Walking in a barren land, a group of four crossed through in search for the primordial white.
Three members were the primordials of black, purple, and yellow, one with their half size demon lord
Diablo wasn't wondering if the demons that he left behind in the Cardinal World had retrieved the Rimuru paintings from the black market
Kaijuno was silent clearly frustrated about something that the rest weren't aware of
And the pair of yellow and purple were cutious about what frustrated their lord but refrained from asking as they didn't want to upset him further so the two spoke between a line of thought communication between themselves
"Figured something must've happened but could it be that someone or something enraged him soon before"
"Might be one of those human politicians, he did say how much of a chore they were when we were on our way to your domain Violet"
"Yeah but those are a special kind of foolish that are easy to take advantage of than a hassle to deal with, given how Mizeri apparently has some influence in some places of the western nations through green god facade.
Although she can't pull it as good as I can of course"
"Heh! Those fools of Raja really must've been delusional if they actually thought you can pull off looking like a god to them"
"Tsk! As if you can do any better, Miss Explosion Head!"
The two began silently arguing when the other two members didn't noticed nor care
Whe they continued to travel aimlessly, suddenly an army of demons appeared out of nowhere. It was immediately clear that they were white lineage demons which makes sense since this is meant to be Blanc's domain
Upon seeing the army, Kaijuno stepped forward and announced
"Yall stand back for this, I need to blow off some steam"
"You can let us handle this, you don't need to-"
"No, I NEED a lot of punching bags right now"
Violet and Jaune refrained from pursuing and Diablo remained silent as he wasn't interested in handling weaker demons to begin with
The demon army appeared to be resolved to defend their masters territory. That was until a raging ball flew right in the middle of them and began rampaging
Chaos immediately began, demons being thrown around, used as clubs on other demons, while also being ripped and torn to bits but their demons so they can survive that
The once stoic demons were soon made into a field of humiliated and disassembled fiends
Just as the army was taken care of, a new demon appeared. One that had white hair was dressed dapperly while also appearing to have a plump body. They seemed to be a higher rank demon checking up on the army that was sent to take care of the group only to see things have gone far from a preferable outcome
He saw in the middle of the fallen was what appeared to be a sassy lost child throwing a fit. But he didn't fail to notice three more entities nearby who immediately brought chills down his spine as the remaining three were the yellow, purple, and black
The white hair addressed the three formally and asked what brough all three of them in his master's domain
Diablo was the one to respond, immediately demanding to speak with Blanc. This made the white hair demon far more tense. He know his master wouldn't be pleased with her servant letting guest without her expressed permission but at the same time, it wouldn't be ideal to push back against any primordial's demand, let alone three of them
He was truly at the mercy of the situation, a rock and a hard place. Fortunately he was saved as another white hair demon made an appearance, one that appeared to resemble more like a child
The white hair child announced that Blanc was willing to have a meeting with them with an expression of discomfort
Kaijuno had already let go of his rampaging atmosphere upon seeing how formal things have gotten and seeing Diablo conversing with the new demons
A large pair of gates that were as white as snow had appeared behind the white demon pair. Slowly, the door began opening with steady creaking sound. Once it was fully open, the four guest walked through with the white pair nervously following
"Was this truly the appropriate choice? Especially since she already had guest over"
"Since when did questioning brought us anything but trouble"
"Fair point"
All of them entered a realm that was the polar opposite from the barren wasteland that they were previously in. A bright and healthy field could be seen as far as the eye could see. What was immediately noticeable was what could best to be described as a levitating fortress but it would still be a stretch
There were platforms that looked to be like stair but everyone just flew. Upon arrival, there was a ring of beautiful roses with a center floor in the middle. Within that center was a small table consisting of two people sitting right by it, enjoying some tea
The four guest casually dropped down near the relaxed pair while the two servant demons remained in the sideline, completely tensed that four primordials were in the same place along with a unique guest to view . . . And some sort of rat person that is wearing a purple royal robe
Diablo being the most unconcerned person to ever live broke the ice by addressing the master of this place
"Hello Blanc, it has been quite a while hasn't it"
The white primordial didn't immediately replied, only continuing to sip her tea until she finally acknowledged the new arrivals
"Yes it has, some much so apparently that you've managed to acquire a physical body"
Diablo was about to go into a spiel about getting a name too only for Blanc to immediately cut him off
"Along with gaining a name, Diablo I believe"
For a split second was actually taken aback from how he didn't need to explain and Blanc's nonchalant tone for it in spit of it being a sincere big deal, it's stuff like this why even Diablo can't take Blanc lightly as she along with Diablo and Guy were considered to be the most formidable of all of the primordials
Before either of them could continue, the one beside Blanc finally spoke up
"Won't I be recieving a greeting as well Diablo?"
