Chapter 368 - Joining the Battle (1/2)

*A few minutes ago*

As Jiemma's body turned to ash from the divine power of the True Longinus, Alex and the girls quickly rose to their feet in shock.

”I always knew it was possible, but I didn't think I'd actually see one...” Alex muttered as he got his first look at the reincarnator, who was wielding five different Longinus sacred gears. However, while he was at most more than a little annoyed that one of them was the Boosted Gear, his skin started prickling as Rias, Grayfia, and Kuroka started radiating dangerous levels of murderous intent.

”To think that bastard dares to copy my mate!” Kuroka practically growled, her verbal tick forgotten in her anger.

”Someone needs to go and teach this little shit a lesson.” Grayfia said in a deathly clam tone, which, combined with the fact that she actually just swore, made anyone around her slowly edge away out of fear.

As for Rias, well currently she was glowing Crimson red from her surging demonic power, which was making her clothes and hair flap from the output as she stood there, silently seething. Even within him Alex could feel Ddraig stirring from the knowledge that there was a 'fake' Red Dragon Emperor running around.

Well, it wasn't as if Alex couldn't understand their reaction. His entire identity in the DXD world was based off of his status as the Red Dragon Emperor, though he was now the Dragon Emperor after making Vali submit to him. Someone else trying to be the 'Red Dragon Emperor' was nothing short of an incredible insult, just like if someone else tried calling themselves the 'Crimson Haired Ruin Princess', or the 'Silver Haired Queen of Annihilation'. If Vali, Sairaorg, Cao Cao, and Tobio were all there though, Alex had no doubt that, rather than being offended or angry, they would all be more interested in fighting someone who could use the same sacred gear as them.

Alex himself couldn't deny having a similar feeling himself though, so, instead of wasting time and energy being upset about another Boosted Gear user, he went to step forward to challenge the newcomer himself, only for a hand to appear before him.

”Let me go first.” Gildarts said as he looked at the general with undisguised excitement, while also flexing the muscles in his left arm in anticipation. Alex smiled wryly while gesturing forward and saying,

”Go right ahead, but be especially careful of that lance of his.” Gildarts nodded seriously despite his excitement, before rushing down the hill to help Mirajane out. Alex then sent her a telepathic message that help was on the way, right before none other than Erza herself showed up as well. When he saw her Alex frowned slightly, before turning to Kurumu and asking,

”Can you use your illusions to send a message to Erza without the reincarnator finding out?” When she heard him Kurumu smirked confidently and said,

”Can I?”

***

As the three of them prepared to face one of the most infamous people in the entire world, Erza was slightly startled when a string of words suddenly began floating in front of her face out of nowhere.

MAKE SURE THAT LANCE DOESN'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR MIRAJANE. IT'LL KILL HER INSTANTLY.

Though her expression otherwise didn't react at the message, Erza's eyes did widen slightly as she resisted the urge to glance at Mirajane nervously. Their minor rivalry aside, there was no way she'd let one of her comrades face such a dangerous weapon when it was obviously such a bad matchup.

She never even got the chance to worry about such a thing though, as something happened that Erza, Gildarts, or even Hyato couldn't have predicted.

”PROMOTION-” Mirajane cried out as she recalled one of the new abilities Alex said she'd have, which neither Erza or Gildarts knew about, while Hyato's eyes widened in pure shock under his helmet.

'It can't be.....' He thought to himself in denial, before she finished,

”-QUEEN!”

It was.

As power suddenly filled Mirajane once more, none of them were prepared for what happened afterwards.

”AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

<OVERBOOSTER!>

Before any of them could react, power surged through Hyato's body as he shot forward and pinned Mirajane to a nearby tree, despite the strength she gained from her recent promotion.

”HOW DO YOU HAVE THAT ABILITY?!” He roared at her while Mirajane was still trying to process what was happening.

”What do you think you're doing?!” Gildarts demanded as he tried to help Mirajane, only for the giant golden battle axe that Hyato had been carrying only seconds before to start glowing.

”ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!”

As the light dispersed it revealed that the axe had changed into a giant metallic golden lion, which loudly challenged Gildarts while simultaneously baring its lethal fangs.

”MIRAJANE!” Erza cried out as she tries to rush to her comrade's aid, only to have her path blocked by a great black dog.

”Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-” The dog released a thunderous guttural growl as it blocked her path, while several blades began forming along its body. With her and Gildarts both occupied with fighting weapons that were capable of allowing one to fight on par with gods, Hyato remained unmolested as he demanded once more,

”HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO USE PROMOTION?! WHO GAVE YOU THE EVIL PIECE?!”

