Author's note: I'm really happy that this story has received such positive feedback from all you guys, especially when the author of this story has only played this game for about... 50 hours, give or take, so far (until the finish of this chapter) and most of the knowledge used in this fanfic come from researching, my friend's interpretation of the lore and some minor assumption on what hasn't explained. However, this will be my last warning: some of the Warframe's lore will be altered in order to be more compatible with DxDverse. That's all.
Thank you for reading my rant. Now, onto the show.
Chapter 3:
"So that is your answer huh?" The sarcasm mixed with mild amusement was evident in the unknown entity's voice as Sirzechs's gaze was glued at his guest's expressionless face. "Not entirely unexpected."
Suddenly, the unknown entity literally disappeared into the air, much to Sirzechs's surprise as the entity's voice still echoed in his workplace
"The coordinate will be given to you soon. And a last warning..." despite his best effort, Sirzechs couldn't pinpoint where the voice came from "... Try to double-cross me... and your kind will disappear... Starting with those ember vermins..."
"What do you mean by that?" questioned the red hair satan but the reply never came. Shaking his head, Sirzechs made a mental note to call in an urgent meeting with his fellow satans tomorrow. This was not something to take lightly. If only Serafall had been here, perhaps things would have been better. The black hair girl was the one who took care of foreign affair ..
Wait. Why it was him that the entity decided to meet? Shouldn't they try to contact Grayfia for his Queen was the one had presented at that time? And there were Rias...
A terrifying thought immediately invaded the red hair devil's mind as his hand quickly opened a drawer and took out a small paper with a mamgic circle drawn on it.
"Ria-chan! Answer me, Ria-chan! Are you there, Ria-chan!" Sirzechs shouted at the piece of paper
A few seconds of silence and Sirzechs could hear the sound of his heart beating in fast pace. Please don't tell him...
"... *Yawn*... Onii-sama? Why did you come at this h... Huh? There's no one?"
"Ria-chan!" the happy cry of satan could be heard throught out the castle "You're safe!"
"Of course I am safe! But where... Onii-sama! What is this magic circle you put in my room?!"
"Ahaha... Oh, just an emergency magic circle for emergency and watching..."
"... What did you just say, Onii-sama?"
Oops, he just had said it, hadn't he?
"STUPID ONII-SAMA!"
The sound of explosion came from the piece of paper ranging in his ears while was unpleasant, it at least confirmed that his super cute little sister was safe. Now there was his Queen left...
"Sirzechs-sama." The door of his opened as Grayfia came to the view "Your wife asked me to tone down your volume since your voice just woke Millicas-kun up"
"Ah, sorry about that." Sirzechs let out a chuckle of embarassment
Letting out a sigh, Sirzechs dropped himself in his chair after what felt like eternity. Now he had more reasons to dislike Riser Phenex...
"Is there anything wrong with your sister?" said Grayfia again. So she did hear what he had shouted.
"An..."
But before he could say anything, the door of his workplace opened again, though this time was more violent as Beowolf and Ruval Phenex, much to the redhead's surprise, rushed into the room
"Lucifer-sama! We have an emergency situation! Lord and Lady Phenex along with their daughter Ravel and a large number of Phenex Clan members have been kidnapped!"
"WHAT?!" Sirzechs immediately jumped out of his seat as what the unknown entity had said quickly returned to the superdevil's mind "Explain!"
"Splendid job as always, Mirage Prime."
"Hey hey hey, my 'Prime' title is not for just for show, you know! Grabbing those vermins is just like have a drink! You really think those insects would have any chances against me?! I'm hurt, Loki-P! You do know that I am the master of masters in the trickery and illusion, right? Why the hell..."
"For the love of the Void, just shut up Mirage Prime."
"Okay okay okay! Damn you for doubting my ability, Loki-P! I have my own pride... Ouch! What was that for?!"
"One more word and I will you show you why a trickster can never beat a deceiver and a manipulator. Am I clear?
"..."
"Good grief."
"Fuck you, Lo-... Ouch! Okay okay! I will shut up!"
Long ago, when Earth had been nothing but a giant round rock covered in magma, the universe had been ruled by a race called the Orokin. Being the dominant race, the Orokin had spent a great deal of time building large outposts and experimenting on genetic samples of first creatures appeared on Earth as well as creatures from other planets. As the result, the Orokin created a race of synthetic beings, which later known as the Sentient, to spearhead the expansion of Orokin influence beyond the universe.
But of course, it wasn't exactly a big surprise that the created had rebeled against the creator, thus marking the begining of The Old War. With their ability to subvert high levels of technology, the Sentient had quickly overwhelmed the Orokin, showing the Orokin that their method of fighting had been anything but effective against the Sentinel. Now facing with losing the war, the Orokin had created something that could replicate and fight in an autonomous way like the original proto-sentients had done. Thus, the Infestation had been created. However, the Infestation had not only done little to stop the Sentinels but also gotten out of control and assumed a mind of its own. In the end, it merely served as a means to make gates, ships, or orokin weapons useless to the sentients who could not adapt to the mutations.
