Chapter 8: The Walpurgis

- Silas -

I opened my shop as usual.

The girls had decided to take care of the problems with the Onmyoji and I let them. I mean, wasn't this what I wanted in the first place?

They are plenty strong now and from what they had found out, the clan who attacked us wasn't that strong, just had some tricky abilities. They were just caught unaware and were trapped for sometime.

Man… some coincidences are just…

Anyways, the shop's door opened and in came Rimuru followed by a blonde guy.

"Sil… we will have two ramens."

"Okay. A moment." I had the stock prepared and the process didn't take long after my cooking ability had been upgraded the last time.

Lavinia served the food and I went and sat beside them.

"Sil… this is my friend, Veldora and Veldora, this is Silas or Sil. You already know about him."

Rimuru did tell me about Veldora. One of the three True Dragons of his world.

I thought he would be scary or something but this guy… he was…

"T-this is… the limited edition Naruto Volume One manga with five extra pages." he was already holding a manga I had put on the shelf with trembling hands.

Yes….Veldora is a weeb.

And a new one at that.

Rimuru explained that while in his mindscape, the guy read several manga in his memory to pass the time.

My view of supernatural beings is falling down with each passing day.

What's next I wonder… a dragon who eats panties?

….

Yeah, let's not think about those.

All aside, Veldora is a pretty chill guy.

"Ohh, this is awesome." He shouted as he took a bite of the ramen, attracting the attention of the new guests.

Bang-san had entered with Kamikaze-san.

"Sil, I have heard that you are spreading the Sacred Texts in this world?" Veldora suddenly said, attracting my attention.

Say what?

"Sacred Texts?" I asked, confused.

"He means manga." Rimuru explained.

….

"I see." So it's already too late for him. "Yes. We have opened a publishing company although the girls manage it."

"Yes yes. I would like a lifetime subscription of all your manga and light novels." he sat up straight and asked with utter seriousness.

"S-sure."

"Thank you. I knew a friend of Rimuru won't let me down. From today on, you can call me your friend too. If anyone tries to cause trouble for you just tell me, I, Veldora Tempest will blow them up hahahaha."

I smiled with twitching lips.

Guests started entering the shop one after the other and I left to cook.

- Yuri Alpha -

She looked at the Kijin Ninja who had surrounded the entire place. The information they had obtained stated that their target was inside.

Along with it, she had already researched about the security and the overall power of this clan two days ago.

Silas-sama had wanted to personally come here and take care of this situation but Shuna had asked him to allow them this opportunity.

Back then she had been quite appalled by the interference in the will of a Supreme Being but later understood when she explained things to them in private.

Silas-sama's most earnest wish is to live a life of peace and as his servants… it is their job to provide him with it. So, how could they allow him to fight?

If he had to step up against every common enemy, how would he attain the peaceful life he so badly desires?

And so, all of the commanders of Silas-sama's forces had decided to use this incident to set an example.

To make this world realise the consequence of interfering with the wishes of a Supreme Being.

"The target has been located." Naberal appeared beside her and reported.

"We are ready too and can disable all the security at any moment." Yuna

She nodded and looked at the girl beside her.

Shuna had come out today while Lavinia stayed back to serve the guests at the restaurant. She nodded.

"What should we do about the pests who are watching us?" Naberal asked.

"Let them see. What's a show without an audience?" Turning back to Yuna she commanded. "Disable the security measure."

Yuna slipped into her shadows and a moment later, a light flashed over the entire Clan area as the barrier surrounding the area dissipated.

"Attack!" On her command, all twenty Kijin Shinobi disappeared from the place and another moment later, the members of the Seimei Clan started to fall.

- Azazel -

He looked from a distance as the fight began.

"Twenty five people in total, or at least the ones I can see and each one of them is at least an Ultimate Class. How does a force like this remain unknown all these years?"

"I am just as surprised as you. When the Oni had approached me telling me about Ariyuki and Rihan's death before asking for an alliance, I had thought they wanted to use us to eliminate their enemies. But the guy had completely denied it and said that they would take care of their own problems. Seeing all this now, I don't doubt it."

As Nurarihyon answered, several auras flared from the Seimei Clan and Azazel got a serious look on his face. "Those people have been keeping secrets too. I didn't think these youkai were still alive." He said while he looked at the sky.

