closed her eyes. "Thankfully that battle didn't take place on the mountain itself, the leftover power from it was still very high. To think Kenshin got that powerful, but I think at the same time, I do think it has something to do with it. The ship reported to be carrying Kenshin and his compatriots has been reported to have been heading west from Phoenix for the past few days, making occasional stops."
"Yeah, basically they're whitewashing Kenshin to the confederacy's people. Wonder how Ferdinand is taking that." Ricardo said with an amused snort.
"About that." Kurt said bringing up another alert.
"What? !" Seras and Ricardo both said in surprise. "Ferdinand's tendered his resignation? !"
"There's a video file." Kurt said.
The three watched Ferdinand try vainly to fight Kenshin, before his family tried to save him. They then witnessed Kenshin bind Ferdinand to an Oath Statue. "I see...Kenshin's really doing me a favor...but why was the evacuation order triggered? Ferdinand seemed to tell Kenshin that...Ialda's in the council chambers...but that's crazy!"
Ricardo brought up the camera feed from the Megalomesembria security cameras and what he saw shocked him. Shadow demons running rampant. Kenshin's allies fighting against the Ala Alba and Tertium's Ministra as well as Kenshin, or Luka rather fighting Ialda herself. "How did she get in my city under my nose? !" Ricardo said.
"I don't know but we need to hurry." Kurt said.
"Right! Men! Full speed ahead to Megalomesembria!" Ricardo ordered
"Yes Praetor, sir!"
(break)
Elsewhere
Sextum was blown backward by Shirabe's wood staves. "Is this all an Averruncus' power possesses?" Shirabe asked.
"Krh..." Sextum growled.
Shirabe smirked hollowly. "I expected more. I at least expected you to protect your brother's life..." She said.
Sextum felt angered at this. "Shirabe...how dare you imply that I don't want to protect Tertium..."
Shirabe saw this look of anger and smiled. "Please Sextum-Sama...please don't let me be my savior's, Tertium's enemy!"
"!" Sextum saw this look on Shirabe's face and closed her eyes. "We have someone who can revive the dead...You four have suffered long enough!"
The two clashed. Sextum's fist against Shirabe's wooden wing which was in front of her, both of them glared at each other. "Krrrrhhhh..." Shirabe growled.
"Grrrrhhhhhh!" Sextum growled back.
"Ice Dragon Form!" Sextum shouted out as a pair of ice blue wings shot out of her back as she grabbed Shirabe.
"? !" Shirabe looked around wide eyed as her wooden wings started to freeze before smiling and pulling Sextum into an embrace.
"? !" Sextum's eyes widened at this.
"Thank you." Shirabe smiled. "I-I'm finally free now...you know that extreme cold is deadly to a dryad like me."
"Khhh..." Sextum closed her eyes, tears threatening to pour out. "I'm so sorry Brigette! I'll see to it that you all are revived!"
Shirabe...or Brigette smiled at this, tightening her embrace. "Thank you." She said before her body went limp.
Sextum's eyes widened at this and she started to cry, only for black to cover her vision.
"Don't stop...cry it all out."
Sextum looked up seeing Raynare's face. It was before she charged Ialda. "Y-You..." Sextum said.
"Just because you hated me when we met, doesn't mean anything...Issei would be sad if something happened to you." Raynare said.
"..." Sextum went silent.
"Besides..." Raynare winked at Sextum. "Valerie, Gasper's girlfriend has promised to revive as many people as she can so don't worry so much." Raynare smiled.
Sextum's eyes widened before she shot forward, embracing Raynare tightly. "Thank you..." She said.
Raynare let out a small laugh. "No problem. I love Issei, you love Issei...we're basically friends now." Raynare smiled.
Sextum smiled back. "You're right."
"Here, let me help you carry her." Raynare smiled, taking hold of Shirabe's legs.
"Thank you Raynare-Chan." Sextum smiled.
"Oh? Chan is it?" Raynare said with a giggle.
"Don't push it." Sextum said with a smirk. "I'll handle the shadow demons."
"Hmhm." Raynare giggled again. "Alright. I'll go after Ialda if you don't mind."
"Good luck." Sextum nodded. "Hm?" She looked on as several explosions of fire went off to her left. She extended her hands forward to assist Ravel when the Phenex girl's own fire repelled her ice. "Ravel?"
"Please don't interfere Sextum-San." Ravel said, looking a little scuffed up.
"Ravel...but..." Sextum said.
"I don't want to be a sheltered princess who needs to be protected all the time. This isn't just for Kenshin-Sama. I want to prove it to my family as well!" Ravel said.
"..." Sextum smiled and nodded. "Alright, but if it looks like you're going to bite off more than you can chew. I'm jumping in. What with Cyclical Rebirth and all that."
"I understand, thank you." Ravel said. "Haaaa!"
Ravel crashed against Homura who growled. "Damn it..." She said.
"Is this all you got?" Ravel smirked.
"Grrhhh!" Homura growled louder. "You're a noble...why are you so strong? !"
"Because I've been training with Kenshin-Sama!" Ravel said as she rammed Homura backward.
"Grrhh!" Homura extended her hand to her left, throwing a large piece of a building at Ravel.
"Hrrmmn!" Ravel punched forward blowing it to bits with a blast of her Phoenix flame.
"Gh? !" Homura's eyes widened at this, but widened further when Ravel came out of the smoke unharmed and rushing toward her. "Damn it! My desire to keep Tertium-Sama safe won't lose here!" She roared toward Ravel, her fist covered in flames.
"Grrrhhh!" Ravel growled, feeling Homura's fist impact against her left cheek.
"Grhhhhhhhh!" Homura growled then groaned as she started to be forced backward.
"HAAAAA!" Ravel stepped forward and launched Homura through a building. She brought out her fiery wings and flew over to where Homura was, prompting Sextum to follow.
"G-Ghhhh..." Homura grunted as she glared at Ravel. "How...are you so strong...you're just a sheltered noble girl."
"Until recently you would have been right." Ravel said with an indifferent look. "However, since the Khaos Brigade kidnapped me. I've been training with Kenshin-Sama an hour a day, alongside others to get stronger." Ravel said.
