Here we go with a long awaited chapter it took me a while to decide where I wanted to go with this story.
Brewing of War and an Emperor Rises
"Hey, Foxy? You miss me?" The loud raucous voice of Trihexa jeered the downed Tamamo who looked up with steel in her eyes but internally she was panicking.
'This is really bad…. Trihexa is out and she is helping him…. How did she escape the seal?' She panicked internally before she glanced at Dragarth
'She must have broken it! Only she would have the power!'
"You know I still haven't really forgiven you and God for putting me in that sealed shit hole" Trihexa spoke with venom as she cracked her neck and stepped forward towards the down fox. Tamamo reacted immediately flicking her hand out before a bunch of seals hit the general area, Kuroka, Tiamat and Valeria shielded Issei's body while Dragarth raised her arm and Trihexa tried to leap forward and catch the fox.
"Oh no you don't!" Trihexa snapped but luck was not on her side as the seals detonated in a series of explosions creating an inevitable smoke screen of dust and smoke. Trihexa quickly reacted and blew a stream of blood red fire through her mouth trying to get Tamamo and clear the smoke but to no avail as she was gone.
"That minx of a bitch, I am gonna torture that sealing bitch for eternity." Trihexa ranted she had been duped and was evidently not happy about it.
"Sister you can catch her later, quickly before his soul leaves" Dragarth grasped her sisters shoulder snapping her from her rant before turning to lifeless Issei surrounded by Tiamat, Kuroka and Valeria.
Trihexa and Dragarth dashed over before Trihexa fell to her knees in front of him.
"How are do you plan on bringing him back?" Tiamat asked with concern and worry evident in her voice.
"By turning him fully into a dragon and my mate" Trihexa spoke, Tiamat eyes widened before biting her lip she wanted Issei to be hers but unlike Trihexa she didn't have the massive power to do it when Issei was dying.
"Then what are we waiting for? Do it Trihexa!" Valeria spoke with urgency while Kuroka nodded with the same urgency to which Trihexa nodded
She leaned in cupping Issei's cheeks which had a fading warmth to them and then she pressed her forehead against his. She then shut her eyes in concentration as she began channelling her own draconic energy into his body and as she did Issei's body got progressively warmer, they saw one of his fingers twitch as hope began fluttering in their hearts. A few more moments passed as the three woman held their breath, Trihexa then leaned in to the nape of Issei's neck and bit him drawing blood but also drawing a moan from Issei which surprised them as the fruit of hope began growing.
Suddenly Issei's eyes popped open but instead of the usual calm brown colour there was now a swirling powerful red irises while his pupil were still the draconic slits, his left eye returning to normal except for the new eye colour and his draconic arm had melted back into his own arm while his tail remained. A sudden gasping of air escaped from his mouth followed by few large coughs. His eyes blinked a few more times before he licked his lips and began moving them as if the sensation was foreign to him. He glanced at each of the girls around him before he stumbled to his feet leaning on the tree as he clenched and unclenched his fists several times. The girls watched with trepidation as the man who was seemingly dead not but a few moments ago stumbled to his feet before rising to his full height with his chest puffed out proudly.
"I'm alive?' he spoke testing the words but no other words were shown as Tiamat hugged him wrapping her arms around him, her fingers digging into his back as she pressed her head against his chest. She wanted, no needed to make sure this wasn't just a dream.
"Tiamat I think if you hug any tighter I think I may just die again…" Issei told her as he chuckled into the hug, Tiamat relaxed but still hugged him
"I won't let you" she snapped the fear of Issei dying again assaulting her mind as she glanced up to lock amber eyes with red eyes, a small mile traced his lips as he patted her on the head
"I'm not going anywhere…" Issei spoke rather cheesily but Tiamat couldn't care
"Ok Tiamat don't get mopey on us it would not suit the chaos Karma Dragon" Trihexa teased with a shit-eating grin causing Tiamat to relinquish the hug before sending a glare to Trihexa
"Who might you be?" Issei asked with curiousity while looking at Trihexa
"Trihexa hot stuff and now your mate" she spoke with a casual grin, Issei's eyes widened as he did a double take on the fact she was his mate although he knew who Trihexa was, Dragarth saw to it after all those two could literally destroy worlds and he had requested Dragarth to free Trihexa.
