After Angra Mainyu's defeat, Issei and Gogmagog came flying in to help Vali and Fenrir. As soon as they arrived, they saw Vali's armor in pieces as he tried to compress Hades' attack but only to a minimum effect. Fenrir, on the other hand, has had their movements sealed by trapping spells.
"I see... Angra Mainyu was defeated and you came back even more powerful than before." Hades commented at him.
Vali retreated for a bit before smirking at him, "This guy is a joke of existence. You'd actually have a better chance of defeating him if you put 10,000 naked beautiful women in front of him."
Issei stopped and thought about it for a moment before shivering from such 'horror', "Y-you might be right... I can't imagine winning against that."
Hades didn't know whether to laugh or grimace at such a stupid situation that was entirely plausible.
Vali was about to deploy his 'Satan Lucifer Smasher' with Issei and Gogmagog limiting Hades' movements, but before he could do so, a burst of unknown aura erupted from the other side of the temple and all of them were already familiar with a similar aura, "Who came here? That's not Kisuke Urahara or Yoruichi Shihouin." Vali immediately asked.
"It's Kiryuu...", answered Issei, "It looks like she learned directly from them."
Hades' ghostly eyes also darted towards the direction they were looking in and had a bad premonition coming over to him, along with regret, 'I really shouldn't have made him an enemy.'
And while they were distracted, numerous Teleportation Magic Circle behind Issei, Vali, Gogmagog, and Fenrir, revealing the entirety of the DxD Team. They had already finished cleaning up the Alliance of Hell's army and the only one left standing was Hades.
'It's my loss, huh...' Hades concluded, 'But I've already done my job.'
The new arrivals, however, couldn't put all their attention on Hades because of the aura that Aika was releasing, and only after Rias called them to focus did they properly face the Lord of the Realm of the Dead.
With the currently known strongest force in the world gathered in front of him, Hades could only laugh, "Kukuku... Wonderful... I'm truly honored to face all of you at the same time."
Dulio, the leader of DxD, stepped forward with his 10 white wings spread out, "I see that you are still very confident, Hades. But can you really laugh at this situation?"
"Kukuku... Of course." Hades held his staff with both of his hands and channeled his Divine Power into it, "After all, this is the most ideal situation."
Everyone frowned at his words and thought of how this could be the ideal situation for him. But soon, everyone received their answer, "Rias! I just received an SOS from the Alliance! It seems that Heaven is currently under attack and in need of urgent reinforcements!"
Rossweisse was just trying to send a message to authorities that the situation was already under control but found that she couldn't go through. After some tinkering with Security Magic, the connection was re-established and the first thing she received was an SOS from an ally.
Many eyes immediately returned to Hades as they immediately understood what he meant by the 'ideal' situation, "Kuku... Don't think of leaving so easily, and even if you do, you'd already be too late."
The Pendragon siblings tried prying the space open right away and Sun Wukong hurriedly sent an attack towards the space itself, but the three of them found extreme resistance from the space, 'So he wasn't just being merciful to the citizens of the city by not attacking it directly. It was a trap for us.' Thought the latter.
Issei clenched his fist and shouted, "You! What are you planning!?" Meanwhile, the others also started charging their attacks hoping that defeating Hades would allow them to leave this space, except for two people.
"I apologize." Hades replied with obvious sarcasm, "But the real point of attack isn't London, but Heaven with forces several times greater than... this..."
However, his words suddenly started trailing off when he noticed that the two people that should have been panicking the most were the calmest, and the bad premonition he'd had before just got stronger because of this.
The strangeness behind Hades' trailing voice also prompted everyone else to follow his sights toward Dulio and Griselda who were both quiet.
They wanted to ask what was going on but they wouldn't have a chance to do so as the answer, once again, presented itself.
A massive pressure suddenly enveloped the area as a familiar voice but with a much colder tone to it resounded, "I apologize too. They won't be able to make it back."
First, a black line presented itself in front of Team DxD before the dimensional fabric was torn open and revealed a 'horned monster with long flowing pale blonde hair'.
