Chapter 8: Chapter 8: Knight & Queen vs The Strongest Queen
Months passed—four to be precise. During this time, Kiba created and upgraded numerous swords. The Sacred Gear Stealer was completed, along with:
DNA Sword: Changes the structure of DNA into a different race using a blood medium.
Clone Sword: Upgraded to withstand more hits without dispersing.
Demonic Absorber: Absorbs demonic techniques and provides the user with knowledge on how to recreate them.
Time Sword: Stops time for three seconds within a small area of 524 cubic meters.
Rebellion: A sword needing no further explanation.
Yamato: Another sword that speaks for itself.
These swords, along with the completion of his Demonic Circuit, marked his progress over the months.
As Kiba opened his eyes, hunger and thirst hit him. He had been sustaining himself with demonic power, but it wasn't a substitute for real food.
He got up from his bed, cleaned himself, and noticed the calendar and clock.
It was time for school. After donning his uniform, Kiba began working on a new creation: the Pocket Dimension Sword. He needed the extra space and already had plans for how to use it.
Kiba headed to school, and upon arrival, his fangirls went wild. Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Sona, and her peerage noticed his presence.
Kiba reassured them with a smile and a finger to his lips, "Yes, I had some matters to attend to, but I'm fine."
He went to class as usual, where the teacher assigned him a makeup test for the exam he missed last month.
Joining others who missed or failed the exam, Kiba completed the test quickly, thanks to his Parallel Thoughts, though some answers were guesses.
On his way back to class, he met Tsubaki. "Good to see you," he greeted her with a smile.
"You too," Tsubaki replied, then stopped and asked, "Where have you been these past months?"
"Training," Kiba answered before continuing to class, resuming the mundane life of a student.
As soon as school ended, Kiba headed to the Occult Research Club (O.R.C.) meeting room, where Rias, Akeno, and Koneko were waiting for him.
"Come on, let's go," Rias said.
They stood next to each other, and Akeno remarked, "It seems you were successful with the method you created."
"Pretty much," Kiba replied, though he thought, 'I still need to imprint this on my soul to improve my strength even more.'
"Next time, tell us if you plan to do something like this," Rias said, elbowing him in the side.
Kiba noticed her increased strength. 'Her strength has increased a lot,' he thought.
Koneko just stared at him. "What?" Kiba asked.
Koneko ignored him as Rias teleported them to the Underworld, to Gremory Castle.
"You did follow my advice," Kiba said, feeling proud that Rias had stopped being a spoiled princess.
She pinched his side, annoyed by his comment, and walked away.
"Fair," Kiba muttered.
They headed to the training area and met Venelana and Grayfia along the way.
"Everyone's here? Kiba-kun finally came out of seclusion," Venelana noted. "Koneko, Tannin is waiting for you in the Colosseum. Rias, follow me."
"And you two, follow me," Grayfia said to Akeno and Kiba.
As they walked to the training area, Kiba asked, "Grayfia-sensei, what are we doing today?"
"Sparring with only Demonic Power, no weapons allowed," Grayfia replied.
"Nice," Kiba said.
"Nice?" Akeno muttered. She whispered in Kiba's ear, "She'll destroy us. Why did you say nice?"
"Isn't it good for us to learn from failure?" Kiba responded.
Grayfia smiled, hearing that.
When they arrived, Kiba warmed up by stretching and bouncing like an iconic warrior. He instantly reinforced his body with Demonic Power.
"Both of you, come at me," Grayfia commanded from the opposite side.
Akeno altered her clothes into a Shinto priestess attire.
In Kiba's mind, he imagined using the Flash Step from Bleach. Akeno's palms began releasing sparks of yellow lightning.
Kiba concentrated, his leg muscles tensing. His burst of speed surprised Akeno but not Grayfia, who expected it.
Kiba ran around Grayfia, moving like a blur and teleporting. "How fast is Kiba moving?" Akeno wondered, never having seen him move this fast.
Grayfia smiled. She saw Kiba's right palm engulfed in lightning. As Kiba suddenly appeared behind her, attempting to stab her with Raikiri, Grayfia grabbed his wrist and threw him towards Akeno.
Akeno caught him in mid-air. "You good?"
"I'm fine," Kiba replied, sprouting two bat-like wings with a different appearance. 'Wait, shouldn't I have three wings?' he wondered.
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Three balls of fire flew towards them, and they quickly dodged by moving away.
"Stop flirting. This is training," Grayfia said.
Kiba descended while Akeno dropped a lightning strike on Grayfia, which she blocked with a barrier that dispersed the lightning easily.
Akeno kept dropping lightning on Grayfia while Kiba closed his eyes, focusing on every movement technique he had ever read about.
'Kim Dokja, I'm borrowing your technique just like you did,' Kiba thought.
His body became enveloped in lightning. His hair turned white, and his entire body glowed blue, crackling with blue lightning.
He looked at the sun above, trying to imagine using the technique of the Prideful One.
Grayfia watched with interest as Kiba created a technique on the spot.
Akeno was getting tired, her lightning strikes not strong enough to break the barrier.
The surrounding area burned, surprising even Grayfia with the increasing heat.
But as Kiba continued to try the technique, he puked blood, his Devil body rejecting the power. He fell to his knees. "I shouldn't have tested it," he muttered, wiping his mouth and standing back up. 'Combining Electrification with Sunshine is crazy.'
Grayfia said, "I've given you enough time to attack. Now it's my turn."
Multiple small fireballs appeared behind Grayfia and flew straight towards Kiba and Akeno.
Kiba dodged each attack by moving side to side and advancing forward, while Akeno struggled, her shield cracking with every fireball hit.
As Akeno reached her limit, Kiba finally arrived in front of Grayfia and stopped just before her. He cocked his fist and launched a flaming punch in the shape of a falcon—Falcon Punch.
The punch broke through Grayfia's barrier, but she caught his fist, stopping the attack. She then punched him in the stomach, causing him to fall to his knees, clutching his abdomen.
The Electrification deactivated as his Demonic Power was depleted, even with his recovery mechanism. He had put nearly all his Demonic Power into the punch.
'I should be able to gather Demonic Power back. But why does she punch so hard?' Kiba thought, enduring the pain.
Grayfia walked menacingly towards Akeno, who kept shooting lightning at her, only for Grayfia to deflect it with a barrier.
"Give me 20 minutes, Akeno," Kiba said, trying to gather more Demonic Power.
"I'll try," Akeno replied.
Kiba sprouted his wings and flew high into the air until he pierced the sky.
Akeno began creating attacks with four elements: fire, earth, wind, and water. She launched them at the barrier, cracking it.
"Good thinking," Grayfia said. "But that's not enough."
The barrier healed itself.
Akeno repeated the attack, but this time, the shield remained unscathed.
Desperate, she flew up and began bombarding the barrier with every elemental attack she knew, determined to destroy it.
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