Chapter 242

Chapter 242

Chapter 242:

–Rias Gremory–

Rias could admit that she might have underestimated just how much hatred other Supernatural beings have for this Universe’s Devils. Layla had warned Rias before they came here, but Rias didn't quite understand until Amaterasu had tried to murder her on sight. Rias was justifiably angry about that. She was also very glad that Layla was so powerful. That divine fireball Amaterasu tossed out casually would have killed Rias instantly. Rias had gotten a bit stronger after meeting Layla, but she hadn't exactly had the opportunity to get a lot of training in while she was pregnant this past year.

She didn't regret it of course. She wouldn't trade her beautiful daughter for anything in the world.

“Oh dear...” Yasaka sighed next to her. “It looks like a fight is inevitable at this point.”

“Layla is going to win of course!” Rias declared. Rias had no doubts that Layla was about to stomp on Amaterasu.

Layla and Amaterasu were facing off. Layla’s beautiful 14 wings were spread out behind her. They were an intimidating sight that Layla didn't like to display as often nowadays. Rias knew that Layla wanted to be a Goddess, but Layla never actually wanted any humans to worship her for some reason. When asked why, Layla always told her that it was just “awkward.”

The fact that Layla had a growing religion back on Earth Marvel was a bit of a sour topic in their house.

Rias, though, thought it was pretty amazing. Most Gods nowadays were struggling to retain followers, and Layla was struggling to get rid of them.

“Fourteen wings?” Amaterasu asked Layla. “I thought Angels only went up to twelve? And weren't all you Fallen Angels wiped out!? You all disappeared from the Underworld! How are you here!?” The Sun Goddess exclaimed in confusion. She also looked incredibly nervous upon sending the power Layla was emitting.

Rias’s lover chuckled. “Who said we were wiped out? All we did was move our home. What's the big deal? People move houses all the time.” Layla asked the other Goddess.

Rias giggled at Layla’s tone. Her lover was being difficult and vague on purpose for no other reason than to mess with Amaterasu.

“Humans might move all the time, but who would believe that an entire faction would just up and move on a whim!? That's impossible!” Amaterasu said with a pout. Her young looking face made it more adorable than intimidating. Rias had no idea why the thousand year old leader of the Japanese Pantheon made herself look like a 13 year old girl. Was Amaterasu a fan of harem anime? Did she want to be a real life Loli Baba?

There was a gasp from next to Rias. Yasaka was looking at Rias in shock. “She hates being called that...” Yasaka trailed off.

“Woops, I guess I said that last part out loud.” Rias chuckled. Gods and Goddesses tended to be incredibly prideful beings and Rias just called the leader of a Pantheon a “Loli Baba” to her face.

She was glad that Layla was here protecting her otherwise she would be in serious trouble. Since Layla was here though, Rias knew that she could say pretty much whatever she wanted.

Amaterasu scowled again and stomped her foot. The tatami floor splintered underneath her. “I'm not a Loli Baba! When I gained a physical form, this appearance was the height of beauty at the time! Men and Gods fawned over me in droves. I had thousands of suitors!” Amaterasu proclaimed.

In Rias’s opinion, that only made it creepier. “Gross... You really need to get with the time. Only creeps would be attracted to such a young looking washboard Goddess.” Rias said while folding her arms under her chest. She intentionally pushed her large breasts up to make a point.

“Guuurrrgh!” Amaterasu screamed incomprehensibly and hurled another fireball at Rias!

“Almighty Push!” Layla held her hand out and the fireball was sent directly back where it came from.

...

–Layla–

“Eeep!” Amaterasu ducked rapidly to avoid getting smacked in the face by her own divine fire.

“I already told you that you're not allowed to attack her.” I said irritation.

“Why are you protecting a Devil? You're supposed to be sworn enemies.” Amaterasu said in annoyance. She then turned to Yasaka and glared at the leader of the Yokai. “Have you betrayed me, Yasaka!? Are you siding with these foreigners?” Amaterasu immediately started jumping to the wrong conclusions.

