Kapitel 96: Chapter: 96
Chapter: 96
It was the next day, and we had visitors in the Underworld. Baraqiel and I were meeting them in a private meeting room.
"I'm so glad you're okay, Layla! If that dummy Azazel had gotten you hurt, then I don't know what I would have done!" Gabriel said as she wrapped me in a tight hug. She didn't let me go for almost a minute straight.
At least until Michael politely coughed and she begrudgingly let me go.
Gabriel really was as described. She was argued by many to be the most beautiful woman in the entire world, and I could definitely see it. She was definitely a beauty that could topple nations. Thankfully, I had no weird feelings for her. To me, she was just my older sister. One that was very overprotective of her family.
To most people, she was a sweet and kind being, but that's the front she puts on. In wartime, Gabriel was one of the most devoted and ruthless Angels. She probably has a higher body count than any other Angel as she would routinely burn down entire Devil villages in the underworld!
"Yes, I am also glad you're okay, Layla." Michael–the leader of Heaven–said in a much more calm tone. If someone described Michael as one of the most chill and nicest guys in existence, they wouldn't be wrong. He also is one of the strongest. Those gold wings he inherited aren't just for show. Sirzechs Lucifer might think he's the top dog of our pantheon, but he's dead wrong. Michael's gold wings allow him to draw upon the power of Heaven to drastically enhance his own already crazy power. I have no doubt that the calm guy in front could destroy the entire planet.
"Our leader isn't so irresponsible. It didn't take him long to get her back." Baraqiel replied to Gabriel. I could tell he was a bit nervous at having the number 1 and 2 of Heaven in the Grigori HQ, especially with Azazel and Penemue gone. Baraqiel would have no chance against Michael and Gabriel if they attacked. Not that they ever would.
The butterfly effect was a real thing, and it might be arrogant to say, but my existence has definitely chilled Heaven and the Grigori out from constantly being at each other's throats.
Instead, we all chose to hate the devils together!
[Hurray for collective racism!]
'I hate the way you phrased that…but yeah.'
[I know…]
"Uh huh… sure." Gabriel replied back to Baraqiel noncommittally. "I'm sure Layla being spirited away to who knows where for a month had nothing to do with him…" She said sarcastically.
"Sister, I'm sure it was an accident. If anything, it worked out for Layla. I can feel she is much stronger now. And she has 2 Sacred Gears! I didn't think that was even possible!" Michael said happily before frowning slightly. "Although one of them feels… off."
"That's probably Azazel's artificial gear. I'm not sure what he made it out of, and I had to add a focus piece from Earth Marvel to get it working right." I explained.
"Earth Marvel?" Michael asked.
So then I explained to them what I had gone through since I disappeared. I told them of ending up back in our true home universe and living on the half of the world that was left behind.
At the mention of so many people being left behind, Michael and Gabriel looked guilty.
"Remarkable. The people of that Earth haven't seen a single angel for over 1000 years, and they still hold their faith!" Gabriel said while clapping. "I can't wait for the world to unite again. An influx of billions of more believers would be so hopeful to Heaven."
Michael, however, didn't look too sure. "The system is already struggling with the current number of humans. 1000 years ago, the human population wasn't even 1 billion. Now it's at 8. If it suddenly jumped to 16… I have no doubt it would collapse." Michael lamented.
That didn't sound good.
"And what would that entail?" Baraqiel asked. "How bad could a crash of Heaven's system be?"
Michael shuddered. "Well, for one, prayers will no longer be heard or answered. Secondly, the Sacred Gear reincarnation system would also end. And third… We Angels require faith to sustain ourselves. Without it…" Michael trailed off.
"We'll figure something out, Michael. This isn't the first crisis we've faced," Gabriel said. "I'm more worried about the reaction the other pantheons will have. Sure, they'll be happy to have double the territories, but there will also be inevitable conflict that arises when the people from two different Earths are forced to live together. It's a good thing Layla is already getting on top of the gravity issue. You have a really smart human friend for him to have thought of that. That could have been devastating." Gabriel explained as she paced the room. She gave Michael a reassuring smile that seemed to calm him down.
"I suppose it's time we got to the real reason we're here today." Gabriel said as she looked at me seriously.
