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[DxD:The fake X fate] #51
🕑 Added 2025-05-16 04:16:51 +0000 UTCBut unlike with the 'Excaliburs', the sight of Durandal did not cause him any undue distress, despite the existence of a 'Durandal' upon the Hill of Swords. This was most likely due to the last of it's legendary three miracles, for while many knew the sword to be eternally sharp and indestructible, as evidenced when not even Roland could destroy it to prevent it falling into enemy hands, few knew that the third miracle allowed the sword to evolve to best suit the wielder.
As such, while the sword he'd witnessed in Gilgamesh's treasury was doubtless the 'Original', it was highly likely that the 'Durandal' wielded by Sir Roland had a vastly different appearance, just as the sword before him was likely the form the blade assumed in the hands of Xenovia Quarta.
"Impossible!" Valper gaped, the Archbishop's eyes bulging from his skull at the sight of the Holy Sword that surpassed even Caliburn when it was whole, at least in terms of pure cutting power "My research never produced anyone who could wield THAT!"
"I'll thank you not to compare me to the likes of Freed Sellzen." Xenovia countered with a mocking smile, Destruction resting on her shoulder while she leveled Durandal at the imprisoned fanatic "You see, unlike Irina and the others, I'm all natural."
"Flawless Aptitude?!" Valper breathed, his disbelief almost palpable as his eyes roamed over form as if seeing her for the first time "Don't tell me…Durandal chose you to be its wielder?"
"I can only imagine how that must sting, considering how you were rejected by the swords you loved so much." Xenovia noted coyly, earning a scoff from Kiba and Shirou alike even as Valper ground his teeth impotently within his prison "Still, as great an honour as it is, this sword's a little temperamental so I usually keep it sealed away to prevent it cutting what it shouldn't." her eyes narrowed "However, I think I'm willing to make an exception where that abomination of yours is concerned."
"Don't you go looking down on me either blue-tits!" Freed snarled, lashing out with his nameless Holy Sword once more, only to recoil as the tendrils were effortlessly sliced away with a single swing of Durandal "The Fuck?!"
"So in the end even combining three together isn't enough…" Xenovia mused, her tone almost disappointed "I must admit, I was intrigued when Emiya compared the original Caliburn to Durandal, but I guess that's all we can expect from a poorly put together fake."
"Shit! Are you fucking kidding me?!" Freed cursed, glaring at the trio with the remains of his broken sword held between them "Is everyone but me using cheat codes or something?! How the Hell is this fucking fair?!"
"It's over, Freed Sellzen." Kiba declared, advancing on the Exorcist with resolved eyes "That fake holy sword of yours will never be able to sever the bonds between my comrades and I."
"Oh spare me the sentimental crap-!" Freed spat, only to choke as Kiba rushed in, the Knight's Holy Demonic Sword Cleaving through the hastily raised Composite Sword, leaving a gaping cut across the Exorcists torso "D-Dammit…I refuse to lose…to a piece of shit Devil-?!"
"You didn't lose to me." Kiba declared, the Gremory Knight gazing down at the screaming form of Freed Sellzen, watching impassively as the deranged former Exorcist struggled to contain the Holy Element that was currently trying to escape from his body and was clearly ripping it apart from within to do so "You lost to the bonds I share with my comrades
So there we have it, one of the Major conspiracies of the Church brought to light at last.
Also, yes, I'm well aware of the role 'Caliburn' plays in DxD canon, trust me I've something slated to replace it.
Things should slowly start picking up from here on, at the very least the Kokabiel Arc is drawing to a close.
Let's see who comes out of this alive eh?
As for me? Gonna power level for a bit...God damn but I love Moon Runes.
*Crouches before the lantern and vanishes.*
"Geez Kiba…" Issei muttered, the brunet scratching his cheek awkwardly even as the rest of their Club cheered for the Knight's victory over the insane Exorcist "Did you have to make it sound so cheesy?"
Still, that was one hell of an Ace the Damned Handsome had managed to pull out of his ass. Issei knew all too well the power a Balance Breaker afforded it's user, having sacrificed his left arm to Ddraig in order to use his own for ten seconds during his fight with Riser, so he knew better than most just how much more powerful the Knight was having unlocked it on his own.
'And then there's Xenovia and Emiya…' he muttered, shivering as his eyes roamed over the golden edge of Durandal and the scattered blades that littered the battlefield where the trio had been fighting Freed 'Seriously…am I always going to be the one on the outside looking in?'
"Don't underestimate yourself, Partner." Ddraig comforted him, or as well as the disembodied voice of a Celestial Dragon can comfort anyone "Everyone evolves at their own pace. Not all of my former users started out as strong as they became after all, and none of them entertained me as much as you do either."
"Glad to know you find my life so entertaining." Issei muttered, eyeing the gauntlet with a mixture of annoyance and comfort, understanding that it was simply Ddraig's way of pepping him up "So wait, you're saying you've worked with guys weaker than me?"
"Hell no, you're the weakest host I've had bar none." Ddraig countered, causing the pervert to slump in defeat "I suppose that's what makes you so intriguing; they say the weakest hatchlings squawk loudest after all."
"Oh go to hell!" Issei swore, tears of frustration lining his eyes as he clenched his teeth in frustration, glaring at the sword trio jealously "I'm seriously starting to understand how Matsuda and Motohama feel…"
"A…Holy-Demonic sword…?!" a voice stammered, the devils turning to see Valper staring at Kiba's Balance Breaker, the Archbishop clearly torn between disbelief and incomprehension "It can't be…for two polar opposites to not only coexist, but to combine into an entirely new entity? Such a thing should be impossible…!"
