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Chapter 512: Chapter 463

Hades POV

 

Devils, always causing me so many problems.

Even when I called one an ally, it's nothing but additional work dropped in my lap. Did they think that running the most utilized/populated Afterlife in the world is easy? No, they only thought of themselves regardless!

Izanami needed to smack some sense into her new lover, let him understand how demanding my job was!

Of course it was Mother who asked this of me, but it was the Devil brat who initiated it all.

I'm the one who had to explain to the others of my family what happened over on the Norse side of the world. I'm also the one who needed to placate them, to warn them off from doing something inevitably stupid on their parts. I'm the one who has to soothe both my siblings who will want to go and kill off Father properly and take back his remains.

Hmph, at least he was a reliable ally.

That was more than I can say for the All-Father.

And it was better than dealing with my Siblings, admittedly. He offered me the proper respect, and he was easy to get along with.

Izanami clearly loved him to put up with him, Cerberus liked him, and even Persephone liked him. There really is not much more I could ask there.

I stepped through a Teleportation Circle, and only destruction met my eyes. "All-Father." I greeted the person there to meet me.

"Skull and Bones." He grinned at my arrival.

I ignored the nickname he gave to me. "This place is utterly wrecked."

"Yup, it was quite the raging party!" He laughed happily, but there was a look of melancholy to him. "It could have been worse though."

I have been to Asgard a handful of times in my existence, and it was a magnificent City befitting of Gods. I could not claim that Olympus was superior in any meaningful way and seeing it in this state, it made me ponder how I would feel to see Olympus brought to a similar state as well.

"I find myself disgusted by this welcome." I scoffed in annoyance. "You should have at least had the decency to clean up."

"Well excuseeeee me, your majesty." He did an exaggerated bow. "Do you want me to roll out a red carpet, maybe have Freyja fondle your balls while I'm at it?"

"Hmph."

"Hmph!"

I looked at him then back at the surroundings. In the distance, I could see the residents of Asgard cleaning up and beginning to rebuild. "I will send some materials after I return home."

"Thank you." The All-Father politely returned.

I waved it off. "You have my gratitude for allowing my sudden intrusion. I can understand that my presence would be off putting considering who was partly responsible for the state of your home."

"We're smart enough to know who to blame, brat." Odin grunted. "But I'm still keeping this on the down low. Go take care of your matters and leave on your own."

"Even so, I apologize, All-Father. They were under my watch and escaped."

"And from what the brat told me, even the Primordial Night was caught off guard. What could you have done that she couldn't?"

"There's no need to make an excuse for me." I shook my head. "Regardless of the circumstances, I failed in my duty."

"Fine, fine. Even though you originally offered to help, and I declined you." All-Father let out a sigh. "Just send some stuff to help us rebuild and we'll call it even."

He says that knowing that the Underworld's riches are beyond measure and I already offered such unconditionally.

It's times like this that made it difficult to dislike him.

It would be insulting to him if I pushed further.

"How is he doing?"

Odin silently looked off onto the horizon, I had no doubt his gaze reached where I asked about. "He is behaving."

"Well, there are miracles left in this world then." I snorted.

"It might not be what you expect." He stated.

"My expectations are low." I said with a dry tone.

Odin shook his head. "It's not for me to say, but if you want to hear the words of an old man like me. Perhaps, you should keep an open mind. Whatever you decide, what your opinions are, they are yours to hold regardless."

I found myself frowning. "An open mind? Did you forget, All-Father, I am Greek. We are indignant, small-minded, and vindictive."

"Do what you want, Skeletor." Odin simply waved it off and began to walk away. Though, not before leaving a Teleportation Circle on the ground.

I had a great many things to speak to the All-Father about, but I was grateful he was allowing me my personal business unabated.

Stepping onto the Teleportation Circle, I found myself whisked away across the Norse Realms.

I did not quite know where I was, but I had no fear of a betrayal from the All-Father.

All around me was wheat.

The golden tide of grain spread out as far as I could see. With all but a simple path leading through the fields.

I ran my hand through the many strands that stood tall and pointed towards the sky.

It was…peaceful.

I couldn't help but look upwards at the sun and feel the faint familiar feeling as I did throughout this same field.

My feet carried me across the fields up to a small cabin that looked newly built and still somewhat under construction. It was large, befitting someone of bigger stature, especially for the person sitting on the front steps, whittling away on a wooden branch with a knife.

He paused when he saw me.

He was lessened to a degree that I couldn't have imagined even from what I was told. Just his outward aura was but a fraction of his true terror.

We stared at one another for a long period, neither of us initiating words.

That was until another familiar figure joined us. The Titan of light, beret of his namesake approached with several large species of fish hanging off a stick over his shoulder.

"…..Hades." The Titan of Light acknowledged my presence.

"Uncle." I acknowledged him back. "You abandoned your power to manifest down here?" I glanced upwards again, realizing what he had done.

Not to say it's anything drastic. He could retrieve his power at any moment, but as he stood here in front of me, he was significantly weaker than he was normally.

The Titan of light walked over to a wooden table, setting down his freshly caught fish. "I was told to power the sun, that is what I am doing." He said simply.

I couldn't argue with his logic. And I'm sure the All-Father didn't care if he does this as long as he didn't go around causing problems.

With the current situation, I felt myself at ease.

I was not in danger as they were now.

"Hades."

"Father."

We finally spoke to one another after thousands of years.

"I didn't expect to see you here." He stated.

"I didn't expect to find myself here." I admitted.

"I see, you're acquainted with the mortal who defeated me, aren't you?"

I found myself frowning. "You were able to deduce this?"

"It's not hard to put together." He shrugged. "Neither you nor your brothers, if you decided to come, would have approached so quickly. You all are far too cautious for something like that. Perhaps that's something you inherited from me."

"I believe you mean paranoid." I corrected.

"The distinction is often proven immaterial." Father appeared…peaceful, and it was strange to witness. "I am surprised you trust the mortal so much to approach me like you are."

"I'm surprised with how highly you speak of him. Just from your tone, I can glean the respect in your voice."

"Hahaha, well, I can't not respect a Mortal that defeated me. My ego is only so fragile, if I don't put him up on a pedestal, what else am I supposed to do?" He laughed so naturally before settling back down. "The world is so much different now. Mortals rule it for good reason it seems."

