Chapter 21

<Y/n p.o.v.>

Izzy and Rias were walking towards Kokabiel.

Izzy, boosting her power all the way.

Everyone watched at what was to transpire.

Eventually Izzy reached maximum.

"I'm ready now, are you" Izzy asked.

"Absolutely" Rias said.

"Boosted Gearr, Gift! Transfer" Izzy said.

TRANSFER!

The Dragon's power coursed into Rias.

And yet again she moaned.

She then started releasing massive amounts of power.

"Holy shit" Izzy said.

"She's amazing" Asia said.

"I can feel the waves of power, even from over here" Kiba said.

"Fun fact, you can actually taste it too" I said with a chuckle.

Kokabiel laughed.

"Now things are getting interesting. Yes, what you've got there is a Devil's power, to the highest degree. You've been blessed with strength on par with that of your big bad brother, little girl" Kokabiel said.

Rias began charging up energy.

"In that case. Be gone" She said.

She released her most powerful attack.

Kokabiel was holding onto it.

His face showed just how much he was enjoying this new fight.

"So much better, and far more interesting. Almost a good as Sirzechs" Kokabiel said.

Rias put more energy into her attack.

Kokabiel was laughing.

Eventually Rias ran out of power.

Izzy ran to Rias' aid.

"GO AKENO" Rias said.

Akeno flew up.

"Now ring out, Thunder" Akeno said.

She released a large stream of electricity.

Kokabiel used his wings to block the lightning.

"Could it be she who possesses the power of Baraqiel is trying to fight" Kokabiel said.

"Don't speak his name. I'M NOTHING LIKE THAT CREATURE" Akeno said in anger.

"What's a Baraqiel" Izzy asked.

"One of the Fallen Angel leaders. He can use lightning and thunder. So basically Akeno's power" Xenovia said.

Well it's more exactly but...

"Well that's a strange coincidence" Izzy said.

It's no coincidence.

Akeno had just released the rest of her magical power.

Kokabiel was laughing.

"Oh dear, say it isn't so. Why choose to fall so far as to be a Devil. What an amusing house, Rias. The Red Dragon Empress, a ruined Holy Sword Project subject, and Baraqiel's daughter" Kokabiel said.

Izzy and Xenovia were shocked.

"For real Akeno? You're the daughter of a Fallen Angel" Izzy asked.

Akeno looked away.

"Who cares what she is. She's still family, and if she's a Fallen then that just makes her my favorite Fallen. Heck, she's the best Fallen then" I said.

Akeno turned to me, and smiled whilst holding in tears.

Kokabiel chuckled.

"How terribly amusing. A propensity for inferior products must run in the family" Kokabiel said.

Rias got angry.

"Your insulting comments about my brother will not be tolerated! But for insulting my servants, you will pay the ultimate price, and die" Rias said.

Kokabiel landed on the ground.

He retracted his wings.

"By all means, go ahead and try. Possessor of the Welsh Dragon, Crimson Haired Ruin Princess, and the Devil King's baby sister! Please tell me you realize you're confronting the archenemy of Devils. Might as well take advantage of this opportunity. You may never get it again" Kokabiel said.

"And now I'm done" I said.

Everyone turned to me.

"I was wanting to see how things played out but it seems this is just becoming a game of hot potato with insults. So now I'm going to fight seriously" I said.

"You'll have to get past us first" Dohnaseek said.

I laughed.

"Sorry, I forgot you were here. You're so weak I couldn't even focus on you when everyone here is stronger than you" I said.

They got pissed.

"Why you're working with Kokabiel I have no clue. But I have to ask, why did you betray my brother" I asked.

"Kokabiel is going to make us the top race, the winners of the war" Mittelt said.

"As for your brother, he wouldn't sleep with us. He would reject us and never fulfill our desires. All for the sake of some promise. So naturally we would go for a man who was more than happy to help us" Raynare said.

Dohnaseek smirked.

"So you betrayed the one who loved you for you, so you would go for the one who loved you for your bodies" I asked.

"Dohnaseek loves us more than Ika ever did, tell them babe" Raynare said.

Dohnaseek looked nervous.

