Chapter 21

3rd POV

     While the 4 horsemen were discussing with the leaders of hell, the other devils were trying to comprehend the situation...of course, I'm talking about the Gremory and Sitri peerage. On top of that, Sona's parents also showed up, right as they heard who crashed the party.

    Meanwhile, Zeoticus was trying to explain what exactly was going on.

Zeoticus:"So...to give you a brief explanation, what you just witnessed was the reappearance of some very old entities."

Rias:"That much I understood already, horsemen of the apocalypse, Right?"

Venelana:"Exactly."

Issei:"H-hold on. Does that mean they'll destroy the world? I can't afford that!", He announced worriedly.

Zeoticus:"Fortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case, but...that doesn't mean we're safe just yet."

Lord Sitri:"Then what are they doing here and how is it even possible?"

Zeoticus:"Currently, your daughter along with my son is figuring that out, as for why...Phenex stepped on a gryphon's tail."

Lady Sitri:"More specifically?"

Zeoticus:"... They were attacked by Riser's peerage..."

    Lord Sitri went into thought, putting piece by piece together, understanding what really happened.

   As for the younger devils, they were confused as to why they head of 2 powerful clans were worried so much.

Sona:"Father, is there something we should know about the 4 brothers?", She asked with curiosity.

     Hearing the question, the head of the Sitri clan decided to explain everything.

Lord Sitri:"Sigh...The horsemen of the apocalypse are 4 individuals who go way back, before the war between the 3 factions, when there were only 2."

Saji:"The Creed brothers are that old?", He asked shocked.

Tsubaki:"I don't think that's the case. Humans can't live that long."

Venelana:"Miss Shinra is right. The original horsemen died a long time ago, which means these 4 are a new generation."

Grayfia:"And a rare case at that. A human body shouldn't be able to resist so much power."

Akeno:"How much power are we talking about here?"

Grayfia:"Well, records show of the original Horsemen often going tow to tow with the elites of Heaven and Hell. For instance, War alone was able to raid Heaven in one of his endeavors...

...

   The shocks just keep coming. Imagine having as your classmates 4 people able to fight the biblical God... unbelievable.

Asia:"Umm, I-i wonder, who was commanding these horsemen?"

Zeoticus:"The council... created to keep the balance between evil and good."

Sona:". . . I was somewhat suspicious of them, but this ?"

Rias:"What will happen now? I don't think they appreciated Riser's action."

Venelana:"That depends on the 4 Satans..."

...

Issei:"Umm, I want to ask something... I'm pretty sure Leon mentioned humanity going extinct...was that true?"

Lord Sitri:"Unfortunately...yes."

    The pervert went pale just thinking about it.

Venelana:"It's unfortunate, but the past can't be changed."

     The silence fell upon the group until our little small white haired girl broke it.

Koneko:"...who is her?"

    The others were confused by this question.

Kiba:" what do you mean?"

Tsubaki:"I remember it as well when Leon threatened Lord Phenex."

...

Grayfia:"It could be his love interest?"

Sona:"I doubt it. From what I saw, all 4 of them lack any experience when it comes to love."

Grayfia:"Then-"

Akeno:"It could be their sister."

Rias:"...Most probably. He mentioned her when first meeting Riser as well."

Lord Sitri:"For a single person...who would he sacrifice so much?"

...

Koneko:"Y/M would. He made it pretty clear that his family is his priority."

Saji: It does make sense... ."

     As the conversation was coming to an end, the doors opened to reveal the 4 satans, followed by the Creed brothers.

Leon's POV

     Well, the discussion was over...and I'm sure I don't want to repeat it. But, outside that conference room were waiting for other devils.

Zeoticus'"Well?", He asked his son.

    Sirzechs looked at me for a second before responding.

Sirzechs:"Everything is under control."

Bruce:"For now.", He quickly added.

    Among them were 2 other persons I didn't recognize, but it seems they were related to Lady Leviathan.

Lord Sitri:"Serafall, are you alright?"

Serafall:" Not a scratch father."

    The older man sighed in relief. Well, who won't be happy that their daughter was fine?

Lord Sitri:"And, you 4...just... how?"

     It was clear he was asking about how the powers got transferred.

Jason:"I believe it should be clear as crystal. After all, they warned you.", He was referring to the originals.

Venelana:"You're Leon, right?", She asked me, getting closer.

Leon:"Yes."

    She put her hand on my chest, trailing it around my heart.

Venelana:"It's gone..."

Leon:"As the Horseman of death, physical  wounds are nothing."

Venelana:"Still, to stay alive... without a heart."

Bruce:"Well, he definitely was heartless."

...

Leon:"Oh just...shut up."

Jason:"Yes."

     The only reaction was to sigh. I continue to walk forward until I faced Sirzechs.

Leon:"Before I go...I have some unfinished business."

Sirzechs:"That being?"

Leon:"Regardless of the race...Rias is your sister."

Sirzechs:"I'm aware of that."

Leon:"Then remember that when you'll try to force her to marry someone, next time...or I'll come to wake you up personally."

...

Rias:"I thought you didn't care about the marriage."

Leon:"I don't...but I am an older brother myself. And what he did leaves a sour taste in my mouth."

    For some reason, this brought a smile to their faces.

Bruce:"Pervert!", He called Issei.

Issei:"Y-yes!"

    He earned a punch to the gut.

Bruce:"That's for wasting your time on that perverted technique instead of training."

Desmond:"Don't expect my brother's help in the future."

    With that, we ended the day...a very unexpected one.

Leon:"Well...it was fun...not really... but it's time for us to leave, and Sona?"

Sona:"Yes?"

Leon:"I realize you have questions...Bruce will answer them for you."

Bruce:"What?!"

   Before he could argue, I whistled once and four horses appeared.

Mayhem - Strife

Rampage - Fury

Ruin - War

Despair - Death

    The Devils were quite surprised by this.

Saji:"You have horses?"

Jason:"You think the name of horsemen comes from nothing?"

   With that said, we got on and vanished while the pervert asked one last question.

Issei:"Is it just me, or those horses had the same color as their bikes?"

To be continued...

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