TRANSHUMANIST IN HELL
Chapter 6 – The Horny Mermaid
A new day comes up on the international airport of Tokyo. John's black limousine is on the road next to it taking the route to enter the hangars for the one in which there is John personal airplane.
"It is so big. I have never seen an airport this big. If I remember correctly, I heard at the news that it has undergone an enlargement program, isn't it?"
Maria asks looking outside through the closed window of the limousine. She is in the sit with both Leviathan and Lucifer. The latter between the two. The inside is very utilitarian, but still in a fashionable way, with all the chairs black as the rest of the car. On the chairs in front of her there are John, Selina and Helly. With the former in between. The sits are big enough to give everyone a comfortable space.
"You remember right. More precisely it was an increase of 50% of its total dimension. Quite excessive if you ask me, but the engineers said it was necessary".
Says john with a smile on his face. Maria looks at him with a curious look.
"What do you mean? Where you a part of the project?".
John chuckles at the question thinking back at the reason of making the airport so big.
"More than being part of it you can say I was the reason it started in the first place. But I don't want to ruin the surprise. You will understand when we arrive. It should only take another couple of minutes".
"I still don't understand why we must take your personal airplane when we can take a normal one, and even more so with the risk of being discovered. Not that it will be a problem of something like that, I am strong enough to beat her. But still, I don't like to expose myself like this".
Lucifer is quite unhappy to say the least with this plan, even if it is from breakfast that John is trying to convince her that is simply useless.
"And I repeat you for the thousandth time. It. Is. Useless. The US government its actively protecting her and all the other Devils residing in the USA. Their desire of doing so is so strong that they have an entire fleet of spy satellite pointed 24/7 on Earth with the specific task of finding out whatever threat may go against her so that they can inform the military and then eliminate such a threat. And just this morning I have received a call from my insiders that such satellites have been on us for already a couple of hours maybe even more. This means that they already know that you are here, and they have probably a small understanding of what your business may be. The reason we are taking my plane is that not only is safer than a passenger one, but it also a sort of diplomatic immunity for you. It is a demonstration that, at least, you will try to talk with Asmodeus before starting to fight and, more importantly, this is the only way in which you will be capable to enter the country. If you had taken a civil airplane, they would have taken it for an aggressive action. And believe me. They would have no complain shooting down a civil airplane in the middle of the Pacific if it is to protect someone as important as Asmodeus".
John ends his talk with a serious look on his face towards Lucifer, intending that he means every word.
"*sigh* I still can't understand why the Seven Mortal Sins would let themselves be exposed in such a way, or why the Humans would go to such great length to protect them".
"Well, I will be more than happy to explain all of it when we will be on the plane, even if it is quite fast it will nevertheless be a trip of more than 8 hours. So, we will have all the time to chat. But I can't still understand how, as the ex-head of the Seven Heavenly Virtues, you don't know it".
Lucifer is taken back by the answer, and it gives a look at Maria, who is still looking out of the window and then turn her head around rapidly while showing a little blush on her face.
"Y-you know reason. Y-yes, I had my reasons of not doing so. So, I ended up giving reports like this to Michael who then updated God on the whole thing. Besides, our communications with the human world have become weaker and weaker from the end of your Second World War".
John raises an eyebrow at this last piece of information from Lucifer.
"Ehhhh? From WW2. Mmh, quite interesting. Nevertheless, look *he points out towards the nearby hangar* we have arrived. Now get up. I will show to you my personal airplane and so Lucifer you will understand why I said it is safer".
They arrive in front of the back of the hangar. The wall is massive, way more than a normal hangar. The six of them then enters from the backdoor and directly towards a series of scales, enough for a 6-floor apartment, and then towards another door to enter the hangar.
Lucifer, Leviathan and Maria take a moment to adjust to the intense light of the hangar, but when they can see again, they are completely dumbstruck from what there is inside a hangar.
The "thing" resembles an airplane, but it is way too big for being one, its wings are simply enormous, they cover the entire length of the hangar, it has six, SIX, engines divided into two pairs of three on both side of its tail. But its most important feature are 11 "smaller" fighter planes on each side of his wings, they were comically small in contrast to what they are attached.
To describe in one word the girl's reaction they are completely open mouthed by it. John, taking quite the pride and satisfaction in their reaction, close their mouth one by one with calm and then starts to explain.
"This, girls, will be our airplane that will take us to Miami, my personal vehicle and one of the many prides of my company. The Lockheed CL-1201 Ikaros. This is the lighter/attack version. Even so, it is the biggest planes ever built and the biggest in use".
At that Lucifer snaps out of her stupor retaking a small amount of control of it, shaming herself for letting her loose her cool. What do you mean by lighter? This thing is even bigger than God's ass. How in Hell this is the lighter version?".
"Well, because I built a heavier one, even if it small in overall dimension, but this is why I didn't say that he is the heaviest. Now, come with me. I will give you a quick tour of the plane while we go for our seats".
The three girls then follow John through a metal bridge that hangs up at least 25 to 30 meters in the air.
"For a start. Yes, this plane can fly. The thrust is given by the 6 jet engines you see there plus 50 VTOL jet thruster pointed to the ground all over the plane, which are connected to a fusion nuclear reactor that gives a power of 1 GW of electricity at its lowest setting. Because it doesn't use fossil fuel, but just the sheer heat of the reactor, this plane is even eco-friendly. Inside of him there is enough food and drinks to last for two months of flight without stopping. The plane is divided into two main parts. The first, and bigger one, is the reactor/cargo part. There we find the reactor and the crew that operates it and the cargo bay where we maintain, repair and load the various machines and amnesties that the trip may need, including spare airplanes; the second is the passenger lounge, this one is made with all sorts of amnesties in mind to satisfy whoever enters it. For example, the plane is so big that we have an Olympic pool inside of it. But I suppose that the things that has most attracted your eyes are the eleven fighters under each wing. Well, they are our escort. They are F-2A Viper Zero Air Superiority Fighter of the JSDF, each one armed with air superiority and interception equipment, but there are no pilots inside, instead there is an advanced and experimental air combat AI that will guide them to defend us. If you want to ask how I have them. Well, it is because I have bought them from Japan of course, they were quite happy to sell me them, considering that are now substituting them with F-35 these F-2 needed some upgrades, but now they are perfectly capable for their role. *They arrive in front of the door for the longue* well, now it is time for us to take our seats".