"I am only here for Blanc afterall, it's not a concern of mine that you happened to visit too Hades"
For most of this interaction, Kaijuno was staring at Blanc. While the previous two were pretty in their own right, Blanc was absolutely stunning beauty to the eyes. She especially pulled off the albino appearance with her pure white hair and sharp red eyes that pierces the soul, no wonder why the fans barked like dogs to her
But when Diablo mentioned Hades, Kaijuno changed his focus to the man besides Blanc
Just like Blanc, he had pure white hair with a blue eye cover that glows where his pupils are supposed to be. He wears a suit and coat that is mostly white with some blue and gold. He gives off a sense of majesty and power, a completely different appearance from what one would expect for the king of the underworld
Kaijuno looked at Hades and then back to Jaune and Violet who nodded yes. He then looked Diablo while pointing towards Hades's direction to which Diablo confirms it was indeed the king of the underworld that was told in the Greek myths
Hades taken notice of Kaijuno in return and caught on to his more informal interactions with all three primordials which no servant or any demon would dare to do so
"Who might this be Diablo? A friend of yours?"
"Surely you jest"
Diablo gritted his teeth like he was severely insulted
Kaijuno approached Hades and began tilting his head up and down, checking Hades out
"So you're Hades"
"Indeed I am and yet you seemed to be conflicted rather than intimidated, usually that's how I experience meeting new people"
"Would you blame me if I was expecting a lot more fire and angst than your fancy looks . . . Also I did kinda hoped you sounded more like James Wood"
This actually made Hades chuckle
"You sure wouldn't be the first to view me as a more demonic figure, I am the king of the underworld afterall. But that said, you know about me but I can't say so the other way. You're clearly in association with the primordial black along with yellow and purple, so tell me who are you"
Hades leaned forward, making clear Kaijuno had his full attention. Kaijuno himself felt somewhat flustered, Hades truly gives off the sense of what king should truly be, authority, wisdom, and strength, things Kaijuno tries to resemble and imitate, making him appear more as an facade of a king in comparison
Given the social pressure, Humility King Mikael was activated, giving Kaijuno a good hold on his resolve for his introduction
"I am Supreme!
I am Terror!
I am the King of the Monsters!
Demon Lord Kaijuno! A member of the Cardinal World's Evalphisto: The Evil Plateau Demon Lords and ruler of Tempest!"
Kaijuno's performance echoed far with silence following right after. Jaune and Violet seemed to hold pleased expressions, Diablo appeared to be annoyed while Blanc and Hades didn't change their expressions
Hades then smirked, seemingly satisfied with that strange introduction
"So you're the newest demon lord of the council that I've heard about"
This actually caught Kaijuno by suprise, a Greek god of all people had heard of him and it was specifically Hades
"Wait hold! How?"
"Through the grape vine, although information about Cardinal World is more scarce even for the head gods of Olympus"
"I must be even more popular than I thought if word about me is spreading beyond the Cardinal World"
Diablo excessively cleared his throat to regain control of everyone's attention before they become side tracked
"I'm sure these introduction are pleasant but we are for-"
"To recruit me, correct?"
