Chapter 35: Ragnarok Tournament Part 5 of 5 - Finals
A/N: I have hereby decided to retcon all my previous lists I made of the Top 25 strongest beings in the universe and made a new one at the end of this chapter because I will be introducing a lot of OC's, some good, some evil, that more powerful than even Great Red and Ophis, meaning a lot of characters are no longer on that list, so ignore anything I have already written in the story about where exactly a character's power lies. Once again, I don't give a fuck about canon.
As soon as Lailah sensed Alas=Ramus and Acies=Ara, she took her adoptive daughter with her in search of the girl's siblings.
"Why aren't they here yet, despite the fact that we can sense them?"
Lailah looked at the teen. "For months, we couldn't find a clue of them. This can only mean one thing."
"And that is?" The girl crossed her arms, feeling a tad impatient when it comes to the way Lailah speaks.
"The possibility that we sensed their presence ahead of their sudden arrival, meaning they are still traveling in the portal between Ente Isla and this realm." She smiled sadly. "I'm sorry that we couldn't meet the Sekiryuutei for your birthday, either. His house is protected by a barrier that is too powerful for both of us combined."
The girl shrugged. "Bah, I've been alive for so long. It's not that big a deal. However, we will eventually meet Issei Hyoudou. Fufu."
Lailah's eyes widened. "Oh dear!"
"What is it this time?"
A bright smile appeared on the woman's face. "My husband is alive! I mean, I already knew that, but it seems he's finally leaving Ente Isla..."
Flashback
Sixth Heaven
At the exact moment that Alas=Ramus emerged from her portal, a massive surge of holy energy shook the dimensions between dimensions, all except Hell, but she made her presence known everywhere.
The Four Great Seraphs and the Queen of Heaven were discussing the new situation, a demonic invasion in Canada as well as the Devil capital city when it happened.
Michael gulped. "What do you suppose that was?"
While the other Angels remained in quiet contemplation, Asherah was in a state of shock. "W-Why did that feel so familiar?!"
Gabriel shuddered. "It's been a very long time, but... For whatever reason, that aura was similar to the Tree of Life."
She pressed a button on a golden magical display that appeared in front of her as her voice resounded throughout every level of Heaven. "Brothers and sisters, this is Gabriel. That aura you just felt was similar to the Tree of Life. Do NOT attempt to make first contact with the source! Leave that to me."
Gabriel teleported to the sky above the source and watched from a safe distance.
It was a child. The child, in her angelic eyes, glowed brightly with so much holy power that she could have sworn that it was her Father. She listened as Issei spoke his theory.
She got the chills. 'Yesod?! Oh dear. This poor child contains so much energy that many will attempt to seek her out. I'll leave her in your care, Issei.'
Returning to Heaven, she announced her confirmation, that a piece of the Tree of Life is the source of the surge and is in the form of a child, ordering her Angels to stay away and let her be guarded by the Sekiryuutei.
Flashback End
Issei's Dragons:
('Ddraig speaking telepathically')
("Ddraig talking out loud")
|'Vritra speaking telepathically'|
|"Vritra talking out loud"|
Other Dragons:
['Albion speaking telepathically']
["Albion talking out loud"]
{'Bahamut speaking telepathically'}
'A character's thoughts'
Chapter 32: Ragnarok Tournament Part 5 of 5 - Finals
Flashback
Saint Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2021
A few weeks prior to the birth of his children, Yuuma and Yume, Issei had a lot happen. He went on a date with each of his girls.
Raynare, Arisu, and Rossweisse got to have him all to themselves again.
Then, he went out with Ravel, Irina, Akeno, Kuroka, Natsuki, Sona, Mira, and Tsubasa in that exact order.
He had a lot of fun.
One thing that worried them is that they would sometimes feel a very powerful holy aura just outside the barrier of Issei's home, but it disappears as quickly as it comes, leaving them no time to investigate.
Because of this, Issei started training Kalawarner, Mittelt, Dohnaseek, and Asia so that they could protect themselves.
However, the most eventful day in that timeframe was Valentine's Day.
The day was fairly normal. At school, girls were giving him honmei chocolates left and right while guys were glaring at him.
Of course, throughout Kuoh Academy, there were some girls giving honmei chocolates to lucky guys other than him, but they were few in number as most only gave obligatory sweets to their male friends.
Issei had to deal with politely rejecting hundreds of girls. Despite knowing that he was in a relationship with 10 other students and even a teacher, they still attempted to confess to him. Hundreds of them.
Vali had a few dozen secret admirers, too.
After gym class, Issei went to his locker to find it full of love letters and heart-shaped boxes. It was starting to frustrate him.
'Honestly, this is getting pretty ridiculous. Don't these girls realize that there is a limit to the number of people I can choose to have with me? I cannot make them all happy if the number is too high! And with this many boxes of chocolates, I could probably freeze and preserve them by Valentine's Day of the next two years and still never finish them all!'
('You're a Heavenly Dragon, and the most powerful one to ever live at that. Of course you're going to have huge flocks of females wanting to be your mates.')
'Okay, but these girls need to use common sense. There are other fish in the sea, a phrase that I have used so many times today just to try to comfort them. Hm?'
As Issei went to the rooftop to eat lunch and was about to open the door, he heard voices on the other side and a presence he recognizes, so he slowly opened the door, and was surprised to see the events unfold.
Katase bent forward to bow as she presented a box of her own homemade chocolates to Vali. "Lucifer-kun, I've always had a huge crush on you, so p-please go out with me!"
Vali was shocked, trying to process what just happened as he slowly accepted the box. "Y-Yes. I'll go out with you."
She looked up at him with hope. "Really?!"
He nodded. "Yeah... But are you sure you want to be with me, even though you know that I'm a Devil? Well, was a Devil."
Yui nodded. "I do."
Vali smirked. "I see. In that case, Yui, call me Vali."
"How about that?" Murayama said as she peaked through the door from underneath Issei, startling him.
"Natsuki?! H-How long have you been there?!" He whisper yelled.
She smirked. "Long enough."
As they conversed, they didn't notice that Vali's conversation with the pinkette was coming to an end as they exchanged numbers and parted ways. They both started to panic when the door suddenly opened.
Katase blushed. "Natsuki?! Hyoudou?! Were you eavesdropping?!"
Issei scratched his head. "Yeah... Sorry. Vali is my best friend, so when I came up here to eat lunch, I was practically obligated to watch how he handled this pleasant surprise you gave him. I've got to say Vali, I wasn't expecting you to get a girlfriend. I thought you would turn her down in case you weren't ready for a relationship."
Vali sighed.
. . . . . . .
Issei's House
"What?! Vali got a girlfriend?!"
Issei held his ears in pain. "Not so loud, Irina."
"Who?" She looked at Vali with curiosity, making him sigh with a sheepish grin.
Sona listened to their conversation as she fed Alas=Ramus, who sat in her lap, while Mira played with the giggling holy apple.
Arisu, who rested her head on Issei's chest, sharing him with Raynare while they lay on the couch, also listened as she watched TV, barely interested in the current running program.
Everyone else was in their rooms.
"Katase, the Vice President of the Kendo Club. She asked me out, and I said yes."
Irina nodded. "Humu. May I ask why?"
"Why what?"
"Why her?"
"Why not? I think she's hot."
Raynare chuckled. "So, do you wish to build your own harem?"
Vali shook his head. "No. That would take far too much work, and unlike Issei, I don't have the energy for it."
Arisu blinked. "You do know that Heavenly Dragons attract many females, right? What will you do if more pursue you?"
He shrugged. "I doubt I would ever change my mind, so I still wouldn't want a harem."
"Fair enough."
Irina placed a fist on her hand. "Oh, I know! Vali, you need a girl who can cook for you." Her lecture mode was on.
Mira smirked, finding the opportune moment to tease her. "Like you're one to talk, Irina. All of us girls in Issei's harem were successful in pleasing him with our chocolates, but when it was your turn to cook yours, you nearly burned down the kitchen."
The twintailed brunette blushed and glared at Mira. "S-Shut up! Shut up, shut up!"
Arisu nodded. "Mira has a point. By the way Issei, where would you rank our chocolates from best to worst?"
Issei grimaced. "I really don't want to play favorites, you know."
Raynare lightly shook him. "You already do. Remember when you said that I'll always be the girl you love the most?" The other girls narrowed their eyes at Raynare's bragging, to which she smirked. "Just tell us. I'm curious."
