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"Hi" Regular Speech
'Hi' Thought
"(Hi)" Marcus's mechanically synthesised voice
[Hi] Aurora's notification
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'This is the hunt?… strange… i don't remember one being in DxD I thought it was more of a… Percy Jackson thing, I think…
Nonetheless…'
[Energy reading scan complete. S.N.M.S.S ready and on standby.]
'So, this is divine energy. Quite the fascinating type of energy.' I looked at the reading. Divine energy is in a somewhat higher tier than regular magic, it is also connected to certain aspects depending on the different concepts the god has...
Her power was flowing through these girls. Not only that but she was getting more power in return. Something akin to a network. She was feeding from their beliefs whilst at the same time her power was flowing through them.
'Quite the fascinating piece of specimen you are, Artemis. Sadly I don't have any facilities built for someone like you.'
And my binding magic is not set up for someone like a Greek God.
'Hmm, I guess I will have to leave you like this...pity…' My gaze turned and looked at the hooded person from a higher point of view.
"Who are you? This area is under the Greek Pantheon's jurisdiction for two months. No other supernatural being should be here without direct permission from me or Zeus!" The female, whom I believe to be Artemis, stated to me. She was quite arrogant.
"(Oh? I didn't know that. I thought Siberia didn't belong to any supernatural pantheon.)" I said to her, my voice was mechanically synthesised so she can't tell my gender. Plus with the multiple layers of barriers around me, she can't feel anything from me. Her divine energy just can't touch me.
"So, you are new then? Very well, for a newcomer, it is forgiven. Still though, you trespassed and caused damage to the surrounding areas, at least reveal to me who you are?"
'Not bad for a man-hater, she knows some politics even for someone who spends the majority of her time in the wild. I suppose the Greek Pantheon went up slightly in my liking bar.'
"(Sadly, I can't do that. My identity is confidential until the right time comes.)"
The moment I said that, all the hunters of hers raised their bows at me.
"That's foolish of you. You are surrounded and trespassing. In all sense, I should simply kill you." She said and with a flash, her bow appeared in her hand.
"(Oh? For a mere Godling, you are quite confident…)"
[S.N.M.S.S deployed]
Freedom's wings glowed and a burst of energy was emitted.
And in the next moment, the bows held by the huntresses lost their glow. Especially the one wielded by their leader whom I assume to be Artemis, she still hasn't introduced herself yet though.
"W-What is this!? Why can't I use my powers? What did you do-"
Before she could say anything more, I was already in front of her and Phobos, the right-handed rifle, was already pointing at her face.
"(It's called science. Both regular and magical. I have already figured out how your divine energy works.)"
Even though I warned her, she lunged forward anyway. My eyes widened in bemused surprise as she moved forward and tried to brush Phobos away.
My suit reacted on its own and with the help of magical energy, I dodged. I raised my right leg and kicked her away, sending her flying. The hit was quite powerful as she passed through several sets of trees.
""""LADY ARTEMIS!!!""""
The huntresses quickly moved in, switching from their bows into dual knives.
"(This is just ridiculous. Steel knives? What are you going to do with those, cut me?)" I asked with disbelief as Aurora had already finished scanning the composition of the metal. Metals are something I have been tinkering with for decades now. I can spot steel, miles away.
The girls ignored me, as they quickly rushed forward anyway.
"(That's it… no more taking this easy…)"
The revolver spun inside the Rifles. Selecting scattershot.
I pointed Deimos and Phobos at the incoming huntresses from all directions. Time to show these people why Wing Gundam was very dangerous in its time. Although I was aiming for the Freedom Gundam style where one machine can take on whole armies, the Wing Gundam dual rifle style was quite similar.
Pressing the triggers, white magic circles appeared at the barrels ends as volleys of electrical balls of energy started rushing at the females.
While I was spinning, shooting in all directions…
"What is this…"
"Ahh!"
"I-I-It's electricity…"
"Damn…"
And just like flies, all the girls collapsed with twitching bodies, before they could even reach me.
Before I could sigh in annoyance, an alarm flared and the suit reacted on its own to intercept the attack; it was a spin kick from the side.
My body moved on its own as I spun out of the path.
