Chapter 9 - The Truth Revealed -

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Watching the blue spatial hole for the last time as it closed and stopped showing the faces of the three Fools who thought they could hold him there he finally realized that someone was calling his name.

"-ey Bossman!" He snapped out of his thoughts and finally turned to the person who was trying to gain his attention.

"Huh? Oh hey Han what's up?" He doesn't know why he has been spacing out so much these days…he can feel a pull from somewhere deep.

[...Its them partner. Ever Since you achived that new form they have been trying to make you fall into the curse and pull you into that place to confuse you.] Informed Ddraig through their shared link.

"You have been spacing out a lot man, you just missed a Nordic bird drop a letter with your name. Look into your hand." Informed Han as he pointed at his Gauntlet and there it was a letter that smelled full of…

"Divinity…Oy oy did someone snitch on us or did we somehow slip when we were covering our tracks?!?" Muttered issei for Han to hear.

His buddy's face went through many expressions as it changed from Alarmed to confused then angered and finally into disbelief at their situation…they weren't ready to deal with the Gods, they needed more time for their research into golemancy and The new engine they were working to upgrade the capabilities of Ryuuteimaru. They were missing some key components that were being worked from scratch from their two top inventors (Motohama and Mars are still locked away into their workshop trying to adapt the runes issei "invented" during his New balance Break subspecies.)

" Oi Han calm down, let's just read the damn thing and after that come up with a plan to either nuke em or change our base locations into some lost island in the middle of nowhere if we have to." Now lets see what the Gods want from us.

"Greetings sonny, A little birdie told me that you have formed a "group" of talented Humans. Hohoho what a charismatic young Lad you are, Sonny, you remind me of a certain Hero who helped us with a certain Golden Dragon fella who had been harassing our Valkyries…ah forgive me for rambling sonny, I am quite old and sometimes I end forgetting that and ramble about the Past hahahahaha! Ahem anyway, You see I am God who used to bless Young warriors a long time ago when war was about everywhere, I still do when someone of worth catches my attention and in your case that big Raid you led upon those Scums was facking fantastic, I heard their souls scream as those Grim Reaper brats fell upon them once they passed the threshold of the Cocytus heck Zeus told me that for some reason Hades went from perpetually depressed to MANICALLY Cackling for While- Hold up a second sonny Zeus just corrected me…correction, Congratulations kiddo you just made That Pack of Bonnes break a millennia-old Record for laughing and gotten a free Golden Pass incase you wish to ever visit that rotten bag of Bones Bravo-"

"Old Geezer keeps rambling non-stop goddamn!" Cursed Han softly as the letter keeps rambling with the voice of certain bearded All Father of Asgard.

"Yep he is…sigh shitty old geezer." Grumbled issei as he shook the paper angrily as it kept rambling!

"–wha?! Excuse you Brats I am not! I was just enlightening you of the consequences of your actions! You may have done some good but that doesn't mean you get permission to talk to me Odin the Allfather of Asgard–" the tone of letter changed into something more alive, a grumbling old Man could be heard being chastised by a feminine voice."-you fell for it! How can you be so darn obvious you old geezer! Aren't you supposed to be a Cunning God full of experience?! Didn't you sacrifice that eye of yours to gain the wisdom of the universe?! Don't tell me…you have gone senile in your advanced age! Oh by Brynhild's golden spear I must talk with Lady Freya About this as soon as possible! This is grave news for our Faction!! The Allfather has lost his touch."

"Pfft.." sniggered Han in amusement as the paper seemed to sweatdrop at the onslaught of

Words from the Girl who seems to have tits made of Addamant to be so bold as to make a fool out of the Ancient God.

"Sigh Rossweiße…please calm down, you just blew off my introduction." Pleaded the God to his retainer.

"Absolutely not Lord Odin, you did that yourself!" Harrumphed the Girl.

