Pov Dia,
The meeting location was in an area within the dimensional gap. The Big Red, one of the 10 strongest, had used its power so we could come here without danger, even though, in principle, the 10 strongest could survive here by different means.
With my power of destruction, I can destroy the force exerted on my body when I'm here, so everything is fine.
Scathach: "Ah, Dia, you're here at last."
Dia: "Don't talk like you've been waiting for me for 20 years."
Scathach: "I've just been waiting a long time for you to finally attend this gathering as one of the 10 strongest."
?: "Hold yourself back, Scathach. We don't even know what her power is."
The person who spoke to me was supposed to be Thor; I met him during a visit to Asgard for my faction.
Female voice: "I can guarantee she has her place in this gathering, and even if she isn't as strong as us yet, she has the potential to catch up in a few decades."
She had a childish appearance, but the atmosphere around her was warm and even sacred. She was wearing a noble Japanese outfit, much like mine. There's no doubt about it—she is the sun goddess Amaterasu.
Dia: "Delighted to meet you, Amaterasu. I am Dia Eucus."
Amaterasu: "I know, I've been watching you ever since you and your two wives saved Inari. Thank you sincerely for that." She bowed.
Dia: "No need to thank us. I saw some exorcists attacking a devil who just wanted to walk on Earth without causing any trouble, and it made me angry, so I had them killed. Besides, Inari has thanked us more than enough; I even feel like a freeloader sometimes."
Amaterasu: "She just thanks you because, without you, she would have died and left me alone. I'm pretty sure that's one of the worst feelings she could have—knowing I'd be left alone."
Dia: "You are a worthy sovereign. I'm glad this country has someone like you."
Amaterasu: "If you don't mind, we could talk about something a little later."
Dia: "Yes, that's no problem."
After that, Scathach introduced me to Indra, Shiva, and Kali, the three Hindu gods in this group. I felt a special connection with the last two.
Kali: "Could one know the nature of your power of destruction?"
Dia: "I have the power to destroy laws and concepts."
Shiva: "A very dangerous power. I possess the power of pure destruction; as long as it's material, I can destroy it. And my wife, Kali, possesses the power of destruction and the ability to destroy time. She never uses the latter because it's very dangerous to destroy time."
Dia: "I understand that time and space are concepts that must be controlled with caution. I know the dimensional gap was created because of the destruction of space—I can't imagine what would happen if we destroyed both at the same time."
Kali: "The result would be catastrophic, even worse than merging our powers of destruction."
Shiva: "It's true, a time gap would be too dangerous. I don't think Great Red could handle that. By the way, Kali, why are you talking about merging our powers?"
Kali: "Because I know that Dia is curious and would like to see what the power of perfect alchemy would be like."
Because of her, I'll be thinking about this for a long time.
Years in the future...
The world is plunged into chaos by a dangerous creature, and a crimson teleportation circle appeared in front of it.
The person who appeared was Dia, in her true form, covered with red armor. (Author's note: This is the Destruction Protector of Hyperion from Saint Seiya Omega.)
She held a red weapon radiating such pure destructive power that being near it was dangerous.
Even though Dia held the weapon, pieces of aura could be seen attacking parts of her armor, especially her right arm, which gripped the weapon firmly.