23 Eternal Sanctuary
As the red dragon emperor stood before his allies in defiance against the army of fallen who's wings blotted out the moonlit sky, his scale mail cracked and shattered to pieces. His body littered with wounds he sustained from the legion before him. He looked to his friends, people who in the last month he had come to cherish.
Kiba, who was able to fuse together holy and demonic energies to create something that shouldn't exist. Asia who was desperately trying to heal everyone she could, bless her heart.
Shirone who was in the arms of her sister Kuroka as she protected her.
The exorcist who came with his childhood friend Irina, her arm was broken when she tried to use Durandel. The cadre snapped her arm the moment she tried to bring it out.
Then he looked towards his master. The woman who he gave his soul to. She was still standing with the student council president Sona Sitri. Her peerage was in the care of Asia. They were still willing to fight, but their bodies were nearly ready to collapse any second. He didn't say a word.
Issei looked back up towards the Cadre and his legion of at least 2000 fallen who had followed him since the beginning. He was prepared to sacrifice himself if it meant he could save atleast one of his friends. Kokabiel raised his hand as his soldiers followed his signal and raised their spears ready to end them in a hail of light. As his hand fell, so did the thousands of spears
It was then that words that brought a smile to the black-haired nekoshou's face came
"BAKUDO 81: DANKU" sounded the voice as a large transparent screen manifested itself infront of the two peerages.
∞
Kokabiel watched as the transparent wall stood strong despite the thousands of light spears, each powerful enough to pierce through a fortress wall. Once the smoke cleared, there he stood. The one who promised his death. As his haori moved with the small breeze, his sword already lit aflame. He couldn't stop a smile from adorning his face as he looked into the eyes of a man who's only goal was to kill.
"Thank you for coming." The cadre spoke as his army positioned themselves for the fight of their lives.
The shinigami did not move, his gaze did not falter. He simply stood ready to burn all his enemies to ashes. The legion of fallen could feel a pressure directly touching their souls. If they were not already battle-hardened from the onslaught of war, they may have lost their breaths. But they stayed still, ready to kill the enemy before them.
Shiro felt something off. He looked down at his blade, his eyes widened as his flames were gone. Then he turned his view back towards the cadre as he chuckled.
"Did you really think I would make it easy for you? I have prepared for you." Kokabiel said as he raised up an odd looking gem
"You have no idea how hard it was to steal this from that fool Azazel. This jewel was specifically designed to seal and absorb flames. I believe Azazel used it for one of his old experiments" He explained
"Now, what can you do alone? Against my brothers and sisters in arms!?" he roared as the rest of his army roared with him raising their spears
The shinigami simply spoke "Kokabiel..." he began as the fallen silenced themselves to hear their enemy's response
"If there is one thing you should know about me, it's that I am never alone." Before the Cadre could question what he meant, the shinigami yelled
"ETERNAL SANCTUARY" as bright light engulfed all the fallen and devils
∞
Issei opened his eyes as he found himself unable to move his legs. He was greeted by the sight of a massive tree towering over the army of fallen.
"Issei, where are we?" He looked over to the voice of his master to see branches and vines wrapping around her injuries as they began healing
"I don't know." the dragon emperor responded as he noticed his legs were wrapped in branches as well. A warm sensation spread through his wounds as they closed up. The moment he was completely recovered the branches receded
"Welcome to my soul" came the voice of his teacher
He stood still as he allowed the cadre and his legion to take in the sights of his world. From the imposing tree, to the ocean that went off towards the horizon. To a scorched wasteland, to a frozen mountain. Kokabiel could see movement in the distance. Sounds could be heard from the mountain as he witnessed animals come out in droves. Goblins riding on top of saber tooth ice tigers, Yetis mounted on blue wyverns, ice elementals and giants moving towards them.
The army of nature stopped before the Shinigami. They bowed their heads as if to show respect towards their king. The legion of fallen in the air became tense as they witnessed this.
The cadre's shoulder's began to shake as he chucked. Then it turned into full-blown laughter. As the laughter continued, eventually it died down.
"I see, so this is what was inside the light of your soul. Truly remarkable, boy do you know what you have done? To create your own world, is something on the level of gods!" he exclaimed as everyone let his words sink in
The group of devils and one exorcist made their way towards the Shinigami.
"Sensei, we can fight again! I'm ready to get some payback" Issei said as he re-activated his balance breaker
A bobcut girl with glasses walked up to the crimsonette "Thank you for coming, we have not personally met but now is a good time as any other. I'm Sona Sitri, pleased to meet you"
"Nya~ the way you showed up at the last moment was like a hero from fairy tales. Did you do it on purpose?" the black haired nekoshou said as her little sister cracked her knuckles ready to rejoin the fight and the blue-haired exorcist was seen trying to tame one of the ice tigers
"Stand back, I'll deal with this" was the shinigami's reply
"What? But we can help!" came the voice of the male in the sitri peerage
"It's fine. Trust me on this" was Shiro's reply as he looked at his student
Issei got the message that the shinigami was serious
"Let's back off for now everyone" he said as he got the group to stand back
The shinigami turned his attention back to the cadre
"Sorry about that, now let's have a proper war shall we?" Shiro asked with a small smile
Kokabiel returned it with his own "Yes, this isn't a bad place to die." he said as he turned to his legion
"BROTHER'S! SISTERS! YOU HAVE ALL FOLLOWED ME THIS FAR. YOU KNOW HOW THIS MUST END! WE WILL SHOW THESE ANIMALS THE MIGHT OF A LEGION WHO HAS SURVIVED THROUGH THE BLOODSHED OF THE GREAT WAR!" Kokabiel roared as his army responded to his charisma with cheers
The shinigami and the fallen gave each other one last look before they both yelled
"KILL"
Kiba, who was able to fuse together holy and demonic energies to create something that shouldn't exist. Asia who was desperately trying to heal everyone she could, bless her heart.
