—Even miracles have limits, and when that time comes, what will you do?
—I found you...you're it.
—A former human turned outer god, and…into this. To think Azathoth would seek out something this outrageous, what else did she do while we slept? …No, it doesn't matter, I must destroy you now to prevent the extinction of us—Outer Gods.
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Lavinia Reni's Soliloquy
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I wasn't the only one that felt it for a short period of time. The expressions on Suzaku, Danu and even Velgrynd had been quite telling, all four of us, meaning…something happened to Aaron during his evolution. Was my hypothesis correct? Did he die? When will he revive? How long will it take? When will you come back? He said it wouldn't take too long, but—
Suddenly, that feeling of emptiness disappeared and I felt whole again. When I glance at the other four, they also seemed perplexed by this. Everyone else in the household seemed unaware of what had just happened.
"Lavinia…is something wrong?" Akeno asked as she peered into my face.
"N-no…it's nothing. I was just thinking about the upcoming tournament, hehe…" I lied. I couldn't tell them—well, as far as I could tell it was just a theory after all…
A magic circle suddenly appeared beside Kanami and everyone looked at her. She made a few faces, but nodded in the end and said 'Roger!' rather enthusiastically.
"Slash/Dog Team! We got a mission, and…Azazel for some reason requested the help of Suzaku, Danu, Velgrynd and Lavinia?" she said and tilted her head to the side.
I looked at Danu, Suzaku and Velgrynd. The [Scorch Dragon] looked at Kanami and smirked. She seemed to understand something and agreed to go much to all our surprise.
"Is it that strange?" she asked looking a bit irritated.
"Well…" Natsume didn't finish her sentence as she awkwardly scratched her cheek.
"Anyway, it doesn't matter, we're going tooooooooo…! Um…T-texas? Something about some monsters running amok in the desert for some reason. Some of the groups there asked him to get help since they were stronger than them. Maybe it's the work of the Khaos Order?" Kanami speculated.
"A-anyway, since it's nighttime here, it's still daytime over there, so let's gooooo!" shouted Kanami and she ran out of the room.
I looked at everyone and then at Natsume who created a magic circle and contacted someone through it. She spoke into it for a minute before dismissing it.
"Looks like we're working together again, Lavinia. Let's get going…the same with you Suzaku. Danu-sama, we only briefly worked together once, but I look forward to it again, and…well, let's do our best, Velgrynd," said Natsume who put her hand out for a handshake.
Velgrynd stared at her for a few seconds before nodding and shaking her hand. It seems like Natsume is really taking up her role as the sub-leader for the team. She's grown a lot since five years ago.
But this new team…it seems very powerful. Are we all needed? It seems a bit unnecessary. I would think those monsters are just…Ultimate-class or High-class? So why are all of us needed? On top of that, Meruem-chan is probably coming too, along with Mittelt and Kalawarna with Shark.
"I believe this is fate…" said Danu before she left the room with Suzaku accompanying her.
"Well, Aaron should come home soon, if not we'll just wait since he always comes back," said Ingvild to which many others agreed with her.
I don't know, I just feel a bit uneasy…maybe I'm just being overdramatic…? Whatever the case may be, I agree with Ingvild. I hope he comes back soon…
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Third Person Point of View
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A young man with silver hair and eyes stood still in a field of unending green grass and stared up at the boundless blue sky. His various companions that were around him looked at him in apprehension. That young man had been in that spot and position for the last few minutes not moving.
[Partner! Hey! Partneeeeeeeeeer!!] a red-haired man shouted at the young man. This was the [Welsh Dragon], Ddraig. He ran over to the young man and began shaking him.
The young man finally looked back at him and blinked a few times before he asked "…Oh, Ddraig, were you calling me?"
[For the last few minutes, what the hell are you staring up into the sky for? Are you okay?] his friend asked worriedly.
"…Ah, no…it's nothing. I was just taking a break," his friend replied. He shook his head and the usual expression on his face came back. "Let's get back to it."
His friend—Aaron Toole dashed away and began to train harder with his new powers. They had been in this new dimension for at least 2000 years. Aaron Toole hadn't stopped to eat, sleep, blink, breathe or…anything really. He only focused on one thing, mastering everything that he could think of while also creating new things like techniques, attacks, abilities, and items.
He also created various new shadow soldiers as well, but not [Electa] yet though. He wanted more references and made them even more powerful, because once he went back to his home, he would turn many of his [Electa] to the new ranking class that he and Cúntóir made—Outer God-class. It wouldn't change their race or species, but…they would have the raw power of Outer Gods, and that's the new ranking his current and future [Electa] and shadow soldiers will have.
[Is he really okay? He hasn't slept since we came here, I'm worried,] said Ddraig.
He then looked at his other companions, Cúntóir, the former [System] who can still reside in Aaron if she so wishes, Albion, his best friend and rival, and the two previous wielders of the [Boosted Gear], Elsha and Belzard. Aaron had resurrected them around 100 years into his stay here. The other two were the other wielders of [Divine Dividing], Garrett and Amaris.
They themselves have also been training quite extensively here. The only one who was truly connected to Aaron's soul was Rudra, and he would speak a lot with Aaron while also giving him advice, though any advice he gave would be instantly mastered by the young man leaving him quite troubled.
"He will be fine…but I believe we should let him do what he wants. Once we go back…he'll have a wonderful time sleeping," said Cúntóir and smiled at Ddraig.
[Hmm…I think I get what you mean. Well, if it's you then I'll go along with it,] replied Ddraig.
{Hmm, do you think we'll become the new 'Dragon Gods' once we make our comeback in our universe?} Albion asked while looking at his rival.
[Fufu, I certainly hope so, it will definitely make Crom Cruach train harder,] replied Ddraig. He then looked over at a different dragon. [What about you…Apophis?]
A young man with tanned skin and black vestments stood by himself a great distance away. He silently watched Aaron Toole do his own training. Upon hearing this inquiry he glanced at the people looking at him.
[As I said after 500 years in here, I will join Team [DxD], much like Crom Cruach. Even if I stray away, I will be killed by him—complying, even though it's not in my nature…I would like to see more of this new era,] replied Apophis.
Apophis, one of the Evil Dragons, just like Crom Cruach survived the war, as he had been observing everything from a distance. Aaron had approached him during his 20 days of travel while repairing the damage done in the supernatural world.
Apophis knew that he was outmatched, but still asked Aaron to spar and…lost quite badly. After that, he requested to stay in his shadows for a short while. However, this in turn made him accompany Aaron to this place and he had steadily become stronger. He also found out about Aaron's true identity and his evolution, which only enforced his opinion of the young man.
"Fufu, I was also bestowed the abilities of [Boost], [Transfer] and [Penetrate] along with powerful flames even without the [Boosted Gear]. I'm like a mini [Welsh Dragon], isn't that right, Ddraig?" asked Elsha.
Ddraig's lips twitched, but he couldn't deny it. Like Elsha said, she and Belzard were granted powers equal to their previous Sacred Gears abilities. Amaris and Garrett were also given the same blessings.
"Hmm. We also have trained with them, but…he also gave us some powers when we requested for it," said Belzard in a monotone voice.
Ddraig grinned and jumped up. [Welsh Dragon Slaying magic, kukuku, just like in Earthland, I named it after myself, kukuku~!]
{Keep your chuunibyou ways away from me!} Albion shouted at him and backed away.
[Hey, White One. Doesn't this mean we'll gain new titles? Irene doesn't particularly care about her title of [Red Dragon God Emperor], so I'll probably gain it, right? The same for you, as the [White Dragon God Emperor]!] Ddraig excitedly said.
Albion looked away and blushed. {M-maybe.}
"Haaa…men, right?" Elsha asked her friend Amaris, who smiled and agreed with her.
"We should continue training, otherwise Aaron will come over and ask why we stopped," said Cúntóir while gesturing towards him.
They looked over and saw thousands of [Omniverse] around Aaron's hands and he closed them, destroying them. They also saw him drawing in the air with a pen while also experimenting with his own fists and weapons. Shin, Aaron's own [Canis Lykaon] was also here with them, and he also was training with his wielder.
The consciousness of [Lykaon] also spoke to them regularly through Shin, and they were quite surprised about this. It took place around 800 years into their stay here. Apparently, he only came out because most of Aaron's 'darkness' began to change, and while it's still there, the color of jet-black began to change to pure silver…much like Shin (Canis Lykaon)'s color.
The former jet-black puppy with glowing red eyes had completely changed. The Sacred Gear transformed into a silver-furred puppy with glowing gold (left) and sapphire blue (right) eyes. Aaron had only upgraded Shin when he first made him, but never evolved him, so this change came naturally after his wielder underwent his own changes.
