Issei's Dragons:
(Ddraig)
|Vritra|
/Midgardsormr/
Other Dragons:
[Albion]
{Bahamut telepathy}
'A character's thoughts/telepathic comm'
Chapter 36: Insubordinate Little Minion
Saturday, April 17th, 2021
Uhlerian Federation capital Dhimaz
Taiko, Maxiss, Faamox, Melacon, Nord, Lailah, and Mythra, were doing paperwork when the door opened and in walked Issei's and Sona's peerages.
"Issei, here's that dossier you requested," Mythra handed him a clipboard. "There are about 4,000 corrupt elements that need to be taken care of. I also have a list of crimes that they've been accused of. Everyone from politicians, judges, lawyers, and cops to education board members and CEO's are all corrupt, and I suspect they're in on some communist agenda."
"Won't we need proof to take action against them, though?" Melacon said.
Issei shook his head. "No. These people think that just because they make the law or enforce it that they're somehow above it. If they won't play by the rules they have set for the rest of us, then neither will I.
Maxiss, first thing is first. We need to seize control of the Dhimaz treasury. That's where they keep all our budget and tax money."
"Already done. My men have forcefully taken control of it."
"Good. Mythra, you go and kill each and every single person on that dossier except for the ones in the military, who I want you to arrest; they might know what the Vrell and Ainitians are up to."
"On it!" Mythra teleported away.
"Taiko, what are the tax rates?"
"Well, they're at 80% for all lower and middle classes while the upper classes are taxed at 20%."
He clicked his tongue in anger. "Tch! I'd expect nothing less from these rich pricks. Put the commoners' taxes at 4% and the rich at 88%."
Taiko typed away at a computer. "Done."
A knock at the door resounded as the door opened and in walked a cute girl with blue hair tied into twin tails and purple eyes. She wore a white and blue frilly dress.
"Melty ojou-sama!" Maxiss ran up to her, took her hand, and kissed it, making her blush. "It's good to see you're okay! What happened? You don't seem happy."
"W-Well, I wanted to come here to meet the Sekiryuutei since he's our new leader." She turned to Issei with a sad look. "My Emperor, I-"
He raised his hand to stop her. "Wait, you can just call me by my first name."
"Eh?"
"While I prefer The People's Council to refer to me by my title, I'm not one for formalities when it comes to people like you, people who I could potentially be friends with."
"I see. Then please call me Melty."
"Okay, Melty." He smiled, making her heart skip a beat. "What is it I can do for you?"
"I've come with bad news to deliver, Issei. The border city of Wareven as well as my city named after me have been invaded and conquered by the Vrell." An audible gasp from the other four could be heard. "I barely made it out of there. They have also begun an attempt to siege Kaiken."
Faamox growled. "Kaiken is a major source of our water supply. If they take Kaiken, Newenford will fall next followed by Dhimaz, our only two remaining cities in our hands, and all our efforts will be in vain."
"And so, it begins," Raynare sighed.
"Is it time to start our counteroffensive, I take it?" Arisu eagerly hoped, to which Issei nodded.
"It is. Melty, you stay here. Sona's peerage and Tsubasa will guard you."
"Thank you... Thank you so much!" Melty wiped away a few tears, to which they smiled.
Issei nodded. "Think nothing of it. The rest of us are to command our troops into battle. Faamox, tell me everything you know about our military logistics."
"Haaah. Well, based off the last reports I was given, most of our active men have been slaughtered. All that's left is our reserves that numbers three army groups. Dhimaz is the southernmost city in the mainland. West of us is Kaiken, where we have the 14th Shield Army of 300,000 men fighting against 2,000,000 Vrell. 300 miles north of us is Newenford which sits along a large river, and northeast of Newenford is Melty, which have 250,000 men against 1,650,000 Vrell. The last army is the royal knights of 500,000 here in the capital, and they're preparing for an incoming attack."
"Do we have any Humans in our ranks?"
"Yeah, we actually do. About half of our forces are Human."
"And their technology?"
"They use horse carriages, swords, spears, bow and arrows, and cannons."
"The enemy?"
"The same thing, except their air superiority is above ours, at least before you got here," Faamox replied. "They have Wyverns and guns."
"I see... Hold on, guns?! They've been toying with us and slowly killing us off, then!"
The thought of Goblins and Witches wielding bullet projectile weaponry while flying around on magical creatures and brooms is somehow both funny and concerning to Issei.
"Yes. Guns are the reason why the four Mutant Demon races don't interact with Devils; Devils are superior in every way when it comes to magic, but they know that at least one or more of the Mutant Demon races has guns and is technologically superior, so they don't mess with them."
"In that case, here are my orders that I want you to issue over a communication circle. We don't have enough time to go with a secure route of comms, so this will do. Tell all our soldiers to retreat to the capital immediately and set up those cannons on the walls that border our city. I want the four of you taking turns working day and night to update our people on whatever we tell you is happening."
"Right!" Melacon began issuing orders through magic.
Maxiss was worried. "But what happens then? I know your peerage is powerful and all, but there are over 2 million active enemy soldiers alone not even counting their reserves, versus nine of you."
"I like those odds." They sweatdropped.
Mythra returned. "I have assassinated everyone on the dossier."
Issei grinned. "Excellent. Mythra, Lailah, and Nord, stay here and help guard the capital."
"Mm!" The purplette nodded.
"Now, let me brief you all for a counter offensive. This will be called Operation Insurmountable Odds.
"The four of you, that being Vali, Kuroka, Rossweisse, and Ravel, go to Kaiken, destroy all of their forces, and look out for reinforcements. But take their field commanders as prisoner and interrogate for information on their future plans. Vali is your squad leader."
The Hakuryuukou grinned. "Fuck the hell yes."
"Raynare, Akeno, Natsuki, and Irina, you four are with me. We are going to Melty to fight. Natsuki and Irina will flank around on the left side of every major enemy battle group we face while Akeno does the same on the right side. Raye and I fight up the middle."
"What about me?" Arisu said.
He smirked. "I was just getting to you. Arisu, on a second thought, I want you to go northwest of Kuroka's group to Melromarc and retake the city. Then do the same by heading straight south to Arenor, Calrauhoz, and Bermouth. The ones in Kaiken will look behind them in fear of an ambush on both sides. Show no mercy."
She smiled battle-maniacally. "With pleasure."
