Now you get to see the fruits of my work." He paused before giving a question in a mocking tone. "So do you like the sight of my other project?"
Oh, it was certainly a sight to see, and a sight to want to beat his head with a tailpipe in anger.
...
Around the now standing Kiba were several suits of armor carrying an assortment of weapons, ranging from lances to swords to battleaxes. Their designs seemed to lean heavily towards the European stereotypes, though there were a couple that seemed to be inspired from the old Shogun days, but all bore the symbols of the church etched into them. Red eyes peeked out of their eye-holes as they kept their gazes on the devils.
"Like them? They are one of my latest creations." Galilei waved his arm at them with an air of a salesman promoting a new product to a prospective customer. "These are autonomous armors that allow a regular soldier to summon and protect him when in combat. Based from one of the Holy Sacred Gears and Sword Birth over there, one of the perks is their immunity to any demonic weaponry or magic, so in the case of your Sacred Gears, their effects will definitely be lessened." He paused as he looked at the knife that was on the ground.
"Hmm, that looks interesting, but if it actually stops my device from controlling him, that would be very problematic for me." Galilei remarked as he picked up the knife and inspected it. "Oh, influence from Greek Mythology huh? That definitely narrows it down to a few I could think of." He mumbled as mentally took note of it before tossing it to the ground where one of the armors lifted its legs and stomped on it, snapping the brittle blade into pieces and making it disappear in a cloud of dust.
Oh nuts, Shirou was so going to murder him when he learnt what happened.
"Hmm, that magician really is unusual. I wonder if his ability revolves the creation of concepts. That would explain some of the more esoteric items I have seen so far." Galilei commented before he turned back to them. "Oh well, at least this has been a very fruitful experiment so far. My test subject has been able to handle the lot of you quite easily and he is able to utilize the 'Knights of Glory' without feedback." He paused as he looked at Kiba who was giving off some smoke and the scent of burnt flesh filled the air. "Correction, make that a bit of feedback."
"Damn this guy!" Rias growled as she and Akeno got up on their feet, the energy raging from them to the point of breaking some of the loose debris around them. Ise too was feeling rather angry at this point. This damn fake priest was totally not feeling any pressure on him and he dared to understate Kiba's rejection to Holy Objects that much?! He was so going to lay a punch on him later.
"ROOARR!"
"What now?!" Saji grabbed his ears and yelled over the sound that rocked the entire academy. He got his answer when the courtyard temporarily lit up, drawing everyone's attention to the sky where they saw a bolt of white light through the area and hitting Kokabiel, forcing him back quite a distance to a spot that was a few feet away from them, all while having lightning bolts and some dark energy chasing after Kokabiel.
Okay, what the heck was Shirou doing with Kokabiel all this time?!
"That is enough!" Kokabiel yelled out in frustration as he spread his wings open, pushing away all the lightning bolts and destroying the dark energy around him. Before Ise could react, a pulse of energy stopped him in his tracks, cold sweat running down his face while his breathing quickened erratically.
'What? What was that?'
Ise turned slowly to the roof where he felt the pulse, only to find Shirou in an archery position and notching what appeared to be a drill onto his bow. The amount of energy that was coming from it seemed to be extremely volatile, and it was making him feel weak in the knees, like he was but an insect before an elephant.
"Caladbolg II!"
"ROOOOOOOORRRAARRR!"
The amount of power released from it was enough to send everyone hurtling to the ground as the make-shift arrow soared through the air in a brief flash of light, looking like it was dragging space and time in its wake. Even as the Fallen Angel tried to move away, the resulting force of the arrow seemed to pull him back in, and with a somewhat horrifying manner of amputation, his left arm appeared to have disintegrated in the wake of the arrow's shot, and without stopping went all the way to the hill in the far end of the town.
Damn, how much power was Shirou packing?!
