With Theo:

Castle Hades, Grim City, Netherworld:

"Issei…what the hell?" Theo asked as he blinked a few times, thinking that the sight in front of him was nothing more than a weird illusion.

"Ooh~A friend of yours, perhaps?" A silky, seductive female voice asked in an amused tone, belonging to a beautiful woman as she sat upright in a large bed. However, she was completely nude with her rather massive chest completely in open view while her lower body was covered by a few black comforters.

That didn't draw attention away from the fact that she didn't have any arms whatsoever, cauterized stumps of flesh keeping the bright red Issei to her chest as dark violet eyes stared at Theo in open lust.

"Lilith, would you please let go of the young man?" Persephone asked with a sigh and Lilith, the Mother of Devils, giggled as she let the blushing Issei go, the teen not wasting a moment as he rushed away from her and quickly hid behind the tall yet muscular young man looking not that far off in age from Theo with dark bronze hair.

"Should I kill him, Tou-san?" The young man asked Issei as he glared at Theo & the god could feel the heavy aura from him that completely surpassed him in his base form.

"N-No! Don't kill sensei!" Issei quickly stopped him from attacking & Theo's eyes widened slightly as he heard a giggle behind him, turning around to see a girl in her late teens with long dark green hair walking into the room.

"Issei. Explanation. Now."

"Um, well. Zeno took me to meet these two, who are the Super Devils he talked about. By the way, their names are Balberith and Verrine." The teen said as he pointed at the man & then the girl respectively, the bronze-haired man having calmed down as he nodded at Theo while the girl giggled & skipped towards Balberith after smiling politely in greeting at Theo & giving Issei a kiss on the cheek.

"Anyway, I met them and they asked me if I was their father. I thought it was a joke so I said yes and now, they actually believe I'm their father and she isn't helping." Issei grumbled as he glared at the smug Lilith, Theo blinking before he turned to the Devil Mother in bed.

"Well, as their mother, it is only right if I find them a loving father that will take care of them and me as well."

"…You know what? Congratulations on becoming a husband & a father and good luck on explaining this to Asia & Xenovia without feeling like a piece of shit."

"Wait, what?! Come on, sensei! You have to help."

"Are these Asia & Xenovia also your wives?" Balberith asked, a frown appearing on his face as Issei blushed but nodded before a happy grin appeared on the man's face as he nodded.

"Yes! Then, as your son & their son, I shall protect them with my life!" The happy & innocent look on his face didn't match the monstrous aura radiating from his excitement as Theo felt it pressing into his form.

"And I will help!" Verrine exclaimed happily & Balberith noddedd at her words, Persephone & Lilith looking amused at their words while both Theo & Issei just looked stunned.

"…Did we just get two Super Devils to help us in this battle?" Theo whispered to Issei, humming slowly as the teen gave him a slow nod before he smirked as their auras slowly began to die down.

Looks like this battle won't take as long as he expected, after all.

"Issei, why don't you & I take Balberith & Verrine out to get to know each other better as father & children while Theo & Lilith talk with each other?" Persephone asked with a smile, Issei nodding as he wanted any reason to get away from Lilith while Verrine giggled & nodded at the offer.

"If he touches Mother, I'll kill him." Balberith said with a frown and Theo chuckled as he nodded, waiting until it was only him and Lilith in the room before he turned to the smirking devil.

"So, I'm sure I know what question you want me to ask, so let's hear it."

"Do you still agree with your dead husband's ideals or do you agree with the path that the New Satans Faction have the Devil race following?"

"That dead cunt that took me from my real husband forced me to make billions of soldiers from my own womb to the point that I was in a deep coma for a few millennia. That's not to mention the fact that he carved chunks from my body in order to make even more, so if anything, I would rather die than follow the same path he was one."

"Huh, and here I thought you had forgotten about Adam?"

"Oh, I haven't and neither have I forgotten that stupid angel bitch Eve. Oh, it was nice to have her captured & raped by every devil in our army before I killed her & returned the corpse back to that holy fucker I called Dad."

'…Sometimes, I forget how absolutely fucked up the devils from old times were compared to the ones I know today.' Theo thought in shock as he stared at the manic look on Lilith's face before it disappeared as she gave him a soft smile.

"So, to answer your question. I agree with the path the New Satans are following because that is the path where my descendants can live the longest with little worry about war breaking out."

"…Yeah, Issei's going to have a tough time with you." Theo muttered with a shake of his head, the woman cackling madly as the god chuckled at her before their heads snapped to the door as it burst open, revealing Issei taking deep gulps of air with his hands on his side.

"What's wrong?" Theo asked he noticed the look of urgency on Issei's face.

