Xenovia Wins

Turning around Adam looked at Mikasa and Xenovia and was at a loss for words. "Why did you guys come with me?" he asked. The reason he didn't ask for their help was so that they wouldn't be blamed for what he was going to do.

They could see Adam wasn't happy with their decisions but they also didn't regret their actions so they stayed quiet until to everyone's surprise, Xenovia spoke up. "We're sorry for messing up your plan but we don't want you to deal with everything by yourself so we came to help you. We won't get in your way," she told him with a firm face.

"She's right Adam, you can trust us. We have all been focusing on getting stronger so that you don't have to worry about us anymore" Mikasa backed up Xenovia.

Adam was still not able to say anything but he was now feeling ashamed. He was the one telling them to train to get stronger but he never acknowledged their training because he didn't want them to be in any danger. Breathing in, he calmed down and accepted the fact that they wanted to help him. "I apologize for that, we can talk about it later so let's deal with Loki and head home," he told them as he turned away from them. No one but Ushiwakamaru could see the small smile on his face.

"You really think I'd let you live after humiliating me like that!" Loki said in anger. He flew into the air and with a face filled with anger, he cast multiple summoning circles. Out of two of them, smaller versions of the giant wolf appeared. Out of the other one, a long serpent-like dragon came flying out.

"My God" Xenovia exclaimed in awe.

"Focus!" Adam yelled at her, "You and Mikasa will deal with the three wolves. I trust you guys" he told her.

"Who's going to deal with the dragon?" Mikasa asked.

"You need not worry about the overgrown snake, I will deal with it," said a voice that seemed to be coming out of nowhere.

"Go Ushiwakamaru!" Adam ordered her.

"Of course Master!" she said excitedly. Without any hesitation, she started running towards the dragon.

The dragon noticing something making its way towards it began slithering towards it as fast as it could.

Taking the dragon's challenge head-on, Ushiwakamaru started running ever faster and as they were about to collide she jumped on it and stabbed her sword on top of its head, she then began running on top of it while her sword was still stabbing into it.

Everyone, including Loki, was shocked by the sight of such a large dragon struggling against a normal human.

"Go!" Adam ordered the two other girls knocking them out of their trance. They both didn't wait any longer and jumped towards the wolves.

"You really think two humans will be able to handle my children?" Loki mockingly asked.

"If you're the father then I doubt they'll struggle against them," Adam said and laughed at Loki.

Being angered at the human mocking him he started shooting ice at him.

Jumping to the side Adam easily dodged the incoming ice. After dodging more projectiles he set up a barrier in front of him to protect him. Turning his head he saw that his surroundings were beginning to look foggy. He just realized the temperature was low enough for him to see his breath when he exhaled. He began to suspect Loki was up to something so he jumped high enough to see everything close to him and saw that the three girls weren't doing as good as he had hoped. Ushiwakamaru was doing her best against the dragon but its wounds were all gone. On the other side, Mikasa and Xenovia were doing good since he couldn't see the two other wolves and the only one left was Fenrir. But on a closer inspection of the situation, he could see that they were already at their limit and would not be able to finish the last wolf.

"It seems that your friends aren't as resilient as you," Loki said in an attempt to provoke Adam since he was starting to feel threatened by the humans.

Adam felt pain seeing them in tatters. He wanted to go and help them because he didn't want them to get hurt at all which is why he wanted them to stay somewhere safe but he knew that they spent hours training to not be nuisances so he forced himself to look away. "They won't get defeated so easily," Adam said while looking at Loki but it was just him reassuring himself.

"Tch" Loki clicked his tongue. He was told that Adam was easy to disturb by putting his friends in danger.

Wanting to end Loki so that the girls could rest, Adam began forming magic circles. Once there were a thousand of them; ice started to fly out of them towards Loki.

"Do you think that's enough to defeat me?!" Loki shouted in anger. He was tired of playing games and decided on using his strongest attack. Focusing all of his magic into a circle he shot it up into the sky and after it passed the clouds there was a large explosion in the sky.

Sensing a large amount of magic in Loki's attack he knew that the damage would be too much even for Ushiwakamru so he opened up a gate next to Xenovia and Mikasa and summoned back Ushiwakamaru to his side using one of his command spells.

Not even a second later, hundreds of energy beams came down from the sky faster than Adam had thought they'd be. They were so fast; Adam was struggling to even see where they were. His body on the other hand was able to react fast enough so that he wouldn't get hit.

Ushiwakamaru also sensed the magic on top of her and was going to try and defend against it but was forcefully brought to her Master's side. She knew the attack was dangerous since her Master used a command seal to bring her next to him. She tried maneuvering in between the beams but was only fast enough to dodge the first few and soon enough she was overwhelmed by them.

