Chapter 123 – Juggernaut Drive
[Ding]
[Template Inheritance Progress: +3%]
The mechanical voice echoed within Akira's mind, triggered by the death of Loki. But he wasn't paying attention to it anymore.
His eyes had already turned downward—toward the earth, where chaos was about to erupt once more.
The moment Loki died, the magical bindings that had restrained Fenrir shattered.
And then—
A massive wolf raised its head and let out a soul-piercing howl that echoed through the sky. A monstrous wave of magic and spiritual pressure burst forth, primal and unrelenting—like something ripped from the ancient world had just awoken.
"What...?! Why is Fenrir's power suddenly skyrocketing like this?!"
Rias Gremory struggled to steady herself mid-air, blood trailing from her lip. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Fenrir's transformed form.
She wasn't alone.
All around the battlefield, the others quickly realized what had changed.
Fenrir… was no longer something they could handle.
"The seal... it's broken...! Could it be—"
Rossweisse turned her gaze upward. There, suspended in the sky and still wrapped in golden chains, was the lifeless, headless corpse of Loki.
The truth struck instantly.
The Norse God of Evil—was dead.
Slain by a human.
Rossweisse clenched her jaw. What was once unthinkable had now become reality.
"Rias Gremory! Watch out! Fenrir has returned to his original form!"
"What?!"
Before she could react, a frigid sensation ran down her spine.
Fenrir vanished from view.
And in the next instant—
Razor-sharp claws and fangs tore through her body.
"RIAS!!!"
"BUCHOU!!!"
"NO!!!"
Cries of panic and heartbreak echoed across the field.
Rias's body dangled in Fenrir's jaws, two massive wounds torn into her abdomen, fresh blood spilling endlessly from her midsection.
Everyone who saw it felt a surge of rage. A thirst for vengeance.
And then—
Akira arrived.
With a single crushing blow, he sent Fenrir flying backward and caught Rias's falling body in his arms. His eyes blazed with fury—an aura like molten magma radiating off him.
"Rias...!"
Akeno rushed forward, tears in her eyes as she wrapped her arms around her friend.
Blood poured from the open gashes on Rias's stomach. Without hesitation, Akira pulled out a crystal vial containing a bright red liquid.
"Use this. Phoenix Tears. Heal her. I'll deal with that mutt."
Akeno nodded and gently let a few drops fall into Rias's wounds.
A radiant light enveloped her body as divine healing surged through her flesh. Wounds sealed. Bones knitted. Her breath returned.
"Rias...!"
"Thank you, Akeno… I'll be okay now."
Rias offered a weak smile. But her eyes never left Akira's back as he walked steadily toward Fenrir.
She was anxious. The fight ahead was no ordinary battle.
Fenrir, unsealed and berserk, was a force of pure destruction.
All she could do now… was trust him.
『Boost!』
A heavy, echoing voice rang out—the sound of the Boosted Gear activating. The blood-red gauntlet appeared on Akira's right arm, pulsating with life.
『Fenrir, huh? You're seriously planning to face that thing alone?』
The deep voice of Ddraig, the Red Dragon Emperor, spoke from within the Sacred Gear.
With the seal lifted, Ddraig had fully awakened. And as he gazed upon the beast before them, his tone shifted to something close to awe.
『That creature… is Fenrir. One who stood equal to me when I was alive. Born to slay gods, but shackled from the moment of his birth... how ironic.』
"Sounds familiar, doesn't it? You too were turned into a weapon—passed from one human to another."
Akira narrowed his eyes. Magic energy surged around him.
"Ddraig. Prepare the Juggernaut Drive. That mutt dies today."
『…What did you say?! The Juggernaut Drive?! Are you insane?!』
Three sharp bursts of protest came from the dragon, his voice a mix of alarm and fury.
They hadn't even trained for this.
Their partnership was still unstable. Synchronization barely existed between them.
To attempt Juggernaut Drive now was madness.
"It's just a technique," Akira replied coldly. "I'll manage."
『You arrogant brat.』
"Just support me."
『…Fine. Do as you wish. But if you die, I'll say a prayer for you in the afterlife.』
"How generous."
『Balance Breaker!』
With steady steps, Akira began to transform.
Crimson armor engulfed his body. Draconic wings unfolded behind his back, and his power spiked violently as the Boosted Gear roared to life.
『Boost!』
Fenrir stared at him in silence.
The beast wasn't mindless. With its high-level intelligence, it knew—this human was the one who killed Loki.
And now, he was an imminent threat.
Then, the incantation surfaced in Akira's mind.
As Ddraig's host, he now had full access to the forbidden mode—an ancient desire awoke, and the system responded.
『I, who shall awaken—』
A cursed aura seeped into the air.
『—am the Heavenly Dragon who stole the principles of domination from the gods—』
Ghostly green orbs began to form, flickering like lost souls around Akira.
They were the remnants of previous Boosted Gear wielders.
All of them consumed by their obsession with the Juggernaut Drive.
『…mocking infinity and lamenting destiny—』
『I am the crimson dragon who rules over flames—』
『—and I shall drown the world in a sea of purgatory!』
『Juggernaut Drive!』
Destruction.
Corruption.
Madness.
It all surged forth, cloaking Akira in a storm of blinding crimson light.
His human form vanished.
In his place stood a red dragon—smaller than the Heavenly Dragons, but radiating terrifying power. A being whose presence could shake even high-class devils to their core.
Fenrir let out a long howl—not in fear, but in recognition.
This was no longer just a human.
Akira… had become a true threat.
With Juggernaut Drive active, he had transcended the boundaries of devils and humans alike.
He now stood on the cusp of the Transcendent—a realm beyond the Rating Game system, beyond bloodline, beyond race.
This—was the true form of a Longinus-class Sacred Gear.
The Boosted Gear.
A weapon of miracles.
And a harbinger of destruction.
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