More Moths for the Fire

When the group teleported to Japan, it was evening. One could say they have lost an entire day because the planet rotates around the sun.

When she saw the surroundings, Skadi commented, "What now? It looks like the sun is setting down."

"Don't worry about the basics like that." Raynor wasn't bothered by such fundamentals.

"Sona, get us rooms in the SPA while I will go to get a tree." The Shaman said to his Fiance.

"I will go with you!" The Goddess didn't want to skip this opportunity.

"Can you see in the dead of the night?" He asked the crucial question.

"...No."

"Then go with Sona."

"But I do." Sona chipped in. Her comment didn't help Skadi as she looked at the Heiress annoyedly. 

"Just go you two. I will deal with the basics, and you two will deal with your basics."

"Fine."

"As you wish."

The Shaman strolled into the forestry area as the pair visited the SPA. With a loud whistle, his wolves manifested one after another.

"Deimos, Phobos, I need another tree." He closed his eyes and practised using his senses as he said that. Why would he need his eyes when his soul's spiritual sense gives him a supernatural perception of the surroundings?

That is right. After eating souls daily, he started to notice those small details.

'I haven't checked my stats for a while; let's see what I got.'

With a thought, he summoned his stats window.

[NAME: Raynor Valeron]

[TITLE: Great Wolf, The King of Wolves, Lord of The Hunt, The Wolf Which Swallows The World, Father of Dragons, Giant Slayer, Friend of Asgard, Human who Conquered a Goddess]

[OCCUPATION: Hunter/Shaman, Conqueror, Lord, Dragonlord, Business Owner, Slayer]

[BLOODLINE: First Men {100% Pure} Sea God/Wind Goddess {Conquered}, Garth the Greenhand {Conquered}]

[INBORN MAGIC: Warging, Skinchanging, Greenseer, Beast Taming, Aeromancy{Conquered}, Aquamancy{Conquered}, Terramancy{Conquered}]

[MAGIC AFFINITY: Soul, Nature, Ritual, Blood, Air {Conquered}, Water {Conquered}, Earth {Conquered}, Fire, Shadow]

[MAGIC RESISTANCE: Cold Resistance +20%, Water Resistance +50%, Air Resistance +50%, Earth Resistance +50%, Poison Immunity, Charm/Seduction Magic Immunity, Fire Resistance +5%]

[RITUAL EFFECTS: Compressed muscles, Explosive Force, Superior Instincts, Superior Magic Flow, Magic Flow Sense]

[SOUL HEAVINESS EFFECTS: {High-Class}, Sixth Sense Spiritual Perception, Mana Density]

'Oh, so I have a new parameter.' 

It would seem his soul-eating has developed some side effects.

'On top of that, my fire resistance increased to 5%. The tactic of eating those priests' souls has paid off. I should do that more often. Muspelheim has a bunch of Fire Giants. I can eat those.'

After pondering that, he proceeded to walk in one of the directions as he was practising the use of his soul perception.

It was strange, as he can't seen through darkness but he knows a tree was in front of him or a branch in his way.

It's like a gut feeling, or more like gut sense by this point. It's just like the sense of touch or smell, but this is a sense of the gut.

Regardless, it's a very useful ability, not just because it makes it easier for him to perceive threats but also because it works as another layer of observation.

He can now easily perceive surroundings at a spiritual level, which is a bonus considering he eats souls now.

Raynor realised that not even the dead could escape him. 

'That fire bitch was right about my title.' 

The Shaman remembered how crazily she ranted about him eating the world.

'Heh, I still need to visit that ritual site. I have devil bloodlines to add to my own.' The Hunter recalled that he had quite a bit of Devils' Blood.

Their magic abilities will be useful to him.

After pondering things he needed to do, a wolf howled.

A smile appeared on Raynor's face as if a wolf had found something useful to him.

Without wasting time, he started to rush in that direction.

He found a tall tree with many branches spreading out in all directions.

