Winds of Change (DxD)

Volume 6 - Chapter 14 - Durandal of the General Election and Bubbles of Hope*

Word count: 43k

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Third Person Point of View

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"Haaaa...that little bastard did it again," Azazel said with a sigh.

"Well, you got to meet your father one last time, didn't you?" asked Sirzechs.

Azazel blushed and turned away. "S-so what? That old man decided to make himself look like a hunk, tch!"

"He's conveniently forgetting the part where he also cried along with the other Seraphs," mused Ajuka.

"Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuut uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!!" Azazel screamed and covered his face out of embarrassment.

Christmas had ended, and the year was about to end. The Four Satans, Michael, Altaria and Azazel decided to meet up to discuss a small issue.

"So, everyone we're in alliance with has been preparing slowly, right? With what Jin told us, Trihexa along with several of those Battle Gods might show up, oh and the monster that Glenda merged with," said Azazel. He tried to move the discussion along since he didn't want to be teased.

"Yeah, I actually asked him about it along with Danu, Hephaestus and other goddesses we're close with and the warriors of each faction are heading to those chambers to get as strong as possible," said Serafall.

"Michael, Altaria, is something wrong?" Ajuka asked the two angels.

"...The unrest of the Church has slowly begun to surface, have you heard about it? The Exorcists who have questioned the reason behind the treaty of the three factions. Peace means that there will be no need to hunt devils. The vampires have also appeared to be starting to accept peace under their new leaders."

"There are those who harbor concerns about what kind of future these exorcists may have. We don't know what would happen if their discontent and suspicion of Heaven reached the top brass," explained Michael.

Azazel rubbed his chin. "Hmm. So you're saying that every opposing organization is raising this issue within the Vatican? I heard that one of the masterminds behind this was the previous wielder of Durandal."

"...The original wielder of [Durandal] has already been assimilated...this is bad. That guy's mastery over [Durandal] was very high. If he were to get his hands on [EX Durandal] then—"

"...The Khaos Order is definitely supporting them from the shadows," Sirzechs said with concern.

"What shall we do then? I'm sure Jin is aware of this already, that brat just knows things—I wouldn't be surprised that he knows we're having this conversation right now," said Azazel as he looked at his own shadow. "Maybe he has his shadow soldiers in our shadows?"

"It's possible, and he would just say it's for our own protection," Ajuka told Azazel who sighed. "What does his direct subordinate say?" Ajuka asked Altaria as everyone turned their attention to her.

Altaria smiled and said, "I can neither confirm nor deny such a claim, Ajuka Beelzebub-san."

"I'll tell Aar—Jin then. Though like you said, he probably already knows about it. Let's let him take the spotlight as usual and work behind the scenes," added Serafall.

All of them agreed and spoke about other things pertaining to how to better their defenses and might before the largest operation that the Khaos Order may undertake.

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In the Underworld, in a certain building that belong to the Phenex clan, Riser Phenex was elated. His sister Ravel Phenex was also with him.