But it wasn't just his sudden intrusion that caught everyone's attention, but also the 'ball' that he suddenly threw towards Hades' feet. It rolled a few times before hitting Hades' robe. Hades looked down and met Apollo's wide-open eyes full of fear.
'The Gods that faced our team got defeated but every God that fought that group has perished... What a ruthless family.' Dulio thought while also sighing in relief. Although he acted calm, he and Griselda were actually quite nervous, but since Kisuke came here, it would mean that the problem in Heaven was successfully dealt with.
Kisuke wanted to talk with Hades some more but it seemed that Aika's side was escalating to an uncontrollable level, "As I promised, we meet again. This time, however, your skull won't end up with just a few cracks."
Hades felt depressed and gritted his teeth, "It really seems like it... But let me ask... What happened to the Tartarus?"
"I emptied it." Kisuke responded as he disappeared and reappeared in front of Hades and brought his sword to cut him down.
Hades clicked his tongue and hurriedly jumped backwards, but Kisuke's sword was faster than expected so a few of his ribs were cut. Sadly for him, it didn't just stop there as a blood-red energy arc emerged from Kisuke's sword and blasted Hades away, cracking most of his ribs. Due to his fight against Vali, Hades was already quite exhausted, so a simple attack from Kisuke was enough to put him into a very dangerous position.
Naturally, Kisuke wouldn't stop just because he's a bit tired and pointed his finger at him and charged a Cero before firing it towards the helpless God. At this point, Hades had already lost all hope and there's really no meaning for him to continue struggling.
Kisuke didn't move from his position and just continued pointing his finger at Hades who was already embedded on the rock and kept sending him devastating Ceros. With each blast, Hades would be buried deeper in the rocks while his bones continued cracking and his robes lost their purpose.
Although Hades had already stopped moving, Kisuke kept on going which made the others pity the God of the Dead, "K-Kisuke... Isn't that enough? He can't fight anymore."
Nevertheless, Kisuke pretended to be deaf in front of Issei's words and even sped up the process of recharging the Cero.
"Kisuke! Enough, please! He's not a threat anymore!" Issei grabbed his shoulder and pleaded with him.
Since Kisuke couldn't ignore him anymore, he instead returned a question, "Is there a point in letting him live?"
Issei and the rest finally got a full taste of how cold Kisuke could actually be.
As their leader, he had to step in so Dulio said, "Can you please let him go? The Alliance will be taking care of him. He still has value within the political sphere of the Mythologies around the world."
Still as cold as ever, Kisuke replied, "First, I'm not a member of your team. Second, I couldn't care less since I can't see the value in that myself."
Dulio and Issei were at loss on how they could convince Kisuke and the latter was even about to use force to stop him.
But alas, although Hades was about to perish from continuous blasts of destructive power, Kisuke couldn't do what he wanted as a Goddess materialized in front of Hades and started blocking Kisuke's attacks.
After a few more tries, Kisuke finally stopped and stared at the brown haired Goddess that was oozing with Divine Power. Kisuke squinted his eyes at the Goddess, recalling the records he had memorized, and said, "Persephone-san, is it? Are you here to rescue your husband? Unfortunately, I have no intention of sparing him."
Hearing Kisuke's words, Hades forced himself to look up to see the familiar back, "...Dear... You have nothing to do with this. Get out of the way. Kisuke Urahara, she's sinless so leave her alone."
But Persephone ignored him and returned Kisuke's stare, "I'd like to negotiate."
Kisuke kept his arm raised but eventually brought it down after careful consideration and some guesses as to why she would appear in front of him now with the confidence of striking a deal, "You've met Athena, I assume?"
Persephone nodded in affirmation, "Indeed and I promise you that you won't be disappointed. But before that..." her head turned in a certain direction, "I first would like you to stop your rampaging swordswoman and save my good friend."
Kisuke also turned towards the direction she was looking and thought, 'Looks like she really went into an 'Outrage'. Even though she's a Shinigami, her Zanpakuto spirits are still true Dragons.'
