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*Dxd World*
*Human World*
*India*
*Aarav State*
*7:54pm*
*Few Hours Before The True War*
After successfully killing Mahabali with minimal effort the five Undead Gods took charge with vigor ordering a march towards the other indian states, they at first wanted to split up but was stopped by Hades in the end.
Hades was not a stupid God, he had survived for a long time and it was not for nothing, he knew that the greatest advantage he has was his Synced Control ability but it only works if they are together.
If they break up too much to split between the states then that might show a weak point and they may be ambushed, so he thought it best to keep together and work their way up as a group.
With that they marched onward towards the next state ready to spread the seeds of chaos ushering in a reign of destruction and terror.
The mastermind behind all this secretly pulling the strings of the war, Hera, she was smiling with glowing red eyes."Heh, when will those pitiful Gods arrive."She whispered to herself gazing through the gateway.
."Brother, we should probably closed this gateway and join the army, it will only get harder from here so we have to fortify our ranks."Posidon said to Hades, truthfully keeping the gateway open was also drawing upon his divine energy.
Hades nodded."Ok, though if anything happens I'll have to rely on you for a bit, my energy is about 55% now, it should be refilled in a couple of hours."He said clenching his skeletal hands.
."Mm, yeah I can hold things down for now, but really though brother, your abilities are unfair, as long as death is around then you can never run out of energy."Posidon said with envy.
Hades gave Posidon an orb look."Like your ability to get energy from water is any different, eventually all life will run out but you can create more water endless."He said folding his boney arms.
."Alright big brother Hades and Posidon, both you girls look great ok, can we leave now?."Hera said as she rolled her eyes sniveling a slight snicker.
Both of them glanced back at Hera then to each other before shaking their heads, Posidon cleared his throat."I guess we should be going now."He said before turning into a blue light flashing through the gateway.
Hades glanced at Hera once more and in a lazer like burst of speed disappeared through the gate way, but yet even at that speed slightly behind him was a red blur, that was Hera who instantly caught up.
As they touched ground in India and stood beside their army the gateway in the sky slowly closed up like a random space crack mending itself back together.
*Shhh*!!!
In synchronized form the five deaths appeared infront of them kneeling down in subservience, A looked up at the three supreme Gods before him and was in amazement.
To him they were like towering giants of immense power and grace, he understood his master Hades but even his master's sibling held bottomless power within their grasp.
There was only one thing that bothered him, from the very moment of his birth which was not long ago, his master's sister Hera, to him she should be even more powerful.
He can't even explain it, he had felt himself different from him siblings, he was more aware, he was more intelligent and just more powerful, also unlike his siblings that has an obsession over Hades, he has the ability to disobey.
He truly felt alive, a bit counter productive as he is indeed an undead God of Death but he felt like he was apart of the creation source, he just can't explain it well.
."Good job DEATH, you've made your father proud, just know that."Hades said to them, it was something that his father never said to him so he at least wanted them to hear it.
DEATH was a bit puzzled but they bowed deeper with gratitude and thanks, it wasn't necessary for him to say that, he created them for a purpose and that's all they have to do.
."So how is the next state going, also did those little rats come out yet I'm not seeing them, oh you may stand."Hade said as he gazed around, though it was just a casual glance he saw miles of land in that one instant.
DEATH stood up at his command, A stepped forward being the designated leader of the group."Master Hades, if you mean the organization named Indian 12 great magicals or something, I did not, I heard some humans that we killed mentioning them."He spoke clearly.
."I see, you can keep an eye out for them, I don't know how they managed to kill my 12 undead generals I sent in before."Hades said placing his boney finger on his chin in thought.
Hera looked away, she is sure that those were the undead that they helped to destroy."*Ahem* it really doesn't matter does it, we should hurry and destroy India."She said covering up her suspect behavior.
."Hmm, Hera you're awfully pushy today, oh a-are you on your-."Posidon spoke casually then he turned and saw Hera giving him a deadly look."Ah, n-nevermind then, *ahem*."
