8 [7] First Meeting and Fight - Part 1
This chapter is mostly a fighting scene, and tells how Grayfia and Kurumi meet.
Also, I will change Tier System to Tensura Power System, I felt that way is more easy. (Unique, Ultimate Skill Etc.)
Btw, I searched Grayfia's abilities but couldn't find anything that I could properly use. So I made most of her skill set myself, except the things I found on the wiki of dxd. So If the names of Grayfia's attacks are bad It's probably because of me because my naming sense is one of the worst.
Lastly, please tell me how was the fighting scene. I'm new at making fighting scenes, so every advice or comment about it. Would be great help for me. :)
Enjoy.
(Oh! before forgetting about it. Here is the description of bullets Kurumi used on this chapter;
First Bullet Aleph: Accelerates external time on its target. Kurumi frequently uses this bullet to increase her own speed in battle.
Second Bullet Bet: Slows down the external time on its target. Used to stall an approaching enemy, this bullet is an alternative to the Seventh Bullet in case Kurumi wants to save time.
Third Bullet Gimmel: Speeds up internal time to cause the subject to age. )
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- 1 Day Ago, Before Kurumi Completing 'The Hunt' quest and meets with Kuroka. -
It was any normal day for Grayfia. Today, she came to Kuoh Town because a stray devil had been spotted there, one that Rias and Sona couldn't handle. As a result, Sirzechs let his Queen handle it, a classic sis-con action in Grayfia's sense.
'Hahh... If he didn't bother with her, everything would be better...' Grayfia said inwardly as she arrived at the location where the stray devil was last seen.
It was a forest, not so big but not so small at the same time. It was also devoid of any human places nearby, making it the perfect base for the stray devil.
Grayfia slowly started to look around as she once again read the report in her mind.
'The stray devil was a bishop before turning into a stray devil. It's medium-tier Ultimate-Class and has Ice affinity like me...' The report Grayfia read was simple but effective. This was also one of the reasons why she accepted this request, because the stray devil was medium-tier Ultimate-Class and had Ice affinity like her.
Even if this wouldn't help her when she tried to understand concepts, it would give her battle experience, even if it's just a little.
BANG! BANG!
At that moment, two pairs of gunshots caught Grayfia's attention, and she quickly dashed towards the sound. Her speed was astonishing as she quickly arrived at the scene. Truth be told, she was quite surprised when she saw the scene that unfolded.
There was a girl in a red and black gothic dress. Her hair was as dark as night, while her left eye shone with a red color, like deep blood. But the most interesting thing about this girl was her right eye. It was golden and had an ancient clock design in it, but it was not a simple design. It was moving in her eyes, showing that she had some kind of eye power.
This was Kurumi.
'She... She is not a devil nor an angel. But why do I feel holy power in her? And this feeling in her right eye... It's as if time itself is moving in it...' Grayfia quickly concealed her presence as she looked at the girl who killed the stray devil she was searching for. It was the same person as in the report image, after all.
THUD!
"Ara~? I didn't sense you there at first, Miss~" Kurumi's voice echoed in the silent forest after the stray devil fell to the floor, clearly dead now.
"!!" Grayfia was now shocked instead of surprised. This girl was clearly only ultimate-tier High-Class but sensed her, who was Ultimate-Tier Ultimate-Class. The gap between them was immense, to say the least.
Grayfia now didn't have any choice except to talk or fight with this mysterious girl. So she got out of her concealed state and walked towards the girl, but she didn't get too close. It was their first meeting, after all; it was normal to be cautious.
"Who are you?" Grayfia didn't waste any time and quickly got to the topic, her tone carrying the classic maid demeanor but with a coldness behind it.
"No need to be so cold, Miss~ Shouldn't you introduce yourself first before asking me?" Kurumi didn't even flinch when Grayfia gave her a cold stare. Normally, even a normal glance from an Ultimate-Tier Ultimate-Class being was enough to scare most of the High and Ultimate Tier High-Class beings.
