Chapter 59 The Lion's Roar

I don't own DxD; I just use its characters and techniques. All credit goes to its creator. Same applies for anything that I used from other animes

Welcome to Chapter 59 everybody and the real battle is about to begin. Last time, Issei went up against Sairaorg's bishop Coriana who requested to face personally. The battle ended up being a sexual showdown and Issei naturally won giving the Gremory group one more victory. Now it's Gasper's turn alongside Xenovia and it's time to see what Issei's apprentice can do.

The battlefield for Gasper and Xenovia's battle was a large desert like arena. The various rock formations and open field area made for an excellent setup for a knight like Xenovia and for Gasper who loved being able to see his opponents. Their opponents were Ladora Buné one of Sairaorg's rooks and Misteeta Sabnock Sairaorg's second bishop. Ladora was a tall lanky man with green hair and red eyes. He was shirtless only sporting a brown leather strap above his shoulders and brown arm guards along with a pair of very short grey shorts with a brown cross shaped belt holding them up. Misteeta Sabnock was a young boy with light green hair and violet eyes, with two identical hair ornaments; one on each side. He was wearing a long blue robe with golden designs below a gold and white covering he was holding onto a fairly large staff with a spider's head.

"I'm fighting a guy that looks like a freaking mummy and a mage that would probably lose to the old me in a battle of traps. This is just great" Gasper deadpanned causing Xenovia to chuckle. Gasper was wearing an all-black version of Issei's outfit while Xenovia chose to wear the church's battle outfit.

"Why you" Misteeta said angrily not appreciating the dig at him.

"Battle begin" Azazel announced and now the fight was on. The moment the battle was announced Ladora made his move and a bright light filled the battlefield.

"This can't be good" Gasper groaned as he braced himself for something annoying. If he learned anything from anime it was that bright lights like that usually led to transformations. Gasper's feeling of dread was proven when Ladora changed into a massive Western Style Dragon.

"How do you like him now." Misteeta taunted knowing that things have changed in their favor.

Despite the clear taunt Gasper was unphased, "I've seen better. Sure, this'll make this a slight pain but only a slight one." Gasper said nonchalantly. Training with Issei had shown him the real power of a dragon so this was only a slight issue.

"Not if I do this" Misteeta taunted casting a spell towards Gasper. The young vampire looked on calmly as he was surrounded by fire.

"Nghh not bad" Gasper grunted as markings began to appear on his skin.

"Gasper!" Xenovia shouted wanting to step in.

"Stay back Xenovia! His power lets him neutralize our ability. I'll be just fine." Gasper instructed.

"Got it" Xenovia replied.

"Ladora attack!" Misteeta shouted and he jumped away just for a stream of fire to come from the large dragon.

"Gasper!" Xenovia shouted as the attack nailed the blonde bishop directly.

"HAHAHA! Don't underestimate us. With my sacred gear neutralizing your power and Ladora's strength we're unstoppable" Misteeta taunted.

"You'd think that wouldn't you" a smiling Gasper said from behind a shocked Misteeta.

"What!" Misteeta shouted before Gasper put a hand on his arm.

"Giga Drain" Gasper shouted and Misteeta Sabnock could only cry about as Gasper drained his body of all his power.

"NO!" Misteeta shouted but it was too late. His power was drained in seconds and there was nothing he could do. The bright light to signal his defeat was on.

(Sairaorg Bael Bishop Defeated)

(Rias's area)

Rias was stunned that Gasper was able to turn it around so easily, "Impossible. I thought his ability neutralized Gasper's powers" Rias exclaimed.

"It would have normally but, Gasper used a clone." Issei smiled at the display of skill.

"When did he make the… it was when Ladora transformed right." Rias exclaimed having figured out the truth.

"Yep, when Ladora transformed Gasper made a clone of bats, it was a trick we worked on during his training. From there it was a matter of seeing what their strategy was and neutralizing it. Now Gasper has the advantage." Issei smiled.

"But that dragon is huge. How can Gasper just neutralize it." Rias panicked.

"You forgot who his trainer was didn't you" Issei smirked before pecking Rias on the cheek.

"Right" Rias replied with a blush as they resumed watching the battle. He trained against Issei which meant that the big guy would be no match.

(Battlefield)

With Misteeta gone it was time for Gasper to focus his energy on the other guy.

"GWOOOH" Ladora roared in anger at his comrade's defeat.

"Yeah yeah I get that you're mad. Isn't my fault the kid's a one trick pony." Gasper deadpanned as Xenovia appeared next to him.

"So how do we beat this guy." Xenovia said calmly.

"We do nothing. You just put your hand on my shoulder." Gasper said calmly.

"Okay" Xenovia replied before following suit.