"Do not underestimate the enemy. Be swift, use precision in populated areas to save civilians, rescue hostages when possible, and go all out.
Taiko, assemble the royal knights and brief them on their mission. Have them deploy 400,000 soldiers to the north and the west, and the last 100,000 to the east after we retake Melty, all in 75 minutes. In that time frame, Arisu will have easily obliterated any enemies as will have the rest of us.
The royal knights can then mop up any stragglers and recapture a lot of our lost territory. Make sure they have lots of food and water for any of our people out there, because I imagine that if there are any survivors under occupation, they're starving.
The operation begins immediately. Let's go."
Kaiken
General Naofumi was upset at the order to recall their troops, but he begrudgingly issued it. He tried to keep his relationship with his wife, Private Raphtalia, professional, but she ended up sobbing when they were told to retreat.
"It's not fair!" She cried in his arms while his soldiers trudged past him, on foot and on horseback. "Melromarc is my home! I was hoping that we could retake it, but their army is just too much!"
The 14th Shield Army is left with 227,000 men after Naofumi ordered 73,000 of them to stay behind while the rest retreat and live to fight another day. The 73,000 men and women are at the western most part of the city and separated from the enemy via a massive Shield Barrier made by Naofumi, but he knows that he essentially ordered them to die. It is only a matter of time until the enemy breaks through and slaughters them.
'Live for what?' He thought bitterly. 'We're delaying the inevitable. This war is going nowhere... But if we surrender, all of our people will-'
His thoughts were cut off by chatter among his troops.
"What is that?!"
"We're all gonna die!"
"Hey! Get out of the way!" Shouted Ravel, and so Naofumi's men dove to the side of the dirt road.
Naofumi and co couldn't believe what they're seeing.
It was a little blonde girl and a silver-haired woman sitting on top of a large black cat. One held a staff, the other a sword. The cat, Kuroka, roared, frightening many, but she was trying to alert them using an animal's equivalent of a car horn.
The trio went charging towards the direction Naofumi's men came from, the battlefield.
"General!" A man came running towards him from the city, panting. "You... You need to read this. It's a message from high command." He handed Naofumi a piece of parchment.
"Hm?"
It read, 'Emperor Hyoudou here. I have sent three of my peerage to Kaiken. The enemy is as good as dead. Your original orders were to fall back to the capital, but they've changed. I'm hereby ordering you to standby and be ready to rush in and retake our land after my peerage destroys the enemy. Have someone watch the battle and wait for the go-ahead from my peerage. Cities we are retaking today are Kaiken, Melromarc, Calrauhoz, Bermouth, Melty, and Wareven. You, Shield Army, will need to help recapture the first four. All 500,000 royal knights are on their way to help. Hang tight for 75 minutes.'
Naofumi shuddered. He, like many, had seen the Rating Game Tournament, so he didn't doubt their capabilities. "Who gave you this?"
"T-The Hakuryuukou."
He read the message out loud, and his soldiers cheered.
. . . . . . .
There is a thousand-foot-tall steel wall in the way, but Kuroka simply ran right through it while Rossweisse and Ravel teleported to the other side.
"You're late," Vali said. He was already waiting for them on the other side, completely invisible to the enemy, so he deactivated his cloaking.
Kuroka transformed back into her Human form. "Sorry, nya. We teleported as close to the city as we could, but we didn't want to be right in the middle of it in case of combat, nya."
"Let's get to work."
Seeing this, a Vrell hissed, pointing a pistol similar-looking to the Nazi German Luger. "You, I kill!"
Vali huffed as he produced explosions behind the Goblin, killing entire legions within seconds before decapitating the first one. "This will have to be quick. How unfortunate. I was hoping for a decent fight."
Loud war cries could be heard as the rest of the two million Vrell charged up a hill towards their position.
A few Uhlerian soldiers watched from a good distance. They were terrified that their reinforcements would get slaughtered, despite knowing who they are.
This was proven wrong by what happened next.
DIABOLOS DRAGON LUCIFER!
Vali floated a hundred feet upwards, pointed his wings at the enemy, and unleashed several blue magical orbs that shot from his wings. They exploded and killed most of the enemy. Screams were heard as well as groans of agony. He saw a few survive, but he let them be as they were retreating.
. . . . . . .
Melty
Meanwhile with Issei, he and his group were about to do the same thing.
"Zaza! Coffee need! Tired am!" A Vrell General by the name of Zardroth, ordered one of his soldiers with a hiss.
"Coffee here!" Warrant Officer Zaza handed it to the Goblin.
Despite their speech patterns that make them sound like typical fantasy RPG monsters the player has to fight, Vrell are quite intelligent, especially in mathematics, at least as intelligent as astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo in the 17th century on Earth.
But they are also more prone to making foolish mistakes.
The base they set up was on the outskirts of the city, a poor choice that leaves few Uhlerians to take hostage and would give a clear shot for enemy raids.
In this case, a one hit kill move.
Appearing far above the base, Issei pointed Jounetsu at it, boosted once, and fired a massive red beam. As soon as it hit, the ground shook as a massive blinding white explosion and shockwave wiped the base off the face of the Underworld.
. . . . . . .
A few hours later, the entire operation was over. Most of the Uhlerian Federation land under Vrell occupation was taken back.
Everyone was in shock as soldiers guarding The People's Council were chattering amongst themselves while staring at their new leader as he and the others returned.
"Did you hear what happened?! Our Emperor and Empress singlehandedly wiped out the entire active Vrell military!"
"What?!"
"Not only that, but they say most of our land that was stolen from us is back in our hands!"
"To victory! URAH!"
Their enemies, at least in the Underworld, were forced out of commission and wouldn't be able to assemble another invasion force for at least another half year or longer, giving them plenty of time to focus on the Khaos Brigade.
As they walked into the room, Issei saw Mythra writing something. "What are you doing, Mythra?"
"This." She handed him a stack of parchment paper. "I have revised many laws. Take a look."
It read:
Uhlerian Constitutional Amendments:
Civilian and Political:
1st Amendment- Murder without proper justification is punishable by life in prison. Murder in self-defense, should one's life hang in the balance, or should one's livelihood be stolen and the thief is killed, is not punishable, and any judges, prosecutors, or police who attempt to do so will face the death sentence.
2nd Amendment- Rape, no matter who does it or who the victim, is a deed that shall be punished by no less than life in prison or slow torture and eventual death.
