The Epic of Leviathan (A Mutant's Ascension)

Chapter 498 - Hexennacht (III)...

[Kuoh Academy] 

A red-haired man was lying on the roof while smoking, the man had a bored look on his face. The man turned towards a certain direction and released an exasperated sigh. He was extremely bored, but it has been some time since he was able to laze in this manner, so he found it very hard to get up. 

It has been nearly a month since his Lord has asked him to get rid of a group, but it wasn't his fault that the group was lying low and he couldn't find them. He held the utmost respect for his Lord, but his Lord should have given him their location. 

Now, how was he supposed to look through the town when he had more important things to do like sleeping and lazing? Ddraig took a long Ddraig from his cigarette and released a content sigh… This was the perfect life he always wanted, but due to that stupid white-scaled fool, he was sealed away. 

Ddraig remembered his time while he sealed inside the Sacred Gear and started to curse the Biblical God, but only after a few moments, he stopped. It was too troublesome to keep cursing the man, especially when it was cutting into his cloud watching time. 

Only after a few moments, he started to remember his wielders and then he started to curse them too… but this time he didn't pause. He hated being sealed inside a Sacred Gear that could only be wielded by squishy humans. He was really glad that now he was finally out of that wretched place. He could laze and relax to his heart's content. 

Yes, he was sealed inside a Sacred Gear, but that didn't mean that he could laze and relax in that place. It was too cramped for his liking and there was no sunlight, no alcohol, no women… he could keep going on. Now, he simply wanted to meet that white-scaled bastard and give him a middle finger and after that, his life was going to be golden. 

Ddraig released a tired sigh and the memory of a sky blue dragon flashed inside his mind… Yes, he also needed to meet Tiamat. The lady Dragon had killed a lot of his wielders out of spite while he could only watch helplessly from inside the Sacred Gear. He wasn't going to kill her or anything, but Ddraig knew that it was his fault from the beginning. 

So, he was going to apologize for losing her treasures and then he would try to locate and reclaim them, wherever they were. Alas… the visit could wait for now. First, he needed to deal with a foolish bunch of humans… 

Ddraig knew that a human was keeping an eye on Sona's group. He could have followed the squishy human, but he was too lazy to do something so troublesome. That is why he decided to laze around and bide his time. Since they were keeping an eye on the Devils, he was sure that they were waiting for the right moment to strike. 

So, Ddraig obviously deduced that the attack was going to happen quite soon. Yachiru Unohana wasn't present here to protect the Devils, so the squishy humans were going to use this chance to attack. That is why Ddraig had decided to lay low, he didn't want to scare them away by being an unknown variable. 

But before interfering from the get-go, he decided to see if Devils could take care of themselves or not, after all, the Devils had been training with Yachiru Unohana. Not only would the Devils get some practical experience from the whole ordeal, but he could continue his cloud watching… 

[With Sona Sitri] 

Sona finally arrived at the entrance of the Kuoh Academy with her Queen. She needed to finish her School President duties before she could leave. That is why the other members of her peerage and the Rias's peerage were waiting for Sona and Tsubaki at the entrance. 

Rias and her peerage had been getting a mixture of awed and curious looks from all the students. The students knew that Rias and some of her club members had left the school, that is why they were getting curious looks and their group always received looks of awe from both the female and the handful male population of the school. 

Sona easily noticed Ddraig who was still lazing on the roof. The said Dragon was extremely lazy, but Sona never faulted the Dragon for being like that. Ddraig was one of the strongest beings in this world and he could laze around if he wanted… lazing around was much better in her books than wreaking havoc in her territory. 

Sona was pretty sure that the group known as Hexennacht were going to attack either today or tomorrow, but she didn't bother to notify Ddraig as she didn't want to involve the Dragon. She wanted to see how much she has improved in the past month. It was going to be a good practical experience for the Peerage. 

"Let's go, Rias. By the way, how have you been?" Sona asked as the whole group left the entrance, making their way towards the Sitri Mansion. 

"...It had been hard for me at the beginning. I needed to… We needed to come to terms with Issei's death… After that, we started to train with the help of my brother's Peerage" Rias answered. By the end of Rias's rant, she started to sound somewhat proud. 

"That is good, I suppose…" Sona hummed with a small smile. 

"We have company" Shirone said in a monotone. The whole group froze, but the reaction of Sona's Peerage was completely different. All of them stared towards their King, waiting for the order. 

"My my… I didn't expect to be discovered so quickly, but I shouldn't have expected anything less from a practitioner of Senjutsu" a woman dressed in a purple gothic lolita outfit walked out of the shadows. Her voice was laced with mirth. 

The woman's short blonde hair was adorned with multiple ribbons and the woman was probably somewhere around her twenties. Basically, the woman was quite beautiful and cute. Slowly other women also started to emerge out of the shadows. A Magical Barrier was erected quickly to stop humans from getting involved. 

"From your expressions, I know that you already know me, but who are you?" Sona questioned in a firm tone. She knew that the group was called Hexennacht, but she decided to keep that information to herself. If she revealed that information, then the enemies might become wary. 

"Ah… yes. Forgive my manners. We are known as Hexennacht and my name is Walburga" The short-haired blonde woman introduced herself. She grabbed the hems of her skirt and she politely bowed after she finished speaking. 

"I see… so, I suppose all of you are Magicians, right?" Sona asked and Walburga's smile widened. 

"I have heard that you were smart, looks like the rumours were true" Walburga added and then her smile turned into a smirk. "Now, you must be wondering what we want from you" Walburga stated in a confident tone. 

"No" Sona's answer surprised Hexennacht. "I already know what you want. You want to kill us. You have been waiting for a chance, but due to the presence of Yachiru Unohana, you decided to bide your time. Now, Unohana-Sensei isn't here… you would have waited till tomorrow, but Rias's presence pushed your hand" Sona droned in a bland tone. 

Walburga's eyes were wide just like the other members of the Hexennacht. Some looked worried too, but all of a sudden, Walburga started to laugh. "I see… I see… the rumours don't do you any justice" Walburga started to clap her hands with an amused look on her face. 

"Sona! We need to get out of here. We can't fight so many opponents!" Rias whispered furiously into Sona's ear. She couldn't believe that Sona and her Peerage members could remain so calm in a situation like this. 

"And how do you suppose we do that?" Sona questioned dryly. Rias was taken aback by that statement and started to sputter, trying to form some sort of answer. 

"You don't look too worried though, for someone who is trapped" Walburga pointed out. 

"True… but getting worried won't help me get out of this place" Sona shrugged. "I think we have wasted enough time, don't you think?" Sona asked and Rias and Akeno wanted to protest, but once again Walburga started to laugh. 

"I like you, but unfortunately, you are going to die and I agree with you. We have wasted enough time talking with each other" Walburga said and a feral grin appeared on her face as she started to release her Magical Power. 

Moments later, Walburga was shocked to her core when Sona started to match her Magical Power with her Demonic Power. The other members of Hexennacht were also shocked in a similar manner. Rias and her Peerage could only stare at Sona with disbelieving looks in their eyes.

Sona slightly tilted her head. "Rias, why don't you stand back with your Peerage?" Sona requested and Rias could only stare at Sona with a dumb look on her face. Sona also didn't wait for Rias's reply and the members of Sona's Peerage also pulled out their weapons, getting ready for the fight.

Meanwhile, Walburga was gritting her teeth in anger…

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