When they enter in the passenger department the girls can't believe their eyes, what there is inside is the total opposite of the outside. If the outside with its white and some point of blue, red and black had a sober and utilitarian imagery, then the inside is the apex of richness and opulence taken to their maximum and elevated to 11.
The entire room is 300 meters long and 50 meters wide. The central corridor that separates the two lines of "chairs" is itself 5 meters wide. It is covered in its entire length in purple and gold in a mix of floral and classical architecture vibe. The "walls" are more akin to ancient frescoes from a forgotten era narrating all sorts of epical and or tragical tales, and the "roof" itself would absolutely be at home inside an imperial palace, maybe in the room where the imperial family meets their guests to show off their power. The chairs themselves where up to such standards. Completely covered in specifically made leather so as to be smooth to the skin inside of them there is no cotton or the like, but a special company made gel like substance that structure itself to the anatomical body of the user to obtain maximum comfort and each one of them is placed and separated between one another to offer all the personal space ones need. The windows are very large, at least twice as large than a normal passenger airplane, while also being bullet and missile proof. The bar/restaurant is equipped with all the ingredients from all over the world to create food from every possible country. And last, but not for importance, the bathroom; so big as to have an honest to God bathtub that it is also a jacuzzi, with even spare place for women that have small children and need to take care of them.
The girls didn't even have the time to be surprised by it before they were taken to their chairs and let themselves be completely raptured by its soft embrace. This feeling of absolute peace unfortunately lasted not too long for Lucifer, because she finds herself face to face with John and the smug smile on his face. She already knows what he is going to asks and she grunts her discomfort in waiting.
"Soo, still wanting to take the passenger plane?".
Lucifer adverts her eyes, cross her arms under her bosom and gives a pout with all her might. But, with the only result of making her quite cute and childish she mutters under her breath.
"Y-you were right".
John for a moment thinks of feign ignorance to take out the classical cliché of the three repetitions but decides to go against it in hope to better repair the bridge with Lucifer, simply limiting himself to.
"You are welcome".
It doesn't take too long for the plane to start rolling out of the hangar towards the main road to start its fly. Lucifer, Leviathan and Maria all of them observe the majestic and monstrous plane lifting itself out of the ground with the strength of a literal star almost telling gravity that he defies her will. And with that, after taking a fair distance from the airport and the city, the plane lifted itself in a VTOL way, the six massive engines come online and with their thrust the CL-1201 point towards the sky to its standard height of 15 km from the ground. And yet, even with its enormous weight it seemed like it lifted from the ground like a fairy.
In 20 minutes, the planes reached its height and so John can start to give to anyone a round up to the situation.
"Now, to start from the previous question of Lucifer. The reason as to why the Seven Mortal Sins can so freely walk on earth is double: first, no one knows about it, or better people like Asmodeus and Beelzebub disguise themselves to not be recognised and or attacked by the Church, and up until now it seems to work. The second is the Catholic Church itself, after the second world war and the wave of laicization in all the Western countries, the Church has lost almost all its former power, with the exception of small groups of fanatics scattered in the world. Not only that, but outside of Asmodeus and few others like her, almost all the other members use their power and wealth to live in the "dark". The few that still live in the light are so popular and influential that if the Church tried to accuse them of being Devils, they would become the laughingstock of the world. This "barrier" has protected them for all this time, but as from what Shidou has told to us we must expect Heaven to make a move on them, especially if they know of their position considering that the spot as the Head of the Seven Heavenly Virtues is already filled at this point".
At this point interjected Leviathan, with a question that she had for decades but was unable to answer, maybe with a small hope of an answer, no matter how harsh that might be.
"B-but what about the Sitri Family, my family? They were always very wary to go to the human world and surely their disguises would have been the best at their disposal".
John looked at Leviathan, feeling both surprised to hear that she is the last surviving member of the Sitri family and sad from the news he is going to give her.
"I didn't know you were a member of the Sitri family. I apologize for your loss, but what has happened to your family exactly describe how our current status quo exist now. The news of the death of the "whole" Sitri family was without a doubt the greatest victory of the Church on the forces of Hell in centuries, but it was nevertheless a victory obtained only thanks to absurd amount of patient that the Church possess. For example, to obtain the amount of information needed to strike the Sitris where they were most vulnerable, they needed no less than half a century of constant scouting and researching of all their members throughout the world, before they could do their moves. In the end they were able to kill them in a perfectly predisposed ambush on the 28th of June 1914, when they were on a visit to Sarajevo to meet the Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire".
That news shocked everyone to their core, but not as much as Leviathan. "W-what? B-b-but why?".
"Information is sparse at best, lost, or outright non-existent at worst, but judging from the state of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time I can only assume Ferdinand was going to make a deal with your family, and that was the moment the Church made their move. Using the chaos and mayhem generated from the assassination of the Archduke and his wife the Church ambushed your family at the location in which they were supposed to meet and killed them all. The event was orchestrated to perfection, but this was also the start of their decline. This incredible victory was possible only because: 1 it was done in a world without reliable and instant ways of communication, 2 with a population that was still very religious and not very erudite on how things worked out in the world, and so more ready to accept the meddling of the Church, but above all else, 3 it was a time where the temporal power of the Church was still very much a thing. But as of now all three of these points are nothing more than ambers or at worst ashes of a forgotten era. As of now the Church cannot directly intervene or do anything of relevance in the world. But these doesn't mean that there are without claws; because even if they don't have a way to directly intervene, nothing blocks them from founding who can. And believe me when I say that the economic power of the Church is very much a thing today".
After that no one said a thing until Leviathan stands up and gives a respectful bow to John.
"Thanks for answering my question, it is something that has haunted me up until now. I-if it is not a problem can, I know were the bathroom is?"-
"Yes, of course. It is the last door on your right".
"Thanks".
Leviathan then with long steps goes as fast as she can to the bathroom small tears already forming on the corner of her eyes.
Lucifer then looks back at John.
"Thanks. At least she now knows what happened to her parents".