"He's not exactly the norm."

"Where there is one, there will be two, and four, and eight. They produce in such vast numbers and already populate all corners of Mother's blessing. Maybe it's time for us to step to the side."

"Careful, you're almost sounding wise." I rolled my eyes.

"A long life of regrets can open the most hard headed person's eyes with enough time." He smiled wistfully.

"And do you mean it?"

"Mean what?"

"That you feel it's time for you to step aside?" I narrowed my eyes.

He reached up and scratched his head. "You're probing my intentions, huh? I guess I can't blame you." He let out a sigh. "How many from my time are still active across the world? Why did they all retreat and let the mortals take center stage? Maybe they saw something I've yet to see fully and I want to know. Even the cruel War God of these lands stepped off his throne and willingly handed it to his son. Am I worse than him?" He looked up to the skies.

"Yes."

Father didn't argue nor get angry. The Kronos I knew, he would have gotten angry at the slightest insult levied against him.

"You're right. Odin changed much from the past, and it makes me feel like a relic out of time. I feel irrelevant, outdated and unneeded."

"You should know better than anyone, Father. Time waits for no one, not even us." I felt a strange twinge within my old heart.

"A truth that I should have pondered a long time ago."

I let out a sigh as this talk did not go the way I had envisioned. "Who aided you in your escape?"

"I can't say."

"Someone still loyal to you then?" I narrowed my eyes, clenching my fists. "Perhaps a traitor, maybe – "

"Don't overthink it." Father interrupted me. "The only one loyal to me is at my side." He glanced at the Titan of Light who was quietly descaling the fish at the table. "You need not be worried about any traps or traitors I hid within your court. Not even my old Generals and comrades answered my call to arms."

"We had no reports of you approaching the other Titans we had under surveillance."

Kronos chuckled heartily. "I approached Atlas openly, arrogantly even. You know, one of yours stood there at the side, just watching as I did."

"Ares." I seethed in mild annoyance. "He was employed to watch over Atlas. That brat…" I hissed under my breath.

"Zeus' son certainly inherited his inflated ego. Don't mistake it for joining my cause, my Grandson was most certainly not on my side. He expressed openly that he only wanted a conflict to erupt and not to expect his aid."

"Of course he would. He's been getting annoying over the years with the lack of large wars for him to play around in." Stupid War Gods who can't live without bloodshed and Death.

"Don't take him lightly, he was hiding a secret that I didn't delve into at the time."

"Oh?" I raised an eyebrow.

For him to give that kind of warning….what are you hiding, Ares?

Father merely waved his hand through the air. "Atlas denied me as well. He said he wanted to finish his punishment and walk free without needing to look over his shoulder for his life."

I could feel the slight tinge of pain in his voice.

I closed my eyes and let out another sigh. "I'll talk to Zeus about ending his punishment soon."

"Thank you."

"I'm not doing it for you." I snorted, looking away. "His punishment has lasted long enough."

And certain behaviors should be rewarded.

"The one who freed us was not part of your world." Father said simply.

"Not our Faction?"

"Yes."

"Then who?"

"I cannot say." He shook his head. "I was unable to pay back the favor in doing so, I cannot reveal their identity at the very least."

How frustratingly honorable.

Trying to pry it out of him was pointless, Father was nothing if not a stubborn fool.

"I'll tell you something good though." He grinned. "A secret I found out by chance when I was snooping around their little group."

"And why would you do that?"

Father just smiled. "It's a gift for my defeat to the Mortal."

"And what secret do you have, Father?"

"Have you heard of something called the Sephiroth Grail?" He asked and I clenched my hands. "I admit I had to look into what it was myself. But it's an interesting little trinket that could cause a lot of problems, and it's in their hands."

"That is….valuable information."

"I'm glad it's helpful to you." His expression softened and it made me feel strange.

"What do you intend to do from this point forward, father?"

"Isn't it obvious?" He stood up, stretching his back. "I got a harvest to look after."

"You intend to accept the 'punishment'?"

"A loser has no right to argue." He said simply.

"…..you really changed a lot."

His expression shifted and he smiled wryly. "Maybe, I don't know. I think that I can just think more clearly than before." He turned to look at me. "Would it change things if I said I was sorry?"

"No."

"I didn't think so either, but I felt like it should be done anyways."

"I'm only here as a favor to Mother."

He paused and shifted emotions again. "The Mortal delivered on his promise. That's good."

"He did." I called forth the Scythe in question and let it hit the ground. "Mother told me to tell you that you are a coward for not doing it yourself."

He looked at the Scythe then up to me. "What –"

"5,000 years, not a second sooner or later." I made sure to repeat what she said exactly. "She will be waiting."

"I don't know what to say…" For the first time, I saw Father speechless.

"Then don't, I don't care about whatever it is you want to say at this point." I grumbled.

"How about 'would you like to stay for dinner'?" He smiled towards me.

"….are you serious?"

He shrugged. "It couldn't hurt to ask. I wouldn't mind hearing stories about my children and grandchildren."

"We are far from accepting of you as our proper Father and Grandfather." I frowned.

"That's true." He didn't argue with me and seemed to accept my stance.

"….however, I am already here, I may as well stay for a short time longer."

 

[***]

Wilhelm POV

The crashing of the waves on the beach was one of the most soothing things to listen to.

Especially with no other people around, particularly because I was within my soul and this was merely a 'memory' of mine.

Well, other people don't include both Ddraig and Musū Tengai who were enjoying it too.

Ddraig in particular, he was diving in and out of the ocean further along the horizon and looked like he was having a blast.

It didn't take long for Ddraig to come flying over, and he shrunk down to a much more manageable size, even if he intentionally hit the sand hard and kicked it up all over the place.

"This is fun, I can see why humans like playing at the beach. I'm sad I never did this when I was still around and kicking."

I brushed the sand off me. "I should get everyone to do a beach day." Ddraig's words suddenly gave me inspiration. Kunou would love it for sure, but everyone else, well, a nice little vacation would do wonders.

"That would be fun." Ddraig added.