Adam could feel his mana going towards Ushiwakamaru so he stopped and placed a barrier on top of her. With no end to the barrage of energy beams, Adam decided on covering his body with his mana. Releasing his mana, a large crater formed under him. His body began to cut open from the violent stream of mana circling around his body. Wounds disappeared as quickly as they appeared making it look like Adam was perfectly fine.

Now that his mana was enhancing him, he was able to easily move through the countless attacks. Running around the torn ground, Adam ran to where he placed his shield and could see that Mikasa and Xenovia were both using it as cover while resting. Both of their bodies were full of cuts and they looked like they were about to pass out.

Placing a barrier around them to make sure they were safe he circulated more mana around him enhancing his body even more than before.

He proceeded to run towards the place Loki was overseeing the battlefield. Before Loki could notice him, he jumped up and punched him towards the ground. The impact of Loki hitting the ground made another large crater with Loki at the epicenter of it.

The attack was interrupted as soon as Loki lost focus so there weren't any beams attacking anymore.

Adam was about to drop down on Loki and continue to beat him up but was slammed by claws and was sent tumbling.

In front of him stood an enraged Fenrir with a strong bloodlust aimed at him.

Annoyed, Adam got up and brushed the dirt off him "I'll deal with you right now if you're going to get in the way" he told Fenrir. Before he could do anything he caught a person that was hurling at him.

"Do you like being sent flying that much?" Adam asked her jokingly but he was also worried about her.

Noticing the uncertainty in his eyes Ushiwakamaru spoke up "That is not the case Master. I will take care of this creature".

"I know you can do it" Adam reassured her. Taking out a Katana from his treasury he handed it over to her "Take this it'll make it easier" he confidently told her.

"I would have ended any other person's life if they would have told me that," Ushiwakamaru told Adam while she hesitantly took the sword given to her. She then ran off for her rematch with the giant dragon.

As soon as she left, Adam was attacked by Fenrir again. Adam was amazed at its speed since it could easily keep up with him even with his mana enhancing him. Adam recognized how strong the creature actually was, he finally understood why the Myths said Fenrir was able to kill Gods.

Running towards him, Adam slid under it and kicked it in the air, he then took out his chains and restrained it midair.

He wanted to deal with Loki first so that he could finish what he had to first. Walking up to Loki who was still lodged into the ground he took out the knife he had made before. "What's your real purpose?" Adam asked him. He knew that Loki wanted to cause Ragnarok but he didn't understand why.

Seeing no reason to explain his reasoning Loki spoke " If the world is restarted then everything would go back to how things were back in the Age of Gods. Humans would worship us and we would go back to being stronger. It's humiliating having to rely on devils and other mythologies in order to exist!!" Loki complained like a kid throwing a tantrum.

Adam could tell that Loki's ideology was probably widespread amongst other Gods. "Humans don't need Gods to progress, if it was up to me I'd get rid of all the Gods that are still "alive" and let humanity ruin itself," Adam said with an emotionless face that sent shivers down Loki's spine.

"You won't kill me, there's going to be repercussions if you do," Loki said confidently. He not once throughout the whole fight thought his life was in danger.

"Unfortunately that was the plan from the beginning," Adam said with a cruel smile on his face as he stabbed Loki's heart destroying it along with any hope Loki still had.

As he stood up he felt a strong shake on the ground. Looking to his right he could see Ushiwakamaru standing triumphantly over the dragon's body. She then collapsed on its body and laid there exhausted.

"A very entertaining fight" a feminine voice came from on top of a giant boulder "Don't you agree Arthur?" the voice asked.

"Indeed" the voice of the man called Arthur answered.

"You might not know who we are so let me introduce myself, My name is Arthur Pendragon and this is Kuroka we are part of the Vali Team" the man in a black and white suit introduced himself, and the catgirl next to him.

"We aren't here to attack you, so you can relax, we just came here for the wolf over there" she pointed at Fenrir who was still suspended midair "But I wouldn't mind taking you as well" she added while seductively licking her lips.

"I'll decline the horrible offer" Adam immediately answered her making Kuroka's eye twitch "and the wolf isn't a choice either since I'll be giving it back to the Norse Gods. Without it and Loki they'll be at a huge disadvantage" he explained himself.

Not being too happy about his answer, Kuroka lunged herself at Adam and slashed at him with her nails. She was going to try hand-to-hand combat since she knew that in terms of magic she wouldn't be able to compete against Adam.

Easily blocking all of her: punches, kicks, and slashes, Adam was having an easy time dealing with her. He saw the mist building around her and could tell it was poison but it wasn't something he even had to worry about since his body regenerated anything that was harmed.

Adam didn't want to harm any of Vali's team since it was way too obvious that none of them had actually had any thoughts of ending the world. He could also tell that they were all nice people. He was never fond of killing people that didn't deserve it. It also didn't help that she was Koneko's sister. Planning on knocking her out Adam timed his movement with one of her punches and went under her arm stopping once he reached behind her and was about to hit her in the neck but had to move aside; dodging a sword.

