Devils, Gods, and Soul Reapers
Chapter Eight: Kyoto or bust!
Zanpaktou/Shiro/Kessho(Hogyoku)
Hello (people speaking)
Phone/Inner conversation
Thoughts
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the idea. Now, on with the show!
An: On a side note, from this point forward I will refer to Unohana as Yachiru instead of Retsu.
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Two days after Risers punishment 6:00 a.m.
RING! RING! Ichigo's phone rang. Annoying the five occupants of the bed next to it. Ichigo was cuddling with Yachiru, Rias, Yoruichi and Kukaku, the last of which was still snoring
"Ichigo, dear, please answer the phone I'm still sleepy." Rias said as she snuggled more into her lover's side.
"Hello?" Ichigo leant over to the dresser to pick up the annoying device.
"Ichigo, I apologize for waking you so early. Do you think you can stop by my office in the underworld before you leave?" Sirzechs asks.
"Yeah, I think I can. Why?"
"Well, the Satan's and your grandmothers have a surprise for you, call it an early wedding present." Sirzechs said.
"Okay, I'll stop by before I leave this afternoon." Ichigo said as he hung up the phone.
"Who was that Ichi?" Yachiru asked, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"That was Sirzechs. He asked me to stop by his office in the underworld before we headed to Kyoto. He said the Satan's and my grandmother have surprise for me, an early wedding present to use his exact words." He replied.
"Okay, but could you give us a few more hours? We're comfy right now." She replied, squeezing his muscular chest as though it was a lifeline.
"I think that can be arranged. I wasn't planning on moving for at least another three hours so let's get some more sleep." He said with a slight smirk only to receive a smile and a peck on the lips from Yachiru in return.
Three hours later
Yachiru and Kukaku were already up and in the kitchen eating breakfast when Ichigo woke up again, gingerly removing himself from the grasp of Yoruichi and Rias to get up and get dressed.
"Ichigo, where are you going?" Yoruichi and Rias asked as they woke up having missed the warmth Ichigo's body provided and rubbed the sleep out of their eyes.
"To the underworld. When he called a few hours ago, Sirzechs asked me to come and see him." He replied.
"If you'll wait and let us get dressed Rias and I will go with you. Won't we Rias-chan" His favorite feline lover replied.
"Of course. While you talk to nii-sama I can stop by and say hello to my parents. Rias said.
"Okay. Yachiru, Kukaku! Can you two start packing while we're gone?" He asked.
"Okay, Ichigo. We should be done or pretty close by the time you get back. Say hi to Grayfia for me." Kukaku said.
"Will do, be back soon. Tell the girls where I am so they don't worry." He replied as he, Rias and Yoruichi left.
Underworld Sirzechs office fifteen minutes later
As soon as Ichigo, Rias and Yoruichi got to the underworld they split up. Ichigo, Yoruichi went to the meeting with Sirzechs, and Rias went to visit her parents. Sirzechs was sitting in his office when someone knocked on his door.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Come in Ichigo." He said.
"Good morning, Sirzechs. You said you wanted to see me before I left." Ichigo replied.
"Yes I did. I wanted to give you this." Sirzechs said as he handed Ichigo a case that was about fourteen inches long and four inches deep.
Ichigo opened the case and saw sixteen chess pieces. One king piece, one queen piece, two bishops, two knights and two rooks all of which were gold. The pawn pieces were silver. Ichigo was immediately confused.
"Sirzechs I thought I made it clear I wasn't joining any peerage." Ichigo said with a slight edge to his voice.
"Look closer Ichigo. The chess pieces in that case are completely different from the normal ones. Normal chess pieces like the one in my hand are white and mutation pieces like the one on my desk are red. The pieces in that case are gold and silver respectively. Do you know what this means?" He asked.
"No I don't." Ichigo replied, still confused.
"Well allow me to explain it then. Your grandparents came to me and the other Satan's after the Indra incident and wanted to look at the chess pieces and all information relating to their creation. Now, normally that information is kept extremely confidential so naturally we asked why." he paused, seemingly for dramatic effect, before continuing.
"Lady Chaos and Lady Amaterasu said that it was to assist you in the future. When asked how they said that upon the acceptance of your King piece the individuals chosen to be in your peerage would get an increase in power and that, they would for the most part be immortal. However, in the case of devils the piece would merge with their current chess if they had one and increase their status from low and medium class to high class and low-level ultimate class devils while at the same time giving them absolute control over their power and abilities and near infinite life spans. The number of wings they have would also increase from just two, all the way as high as eight maybe even twelve or even higher like Lilith's depending on the individual." He waited for a response but Ichigo was being uncharacteristically quiet, trying to soak up this much new information could be difficult.
"The abilities the king piece would give you would be telepathy to keep in touch with your peerage members and absolute control over your already monstrous strength. Also, that gigai you're currently wearing would be modified so that you could go to any dimension you wished without having to go into your soul form but since you are going to become a god soon that last part is kind of a moot point." Sirzechs said.
"But why go that far?" Ichigo asked, confused as to why this much power was necessary.
"I think it is mainly because they want you to have your own private army to assist you in times of trouble. In addition, I believe they are concerned about you and what your future holds. You will soon be dealing with a great deal of arrogance and paranoia from certain members of the Greco/Roman Pantheon and they wanted to make sure you would have a strong support base. Also, Ichigo, if I may, I believe I know where those pieces would serve you best." Sirzechs said.