"Mate?" he said testing the word
"Yup I had to do it to bring ya back to life since I needed to transfer my draconic energy by making you my mate it would be easier for me to transfer the energy therefore less risk of you not coming back to life" she elaborated
"So you married me as a corpse but now I am your husband in real life?" Issei spoke with confusion
"Now you put it that way it's weird but whatever hot stuff we are mated and that is that" Trihexa emphasised, the four other girls shared glances before Valeria spoke.
"If none of us realized we are still in enemy territory and Tamamo may comeback with reinforcements" Valeria pointed out
"Right let's get out of here, we will need time to gather our strength" Issei agreed as he stepped forward and nodded towards Valeria however he stopped and turned around looking at all four of them.
"Where do we go? My house is out of the question probably booby trapped, the Khaos Brigade betrayed us so that's out of the question." Issei pointed out, the five of them shared glances before Trihexa presented a solution
"We should check in to a hotel" Trihexa announced earning puzzling looks from everyone present
"Don't give me that look, firstly it will be harder to trace us we can check in with aliases plus who doesn't want to live in hotel and not to mention I need to go on my honey moon with my mate!" Trihexa elaborated as she hugged Issei rather affectionately her head snuggling into his chest, Issei glanced apologetically at the other girls who sent their glares except for Dragarth who face palmed at her sister's antics. Issei merely sheepishly scratched his cheeks as the beast of the apocalypse hugged him.
[For someone who is called Apocalyptic Beast and Emperor Beast of the Apocalypse and is the beast recorded in the biblical apocalypse she is quite weird rather than scary….] Ddraig chimed in
'Agreed Ddraig and good to have you back it was weird having you sealed…' Issei mentally replied
[It was weird being sealed, it felt cold and empty but that doesn't matter now what matters is we are back] Ddraig replied
"Um, we don't have any money my bank accounts were emptied when I turned on the supernatural" Issei admitted sheepishly
"Also isn't it a bit weird if One guy and 5 girls check into a hotel together? And furthermore how are we going to hide our energy signatures? Especially yours?" Issei pointed out his last statement directed at Trihexa who just grinned
"No one would dare disturb our honey moon!" Trihexa declared as she growled protectively, Tiamat sighed before offering up the solution
"We can go to my cave in the familiar forest despites its outward appearance it is fully furnished inside and has several rooms and even its own hot spring craved into the cave"
"Ooo, a honey moon in a cave in the middle of a beautiful forest how romantic!" Trihexa grinned
"And with five other women of which one is my sister, kinky and I like kinky…" Trihexa spoke seductively as everyone blushed while she licked her lips sensually, Issei would not lie the thought of him and five other women together in bed wasn't exactly unappealing…
[We got a lot more then we bargained for…] Ddraig sighed internally
And as if everyone else could mentally hear the dragon agreed
Tamamo managed to escape back to where the execution had taken place. There was blood and corpses everywhere but no Khaos Brigade they appear to have retreated.
She was greeted by the sight of Azazel, Michael, Freya, Athena, Shiva, Grayfia, Serafall, Ajuka, Sutr, Lilieth, Xenovia and Falbium they all stood stoically in a semi-circle as she got near she was greeted by a kneeling and sobbing Gabriel while Aphordite, Irina and Rias looked distraught the latter being held closely by Grayfia. As she got closer she understood why, there was Anna splayed beneath them, her neck literally torn out lying in a pool of her own blood, her eyes wide in horror while Ascalon remain by her corpse.
"He finally did it…." Azazel spoke ominously
"I-I can't believe it…" Michael added in disbelief
"Where were you Tamamo?" Freya turned her tone one of no none-sense as the goddesses stared down the Kitsuene.
"I shadowed Issei and his companions I wanted to ensure he was dead" she lied fluidly, Freya sized her up before nodding
"Is the beast dead?" Freya seeking confirmation, Tamamo bit her lower lip before sighing
"He was, Trihexa saved him" she announced everyone visibly stiffened even Gabriel who was sobbing paused as the temperature hit sub-zero
"Did you just say Trihexa!" Freya roared in disbelief
"She escaped her seals but how?" Michael spoke in horror while Azazel fell to his knee's Bariqel, Shemhazai and Kokabiel who were watching at a distance rushed over to help their friend but Azazel was clenching his fists and biting his lip so hard he was bleeding.
