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The Wolf prowling across dimensions by Pandora's Reader

 Highschool of the Dead & My Hero Academia/僕のヒーローアカデミア Xover Rated: M, English, Family & Adventure, [OC, Rika M., Shizuka M., Saeko B.], Words: 820k+, Favs: 1k+, Follows: 1k+, Published: Nov 17, 2021 Updated: Nov 9 779Chapter 59: WAR!

Enjoy the cliffhanger.

Also, this is going to be Maccillian's gimmick.

{The next day}

After the whole 'declaration of war' thing, we chilled. Aisha and Haruhime were given my room, I never used it so that was fine with me. Though speaking of Haruhime, she and Shizuka clicked instantly.

It was kind of freaky to be honest. Hell, If Haruhime was bustier, and thicker, I'd swear the two of them were twins. Sure I had that revelation with Rika and Aisha, but seeing happen again with those two, it was just real fucking weird.

Other than that, Saeko decided to stay over, so when we went to sleep, Saeko had decided to spoon Shizuka, who was cuddling with Rika. That was what I was looking at right after waking up. Saeko buried her face into Shizuka's neck, couple that with her wrapping her arms and legs around Shizuka, who was tit to tit with Rika, and it gave one nice image.

That aside, I noticed that for once, the bed was still full when I woke up, and just took a minute to process that. (So nooow they go back to being worse morning people than me. Fancy that.) As much as I liked looking at that, and Hestia nuzzling into me, I was already awake, so that meant I had to start the day. (Despite how much I'd rather not. Staying in bed is nice.) But then the other part of my brain remembered I had a War Game to fight. (Ugh... I never set a time for that did I?) When I remembered that, I groaned.

"Early it is then." It'd probably be soon if my luck meant anything, so I started getting up. Me waking up, started a chain reaction among the girls. And in no time flat, they were all groggily waking up.

I looked at all of them, and just sighed again. "Looks like I'm making breakfast again." A quartet of hums was their answer to that.

{30 minutes later}

With the girls, and hounds, up and fed, we all walked out of the church ready for the day... Well, I say ready...

But by that, I mean walking out, and immediately coming face to face with a bunch of pissed off Amazons. Looking around, I just slowly nodded. "First thing in the morning it is then." Saeko, Aisha and Rika snorted, while Shizuka started humming as she looked around. Haruhime seemed a little worried, and leaned into Aisha's side as she took in the looks from the Amazons. Then there was Hestia. She was a little put off, but didn't look scared.

One of the Amazons, not Parry, grit her teeth, and told us to follow them. So we did.

As we did though, I just started wondering about the whole thing. (Part of me finds it real amusing at how this is being handled. I literally declared war on them, and left it to them on what that actually entailed... Hmm... Wonder if it's at the same place Apollo's War Game took place at? Maybe somewhere else... Actually... The fuck are we doing? Do I attack? Defend? Or is it something different? Huh... Thinking about it... Aren't I kinda dumb? I should've atleast said I was going to siege them... Eh, too late to complain now.) Which it was, but whatever happened, I'd deal with.

I was me after all.

{Another 30 minutes later}

It was after a while of walking, and leaving the city walls, that we got to the plain area of our War Game.

I say 'we' but it was just me. Hestia and the rest of the girls were led away to the spectators area a while back. It was also me on my own, instead of with Shizuka, because Rika and I quote, said 'You dug this hole, you deal with it.' I was pretty sure that wasn't how things worked, but I pretty much said 'fuck you' to whatever rules there were when I declared war yesterday.

Anyway, the 'plains' was basically where Apollo's game was, and just like the game, there was a castle. (Oh yeah. I like where this is going.) I felt a grin make its way onto my face, and turned towards the spectators area.

The announcer was Ganesha, the fun guy that he was, and he was ready. I knew this because not only could I still see the guy, despite how far away we actually were, but because he had just walked onto the center of the screens.

"WELCOME ONE WELCOME ALL! GOD, MORTAL, AND GODDESS ALIKE! TODAY WE HAVE COME TO WITNESS A SPECTACLE FOR THE AGES! YESTERDAY, WE ALL WITNESSED THE FLASHIEST AND MOST TO THE POINT DECELERATION OF WAR WE'VE EVER SEEN! NOT EVEN I, GANESHA, HAVE DONE SOMETHING SO FLAMBOYANT!" I snorted at that, but kept listening. "AND NOW, BEFORE ALL OF OUR EYES, WE WILL WITNESS AN EVENT LIKE NO OTHER! ENTER! THE CHALLENGED PARTY, ISHTAR FAMILIA!"

