The Devils continue to watch the battle between Izuku and Riser.
Izuku's thrusters started spewing a green flame as he began to take flight towards Riser.
He held a smirk that was hidden behind his helmet as he got close enough to Riser and opened up his left hand and conjured a Dragon Shot in the size of a boulder. As soon as he punched the orb, a large laser beam shot towards Riser.
"Shit!"
Riser barely dodged the huge red laser beam. While he did dodge it, the Dragon Shot did scratch him on his shoulder and cheek, but his regeneration took care of that.
Growling, Riser attacks Izuku with a shoulder charge, launching him towards the top of the rooftop and making him roll backwards on it.
Izuku almost chuckled as he gets up from Riser's shoulder charge. Balancing himself, he turns his head towards him to see that Riser was giving him a scowl.
"I've never seen speed and power like this! Just who the fuck do you think you are, Midoriya?!"
"Hmph! I'm the man who's going to kick your ass and save Rose! Ya Yakitori feathered bitch Ass Motherfucking Cocksucker Cunt Ass Whore! That's who I am!"
Riser lets out another growl at Izuku's response.
"You keep saying that! Wait until I crush that hope, Low-class scum! If you weren't hiding behind that armor, you'd be scorched into oblivion!"
This got Izuku with Ddraig as well to deadpan at what they just heard,
'Is he seriously bringing the 'If you hadn't done this' thing again?'
'Partner just fucking break this sorry excuse of a Devil'
'Don't worry Ddraig...I will, plus,I still got a few minutes to spare...So I'm gonna enjoy it'
Izuku then takes out a black box and opens it. He then proceeds to grab an object from the box that the people watching him were unable to see and tosses the box to the side, keeping whatever object he had inside of his left fist.
After seeing Riser charge at him with a flame engulfed fist cocked back, Izuku flew towards him with his jets and cocked his left fist back to punch him. As the two got close enough, they exchange blows. Izuku's fist punched Riser's face, and Riser's punched Izuku's.
Due to the powerful force from Riser's punch, and that it was engulfed in flames, Izuku spat out some blood as he flew back from Riser to get some space.
Seeing Izuku apit out this much blood, Riser let's out a chuckle.
"You're done!"
*BA-BUMP!*
"BLAAAARGH!"
Riser suddenly spits out a large amount of blood and starts to clench his cheek in pain.
"Th… This pain… It burns! Midoriya didn't even use his aura nor his Blade to hurt me! What the Hell was that?!"
After setting his sights on Izuku, Riser widens his eyes in disbelief when he saw a silver object dangling from Izuku's left hand.
"What the fuck?! IS THAT A CROSS?!"
Everyone else, plus Sona, Tsubaki, and Ibara from the Student Council room share the same bewildered expression as Riser had when they see the cross.
"WHAT?! How the Hell did he even bring it with him in the game?!" Ravel wondered aloud, not believing what she was seeing.
"Um…"
Everyone's eyes, minus Izuku and Riser's, were now on Asia as she raised her hand.
"Izuku-san asked if it was alright to bring the cross in the black box with him, and I allowed him to."
Ravel widens her eyes again at her explanation.
"I see. And it appears that the box he carried it around with was one that blocks its Holy aura from reaching him."
Rias, Asia, Koneko, and Akeno then look to see Kiba nodding to himself.
"Well, that explains how he got it when he showed it to us after making the sacrifice."
"Do you understand now, Riser?!" Izuku asks while holding out the cross in front of him. "No matter how powerful you are, You're nothing compared to the cross I'm holding in my hand, nor are you able to withstand any Holy and Light powers!"
"Impossible!" Riser exclaims with wide eyes. "A Devil can't hold a cross and still be unscathed! Not even your dragon armor can protect you from its Holy power!"
As he was puzzling on how Izuku was able to hold the cross and still be okay, Riser's eyes widen further when he took a closer look at his arm.
"No! Wait! You gave that dragon your own arm, didn't you?!"
Izuku chuckled while holding the cross in his other hand which got Riser to widen his eyes even more.
"I didn't give my arm to the Welsh Dragon....but my body and heart has become that of a dragon"
Izuku replied with eye part of helmet glowing as he started walking closer to him with the cross out in front of him, making Riser slowly back away from him. "And I'll use the power I got from the sacrifice to take you down!"
~Student Council room~
"Holy," Ibara says aloud with an impressed expression.
