I won't lose, I'll protect Buchou's Happiness with everything I've got!

Running towards the Sport's Field, Michael continued to grip the hand equipped with Boosted Gear in pain as a light flow of blood streamed off of the finger's tip.

"Tch, It hurts!" Michael grunts in pain.

[That was reckless, using such a move too early could have fractured your hand, you're lucky you directed the power into a single finger, but your stamina fell quite a lot you have to level out what you can do before you actually cause permanent damage to yourself.]

'But I can fight through the pain! I just have to meet up with Pretty Boy and get ready for the plan!' Michael thought then turned back to see two fierce auras clashing against one another, 'Akeno-senpai please blow that stupid queen away for Koneko!'

Suddenly the announcement called out.

[Raiser Phoenix-sama's three [Pawns] retires.]

"Three Pawns, so it means that Pretty Boy isn't slacking off, huh?" Michael chuckled, "So I have to do my best to knock out a few more that come my way."

Then from out of nowhere a hand suddenly grabbed Michael's wrist and pulled him out of sight from the two battling queens.

'Uh-uh! Not today!' Michael thought then clenched his fist.

"Let go!" Michael roared as he shot his fist forward.

*WHAM!*

Michael took a better look at who he punched and saw that it was Pretty Boy himself.

"Michael-kun?" Kiba flinched back at the punch and revealed it was him.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry!" Michael gasped, "I panicked then I-!"

Kiba places a finger to Michael's mouth then shook his head.

"It's alright I forgive you." Kiba smiled, "You were frightened, so you had to react, I guess I was just careless." Kiba said.

"Well, actually I was kind of just going for it." Michael shrugged.

Suddenly Kiba turned the other cheek, "Now if your still worked up, you can punch me once more since I'm turning the other cheek."

"Blurgh!" Michael gagged then looked at Kiba with wide eyes, "Dude, your so passively nice about this that its almost sickening!"

Hiding in the storage room which was a blind spot in the sports field, Michael and Kiba discussed what had transpired.

"So Koneko-chan was...?" Kiba said sadly.

"Yeah." Michael nodded then said, "She pushed me out of the way from Risers Queen's attack."

Michael then felt sadness enter him as he knew it was his fault that the girl was able to lose focus momentarily then sacrifice herself for his safety. But then he exhaled releasing all the pent up sadness.

"But I won't stop now and cry about it if I do we'll never win this game and I know she'll only hit me if I fail now!"

"Right!" Kiba nodded and smiled, "Koneko-chan did her best when setting up the traps and was really pumped for the game, if we look sad now then how will we face her?"

"Yeah, we're going to win this!" Michael grinned and stuck out his fist to Kiba, "That's why I'm counting on you, Kiba."

Kiba's eyes widened at hearing Michael say his name for the first time then simply smile, "You too, Michael-kun."

The two then fist bumped.

"So tell me how did you defeat those 3 Pawns?" Michael asked.

"The clubroom is located in the sports court so it's an important location that's why I suspected there would be many enemies entering our area. So I was able to lure the Pawns that were focused on the target and cut them down." Kiba explained, "But since then their King hasn't responded to this so he may have used this to sacrifice his pieces to observe my attacks."

"Sacrifice his pieces?" Michael growled and clenched his fist,

'He's sacrificing his servants just for analyzing our attacks and to gain the upper hand? That bastard is someone I can never like, I'll make him pay for hurting Koneko-chan and making Buchou slowly lose her smile.'

Kiba then said with a serious look, "On the field, we have a total of three enemies: a Knight, a Rook and one Bishop."

"...That sounds to be tough, but who cares I'll make sure to kick each and everyone of their asses!" Michael grinned.

"But that was before the Gym was destroyed. Now I believe they will try to increase their guard so we don't enter the school building, the only path to Riser." Kiba explained.

"Great, then we'll be able to deal with them all before reaching Riser." Michael said while looking at his busted up finger under the boosted gear as it still was dripping out blood and stinging like hell.

'I used one finger while using the Dragon's Power, I just have to be careful and make sure to make use with what I got.' Michael thought.

"Are you not nervous?" Kiba questions.

"Huh?" Michael looks at Kiba in confusion.

"It's just that you've been serious about winning that I couldn't tell is all. So are you?" Kiba asked.

"Hah, me? You must be kidding!" Michael chuckled before slumping his shoulders. What was once a bright smile was now a more natural nervous one, "I-I'm absolutely on the edge, man. Since THE Lucifer, the Student Council, Saji, Raynare and even Buchou's parents are watching its hard not to get so high strung. Being observed and judged based on what we do is intimidating but..."

Kiba looks up surprised to see Michael smile at him with a determined look in his eye.

"If I let it get to me now, then I'll just screw up and fail to move forward. I won't be able to help Buchou break off her engagement with Riser if I let my nerves get to me now. Also, as a future Maou, I could never run from a fight like as this so let's win this, Kiba!"

Kiba looks at his trembling hand before clenching his fist and nodded as he picked up just the right motivator to do his best.

"Right!" Kiba smiled refreshingly.

"So lets make a cool combination between the both of us, so we'll be unbeatable!" Michael grinned.

"Hahaha! Really, then will I be the one who'll be "behind"?" Kiba joked.

Michael pretended to laughed along with Kiba before anger filled his tone with the laughter, "Hahahaha! That's not funny you, Pretty Bastard. Joke like that again and I'll rip your nuts!"

Then suddenly a loud voice from a brave woman was heard outside,

"I, the Knight of Riser Phoenix-sama, Carlamine have grown tired of sniffing you out of your strategy! Rias Gremory's [Knight]! I challenge you to a duel!"