Yasaka looked panicked upon hearing Amaterasu’s words. “That's not it at all, my lady! This isn't the Rias Gremory you're thinking she is either.”

“Save it! You think I'm too stupid to recognize the sister of Sirzechs Lucifer? Your punishment will come after I've dealt with this strange seven winged Fallen Angel!” Amaterasu warned Yasaka next.

I grit my teeth in irritation. “Now you threaten another woman I care about? You think I'll let you hurt either of them while I'm here.” I asked while taking a step forward. My aura seeped off me and infused into the air. The room around us started to shake from my power. Thankfully Yasaka's home had been reinforced heavily with strengthening and defensive wards, so it was in no danger of collapsing.

Amaterasu gulped and took a step back. “Y–You wouldn't actually hurt me...” She said nervously. “I k–know you're just bluffing. You could start a war...”

I smirked at the Sun Goddess. “Start a war? You don’t even know where the rest of the Fallen Angels are located. Who exactly do you plan on fighting in this war?”

“T–That's...” Amaterasu took a second to think of an answer, but she came up with nothing. “...Crap.”

Amaterasu was known to be powerful, but she was not a Goddess known for her prowess in combat. I shot forwards and grabbed hold of her faster than she could react. She let out a hilarious shriek of fright as I spun her body around and hurled her back through the golden doorway that led to Takamagahara. Even though this was going to be more of a spanking instead of a true fight, I still didn’t want to potentially destroy Yasaka’s home.

“I’ll be back in a couple minutes, my loves.” I said to Rias and Yasaka before I stepped through the golden doorway and closed it behind me. As it closed, I could hear Rias complaining about not being able to see me beat up a Goddess.

Amaterasu was picking herself off the floor as I walked in. We appeared in the middle of her throne room. It was absolutely massive. I could easily fit my Perfect Susanoo inside and still have plenty of room to move around. The throne room wasn’t empty. It was filled with numerous other Gods and Goddesses who were looking on in confusion.

“Are you ok, sister? And who is this?” A handsome Japanese God wearing white and gold robes with black hair down to his lower back asked. I wasn't very familiar with Japanese gods and wasn't able to recognize him on sight. It’s a good thing I had Observe.

{The Japanese God of Storms, Susanoo: Level 65}

“Susanoo! Help me! This winged meany is bullying your beautiful sister! Teach this Fallen Angel a lesson for me!” Amaterasu complained while pointing at me and grimacing.

[I don't know how he's going to help when he's 5 levels weaker than his sister that you just manhandled...]

I shook my head. “I am Layla of the Fallen. I was a Fallen Angel who has recently ascended to become the Goddess of Angels.” I informed him and Amaterasu. Both of their eyes widened.

“Your Godless Pantheon finally has an actual leader again? It’s about time.” Amaterasu complained. “Do you know how much damage those damned Devils have caused to our world? How are you planning on dealing with them? They need to be straightened out. They frequently kidnap other supernatural beings and force them to be their slaves with absolutely zero repercussions.”

“Sister, she said that she has only recently ascended.” Susanoo chastised her. “We don’t even know if she has any plans for them at all.”

That wasn’t true. “I do have plans for them,” I told them. “But not quite yet. There’s a lot of information that your pantheon and the rest of the world are not aware of. It’s a world changing secret that’s been kept quiet and only a select few outside of the Fallen Angels know.” I explained vaguely while glancing around the room. There was always the possibility that some of the Gods in this throne room were traitors or spies for other pantheons.

The serum had been completed, but until it was ready for mass production, I didn’t want the information about the split world merging together again getting out.

“You have me intrigued.” Susanoo said.

“Is Yasaka in on this secret? Is that why you were with her?” Amaterasu asked curiously.

“Well, yes. But I was also at her home because she’s a member of my Harem.” I said plainly.

She gaped at me. “You can’t just take my top priestess as your harem member without my permission!”

I shrugged at her. “I already did. We’ve been together for over a year already.”

