Chapter 8: Distant Relatives

“Sometimes the dead don’t like staying that way.”(Narrator)

Looking to where Narrator was sitting I see that it is gone. Why does everyone just disappear on me? The dead don’t like staying that way huh? If I take that as a warning……. I’m going to fight zombies aren't I? Creating a blood rope, I use it to swing down to the floor of the arena. Once I got there I pulled out my phone and started calling mom while I made my way out.

“Hello, boss? You called and texted. Sorry I didn’t pick up. My phone was on mute.”(Star)

‘loud gunshots in the background’ “Oh thank one of the gods your ok! Where are you right now?”(Suzi)

“I’m leaving the arena. Starting to walk to the hotel right now actually.”(Star)

‘Loud gunshots and explosions. In the background’ “Stop! Don’t come to the hotel. It is….. Pass me the shotgun! ‘Bang’.……... It’s too dangerous here.”(Suzi)

“What's happening over there?”(Star)

‘Gun shots’ ‘crumbling sounds, and explosions in the background’ “Nothing I can’t handle… Grenade!... ‘Booooom’.....I need you to listen to me when I tell you that you can’t come to the hotel for a while.”(Suzi)

“That's fine and all but, where should I go?”(Star)

‘Gun shots and incoherent screaming in the background’ “Head to the far west of the city. When you get there, you will come across a large cemetery. In the cemetery there is a large stone tower that houses the three cruelest Underworld spirits. That tower is the home of my brother and a good friend of mine…….my god……”(Suzi)

“What is it?”(Star)

‘Gun shots’ “They have a dragon. Things just got more complicated. Keep firing you cowardly bastards! We need to…….” ‘Swoooom’ ‘Beep’ (Suzi)

I so hope she doesn't die there. Looking towards the west, I wander around the surprisingly active city till I found the cemetery. This city has some amazing night activities. Casinos, shopping malls, barely dressed, handsome men who are trying to get people to enter their brothels, slave markets and much, much more. I need to spend a night wandering around here at some point. Reaching the cemetery after a couple hours of traveling, I finally reach my destination. Looking around, I see a fairly conventional cemetery that is relatively small in size. Only a few square miles worth of space surrounded by a large chain link fence. Seeing the only tower in the area, I started walking toward it. When my foot stepped into the area that was considered the cemetery, everything changed. Everything around me suddenly became covered in a low hanging fog and the area around the tower seemed to spread endlessly. The stone tower also stretched a lot higher up. It went way past the clouds. I continue my walk toward the stone tower with only minor goosebumps. When I reached the front entrance, I knocked on the steel door. A few minutes later a green haired, red eyed Lamia opened the door. She has silver metallic skin and a pair of assets that are only slightly larger than my own. From the top of her head to the tip of her tail, she was at least five meters long. She had no scales but, instead looked to be made of weaponry. Her tail was mostly made of swords, spears, and whips, while along her arms and part of her face and back had flat metal bits or small daggers. They are all a dark gray color. The small lines that are usually representing the gap between scales on a snake are faintly glowing orange, giving her a machine girl type of vibe.

‘Yawn’ “Hi Star. It's been a while. What brings you here?”(???)

“How do you know my name?”(Star)

“We've met multiple times before remember? You feeling ok?”(???)

“Sorry to say this but, this is the first time we’ve ever met.”(Star)

Who is this woman? [History’s Sight]

Status

Name: Armageddon De Reaper

Race: Spirit Weapon

Level: Max

Sentience: Complete Sentience

Rarity: One of a kind

owner: Diuscrucis De Reaper

Nick name: Little one/ Mag

Title: Soul Destroyer

Greatest kill: King Hydra

Spells: [Weapon Spawning] [All weapon Mimic] [Death Sentence] [Illusions]

Skill: [Regen] [All Language comprehension] [Shape Shifting]

Masteries: [Weapons] [Monster Control] [Improvised Sex Skills] [Stalking] [Hypnotism] [Tracking]

She is a level one thousand and a sentient weapon who can take a human like form………….What the hell? Only the highest of gods are known to be able to reach that level and the number of them that have can be counted on one hand! She also killed a king Hydra! What's with all these crazy strong people?!

