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Chapter 8 - Discord Begins

"You are not something you're supposed to be. You are the abomination,"

I try to wake up yet all I see is darkness.

"The destroyer of mankind, "

I try to move yet all I feel is nothing.

"The failure..."

I try to sense my surrounding yet the shroud of emptiness denies me.

"Even God is disappointed by you..."

Then, I felt a soft hand touched my left cheek which woken me. Her beautiful lilac eyes fills my heart with joy, her snowy white skin that freezes my thoughts, her pinkish delightful lips warms the vessel which I called my body, and her elegant long black hair makes me long for her embrace more than ever.

My lovely wife; Loka-

"-RIUS!"

Lust's shrieking yet concerned yell jolts me up from the dream and I immediately wake up, looking straight into the eyes of a blue eyes and white hair beauty.

"You good, boss?"

My heart accidentally skipped a beat and I remove myself from her right away. I shake my head in disappointment at myself for being attracted to 'myself'.

"I'm alright."

'Yeah right, that ears of yours say otherwise."

'Shut it, Lust.'

Lust grunts as she turns away while I look around to see dozens of dead bodies of demons that came out from the now already gone portal, and humans; equipped with armours and short range weaponry around me. Then I look over to Ver, who has her arms crossed.

"Why did u came back? I thought I sent you to find the Sins."

Ver takes a heavy sigh as she glances over to me.

"I just stepped foot into China when I feel a surge of energy coming from this town. When I came back, I saw these."

Slightly confused, I proceed to ask her.

"What do you mean? When I was here, there was only a few demons. The hunters aren't that fast enough to defeat these many demons in that short time."

"The thing is, boss." I can see the concern in her eyes. "They didn't. You did."

Baffled, I ask for further explanation.

"Then what happened to them?"

"It was you, Demitrius," Lust spoken with a worried tone. "You killed them."

...

A few days later...

All the way in western New Soviet, Ver could be seen walking by a deserted battlefield of Volga River, with an earpiece in her right ear.

"I see traces of red aura scatters around the places, also sign of a 'dungeon break' is here too."

"Red...I think it's Wrath, or Ira, as some people calls him." The voice from the call said. "Try identifying the Wielder, if it's a dungeon break, then try checking the Hunters or any military personnel of New Soviet."

"Got it."

"Keep up the work, Ver. We need the 7 Sins to help us defending the entire existence the Multiverse."

"You don't have to tell me twice, 'boss'."

A chuckle can be heard as Ver ends the call, sighing as her eyes sparks with lightning.

"I won't let anyone die this time," said Ver as she speeds through the former battlefield, towards Stalingrad, looking for the Wielder of Ira.

Back in Ryvern's house, the owner slumps over his sofa, still wearing his school uniform, as Rayzelle sneaks from the the stairs, warily walking downstairs to check up on him.

"I know you're there, Zelle."

Rayzelle stops sneaking as a sweat drops down her forehead.

"Uh... how's school?"

"Well..."

Pixie-Luxuria rolls her eyes as she slumps down on the table.

"Oh boy..."

...

*insert slap sfx*

A hard slap across Wilson's cheek echoes through the hall of the clubroom.

"You are my servant, and any disobedience is not allowed," hissed Nora as a tear run down her cheek.

The reincarnated Wilson stares at her in disbelief before storming out of the clubroom, passing the silver haired protagonist who is standing by the door in the hallway. Ryvern turns to the door and opens it, meets with the glance of another member of the club; Asuna Shirahashi and the president; Nora Gregory.

"I supposed I came at the wrong time.

Nora sniffs and wipe the tears off her eyes.

"Welcome, Ryvern. What brings you here? Uh if you want to join the club, we're not looking for any members right now-"

"I'm not here to join the Devils."

Asuna immediately stands in front of Nora as a purple crest of magic appears in front of her. Nora then puts her hand on Asuna's shoulder, gesturing her to calm down. Asuna walks away and stand beside her.

"What then?" asked Nora.

"I've come to bring a proposal."

"For what?"

"Alliance with Devils." Ryvern stopped as he walks forward and stopped in front of Nora. "The portal from Hell was opened a few days ago and that was barely the sliver taste of doom that will soon come upon this world."

"Ryvern."

Nora steps away and walks to the back of her desk and sits on the chair.

"We know that Night is planning to invade Earth, but what is your point? What can you bring to the table that will make the Devils in the Overworld join your alliance?"