The voice was heard from the basketball court as a armor clad woman stood there waiting threateningly. Michael grew excited by this and started to breathe heavily with excitement.

"Wow, someone challenged you! As a swordsman you have to accept the challenge!"

"Yes, I know that would be the correct response, but I believe something is up outside." Kiba tried to persuade Michael, but the teen kept budging the blonde to go out.

"But you have to do it every manga I've read says that a swordsman must absolutely accept every challenge given to them or they aren't swordsman at all!" Michael growled as he wanted to see a sword fight so badly.

"W-Well if you insist then let us go." Kiba walked out the room and outside followed by Michael.

Coming face to face with the [Knight], Michael and Kiba introduced themselves.

"I'm the Knight of Rias Gremory, Kiba Yuuto."

"My name is the Great Michael Hanamura Pawn to Rias Gremory!"

Smiling at the brave fools, Carlamine said, "To think there are such warriors in the Gremory group. But actually coming out into the open also makes me question your sanity."

She draws her swords and points it at Kiba, "But idiots like you make this game so interesting. Now Let's begin."

Kiba walks forward and draws his sword Holy Eraser, "So a match between Knights? How fun I've been waiting for a chance to enter an intense sword fight."

"Well said! [Knight] of Gremory!"

*GIN!*

*GIN!*

*GIN!*

The two knights dashed towards each other and began clashing blades as Michael watched in excitement.

"So cool..." Michael said in awe.

[Shouldn't you be on alert the Knight may be occupied, but remember a bishop and rook resides here too.]

"Don't worry, we've got this and this is a good rest before they find us as a whole." Michael chuckled.

"Found them." A girl's voice was heard approaching Michael.

"Dammit, I jinxed myself again!" Michael facepalmed himself.

"You seem bored so let's begin fighting." A familiar voice also pops up as Michael twists around quickly.

"You!" Michael growled and points at the Rook who knocked him out earlier, Isabella!

The voice from earlier was revealed to have come from a girl wearing a dress like the ones worn by western princesses. She has a drill shaped hairstyle on both sides,

"Geez, this only seems like a mud fight since both of them only think about swords, swords and swords. Carlamine was getting so uppity when the [Pawns] were being sacrificed, she disliked Riser-sama's method so much that she had to do something. And just my luck too, when I thought I found a cute boy, he also happens to be a sword freak so I can't stand this."

'That must be the bishop.' Michael thought.

Suddenly Michael focused his glare on Isabella, "Your the one that embarrassed me in front of Buchou, I'm going to take you down!" Michael raised the boosted gear and shouted, "Boosted Gear!"

[Boost!]

"Hmm?" The blonde girl looks at Michael with judgmental eyes then sighed, "So this is the [Pawn] of Rias Gremory, who she adores so much? Does she have bad taste in men or what?"

Michael's eyebrow twitched as he mockingly exclaimed, "Oh, hello, weird little drill-headed girl. My name is Michael, you know, the guy who isn't judging you based off appearances!"

"Hmph! Whatever I won't be participating just watching so Isabella why don't you handle him." The girl smiles smugly earning a growl from Michael.

Isabella nods, "I was planning to in the first place, now show me how much you've trained since the last we met."

"Yo, what's her problem, why won't she fight like the rest of us!?" Michael points at Ravel in anger.

"Do not concern yourself with her she is special, as an observer in Riser Phoenix's peerage, Ravel Phoenix his sister will not participate in battle." Isabella explained.

'So that's the yakitori's sister!?' Michael gasped.

"Gross that's incest!" Michael held his mouth in disgust, "I think I might throw up!"

"Hey! Watch your tongue vulgar [Pawn]!" Ravel shouted in defense.

"According to Raiser-sama, "Having your sister in your harem has a significant meaning. You know the significant view of having your close relatives? You know how there are people who look up to and also get jealous about it? Well, I'm not into little sisters, so I have her in my group as fashion."

"..." Michael blinked then said in disgust, "That's still sounds wrong in so many levels!"

"Now here I come, [Pawn] of Rias Gremory!" Isabella dashed at Michael and fired a sharp punch to his face.

*SWISH!*

"!" Michael clenches his fist and cocks his head to the side narrowly avoiding the attack.

"So a simple punch won't take you down anymore, huh? I guess that means I better get serious and go into second gear!" Isabella then prepares another punch but was too slow as Michael leaned forward and digs his fist into her gut.

*BAM!*

"Gah..!" Isabella holds her stomach in pain back as the punch sends her skidding back.

"Now!" Michael runs after Isabella and fires out a flurry of punches at the woman who simply guards them with her arms crossed, "Haaaaaaaaaaa!"

*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*

The speed of Michael's punches were impressive but the punches he threw with his right hand slowed him down as the pain of his damaged finger got to him.

"Nice speed!" Isabella complimented, "But it's still not good enough!"

Isabella reaches out to grab Michael's wrist as one of his punches were a little slower than the other.

"Darn!" Michael cursed as Isabella throws a sharp punch to Michael's gut.

*BAM!*

"Uarck!" Michael coughs out a moderate amount of blood at the punch but grits his teeth and endured the pain.

"Hah!" Michael raises his leg and slams it into Isabella's chest, sending the woman skidding back once more.

"What?" Isabella grunts as she took the brunt of the attack, Michael then dashes after her then spins while approaching her side as he readies his elbow and digs it into her torso.

"Ngh!" Isabella took on the attack with her strong defense then simply locks her hands together and brings it down onto Michael's head.

*THUD!*

"Guagh!" Michael coughs out in pain as he falls down.

"Hyaaa!" Isabella raises her fist and brings it down.

"Tch!" Michael pushed himself up with his arms and pushed himself out of the way as Isabella creates a big crater where Michael once laid.

