~Student Council room~
Sona and Tsubaki watch on with eyes of shock and horror as Izuku continued to laugh maniacally at Riser's injury. While the two looked on at the scene, not uttering a single word,Ibara however looked at Izuku with wide, narrowed eyes while shivering.
"My My how can you be injured so easily? I thought you were powerful! But I'm acutally disappointed in myself!" Izuku said as Everyone was snapped out of their terror-stricken gazes when they heard and found his choice of words to be odd.
Izuku simply lifted his Boosted Gear embedded hand in front of him while keeping his crazed smile intact.
"I've wasted so much time, using the Boosted Gear's incomplete Balance Breaker by constantly boasting on about how I'm going to defeat that piece of shit yakitori and save my master! I should've done better...I should've tear that bastard limb from limb....how hopeless am I...but now...."
Izuku simply throws the cross slightly in the air and catches it in his left hand while focusing his crazed stare on Riser, startling the latter a little.
"Now, with anger peaked....I'm gonna tear him a new one....YA HEAR ME YOU WASTE OF FUCKING SPACE!!"
He then crushes the cross in his hand, making the Boosted Gear shine multiple colors.
{Transfer!}
"YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YA!"
Riser took that as a challenge from what he believes to be a schizo and flares up his aura. He then takes flight in the sky while keeping his eyes on the masked Devil.
Izuku's grin grew wider as he saw what the Phenex Devil was up to and lifts his arm up that didn't have the gauntlet, above his head. He then conjured a very large amount of aura into his arm slashed it downwards, launching a large arc of energy towards Riser.
Riser widens his eyes at how large the crescent was but narrows them as he still remembers how it stops his healing factor temporarily. He retreats back to the rooftop of the new school building to avoid getting hit by the attack.
As he landed there, Riser widens his eyes slightly when he senses a presence from above him. As he looks up, he widens his eyes when he sees the Izuku falling towards him with with gauntlet that sent multiple small crescents of energy towards Riser with Izuku simply laughung like a crazed lunatic.
Riser dodges to the right, but not without getting nicked in his left shoulder by Izuku's gaunlet. After the former dodged, the Devil's attacks, he crashed into the rooftop, creating a crater, and some cracks from his attack.
Izuku simply shoots his head towards Riser while still keeping his wide grin on his face. He engulfs his gauntlet once more with his aura and then launched his attack at the Phenex Devil.
Riser was now starting to sweat bullets. Because of how fast Izuku was firing each of his long-ranged attacks, he had a hard time trying to keep up the pace with the crazed Pawn. He kept dodging and dodging, trying his best to not get hit by his aura. While he was avoiding them, he did get hit by one of the crescents
"Why are you running away, little Yakitori?!" Izuku asks him as he continues sending more and more attacks like a raging berserker. "You are immortal, aren't ya?! HAAAAAAAA HA HA HA HA HA!"
"B-B-B-Buchou…"
Rias shifted her eyes towards Asia when she felt her tug at her arm. As her attention gets to her, she widens her eyes to see tears uncontrollably roll down her cheeks while watching Izuku laugh maniacally as he continues to slash at Riser, not giving the latter any time to counter-attack.
"What… What's happened to Izuku-san? He's not acting like himself. And… Those eyes… They're not his eyes at all… Why?! What's happened to him?!"
Rias softened her eyes at Asia and hugged onto her to calm her down.
"I'll explain everything later, Asia-chan."
Seeing Asia nod in response while continuing to cry in her arms, Rias looks back to Izuku with her worrying gaze.
Riser dodges two more attacks before leaning forward and placing his hands on his knees, catching his breath after dodging Izuku's attacks while getting nicked by some of them.
'Dammit! He's so fast!'
Riser took two more deep breaths before straightening himself to attack Izuku back. However, Riser finds that Izuku was no longer on the roof with him, puzzling the Phenex Devil.
"What?! Where did he go?!"
