Lawgane - Think of Athena as an observer on the DxD world, she won't intervene unless she has to

16

"It's so hot!" Sera shouted into the vast and expansive Egyptian desert. "I should have gone with the girls to Kyoto!"

"How can you possibly complain when you're dressed like that?" asked Kuro.

Indeed he had a point. Out of everyone who went to Egypt, Sera was wearing the least amount of clothing. She wore loose khaki shorts with a black bikini. Her velvet black hair was tied into twin tails that were being blown by a breeze. Even though it was a breeze, it was more like the tossing and turning of hot air.

"Can't a girl complain about being burned alive?" Sera sighed. "Of all the ways to go…I never expected to go out like this."

"Chin up Lady Leviathan," said Rose as she straightened her backpack. "According to the compass Lord Masamune gave me, we should almost be there."

Rose wore loose khaki pants with a short white T-shirt. It seemed like appropriate attire for being in the hot weather, however the fact that she had a large backpack stuffed to the rim with everything she said were the "essentials", it seemed kind of off. Her silver hair was tied back into a ponytail with a red ribbon as she looked down at the compass Masamune had enchanted to search for Divine Artifacts.

"Oh stop it with the Lady stuff," sighed Sera. "How many times have I told you already to just call me Sera."

"Are you sure that thing isn't broken?" asked Dulio. "I hate to say it, but we're in the middle of nowhere."

Dulio and Masamune wore practically the same outfit. A pair of khaki shorts with high socks and a loose white T-shirt.

"No she's right," said Kuro. "We're almost there."

Kuro wore…a peculiar outfit. Instead of wearing pants, he just wore a really loose white T-shirt that, on his particular body, looked like a middle school girl was wearing a dress that was too small for her.

Masamune paused in his track. They really were in the middle of the desert, having passed Cairo about 15 miles ago. A sea of yellow stretched out as far as Masamune could see with the blue sky met the desert.

"Looks like we're here," said Kuro.

"Are you guys kidding?" asked Sera. "It's still the middle of nowhere!"

"Not exactly," said Masamune as he held out his hand. It pressed against a barrier that rippled like water, revealing a large barrier warded with sigils on the ground. "It's a city, in the middle of nowhere."

"Who would build a city in the desert like this?" asked Rose. "There's no available source of water for miles, and no cattle for food. How are you supposed to survive here?"

"Those are Enochian sigils, aren't they?" asked Dulio as he walked forward. "Haven't seen those in a long time."

"These runes are warded all along the perimeter of the city," said Kuro. "Master, can you rewrite them to let us past?"

"Leave that to me," said Rose. "Runic magic happens to be my specialty."

Masamune smirked. "It's all yours Rose."

Masamune and the others stepped back as they watched Rose pull out a strange looking pen from her backpack. It took her only minutes to see what type of runes had been cast on the ward and then seconds more to simply rewrite them. Masamune knew how to rewrite Enochian runes, but it was only after he had hundreds of years and it would take him 10 maybe 15 minutes max. Rose just rewrote a complicated Enochian runic ward in less than 5, and she did it without tripping the alarm.

Dulio let out a whistle. "Smooth."

"Nice job Rose," Sera patted her on the head. "I knew you were amazing."

Everyone stepped inside the barrier to be greeted by an entire city. A massive and spiraling city that followed the momentum of a hill, with a grand palace built at the top of the hill. The buildings were small and built next to each other, this architecture reminded him of old Germanic buildings seeing as all of the buildings were practically identical. Stone and brick paths led to a spiraling pathway that sectioned off at various turns and stops. Hundreds, maybe thousands of people were running about and living life.

"Welcome to Meropolis," declared Masamune.

"There was actually an entire city in the desert," gulped Sera. "How did we not notice it."

"I thought you would have known Sera," said Masamune. "This is the desert city of Meropolis, home of the Egyptian gods."

"This is the Meropolis?" asked Sera. "I've never been here before. I've heard that the Egyptian pantheon locked themselves away, but I always thought they'd take to the skies. I didn't figure they would have built an entire city in the desert."

"It makes sense," said Dulio. "The desert provides cover and protection from invasion, and with that warding, humans only see desert. Quite a brilliant move actually."

