Clark is now currently walking.
Walking inside a huge facility called Grigori, it's in a different dimension in the underworld.
The underworld itself is divided into several layers.
First comes Patal Loka, which belongs to the Asuras of the Hindu pantheon. It is stated to be the largest and richest of all underworlds. Demons from Chinese myths also coexist because the stronger species of Asuras went extinct long ago due to war with Lord Vishnu's avatars.
Then comes Helheim from Norse mythology, which is connected to the World Tree. It's apparently a sealed dimension because it dragged everyone's dead souls, other than fallen warriors.
Then comes Yomi, a small pocket dimension made by the Shinto god Amaterasu, where yokais and lesser monsters live. This also includes Chinese, Korean, and Japanese yokais.
Then comes Hell, which belongs to the Biblical faction. It's also divided into two parts: one is for fallen angels, and the other one is for devils.
So, Akeno must be on the other side of this dimension?
"Hey, hey! Who is that with Lord Azazel?" a female fallen angel asked her friend.
"What is he? A human? Or another sacred gear holder?"
"He is sooo handsome!"
{Kryptonian rizz} Kelex jokes.
Clark didn't mind that as he followed Azazel.
"Sorry for calling you in the late night; I didn't ruin anything, right?" Azazel said.
"Yeah, what do you think? I am living with an ultimate succubus," Clark sweat-dropped as he remembered that Shiranui bought a night dress just for him. Of course, Clark was also hoping for some action when Azazel called him.
"Do you know why I called you here?" Azazel asked in a serious tone.
"Ummm, nope."
"To give you a mission."
"Let me guess: to catch some rough monsters?" Clark asked.
"Yeah," Azazel replied as they reached in front of a door.
He opened it, which led them to the balcony of Grigori. It was way too large to be called a balcony; there were sofas and tables placed.
Both sat in their respective seats.
"So, what do we have on our hands?" Clark asked.
"Well, we have some rough yokais killing humans," Azazel said with a displeased groan.
"Why?" he asked.
"Well, you see, yokais have their king, which is a nine-tailed fox, who prohibits yokais from eating humans. But the next selection for king is here, and only the strongest will become the yokai king again," Azazel explained.
"When did the last selection happen?" Clark asked.
"700 years ago, and it's here soon. I think after six months, the selection will take place," Azazel said.
"So how is that related to Humans?" He asked.
"The thing is . . They gain power by eating humans" Azazel said which made Clark uncomfortable.
"How?" Clark asked.
{I think it's releted to something Inside pelvic region of Humans} Kelex theorised
"Hmm~ well I guess there is something called Kundalini Chakra on pelvic region of Humans according to Hindu sadhus which consists incredible ammount of non-usable Ki" Azazel said.
"Stop . . I know about Kundalini Chakra. So they are eating humans to gain their Ki?" Clark asked.
"Yes Kind of . . I am Not very much interested in Yokais but They do gain a Lot of power by Eating Humans." Azazel said.
"So I have to do what?" Clark asked.
"That's upto You . . What ever you do remember more than 1000 People already went missing last night" Azazel said shocking Clark.
"All dead?" Clark asked.
"Most Likely" Azazel said.
"But I have androids all over the globe to help people!" He said.
"I know, but your Androids can be easily deceived as long as no form of sound is produced by the victims, which they do make a private space and drag their victims inside that cannot be detected by technology. Unless magic is involved, of course," Azazel explained.
Clark let out a displeased groan.
"I hate magic. So where do I start?"
"Start from South Korea; they are pretty short on manpower. Incidents here are taken care of by devils and others," Azazel said.
"Okay, I wil-"
"Wait! Who said you were going alone?" Azazel said, catching him off guard.
"Who is going?"
"Clark-senpai!?" Clark looked behind to see the familiar face.
It was Issei Hyoudou.
"With this generation's Red Dragon Emperor, of course," Azazel said with a cheeky grin.
_0_
Clark and Issei are now walking through streets filled with unfamiliar faces.
They are in Korea right now, precisely in a city named Jeonju.
It's a place known for Korea's traditional food and preserved Korean themes.