His question was answered when he felt two objects press against his back. Slightly jumping at the contact, he turns around to find the source of the objects and widens his eyes in fear as he sees Izuku smiling psychotically at him with wide eyes of blood lust. He now had his sword engulfed by a large amount of his black and red like aura while the blade was pressed against Riser's back.
Upon further inspection on Izuku, everyone noticed that scales started to from around Izuku's left side of his face as his teeth got even more sharper.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
*KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!*
Everyone was forced to shield their eyes with their arms when Izuku sets off a large explosion with his aura infused sword. After five seconds past, the Devils remove their arms and were met with a devastating display.
Their jaws dropped with widened eyes when they witnessed the large explosion cloud of black and red aura engulf the entire school. No screams were heard from Riser as the sound of shattering glass, crumbling ruble, and the screeching sounds of wind were racing through their eardrums.
"ONII-SAMA!"
While Ravel watched the large explosion cloud fly upwards with eyes of worry for her brother, the Gremory Devils watched with sad eyes, worrying for their friend.
~Student Council room~
Sona and Tsubaki were left speechless when they witnessed the mass explosion caused by the masked Izuku's aura. While their eyes were glued onto the rising cloud of the aura, Ibara tightens her fists and grits her teeth when she saw how powerful the explosion was. The game may be broadcasted for others to watch, but she had a feeling on how powerful that attack was. She wouldn't be surprised if Riser was killed by it.
~Rating Game battlefield~
When the black and red aura finally cleared up, a chill went down the Devil's spines when they saw how destroyed the new school building was. Nothing was left but shards of broken glass, splinters, and broken pieces of ruble meant to be the walls and structure for the school.
After five seconds of silence, The Gremory Devils and Ravel notice one of the broken pieces of ruble move upwards, revealing a bruised hand lifting it up. Throwing it to the side, Riser's head pops from the pile while gasping for air, followed by getting the rest of his body out of the ruins of the school.
Riser was in terrible condition. Thanks to the black and red aura sticking all over his body, he was unable to regenerate and get his injuries healed, leaving him in a bloody mess, blood dripping off of his clothes. While he did have the strength to stand, he hadn't the strength to fight back due to how much damage he took from the explosion.
Riser turns around towards Izuku, who had a now emotionless look on his face as his eyes shine brightly in the cloud of smoke as he slowly approaching the former, and gives him a nervous glare.
"This massive, twisted power…just who the hell are you?" Riser muttered in pain but Izuku heard which got the boy to stop just a mere meter from the Phenex Devil.
"I'm just a Dragon...and you took what is mine"
As soon as Izuku said that, his gauntlet glowed with his wings were seen that got Riser to stare in fear.
With one quick movement Izuku sent a devastating punch to Risers gut pushing him upwards.
He then looked over to his group along with Ravel saw the way he looked at them....and their eyes widened when they saw that his eyes were back to normal with his signature smirk that dawned on his face.
"Sorry that you saw that....I was just pissed" as he said that he looked up towards Riser who was in the air holding his gut in pain.
"Wow, I was only a little bit mad and gave that much damage, maybe I should get mad more often, Yakitori Motherfucker!" Izuou said with a coy like tone that got Riser to glare at him.
"Do not think you've won, Pawn! Because this battle is over when I'm done with you!" He yelled out with Izuku simply smiling, "If you say it like that you should've taking me to dinner first" Izuku said with a sly like tone that caught Riser along with the grip plus Ravel and those in the Student Council room until Izuku laughed out loud.
"I guess getting a laugh would help me mellow down....and it work because ain't throwing in the towel just yet."
Riser glares at him with a frown.
"What are you talking about?!" He asks him, sounding agitated.
"I know your secret regeneration ability healed all of your injuries, but there's no way you could've regained the strength to fight back."
Izuku then chuckles gently, confusing everyone further.
"Simple, my friend," Izuku replies as he digs for something in his hoodie pocket. "This should be an easy riddle. What do you need to put out a fire?"
Everyone raised an eyebrow at his "riddle". All except for Asia, as she knew what he was talking about because of a talk they had at home before they left.
