"Have another taste of my fists!" Ise activated his thrusters again and raised his arm to deliver another blow when…
[TIME OUT!]
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His armor glowed brightly before disappearing in a cloud of red sparkles, leaving him stumbling on the pavement and completely vulnerable.
"AH COME ON! Not now Draig!" Ise yelled in frustration as he looked at his gauntlet. That momentary distraction was all Raiser needed to get back to his feet and slammed both his fists into Ise's stomach, causing him to double over in pain. With a quick motion he grabbed his neck and lifted him off the ground before slamming him back done, making a small crater in the ground. A quick burst of power send flames erupting from the crater and the surrounding area.
"AHHHHHHH!" Ise yelled in pain as he struggled to free himself from the arm and get away from the flames, but Raiser had other plans. Using the flames at his feet as propulsion, he flew upwards in the end before launching himself towards the ground and slamming Ise into the ground, materializing himself from the wreckage and quickly grabbing Ise again in mid-flight and slamming him against a broken slab of wall.
"I will commend you for your tenacity and strength. Given your tight schedule, you have made great progress." Raiser panted with a triumphant smile. "For a mere worm, you can be quite tenacious. I would see to it that you can achieve your full strength after I get married to Rias. For now I will put you to sleep so that we won't be interrupted."
"…" Ise tried to open his mouth only to gasp loudly. "Oh you want to say something? Very well then." Raiser loosened his grip on Ise's neck. "Guess I can let you speak your final words. So what do you want to say?"
"Yeah, just one thing." Ise took in a deep breath as he looked at him. "Have a drink on me!" Before Raiser could react, ISe raised his left arm and poured some water from a small bottle. "Gift!"
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"GAHHH!"
Raiser screamed in agony as the water hit his face and the sensation of his face melting became instantaneous and excruciating. He released his grip on Ise and fruitlessly tried to wipe the water from his face to ease the pain. That was a terrible mistake in two manners. Firstly, the act of wiping made the melting sensation worse by moving the water across his skin.
The second involved him getting distracted and having his legs stabbed and his body restrained by chains.
"RARR! What is this?!" Raiser struggled to free himself from the chains the bind him and the swords that pinned him to the ground.
"Finally made it." Kiba muttered as he limped slowly to where Ise was dropped to the ground, followed shortly after by Akeno being supported by a bruised and battered Koneko.
"Took you long enough, what kept you?" Ise grunted as he turned his head tiredly.
"Well we were injured quite seriously, so we needed some time to heal ourselves enough to move this much. And quite frankly, you destroying the staircase was not helping our case much." Kiba replied back easily while offering a hand.
"Point taken." Ise grabbed Kiba's hand and heaved himself up while wincing from the pain. "Still the timing was pretty good, did you wait for the moment to strike?"
"I wish I could say yes, but that was purely coincidental." Kiba shrugged while wincing slightly. "Maybe Emiya-san can do it, but not me." He looked at Raiser and his slightly scalded face. "Was that Holy Water you sprayed on him by chance?"
"Yep. I had Asia hand me a bottle before the match, just in case." Ise turned to the other two injured. "How are the both of you?"
"Ara~ I am fine, though I won't be able to continue for much longer." Akeno assured him with a light smile despite the heavy injuries she had sustained. Koneko merely nodded lightly.
"GARGG! Release me this instant!" Raiser yelled furiously with his eyes bloodshot from the holy water.
"Now why would we do that?" Ise coughed out blood and glared. "Considering all the ideas you had for Buchou, I would think that you enjoyed being tied up."
"You Damn Coward! You dare to gang up on me?!" Raiser looked at Ise with venom. "In the end you are just a mere worm who can't do scrap without your teammates picking up your mess!"
"Ah have you forgotten Raiser?" Ise responded with a tired smirk. "This is a team battle." He placed his hands on both Akeo's and Rias's shoulders. "Again I admit, I am weak, but if this gear can help me beat you to such a bloody mess, how about someone who is a lot stronger than me to begin with?"