"This will do." 

Raynor placed his hand on the ground and used his earth manipulation to remove the dirt that caused the tree to get unrooted.

~~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~~

Sirzechs returned to the capital after failing to find anything. His frustration started to pile up.

He never thought Grayfia would go this far and attack Raynor, or at least he thinks that is what she did.

The crimson-haired satan realised that she would disobey him if something eventually happened, as she did something like that in the civil war. 

She saw Raynor as a threat and attacked him. 

But the issue is that they don't know all of the Shaman's tricks. They need to know the limits to take care of him.

It's one of the reasons why Sirzechs wanted to keep him close so that they could find out his limitations. 

However, this terrified Grayfia, so she decided to move out independently.

After failing to find anything, he went to see his best friend.

"...This will complicate things." Ajuka frowned when he heard what Sirzechs said to him.

"I know."

"We need him alive. I could potentially simulate some of the effects his magic can perform, but he is in a delicate position.

Nobility wants him treated like a golden goose that lies eggs for nobility.

There are propositions to do something about our evil pieces system.

The Nobles are already considering limiting it as pure blood numbers will stabilise."

"...Already!? But the SPA only opened this morning!" Sirzechs complained. If this continues, Great King's faction will demand greater protection for Raynor Valeron.

If that happens, finding his wife will become harder!

"Nobles want to preserve their bloodlines. Anything half-blood is not necessary. They can handle Raynor Valeron as he is the only one Human. It's better to have one human than an army of half-bloods." Ajuka shrugged. He had been at the forefront of all this after he told me that he would research methods used by Raynor.

Nobles approached him daily to inquire about his progress. At the same time, he had to hear their desires.

"I know. But this is a delicate situation. How am I supposed to ask him about Grayfia's situation?

He will say he doesn't; if I push him, he can retaliate!" Sirzechs said with an annoyed frown.

"I know. So don't approach him. Use someone else." Ajuka shrugged at him. It's not that he has to do this all by himself.

"...Who?"

As he asked that, his eyes widened, and he got an idea!

"No worries, I got an idea."