John at first is a little confused as to why Lucifer is thanking her, but then thinking back at the conversation that he had with her the previous night he connects the dots.
"Oh, so you could hear even the prayers of Leviathan".
She nods in confirmation, but decides to not add anything else, instead deciding to seize John's willingness to talk to find as much information as possible before going to leviathan.
"So, would you care to explain why the humans are so ready and willing to protect the Devils. From what you have told, it seems the exact opposite".
"Not really. As I have told you about what happened to Leviathan's family that victory was possible only because humans were still in a world were cultural value were still dictate in part from the Church. It is almost ironic that thanks to that victory Humanity could take the final step to achieve their independence from the Church itself".
"What do you mean?".
"You see, after the death of Archduke Ferdinand the First World War happened. The technological advancement of Mankind in the span of 5 Years was astonishing. But they pale in comparison to what happened at the end of WW2".
"The atomic bombs". Maria intervenes to the surprise of both John and Lucifer. The former simply smiling to her.
"Exactly. The second world war was a direct consequence of the first and of the messed-up world it created. In the span of 6 years mankind stopped to be simply another life form on this planet and "ascended" to something more. Instantaneous communication, ballistic missiles, jet-airplanes, nuclear energy. They are all technologies that can trace back their origin to WW2, and of course above all else. The Atomic Bomb".
The two girls looked at him with worry for the implication of what is saying, but still a little confused to where is going.
For his part John crunch forward with a serious look on his face while looking for a moment outside of the window before addressing them again. (Genji pose on)
"It is a matter of fact that the first time the atomic bomb exploded in the desert of New Mexico the whole world, both Human and Supernatural changed forever. Now, what I am going to tell you next comes from what Mammon has told to me. So, take it with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, when both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed all the Gods thought that it was simply another human weapon like all other. That is until they found out that even the spirits and small kami that resided in them died too."
Lucifer was completely flabbergasted earing that, she knows of that and of what happened next, because she was the Head of the Virtues, but knowing the bigger implication of that event of such a scale astonished her, but she decides to not say anything for now and let John talk.
"It should be obvious that such a news caused quite the uproar in the whole supernatural world. A congress was held for the first time in history on the Olympus mount. Very few knows this, but Humanity very much risked being annihilated by the Gods. And yet, in the most absurd, cynical and petty turn of events the polytheistic Gods decided against it, because even God himself was okay with it. But then Mammon made everyone realize that in the case Humanity ceased to exist, and in absence of another fully sentient race that worshipped them at the same level as Humans, then their only way to sustain themselves would be gone and only the Gods with the greatest amount of energy prior to such an event would survive. Aka God. And because of this Humanity was saved. But the damage was done. After then the Gods decided to not intervene anymore in the affairs of mortal and more or less watch each other for signs of them meddling in Humans affair".
Lucifer start to think about all of this, already sure of the veracity of it claims thanks to her personal experience as the assistant of God during that congress on Olympus, and then she starts to think to everything that John has said up to this point and then a lightbulb switches on in her head, realization coming into her and with frantic eyes looking into John.
"Wait a minute. Doesn't this mean…".
"Yes. The USA as an entity exist only because of Mammon guidance from the shadow even before the USA were even a concept. But I think it is better to let her better explain how she was capable of doing so, believe me it is a story that will completely blow your minds. For now, you only need to know that the US government knows of the debt they own to the Devils and have made their mission to make sure to repay and satisfy them in every possible way. Because of this, we are approaching Miami with open arms and in daylight exactly to show to them that we don't mean to damage such a symbiotic relationship. And I am ready to bet that some of the Seven Mortal Sins have already told at least some truths to the US President about what is going to happen and not to interfere too much.
Lucifer is clearly more relaxed after hearing this. She knows she is strong, but after his "meeting" with John the first time she had to reconsider Human capabilities to fight supernatural beings. And the thought of the most powerful nation from a military standpoint going against her. She cannot help herself but feel worried.
Nevertheless, she has obtained all the information she needed, for now, and even more than what she could have hoped for. She then excuses herself and decides to go and give comfort to Leviathan in this difficult moment for her.
Maria and john look Lucifer going towards the bathroom to comfort Leviathan. This brings a smile on Maria's face.
"She may tell that she only cares for herself, but under her stubbornness there is a good heart. Don't you think?".
John for his part shrugs his shoulders and speaks.
"Maybe. But she has a long way to go, and that's for sure".
Maria gives a small nod to John and then looks outside the window with a heavy look on her face, something that John notice,
"Something on your mind?".
Maria looks back a little perplexed at John before shaking her head almost like she has come out of a dream.
"No, nothing of the sort. It is only *sigh* strange. I am not an angel, a devil, or someone like you who is very intelligent and has so much resource that he can use. I *sigh* sometimes I ask myself if I am really useful. If my presence here has really some significance or I am simply involving myself in something bigger than me".
"And yet you are here".
Maria looks back at him surprised by his quick response.
"Yes, Lucifer and Leviathan are both powerful Devils with superhuman capabilities, and I am the richest man in human history with thousands of loyal subordinates ready to fight and die for me plus the intelligence to give to all of them the weapons to achieve their goal, but so what. All of this doesn't undermine the mere fact that you are here Maria. For me, Lucifer and co. our conviction that we are going to succeed comes from our own strength that we have built, but even that doesn't mean that our chance is 100%. But in this situation, with the fate of the world on the balance you have decided to stand and help us in this fight, you have decided to fight with us against literally God. I think that this speaks leagues and bounds on your bravery Maria, even more than what you give yourself credit for. Therefore, have faith in yourself Maria. You may be powerless, but this doesn't mean that you should simply wait for Death to come to you without doing nothing about it. Always remember; It is not how much time you have that gives you value, but how you decide to use what little time you have left; this is what make us Humans."
Maria cannot hold back some tears after hearing such words from John.
"Thanks a lot John. These words really mean a lot for me. If it is not a problem for you, I would like to take a little nap".
"But of course, it is no problem",
And with that Maria goes for a little trip to dreamland, while Helly gives a little jab to her Boss.
"*giggles* Hehe, Master. I didn't take you for someone to take out the philosopher card with girls".
