Chapter 21: Obtaining a Longinus

Sorry for not posting yesterday, just got a new car bby 🙂🙃😉🤩 Fresh off the lot too

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Upon arriving in the reality pearl mansion - which still needs a name - I head to the newly added dungeon 200 meters below the ground. Why did I add a dungeon that I may or may not be using regularly? Cuz I can.

Shirone was invested in the Pokemon anime from my old world so I didn't disturb her. Not surprisingly, there is a ton of anime from my old world that does not exist or has not begun yet in this one. I'll probably take advantage of that and publish them myself, earn a bit of income.

That's plagerizing I hear you say? Another world, another law. No one will know. I hope.

Anyway, arriving at the dungeon, I find Kuroka watching over the unconcious body of the girl.

Kuroka: "Welcome back Zell nya~, the girl is still out cold."

I nod at her and walk closer to the unconcious girl.

"Cool. I'll get this over with quick so we can head over to Kyoto. Did you make my curry?"

Kuroka rolls her eyes in amusement and stands up to walk away.

Kuroka: "Already simmering on the stove. I'll go back to make the rice nyow. Also, I made brownies for snacks nya~."

Yippee.

Now back to the girl.

I'm not sure how to activate my little soul eating ability so I'm just going to take a shot at this.

I approach the unconcious girl and place my hand on her head. I activate my Demon mark and quickly a blueish white blob escapes from her mouth and floats around the room.

I take a close look at it, and I can hear(?) it. It's confusion, wonder, pain. fear.

For a moment, I'm reluctanant to do what I had set out with such determination to do. All I need to do is consume it, and I have a chance at possesing a Longinus if my half baked theory is anything to go off of.

I tilt my head up and close my eyes. This wasn't what I wanted, I want the gear, not to kill the girl. Her future is more than likely to be a pile of shit due to her family being extreme haters of amything not related to their pantheon. Killing her now saves her from amd future suffering.

On the other hand, I know I won't be sleeping well for a very long time if I go through with this. Killing any innocents was something I don't want to get involved in, but if it was neccessary, I would.

"Kuroka, is what I'm doing truly right? Letting my momentary greed control me? To end a young, innocent life for my own progression?"

Kuroka shimmers into existence a few feet away from me, her face unreadable.

Kuroka: "I'm not the one who should be deciding that for you. But even if I don't say anything, you already know yourself don't you?"

"I. . . I know."

I take a deep breath to calm my chaotic mind and refocus my eyes on the soul.

I grab the floating soul of the girl and offer her a final prayer.

"Curse the God of the Bible and his system for this. It was your bad luck to be born with what you have. Goodbye, Momiji Nakiri, may you rest in peace in whatever dark corner of the afterlife you find yourself in. But know that this is the first and the last time I will ever let my own greed for power to control me. I swear this on the River Styx."

I say this not just for myself, but for Kuroka. She looks on, her face still as cold and stoic as when she appeared, nods her head, and truly walks away this time.

A bright Golden aura flashes around my body and sinks into me as I consume Momiji's soul.

I don't feel anything for a few minutes, but then an excruciating pain shoots through my entire body.

"AAAAAAAAAGH!!!"

I feel like my entire body is on fire, like it's being corroded by acid from the inside out, as if thousands upon thousands of needles are all stabbing into every millimeter of me all at once leaving no part of my body untouched.

My senses begin to register a certain energy that I just recently experienced a few days ago, but far, far more concentrated and pure.

Holy energy.

Looks like Big G left a little something in the gears incase someone or something that wasn't the system he left behind tried to nab them. How the fuck did Azazel get his?

My thoughts are cut off by more pain running through my body, but I'm more or less prepared this time and only let out a loud grunt of pain. I'm struggling to hold conciousness at this point, but I keep holding on for as long as I can, chanelling all my mana, all my powers, onto my body to try to fight against the pain.

What feels like hours to me pass by when finally the pain lessens a tiny bit and I hear a voice come through.

???: "How is a young devil like you able to survive exposure to Father's Holy energy for this long? If anything, you should have disintegrated within seconds."

The voice is gentle and soft, but distinguishable as the voice of a man. And I've heard it before, in the anime. It was Michael the Archangel.

