The Horsemen Ride To Battle

*Splash*

"Hack, hack, hack." I cough, opening my eyes and sitting up. I then began spitting water out of my mouth.

Once I finished I looked up and saw Roygun looking at me.

Along with Angelica, Zest, Diablo, my family, and Kaido.

"Ok, who threw water on me?" I asked.

"It was me." Zest said. "You said when you don't wake up even after someone yells in your ear to do that. So I just followed your orders Aster." She explained.

I nodded. "Thank you and good work." I said. I then stood up, remembering why I passed out in the first place.

A big smile then formed on my face.

A father, I am going to be a father.

I still can't believe it.

I started praying in my head to Gandfalf, truck-kun, and whatever universal entity I could think of to protect my child and make sure it arrives into this world happy and healthy.

Once I finished with that I was wondering where he/she got their sense of timing from. Deciding to come along at the beginning of the civil war. They are not even born yet and already they are testing my nerves and love for them.

But I don't care. I will love and protect this child no matter what. This is just gives me another reason to fight and end this war as quickly as possible.

Especially so those disgusting pieces of shit never get within 1,000 meters of my child. I swear if anyone tries anything against them I will torture them for all eternity.

They will feel my wrath.

Since there is nothing scarier in the entire universe than the love a parent has for their child.

Resolving myself even more than I already am I looked at everyone else. "So, has Roygun told you all yet?"

"No, I was waiting for you to wake up." She said.

"Eh, told us what?" Cleria asked.

Roygun then touched her stomach. "We're having a baby." She said.

"Kyah!" Cleria yelled at the top of her lungs.

Meanwhile everyone else just smiled and congratulated us.

As for Angelica she walked over to me and pulled me into a hug. "Me next." She whispered into my ear.

"Yes mam." I told her. "But after the war is over." I said. "Speaking on that, the pregnancy information is not to leave this room." I said. I then looked at Roygun. "Sweetie, you will remain here with Cleria and my parents. You will also have a guard with you at all times."

"Of course. I knew that, so I won't argue." Roygun told me.

"Thank you." I told her. I then looked at Zest. "Zest?"

"Yes, I will risk my life to keep them safe." She said.

I nodded. "Thank you." I told her. I then looked at Roygun once more. "The doctor who told you you were pregnant, can they be trusted?"

"Yes." Roygun answered. "You hired her after all."

Once Roygun said that I knew exactly who she was talking about so that put me at ease. That person can be trusted, so that takes care of that.

"Ok." I said.

We all discussed a few more things, then finally we all split up.

Roygun, Angelica, and I went straight to our room.

Then as soon as we got into bed I wrapped Roygun in my arms and placed my hands on her stomach.

I will protect her and our child, no matter the cost.

Even if the rest of the world burns down around us.

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Getting up bright and early the next morning the group heading for the war assembled for departure.

It was me, Diehauser, my uncle Callum, and Angelica.

Everyone was was staying behind to make sure the Belial territory stayed safe and protected.

Before we left I spent an hour with Roygun alone, the two of us going at it like animals in heat. She squeezed me drier than ever before. Her pregnancy hormones' making her even more frisky than usual.

Anyway, after the send off sex my group departed to where our forces participating in the war were stationed.

We flew there, the trip only taking us an hour.

Upon arrival at the camp site, our forces came and saluted us.

"Commanders!" One of them shouted.

"At ease." I told them.

They all went back to their duties.

Meanwhile the four of us headed for the command tent and went inside.

When we did we saw five people waiting for us.

The first was a woman with white horns, yellow eyes, and black hair. Her name is Albedo Nazarick, and yes it's the same Albedo from Overlord.

Only here she is not an insane murderous yandere.

At least not yet anyway, since she hasn't found a significant other who she is willing to devote herself to fully in that manner. But once she does I have no doubt her Overlord persona will come out.

I am only hoping it won't be as bad as it was in the Overlord series, because if it is the entire underworld better watch out.

As for why Albedo is here, she is actually my uncle's second-in-command in the army.

Also, the army we are commanding is made up of members of the Belial personal army, and also devils from the national army that my uncle Callum managed to bring to our side. A coalition, that will crush the Maou faction with all we've got.

Moving on, the other four individual in the room are the commanders of the Belial troops. All of them having been handpicked and trained by me since I saw their potential.

They are known as the Four Horsemen.

For I am the bringer of destruction, and shall be ever lasting!

But on a more serious note, the four of them are just as strong as Angelica and are sound leaders who I am proud to fight beside.

The first of them is a man who goes by the name of Jackal

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When he was young his parents were killed by a monster, but he managed to escape. He eventually found his way into Belial territory where a patrol found him and brought him back. Once they did he decided to join the army then and there and thinks of them as his family.

All of the troops respect him.

He is my horseman of war, since his specialty is explosion magic.

To describe him is gruff and immensely vulgar, but you can trust him to watch your back in a fight.

Next up we have Descartes Elmhert.

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He is the oldest among the horseman and is my horsemen of Famine.

His father Delacord Elmhert was actually one of Diablo's closest friends. But he died during the Great War. At the time Descartes was too young to fight, but after Diablo came back he trained under him and has become a mighty warrior.