While Sona looked on at the scene with a surprised expression, Tsubaki was the most shocked of the three. She had no idea Izuku would do something so crazy just to get the power necessary to defeat Riser. Just seeing such sacrifice to save his master made her place a hand over her heart while her softened eyes.
'Midoriya-kun…'
~Rating Game battlefield~
"Have you lost your mind?!" Riser asks as he continues to back away from Izuku,"After what you've done, you'll never be the same again!"
"And what makes you think I even care about my own life...the only thing that's on my mind is to take you down! As long as I save Rias from marrying you, that's all that matters to me!"
Rias widens her eyes and blushes a light shade of red when he mentioned her.
"She, along with everyone else I hold dear in my heart are worth any price!"
Izuku then lets out a battle cry as he charges at Riser with speed that caught the Phenx Devil by surprised and grabbed him by the face and went him flying.
Izuku smirked, "An open space so that I can soar...No one can slow me down...As I fight with my life on the line"
The words that escapes from Izuku's caused a change to occur within him as he burst forward towards Riser.
Riser meanwhile had to maneuver himself while growling a bit as he wiped away a bit of blood from his mouth.
Unfortunately, Izuku was right next to him with helmets eyes gleaming and slamming right into Risers chest that caused him to cough up blood.
"We're not done yet Fucker!!"
He said as he sent a punch to the Devils way only for it to get blocked by a very angry Yakitori.
"You insolent Brat!!"
Suddenly Riser punched the center of Izuku's armored chest with a blast of heat that pushed the boy back.
Izuku then saw cracks forming which got him to widen his eyes.
"Well damn...I gotta say Yakitori...a simple crack doesn't mean your strong"
This got Riser to be even more pissed as he flew towars the humanoid dragon.
'Partner...be careful, remember this is still an incomplete balance breaker'
'Yeah...I know...and I can feel it draining my stamina...but that's a risk I'm willing to take!'
He said as he used the boosters on his back to give him speed and flew towards Riser.
'I'LL BREAK MY BODY!! SO THAT RIAS AND EVERYONE I CARE ABOUT'
And then...his life flashed before his eyes...all the happy moments, the bad...and even the ones he cherished...the ones where he met Rias for the first time, the day they had to say their goodbyes...the day...where he lost everything...his mother...and the day...that it felt like a dream...as the chains...finally....Break
"I AM IZUKU MIDORIYA THE RED DRAGON EMPEROR YOU YAKITORI BITCH!!"
Izuku yells out with crazed look that was hidden behind his helmet.
Both Phenex and Devil Dragon Hybrid clashed at each other, both breathing heavily as more cracks form on the incomplete balance breaker.
But Izuki didn't care....in fact he was smiling ear to ear as Riser sent a powerful kick towards the boy that caused him to hit the ground but that didn't break his will, it simply got him pissed.
As he got up, his armor started to crack even more, 'Well this is gonna be a problem'
Izuku thought as the tail behind him whipped a bit as he glared at Riser who saw this as he laughed at how pitiful Izuku looked.
"What's got you in such a laughing mood, ya limp dick Motherfucker" Izuku yelled out.
"The fact that you think you can beat Riser is still laughable...plus it seems that little armor of your is soon to break with a few more hits and when that happens, and Riser is pretty sure you won't even get up!" Riser screamed out as he blitz towards Izuku that was caught by surprised as he was punched in the cut that pushed him up in the air with Riser being close to him with a smirk on his face as he was about send an attack made of flames but Izuku gave the man a glare as Izuku coated his hand with flames of his own as both Phenez and Dragon clashed at each other both their fire power not looked to being diminished at all.
However....
[BOOST]
[BOOST]
[BOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSTTTTT]
Three consecutive boosts were heard that caused Izuku's flames to get even stronger to push Riser back with the man himself being shocked bit that turned to pain as the attack that came from Izuku hit him straight to the gut that caused him to spit out blood and pushed him back hard.
Izuku landed but his legs buckled in as more cracks formed on his armor....until it finally gave out, ciasibf his eyes to widen.
"D-Damn it....this blows" He struggled to utter more words as the sound of footsteps were heard that caused him to riase his head a bit to see Riser with his upper body having injures that came from his flames that disappeared when he healed himself that it got Izuku to chuckle, "Man tlakablit a cheat code, ya limp dick Yakitori" Izuku said which got Riser to glare at the boy, "And it seems that little armor of yours is no longer useable....and Riser was right....you can't even" Riser said with Izuku clenched his teeth.
"Izu!"