"Where?" Ichigo replied.
"Well, I am sure are aware that Riser's peerage was recently taken from him by order of his parents. Riser is currently forbidden to have a peerage or participate in rating games until he has proven himself worthy and mature enough to handle the responsibility, that said, his former peerage is up for grabs and have all expressed interest in serving you." Sirzechs replied.
"But, how do they know of this or the fact that these pieces even exist?" Ichigo asked.
"Because, they were in this very office along with the Phoenix family talking with me when Lady Chaos and Lady Amaterasu came by to drop the pieces off and all immediately expressed interest in joining you on your journey." Sirzechs replied.
"But how is that possible? It was my understanding that once separated from their king peerage die. So my question is how are they still alive?" Ichigo replied.
"Yes Ichigo, they should have but they didn't. I suspect your grandmother Lady Amaterasu has something to with that, she is basically a primordial deity in terms of class so it wouldn't be beyond her abilities to do something like this." Sirzechs replied.
Just then, a vortex opened up Sirzechs office and out came Lady Amaterasu, Lord TakamiMusubi, Lord Tsukuyomi, Lord Susanoo, Lady Izanami, Lady Chaos, and Lord Abyss. These gods were Ichigo's grandparents and aunts and uncles respectively although he wasn't sure what the stranger, Lady Izanami, was to him or why she was here but he did get a sense of familiarity with her almost as if she were family.
"You are indeed correct Sirzechs-chan. But, it wasn't just my doing Ladies Chaos and Izanami had a part in it as well." Amaterasu said as she walked up and gave Ichigo a hug. "Ichigo-chan when are you going to hurry up and give me some great-grandchildren to spoil?"
This question caused Ichigo to turn beat red in embarrassment and Yoruichi laugh her ass off at her favorite strawberry's somewhat prudish nature.
"Shut up grandma. It'll happen when it happens." He replied, to which everyone laughed.
"Ahem!" Ichigo cleared his throat and asked, "Shouldn't we be discussing something important instead of making fun of me? And who is she? Not to be rude but we haven't met." he asked pointing at Izanami.
"Indeed we should. Now Ichigo, Ladies Chaos, Izanami and I did this to not only give the devils in question a second chance and potentially a better life but to give you and army of your own one that you can train and take care of. Yoruichi, before you ask they will not be joining Ichigo's growing harem if that is what has you and Rias-chan are worried. These girls just need a place to call home some place stable and safe. Riser's actions and subsequent betrayal of their trust shattered their world, Riser was their King, their everything and when he tossed them aside like a broken toy the way he did it was as if their world ended. Riser's younger sister Ravel was affected by this the most, her heart did not just break it shattered and she shut herself off in her room completely. Ravel wouldn't speak to anyone or eat anything she even went as far as to try and kill herself and would have succeeded if I hadn't decided to come and check on the poor girl." Amaterasu explained.
"Where are they now?" Ichigo asked.
"They are currently guests of Lord and Lady Phoenix. However, I am going to pick them up and take them to the Kyoto temple before I leave, you can talk with them when you arrive this afternoon. By the way, Ichi-kun, my temple is where you will meet your fifth wife Yasaka and her daughter Kunou, Yasaka and her daughter Kunou-chan are both youkai, Kitsune to be precise. Now, three weeks from today you shall marry Rias, Kukaku, Yoruichi, Yasaka and Yachiru in a traditional Shinto wedding ceremony and after that, you and your wives shall become a Shinto God and Goddesses respectively. After that, we will suppress your divine powers with a seal that can only be released by each of you so that the Greek Pantheon sees you as Demi-Gods and Goddesses. Then, you will go to Long Island, New York USA were camp half-blood is, that is where your true journey will begin." Amaterasu said.
"However, you needn't worry about that now. By the way, this is your uncle Susanoo and your aunt Izanami, and no, they are not married in case you are wondering but her husband is someone you know very well and you will meet him in Kyoto this afternoon. I do not want to tell you too much because then I will not have anything to surprise you with later. Now, as for why Izanami here the fact remains that she wanted to meet you now instead of later in Kyoto. She and her husband are very busy managing their domains and this is the first time in eighteen hundred years that she was able to take a break. She has watched over you and your sisters for many years and wanted to meet you for so long but she never could find the time. As for the domains she wields she is a Primordial and the Shinto Goddess of Death and ruler of Yami the Japanese Underworld. Now, since I said my piece I'll see you this afternoon." Amaterasu said as she and the other deities vanished.
"Okay, so... that was interesting." Ichigo said, completely understating the whole event.
"I would say so Ichigo. However, the one thing that still bugs me is why did they feel the need to keep so many secrets from you and your sisters in the first place. I mean it is not as if the three of you were not safe, your father was always there as was Kisuke and myself so what are they hiding that would be necessary to keep the three of you in the dark for so long. Yhwach and your mother I get but there has to be more to it than that. I suggest you find out this afternoon, they are hiding something and it has nothing to do with meeting your extended family or getting married." Yoruichi said.
"You know Ichigo, Yoruichi has a point there is something they aren't telling you and it would be wise of you find out what that is exactly. However, I have a theory of my own and it regards your mother, but I will not say anything because it isn't my place to say and spill their secrets we will just have to wait until this afternoon to find out if I am right." Sirzechs said.
