Hey, I'm back! And happy New Year to everyone!

Goonies117, I already have the Servants I want Bell to use planned out. So you'll just have to read to find out who they are.

AnimeFan13579, glad you liked the moment involving Bell with Lefiya and Ryuu. Now I do agree with your point with Temporary Contracts. In fact, it's what happened with Heracles. Bell himself is not ready to take on all that power, so far the only things he has fully inherited in a true sense are their memories.

In terms of powers, what Bell has inherited is the bare minimum of what can fit into his body, akin to how much power Servant vessels can hold for one Heroic Spirit.

That is also why we see Bell using limited Noble Phantasms for each hero. But of course Bell will be able to use them as he gets stronger. Remember, despite all he's done he still is a Level 2.

And also thanks for pointing how the missed d'Eon, I knew there was someone I forgot.

guest, Enkidu was someone I was considering too, but you'll have to read on to find out.

GhostEist, now when I say figure, I meant as in fat or skinny. It's more of a joke than anything really. I don't pretend to understand boob physics, so I'm not sure if gaining fat from food would contribute or not.

NinjaFang1331, glad you liked the tea party between the goddesses.

Guest and Guest, you'll have to read on to find out.

Axcel Allen, here you go sir, update is here!

codywhite162, glad you liked the previous chapter. Honestly that was what I was trying to portray. Freya, for all her schemes and mannerisms, is simply her feeling lonely and wanting someone to confide with. At least that is my take in her character.

But yeah, so here it is. It honestly did take me a while to get this done mainly cuz I was busy with family and work. But well, we got it done.

So, enjoy!

XXX

The next day, Bell and his Familia were at the entrance of the dungeon.

The boy looked at his team, "Alright, today we'll aim for the 23rd floor! But the floor alone isn't our only objective!"

Welf grinned, "Yep! This time we're going in for drop items!"

Bell nodded, "We're not coming back until we get enough drop items to keep Welf busy for a month!"

The blacksmith cheered, "Definitely!"

Daphne smiled in exasperation, "Seriously…"

Lili laughed softly, "At least they're excited."

Mikoto smiled, "Agreed."

Cassandra, on the other hand, didn't look too happy, and she approached Bell, "Bell, there's something I need to talk to you about."

The boy blinked, "Hmm? Sure, what is it?"

The healer pursed her lips, "The rabbit will be pinned by a knot of toads… I… I just want you to be careful…"

Bell blinked, "Oh…"

Daphne frowned, "Cassandra, is this another one of your dreams?"

Cassandra didn't look at her friend, but her silence all but confirmed it for the redhead.

Daphne sighed, "Bell, look, I can't tell you what to do, but-"

Bell cut her off, smiling at Cassandra, "It might be just a dream, it might be just your mind. But Daphne, there's nothing wrong with being careful, you should know, you can never be too careful."

The redhead blinked, before she sighed, "You are the Familia captain, it's your call."

Bell shook his head, "No, don't pin it down to the fact that I'm the Familia captain. We're not like the other larger Familias, for now, we're friends, family."

He looked at everyone, "So if there's something worrying you, tell me, and if not me, tell anyone else. We should help each other, as a Familia."

His sudden speech surprised everyone, and after a moment of silence, Welf whistled, "Dude, that was beautiful!"

Lili nodded, "It was!"

Mikoto, on the other hand, looked conflicted, as if she too wanted to speak up, but in the end, she chose not to.

Daphne sighed, "If that's how you're gonna put it…damn it, you're making me look like the bad one here."

Bell smiled, "Don't worry about it."

He looked at Cassandra, "I'll keep it in mind, Cassandra. Thanks for telling me."

The healer blinked and widened her eyes, "Y-you believe me?"

Bell grinned, "Why wouldn't I?"

Cassandra furrowed her brows, "But it's just a dream, a vision!"

The boy laughed, "And? I think it's awesome if you can really see visions, like an oracle!"

He paused, "Come to think of it, if you can see visions, and you were from the Apollo Familia, it's like you're the Oracle of Delphi!"

That caught everyone's attention, and Lili asked, "The Oracle of Delphi?"

Bell nodded, an excited look on his face, "The Oracle of Delphi, or her true name, Pythia was a speaker of prophecies for the god of prophecies, Apollo! She would reveal prophecies for heroes and send them on quests!"

Lilil palmed her face, "Of course it has something to do with heroes."

Welf laughed, "I knew it!"

Mikoto, Cassandra and Daphne, on the other hand, were just dumbfounded.

The prum pinched on Bell's arm, earning a wince from the boy, "What was that for?!"

