Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Dealing with the Devil

Cars driving by can be heard down below of where he was, the numerous amounts of bright lights from the said cars are enough to illuminate the dark night sky in the city he was currently at, he stood there looking down at the roads without his Nemean Lion cloak on his head.

He was standing on a building, a fairly tall one, with his hearing he can hear from the farthest car honk to the loud-speaking down below, he sadly couldn't see the stars as there was far too much light pollution for that to happen.

He can also smell all sorts of meals, some obvious like chicken or pizza, while there were somes he can only guess, as he either never smelled it before, or it is meshing with other smells to be entirely accurate.

Ever since the mission that Sea Rapist gave him, he made sure to at least have his bow at the ready, at any given moment to manifest it into reality, of course even that will at the very least take a second to bring out along with readying the boy with arrows.

Though ever since his Nemean Lion Cloak awakened, he noticed something, something incredibly astonishing, Sacred Gears can't harm him as long as the cloak is active, as even if someone attacks him head-on with it, it wouldn't even leave a mark.

He could only assume that the Cloak is identifying the Sacred Gears as a human weapon, which according to its concept, is completely immune to it, which in his mind made sense, even if God of the Bible made those things, in the end, he gave all of it to the humans and is literally bonded to the soul, can't get much closer than that to humanity.

Honestly, this was a massive boon, he has heard of the famed Longinus leveled gears, which he briefly remembered is the name of the guy that pierced Jesus, and some of them are both ridiculously stupid and ridiculously bullshit.

Like one literally allowed to speak with the dead and bring it back to life, while another DOUBLES your power every ten seconds...that's bullshit, so if let's say Artoria had that ability, would Excalibur just have its NP rank doubled? then continuously keep doing that?!

Also, he is using Fate's version of Excalibur, no way in burning hell,...or is it Tartarus? that he was even going to even mention that shitcalibur, you know the one that apparently broke, if it broke, then it is obvious which one is vastly superior.

It doesn't matter if one has more abilities then the other, that just sounded like it either was overcompensating for its durability or the extra abilities cost it durability, sooo not worth it, if he had to choose he would pick Fate's version every time.

Still, he wasn't surprised that Japan didn't look all that different from other cities like America, with minor differences like the temples and like, now some may wonder, why the hell, someone from the Greek faction in japan and so far away from Greece?

Well, for one thing, apparently this place was overfilled with stray devils, so he decided to go here and gain some experience by killing them and scoping a feel on demonic energy, and second, apparently, someone requested his presence.

Now let's make it clear, if it was some random nobody, then the gods wouldn't even look at the messenger, which was apparently a familiar bat, the very fact they are sending me, shows just how powerful this guy/gal is.

While of course, the Greek couldn't give a shit about other factions, unless of course, someone touches their pride, they will listen for people with high amounts of power, and if they have something they want, will be willing to trade, though that doesn't happen often, in fact exceedingly rare to the point no one even mentions that last one from centuries back.

Now what did the foreign party request?, my presence,...apparently, I have become a sort of a legend in the modern era, at least at the supernatural side, I mean with a Servant power, especially with Alcides body, even without the Divinity, I am a force no one wants to cross.

Another Factor to take in is the fact, is that this will be around my seventh decade in this world, and as far as I'm aware, I have not aged in the slightest, not a hair out of place, and I have gotten stronger, not only have I unlocked more of my Noble Phantasm.

But unlike regular Servants, I CAN continue to grow, I can be faster, I can be stronger, and I can be smarter, not any servant, except if that's their Noble Phantasm, can do that, honestly this was an amazing thing to have, to grow.

Back the topic at hand, the one that wanted to meet me, he wanted that said meeting to be at the top of this building, and as far as I'm aware, that person is incredibly powerful and important.

Suddenly, I felt a spike of, what I recognized as, Demonic Energy, a lot of it, looking back I see a magic circle with a symbol in the middle, if he had to guess was a family crest seeing as presence of demonic energy.

When the circle dissipated, in its place was a tall man with hair of the color of my blood, with sky blue eyes, and had a smile on his face, he wore fancy clothes that sort of looked like armor along with a long cape.