"Can't you give me a hint at least?" Ichigo asked.
"Very well Ichigo. What I am about to say is part of your family's history and that of the entire Shinto pantheon. Long ago before any of us were born the Shinto pantheon were embroiled in a devastating war one that very nearly brought about their destruction. A single god's selfishness and desire for more power nearly wiped the Shinto realm and all of Japan. The name of this god was Yamata no Orochi the Shinto serpent god of snakes, grass, rice and storms. History tells us that this whole war started because not only because he was dissatisfied with the way Heaven was being run at the time but also because he did not like his domains and felt he was weak because his domains were weak and wanted change them for domains that are more powerful. What he did not realize was he was given those domains because he was the best suited to control them."
"Anyway long story short, he was defeated and leapt away to lick his wounds. Ichigo keep in mind that this nothing more than a legend and while it is part of Shinto history I honestly don't know if it is even true so bare that in mind when you speak to your grandmother as I have no idea if it is even true and if it is she may not appreciate me telling you." Sirzechs said.
"Are you afraid of my grandmother Sirzechs?" Ichigo asked.
"Of course I am Ichigo. Only a completely fucked up moron would ever claim to have no fear, besides there are times when fear can be a healthy thing. Now I suggest you go meet up with Rias she is probably waiting for you at Gremory Manor along with my parents, Grayfia and my son Millcas." Sirzechs replied.
A few minutes later at Gremory Manor
Ichigo and Yoruichi just arrived at Gremory Manor and shown to the patio out back by one of the servants of the Manor.
"Ichigo-kun, it's good to see again." Venelana said as she gave Ichigo a hug, which he returned.
Zeoticus Gremory came out a minute later saw Ichigo standing there talking to his wife with his arms around his daughter from behind. He walked over slapped Ichigo on the back and said, "Ichigo, my boy, it's good to see you again. What have you two love birds got planned for today?"
"Nothing much really. I just came to pick up Rias after my meeting with Sirzechs so that we could make our way to Kyoto this afternoon." Ichigo replied blushing slightly at the 'love birds' comment.
"What? Leaving so soon? But you just got here and you haven't even met your future nephew yet." Venelana said.
"Well I guess Rias and I can spare a few more minutes. Where is the little guy?" Ichigo replied with a small smile.
"Aunt Rias!" a voice shouted from behind, a minute later Rias found herself tackled to the ground in a hug.
"Millcas!" She exclaimed returning the hug. "How's my favorite nephew?"
"I'm your only nephew." He replied with a cheeky grin.
"Millcas, I want you to meet someone. This is Ichigo, My fiancé and your future uncle." Rias said.
"So you are the one my Tou-san and Kaa-san have been talking about the last two days." Millcas said with an oddly suspicious look on his face for someone so young.
"I am. Do I meet with your approval little guy?" Ichigo asked.
Millcas just nodded his head and said, "You got Rias ba-chan away from the bad man and made her happy, Kaa-san has been smiling a lot lately to so thank you." Millcas said as he hugged Ichigo.
"Millcas, I'll tell you something, I don't believe anyone is inherently bad, sometimes it's the path they put themselves on that is bad and they make the wrong choices. That is what Riser did he chose to follow the quick and easy path and it got him in trouble. Just make sure you don't do the same okay." Ichigo said. Millcas nodded his head and he returned the hug.
"Hello Ichigo." Grayfia said coming up behind him.
"Hello Grayfia. Wow, that's different. I never thought I'd see you in a dress." Ichigo said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Grayfia asked narrowing her eyes.
"Calm down Grayfia. I just meant that since I always see you in a maids uniform that I figured that's how you always dress." He replied.
Grayfia smiled and said, "Relax, Ichigo I only wear the maid outfit when I work with my Husband, any other time I dress like this."
Looking at Grayfia Ichigo had to admit that she looked good in what she was wearing. Grayfia was wearing a lite blue strapless dress that exposed her generous cleavage. The dress had a slit down either side of her dress that allowed free movement of her legs; she was wearing three-inch heels that were the same color as her dress. As she sat down she crossed her legs just to flash Ichigo and let him have a peak, Ichigo could tell that Grayfia, her niece, Yoruichi and Yachiru were a lot alike because they all like to wear extremely skimpy G-strings or in some cases go commando, which he did not mind one bit.
"Grayfia, I can tell that you, Rias, Yoruichi and Yachiru are a lot alike in your choice of underwear. The four of you really like G-strings." Ichigo said.
"Anything wrong with that?" she asked. While Millcas just looked at his mother with the innocence of a child in his eyes and asked her what a g-string was, she just blushed and told him to forget about it.
"Not a thing. In fact, Yoruichi and Kukaku walk around the house naked and Yachiru walks around topless. Hell, Kukaku does not wear underwear of any kind when we go out, even when wearing a dress so why would you think I was taking issue with your style of dress. If I took issue with the way you dress that would be the same as taking issue with the way my fiancé's dress and I am not that stupid." Ichigo said.
"Oh and why is that Ichigo-kun?" Venelana asked.
"Because I am marrying them and doing so would be the same as saying they look ugly which I don't believe, not only that but being in the doghouse for next few hundred years and denied sex for the same amount of time is not something I would find enjoyable." He replied only to get a smile from his future mother-in-law.