"Damn, what type of weapon did he pull out this time?!" Saji demanded in a panicked manner. "That sword seemed to be packing more power than any of the other Strays we have fought! Hell, it actually made that Kokabiel's look like a damn droplet!"
"Indeed, I don't think I have ever felt that amount of power outside of the Maous before." Akeno actually shivered as she clutched her arms while harboring an expression of both fear and somewhat feverish desire. "It was almost like a maelstrom of power was contained within that weapon."
"Forget that, look!" Xenovia pointed at the fallen angel. "The magician actually wounded him!"
Yes, he did, didn't he? Ise could see the clipped wing and bloody stump, and he could tell that Kokabiel was clearly shocked by that attack as he lowered his head down. Then why…
Why did he suddenly feel more terrified by the lack of anger the Fallen Angel was having?
"Ha~ ha~ ha~ ha~"
A light chuckle could be heard over the silent breeze that blew around the school, then with unsettlingly speed, the chuckle became louder and somewhat more crazed, before Kokabiel threw back his head and let out a maniacal laugh that sent chills down Ise' spine.
"HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He let out a roaring laugh that sounded dreadfully joyful as though the sight of his own blood had rendered him insane. It continued on for a few moments before he took a few breaths to contain himself and lowered his head back to reveal an expression of gleeful cruelty and crazed eyes, as though a switch was flipped inside him to release a somewhat primal instinct to hunt down a worthy prey.
And right now, those eyes were directed at Shirou Emiya as he spread his wings wide open and flew forward.
...
Oh Crap!
I barely had enough time to project my swords when Kokabiel came slamming into me and forced me back with pure momentum alone. My arms screamed in agony as I endured the crushing force that was threatening to overwhelm me and the grinning face of a mad man being right in front of me.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!" I let out a frustrated yell and pushed my arms upwards, diverting the force away from me and ultimately pushing the Fallen Angel away from me, just barely in time to stop at the edge of the roof.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Yes! This is it!" Kokabiel flipped over in the air and faced me with that crazed expression on his face. "Looks like I can have some actual fun aside from some weak performance by devils."
"TCH~" I let out an irritated sound as I readied my stance. This was so not what I need right now, some crazy-ass higher being to come after my head. But at least now that I had his attention, the others should be able to handle Kiba right now just as long as they do not lose Rule Breaker.
"Better look sharp boy!" Kokabiel spread his wings wide open as spears of light appeared behind him, lighting up the area in a deadly radiance of purple light while looking every bit of a higher being about to inflict divine punishment on the offender. "This is going to be a big one!"
Darn it!
"I have created over a thousand blades."
"Trace Bullet, Continuous Fire!" I poured a large portion of my prana into my projections and released them at the same time as Kokabiel unleashed his spears on me. Both our attacks met mid-way and the area got showered in a spectacular rainfall of light and cold steel as they broke apart in mid-air, neither side giving way to the other. After a while, it got hard to keep an eye on him as the flashes got too much for my eyes to see anything.
Darn it, I really can't see anything!
"Surprise!" The onslaught of light in front suddenly split to reveal the horrifying face of a gleeful Kokabiel as he pulled back to throw his spear. In haste I grabbed a broadsword from my rain of attacks and swung hard to intercept the spear, using the momentum to project my bow and notched the sword to it, forcing it into its arrow form before releasing it at him.
"BOOM!"
The explosion pretty much blew away all the spears and swords that were occupying the area a few moments ago. After a while the smoke cleared to reveal a relatively untouched Kokabiel with a very unhinged expression of glee.
"HHEHHEHHAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!" He let out a gleeful crackle as a magic circle appeared behind him. "Not bad boy, but better keep it up!" Several more circles appeared in the sky, each one glowing ever brighter with balls of energy concentrated in their centers and aimed right at me. "See if you dodge these!"
"CRAP!" I started moving in time to avoid the rays of lights that rained down on me with the occasional bolts of lightning and fire mixed in. Darn it, this guy was relentless!
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