3rd Amendment- "Innocent until proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt." Most of the time, this motto should be followed by all in court hearings, but if the evidence is very close to prove a crime but there is a sliver of doubt, the accused shall be given the appropriate sentence associated with their specific crime. Attempts to frame the accused will be punished by life in prison. Example from the Human world- the OJ Simpson case. Yes, he killed his wife.
4th Amendment- Should specific portions of the government or military show signs of corruption or attempts to take away certain unalienable rights, citizens are required to revolt. A draft will occur in which citizens will be trained by and fight alongside the military, who will be called upon by the Emperor/Empress and their closest trustees to aid the rebellion. The officials responsible shall be captured and executed on live television to send the message: if you don't represent the people, you will be forcefully removed from power. The only exclusions to this are Emperor Issei Hyoudou and his most trusted peers, and any attempts to frame them of corruption will be met by the death sentence. Any illegitimate claims of close relations to his/her majesty will also be met with the accused being never seen again.
5th Amendment- Education at all levels and all healthcare are to be provided for free to the public. Attempts to privatize hospitals and such services will be punished by execution on live television.
6th Amendment- The media shall not spin any stories and will only tell the whole truth. Any lies will be punished by execution on live television unless a story in a news script was made false by accident, so make sure to check your sources. News agencies who use 'divide and conquer' tactics, as seen in the Human country known as the United States of America, will be shown a brutal visit to the afterlife.
7th Amendment- False accusations of crime, no matter the accuser or deed, are all punishable by no less than life in prison or death.
8th Amendment- All men and women will have equal rights in all areas of life. Any attempts to falsely complain about how one's group is oppressed when they really are not will be punished by life in prison or death, and such sentences cannot be reduced. All men and women, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, or gender, shall be given equal court sentences for the same crimes. Karen's and flat-Earthers will be swiftly eliminated.
9th Amendment- Regional judges, lords, and legislatures can be voted for, with the minimum voting age being 25. The minimum and maximum age range of those running for such positions is 25-42, as younger people are less mentally developed and older people tend to be very corrupt. Those running and those in the media may never discuss identity politics or try to distract people from society's main problems.
10th Amendment- All decisions, financial, political, military, and new laws written by the legislatures must go through the Emperor, Empress, and their closest trustees. Any attempts to loophole this law or any law, legally or illegally, shall be met by immediate removal of power, all important assets of the accused seized, and a public execution on live television.
11th Amendment- In cases of divorce between married couples, women may not automatically take everything from men, such as their children, homes, money, prized possessions, and any other assets that belong to the man. These types of women are called gold-digging whores, as they make false accusations of rape, domestic abuse, or cheating, and they shall all be punished by no less than life in prison. The only one who may have custody of their children is the one who is better financially and emotionally suited to provide for them. Children's opinions do matter, but any signs of one parent being abusive will put the child in the custody of the other unless both parents are or the other one is unable to provide for them, in which case they will be adopted in foster care.
12th Amendment- In cases of physical assault, including those of bullied children, the victim has every right to hit the bully back without consequences. The bully and anyone who attempts to punish the victim, such as a teacher, shall be punished by death.
13th Amendment- Coercion is punishable by life in prison.
14th Amendment- Human/Demihuman trafficking is punishable by death, and nothing less.
15th Amendment- Kidnapping is punishable by death, and an especially gruesome one if the victim is an infant or child.
16th Amendment- Theft is punished case-by-case. If someone is stealing to attempt to make a living and isn't hurting anyone, they will not be charged but instead placed in a list of people who need specific requirements of financial aid from the government on the basis that they promise to reform, but if they don't reform and become a repeat offender, they will simply be drafted into the military and spend the rest of their lives there. Thieves who rob others, no matter who, while they aren't poor, shall have their hands cut off and receive no medical treatment as they bleed to death.
17th Amendment- The minimum drinking age is 25. Anyone who attempts to purchase alcohol that doesn't meet the required age shall be punished by a minimum of 20 years of military service unless they're younger than 13. Anyone who buys alcohol for someone who doesn't meet this age shall also be drafted into the military and serve for 10-15 years unless they're too old to serve. If they're too old, they shall be given a very large fine. An authentic magical ID, which the government will provide and bind to you, is required.
18th Amendment- Animal, child, and domestic abuse, no matter the victim, will be punished by death.
19th Amendment- All Vrell and Ainitians who live or have business in Uhleria, are required to turn in all their assets and personal belongings to the royal family and face a public execution.
20th Amendment- Bribery of any sort, no matter the police officer, lawyer, judge, legislature, noble lord, or corporate chair rep, will be punished by life in prison or life in military service on the front lines as the lowest possible rank in a Private.
21st Amendment- "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." This saying is especially true in the Human world for those who do not learn about World War II. All citizens are required to learn about World War II and watch rated R war films with their kids while having discussions with them about them so that their children are exposed to reality and know what is right and wrong. Examples of great WW2 films and shows include- Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Schindler's List, Enemy At The Gates, Hacksaw Ridge, Valkyrie, Downfall, Flags of Our Fathers, Stalingrad, The Thin Red Line, etc. Other non-WW2 films include 300, Black Hawk Down, 1917, The Last Samurai, Braveheart, Full Metal Jacket, The Patriot, and We Were Soldiers.
22nd Amendment- None of the above laws or sentences can ever be changed or reduced. Doing so without the express permission of the imperial family will be punished by death. Those put in prison will not be given any parole or leeway. Any attempts to repeal or change these laws for the worse will be met by gruesome death to the perpetrator(s).
Military Doctrines:
No politicians except the Emperor/Empress and those most trusted by them have power over the military.
Obey the rules of combat: Civilians must not be harmed unless the Emperor/Empress orders to do so or there is a state of total war. Combat medics are not to be targeted as well unless Emperor/Empress orders to do so or there is a state of total war. Do not attack unless an attempted attack is made, the Emperor/Empress orders to do so or there is a state of total war. Any war crimes, such as murder or rape of non-combatants or prisoners, destruction or theft of property, etc is punishable by death unless Emperor/Empress orders to do so or there is a state of total war.