"I am impressed Ichigo-kun the ladies have you trained quite well." She said.
"Venelana, training has nothing to do with it. I saw my goofball of a father do the exact same thing and what happened afterwards wasn't pretty." He replied. "But Mom's Punishment was…" he stopped to cover Millcas' ears, "Mom's punishment was to ride him so long and so hard that the case of blue balls he got from it caused him to walk funny for almost two weeks, and unfortunately I had heard every bit of his punishment and I've tried very hard to forget about it." Ichigo said as he shivered just thinking about it.
Yoruichi cracked up and started rolling on the ground. "Yeah that sounds like something Masaki would do. Only she could take something that is supposed to feel good and turn it into a punishment, your mother has quite the sadistic streak in her." She said.
Ichigo helped Yoruichi off the ground and wrapped his arms around her. "Ichigo we really need to get going so we don't get behind schedule. Your grandmother and the rest of your family is waiting for us in Kyoto." She said.
"You're right Yoruichi. Well guys it's time for us to go but we will see you at the wedding in Kyoto." Ichigo said.
"Indeed we shall young man; you take good care of my little girl you hear." Zeoticus said.
"Of course Pops, I'll see you all in a couple of weeks." Ichigo replied as he look down and saw a sad look on Millcas' face. "What's wrong little guy?" he asked.
"I only just met you and you're going away." Millcas said as tears started to form in the corner of his eyes.
Ichigo picked him and said, "Look Millcas it isn't permanent you'll see us at the wedding in couple of weeks and maybe if you're a good boy I could be swayed into letting you live with me for a little while with your parents' permission of course."
"Really!" Millcas exclaimed
"Really. However, you have to be good and you must understand the amount of time you get to stay is entirely up to your parents. I will not go behind their backs and go against their wishes understood." Ichigo replied.
"Hai, Ichigo nii-chan!" Millcas exclaimed giving Ichigo a hug.
Ichigo waved goodbye to his future family and then he, Rias and Yoruichi left the underworld and went back to the hotel room in Kuoh.
Upon their arrival, they could see that everything was packed and ready to go so they helped Ururu, his sisters, Yachiru and Kukaku pack everything in the car and they set off for Kyoto.
"Yoruichi would you call the Arisawa's and tell them to bring all of mine and Tatsuki's friends including Mahana and ask them to meet me at Kyoto Temple tomorrow?" Ichigo asked as he gave Yoruichi his phone.
"Sure Ichigo, but do you really think they'll come?" she asked.
"Tell them that I am fulfilling the will and final requests of our friends and if they wish to know what that is then they need to meet me. Also, tell them to drag that little bitch Mahana by her ears all the way here if they have to, it is time for her to be put in her place. I will no longer permit her to call me a murderer and get away with it." He replied.
To be continued…..
An: As an apology for not updating in a while and as a belated Christmas present for all my readers I decided to gift you all with a double chapter release that's right two chapters in one. Now please note that I want to get this out so this release will not be sent to beta as I have gone over it and corrected any errors I found for the most part. I will however send it to beta after its release. I just want to get this new chapter out to my readers, as a thank you I will make the next release of my other stories double chapters as well. Happy New Year and enjoy :)
Chapter Nine: Kyoto or bust! Part 2
Unknown location
"AHHH!" A man sitting on a throne screamed in pain. "Curse you Ichigo Kurosaki I'll get you back for taking my arm. THIS IS FAR FROM OVER YOU BASTARD!"
"Aw. Poor wittle Indra you got your arm blown off because you decided to challenge two of the most powerful beings in existence and decide to blame them for your monumental fuck up when you were clearly at fault." an unknown presence said making itself known form the shadows.
"WHO ARE YOU? SHOW YOURSELF!" Indra shouted.
"Very well." Came the reply as the man stepped out of the shadows
"Shiva, what are you doing here?! Come to mock me have you?" Indra said with a sneer.
"Yes. If I were so inclined I could kill you right here but defeating you with one arm would hardly be a challenge. After all, unlike you I still have both my arms because I wasn't the fool that thought he could challenge Ichigo Kurosaki and come out of the encounter without a scratch to show for it." Shiva said with a mocking grin.
"He got the drop on me with that energy blast nothing more." Indra replied indignantly.
"Ha! 'Got the drop on you' my ass! You challenged someone far stronger than you will ever be and got your ass handed to you. Saying he got the drop on you is nothing more than a cowards excuse. Well, I think I shall go and meet my new favorite demi-god anyone capable of maiming you like that is worthy of my respect. Chow." Shiva said and disappeared leaving Indra to stew in self-pity.
Time skip 75 minutes later
"Ichigo, Mrs. Arisawa said she'd be there, surprisingly Mahana agreed to come without so much as a complaint." Yoruichi said.
"She did?" Ichigo replied questioningly.
"Yes she did." She replied.
"Why?" He asked.
"From what I was told she feels guilty about how she spoke to you and wishes to make amends." Yoruichi replied.
"Hn. I'll believe that when I see it." Ichigo said.
Meanwhile on Olympus
"SILENCE! I grow tired of this pointless bickering. Now Artemis begin." Zeus said to his daughter.
