Death
Destruction
Chaos
Despair.
Those words could describe what was happening in the underworld quite plainly.
The Capital City itself, Lilith, looked to be less like an actual city and more like a burning hot mess just like what the Christian faith proclaimed it to be in their preaches, with the sounds of demonic roars, fearful screams and the sounds of flesh being ripped asunder filling the air. Additionally, the skies were filled with various Magic Circles that fired beam attacks of all kinds as the demons were coming left and right, killing all the devils there. Cacodemons filled the skies, launching plasma balls from their mouths while Imps crawled along any surface they could like ants, flinging fireballs all over the place to melt away whatever they touched. Hell Knights smashed away at vehicles and people without caring about making any kind of distinction, with Pinkies rampaging through the streets like wild bulls, shredding through their adversaries with their Tusks and fangs.
It had happened WAY too fast and without any kind of warning. The Devils had just been going about their own days, minding their own businesses, unaware that some people had a weird feeling that something was coming….. Something bad. Their hunch soon got proven right, though they would soon wish that they would never have been proven right in the first place when multiple red portals had appeared throughout Lilith's most populated areas… with there being only a couple seconds worth of tension before a whole HORDE of Demons spewed out like a Damn finally bursting, unable to hold back the water any longer. As a result, the Demons had spilled out into the city, screams filling the streets as they proceeded to slaughter the Devils in their entirety.
Men, women, children, NONE had been spared from the wrath of hell. Many were either shredded to pieces without mercy… though ironically that might have been the quickest and easiest death they could have had. With the younger Devils like the teens and children being speared then stacked up high on large spiked spears similar to the legend of Vlad the Impaler. Others even had their spines and skulls ripped out amongst other various body parts to be strewn across the streets like the Demons were some kind of artist… an artist who used blood and living samples to decorate their works. The Demons ESPECIALLY targeted the younger generation, knowing that they couldn't fight back as well as the older Generation although they still attacked everyone regardless.
Many Devils DID try to fight back, but in the end all they really ended up accomplishing was just delaying the inevitable slaughter… as well as add their lives to the already insanely high body count. No matter what they did, nor how many Demons got slain, they just kept coming, each of them being VERY willing to sacrifice their own kind without a second thought in their goal to destroy the underworld then assimilate it into their own dimension, just as they had done across countless worlds before this one.
Right now, an angel laughed like mad as he floated up in the airspace above the burning City, already seeing countless demonic Tentacles start sprouting beneath some buildings as a storm began to brew in the skies above. He spread his arms out as if he were the director of an orchestra, or some kind of preacher before preaching the following statement with a loud voice… as well as a wide, beaming grin which hardly fit any kind of Angel one bit.
"Ahahahahaha behold devils, this is the judgment you should've had since the beginning of creation, ahahahaha, ahahahahahahaha, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"So….. it was you all along Raguel."
When he heard someone speaking behind him, Raquel stopped his mad laughter as he lowered his arms, although the demented, downright insane smile on his lips still persisted. The archangel turned around and saw the Beelzebub Satan Ajuka, a bewitchingly beautiful and attractive young man appearing in his early twenties, with light blue eyes and green hair that is slicked back. His face was calm but his aura was not hiding from his anger as his eyes were narrowed.
"Well well, if it isn't the smartest devil in the underworld…. Or what's left of it."
"You've gone so low that I'm wondering how it is that you have not become a Fallen Angel." Ajuka stated darkly, eyeing the golden-colored wings and the Hao still atop the insane person before him. No signs of the halo vanishing nor any signs of his wings switching from their current color to the dark black which represented those of his kind who strayed from God.
"You think that I would sit back while Michael would try to make peace with you…..? The Devils that Father created and ended up killing him?! Hah, what a laugh!"
"We are trying to make the world a better place Raguel, we are no longer the same Devils from the past."
"LIES! I will never forgive your race, I'll make sure all of the devils will go extinct so that the world will be free from all of you!"
The Archangel took out a scale as he powered up his light energy as Ajuka still stood there.
"Prepare yourself devil, no one is able to match me."
"We'll see about that, Raguel."
He used his scale as Ajuka sensed an attack before he dodged it as he let out a high-speed demonic power black, prompting Raguel to simply put a hand on the scale making one go higher and the other go lower… which resulted in the Devil's attack vanishing. Ajuka narrowed his eyes before he dodged again from a barrage of light energy beams launched from the Angel's wings.
"Give up and let me give you a simple painless death Astaroth, no one can match me not even Albion could put a scratch on me."
"Is that so? then let's see how you can handle this."
He let out his own magic circle as he uttered the words.
"Kankura formula."
"I told you its usele-?!"
Before Raguel could finish his sentence, his eyes widened when he saw his Scale crack in several places, a gaze of stunned disbelief shining behind his eyes that temporarily surpassed his twisted insanity.
"How is that possible?!"
"There is a reason why I'm called the smartest devil in the underworld, I first had to analyze your attack or, to be more specific, your Artifact: The judgment scale which your father made and gave you. When I finished analyzing it, I used this chance to see if I can dismantle it, and it looks like my theory is correct." The Devil explained, and whilst ordinarily explaining how one did something was usually seen as a stupid move, Ajuka had the power and confidence to back up his words. Of course he did, he was a Satan just like his friend Sirzechs, whom he bet was currently trying to ensure the safety of his family right about now.
"Youuuuu... you dare destroy my Father's gift?! That's it, I'll make your screams music to my ears!"
In his madness, Raguel conjured up a light sword and rushed to Ajuka at high speeds. However, Ajuka remained calm whilst he manifested the same Magic Circle from before in front of him. This happened before he repeated his words from earlier.
"Kankura formula."
SCHING!
BOOM!
