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I accidentally pushed chapter 367 as 366 so I have gone back and corrected that. March to battle with this text is 367 and the Truth has been revealed with the correct chapter has been updated. Sorry about that!
"I see, so Chloe's found a connection to those Blood Cultists?" Akagi said as she rocked back and forth on a large outdoor swing. She'd been relaxing when her phone buzzed with a call from Nina, figuring it best to answer.
{I send that Cat on a recruiting and recon mission, and she cos back with preparations for an assault on a Cult. She's a chip off the old block! This will also make the perfect way to test her abilities as well!} (Akagi)
"Yes, it seems like they're operating out of the City of Northwind, and from the looks of it they've seeped into the underworld quite deeply." Nina explained that Chloe had been sticking her nose around the city's underworld, finding that it was almost all connected to the Blood Cult, though it seed that most involved were not aware of that fact.
"Hmmm. Can you pull Halifax and Elariel into the conversation?" Akagi figured the two of them would have more insight into the Cult. “It may be best to bring them in on this.”
"Yes, of course. One mont." Nina said before walking out of the conference room and reappearing with the two won in question.
"So this is how you've been communicating so easily." Elariel comnted as she looked at the large screen with Akagi on it. "Though for it to go between worlds as well, I'll admit that's impressive. Even we Gods couldn't easily do sothing like this."
{About that...} (Akagi)
"It wasn't anything that crazy, and it was simple really." Akagi laughed, knowing full well that sothing like this was well beyond the realm of reasonableness, while also understanding that questioning how her clan had pulled it off was pointless.
"Not in kitty mode? I was expecting to see you napping on a rock while scratching your ear with your foot." Halifax snickered as she pictured just that.
{It would've been far cuter and funnier that way.} (Halifax)
"Miji is napping, so I've got my kitty ti in, for now." Akagi replied with a laugh of her own. "But anyway, it looks like we've gotten a lead on that Cult of Blood that you ntioned earlier." She looked to Halifax, who frowned.
"Tell where and I'll kill them right now." Halifax grit her teeth as her eyes and tone sharpened. She'd hated the Cult after Korex's chosen had used her during the slaughter of the Dark Elves, and hunting them down had beco a pasti. One that she may or may not have overindulged in a few tis.
"While I love seeing that murderous side of you, I've already got soone on it." Akagi said.
"Co on, at least save so for ." Halifax said with a scary smile. “All I'm asking for is a couple dozen to torture for a bit, nothing crazy.”
"Halifax..." Elariel sighed as she shook her head, understanding the Divine Blade's hatred but not condoning her attitude. "But why are you getting involved with them at all?" She asked Akagi. "I wouldn't think that ssing with Korex's crazy Cultists would be all that important to you right now, especially with everything else going." She thought it was a waste of ti and resources to hunt down such people.
"I wasn't planning on it at first, but Chloe ended up stumbling on them while trying to find local forces to aid us." Akagi explained the cat's mission. "Now that we've made contact with that group, I'm thinking of having Chloe decimate them, and if we're lucky, that draws the big man himself out to play." She smirked.
{Killing the God of Blood and Murder would be useful in my psychological warfare ga. Taking him out was always on my list, but doing it like this and in such an open fashion would be an absolute PR coup.} (Akagi)
"Well I hate to tell you, but Korex is no fool." Elariel replied, noting that he was among the most intelligent and situationally aware of the Gods. "He's absolutely aware of your power, and there's no way a man as smart as he would put himself in danger by coming down in an Avatar. Not to ntion that he seldom appears before his Cultists, and I doubt he'd care if you wipe out a cell or two."
{He cares that people die, that's all. Who, how, and why are not questions that he typically asks.} (Elariel)
"If he shows, he shows. If he doesn't, then we wipe out that disgusting group and the world is just a little bit better." Akagi shrugged. The Demon detested such people and was more than happy to let Chloe do with them as she pleased.
{They'll be wiped out either now or later, so it all this really does it speed up their doomsday clock a bit.} (Akagi)
"On that note, Chloe wants your input on proceeding forward." Nina explained that a hit list was provided and that she needed to kill them all to be brought to the Blood Cult's headquarters. “She's a bit wary about taking lives in such a manner, and I can understand her hesitancy.” She didn't approve of such pointless bloodshed, and neither did most of the Ondai Clain, though the primary issue was that Akagi didn't like such things and their own opinions on the matter were irrelevant if she didn't approve.
"I'm not too bothered by it. Tell her to handle things however she pleases and do as she wishes." Akagi said, yawning as she lay down on the swing. "I will not stop her from spilling blood to get to a greater enemy."
