"Are you sure about this?" Samson asked Meredith as the two of them walked towards a massive manor in front of them, hidden amongst the crowd with an illusion spell as Meredith smiled and nodded.

"Yes, they wanted to see me and I have a few things to say to them." She spoke, to which the giant man just nodded before looking back at the gate to see a dozen guards in black suits already awaiting them while hidden under an invisibility spell.

"Devils, I am Sir Harold Pennyworth, captain of MI6's Supernatural Division that protects the Royal Family." A middle-aged man with light blonde hair and dark green eyes spoke with a smile as he gave a slight bow, which Meredith & Samson reciprocated as she put on her best smile.

"I am Meredith Ordinton, Knight of Lord Isaiah Azathoth & Vassal to House Gremory. This is my fellow peerage member Samson, reincarnation of Samson of the Bible & Lord Isaiah's Rook. I believe my 'family' have sent missives that they wish to see me?"

"O-Of course. Please wait here while I verify it."

"Of course." Meredith answered with a smile as she watched Harold rush off to most likely her sperm donor that calls himself her father, amused at how tense both the guards in front of them & the ones hidden around them have gotten before rolling her eyes with a smirk as Samson's soft groan made them jump.

"You all don't have to be afraid of us. We have no quarrel with any of you." She said while specifically looking at the ones that were hidden, Samson smirking as they all dispelled their invisibility and revealed dozens of guards waiting while clenching their respective weapons in tight grips.

"Apologies for the tense atmosphere, Ms. Ordinton, but it's less of us being afraid of you and more about us being nervous that the Royal Family will force us to attack you all."

"If they do, I'll give you all a quick death."

"Sam, don't tease them." She said with a smile and Samson only chuckled with a shrug as the other guards just glanced anxiously at each other before they all looked relieved as Harold returned with a woman following after him.

With long auburn hair done up in one single & large braid that hung over her left shoulder, the woman was dressed in a black suit with black dress shoes, stoic blue eyes as bright as the sky looking at Samson for a brief second before looking back at Meredith.

"I see you've finally decided to answer the missive from your lord."

"That cunt I called father is not my lord just like how you are not my mother. I'm just here because you bastards can't seem to get the message. So, this is from me to him. I don't want any of you in my life and if I see another message from you all, I will tell Lord Azathoth and I can promise you one thing. He will come here personally and kill everyone except for one person to make sure the entire Royal Family isn't extinct. Now be a good lap dog and go tell your master. Let's go, Sam."

"Ahahaha! That's what I'm talking about, Meri!" Samson cackled with glee as the two devils turned around and began walking before stopping as her mother simply cleared her throat.

"Do you truly believe that your lord will simply leap to do as you wish? I see respect for authority is not something you have learned of."

"Oh, that's because we of House Azathoth do not care for rules & regulations. We focus more on something called 'family', a concept I'm sure is completely foreign to you royal inbreds."

"Watch your tongue, cur. Any insult to Lord Matthew will be met with severe consequence."

"Then by all means, mongrel, show me these consequences." Samson growled as he unsheathed Tyrfung, everyone freezing as the full might of his power brought them to their knees and shattered the ground below him before it swiftly disappeared as Meredith held a hand out.

"It's okay. Don't waste your strength on them." She whispered, Samson merely staring at the wide-eyed woman before sighing as he sheathed Tyrfing and spoke.

"She is the only reason you all are still alive and she is the only reason that you are still breathing. Be grateful for the entirety of this farce for a palace would have overflowed with blood by the time I was done."

"Like I said, slave, we understand the concept of 'family' more than you ever will. Now, leave us alone or suffer the consequences. Good day." With a flash of azure, Samson sighed as the palace was swiftly replaced by the room Meredith was staying in, smiling softly as the girl simply sighed while sitting down on her bed.

"You good?"

"I should ask you. I never heard you use the word 'mongrel' before."

"I could say the same about your vulgar language." Samson spoke with a smirk and Meredith snorted as the giant man sighed while laying down next to her.