"It would be a good avenue to keep a peaceful recuperation." Musū Tengai seemed to agree. "Constant battles and a strained perception in the midst of danger will have negative effects if it's not nurtured with a healthy rest."

"Just relax, brat. You earned a good break."

I turned to look at Ddraig. "You're in a good mood."

"Why not? Albion now knows that my wielder killed a 'God' in 'view' of everyone! He has to live with that now that I'm the only rightly named Longinus right now." His smug was off the charts. "It was a good fight."

"It was a good fight." I agreed. "I'm glad to have the Spear back in working condition again. Might have been a bit easier if I had it against the Titan."

"Regardless, your victory was well earned." Musū Tengai stated. "Well done, you have come a long way from that boy who first stepped into the Land of Shadows."

It felt nice to be told that.

I fell backwards into the sand, looking upwards towards Musū Tengai. "So…what's the deal with the Acorn that decided to take up refuge in my soul?"

"Why don't I show you?" He offered, though he wasn't actually asking considering the scenery around us completely changed.

We were then in a large and endless field, a circle of dirt in the middle with the particular golden Acorn right in the middle, with a tiny hint of green budding from it.

I forced myself up to look at it. I didn't really have much time or energy to consider it until this point, and it obviously wasn't dangerous at the very least.

"What's the big deal?" Ddraig asked.

"It's an acorn, inside my soul, I think it's noteworthy enough to understand better."

"Watermelons have seeds, I don't see the big deal."

I slowly turned to look at Ddraig with the driest expression I could muster, and he had the biggest shit-eating-grin I've ever seen.

Musū Tengai seemed to ignore us entirely as he stepped towards it. "If you want a thorough explanation, I'm afraid you will be left wanting."

"Even you don't know?"

"I'm not all knowing, as flattering as it is to be thought of so highly, I'm mostly in the dark here as well." He hummed.

"At the very least, it's not dangerous." I spoke mostly rhetorically.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have left it alone. Your soul is under my protection, I will never knowingly allow something to intrude that will cause you harm." My Zanpakutō spirit reassured me.

"Except for Ddraig."

"Hey!"

"Alas, he predates my arrival." Musū Tengai sighed.

"Fuck you both, Imma eat the acorn."

"Don't eat the magical acorn!"

"Imma eat it."

"Hush." Musū Tengai quickly shushed us.

The Acorn vibrated slightly, and the little bud grew a fraction of an inch, barely perceivable even if I was watching closely.

"Curious." He rubbed his chin. "I see now, it's reacting to you for its growth."

"Reacting to me?" I raised a questioning eyebrow. "Why would my thoughts and feelings have a bearing on its growth? It sprouted before – the reminder that I'm human. Yeah, I can admit that it was something I was slowly losing track of with everything going on, but it wasn't some heavenly enlightenment for me to realize and regain that bearing."

Musū Tengai held up a finger, cutting me off. "Enlightenment doesn't need to be a large phenomenon or something ethereal and philosophical that one grasps. Only the further understanding of oneself to reach greater heights. It's something important to your intrinsic being that you realized and corrected for yourself. The seed of the World Tree reacted to it because it was something that had substance to yourself."

"So what, it's going to grow every time I realize something important about myself?" That sounded odd.

"No, it was simply a coincidence that this occurred right after you obtained it. If I had to guess, you are the vector for it to grow, everything you do will influence it. The original Yggdrasil grew in response to everything around it, the Nine Realms formed, and it continued to grow to what it is today. This seed does not have anything else but you to focus on. As you grow, it will also grow in response to what it needs to be."

"And what is that exactly?" What was it 'supposed to become'?

"That is an interesting question, and I look forward to seeing the answer." Musū Tengai smiled.

"So I now have a Tree growing inside of me along with everything else."

"Well, you certainly have a lot of room here." Musū Tengai chuckled and his eyes flickered strangely, like he was looking off into the distance and seeing things I couldn't. "But I have a feeling that whatever it will become, it will be invaluable to your goals."

I took another look at the Acorn and had a strange sense of attachment to it alright. I couldn't help but smile and reached down to lightly rub it with my finger.

Keep growing, little guy, we'll see what you turn into.

"Imma eat it."

"Dammit Ddraig, don't eat my baby tree!"

"Alright, that's enough." Musū Tengai clapped his hands. "You spent enough time in here, go back outside and rest properly. Everything else can wait until you had some time to relax."

He didn't even give me time to argue before he pushed my focus outwards and I returned to the forefront of my mind.

I shuddered slightly from the position I was sitting on the ground with Musū Tengai sitting across my legs and simply put it away, and pushed up to my feet.

I looked around, noticing the lack of noise and presence around me. Not that I expected anyone to keep watch over me. I spent hours catching up with everyone, but I didn't want to put off checking on myself as well, and they understood.

There was only one person nearby, and I walked down the stairs to find them in the kitchen.

"Have I ever told you how beautiful you are?" I leaned up against the threshold of the kitchen

Izzy glanced back at me as she was apparently cooking. "Yes, and I'm fairly sure it's because you have a certain fetish and get off on mothering."

"....how did you find out?"

She stopped what she was doing and stared at me. "Stop fooling around." She huffed, throwing the nearby dish towel at me.

I walked up behind her, arms easily wrapping her up tightly. "I'm not ashamed."

"Of course you aren't." She snorted. "A person with shame wouldn't be rubbing up on my rear with a very obvious bulge."

"Mmm."

"Don't just ignore it!" She huffed, but didn't stop me. "Are you finished with what you were doing? I wanted to have something ready for you to eat when you got up, I expected you to take longer."

"I'm all good, checked up on my soul and despite the weirdness, I got a clean bill of health by Musū Tengai and told to rest for awhile before he kicked me out."

"I find it strange how your inner spirit is somehow more mature and responsible than you are."

"It just means I can focus on more important things."

"Like molesting me while I cook?"

"Yes."

"Don't say it so bluntly." She turned around and lightly pulled on my cheek.

"Blame yourself for making me like this. Honestly, what am I supposed to do when the Goddess of Hips swings them around right in front of my eyes? I can't keep my hands off you." I gave her a cheeky smile.

She covered her slightly flushed face. "Did you seriously call me the Goddess of Hips. That damn Odin, I know he's been a bad influence on you."