Lili frowned, "You can talk about your heroes and stories later after we finish our dungeon run."

The boy looked dejected, "Okay…"

The prum grimaced, doing her best not to let Bell's expression affect her, and she quickly turned away, "A-anyway! Let's get moving!"

Welf did his best not to laugh, something mirrored by Mikoto, whilst Daphne and Cassandra looked more confused than anything.

Regardless, the group descended into the dungeon, blissfully unaware of the ones watching them.

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A short while later, Welf was grinning happily as he counted the items they'd obtained, which included a bunch of horns from minatours and Al-Mirajs, finger blades from War Shadows and fangs from hellhounds.

The blacksmith looked at them, "I think I might be able to make some pretty good equipment this time around."

Daphne snorted in amusement, "I'm sure you can, but those are still pretty common drop items, you know?"

Welf chuckled, "I know, this is just the beginning. Don't worry, I'll get enough to keep me busy for a month!"

Lili snorted as she finished putting away all of their loot, "You better! Now hand those drop items here."

The blacksmith handed them to the prum as she quickly stashed them into her bag, and Bell asked, "Does anyone need any heals or potions?"

Cassandra spoke up, "If anyone needs any healing, please let me know."

Mikoto smiled, "I'm good, but thanks, Cassandra-dono!"

Daphne nodded, "Me neither."

The healer looked at Welf and Lili, and both shook their heads, while Bell chuckled, "I'm good for now, so let's keep going."

Cassandra looked down, and as they walked, Daphne patted her on the shoulder and they continued walking.

The group of six quickly got to the 17th floor, and they reached a room with a large amount of monsters and crystals before they realized it.

Daphne gaped, "I never knew there was a pantry on the 17th floor!"

Lili had a similar reaction, "Me neither…"

Welf, on the other hand, was giddy, "By the gods, so many crystal mantises, ligerfangs, minotaurs and hellhounds! We even have more! I can probably even try melting the drop items together!"

Mikoto chuckled, "Alright, calm down, Welf-dono. The monsters aren't going anywhere."

Bell laughed softly, "She's right, you know?"

The blacksmith scoffed, "Can it! You don't know how bad it was for me when most of the drop items I got before were from buying shit from other Familias!"

Everyone laughed, but still got prepared to fight.

Cassandra, on the other hand, looked worried, "B-Bell…"

The leader of the party glanced at her, "Yes?"

The healer pursed her lips, "I'm getting a bad feeling about this place…so…"

The white haired rabbit considered her words, before he nodded, "Okay, we'll have to be careful then."

Bell turned to everyone, "Got that, everyone?"

Nobody disagreed, and Welf drew his sword, "Now come on! I'll make sure to make everyone something when we get back!"

The group charged into battle, intent on slaughtering all of the monsters in the pantry.

At least, that was the plan, but despite killing monsters for what felt like eternity, the numbers of the enemies just didn't feel like they were going down.

Lili frowned as she fired arrows to keep the monsters away from her and Cassandra, "What's going on…?"

Cassandra looked at her, "What do you mean?"

Daphne frowned as she stabbed a ligerfang in the forehead, killing it immediately, "The monsters just keep coming! I know its a pantry, but this isn't normal!"

Welf grunted as he swung his sword, taking down a minotaur, "Time to bring out the big guns then!"

The blacksmith unsheathed one of his magic swords, a lightning one, "Bell!"

The boy turned to see the lightning crackling around the sword, and he grinned, "Gotcha!"

The white haired boy chanted, "Load: Sakata Kintoki!"

The Golden Eater appeared in his hands, and he raised it, "Set: Golden….!"

Welf raised his sword, lightning crackling around it as he roared, "RAIKOU!"

"SPARKKK!"

The pair brought their weapons down, unleashing massive lightning strike that easily took out dozens upon dozens of monsters.

The magic sword in Welf's hands cracked, much to the blacksmith's chagrin, "Tch…"

He looked at Bell, "One more?"

The boy released his hold on the Golden Eater, scanning the monsters around him, "Yeah, one more."

Bell chanted, "Load-!"

Before he could fully swap Heroic Spirits, a huge axe came flying down out of nowhere.

Lili's eyes widened, "Bell-sama!"

The boy swung his own axe to parry it, only to grunt in surprise at how much strength was behind the flying axe.

Regardless, Bell managed to redirect the axe away, sending it cutting through a horde of ligerfangs.

Welf furrowed his brows, "Where the hell did that-!"

He was cut off when a giant sword suddenly appeared in front of his face, almost cutting his face if it wasn't for the Golden Eater flying past between him and the sword.