Once again Blanc had interrupted Diablo and showing she was already aware of the situation prior to their arrival
"Given how all three of you are currently standing by eachother without the results of hapless destruction, it is easy to assume something or someone is keeping you in check"
Blanc looked towards the half size demon lord who now held a dopey expression and then turned back to Diablo
"Would he be the one to have given you your-"
"I'd appreciate it if you don't suggest such things"
Diablo kept his uncaring tone but his words made it obvious that implying his loyalty is for Kaijuno offended him to his very core
Diablo's utter loathing for Kaijuno could almost be on par with his admiration for Rimuru
Blanc was very concerned about Diablo's disgruntled attitude, infact she even chuckled that there was someone that Diablo didn't view with his usual smug tone, even Jaune and Violet were taking a huge hoot of a time at Diablo's rare displeasure
It was Kaijuno who clarified the circumstance.
"Diablo isn't one but I did make both Jaune and Violet my subordinates already. You're basically the last one"
"Is that so? Then who was it that gave Diablo his name?"
Instantly switching from his bitter mood, Diablo brightened up at the thought of describing Rimuru
"Kufufufu! Only the absolute pinnacle of everything, Rimuru-Sama! Their blue shine brighter than the stars, their jiggle truly embodies the word elegant and beyond! Truly perfection is a bare minimum for Rimuru-Sama!
"What do you mean jiggle?"
"Rimuru-Sama jiggles because they're a slime of course but when it comes to jiggling, all other slimes are beneath Rimuru-Sama's radiant glory"
In the middle of Diablo's hyping up Rimuru, Kaijuno turned towards Blanc and made a suggestion
"Hey just a heads up, when he does this, it goes on for far too long, he really doesn't shut up. Are you okay about continuing our talk somewhere else?"
Blanc looked at Kaijuno then looked at Diablo. She was curious about who of all people made the black primordial a servant but at the same time, she wasn't a fan of how Diablo grew to become a chatter box, it's even worst than his constant smug expression
"I'll take you up on that offer"
"Sweet!"
Although they needed a way out or least not have Diablo focus on they so can have an opening to make their escape but Kaijuno thought of a solution to alter Diablo's direction of focus
"Uuuuh, Diablo! I think Hades over here might not have even heard of a slime, let alone how absolute amazing Rimuru-Sama is at being a slime. You should make sure to explain in very great details to Hades about that since Rimuru-Sama's greatness is unfortunately foreign to his poor soul"
Hades was remaining silent through this only to suddenly be dragged in and be put under the spotlight
"No no no, that's not necc-
Before Hades could properly reject that suggestion, a hand was put over his shoulder from behind, it was Diablo's
"Nonsense, even gods shouldn't remain ignorant to Rimuru-Sama's superiority. Worry not, I'll make sure to grant you details about how perfect they are starting with which kind of blue their hair is and their love for elves"
The formerly confident Hades now looked uncomfortable and slightly paler. Even he knew he wasn't gonna enjoy Diablo's blabbering. With Diablo now focused on Hades, the gremlin demon lord and the primordial white walked away towards the colorful fields
Blanc remained elegant as they crossed through while Kaijuno looked to be more stiff for . . . stupid reason
"( Don't say the m word, don't say the m word, don't say the m word, she looks like it but don't make yourself look like a degenerate) "
"So Kaijuno-"
"MOMENTARILY!
Blanc slowly turned Kaijuno, keeping her smile that now doesn't show any show, resembling the angry smile that Cameilla and Napoleon show when Benjamin doesn't eat his carrots. Then swiftly, Blanc raised her legs upwards and in an instant, her leg flung downward at Kaijuno. An impact was made where Kaijuno once stood
When it was settled, Kaijuno was laying on the ground with Blanc's foot firmly on top of his chest area while the primordial white looked down on him with glowing red eyes
She made the little bastard into a lucky little bastard
"Ara ara, didn't anyone ever told you it's rude to interrupt someone when they're speaking"
Kaijuno eyes were wide open while looking at Blanc's foot to then look up at her face. Safe to say he needed a big help from Humility King Mikael to blabber out something even worst
"Ahem! I get what you're trying to go for here, intimidating me because I did something you didn't appreciate. But all I have to say is that this is considered to be an envious position that you put me in . . . that is my response to this"
Antics like this usually leave demons shivering and frightful so Kaijuno's awkward response only made Blanc raise a brow. Kaijuno morphed back into his slime form and escaped Blanc's unintentionally kinky trap and reverting back to his demi human form
While scratching the area that Blanc put her foot, Kaijuno tried to clear the tension and gwt back Blanc's interest
"Alright Alright! It was pretty rude of me to interrupt while you were already speaking, heat of the moment. I was just trying to say that we managed to momentarily get Diablo out of our hair"
Blanc stared at Kaijuno until loosening her smile, letting go of her intensity and going back to her elegant tone
"Fine, I shall over look this"
Blanc was really showing her pride that rivals Guy Crimson"
"Soooo, is there anything that you need me to prove to you? Like a battle or any sort of competition if that's what you want?"
