6 Months and Break.

(This chapter will be long, the first parts will just be explanations of the girl's power. The second part will be actually a story. 4k Words. I might write another one later after I write my Dark Souls chapter.)

Kurayami meant it when he said he would push them all to their breaking point. He, Shin, Ophis, Xargomoth, his 4 Mechs, and Kuromi spend most of their time when the girls were training sparring with each other. They wanted to be as strong as possible before they went into the eternal battlefield that was the Wrath Ring.

Of course, Kurayami had to leave time open for when he would help the girls recover through dual cultivation as Raynare called it. He was the one with the pure energy that they needed to grow stronger. Kuromi did not even bother to hide the fact she knew about it as she was not born yesterday.

She just never brought it up as it was too awkward. Kurayami kept an eye on the girl's progress and what he saw made sense. They had a year, but they showed considerable changes in just 6 months. In that time the girls had changed greatly.

Nyx who was in the top 10 and the strongest out of them all if you excluded Ophis grew rather quickly. She was a goddess, a Night goddess to be exact which matched well with Kurayami's power. She was also ancient so she had several tricks up her sleeves that she used to grow her power.

She had already developed her own training method that did not bring much improvement in her power as she did not have access to a powerful source of energy before. That changed entirely with Kurayami as he was a stream of endless raw energy.

Not to mention that he grew stronger on his own slowly, but that was sped up in his endless training. With all that together, Nyx finally went through a Sublimation that changed her perspective on things. She felt that everything about her had been improved to the basic level.

Something in her darkness felt more pure, primal, and dangerous. The next quickest improvement came from Akeno as she had the advantage of having a compatible divinity to Kurayami.

That caused her body to be able to handle the raw energy he gave her quickly. She even began to create her own training methods as just training would not be enough. She did not follow Raynare's path of trying to become a cultivator.

Instead, she followed her magic and physical abilities to make something unique for herself. To achieve this she used a unique set of magical runes that she personally created from the many different magical languages to make something stronger.

She used Nordic runes, Fallen Runes, White Runes, Black Runes, Fairy runes, Cursed Runes, and even Devil runes to make them. Then she had grafted the runes to her skeleton in the blood of Kurayami. She did not want to absorb his blood, but only the power contained in it.

Once the painful process was completed she had to link her mana pathways to the runes which kept her magic running in a perfect circuit at all times. That way her physical might was always at its peak while she could use even insignificant amounts of magic to cast massive spells.

The circuit even allowed her body and soul to grow as long as she trained and had access to energy which she did. That allowed her to go through a second sublimation, but luckily she did not grow any taller.

Her genes had separated themselves from normal Fallen Angels and she even seemed to have awakened the trace amounts of genes from Amaterasu. Kurayami did not as his body had long since devoured them. His former Fallen Angel bloodline was fickle and only accepted the Dragon God because of Ophis's coaxing.

The next was Esdeath who followed the advice of Xargomoth and focused on devouring Algor fully. Even weaker demons had innate abilities to grow from battle and training, so she made something to boost that even further.

Demons had a Demon Core in their heart that acted similarly to a Dragon Heart so she made something to match that. That sped up her speed of absorbing Algor until she went through her second Sublimation that killed Algor for good.

As for Raynare, she became a true cultivator only that her mind did not turn stupid. She used magic to imitate the abilities she saw in her favorite cultivation novel which made her a body cultivator. She did not even need to sit to do it as her dragon bloodline helped her greatly in that endeavor.

She could do it always and when she went through her second Sublimation she gained a true Dragon Heart. It was weaker than the ones Kurayami, Ophis, and Kuromi had, but they could not compare a Dragon God's Dragon Heart to other kinds.

That was not the only thing he improved upon. She became a hybrid of Dragon and Fallen Angel different from Kurayami or Samael as beings on that level were never the same. As for Vritra, he had become a core part of her new technique which made him far stronger.

As for Kuroka, she was pushing her Nekusho race to its limits. There had never been a 9-tailed Nekusho before, but there had been 9 tail Nekomata. She knew she could do it and this whole year was to push her body to its peak.

The stronger she was, the stronger her children would become. She even managed to go through her first Sublimation which brought her tail count to 7. Now she had a proud 9 tails and the power to match it. Her Devil and Nekusho sides perfectly fused and she even devoured the Evil Piece inside of her.

No longer was she linked to the Evil Piece system as that could no longer bind her. Annabeth had long since become a goddess much like her mother which made her blonde hair glow silver when she used her divinity.

Her divinity as a war goddess let her improve rapidly as long as combat was around. She was different from Clarise and Jack who grew from the barbaric aspect of war. She focused more on the path to get to victory as she always fought with an end goal in mind.