Uhlerian Federation military ranks from highest to lowest:
High Ranks:
Emperor/Empress (Issei Hyoudou and Raynare Hyoudou)
Prince/Princess (Emperor Issei's kids)
Army General
Major General
Lieutenant General (minimum rank to be appointed an Army leader, which consists of 100,000+ soldiers)
Brigadier General
Colonel (minimum rank to be appointed a Corps leader, which consists of 50,000-100,000 soldiers)
Lieutenant Colonel
Marshal
Mid Ranks:
Field Marshal
Major (minimum rank to be appointed a Division leader, which consists of 25,000-50,000 soldiers)
Captain (minimum rank to be appointed a Brigade leader, which consists of 10,000-25,000 soldiers)
Chief Petty Officer (minimum rank to be appointed a Regiment leader, which consists of 3,000-10,000 soldiers)
Chief
Commander
Lieutenant Commander
First Lieutenant (minimum rank to be appointed a Battalion leader, which consists of 1,000-3,000 soldiers)
Second Lieutenant (minimum rank to be appointed a Company leader, which consists of 200-1,000 soldiers)
Sergeant Major (minimum rank to be appointed a Platoon leader, which consists of 50-200 soldiers)
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant (minimum rank to be a Drill Instructor or Drill Sergeant)
Low Ranks:
Ensign (minimum rank to be in a Special Forces branch)
Warrant Officer (minimum rank to be appointed a Task Force leader, which consists of 12-50 soldiers)
Corporal
Lance Corporal
Private First Class (minimum rank to be appointed a Squad leader, which consists of 3-12 soldiers)
Private Second Class
Petty Officer
Officer
Rookie
FNG (Fucking New Guy/Gal. This is the first rank of a boot camp graduate.)
Boot Camp Ranks:
Specialist First Class
Specialist Second Class
Specialist Third Class
Specialist Fourth Class
Specialist Fifth Class
Cadet
Maggot
. . . . . . .
Issei put the paper down. "You made this all by yourself?"
"Well, I did receive help from Arisu, especially on the military ranks. What do you think?"
"This is amazing!" He held his hand out and created a stamp on the documents in the shape of a green circle with a Dragon in the middle.
"You can do that?"
"Yeah. Raynare can too, except hers is purple to differentiate between Emperor and Empress."
"This is amazing..." Faamox admired the team. "I have to say, my Emperor, your Pawn did really good on creating an organized military rank system."
Arisu shrugged. "It's really not that big a deal. Some of these ranks already exist here and elsewhere."
Issei let out a sigh. "I think that's enough work for now. Maxiss, Melacon, Faamox, Taiko, let me know through Mythra if there is something that needs to be brought to my attention. Now, we wait till November 5th to see if the Vrell and Ainitians will try to negotiate for a compromise."
"Will you?" Taiko asked.
"No. Peace isn't made through compromise, slaves are. War will never stop until one side has completely destroyed every trace of the other. And it's bad enough that we have to fight a war on two fronts against them and the Khaos Brigade, but hey, at least this one will be pretty damn easy. I'm more worried about the actual terrorists."
. . . . . . .
Mount Olympus
Cocytus
Hundreds of Ultimate Class Khaos Brigade members fired their magic. An explosion rocked the bottom of the mountain as a brief landslide passed and a hole in the mountain base opened, revealing the icy level of the Cocytus sitting a kilometer underneath.
The lair is a massive frozen lake. At the far end sat a tundra of ice walls with two more perpendicular on each end of it, all three having entrances to the prison complex. Inside the prison is where the temperature is even colder at an absolute zero degrees Kelvin, or -459.67 Fahrenheit.
They all flew in while staying on guard, knowing an enemy could be anywhere.
And right they are.
Poseidon, who sat in the middle of the lake, was startled, and a hundred guards also came rushing out from the prison blocks, not effected by the cold temperature due to their magic.
"Shit! It's the Khaos Brigade!" Poseidon shouted, turning to the nearest guard. "You there! Go inform Zeus this instant! We have an emergency!"
"R-Right away, my lord!"
Unfortunately, the Cocytus has so many magical barriers placed around it that no magic from the outside, not even teleportation or telepathic communication can be done, not even to those at the peak of the mountain in the Olympian castle. This is to prevent any outsiders from using magic that could potentially free the prisoners.
The fight began, and all the lone guard sent could hear is explosions and magic bolts being fired as he ran back into the prison, into a tunnel complex, and onto an elevator, which has no walls, activating it.
"Come on! Come on! Go faster!" He said to himself as he impatiently waited for the lift to reach its destination, and when it finally, did, he had to run another thousand yards into the Olympian castle in order to find Zeus, dropping to his knees, out of breath.
"L-Lord Zeus! It..." He breathed hard. "It's an emergency! The... The Cocytus is under attack by the Khaos Brigade!"
Everyone stopped eating, and it went so quiet as if they were waiting to hear a pin drop.
Zeus, who was eating dinner with the other eleven gods, stood up. "What?!"
"There's hundreds of them."
"... Go back and help Poseidon." The guard left. "Leonidas, you're up. Deploy the Spartans." And in this timeline, he brought back the 300 Spartans and made them immortal, too. "Do everything it takes to guard the castle."
"Yes, my King!" The Ancient Spartan King, having just finished his dinner, left to ready his men.
"What do the rest of us do?" Hera felt worried for the safety of her children and servants.
Hermes gasped. "I sense... A Primordial being fighting Uncle Poseidon!"
Zeus rubbed his beard. "Hm. The Norse have been preparing a certain someone just to fight the Khaos Brigade. Athena, go ask Issei Hyoudou for his help immediately."
"Yes, father."
. . . . . . .
Kuoh, Japan
Issei's House
Not much later, Issei was in his bed, cuddling with Mythra, Raynare, and Akeno, the latter of which sat on a comfy chair next to his bed and rested her head on a pillow behind Raynare as he switched between stroking her head, Raynare's, and Mythra's every now and then.
Issei was contemplating his relationship with the purplette. Not that he's complaining, but he wonders why she wants to be with him, so he decided to ask her.
"Hey, Mythra. Serious question. Why do you want to be part of my harem if you don't mind me asking?"
"Well... I guess I'm kinda using you to satiate my loneliness? But I also find you very interesting."
Raynare blinked. "Everyone feels that way when they want someone. That's good and all, but are you seriously interested? Or do you just find Issei to be a source of amusement?"
"Raye... has a point." Akeno yawned.
"I am seriously interested."
"Hoh? Do tell." Akeno smirked.
Mythra sat up and glared at her. "Hey! You try living for billions of years!"