"So, Clark-senpai, are you a devil?" Issei asked, despite having an awkward atmosphere around them.
"No," Clark replied.
"Then... what are you if you aren't a devil?" Issei asked.
"You are Rias's pawn?" he queried.
"Yes, I am... and the best one," he replied with a massive shit-eating grin.
"Well, your master scouted me," Clark said.
"Then... are you a human?" Issei asked.
"Hmm, no... I am close to a demi-god," Clark said, shocking the hell out of Issei.
"D-Demi-god!!!" Issei bowed down.
"Please grant me your blessings so I can have an easier time having a harem!" he pleaded.
Clark:🥴
{You idiot,} Ddraig sighs.
{Hello, young one! It's a pleasure to meet you,} Ddraig speaks this time.
"Ah! Hello, I think you are the heavenly dragon Ddraig?" Clark said.
{Precisely, young one. But can I know which pantheon you belong to? I don't recognize your aura,} Ddraig asked.
"Uhhh, it's pretty complicated. Even I don't know!" Clark said.
{I see you aren't comfortable with sharing your personal information. Understandable. It's actually very rare to see a demi-god in this era; it just peaked my curiosity.}
"That's fine" Clark said.
{Sorry about my host though. You see he isn't the sharpest knife in the kitchen but-}
"It's fine he is just depressed nothing more" Clark said.
"H-How do you know?" Issei asked surprised.
"I am a Demi-God you know?" Clark said making him nod.
"I don't know what happened with you but I hope you will get over it soon. And I am here to help too so If you run into trouble you can't handel alone feel free to give me a Call" Clark said.
"T-Thank You . . Hehehe" Issei awkwardly scratches his head embarrassed about to talk.
"Actually . . I was. . .killed by a Fallen angel on . . . . My . . . First date" Issei somehow managed gather enough courage to express his feelings.
"And You are scared of woman? . . No you are scared that no one will ever Truly love you." Clark asked.
" . . . . Yes"
"A Alien creature almost Killed my home planet and I was thrown here" Issei's eyes wide opened upon his confession.
"A-Alien? Real one?" Issei asked.
"Yes, I am actually a Alien Demi-God" Clark said with a smile.
{That explains a lot!} Ddraig expressed
"That must be . . Sad . . You are all alone here!" He asked
"No I have 3 girlfriends now" Clark replied with a Grin
"T-Three!!!?"
"Yes . . My Point is time will heal your wounds eventually. Don't always trust your Luck cause it won't be always good. Good things and Bad things are relative to each other without one you won't know other one.But you have to be Good don't let the bad thing Eat you away. I also got rejected and broke up once but I did found love here didn't I?"
Issei nods.
"Exactly You maybe scared right now but don't let your fear stop you. You died because you had bad luck and blind but now You have another chance and Invaluable experience. Use that and Keep moving forward" Clark said with a Smile.
Issei also smiled.
"You . . Are right" The tension between them was gone but it didn't lasted long.
*BEEP**BEEP**BEEP*
The alarm on Clark's starts to go off.
Making both tense up.
"They are here" Clark said as he hands out Issei watch.
"What is this?" Issei asked.
"A protective suit I made . . Will be helpful." Clark said as He activates the Suit.
"I-It's amazing! It feels like it's a Part of my Body!" Issei said as he observed the suit he is wearing.
"They are here" Clark said as he saw at the building.
"Department store?They are here?" Issei asked.
"Yeah a Lot of people here . . If I was a Hunter this would be the best place filled with Staple Diet" Clark said with sharp eyes.
Issei gulped down a lump of saliva as he activated the stealth mode.
Upon entering the Building they didn't felt anything out of normal.
They were Hiding behind humans.
But there is something that they don't know.
Those Yokai after ingesting a Lot of Human flesh started to think that there are many Little threats to even harm them. Regardless of the Race.
For Yokai human flesh works like a drug without any Side effects. Once a Yokai eats human flesh he will never be able to go back to have normal food again. Their Energy output increases to a Astronomical levels after eating a Single human.
After eating dozens of Humans they have started to think they will be able to fend off any Threat that comes on their way.