"TIME FREEZE" Gasper shouted and just as Ladora was about to fire his attack the large dragon froze himself in his tracks. Thanks to being connected to Gasper Xenovia was just fine.

"Incredible. You've become so powerful Gasper." Xenovia said in disbelief letting go of the vampire since it should be safe.

"That's what happens when I actually get trained instead of being chased around with garlic by somebody I just met when I was terrified of my own shadow." Gasper deadpanned.

"You remember that don't you" Xenovia said bashfully. Their first meeting didn't exactly put Xenovia in a very good light.

"Yep and if you weren't Issei's girl I'd have made you pay dearly for that." Gasper smiled before walking over to the large beast. "By the way I'm going to unfreeze things shortly so you might want to get out of the way." Gasper smirked.

Xenovia panicked since a stream of fire was still aimed for their location, "Right" Xenovia said nervously moving away from the attack

"Now where were we" Gasper smiled before undoing the freeze and watching as the fire attack hit absolutely nobody, "Oh right. GIGA DRAIN" Gasper said happily and just like with Misteeta the mighty Ladora was drained of his power. The large dragon tried to escape but Gasper simply froze him again and in short order Misteeta was down.

(Sairaorg Bael Rook Defeated)

"What a victory. Gasper of the Gremory peerage uses ruthless power to completely overwhelm his opponent. The Gremory group is on fire." Azazel smiled.

"To think that little Gasper used to be so timid." Venelana smiled as she watched the battle.

"Yes, but now things are really heating up. Sairaorg only has himself his queen and remaining. How will the Bael heir continue this rough battle." Azazel smiled happily.

The two kings went up to roll the dice and the when the number hit twelve the whole stadium erupted. "Well this can't be good." Issei chuckled. The number was twelve and that could only mean one thing.

"It's time at last. The number is twelve and given his string of defeats there is no doubt what Sairaorg Bael will do.

As Rias approached the group to look the answer was obvious to her on what to do. "Xenovia Kiba Rossweisse. This is your show." Rias said calmly causing everybody to look at Rias like she was insane.

"Now why in the world would you do that? I've got more than enough in the tank to fight Sairaorg." Issei protested.

"Yes, I know that, but this isn't your show Issei. I want to let everyone shine and facing off against Sairaorg is the way to do that." Rias said defiantly. She wanted to show off her whole peerages strength and going up against Sairaorg was the perfect way.

Issei scowled but at the same time realized that Rias needed to learn her lesson, "Whatever" Issei said coldly before sitting down.

Kiba Xenovia and Rossweisse walked up with Sairaorg smiling as he stood in front of them. "Well this is interesting. Sairaorg is facing off with Rossweisse Kiba and Xenovia. The first two had intense battles and Xenovia is still relatively fresh. Can they take on the Lion King and all his glory?" Azazel smiled.

The group was then transported to the battlefield and this battlefield was something else. A lush lakeside area which was wide open. A smiling Sairaorg stood in front of the group he was wearing a dark blue short-sleeved shirt with a red streak along the side and near the arms along with blue jeans and white sneakers. It was clear to everybody watching just how fit and powerful he was.

On the other side was Kiba dressed in his Kuoh uniform, Rossweisse in her valkyrie outfit and Xenovia in the church outfit. "Are you ready Sairaorg. We're going to show you the power of the Gremory family." Xenovia said happily before summoning Gram. Kiba summoned his Balance Breaker as well. It was a combination that would give many people problem's but not this man.

"You are indeed strong and watching your battles I saw what you can do." Sairaorg smiled as he lifted his arms up. To the shock of everyone yellow marks appeared along his arms. "However, they won't be enough against me. These marks hold my power back but if you wish to show what you can do, I will do the same" Sairaorg smiled before releasing the marks and allowing his power to flow freely as the match began.

A watching Issei frowned since he could see that Sairaorg was a true monster. "This won't end well." Issei groaned.

"Oh yeah. Maybe they can make him use a tear but otherwise this is over." Gasper frowned.

"What makes you say that" Rias said calmly though she was nervous at the power display.

"That's how" Issei replied and as the group looked at the screen Sairaorg sent Rossweisse flying with a punch to the stomach that sent her into the water. From the looks of it Rossweisse was done but Issei wasn't convinced.

(Battlefield)

"Alright which one of you is next" Sairaorg smiled as Xenovia and Kiba prepared to counter.

"Try this GLORY DRAG TROOPERS" Kiba shouted. As the dragon knights that served Kiba well against Beruka appeared Sairaorg was not impressed.

"Bring it" Sairaorg smiled before quickly knocking out the Glory Drag Troopers with punch after punch.

