Chapter 117 Where Phoenix Fire Fails - Fate DxD AU

Dear readers if you want to read ahead from here you can join me on patreon I'd:- khushi_fanfic

Now I'm uploaded 40+ advance chapters on patreon come on patreon and enjoy the thrilling story

For support do subscribe me and sent gifts 🎁

Remove the hypen to access patreon normally

Iso users kindly use safari or chrome

(××××××)

Ravel was more annoyed now than ever. That small note had been the undoing of Riser's strategies. Their actual strategy had been to confront King against King allowing the Peerage to keep the enemy at bay. The human mage had used his power to put a stop to that.

It wasn't even a secret that Riser hated the human mage that defied his ego. It was worse when that threat, the threat that they hadn't taken seriously… became reality. Never in the history of her brother's constant challenges had this particular scenario actually happened. Even those losses he did take were political moves to keep allies with the Phenex Family.

"Ravel-sama, we should keep moving. At this rate we need to at the very least strike a decisive blow before things get worse." Xuelan stated, getting Ravel's attention as she kept point. As far as they were concerned, they needed to reach where those arrows had originated and distract enough of their members to allow Yubelluna to take them out with sneakier tactics. It wasn't their usual MO though which made Ravel nervous.

"I know but we don't even have a plan now. We nearly lost one of the Phoenix tears we were allowed to take with us as well." Ravel snapped back though she looked apologetically at Xuelan who was doing her best at the moment. The stress of the opening move had made them both question just what they were getting into should they lose. Ravel, though worried, couldn't say she was disappointed by what her future held.

The moment she had laid eyes on him once more, she could tell just how powerful he was. That smoldering gaze could peer into her very soul and make her submit no matter what. The only reason she hadn't said anything was due to the glare that the Gremory heiress had thrown her way when she was caught staring at him. She knew she felt it too. Regardless, she wouldn't lose on purpose. That would show a future prospect that she was too weak to trust in… not that she was a powerhouse at this moment. She ignored her inner thoughts focusing on her fellow Rook's words.

"I know… perhaps we should have strategized better but for now let's make due with what we have instead of focusing on what we lost. I'm certain Riser-sama foresaw this… right?" Xuelan asked but when Ravel didn't answer she hid a shuddering breath. Xuelan had a feeling since the meeting that fighting the human was a really bad idea. She had seen it the moment that he gazed at all of them. She couldn't even voice it because even she knew that Lady Ravel was at a loss. Also the fact that their master also didn't really listen when his ego was made up. She was grateful for the opportunity to be within this Peerage but even she knew that all of them played up some weird fetishtic kink that Riser had thought up of. That was one of the main reasons that he had his sister in his Peerage… just to play up a theme and not due to incestual undertones which she knew they could be mistaken for.

Before either could speak once more, they saw it. A large wolf carrying the human that was the cause of their sudden loss of members racing towards them. He didn't seem aware of his surroundings though that didn't mean much since the wolf seemed to know where it was going without any need for directions. With a wild toss of one of his coat tendrils upon his back, a small figure zoomed straight for Ravel. Xuelan noticed and immediately placed herself between the two. As Koneko made an impact, Xuelan had lifted her guard up at the last moment.

Skidding through the ground leaving a furrow through the dirt, Koneko was pushed back from striking her prime target flipping back on her feet with a three point landing. The wolf, however, raced off after dropping the package heading off most likely for where her brother was.

"Don't be distracted." Koneko voiced softly forcing Xuelan to block another strike aimed for Ravel. Xuelan stopped it from mere inches from her face though the air pressure from the strike did send her curls flapping from the wind it created.

"Ravel-sama, don't let your guard down!" Xuelan ordered as she duked it out with Koneko.

Xuelan swiftly spun into a roundhouse kick knocking Koneko back. She ranked the blow using the momentum to flip backwards before charging back into the fray.

Ravel refocused her efforts and blasted Koneko with flames. It didn't help though as the flames were brushed off like it was nothing. She realized at that point that the mage had done something to make them fireproof.

Xuelan realized this as well when her flame enhanced strikes were also brushed off like it was nothing. The impacts were still harsh but without the fire magic assisting her strikes she was just fighting like normal. This left them to a straight out slugfest with no extra moves to rely on.

As she fought back with their tiny opponent before them the message became clear. They wouldn't be allowed to leave without fighting off Koneko.

Ritsuka raced ahead, atop the shadow Lobo, for his main target. It was a little melancholic though. While Lobo was very picky about being near anyone, the shadow version only seemed to be following his will. It was even stranger because sometimes he could feel Lobo's true will peeking out through the haze and even Ritsuka wasn't sure that Lobo would have indulged him like this shadow version did. It made him realize all the more that Chaldea wasn't going to be able to bail him out of trouble should anything go wrong.

Even so there was still a glaring problem with having an Avenger class card installed that made itself very obvious to him mere moments after getting atop Lobo. There was a burning within his chest that felt very wrong. Hatred festered within every corner of Lobo's corrupted mind. It was cordoned off thanks to the fail safes that Illya and Miyu had placed on the cards but it was still there, constantly being churned by his Oblivion Correction skill. He was just glad that Lobo thought of him as his own pup. It forced the hatred to be placed upon Ritsuka's will… which was pointedly aimed at Riser, who boasted of his own immortality.