Kurayami rarely did that as he reveled in the moment of the fight. He was simple like that, but that did not mean he was not deadly. Grayfia continued to push her Devil race to the limit and her second Sublimation removed all limitations from her.

She even grew more wings as she tapped into the power of her ancestor Lilith. Now she had a proud 12 Devil Wings, but she felt that was not good enough. She pushed her ice magic to its limits and created a new type inspired by Esdeath, but unique to herself.

It followed the aspects of her Devil bloodline making it volatile to the touch. It looked like a dark purple crystal that radiated her aura. That made Kurayami proud of her, but Latia had not stayed behind. She had the innate ability to manipulate time so that grew through her first Sublimation.

She could time to her whims which made her just that deadly. She even grew more beautiful as one of the perks of the magical procedure. With how much she idolized her uncle she even copied his unique magic technique Kankara Formula.

It was a set of equations that allowed one to control all of the phenomena of the world by knowing the right equations. Of course, she made her own changes to the formula and even improved the overall level to something only her own.

As she was given the gauntlets of Kanzaki she used Innovate Clear and Telos Karna even better than Kanzaki ever could. She was trying to make both Sacred Gears her own in her unique way. Instead of absorbing them, she wanted to bind them to her will.

Her Kanakara Formula helped in regard, but it all depended on her luck and determination. One downside to her Kanakara Formula is that it followed the rules of the world, but it lost its use when around her family(Fellow Harem remembers.)

They were all unique foes that had stopped relying on the world's power to fight. She once tried to redirect one of Kurayami's fire blasts, but the fire seemed to follow a will of its own. As such, she wanted to make her new gauntlets truly her own which might take her Second Sublimation.

She trained even harder to get a second Sublimation which was a certainty. As long as they had an environment as good as this and Kurayami they could be confident in their levels. Lavinia was a witch, and she had Kurayami's old Fallen Angel bloodline in her body.

Her job was to make it her own which already began when she had her first Sublimation. It began to adapt to her needs and change to suit her. She was a mage, but unlike Akeno she did not pursue the battle mage bath.

She stayed true to herself and pushed her magic to the limit. Her own Longinous Absolute Demise grew along with her and when Lavinia accepted it completely it fused into her bloodline. The spirit of the Longinus was now her familiar meaning another Longinous was robbed from the Heaven system.

Michael at this point was used to such things, but Azazel did his best to help fix some of the issues. It was just going to happen when the girls cut their bounds to it. Speaking of bonds, Natsume also improved greatly.

Griffon grew just by being around Kurayami and by extension she did as well. When she went through her second Sublimation some things changed about her. She gained a tiger-like tail and ears as she had become part Qionqi.

Even her body was covered in curse marks that became part of her. Her brown hair gained more red and black shades much to Griffon's joy. Kurayami especially had so much fun with her tail in bed that she knew why Kuroka loved him playing with it.

Her personality became much more confident even if she kept some of her former shyness from time to time. As for Artemis, she grew as a person and a goddess. This place had no moon so she was weaker here, but she learned how to make her own Moons from her divinity.

She learned she did not have to be limited to just one moon as the more moons she made the stronger she would be. Kuraaymi was glad she was growing as she even became more loving with him. Her old shame was not there as much, so when she went through her sublimation she knew this was the best thing ever.

She got weaker when she lost her virginity, but she gained so much more. A powerful and handsome husband, greater power, and a family of close friends. She was glad that he went with her on her quest.

Amaterasu instead of making more suns made one in her heart. To do this, Esdeath, Raynare, Shalltear, Ophis, Kurayami, and Kuromi let her analyze their Demon and Dragon hearts. The end result was that she had a condensed blue sun as her heart that brought her power to new heights.

It even changed the color of her energy into bright blue. Zesshi the half-elf player descended girl kept awakening more of her ancestry and came to accept her elf side. Kurayami told her to change it if she hated it so much. Bend it to her will and turn it into something she truly accepted.

When she went through her first Sublimation she did just that. She awakened the power of her ancestor which caused her elf blood to mutate to her will. She grew stronger across the board in her magic, strength, and her mind.

She even exceeded the player powers as they were limited by levels. She lost the ability to level up, but she also lost the restrictions that came with levels. She became unique and able to grow far stronger than before. That was just 6 months and they had another 6 left.

Now, Walburga was a mage. A sadistic one who specialized in fire magic so created a type of fire that burned the soul along with the body. They were ghostly silver flames that were not hot, but ice cold. She learned that from one of the cursed grimoires of Akeno that spoke of a creature called a Nightmare.