Nora crosses her arms as she lays her back to the chair.

"And not to mention that we don't even have a slightest idea on who you truly are, and that, you... from the other day."

Ryvern glances over to Asuna who gives him a look of disgust. He looks over to Nora again and sighs.

"You have no idea what's actually going on do you?" Ryvern said as he rolls his eyes.

With that, he turns around and left the two devils looking at one another in confusion.

...

Back in Ryvern's house...

Zelle is sitting on the sofa with her arms hugging her knees, listening to Ryvern's story while Luxuria hovers on her head with a tired expression on her face.

"Are you not going to tell her about that little fight with the descendant of Lancelot?"

"Lancelot? One of the knights of Round Table?" asked Rayzelle which shocked both Ryvern and Luxuria.

"Wait you can hear her?"

"You can hear me?!"

Rayzelle look confused and tilting her head.

"Yes?" Rayzelle answered weirdly before continue to speak with glimmer in her eyes.

"What about the descendant of Lancelot? Is he's the same as his ancestor? Tell me, tell me."

Ryvern and Luxuria looks at one another, baffled.

...

"Even if I brought this proposal to my father, I don't think it will even be looked at by the lords of Underworld," said Nolan Gregory; who's standing by the window with a look of displeasure on his face.

Ryvern could only sighs slowly before he gets up from his seat.

"Then so be it. All I ask is for you to be the messenger, but now I know I can't leave such a crucial task to someone like you."

Nolan's head turns immediately as his frown turns slightly into the look of anger.

"Is that an insult, Mr. Ryndelle?"

Ryvern scoffs as he walks away.

"Just be happy I didn't used a slur."

Instantly, the sound of a blade unsheathed rings and Ryvern stops in his tracks. He looks down to his a tip of a blade aimed to his chin. Ryvern then trails his eyes from the tip to the handle of the silver sword; and onto its user, the same blond male student whom he met in the basketball court few weeks ago.

"Michael Lezlie," said Ryvern as he calmly nods his head.

"Mind your tongue, new boy, or your heads will-"

Ryvern moves his head faster than Michael could blink and elbows the blondie.

"ROLL!"

Michael yelps as Ryvern throws him to the ground which made Nolan to put his guard up. Then, the door of the Student Council room opens up and two female students comes rushing in; Julia Takahashi wields a brown steel spear and Subaru Toujou aims her claws to Ryvern as she hisses at him.

Ryvern stands up straight as fixes his collar, completely ignoring the two newcomers.

"Next time, aim for the neck."

He walks towards the door as a frown makes it ways to his face.

"Just like Lancelot always do."

...

Back in Ryvern's house, Zelle can be seen sitting straight on the sofa as she slowly caresses Ryvern's short hair. Luxuria laying prone on the coffee table, with a slight grin on her face; watching Ryvern laying on the sofa with Zelle's thighs as his pillow.

"Well, that was anticlimactic," complained Zelle.

"You tell me, sister. You tell me," said Luxuria as Ryvern could only sighs.

The trio stay silent for a moment before Ryvern addresses the elephant in the room.

"Mind telling me how did I end up using your thighs as my pillow?"

Zelle's face grows red, stays silent although she keeps caressing his hair while the pixie softly chuckles.

"Not that I mind it..." said Ryvern as one could see a tint of red appears on his ears.

...

That night, after both Ryvern and Zelle had dinner, Ryvern felt multiple supernatural presence someone by the edge of the city. Zelle noticed Ryvern felt disturbed and asked;

"Are you okay, Ryv?"

Ryvern turns to her and tell her to stay.

"Stay here and keep the doors locked."

Zelle nods as Ryvern gestures Luxuria to go with him.

Ryvern goes outside and sprints towards what seems to be an abandoned church. He arrives with a slide across the ground in front of the church as the blue lightning dies down.

"Remind me Demitrius, how long has it been since you go to a church?"

"Never was a believer of Him."

A frown appears on his face as he walks towards the door of the church. He tries to push open the door but found it to be barred from the inside.

He readies his fist and strikes a punch, powerful enough to break the large doors open. Inside, he is met with the eyes of multiple fallen angels who backs away from Nora Gregory and Asuna Shirahashi.

Further in front of them appears to be a blue haired fallen angel; fighting Jacob Wilson who has tears in his eyes.

"Mind telling me what's going on here?"