46 Vatican
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It's been two weeks.
All of us have had significant improvements. Using my swords to increase the intensity, really gave quick results.
Everybody complained about how hard it is but we all pushed through.
Valerie 'erased' our weaknesses. Technically its called Weakness Reduction: It doesn't completely erase them. But since I buffed Valerie a bit she got them as low as possible. Which was pretty close to 'erased'
That means no more Holy or Light Weakness for me.
Veldora also lost the Dragon Slaying weakness. Same with Kurama for Yokai Slaying.
Asia used to be the weakest. But now she has Perfect Control over her Peak High-Class power. She can send Veldora flying with a single punch now. Honestly, a Tsunade punch combined with Variant Detonation is seriously overpowered. She also started to learn Senjustu so she can unlock Touki. Kurama tells me she is close to getting it. Something about her pure personality making easier to connect to nature. Plus my swords make it even easier. I call bullshit but whatever.
Meredith has been practicing with her Sacred Gear. That's the best path for her. She now has more Attacks with her Holy Nails.
Fusing them to make bigger weapons and figures. She even made some Golems made out of those nails. The golems had spikes all over its body. Like a hedgehog. And it packed a punch as well. When it's defeated or its core is destroyed. It blows up sending all the nails flying in all directions like a bomb.
Dino got Vritra Gear and we awakened Vritra. He was surprised that someone got all of his pieces back together. Now he is coaching Dino. Vritra and Meredith keep him from slacking off. Both of them are trying to make a Scale Mail Balance Breaker.
Vritra was surprised about how much the world has changed. And since everyone has an armor-type Balance Breaker these days. He wanted one as well. Dino is more than strong enough to handle Balance Breaker. He and Vritra are figuring out how to do it. It shouldn't take them long. They said they were close to doing it.
Veldora didn't want any Sacred Gear. Call it a Dragon's Pride. Every single famous Dragon got to that level without any Sacred Gears or weapons. Every part of their body is a weapon,
Kurama made a lot of improvements. Thanks to my swords. He got rid of 3/4 of the Corrupted KI. But kept 1/4 to use as a weapon on his enemies. He can finally enter his human form. He was very happy about that. He also didn't want any Sacred Gears. Which I'm fine with. As long as they dont slack off on their training. They can take any route to power they want.
As for our newest member Misaki. I just decided to give her Connla's sacred gear Night Reflector. I could have saved it for someone more compatible with it. But might as well give it to her from the start so she can start training in it. Her Original Sacred Gear is too weak. But together with this one she might make something interesting.
Like I did. I combined both Gears to From a new one. Sacred Gears react to strong willpower. I just Willed them to combine and they did.
Sword Creation. I can make any sword I want now. Holy, Demonic, and everything else I can think of. Given that I have the prerequired mana levels of course.
All in all I think we are improving in a steady but good pace.
Bzzzzz Bzzzzzz
I pick up the call while doing handstand pushups
"Yo Kiba. Or should I say Isaiah? Long time no see"
That voice.. The information broker I contact once in a while.
He is a two face bastard. Everybody just calls him Twice. Never bothered to find out more. I made it clear that if he screws me over with bad information I will hunt him down and torture him until he died.
"What do you want Twice? You'd better have something good for me." I say in a bored tone
"That's cold. You are one of my favorite customers you know. And I got some hot info. It happened 10 minutes ago. I think you will be interested in Excalibur Fragments."
The Fragments? So Kokabiel stole them
"I see. Some maniac really stole them?" I say in a surprised tone
"Huh?! How did you know?" Twice said in surprise
"You are slipping Twice. There has been some chatter among the Fallen and Stary Exorcists. But I thought they were just rumors."
"Fallen and Stray Exorcists you say?" I could hear Twice smiling
"I want a 15% cut on all the trades you do with this info. Agree to this and I will tell you the biggest suspect"
"Deal! This info will sell like crazy. I won't even notice the 15%" Twice was getting excited, money was about to come rolling
"Kokabiel. That's what I heard. The warmonger wants to start another war. Big Suprise there" I scoff.
"You just made me very rich. Gotta go. Time is money." Twice cut off the call
Seling this Time-sensitive information now will lead to the best results. I just got some cash for doing nothing.
