Strongest in DxD - Chapter 17

On an impulse Ren released even more flames causing the fire to overwhelm Sirzechs's energy of destruction and the fire to engulf the Crimson Maou.

Sirzechs screamed in pain as he felt the flames burn his body at the same time as [Anti-Magic] began to devour Sirzechs' magical power at immense speed.

Roaring Sirzechs released even more of his power as he managed to break free from the wave of flames and get out but before he could react Ren appeared in front of him.

With a clenched fist the Sekiryuutei punched Sirzechs so hard that the world itself seemed to vibrate with the force and the Crimson Satan was sent flying to earth causing an explosion twice as big as the city of Kuoh.

Ren looked down at the ground toward where Sirzechs had fallen as the dust settled.

There on the ground was Sirzechs getting up but now he was not wearing his [True Form] revealing his true appearance, before the handsome man capable of enchanting women, who even enchanted the Ice Queen was now just a shell of his true self. .

His body was covered by several burns that destroyed his skin, several cuts were on his body and blood was leaking, part of his face was completely burned and he had lost one of his eyes.

Sirzechs was on his feet half staggering as he could barely stand, his body full of wounds and even with his power he saw no chance of victory against the monster in front of him.

Sirzechs only had one chance to win, only one chance to defeat this monster and prevent his family and the underworld from suffering at the hands of this monster.

Sirzechs decided to give his all in his last attack to exterminate his enemy.

Raising his right hand Sirzechs concentrated all of his [Power of Destruction] and his remaining demonic power in his attack.

A red orb of demonic power surged above Sirzechs' hand as it swelled exponentially as Sirzechs poured every drop of his power into the orb.

The sphere began to grow as it grew in size, all the earth around it began to disappear as the power increased, and the dimension itself trembled as it seemed to collapse with the power of the Crimson Satan clustered in one spot.

Ren seeing Sirzechs' power come together at a single point couldn't help but find it very impressive.

And for the first time in the fight he spoke to Sirzechs.

"Very impressive, so I must respond in kind," Ren said as he stretched out his left arm.

Suddenly his left arm was completely covered by a black mark that appeared on his face and passed through one of his eyes.

The eye that was overlaid by the mark took on a faint purple hue while his hair rose to a bluish hue and Ren's left hand was covered in a faint purple aura.

It was the [Ice Devil Slayer Magic] brand.

The moment Sirzechs looked at the glow on Ren's arm he felt like every cell in his body was screaming for him to flee.

But even so, even with every cell in his body telling him to run away, he wouldn't do it.

He was Sirzechs Lucifer one of the Four Great Maou and even at the cost of his life he would defeat the being in front of him and protect the underworld.

Sirzechs then raised his hand and released his power.

The immense sphere that was now a size larger than Sirzechs himself moved forward destroying everything in its path while the atmosphere itself seemed to collapse with the power that was released, the sphere moved forward destroying everything in its path.

At that Ren only smiled as he held out his left hand.

"The Ice Devil's Frozen Paradise"

Then everything froze.

It wasn't a metaphor, everything had literally frozen.

The land had been immense in an ice world, the trees had been totally frozen, even the nearby lakes had been totally immersed in ice, and the atmosphere itself seemed to be frozen as the clouds became solid in the air.

Sirzechs grunted in pain as ice began to form on his body and the blood flowing from him began to freeze causing Sirzechs to slump to the ground.

When Sirzechs fell to the ground and looked up he couldn't help but be baffled by what he saw.

His [Power of Destruction] his strongest technique and which gave him the rank of "Demon King Lucifer" was totally frozen in midair.

That was impossible! Not even his friend Maou Serafall Leviathan who managed to freeze the underworld could do something like that! This was inconceivable!

Sirzechs couldn't react as in a single instant Ren appeared in front of him as he stepped on the Demon King's stomach who grunted in pain.

Sirzechs then gathered the last remnants of his strength to ask something that had plagued him since the battle began.

"What kind of monster are you?" asked Sirzechs weakly.

Ren simply smiled, a smile so sinister and dark that it even made Sirzechs regret asking.

"The kind to fear," Ren replied coldly.

Sirzechs Lucifer one of the Three Super Devils, an irregular demon that reached the Top 10 and Maou Lucifer was defeated at the feet of a human.

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Ren's house.

Ren's house had been designed by himself, not only to be a good house, but also to be a base with various items that would help him.

For example it had training rooms, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and other things like a room to test spells among other things.

Currently in a dark room, actually the room itself had a dark aura.

The walls in the room had a strange crimson tint generated through the absorption of magical power. The feature of this room was that she was able to suck the magic power of anyone who stayed inside her, with the exception of Ren and whoever he allowed.

Currently in this room there were several golden chains that held a being standing.

He was a man who could be considered very handsome, that is, if he were not in his current condition.

His body was covered in burns and there was part of him that was immersed in ice, several cuts around his body along with several broken bones.

This man was none other than Sirzechs Lucifer one of the Four Great Maou, one of the Irregular Demons called the Super Devils who reached the Top 10.

Soon after defeating the Satan Crimson Ren brought Sirzechs to his home, although he could kill the Demon King right there Sirzechs was still useful for some of his plans.

Sirzechs grunted a little as his consciousness returned to his body.

Opening his eyes he found himself in a somewhat dark room causing Sirzechs to squint his eyes.