"Found you." The moment Koneko muttered those words, six tails made out of white flames instantly sprouted behind her in addition to her two tails.
As a response, Sona initiated contact again while most of the combatants were still stunned while watching the falling stone statues, "Dulio-san, Lavinia-san, could you please make a distraction. A single instance is enough. Just make the field more chaotic."
Dulio and Lavinia received her message and immediately acted.
While Lavinia sent another blizzard at the enemies, Dulio released his 10 wings and waved both of his arms, instantly creating various elemental attacks with each one of them almost a hundred meters wide. The Artificial Devils and Grim Reapers were caught off guard by another sudden wide range attack and hundreds to a thousand of them were instantly annihilated.
Nevertheless, these flashy lights were just a cover for someone else.
Koneko, while looking in a certain direction, jumped back a few tens of feet as white flames engulfed her whole body.
Heracles was curious at what was happening while Riveria and Jeanne stared at her with stunned faces when Koneko, in her adult form, reemerged.
Even then, she still hadn't broken her stare as white armor covers her body, "Javelin."
The metallic wings behind her spouted out white flames with the armor immediately rearranging itself to form a giant white lance on her right hand. By now, Heracles' confident demeanor was broken as he braced himself at the massive amount of Ki gathering around Koneko that he had to cross his arms just to feel safe, 'W-what's this!? Even though it's not pointed at me!?'
But thanks to Dulio and Lavinia's attacks, the enormous amount of power Koneko was gathering wasn't noticed immediately by those who were far away.
Koneko's golden feline eyes instantly turned red as she stepped back and poised herself to throw the lance that was already about to explode from overloading its capacity. Gritting her teeth and finally revealing her killing intent, Koneko shouted, "Titan... Slayer!!!"
Contrary to the sound of whipping wind, the lance left Koneko's hand as if it was a cannonball that left its barrel after a large explosion. The earth cracked and cratered under Koneko's feet and the lance disappeared into a trail of white light, instantly traveling through the entire battlefield to find its intended target.
The enemy forces saw this coming but before they could take any appropriate measures, the white light went through and instantly vaporized them. Those who were able to put up barriers were treated as if a piece of paper was run through by a bullet train, doing nothing to even slow down the devastating attack.
A second later, it reached a certain Grim Reaper in the back of the army, or more accurately, a God pretending to be a Grim Reaper.
Under his robe, a black mist emerged as it tried to form a vortex into a barrier, but that only lasted for a split second as the heat from the lance burned away his black robe and melted away his fake skin, revealing a fleshy upper body, skull head, and a collection of skulls for his lower body.
"U-unbelievab--" The God couldn't even finish his words as the lance pierced through his upper body, turning his skull into ashes and scattering his fleshy body into thousands of pieces. On his death, the lower body made out of skulls lost the support of the black mist and started dropping one by one.
Meanwhile, Koneko's lance didn't stop and soon reached the boundary of this artificial London, piercing it and creating a large hole in the sky.
Even the clash between Hades, Angra Mainyu, Issei, and Vali was momentarily stopped at this sight, "Another unbelievable character has emerged, it seems." Hades muttered while the artificial space is healing itself but a lot slower than he expected it to be.
Vali turned to Issei and asked, "Who was that?"
But Issei could only shake his head in confusion while also wondering who made that attack just now, 'It's as strong as my fully charged Infinity Blaster if not more... And it's fully concentrated at one point.'
"W-wasn't that Whiro just now?" Seekvaira who knew the pretty unique God muttered, "Wasn't there information about him being almost unkillable on a battlefield where corpses littered the ground?"
Her question was broadcasted among the communication line of the DxD team, but no one could really respond as they themselves don't know what'd happened.
The lance that disappeared in the vast space returned to Koneko's hand, but she could only drop down to her knees while breathing hard with her white flames flickering around her.
Jeanne and Heracles who had watched this up close had their mouths wide open and couldn't say anything. Riveria, on the other hand, was also surprised but thought nothing strange about it since she's one of 'his' girls. Aika also seemed to be surprised but could only stare blankly as there were more things in her mind that took priority rather than admiring her work.
All of a sudden, a strange wind suddenly blew around them and an ash-haired individual materialized beside the resting Koneko with his claws made out of blades bearing towards her neck.