"Tch...if you're telling the truth...then I see." Homura paused to smile. "I had fun against you Ravel, your training benefited you greatly."
Ravel smiled and bowed. "It's improper for a noble like me to feel this way, but I enjoyed fighting you Homura."
Homura's smile widened before letting her eyes close, letting out a sigh. Ravel closed her eyes, but looked over the next moment, seeing Sextum. "Don't worry." Sextum said. "Homura's still alive." Sextum said giving her shoulder a comforting squeeze. "It's hard to hold a life on your conscience. Kenshin's an example of this."
Ravel smiled at Sextum. "Thanks..."
"You know...comparing you two, you and Homura are kinda similar." Sextum said.
"How so?" Ravel said with a curious tilt of her head.
Sextum smiled. "Because you two seem to love Kenshin and Tertium in the same way. Tertium saved her life after all, but..."
"You wanna know why I love Kenshin-Sama?" Ravel asked. "You wouldn't believe how lonely a noble child's life is. My family was nice sure, but the servants I sometimes felt like were only being nice to me because they had to, all except for my personal butler. I eventually endeared myself to them, and that's why I know how to cook so well." She said before smiling. "You just want someone to understand you y'know...and I feel that with Kenshin-Sama." Ravel said.
"Well if that's the case, that's a wonderful sentiment." Sextum said with a smile. "For me and Issei...it was kinda like that, but he was also one of the first people who was nice to me because he wanted to be."
"Hmhm. Yeah Issei-Sama's cool like that." Ravel said before looking over and Gasper and Koyomi. "Those two have stood still for awhile.
"..." Sextum saw Koyomi's artifact and looked at Gasper's eyes. "They're fighting in suspended time."
"Huh?" Ravel said. "That girl has the ability to stop time too?"
"Yes. With her artifact, that hourglass you see in front of her." Sextum said. "When a pactio is made the Minister or Ministra is granted an artifact, an object much like the Sacred Gears. That is hers. Horaria Porticus."
"So Gasper is alone fighting her?" Ravel said with wide eyes.
"More or less. We can't do anything about it. If we try to touch them, we may get sucked into the time stopped space, only we wouldn't have a way out." Sextum said.
"Gasper..." Ravel said in worry. "Make it out, Valerie-San needs you."
"Grrh!" Gasper and Koyomi shot by one another, fighting around where Kenshin was fighting along side Ryuushin against Ialda.
"Hrrrggh!" Koyomi growled as Gasper turned into a swarm of bats, fangs sinking into her flesh.
"Give up." Gasper said. "I don't want to hurt you too much if I don't have to."
"I won't..." Koyomi growled ferally, ripping out the bats gnawing on her. "I have to survive, for Tertium-Sama's sake!"
"I understand." Gasper said. "Kenshin-Senpai and Issei-Senpai and Chief Rias all saved me from my loneliness."
"What do you mean?" Koyomi asked as she lunged forward and scratched and kicked at Gasper.
"Rias took me into her peerage, her family. Issei's boundless confidence help me gain my own...but Kenshin...he's the one who inspired me!" Gasper said. "He was always so kind! Despite the past he came from!" He said as he split into multiple bats and scattered around Koyomi.
"W-What the? !" Koyomi said looking around.
"Yet I, as someone who's dealt with it myself. I see now how depressed he's been, he's had numerous people who loved him, but...he's always been so afraid of losing them because of what this fucking world did to him, much like what the vampires did to me!" Gasper shouted attacking Koyomi with numerous bats. "He could never really enjoy their comfort!
"Aa...aaaggh..." Koyomi said as they all latched onto her, draining her mana and blood, the former more than the latter. She collapsed, her mana barely keeping her artifact going as Gasper carried her to their former battlefield.
"You're going to pass out, but you won't die." Gasper said.
"I...understand." Koyomi said with a tired smile, her beast form dropping . "And I agree with you."
"Huh?" Gasper said.
"About Kenshin." Koyomi clarified. "I would be shocked if he wasn't depressed. I...imagine that he's felt like nothing he did mattered. He was put up against a hopeless mission by Rikudou and then they all died leaving him alone to carry it on."
"Well, he had Yukari-Senpai at least." Gasper said.
"Whom he was trying to protect as well." Koyomi said. "Like you said earlier, he was scared of losing the ones he held dear."
"..." Gasper looked forward. "Right...but I think if he kills Ialda...he'll be better." Gasper said.
"I think so too..." Koyomi said with a smile. "Aaahh..." She gasped softly as she passed out. Gasper appeared in front of Sextum and Ravel. "Don't worry Sextum-Senpai...I only knocked her out."
"I see...thank you." Sextum said as Ravel smiled.
"Good job Gasper." Ravel said with a smile.
"Thanks...aaahh..." Gasper passed out from exhaustion, Ravel rushing over to catch him. Sextum smiled. "He must be tired from using his Sacred Gear so much." Ravel said.
"I'm sure he'll be OK." Sextum said "Let's get him somewhere safe."
"I'll take care of that, it's obvious that these four were friends of yours...so watch over them." Ravel said with a smile.
"..." Sextum smiled back. "Thank you Ravel...you're a good friend." Sextum said as Ravel nodded and carried Koyomi away, coming back to carry Homura away as well. She looked back at Shirabe's or Brigette's body for a moment before focusing on the battle between Xenovia and Tamaki.
"Haaa!" Xenovia slashed Ex Durandal at Tamaki, sending a blast of holy energy at her.
"Grrrhhh!" Tamaki growled. "I won't be defeated!"
"Ooh?" Xenovia said with a smile. "Tertium told me you were usually expressionless."
"You lie!" Tamaki roared out a blast of fire which Xenovia leaped upward with her devil wings uncased.
"Tertium is on our side! Did it not occur to you that he gave us information so he wouldn't have to watch you die? !" Xenovia said as she dodged claw swipes and tail swings.
"? !" Tamaki's eyes widened and that gave Xenovia the opportunity to cleave her down the front as she was raised up, putting her to the ground as she shrunk down to her human form.
Xenovia landed in front of Tamaki and pointed Ex Durandal's tip at her neck. "Please stay down. I promise you that you will be reunited with Terbium-San at the end of this."
