Golden Dragon vs Super Devil

[Layla's POV]

What I didn't want to happen just happened... brother-in-law held me and my mother, he saw my downcast expression which I desperately tried to hide and he told me I looked gorgeous trying to make me feel better. I appreciated his compliment but the sadness in my heart overshadowed it; my husband hadn't looked at me with an appreciative gaze even once.

I held the collar in the concealed pocket of my dress, the one I wanted to gift him, clenching it. Richter-sama had given the two of them a chance to end everything, I wanted to have hope but then... he had to go and do that.

I don't know exactly at what moment, but I heard a gasp by my side and instead of Richter-sama, big sister was there, I tried to resist the resentment in my heart to give way to the bewilderment, what exactly happened? why is she here?

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!---

My and mother's questions were blurred by the shock of the whole castle and the noise of a heave-shaking explosion, the only thing we could see behind us was an incoming cloud of dust and the running servants.

"What happened?!" I yelled towards the incoming Lucy who was coughing due to the dust, helping one of the fallen boys.

*cough!*

"R-Richter-sama punched Lucifer-sama! I-I don't know how it happened, it had been G-Grayfia-sama but then he appeared there and... he punched him!" She seemed to still be in chaos, but the information she provided me was enough for all of us to know that things weren't going to end well.

From the windows of the castle, I saw a blinding golden light and the next thing that happened was big sister shooting out like a bullet, chasing after them.

"We need to go as well!" Serafall yelled in distress, Falbium and Ajuka nodded, shooting out of the castle through the massive hole that just opened on the fourth floor.

"Mother, stay here!" I told my mother who was as pale as a white sheet, she nodded and went to help all her beloved servants, they seemed to be all okay, just shaken by the sudden explosion.

*BOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!----

"Is that all, Lucifer!?~"

"SHUT UP!"

*BOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!------

Devastation. That was the only word that could describe the outskirts of the Lucifuge Territory, a wild forest filled with hills and clearings, completely destroyed; battered with gigantic craters, and crushed mountains.

A battle titan was taking place.

Sirzechs coughed blood with a solemn expression, undoubtedly facing the worst rival he had ever come across. Worse than the Nordic God of Thunder, worse than the Olympic God of War.

He yelled with fury, raising both hands as a gigantic ball of destruction materialised almost instantly, no doubt the strongest wielder of destruction even among the Baels.

Alas, when he was about to throw it, Richter's fist crashed against the ball of destruction, obliterating it with his claws, he clawed onto a disbelieving Sirzechs' wrist and with a maniacal expression delivered the most vicious blow straight to the face.

*BOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!-------

The devil felt like ten trucks impacted his face, several of his teeth torn apart. He was compelled to be blown away like a ragdoll, but the Dragon God didn't let go; gritting his teeth Sirzechs punched forth against Richter's abdomen.

*BAAANGG!!*

But the fist was as dull as if he had punched a hundred walls of steel mashed up together.

"It tickles~"

Richter mocked and proceeded to blow the f*ck out of Sirzechs' face.

*BOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!*

Face, torso, abdomen.

Sirzechs felt like the life was leaving his body and released a gigantic shockwave of destruction from all over his body, hoping to at least give himself some room to recover, alas... it was all useless, the shockwave of destruction went through Richter's body, it erased the air, creating a vacuum of nothingness, but against the Golden Dragon God's flesh, there is nothing it could do.

"Only someone at the level of Primordial of Destruction would find it hope to destroy any of my scales, let alone you, ant. With this strength, you dare to crave my mate? laughable... perhaps death will settle down your suicidal entrancing".

*BOOOOOOMMMMMM!!*

With a knee kick to the abdomen, the last clouds were dispersed due to the shockwaves. There was only a bright moon in the skies together with the shine of The Dragon God's scales, as if he was a fallen star from the firmament.

"I was polite for her sake but you had to come and give me an excuse to kill you. You can't blame me for this~"

'Master-'

"If you say one word, I will be upset with you, Grayfia..."

'...'

