Chapter 3 Two Christians and One Chariot
Highschool DxD Fate
(A/N: I have been doing more research on the different Tarot cards and their meanings, so they can describe an OC and be a reference to their Sigil's. Also, I hope you can name the reference's I am making to the different OC's I am doing. I do not Own HighSchool DxD, that's own by its original writer Ichiei Ishibumi. Please leave a review letting me know what you think.)
Chapter 3: Two Christians and One Chariot.
Kuoh Town: Shopping District, South side
As Xenovia and Irina were checking the final shop for any signs of Issei, they came out both with no leads and glum looks on their faces. "That was the last Store, Irina. I don't think Issei was here." Said Xenovia.
Irina looked more down then her friend, as she was worried that someone must've done something really horrible to Issei. Xenovia patted her friends shoulder to cheer her up. "Hey, Issei isn't the type to be kidnapped willingly. So we both know how tough he is, and he'll come back."
Irina took Xenovia's hand and says "I know, but he died during his fight against Shelba Beelzebub, to save Ophis, remember? I'm worried that if it's the Arcana force that took Issei, maybe the same thing might happen, only this time he might not come back."
Xenovia understood where her friend was coming from, because she too feared that Issei might be die again and she doesn't want to experience that again. Xenovia didn't like the Oppai dragon at first, even after joining Rias's peerage as her Second Knight, but then began to care for him after asking the Arch Angel Michael to have both her and Asia Pray to god without suffering any pains.
"Maybe he doesn't want to come back due to killing all those innocent people back when you where both Exorcist's, or attempted to kill Asia Argento after insulting her and calling her a witch, and the near Murder of both him and his best friend Yuuto Kiba. And to top it all off, you never suffered the Consequences." Said an unknown Voice, out of nowhere
This caught the two friends by surprise, as the voice just came out of nowhere. "Who's there!?" Xenovia demanded as she drew out her Gaint Durandal Sword, While Irina materialises a simple Holy Light Sword. A Figure wearing a black hooded jacket fell and landed 10 feet away from Xenovia and Irina.
"I read your reports and I'm surprised your both not behind bars yet. This World really does need our help." Says the Figure as they removed their hood to reveal their face to reveal that it was a teenage boy, same age as Xenovia and Irina, with messy light Brown hair.
"Who are you?" Irina asked, getting her guard up. "Who I am doesn't matter right now. Why I'm here though, is to save lives from Monsters like you!" The mysterious Boy said. "Monsters!?... Us!?" Xenovia took offence at what that person said to her and Irina. "But we didn't do anything!?" Irina said, also not liking this mysterious stranger.
"Then who killed all those innocent Refugees in Europe?" Says the Stranger as he drew out his black Katana. "What Refugees?" Xenovia asked, as she doesn't remember seeing any Refugees back when her and Irina where in Italy. "Look, as much as I like being the host of a talk show of two soon to be eternal prisoners, I have a job to do and turn you two in. For Eternal peace and Freedom!"
After the Stranger said that, he leaped forward at the two, colliding Blades with Rias's Second Knight. The collision was so powerful, it pushed Xenovia back a little, almost knocking her off balance. 'Damn, this guy is as fast as Kiba and somehow as strong as Koneko.' Xenovia thought to herself, as she was shocked by the boy's Power. But she also noticed that her reaction was slower than usual as well.
Xenovia tried to push back, to try and overpower her Opponent and Just when she was about to; Irina got to the Boys left side and thrusts her blade forward to stab him. However, All Irina stabbed was an after image as the Stranger moved backwards with immense speed, and caused Xenovia to stumble forward due to imbalance of her Large Swords weight and size.
"Wow, this guy is good." Xenovia says to her friend as she wasn't used to fighting Katana wielders, she also wondered why her Durandal felt heavier than usual. "And he's faster than me, too. We're going to need to contact for help." Irina said. Xenovia agrees and uses her communication Circle. "Rias, Azazel, we need help!" Xenovia says, but there was no response. "Hello?... ANYONE!?" Irina tried the Communication circle too, but the results were the same.