In an instant, Raguel found himself being thrown back as a huge circular wound had appeared on his body, one big enough to almost split his body in half. He fell down towards the ground, his wide eyes looking up towards the stormy skies above.
"How….. can this be… I….. am the archangel….. Of justice… defeated….. By a lowly devil?"
"You underestimated us, the years have gone by since the last great war, thus things have changed. Raguel please stop this madness, I don't want Michael to see he lost another sibling." Ajuka stated once more in an attempt to reason with the wounded Angel, though just by looking into his eyes the green-haired man could tell that it had been for a lost cause.
"Never… that angel….. Is not my brother… nor is Gabriel…. I will not stop…..until all of you are dead…"
"So be it, then."
With the fact that he had no other option clear to him, Ajuka then used the magic circle to destroy the Angel, reducing Raguel to ashes before he sighed and looked around at the Underworld. He did so before he expanded his wings and took off to the most densely populated areas to see if there were other survivors there and stop this madness.
"Mother please….. Hold on."
The person is a handsome young man with black hair and violet eyes. He is very tall and has a muscular build as he holds a woman with brown hair, as her eyes were blue as she weakly had it open. Her wounds were fatal that she could die anytime as the boy pleads to his mother as she weakly holds up her hand as he grips it, his face was in tears in sadness.
"Sairaorg….. Forgive me for…. Making your life….. Worse."
"You didn't make my life horrible mother, look at me, I became strong, strong enough to become an heir to the Bael family, to become the strongest youth please don't speak!"
"I'm… so proud of you…. You turned from a boy….. To a man…."
"PLEASE JUST HOLD ON!"
"Sairarorg….. Promise me… that you'll… protect your family….. No matter what…."
"I….. promise mother."
"Thank you… I'm so glad….. To see you….. Again after…. So …...long."
The woman's eyes closed as her hand fell limp within the man's grasp, confirming to him that she had passed away. "Mother… mom….. MOOOOMMMM!" The man wailed into the skies above, his wails being drowned out by the sounds of conflict so nobody would have heard him. His tears flowed down his cheeks like a river as he hugged his now-dead mother's body. All of sudden, a loud and boisterous demonic laughter was then heard.
"Hahahahahaha! How sad to see a whore die in front of your eyes hahahaha!"
He turned around and had his eyes bloodshot as he gently put his mother down on the ground while looking at an approaching Hell Priest with absolute MURDER blazing behind his eyes. "You… killed her!" He snarled, trying to control his temper as he focused more on what this being before him could possibly have up its sleeve.
"So what, you devils have plenty of whores to keep you satisfied in bed. Why do you leak those crocodile tears, Devil?"
This became MUCH harder when the Hell Priest asked him such a question with such fake innocence, like what he had said was the truth all along and thus he didn't understand his rage. Sairaorg looked almost ready to erupt like a volcano, waiting for the chance to strike before the Hell Priest spoke again.
"You could get another mother to replace her, since devils only care about spreading their seed."
"HHHHAAAAAAA! REGULUS!" Unable to take it any longer, Sairaorg called out that name as a being manifested beside him. A being that took the form of a giant, golden Lion with a jewel on its forehead. It had a large body that was about four to five meters tall, whilst Sairaorg called out the following words. "BALANCE BREAKER!" The lion turned golden as Sairaorg continued to speak loudly, hot tears still streaming down his cheeks. "My lion! King of Nemea! You, who has been called King of Lions! Answer my howl and turn into my armor!"
Sairaorg's Balance Breaker created a golden, lion-themed armor that covers his body but he was not done as his emotions began to evolve more like a lion's fury. This resulted in him starting to recite a chant with his voice mixing in with that of Regulus's, like two souls slowly coming together like some sort of soul resonance.
"Sairaorg: This body, this soul, even if it falls into an endless ravine!
Regulus: My Lord and I, we will exhaust this body and this soul to rise up the endless royal road!
Sairaorg: Raze, triumph, play, and shine!
Regulus: This is the body of a Demonic Beast!
Sairaorg: Lodged on top of my fist, is the glorious imperial authority!
Regulus: Dance!
Sairaorg: Dance!
Both: Bloom!
Both: Breakdown The Beast, Climb Over!"
Sairaorg's armor changes color to purple and gold, and he's enveloped by an immensely dense, purple Touki to showcase the malicious fury flowing through him like the blood in the body, as he looks at the hell priest who laughs.
"Hahahahahah, interesting. Regulus Nemean, one of the thirteen Longinus in the hands of a Devil! Well then, since you have piqued my interest somewhat, let's see how well you deal with this!"
After yelling this, the Hell Priest lifted his Staff before he brought it down onto the ground beside him, a giant magic circle appearing in front of him the size of a vehicle. Following this, the body of a demon rose out from it, fully looking like a mix between Demon and Machine.. The demon looked cybernetic augmentations are extensive, with the only visible remnants of the original demon being its head, right arm, and half of its upper torso. The rest of its body is mechanical, including a large cannon, a twin-barred chainsaw arm, and a set of thrusters that allow it to move through the air. It can also interface with a "sled," a hovertank-like apparatus equipped with dual heavy machine guns, rocket launchers.
"I think you will appreciate the sentry I choose, the Agaddon Hunters which took the lives of Mammon, the Devil of sloth. Metatron killed the Aggadon Hunters long ago, but we found it in Antarctica where the Christian God had created a powerful subzero spell that wouldn't melt for all eternity. Some improvements on their designs have been made, enjoy my finest creation."
The hunter looked at Sairaorg, who glared back at it with fury as it spoke.
"Target acquired."
RRROOOOAAAAARRRR!
It let out a roar that sounded like a mix… a mix of demon and robot as Sairarog darted towards the Hunter at high speeds, almost resembling a human bullet. However, despite this the Hunter actually dodged his first shoulder tackle with ease, demonstrating its speed before it took its opportunity when presented before it, firing rockets at Sairaorg.