Shirone who was in the arms of her sister Kuroka as she protected her.
The exorcist who came with his childhood friend Irina, her arm was broken when she tried to use Durandel. The cadre snapped her arm the moment she tried to bring it out.
Then he looked towards his master. The woman who he gave his soul to. She was still standing with the student council president Sona Sitri. Her peerage was in the care of Asia. They were still willing to fight, but their bodies were nearly ready to collapse any second. He didn't say a word.
Issei looked back up towards the Cadre and his legion of at least 2000 fallen who had followed him since the beginning. He was prepared to sacrifice himself if it meant he could save atleast one of his friends. Kokabiel raised his hand as his soldiers followed his signal and raised their spears ready to end them in a hail of light. As his hand fell, so did the thousands of spears
It was then that words that brought a smile to the black-haired nekoshou's face came
"BAKUDO 81: DANKU" sounded the voice as a large transparent screen manifested itself infront of the two peerages.
∞
Kokabiel watched as the transparent wall stood strong despite the thousands of light spears, each powerful enough to pierce through a fortress wall. Once the smoke cleared, there he stood. The one who promised his death. As his haori moved with the small breeze, his sword already lit aflame. He couldn't stop a smile from adorning his face as he looked into the eyes of a man who's only goal was to kill.
"Thank you for coming." The cadre spoke as his army positioned themselves for the fight of their lives.
The shinigami did not move, his gaze did not falter. He simply stood ready to burn all his enemies to ashes. The legion of fallen could feel a pressure directly touching their souls. If they were not already battle-hardened from the onslaught of war, they may have lost their breaths. But they stayed still, ready to kill the enemy before them.
Shiro felt something off. He looked down at his blade, his eyes widened as his flames were gone. Then he turned his view back towards the cadre as he chuckled.
"Did you really think I would make it easy for you? I have prepared for you." Kokabiel said as he raised up an odd looking gem
"You have no idea how hard it was to steal this from that fool Azazel. This jewel was specifically designed to seal and absorb flames. I believe Azazel used it for one of his old experiments" He explained
"Now, what can you do alone? Against my brothers and sisters in arms!?" he roared as the rest of his army roared with him raising their spears
The shinigami simply spoke "Kokabiel..." he began as the fallen silenced themselves to hear their enemy's response
"If there is one thing you should know about me, it's that I am never alone." Before the Cadre could question what he meant, the shinigami yelled
"ETERNAL SANCTUARY" as bright light engulfed all the fallen and devils
∞
Issei opened his eyes as he found himself unable to move his legs. He was greeted by the sight of a massive tree towering over the army of fallen.
"Issei, where are we?" He looked over to the voice of his master to see branches and vines wrapping around her injuries as they began healing
"I don't know." the dragon emperor responded as he noticed his legs were wrapped in branches as well. A warm sensation spread through his wounds as they closed up. The moment he was completely recovered the branches receded
"Welcome to my soul" came the voice of his teacher
He stood still as he allowed the cadre and his legion to take in the sights of his world. From the imposing tree, to the ocean that went off towards the horizon. To a scorched wasteland, to a frozen mountain. Kokabiel could see movement in the distance. Sounds could be heard from the mountain as he witnessed animals come out in droves. Goblins riding on top of saber tooth ice tigers, Yetis mounted on blue wyverns, ice elementals and giants moving towards them.
The army of nature stopped before the Shinigami. They bowed their heads as if to show respect towards their king. The legion of fallen in the air became tense as they witnessed this.
The cadre's shoulder's began to shake as he chucked. Then it turned into full-blown laughter. As the laughter continued, eventually it died down.
"I see, so this is what was inside the light of your soul. Truly remarkable, boy do you know what you have done? To create your own world, is something on the level of gods!" he exclaimed as everyone let his words sink in
The group of devils and one exorcist made their way towards the Shinigami.
"Sensei, we can fight again! I'm ready to get some payback" Issei said as he re-activated his balance breaker
A bobcut girl with glasses walked up to the crimsonette "Thank you for coming, we have not personally met but now is a good time as any other. I'm Sona Sitri, pleased to meet you"
"Nya~ the way you showed up at the last moment was like a hero from fairy tales. Did you do it on purpose?" the black haired nekoshou said as her little sister cracked her knuckles ready to rejoin the fight and the blue-haired exorcist was seen trying to tame one of the ice tigers
"Stand back, I'll deal with this" was the shinigami's reply
"What? But we can help!" came the voice of the male in the sitri peerage
"It's fine. Trust me on this" was Shiro's reply as he looked at his student
Issei got the message that the shinigami was serious
"Let's back off for now everyone" he said as he got the group to stand back
The shinigami turned his attention back to the cadre
"Sorry about that, now let's have a proper war shall we?" Shiro asked with a small smile
Kokabiel returned it with his own "Yes, this isn't a bad place to die." he said as he turned to his legion
"BROTHER'S! SISTERS! YOU HAVE ALL FOLLOWED ME THIS FAR. YOU KNOW HOW THIS MUST END! WE WILL SHOW THESE ANIMALS THE MIGHT OF A LEGION WHO HAS SURVIVED THROUGH THE BLOODSHED OF THE GREAT WAR!" Kokabiel roared as his army responded to his charisma with cheers
The shinigami and the fallen gave each other one last look before they both yelled
"KILL"