But there's a Problem. A Otherworldly Invasive species has appeared in their story.
He doesn't needs to eat,drink,sleep or even breath to sustain life. Let alone the outstanding power he has that comes from merely standing under the sun light.
He does what he likes. He does what he wants to do.
Now he wants to Hunt . . He wants to Hunt because his ego is hurt. And he won't stop until he finds a Solution to the current problem.
Now what a Predator needs to hunt?
Good sight,Good hearing and Good sense of Smell.
Which this Invasive species excels in every way.
Compared to every native species this Universe has to Offer including Dragons.
Gods aren't really a Species so it's not their problem.
But what about the other species? Well they can only pray that they don't meet him as their enemy.
Clark uses his super hearing to distinguish heartbeats to heartbeat.
"They are all Humans except . . . They are on the top floor"
_0_
"What are you doing?" a Guy with glasses asked.
He is 5ft 7 inch tall with with black eyes and avarage face.
He is one of Yokai who was present at the department store.
"Taking a Break from eating junk food" Another guy with short height said.
He looks almost identical to the guy with Glasses. Just with a Shorter height.
*Bluurp*! The short guy threw out a Watch he ingested alongside with the victim.
"Looks like our playtime is Over" The guy with Glasses said.
"Why Big brother? Is something wrong?" This time it was a girl
She is a well endowed woman with Chinese buns on her head and blue eyes.
"Yes . . Native Yokais of this place are retaliating apparently the Yokais appeared in this Continent ate too much of Humans. The Angels and Devils are also out there Hunting" He said.
"Then we should just change the location and stay hidden" The Guy said.
"Yeah that will be the best course of Action we should stay hidden from them by mixing into the crowd. . Just don't eat anyone" He said.
"I don't see the point of Hiding you two want to be the Yokai king don't you? So why not just kill them when they appear. If we don't now we will never become Yokai king" The girl said this time.
"I wish we could do that. But they will appear in swarm. Yokais,devils,angels,shamans and Shirne maidens we can't take them all head on-" Before he can continue they felt a Extreme pressure
"W-What is happening?"
{One two three,One two three Mic testing mic testing} they heard a Voice . . A Bit robotic with as if some kid is using their voice with a Robotic Voice filter.
Obviously it was None other than Kelex.
{Umm Guys it's already 8 pm . . Isn't it a Bit late to stay here? You should All Go home and sleep!} Kelex announced on mic.
"W-What!? Is this mass scale Hypnosis?" The Guy with glasses gasped.
"Looks like we are caught" They are even using artificial space.
"Sister. . I think you should Go downstairs and hide"
"But!"
"I know you are strong but let us handel this there are only two People who came here to hunt. We take this one and you the person below." He said
She was somewhat hesitant but that vanished the moment she looked at the sky.
A Figure almost 7 feet tall was floating in the sky.
She felt a Chill ran down her spine.
"So whole family is here? Makes things easier" Clark said as he landed on the floor. By the time he landed on the floor the girl ran away.
"You are brave I give you that to think you will try to do a 1 v 3 on your own" the smaller dude said.
"But this is where you die!" The guy with Glasses said as he starts to deform into something else.
"I would be worried about your sister if anything else" Clark said with a grin.
_0_
A grandma around 80 years old is walking alone in the children's clothing department.
She was hypnotized by Kelex's device; she was hitting the wall like a zombie.
"Grandma!" Issei shakes her out of her comatose state.
"Y-Yes! Oh! My head! Wait, what happened?" she asked.
"There is a fire inside the department. You should leave. I think the kid below the escalator is your grandchild," Issei said with a smile.
"Oh... I see... Are you a firefighter?" she asked, looking at his weird metallic suit.
"Yes... Yes, I am. Be quick!" Issei said. She nodded and hurriedly ran towards the escalator.
*Sigh* "Such a mess... I would have never thought Clark-Senpai was capable of doing something like this," Issei said.
{It's one of the perks of belonging to an advanced civilization. Take this suit for example; this suit can run probably for 30-40 years with the fusion reactor it's built in,}Ddraig said.
"Like those from Halo?" Issei asked.