“You must be from before we first met then….. What do you want?”(Mag)

“........I was asked to meet with Suzi’s brother.”(Star)

‘Yawn’ “Ok!”(Mag) ‘Bang’

After she said that she slammed the door in my face.

“Now that's just mean.”(Star)

Saying that I sat down next to the door and pulled out my touchpad from between my breasts. How did this thing survive the explosion of the crossbow? Letting it go I started typing what I have learned so far since I started talking to everyone.

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*  few hours later -

After a few hours of writing I looked up and saw someone walking towards me. Looking closer I could see gray wings and a black crescent shaped halo with purple cracks glowing over blue hair. She also has blue eyes……… This is probably Samantha. [History’s Sight]

Name: Samantha De Reaper

Race: Demonic Valkyrie Variant

Level: 999

Age: Hidden

Profession: Black Valkyrie

Title: the Immortal

Error: all other information forcefully hidden

Getting off the floor I stand up and start walking over to her. She has lightly tanned skin and is wearing a black dress. When she noticed me she had a mocking smile on her face.

“Hay Star! It’s been nearly eighty years since I last saw you….Oh! Sorry greenhorn. I didn’t realize you were just starting.”(Samantha)

“Does everyone in this city know me?”(Star)

“Only the major players of the city.”(Samantha)

“Good to know.”(Star)

“Why were you sitting outside the door?”(Samantha)

“A metallic lamia slammed the door in my face.”(Star)

“That little pest! Come on. I’ll take you to my husband. He came back from hunting earlier than expected and should still be home right now. I have a feeling he wants to talk to you.”(Samantha)

Walking next to her, we went back to the tower. Standing in front of the door Samantha put her hand on it and took a deep breath.

‘Loud exhale’ “Lulu, open the door.”(Samantha)

The door slowly opened and we walked inside. Looking around all I could see were books lining the walls from floor to ceiling. The center of the room had a spiral staircase surrounding a thick multi-meter metal pillar. The wooden floors were glossy and all the books I could see were in excellent condition. Samantha gestured towards me to follow her and we went around the pillar. On the other side of the pillar was a glass door with white writing on it. When we walked to the glass, it moved down and it revealed that the inside of the pillar was empty. Stepping inside we saw the glass come back up and reveal several options. They were on its surface in large green glowing letters. From top to bottom the options were; Living space, Library, and Prison. Samantha clicked on the first option and then the options changed to Bedrooms, Family rooms, Offices, Work places, Entertainment center, Armory and Relaxation. After she clicked on Relaxation, the words disappeared and we could clearly see the books on the other side. Samantha sat down and made herself comfortable on the wood floor. Shortly afterwards the floor shifted and we started moving up slowly and quickly gained speed going upward.

“How do you like the tower of Babel? It’s impressive isn’t it?”(Samantha)

“Tower of Babel? Wasn’t that the original buildings the humans used to try to reach the Heaven realm before they discovered magic?”(Star)

“It was, and this is the vary same building too. Now learn this new blood. This place looks completely different due to Diuscrucis messing with it. Now it is our home. It houses everything we have ever discovered be it books, magic, or weapons.”(Samantha)

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“Cool.”(Star)

After several minutes of waiting We arrived at our stop. The glass door opens and we step onto an outdoor patio. Looking around I see fields of colorful flowers and mountains in the distance. The sky was blue with clouds that were in the shape of animals.

“Beautiful.”(Star)

“Open gate to forest entrance.”(Samantha)

When she said that, an oval shaped portal with an orange outline appeared in front of her. On the other side of the portal were trees.

“If we could teleport to whatever location we wanted, then why take the elevator?”(Star)

“All teleporters outside of this area of the tower are currently out of order. Diuscrucis hasn’t fixed them yet.”(Samantha)

After saying that she stepped through the portal and I followed shortly after. It was a unique teleporting experience. Normally you feel yourself separate into many smaller shaped you’s for a moment and then put back together again. This time it felt like walking through a thin stream of water. Little resistance and I felt refreshed afterwards. Looking around the portal after crossing it, I saw that we were looking at hundreds of trees. The portal now had a blue outline and was slowly shrinking. A short distance away was a hammock hanging between two trees. Walking over to the Hammock I saw a tan skinned man who was wearing old cowboy getup minus the boots. His white feathered hat was over his eyes and I could hear soft snoring coming from him. He has dark blond hair on the right side of his head and white on the left. He also has a black cat tail. On his chest was a two foot long version of the lamia I saw earlier. She was clinging to him with a smile on her face and he was softly holding her. They look so peaceful…..Until Samantha walked over and forcefully flipped the hammock over. Dropping both of them to the floor.