Tamaki smiled tiredly. "I'll...believe you..." She sighed out as she passed out.
Sextum landed next to Xenovia making her look over at her.
Sextum smiled. "I'll watch over her and the others, please move on."
"Hmn." Xenovia smiled. "Very well! For his sake!"
Sextum giggled a bit. "She totally loves Kenshin doesn't she?" Sextum said after Xenovia left. She opened up communication with Tertium. "Brother...all of your ministra have been dealt with."
"I see." She heard a sigh on the other side. "And the Holy Grail user?" Tertium asked.
"She's agreed to revive as many people as she can." Sextum said.
"..." Sextum could swear she heard a tired sigh of relief from her brother's lips. "I see, thank you for the update Sextum."
"Of course...and Tertium...it's going to be OK." Sextum said. "I've been watching Kenshin for months now. I know he'll beat Ialda."
"..." Tertium sighed again. "I hope you're right."
Meanwhile Kotarou and Rugal were still dueling. "Heh." Rugal grunted with a smirk before pulling Kotarou forward, driving his knee into the inu hanyou's chest.
"Guh? !" Kotarou gasped out, doubling over, but driving his elbow into the side of Rugal's head.
"Keh!" Rugal was knocked back, but dug his claws to stop himself and ducked as Kotarou kicked at his head. "Hrm!" He turned and swung his arm down at Kotarou who countered, swinging his own arm at Rugal.
"Grrrhh...!" Kotarou growled with a smirk.
"Hhhrrggh..." Rugal growled back before cocking his other fist back.
"!" Kotarou reacted immediately and punched at Rugal as both their fists were encased in flames, their fists colliding, resulting in an explosion of flames. "Heh...you're pretty good." Kotarou smirked.
"Yeah, you too, impressive, considering you're younger." Rugal said
"Heh, not by much!" Kotarou said as he dipped down, uppercutting Rugal.
"Gaah!" Rugal grunted as he backflipped and landed, raising both his hands, catching Kotarou's fist and shoving it to his left, raising his knee into his gut.
"Guh!" Kotarou said trying to drive his elbow into Rugal's head again.
"Hrn!" Rugal moved his head out of the way and drove his own elbow into Kotarou's back.
"Ack!" Kotarou gasped out as Rugal threw him back.
"How do you know I'm young?" Rugal asked.
"That outfit you're wearing." Kotarou said pointing at him, brushing some of his now white hair out of his eyes. "They suggest you go to a university. Normally, people would wanna get in and out of college as soon as possible so they can start benefiting from it right away. At least that's what I think."
Rugal looked down at himself. "Hrm. I suppose." Rugal grunted before charging at Kotarou, launching a fireball off his fist.
"Hrm? !" Kotarou said leaping to the sky before looking up, seeing Rugal baring down on him. He met Rugal's fist with his own. They landed across from each other. "Heh...you're pretty fun to fight against." Kotarou said with a wide smirk.
"Hmn." Rugal smiled. "You are too, given how young you are."
"Well, let me show you something new then!" Kotarou said as black fur began to grow from his body and his white hair turned black as well. His arms turned into canine legs and a glowing white symbol appeared on his head.
"!" Rugal's eyes widened as this form of Kotarou lunged at him. He held Kotarou's mouth open as the hanyou tried to bite him."Hrrrghh!" Rugal twisted Kotarou around and threw him to the side. Rugal smirked at him. "Even as a half dog demon, you can still transform?"
"It took a lot of training, but yeah! Get a load of this!" Kotarou said, firing dark spheres of black flames from his mouth.
"Heh!" Rugal smirked and punched all of them away with his own flames.
"Come on then Rugal!" Kotarou said lunging at him again.
"Hreh!" Rugal's smirk widened as ash colored fur grew across his body as he lunged on all fours. "Come on!" Rugal said lunging back at him.
Kotarou lunged under Rugal and bit into his right foreleg. Rugal responded by scratching into Kotarou's sides multiple times, eventually making Kotarou let go. "Grh...you...you're forming fire on your claws?"
"You should be doing the same." Rugal responded. "My mother was a famous witch. I have an aptitude for magic." He said.
"Lucky you...I don't know who my parents were." Kotarou growled.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Rugal said lunging forward, trying to bite into Kotarou's neck, but the hanyou smacked him away with both his paws.
"Nice try, but you're not the first to try that!" Kotarou said, firing off fireballs at Rugal.
"Hrmn!" Rugal leaped over this and fired his own fireballs.
"Grrh!" Kotarou leaped backward, but looked upward to see Rugal baring down at him. "!" His eyes widened as Rugal's fangs sank into his neck. "Haa..." Kotarou sighed with a smile. "Thanks...I...hated being that bitch's slave." Kotarou said.
"We have someone who promised to revive you all from the dead. Your will, will be your own again." Rugal said.
"Haa...that's good to hear...say...in the future...I wanna have a proper battle with you." Kotarou said as he sighed his last breath.
Rugal reverted to his human form."I wish that as well." He saw shadow demons charging in. "Come on, I'll reduce you all to ashes." Rugal said standing in front of Kotarou's body.
(break)
At the same time, Seekvaira was dueling against Satomi. The latter using the Cassiopeia to appear behind Seekvaira.
"Time Slow!" Seekvaira shouted making Satomi move slower as she dodged.
"Haaaaa!" Seekvaira roared, punching at Satomi, who had implanted an armored face into her design. Satomi was sent flying back.
"Come on, your time machine can't stand up to someone who controls how fast or slow time goes!" Seekvaira said.
"Krh...if not for that armor you'd be done..." Satomi said.
"Hmn..." Seekvaira smirked behind her crimson helmet. "If not for those robotic arms, you'd be finished."
"Oh excuses!" Satomi said as they traded blows against each other. Seekvaira remembering why she was matched up against this girl.
"She helped Chao develop multiple Cassiopeias. So it stands to reason she remembers how to make them." Kenshin said.
"Yes." Yukari said with a resolute look. "Seekvaira, this is a difficult opponent, but it's one I know you can take on given your clans' abilities." Yukari said with a confident smile.
"Hm...I'll do my best Yukari-San, Kenshin-San." Seekvaira thought as she clashed against Satomi's robotic fist.