But this is also the perfect opportunity to go kill the Pope. While all the church members are scrambling around looking for the Fragments. I will sneak in and cut off the Pope's head.
"Everybody gather up!" My voice echoes through the valley we are at and 'snaps' everyone from their training
As soon as I saw that they re in hearing distance i start to deliver the news
"I got some news. Kokabiel stole 4 of the Excalibur fragments like 20 minutes ago"
"Uh-oh.. Dad isn't going to like this. That stupid warmonger" Dino grumbled was the first to figure out what a fucked up situation it is "If war happens how will I get any sleep?" Well, at least he has his priorities straight.
"As Dino said Kokabiel is trying to start a war. But this is also an opportunity for me. When I was 8, right on death's door. I swore to myself if I lived I would get revenge on everyone Involved with the Holy Sword Project. The only one's who remain are the Pope. 2 of Uriel's commanders and the head of the Project Valper Galilei."
"Ohh you were the one killing off the Church members and framing the Five Clans. Clever" Dino said in realization
"Hahahaha. The Five Clans are morons. They didn't even bother to defend themselves or prove their innocence. The Church is their enemy. What do they care if their members die? They probably think it really was one of their members who was hiding and are proud of that." Kurama just laughed as remembered the actions of the Five Clans
I turn to Asia, she was a church member " What? They experimented and killed children. I don't care if he is the Pope. You won't hear any protest from me. I'm just a little sad you didn't share this with us before"
She does have a point "I didn't say anything because there is no need to. I can take care of it on my own. I'm serious about traveling and enjoying life. But when an opportunity like this shows up. I have to take it.
Valper is with Kokabiel. I have no idea about the Angels. But the church members are running around looking for the swords. This is a perfect moment to strike. I also know Kokabiel is going to Kuoh. He plans to kill Rias and Sona with the Holy Swords. Starting a new Holy War"
"What a pain.." Dino mumbled
"True" Meredith agreed, Valerie, Asia and Misaka nodded
"No matter what age. There will be always those who seek conflict. The best we can do is look out for our own" Kurama says some wise words
I look at him with a raised eyebrow "Fortune cookie?"
He just nods "Fortune Cookie"
"So I suggest you slowly start to get ready. Once I'm done with the Vatican I will teleport us to Kuoh. We finish off Valper. And if Kokabiel is stupid enough to attack us we rip him apart. Then we start our world tour"
Veldora put his hand in front of him looking at us with those sparkling eyes. He wanted to do a team cheer
I just chuckled at his expression." Fine" I put my hand on top of this. The rest followed one by one
"To Freedom AKA 'Traveling the World'" he said cheerfully
""""TO FREEDOM!""""
~The Vatican.
Center of the Roman Catholic Church. And one of the most Holy places in the world.
I can feel the Holy Energy in the air. But since Valerie reduced my weakness to Light and Holy energy as much as she could. It does nothing to me. I could probably survive in Heaven for a good hour before the Holy Energy starts affecting me.
Normal Devils would just burn up in Heaven.
I was going all out on the Stealth. Mana Shroud and Suppression Swords. Shadow Sword to sneak in. It was night time and the Exorcists and Priests who were running around the place made it easier. I even used the Senjutsu I used to hide my KI.
It was nighttime. It makes sense that Kokabiel stole them at night. Since something was already stolen. The guards aren't paying as much attention to someone coming back in.
Now to sneak into the Church. Usually, the Pope lives in The Papal Apartments. A place where traditionally the Pope's live.
But since Kokabiel stole the swords. He is in the church dealing with the aftermath. He is probably in his golden throne. Surrounded by his people.
~The Meeting Room (Is this right? I have 0 knowledge about this sort of thing)
No freaking way..
He is here alright. Next to him were his right and left hands and his other officials. Vasco Strada, Griselda Quarta and Dulio Gesualdo were also here. Dulio Gesualdo is the holder of the second-strongest Longinus Zenith Tempest.
Along with Two Angels.
