(3rd Person)

Almost instantly, (Y/N) was able to bring up his sword and clash it with Shalba's gauntlet, the two quickly went for strikes which were cancelled out by their opponent's quick movements. To anyone else, it would look as though their arms had become blurs and only the sparks of contact could be seen in the air before they both suddenly ran side by side, blocking each other's attacks while running.

With Francine, she was currently rolling away from several magic attacks that Katerea was throwing at her, sometimes using her Holy Wrath wings to deflect or block them all the while running closer to her. However each time Francine went for an attack Katerea would always be able to effortlessly dodge it and either counterattack or move further away from Francine so she could have the space to use her magic.

Shalba ran towards (Y/N) but was stopped by one of his wings grabbing his entire body and keeping him still. (Y/N) then used the sword to try and slice the devil in half, only succeeding in cutting his cheek as the armour easily and sturdily blocked the attack without any internal injuries either. Shalba went to attack and (Y/N) easily saw through it, twisting his arm so the sword would face downward and block the punch, he then backflipped away using the air his wings gave him to avoid another attack.

That was an opportunity as Shalba flew straight towards his opponent, hoping to attack once the boy was in the air, (Y/N) however used his wings again to twist mid-air and dodge the attack. He then slammed a fist into the armour, the armour cracked making Shalba go wide-eyed and growl as he saw the Evil Energy pouring out his fist.

Shalba: I thought you would just be another weakling for me to crush... but now that I've seen those wings, I'm certain I need to start taking this...

(Y/N) cut him off... literally, he sliced the man's face which made him start to shout in pain, clutching his face and backing up. (Y/N) scoffed while sheathing the sword.

(Y/N): Yeah, yeah, you need to start taking it seriously, stop trying to act like a bigshot already. You may be related to an old family of devils, powerful ones at that, but you're nothing if you keep letting your talking distract you.

Shalba: You insolent little pest! You... you...

He removed his hand to reveal the damage, a rather deep cut going down his right eye which only caused the devil to make his only eye go wide in rage while feeling the slash where his eye should be.

Shalba: I'll make sure you suffer for this!

(Y/N): Then come and make me suffer asshole!

(With Francine)

Francine dodged yet another magic attack and then had her wings burn the other two to cinders, she looked up with a glare at Katerea who simply looked down at her with a now blank glare.

Katerea: That Holy Wrath of yours is quite annoying, any chance you could turn it off?

Francine: When you're dead, sure.

Francine flew after the Leviathan descendant which caused her to clench her fist which was covered in blue light. Under Francine, a circle of magic the same colour appeared and shot up blue light which instantly surrounded her.

Katerea: You idiot, my magic is beyond your comprehension. I can turn your body into many things which would result in your death. If you believe for...

Katerea was cut off when she felt something stabbing her shoulder. She yelped in pain, turning to spot a wing of burning white fire embedded in it.

Francine: If you're done with monologuing, I'd like you to die quicker, please.

To Katerea's shock, Francine walked out the blue light beam, her skin burned off but quickly repairing itself, the only permanent damage being her new clothes that turned into ashes, however that was the least of her problems as she stopped in front of her opponent who was gritting her teeth in anger as she clutched her shoulder.

Katerea: You really believe, a simple attack like that will stop me!? I'm a true Leviathan! Not that child Serafall! Me! I'm the true Leviathan! I'm the one who is meant to be feared as a Satan, not her and certainly not those fakes!

Francine: Just one attack? Who said it was just one attack?

Katerea: What?

Katerea was surprised to see Francine grow the wing she had just used back, she quickly looked toward the wing stuck in her shoulder, only to see it suddenly glow brighter than before.

Katerea: Ah sh-

(With (Y/N))

The two momentarily changed their attention to a sudden explosion which got them the sight of Katerea being blown away and Francine quickly chasing after her, wings burning wildly while raising fists covered in said fire.

(Y/N): Huh, if Francine can kick that girl's ass that well, I'm much more confident that I can take care of you no problem!

Shalba: Don't be so cocky, while it is true Katerea is a true Leviathan, the Beelzebubs have always been the superior family, we are stronger, we are smarter and we are certainly more than a match for something as small as say Evil Energy and Holy Wrath.

(Y/N): And yet you can't land a single blow on an Evil Energy user like me.

Shalba growled, dashing forward with a fist cocked back. (Y/N) frowned, jumping over the devil before unsheathing his Relic to block the gauntlet, however he took a punch to the face from the quick left fist of the Beezlebub. He flew away but quickly found his feet, his wings quickly digging into the clouds to keep him still as well.

(Y/N): Heh, alright looks like he wasn't lying when he said he was getting serious.

(Y/N) looked up, only to use his sword to block another punch of Shalba with the sword, this time however when the second punch came along it was blocked by (Y/N)'s wing, then his second wing took a hold of the man's body lifting him straight into the air.

(Y/N): How about we take a look to see what kind of juice is squeezed out of this fruit?

Shelba however was quick to break out of the grip, but he didn't count on (Y/N) using his speed to quickly appear in his face, he raised the Sword of Corruption up, slicing up, down, left, right over twenty times at once before finishing it up with one big sidewards slice that caused Shelba to be sent flying, only this time he was unable to land on his feet since all the cuts instantly opened up, spilling out at least two litres of blood from his body.