They both looked at the messy haired stranger as they know he has something to do with this. "What did you do!?" Xenovia pointed her Large Blade at her Opponent. "It's my Sigil, called the Sphere of Honor. You may not notice but the Three of us are in a Battle field I created that prevents any outside interference and it also makes sure we will have a fair fight to the end."
Irina took a look around and notices something. "Xenovia, I think he's right. Nobody's in the streets anymore, and I don't see anyone in the store Window's either." She said. Xenovia looked around too and notices that not a soul was found, it was also almost completely quiet. "What did you do?" Xenovia asked. "Simple, I'm making this fight as fair as possible. And I'm also the only one who can deactivate the effects of my Sigil." Says the Stranger as he brought out his Scabbard and then it transformed into a second black blade in the blink of an Eye.
Irina took a closer look at the Strangers two Swords and notices something. She leaned closer to her friend and says in a low whispery voice "Xenovia, those swords are Demonic. I can sense the Demonic power emanating from them." This stunned Xenovia, she looked back at Irina and says "Irina, are you sure? You know my durandal is a powerful Holy sword, empowered by the Excalibur fragments within it. If anything, his Katana should've shattered the moment our blades made contact."
Irina began to have a worried look on her face and replied to her friend "I know, Xenovia. But I can't sense any Holy energy coming from those blades, they're pure demonic." Xenovia was getting just as worried. 'My Durandal is strong enough to take down Kiba's very powerful Holy eraser. So how is it I couldn't destroy a basic Demonic Sword?' Xenovia thought to herself, keeping her stance.
"Irina, I want you to step back." Xenovia said to her friend, as her eyes returned to the stranger. "What... why!?" Irina said, concerned for her friend. "If this guy wants to have a fair fight, then it has to be one on one." Xenovia answered. Irina didn't want to, but she knew this is what Xenovia wants so she stepped back to the sidewalk, giving the two more room to fight in the streets.
Xenovia took a different stance and brought out her Excalibur Destruction, giving herself a fair advantage to her opponent. Despite feeling more weight on her other blade than it normally should, Xenovia still stood strong and ready. "You should know that at the end of the day, a holy sword is superior to demonic swords no matter what!" She says, as she charges at her opponent with full force, who does the same and once again both blades clashed with equal force.
The Stranger then uses his immense speed to disappear and attack Xenovia at her right side but she blocked the attack with her Durandal as a shield due to its large width. Xenovia saw that attack coming, since she regularly spars with Kiba and Irina at an almost daily basis.
Her Opponent disappeared again, but Xenovia carefully waited to where her opponent might strike next, and then she slashed her Excalibur Destruction upward. However, the stranger easily dodges and slashed his Katana sideways, aiming for Xenovia's face, Luckily she dodges backwards to try and avoid any damage.
Xenovia may have dodged backwards but her face still received a long cut on her left cheek, causing it to bleed a little. "Damn, this guy is good." Xenovia said to herself, as she tried to wipe the blood away. The Blue haired Knight notices the great swordsman skill in the Stranger and decided to ask him "How long have you been doing swordsmanship for?" The stranger walked back a little, still keeping his guard up and answered "I started 2 months ago. Why?"
This greatly stunned Xenovia after hearing that, because she was being overwhelmed by someone who began to practice Swordsmanship for not very long, while she had been doing it since childhood. Xenovia began to breathe heavily as she never faced such a strange yet unbelievable opponent. She began to wonder if she could win "DON'T LET IT GET INTO YOUR HEAD!" Irina yelled to her friend, snapping her out of her of her panic attack.
Xenovia turned her head and saw Irina shouting to her. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU XENOVIA!? YOU FACED OPPONENTS STRONGER THAN THIS GUY, AND YOU ALWAYS WIN! I KNOW MY BEST FRIEND WON'T LOOSE TO THIS GUY!" Irina yelled, giving her friend the boost she needed to keep going. Xenovia smiled and said with confidence "You're right Irina, I can't lose to a guy like this. And I won't since I have a way to easily win?" The Stranger tilted his head and asked "Really, what is it?"