"Hnn? !" Satomi grunted before being launched backward.
"Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!"
Satomi looked up to see Seekvaira with a red orb of energy raised over her left fist. "W-What the? !"
"The power of this armor I'm wearing...it doubles my power every ten seconds." Seekvaira said with a smirk.
"A-Aaaaahhhh!" Satomi cried out as she was overtaken by the orb of light.
"Haa..." Seekvaira sighed out as Satomi laid on the ground in front of her, She walked over lifting her up onto her hip. "Please Wyvern Fairies, increase her body's ability to heal."
"Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!"
"Transfer!"
"Hnnn!" Satomi gasped out as her body began healing.
The helmet on Seekvaira's head removed itself and she smiled. "I healed you to the point where you'd still live."
"Haaa...thank you...Seekvaira-San." Satomi said with a tired smile.
"We have someone who will revive you all, so don't worry." Seekvaira said before looking at her back. "I think I broke your time machine though.
"Oh...that's good." Satomi said before hearing what she said. "Eh?" She pulled the Cassiopeia off her back. "Aw man...this was my last one." Satomi said before she dropped
At the same time Kaede and Yura still dueled against each other while Bennia, Fuuka and Fumika all slew shadow demons around them. "Krrrh..." Yura growled with a smirk, her Twinkle Aegis clashing against Kaede's giant shuriken. Kaede pulled it back and several copies of her appeared around Yura.
"Hrmn!" Yura said as several barriers appeared around him. "Ghhh..." She grunted having to dodge or take a blow from several kunai and shuriken.
"Hrmn!" Kaede appeared in front of Yura, kicking her in the stomach.
"Ghhh!" Yura was driven backward, Kaede leaping forward and driving a pair of kunai down at her. "Is...this really all you got?"
"Not...really." Kaede grunted.
"Hrm!" Yura grunted, punching Kaede in the stomach, bouncing her into the air.
"Guuh!" Kaede gasped out while holding chains that she pulled back.
"? !" Yura looked around as said chains started to enclose around her.
"Bakusa Bakuenjin!" Kaede shouted, forming a handsign as Yura was engulfed in an explosion.
Bennia happened to see this and shouted out in worry. "Yura!"
Kaede shot toward the smoke and drew a pair of kunai back.
They collided against a barrier, Kaede's eyes visibly opening from their ever present squint in surprise."Whew..." Yura sighed in relief, revealing herself to be scuffed up and burned in some places, but having no mortal wounds, though she was bleeding. "That was a good one. If I didn't have this Sacred Gear that I have, I'd be toast...even then I didn't escape unscathed."
Kaede smiled a bit. "I see. You're pretty good Yura-San, de gozaru."
"Heh, thanks." Yura smiled back. "You're quite a bit tougher than any monster I faced."
"By the way, I have a question." Kaede said as they stalemated each other. "Hottan Ialda enlisted the help of a person called Loki. Is he still helping Ialda?"
"No. Around the time Kazumi-San joined Kenshin's peerage, Loki started to cause trouble for the Norse Pantheon when they were trying to join the Alliance." Yura said.
Kaede broke their stalemate and leaped upward. "Kage Nui!" She shouted, sending strands of shadow to attack Yura.
"Twinkle Aegis!" Yura shouted, sending her Sacred Gear spinning with lightning and flames at the strands slicing them to bits and rushing toward Kaede.
A puff of smoke went off next to Kaede and she slashed her giant shuriken at Yura's Sacred Gear, knocking it away. She landed on the ground and rushed forward and stabbed one of the blades of her shuriken at Yura who dodged and brought Twinkle Aegis back to her and blocked Kaede's next attack. "The Norse Pantheon? Surely you don't mean to imply..."
"I most certainly do. The Loki you all faced was in fact the Norse God of Mischief."
"..." Kaede stared at Yura, her eyes wide in surprise before narrowing back into her squint. "Huh...no wonder we couldn't do anything against him. How was he subdued?"
"Well during the the fight against him, Kenshin achieved his Balance Breaker, which is an evolved state of the Sacred Gear and beat the hell out of him, before Issei, the Red Dragon Emperor hit him with a Mjolnir replica." Yura explained.
"A Mjolnir replica? So Thor exists too?" Kaede asked.
"Oh, all mythologies are real." Yura stated casually.
"Wait...so Odin, Zeus, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi...Shiva?" Kaede said.
"All real, in fact Shiva is one of the strongest beings in existence." Yura said.
"Wow..." Kaede said. "You are...blowing my mind right now. I imagine my friends will react similarly."
"I imagine so." Yura said as they continued to fight. "Also Kenshin himself is a personal servant to the the Great Satan Lucifer."
"..." Kaede just stared at her.
(Break)
(bang!)
Mana dodged a gunshot from Yuuna who quickly reaimed at her. Mana reached into her left pocket and pulled out a roll of coins, flicking her thumb toward Yuuna, launching a coin at her, deflecting her bullet. "Oh?" Yuuna said with a curious look. "The same trick you used against Ku Fei in the Mahora Budokai?"
"Hmn." Mana smiled. "Being stripped of my half demon form, I have to take every advantage I can get. I hope you noticed that I've been pausing to shoot down stray shadow demons?"
"Yeah I noticed." Yuuna said with a glower.
"Come on, I've been doing this for years. After this battle is over, I'll be happy to teach you." Mana said with a smile.
"Eh? But I'm...?" Yuuna said.
"We have someone on our side who can revive the dead. She promised to revive everyone she can. You have skills, but your mana and ki levels are low." Mana said. "She should be able to bring you back."
"I-I see." Yuuna said. "I know you mentioned something about that earlier, but...I-I'm still gonna be sad about my dad." She said looking down solemnly. "You can call me a dad con all you want, but..."
"No...I understand." Mana said with a smile as she sniped another shadow demon. "The most important person to us is a hard loss. Was he buried at least?"
"I...I don't know." Yuuna said with a saddened look.
"Well, after this, go looking for him." Mana said. "When you find him, let us know." Mana said with a smile.
"...Thanks Mana." Yuuna said with a wide smile.