"Oh no, I wasn't joking when I said you're entirely to blame." I looked at her with a widening smile. "Someone made a certain promise to me." I whispered into her ear. "And I think It's time I collect."

She quivered slightly, and her flush deepened a tad, eyes darting away. "You are far too perverted."

"It's a good thing I have a beautiful woman to satiate myself on, isn't it?"

"Idiot…" She huffed and started to undo the buttons on her pants. "I will not be called a liar."

Well, it's about time I corrected a cosmic mistake.

The fact that Izzy's legs have remained unloved this long is an absolute crime, one I intend to very thoroughly correct.

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Chapter 513: Chapter 464

Meridia POV

This realm was strange.

Interconnected by a higher being in the form of a Tree. Its 'roots' and 'branches' penetrated every corner of this space. They were simple enough to perceive for me, even if a portion of its existence was but energy that operated in a higher dimension.

It wasn't too dissimilar from my own Colored Rooms. Obviously it couldn't compare to Oblivion in its entirety, but I had not much else to compare to as I was still new to seeing the sights outside from my own corner of existence.

Oddly enough, the inbetween, the Dimension Gap that everyone referred to it to that all these realms are connected to, it was almost like a smaller Oblivion in scope and scale.

It was odd to see things so similar yet different.

Regardless, the Tree itself noticed my approach even when I hid myself from even the Gods of this world.

I could not find annoyance with this fact as it was something much older and more powerful than a 'mere' God.

It was peculiar, it reached out to probe me. Like a child wanting to touch something it didn't quite understand.

There seemed to be a hesitance to its actions, unspoken feelings mixed with its metaphorical vines that reached for me, but otherwise, it was more excited and curious than anything.

I reached out and allowed it to inspect me.

It would do me no good if I was rude to a child, I had much more decorum than that.

Once it was satisfied, I could vaguely sense it wanted to know why I was there. It seemed unable to communicate properly, even for beings of our caliber, perhaps it's still learning that aspect?

Wilhelm did state that it was 'newly awoken' using the Night's artifact.

And now that I could see it in person, so to speak, I could understand what he meant by such words. Truly, it had a smidge of a 'will' that was more than something instinctual. Despite this, it would not grow to something beyond that. That small spark, it was just that. I could see into the essence of this being and knew that full will was something that went counter to its purpose and existence.

What it has now was already a miracle of some capacity.

It seemed to move out of my way as I did my best to relay my intentions. Or perhaps it didn't care about what I wanted to do and simply deemed it a nonissue in its perceptions.

Regardless, I passed through the 'branches' and entered these Realms fully.

I had a small desire to explore, but I pushed it to the back of my mind for my main purpose of appearing this far away from my love and his home.

One of two reasons in this instance, but the latter was not something so urgent that I was required to travel this far.

I came upon the main 'body' of the Tree that was centered around this Realm.

Its truck opened up for me with but a thought and I ventured into its depths. At the darkest and deepest point of this Tree, at the very end of these realms where no true light shined, and no living being could go without arduous effort, I arrived.

There was one living being that persisted here, one that was damned to live its immortal life forever in darkness. And the being that caused a strange and unfamiliar fury to swell up inside of me.

Even all the new experiences that came with taking a Mortal lover, this was a new feeling. Anger at someone else for causing harm to someone I cared about. I have been upset in the past when Wilhelm had come to harm, but I have never had it so….directed.

In this dark pit, I allowed light to shine.

I put a finger to the person's head, and even under his sudden and muffled noises I forced the 'light' back into his empty eye sockets.

I restored his vision and his words.

"Who –"

My finger twitched and his newly restored speech was….taken away again.

I surprised myself, I was not usually so rash nor harsh but merely hearing his voice caused my anger to reach its tipping point.

Although, it was just as grating to hear his unintelligible screams of pain after losing his tongue.

"Your name is Loki." I narrowed my eyes. "Nod if what I said is correct."

His eyes widened as my power washed over him.

He nodded.

I put a finger to his head and restored his ability to speak once more. "If you speak again without prompt, it will be much more agonizing for you."

He nodded his head promptly.

There was something else there, was it hope? Did he think I was there to rescue him or perhaps enlist his aid in return for his freedom? I could understand his viewpoint, why else would anyone else visit him in this particular situation?

"Loki." I reiterated. "I find myself in an odd situation and I am unsure of how to act. I don't consider myself a particularly vengeful person. If someone wrongs me, they receive a suitable punishment and I don't dwell on it further. Yet at this moment, someone has wronged me to a degree that I find myself believing that a simple punishment is not enough. What do you think?"

The Not-God licked his lips as if to test his 'new' tongue. "I would be more than happy to assist you in any vengeance, my wonderful Lady."

I ignored his attempts to gain my 'affection' and attention. "This world is, oh so small."

"That it is. So small and insignificant. Why, it wouldn't take much for one to….crush it." The Not-God smiled despite his condition.

"Yes, it would not be difficult for me to crush it between my fingers if I chose." It was strange, I usually did not speak this much, I was not this open. "I have seen many worlds come into existence since the dawn of the Universe. This is but one of many, yet it has earned my particular attention. Do you know why?"

His eyes widened for a brief moment. "N-no."

"Because, against common sense and perhaps even logical thinking, I allowed myself to fall in love with a Mortal man. And you harmed him."

"I can –"

I grabbed him, not allowing him to speak as my hand clamped over his face. He assuredly was going to attempt to talk his way out of the situation, I was aware of his peculiarities from Wilhelm.

"I was ancient before the space dust that became your world was even born." I pulled him up so he could meet my eyes. "Your supreme beings, your Dragon Gods are but children in my eyes. You are to the insects in the earth as I am to you. So, I invite you to contemplate how utterly insignificant I find your existence right now."

I threw him to the ground because this close proximity was grating to me. I removed his ability to speak again because I no longer wished to hear his words, his attempts to weasel out of any punishment. "700 years. It is a small number, insignificant in the scope of the universe, of creation. I could blink in that time frame and not notice the passing of the years. Yet, those 700 years belong to my Mortal lover. My Mortal Lover who has no desire to live eternity, and one day he shall pass on as all Mortals do. It is a small number, but those were precious years that you stole from me."

