'Damn, that was probably the best party i've had in this life…but the hangover was not worth it.' I groaned as I slowly stood up, wincing at the severe headache roaring in my skull before I blinked as I saw that I was lying on the ground while other bodies, both men & women, were all knocked out as well.
"Note to self: never try & outdrink two dozen lycans in one sitting." I whispered to myself before a frown appeared on my forehead as he clenched both my groin & rear, letting out a sigh of relief as I didn't feel any pain or soreness from either.
That was a good thing, because in my past life, I knew of people that woke up with decisions that caused them both pain & pleasure.
"Hahaha! I see our celebrity is up!"I winced in pain as Makarov's deep voice, not surprised to hear everyone else whining & groaning while Amelia's smirk showed how amused she was at their misery.
"Quiet voice." I whispered to the chuckling Makarov as I forced myself to my feet while focusing demonic power to my skull, thankful for the fact that a devil's regenerative ability was tied to how much demonic power they used for it as I felt my headache slowly disappearing.
"Nope. I warned you all that you should keep it simple & safe, but you all let yourselves be influenced by the one devil here." I gave an unashamed shrug at that before I winced slightly as I felt a flash of pain from doing so, groaning before I blinked & grinned at the sight of Loup shaking his head as he stood next to his father.
"Loupie! Buddy! Where were you last ni-Sorry! Right, quiet voice." I muttered with a sheepish smile at the hungover lycans glaring at me, Makarov & Amelia giving me amused looks while Loup just sighed.
"Would you please stop calling me that?" He muttered, sighing as I just gave a grin & shook my head.
"Nope. Now then, what are the plans for today?" I asked and Makarov raised an eyebrow as he saw that I was no longer hungover.
"Weren't you suffering from being hungover just moments ago?"
"Perks of having the body of a devil. Being hungover and other stuff like that doesn't stay long with us." I explained with a shrug, smirking at the grumbles about 'lucky bastard' from the lycans before I turned back to the amused Makarov.
"So, what are we doing today?" I asked and he frowned before nodding.
"Scouts have found small groups of lycans, vampires & devils at the outskirts of our territory and reports have come in from our allies that the same groups were found surveying their territories as well."
"Wait, allies?" I asked with a frown and Makarov smirked as he nodded.
"The Midnight Fur and the Lunar Lycans, with both packs having close ties to our own as marriages between packs are very common. We had another ally with the Weeping Howlers, but they were…used as a declaration for the start of the war."
'Genocide, huh? Oh, why does everyone want to wage war?' I thought with a sigh as I shook my head, thoughts flashing through my head before I nodded as I looked up at Makarov.
"So, what is your plan now?" I asked and Makarov frowned before we all turned to Amelia as she spoke up.
"Send out missives to the other chiefs and the rival packs, inviting them to the Claw Mountains for a cease-fire meeting. We then offer them one final chance to surrender."
"The devils and vampires are not going to abide by that rule. In fact, while that meeting is happening, they are definitely going to try & attack the villages as some form of spite."
"Then, that's good. The other villages have other powerful lycans apart from their alphas unlike us, where only myself, my Luna and Loupie are powerful enough to contend with the strongest." I noticed how most of those around us looked disgruntled to hear that from Makarov yet none of them denied that fact, to which I frowned before I smirked as I realized their plans.
"You think they're going to attack this place while you, Amelia and Loup go & meet the other alphas in case they attack."
"And if they bring most of their army to try and prove a point, the quicker your contract comes to an end when you demolish them & give us chance to take out the other packs." Amelia continued with a shrug and I chuckled as I felt Gram's eagerness at being able to induce death upon any unfortunate soul.
'Calm yourself, Gram. Soon, you'll get to sing your song of demise once more.'
"Also, father, could you please not call me Loupie like this idiot?"
A few days later:
Outskirts of Silverfang Pack Territory:
"Whew~Not bad." I whistled with an impressed smirk at the sight of thousands of beings with bat-like wings flying through the air, led by a man with five pairs of bat-like wings on his back & long brown hair that had many of his bangs obscuring his right eye.
On the ground & obscured by a sea of fog, hundreds of pale men and women in intricate dark coloured armour marching towards the territory whilst a murder of crows & packs of wolves made out of shadows with crimson beady eyes prowled & flew behind the vampiric army.
"So, you ready, Gram?" I asked the demon sword, its eargerness ripping through the air and stopping the two armies from advancing as I unfurled my two wings & floated towards them.