"Of course." Mana said, smiling back at her as they traded shots, Mana obviously holding back, being a professional sniper. They both looked over seeing Theodora's Vrixho Nagasha taking shots from Sayo's minigun, but looked unharmed.
Vrixho Nagasha lurched forward and bit through the ship Sayo was firing from. The ghost lurched forward, only to be grabbed by the dragon and raised toward Theodora. "Sorry ghost girl." Theodora said. "I know you're only being used, but I'm still the Empress of Hellas." Theodora said. "My dragon's a spirit too."
"Unnngh...!" Sayo grunted, even being a ghost was unable to break free from Vrixho Nagasha's grip.
(break)
"Haaaaa!" Setsuna said as she was launched through a building by Granberia. "Ghhh!" She growled as she flew back to her, her white wings uncased.
"Heh!" Granberia uncased her devil wings, given to her by Kenshin reincarnating her as they both took to the skies. Setsuna sat herself on Granberia's shoulders. "Ukigumo! Sakura Sanka!"
"Haaa!" Setsuna shouted as she used her legs to throw Granberia to the ground, but her eyes widened as Granberia immediately flew back up to her and slashed her Ares at Setsuna, causing her to dodge.
"Flash Kill!" Granberia said as she turned her blade to slash Setsuna across the chest.
"Secchan!" Konoka cried out in worry, even though she deflected the strike.
"Please don't worry too much, Someone on our side can revive the dead. " Asia said with a smile as Fafnir blocked the shadow demons.
"I-I know...but...it still hurts to think of someone you love dying." Konoka said with tears in her eyes.
"E-Eh? Konoka-San, you love Setsuna-San like that?" Asia asked.
"Don't get me wrong. I...I love Ken-Chan too, but...I love Secchan the most." Konoka said. "She was my first permanent friend."
"It...wasn't Kenshin-Oniisam's fault. He wanted to be there."
"Oh I know." Konoka said with a smiling giggle. "That's why I love Ken-Chan too...because he cares so much."
Asia smiled back. "Onii-Sama does care a lot about his loved ones."
"Hmhm~!" Konoka's smiled back as she embraced Asia.
"E-Eh?" Asia said in surprise.
"Thank you for caring about one of my best friends." Konoka said with a smile.
"D-Don't you love Onii-Sama too?" Asia asked in shock.
"Of course I do, and I hope to pursue something with him, and Secchan does too, but...we've been apart for awhile so we wouldn't be too upset if he rejected us." Konoka said.
Asia closed her eyes and smiled. "I don't think Onii-Sama would do that. You two were the first friends he ever had. Setsuna-San was even his first kiss because of you. I think he cares about you two a lot." Asia giggled.
"Hmhm." Konoka giggled. "I hope you're right! I want to be with Ken-Chan and Secchan!" She said.
"Don't worry! I'm certain you will Konoka-San!" Asia smiled holding her tightly, as Fafnir blew dragon fire, obliterating any shadow demons that approached all four of them.
"You're an amazing swordswoman, Setsuna." Granberia said with a smirk.
"Heh, thanks, so are you." Setsuna said, holding both Yuunagi and her artifact from Konoka, Takemikazuchi at the ready.
"Hmn? !" Granberia's eyes widened in excitement. "Oh? ! A Niikenryuu practitioner along side the annoying knives? I have to say Setsuna-San, you're really exciting me!" Granberia said.
"The same goes for you." Setsuna said with a smile.
"Wow...I haven't seen Secchan excited by fighting before." Konoka said with a smile.
"Well, she is a swordswoman, maybe she has the same itch for testing her skills that Granberia-San and Kenshin-Oniisama do." Asia said with a small giggle.
"Yeah, you kinda have a point there." Konoka giggled
"Lightning Sword Flash!" Granberia said stabbing at Setsuna.
"Hrm!" Setsuna's hand shot toward Granberia's shoulder that wasn't on her sword arm, hooking her leg along Granberia's opposite leg and slammed her to the ground. "Ukigumo! Tsumuji Issen!"
"Ghhh!" Granberia grunted, but her smirk widened. "I like your grappling techniques...you don't try to turn them into sex acts like Alma does."
"Is...this Alma a lewd person?" Setsuna asked with white dots and a flat line for lips.
"She's...the Queen of the Succubus Race so...do with that what you will." Granberia said with her eyes closed.
"I see..." Setsuna said with a wistful sigh before they lunged toward each other, eager to continue their battle.
(break)
With Saji.
"Haaaaa!" Saji shouted as he sent Vritra's tendrils at Zazie who used her masked shadow beings to block. The tendrils wrapped around the shadows and Saji drained them of their mana.
"Hn..." Zazie grunted feeling the hit to her mana as she lunged toward Saji.
"Sorry about this, but you did hurt my master!" Saji said as he punched a fist of black flames at her.
To his surprise. Zazie bounded over him and punched him in the back.
"Gah? !" Saji gasped out, making him cough out blood. He turned and punched at her again, only for her to duck, go into a handstand and start spinning around on her hands, kicking him in the torso and head. Zazie leaped back as her shadows regenerated.
"You're...pretty nimble." Saji said holding his head through his armor.
"I did work as an acrobat in a circus in my free time, and as a child." Zazie said.
"Then...why do I feel youki coming from you?" Saji asked.
"Because I'm a demon." Zazie said simply.
"Eh? !" Saji said pointing at her.
"Don't be surprised. Konoka-San is a mage with exceptional magical power, Setsuna is a half crow demon who knows demon slaying arts. Mana is a half demon as well, Sayo is a ghost, Evangeline is a vampire, Chachamaru is a robot and..." Zazie was cut off.
"I-I was already aware of the last two. Evangeline is in love with Kenshin and Chachamaru is in love with Issei." Saji said.
"Eh? Chachamaru, the gynoid found love? How strange." Zazie said with a tilt of the head.
"Well, Issei's really earnest and I had heard her creators were trying to make a legitimate human being." Saji said. "Maybe it worked to some extent."
"I guess." Zazie said.
"Anyway, I'm supposed to stall you!" Saji said lunging toward Zazie who sent her masked shadows forward. He sent his Balance Breaker's tendrils at them. To his shock. The shadows opened their masked mouths and took in the tentacles.