"He escaped death and now he has the beast of the apocalypse the one that required god himself to sacrifice and for you to form the seals to put her away, on his side! The world eater dragon and now the beast of the apocalypse!" Azazel roared on his knee's this was too much, it seemed as it was destiny for Issei to succeed
"Ladies and Gentlemen we are at war, we never admitted but now more than ever we have confirmed it and we have underestimated Issei Hyoudou but no longer" Tamamo took charge earning looks of surprise from everyone, she would not let Issei Hyoudou dupe her and she would crush Trihexa
"We have been acting as if we aren't but now all our restraints are off we must use any and all means to win" Tamamo declared earning murmurs of agreement
"If we are going to win we are going to need Odin, Thor, The Egyptian pantheon and Greek pantheon alive as well as Mars and we need the might of the Roman Pantheon as well as Norse" she admitted as she held her fan and began fanning, her expression serious and pragmatic
"They are dead how do you expect us to bring them back?" Michael asked but Athena was catching on
"Tamamo no, we cannot" Athena tried to speak
"Silence!" Freya interrupted
"She is right we have not taken the situation seriously we are at war and in war sacrfices must be made…" Freya spoke ominously as the words began sinking in while Azazel rose to his feet in a mixture of disbelief and shock
"So you are saying we should sacrifice millions of people to bring back the gods!" Azazel roared in disbelief
"Yes, they are still alive but they don't have the energy to return to a mortal form they need energy, blood will do" Tamamo elaborated otherwise it would take several hundred years for the gods to return to the mortal plain, time they could not afford to wait.
"No we cannot…" Gabriel spoke meekly as she held her hands over her mouth in shock
"I agree with Azazel we cannot do this!" Michael throwing his lot in with Azazel
"Agreed this is insanity!" Athena voiced her thoughts
"You don't realize do you? We cannot play by the rules anymore! Issei Hyoudou never did! If we keep doing so he will win, we are at war there must be sacrifices there must be costs. We have a lot more to lose then a few million humans. We could lose everything our freedom, our people, our races, our planet!" Tamamo retorted in anger that was rarely seen from the wise Youkai
"She's right, we have played by the rules too long…" Serafall spoke ominously, she wanted revenge for Sirzechs for all the devils that died
"What about the Khaos Brigade? They appeared to betrayed Issei Hyoudou" Ajuka pointed out
"For now we assume they are separate entity's but for now we must begin mustering and the ritual" Tamamo took charge as she began organizing the mustering of war and the return of gods
It was nightfall and Issei was slowly gaining his strength back, Trihexa stated that he would need some time to adjust before he is back to full power and if anything he was stronger now. Tiamat's cave was well furnished and even had electricity which surprised all of them but Tiamat gave the answer by telling them she used her fire to create steam for geo-thermal generators she put in place beneath her cave. Despite being in a cave the stone in the inside of the cave was actually smooth.
Issei had asked the five women to gather in Tiamat's living room puzzling them but they agreed nonetheless, Tiamat sat opposite Trihexa who was drinking a cup of wine while Dragarth stood behind her leaning on a pillar that made up part of the living room, Kuroka and Valeria stood in between them against a wall. Everyone in the room could see the tension between Trihexa and Tiamat but no one dared to point it out.
A few more moments passed before Issei walked in.
"For what I gathered you here before" he cut to the chase his tone suddenly serious puzzling everyone some more
"I-I had an epiphany as I died, it was that we had conquered the supernatural and we ruled over them I as the Blood Dragon Emperor while you three as my loyal Crimson Empresses" he spoke seriously as he glanced at Tiamat, Valeria and Kuroka who were surprised by the idea of being rulers but also their hearts warmed that his last thoughts as he died was of them.
"So, you want to make this epiphany a reality?" Tiamat spoke with uncertainty to which Issei nodded and smiled
"Yes, it is time for us to carve out an empire from the soon to be ruins of the old order. We are going to war, a war which we will win, a war in which we will rule and crave out the world in our image." Issei declared as he clenched his fist in determination, Trihexa grinned as she rose and faced Issei
"Crimson Empress sounds intriguing where do we start?" Issei mirrored a grin back to the woman
"An Emperor needs an army…."
There we go, this was an inevitable escalation and something that would happen sooner rather than later. I know many have waited quite a while and I apologize for the delay, I hope this chapter makes up for it. Please leave a review telling me your thoughts. Until next time!