DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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On the fifth day of the Blade Dance, everyone was focused on the upcoming duel with the Four Gods.

After a day of rest, the girls were eager to fight.

Team Scarlet enjoyed a simple breakfast and prepared for battle.

"Roy, we've been waiting for you!" a girl's voice suddenly called out from the tranquil forest.

"Everyone, get in formation!" Claire ordered, and they quickly took their positions.

Four girls emerged from the trees, each wearing a colorful Eastern-style dress similar to a qipao.

"Be careful, everyone. They're the Four Gods," Claire warned, gripping her Flame Whip tightly.

The members of the Four Gods were all stunningly beautiful. Since spirits favored girls with attractive appearances, beauty was considered one of the criteria for becoming an Elementalist.

Although the girls of Team Scarlet were also beautiful, the Four Gods exuded a unique, exotic charm.

Their uniforms, form-fitting dresses that accentuated their curves, were adorned with embroidery representing their respective Sacred Beasts. The daring slits in their skirts revealed glimpses of their legs as they moved.

The Four Gods stepped forward and introduced themselves.

"Greetings. I am Rao Rin, the Azure Dragon's Elementalist," the first girl said.

"And I'm Hakua, the Black Tortoise's Elementalist."

The two girls with black hair styled in buns bowed in unison. They were sisters and looked quite similar.

"I'm Rion Sharma, the Vermillion Bird's Elementalist," the third girl said with a gentle smile.

"And I am Shao Fu, the White Tiger's Elementalist. Pleased to meet you," the last girl declared. She had striking white hair and fierce blue eyes that gleamed with a predatory intensity.

This was the strongest Elementalist of the Four Gods.

Claire had mentioned her when explaining the team. Although petite, Shao Fu exuded an aura of power that belied her size.

Finally, a girl dressed in ceremonial attire stepped forward. She was the smallest among them and had been hidden behind the others until now.

"I am Linfa Sin Quina, the third princess of the Quina Empire!" she declared proudly.

'She must be the commander of the Four Gods,' Roy thought.

Judging by her attire, she wasn't a frontline fighter. She was likely a support type like Fianna, using ritual dances to aid her teammates.

Roy looked at Linfa, her petite figure barely reaching his chest. Is she really older than Milla? he wondered. Milla Bassett was the youngest participant in the tournament. But Linfa looked even younger than Milla.

"Um, may I ask you a question?" Roy asked.

"What do you want, you Night Demon King?!" Linfa glared at him suspiciously.

"How old are you?"

"What?!" Linfa's eyes narrowed.

"Are you trying to trick me with your sweet talk?!"

"No, no, I don't have a thing for kids," Roy said with a shrug, waving his hands defensively.

"I-I'm not a kid! I'm sixteen!" Linfa retorted.

"Eh? You're the same age as Claire and the others?!" Roy was surprised.

"I'm not lying! You... you're so rude!" Linfa stomped her foot, her eyes welling up with tears as she pointed at Roy accusingly.

"You wicked Roy! I-I won't forgive you! My loyal Four Gods, tear this evil Demon King to pieces!"

Following her command, the Four Gods summoned their Elemental Waffes.

"Oops, I seem to have angered her," Roy said with a sheepish grin.

Fianna and the others rolled their eyes at him.

The battle was about to begin.

The Four Gods spread out, surrounding Roy and his team.

Shao Fu, charged towards Roy.

Judging by the tiger-shaped gauntlets she wore, she was a close-combat specialist.

"Claire, I'll handle her," Roy said, pointing at Shao Fu.

"Understood! Ellis and I will defend the rear," Claire replied.

Roy leaped forward.

"A one-on-one fight? Just what I wanted!" Shao Fu grinned, her fists clenched.

"Shao Fu, the strongest of the Four Gods, the White Tiger, awaits your challenge!" she declared.

She lunged at Roy, her gauntlets flashing.

Roy, however, didn't summon his sword.

He simply blocked her punch with his bare hand.

"What? You blocked my punch without even using your Elemental Waffe?" Shao Fu exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't be so shocked. The real surprise is yet to come," Roy replied with a smirk.

"Don't underestimate me! My Elemental Waffe, the Divine Tiger Fangs, is both a weapon and a shield!"

She suddenly ducked and unleashed a flurry of punches with incredible speed.

Roy effortlessly blocked her attacks.

But then, the tiger engravings on her gauntlets came to life, biting at Roy's arms.

Roy's expression remained unchanged.

No matter how hard the tiger bit, it couldn't even pierce his skin.

If an ordinary person were bitten by the Divine Tiger Fangs, their arms would be torn to shreds.

Shao Fu was dumbfounded.

Her White Tiger spirit couldn't even scratch him? How was that possible?

Meanwhile, Rao, Hakua, and Rion seized the opportunity and broke through their defenses.

Roy didn't stop them.

He was holding back Shao Fu, their strongest member. Claire and the others should be able to handle the remaining three.

Seeing that her bites were ineffective, Shao Fu released Roy's arm and leaped back, then charged at him again.

Roy continued to block her attacks with his bare hands.

"I'm not done yet!" Shao Fu shouted, then vanished.

In the next instant, she appeared before Roy, unleashing a rapid series of punches.

She then stopped her assault.

"You may look fine, but you're injured internally, aren't you?" she declared.

"My assassination technique, Tiger's Roar, uses shockwaves to damage internal organs. It's invisible to the naked eye!"