Hera sighed shaking her head but then a slight uncomfortable expression appeared on her face, more and more she feels the urge not to kill them, they were after all very good to her over the years, as much as her life was miserable with Zeus they never did her wrong.
*Crack*!!!
Suddenly as the sound of a violently cracking glass rung out Hera, Posidon, Hades and DEATH all looked up at the same time.
In the overcast sky's a space crack had form tearing a whole into another dimension, from it small black dots poured out like tad poles numbering the multi-millions.
Though upon closer inspection the tad poles took human form and showed themselves to be humanoid being and the light of divinity surrounding them told that they were Gods.
Hades scoffed."*Hmpm* about time Shiva sent the real power in, all that first guy was is a sacrifice to test our might, too bad he didn't see anything yet."He said as he raised his skelethand positioning his army.
From the Hindu Pantheon's side a figure stepped forward with confidence and charisma flowing off his body, the aura of divinity emanating created a glowing effect of the skin that lit up his large elephant trunk and his four arms in red.
The figure had a serious expression on his face."Why would the homeless mutts of the fallen greek walk into a full powered fully functional Pantheon's territory, I know you're smarter than that."He said projecting his voice calmly with a mocking undertone.
Hades stared at him with a glint."If it isn't the great prince Genesha, he who is said to be able to remove any obstacle that threaten his people, so he sent you along with his army huh."He said casually as he secretly applied his synced control ability to his undead.
."Yes and God of the underworld Hades, I wonder though, why is my divine father hesitant to face you himself."Genesha said tightening his four fists."Welp whatever, doesn't really matter, I'll see either way."
Genesha point towards the mass of undead monsters before him."Erase them, quickly."He said calmly.
*Shhhhh*!!!
Like flys the Hindu army flowed gracefully swarming the undead, as they clashed an echo of destruction sounded out across the land sending out waves of power.
*Booom*!!!
The ground they were not even touching instantly crumbled, what was left of several buildings evaporated like water, as much as they were Gods, there was undead just as strong.
Amongst the divine the strongest was a Higher God just approaching the Major God Class, though the undead had no major Gods or even Higher ones the multitude of Undead Lords equal to a Middle Class God more than made up for it.
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*Norse Pantheon*
In the land of the asgardian Gods, the once semi peaceful lands was now filled to the brim with violet intent for battle, covering the sky's blocking the sun and littering the ground like grains of sands was an army of norse warriors standing weapons in hands.
Heads were held high as they gazed to the Heavenly Palace of his majesty, the great All Father of the Norse, Odin and his son prince of asgard, Thor.
Odin glanced over the balcony as he gently pulled his beard."My people, the day has come to once again take up arms, the balance of the universe has been broken and peace shall be no more!!!."He said loudly projecting over his entire kingdom.
.""But I say fear not, for this is a chance, a chance to remind the world of who we are, to remind the world why we are one of the most feared and respected Pantheons to ever exist throughout the dimensions!!!"".
.""As the steps of our army marches forth trembling the very core of reality itself, all shall crumble and our names shall once more reverberate across the realms!!!"".
.""I ask you my people, to stand with me once more, an old king, to fight against the world and all its most powerful beings, I SAY SHOW THE WORLD THE TRUTH, THAT THE ALL FATHER ODIN IS A MAN OF WAR!!!"".
As the all father spoke, his words penetrated the ears of the listener, it massaged their brains and even with a logical mind it made them fanatic to his immense pool of majestic charisma!!!"".
.""WAR!!!"".
.""WAR!!!"".
.""WAR!!!"".
The asgardians all raised there weapons to the sky and roared out with vigorous might shaking the fabric of space and time itself.
Thor standing slightly behind his father could only look on with awe, even he himself was affected by those words, it seems he still had a long way to go if he is to think of succeeding the throne.
.'Hhmm, my good brother Haile, I wonder how he is doing now, I should probably take this time to go look for him.'Thor thought to himself as he calmly gazed at his people.
