This chapter does not reflect any currently political situation that is going on right now. This is considering the political environment from 2009 to 2019, since this is the current year in this story. I would like to thank Darklord331 once again for beta-reading my story and apologize to him for forgetting to mention him. Anyways please enjoy.
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"Hello." – Normal talking.
"Hello." – Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
Ichigo opened his eyes as he remembered what happened last night. Ichigo glanced around to see he was surrounded by most of his peerage members. Only Zealot was awake.
"Did Zealot go to sleep?" Ichigo thought.
"Zealot woke up after you went to sleep and stayed in that position until now," Kyōka informed him.
"Thank you," Ichigo replied.
"Good morning my God." Zealot greeted him. Her voice slowly woke everyone else.
"Good morning, Zealot," Ichigo said. He was able to wiggle out of the grasp of his peerage and went into the bathroom to take care of his business. Ichigo joined the rest of his peerage for breakfast. After that Ichigo returned to his office. It didn't take long before someone was knocking on his door.
"Come in," Ichigo said. The door opened to reveal Yasaka and Kunou.
"Good morning, Ichigo," Yasaka said.
"Good morning, Papa," Kunou said.
"Good morning you two," Ichigo replied. Yasaka and Kunou sat down in front of Ichigo. "So, tell me what happened to Japan."
"Right after you left, Amaterasu-sama warned us about the Great Awakening beforehand." Yasaka began. "So Akasha and I decided to form two guilds to help control Japan during the initial period."
"Crimson Rose and Golden Sun?" Ichigo said, remembering Tatsuki asking him about it yesterday.
"Exactly," Yasaka said. As she snapped her fingers. A hologram appeared with two emblems on it. The first one was a red rose around a circle (1). The other one appears as a golden fox sitting down and having its legs holding a red circle. It was surrounded by nine tails. "Amaterasu-sama allowed the devils to control the immediate area around Kuoh."
"DxD," Ichigo added. The hologram changed, including a third emblem. It has the letters DxD on it. The first D had small dragon wings and tails while the second D had small devil wings and tails. The inside of both Ds had upside-down hearts (2).
"Correct. So, all three of us formed guilds to help Japan transition. Due to us being ahead of everyone else, we prevented another Sengoku period (3) from happening." Yasaka said as the hologram changed to a map of Japan. Ichigo could see most of Japan was covered in red or yellow with a small portion of Japan being blue.
"So, the red area is Akasha's territory, the yellow area is your territory, and the blue area is Rias's territory," Ichigo said.
"Correct."
"I assume most of Golden Sun members are primarily Yōkai," Ichigo guessed.
"Correct," Yasaka said. "This caused majority of Akasha's guild members to be regular people."
"Despite the fact she is a vampire," Ichigo commented.
"Most people don't know she is a vampire," Yasaka replied.
"I see… anything important?" Ichigo asked.
"Do you remember Kaiba Corp?" Yasaka asked.
"I do," Ichigo replied.
"Well, they continued to thrive. They were one of the early companies that experimented with monster materials and mana crystals. They discovered that, with some extra modification, the mana crystals can be used as an alternative power source for electronics, like a battery. Further experiments discovered that different color mana crystals contain different amounts of mana. The tier list is as followed; from least to greatest, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and White. Black mana crystals can be used to absorb mana and to the quantity amount of mana. They also process monster corpses to monster materials which they used to build armor or sell to Revocs Corporation."
"Revocs Corporation sounds familiar," Ichigo said.
"Rias owns Revocs Corporation. Also, Gabrielle, Fleur's sister, and Uryū Ishida worked there for a time." Kyōka chimed in.
"Thank you," Ichigo said.
"Revocs Corporation is also another company that thrived after the Great Awakening."
"I assume they continued to make clothing?" Ichigo guessed.
"Satsuki Kiryūin and Ryūko Matoi, two half-sisters and Hunters discovered a dungeon in their estate, which turns out to be a spider's nest. Those two claimed the dungeon for Revocs Corporation who used the silk from the spiders to create special armor, which is very durable, enhances the wearer's power, and partially regenerates itself if it is damaged. Revocs Corporation named this armor Kamui, while the silk is named Life Fiber." The hologram changed into showing three sets of uniforms. Each of them looked completely different. Ichigo noticed that one set has one star, another set has two stars, and the last set has three stars. "Revocs Corporation was able to create 3 types of Kamui for commercial sales. One Star Kamui uses 10% Life Fiber in its production; Two Star Kamui uses 25% Life Fiber, and Three Star Kamui uses 50% Life Fiber. According to Rias, they are working on a Kamui that uses 70% Life Fiber. As of right now only her peerage and our peerage were able to purchase them and have the Kamui actually worked on us." Yasaka said.
"Hunters?" Ichigo questioned.
"Kaa-san, Tou-san doesn't know all the new terminology since the Great Awakening." Kunou reminded her.
"Oh," Yasaka said. "Sorry."
"No problem," Ichigo said.
"The Great Awakening referred to the New Year of 2009 when powerless humans began to awaken powers. Those who experienced this are known as Awakened." Kunou said.
"Those who already had powers but hid them are known as Liberated," Yasaka added.
"So, you and Akasha would be considered Liberated while Keigo and Mizuiro would be considered Awakened." Ichigo guessed.
"Technically correct," Yasaka answered. "They can be classified as Liberated since they can see spirits."
"Hunters are those with combative powers who enter Dungeons to kill the monster. Makers are those who have artesian based powers or choose an artesian profession." Kunou added.
"So, I would be categorized as a Liberated Hunter," Ichigo said.
"Correct," Yasaka replied.
"I see…" Ichigo said. "Thanks, both of you," Ichigo said. Yasaka snapped her fingers turning the hologram off. Ichigo stood up and hugged Kunou. After that, he kissed Yasaka on the lips. They left the room and Akua came in.
"How are you doing Akua?" Ichigo asked.
"A little sore." She admitted.
"Do you want some blood to speed up the recovery?" Ichigo asked.
"No thank you," Akua replied, slightly blushing. Ichigo chuckled.
"Now then, down to business," Ichigo said.
"Right. About half a year since the Great Awakening, many third world countries were having major problems with the dungeon outbreaks." The hologram showed a map of Southern Asia.
"I guess that's what they call them when the dungeon failed to be cleared in time." Ichigo thought.
"The governments of these third world countries were on the breaking point due to multiple factors."
"Such as?" Ichigo asked.
"Government corruption, other countries or guilds poaching potential members from these third world countries, successful and unsuccessful coup d'etat, and simply not having a strong foundation," Akua said.
"I see… please continue," Ichigo said.
"Akasha tasked Moka, Kahlua, Kokoa, and I to create a new guild to deal with these dungeon outbreaks and take over the country," Akua said as the hologram showed a beautiful red-looking lotus emblem (4).
"What's the guild called?" Ichigo asked.
"Crimson Lotus," Akua replied.
"Do you know why Akua decided to form a new guild?" Ichigo asked.
"Politics," Akua answered. "If people knew that we were from Bloody Rose then they may accuse Akasha of trying to rule the world."
"Make sense… I guess?" Ichigo said.
"Anyways we flew to the Philippines and took care of the dungeon outbreak. We also purged all the corruption in the country, forming a new government to manage the Philippines who are also loyal to us, and combined all the scattered guilds into the Crimson Lotus Philippines Branch."