That said, I saw a bunch of Amazons march out of the castle gate, and onto the plains. A part of my mind thought that was counter productive. (Why the fuck weren't they all out here in the first place? It'd be so much easier if they started out here, THEN went inside... But that's just me. I like blowing shit up and killing things, so what do I know?)

"WE'VE ALL HEARD THE CHALLENGER'S DEMANDS, BUT! ISHTAR FAMILIA DEMANDS THE LOSING FAMILIA TO 'RELINQUISH' ONE MACCILLIAN SILVER ZAKA, ONE BELL CRANEL, ONE LILIRUCA ARDE, AND ONE SHIZUKA MARIKAWA TO THEM SHOULD THEY WIN!" My eye twitched at that.

(They think they have a chance?) My eyes went over to Ishtar, who was sitting across from Hestia. The bitch looked smug, annoyed, pissed, and confident. I had no idea why she seemed to be smug and confident, but I scoffed. (She can try whatever the fuck she wants. I'll rip it apart.) Turning back to the Amazon's, I rolled my shoulders, and got ready.

"AND NOW FOR THE CHALLENGER HIMSELF! YOU'VE HEARD HIS NAME, THE MAN WITH A TITLE EVEN GODS AND GODDESSES REFER TOO! THE WOLF KING HIMSELF! MACCILLIAN! SILVER! ZAKAAAAAA!" Walking further into the field, I cracked my knuckles, threw off my sweater, and sent a grin towards Prickle. Sure she was an entire field away, but I could tell she saw it. "AS PER THE RULES, those we are still adhering too anyway, THE CHALLENGED PARTY WILL BE GIVEN 10 MINUTES TO PREPARE BEFORE THE SIEGE! WE'LL SEE JUST HOW THIS ALL PROGRESSES! STILL, I KNOW ONE THINGS FOLKS, WE ARE IN FOR QUITE THE SHOW! AND NOW, I AM GANESHA! SIGNING OFF!"

After he sat down, I sighed. "I have to wait? Now that's just anticlimactic. Ugh... NOW what do I do?" I wasn't sure, so I made an aura couch, and plopped down as the Amazons sent me a glare, before planting their weapons into the ground, and as one, stared at me... "Huh. Oh well, their funeral I guess."

Now we just had to wait out the clock... "Ugh."

{Hestia's POV during Ganesha's announcing}(Ik I'm using Hestia's POV alot, but to be fair, it's her world.)

With us seated, I couldn't help but look around, and take in the sights around me. Every household name god and goddess was here, and they were all preparing to watch my child fight. Though they didn't matter as much, since my friends, and... Sister mates? (That thought is still so weird.) Were crowded around me. Houndoom had his head in my lap, and the other hounds were with their owners.

"So..." I was curious about what Rika was going to say, though a part of me guessed she wanted to start betting. "1k he finishes this in under 5 minutes." And it was right.

Loki sent her a look, and that started a chain reaction among her, Take's, and Hephaestus' kids. "No fuqin way. It's gotta be 10 at the least Rimi."

Rolling her eyes, Rika started petting Black, and looked over to the screens, which told me Hermes was here, showing Maccillian. "Nah. That's stretching it. Silver doesn't play with his food, unless he feels like it. Unlike a certain Crazy bitch we know."

That got a reaction out of both Saeko, and Saya. The latter of the two nodded, and shot a look at the former, who started smiling. "Rika's got a point. If it was Saeko, she'd end up recreating the mall scene, cackling like a B rated movie villain the whole time." Huh?

That comment confused everyone, other then Saya, Saeko, and surprisingly Shizuka. I looked to her, since she was sitting right next to me, and leaned over. "What's the mall scene?" My child blinked for a bit, then seemed to get what it was.

"I remember! That was back home, right?" A nod from Saya, and Shizuka grinned. "I knew it! Silver told us he was going to take us on dates that time, it's why I remember!"

(A date huh...) I kinda forgot those were a thing. (But a date with Maccillian... That sounds nice.) I was about to think about that some more, but then I heard Shizuka start talking again.

"I wonder... Did they ever get rid of that mountain of corpses?" ... Mountain of what?