"This still feels wrong."

"What, a sixteen year old dating a thirty year old man? Or you not getting to leave a place without leaving a few bodies."

"Both, but more the first one." Samson admitted and Meredith simply rolled her eyes as she laid her head on his chest while looking up at him.

"Do you love me?"

"Does the sun rise in the east?"

"I'm being serious, Sam." She said and the man simply snorted as he looked down at her.

"Yes, I do."

"Then fuck what everyone else is saying. Besides, we're devils now. Our society doesn't exactly care for things such as moral standings."

"That's true. Did you know Lady Gremory was two hundred years old when Lord Gremory married her & he was only fifty years old?"

"Why do you think Lord Isaiah is so afraid of her?" Meredith said with an amused smile, Samson chuckling as he nodded before blinking.

"We should really tell everyone about this."

"You want to deal with hours of questioning and Lord Isaiah's threats to keep me safe?"

"…That's true. Yeah, they can wait a few more months."

"I see a new face and a familiar one today. I assume you went to talk with your family, Meredith?" Rudeus asked with an amused smile as he sat down at the desk, Meredith smirking as she nodded while Samson grinned.

"I did, Master Rudeus. This time, I made sure to tell them to leave me alone."

"Haha! Glad to hear it and please, call me Rudeus. You're no longer under my command, after all."

"You were & are still my master that taught me the basics of everything I knew, even if I'm no longer a part of your school, Master Rudeus." Rudeus just rolled his eyes at that as he just nodded with an amused smile before turning to the rest of the room, glancing between Rias & Cao Cao as both had anxious looks.

"Before we start, I wish to inform both messengers that the meeting between my council & I took nearly twelve hours before we came to a decision. Half wanted me to take the offer from Lady Ophis as the instant power was too tantalizing to let go of while the other half wanted me to take the offer from the Devils as your offer, while, not as strong in the short-term, gave us more benefits in the long term. That left me with the final decision to make and just like I told my council, I will tell you all today." Both Rias & Cao Cao leaned in along with the others as Rudeus closed his eyes & took a deep breath before opening them.

"That is why I, Rudeus Mathers, leader of the Golden Dawn and its protector, have decided to aid our support to the new allied faction of the Christianity Pantheon & the Greco-Norse alliance."

"Yes!" Rias whispered/ cheered under her breath, Sona & Seekvaira giving sighs of relief as the other devils just looked relieved before they all looked over as they heard a loud crack.

"Is that your final decision, Rudeus?" Cao Cao asked with a frown, having forgone all formalities as the True Longinus' end had cracked the flooring beneath them, Rudeus frowning as he nodded.

"It is. Do you wish to make something of it or are you going to leave peacefully?"

"You do not have to worry about any attacks from myself. However, do remember that we started with peace." As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, a cloud of light lilac mist enveloped him, Georg & Le Fay before dissipating into nothingness just as a rain of water spears & holy nails pierced the chairs they were seated in.

"Damnit, almost had them." Meredith cursed under her breath as she dispelled her nails, Sona looking just as disappointed as her water spears disappeared.

"I do not fault you for failing the pre-emptive strike. The young magician with him has quite the reflexes to active his Sacred Gear within the blink of an eye. Now then, Ms. Gremory."

"Um, yes?" Rias asked in surprise, Rudeus just looking amused as Sona & Seekvaira shared a disappointed sigh.

"Please inform Satan Asmodeus that I will send a battalion of magicians down to the Underworld with information on every mage that has defected in the last year to the Khaos Brigade in exchange for the items specified in the agreement."

"Of course, Lord Ru-!" Before Rias could finish speaking, she along with the others jumped as the doors were blasted open, spells & weapons aimed at a tired young witch as she gasped to catch her breath.

"Liliana, what's the matter?!" Rudeus asked, instantly seeing the look of panic on his student's face as the others dismissed/ sheathed their weapons.

"I-It's…the Council, sir! H-Half of them have disappeared in a cloud of lilac smoke without any sign of mana whatsoever!"

