Cadre - 13

"…I see…Of course, how obvious…" Satanael mumbled, his eyes closing in apparent defeat as Kaito inhaled deeply.

He only had enough magic power left right now for another breath of dragon fire. The one he'd unleashed not long ago, had drained half of his reserves in an instant.

It was awesome actually, that he now had something proper he could use it with.

"See ya, Satanael." Kaito bid the legendary ten winged being goodbye as he prepared to exhale and drown the man in a wave of dragon fire.

"Yes, goodbye boy." Satanael replied.

And his eyes snapped open, silver eyes glowing with bright light. An instant later, a pillar of light erupted from his body and Kaito barely managed to get his gauntlet clad arms up in a cross block before it slammed into him and shot him into the air.

It launched him dozens of feet into the air and sent him flying back where he crashed into and through a tree and then landed on his back a moment later on the ground with a groan.

Giving him a prime view to stare up and watch as Satanael rose up into the air, an aura of purple light surrounding his body.

"To think I've been pushed this far," the Cadre's shook his head as he stared down at Kaito, "Boy, this is the end for you. But, rejoice and take pride in the fact that regardless, you have claimed the life of Satanael, Adversary of God!"

Kaito growled and forced himself to his feet, "So you're full in and using your light and not caring about your injury even if it kills you?!" he shouted, "Forgive me if I don't roll over and die!"

He shouldn't have wasted time talking there! What a rookie mistake and he should have known better. He should have just burnt him with dragon fire when he had him pinned!

"That's fine boy, it's not like I plan on staying dead long," Satanael smirked down at him from above, "Still, I will have your name boy. I will remember you as the one who came the closest to ever killing me and keep you as a reminder as I ascend above all others."

What a fucking blowhard.

But if he wanted to make the exact same mistake Kaito just did, then he was all for it. "It's Kaito, Kaito Evander," he replied, fists clenching as he prepared to move, "And how exactly do you plan to come back from the dead after this?" he asked, fishing for information.

His eyes flicked to the dark coloured blade laying the grass about twenty feet away, before going back to the fallen angel above.

"It's really rather simple," Satanael's smirk widened, "Let me ask, why do you think I came here, to this town specifically?"

"I was told it was so you could use the sisters of the Satan's as shields to stop anyone really powerful from coming after you," Kaito replied, inching ever so slightly a bit over, every little inch would count here, "But I'm guessing that's wrong?"

Well, it was Irina who told him. And she got that information from the church. The church that was notoriously incompetent

"Pfft, as if I would need to use that trash as a shield," Satanael scoffed, "But, I suppose it's not that far off. Tell me, did you know that in the past another devil ruled over this territory?"

"No." Kaito lied bluntly.

But yes he did. This was the territory of Cleria Belial once upon a time before she and her lover from the church were betrayed and put to death.

…Because she'd stumbled upon something she shouldn't have.

"Well they did, who it was, does not matter, they are dead and gone," Satanael continued, "What does matter, is I came upon some information about her and her lover not long ago amongst some top secret messages and learned she had left something here."

"…And that would be?" Kaito pressed lightly, inching just a little more over.

"Why, this of course," Satanael laughed and held his hand up. Light swirled into existence and formed into a simple wooden box that he opened to show off, what looked like a single set of glowing red chess pieces, "Her evil pieces."

"….That's your big plan?" Kaito stopped and gave the fallen angel a deadpan stare, "Reincarnate yourself as a devil, seriously? All that grandstanding…for that?"

Satanael's laugher increased in volume, "Not quite as simple as that boy," he shook his head, "While indeed I plan to use the queen piece to resurrect myself, I'd hardly be able to ascend to the heights I want with such a paltry boost."

He reached into the box with one hand and grasped a single piece, before holding it up.

Kaito stared at it blankly for a moment, before his eyes widened. Because, while he wasn't the biggest chess fan, he well knew the pieces.

…And the piece he held in his hand, was not normal.

'A king piece?!' he gaped. Cleria Belial had a king piece in her possession before she died? ..Why? How…when even!?

"This is a very special evil piece known as a King Piece," Satanael happily explained, "When a devil takes one of these within themselves, it gives them a massive power boost. Up to one hundred times their initial power actually. Can you imagine boy? How powerful I will become with it? How powerful I will become once I fashion Arondight into a new Longinus? I will be unstoppable. Nobody will be able to stop me. Not Michael, not the Satans and definitely not that cowardly fool Azazel!"

'What the hell is my horrible luck!?' Kaito screamed inwardly.

This was bullshit!

Why the fuck was he getting involved with shit like this, this early?!

No, seriously. It had literally only been a week today since he'd gained the memories of his other self. And since then, he'd fought a toshi, a homicidal priest, the spirit of ancient Chinese Emperor….and now this.

A Cadre with plans to apparently reach if not surpass the level of the Four Satans, all of which that could fight and defeat gods while at the same time, making himself an all new Longinus Sacred Gear.

Issei Hyoudou didn't need to deal with shit like this for ages and that bastard was freely gifted one of the most broken abilities in this entire universe!

Life was seriously, never fair.