All conversations, around us, stopped at that. Then on some sort of unspoken signal, we all slowly turned to Saeko. The 'innocent' look on her face, did NOT fit in after that bomb. It was only made worse when she placed a hand on her cheek, and tilted her head, adopting a 'confused' look that would've fit perfectly on Shizuka. "I'm not sure. Given our time away, I doubt they left a small mountain of rotting corpses in the mall. However, maybe they burned them. Who knows?"

We all, hounds included, STARED at Saeko. (Yeah... She's the scary one alright.) That aside, we all looked back to the screens as Ganesha started announcing the start of the match.

When he got to the conditions of Ishtar familia, I felt my blood start to boil. (That BITCH!) I glared over to Ishtar, who wasn't even paying attention to me, and grit my teeth. Normally, I was against hurting or wishing pain upon people.

But this wasn't normal circumstance.

She wanted my kids.

The kind boy that I found despairing on the street.

The daughter of two of my children.

The woman that shared an aspect of my divinity, and lit up my world like the sun.

The man that filled my heart with love and gave me everything I could've ever asked for.

She wanted the people that drove out the decades if not CENTURIES of loneliness I felt.

For that, Ishtar could choke on it for all I cared. I blinked at that. (Huh... Maccillian's rubbing off on me.) I was pretty sure I was right, but I didn't mind. (It's not like I don't rub myself against him...) My cheeks started heating up at that thought, and I shook my head to get it out. (NOT THE TIME TO BE HORNY!) It was a little harder to ignore that when Maccillian was announced.

Seeing the screens flicker to him, as he walked in and cracked his knuckles, still bare chested, was kind o...- "It's hard to be annoyed at that fucker when he does something hot." Aisha, Saeko, Saya and Loki all snorted at Rika's words.

Hephaestus, who was sitting a bit to my left, hummed. "Is no one going to comment about the fact he's alone? I get the confidence he displays, and the faith you all put in him, but is no one going to bring that up?" Eh...

"Psh. Zaka's fineee. He's fought and destroyed worse."

That interested Hephaestus, and she turned to Saya. "Really? Mind sharing with the rest of the class?" Oh yeah.

(Now that I think about it, Hephaestus hasn't really met my kids, or Maccillian's harem... Still a strange thought even though harem and sister mates aren't that different of a thing. ANYWAY, she hasn't talked with them... Actually... Isn't this her first time meeting them..? Whoa...) I never noticed that fact, but now I did.

"Hmm. That would be telling. Perhaps you should wait, and allow my lord to show you what exactly he is capable of." Saeko's words made everyone interested, so we all turned back to the screens... To see Maccillian plop onto a couch he made... That spurred everyone to look at her, and as one, we made the sound. '~Cheeee~'

Saeko blushed, then coughed into her fist. "You will see when the match begins." A collective eye roll later, and we were back looking to the screens.

Though since nothing was happening, it gave me time to think. It was still weird to me just how fast everything changed for me. In 3 weeks, I went from a poor and familia-less goddess, to well off, with the best kids in the world.

From an empty run down church, to a home full of life and warmth.

And now I was going to watch the man I was in love with go to war against another familia. (Life really is weird.) Shaking the thought away, I made sure to focus on Maccillian.

"By the way, who's recording this again?" Blinking, I turned to Rika. That was actually a good question.

Another one of the girls was going to answer, but I felt Shizuka moving next to me, and out of the corner of my eye, saw her take out her scroll. "Me!" Well, that solved that.

"Cool... Anyway, back to my bet." Several snorts later, and the betting pool was made.

Hephaestus was at 15 minutes.

Loki settled for the 10 minutes she said at the start.

Rika was sticking with 5 minutes. She couldn't pick under anymore since some of us went lower.

Saeko and Take went for 4 minutes.

Athena and Saya went for 3.

Shizuka and I decided on 2.

None of us went for 1 minute though. Not sure why.

With our bets set, we all watched as Ganesha announced there was 10 seconds left. When he did, Maccillian got off the couch, stretched, and started talking to himself. "~Wish I had some boss music, that would've been cool.~" Saya and Rika snorted at that. "~Oh well. Too late to complain anyway... Hmm... Might as well start now.~" And the moment he said that, and Ganesha signaled the start of the match, the pressure returned.

But now, we could see just what was happening. Maccillian's aura flashed to life, and I was pretty sure every single god and goddess had their eyes drawn towards his earring. It started disappearing in a silver glow, and in moments, his Sword of Damocles hung upon Orario, in all of its feral glory.

