Apollo was disheveled after blocking Kisuke's sudden attack through his power of light, however, he couldn't mind his current appearance as he looked behind him. Understanding the sheer devastation they'd just experienced, Apollo's orange eyes turned brighter as his Divine Power was fully unleashed, shaking the whole realm, "Kisuke Urahara!!! I'll end you!"
Kisuke signaled Gabriel to back off and the latter could only sigh in dismay, "Please don't let the destruction spread."
Apollo ignored the retreating Gabriel and swung down his right arm. In an instant, a pillar of light that threatened to burn all existence into ashes engulfed Kisuke without any effort.
Apollo knew that this wasn't enough to defeat him so he summoned his silver bow and golden arrows. He then imbued both of them with his Divine Power and his own light and heat attribute, which was both holy in nature and supposedly most effective against Devils.
Stretching the bowstring to its limit, Apollo released the arrow capable of annihilating even the Devil Kings if there were no strong defensive barriers in place, "...Die."
The golden arrow, shimmering with holy light, instantly traveled the space between Apollo and the pillar of light. But before it could even reach its target, a pure white hand with black claws emerged from the pillar, catching the arrow and causing a strong shockwave that leveled the surrounding area .
"!?" The flabbergasted Apollo immediately retreated back while watching his arrow struggle within the strange hand of what could only be a monster, "How!?"
The struggle between both sides lasted for about ten seconds, before the hand closed its fingers and crushed the tip of the arrow, causing the energy within it to be released all at once and resulting in an explosion akin to a high-yield intercontinental missile. Apollo immediately put forward his hands to block it but the wind pushed him further away.
As the mushroom cloud made out of debris and flames rapidly rose up, a silhouette entered Apollo's sights and he immediately recognized the horned individual dashing towards him with three 'blood drums' behind him linked together, '...That form...'
Apollo immediately recovered his balance and got ready to meet the fully hollowfied Kisuke in Shunko by imbuing his Divine Power into his whole body while concentrating most of it in both of his arms. He knew that explosion might have caused the death of his remaining men, but he couldn't worry about that right now.
"Huuppp!!!" Both of them held their breaths and each threw a punch at the other. The clash of fists caused a shockwave that destroyed the ground below them. Apollo and Kisuke coldly stared at each other before they started throwing punch after punch, with each of them clashing and further destroying their surroundings. Soon enough their simple-minded clash evolved into a full-blown martial arts contest with both of them leaving their weapons behind in exchange for full body freedom of movement.
Fists as heavy as hammers, legs as fast as spears, and elbows as sharp as swords, both of them used everything just to make their opponent reveal a slight opening and when successful, immediately go for the kill.
Gabriel and her subordinates were watching the fight from a few kilometers away and were maintaining a barrier to prevent the damage they were causing from spreading further.
"Unbelievable... So this is a battle between top fighters aiming for each other's life. I didn't think it would be much different from the Azazel Tournament." One of the Angels commented. He imagined himself in between them and knew he wouldn't last even for a few seconds.
One of the more veteran Angels then added, "Kisuke Urahara's abilities are surprising, but I'm more concerned with Apollo since he's never shown this much skill nor were there any records of him being capable of this. To think he'd be hiding his abilities until this point..."
Another Angel turned to Gabriel and asked, "But isn't this strange? Although Apollo proved to be stronger than we thought, isn't it very strange that he only came with such a small force? Even if he successfully caught us off guard and there were traitors in our midst, the most they could do is occupy the Third Heaven and they wouldn't even be able to hold on to it for very long."
Gabriel remained quiet for a moment before answering, "I already decided to leave this to him, so let's trust him. In the meantime, tell the others to expedite their missions. No matter what happens, it'll be more reassuring to have them back as soon as possible."
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Ten minutes into their brawl, Apollo decided to disengage after his head had cooled down during their prolonged fight. He thought that Kisuke wouldn't allow him to do that and was prepared to blast him away the next chance he got, but was surprised when Kisuke also retreated the moment he did.
And only when watching from afar did Apollo figure out why, '...My arrow injured him.'
Apollo could remember Kisuke's hollowfied form from all the instances that he'd used it and compared to now, his body is full of cracks and most of them were concentrated on the arm that he used to block his arrow, 'Not only that, I remembered that those 'drums' behind him should give him some sort of armor, but it seems that he can't materialize it right now.'
Raising his hand, Apollo retrieved his bow and dematerialized it, "I must admit, you are strong. But looking at you, it should be hard to even stand straight. There's no way you'd be able to kill me unless you risked your life for it."
And as Apollo observed, Kisuke's body was a wreck and he has been trying to regenerate his internal injuries. However, it doesn't matter for him since what he needs is for Apollo not to escape and make his next move. Still wearing his smile, Kisuke replied, "My~ You still don't know my bottom line. Though it did surprise me how you could keep up with me despite having lower physical abilities. Is this your power of prophecy... No... predictions? It's really convenient when you can see the future. I'll admit, I'm a bit envious since that's one of the few abilities I can't replicate."