"Incredible" Kiba gasped but luckily for him the goal was never to beat him. The goal was to stall and the moment they were waiting for was almost here. As Sairaorg defeated the final drag troopers, Rossweisse appeared from the lake and surrounding her was a massive stream of magic circles.

"Take This!" Rossweisse roared before firing a massive array of spells at Sairaorg from a distance.

(Viewing Area)

"I thought Rossweisse was knocked out" Rias said in shock as the Valkyrie struck.

"Nope. She used a clone technique at the last minute and hid using invisibility. It was a smart plan but now comes the fun part." Issei smiled. The fact Rossweisse was able to do that spoke to how skilled she was but skill wouldn't be enough for this one.

(Battlefield)

Rossweisse's intense attack finally ended and through the smoke it wasn't clear what happened, "Did we get him" Rossweisse wondered. Her answer came when a Ki blast came out of nowhere nailing Rossweisse and this time she wasn't coming back.

(Rias Gremory Rook Defeated)

"No" Kiba said in despair realizing that they were finished.

"You've fought well but not well enough" Sairaorg smiled with only some small injuries.

"Incredible, to think that Sairaorg Bael could survive all those attacks." Azazel praised happily.

"Drag troopers" Kiba shouted hoping without all hope to create another opening for them to attack.

"Not going to work" Sairaorg roared as he delivered a right straight that contained a powerful blast that tore through the Drag Troopers all at once. Though the troopers were destroyed Kiba used the moment to sneak behind Sairaorg.

"Take this!" Kiba shouted aiming to slice Sairaorg's left arm with his balance breaker.

"Won't work" Sairaorg roared moving his arm quick enough to nail Kiba in the head.

"Take this" Xenovia yelled her Durandal out and ready. Sadly, Xenovia suffered the same fate as Kiba as Sairaorg spun and nailed her in the stomach with a fiercesome combo. As the two knights lay prone on the ground it was clear to everybody watching that Sairaorg was every bit the monster that everyone believed him to be.

(Rias Gremory Knight Defeated x 2)

(Viewing Area)

"Incredible" Issei smiled happily. Even without their full strength Rossweisse and Kiba are no joke and to beat them as easily as he did was proof the final battle would be something special.

"They couldn't even weaken him." Rias gasped in shock. Three of her strongest servants and Sairaorg demolished them without a breath.

"Nope and now Sairaorg has the edge again." Issei chuckled.

"Honestly the only chance we have against this guy is if you and I team up Issei." Gasper said solemnly.

"That's not true either sadly. You've gotten much stronger, but you couldn't freeze this Sairaorg long enough to use Giga Drain and you also can't take a punch. The only chance we actually have is if I use a power I've just recently gained." Issei said with a hint of annoyance. Hopefully the next battle would be in their favor because Sairaorg was just that good.

A solemn Rias made her way up to the podium. She hoped without hope that she could get the victory that would take her to the next round. The roll of the dice was 9 and admittedly that was exactly what she needed. She didn't have to use Issei and she could rely on her oldest friend.

"Ufufufu it's my turn." Akeno said happily.

"Go get em Akeno" Issei said proudly. And Akeno left for the stage

"Looks like it's a battle of the queens this time with Kuisha Abaddon taking on Akeno Himejima." Azazel announced as the two ladies stepped onto the stage. Kuisha Abaddon was a beautiful young woman with blonde hair in a ponytail and Green eyes. Her outfit consisted of a blue costume that was cut so her massive breasts and shoulders were on display along with her toned stomach.

"Damn she's hot" Issei admitted with a smile on his face.

"Now Issei you already had sex once during this battle. Don't try to get greedy before the big fight" Gasper deadpanned.

"Give me a break. I'm gonna need all the juice I can for the big showdown." Issei shrugged as the battle began.

Akeno and Kuisha were fighting outside a large castle but the two girls quickly took to the air and exchanged strikes. "Not bad at all." Akeno smiled while Kuisha looked on. Since regular magic wasn't doing the job, Akeno intended to use her fallen angel powers to end things and she reached to the sky with a smile on her face. As lightning magic flew towards Kuisha the blonde smiled as holes appeared in front of her.

"My family's special ability allows me to redirect any magic attack headed my way. You're done" Kuisha smiled and Akeno's lightning was sent back at her. It was a brutal strike and the Gremory Queen helplessly fell to defeat.

(Rias Gremory Queen Defeated)

Rias looked on in shock as a smiling Kuisha enjoyed the Bael clan's second win in a few matches.

"Damn that sucks" Issei shrugged as Akeno walked back in defeat.

"I'm sorry Rias." Akeno said with a look of frustration on her face.

"It's fine Akeno. You just had a horrible matchup" Issei smiled before walking over to the Queen and kissing her on the cheek.