"Yes Father. The number of monsters have been steadily increasing lately and while the reason for this is unknown to us, I believe it should be taken as a sign that something big is about to occur." She informed the other olympians.
"What do you mean Artemis?" Hera asked.
"My hunters and I have been hunting down more monsters lately not to mention dealing with more monster attacks at my camp sometimes upwards of 3 attacks each week. If I had to guess I'd say that they are running from something and we're just getting caught in the middle." Artemis replied.
"What do you mean running from something? What, if anything, besides us could frighten a monster?" Persephone asked.
"I agree with my daughter, something or someone strong enough to force monsters to flee in the numbers you describe is worth watching out for." Demeter said.
"Ah come on you guys are pussies, just point me in the direction of this thing were ever or whoever it is and I'll go kill it myself." Ares complained.
"Ares you're nowhere near as strong as you think you are." Aphrodite said glaring at Ares.
"Shut up whore, you're just mad because I won't let you blow on my dice anymore." He replied with an overconfident, lecherous grin.
"'Let me blow on your dice anymore'! Listen to your better, you arrogant boy, I was the one that allowed you into my bed, I was the one that 'blew on your dice' willingly for so many centuries and I honestly don't know what I ever saw in you, mister quick shot. Oh sure you'd come by hop in my bed, grunt and thrust as hard as you could for all of five minute and then blow your load. I gave you the best centuries of my life only to fake it every time we were in the sack; I never came once with you it really is a shame all the fun of sex and no reward. I can get more action out of a dildo and my own two fingers than I ever got out of you." Aphrodite said with an dominant smirk, looking over to see Hermes, Apollo and Poseidon rolling on the floor in laughter while the other ladies just snickered at Ares expense.
"YOU BITCH!" Ares said as he lunged for her only for her to punch him square in the face sending him cartwheeling through his throne and through the wall behind. Aphrodite went and picked him up and threw back into the throne room at the feet of his parents Zeus and Hera.
Aphrodite picked Ares up by the throat with her left hand and started delivering body shots with her right; by the time she was done, she left him in the middle of the throne room in a pool of his own ichor.
"Listen here, boy, and listen well." She said with her foot on his throat standing in front of his parents just to get the point across. "Out of all the gods in this room I was born first. I was born from the flesh and blood of the Primordial God Ouranos which means I am his daughter, it also means that in terms of power I have more than every god in this room combined do you know why? It is because of my domains, sure, my primary domains are love, beauty, lust, sexuality and procreation but I chose those. The domains that my grandmother Lady Chaos and the fates gave me are war, sky, lighting and destruction; I have just chosen to keep them concealed and use them only when the need requires it. That said if you ever attempt to touch me again or even look at me cross-eyed and I will erase you from existence and not even your parents will be able to stop me understand." she said getting a sheepish nod from him.
"Oh, one more thing Zeus, you rule Olympus only because the Primordial counsel allows it, keep screwing up the way you have been and that will change. While I have no desire to take your place I am sure the fates will be able to find someone far more honorable than you to do so. I suggest you watch yourself, boy." Aphrodite said flaring her power as she sat down.
Just then, a flash of light lit up the room and the Gods could see the fates standing in the middle of the throne room. However, not in their older forms but in their true forms that of three very beautiful young women.
"Lady Fates, uh, How can I be of service?" Zeus asked, trying to recover from the shock of Aphrodites outburst.
"Silence boy! Aphrodite is correct, in fact your replacement has already been chosen for you by the Primordial counsel. A young demi-primordial has been chosen but we will not tell you who he is, you will find out when it is time and not before." Clotho said.
"I proved myself worthy! I need not ask for permission to rule from you or anyone least of all these so called Primordials which no one has ever seen, they probably all faded long ago if they even existed at. Now remove yourself from my mountain!" Zeus demanded.
"Watch yourself boy. We do not need your permission to be here or anyone else's. Like our mother Ananke the Primordial Goddess of Necessity and Inevitability we are also Primordials we are the personification of fate, life, destiny and death we maintain the balance and you would do well to remember that unless you want your life string cut." Atropos said.
"Why are you here?" Zeus asked sinking into his throne.
"We have come to speak with Hera, Artemis, Hestia and Aphrodite and before you ask Zeus it is none of your concern." Lachesis said.
"Anything that involves my wife is my concern witch!" Zeus screamed in anger at the women who were seriously disrespecting him, at least in his mind.
"Silence boy! We have already nullified your marriage to Hera as your behavior tells us that you never really cared for her in the first place." Lachesis said as the wedding ring on Hera' finger snapped in half and clanged as it hit the floor. Hera just looked at the severed bond with wide eyes.
"Come along ladies, there is much to discuss." Clotho said and in a bright flash of light, they were gone.
In Kyoto after Ichigo's Arrival
"Ichigo!" Masaki called out, running towards her son and daughters.
"I hope your journey wasn't too eventful." She said.
"Not really. Just a little anxious to get here and find out all these secrets that have been kept from me." Ichigo said with an accusatory tone.
WHACK!
"OW! Mom what the hell was that for? WHACK! Mom would you cut it out!" Ichigo yelped as twice his mother smacked him on the head.
"That was for your cursing. Once at my grave in Karakura and once in front of me just now. You know better, your father and I raised you better so start acting like it!" She yelled.