Masamune looked to Rose, who's eyes were glued on anything that happened to be in her line of sight at the time. She looked like a kid who just entered a candy store for the first time in their live.

"Are you okay Rose?" asked Masamune. "You look really excited for someone who spent their whole live in the Golden City."

"W-Well…I've never been on Midgard for this long, and I've never seen much of this realm before," said Rose with an embarrassed smile as she rubbed her head. "I guess I'm just really excited."

Masamune smiled. "Well there's a lot more to see then just this."

"If Cosmic Eclipse is here," said Kuro. "I'm willing to bet money it's in the palace. I doubt anything that powerful went unnoticed."

"Off to the palace then!" Sera marched forward.

Masamune sighed and followed Sera's lead. Even though he'd visited Meropolis a dozen times before, it was weird to see it so full of life. The Meropolis he knew was just as big, however had far less people as a result of the war.

They really took their time in going to the palace, taking in a bit of the scenery and trying some of the food. Eventually, they found their way up the hill and at the foot of the palace.

An elegantly designed castle constructed with large pillars made of gold that practically sparkled in the sunlight. The gigantic doors were guarded by two overly sized statues holding two spears that intersected the door. As soon as they all arrived by it, the statue's moved as one of them looked down. They were easily 20 feet tall but sentient…

"What business do you have here?" asked the statue.

Sera cleared her throat and stepped forward. "My name is Serafall Leviathan, a Devil King, representative of the Underworld."

Dulio joined her. "I am Dulio Gesualdo, a representative of Heaven."

"We seek an audience with the Pharaoh," said Sera.

Masamune thought they would have had to use force, however after a few seconds, the statues retracted their spears as the doors opened.

"Well that was easy," said Masamune.

"I beg of you," said Kuro. "Never say those words. Every time you say those words, nothing ever goes right."

Masamune should have bit his tongue the second the words left his mouth, because upon entering the doors, they were greeted to a family argument.

Past the dozen of pillars that littered the room was a massive throne made of gold and laced with crimson cushions. Upon the throne was a 20 foot tall woman with long wavy blonde hair with ends that looked red enough to be on fire. She had fiery orange hair and had a voluptuous body with a black and red body suit, golden platings around her body and a metallic golden skirt and boots. She seemed to be ignoring the complaints of a man yelling at her.

He was equally as large as her with spiky blonde hair and red eyes. He was shirtless and had a well toned body and tattoos running down his left arm and wore a pair of loose fitting pants tucked into golden boots.

"Mother please," said the man. "With this weapon, we can finally take back our land. We won't have to abide by that silly treaty anymore."

"For the 516th time Horus, I will not use that staff to instigate war," The blonde woman let out a frustrated sigh. "I really do hope you grow out of this rebellious phase. It's because of the Elysium Treaty that our people are flourishing."

"But we don't have to obey such a ridiculous treaty," said Horus. "We are gods mother, what's wrong with messing around with humans once in awhile."

"Oh come now Horus," said a new woman. "Are you just that desperate to sleep with human women now?"

The new woman was as tall as the other two, with long purple hair and darker skin. Her long purple hair was flowing behind her back. She wore a black dress that seemed to go against the gold aesthetic.

Masamune froze up, as if he had been struck by one of Poseidon's Authorities. His legs betrayed him as his hands began to shake. Of all the things he's faced so far since coming to this world, why was it that this was the only thing that struck fear in his heart.

"M-Master?" asked Rose. "Are you okay?"

"Oh no…" Kuro gulped. "Is that who I think it is?"

"Huh?" asked Dulio.

The blonde haired turned from the man and eyed Masamune and his crew…the purple haired woman did the same.

"Oh? Visitors…from the city?" asked the woman. "And quite a variety of them. An Angel…a Devil…an Asgardian...a Nemean Lion…" The woman peered her heard forward. "It can't be."

Masamune felt a cold shiver down his spine.

Sera nudged him. "Munecchi, what's wrong with you? Say something?"

"I haven't seen one of your kind in ages," said the purple haired woman as she knelt down to face him. "What is your name?"

"A-Asa Masamune…"

"Masamune…huh?" the purple haired woman's body began to emit a black smoke before her body shrank down to human size. Her golden eyes were piercing with those cat like pupils. "Have we met somewhere before? I would have remembered if I met a God Slayer, however this is strange?"