When Izuku's hand finally felt the object he wanted to get, he grabbed onto it and took it out of his pocket, showing it to Riser.
"The answer? Is Water ya Cunt."
Everyone, including Riser, widens their eyes in shock and fear at the bottle Izuku was holding in his left hand. What he was holding was a bottle of Holy water, another Holy weapon he secretly took with him along with the Holy cross.
~Student Council room~
"Holy water!" Tsubaki exclaims, surprised that Izuku was carrying a bottle of it with him.
"Will Holy water even work against a Devil as strong as a Phenex?" Sona asks out loud, also surprised that Izuku brought this particular Holy weapon with him.
Ibara giggled at the Sitri Devils, making them turn their heads towards her with raised eyebrows.
"The answer should be obvious," the former Nun replied chirpily. "I mean come on, just because he has the flames of a Phoenix, it doesn't mean that they'll protect him from something like that. Just wait and see."
The Sitri Devils blinked at Ibara before paying their attention back to Izuku who just opened the bottle by removing the cap with his teeth and spitting it out to the side.
~Rating Game battlefield~
After Izuku got the bottle open, he blitz towards Riser and proceeded to throw half of the water at him.
"Drink up! Boosted Gear: Gift!"
{Transfer!}
As the Boosted gear made that call, the Holy water turned into a gold color thanks to the power transferred to the deadly liquid. The liquid lands on Riser's face and…
"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Everyone looks on with surprised eyes when they see Riser hold his head in his hands while screaming in pain after the water landed on his face. The liquid peeled off some of the skin on his cheeks as the Phenex Devil continued to scream in pain while falling to his knees.
"Ara ara! It's actually working!" Akeno exclaims, earning a round of gasps from the Gremory Devils and Ravel.
~Student Council Room~
"See, I told you Holy water wouldn't stop him!" Ibraa says to the two Sitri Devils while watching Riser writhing in pain.
"The Holy water is draining his mental and physical strength," Sona said with a surprised expression. "It's also preventing him from regenerating!"
Tsubaki nodded in agreement with a noticeable smirk on her face.
"Not even a Devil from the House of Phenex can rise from the ashes when his mind's under this kind of attack."
"His body may be 'immortal', but his mind is not." Ibara finished with grin on her face.
~Rating Game battlefield~
"It hurts, doesn't it, Riser?" Izuku asks him while keeping his narrow-eyed stare on Riser as he sees the latter got up while still holding a hand onto his face.
"You may already know this, but Devils are completely vulnerable to Light and Holy powers such as crosses and Holy water. Not even your healing factor stands a chance against its power."
Gnarling in rage and pain, Riser conjures a ball of flame in the palm of his right hand and throws it at Izuku, only for the latter to easily send the attack away with a swipe of his hand while keeping his eyes on the Phenex Devil.
Spreading his legs apart, Izuku crushes the glass bottle and allows the Holy water to drench his Dragonified arm.
While the Gremory Devils understood that the arm was immune to Holy and light power when it's in its dragonified state, they still flinched when they saw the poisonous liquid splash all over it.
{Transfer!}
With that call, the scales of Izuku's Boosted Gear glowed gold with the Holy water's power flowing within it thanks to Boosted Gear: Gift.
Izuku then turns to Riser, who felt the Holy power flowing from the boy and started to slowly back away, fear visible in his face.
"You might as well surrender, Riser!" Izuku advises him, noticing how scared Riser was right now. "With the power of the Holy water in my Dragonified arm and the damage dealt to you by the splash of said liquid, you don't have a choice!"
Riser stuttered at the Pawn when he heard those words for three seconds until finally forming words.
"Y-Y-Y… You fool! Stop! Don't you know what you're doing?! This engagement is important to the future of all Devils! A mere servant like you has no business getting involved with the affairs of your master!"
"I don't fucking care!" Izuku retorted as he started walking towards him.
"Rose!" Rias blushes when he called her that. "She made herself perfectly clear that she doesn't want to be with you! And the fact that you're forcing her to be with you… That's enough for me to take you down!"