But he didn't stop there. Maccillian shifted into his Gray Wolf form, and after taking in a deep breath, howled up to the sky. My brain processed the message, but at the moment, it was taking a back seat to the scene that was playing out in front of me.

A wave of silver burst out of him, and behind him, tens, then hundreds, and finally, atleast a thousand shapes started taking form behind him, all howling as they formed up.

The first were the aura wolves I was used too. There were Gray Wolves like him, and other wolves that looked like the girls' wolf forms.

Hellhounds seemed to come after, which made Houndoom grumble in my lap.

Then came the skeletal monsters in the shape of wolves. Some looked fully intact, but others looked like they were missing some bones or had 'cracks' in some places. Their eyes were hollow, but the silver flame in them made them look terrifying. (It's aura, not actual fire. That's still too advanced for him.)

Next were more transparent, almost ghost like, wolves. They looked like a strong breeze would snuff them out of existence.

After them were what looked like zombie dogs with no eyes. They had no fur, had strong muscles despite having their ribs and veins outlined, and had teeth that looked way too nasty. (Feel free to guess what they are. Though there's a BIG fucking hint coming up. And they get named later.)

But he STILL wasn't done. Because after them, were the ACTUAL zombie wolves. I knew they were constructs, but seeing some of them have rotting skin, some even with organs pouring out, almost made me sick. (CoD zombie dogs.)

And finally, there were things I recognized from their scrolls. Beowolves. The area was silent, no gods, goddesses, or even animals made a sound.

"Holy shit..." Other then Loki. But she could be excused.

With Loki being the first to break the silence, that signaled others that it was fine to talk. "Guess I wasn't the only one that thought of making Grimm constructs... Actually... That makes SO much sense considering what he just howled." And then there was THAT.

"Want to enlighten those of us that DON'T know Irish, Smarts?" The girls, my friends and I, and even their kids looked to Saya, who shrugged.

Looking back to the screens, she hummed for a second, then grinned. "Tá an fiach fiáin ar siúl. Or in common..."

"The Wild Hunt is on." Then the howling stopped.

And Maccillian, along with his army of wolves, moved.

"... I told him not to kill anyone, right?" Looking to Aisha, everyone blinked, and wearily looked at the army of wolves, which was charging towards all of Ishtar's Amazons. The captain was leading the charge, and they all fell in with her.

"Eh. I'm pretty sure you did. So unless someone tries something stupid, no one should die." Rika's words relaxed Aisha, and Haruhime, and they sank back into their seats. Though they missed the VERY quiet 'I think.'

Though now that they stopped talking, that gave me the chance to glance at Ishtar. And the look of pure ANGER, was sooo gratifying. (That's what she ge...- Wait a minute.) I paused for a bit, then furrowed my brows as I turned back to Maccillian. I could tell the other girls, along with the gods and goddesses, were hearing the same thing I was. Maccillian was barking as he charged... But that's not what we were hearing.

"~The crack in the system. They paint me a villain.

I'm back with a vengeance, like I'm a God.

I can't be defeated.

I am the reason, I am the source.

I got a legion.

The battle is mine, the one to believe in.

Break down the walls, open the doors, it's HUNTING season.

I am a monster, I am a king.

This is what I am!

I'm causing MAYHEM! (Ik this and the line above don't go here, but I like them here.)

Above and beyond.

I am a force to be reckoned with.

I am the bomb!

~MAYYYHEM!~

I am the, I am the MAYYYHEM!~" (I was VERY tempted to have him sing Highway to Hell or Centuries. But this one out because of those lines.)

"... Well I guess we know the title of that song now." A snort from Saeko and Rika were their response to Saya's statement. "Though... Why does he sound good singing in barks?" That...

"That is a good question, Smarts."

"Perhaps we'll need to ask our lord for tips after the battle." Shizuka hummed the loudest at that. But with their piece said, we turned back to the battle, and watched history unfold.

{Maccillian's POV}

The rush of charging towards a battle, especially with a fucking army of wolf constructs, was fucking AWESOME. Hell, I just HAD to sing something. (And I gotta say, I'm fucking GOOD at singing... Maybe I should take up an instrument the next time we're in a modern world. I always liked the Sax.) I smirked at that thought, and decided to go for it later.

Now, now was time to fight!

