The Epic of Leviathan (A Mutant's Ascension)

[7th Heaven]

"So, what do you think I should do with all of them?" Hela whispered the question into Grayfia's ear and once again shivered in fright. She wasn't afraid of Lady Hela, but she was afraid of what she was going to do to all of them.

Grayfia had lived through one war, so she had seen pretty gruesome, stomach-churning scenes, but even all of that could have never prepared for what Lady Hela did to her enemies. The woman behind her would rip apart someone with her bare hands while cackling in glee.

"I don't know, my Lady. I would have suggested sparing them, but they would simply cause problems on a later date" Grayfia answered in a monotone after a few seconds of complete silence. "Maybe make an example out of them" Grayfia added after contemplating for a few more seconds.

"Hmm… that is what I am planning to do, but before that, I need to do something else…" Hela replied in a thoughtful tone. "Tell me Grayfia, have you ever wondered about my origin?" Hela asked in an amused tone.

"...I honestly never wondered about your origin, I only knew that you arrived in this world after Reo-Sama's arrival" Grayfia answered and Hela started to chuckle softly.

"That is true… but, I wasn't a part of his group from the beginning" Hela answered softly. Grayfia didn't have any idea where Lady Hela was going with this conversation, but she wouldn't dare interrupt Lady Hela.

"As you already know, I wasn't born with a title of Goddess, I gained them through my own actions. Tell me, Grayfia… have you ever heard about Asgardians?" Hela asked with a mysterious tone and she finally lifted her hands from Grayfia's shoulder and Grayfia immediately shot up on her feet with a bewildered look on her face.

"...Yo-You are an Asgardian?" Grayfia asked in a shocked and shaky tone and Hela simply grinned.

"Yes… but I am not an Asgardian belonging to this world. I am from Asgard of a completely different Multiverse" Hela said and plopped down in the seat which was being warmed by Grayfia until now. It took Grayfia a few seconds to digest all the information.

Then all of a sudden, Grayfia paled drastically. "So, you have a counterpart in this world too?" Grayfia asked in a fearful tone. One Hela was scary enough… two Helas would be something out of grotesque nightmares.

"I might have a counterpart, but I can't say… my father had sealed me away inside a separate dimension for thousands of years. I would have eventually freed myself, after all, I am immortal, but one day Reo appeared inside my prison and beat the shit out of me… Then I fell in love with him" Hela babbled her story like it was the most normal thing in the world.

Grayfia gave Hela an incredulous look. Hela's story was wrong on so many levels… Hela's own father had imprisoned her in a prison, Grayfia didn't even want to know why a father would lock away his own daughter in such a manner, but considering Hela, it wasn't a surprise.

Then according to Lady Hela's story, one day Reo appeared inside her prison and beat the shit out of her and she fell in love with him. Once again, the statement was completely wrong on so many levels. Grayfia had no idea that Lady Hela was a masochist too… but she wasn't going to judge when the idea was so appealing.

Grayfia blushed brightly and she shook her head to clear the arousi… *ahem* inappropriate images from her mind. Hela grinned like a Cheshire cat when she noticed Grayfia's expressions. Hela immediately knew that Grayfia was thinking something very inappropriate involving herself and Reo.

Grayfia fake coughed to gather some of her dignity. She knew that Lady Hela was extremely good at reading people… she was like an open book in front of Lady Hela, so she wouldn't be surprised if Lady Hela knew why she was blushing a few moments ago.

"I see… so, your counterpart could be imprisoned here too?" Grayfia asked curiously and Hela dismissively hummed.

"To be honest, I think I don't even exist in this world" Hela said and opened a file on the Heaven's System.

It was a file of a beautiful woman with a tall woman. The woman was quite tall, but not anywhere tall like Hela. The woman had long hair with mixed colours of red and blue. The woman was dressed in white and black coloured robes.

"This is Hel, Goddess of Hel… I know it is a very unimaginative name, but you can't expect anything more from Loki" Hela shrugged dismissively.

