Chapter 151: Broadcast
Sona turned to Adrian, clearly afraid,
"Okay...I'm going to collect my house, for as of now, the situation has gone from Code Red to Code B-!"
"-Brown?" Asked Damon with a smart alec smile, earning a glare from several of his friends, and Adrian to bring a palm to his face,
"I was going to say Code Black," said Sona, "and are you really going to make jokes while we have a massive weapon over our heads?!"
"Yes I am and this is probably going to be my last chance to do so," said Damon.
"Stow it Damon," said Adrian, "because this won't be your last chance to do so."
"He's right, Damon!" Said Issei, clenching a fist in determination, "We didn't give up when we were going against Raynare, Riser, Kokabiel or even Vali, so why should we act like its' the end times now, huh? Just because there is a giant cock ring flying in the air? I don't think so! We can still find a way up there, kick Zeus' ass and destroy the damn thing, all in time for me to get some action in with Asia in the end! Now who's with me?!" Issei pumped his fist into the air, breathing heavily as everyone around him was quiet. Adrian was the first to break the silence,
"I...can honestly say I am behind you on that one, but you probably could have left out the part about Asia," said the one eyed devil. Issei blushed while rubbing the back of his head,
"Yeah, probably. I guess I just got carried away."
"You think?" Asked Damon sarcastically, turning to Adrian, "Alright Cyclops, you got a plan? Hopefully one kind of like when we beat Phoenix?"
"You won't be mooning anyone this time."
"FUCK!"
"Anyway," continued Adrian, "it consists of this: Wesker, Sona, you two go and round up the rest of the Sitri House, get them up to speed and in decent enough shape to fight should we fail." Wesker nodded, scooped up Sona bridal style, and using his superhuman speed he vanished in the blink of an eye. "Now for the rest of you, it is going to be a little tricky, and it all depends on you...Cleo." All eyes turned to the Egyptian Assassin, and she looked around confused,
"Me? Why would it depend on me?" Adrian approached her, to better get his point across,
"When you tried to kill me in Tijuana, did you use hidden blades? Or something far more lethal to someone like me? Or rather, someone I used to be?" Cleos' eyes widened, and she broke into a smile,
"I believe I used something far more lethal."
"And Thatan," began Adrian, turning to his seven foot tall friend, "can your camoflage tech detach from your armor?"
A few minutes later...
Adrian, Katrina, Damon, Jason, Thatan, Pennie, Llarya, James and Issei were now seen on Liberty Island, trying to find the entrance to the Halo like Kali said there would be.
"So where is this doorway thing at?" Asked James.
"Probably hidden from nosey bastards like us," said Jason.
"Not hidden well enough," said Thatan, sprinting ahead and rounding the corner of Lady Libertys' stone base, finding an eight foot tall yellow pillar of light, emitting from a round metal disc.
"What is that?" Asked Issei.
"It's a teleporter," said Pennie, "no doubt linked to the Halo above."
"Why would Zeus plant a teleporter down here? Wasn't he just going to fire the God-Slayer and destroy us?" Asked Issei. Adrian took the lead,
"It's because he wants an audience." Adrian and his friends then entered the teleporter one by one, and with each one they appeared on a lush landscape with beautiful green grass, blue skies, and a snow topped mountain a good several miles away from them. The only thing that made the land stand out was the fact that it curved inward, and they can faintly see the entire Halo ring stretching out and into space, meeting up directly above them,
"Wait, this is the God-Slayer you guys were so scared of?" Asked Issei in disbelief.
"The base of the weapon is called Halo," explained Thatan, "an artificial world which doubles as a weapon to eliminate the food source of a parasite known as 'The Flood.'"
"What food source is that?" Asked Issei.
"Literally any and all sentient life," answered Thatan seriously. James crouched down to the ground, feeling the grass with his hand,
"You mean to tell me, this whole place, which reminds me so much of home, only greener, is really a big weapon?"
"Modified to kill all Gods, Goddesses, Devil Kings and more," said a proud voice, causing them all to turn to the source; Zeus, in his pale skin, black veined, blood red eyed glory, standing with his hands behind his back and a wickedly smug grin on his face.
