Time out

In the middle of the great city of Olympus. The normally bustling city was now quiet. The inhabitants just couldn't believe their eyes when a random human came in and fought the god of war, blow for blow.

"...Did Lord Ares just lose?" A bystander hesitantly asked. The two were in the sky, unmoving as the spectators wondered if it was over.

"It's impossible!"

"Who is this guy?!"

Panic and unease spread through the spectators. Some attempted to look up any information there was on Zieg on the devilnet, others tried scrying him with magic. However Zieg didn't care about that right now.

Zieg felt completely satisfied at the moment, despite the bloody state his body was in. It had been too long since he had been able to cut loose and just enjoy a violent battle.

Since his body had become much more powerful than before to the point of being able to fight gods, he had become a little depressed because the amount of people he could have an enjoyable battle with had decreased.

He was honestly considering nerfing himself, just so he could experience the feeling of being near death in battle again.

"Hoh?" Zieg's grin widened a little as Ares grasped the red spear that pierced his body.

"Hah, I knew it. We are kindred souls." Despite the situation, a bloody grin spread across the god of war's visage.

"Good to see that I didn't disappoint."

"That remains to be seen. Who ever said that it was over!?" Ares roared with an aura of bloodlust.

*SMACK sfx* Once again, Zieg found himself sent flying towards the earth after getting shield bashed to the face.

"Not again!" Zieg cried out in surprise as he crashed into the same crater he had made before.

"Grrr" Growling, the God of War ripped out the barbed red spear from his body. His golden ichor and divine flesh spilled out from the wound.

Yet he didn't care. Ares tossed the red spear to the side and descended down into the crater head first.

*BOOM sfx* A deafening explosion reverberated out from the pit as a couple of Zieg's teeth went flying out from a punch to the chin.

"Fuck off!" Zieg roared back, abandoning any other form of technique and retaliated with brute strength.

*BANG sfx* His fist connected with the God of War's bearded jaw.

Not to be outdone, Ares continued to assault him with vicious strikes. It was a complete slug fest as the two combatants painted the ground red and gold with their blood. The violent altercation lasted for what seemed to be hours, as neither side wanted to give in and admit defeat.

The scene was bloody enough to cause many of the spectators to vomit out of nausea.

"Give...up...already!"

"You. First!"

The two fighters looked unrecognizable as it turned from a death match to a competition of who could last the longest in a slugfest.

*BOOM sfx* A thunderbolt erupted in the skies and separated the two for a moment.

"ENOUGH!" Zeus's booming voice caused the skies to tremble.

"Oh shit it's Lord Zeus!" Someone cried out in terror.

"Everyone hide your wives!" Others were afraid for other reasons.

"Screw off old man! I'm so close to victory!" Ares lashed out at the skies instead of being afraid.

"Bullshit, you're barely standing!" Zieg argued childishly.

"SILENCE!" The God King's voice boomed out again.

Zieg finally turned his attention upwards and noticed Zeus with some other gods behind him and realized the situation was serious.

"Human, Zieg Aversis. Who sent you?" Zeus asked while Zieg wondered if he was one of those gods that could tell if a human was lying or not.

"No one, I represent myself." Zieg huffed with crossed arms. His body visibly healing itself as he wiped off the blood.

"Why have you come here?" Was the second question.

"An alliance." There was no point in lying.

"Your impudence is amusing, mortal. For what reason would be enough for us to possibly ally with you?" A bit of a chuckle left the King of God's voice.

"A calamity is coming. One so great that it will effect everyone on this planet, including gods. I planned on seeking audience to ask for an alliance with all the pantheons." Zieg attempted to explain, while still remaining vague.

"Heh...Hahahahahaa!" Zeus's laughter reverberated through the sky vault.

"You alone? Foolishness." The God King shook his head.

"Do you believe I am lying?" Zieg questioned.

"I believe you do not know your place. Even if what you speak of is true, why should any pantheon, let alone myself even entertain the notion of an alliance with a lone mortal?"

Zieg narrowed his eyes at that. He couldn't just show Kokabiel and a bunch of fallen alone or else he ran the risk of being seen as a representative of Grigori.

Draig and Albion still weren't fully grown yet. They still needed a couple months before being fully grown.

'Damnit, if only I had more time...' He closed his eyes in thought. He never planned on meeting any pantheons up front this early. So everything was out of order.

'Wait. Time. That's it!' An imaginary lightbulb flickered above him as he opened his eyes in realization.

"Enough of this. You will be punished for your transgressions, mort-"

"Time out!" Zieg cut him off, making an X with his hands.

"You dare!?" Anger flared up in the god's eyes at being cut off.

"Seriously, give me 10-20 seconds max." The white haired protagonist said before he flashed with a kaleidoscopic light and disappeared.

"What?!" Everyone blinked and couldn't find any trace of Zieg anymore.

∞

SOMEWHERE ON DISBOARD

"Ugh, I'm all dirty." I frowned, using magic for the mundane task of giving myself new clothes and cleaning the blood and dirt off my body after my scuffle with Ares.

I decided to head back to Disboard and check on the Flugels. I mean it's probably been a long time in this world since I left. Unsure how long, but the time difference was pretty vast.

