Kuoh Home, Kuoh Town:
Theo's POV:
"What?" Was all I could get out as I stared at Gilgamesh, feeling my body go numb as my mind flew a mile a minute.
"Can I come in?" I nodded as I stood to the side, Gilgamesh walking in as I closed the door and gestured for him to follow.
"Go and let Rossweisse know to drop the runes. We'll be in my office." I said to Yasaka, who looked concerned but nodded as she walked towards the dining room, Gilgamesh and I walking to the office that was added for me a few days after we came here.
'What does he mean? No, it can't be true. Uncle Hades would never. No, it's all just a practical joke…but if it's true, why? What reason would he have to do this? It doesn't make any sense! Why? Why?! Wh-?!'
"Theseus!" Gilgamesh's bark snapped me out of my frozen state and I blinked a few times as I saw him staring at me in concern.
"I…I'm okay now. Come in." I muttered as I opened the office door, Gilgamesh walking past me and I closed the door as I sat down in my chair behind the desk, with Gilg sitting in one of the two chairs opposite me.
"As you know, I asked Hassan & Holmes to find out any information they could on the Khaos Brigade and a few weeks ago, Connla delivered that information to me. We found out that the Khaos Brigade is an organization made out of various different species and beings from all of the pantheons and mythologies in the world, all focused on their own objective. From the Old Satan Faction of the Underworld and rogue Exorcists to Evil Gods and even Evil Dragons that they revived. They are all under the command of Ophis, the Dragon God of Infinity, who also has its own objective."
"And what is that?" I asked, my mind trying to focus on his words as he sighed.
"The death and destruction of Great Red, the Dragon God of Dreams & Fantasies."
"…Why?" I asked in shock, my mind trying to comprehend his words.
"Ophis wants the Dimension Gap for itself and unfortunately, Great Red is there. That's why it wants to gather the strongest fighters in the world to give it a bigger chance to defeat it."
"So how did that come to Uncle Hades betraying us?" I asked and he sighed.
"In the information, we found out that various gods were acting as double agents, giving confidential information to the Khaos Brigade in order to weaken all of the pantheons before killing everyone that would oppose them in one fell swoop. We already found out about a total of 15% of the Huntsmen Organization were spies for the Khaos Brigade, but I snipped that problem in the bud very quick. I also sent out messengers to every pantheon in the world that shows them a detailed list of who the spies in their respective pantheons are, but the information to the Greek Pantheon arrived to late as Hades had already escaped by then." I just sat back in my chair with a sigh as I just stared up at the ceiling, Gilgamesh giving me time to process everything before I spoke.
"I need to call someone." He nodded and I sighed as I closed my eyes.
"Come on. Pick up! I know you can hear me! Answer me!" I exclaimed as I made a mental link with Hades, feeling him blocking my call and I kept hammering at the block until I felt the call connect.
"I assume you heard?"A raspy came through and I knew he was in his Lich form.
"Is it true?" Was all I asked and I heard him chuckle.
"You'll have to be more specific, little Theo." He said in amusement.
"Don't fucking play games with me, Hades! You know what happened the last time you tried that!" I snarled and he snorted.
"Yes, you destroyed half of the Underworld before I stopped you. Then you fought me to the point of passing out and I had to drag you out of Hades and back to your father. I do remember vividly, Theseus." He said and I just took a deep breath to calm myself.
"Then tell me. Is it true or not?"
"Why ask a question you already know the answer to?" He asked rhetorically and I just sighed.
"Why?" I asked.
"Why, you ask? Let's see, why would the evil necromancer Hades betray people that constantly accuse him of being the root of all evil? Why would Hades want to leave the one place that causes him nothing but isolation and distrust no matter how much good he does for it? Why would Hades want to leave when he is blamed for everything that goes wrong, even when he is peacefully sleeping away at his home? I really don't know, Theseus! You tell me! You tell me why I left that damned forsaken place behind that caused me nothing but pain and misery! You're the strongest and smartest Demigod in Greek history, right?! I'm certain the plights of a god would be easy to figure out, so you figure that out and you tell me the answer to make all of my pain go away, boy!" I was just silent after his rant as I heard him take deep breaths.
"I've been alive for eons, boy, and eons of misery, pain and isolation is enough to make even the strongest of men & gods keel and submit to their anger. I'm not alone as Loki of the Norse Gods and Susano'o of the Shinto Pantheon have also joined me. Loki, because of the fact that he was trying to change and the gods keep treating him the same, and Susano'o, because his family didn't even try to fight for him when a Devil nearly killed him. Blood is thicker than water, but even blood is not enough to keep the closest of relationship from the wrath of time. If you made this call to ask me to peacefully surrender or try and change my mind, you've wasted nothing but my time and yours. I'm also taking back the power I gave you as my champion as that would help my brothers track me down. When we meet again, it will be on the battlefield. Goodbye, Theseus, and good luck."