"...pfft-hahahahahaha! Oh my god this is…" chuckled Issei as he deactivated his balance breaker and fell to his knees wheezing.

"Top tier comedy? Golden comedy? Godly Comedy?" Snickered Han as he tried and failed to suppress his laughter.

"Can't believe there exists a woman capable of nagging a God into a choke hold!" Chortle Issei in amazement.

"... wait…Lord Odin are you using your Access to all nine realms to call someone?!" Questioned Rossweiße blankly.

"...eheh..yes.. please don't tell my wife. She will kill me!" Begged Odin pathetically at his retainer.

"...Pathetic God." Roasted Han in instinct, his inner troll coming out in the most random moment.

"Whipped! Agreed, he is quite pathetic…never would have realized it would be that easy to make one submit to your will…you Heard that Ddraig? The mighty Odin is in the palm of a girl not even half his age." Nodded Issei, he saw the paper freeze like deer in a highway.

[...Fafnir and that bastard Niðhöggr weren't wrong it seems kukukuku] sneered Ddraig to himself as he began laughing ominously.

"Fafnir? Níðhöggr?! You mean the Gigantis Golden Monarch and the Miasma corpse eater loser you beat back then?"

[Kukukuku you did remember after all, partner, yes both of them told me some stuff when we clashed.. Fafnir though, he told me even the tiniest details. He Said that The Allfather of Asgard is weak against women! Especially attractive young women with a fiery personality…thats one of his weaknesses which you should exploit should that old bastard try anything funny.] Ddraig seems to be in a good mode thats.. good I hope…he is laughing like a creepy villain though…I am conflicted.

"Eh Weakness aside, what do you wish to gain by making direct contact with me old man?" Asked issei bluntly.

"...You are quick to the point, red brat, what I want–" suddenly a piercing neigh was heard and the figure of the Allfather appeared in the Deck followed by a thunderclap as the eight legged steed touched the ground.

"-Is quite simple." Continued the Head of Norse Pantheon." I want you kids to tell me how you became aware and somehow pushed the timeline of the Armageddon that only the Oldest Gods of a few still living pantheons know."

[Careful with your words Odin, your question is starting to sound like an order to me…do correct me if I am wrong but Isn't your prophecies' death supposed to be at the fangs of that monstrous mutt of Loki? You don't want your end to come sooner, yes? Because I can assure you If you so much as dare interfere with my Partner's Future–] Spoke Ddraig all of a sudden, going as far as to appear as a Red mirage above Issei and glaring murderously at the Allfather.

"You heard the Big Dragon Boss geezer…I have heard that a Dragon's attention and especially their Enraged State tends to have long lasting effects upon the individuals who have decided they didn't like to live and went and poked the sleeping Dragon…and that was from the weaker Dragons imagine what one who stands at the very peak of the hierarchy would be capable of doing…" sneered Han as he began preparing himself mentally to curse the God with his active balance breaker.

"Calm down lads, It was never my intention to cause harm upon your friend here and your host Ddraig." Sighed Odin in exasperation, his mighty steed walking a few meters away sitting down.

[Hmph you better keep your word Allfather. Or you just might end joining the God of the Bible…] harrumphed the Red Dragon Emperor, his mirage and domineering aura slowly dispersing as if it was never there.

"You know…for some reason I really wanna hit you in the balls right now old man call it a deja Vu feeling…" spoke issei finally, he had this unexplainable feeling that this person in front of him had a hand on something that happened in the past but he just can't recall that old memory.

"Feh you hosts of the Dragon Emperors are so vicious…it's almost like you resemble your partners in their mannerisms. By Ygdrasil you even have that sharp tongue. Truly you humans capable of being hosts of those two Heavenly Dragons are so unique that makes me curious as to how that is possible since you are different species who came into being by different means…" Especially your Vicious Dragon partners, Large masses of Energy who willed themselves into being without the interference of outside forces but by simply force of Will.

