"What?!" Michael exclaimed as he flew to his feet before we were all surprised when he turned to glare at Azazel as the fallen angel gripped him by the wrist.
"I can't understand how you feel right now, but we can't have you going rogue."
"And sit by as my people are slaughtered?" Michael asked with a growl, Azazel not letting go as he just kept staring at his brother for a while before sighing as Michael frowned while sitting back down.
"Sir!"
"Oh, what the fuck is it now?!" I groaned as another messenger burst through the door, freezing a bit as we all stared at her before she gave a shaky salute & responded.
"S-Sir! We have received a report from the Divisions in the Underworld! Rizevim has invaded the island of Agreas with an army of Evil Dragon clones!" My eyes widened at that before I turned to Shiva, who had a deep frown as he looked at the floor before nodding as he stood up.
"5th Division! I need both of you to start gathering the best sensors in the building and get me a full view of both Heaven and Hell! Lady Yasaka! Contact Lady Amaterasu and tell her that she's needed here! If she refuses, tell her that this is far more important than a few petty gods that are upset over losing their ruler. When she agrees, you stay and take care of those gods by any means necessary as the fate of the world rests on the following battle."
"O-Of course, Lord Shiva!" Yasaka agreed with a nod, her hands shaking and making me frown as I grabbed her hand & sent a bit of energy that made her smile as she gave me a thankful nod.
"In the meantime, Theseus! Tell your medical division that he needs to start gathering supplies & good medics for the sixth Division! After that, you and your division as well as the 4th Division under Lord Zeus are to head to the Underworld to help defend against the invaders!"
"Will do." I nodded, Uncle Zeus nodding in agreement as Shiva nodded before turning to Buddha.
"You on the other hand are to take your division and head up to Heaven to help defend against the invaders and if needed, take care of any stragglers still there."
"Sure thing." Buddha nodded and Shiva turned to the others before speaking.
"Azazel! I want to get your brightest & most talented minds to figure out how the hell Rizevim managed to break into not only the most secured location in the Underworld, but also what is probably the hardest realm to access out of them all! Then, I want you to take half of your division and send them with Buddha up to Heaven along with Michael & yourself as support."
"Sure thing/ Thank you, Lord Shiva." Michael thanked the Destroyer with a nod, making him snort as he waved his hand dismissively.
"It's no problem. I know that if the same were to happen to my home, no being on this world would be able to stop me. Now, go out and let's finish this war so that we can get back home in time for dinner."
"Wait, you said that we had to get our divisions ready, but most of our soldiers are still stuck in our respective home dimensions." Azazel spoke up with a frown and Shiva just smirked as he snapped his fingers, all of our eyes widening as holographic screens appeared in the air and we watched hundreds of thousands of different species & supernatural beings standing at attention in front of the Huntsmen HQ.
"While I was busy giving you all your orders, I was also giving the same orders to everyone scattered around the world. Let me tell you that the headache is so not worth it. Now, like I said, go out and take care of the enemy!"
"Yes sir!" We all chorused, but I pulled Yasaka off to the side as the others teleported away.
"Listen, I won't tell you to stay away from the action because I know you won't. However, I want you to be careful, okay? I don't want to lose you two." I whispered as I softly caressed her abdomen, making her giggle as she nodded.
"And you take care of yourself. I don't want our child to grow up with just stories of their father."
"Of course."
"I know that I'm not one to say this, but the touchy-touchy stuff can wait until after we beat Rizevim." I heard Azazel speak up, making me groan as I glared at him while Yasaka sighed as she gave me a soft kiss on the cheek.
"Stay safe."
"You too." I muttered, watching her disappearing in a flash of blue flames before taking a deep breath as I clenched my fist and the crown of Hades formed on the back of my hand.
'Who are better ambushers and espionage than those who live in the shadows?'
"Division 1! Civilians found at A3, A7 and B8! Evacuate them to the safe zones! Division 2! We have a platoon of fifty High-Class devils currently heading towards the safe zone in E8! Go there and support the devils there! Lieutenant Valerie! Hundreds of injured have just been escorted here by Okita, Surtr Second and Beowulf! I need you to start healing those with the most severe injuries and assign nurses to keep the others alive until you can get to them! Lieutenant Connla, I need you to lead your Division towards that safe zone and take care of the devils before reinforcing Division 1 at A3, A7 and B8!"
"Sir yes sir!" Connla and Valerie saluted before they rushed out to deliver the orders to their respective divisions, Siegfried smirking as he watched Cao Cao going back to studying the live-feed map that was being broadcasted to them by their devil allies throughout the Underworld.