Only then did everyone manage to see who had attacked them.

A group of Amazonesses, led by a giant woman who had a face that strongly reminded Bell of a frog.

That same woman also held the same axe that the boy had parried, one in each hand.

Daphne easily recognized her, "Androctonus… Phryne Jamil.."

Lili's eyes widened, "Androctonus… Wait, then they're-"

The red haired woman nodded, "That's right, the Ishtar Familia…"

Mikoto furrowed her brows, "But why would the Ishtar Familia attack us?"

Cassandra gripped her staff tightly, "A knot of frogs…"

Phryne cackled as a yellow aura surrounded her, "You know, I did see you during the War Game, but seeing you in person, you really are cute, aren't you, Little Hero?"

Bell narrowed his eyes, his hands crackling with lightning uncomfortably due to the lack of his axe, "Why did you attack us?"

The giant woman laughed, "Now what other reason would we have to go after cute little boys like you?!"

She looked at the other women with her, "Take care of the others, like we planned, alright?"

Aisha sighed, "Fine…"

The leader of the Berbera brandished her sword, "Samira, Lena, we'll take on those three, the rest should be able to handle those two supporters."

The grey haired Amazoness snorted, "Alright, I call dibs on the samurai."

Lena whined, "Ehhh? But I wanted to fight her!"

Samira scowled, "You can take the man, I don't care."

The youngest of the three sighed, "Alright… Guess I can't argue with that."

Aisha scoffed, "Enough talk."

The three dashed forward, each spreading out to take on their designated opponents.

Samira quickly closed in on Mikoto, and the samurai frowned as she parried the Amazoness' punch, "Why are you attacking us?!"

The short haired woman scoffed, "You really think you have time to worry about that?"

Mikoto's eyes widened when a punch suddenly landed on her face, sending her skidding back a few meters.

The younger girl grunted as she stabilized her footing, only to barely manage to raise her arms in time to block another punch, and she winced at the strength behind the punches.

Samira smirked, "Oh, not bad for a Level 2."

Mikoto grunted as she was suddenly bombarded with another barrage of punches, and she quickly lost hold of her sword amidst the punches.

Punch after punch, there was only so much the swordswoman could do after losing her weapon.

The Amazoness scoffed, "I was hoping to see more, guess not."

The samurai struggled to stay on her feet, and Samira decided to end her suffering and punched her one more time in the face, knocking her out.

At the same time, Welf was doing his best to keep up with Aisha.

And just like his fellow Familia member, he was failing horribly.

The Amazoness was like a beast holding a sword, every swing was overwhelmingly strong, and not to mention fast.

The man would block or parry a slash, only to have Aisha land a devastating punch or backhand that sent him sprawling.

The blacksmith growled as he was blown to the ground once more, barely getting to his feet, "W-why are you attacking us? We have no beef with the Ishtar Familia."

Aisha paused, a cold expression on her face, "You're right… I suppose if you want a reason, then blame our goddess, blame her for giving us orders on a whim."

Welf's glare intensified despite his bloodied figure, but the Amazoness continued, "Otherwise, blame your captain for garnering the attention of a goddess."

Aisha dashed forward, brandishing her sword, but her small speech had given Welf all the time he needed, for the man managed to unsheath his magic sword.

As the Amazoness leaped into the air for an overhead slash, Welf dropped his normal sword and swung his magic sword, "KAZUKI!"

The sword unleashed a huge wave of flames that easily engulfed Aisha, blasting her back into the air.

The Amazoness growled as she got to her feet, most of her body burned from the flames, "A magic sword… We saw it during the War Games, didn't think it'd be this strong…"

Welf held the flaming sword with both hands, praying hard for the sword to hold strong, and swung it again, "KAZUKI!"

The flames shot out of the sword, but this time, Aisha was prepared, and she dashed around the flames before landing a devastating kick to Welf's abdomen, sending him crashing to the ground.

The blacksmith grunted as he got to his feet, and his expression strained when he heard a quiet cracking sound, quickly finding the crack on the tip of his sword.

Welf steeled himself, tightening his grip on the sword once more and stood up, to the joy and amusement of the Amazoness.

At the same time, Daphne was having the time of her life fighting Lena.

The tactician narrowed her eyes as she dodged a slash from the Amazoness.

Fortunately, unlike her fellow Familia members, Daphne was better equipped to fight Lena on even grounds.

But that still didn't make it any easier, for the Amazoness was quick on her feet and was quite obviously one who fought at the front of the party.