Admittedly, he was not the one who harmed Wilhelm and stole away part of his lifespan, but Wilhelm seemed to have a good impression of the one he fought. I did not wish Wilhelm to get annoyed with me, and one does not punish the sword for cutting, but the one who swung it.

This Not-God was the mastermind so he will receive my full ire.

"There is not much I could add to your punishment, but to come here and not do anything, my anger would not be abated. You have something within you, something precious you also hold dear, and I will take that way. There was a spark of hope in your eyes at my arrival, I will squash that forever." I held my hand up and reached for him again. He just tried to crawl away, squirming and doing his best to attempt and flee.

It was futile.

"You will never escape this prison, because it now extends to your own mind." Just a tap on his forehead, and his body went limp. "Watch for eternity, trapped within your own mind, that should by some miracle that you even leave this prison, you will never escape it, for it would require someone far beyond a God to undo what I have done."

What remained of his body went limp and he fell to the ground, yet I knew he could hear and understand everything I said.

Disgusting creature.

I did not wish to look upon him any further and left the pit he dwelled in.

I cast my gaze towards the realm of Gods to find the second object of my intentions for arriving here.

She was not difficult to find, I was more than familiar with her aura, even after it changed so drastically.

With a thought, I was in a library full of different texts, scrolls and books.

"Big Sis!" Jinn practically leapt out of her seat and grabbed hold of me.

I was not unused to her shows of affections and perhaps….I enjoyed them. "Hello, Jinn."

"Did you come all the way here to see me?" She looked up happily.

"Yes."

"Liar~" She pursed her lips. "Why did you really come here?"

I huffed in annoyance. "You are annoying perceptive when you wish to be."

"Hmmm, is it a secret?" She tried to probe me, not so subtly. "Does Wilhelm know~?"

"He does not need to know." I crossed my arms. "Besides, he is too busy right now having his way with the Death Goddess"

"Uh huh." Her eyes brightened up. "He's doing lewd things with Izzy!?"

"So it would seem."

"Aww, I wanted to watch." She hummed. "Are you sure you don't want him to know you're here?"

"Perhaps we should tell him about you." I narrowed my eyes. "Why have you not spoken up about what's wrong with you?"

She looked down at the ground. "I didn't want to worry anyone."

"….silly girl." I sighed, rubbing her head. "Come." I pulled her to a place to sit down. "I will help you. Explain to me what's wrong."

"Ah, well, Grandpa taught me how to split my thoughts into parallel streams."

"How many." I immediately knew what she had done.

"….only a few."

"How Many."

"A little under 200…."

I flicked her forehead.

"Owie." She pouted.

"You are lucky you did not overly harm yourself. Even I do not have that many of my iterations out at a single time." Not that I couldn't, but having that much out gets annoying to operate properly. And a projection with a stream of my thought was no different in practice than multiplying her internal thoughts to process in parallel.

"I needed them to fight." She pouted again and I wanted to give her another flicker, but my hand seemingly had a mind of its own and instead began to run through her hair.

"Open yourself, and I will make sure you are not in any danger."

"Okay~" She happily opened up her mind to my touch, not a single ounce of distrust within her.

I could see her new changes, her Divinity in the depths of her soul and how it permeated her whole being. It helped stave off the consequences of straining her 'mind' so much. "You couldn't 'turn them all off', correct?"

"Yeah…." She admitted. "Please don't tell Wilhelm."

Silly girl. "We will keep this just between us."

"Okay, thanks big sis." She yawned as adjusted herself to lay her head upon my lap.

"Sleep, you will be well once you wake." I soothed her into a slumber.

It would not be too difficult to shift those altered thoughts back into a singular focus. Simple, if tedious to perform. But a thorough check of her new status would not be remiss either.

I would not allow her to be in any danger as long as I can help it.

 

@***@

WARNING!!!! Izzy Lewd ahead. 

Blowjob, Thighjob.

@***@

Wilhelm POV

Izzy faced me and undid the front button on her jeans, unzipping them slightly, just enough for a black color to peek through.

My hands slowly moved down her back until I found her nice round butt and promptly clamped down.

"You just can't help yourself, can you?" She shook her head with a little smile. "Well, I suppose it falls onto me to indulge your lustful nature."

Well, that was all I needed to hear. I pulled her close, hearing a small yelp of surprise from her as my head pushed against her chest. And my hands didn't waste any time appreciating her amazing ass.

It was no Salem, but she certainly had a nice jiggle every time she walked, and I would admittedly get a bit hypnotized when I had the chance to stare.

"Are you just going to fondle my ass?" She asked in disbelief as moments turned into minutes.

"Don't worry, we have plenty of time for me to appreciate you everywhere." I said cheekily.

Playfully, she pulled on my cheek. "Hmph, such a perverse man." Her own hand crept down my stomach until it was between my legs, and she gripped onto my manhood through my own pants. "Looks at this, you're already raring to go, and I offered you nothing but to rub against me." She continued to outline my full length with each movement.

"I think you underestimate what I would do to have your legs available to me." I looked up at her, and without warning my hands slipped into her back pockets and I yanked down her pants, revealing her nice round ass for me to fully see.

She was wearing a pair of lacy black panties that seemed to barely stretch enough to accommodate her ample rear.

Despite her teasing tone from before, she held a faint flush at my sudden action. "How impatient, do I really entice you so much?"

"You can feel me and you have to ask?" I leaned in to kiss her, not stopping my appreciation of her behind. "I want my Izzy."

She huffed lightly, eyes darting away. "I'm afraid if I don't satisfy your urges, you would mercilessly attack one of the others. I may as well follow through to protect them from your lustful advances."

She abruptly grabbed my arms, and I was reluctantly forced away from her butt before she gave me a very strange look before dropping to her knees in front of me. She wasted no time pulling my belt off and had she been any less gentle, I'm afraid my clothes would have been completely torn away.

With a final gesture, she yanked down my zipper after unbuttoning my pants and was greeted with my full erection springing out and nearly hitting her in the face before she grabbed it.

"So, this is where all your confidence comes from?" She eyed me, fingers gripped on my member tightly, just shy of being uncomfortable.

"Is it an offering fit for a Goddess?"