"Man, you Yesod Fragments sure have it rough." Issei gave her a sympathetic look.
Before they could continue, they heard the doorbell ring as well as someone knocking on the door with much force, startling those who heard it.
"Who's that?" Raynare looked at Issei as the four of them and the rest of his harem were preparing for a fight.
"Don't know. Only friendlies can cross the barrier around my house."
He got up as the other residents followed him to the door and opened it while on guard to reveal the Greek Goddess of Wisdom.
"Athena? Come in..." He closed the door behind her. "What can I do for you?"
"Issei, my father has requested your help."
"Zeus nyan?" Kuroka tilted her head.
Athena nodded. "That is right. It's an emergency. The Khaos Brigade has invaded Mount Olympus." The atmosphere became tense as they stiffened. "We don't know what it is they want, but they have a Primordial deity on the frontlines fighting us. My family is currently doing all they can to hold them off, mainly Poseidon, but..."
"It isn't looking good?" Issei connected the dots.
"No."
"I see. Very well, then. Let's-"
"Issei," Bahamut popped in followed by Ophis, Great Red, and Tannin." There's something you should know."
"What is it?"
Great Red sighed. "I'll tell him. Kid, we know of the situation in Greece, but something has come up so that the three of us, the Dragon Gods, can't come with you. We have hibernation cycles that occur once every 10 million years. Ours is today."
"... You're kidding, right?!"
Ophis shook her head. "... No. This is serious, and I suck at making jokes."
"How long will you be out?"
"... Eleven months."
Issei gulped, and his body trembled a little, knowing that he isn't fully ready to be a Dragon God King yet.
Raynare and Irina saw this and took his hands to comfort him, to which he gave them reassuring grins.
"A year, huh. So you'll be back March 17th of next year?" They nodded. "Why, though? You're gods."
"... Still not omnipotent. No one truly is, not even me. I may represent infinity as I am a bottomless well of energy, but even we have physical needs, and like animals, we must sleep once every cycle."
"And where will you sleep? You need to be kept safe so that no one can find you."
Bahamut smirked. "The Dimensional Gap, my friend. No one will find us there."
"Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes. No one except the four of us, you, and Vali know of its existence. We are going there right now. Besides, all three of us will be putting multiple barriers around ourselves before we sleep."
"Man, this sucks. I'm usually so full of energy, but today, I suddenly felt lethargic." Great Red yawned. "Lilith will be fine. No hibernation for her."
"I'll be staying here to help Lilith guard Yuuma and Yume," Tannin grinned.
The Ouroboros copy looked at the original. "... Progenitor... Take care."
Ophis pet her head. "... Look after Yuuma and Yume."
Bahamut bowed. "Take care of Arisu for me."
With that said, the three Dragon Gods disappeared.
Arisu clicked her teeth in annoyance. "Tch! Goddammit, dad! Ya coulda told me sooner!"
The King shook his head. "I don't think he knew until recently, so it's probably not his fault."
"Shall we?" Athena was growing a tad impatient.
Issei nodded. "Let's go."
As the 18 of the 21 residents of Issei's house teleported away, and as Lilith went back inside to go guard Yuuma and Yume, no one noticed a figure standing just outside. The figure tapped the barrier outside, causing it to go down as they vanished before Lilith could investigate.
Lilith teleported there and looked around, only to find no one. "... Strange." She placed a new barrier.
. . . . . . .
Mount Olympus
Tartarus
"Haaaayaaah!" Ares swung his sword, Blade of Olympus, only for his target to disappear. "What?! Where did he go?!"
Suddenly, he was sent flying and crashing into a wall.
"Brother!" Artemis was actually concerned for the safety of another man, her half-brother, mainly because this is a fight to the death.
Other than her twin brother Apollo, the only male she truly respects is her father, Zeus.
The man, who has long wavy blond hair off to his right side and bronze eyes, sighed. "What a shame that my creations would be so lame. If only you could live up to your potential, then perhaps you wouldn't be such weaklings."
Ares glared at him. "The fuck you say about me, you little bitch?! I'll fucking fuck you up!"
"Hoh? I said you're a disappointment, little Ares."
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!"
The man sighed. "Usually, I wouldn't even bother trying to introduce myself to such annoying little weaklings who are so far beneath me, such as yourselves, but I do appreciate the attention, too. My name is Uranus." Seeing the recognition in Ares' eyes followed by fear, he smirked.
"U-Uranus? Then that means..."
"That's right. I'm your great grandfather as well as the creator of the Cocytus AND the Greek pantheon! I also had a hand in creating the Roman pantheon since I convinced your grandmother Rhea, Zeus' mother, to play a part in it as well as your Uncle Jupiter, my distant nephew, and his children, and my son Kronos, my proudest creation. The Romans are basically the cousins of you Greeks, as well as your mortal enemies. The Titans, the parents of Zeus and Hera, were my children, and I watched you people kill most of them but enslave some of them by sealing them in the Tartarus and the Cocytus. Now, they're finally free! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Hephaestus grit his teeth. "What do you want from us?!"
"I want my wife back."
"Who?!" All three Ares, Artemis, and Hephaestus shouted.
He smirked. "You'll see soon enough."
Seeing that there are no prisoners left to guard, as all of them escaped while Uranus kept them busy, the three siblings teleported away while thinking the same thing: 'We need to talk to father.'
. . . . . . .
"Father, I've brought them." Athena appeared with Issei's group.
But so did Ares, Artemis, and Hephaestus at the same time.
"Father," Ares stepped forward. "I have a question."
"Hm?"
"Who is Uranus' wife?"
!
"Why are you asking me this?!"
"The Tartarus prisoners have escaped because of Uranus. All of them. He's the Primordial deity responsible."
"... Uranus' wife is a woman we sealed in here named Gaia, my grandmother. A long time ago, there was a war between us Olympian Greeks and the Titans. Gaia was one of our enemies."
"And she has escaped," Said Poseidon as he teleported in, panting for air, cuts all over his body.
"Brother, you're injured!" Zeus helped Poseidon sit.
"Ah, it's nothing fatal. Just a few scratches."
"You said Gaia escaped?" Sona spoke.
"Yeah, unfortunately. Well, in actuality, I had to flee the Cocytus since there were too many Ultimate Class Khaos Brigade warriors. I only saw her running away."
"Then there's a chance that we can find her." Kalawarner looked towards Issei as did most of them.
