Chapter 13: Mingling

As expected, Mordred was happy that Cleria found a wielder of a Longinus. And it was a top class one too, being Zenith Tempest.

"Hah, hah, what's got you so happy Mordred?" Lavinia was on the ground, panting heavily from having one of Tiamat's evasion training.

Vali went to Tannin to get some extra training, desperately trying to keep up with Mordred.

While the two nekoshous dropped down onto their bed, they were out cold.

"My goons found another one to be my kin. He's the wielder of the second strongest Longinus; Zenith Tempest." He beamed.

"The one that is said to contain the elements? That one?" Lavinia blinked.

Zenith Tempest can alter the weather to the user's desires after all. It grants control to fire, water, lightning, wind, and ice.

The only reason it wasn't the first in the ranking of Longinus was because not much is known about the thing.

Unlike the spear of destiny, the term where Longinus came from. There were no wielders of it that went famous.

The true Longinus which was a spear used to stab Jesus Christ by saint Longinus is imbued with a divine aura that is said to change the user's fate based on their resolve.

It could vaporize devils with a graze, similar to Mordred's Caliburn that received the mana of the seraphs and Yahweh for centuries.

And that was only possible due to it saturating in a closed space for hundreds of years. The True Longinus is already like that upon its creation.

The prison of bright heavenly thunder is an unstable sacred gear. Most of its users died after losing control and altering the weather.

Without proper control of the thing, they would get killed by their own powers. And that's why it didn't get much recognition.

But it is said to be able to destroy the world if someone powerful enough lost control of it. Enveloping the world in a storm of the elements.

"Umu, it is great!" Mordred was all smiles. "Good for you." Lavinia gave a tired smile.

"Mordred~ this is terrible. Sirzechs invited us to his sister's birthday party." Tiamat gave him a letter and he read it.

"Rias Gremory's birthday?" He tilted his head, thinking of why should he come.

"Apparently, Sirzechs wanted to bring the attention to me because this is Rias' first birthday after their parents got divorced. And Venelana Bael who returned to her clan will be coming of course." Tiamat shrugged.

"Ahhh, they want another spotlight huh? The strongest dragon king who is allied to the devils." Mordred nodded and thought it was a good plan.

"Huh? Aren't devil marriages pretty much set in stone Tiamat?" Lavinia was confused. Devils have low birth rates, pure blooded devils basically don't separate to birth more of them that has their clan traits.

"Venelana and Zeoticus were said to have problems with the fate of their children. Sirzechs' marriage got decided by Zeoticus and he got married to the archduke house of Agares." Tiamat thought of their story.

"Sirzechs agreed out of duty, but he didn't like it and told it to Venelana of course. And Zeoticus did it again with Rias. She's being engaged to the Phenex clan. That was the last straw and Venelana washed her hands off of the Gremory." Tiamat finished.

"But how did the great king faction agree to that? They gave birth to a super devil and Rias also has the power of destruction." Mordred wondered.

"That's the exact reason, Venelana already gave birth to two devils, one's a Satan and the other a heiress. The Baels who are the great kings also prioritize the flaxen-haired madame of extinction. She's a Satan class devil." Tiamat respected the woman's strength.

"Ohh, Sirzechs just agreed to it too? And would it really change anything if she divorced him?" Lavinia thought about it. Venelana returning to the Baels didn't made any sense.

"It is under scrutiny really, but it came down to a showdown. A rating game, and devils love rating games. Rias has until before she turns 18 to gather her peerage and fight the 3rd son of the Phenex." Tiamat sighed.

If she had a daughter instead of a son, she would kill anyone and anything that tried to marry her off to some stranger.

"Ohh, so rating games can be used to settle disputes as well? Like trial by combat huh?" Mordred got interested more and more.

"Yeah, you'll be the champion of the rating games for sure." Tiamat smiled at him.

"Then let's go, Sirzechs will owe us for this. Not like with the king pieces, but it is nice to earn more favors." Mordred agreed and they prepared.

Arriving at the Gremory estate, it was much larger than the Naberius one. "It's basically a castle." Mordred wanted his own one.

"Mama will build a castle for you if you want one honey. With your current strength, we can be a bit more public. You should still hide your swords though. Everyone would go crazy if they knew you can wield them." Tiamat warned.

"Yup, they would wonder why I can wield divine swords." Mordred agreed.

"Nya, nya, are we really going to upgrade our cave!?" Kuroka was excited.