Aaron…had various plans he planned on setting once he got out of this place, and he looked forward to them.
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"Seriously?! We were sent to this?! I could be sleeping right now!!" Kanami shouted as she dodged another attack from two monsters before exorcising them with her [True Longinus].
"A job is a job, Sis. Quit complaining," replied Natsume. The entire desert, after a barrier was erected, was in a world of ice and snow.
Thanks to Lavinia Reni using this ability, their time subjugating these monsters became a lot easier. Add to the fact that Danu also used her roots to restrain them along with Ajamu getting guidance from the Primordial Goddess, their lives were a lot easier.
Even though it wasn't necessary, they also needed to hold back since they didn't want to cause unnecessary damage around them. But what surprised them the most was Velgrynd not destroying everything, she—to their surprise, listened to Danu, Suzaku and Lavinia.
They speculated that because they were part of the 'Fated Ones' that she tolerated them more than the others. However, they were also grateful since she also helped them but casually slapping in one direction and obliterating opponents.
Everyone else was also doing their part and eliminated the strange number of enemies. It's as they speculated, the monsters belonged to the Khaos Order, more specifically, the Monkai Association. However, from what they could see…they were just mob characters as they didn't have much power nor distinctive abilities.
"Velgrynd-san…why are you…smiling?" Danu asked while looking at the dragon.
"Hmm? Ah…no, it's nothing, really," she replied and looked up at the sky.
As their mission slowly came to a close—a powerful burst of energy suddenly struck their universe. Unaware of what truly happened, many of them stopped for a few seconds to stare up into the sky…something—to all of them, something felt amiss.
However, they couldn't think about it as the area around them rumbled and a large monster burst through the ground. It stood at 34 meters tall and resembled a giant bear with jelly fish tentacles around its back. Powerful electricity and poison covered the tentacles and the monster stared at all of them with hostility.
Yet none of them were intimidated by it, at most, this creature was only around Satan-class. Normally, it would be a difficult opponent to face, but because of their current power level, it was as powerful as an ant.
Again, another strange thing occurred. The beast's right arm and left leg were suddenly sliced off it, forcing the beast to the ground. All of its tentacles were also slashed apart and they did not regenerate back.
"Eh? Did someone do that?" Kouki asked, surprised by the sudden action.
"No?" replied Natsume, also looking confused.
A figure of a knight emerged from the ground. It was mostly black with some purple accents that glowed around its body. The knight grabbed its cape and opened it and from its cape came out a person—this person had silver hair and eyes. He also wore some kind of silver and blue attire that made him look like an emperor.
"Aar—" As Lavinia shouted the name of this man. He turned to look at her and smiled. At the same time, he raised his right arm, and the beast behind him quickly dissolved away.
"Sorry for the wait…shall we return home?" the young man asked. Before he could continue talking, the beautiful blonde-haired witch ran over and embraced him.
"W-w-w-what?! Where did—wait, why do you look like that?!" Kanami asked.
"Sis, didn't they mention he was evolving? He probably just came back…," said Natsume. Kanami said an 'Ah!' And hit her palm with her free hand.
Meruem, one of Nyarlathotep's children walked over to Aaron and stared at him for a few seconds.
"Is something wrong, Meruem?" Aaron asked.
"I…mother is dead, isn't she?" Meruem asked not taking his eyes off his father. Aaron showed him a tired smile and silently nodded. The rest of his friends and lovers stared at him in silent—shocked at the sudden announcement.
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Earlier before Aaron Toole and his companions came back to the Draconic Deus, several things occurred.
Once Aaron was finished with his training—the 10,000 years he spent in that place was valuable to him, and once he arrived at the place where he would be taken to after 'looking into the future', or now with his new knowledge—Azathoth's domain.
He looked around the barren void and found a singular figure. Behind him were his companions. They knew not to follow him so they stayed behind. Aaron touched his chest and gave himself new clothes. The clothes he gave himself resembled a military officer's from a fantasy world, and they were mostly silver and blue, matching his hair and eyes color.
Aaron stood in front of Nyarlathotep. Even after Azathoth vanished, the barrier she kept around this outer god was so powerful that it would stay for an extra hour after she perished. The two silently stared at each other before…Nyarlathotep spoke first.
<> she told Aaron. She tried her best to make it sound sincere, but Aaron knew that she didn't truly mean it. To Nyarlathotep, curiosity, lust, and love were the same thing.
Aaron knew that she held no love for anyone, not for her 'children' and certainly not for him. Nyarlathotep was only ever curious about Aaron and his existence as well as decisions. And from that grew lust, as she watched him from time-to-time when he made love to his lovers.
<> Aaron said in an icy-cold voice.
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Aaron smiled, undid the barrier around her and she took a step forward. Aaron put his hand in front of him, cupped her cheek and…she began to fade away. Nyarlathotep had a look of surprised on her face before she chuckled.
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Nyarlathotep felt excruciating pain as this happened, but she didn't want to ruin the moment between them. This was the first and last time that she could feel a 'gentle' touch from Aaron and she treasured it. To the outsiders, her death looked peaceful, but it was anything but that.
Aaron made her suffer during all of it. Every single painful feeling that existed in the omniverse—Nyarlathotep felt it all during her death. For anyone normal that felt this, they would have already started screaming and crying, but for Nyarlathotep, she didn't.
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She had accepted this fate a long time ago as she saw her own demise through looking into the future. She tried to fight it, but when she tried to change the future, it would end in a much more brutal way, and she wanted to avoid that. At least in this way…she ceased to exist in a much calmer (yet still painful) way.
Aaron sighed deeply. He felt that a heavy burden was taken off his shoulders, but at the same time…a new one was put on. Aaron wanted to say a lot of things to Nyarlathotep. He wanted to shout at her, tell her how much he hated her, and other abhorrent things, but he held himself back.
Instead, he made her suffer for those last few seconds, both physically and emotionally. That was his payback.
"Now then…" Aaron looked around the place and let out another sigh. The rest of his companions joined him and he held his arm in front of him.
Using his new found powers…he willed two people back into existence. In front of all of them, two figures began to emerge, the previous one was…Azathoth. She held a guilty look on her face and refused to look Aaron in the eyes.
He expected this, but didn't say anything to the former ruler and creator.
The other existence he brought back was…another female. She had bright red hair that internally faded to orange. It looked like her entire head was set aflame. She also had cool blue eyes that looked back at him.
The female looked around herself for a few seconds before she looked back at Aaron. She let out a quiet sigh, walked toward Aaron and once in front of him…she lightly slapped him.
[Eh?! Why?!] Ddraig asked in shock. However, he also too was smacked by Elsha as he was pulled back.
"You really went and did it, didn't you?" the young woman asked.
"I did. You can hit me harder you know?" said Aaron.
"Did Akeno make you into a masochist?" asked the young woman.
"Aoife…no," replied Aaron and he looked a bit disturbed by his former deceased lover from his previous world.
"I was joking…but…" tears welled up in her eyes and she took another step forward before the two embraced each other. "…I'm home…"
"…Yeah, welcome home, Aoife."
"With that said, I wanna look differently! Before you ask why, don't I have the body of a…gosh, how old was I? Well either way, I want to look differently!" declared Aoife.
Aaron's companions stared at her in confusion. However, Aaron himself sighed deeply and shook his head. "Alright, what do you…wanna look like…?" he asked.
Aoife smiled and whispered in his ear. Aaron's expression changed from neutral to amused. He expected her to be a bit eccentric, but he didn't expect her to try to change her appearance as soon as she came back to life.
Azathoth told him that she couldn't stop him after evolving, so…he agreed to give her a new appearance. However—
"I'll miss your red her, I can't call you a ginger anymore," he said with a slight smirk.
"And that's why I want to change my appearance, so you can't call me that!" retorted Aoife.
Aaron remembered he would tease Aoife by calling her 'ginger'. Most 'red-heads' in Ireland hate being called that. In a way, they found it insulting. Even his teacher who taught him the Irish language told her classes to not call 'red-heads' 'gingers' since it was insensitive.
Although Aaron and Aoife knew that not everyone was bothered by it. Aoife herself wasn't that bothered by it, but didn't want him to keep teasing her about it.
[A lover's quarrel as soon as she comes back, huh? I wonder what she'll look like after this…] asked Ddraig. He looked at Cúntóir as did the rest and she quietly giggled to herself. [Well, she knows…]
{Do you need to…do that transferring of souls and killing them, Aaron?} Albion asked.
"…No, I don't need to anymore. However, I don't know how this will feel, so…please tell me if it's painful in any way because I will adjust it immediately," said Aaron and Aoife agreed.