"That's enough," Arthur interrupted the fight thinking Adam was about to kill her, "Let's work together Kuroka," he told her.

Backing up, Kuroka complained, "But that's no fun Arthur".

"We need to get the job done, the two of us should be enough to immobilize him and get Fenrir," he said hoping Kuroka would work together.

"Ugh" Kuroka rolled her eyes in disapproval "Fine let's finish our task," she said.

They both looked back to where Adam was a second ago but were confused when they couldn't find him.

"You guys weren't a challenge from the beginning" is what Kuroka heard before getting kicked in the stomach and being sent flying back towards the boulder she came from.

"YOU!" an angry Arthur yelled as he tightly gripped his sword and attacked Adam. Confident in his sword's abilities he aimed at Adam's head only for it to be blocked by a sword appearing out of nowhere.

Adam ran up to Arthur and opened up a gate to block his sword swing. Using the moment Arthur was confused, Adam punched him in the chest and then in the stomach, knocking spit out of him, and lastly, he kicked him in the side of his stomach sending him in the same direction as Kuroka.

Now that he was done with them Adam stopped spreading his mana around him and walked to where Ushiwakamaru was sleeping. He picked her up and placed her on his shoulder using his chains to keep her from moving.

"I did it, Master, are you proud" he could hear her mumbling to herself. Not sure what to do he pat her head which seemed to work as shown with the smile she had on her face. Walking to where Mikasa and Xenovia were, he took back the shield and was relieved to see that they were only asleep. With a smile on his face, Adam whispered "I knew you guys could do it". He picked up Mikasa and carried her in his arms and was going to teleport Xenovia to the house but was stopped by a jab to his ribs.

"Don't be rude, she deserves it, you can just teleport me back to your room" Mikasa woke up when she was picked up.

Begrudgingly agreeing with her, he put her down " Don't blame me for whatever happens" he tried warning her.

"It's fine" Mikasa half-heartedly replied, she was exhausted and would have loved to be carried by Adam home but she also knew how much effort Xenovia put into making Adam notice her. She knew she was the reason Adam ignored her and her consciousness couldn't endure Xenovia, who treated her like a sister, being ignored so blatantly.

Seeing how much Mikasa was holding back, Adam didn't say anything else and teleported her back to the house.

Picking up Xenovia, Adam was about to drop her when cuddled up in his arms but decided to let her do as pleased this one time.

Being done with what he needed to do, he teleported back to the Underworld where he would drop off Loki's body and Fenrir.

A second after teleporting he was greeted by a pale Azazel and a worried group of girls.

"Don't tell me you actually killed him?" was the first thing Azazel asked, he already knew what the answer was going to be but still wanted to ask in case he was wrong.

Adam took out the dead God's body and gently placed him on the ground.

"Aren't you acting too nice towards a guy you just killed?" Azazel said jokingly. He was trying to distract himself from the issues that would arise from Loki being killed.

"There's no reason to disrespect the dead" Adam simply stated.

Shocked that Adam even replied Azazel didn't say anything but simply looked at the giant wolf that was pitifully bound.

"I knew that if the Norse Gods were to be weakened too much then it would cause issues, so I kept Fenrir alive" Adam explained to him "so I came to return him and Loki to the Norse Mythology" he added.

"Don't be too generous," Azazel said in a way that sounded like he was reprimanding him.

"I'll be leaving now, I'll be busy tomorrow so don't bother me with another invitation" Adam warned Azazel and walked back to where Rias and her group were. He could tell they were worried about what happened.

"Is she alright?" Asia timidly asked. She saw Xenovia as soon as Adam appeared and was terrified by her own thoughts.

"She'll be fine, she's just tired from doing her best" Adam reassured her with a smile.

Everyone was able to recognize the small change in Adam's attitude but they weren't brave enough to point it out.

"I'll head back home with her, you guys can visit her and Mikasa when you're done with your training," he said to them. He was also ignoring a stare filled with thousands of curses looking at him.

Teleporting back home, Adam put Ushiwakamaru in one of the empty rooms and proceeded to walk to Xenovia's room.

Once inside he was surprised at how empty it was. Just being inside the room made him feel lonely, so he could already imagine why it looked like that.

Placing Xenovia down on her bed and covering her with the one blanket that was there Adam was about to head out but stopped at the door. He couldn't leave her there knowing how she would feel when waking up. Apologizing to Mikasa, Adam went back to her bed and placed another blanket on top of her, and laid down next to her. Close enough for him to feel her body's temperature but far enough to not be touching. 'I can already tell she's going to take advantage of this situation' Adam thought to himself before falling asleep.