John simply rolls his eyes and smile at the little jab from Helly.
"*little smile* shut up Helly. I simply spoke the truth".
"*chuckles* as you say. As you say".
[Meanwhile in the bathroom]
Leviathan is on her knees in front of the bathroom sink crying like a fountain while also trying to contain her noises. When her family was killed for various years, she thought that they left her out of the pure spite and indifference they had for her. For a time, she was simply indifferent to it, she already knows that there was a canyon worth of distance between her and her family. She simply thought that the void space between them simply transformed from a silent agreement to reality. But that void was then easily filled by sadness and loss, then rage, and finally by hate. The number of curses and horrible words she told in that years for every single member of her family are so much as to be unable to take note of all of them. But then by absolute causality she was informed that her family didn't in fact abandon her but was instead slaughtered by the Church. After she heard it, she thought that it was some sort of prank to humiliate her or something along that line. A laugh to the dumb and naïve Leviathan she thought. But the years passed, and they never came back. In the end, after 30 years of more or less denial, she came in agreement with the fact that her whole family beside her was dead. To say that the years after were harsh would be an underestimation. Because of the non-existent expectation her family had for her she was absolutely a greenhorn with magic and with her magic powers. She had to start learning magic from the start all by herself, even more so because the news of the extermination of the Sitri family and the fact she, the literal black sheep of the family, was the only survivor; well, let's just say Devils were quite superstitious of such coincidences.
She tried her best, but she was never the quickest of the family, so she needed twice or even thrice has much time as a normal devil of a third of her age to learn even the most basic spell, and to that you must add the handicap of having to do all of this by herself. The only reason she was able to go through this personal hell of her two friends. Her pet Behemoth and her "imaginary" friend Lucifer.
After more than half a century she thought that every possible feeling for her family was gone, but in the end, she always had, in the deepest part of her soul, a single strand of hope that in the end she would be accepted by her parents, that they could be a true happy family. In the end not knowing how her family died has always been a question the devoured her every time she thought about it. Knowing that her family was slaughtered in an ambush by the Church was a hard hit, one she thought she could bear, but it seems she was softer to that news, than she thought. Nevertheless, in her heart now resides a little thank you to John to have finally give her the answer that has tormented her for all these years.
While she was lost in her thoughts and tears, unknown to her, Lucifer used her powers to enter the bathroom without a noise. She then arrives behind her and kneels behind her still without a noise. When she sees that Leviathan crying has begun to slow down she then grabs gently Leviathan's head and put it on her Chest will gently stroking her hairs.
Leviathan is completely flabbergasted by this; she understands is Lucifer, but she cannot comprehend as to why she is doing it.
"Onee-sama?".
"Hey Leviathan, do you remember when you told to me how you decided to name your pet Behemoth?".
Leviathan immediately looks at Lucifer asking to herself if she has heard it wrong, but when she verifies that it is a genuine question, she tries her hardest to not cry for joy and nod vigorously (for the face Leviathan is doing right now think of the face Aqua does when she is insulted by Kazuma in Konosuba).
"*soft giggles* you know, at first, I found it silly, but then I thought that I represented your personality perfectly. A girl with great dreams, a little naïve, but with a good heart. *sigh* Levithan, there are going to be a lot of dangers in the near future for all of us. You have heard what my mission is. It is something with very few possibilities of success, but it is something that I must do, for the sake of all of us. What I am trying to ask to you is. Would like to help me in this goal of mine?".
Leviathan is feeling her own heart breaking out of her chest from the happiness. Lucifer, her Lucifer is her cuddling her and asking to her, to Leviathan, to help her in the fight against God. She would nothing more than scream with all the air in her lung that she will do it, that she will help Lucifer no matter the odds; And yet she can't take out of her mind how her family looked at her with nothing but disdain for her inability to use even the most basic of magic.
"I-I am really grateful for your consideration, but I don't know if I am of any help. You have already seen it. I am dumb, I messed up all the time and no matter what I do I am still a rookie in my use of Devil Magic. I fear that I will only hinder your mission".
After that there are some seconds of awkward silence between the two before it is break by Lucifer soft laughter.
"*giggles* Silly girl. Have you already forgot? I am your big sister. If you make some errors, I will be the one to help you understand it. I have been with you from the moment you have started to pray to me. I know your insecurities and that you fear of being a dead weight to all of us, but that is only your bad thoughts blocking you from bettering yourself. Don't worry, I will be with you, and I will help you become stronger. It is only fair as your big sister".
If before Leviathan was trying to resist making a mess of herself by crying from the emotion, now her eyes are more like the Niagara's falls. She then hugs Lucifer with even more strength and bury her face in Lucifer's bosom. She then proceeds to cry with all the water in her body. Meanwhile Lucifer proceed to gently pat Leviathan on her head.
"Here, Here. It has been a long and difficult journey for you, wasn't it?".
Leviathan simply nods with her head still sobbing.
"Big Sister".
"Yes?".
"Can we remain like this for a little more?".
Lucifer than smiles at Leviathan's request.
"Of course, Levy, of course".
And with that sorted out the remaining trip was uneventful. After both Leviathan and Lucifer went out of the bathroom all the six of them played together some card games making it quite the enjoyable trip.
8 Hours Later – Miami International Airport
It was already the 9.00 pm when the plane arrived at the Miami airport. Strangely there was only a small crowd of people looking for the arrival of such a massive airplane. Moreover John, being "pretty famous" in the world is surely someone you would expect a bigger greeting. John simply rationalized with the fact that 1 the authorities didn't want to make a ruckus or 2 there is an even bigger event soon and so the arrival of John and co. is not such an important event. Even if, John is sure that some gossip journal will surely talk of how he has come here to give a sneaky look to Asmodeus, maybe even inventing a story from the ground up of how she might even be his secret lover or something like that.
Outside of his wishful thinking, the lack of a big crowd made it easy to spot the three women that had awaited here for their arrival. He found them all together to a local bar inside the airport just outside the embark gates.
