104)Dimensional Warfare II

The Dimensional Gap. A world of eerie beauty that shone with an array of radiant iridescent light as the void silently called one's name from the shadows the light did not touch.

The Gap itself was a void, filled with abnormalties & objects that were no longer needed in the normal world.

It was here where one could find a large landmass the size of a large island floating in the void, its surface barren apart from the one base on the far side of the mass.

“FOR THE SATANS!”

“FOR THE ALLIANCE!”

It was also here where chaos ripped free & raged upon its surface, mythological beings & gods raging war against the beasts that were known as the monsters under the bed.

Below them, Sirzechs frowned as he saw life after life being lost against the beasts that Rizevim had summoned, turning his attack back up just in time to see a grinning Crom Cruach & a cackling Rizevim rushing towards him.

However, Rizevim was swiftly cut off by his best friend, Ajuka giving a Sirzechs a determined look that made the Satan smile softly before he turned serious once more as the Evil Dragon appeared in front of him.

“So, you're the strongest Devil, huh?!” Crom exclaimed with a grin as he pulled a fist back that was coated in a yellowish-black aura before sending it flying forward, Sirzechs frowning as his hand was coated in the Power of Destruction while he reached up & caught the punch with a grunt.

Their clash shook the space around them as everyone near them were pushed back, Crom grinning at the devil being able to stop his attack while Sirzechs frowned as he had to force himself to keep the dragon's punch from pushing through.

Merlin on the other hand was waiting patiently as he watched Sirzechs & Crom Cruach talking with each other, shooting an energy bomb that had a malicious feeling to it up into the sky before smirking as he flicked a finger down & made it curve down as soon as it got high enough.

However, he frowned as a blast of pure arcane energy slammed into his bomb, the resulting explosion caught between a cage of magic crests before the crests glowed & vanished into thin air.

“Not too bad on the White Magic there, Rudeus.”

“I only applied what I learned from you, Sir Odin.” Rudeus spoke with a smile as he & Odin floated in front of Merlin, who frowned as two more pairs of eyes appeared above & below his original pair.

“Hmm, I see.” Odin muttered with a frown as he stroked his beard, Merlin smirking before snapping his fingers & creating numerous magic crests all around them in random directions.

Unfortunately, it was not random for one of their foes as Siegfreid's form leapt from crest to crest in rapid succession, the two magicians waiting as the man unsheathed a sword before launching at them from below.

“Haha! A worthy foe!” Thor exclaimed with a grin as he appeared in front of the attack & blocked it, Siegfried's eyes widening as the man's hammer was actually able to block his rotting aura before he wheezed as a stomp to his chest sent him barrelling towards the ground.

“You have that one, Father! I'll take this one!” Thor exclaimed with a grin as he dove back down, Odin rolling his eyes as he watched his son happily fighting with the descendant before smirking as he looked up & saw the frown on Merlin's face.

“Now then, no more interruptions.”

“On the contrary, allow me to interrupt.” Euclid spoke with a smirk as he appeared behind the two shocked magicians & flicked a hand towards them, the air around them darkening before a storm of shadow tendrils shot out just as a grinning Satanael rushed in alongside them.

However, Euclid hissed as a bright flash of radiant light erased his tentacles from existence while also burning him severely, Satanael gasping as a bright blue bolt of lightning slammed into his chest & sent him careening back towards his fellow Evil Dragon.

“Like Thor said, you two can have that one. He & I will handle this.” Ra spoke with a commanding tone as he floated next to a frowning Zeus, who was dressed in the same bronze armour as the Spartans with a crown, a cape & a spear that were all made out of lightning adorning his form.

“Heh, so you have not forgotten, have you old friend?” Euclid growled as the skin that was burned peeled away, revealing nothing but a black mass behind it as Ra cracked his neck while his eyes glowed a deep gold.

“No, I have not. Have you, Apophis?” Ra asked, his True Voice making the air heat up as Apophis smirked & looked at the man with dark violet eyes.

“Oh, I've been waiting for this day to come.” Apophis snarled and Ra mirrored his facial expression as the two beings ascended further upwards, Zeus frowning before shaking his head as he turned to a grinning Satanael.

“You managed to tank one of my attacks. You have my respect.”

“I don't want your respect. I want your blood, your heart, your meat.”

“…Yeah, I might fuck everything that moves, but even I know crazy ones are a no-go, especially if it's the masochistic battle-crazy ones.”

“Don't care!” Satanael exclaimed as he rushed toward the god and Zeus sighed as he spun the spear around his body & readied himself for his battle.