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!
The sounds of rockets colliding with their target resonated throughout the area as the golden armored man got covered by the residue smoke from the Rockets… although, he soon emerged out of it unscratched much to the Hell Priest's surprise, as he again went to punch it this time. Before his punch could connect, the Hunter used its chainsaw to hack at his Armor. However, this failed due to the Armor's durability before Sairaorg mercilessly SMASHED the Chainsaw into nothingness, following it up with a punch to the Demon so hard that it found itself sustaining critical damage.
"Critical damage."
"Grrrhh! Useless machine, attack!"
It removed its lower machine body as it flew faster as Sairaorg followed it through the halls before demons appeared in the house by breaking the glass. "OUT OF MY WAY!" Sairarorg in his rage killed all those that stood in his way, including the possessed Devils that he ignored in favor of punching a nearby Hell Knight through its torso, covering himself in its blood before the Hunter went at him and shot energy at him. Unfortunately, it did little damage to him, before Sairaorg gripped onto the Hunter's head as it struggled to get off of his grip. Its efforts remained futile in the light of the furious Devil though, before Sairarorg crushed the head in his two armored hands.
After he killed it, Sairaorg lifted his head looked towards the Hell Priest with burning eyes, the Hell Priest starting to panic.
"...Th...the...the...devil...does he...hehe...not seek enhanced power? Gifts to aid him in his...rank...perhaps in return for my UGH!"
Sairaorg gripped his head as he looked at him with a lion's rage. "Die!"
He slowly gripped the Hell Priest's head so hard that he crushed the head to mush, tossing what remained of it down to the floor nearby. As he looks at the dead body of the Hell Priest he goes to where his mother was, before he fell to the ground as his balance breaker wore off. Regulus managed to hold him as he put him on his back.
"Rest now master, for you already did your part. Don't worry this nightmare will end soon."
"GRANDMA!"
"VENELANA!"
The two Devils cried out in horror and despair, one being a cute young boy with short crimson red hair inherited from his father, Sirzechs and red eyes which he inherited from his mother. Right now though, the boy looked to be in tears as he held onto a beautiful young woman appearing to be in her early twenties with back-length silver hair that featured a long braid on each side with small blue bows at the ends, while the rest was let down to end in twin braids and red eyes. She wore a blue and white French maid outfit with long sleeves and a white maid headband over her head with red lipstick as a cosmetic accessory as she held her son while looking at the two Hell Priests who were laughing their backsides off.
"Hahahahaha yes, kill the fake lucifer's family as we will be free from their influence Gladiator!"
The demon in front of them, known by the Hel Priest as the 'Gladiator' took the form of an armored Hell knight-or baron-like enemy that had a huge mace with yellow aura on it, a huge shield in it's another hand that looked to somehow be... alive, with a moving face on it. As it roared in command it ran to the two devils before someone punched it one the face with force that it went through some walls on the mansion, it was a large man who appears to be in his mid-thirties and is about two meters tall with orange hair that is spiked up. His body has a large build and emits a wild aura that surpasses that of Sairaorg Bael. His hands are large enough to fit an average-sized human head in their grips. He wears a thick coat that stands as he looks in fury.
"UNCLE SURTR!"
"You…. you dare kill an innocent Devil in front of me?! I"LL MAKE SURE YOUR SOUL WILL BURN FOREVER!"
"Hahahaha another weak devil that stands on our way!"
"Pay it no mind. GLADIATOR, kill this devil now!"
RRROOOOAAAAARRRR!
The demon promptly started running to Surtr as he braced himself before he was pushed away while still gripping on the shield. By the time he stopped, Surtr was still standing while his feet had formed skid marks along the floor before he had stopped his movements. Furious at the blockage, the Gladiator tried to go further before being punched in the face again, forcing it to let go of his Shield. Stumbling back a few times, the Demon glanced at the Shield where it lay on the ground before stabbing it with his sword as the flames were hot enough to melt it as the shield was moving before it exploded. The Demon then looked at Surtr when it's shield was destroyed... before it took out another Mace as he smashed it in the ground for intimidation purposes, before it then proceeded to twirl them which made a spiral-like motion, as Surtr ran towards it before it threw a swing onto Surtr's face.
"Ugh! Damn, that demon hits hard!" As Surtr spoke, his instincts screamed at him to dodge, and he followed them, jumping to the side. As he did so, Surtr glanced towards where he'd sensed danger and saw another Mace was going to his way before he dodged it again and managed to grip its chain as it tried to get it back before Surtr pulled it in his was as the demon was flying to him before he raised his elbows and smashed the demon on its head as he used this chance to stab its face and dragged the sword as he cuts it in one half.
Seeing this, Surtr snarled at the creature's remains. "Hmph, that doesn't give me a challenge." As he said that he quickly runs to where his queen is as she froze them, leaving their head intact.
"This stops nothing, the underworld will be consumed regardless of what-"
Grayfia had enough as she froze them completely before crushing them to pieces before she looked solemnly at Venelana, who lay on the ground fatally wounded. She wished she could've saved Zeoticus, but he had died protecting them as he wasn't strong enough to deal with the Demon.
Turning his head to her, Surtr quickly jogged on over to the french-styled Maid. "Grayfia are you alright?" he questioned in worry.
Grayfia quickly assured him she was fine, although she soon became slightly depressed during the midway section of her speech. "I'm…. fine….. Couldn't save lord Zeoticus." she told him.
A fact which caused Surtr to frown in sadness, especially since he could imagine what effect this will have on the young Millicas Gremory. To see such horrific brutality at such a young age was NEVER a good thing in his eyes. "I see….. We have to get out of here quickly!"