"What brings you all to Meropolis?" asked the blonde woman.

"Great Pharaoh," said Dulio as he got one on knee. "We come on a mission. Various objects have been appearing on this world as of late. We've been tasked to retrieve them all."

Suddenly, the woman jumped out of her throne and shrank down to human size as embers of flames emitted from her body. She came face to face with Masamune, and then eyed Kuro, who was equally as freaked out as he was.

"Explain yourselves," said the woman.

"M-Mam?" asked Sera. "What could you mean?"

"This Nemean Lion here," said the woman. "Aside from the fact that he's taking a human form, I sense my powers surging through his blood. Tell me, Nemean Lion, why do you have one of my Authorities?"

"He said something about this before…" mumbled Dulio.

"Oh crap that's right!" Sera scratched her head.

"I-It's a rather long story…your highness," said Kuro. "But rest assured, we come in peace."

"Mother," said the purple haired woman. "They said they were for those objects. Could it be they sensed the staff?"

The blonde woman held out her hand as the Cosmic Eclipse's wooden staff formed. "This thing? God Slayer, what is this thing?"

"I-It's a Divine Artifact, your highness," Masamune said through his nerves. "It's very dangerous if in the wrong hands."

"So it is a weapon," said Horus.

Masamune shook his hand. "It's an agricultural tool. It can direct sunlight to a specific area. Demeter and Hestia developed it so the ancient people of Greece could go year round and not starve. However it can be used as a weapon if in the wrong hands. It has the potential to scorch entire continents. I believe that is why the temperature around the deserts have been so high lately."

"Heh, interesting," smirked the purple haired woman as she circled Masamune. "And to think that you got through my wards so easily. Quite impressive, Masamune."

"Well you've been using the same sigils for a few thousand years," Masamune whispered underneath his breath.

"Bast," said the blonde woman. "Do you know this God Slayer?"

"Not that I can remember I'm afraid," said Bast. "However…my memories seem jumbled. I don't quite know."

Masamune gulped. So…this is fear. He had forgotten how it felt to have these erratic pulses drench every cell in his body, to be so nervous that he could hardly move the way he wanted to.

"Tell me then," said the blonde woman. "What will you do with this Artifact, if I were to give it to you?"

"M-Mother!" cried Horus, however he shut it once she held up her hand.

"I'm thankful that the gods have found this," said Masamune. "These Artifacts are somewhat sentient. They can warp the rational thinking of man. Once I find them, I'll lock them away in a parallel space so no one can touch them. They'll be safe and away from the world."

"I see," the blonde woman smirked before tossing Kuro the staff. "It is in your hands now."

"Mother, please rethink this," said Horus. "You're giving away a valuable weapon to strangers."

"The God Slayers are not our enemies, despite what their title might suggest," said the blonde woman. "If this Masamune is a descendant of that man, than I know that this is the right thing to do."

"T-Thank you, your highness," said Kuro as he bowed his head.

"However!" she retorted. "I am still unsatisfied with my own questions. Bast's memories being jumbled, the fact that this Nemean Lion has my Authority, I would like some answers, God Slayer."

Masamune took a deep breath. "I'm ready to give you some."

The woman smirked. "That's great to hear. I, Ra, grant you all permission to stay in this palace until further notice."

"M-Mother!" protested Horus.

"Oh how fun," Bast clapped her hands together. "Come then everyone, I'll show you to the guest rooms. Please feel free to wash up before we eat."

As Ra and Horus left the room, the group followed Bast. Rose had to give Masamune a good push before he could start walking again.

"Master, I haven't seen you so spooked before," said Rose.

"I am so dead," said Masamune.

"She's going to skin me alive and use me as a rug," Kuro whimpered.

"You two have some real explaining to do," sighed Sera, with Dulio giggling.

"I wish the others are doing better in Kyoto," said Masamune, regretting his decision to go to Egypt.

…

Mihiro had been reincarnated as a Devil for a few hundred years now, but she felt ashamed that she had never once visited Kyoto in the modern age. The last time she set foot in here, it was for an assassination mission back in the 18th century.

"Hurry it up Mihiro," said Kuroka. "We'll leave you behind."

"C-Coming!"