She pursed her lips, her hand slowly moving along my length. "How arrogant." Gradually, her lips moved closer and I felt a shiver go down my spine the same time her tongue slowly moved up and down on my cock. "Don't misunderstand.….mmmm….." She took my tip into her mouth, her tongue exploring every inch of me, and with a light pop, released my cock. "I'm only doing the minimum necessary for this."

Though she said that, there was a certain enthusiasm as she continuously ran her tongue up and down.

Well, she could continue as long as she wanted.

Maybe I was about to say something cheeky, but all words died in my throat as her fingers wrapped around a very sensitive part of me.

"Hmph, you were thinking something cheeky again." Her fingers lightly squeezed my balls.

"Izzyyy!" My voice was…a squeak at this point.

"Rather than a reward, you deserve a punishment for all the times you have teased me. Is this sensitive, hmm?" Her head lowered, her tongue working down my full length until she reached the base and in one quick motion, she began to suck on my balls with just enough force to make my toes curl up.

I had to grab her shoulders to stop myself from stumbling over, and her hand never left my shaft as her speed picked up in how she continued to stroke my cock.

Unintentional groans from me only seemed to further exuberate her and the speed and force she used intensified ever so gradually that I really couldn't hold myself back anymore.

"Look at you now." She released my balls, pulling herself back until I was twitching infront of her face. "I thought you wanted to enjoy my legs?" She said coyly with a lascivious smile. "But it seems you can't hold it in. I will take pity on you, you may deface this Goddess."

It was as if it was a command from her that brought me over the edge. She never stopped, her hand continuously squeezed me with each pump until the first spurt of my cum landed on her face, quickly followed by several more streams until very soon, she was literally dripping and nothing more came out.

Still, she didn't stop stroking my cock even as she stared into my eyes with my seed running down her face. "No one has ever sullied me like this. You better take responsibility."

I gave her a warm and genuine smile. "Don't worry, this is far from the last time."

"Cocky bastard." She huffed. "How arrogant you became just because I let you finish once on my face." She finally let go and stood up. "I should have squeezed your balls until there was nothing left, look at you still rearing to go like a dog in heat." She turned around and put her hands on the counter, positioning herself so her ass was facing me. "Well, have at it. You wanted to enjoy my legs. As a Goddess, I will bestow this blessing upon you, be grateful, because it is not one I have ever given before."

It took a significant amount of self-restraint to not just dive into my 'meal'.

Rather, I pushed myself up against her back and slowly slid my hands down her rear until I got to her wonderful legs and made sure to inspect each and every corner. I spent far more time than I probably should have squeezing and rubbing these amazing legs, enough that Izzy began huffing indignantly.

"Must you tease me so much?" She said softly, lowering her head so I couldn't see. "It's already hard enough for me to keep myself composed in this situation." She muttered.

"Where did my strong and aggressive Izzy from a moment ago disappear to, hmm?" I leaned in, pressing my cock against her butt. "You were so sure of yourself when you had me in your grasp."

"Shut up." She huffed cutely with a tinge of red blanketing her cheeks, mixed with the evidence of my first ejaculation of the night.

My hands crept up her stomach until they found the buttons on her blowse, and one by one, I began to undo them.

"Unrepented lecher." Her breathing quickened just ever so slightly. Despite her demeanor form before, well, I knew it had been a very long time for her.

It didn't take but a moment before I yanked her bra down and her soft mounds were being gently played with between my fingers.

"Hnn." She let out a very faint, but noticeable noise once my fingers brushed up against her nipples. "…..shut up." She managed to get out rather quickly, not even giving me a chance to tease her.

"My Izzy is cute."

"You're the only one who thinks so." She was doing her best to bury her head in her arms, leaving the rest of her body at my mercy. "If I couldn't feel you rubbing against my ass with that big cock of yours, I wouldn't have believed it." She groaned as I lightly played with her breasts more. "Just….get on with it."

"Get on with what?" I asked, rolling her nipples between my fingers.

"Y-you, hnn." She huffed, a little moan having escaped before she could catch herself. "You're going to make me say it? You are a perverted man. Fine. Fuck my legs already!"

Music to my ears.

I already positioned myself so my cock was between her legs, and I gently nudged them shut so she was squeezing me with those wide hips of hers. Slowly, I began to move, rubbing up between her thighs.

"Ah…" She let out a soft moan.

It wasn't only me getting pleasure out of this, her hips were moving on their own as I pressed up underneath her as well, the only thing separating our bits was the thin fabric of her panties.

"Hnnn….I can't believe y-you're getting off on doing something like this to an old woman like – MeEee." Her breath hitched slightly.

"It's you're fault!" I groaned, grabbing her hips. "Telling me to take responsibility? You need to take responsibility. This is because of you, throwing these legs and hips infront of my face every day. Do you think I can hold myself back forever? I'm going to fuck these legs for the rest of our lives."

"D-don't say something so ridiculous!" She cried out, her cheeks utterly red from my shamelessness.

"Foolish, idiotic!" She huffed, turning into a moan as she noticeably pressed further down with her thighs, rocking back and forth rhythmically along with me. "How do you make my heart beat faster by saying something so perverted!"

Having Izzy squeeze me with her thigh, throwing her hips back and forth with her chest bouncing up and down, well I didn't last long at all.

"Izzy…" I groaned.

"Just go ahead and let it out." She said softly, a contrast to her indignant hisses from before. She didn't stop and continued to rock back and forth, her legs pressing down on me, and it was enough that I let out another groan and released for the second time.

She held her hands in front, catching it from making too much of a mess, but I quickly coated her legs with my seed just as well.

Both of us came to a stop, breathing heavier. Eventually, she released my cock from between her legs, a noticeable sticky mess hitting the ground as she turned around to face me.

"Look at this, I'm completely covered is your cum." She breathed out. "Are you satisfied now? My legs have been thoroughly fucked." She drawled.

I pushed my face into her boobs and grabbed hold of her nice soft butt, pushing myself back between her legs. "I'm far from done. You said until I'm satisfied."

She made a cute noise, whether one of complaint or bashfulness, I don't know. "And how long will that be!?" She let out another of her adorable huffs.

"Don't know, let's find out!"

I had no idea where my limit was at the moment, but I was sure I was going to figure it out with the help of her delicious legs, and I had plenty of time to devote to this most important task.

