Back at Kuoh Town.
"You will help me manage this cult. Remember, don't go overboard and focus on harassing the Church and Heaven." Ray instructed Pandora before sending her off to the cult as his messenger.
"As you wish, Master." Pandora look reluctant to leave but she cannot defy his order either and forced to leave regardless and manage the cult in his behalf as they are getting more overboard after their recent string of victory that cause them to start harassing other Pantheon.
With that out of the way, Ray turns his focus on the long neglected Khaos Brigade…
"Just so you know, I won't help you kill Great Red." Ray turned around as a purplish magic circle appeared before a little girl in a questionable outfit made her appearance. "Besides, what are you going to offer me as a reward? Your Snakes? I am not interested." He made it clear to the girl who frowned but unable to deny as she can sense the cat in front of her is indeed stronger than her and Great Red combined. That's what her instinct told her.
Seeing that Ray had no intention of helping her, Ophis grumbles and pouts at him because there's nothing she can do against him either since he is stronger.
"Then… What must I do to make you help me?" Ophis asked, not giving up as this person in front of her is the only one that can help her with certainty.
"Mhm… Clever." Ray nodded approvingly and said. "Well, I didn't say I wouldn't help. It's just that the compensation is insufficient." Ray moves closer to Ophis and offers her a giant lollipop which she accepts with glistening eyes. "So, if your compensation is insufficient. You just need to change it so I would agree."
"Oh…" Ophis looked impressed by the explanation and nodded a few times, agreeing with his suggestion before she made her offer.
Her first offer is Khaos Brigade, the organization that she created to defeat Great Red but Ray instantly rejected it. The cult is already handful enough, he didn't need another that will only backstab and betray him for their own agenda.
Then Ophis offers all the riches and treasures she hoarded in her lifetime. Again Ray rejected and showed her how he can create even more with a flick of his paw.
Frustrated, Ophis think and think and think again but couldn't come up with anything that she can offer. Then she gave up because she didn't know what Ray would want that she could offer.
"I don't have anything to offer…" Ophis admitted to Ray, much to her frustration.
"Oh, I wouldn't be so sure." Ray countered. "You definitely have what I wanted." Ray replied while his eyes sized her up before giving an approving nod. "No doubt, you have something to offer and I would be interested. But, will you agree? Dragon God Ouroboros."
Without hesitation, Ophis said. "If you can help me reclaim my Silence, I will give you anything." The oblivious Dragon God declared confidently.
"Promise? No taking back after you agree."
"Promise!" She vowed with her own dignity as a dragon on the line.
"Alright. But first I need you to help me with something." Ray made a request to Ophis. "As long as you help me with this. I will banish Great Red from the Dimensional Gap."
"You recognise this guy?" Ray shows her the image of Rizevim. Ophis nods again. "Great. Your job is simple. He is Rizevim and a traitor that will eventually betray you. I want you to kill him and slaughter all of his subordinates in Khaos Brigade. Can you do that for me?" He said while making the gesture of slitting throat.
In the case of these leeches and traitors in the Khaos Brigade, Ophis is already aware of them. She may be childish, but she isn't stupid after living for countless millennials. She simply tolerated them because she didn't think they could ever plot against her successfully and the fact that there are limited options for people to choose from. However, all of this isn't a problem any longer because of Ray.
"Okay." Ophis agreed to help Ray sweep off those antagonists trash still leeching on Khaos Brigade to use Ophis to their purpose with no intention to help her at all.
Ophis left for a few minutes before he returned with a few heads of the people Ray ordered her to eliminate.
"Hmn, good girl." Ray praised. If she has a tail, it might be wagging intensely. Sadly it only happened in his imagination.
"Anyway, since you passed my test, my condition is simple. Be my daughter. Whatever you wished for will be granted by me. You silence? Banishing Great Red? Endless food? Everything is possible." Ray made his offer while rubbing his paws like those shady grubby merchants you see in the back alley selling questionable wares.