Mihiro ran up the spiraling path to the others. They had entered the city not too long ago and were pretty much sight seeing at this point. Mihiro was quite surprised to see that many of the landmarks she had seen in her occasional visit were still here. Tenryuuji Temple, Ginkakuji and Kinkakuji Temple as well. It was as if she was coming here for the first time again.

In front of her were Kuroka, Lady Gabriel, and Lady Susanoo. It surprised her a bit that Lady Susanoo had taken a human form. It was pretty much how she looked as a goddess, however her entire magic pressure had been erased. She looked like a middle school girl with long black hair that was tied into a thin tail with ferocious golden eyes.

"W-Wait a minute!" said Mihiro as she caught up with them. "Shouldn't we be looking for Caliburn?"

"Yeah but…I have no idea where to start," said Gabriel. "If the sword really is sentient, it could have masked it's magic pressure."

"Caliburn," said Kuroka. "Wasn't that the sword that King Arthur pulled from the stone? Why would it be such a bad sword?"

"That's how it was on this world," said Susanoo. "We have no knowledge about whether or not history is the same on the God Slayer's world. For all we know, it could be a corrupt Holy Sword."

"Can a Holy Sword even be corrupt?" asked Kuroka.

"It can," said Mihiro. "Holy Swords are practically like Sacred Gears. They respond to the user's will. But if it's like what Masamune said, then maybe these Artifacts are Sacred Gears that twist it's user's will to fit it's own."

"If that's the case," said Gabriel. "Things could get a lot worse then we realize."

As everyone was talking about the danger at hand, Mihiro found her eyes wandering around the street. The city sure was lively. There were hundreds of tourists walking around and enjoying the food and scenery. All of the buildings were practically identical, and yet each was different and unique in their own way. There were also tons of street performers around, fire breathing or selling masks. And yet for some reason, Mihiro's eyes fixed on a magician that one a group of girls in front of him.

He couldn't have been older than 16, with a youthful and childish face. He had fairly long dark red hair with bangs framing his face and the most enticing eyes. One eye was red that matched his hair but the other was orange, like a miniature sun. He wore a red and white kimono and was performing card tricks.

As Mihiro watched, she noticed that he was actually a pretty good magician. If she wasn't so used to actual magic, she would have completely been convinced he was a magician for sure.

However, during the middle of his performance, he dropped his deck of cards and the girls booed him and walked over. Mihiro frowned and walked over to him. She locked eyes with him and smiled.

"You're pretty good," she said. "Mind showing me a trick?"

"I'm nowhere near where I want to be," said the boy. He held out his hand as all the fallen cards rose to his hand and rearranged themselves in his hand. "I'll show ya a neat trick."

Mihiro found herself giggling. He was rather charming for a street performer, even speaking with a kansai dialect. Mihiro's eyes were mesmerized as he cut and shuffled the cards with such elegance and grace. His fingers never wasted a single movement as he finally spread out the cards.

"Think of a card and touch one, will ya?" asked the boy.

Mihiro placed her finger on a card and thought of one.

"Now, will you be so kind as to say the name of your card and pull it out?"

"Uh…queen of hearts," she said as she pulled out the card. Her brain practically exploded as she was holding a queen of hearts in her hand. "N-No way! How did you-"

"What's going on?" asked Kuroka as she and the other girls walked over.

"Oh a street magician!" Gabriel clapped her hands together. "I've always wanted to see a performance."

"A street performer huh?" asked Susanoo as she crossed her arms. "Entertain me magician."

The boy smiled nervously. "Let's see…why don't the kind lady with the blonde hair check the inside of her hat?"

Everyone watched as Gabriel took off her hat and pulled out a folded up card. Upon unfolding it, Mihiro noticed that it was the same card that she picked out. It had somehow vanished from her hand and appeared in the hat.

"Wow!" cried Gabriel. "That's amazing!"

"Not bad," said Kuroka.

Susanoo let out a laugh. "That was well played indeed."

Mihiro faced the boy. "How did you…"

The boy simply smiled. "A magician has his secrets."

"Boy," said Susanoo. "I require your name."

The boy smiled. "Quite the straightforward audience. My name is Kenzaki Seijuro, your friendly neighborhood street magician."

Mihiro reached into her bag and pulled out some money, before dropping it in Seijuro's top hat. "That was quite the trick, Kenzaki-Kun. I'd love to see you do more some time. I'm Arashikage Mihiro."

