While Li Jing was inside the Burj Khalifa, she was unaware of her surroundings and what was happening in the city.
Jesus and the rest are on duty, cleaning and hunting the Grigori that have snuck in using a vessel such as a human, a demi-human, or a beast-folk.
Jesus followed a little beast-folk, a little girl with tiger skin, into the alley.
"Well, hello there, young lady..." Jesus spoke in a gentle, soft, yet nice voice from behind the little girl.
"!" The little girl flinched and immediately turned, her eyes cautious and alert.
"Please, I don't mean any harm, so please leave the girl's body."
"..." Instead of responding, the girl smirked, then laughed briefly before speaking haughtily.
"Pfft! I thought it was one of my brothers. It's just one of Father's favorites."
"..." Jesus didn't say anything, but instead he smiled at her blissfully.
"Jesus, was it?" the little girl asked confidently.
"Yes. That's what the Lord named me. Lady Graciel."
"Hohoho... I never thought someone still remembered my name. Quite an honor for you and for myself that I haven't forgotten yet."
"Of course not; a child of father is a brother of mine. How could I have forgotten a name from my family?"
"Shut up! You and I are not the same. So stop acting like we're family! Filthy human."
"Well, my deepest apologies, Lady Graciel. But my time is expensive, and I have a job that Father bestowed upon me."
"And that is?"
"To free the innocents from suffering."
"Free the innocents from suffering?" Graciel laughed and sneered.
"Pfft! Puwahahahaha!!! Don't make me laugh, Jesus! Me? Free from suffering? Are you for real? Jesus, I am an angel; you're just a mere human that has become celestial. You were born, and I was made. Your virtue means nothing to me. You and I are different."
As Graciel speaks, Jesus just looks at her, filled with pity and sadness.
"Is it hatred? Or is it something else? Anyway, time is precious. So..."
From that moment, Jesus disappeared from the sight of Graciel, only to reappear from behind her.
"...I have to end it, in the name of our father."
"!"
From that moment on, Graciel flinched; however, unable to anticipate, Jesus held her head.
[Silence!]
A slimy light coats Graciel whole body from head to toe as Jesus first casts his divine grace.
Graciel tried to speak and let go of Jesus' grip but failed to do so as Jesus immediately cast another.
[Release!]
As soon as Jesus said it, Graciel vessel eyes and mouth gleamed.
"arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Although Graciel is screaming in agony, not a single sound has come from her.
"It's time for you to go, Lady Graciel... Let the child be free from suffering."
And thus, Graciel's angelic essence from inside the beast folk vanished, like it had been burned inside the little girl's body.
As soon as Graciel disappeared from the girl's body, the little girl immediately lost all her strength and consciousness, as her body was about to stumble on the ground.
However, before it happens, Jesus reaches out and catches her, holding her in his arms.
"Now then, my part is done. I hope the others are doing well."
Meanwhile, the Jade Emperor, Buddha, Amaterasu, Xiwangmu, Brahma, and Amihan are all doing the exact same thing as Jesus does.
Hunting a Grigori inside the city
The Jade Emperor captured three beast-folk with Grigori inside; Amataerasu captured four humans with Grigori inside; Xiwangmu captured two dwarfs; and Brahma captured five half-demons.
"Good thing that the creator granted us a new power, or else it'll be hard to handle them. In any case, I must contact them."
As Jade Emperor completed his task, he took out a small device and placed it in his right ear.
"Hello... Testing, testing... Are you guys on right now?"
It's a phone!
Others spoke up as the Jade Emperor spoke.
"I am done here, so I'll be heading towards the tower. What about you guys?"
A conversation has begun using the same device as the Jade Emperor.
"I am also done here..." Brahma replied.
Another voice has spoken since then.
a female voice
"I am done here, too."
It's Amaterasu
Then another woman spoke.
"Same here as well."
It's Xiwangmu.
Then another person speaks.
a man's voice.
"Me and Amihan haven't yet... So we'll catch up later, so you guys go first."
"Ok then, since that's how it is. I'll be the first to leave. See you later at the top, then."
"Yeah, likewise..." As they severed the connection, everyone said.
Meanwhile...
Buddha and Amihan, who decided to stay together, have caught three grigori, binding them with cloud and wind, silencing them with divine grace, and releasing them from the vessel they took over.
The victims that Buddha and Amihan have captured are a family: a father, a mother, and a little girl; all of them are humans.