The first is a woman of 180 cm of height with auburn hair tied together in a single shoulder-length ponytail that gently rest on her right shoulder. Her name is Scilla, and she is wearing a "summer" version of her secretary suit to not feel the intense heat, even if in the night gives off a pleasurable warm. Such suit is livelier in colour with a fantasia of green, orange, white and yellow. Her skirt is short but not too much showing her smooth long legs that are not covered by collants. The dress ends in a pair of wood-coloured flat sandals. The suits gently hug her figure and show that she is a well-endowed woman, giving off an elegant or sophisticated vibe. Her bust size is G.
The second woman on the other hand is 2 meters tall, with a mix of blue and purple voluminous hairs that reaches her chest and cover her right eye. Her name is Karin, and she is wearing "something" that defining as unconventional would be an understatement. From top down she is wearing a tank-top that is very open on the top and very tight for her figure, showing off her massive K-cup breasts. Her "pants" are so thin that could as well be described as a thong, her ass cheeks are completely naked for the world to see, not that she cares. Her ass is massive and soft, easily 100 cm in width. Her dress is completed by a pair of red flip flops. All in all, her dress is so revealing that even a blind person could see her magnificent curves and beautiful smooth legs. Even so, someone could take her for a slut, but let it be clear that she would be the one to dominate and not the contrary.
The last woman is the shortest of them all, at 170 cm, with pink straight hair that reach her shoulders which match her pink eyes. Her name is Yuuya, and she is dressed in a way larger for her body, plain white shirt with a black bunny on it, blue short jeans and a pair of pink flip-flops. Her bust-size is CC.
The three girls then notice John and co. arriving towards them and they stand up to meet them. Or better, Scilla and Yuuya walk towards them; Karin instead runs without a care in the world towards John and throw herself to him. He catches her, and while Maria finds all of this funny, both Helly and Selina start to sweat cold when they see the murderous glare of Scilla towards Karin. It is very clear that there is a true catfight ongoing between the two.
And they surely are vocal about it. One declaring the other a lowly barbaric woman unworthy of John's attention while also clingy to him like a slut, while the other thinks she has too much of a stick up her ass for her own good while being too much of timid virgin to do something remotely worthy with John, and other jabs like that.
After being put back in order by John they talk for a couple of minutes while all together go for the limousine that will take them to the Hotel.
Nevertheless, the fast trip to the hotel was without problem. Selina, both in search of the most well-known Hotel and as a perfect base for their operation in the city, booked their room at a 5-star Hotel that face the beach directly. More importantly they acquired the most useful intel of the day, that is that Asmodeus is going to do her show on her personal beach without delays tomorrow at 10.00 am.
After arriving to the hotel and changing in their casual clothes, they decided to go out in the nearby roads, both to find some more useful gossip/intel and to find something to eat, because all the chairs in the Hotel restaurants were all taken.
When they went out of the hotel they decided to split in groups. The first would be made of Lucifer, Leviathan and Maria; while the second would be John, Selina and Helly. After 30 minutes or so of walking and having arrived at a local street right in front of the beach John decided to split the group. While both Selina and Helly were unhappy with it they perfectly know that their master is more than capable of defending himself, and so they complied, deciding to go together to a local swimsuit vender before buying food for the night.
John then proceeds to a small take away some hundred meters from the nearby lighthouse, a common black and white stripe lighthouse of 50 meters or so in height.
But just a moment before he can order something someone from behind calls from him. The voice is clearly feminine, and because he knows that both Helly and Selina have gone in the opposite way, and that all the other possible girls are in completely different areas this leaves only one girl in this city that would call for him. He then turns around and, as predicted, find himself in front of Asmodeus in all her lustful glory.
"Hey handsome. It hasn't been too long from the last time we have seen each other. *giggles* I suppose you couldn't resist my beauty".
She is wearing, from the top to down, a sleeveless red and purple tight shirt, surely one measure too short for her bust, which is more like a corset at this point, which gives a perfect view of her massive tits and obviously she is braless, if the protuberances where her nipples are is a sign of it. Her deep blue "shorts", if one can even call that at this point, are more akin to a pair of panties. They cover her ass to the bare minimum, almost making it a tease game of seeing and not seeing, and the look of the other men walking around are a confirmation of it, they are also unbuttoned. They remain in position thank only to how big her ass is. Her yellow thong has its wings out and use the massive hips bones of Asmodeus as an anchor. Her dress is concluded by a pair of light brown flip flops.
"Look to who we have here Asmodeus Gremory in the flesh. *chuckles* are you here to find something interesting?".
"*giggles* maybe before. But now there is no more reason. I have found what I was looking for".
John decides to continue the little play and makes a clueless face looking around him.
"Oh, and what were you looking for".
"*chuckles* silly boy I was looking for you. But enough of me. What are you doing here?".
"Oh me. Nothing interesting. I have arrived here almost half an hour ago. I was searching for something to eat, and I fought I could buy a hot dog here before going back to the Hotel".
"Ooh. Great idea. Say, would be the shining white knight and buy a second hot dog for me".
"*small laugh* But of course my lady. Please wait here a little more. I will return with the food".
And with that John buys two hot dog for him and Asmodeus.
"Thanks, handsome. *She looks at the lighthouse* hey, would you like to have a closer look at the lighthouse. I think it is the best place to eat without having the look of everyone on us".
John thinks about it and the possible dangers of doing so, but he reaches the conclusion that he may find some interesting intel and so he accepts.
The trip is very quiet and the two arrive to the lighthouse without a third-party to compromise it. They then go around it so that his silhouette covers the two of them, so that they can talk without interference.
Both because of the late hour and the fact that they are in the shadow of the lighthouse gives a strange dark and ominous feeling to the sea. The only light is the one from the light house itself illuminating only a small part of that seemingly endless mass of dark.
After finishing their hot dog John sits down to an angled protrusion of the basement of the lighthouse while using the main structure itself to rest is back. Asmodeus take advantage of it by using John's lap as a chair, not that John dislikes it.
Then Asmodeus remains silent for a couple of seconds looking intensely at the dark sea in front of them listening to the waves crashing against the barrier.
"You know I like this place. I come here when I want a moment from myself. It is very peaceful here, nothing to bothers you with responsibilities or other boring stuffs. Only you and your own thoughts in the darkness of the night. What do you think?".
John listens carefully to what Asmodeus is saying and when he thinks about what to answer her his minds drift towards another meaningful event of his life.