{Well, compared to that, it's smaller, almost non-visible to the naked eye. And it doesn't use any nuclear power,} Ddraig said.
"I finally found you," Issei jumped back from hearing the sudden voice of a female in this empty building.
"Is she one?" Issei whispered.
{That... That thing isn't a yokai... That's a monster,} Ddraig said.
"Hmm~ I was feeling for an individual for quite some time, even though it's faint... You are a devil, right?" she asked.
Issei went into a battle stance by putting on his helmet.
"Whoa, whoa! Wait, I am not here to fight! Let's pretend we didn't see each other and don't rip each other apart," she said.
Issei was somewhat confused by her statement.
"And why should I do that?" Issei asked.
"Well... To be honest, I find you kind of cute, you know?... I think I like you."
"Huh?" Issei is now more aware that she needs to be stopped. He isn't going to fall into the same trap twice, because the first time he fell into this trap, it caused his death.
{That's some third-grade bullshit. My host looks ugly as fuck}, Ddraig remarks, gaining a tic mark from Issei.
"Ugh, thanks, I guess... wait, did you just come from the escalator?" Issei asked in a nervous tone.
She looked back at the escalator.
"Oh! So you sent the grandma there? Well, there was also a child standing in front of the escalator. Well, I am sorry they became my snack-" She didn't even finish her statement.
Neither did she see evident death coming.
"YOOUUU!" Issei roared as he smashed his face into hers as hard as he could.
He was sure he broke her jaw; she went flying, crashing into the wall 20 feet behind her, making a huge hole.
Issei went running and jumped from the escalator, landing on the ground floor. Obviously, he did this to check on their condition. Well, she wasn't lying at least.
The kid's head was rolling on the floor like a football; the horror of being ripped apart was clear on his face. The kid's brain was missing, as was the rest of his body.
As for the grandma, her corpse was beyond recognition. Her skin was peeled off, her chest was ripped open, her brain was also missing, and her limbs were missing.
Issei was now shaking...
"I-I... am sorry... *sniff* I should have... *sniff* protected you." Tears were flowing like rivers as Issei mourned.
{Issei, they are dead... and it's not your fault}, Ddraig tried to calm him down.
{And besides, your hand}, Ddraig said as he looked at his right hand.
Which was twisted like someone twisting a mop to extract the excess water.
"Jeez, that was cold, you know... I thought the worst you could say is 'no'." She recovered from the damage.
Issei's eyes were blood shot he looked at her with Fury
"YOU! WHY?! JUST WHY?" Issei has never been so furious in his entire life. So much so that he doesn't even feel the pain of his hand being twisted.
{BOOST!}
"Umm, why do you ask? I was hungry, I guess," she said, placing a finger on her cheek.
"HE WAS JUST A FUCKING CHILD!
{BOOST!}
"SHE'S OLD, WEAK, AND CAN'T EVEN FIGHT BACK! WHY?"
{BOOST!}
"WWHHHYYYY!!!!!"
{BOOST!}
"Whoa! You may not know, but I am a Sliter head, a species found in China," she said.
{BOOST!}
"Who's staple diet is the human brain and heart?"
{BOOST!}
"If we don't eat that, we will become weak."
{BOOST!}
"And if we do, we will fall prey to other species."
{BOOST!}
"Can you please stop that?"
{BOOST!}
"Your hand... It's gone, you know."
Issei finally looks at his twisted hand with bloodshot eyes.
"You should be worried about yourself. This thing is normal; I played Halo after all. I saw what happened with normal humans when they tried on Mjolnir armor. Run as fast as you can, because I will hunt you," Issei said as a creepy smile formed on his face.
She had never faced true terror. Now, facing one heck of a monster herself, she knows what it feels like. The pressure he is releasing is suffocating. She had never had to worry about anything as long as she had her brother's support.
At the beginning, both brothers hunted humans and had her remainings. When she gained strength, she hunted for herself.
Now she was in Korea, leaving China behind in fear of Sun Wukong and his descendants. She felt all high and mighty because she had eaten a few dozens of humans and increased her strength severalfold compared to before.
She attacked him immediately, throwing a punch.
