Chapter 814: I prefer to act alone anyway [1/2]
I felt my feet land on solid ground. The experience of {Gate} was unreal. I was literally teleported from Earth to Hellsgate within the same second. Unlike the normal transfer method though, there was no discomfort. Continue your journey on My Virtual Library Empire
Looking around I noticed that we were in an empty wilderness. The same dimly lit skies were above overhead. The air smelled of death and a slight musty scent. Unlike in the land of living there were no plants here.
In its place was the aroma of decomposing corpses and blood. A place devoid of nature, life and hope. Only one word came to mind to describe such a place. Hell.
In front of me were the women I loved the most. However, their links right now were closed. The lack of a connection with them irritated me. But that was to be expected. At the moment my girls and I had a war of ideals.
Ironically this whole thing was because we loved each other so much. You would think that such things would not be a problem. But if anyone ever loved a yandere, you would understand my predicament.
Getting a Yandere to hold back and not kill any other woman in her man's vicinity was already hard. It took a lot on my part to get them to behave to the point that I had to threaten them into submission.
And now I had yet another problem of a different sort. Normally, women were fine to be left at home where it was safe. Gareth's word back then reflected the traditional view on women.
"Please forgive my disrespect my lord. No matter how beautiful a woman may be it won't protect her from the undead or the monsters. They best serve nurturing the next generation. That is a task only women could do."
While I was against such a notion at first, the possibility of my girls dying changed everything. I consider myself lucky that none of them died during Operation Paper and the Defense from South America. But Carlos' words reminded me of the truth.
As I ventured deeper in Hellsgate, the more dangerous my world became. The more I began to come into conflict a greater cost would be demanded of me. Right now, I could manage the danger and pay the price.
But while I had no qualms if it was just me, seeing my Harem pay for my mistakes would break me. If due to my ignorance they died. Or worse get kidnapped, raped or tortured. I was a negative thinker by choice. It was what kept me alive.
Which was why I began to desire to protect my girls in the best way I knew how. I knew I was being a coward. It went against what I originally said. But I couldn't help it. All I needed was time. Once I got strong enough, I would have let them follow me.
I never said I would never let them battle again. Only that I should bear the heaviest cost. And it wasn't even forever. It was just until I was sure I could protect them. That was my nature as someone who cherished them. Was it so wrong?
And it was this exact reason that they refused to accept my way of thinking. It wasn't like I couldn't understand them. All they wanted was to be allowed to support me. To grow alongside me. To ease my burdens. I loved the Sirens dearly for their devotion.
But if one of them died in order for me to grow. Then it would make everything meaningless. So, in order to pursue the future I wanted, I would fight. Unfortunately, they also had the same notion. They would never allow me to sacrifice myself for them. In their words they were not helpless damsels.
My army of Yandere's would never allow anyone that hurt me to remain alive. This was why they desperately sought strength. More than anything, they wanted to protect me as well as kill anyone who even looked at me funny.
And they knew that in order to accompany me in my ascent to power. A price needed to be paid. And my girls all accepted the cost without complaint. I could easily just let them be. Just as easily as they could listen to my words.
But neither them nor I were the types to back down. And so here we were. Funnily enough my girls upon arriving to Hellsgate were not alone. Each of the girls walked towards people seemingly waiting for them.
"Yvonne, have all the wolves create a soul cage spanning 30,000 square meters. I do not want anyone to interfere with our fight with Darling. Kill anyone who tries," Jo declared with a smile.
With over a hundred saints behind her, Yvonne affirmed with excitement."Yes, Big Sis! Everyone is present. We will see to it!"
"Van, lock down the area. No one besides Hellsend should see this battle. I permit sharing the footage to those guarding our bases, but nothing beyond that. Carlos, Herman. Ensure no one interferes."
"Yes, Lady Minerva!" x3
It was kind of unnerving to see the army under Bella's command. The addition of two Specters and entire army along with the Wizards was a formidable force.
"Everyone, I want you reinforce the perimeter of the Wolves. Watch how you I fight and learn from it. Shujin is the perfect case of the targets I mentioned. Those unrestricted by any combat doctrine. Sear everything that happens into your eyes."
A large troop of faceless Ninja's kneeled as they responded, "By your will, Lady Inari!"
"Licia, Pixie we are the smallest Siren squad but know that we hit just as hard as the wolves. You saw the materials Exa shared right? If you can, follow me and become Chasers. I know you two can do it. In the future, Rhiannon's Hellcats will be Hellsend's ace of aces."
"Yes, my lady Rhia!" Despite there only being two of them, Robyn's unit was not for laughs. If her two loli's actually became Chasers, they would be an extremely powerful unit. Technically as both were American's that shouldn't be possible, but my Kitten's words suggested otherwise.
"Phillip, Cynthia, Addison and Will, my chosen. Use this moment to learn how to fight using my {fates}. In the future Ishtar's Bloodline will be the backbone that allows Hellsend to dominate. I hope you rise to my expectations, do not disappoint me."
"Yes, Lady Ishtar. We will not fail!" x4
While I did kind of already expected it, seeing the girls take most of my people was quite annoying. Even my Administrators were now affiliated with a Siren squad.
"Angela, Santiago, Gareth, Scott and Delroy, as part of my reformed unit, Freya's Bulwark learn to see how you should act in group fights. We are the wall that guards our allies. Pass the learnings to your respective groups."
"MAM, YES MAM!" x5
'Freya's Bulwark was reformed?'
[Yes my lord. Terence who has become the battlefront Architect has been removed as the leader. The Fortification Reapers have also been reassigned. They will instead prioritize our construction and maintenance of our defenses.]
'That makes sense, it would be hard to always pull them for combat if they have other priorities. Then why did Liv choose Angela, Santiago, Delroy and Scott?'
[One of the weaknesses exposed during the fight with the South Americans was Hellsend's vulnerability in close quarters. As we have too many elements forming blocks of riflemen enhanced firepower but were easily destroyed when reach by close combat specialists.]
I did noticed that. Similar to the weakness of Herman's Champions forming large groups of Rifleman words in melees but were weak to cavalry and artillery. But didn't Bella used such formations as bait for the Champions?
[It has been decided that the Green, Orange and Red squads would be training to function as shock troopers with an emphasis in defending. The Black, Yellow squads will have the opposite role tasked with assassination.]
'What about Claire's blue squad and Mike's white squad?'
[The white squad has long been reformed into the Wyvern Air Wing. Their main responsibilities are reconnaissance and aerial superiority. The Blue squad has merged with Vela's Wolves as a rapid response force that seconds as a healing unit.]
'Wow, who is in charge of the restructure? Is the original 2nd Amendment still alive?'
[It is alive in spirit. Apart from the squad leaders still answering to the name 2nd Amendment, the current reformations have made Hellsend a completely different organization it was a week ago.]
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