And Then we come to the Humans…the "weakest" species yet the rulers of The planet that spawned most of us into being…huh contemplating a human brat's temper truly I have seen it all hahahahaha!

"You asked me a question that I am still to this day contemplating its implications, Gramps. But I will tell you if you fulfill one demand from me." Nodding at Han to call his very capable junior to help out with what he is about to reveal.

"I will go bring my "Favorite Kiddo" Bossman gramps." Chuckled Han at the inside joke that only he and a few others were aware of.

" Favorite Kiddo? Is he the reason why you know the future sonny?" Asked Odin curiously as he stroked his beard thoughtfully.

"No but he will make sure nobody else learns of the incoming shitshow of Doom." Replied Issei calmy, his previous cheer now gone as the memories of that day resurfaced at the front of his mind." I do need your word gramps, no matter what you hear you shall swear on your Honor to uphold your end of the bargain or else My mouth stays shut."

"Hohoho you do know about that eh? Cunning brat, you have learned your history eh?" Chuckled Odin amusedly.

"As Someone who has decided to make a stand I had no other choice, I hold in my Hand the lives of all my comrades and friends…one mistake and their blood and deaths will be in my hands, I made an Oath to protect them no matter who the enemy is be it Devils, fallen, angels, vampires, monsters or even Gods…If one of my comrades is harmed or heck killed by someone, I will use every Single power in my Hands to find that someone and kill him the most painful way possible." And I will know for I have made a spiritual contract with all of my followers, their souls will come to me first and tell me who did the deed then move on to heaven…but you don't need to know that, you old cunning old geezer.

"Is that a blood Oath Contract I feel on you brat? You truly mean those words don't you?" This Brat…he truly is honest to the Core, he truly plans to hold his promise to the end eh? I wonder what his demand is now.

"My introduction to the supernatural was quite bloody, I had front rows to the cruelty of what the supernaturals had inflicted upon my species. My first experience was seeing a fallen angel bitch gloat over the corpse of Human then after that It was a devil who had a fetish of corrupting innocent naive girls who he would then be sweet-talk into his peerage where he would then suddenly turn cruel and rape them until he broke them into mere living corpses..and when he got bored of them he would unleash them into his next unsuspecting victim and kill them for his next victim to fall for him…lets just say what followed that bastard were much much worse." Revealed issei, his facial expression turning murderous when he explained the deeds of Diodora Astaroth.

"...so you have seen it, the pain and suffering that has been inflicted by those who deem themselves "superior" to your species." This boy has already been jaded at this point, wonder how his followers-

"-How we feel about the scum that most of your supernatural buddies are, don't you northern gramps?" Interrupted a new voice, another angry jaded brat with a bad past with supernatural activities…the worst kind his clairvoyance told him.

"It seems you have a skill that unites people who share your Vision dragon brat." Muttered the Allfather as he turned around to take a look at the brat who was able to sneak behind him without him knowing anything.

"Boss has many skills, one of them is a well oiled paranoia when it comes to dealing with your kind geezer." Replied Gjon, one his back was a long slender Sword that had been hiding his presence from the newcomer for a while now.

"He does, he does that I can see but I also can see you O descendant of the shield of Europe. How in the Nine Realms did those Heavenly Brats Let one of the Saint's direct descendants slip from their grasp after what they had to pay just to gain permission to use his name from those Elder Gods of your Land, Gjergj Skenderbeu Kastrioti is after all a War Saint, One who was mythologized by his people to the point where he could have joined his Land's Deities in the Mount Tomorr where the Spirits of all those fallen Heroes enter the domain of Drangue." Inquired the Allfather in pure Confusion, that event was after all a close call for that Chaotic Beast sealed on that land to be unleashed upon the Heaven faction by the local Deities that had inhabited that area far longer than the church even existed. Vatican would have been removed from the map if that beast was ever unleashed, thankfully for the Angel Brats they only had to hand over the souls of locals back to their Deities who would Cleanse them of the "christian stench" as they coined the belief of Christianity and let the souls decide if they ever wished to be reincarnated.

