Gaming Badly in DxD

-Zatren Fumigami-

With my godly meeting done, and the sun rising into the sky, I decided to get some things out of the way, first and foremost, were the remaining Chess Pieces resting in my inventory.

‘’Delinquent-kuuuun… I understand the need for the others to be here, but why did you have to wake me up?’’ Aika complained with half-lidded eyes, still rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

Right, I didn’t really… sleep last night, so, just to keep that pace up, I called—and brought—most of the people I thought about to the basement training room of my mansion.

‘’I won’t say I disagree with my peer, Master, but your word is command.’’ Artoria nodded, practically saying ‘I also wanted to sleep in’ but with more words.

Unlike her fellow ‘servant’, Artoria was wide awake; the woman seems to have adapted awfully well, at least in the clothing department. Instead of that clunky, edgy knight armor, she was in a casual black tank top and jean shorts. The sword Excalibur was nowhere to be seen, however.

‘Some sort of storage magic, if I had to guess.’ I hummed.

Besides the two that already formed part of my peerage, there was Katarea, choosing to dress in a more modest, midnight dress, which, surprisingly enough, had quite a few enchantments placed on it.

As always, the woman held a permanent frown as if everything was a waste of her time. However, when her purple eyes landed on mine, she scoffed.

Then, there was Mittelt and Chrysalis, I noticed now more than ever, but the two women always seemed attached at the hip. It was probably due to our stay in Rome that the two got to be so friendly with each other.

Last and definitely not least, my beautiful kids.

Kuroro had, fortunately, learned how to shrink himself, going as short as a bear-sized hydra and not a small house now.

Rei was, surprisingly, in her Arachne form; her front legs were busy with some strands, which made me think she had taken to kneading as a hobby. Good for her, really.

Jack, in the meantime, had taken to watching their sister work with a child-like wonder.

‘’Right, so, to get to the point.’’ I grabbed everyone’s attention with a smile and took my ‘Evil Pieces’ from my inventory. ‘’I decided that today, and only if you’re okay with it, I’ll be reincarnating all of you into my peerage.’’

Already, the room was filled with mixed reactions. Chrysalis, Rei, and Jack were somewhat excited or curious, while Kuroro and Mittelt seemed either hesitant or uninterested.

Surprisingly enough, I didn’t get a shouting Katarea blasting my ear off about how ‘a pure-blooded devil like her becoming a servant’ or ‘someone of her caliber couldn’t be reincarnated by a mongrel’ and whatnot. However, while the woman’s abilities did not lie in cryomancy, her stare was as cold as an iceberg.

‘’I see some not very fond of the idea, that’s alright,’’ I stated, putting my hands up. ‘’However, those who wish to do know that it comes with additional perks than regular evil pieces. Because, in short, I’m a freak of nature, each piece will have a small spark of Divinity.’’

With a grin, I motioned Aika to come over. ‘’Both Aika and Artoria here are part of it already, and the former has already shown some signs of it. Dear, if you will?’’

‘’Sure thing~’’ Now more awake, Aika strutted over with a sway to her hip. Funnily enough, I noticed both Mittelt and Katarea’s stares lingering.

Then, in a second, small, round wings escaped from Aika’s back. Much softer-looking than a devil’s and with little to no edges, along with a tail that ended up in a heart shape. ‘’Ta-daa~ Goddess of Lust Aika here, presenting for duty.’’

Along with flexing her newest limbs, Aika also blew a kiss to the group; contrary to regular ones, a little heart came out when she did so, and I could feel it was infused with a smidge of divine energy.

‘’A succubus…?’’ I heard Katarea whisper to herself with wide eyes. ‘’No wonder… that little tramp.’’

‘’Fitting.’’ Mittelt snorted in a mocking tone, yet she was the first to turn her head away with a small blush.

This was, apparently, one of the side effects of Aika’s non-trained divinity. An ‘aura’ of lust around her that would… incite those who find her appealing, and let’s just say, being turned into a Goddess made her already beautiful figure into sex incarnate.

