Chapter 968 Indra’s Desire
It took three entire years just to restore Lilith's body and two more years to nourish her back to health because Kisuke discovered that her body's makeup was a lot more complicated than he first thought.
She might have been the 'mother' of all Devils, but she was not a Devil, nor was she a Human, Angel, Youkai, or a God. If Kisuke were to describe her, she was a weird amalgamation of body and soul that he hasn't found anywhere else, which also became the main reason why she couldn't die. While her body was on the verge of collapse, her soul kept her alive, and that somehow affected her physical body too. The Time Seal that was placed on her was just a supporting spell for this delicate balance.
At first, Kisuke thought that it wouldn't be as hard as creating new bodies for both Akeno and Irina, but he was rudely awakened to reality... Though he was very happy about it.
The crux of the weirdness and what made it very difficult was Lilith's 'shapeshifter' nature. But different from Ophis' own shapeshifting, where she could instantly change her body and the shape of her power, Lilith's body was very 'basic' in that any shape was both possible and permanent. The main difference is, while it was very possible for Lilith to change her body, it'd be incredibly hard. But unlike Ophis, Lilith's own aura could transform into basically anything.
So when she was used to producing the first Devils, each and every spawn developed their own unique abilities and affinities that should have normally been impossible. And not just that. Down their bloodlines, Devils like Sirzechs and Ajuka came to exist. For mere descendants of technically homunculi, they had too much power on top of being very stable and remaining fertile.
But because she was exclusively used to produce Devils, her own body and soul took the shape of a 'Devil', which Kisuke guessed was some sort of natural adaptation to put herself at ease with the burden she was being subjected to.
So when Kisuke 'restored' her, he didn't just stop at restoring the 'Devil' Lilith, but the original Lilith. Although that took many years, Kisuke was glad to put in the effort because her flesh and blood were very useful for what he was trying to achieve.
Still, some questions were bugging Kisuke, like who sealed her in that state and where exactly Lilith came from since he's pretty sure that she's also an alien to this world.
"I told you, your flesh and blood was already plenty for payment." Kisuke reassured her for the nth time, "Just enjoy the life you've been craving for. Though it's a shame that you'll have to make do in these tumultuous times."
"There are some things that you can only see during times like these. It's nothing to be regretful about. Nevertheless, I'd still like to see where this world is heading, be it future peace, or destruction." Lilith calmly replied after sipping on her tea.
'She's been alone for too long, I guess?' Kisuke didn't mind her indifference and already expected her not to do anything worthwhile, even if the world was about to collapse in front of her, "And, what's the reason you called me here? You didn't ask me to come just to offer me tea, did you?"
Lilith shook her head, "Of course, not. I just wanted to tell you personally that Indra has discovered me."
Kisuke remained silent but his eyebrows lowered a bit.
"He personally asked me to join his side and I naturally refused. But if you are worried about him knowing more, please don't. I may be weak but I have a few ways to confuse his and Shiva's eyes. So aside from him knowing that I now walk the surface of the Earth, he shouldn't know anything else."
Kisuke thought about it for a moment and sighed, "But it won't be long before he discovers your association with me... Well, it doesn't really matter." Kisuke already gave up on Indra since he's another person who didn't really care about the fate of the world as long as he could get what he wanted, 'Maybe this is the side effect of the barrier. Even though he'd won the Azazel Cup, no one agreed with his wish since our enemies are technically just beyond our fence. These past few years, he never stopped making maneuvers to force Shiva to take him on.'
What Indra wants is a war, but he was not wishing for a world war. He wants a war where there's only Shiva's and his side. But because no one could take sides after ExE's discovery, Indra's wish was not able to be realized and he knew that forcing it to start will just result in many factions scrambling for all sorts of benefits. In other words, he doesn't want any disturbance between him and Shiva. He doesn't want any 'dirty' third parties in his 'Holy War'.
'At this point, if he can't force everyone to take one side, he'd rather destroy anyone he thinks won't be able to take a truly neutral stance.'
While everyone who understood the situation knew of his strange wish, no one really knew the motivation behind it, except for maybe Shiva. Nonetheless, any sort of all-out conflict between the two will result in a massive loss for the world and may even affect the barrier from the inside and weaken it. As such, there were many factions and organizations that were actively watching his every movement.
However, he really had too many arms for others to constantly monitor, and that didn't even include the hidden ones! This pushes everyone else into a passive position that can only react whenever something 'bad' happens. The only thing they could do right now was delay what Indra is trying to achieve.
'I wouldn't even be surprised if Indra decided to just delegate the entire Earth as 'Shiva's Team' while he joins the ExE side... Haahhh... How annoying. If only I could assassinate him, but I don't know how Shiva himself would react and I'm not even sure if I could do it without dragging everyone else into danger.'
That's right. The problem isn't just Indra's machinations, but also Shiva's inaction which looks like he's just waiting for the former to finish his preparations. Kisuke had a feeling that if he went against Indra, he'd also be making Shiva his enemy, 'These bastards, trying to make the whole world their playground. Just how bored are they?'
Kisuke stood up and went for the exit while saying, "I'm sorry, but I'd like you to lay low for now."
"Please don't apologize. You technically own me and I'll follow what you want."
As he walked through the halls of the Gremory Mansion, Kisuke thought to himself, 'Maybe I should contact my new best friend again one of these days... No... Not now or I'll just risk exposing my connection with him.'
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