"The pleasure is all mine," The boy held a hand across his chest as he bowed. "Lady Mihiro."

Susanoo suddenly jumped in front of Seijuro and caught a stray arrow that had been shot from the rooftops.

"W-What the hell?" asked Kuroka.

"Oh my…" said Seijuro.

Mihiro walked forward and grabbed the arrow. "Tri-tipped curved arrowhead with…" Mihiro sniffed the arrowhead. "Tetrodotoxin…"

"Mihiro, how do you know that?" asked Kuroka.

"Everybody cover a four man area around Kenzaki-Kun," said Mihiro. "If he's their target, we need to cover a 360 degree angle."

Everybody jumped around Kenzaki.

"W-What's going on?" asked Kenzaki.

"Don't worry Kenzaki-Kun," said Mihiro. "We'll protect you."

"What's going on here Mihiro?" asked Kuroka. "How do you know all of this?"

"Kuroka," said Mihiro. "Teleport us to the rooftops, we'll need a clean line of sight. There's way too many people here."

"R-Right!"

Kuroka opened a magic circle and the five of them were teleported to the rooftops. This was much better, there weren't any objects obstructing their view so they could clearly see who was going to shoot at them.

"Okay explain," said Susanoo. "How do you know their tactics?"

"That arrowhead and poison were created by the Arashikage Clan," said Mihiro. "It's used in kidnapping missions. The toxin slows your heart to one beat a minute and immobilizes your muscles. We're dealing with experienced assassins here."

"What the hell do they want with a street performer?" asked Kuroka. "And I thought that the Arashikage's were extinct?"

"They have my clans techniques and ambush tactics," Mihiro gritted her teeth as she manifested the Dragon Slaying sword on her back. "This is unforgivable. Nobody disrespects my clan like this."

A black whirlwind materialized a tall woman with short white hair and blue eyes. She wore a black and white gi with chain mail underneath, as well as a long katana on her back as well as a wakizashi on the back of her waist. A partial mask covered the bottom of her face, however Mihiro knew immediately who she was.

"If it isn't the little disgrace," said the woman. "Why are you hanging out with an Archangel, a nekomata, and a goddess, Mihiro?"

"I thought you were dead," said Mihiro as she gripped her sword. "Mother."

"That's…your mother?" asked Gabriel. "Why would she be attacking us?"

"That creature is no child of mine," said the woman. "Now hand over that magician, and I'll make all of your deaths quick."

"You dare attack a goddess and start demanding things?" asked Susanoo as storm clouds began to gather in the skies. "The nerve of you humans. Perhaps I should put your in your place."

"Please wait Lady Susanoo!" Mihiro pulled out the Dragon Slaying sword and slammed it in the rooftop. A large amount of magic poured out from the sword and ripped apart all the wards and talisman that had been set around the area, as well as several golden magic circles that had been placed around them.

"W-What the hell?" asked Kuroka. "I didn't even sense any of them."

"Celestial Traps huh?" asked Mihiro. "Those tricks won't work on us. I know exactly everything you're planning on doing."

"Perhaps I was right to align with the Hero Faction," said her mother. "Once we finish you all off, Kyoto will be destroyed."

"What?" asked Seijuro. "What are you planning on doing to Kyoto?"

"What's done is done," she smirked.

Her mother was about to draw her sword, however a magic circle opened and a tall, handsome man emerged. He had spiky dark hair and bright blue eyes, holding a long spear with spiraling dragons leading to a large blade.

"That's quite enough Minami," said the man. "You and your men are retreating. Did you do it?"

Minami sighed. "I made sure the Youkai got their hands on Caliburn. It won't be long now."

"Then we shall be off," said the man as he tapped his spear on the ground. "Seijuro, we'll come for you another time. Your crimes will be punished, Merlin."

"Up yours Cao Cao," said Kenzaki. "I'm never going back, not as long as you all you care about is destruction."

"Progress requires sacrifice," said Cao Cao as both he and Minami sunk to the ground. "I shall see you soon, brother."

Just like that, the two sunk into the magic circle and closed up.

Gabriel looked to Kenzaki and glared. "Hero Faction? I think it's time you explain yourself, street performer."

