Harbinger of Ruin: Ch.19

“You think his plan is going to work?” Rias asked as she stared out the window of the ORC clubroom and Akeno smirked as she placed a cup of tea down next to her.

“It's Yuuto. He's most likely already made numerous plans to make sure it does.”

“I know. It's just the fact that he decided to do the first step on his own. What if something goes wrong?”

“That's why we have the back-ups, but I guess you will continue to stress despite the careful planning because it's your boyfriend that's in danger.”

“Don't act as if you don't like having his arm around you when we sleep, which reminds me. When the hell are you moving out?”

“Eh, never. I was there first and you're just the added addition to our little relationship.” Akeno spoke with a smug smile and Rias frowned as she stood up and stood chest to chest with her Queen.

“That may be true, but which one of us have tasted his sweet essence and who has not?”

“Who refers to their boyfriend's spit as his 'sweet essence'?”

“Someone who likes to brag about the fact that she got a boyfriend before her friend.” Rias spoke with a smug smirk as she bumped Akeno backwards and the Queen looked affronted before she gave an innocent smile as she walked forward and bumped her King back as well.

“Well, the only reason he's with you is because he felt bad enough to give you an ultimatum to save you from Riser. If we didn't have that problem, you can be damn sure he would have picked the better bigger model over the prototype.”

“Ooh~ Looks like the sadomasochist finally learned how to insult instead of just taking it like a good bitch.”

“Oh, you kiss your mother with that mouth, slut?”

“Should we interfere?” Asia whispered to Mittelt as they watched the two girls firing barbs at each other and the blonde snorted as Koneko simply shook her head while patting the older blonde's shoulder.

“Don't unless you wanna live.”

“Ooh~ Pull her hair! Spank her!” Raynare on the other hand was excited as she cheered from her sofa, Kalawarna rolling her eyes as she was half-focused on her document work and half on the arguing girls who had now resorted to poking at each other.

The next moment, Gasper hid in his box as Rias pulled Akeno's hair back and chaos ensued as the others dove in to stop the fight.

'Where's Kiba when you need him?!'

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“How much further?”

“From what I can see, we got another few dozen meters. You guys should use that time to prepare.” I said as I held Pursuing Eye in my right hand and Illusive Temptation in my left to hide my blades from the eyes of the regular person.

“That other blade of yours. Is it the reason why no one is panicking about you holding two swords?” Irina asked and I gave a thumbs-up as we walked into the forested area of the city near the outer edge of the city.

“Yep. It lets me control the senses of the average human. It's also how I'm able to make sure that no normal people get caught in any battles we do.”

“I thought devils liked doing that sort of thing? That way, you get more souls or something vile of the sort.” Nero asked with his hands behind his head and I snorted as we walked through the forest.

“You're confusing us with the Old Satan Faction. They like doing that sort of thing, but any devil that does that while belonging to the new government gets their heads chopped off and that's the lightest sentence. I've seen some where they even banish a devil to the barren wastelands of the Underworld for the entirety of their lives.”

“I see. How much longer?”

“We're coming up on it…Why the hell is he up there?” I asked with a raised eyebrow as I looked up at the silos in front of us, the exorcists following my gaze before Irina scratched the back of her head while Nero snickered.

“Hello there, you shitty exorcists and the devil bastard~!!” Freed exclaimed with a grin from where he was lying on his stomach on a silo while kicking his legs in the air.

The Excalibur Rapidly lied besides him and he grunted as he quickly jumped to his feet when I dismissed both blades before creating a Succubus in my right hand.

“Freed! Don't suppose you'll come down here and let me kill you, will ya?”

“Hell no! I just found out that living is pretty fucking sweet, especially when I got this sweet Excalibur from the boss!” Freed shouted down as he dropped down from the taller silo he was landing, landing on one that was lower while smirking as Xenovia stepped forward.

“Freed Sellzen, on the orders of the Pope and the Cardinal Deacons, you are hereby ordered to surrender and hand over the Excalibur fragments or face the consequences!” As she spoke, the cloth wrapped around the package she was carrying fell to the floor before she pulled out a gigantic sword.

It was nearly a head taller than she was as the pommel had a cross in it while she held it with two hands, an axe-like guard to protect her hands while the blade itself ended with three sharp points.