Xenovia faced her opponent again, her Smile still present "My new Blade, EX Durandal." She says, as she dematerializes her Durandal and raises her right arm, as if she's waiting to grab something. However, after almost a minute of standing there, Xenovia realized nothing is happening.
"...Umm... Any second now..." Xenovia says. still waiting for her strongest weapon and then wonder why her EX Durandal isn't being summoned. "Are you trying to summon a stronger weapon?" Asks the stranger, pointing one of his Katana's to Xenovia. The Blue Haired Knight looked back at her opponent then asks "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PREVENT THE EX DURANDAL BEING SUMMONED?!" The Stranger then replied "It's my Sigil's work. The Sphere knows that whatever this EX Durandal is, will give you an unfair advantage to your opponent. Some knight you are, abandoning the code of honor in a fight between swords."
Xenovia began to realize that whatever a Sigil is, it seems to have more power than she realized. "XENOVIA, I CAN'T FLY!" Irina shouts with worry. The Blue haired knight saw that her Angel friend had brought out her wings and no matter how hard she flapped, she wasn't lifting off from the ground. "WHY CAN'T IRINA FLY!?" Xenovia asked with a threatening voice.
With an annoyed look in his face, the stranger answered. "Oh for fuck sake! Look, I can't fly unlike the two of you. And the Sphere knows that, so it prevents my opponents from flying to keep things fair. That's also why our speeds are the same." Xenovia got confused at what he said at the last part, saying that they're both as fast as each other.
'I don't understand. If we're just as fast as each other, then why is he moving faster than me?' Xenovia thought to herself. The Stranger dashed forward and unsheathed his sword using, the quick draw technique. Xenovia jumped back and tried to block the attack with her Excalibur Destruction but the Katana once again cuts her face, giving her a second cut mark on her right side.
Xenovia moved backwards, far enough to give the two good enough distance from each other. She lifted her large sword as she had a hunch and then realises the problem she's having. "Is the Sphere also decreasing my physical strength?" Xenovia asked. The stranger then answered "Yes." This proved her theory. Xenovia isn't slower than her opponent, she's physically weaker now and her body isn't used to handling large swords anymore, slowing down her reaction time. 'Should I use Excalibur Rapidly to boost my speed? No, the sphere might slow me down.'
Xenovia couldn't control her breathing, until she calmed down and thought to herself again 'What am I afraid of? I've face people far stronger than this guy and always won at the end. Just focus on one strike and win!' The Blue haired Christian Devil re-summoned her Durandal and combined it with Excalibur Destruction, boosting up it's already large amount of holy Power.
"I'm going to beat you, and prove that we aren't Monsters!" Xenovia says with confidence in her voice, charging at her Opponent with full force. The stranger turned his Second Katana back into a Scabbard, only to re-sheathe his blade and took a battle stance. As the Two were now close to each other, Xenovia swung down with full force while the Stranger uses the Quick draw.
The moment the two blades made contact, Xenovia smirked for thinking that her Opponents Katanas was about to break. However, the Strangers Katana began to slowly and cleanly slide its way through her giant blue holy sword, like a red hot knife through butter. Xenovia didn't have enough time to react as she now notices the Black Katanas blade was now at the right side of her face as it finished slicing through the Durandal.
It took her a few moments to realize what happen, her Durandal, a powerful Holy Sword, Infused with the power of Excalibur Destruction, was cut clean in half by a very weak Demonic Sword. "What... But... How?" Xenovia asked in absolute shock, not believing what she just saw. The Stranger re-Sheathed his Katana and said "While it is true that Holy swords can destroy Demonic weapons. However in a battle between two blades, the Sharper sword always wins."