"E-Enough of this, let's kill him already" Dohnaseek said.

"Wait" Izzy said.

The Fallen Whores turned to her.

"What was Ika's promise? He must've had a good reason to do what he did" Izzy asked.

I sighed.

Sorry brother.

"In order for you to fully understand, I'll tell his story. Umbra Witches require contracts with Demons in order to use their powers. Ikagaki was on his way to make a contract with a Demon. He eventually found a Demon Girl. The two of them became good friends and decided to make a contract with each other. The lone Witch wanted a friend, so he wanted to make another contract with her, obviously not a real contract. As long as they were friends, they would have each other's backs outside of the contract. After many years they fell in love and decided to altering the contract for the better. The two of them would be together forever, on the soul condition that they won't give their bodies to anyone, even if they have a harem. Ally and Ika will reunite one day and will seal the contract. In short, Ika will never sleep with anyone until he reunites with his lover" I said.

"That sounds so sweet. Waiting loyally to spend eternity together, how romantic" Asia said.

The Fallen Whores looked shocked.

"B-But why can't he fulfill his promise? What prevented him from having us" Raynare asked.

"I'll tell you why. He fell in love with the Demon he made a contract with, but something has prevented her from being summoned. He's tried everything to see her again, but she's gone. He can still use his powers, but he can't find his lover. So he waits and searches for her whenever he can" I said.

Everyone looked sad.

"And now he can't see his lover ever again. All because you are so slutty and you wanted to get fucked. So you killed the man who saved you from death" I said, looking at them in disgust.

The Fallen girls looked sad.

"Forget about the little shit. You have me now, and we're soon gonna be the apex race once Kokabiel's done" Dohnaseek said.

"Oh yes, I forgot about that. Time to fight seriously" I said.

"Not on our watch" Dohnaseek said.

I turned to him.

"Can I ask you a question" I asked.

"What is it" He asked.

"What ever happened to my clone" I asked.

And on queue my clone appeared.

He was about slice Dohnaseek with Naberius.

Dohnaseek grabbed Raynare and Mittelt.

When the clone swung his sword, Dohnaseek used the two Fallen girls as meat shields.

I summoned Gilgamesh, charged up some enrgyand went to punch him.

He pushed Kalawarner so she would get hit.

Kalawarner fell to the ground.

Dohaseek flew over to Kokabiel.

"W-WHAT THE HELL DOHNASEEK. YOU DON'T DO THAT TO YOUR GIRLFRIENDS" Raynare said.

"Oh shut it you slut. I never gave a shit about you, all you were to me were sex toys. I couldn't let that little shit Witch have you, who else was going to be my sex slaves" Dohnaseek said.

The Fallen girls looked shocked.

"B-But, after what we did for you...y-you-" Kalawarner said.

"Yes, you killed for my dick, as you sluts should. You don't have anything worth a damn, save for your bodies" Dohnaseek said.

The Fallen girls looked heartbroken.

"And to think, he was the guy you killed Ika over" I said.

The Fallen girls began crying their eyes out.

I walked over to Izzy.

"As for you Kokabiel. I don't care if you're Ika's friend, or that you're a leader class. If you say anything about my friends, I'm going to rip your wings off" I said.

My clone arrived next to me.

"Yeah, say anything about them again and I'll kill you" Izzy said.

Kokabiel summoned a light sword.

"Really? You must be idiots" Kokabiel said.

"I am what I am, asshole. Stay right there if you want some. Now Boosted Gear, go" Izzy said.

BOOST!

"Don't Izzy, no" Rias said.

"KIBA, XENOVIA, KONEKO, LET'S BUY HER SOME TIME" I shouted.

They nodded.

The five of us charged at Dohnaseek and Kokabiel.

Xenovia and Kiba tried slashing at Kokabiel's sides.

Kokabiel summoned an extra light sword and blocked both of their swords.

"Oh? What's more fun than Holy Sword and Holy Devil Sword attacks at the same time" Kokabiel asked.

"This" Koneko said.

She tried attacking from above.

Kokabiel used his wings to knock them away.

Koneko seemed the most hurt.

I had an idea.

My clone and I stood in front of everyone.