Daphne, on the other hand, was more used to giving directions and advice.

The redhead narrowed her eyes, before catching a glimpse of Lili and Cassandra doing their best to fend off their own enemies, and she cursed herself silently.

"Follow blindly the sun in the sky. Blossom, o' armor of laurel. So that all can flee from thee…"

Daphne chanted, and she dashed forward, "RAUMURE!"

Lena's eyes widened when the redhead suddenly vanished, reappearing in front of her.

The Amazoness barely managed to raise her blade to block the oncoming slash, and before she could react, Daphne sprinted around her, landing a kick to the younger Amazoness' back.

Lena was sent sprawling to the ground, allowing Daphne to dash back towards Lili and Cassandra, quickly forcing the other Amazonesses away.

Cassandra blinked, "Daphne!"

The redhead furrowed her brows, "Lili, do you have any of Welf's magic swords with you?"

Lili nodded, "I do, but only one."

Daphne nodded, "Give it to me."

The prum glanced around, and she nodded, pulling out a wind type magic sword and gave it to Daphne.

The redhead narrowed her eyes, "Let's hope this works!"

Daphne raised the sword, prompting most of their enemies to back away, but before the woman could swing it, something shot past them and crashed into a wall.

"KEKEKE! For once, Ishtar-sama is right!"

Heavy footsteps reached their ears, and the three girls of the Hestia Familia watched as Phryne stomped her way towards the wall.

Lili's eyes widened in shock when she saw Bell in the wall, "Bell-sama!"

The boy groaned as he fell out of the wall, coughing as he tried to catch his breath.

Bell glared weakly at Phryne, "H-How are you so strong?"

Phryne cackled, "Keke, now wouldn't you like to know? Don't worry, you'll find out after you submit to me and join our Familia kekekeke!"

The white haired rabbit narrowed his eyes, "I'm not joining your Familia."

The frog of a woman laughed, "Oh you will, once you experience a night with me, you will wish you did! After all, my beauty surpasses even that of our goddess! KEKEKEKE!"

The boy grunted as he got to his feet, his back feeling warm, "Load-!"

Before Bell could fully chant the name of the Heroic Spirit, Phryne was suddenly in front of him, her massive hands wrapped around his mouth.

The Amazoness cackled, "No chant! No magic!"

She raised him up and slammed him down to the ground, forcing the air out of him.

Phryne cackled, "Kekeke, to think the infamous Little Hero is just like all those mages out there. How disappointing! But you are cute, so we can let that slide!"

Bell glared up defiantly, as magic welled up in his back, but the Amazoness decided she'd had enough, "Now, night night! KEKEKEKE!"

She raised her free hand, forming a fist, and she swung down hard, then Bell knew no more.

Phryne cackled, "Alright! We're done! KEKEKEKE!"

She held Bell in her hands and turned away, heading straight for the exit of the dungeon.

Aisha cursed her luck as she kicked Welf back, "Dammit Phryne! What happened to leave no witnesses?!"

"KAZUKI!"

The Amazoness growled as she leaped into the air, "That idiot's gonna run straight out of the dungeon with him!"

Samira kicked Mikoto away, who was now all bruised up and barely standing, "Then what do you want to do?"

Aisha narrowed her eyes, "Retreat… We have to let Ishtar-sama know what actually happened before that frog does anything!"

Lena whined, "Whattt? But it was just getting fun!"

The older Amazoness yelled, "We're leaving! I won't say it again!"

The younger girl sighed, "Alright…"

Aisha turned and dashed for one of their hooded members nearby, "Haruhime! Time to go!"

The hooded renard nodded weakly, letting the Amazoness lift her before they all disappeared up the stairs.

Welf gaped, "What the fuck…"

Lili spoke in shock, "They took Bell-sama…"

Daphne growled, "Dammit…"

Cassandra looked down, "The rabbit has been pinned by the toads…"

The prum scowled, "We have to go after them!"

The blacksmith nodded, "Definitely, let's go!"

But before they could move, a loud thump reached their ears, and Daphne's eyes widened when they saw Mikoto on the ground, "Mikoto!"

The redhead quickly rushed to her side, checking her over before yelling, "Cassandra!"

The healer quickly chanted, "Soul Light!"

The light engulfed Mikoto's figure, quickly healing the girl's more serious wounds.

Welf scowled, "Take care of her, Lil Lili, we'll go after them!"

Lili nodded, "Okay!"

"Stop, wait."

Daphne's voice reached their ears, and the pair looked at her.