I remember spending roughly 6 years in this world, only for barely any time passing in DXD.

"Woah!"

"What the hell!?"

Draig and Albion sounded surprised to be summoned randomly. Perk of having them as familiars. I can summon them across dimensions if I wanted.

"Yo, you two look... dirty. Did you roll around in the dirt or something? I guess I'm not one to talk, but I was fighting a god." I quipped at the two dragons.

Currently we were standing on top of a collosal ethereal chess board in the sky. It was so large that even Draig and Albion's bodys barely took up a square.

"Kid! Ophis came!" Draig shook out of the confusion and warned me.

"She knows about us!" Albion added in urgency.

"Oh, well let's deal with it when we get back then." I shrugged and made a mental note on the to-do list of things I had to deal with.

"There's no time! She was right there!"

"Time is relative. Meaning we have plenty of time." I smiled at them. "Welcome back to Disboard, we'll be staying here until your bodies finish growing."

"Hello again." A younger voice greeted us.

"I see you're doing well for yourself, Tet." I turned to the True God of Disboard.

He looked exactly the same as when I last saw him. He looked like a short kid wearing a beret with a brim and a yellow clover on top. He had multi-color eyes and a small red colored heart beneath his right eye. His right pupil had a diamond shape, while is left had a spade. His attire consisted of a red hoodie and blue shorts. His whole wardrobe pretty much had all symbols in a deck of cards.

"I suppose so, but to be honest I've been a bit bored." The god shrugged.

"Really? No one to challenge the god of games in a world run on rules involving games. What a tragedy." I chuckled.

"How about yourself? Want to play a game?" He offered, materializing a bunch of different board games.

"I'm rather poor at games." I gave a wry smile. "Which was why I left in the first place. I only came back to fulfill a promise."

"About that..."

"Don't worry, I don't plan on rebelling against the laws of the world. Although I'm still salty about the fact that you renamed Humanity to Immanity." I would have smacked him over the head if the world laws didn't prevent me from doing so.

"That's great, I was honestly a little worried there." He breathed a sigh of relief and sat in the air with a laptop on his legs.

"Oh, they got wifi in this world?" I asked curiously.

"Nah, this is connected to another world and I saw some interesting people there." I watched him play a game of chess with someone on the screen.

"You really are that bored huh. I guess it really is lonely at the top." I chuckled, but at the same time a slight feeling of dread hit me. The stronger I got, the less people that can give me a proper battle. The thought kind of scares me.

"Ah..." Tet let out a surprised sound.

"Oh shit, looks like you lost. Does this mean they're the new god of games now?" I laughed at the absurdity of it. A god of games losing in a game of chess. what the hell is the world coming to.

"Hm.. These humans are impressive. I believe they are worth bringing here in order to shake up the current stagnant situation!" The God of Games declared dramatically.

"You just want a rematch with them don't you?"

"You're damn right I do!" He let his true feelings out.

With a mass of overwhelming power. I watched this petty God of Games literally rip two people from their world and dropped them from the sky. Seriously, without some tailored form of cross-dimensional transportation. The amount of raw energy required to forcibly rip people from their original worlds is insane.

"AHHHHHHHH x2" I blinked at the guy and girl grabbing each other for dear life and screaming as they plummeted towards the planet. It's been a long time since I watched No game No life, but I'm pretty sure that's Sora and Shiro.

"They'll be fine right?" I asked to make sure.

"Relax, the commandments won't allow any harm to come to anyone. Oh I should probably explain the rules to them!" Tet said in realization before disappearing.

"Well, since I'm not pressed for time. I guess I can take a look at what's changed in this world before I go check up on the Flugels." I shrugged before descending down from the sky.

"Wait, what about us!?" Albion called out.

"You can come too if you want." I offered

"With our size?" Draig snarked as even if they aren't fully grown yet, their bodies were still massive.

"Even if people will be weirded out, they should know that you aren't capable of hurting them with the commandments in place." I explained to them.

"But... I suppose it would be inconvenient if you were too large to really come along so." I snapped my fingers as their bodies shrunk down to the size they were when their bodies were just made.

"This again." Draig grumbled before perching himself on one of my shoulders.

"It's not so bad." Albion said before taking the other shoulder.

I chuckled before descending down with the two mini dragons perched on my shoulders.

∞

Somewhere in America

"What is this?" Red picked up a chip with melted cheese on it.

"It is nacho cheese! A wonderous creation, made of chips, cheese, and jalapenos!" Slane stated grandly.

Taking a moment to sniff it, the man in biker clothes tossed the cheesy snack into his mouth before a satisfaction appeared on his expression.

"Ew, you got cheese all over me." Valerie frowned as some of the cheese flew over to her.

"Um, weren't we supposed to head to Washington?" Arthur hesitantly asked as Tresdin decided to silently eat his hot dog.

"After we try everything these humans have to offer!" Red declared, slamming the table with his hand. Unfortunately he didn't watch his strength and the table broke into pieces.

"My food!" The girl shrieked as her food was wasted.

"I shall request a stronger table!" Slane got up to find another table.

The quest to comic con continued.