"Kicking Great Red, reclaiming silence and infinite cookies?" Her eyes glimmering brighter with each words she said, especially the last one that make her stomach growls and mouth salivate uncontrollably as she gulped.
If there is still any hesitation left in her, it evaporated the moment Ray create a whole feast of variety of desserts and sweets in front of her. But when she tried grab them, it turn out to be illusion as her hands reached out to grabs nothing but thin air.
"Gimme!" She demanded with a big pout that made him felt an urge to grab and twist those supple cheeks.
"Do yo agree, then?" Ray create a real one and place it near her nose to let her smell the tantalising aroma of the food.
Instead of giving a verbal answer, she inhale the slice of cake from his hand. Ray smirks at her response.
"Well, since you agree. It's customary for me to grant you my power." He said but he is actually in a dilemma.
Usually, he would give his daughter a similar but stronger power. But Ophis' power is Infinity. Giving her a stronger Infinity would literally force her to break her limit and ascend to higher dimension. The down side being she can no longer physically exist in the material world with her true form as the current dimension are incapable to support her existence.
Well, that's not really a big issue at all since she just need to use an avatar. Also, she become technically immortal like him as long as no one could touch his true form.
"Power? What power?" Ophis stop stuffing her cheeks for a moment and look at Ray for a clarification. But he didn't really give an answer and instead initiated the ritual, wrapping her with his Shadow to form a cocoon before giving her his blood essence to transform her flesh and blood to a higher species.
The process didn't take long or flashy. After a few minutes, the cocoon cracked and Ophis burst out from the cocoon looking exactly the same as before except her clothes are more appropriate right now. She wears a black dress with purple frills.
"I fee nothing different." She frown as she cannot feel any physical changes on her body.
"Try imagine the cake you just ate, appear in your hand." Ray smiles and give her a clue. "You would definitely like this power." He proudly said.
Ophis follow his instruction and focus to imagine the cake appears in her hand. Then it suddenly appears. She look unconvinced, thinking it's another illusion trick until she took a bite and discovered it to be real.
"Woah! Is this real?" Ophis were eager and curious to try as she tried to create other type of food and all of them appeared in her hand as real one.
"Of course it is real." Ray laughed proudly before he snort. "It's trivial things. With this power, any food you could imagine will become real. Perfect for a bottomless glutton like you."
While Ray is boasting about his power and Ophis too busy creating foods from her imagination. No one noticed someone appeared behind Ray and caught him by the neck.
"Which insect dare court death to assault this Venera— W-Wifey?! W-What's bring you h-here?" Ray hiccuped in shock when a furious Kuroka was staring down at him still wearing an apron only and holding a ladle.
"What's bring me here you ask?" Her killing intent pouring out like a broken damn that cause even Ophis to shrink away in surprise.
"Your dearest wife worked hard to cook you a meal filled with love, waiting for you to return and here you are, fooling around and picked another daughter again when you can't even look after one."
"B-But, Wifey. I thought you kicked me from home." Ray asked, confused because she really did. Telling him no to return after throwing him out the door.
"That's just an excuse to send you away and make the surprise." Kuroka calmed down and give an explanation which didn't make sense.
"How am I supposed to know? Wifey literally say 'Get lost and don't come back until you learn about responsibility.' when you kicked me out." Ray points out his argument.
"So, you are saying that you still haven't repent on your mistake, was it?" She suddenly pick up the ladle and Ray immediately felt an immediate threat to his life.
"Wait! No! I mean, yes! Yes! I repent already. Please don't stay angry, Wifey." Like a whipped husband, he immediately jump at the chance of earning forgiveness. Also, it look like his Lil' Bro got some naked apron wife roleplay tonight.
"That's more like it. Now, let's go home and introduce the girls to their new sister." Kuroka look at Ophis with a sigh, knowing the Infinity Dragon God was always in Ray's radar since he wants to collect little girls as daughters. Of course, Ophis also on the list.
But it does feel weird to have your boss that you once fear and revered suddenly become your daughter. Although, when compared to the usual insanity happening around Ray, this one is tame in comparison.
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