The Epic of Leviathan

Chapter 434: True Salvation (III)...

[Knox, Kuoh Town] 

"What are you doing Kuroka? I mean sneaking around is a Cat thing but I think you are taking that way too seriously" Momo said as she sat down on the table with a coffee mug in her hands. 

Kuroka scowled after hearing Momo's words and then her scowl turned into a pout as she plopped down on the chair on the opposite side of Momo. "...I was trying to get away from the morphing monster" Kuroka said weakly and started to sulk. 

Momo gave the hazel-eyed woman an understanding look. "My condolences…" Momo said in a pitying tone as she sipped her coffee. Once again Kuroka scowled after hearing Momo's words. She didn't need pity, she needed a solution. 

"She is a klutz" Kuroka deadpanned. "I simply can't understand how she can become so nimble and agile while chasing me? It's like the World is against me" Kuroka muttered and her tails started to swish sullenly and her ears plopped down on top of her head. 

"...Hmm… I might have a solution for your problem" Momo offered and Kuroka immediately perked up after hearing Momo's words. 

"How good are you at drinking?" Momo asked. Kuroka didn't know how this was going to help her with her situation at hand but she still decided to answer. The smart woman definitely had a solution, she wouldn't ask a random question out of the blue. 

"I won't boast but I am pretty good with alcohol" Kuroka answered and Momo nodded her head with a satisfied look on her face. 

"Then offer her a drink… she would never deny a drink and a good drinking partner" Momo said and Kuroka didn't know what to think about this solution. 

It wasn't exactly a solution but if she could divert that morphing monster's attention from her ears and tails then it's fine. Kuroka decided to give it a try whenever that morphing monster would make her next appearance, wanting to caress her ears and tails. 

"Or you could always divert her attention by giving her some doujins" Momo gave her another idea but Kuroka slightly shuddered. She didn't want that morphing monster having some weird ideas… It was for the Greater Good. 

"Thanks for the help" Kuroka said as she got up from her seat and made her way outside the kitchen. Momo could only shake her head in amusement. 'But I need to talk with Dora…' Momo contemplated as she kept sipping her coffee… 

[Unknown Location] josei

"How long is it going to take, human? I don't have all the time in the world… we need to be fast, the Faction Leaders might decide to involve themselves" Kokabiel growled out in anger. 

"It will take at least a day… I can't prepare everything within a day. I need to merge the Excaliburs in perfect sync or they would act out against each other" Valper Galilei muttered with a fanatic look on his face. 

Kokabiel would have killed the man for his tone but Kokabiel needed him or this effort would be completely wasted. He needed those Excaliburs to get Church attention and if he could kill the Heiresses of the Sitri and the Gremory Clan with those swords then a War would break out. 

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Kokabiel wasn't worried about the mysterious being staying in Kuoh Forest. He believed that Azazel was lying through his teeth to keep them under his control and even if Azazel was telling the truth then he would get to involve a strong being in their War. 

Valper Galilei was the former lead researcher of the Holy Sword Project. After he was exiled by the Church, he became a member of Grigori. Valper had a huge love for Holy Swords and was fascinated by the legend of Excalibur since his childhood. 

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Upon finding out that he could not use Excalibur, he fell into despair and held admiration for those that could wield Excalibur. That feeling became so powerful that he started to conduct an experiment to create those who could use them. 

When the experiment failed, he decided to deal with the test subjects using poisonous gas. That is what led him to be excommunicated from the Church. He was livid when he found that the Church is using the Light Container to create holy sword wielders. Seeking revenge from the Church, he allied himself with the Fallen Angels.

"Yeah! I also want news toys to play with!" A psychotic looking exorcist exclaimed from the side. The man's name was Freed Sellzen. He was a stray exorcist who was also involved in the plot of stealing Asia Argento's Sacred Gear. 

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Freed was a psychopath and a battle maniac, he preferred violence over logic, spoke in a vulgar manner, and was somewhat insane. He killed monsters and Devils just for the sake of his own pleasure and also had no qualms about murdering humans.