"Are you provoking me?"
"No, that's just the impression I've been getting during my time realm in this realm. Demons just fighting for the sake of fighting, always trying to show their superiority.
Unless if you have different preferences to take instead?"
Blanc closed her eyes for a couple seconds in thought before reopening her eyes with an answer
"I think I'd like to ask a handful of questions if you wouldn't mind"
"By all means, let's have a little Q and A session"
"Then let's begin with my first question, how were you able to make Jaune and Violet submit to you?"
Kaijuno took a pause before deciding how he'll answer that
"I gave Jaune a good blowing til we both passed out and stuffed Violet with the most disgusting gunk from my stomach til she was down for the count"
Blanc was taken aback from this crass response. Especially if a primordial was defeated, there surely would've been a more dramatic description
But Blanc ignored it and moved on to her next question
"Why do you wish to recruit primordial demons?"
"I need a workforce"
"A workforce?"
"Yes, currently my nation is dealing with having an issue with the quantity of our labor is below the amount needed to meet the demand, it's a labor shortage. Both Jaune and Violet have a good amount of subordinates and I saw that you also have a sizable amount of subordinates yourself"
This response was a 180 from his previous answer and was a fairly valid answer. One would expect to use the primordial demoms to destroy and conquer nations so an answer like this was unexpected
Although while it wasn't a lie as they were indeed in need of more workers to reduce the labor shortage but Kaijuno's actual motive was more to brush his own ego at having as many primordial demons as he can get as subordinates to prove himself more than a newbie but figured it would be a more pleasing response to have a more practical reason rather than something more self centered
With that answered, Blanc moved on to her third question and the one with the most risky to screw up in
"Why would I want to serve you?"
This part was the most crucial and will determine the outcome of this. Primordials are beyond top shelf subordinates to have and especially for the prideful Blanc, she would actually have to something that would be in her interest or else there would be no point in humoring this any further
This part was troubling for Kaijuno as he wants her to be his subordinate but this is a matter of why she would want to be his subordinate
When in doubt for a primordial, ask Deceptive King Yagami. But when Kaijuno called out to Yagami, the ultimate skill didn't respond like usual. They continued to not respond after continuously being called out. Kaijuno actually gotten concerned at the sudden idea that Yagami could have disappeared out of nowhere. But then Yagami did finally responded with an irritated tone as if she was interupted
"Notice, my involvement is unnecessary for the current scenerio"
"What!? It's very much needed, I need to know what I can use to lure Blanc to my side"
"Negative, you're not in any immediate danger so my assistance is not needed"
"Cmon, if I don't end up saying something that won't waste her time, she might just try to destroy me. Jaune already gave me a good lot of trouble but Blanc is way more dangerous to enrage. Even Diablo is hesitant to provoke Blanc, he's Diablo of all people, THAT'S how dangerous Blanc can be if even he wasn't so nonchalant about her"
Yagami only gave a quick sigh and the next second Kaijuno felt like a book was thrown on his forehead. Suddenly information about the Lakeshore Dyed Red Incident
It took a moment to process and figure what he can do with this information, only for a light bulb popped up above his head, an idea came
"In the future, my nation will be expected to fight against the eastern empire given that word has been spreading about the likely military preparations within the western council. It doesn't help that my nations directly borders the eastern empire when compared to dealing with milim or Dwargo alongside the neighboring dragon territory, my newer domain seem to be the most likely to be the one to deal with the empire"
"So you'd need the strength of primordials to fend off against the empire. I admit I have some awareness of their strength but I don't see how I could find any appeal in being dragged in this upcoming war"
"So you're saying you didn't foresaw your own benefits? Seems that as usual I'm the one to pick up on the key details before anyone else"
Kaijuno was going with a narrative that he is highly intelligent like how the people view him and Rimuru as to convince Blanc that he is truly that capable but this actually provoked the white primordial demon
Now with a tone more firm and menacing, Blanc didn't appreciate being belittled even if that wasn't said clearly or wasn't intended
"Ara, I know I was merciful when you interrupted me earlier but if you're gonna act with such behavior then I'll might just-"
"The Lakeshore Dyed Red Incident"
Kaijuno didn't even let Blanc finish her threat as he immediately cut to the chase about what he meant. Even though Kaijuno interrupted Blanc again, this time she let him continue as he brought up an unexpected subject
"I have eyes and ears in many places and I've heard of a story from within the empire. About a noble family where members held an appearance consisting white hair and red eyes meeting an unfortunate end and a demon being summoned and eventually defeated by soldiers of the empire.