Balling up his left hand into a fist as his wings moved to give him a boost of flight as he charges at Riser with his fist cocked back.
Riser would dodge it with whatever strength he had left, but unfortunately for him, Izuku used his speed that was enhanced by his Queen promotion, to appear in front of him in a blink of an eye. Afterward, Izuku slammed his fist harshly into Riser's gut, making the Phenex Devil vomit up blood due to the Rook strength, and Holy power affecting him.
After releasing his fist from his stomach, Riser fell to his knees again and started to fall face first, but not without looking up towards Izuku with whatever consciousness he had left and utter:
"You… Bastard…"
THUD!
Izuku simply watches as Riser's face hits the ground, rendering the Devil unconscious. Before the Pawn could do anything else…
"Stop! He's had enough!"
Izuku's attention was now on Ravel, who was flying towards the two and landed in front of the unconscious with her arms out.
"That's enough!" Ravel shouted while sounding scared. "He's retiring! You've won! So please, don't hurt him anymore!"
Ravel then jumps with an "Eep!" When Izuku's stern green cast like eyes stare deeply into her blue orbs of sight.
"Listen up, sister of Riser Phenex," Izuku began, getting everyone's attention, especially Ravel's. "When your elder brother regains consciousness, I want you to give him a message from me. Can you do that?"
Ravel immediately nods at the Gremory Pawn, giving him the green light to speak his message.
"The next time we meet, I expect him to be a better man. Looking back when we first met, I will admit that I was acting a little immature when insulting him and only thought that he was an irredeemable Bird Brain who only cares about fame, fortune, and women. But now, after battling with your elder brother, I've decided that he needs to change and be a better Devil, hoping that he will learn from this defeat."
Izuku's eyes narrow dangerously. "And trust me when I say this: If he ever tries anything to get back at me for revenge, say kidnap Rose and possibly rape her, I'll drown him in a pool of Holy water and keep breaking his bones every time they relocate themselves, and make sure he knows not to ever mess with her, my friends, and especially me: this generation's Red Dragon Emperor."
Ravel's eyes widen at Izuku's message to her brother. Her cheeks then suddenly turn a dark shade of red as she stares on at the boy's figure and stern look, admitting to herself mentally at how handsome he was, especially when he's in anger.
Ravel's eyes widen again when she realized what she was thinking about and immediately looked away from him, her blush turning darker every second.
Taking a deep breath, Izuku gives her a soft look, which was noticed by the latter from the corner of her eye.
"Don't take this defeat as something that will scar you for life," Izuku says to her. "Losing makes you stronger. Losing allows you to learn from the mistakes and missteps that caused said defeat. Losing encourages you to get stronger so you can stand back up and try again. And if you lose again when you make another attempt, then keep trying. Keep getting stronger. Never give up." Izuku turns around from Ravel and looks up towards the green sky with a smile. "As for winning, it's simply payoff from all of the hard work you've done to earn said victory. Nothing more, nothing less."
Ravel lets out a gasp as she feels her heart skip a beat. The words he spoke about winning and losing were immediately stored safely into her memory as she felt warm hearing them from him in his own voice.
The Gremory Devils were touched by this speech too. Though… Akeno was turned on at where Izuku described how he was going to torture Riser if he tried to get revenge on them, licking her lips and rubbing her thighs together as the threats sung into her head.
~Student council~
Sona and Tsubaki held astonished expressions after Izuku finished his speech to Ravel. The former Sitri found newly gained respect for the Pawn when he talked about winning and losing, while the other Sitri Devil held her hands onto her heart with a warm smile and softened eyes.
'Midoriya-kun… You actually did it…'
~Rating Game battlefield~
"Riser-sama's retirement has been confirmed. Victory goes to Lady Rias-sama."
After hearing Grayfia announce this at the intercom, Izuku takes another look at the green sky and smiles to himself. He inhales a breath deeply and then exhales slowly.
'Rose… I've done it… I've given you your freedom…'
BA-BUMP!