"Wait, Uncle! Don't-!" The link was cut off and I gasped as I felt half of my energy be stripped away, taking deep breaths and trying to focus my vision as I faintly heard Gilgamesh shout at me before I passed out.
A Few Hours Later:
When I awakened once more, it was late at night. I blinked a few times and slowly sat upright before being pulled back down by an arm as I heard Yasaka speak.
"Rossweisse is doing your watch, so you don't have to go." She whispered and I just sighed as I stared up at the ceiling before feeling a much smaller form trying to snuggle into me. Turning my head, I saw the cute face of Kunou snoring away and I heard Yasaka sigh.
"She didn't want to leave the room until you woke up, so she fell asleep right there." Yasaka explained and I gave a soft chuckle as Yasaka giggled before she grew silent.
"What happened in your study? I only heard Gilgamesh calling my name and seeing you passed out on your desk as you grew colder and colder." I heard the slight quiver in her voice and I sighed softly as I softly wrapped my arms around both her and Kunou, pulling them closer before I spoke.
"I called my uncle through the mental link we share thanks to me being his champion. He explained everything about why he left before he took away my powers and status as his champion. The abrupt loss of power made my body shutdown for a few seconds as I've grown far too used to having it in my body and my body had to substitute for that by producing even more energy than normal, leaving me out cold for longer than I expected." I explained and I heard her let out a soft sigh.
"We should have just dumped you into a bath of cold water. That should have healed you faster." Yasaka joked, to which I chuckled as I nodded.
"Yeah, I would have been up within a few seconds." She just snorted at my words before I felt her snuggle in deeper.
"Now, be quiet, I'm tired, because I needed to use a lot of senjutsu to give your body as much energy as it wanted while it healed, and I need my snuggle buddy." I just chuckled at her words as she closed her eyes and it didn't take long for her breathing to even out as she fell asleep.
'Damn, she must've been really tired.' I thought with a frown and I sighed as I just stared up at the ceiling, expanding my senses to stretch out throughout the city as I saw Rossweisse just reading and slowly falling asleep and I chuckled.
With ease, I slowly adjusted the vibrations in the air around her body, giving her a soft massage that quickly made her pass out and using the humidity in the air around her, I grasped her falling form and slowly put her in a comfortable sleeping position. Grabbing a blanket from her room with the same humidity, I floated it up to her and slowly let it all over her, making sure that she was wrapped up nicely.
With a quick thought, I made another mental connection and it wasn't even a second before the person on the other end spoke.
"Hello, my dearest grandson. How are you?" The voice of my grandmother came through, as soft as the snowflakes of her domain, and it sent a cool shiver through my body as I smiled.
"I'm your only grandson."
"Meh, semantics. Now then, you never call me unless something very bad has happened, so tell this old woman what your problem is."
"You're not that old, grandma."
"Boy, you're stalling. Now, come on, speak." I sighed at her words before I took a deep breath and told her everything. She just hummed as I kept speaking and as I finished it, her side was silent before she sighed.
"I suppose we should have seen it coming. Hades may have acted as the strongest of us, but he was always the pacifist amongst the gods, even those outside of our pantheon. Says that killing makes even more paperwork, so he'd rather just find the peaceful solution." Grandma said with a chuckle and I smiled softly before she continued.
"The only ones I know that can change his mind right now or get him to come back is either you and Persephone. She probably supports his choice and would not get him to change and since he already told you no, that means the only ones who can force him back is Poseidon and Zeus. Right now, all you can do is wait and I know. You hate being kept waiting, but unfortunately, that's all you can do in your current state." I just sighed as I knew she was right before I nodded.
"Fine, I'll wait. Also, I know mom is there for her visit, so tell her I love her." Grandma snorted in amusement.
"She's going to tear us both a new one if she finds out you called me first and not her, but okay, I'll do that. Just…try to contact her once in a while. Nothing is worse for a mother than not knowing how her child is doing."
"I will." I said and she sighed as she nodded before the connection disappeared and I sighed before creating another one. A split second was all it took and I prepared myself for the shouting.
Yet, it never came.
"Uh…mom. Are you there?" I asked and there was nothing but static before a soft voice came through.
"Theodore Theseus Alexander Richards. Three months without a single message, voice note, call or hello." Her voice was as cold as the ice she wields and I sighed.
"I'm sorry, mom. It's been a busy three months since we last spoke."
"I wouldn't know anything about it, now would I?" I winced slightly at her words before I heard her sigh.
"Just a hello once a week would have been nice. It would have put my heart at rest knowing my son was okay, but no, I had to hear from Zeus of all people that my son is now on a long-term mission with a 'blonde bombshell' and a 'silver-haired beauty' in his exact words. You know how much I hate that depraved man." The clouds outside boomed loudly, as if mad at what she said, and I heard her scoff.
