Chapter 49: Chapter 48: Takamagahara
Mordred followed Yasaka to their territory and they were currently waiting in a room so Yasaka could dress for the occasion.
They were going to meet the chief god of the Shinto pantheon after all. And the devils were all panicking.
"M-Mordred... We'll be meeting up with Amaterasu!" Seekvaira held her stomach, feeling like she will get an ulcer.
"It's not a big deal, Amaterasu isn't a bad person. I think." Mordred's words didn't make them feel secure at all.
Devils were weak to divinity. And they were meeting with a sun goddess too.
"A-are we going to be okay? Should I call nii-sama?" Rias was getting paler by the second. She was the one who struck the killing blow after all.
"Nee-sama should be i-informed too." Sona was about to make a magic circle, but Morded stopped them.
"I'll handle this, no harm will come to you. I brought you there after all and stopped their crimes against my friend." Mordred assured them and he was ready to be responsible for it all.
"O-okay, thanks man." Sairaorg patted him on the back. He was especially nervous, because they were on the shit list of the great king faction.
And he can't be in such a precarious situation. Not when his mother was struck by the sleeping disease that devils can contract.
He needed to be the heir of the Bael. Unlike Latia who doesn't really want the position, he has something to prove.
Sairaorg's competitiveness can't accept that Rias, Sona, and Seekvaira are heiresses. With the two of them being dukes. The Agares being much higher too, as they are archdukes.
And the Baels are the great kings in the underworld. He wanted to help Mordred by being the Bael head. Repay him for getting him out of a deep place.
"We will be meeting with Amaterasu-sama." Yasaka entered the room, wearing a ceremonial Kimono.
They nodded and the vixen teleported them to Takamagahara.
The devils immediately felt a bit weak due to the divine energy that was ambient. So Mordred put up some magic for them that blocked it out.
Yasaka then led them towards Amaterasu's abode. And when they entered the traditional looking building. Amaterasu was sitting on a throne and she is clearly waiting for them. (pic)
"Mordred Pendragon and his devil friends. I have heard a lot from you." The black haired woman who looked divine gave them a calculating look.
"Well met." Mordred nodded at her and Yasaka got nervous. He is the type of person that needs to evaluate people before giving any respect.
And he was currently sizing up Amaterasu blatantly. He is a dragon, they don't care about others' titles. It's what they do to get it that earns their respect.
"Umu, it seems that you have caused quite the bit of chaos in Japan. Just like back then in Germany." Amaterasu tried to prod at him.
But he immediately nodded, not hiding anything. "Yes, that is correct." He shrugged and Yasaka started sweating.
"This is intense! They'll definitely start fighting or something." Latia whispered to the others and they agreed. Mordred was like a steel wall that was entrenched to the ground. He won't be budging one bit.
Especially because his friend has been attacked by the ward of the Shinto faction. He might not be as impulsive like in the past. But a dragon's wrath always ends with scorched earth.
"And Rias Gremory here even killed the wielder of the divine bird Suzaku. What do you have to say about that?" Amaterasu raised a brow and Mordred snorted.
"Well deserved." He squinted his eyes and Amaterasu released her divine aura. Light was about to explode from her, but Mordred devoured them with Apophis' shadows.
"Tread lightly Amaterasu, my friends are devils. Light is poisonous for them. Don't test me." Mordred noticed the pure natural energy in the area so he willed them to go towards him.
Yasaka blinked in surprise as natural energy swirled towards him. He then refined it in his mana hearts, tattoos appearing on his face.
"A sage..." Yasaka almost choked. The youkai faction has never seen a sage since Sun Wukong.
'Seriously? A dragon that can use sage arts?' Yasaka was reeling backwards, they were the ones that are supposed to be using natural energy.
"The Himejima attacked my friend and almost killed her mother. We have wards all over Japan Amaterasu, they have never done anything untoward to anyone. You dare ask me questions? I demand an explanation." Mordred's aura exploded and Takamagahara started to rumble.
All of his holy swords appeared, but the devils felt warm instead of the expected burning feeling that attacked their souls.
After all, they were his weapons. And he has full control over them. And the divine aura around him began to wash over the realm as he unleashed Excalibur, Caliburn, Galatine, and Arondight's power.
"Hah, you really are fearless huh? Pulling weapons out in front of a chief god." Amaterasu reeled in her powers and another person appeared.
"Huh? Who is this punk!? Is he really trying to flex on you sister!?" Susanoo squinted his eyes and the clouds above gathered.
"I am talking with Amaterasu, brother or not. This does not concern you." Mordred dismissed him and he blew a fuse.
"You little bastard!" Before Susanoo can escalate this mess into a full blown battle. Amaterasu glared at him and he started to burn with black flames.
