» The order of the mortal knights

By Javier Delgado R.

Fan fiction, inspired by "Oh my goddess" by Kōsuke Fujishima.

-"Ye shall be as gods"

CHAPTER LI

The room belonging to the great lady of Hell was empty and dark. The only movements seen were from the spells that monitored the safety of the place, where no demon could even dare to enter.

At that moment an alarm beeped… but it was immediately silenced by a system routine. Since it was an expected event, once identified it had been programmed to block any alarm signals in order to maintain absolute secrecy. The second command from the system was to lower the protection fields in the room before sending a confirmation signal.

A few moments later a portal was opened. Normally any unauthorized portal would be reported to Hell's security systems, but not in this case.

Hild appeared in the portal followed by Walharen, Wotan and an incredulous Chrono...

Hild looked round. She expected to find her "double" and her Druhting. She couldn't leave her room and risk anybody seeing two of her. She sighted with resignation... Wotan couldn't help but notice.

- "That new-" he chided"- I expected you would react furiously and then you would start throwing lightning and tearing the place apart..."

Hild stared at him with coldness.

- "These are my rooms, I'm not going to destroy anything and I only do that when there's a proper audience. At the moment there are more important issues to be addressed. . Walharen ''- Hild took a small jewel from a container and handed it to him-"Take this, and place it on our guest. "

The young demon examined it.

- "An identity simulator? I thought they were forbidden".- Then realized to whom he was talking... After all, Hild was the one who decided what was forbidden or not. It was better not to ask questions about it.

Chrono looked at the jewel with frank curiosity.

- "Is that what I think it is? Will it make me look like a demon?"

Walharen nodded and said, -"It will change your marks and your appearance. Under most of our security systems it will make you pass for a demon. According to this, your name will now be Helmi, second-level demon, assistant chief protocol… "Mmh? . I've never heard of that position.

Walharen took the little jewel and placed it on the girl's forehead. Upon contact with her, the jewel disappeared, the young woman was wrapped in a halo of light and became completely transformed. Now she possessed a new and beautiful slightly brown face, with the marks of a demon of her level and class, in addition to a much more revealing clothing than a valkyrie... Chrono tried to cover herself, as Walharen with a blushing face looked away.

Wotan commented:

-"Did you already have a new identity prepared? But that face seems familiar to me…"

Hild laughed in a provocative way.

- "It would be very boring to always be working or here alone in my room, sometimes I go out to have some fun and a different identity always helps... You may remember a young, naive demoness who asked a respectable academic for help in securing a position in the palace in exchange for certain favors… I laughed at you for a few weeks..."

Wotan for a moment made an excellent imitation of a fish fresh out of the water. Without giving him time to respond, she ordered Walharen.

-"Take her to the Nidhogg control center and start preparing everything we talked about. We need to have a completely independent system to avoid interference and we cannot trust anyone until we remove the blockades from the other demons. That's why I insisted on bringing someone who no longer has them, even if she is a goddess. And… don't blush… I know you already have seen a lot more of her while they were in the temple…-

This time it was Walharen's turn to do his imitation of a fish… - "Another thing"- Hild threw a key at him - "This is an accommodation in Helmi's name. It's a safe place. I suggest you both use it. Now, go."- she snapped.

Walharen opened his eyes in surprise, suddenly he took Chrono's hand and dragged her out of the room, not before stopping for a moment to comply with the leave protocol, quickly making three times more inclinations of what was necessary.

Barely holding back his laugh, Wotan was about to speak but Hild interrupted him.

-" I owe my life to that young demon, and his loyalty is beyond probation, I reward those who deserve it."

-"A demon and a goddess? After what happened to you?"

-"I had Urd and that was worth it." - Wotan did not say anything, Hild was in a thoughtful mood and did not want to interrupt, finally the great demon said:

-"We need more demons on our side, go with Ekur and Shulgi, and tell them it's my command to take the potion. You mustn't explain it to them, only that it's my order. Stay with them until the potion kicks in and then inform them as necessary. They're academics just like you, I'm sure they'll ask you a lot of questions later. After that they must do the same with our generals Hjörþrimul, Sanngríðr and Svipul. Having the leader of the demon army on our side will be of great help. That will suffice for the time being, along with them you must support Walharen with all his equipment needs without going through the system. You'll have to pick up your old good-natured scholar appearance… but it'll be for a short time."

Wotan nodded. He began a complex spell, much more elaborate than the jewel given to Chrono, as it was a perfect transformation, soon the bearded and jovial demon was back. After a greeting to Hild, He leave her alone.