Issei has a determined expression. "I'm not sure why, but I get the feeling that there is a lot more to it than your story of her being simply an enemy, Zeus."
"... Perhaps. But what will you do?"
"I intend to find out her side of the story before we take action. Let's go find Gaia and talk to her."
. . . . . . .
Gaia was running for her life. The Cocytus guards don't know who she is and are trying to recapture her.
For some reason, after being sealed in the Cocytus for tens of thousands of years, her magic isn't working. She shivered and sneezed, the after effects of the imprisonment having mostly worn off; at first, her skin was a deathly blue color, but eventually, she warmed up as blood finally began flowing throughout her body, and her muscles began working again, but that doesn't mean she's happy, especially after realizing that she can't teleport.
With the help of a few Ultimate Class Devils and eight-winged Fallen Angels, who did nothing more than fly her out of the freezing hell hole, she finally made it off the mountain.
"Gaia, stop!" A voice shouted.
Her fear spiked when she noticed a total of 30 beings, 18 whom she didn't recognize, but the other 12 being the Greek gods.
Issei was about to step forward when a whishing sound of wind alerted them of another being teleporting in. He had already tracked down the Primordial they were looking for, but it seems that someone else is also looking for her.
"Gaia," Uranus said. "Come."
He spoke in such a commanding tone, as if ordering her around, and none of them like it.
Gaia stood in between her husband and the other 31 people. Much to their surprise, she seemed conflicted.
"Let me introduce myself and state my business. My name is Issei Hyoudou, and I am this generation's Red Dragon Emperor, host of Ddraig in the sacred gear Boosted Gear, one of God's now twelve Longinus, as well as the future Dragon God King.
Gaia... I do not know your history with these gods or your husband, but can you please tell me? If you're innocent or at least someone who might be worth a chance at redemption from sin in my eyes, then please tell me so I can help you."
Issei got a good look at the beautiful young woman before him. She has long lime green hair and forest green eyes.
But the distracting part is what she's wearing. Her attire consists of a white bikini made of a pelvic curtain that does very little to hide her nether region and a halter neck o-ring white bra that barely contains her large assets, revealing all of her glorious thighs and stomach. Both her bikini and bra are held together not by cotton material, but by jewelry chained together.
"Tch!" Uranus sneered at Issei. "Stay out of this, little boy. This is between my wife and I. Gaia, let's go."
He walked forward and was about to grab her, but when Issei noticed the look of fear on her face, he immediately set up a barrier between them.
"What are you doing, Shittyryuutei?! What the fuck gives you the right to interfere?!"
Issei also set up a sound barrier to ignore Uranus' screaming, and he turned to Gaia. "Gaia, please tell me the truth. Did you-"
She interrupted him. "My husband is abusive." Uranus heard every word. "Very abusive towards me and our children, the Titans. My son, Kronos, and Kronos' son Atlas, are the result of his madness. I never wished to fight against the Greeks, but Uranus forced me to!"
The greenette fell onto her knees and quietly sobbed. Everyone felt pity for her in that moment, especially Raynare.
Said Queen went onto a knee in front of the goddess. "My name is Raynare. I'm Issei's Queen and lover. I've been through something similar, except the man who forced me to do his dirty work was someone I hated. Listen to me when I say this. You are not alone."
"Eh?"
Raynare extended a hand, which Gaia reluctantly took and helped her stand. "I'm sorry, but we'll have to kill your husband."
Gaia nodded sadly, her tone regretful. "Yes, it sure seems that way."
Zeus looked at his grandmother with mixed emotions, unsure how to feel. While he doesn't fully trust her yet, he could tell that she is telling the truth.
Athena and the other ten Greek gods and goddesses resolved to help her.
"I'll allow Gaia to live with us, then." Zeus scratched his hair.
Then Uranus said something that pissed them off. "Gaia, you insubordinate little bitch! I should have known that you would betray me, and if I did, I would never have come rescue you! Ha! Whatever. You were nothing but a tool for me to use anyway. You and our children."
But before Issei could do anything, a blue magic circle appeared as Odin and Thor emerged from it.
A grim expression is on Odin's face. "Issei, there's something terrible happening back on Earth. A war is about to begin."
"So what? Humans fight each other all the time. It is in their nature to quarrel."
"This is another world war!" Thor exclaimed, making the girls gasp. "One of the nations named Germany is starting it."
Rossweisse scratched her hair and mumbled, "Gottdammit, Germany..."
The Red Dragon Emperor took Raynare's hand and kissed it. "Go, my Queen. Take our girls and defend our home and all of Japan if you can as well, but prioritize the safety of our family."
"Eh? What about Uranus?"
Issei faced Uranus, who was banging on the barrier, which he now deactivated and put a new one between himself and the others behind him. The sound barrier is no longer in place.
He spoke to the others. "I'll deal with him."
Arisu and Vali walked through the barrier, much to Issei's surprise.
"Let us help you, Issei." She brandished her sword.
Vali smirked. "Better safe than sorry. You really ought to take Primordial Class enemies more seriously."
Reluctantly, he agreed. "Sure thing."
"Issei!" Raynare shouted. "You better come back to me! To all of us!"
Akeno and the other girls nodded in agreement.
He smiled. "Don't you worry. I will."
Everyone but the four left.
. . . . . . .
Somewhere in the multiverse, three Primordials are observing the death battle yet to happen.
One of these beings is Hades, the Greek God of the Dead. "Uranus might stand a chance in a one on one battle, but one on three... I don't know."
A sigh followed by an amused smirk from a woman in a rather revealing outfit was heard. She has very long peach-red hair, golden eyes, and a somewhat sizable chest, placing a hand on her cheek as she rested her arm on a table the group is gathered around. "Like hell the Sekiryuutei stands a chance! HAHAHAHAHA! Uranus will crush him, right Drela?"
The third person, the Primordial Goddess of Extermination, Drela, seductively licked her lips. "Mistus, as much as I thirst for the Sekiryuutei's blood, along with maybe a little something else first, iyaaaan!" She moaned. "We shouldn't not take him seriously."
. . . . . . .
In another universe, a group of eight Primordial deities are together in a dark room, watching the fight that's about to occur between the Sekiryuutei and Uranus. All of them are female, and to anyone's view, drop dead gorgeous.
"Ufufufu," A woman with long light brown hair tied into a ponytail, hot red eyes, and a large chest giggled.
