Fate DxD

Chapter 125

"It's a lost cause!" exclaims a shinobi who has lost his squad.

An army of monsters advances toward one of the city's safe zones, where the inhabitants have taken refuge, and the only guardians are three squads of shinobi and a few hand-picked Hunters. They defend themselves as best they can against the relentless waves of monsters, but unfortunately, fatigue leads to mistakes. One squad advances a little too far, finding themselves trapped and slaughtered. A Hunter attempts to trap a street, but the demons beat him to it, bringing down a facade on top of him and crushing him instantly. The only remaining shinobi in his squad can only watch in terror as his two teammates are devoured before his eyes. A Hunter helps him to his feet, firing a fireball that explodes the monsters and the two shinobi, ending their agony.

"We can't hold out like this any longer," sighed the Hunter, pulling the shinobi toward the others. "Has anyone called for help on the radio?!"

"Yes, I tried! But they all have exactly the same problem!" exclaimed a shinobi.

"...Damn it..." The Hunter takes a deep breath. "Get everyone out the back, and take them as far away as possible."

"What?! But that's too dangerous! And who will stay behind to hold them back?!" asks a shinobi. "It's suicide to fight alone!"

"We don't have time to talk!" shouts the Hunter, forming a wall of fire between them and the monsters. "I'll stay here and hold them off. So go! Now!"

"But..."

"I'm staying too," declares the lone shinobi, interrupting another.

The group of shinobi hesitates, but before they can make a decision, something or someone passes in front of them, cutting through the wall of fire and suddenly drawing their sword, slicing through a dozen monsters. The afterimage of the blade remains for a few seconds before disappearing.

Standing before them is a handsome and muscular man with shaggy black hair and a neatly trimmed black beard.

"That symbol..." The hunter notices the logo on the person's back. "It's the Draw Sword guild's..."

"Goto Ryuji!!" exclaimed a shinobi, relieved.

The said person brandishes his blood-red katana, pointing it in front of him, frightening the monsters facing him.

"Kei!!" he exclaims.

To the call of his name, a young man with short white hair, purple eyes and thin eyebrows, wearing a large metallic mask over his nose and mouth landed in front of Goto and, with a wave of his hand, brought huge blocks of ice out of the ground, trapping the demon army.

A few meters away, a Hunter is surprised by two demons who escaped the ice attack. They jump on him, disarming him and knocking him to the ground. Accepting his fate, he closes his eyes and waits for death, hoping it won't be too painful. But instead, he hears something fall in front of him, followed by a thud. Opening his eyes, he sees a young man with red hair blocking the creatures' blows with his body, without flinching, noticing that part of his body is as hard as stone. After enduring a barrage of attacks, he pushes them back and pulverizes them, before turning to the hunter.

"Is everything okay?" Kirishima asks.

"Huh... Yes..." The hunter replies weakly, embarrassed.

"Good!" exclaimed Kirishima, picking up the hunter's weapon and handing it back to him.

Then he goes to join Goto, who looks up to the sky to see his third student standing on solid air, a young man with short brown hair sticking out at odd angles on his head. His eyes are oval-shaped, with large pupils.