"Why, Zeus?" Asked Adrian, "Why this display?" He then summoned his Sacred Gear as the others geared up as well; Katrina brought her Blades of Exhile back out, Damon revved the Green Knight and Red Queen, Thatan readied his energy Sword in one hand and a plasma rifle in the other, Pennie retrieved her Plasma Repeater, Llarya charged her axes up with dark energy, Jason cracked his knuckles and James readied his revolvers. Issei had his Boosted Gear readied as well,
"Been a while, hasn't it douchenozzle?!" Zeus turned to Issei, raising an eyebrow in surprise,
"Hyouduo! I wasn't expecting to see you here." Zeus then waved his hand, bringing red and violet lightning down on Issei, making vanish right before reappearing in an exact flash of lightning next to the mutated devil. Zeus then lowered his hand, and an electrical force field was created between the two devils and the others, surrounding the two in a red electric cube with violet pulses. Adrian and his friends quickly ran up to the shield, but held themselves back from touching it, save for Thatan who tapped it with his energy sword, making it spark, but not penetrating.
"What are you doing?" Asked Issei.
"Nothing. I just want to talk," said Zeus innocently. Right then, Damons' phone began to vibrate, and he drew it out of his coat, seeing it was Wesker calling him,
"Huh, great service," Damon said to himself, and he answered it while stepping away from the group, "Hello?"
"Damon? Can you hear me?"
"Oh hey! Wesker! What's up my red eyed homie!"
"Damon, I'm not sure why, but all of you are being broadcasted to the entire underworld!" Damon looked around, and flying in the distance was silver orb with a single camera on the front watching the group, earning a raised eyebrow from the green clad devil. He then held up his middle finger,
"How many fingers am I holding up?"
"You're seriously going to keep up your nonsense? Now? Of all times?""You didn't answer my question."
"You're holding up your middle finger." Damon turned back to the electric cube that Zeus and Issei were trapped in, and slowly lowered his hand,
"Why does he want the underworld to watch us...?"
As Damon and his friends watched helplessly from the outside, Zeus began to circle Issei, talking as he did so,
"Now Issei, why on Earth do you want to help Adrian and his comrades?" Issei stood his ground,
"Because Adrian saved me from dying!"
"And...what? Living the life of a hated pervert?" Issei tightened his grip,
"I'm not hated! I have Asia by my side!" Zeus stopped, and turned an questioning look to Issei,
"Do you?" Issei paused, "Do you really have Asia by your side? Heart and soul?" Issei kept silent, and Zeus leaned towards him, whispering in his ear, "If it came down to her picking between you and Adrian, who do you think she would choose?" Issei shoved Zeus away from himself,
"She already chose me, asshole!"
"Out of fear of rejection from Adrian," said Zeus, "not love towards you." Issei tightened his Boosted Gear hand, and the green gemstones began to glow,
"BOOST!"
"You need to shut your fucking mouth!" Shouted Issei, but despite his words he felt tears beginning to well, and the thought of Zeus' statement being true krept into his mind.
"Easy Issei," said Zeus, trying to calm the boy down while discreetly useing his powers to alter the electrical prison they were in, "I wasn't trying to get you upset, I'm saying I can get Asia to truly love you for you...and then some." Issei then looked around, seeing they were no longer in the prison, but were now in a massive open room; dark curtains covering the walls, red carpets covering the floors leading to a wide set of stone stairs leading to a throne with bright flashing light spelling out 'Harem King.'
"Wait, I think I saw this in a dream!" Said Issei.
"I know of your dreams, Issei..." said Zeus with an evil smile, "...and all your desires..." A collective giggle sounded off, and the two saw all the ORC girls (minus Katrina) dressed in nothing but panties appear by the throne, all standing and presenting themselves, led by a more seductive Asia, beconing the pervert forward with a finger. Isseis' nose began to bleed, and he quickly threw his hands up to cease it,
"This isn't real! It can't be!" Said Issei.
"Let me ask you this, Harem King," began Zeus, "why stop with a harem palace..." Zeus snapped his fingers, and the curtains fell, revealing they were really in a lush green field with thousands of girls in nothing but panties, screaming for Issei, "...when you can have a harem planet?" Issei fell onto his back, blood shooting straight into the air from his nose and a tent forming in his pants. Zeus cackled as he lifted his hand up, and vanished in his red and violet lightning. Zeus then reappeared outside the electric prison, where Adrian and the others were waiting.
"What did you do to him?" Adrian asked.
"I am simply showing him the world he could live in if he sided with me," said Zeus, "and you and your group will be made an example of those who defy me..." Zeus raised his hands, and several Blacklight tendrils burst from the ground into eight human sized figures, making them all whirl around ready to fight, until the masses took shape, took on color, and as soon as the one near Adrian sprouted long red hair, his heart stopped,
"...Rias?"
