Chapter: 90
"Liar!" Akeno shouted as Raynare let her go. Akeno had tears in her eyes. "You're lying. The Maous outlawed the taking and consumption of human souls! Everyone knows that!" Akeno said. "Rias… there's no way she would do that!"
I shook my head. "I hate to break it to you, Akeno, but this is reality. Millicas just admitted it to you himself. As for outlawing the consumption of human souls? So what? Since when do Devils actually follow their own laws? As long as they don't do it openly, they figure no one else knows."
"And we did fucking know!" Raynare spat out. "So does Heaven. The only ones who don't know are the low-class reincarnated devil slaves along with all the humans. If the humans found out that they were still being hunted and devoured though–"
Asia gasped. "Would the Great War start up again?"
I shook my head. "Worse. This would be a war of annihilation. The humans wouldn't hesitate to launch nuclear weapons at the underworld. In retaliation, Sirzechs or one of the other Maous would start magically nuking human continents and then the other factions would join in, and it would truly be a massive worldwide war! A war where everything would be destroyed."
Even the warmongering Kokabiel wouldn't want such a war! Our race wouldn't emerge victorious after a final glorious battle like he would want. We'd just plain be wiped out. And even if we did win, the Underworld and Earth would probably be rendered inhospitable. It wouldn't be worth it.
Our discussion was interrupted as the magic circle nearby started to glow dark grey.
Shit!
She was already here!
The teleportation circle went from dark gray to light silver.
"Oh fuck, we're all screwed. It wasn't nice knowing all of you. Fuck you guys…" Raynare said as she started trembling in fear. Grayfia hadn't even arrived yet, and I could already feel an absolutely massive magical signature approaching. This was an opponent I currently had no chance of beating. Who said I had to beat her though. The objective was to escape!
[Quest Started→ Escape the Strongest Maid!]
[Reward: Level Up x 4!]
"Raynare!" I shouted her name and snapped her out of her depression. "As soon as Grayfia steps off the magic circle, I want you to start activating it for us to escape. You have to be quick!"
Raynare looked unsure but nodded. She wasn't completely useless after all.
Sif drew her sword, and her gold armor shined as she stood next to me. She had received a huge power-up from Extremis, but she wasn't Ultimate Class yet. And Grayfia was near the peak if the rumors bore true. Supposedly only slightly weaker than the Maou Leviathan was…
And there she was. The underworld's sexiest and strongest silver-haired maid materialized from the teleportation circle. It only took her a split second to take everything in.
"Release my son at once, Fallen, and I'll make your death quick!" She commanded.
The room suddenly got a lot colder. Ice crept up everywhere as her ambient magic started to fill the room. The only thing keeping her from freezing us all alive was her son still in my possession. My [Lightdagger] was once again next to his throat.
The scowl Grayfia gave me was the most intense I'd ever seen…
"Mom, I came to visit Aunt Rias, but she wasn't here. There were these Fallen Angels, and Akeno, and the armored lady!" Millicas said.
Grayfia's eyes narrowed. "Is this a declaration of war from the Fallen? What have you done to Rias!? And to dare harm my son! Once Sirzechs sees those Light Burns on his neck, it will mean war!" Grayfia declared.
I smirked at her. My [Purger of Darkness] bracelet manifested on my wrist. A healing light enveloped Millicas, and an instant later all traces of his burns or my Light Energy inside of him disappeared. "Injuries? What injuries? Millicas is just fine, isn't he? There! Not a scratch on him!" I said. I was loath to heal the little soul-eating monster, but she was right. His dad was batshit crazy about his family, and we were not yet ready to handle Sirzechs at full power. I'd need a lot more level-ups before then!
"And Rias?" Grayfia asked.
"She's fine. She's just taking a peaceful nap in the nearby park with her knight. He might be less fine than her, however." I said. Sif did hit Kiba pretty hard and probably left some internal damage. Nothing one of those crazy expensive Phenex Tears couldn't heal, though!
Grayfia stared for a moment in thought. "I thank you for healing my son and not harming Rias, but that still won't save you all." Grayfia then turned to Akeno. "And you, Akeno. Are you with them? I thought you and Rias were sisters?" Grayfia said.
Akeno bit her lip. "I thought we were too…" She said sadly. "Tell me, Grayfia. Do Millicas and Rias eat human souls?"
Grayfia's eyes widened in shock at Akeno's question before her gaze hardened. "So you found out about that… that wasn't information you were supposed to know until you're granted high class and can be trusted to keep it a secret."
"So it's true!?" Akeno asked in shock.
"Yes, it's true. What does it matter? We're devils. Immortal magical beings. Who cares about some paltry humans…"
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