Though with an army of constructs, the vast majority being level 2 in strength, at the LEAST, was kinda one sided. But I wanted to show off, and have fun. I couldn't do that if I threw an army of level 5 constructs at them. So oh well, too bad for the Amazon's. This was gonna go on for a bit.

Speaking of them, my army... (I referred to em as a legion while I was singing, so I guess their a legion now.) My legion and I were about to meet with the Amazon's, and Pickle was up front. I grinned at the look of pure rage that was on her face, and jumped towards her.

Though at the last moment, a part of my mind wondered why she had a sword.

Though the explosion of fire directly into my face answered my question the moment after.

{Hestia's POV}

"Magic swords!? REALLY?!" I think I had the right to be surprised. The last time I checked, those were EXPENSIVE. Bold, capital letters and everything.

But it didn't end there. After the captains use of a magic sword, the Amazon's behind her all took aim at Maccillian, and SWUNG.

The wave of fire, water, lightning, air, and a whole bunch of other elements hit him like a train... (I'm pretty sure I'm using that phrase right.) I would've been more shocked, but before the massive cloud could clear, the army of aura constructs started their attack.

{Maccillian's POV}

Being blasted in the face by a fuckton of magic wasn't how I saw the start going, but it was whatever. My aura took the hits, and I shook off everything else. Though the hits sent me back a bit, so I was able to see my legion attack.

They all fell into a pack structure without me telling them too, and it was interesting. Ever since I made Weiss' gift, I've idly explored giving constructs intelligence. So with that, and the idea for the Wild Hunt, I ended up with this.

A legion of wolves with the ability to think. They weren't 'alive' per se, but they were close to smart golems now.

Anyway, back to them.

Every pack had two of each wolf, which interested me since I haven't made this many of them before. So they were pretty much operating independently. The biggest surprise were my Barghests.(If you guessed right, than congrats.) They were practically leading the charge, and I watched as one of them leaped at Pinocchio, aiming directly at her throat.

It didn't work, and got swatted like a bug, but that was interesting. I spared a glance at the Beowolves, and took in the fact they were LESS bloodthirsty then them. (Welp, I'll just make sure they all know NOT to kill anyone, and go back to my fight.) I did that, and after making sure the Barghests were in line, turned my gaze back to Prince. (I know I'm getting her name wrong, I just don't care enough to remember her name.) The massive abomination was fighting off a pack, with ease since I've only made a handful of level 3 equivalent constructs and none of them were fighting her, and I decided to join the fun.

Leaping at her, and shifting back when I was in range, I threw my fist towards her face, and was met with the broadside of her magic sword. Though, the unfortunate thing cracked at that, and started falling to pieces.

We both stared at the crumbling sword for a moment, and I moved in the next. "Payback time bitch!" I reared my head back, and SMASHED it into hers. The CRUNCH of something, I think her nose, breaking, was satisfying as hell.

I was going to move in on her to combo, but a wave of lightning came at me, more like it was aimed in my direction since I saw a few packs get blasted from it. So before it could hit me, I put up an aura wall to take the blow. Which it did, real well if I do say so myself.

That aside, I turned back to Picollo, and almost took a punch to the face. I avoided it, and just took a second to blink at the almost feral way she was snarling at me. "H-HOW DARE YOU DAMAGE PERFECTION!" At that, I paused, and so did my legion. My mind, and what little they had, took in her words, and started buffering.

"... Are... Are you serious?" Looking at her face, and the spike of anger that showed up, told me that she was... And it was just too fucking funny. "Damn... I've heard about illusions of grandeur and all that... But this is something else." Pina colada growled at me, and swung her fists. But she didn't hit me, since I was too busy dodging and laughing.

My laughter was grating on her, and she started acting like she was feral. But despite us 'fighting,' I recognized an opportunity to fuck with someone when I saw one. "Like, come on. YOU?! PERFECTION?! I know perfection. Hell, I've got 5 pinnacles of perfection of my own. And let me tell you, they're in a different realm than whatever the fuck YOU are!"

Back in the viewing area, said 'pinnacles of perfection' all smiled at the compliment.

"Like ho...- Are you actually feral?" She was getting angrier and angrier as I spoke, and now she was fucking slobbering like she had rabies... "That's kind of fucking disgusting."

That was the straw that broke the camels back. Pluto roared in fury, and a glow started gathering around her fists. "FIST STRIKE!" I saw it coming, and hummed as I went into my Werewolf Form. I needed the speed for this.