My eyes widened in surprise as I saw a… bonafide cat girl!
'What the fuck!!!'
"(You… who are you)" I asked with disbelief.
"... You're going to pay for what you did to lady Artemis and the hunt!" As she was saying that, Aurora was already building up a profile for me.
Greenish blonde hair, cat ears and tail… no, it's not a cat… a lion…
"(Atalanta… fascinating… you should be a lion by this point)" I said as I was finally able to put a name to that face.
I heard a pissed off hiss as the woman took a martial arts stance.
"(Oh? No bow)" I asked in a teasing tone since she can't use the divine blessings from Artemis at the moment.
Instead of answering my question, she just lunged forward.
'Ahh, yes, Greek martial arts….' Aurora quickly recognised it and the battle assistance kicked in. But by this point, I was just fighting a regular girl without any supernatural support. Though, she most likely still has her Lion physiology for assistance.
Meaning stronger than normal…
But then suddenly, I picked up several arrows flying towards my hands.
'Oh, fascinating. Trying to make me want to lose my rifles. In that case…'
Before the arrows could hit me, the pair of rifles disappeared as I recalled them back into my inventory. I did that mid dodge from Atalanta's attack as she was aiming for my weapons as well.
Pity… Girls… while my rifles can kill Satans, my armour can kill Ultimate class with it's fists alone…
The sudden disappearance of the rifles made the lion girl's eyes widen.
"(Sacred Gears, sweetheart. They can disappear and reappear from mere thought alone… oh, and you are wide open.)" As I said that my fist went to her stomach, the feline girl quickly tried to use her hand to block it. Since my movement was faster than her's, she had to use whatever she could to mitigate the blow.
"Oof!" The blow from my fist sent her flying towards the similar direction where Artemis should be knocked out.
Once I dealt with Atalanta. Not going to lie, catgirls in general have a soft spot in my heart. Especially one with a personality like Atalanta's.
That's why what she received was nothing more than a love tap.
All that was left was the huntress who shot arrows at me, even after losing the divine blessing from Artemis.
My gaze ended up on her as she jumped from a tree and pulled out a spear.
Masterfully she took a fighting stance.
"(Oh? Who are you? You have a divinity of your own. Fascinating, a Demi-God? I thought gods stopped the whole nonsense of interfering with regular humans)" I said to her, as Aurora was trying to build up a profile on her.
"I see… you are one of those blacksmiths types? Never expected to find someone of your talent. So good that you can even deal with Divinities. Nonetheless, I request a proper duel." She said seriously.
"(You know that I am a blacksmith-type. Yet, you ask for a warrior-like duel from me?)" I asked with disbelief, now I know she is not from this era… meaning that she probably is quite an old Huntress under Artemis… probably as good as Atalanta…
"My honour as Queen of Amazons demands that we have a proper duel." She said while removing her hood.
My eyes widened, she had a hair colour that of Rias Gremory. Well, slightly darker. She also has very striking yellow eyes. What truly blew me away was her hairstyle…
Where did I see it?
'Right… The female King Arthur or Artoria… this world is quite unique… Now that I think about it, Atalanta looked like she was from Fate altogether…'
"(I see… Hippolyta… you should be dead too…)" What is with these historical characters being alive like this?
"So, you know of me? That makes things easier!"
"(Heh… you want me to fight you properly?)" I asked her while crossing my arms. I do want to know how she will get a proper duel from me when I have no interest in fighting properly.
"You may use any of your self-made tools. That's their purpose. I will use mine as well. If you win, my life is yours. If I win, your life is mine. Easy, yes?"
I blinked a couple of times hearing this. Right, she was raised from that warrior culture of hers.
"(You serious? I have disabled your divinity. You are no War Goddess. Even if you are, my armour specs outperform most Ultimate class beings.)" I said while trying to comprehend why she still insists on going into this duel.
What was even weirder was that she was getting even happier hearing what I said!
'Is she a masochist?'
"Even better! To make a suit of armour capable of fighting the ultimate class! Yes! You will do just perfectly! I have been waiting thousands of years for someone of your capacity!"
'What is she talking about?'
My brain tried to comprehend her thought process…
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