He put his right arm in front of him again and Aoife was covered in a large silver aura. After a few seconds the aura that shrouded her vanished and everyone near Aoife's vicinity saw her new appearance.
She stood at 5'9" with a slender body. She had long white hair that was tied in a ponytail by a colorful and unique ribbon that had cranes and clouds that were in blue and white colors. She had calm yet deep red eyes, and wore a Chinese style armor-dress that consisted of blue, white and gold colors. Beneath that she wore a long white skirt that faded into some blue and black with blue accents and armored shoes that reached up to her knees. On her right ear was a single earring that resembled a water droplet.
"What do you think?" Aoife asked while flexing her muscles.
"…That we need to buy you new clothes when we get back home," replied Aaron.
"That's true…" Aoife replied to him, though her attention was on her own new body as she twirled around and examined it.
Aaron turned to his companions and gestured for them to join him. They did and he said, "…I'm leaving to get mom and Cindy, can you look after Aoife for a bit—I'll speak with Azathoth when I get back."
[Leave it to us, Partner!] Ddraig replied and walked over to Aoife and immediately told her that they were going to have a small impromptu training session. The woman herself was fine with it and enthusiastically started copying Ddraig's movements.
Cúntóir walked over to Aaron touched his chest and entered his soul again. Albion, Elsha, Amaris, Garrett and Belzard also joined Ddraig while Apophis watched on from a distance. Aaron watched them for a few seconds longer before vanishing from Azathoth's domain—the outer god herself didn't join in on their fun.
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Aaron Toole arrived in a world much like his own. Tall buildings were all around him, cars and other modes of transportation were on the road, and people were walking all around him. None of the humans reacted to his sudden teleportation because he made it like that. Anything he did, others would perceive it as normal. Even if he were to suddenly summon his [Boosted Gear].
He had already located both his mother's and Cindy's auras and he started walking towards them. The world that Aaron arrived at was in the year 2075. It was a lot more advanced than his current world, but there weren't too many technological advances. There were no flying cars, hoverboards, or anything of that sort.
However, he noticed that there were people with more advanced smartphones, almost reminiscent of those sci-fi shows of the future and he found it quite amazing that they were already at that stage, but at the same time a bit disappointed that they hadn't created flying cars or instant travel around cities or countries.
Aaron also saw that there were moving walkways everywhere. Most of them were quite fast too, and he noticed many people using them to get to places faster. Aaron was slowly approaching his destination; he saw a rather advanced apartment complex in the distance and he felt both women in the same building.
He wanted to briefly explore this new world so he didn't instantly teleport to their door. However, he more or less understood it, so he quickly flash-stepped to their door. Once there…he felt a bit nervous, a bit of trepidation. But he knew his mother and maid would recognize him once they saw him—however, he didn't look into the future, he wanted to surprise himself too.
Finally, he rang the doorbell to the apartment and heard a few muffled voices making their way to the door. It then opened, and two ladies stared at him.
"Hello? Can we help—" Aaron didn't let his mother finish as he clicked his fingers and both of them stared at him for a few seconds…before Róisín Toole lunged forward and embraced him. A few seconds later, Cindy, the maid also did the same thing.
"I've come to get both of you…" he told them. Aaron also felt a bit emotional, but he forcefully calmed himself down before hugging them back.
"Mo—" Before Aaron could continue, both Róisín and Cindy began kissing him on the cheek over and over again making him chuckle. "I'm not going to disappear. How about we talk for a little bit then…"
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A few minutes later and after calming down a bit, he was invited inside and Cindy prepared them some futuristic tea…though to Aaron it still looked the same. He thanked his maid and drank it. His mother, Róisín Toole sat beside him, hugging his arm tightly and not letting him go.
"So…I just evolved not too long ago, and everyone else, including…Aoife and Azathoth are in her domain. We'll go back there before we make our way back to my—our new universe," he told them.
"Anywhere you go, mommy will follow you~" Róisín said happily. Aaron smiled wryly and let his mother have fun.
"Master Aaron, will you…"
"Give you powers?" Aaron finished for her, and Cindy nodded. "Of course, in all honesty, both of you could skip the 'training' part and I can simply make you at the level of an outer god. I plan on changing my [Electa] and shadow soldiers into them."
"What about your lovers and friends, dear?" asked Róisín.
"Knowing them, most of them would want to reach that power by themselves, so they'll most likely decline the instant power upgrade," replied Aaron. "But…I do need to make someone a new Outer God. I recently killed Nyarlathotep after all."
Both weren't surprised by this, but—
"What about the other outer gods?" Cindy asked as she sat on his other side, and also hugged his arm.
"…I have my plans for them. Although…" Aaron's eyes briefly glowed, and a small smile spread across his face. "I want to talk to one or two of them—perhaps I can convince the other one, but if not, I'll simply erase them."
"Are you talking about the ones that were the most recently active?" asked Róisín. "Wait, one or both are going to awaken? Are you sure about letting that happen?"
"It's fine, even after they awaken—my plan after we go back to Azathoth…all of it will be in motion, anyway, we should go back…ah, here's a present for both of you," said Aaron and he summoned two rings for them.
Róisín Toole blushed, put her hands on her cheek and began shaking her head. "Mmm~ a present from my son~~ it's also a ring~~ ah, is this forbidden love~~?"
Aaron…ignored his mother's strange ramblings and slipped the ring onto both of their fingers.
"They function just like the girl's rings, but they've been upgraded to be able to block outer god level attacks. For the most part, you'll be completely immune to anything thrown at you since you two aren't fighters," he explained.
He finally got up and said, "If you want to bring anything in this home—this world with you, just store them in your ring, I'll go wait by the door."
Both of them agreed and quickly sped around their home gathering items they wished to bring with them.
Around four minutes later, both Róisín and Cindy were finished. They glanced at their home—a home that they had for the longest of time. However, when they first reincarnated in this world, and even now, they always felt strange, like something…was amiss. But today everything was cleared up because their memories came back.
"We're ready, Aaron," said Róisín. Cindy nodded along as they stood in front of him.
"Let's go then…" Aaron replied and clicked his fingers.
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As soon as they arrived in the domain of Azathoth, they felt powerful tremors. When the three of them turned to look in the tremor's direction, they saw Ddraig and…Aoife battling much to Aaron's surprise. They walked over to the group that was watching.
"What happened?" Aaron asked.
"Aoife…your previous lover is quite a quick learner. She almost instantaneously mastered touki, managed to use draconic energy and summoned a small sword and is now fighting Ddraig," replied Elsha. "She's holding up pretty well even when Ddraig is holding back. From my own [Appraisal] earlier, she's around Middle-Tier God-class, right?"
"Yeah, Aoife asked to be put around that level of power and then increase her own power from there," replied Aaron. As Ddraig and Aoife fought in the distance with smiles on their faces, Aaron made his way to…Azathoth who was also watching the small match.
Once Aaron arrived in front of her, both of them stared at each other without saying a word.
"You're going to be with me for the rest of eternity," he told her.
"…And if I refuse?" asked Azathoth.
"You won't. I know you won't," replied Aaron. Another round of silence surrounded both of them as they silently stared at each other. Azathoth's orange eyes glowed as did Aaron's silver eyes.
Then, timidly, Azathoth held her hand out and Aaron took it.
"It's a pleasure to have you aboard, Azathoth," Aaron said, and she closed her eyes while nodding.
{…Even the original creator, huh? Perhaps what the angels said in Heaven wasn't too far off?} asked Albion.
"What do you mean?" Garrett asked.
"I think he was referring to when one of them said that Aaron would make Eve, Adam's wife fall in love with him because of how clueless he is at times. Just like what Inaie said…an idiot savant," replied Elsha.
"Mmm…"
Everyone there heard a bit of a pout and when they turned to look at the one who made it—they found Róisín Toole. Her cheeks were puffed up with her arms crossed and she was clearly agitated or even jealous of Aaron's and Azathoth's interaction.
"…He's not a savant…it's just his kind and friendly nature that draws people to him…maybe I shouldn't have—no, I also read those harem stories…how many does he have…?" Róisín muttered to herself.
"Madam…" Cindy muttered while gently patting the jealous mother on the back.
{I don't even know how to comment on that…} Albion shook his head and the battle between Aoife and Ddraig concluded.
[And it's my amazing victory!] Ddraig announced and did a peace sign.
"Phew, that was a good workout," said Aoife as she got up from the ground and put away her new sword. "Hmm? Is Aaron trying to make the outer god part of his harem?" she asked and tilted her head.
They then heard Róisín gasp and fall to her knees. "B-but…I'm his…mommy?"