"The dimension where I was locked away by my father was also known as Hel, I am still the ruler of that dimension, but unlike this woman I don't call myself Goddess of Hel, that is completely underwhelming" Hela said in a disappointed voice.

At first, Grayfia didn't understand why Lady Hela was showing her a picture of a minor Goddess, but she finally understood what Lady Hela was trying to convey. Yes, if she was Lady Hela's shoes then she would have been disappointed too… compared to Lady Hela's titles, Goddess of Hel seems to be kind of underwhelming.

"You think that this woman is your counterpart?" Grayfia asked in an indifferent tone, but internally her mind was reeling at the incredulity of the whole situation. This Goddess Hel was even weaker than herself, how can this woman be compared with Lady Hela? This was blasphemy!!

"I think so… I have searched through the System, but I haven't found anyone who matches my description beside her" Hela said pointing towards the screen.

"So, you are Loki's daughter?" Grayfia questioned curiously, she was making fun of Hela, but she was simply curious. Hela burst out laughing like a madwoman. Grayfia decided to remain silent.

"No… he is weakling in both of our worlds. In my world, I was the firstborn of Odin. My full name is Hela Odinsdottir, but I don't like using my last name. It reminds me of that weakling" Hela said while breathing heavily, she just finished laughing and she was trying to catch her breath.

'That makes sense' Grayfia mused internally. "So, what are you going to do with them, now that they are actively trying to involve themselves with the rest of the world?" Grayfia asked in a blank look on her face.

"I suppose I must visit them… Even though they aren't my family, but I think I should at least meet my weakling father's counterpart" Hela said in a neutral tone, but her eyes were glowing maliciously. Grayfia gave them a silent prayer… she knew that Odin was a pervert, so there was a chance that Lady Hela might send him to his next great adventure.

"So, did anything else happen while I was gone?" Hela questioned, changing the topic.

"Yes, you might want to watch this" Grayfia answered and pulled up the video of Sona's fight with the click of a few buttons. Hela immediately turned towards the screen, her eyes shining in interest and excitement.

Hela watched the whole fight with a gleeful look on her face. Sona wasn't super strong and lacked experience, but she wasn't shy about displaying her cruel side. That was a plus point, the way Sona broke the will of that dumb human was simply marvellous. Hela was ecstatic to see that her investment in Sona wasn't a loss.

Hela cackled in mad glee when she saw how Sona absorbed the Longinus type Sacred Gear, Incinerate Anthem after the death of Walburga. Hela wanted to give an edge to Sona in the upcoming Rating Game Tournament. That was the primary reason why she had made the second change.

Hela expected Walburga to attack when they were gone. That is the typical reaction of any common bad guy. Yachiru also agreed with Hela's theory. Hela believed that Sona could kill Walburga and gain the ownership of Incinerate Anthem, and if Sona failed then clearly Sona wasn't worth her time.

"By the way, why is that stupid bitch in the Human World?" Hela asked in an annoyed tone pointing towards the Rias Gremory. Grayfia internally sighed.

"Sirzechs-sama asked Serafall-sama and Serafall-sama couldn't say no" Grayfia answered in an indifferent tone. Hela groaned in frustration.

"So, I expect that she also knows about the second change?" Hela questioned and Grayfia nodded her head with a wary glint in her eyes. Hela quickly pulled up Rias's file on the System and then she released a dismissive sigh.

"I expected her to take advantage of the situation and get herself a Sacred Gear by this time, but it seems that her head is completely empty" Hela muttered with a disappointed look on her face. Grayfia pursed her lips, she tried to protest, but she ended up vehemently agreeing with Lady Hela.

"The people of the Church seem to be rather displeased with the recent developments… I think I am going to pay them a visit after I visit my counterpart family" Hela mused in amusement and Grayfia decided to dutifully follow Lady Hela like a diligent maid and Grayfia prided herself to be the best maid…

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