We extended our hand.

"Come here" We said in sync.

Kokabiel smirked, and showed his wings.

"You want me to come over there, very well then. If I mus-" Kokabiel said.

"Oh sorry Kokabiel, we weren't talking to you" I said.

He was confused.

"Then what are you talking to" He asked.

"Well if you remember, when you and I fought. My clone and I threw a weapon at you..." I said.

"The two of us were talking to them" My clone finished.

When it finally clicked in Kokabiel's head about what we were talking about, it was too late.

Both Pandoras returned to our hand, but not before slicing two wings off of Kokabiel.

Kokabiel roared in pain.

Dohnaseek headed towards us.

"Goliath, stop him" I said.

Goliath charged over and tried smashing Dohnaseek.

Dohnaseek flew out of the way.

Goliath's stomach mouth began glowing.

When it opened up, a fiery vortex formed.

It began sucking anything it could.

Some of the school was being suck in.

Dohnaseek held onto my clone.

"HA, IF I GO, YOU GO WITH ME" He said.

"Mate, that's my clone" I said.

My clone smirked, then disappeared.

Dohnaseek was pulled into the fiery vortex.

He was then pulled into the stomach mouth.

Goliath began chewing on him.

He then threw up Dohnaseek.

Dohnaseek's wings had been burned.

He ain't flying any time soon.

Dohnaseek began running away from Goliath, with Goliath giving chase.

As I turned to Kokabiel, Kokabiel released a twin slash with his swords.

I blocked the attack.

Then I pushed it away.

"Is this all you got? I'm offended" I said.

Xenovia and Kiba nodded.

"Still wanting more huh? Well hop to it already" Kokabiel said.

Kiba got back up.

"Sword birth" Kiba said.

She summoned a ring of Holy Devil swords around Kokabiel.

They flew straight towards him.

He used his swings to block them.

One sword grazed him due to his lack of wings.

"Cute, but is that all you got" Kokabiel asked.

Kokabiel then used his wings to destroy the swords.

Kiba zoomed to him and tried stabbing him.

He caught the sword.

Kiba summoned another sword and tried another attack.

He caught it too.

"Give up yet" Kokabiel asked.

"Never" Kiba said.

She summoned a third sword, and used her mouth to hold it.

She then sliced his face.

He held his face.

A large cut was on his face.

"You cut me"' He said.

He then fired a magic attack at Kiba.

It was about to hit Kiba, but Xenovia appeared and used her sword to block it.

She then sliced the magic attack, destroying it.

"Why fight so hard for a group of losers who don't even know they've lost their master" Kokabiel asked.

"Mind clarifying" Rias asked.

"Kokabiel, tell me what 'lost their master' is supposed to mean" Xenovia said.

"Whoops. That just slipped right out" Kokabiel said.

Xenovia got angry.

"Answer my question now" She demanded.

Kokabiel started laughing.

He was laughing hard.

"I guess I am trying to start a war. There's no point in hiding it any longer. I might as well tell you the brutal truth" Kokabiel said.

"So it's true then" I said.

Kokabiel turned to me.

"So you figured it out" He said.

"I have" I said.

"What is it Y/n? Tell me" Rias said.

I sighed.

"Tell me Kokabiel, the Devil Kings weren't the only ones who died in the last three way war, were they" I said.

He laughed.

"What is it" Asia asked.

"Asia, Xenovia, I'm sorry to say this, but God died in the last three-way war" I said.

Everyone was shocked.

"No way. God's dead" Xenovia questioned.

"He's what? God has been dead? How is that possible" Rias questioned.

"Want me to tell you how I figured it out" I asked.

"Please, do tell" Kokabiel said.

I had everyone's attention.

"I thought something was odd with this world since I got here. Over time I picked up the pieces and put them together, and came up with a theory. And then there was something that Kiba's comrades said that basically cemented that theory. They mentioned about there being no God, and you're reaction has just confirmed it" I said.

"Back then, the Devils lost all their kings and most of their high-level Devils. The Angels and Fallen Angels lost almost everyone, except for their leaders. Pure Angels could not increase their numbers, and purebred Devils are just as rare, aren't they" Kokabiel said.

