—-Wolf POV
I walked threw the streets with Crush my large brown furred good boy. Thor the Current chair man of our faction explained that a Devil asked to speak with a governor of our territory's. Apparently being the son of Odin made the other residents of our territories vote me into to position of governor of our southern territory closed to Union Station.
Union Station was the only inforced territory by Union its self. A field of strange energy flows over the area causing even the top ten to be pacified. The station also included the Schools a mall that all the factions have stores in. But probably the most important thing in Union Station was the Ranking. The ranking was three parts listing both the strongest individuals, The Strongest Teams, and Strongest overall Factions.
A good example of this is that Big Red and Ophis are tied for strongest in Existence, Sirzechs Lucifer's Peerage is the strongest team, and the Hindu Faction was the strongest. The top ten of all three lists is kept updated to the second across all spaces. I really couldn't wait till I saw my name at the top of the lists. All three.
The simple thought made my blood boil with excitement. To bad I was going to be playing a diplomat today. I really wanted to join the on going open war with the Temps vampires to our north.
Odin had told me that we had several border neighbors like the devils and fallen who we where on great term with. Well at least the moderate Governor Fallen Faction and the New Devils faction which are who we shared a border with to our east. To our west was the Olympians who we where okay with except the sub faction lead by Poseidons brat son Trident. Tridents sub faction was luckily on the other side of the Olympian territory. But our largest border Neighbor was the Temps faction who declared all out war against us for Thor taking a half vamp as a concubine in a war game.
Thor was challenged and chose single combat and the Temps chose their strongest worrier who was a master at blood magic. Thor walked straight threw all his spells and crushed the poor man's skull. And instead of claiming all of the Temps faction as compensation Thors wife declared she wanted the vampire girl as her new friend and lover.
The vamps couldn't break the rules of Union and where forced to hand over the girl. They of course weren't happy and declared not a game but all out war. They come in like a swarm of locusts every night taking civilians and young demigods but attacking back has become a large problem do to the vamps district being in total darkness. The second most practiced magic after blood was shadow so while we weren't losing we where losing people. My personal belief is that they are trying to take enough prisoners that Thor will have to make the trade for the Halfling.
Yet here I am heading for the station to be a third party for a negotiations between a Olympian Goddess and a Governess of the Devils. The devils have the most sub factions and governors as each of the still living 72 pillars have a territory on Union. I hope it will be someone I new form the anime. Oh like Rais love to see those tits in real life! All though Sona did have a nice ass and looked really good in cosplay pin ups. Also I wonder which Goddess I'm meeting from Olympus none of the 12 Olympians are allowed on Union since they all counted as the leaders of their organization. So it had to be a minor god and since my knowledge starts and ends with Hades I'm stumped. Not to mention this is some weird combo of DxD and the Percy Jackson books Olympians.
As I past into Union station I felt my powers seal off from me. I felt calm and peaceful for the first time in my life. My blood wasn't screaming my heart not hammering my breath not barely there or ragged. My mind and its chaos was settled and it was terrifying. Especially when Odin said I was going to have to come here for classes.
It took me about an hour to finally find the dumb Yoki caffe we where meeting at. I stood before the Fur & Smiles Caffe and felt annoyance as it seemed to be something between an animal and maid caffe. Different cat and K9 yoki in maid and butler uniforms ran around serving traditional Maid Caffe food like Rice Cakes and Omelettes with ketchup hearts, and sweet coffee and ice cream. Cats and Foxes with multiple tails, Tigers Wolves and even a bear lounged around being cuddled by small children and couples on dates. When one younge couple that had been cuddled up with a tiger left that same tiger transformed into a cute tiger girl who smiled and waved at the couple as they left before going to get food to serve to a table. It was a so weird to basically be every type of famous Japanese caffe at once. This kinda confirms that I'm probably meeting with Rias the Otaku her self.
With a sigh I walked in and was approached by a beautiful blonde Kitsune with 7 beautiful golden tails. "Welcome sir are you here for a table or a bed?"
My brain came to a halt, "A bed?"
"Yes some here at Fur and Smiles work as prostituts here as well. Several Yoki establishments are like this. There's no need to worry it is completely legal here In Union and we are all Yoki who are immune to STDs," she was so cheerful as she talked about this that it throw me for a loop.
"No im here meeting a Devil Governess and a Olympian Goddess."
"Oh you here with those two? Yes sorry to inconvenience you please don't tell them. They both believe this is just a cutesy Caffe," I raised an eye brow at her and give her a hesitate nod. The woman smiles brightly and waves me threw, "Please fallow me! They are in a private room in the back."
With a sigh Crush and I fallow behind her. Crush looked so excited with all the animal smells and gave small barks at the dog girls we would pass. His amazing training Loki did was one of the only reason he wasn't trying to play with the dog girls and fight the cat girls. He was suck a good boy and stayed relatively close only stopping if someone came up to pet him. Even with how well behaved he was it ended up taking several minutes to pull him threw the dinner to the private room.
