Chapter 424: The Future of Underworld (II)...

[Gremory Castle, Gremory Territory] 

"Instead, Hela here is going to take over the Underworld" Reo finished. For a second, Hela couldn't believe what she had just heard. 

'My husband is giving me such a beautiful and wonderful gift?' Hela questioned inside her mind. Hela immediately decided that Reo deserved a couple of special gifts and a lot more for such an amazing gift. She could already think of a couple of things. 

Hela couldn't stop herself from grinning sadistically as she stared at her future subjects. Hela knew that she needed to take over them by force, not a big deal. In fact, she would love subjugating a whole Race. 

"No!! You can't do that!" The useless crimson-head of a Devil King gasped in horror and Hela simply rolled her eyes. Hela turned towards my Reo, who simply shrugged. 

'Remember, I said there will be no deaths tonight. Aside from that, I don't care how you subjugate their Race' Hela heard Reo's voice inside her head through their connection. Hela gave him a subtle nod. 

"Of course, we could do that, you fool. Just consider that I will be colonizing your Race and everything will be fine" Hela said with a grin and got up from her seat. 

"You have two options in front of you. First, you give in without a fight. Second, you try to fight and then I bash your heads in until you become good little subjects… personally, I would prefer it if you guys chose the second option" Hela said with a grin and she paced around the room. 

"No, we won't accept something like that. Just because you are strong we won't accept something like this!!" Sirzechs Lucifer protested vehemently and Hela's grin faded. 

Before Sirzechs could even react, Hela appeared behind him and grabbed the back of his head and pushed his face into his empty plate. Nobody except Reo noticed Hela's speed. They only reacted when they heard a plate clattering sound from beside them. 

"I wasn't asking, weakling. Your opinion matters very little to me" Hela said and the table cracked due to her raw power. Everyone except Reo jumped away from the table and got into their battle stances. 

Sirzechs vehemently tried to escape Hela's grip but easier said than done. Her grip was firm, strong and unmoving. Various types of attacks were launched towards Hela. She simply used Sirzechs Lucifer as her Devil Shield to protect herself. 

"Coward!!" Someone from Sirzechs's peerage screamed and the next moment, the man's whole body was embedded in the floor with Hela standing over him. She was still grabbing Sirzechs Lucifer like a ragdoll. 

Sirzechs even started to use his Power of Destruction but it was completely ineffective on Hela. Hela finally had enough of it and released her full bloodlust. She didn't even need to release her raw power. 

Once again everyone except Reo paled in fear and fell on their asses when Hela released her bloodlust. Reo used his Space Powers to move Koneko and Kuroka away from the insane warmonger. He also used his Space Powers to surround them in a shield. 

Hela's bloodlust was so strong and potent that the whole castle started to shudder and even the Space around Hela started to shimmer. The colour of the air started to change due to her bloodlust. Everyone left on the floor saw themselves dying in various ways. Most of them were pretty gory and messy. 

All of their bodies shook in terror as they started gasping for breath. Some weaker members even passed out after losing control of their bowels. Once again, Hela reined in her bloodlust, allowing everyone else to breathe again. 

"I wanted to be a lot more violent but my husband had already declared that there would be no killing" Hela said and dropped Sirzechs Lucifer. He was continuously shivering as he was closest to Hela and he was the most affected by Hela's bloodlust. 

"If violence isn't working then you aren't using enough violence… Now, I will ask you again. Do you submit?" Hela asked with a sadistic grin on her face. 

"...What will happen to our families?" Serafall Leviathan asked in a low tone, she slowly crawled up but didn't look into Hela's eyes. 

They had no hope of beating someone like Hela, only her bloodlust was enough to bring them to their knees and they lived through a war. They had thought that Reo was dangerous but they finally understood that Hela was much more dangerous. 

"If they submit then everything will be fine…" Hela said with a nod. She might be a bloodthirsty warmonger but she had feelings too. 

"I will do anything, I will submit, just spare my family and sister… all of them will submit too, just let me talk with them" Serafall Leviathan said in a strained tone and dropped to her knees. 

