"That is good to hear. I do not wish to deal with other gods while trying to deal with the reglios on top of it." Blake let out a sigh of relief. Of course, their entire conversation was not heard by anyone else. Ishtar was not stupid enough to speak out loud about such things. She had been communicating using a form of magic similar to telepathy called mind transmission.
On another continent, one that used to be considered one of the biggest technological hubs, and a place Tina would have loved to have visited, two gods were sitting on top of a collapsed building, looking down at the humans below. "Only monsters and humans here."
"Yeah, but seriously Gungnir, you never told me fucking, Ishtar was on this world too!" When Loki felt Ishtar's presence, she did not even think before hiding her aura. She did not want to be caught by Ishtar again. She was afraid of all her power being stripped from her, leaving her as nothing more than a dried up husk of a god. While her power would slowly regenerate, it would take billions of billions of years.
"How the fuck was I supposed to know she was here!? I mean, it's not like she runs around telling people where she is at. At any rate, if she is here, she is guarding the kid. So, for now, we will lay low. Let's head west for now. Maybe we can find something interesting going on." Gungnir was not one to care about many things, but he did not wish to get his ass handed to him by Ishtar at this time. He knew he could fight against her for a while, but he could not win. Until they made proper plans or until Ishtar left this world, he had to stay low. The only problem is that the latter was impossible to know since he could not reveal himself to try to track her!
"This world is much different than before…." Loki had been to Earth before, so she knew it was strange compared to the last time she was here.
"It is much different. These monsters were never here before. It was just humans and some animals. Now, these monsters were running all over the place. However, the human population seems to have progressed even though things are in ruins now. If I recall, the last time we were even looking at this world, there was no mana in the air. I wonder what happened." Gungnir stroked his chin. He did not know exactly what had happened. Why he was saying, the human population was much more than before that was because the ancient world he had seen had a lower population of humans, unlike now, even though most had been wiped out. But he was also counting the new races of beast kin as well. To him, they were all humans.
The continent he was on had been a little more lucky compared to the rest. No portals opened there, and only the dragons that flew across the land had attacked. While the major cities did fall, many of the small towns hidden within the mountains had survived, giving the humans a place to take refuge. This was the advantage of living on an island state with many mountain ranges. Although they still had no power, they at least still had some normal houses standing, as well as a few buildings.
"Whatever happened, it has nothing to do with us. Let's head west. I do not want to stay in the same place for too long." Loki had a fear of Ishtar suddenly popping up in front of her and smacking her stupid, then ripping her power out again. She feared this more than anything else!
In a deep dark cave far away from Destiny City, two figures were staring each other down. "What do you want, inferior being?"
"You call me inferior when your army was wiped out just like mine by the same person." The man in a black cloak replied. This was the one and only necromancer alive, Fredrick Haralson.
"Tch. A fluke! No matter what, we reglios are the superior beings of this world. We only need a little more time." The reglios leader replied. He then pointed a finger at the necromancer and narrowed his eyes. "Now tell me why you are here. I will rip your soul out after."
"I am here to strike a deal. From what I can detect from the actions of your people, you are looking to get your hands on a bunch of souls, right? Will artificial souls work?" Fredrick asked, his lips curling up into a sinister smile.
"Artificial…. What is this?" The reglios leader had no idea what artificial even meant.
"They are souls created in an unnatural way. As a necromancer, I do have such an ability, although it will take some time. Depending on the amount you need, I can take from a few weeks to years." Fredrick replied. He then waved his hand and produced a small glowing blue wisp that floated silently over his palm.
"This!" The reglios leader's eyes widened. He could feel the soul was slightly odd, but it was definitely a soul! "How long to create ten billion? The power within is still lacking compared to a normal soul, so I will need many more."
"Three years tops." Fredrick hated the fact that this man was putting on such a hard task for him, but the idea of getting his revenge against Blake was something he truly wanted. As they say, your enemy's enemy is your friend.
The reglios leader's expression turned sour, but it also understood that it was probably not easy to make so many so soon. "Just make as many as you can as quickly as possible. But what is it you want in return?"
"I want the leader of Destiny City alive, kneeling in front of me along with his wives. I want to make him wish he were dead as I fuck his wives in front of him before killing them and turning them into undead!"