Amihan touches the girl's head first and invokes: [Release!] And just like what happened to Graciel, the little girl's eyes and mouth that Amihan touched have gleamed.
And another Grigori has vanished.
Amihan will continue doing so until all the captured targets are finally purified.
It only took a few moments for Amihan to finish purifying. As soon as she's done, she speaks at Buddha like a kid eager to get praise from her parents.
"Sir Buddha! I am done here! Hehehe!"
She smiled blissfully and giggled like a child as she looked up at Buddha.
Buddha, who was looking away and thinking something, turned only to see the beautiful smile of a child in front of him.
Buddha smiled, then chuckled back at Amihan and patted her head.
"You did great, Amihan."
"Hehehe..." Amihan touches Buddha's hand, which is patting her head, her emotions brimming with happiness as they radiate from her body.
"Anyway, since we're done here, let's go."
"Wait! What about them, Sir Buddha?!"
As Buddha was about to leave, Amihan held his hand and stopped him. From that moment on, she immediately pointed at three people that she purified.
After the purification, the three people immediately lost consciousness.
Although they are in an alley, leaving an unconscious family will lead to problems and troubles later on.
Buddha looks at them and calmly speaks to Amihan.
"It's alright, Amihan; they'll wake up later."
"Is that so?"
"Oh, right, this is your first experience with an angel possessing someone."
"Yes, we never really see angelic possession in the land where we live, where other celestial beings also reside; it's mostly... nothing, to be honest."
"Well, you live in the land of paradise. Of course, it's a given that you won't be able to see any of it. Anyway, you don't have to worry about them. They're alright."
"Ok, then, at least let me put them aside in the corner."
Amihan uses her wind to lift them up and gently put the family aside, letting them lean back on the wall of some buildings.
"Alright, I am done!"
"Ok then, let's head up towards that building; I am sure Lady Li Jing is already up there."
"Oh, right?! Where are the kids that Leviathan is with?" Amihan was about to walk with Buddha when she became aware of something.
Buddha, who also remembers it, has halted and realized it too.
"Now that you mention it... where are those two, anyway? They weren't with us when we teleported here. Don't tell me..."
In concern, Buddha grabs Amihan's hand and runs off.
"Let's hurry and find those two, or else Leviathan won't forgive us!"
"Eh?"
"Leviathan has always been a father figure to every kid. If Leviathan discovers that those children weren't with us, I'm certain he'll go insane."
"!" Amihan broke out in a cold sweat as a result of her shock.
Amihan, however, keeps her cool and speaks to Buddha, fearing the wrath of Leviathan.
"Lord Buddha! Let's ask the Automata if they have seen the kids in the city! I am sure that they've been guided by automata by now. And also, weren't all the automata here connected to each other?"
"You are right! However, I am not sure if all the automata are connected to each other. If they weren't, that would be a problem."
"We'll never know unless we ask, right?"
As they ran off across the streets, Buddha looked for one available automata that wasn't guiding anyone.
It only took a few moments to find one.
They come in pairs.
Two females with angelic faces wearing an office uniform.
And thus, Buddha approaches them.
"Hello..." Buddha said, calm and collected.
"Yes? How can we assist you?" The two automata reply with such respect and good manners.
"Have you seen two kids? They're about 7 or 9 years old."
"Hmm... I am sorry, but we've seen a lot of kids. Can you show us what they look like? That way, we'll be able to tell you where they are."
"Of course! Here! This what they look like!"
Using his divine power, he releases a holographic image from his right hand.
an image from the Colosseum, when Leviathan was in charge of the children.
"This is what they look like."
"Oh, is that so? Then let us double-check." The two automata reply to Buddha at the same time, intensely look at the holographic image that Buddha has presented, and run facial recognition inside their databases in their heads.
In a few moments, the two automata speak.
"Both kids are on the west side; they're currently eating right now."
"Oh, thank you." Buddha let out a sigh of relief as if everything had suddenly become better.
And then once again, the automaton speaks.
"Shall we inform the automata that are guiding them that somebody is looking for them?"
"Yes, please!"
"Well then..."
One of the automata touched her right ear and sent a message to the automata that guided the kids; after that, she talked again to Buddha.
"I've sent the message, sir... If you'd like, we can send you there as well."
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"Well, we have a warp device... Shall we?"
"Oh sure... that will gladly help me."
"Then please... get close to us."
Buddha and Amihan approach the two automata, and one of them pulls out a disk device at that moment.
As she activated it, an electric pulse burst, wrapping four of them at once, swallowing them, and making them disappear.
and reappear beside the two kids at the diner eating their meals, where they were.