Rias and crew, plus Ravel look on to see Izuku struggling to get up.
'Damn it! MOVE! MOVE BODY MOVE!I STILL CAN BEAT THIS UNGRATEFUL FUCKING BITCH!' Izuku thought as he finally managed to get up on his feet, keeping the cross in his grip with his sword no where to be seen but the one thing that was in hand was still enough for him.
"!"
Izuku then looks up towards Riser with wide eyes as the latter grabbed him by the shoulders.
"I don't think so!"
As that was said, Rias and her servants let out a gasp as they witness Riser kneeing Izuku in the stomach, followed by Izuku vomiting a large amount of blood on the top of the rooftop. Riser then punches the boys face and sends him crashing to the ground, making a small crater due to the impact. Izuku tried to get up but found himself unable to.
'Dammit… I… Can't move…'
"IZUKU-SAN!"
As soon as the Gremory Devils landed on the ground and retracted their wings Asia ran as fast as she could to tend to Izuku's injuries. But before she could get any closer, Asia notices a ball of flame coming right at her. Luckily, Kiba was able to get her out of the way in time with the use of his Knight speed.
"Fuck off!"
The Devils turn their heads towards Riser and widen their eyes to see that he now has a crazed look.
"Take one step near the Pawn, and I'll burn you alive!"
Ravel started to tense at how her brother was behaving. She started sweating bullets since he sounded like he was not fooling around.
'Oh, man… Onii-sama's lost it.'
Riser begins to chuckle evilly as he grabs Izuku by the collar.
"You see! You're nothing more than a Low-class infant! You don't even have the right to challenge Riser Phenex!"
Riser notices out of the corner of his eye that Akeno was conjuring her lightning, and Kiba had his sword unsheathed, making him aim his flame engulfed hand at them while holding Izuku in front of them.
"No. One. Move!" he threatens them, seeing that they're five feet away from him and Izuku. "Just make a single scratch on me or attempt to save him, and I'll turn the little shit to ash!" He then turns his psychotic stare towards Asia, who got behind Rias after seeing the evil in his eyes. "And trust me, little Bishop, no amount of your healing will fix him up when Riser's done! Any deaths that occur during a Rating Game are considered accidents anyways!"
"Not unless you kill them on purpose…"
Riser flinches when he heard a voice tell him that and turns to Izuku. Upon eye contact, Riser widens his eyes at how he's still conscious.
"The only time it's considered an accident is when you've used too much power on your Rating Game opponent and didn't realize it until it was too late…" Izuku continues as he glares at Riser, "What you're doing is intentionally killing me so you can finally get what you want… It's sickening… I didn't think you'd go this far just to have your way… Murderer…"
Riser' pupils contract as he, along with everyone in the game, and the three girls in the Student Council room, heard what Izuku called him.
Riser begins to sweat as his breathing became faster and heavier when he hears the word 'murderer' in Izuku's voice in his head. The word being said by the Pawn continued being repeated to him like a broken record.
"Murderer… Murderer… Murderer… Murderer… Murderer… Murderer… MURDERER!"
Riser's face morphs into fear, wanting to get Izuku's voice out of his head.
"Shut up… Shut up… SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!"
Riser cocks his right fist back and begins to conjure up a large amount of fire from his fist, intending to finish him off with it.
"IZUKUUUUUUUUUU!"
Rias attempted to rescue him from Riser, only for the Phenex Devil to halt her with his glare as he continued to conjure his flames into his fist, the ball getting bigger and bigger every second.
"Stay the fuck back, bitch!" Riser spat at her. "Unless one of your other servants want to be next!"
Rias gasps when he threatened to burn one of her servants after Izuku. She wanted to help out so badly and make sure all of her servants live, but at the same time, she didn't want to resign.
"Onii-sama, that's enough!" Ravel shouts out. "Just leave him alone and let him retire! He fought well!"
"And let him get away with mocking me and shedding my blood too many times?! Not a chance!"
Riser then sets his glare on Ravel.
"And don't even think about becoming a traitor and save him! I will not allow anyone to save this boy!"
Riser then pays attention back to Izuku as he conjures more of his flames. His flaming fist was now the size of a large boulder.
Izuku couldn't even move his body, he tried everything he could to work up the strength to counter Riser's punch. Unfortunately, no matter how much he tried, he couldn't get any of his muscles to move, no matter how hard he used his brain to tell them to do so.
'Why am I here?! Why else did I come all this way?! If I don't win this Rating Game, it'll be all for nothing!'