Welf frowned, "Why? They got Bell! We can't just let them-"

The woman looked her fellow redhead in the eye, "Their captain took our Bell with such ease, do you think you stand a chance?"

Welf froze, "That's…"

He glared at her, "I can't just stand aside and let our friend get taken away!"

Daphne nodded calmly, "And I'm not telling you not to. But your magic sword is almost broken, and even with the one I have, there's no way you can beat all of them."

She looked at both Lili and Welf, "We need backup, and we know where the Ishtar Familia is based."

Lili hummed, "I can see your logic. But are you saying you want to bring the fight to Orario?"

Daphne nodded, "Yes, and considering our relationship with the Loki Familia, I'm hoping to bring some big guns for backup."

Welf sighed, "Fine, we'll have to let Hestia-sama know first too."

The female redhead nodded, "Then let's get going."

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A short while later, Aisha stood in a small room with a small group of Amazonesses, "Fuck me… That damn toad!"

She looked at the other women in the room, "Find him! Fast! If that bitch breaks him, I don't want to think about what Ishtar-sama will do to us!"

They all scrambled off to find Bell, and soon, Aisha was left alone in the room with Haruhime.

The renard spoke softly, "Aisha…"

The Amazoness looked at her little sister figure, "What is it?"

Haruhime looked down, "I think I know where he is…"

Aisha's eyes widened, "What?!"

The blonde nodded, "But I… I have a request…"

Aisha furrowed her eyebrows, "... Fine… We can talk as we walk."

The pair vanished down the corridors.

Meanwhile, Bell found himself in shackles and chains, "What the hell…"

The boy grunted as he tried to pull himself free, only to struggle weakly against them.

The white haired boy frowned, "What?"

He took a deep breath, "Load: Heracles!"

His back grew warm, if only a bit, but the powers of Heracles didn't come out.

Bell growled, "Dammit… Load: Orion!"

Again, his powers did not respond.

"Load: Ushiwakamaru!"

"EMIYA!"

"Sakata Kintoki!"

Despite trying to pull on the powers he had inherited, none of them answered his call. But regardless, Bell knew they were still there.

"Shout all you want, those chains stop you from using any bit of magic."

Bell's eyes widened when he saw Aisha at the door with Haruhime, "You…"

Aisha stepped in, looking around in distaste, "To think that toad really had a place like this… What a joke."

Her eyes landed on the chains and shackles, "And to think she even had those…"

Bell followed her line of sight, "You mean these chains?"

Aisha sighed, "They're forbidden items here in Orario, it basically stops you from using magic."

The boy nodded slowly, before looking at them again, "Where am I? What did you do to my friends?!"

The woman studied his face, before she answered, "You're in a hidden room that belongs to our dear captain inside our Familia Home. And your friends should be fine, you should worry about yourself first."

Bell took that in, and he asked, "What do you want from me?"

The Amazoness stared at him, "Me? Not much, but Haruhime here convinced me to come here with her."

Bell blinked, "Haru…hime?"

The boy turned his gaze to the blonde renard, who had quickly unlocked the chains and shackles, letting him fall to the ground.

Haruhime asked, "Are you okay?"

Bell quickly felt his strength return, "Y-yeah…"

He looked at them warily, "Why?"

The renard looked down, "Because you're Mikoto's friend, aren't you?"

Bell blinked, "Y-yes, I guess. Wait, you know her?"

The blonde nodded with a sad smile, "Yes, I knew her when we were children… But unfortunately I cannot see her anymore."

Haruhime looked at Bell, "That's why I can't just let you suffer."

Aisha sighed at her little sister figure, "You're too soft."

The renard looked back at her, "And you promised me to let me be selfish one last time."

She sighed and looked at Bell impatiently, "Get your ass out of here, I'll tell Ishtar-sama it's Phryne's fault for taking you away for herself."

Aisha narrowed her eyes, "But once you're out, we'll come for you again."

The boy stood up, meeting her gaze firmly, "I see… Thanks anyway."

The three turned to the exit, only to see the giant face of Phryne glowering at them.

The toad of a woman growled, "And just what do you think you're doing?!"

Aisha cursed her luck, "Dammit…"

The captain of the Ishtar Familia leered at them, "So it would seem that there are two little traitors here."

Haruhime backed away to behind Aisha, gripping her yukata tightly.

Phryne cackled, "Whatever, this works out just fine KEKEKE! I never did like you, Aisha, and especially not you, Haruhime."

She brandished her axes, "Once I'm done with all of you, we'll have some fun, boy."

The huge Amazoness leered at Bell, and Aisha growled, "The way you're putting it, sounds like you want a fight."