Everyone stood there confused, however, Aoife walked over while giggling and patted her back.
"I'm sure he has more people older than you two, Mrs. Toole. How will you feel then? You…you know, read them (DxD Light Novels), right?" Aoife asked.
Róisín's face turned even paler. "I'll lose my reason!" she shouted and then ran towards Aaron and Azathoth. "Don't replace meeee!"
Both Aaron and Azathoth turned to look at Róisín Toole and the son himself became confused.
"Huh?" he asked, and his mother hugged him and started to cry. "Mom…? What are you talking about?"
Róisín then explained her thoughts on the matter. Azathoth became increasingly confused, and Aaron was flabbergasted by it. He comforted her by saying he wouldn't, though he still didn't fully understand the reasons for her distraught.
"You'll always be my mom though?" said Aaron.
Róisín looked up at her son and sighed. "That's fine for now."
Aaron shrugged his shoulders and announced, "I'll start my plans now." His eyes then glowed pure silver and a single and powerful pulse left him and affected the entire Omniverse. "With that, we're done. Let's go home."
[Wait what? That's it?!] Ddraig asked.
"Hmm? Yeah, that's it. Did you expect some kind of exaggerated scene to happen or something?" Aaron asked.
[Well…yeah, kind of.]
"Sorry to disappoint you then, but everything should be done…I've changed various things around the omniverse that will be in our favor from now on," he told them and walked over to join them. He glanced at Azathoth's domain one last time and added, "Maybe we can add this to our home in the future."
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"And that's what happened," said Aaron. Everyone had gathered around him and then he pointed to behind him. "They're also there…"
[Yo.] Ddraig held his hand up. Everyone else was also there, the four previous wielders, his mother, maid, Aoife and even Azathoth.
The group stared at them silently…however, Lavinia and Aoife stared at each other quite intensely. Aoife walked over and stood beside Lavinia. The tension in the area was palpable. Aoife then held her hand out for a handshake. Lavinia stared at it for a few more seconds before letting go of Aaron and grabbing her hand.
"Lavinia Reni…," said the magician.
Aoife smiled and said, "Aoife…Toole. The first wife. Nice to meet you."
The area became even more silent. It was quite obvious—this was a power play on her part and the females knew it. Lavinia's sapphire blue eyes glowed as she processed what she had just heard. After a few seconds she sighed and looked seriously at Aoife.
"…Allow me to correct myself. I'm Lavinia Reni Toole. The REAL first wife…nice to meet you, Aoife~" said Lavinia a bit more forcefully. Their grips on each other's hand became even more tighter.
As their powers increased, most people backed away, but Aaron suddenly karate chopped both of them on the head.
"Please don't start a weird war as soon as you two meet," he said tiredly. "Let's go home."
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Universe – Evie Etoulde
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A young woman with brown hair tied in a ponytail and wore sports-like clothing ran around a certain planet. She also had a few companions with her. This woman was Kei Ōzora, one of Aaron's avatars. She was sent here along with Yanuyo, Ayelet, and Igris. However, after Aaron sent that pulse out into the Omniverse various things changed.
Igris was no longer there and instead, a random shadow mage was with them. Even without a name the shadow could communicate with them and was also powerful.
'Whatever the Boss did…he definitely changed something just now—apparently, I've been here for more than 300 years and a leader of the resistance in this world along with the Etoulde faction. Well, whatever, we already made contact with them and now we're here,' thought Kei.
Kei dodged various attacks that were sent at her and deflected some with her sword. She stared at her attackers and they were various mechanical-organic monsters that the Evie had created. They combined some life with mechanical parts like what they did with Ayelet before Aaron changed her.
Kei increased her speed to such a degree that not even the God-class hybrids could follow her movement and she slashed them apart in a single motion.
"Seven Secret Swords: Raikou," she muttered and the various hybrids behind her exploded. Kei looked around and saw her companions had already finished their battles too.
"Fufu, it seems Aaron-sama did something spectacular just now…I also feel my strength has increased," said Yanuyo as he and the others joined her.
Kei used [Observe] on him and was shocked to see his power to be something new. [Outer God – EX].
'What happened to the +++ thing? Did Boss remove it?' she thought and looked at Ayelet and the shadow mage. They also had the same ranking. Taking a chance, Kei summoned the 'ranking' list and saw that… Aaron had indeed changed it.
'He removed the AAA variations, and +++, as well as changed a few things around…I wonder why?' she thought.
"Is something wrong, Kei?" asked Ayelet.
In her peripheral vision, she saw a small letter icon and she poked at it. A new message appeared for her and gave her instructions. They were from Aaron. After she dismissed the letter, it also left an item. Kei grabbed it and she handed it to Ayelet.
"Two other [Electa] are waiting for you in the Fadir Ferdora universe. Boss said for you to join them and that we'll be fine by ourselves," said Kei. "Just break that and it'll teleport you to their spot—it seems Boss changed it so that they've joined the FxF Resistance over there."
Ayelet's eyes glowed and she nodded. She looked at the item before breaking it and she quickly disappeared.
"Fufu, does that mean Aaron-sama changed reality(fiction) itself?" asked Yanuyo.
"Seems like it. A new fact is that we've been here for 300 years and only rose to power as one of the new leaders of the resistance here who also allied ourselves with the Etoulde. I wonder if they're aware of the change or not?" Kei speculated.
"It would be wiser to go speak to them ourselves; I don't believe the mechanical gods of this world will be able to follow our movements anymore," Yanuyo said while ominously chuckling to himself.
"Right…let's go back and speak to Resetoras and the other leaders," replied Kei. She double-checked the rest of the planet and found no signs of life.
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When Kei and her team arrived at Etoulde's main planet and base of operations, they went over to the giant tree that was their main building of operations. The tree was full of life energy and Kei speculated that it was attached to the planet's core. This meant it wouldn't be easy to destroy or topple down.
However, she has defeated some members of the Evie faction and she could safely say that many of them could probably damage this tree to an extent that the Etoulde would need to abandon it or at least use a significant amount of power to restore it back to its full health.
As they passed the guards and made their way up the halls, Kei and Yanuyo felt it. Something had changed, and they looked at one another.
"Fufu, it certainly will be interesting from now on, won't it? It seems Aaron-sama wants to make this a slow (enough) victory for us," said Yanuyo.
"Well, we won't know the full extent until he tells us (or me)," replied Kei.
"Very true."
They finally arrived at a door and entered the room. Once in there…they only saw a few of the leaders, three in total, minus Resetoras himself. From the left was Chimune Chipotle, the Goddess of Breasts, in the middle…was the Goddess of Butts, and to the right was the Goddess of Thighs.
When Kei first found out about this, she was utterly shocked—even Yanuyo was temporarily stunned, but he couldn't help but feel that it was destiny of sorts. In Yanuyo's words, 'First the Goddess of Breasts, then the Goddesses of Butts and Thighs, fufufu, what a fascinating world. Aaron-sama will love it'.
In addition to knowing that her Boss liked those qualities in a woman, Kei also thought that this was a kind of destiny. However, they quickly found out that Chimune Chipotle was the one who recruited them. Those two leaders were on different planets on their own and had been slowly amassing power by themselves, but apparently…the Breast Dragon Emperor's achievements and fetishes exceeded even himself, so they met with them.
The Goddess of Butts, Asyhautla Qavnera. She had a fair complexion, light blue eyes, and strawberry blond hair that faded into a light pink at the ends. She often wears her hair down, but she occasionally has it in a high ponytail. Today, she had them down. Asyhautla Qavnera wore a tight black coat with streaks of teal and a short cape. She also wore a black military hat, brown leggings, and a pair of dark boots.
The Goddess of Thighs, Feumaelia Thesra. Feumaelia Thesra is a woman in her twenties with brown hair and hazel-gold eyes, tied back in two ponytails with blue butterfly-like ribbons. She wore white and blue qipao and the same-colored boots. She had earrings on both her ears and a glowing accessory on her left thigh.
Beside the Goddess of Thighs Feumaelia Thesra stood a woman with long white hair, she had a small accessory on her hair that resembled a horn, she had blue-purple eyes and had a white armor-dress with purple and gold accents. On her back was a halberd-type weapon that radiated divine energy. Her name was Sheeninyu, a Goddess of Lunations.
"Hmm? Ah, you're back, Kei, Yanuyo and…hmm? Is your companion Ayelet missing?" asked the leader of the Etoulde, Resetoras.
"She's been called to another universe, however…all our powers have been amplified by Boss, so rest assured that with just us three we'll be fine," replied Kei.
