This is an Omake that I thought of as a spur of the moment. Hope you'll enjoy it!
"HORA!" The white-armored man cried out as he defeated yet another gorilla-like youkai. Another one of its companions, equal parts weak and foolish, launched itself towards the man, only to meet the same fate as his companion – destroyed in a single blow from the man's fist.
"Hmph. How disappointing," the white armor man sighed. "Not a single one of them could stand a hit from me? Truly a shame."
Off to the side, a group of fallen angels watched in awe as the man before them casually tore apart the monsters that had been giving them such a hard time. A single punch from the man seemed to kill the monsters almost instantly. It wasn't any kind of magic, it was simply the sheer force of the man's punches that shattered them into the debris and gravel they were made up of. He was terrifying, like a one-man army.
When the last of the youkai were finished off, the man's armor disappeared. With it, the fallen angels could see that he had the appearance of a human in his early twenties with silvery hair and a completely bored expression. His black jacket and pants along with the arrogant expression on his face, gave him a cool bad boy look.
"You there." The man looked at the black-winged angels. "Are you alright?"
"Ah-ah… yes. We are now." One of them said. "We have some injured, but we can manage thanks to you."
The man nodded, before growing giant blue and white wings and taking off without another word. Not like he had time to talk to them anyway. He had better things to do.
Several hours later, Vali Lucifer was able to find a coffee shop that had a suitable for his tastes. Subtly retrieving his laptop from a magical pocket dimension, he began to call up an old friend.
Soon the video conference was established and Azazel's face appeared on the computer. "Ah, Vali. I knew you would call. So, how do you like Japan?"
The White Dragon Emperor leaned back in his chair sporting an arrogant smirk. "Please. It is about as boring as any other place you've sent me to."
"Heh. Should've known sending you to help those guys would've been no problem to someone as powerful as you. Especially after that fight you had with the Tarrasque in the South China Sea. Compared to that, even the stronger youkai would be hard pressed to give you a good fight." Azazel mischievously grinned.
Vali sighed. That expression… he knew when Azazel was planning something especially big to screw over his plans. Living with the man for years had taught him exactly what made his old mentor tick. "So tell me, why did you call me out here in the middle of nowhere? Something tells me that you had something a lot more important for me to do here than have me run around acting like your pest control."
"Why, I'm glad you ask!" Azazel looked both ways. "By the way, mind making sure nobody hears in on this?"
Vali nodded and wordlessly cast the spell. Immediately, a wind barrier was formed and all the sounds around him were muffled to barely noticeable levels. Not that he could sense anyone around who would be troublesome, but Vali knew as a principle if Azazel had important information he wanted to share, you made sure you didn't let anyone eavesdrop.
Azazel leaned closer to the camera conspiratorially. "You know about the traitor I've been looking out for recently? Well he's about to make his move soon, and I have a feeling it is going to be in this country."
Vali's eyes narrowed. "What makes you so certain?"
"Our spies have told us that the Church has sent a few of its members to Japan to search for the pieces of Excalibur that were stolen. He's definitely planning something big, but I have a gut feeling that he will try something at a place called Kuoh Academy."
"That's… awfully specific."
"Well besides the fact that he's caused trouble in that area in the past and it is the school that the heiresses of both the Gremory and Sitri clans are going to, there is also the fact that the current Sekiryuutei goes there."
"Well that's reasona…" Vali was about to continue before he processed the last part of what Azazel said. The full revelation nearly made him fall out of his seat.
[Sekiryuutei?] Albion said inside Vali's mind. ['Red Dragon Emperor', as in the wielder of Boosted Gear?]. As long as Vali had possessed [Divine Dividing] and was able to speak to the dragon inside of it, Albion had rarely spoken to him, and if he did, it was with a calm and stoic voice. This time, White Dragon sounded… nervous? And maybe a bit excited too?
Vali, on the other hand couldn't be anything other than thrilled. For as long as he had heard about it, he had been all too eager about fighting his destined rival, the wielder of [Boosted Gear]. He had such high expectations for the Welsh Dragon. 'Now, I can finally have a worthy challenge.' It had been a while since that last great fight against the Terrasque, and the last few months had been rather quiet, but all that boredom would be worth if he could fight his rival.
"Ah yes, I can see the excitement on your face. So young and eager." Azazel grinned. "Now, I suppose you want me to tell you about him?"
"Yes." Vali was struggling to maintain his cool attitude. He knew Azazel was doing this on purpose, leading him on to get him all riled up. The troll.
"Well now, the Sekiryuutei is unusual in all senses. Granted, he didn't start out anywhere near as strong as you, but he is getting there pretty rapidly. Give him until he learns the Balance Breaker, and he'll definitely give you the fight you've been craving."
'Albion, did you hear that? I'll definitely get to fight my rival!'
Albion couldn't help but chuckle a little at Vali's uncharacteristically childlike glee. [Indeed partner. I have been waiting for our battle with Ddraig and his wielder. I wonder what it will be like. Ask him about information about the Sekiryuutei- his strengths, weaknesses, personality… we could use them in the coming battle.]
Vali nodded, then looked closely at Azazel's face on the moniter. "Anything else I would like to know about this Sekiryuutei? You said he was 'unusual'…"
"Aha! I knew you would be interested. Yes, [unusual] would be the best way to describe this guy. I've been training this guy for a little while now, and he is definitely unlike any other wielder of Boosted Gear I've ever seen. He seems to have altered his Sacred Gear in a way that has given him great power, to the point where he might become a new Heavenly Dragon altogether." Vali gasped a little. "I know how excited you are, but that's all I'm giving you. You'll have to find out the rest on your own. Try to hold off on it though, at least until he has Balance Breaker and I can get you two to a place where I can monitor your fight."
Vali noticeably slumped. "Fine. I'll wait. I wanted to try and fully master Juggernaut Drive in time for it anyway."
"I thought you already did?"
Vali shook his head. "Using my demonic power as a substitute for life energy was just a temporary solution. It leaves me tired afterwards, and I still go insane if I use it for too long. I want to make it where I can use it with no ill side effects."
Azazel shook his head. "Ever the perfectionist I see. Well, I can talk to you later. Hopefully, the devils or the Holy Church will take care of the traitor for us, but I want you around as a back-up plan."
"Of course. Talk to you later." Vali dismissed the wind spell and closed the laptop.
[Are you serious about mastering Juggernaut Drive?] Albion asked.
'Of course. I'll need it for more than the battle with the Sekiryuutei after all.'
[You mean…]
'If I'm going to be the strongest, I will have to beat the strongest. The Sekiryuutei might be our greatest challenge yet, but in the end, he will be a stepping stone for my true plans: to be strongest being in existence.'
[You are the strongest wielder of Divine Dividing, past, present, and future. If anyone can do it, you can.]
Vali looked up to the sky with a bloodthirsty grin that would make even Shougo Kitsukawa a bit nervous. 'I hope you're ready, Sekiryuutei. Because Balance Breaker or not, I will be coming for you!'
Hopefully, Alex will give us some XP for this!