Panting to the side of the woman, Michael looks at Isabella who simply walks out the crater and towards him.

"It seems you really were training, to be honest, I thought I had you there with that punch." Isabella complimented, "It seems Rias Gremory trained you well."

"Thanks, but she wasn't the only one who trained me." Michael panted.

"Really then who?" Isabella asked.

But Michael stuck out his tongue and said, "Beh! Idiot, like I'd tell you!"

"Well whoever it is that taught you did a good job, you really improved your stamina. Excellent." Isabella crossed her arms.

Michael looked confused at that then said,

"Stamina? Wait, that's right all that work Buchou put me through even lending me to Shishou who almost killed me many times it was for my sake. She kept focusing on what was best for me even though I wasn't even that great." Michael's hair covered his eyes as he grinned, "That's why I have to do good by her and make her win as payment for all she did for me!"

[Boost!]

Michael's red aura began to pick up at that as Isabella said,

"It seems I said something unnecessary. The pressure around you has increased."

"That's right, Isabella. I'm gonna kick your ass as [Pawn] of Rias Gremory and the future Maou, bet on it!" Michael roared.

*SHATTER!*

"My Holy Eraser!" Kiba gasped as Carlamine's demonic flame sword shatters Kiba's own weapon.

"Sad for you that your Sacred Gear won't work on someone like me." Carlamine's sword's blaze grew even fiercer.

"Oi! Pretty Boy you need help!?" Michael screamed worry for the weaponless Kiba.

"Hmhmhm!" Kiba smirked and laughed to himself.

"What so funny?" Carlamine asked.

"I'm sorry to bring this upon you but this isn't everything my Sacred Gear has to offer." Kiba answered.

"How foolish [Knight] of Gremory, as a swordsman it is unsightly to-!"

"Freeze." Kiba's blade handle forms a pile of ice which forms itself into a sword until...

BREAK!

A blade forms itself as the ice shelling breaks.

"For all fires "Flame Delete will put them out." Kiba explained.

Michael's eyes widened as he could tell his opponents were also shocked,

"Another sword?"

"A-Absurd! Are you telling me that you have with you two Sacred Gears!" Carlamine clashes her Flame blade with Kiba's Flame Delete.

"Bad Move." Kiba smiled as the instant Carlamine's blade touched his the flames Carlamine's flade had instantly freezed along with the blade then-

BREAK! BREAK! BREAK!

Carlamine's blade has been destroyed.

"Damn!" Carlamine steps back tossing aside her broken sword then takes out a short blade from her hip the holds the sword up and shouts,

"We members of the almighty House of Phoenix rule over the power of fire and wind! Taste the whirlwind of flames!"

*BUUUUUUUUURN!*

Suddenly a rough wind of flames spiraled around the baseball court with both swordsman in the middle.

"Hm?" Kiba casually notices his blade melting, "So you decided to use the mixed element of flire and wind to burn us but you should really stop."

Kiba puts his blade-less sword in front of him as it creates a unique looking blade which devours the flames.

*SUUUUUUUCK!*

"And this one is "Replenish Calm"." Kiba smiled coolly.

Carlamine gasps and staggers back, "...You posses Multiple Sacred Gears. How do you take the Sacred Gear from others and make them yours?"

Kiba shook his head and answered,

"I'm sorry but that is incorrect because you see I don't take Sacred Gears, I create them."

"Create?"

"That's right. My true ability, "Sword Birth" allows me to create any type of demonic sword I wish."

Kiba then places his hand on the ground and creates a blue magic circle which summons many demonic swords to surface up from the ground.

"Impossible!" Carlamine jumps back avoiding getting skewered by the blades.

'Dammit, why does he get the cool powers and look handsome at the same time? Damn you god your so unfair!' Michael growled in mind.

[You have me.]

'I know! Why God, why!?' Michael cried and shook his head.

[Screw you, Partner.]

(In the monitoring Room)

"Amazing, I didn't know a Sacred Gear like that exists!" Saji gasped.

"Yes, the ability will seem to be quite troublesome if you were to disarm him of a weapon at first." Tsubaki nods as Sona continues watching the game intently.

"I wonder how Michael-sama is doing?" Raynare focuses on Michael.

Watching the two swordsman, Michael was unaware of a charging Isabella who yells, "Fool, focus on the enemy in front of you!"

"I'm sorry, wha-!" Michael screamed as Isabella's fist approached his face

*BANG!*

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaugh!" Michael was sent tumbling across the ground wildly.

"Seems about right." Saji groaned and sweatdropped at the sight.

"Come on, Michael-sama you can do it!" Raynare cheered.

(In the Rating Game)

Picking himself up Michael rubbed his cheek and glared at Isabella, "Okay, not gonna lie...dick move, Isabella, dick move!"

[Boost!]

Michael grinned as he got another power up just in time.

"Aw, right!" Michael suddenly released a large amount of red aura around his body, "Now prepare yourself as I blow you away with this Ultimate technique!"

"Ultimate you say?" Isabella asked.

"He's bluffing, the poor servant is just desperately trying to intimidate you." Ravel mocked.

"You won't be laughing after this!" Michael thrusts his palms in the air before bringing them back under his shoulder.

(In the monitoring Room)

Saji's eyes grew wide as he said, "He wouldn't."

"Huh?" All of the girls looked at Saji in question.

(With Michael)

"Ka-Me-!" Michael suddenly creates a red basketball sized mass of demonic power, "Ha-Me-"

(In the monitoring room)

"Holy crap, he's going to do it!" Saji's eyes bugged out.

"Do what?" Raynare asked curiously.

(With Michael)

Michael grew ready to fire his attack as it was now the size of a beach ball, as he was ready Isabella dashed towards Michael and cocked back her fist.

