C9: World's Worries

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In the middle of a futuristic research lab, there was a middle-aged man with black hair and a golden stripe on the front wearing maroon-colored dress clothes. The middle-aged man was currently sitting down with a large frown on his face, thinking over something carefully before he was suddenly interrupted.

"Azazel, what are we going to do about the vampires? They weren't a threat before because of their internal strife but now they will get stronger at a rapid rate!" A man with short white hair shouted with concern and rightfully so.

A powerful race like the vampires was only controlled by their large ego and honor so now that they have thrown that away for strength they are a threat and if they decided to go to war against any of the three races they may win, if it's a one vs one of course.

"What can we do Shenhazai? Go to war? Scheme? We both know that won't work, not with their king around at least." Azazel said while rubbing his temples. The increasing threat of the vampires has been causing problems for most of the factions and the number of people asking what they should do is increasing by the hour. That's how big the threat of a coordinated vampire race is. Depending on their leader another war might happen and this time it might encompass all the factions.

"The leaders of the Tepes and the Carmilla factions weren't the strongest but they weren't weak either. To be able to defeat them with no injuries and then project an illusionary screen in front of every vampire? That's way past something I could do. If we go to war he alone would be able to stop us, that's the main problem. Of course, there is also the option that he didn't kill them and immediately start the announcement and instead healed himself. Honestly, I really hope that's what happened." Azazel said in slight resignation.

"Then what are we supposed to do Azazel?" Shenhazai asked with concern in his voice. If Azazel is this worried it's definitely a huge problem.

"Nothing. We can only wait and pray. Damn, I haven't done that since I left father." Azazel said in exasperation before pulling out some wine and some cups. "Come sit down and relax with me for a while. If we can't do anything we might as well have fun while doing it."

At Azazel's words, the worried look on Shenhazai's face disappeared and I'm it's place was a look of extreme annoyance. "You still have your paperwork! Don't just drink and give me all your work!" Shenhazai shouted, getting a loud laugh from Azazel as he poured the drinks.

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In the middle of a large cloud, there was one person and a stone tablet with a large amount of writing that seemed ancient, holy, and mysterious all at the same time. The only person in the room was handsome with his long blond hair and green eyes but the most defining feature he had was definitely the golden halo above his head and equally golden wings on his back and the aura of tranquility and generosity.

The man was intently looking at the stone slab with a concerned and worried look on his face with a large amount of confusion mixed in between. Reaching his hand out to the stone slab the angel planned to investigate where the problem originated from but was stopped halfway by a loud slamming noise.

"Michael you said something was wrong with the system?! I came as quickly as I could but the others can't come since they were busy but they told me to tell you that they'll agree with any choice you make." A worried voice came from the sole door on the cloud.

Turning his head the man named Michael could see who had talked to him, though he already knew who it was. In the doorway with her hand still on the door that definitely would have broken if it wasn't magically enhanced was a woman with curly long blond hair and a voluptuous body with a golden halo above her head like Michael but her wings were a pure white color instead of golden. Unlike Michael and his aura that would make you feel calm just by looking at him, the woman had an aura of childlike innocence, despite her body that most would call devilish, and even more kindness than him.

"It's a shame that the others could come but I thank them for their approval. I was just about to investigate what happened before you arrived so please sit down and join me, Gabriel. Truth be told I'm slightly worried as father's system has never given me signs like this. It's giving me a feeling of disgust but also understanding and even favorability. I'm glad to have a second opinion." Michael said with a warm smile on his face.

"I'm always here to help! Now get to it!" Gabriel said with excitement in her voice that was hiding her underlying worry. God's system has only reacted by itself two times and now that it has it's giving a strange response, it's both intriguing and worrying at the same time.

Chuckling at his sibling's response Michael once again brought his hand to the system once again. As soon as Michael's fingertip reached the stone slab a bright flash of golden light that radiated an intense holy aura was released. If somebody could see through the golden light they would see that Michael's eyes clouded over for a second as if he was possessed.

After a short second, the light began to recede and Michael gained clarity in his eyes once again. As soon as the light was fully back into the system Michael fell onto the ground, gasping for air while Gabriel released golden energy into his back.

"So what was it? Is it something we should be worried about?" Gabriel asked in worry while helping Michael back into a sitting position and taking her own seat.

"Another being has surpassed their racial limits and evolved." Michael said in both foreboding and exhaustion while drinking the tea on the table to quench his thirst. Using the system has never been easy for him and this is exactly why he never uses it. Every time he uses it he can't help but gain a newfound respect for his father and creator.

"Another one? Just like Sirzechs and Ajuka? Who is it? Rizevim Lucifer maybe? He was the closest after all. If it's him it's quite the problem." Gabriel said with an easy-going attitude that didn't match the severity of the event. To surpass your racial limits is to reach new heights that couldn't even be imagined beforehand. Everything that was thought of as difficult now becomes easy and the impossible becomes possible.

Even among super-class beings, the difference is immense. For example, even if they are ranked the same, Rizevim Livan Lucifer could never defeat Sirzechs or Ajuka for the simple reason that there is an insurmountable gap between them. There are hundreds to even thousands of beings ranked in the ultimate class but how many have been able to advance to the super class? Two. Two in the entire history of the world have reached this rank, not counting Ophis or Great Red.

"It was Ashera Tepes the 1st Progenitor of the vampires. It seems I'll have to focus more of my energy on the vampires. Luckily the system seems to believe that he is trustworthy, the same way it believes Sirzechs and Ajuka are so they will most likely be no problems." Michael said with a small smile on his face. The system has shown that it could be trusted and as one of their creator's gifts, they have no doubts about its accuracy.

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In the middle of a Victorian style meeting room, there were four beings, each radiating a sense of power however two of the four radiated a much more intense power than the other two. The first to speak was a woman with black hair styled in twin tails wearing a light green suit with ocean blue eyes.

"What happened for you to call all of us together? We all have a lot of work to do, except for Falbium." The young woman said with an annoyed glare towards the bald-headed man that seemed to be struggling against falling asleep in his chair.

"Don't worry it's important Serafall." One of the two strongest people in the room said. This man had long red hair and blue eyes. He was definitely somebody who would be called handsome. "Another being has broken past the limits of their race."

After his words were said the room descended into silence with only the green-haired man sitting next to him being calm. After a few seconds that felt like an eternity Falbium completely woke up with all signs of sleepiness removed from him while Serafall glared at the red-haired man demanding answers.

"Last week both Sirzechs and I sensed someone breaking the racial barrier in an artificial dimension. Later he appeared in Romania and a few hours later the vampires had been taken over by Ashera Tepes. I'm sure you understand where I'm going with this?" The green-haired man spoke in a calm tone that befitted his status as a researcher while both Serafall and Falbium thought over what he said.

"So the vampires have somebody incredible on their side now. I'll make sure to make a good relationship with them. Since we've never had a particularly bad one with them it shouldn't be too difficult. Do you think you could defeat him if it came down to it?" Serafall said with a sigh at the added work she'll need to do. Not only does she have to clean up all the messes the devils make with the other factions now she has to add the vampires to her list.

"Single-handedly? No probably not. Together with Ajuka? I'm confident we could do it." Sirzechs said with a smile on his face as the tense atmosphere in the room vanished. "Now why don't we have some fun while we're all here. I say we play poker." Sirzechs said with a childish smile on his face getting small laughs in return.