"It's not true, it can't be" Asia said.

"All sides have been ruined to the point where they have to rely on humans to survive. Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils. The leaders of the three factions had to seal away this information. That way the God-fearing humans would keep on fearing" Kokabiel said.

Xenovia collapsed to her knees.

"Lies. They're lies. It's not true" Xenovia aid.

"Now, try to remember I couldn't care less about about any of that. What drives me crazy is the fact that after God and those Devil Kings died...IT WAS DECIDED TO STOP THE WAR! WHY WOULD THEY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINNING? HOW DARE THEY TRY TO KEEP ME FROM SQUASHING MY ENEMIES JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING FUN! WE WOULD HAVE WON! EVEN THAT BASTARD AZAZEL DECLARED HERE WOULD NEVER BE ANOTHER WAR. WHAT THE FUCK" Kokabiel said.

Asia stood up.

"God doesn't exist anymore? Then where is the love that has been given to us coming from" Asia asked.

"If I had to guess, it's probably Michael. The leader of the Angels, acting as God's agent seems the most logical outcome" I said.

"The Archangel Michael is acting as God's agent? That means all our prayers..." Xenovia said.

"As long as the system works, prayers and exorcisms will endure to a certain extent. I'm sure someone has been listening" Kokabiel said.

Asia fainted.

Izzy went to check on her.

"It's a n-natural reaction. I'm surprised I can still think right now" Xenovia said.

"Well, I suppose knowing the number of believers in God has drastically dropped probably doesn't help anything, does it. But without anyone to manage the balance between good and evil, it's no wonder that something contradictory like the Holy Devil Sword would appear. Which means the war must continue. And I'll keep it going by taking your heads if I have to" Kokabiel said.

Everyone had mixed reactions about God's death, I however...

"Who cares if God is dead" I said.

Everyone turned to me.

"What was that" Kokabiel asked.

"I said who cares if God is dead. He's never once been helpful in my life, and he certainly has never made my life easier. All the good things in my life stem from Hell itself, and I love that fact" I said.

I raised my sword and pointed it at Kokabiel.

"SINCE THE DAY I WAS BORN, I'VE NEVER GIVEN TWO SHITS IF GOD IS ALIVE OR NOT. HELL IF HE STOOD IN MY WAY, I'D PUT THE FUCKER DOWN MYSELF" I said.

Xenovia looked shocked.

"HIM BEING ALIVE OR DEAD DOESN'T AFFECT ME, BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SOME REJECT ELF LOOKING BASTARD IS GOING TO DIE FOR TRYING TO HURT MY TOWN, MY FRIENDS, AND ABOVE ALL...MY FAMILY" I shouted.

"Y/n's right" Izzy said.

Izzy walked up to me.

"I don't care what reasons you got, we're neve going to let you destroy this town" Izzy said.

She has never looked so cute, and I've never been more proud of her.

"Izzy, if you kill him, I'm gonna kiss you senseless"' I said.

She blushed.

"C-Can you do it...without your shirt on" She asked.

"I'll do it naked if you want, no one else around. And if you play your cards right, I might just have to take your virginity" I said.

This sparked something in her.

Her Sacred Gear was powering up at a massive rate.

"I'M GOING TO HAVE Y/N TO MYSELF, YEAH" Izzy shouted.

She raised her Sacred Gear in the air.

EXPLOSION!

Izzy's gauntlet changed form

It looked more powerful.

Kokabiel threw a light spear at her.

She smashed it, then smashed Kokabiel's face in.

"A-Are you kidding me? All the Red Dragon had to do to power up was think about sleeping with some boy. This has to be a joke" Kokabiel said.

"It's no joke. You messed with the two strongest servants of Rias Gremory, and trust me when I say...YOU'RE GOING DOWN" I said.

I turned into my Devil Trigger form.

Kokabiel got scared and tried to fly away.

I flew towards him.

"THIS IS YOUR EN-" I said, about to slice him.

I stopped.

He stopped too.

He sensed it, this power.

Something was coming.

No...it was here!

Sona's barrier smashed like glass.

Something just destroyed the barrier.

When we turned to the source we all had mixed reactions.

