High School DxD: The Fallen Red Eyed King

Chapter 34.5: Invidia

Previously
3rd Person POV
Hajime stared at Nemesis as she giggled at him. He then kneeled down towards her, untied her and tossed the ropes aside.

Invidia: I can't wait to finally work with you, my young lord Hajime~

Reya: Hey Hajime, what's she talking about?

Invidia: Well...I mean in our mission together, all in Alastor's prediction. Right?~

Hajime: Yes...that prediction.

Sona: What prediction are you talking about?

Hajime: Before his death, he told me that he predicted a war with a grave enemy, and that we'd need to get strong allies.

Asia: But...which ones?

Invidia snickered and narrowed her eyes, showing a grin on her face.

Invidia: Malebranche~

Currently
Everyone, mostly everyone had a shocked look on their face with fear ridden in their shortened pupils. It all came down to what Nemesis/Invidia stated. Issei however, looked absolutely confused.

Issei: Malebranche? I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with that.

Akeno: Malebranche is a group of highly powerful living weapons known as the Satanic Arms. They're said to be a myth and legend in the Underworld.

Rias: They're said to be so powerful that even the Four Original Satans feared them. They were supposedly so battle-hungry that they could kill them in their sleep, so they were sealed away in statues. My brother and father told me about Malebranche when I was younger; He always told me that Malacoda, the leader of Malebranche, should never be unsealed.

Sona: Made from crystals, from Agreas; They're said to be the Devil version of Sacred Gears.

Issei: Oh shit, for real?

Nemesis began to giggle, which caught everyone's attention.

Nemesis: You kids these days don't actually get told the truth nowadays. Huh?

Hajime stood up from his kneeling position, turning to everyone.

Hajime: Alastor told me all about them, so why don't I tell you what I know?

Sona and Rias both turned to Hajime, even they seemed terrified of this?

Issei's Mind: (This Malebranche group seems dangerous, even Rias and Sona look scared to know. Was that not the truth about them?)

With that, everyone settled together as Hajime sat down, with everyone having their attention on him and Nemesis.

Hajime: Malebranche wasn't actually created from crystals excavated from Agreas. They're naturally living beings.

Rias and Sona looked surprised, even Akeno and Tsubaki looked nervous.

Sona: What?

Rias: No, that can't be.

Hajime: Unfortunately, that's the truth. But I can't blame Lord Sirzechs and Lady Serafall; My guess is that they were told the same thing growing up.

Nemesis: Malebranche was formed because of twelve devils who shared the same ideals of another certain devil, who gained high praise and likeliness from Satan himself, and was appointed the Grand Executioner of Hell.

Sona narrowed her eyes.

Sona: Alastor.

Nemesis: That's right~

Hajime: All twelve of those devils followed Alastor, with Malacoda taking the lead under him, and Barbariccia afterwards.

Hajime leaned back, with still a serious expression on his face.