The Twelve Malebranche

Romonus had expected to need to spend a few months if not years to stabilize his condition because the nature of his Ascension should have caused issues. However, he didn't even need to spend an hour stabilizing himself. 

He took less than five minutes to bring his Domains, Soul, Bloodline, and Infernal Divinity all synchronized on their own. He also felt something change with his bloodlines as The Sparda bloodline after he finished his Ascension had assimilated every bloodline he had ever transplanted. 

Those extra bloodlines were gone as they were no longer needed. Their powers remained in him, but their mutations were gone. Then the fact he was a God with a capital G, which meant that his abilities were not limited like other gods. Unlike other gods, he didn't have to deal with the Divine Laws most gods suffered from. 

When he felt all of that, he could not help but grin as his goal had been accomplished. All his life since he was a child, he had wanted to become a Super Devil before finding a way to become a god. 

When he became a Demon, his plan did not change and if anything, he was even stronger because of the nature of his bloodline. He raised his hands in front of him as his flesh was now divine. 

He clenched his fists feeling what felt like infinite Infernal Divinity flowing through his body. His Demon Heart in his chest was producing more and it was all passively growing his strength. 

"Exquisite." 

He glanced over at his familiars who were all receiving boons from the connecting to his Divine Soul. He didn't bother them because it was a massive amount of power to receive at once. 

Instead, he took the chance to enhance his powers right now. From his Spatial Ring, he brought out two fresh Fruits. One of Life and Knowledge, he had not used them in the ritual for this reason.

Before he consumed them, he surged his Divine Energy into the two Fruits causing them to instantly begin to take on his Demonic Properties. Once the two Fruits had changed, he opened his mouth and began to devour both fruits in a frenzy. 

He also swallowed the drop of blood he got from the Vatican of Jesus. When he did so, he could feel his Infernal Divinity begin to grow as it absorbed the pure energy of what he just consumed. His Omnipotence as the core of his Domains allowed him to effortlessly use the two Fruits and the blood to get stronger. 

'Done.' 

He stood up and he took a deep breath of the empty void. He smiled as he looked at the sky. 

"I did it Boss, I became a Demon God thanks to you." 

He placed a hand on his heart and he took a bow. Rhavdall did not come to see him, but he did not need to. He and Romonus would meet again one day and when they did, reality itself would bow and kneel. For now, Romonus from his spatial ring brought out the Seven Excalibur Fragments. 

"Excalibur Destruction, Excalibur Mimic, Excalibur Rapidly, Excalibur Nightmare, Excalibur Transparency, Excalibur Blessing and Excalibur Ruler. Merge." 

With a single word, he fused all Seven with Ruin Maker, making a sheath much like Ex-Durandal. His Infernal Divinity added to the mixture and Ruin Maker's nature caused the Holy Swords to instantly distort into a Divine Demonic Sword that he would use for now.

"How do you feel?"

Ruin Maker circulated his internal energy through the new sheath as he got accustomed to the new abilities. 

'Not a problem, feels pleasant. Guess the three of us can now be considered Divine Weapons right?' 

'Correct.' 

Romonus looked back at the Earth which would be in shock at his return. He did just become the strongest with only the Dragon Gods to rival him in this small world. Archaon reminded him of a very good fact. 

"My Armored, you did carve a giant Octogram into the Moon, and the planets were forced to align by Ophis. The mortals all know what just happened." 

Romonus hummed. 

"Guess they do, oh well. Not like it matters in the long run." 

Now with his new status, he took a look at Earth closer seeing the laws that made DxD or Dragon Deus as it was truly called. There was a reason Rhavdall had sent him to DxD and not a world like Harry Potter. 

Here, someone smart with ambition could use the world's relatively low danger level to grow stronger. It had a few dangers that someone smart or talented could use to temper themselves. That was if they did not get lost in the lust of being in an effective harem world and get complacent. 

As a Demon God, he could feel the consciousness of the planet and he was right. The planet itself made it very easy for those who were strong to gain a harem. 