Editors:
28th00: Ah, Outrage, the “Holy fucking shit!” level of berserker rage power-ups in DxD, exclusive to Dragons. But yeah, leaving your enemies alive when you can just kill them is plain stupid to Kisuke. Especially when he couldn’t care less about politics or other factions. Still feel bad about Hades though.
Goyya: For those who didn’t like how Hades survive this, I’m sorry but he still has a role to fulfill in the future.
After the brief talk with Persephone, Kisuke immediately disappeared from his spot. The Goddess sighed in relief and turned to her messy husband and crouched down in front of him. Gently caressing his cheek, Persephone reprimanded, "I've been telling you, you are too trusting of Apollo. You should have known that his power of prophecy is not predicting the future, but enforcing it."
"...You know how ridiculous that sounds," replied Hades with a dejected tone.
"And what do you think of it now?"
Hades looked up to his one and only beloved wife and said, "His power of prophecy... It's ridiculously powerful."
Persephone gently smiled at him, "But that realization was too late. You have to pay for your actions."
Hades grimaced, not because of the impending punishment for him but his wife's involvement, "Why did you even come here in the first place?" He knew that the chances of them being on the winning side of history were very slim and the moment he lost, he was going down. With that in mind, he did his best to keep his wife out of all of this and even gave her his Divine Equipment 'Helmet of Darkness' that she could use in an event of the judgment affecting her. So when he pleaded with Kisuke not to hurt his wife, it all came from his purest wish which also became one of the reasons why Kisuke left him alone. He didn't want the God of the Dead to just suddenly become a 'main character' and create a 'miracle' by pushing the wrong button.
In any case, his hate for the relatively honest Hades couldn't be compared to the hate he had for the two-faced God of the Sun.
Persephone stood up and turned to the approaching DxD members and said, "Please take good care of him. He can't resist anymore."
Dulio nodded at her, "Don't worry about it, madam. We'll ensure that he's properly taken to a fair trial."
"Thank you." Persephone expressed her honest gratitude before flying away towards the other side of the temple that's still shaking due to an ongoing battle.
"Should we go and watch too?" asked Vali, seething with excitement.
Dulio immediately gave him an answer by shaking his head in disagreement, "No. There's a chance that the Evies are targeting the current conflict so we have to escort Hades and the remaining members of the Alliance of Hell to a secure location."
Normally, a few members would have been enough, but now that there's an unknown force lurking in the shadows, they can't be complacent since there are also anonymous reports that these Evies are abducting people for some unknown reason. If they really are targeting the current war and successfully secure a few of the war prisoners, no faction would put any actual effort to look for them.
Dulio really hated politics so the best he could do is prevent that from happening.
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When Kisuke arrived, the first thing he saw was Medusa retraining the transformed Aika using her chains, 'Is this her Bankai?'
He quickly scanned the surroundings and saw everyone that'd just returned from the other world except for the kids along with the unknown and haggard Goddess who was resting behind Medusa.
He didn't have time to greet them with Aika breaking the chains with just brute force and letting out a roar that was impossible for her throat.
As soon as she was freed, Aika gripped her giant broadsword and flew towards Medusa. But before she could swing down her sword, Aika felt something on her right and unconsciously put up her arm to defend. The next instant, a foot landed on her arm and sent her flying.
Medusa watched Aika crash and pulverize multiple rocks on her way and land a few hundred meters away while using her broadsword to stab the ground to control her momentum, "Isn't that too much?" she asked while turning her head to Aika's attacker.
"It may not look like it, but she's perfectly fine... Which also surprised me. I thought I could disable her for a minute or two but she managed to defend in time.", replied Kisuke, "Retreat with everyone first. I'll take care of her. Also, make sure that someone is following Hades' transfer."
Sending himself forwards, Kisuke met Aika who also jumped in and blocked her broadsword with Benihime in his hand.