Then Hild started reviewing recent activity reports…

-"Mhh!"- She scratched her chin - "That valkyrie turned out to be better than I expected, together with Marler they have managed to repair all the damage that had still remained due to the madness, in addition to attend all the remaining demons, reorganizing the army, complying with all the programs and putting in order the old idiots who still serve in the council . I'm impressed. But where are they? The system can't locate them anywhere in Hell. The only place where the system cannot detect them is in my rooms, and they're not here."

Hild put her hand to her chin, while thinking and then smiled. With a gesture she materialized a screen where a luxurious and splendid bathroom was shown, there she found two naked women floating in what seemed like a small pool, while their laughter resonated and mixed with the sound of water falling from an elaborate sculpted figure.

-"I want to see that old demon's face again when you put him in his place, not even Hild had managed to make him prostrate like that."

-"I told you again and again, they just lack discipline. They still have a lot to learn. "

-"I'm sure it's not just that, you're enjoying it too. I can play the recording again…"

Lind put on a serious face, proper for an ancient and haughty Valkyrie… but soon she could not contain the laughter… -"Please, I wish to see it again"- and Marler joined her with great laughter. When they finally managed to control themselves the two women relaxed to float quietly in the luxurious pool. After a moment Marler commented:

- "To think Hild had such a place... Thanks to her assigning you her access credentials, this place showed up and we were able to get in. I think we deserve it for all the work we've done."

At that moment in a corner of the bathroom Hild appeared with a flash.

-'' Oh! So my faithful Druhting feels worthy of using my private bathroom?"

There was a silence… and then Marler gave a high pitched scream and in a reaction that seemed to break all the laws of physics, she made a movement similar to what a cat would do after being thrown into a tub of water.. Just in reverse... to fall into a perfect dogeza in front of Hild.

-"My lady. Forgive me! Forgive me! ,Forgive me!"

Lind stood with her mouth open, slowly rising in a dignified attitude. Something very difficult to achieve by being naked and dripping water...

Hild looked at them and then with an emotionless face leaned over and touched the trembling Marler on her shoulder…

- "My dear friend, you have really done a good job."

Speechless, Marler stopped trembling and lifted her face to see Hild… what she saw was a kind smile… that made her tremble again. Usually Hild's smile did not bode well… but then Hild forced her to get up.

-"Enough of that humiliating pose, you are my Druhting. Get up and don't do it again..."

-"Huh?"- Lind and Marler exclaimed in unison...

-"I have many things to tell you"- Hild made a gesture with her hand and her clothes disappeared -"It would be a shame not to take advantage of my place". "

Before their astonished gaze, Hild, radiating sensuality, entered the bathroom and leaned back languidly...

Marler entered the water again, taking utmost care not to disturb Hild.

Suddenly Hild opened her eyes and said:

-"Now I remember… This is something special from Urd... You must drink it... "-

She materialized two small bottles and handed them to them. Marler took one... and with a slight tremor immediately drank it, Lind for her part went to examine it carefully ...

-" You can analyze it if you like, it's from Urd. She wouldn't hurt you. Mortals have discovered a problem that can affect you, you must take it."

- Mortals did? And it's from Urd?- Then with some reluctance she took the bottle and after looking at Hild, she decided to take it.

Hild smiled and leaned back...

- "I see you haven't discovered the full controls. I'm going to show you why this is the most luxurious place in Hell. Enjoy as much as you can until the potion kicks in...

The two women couldn't help a shudder…

An unusual sound was heard at the Tarikigonhan Temple.

It was the cry of a newborn coming from the "Urd's Castle ''. Outside there were several people waiting nervously, inside the room had been conditioned in such a way that the most advanced delivery clinic could not wish for more. There was a woman lying down and in front of her, three goddesses held a small newborn baby crying with all her lungs could give.

In one corner was Gyrid looking at the woman lying down, disapprovingly but also relieved.

- " Frieda, I warned you that there were only a few days left for the delivery, you just gave us a scare."

-" Nonsense, my little Gyryd , I told you I would wait for the congress to finish and I did. And there is no better place to have my little one, don´t you agree my dear professor..".

Professor Sripathi clasped his hand with hers and nodded, meanwhile the little being was still crying.

- "Still, I wish you'd take it easy, you left a very strong impression on several important heads of state."

- "Some of them are idiots. They needed a good shake before they came to their senses. Mr. Antônio Filho da Silva was an excellent example in order to achieve it."

Professor Sripathi added:

-"Well, the poor man never found out that we chose him just for that. He served to give a good demonstration to those who were still undecided. "

Gyrid emitted a sound of outrage.