Izuku suddenly widens his eyes, followed by everyone else gasping as they see the boy's body tilt backwards.
'Ah Shit!' Izuku exclaims mentally. 'My strength… I can feel it leave me…'
Before Izuku could fall, Kiba got to him with his Knight trait and caught him before the former's back could hit the ground.
"I Gotcha, Izuku!"
Kiba was about to say more but stopped himself when he saw that Izuku's eyes were closed, meaning that he was now out cold.
Kiba chuckled at the scene.
"To be expected of Izuku. He did take on a Phenex after all."
Kiba's smile grows, knowing full well that this man, Izuku Midoriya, was the man who took down the Immortal Bird.
"Izuku, You've fought we-"
"Izu!"
"Huh?"
Kiba was turning his head towards the direction of Rias' voice. Before he could set his eyes on his master, Rias glomped onto the unconscious Izuku and hugged his head in between her breasts, while unknowingly ramming her Knight out of the way.
THUD!
"My leg!"
Rias was smiling warmly at the young Midoriya. Tears streaming down her face as her blue-green eyes stared down at her hero.
"Oh, Izu… You've just saved my life…"
With more tears rolling down her cheeks, Rias strokes Izuku's hair lovingly and presses her cheek against his own.
"Thank you, my precious Izu."
Everyone else looks on at the scene between Rias and the unconscious Izuku. The Gremory Devils were smiling to see their master happy that she is now free from the arranged marriage with Riser, and they had their comrade, Izuku, to thank for this being a reality.
Meanwhile, in the spectating room where Higher class Devils were watching the game, a private conversation was being held between two Devils. The first one was a middle-aged man with long, crimson hair that fell down to his back, and the second one almost looks like Riser, but not quite.
"Lord Phenex," the red-haired Devil began. "I would like to apologize for the cancellation of the engagement between my daughter and your son."
"No, there's no need to say sorry, Lord Gremory," the Phenex Devil assures him, surprising the Gremory.
"It appears that we both possessed greed for the engagement between Rias and my son. After all, both of us already have pure-blooded grandchildren. Perhaps this greed was responsible for us to arrange the marriage between them."
"Please don't feel guilty," Lord Gremory says to him. "I too have forced my greed onto my daughter."
Setting his attention back to the TV screen that displayed the Rating Game's winners, Lord Phenex looks at the boy Rias was cradling the head of in love and lets a warm smile creep up his lips.
"That boy your daughter's hugging, he's Izuku Midoriya, yes?"
Rias' father nods in reply, allowing the Phenex Lord to continue with a wider smile.
"I'd like to meet him and thank him one day. What my son lacked were defeat and humility. He overestimated the ability of our clan and paid the price for it. The Phoenix is not absolute, and learning that was enough for this engagement."
The father of Rias held a surprised look in his eyes at Lord Phenex's opinion. He then took another look at the unconscious Izuku, who Rias was still hugging and nuzzling cheeks with him. He couldn't help but smile.
'So at the end of the day, my daughter chose to be rescued by her one and only Pawn.' He then frowns, recalling what happened to Izuku when Riser was about to kill him. 'But what are we going to do about his other power that seems to rival that of upper beings?'
"Lord Gremory."
The Gremory Devil's attention was back to Lord Phenex, who was smiling intently.
"Your daughter has a great servant. Not because of what he's capable of, but it's because of his heart. He is most certainly a Devil unlike any other, putting his friends first before himself."
Lord Gremory nods in agreement, remembering the words Izuku said to Riser while the two were fighting one on one.
"The Red Dragon Emperor. Even I'm surprised he was able to come to our side."
Lord Phenex lets out a chuckle.
"Then the next time will be…"
"Yes, it must be," agreed Lord Gremory. "Or maybe, it has already awakened."
"The Vanishing Dragon," Lord Phenex finishes. "It's only a matter of time before Midoriya meets him or her."
Lord Gremory nod his head while observing Izuku with a msiel on his face, 'I have a feeling you'll do more for my daughter than any other man could, take care of my little girl, Izuku Midoriya'