Chapter 3: The Sakra's demands, Indra

Akio and Indra locked eyes in silence...several people held their breath due to the intense pressure of the two men in the brief silence.

Only the sound of burning cigarettes could be heard, as Indra's hand tightened...then, the ash fell, signaling that the war had begun.

*BRAAAAK!

Indra first threw his fist even though it was useless...Because Akio's magic shield would not be destroyed by physical strength alone. Then Indra learned from his mistake and added a lightning bolt to his fist which made the destructive power even greater.

Indra's troops cheered at their master...they knew, when Indra used the power of his god then the opponent did not end up okay after being hit by it directly.

"Heah!"

*BOOOM!

The lightning-coated blow directly hit Akio's magic shield...and shattered the ground on which they stood.

To Indra, it didn't matter that his footing was unstable. He was a god...however, he miscalculated because he was too arrogant to think of Akio as just a human.

After the dust smoke that blocked their vision cleared...everyone was wide-eyed because Akio seemed to be fine and even his shield was not destroyed, even though he was hit by the fist of the god of thunder.

"My turn."

Akio muttered as he smoked his cigarette for the last time...he stretched his hand forward which instantly created several magic circles unknown to everyone.

Then the cigarette in Akio's hand floated in the middle of the magic circle...which made the magic circle change color from white to red.

[Red Spirit Realization: Dragon Breath!]

The small embers on the cigarette, suddenly grew bigger and created a blast so powerful that it devoured Indra completely...not only that, the blast of fire destroyed the environment where he was standing.

Akio felt that this battle would be devastating to the surrounding terrain...and quite possibly destroy the tombs of Cao-cao and the executive members who were still recovering.

So he immediately called someone from the communication device provided by the person himself...right, Georg had anticipated that if something out of control happened then Akio could contact him for help.

Taking the device that looked like a walkie-talkie from the small leather bag that rested on his waist.

"Bzzzzt...Hey Greog!"

"Bzzzzt...Yes sir?"

"You have a visitor...it seems your previous leader accepted an agreement with the Hindu pantheon"

There was a brief silence in their communication...then Greog slightly overreacted as he realized what had happened.

"Right!...Sir-"

"Just call me Akio!... I'm not that old to be called sir!"

Akio became annoyed that everyone in the faction was calling him sir, even though Akio was 25 years old this year. He was still too young to be called sir.

"Errr...well, Akio...where is your location!"

Greog spoke a little awkwardly because he was told to call Akio without honor.

"I'm at Cao-cao Tomb with three other executive members...and don't come here right away, after I give the signal please move this whole place into your artificial dimension!"

Without doubting Akio's request...Greog immediately obeyed the order. Then the communication died after Akio told him what kind of signal he gave.

*Crack!

The sound of bones cracking was heard inside the black smoke bundle where Indra stood before...then, a hand came out of the smoke bundle covered in golden armor. then swept away all the smoke bundles to reveal his current form.

"Kakaka~...*Sigh*, it's been a long time since Shiva made me want to die like this"

He said while stretching his body...his aloha clothes were replaced by the golden armor.

Indra's troops cheered at their master as if welcoming his arrival while warming up their weapons...Meanwhile, the Faction executive members who had not recovered from the previous war were a little panicked by the current situation.

And they doubted if Akio could hold off Indra and his army.

"Be happy kid...because you've made me serious"

He continued with an excited tone and a divine aura leaking out on a large scale...But Akio still looked ordinary, what he was worried about was not his or the executives' safety but their neighborhood fighting very close to Cao-cao's grave.

He respected Cao-cao for having the courage to make a decision that no human could do in this day and age...against injustice in the guise of salvation, he was very brave as a human against a bunch of supernatural beings.

Therefore, Akio respected him not because he made his return from another world but because he did what Akio had done in another world.

While waiting for the right time...Akio relaxed at the arrogance Indra showed him.

"Look and feel...the lightning that once struck Shiva-"

Akio was suddenly in front of Indra who was in the middle of a speech.

"Talkative!"

One harsh word came out of Akio's mouth that made him always remember that word in his mind.

*BUG!"

"Bugh!"

Indra held his breath after his stomach was hit so hard by Akio...even the golden armor he wore couldn't fully protect against the impact, sending him flying into the sky.

Indra's troops loosened up for a moment after their master flew up into the sky...then, realizing they couldn't just watch anymore, and immediately launched their attacks on Akio.

"Now Georg!"

Akio shouted...before the sensory troops attacked Akio and the other Hero faction executives...a purple mist enveloped the entire area...everyone was confused except for a few people who looked normal at the strange situation that was happening.

When the mist blocked everyone's eyes...they were forcibly transported to Greog's artificial dimension...this place was similar to the previous place but it was just a replica of the previous place.

Then in the Hero Faction...they were greeted by Greog who came out of the purple mist.

"Everyone!"

"Greog!" 3 x

Greog approached the three of them.