"You've grown a lot. I half-expected you to go out and fight with them." He spoke with a smirk, Cao Cao snorting as he looked up to give his best friend a smirk.
"I could ask the same of you. It's not talking as much anymore?" He asked and Siegfried smiled as he shook his head, reaching down to grasp the hilt of Gram before chuckling as he heard its glee.
"No it's not. In fact, it considers anyone other than the truly strong Evil Dragons and Rizevim as fodder."
"At least I don't have to worry about you going on a rampage. Now, I need you to come with me. We, along with the Four Satans and their respective peerages are heading over to Agreas, where we will meet up with those coming from Huntsmen HQ to take it back. In the meantime, I wish for Hassan to take control here and make sure that no one thinks of taking power."
"Zekram?" Hassan asked with a frown, Cao Cao sighing as he nodded.
"Lucifer seems to think that he would risk the destruction of the Underworld just to boost his reputation and I'm of the same mind. He is the eldest of the first generation Devils, so I need you to make sure that he doesn't try anything and if he does…"
"S-Class. I understand." Hassan nodded and Cao Cao smiled as he nodded in thanks before turning back to Siegfried, who rolled his eyes with a smile as a golden magic crest appeared below them before they disappeared.
"Ah! Here are our reinforcements!" Sirzechs spoke with a smile as Cao Cao and Siegfried appeared from their teleportation crest, the two nodding at him before turning at the large group gathered with them.
'Man, talk about a power showing.' Cao Cao thought with a smirk as he lazily tapped True Longinus against his shoulder, staring at how Lucifer's peerage just smirked at him while Beelzebub and Leviathan's respective Queens nodded at them as they stood next to their master.
"Good to see that everyone is-Wait, where's Asmodeus?" Siegfried asked with a frown as he turned to look at Sirzechs, who gave a sigh as he scratched the back of his head.
"He's heading over to the command centre along with his peerage to make sure that neither Zekram nor Rizevim tries some kind of attack on it."
"Okay, that's good. Now, the Commander said that he should be here in just a few, so it shouldn't…take long…" Cao Cao trailed off as he looked shocked at something behind the devils, to which they all frowned as they turned before their eyes widened at the sight of a monstrous cloud of black mist rolling across the ground towards their entry point of Agreas.
"…Are those Grim Reapers?" Siegfried asked in shock as he stared at the thousands of scythe-wielding cloaked beings flying across the ground, Cao Cao letting out a sigh as he nodded before staring at the figure that was leading them.
It wasn't hard to miss Theo when he was already in his Ichor Desmos form and riding a monstrous Cerberus that had rivers of magma dripping from its maws before his eyes widened at the dreadful aura coming from the two devils flying at his side.
That and the sight of a giant robotic Red Dragon flying in the air above them, the dragon letting out a deafening roar of challenge that attracted all the Evil Dragons towards it as they roared in defiance before divebombing towards him.
"OI! Stop sitting on your asses and let's go!" Theo's voice echoed across the landscape as he leapt off of Cerberus and into the air, Anaklusmos already in its trident as Theo pulled it back before stabbing at the air in front of him.
In an instant, monstrous jets of the bubbling waters of Phlegethon exploded into existence and burned everything that it touched, the dragons that were covered by it being boiled alive as they were trapped in boiling bubble prisons.
"Well, what are we waiting for? We have to join the party!" Cao Cao exclaimed with a grin as he launched himself into the air, Siegfried sighing as he watched his friend activate his Balance Breaker before shaking his head as he unsheathed Gram.
Instantly, he smirked as he saw all the dragons cease their movements and turn to him in unison, the devils blinking as he walked forward while holding the blade in a loose grip.
"I by my name of Siegfried, descendant of Sigurd, hereby challenge all of you for your heart! Will you accept my challenge, beasts, or will you cower like the lizards that you are?!" His answer was the hundreds of dragons roaring in unison as they spun and dove towards him, the human grinning as he gripped his blade tightly before smirking as a crimson wave of destructive energy wiped out the ones closest to him.
"If you're going to fight like that, then we're here to help! My servants! I order you to help young Siegfried and young Cao Cao in this battle against the dragons! Grayfia! Serafall! Ajuka! You are joining me in the battle against Rizevim!"
"This is my territory, you destructive idiot. Did you really think I was going to just let you rescue it for me?" Ajuka asked with a raised eyebrow, watching as Sirzechs froze for a moment before letting out a sigh as the man gave a sheepish chuckle while Cao Cao laughed as he floated in the air.
