Tale of Discovery

Chapter 109: Volunteers ; Battle Start

"I volunteer to act as a vanguard until Mjlnir arrives," Rias declares after Sirzechs has explained the matter to her.

Not a second later, she turns her head and peers into my eyes.

Currently, we're once again in the conference room. This time, for the sole purpose of choosing those who're going to be going over to where Loki is.

It seems like Rias found about this through Azazel and decided to participate.

Well, I was going to have her go with me anyway.

I nod my head as confirmation, which makes Rias heave a sigh of relief.

"There is another volunteer," a voice suddenly resounds to my right.

Turning my head to face Serafall, I inquire,

"Who?"

As soon as I say so, the door to the room opens and enters none other than the Serafall's sister, Sona.

Upon arriving, Akuja explains that he can send about eleven individuals at most, that is if he overdoes himself.

"The enemy is a god of Asgard," the woman standing behind Odin, Rossweisse says, "So, I'm going."

And so, Azazel turns to both Rias and Sona before saying,

"You can pick three of your peerage members apart from yourselves."

While Rias and Sona both begin to deliberate on the matter, I raise my right arm and chant,

"Porta." (A/N: Not a typo.)

The moment my voice fades off, a gateway opens a meter away from me.

"Aruru,"

[Father?]

"That's right. Remember the portal that we discussed the other day? Go inside it."

[Okay!]

A few seconds after her ecstatic response, a small figure walks out of the gateway that was made through the usage of Yuno's Code.

It's a one-time use gateway Sigillum that lasts for about five minutes at most. The gateway can be sent away if the activator wishes for it or a high amount of energy disrupts it.

Naturally, the Sigillum will be visible if it's on my hand, and it will take energy to maintain an illusion covering it.

So, I had Yuno embed the Sigillum onto a piece of paper which I placed inside my ring.

Currently, my ring has the capacity for only one more object. The other things inside it are three thin needles as well as Excalibur.

The purpose of the three needles is to be used as a hidden weapon of sorts. They're fairly lethal when it comes to Telekinesis and Vector Manipulation.

As for the Excalibur, it's kind of like a trump card. Although, it's nothing when compared to my actual trump card my Code.

"Father!" Aruru cheerfully exclaims, attracting everyone's attention which was on the gate to her as she jumps into my embrace.

Holding her small body with one arm, I pat her head with my free hand and say,

"We're going to be delivering punishment."

Upon hearing my words, Aruru gets much more excited as she practically shouts,

"Yes! No one can insult Father!"

"Good job," I praise Aruru who cheerfully giggles in response.

Using my senses to examine those who're currently present in the room, I am able to tell that most of them are shocked by what just occurred.

Well then, tomorrow is going to be one heck of a day.

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"Raynare," I mutter as we're all standing preparation to be transferred over, "I'm going to be going over to somewhere to take down a Norse god.

"In case you're unable to contact me after an hour, have Yuno activate all the mansion's defenses and be prepared for any sudden ambushes."

[Understood.]

Irene, examine the magic circle that's on the ground and tell me as much information as you can about it.

{Yes, Father.}

After a few seconds, her voice resounds within my head once again as she says,

{There is a repeating energy pattern in the magic circle that indicates it's used for teleportation. I'm unable to detect anything else.}

So far, it seems like there are no traps. Even so, I can't get careless.

A few moments later, those who were present in the conference appear in the area.

I'm given a few odd looks, but I don't mind them.

They believe that our only chance for winning would be stalling Loki until Mjlnir arrives. However, I don't think that's going to be the case at all.

"Here," I hear Grayfia's voice as she approaches us with two pouches.

She opens the larger one, revealing three red vials as she explains,

"This is going to be dangerous, so it's better if you have these with you."

"These are?" I curiously inquire.

"Phenex Tears," she responds neutrally, "They heal even the most fatal damages."

Phenex Tears? Hopefully, it's not the literal meaning as that would be kind of disgusting.

For some reason, it makes me think of a crying Riser after the 1 month of Indoctrination.

After this, she opens the other pouch and revealing the ten potions in it. This time, without me having to inquire about it, she explains,

"These are Nix Drops. They're a weaker replica of the Phenex Tears."

"This is what I used to heal Issei Hyoudo the day after his reincarnation as well another time," Rias who's beside me explains to me in a low voice.

Nodding my head, I look over at everyone present.

From Rias's peerage, there is Akeno, Kiba, Koneko, and Rias herself. As for Sona's peerage, there is Tsubaki, Saji, and a white-haired girl that I've yet to know the name of.

Apart from them, there is Rossweisse and me.

Speaking of Rossweisse, she's wearing a somewhat enticing battle-armor.

"Are you all prepared?" Akuja asks.

He nods his head once before activating the magic circle.

The next moment, my vision blips as I find myself somewhere rocky with a green triangular barrier nearby.

Using my senses to examine it, I'm able to find Loki sitting on the ground with a bored expression.

"And here I was wondering what he will be doing this whole time," I mutter.

Suddenly, a small energy disruption occurs on the seal.

Noticing it, Loki unleashes his power on that one spot, which results in the whole thing to destabilize before breaking down.

Loki seems to be a little excited about getting out, but he doesn't let it show on his face for too long as he slowly floats into the air while saying,

"Beelzebub's petty tricks are no more than a small hindrance to the inevitable Ragnark."

Hearing his words, Rossweisse gets a little worked up as she exclaims,

"Lord Loki! Baring your fangs at our great Father is unforgivable!"

Loki looks down at her and says in an unamused tone,

"Ah, the Valkyrie that accompanies Odin. Though I hear you are talented, your power is far from a god's."

Yeah... I've decided that I'm going to continuously beat him up for the heck of it.

Placing his arms behind his back, Loki grins as he states,

"You are all much too weak for the opening act of Ragnark."

The confidence in his voice is blatant.

A moment later, several electrical energy balls appear in the sky before striking the ground directly below him.

As a charge of energy blinds my vision for a split-second, Fenrir appears amidst electrical currents.

The process reoccurs two more times as two smaller versions of Fenrir appear.

"Fenrir's children, Hati and Skoll..." Rossweisse mutters solemnly.

Loki scoffs before the process occurs once again. However, this time, something different appears a huge snake.

"Even one of the Five Dragon Kings, the Midgard Serpent," Rossweisse says.

Huh? That thing is termed the same as Tia? Speaking of which,

"Tiamat, are you there?"

Several seconds pass, but I get no response from her, so I assume she's sleeping.

I can't be sure until I check on her later.

"Prepare for battle," I instruct before floating into the air.

"You guys take down Hati and Skoll. Aruru, deal with the giant snake. As for you Rossweisse, take Fenrir down with my support."

In response to my instructions, everyone, apart from Rossweisse who seems to be confused and Aruru who's happily hopping in place, exclaims, "Yes!"

The next moment, Aruru extends her six wings and soars in the sky before diving toward the Midgard Serpent.

As for the rest, the Devils make their way to where Hati and Skoll are, while Rossweisse who has regained her clarity dashes toward Fenrir without any hesitation.

Gift:

-Immortality

-Insight

Even after a few moments, I don't hear AI inform me of a fail in using Gift to provide immortality, so I reckon that it was successfully granted.

Anyways... I guess it's time to beat a 'god' up.