Rias, her peerage and I were happy.

The Fallen Angel girls were shocked.

Dohnaseek and Kokabiel looked scared.

The thing that destroyed the barrier...was Ika.

He was alive, but he wasn't happy.

He was pissed.

"I-IKAGAKI" Kokabiel questioned.

Red wings made out of Ika's hair appeared from his back.

He flew towards Kokabiel and punched him.

Kokabiel slammed into the ground hard.

As he flew past me I could see his eyes.

They were ready to kill!

"B-But how? Y-You're supposed to be dead" Dohnaseek asked.

He slowly turned to Dohnaseek.

"Goliath...bring him here" Ika said.

His voice seemed dark.

I could feel his voice in my heart.

Is this fear?

Goliath had thrown Dohnaseek towards Ika.

Dohnaseek was now looking at a murderous Ika.

Dohnaseek tried running away but Gomorrah appeared and blocked his path.

"Keep him occupied, I have to deal with Kokabiel first" Ika said.

Kokabiel took flight.

Ika flew up.

The two were face to face.

"Y-You can't be alive. T-They killed you" Kokabiel said as he pointed to the other Fallen.

"Fuggetaboutit! I can take down mountain sized entities with ease. At MOST they damaged my hat, and destroyed my Tavern. Normally I wouldn't make things personal, however..." He said.

As Ika flared some of his power, the moon turned bloody red.

"You saw fit to try to kill me, destroy my Tavern. Then you decided to try to destroy this town, hurt my friends and family, and start a war with millions of lives on the line. I have no choice but to kill you" Ika said.

He extended his arm.

"From the depths of Inferno. Where Demon's fear to go. I summon you so that we may take the souls of my enemies, and bathe their blood in the stars" Ika chanted.

A magic circle appeared.

Out of it came gigantic weapon that was covered in blood.

"We who slaughter without remorse. We who slay without mercy. From the blood of the fallen who stood against me...AWAKEN AT MY COMMAND, BLÜDLUST" Ika said.

His weapon roared.

The blood on the blade exploded, making it rain blood.

We saw the weapon it's true glory.

"W-WHAT IS THAT" Kokabiel asked.

"This is Blüdlust, the strongest weapon I have ever created. This weapon has the power to slay God, AND NOW I WILL USE IT ON YOU" Ika shouted.

Kokabiel charged up a giant light spear.

He must've put all of his power into it.

"I am a Fallen Angel who fought against God and the Devil King. What does one toy have that can stop me. You may be powerful, but I don't think you would ever kill me" Kokabiel said.

"I've always liked you Kokabiel, you know that. You stuck to your principles and could inspire dozens of people, so I'm telling you. If you're determined to stand in my way I'll have to kill you" Ika said.

His weapon charged up.

"YOU CAN'T STOP ME" Kokabiel said.

"I'M COMING THROUGH! BLÜDKAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIINNNNNN" Ika shouted.

He swiped his sword.

A powerful energy wave attack came from the blade.

It completely destroyed the lightspear.

When it hit Kokabiel it completely destroyed him.

But before Kokabiel died I could've sword I saw a good-to-honest smile on his face.

Not his usual evil one, but one you give when you greet an old friend.

Kokabiel had been destroyed.

The weapon then powered down.

Ika stood there in the air for a bit, before turning to Dohnseek.

"W-Wait, we can talk about this" Dohnaseek said.

As Ika flew back to the ground he stabbed his weapon into the ground.

The weapon disappeared.

Ika slowly walked to Dohnaseek.

"L-Look I know I fucked up, a-and you have every right to kill me, b-but you believe in second chances, remember" Dohnaseek begged.

"Not with people like you" Ika said.

Dohnaseek wanted to run but he would be eaten by Ika's Dragon.

All he could do was accept his fate.

"Well if I'm going to die...THEN YOU'LL DIE TOO" Dohnaseek said.

He summoned a lightspear and tried to stab Ika.

Ika grabbed Dohnaseek's arm and ripped it off.

Ika held Dohnaseek by the throat.

"W-What're you going to do? F-Feed me to your Dragon" Dohnaseek asked.