As her fist came at my head, I avoided it, grabbed her arm with one of my own, and grinned as I spun on my heels. "YEET!" The bitch FLEW upwards, and I grinned. "Let's get an encore!" I coated my legs in aura, and kicked off the ground. "~I am a monster, I am a king.~" I soared into the sky, grin growing larger as I did. "~This is what I am!~" I saw Purple still flying upwards, screaming bloody murder as she did."~I'm causing MAYHEM!~" But I was catching up. "~Above and beyond.~" She saw me coming, and her eyes widened, fear taking hold as she saw me cock back my fist. "~I am a force to be reckoned with.~" She started falling towards me, since I increased her gravity so she'd start falling. And in a few moments, we were face to face."~I am the bomb!~" And my fist planted itself into her gut.

There was a moment where everything was quiet, and than the next, it wasn't. The sound of an explosion rocked the area, and Pineapple took off like a rocket. I just laughed as I fell back down to the ground, and watched her just fucking disappear. But as I fell, I couldn't keep myself from finishing. "~MAYYYHEM!~"

Then my feet hit the ground, and I waved off the cloud of dust my landing made. Looking around, I saw a group of 10 Amazons fighting off my constructs, and felt my grin grow as I charged towards them. "~I am the, I am the MAYYYHEM!~"

{Hestia's POV}

I was pretty sure that at this point, I wasn't watching the 'fight.' We all knew it wasn't one, so I was focusing on something else. Mainly, how nice Maccillian's voice was. And I knew it wasn't just me being biased or anything like that, since even Hephaestus was nodding along. "Is it just me, or have we never heard Zaka sing this much?"

I looked to Saya at that, and started thinking. "I mean... He hums whenever he makes breakfast... Though I don't think I've ever heard him sing." My fellow twin tailed friend hummed at that.

"All in favor of having Zaka sing more often, say I. I."

""""I!"""" With the rest of my sister mates in agreement, we turned back to the screens. A part of my mind recognized Ishtar's captain was probably dead now, but at the same time...

Fuck Ishtar.

"... By the way... How long's this been going on for?" That was a good question.

Shizuka started humming, and after a small frown, looked up from her scroll. "7 minutes..."

Everyone, other than Loki and Hephaestus, groaned. Rika even put her head in hands as she did. "There goes my money..."

Loki clasped her on the back, and did absolutely nothing to hide the smirk on her face. "Mah mah mah, don't worry about it Rimi. You'll win some other timeee." Rika just groaned again at that. "Besideees, it's only a grand. You've got way more than that."

"... It's the principle of the thing dammit."

Loki just laughed, and turned back to the match. "Anyway, your boy's doing good. Any minute now, and he'll finish this shit right up. Preferably in two an a half minutes. But ya know, semantics an all that." I rolled my eyes at that, and I was pretty sure some of the others did too.

Their interaction aside, looking at Maccillian, and a bunch of his constructs, go after the last Amazons, I just relaxed. He had this, and even with Ishtar tossing out a bunch of money for magic swords, nothing was stopping him from winning.

And a few, exactly 2 minutes later, the match was over.

When the last Amazon fell, and Ganesha announced Maccillian won, we all watched as he, and all of his constructs, howled to the sky. And then, one by one, the constructs started disappearing.

It was awesome. Maybe the teeny tiniest bit scary, but mostly awesome. When the last one disappeared, the pressure of, along with Maccillian's sword, went with it.

Though hearing Saya snort ruined the scene for me, just a little bit though. "Why do all of you have to be so fucking theatrical?" Saeko stifled a giggle, while Rika snorted. Shizuka didn't do much other then hum and smile at the comment though.

"Ya know, to be faaair, when someone does sum like THAT! They can be as dramatic as they fuqin want." I agreed with that... Buuut...

"You're just saying that because you won, aren't you." I was pretty sure I was right.

Loki just looked at me, and started whistling. "Dunno whatcha mean shortie." I rolled my eyes at her, and turned over to Athy and Take. The two of them hadn't really said much during the match, and seeing how they were hyper focused on the screens showing Maccillian, I was pretty sure they wouldn't respond if I started bugging them.