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Unknown to both armies, Isaiah was taking deep breaths as he was still nailed to his crucifix, Ladon frowning as he sat on a box whilst staring directly at the young devil in front of him.

“What?…I got something on my face?” Isaiah asked as he looked up, Ladon's frown deepening before he smirked & stood up.

“Nope. I'm just surprised that you haven't figured out a way to get out of here. All of that genius and all it took were just a few simple runic chains to keep you from moving.”

“What makes you think I haven't?” Isaiah asked with a smirk and while Ladon knew the young devil was bluffing, the confidence burning in the devil's eyes made him hesitate for the slightest of moments before he snorted & shook his head.

“No, you have not, but I am bored so! Humour me.”

“Hehe~I won't.” Isaiah spoke with a smirk and Ladon's smile faded as he stared at the devil with a stoic look.

“You won't or you can't.”

“Wouldn't you like to know?” Isaiah asked with a smile as he leaned back & closed his eyes, Ladon gritting his teeth before scoffing and turning back to sit on his makeshift chair/ box once more.

“A waste of my damn tim-!” His eyes widened as he felt pain in his chest, slowly looking down to see the brilliant red that was Gram's blade sticking out from his chest.

“Checkmate” Isaiah spoke with a smirk as he heaved his head back, wincing as he knocked it slightly against the wooden crucifix before grinning as Gram flew back out of Ladon's chest & right through the cage that confined him.

'They should have known better than to constantly deactivate & activate the Demonic Energy suppression runes around my cage.' Isaiah thought with a smirk as he flicked his head to & fro, Gram easily carving through the chains around his body before Isaiah bit down on the blade's hilt & tore his limbs free from the nails with a stifled scream.

'Fuck!!' He exclaimed in his mind as he landed face first on the floor, ignoring Gram's indignation at being used as a rag as he took deep raspy breaths while slowly pushing himself up with his torn limbs.

“Hehe~L-Like I said…what makes you think I haven't?” Isaiak asked as he stood on shaky legs, Ladon glaring at the devil as he held up a hand to stop the bleeding from his chest.

Soon, vines grew out from his hands & sealed up the wound, Isaiah gritting his teeth as demonic blades grew out from his stump and formed into the shape of an arm, Gram glowing gleefully as Isaiah gripped the blade with both hands while Ladon frowned as he slowly unsheathed the holy sword at his side.

Before either could lunge forward, the wall behind Ladon exploded, Isaiah instantly lunging forward as the dragon looked back to see who came in.

His eyes widened however as a black clawed hand covered in scales appeared behind Ladon & caught the attack before it could pierce the dragon's neck, Grendel grinning happily as Ladon smirked while vines grew out from the ground & wrapped around Isaiah's ankles.

“Well, shit.” Isaiah spoke with a wry grin as he pulled Gram back & quickly cut away the vines around his ankles, straining his body to move to its best capabilities to block Ladon's follow-up attack.

However, it was not enough and he gritted his teeth as the dragon's holy blade stabbed into the shoulder of his stump, Isaiah growling as demonic blades grew out & wrapped around the sword while he raised Gram & poured an obscene amount of demonic energy into it.

“Demonic Brilliance!” Isaiah roared as he swung the sword down, Ladon letting go of the holy blade & leaping away with Ladon as a pillar of demonic energy infused with Dragon Slayer Magic erupted all around the devil.

Stumbling slightly from his attack, Isaiah fell to a knee as he stared at the two Evil Dragons, both of whom were smirking as Grendel's wound on his hand slowly began to close up.

“Did Lord Rizevim order you to come here?” Ladon asked Grendel as wooden scales covered his body, frowning as his fellow Evil Dragon snorted in response.

“Hell no. I want to fight Isaiah Azathoth and this was the perfect time to do so.”

“I see. Well, I'll distract him and you'll deliver the finishing blow, okay?”

“Okay.” Grendel nodded before quickly leaning back as vines shot out from the ground & tried to stab into his skull, Ladon quickly creating more vines around him just as a torrent of black flames shot out from Grendel's mouth & sent him skidding back.

“What the hell?!”

“You're not Grendel. The real one would have been pissed at me for trying to help him in his battle.” Ladon spoke with a frown as the black flames around him were slowly being devoured by the vines, Grendel frowning before grinning as he began to morph.

Moments later, both Isaiah & Ladon were surprised by the silver-haired divine being in front of them, Loki smirking as he ran his fingers through his hair while waving happily at the shocked Evil Dragon.

“Hello, Laddy~ Did you miss me?”

“L-Loki?! How did you find this base?!” The dragon demanded and Loki snorted as he waved his hand dismissively.