A devil, no, THE devil, the one that fought the Great War between the Biblical factions, the one that was crowned as the new Lucifer of the Devil Faction around three-hundred years ago, though it doesn't really concern me.

No, I know him for the reason that the civil war between the devils just ended five decades ago, this is Sirzechs Lucifer, formerly Gremory but leaving the clan name to take up the name Lucifer, and of the only Super Devil in all of existence.

As stupid as it sounds, Super Devil is a rank few devils dare to dream of, actually, most of them do dream of it, but that is to be expected of devils, but it was said anyone on this rank can match up any of the gods of numerous factions.

"...when I was commanded to come to meet someone from one of the Biblical Factions, I did not expect that it would be you The Crimson Satan," Ethan said in a neutral voice, his face nor his voice betraying anything, but on the inside, I only felt suspicion.

I have heard just how childish this man can be, especially about paperwork...and his sister, since apparently he was a siscon, though that might just be rumors, but I don't think this guy would just call on me, probably from giving up something valuable to the Greek gods, just for a chat.

No, he wants something, they always want something, they may play nice, but in the end, they always want something in return.

Back in the day, and even today by the Old Satan faction, they took souls, if he had to guess it is to increase power, to a devil, power is practically everything.

But the question is what?, as the Leader of the devil faction, he should be able to get anything within his grasp, either through legal means or...not.

"Hahaha I can imagine so, you have no idea how difficult it was to get a hold of this," chuckled the Crimson Devil, and I can tell it probably did cost him something, though I still have no idea if it is money, magic, or a favor in nature.

Turning back towards the city, nothing really anything different than moments ago, "while I have no idea what you gave up, it must've been something for the Olympians to allow this meeting to happen," my tone still neutral, though it was hard to hide the distaste with the word olympian.

I can hear him walking up to the ledge I have been standing on, we spend a few moments just watching, both staring in silence, it broke when I spoke once more, "Why have you come to meet me," I finally ask, if he isn't going to begin, then I will.

He sighed, exasperated, "can't a guy ask to meet someone just to talk?, what if I just want us to be friends," he said, turning to face me.

I just took a minute to stare at him, as if he just said the sky is going to fall in a few days, in other words, deadpanning at him,...perhaps the rumors aren't just rumors afterall.

He lightly chuckled, sweat dropping a bit, "right,... ok unto to business, I am just gonna be straight to the point, I want you to go to Kuoh Academy and watch after my sister," just as he said he was being direct.

For a moment, nothing happened as I simply stared at the red hair, just processing what I heard and the pros and cons of it, and just chuckled, "no way in literal hell will I be doing that," I say, rather simply.

Sirzechs looked bewildered, from the looks of it, rather surprised that I would reject his request rather easily, can't say I was surprised, most people would seriously consider this for the simple reason the reward that this guy can provide.

After taking a moment to recompose himself, Sirzechs looked back and finally said, "why?, it is a simple job and I can assure you that I would reward you handsomely," his confusion was obvious as day, and if I was dumber, or more naive I would've probably taken it, but….

"I rejected it for the simple reason that I am simply not needed, don't try to play dumb, if this was simply to guard her you would've sent in one of your peerage members, and I don't care how busy all of them are, if it is to guard her I believe you would just make time then trust a foreign faction member," Ethan said, his voice monotone, and his body facing the Devil's direction.

My body revealing nothing, my eyes blank, and my tone neutral, "...I know this game, this is you trying to add me into your sister's peerage, do you know how fast the news travels? Well enough to know that this trick was played numerous times by countless devils, I am actually rather insulted you believed I would fall for this," I finished, my words becoming more and more piercing.

"This isn't what you believe this to be, " Srzechs tried to bring this back to negotiation, but I wasn't interested in hearing it.

"You are not the first one to try and come to me to reincarnate, try being a keyword seeing as many died going into the greek territory, they tried to bribe, trade, cheat, some even thinking they could kill me to get me as their peerage member, you know, those things that were created to enslave people," this was getting more and more heated, I can tell my eyes were now sharp looking at him.

Hearing the last bit, Sirzechs released partly his magic power, if I was an ordinarily human, I would've suffocated from the pressure, or died by a heart attack by the killing intent.