"Hm? What's so funny, Yris?" Another woman spoke in a mature, almost scary voice, who has very long hair that is black at the front and top of her head as well as dark red hair at the back and bottom, having green eyes and big breasts.
"Oh, nothing much, Zera. It's just that I noticed how now that all of us are paying extra close attention to the Sekiryuutei, I think it's hilarious how we all suddenly realize how hot he is."
They all blushed, one or two of them silently cursing her or sputtering, but they know she's right. They're immensely attracted to him.
Another girl with long copper brown hair in a ponytail, kind honey brown eyes, huge tits, and a doting onee-chan bro-con borderline shoutacon vibe spoke what is on all their minds.
"Let's just hope you win, our sweet little Issei." She clinched her fists up to her shoulder level, grinning, eyebrows narrowed.
"No need to worry, Jhana. I believe in him," Yris placed a hand on her shoulder.
Jhana smiled with cute determination. "Humu! Me too!"
"Yeah. Although..." Zera, who was sucking on a lollipop, pulled it out of her mouth with a smacking sound.
"Hm?" Jhana tilted her head.
"It seems like his home world is about to descend into utter chaos. They are back."
. . . . . . .
Cue Fight Song- Attack On Titan OP "Guren no Yumiya" by Linked Horizon
"DIABOLOS DRAGON LUCIFER!"
"DIABOLOS DRAGON GOD!"
Seeing this, Uranus clicked his teeth in annoyance. "Playing defense will get me nowhere."
He turned his body to the side to dodge a jab from Vali's sword, and then he dropped down onto a knee, unleashing a powerful blast of magic towards Arisu at point blank range right as the daughter of Bahamut swings her sword horizontally.
All this happened while he focused on these two and roundhouse kicked at Vali, who dodged, his blade coming very close to Uranus' neck. The deity quickly came to the realization that this was all to keep him busy as he sensed a gradually increasing focal point of energy.
That energy transformed into an incoming attack. A powerful red beam flew towards him, scoring a direct hit, sending the progenitor of Greeks flying backwards, his body bouncing and rolling several times before he eventually came to a stop.
Groaning in pain, Uranus looked towards the source of the energy and saw Issei, his sword Jounetsu pointed at him, the tip glowing red.
Uranus growled as he slowly got up, his skin slightly charred. "Argh... You'll pay for that one. It seems I have no choice!"
The three Dragons felt a spike of power flowing from Uranus.
Issei lowered his weapon as he observed what Uranus is doing.
The deity suddenly summoned a gauntlet on his right arm. Embedded in the gauntlet is a purple gem that glowed.
Flashback
"Oh, and Thanos," Drela said. "I have the Power Stone in my possession. By using the Reality Stone, I think I should be able to give your subordinates lesser copies of it."
Flashback End
As the stone shimmered brighter and brighter, Arisu could sense an incoming attack. "Aw hell-"
Three beams flew towards the three Dragons and sent them flying beyond the visible horizon from the perspective of anyone standing at Uranus' position, but he could see them and chased after.
. . . . . . .
Right as Germany launched its invasion of France, which was met by a declaration of war by England to mark the beginning of the Third World War, three other things happened simultaneously that would change the course of the world.
Firstly, Russia began invading and reconquering its former Soviet states as it plans to begin with Belorussia (Belarus today), Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Moldova. It also began invading Czechoslovakia and Poland in order to reach the Fourth Reich by using the Third Reich's Blitzkrieg tactics against Germany and quickly take them by surprise. They also intend to take revenge for the Third Reich's many war crimes it committed in World War II and for the fact that Germany imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine back in 2014.
Secondly, the United States of America broke erupted into the Second American Civil War, or from the perspective of the supposed insurrectionists, the Second American Revolution. Seeing this in-fighting, the Russians could only shake their heads at how politically useless the USA is.
Thirdly, North Korea began preparing for an invasion of Japan, meaning that China will very likely eventually join the war on Japan sooner or later. The Chinese are so arrogant enough to think a war would be easy that they even warned Japan ahead of time that they will attack, causing widespread fear and panic throughout the far east island nation as its citizens have lost their old brave Samurai warrior ways well over a hundred years prior. However, in terms of logistics, the Chinese Navy is far from ready and would need at least a couple years to prepare an invasion force and ferry its troops over and invade, and North Korea is as useless as ever as its tactics and technology are severely outdated by over 60 years, meaning it would have to rely on Chinese transport ships.
In response to this, Japan, who relies on the US for protection but saw their state of affairs, began spending 82% of its money on military and arming the JSDF with old WW2 relics they secretly captured from foes and mass produced such as the Soviet PPsh SMG that fires 1000 rounds per minute, the American M4 Sherman tank, and the B-29 bomber as well as a few other non-WW2 pieces of tech such as the F-14 Tomcat.
Japan has very few naval vessels, and their military is still a joke, but it is better than nothing.
Berlin, Germany
"RAMIREZ! You're gonna get run over! Get out of the way!" Sergeant Foley yelled at Private Ramirez as the younger, mute Hispanic-American sprinted out of the way from an enemy APC.
The American embassy is being overrun by attacking Germans, much to the surprise of the troops and diplomats stationed there. The Army Rangers' 82nd Regiment 12th Battalion 7th Company, codenamed Yankee Company, was given the task to defend the embassy and help in its evacuation.
"We need to take out that enemy tank! Use your grenade launchers! Ramirez, use your M203! Everyone, give him covering fire!"
The Army Rangers peaked out of their alleys and walls to shoot at the hundreds of Germans jogging alongside a tank.
Ramirez fired his M203 grenade launcher at the unknown Panzer tank, but while it exploded upon a direct hit, the tank remained unharmed. Not even a dent in its 500 mm thick armor as the gunner inside fired his 50 caliber machine gun while the driver whirled the main cannon towards large groups of running Americans, making them scatter moments before it fired, wounding several and killing few.
"Damn krauts," Private Allen cussed under his breath while reloading.
The tank roared as its ear-splittingly loud engine and treads rolled through the debris of the embassy, further decreasing American morale by shear intimidation when it suddenly opened an exhaust vent at its rear and spewed flames similar to the afterburner of an aircraft engine, jumping from 29 mph to its top speed of 55 mph.
"Dunn! We need air support!" Foley shouted over the sound of gunfire.
"Sir, our Predator drones are unavailable! High command has denied our request! They said that there is some new kind of German jet that is taking out our aircraft in German territory!"