My guide opened the door for crush and me. Inside sat like a true lady was Rise alongside her servants Akeno and Koneko, across from them was Hestia. Hestia looked exactly like she did from Danmachi wich was a explosive bout of massive tits on the sexy short stack. Next to her was Bell, but not the normal Bell from Danmachi but some weird mix between him and Belle from Disney. Long white hair bright red eyes and a mature figure. They smelled like a demigod but also apparently had a Falna. Artificial memories of how threw breaking down an evil piece and a card of Blessing the gods where able to do something similar to raise humans to immortality.
The Falna doesn't quite work like it did in Danmachi as it is based of the Devils and Pure Angels reincarnation systems. In this world it used Gods blood to empower a demigod mortal or other species to the level of a Low class immortal. Gods and immortals have similar levels to devils, those being Low Class Immortal which are equal to low call devils. High class immortal which are equally to mid class devils, low class God which is equal to High class devils and beings, High Class God which are equal to Ultimate class beings and Ultimate class Devils, then finally there are True Gods which are around the power of Satan Class Devils and high king class dragons or low Emperor class Dragons. Any Low class God can create and use Falna which take the form of Chess pieces or Playing cards depending of which group's homework the gods stole.
What mattered was I was sitting in a room with Hestia a True God that is an unseated member of the Olympians with her Queen and Rias and her Queen and Rook. I really need to develop my own Peerage like system.
(Notice your "Peerage" system is far superior and is unlocked with the Monarch of Worriers)
That's good to know. I walk forward plopping in an Arm chair, Crush laying down at my feet like the good boy he is. "I am Wolf Son of Odin and a Governor of the Norse. I was summoned to act as witness to two long standing allies of my father and uncle. In exchange for acting as witness both you have pledged your service in dealing with the Temps and freeing my people."
Hestia smiles and nods her head, "That is Correct Bella has agreed to use her magic skills as an assassin and her sacred gear Grim Shadows to help in securing prisoners."
Rias seemed to not be one to be out done spoke up, "And Koneko here is an excellent tracker and will help in pointing the way to the prisoners."
"Then let's get on with this meeting. Why am I here?"
"Well Hestia here lost a bet and owes lady Rais a large sum," Bella said with a shy embrace smile.
"Yes and your uncle said he would send someone to help settle the det," Hestia mumbled.
"You see I need help pushing away a man who keeps trying to force my family into a marriage contract. His family is quite powerful since the healing products his family produces can be on or the only things that keeps people alive after War Games," Rias explained.
"Okay so you want Bella to take him on?" I already had a bad feeling.
"Well no I planned on excepting his marriage proposal and having someone challenged him for the contract. Now I need to make sure it be someone that was allied to my faction but no one in the devils or Norse owned me a favor," Rias explained.
"But Thor your brother owes me both a favor and Det. So after Hestia lossed a game of Uno to Rias we asked Thor for help. And he sent us you." Bella was so upbeat that I almost forgot to be angry.
"Okay I was told this was simply acting as witness."
"Well you are. But you are also acting as witness of you being pimped by your brother to me and me pimping you to Rias to help her beat up and maybe kill an over grown flaming chicken," Hestia smiled so bright that i truly did forget to be angry.
"Great this definitely isn't going to cause a tone of problems. Aren't you worried I won't be strong enough?"
All the girls began to laugh hysterically whipping tears from their eyes. Finally Rias settled down and spoke up, "No you came recommended to deal with this personally by the undefeated Thor. Why do you think you weak enough to be defeated by a chicken?"
"Of corse not. I'll kill him just fine I was just stating yall seemed beyond confident that my brother wasn't leading you astray."
"He said that you would one day be able to surpass him and that you where already almost a low class god in skill and power," Hestia spoke with such confidence you'd think she was my family or wife.
"I can't confirm or deny that but I am strong and powerful. So I'll do what you need me to. Is this the end of our business?"
"Well yes but wouldn't you like to get to know your future fiancé?" Rias giggled as she undressed me with her eyes.
And as much as I didn't mind her all but fucking me in her mind I was quite upset. I was being roped into this idiotic and fun scheme with no warning and no cares about my opinion. Honestly if my brain wasn't so calm I'd probably have been beyond pissed. But with my brain and blood calm I can tell this is just a scheme of my brother Father and unknowable.
"Not here. Can't even get a good cut of meat here. Let alone anything that want make my skin itch with how sweet it is," I sighed as I stood up. "Crusher let's go. Maybe we can still make it back and kill some vampires."
"Wait," Bella said standing. "Let me join you. We can fulfill the rest of the contract and join you for the hunt."
I rub at my face i really didn't want them to join me. I'd feel both responsible and i technically don't need them. Any combat or hunting they bring to the table my hounds also do. I was curious about her sacred gear since it wasn't one from the anime.
"Fine you can come. But I want to spare first. I have no idea what your gear Grim Shadows does," was my reply. In the end a spare should help me with both level up requirements and gaging her.
Bella smile turned down right feral as I told her I wanted a spar. Her voice was smooth and lacked fear when she responded, "Oh are you sure? My gear makes me quite overwhelming."