“What if I don't?!” He asked and Irina responded by shifting her scrunchy into a beautiful katana with a pristine silver blade and a dark hilt, the blade itself along with Xenovia's Excalibur Destruction exuding a powerful holy aura as she spoke.

“Then we make sure the blades come back, no matter if your arms are still attached or not.”

“Ooh~ I like the sound of that~ Let's see then!” Freed grunted as he lunged from the rooftop and quickly parried the rapier that I threw at him to the side.

However, I smirked as I created another Succubus before activating both blades and as Freed swung down on Irina, his eyes widened as the first Succubus nearly took his heart out had he not forced himself to the side.

He did not escaped unscathed though as the blade had managed to cut into his side right before I caught it and Xenovia ran in, raising Excalibur Destruction high before bringing it down with a hefty swing.

Freed was a blur as he dodged the attack, Xenovia shattering the ground below her while Irina quickly rushed in after him along with myself and Nero.

Swinging Excalibur Rapidly outwards to ward us off, his body was covered in a golden glow before he grinned madly and blitzed towards me.

Raising my Succubus rapiers to block his attack, I grunted as the force from it made me stumble back before lifting my arms upwards right as the blades shattered from his attack and drop-kicked him in the chest.

Nero used that chance to slide under me and kick out Freed's legs right as Irina leapt over me and shifted Excalibur Mimic into a whip, swinging it down and wrapping it around Freed's dominant wrist before pulling forward right as Nero landed a heavy kick to the side of his jaw.

The force of the attack was enough to not only sent Freed flying to the side, but also pull Irina along with him before Xenovia rushed in and caught her leg.

Sandanzuki!

Pulling her partner back with a grunt, I zipped past them with a demonic blade to the side before swinging at his neck as Freed raised his Excalibur to block the strike.

My blade shattered on his before I smirked as the fragments of the Death Dealing stabbed into his face and I leapt back before activating the blade with a thought.

“You fucking bitch!” Freed snarled as he ripped some of them out before charging right at me, to which I quickly created a Holy Devourer in one hand and a Holy Eraser in the other hand.

The ground under me cratered as I blocked the first swing, the Holy Devourer being overloaded with energy immediately as I quickly discarded it before creating another to parry Freed's slash to the side.

“Stay back!” I exclaimed and created a cage of Demonic Swords around Freed and I, forcing us to stay close while the exorcists frowned as I gave them a warning look.

“Stay as far away from the ca-Shit!” A grunt escaped my lips as I parried his slash upwards while leaning back with Holy Eraser, watching as its aura dimmed partially before Freed growled and swung his blade down.

Moving to the side while kicking at his side, the blow landed and bounced Freed off a wall from the sword cage, nicking his body as well and breaking off more fragments into his body as I watched his breathing growing ragged.

'Almost there.' These holy blades were a lot stronger than Raynare and the others and it showed as Freed didn't even look phased by the numerous fragments of Death Dealing in his body.

The only sign that the poison was actually working was the thin iridescent fog that became visible to the naked eye for the briefest of moments, but it appears Freed didn't care for it as he growled before swinging his blade around and shattering the cage around us.

However, as he went to take a step forward, his eyes widened as he stumbled with his swing and I took advantage of it by running in while slashing at his neck, to which Freed quickly blocked the blade only for it to shatter and shards to stab into his arm and shoulder.

I was not done as I stomped on the ground, creating a cone of swords around him before shattering them all and letting the shards fall down and cut into his body.

“Oh…wow…” Nero spoke with a raised eyebrow as we watched Freed fall to his knees while clawing at his neck, blood pouring from his orifices as the Excalibur Rapidly hissed the moment it touched Freed's blood.

“I wouldn't get closer if I were you three. The blade I used releases a gas that transforms all holy energy it touches into a deadly poison. It takes a while for the poison to take effect, but it is quite the potent mixture.”

“No kidding.” Irina said with a nervous smile as we watched Freed's body twitch when I walked closer, kicking the Excalibur fragment over to them with a groan before creating a sword and slicing right through Freed's neck.

“And there you go. One exorcist ready to be used…Oh, come the fuck on~!” I groaned as Freed's body vanished like a mirage, Nero now holding a simple Light Sword instead of an Excalibur fragment as Freed's cackling echoed in the air.