[Flashback]
It is a cold morning on a maritime city on the coast of Centre-Africa. The Sun is almost rising, his halo already making itself known by his light. John is on the local quay of the city dressed in hospitalized suit. The cold wind moving his suit and crashing against the numerous bandages that he has all over his body.
It has been two months since the night in which he was betrayed and whatever and whoever he held dear was stolen from him. One month since he escaped from the God-forsaken sewers in which he tried to hide himself, only to be continually chased by hordes of hungry rats and being unable to sleep because of the unbearable smell.
And now he is here. In this small city of fishmonger being cured in the only semi-decent hospital in 200 miles at least. A lot of thought runs back and forth in his mind, most if not all of them are thought of revenge against Shidou and his betrayal. But when he is almost going back to the hospital to rest a little more, he notices a very old fishmonger sitting nearby him. John is surprised the has noticed him arriving so close to him.
"Isn't it too soon to wake up for youngster like you?".
John looks at the fishmonger and then at the rising sun.
"I wanted to be alone and think for myself in a quiet place".
"Eh? is that so?".
The two of them then lock their eyes against each other. Both recognize that the other has gone through hell and back and has the scars both outside and inside him to demonstrate it. John then understands that the one who is talking to him is very old and has gone through some serious shit in his life. Almost as he was able to read his soul the old man looks back at the sea and then replies.
"The road you are going to take is quite the dangerous one. Do you understand it?".
John looks back at the sea and answers.
"Yes, or at least I think so. I still don't know how I will be able to do it, but I know that I must do it. I would never allow myself to die in peace if I don't do so".
The old man can listen to the honesty and pain behind each and every word and so he decides to give to the young John a small advice.
"If it is so, then there is nothing I can say to stop you, and I will not even try. But let me give you a small advice. Never, and I say NEVER ever let revenge consume you. Revenge is a fire that devour your own soul to sustain itself. It will give you the strength to complete your mission, but the price of being devoured by your own vengeance will be to let you become nothing more than a husk of a man, not different than a pile of ash. And in the moment that will happen then your enemies will have won, because they will have accomplished their objective of ruining your life forever. Therefore, remember this. Never let your enemies dictate what you are or what you will be. Remember that you have control over your mind and your emotions, and you will find strength in it".
After thanking him for the words of advice John cordially excused himself and returned to the hospital, now with a clear plan in his mind and a newfound vigour in his heart. He was never able in the next years to find out the name of the old man, but he knows that he will ever take his advice into his heart.
[End Flashback]
Back to the lighthouse, John look into the sea and answers.
"Yes, it is peaceful, but I like more the sea while the sun is rising".
They both remain in silence for a couple of seconds more, savouring the sea filled wind clashing against the coastline.
That is until Asmodeus notices the ever-increasing erection of John, but at first, she decides to not say anything a see what he will do.
"Well, I can't deny that I myself love swimming in the sea in the morning. The fresh and clear water of the sea is the best in the morning. I suppose you agree with me?".
"Yes, you are right. A shame that my numerous duties make me unable to go to the beach a little more".
"Eh? What a shame. You know sometimes you should let yourself go, throwing off all your problems to some underlings and take a break for yourself"-
"*chuckles* it would be a funny idea; unfortunately, I am not that type of man. For how much it makes me unable to do a lot of things I still love what I do, I suppose it is the same for you?".
"*giggles* you are indeed right. Speaking of what I do, I am very proud of you. Even if you are this hard under me you have not jumped on me on the first occasion. This puts you above at least 99% of all the men I interact daily. Not that I don't like it of course, but sometimes a woman craves for a man that can truly listen to her".
"*giggles* I think so to myself. Nevertheless, I think that not being hard with you in this position would be a disrespect to you".
After hearing this Asmodeus left herself be taken over by a belly laughter which quickly spread to John. In mere seconds both of them were laughing wholeheartedly to it. After some seconds of laughing Asmodeus take back control of her body and speaks.
"*small laughs* thanks John-kun. I think that I have never heard another human male say something like that in my face with such honesty. *sigh* you truly are something else. I think I am starting to understand why there are so many women walking around you all the time".
"Hehe. Thanks".
"You are welcome. Speaking of women while I appreciate your company, I think you must go before the others start to suspect something, but I want to say my personal "thank you" for this lovely night with you, but I don't want to spoil all the fun right here right now. Therefore, what do you say about an "appetizer" of what is going to come?".
"I would say that I would be a fool to not accept it".
[Lemon Scene Starts]
Lucifer then stands up and bend herself at 90° to show her ass to John. For his part he decides to put down her pants and put his tongue to good use.
After putting down her pants he uses his left hand to spread her pussy's lips and let himself admire her perfect pink pussy.
"Eh, quite the beautiful flower you have here my lady".
"*giggles* I know, but I think you have another job to do instead of simply admiring it".
"*chuckles* eh, but of course my Lady".
John then takes out his tongue ant start to lick Asmodeus's pussy in earnest. Asmodeus for her part struggle to not moan too hard, greatly appreciating his job.
John then uses both of his hands to take a hold of her ass and then moves his head backwards without letting Asmodeus go. She uses the wall of the light house as an anchor to not fall.
She is now like a Queen on a throne. Her leg spread apart so that her lovers can lick her without restrains, while also taking off her shirt so that she can fondles her breasts to have even more pleasure.
"*moans* you are really good with your tongue. Hehe, I suppose that with all the girls storming around you have had quite the funny life, didn't you?".
The only response is a little grunt and his tongue increasing in speed and deepness.
"*more moans* I take this as a yes. Hehe, it seems I have quite the horny man between my legs *chuckles*".
She then notices the increasingly bigger bulge between John's leg and with lust in her eyes and mind she decides to act and see how she can tease him.
"*chuckles* eh, would you look at that. Is it because of me? Well, I suppose I must take responsibility for it. I mean in the end, it is only fair for a Queen to reward her good subjects, isn't it".
With the accuracy and mastery that only a Devil seductress such as Asmodeus can have, she easily unzips John's pants letting out his cock in the air.
She then has a vision. A vision of an imponent battleship moving her main guns towards her in a menacing way letting Asmodeus pondering on how massive these cannons are.
