A Nexus Devil (Dxd x Multi Crossover)

Chapter 51: Reunions Part 2

Chapter 51: Reunions Part 2

Upon reading the letter from Lady Death, Frigga relented and led the group towards Odin's private chambers, where he kept the anchor for the seal that trapped his daughter on Hel. With some reluctance, Frigga released the seals over Hel, allowing her stepdaughter to escape. It didn't take Hela long to notice her newfound freedom. In fact, not even 30 seconds had passed after Frigga broke the seal when a swirling darkness appeared in front of them, and Hela emerged from it.

Upon seeing Thor's sister, Hela, Jake's initial impression was that she exuded extreme confidence, which seemed a bit unusual considering her thousand-year imprisonment. The Asgardian goddess of death stood quite tall, almost 6 ft, and shared a striking beauty with long black hair and pitch-black eyes. Interestingly, she appeared to resemble Loki more than she did Thor.

"Well, now this is quite the reception just to greet me. I'm afraid I don't recognize anyone in the room except for General Tyr, along with you, dear stepmother. Since my seal has been broken, I assume Odin is dead... Good riddance, I say," Hela said smugly as she mostly addressed Queen Frigga.

"Father is most certainly not dead!" Thor declared proudly. "He is simply in his sleep cycle."

Hela let out a tsk sound before turning towards Thor. "And who might you be? One of Odin's sons, I presume?"

Thor nodded and declared himself the crown prince of Asgard. Jake could tell from the grimace on Hela's face that she was not happy to hear him say that. He could even feel the slight fluctuations of her huge magical reserves with her anger spiking.

"Is this oaf speaking the truth?" Hela asked General Tyr, who just nodded to her annoyed look. Loki snickered at her brother's indignant look upon not being taken seriously by his new sister. "It seems Asgard is truly doomed... Well, at least it would be, if I wasn't here now," she declared before glaring menacingly at Thor. The latter gulped to himself in trepidation. These last few days had continuously been one humbling event after another for him.

"Easy now," Jake spoke up. "There's no need for any violence here." He decided to step in before Hela decided to start any kin-slaying to take the throne back.

Hela turned and gave the one who just spoke a once-over look. She was surprised by the substantial amount of magical power emanating from him. It made her wonder if he was a new god. Moreover, she sensed another presence in the room that was equally strong—a young woman with twin-styled hair and a very... pink frilly outfit. Yet, what truly caught her eye was the young man's appearance. He stood out from the typical Asgardian, lacking the brawny or brutish look often associated with them...

"Well, hello there, handsome," Hela spoke towards Jake flirtatiously. "Are you here to greet your new queen as well?" She said smugly. She's been in a bit of a dry spell for over the past thousand years, being sealed away and all. She appreciated the fact that there was a handsome young man there to greet her upon her freedom.

"..." Everyone in the room was slightly taken aback by her change in tone. Thor looked grossed out that his new sister was openly flirting in front of him. Loki felt a slight sour feeling as well that she didn't quite recognize...

"Back off, harpy! Jake is ours!" Sarafall said while grabbing Jake and Emma's arms and pulling them away.

"Yeah, that's right!" Emma said... "Wait, what!? No, it's not!" She gave Serafall a pout for saying "ours."

Hela just clicked her tongue in annoyance. The handsome ones were always taken...

"Anyway, allow me to introduce myself," Jake said as he gave her a proper noble's bow. He was greeting another princess after all. Hela just raised a curious eyebrow at the gesture.