....!!!!
Nothing happened? The suit Clark gave Issei is specifically made for this kind of situation; there is no way in hell she can even put a dent in it.
But Issei now has a different plan.
The continuous mindfuck happening to him broke him. It pushed him to his limits. Now he wants vengeance, and he is going to do anything to achieve that.
"Hey you! I know you are there," Issei called out.
{Hello, Mr. Issei Hyoudou, I am an A.I. called Bard. How can I help you?} The integrated A.I. on his suit, Bard, spoke this time.
"Can you perform an augmentation on my body?" Issei asked.
{Certainly, I can... What kind of augmentation are you looking for?} Bard asked.
"Make my body stronger than this suit," Issei ordered.
{I certainly can... But that will be time-consuming.}
"Ddraig, transfer the power to the suit."
{OVERBOOSTER GIFT! TRANSFER} The transferred power flooded the suit.
{Fascinating! This is very new to me! It will take 30 seconds,} Bard said.
"Do it," Issei ordered.
{Hey you, Bard.} Ddraig called out this time in secret.
{Yes?}
{Add this into the augmentation.} Ddraig transferred a paper to the A.I.
He reads.
{This... I will have to give him the strongest painkiller I have to surp-}
{Don't!} Ddraig said.
{But... That can cause brain damage.}
{If he can't handle this much pain, he will eventually die from depression,} Ddraig said.
{As you wish,} Bard said as hundreds of Needles entered his body.
On the outside, the Sliter's head was confused.
Was he talking to himself? She had never left the sewer in years, so she didn't know how the world worked, but from the humans she ate, she had some knowledge. But not enough to comprehend the Supernatural and science fiction.
Then Issei's right leg Twisted
*CCCCCRRRRRAAAAKKKK*
Even she flinched from the loud sound.
Issei's bones were being grinded to fine power.
"AAAAAAGGGHHH . . . HAHAH . . HAHAHAHAHAHA" Issei starts to laugh like a Maniac
His left leg Twisted his upper body drops on the floor. While being inside the suit.
*CCCCCRRRRRAAAAKKKK*
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The whole floor Echoed with Issei's laughing.
"W-What is wrong with this guy. You are totally crazy over something trivial. Aren't you a Devil yourself? Devils lie to humans and gain powers from them!"
*CCCCCRRRRRAAAAKKKK*
"YES! YES YOU ARE RIGHT! BUT I AM A SPECIAL CASE HAHAHAHA" Issei's all libs on his body are deformed now
"I-I must inform my brothers!" She said as she ran away from the spot.
*CCCCCRRRRRAAAAKKKK* Ultimately Issei's laughing stopped as his Neck is now also twisted breaking his spine.
Blood sprayed out from his eyes,nose and mouth painting his visor red.
_0_
"SHIT!SHIT! SHIT! What is happening? Why is this happening? My brothers never mentioned anything like this! This is madness" The female Sliter head ran towards the top floor.
Leaping over steps one after another she quickly reached top floor.
But she had to stop on her track.
What she saw was a Metalic humanoid figure was Guarding the Door to the roof of the building where she previously was.
"Unauthorized people aren't allowed here," the Robot said.
"You! You think a tin Can like you can stop me?" she roared.
"Tin Can? I am not even made of tin. Was that an insult? I see, so that makes you a bitch. Let me check my system. How to deal with bitches-" the Robot said as he pretended to search his database.
"Get out of my way!" Her hands became inhumanly long as her body deformed. She was now around a 6ft tall Skinny human like monster with no skin.She tried to smash his face with her body, since that's common sense for dealing with humanoid robots.
*SLAP*
"W-What?" The Robot simply slapped her across the face with the back of his hand.
What she didn't realize was that the Robot wasn't a human-made object.
"A bitch slap is the answer," the Robot said.
She crashed into the elevator door.
"What the fuck . . . is even happening? The guy down there breaks his bones for fun, and here is this android stronger than me! Brother! Where are you?" she cried out.
"Run," she heard the weak voice of her eldest brother.
She looked in the direction it was coming from-the door where the android was. She wished she had never done that.
