Two Dragon Heart's.

Once Maulketh found out that 'Vali' was actually Valina, he spoke to her for a bit longer as he explained his training plan for her. He wanted her to make better use of her Clan ability which she had been leaving behind in the use of the Divine Dividing, a bad idea indeed.

Now, she had to rely on the basics as while she did not get weaker, she did lose her Sacred Gear. As he had promised, she was still his apprentice and he would make sure she surpassed not just her Great Grandfather the original Lucifer, but also her grandfather, a Super Devil.

If he could not do this, then he had failed as a teacher and he could not allow this. Once her situation was dealt with and he had promised his three girlfriends what they wanted and Celestine some water, he got the free time. He entered his Training Bounded Field to get some privacy.

He had to deal with the bodies of Ddraig and Albion as he needed them to both give the two Heavenly Dragons their bodies again. He knew Ares was going to be here and he saw his friend in the distance training in the use of his two new Symbols of Power.

His aura had skyrocketed since then and even more so with his sheer effort in his training. Ares only stopped when he noticed Maulketh so he walked over still armed in his armor. His helmet was in his hand and his sword and spear were on his back.

"Your back, and a new name I presume?"

Maulketh nodded.

"Maulketh Imperator Tempus, given to me by Shiva himself."

Ares knew the meaning of the name instantly.

"Lord of Death and Time or Emperor of Death and Time. And given to you by Shiva, what an honor. Then, welcome home Maulketh."

He just laughed and patted Ares on the shoulder.

"You can call me Mark if you want."

Ares shook his head.

"No, I shall call you by the name you carry now."

"Thanks, Ares. Now, let's do what I came here to do, Albion, I am going to ask a lot of you, but hear me out.}

{What is it?}

"Can you give me the Dragon Heart of your body? I plan to assimilate it into my body along with all of the blood remaining in it. I will not damage your body more than needed and once I free you, I will help you recover all the damage."

Albion did not respond very quickly, as this was asking a lot. That was his body and his Dragon Heart, luckily it was still in the body and not used up. Yet he had seen how Ddraig healed from missing a slice of his soul through Maulketh's help.

Healing a soul was harder than healing a body so with enough resources he could not just repair his damage, but improve. He thought on this for a minute before he came to a conclusion.

{Do it. Take my Dragon Heart, but you must help me replace it with a stronger one than before.}

"I swear on my name as the Dragon Emperor of Tyranny."

{Then, have at it.}

[Take mine as well. Use it to empower your own heart.]

"Thank you both of you."

Maulketh waved his hand and from two of his three spatial rings, the bodies of both Heavenly Dragons appeared in front of them. Both were around the same size around 50 meters long.

One was Ddraig's body which was covered in thick Crimson Scales while Albion had white scales along with feather-like wings. Both bodies still had a powerful aura to them as they were still the bodies of Heavenly Dragons soulless or not.

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Ares whistled at the sight as the Aura still was oppressive after so long.

"You want me to help?"

Maulketh shook his head.

"No need."

He returned to his true dragon form and looked down at both Dragons. He laid down on his back as his Principle moved to his will. Both bodies cleanly opened up in the middle and both Dragon Hearts flew out with no damage to them or the arteries.

From the hole in the chests, the blood of both Heavenly Dragons flowed out like a stream. Ddraig's blood was burning red while Albion's was bright blue. His will forced the blood to join together which caused both to fight against the other.

"Fuse into one."

He watched as both types of blood fused into one condensed crystal Blood Essense which was half red and blue. He broke the crystal in half and sent the red part into Albion's heart and the White one into Ddraig's heart causing both hearts to beat once more.

With that done, Maulketh closed his eyes, and just like what happened to Ddraig and Albion a hole opened in his chest to reveal his own massive Dragon Heart. Yet no blood leaked out as he made sure not one drop spilled out of his body.

Ares watched as both hearts entered his body where he got to work. First, he placed Ddraig's heart over his own and Albion's smaller heart next to his heart then closed the hole. He closed his eyes as his body instantly got to work.

His own Heart absorbed the heart of Ddraig with Albion's blood crystal while Albion's heart with Ddraig's crystal began to be installed. Maulketh closed his eyes as he once more descended into a slumber as his body got to work.

The blood of both Heavenly Dragons began to flow through his body where it reacted with his own blood. As for Ddraig and Albion, they both went unconscious as well as this was something never done before.

As for Maulketh, he was not evolving this time, he was only adapting to having two Dragon Hearts. Albion's heart was powerful, but his body had to change his body to be adapted to having two hearts.

His arteries and veins needed to work with two hearts, his mana pathways had to adapt to two Dragon hearts making mana, and just about every other aspect of his body needed to be reworked, yet not in evolution as he just had one.

As for Ares, he patted Maulketh on the side as he walked off to not disturb his friend. As Maulketh slumbers his body changes into something even more dreadful. This would take a while as this was an entire overhaul of his body, but he was in a Time Formation which would save him plenty.

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As Maulketh's body changed, in the Underworld of Hades' domain Hades sat on his throne in his human form. He had removed his Priest clothes and was now dressed in a white and black suit. He wore white boots and a golden monocle over his right eye.

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At his side was his Helm, but in his hands he held a bident. A gift from his wife before she had left, a secret Symbol of Power she had made for him. Sitting across from him was Hestia in her adult form looking just like herself, just more mature.

