[3rd POV]
As Morgan uttered those words, around the world, reactions had been...varied. From shock, horror, to confusion. Especially with one man, the leader of the Grigori and the strongest fallen angel in the world, Azazel.
He was currently staring at the trident in rare confusion, as he had never seen such a weapon before. Nor had he ever even heard of such a weapon, or its creation by his father, the Biblical God.
"Could it be a sacred gear he never showed off? But what kind? That thing is definitely nothing that father ever showed off, it's almost...demonic in nature. Not to mention all those other tricks she's showing off. None of that is anything I've seen before, meaning...they're entirely new" Azazel muttered to himself, looking over the screen in complete and utter concentration, as he scanned every single moment of the past few moments of the fight.
"Azazel! Did you see-" "Yeah yeah, I'm watching" Azazel said, cutting off the man that had barged into his office. This man was in fact, Baraqiel, the fallen angel known for utilizing holy lightning, and the father of Akeno Himejima.
"What is it? Is it some hidden sacred gear that father never revealed, that's only appeared now?" Baraqiel asked, as Azazel shook his head in response, not believing that to be the case. He had seen pretty much every sacred gear ever made, and none of them were like the one gripped in Morgan's hands.
"No...I don't know what it is, but it's not something our father made. It's...new, unique, entirely different. Which makes it, and its user, much more interesting. Find any information we have on Morgan and send it to me. I want to know everything there is to know about her. I've got a feeling this will be far from the last thing she shows off in the future" Azazel said, as Baraqiel nodded, agreeing with the idea.
She was an unknown factor, and it was best to find out how unknown.
Watching the fight, Azazel hummed.
'...What are you, Morgan Zagan?'
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Up with the Satan's, their eyes were wide with shock, even the usually calm and collected Ajuka had an expression of shock. None of them had known about this part of Morgan, and none of them had expected such a reveal.
No devil had ever possessed a sacred gear, no pureblooded devil at least. And Morgan, at least, to all of their knowledge, was completely pureblooded. And yet here she was, wielding an unknown sacred gear that exuded immense amounts of demonic power, battling it out with Rainel Phenex, whose powers had risen to levels that shouldn't be possible for a man like him, even with the technique of the Phenex family.
"What-did you know about this, Serafall?" Falbium asked with wide eyes, his head snapping to Serafall who rapidly shook her head.
"No! I had no idea Mo-Chan had something like this up her sleeves. She is pretty secretive when she wants to be. Did you know anything about this, Zechs?" Serafall asked Sirzechs, who also shook his head.
"No...no I did not. Whatever this sacred gear is...it's entirely new and unique. And...is one that can be utilized by a devil. The sort of side effects this will cause in the political space is going to be...immense" Sirzechs said, already groaning as he thought of all the bullshit he would have to deal with in the coming months, all because of Morgan Zagan.
Upon hearing those words, all the Satans had the same reaction, which was...
'...Damn you Morgan!'
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The last of the three factions, the Angels of Heaven were...freaking out. The $ Great Seraphs who had been watching the fight in silence and slight awe up until this point, gasped at the sight of an unknown sacred gear within Morgan's hands. A sacred gear that was demonic in nature, and seemingly quite powerful.
"Wha-how is this possible?" Raphael asked with wide eyes, as Michael sat in silent shock upon staring at the glowing crimson trident.
"I-I do not know. Father-Father had never made such a weapon before. None that I had seen, at the very least. And a weapon of such demonic nature...there is simply no way that father would ever craft such a thing. Meaning, this sacred gear...it's new, a new sacred gear" Michael whispered, staring at Morgan Zagan in awe, wondering who she truly was, and what else she had up her sleeves.
"Wha-what should we do, brother?" Gabriel asked Michael, as he stared back at the screen, before replying.
"...We wait, and then when the time comes...we meet this...Morgan Zagan"
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Back within the stadium, Morgan gripped the trident in her hands, demonic energy shaking the area as the words Balance Breaker echoed from her mouth. She hadn't wished to use all of this on the man, but she had felt as his power was rapidly increasing even faster than before, his flames that were previous white, turning a dark color, an eerie color that made her instincts scream at her.
She could feel as his power surpassed her own, as the barriers around the stadium began to crack at the seams, his power beginning to radiate throughout it. She could feel the threat and the damage he would cause should she not stop him, and as such, she decided it best to kill him in one singular move.