I suspect that demon was you"
Now losing her calm expression to one more cold and firm, Blanc brought herself to ask
"And why would this matter?"
"There was something or even someone there that was enough to bring interest in a primordial
I actually have a plan set up for when we win against the empire. Once the war ends, the current empire rudra will be taken out of the picture and replaced with someone else"
This actually suprised Blanc and even made her open her eyes wide briefly as she is aware that beside Diablo the only one that Guy ever see as a rival was the hero Rudra who was the emperor of the eastern empire. Such a plan is practically fantasy even for a demon lord and it's questionable if it's even possible let alone if they have the resources to pull it off if the opportunity were to arise
"Let's say it you could get the emperor out for the picture, who could you even replace him with?"
Hearing this, Kaijuno gave a confident smirk
"There's someone I met recently and befriended, Masayuki the Light-Speed Hero. He made a great name for himself across many nations across the west, his popularity has reached the skies. I'm confident it can be him because he is the spitting image of the emperor
If you're wondering how I'm confident in this idea, I've been in Guy's palace a fair amount of times, he apparently made Raine create a painting of Rudra and to say they look similar would be saying it lightly. They're practically twins aside from the different eye color
With his already high popularity and resemblance to the emperor, making Masayuki the new emperor would be a great possibility. And fortunately, I'm very good friends with him so I can ask him for something that can benefit you"
"And what would that be?"
"If you were to join me, I can see to it that you can regain access to that land, without the concern of anyone bothering you this time"
Blanc actually took a few seconds to process this before asking
"But could I do with that land in the eastern empire"
"We could likely set it up as a base for tempest to diplomatically operate within the empire as a formality but really you can do what you want. Like I said earlier, that was something or someone that drawn you in that territory. Even if it's now a memory, surely the memory itself is enough for you to not pass on the opportunity to go back to the place that meant something for you"
Silence was what followed after what Kaijuno had said. The once stoic Hlanc now held confliction, she along with only a few others would be considered to the top of the entire demon realm, the true apex predators of all demons so the idea of her actually bowing down to another never came across as a reality to her. For the other primordials like the blue and green, it would make the most sense that they would end up submitting to a fellow primordial who was stronger and the submission of yellow and purple weren't really all that surprising as she tend to look down on them
But even someone like the primordial black came to serve another and even a name akong with a physical body. Since Kaijuno and Diablo appeared to be associated, that could mean the same could eventually be said for both Jaune and Violet. Blanc would be the only left without a physical body, the only one left behind while the other 6 strive in the Cardinal World. She could become the ruler of the entire demon realm with other primordials no longer in the way but that was never a goal of her's to begin with, it always to obtain a physical body
So she has a choice here, either submit to this new demon lord to finally obtain a physical body or refuse the offer to submit and remain to be no one's servant. Both choices swayed her pride, pride to not be outdone by Jaune and Violet or her pride to being her boss and not be someone else's subordinate. These conflicting thoughts flooded her head like a roaring tsunami. Eventually, she finally came to her concluding decision
The primordial white, Blanc lowered her knees. Now in stance that resembled a knight bowing down to a king for the first time ever in all of creation, the white primordial demon lowered her for another
Now no longer with the pride of a primordial but instead as a servant to a demon lord, she speaks
" I, Blanc offer the mind, body and souls of myself and all of my subordinates to be of use for your disposal, Kaijuno-Sama"
He kept a stoic expression as to keep things formal but internally he held a maniacal grin that stretches to both sides of his face. Finally, Kaijuno had achieved the nigh impossible. Not only did he made the yellow primordial his servant, not only did he made the purple primordial his servant, but he made the entire demoness trio his servants. The sense of an ego boost this was giving him was beyond the roof