Izuku clenches his teeth as he continues to try and move.
'I… gotta win… I… want to win… I… need to win..! FOR RIAS GREMORY! FOR ROSE!'
As he was in his thoughts, his eyes glowed even more...and then he was seen in a colorless void, he couldn't move...but his eyes were seeing something coming close to him...a figure that was so hard to see....and yet they felt so familiar to him...that his hand somehow moved on it's own....as he went to grab hold of the figures hand....the figure itself send a smile that was so warm...that it felt only for him alone.
After getting the ball of flames to the size he desires, he grins and gets ready to punch him in the jaw, incinerating him in the process.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO! PLEASE DON'T KILL HIM!"
Ravel thought what's happening right now was really messed up. She witnessed Asia pleading and pleading with her brother not to kill Izuku while sobbing her heart out, but her pleas to Riser fell on deaf ears.
"Damn that bastard!" Kiba curses, clenching the hilt of his sword so tight, blood started trickling from his palm.
"How could he do this?!"
"That son of a bitch!" Akeno added in agreement. She wanted to hurt Riser so badly, but she knew if she tried, Izuku, and possibly herself or her other friends, will get killed.
Koneko started shivering while looking down at her feet. She wanted to make sure Riser's life was a living Hell too, no pun intended, but not without getting her kohai killed in the process.
Rias, however, was weighing in her options in her thoughts. She knew what Riser wanted her to say to him if she wanted Izuku to live. But she didn't want to marry him. He was an asshole that didn't care about anyone but himself, and now he's going as far as threatening to kill her favorite Pawn, and possibly her other servants, just to have her surrender to him.
'Izu… Akeno… Kiba-kun… Koneko-san… Asia-chan… Forgive me… But I don't want Ise to die…'
Having made up her mind, she took a deep breath while choking back tears and sets her eyes on Riser.
"Riser… I…"
"You.....Bastard!"
"""""""!"""""""
Everyone, plus the three girls in the Student Council room widen their eyes when they see Izuku suddenly grab Riser's right wrist with his left hand and kept it in a tight grip. Upon further inspection, they all gasp to see that his injuries were slowly healing themselves. While they were healing andidue to Izuku's head looking downwards, they were unable to see the grinning that plastered on his face as his canines sharpened.
"Who do you think you are....to threaten those close to me? Kill me? You think you can end me? HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!"
Everyone was surprised at Izuku's choice of words but what surprised them the most was his voice. Not only did it give off a slight echo, but it didn't sound like Izuku at all. He sounded like a completely different person.
"Izu..?"
While Rias, along with everyone else was wondering what's going on with Izuku, Koneko was the most scared of them all, constantly shivering with wide eyes and contracted pupils as she began to recognize the power's signature.
"That's impossible!" Riser said in disbelief. "You've just lost the strength to fight back, and yet you somehow got it back to block my punch?! What the Hell are you?!"
After three seconds of silence, everyone, plus the three girls watching the game from the Student Council room, widen their eyes slightly when they see Izukujust grinned.
But… Something was off about it when his grin was wider than usual. This caused the Gremory Devils, Ravel, and even Riser to tense up. This wasn't the grin of confidence that the Gremory Devils were familiar with.
This grin was sadistic. Crazed. It was a grin that was commonly worn by a psychopath, and it was worrying the Gremory Devils greatly, especially Rias, Asia, and even Koneko.
"What am I? HA! I am…"
Izuku then shoots his head upwards to stare deep into Riser's eyes, revealing his face to everyone.
"…Your worst nightmare!"
Everyone lets out a loud gasp as they saw Izuku's face. His look was that of a grinning madman who's out for blood. His scleras have blackened and his irises have turned from his gentle green color to blood red with his eyes glowing as his his hair moved on their own while a few stands took the appearance if horns.
Izuku kept the grin on his face as with one swift motion from his hand the sound of flesh was heard with Riser was forced to let go of Izuku as the latter was able to land a diagonal slash on his chest. Due to the aura sticking to him like glue, his healing factor was unable to take care of the large bleeding wound from the slash, and the claw marks caused by Izuku who simply looked at his hand that was stained with the Phenex's blood as he simply took a taste and then laughed.
Everyone watches the psychotic laughing Izuku as he lands towards the crater with a flip to pick up the cross in his left hand. While Riser and Ravel looked on at the Devil in shock, The Gremory Devils were petrified at their friend's maniacal laughter.