Without saying anything, he turned around and left, leaving confused Ajuka behind.

~~~

"I see. This is troublesome." Venelana sipped her tea as she heard what her son just told her.

Her gut feeling tells her that Raynor Valeron most likely had his way with Grayfia. If not, then she is dead and in a ditch somewhere.

"It is. I can't act on this." The Crimson Satan said with a frown. He was nervous for his wife.

However, Venelana didn't say anything about what she was thinking. Considering she knows what Raynor did to Serafall and Rias. 

"Don't worry. You can leave this to me. He used his powers on Rias, so we should be able to call him for a talk."

"Good! Then I leave this to you! I still have things to do."

"Yes."

Just like that, Sirzechs washed his hands from this mess! He can trust his mother. She never failed him before.

As her son left, the brown-haired devil sighed as she massaged her forehead. What a mess this is!

Without even realising this, Raynor Valeron has shattered her family like it was nothing. Taking her daughter's maidenhood, then kidnapping her daughter-in-law, and now it's her turn.

How could she possibly get Grayfia back? There is only one option: she would need to sacrifice herself.

Does her son think she can persuade this guy to release Grayfia? She might be good at talking but is not some miracle worker.

***Sigh***

"Let's see if he is not all talk."

She sighed, still recalling what he had done to Rias. After doing all that, the crimson-haired girl would, from time to time, space out and have a rosy look on her cheeks. 

That single night has ruined her daughter. Venelana doubts that Rias will ever look at another guy like this again.

Considering the first night for her daughter was far better than any other woman could get.

***Scoff***

'Imagine using blood magic or soul magic for bed activities. Not devils of the old would do such a thing.'

After all, souls and blood are quite valuable. Why would one even do that?

Not that Venelana understands how Raynor is wielding his magic. She has no idea that he is burning souls to keep his libido running.

It's worse than she has ever imagined.

But such a method does what it is intended to do: train naughty girls. Grayfia, for example, has become an obedient maid.

After finishing her tea, Lady Gremory went to see her daughter, who was studying.

However, what she was studying wasn't some sort of science but how to be a perfect lady in a house. 

In other words, Rias wants to be the perfect lady for her beloved.

Even if she is his toy, she will eventually get a chance to prove herself in some way. Maybe she will run a small manor in one of his lands or a business or something. Eventually, he will become big, and she will be ready!

"Rias."

"What is it, mother?" The girl placed her book down and looked at her. 

"We have an issue."

"And that is?" Rias sighed. She is bracing herself for the reply.

"Your sister-in-law is missing."

The girl's eyebrows went up when she heard that!

Grayfia is missing? But she is an Ultimate-class devil!

"She went missing after Sirzechs went to see Raynor Valeron. Your brother believes that Shaman became even more powerful after spending time with the Norse Pantheon.

His power has spooked your Sister-in-law." Venelana explained this to her daughter, who listened patiently.

"So… you saying he has killed her?"

"...Or worse."

"...Worse? There is nothing worse than that." Rias rolled her eyes at her mother.

"...How about getting raped or tortured?"

Rias scoffed at what her mother said.

"Please, if she gets fucked by darling, she will be all over the moon. It's the greatest pleasure in the world." Just thinking about it makes the Gremory Heiress all hot and bothered.

Venelana grimaced when she heard that. It would seem Raynor did more damage than she thought.

"Yes. I would like to speak with him if possible." Lady Gremory snapped her daughter from the delusions she was having.

"Hmm? Okay. I can do that." The crimson-haired beauty closed her eyes and used her connection to try to contact Raynor.

Her eyes snapped open as a small grin appeared on her lips.

It worked! She never thought she could potentially have such a connection to Raynor! She can mentally communicate with him!

"It worked! He is staying in Japan at this moment. We can contact Sona and arrange a meeting." The girl is getting excited to meet him in Japan! That's just great.

"Good. I will be going alone." Venelana said with quite a serious tone. But Rias didn't care about that.

"I will be coming there too, or Raynor will summon me, Mother," the crimson-haired Heiress said with a grin. Rias was showing her rebellious streak.

"Listen, what we could be discussing can turn sour. I don't want him to use you against me." The Brown-haired devil explained to her daughter. 

"You should have thought about that when you were planning my arranged marriage," Rias said with a snort as if she cared about that now.

"Arranged marriages are part of Devil society. I was promised to your father. I didn't complain." Venelana rolled her eyes at her daughter's spoiled behaviour.

"Whatever, I will go there as well. I was the one who contacted him to ask where he was. He will be expecting to see me." The Heiress gave the final answer, which made Lady Gremory sigh with resignation.

Akeno, who was in the room the whole time, needed to take a couple of steps back as she could sense how tense the atmosphere was between those two. After doing her thing with Raynor, Rias had this 'swagger' around herself. She didn't mind showing her distaste for the previous arrangement.

It's not that the Phenex Clan cared much about the cancellation. Well, Phenex didn't care, but Riser was quite sour. He wanted to have those Gremory milkers.

There might be some development in the future if he is given a chance to act.

"Fine. But don't complain about what can happen after." 

Venelana warned, and Rias had this strange feeling! What is her mother plotting!?

~~~~~~Raynor~~~~~~

"Now, that was strange. If I can focus strongly, I can speak with my summons?" He stroked his chin as he stopped chopping branches and focused on his connections.

'Since Rias contacted me from Underworld, I should be able to speak with Serafall.' 

He focused on the twin tails. Seconds later, he could sense her presence.

"Hey Sera-tan~"

"Eehhh!? Raynor!?" The current Leviathan squealed. She didn't expect him to talk in her head like this.

"Yeah, I've been trying out new methods of communication," he said with an amused tone as he considered what else he could do.