"I suppose I don't need the alliance's help for finding out the spies in my midst, then." Rudeus muttered with a shake of his head as he heard the news, the devils just sharing looks before Seekvaira stood up.

"Lord Rudeus, if I may interject?"

"You may."

"I believe that they were not the only ones. Give me permission and I might be able to find out the others that are still hidden."

"Man, this stuff is good~" Issei groaned as he finished off his plate of Barbousa, Ptah just grinning as he watched everyone finishing before nodding as he put his plate on top of the small stack next to him.

"Told you kids. You just get the right chef to make them and it becomes something completely different. I see you two have finally decided to stop being so tense around me, huh?" Ptah said with an amused smirk as he watched Xenovia & Irina blissfully finishing off their plates, to which the two froze and stared at him while the devils snickered.

"A-Ahem! Y-Yes, our apologies for our earlier hostility."

"Eh, it's nothing. I like to think of hostility as 'you like me but you also hate me at the same time'. So, what's say we take you kiddos over to-!"

"So, this is where my entourage is?" Poseidon said with a grin as he sat down next to Ptah, who smirked as the devils & exorcists just looked surprised & confused.

"Uh…"

"Poseidon, Greek God of the Sea, Earthquakes, etc. Nice to meet all of you. You must be Sairaorg Bael, the leader of this little group, correct?" Poseidon asked he turned to Sairaorg, who gave a slight nod as Ptah turned to Poseidon.

"And where were you? I thought you were supposed to meet up with them at the teleportation point and then meet me with them?"

"Oh, I arrived early, so I decided to hang out with Thoth & Horus for a while before Nut arrived and told me about you meeting up with them. It's also kind of known with your people that you love giving newcomers Barbousa, so I just had to find the best one and lo & behold, here you are."

"…I really should get these idiots to stop trusting every person they see." Ptah muttered with a shake of his head, Poseidon chuckling before turning to the group as Issei cleared his throat.

"Not to judge you for being here, L-Lord Poseidon, but…why are you here? I thought Lord Bael was supposed to be the leader of this mission or something."

"Ah, right. Asmodeus didn't explain anything, did he?"

"He gave us a simple rundown of the mission, but I suppose he did omit a few details." Sairaorg answered, Poseidon rolling his eyes as Ptah snorted.

"Of course, he did. Okay, here's the full details. We are here to negotiate with the Egyptian Pantheon to try and get them to join our side instead of joining the Khaos Brigade. With me, I have a list of incentives to entice them to join our side, but since we are here as messengers, we are not allowed to attack anyone and I mean anyone." The god said while giving Issei a meaningful stare, to which the devil frowned & nodded.

"I promise I will not attack Vali no matter what."

"I thank you for the promise, but actions speak louder than words. Now then, Ptah, take us to Ra so we can get this thing started." Poseidon said to Ptah only to shake his head as the man was busy with another plate of Barbousa, everyone looking amused as the god blinked before giving a sheepish grin.

"Just this one and we'll go."

"He really still lives here?" Poseidon asked as he stared at the burning temple in front of him, Ptah just laughing as the devils & exorcists stared in shock at the blazing building in front of them.

"…Really?" Saji asked as he turned to Ptah, who grinned as he nodded before continuing to walk.

"Yep! Ra hates having to live any place that isn't at least 5 000C or higher. To the average human, that might be hot but to him, that's barely above freezing. You should have seen the inferno he used to live in. Nearly burned down our Heaven if Anubis didn't stop him." Ptah muttered with a shake of his head as he passed the runic pattern on the ground, the others stopping in their tracks while Poseidon frowned as he saw the hieroglyphic runes coating Ptah's body.

"Don't worry about this. It's a protective layer against the heat or else we would burn to the crisp. The reason you're not feeling the heat out there is because of the runic barrier I drew around the temple that you saw me walk over." Ptah explained while pointing with his scepter at the line he walked across, to which Poseidon just snorted before hitting the butt of his trident against the ground.