"Hmm? Wasn't it because of the letter I sent you about Asia? How Diodora Astaroth has been bribing higher-ups in the church?" I asked.
Gabriel grimaced but shook her head. "No. That will be dealt with… but it's not the reason. Although I will personally apologize to Asia myself later. And when the Brave Saints system is complete, I would be more than happy to allow her to become an angel."
I smiled. "That's good. She deserves it."
Michael nodded. "Indeed. But the reason we're here is because of the bounty the devils have placed on your group." He said seriously.
I have a bounty?
I couldn't help but laugh. All I needed now was a straw hat and a ship!
"This is serious, Layla," Gabriel said in a no-nonsense tone. "The bounty was issued by Sirzechs himself. $50 billion for you to be brought to him alive. $10 billion for Akeno's return…"
"Over my dead body!" Baraqiel stood up angrily and shouted.
Michael nodded to the man. "Quite so. Your friend who claims to be the goddess Sif has a bounty of $15 billion, and finally, a Fallen Angel named Raynare has a bounty of $1 billion. Thankfully, Asia wasn't issued a bounty as well at least. Sirzechs had, however, privately contacted me and asked about her potentially joining his sister's peerage." Michael finished.
"Of course, we told him that she was no longer part of our faction and was with the Grigori." Gabriel added slyly. I gave her a thumbs up for that one.
Ha! I must have really pissed the devil's off! Serves them right. Although, even for supernaturals, those bounties were an absolute shit ton of liquid capital to throw around. The second I stepped outside the HQ, I'd probably have every kind of supernatural coming for me. All except the youkai who hate the devils for wiping out the Nekoshou at least. That was if I was planning to stick around Earth DxD…
I was not.
I had too much to do back on Earth Marvel, and I was heading back there anyway. Let them search for me all they wanted! They'd never find me across the dimensional gap!
I voiced these thoughts to my siblings.
"That's a good idea. Obviously, you'll be taking Sif back with you, but would you consider taking Asia and Akeno as well?" Michael suggested.
Baraqiel grimaced. "As loath as I am to separate from my daughter so soon after reuniting with her… that might be for the best. No doubt the spoiled Gremory Princess is causing a huge ruckus after losing my daughter as her queen." Baraqiel said.
"As for Asia… I heard about Raynare trying to steal her sacred gear. For shame. What can I expect from a sister who fell due to envy though…" Gabriel said with a sad sigh.
Well, at least they didn't ask me to take Raynare with me as well...
"Ok… it's decided then." I said. "I'll take Asia and Akeno with me when I go back."
They nodded. "Now then…" Gabriel looked at me with stars in her eyes and an excited grin. "What's this news I heard about my baby sister developing a harem!?"
"…"
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Kapitel 97: Chapter: 97
Chapter: 97
-A few hours later-
"So, it's time then? Time to return?" Sif asked me. We were back in Azazel's lab where I double checked the sheet with all of the coordinates.
"In a manner of speaking. We still have to correctly find the correct dimension coordinates. We have a 1 in 15 chance."
With my high luck stat, it shouldn't take too many tries. Hopefully, at least. I reached deep inside of me to my Orb of Anywhere Sacred Gear and activated it.
- 1500 MP!
A large chunk of my MP left me as a swirling black and golden portal appeared in front of me. It was incredibly hazy, and I couldn't see through it at all. That unfortunately meant I'd have to go through.
"Be wary," I said as I approached the portal. "We have no idea what kind of place is awaiting us."
"Of course," Sif confidently replied. In a flash of light, a set of pitch-black armor appeared around her body. It was a set I had borrowed from Penemue's room. Because it was Fallen Angel armor, it was much more form-fitting and sexy than her Asgardian armor ever was. I was starting to find it harder to take my eyes off of her the longer we were together.
I wasn't big on metallurgy, though, so I didn't know how its defenses stacked up.
I went through the portal first, and Sif followed close behind me. "It appears to be a city of some kind." Sif commented as she took in our surroundings.
"It's more than that. We're in Times Square." I said while also taking in the sights… except. Something with this Times Square was very wrong. Weeds were growing all along the sidewalks and streets. There wasn't a single person in sight. In fact, I couldn't hear anyone nearby at all. It was as if New York City had been completely abandoned.