"I-I see. That's quite a convenient ability; you have surprised me for a second." She quickly got over her surprise.

"Good. So, anything interesting happening?" The Shaman enquired. Since Sera is responsible for diplomacy, she should be at the forefront of everything.

"Apart from the mess you did, nothing much."

"Mess, what mess?" Raynor was confused. What did he do? All he could think of was banging Grayfia. Wait! Did Sirzechs tell everyone that he got cucked?

"Your SPAs are causing a massive commotion. It already spread to other pantheons that you can manipulate fertility." 

Raynor's eyebrow went up. Just how shit is security in devil capital if other pantheons already know this. Don't they value this perk? Or the spies are that good? 

Honesty, he has no idea what to think. 

"I can assume that Fallen Angels have spread this information. Apart from angels, we have worse Fertility rates than all Biblical Factions. Fallen can reproduce with other species or themselves. We can get half-bloods too, but it's frowned upon, and lastly, Angels who can't reproduce at all." Serafall sighed while saying that to him. He could feel that she was tired.

"So they spread the word? Collateral damage. Does someone like Azazel even care about such a thing?"

To his question, she sighed again.

"Azazel might be the leader, but there are other Cadres. The warmongering ones don't want purebloods to gain numbers. Imagine a full clan of Devils with the Power of Destruction. With your baths, the devils' population will explode."

All Raynor could see was just more things to hunt.

"I see. So there are a couple of Fallen who want me dead?" Raynor enquired.

"Pretty much. HOWEVER, You should not be worried—" Serafall tried to explain herself, but there was no need.

"I am not. I am excited, let them come. I haven't hunted a crow yet. I want to see how those wings are attached to their backs." Raynor transmitted his excitement to the Twin Tails Satan.

"..."

"I see. I shouldn't be worried."

"Nope, you should be worried for them." Raynor scoffed at the idea that they should be worried about him. Even if he died, he would find a way to return. No one would stop him from hunting some more.

"Apart from that, some people from high places enquired if they could book rooms in the SPA," Serafall said with a sour tone.

"Oh? Something wrong?"

"No, it's just that these beings only want to talk with you about something." Leviathan tries to play it down. 

But Raynor knows better. He is like that delicious but very venomous snack—that plant that captures flies—the Venus fly trap or something like that.

"Of course, I am handsome and deadly with a dragon for a pet. How can someone possibly ignore me? Even if they do, I will unignore them."

The Shaman laughed at his joke, but Serafall did not like it much. She felt that it would happen just as he had imagined.

"Yes, well, one person who wants to meet you is Hera."

Raynor stopped in his tracks for a second. As in, THAT Hera? 

"You mean Zeus' wife, Hera?"

"Yes, she had no doubt heard about your talents. She most likely wants to deal with Zeus' libido."

The hunter grimaced when he heard that. Does Zeus still fuck everything that has a hole?

Regardless, if he has the support of Olympus' Queen of Gods like Hera, oh boy, his clout will be impressive even in Supernatural circles. 

That is why Serafall is sour. She is probably still sour that he also has Asgard as a buddy. Raynor is moving up in the world, all thanks to the twin tails.

"Great, then tell her I am willing to talk with her."

"Fine, I just hope you don't mess up." She pouted at him over. He can imagine her cheeks puffing like a hamster.

"I don't puff like that!" She loudly complained.

"Oh?"

He then 'sent' an even greater memory he had of her puffing her cheeks.

"Stop with that!"

A grin appeared on Raynor's face as he realised that he could send memories like that!

That moment, he sent quite a steamy memory of Serafall drooling and face full of pleasure.

"D-Damn you! What do you think you are doing?" He could sense how ashamed and embarrassed was the current Satan Leviathan!

"Reminding you how much I liked having my way with you. Heh, This reminds me: I can send the same images to Sona. I wonder what will be her reaction."

"S-Stop! What do you think you are doing!?"

Funny enough, Serafall was both excited and ashamed!

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