After this was formerly established, the two went back to where the rest were and by rest were was specifically everyone making miserable expressions while Diablo kept yapping about his unnecessary knowledge of Rimuru
Kaijuno aggressively cleared his non existent throat as to finally get to Diablo to shut up for a moment
"Excuse I have yet to lecture everyone here about Rimuru-Sama's greatness"
"No need, our buisness here is already over"
"So would that mean?"
"Yes, Diablo as of now I am the faithful servant of Kaijuno-Sama"
The announcement brought open expressions or shock across most of people there Jaune and Violet were suprised at how smoothly it seemed to have went since neither were in a different state compared to earlier. Hades couldn't hide his wide eyes and shrunken pupils even after getting his ear chewed out by Diablo's rambling. The most that were shocked were the pair of Blanc's subordinates
"Wait seriously!?"
"Are you sure Blanc-Sama!?"
With a flick of a wrist, Blanc sliced a limb from both of her subordinates
"I never gave either of you permission to speak nor disagree with my choice"
The two servants kneeled down in loyalty and pain as to beg for forgiveness from their master
Finally seeing an opening, Hades decides to announce his departure. He held up his wrist to look at a watch that wasn't there
"Well you look at that, I have to get going. It seems I'm needed back at Olympus"
Hades summoned a portal and immediately walked towards it
"Next time we meet Hades, I'll make sure to tell you more my wonderful Rimuru-Sama"
Hades only looked back and waved awkwardly while whispering to himself
"Hard Pass"
The portal immediately closed once Hades crossed through, leaving the demon realm and returning to Olympus
Diablo casually walked towards the opposite direction, looking out towards the distance
"Since now all of our business here has concluded, let's head back. Finally I get to bask in Rimuru-Sama's shining glory once. Speaking of Rimuru-Sama"
Diablo held out his hand towards Kaijuno with a stern and cold expression
Kaijuno looked at Diablo's hand before a realization came to his head about what the demon meant
Opening a hole in his inventory, discontinued Rimuru merchandise came pouring out which Diablo caught all of them with a gleeful cheer
Diablo was always an oddball for all of the primordial demons but the sight of him being obsessed with products revolving around a blue slime does take the cake for them
Kaijuno turned away and looked upon the surrounding fields in his own thoughts
" (so my time in this realm is over. Means I'm gonna have to get back . . . to Tempest
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Within the halls of Olympus, Hades stroll through his way towards the meeting chambers of the Olympian gods as he called for an urgent meeting out of nowhere
Finally arriving, he was met with a round table surrounded by fellow gods of Olympus
Ares the God of War, a tall muscular man who wears robes over his waist and shoulders while wearing a gladiator like helmet over his head
Poseidon the God of the Sea, a cold disinterested man who never looks directly at anyone unless he holds intent to kill
Hermes the God of Trade, a calm and gentle smiling butler giving a complete sense grace and dignified as a butler is expected to be
And a small malnourished old man that looked far past his prime. This puny and defenseless old geezer was none other than the Greek God of Thunder and the King of the God's, Zeus
Hades was the last to arrive, making everyone wait in anticipation for what the God of the Underworld had needed to call all of them in for
"Thank you all for answering my call. As I'm sure you all have assumed, the subject of this meeting is a dire one"
The one to respond was Zeus who sounded eager to hear what Hades had to say
"Of course I wouldn't want to miss this brother. It's highly unusual for you to call for a meeting so it must surely be one of great expectations"
Nodding his head, Hades proceeded to start explaining the reason why he called for this meeting
"As I'm sure you're all aware, I have tend to take trips to the area within the demon realm that is connected to the Cardinal World to seek information from the white primordial"
The mention of Blanc immediately changed the atmosphere. Hermes was keeping his eyes closed until they immediately opened widely at what Hades said. The eager Zeus changed to a more concern expression and even raised a brow to expose an eye. Ares began to sweat bullets upon hearing that this matter involved a primordial demon. Even the uncaring Poseidon tilted his head up to show he is now interested
"It was my most recent visit that I discovered a huge change had occurred in the Cardinal World"
Now this made the entire room freeze, nobody can be able let alone want to guess what Hades was about to tell them