"So, we became the Philippines Government," Ichigo concluded.
"Well mostly. We took care of all military and hunter-related issues while the newly formed government take care of civilian-related tasks."
"I assume this happened to other countries."
"We did the same thing in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao, and Myanmar," The hologram turned back to a map of Southern Asia with all those countries highlighted red. "Unfortunately, India took control of Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh before we could intervene." Orange lines appeared on top of India and the other countries.
"No, it is fine. Nepal and Bangladesh are countries that primarily practice Hinduism." Ichigo replied as he remembered Shiva's threat to the other pantheons.
"We decided to go into China next," Akua said.
"Wouldn't China be able to take care of itself?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes and no," Akua replied. "Most of China's population is located in the Eastern part of China." The hologram changed into a map of China. A black dotted line started from Tengchong and ended at Heihe. "This caused the Eastern part of China to be well defended while leaving the Western part susceptible to dungeon outbreaks."
"Makes sense," Ichigo said.
"At this time China was still under the Communist Party's control." Akua continued. "Due to this, the only way we can invade was through the icy west." Akua continued. "So, we decided to create a new Guild to take care of the icy mountain."
"Let me guess the Yuki-onna?" Ichigo asked.
"Kind of," Akua said. "Due to the Great Awakening, the Yuki-onna village was destroyed, displacing the Yuki-onna and Yuki-Otoko."
"How did this happen?" Ichigo asked.
"We are not sure," Akua admitted. "The pocket dimension for your estate wasn't affected by the Great Awakening."
"So, you had the displaced Yuki-onna and Yuki-Otoko occupied that area?" Ichigo asked.
"Some of them," Akua said. "This was about two or three years after the Great Awakening so many of them were relocated."
"So, who were the members of this new guild?" Ichigo asked.
"The guild's name is Frozen Resolve." She said as the hologram changed, showed their guild emblem. It was a silver shield surrounded by ice. "Esdeath runs the guild. She forced the locals to join her guild."
"Are they able to survive the cold?" Ichigo asked.
"They can with the help of Essence of Polaris," Akua said. "Upon consumption, it increases the drinker's resistance to the cold."
"I see… continue," Ichigo said.
"So, we had Frozen Resolve enter China through Myanmar. They cut the country into two halves." The hologram returned to a map of China. A white dotted line appeared from Myanmar to Mongolia. Frozen Resolved used the cold tundra to their advantage, easily able to defend against China. It didn't take long before, we had Eastern China surrounded."
"Isn't North Korea allies of Communist China?" Ichigo asked.
"By this time, North Korea doesn't exist anymore," Akua said.
"I assume this is something Hana is going to explain."
"Correct," Akua answered. "Anyways, we made a deal with the rest of the Chinese Guilds, and they agreed to assist us with the takeover." Ichigo could see Eastern China was now red, like the other countries. Western China was a mix of white and red. "Ichigo," Akua continued, regaining Ichigo's attention.
"Yes?" Ichigo asked.
"As part of our agreement with one of the Chinese Guilds, I need you to head over to see their former leader." Akua continued.
"Why?" Ichigo asked. Akua sighed.
"Xu Wenwu is the leader of the Ten Rings. The Ten Rings is a multinational terrorist organization that controlled most of the world. In 2000, Xu Wenwu stepped away from the Ten Rings, and retired." Akua continued. "This changed in 2008 when his wife was attacked by a rival gang. His wife was forced to defend herself and her kids against them In the end, she was killed by a rival gang, seeking revenge against Xu Wenwu. Filled with anger and grief, he returned to the Ten Rings to hunt them down. His plans for revenge were put to a halt in 2009 when the Great Awakening happened so he formed the Golden Dragon guild to combat the dungeons. When I met him to discuss the plan of our coup d'état, I spotted her soul next to him. Her chains were wrapped around him as if she never wanted to let go. At the end of our discussion, I told him that in exchange for his assistance in the coup d'état, I would ask you to see him." Akua finished.
"I see… is it possible to see him tomorrow?" Ichigo asked.
"I will arrange transportation," Akua said.
"Is there anything else I should know about him?" Ichigo asked.
"Despite his young looks, he is over five thousand years old," Akua said.
"How?" Ichigo asked.
"I'm not sure," Akua admitted. "However, there are ancient rumors that he found an artifact from outer space or a tomb which grants him his eternal youth and great power."
"I will be careful when I see him," Ichigo said as he glanced at the map. He noticed that Russia was entirely black.
"What happened with Russia?"
"A year after the Great Awakening, a large black dome rose up and trapped the entire mainland Russia. No magical or technological communication was able to get through the black barrier."
"Were you able to find out what the black barrier was?" Ichigo asked.
"We smuggled Tamamo, Medea, and Fleur, to look at the barrier. They reported that the barrier is a combination of nation-level protection spells and corrupted human souls."
"I see… so we need something strong enough to break through the protection spells." Ichigo thought.
"We also need something to purge all the corrupted souls intertwined with the dome," Akua said.
"Why?" Ichigo asked.
"Gilgamesh used one of her Noble Phantasm to break a part of the black dome. Suddenly black liquid from the edges dripped out, revealing black monsters with bone white skulls and red eyes. Most of them attacked us and forced us away. As this was happening, the black dome was repairing itself. Right as the dome was fixed; the black monster stopped their attack and merged with the black dome." Akua said.
"What about the islands around Russia?" Ichigo asked.
"We were able to safely claim them," Akua answered.
"I see… Is there anything else?" Ichigo asked.
"Nothing for my end," Akua said.
"Thank you. Please send in the next person." Ichigo said. Akua left and Hana walked in.
"Hiya." She said.
"Hi, Hana. So, you reunited Korea?" Ichigo asked.
"Yep," Hana replied. "North Korea was already having trouble due to multiple dungeon outbreaks. I quickly learned that South Korea was reinforcing the border to prevent monsters from invading. So, I went in and took care of the mess. I now rule North Korea and in an alliance with South Korea."
"So, what's your guild name?"
"Exo-Force," Hana said as she showed her emblem, which was a black bunny logo with a red outline (4). "I was able to convince the remaining North Korean residents to join my guild."
"I see…" Ichigo said. "Anything else you want to mention?" Ichigo asked.
"Nope. Got to go edit another video." Hana said as she left.
"At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if we control a fifth of the world." Ichigo thought as Gilgamesh entered.
"Hello Ichigo," Gilgamesh said as she kissed Ichigo on the lips.
"Hello to you too," Ichigo replied after breaking the kiss. Gilgamesh sat down in the chair.
"So which countries did you take over?" Ichigo asked.
"I just reclaimed what was mine." She said as she snapped her finger. A map of Western Asia and the Arabian Peninsula appeared.
"So, you claimed Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syrian Arab Republic, Israel, Palestine, Pakistan, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan." Ichigo identified.
"I don't remember their name. All the mongrels there were fighting for their own gain."
"So, what's the Guild's new name?" Ichigo asked.
"Babylonia!" Gilgamesh said.
"Are you making sure that all the dungeons in Babylonia are being taken care of?" Ichigo asked.
"Of course," Gilgamesh replied.
"Do you have anything else for me?" Ichigo asked.
"When this is over, we will have a coronation in Babylonia," Gilgamesh said.
"When this is all over," Ichigo replied.