"Nee-sama, don't be rude." Shirone chided her and they were wearing cocktail dresses.

Lavinia was in a nice, black dress that accentuated her curves.

Vali was wearing pants, opting for a military uniform. Looking like an admiral.

Mordred dressed similar to Vali, but he wore light armor that is white. On his back was a royal blue cape. A tuft of fur surrounding the collar of his blue cape.

He loved the color blue, it was the color of his mother.

All in all, he looked regal. With his piercing eyes and the blonde hair, he looked like a lion with a majestic mane.

"You look nice nya, nice indeed~" Kuroka purred at his drip.

The others nodded and he smiled at their praise. "Thank you, I wanted to look presentable."

They entered the estate and whispers broke out when they did so.

Devils who were talking to each other noticed Tiamat of course. She is still a hot topic, because she refuses any party. And the Chaos Karma dragon is an ally of the devils.

"Hello, Tiamat. I am glad you are able to arrive to my daughter's 5th birthday." Zeoticus greeted them. He was a man with long red hair and a goatee.

"It's a pleasure to see you, Tiamat. Rias would be interested to meet someone such as you." Venelana smiled at her. (pic)

She had shaggy flaxen hair and deep violet eyes. Overall, she looked like a graceful lady. Being a devil, it was guaranteed that she was a beauty.

"Hi, where's the celebrant anyways? I got my protege here with me, say hi Mordred." Tiamat urged him.

"I am Mordred Pendragon, well met Zeoticus, Venelana." Mordred nodded at them.

"Pendragon?" The two blinked and they didn't expect that at all.

"Umu, Mephisto and Tannin knows him, but this is debut to devil society. This is my bishop and rook, Kuroka and Shirone." Tiamat also added.

The two nekoshous introduced themselves politely.

"Who are the other two then?" They were curious about Vali and Lavinia.

"My pawn and bishop, the white dragon empress Vali. And the ice princess, wielder of absolute demise Lavinia Reni." Mordred introduced them and they were dumbstruck.

"Two Longinus?" They almost shouted from shock. One is surprising enough, but two?

"Four actually, my other bishop is in Europe. The wielder of Zenith Tempest. And the other one is in Japan. The holder of Ddraig y Goch, the boosted gear." Mordred corrected them.

"F-four? Zenith Tempest and boosted gear too? Tiamat, your protege's peerage is stacked." Venelana almost felt dizzy from the bombshell he just dropped.

"Umu, as expected of a dragon. And he's still missing his queen and two knights." Tiamat gave him a proud smile.

"So that's why I don't like Ise." Vali learned of the fact and she started chewing out Albion for not telling her.

The stunned adults then led them to the birthday celebrant who was being hounded by her siscon brother, Sirzechs Lucifer.

He guarded her like how Cerberus guarded the gates of hell.

"It's your birthday yes? Do you want to be friends?" Mordred offered his hand and the red haired girl with teal eyes was refreshed by his bluntness.

"Uh, sure. I am Rias Gremory." She smiled and shook his hand.

"I don't know your likes, so I brought a game." He gave her a game boy with a cartridge of pokewars and superplumber brothers.

"Thank you very much, what are these?" She checked it out.

"It's a game console from Japan. A friend of mine introduced me to them. Just insert the cartridge and play the game." He demonstrated with his own.

The others also joined, showing her the ropes. Rias' eyes shone. Due to Sirzechs' knight Okita Souji. Rias gained an interest in Japan.

Her brother's knight would often tell her stories of the place. And she just loved the stories about it.

And due to them having fun, more kids joined in which made Sirzechs think it was the right choice to invite them.

"Hello, I am Sona Sitri." A bespactacled girl with a bob cut greeted them.

"Seekvaira Agares, it is nice to meet you." A strict looking girl with green hair and red eyes said her greetings.

"S-Sairaorg Bael." A black haired boy who was deathly nervous also tried his luck in making acquaintances.

"Latia Astaroth, it is a pleasure." Another girl with blonde hair and blue tips.

"Umu, well met. Mordred Pendragon is my name, may I know your interests to know you better?" He first looked at Sona.

"I really like reading and chess, how about you?" She was ready to be disappointed, as other devil kids were only interested in spewing magic or something.

"I love to read as well Sona. And chess huh? Maybe we should play sometime? It is a game of strategy yes?" Mordred thought it was a nice past time.

He then turned to Seekvaira. "I like machines and engineering." She hid her hobby of loving gunpla and mechas.