When he heard that, the young red-haired boy clutched onto his mother's skirt whilst looking pleadingly up at her, tears building in his red-looking eyes. "But what about my father?!"
"He'll be alright Milicas, your father is strong, I'm sure he can handle himself." Surtr replied, smiling softly in an attempt to reassure the boy that things would be alright. Especially since his father was as strong as he was.
For a moment, he didn't look like he believed Surtr, but eventually, Millicas nodded his head in agreement. "Alright, uncle Surtr."
Now that this issue got settled, although both adults could see the concern in the child's eyes, they needed to get a move on which Surtr soon brought up. "We need to leave now, where can we find a devil hospital Grafiya?"
"At the human world in Kuoh where Rias and Sona are."
"Alright, let's go!"
Timeskip 2 months
It…. It's been a total disaster for the underworld.
Whilst they had indeed managed to stop Hell from consuming their home, the damage that had been done was downright CATASTROPHIC! Many lives were taken due to the invasion of hell: Misla Bael, Zeoticus Gremory, and many more.
Rias heard about this and was in tears that she lost her father, her mother had fallen into a coma and after learning of the full scope of the situation back in her home, her shock had been great that she had fainted. Her Peerage members had tried to calm her down but she had been so sad she couldn't leave her room for some time before Sirzechs dragged her out as she screamed.
Things had gotten even worse for the Families as a whole, too. Regarding the Gremory Clan, they didn't have any Heads as Rias was not old enough to be head, Sirzechs had taken the mantle of Lucifer and Grafiya despite being the wife of Sirzechs she wasn't eligible to lead the family. Therefore, they had no choice but to give the only person capable enough to lead the Gremory family a temporary position, a man who went by the name of Tigrevermond Gremory, younger brother of Zeoticus and a branch member of the Gremory family. Despite that, he showed great care for his family and had been sad upon hearing about the death of his brother and the fate which had befallen his sister in law. He would only serve as a temporary head of the Gremory Clan though, his time ending once Rias grew old enough.
Sairaorg was lost and broken as he lost his main motivation to get stronger. He managed to snap out of it due to Regulus reminding him of his mother's promise. He will now become strong, strong enough to never let his friends and family die again as his peerage members joined him also.
The Heavens heard about this and the culprit on who did it, Gabriel was sad that her brother was the cause of this as Michael looked solemnly down on the ground as he should've restrained Raguel better because if he did, then this wouldn't happen.
The Grigory was in panic as mythical 'Hell' had now been confirmed to have existed, as Azazel ordered many of his scientists to stop and close the portals. Kokabiel wanted to use this chance to get rid of the Devils but he was punched by Baraqiel as he had enough of this when he heard this. His daughter was also a devil. Azazel then put Kokabiel in the dungeon so he could learn some restrain but Kokabiel won't be stopped that easily.
The other factions caught on to this and what did they do?
They laughed and mocked them for being so weak they couldn't handle a simple invasion which Sirzechs almost snapped before he was restrained by Serafall, Falbiom, and Ajuka before he could kill them.
Still, after the invasion life changed there as now some Demons still linger around as the Devil did their best to hunt them down for either revenge or wanting to get rid of them.
Once again, these days have gone by like seconds as Vali stopped hell from consuming Mars, killed Satan, and acquired a set of familiars. Once the main base of the TSAB had this information on the reason why some dimensions disappeared and the culprit, they could no longer ignore this threat and had ordered the whole team to find allies and repel hell from consuming other dimensions with Samuel Hayden's help...
Pretty much meaning the start of the aptly named 'Unholy war'.
However, Vali didn't care about that since he had other priorities, one of them being to question the Wraiths about if they wanted to return to their home planets. Much to his surprise though, they had said 'no', because thanks to what they had seen during their imprisonment within Hell, it would be far too risky to do so. They believed that returning right now of all times could potentially cause their worshippers to go extinct, therefore they had decided to stay with Vali until then. As such, the crew stayed on Earth due to its potential to be Hell's main target however they couldn't be certain of this since Hell. All the while, they kept sending out scouts to find some allies and see if they wanted to join their war or not.
Back to the main Male Character...
Once everything had been settled, Vali had thrown himself into his training, his desire to grow stronger lit up like a bonfire within his chest. During that training, the silver-haired Hybrid had begun to feel like he could go into a specific state for the Sacred Gears called 'Balance breaker', essentially an evolved form of his Sacred Gear, at any time. However, what was stopping from finally obtaining it, although that implied that he had been working for it for years when in reality he had only heard about it from Albion recently when he had informed him that he was nearing it, but needed one final push to fully unlock it. Normally acquiring the Balance Breaker for Divine Dividing required a body sacrifice, however Vali had been a special case because he didn't need to sacrifice a body part. Mostly due to that sacrifice mainly being so because the user was usually too weak to activate it, whereas Vali, on the other hand, had been training his body for years at this point.
Aside from that, Ludmila had returned to her faction to give a report regarding the infernal realm. Although they had successfully stopped it from assimilating Mars into itself, that didn't negate the fact that they needed to be prepared, after all they had heard the news about the Devil faction being nearly wiped out thanks to Raguel's machinations with this foul realm. As such, they had become weary of the fact that it could invade once more at any time, especially since now they had a taste for hunting the Devils, so they all needed to prepare for such an inevitable invasion.
In these past months, Vali had also met Jin Mori, the new heir to the monkey king. The heir had first sensed a powerful opponent and, hotheaded he was, had challenged Vali to a fight but had been soundly beaten down to pulp by the Hybrid. As a result, Jin had seen his strength and thus, decided to join him until one day he could match his strength and surpass his old man: Sun Wukong.