"No, I don't want your filth touching my Dragon. I have a worse fate for you" Ika said.

A red portal opened up.

It was the same portal the Ika used to take Fortitudo's Dragon heads.

The Demon hands reached out and grabbed Dohnaseek's arm and took it.

They must've liked it a lot because they became more erratic and began grabbing Dohnaseek himself

"I-IKA PLEASE! SPARE ME" Dohnaseek begged.

"You brought this upon yourself" Ika said coldly.

Dohnaseek turned to the Fallen Angel girls.

"P-Please help me! I beg of you" Dohnaseek begged.

They turned away from him.

He knew he was done for.

But before he would go, he wanted to get rid of Ika.

He pulled out Ika's gun and tried to fire it.

Ika quickly snatched it out of his grasp, then punched Dohnaseek into the portal.

The Demon hands pulled Dohnaseek in as he screamed for mercy.

The portal then closed.

Ika sighed.

He then turned to the Fallen Angel girls.

As he walked slowly to them they got scared.

They quickly threw his guns to him.

"L-Look we're not a threat anymore, see" Mittelt said.

"Y-Yeah, and now we can be at your side again" Raynare said.

"We promise to never hurt you or them again. I-I'll even smother you with my breasts if you want" Kalawarner said.

Ika burst out a lot of power.

"WHY WOULD I WANT YOU FUCKING WHORES TOUCHING ME?! I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU WITHOUT WANTING TO SLAUGHTER YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES" Ika shouted.

Everyone was scared at this moment.

He summoned Shinigami and was about to kill them.

As he swung the scythe, a voice boomed.

"I would appreciate it if you didn't do that" The voice said.

As the moon turned back to normal, we saw a blue light near the moon.

The light then transformed into a suit or armor.

It looked like Izzy's armor.

This must be the White Dragon the Ddraig talked about.

"Vali, what are you doing here" Ika asked.

Wait, does he know who this is?

"I was ordered by Azazel to bring back Kokabiel alive, even if it took all of my power" Vali said.

"Sorry, but I killed him, not that you could've stopped me anyway" Ika said

"I understand that even at full power I would've died at your hand. Azazel will not be happy that I failed" Vali said.

"Just tell him that I killed Kokabiel, it is the truth so you won't get in trouble. At most Azazel will talk to me about it. So as an apology gift, you can take his slutty accomplices and his psychotic pet freak" Ika said.

The Fallen girls looked heartbroken at what he said.

Gomorrah smacked the Fallen Angel girls towards Vali.

Ika threw Freed's body towards him too.

"Oh, and please don't ignore them, Albion" Ika said, looking at Izzy and Ddraig.

Vali turned to Izzy.

"You are still alive, Red One" Vali's wings said, that must be Albion

"I've been wondering when we would finally meet again" Ddraig said.

"As have I. We are still fated to fight. It is inevitable" Albion said.

Fated to fight?

Guess they're rivals.

"Let's meet again soon, Ddraig" Albion said.

"Yes, let's, Albion" Ddraig said.

As Vali was about to leave, Izzy stopped him.

"Hey! What the hell is going on? I don't even know who you are" Izzy said.

"Before you can understand, you will need more power. Become stronger, my archrival. We will fight someday" Vali said.

He teleported away, with Freed and the Fallen girls.

I sighed as the battle was over.

"Rias" Sona said.

We turned to her.

"Sona" Rias said.

"I wonder why the White Dragon Emperor showed up out of the blue like that" Sona said.

"I wonder if he realized he saved our town" Rias said.

"He does. I could sense him watching the fight, he just doesn't care" Ika said.

Sona, her peerage, and Viser turned to Ika happily.

"IKA" They said.

Viser sped over to him and hugged him tightly.

"You're alive. Thank god" Viser said with tears in her eyes.

"Don't thank God. Thank me" Ika said, albeit muffled by Viser's breasts.

When she broke the hug she noticed how sad he was.

He looked dreadful.

"Ika...I-" I said.

"I must be going" He said.

He began walking away.

"Wait. You need to stay and answer my questions Ikagaki" Rias ordered.

"I'm sorry Ms. Rias, but I'm not in the mood" He said dreadfully.