Phryne cackled, "Fight? No, I'm putting down traitors who released my prey!"

She sneered at the renard, "Of course, I'll leave the fox alive kekeke! We still need to sacrifice her tonight!"

Bell furrowed his brows, "Sacrifice…? What are you talking about?"

The toad of a woman laughed loudly, "That ugly bitch holds power! Power that can only be obtained by sacrificing her ugly face! Power we're gonna use to take down the Freya Familia!"

The boy frowned, but before he could speak, Phryne cackled, "But don't you worry, all you need to worry about is how you're gonna satisfy me later!"

Bell was about to retort, only for time to freeze.

"So this is how the Amazons of this world are…"

A voice rang in his head, and it was filled with disgust, anger and frustration.

More importantly, disappointment.

Bell quickly knew who it was.

"You are a man, but regardless, you are our heir. So it'll have to do."

"Show them how a true Amazon should act!"

Bell's mouth started to move, "I am thou… Thou art I… Thou hast acquired a new vow…"

Phryne scowled, "Oh no you don't!"

She swung her axe down, but Bell easily dodged it, "Thy body shall serve under mine will! And mine fate shall be thy sword!"

The boy ducked under her and slipped out of the room into the corridor, "Let an oath be sworn here! I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven!"

Phryne growled and chased after him, "You're not getting away!"

Bell simply weaved his way through the swings, "I shall dispose of all evil of Hell!"

Aisha and Haruhime both quickly got out of the room to follow them, and the renard looked at Aisha, "Can you help him?"

The Amazoness bit her lip, "Fine… This will be the last time anyway…"

Aisha dashed forward, "Just stay away!"

Back with Bell and Phryne, the boy had almost finished chanting, "Come forth from the rings of restraint, o' Protector of the Balances!"

The toad of a woman yelled as she swung her axe again, but Bell was done, "LOAD: PENTHESILEA!"

A burst of power shot out from Bell's body, pushing Phryne back a few feet.

A pair of spiked iron balls appeared on the ground, connected to chains that now laid in Bell's hands.

Before Phryne could react, the boy swung them at her, forcing her to block them.

But that wasn't what caught their attention.

No.

It was the aura, the presence Bell was exuding.

Fierce, strong, noble and proud.

Just looking at him, they knew on an instinctual level that the Heroic Spirit Bell had inherited was an Amazoness, or more accurately, an Amazon.

Phryne growled, "You…!"

Bell moved, power filling his veins, and he swung the chained spiked balls at the giant woman.

Phryne's eyes widened when she felt the strength behind the swing, "This… Level Boost?!"

The toad was greedy, but she wasn't stupid. Haruhime had yet to chant her magic, so that must have meant that Bell had his own form of Level Boosting!

The boy continued his attacks, and the more he swung at her, the more ferocious his attacks became.

Until the spiked balls pushed through the axe, the spikes landing a long gash on Phryne's face.

The toad of a woman blinked when she felt her cheek grow warm, and she touched it, only to see blood.

Phryne seethed, "YOU DARE SCAR MY BEAUTIFUL FACE?!"

She raised her axes and swung them down, "YOU WILL PAY!"

But to her surprise, her axes were stopped quite easily, a shock wave shooting through the area from how fast the axes were stopped.

The Amazoness' eyes widened when she saw Bell's glowing eyes and the thickening aura around him.

No longer was the aura semi-transparent. It was now fiery orange, as if Bell was enveloped in flames.

The boy felt annoyed, angry, and frustrated as Penthesilea's will seeped through, "Beautiful…?"

Despite being a Level 5, the Amazoness felt fear for the first time in so many years.

Bell let loose a roar, unleashing a burst of pure power that pushed Phryne back, and he growled, "Die… Die by my rage!"

A set of claws appeared on his gauntlets, and Bell dashed forward, "SET: OUTRAGE…"

He landed a barrage of kicks and punches on the woman, and for each punch he landed, the claws would rip into Phryne's flesh.

For each kick, Bell would send the toad crashing through a wall.

Until they reached the main hallway of the building, and Bell roared, "AMAZON!"

The boy swung his fists, earning a devastating crunch as he punched Phryne's face one last time, sending her crashing through yet another wall.

Aisha and Haruhime both watched in shock and awe as Bell breathed heavily, the aura slowly vanishing as the boy released his hold on the power of the queen.

The Amazoness gained a dangerous idea, and she hoped the boy would be the answer to her problems.

The fact that Bell was strong enough to defeat Phryne was definitely another plus.

But before the woman could speak, a familiar voice reached their ears.