"I give you one chance and one chance only. Withdraw from here and remove your support from the other packs. If you don't listen, then I will make sure you don't bother anyone again." My True Voice boomed and I smirked as I saw most of them wincing, watching as Shalba Beelzebub scoffed & moved closer while the crows & wolves fused into a shadow-like figure that unleashed a pair of large wings made out of blood.
As the shadows around the figure retreated, it revealed to be a young & handsome man with very pale skin & pitch black hair, a pair of dark crimson eyes with slitted pupils glaring at me while shadows & blood gathered around his body and turned into a black & crimson regal robe.
"So, I see the 'the greatest prodigy' of the Underworld has decided to grace us with his presence. Oh, woe to us." Shalba spoke with a mocking smirk & bow, the vampire next to him just snorting as I smirked.
"And I see a little bug is still skittering around after Serafall got rid of the useless snake that calls herself a Leviathan. What? Did Rizevim & Creuserey decide that you were better as sacrificial fodder?" I asked with an amused smirk, watching as his smirk waned while I turned to the vampire as he chuckled derisively.
"And who are you, if I may ask?"
"Oh, I'm Marius Tepes. I believe we have met years ago when you broke into the Tepes Castle & stole our greatest weapon."
"Oh, so you're the bitchy brother that Valerie spoke of? The one that constantly whines to his father when he doesn't get his way? The one that moped all day long when you were passed over by King Tepes because Valerie's Longinus made her a better candidate for becoming Queen than you?" I asked with a smile, Shalba smirking through his glare while Marius gave me a baleful glare before he smirked.
"Insult me all you wish, but right now, we have you surrounded. Not to mention that even you with all of your power can keep hundreds of Ultimate-Class beings at bay while the others destroy the village behind you." He spoke before both he & Shalba blinked in confusion as I gave an abrupt giggle at that.
"Hahaha! Haha! Oh! Oh, sorry. Please, carry on. I wish to see where this joke is going." I spoke through my snickers, the two men glaring at me before I took deep breaths and nodded.
"O-Okay, now I'm going to say something. Take out your Ophis snakes, take them and I'll give you both one chance to give me your best attacks."
"…You actually believe that you can take us both on? I see what you mean by reincarnated devils being idiotic, lower-class monstrosities that don't know their betters." Marius said to Shalba with an amused smirk, Shalba shrugging as I sighed. Lifting my hand to the side, Ryujin Jakka appeared in my grasp with a simple thought, the air around the blade warping as the temperature slowly began to rise.
"Hah, fine. Let me show an example." And as I raised the blade to the heavens, potent demonic aura flooded the sky as dark crimson & blue flames roared to life, both their eyes widening as the heat slammed into them before I brought the sword down with naught but a grunt.
Both devil & vampire were still with shock & fear as the giant flaming blade missed them by mere inches, slowly turning back before their eyes widened at the sight of a deep charred scar carved deeply into the ground for miles while black ash slowly fell down to the ground, both men slowly turning back as I held the blade in a loose grip & let it hang at my side.
Before either man could reach for their vials, Jakka sung with glee as I blurred forward, both fighters barely able to lean back as the blade sliced through the air. However, they did not come out unscathed as torrents of crimson flames ripped through the air towards them, pained screeches echoing through the air as the lower half of Marius' body was turned to ashes instantly while Shalba gritted his teeth as the flames burned his arm to cinders.
Spinning the blade in a reverse grip, I smirked as I left Shalba & rushed towards Marius, the vampire's eyes widening as he tried to scatter into his shadow familiars before he gasped as pain exploded in his chest, looking down with wide eyes to see Jakka stuck in his chest.
"You're the first. This is for Val." I whispered as I appeared in front of him and gripped Jakka in a firm grip, his voice roaring in pain as the temperature skyrocketed as his body was charred from the inside out & burned to cinders.
"You dare maim the body of a descendant of an esteemed Satan?! You shall pay for that crime with your life!" Shalba roared as a dark purplish-green aura flowed off of his body & warped the air around him, another pair of bat-like wings growing out of his shoulders to make it six before he gave a silent scream as another pair of arms grew out of his sides & a pair of mandibles grew out the sides of his mouth.
'Okay, this might be fun.' I thought with a smirk as I felt the monstrous aura coming from the Shalba Chimera, dismissing Ryujin Jakka before I chuckled as I gripped Gram & unsheathed it.
Instantly, the atmosphere went tense as Gram roared its freedom, the blade vibrating with anticipation & excitement as its demonic aura slammed into Shalba & knocked him out of his frenzy as he gave me a wide-eyed stare.
"Come, Gram. Time to show him what a true Demonic Emperor is."