Her blue eyes gleamed with predatory intensity.

"Oh? Is that so? I don't feel anything," Roy replied with a shrug.

"Don't try to act tough. Your insides must be a mess," Shao Fu insisted.

"Well... okay, I'm a bit injured," Roy admitted with a sigh, seeing her smug expression.

Shao Fu nodded in satisfaction.

"But I won't go easy on you, even if you're injured."

"Bring it on!" Roy beckoned her with a playful grin.

Shao Fu, feeling insulted, charged at him again.

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Meanwhile, Claire and Ellis faced the other three members of the Four Gods.

Rao Rin, wielded a Guandao.

Hakua, held a large shield.

And Rion Sharma, wielded a staff.

They all summoned their Elemental Waffes, ready for battle.

"I won't let you run wild here!" Claire declared, cracking her Flame Whip.

Fianna's ritual dance wasn't complete yet.

They had to hold them off with just the three of them.

Rao attacked first, thrusting her Guandao towards them.

Ellis met her attack with her Windashlance, deflecting the blade.

"O winds of disaster, blow freely!" she chanted, unleashing a gust of wind that formed sharp blades, aiming for Rao.

Rao leaped back to dodge, but just as the wind blades were about to hit her...

Hakua, the Black Tortoise, jumped between them, her shield deflecting the attack.

Her Earth spirit specialized in defense. Claire's attack was too weak to break through.

"O fangs of ice, pierce my enemy! Ice Shot!" Rinslet, seeing this, fired a barrage of ice arrows.

Rao and Hakua swiftly switched positions, and Rao deflected the arrows with her Guandao.

The Four Gods were indeed a formidable team, their coordination flawless.

"O flames, capture my enemy! Hellfire Binding!" Claire lashed out with her Flame Whip, wrapping it around Rao's Guandao.

Just as she was about to disarm her opponent...

"Fool! Do you think you can capture the ever-changing flow of water?"

Rao's blade dissolved into water and reformed on the other end of the staff.

"Big sister, it's our turn to attack!" Hakua declared, charging towards Claire while she was retracting her whip.

Her shield wasn't just for defense. It was also a powerful weapon in close combat.

"O earth, unleash your mighty roar! Earth Splitter!" she shouted, slamming her shield onto the ground.

She had activated an Earth Elemental Magic spell.

The ground rumbled, and dust filled the air.

This attack wasn't meant to directly harm them but to obscure their vision.

"Take this! Blazing Inferno—"

"Too slow!" Hakua interrupted Claire's attack, closing the distance and punching towards her heart.

Claire leaped back, dodging the attack.

Hakua pursued her, but Rinslet's ice arrows forced her to dodge.

Claire used the opportunity to regain her stance and attack with her Flame Whip.

"You're too naive, Fire Cat."

"What?!"

Rion, seized the opening and entered Claire's range.

She twirled her staff, allowing Claire's Flame Whip to wrap around it.

"How is this possible?! You absorbed Scarlet's flames?!" Claire exclaimed in surprise.

"Heehee, my Sacred Beast, the Vermillion Bird, is a Flame spirit," Rion explained with a giggle.

She released her staff, which transformed into a fiery bird.

The bird absorbed Scarlet's flames and grew larger, then soared into the sky.

"That's... a Sacred Beast..."

"She's strong!"

Claire, Ellis, and Rinslet, despite facing three members of the Four Gods, were holding their own.

Once Fianna completed her ritual dance, they would gain the upper hand.

'Fianna, please hurry...' Claire thought, glancing at Fianna, who was performing the ritual dance.

"—O spirits of the earth, heed my call!"

While the battle raged on the front lines, Fianna danced gracefully, her movements fluid and precise.

She chanted the incantation in the Spirit Language, her voice soft and melodious.

"—I beseech your protection and praise your power..."

Her dance was mesmerizing, like a queen on the battlefield.

Suddenly, Fianna felt her body become lighter.

The Earth spirits were responding to her ritual dance.

She landed gracefully, and a magic circle appeared beneath her feet.

She had completed the "Song of Glory."

This was the fourth ritual dance she had learned as an Elemental Princess candidate.

It channeled divine power from the earth veins to her allies within the area of effect.

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Meanwhile, Roy continued to effortlessly block Shao Fu's attacks with his bare hands.

Shao Fu was panting heavily.

"Are you a monster?! Why can't I defeat you?!" she exclaimed in frustration.

"You can't defeat me, little girl," Roy chuckled.

"Don't underestimate me!" Shao Fu retorted, enraged by his dismissive tone.

Just then, a brilliant magic circle appeared nearby.

Roy felt a surge of divine power flowing into his body from the earth veins.

Fianna had completed her ritual dance.

With this power boost, they should be able to overwhelm their opponents.

"Your shrine maiden is indeed a former Elemental Princess candidate. She can channel such immense power," Shao Fu commented, seemingly unfazed by the sudden power boost.

She assumed a fighting stance and continued, "But compared to our Princess Linfa, she's still far too inexperienced."

Suddenly, the magic circle on the ground began to change, its pattern shifting rapidly.

It was as if black ink was spreading across a white canvas.

"What's going on?!" Roy exclaimed in surprise.

"Using ritual magic to rewrite another's ritual... Princess Linfa has been waiting for your shrine maiden to complete her dance," Shao Fu explained, launching another attack.

Linfa had rewritten Fianna's ritual, stealing the power for their own team.

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