"Then I should get a good work out in."
Rias laughed, "I have 200 million on my future husband."
Hestias eyes glowed with barely contained greed, "Your own!"
Bella turned smacking her on the back of the goddess head, "Hestia you gambling money we don't have is how we ended up here." Hestia could only smile apologetically at Rais as we headed for a open coliseum.
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The coliseums of Union station are the only places that people have access to their magic power and aggression. That's probably because the coliseums are not actually apart of Union but just out side of it in the dimensional gap. The viewing and entrances are in fact in Union but the actual combat field are orbiting Union.
Standings across form me in a tight black latex suit fitted with light metal plates was my sparing partner Bella. In her right hand was a black dagger in her left was a green crystal dagger. Very reminiscent of her armor and weapons from the anime but I don't remember her every daul wielding daggers like an Aura Farmer famous around the time I died. Black energy exploded out from her feet expanding over the coliseums. Creatures came clawing up out of the black tar like liquid. Things that look like Werewolves, Bears and giant gorillas.
I gave a low whistle as I drew my blade and summoned my wolves. I lunged forward launching my self at the first creature cutting its head in two it fell and began to met back into the tar. As I stood ontop of the tar it felt like standing on any other stone. It definitely did move like the liquid it looked like. I smiled as one of the werewolves was tackled away from me its throat ripped out.
I was alive again as I danced threw the creatures slashing and stabbing. My blood sang with such joy that we where fighting dancing to the song of war. My smile never wavered even as I caught a door sized first to the chest. Then a werewolf lunged at me while I was rolling. I slid to my knees coming up to cut threw the wolf only for it the melt away and instead dancing around my blade was Bella.
Her twin daggers sang out slashing threw my chest blood exploding out from the twin shallow cut. My heart skipped a beat as I stared into her blood red eyes. My smile becoming equally as feral to her own. Pure Chaos beat threw my heart as Blood Ingnition activated. My mussels swelled as I lunged forward to meet her. My veins darkening and glowing threw my skin as my blood burned as fuel to drive me faster.
Sparks flew as our blades clashed over and over, any time I came close to landing a hit she would explode into tar. Only for me to be swarmed by her Grim and her to pop out of one landing a vicious shallow blow before we continued to dance.
Yet with every grin my beasts slayed the pool grew smaller and smaller. This was becoming a battle of attrition and I still had more to play. "Ember Burn them away!" I yelled as a portal opened my large Familiar coming threw only to let lose small fire balls of embers and black smoke. Each gout of flames burned away creature and tar. It burned the dark away faster then it could made new creatures. We both new that I had fundamentally changed the battle.
Bella took that personally as she drove me to the defensive. The attacks that I had let slip through stopped as he intent changed to landing deadlier blows. Her blades aiming from kill shots Or wounds that would disable me. She was close to. Her blades singing threw the air blocked at the last second or dodged so close she cut the hairs of my body. I'm not even ashamed to admit I was completely on the defensive even with Blood Ignition burning through me I was only barely able to keep her at a distance.
Finally she seemed to just stop as the remaining darkness disappeared. "I'm calling it. We keep going and i won't be able to help for a few days as the darkness regrows completely."
"What even is it?" The shadow demon things looked like nightmare creatures with bones armor and spikes. It looked like something the shadow Monarch would do but she said it was her sacred gear.
"The darkness is literally negative emotions. Something the Greek camp has plenty of. My gear eats a small part of the negative emotion in about a mile radius around my self. It's about a 1/10 of an emotion. Enough to power me but not enough to get rid of the emotions. Then the condensed negative energy creates a pit. And the negative energy comes out. Sadness Rage disgust hate fear and every combination of those negative emotions takes the form of a monster that climbs out of the pit. The pit kinda works like a one way mirror. They can leave but you can't fall in. They are called Grim like the brothers Grim."
"That's fascinating! So your power actually grows stronger when in negative areas like two districts at war or in a high political setting like your own faction."
Bella face lit up, "Exactly what I'm saying! So helping you with the temps also helps me maybe get some stronger creatures from harvesting more emotions."
"I noticed most of what you had where the Wolf things and bears? What are those and how did you do yhe hole jumping out of them thing?"
"The teleportation is kinda a sudo balance break I've found. It's not a normal ability and it's not actually the balance break but it's special to me. The Wolves are called Baowolves and they are made from fear. The most basic and common emotion. It's also the basis for most combination creatures but when you need numbers you don't save up. The bears are called Ursa Minor and Major they are created from Anger and Rage. While they may sound the same rage is more potent and a stronger emotion and makes the Majors."
I couldn't stop smiling as this made my body tingle. I wonder if my battle mania was a negative emotion? If it was what would i create? Would it be something devastating and amazing? I guess ill have to figure it out later.
(Notice Two level Up Objectives have been completed!
You have defeated 20 enemies in combat.
You have defeated a stronger opponent by your self.
Notice you still have one objective!
Find a none combat related hobby.)
It was a good day.