Draconic Deus - Earth, Europe, France, the Year 1414

Currently, the Kingdom of France was a Hundred Years War with the Kingdom of England. Of course, I won't be meddling in wars of ordinary mortals, as that was beneath me.

Interestingly, the current year of the human calendar was 1414, just two years after the birth of Jeanne d'Arc. While it sounds nice corrupting future Saint, it wasn't exactly my style of doing things.

I walked through the battlefield, or at least what was left, as I was collecting the souls of deceased people. For me, they were useless, but they were useful for weak devils, as they could increase their strength by eating souls.

As I was doing my own thing, I saw a familiar figure approaching me.

It was Rizevim. He had an appearance of a middle-aged man in his 40s with dark silver hair and hazel eyes. He had a weird creepy aura as he was wearing some weird priest-looking armor gown.

"Rizevim."

I said.

"Zeoticus."

He answered.

It wasn't surprising we didn't get along.

Our ideologies about the future of the Devil Race were diametrally opposite to each other.

Rizevim believed that devils are beings that have to be evil, wicked, brutal, bad, scum, wrong, brutes, and vicious, and it is the role of a Devil to kill every single person they don't like. He also wasn't interested in ruling the devil race and didn't care about administration or anything, as he indulged in life's hedonistic pleasures.

While I believed that devils needed to unite to create an Empire that would conquer and be unshakable, additionally, I was supported by absolute strength, and if you are powerful enough, you can do anything you wish as there would be no one who would obstruct you.

Also, Rizevim showed a strong dislike for me due to being the son of his sister Rayla. He kept it well hidden beneath his polite way of speaking and sweet words, but I knew that he loathed me, as he was always jealous of Rayla due to her inheriting the Dark Light and me being the same. Even if Rayla was advancing way slower compared to him, she could always beat him.

"How is life doing, new Grand Duke?"

Asked Rizevim with his typical grin, which I hated so much.

"Very well, productive,"

I said. I want this entire thing to be finished as soon as possible, so I don't need to be in the presence of this creep. For me, Rizevim, while being strong with enormous potential, was just a disappointment, nothing more and nothing less.

'After I kill him, I should extract his bloodline... that Sacred Gear Canceler is basically some kind of innate ability that nullifies any kind of soul-bonded equipment if a user is strong enough.' I thought in my head.

"So, who are we hunting, and what are we hunting?"

I questioned him as I continued collecting souls.

"Originally possessors of the True Longinus, Zenith Tempest, and Annihilation Maker were supposed to be stationed in England, but they were recalled to Heaven, so they are out. Still, another batch of Sacred Gear Users will be going to the Vatican from France. We will intercept them and kill them before they can reach the Vatican and, subsequently, Heaven. Of course, as it was agreed, what you kill is yours."

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Said Rizevim with a toothy grin.

"Who are they?"

I asked, hoping for good loot.

"Host of the Incinerate Anthem - Cardinal Trajan, thanks to his Longinus while he is only Ultimate-Class, can cause serious injuries even to Satan-Class devils, though we as Lucifers are still highly resistant towards Holy Element. The second one is Host of the Canis Lyakon, some kid of ten called Gren, of Greek origin. He would be protected by one Ten-Winged Cadre-Class Angel and several Eight-Winged Ultimate-Class Angels. The last one of notable one is the Host of the Telos Karma, name unknown. Last on is the Host of all four Vritra's Sacred Gears. Heaven has collected them all and gave them to one of the Church's Exorcists called Robert de'Salle. We have on our list several ordinary Sacred Gear Users, but apparently, they are separated into groups and being transported together with one of three Longinus users."

Explained Rizevim.

Incinerate Anthem, a Longinus-tier Sacred Gear with an ability to generate and control purple-colored Holy Flames that can incinerate Devils. This particular Longinus has a will of its own, allowing it to move independently and even remove itself from its current wielder to a more suitable one. This is the one I want the most.

Canis Lykaon, a Longinus-tier Sacred Gear, also known as the Dog God of the Black Blade, is a Longinus that takes the form of a huge black dog with red eyes. It is a dependent avatar type and has its own instinct. It has the ability to produce blades from its body and can transform itself into a sword. It can also attack through shadows. If possible, it would be nice to have it as a pet.

Lately, I have taken a liking to taking care of pets and familiars, as I have contracted a Wampus Cat this year. It was a female Wampus Cat, a rather young one, only two years old, named Isla. While she was young, she was already at the Commander Level and was pretty strong. She didn't like Vena or Grayfia, but with me, she was very cuddly.

Telos Karma, a Longinus-tier Sacred Gear, also known as the Ultimate Karma. It is said to be able to warp probability, creating outcomes that otherwise would not be possible. Its ability to manipulate Fate was really mysterious, but sadly, it was useless for me. As a Fateless One, any tool, artifact, or anything that interfered with threads of Fate would break in my hands.

Vritra's Sacred Gears were a unique case. This Sacred Gear was crafted from the soul of Vritra, the Black Dragon King, also known as the Prison Dragon. After he was killed, his soul somehow ended in Yahweh's hands and was split to create Four Sacred Gears that are interconnected and complemented by each other.