Michael: "And where are you? The system isn't able to locate you at all, only barely able to pass my voice through to your soul. May I ask what you are trying to do in taking the young girl's sacred gear for yourself?"

The holy energy emitting from the sacred gear attached to the girl's soul calms down enough for me to talk and although Michael's voice was still soft and gentle, there was now authority in it, demanding answers.

2 options appear infront of me.

Talk or suffer and eventually die. Of course I choose talk, I'm not trying to die just yet. One has to know when they're cornered and out of options, the difference between an idiot and someone smart is the ability to discern when to back down. And I can probably win over Michael with the same bullshit story I gave Ddraig.

"Hello to you too, Archangel Michael. Am I actually going to be able to talk or are you going to zap me with Holy energy everytime I say something you don't like?"

He chuckles in amusement and lowers the output of the Holy emergy to a level easy to manage for me.

I let out a small breath of relief. Although the pain is still there, it's not as unbearable as before. Note to self, pick up a certain halfing with a Longinus and have her help me with the racial weaknesses of the devil race.

"Thanks Michael-sama. Before I begin, you can take what I'm about to say with a large grain of salt.

As of a year ago, I've had visions of the future popping into my head. Probably a mutation of my Agares clan Time trait ability, though I have no idea why or how it happened.

Although I didn't believe in them either, it wasn't until a few events I saw actually came to pass that I began to believe in my visions. Of course, I also take them with a grain of salt.

I've seen what the future brings to a certain extent and knowing what it holds, I plan to change events than will happen in my favor, to benefit myself and those close to me in the long run.

The girl who I'm taking the Longinus from is unfortunate yes, but she would have died nonetheless in the near future with her sacred gear taken from her. Right now, a singular death such as hers, will come to save hundreds, maybe even thousands in the future.

She has no clue what her gear is and the Principal Clans of Japan rejects any and all things unrelated to the Shinto pantheon so she would have been exploited for the Longinus she holds or executed in the future anyway if she didn't meet their expectations. Killing her now is more of a favor for her.

Though that's not to say I'm a cold hearted psychopath that will be going around killing 5 year olds willy nilly, I will do what I need to do in order to turn the future in my favor. Plus, being a devil, my greed for a powerful ability is what led to this situation. But know that this was the first and will be the last time I kill anyone like I have Momiji Nakiri."

Michael takes a few moments to process everything I have told him and eventually sighs in dejection. He too realizes that the 5 clans of Japan are extremists in their belief of the Shinto gods and would either exploit or eliminate anything outside their beliefs for their own gain.

The 5 Principal Clans have always been like that. Rarely, if ever, is there someone who is allowed to live while possesing a sacred gear within the clan or being affiliated to an outside force, case in pont, Akeno.

Michael: "That answers one of my questions. Now tell me where are you? The system that Father made cannot locate you properly and is unable to retrieve Telos Karma. The process of extraction and your pain will only continue until it is properly returned to the system."

Fuck. It is way to frickin early to reveal the reality pearl within my possesion, and if Michael comes to know about it, he'll probably want something out of it. Although he's an angel, that doesn't mean he can't blackmail for some benefits.

"I cannot say where I am at the moment Lord Michael, so forgive me for that, but I do want you to know that I have no plans for chaos. I wish for peace between the 3 Biblical factions, just as you do.

Peace will come, however it can't truly be called peace if chaos is constantly popping up everywhere and douchebags from other pantheons constantly cause problems since they only want to watch the world burn. I plan to have a part in bringing peace, doing it my way, and Telos Karma is vital for that.

I ask that you let me have it and I won't purposely target other sacred gear users and take them from their possesors."

Michael: "Didn't you say to take your words with a grain of salt? Why should I believe in your words? You may not have noticed, but I am the leader of a large force, weakened as it may be.

You are but a child with supposed possible visions of the future and will kill an innocent to further his goals, just like the Old Satan faction from the Underworld. If anything, I should allow Father's Holy energy to eliminate you. Explain to me why I should allow you to live."

The Michael from the novels and anime was a bit of a pushover but this one has his shit together more or less.

My brain is working at supersonic speed to come up with something to reply. I could mention Trihexa and give him the same explanation I gave Ddraig, but that would just lead him to more questions.