Resetoras nodded. He already knew their circumstances due to Chimune contacting Aaron that other time. "About the other thing…"
"Boss will be coming here soon. However, he wishes to correct the universe of the Phantasma first, after that he will come here. But he will provide some assistance here soon too—" As Kei was about to finish, another pulse resonated around the Omniverse which also affected this universe.
A communication circle appeared beside Resetoras—
"Lord! P-previous harvests and zones of our planet and several others that we recently gained occupancy have regained their vitality and life! They're growing at a rapid rate! Whatever that powerful wave was…it definitely affected it—also, multiple buildings and structures were also repairing themselves!"
"We also received a report that the Evie faction took damage! Many of their bases on certain planets have been destroyed completely or were damaged to the point of halting their progress in their sciences, and their ships were also affected, limiting their way of travel!" explained the man through the communication circle.
"It seems Boss provided a bit more assistance then," muttered Kei.
"Kufufufu~ as expected of Aaron-sama, he's working fast…from my understanding, because he's sharing his knowledge and information with us [Electa], this attack of his, they cannot salvage, repair or save anything that was destroyed, meaning they'll need to start their process from the start and from a new source and angle. Fufu," said Yanuyo.
Kei looked at him in wonder, because she hadn't been informed of this. However, a new message appeared in front of her and she understood that Aaron had used a similar ability to [Beelzebuth] or [Lord of Gluttony], an Ultimate Skill from the Central (Tensura) world—more specifically, he used the [Food Chain] sub skill, allowing his [Electa] and by proxy, Kei herself to use any ability they wish.
[Food Chain] the user can freely copy the prototypes of the skills of any subordinates, while also enabling the user to grant subordinates any skill they are compatible with. Aaron had used a slightly modified version, henceforth making the [Electa] and his avatars compatible with any skill, ability, and technique across the omniverse.
"Why has the Goddess of Breasts, Butts, and Thighs come here?" Kei asked after dismissing the message she saw.
Chimune Chipotle squirmed in her seat a little before she said, "These two wanted to make an alliance with Aaron. After they saw his Oppai Dragon show as well as hear the song, they wished to make an alliance with him because they believe their new planet's power will be amplified by him through his [Lewd Energy]."
"It's as she said, we believe the Oppai/Ketsu/Thigh Dragon can revitalize our planets, your help, and as well as his most recent one just now…we will finally be able to turn the tides around against the Evie faction," said Asyhautla Qavnera, the Goddess of Butts.
"Of course, we won't let him go without compensation. He may have a pick of any woman he pleases—if none suffice, I will offer myself up to him," said Feumaelia Thesra, the Goddess of Thighs.
"I concur. We are willing to give ourselves to him if that is the only way for him to assist us," added Asyhautla Qavnera.
"Boss—" Kei was stopped by Yanuyo who had an amused smile on his face.
"Kufufu, if that's your resolve, I shall tell Aaron-sama that now. A moment please," he said and turned away before putting two fingers beside his ear and a small magic communication circle appeared.
Kei was about to say that Aaron wasn't like that, but for some reason Yanuyo stopped her for his own amusement. And she knew that he would word it in a way where the Goddesses here were offering themselves up to him…although Aaron already knew…he knew everything.
Yanuyo turned around with a very, very happy face and said, "He agreed, but said that you may need to wait a little until he comes here himself to do that. However, I will provide some of the energy to at least bring it up to 75% of its life, will that suffice? I am using my master's powers after all."
"Yes," both goddesses agreed to it. Chimune Chipotle herself didn't say anything as her faction did not need this kind of help as it was already flourishing on this planet.
"Kufufu, then shall we go there now? I wish to finish it and go destroy more strong holds and the armies of the Evie," said Yanuyo. "You have no qualms about that, correct, Kei?"
"No, I don't. Let's go."
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Universe – Fadir Ferdora
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Ayelet arrived at an uninhabited planet. The majority of its planet was untouched, trees, grass, rivers, strange animals and its atmosphere was also quite clean. If one were to put a human here, they would mistake it for earth, well, apart from the animals of course.
"Ah, you've arrived," said a feminine voice.
"We have partnered with the FxF Resistance. We thought it would have been a wise choice for you to join us, Ayelet," said a masculine voice.
Ayelet turned around and found two people there. She could tell from a glance that they were the two [Electa] that she was meant to meet up with. They were Ivonos, the blonde male who used guns and Sveiva the female who looked like a minor deity.
"Ivonos and Sveiva, right? What can you tell me?" asked Ayelet. Both looked at one another and nodded.
"Well to start, we made contact with the Resistance a few months ago, we were informed by Cúntóir-sama, so…around a week or two after the capture of Avezza, the Fallen Angel?" said Sveiva.
"We battled a few Evie Gods that were still here, and most of the planets in that universe were barren, save for a few who were desperately battling to survive. We went to those planets and liberated them. Strangely enough, none of their notable members were there…well, there were a few stronger ones," said Ivonos.
"Right, right, one boasted about being promoted to the ranks of the [Invader Fanatics] and another said they were close to being accepted into the [Combat Fanatics]. I will admit their combat strength was around Dragon God-class, but they were simply too…unrefined," said Sveiva.
"However…you must know one thing—apparently, the [Inreaos] has gone missing. They were previously in the hands of the Evie—well, soon to be, but it suddenly vanished. Perhaps it had something to do with our power-up and the two pulses we recently experienced?" asked Sveiva.
Ayelet smiled and nodded. "Yes, Aaron-sama has finished his evolution and those pulses were from him. Go ahead and check your own powers. They have been improved and from what I can tell, we have access to more abilities…"
Both Ivonos and Sveiva checked on their conditions before Sveiva laughed to herself. "Fufu, it seems our mission has become much easier. Very well, the shadow soldiers that came with us are with the surviving members—it also seems that some planets here have been restored because of those pulses."
Ivonos agreed. "…With this universe being restored and now being protected, the Evie gods should have noticed, they also cannot bring back-up, and leave the universe because of what Aaron-sama did. What do you wish to do first, Ayelet?"
"M-me?" Ayelet pointed at herself and the other two nodded.
"As far as I can see, all we need to do is clean up the remnant Evie gods that were left in this universe. They can't leave this universe, so they're forced to face us. Aaron-sama transmitted his plans to all the [Electa] just now, didn't he? World/Universal travel has been made impossible, the only exception…are—"
"The [Electa], his other subordinates, lovers, friends, allies, and Team [DxD] as well as Organization [EXE]," said Sveiva, interrupting Ivonos who also nodded along. "Do you wish to inspect your planet and people? Why not try to sense them?"
Ayelet stared at Sveiva and focused her scanning ability on a certain planet. When she opened her eyes, tears fell from them. Her planet and its people had been restored, and a new barrier had been erected all around it. No one apart from the aforementioned groups could enter it.
Even if an outer god were to attempt to destroy it, it would be impossible. Ayelet felt relief and her appreciation and affection for her new master increased significantly.
"We can visit them for now. As I mentioned, the various untouched planets as well as the planets that were restored are protected by Aaron-sama," said Sveiva.
"…If you don't mind," said Ayelet. The two others smiled and agreed, so they quickly teleported there.
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Once the trio arrived at a certain planet. It was brimming with life, and there were a lot of confused people on it. However, upon them seeing Ayelet, they became even more confused—but she knew what to do and she let her aura run wild, the one she used in her previous body, before she was turned into that mechanical being. She could never forget the feeling…nor the people in this planet and once they felt it. They were reminded of her once again.
Multiple people converged on their spot, many staring at the woman in confusion.
"Did you forget about me?" she asked them.
"Vamotl?" an old woman asked.
"That I am, Obajana. A lot of things have happened, but…will you listen to my story?" asked Ayelet. The old woman's eyes widen in surprise. Only one person called her that—and it was the previous Goddess of Swords.
"You still call me that even after we came back to life?" Obajana asked. "Silly little brat, call me by my real name."
Ayelet smiled. "If you're fine with it, Helina."
"I'll stay here and monitor more of the universe, Ivonos. Can you go with her?" Sveiva asked and he agreed.
Ayelet…had a lot of things to talk about to her now revived planet and friends about.
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Universe – Crepuscule Phantasma
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"It's time to leave, Cao Cao," said a masculine voice.
Cao Cao's [Team Spear of the Draconic Emperor] were alerted by this and instantly got ready for a fight. However, the male in front of them didn't have any sort of fighting aura or spirit on him, however, that didn't stop them from keeping their hostility towards him.
"You are?" asked Cao Cao as he pointed his [Arredoval] at the man.
"Jin's avatar, call me Laeronia," he told them. "He's enacted his plan now…but before I send you guys back to the Draconic Deus, let's go back to the Resistance's base."