"Fine. From best to worst at making chocolate: I would put in the god-tier, sorry, the Gordon Ramsay tier, Raynare first, then Ravel followed by Arisu, and Sona. In the great tier are Natsuki and Akeno. In the good tier are Kuroka and Tsubasa. In the okay tier are Mira and Rossweisse. And then Irina is in the bad-tier. Sorry, Irina."
Vali chuckled. "Wait, hold on. Isn't that just how they rank from best to worst at cooking in general, not just for Valentine's Day chocolates?"
The Sekiryuutei averted his gaze from him as he scratched the side of his temple nervously. "... Maaaaybe?"
"Damn..." Mira mumbled.
Upon seeing Irina's downcast expression, Issei tried to cheer her up. "But hey Irina, it's the thought that really counts! You did your best, so I'm proud of you, and I love you as much as the other girls!"
Irina brightened and climbed into Issei's lap to give him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks, Issei! I'll do better next time."
He nodded. "Keep practicing. Practice makes perfect. Just please remember to not leave the cookies in the oven all day when you need the oven to cook, okay? I don't want my house going up in flames."
She giggled nervously. "Ehehehe. Sorry about that. I'll keep it in mind."
Raynare and Arisu shared a smirk and a victorious high-five. "Top three!"
Arisu nodded. "Yeah, but the real goal is number one. I'll beat you next time!"
"Hoh? Then come at me!"
Issei sweatdropped. 'Is Arisu about to challenge her to a Shokugeki?!'
A golden magic circle appeared in the living room, and from it emerged Gabriel. She looked at Raynare, and then at Issei with a... mischievous smile?! This made him feel uneasy.
"Issei, I came to inform you that I have managed to almost gain full control of God's system in Heaven. Of course, I can never master it up to His full capabilities, but this is huge progress. Because of this, I have some good news."
"What is it?"
"Originally, Angels who aren't Archangels could only be made from God himself, and when he died, my brother Michael created the Brave Saints system to preserve our kind and ensure our survival."
Irina interrupted. "My parents became Angels through the Brave Saints system after they gave birth to me, and then they used it on me to make me an Angel."
Gabriel nodded. "Right. Now, however, the Brave Saints system has been rendered completely obsolete because I have made it so that Angels can now create more Angels by mating without falling."
Raynare's eyes widened. "Woah... That's amazing, mom!"
Gabriel smiled. "It is. So... Issei, when can I expect to have your children?"
"Huh?!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm kidding! I would never steal my own daughter's lover."
Raynare frowned. "Not funny, mom."
"Ufufu." She was about to to leave when she remembered something. "Oh, and by the way Raye, your uncle Raphael says hi. He wants you to visit sometime."
"A former Fallen Angel such as myself in Heaven? I don't know about that."
"Well, if you're worried about what the lesser Angels will say, you shouldn't. Would any of them dare to oppose the daughter of the leader of Heaven? Of course not. That would be silly. Your grandmother also wishes to see you."
"What?!" Raynare's eyes widened. "You mean... Granny Asherah is alive?!"
Gabriel nodded. "Yes."
Issei was confused. "Who?"
"God's wife, and the mother of the seven Archangels."
Flashback End
The day before the Finals, in the living room of Issei's home...
"... I, want to learn how to cook." Lilith surprised everyone. She walked up to Issei. "... Big brother Issei, can you teach me please?"
!
A goddess, and a primordial at that, wants him to teach her how to cook? The thought was absurd, but here she is, asking him for lessons.
The more he pondered about Lilith and her behavior, the more she seemed like a little sister to him rather than related to his overprotective but loving Aunt, especially due to how dedicated she became towards protecting Issei's children.
Lilith opted to refer to Raynare as, 'my lady,' which Issei found strange since Raynare is the only one she calls by this title.
He would sometimes catch Lilith looking at him with a look of longing in her eyes.
Issei nodded. "S-Sure thing, Lilith! I will teach you how to cook. We can start this weekend."
"... Why not now?"
"I, uh... Well..." He looked at the two girls beside him, Akeno and Kuroka, who gave the copy of Ophis a glare while clinging onto him with a tighter grip.
Kuroka vehemently spat, "In case you haven't noticed, meowster is busy cuddling with us, nya. You can't steal my cuddle time! Shoo!" She shooed off the Ouroboros copy.
Lilith looked down for a moment. Her face is still as expressionless as ever, but her eyes tell another story. "... Okay..." She turned to leave.
Issei could see the hint of sadness in her eyes, so he got off the couch, forcing himself out of his two girls' grips much to their annoyance and grabbed her wrist. "Wait, Lilith. Kuroka was just being a little territorial like the cat she is. On her behalf, I'm sorry. I see you as a little sister and I don't want you to be sad. Be happy, okay?" He pet her, making her purr.
"... Okay, big brother." Lilith had a ghost of a smile tugging at her lips.
'Kawaii!'
Kuroka pouted. "Mou. Meowster, I want my cuddle time, nya! Get back here, nya!"
Akeno also nodded with a cute frown, eyebrows furrowed. "Ara ara, Issei, don't make me punish you and then make you punish me... in bed, that is."
He chuckled as he went back to cuddle with the two girls, who were annoyed that Lilith then proceeded to lay her head down on his lap, intruding on Kuroka's personal space.
"Nya?! Hey! Get off me! My legs will fall asleep! My lap isn't some cushion!" Kuroka yelled.
Lilith looked at her with amusement. "... It is now."
Saturday, April 10th, 2021
Tournament Day 7 of 7
It was decided that the Finals would happen in broad daylight at 11:30 AM due to the belief that beings, such as Demons that feed off the fear of others to grow stronger, mainly happens at night time in darkly lit places.
Raynare stayed behind with Ophis, who decided to keep her company while her husband goes to cheer Issei on in the audience. Others watching with them from home are Lilith, Alas=Ramus, and the two new Hyoudou children while everyone else left to participate or watch, but not before Raynare gave Issei a good luck kiss.
Azazel stopped by and infused their TV with magic so that the six staying behind can watch the match.
"Ophis, I-"
The Ouroboros interrupted Raynare. "You can call me Auntie, if you want."
Raynare blushed in happiness at being accepted by Issei's Aunt. "Thank you, but it feels a little strange saying Auntie to you, so I will stick with calling you by your name."
Ophis nodded. "... You were saying something?"
"I wanted to ask how many people are going to be in attendance?"
"... It will be a packed house."
"Huh?! That's surprising considering what happened."
Ophis shook her head. "... No, not really when you consider the fact that these people will feel incredibly safe with so many powerful beings in the arena, from Issei's entire godly peerage to weaklings like Ajuka Beelzebub."
Ophis held Alas=Ramus in her lap as the child giggled while gently playing with the babies.
Raynare cradled Yume in her lap, having him seated so he can watch the TV, his head turned to the left as he laughed cutely at Alas=Ramus.
Lilith sat to Raynare's right, holding Yuuma in her arms. The little girl reached up and played with Lilith's hair, making the Dragon feel a tinge of annoyance when she tugged her hair. The baby merely squeaked and smiled.
Arisu's three cats, Louise, Kuro, and Kaze looked at the babies with a, 'You are going to be my slave, hooman, but I'll tolerate you for now' look, also commonly known as the, 'Look at me, I'm a cute cat, give me free food' expression.
Raynare leaned over and kissed her daughter. "Yuuma, don't hurt Auntie Lilith. Be a good girl now, okay?"
Her daughter cooed in confusion. "N-Nmm? Mmm." She pouted but obeyed, as if she understood her mother.
They turned their attention to the TV while also tending to the children.
. . . . . . .
A few minutes prior to the beginning of the Finals...
Issei and co were doing their warm-up stretches when the door to the flex room opened, and in walked Vali, most of their trainers excluding Tiamat, followed by Sairaorg's, Sona's, and Thor's peerages, and even Athena, much to his surprise.
Following close behind Athena were two men, the first one Issei recognized as her father Zeus from his time in Asgard when he read plenty of books on Greek mythology as well as the Atlas vs Crom Crauch battle in which Jupiter declared himself Zeus' long lost twin brother. After all, Zeus has one of the most recognizable faces among the gods with his curly, somewhat scraggly blond beard and all. The second man is Zeus' brother, Poseidon.