-"So you two were the ones who planned it?I found it suspicious that Keiichi took it so calmly. Did he also plan it along with you?... "

- "Keiichi?"- Exclaimed Professor Sripathi indignantly - "Of course not, he is too honest to do something like that. But shortly before the event I warned him that Mr. Da Silva could do something and I suggested what he should do about it. Of course, we did not inform him that we were already expecting it..."

- "Next time, let me know first. GOT IT. I understand that the primates are specialists in manipulating people, but please don't do it behind my back..."

At that moment a childish laugh silenced them... The little baby floated in the air amidst the happy goddesses. At that age she should not yet be able to laugh… but not every child could enjoy from birth the care of three goddesses.

Then gently the three goddesses began a delicate and beautiful chant. It was a beautiful counterpoint in which each goddess offered her wishes for the child's future.

Then Urd took the baby and gave it to the mother to breastfeed.

- "I thank you for the blessing you have offered our daughter. I will educate her as part of the brotherhood..."

- "And I'll make sure she'll become a wonderful primate. "

Urd's eyes filled with tears of happiness, but she shook her head .

- "I'm content with her leading a good life, please don't impose unnecessary burdens on her. You two have brought me a lot of happiness in my life. There is no need for more."

Urd hug them. Then she look around and beckon them to come out

- "Now we have to give them some privacy, and rest. We can celebrate outside for this new life..

Then unexpectedly Urd approached Giryd and hugged her saying

- " Now let them enjoy it, they won't pay much attention to you, later you can give them some scolding if you wish."

-"Ohhh, It's okay, Urd-san"... "Ouch!''- Giryd complained when Urd tapped her on the forehead…

-"The adoption documents have already been approved. What have we agreed on?"

Gyrid looked at her nervously, she had lived all her life with the image of a goddess full of wisdom, the real Urd still puzzled her... finally with shyness she said:

-"Mom?"

Urd got excited and hugged her tightly, while Sripathi looked at them in surprise.

-"You did it? You and Dr Shugahara have really adopted Somasindhu and Gyrid?"

Freida spoke with some sadness: -" Really?.Gyrid, are you satisfied with Somasindhu as your brother?. I was hoping something more serious was…"

Gyrid couldn't help but blush and interrupted.

-"Somasindhu and I agree on many things, we get along very well, but it does not go beyond that, he has a deep love that he will never forget and to whom he will dedicate his life. I'm fine with him as a brother. I never had one, the brotherhood took care of me since I was little and then I had to start running away when they started chasing us."

Urd added -"Moreover Giörel will never abandon him in his memories, I think we must respect that"...

Frieda interrupted, "well, but Giorel, then it's time for you to start thinking about someone, before our goddess of love interferes…"

-"But I don't have time for that, there are so many things to fix!"

Urd, who now hugged Gyrid from behind, tightened her a little and affectionately said:

-"Frieda and Sripathi took some time for themselves, you must also give you some time to live. You've thrown the fate of the world on your shoulders, right now you're the most powerful woman on earth, but I don't want that to devour you. Having someone who loves you is always an important part of your life. You are not Somasindhu whose heart is already taken. Do you promise to think about it?"

Gyrid touched Urd's arms and felt the warmth of her contact. Contact with others was still a strange experience after so many years of being persecuted. She nodded slightly.

Urd then said with a mischievous smile -"And if you need it, remember that you can always use our love potions, the new potion that Kenji had developed is wonderful…"

-"No please! ...Errr.. Mom!"

At that timid statement, everyone laughed happily, then Giryd and the three goddesses left the room to give everyone the good news.

Outside a small crowd awaited them, in addition to the regular visitors to the temple, there were still some personalities from the recent conference, who had stayed to look for a better understanding of the situation. Which was quite understandable, uniting the memories recovered by gods and demons, plus the information that Keiichi had managed to extract from Yggdrasil's archives, finally decrypted with Galileo's new powers, they had presented a story that impacted not only mortals, but gods and demons.

A wonderful and terrifying story, which made them understand why their ancestors had decided to suppress it and block it, yet they did not imagine that one day the truth would come back to threaten them.

The small crowd reacted with a loud enthusiasm to the news. But Urd immediately silenced them and indicated that they should go out into the temple garden.

Keichi called all the remaining confused officials to speak with them… After the strange events of the last days, a birth seemed strangely as an everyday event, and at the same time it seemed to usher in a new era.