The devils shuddered when they saw the flames. It was definitely something similar to Incinerate Anthem. Though the violet flames were much more intense. While Amaterasu's flames burn until she either stops it or the target burns to nothing.
"He is right, foolish brother. Get out of my sight." Amaterasu clicked her tongue at his sudden entrance.
He was obviously hostile, so she suddenly got into a disadvantage.
Mordred can definitely demand an explanation. If he was a small fry, he wouldn't even get into Takamagahara.
But he is the chaos Karma dragon's son which is well known everywhere. And he's basically a middle sized faction on his own with just their sacred gears.
The size of their new faction was a non-issue. Their elites were at the top of the food chain. Even Zenith Tempest alone can annihilate entire factions on its own.
It was so destructive when unleashed that Dulio is considered to be a tactical weapon to make other factions back off.
Not to mention Lavinia who can freeze entire continents with her balance breaker. Not including her sacred relic that's the anti-thesis of devils.
They were perfectly equipped to deal with leaders of factions too. With the divine dividing, Tiamat would stomp on the majority of chief gods. And the red dragon of domination can increase their parameters.
It was giving Amaterasu a headache. She can't seem weak and submissive. But she was stuck on a rock and a hard place. And they don't even have a single idea about Scathach that could raid entire pantheons by herself and have a killing spree.
They stared at each other intensely for a few seconds, but Amaterasu gave in. 'Thankfully, we're in Takamagahara. And there are no one else here.' She checked the area.
"The Shinto pantheon did not instigate this attack. It was all the plan of the Himejima clan." Amaterasu announced and Yasaka was shocked that she would do that.
They actually do not meddle with the factions inside Japan at all. Like when Hagoromo fought with Nurarihyon.
Even when the big three youkai were rampaging throughout Japan, they didn't do anything really. Because they want the onmyoji clans and the youkai to cull each other.
It was pretty hardcore, but effective. And that's a major problem of all the big factions. The chief or leader are being 'advised' or counseled by opposing minds.
Unlike in Dragon Nest where all the decision making is under Tiamat and Mordred. Centralized power is much easier for the higher ups. Similar to how Lucifer and the other Satans ruled.
Which can lead to civil wars, yes. But that's because the original Satans were extremists. They also don't tolerate opinions of their subordinates.
And a ruling body will fall due to revolutions if that was the case. Or the country would just collapse due to the resulting civil wars.
Power struggles are common and it prevents them from ever reaching their full potential. The devils are actually the number one example of this.
If the current Satans who are carrying the underworld on their shoulders die. Then the devil race would collapse in mere years.
They just don't have the balls to clean up the house. Change is never peaceful, but it can lead to a brighter tomorrow. Stagnation is the bane of civilizations.
"So what will you do?" Mordred raised a brow at Amaterasu and she pinched herself.
'Damnit, stupid principal clans. Fools, he won't be satisfied if I just give them the standard punishments like exile.' Amaterasu thought of what to do.
It seemed like her luck was against her. Everything would have been much smoother if Shuri and Akeno weren't involved with him.
"The perpetrators are already dealt with, are they not?" Amaterasu tried to worm her way out of it. But Mordred wouldn't be confronting her if he was satisfied with just that.
"Then what of Tsubaki Shinra? She was ostracized due to a sacred gear. Something that she has no control over? And she is talented in the onmyo arts. I have seen it myself, she is a prime candidate for Byakko. But she was sold off like trash." Mordred glared and Amaterasu cursed again.
'Even the Shinra clan? This is getting out of proportion.' Amaterasu's eye twitched.
"Then Byakko will be given to the next prime candidate and they will rule the Shinra clan. All those who have ostracized Tsubaki Shinra will be exiled." Amaterasu sighed in her mind.
This was a pretty bad move, but necessary. Especially when a dragon was breathing on your throat. But they have been getting reports from Nurarihyon and Yasaka that the exiled members of the onmyoji clans are grouping together.
And they were calling themselves the Utsusemi agency. Amaterasu didn't know what they were doing. But they sure as hell aren't making a little community to help each other.
"Hmmm, that's fine. But are you really sure that the five principal clans should continue the way they are?" Mordred pressed the attack and Amaterasu looked like she bit a lemon.
"Do not push too much Mordred, the five clans are under the Shinto's jurisdiction. Those two were the only ones who have connections to you in some way." Amaterasu's voice hardened.
'Meaning that she can't do much about the other three huh?' Mordred rubbed his chin and he smirked at her.
"Hoh? But what is this about twins in the Nakiri clan that have a sacred gear. And they're mistreating them. How about we make a deal, Amaterasu." Mordred smiled.
