Chapter :-63 The Deal With The Devil (Part-1)

"Brother, are you sure about this?…"

"Is there something wrong with my plan sister?…"

"No, but from what I have seen, there is little chance of success. Nobunaga had become a ruler; I don't think that her pride would allow her to be subordinated to our family."

"Haha….dont worry sister, the prospect of death can change the mind of her the most prideful individuals."

"How?…"

"She indeed became a ruler, she indeed is prideful, she indeed had left a mark in the history, but the more one acquires, the more he/she is afraid of losing it."

"Her dream of unifying the country under one banner is still not complete; she still hasn't quenched her thirst for power. She is very close to her goal and will not give up now. She wants to see all of Japan becoming one, a great country."

"So you are going to use it against her….wait a minute, is this the reason why you compelled the other Kages into agreeing; to allow Nobunaga to be the one who unifies the country."

"People at the top would never allow a new power to rise; they want Oda clan to reach their level…hahaha…what a joke!!! Everyone only cares about their own family and themselves."

"I had to create a path for her, and then I compelled Akechi Mitsuhide into assassinating her so that the necklace which Kiyohime gave her would save her soul. It also discreetly alerted certain parts of her memories so that her chances of accepting the offer became a little higher."

"I asked Kiyohime to ally with the Oda clan; so that she can form a bond with Nobunaga and give her the necklace, also asked her to try to befriend her so that her opinion on the Gerard family increased."

"I asked Kiyohime to invite her to [Kyoto] and show her around so that she could become fascinated with the capital and in turn, increase her opinion about the Gerard family."

"I asked Kiyohime to lead her forces in war and help Nobunaga to conquer different territories; so that she acknowledges the Gerard family as equals."

"From the very beginning; I had been leading her into agreeing what is about to come. The chances of her agreeing are near insured."

Hearing her little brother's monologue, Freya could see Henrik's image overlapping with Klaus's. Such insight and careful planning was something in which Klaus excelled in, but Henrik was on another level.

He had helped Oda clan so that he could form a friendly relationship with their family, which in turn helped Nuhigehe to accept the fact that the Mikaelson family wanted the Oda clan to grow and even convinced the other great families into allowing it.

Whereas in truth it was all just a base for his future establishment, whatever Henrik invested in the Oda clan; would now be returned to him in the form of the greatest unifier this country had ever seen.

Freya had a sad little expression on her face as she thought to herself.

ᒥ...Millenniums of confinement has snuffed out all the goodness inside his heart. He only cares about our family, and his interests, everything else is irrelevant, maybe Rebekah can change our brother. According to his memories, he, Rebekah and Nik used to spend their time together….ᒧ

ᒥ...He is close to recovering 100% of his magic; soon another one of our siblings would rise from their coffins….ᒧ

Henrik noticed his Elder sister's expression and let out a bitter smile.

"It will take time sister, Klaus took two-millenniums to change surely it would time me some time to recover so don't be sad."

Freya let out a smile before messing with Henrik's hair; to which he showed an annoyed expression.

ᒥ...I never got the chance to do this with my other siblings as they had been already ancient, but Henrik is still only 23, forever.…ᒧ

ᒥ...Plus he doesn't seem to resist when I do this….ᒧ

While Freya was thinking about messing with Henrik's white hair, he was going through his inner-monologue.

ᒥ...Damn, so this is called "messing with the hair of the younger sibling", it's kinda enjoyable, but I must keep up with my annoyed facade….ᒧ

ᒥ...Rebekah would always play with my curly hair when we were small, and I would always make the same annoyed expression….ᒧ

ᒥ...It's just a matter of time sister; I will free you from that coffin….ᒧ

(Elsewhere inside a dark place)

*Huff*

*Huff*

*Huff*

"Where am I!?"

Nobunaga woke up in a not-so unfamiliar place while greedily pushing air in her lungs by taking deep breaths.

"Why am I here!?"

She was currently sitting in the same room as she once did when Kiyohime invited her to [Kyoto]. It looked exactly the same as it did a few years ago. The round table surrounded by a few chairs, the head of "Kirin" carved behind each chair.

The antique painting and relics of the past, a small ship placed at the left end of the room upon a new wooden desk—Fire-place near the other end whereas a beautiful Sakura-tree and a small pond just beyond the sliding doors.

The continuous calming sound of the wind-chime hanged to the roof near the sliding door.

*Tinkle*

*Tinkle*

*Tinkle*

*Thud*

"Who is there!?"

She couldn't understand what was going on, a second ago she was surrounded by all sides while the temple was consumed in fire whereas now she was sitting inside a kinda-spooky room with no living being around her…..yet.

*Shhshsh*

Unrecognisable voices started ringing in her head, and faint whispers bombarded her consciousness while she could feel someone entering her head.

*Whisper*

*Whisper*

"Nobunaga….."

Her head immediately snapped into the direction of the sound, a beautiful woman wearing a Red-kimono, a white-Obi, crimson eyes with waist-long white hair entered her view.

Kiyohime was standing near the small ship placed on the desk near one end of the room.

"Kiyohime….!?"

"What is going on!?.."

Kiyohime moved forward and pulled out the chair, around the round table and sat opposite to Nobunaga.

"You died, my friend…."

"What!?…"

"What are your last memories?"

"I was attending the tea ceremony at the temple along with my son, and Akechi's troops attacked us. They set the whole temple on fire."

"So what did you do?."

"I…I committed "Seppuku"!!!"

"I should be dead!!!"

"Yes, you are dead…"

"But then how are you talking to me!? Don't tell me you died too!!!"

"No, I didn't die….remember the necklace I gave you!?…"

"Yeah, you always asked me to keep it on the neck and never remove it….so!?"

"It was enchanted with magic so that when you die by any unnatural means, then your soul will be protected by the necklace, and it will be sent to my ring so that I can revive you in another body."

"Wait…!!! So you are saying, I can be revived again!!!"

"Yes….!"

"What happened to my son!? Do you also have his soul!?…."

"I am afraid he wasn't so lucky, I gave you that necklace just as a precaution in case an assassin assassinates you, but I never thought that your son would be caught up in it too."

"…."