(Sorry for being late. I forgot today is Wednesday 🙇🏻)
(I think I didn't clarify this properly. But what Ray did to Kuroka is not just wiping her memories. But erasing his presence from her life starting from the very beginning when they meet. So, that would cause many events to be changed and natural many people no longer have memories of Ray while other would know less about him.)
Almost half a day had passed since Sirzech and the personal soldiers of House Gremory along with a few cohorts of the Devil's army he managed to muster, arrived at Kuoh Academy and more will arrive at a later date.
The relationship between the Devil and Ray had never been peaceful. They simply tolerated one another under the agreement that neither would act out with hostility.
Understandably, when Issei and Koneko were killed, Ray was found to be the culprit. Their relationship immediately soured.
Sitting inside the ORC room, Sirzech with Rias and Sona and their peerage sat and waited until a knock at the door was heard.
"Enter."
Sirzech gave his permission before a Devil with nearly full armor entered the room. The Devil bowed before saying.
"Sir, the scout had returned with his findings."
"Good. Report everything and leave no details behind."
The Devil nods and begins to tell the report about the mansion. From the composition enemy inside, any weaknesses they can exploit and a vantage point they can assault from. But, the report itself made Sirzech frown.
"The Mansion was empty? Did the scout try to enter the mansion to confirm?"
The Devil unfortunately shook his head which made Sirzech frown deeper until Rias interrupted him.
"Last time we visited the mansion with Asia…" She paused as memories of Issei and Koneko flashed through her mind and caused her to involuntarily sob before she continued. "The mansion did seem empty on the outside because the mansion itself was located inside a pocket dimension connected through the gate."
The missing piece of information that Rias provided cleared up the mystery with the empty mansion.
A Pocket Dimension is nothing unusual within the supernatural world. Although, only the Gods with divinity of Creation could create such a layer of plane of existence that overlaps with reality.
Perhaps, Ray is one. But that didn't matter much for Sirzech anymore. Now that he knows there is a Pocket Dimension where his enemies hide. His target is clear.
Assembling the few Peerage members that he had brought along, Sirzech then left behind the soldiers to guard the two heiresses along with their Peerages in case of any attack while holding down the fort for the rest of the Satans to arrive. Bringing the soldiers along would only achieve making them cannon fodder against Ray if they can even last a second against his might.
A while later, somewhere close to the mansion. Sirzech stood on the empty street, noticing the lack of humans which is weird because he hadn't set up any barrier or wards to cast off the human from his surroundings. He assumed Ray had done it instead and ordered his Peerage members to survey their surroundings first for anything suspicious.
A moment later, Sirzech himself sensed a few beings hiding around them using supernatural methods. However, he recognised them. Especially Vali, the White Dragon Emperor.
"Come out, I know you are hiding there, White Dragon Emperor and his friends."
A brief silence ensued before a man in an unzipped black jacket and black pair of pants walked out of the now empty corner of the street along with a small group of his friends and stared at the red haired Satan.
Sirzech sized them up before his eyes landed on a particularly restless and grieving black Nekoshou.
"I assume we have the same target?" Sirzech asked away the question that he already knew and did it merely as formality.
When he received a nod from Vali, Sirzech retracted his aura that he exuded slightly to intimidate them thinking they might be enemies.
"That is great." Sirzech nodded before his eyes shifted to Kuroka who was being comforted wordlessly by Le Fay before he said. "I can imagine the grief she is feeling but do you think it's appropriate to bring her along considering her mental state?" He pointed out of worry that Kuroka might jeopardize the attack with recklessness.
Vali frowned. Not at Sirzech's words but the one within his mind, Albion.
"We can take care of ourselves." Vali snapped at Sirzech's kind warning.
Seeing that his words went unappreciated. Sirzech said nothing more and merely gave it a shrug before focusing on the important matter at hand.
"Suit yourself. I will open a breach into the Pocket Dimension he is hiding in and attack. I would appreciate it if you lend me a hand." Sirzech suggested before turning towards the mansion with a sphere made of his Power of Destruction forming on his raised right palm.
Vali did not answer and instead summoned his Sacred Gear in reply before targeting his power on the invisible field coating the wall of the mansion.
Seeing they had a cooperation, Sirzech fling the sphere of reddish black energy of disintegration at the wall while the white and blue wings on Vali's back glowed.
"Divide!"
A layer of kaleidoscopic energy on the wall suddenly becomes visible and turns dull as crack forms on it.
Both immediately saw the barrier weakening and immediately poured more of their power to break open a breach into the Pocket Dimension. Their allies at the back are already prepared for what's ahead. But never in their wildest imagination they could expect what they would actually meet.
*Kra*
*Kra!*
The crack widens itself without any effort from Sirzech or Vali.
A visible dark mist that felt ominous and otherworldly starts to permeate through the cracks that from before the cracks suddenly spread rapidly forming a wide spider web like fractures all along the now visible dome covering the entire mansion.
Sirzech realized a little too late that they just cracked open a Pandora's box with their action.
"Get aw—"
Before Sirzech could finish his warning, the dark mist burst out from the crack and shattered the barrier's last vestige of integrity before the mist enveloped their surroundings like a tsunami crashing down and devouring everything in its path.
When the wave of mist passes through them and their visibility is restored. The Kuoh town that they were at a moment ago was replaced with an eerie and horror inducing version of it.
Thin layer of mist covers the ground. The town is dark as the starless sky still has enough visibility for them to see their surroundings. Silence permeated their surroundings without any wind or critters that would make any noise. Just pure and deafening silence added with the sky that was a pure black canvas with the absence of both sun and moon.
The previously intact mansion now is in ruin as if a gigantic maw just took a bite out of it. Yet, there was no sign of struggle or bloodstain one would expect. Everything was simply too clean which added to the air of mystery hanging around this other Kuoh.
While the rest is oblivious to what had transpired. The only practitioners of Senjutsu, the two Youkai, Bikou and Kuroka suddenly felt an intense dread and horror enough to cripple their mental faculty enough to be reduced to insanity when they subconsciously draw in the natural energy around them.
Before they could act and help their fallen Youkai comrades. A weird phenomena appeared in the sky.
(To be continued)
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