Great Red walked up to Issei and slung his arm around his neck. "Yo! How are you guys doing? Feeling nervous?"
"Hm? Why would I be?"
Master Chief answered, "Because you will be fighting Loki to the death."
Issei shrugged. "No, of course not. I would be if the rest of my peerage were fighting to the death too, but they're not."
The Arbiter crossed his arms in satisfaction. "Hm. Good. You have become a fine warrior."
Sairaorg grunted. "Humu. Well, we just wanted to come here to encourage you."
Thor nodded. "Good luck."
Tannin huffed. "Issei doesn't need luck! He's got this one in the bag, right Issei?!"
"Gramps... You must never underestimate your opponent, even if you hate them like I hate Loki."
Sif and Hervor came up to him and kissed his cheeks, making Thor feel a little jealous that Sif was all over another man. Issei blushed while his girls pouted a little.
Athena came up to him. "I know I'm going to be an unbiased judge and all, but I'm rooting for you, Issei." The much shorter goddess pulled him down by his collar and kissed his forehead, stepping back with an adorable smile.
Issei's blush deepened, but he chuckled. "Thank you. All of you."
With that being said, they made their way to the tunnel and into the view of the audience, earning rambunctious cheers from almost everyone save for the same few upper-class Devils and the church.
Odin's voice boomed over the excited crowd of 175,000. "Welcome everyone, to the Annual Rating Game Tournament Finals!" This earned extremely loud cheers. "I am Judge Odin, head of the Norse pantheon here alongside my partner, Azazel. We are here today to resume where we left off. This match is between the Sekiryuutei Issei Hyoudou," the crowd cheered with Great Red and Tannin being the loudest, "and the Norse God of Mischief, my adopted son, everybody give him a huge round of applause, LOOOOOOOKIIIIII!!!"
The exact opposite happened because the crowd booed.
A large number of younger Devils and Fallen Angels, between ages 13-24, repeatedly chanted for a good minute, "FUCK YOU, LOKI! FUCK YOU! *CLAP CLAP*"
Odin cleared his throat. "Anyway, it's about time I make something known to all of you. On Day 1 of this tournament, Issei Hyoudou and Loki agreed to a bet that if they make it to the Finals against each other, their King vs King fight would be a battle to the death. If Issei Hyoudou loses, I, Odin, leader of the Norse pantheon, must unleash Ragnarok on Earth." The crowd gasped. "However, if Issei Hyoudou wins, which it seems everyone here wants to happen," the crowd cheered, "then he will simply take Loki prisoner and interrogate him for information on the Khaos Brigade, which the Sekiryuutei suspects Loki of having affiliations with.
Anyway, let's jump right into this match! Grayfia, please do us the honor of rolling the dice."
"Wait!" Issei shouted. "I propose a rule change in which both Kings are allowed to send out pieces on limitless consecutive fights."
Tsukuyomi shook his head. "No, that-"
"Agreed," Bahamut stated.
"Oh. Okay, then. I guess we're doing this." Tsukuyomi nodded towards Grayfia.
Loki grit his teeth in anger. 'Why are the judges listening to him?! He's just a participant!'
Issei smirked as he read Loki's thoughts. 'Your ugly face is just a participant, bitch.'
First Fight
Grayfia rolled the dice and it landed on a 5.
Loki narrowed his eyes at Issei, annoyed that the Red Dragon was simply meditating, not discussing with his group, who quickly figured out his strategy, forcing Loki to send out his forces first.
"You're up, Rizevim."
The silver-haired Devil smiled in excitement as he took to the platform. He looked to the crowd and found his grandson. "Hello, Vali. I'm going to kick your friends' asses!"
Vali raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? I toooootally believe you, fossil."
"Tch! What the fuck did you just call me, you little bitch?!"
Vali rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, you're going to tell me how you'll have me know that you're a Navy SEAL, right?"
"What?!"
"Nevermind, I forgot that you're a fucking idiot. Oh, and by the way, I'm a full-blooded Dragon now. I have thrown away your filthy Devil blood."
Rizevim smirked. "Why? Because you're a coward?"
"No, rather because I simply wanted to become something far superior to a troglodyte like you."
The crowd screamed. "OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!"
"What a roast!"
"He's going to need some ice for that burn!"
Rizevim glared at him. "Why you insolent little-"
Bahamut flared his aura. "Fake Devil, sit down and stop harassing the members of my audience. I don't care that you're a participant. Seal those lips before I force them shut for you."
"What?!" Loki stood up. "Why are members of the audience allowed to chirp us while we can't do the same to them?!"
Bahamut shrugged. "Because I said so?"
"That's not fair!"
"Boo hoo, life isn't fair."
Vali continued talking shit. "What's wrong, Rizevim?! Huh?! You fucking bench-warmer! You fucking plug! Fucking pylon!" He was hoping to get underneath his skin, and he's succeeding.
The others were flabbergasted at his behavior with the only ones aware of their history being Issei, Irina, Raynare, Murayama, Ravel, Bahamut, Loki, and the higher-ups of the Old Satan Faction.
Raynare giggled as Vali's insults made it through the TV broadcast.
Lilith tilted her head. "... What's so funny?"
Raynare clarified, "Vali has some hilarious insults that cut deep."
Alas=Ramus, who stood in front of the TV as if to see better, cutely wondered, "But he's not hurt..."
"Why is Vali insulting that ugly... thing?" Akeno inquired. Rizevim heard this, but he decided to bite his tongue as his throat was starting to get dry.
Issei said, "Because that thing is his grandfather, the same man who killed his parents. He has no reason to not hate him."
Sona's and Sairaorg's peerages heard this and glared at the middle-aged Devil.
Gabriel, who was sitting next to Vali, muttered prayers under her breath.
"Poor Vali," Kuroka softly said.
Seeing this, Issei said, "Loki is conserving his forces in the first match in hopes of besting multiple of us at once. For this first one, I'm sending you, Natsuki."
Murayama nodded and went up to the stage.
Rizevim smirked. "This little shrimp is my opposition? Ha!" He taunted.
She merely gave him a blank stare.
"What's wrong? So scared that you can't talk?" Again, no response, so he wracked his brain for another insult. "I bet you're pissing your pants right about now, or rather your... whatever that is."
"It's a kimono." Murayama's tone is just as impassive as her current expression.
Vali shouted. "Not that an uncultured swine like you would know!"
They were teleported to a version of the city where the Underworld's final battle between the Old Satans and the current faction took place. The sky was a dark, eerie orange color bathed with a blood-red hue as the sun was made to look like it was setting.
Murayama surveyed her surroundings. They stood on concrete surrounded by old, crumbling structures.
Rizevim smirked. "Did you know that Satan Lucifer has returned?"
"I know."
Her response threw him off. "What?!"
"Gabriel told us. By us, I mean the leaders of the Three Factions as well as my peers."
"... I see."
Without a warning, he launched himself towards his opponent and said, "Heaven's Downfall."
Murayama barely had time to unsheathe her sword. She pulled it up in time to block the attack as an explosion hit her at point blank range, the fire coming from Rizevim's palms.
The brunette was launched backwards and unable to steady herself as she lost her footing and fell, skidding on the ground a good ways.
Rizevim cackled. "Look at you, tumbling pathetically! How adorable." He stomped over to her as she was about to get up, only to get kicked hard in the ribs over and over, using magic to burn her skin, making her scream. "YOUR PEERAGE IS FULL OF NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF AMATEURS! YOU HEAR ME?! SCUM LIKE YOU ARE NOTHING! YOU'RE INFERIOR TO US DEVILS IN EVERY WAY!"
He was torturing her, and the crowd booed except Diodora who grinned at the sight.
Yuuma and Yume whined in distress, not liking seeing one of their aunts get beaten so violently, so Raynare laid Yume down onto her lap while gently hugging Yuuma, rocking her back and forth, channeling a loving aura that calmed them down. "It's okay. Mama's here."
Sona's peerage glared at the screen.
Sairaorg's peerage averted their gaze in disgust.
Everyone in Issei's peerage except their King, who had his hair covering his eyes, glared at the screen as well.
Arisu clenched her teeth. "She wasn't even ready to fight, and this bastard caught her off guard! Fuckin' pussy."
Rossweisse shook her head. "No, she was. She just doesn't want to go all out. Remember that Loki's peerage is suspected of having ties to the Khaos Brigade, and Natsuki doesn't have as large an arsenal as our King."