"Your open." Isabella fired a straight punch to Michael's face.

"Haaa-gyagh!" Michael grunts in pain as he misfires the beam into the forest nearby and creates a large explosion as it destroys a portion of the woods around it as the aftershock of the wave rolled over to the court.

Picking himself up, Michael rubs his cheek in pain, "Damn that hurts."

[You left yourself open while trying to do that stupid attack.]

'Hey, if Son Goku can do it so can I!' Michael thought as he looked over the destruction in front of him.

"This is the power of the Great Hanamura!" Michael laughed giddily as he saw the shocked expression of everyone even Kiba.

"Isabella! Quick, you must defeat that [Pawn]! That Sacred Gear has the power to change the winner of this battle!"

Carlamine shouted.

"Right! Michael Hanamura your Boosted Gear is a big threat that's why I'll take you down before you can use "promotion"!" Isabella rushes Michael while cocking her fist back.

"Just my Boosted Gear, huh?" Michael dematerializes the Boosted Gear to reveal his bandage hand with the damaged finger which was covered in blood and had severely torn skin,

"He's not using it anymore?" Ravel said to herself.

Michael spreads his feet and grew ready in a fighting stance seen by many martial artists.

"Even without it I'm still strong as just Michael Hanamura!" Michael growled as a white aura exudes off his body, "Now prepare to feel the power I gained from training with Shishou!"

Michael takes a single step forward then takes a lunge forward with great speed to where he is already in front of Isabella with his fist cocked back.

"Huh?" Isabella gasped as Michael fist slowly approached her.

"Eat this!" Michael roared.

*BAM!*

Michael's fist slammed itself into Isabella face causing the [Rook] to stagger back a little.

"Gugh!" Isabella coughs out some blood as Michael kept going.

"Hanamura Rush!" Michael knew the name was cliché but its the first move that didn't involve the boosted gear's power so he was very proud about it.

*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*

'His punches are stinging me even with my strong defense what power is he using to do this!?' Isabella was able to barely keep up her guard as Michael's assault kept going.

Michael then said this through his assault as Isabella kept guarding her upper body.

"Your leaving your lower body open." Michael commented.

"!" Isabella gasped as Michael stepped back then leaned forward,

*BANG!*

Michael's elbow stabbed itself into Isabella's stomach.

"Augh!" Isabella coughs up a large amount of blood as Michael said coldly,

"I am not just the wielder of the Boosted Gear, I am Michael Hanamura the Great don't you ever underestimate me!"

Isabella suddenly fell to her knees while holding her stomach.

"I put a bit more Touki into that attack so don't try getting any ideas that you can beat me because I won't lose to you again." Michael crossed his arms then thought, 'That should be enough.' Michael's white aura disappeared.

[Partner, you've reached you maximum limit for that technique. Anymore and you'll exhaust you Life Energy, but not only that your stupid stunt from earlier has drained you of your demonic power so you're only left to rely on your current stamina.]

Michael nods and sighed, 'How much of my stamina is left?'

[It's not that much while its not that little its wading by how much power overall your using.]

'It doesn't matter I still have to win and crush Riser completely even if I have to crush all of his Servants for Buchou' sake.' Michael clenched his fist.

[Dragon Booster!]

"For this to be a win, we have to crush you all." Michael summoned the Boosted Gear as Isabella looks up at him with a smile.

"I lost and you win that's the way things are supposed to be."

"Then don't take this personal but-" Michael puts his palm forward and said, "I have to win this for Buchou." Michael creates a softball sized demonic mass in front of him, "Meaning I have to win, no matter what..."

Isabella looks up at Michael with soft eyes and strangely a blush as she said, "Spoken like a true fighter."

*DON!*

[Reset!]

[Riser Phoenix-sama's [Rook] retires.]

Isabella fades away as the beam of demonic power blasts her away.

"Phew!" Michael sighed in exhaustion as all the many incredible actions and powers he did was starting to catch up with him as he then grinned, "I got my payback!"

During the fight with Carlamine the woman smirks,

"Apparently that Pawn has made us realized that underestimating him is a problem if he could take care of Isabella like that."

"Haha! Thank you!" Michael rubbed the back of his head and blushed at the praise.

[Partner, you shouldn't get so flushed right now.]

"But that attack he did was terrible, no, I should say it was rather brutal just blowing away an already downed opponent."

Kiba then bowed apologetically,

"Yes, it was, please excuse my friend Michael-kun for being such a barbarian."

"Oi! Whose side are you on, Kiba!?" Michael yelled.

"But-" Kiba shrugged.

"No, we have to win with everything we got!" Michael punched his fist forward.

"Oh, really then I hope you don't mind if we do the same then." Ravel smiled as the rest of Riser's servant appeared and gathered around Michael in a circle.

"What all of them?" Michael gasped.

"And that's not all, [Pawn]-kun." Ravel points to the sky as Michael follows the direction to where it leads to find a shadow with fire wings slowly descending towards the roof top of the school building.

"Riser!" Michael growled then noticed something else a shadow with black wings was also descending towards the rooftop also. The notable feature he can distinguish was the person's crimson hair, "B-Buchou?"

"What's going on?" Michael said a little distressed at what's happening.

[Michael-san! Michael-san can you hear me!?]

Asia called Michael through the transceiver.

"Asia? What's going on? Why is Buchou on the New school building?"

[Buchou-san and I are on the school rooftop and-]

"Wait, your there too!" Michael gasped as he looks to see Rias was holding Asia as they descended from the sky.

[Yes, Buchou said I must lend her aid while she fights Riser-san who challenged her to a duel. Thanks to Buchou accepting we were able to get into the school with no problem...]