"Awfully confident, are you?" Apollo grabbed his necklace, "Did you perhaps forget that I came here to invade and take over this place?"
The smile on Kisuke's face disappeared.
In turn, it was Apollo's turn to grin, "I hate to break it to you, but you have no way of winning."
Apollo crushed the gem inlaid in the necklace and an unknown corrosive power began to permeate the whole area. Kisuke immediately jumped back to escape its influence but before he could figure out what the aura was, a 100-meter swirling black and a purple hole appeared on top of Apollo while he proudly proclaimed, "Too bad for you, I brought an army that almost toppled the entirety of Olympus, and no matter how strong you are, you have no way of fighting against that."
The Angels in the distance began panicking as they felt the numerous Deities and monsters on the other side of the hole. Gabriel had to take down the barrier and asked every Angel to come to the Third Heaven and even started contacting the Alliance for immediate reinforcement.
Contrary to the anxiety-filled Angels, however, there was almost no change in Kisuke's demeanor. Apollo thought that he had already given up and was about to welcome the first prisoner to be released.
At that moment, a larger grin on Kisuke's face emerged as he raised his right arm, "Oh God~ How scary~ I definitely have no way of winning. In that case..." Kisuke snapped his fingers and as soon as the sound echoed everywhere, red electric arcs started emerging from the hole and a second later, it suddenly began to rotate in the opposite direction while the purple light in it was replaced by a red one, "I don't want to fight them~!"
"W-what?" Apollo looked up and was incredibly confused by these changes. A second later, the emerging aura of individuals on the other side of the hole started to disappear one by one... Until nothing was left, "...W-what...?"
Editors:
28th00: You know, whenever I see these fights I just go “But, Kisuke is a consummate master Assassin, deception is literally his bread and butter.”, not to mention he’s not using his Zanpakuto, which is where the vast majority of a Shinigami’s power is… It’s not like he even attempts to obfuscate or hide the fact that he's an Assassin either! Geez, half his group are Assassins or effectively subclass into it! Shirone even counts as one with her sniping a God, not to mention her literally famous for being one, sister!
Also, you really don’t wanna use dimensional/spatial magic against him, it’s just not a good idea.
Goyya: Using space techniques is fine, but not the one infected with a ‘virus’.
Apollo had been staring at the portal for a while, but he still couldn't stop questioning himself on what's happening, starting from whether this was reality or not, "...W-what's happening?"
And while Apollo was having an existential crisis for putting all of his eggs in one basket, Kisuke stepped forward and started reducing the distance between them slowly, 'To be fair, his basket and eggs were made out of Adamantium, so I can't really blame him.' So when Kisuke found out about their plan, instead of breaking these metaphorically indestructible eggs, he opted to steal and hide them from him.
'I'll throw these eggs at that guy's face if he decides to betray us.' Kisuke chuckled to himself, but the aura he's emitting was far from casual as it was bordering on killing intent.
Kisuke only stopped walking when Apollo suddenly turned to him with a crazed expression, "What did you do!?"
Kisuke didn't answer immediately and watched the 'Gate of Tartarus' close quietly. He smirked at him and replied, "Aren't you the guy who could see the future? You didn't see this coming? It looks like I severely overestimated you."
With all of his plans crumbling in front of him, Apollo lost it and pulled his bow and arrow. This time, putting everything in it with the intention to destroy this entire space. He devolved into a madman who could only think, 'If I can't have it, no one can!'
Naturally, Kisuke wouldn't allow him to do this and finally revealed the fang that he'd been hiding, "4th Gate, Depression."
The instant the fourth 'drum' appeared, the massive amount of Reiatsu laced with destructive Blood Ki immediately exploded outwards. Accompanying it was his blood-red gauntlet and leg armor that he 'couldn't' materialize. Although Kisuke was indeed injured, he didn't materialize his armor on purpose.
But what caught Apollo's eyes was the new addition with the 4th gate's opening, a translucent red floating scarf that wrapped behind him and coiled around both of his arms, '...T-that's!? Divine Power!?'
However, before Apollo could think any further, Kisuke suddenly disappeared from his sight and a very strong premonition made even his own Divine Power act to automatically protect him, 'Death.'
That single word made Apollo realize that there was nothing more important than his own life, 'There's always a next time.'
Apollo immediately took back the power he'd given to his bow and arrow and jumped back while using his final card, running away.
The space behind Apollo suddenly vibrated before it split open, creating a hole just big enough for one person to go through. It was the path of retreat that he'd prepared in case something disastrous happened or those from Tartarus decided to betray him and it should shut itself closed the moment he goes through it. And even if someone reopened it, he'll be long gone.