Meanwhile in Hell, Hild was reviewing information that had been collected by Keiichi on a mortal laptop. At Urd's suggestion she had agreed that the information would not be stored in any medium that depended on magic. In addition to that, the anti-magic locking system that had surprised her so much had been added. The system had been optimized by Galileo for her, so that despite the primitive nature of the machine, it had not been difficult for Hild to use it.

While the revelations did not give her current information about their mysterious enemy, she could now understand their motives.

-" To think that this is something that we ourselves caused. I hope Tyr can make Kamisama understand the danger we are in. If they wish to attack us now, we are at their mercy...

She closed her eyes, and opened them when she heard a whimper… she turned to see the luxurious bed that dominated one side of her chambers.

On the bed were Marler and Lind, still naked, leaning against each other. Since demons and gods do not require sleep, in their universes such furniture was used for other physical activities… and she could not help but begin to smile.

-"What a headache," said Marler, holding her hand in her temples, "I've never felt so bad since the last time I challenged Urd to a drink contest..."

Lind started to move and said weakly:

-"Hild, what kind of potion did you give us?

Hild chuckled, then with a fake surprise told them;

-" Oh, could it be that I got the wrong potion and gave you one of Urd's aphrodisiacs?

Hearing that, the two women opened their eyes and saw who was next to them. And they immediately jumped out of bed… trying to cover themselves. Almost in unison they exclaimed

- "Nothing!... nothing happened...!. I'm sure nothing happened!"

Hild began to laugh out loud… and the two women turned in amazement…

Ussualy when Hild smiled, it was time for everyone to shudder in fear, and if she was heard laughing, more than one demon could fall faint in terror...

But now her laughter was beautiful and femenine, there was no threatening intention, there was not even an iota of malice, on the contrary, it was a laugh that could be contagious... Then they understood that something unimaginable had happened... Hild had made an innocent joke!

-"You should have seen your own faces, I will never forget, it will be one of my favorite recordings' '- Hild could say between laughter and laughter, the two women looked at each other and before they could control each other, soon they were already laughing together with Hild.

But after a while Marler and Lind had to stop laughing, because their discomfort, which they had temporarily forgotten, was coming back. Hild casted a small spell… and gave them comfortable clothes , then instructed them to sit on the plush armchairs.

-"Let me offer you some tea, it's from Belldandy's blends, it will help you feel good..."

Marler and Lind looked at each other in amazement and Lind said with some concern.

-"Hild, is it really you? Hild would never be so kind and smiling."

The great lady of Hell smiled and then sighed…

-"Right, now I'll have to pretend that I'm the old Hild or the demons will start to suspect that I'm not the real one"

-"But... What happened?"

Hild looked into Lind's eyes and only said, -"Keiichi"- Lind blinked without understanding… but slowly her face showed she understanding. Then Hild continued:

-"The same thing happened to you. It's not true? The proud and strict valkyrie, which was transformed by contact with a human. Since then your life could no longer be the same. You started to see the world differently, you started to understand the people around you. Your sense of duty, your sense of honor, all that you started to see differently. I saw it in Marler's reports, but I didn't understand it, until now. Keiichi has a strange power, but I don't resent it. Just like you now I feel more alive."

Lind nodded at all that, since she had experienced it and now she understood what was behind this new Hild. Marler somehow sensed what Hild was saying. She herself had seen the transformation of the goddesses who had been in contact with Keiichi.

-"But now there is something more important to talk about. The potion I gave you serves to remove a blockage that gods and demons have. At this moment ancient memories must be beginning to flow into your conscience. You will take some time to understand, so I will give you a brief summary. Then you will have to rest. "

After that she began to explain what had happened on earth, how the blockade had been discovered, and how Keiichi had brought ancient and secret archives from heaven that would help to complement their memories.

Lind and Marler began to feel overwhelmed. The events of recent years took on a new meaning. Now they understood what was behind it.

-"Is that why you brought Chrono to Hell? Do you really intend to remove the blockade of all demons? It's terrible what happened, many could reject it and reject you. It would be the end of Hell."

- "If revealing that brings Hell to an end, then we deserve it. We cannot be the weaklings our ancestors believed. It is something that Heaven also must do. They must convince Kamisama by any means."

-"He would never accept it, he is too tied to power, he would rather start a war with Hell than accept that you are right.

- "If we can't join forces, it'll be our end. We have an enemy so powerful that has done us a lot of damage and yet he has only been playing with us like a cat playing with its prey before giving it the final blow."- Hild was silent for a moment and then looked at Lind as if hesitating in what he should say, finally he said:- "Normally I would not dare to do something like that, but there is something new that had never happened to me before. Now I have allies I can trust".