"As you all are familiar with, four of the primordial demons, Violet, Jaune, Blanc, and Noir had resided in the demon realm with the other three reside in the Cardinal, now that dynamic has changed. All of them, all four of the remaining primordials found a master to serve"
The tension this news brought was too thick, it couldn't be cut by a knife. The now clearly discomfort Hades continued anyways
"Among them, the primordial yellow, purple, and white are serving the newest member of the demon lord council, Kaijuno. While the primordial black serves another, one named Rimuru. And especially for black, he not only is a servant for another but he also recieved a physical body and a name, Diablo"
When Hades said this, the already horrified Ares screeched in terror
"N-n-NO! IT CAN'T BE! A name!? But the only one to ever named a primordial demon was Guy and Rudra. Now you're saying someone else out of nowhere gave another primordial a name and it was Noir of all people"
Even the calm Hermes couldn't refrain from looking distressed and Poseidon shown his complete focus while Zeus remained silent
Hades paused like he was trying to pry an answer out of himself
" . . . Yes and the one who named him was Rimuru"
After hearing this, Zeus finally let loose and grown out muscles in excitement, transforming from a withered old man to a hulking macho man with laughter that roared beyond the halls
"So not only has someone subordinated the primordials but another has even given one of them a name! This makes my blood thrive to the extreme, this excitement is killing me! What I'd give to just to step foot into the Cardinal World and finally face these marvelous folks!"
While the others were distraught by this news, Zeus was the only one to actually enjoy hearing this but this joy was quickly extinguished by Hermes
"As thrilling as it sounds, let's not forget that Lord Veldanava stated that you nor any gods are to influence or step foot into the Cardinal World"
Hearing this made Zeus slump back into his chair and groan at displeasure upon being made to remember this
It was countless years ago when the climax between Zeus and his father Cronus had been reached
When it seemed that Zeus had finally slain his father, it turned out that Cronus had a bit of life albeit while having one foot on death's doorstep
The nearly dead god tried to laugh the blood that slipped through his mouth. This taken Zeus aback and he demand what his father was laughing about
With the remaining ounce of life he had left. Cronus revealed how this never really was a battle to decide who was the strongest in the cosmos for he long knew who it was already and it was neither of them. This made the young Zeus furrow his brow in frustration and demanded to know who he was talking about. If it was never his father or himself, then who was it
With hardly much strength to speak, Cronus could only whisper out
Veldanava
With that, the mighty Cronus succumbed to his injuries and passed on, leaving Zeus in confusion and frustration
"Damn it old man, couldn't die out without one last jab at me. You were one crappy father but if you were worthy of any compliments, it'd be that you're one good fighter"
Making sure he finished the job, Zeus crushed his father's head under his foot, solidifying his death
Afterwards, Zeus journey far throughout the universe and eventually through the multiverse in search for the one called Veldanava
Eventually tales of the Star King Dragon crossed Zeus's ears and he reached the Cardinal World where he finally encountered the almighty Veldanava
With eagerness and pride, Zeus didn't hesitate to challenge the enormous dragon to a duel of might. But parallel to a certain red demon, the mighty god was completely annihilated in one attack but wasn't slain, he was spared
Veldanava decided to a conclusion similar to one with the primordial red but instead of managing within the Cardinal World he is to operate outside and keep the other gods in check for him
Zeus wasn't really willing to be a manager for someone else as he was displeased with the outcome of their fight so Veldanava had to make a offer to have a rematch later on which made Zeus more willing and enthusiastic to accept. After seeing how much of a battle junkie and chaotic Zeus shown himself to be, Veldanava added conditions that he nor any other god are to step into the Cardinal World as he was concern that the influence of outside gods would be disruptive
Zeus would later claim the title of King of the God's ruling the cosmos with an iron fist. Unfortunately that promised rematch never came to be as Veldanava forfeited his almighty strength for the birth of his child Milim and died as a mortal man
Back to the present, Zeus remained slumped over in disappointment from his restrictions
Hermes, now with his finger over his chin had ask with no sure expectations for an answer
"So now what do we do, or specifically what can we do about this?"
