The day was like any other. School came and went, friends said hello and goodbye, and then the Sitri and Gremory peerages did their usual devil business. The only difference was that Damian had canceled their training for the day, claiming there was a mission from Ajuka.
"When will he be back?" Aika muttered wistfully, sorrow on her face as she flew through her air with finesse. Her lessons with Damian had been brief and were beyond painful but they had boosted her from a low ranking devil to a mid rank in an instant.
"Knowing him I wouldn't be surprised if he was back before breakfast." Kiba replied with a chuckle from below her, his sword swinging relentlessly. Surrounding the demonic blade of frost he had created was the divine light belonging to the angels.
Damian had intended to give them a day off for them to relax before being caught in a fight with Kokabiel but the Gremory peerage didn't intend to listen. They decided that now was a good time to fight against each other to test the limits of their respective growths.
The daylight had long since passed and night had fallen, shadows surrounding their forms, as they finally began to relax. Their bodies were covered in sweat and their clothes were torn and dirtied from all manners of grime.
Magically returning their training area within Kuoh Academy to its previous state the group began preparing to return to their respective homes to relax, clean themselves, and sleep in preparation for greeting Damian the next day.
However, they froze when an ominous yet holy energy crashed into the earth in front of them, a cocoon of black feathers emerging from the dust before spreading outward revealing the eon old monster contained within.
Charging forward at intense speeds he grasped Kiba by the skull and slammed his head into the ground, spiderweb like cracks spreading across the earth for hundreds of meters as the earth itself glowed golden.
Erupting in an explosion of holy light the ground itself became a sanctuary of corruption, ominous laughter echoing out through the surroundings as a golden holy glow covered the air like thick mist.
Within the corrupt sanctuary, there were two spheres, one formed of holy demonic blades and the other a crimson orb of personified destruction that eradicated even the holy power that made contact with it.
"How impressive! In this era of naive peace, you grew to these heights!" The gruff yet excited voice of the Fallen echoed through the surroundings alongside his laughter. Dismissing themselves at the same time the two barriers vanished revealing the Gremory peerage.
They were unharmed bar the small wound on Kiba's head yet the same could not be said for their opponent. A deep wound stretched across the Fallen's arm, sizzling and bleeding even under the holy power born from his mere existence.
"Do you want to start a war, Kokabiel?" Rias asked coldly, her eyes glaring at him with as much animosity as a single pair of eyes could hold. She was angered beyond belief that he had dared to hurt her Knight and attempted to do the same to all of them.
"Isn't that obvious?" Kokabiel questioned with a smirk, dozens of holy spears of light appearing around him before flying toward them at immense speeds. Waving her hand a crimson tsunami of destruction eradicated all weapons of light, digging deep into the earth itself as it passed.
Appearing behind the group Kokabiel planted his palms on Shirone and Akeno for but a single moment, an intense glow of holy power just below the Seraphim as the sizzling of flesh entered their ears.
Enduring the pain Shirone struck down with her elbow, the power behind her blow cracking Kokabiel's bone and forcing his limb off her while thick tendrils of lightning surrounded Akeno, climbing across Kokabiel's limb as though they were alive.
Leaping back, Kokabiel laughed wildly, his twelve wings spread out behind him as hundreds of thousands of balls of light covered the night sky. Raising her hand Rias stopped herself as the 'stars' fell down, blocked by the ocean blue barrier that formed in an instant.
Rippling like the ocean, the barrier absorbed the stars, a bright glow of light forming above them all as a beam of concentrated light containing the power of all the stars descended from the heavens, piercing the earth for kilometers as molten rock oozed from the hole.
Ignoring the lava Kiba jumped forward, assisted by the power of vectors, with a demonic sword created with the express intention of destroying holy power. Bisecting the air time slowed in Kiba's view as he once more approached the domain.
Smirking confidently Kokabiel vanished in Kiba's view, screams of pain reverberating through the school behind him. Shooting a condensence bolt of lightning at the fallen angel Akeno grit her teeth in anger as her cute but perverted junior fell to the ground, dropped by Kokabiel during his retreat, a thick bruise forming on her neck.
Shooting forward Rias grasped his leg, the clothing and flesh on his limb almost instantly vanishing as muscle revealed itself, before throwing him backward. Appearing from behind her King, Shirone's fist coated in the life energy descended onto Kokabiel's body.
Crushing the earth Shirone quickly looked up at the cackling fallen who once more dodged her strike. Spreading from the sky dozens of creatures formed of shadows themselves fell toward the ground with the force of a falling star, their crimson eyes glowing ominously.
Leaping into the air with swords appearing under his feet Kiba quickly appeared in front of the Fallen Angel who was frozen in time, his sword cutting through the air just as Kokabiel's eyes regained their clarity.
Cackling like a madman Kokabiel raised his arm, the blade bouncing off his skin as though the sword was made of paper, before throwing the swordsman downward, a cloud of dust spreading through the area as the screams of Kiba and Gasper erupted at the same time.
Smirking Kokabiel was the peak of confidence even as Rias, Akeno, and Shirone surrounded him in the air. This was the start of a new, greater war. A war that will reach all corners of the world!
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