Several days later, everyone who was supposed to return with Vali was gathered in one of the rooms of Grimmauld Place Number 12.
Aside from the Arcuturs Black, there was his wife, sister Cassiopeia, his son Cygnus with his wife and their three daughters, and two other people whom he didn't recognize.
Aside from that, there were another three people who were occasionally glancing at each other.
One of them was a person with whom Vali was well acquainted, Gellert Grindelwald, somebody whom Vali personally recruited because of his talent for Arcane and Bloodline Ability.
The other two people were a couple of middle-aged man and women named Nicolas Flames and Perenelle Flame.
As he found out, he was an extremely talented Alchemist who created a bastardized version of Philosopher's Stone and lived for more than 600 years, so that was something interesting, as this was the pretty weaker and almost non-magical world.
The Empire was always in need of talented Alechmkists who could contribute to the development of the Empire.
"So now that everyone is here, it means that we could depart. I will be opening the portal back to the Baator and we will be appearing at the Holy Imperial Captial. Mr. Black, you and your family will need to get registered with the Imperial Administration. Mr. Grinderlwald and Mr. Flamel, you will go with me for some specialized testing before anything else. Everyone right and clear?"
Vali asked as everyone nodded to his question, with some like Bellatrix very enthusiastically.
At the same time, Flamer was excited about exploring the limits of Alchemy, Gellert Grindelwald about the prospect of uncovering the depths of the Arcane and Arcturus Black was excited to establish the House of Black in the Chthonian Empire.
After saying his piece, Vali prayed to his father, the Father of All Devils and opened the portal leading to the Baator as he motioned everyone to enter the portal.
When everyone entered the portal leading to the Baator.
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9th Layer of the Baator, Nessus, Holy Imperial Capital of Anor Londo, Special VIP Teleportation Zone
When the portal appeared in the Special VIP Teleportation Zone, which was exclusively used by the Imperial House and Electoral Lord Houses, everyone who was around stopped doing what they were doing as the guards and personnel rushed to the teleportation zone as the honor guards.
When they saw a group of people, some of the higher-ranking members of the Imperial Administration realized that these people, while having low Tiers, must be personally recruited by some very high-ranking, so they immediately sent a notice to the Magisterium of Dometic Affairs and Development.
When they saw Vali Lucifer exiting the portals, everyone who was in his presence immediately knelt on the ground, showing their respects, not only to an Imperial Elder of the Imperial Hosue and Chthonian High Lord but also to decorated War Hero and Lord Marshall Militarnt of the Imperialis Miltiarum.
While the small group of former wizards turned into devils, they were looking at everything in wonder.
Vali just stood there for several seconds before the people from the Magisterium of Domestic Affairs and Development arrived as they immediately gave Vali a bow before proceeding with the official matters, as they asked Vali what he needed.
"Here, take this: this is an official document about the creation of the new Noble House, Chthonian Eques House, based on the contribution of their ancestor, with the contribution grade: EX - TOP Secret."
Vali stated grimly as the woman with glasses stopped writing something on her pad, as she held her breath for several seconds before adjusting her glasses and returning to her work.
The last time someone contributed something that was on the EX Grade was several centuries ago, and it was a big thing.
"Then please, Lord Black and his family and Lady Flamel to follow after me to the headquarters of the Magisterium of Domestic Affairs and Territorial Development. My name is Penemue and I am Vice Magister of the Magisterium of Domestic Affairs and Territorial Development."
The fallen angel woman then motioned everyone to follow after her while leaving only Vali together with Nicolas Flamer and Gellert Grindelwald with him.
"We are going to the Magisterium of Arcane and Magic Research to conduct a few tests on you and your affinities; afterward, you can go register and a proper job will be assigned to you; naturally, if you have some preferences, you may state them on the Magisterium of Domestic Affairs."
Vali said as he took two of them to the Magisterium of Arcane and Magic Research to see the Magister Mephisto Pheles for further testing because both of them had certain peculiar bloodline abilities that he couldn't properly identify without better equipment or methods to categorize them properly.
Grindelwald's bloodline ability for the Divination and Seer abilities were something that Vali could only detect, but not test property, to which extent his abilities were already developed and where their true potential lay.
Naturally, in the Magisterium of the Arcane and Magic Research, they had specified equipment exactly for things like this and special situations; thus, Vali was taking both of them there...
'Thousands of years have passed since the Holy War of the Astral Boundary... father should have already finished all preparations.'
Vali thought as he strode through the enormous building, which was the headquarters of the Magisterium of Arcane and Magic Research.