This was it. This was the moment where they would put their soul into their strongest and final attack. This was what would define them both.
And he intended to go all out on him!
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With another bite from the apple, Kokabiel let out a loud roar as his wings spread wide once more in its dark magnificence, the feeling of pain replaced by the euphoria of adrenaline as light spears of different colors appeared above him in the sky, occupying every visible spot above the school until the darkness got pushed away from the ensemble of colors. The amount of energy emanating from them was enough to make some of the vegetation wilt and the water spewing from the pipes to start boiling.
In response, the boy straightened his posture and let out a roar of defiance as the Excalibur glowed brighter and the glowing lines that were on his arm extended their reach to the right side of his face and seemingly over his torso if the glow under his clothes was of any indication. Behind him, the demonic Sacred Gear shone a deep crimson before spears of numerous designs and powers appeared behind him alongside other swords of legends and old.
"I will say this, it has been a very long time since I have been injured this much." Kokabiel commented as he looked down at them. "The last time was during the Great War when I faced off against Michael and Gabriel. Those two did quite a number on me. So be honored boy, no, Shirou Emiya." He locked eyes with the magician in question. "I will show you why I am called the angel who leads the army of 365,000!"
"Oh are you kidding me?!" He could hear one of the male devils scream out in frustration and fear as figures of light started to form around Kokabiel, quickly numbering to hundreds. The forms quickly solidified to form what appeared to be angelic bodies of armor, their weapons held firmly in their hands while the six wings of steel shone brightly in the glow of the magic circles and light spears above them.
"Surprised? There is some truth to me leading the angels to war, but what most didn't know was that as one who leads the angels to battle, I gained the ability to call forth my brothers who have served me from the ages of old. This was how the legend came to be." Kokabiel raised his own spear to rally his troops. "So then Shirou Emiya, you think you can handle my army?"
"That depends." The magician looked at him with a defiant smirk. "Think this is enough swords for you?"
"LET'S FIND OUT!" With that, the spears descended on the academy, followed shortly by the animated armors who directed their weapons at the group.
"Trace Bullet, Continuous Fire! Start!" The magician raised his arm to command all his weapons to defend against the onslaught. A few meters stood between them, then centimeters, then…
Zero.
"BOOM! CLANGK! POHJKK!"
The two sides met in the middle of the grounds and all hell broke loose as the weapons crashed into one another. Swords and spears broke into pieces while armors got shredded and ripped apart from the sheer volume, neither side giving way to the other. The few armors and light spears that got past the magician's defense were dealt with by the devils and the exorcists.
Kokabiel paid them little heed and focused on the magician. Through the blinding flashes of light, he could see the human parrying attacks from his armors while focusing on the onslaught of weapons at him. That boy's level of endurance was certainly remarkable; not as much as the likes of Hercules or Perseus, but then again those individuals had the blood of the Gods flowing through them.
This magician had no blood of the Gods in him, but he had something in him that seemed to yield to no one, be they mortal or otherworldly. There was a fire in him that seemed ready to burn the world around him, and a will that would challenge those higher on the food chain.
Yes, if he had to describe it, he had 'Steel' in him for some reason.
Kokabiel pushed those thoughts away and refocused on the magician. This was meant to be a fight to the death and the boy was willing to challenge him head on, so it was only right to reply back in the similar fashion. With a quick flap of his wings, he dived through the river of weapons and went right up to the magician.
"Let's enjoy ourselves, Shirou Emiya!" Kokabiel immediately went about jostling his spear while using his wings to maneuver his body and deliver kicks and punches at the magician. The boy responded by splitting the Excalibur into two swords and alternated the powers between them as he took on Kokabiel and the armors. They both of them were completely blocking out the world around them and focused mainly on one another as they continued to draw blood from one another. They did not bother with defense and focused solely on trying to gain an advantage on one another, with him using his armors and spears against the magician's swords and spears. Then for one brief moment, the boy stumbled.
This was it! The Final Moment!
Kokabiel kicked the boy backwards to gain a bit more distance before calling upon the remaining armors that survived the onslaught of weapons. Half of them formed a wall in front of him and aligned the shields to form one huge barrier, while the remaining half directed their weapons at the magician and a ball of energy started to gather at the spot in front of them, rapidly growing in size and power. In response, the magician gathered the rest of the weapons and launched them at an attempt to disrupt their attack, but Kokabiel made sure to position his defensive armors to protect the offensive armors. He could see the other devils and exorcists trying their best to break through the blockade for the boy, but too bad for them, the armors had charged their attacks and the ball of plasma was now towering over them.
With a victorious smirk, he dropped the hand that served as his signal to tell the armors to launch the ball of plasma at them, the amount of energy coming off it was clearly making the devils and exorcists suffer as they hit the ground hard on all fours, fruitlessly trying to get back up. But the magician did not go down, if anything he seemed to stand taller in defiance, and the last thing he saw before the ball of plasma hit the ground was a smirk on his face.
Then the ball exploded.
"ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAGGGGG!"
The amount of power that went into that attack was enough to force Kokabiel and his army of metal back a fair bit, even the barrier erected by the armors was cracking under the strain to control it while a huge pillar of light shot up from the point of impact, lighting up the entire area and creating a huge mushroom cloud high up in the atmosphere. Kokabiel paid little heed as he watched the pillar for any signs of the magician. This was his strongest attack that had no equal, no one was able to take on this much firepower and he had increased it through the fruit he ate.
This fight was finally over!
It was his victory!
"BREAK, RHONGOMYNIAD!"
That shout was accompanied by a sound that could only be described as the ripping of the world itself, as the pillar of energy suddenly got split right in half and what looked like a whirlwind of light and fire tore through all of his armors, reducing them to mere pieces of melted scrap metal, before continuing its way at Kokabiel. He barely had the time to spread his wings and moved away when the attack reached him, and for a brief moment, he thought he saw a long spear in the midst of the energy, the shaft seemingly breaking apart in the maelstrom. All thoughts were removed when the spear seemed to stop a few feet away from him and exploded in a spectacular fashion, sending out shrapnel and hot flames at him and pushing him further back, the force alone breaking off the weak portions of his limbs and letting them fall to the ground where they got burned instantly.
'I don't believe it, he took on my unstoppable attack and lived!' Kokabiel thought deliriously as he hovered in the air, trying to keep the blood loss from affecting him too much. That was harder than it needed to be as he was reeling from the light-headedness from using that much strength, and something about that spear seemed to scream at him that it was something to be avoided at all costs.
What was that weapon?
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A/N : The Story Needs More Power Stones ;)
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