Raguel and Beriel
(A/N Yeah my bad. I didn't even notice I used Raphael. He is an Archangel. Tnx for informing me guys. I'll just use Raguel So themped to use Dio-iel. that comment made me laugh. But it would make the scenes funny and ruin the flow. Still.. Very tempted)
My other two targets. The last two of the three Commanders of Archangel Uriel.
What are the fucking odds?
(A/N honestly just add -el to a name and it will sound Angel-like. Give 3 or 4 letters and add -el, -iel or -riel. Sab-riel. Sab-el. Dab-riel. Dab-el. Rom-el. Rom-iel xD)
Yeah.. Unless they leave. There is no way I'm killing the Pope. They will just stall me and evacuate him somewhere.
Guess I'll just wait.
"NO! How can we just send them to die!" Griselda yelled out
"We have no choice. Heaven can't survive another Holy War. Especially for some fragments. Kokabiel wants to recreate the Excalubur. If that happens then we have reason to intervene. Such a Strong Weapon can't be left in the hands of our enemies" Raguel calmly explained
"You want to use Kokabiel to get the completed Excalibur and you are going sacrifice Xenovia and Irina to do it" Griselda growled at the man
" Xenovia and Irina at their best are Mid-Class fighters. Even with the Holy Swords. We can easily summon back Durandal with the spell attached to it." Bareil showed the magic circle linked to Durandal
I scoff mentally. Of course, the Church would pull some bullshit like this. They sacrificed hundreds of children with the Holy Sword Project just so they get more soldiers capable of wielding Holy Swords.
Though sacrificing Xenovia is a stupid choice. She is a natural-born Holy Sword user. They are rare and she could go far with the right training
"Surely sacrificing two young girls inst the right option. Why not just give them the blades" Dulio asked gently. Hoping to stop this madness.
This time the Pope shook his head "That would make the Church and Heaven look weak. But if they take the Sword from one of ours at least they would have died an honorable death"
Strada scoffed making everybody turn to him "What's honorable about sending little girls to die? Let me go. I'll retrieve all the swords alone."
"And let you kill a Cadre and start another war. No" Raguel stared down at the man
"Xenovia is one of ours, but Irina is with the Protestant Church. What do they say? What does her father say about this?" Strada stared back at him
"It's all in the name of our Lord" Bareil said solemnly
They continue to argue back and forth for a little bit before the meeting is called to an end. Griselda stormed out with an angry expression
Well considering her surrogate daughter is about to be sent as a sacrifice I'm not blaming her.
Sacrifice..Heh..
Just realized. They call other Religions 'Pagan' and look down on their traditions, yet they are the ones sending virgin girls off to be sacrificed in the name of their Lord.
Irony.
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I wait until the room is cleared out and only the pope and a few of his old ass colleagues or friends or whatever are with him.
Weird that they aren't on the list but whatever. Maybe he didn't inform them.
Well time to go in for the kill
~ 3rd Pov
"Your Holiness are you sure this was the right choice?" the man on his left asked the Pope a question
"No. But we have no other choice. All for the sake of Humanity" The Pope shook his head slightly. Suddenly he felt a barrier engulf the entire room cutting all sound and energy from the outside. His staff quickly glowed as a Barrier made out of Holy Energy appeared just in time to block the Strike
*CLANG*
"An assasin!"
"Your Holiness are you alright"
The Pope just looked at the assassin clad in darkness
" Who sent you little Assasin? There is no way for you to kill me. This stuff is linked to all the Holy Powers in the Vatican. Reinforcements are arriving. Surrender now and you shall live" The Pope stalled for time as the priests near him started to chant Holy Scriptures
The assassin just raised his hand as immense energy started to gather on it a simple Katana appeared in his hand
" Shoot to Kill. Shinsō" (God Spear)
The Katana shrunk down in size. It was the same size as a dagger
"Bankai. Kamishini no Yari" (God-Killing Spear)
"Your Eminence!" The priests stood in front of the Pope as they started to stack Holy Barriers in front of them. They felt the power contained in the sword and they felt dread all the way to their bones
The assassin's aura exploded as his power pushed into the blade
"Pierce!"
The blade extended So fast that in a fraction of a second it pierced all the Barriers and Priess and landed on the Pope's Barrier. The sword pushed against the barrier.