Amaterasu pouted at me. Her brother chastised her again. “Sister, maybe if you didn’t spend so much time in your room playing video games, you would actually know what is going on in the world.” He turned and bowed to me again. “Forgive us, my sister hasn’t gotten out much in a few years. To quote the humans of today, she is what is known as a neet.” He informed me.

Amaterasu blushed in embarrassment. “I'm not a neet. I only play games a few hours everyday...”

“If by a few, you mean at least 14, then yes...” He said. She conjured another golden fireball and tossed it at his head. Even at this range, he seemed like he was used to it and was easily able to dodge out of the way with another sigh...

The Japanese Pantheon was honestly a lot different than I expected them to be. Since Amaterasu and Yasaka were close, I decided to bring them on board with our plans for the future. I invited Amaterasu and Susanoo to the celebration party tonight. Theirs would be the first Pantheon to find out about the future of our two worlds. With their help, we could also start setting up production facilities in Japan so we couldn't start mass producing the serum.

I opened a portal back to Yasaka’s manor and they followed me through. When I made it back, Rias surged forward and started asking me a bunch of questions about the “fight.” She almost seemed disappointed when I told her that it ended pretty anticlimactically. Amaterasu stepped forward and bowed to Rias. She apologized for trying to burn her before she bowed to Yasaka next and told the fox woman that there would be no “punishment.”

With the unexpected Interruption taken care of, we all started preparing for the party tonight.

...

–Canon Omake, The Party–

POP!

“We did it! Let’s fucking go!” Tony cheered while popping a bottle of champagne.

“Hell yeah we did!” Andrea cheered and popped her own bottle.

“Language you two, there are children present.” Steve said while pointing to the corner of the room. Rias, Sona and Layla were each holding their daughters while chatting with Natasha and a few of the Goddesses. He didn’t want the Stark siblings' vulgarity rubbing off on innocent ears.

“It’s fine. The babies aren’t old enough to understand what we're saying yet.” Tony said while pouring himself a very large glass of champagne. If he wasn’t buzzed, then it wasn’t a party yet!

“Aren’t those three kids demigods though? We don’t know how fast they will develop mentally.” Steve said. He had a soft spot for demigod children ever since he had rescued so many of them.

“It’s fine. Layla set up a barrier in the corner of the room so the sounds from the party will be muted.” Andrea pointed out.

“I suppose it’s ok then.” Steven said. He still wasn’t a fan of vulgar language, but it was a big celebration for the amazing achievement that Tony and Andrea had made. He was proud of them for putting their collective genius into creating things that weren’t purely for war lately.

An Asian man walked over towards the three of them while they were chatting. He was wearing a gold and white kimono. A younger Asian girl, who looked like the man’s daughter, was walking next to them.

“Hello there.” Steve said while holding out his hand. “I’m Steve Rogers. I don’t believe we’ve met.”

They shook hands. “We have not. I am Susanoo. This is Amaterasu. Neither of us are familiar with anybody here and we wanted to introduce ourselves.”

“Interesting names.” Steve commented. Despite recently taking on the Greek Pantheon, he was not familiar with the names of other Gods and Goddesses.

Andrea and Tony, of course, both were. They both nearly choked on their champagne when Susanoo introduced himself...

Steve noticed that Amaterasu was holding her own wine glass. “I know this is a party, but should a child really be drinking alcohol?” He asked in concern.

The glass in Amaterasu’s hand shattered at his comment. “Dammit! I’m not a child! You’re lucky you're hot or I’d kick you for that comment!” She told Steve.

Steve grimaced. “I–uh–appreciate the compliment, but you should stick to boys your own age, sweety.” He told her honestly.

Susanoo did his best to not burst out laughing at the look of indignation on his sister’s face. Tony and Andrea both blanched at Steve’s audacity.

“Grrrr.” Amaterasu lashed her foot forward and kicked Steve in the shin. “Ow!” She clutched her foot and hopped in pain a second later. “What are you made of!?” Amaterasu was not a physically strong Goddess and Steve was incredibly durable as a campione.

Steve sighed and patted her head gently while looking at Susanoo. “This is why you shouldn't give kids alcohol...”

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