When Hyato mentioned the evil piece Mirajane's eyes widened in surprise, as she accidentally glanced in Alex's direction for the briefest of seconds. Of course Hyato noticed this tiny slip, and immediately turned his attention in the same direction Mirajane glanced at, only to feel as if everything stopped around him.

Her crimson red hair was flowing lightly in the wind, and her posture radiated both elegance and confidence. Her sharp green eyes were staring down at him intensely, watching his every movement.

”Rias.....” Hyato breathed out in awe and disbelief, not yet accepting the fact that the very person he'd looked for for over twenty years was right before him. However he quickly realized that this was reality when he noticed some minor movement right next to Rias, and he saw who it was.

”YOU!!!” Hyato cried out in grief and rage when he saw Alex's figure standing right next to HIS waifu, knowing that this sc.u.m had long since been defiling her and any other woman unfortunate enough to fall into his clutches.

Alex however looked confused at the other reincarnator's shout, and awkwardly looked to the left before looking to right, and then when he didn't see anyone else he'd be shouting at he pointed at himself and mouthed 'me?' Under his helmet Hyato's expression contorted into complete rage as he completely forgot about Mirajane, and sent his True Longinus flying at Alex faster than the speed of sound.

Without batting an eye Alex watched at the divine lance approached him at sonic speeds, before it suddenly stopped less than an inch away from his heart. Ignoring the burning pain he felt in the two fingers that had stopped the deadly lance right before it skewered him, Alex c.o.c.ked his head to the side in confusion as Shia asked,

”He looks really mad...what did you do to him?” Alex simply shrugged and said,

”Who knows. I saw him mouth something earlier, but it was so quiet that I couldn't even hear it through my 'Domain'.” The rest of the girls then shrugged alongside him, while Rias suppressed a random chill that she felt.

A tugging sensation drew Alex's attention back to the lance he currently gripped between two of his still burning fingers, as its owner frustratedly tried to recall it. Instead of just letting it go though, Alex slightly adjusted his grip on the divine weapon before lightly 'tossing' it so that it flew faster than it was when he caught it.

KABOOOOOOOOM!

The next thing anyone knew a massive explosion rocked the entire island as the True Longinus impacted one of the airsh.i.p.s surrounding them, and sent it crashing into the waves below. For several moments there was complete silence as everyone took in what just happened, while Alex casually rolled his shoulders before saying,

”I guess that's our cue to join the fun.” When they heard him the girls showed various levels of excitement at finally being able to join the fight, instead of simply watching from the sidelines. He then turned to Grayfia and said,

”I want you to focus on helping the allied mages retreat while also treating any serious wounds they might have. After that defend the line at the wall they created to prevent any stray dark mages or mercenaries from coming after them.” Nodding her head in understanding, Grayfia then promptly went up to Markarov and the other guild masters before saying,

”I need you to sound the retreat, from here on out all any of you will be is in the way.” The response she got for saying that was several looks of outrage and protests as the guild masters lambasted her for completely disregarding their mages.

While Grayfia tried to talk some sense into them, and Alex told the rest of the girls what he wanted them to do, another discussion was taking place in a place far away as the other reincarnators watched the events unfold.

”You're shitting me....” Calvin muttered in disbelief as Hyato focused on the destruction of the airship, that Alex caused with barely a twitch of his wrist. While he was looking on disbelief though, Alice's eyes were practically starry as she recalled the newcomer's figure in her mind, before it was filled with thoughts of all the hot s.e.x they'd do once he inevitably joined them.

Darius's expression was the hardest to read though, as, of everyone they knew to be out there, he never expected that they'd see the same exact reincarnator that Hyato wanted to find so badly so soon. The biggest downside to this though was that Hyato wanted to kill him for 'stealing' his 'waifu' before he could try and woo her himself.

Of course Darius didn't actually believe that was the case, as every magical recording of his 'nemesis' that Hyato had brought with him from that world showed that he wasn't actually that bad a person, unlike Alice who used her powers to ensnare whoever she wanted. That didn't mean Darius wouldn't keep his promise to help Hyato be with his 'waifu' though. Instead, they'll have to give her to Alice to work her 'Bewitchment' on for a few days until she was the perfectly loving girlfriend he wanted.

The main thing on Darius's mind though, was an idea he had formed shortly after he first met Alice, which he quickly dismissed due to how impractical it was at the time.

Breeding a Saiyan army.

