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What saved them in the end was not the lay of the terrain, but what was built upon it. Kuoh Academy held an expansive network of buildings, and each was of sturdy construction. Thick cement walls were the first layer of protection, and beyond them a maze of passageways and corridors that could prove a challenge to navigate to those unfamiliar with its halls. Added together and they made the academy a natural fortress, not easily taken provided that there were defenders willing to guard it. And those inside were very much willing to guard it.
The first wave of Fallen Angels poured into the school, crashing through windows, breaking down doors. They expected frightened children, unprepared teenagers, scurrying away in fear at the sight of a superior, more numerical foe. What they got was an alert enemy, dug in behind reinforced positions, well prepared for the battle at hand.
Confident in their victory, assured of their triumph, the Fallen surged into Kuoh Academy and met a brick wall of resistance.
Shadow-wreathed figures hesitated at the junction between three hallways. The network of corridors was like a labyrinth to them, and they had gotten lost just like the others before them. In the distance, the din of battle reverberated, echoed down the walls to reach them. It managed to mask the sound of steady footsteps until it was almost too late.
A lone boy approached. The Fallen swiveled on their feet and pointed light imbued weapons at him. It did not impede his progress in any way.
He carried two swords in his hands. One was a serrated, curved blade that burned with demonic fire. The second was a plain, undecorated broadsword that seemed entirely out of place compared to the other. Yet somehow, there was a palpable aura of power that clung to its straightened edge, wrapping it in a cloak of unused potential.
Both weapons were dragged along the walls. The demon sword left blackened trail marks were the bladed tip slid. The other split the wall itself, sent cracks fracturing upwards wherever it touched.
The Fallen recoiled at the sight. The boy noticed and smiled.
"This is a Nihil Weapon," Kiba twirled the sword in question expertly about his wrist, "I have no idea what it does."
Then both were bared, blade against blade, in a flawless fighting stance.
"Let's find out."
A group of Fallen Angels chased Issei and Saji through the hallways. Light spears whizzed past their heads, forcing them to duck, sinking into the walls where they missed. The two led their pursuers through a maze of corridors and two flights of stairs before skidding to a halt. Dead end. They turned to see twisted figures advancing on them, weapons lowered menacingly.
The two devils looked at each other and nodded.
"Now."
Saji shot something into the ceiling. A line of glowing power. In response, sprinkler systems built into the roof came to life, drenching the hallway and its occupants with water.
Amused faces glanced up. If this was a trap, then it was a poorly sprung one. They continued to look amused until Issei bared the arm not sheathed in Boosted Gear and revealed the fat-mouthed cannon. Garlands of electricity ran down its barrel, stored lightning leaping in tendrils of whipping power.
Eyes widened in realization. Issei grinned at their expressions.
"Fry you bastards."
The cannon was slammed into the ground.
Nerves ruptured. Muscles convulsed in painful contractions. Twisted figures jerked and spasmed, shuddered as raw current traveled into their bodies before collapsing into heaps on the electrified floor. Smoke emitted from their mouths, snaked out from every opened orifice.
Saji stared at the piles of twitching bodies in front of them.
"I can't believe that worked."
"Water conducts electricity," Issei said as though it was the most natural thing in the world.
"I know that," his counterpart rolled his eyes, "I just didn't think it would work."
"Tiamat-sensei said that I should always try and find a weakness to exploit it, and if I can't find one, I should create one."
"You're just going to call one of the legendary dragons sensei now?" disbelief was apparent in Saji's tone.
"Well, she did teach me," Issei nodded, again as though it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Right then," Sona's Pawn continued to look skeptical, "What else did she say?"
A mournful expression developed over the boy's face.
"She said that I should find a way to set Ddraig free. That way, she can have her fun with him instead of me."
The way Boosted Gear flashed suggested just how averse the being within was to that idea.
All across Kuoh Academy, half a dozen similar scenes played out. Small scale engagements that heavily favored the defenders. Ambushes were sprung. Traps laid out and tripped. The defenders knew the school's halls well, and used that knowledge to their full advantage. They baited the foe into following them into darkened corners, strung them along in abandoned corridors, forced them to lose themselves amid unfamiliar intersections. All the while they sought out weaknesses, and when an enemy squad was isolated from the main body, they struck with overwhelming force, affixing their opponents' attention from the front while smashing into them from behind.
Hammer and anvil at its most rudimentary form.
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