"So she's choosing to lay down and take it just so that they find out less about her?! I wouldn't ever accept that!"
Ravel scoffed. "Of course you wouldn't because you have the luxury of showing all your tricks due to the fact that you're the most powerful piece in our peerage."
Seeing Issei's reaction, Loki opened his mouth to taunt him but was immediately stopped by the smallest sliver of his aura leaking out, sending jolts of fear towards him directly while none of his underlings reacted.
As Rizevim forcefully grabbed Murayama by her ponytail, forcing the brunette up by her hair, she continued to loudly howl in agony. "That's right! SCREAM FOR ME!"
"AAAHHHHHH!" Her expression changed into an amused smile. "Pretty good acting, right?"
!
Rizevim was startled, and when he noticed her forming her sword in her hands from her pocket dimension, he jumped backwards just in time to dodge a slash. Or so he thought as blood trickled from his cheek.
Katerea saw Rizevim bleed, so she glared at Murayama. "You bitch!"
Murayama stood up, sword in hand, and placed the blade on her wrists.
She began chanting as she slit her left arm's wrist, eyes closed. "Blood for the blood gods, I call upon thee to lend me your strength."
Rizevim shouted, "What are you doing?!"
Issei's eyes widened. 'Did Akame teach her something like this?' He looked to the audience and saw Akame was just as surprised as him.
When Murayama opened her eyes, her normally brown eyes flickered and changed color every three seconds between green, gold, red, and blue.
"You! What have you done?!"
She raised her sword up to her nose pointed upwards. "I have become one with myself."
"What the fuck does that mean?! Answer me!"
"And why would I give away my deepest, darkest secrets to a terrorist?"
Murayama cut him off before he could bitch any further by lunging towards him in the blink of an eye and stabbing him in the hip.
"YAAAAAAARGH!" Rizevim screamed in pain, but he growled as he glared at her. "I'm not letting you get away unscathed! If I'm losing, I'll take you with me!"
He waved his hand and launched her backwards in a torrent of flames.
As Murayama was in mid-air, he didn't notice the smirk creeping onto her lips as she disappeared into dust.
"Issei Hyoudou has suffered his first piece lost in this tournament! Rizevim Lucifer wins this fight!"
When Rizevim was teleported, he was brought back to the stadium, much to his disbelief.
"Hey! Why wasn't I sent to the infirmary?!"
Bahamut rose an eyebrow and said, "Huh? That's odd. I don't remember giving your peerage permission to teleport anywhere but here, regardless of whether or not you win or lose."
"Then why isn't my wound healing?!" He clutched at his hip and tried to seal the blood flow with his magic, only for nothing to happen.
"Because I'm not allowing you to?" That was technically a lie.
"Why?!"
"Because you're a terrorist scumbag? Pardon my French, but by any chance, are you retarded, Rizevim?"
Katerea rushed over to Rizevim as he trudged his way towards their peerage. "My lord! Are you-"
"I'm fine! I need help! Someone, anyone in the audience who knows medicinal magic!" Rizevim begged, only for everyone to laugh at him.
Katerea took a moment to glare hatefully towards Issei's peerage. "What did she do to him?!"
Issei shrugged as he brought a cup of tea up to his lips, further agitating the woman. "Hell if I know." But he did know, and so did the rest of his peerage. They quickly figured out what happened, and they couldn't help but feel happy at Rizevim's suffering.
He thought to himself, 'Look at this woman's stupid face! Ha! Stupid THOT who dares breathe in the presence of real women and myself. Natsuki simply stabbed Rizevim with the part of her sword that had her blood on it. A Dragon's blood is too much for a weakling like him to handle, which is why he can't heal.'
Vali smugly taunted Rizevim. "What I wouldn't do is call for back up. Then again, I'm not the one feeling especially threatened by a bunch of amateurs (97)!"
"OOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!" The spectators reacted. The clergymen had their jaws drop as Angels hyena-laughed, even the Four Great Seraphs.
He continued. "You, Rizevim, are like a street cone. You're only notable characteristic is that you exist, and like a sore thumb, you stick out since you're an attention-seeking whore. But unlike the street cone, you are useless in every aspect of your life! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Rizevim clicked his tongue. "Tch! Insolent child! Then what does that make you?!"
"Your daddy who just owned you, fake Devil."
Rizevim, for the first time ever in all his years of being a black-heart (still is), felt like he was going to cry. "W-Why are you insulting me?"
"Because you killed my parents. Bahamut, this idiot can't be serious, can he? I mean, he has the memory of a gold-fish."
Issei huffed. "Ha! Easy, Vali. You'll flood the stadium with his tears."
Vali's eyes widened as he sheepishly scratched his head while sarcastically replying. "Crap! I don't mean to ACCIDENTALLY kill him, especially not with my words. You're right, Issei. My bad."
While Bahamut had a doctor on sight use a simple bandage to stop Rizevim's bleeding, the Devil shifted his attention and took note of how the judges were discussing if something failed in the simulation technology that wouldn't let him be healed.
He opened his mouth to speak, but he was cut off by Vali.
Vali scoffed as he shooed him with his hand. "Shut your mouth, retarded child. Now go play with your toys, your horsies and tea cups while the adults talk, okay?"
"ENOUGH!" Loki tried to flare his full aura at Vali, only for no reaction to be given.
Vali put a finger in his ear to scrub out some wax. "Did someone hear something? I heard an annoying little fly."
The whole audience was bent over in laughter, even the arrogant rich cocksuckers.
Lilith had a small, barely noticeable smirk. "... I like Vali more. He is also officially my second big brother."
Second Fight
Loki, Rizevim, and Katerea were pissed. While Loki's peerage tried to comfort the blushing, enraged trio, Grayfia rolled the dice.
"8 is the number!"
Loki immediately stood up and announced, "I am sending my Pawn Katerea Leviathan, Pawn Creuserey Asmodeus, Bishop Shalba Beelzebub, and Knight Rizevim Lucifer."
As the four went up to the stage, Loki placed a hand on Rizevim's shoulder and whispered, "Do not fail me again or I will feed you to my sons and kill you for real."
Issei departed from his chair to reach his full height. "Then I shall send unto them only my Rook, Irina Shidou."
"Understood." Irina stood up, made her way onto the platform, and they were soon teleported to the exact same battlefield as the first fight.
Issei turned to Bahamut. "Are you sending us into the same dimension for every fight?"
Bahamut nodded. "Indeed."
"I see."
As soon as they arrived, Irina pulled out her sword, charged at Rizevim, and swung. Her enormous speed scared all four of the Devils, forcing them all to unfurl their wings.
Katerea has three pairs of wings.
Creuserey and Shalba have four pairs.
And Rizevim has five.
Normally, going all out, Irina could win this, but like Murayama, she also didn't want to reveal her cards, not out of fear, but for the possibility that should she cross paths with the same people she fought in the tournament and they happen to be with the Khaos Brigade, it would be better to let them underestimate her.
'What speed!' Katerea thought as Irina turned to clash with her and then immediately to Creuserey and Shalba before switching back to Rizevim.
She kicked the first three away and sent a godly gust of wind their way before erecting a massive barrier, separating her and Rizevim from his allies.
Katerea banged her sword against the green dome. "YOU BITCH!!! STEP AWAY FROM MY FUTURE HUSBAND!!!" She screamed, her eyes wide like a crazy Yuno Gasai bitch, hyperventilating as she exerted all her yandere strength and speed onto the barrier only for nothing to happen.
Creuserey and Shalba looked at the hysterical woman with caution before they reluctantly joined in on the attack, hitting the barrier with everything they've got.
Meanwhile, Irina had a sweet smile on her face. Too sweet as she happily swung her weapon, attacking Rizevim over and over at insane speeds leaving bloody cuts all over his body, making him cough out blood.
Flashback To A Minute Before The Finals Started
Issei's peerage stood in the tunnel entrance to the stadium as he gathered them around to gameplan.
"So, here's what I'm thinking. If I had to make a guess, Loki, being the moron he is, will be sending out his strongest Knight first, that being Rizevim. I need two of you to sacrifice yourself, but in the process, punish him by finding a way so that he cannot regenerate from his wounds."
Vali was shocked. "What are you-"
"doing? Yes, my friend. This is just a petty act of revenge."