"Ohh, a scientific hobby? I myself want to see things like gundams being built in the future." Morded got into deep thought and wondered if it was possible? It would be great for humanity against the supernatural.

"R-really? You like them?" She sounded excited, she then coughed. Preventing herself from being too eager.

"Umu, let's be friends and talk about it more later Mordred." Seekvaira was pleased.

"How about you Sairaorg?" Mordred asked and he flinched. Fearing that he would bully him like the others after knowing his defect.

"I... I want to become strong, to show the others that I do not need the power of destruction to be successful." He stared at the ground.

"An admirable goal, it is respectable. I hope you have success. How about we train sometimes? My master always did tell me that everyone is unique and I have to spar with other people." Mordred offered his hand and Sairaorg shook it with a smile.

"Me last huh? I guess it is to be like my cousin Ajuka and bring glory to the Astaroth clan." Latia nodded, as if unsure.

"You don't sound sure of that." Mordred pointed out and Latia sighed.

"I am still thinking about it really. I'm not the heir, so it isn't expected of me to achieve anything really." Latia shrugged.

"Is that so? Then searching for your purpose is still a noble goal to pursue, I hope you find one to live a fulfilling life." Mordred nodded at her and she was surprised.

She thought that he would say that she is unmotivated or something.

"Thank you for your kind words." Latia smiled at him and they began playing.

"I have extras, let us all start playing." Mordred took out more game boys.

He was prepared for the unexpected of course. And he also had some Jenga, snakes and ladders, and Yacht dice.

Overall, they enjoyed their time. Rias forgetting her sadness that her parents split. Not knowing that the reason was because she was going to be married off.

"So-tan! Are you being seduced by Tiamat's protege? You're having so much fun! You're going to make nee-tan cry!" Serafall intervened and Mordred raised a brow.

"Satan Leviathan, you need to give your sister some space or she will hate you." Mordred valued personal space and liberty. Except for Tiamat of course, he loved her too much.

The devils were surprised that he chided her and Serafall felt that it was refreshing too.

"He got you there Sera." Sirzechs chuckled and Mordred gave him a look. "You too Satan Lucifer, Rias will also feel strangled if you loom around her too much."

Sirzechs felt like he swallowed a bitter bug and Serafall laughed.

"He got you there Sirzechs-tan! Guhahaha!" Serafall laughed her ass off.

"Nee-sama, you're embarrassing me..." Sona blushed up a storm. She wondered why her sister is trying to kill her with embarrassment.

"As expected, she dislikes the situation you put her in." Mordred nodded sagely and Sona glared at Serafall.

"Ugh! My heart... Mo-chan, you are ruthless." Serafall groaned.

"Mo-chan?" He furrowed his brows. "We are not friends Satan Leviathan, I believe that nicknames are for close friends?" He said it innocently, but bluntly.

"Kuu! Kill me, he just rejected me brutally." Serafall slumped down in depression. Her heart couldn't take it.

She has never been shot down like that before. It was both a new and painful experience. And he looks like he means it.

"Kuahahaha! Serves you right Sera!" Sirzechs had his revenge with Mordred as the conduit.

"Then let's be friends Mo-chan, call me Sera-tan." Serafall got interested in him.

"Nee-sama, you're embarrassing my friend now too?" Sona frowned, but Serafall tuned her out.

"Okay, Sera-tan. But call me Mo-kun, I am a dragon. Chan is too cute for me." Mordred was easy to talk to, so he agreed.

"Serafall... You dare? You give him a nickname when I haven't?" Tiamat was getting angry due to jealousy.

"Mom, you can call me Mo-kun too." He let it slip out as he replied. "Ahhh, oh well. You're the best still, mom."

"He's so cute! A kuudere!" Serafall hugged him, but he pried her off because they weren't really close.

"That's right, only I can hug Mo-kun like that!" Tiamat gave him a back breaking hug.

"So-tan, why can't you love me like how Mo-kun loves Tiamat?" Serafall whined.

"Ria-tan, me as well! Don't you love nii-sama anymore?" Sirzechs doted on Rias.

The two ran away due to embarrassment and the other devils got awkward due to the Satans being weird.

"I won't run away like that from you mom." Mordred assured her and Tiamat beamed.

Sirzechs and Serafall burned with jealousy at the sight of Mordred being a mama's boy. They could only wish that their sisters were like that with them.

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Thanks for reading everyone, the last ones in his peerage would be benched for long time. So the four Longinus users would be the ones appearing for now. Anyways, ciao.