"I will have my revenge... Hmmm?" Sadly for him, no plan of his has ever come to fruition and even this time was no exception. Thin strings appeared behind the hole he'd created and started sewing it back together at blinding speeds, "!?"
And unfortunately for him, those strings were not the only ones as a few more emerged from his feet and started tying his limbs up. Apollo traced where these strings were coming from and saw a tall woman with long black hair waving her fingers at him with a smile while saying something. Reading her lips, he immediately understood what she was trying to say, "Sayonara~!"
The strings were not that strong and they could easily be broken by Apollo. Nevertheless, that split second he needed to break these were enough to tip the scales between life and death. Apollo saw Kisuke appearing in front of him and struck his chest with his palm, while he stared widely at his terrifying blackened eyes.
"N-"
Apollo tried to say something but immediately lost his ability to do so when a hole in his chest was opened. The next moment, the world in Apollo's eyes started rotating out of control. Even then, he was still able to see his arms and legs flung away because the torso it was attached to exploded into countless pieces. At that point, he'd finally realized what was going on. His head flew away.
A few seconds later, his world stopped spinning and he saw Kisuke's arm on top of his head as he looked at his eyes slowly fading out of life, "You wanted your revenge? Too bad for you, you won't have a turn after I get mine." Those were Kisuke's last words for him.
Before succumbing to eternal rest, Apollo thought to himself, 'I'm really good... At predicting the future.'
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Issei, Vali, Fenrir, and Gog moved towards the Greek-style temple when they felt an extraordinary pressure and a godly aura coming from the temple. Vali prepared to fight as a transportation circle appeared in the air; Hades and Angra Mainyu, who had the appearance of a dark aura taking humanoid form, had arrived. Both Hades and Angra Mainyu possessed terrible auras, with Hades' aura being even stronger than Angra Mainyu's. Angra Mainyu, seeing both of them, admitted he always knew that those dragons were terrible monsters. Issei told them to surrender, but Hades said they wouldn't, though he admitted that even if they won against Issei and Vali, they would have to fight the other Longinus users, Ajuka, Vidar, and eventually Shiva. Hades admitted that there was no possible way they could win in the end.
Vali asked them if they knew that, why did they choose to fight at all. Angra Mainyu pointed out that they have allies who followed them and believed in them despite them knowing this, and that they'd be a joke if they just gave up now. They also pointed out that they just couldn't agree with DxD. Vali laughed while saying it's better than running away at least. There was a flash of light in Hades' eye and he said;
"Go ahead, your souls are showing no signs of weakness, and I will destroy them with my own hands."
The fight split into Vali & Fenrir vs Hades and Issei & Gogmagog vs Angra Mainyu. Issei launched an aura cannon while Angra Mainyu created multiple Zoroastrianism Magic circles and launched various elemental magic attacks. Both attacks collided creating an explosion. They continued fighting each other with Angra Mainyu managing to damage Issei's hands, paralyzing them, and the impact could be felt in his bones. Vali released an aura blast at Hades, who blocked them with his staff and released his own at Vali. They were so powerful that Vali couldn't [Reflect] them properly, so he had to dodge them. Fenrir tried to attack Hades, but he kept dodging and counterattacking him. Hades was avoiding fighting head-on with Fenrir while being wary of Vali. Hades and Vali damaged each other, but since Hades was fighting both Vali and Fenrir at the same time, he was truly a powerful being. Vali contacted Issei through a magic circle, saying that he can win against Hades, but it will be difficult given that they have a time limit.
Issei vs Angra Mainyu fought in an aura vs magic battle, as sometimes Issei would damage Angra Mainyu, and sometimes Angra Mainyu would transform his body into a dark mist to avoid Issei's attacks and transform back. Issei thought of using [Penetrate], but Angra Mainyu admitted that Issei was quite strong and he was going to lose at this rate. Then Angra Mainyu shapeshifted his body into a beautiful woman with black hair, large breasts, a thin waist, and thighs just right. His voice changed to a lovely woman's voice and he was wearing a dress with a high exposure rate. Issei looked away saying that it was too nasty and early for a high school student to see. Angra laughed, saying that this was very effective against the current Red Dragon Emperor as Issei's aura began to shake.
"How stupid." All of a sudden, an intruder interrupted their fight and when Issei turned to her, he muttered in surprise, "Kiryuu?"
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AN: The last part was from DxD wiki except for the last sentence. Credits goes to the contributors of the wiki.
https://highschooldxd.fandom.com/wiki/Hell_Disaster
Editors:
28th00: Wot. No, seriously, wot? Apollo got his torso exploded, but wtf was that ending. I know you were using a summary, but legitimately, wtf DxD?
Goyya: I apologize to all the readers who went through that abrupt summary.
For those who want to see something similar to what happened to Apollo. Here;
[Since I can't post image here in Webnovel, you can search it up. It's the last page of Bleach Manga Chapter 610]
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