Additionally, Vali had been called by the Kure clan to come over, as well as Jin: a man of average height with a rather athletic build. His eyes, strangely enough, though this wasn't anything new, black with golden glowing spots shaped like crosses or cross-hairs. He wore tiger skin-esque clothes and had a winged band around his head.
The two of them, as of current times, walked side by side through a Chinese-styled hallway before entering a large room. As they did this, Vali's eyes widened upon seeing his old friends Siegfried, Medusa, and Xun Er who looked gravely serious, which meant that something bad had happened as Erioh and some Kure members were sitting with similar facial expressions including Karla.
"Man, everyone's pretty tense right now…" Jin mused, putting his hands atop the back of his head. "Something must have rattled their buckets pretty hard."
Vali nodded his head in agreement, eyes narrowing. "Sure seems that way…" he stated, wondering what this could have been about. Thus, he and Jin joined them as they both sat on the floor with the others. "What's the problem old man, something happened?" he questioned the old head of the Kure Clan.
Said clan head nodded in response. "Yes there is, something serious has happened." he stated gravely.
"Well what is it then, is it Gods that are attacking, demons destroying the place or something?"
Shaking his head at Jin's question, having known of his coming as well as his status as the heir to the Monkey King, Erioh spoke once again. "No, worse… the Greeks have summoned the Cardinal heroes."
The moment that those words were unleashed, a new wave of tension erupted inside the room, the tension becoming so thick that one could literally cut it with a butter knife. "Huh, heroes... what's so bad about the heroes?" the silver-haired hybrid wondered. Not only that but if Nanoha had still been her hero-like self from the past and THIS was their response to it, then he could have only wondered at what she would have reacted like. Perhaps that was why she wasn't here with them right now, to spare her of such talk which, if true, he saw that as rather stupid. He'd known for a fact that she had long since given up on being the hero that protected everyone, the loss of her loved ones had opened her eyes to the futility of that dream. Whilst thinking this, Vali saw how Xun Er was gripping her hands so hard that they could potentially break her skin and draw blood, which meant that something happened to her in the past that was linked to these events.
"Well you see Vali, the Cardinal Heroes are Greek warriors that they summon to wield four powerful and legendary Weapons: the Spear, the Bow, the Sword, and the Shield." Erioh began, unknowingly making Vali think back to when he had heard this from Ludmila back during their exploration on Mars. "Their potential is so great, yet they caused so many problems due to their past. The Spear, ugh…. The Spear Hero could have destabilized an entire generation amongst the Yokai faction through sleeping around with important individuals, sparking a civil war within them, one which Yasaka had to solve herself. In a way, the Spear Hero back then had been a lustful person whose lust could rival that of the devils."
After hearing this, Vali cupped his chin already not liking the sound of what he had been hearing. "Huh…. so he can't keep it in his pants then?" he questioned, though it sounded more like a statement.
The clan head nodded. "Yes, you can say that."
At this, Vali groaned as he planted his right hand into his face, feeling like a real headache was coming. "Great a pervert on the loose." he muttered in dismay, something which the majority of the female attendees in the room nodded their heads in silent agreement.
Whilst this went on, something flashed through Jin's mind that he soon brought up to put himself into the conversation. "Hey, I just remembered something. One time, my old man told me that a Spear-wielding man was once on his mountain, apparently, he'd seen some pretty monkey girls and had been about to have sex with them, but my old man stopped him before he could. He saw the Spear which he had and challenged him for the rights. Of course, he had accepted it and told him to lift it which he couldn't which was so funny. He got so mad he almost killed my kin and Sun Wukoung was so furious at the time that he had killed him in cold blood."
… Vali's opinion of the line of Spear Heroes had begun plummeting drastically VERY quickly. "I see, so a pervert and a prideful bastard huh, he could be a devil in human flesh." he stated a dark scowl on his features.
Something shared by the Kure Clan head. "True, the Sword Hero who liked fighting and crushing people's spirits so much that he mass genocide the vampires just for fun." he explained.
At this, Vali began to see why this action held by the Greeks couldn't be ignored, then. "... okay this is something which should be overlooked." Vali remarked, if just ONE of these Heroes had done such things like this in the past then all four being created would DEFINITELY be cause for concern. He could even imagine the TSAB making a move to learn more about these as these could be seen as Lost Items. If that was the case, and Nanoha along with Fate, heck even perhaps Xun Er met someone like the Spear Hero…
Huh? What the? Why was everyone suddenly looking at him like they were looking like a monster? Vali blinked for a moment before his eyes widened when he realized that he had begun radiating an aura of bloodlust so thick that it had coated him like a miasma of blood, thus he quickly reigned in his emotions which resulted in the bloodlust vanishing. He then awkwardly coughed into one of his hands awkwardly. "S-Sorry about that… anyways, I may be a battle maniac, but actions like that… really should be restrained." Vali stated, trying to deflect the gazes away from him.
However, Albion and the various Devil Arms inside of him all had a CLEAR idea of what had happened, to the point where he could literally FEEL their smirks. Right then and there, Vali felt like he didn't like such things.
"Indeed as for the bow hero…. Is it ok young lady?" Upon hearing Erioh look and direct a question to Xun Er, Vali's attention IMMEDIATELY snapped forth to her whilst he tried to keep his urgent desire to learn more hidden behind a mask of indifference.
Meanwhile, Xun Er shook her head with a strained smile on her lips. "No it's fine Mr Erioh, go ahead."
Erio nodded once more, Vali realized that he had been doing that a lot today, the same could be said for a lot of the people in this room. "Basically, the Bow hero is perhaps one of the more dangerous ones simply due to their wielders being predominantly naive and only believing in their own justice. There has been a period of history within the Egyptian faction that had turned into a series like Akame Ga Kill's Empire because the Bow Hero of the time had thought some bad stuff was going on and wiped out several key political players... only for even worse ones to take their place." he explained.