That same guy from before, towering over 6 ft, opened the door.
The android knelt down, and the guy he was carrying was his two brothers.
Who were beaten to a pulp; their faces were already beyond recognition.
Both were in their true forms; they were much stronger than she was. And yet they weren't even able to put up a fight at all.
Clark threw their almost lifeless bodies in front of her.
"BROTHER! . . OPEN YOUR EYES!" she screamed in horror.
"*COUGH* R . . . Run . . . *COUGH* He is a monster. You can't win," her elder brother said as he passed out.
"So how did that feel?" Clark asked.
"Are you scared?" he asked.
"Why?! Why are you doing this to us? We can only eat humans! And nothing else!"
"Except for the fact you weren't hunting out of hunger . . . You were hunting for greed . . . the greed of being Yokai king," Clark said.
"AND WHERE IS THAT WRONG? WE HAVE LIVED OUR ENTIRE LIVES IN SEWERS AND IN FEAR OF BEING HUNTED. IS IT WRONG TO ASK FOR A COMFORTABLE LIFE? THIS WORLD IS UNFORGIVING!! WE WOULD HAVE DIED!" she cried out.
"Hmm... Let's look at it this way. Suppose you are watching a TV program. There, you are watching an animal documentary. You first watched a documentary on a tigress-how she lives, how she breeds, and how she provides food for her children when she hunts a deer and feeds it to her cubs. She becomes a hero, and the deer a mere prey or a stepping stone in her life. Now you are watching a documentary on a deer-how he eats, how he breeds, and how he protects his children from other predators. He is also a hero, but the deer happens to fall prey to the same tigress you saw earlier. Now she becomes the villain. Now tell me, who is the hero and the real villain here?" Clark asked.
"W-What? What kind of ridiculous question is that?" she asked.
"Exactly, there is no REAL villain here, nor a true hero. Neither were you a villain. I would have forgiven all of you if you had hunted solely for survival, but you have pushed your luck too far when you started to hunt to increase your power. I just scanned your genetic makeup, and there are many ways to do that, but you chose the cruel way to do so," Clark said.
"W-Wait, what are you saying-"
"So here you are?" The female monster turned her head in horror upon hearing the familiar voice.
She turned her head towards the steps where the voice came from.
It was Issei,but not the one she knew before
He now stands 5ft 11 inch tall and absolutely jacked
"Did you know how much trouble I had to go through to find you? Oh, Clark-Senpai, are you done with them?"
"Yes, yes, I am done with them. Finish what you started; we wasted too much time on them. There are many people who need our help," Clark said as he started to leave the place.
"Absolutely! I promise it won't take much time," Issei said with a sinister grin.
"P-Please, I-I-I am sorr-" She couldn't even finish her words as she was punched down by Issei.
He punched her so hard that she went through nine floors and crashed onto the ground floor.
"Don't ask for forgiveness with that dirty mouth of yours! You didn't spare them, did you?" Issei said as he jumped through the hole that was formed after he punched her.
*BOOM*
"AAAAGGGGHHHHHHH!"
*BOOM*
"NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!! PLEASE!!"
*BOOM*
The scene changes as Clark stands on the edge of the roof.
{I feel pretty bad for them. You smoked them for no reason. And Issei is having his moment!} Kelex said.
"It's pretty obvious, isn't it? He did ask me for a blessing," Clark said.
{What?}
"Yeah, he wanted to become Harem King, didn't he? But his character was unsuitable, so I stimulated his PTSD once more and there... you have the result. An overall better person, a person a woman will like."
{You mean this was all your plan?}
"Yes... at least Issei's augmentation part was. That grandmother and child were just 3D-printed clones. They weren't really alive. They were perfect bait for monsters like them," Clark replied.
{Hehe... that's some Batman-level shit you pulled there,} Kelex said.
"Yeah... the hunt has begun... and the night is still young."Â
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To Be Continued
A/N: I am very sorry, guys, for not uploading chapters for many days. I was busy with many things in my life, both good and bad. Hope you guys are doing well. I may have lost many readers, but for those who waited for this, I want to say thank you very much for your support. Until we meet again.