It was so fast that even Jeanne, Heracles, and Riveria could only shout in horror.
But even with all the warnings from her surroundings, Koneko didn't move and just focused on recovering. When the blade was about to land on Koneko's neck, a blue pole abruptly blocked its trajectory. Shocked, the assailant looked up and saw that the blue pole was actually a halberd that suddenly appeared in front of him.
The next moment, a shiver went down his spine when he heard someone whispering behind him, "I was expecting you. Thank you for coming out."
Sona, with a blackened sclera and golden pupils, transformed her entire arm into a black blade made out of the water and swung it at Koneko's assassin.
Sona's blade went through him but she wasn't able to feel any resistance. A second later, the strange wind blew once again and the assailant reappeared a few meters away from them. Finally seeing his face and identifying him through his ability, Sona smirked, "It's an honor for me to greet the great Pazuzu. Although, I didn't really think you'd resort to an assassination."
Pazuzu didn't say anything and just disappeared again, intending to escape and find another chance.
Sona, in response, grabbed her halberd and transformed into a puddle of water, disappearing from everyone's sight too.
A few seconds later, a few hundred of meters away from their original position, everyone heard a groan and immediately snapped their eyes to that location, only to see Sona, with a large grin on her face, cleaving off Pazuzu's left arm.
"J-just what's going on?" Jeanne thought that she had already seen most things and thought that nothing could easily surprise her anymore. But from Medusa turning a large number of enemies to stone, Koneko instantly killing a terrifying God that was said to be immortal as long as there were corpses around, to the sudden change of demeanor in the lady of the Sitri House while chasing a retreating God with a mad smile.
"First things first. You should probably take back what you just said. They've already done more than you." Heracles replied.
Editors:
28th00: OOOOOH! BURN! Kisuke’s threat level has jumped astronomically! Truly, just being in contact with that crazy man is enough to make everyone else crazy too!
Sona's sudden change caught everyone's attention in the surroundings, except for one. As if Aika was blind to all that was happening in front of her, she could only see two blurry little girls, red and black, offering their hands to her. She couldn't make out their faces, but she could tell that they were giving her an encouraging smile.
[Who are you?] Aika knew that she was the only one who could see them and it could be that they are just a product of her imagination. Still, she asked them in her mind and had a feeling that they'll be able to hear her just fine.
[[You know who we are, mother.]] Both of them simultaneously answered.
[But I've already forgotten...]
[[Then you just have to remember it again. Father's restriction won't last that long.]]
[Father?]
[[You know him.]]
[As I've said, I've already forgotten.]
[[Take our hands.]]
[Why?]
The little girls became silent. It was for this very reason that Kisuke decided to seal them. It was this indecisiveness that restricted her from calling out their true names. They already had a feeling that this was the case, but seeing it so clearly, they had no choice but to agree with their 'Father'. At that moment, these little girls finally came to a decision and discarded their childishness.
Standing at the crossroads, they offered her their hands. They gave Aika, who wanted to have both of her lives, a selfish girl who wanted to live in both worlds of normalcy and excitement and change whenever she wanted, a choice. Because if every time the 'exciting' world bared its fangs called cruelty and terror, she would hide within the innocence and ignorance of 'normalcy', they both knew that she will eventually get rejected by both and cause her destruction.
Finally, they answered her question, [[If you don't, nothing will happen.]]
To walk the world of innocence and ignorance, or to walk the path of cruelty and terror, they wondered where her feet would take her. But regardless of her decision, they would support it fully, even if it meant disappearing forever.
The little girls were prepared to hold out their hands for as long as possible, but contrary to their expectations, the warmth they had been longing for suddenly came. Shocked, both of them looked up at her and saw Aika wearing a serious expression while also making a small smile. At this point, although still just in Aika's eyes, their existence solidified.
[[Why?]] It was their turn to ask.
Aika could now see their eyes clearly and replied, [It looks like the two of you are making an important decision. If you're calling me your mother, the least I could do is to stop acting like a child.]
All of a sudden, Aika's everyday clothes disappeared as it was replaced by a shihakusho (Garment of Dead Souls), and her Reiatsu, with a mix of both Magic Power and Ki, was suddenly released in all of its glory, causing her surrounding to feel extremely heavy.