Kurayami looked at Earth and knew where a good one was staying. He was going to head over and take it before he left for Hell. Now, Shalltear was an NPC at one point, but Kurayami did not know that. Her sublimation removed all programming before making her truly free.

It also made her magic and vampiric abilities grow beyond anything she thought possible. By drinking Kurayami's blood often she did not become a Fallen Dragon God. Instead during her sublimation, her body worked to purify a drop of his bloodline to make it lose all its influence.

When that succeeded she became a unique Vampire Dragon hybrid. Just as Kurayami said, she did not follow his path and instead followed her own to push herself to the limit. As for Kurayami, Ophis, Kuromi, the 4 mechs, and Xargomoth, they all grew leaps and bounds.

He did not count Shin, Submission, or Rebellion as their power was linked to his. Besides that, he felt he was growing closer to making his own aspect of a Dragon God. Ophis had the Infinite and Great Red the Dream.

The best way to think was in the thick of battle where his mind became clear. He had an idea, but he would have to talk to Great Red for that. One unique factor was that his 4 personal mechs could actually grow stronger as they were made of living metal.

Kanzaki did not know what he was doing when he made them as his life force made these powerful unique beings. Besides, that Draig had fully rebuilt his body which proved to be stronger than his old one.

He and Tyrant constantly trained together as they also were evolving toward Dragon Godhood. All of Kurayami's familiars were training hard and they also went through their own Sublimations.

Now that 6 months had gone by he felt the girls had earned a break.

"Come on, gather around."

When they heard that they stopped their training and met with him outside the barrier. They could finally survive out in this unique gravity and void-like place without issue. Kurayami smiled as he could feel that all of them were in the top 10 at the peak.

"You all have grown leaps and bounds in these 6 months. We still have another 6 to train you to reach at least the level of a Dragon God. All of you have made your own training methods and perks that are all your own. Well done."

Ophis gave them all a thumbs up.

"He is right you know. Each and every one of you earned your place at his side. You all worked hard and bled for this right. I am fully certain you will become strong enough to fight Dragon Gods. Although you are getting left in the dust."

Ophis, and Kurayami had grown immensely in those 6 months. They were confident they could easily kill Satanael like he was a bug. They all smiled at his praise but frowned at Ophis. Those Dragon Gods just got stronger leaving them behind.

Akeno sighed as she caught her breath.

"Are we going to have a break?"

That was the question on all their mind so Kurayami nodded.

"I think it is time for us to go back to Earth for a quick break. We will go back to this place to finish your 6 months of training after. I feel you have all earned a well-needed break."

That made them all fall to the ground exhausted. It was like the stress of this kind of life hit them all at once when he said they could rest. Artemis rested her head on Amaterau's shoulder who also looked tired.

"Finally, I can feel my Hunters praying to me to return. I should check upon them."

Amaterasu was the same.

"I feel I should check up on my people. They will be fine without me, but I should be a proper leader again."

Shalltear sighed as she was sprawled out on the ground.

"I think I should resign from my position as Guardian. I got to go and shove it in Albedo's face that I get fucked daily by a Dragon God while she is still a virgin. Ha."

Raynare got up as she wanted to check up on her grandfather.

"I should check up on my grandfather. I am kind of missing him already. Oh, Kuraaymi when will we get married again?"

That seemed to make all of them look at them with hope. He noticed they all had the expectation in their eyes, but he was ready.

"I have some ideas. We can do it soon before we go to Hell or after. I do not mind either way, but I want to know what you want."

They looked at each other as if they had different values and likes. Kurayami clapped to get their focus back on him.

"We can talk about wedding dressed and venues later. Knowing you all it would take days which I am ready for. Now that Zesshi and Kuroka are pregnant, I feel this is a good opportunity to have a party to celebrate that. Of course, all of your families if you have familiars are invited."

Kuroka had only one person in mind.

"I can invite my sister. She will want to know she is becoming an aunt."

Kurayami smiled.

"We broke our promise to see her every week. She must be mad at us."

Kuroka jumped up as she knew she had to apologize.

"I almost forgot about that. I feel terrible."

Kurayami shook his head.

"You are getting ready to go to Hell after all. That is not something you can take lightly."

Xargmoth agreed completely.

'The master is correct. Do not feel bad.'

Artemis sighed.

"I have my mother and my brother and the rest of my pain-in-the-ass family. I hope they can be cordial if I invite them. Can I?"

Kurayami had no reason to say no.

"Of course, they may be assholes, but they are your family. Only recently did you become less of one."

That made her laugh. As for Nyx, she had plenty.

"I guess I can tell my sons and my brother. Damn it, I wanted a baby. Are you sure there is nothing in me?"

