Chapter 51: The truth

"[Balance-Breaker]"

Kiba shouted as a large one handed sword appeared in his hand, releasing a chaotic aura of both demonic and holy as it was forced to synchronise within the sword.

"Balance-Breaker "Sword of the Betrayer". You shall receive the power of this sword that has both the power of light and demonic powers with your own body"

Kiba muttered befote charging towards Freed who was being cornered by Koneko who was relentlessly sending powerful punches towards him.

"You're mine!"

Kiba shouted before slashing his blade towards Freed who quickly parried his attack with his Excalibur.

"Tch!"

Freed clicked his tongue in annoyance as the holy aura surrounding his Excalibur started to dissapear as soon as it made contact with the sword.

"What's happening to my Excalibur-chan!?"

He slashed his sword forward towards Kiba, forcing him to jump backwards to lessen the force that came from Freed's attack.

"Hoh... This is quite interesting"

A familiar voice echoed above them causing all of them to look up, only to find Lucias who was flying above them with two large wings made from frostfire attahed to his back.

"I rushed here because Miyaoi said that the situation became dangerous but... I guess my worries are for naught seeing all of you like this"

Lucias said before slowly descending to the ground as he glanced towards Valper who was staring at him in both shock and fear.

"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?"

Freed asked as his blade stretched in great length before attacking Kiba who charged at his direction.

"No one special~"

Lucias answered with a large grin on his face before noticing Valper who was secretly trying to escape.

"[Freeze]"

Lucias casted freezing the ground below him with cold blood red ice as it made it's way towards Valper who was trying to escape.

"You're not going anywhere, Valper Galilei. You're quite brave to form an alliance with my mortal enemy"

Lucias said with a light smile on his face before placing his attention back at Kiba's and Freed's match.

"L-Lucias? I-I thought you were in Kyoto?"

Sona asked, confused about his sudden appearance.

"I was but... those cowards actually ran away as soon as I arrived in Kyoto. I was supposed to stay there for a few more days but... I suddenly got a call from the mansion, so I rushed here to provide some assistance"

Lucias explained while watching Kiba easily dodge and parry Freed's every attack with his holy demonic sword.

"Why!? Why isn't it hitting!? You are supposed to be the unrivalled holy-sword-sama, aren't you!? Weren't you supposed to have lots of legends of being the ultimate sword!?"

Freed shouted with impatience and joy written on his face as he struggled to land a hit on Kiba.

"Then! Then I have to add this as well!"

The tip of his Excalibur dissapeared from their sights as he relentlessly attacked Kiba without mercy with his invisible blade.

"... What a useless skill..."

Lucias commented while watching their fight with a frown on his face, causing Issei to look at him with curiosity.

"... Please enlighten me, Lucias-sama!"

"... I would like it if you don't phrase it that way, Hyoudo Issei"

Lucias said in a tired voice before explaining his opinion and views about the invisibility skill of Excalibur Transparency.

"That kind of skill is useless against experienced swordsmans, and he is just swinging it randomly so it's quite easy to read his movements. This skill will only work if his opponents has dull senses or is blind enough to not detect or see the holy aura surrounding the sword"

Lucias explained to Issei who was looking at him in confusion as he couldn't understand his explanation.

"... Think of it like this, this not only apply to swordsmans but almost all classes in general obtain this skill once they experience bloodshed. They become extremely sensitive to killing intent and auras, something that the body naturally develops to help us survive. Kiba is using Freed's killing intent to predict his every movement, that's the reason why he can easily read his opponent's attacks despite it being invisible to the naked eye"

Lucias explained in great depth causing Issei to look at Kiba in amazement.

"Yes. Keep him there like that"

Xenovia said behind him as she held her Excalibur with her left hand and raising her righr arm to the air.

"Saint Peter. Saint Basil the Great. Saint Denis. Holy-mother Mary. Please hear my voice"

She started chanting, distoring the space beside her as she placed her hand in the middle of the distorting space. Slowly inserting her hand inside as she started to pull something from inside, revealing a singe hilt of a sword surrounded by several chains coming out of the space.

"In the names of the saints whom reside within this blade, I will release it. Durandal!"

She chanted before pulling out the entirety of the large sword, sending shivers down the spine of the devils present due to the amount of holy aura surrounding the blade of the sword.

"A Durandal!? You were not the wielder of the Excalibur!?"

Valper shouted in shock while the lower half of his body was frozen to the ground with crimson ice.

"Wrong. I was originally the wielder of Durandal. I was also chosen as the holder of the Excalibur. That's all"

Xenovia answered before positioning herself in a stance that allows her to block and attack with both of the large swords in her hands.

"Absurd! According to my research, we haven't reached the stage where someone can wield Durandal!?"

"Of course. Even in the Vatican, they haven't made someone who can wield Durandal artificially"

"Then why!?"

"Unlike those common artificial holy-sword wielders like Irina, I'm a natural born wielder"

Xenovia confidently said, shocking Valper from her words.