 

 

@***@

Lewd Over

@***@

 

There was nothing like having a good time with one of my girls to put a pep in my step.

"Ladies." I greeted Salem, Venelana, and Yasaka were all sitting around in Yasaka's Garden, drinking tea it seemed.

A tea party?

Also, I was surprised Salem was still here. She's usually a lot less sociable than the others.

"Wilhelm." Yasaka smiled, answering first, gesturing to the open seat next to her.

"Am I interrupting?" I wasn't being facetious either. I looked at the others. "Seriously, if I am, tell me to go away, I don't want to interrupt any kind of bonding time you're having."

"We were wrapping up." Venelana spoke.

Salem didn't say anything, so I assumed it was fine to sit down and join them.

Yasaka looked at me, her nose twitching and slowly, a knowing smile grew on her face as her tail found my waist. "Someone's in a good mood~"

"Oh my." Venelana covered her mouth. "Who was it?"

"Sorry, I don't want to hurt Salem's virgin ears."

"Oh, please." Salem snorted, rolling her eyes. "I am well aware of the perverse acts you get up to. You have a harem, I am not oblivious to what that means."

"Does that mean you want to hear all the intimate details?" I raised an eyebrow.

Salem let out one of her adorable huffs. "I don't need to hear about your intimate encounters."

I reached over and squeezed her hand briefly. It was enough to see the phantom of a smile appear on her face. At least it let her stop being 'annoyed' with me so overtly.

"How are you doing, dear?" Venelana asked.

"I'm good. Made sure nothing was wrong going on inside. Just going to relax for the next few days." I leaned back feeling oddly at peace in this moment.

"Some rest will do you well." Salem seemed to approve.

"I haven't seen Achilles and Atalanta, are they still at Asgard?" Yasaka questioned.

"Yeah, they wanted to stay there a bit longer along with Sasaki and Thorum. I can't blame them, it's a pretty cool place. They know how to reach out if they want an express ticket back. Otherwise, they can leave whenever they want by other means."

"Jinn too." Venelana pointed out.

"Jinn too." I nodded. "She's probably raiding their library at the moment."

"Some things never change." Yasaka chuckled.

"So, what was I not interrupting?" I looked around. "What were you saying behind my back?"

"How arrogant, you think we only speak of you?" Salem rolled her eyes. "We have other interests."

"And what interests are these, hmm?" I looked at her with a smile.

"Hmph." She crossed her arms. "If you must know, we were discussing a cooperative agreement."

I blinked, not expecting that. "Pardon?"

Yasaka looked at the others then at me. "Venelana here had a wonderful idea she broached to both of us, and we've been negotiating. Essentially, Salem is going to be using her Grimm to dig up large quantities of Dust, and I will be purchasing it for a steep discount."

"That….is a good idea." I just didn't think Salem would….well, get involved like this.

I was glad she was making an effort.

"What are you trading, exactly?"

"This and that." Yasaka shrugged. "Honestly, whatever she wants. But since she's just herself and maybe a handful of people…"

"I do not require much." Salem simply. "And Dust is not worth much to me. Labor is also an irrelevant aspect, thus you need not be concerned."

"It will be extremely helpful to the upcoming war." Yasaka nodded in thanks.

"Speaking of, how's that going?" It felt awkward to ask, as I was both involved, and not really involved.

"Well." She said pointedly. "Honestly, I was considering moving up the time table. I originally wanted the 'Six Months' prep time to let the initial fervor to die down. It would be no good for them to march into battle in a hysterical state. And that succeeded to a good extent, and preparations are nearing a state that I could be content with."

"It's your call, it won't take me long to start my calculations and research. I can get started on that so you know what kind of time table you have to work with."

"I won't tell you to get started this minute, but let's approach that again in a week or so." Yasaka replied. "Frankly, at this point, it's just getting our people trained a bit better and accumulating a nice nest egg in case things go badly and we have to sustain the resources needed for a prolonged conflict."

"Well, speaking of a nest egg, I have something I wanted to mention before, but Wilhelm was preoccupied." Venelana interjected.

"Oh?" I looked her way. "What's up?"

"I don't know if you knew, but you're rather popular in the Underworld at the moment."

"I heard that from Zekram, but I admit I didn't really care to look into it."

"It's exploded since what happened a few days ago. Especially since your Devil Features made an appearance in pictures and videos."

I scratched my head. "Is it really that big of a deal?"

"Sweetie, you basically looked the part and filled it as one of the original Satans. Not only do Devils worship power, but they have an almost reverent respect for the original Satans. I despise them in all honesty, but there's almost an inherent respect for them inside of me that I can't shake off."

"I actually saw a few things when I was taking a break the other day." Yasaka added. "You're exceedingly popular amongst the lower caste of Devil Society. Sort of a poster boy for those born to lesser means to grow into status."

"They are aware that I both want nothing to do with Devil Society as a whole, and I'm technically born into a Pillar family, right?" I asked.

Venelana shrugged. "The first is a hotly debated subject. The Second, well, your success can be objectively pointed out as your own efforts and not merely a bloodline like my son, that many argue."

"Honestly, I have no idea how to feel about the idea of people putting me up on a pedestal like this." I admitted frankly.

"I know, which is why I didn't bring it up before, but it's a little relevant now. You see, after your popularity boomed, a lot of people started selling…. merchandise."

"….you're kidding me."

"I'm afraid not." She giggled. "Toys, pictures, other products."

"Other products?" Salem raised a questioning eyebrow.

"Well, I was being polite. There was more than one brand of sex toy with his face attached to them." She replied.

"…..I am unsure of how to feel about your society."

Venelana just laughed at that.

"On one hand, I don't really care what they think. On the other, I'm a bit annoyed that my likeness is being used without my consent." I tapped the table.

"Well, you have two options from what I see." Venelana held up two fingers. "The first is that you can personally come down and take action. We do have our own laws, and other Factions sort of have influence on some aspects. For instance, if we use the likeness of any other popular deities or such, we usually pay a portion of the profits towards the faction in question."

"Seriously?" I was honestly surprised.

"You would be surprised. While Gods in general don't usually have much use for mundane money and such, it's more the principal of the matter. You can think of it sort of as a tribute or a tithe." Yasaka explained.

