Highschool Dxd: The Neglected Transcendent Soul

chapter 17

As my destructive path continued, I had annihilated several fallen angels. I wasn’t a monster; I simply went after the ones that had it coming. There were fallen angels who lived among humans, having kids, helping people. I actually found that admirable and didn’t bother to attack them—in fact, I even blessed them in some ways.

The place I found myself in now was eerily quiet, devoid of fallen angels. The air was still, charged with a palpable tension.

"It seems we finally meet,"

a voice echoed through the silence, dripping with malice and immense rage.

I turned to see the source of the voice. He stood there, his ten wings unfurled behind him, giving him a majestic yet menacing appearance. He looked like a rip-off Wolverine, but there was no mistaking the power that radiated from him.

Me:I know you, Baraqiel, wielder of holy lightning

I said with a grin, my eyes narrowing in anticipation.

Instantly, he launched himself at me, a bolt of holy lightning crackling in his hand. I dodged effortlessly, using my elemental powers to manipulate the air around me, creating a gust of wind that pushed him back.

Baraqiel recovered quickly, his wings flapping as he hovered in mid-air.

Baraqiel:you won't escape me

he growled, his eyes blazing with fury. He raised his hand, and a storm of lightning bolts shot towards me.

I extended my hand, summoning a barrier of silver-blue energy that absorbed the lightning. The air around me crackled with the residual energy, but I remained unharmed.

Me:Is that all you've got?

I taunted, my grin widening.

Baraqiel roared in anger, his wings propelling him forward with incredible speed. He swung his fist at me, but I phased through the attack, using my space manipulation abilities to reappear behind him. I lashed out with a blade of energy, aiming for his wings, but he twisted in mid-air, narrowly avoiding the strike.

He retaliated with a barrage of lightning-infused punches, each one packing enough power to easily wipe out a city. I parried and dodged, my movements fluid and precise. My elemental powers allowed me to manipulate the air, creating bursts of wind that deflected his attacks.

Baraqiel:You think you're powerful, but you're nothing

Baraqiel spat, his voice filled with contempt. He raised his hands, and the sky darkened as storm clouds gathered above us. Thunder rumbled ominously, and a massive bolt of lightning struck down towards me.

I raised my hand, summoning a portal that absorbed the lightning and redirected it back at Baraqiel. He barely managed to dodge, the bolt grazing his shoulder and leaving a smoking wound.

Baraqiel:Impressive

he admitted grudgingly

Baraqiel:but not enough to defeat me.

He charged at me again, this time unleashing a torrent of holy lightning that lit up the sky. I responded by tapping into my reality manipulation abilities, creating multiple clones of myself that surrounded Baraqiel. Each clone attacked from a different angle, forcing him to defend on all sides.

Baraqiel roared in frustration, his wings flaring as he released a shockwave of lightning that obliterated the clones. But I was already on the move, phasing through space to appear directly in front of him. I drove my fist into his gut, sending him crashing into the ground with a thunderous impact.