"Geez, Onii-sama really pitied her, if only he'd let us fight normally then the win would be ours but I guess in the end he gave her pity and decided to challenge her instead but at this rate she will be the one losing."

Ravel then gave a "Hohohoho." laugh which pissed off Michael to a high extent.

"Quiet, Drill-head we still have Buchou and Akeno-senpai, with them we can still win! And don't forget me and Pretty Boy we're not out just yet!" Michael growled.

"Hm? The "Crimson-hair Ruin-princess, "Priestess of Lightning", "Sword Birth", and "Boosted Gear" Such wonderful names in the same place gives my spine chills. But you must understand that your opponent is the "immortal bird". No matter what kind of power you have, it won't matter because the immortal bird will just rise up once again."

"Just because your immortal doesn't mean you can't lose!" Michael roared, "Everyone has a weakness, so don't look down on others because you have an ability that 1-ups us!"

Ravel laughs at the retort and said, "So your saying you have a plan to make Onii-sama lose his will to fight? Or are you going to use a strike equivalent to God? Don't kid yourself, wining this match is an impossibility for you all."

"Shut up!" Michael growled, "We won't know unless we try!"

Suddenly stepping forward was another one of Riser's knights.

"I am Sieris [Knight] of Riser-sama." Sieres pulls out a large sword.

"This is Sieris unlike Carlamine she wil defeat her opponent with no mercy. But she'll deal the finishing blow. Ni & Li."

"Nya."

"Nya-nya."

Two girls with cat like ears responded as they seem to be [Pawns].

"These two are female beast warriors. They specialize in hand to hand combat, you know."

Suddenly lunging at Michael the girls started to throw rapid punches towards him. But luckily thanks to his enhanced reflexes from training Michael was able to catch each blow, but he could not deny his strength ebbing away.

"Dammit." Michael started to pant heavily as each blow he catches visibly tires him out due to the girls impressive speed.

"Are you tired yet, Nya!" Ni smirked as she was able to knock Michael off balance.

"Guh!" Michael tiredly groaned as he was wide open.

"You may be strong, but can you endure the attacks of agile opponents like us?" Ravel was quick to deduce Michael's lack of stamina at the moment.

'Damn her, she's observing me like she's the one in control!' Michael grunts as he picks himself up to stare down the two beast girls.

"Ni! Li!" Sieres calls as she charges forward with her large sword in hand.

Both twins nodded and jumped back as Sieres charges forward and hefts her large sword over her head and brings

"Haaaah!" Sieres brings down her sword with great force.

*SHIING!*

*CRASH!*

"Whoa!" Michael twists away and dodges the first hit with great speed.

"Take this!" Sieres executes a sideways slash to which Michael narrowly dodges as the blade grazes his school uniform.

"Damn this is unfair, at least fight me, one on one!" Michael grunts as he barely dodges the blades sharp edge.

"Michael-kun!" Kiba looks away for just a moment before Carlamine takes this chance to attack.

"Focus on your own enemy!" Carlamine and Kiba clashed weapons.

"Darn, I can't help as I am now!" Kiba grunts as he worries for Michael.

*BAAAAAANG!*

Suddenly a huge explosion from the school building roof shakes the field as the fight between Rias and Riser intensifies. Their demonic powers are clashing against each other with terrifying blows in the sky.

"Haha! Is that the best you can do at least give me some fun!" Riser laughed loudly for the field from below to hear.

Looking up at Riser while dodging Sieres' blows he could see the man didn't even have a scratch at all not even a tear in his clothes.

As Rias' clothes were burnt off as most of her injuries were healed by Asia who was by her side but that didn't account for her stamina.

'That's right, I forgot Asia can't heal stamina but only injures and that Fried Chicken Jerk is just toying with her!' Michael trembled in anger.

"Damn you, Yakitori!" Michael roared letting himself be distracted.

"There!" Sieres waves her sword strongly and creates a strong wind that knocks Michael back.

"Agh!" Michael falls onto his back but not before rolling as Sieres appears once more to stab her blade into his chest.

*DON!*

"Damn, why am I wasting my time here? I have to hurry!" Michael tiredly picks himself up and clenches his fist.

[Boost!]

'I should be with Buchou fighting alongside her not wasting my time with these guys!' Michael's anger grew more alongside his movements as each swing Sieres made towards him was easily dodged. The more he would worry for Rias the more, Michael would gain faster more quicker movements than before, its as though if his power is steadily rising once the tables have turned on them.

"What, how is the [Pawn] still going after fighting non stop?" Ravel said astonished as even she was able to catch Michael's movements picking up.

"Gugh!" Michael dodges a quick slash before being back to back with Kiba who was also facing his opponent.

"Michael-kun, are you alright?" Kiba said without letting his eyes off the approaching Carlamine who was now being followed by the rest of Riser's peerage now encircling the two males.

"Yeah, but now we're cornered." Michael growled then said.

"Aww~! Look whose now backed into a corner!" Ravel smirked.

Kiba simply smiles bitterly and says, "I'm afraid she's right, I'm open to any suggestions at this point."

[Boost!]

Michael who simply looked at his Boosted Gear breathed in and out before saying, "Kiba, when I say "Go" I want you to liberate your Sword Birth."

"Liberate, but why?" Kiba asked.

"You'll see why, now shut up and let me do what I need to do." Michael closed his eyes then chanted,

"Ddraig, listen to me... I have to win this, react to my emotions! Listen to my desire! Fulfill my need to win! I need your power right now!"

[Dragon Booster!]