Revenge for Vali, that is.
They rose their eyebrows, but nodded as Murayama and Irina stepped forward.
Flashback End
Irina grinned. "This is for making your grandson suffer so much, you monster!"
She grabbed the injured man by his hair, forced him to look up at her as he scowled in pain, and poured a gallon of holy water on his face.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Rizevim howled in agony.
Gabriel giggled. "I love this."
Irina held her sword to his neck. "How does it feel?!" She slapped him hard. "Tell me!"
The barrier finally broke, and before the three Old Satanists could reach her, she cut off his dick, his most vital organ, something Phenex Tears could never bring back, making his screams amplify.
Somewhere in Hell, Satan, seeing this, was laughing his ass off, a scene which disturbed his Demons as they were used to him being angry. He thought, 'And in her ravenous hatred, she shall be known as... the Dick Slayer.'
He always hated Rizevim and Sirzechs. 'Fake Devils. All of them.'
"YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! DIE!!!" Katerea slammed into Irina full force, sending her flying into a small warehouse-looking building with an explosion.
Going after her, she proceeded to grab the twintailed beauty and punched her repeatedly while dragging her over to a tree, using rope to tie her hands behind her back as well as her legs together, leaving the Hyoudou Rook on the grass. Katerea then flew upwards as she used a different rope and attached it to a branch with an evil smirk.
Sona's eyes widened. "Oh my Satan, she isn't going to do what I think she is, right Sairaorg?"
Sairaorg had a grim expression. "She is."
Katerea, holding one end of the rope in her hand, put a noose around Irina's neck. "Any last words, filthy Dragon?"
"Yeah." Irina spat in her face. "You're. A. Slut."
Wiping the mucus off her face, the now pissed Katerea pulled the rope. The elastic tension forcing Irina off the ground, squeezing her neck.
The crowd booed.
"YOU FUCKING BIMBO!"
Azazel was amused. "Hoh? Well, from the dawn of mankind, it has always been money and women that have driven men astray. Makes me wonder who the dominant one is in Rizevim's relationship with this... person."
Irina struggled to breathe, her legs flailing around, and finally, her neck snapped.
But one thing was for certain. The physical pain she and Murayama experienced were worth it to see Rizevim suffer.
Odin didn't even bother announcing Irina's defeat since he didn't want to. The scene was just too brutal, even for someone like him that enjoys seeing 'death' battles in stadiums.
When the four were teleported back, they were met by boos, and of course, Vali's chirps of Rizevim.
While Rizevim was getting his junk patched up, or lack thereof, his grandson immediately began making fun of him.
"Well, it's not like you needed your penis. I mean, come on! With your Chuunibyo syndrome combined with your middle-aged two inch erectile dysfunction, you could never satisfy any female!"
The audience burst into tears of laughter again.
Katerea was fuming. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU BRAT?!"
"Me? Oh, you know, just your friendly neighborhood Hakuryuukou who also recently got a gorgeous girlfriend who happened to confess her feelings to me. I may be what you call a brat, but at least I am not an ugly bitch with plastic tits like you, ya fourth-rate, bottom-of-the-barrel MILF who is only good for half-hearted, unsatisfactory sex. Face it, you're a 54 year old who looks like a 26 year old lizard due to your plastic surgery. You're ugly!"
She was so furious that she lost control of her anger and conjured the largest ball of fire she could muster. "I am more powerful than all of you could ever hope to be! Devils are superior to all of you and are meant to be evil, wicked creatures! Now die!"
Throwing the ball of fire, Katerea smirked evilly when she thought she hit him AND the Angel Gabriel, dumb enough to think that would restart the Great War, but much to her confusion, the attack stopped just short. It hovered in mid-air before it shrank into someone's hands, revealing an angry Great Red, his glare injecting fear into her bones.
"Old Satan slut," Great Red spoke. "You just made a huge mistake trying to kill not just the best friend of Ophis and mine's nephew, Issei Hyoudou," Katerea paled, not knowing Issei is related to two of the three Dragon Gods, "but also one of the Heavenly Dragon Emperors. You done goofed. Oh yes. Ya done fucked up."
Vali looked at the Dragon God. "You know I could have defended myself and those around me easily, right Uncle Red?"
Great Red shrugged. "Meh. I want in on the action whenever I can. Besides, life is pretty boring for me when all I used to do is float around the Dimensional Gap. Now let me be a badass for once, my boy. Oh wait! I'm always a badass!"
Stomping towards Katerea, she put up her hands as she fell backwards. "No! Wait! Please!"
He gave her the smug Megumin smirk (98).
"I am going to take you for a wild rollercoaster ride." Red grabbed her by the throat and teleported away.
Dimensional Gap
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Katerea feared for her life, her face hysterical as her snot flew everywhere, her cheeks flapping open and close.
Currently, Great Red, now in his Dragon form, was holding her by the scruff of her neck using only two claws on his feet as he soared through the stars, flipping and turning in every direction, stopping and going violently, causing the Devil to vomit over and over.
"Weeeeeh, motherfuckers!" Great Red did a barrel roll, accidentally killing a few aliens who happened to be in the area. And another one. And another one. And a another one bites the dust. He spiraled over and over, making the Devil in his foot dizzy.
Unbeknownst to her, it felt like she was experiencing the G-forces of a fighter jet pilot without a flight suit, but she didn't know that, completely unaware of humanity's technology. She threw up over and over, her vomit floating into the dark cosmos until she blacked out.
Great Red, seeing this, teleported back to the stadium.
Lilith, Underworld
He dumped Katerea onto Loki, startling the god.
"What the fuck?!" Loki was disgusted by the sight of vomit and drool pooling at the corner of the unconscious woman's lips.
"That," The Apocalypse Dragon began, "is the result of going on a rollercoaster, Dragon style, bitches."
"You think you can get away with this?!" Loki challenged.
Great Red looked around as if searching for another answer. "Um, yeah, I do. Duh. The wannabe Devil gangsta pimp psycho yandere whore with fake bazongas will be fine."
All the judges stared at him in shock, their gazes annoying the hell out of him, so he growled before he roared at them. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!"
Not wanting to anger him, most of them looked away except Bahamut who scoffed and chuckled at his best friend.
Odin finally found it in himself to say something. "A-Anyway, time for a commercial break! We'll be back after this message from Flex Tape!"
The man on the TV shouted, "THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE!"
The tension of an angry Great Red was broken as the audience cackled.
Third Fight
"And we're back! Grayfia, if you would please."
The dice landed on 6.
Issei turned to his peerage. "Alright ladies. There is only one person that I will be sending for every fight from now on not including the King vs King fight, and that person is Arisu. We were fucking around before just to humiliate that douchebag over there," He pointed to Rizevim, who heard them and glared. "But now, I want you to take them seriously and crush them."
Arisu smirked battle-maniacally as she made her way to the platform. "With pleasure, my King."
Loki chose Creuserey.
The crowd changed chants from, "Fuck you, Loki! Fuck you! *Clap clap*," to "Let's go, Arisu! Let's go!"
Upon teleportation, Creuserey smirked. "You know that I'm an Ultimate Class Devil, right? A lowly Dragon like you stands no chance against the greatness that is I!"
Rossweisse facepalmed. "That idiot doesn't even realize that a Dragon as powerful as Arisu could literally take on all of the leaders of the Three Factions, the Old Satans, the Youkai, and the Shinto and Roman gods in her sleep. Now that I think about it, even if all the members of the Three Factions were to fight her together at once, she would still win. The only reason they defeated Ddraig and Albion is because literally the entire known universe was fighting them."
Akeno nodded. "Yeah, the only ones who could stand a chance against her are us, the Dragon Gods, the Primordial-level deities, the Evil Dragons, and Hades' army."
Ravel scratched her head. "Seems odd that the Devil himself is one of the Top 2 strongest beings in the universe when Devils like Sirzechs and Rizevim have the balls to take his last name as a title while not being even close to as strong as him."
Somewhere in Hell, Satan smirked.
Arisu simply ignored Creuserey, which pissed him off as she summoned her sword. Even from their 60 meter range, he could feel the Draconic aura seeping from it, making him shiver in fear.
"Y-You're just a filthy Dragon! Learn your fucking pl-"
He never finished his sentence as he was decapitated before he could blink.