Cao Cao's team became surprised by this sudden revelation. But as Cao Cao focused on reading his aura, he could feel the same one that Aaron had, so he lowered his spear.
The man in front of them had short yet messy jet-black hair and jet-black eyes. On the left side of his face was a symbol that resembled a star. He wore jet-black clothes and a jet-black cape. On his belt was a book—a grimoire. It looked ancient and powerful as Cao Cao sensed a lot of power from it.
"I see…so he's reached a new level then?" asked Cao Cao as he and his team began to follow the man called Laeronia.
"He did," replied Laeronia.
"Hey!" Jeanne ran up to him and started walking beside him. "Did Jin call you Laeronia or did you call yourself that?"
"Boss was the one who gave me the name. If you're wondering why…because it's based on a name that both Lavinia Reni and Boss want to give their future son, if they have one that is," replied Laeronia.
(La) and (Nia) for Lavinia and (Aer) for Aaron. Although Lavinia acknowledged that there was no 'E' in Aaron, she wanted it to stay to make it more 'unique' in her words.
"Hmm. So how do you feel about that?" asked Cao Cao.
"A lot of honor and pride. I know I won't be around forever, but having the honor of being called one of their future children's name…" a small smile spread across his face. He didn't continue his sentence as he walked ahead of them.
The area they came out to was a barren mountainside, on a planet that was also void of life. Cao Cao and his team chose this because it was under the radar of both Yve and Phumera, so they could come and go as they please. All they needed to do was kill anyone who came close enough to this area, or gain control of their minds.
Cao Cao and his comrades had been sent here for the last few months, and they had made steady progress. However, they were briefly teleported back to the Draconic Deus by Aaron during the climax of the War with the Khaos Order. However, they were teleported back by Cúntóir.
He and his team had slowly killed off the subordinates of all Ueboros and were on the process of eliminating the subordinates of the Eradicators. With the help of Sekudia, the new Rank 7 of the Eradicators, and Rank 2 Echilys (3rd Leader of the Resistance) of the Ueboros, they were able to take those subordinates down.
However, they were also aware that they could always just find or make new ones, so what they did was just a temporary nuisance. However, not all of them had the resources to do that, so they still did some kind of blow to them.
But they did more than just that…Cao Cao and his team managed to uncover the rest of the Ueboros and Umbra's names and rankings. They planned on informing Aaron this once they went back, but the man himself already knew, but he would still thank them nonetheless.
The last remaining members of the Umbra were Sagriff, Molqaoth and Faodra. They only heard the names, the ones that they interrogated had no idea of their looks or even sexes, but to Cao Cao, these were enough. Finally, the Ueboros also recruited new people into their ranks. Cao Cao and his team found this out after they interrogated many people.
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Ueboros Ranking List:
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Rank 1 – Hladrifa (Female)
Rank 2 – Echilys (3rd Leader of the Resistance) (Female)
Rank 3 – Szanrob (Male)
Rank 4 – Zannalis (Male)
Rank 5 – Zenosius (Male)
Rank 6 – Raisheevhel (New) (Female)
Rank 7 – Gárnoring (Male)
Rank 8 – Taphelis (Female)
Rank 9 – Etherda (Female)
Rank 10 – Dohnonuos (Male)
Rank 11 – Lanris (New) (Male)
Rank 12 – Eyhylde (Female)
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Once everyone was outside, Georg with the help of Elsa and Yuanteng teleported everyone to the base of the Resistance. Once they were there…it was well hidden, as it had Elsa's, Yuanteng's and Georg's magic hiding it, it was near impossible to detect. Even more so after both Elsa and Yuanteng were given boosts in power from Aaron.
"This is it; will you need us to introduce you to them?" asked Georg as he fixed his glasses. All around the base were invisible 'Bandersnatch' and 'Jabberwocky', the same creatures the young Leonardo created during the 'Demonic Beast Riots'. He recreated them after he got stronger and got used to his powers.
These two creatures were previously his Balance Breakers, but now they are not. He had his own new Balance Breaker, and they were much stronger as Leonardo was introduced to the world of Light Novels, Manga and other sources of media by Aaron, and this made his imagination run wild.
"It would be appreciated, although…"
"What is it?" Cao Cao asked.
"Jin changed a few things. I'll explain it once we get acquainted with everyone inside," said Laeronia. Cao Cao and his team were intrigued by this, but they stepped inside the base first.
The planet that the Resistance was on was also one of the few that were conquered but also abandoned, Aaron had provided this place a new barrier after the 'pulse' was sent out. There were also various changes, but first—
"Hmm? Ah, Cao Cao…this is…the Eradicators Rank 1…? Did he betray them?" asked Sekudia. He along with the two leaders of the Resistance and various members were gathered around the dining hall as Cao Cao and his team achieved a victory a few days ago.
Everyone else in the room became tense as they stared at Laeronia. Without saying another word, he briefly transformed into the appearance of Aaron prior to his evolution. Sekudia became shocked at this, as did the rest of the members of the Resistance.
"I'm not Jin. I am merely an avatar he created, but that should serve its purpose, right? I'd like to tell you what happened not too long ago," said Laeronia. He saw that no one was going to speak, so he continued.
"To put it simply—in a way that all of you will understand…he changed reality. Because he did that, I am known as the part of the Eradicators, rank 1 too, but in reality, I'm just a spy. Although Yve and Phumera won't suspect me, I might become a suspect if I disappear too many times, so I will keep my meetings with all of you short," he told them.
Many were clearly shocked by the revelation, but at the same time, some found comfort in the actions taken by the former outer god.
"So, what plans does your…main body have?" asked a woman. She had long blonde hair that reached her thighs, orange-colored eyes and wore a black hat with red flowers on it. She wore a medium-length black dress that also reached her thighs, a short and formal coat that was white and crimson. On her waist was a black whip and she wore black heels.
"Ah, I'm Savina, the leader of the Resistance," she said and gave Laeronia a small wink.
"He will eventually come here to correct everything, but for now—he wishes for everyone here, including myself to slowly dwindle down the numbers of the Phantasma. He will personally confront Yve and Phumera himself," said Laeronia.
Laeronia also wanted to say something about the original rank 1, and the Outer God Magnum Tenebrosum. However, he wasn't sure if it would be the wisest idea, so he did not. He looked around and saw two more people, and found out they were the other two leaders.
The man in the middle had dark/tanned skin, medium-length white hair that reached his neck and he wore a gold chain around his neck. He wore a black coat that let his chest be bare, black pants and black shoes. He also had an accessory on his head that looks like feathers that were dark-blue or navy in color. He had a coat on his back similar to Savina's, which was black.
When Laeronia used [Observe] on him, he found out he was the 2nd leader, and was also called Ramlar.
Finally, the 3rd leader and who was also an undercover agent, was Rank 2 of the Ueboros, Echilys. She had long platinum blonde hair and light purple eyes. She wore an extensive white dress and a long and large white-blue coat behind her. She also had a black tiara on her head as well as black star-shaped earrings on both her ears.
To Laeronia, she radiated royalty, radiance and a slightly cold atmosphere. In a very strange way, she saw Lavinia Reni in her…if she turned out like this. The ground around her was covered with a small amount of blue and black ice as she stared at Laeronia.
"Anyway," said Laeronia as he turned around to face Cao Cao. "Boss wants all of you back in his universe. He will send more shadow soldiers here to help, so leave the rest to me."
"We will lose their help? Are you sure it is wise?" someone asked.
"It'll be fine," said Laeronia. He brought his Grimoire out and several dark blue magic circles appeared around him. From them creatures emerged, and then they morphed into…people in colorful suits. "Call them the [Power Rangers], I can create an endless amount and they're around the level of power of the Eradicators. Their powers are quite nonsensical, but they're still quite powerful."
He turned to face the leaders and pointed at them. "With this, we can essentially whip out the rest of their armies. As I said, I can make an unlimited amount—anyway, there are some targets that can be changed to our side, we just need the right timing to do it, as well as play into their own feelings on the matter," he told them.
Laeronia turned back to Cao Cao's team—Leonardo looked intrigued by the creatures that he made. "Any last words for them before I send you away?"
Cao Cao looked at his team then back at the Resistance. "Our time may have been short, but when Jin comes back here, we'll also accompany them, so until then, please wait for us. We'll eradicate the wrongs in this universe."
"Fufu, I can understand how SHE fell in love with you, Cao Cao. Although it's regrettable that she's not here right now," said Savina. Cao Cao gave her a troubled look but sported an almost invisible blush.
"Until that time then, [Team Spear of the Draconic Emperor]. I hope this universe will be liberated soon," said Savina as she waved at them. Cao Cao's team were covered in a dark magic circle as they slowly faded away.