"Oh? Didn't I mention that these boys love meat and curses?" Zazie asked.
"W-What the? !" Saji said as the masked shadows began to eat his tentacles.
"Partner, you need to use Black Blaze Flare to burn off the tentacles now!" Vritra warned.
"Right!" Saji said as black fire hit his tentacles. "Grrrhhh!" He growled as he yanked the tentacles away from Zazie's masked shadows.
"Oh? You were willing to injure yourself to evade being eaten?" Zazie asked.
"Wouldn't anyone?" Saji sarcastically asked. "Besides. " He grunted as his tentacles regrew fully. "Vritra's power isn't so easily exhausted." Saji said as he shot forward, batting all of Zazie's shadows away, but instead of disappearing they all lunged toward him with their mouths open. "Not this time!" Saji shouted as he imprisoned them all with Shadow Prison.
"? !" Zazie looked around, her masked shadows unable to escape.
"Your shadow monsters may like curses and flesh, but can they eat through shadows themselves?"
"..." Zazie looked around, seeing her shadow beings recoil in absolute disgust as they tried to eat through it. She let out a sigh and smiled.
"Hmn?" Saji said as he watched her stand straight up.
"It looks like you got me." Zazie said. "I can't even call my shadows back."
"So if I just stay here, you're neutralized?" Saji asked.
"More or less." Zazie shrugged. "So let's talk, my name is Zazie Rainyday."
"That's an odd name, uh no offense. I'm Genshirou Saji." Saji said.
"None taken, I get that a lot." Zazie said. "You seem like an interesting man Saji. I want to know more about you."
"Uh...OK." Saji said.
While fighting shadow demons, both Ruruko and Momo twitched. "Is it just me..." Momo said.
"Or is some other girl trying to move in on Saji-kun?" Ruruko said.
Saji shivered, making Zazie tilt her head curiously. "What is it?"
"I...just feel like my girlfriends are gonna kill me." Saji said.
"Girlfriends? You have more than one, like Kenshin-Sensei?" Zazie asked.
"Just two." Saji said, his helmet coming off with a wincing smile. "I'm not a pervert, I just can't choose between them."
"So exactly like Kenshin-Sensei." Zazie said with a small smile, the inklings of a giggle escaping her.
"I mean I guess..." Saji said with a sweatdropping smile.
(break)
With Sona and Koneko.
"Haaaa!" Koneko shouted out as she pulled Makie's ribbon toward her and punched her in the chest.
"Hnnghh!" Makie grunted as she was sent tumbling back.
Akira appeared in front of Makie and used her artifact to create multiple water serpents to charge Koneko and Sona.
"Hmn!" Sona smirked and countered with her own.
"Haaa!"
A gymnastics ball was kicked toward her face, connecting flush as Sona staggered backward. "Gaah...!" Sona said.
"Sona-Kaichou!" Koneko said appearing in front of her as Makie kicked the ball at her again, kicking it toward Akira, who caught it with her mermaid tail and 'swam' toward them.
"I believe this was meant for you." Akira said, slamming it into Koneko's chest, a small explosion as Sona and Koneko were sent rolling toward Kenshin.
"I'm sorry, but we have no choice." Akira said with a morose look.
"Yeah...it's not like we want to do this." Makie said with an almost crying gaze.
The two lunged for Sona and Koneko only to be halted by strands of black magic. "?" Sona looked up to see Kenshin's hands formed into a handsign.
"S-Sensei?" Akira and Makie said with surprised looks.
"I...may care about you as my students, but...I care about these two and their friends and loved ones more deeply." Kenshin said with a small smile, his right eye flickering between blue and gold. "Th-That doesn't mean I don't."
"No, Sensei we understand." Akira said with a smile.
"Yeah! Kenshin-Sensei cares a lot about the people he loves, it's just been awhile for us!" Makie said with a grin.
"Not exactly Baka Pink. I still care very deeply for you all, You wouldn't believe how angry I am that Ialda or Hottan Baoth killed you with Loki at her side, or that the original Ialda Baoth tortured you all."
"We're fine Kenshin-Sensei, really..." Akira smiled.
"No...you're lying..." Kenshin said with a frown, causing Akira to nod.
"I am...I just didn't want you to worry at this crucial moment." Akira said.
"Don't...I need to be angry right now. That bitch as gone too far...I'll...end her!" Kenshin growled, his power exploding out of him.
"W-Whoa? !" Makie, Akira and Sona all said.
Koneko however nodded with a resolute look. "That woman has made you suffer for too long Sempai!" She raised her voice. "GO AND GET HER!"
"Right!" Kenshin said before looking up and seeing Rias and Kagetarou dueling. He appeared between them, eyes glaring at Kagetarou.
"Ahh, so you join the battle at last." Kagetarou mused.
"Only to prevent your death." Kenshin grunted.
"Kenshin?" Rias said.
"What do you mean?" Kagetarou said.
"Kage-Chan." Kenshin smirked. "This girl was as strong as I was when I left Mundus Magicus and we've both only been getting stronger." Kenshin said.
"Kenshin..." Rias said hugging Kenshin's arm with a smile.
"You lie!" Kagetarou said rushing them only to be stopped as Kenshin scowled at him. "Wh-Wha?"
"Leave...I haven't the time, patience nor the desire to teach you how to breathe again." Kenshin said with a cold scowl blasting him with Serene Conqueror.
"A-Aaahh..." Kagetarou gasped out before turning and flying away.
"Hmph...I had that you know." Rias said with an upset glare.
"I know you did." Kenshin turning back to her with a smile. "I just wanna get this over with."
"Oh, well I get that." Rias said with a smile.
"Hm?" Kenshin looked down and saw Shiroi Tengoku strapped to her skirt. "Hey, where'd you get that?"
"Huh?" Rias looked down and saw the sword. "Oh! Your uncle Albireo said Yukari gave it to him for safekeeping."
"Well, it's mine." Kenshin said.
"They mentioned that too, here." Rias said extending Shiroi Tengoku's hilt to him with a smile.
"Thanks Rias." Kenshin said with a smile. "Haa...I feel complete again." Kenshin said as he looked down at Kuroi Jigoku and Shiroi Tengoku. He turned and smiled at Rias. "I only mean that from a sword standpoint." Kenshin said.