Medusa immediately moved to protect Riveria from this pressure while Jeanne and Heracles' backs became covered in a cold sweat as they tried to calm down their palpitating heart that was about to burst from this unknown terror.
Everyone looked at Aika who emitted the pressure and could only hear her muttering, "Let's go, Akane, Kaguya." The nodachi she was previously holding had already disappeared and was replaced by twin single-edged red and black blades.
"Welcome back, Aika." Medusa greeted with a happy expression.
But Aika didn't turn around and just said, "Please save it for later. I've only recalled these children's names. I'm still not there yet, but please wait for me."
While crossing her blades, Aika raised her beloved children, "I don't know if I'm going to regret this later or not, but for now, let's go with a bang!"
Swinging down as hard as possible, Aika released two crossing arcs of red and black energy toward their enemies and it only became larger and more extensive the further it traveled. Naturally, their enemies tried to dodge since it was relatively slow moving, but too bad for them, those in its trajectory suddenly found themselves unable to move their bodies, as if something invisible was chaining them down.
Screams erupted, but there was nothing left after the wave of destruction went through them, not even their bodies. She'd just annihilated a few hundred lives.
Aika felt a wave of disgust and was about to exit her mouth but she did her best to stop it. And while she was suffering, she heard Medusa's voice, "While they may be artificial beings, this is the first time you've taken an intelligent being's life. Please never forget this feeling. This will help you stop devolving into an unfeeling monster that only knows slaughter."
"...Got it," Aika replied softly. She then gritted her teeth and used Flash Step to plunge into the midst of enemies aiming for her life. Aika could've used the same move a few more times, but it was clear to her that it was too unforgiving. After seeing the devastation she'd caused, she decided to only take the life of those who were willing to fight and let go of those who had already lost the will to retaliate. It might not be the smartest choice, but it was the best she could hope for.
Aika aimed her blades toward those with clear killing intent. Each time she swung her blades, bits of her memories would return to her, helping her get over the slimy feeling from the resistance of flesh. Although she was distracted, her body moved on its own, taking on multiple enemies that were coming at her from various directions. And soon, she entered a trance, causing her movements to evolve into even finer detail, captivating both enemies and allies alike.
"Another youngster with ridiculous ability. Just how many of them are still hiding?" A bearded old monk muttered in disbelief.
"You should expect a few more Kappa. Aside from having cards of his own, that guy is still being followed by a few people." A short old man covered in golden fur replied to him.
"Wukong. I told you to stop calling me that."
"Old man Wujing, it's about time you give up correcting him." An overweight old man with a pig's head chuckled at him, "Whatever you say, the old monkey won't change."
"Shut up, old pig. I'm a Water Hermit, not a Kappa." The first generation Sha Wujing, a water youkai, snarled at him.
The first generation Zhu Bajie, a pig youkai, just shrugged his shoulders and smashed an approaching Artificial Devil into the ground, "By the way, old monkey, are you referring to the one with Avalokiteśvara? Is it even possible to use that kind of power?"
Sun Wukong took a hit from his pipe and blew its smoke towards an incoming enemy, suffocating him, "It's a wide world, not to mention, it's already proven that there are a lot more out there. What's not possible?"
"That's not the problem, is it? Sakra's temperament has been explosive these days." Sha Wujing interrupted, "Isn't that because of him? Because of what he showed in the invasion of the Underworld, he's been obsessing over him..."
The Monkey King chuckled and replied, "Let him be. The youngster is doing a good job at avoiding him. He could even see a chance to meet him secretly."
"You act like this isn't a problem. What if he just decided to go to the Underworld?"
Wukong discarded the ash in his pipe before answering, "Rudra and Ajuka are keeping an eye on him so he won't be able to do that." Under his sunglasses, he narrowed his eyes, "But it'll be a different story if he suddenly shows up today. I honestly sighed in relief when I realized that he won't be coming today."
Editors:
28th00: Aika and Kisuke already have children? Wild. Can’t wait for her to say this to him in front of the other girls, or they manifest and say it… Then again, the youth troupe technically already counted.
Avalokiteśvara is something I remember seeing years ago. I thought you lost your notes! I sure as hell didn’t remember it!
Goyya: I lost it. But few important points are still on my head.
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