NOW Vali understood why Xun Er had been so uncomfortable up until this point, looked like this was something personal not just for her, but also for her faction too. Something told Vali that her mother would have had some… unpleasant experiences with this kind of person, though he dared not try to delve into THAT topic. "Oh…. is your faction a mess now Xun Er?" He nonetheless questioned his old friend.
Looking back at him, the blunette promptly shook her head in response. "No Amon or Amun-Ra, the new Egyptian King of the Gods, took his place as the leader of the Egyptian faction during this time, although it took many years to stabilize the faction. Because of that period, the word 'Cardinal Hero' is something which we don't take lightly...especially the Bow Hero."
"I see… how about this, when we see the Bow hero you can beat him up then?" Vali suggested… and perhaps something was up with him but he felt like he would be looking forward to that more than usual. He had to resist the urge to drool at the possibility of seeing that happen, though he didn't get why.
Nonetheless, it seemed like Xun Er knew something he didn't because her eyes widened in surprise briefly, before a slight smile of gratitude formed on her lips. "That would be great Vali." she told him happily.
"Alright…. And for the shield hero?"
Unlike before when talking about the other Heroes, suddenly the mood turned considerably brighter by comparison. There was a warmth to the Clan Head's eyes as Erioh proceeded to explain. "The Shield Heroes of the past have always been beneficial to whoever they come across, which is likely why the Shield chooses them in the first place. One Shield Hero is a savior to the yokai faction due to having helped them in the time of their needs like the prevention of the resurrection of Yamato no Orochi and cured their disease that could have annihilated them. Also, it's been said that the original Shield Hero scorned Zeus for his lustful ways and kicked his ass with his own abilities, though I'm not too sure of that one's validity."
"Huh….. he sounds like a great guy, despite being a shield wielder." Vali remarked thoughtfully, wondering what the current Shield Hero would be like if he were to meet them.
Erioh hummed in agreement with this, which Vali found refreshing from all the nodding that had been going on. "He is Vali, which is why I'm asking you and your group members that if the Cardinal Heroes enter the Shinto pantheon, aside from the Shield Hero you must stop them at all cost, even if it means by killing them." he stated seriously, narrowing his eyes at the half Devil which, thanks to his blackened eyes, looked much more intimidating.
"Got it, old man."
"Great now le-"
Before things could be concluded, everyone quickly turned to the entrance to the room where a Kure member suddenly entered the meeting. He entered via bursting RIGHT through the doors, falling onto his hands and knees whilst looking like he was sweating bullets.
"Huh, what is, can't you see we are in a meeting?"
Upon hearing the Clan Head's words as well as hearing the scornful tone of voice, the man entered the seiza position and lowered his head to the floor. "I-I'm sorry, but the Spear Hero is reported entering Japan as we speak!" he quickly reported, sending waves of shock throughout the rest of the room's occupants.
"WHAT?! Grrrrhhh, Zeus must've summoned them earlier than I expected... Vali!"
"I know." Vali and his group got up from their seat and were about to leave... before all of a sudden, an unexpected event followed.
That event being how a certain female Kure Clam member known as Karla quickly shot up from her seat. "Wait, let me come with you!" she bellowed, catching EVERYONE off guard.
Vali however, felt a cold chill of dread crawl down his spine as he looked warily at her. "... why would I do that?" he questioned slowly.
Though, he probably should have expected the answer that she gave. "So that I could finally marry you and bear your child!" Karla proclaimed shamelessly with a large, victorious-looking grin.
"Pfta!"
"What!
"Lucky dude!"
Instantly, various clan members eyed Vali with looks of jealousy, some of them even grinding their teeth in annoyance at him. One wouldn't be wrong if they assumed some of the Clan Members to start plotting ways to try and separate the two of them, after all many of them had tried various things to try and woo Karla into courting them as the Clan Head's granddaughter. However, none of them had been able to make her notice them ESPECIALLY when Vali had come along and stolen her attention away from him. One could say that they resembled a bunch of horny dogs wanting to rip apart a female's chosen mate so they could take his place.
Vali meanwhile… "... fuck to the literal hell no." he stated with NO hesitation. He remembered how much of a thirsty brat this girl had been when he'd stayed here last, and he did NOT want to have to deal with that shit no way, no how! Out of all the girls he'd met in his life Ludmila had been the one who he'd enjoyed working with from the getgo due to her competence and her not being an annoying brat! KARLA however, was the exact OPPOSITE! She was quite literally the most annoying yet crazy girl he knew, outshining XUN ER and NANOHA when he first met them by far! That's no small feet, and not a good one either!
However, just like a lot of women, Karla remained stubborn and steadfast as she was instantly before him, showcasing the trademark speed of the Kure Clan not to mention her advanced training. Not only that but unknown to everyone the looks which Medusa and Xun Er gave her… they weren't exactly the usual looks, one could say. "Please, I promise that I'm not weak and won't get into your path! If you don't, I'll make sure to use aphrodisiac whenever you eat something!" she proclaimed, forming a more devious grin like a gremlin having thought of a perfect prank for a wide array of people.
Vali's eyes widened in shock at that, especially when he remembered something that he'd seen when he had stayed here. "Wait a minute, is that why some people here when they eat they feel hot?" he shouted.
Karla only nodded. "Yup, that was me!" she answered whilst bonking herself on the head like nothing was wrong here.
Something which the silver haired hybrid IMMEDIATELY didn't agree with, lessons about respecting women from Marino and her daughter be damned. "AW, HELL NO!"
At this point, the ENTIRETY of the Kure Clan members proceeded to bow towards him like how japanese men did to one of noble birth, their heads touching the floorboards. Even the CLAN HEAD had not been an exception to this manner, something which stunned the silver haired Hybrid. "Vali, please! Just take her. I'm begging you, we lost so much sleep because of that please!"