"!" Everyone in the diner was surprised, including the two kids, by the sudden appearance of Buddha and Amihan, along with the two Automata that guided them there.
"It looks like you two are doing better than I expected." Buddha spoke calmly.
The boy with the cute face speaks while chowing down a piece of chicken and then a piece of beef ribs with his mouth, and it continues while he tries to say something to Buddha.
"Uncle, where were you? I woke up seeing: My sister was so scared. And what happened to that big uncle? My sister and I were looking at him everywhere. And also, where are we? This place is weird... They give everything away for free; they feed everyone, rich or poor. And also, what are these glass skyscrapers? Those aren't towers, right? This is weird..."
Buddha smiled and grabbed another chair from the vacant table and put it where the kids were.
Buddha sat down and spoke; however, before he even said anything, Amihan quietly sat down on his lap, which Buddha doesn't seem to mind about.
"You seem to have a lot of questions. If my guess is right, you woke up after the speech, aren't you?" Buddha casually with a genteel smile on his face.
"Ah! Yes! "My brother woke up after Milady's speech. " The girl replied, agitated.
"Hehe... Then, since your brother has a lot of questions, why don't you two follow me after you finish eating your meal? It's time for you two to get home."
"Eh? What do you mean, uncle?" The girl was stunned as she heard Buddha's statement.
"The big uncle that's with you? Remember him? He's coming back... So, I think it's best for you two to go back with us and wait for his arrival in your new home."
"Really?!"
"Of course! It'll be your new home."
As Buddha smiled at the little girl, her brother stared at Buddha.
"Old Man... You're not taking us as slaves, are you not?"
"Huh?" Buddha was surprised by the sudden statement of the kid, as his face was instantly perplexed.
The kids spoke firm and seriously, as he addressed Buddha as an 'Old man', instead of an uncle.
"...Your offer is too good to be true. Just tell us you're going to make us slaves. So, please, let my sister be free, and I promise I will be your slave."
The boy bows his head as he begs.
However, Buddha, before saying anything, touches the kid's head and speaks softly.
"Child... I know you have a trust issue and a beautiful concern for your sister, but can't you, at least for once, have faith? Ok?"
The boy raised his head in frustration as Buddha spoke, crying and gritting his teeth.
The boy recalls his memories from before he was rescued.
The torture, the rape, the abuse, and the hunger He endured everything for the sake of his sister. He screamed for help, but no one came to save him. He eventually lost hope and faith as he let the person who owned him do whatever they wanted, as did the people who didn't know.
The voices of the people who had done horrible things to him still echoed in his mind, along with his voice begging for help.
"Do you know why I like you? Because you're twins, but you look like a girl dressed as a boy... Don't worry, I won't touch your sister, as per the deal we made."
A voice of a girl echoed in his mind as he reminisced.
"Get up! The mistress is calling you!"
And the voice continued.
"Like always, remove your clothes." "Stop moving around!" "Get hard again!" "We're not done yet!"
Another memory rose up.
the time when he was kneeling with his eyes already dead.
"Hey! I thought I told you not to approach any girls! Your punishment will be different this time!"
Get hit by a steel rod and get raped while at it. All of these horrible memories, combined with Buddha's blissful smile and warm hand on his head, led him to believe that the help he sought had finally arrived.
And then Buddha spoke once again.
"Today is the day of your salvation. So embrace it and smile."
As he cried, the boy nodded, his face filled with a warm and genuine smile.
"Now finish your meal. We only had a few minutes left, so we have to hurry since time is gold."
"!" The boy wiped his tears and ate his meal as fast as he could. His sister, who saw how many foods had been left untouched, joined in to help her brother finish all the meals they'd ordered.
Amihan, who sees how the kids act in front of the food, giggles and smiles at them.
"They're so cute~ I hope the creator allows them in my program later on, along with Lady Li Jing's children."
Amihan looks up at Buddha, who is blissfully smiling.
Buddha, who saw her blissful smile, smiled back and pinched her cheeks.
"You know that's impossible unless the creator allows it."
"Mmmm~ Ay k~Now Dat~!" Cute yet mischievous, Amihan replied while her cheeks were getting pinched by Buddha.
"If you understand, then wait until the creator sends a miracle."
Buddha let go of Amihan's cheeks, making Amihan rub her face as it got red.
"It hurts..." Amihan mumbles and speaks in such a low voice. "If I wait for a miracle, these kids will be adults in no time."