She then goes out of her stupor to ponder on the 40 cm of muscular flesh in front of her. Her first reaction is: "*long whistle* that is a monster one if I have ever seen one. How are they even standing and walking those women all over you after a round of your spear?".
If Asmodeus ever desired an answer it was blocked by her massive ass cheeks, the effort of John only making letting her out another long moan. She then decides to give her full attention to the big boy under her, moving her feet to give them a footjob.
John then becomes the test subject for the most extreme and mind blowing footjob in the world. Asmodeus is a real master in this. She knows every blood vessel and every neuron receptor present on a male dick, and she use such a knowledge to the best of her ability. Just 30 seconds after she started john was almost going to bust a nut. Only a titanic effort made possible by his sheer will block him from doing so. He understood that this was a "test" from Asmodeus to him and he reached the reasonable conclusion that for him to pass he must make Asmodeus climax first.
The next 10 minute are a pure bloodbath, both refusing to give ground to the other. John immediately increases the speed of his tongue and use his powers to modify it to make it longer and thicker so as to give her more pleasure than what is humanly possible. On the other hand, Asmodeus demonstrates all her expertise in the sexual battlefield by making every. Single. second of her ministration without cumming pure torture. She is able to never let him go limp and to always maintain in a perpetual limbo between climax and denial. After 5 minutes John's balls have already tripled in size and a constant stream of precum flowing out of his slit.
But then John's titanic effort his finally rewarded when he feels with his long tongue her pussy walls starting to contract more errantly. He decides to go for the kill and with all the power in him mouth he increases his tongue speed even more, at this point is more of a drill than a tongue. This last attack demonstrates to be the decisive ones. She then let go of his dick and spread her legs to feel even more pleasure from his tongue while hugging the lighthouse on her back to give herself stability, while he gropes her ass even harder to not let her go.
"*more heavy moans mix with pants* Yes. Yes. Go for it tiger. Give me more pleasure. More. MORE! I am CUMMING!".
And with one last moans Asmodeus finally release all her love juices inside John's mouth, on John's Body and on his clothes. He then let her down gently and making her sit down on his lap.
While still savouring the afterglow of her climax she has enough composure to talk to him.
"*giggles* You are quite the good licker. I suppose you had quite the experiences in all these years, but outside of it are you ok. My bodily fluids are natural aphrodisiacs and one of the strongest in the world, and you have taken quite the amount directly into your mouth".
John starts to internally analyse his body situation after what Asmodeus said and he can feel the aphrodisiac flowing strongly inside of him, but still being countered without too much dram by his immune system.
"Yes. Yes, I am okay. While this aphrodisiac of yours is strong is still being countered by my immune system. Besides, in the case potions or substances like this could be used against me I have bought all types of aphrodisiacs currently available on the market and I have trained my body with it".
John can see the light of interests shining inside Asmodeus eyes after his revelation. For Asmodeus that was a very good news.
'If it is him, maybe it could work'.
But all of this can wait later, now Asmodeus must take care of a problem taking the shape of a 40 cm long dick refusing to go down because of her love juice and that has been subjected of 10 minutes of her sex technique. She then moves her right hand between John's leg and under his cock to feel his balls that have swollen so much because of all the seed they have been unable to take out.
"Oh, poor thing. *giggles* don't worry. I will take responsibility for it".
She then goes on her knees between his legs and take out his swollen balls. Then while her left-hand start to gently massage his balls, while with her right ones she reaches for her pussy and covers her hands in her juice. Then said hands is used to spread a little bit of her love fluids on his dick, and then after a small smooch on his crown she starts to get serious.
In a single move she takes all the 40 cm of dick meat inside her mouth with any gag reflex and just covering his dick in the right amount of pressure as to feel comfortable, all the while she takes a balls foe each hand and uses her magic to send slow and gently waves across his scrotum to make him cum faster.
He survives only 10 seconds of this assault and surging by blasting in her gut all the seed he had accumulated. His orgasms lasting for a good 10 seconds before ending, leaving both exhausted and a little messy.
[Lemon Scene Ends]
After that sweet meeting Asmodeus uses her magic to make as nothing of what they have done has ever happened, and this is made just in time, because Lucifer has announced that it is time for the food squad to return to the hotel. He then sprints out saying a see you again to Asmodeus before going back to the alley and grabbing whatever is edible that meets his eyes to cover all the affair with Asmodeus.
Nevertheless, he has obtained good intel on what type of person Asmodeus is, even if he has not the full picture, but what he has is already more then what he could have only imagined when he landed here. In addition to that she has given to him an invitation to join a small party that she will take on her personal beach tomorrow at 10.00 a.m. and this invitation is extended to all the member of his group. It is going to be a pre-party before the real one that is going to happen at her mega-mansion on an artificial hill from which one has a full panoramic view of Miami.
He arrives at the hotel just in the nick of time and after that all of them, plus Karin, Scilla and Yuuya have their night food party. During the party John tells every one of the invitations for the beach party and the night party of tomorrow and, after explaining how he has obtained them, even if he had to leave out some "details", they decide to attend them both all together to gather more intel on Asmodeus and them challenge her to break the first seal of Belial's curse on Lucifer body. After which they go to bed, both because of the long plane travel and to not wake sleepy tomorrow when they will need to be at their best.
Obviously, this doesn't mean that all is safe for John, because this time as "companion" in his bed he finds Karin and Scilla. (Having decided to do so to punish both Helly and Selina for having put John in danger).
After they have put themselves on each side of John (Karin to his right, Scilla to his left) they both reveal they Hybrid form (Kraken for Karin and Scilla for Scilla; you can find the images for both on them if you search for Monster Girl Encyclopaedia by Kenkou Cross). With four tentacles, light purple for Karin and light orange for Scilla coming out of their lower back that start to cover his body leaving only his head and arms free.
He shrugs remembering that because of their hybridization they have a tendency towards "hugging". It is nonetheless a nice feeling of being hugged all over you, and with that he falls to sleep pondering what tomorrow is going to happen.