Which was also why I took her out of bed so early. No chance for her to be horny while being tired.

I was a bit worried that Aika might be too… sexual an example for my children, but both Rei and Kuroro seemed to understand all about that already. Something about their animal instincts, since the former was a spider and the latter a dragon.

The only one who looked at Aika with mild displeasure was Jack, which… fair.

Fate’s version of Jack the Ripper was, from what I remembered, a wraith born of countless unborn children from many a prostitute's back during the late eight-hundreds… which probably doesn’t translate well with her on a psychological level when presented with girls like Aika.

It’s something she’ll have to get used to. After all, Aika is not going anywhere, and this mild exposure ‘therapy’ should help with that.

‘’Alright then, with that said, who wants to go first?’’ I announced with a cheer.

-X-x-X-

At the end, I only had three pieces left.

My Mutated Knight ended up in Chrysalis, since I felt speed mixed well with her close-combatant kit, as for what sort of Goddess she had become, I wasn’t really sure, to be honest.

‘’This humble servant takes your gift with much appreciation, dear master…~’’ Her layered voice whispered into my ear as she flicked her long, black tongue. ‘’I hope I’ll be able to show you my appreciation back sometime, huhuhu…’’

A shiver went down my spine, as always, every conversation with the moth girl ended up with me feeling hot and bothered.

I should probably correct that soon.

‘’I’ll… pass.’’ Mittelt said, surprising me. The Fallen girl scratched her head with mild annoyance. ‘’Don’t get it twisted. It’s something to do with politics and I… promised to Father.’’

‘’It’s alright. I did say it was optional.’’ I merely shook my head and patted the girl’s own. Unlike previous times, where she’ll slap the hand away or pout. I saw a small smile appear on the petite Fallen’s face, showing off her adorable fang. ‘’Ah, is someone finally accepting my love and affection? I’m so happy I could cry rivers of blood…’’

‘’Fuck off.’’ Immediately, her face flushed slightly, and a death glare was shot my way. ‘’Go die, idiot.’’

Yeah, that was a bit more like it. Not like it would stop me at all.

Speaking of surprises, however, the one who accepted being reincarnated next was the woman I thought would be the first to refuse.

‘’You better follow on every promise your mongrel’s mouth spoke, Zatren Fumigami.’’ Katarea scoffed, looking down at me with squinted eyes. ‘’Doubly so after your slight.’’

My Mutated Bishop went to Katarea, who was extremely miffed that I hadn’t used the Queen Piece for her. And, admittedly, I may have needed to use it if my piece wasn’t a Mutated one.

Evil Pieces functioned out of not only the King and the reincarnate’s current strength, but the potential of the person that I wished to reincarnate.

And other people didn’t really have the option to ‘lower their requirements’ as I did. That’s the reason for Sona and Rias being able to reincarnate me even while I had the System and the Legendary Spear, after all.

A Bishop was ‘worth’ three points, a mutated one was worth six, and I had the feeling a Rook piece of mine wasn’t enough. So, it was either the Mutated Bishop or my Queen.

‘’Don’t you worry, Serafall messaged me this morning, and you are… Well, I won’t say fine, but this will help a lot.’’ I reassured before cheekily placing a kiss on the devil’s cheek. ‘’Guess you’ll just have to behave now, won’t you?’’

Katarea shivered, and her neck flushed slightly. After sending me a death stare, which I replied to with wiggly eyebrows, she sneered and made way for the next person, who actually came in a combo.

My three kids got: A Knight for Jack, three Pawns for Kuroro, and four Pawns for Rei.

‘’Not fair… Big Sister Rei got the most points, and little Jack got a cool piece…’’ Kuroro sulked, all four of his heads in various degrees of gloominess. ‘’Papaaa…’’

Even if it was the deep voice of a four-headed monster, the tone pulled at my heartstrings, and I hugged the dragon, patting one of its heads with a smile.