Then...
The two kids finally finish their meal.
"We're done, Uncle!" With joy and happiness, the two kids loudly speak to Buddha.
"Alright then, let's go..." Buddha responded casually with a smile on his face, pushed Amihan a bit, then stood up.
Amihan, who had stood up after Buddha had pushed her, approached the boy and extended her hand.
"Kid, hold my hand."
"Eh?" The boy was surprised and flustered as he immediately looked at his sister, who was already holding Buddha's hand.
As he saw his sister was already holding Buddha's hand, he looked at Amihan, who was looking at him blissfully with a smile on her face, like she found the boy's reaction adorable.
The boy was shy and embarrassed as his hands started to get sweaty.
Amihan notices the child's hesitation as she reaches in to grab his right hand.
"What are you scared for? I am not going to bite. Give me your hand! We're on a tight schedule here!"
The boy didn't say anything, but his face instantly became red as soon as Amihan grabbed his left hand.
Embarrassed, the boy looked away from Amihan, who was standing beside her.
And then, Amihan looked at the automata that guided them, as well as the two automata that guided the two kids, and spoke with such respect and manners.
"Ah, everyone, thank you for your service, but we'll take them with us."
"May I ask where you'll be going, miss?" One of the automata asked Amihan in such a calm way.
"We're going where Lady Li Jing is. Her resident is on that top floor of the building, right? We're going there."
"I understand... Shall we inform Milady of your arrival?"
"No, thank you. Lady Li Jing already knows that we're coming."
"I understand... Then, have a safe trip, Milady."
Amihan waves her hand as she replies, then looks at Buddha.
Amihan's serious and casual expressions when speaking to the automata change instantly when she looks at Buddha.
Amihan smiled with a cheerful expression on her face.
"Let's go, Lord Buddha!"
"Alright then...! Let's Go!"
Then, from that moment on, a light emitted from where Buddha and the girl were standing, while a cloud appeared from the floor where Amihan and the boy were standing, covering them until they disappeared.
And Thus...
As everything continued to unfold, problems occurred everywhere, from Lucifer creating new worlds to summoning Azathoth, Watchers invading the new worlds, Death destroying planets by mistake, Samael causing troubles, and many more.
The arrival of new visitors to their land and realm has alarmed the gods, immortals, demon lords, and kings of the new world.
Each leader has begun to hold a meeting as they assess the situation in the mortal world.
The gods in the new world in their realm were surprised by the facts, such as being able to release such power while walking in the mortal world, during the fight of Death, and accidentally destroying a planet within its solar system.
In God's realm, the gods held a meeting.
On the round table where different gods and goddesses gathered, some of them are skeptics, a few are alert and calm, while others are terrified.
"Everyone! There are people in the mortal realm causing havoc!"
In fear and concern, a pale, smooth white lady with blue eyes and long blue hair, wearing a white, clean robe and a golden feather circlet and veil, spoke.
Then she glanced at one man and yelled!
"God of War! Do something about it! If this thing continues, the balance in the mortal world will tilt!"
Then a tall, brown, shirtless, ripped man with red eyes, long black hair tied up, black pants, and a dragon tattoo on his chest spoke calmly and clearly.
"Goddess of Love... I understand your concern and love for the mortal world, but if we intervene in such a minor matter as this, we will violate the rules that our 'Lord of all' has established. Besides, things like this happen from time to time. There's nothing new."
"No! This time is different! I've seen them! I watched them!"
Then the Goddess of Love looked at the young kid, who was crouching in the corner of the table, scared to its very core.
"Goddess of time and space! You have seen it as well! Tell them what we have seen! Tell them the truth!"
A terrified young lady has spoken among the 12 beings sitting on the chair in the circle table.
She has yellow eyes, curly short white hair, and smooth white skin, and she is dressed in a yellow Gothic gown.
In fear and trying to remember everything, the kid tore up and closed herself up as she hid her face and cried in silence.
Everyone in the room was worried and concerned because she didn't speak or respond.
"Goddess of time and space, please tell us the truth about what you two have seen."
The God of War, who was close to her, has stood up from his chair and is walking towards the young lady to comfort her.
He gently tapped her back and helped her to speak.
"Please, everyone, pay attention to the Goddess of Love. W-w-we r-really n-need to h-help the m-mortal world. Foreign beings have entered in o-our world. Their powers are equal. No, perhaps much greater than us. If we don't intervene in the situation now, it will be too late."