-"You mean those young demons who are on the council? They helped me a lot. I was very surprised how willing they are to help you".

-"Yes Anang Reh followers. I owe them my life. Marler knew them well and urged me to trust them. His death changed many things.

Marler looked at Hild and to Lind's surprise, her eyes were wet and a tear was beginning to peep out. At Lind's silent question she said:

-"Do you remember the goddess Giorel? Anang Reh was his doublette. He was executed shortly after the death of the goddess. But he left a message addressed to Hild asking him to trust his followers, even though his father Anang-Reng tried to strike a blow against Hild, he was the one who attacked the temple of Tarikigonhan. The confrontation with Anang-Reng put Hild on the verge of death. Those demons offered their vital energies so Hild could survive. That's why I insisted on trusting them so much.

Lind closed her eyes trying to assimilate. All that was so different from the things in heaven, the she thoughtfully commented:

-"I was willing to give my life for kamisama, but it was my duty. Those young demons did not have that duty with you, they do it because they believe in what you are doing, but in addition, they are able to question your authority if necessary. He must have been an extraordinary young man…"

-"Yes, he was,"- Marler said, barely being able to hold back her tears

-"Marler?Lind asked delicately, -"Did you love that demon?"

- "We spend a lot of time talking about the mortal world". He was so eager to learn and to know new ideas. But his father couldn't stand my presence, it wasn't until after he died that I started to realize how I felt for him…"

Without much thought Lind hugged Marler, while she was sobbing softly. In the meantime, Hild was looking at them in surprise. Both had been mortal enemies, but now they were capable of being friends. Maybe gods and demons still had some hope… Then she told them with an unusual gentleness.

-"I will leave you in my room, it will still be several hours until the effect of the potion is complete and in the meantime you will feel weak. You won't be useful to me like this. I have to work with Walharen and Chrono to figure out how to remove the blockade on those young demons first. I need to take care of my allies". - Then she paused, and dramatically interrupted with a surprisingly naughty laugh- "You can use my private bathroom… or the bed if you want some other kind of activity…

-"Nothing happened!"- the two women shouted in unison...

In Tarikigonhan Temple, Mr. Filho da Silva still looked at Keiichi and Belldandy with some distrust. His bad mood had disappeared, but it is not easy to change so quickly, his mind was bursting full of doubts and he was willing to question everything.

- "So Miss Belldandy is a goddess, and she was once the most important goddess in heaven… a place you tell me I should call "Asgard. " I don't understand, it also says it has nothing to do with my religion. How can that be? How do I know she's really a goddess? If they have that power, why didn't they stop the wars, avoid the famines, or cure our diseases? Why didn't you help us?"

Keiichi smiled, all of those were reasonable doubts. It was very different from the blind hatred of a few days before, he turned to see Belldandy, and she nodded to him, it was her turn.

- " Gods and demons saw your world born, and we saw your ancestors born, but we were mutual enemies and agreed not to intervene in human affairs, beyond some of our needs. Gaia wouldn't have let us anyway."

-"¿Gaia?. I know the name, those people who talk about ecology use it a lot... Is she another goddess?

- "Gaia is not a god, at least, not like us. She's an intelligent entity in this universe. When our ancestors discovered this universe, they tried to take advantage of the almost inexhaustible energies it possesses to maintain our own universes. But they encountered a strange entity, with whom they could not communicate and which controls the existence of this universe. I don't know if she's the god of your religion or something completely foreign, but they named it Gaia. It is a consciousness so strange to our thinking, that we have no way of talking to it, but it allows us to take energy from this universe, in exchange for seeing your kind, but always in a very limited way. When we discover the limits that allow us to intervene, demons and gods develop a series of rules that control our intervention. We have prevented you from exterminating each other, but we are only allowed to intervene on a small scale. We do it by altering the destiny of a few individuals, to whom we offer "wishes". Any attempt to alter this world in a radical way using our magic, causes Gaia to block the energy we get from this universe. However, there are some other exceptions."

Da Silva swallowed, he could not imagine a power greater than that of these gods. But I still had doubts.

-"Then what can you do? Isn't everything that's going on your doing?

This time it was Keiichi who spoke.

-"See that young Hindu? He's a medical genius. If the gods hadn't intervened, he would have lived in some poor neighborhood in India. All it took was for the gods to make sure he got a scholarship, and had the right motivation. A small intervention that will save many lives. Yggdrasil and Nieghodd determine what individuals can receive desires, and with it humanity receives many benefits, but any attempt to make great changes could be disastrous... It's as if Gaia wants us to develop ourselves, with our own successes and mistakes."

