Chapter 1043 New Order
Chaos had felt what Kisuke just did but decided to ignore him. Although he could send messages to his original world, only something as small as that could go through his restrictions. If he wanted to call his friends over, he would have to break through his void first, and without his permission, they would never be able to go through it. That's how confident he is and his confidence is warranted since even Great Red wouldn't be able to go through, not because he's much stronger than the Great Red, but because he had been cultivating that void for countless eons and no one really bothered him while doing so.
"...New order, you say? What does that even mean?" Zeus asked while gritting his teeth.
"Nothing too grandiose," Chaos sneered at him, "Just a new world with perfect inhabitants created and blessed by my magnificent self."
"...What?" Not just Zeus but everyone else also didn't understand what he meant, "A new world?"
"Yes. A paradise constructed and carefully designed by me with inhabitants in perpetual happiness and bliss. A world with no hunger, no disease, no rich or poor, no conflict with your neighbors, and more. A utopia that would essentially expand and function forever."
At this point, Kisuke and the other few finally understood what he wanted to happen, 'Ignoring the ridiculous claim of perpetual bullshit, to maintain something like that couldn't come from limited resources provided by this land. He wants to invade the other worlds. He must've been watching what's happening on our side closely. He knew that Great Red had already perished while Ophis was still incomplete and planned to use the route we took to invade directly. However... Why is he still talking? If he wanted to convert everyone here, he should just do it directly... Or maybe he can't do that? Or at least, there's a limit to what he can do?'
'But then, he shouldn't be thinking of invading the other world if his force is that limited...' At this point, a realization dawned on Kisuke, 'I see... He doesn't just want to control this world in Tiamat's absence... He's after the Dungeon. More specifically, it's 'production' ability.'
However, there's still one question left in Kisuke's head that he wanted some answers to. Just what is the Dungeon?
Silence reigned over the region and since Zeus, Odin, and Ouranos are the only ones who had the courage to talk to him, with them thinking, no one spoke a word.
Chaos immediately got tired of waiting so he continued, "Hmmm... Let me add that as long as you come under my banner, you and your children will get the power that you can't ever imagine and you won't be limited in any way you want to use it."
It was silent again for a few moments until one of the war-oriented Goddess, Bast, curiously asked, "Power? Even our children?"
Zeus glared at her but Chaos grinned, "Of course. Want proof?" He then turned his head to the right and started talking to someone who seemed to not be not there, "Are you done on your side? Come over."
A few seconds later, a familiar aura for the Deities manifested and a Magic Circle which looked like the crest of the sun emerged on Chaos' side. Immediately after, a foot stepped out of the Magic Circle and soon a black-haired Goddess wearing a gorgeous and luxurious traditional eastern gown came out.
"A...Amaterasu?" Tsukimakazuchi and the other eastern Gods immediately recognized her but there seems to be something different about her. Aside from the weird and strangely malevolent aura, thin black veins also ran through her pearl-white skin.
Freya, who was silently watching all of this unfold, frowned in disgust while looking at her. And although they couldn't see what Freya could, Kisuke and Yoruichi's expressions twitched and immediately turned into a frown when they felt the disgusting amount of souls infused into her.
Amaterasu ignored them and reported, "I've returned, father. I have managed to convert more than half of the Deities in my area."
Chaos nodded in satisfaction, "I assigned you the area with the most stubborn insects and you still managed to convert more than half. You have my praise."
"Thank you."
Chaos nodded again in acknowledgment, showing that he's a benevolent leader, "And the reason why I called you here is to show these unenlightened what you can do after coming under me."
Amaterasu finally looked down on the Deities and trembling children that were protected by Zeus' light and wondered how Zeus could use his powers without Chaos' blessing.
But her eyes on them didn't last long as she turned to her side and waved her arm. A forest not far from everyone was instantly incinerated by a beam of light. She wanted to show that she was not limited by the System of Heaven in any shape or form.
Of course, that could have been more impressive since Zeus, Odin, and Ouranos also managed to find a way to bring down their Divine Avatars without Chaos' help.
However, the next thing she showed sent shivers to anyone watching. Even though she was floating next to Chaos, a shadow suddenly spread out of her feet and expanded for a few meters. And from that very dark shadow, multiple figures emerged and stood behind Amaterasu.
They were mortals. Nevertheless, something is very off about them but no one could tell, except for a few. They had no souls in their bodies.
"Amaterasu-sama! You finally called us!" One of the mortals, a 2-meter muscular man, spoke jovially.
Amaterasu didn't look at them and just commanded, "Show them."
"Understood!" The tall man and the ten others behind them answered enthusiastically before raising and pointing their arms to the other side where another forest is located. A few seconds later, beams of sunlight descended on the forest and also instantly razed it to the ground.
Every Deity was stunned at their display. It was a lot weaker than Amaterasu's but it was still unmistakably her Divine Power and each of them were still strong enough to contend against the strongest Adventurers and Mercenaries out there.
Kisuke, on the other hand, finally understood what was happening, 'These dead bodies have become an outlet for her power.'
Although they displayed various expressions and emotions, their eyes were dead. They looked alive but they were only machines made out of flesh with memories of their former self. If they wanted to, they could just reset and erase these memories and they'd be the most loyal soldiers or slaves you could own.
As for their missing souls, they were all deep within Amaterasu, fused with her own and giving more power and fuel to her already existing abilities.
Because of this, Kisuke was reminded of the incident seven years ago that the girls had to face Gods who 'descended', 'I see... So that was an experiment and this is the full implementation. Now Chaos can entice the Deities to leave Heaven's system which he can't control now. If he's successful, he'll also be able to weaken the system and replace it with something else.'
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