I suppose that makes more sense.

"What's the other option?"

"I could handle it for you." She smiled. "Give me a couple days and I would bring them all under heel. The only question would be if you wanted it to stop or rake in the profit."

My default reaction was almost to immediately tell her to squash it all. But at the mention of profit, well, I was very forthcoming about being rather greedy. "How much profit are we talking?"

"Well, I honestly couldn't say. But it wouldn't be something insignificant. Of course there would be costs to properly manage and distribute everything, but you would be looking at a very hefty income source."

"Could you funnel everything into Yasaka's accounts?" I asked.

"That wouldn't be difficult."

"You sweet man." Yasaka leaned over, kissing my cheek. "You know you don't have to. You've already done so much…"

"I know, but I want to." I gave her a smile.

Yasaka let out a reluctant sigh. "I won't turn down any help that's offered. You know our gardens have started producing the alchemy ingredients. We can start mass producing the same potions soon."

"Oh, that's good news." I need to check up on the Yggdmillennia faction. They probably have a good amount of potions for me to pick up.

"It's very good news." Yasaka smiled brightly. "Not just for the war, but afterwards, we'll have a significant source of income and our faction will flourish quite quickly."

"There's also one other matter I wanted to talk to you about." Venelana spoke, flipping her hand over, producing a letter with a particular wax seal on it. I hesitantly took it from her hands as I opened it up and began reading it. "Zekram asked me to give it to you, he expressed that it was of high importance that you meet him at your earliest convenience."

I skimmed over the letter.

Blah blah, niceties, flowery words, lots of unnecessary stuff before he basically reiterated what Venelana summarized in a single sentence over the course of several paragraphs.

I tossed the letter on the table. "How can someone use so many words to not say anything at all?"

"It's a well-honed gift." Venelana mused. "But basically, he deems it prudent enough to be overt like this, which is somewhat out of character for him, so I would say that he isn't just being facetious with his statement."

"Annoying, but I guess it couldn't hurt." I mulled it over for a moment before deciding. He was oddly polite with me, I suppose I could return that good will he gave me. "On an unrelated note, I had a thought and I figured I would ask. Would everyone be interested in a beach day?"

"Oh?" Yasaka perked up. "That sounds like a wonderful way to relax. I've been needing to take a break myself with how busy I've been. I can squeeze in a day soon so that I can push all my work aside."

"That sounds like fun." Venelana smiled.

I glanced at Salem who returned a blank look.

"Do I seem like the type of person who lounges around on the 'beach'?"

Well, a little bit of wind was taken from my sails. "If you don't want to come, I wouldn't want to force you."

She rolled her eyes. "I suppose I can attend if it is merely a day."

And just like that, I'm picturing Salem in a bikini. I would pay untolds about of money to see Salem try and squeeze that butt of hers into a bikini.

But the others as well.

Jeanne too.

Bikinis for everyone!

I should go find Izzy again because clearly, it wasn't enough.

Well, I had a sudden thought that seemed to squash all the lewd thoughts that were filling my head a moment prior. "Maybe…..if you want to invite other people?" I looked up at Venelana. "I wouldn't be against meeting my Half-Brother."

Venelana's eyes widened, and a bright smile filled her face. "I think he would like that very much; I will talk to my son and his wife about the particulars."

Technically, I already met my Half-Brother, but then again, we hadn't exchange a single word of dialogue.

"If there is nothing else, I will be returning home." Salem stood up from her seat.

"Do you mind if I come along?" I asked.

She quirked an eyebrow. "Any particular reason or do you simply wish to annoy me?"

"Well, I always want to annoy you. But in particular, I thought we could work on a project together. You know about the Poison and Anti-Magic sword I'm doing, right? I got enough materials and stuff that I feel confident in finally getting started on the actual process. Figured you would find it interesting."

"I do find myself curious about such an endeavor. Very well, let us depart to my castle."

"Have fun~" Venelana waved.

"When you come back, we need to talk about our plans for Kunou's birthday. But don't rush, go have fun and relax." Yasaka waved me off too.

I wasted no time opening a portal to her castle like I've done in the past. We simply walked through and left my birth world behind.

"I will never get used to how convenient this magic of yours is to travel." Salem said simply. "How do you wish to get started?"

"It's complicated, so we have to do it step by step."

"Very well, what is the first step?"

"Well, first thing first, we have to kiss, passionately, and for several minutes at a minimum."

Salem crossed her arms and gave me a very deadpanned look. "Did you believe that would work?"

"No, but I had a small bit of hope." I smiled innocently.

She rolled her eyes again. "Wait until we are done." She huffed, looking away slightly.

I just straightened my tie because I felt myself getting overly excited. "For real though, we should probably just find a suitable spot because some of this stuff is highly volatile. Like….I don't know if you can survive it even."

She seemed surprised by that but acknowledged it all the same. "I have a few places in mind that I don't care if they are rendered uninhabitable."

"I –" I paused because I sensed something vibrating within my storage ring. I took out my scroll and realized that I had several missed messages. Which was to be expected, I should visit Pyrrha while I was here. She knew that I wouldn't be receiving messages in real time and everything would be delayed. But she still sent me updates and not just from the surface level ones I read. I couldn't help but smile at some of them and made the mental promise to definitely go visit her when I was done.

Though I had a video sent from an unknown number.

"Something wrong?" Salem looked at me.

"No, just someone randomly sent me a video and not many people should know this number. Do you…mind if I..?"

"I am in no hurry." She shrugged.

I played the video and the image of a man I sorta recognized appeared was that…the person next to Ozpin that time I visited, what was his name again?"

"Hey, this is Qrow." The person in the video introduced, kind of slurring the last bit and nearly following over himself.

He was drunk, very clearly and obviously drunk.

And I guessed that answered my question on his name.

He was quiet for several moments and I wondered if something was wrong before he started again. "Oh, right. I was wondering if you could ask your Grimm Booty call if she could give back the part of Amber's soul she stole, I'd 'preciate it." And the video shut off.

….what?

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A/N

Next chapter should have part 4 of the Looking Glass Omake, otherwise, Part 6 is up on p.a.t.r.e.o.n.c.o.m

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