-"As if humanity were a little child who must learn to face the world?"

-"That's right, Dom Filho da Silva".

-"You talked about some exceptions"...

-"Apart from humanity, there is no other intelligent life in this Universe, the Universe is a very hostile place for life, but here in our solar system, life flourished and we appeared. That's because the gods and demons altered our solar system so that we could exist, and they need to make some adjustments to keep it stable. If they disappear, eventually life on earth could disappear. It would not be immediately, it could take centuries or millennia... but we would perish."

Da Silva shuddered… He had been skeptical of scientists' claims about the threats to the environment, but this time he had no doubt that this young man was telling him the truth.

-"So that's why we should help them? Will we get something in return?"

-" There is an ancient legend, which speaks of the destruction not only of the world, but of the gods themselves, is the Ragnarok. But that's just part of the reason. I am convinced that gods, demons and mortals, we can grow together, everyone has something to offer".

The man put his hand to his chest and began to pray, then murmured:

-"Ye shall be as gods?"

Keiichi was surprised by the remark.

-"What does that mean?" Sounds like part of a sacred text."

-"It is from the book that we Christians respect, the Bible. God told Adam and Eve that if they ate from the tree of knowledge they would die, but the serpent seduced Eve and said, "If you eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall be like gods". Aren't you like the serpent who wants to seduce us with knowledge? You are telling me we'll be like the gods."

Belldandy approached and took the hands of the man, who began to feel a great peace emanating from the young goddess.

- "You mean the story of the tree of Eden. That god told them that it was wrong to eat from the tree of knowledge, but if they did not know good and wrong, how could they know that it was wrong? In the end they did not die, that god ordered them to be expelled so that they did not acquire eternal life and became equal to the gods. I believe that history should not be understood in the sense of denying knowledge, but in the sense that it is necessary to understand the consequences of our actions and to hold ourselves accountable. Please think about: Knowledge can be terrifying, but it will always be better to know. The ancestors of gods and demons were afraid of knowledge, instead of offering the alternative of taking the fruit of knowledge, they denied it to us and now we are in danger.

- "I'm not sure I understand yet, but I feel deep down that you're right. You are still asking me to forget what the raison d 'être of my life was for so many years."

Keiichi stepped over and grabbed him by the shoulders.

-"For us that's more than enough for you to try to understand. For all of us, including gods and demons, the future is just as uncertain, but knowledge, however frightening it may be, will help us get ahead."

Anan Reng stood motionless on a pedestal in the middle of a large hall, as if it were a living statue. Horrifying beings were going in and out, and everyone did not fail to direct a disdainful laugh at him, showing what they thought about gods and demons. From time to time they allowed him to speak, only to increase their mockery.

From there he could see the whole operation and felt anguish as the plans moved forward inexorably.

Finally one of those beings approached him, bigger than the others and with ornaments that indicated his rank. It was familiar to him, though he still did not know his name. Knowing that he himself had made a pact with him for his hatred of Hild and with it he had cast the fate of gods and demons did not stop tormenting him.

The being talked to someone who looked like a technician, because he did not possess the musculature or the imposing claws of others.

-"We have some anomalies in our plans, it's not important, but I thought it best to warn you. We have a deviation of 5%. I submitted my report, but I haven't got any answers about whether we should take corrective action, in my opinion we should. "

The being looked at the technician with irritation, but he held his gaze.

-"I don't think it's relevant, but I'll give you 5 mills of my time to explain your opinion to me."

-"The madness we imbued in gods and demons did not cause the level of chaos we expected. Somehow they detected how it is transmitted and they are currently avoiding taking power from the system. They should have exercised some strict energy rationing, unless they have obtained another source of energy."

The being growled irritated at that information, but made a signal for him to continue talking.

-"Your information is very vague, why can't you be more precise?

-"Yggdrasil and Neighood technicians apparently suspected something. Jörmungandr reported an encounter with some strange Yggdrasil security systems, they were extremely powerful, it only managed to destroy one but the other escaped. We did not want to arouse further suspicion so we ordered Jörmungandr to decrease its activities and restrict his communications until further notice.

The plan is far advanced and it is impossible to stop it. If I have taken too many attributions, I accept my immediate execution.

The technician knelt down tilting his head.. Exposing his neck. The being began to laugh.

-" Oh! It seems that the gods and demons are not as inept and weak as we thought. We should give them a little credit, that'll make things more fun. It was not in your power to make that decision and you deserve to be executed, but your decision is not bad. We'll postpone it until you finish your duty."

