×Chapter 203×First Of Many

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*Dxd World*

*Human World*

*America*

*The Journeymen Hotel*

*Miami*

*3:54pm*

*1 Day Before The True War*

Haile, Nalisa and Clernet was now back at the hotel where they were staying, they were actually getting ready to leave for the airport back to Japan, or to Japan for Clernet.

All their stuff had already been packed and the driver had been called, Haile had just one more thing to do now, go look for those three before he leave.

Clernet glanced at him looking all distracted, she scoffed."You get attached pretty easily huh, I can see you are the type to get your heart broken regularly."She said to him not caring how it came off.

Haile raised an eyebrow at her."What are you on about, I can also see you've never been in a relationship, aren't you like a million years old, even the sun don't touch you."He said casually, it was not supposed to sound like how it did.

"You!."Clernet's eyes glint spitefully, she wondered how a man can be so petty, he just had to hit so low, she sucked her teeth before turning her face away from him.

Nalisa chuckled at them, they looked more like siblings than anything else, she didn't like her attitude though, but since her master didn't mind Clernet's way of speaking what right does she have to question it.

.""Anyways, let's be off then"".

Haile spoke as he pulled a suitcase, he had nothing in it as it was just to distract the hotel, it would be weird not to have luggage, Nalisa and Clernet also pulled theirs following behind him.

They walked down to the lobby where they have to sign out, Haile already had all the payments and whatnot covered so signing out was all that's left.

He quickly had that done and in no time the three of them were outside on the sidewalk waiting on their ride which should show up in a few minutes.

."Master, look over there."Nalisa spoke with slight surprise as she saw a billboard in the distance, it had someone very familiar to her and Haile.

Haile glanced over and looked surprised also, he saw a person dancing and singing infront of a massive crowd."Mm, that's..Ava, seems she will be a doing a private show tonight, so the other's might probably be with her, Mm our plane is when?."He asked looking at Nalisa.

."Umm."Nalisa looked at her passport."It says 7:00pm, it's also a 14h 20m flight, so by 9-10 tomorrow we should be back in Japan."

Haile stroked his chin in thought."Ava's concert starts at six...I guess we could still show up, I'll just teleport us to the airport."He said casually, if anything he'd just teleport straight home.

."Great, now we'll get to go to a concert, we were so invited to, hooray."Clernet said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes."Well whatever, anyone has anything to say I poke them in the fucking eye."

And right on time their limousine pulled up.

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*Underworld*

*Grimory Mansion*

*Master Bedroom*

."Zeoticus....I'm sorry...but....we can't be together anymore..."Venelana spoke softly almost going into a whisper, as much as she had prepared and was determined, he was still the man she was with for centuries, even with no love, how could affection be so easily dismissed.

Now Zeoticus, he was not a very fragile man, he who had Lord over the Grimory Household for so long, as kind as he was knows how to be ruthless at times, but at this moment he felt a weakness in his knees unlike anything he had every felt before.

He stumbled backward hitting his back on the wall, his face was ashen as his eyes shook violently in his eyesockets."Ho-honey, haha th-this is a joke right ha ha ha..."He said as he laughed painfully awkward, it was almost like he was crying.

."*Sigh* I'm sorry Zeoticus, I'm truly sorry, if I could take back all our years together I would, maybe then this wouldn't be so painful for both of us."Venelana said slowly and softly as she looked to her feet, she was ashamed and embarrassed.

Zeoticus's eyes turned red as tears weld up clouding his vision."..please...please..tell me..you don't mean that, tell me...please."He spoke with sadness and hurt.

."...I can't..*sniffled*..I'm so sorry Zeoticu..."Venelana said, tears rolled down her face also as the words was caught in her throat, she held her chest tightly feeling the pain she caused him.

Zeoticus's arms drupped collapsing at his side appearing to give up, like what could he even do."..can you at least tell me why,..i-is it me?."He asked listlessly as he blamed himself.

."...."Venelana opened her mouth multiple times but no sound came out, how was she even supposed to say something like that, she was so ashame, it's all her fault.

Zeoticus stared at her for a moment before he clenched his fist, a blue aura covered his body like a suit of armor as the ground beneath his feet caved in."...Did you cheat on us."He spoke furious, his vision was bloodshot red as he stepped forward.

*Om*

*Crack*!!!

He stepped forward again towards her destroying the ground and vibrating the entire house.