"My Swordsman friend over there has a colorful history with those impotent losers, to put it bluntly they Literally tried to use him as a lab rat for their sick experiments, gramps." Explained Issei briefly as he felt the sword on his friend's back pulse and literally will itself into its balance breaker form.

"My great Ancestor would have changed religion if he was aware of how far the Vatican was willing to go just to use some worthless broken pieces of a shitty sword who could barely match the might of Gram. Funny thing is I knew another hero Saint who went even farther than I when she became aware of the Church's actions." Spat Gjon viciously, there was an edge to his tone that sent chills down the spines of all those who were present there.

"...Well I will be damned…" blanched the Allfather in disgust, his eye was now sharply staring at the legacy of a Hero who sacrificed himself as a Man to save his people only for his descendants to be rewarded like this.

"Oh right since we are discussing The descendants of the Heroes…did you know geezer there was a certain experiment by the church to–" chuckled Gjon Darkly before he was interrupted by Han who had the "Favorite Kiddo" of their organization in tow.

"–oh well nevermind Northern Gramps I am gonna save it for after you agree to the leader's demand see ya later." Sniggered the brat as he Withheld information that he had feeling might cause his spear to penetrate a certain Archangel's brat ass.

"...damn it three times in a row by a bunch of Human brats who still haven't hit their 20s…alright I admit defeat you damned Dragon Brat I shall accept your demand I promise you that one my title as The Allfather Of Asgard."

"...well that was easy, Gaus will you do us the Honors and amaze this geezer here with capabilities to lock even the mightiest gods away along with me of course!" Laughed issei as he felt the unmistakable feeling of being displaced for a Brief second before the world changed and he alongside Odin and his junior were now on the personal domain of Nebulous who he could be seen observing the God suspiciously.

"What the?! Where are we dragon brat?" Questioned Odin as he tried to teleport or even call his nagging Retainer…nothing, not even his mount couldn't be summoned here.

"Welcome to Nowhere, personal domain slash playground of my junior here and our Trump card Incase we have to deal with unwanted guests." After a lot of digging into some of the most secure libraries of…Magical Organizations found on the human world such as the Tower of Merlin in the Pendragon castle that "Agent X" (fucker likes to cosplay James Bond) used his night Reflection subspecies balance breaker to "borrow" entire volumes thanks to his Shadow abilities.

There was one Thick book that told the history of Human Child Peter Pan who was capable of doing what should have been impossible, he could teleport, levitate and fly by some means yet he was still Human with no Magical capabilities. Yet there was a paragraph that hinted that each time he disappeared there was a spatial anomaly each time causing disappearances that couldn't be explained neither by science or magic for there was no trace behind until now…junior over here has been in touch with his beast partner and he has been able to enter the memories of the past users to grasp the full capabilities of his sacred Gear and he came across a certain individual who unlike him had created a whole world he called "Nowhere" where he would pull human kids and supernatural beasts to play his imaginary Cartoon roles…until the day he payed the price of using his balance Breaker for far to long…he kept his Gear's balance Breaker active for 25 years through sheer willpower and desire until his body no longer could handle the stress and he died from five consecutive heart attacks.

"You asked me about the Doom of Our universe…to be honest with you Gramps I had a vision of myself in the future where I was fighting legions of Silver demons and Machines that could put our current civilization to shame. There was no hope in that future, all the Gods became food for the Evil Gods who were called Evies, a race of things I wish didn't exist. Me and a few others made our last stand as the world was being converted into something, they found our hiding spot and proceeded to kill anyone and then turn their corpses and souls into fuel and drones for their armies. I was the last to fall before I tore the arm of the leading figure who had taken the form of Giant mechanical abominations capable of Killing even the Beast of Dreams…" Revealed Issei, he didn't tell him the whole truth on how he from the future and him from the present had a resonance that warped the timeline…he had a feeling that wouldn't be a good revelation to tell to a Chief God.