"Durandal is a sword that ravages beyond what people can imagine. It cuts anything it touches. It doesn't even listen to me most of the time. That's why I have to keep it in another dimension, otherwise it would be dangerous. Even I, the holder, has a hard time with it. Now, Freed Sellzen. Thanks to you, we can have the decisive battle between Excalibur and Durandal. Right now, I'm shaking with enjoyment. Don't die in a single strike okay? At least use the Excalibur to its fullest!"

Xenovia stated while Durandal released an incredible amount of holy aura that far surpasses Freed's Excalibur.

"Is that even allowed!? It became a situation like this! You shitty bitch! I don't need any of that for this setting!"

Freed shouted before attacking Xenovia with his Excalibur causing her to slash Durandal at the direction of his sword, shattering it into pieces as soon as it made contact with the blade.

"So it's just a broken holy-sword, huh. It can't even compete with my Durandal"

Xenovia confidently stated causing Lucias to smile as he noticed the status of Durandal with his appraisal.

"For a chaos grade weapon to appear in this dimension... How intruiging"

He muttered before hearing the wailing cries of Freed who was holding the remnants of his Excalibur.

"Are you serious!? Are you really serious!? The legendary Excalibur-chan is shattered into pieces!? Horrible! This is really horrible! Kaaaa! Was it wrong to use something that was broken from the start? The shallowness of humans. The foolishness of the Church. I want to grow up while taking a glimpse of it"

Kiba who saw the opportunity immediately charged towards Freed with his hoky demonic sword in hand, slashing his blade at the remnant of Excalibur in Freed's hand. Completely shattering the broken Excalibur into pieces.

"This ends here!"

Kiba shouted before slicing a deep wound on Freed's body, causing him to fall to the ground while holding his wounds with his arm.

"Ho...Holy-demonic sword...? Impossible... The polar opposite of two things cannot merge..."

Valper muttered while pointing at Kiba's sword, smothered in Freed's blood.

"Valper Galilei. Prepare yourself"

Kiba pointed the tip of his sword towards Valper with visible killing intent in his eyes causing him to struggle to break free from the ice that froze the lower half of his body.

"...I see! I understand now! Holy and demonic. It will be an explanation, if the beings that represent the two become unbalanced! Then not only the Maou but the God has also..."

Valper said with a desperate expression on his face but froze as a petite and slender hand pierced through his chest with his heart clasped within its slender fingers.

"Valper Galilei, you were remarkable. The reason you went up to that conclusion proves that. But, in the end... you proved no usefulness to us so..."

A feminine voice of a woman stated as she crushed his heart with her barehands, causing Issei to vomit from the spectacle in front of him.

"...Die in vain, Valper Galilei"

The girl stated as she retracted her arm out od his chest causing Valper's limp upper body to lifelessly fall.

"So you are Lucias Frey... Now I understand why Xiaosis is so desperate to obtain you"

A little girl with pale white skin said while pointing at Lucias who was raising his eyebrows from the unfamiliar girl that appeared in front of them.

"Who are you?"

Lucias asked the little girl who was smiling maniacally at his direction.

"Ara... I'm quite hurt that you don't know my identity, Lucias Frey~"

The girl jokingly stated before performing a small bow towards Lucias.

"The True Goddess of Wrath at your service"

The girl introduced with a sweet smile on her face, confusing the devils and Xenovia with her words.

"... So you're one of her allies, huh? It's quite unexpected that we'll meet at a place like this"

Lucias responded before stepping forward with his hands on top of the hilt of his sword.

"Ara, Lucias Frey... I would appreciate it if you don't release such a scary aura towards me~ You don't want me to get angry, right?"

[Skill: Wrath of the True Gods has been identified]

[Wrath of the True Gods (lvl maxed)

Increases all status criteria by % (Maximum of 10,000%) depending on the level of anger felt by the holder. Grants immunity to all elemental type magic during the duration of the skill. Sacrifices sanity in exchange for power. 

(Consumption: 10,000 Mp/sec)]

"... You're really pushing me into a corner"

Lucias sighed as he let go of his grip on the hilt of his sword before glancing back at the Sona, Rias, and her peerage with a conflicted expression on his face.

'I can't allow them to get hurt...'

Lucias thought even though he could match the girl in front of him with his destruction magic, it would most likely result in the mass destruction of the entire city of Kuoh due to the nature of his magic.

"What do you want?"

Lucias asked causing her to sweetly smile before answering his question.

"I just wanted to see the being that made Xaosis act like a psychopatic maiden, and... indeed I understand why she's acted like that. Even I want to have a taste of you~"

The girl said while seductively licking her blood red lips.

"I'm flattered"

Lucias said ignoring the confused expression of the devils and Xenovia.

"I'm quite surprised that a mortal like that woman is able to wield such a powerful sword... It's such a shame that the person that she serves has already died"

"What?"

Xenovia asked as she stared at her direction as she couldn't understand her words.

"Oh? It's quite cruel that you haven't revealed to them the truth, the events that happened 1000 years ago during the Great War"

The girl said with a large grin on her face while looking down at Xenovia who was shakingly standing behind Lucias.

"Lucias? What is she saying?"

Xenovia asked as she pulled his shirt with a desperate expression on her face.

"..."

"Are you not planning on telling them, Lucias Frey? Then I will do it for you, in the war between the three sides, not only the Maous but also God died"