“Hihihihihihi~!! I can see how strong you are now! If the boss hadn't given me the other one, I would be a headless Freed right now.” The madman spoke with a grin as he appeared from thin air and I frowned as I saw the new blades he was wielding.

In his right hand was a rapier-like sword with a swirl-like pattern on the hilt as well as a long gold swirl pattern covering half of the bade while it had a gold crossguard that resembled a pair of angel wings.

The one in his left on the other hand looked like a simple straight-bladed sabre if not for the heavy silver guard above the hilt as well as some kind of technology seated just above the guard.

“Nightmare and Transparency.” I heard Irina mutter and I frowned as Freed looked at me with a smirk.

“Hey, old man! This the one?!”

“Yes, that is him, Freed.” A familiar voice spoke up and I turned my head to stare at the short, elderly man dressed in a priest outfit aht was given me a malicious smile.

“Hello, Subject #4. How have you been?” Staring at the man as he spoke, I expected myself to feel a burst of anger or wrath as I stared at him.

Yet, I found myself feeling nothing as I walked towards Valper, ignoring Freed who was stopped by Valper as I stopped a meter or so away from him.

“Valper Galilei.”

“That is I, indeed. However, I see that you have been enjoying the second chance at life. It's just a shame that you didn't have the capabilities to wield a Holy Sword.”

“I wouldn't say so. After all, I have a little something that made sure I had at least some weapons, didn't I?” I asked with a smirk as a Holy Eraser appeared in my grasp and Valper chuckled before gesturing for Freed to come closer.

“Ah, your Sword Birth. Perhaps if you had a Blade Blacksmith instead of that, you may have been able to save your family, but they were all failures just like you are.”

“I wouldn't call my Knight a failure, Valper Galilei.” Rias' voice echoed above us and they all looked back while I smirked at the sight of Rias, Sona and their respective peerages floating down.

“Oi, Kiba! Next time, let us in on the work too!” Issei spoke with a smirk and I rolled my eyes before chuckling at Freed's hesitant look and Valper's slight frown.

“You said that you were the only one willing to help us.” Xenovia spoke up with a frown and I gave an apologetic smile before shaking my head.

“I do apologize for that, but I needed to make sure you guys didn't deny my help.”

“Hmm, it appears your training on not underestimating a foe still holds strong, #4.”

“That's no longer my name nor is it Isaiah. My name is Yuuto Kiba, boyfriend to Rias Gremory, student of Kuoh Academy and proud devil of the Underworld.”

“Ooh~ I must admit, Valper. This one has some power behind his words.” A soft voice spoke up, but the malice and bloodlust behind each word made me stay still as I looked up.

Wearing an all-black suit with a dark grey long coat thrown over it, his pointy ears poked out from the long black hair he had while a pair of blood-red eyes were narrowed at us.

Behind him, five pairs of black-feathered wings kept him afloat in the air and as he smirked and floated down, everything went tense as no one dared to move.

“Kokabiel.” Xenovia spoke up and the Cadre just looked at her with a bored look before turning his gaze back to me.

“You.” As he spoke, I froze as the guy was in front of me a split second later, holding my chin in his grasp while turning my head from side to side and poking at the demonic swords in my grasp.

'Nobody fucking move!!' I shouted in my mind and was thankful for the fact that no one tried to attack him before Kokabiel smirked and let go of me while taking a step back.

“I have faced quite the handful of Sword Birth users in my lifetime and I have not seen someone that's this talented with it in quite a few centuries. You're most definitely not the strongest, but for your age, you are definitely the most versatile.”

“…I thank you for the compliment.” Do I want to antagonize the guy strong enough to take us all on and win instead of just talking nicely with him?

Not in the fucking slightest. I am kissing as much ass as I can because I need to prepare.

“Hahaha~ My pleasure. Now for the exorcists that were sent to kill me. Hmm, I was expecting a bit more to be honest. Perhaps Griselda or Vasco if he was available.”

“I did not know you wish to lose against his Eminence Strada again.” I did not know who the people were that Kokabiel spoke of, but they seem to be very powerful exorcists if what Xenovia said was the truth.

Kokabiel just frowned at her words before smirking as he shrugged and closed his cloak once again.

“My defeat against Vasco Strada is a humiliating one, I admit that. However, while he has been growing weaker with old age, I've been working and mastering my abilities to make sure a human would never defeat me ever again!” He growled and I wanted to attack only to curse as a new voice spoke up.

