In the entire supernatural world, one of the most powerful pantheons has always been considered the Indian. This became more obvious after the losses of Biblical mythology during the Great War. Each god was afraid or worried that one day the Hindus would invade them and destroy their usual way of life. Such thoughts were not wrong, because among the Indian pantheon live two of the most powerful gods. And neither of this duo was a good god.
Shiva is the god of destruction and a member of the Trimurti. His power is second only to the Great Red and Ophis. His very essence requires destruction of everything, but he tries to remain calm, cheerful and reasonable. Occupying himself with various interesting things.
Indra is a powerful god, also known as the King of the Gods; God of war, storms and rains. During his life, he defeated many strong enemies, and started wars. It was no secret that he was eager to start a war with Shiva.
These two gods were considered irreconcilable and hostile to each other. However, now they were sitting calmly opposite each other in Shiva's palace. Despite their enmity, they had to cooperate with each other to avoid harmful consequences for their pantheon and the entire world. Today, they gathered because of the reason for their reconciliation.
— Don't piss me off and you will stay alive, — after these words are spoken, the video ends.
A couple of hours ago, a video was sent from Takamagahara to all mythologies and major magical associations. It showed a war between a well-known representative of Shinto and an army of angels. A protracted battle ended with the release of the Red Dragon Emperor and the appearance of Ouroboros. The Infinity Dragon demonstrated her involvement in everything that was happening with her actions, which seriously scared the entire supernatural community.
— What do you think? — Shiva asked when they finished watching the recording for the second time.
— Everything happened as we predicted, — the god of war answered with a sigh of irritation.
About five years ago, Indra sensed a change in the future flows. Such things happened rarely, so the god did not attach much importance to it, but the situation repeated itself again. Gradually, the future that Indra knew began to change. His attempts to find the cause of everything could not give an immediate result. The only thing that the god knew — intentionally or not, but Ouroboros with its power blocked the ability to see the future. With this alarming news, he went to Shiva.
The two gods, after a long search for information and its analysis, came to a disappointing conclusion: the God of the Infinity Dragon ceased to be a simple observer, having become a full—fledged player himself. Such a thing could not happen spontaneously, so the gods of India dug even deeper, using the gaps in vision to narrow the search.
The source of the problems was soon found. For some reason unknown to them, Ophis became attached to the half-demon and helped him in every possible way. The half-breed himself was in the service of the Shinto gods. Kiyoshi Zankoku had a problematic sacred gear, for his desire to destroy the rebellious fallen angel in anticipation of the upcoming peace treaty signing would certainly result in trouble for the devils and the fallen. This is not counting the actions of the recently created "Chaos Brigade".
At one point, Indra even wanted to get rid of the unstable element, but his entire body immediately shivered. A picture of the devastation of both the human and supernatural worlds appeared in the god's head. Even in the gods' own dimensions, no one could escape the fury of Ouroboros.
Having learned all the possible ins and outs, Shiva ordered all ties of the Indian pantheon to be severed, locking the borders of his own kingdom, and Indra severed all ties with his toy. They had a good reason for this. They were able to understand that the fate of not only his pantheon, but also the lives of the entire world depended on the actions of a boy with an unstable psyche.
Soon their fears were confirmed. The Biblical Alliance's attempt to eliminate the danger led to their slow collapse. The kidnapping and death of the Zenith Storm bearer. The undermining of faith and the destruction of many churches around the world. It only got worse. During the general mythology meeting, which they ignored, the other gods tried to put pressure on the boy. Normally, there would be nothing unusual in this situation, but this time, the choice of target became a fatal mistake for the gods.
The vengeful phoenix does not forgive insults. He conspired with all the enemies of the formed alliance, even persuaded evil dragons and gods to participate in his plans. All this in order to take revenge and weaken potential opponents.
Egypt was attacked by Apophis, the eclipse dragon who constantly fought with Raa, wanting to swallow the sun. He was accompanied by a dozen weaker evil dragons. In the end, the Egyptians were able to kill their old enemy again, but to do so, they had to sacrifice a third of the remaining gods.
The northern gods were mired in civil strife. Through Izanami and Hel, Kiyoshi was able to arrange a meeting with Loki. The god, eager for the onset of Ragnarok, happily agreed to support the phoenix's plan when Nidhogg was assigned to help him. The dragon devouring the roots of the World Tree did not refuse to absorb the life force of Yggdrasil again, killing a couple of gods along the way. Odin could no longer waste his strength on external problems when his home was in such disarray.
For the Olympians, things were much worse. The evil dragons led by Ladan had caused great damage, killing half a dozen lesser gods. The shameful fact for the Greeks was the escape of the culprit of their losses. What was even worse was that their leaders were killed, and Hades had completely seized power over the pantheon. All the gods who had previously despised and ignored the god of Death were mercilessly suppressed by Hades and his supporters.
— Now we can begin to act, — Shiva's voice sounded undisguised interest. — The Celestial System, like the Heavens themselves, is no more. The world has changed again. The era of chaos is coming. No one will be able to stop us when we start to subjugate the territory of biblical mythology.
— What about those three? — Indra was very unhappy that he had to tuck his tail between his legs and cooperate with his sworn enemy. — Even though we can't do anything to the guy, the red one is an excellent target.
— I agree. Ddraig is currently at the level of the weakest dragon king in terms of strength, and it will take at least a thousand years until he regains his former power, but... — the god of destruction looked at his opponent with anticipation. — Isn't it more interesting to have such an unexpected element as the Heavenly Dragon on the chessboard? In any case, we can deal with Ddraig whenever we want.
