Issei and his team all stood together patiently waiting for georg to transport them to romania. This mission was an S ranked one and he was going to complete. He had called Vali in to give him a hand in case things went South.
Using his cunning brain he already had a perfect excuse for his team if the questioned how he knew Vali so well and what he was doing here. The plan was simple Invade The vampires and get the holy grail from them.
But Issei was worried he couldnt help but shake the feeling that something major was about to be revealed in this mission. Something that might even force him to accelerate his plans to incorporate the hero faction into the alliance.
As soon as georg arrived they teleported to the coordinates that Issei had given to them. The plan was simple they were to teleport a long way out of Romania collect a few artifacts. Then meet up with team vali. Then finally to retrieve the wielder of the holy grail.
Issei had a little information about the wielder of the grail as he had a few spies of his stationed inside romania. It turns out that It was a girl named Valerie tepes who had suddenly become the head of the Tepes faction.
This was a fact that startled Issei to no end. There was something big going on in the Vampire kingdom. And in the centre of it all was Valerie tepes the girl he had vowed to rescue. He sighed and rubbed his head a little. The last week was full of troublesome reports from Romania.
Apparently the treaty of neutrality between both the Tepes and Valdi faction had been broken causing a civil war to break out. After that he had learnt that Sirzechs had sent Rias and her peerage because the Valdi faction had asked for gasper. "Now that red headed sis con is doing it just to mess with me." Issei thought as he shook his head.
Then there was the sighting of a big black dragon with hetrochromatic eyes perched on top of the Tepes faction headquarters. Issei Paled at the description as he knew exactly who that was. He was currently the only mortal dragon to be at heavenly dragon level. It was Crom Crauch the crescent dragon. Issei was sure that he wouldn't last 5 minutes against Crom Crauch that guy could take on and defeat shiva of the hindu faction with out much of a problem.
Then It begged the question why was a dragon, the strongest Evil dragon, no less helping a faction in a civil war. Specifically when the said faction was a vampire race. Dragons and Vampire dont usually get along, so it made the whole situation even more complicated and suspicious.
Last but not the least Isseis spy had informed him that a devil with Silver hair had been spotted Inside the Tepes faction main manor. Issei knew that it wasn't Vali. That just left one devil with those features and that was Rizviem livian Lucifer one of the 3 super devils. He already sent this piece of information to Vali mentally preparing his brother in all but blood.
This appearance however was the one that confused Issei the most. Why would Vampires associate themselves with devils when they consider them lowly beings. Why would a super devil of all people be at that place. This was all two fishy. The appearance of Crom crauch then Rizviem the super devil was all to absurd unless it meant something else.
Isseis new caluculative mind immediately collected and joined all of the dots. This was an organisation. This had to be the third and the mysterious Faction of the Khaos brigade. From his report he knew they had both the holy spear and the Holy cross with them. And if they were in romania it meant that they were after the holy grail.
He was confused because he didn't understand why would that group be collecting the 3 holy gears. Un less... as soon as he put thought into it only one answer entered his mind. The answer made him pale. What that 3rd faction was planning was suicide. Not just them but everyones. No one not even the planet would survive if the plan went through.
Seeing his paled expression Jeanne who had become exponentially close to Issei touched his arm and gave him a worried look. He sighed before looking at his group and saying. "Things are bad. I just realised what the reports mean and I have found the picture. It definitely isnt pretty."
"What is it leader sama?" Asked Seigfried. He honestly liked Issei. He was fun to talk to in free time a great sparing partner always took in the opinion of others. And once in a while let others choose there own missions.
"Its the 3rd khaos brigade group I think I may have found out there true purpose." Issei said.
"What did you figure out leader sama?" Georg curiously asked.
"You may have noticed that Cao Cao joined that group giving them the holy spear. Then it was confirmed that the rogue mage group possessing the holy cross also joined it. I have reason to believe that both Rizviem and Crom Crauch are apart of that group and are now after the holy graal. Now tell me what did god use to derive these 3 gears." Issei cryptically asked.
"He derived it from... YOU DONT MEAN THAT DO YOU?" seigfried yelled in the end.
Issei nodded gravely and said "Exactly. They are going to use the 3 holy relics and un seal the beast of apocalypse Trihexa." All of his team mates stood there stunned. They wanted to prove that humans were superior to the supernatural but something like trihexa wouldnt leave anything to prove.
The insane beast was said to be equal in power to Great red It self. Heck it took the combined power of both God and all of the original Maous just to seal the beast. And if a fight broke out between trihexa and great red then it was the real end of the world for all of the factions. Humans and supernatural a like. Regardless of who won it would be be the real arrival of The ragnorak.
"And the most troublesome fact is that they may have a way of controlling that monster." Issei tiredly said.
"How do you know that Ise?" Jeanne asked she was now very afraid and was leaning into Issei who was holding her in order to comfort her.
"I know Crom Crauch likes challenges and Rizviem wants destruction but neither of them are stupid enough to release trihexa without a solid way to control it. That beast would kill them in an instant if not controlled." Issei answered them his tone becoming even more grave then before.
This made his whole team eerily quiet. The situation was graver than grave they had to move soon in order to secure the holy graal before anything drastic happened. All of them were brought out of the stupor when georg turned to Issei and asked "So what will be do leader sama?"
"Honestly I have half a mind to take our group away from the Khaos brigade and side with the alliance. But you tell me what do we do?" Issei asked.
"Your thoughts are the most logical ones Leader sama. There will be no one to prove our superiority to If all of us die. So therefore I agree to joining the alliance to deal with the 3rd group." Georg said.
"I have no qualms in joining the alliance leader sama. Despite being with us for a short time you havent led us wrong. We are actually stronger than ever. So I will trust you and be your sword until the bitter end." Seigfried said with conviction.
"I fell in love with you Ise I wont leave you. The devils may have done that I wont. I will follow you until the end." Jeanne said.
"You are a good leader, you care for all your subordinates and treat them as if they were your equals. You changed me from being a simple tool to a boy of my age. There isn't anyone I trust more than you. So I will follow you as well." Leo chirped causing Issei to smile and ruffle his head affectionately.
"You guys thank you." Issei said honestly.
"Well lets get going we need to find a way to stop qillopoth." Said Issei as he turned around and started walking towards the direction of the relic he wanted.
"Qillopoth? Is that what we will call the mysterious group?" Georg asked
"Yeah look at it this way sepiroth means to give life. They want to do the opposite and take life away thence why qillopoth." Issei answered as the other 3 members of his team nodded. All of them then raced towards the ruin to find the relic which happened to the Black sword Shigure.
BANG THATS IT FOR THE CHAP HOPE YOU LIKED IT.