Looking at them protesting like this, Vali tried to refute them again but this time the words wouldn't form. Eventually, he just groaned in frustration while scratching his head with both his hands. "Gaaaahhh, fine! You can come, BUT I'm keeping an eye on you woman, in case you do put that drug in my food." Vali told Karla sternly, narrowing his eyes at her as if DARING her to try and contest him on this.
A compromise which Karla had been A-OK with as far as she was concerned. "Ok!"
With that said he Vali finally agreed to the Clan's demands. Despite her constant marriage proposal but he has no choice, he was lucky to miss those times when he was about to eat food but sensed something wrong from the smell it has thanks to his devil enhanced body. It had been at this moment that a valuable lesson, one which every man in the WORLD knew at some point, had entered his mind:
NEVER underestimate a determined woman.
ESPECIALLY if her target is oneself.
Later
They walked through Japan despite being famous for its… unique culture and their advanced technology. They have so many businesses from either blood or sweat or blackmailing. As they all walked the girls Medusa, Karla and Xun Er went through some shops while the guys talked about some stuff. They got food and a new iPhone brand that had come out sooner than the United States.
"You know, I'm starting to doubt that spear idiot is not here, I mean come on how can we find that dude?" Jin questioned, rubbing the back of his head while he glanced from side to side. Not a single sign of a Spear Hero had presented itself even as he had used his various sensory powers to try and locate a possible energy signature. Unfortunately, there wasn't much luck on that front.
Siegfried however, was of a different mentality to the 'Monkey Prince' as he had dubbed Jin as upon learning of his status. "We don't know about that Jin, despite being in the normal world they could be anywhere we just have to be patient." he explained.
An explanation which Vali agreed with if the following words were any indication. "Siegfried is right, I mean it's not they could be just over there." he proclaimed, pointing in a seemingly random direction.
However…
"Uhhhh Vali, I think you just found them."
"How?"
"Look at where your finger is pointing."
Vali looked at where his finger was pointing seemingly at random… before he spotted a teen with long blond hair that was held back in a ponytail with bangs hanging on the left side of his forehead and bright orange eyes walking through the streets. He wore chainmail underneath his sleeveless tunic and silver armor on various parts of his body and had a spear with a red Jewel on its blade.
Looking around, one could see how other people thought that the blonde teen had been into cosplay or something… however, to the three boys this was HARDLY the case at all. Especially since they could sense a powerful Magic in both him AND the Spear itself, which meant to them that he was the spear hero.
He wasn't alone, however, and THAT was what stopped them from acting at the moment. On his side was a lovely girl with wavy semi-long crimson hair that is tied up in a ponytail with hair strands going on either side, emerald-green eyes, a pretty cute and youthful facial features, yet slightly shorter, but they can sense some kind of divinity in her which means she is one of those Greek demigods.
"Well…. sometimes I hate it when my luck is this good or bad."
"Who knows."
As Siegfried said that, the girls got out from one of the shops nearby, carrying many bags with ease as they approached their friends cheerfully… though this changed when they each saw the boys' expressions. "What's wrong guys?" Xun Er questioned, frowning at the seriousness the trio of guys sported.
"We found them, look." Siegfried replied as he pointed at where the so-called spear hero was positioned before they narrowed their eyes further.
"Well…. it just made out jobs more faster."
"Uh oh here he comes."
As he said that, the spear hero proceeded to head towards them, before taking one of Xun Ers hands prompting her to become disgusted. Off to the side, Vali and the boys saw how the expression on the woman's face contorted into an ugly one as she was enraged for JUST a millisecond... before putting on a fake sweet smile that could fool anyone. One which HAD to have been developed over many hours of practicing.
"Why hello there pretty lady, what's your name?"
"Uhhhh, it's….. Xun Er."
"A Chinese name I see, what a beautiful name, my name is Motoyasu Kitamura the Spear Hero!"
"Uh Huh and...?"
"Why not you join me in my quest to save the world?!"
"Uhhh no thank you."
"What why?"
"Because I'm not interested."
"Come on it would be fun."
At this point, Vali couldn't stay silent anymore, an unknown feeling of rage bubbling in his stomach that surprised even him. Just seeing some sleazebag start trying to exert his will upon one of his companions made him want to 'introduce' him to all of the monsters which Vali had fought… and leave him to be trapped with them all. "Hey, she said no idiot." he started to say with his hands in his pockets.
His words finally caused the blonde-haired Motoyasu to look over to him and eye him warily. A complete contrast to how he had been behaving before. "Who are you?" he questioned rather rudely, his demeanor pretty much screaming 'fucker, get away from my girl!' like Xun Er had already belonged to him from the moment he laid eyes on her. Yet ANOTHER reason why Vali wanted to knock the bastard's lights out.
'The Kure Clan REALLY understated how unlikeable this guy is…' the silver-haired Hybrid thought in annoyance whilst making sure to keep a cool facade, not caring much about the hostility being shown to him by his fellow male. Though the fact that he even CONSIDERED him to be a man felt more like an insult than anything. "Vali Lucifer Hanamura." Vali stated.
Before Motoyasu could reply, likely to dismiss him from his sight so he could continue trying to 'woo' the daughter of Sekhmet…
"Ohhh what a handsome boy you are!" All of a sudden, the girl next to Motoyasu cooed at the sight of Vali, quickly getting into his personal space as he held back from senseless violence as he was a rational person despite being a battle maniac. "Why don't you spend some time with me and leave those girls?"
…. ok, that did it.
FALCON, PAWNCH!
"OW!"
Vali punched her in the face with the force of a tank round, identifying her as someone connected to the supernatural since her head didn't go flying off, as she instead fell to the ground before glaring hatefully at him.