And this balance breaker was that move.
The balance breaker of her Twin Triaina had been different than it should have been. Normally it would have summoned an independent avatar to cause damage. But hers? Hers was one, mighty blow. Akin to a spear like Gae Bolg, as the spear called upon immense demonic energy from her, but would also cause immense amounts of damage.
She hadn't truly gone all out just yet, never even taking off her weights or seals. But she understood that killing him was the most important thing at the moment, and she couldn't afford to allow him to go on a rampage, especially not when her beloved peerage was still in the stadium.
All of this was why she decided to use the Balance Breaker, why she had decided to say fuck it. And it was the combination of this technique that drained his life force - which was IMMENSE, due to him being a Phenex, and the faster/more he drained every second, the stronger he got, but in return, he grew closer to death faster - and this unknown power that made her know it was a threat.
As she gripped the balance breaker form of the trident, she launched it forwards, as it took off with an ear shattering "KRACKOOOOOM" and a wave of crimson energy exploded out of it.
One moment it was within her hands, glowing with power.
The next...it ripped straight through Rainel, obliterating his upper torso, as an explosion clouded the stadium, the portion of the Underworld they were on, shaking as the explosion pushed back Morgan. Her peerage members pulled behind her as she put up a barrier. And at the same time, Ajuka strengthened the barrier around the stadium upon sensing the damage the sacred gear was about to cause.
The explosion normally would have been more akin to a nuke blast in size, but she had "Concentrated" it, making it stronger and more pinpointed on what she wished to kill, or in this case, who.
The stadium shook as those in the stands remained dead silent, watching in shock and awe as the dust cloud from the explosion slowly began to cease, revealing Morgan and her peerage behind a powerful glowing green barrier, blocking them from the fallout of the explosion.
Whereas on the other side...
Rainel Phenex stood, more than half of his body obliterated, and the flames around him nothing more than small embers of what they were but moments before.
"Im-impossible, th-they said that I-I'd be u-unbeatable" Rainel stuttered, as the poisons within him began to overwhelm him, and slowly, his body began to turn to ash, but not before he looked Morgan in the eyes and uttered one last thing.
"M-Monster!"
And just like that, Rainel Phenex was dead. And as his ashes began to fly off, it was then that Morgan saw it, the power that he had, the reason why he felt so immensely dangerous.
It was but a symbol, the symbol of....
The Ouroboros
[R-Rainel Phenex has been defeated. Morgan Zagan wins!]
And as the cheers shook the stadium, Morgan knew inwardly that this was only the beginning of new changes to what she had previously known. For if Rainel Phenex had been backed by the Khaos Brigade...
This was far from over.
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It was once she had been summoned back into the private locker rooms of the stadium, that Morgan allowed herself to collapse onto the chair. The feeling of a strong burning sensation filling her up full, as her peerage looked at her in alarm.
"Morgan?! Are you okay?" Valiana asked in alarm, as she waved her off, silencing them as she instead focused on the sensation that was filling her. As she understood what was happening.
The contract gave her EVERYTHING from Rainel Phenex. And in this case, it included his Phenex bloodline, his demonic power, and even his knowledge, the latter of which she had destroyed the second she felt it begin to flood in, leaving only the most important pieces of knowledge for herself.
She could feel the flame based power within her grow rapidly, as behind her two giant wings sprouted, dark flames flowing from them as her peerage gasped in awe at them.
[This but with the color below, and having more flames coating them like below]
It wasn't just the powers of the Phenex clan that was surging within her, but also Fanon maker activating, several times at that. And not only that, but it seemed that her second universe was being chosen. She wasn't sure why now, but she assumed it was because of the date? Or perhaps the exorcists had arrived in Kuoh, and were just going to have to wait for Rias and co to return, whatever it was, she didn't know.
All that she knew was that the new universe she was able to pull from was...
[Fairy Tail]
And that was exactly what was happening, as she had 5 uses of Fanon maker, all of them activating and being used at the same time, as new power flowed through her.