"Haaaaaaa!!" The assassin yelled out putting more and more power into the sword.
Crrr. Crrr. Crrr.
Tiny cracks started to form in the barrier where the tip of the blade was pushing.
"Impossible!" The Pope face lost all its color as he saw the cracks. Fear gripped his heart
CRRRRRRRR
The blade pushed through the cracks and stabbed the Pope in the chest.
"Noo... not yet.." The Pope said with his dying breath. As his body fell forward the blade was so sharp that as he fell he was still getting cut.
Thud.
The Pope's corpse fell on the ground. From the top of his head to his chest he was split in half.
~ MC Pov
Man that was a surprise. Who would have thought the staff had a function like that? All the Holy Power in the Vatican used to make a barrier. That barrier would have protected him from Peak Ultimate-Class attacks.
Even with Bankai, it took some time to pierce the Barrier.
I'm so glad I used Shinsō. Its piercing power is something else. If I used anything else the Holy Barrier would have deflected it.
Reinforcement should be coming soon. After all the Pope died. People should have felt that.
I hate having to call out my attacks. But making swords and powers from the multiverse is no Joke. If calling them out helps in the Creation Process I will do it.
I hope that Raguel and Beriel arrive soon.
The Angels were made so they could protect humanity. But now they rely on humanity's faith to stay alive. And instead of protecting them. They allow the Church to experiment on innocent children and hide the truth about God's death. Even if it means sacrificing innocents to do it.
I'm feeling really petty right now. Now, where can a find a USB-port?
I got a song I want to Blast over the speakers.
~ 2 minutes later
[Nightcore - God Is A Girl]
"God is a girl. Wherever you are.
Do you believe, it can you receive it"
"Hahahahaahahaahah"
I am holding my stomach, while tears are falling from my eyes. I can't believe I did this in the Vatican Church. The HQ of the Catholic Church Faction
Man, this has to be the funniest thing I have ever seen.
Oh here come the angels. Since Uriel is in command of military actions just like Falbium is for the Devils it makes sense that his people would come down in an emergency like this
But Really? All the people that are left besides Valper are coincidently gathered here? This is either a Trap or the Big Man that sent me here is interfering to make my life easier.
Well whatever. I just need to kill them and be done with it.
"YOU! How did you enter here? Where is the Pope!" Raguel unfurled his wings four pairs of white wings appeared behind him. A halo above his head and light spears in both hands.
"God is a Gri- CRASH!" And how dare you play this heathen music here" Beriel was angry but he kept it in check. As all angels are trained to do. They can't succumb to sins or they will fall.
Hmmm. I wonder.
Balance Breaker
I make a sword in my hand
"Shatter. Kyoka Suigetsu"
~ Raphael Pov
"Was that supposed to do anything?"
Who does he think he is.
"Don't let your guard down brother. Who knows what kind of tricks he has" Beriel narrowed his eyes at me to make a point.
I know. But with the two of us here he won't be able to do anything
Whoosh.
The assassin appeared before us. He quickly kicked me away before I could do anything.
I watched as Beriel stabbed him with his Light spears only for them to pass through the assassin who raised his sword.
NOOO
Beriel tried to fall back, but it was too late. The sword had already pierced his heart.
"BERIELLL!"
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"RAGUELLL!!"
"How dare you kill my brother!"
Righteous anger surged through me, I Beriel will avenge my brother
"Die!!"
~~~ MC Pov
So this is the true power of Kyoka Suigetsu. Complete Hypnosis.
I think this is the first time I actually used it like this.
Clang. Clang Clang Clang
The Two Angels were having a high-speed battle. Light Spears clashed with each other. A death match between brothers. Without them even suspecting a thing.
After I used Kyoka Suigetsu I just kicked both of them away to separate them. Then I made the illusion. Beriel saw Raguelgetting killed, while Raguelsaw Beriel.
They are now going to fight until they kill each other. As much as I would like to stay and watch. I got better things to do.
I use my superior speed and dash at them. Both of them can't even sense me anymore due to the illusion.
I swung my sword.
Splat! x2
And I decapitate both of them
Thud. x2
Now only Valper Remains