{And its not like the people there weren't liable to get what's coming to them anyway, so oh well.} (Akagi)
"Understood." Nina nodded. “I will relay that to Chloe imdiately.”
"Not going to object to that?" Elariel said to Halifax. "She's going to murder innocents as part of this whole sche. Isn't this one of those monts where you should jump in and complain?"
{I know you well enough to understand that you hate the Cult, but how can you just watch them take down innocent people to get to them? That's not like the Halifax I know at all, and I refuse to believe that you're fine with it, even with THAT taken into account.} (Elariel)
"Huh? What are you on about? I can't be bothered to care what she does here." Halifax shrugged. "It's only a few people, and it will result in the destruction of what is likely the Headquarters of Korex's Blood Cult, so I'd say it's an overall positive trade-off." Since the number of dead would be so low, Halifax didn't see any reason to put herself out there, especially as the number of fucks she had left to give was already quite low.
{Anything that takes those assholes down is going to be pretty good in my book, and if it requires a bit of blood to be spilled to do it... Then do it.} (Halifax)
{Halifax... I'm truly starting to fear that you're turning into soone else. The girl I've known would've stepped into to demand that another thod was found, but perhaps... Perhaps this was just fated to happen no matter what...} (Elariel)
"Then we're all in agreent!" Akagi chuckled, ignoring the obviously displeased Goddess. "So let Chloe know that she's got free reign to handle things as she sees fit. Just tell her not to go overboard and start a massive battle that drags in the entire city or sothing stupid."
{Can't have her go getting ahead of herself.} (Akagi)
"Of course." Nina nodded. "Though I must admit... Please forgive but I'm going to speak freely... I'm concerned about the child that she picked up during her mission."
"I see that kidnapping children is sothing that you passed on to your students." Halifax chortled.
"Hey! Its not as bad as it sounds! We take them ho, feed them, play with them, and return them to their parents before sundown! It's a completely wholeso environnt here!" Akagi retorted that Miji and Alice were happy, safe and not kidnapped. "But what about this child? Are they so kind of issue?"
"Less an issue and more that I'm worried that Chloe may allow personal feelings to overtake her sense of duty. This girl is apparently a devoted adherent to the Murder God and is passionate about spilling blood." Nina explained the reports she'd gotten from the cat. "I fear that the good relationship that the two ford before she learned her true allegiance may cloud Chloe's judgnt, so please allow to recall her and send another group to finish the job." It was an unexpected request, one that montarily shocked Akagi. The Clan was nothing if not loyal, so the Demon found it hard to believe that any of them would disobey or betray her of their own free will, at least without good reason.
"Do you truly think that Chloe would allow her own feelings to get in the way?" Akagi asked, not dismissing her concern but wanting more information. “To allow herself to defy ?”
"mbers of the Ondai Clan are taught from birth to separate personal feelings from duty, but I'm sure you understand that actually doing that is not easy, my Lord." Nina replied. "Speaking honestly, Chloe is a powerful and dedicated Ninja, and we are lucky to have her as our leader, but she has a brash streak. I would rather not risk her doing sothing foolish if at all possible. If she really did disobey you, it would bring all of us the the greatest of sha."
{We would atone by capturing and executing Chloe, then follow that up by offering our own ager lives. But even then, that wouldn't be sufficient penance for such a betrayal.} (Nima)
"Denied." Akagi replied curtly. "Chloe will continue her mission, and you will not interfere with her or her work. Is that understood?" The Demon's aning was not subtle and while she wasn't offended by the suggestion that Chloe could turn on her Akagi made it clear that she would give Chloe the rope in the hope that she wouldn't actually use it to hang herself.
{Even my own student is not above punishnt, I've seen to that many tis. If Chloe truly refuses to follow through with my commands than I shall dispose of her. I have no use for those who disobey my direct commands without good reason, and attachnt is not such.} (Akagi)
"Y-Yes." Nina hurriedly bowed as sweat dripped down her face. Akagi's face had briefly shown displeasure and irritation, sothing that Nina knew was never a good thing, and so she decided to drop the subject. "Please forgive for speaking out of turn."
{Akagi, you acted all tough and cold there, but I can tell that you'd be devastated if your little kitty turned on you.} (Halifax)
"Listen and listen well." Akagi sighed. "Chloe is an idiot, but she's also my student, and I have faith in her. Or, to put things in a bit more grisly words..." She chuckled, her lips curving into a nasty grin. "If there's anyone in this world that would snap a child's neck on my order, it's her."
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