"To think you were able to defeat Phryne of all people. But then again, you were using the power of a Queen of the Amazons, so I suppose that should be expected."

The three turned to see Ishtar walking towards the boy, Tammuz following behind closely.

Aisha blinked, "Ishtar-sama?"

The goddess looked at her, "You may leave, Aisha, and bring Haruhime to the altar. Once I'm done with him, we'll be sacrificing her shortly."

Haruhime looked down, and the Amazoness bit her lips, easily understanding what Ishtar planned to do.

That was it, there was no hope left, and Aisha turned away, "I understand."

Bell spared them a glance, before looking at Ishtar, "You're… Ishtar?"

The goddess smiled, "Indeed I am, child of Hestia."

The boy took a deep breath, "What do your Familia bring me here?"

Ishtar chuckled, "Why, to have you help me defeat Freya, of course!"

Bell blinked, "Defeat Freya-sama…?"

The goddess smirked, "Indeed, you are the Heir of the Throne of Heroes, once we sacrifice Haruhime using the Sessho-seki, we'll be able to give everyone in my Familia a permanent Level Boost, including you! Then we will tear that bitch down from her throne!"

The boy took in that information, "The Sessho-seki… A Killing Stone… Wait, you mean-"

Ishtar chuckled, "I see you're not called the Heir to the Throne of Heroes for nothing. Yes, the Killing Stone, but of course, the ones we have here are more akin to an Azoth sword. You stick the stone to the pommel of a sword and kill a renard with it."

Bell narrowed his eyes, "So that's what she meant by sacrificing her…"

He glared at the goddess, "I won't let you, if she's Mikoto's friend, then I won't let you kill her."

The goddess smiled in amusement, "How touching, but you don't have a choice."

Ishtar took off her robes, and her eyes glowed with divine power.

Bell immediately felt as if something was reaching into his mind and soul, and he was prepared to fight back.

But then, everything turned blank.

The goddess watched as the boy's whole body slumped forward, and she blinked in surprise, "What?"

Ishtar frowned, but before she could do anything else, a chuckle reached her ears.

"Heh… huhuhu…"

The goddess furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, as Bell palmed his face whilst chuckling.

Ishtar asked, "What's so funny?! Wait, why are you not charmed?!"

"Huhuhu… HUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Bell's chuckle turned into full blown laughter, and all of a sudden, it wasn't Bell's voice anymore.

"To think… you of all people would try to use divine powers to charm people."

Bell ran his hand up his forehead, before pushing his hair up as he stared at the goddess coldly, "Ishtar."

Ishtar's eyes widened in shock when she saw his eyes.

They were still red, but instead of Bell's normal amber red eyes, they were bloody red.

And now that she could fully see his eyes and hear his voice, Ishtar recognized his presence.

The goddess gasped, "Y-you! No, this is impossible!"

The boy smirked, "And who are you to say what is impossible and what is not? Young and immature as he is, he is still the Heir to the Throne of Heroes."

Ishtar backed away as she whispered in shock, "G-Gilgamesh!"

'Bell' chuckled, "And who else would I be, fool?"

The goddess glared at him, "Tammuz!"

The Level 4 leaped into the air, prepared to attack the boy, but 'Bell' simply spared him a glance, "Mongrels like you should stay put."

With a golden flash, a spear pierced through the man's chest, impaling him into the wall.

Ishtar watched as the life left the man's eyes, "W-what?!"

'Bell' chuckled again, "That really isn't something to be surprised at, Ishtar. Oh, and just in case."

The boy spared a glance at the wall where Phryne was, and with another golden flash, three swords pierced through the toad's chest.

The goddess backed up again in fear, "W-what do you want?"

The 'boy' smirked, "Why the rush? We have a lot to catch up on."

'Bell' snapped his fingers, and with a golden flash, the roof was blown away, revealing the night sky.

Ishtar gasped when she saw the sky, "W-what are you doing?!"

The king in the boy's body chuckled, "The boy has done nothing to you, yet you went after him and tried to charm him with your divine powers. The boy is still a child, but he is still my heir nonetheless."

'Bell's smile dropped, "I am a generous king, and I can overlook your children beating him up. I can even ignore what that toad of yours tried to do. But you? What you attempted moments ago?"

Over hundreds of golden portals appeared above them, and Ishtar quickly knew what was to follow, "Wait!"

'Bell' raised a finger, "Wait?"

He smirked, "You would plead for mercy, goddess? You would put yourself beneath the boy and beg for me to spare you and your kingdom?"