***
The devils have been in complete turmoil for the past month. In just one day, a whole series of events occurred that directly affected their lives. The reincarnated demons rebelled, giant monsters attacked their lands, the Gremory Pillar was completely destroyed, two Demon Lords and many high-ranking devils were killed by an unknown person, and finally the floating island of Agares disappeared after a huge battle took place.
Smart individuals were able to immediately understand what was going on behind the scenes when Serafall Leviathan and Falbium Asmodeus announced a change in the government and the announcement of two candidates for the vacant seats of the Demon Lords. The new leaders were Grayfia Lucifuge, now Beelzebub, and Sayoraorg Lucifer, formerly Bael. At Serafall's suggestion, all decisions would now be made exclusively by the Demon Lords. The former Council of Elders could only suggest ideas for improving the lives of their race. The Demon Lords could also push forward their own projects, but they would need the consent of at least three of them to be accepted.
The new government's first decision was to pass a law to revive the Pillars. Previously, non—purebred demons were despised and not recognized among the highest class of devils. Now, if a demon could prove their affiliation with a particular "missing pillar", they could become its new head with all the ensuing consequences. Such a step was taken in order not to lose the unique bloodlines that could manifest in the future generation.
Immediately after the announcement of this law, the Lucifuge family was headed by Euclid, who was previously considered dead. The new head of the house also became the head of the scientific laboratory that belonged to the previous Lord Beelzebub.
The next shocking event was the Red Dragon Emperor, who occupied the former lands of Gremory. But it was not the fact of the dragon's revival and his new place of residence that surprised the inhabitants of the underworld, but the constant furious cries of the Dragon King Tiamat when she tries to find Ddraig and force him to return her treasures. While the dragon itself takes the form of Issei and calmly avoids the annoying attention of his stalker.
The news of the destruction of Heaven brought mixed feelings to the hearts of the demons. The older generation, who had witnessed the war, rejoiced at the destruction of their enemy's stronghold. The younger demons, as well as the reincarnated ones, felt some discomfort and anxiety. After all, if something like this happened to Heaven, then Hell could suffer the same fate.
The Demon Lords learned of this from the angels themselves. Gabriel, who had not participated in the battle in the underworld, along with the few survivors and the remnants of the fallen, arrived in the underworld. She decided to find a new home here, among the old enemies with whom they had made a peace treaty. However, fearing persecution from other mythologies, the angels were forced to make a deal with the new demon government. Because of this, the last surviving seraph took on the figure of the "King", becoming a demon. Without the Heavenly System, the angels did not have to fear falling. Now they could show their love and have children, slowly reviving their race, and gradually merging into the lives of the inhabitants of the underworld.
***
Kiyoshi sat relaxed on the couch in his house. Next to him, Shirone was dozing, leaning on his shoulder. Phoenix was enjoying the long—awaited peace. Even six months after that grueling battle, he still enjoys the end of the problems. No more revenge, war with other mythologies, or global threats. Now he could devote himself entirely to his family.
When everything was resolved, Zankoku first returned to his position as the head of Hyakki Yakou. Although he was more of a leader in name. Sometimes appearing in various offices to check or solve a problem, while his friend Shinichi was mostly in charge of everything. Such outings to work are more for the sake of amusing and relaxing the blond, causing a hint of nostalgia, than a real need. His main activity in the gang was training Erika, who became something like a daughter to him and the other girls.
Kiyoshi began to devote all his free time to his family. Walks and training Kumiko and Erika. Dates and hot nights with his wives, or just having fun with Ophis and the rest of the family. Such a schedule for several months could not help but cause corresponding results.
One day, during training, Akeno was unable to properly use her dragon transformation. Such an unusual situation forced the girl to turn to an expert in this matter. Ophis could not answer this on her own and nothing better came to her mind than to ask a more knowledgeable person. Ouroboros, without any fuss, summoned an aquamarine dragon through the dragon gate directly to the backyard of the Zankoku estate. The panic that arose from both Tiamat herself and the alarmed guards was not immediately calmed down.
Hearing the reason for her summoning, she initially wanted to curse the stupid Ouroboros, but quickly fell into a stupor. Having taken human form, Tiamat jumped up to Akeno and began to draw a magic circle over the girl's belly, simultaneously asking various questions. A couple of minutes later, she brought out the result — pregnancy. This news caused happy cries throughout the area. The congratulations immediately turned into a festive banquet, which included all the friends and acquaintances. Even the —expert— could not escape the fate of being seated at the table.
Due to her racial background, the girl's pregnancy occurred according to an unusual scenario for many. Two months after the news was announced, Akeno laid an egg, which was now in her room. Instincts and a strong desire completely captured the young dragon. She practically does not leave her unborn child for a step, and does not let anyone outside their family get close to the egg.
Kiyoshi understood his wife's feelings perfectly. He himself had injected himself with Kuroki no less fanatically during her pregnancy. Therefore, the phoenix spent time with his dragon every evening near their treasure. Kumiko often kept them company. The girl was happy about the imminent appearance of brothers or sisters. After all, Akeno was not the only one who made him happy. Carefully, so as not to wake her, he kissed the white-haired nekoshou. His hand slowly reached out to her until it rested on her rounded belly. With a happy smile, the phoenix gently stroked his future son.