Winds of Change (DxD)

Volume 6 - Chapter 12 - Chinese Pantheon, Sacred Beasts and Connected Harmony

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Third Person Point of View

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"Theodora was captured and so was Yashina. We have two vacant slots in the Seekers of Truth. Shall we try to recruit more members?" asked Kecate.

"For now, we won't. It's unfortunate we couldn't use the artifact during it. Sona Sitri's group prevented us from getting to 'it'. So we must cut our losses, but if we do get an opportunity in the future, then we will go there," said Oz.

"Assuming they haven't found it and plan on sealing it, and putting more security on it or destroying it," said Augusta.

"Where is Promestein, Leviathan and Nyx?" asked Chernobog.

"They are making final preparations for the Battle Gods. They should be finished in around two weeks. Until then the Connected Harmony will need to do their own planning and preparations before they decide to destroy the Sacred Beasts. I doubt they can attack the clans any time soon. Reports say that some of the Shinto gods have visited the clans," Oz continued.

"Hmm. Even the Sacred Beasts even have increased protection from the Middleman. I believe this is already a failed operation," said Kyôka. "However, some members of the Monkai Association are going to help them. Our first 'Youkai God' will go with them as well as 'Monster God'."

Chernobog was skeptical and asked, "Are they strong?"

"They wouldn't be called 'Gods' if they weren't. Even most none-combative gods can defend themselves if a battle starts, of course, it has to be weaker than them," explained Kyôka. "However, they are comparable to High-class gods in terms of raw power."

"But they're mostly on their own, right? We're just helping them since we can experiment more on things we want. We know their faction will fall sooner or later, I mean, they're just humans after all," added Kecate.

"That is the case," Oz said.

"What about you? Your group didn't achieve anything though?" asked Kecate.

Oz smiled and shook her finger. "Oh, but we did. However, we did not think they would capture one of us. That is the only thing we didn't factor in, an oversight on our part. We, the Wizards of Oz will collaborate with Qlippoth in a few months. We aim to...attack something else entirely—something more direct to the Middleman," she said with a wicked grin. Oz glanced to her side. A small image of Shuri Himejima and Baraqiel lay there.

The original Leviathan suddenly walked in and threw something on the table. All members of the group looked at it and became surprised.

"It seems our beloved dragon friend caused more damage than we originally thought. Their own research has been pushed back months or even years. Their own armies were also wiped out. That pesky dragon has done a significant amount of damage to our organization with that one punch of his," she hissed.

"Fufufufu~! Should we call him 'One Punch Man?'" asked Kecate cheerfully.

The rest ignored her comment and she made a fuss. They kept on discussing their next plans and Kecate mopped the entire time.

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"So, we're doing all of that? How are we even going to sneak into the Shinto Pantheon and the clans?" asked a member of the Connected Harmony.

Hanezu smirked and extended his hand. An ominous green and blue aura emanated from his arm. "With this, all we need is a weak-willed individual and I can control their mind...I've already done it to the Doumon clan—and it's the inheritor of the Black Tortoise. She didn't see through my disguise, so now we have a valuable pawn."