Ichigo sighed and said, "I know, Mom, I know. The war just affected me more than I thought it would. I mean first the man I thought of as a brother openly betrayed me along with his father whom I later found out was technically my uncle, and then those same two people or I guess I should say monsters tracked down and killed a lot of people I cared about. It was like Uryu took everything we'd been through all the pain, all the struggle everything we did as comrades, as brothers in arms, and spat it right back in my face like it had just been erased, like it never happened." Ichigo said.
"Do you have any idea what that feels like? No, I didn't think so. Uryu was like a brother to me, Ryuken was like an uncle and they both turned their backs on me and joined the enemy all for sake of revenge, because they felt life had screwed them in some way and they were going to make everyone regardless of innocence or guilt pay for it. Then, if that wasn't bad enough I was forced to kill those same two individuals because if I didn't billions would have died. Such an experience is one I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, unless it was Aizen, that bastard deserves that." Ichigo said while his Mom half-heartedly thwacked him again for cursing.
"I'm sorry mom I had been holding that in for a while and needed to get it out. It wasn't a pleasant feeling." Ichigo said with tears running down his cheeks. "I am also sorry for cursing at your grave."
"It's okay I understand." She said. "And yes, I do know what that is like. Let me tell you my story, it would also explain how you came to have Quincy powers."
"Long ago there was a civil war in Takamagahara, the Shinto Realm of Heaven, it was brutal. We didn't know who fired the first energy blast and we didn't care we just wanted it over. Later we found out the culprit was a major Shinto Goddess named Sei, she was my cousin we weren't close at first but we would talk about everything from boys to our duties. Eventually we became friends but she had always harbored a deep-seated jealousy of my family and me. She always thought that it should be her family at the top of the Shinto Pantheon not mine by the time I found out it was too late. The war had begun and toward the end of the war, she stabbed me in the back in much the same way Uryu did to you."
"I was still learning about my powers and my limits and so when she confronted me she launched a massive blast of energy at me thinking it would win the war if she killed me. She was partially correct it did end the war though not in the way she thought it would. Her attack on me irreparably damaged my body to the point where I was just holding on. The penalty for her actions would have been death and for a god of any pantheon that means to fade from existence entirely but in my naiveté I wanted to give her a chance to live her own life away from the very place that caused her so much pain."
"I asked my parents and the council of elders to strip her of her divine status but let her keep some of her powers, partial immortality, and exile her to the human world, they thought it naïve of me but agreed to it anyway. Just before being exiled from heaven she left us with a curse saying, I will see all of you burn for this; my descendants shall finish what I have started. In the future it will be my family sitting on the throne of heaven just as it always should have been! I will take great joy in sending you to Yomi for this when I return. Mark my words I will return! That was the last anyone saw or heard of her for a thousand years. It wasn't long after that we had finally gotten wind of her; it was the Norse Pantheon that let us know where she was, in fact, it was Odin himself he told us she was in what is now called Germany with a husband and a son and another child on the way." Masaki said stopping to let her story sink in.
"You know, had we known who her son would grow up to be we probably would've killed them but we of the Shinto realm aren't in the habit killing unborn children." She said only to be interrupted by Ichigo. "You don't mean…" Ichigo started to say but stopped.
"That's right, Ichigo, that little boy was Yhwach himself. We all watched her closely after that watching for any sign that she was a threat or at least the boy. The years roll by, I was still bedridden, and barely holding on, Yhwach became a strong young man too strong for any normal human and unfortunately the soul society took notice and sent a soul reaper to check on them which thanks to Yhwach and Sei's rush to judgement didn't end well. They attacked the soul reaper and as a result were both Sei and Yhwach were killed." Masaki stopped once again to let everyone process this after enough time passed she continued.
"However before Sei died Yhwach stole the last vestiges of her power and entered the cycle of reincarnation with all his memories intact. Then the unexpected happened and to our horror Yhwach was born the son of the Soul King and his first wife. Our worst fears were realized but it did not end there the moment he was reborn in to the world he killed the Soul King's wife, stole a small fraction of the Soul Kings power not much mind you, just enough to make him a threat in the future. He was given a human body and cast out of the Soul Society as a baby only to be treated as a god by the people."
"Many years went by and that baby became a young man and that young man became an adult, he decided he needed an army to wage war and thus the Quincy were born. Yhwach went around killing hollows, which destroyed their souls preventing them from entering the cycle of reincarnation, the Soul Society decided they had had enough of his selfishness and so with a heavy heart my mother sent word to the Soul King and ordered the Quincy's destruction and the rest you know. However, now for the part you don't which leads to my existence and why you and your sisters have Quincy powers. The years rolled by and with help from the healing treatments I was able to get out of bed for a few hours a day until suddenly my damaged body could no longer contain my powers and immortal essence I was in a great deal of pain."
"Then something happened somewhat of a Miracle really. The original owner of my current body was born but she was weak and sickly so with very little time left I told my family and friends what I was planning said my goodbyes and transferred my consciousness and immortal essence into that baby leaving my powers and domains in Takamagahara to reclaim them upon my return. In a way I ceased to be Masaki, daughter of Amaterasu, and became Masaki Kurosaki but in reality I still remembered who I really was and upon my human death I assimilated this body and I became as I am now and the rest you know." Masaki said as she finished.