Yes, it did sound stupid. However saiyans had the potential to become some of the strongest fighters in the entire universe before they were even ten years old. That meant he wouldn't even need to wait until they reached full maturity before sending them out to battle.

The reason he originally dismissed this idea though was due to the fact that all they had was a Saiyan woman who would only realistically be able to give birth to one child a year, if they could even convince Alice to do such a thing. Now however, there was a perfectly good breeder right in front of them. A Saiyan that Darius believed wouldn't mind having any beautiful woman they could possibly want brought to them to be bred, including maybe the women of Fairy Tail.

However, trying to recruit the newcomer would become increasingly difficult if the first person of their group they met tried to seriously kill them based on imagined offenses. That was why he didn't hesitate to to activate the chat function of their systems and say,

”Hyato! Use the stone I gave you and return right now! We'll leave the reincarnator and Fairy Tail for another day, but we don't need to lose one of our own here and now!” All he received for his warning though was Hyato shouting out loud,

”SHUT UUUUUUP! I'LL KILL HIM! NO MATTER WHAT!”

By this point Hyato had completely forgotten Mirajane, Erza, and Gildarts, every single bit of his attention and focus on destroying the man who 'stole' the woman he 'loved' from him. His declaration though drew Alex's attention back to him right as he finished giving Kuroka her job, making him look down at Hyato incredulously while the nekomata deadpanned at him behind his back.

Having heard what he said this time Alex was again confused on why this reincarnator seemed to hate him so much, yet he was even more concerned about something else. The fact that there was no one else around the reincarnator meant that he was obviously talking to someone else through some kind of communication device, or his system.

If that were the case then he needed to be careful about fighting this guy since the others would obviously be able to watch and learn more about him the entire time, and it complicated his plan to try and use this guy to get more information about the other reincarnators. With these two thoughts in mind Alex went to take a step forward before his figure disappeared and he instantly reappeared right in front of his opponent.

”Wha-” Hyato had just enough time to barely begin saying something, right before Alex 'gently' pressed his open palm again his armored chest.

BOOM!

Without being able to do anything, Hyato was suddenly sent flying backwards out over the ocean while the armor that covered his chest started fragmenting and peeling off of him.

”Gah!” Hyato spat out mouthfuls of blood as he skipped across the surf before finally falling into the water. Alex watched this happen impassively before turning to the stunned Mirajane and saying,

”The allied Mage guilds are retreating and we're taking over the battle, I want you to keep fighting with us though to gain some more experience.” With Alex's tone leaving no room for argument, Mirajane could only acquiesce and trust her siblings were alright after he left with them.

Thankfully she listened to Alex's explanation of the evil piece's abilities before actually accepting it and joining the battle, so she already knew about the jobs and gaining experience for them. However, she had been in such a hurry that she still didn't know what the 'price' was for the evil piece, and she didn't care as long as she could keep her family and guild members safe.

”Very well, but I trust my siblings are safe?” Alex nodded and said,

”They're both resting now after I treated their wounds, don't worry.” Mirajane sighed in relief before turning her attention to the dark mages and mercenaries left on the island.

”Now you will personally experience what happens to those who mess with Fairy Tail!” She cried out while simultaneously powering herself up, before launching herself at them. Meanwhile the living sacred gears of Regulus Nemea and Canus Lykaon turned away from their own battle with Erza and Gildarts, and went into the surf to rejoin their master.

”I won't make the two of you go back with them others, but make sure you don't get in our way if you stay.” Alex said to them before he took off to continue his fight with the general, leaving them down there to watch his departure.

”He seriously thinks we'd be in the way?” Gildarts asked incredulously, while Erza also frowned at Alex as he departed.

”...Excuse me...” A new voice suddenly said, making both Erza and Gildarts turn to the speaker only to find no one there.

”...Down here...” The same voice said with obvious tones of irritation, making the duo look down to see none of there than Yue looking up at them, annoyance in her blood red eyes. The petite vampiress then pushed past the duo as she approached the oceans edge, before pointing her hand at the next wave of sh.i.p.s approaching them.

”...'Ice Age'...” In an instant the entire portion of ocean with sh.i.p.s still on it froze over, simultaneously coating the trapped sh.i.p.s in ice and frost while even some of their passengers froze in their place. For a moment the duo could only stand there and gape at the the scene, until they noticed the rest of the girls fighting.

Shizuku was seamlessly disappearing and reappearing at random points across the battlefield to deliver a single killing blow to those around her, before disappearing once more for another target. Meanwhile Yami was akin to living whirlwind of death and destruction, as her hair came alive to form almost any weapon imaginable to kill any that came too close.