"Good," Gilgamesh said as she kissed Ichigo again before leaving. Next was Artoria.
"Hello Ichigo," Artoria said as she kissed him. Ichigo broke the kiss.
"Good morning to you too, Artoria," Ichigo replied. Artoria sat down.
"Before the Great Awakening began, I told Queen Elizabeth II, Harry, and Sirius what was about to happen. All of them believed the best thing for the country was for me to take control. Artoria said. "On New Year's Day, Queen Elizabeth II announced her retirement and my ascension to the throne. I decided that Queen Elizabeth II should continue being the Supreme Governor of the Church of England for the Church of England."
"I assume many devoted Catholics and traditionalists didn't like that," Ichigo said.
"Oh, they hated it and they started yelling and calling me a heretic," Artoria said. "But they shut up and listen once I invoked my authority."
"Did any chant burn the witches and wizards when you revealed the magical world?" Ichigo asked.
"Some did, especially those devoted to the Catholic Church. Most of the people accepted them especially since some of them already knew the existence of magic." Artoria answered.
"I assume the workload is massive?" Ichigo asked.
"It is but I asked Scáthach to help me since she isn't affected by my authority."
"That's good," Ichigo said. "Any issue with the Roman Catholic Church?"
"They had many issues," Artoria said. "The Pope was furious and called me a heretic and ordered the Vatican to send out their exorcists to remove me."
"I assume you handled the issue?" Ichigo asked.
"I showed up to their doorstep and fired Excalibur up in the air," Artoria said. "That silenced them."
"That's good to hear," Ichigo said.
"Don't worry; I made sure not to endanger our peace agreement with the Angels," Artoria added.
"Sounds like you have everything under control," Ichigo said.
"Indeed. When this is all over, we will have your coronation in Camelot." Artoria said.
"Yes, my lady," Ichigo replied.
"Good." They kissed one more time before Artoria left. It didn't take long before Jeanne and Jeanne Alter walked in. Ichigo kissed each of them before they sat down.
"France was an interesting country because everyone wanted to do their own thing. The French Wizards and Witches split into two factions, the conservatives, and the progressive. The conservatives, who were made up of all the purebloods and adults stayed within their bubble, continuing their lives while ignoring the dungeons. The progressive, who made up of mostly mundane-born or half-bloods, joined guilds and helped with the dungeons." Jeanne began.
"We decided to form the guild Chevalier [Knight] with Jeanne as the guild master to see how competent the other guilds are." Jeanne Alter added.
"About a year since the Great Awakening, we began to notice how complacent the other guilds were," Jeanne said.
"Most of the guilds would guard the dungeon and only clear it at the last second." Jeanne Alter.
"So, I suggested to my sister that we should create an 'evil' guild to stir some trouble," Jeanne said.
"And so Vengeurs [Avenger] was born." Jeanne Alter said. "A few of the families in the Le Milieu [The Underworld] tried to stop us but I quickly dealt with them and absorbed them into Vengeurs."
"A few of the French Guilds were discreetly backed by the Le Milieu so Vengeur absorbed them, these guilds suffered from financial issues. So, Chevalier bought them out and absorbed them."
"We implemented many strict policies to make Chevalier the number one guild in France."
"So, what happened with Vengeurs?" Ichigo asked.
"Vengeurs still exist, regulating the French Underground." Jeanne Alter replied.
"The Chevalier in shining white armor armed with a sword and the Vengeurs in black armed with a dagger." Ichigo joked.
"Indeed," Jeanne said as she chuckled.
"Cringe." Jeanne Alter said. After another kiss, Jeanne and Jeanne Alter left. Soon Tier walked into the room. After a quick kiss, they went down to business.
"Let's start with South America," Tier said as a map of Mexico and South America appeared. "In 2007, Mexico and South America were entrenched with political corruption and cartels." Ichigo nodded his head. "Well Quetzalcoatl and her master, Yasutora Sado, came in and forcefully took control over both regions. Yasutora Sado became the guild leader of Tutor Gigante [Giant Guardian] with Quetzalcoatl as his assistant." Tier continued.
"I assume they have everything under control?" Ichigo asked.
"Indeed. Most of the drug activity in South America and Mexico has been stopped." Tier said. The Map moved to the United States. "Now it's time to talk about the dumpster fire called the United States," Tier said.
"So, what happened?" Ichigo asked.
"When the Greek, Roman, and Norse Gods disconnected with the children, they told them to use this opportunity to expand their control over the United States."
"That already sounds like a bad idea," Ichigo said.
"It was," Tier said. "But they forgot to consider one important factor to their plan."
"The people living there?" Ichigo asked.
"Indeed," Tier said. "With the Great Awakening, many different fractions appeared. There exist groups that the United States categorized as domestic terrorist groups. They used their awakened power to get more conservative states to join them and formed the Liberation Army." Ichigo could see Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and parts of New Mexico were solid red on the map. The Federal Government tries to figure out how to get the Liberation Army to rejoin the union. At the same time, the MACUSA and the Spartans, what the Greek guild called themselves, were failing to have a compromise. In the end, the Spartans revealed the existence of the MACUSA to the world. The Federal Government tried to recruit the MACUSA, but the MACUSA denied their request. This action caused the MACUSA to split into two factions, the conservatives, and the progressives."
"Just like what happened in Great Britain," Ichigo said.
"But unlike Great Britain, the majority of the MACUSA are conservative who only wish to deal with the problem themselves and prevent outsiders from getting involved. The progressive minority decided to ally themselves with the Federal Government and the Spartans. They pushed the conservatives, which called themselves Magic Army, down to the western part of Pennsylvania, the western part of West Virginia, and Ohio." Ichigo could see the map filled with dark green for the Magic Army. "The progressive minority called themselves Mystic Force." Light green covered Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
"The Spartans occupied New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, the rest of Pennsylvania, and parts of Maryland." Bronze covered the named states. "An independent guild called the Scavenger Guild claimed Michigan, Northern Indiana, Northern Illinois, Eastern Wisconsin, most of Iowa, and all of Nebraska for themselves, refusing to corporate any side."
Purple covered the named states. "The Valhalla Guild, the name for the Norse Guild, occupied Minnesota, North, and South Dakota, the rest of Wisconsin and Iowa." A light orange covered the named states.
"Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are all under control of an independent guild called Secret Garden." Ichigo could see those states shaded light purple with green dots.
This is pretty chaotic," Ichigo said as he looked at the colorful map.
"Don't worry there are only four more guilds to mention," Tier said. "Legion Fulminata, the Roman Guild, took control of California, Oregon, and Washington." Ichigo could see gold covering the entire West Coast States.
"The remaining parts of the American government formed the United Army. They occupied all of Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, parts of New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, a small part of Nebraska and Kansas, the rest of West Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois." Tier said. Ichigo could see those states covered in blue. "The rest of the map is controlled by awakened indigenous tribes," Tier said. Ichigo could see all of Alaska and Oklahoma, the rest of Kansas, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona covered in green. "Hawaii any nearby islands are controlled by my guild, Shark Empire," Tier said with a smile. Ichigo could see Hawaii covered in silver with blue dots.
"Currently we have an established alliance with Shark Empire, Legion Fulminata, Spartan, Mystic Force, and Valhalla Guild. We have a nonaggression agreement with the United Army, Secret Garden, and Scavenger Guild. We don't have any agreement with any of the local Indigenous Tribes, Liberation Army, or Magic Army." Tier said.