"Thanks Issei. I guess it's up to you now." Akeno shrugged as Rias walked up and rolled a 5.

"This sucks, it looks like I'm going to face that pawn." Gasper shrugged as he walked up to the battle.

The battlefield was a large empty field which provided little help to either player.

"Battle begin" Azazel announced and the two stood at a standstill.

To the surprise of everyone it was Gasper who made the first move. "I surrender" Gasper revealed to the shock of everyone.

"Are you sure about that" Azazel spoke from outside the arena.

"Yeah. This guy won't be much of a fighter unless he's with the big boss and the final battle wouldn't be nearly as interesting because of it." Gasper smiled.

"That little brat" Issei chuckled since Gasper exposed what he already knew.

(Rias Gremory Bishop surrenders)

When Gasper returned to the viewing area Rias was pissed. "Gasper what are you thinking." Rias said angrily.

"That I really don't want to fight a sacred gear." Gasper revealed catching Rias off guard.

"Say what now" Rias said in shock. What did he mean his opponent was a sacred gear?

"That pawn is actually a sacred gear. I don't know which one, but I know it's a sacred gear. Before you ask how I know that, the answer is because the energy output is like what you get when Issei's boosted gear uses his human form. Plus. the reality is that the battle that everyone wants to see is Issei vs Sairaorg." Gasper smiled.

Rias frowned at that and she wanted to argue but sadly she had to roll the dice. To her utter annoyance the number rolled was 9. "Issei you're up" Rias frowned. The only person who could fight was Kuisha Abaddon and this was a lose-lose for Rias. If Issei won, he would be useless, and she would have to send Asia to fight against the pawn. She couldn't fight the pawn because as a sacred gear it was extraordinarily powerful. The very reason Issei cost so much in the first place was his own sacred gear and Sairaorg's was seven pawns. If he lost, it would be a fiasco since she and Asia were no match for Sairaorg. The good news is they had their Phenex Tear so if Issei fought hard he could still recover, and she'd simply take a loss in the next round assuming she didn't have to fight herself. The bad news was her cousin had his tear which means he'd be at a major advantage.

(Battlefield)

Issei and Kuisha stood on the inside of a large castle each with a calm expression on their faces. "Hey Red Dragon, how about we make a deal." Kuisha smiled.

"I'm listening" Issei replied with intrigue.

"I'll surrender to you right now and save you the trouble of battling me."

"Oh, and why would you do that?"

"Because like your family's bishop, I know that the only battle that matters is you vs Master Sairaorg. He's been looking forward to this and I think the crowd has been looking forward to the same thing."

"I agree with you but what do you want in exchange for your surrender. Since you clearly want something?"

"In exchange I want you to go at my master with everything you've got. No holding back no playing games. Give him and this crowd the battle they crave.

"Fine" Issei replied with a sour look on his face.

Kuisha smiled before walking over to Issei since she had a good idea of what he was hoping for, "Between you and me I wouldn't mind having a go at you either, but you need to save your strength for my master. Perhaps another time" Kuisha whispered.

"Oh well" Issei smile as Kuisha walked back over.

"Since we have an agreement I surrender." Kuisha smiled and the pair returned to the waiting area. For everyone watching there was only thing on their minds.

(Viewing Area)

"He totally wanted to fuck her" Murayama Katase and Sona said at the same time with a smiling Vali next to them trying not to laugh.

"Yep, but in the end, he got what he really wanted and so did the crowd. Now the question is will the Kings continue with this Kangaroo court or will they do what the crowd wants." Vali smiled. The only people left for Rias were her Issei and Asia with Sairaorg and the mysterious pawn for the Bael team. A fight between Asia and the Pawn would be an utter joke and everyone knew it.

"Well at least this is almost over" Sona chuckled. It was obvious what the next move was going to be. The question was, would they do it. Would Rias really give up her pride in order to let Issei fight Sairoarg or would the Gremory heiress spit her pawn once again in order to get the battle she craved.

That's it for Chapter 59 and yeah this had a lot but a little. I confess I altered things slightly because the Akeno fight was so anti-climactic it didn't matter and thanks to Gasper surviving we needed to do some cleanup work on the other battles. I must also shamefully admit that I forgot if I gave her Ex-Durandal. Sona DxD was one of my earlier DxD stories and honestly for the longest time I put it to the side as other ideas came into play. It's one of the annoyances that comes with having the same storyline plenty of times with only subtle differences between the two. Anywho next chapter is Issei vs Sairaorg. It's going to be a blast and then we return to the admittedly troublesome later volumes. Sorry it's been such a mess with this story, and I know I've got a few of you wondering about a few other things I've left behind but I'll figure something out sooner or later with them.