"Wait a minute. Yhwach stole your powers so shouldn't your powers as a goddess have been stolen as well?" Ichigo asked confused.
"Ah, I see you are confused about that let me explain. Only a demi-god or demi-primordial can effectively wield the powers of their divine parents or other gods and not be destroyed by them. Yhwach only had human blood and due to his divinity being permanently sealed when cast out of Soul Society; as a result, his divine powers were forever out of his reach. The night Grand fisher attacked us was the night Yhwach use Auswahlen. He knew who I really was and thought that by stealing my powers he could jump start his own divine powers. However, what he didn't know is that I was aware of him from the beginning which is why I left my own divine powers in heaven and effectively sealed away any remaining traces of my own divinity so when the time came all he got was my Quincy powers." Masaki replied.
"If that's the case why not come back to us when everything was said and done?" Ichigo asked.
"There are a couple of reasons for that. The first being obvious, I was well known around the neighborhood as the Kurosaki Clinic's hot nurse so with my face plastered all over town as a murder victim it would have been a major headache for my family to just show up again. The second is that I physically couldn't handle being killed even in my human body was a major shock and after reforming in heaven it took a while to get over. I completely healed in six months but I spent the rest of that time talking to your father, watching over you and your sisters and training. I almost came down to fight with you when you were fighting Yhwach and Aizen this last time but after seeing how powerful you were I realized you didn't need my help and chose to stay out of your way." She replied
"But how does dad tie into all of this?" Ichigo asked.
"Why don't you ask him." She replied.
Ichigo turned around and saw his father and the rest of his family standing there. "Well then, Dad, your turn." Ichigo said with a smug grin.
Meanwhile just inside the temple with Yasaka and Kunou
"Well, Yasaka, you've seen my grandson as you requested what do you think?" Amaterasu asked.
"I think I'm in love." Was the only reply she heard.
"I hope so Yasaka. My grandson is 10000 times the man that asshole was, I can't believe that he walked out on you the minute he found out you were pregnant with Kunou." Amaterasu scowled.
"From what you've told me I don't doubt it." Yasaka replied.
"Well Kunou-chan how do like your new papa?" Amaterasu asked.
"I like him, he looks like a strawberry." Kunou said with a foxy little grin and her nine fox tails swaying behind her.
Amaterasu could not help but laugh at her surrogate granddaughter's comment.
"Well as soon as he is done talking with his father I will introduce you okay." She said only to get a very emphatic nod from the young kitsune.
Back with Ouranos and Ichigo
"Well Ichigo you and your sisters know how I met your Mom so I won't rehash it, but I will tell you how I came to be in the Soul Society and affiliated with the Shiba clan." Ouranos said as everyone's eyes were locked on him waiting to hear his tail with rapt attention.
"Well Ichigo, long ago I was married to Gaia Primordial Goddess of the Earth. We were happy that is until we started having children. The first children we had were the giants, cyclops and hecatoncheires, I was so repulsed by how they looked that I tried to shove them back into her womb. I failed in my attempt to keep them from being born and tossed them into Tartarus, a dark and evil place at the bottom of the underworld that is very difficult to escape once you are in."
"Gaia and I then had more children called the titans, she had started to resent me for my treatment of our other children and feared I would do it again but that later became my downfall. As the years went by my youngest child, Kronus got power hungry and began to covet my throne for his own and with his mother's help, he removed me from power by using his scythe that he called 'Backbiter' to cleave me into several pieces and toss me into the sea. From the pieces of my genitals, your big sister Aphrodite was born and after that the fates came and helped restore my full body into the form you see before you."
"They took me to the Soul Society with the permission of the Shinto Pantheon and told me that there I would stay in hiding until the time came to make myself known again, took my memories, and my divinity and placed me with the Shiba clan were I took the name Isshin Shiba. I spent many years training to become a soul reaper and then the time came to return to the human world. Once there I regained my memories and divinity and met your mother who knew who I was almost immediately and the rest is history." Ouranos said.
"Wait a minute, from what grandma Chaos said Ancient Laws forbid gods from having contact with their children?" Ichigo asked
"Those are the laws put in place by Zeus, my grandson, your nephew and have no bearing here. Those laws do not apply to you or your sisters because you are demi-primordials by blood and your big sister Aphrodite is basically a primordial because my blood courses through her veins. Only the laws of the primordial council will affect you." Ouranos said.
"Now come you've got another wife eager to meet you." Ouranos said just as an overly excited blond blur came flying by and tackled Ichigo into a hug.
"Papa!" Kunou exclaimed with a big grin on her face.
"Who are you little one." Ichigo asked sitting up with the little fox girl still hugging him, slightly alarmed at the small kitsune currently calling him her father.
"Kunou is Kunou Papa. Mama really wants to meet you." She said.
"Okay lead the way." Ichigo said slightly confused.
Ichigo walked into the temple and saw his mother, grandparents and the rest of his divine family until he caught sight of a beautiful woman. She had golden blonde hair with two golden blonde fox ears with white tips and nine matching foxtails swaying behind her just like Kunou-chan.
"Ichigo come here I want to introduce you to some people." Amaterasu said.
"Alright coming." He replied
When Ichigo got there, the first thing he did was give his grandmother a hug, which she returned as Ichigo listened to his grandmother make the introductions.