Venelana didn't say anything, she allowed her arms to fall to her sides as she closed her eyes, whatever happened, it was her own fault, she was too guilty to resist.

Zeoticus right now was blinded by rage, it only takes a hard nugged for a usual calm and collected man to lose his cool and when it's lost, it's sometimes very hard to find it back.

."Who is it...WHO IS IT!!!!."Zeoticus shouted out as his voice echoed into the mansion alerting the guards and the maids, he raised his hand punching out recklessly.

*Fshhh*!!!

Venelana instantly felt a surge of heat coming towards her, she honestly didn't expect for Zeoticus to actually hurt her for real, he was not that kind of person but since it happened she will accept her punishment.

Zeoticus who was enraged also realized at the last moment what he had done but he couldn't even stop it, it was already too late.

*BOOOM*!!!

*Whooshhh*!!!

.""AHHHHH!!!"".

.""KAAAAAA!!!"".

As the sound of an explosion went off in the mansion several screams also rung, they were from some of the maids who witnessed the last bit where Zeoticus attacked lady Venelana.

The guards were baffled, what should they do in this situation, on one hand it's the lord of the family, but on the other hand it's the lady and they have no idea what's going on.

Zeoticus was also in shock, he couldn't believe what he had done, his hands trembled violently as he fell back on his ass."...I..I.. I killed her....I.. killed her..."He murmured to himself in disbelief as he looked at the large cloud of dust.

.""Ma-master, what have you done!?"".

The guards rushed towards him, they were lost, do they arrest him, do they call the council, this was not going to end well, Lady Venelana was after a member of the Bael family, the Grimory is done for.

."N-no, i-i didn't..I just...I just...."Zeoticus held his head as he started to freak out, he killed his wife, just like that, all their years together came rushing into his mind causing him to almost melt down.

One of the guards shook his head as he ran toward Venelana, he sighed prepared for the worst but hoping for the best case scenario.

*Bam*!

.""Ouch!?"".

The guard that was running fell to the ground as though he had bumped into something, he looked up in confusion at a golden light peering from behind the dust.

."What the???."The guard looked at this strange thing with a tilt of his head, he glanced back to see the other guards, the maid and Zeoticus looking at the light with shock.

Zeoticus's eyes brightened as he jumped to his feet like lightning, he wasted no time as he waved his arm clearing away the dust revealing what was behind it.

His eyes widened as he paused his steps looking at a golden barrier and caught two just as confused eyes gazing back at him from behind it, it was his wife, Venelana.

Venelana had her hand clasped by her chest as her body was still tense, she looked around at the barrier that saved her just now, she couldn't believe it either.

She was prepared to died for her wrong but in the end she was saved, she didn't know how to feel at this moment, did she deserve this, she didn't, she was the one that did wrong.

Zeoticus's gazed sadden as he looked at her neck, resting around it was a beautiful necklace of vibrant colors, he remembered that thing, it was a gift.

Venelana noticed Zeoticus's gazed, she followed it and saw the necklace as well, her eyes instantly got red and she felt even more guilty.

."Was...it him..."Zeoticus asked with a deathly tone, he slowly walked to the barrier, he touched it as he folded his hands into a fist, his gaze was intense as he stared at her.

Venelana instinctively wanted to deny but she just couldn't, that would put her right back at square one so she nodded her head.

."....I see...I see..."Zeoticus spoke softly as he nod his head now understanding certain things that had confused him before, it was all coming together."...you...you are a disgusting person, both of you."

The guards and maids around were not stupid so they easily pieced some things together and decided it was best for them to remove themselves from the situation.

."How could you do this to us, what about our children, what about our household...what about....me, was all those years a lie...."Zeoticus said with pain in his voice, he then looked her directly in the eyes with raw hatred."I hate you, I hate you more than anything else, I hope it's worth it."

He then walked away leaving her by herself to suffer from her own mind, her own guilt will devour her whole and tear her apart.

Venelana slid down the barrier as she sat on the ground in deep thought about everything.'Did I do the right thing?.'That was a thought she had eating at her.

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*India*

*Aarav State*

.""Haa haa haa haa"".

Mahabali held his shriveled arm as he heavily breathed, he glanced between the large ball of undead and the 5 Undead Gods in the sky looking down at his struggles.

."Grrrr Dammit!."Mahabali cursed with frustration and anger, if only he had not let down his guard this wouldn't have happened to him.'My hand is unusable, my power is gradually weaking from a ghostly deathly poison and those 8 Gods are still at full power.'