Instantly, he & his entourage were covered in Latin & Greek runes, the god giving Ptah an apologetic smile as the old god looked at him.

"Apologies for the caution, but while I do trust you, I do not fully know if you would attack us on Ra's orders."

"Ah, a bit rude, but it makes sense. Now, let's go before he decides to come to us himself."

"Thank you, Lord Poseidon." Irina was the first to thank Poseidon for the runes as soon as they started walking, the others following after as the sea god waved his hand dismissively.

"No big deal. Besides, if you all returned back as piles of ashes, I would get chewed out by everyone. Also, I can't expect my bodyguards to wait outside while I'm stuck being vulnerable inside."

"In what way would you be vulnerable, my lord?" Regulus asked and Poseidon just rolled his eyes as he shrugged.

"You never know. Ra & I might both be considered as part of the Top Ten in the world, but who knows which of us is stronger?"

"You believe yourself to be on my level, Mr. 'I used to splash in puddles'?" A powerful & deep voice asked as soon as they entered the temple, the source of it being a large bald man dressed in the formal garb of a Pharaoh as he leaned back into a throne made out of magma.

Floating in the air behind him & fully rolled out was a long golden whip, the ends braided with silver knives & streaks of silver running through the entire whip while the gold parts had bright crimson hieroglyphic runes inscribed onto them.

"That was when I was barely a month out of my father's stomach and enjoying my new life outside his belly before I had to fight a ten year long war with him. What about you? You're not shouting your usual 'Kill Set' shtick that you used to shout a few decades ago?"

"The slippery bastard disappeared in the old Celtic ruins and no word has come of his comings & goings since." Ra grumbled while sitting up, to which Poseidon chuckled before turning along with Ra & Ptah cleared his throat.

"Well, if it's all the same to you two goofballs, I'm going to go & enjoy my Barbousa again."

"Old timer, I thought I put you on a limit."

"Bah! We both know Aya has a soft spot for me since I started eating there!" Ptah exclaimed with a grin while waving over his shoulder at everyone and continued walking out the exit, Poseidon smirking as Ra just sighed while shaking his head before frowning as he caught sight of the devils.

Within the space of a mere moment, the god was gone from his seat and standing right in between Regulus & Issei, ignoring the devils & exorcists quickly leaping away as the Longinus & Longinus user froze while Poseidon sighed.

"Poseidon, why is the Red Dragon Emperor and Regulus Nemea standing in my castle?"

"They're my guard, Ra."

"I wouldn't mind, but not when the White Dragon Emperor is currently roaming about with the reincarnation of the demi-god who killed Nem-!"

"Hyoudou?" Issei's eyes widened as he heard a familiar voice and spun around to see Vali along with a surprised blonde-haired butler, a brown-haired guy in golden armour with a gold-capped staff and another familiar face.

"Heracles!" Nemea growled as soon as he saw his mortal enemy, having shed his human form and transformed into a towering golden lion with a ruby jewel in the middle of his forehead.

The demi-god in question just grinned as an orange aura covered his body, clenching his fists tightly and crouching lowly along with Regulus.

"…If it's any consolation, I did not expect this to happen.", were Poseidon's words and Ra could only shake his head before all hell broke loose as Nemea & Heracles launched themselves at the other.

A/N: Surprise upload!

In all seriousness, yes, this is the next chapter and yes, I uploaded in on purpose.

Like I said on my Pat-reon, I've gotten lazy with my usual upload schedule so I decided that perhaps a more rushed schedule would help me work better for the next month.

If it works, then it will my upload schedule for the foreseeable future, but if it doesn't, I'll just switch back to how I usually upload. Uploading everything at once just made my head spin so I decided to try this method out. Let me know if it's better or worse.

As for those wondering what the schedule will be like, it will be uploads on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday to test it out.

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P.S. the reason for a fourth day is because I'm starting a Pat-reon exclusive story for the next ten weeks and then I'll upload it here, so if that enticed you, you are more than welcome to join us over there.

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