[Storm Dragon Slayer Magic | Magic - Storm Dragon Slayer Magic (嵐の滅竜魔法 Arashi no Metsuryū Mahō) is a type of Dragon Slayer Magic that grants the user various characteristics that are typical of a Storm Dragon: lungs capable of releasing powerful and destructive storms, scales that are immune to the world's roughest weather, and claws that rend and mold storms like water. So, a user of this magic is capable of producing large amounts of wind and lightning, the titular storm, from their body, capable of wielding it to enhance their own blows or use it for its own offensive merits. The storm produced by this has the offensive properties of both Lightning and Sky Dragon Slayer Magic, making it truly and incredibly deadly and destructive, capable of tearing through the strongest materials that the world has to offer if used correctly. Some have even stated that the storm has a mind of its own, as it seems to instinctively seek out points where it can do the most damage, and will not hesitate to strike those points, doing all it can to accomplish said destruction.
Like many other kinds of Dragon Slayer Magic, the power of this magic depends greatly on the user's emotions, with the ferocity and intensity of the storms rising the angrier and more emotional the user becomes. This is a double-edged sword, however, as if the storm becomes too destructive or ferocious, the user can lose complete control of their magic, able to do nothing more than attempt to keep it from destroying too much. More commonly, however, the user enters a berserk state and is almost completely controlled by the magic, in a sense, allowing it to destroy all it wishes. One in this state can only stop the magic if they are brought back to their senses and manage to recover somewhat mentally, allowing them to exert their control over this magic and stop its rampage.
Like most Dragon Slayers, the user is capable of devouring their element in order to restore their magical power, as well as recovering their stamina, and occasionally healing their wounds. In this case, the user is able to devour thunderstorms directly from the storm, and have been proven capable of devouring either wind or lightning separately, but should they choose this route, they receive a significantly lesser healing effect than if they actually devoured thunderstorms. In addition, the user cannot devour the storm that they themselves create, and cannot devour any storm (or more commonly, the wind and lightning) produced by a mage who is either vastly stronger than them or uses a magic that in itself is considered 'superior'. In order to devour this, the user must either raise themselves to a level equal or above the mage they are facing, or in the case of the magic itself being superior, resort to some other, more extreme method in order to devour it (such as completely emptying their body of magical power, thus making 'room' for it)]
[Explosion Dragon Slayer Magic | Magic - Explosion Dragon Slayer Magic (爆発滅竜魔法, Bakuhatsu Metsuryū Mahō) is a Caster Magic, Lost Magic, And a Slayer Magic that grants the user the ability to transform the physiology of their body into those of a dragon, For the purposes of slaying the exact same Dragon. Granting the user the generation, manipulation, and consumption as well as absorption of explosion, a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases additionally, the user can also consume gases to convert to explosions]
[Fire Devil Slayer Magic | Magic - This form of Devil Slayer Magic allows the user to utilize the element of fire for various purposes. The most basic and potent ability is the power to have things in the user's vicinity be consumed in purple, hellish flames that surpass even its dragon slayer counterpart in power and heat. Also, users can set ablaze wind spells along with earth and water, with the latter being true even about water dragon slayer magic while it is equal with its god slayer magic counterpart, being able to hurt its users and vice versa, but fire devil slayers are unable to devour god slayer spell of their element without receiving a lot of pain. Finally, flame devil slayer's flames are considered the flames of Underworld itself, a curse in the form of flames, with them being unable to be extinguished by the water or wind of normal or dragon slayer origins and those coming in contact with them receive burns that can only be healed by holy magic and natural means, with the latter at a much slower rate than normal burns]
[Laser God Slayer Magic | Magic - As the title practically explains, this magic enables the user to generate, manipulate and absorb lasers that supposedly bear the power a god would use, though this is unproven. However, that doesn't take away the fact that is still a rather powerful magic, depending on the ray used, even metal can be penetrated meaning it could easily cut through the human skin and body and if the user survives, can leave permanent radiation-related damage in the body. Unlike other Slayer Magic that use a solid matter (i.e: Earth, Ice, Crystal, etc.), the user cannot undergo partial transformations that turn a certain part of their body into the element that they wield. A user of this magic either has the choice of leaving their body as it is or completely transforming their whole body into that of a laser, which would in turn, allow the user to move at speeds so fast, it would be as if they were teleporting even to the trained eye. Since the user has to be capable of generating lasers from their own body, the body itself has to undergo changes itself to become a worthy container for the magic.
After learning this magic, the user becomes highly resistant to lasers and other light-based attacks, giving him a significant advantage against mages that employ the element in their combat. If wanted, the user could even "eat" these attacks by orally ingesting the attacks, this can only happen because the user's lungs have adapted from building up such magic and forcefully discharging it, meaning that it could do the reverse. The user is also immune to all types of radiation seeing as their body would get affected the most if they couldn't handle the effects of the element they incorporate into their fighting. Though that is not an in-depth explanation, a mere guess based on the logic of how Slayer Magic works for other people.