"America is a mess," Ichigo said.
"Most people call it the Broken States of America," Tier said.
"Anyways, thank you for catching me up," Ichigo said as he kissed her.
"No problem. I did have fun last night." Tier said as she left the room. A few moments later, Akasha walked in. They both kissed before getting down to business.
"So, what else do you have for me?" Ichigo asked.
"Right before the different dimensions were disconnected from our dimension, we received a list of unaccounted for people," Akasha said.
"So, who are we looking out for?" Ichigo asked.
"Suì-Fēng, Kyōraku, the entire Tsunayashiro Clan, Kagerōza Inaba, and various pieces of equipment." Akasha began.
"Any information on Kagerōza Inaba and the Tsunayashiro Clan?" Ichigo asked.
"Kagerōza Inaba was the 7th Seat of the 12th Division and Chief of Dangai Studies within the Shinigami Research and Development Institute," Akasha said as she showed Ichigo a picture. He was dressed in a laboratory coat over the standard Shinigami shihakushō. He is quite tall and thin. He has chin-length straight hair which parts on the left side of his head. The right side of his hair is green, and the left is yellow. He has a somewhat long face with circular glasses. "The Tsunayashiro Clan focused on writing down the history of Soul Society."
"Anyone else missing?" Ichigo asked.
"When the Yuki-Onna Village collapsed, Tsukune Aono's body was not found," Akasha said.
"You think this is somehow related?" Ichigo asked.
"It would make sense; Kagerōza Inaba was the expert regarding the Dangai, which floats in between the void. He could have created a device to make the pocket dimension unstable."
"But if that's the case then how did he know about Tsukune?" Ichigo asked.
"Do you think Kurumu or Mizore revealed his existence?" Akasha asked.
"They wouldn't gain anything from revealing Tsukune," Ichigo said. "Is there anyone else missing?"
"Before the Great Awakening, Odin cast Thor out of Asgard. He stripped him of most of his powers and stored them in Mjölnir. Odin added a seal on the power which can only be unsealed if the wielder is worthy of the powers of Thor."
"I see…" Ichigo said.
"So, Odin stripped Thor of his legends and infused it into Mjölnir, allowing whomever the seal deemed worthy to become Thor, the God of Thunder." Ichigo thought.
"I assume he is also missing?" Ichigo asked. Akasha nodded her head.
"Mjölnir is guarded by the Valhalla Guild." Akasha added.
"Who else is missing?" Ichigo asked.
"There has been an uptick in missing people reports and I was able to pull out some noticeable names," Akasha said as she placed three reports on the table.
"Jake Long, Mandy DeLisle (5), and Juniper Lee." Ichigo read the names as he remembered meeting these people throughout his trip across America.
"Any ideas where all of them could be hiding?" Ichigo asked.
"I expect them to be somewhere in Africa or Russia," Akasha said.
"I understand Russia but what's happening in Africa?" Ichigo asked.
"During Gilgamesh's conquest of the region, when he was about to cross to Egypt, he was stopped by a group of people. Gilgamesh reported that they were dressed in loose brown and tan clothing. Their faces were covered. Gilgamesh failed to see if they were male or female. A spokesperson stepped forward. The spokesperson declared that the entire African continent is under the control of the Savior Guild. The spokesperson also warned Gilgamesh that if she continued to invade their territory, they will declare war against her."
"I assume Gilgamesh wasn't able to appraise that threat?"
"She did," Akasha admitted. "She planned to attack them but then she sensed divine energy coming from them."
"Divine energy?" Ichigo questioned.
"Indeed," Akasha replied. "Gilgamesh decided to retreat but keep an eye out on the region."
"What did she find?" Ichigo asked.
"There's an illusion barrier around the entire continent, preventing regular and magical means to see what is going on the inside. Gilgamesh tried to pierce through the veil. Before she had a chance to look inside, a group of Savior guild members rushed towards her location. Luckily she disappeared before they caught her."
"I see…" Ichigo said. "We got two possible threats here and then the 7 Overlords," Ichigo said with a sigh. "Anything else I need to know right now?" Ichigo asked.
"We have a war council meeting with our allies, who are aware of what's going on," Akasha said.
"When is the next war council?" Ichigo asked.
"I can organize one for tonight," Akasha said.
"Sure," Ichigo said.
"Do you need anything else from me?" Akasha asked.
"No. I just need some time to organize my thoughts." Ichigo replied.
"Ok," Akasha said. "Can I get a sip?" She asked.
"I guess last night wasn't enough." Ichigo joked. Akasha began to blush from Ichigo's teasing. Ichigo tilted his head. Akasha saw the act and dove down and bit Ichigo's neck, beginning to drink his blood. After a few moments, Akasha let go.
"Thank you," Akasha said. "Sakuya will come and get you later for lunch," Akasha said before she left the room.
"My god. This is a mess." Ichigo thought.
"I know. I remember the times when we only needed to worry about the enemy in front of us." Zangetsu commented.
"Ichigo, can I get a moment of your time?" Hōgyoku asked.
"Sure," Ichigo said. Hōgyoku appeared out of his mindscape, carrying a box. She placed the box on the table and sat down.
"Do you remember the book Sirzechs gave us about the Evil Pieces?" Hōgyoku asked.
"I do," Ichigo replied.
"I was working on creating some more Chaos Pieces." Hōgyoku took out a box and placed them on the table. "But I ended up creating something else in entirely." Hōgyoku opened the box revealing a set of transparent pieces. They all look like pawn pieces, but they have the top of a queen placed 90 degrees & pointed north, a bishop's top-placed 90 degrees, & pointed west, a knight's horse placed 90 degrees & pointed south, and a rook's crown placed 90 degrees & pointed east. "I call these pieces the Enlightened Pieces."
"What do they do?" Ichigo asked.
"While I haven't done any live tests yet, I believe the Enlightened Piece helps the target grow. A Rook piece increases the target's attack and defenses, a Knight piece increases the target's speed and reflexes, a Bishop piece increases the target's magic capabilities, a Queen Piece gives the target an increase to everything the other three pieces does, while the Pawn piece can temporally change itself to any of the four pieces."
"Continue."
"I believe the pieces will change based on what the user specializes in. For example, when Yuzu and Karin joined the peerage, you gave them pawn pieces since they haven't specialized in something yet. But now, Karin would likely benefit from being a Rook while Yuzu would likely benefit as a Bishop. Artoria is currently a knight who might get promoted to Queen since she also learned a lot about magic."
"Do you think you can apply the changes to the peerage?" Ichigo asked.
"I believe I can," Hōgyoku said.
"After lunch, I need to see the entire peerage." Ichigo broadcasted to the peerage connection.
"Do you think the girls are ready to join the peerage?" Moka asked.
"I second that question," Yasaka asked.
"Bring them along," Ichigo replied as he ended the connection. Suddenly Kyōka appeared out of his mindscape.
"Yes, Kyōka?" Ichigo asked.
"I finished reading a part of Amaterasu's scroll," Kyōka said.
"A part?" Ichigo asked. Kyōka nodded her head.
"There is an enchantment which prevented me from reading more of it. I believe you need to have Amaterasu's eyes fused with yours before you can continue reading the scroll."
"I see… Do you know how long the process would take?" Ichigo asked.