After watching for a few seconds, Medusa turned to Hecate and silently bid her farewell before returning to her companions and disappearing from the realm with a Teleportation Magic.
Persephone also soon arrived beside her and asked, "Are you alright?"
Hecate stood up and fixed her attire, "I'm alright, thanks to the man's companion."
Persephone helped her while saying, "I'm surprised that she managed to push you this far."
Hecate sighed in exasperation and looked towards the two 'monsters' clash that leveled their surroundings, "She's my bane! Ever since taking that form, all my spells have been ineffective against her brute force! She breaks everything with just physical strength and that sword of hers erases logic! How is that fair for a Spellcaster like me!? I almost died!"
Persephone covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled since it has been a while since she saw her dear friend act like this.
"Stop laughing! And that guy, how is able to clash with her like that? Does he want to say goodbye to his arm?!"
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The moment Kisuke met Aika's broadsword, his mouth twitched and he hurriedly deflected it to the side before kicking her away and retreating, 'What the hell? I'm in full Hollowfication and even have my 3rd gate opened. How is it that I still lose in the physical department? And quite a ways too.'
Immediately after, he heard Benihime's voice inside his head, [I also can't use any ability while touching that sword.]
A drop of sweat came running down from his forehead, 'First Riveria-san, and this time Aika? And what do you mean you can't use any ability? You're being sealed?' Kisuke sent a sword arc towards the incoming Aika but the latter just swung her broadsword and split it before it disappeared without doing anything.
[No. Just like now, she's sending it somewhere. It looks like she's erasing energy-based attacks by sending them somewhere else.]
"Then we would have no choice but to confront her physically, wouldn't we?" Kisuke muttered while staring at Aika's Draconic eye without a shred of calmness in it, 'She totally lost control, huh... And it became even worse since it's a Dragon's Outrage that elevates a Dragon's power several times over.'
Kisuke deflected Aika's sword once again and tried to pin her down using trapping spells, but the same as Hecate's experience, she'll just break it with pure physical ability.
Pointing two of his fingers at her, Kisuke muttered, "Kin (Restraint)!"
A pair of black cloth appeared on top of Aika and dropped onto her, forcing her to the ground by artificial gravity pull. Along the ends of the cloth, slabs of stone pinned it to the ground, further stopping Aika from standing up.
However, Kisuke knew that this wouldn't last so he brought down his arm and activated the second part of Bakudou 99, "First song, Shiyuu(Constriction)!"
White cloth appeared and immediately wrapped itself around Aika and made her look like a mummy. But even that was already on the verge of breaking so Kisuke continued, "Second song, Hyakurensan(Hundred Bolts)!"
Hundreds of iron bolts with strong paralyzing effects appeared around Aika before piercing through the white cloth. But not even a second past, some of the bolts were already ejected away.
"Final song, Bankin Taihou(Ultimate Suppression)!" A gigantic hexagonal stone block materialized on top of Aika and multiplied the gravitational force she was feeling and sank her to the ground.
Kisuke was hoping that she'd be stopped for at least a few minutes so that he could make some arrangements to seal her more and then wake her up. Nevertheless, he underestimated Aika's physical strength in her current form as all the restrictions around Aika burst open simultaneously prior to swinging her sword upwards and cutting the stone block in half before it could even drop and touch her.
"...Seriously?" Kisuke could only mutter in surprise as he prepared to meet Aika's sword-thrust with his blade. Except, before the blades could meet, a red line suddenly split Aika's broadsword in half as it expanded in thickness before it opened like a giant maw and revealed rows full of razor-sharp Dragon teeth,"!?"
Since Kisuke wasn't expecting it to open like a jaw, he couldn't avoid it by dodging to the sides, and even if he could jump back, Aika's 'sword' was faster. In a split second, the teeth instantly sank into Kisuke's flesh even though his defense was boosted to the highest levels.
Editors:
28th00: Oof, Dragon Outraged Bankai with some bullshit that forces physical confrontation? That sounds painful.
Goyya: Sounds really useful when you just want to destroy everything around you.
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