Kenzaki scratched his head and fell to his butt. "I didn't think they'd get to me so quickly, and after all that work I did to escape."

"Who are you?" asked Mihiro. "You knew them, and my mother didn't you?"

"Minami? I didn't know she was your mother," said Kenzaki. "I'm Kenzaki Seijuro, Reincarnation of Merlin. The Hero Faction wants me to break some seals to free some monster."

…

Masamune had never felt so nervous from eating before. He, Kuro, Dulio, Rose, Sera, and Dulio sat at a grand table with Ra at the head, and Bast and Horus at her sides. A golden table with matching chairs as well as a grand chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

"So you're telling me," said Ra. "That the God Slayer and Nemean Lion here are from another world. And the reason this Nemean Lion has my immortal sun Authority is because the God Slayer stole it from my counterpart when he slept over at the palace…with Bast?"

Masamune nervously nodded. "Yes mam."

"Oh he's a God Slayer alright," said Bast as she gave him a sly smirk and held her hand in front of her mouth.

Ra grabbed onto her stomach as she let out a roar of a laugh. "That I quite possibly, the best story I have ever heard in my life! To think that my counterpart was stupid enough to have his Authority stolen because you slept with Bast!"

"Mother, how can you be so calm?" asked Horus. "This man stole your Authorities and gave it to a Nemean Lion!"

"I apologize your Highness," said Masamune as he bowed his head. "I know it's a few thousand years too late, but I'm sorry. Kuro…Kuromaru was at his deathbed and I couldn't think of any other way to save him."

Ra crossed her arms. "You defied the gods and usurped their Authorities, to help your friend in need?"

"Yes," said Masamune. "He was my only friend at the time, I didn't want him to die."

"And you," said Ra looking to Kuro. "Do you regret the God Slayer having done this for you?"

Kuro smiled. "Not at all your Highness. I am grateful for the opportunity my Master has given me. I will always stay by his side, no matter what."

"Well said, young one," said Ra. "Then I guess no harm done."

"I agree," said Bast. "I suppose it was my counterpart's fault that this happened."

"And you said that these Artifacts were going to be used to break the seals of this Trihexa?" asked Ra. "I have heard tales of this beast, but I did not think it was real."

"Is there anything we can do help?" asked Bast.

"Actually," said Dulio. "The three great factions were hoping to form alliances with various other factions from around the world. The All-Father and Asgard are in, however…"

"I understand," said Ra. "I shall send word to the Devil Kings when we're done here."

"Looks like we got another faction for the alliance," smiled Sera. "Munecchi, good job!"

"Your Highness," said Masamune. "You said that I was a descendant of someone?"

"Oh yes," said Ra with a smile. "One of the first God Slayers of this world originated from Egypt, using my Authorities if I might add."

"He didn't have to kill any gods?" asked Kuro.

Bast shook her head. "I remember him quite well. Izil was his name right? Masamune here certainly is the spitting image of that man."

"While we're on the topic, your Highness," said Masamune. "Can I ask you, how my ancestors died? I heard that they were slaughtered…"

Ra sighed. "Unfortunately, that part is true. It seems the three great factions were terrified of the potential the God Slayers had, and unified a temporary united front and strategically took down all of them, one by one."

"And the leaders of the factions," said Masamune. "Were they the current ones?"

"Munecchi?" asked Sera. "What are you trying to say?"

"I heard from Mihiro that the current Devil Kings were the ones who issued the order to kill the God Slayers," said Masamune. "Is that true?"

"If you're suggesting that the Leviathan girl here was a part of it," said Ra. "She wasn't. This was before the inheritance of the Asmodeus, Beelzebub, and Leviathan names. However, the one who still claims the title of Lucifer, was a part of it."

Masamune felt his heart stop. "You're saying…Sirzechs?"

"Sirzechs Lucifer," said Bast. "You should not hold it against him, I doubt he hardly remembers what happened?"

"W-What do you mean?" asked Sera. "I had no knowledge of this."

"Sirzechs Lucifer was indeed the one who issued the order for the genocide of the God Slayers," said Ra. "However it was voted that his memories of the ordeal be erased. He probably has no idea the God Slayers even existed before meeting you."

"He…doesn't remember?" asked Sera.