His specialties are spearmanship along with sand and earth magic.

Following him we have a beauty with long green hair and heterochromic eyes. One is yellow and the other is blue. Her name is Elletear Lou Nebulis.

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And she looks exactly like her namesake from the anime series, Our Last Crusade. So do her younger sisters and mother. The last of which was the doctor who examined Roygun.

The four of them ended up in Belial territory when they fled the lands of the Leviathan clan. Apparently an older member of the clan wanted Elletear's mother Mirabea to be one of his concubines, so when she refused he started making her life a living hell. But rather than submit she ran, and we've been protecting them ever since.

Elletear joined the army to get strong enough to protect her family, and to help others bullied by powerful nobles like her mother was.

Also despite her kind smile, and the kind older woman with big boobs vibe she is giving off she is completely black-hearted on the inside. She's quite the sadist who enjoys torturing enemies with a smile on her face. But so long as you are her ally she is sweet and kind.

She is my horseman of Pestilence and her specialty is poison magic.

Then finally we have another terrifying yet familiar face.

My horseman of Death.

Esdeath Partas.

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To say I was shocked to see her in this world was an understatement, but luckily I met her when she was a child, and trained her up right. I also fixed her morality a little bit. But not by that much. She is still a sadist who enjoys slaughter and murder, but now even if an ally shows weakness she won't kill them. She'll just get irritated with them and maybe hit them once or twice.

Nothing too extreme.

Anyway, Esdeath was born from the Extra Demon clan of Partas. A demon clan that cut off contact with devil society right after the end of the Great War. I found Esdeath on one of my training expeditions in a frozen mountain region of the underworld.

When I did she was sleeping in a carcus of a beast she had killed, her parents nowhere in sight. Since she didn't have anybody I brought her back to Belial territory, and she joined the army and became a top commander.

She is actually the strongest among the horseman, mostly do to her clan trait.

[Frostbite].

It allows her to lower the temperature in her surroundings, even freezing atoms and stopping all kinetic movement.

She's also an expert with that rapier sword of hers.

The horsmen turned to us and bowed. Albedo doing the same.

"Raise your heads." I told them.

So they did.

"Are we prepared to move out and meet up with our allies?" I asked.

"We are." Descartes answered me. "This is just a temporary camp you see lord Asterius. We can have it taken down and ready to move out within the hour."

I nodded. "See that it gets down now."

"Of course." Descartes said. He then went outside to get the troops ready to move.

As for me and the others we moved around the table, a map sitting on it outlining the various territories within devil society in the underworld.

"What's the latest on the enemies movements?" I asked.

"The armies of the Nebiros and Leviathan clans are here." Esdeath said, pointing to a spot on the map. "In the former territory of the Marax clan." She dragged her finger across the map, right towards the Sitri territory. "They are planning to strike the Sitri territory."

"Meanwhile the Asmodeus and Satanchia armies are fortifying Luucifad and the rest of the enemies strongholds." Elletear spoke up.

"As for the other enemies, they are spreading themselves out, launching attacks on the territories of the pillar clans that have sided with us." Jackal explained.

"So then, what are we going to do?" Diehauser asked.

"First all, tell the armies in the pillar clan territories to pull back and make hit-and-run attacks." I said. "Sure they will lose territory, but they will get it back once the major armies come and reinforce them. Also tell them if they are going to be stubborn then they are on their own."

I have no time for idiots and pride. Not when I want to end this war in time for me to see the birth of my child. I have never been more motivated to accomplish anything in my entire life.

"It shall be done." Esdeath mused.

"Good." I said. "Now as for the assault heading towards the Sitri territory, since we and the Phenex clan are closest we will go and reinforce Serafall. Any questions?" I asked.

No one said a word.

"Excellent. We move out as soon as we are able. Spread out my orders." I said.

"Sir!" My subordinates yelled in unison.

I love that.

Leaving the tent I went towards the front of the camp.

A second after I did Ruval landed right beside me, dressed in golden armor.

"So, are you ready for this?" He asked me.

"I should be asking you that. With my power I'll be fine. But what about you? That wife of yours won't show you any mercy if you come home broken you know." I joked.

Ruval and Caren got married a couple of decades ago.

"Believe me I know." Ruval said smiling.

The two of us then fell into a comfortable silence.

"Roygun is pregnant." I said.

"Congratulations." He told me.

"Thanks." I said. "But if you tell anyone else I will kill you."

"I won't." He said.

"Again thanks." I told him. "You know, even with this war happening I'm not scared. What I am scared about is what my first child is going to think of me."

"They'll love you. Whether its a boy or a girl." Ruval reassured me.

I nodded at that.

We then chatted for a few more moments before his own army arrived.

Once they did it only took my army a few more moments to get everything packed. After they did all the commanders gathered with Ruval and I, the armies following their lead.

I turned to face them, summoning Conquest.

"Today we march not only for ourselves, but also for future generations. We will defeat the Maou faction, and we will return home to our loved-ones. And for those that don't I thank you for your service right here and I. It will be an honor fighting with all you. Now then, move out!" I shouted.

"Yeah!!!" The armies shouted.

Everyone then spread their wings and took to the skies.

To war we go.