Laeronia summoned several capsules full of food and other essential items. "I think this should hold, right?" he asked, and the people there sighed in relief as the ones that Aaron gave a few months back had nearly run out.
"I'll periodically send those to you—I'll also have my [Power Rangers] eradicate and liberate the other planets in your universe while I spy on the rest of the Eradicators, Umbra and Ueboros. I myself will also kill some of the creatures of this universe since it'll be more annoying for Boss and Team [DxD] to face—it'll save them time, essentially."
"What about the Eradicators themselves? I heard from Echilys that Hladrifa and Lanris of the Ueboros only joined so that their planets and families wouldn't be wiped out," said Savina.
"I will try to persuade the ones mentioned before to join the Resistance. I will also add those two and go from there. Will that suffice?" asked Laeronia.
"Yes it will. Thank you again, Avatar of the Outer God," said Savina. He nodded before turning around.
"I will post some of the [Power Rangers] here too along with Leonardo's Bandersnatch and Jabberwocky," he told them before leaving.
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Danu's Soliloquy
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Once we arrived home, it seemed like many around us relaxed. There were also many who asked Aaron about his evolution and he gave his usual reply of 'It was no big deal, I just died, you know?' to which many were upset by it.
Lavinia, who had predicted it, was also quite upset and she inquired about the 'hollow' feeling she had and Aaron was surprised by it too, but concluded that their 'bond' with him was that deep that each of us felt it. Truth be told, I also felt it, but decided not to voice my concerns since it might cause unnecessary panic.
"With that said, I'm hungry!" Aaron proclaimed and raised his arms. "Is there any food…?"
"Mmm! I agree!" Aoife said as well. She had been quite friendly and easy to talk to, so everyone—after the tense moment with Lavinia, they got along with her fine, the same with Lavinia, although there was clear tension among them.
However, that was due to Aoife announcing herself as the 'First' wife of Aaron. However, she wasn't the only one annoyed by it. Many of the women there, including the ever-so stoic Velgrynd as she looked annoyed by Aoife's earlier proclamation.
Everyone went into the dining-kitchen room and Grayfia was already there with Raiko and Inaie. All of them glanced at the large crowd that entered and their eyes widened in surprise. Inaie, was the one who ran towards us first.
"Aaron!" she shouted before hugging him. He smiled at her and stroked her head, before he said he was hungry again. He also introduced everyone else that came with us. Many eyes went to his mother, maid, and especially Azathoth and Aoife.
Grayfia and Raiko quickly brought out some food with Inaie helping after leaving him. Everyone, minus Azathoth and the ones that went on that mission sat down and ate. Aoife and the previous wielders of the [Boosted Gear] and [Divine Dividing] ate the food like they were starved animals.
Suddenly, Róisín Toole stood up from her seat, startling everyone. She looked at Grayfia and Raiko with a look of excitement and approval. She marched over to them and clasped a hand each, confusing both women.
"…I approve of your marriage to Aaron!" she declared.
Both women became flushed—w-wait a minute…w-what did she mean by that…? D-did that mean we had to get her approval? I, along with everyone else in the room looked at Aaron who was looking at his mother while he ate his fill.
"Mom, don't go saying weird things like that…" he told her.
"Hehe, I just wanted to say something cliché like that, but…hmm, let's see…you do have a good eye for women. Aoife is an example. So I won't be like the evil stepmother or something!" she replied to him.
So she wasn't serious, huh? I think me and many others just breathed a sigh of relief. However, those two were very happy about what she said—they were almost glowing right now as both of them had very goofy smiles that they tried to hide. They were beyond elated at the 'approval' of Aaron's mother, even if they had just met…
"Ah…that reminds me, what about Nyarlathotep? You mentioned earlier that you had killed her. What happens now?" asked Kanami.
In addition to many others, I also agreed with her. What happens now? The omniverse is missing an outer god. To our surprise, Azathoth was the one who answered.
"A new one needs to be born. I…will not create it, as Aaron is the current ruler, it is up to him," she told us.
"A new one…so does that mean one of us might become one?" Rias asked. She and the rest of the household had joined us as we made quite a ruckus.
"Potentially. Aaron is the one to choose. He will either choose one of you, or create a new being entirely and let it become the replacement for Nyarlathotep," she added.
Aaron stopped eating and stared at all of us. "I've been thinking about that, actually. So, I plan on creating a mini omniverse and adding it as an extra head on my necklace," he told us and pointed to the three-headed dragon necklace around his neck.
"I'll move the sleeping outer gods there, and if they wake up, they can just run rampage in there. In a way, they'll be trapped in there forever. Much like my [Lavender Box] I kept certain people in there, right?" he said and tapped the small cube-like object on his hip.
If I remember correctly, he trapped Yasaka's previous husband in there, right? It's meant to be its own kind of hell where they're tortured forever. He must have improved it right?
Azathoth looked at him and asked, "So you plan on creating new outer gods to take their place?"
"Do I even need new ones? It's not like they served much of a purpose apart from creating chaos everywhere they went," replied Aaron.
To that, Azathoth had no answer. I—or we don't know what she told him, but that answer from him made her stop to think. Are outer gods that essential? As Cúntóir and Aaron have mentioned many times over, they're the embodiment of chaos, destruction and suffering. Would creating new ones do any of us or the omniverse any good?
"To keep the balance…" muttered Azathoth.
"What balance? You never mentioned a counterforce to the outer gods," he said and sighed. "Well, it doesn't matter, as I said, I have plans for that, but I'll make something similar to the outer gods that will help me with keeping an eye on this place…and with that said, I want someone out of my harem to be the first."
He finished his food and got up. "With that said, any of you are candidates, and if you're interested, then come tell me. If not, I'll just ask one of my [Electa] to take up the mantle. Also, there's not much to do, it's just to keep an eye on the omniverse, and then correct what I call 'anomalies' and that's about it."
"Anomalies?" I repeated.
"Hmm," he replied and started washing his dishes. "The simplest way of describing them is…they're glitches in a way. Things that weren't meant to exist, just like me in a way. So, once that's found, I or whoever the new 'outer god' is, they go examine it. If it's determined to be detrimental to that place (planet/world/universe), or to the entire omniverse, we'll just get rid of it."
"But you know everything that happens everywhere, do you even need that help? Can't you just simply THINK it away?" asked Azathoth.
"Yes, I've done it already, actually—around ten times since I evolved. Even while in 'that' place. But having some help wouldn't be bad, right? Also, it's just another excuse for me to go to another world or universe, the same for the one that decides to become the new 'outer god'," he told us.
Aaron finished washing the dishes and came back to us. He stood away from the table and said, "I plan on creating another omniverse in the future. Specifically when? I dunno, but it will eventually happen. As to why? I guess I'm curious? Since I've sealed up any kind of world/universe travel in our omniverse, any kind of bad guy that wants to destroy this omniverse will find a hard time leaving their own one."
"A glorified experiment? Will you keep an eye on that new omniverse?" asked Grayfia.
"Somewhat, but for the most part, I'll let it run on its own and check up on it every now and again. Ah, of course, I'll prevent them more leaving their omniverse to our own one. But world and universal travel in that omniverse will be allowed, as I said. I'm curious as to how that will turn out," said Aaron.
"Ah…um, Aaron?" Akeno called out his name and everyone turned to look at her. "You mentioned before that Azathoth prevented you from using your future sight ability. What about now?"
"He can use it now," said Azathoth.
Aaron showed us a tired smile and said, "Knowing everything and anything is tiring you know? At times I turn it off because of how annoying it is. It's just a constant flood of information. It doesn't matter if it's relevant or mundane, I just get informed about it. Of course, the more relevant information pops up when I need it."
He scratched the back of his head and said, "As to your question…let me phrase it like this." He then put a finger in front of his lips. "To me, 10,000 years into the future." He winked and then yawned.
"Eh? You looked 10,000 years into the future?!" Kanami shouted.
"Well, it's always changing, and anything I or we change, changes it. So it's not a linear future. There's an infinite number of timelines that are being created right now. However, since I and a small amount of us can only exist in a singular place, they also just disappear. Anyway, in this timeline, in our world, the future is also constantly changing. Depending on my or your choices that is."
"Um…" Kanami was a bit confused.
"For example—in another scenario, Natsume or even Yumi was the one to scream that I looked 10,000 years into the future, and not you. Although as soon as it happened, it also disappeared. Anyway…I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed," he told us as he stumbled away.
"Well, it is nighttime…or two in the morning," said Raiko as she checked her smartphone.
[You can't blame him. He hasn't slept in 10,000 years either,] said Ddraig.
"Eh? What do you mean?" asked Gasper.