Suddenly, the tank exploded into thousands of pieces, a massive fireball erupting. Seeing this, the Americans peaked out of their cover to see what caused it.
"What is that?" Allen mumbled.
From the burning wreckage emerged a man with long blond hair and another figure clad entirely in red armor. To the Americans, all they could think of when they saw the armor is of those Japanese mecha anime.
It was Issei. Being held down by Uranus' strong grip to a cheek and a foot on both of his arms, he had no idea where he ended up until he heard saw several men with guns off to the side and wearing swastika armbands.
'Is this Germany? How did I end up here?'
"Scheisse!" One of them screamed 'shit' in German, one of the few German words Issei knows.
'Yeah. Definitely Germany.'
"U-Uranus!" Issei shouted through the pain of being held down. "I insist on taking this fight elsewhere! There are a lot of people around that have nothing to do with this!"
Uranus sneered, grabbed Issei by his face, and threw him in the direction of the Nazis, who pointed their guns at him but didn't shoot, not knowing if he's friend or foe. "So you do care about these people, right? In that case, show me how far you would be willing to go to save them!"
He pointed his palms forward and shot a destructive beam of energy towards the Americans, causing Issei to sense that it would destroy a big portion of Berlin.
Issei, who had landed into the remains of an armored car, acted on reflex, quickly getting up and flying past the cackling Uranus just in time to catch the beam.
Seeing this, Sergeant Foley felt grateful for the save, having heard what Issei said. "All forces, kill Fritz now!" He said, using the WW2 nickname the Soviets gave to German soldiers.
His men opened fire, catching the Germans by surprise and making them run for cover in a panic. Several dozens of them were killed or wounded, so the Americans used this chance to run for the embassy.
"Go! Go! We need to get to the heli now!"
"Let's go! Let's go! Get your asses up there!"
"We're Oscar Mike! Move out!"
Meanwhile, Issei is doing his best to stop the beam somehow, but it kept pushing him back, despite him trying to dig his feet into the ground. Unable to redirect it or let go without a large number of civilians dying, his options are limited.
"No, no, no!"
He was sent through a tall skyscraper at the first floor, causing the glass to shatter and civilians to scream in horror. But even when he didn't physically touch them, other panes of glass shattered as well. The Dragon quickly realized that the beam's power is being continuously built up.
('Partner, you have to let go of it and jump out of the way!')
'But Ddraig, all these people-'
('I know what you're thinking, that you want to save them, but this is the kind of life you will have to live, Issei. In war, innocent people will die, and it will keep happening because the supernatural will always be attracted to you, good and evil. Your life is worth more than all of these people combined!')
He wanted to refute Ddraig's claim, but sensing that he would die if he didn't listen, Issei jumped out of the way.
The result was something that would forever haunt him.
The beam collided with the wall on the opposite side and caused the entire building to explode, the shockwave sending Issei flying back out the way he came, instantly vaporizing the thousands of people inside.
The Red Dragon's body flipped and rolled out of control until he felt a sudden kick that rag dolled him into a brick wall.
It was Uranus. He immediately rushed towards the Sekiryuutei and began pummeling him with his hands, destroying most of the armor on his face, making Issei spit out blood.
Rage churned inside the Red Dragon Emperor with each haymaker that met his face.
'He did this.'
Thousands of lives gone.
'You're responsible for this!'
The start of the Third World War.
'You did this!'
This is only the beginning.
An unfamiliar voice spoke inside Issei's head, hissing, "Kill him! He must be punished for what he's done. Repay him in kind. Spill his blood! Do it! DO IT! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!"
And all it takes is one good lie and a river of blood. (113)
"YOU WILL PAY!" Issei roared as he stopped Uranus in his tracks by catching both fists.
"What in the-" Uranus was cut off by a hard kick to the balls that sent him soaring backwards.
"I, who shall awaken..."
"It's starting. The time has finally come."
Uranus slowly got onto a knee, wincing in pain and anger, glaring at Issei. "Who are you? You're not the Sekiryuutei. I don't know you." But Issei never responded.
He gasped when he saw Issei wearing an entirely new set of armor unlike anything he had ever seen a Sekiryuutei wear before. The armor is golden all around with a few white pieces, two near his collarbones, elbows, shoulders, and knees. His eye slits are pure white.
"I am the one who sealed away The Beast."
New voices began speaking, all of them seemingly coming from his armor.
"It has always been this way."
"That is right. Always, and forever."
"Even now, I still mourn my son,"
"What the world desires..."
"What the world rejects..."
"but this is the least I can do to help."
"has always been power!"
"has always been love."
"And no matter the case, we always choose the path to rule it!"
Issei felt his body grow out of his control, and his last thoughts were, 'Wait, where am I? What's happening?! It hurts! Arisu?! Vali?! WHERE ARE YOU! HELP!'
"So in the name of my son, Jesus Christ..."
'Did I accidentally kill them?!' Issei felt himself fall into a void deep in his mind.
"BEGONE!"
And then, he mostly blacked out as his body finally felt like a puppet on strings, doing and saying things on its own, even if Issei himself did or did not mean to.
"ARISU! VALI! I'M SO SORRY FOR FAILING TO PROTECT YOU!" Issei's body screamed.
He failed to hear the desperate voices of Ddraig, Vritra, and Midgardsormr trying to snap him out of it, but it is too late.
"REQUIEM DRIVE!"
His aura exploded, frightening the shocked Uranus.
Far away at Issei's home, an already worried Raynare felt it and the danger he's in. "Issei!"
To Be Continued
References:
(113) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Issei's Harem by where they are in harem ranking:
Raynare (Main Girl, Queen, ranked 1st of 12)
Arisu Yamauchi (OC, Six Mutated Pawn Pieces, ranked 2nd of 12)
Mythra=Arcane (2nd OC, ranked 3rd of 12)
Akeno Himejima (Knight, ranked 4th of 12)
Kuroka Toujou (Bishop, ranked 5th of 12)
Natsuki Murayama (Two Pawns, ranked 6th of 12)
Irina Shidou (Rook, ranked 7th of 12)
Rossweisse (Rook, ranked 8th of 12)
Ravel Phenex (Bishop, ranked 9th of 12)
Sona Sitri (ranked 10th of 12)
Mira (ranked 11th of 12)
Tsubasa Yura (Knight, ranked 12th of 12)