"She wrote that it shouldn't take 10 minutes but advises that it should be done in the Trainer," Kyōka said. Ichigo summoned the trainer. Hōgyoku took the trainer and sent them inside it.
Scene Change: Trainer
Ichigo and Kyōka appeared in a bedroom. Ichigo laid down on the bed.
"Amaterasu advised that this should be done with your real eyes," Kyōka said. Ichigo changed his eyes back to normal. Kyōka summoned the jar containing Amaterasu's eyes. "Are you ready?"
"I am," Ichigo confirmed. Kyōka took the eyes and placed them next to Ichigo's eyes.
"Two eyes shall become one," Kyōka chanted. Amaterasu's eyes glowed before becoming a liquid state and began to fuse with Ichigo's eyes. Ichigo gritted his teeth as the fusion process began. Ichigo could feel a channel for his reiatsu, and divine energy began to form, connecting to his eyes. After a few moments, the Amaterasu's eyes finished fusing. "Gently close your eyes," Kyōka instructed. Ichigo closed his eyes. Kyōka wrapped some bandages over his eyes. "How do your eyes feel?"
"At first it felt like hot magma melting each of my eyes out. At some point, the feeling stopped, and I could feel my eyes slowly repairing themselves." Ichigo described.
"Amaterasu did note that you would experience pain from your eyes during the process," Kyōka said. "Keep your eyes closed while I remove the bandages," Kyōka said after waiting 10 minutes. Kyōka slowly removed the bandages. Ichigo opened his eyes. "Wow." She said upon seeing his eyes.
"Let me see," Ichigo said. Kyōka created a mirror for Ichigo, allowing him to set a closer look at his new eyes. The iris and pupil of this eye are golden with a black wheel-like pattern with eight spokes coming out of the center.
"I think we should look at Amaterasu's scroll," Kyōka suggested.
"Good idea," Ichigo replied.
"If you can read this portion of the scroll that means the fusion ritual was done correctly." Amaterasu wrote.
"So, I was right," Kyōka commented as she began to read Ichigo's memory of the scroll.
"These eyes are called Tengan [Eyes of the Heavens]." Amaterasu introduce. "The Tengan has eight techniques, one pair of stokes in each eye. These techniques can be used with one eye or both eyes activated but it is stronger with both eyes activated." Amaterasu said. Ichigo practiced deactivating Tengan and reactivating Tengan with each eye. Ichigo repeated the process with his brown eyes. Once he finished activating and deactivating the eyes, Ichigo reactivated both eyes and resumed reading. "The first technique is called Sekaigan [Eyes of the World]. The first ability allows you a full 360º field of vision around and through any physical or magical barriers. The second ability allows you can see all the different types of energy in a specific area, with their own color to assist in distinguishing each of the energies from each other. If you concentrate on specific energy, you can trace the flow of energy, whether it's outside or inside the body.
"Sekaigan is pretty overpowered," Kyōka commented.
"Indeed, but this is just the first technique," Ichigo added as he resumed reading the next technique.
"The second technique is called Mittei-chōgan [Eyes of the Spymaster]. The first ability can be only activated by locking eyes with your target. You can mentally suggest thoughts or actions without the target being aware of it but if that failed, you could forcibly take complete control of the target. The second ability allows you to tag a living being and see from their point of view."
"Mittei-chōgan is interesting." Kyōka commented.
"It is," Ichigo replied as he read the third ability.
"The third technique is called Haōgan [Eyes of the Supreme King]. The first ability activates if anyone meets your eyes. If they have a weak resolve will be knocked unconscious. If they have a strong resolve, they might just be immobilized by fear. The second ability allows you to use any hand technique with just a blink of your eye. The third ability allows you to teleport yourself and anything in your eyesight into a pocket dimension called Haō Zaimushō [Treasury of the Supreme King], where time doesn't flow.
"Fitting abilities for a Haō [Supreme King]," Kyōka commented.
"It does make sense," Ichigo said. "No one dares look at the Haō in the eyes and an enemy that dares attack the Haō will be killed before the Haō needs to raise their hand," Ichigo said before reading the next technique.
"The fourth technique is called Keihatsugan [Eyes of the Enlighten]. You can instantly understand how an ability or technique is done. However, to use the learned ability or technique, you must be physically, mentally, and spiritually capable of performing the ability or technique to successfully replicate it.
"This ability is overpowered. With your limitless potential, is there anything you can't replicate?"
"The world is much bigger than we can believe. I wouldn't be surprised if I find something that I can't master." Ichigo admitted before reading the next technique.
"The fifth technique is called Taishōgen [Eyes of the General]. You can create an army of humanoid or animal golems that shall follow your orders. These golems can be created by using regular reiatsu for a realistic appearance and behavior. You can also use elemental reiatsu or elemental divine energy to embody the element used in its creation. These golems have the capabilities to think for themselves and behave based on the intention of their creation. These golems can also be under the effect of the third ability of Mittei-chōgan.
"These golems are better than the ones we can create with Hera's technique," Kyōka commented.
"Indeed," Ichigo said.
"The sixth technique is called Fūingan [Eyes of Suppression]. This technique has two abilities. The first ability allows you to suppress any movement of any kind. This ability combined with the first ability of Sekaigan is absolutely devastating. The obvious weakness of this first ability is that you need to maintain visuals to suppress it, but the second ability solves that weakness. The second ability allows you to permanently seal the object by saying 'Fūin'. Saying Kaifū unseals the object. The weakness of the second ability is that you need to physically look at the object before you can seal it."
"Fūingan isn't as overpowered compared to the others," Kyōka admitted.
"But it is useful if I don't want to attack people or give myself an advantage," Ichigo replied.
"True."
"The seventh technique is called Nigen-seigan [Eyes of Duality]. This technique has only had one ability. You can warp reality for a short time, allowing you to change reality into illusion and illusion into reality. Each time you use this ability, you lose a stroke on your eye. You cannot use Nigen-seigan to make losing a stoke part of the illusion. It will take 24 hours before a stoke will recover."
"What the actual fuck!?" Kyōka yelled. "That is absolutely powerful."
"It reminds me of Yūhabahha's The Almighty," Ichigo said.
"I agree with that," Kyōka replied. "If this was the seventh technique, then I wonder what the eighth technique could be."
"The eighth and final technique is called Hōgen [Eyes of the Law]. This technique also only has one ability, but the versatility of this ability can spawn countless other abilities. You can see and manipulate the Law Strings, which applies the Law of the Universe to everything in the universe. Every object has at least one Law Strings attached to them. The thickness of the Law String tells you how strong that Law affects the object. You can connect new Law Strings to different objects but be careful of what might happen." Ichigo blinked his eyes, activating Hōgen. He noticed the bed he was sitting on has a few Law Strings. Ichigo severed a Law String, causing the bed to disappear. Luckily Ichigo stood up before he fell.
"So, by severing that Law String, I caused the bed to disappear." Ichigo thought to himself.
"What bed?" Kyōka asked, confused at what Ichigo was doing. "You were reading the scroll while standing up."
"When you performed the eye fusion ritual, where did you place my body?" Ichigo asked.
"On the ground." She replied. Ichigo summoned the control tablet and looked at the records. He saw that Kyōka placed his body on the ground and performed the fusion ritual. After that Kyōka helped him sit up and read the scroll. Eventually, Ichigo suddenly stood up. "Kyōka watch my memories of what just happened," Ichigo ordered. Kyōka stared at Ichigo for a few moments. Suddenly her eyes widen.