[You guys didn't tell them, huh?] Ddraig asked Lavinia and Suzaku. Both of them shook their heads. [To put it simply, after Partner evolved, he entered a new dimension he created for himself and spent 10,000 years in there. He didn't eat, drink, sleep, breathe or even blink. He just kept on training.]
{At times we were worried that he'd break or snap, but it doesn't seem it affected him. Though as I said, it SEEMED it didn't, but we don't really know how it's affecting him since he says he's just fine.}
"He's always been reckless about the strangest things. Even back in our previous life. Here's a quick story," said Aoife. "There was a suicidal homeless man in our town. Aaron, Ryan, Jennifer and I tried to stop him along with other adults. Keep in mind we were still thirteen years old at that point."
"It was clear that he had not planned on stopping, so when he was about to jump. Aaron also ran ahead of us, jumped off the building, grabbed the man and took the brunt of the impact when they hit the ground. He obviously hurt himself, and was hospitalized for a bit," she explained. "He didn't even know the homeless man that much, but…he did turn his life around after that. So we should—"
As Aoife finished her story, we heard a cracking sound and turned to look at it. Suzaku, who was standing beside Lavinia looked surprise, the normal-looking Lavinia had turned into ice and began to crack.
"When did she…?" Suzaku asked, sounding surprised.
"When Aaron left," replied Azathoth and Róisín.
"That sly little—!" Aoife shouted and ran out of the room.
"…We should all go to sleep too. We still have time before 'tomorrow' 'officially' begins," said Grayfia.
Everyone agreed and we all slowly made our way to our own rooms. Although the ones that slept with Aaron went to his room. Grayfia guided, Róisín, Cindy, Elsha, Amaris, Belzard and Garrett to their own rooms.
Tonight, I slept with Aaron, so when we made our way there, we found the door open. When I and the other women entered the room, we found Aoife staring at a sleeping Aaron. His face was on Lavinia's chest and he looked like he was enjoying himself. Aoife looked troubled by this, but I don't think she had made any ruckus so far.
"Aoife…" Latia, who was also slated to sleep with him tonight told her of the rules we had and she reluctantly left. Finally, we all went to sleep and even if Lavinia wasn't part of tonight's list, she stayed since it didn't look like Aaron was going to let go of her.
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Rossweisse's Soliloquy
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The next day arrived—or a few hours later since all of us slept at a strange hour. We were all having breakfast and Aaron's household had grown even more. He said that he may start working on [Sanctuary] sooner than later since room in this house would eventually run out, unless he does another remodeling.
"Oh right, since it's still summer, what will we do until school starts? We still have that graduation trip to go on after all," inquired Rias.
Ah, that's right…their graduation trip. If I remember correctly, the original plan was to tour several places in Japan. However, someone also suggested we travel to various countries around the world. With a group as large as ours, it will definitely stand out.
"We can stick with the original plan, or…go tour the world. It's up to you, I don't mind," replied Aaron. "I have some things ready for whichever one you choose," he added. Right now, he was being fed by Lavinia, Suzaku and Aoife.
It seems like those three had some sort of fierce rivalry going on, although I also wanted to join…when I looked at Danu-sama and Velgrynd, the goddess seemed envious too, but Velgrynd just looked more annoyed than usual.
"Also…I'm going to start my tournament for my [Queen] piece for the World Rating Game Tournament. Whoever wants to participate…" he brought out a floating device and it hovered in front of him. "Touch this and register that way. I'll be holding some matches until the start of the opening ceremony."
...! A chance to be his [Queen]! Although, I already planned on joining Aurelia-san's team. If it were not for my 'wish', I would have definitely tried to sign up. There were many that signed up, including the three who were feeding Aaron.
"What about your other pieces?" Rias asked.
"It'll be the same, but I doubt it'll be as big of a deal as my [Queen] piece. So whoever wants to be another piece they can just tell me, and if someone else wants it…well, I guess they have to duel each other," he told us.
"Ah, try telling me which one you want to do by the end of the day, Rias. This will enable me to tell the rest of our group since Shuri wants to come along," he added and Rias agreed.
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Breakfast ended around an hour ago, and Aaron was preparing to leave by himself. The trio from earlier (Lavinia, Suzaku and Aoife) had gone down to the training facility and seemed to want to fight each other for the [Queen] position already.
"Aaron? Where are you going?" I asked.
"Hmm? Oh, Rose. I'm going to go test for my driver's license. You told me during one of your drunken ramblings that you wanted to go on a driving date, so I scheduled my test for today. I already bought a car, so…"
I felt myself blush for various reasons, but I also was happy when I heard that. "Um…"
"If you want to come with me, I don't mind," he told me and offered his hand to me and I accepted.
Is this an impromptu date?!
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His test started around thirty minutes ago. Those normally last around forty to forty-five minutes, and I have been waiting here quite nervously. If it's Aaron, he'll pass it without a problem, right? As I waited in a nearby café, a few young men in their twenties approached me. I felt myself sigh, it's one of those clichés—
"Yo, big tits-nee-san! Wanna—"
I, on instinct uppercut him. His friends looked horrified at what had just happened. The man himself that I uppercut flew a decent distance away and his friends ran towards him.
"What the hell?! You psychotic bitch!" one of them shouted before dragging his friend away.
"…Did I take that too far?" I mumbled to myself.
"Fufu, that wasn't nice of you, my beloved Rose." When I heard that tone of voice I turned around and…found a woman…?
A serene-looking woman with white-silver long hair tied up into two loose ponytails, one in each side in front of her stood in front of me. She wore a stiff hat with petal shaped figures decorating the outside part, a flowy shoulder less dress with detached sleeves that opened at the side, revealing part of her legs and feathers inside, small shoes, and a floating long piece of cloth with ends that looked like wings.
"Um…do I know you?" I asked. Her presence felt familiar, but I hadn't seen this woman in my life. Was this Aaron? If it was, it was a strange—
"You don't recognize your granny when she's like this?" the woman asked which made my mouth hang open.
"G-g-g-g-granny?!" I almost screamed and she giggled.
"Does my young appearance make me look strange? Although this is just illusion magic, I want to ask your fiancé for a favor…you are engaged, yes?" Granny asked.
"N-no, we're not engaged yet…" I replied. Does granny want to ask Aaron to help her regain her youth? Or extend her lifespan more…?
Before I could inquire further, we heard the sounds of a car coming back into the parking lot across from us. It looked like Aaron came back already. We saw him leave the car and enter the building with a man and after a few minutes he came out and joined us.
"Hmm? This is…Göndul? You've certainly changed since I last saw you. Here to see your granddaughter?" he asked.
Instead of answering, Granny walked away and gestured for him to follow her. He did and then they spoke in hushed whispers for around two minutes, all the while I stood there on the spot, nervously.
'What are they talking about? Why did granny come here looking like that…wait…don't tell me she…!' Upon coming to that (strange) realization, I ran up to them and shouted, "No, you can't!" I then tackled and embraced Aaron from behind.
"…What? Rose? What's wrong?" he asked, confused. Granny blinked at me for a few seconds before her mouth curved into a smile. She quickly pried me off Aaron and hugged his arm too.
"Fufu, I think I know what my beloved Rose is thinking," she said and winked.
Suddenly, Granny whispered into his ear and he sighed. He then lightly flicked her on the forehead, which caused her to back away and cover it.
"Don't tease your granddaughter too much, Göndul. However, I agree with your request, then do you want me to do that now or later? We'll going on a trip soon enough, if you want you can come with us?" he offered.
Wait what?! Why is he inviting Granny?! But before I could protest, Granny nodded to Aaron's suggestion and her body glowed. Wait why is he doing it in broad daylight?! When I looked around and prepared to erect a barrier…no one reacted.
Eh? Why aren't they reacting to this? But after a few seconds, Granny stopped glowing and she patted herself down.
"Thank you, Jin. Rose, I'll see you in a few days, okay?" she said and hugged me. After that, she teleported away.
"Um, why didn't anyone react to what you did?" I asked.
"Ah, I made it so that they didn't find it strange. I did the same thing in the world where mom and Cindy were reincarnated at. Anyway, let's go home. I'll receive my license in a day by mail," he said.
"Oh…okay…um so granny is coming with us? Along with Shuri-san and Baraqiel-san?" I asked.
"Yeah. I think Azazel and Avezza will come too, although I think he just wants to get away from all the work for a bit," he explained.
As we arrived in an alleyway, Aaron kissed me and said, "Ah, I'll also propose to you soon—I wanted to make it a bit more romantic than my last one."
"…Ah…um…okay," I squeaked out. I knew it would happen eventually, but at the same time…being told about it was a bit embarrassing.
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