"They're here! Thanatos and his army! They're waiting on the outskirts of the city."

'Gods, give me strength.'

At the same time:

Training Chamber, Shiva's Castle, Mt. Kailash:

Cao Cao grunted as he moved his head out of the way of a punch, stabbing downwards with True Longinus at the foot of his opponent before frowning as they simply moved back.

Watching as his foe ducked and lashed out with a low leg sweep, he grunted as he flipped through the air while also bring True Longinus down in a heavy slash, frowning as Kartikeya blocked the strike with his golden spear-like trident before he pushed the human backwards.

Nodding as Cao Cao easily flipped through the air and landed on his feet, Kartikeya chuckled as he rested against the staff of his trident spear.

"Not bad. It took me longer before I was able to get that good with a spear."

"When your childhood and teenage years were spent fighting those trying to kill you or steal your Sacred Gear, you kind of forced to grow stronger to kill them."

"Like I said, not bad. So, how do you feel about taking on Arjuna?" Kartikeya asked with a smirk and Cao Cao sighed as the True Longinus dissipated into motes of light as he scratched the back of his head.

"Truthfully, not that good. The guy is known as the greatest archer in the Hindu Pantheon and one of the best in the world."

"That's true. He's skilled enough to pierce through the skull of a mice from across the country with ease."

"That doesn't make me feel any better." Cao Cao said with a grumble & Kartikeya chuckled as he shrugged.

"It's not supposed to. For a demi-god, the kid is good. However, he is not as good in close quarters combat especially against spearmen such as us. Thankfully, we'll both be going after him, so all you need to do is get close and it will be over before we know it."

"Easier said than done, but I've never been one to deny a good challenge." Cao Cao said with a smirk and Kartikeya chuckled at his words before they blinked at a new voice from the room's entrance.

"I know that voice anywhere. Mahabali! I see you're not one to miss this war!" Kartikeya exclaimed with a wide smile as he turned to face a handsome man with long black hair pale skin and a muscular body.

His body was covered by a native sari dress and his eyes shone with a dark gold glint as he walked into the arm, two of his six arms wrapping Kartikeya in a bro hug as the other four waved at Cao Cao.

"Any chance I can get to kill Indra for taking the life of my father, I'll gladly take it." Kartikeya smirked at Mahabali's words before the six-armed god turned to Cao Cao.

"The name's Mahabali, Prince of the Asuran Gods. Nice to meet you." He said as he held an arm out, Cao Cao nodding as he grabbed his hand in a firm grip.

"Cao Cao, descendant of the Warlord Cao Cao of the Three Kings. A pleasure to meet you as well. I'm going to be honest, but I didn't expect the Asuran Gods to take part in the war."

"Anything that involves Indra is where the Asuran Gods are going to be involved in, especially when it concerns him being involved in the death of a close friend of ours."

"As you should, Bali. With you and the rest of the Asuran Gods here, the battle against Indra will go so much more smoother."

"I sure hope it does. I'm far too young to die before I can actually get a girlfriend." Cao Cao grumbled, to which both gods chuckled at his words before Mahabali spoke up.

"I can agree to that, my friend. Dying before I can get married to a nice wife is not something I want to experience now."

"You know, as the only one that is married here, you're both making me sound old." Kartikeya said with a frown, Cao Cao smirking as Mahabali snorted before all three turned as the door opened, frowning as one of the guardsmen walked into the room and stopped to salute.

"Lord Kartikeya! Lord Indra has been spotted 5 kilometres to the south-south west of Mt. Kailash! Lord Shiva has ordered for all to await his orders at the front of the castle."

"I will. Go and inform the others of his orders." The guard saluted once more before he left, Kartikeya taking a deep breath before he smirked as both Mahabali & Cao Cao gave him a pat on both shoulders.

"It's time for war, my friend. Let us go and avenge Ganesha."

At the same time:

With Asia & Co.:

Vatican HQ Medical Tents:

"And that's the last one. Thank you, Ms. Asia for your help." A nurse thanked the blonde with a smile and the girl blushed as she shook her head.

"I-It is of no problem. Truly, anyone could have done it." She denied with a quick shake of her head, making the nurse giggle before she walked away as Asia took a deep breath.

"Are we done yet?" Asia rolled her eyes with a giggle at Xenovia's bored tone, looking over to see the girl looking around in bored frustration as Valerie giggled.

"You could have just gone with Samson or have gone with the others to the meeting."

"With Mother there? I'd rather fight Kokabiel again than deal with her when she's that mad."

"You kind of brought this on yourself when you didn't call her every month like Issei and I told you to." Asia said with a shrug and Xenovia just pouted before Valerie spoke.