"I told you to stay" Rias said.

He wasn't listening.

"As a member of the House of Gremory I demand-" Rias ordered.

Ika snapped back at her.

"I SAID I'M NOT IN THE FUCKING MOOD" Ika shouted.

He was releasing a monstrous aura.

Rias knew that if she continued, she could die.

He began calming down, but his eyes were dripping with tears.

"I'll talk to you later, Y/n" He said as he walked away.

Viser and Gomorrah followed him.

Poor Ika.

I turned to Kiba.

"Nice sword, sweety" I said.

"Thanks, Y/n. Listen, I wanna say something-" She said.

"You don't need to say or do anything. You won, you beat the Holy Swords, and avenged your comrades. You should just relax" I said.

She smiled.

"H-Hey Y/n, are we still-" Kiba asked.

"Together, it depends...will you run away again" I asked.

She looked at the ground, then she shook her head.

"I don't want to leave you, ever again" She said.

"Then yes, we're together" I said.

She hugged me.

"Kiba" Rias said.

Kiba broke the hug and turned to Rias.

"I'm glad you decided to come back to us, and for you to be a Balance Breaker, as your master,  I can't tell you how proud of you that makes me" Rias said.

Kiba kneeled.

"Still though, I betrayed the club members. And more importantly, I betrayed the one person who saved my life such a long time ago. I can't make up for what I've done" Kiba said.

"But you came back. That's enough for me, Kiba. That's enough for all of us" Rias said

Kiba was shocked.

"Next time, don't let everyone's feeling's go to waste:" Kiba said.

Kiba looked like she was gonna cry.

"President. I'll make my vow to you once more. I, Kiba Yuuto, promise to protect you and your companions as a knight of the House of Gremory for the rest of my life" Kiba vowed.

Rias walked over to her and put Kiba's head in her chest.

"Thank you, and welcome home" Rias said.

Rias and Kiba stood up.

"Let's go home, today has been exhausting" I said.

"I'll cook us up something nice" Asia said.

"I'll help out" Rias said.

<Timeskip>

We all gathered in the clubhouse.

Rias wanted to introduce to us her newest member.

"Hey, Red Dragon Empress" Xenovia said.

Izzy was shocked.

"Uh, why are you here" Izzy asked.

"Oh good, you found us" Rias said happily.

"Rias? Why is she here" Izzy asked.

"Why else? She's the newest member of the club now, and Rias' new Knight" I said.

Izzy looked shocked.

"Now, it's important you get along with her Izzy" Akeno said.

"Wait, she's your new Knight? This has to be a joke" Izzy exclaimed.

Xenovia showed her Devil Wings.

Izzy got surprised by the wings.

Xenovia then retracted the wings.

"You've been transformed into a Devil" Asia asked.

"Well that's a rather unexpected development to say the very least" Kiba said.

"After I found out that God had actually died, I was desperate, so I begged her to take me in" Xenovia said.

"You really begged? Emotionless Earth-chan begged" I asked.

Rias giggled.

"It'll be nice to have the Durandal user added to our ranks. With this, you and Kiba will be the swordfighters covering our right and left flanks" Rias said to Xenovia.

"What about Y/n" Xenovia asked.

"I'm not a peerage member, but I am a servant" I said.

Xenovia then went to Izzy.

"And I transferred to this school as a second-year student earlier today" Xenovia said.

Izzy jumped back in surprise.

"It looks like we get to work together" Xenovia said in a 'cute' voice.

"Don't try to sound cute while making that face" Izzy said.

But she is cute.

"I think she's cute WITH that face. But the voice will need some work" I said with a chuckle.

"My goal was to mimic Irina, but I guess I just didn't get it right" Xenovia said.

"I can help with that. Speaking of Irina, how'd that can of worms go" I asked.

<Flashback in Xenovia p.o.v.>

I had accompanied Irina to the airport.

"You have all four of the destroyed Excalibur's cores. There should be no problem re-forging those cores into Holy Swords. At this point, they only have to get the alchemists to take care of that for them" I said.

Irina looked upset.

"Irina, you should be very proud, you've accomplished your mission" I said.