Kurayami shook his head.

"No luck, we had sex every day for the last 6 months. I might need to find a way to increase my fertility as I know they are not blanks. Or maybe they are and I don't know."

She fell limp to the ground.

"I got another 6 months to try though. No fair, Kuroka, Zesshi give me your babies."

They both hugged their bellies as they were not giving those up. Kuromi had bad news though.

"In my timeline, only they managed to give birth while none of you got pregnant even 21 years later. The stronger you get the worse your fertility gets. Meaning your chances are going down further the stronger you all get."

Nyx fell limp on the ground while she babbled about finding a way to get weaker. Hearing that they were losing their chances to have kids made them hesitate if they should start trying to get pregnant now.

They could prevent them from growing and keep them safe while they grew stronger. Kurayami saw they were hesitating, so he decided to ask his mother.

"Give me a second, I got to see if maybe my mother has something.'

'Mother, can you help with this?'

Death who heard his question answered back to him immediately.

'Oh, easily. This is a common issue that plagues those that pursue strength. They may only be able to produce a child once in a millennium or worse if they are even stronger. There are techniques made by Dragon clans in other realities to fix this issue. I can give you the strongest one that improved your chances by 60%.'

'Please.'

She only gave him this one as it would not increase his strength at all. She would not do that it would cause the path he was pursuing to change. When he revied the technique he found it odd.

The caster was supposed to be a dragon which he was and they had to focus their energy on a single sperm to give it the best chance of impregnation. The female was supposed to do the same with her egg and choose one.

They even gave methods to choose the gender and the one with the highest talent. Most of the clans choose males, but when females were needed they could be changed.

That was rather easy as Dragons could produce lots of semen, but very few sperm. He wondered if the same applied to the girls with their egg count. He checked his sperm count and found something shocking. His body produced the normal amount, but they were instantly destroyed by his body.

None of them survived for longer than a few seconds in his body. It was like his own body did not want him to reproduce.

'No wonder I can't get anyone pregnant. It is all up to luck for one to survive like that. Kuroka had an innate racial ability while Zesshi seemed to have been purely lucky. I know there is nothing special about her. How good is her luck then?'

He could do nothing about it as his own body was doing that. He saw that Nyx was looking at him with some hope.

"What did she say?

Kurayami placed his finger on his forehead and copied that memory.

"See it yourself."

When they all read that memory they knew why Nyx was not getting pregnant. Humans were born with a set amount of eggs, but supernatural beings were not. They made more very often. She checked her own count and saw that her body destroyed them just as soon as they were made.

The same way that Kurayami described. Her body itself destroyed them as it saw them as a foreign entity. However the technique he taught them all fixed that. They could even pick the gender as Kuraaymi just had to choose a male or female sperm on what they wanted.

"I see, strength makes it so something fragile like sperm and eggs does not survive for long in with how much energy is running in our bodies."

Kurayami stood up as he saw them all thinking.

"Well, we can try it later. Remember that getting pregnant now does not have to happen. Now that we have this we can try with more luck. Anyway, who is ready to return to Earth?"

They all seemed ready and they were in need of a good night's rest. He stored his familiars and his 4 Mechs in his familiar space where they fed on his endless energy to grow.

"Well, let's go."

Kurayami took them all to his new base of Grigori on the Moon in the New World. When they appeared on the Moon, every single being could feel their power even if they were doing their best to keep it restrained.

Azazel teleported to their location, but he looked at Kurayami with some surprise.

"I knew you were up to something, but this beats the cake. All of you got so strong in just 2 months. Anyway, your mother and father are getting worried about you. I also got a full report for you."

Kurayami nodded.

"I know, I plan to set up a party to celebrate the fact I am going to be a father."

Azazel patted him on the back with a smile.

"Awesome, let's make it a huge party for the ages. Who is the lucky girl?"

Kuroka and Zesshi stepped forward. When Azazel saw Zesshi got lucky he laughed as his friend was going to be a dad.

"You got my full support. I will set up the biggest party in history. Trust me."

Kurayami looked at the girls as he was going to be busy.

"We won't be doing any training and I got to do my job as Governor-General. Keep in touch and have fun."

When he said that, they all left him alone except for Kuromi, Ophis, Rebellion, and Submission. Now that Azazel noticed her, he looked at Kurayami's face and back to hers.

"Who is that?"

Kurayami smiled.

"My daughter from the future."

Kuromi bowed politely.

"Hell Azazel."

Azazel at this point was not even shocked.

"You know what, I expect things like this. Now, get to work you lazy bum. Shemhazai has been picking up your slack."

Kurayami walked with him to get to his office as he had a lot of work to catch up on.