A slayer that utilises this magic will also automatically have absolute dominance over the photons in the area around them, essentially enabling them photokinesis. They can sense how many photons are in the area and how strong a source of light is and can also detect other's presence by the photons that may be in one's body. A Slayer of this magic can easily differentiate between the eternano particles in the air and the proton particles and can pick if they wish to absorb both or one separately. They are also capable of turning the magic particles already existent in the body and convert them into photons which then allow the user to use light-based attacks and convert their body into light, although this is somewhat slower than their laser body form. There is one big but here though, no slayer of this magic can absorb solar particles due to it not only consisting of photons, but electrons and HZE ions as well and the user can not use their photokinesis to break the proton apart from the two others]
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[Law of Sovereignty | Magic - This magic allows the user to impose their will on those around them by releasing a translucent shockwave that affects those caught in its wake. Unlike most forms of magic, the strength of this magic's spells are not dependent on the amount of magical power one possesses. In actuality, this magic's strength is relative to the strength of one's "conviction." As a result, this magic can be weakened or strengthened by one's life experiences. For example, the loss of a loved one could weaken the user's conviction, ultimately weakening this magic's power. Alternatively, such an event could also serve to strengthen said user's conviction, in turn making this magic stronger. One of the more immediate means of countering this magic is by essentially "fighting conviction with conviction." This magic's spells have no effect on targets whose resolve is greater than that of the caster. Also, commands issued via this magic can be resisted if said commands go against the nature/ideals of a given target. Further, the strength of the this magic also decreases in relation to the distance between the caster and the intended targets]
Her peerage all gasped as her aura radiated from her, forcing them all onto their knees as deep within her, Morgan could feel it. The seed of a Dragon slayer, which would eventually, should she use the new dragon slayer magic too much, into a dragon herself. Or at...something similar, what she would turn into, Morgan wasn't entirely certain, as she was more than just a normal devil, that much was obvious.
As her aura began to slowly die down, the flames surrounding her slowly returning back into her, alongside her massive wings, Morgan opened her new eyes, which were the same as before, but now had slits in the middle of them, akin to that of a dragon.
Breathing out, Morgan looked around at her peerage, noticing the worry in their eyes.
"Are you okay, Morgan?" Sairaorg asked, as she nodded, getting to her feet, stretching slightly as she felt her body was...stronger, a lot stronger.
"Yeah yeah I'm fine. Just some...after effects of the fight, that's all" Morgan replied, shaking off the worried looks she was receiving from her peerage, and instead smiling.
"Now, why don't we get out of here and go and see the ones waiting? After all, I'm sure they've got a lot of questions, and I want to see what the Phenex clan as a whole offers me" Morgan said, as the others glanced at one another, before nodding, following after her as they walked through the halls, ignoring the whispers of those that they passed, as they made their way to the spectator room, where many of the Lords had gathered, most notably, the Satans.
Upon walking into the room, Morgan couldn't even react before Serafall barreled into her with a cry "Mo-Chaaan! You scared me!" Serafall cried out, hugging Morgan close as she sobbed like a baby, fake cries of course, but Morgan could tell that she was actually afraid for her.
"Really? Did you have no confidence in me, Sera? I'm honestly a little hurt, and here I thought we were friends" Morgan said with a fake pout, teasing the woman who stopped crying and glared at her.
"Seriously! You scared me, not just me, but everyone else! I mean seriously, when were you going to tell us that you had a full peerage!? And not to mention the ones in your peerage!" Serafall exclaimed, as Morgan snorted.
"When I wanted to, Sera. I don't owe it to anyone to explain my peerage or my powers. So don't even bother asking, as I know many of you will try. And don't bother my peerage either, they won't be speaking about it either" Morgan warned, noticing some of the greedy devils, and the concern of some of the more..annoying devils that wished to know of her sacred gear.
"You cannot just show an unknown sacred gear and not expect to answer for it! The devil council WILL call for you!" An elderly man who was a part of said council said, as Morgan turned to him.
"Well it's a good thing it's a Zagan family secret, meaning, the devil council has no right to ask about it, nor can they order me to do anything with it. Ah, and I suppose since I am also the Lord of the Phenex clan, I'll be saying this now" Morgan said, remembering something she wanted to do.