Xenovia looked back at the Stranger and with a look of anger spreading on her face, she was about to kick him in the face with full force. However, out of nowhere, Xenovia began to feel great pain throughout her entire body "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" She yelled as pain was too great, it felt like a combination of burning, great weight pressing down, and stabbing all over her body at once.
Irina then ran to her friend to see what was happening, she then looked at the Stranger with anger and Yelled "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER!?" The Stranger pointed to Xenovia and answered "I didn't do anything. The C&% did it to herself the moment she attacked when it was clear that she lost fare and square." Irina stood up, materialized her Light sword and says "IF THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SPHERE, MAKE IT STOP NOW!" The Stranger pointed out his Katana and said "Only if you beat me fair and Square."
Both Irina and the Stranger took up a battle stance and they both charged at each other. Irina thrusts her blade forward with great force, only for her opponent to dodge with great ease. The way how the Stranger moved and turned his body, almost as if he's a leaf floating down a river, or a grass blowing in the wind. Irina was stunned by how the Stranger now has a fluid movement, almost as if it's a combination of Water and Wind, despite fighting Xenovia earlier with a fighting style that looks like a fusion between Fire and Lightning.
"How can you master many fighting styles, despite only learning Swordsmanship a few months ago?" Irina asks. The stranger stops moving and answers "Because I found my fate." After saying that, the Stranger dashed forward in an attempt to strike with a slash from an upwards angle, only for Irina to block with both blades mere inches from her face, the Angel then tries to Parry by aiming on his left side, only for the Stranger to Dodge with fluid motions again and attempts to counter with the attack coming below, only for Irina to barely block again.
Irina then moved backwards and tries to strike again, only for the Stranger to fluidly dodge again. However, while in the middle of Dodging, the Stranger slashes upward, slightly cutting Irinas Arm. "Looks Like I'm about to win." The stranger says as he jumped back. Irina looks at her cut and then back at her Opponent. "Look, even though you drew the first blood, that doesn't make this an instant win." Irina says, while still holding her Sword tightly.
Just then, the Stranger held his Right Hand in the Air, firmly pressing his Thumb and Middle finger together. Irina was Confused at what her Opponent was doing, only to hear him say two familiar words "Dress Break!" *SNAP* After the Strange Boy snaps his fingers, all of Irinas Clothes were ripped apart until it was all reduced to nothing. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Irina screams as she was completely naked, throwing away her Sword to try and cover her body while down on her knees.
"WHAT HAPPENED, WHERE'S MY CLOTHES!?" Irina Screamed as she didn't know how this Mysterious boy used Issei's signature move. The Stranger held his blade and answered "Not only my Katana is made of Demonic Power but it also mimics the ability of anyone in a Five Mile Radius."
Irina began to cry as she was an Angel, completely nude in front of a Stranger she lost a fight to. "Why are you doing this!?" Irina asks, in a teary voice. The stranger had a hard look of hate on his face, he Re-Sheathed his Katana and spoke with a frustrated but not a very loud voice "You Two have greatly and verbally Insulted and tried to viciously kill the Bishop Asia Argento, almost Murdered both Issei Hyoudou and Yuuto Kiba, Killed Dozens of Innocent Refugees, and you didn't suffer any form of Consequence!"
Both Irina and Xenovia began to cry after being reminded of what they used to be like during the events of Kokabiels Assault. Until Irina realize one of the things the Stranger said. "Hold on, me and Xenovia may have done those horrible things, but we already told you, we didn't kill any Refugees." She says, still crying. The stranger Drew out his Katana again, ready to attack once more. Both Xenovia and Irina were about to fear the worse, Knowing they were going to die, until.
*BZZT. BZZT*
The stranger froze in place, after noticing the Vibrations in his pocket. He Re-Sheathed his Sword and took out his phone to read what is says. Despite keeping a cold emotionless face during the whole time since he arrived, his face changed to concern after reading whatever his Phone said.