Desperate, the Orokin had had no choice but sought to exploit Void energy after an accident aboard a spacecraft called the Zariman Ten-Zero led to a number of children developing Void powers and abilities. They took full control of the Transference program that was meant to heal the children, and instead rushed the project into weaponization.
Thus had marked the born of the first Tennos and the first Warframes. With the power of the Void, the Tenno-guided Warframes immediately revealed to be very efficient killing machines and they had actually managed to push back the Sentient to the brink of defeat.
"So... you won the war?" he asked quietly as he sat on a bench on the top of a complex while enjoying the cool feeling of the gentle wind, a strange device which oddly resembled a bluetooth piece was on his left ear. Even though there were things here and there he didn't exactly understand, he was still able to grasp the main point.
"The Orokin? No. The Tenno won the war." The voice of Teshin, who was currently 'cloaked' as the entity put it, continued echoed from the earpiece. Since it was Sunday, the complex seemed a little bit more rowdier and having an alien-looking entity walking around to be seen while he himself kept mumbling to himself was not exactly a great idea. "The Sentient were not defeated without launching their last agent: Natah. She was the last-ditch effort with the sole purpose to take control over the Tenno themselves. She successfully infiltrated the Origin System, but was not able to prevent the Orokin forces from recapturing and destroying the Outer Terminus. The Orokin were victorious at the time, but the Tenno chose to betray the Orokin. In the end, the war was over with the Sentient gone and the Orokin destroyed. After cleaning the other threats like The Grineer and The Corpus, the Tenno started creating their own military empire with 32 branchs. Each branch has a specialty with one strongest individual bearing the 'Prime' title becomes the leader. While you, Your Grace, will hold the highest authority, these 'Primes' will act as a council to help you manage all the 'chores' you have to do"
"... Wow..." it was all he managed to speak after hearing what Teshin had said. Even though he could clearly see that there were more about this war and especially this 'Natah' that Teshin had left out, he decided not to push for now.
"But unlike the Orokin, the Tenno chose to retreat into the shadow of the Void and became the guide and the watcher for the universe." Continued Teshin evenly "For eons, the Tenno secretly kept the peace intact and helped countless species grow to their fullest potential. Until 'it' happened."
"'It'?" the curiousity was evident in his voice.
"The Great War." Said Teshin somberly "The Tenno had to fight against mindless and malignant creatures of great power coming from the Void itself. A war that is thousands time worse than the Old War. The Tenno emerged victorious in the end, but with the price of the empire lied in ruin while the Tenno was on the verge of extinction."
"There were beings that strong?" the surprise was evident in his voice "What are..."
But before he could finish his question, what his eyes caught immediately stopped him: a short brown hair boyhad climbed up the fence as his right hand tried to reach toward a balloon which was stuck on a tree near there. While this wasn't something he would notice after the first glance, something inside him was screaming 'danger' at him.
... Well basically, it did seem very dangerous.
"Got it!"
The moment the boy let out a cheer when his hand finally got the balloon, the boy's body leaned forward too much and lost the balance.
Time felt like slowing down.
Before his mind could even comprehend what was happening, his body had already shot out from where he was sitting. Four long steps and he was close to the fence. A little more!
The boy now completely fell over the other side of the fence. Acting on his instinch, he slid forward as his right arm stretched through the fence, just in time to catch the hand of the boy before said boy could fall to his death.
"Hang on!" even though he was suddenly hit with exhaustion, his cry still managed to snap the people around him out of their shock as they started helping him pull the little boy up. Leaning against the fence as he tried to take in as much air as possible, his mind kept wondering what the hell had just happened. Time slow down, his speed and power...
"What you had just experienced, Your Grace, is a 'Void Burst'." The voice of Teshin shook him out of his stupor "Basically, it's like a sudden boost of Void Energy enhancing your strength and abilities. While it's usually triggered when With proper training, you can control and use it as you please."
With proper training, huh? Why did he suddenly have a feeling of doom after hearing what Teshin had just said?
"Why I understand your reason for doing this, isn't it too overkill to kidnap this large number?"
"Yes, it is overkill. But it makes my threat become heavier. Plant a seed of uncertainty and fear in those vermin's mind. With right time and and in right moment, it will give us an extra edge. And one will never have too many edge on the upcoming negotiation."
"But you do know it can cause them to become more desperate and unpredictable, right?"
"That's where you and Valkyr Prime come in, my friend. The Excaliber and the Valkyr are His Grace's sword and shield after all."
"And the janitor whenever a mess was left behind, more like."
"We Loki are just His Grace's daggers, something not to show in the plain sight."
"Nevertheless, what you and Mirage Prime did can potentially cause an unnecessary war for the empire. Having an ally is still better than an enemy."
"Think of my act as you will, but do not doubt my loyalty for the Tenno and His Grace. And if you worry about unnecessary war, go and and make sure that the Zephyr and the Ember won't do anything drastic."
"... Sometimes I can't understand you, Loki Prime."
"You don't have to. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
(Chapter end)