[That's wise partner, it wouldn't be a smart idea to tell the chief God of any pantheon that the steps you have decided to take have caused the biggest Ripple effect on our destiny.] Praised Ddraig, he too wouldn't like to be told that he was but a mere piece in the puzzle of a Human brat's destiny…that had been a bitter pill to swallow after the second Vision a month ago.

Unlike the Gods, he was part of the main player's team and as such he was worth far far more than any mere God. As seen by the unpredictable growth that had followed after the second liberation His power and influence has turned the previous weak boy into a monstrous Human who stands at the peak of Humanity when it comes to anything he puts his heart and mind into…reminds him of himself when he put his pride into line and fought his Rival.

"...A Vision that foretold the destruction of our universe…the Supreme Dragon who surpasses all dead, legions of mechanical silver demons and a last stand by the few survivors…that's such an overblown scenario that is hard to believe brat." If I hadn't already seen a part of it myself during that incident in the past…yet this human child had seen a brief moment of himself fighting his last battle.

[I saw the vision through his memory when he dreams, Odin, he isn't lying when he says that the future is doomed…] interjected Ddraig, being as old and powerful as he is, that gives him some leeway when it comes to such talks.[besides knowing you Norse gods you already know a part of it by merit of your connection to the tree if Níðhöggr is to be believed, his miasma breath is after all a aftereffect of him gnawing at the roots of that God Tree.]

"Feh as sharp as usual, you Heavenly Dragon really don't lose your cunning do you? But yes I already knew a part of it but it came from a different source unlike your host, It was a nightmare who still haunts my wife from time to time." Grimaced the Allfather.

"My condolences, during my first vision I came so close to Unleashing my Juggernaut Drive and killing everything as a result of insanity…might have destroyed a part of the continent of Asia in my rampage if Ddraig is to be believed." He chuckled Darkly at the sudden Ashen face of the Allfather.

[Don't doubt me partner, you will see soon once someone fucks royally up and you will have to deal with it, trust me even the most calmest and pacifist hosts in the past had one such event when they reshaped the local Area and they don't hold a candle to you when it comes to sheer destructive capacity you might as well have taken the crown from Belzard partner. He might have defeated two white Dragon Emperors in one lifetime but he wasn't able to suppress the curse two times in the row.] Snorted Ddraig in amusement, his current host has no idea where he stands does he?

"Ohohoho you reminded me of that meathead Ddraig…he was indeed strong but for you to claim your current host to be stronger in damage output. that is quite unlike you."

"Have I truly surpassed Belzard Ddraig? Didn't he straight up beat the shit out of the white one two times in a row? How can I match such feats if I haven't yet clashed against the current generation of the White Dragon Emperor?" He knows he has grown stronger and became more capable with each passing day but Belzard was a legend who carved his own history in stone for all supernaturals to fear at the mere mention of his name.

[Yep, your body is Strong, your spirit is unyielding as is your will for growth. Belzard stagnated after he unlocked his balance breaker and got lucky the first time when he achieved his balance breaker for far longer than the White one's host had as such he had ample time to grow and bide his time until the white one came to challenge him as for the second time…he went berserk with the Juggernaut Drive and was able to last longer then the White one and deliver the death blow before succumbing to the curse and going apeshit.] To be honest he didn't like Belzard, too bullheaded and a huge asshole to him most of the time for him to ever develop a good partnership.

"Hmm when you put it like that…my Juggernaut Scale Mail is far, far more powerful than the basic balance breaker." It was thicker and far more mobile then it looked, there was thrice as much armor plating that made him look like a giant Brute yet thanks to all that metal plating the hidden mechanisms of his armor could function without anyone realizing how adaptive his combat capabilities were. There were pistons on each claw under his boots that would propel him forward when he broke into a Sprint or the boosters that used his aura to boost his speed into the point that each time he decided to go one hundred percent space itself would fold for him…sometimes he could feel time slow down around him as cruised forward yet his balance breaker allowed him to not be hindered and allowed his mind to keep with the rest of his body by boosting his Neural system and the brain parts that dealt with perception and instantaneous movements.