“Uff!”(Diuscrucis)

“Ahh! What the hell was that for?!”(Mag)

“Mag….. How long have you been kicking people out of the public library down stairs?(Samantha)

“Two days.”(Mag)

“You only had one job while I was gone….. ‘Predatory smile’ I guess I get to skin a snake today! When I’m done with you, I get to spend the next few days relaxing while you do my job. Bye darling! See you in a few hours to cuddle!”(Samantha)

‘What?! That's not fair! Why do you get him all to yourself?”(Mag)

“Bye sweetie and don’t dull her fangs this time! Those things are a pain in the ass to sharpen!”(Diuscrucis)

“Master!?”(Mag)

“See you two later.”(Samatha)

“Help meeeee!”(Mag)

With that, Samantha picked up Mag and carried her off into the distance. All the while Mag was trying to claw and squirm her way out of Samantha’s grip. Looking towards Diuscrucis, I see he is walking deeper into the forest.

“You’re not going to help her?”(Star)

“No need. She’ll live…. Come on. We can talk at length at the lodge.”(Diuscrucis)

Following after him we walked deeper into the forest.

“So, why are you marrying mom?”(Star)

“........I owed her a favor and she called it in.”(Diuscrucis)

“That’s the only reason?”(Star)

“It’s actually not that bad. The main reason I never tried anything with her was because of my sense of morals and I don’t need to worry about that anymore.”(Diuscrucis)

“Why?”(Star)

“Because when you're a Demon or an Angel, there comes a time where you don’t give a fuck anymore. It usually comes after living for a few thousand years. Besides, after a while you run out of sticks to fight off the loving sister with. You would be surprised how hard it is to fight someone when they are constantly throwing themselves at you.”(Diuscrucis)

“She seems to be extremely happy about the entire thing.”(Star)

“She’s been trying to marry me since we were ten.”(Diuscrucis)

“Ok. Next question. Why haven't you come to the thanksgiving parties? All my other family always show up there.”(Star)

“I have. You’ve just never realized it.”(Diuscrucis)

“What do you mean?”(Star)

“Think back. Who is the guy with crazy hair and everyone likes? He even has a pet snake and dose party tricks.”(Diuscrucis)

“Crazy Uncle Bill? You mean the same guy who shot himself out of a cannon to make a cannonball in the pool last year?”(Star)

“The vary same.”(Diuscrucis)

“Awesome! I have so many questions. Wait. If you disguised yourself as him every year then who is Samantha?”(Star)

“She has never gone to a party.”(Diuscrucis)

“Why not.”(Star)

“She always finds a way to avoid it. Most years she is on a mission, one year she was sick and last year she was in Heaven signing paperwork for a day.”(Diuscrucis)

“I see.”(Star)

“Looks like we’re here.”(Diuscrucis)

Focussing back onto what’s in front of me, I saw a typical log cabin in the middle of a clearing. It was a bit larger than most cabins but beyond that it looks rather conventional. The area around the cabin was fairly flat with short grass and even had some deers prancing about. Reaching the door we walk inside and…………. It looks like a regular house. It has tile floors and painted walls. It was quite clean and it was a comfortable temperature inside with well furnished rooms. I feel a little disappointed. I was half expecting to see tables or cooking ware that was outlined with gold. Heads of legendary monsters mounted to the walls or something. Not a regular home you can find by looking out the window.

“Do you want something to drink? We got coffee, green tea, lemonade, spiders, blood, juice, energy drinks, smoothies, sodas, beer, sperm, egg nog, milk, and water.”(Diuscrucis)

Spiders and sperm? That's probably a joke to see if I would notice it.

“Coffee please. Black with some mini marshmallows and some extra sugar if you got any.”(Star)

‘Whispered’ “It was worth a shot……”(Diuscrucis)

Caaallllled iiiiiiit!