"Somehow the Law String that you severed caused me to forget the bed existed." Kyōka realized.
"I think it's more than that," Ichigo said. "I think the Law String I severed caused the bed to cease to exist but also erased anything related to that bed from existence, including everyone else's memories," Ichigo said. Kyōka's eyes widen.
"That's stupidly overpowered," Kyōka said. Ichigo summoned two more beds to experiment with the Law Strings. Ichigo handed the tablet to Kyōka. After that, he severed a different Law String. Nothing appeared to happen. Ichigo picked up both beds.
"It seems one of them is lighter than the other," Ichigo said. Kyōka tapped on the keyboard.
"The mass of the object stayed the same, but the weight is different (6)," Kyōka commented.
"So that Law String is for gravity," Ichigo said. He placed the bed down and sat back down. Kyōka handed him the scroll.
"As you can see, the Tengan is one of the strongest objects in the world, maybe in the universe." Amaterasu wrote. "With this in mind, try and avoid revealing the existence of Hōgen to the other gods. I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to break the peace treaty to try and get the Tengan to use Hōgen." Ichigo let out a groan upon reading that warning.
"Let's continue reading. Maybe she explains why she thinks they would attack us." Kyōka suggested.
"As you know, Earth was the one who created all of the Gods and Goddesses. But Earth did not allow the other Gods and Goddess the ability to manipulate the Law Strings except for me because my legend dictated that I inherited the Creator position from my father, granting me the manipulate the Law Strings. Earth discovered this loophole and forbade me from using the ability, but she didn't realize that I can give the ability to someone else."
"If that's the case then why did you give me the ability then?" Ichigo asked.
"Maybe it's a sign of trust that you won't abuse the ability?" Kyōka suggested.
"Or the battle with the 7 Overlords will be much harder than anticipated." Ichigo countered. Kyōka grabbed the scroll and returned to his mindscape. Ichigo reverted his eyes to his ordinary brown eyes and left the trainer.
Scene Change: Throne Room
After a wonderful lunch, Ichigo, the entire peerage, and future peerage members were in the throne room. "Now then, I able to change the Chaos Pieces." Ichigo began as he summoned the Enlightened Pieces. "These are called Enlightened Pieces. The difference is that it will automatically change to fit your skills." Ichigo said. "The Enlightened Piece may just be the same as your original piece or your piece will change." 24 small balls of light shot out of his hand towards his peerage members. The balls entered their body and combined with the Chaos Pieces, turning them into Enlightened Pieces. Everyone was shrouded in light as the Enlightened Piece changed themselves to adjust to their host. The light soon died down. Ichigo turned Elizabeth, Kunou, Senna, Esdeath, Eve, and Sabrina.
"Are you sure you want this?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes Tou-san," Elizabeth said.
Yes, Tou-sama." Eve said.
"Yes Papa," Kunou replied.
"Yes, Ichigo." Esdeath, Senna, and Sabrina said. Ichigo placed the Enlightened Piece in them. Their bodies glowed for a few moments before dying down.
"Who are the Enlightened Pawn Pieces?" Ichigo asked. Zealot, Hana, Elizabeth, and Eve raised their hands. "Who are the Enlightened Knight Pieces?" Ichigo asked. Raikou, Nel, EMIYA Rin, Jeanne Alter, Kahlua, Senna, and Esdeath, raised their hands. "Who are the Enlightened Bishop Pieces?" Ichigo asked. Medea, Tamamo, Yuzu, Fleur, Sabrina, and Kunou raised their hands. "Who are the Enlightened Rook Pieces?" Karin, Akua, Moka, Jeanne, and Masaki raised their hands. "Who are the Enlightened Queen Pieces?" Ichigo said. Eu, Tier, and Scáthach raised their hands. "And that leaves us with our Enlightened King Piece?" Ichigo asked. Akasha, Yasaka, Artoria, and Gilgamesh raised their hands. "I have the Enlightened Emperor Piece," Ichigo said. "Whenever I am unavailable, Akasha, Yasaka, Artoria, and Gilgamesh will take charge of the peerage," Ichigo explained. Everyone nodded their heads. "Does anyone have any questions for me, regarding the new peerage changes?"
"Will the maids and other employees be allowed to join the peerage?" Raikou asked.
"Not yet," Ichigo said. "I am trying to see if a Homunculus's body is capable of utilizing the Enlightened Piece." Ichigo turned to Medea and Tamamo. "If you two have any spare time, can you two look into this?"
"Got it!" Tamamo shouted.
"I will." Medea agreed.
"Anything else?" No one replied. "In that case, everyone is dismissed." Everyone slowly walked out of the throne room.
"Ichigo," Yasaka said as she walked over to him.
"Yes, Yasaka?"
"Your old friends have requested to meet with you," Yasaka said.
"Where are they?" Ichigo asked.
"They're with Rias and her peerage," Yasaka replied.
"In Kuoh?" Ichigo asked.
"Correct," Yasaka said. Ichigo opened a regular Garganta and jump in.
Scene Change: Kuoh Town
Ichigo stepped out of the Garganta and arrived at an empty alleyway. Ichigo calmly walked out of the hallway and down the street. Ichigo immediately spotted a large building with the DxD logo on it.
"Very obvious." Ichigo thought. He soon arrived in the building.
"Welcome to DxD how can I help you?" The receptionist asked.
"I am here to see Rias Gremory," Ichigo said.
"Your name?" She asked.
"Kurosaki Ichigo."
"Ah, follow me." The receptionist escorted Ichigo up an elevator. They soon arrived on the top floor. "She should be inside the office." Ichigo walked towards the door and knocked.
"Come in," Ichigo opened the door to see Rias. Beside her were Tatsuki, Keigo, Mizuiro, and Orihime.
"It's been a while," Ichigo said.
"It has," Rias replied as she stood up. "We can catch up later but, I believe you should catch up with them first," Rias said as she left the office, closing the door behind her.
"So… how are you?" Ichigo asked.
"Horrible because it looks like you haven't aged at all," Keigo complained. Ichigo rolled his eyes.
"So, you regained your powers," Tatsuki said.
"I did," Ichigo replied.
"So how do you know the other guild leaders?" Mizuiro asked.
"I met them before I disappeared," Ichigo replied. There was a nervous silence between everyone.
"What are you hiding from us?" Tatsuki asked.
"A lot of things," Ichigo admitted.
"Why?" She asked as she walked toward Ichigo. "Is it because we're not strong enough? Or you don't trust us?" She snapped. Ichigo sighed. Ichigo snapped his finger, trapping Tatsuki in a simple barrier.
"If you break free from that barrier then I might share with you some of my secrets." Ichigo glanced at Keigo and Mizuiro. "Feel free to help her if you two want," Ichigo said.
"Help me out!" She yelled. Keigo and Mizuiro sighed as they tried to help Tatsuku get out of Ichigo's barrier.
"Hello Ichigo." Orihime said.
"Hello Orihime." Ichigo said.
"How is she?" Ichigo mentally asked.
"How was the restaurant going?" Ichigo asked.
"She is still sealed inside my mind and enjoying what she is experiencing," Orihime replied.
"It was all right. I learned a lot under Yukihira but with the Great Awakening, I decided to help others." She replied.