However, (Y/N) rolled his eyes as he spotted a familiar empty vial in the devil's hands. Shelba quickly stood, his wounds glowing a faint orange light before quickly sealing up, even going as far as cleaning up all the dried blood.

(Y/N): Phoenix tears huh? Always thought the Phenex family were really protective of it?

Shelba: It was a gift from the family, as soon as I said your name they gave all high members of the Khaos Brigade one. They insist on killing you first, they want revenge for their dead son, not to mention they want you to return their daughter whom you kidnapped.

(Y/N): Kidnapped? Either Ravel's forgotten to contact her parents, or they're just blinded by vengeance, she came to me, she was the one who wanted me to be the king piece of the peerage, not my fault devils are attracted to power.

Shelba: Save it, I don't care what the situation is, I will kill you.

(With Francine)

Francine fell back, panting slightly as the cut on her head healed quickly and allowed her to stand almost immediately, across from her Katerea was standing with her hands by her side, each glowing a different colour before she brought them together to create a brand new colour.

The same colour appeared as a seal underneath Katerea and then seeped into her body, the colour now occupying the outer layer of her body, it looked almost like an aura as Francine glared, wondering what she was up to.

Katerea: Now, there is no possibility of victory for you.

Francine charged, hitting her right in the cheek with a flaming fist. However, Francine hummed in confusion when she saw her fist wasn't even hitting Katerea, rather it was only hitting the aura around her.

Katerea: Your attacks are useless!

That's when Francine felt excruciating pain from Katerea slamming a fist into Francine's chest, then kneeing it before finishing it up with a spinning kick which of course made Francine roll across the floor, coughing up blood once she stopped. Her Holy Wrath was the only thing allowing her to fight as her wounds quickly healed, allowing her to stand once again.

Katerea: Once you touch this barrier, I can easily get through your defences. I can even stand here and do nothing and I will win, because this barrier makes it so any Holy Wrath is useless! You really think we devils haven't prepared for Holy Wrath? It's been something of a legend in the Underworld for over centuries! It was only a matter of time before we made a spell that can counter it!

Francine: Then, I won't need it to defeat you. I'll just use my own skills.

Katerea: Skills!? You're out of your league, the False Devil at least spent his years training whereas you barely know how to fight and only relied on your Holy Wrath to even be on par with him!

Francine: My skills in fighting are questionable at best, however, I'm still able to put up a fight that would even make someone like possibly a leader be on their toes. Holy Wrath is a superior version of Evil Energy after all, and even without it, Papa made sure I knew how to fight even when I was young.

As they went to exchange more lines, someone suddenly blurred past Francine and right behind Katerea. A person who was wearing yellow dragon armour, the very same kind you would normally see on a person like Issei or Vali.

Azazel: Which is why a scumbag like this isn't worth your attention little missy.

Francine: Azazel?

Azazel: What? You think that I wouldn't have a sacred gear when I'm so very interested in them? Don't worry, you just leave the two of them to us.

Francine: Us?

Francine jumped in surprise when Shabla suddenly went flying past her, his armour broken in places. A person walked up to her while patting their shoulders.

Sirzechs: As much as I wish to see my future brother in law's strength, I do not wish to see Rias cry from his death. You're both lucky that you had your abilities when you did, otherwise you wouldn't have a chance against either of these two.

(Y/N) suddenly appeared on the other side of Francine, blood running down his head and his sword on his shoulder.

(Y/N): I haven't seen you use the Relic of Grace yet, are you not used to it or something?

Sirzechs: She can't use it, otherwise everyone one of us would be dead right now.

(Y/N): Huh?

Sirzechs couldn't answer as he dashed off, straight for Shelba as he was getting back up once again. (Y/N) scoffed, turning his attention to the necklace owned by Francine. As he kept looking at it, (Y/N) failed to realise that as he was staring at said necklace, his earring began glowing subtly.

Francine: So... what do we do?

(Y/N): Not much, our allies are cleaning up the low level fighters, Sirzechs, Azazel and my sister are all fighting the higher level ones. I haven't seen Ophis nor that damned Ignis, not to mention the two twins and that monkey guy. So... I guess we just sit around and wait for someone to attack us, give us an excuse to fight.

Francine: What a boring plan.

(Y/N): If you want to mess up by rushing into a fight and get your moves read easily, be my guest.

Francine: No fun, I thought I was meant to be free! I've been acting like a perfect daughter to Papa for almost my whole life, and the one time I'm finally free I can't punch something! This sucks.

(Y/N): Don't complain, it's an opportunity to rest, as well as learn more about your Relic.

However, just as (Y/N) said that, a lone spear of white flames suddenly pierced through Francine's chest which caused blood to pour out of her instantly. (Y/N) went wide-eyed as he watched another spear enter her head, stopping any chances of her healing herself. Francine fell to her knees, and then fell back in the direction of her murderer.

(Y/N) looked up, only to grow furious at who was the one to kill Francine.

Phillip: I'm afraid my daughter isn't allowed to use the power of the Relic, False Devil...

To be continued...

(A/N): Hmm... ok, I think it's ok to say: one chapter left before this book is finally finished. This is probably the book that's been going on the longest since it was the book that suffered me losing my writing schedule thanks to University! Oh! Tomorrow I'll be working at a Comic-Con in Wales, any of you guys and gals happen to be in the area come and say hi (It would really make my boss happy if more people came along!). Anyways, thank you guys and gals so much for the continued support and as always: eat one or more brownies every day!!!!