“Ok. One coffee coming right up.”(Diuscrucis)

“I have another question for you. Why didn’t I level up when I killed you.”(Star)

“Did you die in the process?”(Diuscrucis)

“I think so. I was then immediately resurrected. I mean my wounds should have killed me based on what I heard.”(Star)

“Where's your answer then. You can’t get experience if you’re dead so, all of it went to everyone who helped you. Here you go.”(Diuscrucis)

“I see. Thanks.”(Star)

Yay! Mini marshmallows! While I was drinking my coffee and enjoying a long chat about family holidays with Diuscrucis, Samantha came in through the front door. She was covered in sweat and looked visibly more tired than she did a few hours ago..

“I'm done dealing with that damned creature you call a pet. What have you two been doing the last few hours?”(Samantha)

First of all, I call her Little one and she is my second wife. Not a pet. Secondly,we’ve been reminiscing old family gatherings. You know. The ones you never go to.”(Diuscrucis)

“That’s not my fault! Things just always pop up and stop me from going!”(Samantha)

“So you claim. Here is some water and some pain killers.”(Diuscrucis)

“Thanks. Also, everyone treats her like a pet.”(Samantha)

“That's because she has the mentality of a young teenage girl. She also picked up lots of bad habits from all the crazy that follows me around.”(Diuscrucis)

“Isn’t that your fault? I mean you are the one that raised her.”(Samantha)

“Meh.”(Diuscrucis)

After drinking her water, Samantha laid down on the couch and laid her head on Diuscrucis’s lap. Nudging herself into a more comfortable position, she closes her eyes as Diuscrucis rests one of his hands on her head. She is smiling while his hand covers her eyes.

“Speaking of family matters……..Dear?”(Samantha)

“Yes?”(Diuscrucis)

“I want to have more children. Preferably twins at the least. I also want them to be girls.”(Samantha)

“What about the kid you already had?”(Star)

“He is out exploring another solar system. He sends letters once in awhile but rarely visits.”(Samantha)

“I can't guarantee twins but, I can promise you that our next few children will be girls.”(Diuscrucis)

‘Fading voice’ “I’m glad. I missed how active our family was during those first fifty years….I hope our new daughter and her sisters……….never…….want…...to…….leave…...”(Samantha)

“Reminds me of mom.”(Star)

“It should. Those two got along to well for them to be that far apart in personality. Hell. Samantha is only a few steps away from being a textbook qualified yandere like my sister.”(Diuscrucis)

“Suzi is textbook qualified?”(Star)

“Ya. And by textbook I mean this………

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Please love me Senpai,

I love you,

………………………

Blood is red,

bruises are blue,

Don’t say no………….

………………..”(Diuscrucis)

“I see.”(Star)

While we were talking Samantha turned her back toward me and her wings vanished from sight in a cloud of white smoke. After her head got suspiciously close to Diuscrucis’s crotch we both heard her start snoring.

“I love her either way. Now what are you really here to talk about? I know you didn’t come here to just have a friendly little chat with your uncle.”(Diuscrucis)

“I came here because I couldn’t go back to the hotel I was staying at. But since I’m here, why don’t you tell me what happened after you died that first time. It will be a great way to pass time while we wait for everything to settle down. May I make some more coffee?”(Star)

“Go ahead.”(Diuscrucis)

“Thanks.”(Star)

“Now what happened after I died……….Oh ya! ‘ dramatic half yelling’ Within days of my death Pop idols were falling from the skies throughout all the realms creating a sea of blood, moe, and fire!”(Diuscrucis)

“That didn’t happen.”(Star)

‘Pfft’ “Ya your right. What really happened was…………….”(Diuscrucis)

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* 500 years earlier -

* Diuscrucis’s Pov -

“That’s everything that happened up until you died and I sent your soul into the Underworld.”(Samantha)

“I see. At least I now know how I died that first time around. Now let's continue through the parts from when I was in the Underworld. I can understand most of what happened so, you shouldn’t need to fill in the blanks here.”(Diuscrucis)

“I’m fine with that.”(Samantha)

“I’m glad. Now it all started with me screaming because I could feel that I was missing my left arm and part of my chest. Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!”(Diuscrucis)

“Stop screaming!”(Death)