This reaction only made Grayfia more cautious about this particular person.
"Ah... Pardon me, my name is Grayfia Lucifgue, the Queen of Sirzechs Lucifer." Grayfia introduced herself as she gave a small bow of respect towards Kurumi, showing how professional she was.
"Hehe~ Grayfia-Chan, huh~? My name is Kurumi Tokisaki. You can call me Kurumi though~" Kurumi also introduced herself and gave a bow towards Grayfia, just like Grayfia had done to her.
Grayfia frowned her brows at this. Not because of Kurumi's name or something else, but because Kurumi's bow was more professional than hers. Someone who had learned this from a very young age for Devils. But now, someone else had done it better than her?
Unacceptable! If there was something that Grayfia couldn't accept truly, it would be her Maid side. It had to be perfect and overshadow anyone who tried it.
Now the fight was surely between them. If she couldn't talk about it, then she would have to kill this Kurumi person.
"How did you do it?" Grayfia's voice was now softer, but still carried a hint of coldness underneath.
"Ara~ What did I do~?" Kurumi responded like an innocent, clueless kid, even though she clearly knew what Grayfia was talking about.
"I know that you know what I'm talking about. If you tell me, I can forgive you for killing that Stray Devil." Grayfia didn't lose her cool. She had already seen how this girl behaved; she had a personality like Serafall but more flirty and mischievous.
"Mouu~ You are no fun, Grayfia-Chan~ How about this, if you fight me and win, I will explain how I did it. How is it?" Kurumi suddenly said, her flirty tone vanishing and being replaced with a more serious one. She had never fought someone like Grayfia in this world, and this would help her understand how much stronger this world was compared to her old one. Plus, Kurumi needed a maid for herself, so this beginning was quite good for her.
"Hahh... Okay. I have no problem," Grayfia said with a sigh. Her tone and demeanor didn't change even when Kurumi mentioned the fight. For Grayfia, this was an easy victory, not because of pride but because of confidence in her abilities. The gap between High-Class and Ultimate-Class was as vast as heaven and earth. This confidence stemmed from both her abilities and her extensive battle experience from the Great War.
(A/N: [ ] This means they shouted the skill. [' '] This means they called the skill in their mind.)
Before starting the fight, Grayfia cast [Instant Dungeon]. Feeling the surroundings change, Kurumi was quite surprised, but she quickly regained her composure and looked toward Grayfia, as if asking 'what was that?'
Grayfia understood Kurumi's unspoken question and explained the skill to her.
[Instant Dungeon]
[Description: A Skill that comes from the World Will itself. This skill allows the user to create a separate dimension for fighting. Apart from combat, this skill cannot be used, as the World Will does not permit it. The skill does not provide any defense or attack capabilities. Its purpose is to facilitate a safe fight without causing damage to the real world. Any being with mana stronger than the caster can enter this separate dimension.]
After explaining what [Instant Dungeon] does, Kurumi thanked Grayfia. This information was important for her, as it would make everything easier.
Once the explanation was done, they didn't exchange any further words and began the fight.
CREAK! BANG! BANG!
Ice expanded and gunshots rang out in the forest where Grayfia and Kurumi were fighting. It had only been a few minutes, but they had already destroyed most of the forest, leaving behind deep holes and ice blocks.
"[Aleph]," Kurumi said as she shot herself in the head and then suddenly vanished from Grayfia's sight with a small blur.
After losing track of Kurumi, Grayfia didn't panic. She had already seen this move from Kurumi a few times during their exchange. So she quickly focused on her senses and tried to find Kurumi in this dark, half-destroyed forest.
"!!" Suddenly, Grayfia felt danger. Her senses, refined with years of experience, screamed at her. Her body moved instinctively, shifting to the right, narrowly avoiding a bullet that passed with a 'WHIZZ!'
'How?' This question echoed in Grayfia's mind, but she quickly dismissed it. She knew she couldn't afford to think about anything except the current fight. Then, she looked toward where the bullet came from and saw it.
