Originally Posted by
lio45
For the fiends' plan to have a chance to be accepted by V, Aarindarius has to be able to easily kill that black dragon... otherwise, instead of being a ridiculous plan that actually might work, the plan is IMMEDIATELY recognizable to V as pure bull****. And the whole point of that plan is the fact that it actually might work.
So yeah, it's a safe bet that the fiends (who we know have been looking at V and his acquaintances for a while) are aware of what Aarindarius is capable of... The IFCC is VERY well informed on V and the people around him. They wouldn't dangle that plan in front of V if Aarindarius wasn't strong enough to pull it off.
Besides, if you read again through the comics depicting the preparation going on in Azure City before the fight... there's a reason V isn't saying "you know, my master could just pop in and kill Xykon". It's not going to be an easy fight, so I have to assume that since V didn't dare ask Aarindarius for help there, it has to mean that Aarindarius isn't so powerful he might vanquish Xykon without a significant risk to himself.