My brains runs 100 miles a minute, then I remember something. Michael and the other 2 male Archangels, they are severe siscons, on the level of Sirzechs and Sera-tan. And if I'm right, they will do anything for Gabriel.

"Because Lord Michael, Lady Gabriel is left alone. Raphael-sama, Uriel-sama, and yourself give your lives for the sake of peace, leaving Lady Gabriel sad and alone, at the mercy of the other pantheons in the world as the sole remaining Archangel of Heaven. If you—"

I'm not allowed to finished talking as I briefly feel an immense amount of rage passing through the connection from Michael, before he calms himself and prevents himself from falling.

I techincally didn't say a lie. Michael, Raphael, and Uriel seal themselves away with Trihexa in the novel if I remember correctly, willingly, potentialy giving up their lives in an attempt to defeat it. Gabriel, as the sole remaining Archangel, is left alone in heaven with what remain of the Seraphs under the original Archangels. Techincally not a lie, but definetly not the full truth.

He takes a few minutes to take some deep breaths before he responds.

Michael: "What occurs in the future that leads to me giving my life?"

Michaels voice is no longer gentle and kind, it's the voice of a severe siscon out for blood. DxD siscons are something else, I wonder if some of his feathers are flickering?

"Trihexa is unsealed."

Again, not a lie. But I also won't be telling him everything that happens.

Michael doesn't respond for a few seconds, possibly mulling my words. When he does, it's not just the voice of a siscon, it's the voice of a leader, ready to go to any means neccessary to protect what he holds dear.

Michael: "According to your visions, how long until peace is set between the 3 Biblical factions? Using your methods, how long will it take you?"

Mentally, I smirk in victory. Turning his siscon side on probably made his IQ drop by a bit.

"A decade at most. Using my methods, the same amount of time, however, the results will be far more satisfying. I've already begun tampering with the timeline as I've seen it and I will continue to do so until my goal is reached. After that? Who knows."

Michael takes some time to respond, again. When he does, his voice is full of conviction and determination.

Michael: "I will do what I can to stop the system from taking back Telos Karma, but I can't guarantee anything and you'll probably have to go through some pain to have it or lose it. Heaven will cooperate with you to achieve peace and prevent Trihexa's unsealing, but there is a line we will not cross. Understand that, and we can work together towards a better future."

Finally. I mentally let out a huge sigh of relief that everything went over well and that it didn't devolve into a couple hour long interrogation. Though I'm still pissed Michael bascially held me hostage, I'll seduce Gabriel in revenge. Atleast, I'll try. Damn her and her overwhelming innocence.

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SOMEWHERE IN HEAVEN

???: "Achoo!"

*SNIFFLE*

???: "Hehe~, someone is thinking of me~."😊

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"Alright, you have yourself a deal Lord Michael. I will visit Europe soon so that I may possibly meet you as a sign of friendship, I hope you can send someone reasonable to greet me upon arrival that won't immidieately try to exorcise me."

Michael chuckles a little before responding with the same gentle tone he arrived with.

"Very well, I'll have someone prepared for you eventual visit. I will leave now to tamper with Father's system. Now prepare yourself, you may feel a bit of pain. Farewell . . . ah, I never got your name."

Derp

"The name's Zell, Lord Michael. It was an honor speaking with you."

Michael: "Very well, farewell young Zell, I pray for your success in your future endeavors."

I got a mild headache when he said that but it's nothing too bad.

The connection to Michael is cut off and for a few seconds nothing happens. Suddenly a massive amount of pain shoots through me, almost twice as strong as the last wave of pain.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHH!!!! YOU SAID A BIT OF PAIN YOU ASSHOLE!!!!"

My vision slowly goes black as I fall unconcious due to the overwhelming pain coursing through my entire body. Though even as my mind fades, I feel the Longinus slowly assimilating with myself, becoming one with me.

In my final concious moments, I forcefully activate what little I can control of Telos Karma on myself and my mind fades to black.

Atleast it all worked out I guess. And I've decided, I'm definetely seducing Gabriel. Fuck you Michael. Am I thinking with my dick on this one? Yes. Do I care at the moment? Hell no. Just gotta find a way so that she doesn't fall, and everything should be fine. Maybe.