Kuroka and Shirone are the spymasters of Dragon Nest. As sages, they were able to blend in with nature completely. Only specialized sensors would even get a glimpse of them.
And they use their primordial magic to strengthen their yojutsu. As well as their spying skills. The duo were nearly undetectable by normal means.
What made him strike a deal though, was that those two who smell of power. There was no doubt about it. They had incredibly strong sacred gears.
Kuroka and Shirone couldn't confirm what it is. But Mordred thought that one of them might be dimension lost. The fog that controls space.
Because the nekoshous could feel something connected to space in one of them.
"A deal? Do you want to give the girls to one of your devil friends?" Amaterasu frowned.
"No, I will be their ward. But enough about that, how about we talk about what I'm offering?" Mordred rummaged through his inventory.
He then took out some scales. And they were different colors.
'B-blue scales. Tiamat's scales? Red from the dragon of domination, and white from the dragon of supremacy...' Amaterasu looked at them and those could be considered to be national treasures.
Materials from dragons are so rare, that they would be fought over by multiple factions to get them.
Scales doesn't have much use at face value. But they were the scales of the heavenly dragons and the strongest mortal one currently.
"Let me get you in a little insider secret too. These are impervious to anti-dragon weapons." Mordred smirked at her and Amaterasu could barely hold herself from taking them immediately.
That was actually what was holding her back. The stronger the dragon is, the worse they handle anti-dragon weapons. It attacks their very essence after all.
The stronger ones can resist it better due to their dragon hearts and dense mana. But parts of them that aren't connected to them like the scales; when taken off, can't do that. So it was a major weakness.
'Jackpot.' Mordred actually collected the shed scales of his kin. The scales of Dulio, Lavinia, Meredith, and Valerie were different.
So he enticed Amaterasu with the heavenly dragons' scales. And the blue ones were Kuroka and Shirone's. He won't sell Tiamat's at all.
Mordred didn't lie, he just made her assume that it was Tiamat's. A king should be knowledgeable about deals too.
"Do you promise that you won't harm them?" Amaterasu squinted her eyes. She knew that the Nakiri twins had sacred gears. But unlike dragons that are extremely good at sniffing things out. Especially magical things.
They had no idea what it was unless it showed up. Just a general outline of what the sacred gear would be.
And due to the power of the sacred gears, they haven't awakened yet. Something that would have happened to Ise if she wasn't trained. It was even doubtful that she would awaken Ddraig.
"Nice doing business with you Amaterasu. And remember, keep a tight leash on your subordinates. I'm a firm believer of counterattacks." Mordred reminded her.
"Woah, those are the scales of the heavenly dragons? Can't I have one? The red one of course." Rias asked.
He tossed her a scale and she pocketed it immediately with glee after checking it out.
"Wow, can't I like create the strongest Gundam with that? Their armor would be dragon scales. And due to its light weight, it will be the fastest one as well!" Seekvaira drooled at the thought of a draconic mobile suit.
'Wait, won't that be a sacred gear of sorts?' Mordred thought about it and that can be explored more in the future.
They have scales to spare. Regrowing them takes effort like how the phenex make phenex tears. But it's a renewable resource.
"Umu, what a wonderful idea." Amaterasu commented subconsciously after imagining a heavenly dragon mobile suit.
She then put a hand on her mouth. "A... A kindred spirit." Seekvaira looked at her with tears in her eyes.
Amaterasu and Seekvaira then stared at each other with kinship.
"A-ahem, what are you talking about?" Amaterasu then denied that she is an anime fan too.
"For real? You're a fan of mecha anime Amaterasu-sama?" Rias wasn't crazy about it like Seekvaira, but she's an otaku as well due to Okita Souji.
"A-anime? What's that?" Amaterasu started sweating.
"Yasaka, please guide them to the Nakiri clan. Gottagobye!" Amaterasu tried to run away. But she tripped on her long clothes due to her panic and she faceplanted on the ground.
"Umu." Mordred burned the sight into his mind while Yasaka covered Sairaorg's eyes because she was on the sidelines with him.
"Ow..." Amaterasu rubbed her face, but she suddenly noticed that her butt was bare. Flashing everyone her black lace panties that had embroidery of flames.
She blushed an atomic red and Mordred nodded at her. "As expected of teacher, he was right. A goddess' butt is quite amazing." Mordred approved with a thumbs up and Amaterasu teleported away in embarrassment.
"Uhh, that didn't happen." Yasaka looked at the devils. "What? Did something happen?" Sona immediately looked around.
"I don't know Sona, maybe Latia would know?" Seekvaira gave Latia a look and she shrugged, denying everything.
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