447: Edging Towards the World’s End

Chapter 447: Edging Towards the World's End

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The leftover Egyptian Gods didn't try to fight back. They didn't have the will or courage left to resist. A large part of their army was killed by Neji before, and now their Chief God was also killed right in front of them - they didn't dare anger him.

He and the two girls left Egypt without wasting any more energy. A part of him hoped that some foolish Gods would attack him, that he'd farm them as Exp, but they were cowards - or perhaps smart - as they didn't stop him from leaving.

On the other side of the world, on the opposite side of the surface world, Neji and Grayfia were encountering similar situations. The different Devil Families of the Underworld didn't resist when Neji knocked on their door and gently asked for their bloodline abilities. Unlike what he did with the Bael Clan, he didn't leave anyone in a family with a Bloodline power.

However, he didn't take just any power he encountered either. He couldn't be bothered by less useful powers, so he farmed only from the useful Clans.

A few days passed by like this. Neji's primary Level stayed the same, as few resisted him in this endeavor that he could kill for Exp. The few that were foolish enough, were too weak to help him level up.

"Olympus fell," Goddess Amaterasu let Neji know as she sipped on divine tea, sitting across from him. Olympus wasn't the only one that fell, many others did but the name of Olympus was the biggest amongst them. "The Beast of the End is headed towards the Himalayas now. The Hindu Pantheon is its next target, it seems. I believe someone is controlling it for it to move around like this, instead of just destroying everything in its path."

"It should be coming after me in Jerusalem after it's done with the Himalayas," Neji said while drinking the same tea. Instead of his girls, he sat alone this time, though two Archangels - Raynare and Gabriel - stood behind him.

Amaterasu was the one who contacted Neji today, by herself. The girls were busy doing their own stuff, training, or conquering different Pantheons, so Neji brought his angels along with him for once. They stood behind him like loyal statues, maintaining gazes with the two Gods behind Amaterasu.

"When are you going to take care of it?" Amaterasu asked a bit hesitant, finally explaining the real reason she called him here. She knew that if anyone, he could stop the beast. God already sealed it once, he should be able to do it this time too - if not better, he could kill it.

"I've been preparing. I'm training." Neji snapped his finger and a hologram formed in the air. Amaterasu's eyes widened slightly as she looked at it. There were more than a thousand copies of Neji fighting against one another, using different abilities to harm one another - as they trained in an endless grassy land. "It's an empty heaven I made."

Black lightning churned through the sky, empty holes erupted in the air to eat the hole. Bubbles of Time popped across the horizon, and beams of Hakai destroyed it all. The entire earth danced and rumbled as Quake passed through the tectonic plates, and water splashed from a sea nearby to erupt tsunamis over the world. Every second, a Neji died to another's attack – perishing and being replaced by a new one.

"It looks like it… hurts." Amaterasu squinted her eyes at the scene; a lot of Nejis who got hit by the techniques revealed painful expressions, letting out groans. Her eyes focused on the one sitting across her. "Omnipresence, huh? Do you not feel their pain, sitting here?"

"I do," Neji nodded. "But it comes with the package, so I am just dealing with it. I'm waiting until all the powers reach a threshold before I take on Trihexa. Don't worry, I'll confront it before it reaches Shinto."

"..."

Obviously, she only reached out to him because she wanted Trihexa to be dealt with before whoever was controlling it - or guiding it - redirected its wrath toward Shinto. Amaterasu was hoping Neji wouldn't notice, or even if he did he would stay silent about it, but he was quite direct in these sorts of things. She covered her embarrassed face with a sleeve.

"While we are at it…" Neji hesitated and looked at her eyes. "I am sure you've heard by now. I am hunting for Divinities. I didn't think you'd call me here, knowing that."

"I trust you enough to not threaten me for my power," she said without a change in her expression, making him smile awkwardly.

'Well, well, well,' he wondered how to break it to her. "I mean I am not threatening. But if you let me borrow your power… it'll be useful for me to fight the beast. And the aliens outside."

"…." She gave him a disappointed look. "How are you not threatening me right now?"

"I won't bring harm to you or your pantheon if you reject. This is just a request. And unlike what I did to the other Gods, I am only asking to borrow your power." Neji looked into her eyes. "It'll be really useful to me. Your base divinities go well with me, being a Holy Sun God. I actually have an eternal flame ability called 'Amaterasu' which I think will grow powerful if I had all of your powers."

"I don't trust you to be so nice," she said.

"I can agree to a Contract." He replied.

Amaterasu narrowed her eyes. "We are not that close for you to give favors like this to me…"

"We can be," Neji shrugged. "Sorry, I am really just being biased because I like how you look. I have a soft spot for women with white hair. Anyways, think about it and tell me."

"My Lord, do you want me to bleach my hair white?" Raynare suddenly leaned in beside his ear and whispered, looking serious. He shot her a look and didn't reply, looking at Amaterasu while Gabriel pulled Raynare back by her shoulder.

To his surprise, Amaterasu actually pondered about it. A moment later, she looked into his eyes and nodded. "Fine. I have conditions, however. One week. You get to keep my power for one week, and in return, you have to agree to not harm Shinto directly or indirectly. You also need to protect us if someone tries to take advantage of my power loss."

"One month, and we have a deal," Neji said.

"One week, no more. And actually, I'll bring my brother Tsukuyomi into this too, you can borrow his power too – the mixture of our power in one person will be extremely powerful. You have to extend this protection of yours to him as well if you agree. All of this needs to be in that 'Contract' ability of yours, along with a divine contract from Shinto. What do you say?"

Neji got up. He reached out a hand. "Deal."

Amaterasu smiled and accepted his hand. She really wanted him to deal with that Beast as soon as possible but in the next few days, she wished the Beast 666 was the only thing this world had to deal with. Was the end of the world truly unavoidable?

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