"Ooooooh! I wish she was a little slower. I mean, ahem, Loki's Pawn Creuserey Asmodeus has been eliminated! Arisu Yamauchi wins! Now is when losers will be sent to the infirmary, except Rizevim of course."
"Tch!"
Fourth Fight
The next dice number landed on 16.
Loki grit his teeth. "I have decided that I will be sending my Bishop Shalba Beelzebub, Knight Indra, Rook Magni, and Rook Modi."
Once again, Arisu took to the stage.
"Ey there, little girly." Magni spoke in his Irish accent.
His brother Modi did the same. "We are the sons of the Norse God Baldur! You should be bowin' before us!"
Arisu smirked. "Oh really? How boring, because I don't remember ever givin' a fuck about who you're related to! I'm the daughter of Bahamut, bitch!"
Indra licked his lips lustfully. "And you'll be my bitch soon, as there will be no Sekiryuutei to save you this time."
"Ew. Who would want to be with an ugly cunt like you? And who decided to make you a god? Big mistake."
"Tch! SILENCE, YOU BITCH!" Indra did the same thing he did during his fight with Issei, sending a powerful tornado her way but combined with lightning attacks.
What he wasn't expecting was for his attack to be deflected back his way.
Arisu, in the span of three seconds, transformed into her Dragon form, flew towards the fleeing god, and breathed her hottest fire she could muster, melting the deity into nothingness.
"Loki's Knight Indra has been retired!"
She then changed targets towards Shalba, who was frozen in fear.
"No... I'm not about to lose... to another filthy Dragon! AHHHHHHH!!!" He squealed pathetically as he was engulfed in a bright beam sent from Arisu's mouth, her version of Longinus Smasher. After a few seconds, an ear-splitting sonic boom echoed, destroying several structures from the volume.
"Loki's Bishop Shalba Beelzebub has been retired!"
"ÓÐR BRÓÐIR BLINDR!" Modi hit Magni's shield with his Cyclonic Blade as they chanted, creating a blinding white light and causing the environment to become pitch black with occasional lightning appearing around Arisu.
Arisu cackled. "You think this is going to hide you FROM ME?!"
She grabbed Modi with one hand while biting Magni's head clean off.
"Loki's Rook Magni has been retired!"
Baldur stood up and shouted. "NO! MY SON!"
Arisu slammed Modi down and stomped on his body with her Dragon feet, causing his skull to cave in.
"Loki's Rook Modi has been retired! Arisu Yamauchi wins!"
People in the crowd scratched their heads as they spoke to each other.
"Well, that was a doozy."
"She just curb-stomped them all! HAHAHAHA!"
"As expected of Bahamut's daughter! Arisu! Arisu! Arisu! Arisu!"
Diodora was getting more and more agitated by the people around him worshipping the Dragons. 'What's with them?! They're still inferior to us Devils! All of you are! I should show you how a real Devil like me does it, by hypnotizing other Devils to do my bidding, turning Humans and Angels into my sex slaves, murdering Fallen Angels, and one day, using Dragons as my subservient warriors! HAHAHAHAHA! cough cough.'
Fifth Fight
The next number rolled is 13.
Loki clenched his fists in frustration at having lost two fights in a row. "I'm sending my Pawn Katerea, my Knight Rizevim, and my Queen Baldur. Just fucking go and lose already."
The judges looked at Issei, who responded, "Same, as usual."
Loki clicked his tongue in annoyance. 'Look at him, sitting there all nonchalant! He's not worried about a damn thing!'
As soon as they were teleported there, Katerea opened her mouth to taunt Arisu, but she was cut off by her terrifying roar.
"Shut up, ya useless fake big-breasted bumblin' bamblin' bitchy bimbo buffoon!" Arisu ordered, causing all of her opponents to quake in terror.
"W-What?!"
"Say 'what' again! Say it again! I dare you! I double dare you, mothafucka! Say it one more time!" (99).
"W-W-W-What?!"
"Grr!" Arisu cast her aura at Katerea and froze her in place, using Senjutsu to hold her in the air. "For insulting and brutally hurting my friend, Irina Shidou, I will deal with you last."
She turned her icy gaze towards Rizevim and Baldur, making them flinch as she transformed into her Dragon form.
Baldur grit his teeth and chose to charge forwards, jumping as he flew a good distance and landed a hard punch in the Dragon's face. He then attempted to grab her by one of her scales to get on top of her or hold her in place while Rizevim attacks, and he succeeded in wrapping a hand around one, but this was as far as he was going to get.
Arisu was disoriented for a moment, but she thrashed around wildly, causing Baldur to gasp as she breathed fire at him while she bit his arm.
Baldur ignored the pain since he isn't able to feel anything and yelled at Rizevim, "ADVANCE!" (100).
Issei scoffed. "This guy thinks he's Erwin."
Rizevim limped forward and attempted to swing his arm to cast a magical attack, but he was far too slow.
Arisu growled. "Pathetic!" She bit the Norse God, clean in half and spat out his upper and lower body.
Thor's younger brother lay on the ground and chuckled. "Well, I guess this is the end for me."
"Loki's Queen Baldur has been retired!"
Rizevim knew he was next when he saw Arisu change back to her Human form and stomp towards him, sword in hand. Katerea could only watch in horror at the torture her lord is about to face.
Arisu somersaulted over the Devil while grabbing him by the front of his collar before she slammed into the ground face first in a strange reverse German suplex. She stabbed him in the back of his knees, making him scream in pain as she used Senjutsu to flip him over.
Rizevim, knowing he could possibly die for real, knew he was unable to fight back, so he screamed, "I surrender!" His body turned into blue particles as Odin made the announcement.
"Loki's Knight Rizevim Lucifer has retired!"
Seeing this, Katerea tried to squirm only to be unable to move as the Princess made her way to her, increasing her fear.
Arisu had her hair covering her eyes as she let out a sigh. "You know, normally I would want to inflict as much pain as possible on those who hurt my friends and family, especially after what you did to Irina. But... You are so beneath me that it wouldn't be worth wasting my breath on you."
"Wait! I-" Katerea was cut off by a sword to the heart, making her cough and spit out blood, her eyes wide with agony before she disappeared.
"Loki's Pawn Katerea Leviathan has retired! Arisu Yamauchi wins!"
"Tch. And now, you've sullied my sword with your filthy blood, Devil whore."
As soon as Arisu came back and sat down, Issei kissed her on her lips for a few seconds, earning a blush and ooh's from the crowd. "I'm proud of you. It's good that you know when to finish your opponents quickly and move on, and when to torture them."
"B-Baka..." She mumbled, her ears steaming, poking her fingers together, unable to meet his gaze as she shyly made her way to her seat.
Bahamut chuckled. "Yare yare daze."
Akeno giggled. "Fufu. So shy, our little ace is." Arisu glared at her.
Ravel rose an eyebrow. "Yoda?"
Sixth and Final Fight
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now time for the final fight. As promised, this will be a battle to the death!" The crowd cheered. "At this moment, I am asking both Kings to make their ways to the platform so we may get this thing under way. One more thing, Issei Hyoudou is not allowed to manipulate time like he did against Atlas. Same goes for Loki if you have any similar powers."
Issei nodded with a smile. "Fine by me. I wasn't going to anyway since I want the world to see how badly I'll humiliate Loki."
The Norse God of Mischief's eyes increased in size due to his rage and fear. As he made his way up the stairs and onto the platform, his knees became week, arms sweaty, and he felt like vomiting mom's spaghetti. But he'll soon look calm and ready on the surface to drop bombs, but the whole crowd was going so loud for Issei, so when he opened his mouth, the words wouldn't come out. They're all joking now while he's choking. 'How?!' He thought.
"Go Issei!" Raynare cheered as Lilith had already put her now asleep children in their baby room, also Lilith's room. Alas=Ramus also fell asleep in Ophis' arms.
Ophis blinked. "You know he can't hear you, right?"
"I know, but I like to believe that my thoughts hold some significance."
Once the two Kings were teleported, Loki immediately summoned two huge wolves and a massive 600 meter long grey Dragon.
Loki, no longer feeling nervous, smirked. "Meet my familiars, my three sons, Fenrir, Fenris, and Midgardsormr!"
Fenrir has dark blue fur on most of his body including his head except the top of his torso, and has yellow eyes.
Fenris' fur is nothing but pitch black, having murderous red eyes to match his killing intent.
Both wolves stood at 73 feet tall.