"The Evil Pieces were not created to enslave people, but to restore our numbers, that were close to extinction, I am sure you know that it isn't easy for us to reproduce, we didn't have much of a choice," he defended his race, and in some ways, I can understand, he couldn't control his faction's choices.

But that doesn't give him the excuse to be a pushover to his own subjects, so many people killed and forcefully turned, blackmailed, he even allowed a genocide to happen, I didn't view him as a leader, I viewed him as a figurehead, for that was what he was, for he couldn't even control his subjects.

My fists were clenched in my crossed arms, I was angry, and all that negativity is currently slowly being absorbed into me, courtesy of my Avenger skill, I chuckled, then I burst out a bitter laugh.

"Wow, you even SOUND genuine, I would honestly feel bad if I didn't know that THAT is a load of Bullshit, do you really think of me as an idiot?, if you truly only cared about just repopulating your race, you would've just gone to Africa, you know the place full of starving, sick people, I am sure if you had explained to any of them that by reincarnated them they would have, virtually infinite food, water, shelter, to even mass increase of power many wouldn't have cared about becoming a devil and would probably jump at the chance,...but no,"

At this point, I dropped my hands to my sides, my magic bursting out of me, our aura's were clashing, this wasn't anywhere near all of my mana, and I can assume that was not his limit either.

But if you were there, and was low-ranking, all you would see are two monsters with red glowing eyes, staring at each other, in either a blood-red or deep ocean blue pillars of suffocating magic.

" Your race is greedy for you take what doesn't belong to you, what you people are, you are the weeds in the garden of fruits and vegetables, you are the beggars that apparently think that they have the right to have the cream of the crops, You are a bunch of greedy thieves, who only ever care about strength, who constantly steal, kill, and lie to humans and other races, and this doesn't just apply to devils, this could be said to the Fallen Angels along with the gods, with, in my opinion, the worst race is the angels, who stood idly by and Watched, the so-called Guardians that did nothing when they prayed and cried for help," I never considered myself part of the Greek faction, for the very reason that I was forced into it by the olympians.

It pissed me off, when the Angel quite a shocker did NOTHING in the world, according to everyone from my faction and to others I have passed by, after the Great War the angels went back to heaven and sat there twiddling their thumbs, doing shit.

"Your kind go after the most talented, those who have sacred gears, ones that were given to us, humans, you go after what doesn't belong to you, created all sorts of problems and negativity, don't you dare try to justify it, you had more options than I could care to count, you could've gone to any of the fertility deities and asked for help, you could've gone and tried to just settle for peace, it doesn't matter how tough that would've been, if race truly mattered then that wouldn't be a problem, if your fellow leader could literally change someone's race, then I don't see a reason why he couldn't create anything that boosts fertility or invent some clones, you had numerous options in the beginning, you just choice the option that was most convenient, boosted your faction's power and almost had no repercussions if you were careful,".

We stood there for a long time, I don't remember for how long, just that we were standing there just glaring at each other, but it must've lasted hours, because once we calmed down, our magic going back in ourselves, our expressions didn't change, but we both noticed the sun rising.

My hands relaxed, and crossed them once more and turned around, " we are done here," he didn't say anything, but I knew that he agreed, bending my knees I jumped high up in an incredible distance, as I sensed him build up demonic energy and disappeared, probably teleporting away.

I made my way back to Greece, But before I disso, I had to return to the hotel ... right, I could simply hypnotize or face the check in, but my morals did not allow me to do such stinginess. Not with someone as humble as that hotel receptionist.

When I was arriving in Greece, I could detect the presence of sacred energy similar to that of angles, but a little different ... as well as the energy of a God that he was. Although it was God's frozen form of energy, it was still suspended ... in the end. The first time I felt a similar energy, I know that I was seen as a god, because when I discovered a specific set of sacred gear. Known as the thirteen Longinus named after the longinus spear, also known as the longinus spear, and to the saint of the same name, who pierced Jesus on the Cross, but it was not in those in which he was interested, but in another set the five New longinus…. Those that arose through the evolution of sacred equipment in specific situations ... mainly I was after {Alphecca Tyrant} a sacred gear capable of manipulating the concepts of its target …

Of course, it could easily backfire, if the rumors I heard are correct ... in which case I would basically be turned into a live puppet, but I think it's worth the risk.