"Glad I stuck to a small one because if I went the path of my Father, that would suck." 

Of course, if he compared himself to Solomon, he was lacking in the harem department. However, he was not very interested in growing it any longer since it would develop into a liability in the future. 

For now, he decided to gather his Twelve Future Demon Generals instantly. He extended his senses to the Underworld Desolate Regions. Hidden away was the hidden laboratory of Zaoroma Nebiros. 

There, the sealed Malebranche, the Twelve Satanic Arms with the power to rival and exceed Longinus. Currently, the Satanic Arms took the forms of sealed statues, but when he broke their seals they instantly began to awaken. 

Their stone bodies began to return to become flesh. At first, the twelve were confused as their seals were broken, but when Romonus connected to their minds they understood something. 

A Devil had become a God and he was calling to them. One by one, they awoke causing them to begin releasing an overwhelming Demonic Aura. When the original Satans had made them, they sealed them away as it was too dangerous to set them loose. 

They preferred to lose and die before risking using the Malebranche. Each of the unsealed Malebranche was a Super Devil-level threat. The Leader who Romonus would be using as a replacement for the lost True Longinus. In his ascension ritual, he had lost all his Sacred Gears, but he didn't need them. 

Romonus teleported the Twelve unsealed Devil Arms to the Moon where each one gazed at him. When they were sealed, they appeared to be Twelve regular humans, and they still did, but these forms were nothing but an illusion. 

They could take whatever form they wished, but at the moment they were all staring at him. Romonus smiled as he rested Ruin Maker on his shoulder. 

"Greetings you Twelve. It must have been ages since you all have been unsealed. Malacoda, Barbariccia, Scarmiglione, Alichino, Cagnazzo, Calcabrina, Ciriatto Draghignazzo, Farfarello, Graffiacane, Libicocco, Rubicante. 

I thought I would introduce myself, I am Romonus, The Demon God, a pleasure." 

When he released his Infernal Aura, it caused the twelve Malebranche to buckle slightly, but rather than kneel they stayed standing. The leader, Malacoda stepped forward observing Romonus. 

He gazed at Ruin Maker, Archaon, and The Cursed Shield with wonder. He felt a sense of familiraity to those living weapons and gears. 

"You created those?"

"Correct, I called them my Profane Gear, but Satanic Arms works too." 

With barely hidden glee, Malacoda grinned in a way that split his face revealing a set of razor-sharp fangs. 

"Fascinating, what is it you wish of us, Lord?" 

Romonus smiled. 

"First of all, I know you Twelve desire conflict and to face the Longinus. I guarantee that you will be disappointed, they are not your opponents except for those in my service. The rest are disappointingly weak, however I have use of you. 

Now that I am The Demon God, I needed a group of Demon Generals to lead my wars into the endless realities. That will be your eleven." 

He pointed at the rest of the Malebranche. Hearing the number eleven made the twelve confused. Malacoda tilted his head. 

"Eleven, we are twelve?" 

Romonus smirked as he pointed at the Leader. 

"That is because you are not going to be one of them, you will fight at my side as my left-hand weapon. In my ascension ritual, I lost my weapon, the Spear Of Destiny, the True Longinus, you will be that weapon." 

Malacoda glanced at Romonus one last time as if trying to find a weakness. He quickly gave up as he bowed. 

"Of course." 

Romonus extended his hand which the Satanic Arm took. Instantly, Romonus began to make a contract with the most powerful of the Malebranche. While all of them were on the level of Super Devils, Malacoda was even stronger than all of them. 

When Romonus's Infernal Divinity and Malacoda's Demonic Power met, it was obvious which was stronger. Quickly enough, a contract was formed causing the Satanic Arm to begin to form a spear. 

(Image here. A.I art.)

Unlike the True Longinus which he never intended to keep around for long, he planned to use Malacoda as his second main armament. Alongside Ruin Maker, he felt at ease now that he had a weapon he could be proud of. 