"Ichigo this is Inari she is the Shinto fox goddess among other things and this Tamamo or Tamamo no Mae formally, she is the mother of Yasaka your fifth wife and Goddess from the Shinto pantheon. Speaking of whom, this is Yasaka and I see you've already met Kunou your future daughter." Amaterasu said looking down to see Kunou latched firmly on to Ichigo's leg.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Ichigo said.
"So you're the one marrying my daughter? Just make sure you treat her right! Her last 'lover' stuck around long enough to knock her up and split town soon after, so you'd better be a far shot better than him." Tamamo said.
"Yes I am the one marrying her, and of course I will treat her and Kunou with the respect they deserve." He replied.
Ichigo noticed that Inari, Tamamo, Yasaka and Kunou all had one thing in common aside from being extremely beautiful they each had a pair of fox ears and nine very bushy foxtails.
"Is something wrong Ichigo-kun?" Inari asked.
"No not at all. However, I was wondering if you are a fox goddess does that make Tamamo, Yasaka and Kunou-chan goddesses as well?" He asked.
Inari chuckled and said, "No Ichigo we are goddesses, Tamamo and I, but Yasaka and Kunou are youkai, but when Yasaka marries you both she and Kunou will become fox goddesses."
"I see." He replied.
Just then, his other four fiancés came up behind him. "Ichigo? Aren't you going to introduce us?" Kukaku asked with a flirtatious smirk.
"Of course, Lady Inari, Lady Tamamo, Lady Yasaka allow me to introduce Kukaku Shiba, Yachiru Unohana, Yoruichi Shihoin and finally Rias Gremory, my other four fiancés." Ichigo said.
Meanwhile with Artemis, Hera, Hestia and Aphrodite on the Island of the Fates
"What did you wish to speak with us about Lady Clotho?" Hera asked.
"Always were one to get to the heart of the matter, Hera, my sisters and I always liked that about you. It is part of the reason we arranged your divorce from the idiot." She replied.
"Among other things." Atropos chimed in.
"Now we brought you here to speak privately about your destinies so that fool, Zeus, can't hear us." Lachesis said.
"What destiny? I know my destiny lies with the hunt I need nothing else." Artemis said.
"Quiet Girl! You know nothing!" Clotho shouted
"Now we have gone to Lady Styx and had each of your oaths of chastity removed and Aphrodite we have removed the curse we placed upon you. We have done this for a very specific reason." Clotho said.
"Which is?" Hestia asked.
"Because Zeus manipulated you and Artemis when he had you swear your oaths as you were never meant to be virgins for eternity. Years ago Artemis, we tested his worthiness to rule and gave him a false prophecy just to see what he would do with that information and needless to say he failed letting his paranoia run amok and caused him to make very bad decisions as a result." Atropos said.
"And now the great prophecy is upon us all because of your father's ignorance and stupidity." Clotho said.
"Artemis, Hestia and Hera we have arranged for you to marry a wonderful young man that will treat you with the respect you deserve. Hestia you will wed him first, of course, you will make him your champion first, and then Artemis and Hera will soon follow. We will not tell you much about him now only that very soon he will also marry five other women with a possibility of a female dragon and Titaness in the future." Clotho said.
"Sister we must give them more to go on than that." Lachesis said. Then receiving a nod, she continued. "This young man has Strawberry blond hair and carries two blades on his left side and one on his back that has a guard of two crescent moons one white and one black. Once Hestia discovers him the rest of you will soon after."
"Now as for you Aphrodite we have removed the curse placed upon you all those years ago and thus enable you to find your true love, but you will not find her until part of her current destiny is complete." Clotho said.
"Her current destiny? You mean my true love is a woman?" Aphrodite said.
"Yes it is. She is currently a demi-goddess and you come to her aid to comfort her in a time of great need and sorrow your love for each other will develop from there and eventually she will gain immortality to spend eternity with you as will her closest friends." Lachesis said. "Is that a problem?"
"Not at all. Most of the demi-god children I had were with women." She said.
"What!" Artemis shouted.
"You mean you didn't know female goddesses can grow a dick in order to impregnate another woman, it's done all the time on Olympus since most of the men on Olympus are greedy power hungry pigs. Sometimes for a woman to find happiness she has to go to extreme lengths and with the lack of decent men on Olympus, Hercules included, most of the women are lesbians." Aphrodite said.
"I agree. The only halfway decent men are Poseidon, Dionysus, Hermes, Hades and Hephaestus." Hera said.
"If I may Lady Fates who is this man that you would do so much for him." Artemis asked
"If you must know Artemis he is our cousin. He has two adorable little sisters of his own both of which he loves dearly and two cute little daughter's one which he inherited when her adopted father died and the other he will gain when he marries her mother. He always treats women as his equals in everything, so you have nothing to fear." Atropos said.
"If that is all we will send you back to Olympus. Once Hestia makes contact with him we will meet again." Clotho said as the four Olympians disappeared in four flashes of light.
To Be Continued…..
Well that's it for chapters eight and nine I hope liked it. As always R&R but no flames please.
Next chapter all hell breaks loose on Olympus when the four goddesses return and Ichigo gets married and the long awaited Lemon between Ichigo and Rias will probably happen and Zanpakutou choose their new wielders. Well, see you in two weeks ;p
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