"What is she experiencing?" Ichigo asked.
"Do you enter the dungeons as well?"
"An alternative world where both of you decided to date and fall in love with each other," Orihime said.
"I do. Due to my powers, it is agreed that I am a part of all three guilds." She said.
"I see…" Ichigo replied. They looked to see Tatsuki, Keigo, and Mizuiro still trying to break the barrier. "Do you admit defeat?" He asked.
"I do," Keigo admitted.
"Same," Mizuiro said. Ichigo snapped his fingers, causing the barrier to disappear. Tatsuki swung her fist towards Ichigo. Ichigo calmly caught her punch with her hand. Tatsuki swung with her other fist.
"Enough," Ichigo said as he caught her other punch. "I keep these secrets because all of you because you're not strong enough to handle them," Ichigo said.
"Who…Who decided that." She said as struggled against him.
"Tatsuki enough," Keigo said. Both of them grabbed Tatsuki's shoulder and pulled her away from Ichigo.
"What are you two doing?" Tatsuki asked as she broke free from them.
"You are showing him why he was right," Mizuiro said. He glanced at Orihime. "Isn't that why you're not interfering?"
"Ichigo always has a good reason for keeping secrets from us." She admitted.
"Fine," Tatsuki said. She glared at Ichigo. "When can you tell us some of your secrets?"
"In the future." Ichigo vaguely replied.
"We'll hold you to that," Keigo said. Mizuiro nodded his head.
"How did all of you join DxD? According to the Yasaka, Karakura Town is under Golden Sun's control."
"DxD were the first ones to invite us," Orihime admitted.
"I see…" Ichigo said.
"Rias-sama said that when we are done, we should head to the main conference room," Orihime said. They all left Rias's office and walked down to the main conference room. They entered the room to see Rias's entire peerage and Vali was there.
"Ichigo-sensei!" Issei greeted them as he walked up to them. They both shook hands with each other.
"Looks like Issei's much stronger than before." Ichigo thought.
"We should give you a moment to catch up with them," Orihime said as she pulled Tatsuki away.
"We'll catch up more later," Keigo said as they followed behind Orihime. Rossweisse waved her hand, closing the door behind them and sealing it with magic.
"So, what's the plan regarding the Invaders?" Rias immediately asked. Everyone in the peerage looked at Ichigo, waiting for his answer.
"I will attack them by myself." Ichigo began. "I will fully explain everything during the War Council."
"Fine," Rias said. Ichigo turned to Issei and Vali and summoned Vermillion and Nightingale.
"So, you're our father's host," Nightingale said as she looked at Vali. Vermillion was staring at both Issei and Rias.
"Master, why is it that I look like her more than my father's host?" Vermillion asked. Ichigo shrugged his shoulders. Nightingale and Vermillion compared techniques with their respective father while they exchanged what happened. Rias, Koneko, and Issei were jealous that Ichigo was able to experience the Pokémon World. Ichigo promised that they could see his Pokémon later.
"Ichigo, it's time for the War Council," Akasha said.
"Thank you," Ichigo replied. He stood up.
"I need to go home and prepare for the War Council." He said.
"I see… It's been nice to see you." Rias said. Ichigo exchanged quick hugs and handshakes before leaving through a Garganta.
Scene Change: Ichigo's Estate's Conference Room
Ichigo appeared in a large conference room. Akasha and Yasaka stood behind the head seat. Ichigo took his place at the head of the table. Akasha and Yasaka quickly sat down beside him.
"Where are the others?" Ichigo asked.
"To prevent others from being aware of our inner connections, we have the others call into the meeting," Akasha said.
"KaibaCorp expanded their holographic and virtual technology, allowing us to create holographic copies of ourselves," Yasaka said. Ichigo noticed small spheres began to light up. Ichigo saw a hologram of Rias, Yasaka, Artoria, Gilgamesh, Jeanne, Akua, Esdeath, Tier, and Hana sitting down. Ichigo noticed in front of each hologram was a small plaque with both their name and their guild name on it. A few moments later, more holograms appeared. Ichigo saw Percy and Annabeth who represented the Spartans. Quetzalcoatl and Chad for Tutor Gigante [Giant Guardian].
The next person who came on was a beautiful woman with piercing black eyes and glossy black hair worn in a single braid and brown skin. She wore a regal purple toga decorated with gold medals over her golden armor. She took her seat, allowing Ichigo to identify her: Reyna Ramírez-Arellano representative of Legion Fulminata.
The next person after her, was a Caucasian-fit young man with dirty blonde hair parted in the middle, hanging to his jawline. He has gray eyes. He was dressed in an olive-green T-shirt and jeans. He briefly looked at Annabeth before sitting down. The plaque read Magnus Chase representative of Valhalla Guild.
"Annabeth's cousin?" Ichigo guessed.
"We will begin with the Inner War Council meeting." Akasha began.
"The inner circle is those who are aware of the Gods and Goddesses." Yasaka quickly informed Ichigo.
"Thank you," Ichigo replied. "Thank you everyone for attending." Ichigo began.
"I remember you," Magnus interrupted. "You were the one who reminded us that we need to train harder."
"I was," Ichigo said. "Anyways, my name is Kurosaki Ichigo. In a few days, I will attack the 7 Overlords."
"What?" Magnus said. "That doesn't give us a lot of time to arrange our troops."
"I will be the only one attacking. Everyone else will be defending." Ichigo said.
"Wouldn't a team be better?" Reyna asked.
"It's not that simple. Everyone here is bounded by an agreement between the Gods and the Overlords." Ichigo said. "One of the terms is that anyone on Earth at the time of the Great Awakening can't invade the Overlords."
"Since you weren't on Earth at the time, then you are excluded from these terms," Akasha said.
"Not only that, none of the Overlords would be aware of my abilities," Ichigo said.
"What do you need from us?" Chad asked.
"A few things," Ichigo said. "First, we need to establish alliances with the other guilds. Second, we need to purge any spies in our guilds. Third, we need to liberate Africa and Russia."
"I understand Russia, with it being surrounded by the black wall, but what's wrong with Africa? I heard the Savior Guild is a good guild." Annabeth said.
"When I was conquering the Arabian Peninsula, I was about to cross over to Egypt but was stopped by a spokesperson for the Savior Guild. I decided to back down once I sense divine energy from them." Gilgamesh said.
"Divine Energy?" Percy said. "Are you sure?"
"I am," Gilgamesh replied. "I also discovered that there is an illusion around the entire continent, preventing regular and magical means to see what is going on the inside. I managed to pierce through the veil, but a group of Savior guild members rushed towards my location, preventing me from seeing inside."
"Have you tried a diplomatic approach?" Annabeth asked.
"No luck," Akasha said.
"Our parents told us that we won't be seeing them until the end of the war with the Overlords," Percy said.
"So did ours," Magnus said.
"I believe either some of the gods have allied with the Overlords or are against the Gods," Ichigo said.
"We need to investigate this," Yasaka said.
"Agreed," Annabeth said.
"Second," Magnus said.
"So, who will invade them?" Akasha asked.
"President Ellis will likely ask us to assist him in the reunification of the country as a part of our alliance," Annabeth said.
"I would propose that Tutor Gigante stand by on the border in case they tried to flee south." Ichigo proposed.
"Ok," Chad replied.