That was not a good sign. On top of that, I was getting some bad vibes.
This clearly wasn't Earth Marvel. I spun around back towards the portal to tell Sif we should leave when, to my horror, the portal had faded away.
"SHIT!" I cursed loudly. We were stuck here until I recovered 1500 MP to send us back to try again. My MP recovery rate is comparable to my Intelligence per hour. That meant with 200 Intelligence, I'd only recover 200 MP an hour…
"We're stuck here for a few hours," I said to Sif's inquisitive look. "I don't have enough mana to send us back right now."
Sif nodded before once again looking around. "This is Midgard, yes. A version of it at least? I wonder what has befallen it for it to be abandoned so?" She commented. That was a good question.
We might as well search for some clues while we were stuck here. Did Thanos snap away the entire population in this reality? I looked into the sky and saw a few birds flying around, though. Animals were still here in the abandoned city, so that shouldn't have been the case.
"Layla, over here!" Sif called out towards me from behind an abandoned car that was covered in weeds and vines. I walked behind it and almost gagged at what I saw on the ground.
It was a corpse…
A human corpse. It looked like it had been eaten… recently. The bite marks also didn't look like they came from an animal.
[Oh, that's not good…]
'What is it, system? I'm getting some serious bad vibes now.'
[Quest Issued! Survive! → You have ended up in the Marvel Zombies Universe! Survive and escape!]
"Marvel Zombies! Oh fuck! Sif, we gotta get out of here!" I exclaimed before grabbing her arm.
"Uh, Layla. I think Midgard has a bit of a Draugr problem…" Sif said, and I heard groaning. They were coming from everywhere. From every single building nearby, I started to hear the shuffling of feet. Why the hell couldn't I sense them before!? In fact, I still can't sense them.
[They're nothing but animated corpses moving because of a virus. There's no magic in them to sense.]
A huge horde of walking corpses slowly started to emerge from all around us. We were completely surrounded!
I ran over to Sif and scooped her up in my arms before deploying my wings and taking to the air. Being able to fly was the best. Fuck you, zombies! I'll just stay in the air and wait for my magic to refill from up here safely!
CRACK!
-100 HP
I felt something violently slam into my back. What the hell just hit me!?
CRACK!
-300 HP
"Ow! You fucker!" It hit me again, but this time in the back of my head. I spun around and perched on a nearby rooftop was… The Punisher?
Or at least his zombie corpse.
And he was aiming a gigantic anti-material rifle right at me…
"Throw me at him, Layla! I shall skewer this pathetic draugr for daring to hurt the woman I love!" Sif yelled from my arms.
Eh, might as well. I did as she asked, and using my new improved strength, I was able to hurl the Asgardian a few blocks towards the Zombie Punisher. She slammed down nearby onto the same rooftop he was on.
He stopped aiming the sniper rifle at me and instead pulled a shotgun off his back and pointed it at Sif.
"Your mortal toys won't work on me, corpse!" Sif said confidently as she drew her sword. She charged forward to strike him down.
BOOM!
I watched almost in slow motion as the shotgun metal pellets struck her form. Thankfully, she was correct, and his shotgun didn't have any effect on her. It didn't have close to the stopping power the anti-material rifle did.
Sif ignored the pellets as they bounced off her armor and skin as she swung her sword downward. From his shoulder to his hip, the zombie was perfectly bisected. To my shock, though, he still wasn't dead.
"Grrrrrr." With only one arm and half a torso to work with, the zombie still tried to crawl its way towards Sif to bite her.
"Pathetic." Sif sneered as she stabbed her blade down through his head. That did it. The zombie stopped moving. It was dead–well, extra dead now.
Sif turned to me and gave me a victorious grin.
Uh oh. I know where this was going. Don't say it!
Sif smirked. "Well, that wasn't so bad, was it? This dimension has nothing we can't handle!"
Fuck… she said it…
"…"
"ROOOOOOAAAAARRRR!"
And there was what I was truly afraid of… Down on the street hatefully glaring up at Sif and I was another zombie. It was big. It was green. It was very much dead and yet still moving.
It was a zombie Hulk…
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