The Demon Goddess flying nearby held her dress, biting harshly on her lips, aware what was going to happen. Close to her were the other three satans who saw everything in disbelief.

Sirzechs is losing... and he's losing terribly.

*BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!*

"We have to do something, HE'S GOING TO KILL SIRZECHS-CHAN! GRAYFIA! TELL HIM TO STOP!" Serafall said with shivering lips just as Richter finally blew Lucifer against the ground, destroying yet another portion of the wide forest that no longer resembled a jungle but instead a desert.

*RUMBLE!!!*

The world shook slightly and Ajuka donned his Super Devil form, charging forward!

"A-chan!" Serafall and Falbium both gasped, this was a battle beyond their capabilities, but even then, they couldn't just see how Sirzechs got battered and died helplessly, this might be a personal strife but he's one of the satans nonetheless!

The two of them charged forward if even to give support.

*RUMBLE!!*

Ajuka Beelzebub had the appearance of a hellish devil of green colour and twelve wings, he appeared above the battlefield and prepare to lay down a formation to suppress Richter, but he didn't count with something.

A fist imbued in ice impacted squarely against his face, blowing him away, all he saw in disbelief as he spat blood was the demonic figure of Grayfia who had donned an armour of Ice and Gold with her wings protruding proudly.

"I'm sorry..." That was all she said before turning around towards the awestruck Serafall and Falbium who stopped dead in their tracks, she was so fast that it was as if she teleported.

Grayfia's eyes were watery but determined, she had chosen who she'd side with, her master.

"This is a duel between men... if you intervene and make it a political skirmish, I'm afraid I will have to involve myself"

"HE IS GOING TO KILL SIRZECHS!"

"He should have thought about that when he disregarded his own wife and went after a taken woman. I'm sorry Serafall, I tried for this banquet to be friendly".

"Grayfia-chan... plea-"

"Big sister"

"Layla, I-"

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry for this".

"You shouldn't..."

Both sisters looked at one another with regret.

Layla charged towards Grayfia with a magic circle wrapping around her body, the big sister gasped slightly and bit her lips, evading two of Serafall's icicles as she charged forward as well but when they were about to meet in the middle, Layla dodged and disappeared in the middle of the battlefield.

It hadn't been an offensive spell, but instead, a teleportation spell.

[Richter's POV]

It was a nice fight, but in the end... that's all he could do.

His strength is definitely in the realm of gods, even in Helius he would be a force to be reckoned with, not only that... he wields Crush's destruction. Any other opponent would have been worthy.

But his opponent was me and his loss was guaranteed.

I walked towards the battered man, he can no longer stand up, I have crushed most of his ribs and spine and he was asphyxiating in his own blood, even if I don't do anything, he was going to die soon.

But he craved Grayfia.

*RUMBLE!!*

I saw how the ground beneath me started to turn into gold, I hadn't even used my power with him mere physical strength was all I employed. Obliterating an enemy in two hits is not fun, turning him into gold right away won't be fun.

I wanted some release, holding myself back for the last few days, this satan served as the perfect punching dummy. The other satans came to aid him, but Grayfia stopped them... are you covering me back as my loyal maid or are you saving your friends from demise by my hand, which is it?

It mattered not; I saw how Layla prepared to fight her own sister, an understandable action in this situation, but when they were about to clash, she disappeared and appeared beside me.

Oh?

I thought she'd use her powers to attack me but instead... she hugged me.

Her body impacted against mine and she hugged me tightly.

"..." I said nothing but stopped my movements, wondering what she was going to do.

Layla was crying, sobbing and holding me as if she didn't want to let go.

I sighed and separated from her, she gasped when she saw me keep moving towards her husband who was looking at the two of us as if awaiting his last moments.

"Richter-sama! please!"

"..."

My gaze found Layla Lucifuge kneeling down on the soil; ruining her beautiful dress with her head down, humiliated... begging for her husband's life.

"Brother-in-law... please... he is the father of my child... I-If you have... a little sympathy for me *sob* please let him live today".

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