So looking for someone else to talk too, I turned to my child, the one actually here, and leaned into Shizuka. She wasn't even surprised, and just hummed as she put her chin on my head. "Now that that's done, what are we doing today?" Because I had no idea. I thought this whole thing was going to take a while, or go on later in the day. But it was still early in the morning, and I didn't really have any plans.

Shizuka hummed, which felt nice against my skull, and started thinking. "Hmm... Hmm... I don't know." That response almost made me laugh. The way she looked 'confused' almost did it for me too.

But then something happened.

The ground started shaking, which caught us all off guard, and I felt something in the air...

Something dangerous.

Sparing a glance to the rest of the goddesses/god around me, I could tell they all felt it too.

Saya was about to say something, but she was cut off by what happened next. The screens that showed Maccillian started flickering, and after a few moments, Maccillian was replaced by Ouranous.

And that's when we knew things were BAD.

Ouranous took a few moments, but when he was sure we were all paying attention, or he finished doing something else, he addressed us. "To all able bodied adventurers, the guild is commissioning an emergency quest. Reports have reached us that Monster Rex's of every known floor have spawned in their enhanced forms. There is a possibility those of the lower floors may climb upwards. All able bodied adventurers are to report to the dungeon, and assist in the elimination of these monsters before they breach the surface."

With that, it was like the world went silent.

But just as soon as that silence came, it left after I heard Shizuka's next words. "They're in the dungeon." I didn't even need to think about who she meant, because I knew.

Bell and Lili.

My children were in the dungeon. And I felt a pit form in my stomach.

[Omake - Preparing for the end. Yin's POV]

Going over my inventory, I looked over the potions, armor, and other stuff I had but would probably never use, and nodded. (I'll probably never be as ready for this as I am now.) You might be wondering just WHAT I was doing.

Well, as it was, I was preparing to go hunt down Salem to finish my world quest.

I say 'hunt down' mostly because that's what I'll be doing. After Macky blew up the Grimmlands, no one knew where Salem was. Even with Ironwood and Atlas searching for her, no one found her... Which was kind of an issue. Though it was more of an 'ughhh, a tracking quest' issue, rather than a 'OH GOD NO!' Issue. Salem was de-fanged, and if what Macky told me was right, probably just drifting along the sea like a plank of wood. (Being tortured by Saeko, for an hour with her semblance, would probably break anyone.)

[Doubtful. Gamer's Mind exists.]

(Uhuh... Anyone that isn't a Gamer and has a convenient power that stops PTSD and other shit like that then.)

[Better. Anyway, are you done yet? You've been going over your supplies for a half hour already.]

(And you're complaining... Why exactly?)

[Because you're overthinking this. Salem is child's play to you now.]

My system had a point, I knew it did, but still. (I'd rather be safe then sorry. Besides, I refuse to let Salem pull one over on me, and have to deal with Macky lording it over me if he ever found out.)

[Humor me, just HOW would he find that out exactly? He's an entire universe away.]

Again, point. But... (You'd figure out a way to tell him. I just know it.) My system went silent at that, and I felt like it was grinning. I didn't have proof, but I could SWEAR it was. Shaking that off, I went over Head Hunter one more time, and nodded. "All set." That done, I walked out of my room, and when I got to the living room, I saw my family.

Everyone, including Raven, was geared up.

Despite only having mom back for about 2-3 weeks, we all remembered why we lost her in the first place. That, and knowing she was at her weakest, gave us all the reason we'd need to go end her.

After we did that, we could relax for as long as we wanted.

I wouldn't need to leave Remnant the moment I finished that quest, so I was free to go do it, then stay with mom and the rest of my family until I was ready to jump.

I wasn't sure when THAT would be, but it'd come eventually.

[Status]

Name - Maccillian Silver Zaka

Title - The Silver King of Wolves

Level - 2

Age - 20(2,821)

Strength : I - 5(285 Restricted) -] Strength : I - 85

Endurance : I - 10(85)

Vitality : 151,005

Agility : I - 5(270 Restricted) -] Agility : I - 70

Arcane : I - 0(375) -] Arcane : E - 480

Wisdom : 1,090

Charisma : 2,005

Luck : 700

Unique Skills - Wolf Shifter, Werewolf Form, Werewolf Physiology, Werewolf Senses, Wolf King's Wisdom, Wolf King's Wrath, The One True Wolf, Fenrir, Sword of Damocles.

Development Abilities - Magic Resistance I -] Magic Resistance F

Sub Skills - Iron stomach, Fire Manipulation.

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