Ishtar gritted her teeth, "I-"

'Bell' cut her off, "Unfortunately for you, Ishtar, my patience has just about run out… As such…."

Ishtar yelled, "NO!"

"Gate of Babylon."

Countless weapons rained down upon the Entertainment District, destroying almost everything.

'Bell' smirked as he watched the goddess sink to her knees in despair, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The 'boy' took a deep breath as he tried to hold back his laughter, "To think even you can show that kind of expression, what a joke!"

Ishtar glared at him, "I'll remember this! You will pay for this one day!"

She tried to turn away, only to find herself unable to move.

The goddess looked down at her feet to see chains wrapped around her ankles, with said chains connected to two golden portals, "W-ha-! These are-! The Chains of Heaven?!"

"One day? Did I say you can leave, Ishtar?"

Ishtar gasped when more chains appeared from the golden treasury, effectively restraining her arms, legs and waist.

The goddess looked at 'Bell' fearfully, as the boy slowly stalked around her, "If I let you be in this world, I would be doing it a disservice. For attempting to sacrifice an innocent soul, to try to charm my heir! You deserve a thousand deaths!"

The goddess panicked, "W-wait! Killing gods is a taboo in this world! Your heir will be-"

"Will be what? No one will know, and frankly, I do not care. If the boy falls just because the people shun him, then that is all he amounted to."

Ishtar paled at his words, "What…"

'Bell' reached out, "Now, it is an insult to use Ea for this, but for you, I will make an exception. For I must use no less than my everything to purge this world of your wretched existence!"

A golden portal appeared before him, and a large key appeared in his hands.

The King of Heroes held it upright, and twisted.

Ishtar could only watch in despair as a large red labyrinth-like pattern streaked up into the night sky, before shrinking down back to 'Bell's hands.

Another golden portal appeared before the boy, as a golden hilt appeared before him.

'Bell' reached out to grab it, but the moment he wrapped his hands around the hilt, he froze.

Gilgamesh's eyes widened, for he quickly knew what was happening, and anger filled his eyes, "You fool! What do you think you're doing?!"

Ishtar could only watch in shock and confusion as the king raged at the space before him.

But from the king's point of view, he was staring at an ethereal figure of Bell Cranel before him, holding Gilgamesh from further drawing Ea.

Bell stared back at the King of Heroes firmly, "You cannot draw that sword."

Gilgamesh seethed, "And you would stop me from ridding the world of her filth you mongrel?! Have you lost your mind?!"

The boy met his glare firmly, "You plan to use Enuma Elish, that will destroy the city!"

The king glared back, "A small price to pay for salvation!"

Bell held firm, "No, I will not involve innocents just to kill her! If we do, we will be no better than her trying to sacrifice Haruhime to defeat Freya-sama!"

Gilgamesh seethed and tried to overpower the boy with his own presence, only to widen his eyes when Bell met it head on without budging.

The boy spoke again, "I will take her down, but on my terms."

The king almost forgot his anger when he realized Bell had used none of the Heroic Spirits he had inherited.

No, Bell had matched Gilgamesh's own presence with his own sheer will.

Gilgamesh took a deep breath as he took the moment to understand Bell's intentions, "Very well. I concede, involving innocents is unbecoming of a king."

The blonde looked at his heir, "Then you shall save the renard first, and we will bring judgement upon the useless goddess once everything is done and dealt with."

Bell nodded, "Thank you, King Gilgamesh."

The ancient king scoffed as he let go of Ea, a figurative act to show that he was giving control back to Bell, "Normally the act of rebelling against a king is punishable by death, but I will overlook it in light of your strong will."

Gilgamesh turned away, "I was going to hold off giving you access to my treasury, but I suppose I can allow a small fraction of it. Try to use the originals rather than the Faker's, would you?"

With that said, the king vanished, and Bell found himself back in his body, staring at Ishtar who was still bound by Enkidu's chains.

The goddess quickly noticed the sudden change in the boy's demeanor, "A-are you back, Bell Cranel?"

The boy turned and walked away, not bothering to respond, and the goddess called out, "W-wait! Where are you going?!"

Bell glanced back at her, "To save Haruhime, then we'll decide what to do with you."

With that said, the boy vanished down the corridors, leaving the goddess hanging from the chains.

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So that's the chapter done. I was hoping to finish it in one huge chapter, but I realized it was going to take more than that.

So I decided to post this one first, the next one will come soon... Hopefully.

The next one will end the Ishtar arc, and we'll see how I can do the Rakia war arc, which was only two episodes in the anime...

But yeah, read and review please.

Until the next one.