"I said what I said. What the hell are you going to do about it, Thunder Whore?" The cloud just rumbled softly before quieting as I snorted softly.
Yeah, my mom is one brave woman.
"So, why did you call your mother other than some sense of guilt in your heart?" She asked and I just chuckled.
"Can't I just call to say hello?"
"Yeah, even Triton wouldn't buy that crap and he's the most gullible one of the family. Now, come on. Tell your mother everything." I smiled at her words before I told her everything. After I finished the story, she was quiet before she sighed.
"So, Skele-Dork finally got tired of us, huh? I should've expected that to happen. You might have made him happy, but the amount of distrust and wariness the Greek Gods have towards him was far too much for him to stay there."
"What should I do?" I asked and I could feel her shrug.
"Do what you think is the right path. Listen to your heart, follow your gut and choose the right path that your brain chooses. That's how you thought since you came out of me and it's never let you astray."
"Ew." I said in slight disgust and she just giggled.
"Oh, so it's okay for you to think of them, but as soon as I talk about mine, it's disgusting."
"And I'm going to disconnect now. Bye and I'll see you all later this year for the family gathering." She just giggled before she quickly spoke.
"Oh, before you go, Kraky, Scylla and Cetus says hello and are wondering when you'll come home." I smiled at the thought of my three best friends before I spoke.
"Tell them I said hi back and I'll probably see them when I see you guys during the gathering."
"Okay. Bye, sweetie and if you don't call me once a week from now on, I'll come to that town and spank you butt-naked in front of the school and you know I'll make good on your promise."
"Will do, mom. Bye." With that, she disconnected the call and I laid back down before I sighed as I just stared up at the ceiling. I guess they're right.
Nothing to do but wait and see.
Five Days Later:
I just kept staring at the twenty one boys in front of me, their parents standing behind them. They grew nervous as I kept staring at them before I spoke.
"Welcome to Kuoh Academy, the most prestigious school in Japan and one of the top academies in the world. I'm Richards Theodore, the PE teacher for the High School Division and could potentially be your your teacher next year if you make it into our school." I said, making sure to stare at three boys that were just looking around at the girls, not even trying to pay attention to me.
The first had no hair as his head was completely shaved bare and it looked as if he was constantly squinting.
The second was shorter than him, with a mop of dark brown hair and wore glasses that he constantly adjusted.
The third was the looker of the group and the most interesting. He had dark brown hair, but his eyes were a bright emerald green and he was taller and more muscular than the other two. His canines were poking out slightly from under his upper lip and his aura felt raging, even when it was suppressed. As he caught me glancing at me, he smirked and my eyes widened slightly as I felt a dominant aura wash over me before my eyes narrowed as I sent a blast of aura back. His eyes widened and he quickly suppressed his aura as I glared at him.
A fucking dragon and yet, he felt human.
'Wait, bright green eyes, a dominant aura that felt as if it was constantly growing and a human with a powerful draconic aura. ...Why the fuck is the Boosted Gear wielder's here?!'
Every supernatural being worth their salt knows that Albion, the Dragon of Supremacy inside the Longinus Divine Divinding, hates anything green or crimson, so he would never let his wielder have green eyes. That leaves only Ddraig, the Dragon of Domination inside the Longinus the Boosted Gear. I kept my glare on him before shifting to the others.
"Now, follow and remember, if I see anything that I don't like, I'll make sure to put you in my report and that could hurt your chances of making it into the school, so be on your best behaviour. Am I understood?"
"Yes, sensei!" A chorus of deep voices echoed and I just nodded before walking onto the school grounds, gesturing for them to follow.
"As you know, Kuoh is the best in academics and in the top 20 in sports in Japan, though I'm slowly rectifying that last one to the best. There are various facilities that are available to students that allow them to study as best as they can while also staying active in order to make sure that they're physically and mentally happy. Now, first off, is the Gym Hall." I said as we walked towards the gym hall, the girls around us whispering and giggling as some of the boys stumbled over their feet in trying to impress them.
I just shook my head with a sigh as I continued the tour
An Hour Later:
"And that's the end of our tour. If you have any questions, you can head to the Main Entrance Hall and the attendant at the front desk will give you a brochure with more in-detail information of the school." I said, to which most of them nodded before they walked away and I smiled in satisfaction. Ah, to see the excitement and happiness on their faces. So joyful. So ecstatic.
'I can't wait to crush them.' I thought with a sadistic grin as I watched them walk away before quickly going back to my smiling face as I watched them leave, paying special attention to the humanoid dragon as he walked away.
This needs some more investigation.
A/N: And Issei finally joins the party! Yeah, writing 3k words is slightly tiring, but much more fun.
As always, read, enjoy, review and I'll see you all in the next chapter.
Until then…Ba-Bye~!