261 Shit - The return (1/2)

David's scarlet hair had suddenly stopped swaying in the wind as his three children wondered what was happening.

Snowflake looked at Iblis silently, wondering if the threat was also aimed at him. In doubt, he stood still. He didn't want to find out. The Devil looked really pissed off.

In the stillness of the time block, even those who could move remained still. Silence flooded the entire Colosseum, but a distinct sound reached the ears of the Devil and the Heavenly Star Tigers.

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

Alexander and Bucephalus continued to calmy chew their popcorn, completely ignoring Iblis's anger; he shot them a deadly look, but his problem wasn't them. He headed for David and Snowflake's three brothers, Nathal, Shamms, and Soba.

The Patriarch of the Heavenly Star Tigers quickly flicked his eyes from his son to the Lord of Destruction, who had come back to life for some strange reason. Why was Snowflake with Iblis?

How could he not have noticed it before? The Seal he had hidden in Snowflake's blood had been removed. His eyes widened. Among those present, Iblis was surely the only one who could have destroyed his work. Not only was that a Seal used exclusively by the Patriarch of the Celestial Star Tigers, but only a couple of people in the entire universe could have destroyed it.

A malicious thought crossed David's mind like a flash. ”Why did you bring us here, what do you have in mind?” David asked, without hesitation.

Bucephalus nearly choked on popcorn with laughter and his coughing fits filled the heavy silence of the Colosseum. The fact that David thought it was all part of a specific plan was hilarious. Moreover, seeing Iblis's frown, Alexander nearly choked too.

How could Iblis explain what had happened?

The greatest monster in the universe accidentally broke your son's fucking White Crystal Seal, ignoring the fact that it was a Seal of Location, Alexander thought. He burst out laughing uncontrollably, until Iblis gave him yet another death-threatening look.

”There was an accident, it wasn't my intention to summon a bunch of shit piles here,” Iblis said.

Now David was even more confused.

For one thing, how could it be a simple accident?

If he had wanted to eliminate him, Iblis would not have hesitated to do so. But David couldn't understand how the most feared Devil in the universe could make such a foolish mistake.

And second, who the hell were those two who dared to laugh at Iblis? Was there really anyone besides Amaterasu, if she was still alive, who could survive such an offence? What kind of monsters did those two have to be?

Or maybe… Iblis was weaker than in the past?

David frowned.

Alexander and Bucephalus? Who the hell were Alexander and Bucephalus, maybe their name should have told him something-

Oh.

”Alexander and Bucephalus. The legendary Alexander and Bucephalus?”

David avoided swearing out loud so as not to lose face in front of his children, but what the fuck was the day turning into, was it the dawn of the dead and no one had warned him?

Why did the greatest monsters that had walked the universe since its creation seemed to have been exhumed all together? Was it the curses his ex-wife had thrown at him that had finally come to life?

Massaging his temples, Iblis turned to the Heavenly Star Tigers.

”I have no intention of revealing my presence to the whole universe yet and you have just complicated my life. If you hadn't come here to fuck us over, we would have all saved ourselves a good bit of trouble.”

David avoided pointing out that if he hadn't ”accidentally” destroyed his son's Seal this would not have happened. Did Iblis think he was enjoying himself in the presence of the greatest Devil, King and horse in the history of the universe? Probably, he would have preferred to spend his days listening to his children's boring stories about their latest military conquests or his wife's complaints about which wings of the building needed renovation.

”Could we just pretend nothing happened?” David suggested, abandoning his arrogant and tyrannical tone.

Iblis rolled his eyes, as if he had just heard the biggest bullshit in the world.

”The Heavenly Star Tigers are equally oriented towards Life and Destruction. There are those who freely choose one or the other, but you have decided to side openly with Qinguang- ”