"Oh yes, I know. I just wish you did it with me" She said coldly.

"Yeah, I feel that way too" Xenovia said.

That's when Irina let her emotions out.

"Tell me why! Why did you let yourself be reborn as a Devil? And I can't understand why the Church would simply accept it like they did, too! You know what you are" She asked.

She turned to walk away.

"You're a traitor" She said coldly.

As she went her way, I went mine.

The next time we meet, we may be enemies.

<Reality in Y/n p.o.v.>

"Irina's faith is deeper than mine. I didn't tell her because I didn't know if she'd be able to handle the truth And as for me, I'm now a dangerous person who found out the truth about something I shouldn't have, so the Church declared me a heretic" Xenovia said.

"They kicked you out" Asia asked.

"Churches suck anyway. We know you're no heretic. If it comes to it, I'll punch Michael so hard he will be begging to bring you back. I'm just glad you're safe" I said.

"Thank you, Y/n. And Asia, I owe you an apology. If there is no God, then there is no hope of salvation or love, so I am very sorry" Xenovia said.

No hope of salvation or love?

Emo much.

Xenovia bowed.

"The things I said to you were wrong and hurtful. You may hit me if it will make you better" Xenovia said.

"FINISH HER" I said in a well known voice.

Asia was nervous.

"Um, no thank you" Asia said.

"For a Holy Sword user who should be respected to be cast out for knowing the truth. It's changed the way I look at everything. I can't get their treatment of me out of my head. I must have made you feel the same way" Xenovia said with tears forming in her eyes.

"Xenovia, don't feel bad. In case you couldn't tell, I'm incredibly satisfied here. Even though I'm technically a Devil now, I've never felt more blessed. I've met so many people who mean so much to me, not to mention I've found love too. I've never been this happy before in my whole life" Asia said.

"Asia, let's be honest. YOU'RE the real blessing among us (sus). To me, my brother, this peerage, heck the whole school" I said.

Asia smiled.

"Speaking of your brother, how is he" Xenovia asked.

Everyone turned to me sadly.

"Not good I'm afraid" I said.

<Flashback>

After eating with Rias and the others I went to check on Ika.

When I arrived I saw just how destroyed the Tavern was.

I remember him building this with his own two hands.

He loved this place a lot.

When I knocked on the door to his house, Viser sadly opened the door.

She led me to Ika.

Ika was staring out the window.

I walked to him.

"So, how're you feeling" I asked.

He turned to me.

He had been crying a lot from the looks of it.

"I-I'm t-trying to be f-fine" He said.

We both sat on his bed.

"S-So is Rias ok" He asked.

"She's fine. Everyone is fine" I said.

"That's good. I'm just glad that I could clean up my mistake without any further harm" He said.

"It wasn't your fault" I said.

He tuned to me.

"But it was! I was supposed to keep them behaved! I was supposed to make them good, but instead my efforts were in vain. I failed, and it nearly started a war. I thought that I could do something right but instead....i-instead...." He said as he sniffled the last part.

He burst into tears.

"WHY DID THEY BREAK MY HEART? WHY DID THEY HURT ME LIKE THIS? I LOVED THEM...I LOVED THEM, AND YET THEY....T-THEY...WHY DO THEY HATE ME SO MUCH" He cried.

I held him close.

He screamed in pain.

His heart had been shattered, and all of his grief, his pain, his anguish, was let out in a scream that would hurt the hearts of anyone who heard it.

It hurt seeing him like this.

I could only hold him together as he broke apart.

After a while he started to calm down, but he was still a wreck.

Thankfully this gave Viser the opportunity to help him.

<Reality>

Everyone was sad.

"If you don't mind Rias, I'd like to visit him later. He's helped us before, so I think it'd be nice to help him for a change" Asia said.

"It is only fair we all do, and it would be good to show just how much we care about him" Rias said.

"Looks like we have a new mission this afternoon" Akeno chimed.

With Xenovia settled in, and everyone in high spirits I couldn't help but smile.

This is a good distraction from the whole 'God is dead' thing.

But now I'm left with quite a large sum of questions.

Like...now that we know all this, what's going to happen now?

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