"No, come on, we have to do better than this I won't settle for this half-assed situation to go on anymore! Please, this is all for Rias, I want to actually keep my promise not like when Asia died..." His voice starting to crack, Michael grit his and let out a violent roar out,

"So listen to me and blow them away! BOOSTED GEAAAAAAAR!"

Thrusting his fist in the air, the Boosted Gear glows brightly as a charging red aura swirls around and covers Michael's right arm as its shape began to change. The sharp aura engulfed both Michael and Kiba, who was close by to witness the dramatic change in power.

[Dragon Booster Second Liberation!]

Like a machine, the Gauntlet opens up to reveal another jewel like the one on the hand to appear on Michael's arm.

As the aura settles down Michael looks over to Kiba and said, "This is the power that I was able to attain through training with Shishou now let me show you all how much stronger the Boosted Gear is with this! Kiba, GOOOO!"

Kiba looked at Michael astonished by his current feat but paid no mind to it as he followed the teen's instruction and stabbed his blade into and howls,

"Sword Birth!"

*PING!*

Suddenly a magic circle glew brightly under Michael as the Sacred Gear activates as many metal rustlings were heard surrounding the pair.

"Now its time to use the Boosted Gear's second ability!" Michael roared as he punched the ground underneath him, "Go, Boosted Gear Gift!"

[Transfer!]

The transference of the dragon's power from the Boosted Gear was able to increase the power of production to Sword Birth as Kiba's demonic swords spawned from the ground at a impressive speed! But that's not all, the power output Michael placed into was so large that the entire sports field became nothing but a garden of blades!

"...Impossible."

"...How can we the House of Phoenix lose?"

"So this is the power of the Dragon how terrifying..."

"I lose."

The sharp projections spawned from the ground impaling the bodies of Riser's servants as they reached their their limit for damage immediately disappearing from the battle field.

[Raiser Phoenix-sama's two [Pawns], two [Knights], and one [Bishop], retires.]

(In the Monitoring Room)

"Did Michael-sama just transfer power to Kiba-kun's Sacred Gear?" Raynare said with an astonished face.

"It seems the Red Dragon Emperor granted him a new ability." Sona smiled.

"But it fits because the Original Welsh Dragon was able to Boost and Transfer it's power when in battle especially against the White One." Saji explained once he pulled out a large book about old Legends from nowhere.

"Um...Saji-san, where did you get that?" Raynare sweatdropped.

"Magic, that's how." Saji retorted.

(Back in the Rating Game)

"And don't come back!" Michael spat.

Kiba walked to Michael's side then smiled, "I don't think they can come back."

"Shut your hole, Pretty Boy before I do it myself." Michael growled.

"Oh, really?" Kiba joked.

"You know what I'm gonna ignore your innuendos! LaLaLaLaLa~! I can't hear you LaLaLaLaLa~!" Michael covered his ears.

Kiba simply chuckles then looks out to the entire field to see the entire field of Demonic swords crowding the area, "But I have to say that power you just revealed Michael-kun was amazing."

Michael unblocked his ears and nodded, "Yeah, this is Boosted Gear Gift with it I can transfer the power I store up to any object or technique I want. It was hard pulling this out because I had to put myself in a critical state of mind to bring it out."

"Incredible, so you were able to accomplish this during your training with Kai-sama?" Kiba asked with wide eyes.

"Yeah, I was able to figure out a lot from him ya know." Michael nods then realizes something, "Wait, the announcement said One bishop so that means..." Michael gasps as he looks up in the air to catch the sight of Ravel Phoenix flapping her wings of fire over the field.

"Did that strange [Pawn] boy really do this with just the Dragon's Power?" Ravel glossed over the entire sword filled field in wonder as she then focused on the two Gremory Guys.

"So she escaped." Kiba commented.

"Yeah, but lets get to Buchou before dealing with her." Michael suggested.

"Right." Kiba nodded.

But before the two could sprint towards the school building they came to a halt as a terrifying announcement rang through their ears,

[Rias Gremory-sama's [Queen] retires.]

"-!"

"Akeno-senpai?" Michael gasped as he was frozen in place, "B-But she was our strongest Piece after Buch-!"

*BAAAAAAANG!*

"Gyaaaaaa!" Michael was knocked off his feet as a huge explosion between him and Kiba knocked him away and sends him crashing to the ground.

Picking himself up, Michael could only see smoke around where he once stood and since he couldn't see Kiba doing the same he suspected for the worse.

"Pretty Boy!" Michael stood up and rushed towards the smoke only to find the sight of his comrade down covered in blood and burns.

Suddenly light engulfs Kiba's body and sends him off the Battlefield.

[Rias Gremory-sama's [Knight] retires.]

"Kiba!" Michael screamed in anguish as he realized that he was the only active servant besides Asia left in the game.

"Dammit!" Michael shouted in the air.

"Take." Yubelluna said coldly as she laughed.

"You! You took away Koneko-chan, Akeno-senpai and even Pretty Boy away from me, so come down here and fight me one on one!" Michael challenged.

"That took you a while, Yubelluna." Ravel flew towards the [Queen] and smiled.

"Well the [Queen] was strong as the rumors told. But unfortunate for her I was able to hide this from her sight." Yubelluna pulls out an empty phial from betwixt her breasts.

"Good, I knew I could count on you to bring such an important item along." Ravel smirked.

"Wait, what's the bottle?" Michael points at Yubelluna.

"Oh, you don't know it's a Phoenix Tear, a treasure of my family that can instantly cure any wound completely." Ravel explained.

"What!? No fair! I call Hacks!" Michael points at the little girl in anger, "Your can't pull off a senzu bean kind of thing here!"

"Ara, we are allowed to use it up to two times in the game and besides you have a [Bishop] with Twilight Healing so its only fair and besides to make this expensive item only my family could make was able to bring fortune to us once the Rating Games have begun!" Ravel then laughed, "HoHoHoHo!"