"It was decided that the God Slayers existence was too much of a threat," said Bast. "Not many Devils or Angels out there even remember them let alone humans. Don't hold it against the Devil King."

Masamune couldn't believe what he was hearing. Sirzechs was the Devil King who issued the order for the genocide of the God Slayers? And not only that, his memories of such an event was completely erased. He has no memory of committing genocide?

"Munecchi…" said Sera. "I swear I didn't know about any of this."

"I know," said Masamune with a grimaced smile. "It's just a surprise, I guess."

"God Slayer," said Ra. "Tell me, have you established a domain for yourself yet?"

"A domain?" asked Masamune.

"It's customary for beings of high nobility to control certain territory over the world," said Sera. "The Angels control Heaven, the Devils control the Underworld, and various supernatural beings control various nations and kingdoms all over the world."

"I believe there's a certain werewolf pack that controls all of England," said Bast. "Kyoto in Japan is controlled by the Youkai, Romania is controlled by Vladi and his vampires, etc."

"I see," said Masamune. "The God Slayers on my world had a similar system."

"There were 7 God Slayers who controlled each of the 7 continents on Earth," said Kuro. "Master here was the King of Japan. When you become a God Slayer, the land of your origin becomes your domain."

"King of Japan huh?" asked Bast. "Not too shabby God Slayer."

"Not like any of those obnoxious assholes ever cared about territory," Masamune sighed. "They'd invade each others nations and kill whatever god they wanted without a worry in the world, which led to war among everybody."

"Mother," said Bast. "Don't you think we should give our new friends here a gift?"

"Good idea," Ra smirked before getting up. "Come with me."

The group, save for Horus, walked back outside to the front of the palace. Ra stepped forward and held up her hand as a massive sword began to emerge from the air, as if it were passing through an invisible wall that rippled like water.

As the sword began to peer through, Masamune realized that it wasn't a sword. It was just the hull of a giant battleship. An incredibly large and fully battle ready warship painted red with golden trimmings. It was like something from a science fiction pirate movie. The entire ship was as big as the estate was with three large masts and flags waving in the air.

"Y-Your Highness…" said Masamune. "Is this what I think it is?"

"Meet my Golden Chariot," declared Ra with vigor and excitement. "I call her the Heliomatrix, or Helio for short. Consider her a gift from the Egyptian Pantheon to you."

"Y-You're giving us a warship?" asked Kuro as he buckled his knees.

"Your Highness we can't possibly accept something like this," said Sera.

"Oh come now," said Bast. "It is common knowledge that someone must present a gift to new friends, isn't that right? It's the least we can do."

"And as another token of our friendship," Ra smirked before walking over to Bast and presenting her forward. "I'll give you my daughter here."

Masamune blinked a few times. "Excuse me?"

"Oh my," said Bast. "Mother…"

"You've been telling me how you've always wanted to see the world right?" asked Ra. "And besides from me, you're the only one who's well versed enough in engineering to maintain the Helio right? It makes perfect sense."

Masamune gulped. Why is this happening to him? The counterpart of the girl who he had slept with to steal her mother's Authority…

"H-How can I possibly refuse?" Masamune asked with a nervous smile. "If it's okay with you Bast, we'd love to have you."

Bast sighed and smiled. "I'll be in your hands then, God Slayer."

Just then, a magic circle opened by Masamune's ear.

"Masamune!" cried Kuroka. "Are you ready to come to Kyoto? We have a bit of a situation here."

"Kuroka?" asked Masamune. "We're all set here. Teleport us when you need."

Masamune turned to face Ra. "I apologize Your Highness, but it looks like we have to go."

"If you've safely stored away the Artifact, then please feel free to go," said Ra as she crossed her arms. "I shall contact Sirzechs and Odin when we're done here to discuss an alliance."

"God Slayer," said Bast. "If it's okay with you, I'd like to speak with you as we take the Helio to your destination."

Masamune raised an eyebrow. "Yeah I'm okay with that, but why?"

"I shall explain on the way," said Bast.

Masamune nodded and turned back to the magic circle. "Kuroka, teleport the others. I'll meet you guys there."

"I hope you got a plan," said Kuroka as magic circles opened up under Kuro, Sera, Rose, and Dulio.

Bast turned to the Helio as a golden magic circle opened. "Come then, God Slayer. We have much to discuss."