‘’Don’t say that, son. How about I get you a treat later?’’ I tried cheering the hydra up. Two heads perked up and nuzzled against me; however, a pair of grey eyes and another set of red ones stared directly into my soul.

Chiii…

‘’Fine, fine, all of you can get a treat, but Kuroro gets a second one, and that’s final.’’ I shook my finger with a soft frown. ‘’Understood?’’

‘’Yay! Thanks, Mommy!’’ ‘’I thank you, father.’’ ‘’Yes, papa…’’

‘’Ha-psh.’’ Aika whispered while doing a whipping motion, making Mittelt almost choke with laughter.

Damn brats…

‘’What are you two lazy bums standing around for?’’ I called out with an amused, crooked grin. ‘’Reincarnating isn’t the only thing I called you for. It’s training time, ladies!’’

That made their amusement sour, even if it was then replaced by a determined glint.

‘’Good.’’ I smiled. Then, after giving each one of my kids a head pat, I hummed. ‘’Now run along to train with big sis… er… with Katarea!’’

‘’Hah?!’’ The mentioned woman made an undignified sound as she was suddenly rushed by the little—and not so little—menaces. ‘’You filthy brats…! Fine, come at me, then! I’ll give you the spanking your father won’t!’’

Maybe I should have asked first…

‘I did want them to train, so…’ As demonic and draconic power erupted in the room, along with a thick layer of fog, I nodded with crossed arms. ‘’Now, how about my own training, then?’’

And not only did I have the candidate in my line of sight, but I also knew just the weapon I wanted to try out. Can’t believe I forgot about it for so long, really.

From my inventory, a massive, almost unwieldy spear appeared. It was twice as tall as me with a sleek, black handle, and it almost looked like a giant arrow, considering how big its purple spear-tip was.

The same spear that Sona stole from the museum in Rome. Mars’s—or Ares's—Spear.

‘’Do you mind taking the backseat, beloved?’’ I asked my partner with a sheepish grin. ‘’I don’t know why, but I have the feeling I shouldn’t copy this one.’’

It was instinctual. Something about the remnants of divinity inside of it told me that copying it would be futile. It was as nerve-wracking as it was intriguing.

‘I do not mind, no.’ Jinzui hummed. ‘In fact, show me what you can do without me to rely on, dear partner, fufufu~’

Oh, you’re on.

‘’Heeeey, Ar-to-ria!’’ I called out, running to the Saber like a man possessed.

-X-x-X-

The sound of metal clashing against metal rang in my ears. The tainted Excalibur met the God of War’s spear, sending sparks coursing through the air. Even without the Corrupted Grail empowering her, it seemed that Artoria hadn’t lost her edge at all.

‘’How are you acclimating here?’’ I asked casually as her sword was retrieved, and I had to block an underhanded strike aiming for my left ribs. ‘’I know Jack’s pretty happy now, but I haven’t had time to ask you properly, oh, gluttonous dragon.’’

The woman’s face didn’t so much as twitch as I cocked my spear back, and with the sound of a shotgun firing, I slammed it on the ground she was just standing in. The platinum blonde side-stepped out of the deadly range and parried through the follow-up thrust, pushing the speartip into the ground with the front of her sword.

‘’It has been good. Your food is delicious, even if your choice of company is… Well, I’ll abstain from commenting.’’ Artoria mused with a hum; even so, I saw the twinkle of amusement in her otherwise cold eyes. ‘’I would tell you to refrain from calling me by my previous titles, considering our positions, but I feel you get a kick out of it, Master—’’

I got the Saber off mid-sentence by dropping my weapon entirely and delivering a spinning quick to the woman’s armored arm. Apparently, it was a construct born out of her own mana, but that didn’t mean that I couldn’t shatter it into pieces once more, as shown by the following crack.

Her boots screeched against the reinforced floor, but not any further than that. Instead, I got my leg grabbed, and I was slammed onto the floor with an echoing thud.