The girl then wept again before speaking frighteningly.
"T-t-they are strong. Even when we use all the relics and holy weapons, I don't think we'll be able to destroy them."
Everyone gulped and was perplexed by what they heard until one man spoke up, who wore a tunic and a white silk robe, had smooth, brown skin, golden eyes, short hair, and a well-built body, and wielded a golden staff with a star on its tip.
"Everyone... please be at ease. I don't think we should be hasty and solve this problem in such a drastic way."
"What do you mean, God of wisdom?" The God of War has spoken calmly but is perplexed.
"What I mean is, if the goddess of time and space have said the truth, and judging by the fact that the goddess of love appears terrified of them, it appears that it is preferable to create a friendly connection between them and us rather than a misunderstanding or conflict."
"Then what do you suggest we should do?" In frowning reaction, the goddess of love has spoken.
"...I suggest we send an oracle to our emissary, relay a message."
From that moment on, another goddess joined in.
She has long, smooth blue hair and wears a long blue silk gown that covers her smooth, soft porcelain skin. She has violet eyes and a spear made of coral.
"So... you know what kind of message we should send to them, then?"
The man turned and looked at the young lady.
"Goddess of the Sea..."
The man paused for a moment before responding. He was taken aback by the sight of the lady.
Then he coughed.
"Umm... If we want them to know that they are not a threat, then we need to know what their intentions are. We'll send an oracle to our emissary asking why they're here and confirming that they have no intention of causing harm to this world."
"What will we do if they mean us harm? So, what are we supposed to do?"
The god of war speaks sternly.
Thus the God of Wisdom replies.
"If that happens, then we should anticipate the worst case: that a few of us will either get destroyed or become their subjugated objects by waging war against them. Remember, just like the goddess of time and space, they are strong. Being careless and underestimating them just because they live in the mortal world is an act of foolish action."
Another being then spoke.
A shirtless man with long golden hair, golden eyes, smooth brown skin, ripped and well-developed muscles, and a schenti dress.
"Then who will be our emissary? I don't think the pope in the human realm will be the wise choice. The old dude is corrupted by his desire and has been lying to the people around him ever since."
"You are right, God of the Sun... Our emissary will be chosen based on their devotion and purity of heart to heaven and the gods. And that individual, a half-elf and half-demon, resides beneath the Elven kingdom. Her name is Cylayla Lorara."
The God of Wisdom replies in a calm yet firm tone.
Then another god joins in. He wears a long violet silk robe and has long black hair, dark eyes, and pale white skin.
"Wait, I've heard that name before... Isn't that a blind child raised by the previous emperor in the human realm who chose to live in a secluded place? If I remember correctly, she is blind and deaf."
"You are correct, God of the underworld. Indeed, that's who she was and still is... From what I've seen so far, she's a saint in the Elven kingdom, and she'll continue to give blessings using her power and knowledge and pass wisdom and love to everyone. She's the only person in the mortal realm that has a pure soul and has not been tainted yet by desire or by someone else."
"Then, how will we be able to contact her? And are we sure that she'll listen and obey the message? What if she ignores it and forgets her task?"
Then the God of wisdom turned to look at the young lady.
She has short green hair, long pointed ears, green eyes, smooth and soft white skin, and is dressed in a long white toga gown.
"...goddess of Nature. She's one of your people who lives in your kingdom; please send an Oracle message to her."
"Gladly..."
Then, from that moment on, the Goddess of Nature opened her right hand palm, and green light appeared and turned into a mirror.
"Here... Now we can send her an oracle. Who will be the sender of a message?"
From that moment, the goddess of nature gently push the mirror on the center table and let it float.
Everyone looked at each other before they decided to look at the Goddess of Nature once again.
The Goddess of Nature looked at everyone confusedly and asked.
"W-why me?"
"Because she is your territory." The Goddess of Love speaks bluntly, leaving the Goddess of Nature speechless.
"Fine!" She responded irritably.
The Goddess of Nature touches her with her index finger on her forehead, and a flicker of light appears from that moment on. She then flicks the lights onward toward the mirror.
Since then, an image has appeared in it; however, what is in it—the image that they are seeing—is not what they expected.
A naked girl is taking a bath.
"!" in surprise, the Goddess of Nature immediately shut the mirror off and destroyed it.
Everyone exchanged puzzled looks.
Until the God of Wisdom speaks awkwardly.
"I think it's better if we send Oracle to her later, agreed?"
"Agreed..."
As a result, they awkwardly agreed.