At the same time:
Claw Mountains:
"Are you certain they'll come?" Loup asked his father with a frown as he leaned against a tree, Makarov smirking while Amelia rolled her eyes.
"Don't worry, pup. Most of our rivals might be arrogant, but a cease-fire near the edge of the Claw Mountains are sacred under the laws of the Goddess Selene & the Great Lord Lycaon. See?" Makarov said with a smirk as he pointed across the clearing they were in and Loup hummed at the sight of three men walking into the clearing.
The first looked to be a deranged man with a mane of unkempt brown hair, dark green eyes and a wide grin with a sickly green liquid dripping from the corners of his mouth & his nails. Covering his body was leather armour with scale-like patterns.
The second was a man hunched over, his long silver beard being the only hair on his head as his head was shaven bald. However, the nails of his hands were absurdly long & dragging across the ground, each nail pitch black with a white starry pattern on it.
The last was in the form of a lycan-human hybrid, pitch black fur covering the back of his hands & the sides of his face like sideburns. However, his ears were pointed with sharp canines peeking out from under his upper lip & he was nearly triple the size of the other two.
"Yuri, leader of the Toxic Drool. Luka, leader of the Celestial Claws. Dimitri, leader of the Void Lycans." Makarov nodded to each man respectively, smirking at the sight of Luka and Dimitri glaring at him while Yuri gave a cackle.
"Ah, I see that you all look like idiots as usual." A deep voice spoke in a mocking tone as a loud thump came from next to Loup, whose head quickly snapped to the side before a small smirk came onto his face at the sight of a behemoth of a man dressed in nothing but a loin cloth, his mane of spiky dark-brown hair swaying in the wind.
"Uncle Nikolaj." Loup nodded and Nikolaj chuckled as he patted the grumbling Loup on the head.
"Now, now, Niko. Let's not tease little Loup more than needed." A soft female voice spoke and Loup rolled his eyes as Nikolaj chuckled, both men turning back to see a beautiful woman dressed in crimson scaled leather armour while the skull of a horned beast covered her face.
"Aunt Natalia. A pleasure to see you again."
"And you as well, Loup, but you're very scarce. You should come visit us more."
"Perhaps when we survive this battle, Nat, because we're a bit preoccupied right now." Makarov's voice cut through the pleasantries and they turned to see the alpha & his Luna walking towards the other three alphas.
"Great. He does what he wants like usual." Nikolaj muttered, to which Loup sighed & Natalia giggled before they followed after the duo.
"Hehehehe! Lookie, lookie! It's Maka & his little entourage." Yuri giggled with a smirk, Makarov rolling his eyes while the other two leaders rolled their eyes.
"Yuri. I see you're still as delusional & insane as ever." Makarov spoke with a frown, Yuri giving an unashamed shrug before Luka spoke.
"Enough of the pleasantries. Give us the reason for calling us here, Makarov, or we're leaving."
"Hah, fine. We're giving you three and your packs one chance to surrender. After that, you will not be giving another chance." Makarov ordered and Luka & Dimitri looked at each other before both men gave a snicker as they shook their heads.
"In the words of Yuri…"
"Fuck you." Dimitri finished and that was all Loup needed as he blurred forward, his arms growing in size & ash-grey fur covering them.
However, his attack was quickly stopped as Dimitri appeared in front of him & blocked the attack with his own lycan arms, both men growling at each other before Loup's eyes widened as Dimitri grinned & leapt into the air.
Luka appeared from behind Dimitri with his nails having grown in size even more, the nails looking like solid blades instead of the fragile state they were in before as he slashed outwards at Loup.
Unfortunately, the attack was stopped in place by Amelia as she cast a wind spell to stop him in his place before pulling Loup out of the way as Makarov, Natalia & Nikolaj grew to their full lycan forms.
"Yay! Death, battle and carnage!" Yuri howled as his body cracked & morphed, transforming into a lycan thin enough to see the bones with sickly vomit-green fur covering its body & the same coloured liquid dripping from its maw & claws.
Dimitri had leapt into the shadows before reappearing from Nikolaj's, pushing the giant lycan away as he was nearly the same size with pitch black fur that absorbed all light around him covering his body.
Yuri cackled as he stalked past the two groups glaring at each other & towards the frowning Makarov, who growled as he rolled his shoulders while the ground hissed as drops of venom fell from his claws & burned the ground below him.
The two alphas stared at each other, rolling their shoulders and slowly walking in a circle to each other before a crash in the background made both fighters howl & snarl as they rushed to the other.