"I see now what you mean, this one has broken his limits and has been rewarded for it." Observed Odin, for a human brat who was still growing up he was quite monstrous when it comes to raw potential.

"Ddraig has been running me to the ground, at least my body could keep up with my training." You should stop flexing for now Ddraig, don't want to scare our soon to be ally do you?

[You are gonna go with that plan? You do know that this particular pantheon is doomed to kill itself don't you?] Questioned Ddraig, he knew what the plan entailed so it was his duty to question it.

'To be honest the Norse pantheon aren't as bad as compared to the others and their Chief God is a perverted Old Man who hides his cunning with his honesty far better the dealing with then for example Indra who would bind you as part of his retainers and make you fight a death battle against Shiva who I have feeling doesn't even give a shit that one of his own is plotting to kill him. The other pantheons are far too unpredictable with how they see each other so allying with the Norse Faction is by far a better choice. Plus it's not like I don't have a backup plan, their faction thankfully is filled with so many monsters and beasts that We might profit and gain one or two if we play our cards well.' He answered, he understood why Ddraig was so concerned but sometimes taking some risks is needed to move forward.

No matter how much you invented and progressed you still can't match the millennia old factions who developed and perfected their craft and the norse were renown for their rune system and potent magic if the records in the Pendragon family were to be believed only the norse and the Egyptian gods had the capability to use some of the strongest sealing magic which was based back to their rune system.

"So tell me, Brat , what is your demand?" Asked Odin as he stroked his beard.

"Take us under your umbrella Allfather, sign an Alliance with us." Replied Issei, smiling at him in amusement as he saw one eyebrow rise.

"Hohoho well that was quite sudden, I was expecting you would ask for heavy favor, a Divine weapon or secret knowledge that only an Old God could give yet you catched me off guard with that…you want an alliance." Well now this is surprising, I wasn't expecting him to ask that. Usually you have to pay a heavy price to have a chance to have one of Heavenly Dragons as part of your faction, especially the ones who had decided to create their own group. Those types tended to berserk when they were disturbed and would react very badly.

"I was born with a weapon in me so I don't need another one when I haven't yet found the limits of this one as for knowledge I got my partner who could match and surpass any God when it comes to knowledge and wisdom. Plus I am pretty sure you were going to ask me the question at some point so don't try to play coy with me geezer." He looked pointedly at him, Gods were quite predictable if you know what they want he had to thank Ddraig for his past knowledge and his friend that had extracted the whole biography of all Major Gods from the Devilnet and the darknet for them to study back then.

"Hmmm cunning brat, you are quite different from your past predecessors, usually wild and blunt with a fiery personality yet here you stand and anomaly amongst them Cunning, patient and Unpredictable quite the combination for a Host of Ddraig.." muttered Odin, this is new he is not gonna lie he has never come across such a Red Dragon Emperor before.

[Kukuku For a God who prides himself for being wise and cautious yet here you are making it quite hard to believe you are either of those Allfather. When I wasn't sealed in this cursed prison your kind was my prey as such I had no reason to play the role of the cunning or patient Predator for there was no point when I could destroy your entire faction by simply breathing or have you perhaps forgotten what I did to that Evil Dragon that spawned in your lands?] Chuckled Ddraig darkly at the Allfather, you could taste the malice in his tone.[plus there was a reason why none of you ever came across my more intellectually gifted hosts, I made sure that no one would ever take advantage of those who I taught. Be proud of yourself little God, you were allowed to meet one such Host of mine in your lifetime because Next time Such individual appears I will make sure you don't get that chance.]