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All over the world such similar scenes were taking place, from other Pantheons to even lesser races who were independent and or allied with bigger factions, they were gathered and ready.
On the other hand over in the underworld the meeting hall was dreadful, all the clan leaders and important figures had shown up, after all it was big, so big in fact that the entire world could possibly collapse if not careful.
Sirzechs Lucifer was there, Falbium Asmodeus, Akuja Beelzebub and Serafall was there smiling to herself, both Zeoticus and Venelana was also present as well though their expressions were not very good.
."Alright everyone, I assume everyone knows why we are here and yes it is as we thought, there is no reconciling possible."Sirzechs said with apprehension.
The faces in the room soured, it was to be expected most of who are in there were once soldiers in the past 3 way war, they had sacrificed alot to keep the peace but now it was broken just like that.
One great official fell out his chair with a white face like a ghost, tears fell from his eyes as he recounted the past reviewing the scenes of losing both his son, his grandson and his great grandson to the war.
The other's could do nothing but pity him, they had all truly lost alot, Sirzechs massaged his temple, he then glanced around instinctively seaching for Grafia but yet didn't see her, he sighed silently knowing it was his fault.
."Sirzechs, so what will we do, do we join the battle or do we hide away with our people and avoid the war, we could at least do that much."Akuja asked calmly as his eyes were closed seemingly in meditation.
With this simple sentence all eyes focused on Sirzechs pressuring him even more, but this was the responsibility that came with it when he took up the mantle of Lucifer.
."I'm afraid it isn't as simple as you might think, this war is a war started by the Gods, even though for now it is just the Hindu and the Greeks but soon the other's will join in."Sirzechs said seriously as his eyes flashed red.
One official caught onto what he meant."So what you're saying is that alot of lives will be lost in this war of Gods, so that means alot of land will be up for grabs."He said as his eyes widened.
."Yes, it is as you said, first of all both the Greeks and the Hindus have broken the divine treaty so all the other Gods have to 'punish' them either way but look at it, Shiva is currently the most powerful God, so they can only take advantage of the war to tired him out then attack, that's why they have yet to make a major move."Sirzechs spoke again with a small grimace.
It was not looking good for them, Sirzechs glanced off into a corner gazing at two beings, even casually sitting they represent great power and authority, they were Zekram Bael and Lord Bael, the progenitor of the power of destruction and it's head respectively.
Zekram saw Sirzechs looking at him and gazed back."Sirzechs Gremory, I leave this call to you all, this is bigger than just me, but I will help where I can."He said calmly.
Lord Bael's eyes widened a bit, he looked up at his ancestor with a confused and unwilling expression, he pointed at himself but he in the end didn't dare say a word.
Sirzechs on the other hand almost cried in grievance, he didn't want the damn thing, but the bastard was too smart, he instantly pushed it back onto him giving him all the power of a car with no bolts or brakes.
Sirzechs rubbed his head not knowing what to do, he had only prepared for the khaos brigade but now this, what if they chose to attack at the same time, the devil race only had a few God level powerhouses.
He shook his head but his eyes lit up as a thought crossed his mind, he look at Serafall."Serafall, how about Haile, do you know where he is?."He asked her eagerly.
As he said those words it got a mixed reaction from the listeners, alot of them frowned at why Sirzechs would mention him in their court proceedings then there was Zeoticus and Venelana.
Zeoticus's face crumpled up with ugly emotions hearing that name, he glanced over to his wife and clenched his fist seeing her looking at Serafall so attentively.
Serafall touched her chin."Haile darling, Mm I think...vacation?."She asked tilting her head with a cute smile, deep within her eyes a violet light sparked.
Everyone face palmed at this, they should've known, they looked up to the ceiling in sync seeing Haile's punchable face smiling at them and waving as he lied on a beach chair.
Venelana chuckled slightly then she stopped it as she saw Zeoticus staring at her from the corner of her eye, she quickly look down obviously embarrassed.
