Strongest In DxD - Chapter 94

But all this was proving useless, the demon army possessed overwhelming power, each demon had at least comparable power to the High class while others to the Maou class.

And comparing beings with this power beyond being in the thousands against a few dozen exorcists was nothing but ridiculous.

The exorcists were being completely slaughtered.

Before the Holy city now looked like hell on earth, the flames were burning everything in its path as the demons spread destruction non-stop, the former Holy city looked like a city that was hit by a catastrophe from those science fiction movies.

And flying above all the demons and exorcisms as he watched the battlefield with a cold stare was another being.

He was a big man, as big as Imperius and Gravel. having unkempt black hair that was wild and dark red eyes, he also has inhuman features. Instead of fingernails, he has sharp claws, there are also a pair of yellow streaked horns that curve under his hair along the sides of his head, and large hairy goat legs ending in thick hooves.

He was wearing a dark jacket with gold trim at the seams, the bottom partially open to reveal his waist. He wears black short pants the same color as his jacket, the first of which is tucked into a pair of large dark boots that cover his calves and animal-like feet. Over his clothes, he wears a turtleneck cape in the same colors as his jacket, fastened in front with a thin golden chain and held in place by large shoulder pads with a slight resemblance to his horns.

That being who was watching the battlefield with indifference was clearly different from all the others.

The overwhelming aura surrounding him made even the Maou-class Demons look like nothing more than insignificant ants in his presence.

The being's cold, indifferent gaze swept the battlefield as he calmly analyzed.

However his attention quickly moved to a direction further away.

"It seems that the second wave has arrived" said the being in an apathetic and indifferent voice.

Huge black pillars rose up from the planet where the city moments ago stood, absolutely dark. Not only in form, but also in the literal sense.

And what makes it worse is that the feeling of dread that all the humans watching had moments ago with the first wave of Demons was nothing compared to the one that now passes them by.

Terror and fear are the best words to describe what they feel. Not just a simple, but an oppressive one. It is as if their worst nightmare has taken shape and is now right in front of them. So big that for a moment the humans, both the normal ones and the exorcists forget to breathe, paralyzed by the fear that has settled in their hearts.

And the exorcists and members of the Church realize that this feeling is unlike anything they have ever felt. They thought they felt fear when they first fought a lost devil that looks distorted and like an abomination. They thought they would feel terror as they died facing the attacks of the allowed demon. They are completely wrong.

For this feeling ... It is pure Fear ... No ... It was Fear itself that shaped and plunged into their own hearts.

The eyes of the demon who was watching everything narrowed towards the darkness before he sighed at what was to come.

"Looks like she decided to show up" said the Demon in a calm voice.

And then his eyes narrowed into the darkness.

"Diablo..." the Demon's voice came out in a whisper.

Then it came from the sky.

A flame. A hellish flame. Its main color was red, pure red, with the darkness of the dark sky as an outline. It came out of space a few feet from the Demon's position, hovering in the air in the shape of a circle, like a portal.

"WELL, WELL. WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

Then from it, a monster came.

It has no skin, instead it is a charred mess of blackened leather and red flesh. Streams of crimson blood-colored liquid ran down its surface like veins.

The arms were the first that came. There are four of them, each a claw that would make the blade look like an opaque object. The first two have a blade-shaped extension covered by a blood-colored energy that glows in the dark night. Their shoulders have a face, a demented monster face, with features without eyes and jagged fangs without lips.

"LOOK WHAT I SEE IN FRONT OF ME. A BUNCH OF WORMS."

The head then comes. A bestial, inhuman thing. Eyes that were burning orbs of crimson fire looked in its direction. Curved, spiraling horns extended from the sides of its face, each with protrusions that branched out, making them look like some sort of crown.  Its mouth opened, revealing only jagged stalactite fangs and crimson light flashing in power.

"LOOK AT YOU, RATS. TREMBLING WITH TERROR. WRITHING IN FEAR. TURNING AWAY FROM DEATH BY MY PRESENCE. AND I HAVE YET TO FULLY MANIFEST MYSELF TO YOU. YOU ALL REMIND ME OF THE INSECTS I FACED AND CRUSHED OVER MY FEET."

The watched Demon looked at the rest of the other Demon's body as he walked away, his body was like a reptile, his large saurian feet stuck to the ground, turned them into blackened sand. A jagged spine extended from the curved spine to the long slender tail, ending with triangular horns sprouting at the tip, its height was colossal at over tens of meters.Crimson energy shimmered from its body, pulsing with every movement like a cannon that is ready to break loose.

"HEAR MY NAME, INSECTS, AND ENGRAVE IT ON YOUR WORTHLESS SOULS. I AM DIABLO, THE FIRST EVIL, LORD OF TERROR AND FIRE."

Everyone watching feels their own hearts stop beating when their eyes fall to the demon, and so it is. His heart actually stops beating for a few seconds with the excess of fear that suddenly invades his mind.

"AND I WAS BORN TO REMIND THIS WORLD OF THE MEANING OF FEAR!"

And they know that instantly. They understand what that word means. Of what fear is the true nature... And they will never forget it in all their lives.

Their hearts that were dead and ravished by fear regain their lives once again when suddenly another feeling invaded their hearts.

The watching Demon turned his gaze to Diablo as he sighed.

Although Diablo was one of his master's greatest creations, he was also one of the most troublesome.

"Diablo, lower your aura" said the observing Demon.

Diablo's eyes turned to the other demon as he narrowed, his eyes, or whatever was left in his place glowed as if they were the depths of hell.

"WOULD YOU STAND AGAINST ME SATAN?"

Diablo's voice comes out with pure malice towards his fellow demon, now named Satan.

Satan as being one of Ren's greatest creations, both in personality and power was not afraid.

"Remember what our master said, our goal is to conquer the Vatican, not wipe it off the face of the earth" said Satan calmly.

A black aura surrounded Satan's body as he stared at Diablo seriously.