Hades smiled as he heard what his older sister just told him.

"Mark is planning to overthrow Zeus?"

Hestia nodded.

"He has the support of Ares, Athena, myself, Hephestus, and once I speak with him, Poseidon. I came myself to ask you to help him and not be his enemy. Mark has become very powerful and, someone I don't want to lose. Ares finally has someone to be his friend and I think, you would get along with him too as an equal."

Hades thought back to Mark when he first saw him. Someone with pride, yet still respected him enough to kneel. He did not force it and would not have minded if he did not kneel, but Mark willingly did.

'He respected me. Enough to hear me out and help me.'

"Tell him I shall aid him in killing my pest brother. That bastard still needs to pay for killing my Maria. Mother will not like this, but she has been too soft for too long."

Hestia gave Hades what Mark had said himself.

"He also said that once Zeus is dead, he wishes for you to take up the mantle of Lord of the Sky. But for you to keep the Underworld as well as he respects you more than he could ever respect Zeus or Poseidon. But, Poseidon is changing, unlike Zeus."

Hades closed his eyes and smiled.

"He has my army at his side. Once this is over, I can spend time with my wife without his damn rule keeping us apart."

Hestia smiled.

"Thank you, brother. You were always my favorite."

Hearing his big sister say that left him silent for a moment.

Thanks."

With that said, Hestia stood up and prepared to leave. Before she left, Hades had one request.

"Sister, I have one request for you."

Hestia turned around to look at her brother.

"What is it?"

"Take my son and daughter Nico and Bianca to Mark. They will be safer with him until this war is over. I have a trip to make to Tarturus. I will force the Titans to submit to me, Father be damned."

He gripped his new bident in hand as he stood from his throne.

"My army to me."

Suddenly several Executive Class Grim Reapers led by Pluto appeared around their Lord in their black cloaks. With them, were Reapers from High to Low class and so many more undead besides them. Seeing this made Hestia wish him luck.

"Good luck brother."

Hades walked off with his army at his side as he would wage war alone against the Titans and Monsters. He had no need for help as his Domain was full of the dead and the dead served him.

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While Hestia spoke to Hades, Athena was speaking with Poseidon her uncle. Both of them sat in his Underwater palace. They did not get along at all, but Athena had no care for such old petty grudges. As Mark had suggested she had tracked down Arachne and Medusa to make amends for the curses she placed on them.

They did not take her apology and tried to kill her, but she was genuine after truly looking back at her hubris. They were mortal and she a god, and yet for small slights she had taken everything from them. Worse in the case of Medusa who was a victim.

She glared at Poseidon who had committed the rape causing him to feel the weight of his sins. Over the last 100 years, he had felt the guilt of his crimes, but what use was guilt? It would never wash off the sins he had committed.

"Poseidon, we have both committed great sins, but it is time for us to repent."

Poseidon leaned back and agreed.

"I know. I don't need to be told twice."

Athena glared at him.

"They call Hades the Zeus of the Underworld, but that is a lie. He has never been as vile as you and Zeus. You are the Zeus of the Sea as both of you have caused the most pain, but what use in blaming you when I am just as guilty? So don-"

"I KNOW! I KNOW MORE THAN YOU OF THE SINS I CARRY! DO YOU THINK I AM NOT HAUNTED ENOUGH?!"

Athena remained unfazed.

"It matters not. The reason I am here is to offer you a deal. Mark is going to overthrow Zeus and free my mother. Join us and he has promised to let you keep your throne as the god of the Sea and your life. As strong as he is now, you have no hope. Hestia is speaking to Hades who most likely will join us and now it's your turn.

Join us, or we offer this deal to Oceanus instead."

Poseidon closed his eyes as he knew that Mark looked down on him and Zeus. But enough to overthrow them?

'He would.'

"Tell me, who is on his side?"

"Me, Ares, Deimos, Phobos, Aphrodite most likely through Ares as she will side with him, Hephaestus and his smiths, Hestia, Hades hopefully, Calypso, and several of his unique familiars. Soon he will speak to several of the minor Greek Gods who are not treated fairly and most will jump ship. Your turn."

Poseidon knew they stood no chance with three of the Olympians on the betraying team. If offered, he did not doubt that Hera would also join their rebellion once more.

"I don't have much choice do I?"

Athena shook her head.

"None, he has expressed how much he hates you. The only reason he is letting you live is that you are trying to change."

Poseidon nodded.

"Fine, I will join. I am just glad I have the chance to prove that I can change, just too late I think."

Athena stood up to leave.

"It might not be too late. I will return to Mark's territory soon. He is helping Hephestys forge new Symbols of Power for his allies. Truly legendary weapons surpassing your Trident. Just look at the power-up Ares got."

With that said she vanished in a flash of silver leaving Poseidon looking at the floor. He only did so for a few moments before he rose his head.

"I must speak to Oceanus."

He stood up and prepared to contact his Titan Uncle. The uprising was boiling on two fronts for Zeus who was losing more and more allies by the day. His brothers of the Big Three had turned traitors with Hades not responding to any communication, and Poseidon joining the alliance of Maulketh.

The King of the Skies Reign was coming to a close soon. He was being let live by Maulketh's pure amusement. How long though remained to be seen.