'It appears I underestimated you, Malacoda. You will get along with the rest of my gears.' 

Once bound to his soul, Ruin Maker, Archaon, and The Cursed Shield began to communicate with their new member. They didn't need to pressure him like they did the True Longinus. As for the remaining Eleven, Romonus turned to regard them. 

"Barbariccia, you will act as the leader with Malacoda being my second weapon. The rest of you will now take the status as my Demon Generals, I guarantee that you will be pleased with the carnage you will reap." 

Barbariccia snarled with a grin. 

"A request, Demon God, shall be made. We desire to have wielders to warp to our needs." 

Since they were 'Satanic Arms, Devil Sacred Gears, they of course wanted hosts. Most of their power was unusable unless they had a host to use them. What they were asking for was not to have people to control them, it was to have slaves to control. 

"Granted, what is it you need in them? Devils, Humans, Fallen Angels?" 

Barbarricia began to tap at her lip before smirking. 

"The Angel Gabriel, I want her as my host? Corrupting such an innocent Angel shall please me." 

"Granted. What about the rest of you?" 

One by one, they made their requests some quite outlandish. They wanted hosts that they could not just control, but warp to their needs. Some like Barbarricia, wanted Angels just for bragging rights that they turned such pure beings into their slaves. 

Others requested Demigods, human heroes which he would have to track down. While they all had the power of Super Devils, without a host they could only use part of that power. Regardless, Romonus using his Divine Energy formed a contract with each of the Malebranche. 

Not to the same level as Malacoda who was his new Satanic Arm, but enough for them to classify as his Demon Generals. Until he found them hosts, they would go dormant once again and the best place was in his Spatial Ring. 

There, the Malebranche went dormant sleeping for now. As for Malacoda, Romonus could feel that the Satanic Arm was quickly using Romonus' Soul as a place to replace his 'weak' Demonic Power with Infernal Divinity. 

In a few short days, the Satanic Arm would be a weapon worthy of him, The Demon God. Romonus waved his hand and created a small throne for himself before sitting on it. He continued to gaze at the Earth as he had plans. 

He planned to kill gods that were against him and use their Divine Essence to enhance his Domains. Void, Destruction, Magic, Battle, and Death. Omnipotence was the core of these Five meaning that any gods related to these Domains should work. 

He also had to take into account the bloodline abilities he gained from consuming Satan's descendants. He had plenty of work to do which caused him to stand up. 

"Azi Dahaka, Kharn, Grimaldus, Mephiston, how are you four?" 

Azi Dahaka, glanced over at him. 

"We are going to need some time to be able to fight. Your whole ascension ritual and the changes in your soul are massive." 

"Understood, return to my soul until you adapt." 

The four didn't hesitate as even now they were having some trouble with the sheer amount of energy they were being given. Once they were gone, Romonus stood up. He raised Ruin Maker and he ran his hand down the Excalibur sheath carving runes in Enuncia all over the blade. 

He repeated the process with Malacoda, Archaon, and The Cursed Shield enhancing all of their abilities with just a few runes. When he did that, he smiled to himself as he slashed down in front of him. 

With ease, he sliced open the Dimensional Barriers creating a wound in reality that he stabilized with his abilities. Using the Knowledge he gained from taking God's power he managed to find something interesting.

'The DxD multiverse, interesting.' 

 Once he cut open the barrier, he sent out a few probes as he searched for a worthwhile alternative reality. 

When he found one, he grinned to himself as Archaon covered his face. 

(Image.)

'Time to show why I am the Demon God.' 

The Alternative Reality was effectively the original story. There, he planned to use Time Travel to return to The Great War and consume all of the 72 Ancestors of the Devil Clans, God, and the real Satans. Ways to quickly grow his power and not deal with the consequences of damaging 'his' reality. 

(This multiversal travel aspect won't be a long arc, with the levels of Power he has, it would not be any trouble for him. We still have the Evie Atolde to deal with, and Trihexa after all. Then we can start the rest of the story.)

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