[Meanwhile 300 miles outside of Miami in the Atlantic Ocean]
In the dark and cold night of the Atlantic there is a cargo ship moving at a constant speed towards the port of Miami. But inside this ship there are not goods to be distributed to the city, but instead just under the bridge there are hundreds of men and women fully armed and armoured going through some late training/plan preparation.
This force consists of 1200 Therianthrope of the newly formed Army of Eden. They have been sent by Shidouh to Miami to eliminate Asmodeus and to make as much damage as possible to the city and its citizens.
Above the training ground there is a room with a big window that oversee the entire floor. Inside the room there are now only two individuals a male and a female. The female one is looking at the ground outside the window, she is at least 180 cm tall with an Amazonian physique, the full body armour hiding any other noticeable feature about her. While the male is looking at the map of the operation, he is massive, easily 2.00 meters in height and built like a bull and his full plate armour only increase this sensation of overpowering that he carries with him.
"Have our orders been confirmed Executor Antioch?".
"Yes, Overseer Fiona. The Great Council have declared our final orders and our spies in the city have confirmed that our main target, plus the secondary main target, are both present in the city. We will reach the city by the 18.00 p.m. of tomorrow. Once arrived our Spear will be divided into four Sword of 300 hundred each. Sword 1,2 and 3 will make a three probed attack towards the villa where our main target will have a party, I will lead this operation from Sword 1 which will attack the front. Meanwhile you, leading Sword 4 will cause as much chaos, death and destruction on the city as possible. The Grand Council requires at least 15.000 deaths by the end of the operation. But I suspect that is not what you want to know.
The now named Antioch looks directly towards Fiona waiting for her response.
"Tch. It is obviously not". Fiona gives a last look at the soldiers training under the platform before going towards the planning table on the other side looking towards Antioch.
"Look at them. They may have completed the training with the maximum results possible in the short time for this operation, but this 2° Gen. have absolute zero experience when it comes to real battlefield experience. I would not be surprised at all if we lose at least 40% of our combat capability because some of them became too "zealot" in their mission".
Antioch let the words of Fiona flying in the air. He himself being quite unsure as to the real effective combat power of his unit right now. They have the best equipment and training for the mission on that he has no doubt, but his soldiers have a very major handicap.
They are 2° generation Therianthrope.
The difference between a 1° and a 2° Gen. is very much evident here. The 2° gen. are the ones who are going to conquer Earth in this Holy Crusade. They are perfect clones made of specifically handled mixes of Human and Animal genomes made so that they could reproduce between themselves and to not be compatible with Humans, de facto making them an entirely different race then Mankind. As such they have been fully indoctrinated and trained by Shidouh and his organization to achieve this goal. But the strict timeline has made so that it was not possible to test these greenhorns on a real battlefield before this massively important operation.
On the other side of the spectrum there are the 1° generation members like Antioch and Fiona. They were once Humans that have, for a reason or the other, sided with Shidouh and his plan to destroy Humanity by God's order. as of now less than 50% of the original members are alive today. They have been sent to all possible battlefields fighting in the petty and worthless wars of the Humans to build experience. This had a tool on all of them, but those that survived would be rewarded with teaching and training the 2° generation so that they can themselves teach their descendant. In other words, the 1° generation is entirely made of expendable pawns that will more surely than not discarded as soon as their utility will end.
Antioch and Fiona don't obviously have a problem with it, they have long ago accepted this state of affair, but nevertheless they fear that such grave handicap will result in a great tool of lives among his soldiers, but he is certain that the mission will be a success.
"I understand your worries Fiona, but we must put our faith in the Grand Council. This mission will be a success, and even if we are going to lose some soldiers, it will only be to the betterment of our own combat power, as they will become our first batch of veterans in the incoming war. But now is late. The wake up is at 6.00 a.m. as always. Rest Fiona, we are going to need all the energies we will need tomorrow night to achieve our mission".
Fiona is not happy, but she can only obey the orders from her direct superior.
"*sigh* very well then goodnight, Executor. We will see each other on the battlefield".
And with that each one started to walk for their personal rooms, each one with their own doubts and thought about the incoming battle, but in both their mind the possibility of a defeat is not even in the list.
And so the night close on the calm before the storm. Each piece on the chessboard more or less aware of the type of storm is coming and the repercussion that such an event will have on the world at large, but for now, everyone simply let the call of night taking them into her embrace for a good rest.
Will it be their last? Who knows. Only Fate and the action of Man will decide the outcome of what is coming, of the
Battle of Miami.
END
A.N.
Eleven. Thousand. Plus. Words. OH. MY. GOD!
I swear I am never going to make another chapter of such an absurd length for this fiction (here the writers jinx himself about not making another long chapter).
Anyway, this chapter is the prelude to the first "battle" between Lucifer and one member of the Seven Mortal Sins and how the world of Seven Mortal Sins and Killing Bites will wage war between each other
As I said before, I will follow the fight order of the anime: Lust, Greed, Melancholy, Sloth, Gluttony, Wrath, Envy and finally the Angels.
Outside of this order anything else will be made up by me to fill this AU that I have made.
By the way I have found out that both Seven Mortal Sins and Seven Heavenly Virtues have a manga series. Unfortunately, it is only available in Japan. A little sad if I may say so, but I can only hope that the manga is at least a little better than the anime, but I don't personally think so.
Now, I know it may seem that with both Chapter 4 and 6 I have given too much "screentime" to Leviathan, and in part you would be right, even if I didn't expect to do so in the first place. But my problem is that in the anime Leviathan is so poorly written as a character that I had too practically write her entire backstory from the ground up. Fortunately, with this chapter I can left Leviathan for a while and concentrate myself on developing other characters.
Personally, I think it has come out quite good, but I will wait your reviews on the matter. Anyway, the next chapter I will write will be the true first chapter of Essence of the Dead.
The reason being that I want to honour the mangaka and the anime by making the first arc of only 12 Chapters (I don't consider ep.13 of the anime canon to the story, it is only pure fanservice). As such they will be longer than normal but concluding it quickly will make me able to rapidly go to Baki DxD.
Another small thing I want to add is that for the foreseeable future (read a very, very long time) I don't plan to make Self Insert fanfictions. I want to conserve it for a very BIG Project that I plan to do.
Anyway, this is enough for me, see you next chapter.