Multiple Kurumis. Essentially clones.
Each one wore different types of clothes: some in Kurumi's gothic dress, some in school uniforms, and others in casual attire. However, despite these differences, all of them held guns similar to Kurumi's musket.
"Hehehe~ How cute~"
"Is this our new prey~?"
"She is dangerous, but cute~"
"I like her cold gaze~"
After the clones appeared on the fighting scene, some of them started to speak among themselves. Their voices were the same as Kurumi's, but the differences in experience and age were evident.
"No. She is not our prey~ Only a bit of fun~" At this moment, Kurumi appeared in front of the clones with a black and red blur. Her tone was serious yet flirty, making the situation more intense for the clones as they sensed the seriousness in Kurumi's tone.
Before the clone could finish her sentence, Grayfia acted.
CREAK! CREAK!
Grayfia quickly conjured more than 10 ice blocks to throw towards Kurumi's clones. She was not stupid and knew that she couldn't wait for her enemy to prepare properly. Some may call her a coward, but if she emerged as the victor, who would care?
"Grayfia-chan~ It's bad to interrupt a conversation, you know~?" Suddenly, Kurumi's voice was heard behind Grayfia. She was shocked but didn't respond and quickly threw her left leg to hurt Kurumi. However, when she threw it, she was only met with empty space.
'Shadows...' Grayfia quickly understood why Kurumi was always disappearing with a blur and appearing in dark places.
The forest was normally dark, but because of their fight, most of the trees were destroyed. This allowed the moonlight to penetrate this region of the forest more easily, making Kurumi's shadow manipulation more difficult as the shadows here were further away from the fight.
The only place where there was a shadow was behind Grayfia. Knowing this, Grayfia made sure to protect her behind.
'Tch... I can't devour her "time"... She is above the rank of what I can absorb right now.' Kurumi too was in a dilemma. Her situation was unlike Grayfia's, who had already figured out some of her abilities.
This was the first time Kurumi fought someone with ice attributes. But when compared to the Spirit of Origin, Grayfia felt like a plaything.
'Let's try something new...' Kurumi didn't worry about dying. If she could be killed that easily, she wouldn't be here.
BANG! BANG!
"[Gimmel] [Bet]," Kurumi quickly said as she shot two more bullets from the musket.
Grayfia was prepared for this but couldn't dodge both of them as they were shot from different angles. If she dodged one of them, then the other one would surely hit.
CREAK!
Grayfia dodged [Bet] and tried to stop [Gimmel] with a wall of ice. However, to her surprise, [Gimmel] completely destroyed the wall of ice and successfully hit Grayfia's left shoulder.
[Vitality: 5000 --> 4950 --> 4900] (A/N: Average Ultimate-Tier Ultimate-Class vitality is 4500. Every 1 Vitality point equals 1 year.)
Grayfia felt it, her vitality decreasing at an alarming rate. Her life force, which was 5000 years, now dropped to 4900 years. But luckily for her, it stopped at 4900. If it didn't, Grayfia didn't know what she would do. This was her first time fighting an opponent that used time in her attacks.
"Hehe~ What's with that look, Grayfia-Chan~? You didn't expect me to go easy on you, did you~?" Kurumi too appeared not far away from Grayfia's spot. She also had injuries on her body, with small drops of blood dripping from her mouth.
After [Gimmel] destroyed the [Ice Wall] that Grayfia created, the shards of ice that were destroyed changed direction and attacked towards Kurumi and her clones.
Receiving this unexpected offensive attack, some of Kurumi's clones died, and Kurumi got away with some injuries. Even so, the ice that attacked her froze everything it touched on the spot.
- Lol, Will stop it here. - Ultra Cliffhanger.
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Word Count: 2141
Lmao, I forgot the last part of this chapter. Normally It was about Kurumi going to Hunter Guild. Fixed it now.
Btw, should I open a discord channel? I have some more photos of Kurumi and other characters, the only problem here I don't know how to make one properly.