An awkward pause was what followed from everyone. For such a massive development, nobody wanted to admit that they were powerless to have a say fue to the agreement with Veldanava
"Well at least we'll have to depend on the words that Feldway is hardly willing to lend us with Blanc likely no longer being an available source"
For the first time, Poseidon finally spoke up
"So who exactly are Kaijuno and Rimuru?"
"Oh right, I was so caught up with the primordials, it slipped my mind about the very ones that were behind this"
Hermes tried to play off as if he slipped up but Poseidon only gave him the side eye as if silently telling Hermes that he knew that was a question he was pondering too
"Well Kaijuno was the new demon lord that we previously heard about but as for his character, I would describe him as a . . . theatrical character but I had the sense that if I were to compare him to anyone, it would be loki
Now Ares was the to groan upon hearing that Kaijuno was comparable to the god of Mischief
"Really!? Don't tell me we now have another loki to grind our gears, as if one wasn't already too much of a pain already"
"As for Rimuru, while I technically gained a whole lot more details, admittedly most of it went from one ear and out the other. Unfortunately, Diablo is an overbearing chatterbox that goes over the top on the useless details
As for what I can recall, Rimuru and Kaijuno are rulers of a newly developed nation in the Great Forest of Jura and had established many relationships with many nations already. Diablo also emphasized that Rimuru is superior to demon lord Kaijuno"
There was detail that caught Hermes's attention that he had to break his formalities and ask upfront
"Wait you said they were rulers of the Great Forest of Jura right? But isn't Veldora supposed to be residing there? How were they able to develop a nation while within the lands of a true dragon?"
While Hades always gave the sense of confidence and authority, this question from Hermes made him frantically shake his fist in stress but still he answers the question
"About that . . . Veldora has claimed to be brothers with Kaijuno and Rimuru"
This small piece of clarification caused the biggest uproar in the room, eclipsing the previous news of the primordials
The calm Hermes now was in complete distraught, Zeus nearly jumped out of his seat, Ares screamed so loud it was like his soul was about to leave his body, even the stoic Poseidon couldn't stop from expressing his shock
Ares now with his mind spiraling pry out a question to Hades
"BROTHERS!? AREN'T TRUE DRAGONS CAPABLE OF ANNIHILATING UNVERSES ON A WHIM!? AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY SAYING TWO NEW TRUE DRAGONS HAD JUST APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE"
Hades only looked down and them looked directly at Ares
"Fortunately that doesn't seemed to be the case"
The whiplash from this was getting chaotic, Even Zeus dropped a sweat for Hades meant
"And makes you so sure?"
"I personally met Kaijuno before this and I didn't sense the overwhelming power that you would notice from True dragon and additionally, Diablo was specific about who exactly Kaijuno and Rimuru are"
Everyone else gulped and held their breaths in anticipation for what Hades had to say
"Both Kaijuno and Rimuru . . . are slimes"
The high tension in the room that was developed by this conversation had been suddenly halted by everyone's pause from hearing what Hades had seriously said
Now with highly confused and mildly irritated expressions, all of them responded to Hades in sync
"Huh!? Slimes!?