"As of this moment, all previous contracts, deals, and agreements the Phenex family was in with other families, are null and void. Should another wish to work with my clan, they must come to me, and bring forth the offers that they had. I am not Rainel Phenex, and I will not work with just anyone" Morgan said.
"Wha-Morgan you can't just-" "I can, Sirzechs. The contracts that Rainel Phenex had undergone were under his name, and the Phenex clan. But the Phenex clan is no more, now they are simply a subsidiary clan of the Zagan clan, meaning, I have absolute power over such things, and they cannot affect me any longer. Only I can allow for contracts to be taken by my new Clan, and only I control the business of the clan" Morgan said, cutting off Sirzechs, as she had read up on all of this for a reason.
The Phenex clan was technically still a Pillar clan, but now it was a subsidiary of her own. Meaning she would have the power of both the Phenex clan and the Zagan clan, which would likely undergo a MASSIVE uptake in business after this event. Not to mention all the money the Phenex clan makes, is rightfully owned by her, with her being the lord of both families.
Technically, she was Morgan Zagan no longer. As by technicality, she was Morgan Phenex Zagan.
She'd never go by that name, obviously, but she now had more power nonetheless.
Sirzechs blinked at the response, as he realized that she was right, a small smirk slowly forming on his face upon realizing that nothing the devil council did could stop what she was doing. After all, these were the laws that they themselves had made, and they cannot go against the laws that they preach.
"Excellent. Now, as the Lord of the Phenex Clan, I will also be dismantling any forced marriage contracts we have between my clan, and any other clan. I don't care for Rainel and his family, but they don't deserve forced marriage, no one does" Morgan added, as more eyes widened in alarm, but none uttered a word, knowing they could not do anything to stop her.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have much to do. Running a new clan is going to be time consuming, afterall~" Morgan teased with a grin, as she turned to leave, having made the statements she wanted to, now, she was ready to return home and begin the next phase of her plans.
Only, she wasn't able to, as the voice of Rias spoke out.
"Wait!" Rias exclaimed, as Morgan turned, only for her eyes to widen as she felt the lips of the crimson haired young adult on her own, the Lords and ladies in the room gasping in surprise, and Sirzechs to let out a laugh.
Morgan blinked several times as she looked at the blushing Rias, before she heard the next words.
"There, th-that's the kiss you owed me" Rias whispered, blushing brightly as Morgan looked down at her, before an amused smirk formed on her face.
"But-um...I-I have another question to ask of you" Rias said, as she stepped back, breathing in deeply, as pretty much the entire Underworld watched and listened to the words she uttered next, and those words were...
"Will you marry me?"
Morgan blinked several times, and like many of the others in the room, had only one single reaction to the question, and that was...
"...Huh?"
[The End of Volume 2]
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That's the end of the chapter!
So I tried my best to explain the reason as to why she was struggling against Rainel, but I guess I didn't do a very good job on that.
Basically, he was burning his own life force, which is incredibly immense thanks to him being a Phenex + A devil, and he was burning it at a much faster pace than normal for that technique, which is why his power was rapidly rising. Add on the fact that he had a certain cookie loving dragons snake, and you have a very powerful man.
Morgan never truly went all out. As she hadn't taken off her seals or her weights, nor did she use ALL of her sacred gears. Had she done that, then she would have risked the lives of everyone in that portion of the Underworld, not just the people in the stadium. That is how strong she is.
So, she limited her power in order to not accidentally kill everyone in the area, and to now show her entire power level. Had she done that, then it would have likely gotten a LOT more attention from some much higher leveled beings, more attention than she already would get. The attention of literal Gods and maybe even the the Red Dream himself.
Not someone she wants to even think of fighting just yet.
She'd likely lose against Sirzechs and Ajuka, but she is VERY close to that level. She simply needs to get something of her own...if you will. Although her new magics are going to give her a huge boost towards their tier of power, towards the power of two men who can destroy the world.
But like I said, Morgan is stronger than what she showed. And she WILL go all out within the next 2 volumes, as there will be some huge threats coming her way. Ones that even she cannot defeat alone.
A Skeleton Lord
A Girl Born of the Night
A Great Mother of another world
A Hidden Ruler
And more!
I have also decided that this book WILL have a sequel. But that will come much later. As there is still another 50-100 chapters in this book before the next one.
Anyways, have a good day!