“Must you entertain yourself with these people?” A man that looked to be in his mid-30s asked with a frown as he landed besides Kokabiel, his dark brown hair done up in a ponytail and his silver eyes staring in disapproval at the Cadre who smirked.

However, what I was most focused on and shocked by were the ten black-feathered wings spread out behind him, with the feathers being a few shades lighter than Kokabiel's as the Cadre chuckled.

“S-Satanael…” I heard Rias whisper and turned my head to see both her and Sona along with their Queens and the exorcists looking horrified as the Cadre turned to look at her with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes?”

“W-What are you doing here?”

“What other reason would I be here than to study the wondrous swords that are the Excalibur fragments?”

“And so you've decided to betray the Grigori?” Son asked with a frown as she slowly snapped out of her horror and we watched as the man smirked while Kokabiel chuckled.

“Oh sweet child. I've betrayed the Grigori years ago. Kokabiel here was the one who betrayed them recently and was recruited into the same organization that recruited me.”

“So, you're here on their orders?” I asked and the angel smirked before shrugging as Kokabiel chuckled.

“Not necessarily, but that's not something you young ones need to be concerned about. What you need to be concerned about is our dear friend Valper here and his compatriot Freed over there.”

“Aw~ You remembered my name, dipshit.” Freed spoke with a happy tone and Satanael rolled his eyes before a magic circle appeared under him, Kokabiel and Valper while Freed vanished with an illusion.

“Gremory, Sitri, I have a burning hatred for your siblings and while they are not here, you two are. Meet me at your precious Kuoh Academy and let us do battle.”

“And what if we don't?!” Saji asked and before anyone of us could even react, a light spear flew through the air and very nearly took his head off, a few strands of his blond locks falling down as the Fallen Angel smirked.

“Kuoh Academy. Three hours. We'll meet you there.”

“Don't!” Stomping on the ground, I created a wall of demonic swords that stopped Xenovia and Irina from attacking right as the three vanished, both of them glaring at me as I sighed and dismissed the wall.

“Neither of you two are strong enough to even make them sweat and if you were teleported with them, you'd just be giving them more swords to work with.”

“The devil is right. Keep a calm mind and do not forget about our true mission here.” Nero spoke up with a frown and Xenovia took a deep breath while Irina sighed and nodded.

“Is everyone else okay?” I asked while looking at the others and was not surprised to see Raynare and Mittelt shaking while Kalawarna had a look of fear in her eyes.

“W-We're good, but this is a problem. This…this is a big problem.” Sona muttered, Rias nodding in agreement as I walked and stopped in front of the former Fallen Angels.

“You three still willing to fight?”

“I-I…I don't know. I knew he would come for us…but this soon? We're…None of us are ready.”

“You're right. None of us are ready…but that doesn't mean we can't win.” I spoke with a smile and she gave a wry smirk before I looked to Rias with a frown.

“That other guy, I assume he's a Cadre?”

“Yes and he's far more dangerous than Kokabiel. Unlike Kokabiel, who we know is here to try and most likely set the Great War off, the stories I've been told of Satanael describe him as a person that knows what he wants and how to get it.”

'Well, there goes my entire plan of battle I had for Kokabiel. If this new addition is going to be helping, I am going to need to add a few changes to it.'

“Eh, that's okay. We can still follow your plan, right pretty boy?” Issei asked and I hummed as I snapped from my thoughts and nodded.

“Somewhat, but we need to make a few changes.”

“Uh, what plan is this?” Xenovia asked with a frown, Irina and Nero listening in as well as I smirked before clearing my throat.

“Listen up because I don't think we have enough time for me to explain this more than once. I call it: 'End of a Constellation'.”

A/N: Cliffhanger~!!

The groups have met up, there is a new Cadre with Kokabiel and Kiba wonders just how he's going to win this one.

Spoilers…I have no clue either.

Ah, we'll figure it out as we go on.

Anyway, like you guys have seen, Kiba's demonic blades still work against the Excalibur fragments but it takes a while for them to activate so we might be in for a double chapter battle here, maybe a triple even.

Or not… eh, we'll figure it out as we go on.

Anyway, as always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…

Ba-Bye~!!