"I also propose Frozen Resolve, Blood Lotus, Chevalier, and Avalon will attack the Russian barrier. While Babylonia, Crimson Rose, and Golden Sun invade the Savior Guild. Any guilds not participating in America's reunification, Russia's Liberation, or Africa's Liberation will be on standby and ready to assist when needed." Ichigo said.
"Are you planning to join in the attacks?" Percy asked. Ichigo shook his head.
"I can't. If I reveal myself too early, the 7 Overlords might be aware of my existence." Ichigo explained.
"Make sense," Percy said.
"Any other things we need to mention before its time to include the Outer War Council?" Akasha asked. Ichigo stood up.
"For the rest of the meeting, I will be invisible," Ichigo said as he stood up and walked behind his chair. Akasha stood up and took Ichigo's spot on the table. All the holograms shifted. Ichigo hid as he watched the Outer War Council join them.
The first one was a young Caucasian woman with long strawberry blonde hair and a pair of blue glasses. She wore an opened black cloak revealing underneath a red blouse and blue bell-bottom pants. As she sat down, the plaque in front of her identified her as Zelda Spellman, President of Mystic Force.
The next person was an older Caucasian man with light brown hair. He was dressed in a business suit. As he sat down, the plaque in front of him identified him as Matthew Ellis, President of the United States of America & Commander in Chief of the United Army.
The third person was also a Caucasian man, but he was huge and muscular compared to Mathew Ellis. He has long blonde hair, red eyes, a toothy smile, an overgrown blonde goatee, and black tattoos. He's dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, beach shorts, and sandals. The man sat down, and the plaque identified him as Thomas Andre, Guildmaster of Scavenger Guild.
The fourth person was an Asian man with straight, chin-length black hair framing both sides of his face, blue eyes, and a pair of black glasses. He was also dressed in a business suit. He sat down, allowing the plaque to identify him as Uryū Ishida, representative of Secret Garden.
"I might need to reach out to Uryū after this." Ichigo thought.
"Thank you for joining us." Akasha began.
"No problem. What is this meeting about?" President Ellis asked.
"We decided it's time for the Broken States to be united once again," Tier said. Percy, Magnus, and Reyna nodded their heads.
"Great." President Ellis said. "I proposed earlier that the territories you control will be shared by both of us. 70 percent of taxes you collect will be yours while the American government receives 30 percent. Of course, these taxes are waved for the next five years if we were able to deal with the annex the states under the Liberation and Magic Army."
"I assume if we join right now, we can get in on this deal?" Thomas Andre asked.
"Sure." President Ellis replied.
"Great. Speaking with the bosses is much easier than letting the little men argue among each other." Thomas said.
"Allow me to inform my Guildmaster about this offer," Uryū said as his hologram disappeared, showing a column of light where he was.
"I assume a magical contract will be used to ensure this agreement is kept?" President Spellman asked.
"Yes, we will use a magical contract to ensure the agreement is kept." President Ellis said. Zelda nodded her head.
"I also accept your proposal, President Ellis." President Spellman said. Uryū returned to the conference room.
"I have spoken with the Guildmaster, and Secret Garden also accepts your offer, President Ellis," Uryū said.
"Great, will all of you be flying over to Washington D.C to sign it?" President Ellis asked.
"That's fine," Uryū said. Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"What about the local indigenous tribes?" Tier asked.
"I gave them the same proposal I gave all of you. Unfortunately, they don't trust me." President Ellis said.
"Makes sense," Tier said. "Throughout history, they have been lied to and cheated out of their land by the American Government."
"I see…"
"Actions speak louder than words Mister President," Annabeth said.
"Makes sense." President Ellis said.
"When do you think they would be able to invade the Liberation Army and Magic Army?" Akasha asked.
"We have a considerable force stationed along the border." President Ellis began.
"Have you used magical means to ensure they are loyal to you?" Artoria asked.
"I have not." President Ellis said. He turned to Zelda Spellman. "I hope Mystic Force is willing to assist in this process?" He asked.
"I will have a few of my wizards and witches assist in the process, Mister President," Zelda replied.
"Great." President Ellis said.
"I will have my guild members ready at our eastern border," Thomas said.
"I will also have some of our guild members ready on our western border," Percy said. Everyone else began to promise some of their guild members to assist in annexing the territory.
"All allied forces will rendezvous at the border, and we'll begin the operation at midnight eastern pacific time." President Ellis said
"While this is going on, we will begin a plan on liberating Russia and Africa," Akasha said.
"Frozen Resolve, Blood Lotus, Chevalier, and Avalon will attack the Russian barrier. While Tutor Gigante, Babylonia, Crimson Rose, and Golden Sun will invade the Savior Guild." Akasha said.
"Why are you invading the Savior Guild?" President Ellis asked. Thomas, President Spellman, and Uryū were also paying close attention. Everyone revealed the existence of the Gods and Goddesses, their heritage, the fact that the gods couldn't assist, and the traces of divine energy in Africa.
"Couldn't the Savior Guild make contact with an African deity and they're receiving help from them?" President Ellis suggested.
"It's not possible," Yasaka replied. "Amaterasu-sama told us which pantheon still exists. There wasn't any African deity there."
"We have also tried a diplomatic approach, but they simply disregarded our request and threatened us with violence if we enter their territory," Akasha said.
"This is messy." President Ellis admitted, hearing the entire situation.
"If you don't invade them there is a chance of betrayal in the long term." President Spellman said.
"But it turns out to be a lie it will cause major issues with the public," Thomas said.
"Is there any way to do this discreetly?" Uryū asked.
"I doubt it," Gilgamesh said. "I discreetly entered their barrier and immediately was warmed by them."
"The only possible way is a simple frontal assault," Uryū concluded.
"Exactly," Gilgamesh said. Soon everyone disconnected from the meeting. Ichigo returned to his seat his peerage members who were part of the War Council entered.
"Tier will be in charge of monitoring the situation in America." Ichigo began.
"Do you want me to reach out to Uryū?" Tier asked.
"That is fine," Ichigo said. "Artoria and Akua will be in charge of the Russia operation."
"Ok," Akua said.
"Yes, my King," Artoria replied. Ichigo nodded his head.
"Akasha and Gilgamesh will be in charge of the Africa operation."
"Yes, my King," Gilgamesh replied.
"You can count on me," Akasha replied.
"Even though I will physically not be there, I can send help through the peerage connection." Ichigo reminded them. "Does anyone have any questions for me?" Ichigo asked. No one replied. "Good inform your respective guilds and show me what you ladies got." Everyone stood up and left the conference room.
First off, the guest characters. Zelda Spellman is from Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Matthew Ellis is the 45th President of the United States of America in the MCU. Thomas Andre is from Solo Leveling. Now then, more MCU stuff is creeping into this story. Does this mean an MCU crossover is possible? I'm not sure, but you can find out in the future.
Notes
1) Look up Rachel Alucard Rose Emblem.
2) The DxD portion of the Highschool DxD logo but slight alterations to the first D.
3) The Sengoku period was a time when Japan was divided into multiple different factions all trying to control Japan.
4) Look up Red Lotus from Shadowrun.
5) DVA's bunny logo but black with a red outline.
6) DeLisle is Mandy's voice actress's last name from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
7) Mass and weight are not the same things. Weight is the effect of gravity on the object. The mass of the object will not change regardless of the gravitational force, weight will change though.