All the Devils except Kuroka gave Serafall Leviathan horrified looks. Ajuka Beelzebub kind of expected this as Serafall is known to dearly love her family and sister and she would do anything to protect them. 

"Serafall…" Zeoticus Gremory gasped in horror and Serafall simply shook her head. 

"...There is no way we would survive if we were going to fight her. That was just her bloodlust… nothing else. I am doing this for the survival of my family" Serafall said Hela tilted her head in amusement. 

"Rise… your name is Serafall Leviathan, right? Call your family… no need for extravagant titles, just call me Lady Hela and it would be enough" Hela said in a soft tone as she placed her hands around Serafall's shoulders and helped her up. 

Hela always wanted to be called a Empress or Queen but those terms seemed to be... So, obsolete. Lady Hela wasn't tacky like Empress Hela or Queen Hela but it had to do, for now. She could start enforcing extravagant titles at a later date.

"See… I am not without mercy…" Hela said with a soft smile as she gestured for Serafall to stand beside her. 

"The Devil Council isn't going to be happy with this…" Ajuka Beelzebub said and stood up while shaking slightly. He gave another look towards Falbium Asmodeus, who looked quite shaken and Sirzechs, who finally seemed to be returning back to reality. 

Ajuka Beelzebub also dropped to his knees as he stared at Hela's feet. He knew what he was capable of and defeating someone like Hela was something he wasn't capable of. He could probably seal Hela or something but the seal won't even last a second. 

Yes, he could have created something with the help of other Devil Kings but he was sure that even something like that wouldn't have worked on this insane woman. It was clear that the woman was insanely bloodthirsty. He had also seen the letter the woman had written and he knew she loved killing. 

The woman had mentioned multiple times that she wasn't going to kill anyone today. So, this is the best day to swear loyalty. He honestly didn't want to find out how the violent woman would convince the rest of their Race after today. 

"Rise, Ajuka Beelzebub. You should also inform your family about the recent developments… try to convince them to choose the smarter path" Hela said softly but this time, she didn't help him get up. She simply gestured him to stand beside her. 

"And you don't have to worry about the Devil Council… they would kneel or die" Hela said and shrugged. Once again Serafall and Ajuka shuddered. Serafall had already informed their family and Ajuka was informing his family. 

"This is so troublesome…" Falbium Asmodeus grumbled and dropped to his knees just like his predecessors. Hela wasn't particularly picky and as a Devil King, he was bound to be strong, at least by their standards so she was happy. 

"Rise, Falbium Asmodeus. Inform your family and help them choose the smarter path" Hela said and gestured him to stand beside her too. 

"All of you…" Sirzechs finally returned to reality and gasped in horror to see that three Devil Kings had already decided to kneel in front of the tyrant. 

"Sirzechs, please… our survival depends on this. As long as our family survives… Serafall is right, the survival of our family is our priority" Zeoticus Gremory said before dropping to his knees. 

Venelana Gremory was the next to kneel in front of the insane warmonger. She looked towards her daughter who had passed out due to fear. Venelana was barely able to hold herself back from passing out. 

"Gremory family also submits to you, Lady Hela" Zeoticus said Hela couldn't stop herself from grinning. Sirzechs knew that he was between rock and hard place… for Rias's survival he would do anything. 

Sirzechs Lucifer got up on his feet… his face was still slightly pale and his legs were still shaking due to being exposed to Hela's bloodlust. "I also submit…" Sirzechs said in a defeated tone. 

Hela cackled in mad glee, scaring everyone. "Good choice… now, I would need that silver-haired maid. I don't have a maid and she seems to be a dutiful maid" Hela commanded and Grayfia's lips thinned but she didn't say anything. 

She had sworn loyalty to the Gremory family and Sirzechs Lucifer, but right now, they didn't have any power to deny such a demand. Sirzechs gave Grayfia an apologetic look. 

"Of course, Lady Hela. I will release…" Sirzechs couldn't even finish before the other families started to teleport inside the room. 

All of them were immediately shocked and surprised by the surroundings. All of them could only look around with confused looks on their faces.

"Welcome… let's discuss the future of your families and the Underworld…" Hela finished with a sadistic grin on her face, sending shivers down everyone's spines…