('Partner, watch out for Fenrir's fangs. One bite from them, and you are as good as dead.')
|'Indeed. Those fangs are said to be able to kill any god, even Primordials. Of course, it hasn't been confirmed, but you need to be very careful, Issei.'|
'I will be. Thanks for the warning.'
Issei could immediately sense the kind of danger he was in, so he did something that made Loki's eyes widen by changing into his Juggernaut Drive form without saying the incantation, shocking everyone but those who trained alongside him in Asgard and his trainers.
Loki shouted, "How?! How is it possible for you to use wordless magic?! Only gods can do so!"
Issei flung the Holy Swords to the side as he summoned the blade, holding it in a relaxed position. "Then I guess I'm a god, because Bahamut showed me a trick or two. What of it?"
"Tch! Go, my children! Kill him!"
('You're not going to use your main sword that Great Red and Bahamut made?')
Issei smirked a tad. 'No, not unless I absolutely have to. I'll let this fool think that I only have one weapon, but the reality is that I have five if you include Jounetsu, my two daggers, and my combat knife, meaning he only knows about these Holy Swords.'
Cue Fight Song: Dead Space 3 OST "Ephemeral" by Pelican
Fenrir roared, his mouth open all the way.
Issei took a moment to analyze the fangs, and a message popped up. 'New mission: Kill Fenrir and collect all 42 of his teeth.'
He huffed. 'Hmph. For whatever reason, those teeth are quite valuable.'
The first to attack was Fenris, lunging forward, swiping a claw at Issei, who jumped backwards and dodged. The wolf stopped in its tracks when Issei summoned his familiar, the massive flame Dragon dwarfing the canine in size.
"Go, Isoroku! Kill the mongrel, the mutt, and the snake!"
Loki cackled. "Are you an idiot?! Familiars only have a quarter of the strength of their master! There is no way that your little pet could hope to kill my sons. Hell, your pet would need a prayer just to keep one of them at bay."
"That's where you're wrong, buddy."
When Midgardsormr and Fenris charged Isoroku, the fire Dragon familiar spread its wings above its head and flapped them once, unleashing a massive volley of flames carried by the wind.
As the flames gushed passed Loki, he could feel the scorching heat. 'W-What?! Those flames are hotter than Hell!'
Fenris was scorched and howled in agony as he turned to dust, shocking Loki.
The Midgard Serpent chose to retreat a little.
A new voice interrupted Issei's thoughts. 'Issei Hyoudou. I am the Midgard Serpent, Midgardsormr. I do not wish to serve my father anymore. Please let me join you on your journey by sealing me inside an important item you're carrying.'
'Sure! Could I put you in my sword, Jounetsu?'
'Yes. However, before you can seal me, you need to kill my father first. Until then, I will be unable to leave his command.'
"Oi, Mi-chan!" Loki shouted at the Midgard Serpent. "Why aren't you attacking?! Kill the enemy! That's an order!"
The Midgard Serpent's eyes flickered from their natural silver color to amber, switching between them as he attempted to resist the command. 'Fuck. Please hurry, Issei Hyoudou. I won't be able to resist his will much longer.'
'Right!'
Issei backflipped to dodge a jumping Fenrir, landing on top of the wolf, impaling it with his sword, making it shriek in pain and collapse dead. "Oh? Well, that was certainly easy. How boring."
Raphael, Sirzechs, and Tsukuyomi were all thinking the same thing: 'How is he able to kill such a powerful beast so easily?!'
Loki was enraged. "HOW DARE YOU?! THAT WAS MY SON!"
"You could have more kids, but you won't once I'm done with you unless you live by some miracle." Issei sneered at him. "Aw, don't hate me just 'cause I'm beautiful. Maybe if you got rid of that ol' yee yee ass haircut, you'd get some bitches on yo dick! Oh, better yet, maybe Katerea'll call yo dog ass if she stops fuckin' with that wannabe or chuunibyo she fucking with." (101).
Albion cackled out loud, startling the audience, who shrugged as they also laughed.
Ddraig cried tears from giggling so much.
Raynare felt her sides hurting from laughter. Even Ophis chuckled.
Odin screamed like he got a cramp. "OH! LET'S NOT FORGET THAT THE WHITE DRAGON EMPEROR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE GOOD AT TRASH TALK!"
Azazel had an amused grin on his face. "I wonder how Loki will come back from that roast? If I were him, I'd save myself the trouble and just kill myself."
The god's eye twitched in annoyance. "Tch! Whatever. This should end you."
He raised his palm towards the sky. A large portal appeared, and from it emerged dozens of clones of Midgardsormr.
"Go, clones! Kill the Sekiryuutei!"
The Norse God of Mischief had a smug look on his face, but it soon disappeared when Issei simply swung his sword horizontally at the clones and sent a powerful green shockwave towards them.
The result was several ear-splitting explosions, causing the roaring clones to disintegrate into nothingness after catching fire.
Loki was enraged again, so he teleported and reappeared behind Issei with a psychotic, almost Freed Sellzen-esque smile as if to say, 'I got you!' His hands were poised to strike, but...
ABSORPTION LINE!
Issei, without even looking, merely raised his sword in his left hand to block Loki's attack while simultaneously using the Dread Maker on him. The two blue lines latched onto his opponent and began stealing magic away from the god.
"Omae wa mou shinde iru."
Loki gasped. "Nani?!"
The Sekiryuutei sighed. "I see. I was hoping you would have some kind of special power I could steal from you, but it seems that you don't. You're almost entirely useless aside from providing me a small increase in my mana capacity."
"L-Let go of me!" Loki struggled against the Absorption Lines, but to no avail.
"No, I don't think I will. It's time for you to be punished."
SHADOW PRISON
This time, it wasn't a shadow wolf that emerged from the portal, but rather a shadow Demon. Hovering at a height of six feet, the ghost barely has any appearance of a lower body beneath its stomach, its eyes pure black.
Issei telepathically told him, 'Say hello to my secret pet, the Swarm, code name Billy. Billy, rough him up a bit, but don't kill him. Take him prisoner.' (102)
The Demon nodded and grabbed Loki's arms right as Issei finished his absorption, tearing them clean apart, making him shout in pain. Billy then proceeded to spin the god around in the air several times, making him quickly go dizzy before slamming him head first into the wall of a nearby building.
To the audience, it looked like Loki was getting attacked by nothing, so they assumed Issei was somehow fucking him up without touching him. Only those closest to him know better.
Billy had enough and, faster than anyone could blink, dragged the god into the portal it emerged from.
But not before Loki could get a few words in to beg for mercy. "MERCY! NO! PLEASE DON'T-"
He disappeared.
Issei scoffed. "Mercy? How pathetic. I will not show any mercy in this war with the Khaos Brigade, and I most certainly won't extend any courtesy to someone who hits one of my girls."
The audience gasped.
"Loki hit a girl for no reason?!"
"What a piece of shit!"
"Yeah."
Vritra grinned and eagerly said, |'TORTURE TIME?!'|
'No, not yet. Some other time.'
|'Dangit!'|
Midgardsormr let out a breath of relief. "Thank you, Issei." The giant Dragon began glowing green as its light rushed towards Jounetsu and disappeared inside it.
'The Dragon King Midgardsormr has chosen to join you!'
/'Hey guys.'/ Midgardsormr spoke.
('Hello, Mi-chan.')
|'It's been too long.'|
/'Yeah, sure has.'/
Odin cleared his throat. "Loki is dead! The winner of not just this match, but the entire tournament is Issei Hyoudou!"
The audience cheered. Canons fired confetti. The song, 'We Are The Champions' by Queen played.
Reporters immediately swarmed Issei as soon as he stepped off the platform and very slowly made his way to the judges.
Bahamut spoke into the microphone. "Reporters, I'll now give you three minutes to ask your questions. Us judges have something important to discuss with Issei's peerage in private. Go."
Everyone in the audience stayed as the cameras panned to him for the post-match and post-tournament interview.
"Sekiryuutei-sama, what are you going to do now that you have been appointed the leader of the Uhlerian Federation?"
Issei knew that he's going to negotiate for an alliance between the Uhlerians and the Valerians, but he wouldn't tell them that ever in case someone tried to sabotage his meetings with terrorism.
"I'm going to get to know as many Uhlerians there as possible and have them gain my trust. The first thing I will be doing is find someone who can tell me what the situation is in Uhleria. What do their people need? How is the economy? What are their tax rates? That kind of stuff."