With an excited voice, the technician replied:

-"Thank you, my lord." I only ask to be able to see our revenge before being executed"

-"It will. Now, what's your suggestion?"

-"Not having up-to-date information generates uncertainty. We expected to cause more damage to their infrastructure and more chaos, but somehow they are recovering. The current deviation is only 5% but continues to increase. I venture to suggest that we move phase I forward so that we can reactivate Jörmungandr and gather information as to why this anomalous behavior is about."

The being listened to him thoughtfully and suddenly put a knee on the floor and spoke humbly.

-"Your suggestion is correct. It was a mistake on my part to ignore your report. I've endangered our revenge. I must reward you. What do you wish for? You can commute your sentence"

The technician, who was still on his knees, looked at him serenely. He shook his head and said.

-"I wish I could personally torture and murder some gods. My life has no other purpose."

-"That's right, I'll make sure you can do it before you get executed. I will order to advance phase I, you can continue with your work"

The technician stood up with a smile and then walked away. Then the great being looked at immobile Anang Reng:

-"You don't need to wait much longer anymore, soon you will have your reward..."

Then he turned around and walked away laughing… as Anang Reng made futile efforts to break free.

Kamisama was shouting furiously.

-"You have become a traitor talking to demons behind my back"

-"We have a common enemy, the same one that caused "the madness" and the same one that has invaded our systems. You just need to be able to break the blockade in our memories to understand it.

-"Stupid, that blockade is what keeps our society free of guilt"

-"So you know about the blockade?"

-" Of course, and I know the reason behind it. Now they're just myths, and they should look like fantasies.

-" They are not myths. The Jötnar managed to survive!"

-What? How can you assure it, there are records of how it was destroyed when they ran out of power"

-"Mortals were able to detect them, Jötunheimr,it still exists. Most of it was destroyed, now it's just a small island universe, and by the calculations of Earth scientists, they don't have much time left before it ends up disappearing, but there's no doubt that they exist."

-"And you believe those primitive humans?"

-"Primitive? Remember who gave us these bracelets that allowed us to avoid the advance of the madness, also remembers that they helped to find the cure for the madness and we despised it, yett the demons used it and managed to recover, while Belldandy sacrificed herself to be able to cure our own. Also the mortals managed to save Belldandy's life and now have the ability to observe the island universes. Mortals now know about Asgard, Álfheimr, Niðavellir, Dökkálfar, Jötunheimar, Vanaheimr, Niflheim, Muspelheim, and Hell. "

- What? Impossible…nothing left. The destruction was total!"

"Still you can detect the concentration of energy remaining from the destruction of those universes and they also found that part of Jötunheimr survived… and I know they want revenge for what we did." -Tyr took an information crystal and projected the map obtained by the Fafnir mission.

Kamisama watched the map in amazement. He remembered a similar image, a remnant of the early days. He could clearly see the remains of the destroyed universes and what had survived.

-"We no longer have the knowledge to observe them, but I suspect that was part of the blockade that our ancestors put on us. Jötunheimr survived and surely they want revenge"

-"Revenge? but we didn't have to...

-"And you think they're interested in our excuses?"

Kamisama's face paled, what if Tyr was right?

-"I can't believe this!"

-"!You already know it's true! "- Tyr shouted to him. " Especially if you know about the blockade and the level 6 directive. "

-"The level 6 directive? What does it have to do with this?

-"It has been activated in those who try to remember the past. It was activated in a high-level demon, in a valkyrie, in Skuld, and it was about to be activated in Hild, but the mortals managed to stop it. When activated, a high level command is generated that orders to destroy everything around.

-"Impossible!. Level 6 directive should not do that!. It is an extreme measure just to deactivate the mind of a god if he tries to supersede the blockade. And it should not be activated by itself, it has to receive a confirmatión...

-"Exactly ...Only Yggdrasil and Nieghod can activate it. That's right, and apparently it was recently modified so that as soon as someone tries to remember the past they its being activate and orders to destroy everything"- at that moment Tyr stopped to observe Kamisama, he began to look sick and commented- "I'm sure that at this moment you are starting to feel uncomfortable when remembering all this. That's why you're overreacting. "

At that moment Kamisama put his hands to his head, indeed he was beginning to feel sick… and the discomfort was beginning to increase...

He fall on his knees, as he tried to control the discomfort using his magic, but this only made things worse…He began to shout:

-"Argh!. What is this, I feel like my head it's about to explode!"

-"It must be the level 6 directive... all this discussion must have activated it.