In short, for him it was not looking so good, even then the undead didn't stop moving, they continued to step on each other like crabs as they crawled their way to Mahabali surrounding him again.

."*Sigh* you give me no choice, you'll regret this, you all will!."Mahabali spoke out with gritted teeth, slowly his eyes turned pitch black as a dark misty aura covered his body.

*Om*!!!!

*Wooshhh*!!!!

With a sudden surge Mahabali's aura burst into the sky like a tower of dark light, it could be seen from all corners of the earth and beyond even that.

The world trembled, winds blew like hurricanes, the sea pulled back and forth counting down the seconds to tsunamis and flooding.

Clouds gathered with him as the focal point as rain started to fall, slowly those droplets froze and snow came down in its place, this process repeated multiple times in a cycle of seasons showing great change.

This massive phenomenon was felt by all supernatural beings in the universe, it was the decent of a God breaking the ancient divine treaty and calling forth their full powers.

Mahabali stretched out his hands as he basked in the glory of his full strength, then suddenly.""*Puh*!!!"".Blood sprayed from his mouth as he dropped out the sky.

*Bam*!!!

With a scythe in his stomach Mahabali layed in a crater with eyes filled with disbelief and confusion, surrounding him was his own divine blood pooling from his body, he was genuinely shocked.

."H-how *coughs blood*."Mahabali was baffled, it all happened to fast, one minute he was filled with power then next he was pierced by a misty scythe.

.""Haha haha haha"".

D, E, A, T and H who threw the scythe all laughed out with deathly laughter, it echoed across the dimensions and all the way to the underworld through the gateway.

Hades chuckled also, then his eyes flashed with fury."WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE WORTHLESS GOD, HOW DARE YOU APPROACH ME ALONE, SHIVA!!!!!."He bellowed out causing terror, the air around him fold in on itself tearing space apart slightly.

Mahabali on the other side of the gateway heard Hades words and felt a chill in his spine, at this very moment he understood something important.

.'...He...was..never looking at me, not even once did he look at me, his eyes was always on Lord Shiva...I am no threat to him at all....'Mahabali thought, a look of understanding appeared on his face."Haa, here I thought I was at the prime of a Gods strength."

Hera from the gateway gazed at Mahabali with a serious expression, her eyes suddenly widened."Big brother, tell one of those undead Gods to kill him quickly!."She said hurriedly.

Hades heard his sister and focused on Mahabali curiously, he didn't see anything strange."Mm alright, DEATH, kill him for me."He commanded, he didn't know what Hera meant but it wouldn't hurt to be careful.

D, E, A, T and H all heard the order, they chuckled ominously, as though shadows moving through the void they disappeared like ghost quickly reappearing above Mahabali.

Mahabali had a smiled on his face his serious expression all but gone.'Lord Shiva, I leave the rest to you.'He thought as he brought his hand to his abdomen, he summoned a magic circle.

*Om*

*Whoooshh*!!!

Mahabali's body lit up in bright colors of divinty, he was going to self-destruct his own Godhood, killing all five deaths with him leave technically only three Gods left.

Hades eye orbs changed, Posidons face changed also, all five death Gods was frozen in shock, Hera who stood behind grit her teeth then, under her breath she whispered something.

*Shine*!!!

.""Hahaha!!!"".

.'Lord Shiva, I thank you for taking care of me all these years, I hope I did the right thing, but to die in battle is the greatest honor.'Mahabali on the outside laughed hysterically but within he was calm, that was only to throw off the undead Gods around him.

.""Love And Bond Manipulation"".

Suddenly a breath of invisible divinty entered the scene and Mahabali experienced something he never had before, fear, he was suddenly filled with an intense feeling of fear and uncertainty.

.'What am I doing, w-why sacrifice my life for Lord Shiva, huh, wait....'Mahabali's face turned pale and his mind was frozen in confusion then he came back to his right mind almost instantly.

Unfortunately it was too late, this little slip up was small but it gave the five deaths more than enough time, taking this welcomed opportunity they surrounded Mahabali stabbing him at five different spots.

*Puh*!!!

.""AghG!"".

*Puh*!!!

.""N-nooo!!!"".

*Puh*!!!

.""Ugg"".

*Puh*!!!

.""...."".

*Puh*!!!