Rias giggled. "I know, you don't have to explain that to me, my adorable, fight happy fiancee."
Kenshin smiled back as Rias patted his head, avoiding his ears. "Thanks Rias."
"But, if you're going to fight Ialda...I'm coming too." Rias said with a resolute look.
Kenshin stared at Rias for a moment before remembering that Rias was the reason he had beat Hottan in the first place. He smiled at her. "Alright, come on follow me." Kenshin said.
"Right!" Rias said as she and Kenshin flew toward the battle between Ialda against Luka, Issei and Sairaorg.
At the same time Luka rushed Ialda, who sent her mantle after him. "Ninefold Rakshasa!" Luka roared, slashing the mantle blades to bits.
"Solid Impact Booster!" Issei said punching his right arm at Ialda, connecting flush against her chest.
"Haaghh...? !" Ialda growled. "That hurt...THAT HURT!" Her aura exploded around her. "HOW DARE YOU HURT A BEING SUCH AS I? !"
"Heh." Issei smirked behind his helmet. "Well if you hated that, you're gonna loathe this! Sairaorg-San!"
"Right!"
"? !" Ialda watched as Sairaorg leaped above Issei and punched down at her, his fist connecting with her jaw. "Grrhhh!"
"This is for Kenshin! What right did you have to make him suffer? !" Sairaorg roared, sending Ialda rocketing toward the ground.
"Hrmn!" Luka used Shundou to appear behind her and kick her to the skies.
"Whoa, shouldn't we have let her crash into the ground?" Issei said as he and Sairaorg appeared at his sides.
"I don't care." Luka said. "At least up there the bitch can't hide."
"Good point." Sairaorg said looking upward.
"Grrhhh..." Ialda glared down at them.
"Yeah you like that bitch? !" Issei shouted. "We got more if you want it!"
"Issei." Luka said putting his hand on Issei's shoulder.
"Keh...I know I need to be calm, but...Kenshin and by extension you are like brothers to me! I want...no...I need to make this right! So you no longer have to suffer!" Issei said.
"..." Luka stared at Issei, before smiling. "Alright...come on, let's get her ass!"
Issei rushed forward, blistering Ialda with a barrage of punches before knocking her downward.
Ialda looked behind her to see Sairaorg behind as she flew toward him. She lined her staff with mana and ki, swinging at his face.
"Hrmn!" Sairaorg ducked under the swing and landed a bone crunching punch on her left flank.
"Hhhrrgh? !" Ialda's mouth filled with blood as she was sent rushing skyward. She saw Luka over head, the Hama no Tsurugi raised over his head.
"Heavenly Demon Revival!" Luka shouted, cutting her in two.
Luka used Koku Shundou to go back to where Issei and Sairaorg were. "How is she not dead yet." Issei said.
"Because she has a regenerative ability that's as good as Kenshin's." Sairaorg said
"Issei, let me tell you something." Luka leaned in whispering in Issei's ear.
"Eh? !" Issei shouted, looking at Luka with wide eyes.
"Yeah, basically." Luka said.
"So, we might as well be a raid team, trying to take down a Raid Boss huh?" Issei said before smirking under his helmet. "I like that idea." Issei flew right at Ialda. "You know, I'm usually nice to women, but for you, I'm willing to make an exception!"
"Is that right? !" Ialda shouted. "Well come on then!"
Luka flew behind Issei and leaped off his back. "Flash Kill!" He shouted, slashing through her waist.
"Gaaah!" Ialda gasped out before looking up at Issei who aimed down at her.
"Heh! Time for the money shot! Crimson Blaster!" Issei shouted.
"A-Aaaggghhh!" Ialda screamed in pain as she was engulfed by the crimson shot of energy. "!" Her eyes widened as she saw Sairaorg above her, baring down on her.
"This is for my friend whom you made endure endless suffering." Sairaorg yelled as he barraged her with multiple punches and kicks, all lined with touki.
"Haaaaaaaa!" Ialda roared sending her mantle outward, cutting into Luka, Sairaorg, and Issei.
"Ghh!" Issei grunted.
"Hnnngh..." Sairaorg gasped out as he bled.
"Haaaaa!" A pair rushed by them and Luka.
"Take this! !" A blast of crimson magic hit Ialda square in the face.
"Katensho!" An arcing flame blast struck Ialda, sending her to the ground.
"Chief? ! Kenshin? !" Issei said.
"..." Luka stared at Kenshin's back.
"Go ahead you two." Kenshin said glancing at Sairaorg and Issei.
"Right." Sairaorg said rocketing forward, his fist colliding against Ialda's barrier.
"Ok." Issei said, while casting a worried look at Kenshin.
"So...it's finally time?" Luka said.
"Yeah...we can't beat her separated Luka." Kenshin said.
"I know..." Luka said reaching for Kenshin's shoulder.
"But first." Kenshin said, stopping Luka. "I...I can't sense Yukari, Miyuki, Dad or Mom anymore...What happened to them?" Kenshin said in a neutral tone, barely able to mask his feelings, expecting the worst.
"..." Luka looked down sadly, not that Kenshin saw and reached forward. "You'll...know everything when we become one."
Luka's hand grasped Kenshin's shoulder as he disappeared into him. "? !" Kenshin let out a gasp as he hunched over.
"Kenshin? !" Rias said in worry.
"N...No..." Kenshin said with wide eyes, threatening to let out tears.
Sairaorg and Issei paused to look back at Kenshin as a welling of power started to flow from him. "Kenshin?" Sairaorg said.
"..." Issei closed his eyes. "I'm so sorry."
Ialda smirked, seeing the pained expression on Kenshin's face. "Hahahaha, now do you see? The price for affronting me?" Ialda said.
"Mom, Dad, Miyuki...Yukari..." Kenshin's hands went holding his temples shaking his head back and forth. "I'm so sorry...!" He choked out.
"Yes...they're all going to die! Hmhmhmhm! I wonder, are those two sisters of yours crying out for your help?" Ialda said with a smirk.
"What are you going on about? !" Rias yelled, unable to contain her anger at seeing Kenshin in such pain.