‘’GAH!’’ I coughed, chuckling all the while. ‘’That Rook piece is really starting to kick in, isn’t it? Also, you’re right, I won’t—Well, I would… but only if you ask nicely~!’’

Reinforcement fully covering my body, I shot off the wall like a rocket and broke through Artoria’s hasty cover. Instead of backing down, however, the sword-wielder also dropped her blade in favor of delivering a right hook into my temple, which stung quite a bit.

If her choice was merely because she felt like decking me in the face or a long forgotten sense of chivalry by fighting an unarmed opponent on equal grounds, I didn’t know, but I sure wasn’t complaining!

‘’Master has also gotten stronger, it seems.’’ She praised with a critical eye. ‘’If it’s a fight blow for blow with a dragon you crave, then this servant cannot help but indulge, Ser Zatren!’’

‘It seems the polite tone and mannerisms cut short when Artoria gets heated enough. Good to know!’ Pure black miasma surrounded the woman’s figure, as did a golden glow envelop my own. ‘’Then come at me, dragon! Need I remind you in whose favor the scores are?!’’

With a war cry, a barrier had to be set around us, since our next clash was enough to even make the magical reinforcements in the walls tremble and crack.

This was just what I needed!

-X-x-X-

As the afternoon came around, I decided to pay a visit to one particular red-haired princess.

Sadly for me, Rias' office back at the Occult Research club couldn’t really be ‘sneaked in’… That was, if it was the me from two days ago talking.

With No Peeking and a Divinity-infused Stealth, I easily got through the jagged open door, and barely paused to take a look around; it was a dimly lit thing with a cracking fireplace. Nice and clean, surprisingly organized.

And there, wearing reading glasses that I knew didn’t have any prescription with a cute frown on her face, was Rias, reading some papers before taking a deep sigh.

Which was the perfect opportunity for me to go unnoticed until I was right behind her… and slump my head right into the crimson beauty’s shoulder.

‘’Hey there, sweet stuff—‘’ A mix of bright red and corrosive, black liquid entered my field of view as Rias's entire body stilled. I felt the slightest of goosebumps as the Power of Destruction sparkled on my face. ‘’…Rias attacks first when surprised, got it.’’

At hearing my voice, Rias let out a shaky breath, lowering her open hand and dissipating the magic before turning to face me with a half-pout.

‘’Well, what do we have here? A certain god remembered that he had a girlfriend?’’ She asked, letting the papers on the table as I nuzzled into her neck. ‘’Don’t think your little sweet words and caresses will convince me, mister.’’

Someone was feeling feisty~

‘’That doesn’t seem fair, does it? Sure, I brought a little trouble at the treaty conference, but I also gave my fellow servants a little upgrade.’’ I pointed out with a grin. ‘’Doesn’t that earn me something, at least? Besides, we see each other every morning, you drama queen.’’

My words only made Rias pout harder. ‘’Mouu… Not the point!’’

Relenting, I moved the girl’s mane of hair out of the way and placed a tender kiss on her neck, causing her breath to hitch.

Another thing I loved about having so many partners is knowing their little nitpicks, what buttons to push, and what reactions I could get out of it.

The clearest example was how Koneko absolutely loved physical contact and warmth, making her a little cuddle-monster, or how Sona was incredibly proper, getting annoyed at public shows of affection, but almost unconsciously partaking in them while in private, like leaning into my shoulder or interlocking hands while she worked on something.

Rias was not the exception; she was very touchy-feely, but hugs and romantic little things were her weakest spot, making her absolutely putty in my hands, like right now.

‘’Haa…’’ The Gremory Heiress relaxed in my embrace, leaning her head back, allowing me free access to her neck if I so desired. ‘’You just know what button to press, don’t you? What a reliable Kouhai…~’’

I chuckled right next to her ear. The closeness made her slightly short of breath, heart skipping a beat and all. This feeling of causing tremors in someone’s being with so little… I liked it a lot, doubly so because it was my lover's.