'Yeah, she's not going to be of any use right now so...' Michael looks to see Yubelluna approaching Riser and Rias' battle, 'Oh no you don't bitch!' Michael chased after Yubelluna with a pissed off expression.

"Hey, don't you ignore me!" Ravel said in annoyance.

"Look little girl I don't have time to play with you if your bored then just stay out of my way!"

"Stay out of your way? Don't make me laugh you can barely fight after taking on all of us and besides your going to lose anyways so why not just wait here until the game is over?"

"Because I'm not gonna stay here and let Buchou suffer through her fight alone!" Michael growled before pointing his finger at Ravel, "You listen little girl if you don't want to get caught up into something you may regret then don't come near the School Building Roof!"

"What?" Ravel said with a confused expression.

Entering the School Building, Michael exhaled gently then said, "Ddraig."

[Yo.]

"It's time to use "it"." Michael narrowed his eyes forward.

[Right, but remember the number of Boosts and that single Transfer have already cut down you stamina to a low degree, so your time limit may be a little too low.]

"Then I guess there is only one way I can think of to fix that then." Michael gave a huge grin.

[Hm? Then you mean to?]

"Yeah." Michael nods then breathes in with a smile, "I'm ready!"

"Promotion: Queen!"

Meeting the requirements for being in the enemy's base Michael was able to change his piece to a Queen to where his power grew twice than what he had before.

"Let's begin." Michael gave another toothy grin as the Boosted Gear emitted a green sharp light which shined throughout the hall.

As on the top of the roof, Rias' battle with Riser still commenced.

*Crash!*

Rias shields a huge blaze of flames Riser fires at her with a red barrier which breaks under the pressure the flames give off.

"Guh!" Rias grunts as Asia stayed behind her as it was her duty to heal any wounds Rias would be given.

"Resign already, Rias!" Riser smirked as he prepared to fire another ball of flames at the Crimson Haired Girl.

"As if I would!" Rias fires off another block of Destruction Power at Riser's face.

"Huagh!" Riser flinches back as his face is visibly erased but then stands back up as it slowly regenerates, "Can't you even tell that your already beaten? At this rate I'll only end up injuring that bishop and your 'adorable' little pawn."

Asia stepped behind Rias in fear and held her hands together, "M-Michael-san!"

Floating over to Riser's side, Yubelluna smiles, "I can handle the bishop girl before that pawn boy arrives, if he gets healed by her while he's a queen then this will make the task of eliminating him harder."

Riser simply smirked and nodded, "Yes, that would be best and if I can show her just how futile this is by making examples of them, then it will all lead to me winning."

Hearing that Asia hides behind Rias even more in fear as Yubelluna floats higher into and casts a magic circle to appear beneath both her and Rias.

"What?" Rias gasps.

"Resign already, Rias. I've already read through all your moves. It's not even that much of a challenge any more." Riser thrusts his hand forward and creates a giant ball of flames to insinuate his position, "Checkmate."

"Shut up, Riser! Checkmate? Read my moves?" Rias said angrily as she disliked this act of being pitied throughout this entire game as the losing side, "Don't make me laugh. As the [King], I am still standing!" Rias took a few steps forward leaving Asia standing by herself.

"Then you leave me no choice." Riser looks up at Yubelluna and nods, "Do it."

Suddenly a purple magic circle underneath Asia began to glow brightly.

"Understood." Yubelluna began her spell.

"No, Asia!" Rias looked back to her [Bishop] as she suddenly realized that she left Asia unprotected.

"B-Buchou!" Asia cried out also while trying to quickly leave out of the range of the attack.

"Too late." Yubelluna smirked.

*BOOOOM!*

A huge explosion engulfs the area where Asia once stood.

Rias stood there shocked as her [Bishop] was taken out of the game,

"Asia."

But for Riser, he just laughed,

"Hahahahaha! See Rias this all could have been avoided if you'd jus-what the hell?" Riser takes notice of the lack of the announcing of retiring players, "What is going on I was sure that bishop was eliminated after a blow like that?"

Suddenly a voice from the air revealed everything,

"I'm sorry, but if your thinking about hurting Asia, then you have another thing coming."

Everyone looking high up in the air they saw a flying Michael holding Asia closely while flapping his devil wings.

"What the [Pawn]?" Riser said to himself a little surprised the brat would arrive upon him dealing the finishing blow to their team.

"Michael." Rias smiled hopeful that her pawn has come to rescue Asia and turn things around.

"M-Michael-san?" Asia looked up at Michael with teary eyes.

"Hey, don't cry. I'm here now, so don't worry I'll handle everything!" Michael grinned as he wore his goggles over his eyes, "To think you'd actually be targeted by that ruthless [Queen]." Michael landed on the roof and put Asia down, "Stay here, so you won't get caught up, okay?"

"Right." Asia nodded as she watched Michael walk over to Rias' side.

"Buchou, are you alright?" Michael asked.

"Yes, Michael, thank you for coming when you did." Rias smiled.

"Well, it was easy once I promoted to a [Queen] all this power within me grew so much that I was able to push through the pain." Michael chuckled.

"Pain? How severe are your injuries from the past battles?" Rias asked in worry.

"No, the physical injuries weren't the problem. Just the mental ones." Michael sighed as he walks forward ahead to stand between her and Riser with his Queen by his side.

'Mental?' Rias thought.

Michael gave Riser a furious look and said, "Yo, it's been a while Asshole Yakitori."

"Heh! So it has [Pawn] so it has." Riser looks down upon Michael with a smirk, "So are you here to defeat my queen since with your current state you can be somewhat of a warm-up with her."