He was butchered mercilessly as he groaned in pain soon coming to silence as one scythe pierced his shoulder, one went through his stomach, another entered his heart, another stabbed into his throat and the last went directly into his forehead destroying his brain instantly upon contact

Mahabali, a once great and powerful asura God had fallen at the hands of five Undead Gods, if only the fight had been more destructive then he may have made it to the history books with what was about to happen in the near future.

The five deaths pulled back their weapons glancing at each other a bit confused, they felt somewhat that something was wrong, Death was definitely calling them, so why didn't they die.

Hades and Posidon also relaxed, that could've gone extremely bad but luckily nothing happened, it would be a big hit to their strength to lose his five Gods before Shiva arrives.

Hera standing behind them breathed a sigh of relief, it almost didn't work but thankfully it did, though it may look like nothing happened, the slight hesitation from Mahabali was her own doing.

She had used her Love and Bond Manipulation at the last minute to make him question his loyalty towards Shiva making him hesitation and thus giving them the opportunity to kill him.

.'They are so useless, they had one job and they can't even do that, luckily I acted fast, they almost ruined my plans.'Hera thought to herself patting her chest.'The only chance my two brothers has against Shiva is with those five Gods.'

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*Pantheon Dimension*

*Mount Kailash*

Shiva still standing by the waterfall had his arms placed behind his back and his eyes closed appearing dignified and confident but if one were to look at his hands they would see a slight trembling.

.'Mahabali, damn fool, *sigh*.'Shiva thought in silence as he bit his lips, he had seen so many futures that it instead backfired on him, he saw Mahabali die in a few but he still couldn't save him.

No matter what decision he chose Mahabali still died in the end, but everytime he interfered he also died everytime, there was infact only one time line where he lived.

Shiva opened and squinted his eyes as he looked into the waters of time and space, what he saw was himself, there he was in all his great might and power but yet he was on his knees kneeling to a dark shadowy blank space that was blurred out by time itself.

."Everytime I look into the future I receive more questions than answers each time, maybe I should stop."Shiva spoke as he looked behind him pausing, no Mahabali.

Shiva turned back around."If I can't find a way out of this then Mahabali may only be the first of many Gods death."He said seriously.

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*Human World*

*India*

Just a few miles from the country of India a particular being was watching from the void of space but even he too couldn't do anything.

The figure was dressed in a fulled robe hiding their face and body, the person shook their head with pity."First the father, now the son, I have watched both them die, this world has taken it all."They said before taking one last look and disappearing into nothing.

~~~~{Teaser}(×Chapter 204×)

*Dxd World*

*Human World*

*America*

*Miami*

*Billionaire Ceo Mansion*

*5:13*pm

*1 Day Before The True War*

It was lively at the mansion of billionaire Canko, of the Canko industries, usual behind these walls would be a dreary loneliness but now today was different.

A multitude of billionaires were showing up one after the other so parked out front were various million dollar super cars and expensive rides unlike anything the ordinary person could hope to see.

But there was a reason for a gathering of this magnitude, the Ceo of Canko was hosting a private concert and had brought in one of the most popular artist in america, singer, songwriter, Ava.

They had a stage set up and everything was pool side, chairs and tables were set along the sides and still alot of space was left, it brought into perspective just how massive the mansion was.

Behind the stage was three familiar faces, Ava, Aniyah and Hazel, Ava was putting on make up and the others was helping her out with that and her outfit.

While fixing Ava's make up Hazel was a bit distracted luckily she was actually good so she made no mistakes."Um, Ava, did you..you know..hear anything from him.."She asked trying to be casual.

."Huh, no I haven't, I haven't seen him since yesterday, I wonder why though, it didn't seem like he was angry, did he say anything to you?."Ava asked her back, she wanted to let him come to the concert, she had four placements, Hazel, Aniyah and one more, Lisa had to go to work.

Hazel appeared a bit worried as she thought back to the conversation they had, she still didn't chose yet, maybe he is waiting on her to chose.

."Have you guys maybe ever thought about the fact that we haven't exchanged numbers, so how are we to call him or him us."Aniyah spoke with a hand on her face because of these two idiots she called friends.

Hazel and Ava were stunned for a minute as it hit them like a train, how could they be so stupid and forget about that small detail.

.'Omg, I'm so dumb.'Hazel hid her face in her hands from embarrassment, here she was so worried for no reason.

Ava scratched her head."*Ahem* forget everything you've heard here today Aniyah, I promise we are not always this stupid haha."She said chuckling.

Aniyah shook her head."Luckily for you all Haile isn't here to see this...