‘’Alright, Zuzu, alright…’’ Finally, she did relent, tilting her head and pressing a short kiss to my lips before chuckling. ‘’Happy now? I really can’t get anything done with you around, can I? Like a puppy begging for attention.’’

‘’Maybe… Though, weren’t you the one who was complaining about not getting attention just now?’’ I teased, getting a soft slap on the arm in response. ‘’What were you working on, anyway? You know I can always lend a hand.’’

The girl shook her head before tapping her desk softly, a complicated expression on her face as if she were debating something. ‘’It’s mostly done. Though there are some interesting… requests. We have been challenged to more than one Rating Game since Riser and his party, you know?’’

‘’Oh?’’ I paid extra attention now. ‘’Something interesting? I heard your cousin is pretty strong. Did he challenge us? Man, I bet that would be a blast.’’

‘’Hold your horses, Zuzu.’’ Rias chided, poking me on the side with amusement etched on her face. ‘’Not him, no. And I feel like the rest would be boring to you, even if they would prove a decent challenge for everyone else…’’

Hmm… makes sense. I was well above Rias right now, considering how easy it was to take down Kokabiel, who I was pretty sure was way below Artoria with her full power from back at the dungeon.

Huh… that reminds me, Rias hasn’t seen Artoria yet, has she? Strange, considering we all inhabit the same house, but maybe she’s been a bit busy lately.

The meeting is bound to be fun.

‘’If you feel like they would be beneficial, just take them and let me play support.’’ I offered, which actually made Rias pause and hum, tapping her digits against her left cheek in contemplation. ‘’It would help me practice my support and buffing spells and let the offensive ones take a break, though, I’ll expect a reward fitting of my participation.’’

The crimson princess snorted, rolling her eyes with a grin. ‘’Fine, fine. Here’s one I feel you’ll like… How do you feel about doing a second round with Diodora, hm?’’

…Did I hear right?

Because, unless my ears were playing tricks on me, it seemed that Christmas had come early, no?

‘’Heck yes.’’ I hissed, making Rias chuckle. ‘’You laugh now, but I still have some shit to settle with that bastard, and if he was dumb enough to challenge us after getting his ass beaten in a three against one, then clearly one good punch to the nogging wasn’t nearly enough.’’

That, and because that time, I only punched him because he pissed me off really badly. I still had to punch him one more time for making Asia get excommunicated. Another one for treating his peerage like annoyances during our fight, and then one more because he’s Diodora, and he deserves it.

‘’You’re not wrong…’’ Rias raised a finger, making one specific parchment fly to our field of vision before it burst into sparks of destruction. ‘’Guess we are doing that, then. I’ll let you and everyone else know the details when they arrive.’’

‘’I’m the luckiest man in the world.’’ I stated, because it was a fact, before I started mooching on Rias's cheek constantly. ‘’So lucky, in fact, I’ll give you one kiss for every piece of luckiness!’’

‘’What does that even mean?’’ Rias giggled while trying to playfully bat me away. Her cheeks flushed as her sky-blue eyes locked with mine, a small spark of passion mixed with a smidge of annoyance. ‘’So clingy… Are you trying to rile me up? I won’t forgive you if you let me high and dry again, you hear, Zuzu?’’

‘’Someone’s being a tsundere today…’’ I pointed out with a shit-eating grin.

She gasped, placing a hand on her chest as if I had insulted her family’s name. ‘’I’m not! Don’t you dare!’’

‘’Tsun, tsun~’’

‘’Uhhhh… Come here, you, I’ll show you a tsundere!’’

I cackled as my face was shoved into Rias’s prominent bust. She refused to let me go for the next twenty minutes until I admitted she was not, in fact, a tsundere.