"Well, at least we managed to heal those most injured. Let's go and take a tour of the Vatican for all its restaurants and shops!"

"No one is supposed to leave the area around the HQ, Val." Siegfried said in an amused tone, the Dhampir just giving a pout as Asia giggled and Xenovia smirked.

"Well, it appears my darling daughter is free, so let's go and have that long-awaited chat, shall we?" Xenovia froze at the voice behind her and before she could think of running, an arm wrapped around her neck as Griselda gave the pale girl a beautiful smile.

"If you all would not mind, I'll be taking my daughter for a little chat. She should return to you all in a moment's time."

"Of course, Ms. Griselda." Asia said with a happy smile and a nod, missing the fear flashing across everyone's faces as Griselda nodded before pulling the struggling Xenovia away.

"So, who's going to get her back?" Siegfried asked the two girls, Valerie giving a shrug as Asia smiled.

"Don't worry. She'll bring her back."

"Oh, bless your innocent heart. So, where's Jeanne and Captain Georgios?" Valerie asked Siegfried, who shrugged as he answered.

"The captain went to the main medical tent to figure out how bad the injuries of those in the medic tents are while Jeanne went to Captain Samson to inform him to be on the lookout for any sign of Vasco Strada, Ewald Cristaldi or Teodoro Legrenzi."

"Who's Teodoro Legrenzi?" Valerie asked with a raised eyebrow, Asia looking just as confused as Siegfried just sighed.

"Yeah, turns out Lord Michael forgot to inform everyone that he had a 13 year old son running around."

"Wait, Lord Michael has a child?!" Asia exclaimed in shock and excitement, Siegfried chuckling as he nodded while Valerie was still frozen in shock before she was knocked out of it by a headache that came from Asia's prayer.

"Oh great Lord, thank you for blessing Lord Michael with a beautiful and healthy son."

"Asia, half vampire." Valerie groaned, Asia blushing slightly as she gave a sheepish giggle while Siegfried shook his head.

"So, Lord Michael actually has a son? What about the mother?"

"Oh, apparently the mother is in a secured location away from all enemies of Michael that would try and kill her for some sort of twisted revenge against him and before you ask, yes. The son is completely against the fact that his father supports the Kuoh Peace Treaty, seeing it as all of Heaven spitting on the sacrifices of the exorcists that lost their lives against fallen angels, devils & the mythological beasts of the different pantheons."

"And I'm guessing that Vasco & Ewald are using his status as the son of the leader of Heaven to rally the exorcists under his command?"

"Yep."

"On the contrary, young Teodoro came to us on his own accord and wished to be used as the leader to make sure that exorcists came under our command." A calm voice spoke in the middle of the room and Siegfried swiftly spun on his heel while unsheathing Tyrfing and Nothung, his eyes widening at the sight of a middle-aged man with short black hair & dressed in white & black priest vestments standing in the middle of the medic tent.

He didn't miss Asia's gasp and with a quick glance around, he frowned at the sight of the different healed exorcists who were previously resting away their pain & exhaustion and are now bleeding out on the beds with their throats slit open.

"Get her out." He said to Valerie, who frowned slightly but nodded as they quickly pulled Asia away, Siegfried focused entirely on Ewald as he smirked at him.

"Formerly 'Chaos Edge' Sieg & one of my prized students, now nothing more than a lieutenant to the son of a pagan god & seduced by a vile blood sucker of the night. Oh, how low you have fallen, my student." Ewald said with a shake of his head, Siegfried scoffing as he sneered.

"Oh, because 'Chaos Edge' Sieg was the one who was enthralled by your so-called words of 'wisdom' and 'guidance', wasn't he? You know, for someone who says that he is a stern believer of God, it is quite the sin to deny the orders of his son and try to manipulate his grandson to follow your teachings."

"I'm a follower of the Lord, not his son that can barely keep Heaven's System functioning. Teodoro is a far better leader than his father as he actually listens to those of us below instead of doing what he feels is best. Proverbs 11: 14 'Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counsellors, there is safety.' "

" 'For rebellion is as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.' 1 Samuel 15: 23." Sieg answered back with his own verse, Ewald frowning as he unsheathed two of the three Holy blades sheathed at his side.

A tense atmosphere hung in the air of the tent as the two swordsmen stared at each, neither daring to move and just as the first explosion went off in the background…

Both men blurred forward and clashed with determined convictions.

A/N: And there we go! Yet another short chapter for this week but the next three chapters are each going to be focused on a single war to finish them all off.

Which one will be first? Well, you'll have to wait & see.

As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…

Ba-Bye~!