Zeoticus scoffed as he fold his arms, Sirzechs caught this and glanced over to his father confused, he was not usually an easily irritable man so something must be very wrong, he'll ask him later.
."Alright, we don't really have much of a choice so we'll come together and rally the troops, also get someone to contact Lord Odin."Sirzechs said serious as he leaned forward putting his fingers together.
Everyone came to agreement with that.
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*India*
*11:59*pm
As the beginning stages of the battle between the army of Shiva and the Undead of Hades continued a good few hours flew by like lightning.
The ground was littered with both the bones of the undead and the body's of Gods and Goddesses, but yet as many died they were still many standing as expected.
That was because none of them were using their full might and it was the smart thing to do, both Genesha, Hades, Posidon and Hera could feel the prying eyes of some malevolent forces.
They were not stupid, they knew that many would be out to kill them especially the Hindu as it would be a chance to overthrow Shiva and Indra, that's why Hades figured that was the reason Shiva had yet to show up.
But he couldn't be further from the truth, Shiva was not afraid of any of those other people, it was the ones that he couldn't see that had him on his toes doing a ballerina.
As time ran down approaching midnight a smile appeared on Hades face as a glint went off in his eye socket, even the undead that was in a stalemate with the Gods opened their jaws as they grinned as well.
The Gods noticed this strange occurrence and went on guard, they were not one to underestimate.
*Om*!!!
.""Oruuuuuu!"".
Suddenly from the undead army they began to radiate a green ghostly energy and with that the Hindu Gods unexplainablely started dropping like flys, blood came from their eyes, ears, nose and mouth even from their pants, all openings on their body's pooled blood.
.""AhhhhHhhhh!"".
.""Aghg what the hells going on!"".
.""Lord Genesha AgHhh!!!"".
The Gods screamed out in painful misery as over a hundred thousand of them were suddenly hit by this wave of endless green gas.
Genesha frowned as he took a step back going out of the range of the gas as much as he could, he blocked his trunk."What is this, I've never heard of this before."He said a bit frustrated, he didn't know Hades had this in his arsenal, his father told him a think or two about Hades.
Hera who is with Hades was surprised as well, she looked at her brother as though looking at a stranger, she wondered how many secrets have they kept from her."Big brother, what???."She asked confused.
."Oh right, this is an ability of mine called The Green giant, it is a poisonous gas that is released from a dead body as it decays, my divine power strengths it and it becomes this, but it can only be used at midnight so I never got the chance to use it."Hades said calmly as he clenched and unclench his hand.
Posidon saw this action by him."How much has your power recovered Hades, is it full yet?."He asked him, that is the reason for all this delay.
."No not yet, just a little more deaths, after I recover we will quickly storm through these pest and force open the gate to the Hindu dimension."Hades said softly to Posidon.
Posidon understood nodding."Alright, I'll make it quick."He said as his eyes glowed a sea blue, he stretched out his hand and summoned his trident, he disappeared in a splash of water.
Genesha's eyes constricted."POSIDON!!!."He shouted as he raised his large trunk and shot out a blast of pure magic energy towards a distorted location.
*Boom*!!!
.""*Hmpm*!!!"".
Posidon who had disguised himself behind a wall of distorted water blocked the attack which hindered him from killing a few Gods, but easily brushing it off he continued reappearing behind a clueless Hindu God and ripping his head clean off.
One Goddess saw this and went mad with rage."DAMN YOU, YOU KILLED MY HUSBAND!."She screamed violently but was quickly silenced as posidon's trident pierced through her stomach.
."Yes so what, our women also had husbands yet you slaughtered them heartlessly, I want to hear no pleas, they will not be heard."Posidon said coldly like dark empty space.
Genesha and a few Gods that heard him was now both angry and confused, Genesha grit his teeth."What the hell are you talking about, you first trespassed into our territory, killed our people and now you've gone crazy talking shit."He said with extreme hatred.