Something which Motoyasu also shared as he glared at Vali maliciously. "Hey why did you do that to a lady like her!?" he yelled, already drawing his spear.
"Because I feel like it." Vali simply retorted, glancing around and noticing that the area seemed conveniently deserted. Likely one of the others had set up a human repelling barrier so the incoming fight could happen without getting them involved.
"Youuuu you'll pay for this! HYYAAAAHHHH!"
5 minutes later
"Ughhhhh."
Motoyasu was on the ground with multiple bruises on his face that ruined his whole face, as the girl (Melty as he had heard Motoyasu call her once during the bat-uhhhh, one-sided beatdown) also had bruises on her face as she glared hatefully at the girls as they were inspecting their nails and the boys just look at the spear idiot with shame.
"This….. is this how powerful this guy is?"
"The old man told me that the spear hero's strength almost matches him but this dude…. really takes the bucket out."
"Indeed, I'm ashamed to see that the rumors about their power is a sham."
"Grrrhhh just you wait scum, I'll free the girl from your brainwash-"
KICK!
"EEEEHHHHHHHHH!"
Vali kicked the spear idiot on the balls as he shrieks like a girl while holding his balls.
"Just you wait, once my father hears this, you'll regret messing with me-"
KICK!
Karla kicked the girl away since she was getting on her nerves. She flew into a nearby wall, quickly impacting it.
Whilst that went down, Vali went to the spear idiot as he grabbed a handful at this idiot's hair and forced him to look up to Vali's face. "Here's a warning to you, don't ever come to the Shinto Pantheon or more specifically, any of their territory because your predecessor almost destroyed that pantheon just by sleeping with some people, got it?"
"L-like I listen to a scum like you-"
PAWNCH!
Vali punched him in the face again as it shut him up again before he had a brilliant idea which he smiled in devilish. "Hmmmm I just got an idea." he mused.
Medusa had to be the one to question him first, though she would admit that his devious smirk looked quite… attractive. "What is it, Vali?" She questioned, smirking slightly at the sight. What, she was a young woman and Vali had that bad boy persona going on. It didn't help that she saw how he punched that bitch Malty the way that he had, it just made her label him as a good ol' 'thot slayer', a man of true gender equality in that he had no problems smacking a woman in the face if she was being a bitch.
BEGONE, THOT indeed...
"Simple Medusa, hey Jin, you know where Yasaka, the leader of the yokai faction, is?" Instead of answering her, Vali instead glanced over to Jin who looked back at him in confusion.
"Yeah, I visited her a few times when I was with my old man. Why do you ask?"
"Let's just say we are giving them a gift."
"What do you mea-ohhhhh I see."
Jin caught on to Vali's idea as he smiled the same way as he did, before others soon did the same and joined him as they looked at him and Malty. Seeing their combined devilish smirks, caused the two of them to shiver.
"Uhhhh…. mercy?"
One day later
"When did this appear?"
"I don't know lady Yasaka, one moment I was guarding the shrine, the next moment I saw these two on the middle of the public."
The Yokai Leader and an employed Guard looked at two people who were crucified in the public place of their faction, having gathered to see him in his underwear and a girl in her underwear too. Fortunately, there were no humans around to see this sight, though Yasaka had sensed there to be a barrier of sorts that had been erected then taken down likely to ensure the supernatural world remained hidden.
However, soon the Guard's eyes fell upon a note that was on the Spear next to him. "Hmmm looks like they left a note here lady Yasaka." She grabs the note from the guard as she looks at it. 'Have fun with the Spear hero and the Greek demigod, I'm sure you still have hate in you.'
She took one look at the note before looking at him as he quietly whispered pleadingly. "Uhhhh can you help us get out of here?"
Yasaka spent a moment in silence, Motoyasu remaining unable to help himself in how he kept on looking at her breast, before she finally turned around. "Burn them, he is the spear hero and the girl is a Greek demigod."
Hearing that caused the guard to grin deviously, remembering the hatred she felt for the Spear Hero "With pleasure."
"Wait wait ahhh that's hot-hot-hoooooot!"
"You all pay for thi-ow that's hot!"
The guard told the various Yokai surrounding the area that this man was the Spear Hero and the girl was a Greek demigod, which prompted the Yokai to quickly act. Act in the way of them all putting sticks on the crucified people before they burned it. As a result, they all were hit with heat with the crowd quickly beginning their cheering that had felt WAY too overdue.
Watching this from the back, Yasaka mentally vowed that she would repay whoever sent these two to her.
AN: Hunter here, and welcome to the next chapter. Here we go, with the climax of the DOOM 2016 Arc and the approach to the Cardinal Heroes Arc. In this arc, well, I won't spoil much but lets just say that by the end of it you will likely HATE a certain group of people a lot. Also, for that one reviewer who commented about Zeus being a perv and Artemis being useless, that may be the case in DxD's wiki but we're not going along with that. We're going more along the lines of their mythological selves because let's be honest, DxD disrespects a LOT of prominent religious figures like Gods and Angels for comedic, ecchi-based reasons. Anyways, hope you all like the chapter and look forward to the next one.
PEACE OUT!
THEY GOT WHAT THEY DESERVE!... my name is Darklord bringing you another chapter of the story! Now we finally finished the DOOM arc as hunter said, for the story we are approaching the Cardinal heroes but with a twist. There is no waves but only defending the Greek factions by going all around the world by either killing other species, or helping them like the shield hero. Those three stooges never do anything right because they think it's all a game, everything is online. I mean come on they got away with almost everything and the Shield hero Naofumi fixes them that's why almost all the heroes except Naofumi get away with everything. Alright thank you for reading our chapter, be sure to leave a review if you want and I'll see you next time!
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