-X-x-X-

‘‘…I don’t think my Cooking skill is going to work after this one.’’ I felt bile rise to my throat as the last green ‘milkshake’ exited the blender. ‘’Oh god… Someone take my sense of smell away.’’

‘It’s your own fault for spoiling those kids so much, partner.’ Jinzui stated with a stern tone, but I could hear the amusement in her voice! ‘I do not know what you mean.’

Sure, you don’t.

Anyway, while preoccupied with making an assortment of treats for my kids, of which most were composed of absurd amounts of tough, lean meat for my little dragon, a variety of shakes—I’m not disclosing what was inside them besides bugs—for Rei, and some normal chocolate chip cookies for Jack, I got a message on my phone.

And as I checked it over while timing the cookies from the oven, a smile came to my face.

It was a text from Gasper, the cute dhampir I was getting ‘busy’ with the other day seemed to have finally decided on a place for our date to take place, if her messages were anything to go by.

[JustOneSip: I think here would be nice… I have snacks and video games.]

[RandomBullshitGo: Gasper, cutie, that’s a pic of your room.]

[RandomBullshitGo: Don’t misunderstand, I won’t mind at all, that’s why I wanted you to pick, but is there any other place you’d like to go out to?]

[RandomBullshitGo: Dw, we can still go to your room afterwards, lol.]

[JustOneSip: D-DON’T SAY THAAAT!]

[RandomBullshitGo: It’s only a joke if you want it to be~]

[JustOne Sip: Uhhhhh…]

‘Who genuinely stutters over text?’ I raised an eyebrow with a shit-eating grin. ‘Maybe I should propose the place.’

[JustOneSip: Then… how about an aquarium?]

[RandomBullshitGo: You like fish?]

[RandomBullshitGo: Well, of course you do, I’m one, but now seriously.]

[JustOneSip: I do!]

[JustOneSip: I had a lot of time to do things besides playing games in my room. I like sharks the most… but I doubt they have them (Φ ᆺ Φ)]

[JustOneSiP: I hate dolphins, though.]

‘Completely understandable.’ I nodded sagely. ‘Little ocean bastards…’

[RandomBullshitGo: Alright, I’ll do the arrangements. Please make sure to wear something very cute. I want to see just how high Gasper’s cuteness can reach when dressing with optimized cute factor in mind!]

I waited for a bit, and Gasper appeared to have typed and erased something a few times. Thinking I genuinely broke the poor gal, I let my phone on the countertop next to the old parchment to go and check on the cookies—

‘Hold up.’ I slowly backtracked and stared dead at the scroll. Before even reading from the top, I noticed a little seal in the form of one pair of iconic boots with little wings. ‘’…Alright, that was creepy as hell, but I respect the dedication, Hermes.’’

Still, I was curious about what the God of Travel wished to tell me about, so…

‘’Let’s see…’’

Hello, fellow Deus!

The little reunion yesterday was quite fun, though it is sad that I could not stay for another day or two! Let me tell you, what you think we’ve seen? We saw a lot more~

Sadly, being one of the only—currently working—Gods of Travel and messages for the big man in the clouds, I… Well, let’s say I had a lot of backed-up work to do. So, I said, why not ask my fellow fan of mystery and shiny trinkets? Surely, he would like some of our realm's finest treasures!

Sooo… let me get to the point, hm?

There’s a lonely witch in a solitary isle who’s been in search of company for a while. Though she’ll push through her condition, even if dire.

Two monsters across the sea’s miles, yet only one of them is truly vile. Would you extinguish just one or both, and make a pair?

What’s this? There’s someone missing; the horse ran away! Will you be able to retrieve it with your word or blade?

I can already tell this message alone has made gears turn. Oh, how I love an adventure yet to discern!

Enough with the wordplay, let this be my little task to you. If you achieve it? Some great rewards are due!

—The most handsome Messenger across all Pantheons, Hermes.

PS: You don’t have to worry about that Lyre, though I’d love for you to do me a private recital sometime~

PS 2: Ah, you may have to worry about Aphrodite… She didn’t like that you took her dead husband’s spear. Sorry in advance!