Now Posidon was even more angry."Now you play dumb huh, did you conveniently forget that you destroyed our pantheon, you deserve more than just death."He said with a clenched jaw.
.""Are you crazy, why would we destroy your pantheon, what purpose would we have to do that when we want peace, you are the evil invaders"".
A God close by spoke out not understanding the ignorance he was hearing from the evil fallen God Hades.
Posidon frowned as a strange look appeared on his face, the words entering his ears registered as truth, his Godhood never failed him before."But this doesn't make sense, this has to be some kind of trick."He whispered to himself.
As Posidon was hit by a wave of doubt and Hades was wondering what he was doing talking to the enemy, just a bit away Hera's face was overcast.
.""Relationship Manipulation"".
A red aura gathered around Hera as her cold eyes rest on Genesha, this time she used even more power than the time with Mahabali, even risking exposing herself.
Genesha's eyes suddenly went dull and then refocused, he smiled a sinister grin at Posidon."Hahah, look at this idiot really believing it, no wonder his people were massacred-."He said then frowned, he held his head getting a headache, his eyes became confused.
But unfortunately the damage was already done, the Hindu God that spoke looked at Genesha with shock, then suddenly his body stiffened up instinctively.
Behind him was Posidon, an enraged and ferocious God of the sea, his eyes were bloodshot and his veins were pulsating as he sped up the flow of his own blood.
."How dare you play with me, you have no idea who you have just offended, you have no idea."Posidon said with a calm tone compressed with rage, he raised his hand to the sky.
*Whoooshhh*!!!
Instantly new dark clouds formed under the already dark sky's, the winds blew heavy as several dust storms picked up and just like that came a down pour of rain.
Between the Hindu army and the Undead army their battle came to a sudden stop as the undead retreated back to Hades and Hera's side.
The Gods were extremely unnerved by this strange turn of event, but without the command of Genesha they couldn't retreat, all they could do was stand in the rain.
Genesha on the other hand was in a state of shock and disbelief as he experienced an existential crisis, in his mind he saw images and memories of marching his army into the Greek Pantheon and killing them out.
But next second those memories disappears like a dream and he is back standing in reality, this cycle keeps continuing over and over.
Though if he took time to think about it a bit, it doesn't even make sense, how could just he and his army destroy a Pantheon by themselves, it was impossible.
Unfortunately, the world waits on no one not even a God, Posidon clasped his hands together like he was praying to a being greater than himself.""Water Manipulation:Nuclear Water Drop"".."He said ruthlessly.
."This dumb ass!!!."Hades red orb eyes constricted, he hurriedly grabbed his sister Hera and hugged her in his arms, with a reverse summon his 5 deaths appeared infront of him and the other undead further surrounded them to help shield against what was about to happen.
Genesha looked up and his face turned green."UP THE BARRIERS!!!!."He bellowed out but it was too late.
*BOOOOOOM*!!!!
*Whoooshhhh*!!!
Just like that an explosion rung out, from other states in India one could see a bright white light, then a shockwave came soon after destroying several buildings and killing many people over thousands of miles around.
~~~~{Teaser}(×Chapter 206×)
*Dxd World*
*Human World*
*Plane*(Sky)
*1:30am*
*8 And Half Hours Before Arrival*
In the plane they were in Haile got them access to some private bedrooms, by well, watering the hands of the plane crew, at first he had only payed for a first class ticket so he didn't have lodging.
But after flying for few hours Nalisa wanted to lie down as sitting and sleeping was uncomfortable, hearing this Haile wanted to buy the plane but he couldn't till he touched ground so he just rented the sleeping quarters of the crew.
Now both Nalisa and Clernet were both sleeping in the room as they hugged up together which made him smile.
He then went back out in the first class seats and sat now by himself which he also enjoyed, being alone was nothing new and if it wasn't for the girls he probably still would be.
Haile smiled gently as he gazed through the window towards a direction that caught his attention."You sure are having fun, though this was a foolish move."He said calmly as he closed his eyes in thought.