Michael then gave Riser a deadly glare as he said, "She took away 3 of my friends right in front of me and did it with that stupid smile of hers which pisses me off!" Michael clenched his fist then shook his head, "But no I won't hurt her only break her spirit to fight by beating you."

Riser simply snickered at that, "Do you actually think that you could defeat me all by yourself?"

Michael gave Riser a big grin and said, "Of course, I won't know unless I try."

Yubelluna would have initiated a spell to blow Michael away, but Riser raised his hand up to stop her.

"No, let me deal with this maybe this little brat is the only reason why Rias won't submit yet." Riser walked forward and gestured his hand in the "come on" fashion.

"Buchou, please let me handle this." Michael said as he continued to stare at Riser with a determined stare.

But after hearing Michael's words Rias shook her head, "No, I cannot allow you to do such a thing, in your state you look like you won't handle Riser alone and even if you did use a promotion you, yourself just isn't ready for a one on one against that man!"

"Buchou." Michael turned back to Rias and pulled off his goggles as Rias gasped at the sight.

"Let me keep my promise." Michael said calmly.

Rias simply nods as Michael turns away to walk up to Riser.

"So is the Little shitty [Pawn] gonna try to make me, Riser Phoenix cry?" Riser mocked.

"Haha! Laugh it up for now but I still have a trick up my sleeve bastard." Michael spat to the side while closing his left eye tightly, "Because once I use it, I know you'll never stand a chance."

"What? Are you referring to your Sacred Gear because that thing is nothing, but a liability to you at this point." Riser smirked, "The Boosted Gear saps the possessor's stamina the more he uses its power to double his strength. Doubling your power is something very abnormal. The burden it puts on the body is several times higher than the ordinary Sacred Gear. You have been running around the battlefield fighting my servants and continued using it. Little [Pawn], you already reached your limit a long time ago."

"I don't care because even if the Boosted Gear were to be stressful on me I'd still fight on if it means Buchou will smile more again." Michael smiled as a rise in red aura surrounds his body, "Even if it means dying, I'll fight for her right to live on as herself because no one has the right to decide things for others against their will!"

"!" Rias' eyes widened at Michael's words as she starts to remember the words he said to her at camp.

"Hah!" Riser flexes out his arms then releases a large amount of flames covering his body as the force of the hot air blows against Michael.

*FWOOSH!*

"This is what's gonna make crushing you enjoyable, watching the weak little [Pawn] fight for his master's honor against the Almighty Phoenix, Riser." Riser smirked.

"Hah!" Michael grinned and flexed his muscles as a secret message from Ddraig encouraged the teen to flare out his dragon aura to the same extent as what Riser is doing with his flames, "Counts up."

Michael chuckled as his dragon aura seems to be growing more and more by the minute against Riser's flames as the two forces clashed against each other. Both Rias and Asia had to fly off of the roof to watch at a safe distance along with Riser's Queen Yubelluna who watched in surprise.

"Count what?" Riser quirked an eyebrow.

"Say Yakitori have you ever wondered if you a Phoenix has ever experienced fear when faced with a Dragon?" Michael gave Riser a menacing smirk as he slowly opens his left eye.

"That's bullshit, how could a proud Phoenix ever fear a-!" Riser then stopped his words as a sudden force stops him no it wasn't just a force but intimidation as well. Because once he looked Michael dead in the eyes he saw something very shocking and horrifying.

Michael walked forward and lowered his arms,

"What's wrong haven't you seen a dragon's eye before?" Michael smirked as his brown left eye was replaced with that of a dragon's but with green irises and a pitch black slit.

"W-What?" Riser stepped back and shouted, "You gave up your eye to that dragon? That's insane, you realize that you'll never change it back!"

"I don't give a damn about what I'll look like. As long as Buchou will be free then I'd even sacrifice my own body to guarantee that. Hell I'll happily look like a freak my whole life if needed. But with this I can actually beat you." Michael clenched his fist and growled, "You took advantage of Buchou many times trying to force her to marry you, but you never gave a damn about her feelings did you as you kept thinking about how much of a hotshot you were, thinking that you can do anything!"

Riser simply stepped forward and said, "I am Riser, I will not let such a small thing as a dragon's eye stop me now with just that I don't think you'll ever have a chance of defeating me!"

But despite Riser's ranting, Michael went on with his words, "Buchou deserves more than you, she deserves better than an asshole like you! But she's still stuck with you unless we win! That's why I've been working my ass off to make sure that it can finally happen! To make sure I can repay her for helping someone as pathetic as me! To make sure she can be known as just Rias not "Rias Gremory" anymore!"

"Michael..." Rias watched the boy in awe as her eyes grew a little teary.

(In the monitoring room)

"You can do it, Michael-sama!" Raynare cried out as she felt a little sad that Michael practically gave up his eye to go this far into the game.

Sona and Tsubaki watched this with interest as Saji simply clenched his fist anxiously and cheered.

"DO IT MIKE!" Saji roared as Sona and Tsubaki sweatdropped while looking at the boy make a fool out of himself.

(With Michael)

"That's why I've achieved a power that will even make God shit his pants if he were to see it! Even if the dragon energy breaks every bone in my body, I won't give up! " Michael growled as his Boosted Gear started to glow brightly even more than before.

"What!?" Riser gasped.

"That's right I've unlocked something which will help avenge my fallen friends... Prepare yourself, Riser for I will unleash my... BALANCE BREAKEEEER!"

Michael roared as the aura around him grows more severe in force that it surrounds Michael in a beautiful red aura as the Boosted Gear let out a single call which echoes through the entire battlefield...

[WELSH DRAGON BALANCE BREAKER!]