"Mr. Akio told me to take you guys to safety now"

The information coming from Greog surprised the trio a little.

"Huh?...then what about his?"

Heracles protested to Greog. ....Jeanne and Sieg agreed with him.

"I also agree with you Heracles...but, he said something like this 'Just watch me'. "

Everyone was dumbfounded by what Akio said to Greog...but, they also understood why he said that, Akio was showing his worthiness to replace Cao-cao.

The reason Akio replaced Cao-cao to achieve the Faction's vision was quite clear...it was because he was a human who lived on earth. In the chaotic state of the earth due to the supernatural that had become rampant at this time, it was only natural for Akio to make his contribution as someone strong. He was neither a hero of justice nor a vicious villain...after all, he had been through whether it was the other world or earth...he was still a human.

After the Hero Faction members withdrew from the battlefield...that's when Akio felt safe using his powers. he didn't want the same thing to happen again, even though yesterday he took the lives of thousands of people even though they were not humans but devils. he is still not someone discriminatory, if he is someone like that then the other world has long been in chaos because the dispute between races is endless.

Indra's troops went back on standby to attack Akio alone...their focus was only on Akio while the man remained where he stood.

Waiting for the enemy to get as close as possible...when the enemy had entered his attack area...that was when he showed his fangs.

He did not use a sword to attack the enemy but a bare fist was enough for the sensory troops that Akio judged them as a lackey.

Those who were ready with their weapons immediately attacked Akio in front... however, in just a moment Akio was behind them. what they saw in front was his afterimage only.

One by one the enemies fell by themselves as if they had never been attacked but in fact, they were attacked... it was because of Akio's unreasonable attack speed. for a human to be able to run that fast just rely on physical strength alone.

Does it make sense to them?

Humans, who they thought were weak and debilitated because of their ignorance that fell into lust, have unlimited potential in them.

They forgot that...they thought that without the artifacts created by the Christian god, what could humans do to them?.

But today...the opinion of humans being weak without artifacts is a mistake.

"How...confident they are. Didn't they know the information about the underworld invasion a while ago?"

Akio said, he was a little disappointed with the army of gods under Indra's leadership...he thought his army could make it difficult but they carelessly just invaded without a plan.

While he was lamenting his disappointment a lightning bolt struck where Akio was standing.

*DUAR!

Even though they were in an artificial dimension...there were no clouds or rain there because this place was out of reach.

That's right, the lightning did not come from nature...but the god Indra did. With divine power, he could create lightning at will and nature could not forbid it because he was the god of lightning himself.

"Incivility has its limits!...how dare you attack me in the middle of my speech!"

Indra shouted angrily as he floated in the purple sky... he carried a spear that came from nowhere. when the spear was lifted just a little by his... lightning began to be created, not just one but many of them that struck in all areas of the dimension.

"I don't know if you're stupid or smart, kid...but I thank you for moving our fight into this artificial dimension...now! Feel the wrath of the gods."

The divine weapon of the god Indra, who is very famous in the Hindu pantheon... It is said that just by lightly moving the weapon, Indra can create a giant lightning bolt that can cover an entire continent.

Weapon of area destruction.

[Vajra]

*DUAAAAAAR!*

Akio had not yet recovered from the shock of being struck suddenly by Indra...now there was even more lightning with even greater destructive power.

The current scene was very rare because the lightning focused on one object only which made the current lightning strike scene like a dry tree with many branches.

The attack happened only a few moments...when it was over and Indra was sure that Akio could not withstand the attack directly and believed that he was dead.

He then went down to make sure...the place where Akio was standing was really in a terrible state where the ground was destroyed, the smell of burning was everywhere and there was even electricity in the place.

Indra was sure that Akio did not survive such an onslaught...so the next step was to take what was his.

He turned around and was about to order his aide who had been watching while eating a cup of popcorn... Indra had no idea where his aide got the popcorn from.

Sun Wukong or better known as The Monkey King is very famous in the story of Journey to the West.

"Wukong-"

Before he could call out to his aide... heavy pressure came from the dust fumes where Akio had been standing.

"W-What!...there's no way you're alive!"

Akio came out of the cloud of white smoke carrying an ordinary iron sword in terms of appearance...for ordinary people, if they only glanced at it then it would be what everyone thought.

But for some people who have observant eyes...the sword is not an ordinary sword, appearances can be deceiving, the material from which Akio's sword is made is a fragment of space rock...which even the forging process is so special because the material is difficult to process...made from the core of a destroyed planet.

Akio named his sword the [Cosmic Sword]...and only he could use the sword. because if used by others then the sword was just an ordinary iron sword.

No matter how great a weapon if it's not in the right hands then it's useless. that's how the concept of the sword was made, not only chosen but able to control cosmic energy, which no one else can control except Akio.

Even he needed a lot of time to fully control the sword. And if compared to the divine weapon [Vajra] then clearly [Cosmic Sword] was superior because it could defend anything.

Now it was time for Akio's turn.