“Easily, especially since you guys decided to make yours not too far from the Land of Oz' base. Those guys have had your base on their radar for a while and when I found out that a large armada was invading your little country, I just couldn't help myself.”

“Then why are you here?! You know that attacking us is a sign of betrayal.”

“Actually, according to Lady Ophis, you guys were no longer helping her on her path to beat Great Red so you all are the traitors.” Loki spoke with a smirk before snapping his fingers and Ladon's eyes widened as Cao Cao & Georg walked through the silver crest that had formed behind the divine being.

“So, as per the orders of OUR leader, you & your little conniving friends are now to be exterminated. Cao Cao, you're up. Isaiah Azathoth, I shall be seeing you another time…if you survive this exchange. Ta-ta~” Loki spoke with a bow before vanishing in a silver flash, Isaiah rolling his eyes as he stood up while using Gram as a crutch.

“I don't suppose you'll help me out here, eh Cao?” Isaiah asked and Cao Cao snorted as the True Longinus appeared in his grasp.

“Unfortunately not. While I normally would just ignore Lady Ophis' orders, I have to agree with her when she said that you are a threat to our cause. Therefore, I need to kill you.”

“Then, we have the same interest here, Cao Cao.” Ladon spoke before blinking as the human sneered at him.

“Don't think that trying to appeal to my lack of camaraderie will help you survive the day. As far as I'm concerned, anyone that isn't a member of the Khaos Brigade is an enemy. Now, on your feet. I'd rather kill you when you're standing like warriors instead of kneeling like cowards.”

“Oh, is that so?” A voice echoed from outside the room and they all turned before both Cao Cao & Ladon cursed while Isaiah smirked as Rias, Sona, Akeno, Tsubaki & Kuroka walked through the doorway.

Immediately, the latter three rushed over to Isaiah with Rias & Sona followed after them all while keeping an eye on the other two members in the room to make sure they didn't attack.

“Isa! Isa! Oh…oh my god.” Tsubaki whispered in horror as she saw the injuries on his form, Kuroka gritting her teeth while Akeno was focused on the soft smile he was giving her as he leaned forward & gave her a soft kiss on the forehead.

“I'm glad to see you, my love.”

“So am I.” She whispered back, Isaiah chuckling softly before grunting as she helped him stand, Tsubaki helping on the other side while Kuroka stood in front of him & in between Rias & Sona, who were glaring at the two others in the room.

“So, what now? You have your friend, but he is too injured to move about and you are not leaving here without a fight.” Cao Cao spoke with a frown as Ladon's entire body was covered in glowing wooden scales, both Rias & Sona being covered in a scarlet & a dark blue aura respectively as a pure white energy radiated from Kuroka's hands.

“Enough.” However, Isaiah's words drew all of their attention as the girls glanced at him while Ladon & Cao Cao glared at the young devil as Georg lowered his magic crests.

“This is just going to end badly for all of us. Either you two guys die along with some of ours or worse case, everyone here dies. Let's save this for another day when you're actually willing to lose your life.”

“And you are?” Cao Cao asked before his eyes widened as Isaiah stared at him, his eyes glowing an ominous gold as flashes of red streaks raced across his body.

“I am. Are you?” Isaiah asked with his True Voice and the girls frowned as they didn't feel the comforting aura from his voice.

Instead, they felt a sense of inferiority & submissiveness as if they were just mere servants to Isaiah, the devil in question smirking & tilting his head to the side to stare at the glaring Cao Cao as if he wasn't severely injured.

“Well? Are you ready to die, cur?” Isaiah asked once more before he blinked as Akeno tapped his chest, looking down to see the girl frowning in concern.

“You're not okay, are you?” She asked and Isaiah frowned before giving a soft smile as the aura around his body began to die down.

“I guess not. Let's get out of here.”

“Wait!” Ladon exclaimed as he rushed forward to attack but he quickly leapt back as Rias unleashed a stream of Destruction energy in his direction, Cao Cao creating a holy shield in front of him to block the energy before cursing as Isaiah & the others had vanished in the confusion.

Looking at Ladon just as the Evil Dragon looked at him, he frowned before holding a hand up as Georg went to attack, shaking his head as his right-hand man gave him a confused look.

“Without Azathoth's head, it's not worth it to take him out.”

“You sure?” Georg asked as a light violet fog began to exude from his body, Cao Cao sighing as the fog enveloped the two of them before it slowly dissipated & left Ladon alone in the room.

'Well…I'm…dead.'

A/N: And the rescue is successful! For those that were waiting for a big fight, that will be saved for another time!!

For now, the battles will happen next chapter and then we head on to the next arc!!

As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…

Ba-Bye~!!