Apostle of the Teacher's Lounge
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Cocytus: Judecca Circle
"The Book of Morpheus, the Fog of Dreams. I'm still surprised at how potent it really is."
"Hmph! I don't know what to more surprised of: that you lack full knowledge of your powers, or that you pulled the spell off without actually understanding it."
"I don't understand why he needed to come, Ophelia-sama."
"Possibly because I'm one of the only fellows who can tell you where it is you need to go. Of course, I could have said no, and I could have just vaporized all of you on the spot..."
"Yet here you are, aiding us. I don't understand. Why are you aiding us, the 'Khaos Brigade', once more?"
"Well, first of all, you did ask me nicely. Second of all, I'm not interested in the petty fight you have with those who arrogantly call themselves the 'Three Great Powers'. All that matters to me is you little shits get your act together. Also, I'm quite interested in the outcome of this little affair..."
"The outcome?"
"Oh, don't mind me. Just an old man talking to himself..."
"What about that one? Is he the one?"
"Ah, that piece of shit, Kokabiel? He is worth nothing. Just listen to me and let me do all the pointing... ah, yes, if you go ahead further down this way, past this ice wall that's an illusion, and, there we go."
"Is that him?"
"But of course. Would you mistrust the judgement of Grand Old Me?"
"The Second-Greatest Traitor to the Heavens. His infamy is second only to the first Lucifer."
"Well, what are you all waiting for? Get to it. You've got thirty minutes before I change my mind and turn you in to the Satans. Or perhaps you would like to be experimented on by those buffoons of the Grigori?"
"Nngghh! This ice is covered with several thousand levels of seals! It'll take weeks to undo these! Can't you, as the 'Heavenly Emperor', do something about it?"
"I would, but... that would blow my cover now, wouldn't it? And if it does blow my cover, I'll have to obliterate you all here and tell them I was 'apprehending some villains', hah!"
"... you..."
"That is fine. We'll finish this quickly. Falric, take this."
"This is...!"
"The Scroll of Muspelheim, the World that Drowns in Eternal Flames. It should be enough to melt Judecca's Everfrost, should you have enough magical power. Swift Wolf..."
"Y-yes, Ophelia-sama!"
"Give Falric enough power to do so."
"Y-yes! Here it is, the 'Lunar Gift Balance Break'! Falric-san, please do your best as well!"
"I invoke the World that Drowns in Eternal Flames,
Fiery Muspelheim, grant me the Sword of Surtr,
And reduce all to Ash!"
"I'm so moved that I've seeing the Fires of Muspelheim for the first time..."
"'Tis is a Godly Flame that burns everything: seals, magic, and even souls. Had I not asked Swift Wolf to assist, its raw destructive power would have been impossible to control, even with Falric's knowledge of the magical arts. At least, for this one, I'm familiar enough with the power to never underestimate it."
"huff... hufff... huff..."
"Falric-san, are you alright?"
"Just... tired... this Book uses way too much of my power... More importantly, this Man... he's not responding. Did he die in the Everfrost?"
"Wong, if you may?"
"... don't worry, Falric, he's breathing. However, his body is further bound in several layers of seals... hmmmmm... holy and demonic seals at the same time. It will take some time to undo these seals, but for now, we will be able to transport him to our hideout."
"Haha... hideout... how juvenile."
"Very well. Swift Wolf, Wong, prepare the Translocation Seal. We're leaving."
"You're not coming with us? Come within the circle!"
"I'm so touched with that insult, brat. That you would ask me, a God, if I need to get out of this place! if anything, you'll need me to buy you some time, so they won't so easily intercept your travel!"
"Then, this is where we part ways for now. See you on the other side, 'Heavenly Emperor' Sakra."
"Bookworm-girl, I hope that you and this 'Cursed Man' are more promising than those shitty brats who called themselves the 'Hero-Faction'. This world will definitely be a much more interesting place now! Hah hah hah hah hah!"
Heaven
[Michael… we've confirmed it... the prison break at Judecca. No other prisoners were compromised; just that one Man...]
"I see... that's very curious, but... I am not surprised as to why they would break him out."
[I'm very sorry about this. As Satan Lucifer, I'll take full responsibility for this event.]
"I will hear none of that, Sirzechs. This was an extraneous event. But it does disturb me as to how they so effortlessly broke through seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-seven seals, and left with That Man without so much as raising a fist."
[We found Sakra at the scene, but without truly incriminating evidence, we couldn't pin the blame on him. Or rather, it's impossible to pin the blame on him either way, given its implications with relations with the Heavenly Dieties should we accuse him wrongly.]
"I see..."
[We've also found residues of Ophis' energy, so there's a high chance it's the Khaos Brigade. Moreover, we have also found traces of the seal of Dantalion around the cell.]
"... Dantalion? If they are using Ophis' power along with the Dantalion family's abilities, then..."
[The three other Satans have been alerted, and they are mobilizing. We've sent both Ajuka and Falbium to Dantalion's territory to investigate and get answers. Meanwhile, Serafall and I will be seeing you in a few hours to discuss this situation more privately. Governor Shemhazai and Vice-Governor Baraqiel is coming with us as well.]
"I see. I will see you there."
[Very well. Until then.]
"Michael..."
"I will not deny That Man's awakening now is a terrible scenario, especially since we are still recovering from the Khaos Brigade's assault some weeks prior. But, if it is true that He is awake, then, the other person too, will be awake…"
"The Apostle…"
"… the last of The Twelve… the ones gifted by God with the Paracletus..."
"Raphael, I will be meeting with Sirzechs shortly. If the Apostle is awake, then he needs to be tracked down and found. Can you please do that for me?"
"Very well, then. Well, it's a good time as any... I do have to go down to Earth to visit the Sekiryuutei anyway..."
Author's Notes
Hello, everyone. It's been quite some time since I wrote up a fanfic, but I've decided to do it to practice my writing.
For this story, I'm planning to apply my knowledge of Christian doctrine (particularly Catholic and Eastern Orthodox), and try to apply it to DxD's universe. Another thing is that angels have been largely underrepresented so far in the story, as well as a fair amount of backstory. While I tried to fill in the gaps between Mr. Ishibumi's story, I do think that this fic may be largely inaccurate after 2-3 volumes of the light novels come out.
This work is entirely fiction, and none of this work is meant to attack, criticize or otherwise defame religion. As such, please do take the contents with a grain of salt, especially if you are a particularly devout Christian.
I thank you for reading, and I welcome your reviews (particularly constructive criticism) for this story.
Apostle of the Teacher's Lounge © 2013 Keiya Taiko