"Fine by me! Issei! Balberith! Grim Reapers! I want you two to help Cao Cao and the others! Verrine! You're with me! Oh, and before I forget!" Theo exclaimed with a grin as he snapped his fingers and Sirzechs' eyes widened as Theo's shadow grew to gigantic proportions before tens of thousands of different beasts & supernatural beings roared as they stormed out of it.
"I told you! You're an ally of the Huntsmen HQ and that means I help you in your time of need!" Theo exclaimed with a grin before he rocketed upwards towards Agreas, a giggling Verrine following after him as Sirzechs watched him go before Ajuka chuckled at the single tear that rolled down Sirzechs' cheek.
"You always were the most emotional one of us all."
"This is what I envisioned, Ajuka. All of the world working as one, living in peace with each other and helping each other in our time of need."
"And if we don't hurry, there won't be a world to save. Falak, stay down here and help the others."
"Of course, my lord." The naga-like being with black scales spoke with a nod and a hiss as he slithered towards where the Alliance were fighting against the beasts, Serafall smiling happily as she turned to the brown-skinned & black-horned behemoth next to her.
"You too, Behe!"
"A beast of apocalypse forced to fight mere fodder. Oh, how I miss my glory days." Behemoth grumbled as he unveiled a pair of monstrous bat-like wings coated in dirt before rocketing up into the sky, bulldozing right through a Yamata no Orochi clone before slamming into the chest of an Apophis clone & dragging it towards the ground.
"You ready, my love?" Sirzechs asked Grayfia with a smile, chuckling as her answer was to unleash a freezing cold wind that turned a Azi Dahaka clone that charged them into a life-sized ice statue.
"I suppose I shouldn't have asked. Then, let us not waste any more time."
"You see that, Didi?! I told you that it would be Armageddon and I was right!" Diehauser just stood silent as he watched Rizevim's army of Evil Dragons battling against probably hundreds of thousands of beings from every single mythical pantheon in the world, just shaking his head as he turned back to stare at Rizevim.
"So, this was your actual plan? Fake an attack on Heaven in order to get access to Agreas and for what? Just a small fragment of the Agreasite that you could have gotten in any other location in the Underworld." Rizevim just giggled at his words, infuriating the former Emperor as the Super Devil waved his finger and shook his head.
"Oh, no no no, dear Didi! You see, this is not just any regular old Agreasite. This is Agreasite from the monument that registered the demonic energy of all the Kings since Ajuka Astaroth made the first Evil Pieces. This is Agreasite that has been bathed in the demonic energy of thousands upon thousands of not only High-Class devils, but Ultimate-Class, Satan-Class, God-Class and Transcendental-Class Devils since it was created. This is Agreasite that has enough potency inside of it to wipe out the entirety of the Underworld in one fell swoop if its volatile energy was released carelessly…or to wake something up if used with a holy component." Diehauser's eyes widened at that as Rizevim reached into his pocket dimension and took out the two apples that he took from the Sacred Tree of Eden & the Tree of Life.
'…It's now or never.' Diehauser thought with wide eyes as he watched the man turn & walk towards the golden bubble of the Tree of Qlippoth, waiting until the man was reaching out to float the objects towards the tree before he bolted forward.
'Worthless!' He chanted as he activated his bloodline ability, a wide & manic grin spreading across Rizevim's face as his telekinesis was deactivated before he spun around in the blink of an eye.
Diehauser was not worried at the palm coated in a gold-black light held to his face as he kept on charging forward, Rizevim letting out a cackle of glee as the man tanked the palm slap to his shoulder that burned away the skin while wrapping his hands around the Super Devil's neck.
Instantly, Rizevim quickly slapped the hands away as he felt his demonic power being cut off, unleashing a burst of potent demonic light that forced Diehauser to move away if he didn't want to be destroyed.
"Hahaha! Do you know how utterly boring it was to keep watching you try and find some point to actually kill me?! I actually was starting to think that you were on my side, but something told me that you were biding your time!" Rizevim exclaimed with a grin as he reached up to his royal cloak and threw it off, Diehauser frowning as he unclipped his own & let it drop to the ground.
"I was going to wait until the right moment, but I can't let you put those in." He spoke with a frown as he lowered himself into a stance, his hands glowing with demonic power as Rizevim let out a soft giggle & unveiled all twelve of his silver devil wings before Diehauser's eyes widened as a seventh pair came out of his lower back to join the rest.
"I…am the first Super Devil. Did you truly believe that I would place myself on the same level as those two pretenders?"
A/N: Seventh wing reveal!
Next chapter, Diehauser goes all out and the others join the party!
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