The thunderclouds gathered all over the city and lightning sounded everywhere. From the black clouds, eight gigantic white snakes, the size of skyscrapers descended towards them.

Orochi Shikigami, this was the technique of…

"Abe no Orochi. That bitch was still alive." One of Nurarihyon's subordinates, the Yuki Onna, Setsuna exclaimed loudly.

The woman in question walked out to the top of the Clan building and looked at the attackers. The third Head of the Clan. A thousand year old monster.

One by one, all ten heads of the Clan came out, from second to eleventh.

This was a power which could match a mid scale faction like the Kyoto Youkai.

What happened next was beyond everyone's expectations.

The very next moment, all eight heads were chopped into tiny pieces.

The atmosphere calmed down in an instant.

"What is the meaning of this? Why are you attacking our clan?" Abe no Yoshihara, the second head asked.

"This is just a retaliation to the attack on our people. As for the details, you can ask that person over there?" The Red haired oni replied. "All we want is Abe no Ariyuki. Give him to us and we stop. Deny and everything that happens today would be your fault."

"How bold of you. To come to our clan and attack our people and make demands to hand over our members. It seems the Clan has been quiet for too long for people to have forgotten about us." Hiruko Gokadoin snarled before racing ahead to attack.

Five Elements lit up around him as the magic circle formed and prepared to attack.

"You have chosen war then." The Red haired Oni conjured a flame on his hand and threw it at the Onmyoji, creating a sphere around the zone of attack.

The black flames lit up the entire sky and when they dissipated, there was nothing left in the area. An Ultimate Class being was just erased.

"Attack!" A black haired maid with glasses commanded and the war began.

A few minutes later, Azazel had to change his thoughts.

It was not a war.

No.

This was simply a one sided massacre.

The only ones left were the last eight heads of the Clan who barely kept themselves alive with the famed Heptagon Barrier of Abe no Seimei.

"What are they doing, Nurari?" he asked, seeing the onmyoji preparing for some kind of attack.

Nurarihyon's eyes widened. "They are… those crazy bastards are going to take down the entire city." he quickly got up and drew a sword as a gigantic magic circle rose around the Clan's boundaries.

Azazel, too prepared to interfere but on the other hand, the Oni didn't even move. Only one girl, wearing a priestess garb walked to the front.

He couldn't see her face from a distance but the Oni around her kneeled when they saw her coming.

The Onmyoji attacked. The Magic Circle rose to the sky. This was an attack created by eight Ultimate Class beings.

The girl joined her hands as if in prayer and then something happened which he was sure he wouldn't forget till the end of his life. The girl's aura rose, completely dismantling the attack created by the Onmyoji and turning it back towards the enemy. Each element was torn apart as if the laws were being bent to the girl's will.

And finally the attack was transformed into a familiar aura.

"Holy Power! How can a Youkai use Holy Power?" He asked Nurarihyon incredulously but the man himself was shocked at the astonishing scene.

A voice was heard, echoing in the area despite being very soft.

"Disintegration."

And then it rained hell.

"What do you think about them, Nurari?" he asked as he chugged down another cup of sake.

The scene he had seen tonight was similar to the ones he had scenes in the Great War when Father had fought.

This level of Holy Magic… it was almost like a Divine Miracle.

Just what kind of people has Lavinia gotten mixed up with?

The entirety of Japan was shaken by the attack but yet no one dared to go and disturb the Oni. They had left all the proof of Abe no Ariyuki's attack on their clan first at the sight of the Clan's ruins for everyone to see.

"I was called by Yasaka for a meeting to talk about the event. We are probably going to visit their territory and draft some kind of agreement soon. None of us had expected them to be… this strong."

"That girl, was she their leader?"

"I don't know. Now that I recall it, the guy never mentioned his leader's name or gender. I had assumed it was a guy." Nurari answered, scratching his chin.

"Can I tag along? I might know someone in that place." He asked and Nurari agreed after a bit of thought.

He needed to go there because he didn't think many people knew what that girl had done or rather what she was capable of doing.

A Holy Magic which could completely erase the souls of such strong beings… A Miracle. Those things had ceased since Father…

The Church would riot if they knew. Not that they were going to stay quiet. And he didn't want that Mysterious Lucifer to get annoyed again.

Why did things have to get so complicated all of a sudden?