Freed, however, never believed in God from the start, as he only wanted to kill monsters and Devils for the sake of killing. Eventually, he became a wanted criminal at the Vatican and was forced to run away, joining the Fallen Angels in the process.

"Don't worry Freed, you will get to play with the toys as soon as this good man finishes merging the Excaliburs. He believes that he could increase the power output… you won't deny the power, would you?" Kokabiel asked and Freed shook his head. 

Freed was much more important than the scientist. Freed was one of the best exorcists the Church had but he was exiled from the Church due to his psychotic tendencies and personality. Freed was created as a test tube baby at the Sigurd Institution, who were trying to create the 'True Descendant of Sigurd'. 

The Church wanted to create someone who could use Gram by gathering those who carried the blood of Sigurd. Kokabiel couldn't stop himself from grinning… just a few more days and then he will start the War anew… 

[Vatican] 

"Grayfia… you don't need to accompany me… I can understand that you are feeling uncomfortable" Hela said and Grayfia looked slightly pale after they arrived at the Vatican. Hela easily deduced why Grayfia was feeling uncomfortable. 

"No… I am fine. It is my duty to accompany you" Grayfia said in a determined tone and Hela's lips twitched. 

'Why the hell is this woman so stubborn about her maidly duties?' Hela questioned herself internally but as expected nobody answered her. Hela simply shrugged and decided not to bother about it anymore. It wasn't like she would allow anything to happen to her diligent maid. Hela took care of her servants. 

They had noticed that the streets were completely empty and Hela was impressed with the quick evacuation as she couldn't sense anyone inside the houses. After a few minutes, Hela felt several presences approaching her from various directions. Hela couldn't stop herself from grinning as the person she wanted to meet finally made his appearance. 

Even with such an impressive gathering of Exorcists, Hela wasn't even bothered in the slightest. Grayfia also had a stoic look on her face as she knew how strong Hela was. Hela quickly scanned the crowd and snorted in disdain. All of them were simple weaklings. 

"So, you must be Hela" Touji Shidou called out as he stepped forward. Hela tilted her head in a dismissive manner. 

"You are Touji Shidou? I expected something more… Alas, it was my fault… I shouldn't have expected anything impressive from humans" Hela said and a lot of Exorcists clenched their fists tightly at Hela's jab. 

"Cut to the chase. What do you want?" Touji Shidou said and Hela gave him an unimpressed look. Touji Shidou didn't want to deal with someone like Hela. It was clear that the woman wanted to cause trouble. 

"You are not in a position of making a demand weakling" Hela muttered and started to grin like a loon. Now a lot of Exorcists were glaring at her hatefully. There is no way she was going to make this easy for the Exorcists. 

Before the Exorcists could retort, Hela decided to continue. "You know what I hate the most? ... Self-righteous bastards… I mean all of you" Hela said and internally cackled in mad glee as some exorcists started to ready their weapons. 

"Hello, I am Griselda Quarta, could you please stop agitating the Exorcists. We want to avoid a conflict" a woman with a kind smile on her face came forward. 

'She really reminds me of Yachiru' Hela thought as the woman successfully calmed down the Exorcists with a few words. Hela wanted to sulk but she didn't. 

"Fine… I want the Church to hand over all the Exorcists involved in the mission which led to Cleria Belial's death" Hela demanded and even Grayfia shot the insane woman a questioning look. Nobody dared to say anything.

"...That is simply impossible… the mission was accepted by an alliance of Exorcists and Devils, an alliance which was proposed by the Devils" Vasco Strada said in a condescending tone and Hela simply shrugged.

"Do I look like someone who cares? If the Church fails to fulfil my demand, then I will simply kill everyone present here…" Hela said in a dismissive tone like it was a matter of fact. The exorcists were shocked to their cores… they had no idea what they were dealing with here.

"It seems that you came here looking for a conflict" Ewald Cristaldi said with a grim look on his face and Hela simply tilted her head with a grin. 

"In the name of God… we will give you True Salvation!" Someone from the crowd exclaimed and several exorcists started to cheer. 

"True Salvation it is…" Hela said with a mocking grin as two swords appeared in her hands and her eyes started to glow brightly in excitement… 

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