Deity Intervention

[Danger! Deity Intervention detected!]

No...are you shitting me!? A Deity has intervened!? This only happens when a Tyrant kills 10 heroes in a row, commit blasphemy in their name, kill a being with a strong bond with said Deity, or destroyed their churches! Especially when a Demi-Deity is dead or in danger!

"Shit!" I cursed and ran to Nephiri's corpse and use my Soul Master to prevent any form of resurrection.

"Alden, what's happening?! You heard that message too, right?!" Andre said.

"Yeah, I'm gonna stop her from resurrecting!" I replied.

[Soul Master activated.]

My hands glowed a wispy purple and my vision changed to see a bright ball inside Nephiri, her soul. The soul that is growing larger and brighter by the second. I quickly reached my hand in there to grab it and consume it.

I grabbed the soul and put it in my mouth.

[Pseudo Demi-Deity soul detected.]

[Absorbing soul...]

I stood up and began chewing at the soul to weaken it. However, my jaws couldn't move. It was as if I was eating a jawbreaker.

*THUMP!!*

"Guh!" I grunted from the sudden wave of pain in my body. I fell on my knee and clutch my chest.

[Warning, your soul is weaker than the target soul! Your soul is suffering backlash.]

[Releasing the soul is recommended.]

"Alden, you alright!?" Ashley said.

*Fwooom!*

The three Archdemons appeared and shocked to see the display.

"You never consumed a soul before and now you're trying to consume a Pseudo Demi-Deity as your first?" Miura said. "I don't know if you're crazy or dumb."

"But that sensation...one of the Deities intervened." Espada said.

"Rrrrgh...!" I grunted. "Shut up and become my nourishment!"

*Bwooom!*

[Tyrant Spirit activated.]

[Berserker activated.]

[Bloodlust activated.]

[Oni Berserk activated.]

[Warning, your mind is falling into madness.]

[Your rank is now at XZ.]

I activated my four skills to raise my rank and the pain began to subside.

[The target soul is being absorbed.]

I continue to chomp down on the soul as if I am eating tough meat, but the soul began to give way as my rank slowly increases at the cost of my rationality.

"The soul is persistent. Usually, the souls would get consumed quickly, if not immediately." Espada said.

*BREEEP!* *BREEEP!* *BREEEP!*

[Danger! Deity Intervention detected!]

[Soul Absorption interrupted.]

"It's happening again!?" I thought. Then the soul that I am chomping began fighting back and is forcing my mouth open.

*Shreeee!*

"Dammit, I can't even absorb it anymore!" I said.

I spat it out and summoned Saeva and Mirtis.

*FOOOM!!*

Saeva and Mirtis appeared in a black flame. I point my finger at the soul and the body.

"Destroy the body and soul!" I yelled, "Leave nothing left!"

"WROOOOOAAAAHH!!" Mirtis roared. He raised his sword and summoned his spectral blades and sent them at the corpse where my Hellkins used their Inferno Magic to destroy the body and soul.

*FWOOOOM!!!*

*BOOM!!* *BOOM!!* *BOOM!!* *BOOM!!* *BOOM!!*

I let them do it for a moment and waved at them to stop and they did.

I looked for the results and it shows that only the soul was left, protected by the barrier.

"Mirtis, your Spectral Weapon!" I yelled. Mirtis lends me two of his Spectral Swords and I slashed at it with both of my arms. I was able to hold them, thanks to my Soul Master skill.

*SWISH!*

*Poof!*

The spectral weapons I held was reduced to smoke upon contact of the barrier, even with my abilities activated.

*Bwing!*

The soul vanished in a flash of light, leaving nothing behind.

We were speechless. A Deity Intervention only occurred with these conditions above. They can only do it once if it's outside of these circumstances. Doing it again would damage their reputation and even demote them.

Even then, getting too involved would bring chaos and that's the last thing Arukatha wants to do. And besides, there's probably other Pseudo Demi-Deities somewhere in this world.

"Let's go, we got that other hero to deal with." I said, turning back. I dismissed Saeva, Miura, Espada, Islero, and Mirtis to return to the Infernal Realm.

"What should we do after we kill the hero and the outworlders?" Andre asked.

"We find Suzanna and get stronger. Right now, we were lucky. But that Pseudo will come back." I replied.

{Meanwhile...}

Hiiro and his companions sit in a tent to speak about what has happened with the battle they have experienced.

"How can a vampire have a Death Knight and three demons with it?" Ryohei said, dumbfounded.

"The most strange part is that the three didn't do much." Amehime said, holding her knees. "What is their goal?"

"Whatever it is, it became apparent that I had to use Limit Break because there were too many to deal with." Hiiro said. "Those swords, those wispy skeletons...that roar..."

Amane looked at Hiiro's hands to see that they are trembling, she held his hand and Hiiro looked at her in response and became relaxed.

"After we rest for the night, we should take a look inside of that base over there." Amane said. "We could find traces over there."

"Unlikely. Hiiro's Ultimate Skill decimated everything that is 'evil' within miles." Saya said, floating with her legs crossed. "We might've killed the vampire in that blast and the Tyrant you just sensed."

"At this point, we're pretty much safe as no monster would be present for miles." Ryohei shrugged his shoulders.

"So, let's search that house." Hiiro said.

The group stood up and walked out of the tent. They began walking through the lush green forest, devoid of any dangerous plants and monsters.

Little did they know, that the vampire still lives and is stronger than ever.