"Girl! I sent those four to the Dimensional Gap like I did to Kenshin before, to be consumed by the void!" Ialda said. "Nothing he can do now will save them!"
"? !" Rias let out a gasp as she looked back at Kenshin, who was standing with a neutral expression on his face. "!" She gasped again as he vanished.
"Huh? !" Ialda said before a black blade sliced through her neck as her body fell to the ground. "Y-You? !"
"How much damage do you think you can take Ialda?" Kenshin said. "I'm here now, so you better start taking this battle a little more fucking seriously. I will accept nothing less." He snarled.
"Kenshin?" Issei said, seeing Kenshin's now two golden eyes.
"Get back you two...I'm going to go on a rampage now...I don't know when...or if I'll stop." Kenshin said as Ialda flew back up with her head reattached.
A magic circle opened next to his head. "Kenshin, I...can't imagine how you must feel right now." He heard Sirzechs on the other end. "But for your own sake you have to focus."
"Oh I know...rest assured this is that bitch's last day...so I take it you're watching? With the same group as before?" Kenshin said.
"Um...yes, but my family stopped in as well." Sirzechs said.
"Well I apologize for what they're about to see." Kenshin said.
Sirzechs nodded and was about to cut the line when Azazel grabbed the circle. "Hey Kenshin, I know you're pissed right now, but I sent Vali and his team into the Dimensional Gap to find them."
"So it's a race against the clock...I see." Kenshin said with his eyes closed.
"Look, all I'm saying is try to look on the bright side." Azazel said.
"Don't get me wrong...I hope he does find them, but...I don't need to look on the bright side right now...this anger storming through me...I need it." Kenshin said before grabbing the circle and crushing it in his hand.
"Finally ready to do this Kenshin?" Ialda asked.
Kenshin pointed at her with Kuroi Jigoku. "I will say this one time Ialda Baoth...attack with your full power now...or I'll kill you where you stand."
"Hm?" Ialda stared at him for a moment before letting out a soft chuckle.
"Wait...she wasn't taking us seriously?" Issei said, his eyes widened behind his helmet.
"She was taking us seriously enough. We were getting to her, but I knew I felt she was holding back." Sairaorg said with his eyes closed. "Still, why is Kenshin telling her to stop holding back?"
Ialda asked him the same question. "Stop holding back? You're actually going to give me the opportunity to unleash my power? Why would you do that?" She said with a derisive smirk.
"Because, before I kill you..." Kenshin said. "You will know the hopelessness I knew for years."
"Hahahaha. Not that I don't respect the moxy boy, but I don't really think you're worth the effort." Ialda said raising her staff, collecting a large, dense ball of dark mana. "Nonetheless, heres a small taste of what I'm truly capable of!" She said swinging her staff down, launching the ball of mana at Kenshin.
"Kenshin, get out of there!" Issei said, seeing Kenshin not moving.
"HAAAAAAA!" Kenshin roared as it got to him, his aura flaring. "HAA!" He shouted as his aura, not only blocked the dark mana ball from getting to him, it erased it entirely.
"? !" Ialda watched this happen, surprise evident on her face.
"Or was it that you're using your full power, but you didn't think everyone else was worth it?" Kenshin asked. "So you didn't really fight back all that much?"
"Hrmn. Little of both actually. I fought them, pretty much how you fight anyone boy." Ialda said.
"Cocky bitch." Kenshin said with a scowl. "Well...if you're only giving a taste...I believe I'll respond in kind." He said before slashing Kuroi Jigoku at her, sending a white arcing blast of energy at her, which she blocked easily.
"Hmhmhm, really? Is that all your Katensho is capable of, my you are in trouble here Kenshin." Ialda said.
"...Katensho?" Kenshin asked curiously. "That wasn't a Katensho, I was merely warming up my sword arm, but if that's the attack you want...I'll oblige." Kenshin said as red hot flames wrapped around Kuroi Jigoku and grew larger and more intense by the second.
Rias shielded her eyes from a distance. "Chief!" Issei said moving in front of her.
"Damn! I can feel the heat from here!" Sairaorg said.
"Katensho!" Kenshin shouted, slashing Kuroi Jigoku at Ialda, launching his attack at her.
"...!" Ialda's eyes widened. "Relocate!" She said, warping away.
Kenshin turned ninety degrees to his right as the Katensho he launched shot off into the distance. "You know for someone so confident...you sure were quick to dodge that." Kenshin said. "You've been tanking everything everyone else has been throwing at you...yet you and your billions of souls in power dodged an attack from little ol' Demigod State me and my six souls,my own included, is that to imply my six have more quality than your billions?"
"!" Ialda's eyes widened, but she was glaring hotly at Kenshin.
"Oh? Does that make you angry?" Kenshin asked. "Good! Get angry!" He disappeared and reappeared behind her, turning her around. "EAT THIS!"
"Guoh? !" Ialda gasped out as Kenshin's element covered fist laid into her sternum, sending her upward.
"Get ready." Kenshin said as he appeared next to her, even while she was sent rocketing upward. "The part of me that likes to hold back, to enjoy a fight, he's taking a dirtnap right now." He said before kicking her to his left, letting her catch herself. "You're going to face me at my most deadly, violent persona..." He said as his aura surrounded his body, and shadowed over his body due to it's density, both his golden eyes glowing brightly. "You'll experience...the true terror of this world's most infamous assassin."
A dark aura surrounded Ialda as well. "And you Kenshin, will experience...the power of this world's god!"
(chapter end)
Draconis: OK, before anyone says anything, No Kenshin going Demigod State doesn't make anyone irrelevant and I'll explain why Ialda's been holding back in the next chapter.
Issei: Playing a bit of defense, aren't you Draconis?
Draconis: It's just I know the Demigod State makes Kenshin seem OP at this particular point, Also sorry if I didn't showcase the Negima cast enough, outside of the members in Kenshin's peerage, I haven't really wrote Negima fanfiction in years. This fic and later work ate up a lot of my time.
Anyway, now in the Demigod State, Kenshin throws the gauntlet at Ialda Baoth. How will this fare for him, and will Vali and his team find the Kuroshi Tsuki family in time? Find out next time!
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