I liked a good adventure like anyone else, but… what the fuck was that ominous apology at the end? Come on, it was just a little sparring. Besides, if she cared enough about it, then why was it rotting away in a museum?

…Yes, I was also widely ignoring the first note. Still trying to figure out if Hermes is a dude or not.

Wait, he’s Greek… The people who change gender and even form at will to fuck things.

…Would I do the God of Travel, knowing that?

…

Yeah, I probably would, to be honest.

A Long-Term Quest: ‘’An Epic Tale.’’ has started!

Objective: Decipher Hermes' Riddles and complete the quests he has laid for you.

Riddle I: ‘’There’s a lonely witch in a solitary isle who’s been in search of company for a while. Though she’ll push through her condition, even if dire.’’

Riddle II: ‘’Two monsters across the sea’s miles, yet only one of them is truly vile. Would you extinguish just one or both, and make a pair?’’

Riddle III: ‘’What’s this? There’s someone missing; the horse ran away! Will you be able to retrieve it with your word or blade?’’

Bonus Objectives: Complete the Chaos Karma Dragon Questline at the same time.

Rewards:

[?]

Bonus Rewards:

[Tiamat’s Quest Rewards.]

[Two For One (Perk).]

This Quest does not have a time limit.

‘’I was wondering when that would pop up—‘’ I paused, body going still as the smell of something burning reached my nose. ‘’Shit, the cookies!’’

As I hurriedly reached the oven and managed to save my daughter’s treats, I couldn’t help but think that my days were going to be way busier from now on.

-X-x-X-

Bonus Scene: Love’s Wrath.

-Aphrodite-

Countless mirrors filled my entire room, from which not only was my every angle captured, but I also looked deep into them when bored. So what if my particular fancy costs Hephaestus a few more days and nights? In my opinion, it was all worth it, and the blacksmith was well-paid.

My pink hair flowed along the non-existent breeze, silky and perfect. My face, always so praised and fawned over by man or God, had soured and scrunched up into the ugliest of frowns.

The reason? Some measly Deus from a foreign land had dared to take what rightfully belonged to my now late love.

Yet, as the pictures in my many mirrors moved, and I spied into the man’s journeys, I felt a crushing weight on my chest. He was oh, so similar to my one true love, then why was that realization followed by the ugliness of anger and disgust?

Oh, how I hated ugly things…

I walked around my abode, a pink silk dress and torn rose petals following close behind. It may not cover much of my tanned, perfect skin, but it did enough.

And as I locked eyes with the Deus’s manic grin as he wielded the God of War’s spear with the brutality and ruthlessness proper of war and bloodshed itself…

‘’No, you won’t convince me, Hermes…’’ I spoke into the air, my voice firm yet airy, beautiful. Knowing very well who was listening. ‘’You may not care for thine artifacts, but no person, god or otherwise, can wield war without abandoning love.’’

And I’ll prove it. Like many before him, Zatren Fumigami shall truly experience the rage that will drive any love away.

‘I’ll make sure of it.’ I chuckled, divine energy latching on my fingers as a spell that only a Goddess like me could make.

For there’s no raging stronger than the high throes of lust itself.

And only if he survives both, then I may entertain the idea of War finding its new holder.

-X-x-X-

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Author's Note:

For anyone curious. The pieces Zuzu has left are: A Queen, a Rook, and a single Pawn.

Anyway, Hermes Quest is supposed to be a little hint of what awaits us in a Future Arc. If anyone is curious, this arc I'm doing rn will end around the Young Devil's Tournament. The Participants better lock tf in, because Zuzu WILL be participating... once he's done with a lot of shenanigans that stand in his way on a daily basis, lol.

As for our favorite punching bag- I mean, Diodora... We'll deal with his ass shortly. With Aphrodite? Even shorter, and I'm still laughting at the way I did it.

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