"The Uhlerian Federation is a satellite state ruled behind the scenes by the Vrell, who try to make it look like they aren't doing anything wrong. Won't that be a problem?"
"In that case, I hereby declare Uhleria to be independent. You see, they think this is all a game. So if they want a performance from me, I'll play.
Voilà! In view, I am a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose."
"What?!" A dumb journalist who asks useless questions shouted, also known as most journalists nowadays.
"People shouldn't be afraid of the government, the government should be afraid of the people. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke.
But in the spirit of commemoration, whereby those important events of the past, usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this as my inauguration speech, for I am a busy man.
There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into magic circles, and men with supposed authority will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the sword may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.
Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, my enunciation of truth. And the truth is there is something terribly wrong with Uhleria, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission.
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well, certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror, because for those of you Uhlerians who trusted or still trust the Vrell, your hands are just as dirty as your oppressors.
I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There's a myriad of problems which conspire to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you probably turned to the people of false promises, the Vrell. They promised you order, they promised you peace, and all they demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent.
I seek to end that silence. In the Human world, more than two hundred years ago, a group of rebels wished to embed the 4th of July forever in their memory. Their hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives, although they did so hypocritically as they owned slaves. I, on the other hand, do not and never have, never will.
Never, ever trust a government whose body of supposed 'representatives' is too big to hold important discussion for the people, where every meeting, every election, they hike up their own salary, sell stocks before major international catastrophes that will crash every market, and then make someone else take the blame by firing them or having them supposedly commit 'suicide'. As a wise man once yelled, 'ADVANCE (103)!'
So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest you allow my inauguration to pass unmarked and forgotten by you. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me over half a year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament in Inob. Together, we shall give them a 5th of November that shall never, ever be forgot. Remember, remember, the 5th of November.
(104)
We shall protest. If they give Uhrelia the exact demands that I require without resistance, then that ends that. But if they hurt any innocent people, then we will storm Area 51, for they cannot stop us all! Oh, you think I'm joking, Vrell Empire?! You can run, you can hide, but you can never escape my wrath. That is my one and only warning."
The interview ended as Issei walked off. A scroll of text appeared in his eyes.
'Your reputation among the Vrell and Ainitians has plummeted.
The Valerians remain neutral and have grown cautious due to another possible war that could effect them, as well.
Your reputation among the Uhlerians has skyrocketed. Initially, they were very pessimistic about the possibility that their new leader would be benevolent, but not only have you said that you wish to help, which they already love you for, but their trust in you has been cemented due to your declaration of independence. Now, they await your guidance in dealing with their oppressors.
New mission: Speak with the Doom Slayer about the Mutant Demons and convince him that they're not all bad.'
Issei sighed and teleported to his house with his girls and the judges. 'The Slayer is a side quest for now, although I should talk to him soon.'
"Issei," Bahamut began. "Firstly, Tsukuyomi here has a gift for you."
"Eh?"
Tsukuyomi stepped forward and held a glowing sheathed sword. "Hyoudou, my father told me to give this to you since it no longer obeys him. This is the Totsuka no Tsurugi, one of the eight Holy Swords. I believe you have six of them not including this one, correct?"
Issei hesitantly grasped the handle. "R-Right... I do... Thank you, and call me Issei. We're allies, after all."
Tsukuyomi shrugged with a smile. "Think nothing of it, Issei. Besides, it's useless with us. But with you, if used properly, it could be instrumental in our war against the Khaos Brigade."
Issei nodded. He summoned his Holy Swords, causing the newest blade to merge with them, increasing their holy aura two-fold, making Grayfia step back a bit as a Devil.
'7/8 Holy Swords reunited! One more left until concession,' The message said.
'Huh? Concession? Any idea what that means, Ddraig? Vritra?'
|'No idea.'|
('...') Ddraig stayed silent. For whatever reason, Issei felt uncomfortable at that.
'Ddraig, you, Vritra, Elsha, and Belzhard seem to be hiding something important from me. I get the sense that it has something to do with the Holy Swords. Tell me.'
Ddraig gasped, but really just breathed in dramatic anime style. ('... I can't answer that.')
'What is it you're hiding? What are you so afraid of?'
('... I'm afraid of how you will react. The four of us agreed to keep it under wraps until you discover it for yourself. I'm sorry, partner. We just don't want you to worry.')
'I'm not a child.' Issei was growing frustrated.
|'No, but the way you handle the truth of this particular situation might be childish. Haven't you heard the saying that curiosity killed the cat? Please Issei, for your own good, stop.'|
/'What's going on?'/
|'We'll tell you once Issei goes to sleep, Mi-chan.'|
'... Tch. Fine. But when I find out what's going on, the four of you have some explaining to do.'
"More importantly, the representatives of the Uhlerian Federation wish to speak with you," Bahamut said.
Four people teleported in.
First was a girl slightly younger than Issei who looks a lot like Alas=Ramus. She has silver hair with one strand being dark purple.
A man with dark magenta hair, a beard, and green eyes.
A woman with light purple hair and red eyes.
And a beautiful girl who looks a year or two older than Issei, having very pale white skin, long, straight violet hair that is slightly shorter than Raynare's with a long strand of ahoge sticking past her bangs, and dark blue eyes. She introduced their group with a smile, one that Issei couldn't help but find both pretty and suspicious of ulterior motives.
"Hello, Sekiryuutei-kun. These three with me are Acies=Ara, Nord Justina, and his wife, Lailah. My name is Mythra=Arcane, and I'm the oldest sibling of Alas and Acies. Nice to meet you."
"Wait, you mean you're also..."
"Yep! I'm a Yesod Fragment."
To Be Continued
References:
(97) Assassination Classroom Season 1 Episode 19 English dub quote by Karma Akabane. Funny thing is that his English VA, Austin Tindle, also voices Vali in the DxD dub. I have only seen DxD in English, but from the scenes I have seen from the Japanese dub, it is just as good.
(98) Kono Suba
(99) Quote by Samuel L. Jackson from the show 'Pulp Fiction.' I have never seen it, but I know the meme.
(100) Attack On Titan Season 2 Episode 11 when Commander Erwin turned into a complete badass as well as one of my top 3 favorite male AOT characters alongside Levi and Armin.
(101) GTA V
(102) Outlast. Imagine actually being able to control the Walrider. Yeah, it's impossible, but if it was, good luck to whoever it targets. The only people I could see surviving are those in the top 6 most powerful beings in the universe.
(103) Attack On Titan Commander Erwin, my favorite AOT character.
(104) V For Vendetta.
Issei's Harem by where they are in harem ranking:
Raynare (Main Girl, Queen, ranked 1st of 12)
Arisu Yamauchi (OC, Six Mutated Pawn Pieces, ranked 2nd of 12)
Mythra=Arcane (2nd OC, ranked 3rd of 12)
Akeno Himejima (Knight, ranked 4th of 12)
Kuroka Toujou (Bishop, ranked 5th of 12)
Natsuki Murayama (Two Pawns, ranked 6th of 12)
Irina Shidou (Rook, ranked 7th of 12)
Rossweisse (Rook, ranked 8th of 12)
Ravel Phenex (Bishop, ranked 9th of 12)
Sona Sitri (ranked 10th of 12)
Mira (ranked 11th of 12)
Tsubasa Yura (Knight, ranked 12th of 12)
Current Top 25 strongest beings in the universe:
1. Doom Slayer, Sekiryuutei Issei Hyoudou, Bahamut
2. Satan Lucifer
3. ?
4. ?
5. Arisu Yamauchi
6. Great Red
7. Ophis/Lilith
8. ?
9. ?
10.?
11. Hakuryuukou Vali Lucifer, Shiva
12. Raynare
13. ?
14. Mythra=Arcane
15. Trihexa 666, Uranus, Kratos, Astaroth
16. Thanos, Yamata no Orochi, Vishnu (Mightverse)
17. Akeno Himejima, Sairaorg Bael, Hades, Jupiter, Mars
18. Gaia
19. Thanatos, Atlas
20. Susanoo, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi
21. Gabriel, Thor
22. Crom Crauch
23. Tannin, Tiamat
24. Kuroka Toujou
25. Rossweisse, Irina Shidou, Ravel Phenex, Natsuki Murayama
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