-"but I am Kamisama"

-" Remember what I told you before, it also affected Hild, but mortals managed to cure her"

Kamisama began to show fear. He invoked healing magic, decontamination magic, purification magic and any spells he could think without any success, finally giving up, with desperation he shouted

-"How did you manage to stop this? Hurry!Tell me how I can stop this...

Tyr pulled out a small jar with a potion.

-"Take this, it was prepared by Urd and contains a series of codes that manages to stop the directive and eliminate the blockade"

Kamisama tore off the bottle, examined it with distrust, but in the end took it with desperation… shortly afterwards it fell to the ground senselessly.

Tyr took it in his arms, and murmured:

-"I hope one day you'll forgive me, but I think this was the only way to make you understand."

He heard a worried voice heard behind him, it was the goddess Peorth.

-"Are you sure about what you've done? I still can't recover from the effects of the potion. If someone knows about this , they would think you have poisoned him.

-"I had no choice, if I had just tried to talk, He would never have listened to the whole story. That's why I did everything I could to provoke and confront him, I was sure the level 6 alert would kick. Thank you for trusting me and managing to get us to be alone."

-"Don't thank me, since he regained his power he has become very distrustful and paranoid. More than once I have dared to think if he already had the madness. He's been left alone and isolated. Yet he does not think someone would dare to make something against him. He was always a great leader, I think we'll need his guidance to get ahead."

Peorth stepped over and reached out to Tyr. Tyr corresponded and intertwined his hand with her. That gave them a little comfort to face what the future would bring.

Walharen and Chrono floated through one of Hell's labyrinthine tunnels. Nothing could seem stranger to the young goddess. Hell is essentially an underground world, for its atmosphere is hostile to life. The demons created an underground civilization where each wall is a sculptural canvas. Exotic figures and designs of a world where plant life is practically non-existent. The result is a culture that "abhors emptiness" and therefore there was not a single flat-walled free space. Somehow that avoided the sense of oppression that would result from living underground. While Chrono could prefer open spaces dominated by a beautiful sky, she couldn't help but think they had a great artistic sense… though quite exotic.

Walharen had left his aides preparing some of the equipment they needed to build the transmitter, but he could not tell them what it was for, so he had invoked Hild's authority, since he could not risk them guessing its purpose he had extracted what was necessary to finish the critical components in the housing that Hild had given them. Of course when his aides saw him accompanied by a sensual and beautiful demon they whispered to each other, sure that he was using his influence with Hild to make an "exchange of favors".

Chrono couldn't help but notice… But both of them knew that it was better that they had the wrong impression, to reassure her Walharen told her that if everything went well he would correct the misunderstanding, but with the ease with which the level 6 directive had been activated it was better not to take risks.

Finally they arrived at the apartment, and as they entered they looked in amazement at the place. While it wasn't as luxurious as Hild's quarters, the place was way above the rooms of an average demon. In particular, there was something that few demons flaunted, it was a large bed, which gave them an idea of the uses that Hild gave to that place.

Chrono looked timidly into a large mirror where her new form was reflected, and then had an idea that made blush.

-Hild made use of this appearance for … well, for her activities. So if anyone who knows this face is gonna think I'm doing the same thing.

- Try not to think about it. Let me remove the identity simulator.

-You think it's safe?

-"If Hild uses this place, it must be almost as safe as her rooms, that's why I decided to build here the most important components."

Walharen advanced to the center of the room, and tried to activate the controls without any success…

-"I think you'll have to use the simulator a little bit more to authorize us to use the place."

The young goddess did so and then approached the controls, immediately it gave her access and she began to investigate the place, she could not avoid a whistle of admiration...

-"This place has extremely advanced options, it can generate spatial extensions to create rooms of almost infinite size, and many are already predefined... She pressed a couple of options and then in the middle of the room appeared a luxurious and spacious bathtub for two people... she was awed by it´s luxury... the pressed andothe optión and on the bed appear a full set chains, handcuffs, ropes, whips, gags and toys she could no even imagine what they were for… nervously she immediately cleared it, and tried to pretend she has interested in the bathtub…

-Ejem!... Maybe when we finish we can use it together, in the meantime I will create a workshop where to install what we brought, it will take the equivalent of an earth week to finish. Assuming we take some breaks and go to the Nidhogg center to verify your people's work… I think in two weeks we can have everything ready, the design you made is very efficient…"

But Walharen did not answer, when he turned to see her, he was freezed with his mouth open...

-"Walharen,are you okay? Is there something wrong?

The demon blinked and then asked slowly.

-"You said we can use it together?

End of chapter LI