Chapter :-64 The Deal With The Devil (Part-2)

"I want revenge Kiyohime…..Akechi killed my son; he ambushed me when I was at the temple for a tea ceremony, I want to kill Akechi, I want to wipe out his entire clan, I want to scatter his ashes in all four directions, help me, Friend…."

"Hmm…the Necklace was designed to save your soul in case you died an unnatural death, while suicide isn't natural; it isn't entirely unnatural after all you killed yourself, not some assassin."

"This creates a problem, magic needs to be performed within certain conditions, and since there is a loop-hole in the conditions the magic becomes both becomes valid and invalid at the same time causing your soul to leak bit by bit, I can't revive you since the conditions aren't met."

"Only a powerful Mage can interfere with conditions, you can be revived, but I can't revive you."

"Do something then! I don't want to die yet; I still haven't avenged my son, I still haven't killed Akechi for his betrayal, Help me somehow, Kiyohime…"

"I know a Mage strong enough to interfere with the conditions for revival, but I don't know what he may ask for in return…."

"Tell him; I can give him whatever he desires, Money, fame, women, anything!!!"

"I don't think he lacks any of those things, he is more wealthy than you, his fame is higher than yours, as for women….he isn't interested in matters of the flesh."

"Who are you talking about?"

Nobunaga was very confused after hearing Kiyohime describe the Mage, after all, who could be more famous than the unifier of Japan. This lord controlled more than 20-provinces and had wealth that even the emperor envied.

"Henrik Mikaelson…"

"You gotta be shitting me! Why it does always has to be a Mikaelson!?"

Mikaelson clan controlled the wealthiest city in all of Japan; they controlled trade routes in the entire western portion of the country, they had their merchants spread all over the country forming a big chain from where all the money was transferred to the capital through different routes.

They controlled the medicine sector along with the professional industry; they sold even different items, they managed the ports as the forces within the country focused on land and in-trading rather than sea routes and navy development.

The Mikaelson clan was famed for being the most mysterious clan in all of Japan; a clan made up of ancient Warlords and Mages who didn't like interacting with people outside their family, Henrik Mikaelson was known as the youngest Mikaelson, he killed more than a million warriors single-handedly, his name struck fear into the heart of those people who had wicked thoughts about the capital.

His fame as a Demi-god surpassed that of any other; some thought his to be a disciple of Buddha due to his famed [Hundred types of Guanyin Bodhivastta] while others speculated him to be a direct descendent of Benzaitan due to his [Dragon Dive], whoever he may be his fame was unprecedented in all of history.

But no one knew how he looked as there were no survivors left after the massacre of the city gate.

It made Nobunaga a little nervous as a Mikaelson was someone who even the three-great clans respected, dealing with Kiyohime was sometimes already very hard, and now she had to convince the one person who even Kiyohime respect but she had already made up her mind, she didn't have much time, and had a lot to lose. Thus she agreed very quickly and asked Kiyohime to arrange for the meeting.

"Please arrange for a conversation between us…"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she found herself standing beside a huge tree, a tree so incomparably huge that nothing in her whole life could ever compare to it.

It had massive branches and huge leaves that could actually cover a few humans inside it. Nobunaga continued to stare at the huge tree, it was strange but what really caught her attention was the enormous ᒥ M ᒧ carved in its trunk.

"Quit staring at it! You don't have any time to spare…."

Taken by surprise, Nobunaga immediately turned around and was stunned after seeing an extremely handsome foreigner standing in front of her. White-hair, ocean-blue eyes, pale white skin and a purple pendant could be seen hanging around his neck.

Being a Lord and an experienced individual, she immediately recovered from her stupor and concentrated on finding out who was the person standing in front of her?

"Who are you!?"

"Who do you think I am?"

"Gardener…?"

"..."

"I am Henrik Mikaelson, nice to meet you…."

"Ohh…my name is—"

"Noddles Gaga….?" (Nobunaga)

"…...."

"Very well, let's talk…"

"I see that you are dead! So what can I do for you!?"

"....."

"Hmm….?"

"Bring me back to life! Isn't that the reason why I even requested to meet you…!"

"Ohk…I will revive you under a few conditions."

"Huh…!?"

"Th-That was it! No stretching the conversation or talking in circles!?"

"I think that you should stop watching foreign drama shows…."

"....."

"First of all, you will abandon your surname."

"Ok!"

"..….."

"That's it! What about denying and then asking tons of useless questions or going on and on about pride and family name!?"

"I think that you should stop watching foreign drama shows…."

"…...."

"Second, you will swear loyalty to the Gerard family and become a Gerard elite…."

"...…Ok!"

"Third, when you kill Akechi, you mustn't allow anyone to see your face. For the world, Oda Nobunaga is dead; henceforth you are Nubi Gerard of the Gerard family."

"I want the destruction of Akechi clan…."

"Well, since Kiyohime was in an Alliance with you, so she has to "avenge" your death. She has the perfect reason to slaughter the entire Akechi clan. Also, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be your successor."

"..., I agree to your terms."

"Very well then….."

"La cendre à l'os, de la chair à la vie. De la cendre à l'os, de la chair à la vie. From ash to the bone, from bone to the flesh, from flesh to life."

"[Esther's Resurrection Spell]…"

An extremely powerful spell created by Esther 1000 years ago, used to bring a person back from the dead. The spell gains its power by a witch channelling the energy of a Nexus Vorti, an event so infrequent that it is almost miraculous.

When Henrik fought against a million warriors, the whole event transformed into a Nexus Vorti. While it wasn't exactly a miracle, it still was something that had never happened, neither in the past nor would occur in the future.

Henrik used his mother's spell to bring Oda Nobunaga back to life.