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Rias's eyes went wide and she nearly gasped in surprise as her body went rigid from the amount of pure power flowing into her. Judging from Akeno's reaction, she too was receiving a huge boost from Ise.
"As much as I loved kicking your ass, Buchou should be the one to deal the final blow." Ise turned to face Rias. "All yours."
Rias stared at him in disbelief, for a moment fearing that this was a dream that would end soon. Then she smiled at him, a fierce, proud grin.
"No problem!" Turning to Akeno while raising her hand, she asked with more confidence than ever. "So then, ready to do this Akeno?"
"Ara Ara~ Naturally my King." Akeno let out another sadistic smile as her arms radiated large arcs of electricity. Rias concentrated all her power into one big ball of mass destruction while flashing a very sadistic smile of her own.
In the face of such overwhelming power in his current state, Raiser could only whimper one word.
"Mommy…"
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"Raiser Phenex retired. Victory to Rias Gremory."
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"CHEERS!" The sound of metal cans hitting each other filled the room as everyone yelled with loud gusto and laughed happily. I could hear them all the way from the kitchen I was working in, even with the sounds of deep-frying in the background.
It was the day after the Rating Game, and they were really hyperactive after their victory. For a change, Sona called off her usual council meetings and came along with the rest to join them in their celebrations. Thankfully I was expecting a large group to turn up and I had to consider the monstrous appetite of Koneko, so I bought enough to feed a family of sixteen.
Though I still wondered if that would be enough seeing the rate that Koneko was demolishing the tenth plate of fried rice.
"Hey Shirou, come on out and join us!" Ise called out to me while precariously balancing a multi-decked sandwich he made with what he had around him. I stopped the stove and made my way out of the kitchen.
"Finally, you took your time getting out of there!" Ise commented as he started to tackle the sandwich and failing messily.
"Well someone needs to feed your stomachs." I pointed my thumb at Koneko who was making her way through the twelfth plate of fried rice and fifth plate of dumplings. "Doubly so for her."
"Yeah, but for the guy who came up with that training regime and the strategy to deal with Raiser, it is just not right that you are not partying with us." Ise replied as he tried to chomp on a salami sandwich.
"Ise-kun has a point, you should be out here, and I think we got enough food." Akeno paused as she looked at the increasing pile of plates next to Koneko. "At least, I think so."
"Fine, I do need to let the cake rest before serving anyway." I smiled inwardly at both Koneko's and Meguri's ears perking up at the word 'cake'. I think I have them wrapped around my finger now.
"So, hope you guys are partying hard?"
"Oh yes, it is a really big occasion to celebrate." Tsubasa drowned another can of drink in one sitting. "After all, that arrogant prick needed to be put in his place regarding how he thinks about females."
"Ara Ara~ I am very pleased to help deliver the final blow to him." Akeno said that with a smile that I had come to dubbed as "Akeno Smile Number 1", for having the same type as Rin's when she is the mood for rather dangerous teasing or temper issues.
"Yes, it is good that you guys won, but can I clarify one thing?" I turned to Ise with a raised eyebrow. "Did you have to use that spell on those girls? I could think of other ways to not hurt them or distract without having to blow off all their clothes. At the very least, you could just remove the protective spells off them."
"Well, we needed a distraction." Ise stammered lightly while trying to avoid the issue. "And I thought it was a good idea at the time."
"Ise, remember what I said during the training?" I kept my tone even while having a thin smile on me. "It would seem that you will become my crash test dummy sooner than expected." Ise went pale at my implied threat. Tough luck for you.
"But seriously, I want to know something." Rias turned to me with an odd expression. "How did you predict exactly the manner Raiser would deploy his Peerage and react based on them?"
"It's not really that complicated. You should be able to think it yourself." I offhandedly replied as I took a bite of the shrimp casserole I decided to try out for the celebrations.
Hmm~ could use a little more salt.
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