"OH SHIT, SORRY BUT I HAVE TO GO!" The Stranger says with a lot of worry in his voice. After putting his phone away, he brought out a small device from his other pocket and pressed it. The Two Christians were shocked to see a large portal appearing out of nowhere, and more shocked for the Stranger to jump in saying "I'M COMING, DAD!"
The moment the Portal disappeared, the sound of glass cracking was heard all around. Until, at the blink of an eye, the Streets where filled with People again and the Pain Xenovia was suffering just magically vanished. "What in the? The pain is gone." Xenovia got up, feeling relieved.
"I don't know what happened, but I sure don't want to go through that again." Irina says, as she stood up. "WOAH, CHECK THAT OUT!" A loud voice was heard from the group of night time shopper as he pointed at Irina and took out his Phone to take pictures at her. Irina looked down at her body and remembered that she was still completely naked.
"NO! STOP IT!" Irina screams as everyone in the Shopping district, even the Shop keepers were all taking Pictures of Irina, for either posting them on Social Media or keeping them to themselves.
Unknown Hospital
At a Hallway of a Hospital the Spatial portal appears, scaring Nurses and Patients. The Boy with the messy light brown hair Exited it, looking very worried. The boy saw a nurse and asks her "Where is my Father, Inspector Nagare?" The nurse was hesitant for a moment until she saw his glove and recognize the picture of the Chariot Tarot Card on it. "Oh, you're an Arcana force. Inspector Nagare is in room 4-17." The Nurse says.
The boy thanked the nurse and took off to the room. Once he reached room 4-17, he slowly opened the door to see a Middle age man with neck length black hair, glasses, and a stubble of beard hairs on his chin. "Dad, are you alright?" The boy asked with worry to his Father. The man notices his Son and tried to sit up straight on his bed, only to stop as his lower body began to feel great pain from a Bullet Wound.
"Don't move, dad." The boy says, as he pulled out a chair and sat by his Father's side. "I can't believe it, how can you get shot after the Arcana Force saved this World from all evil?" The boy asked. The Man then laughed and answered his Son "Well you see this actually happened at the Office. When me and the Men were taking all the Guns away, only for me to be the unlucky one to find out one of them was still loaded with a broken Safety."
The Inspector tried to laugh it off, only to cough and realize that his Son was beginning to cry. "Why are you laughing? We got separated Two years ago, dad! I don't want us to lose each other again." The Boy says, with a Teary voice.
The Inspector saw how upset his son was and he too began to cry. The Two began to hug and the Father then says "I'm Sorry, Kiritaka. I don't want to lose this family again too." As the Two were hugging, a Photograph was found at the bed side cabinet, of the Boy looking to be Twelve years old, wearing his first School Uniform standing next to his father, standing in front of the gates of a Middle School. What's most odd is that the Picture was cut from the side, almost as if someone was removed by it.
Kuoh Town: Water Fountain
Shortly after Issei was teleported back to his home town, at the Parks Water Fountain, Mr. Strength handed him a card with number on it. "Here's our number mate. That way, you can call us so we can know your answer, when the time is right."
Issei took the Card and says "Thanks. I'll think hard on this, so it might take me a while." And with that, Mr. Strength gave Issei a thumbs up then left through another Spatial Portal, leaving the perverted pawn all alone near the Fountain.
Issei sat down and began to look at the card he received, thinking about what he went through with the Mysterious Arcana force. 'Maybe Rias might let me join if I explain to her that I can help far more people if I took up this job.' Issei thought to himself, as he began to think about his dreams of being a harem king in a world where peace and freedom would finally be permanent.
End of Chapter 3
(A/N: and this was the first real fight we actually saw in this Fic, where the 18th strongest of the Arcana force was skilled enough to defeat both Xenovia and Irina. Also Mr. Chariot is based off of a character in a Manga, Leave a Review on which Manga you think he's from, and that includes the two OC's of Lady. Magician and the short haired girl from the last Chapter, and if you guess right, then your name might be on the Fic an Official OC. Stay tuned, leave a review and I'll see you next time.)