Ascension of the Nephilim

Back in the Midlands...

Nightwing was secretly cursing at what he found out.

"A Greater God is after me?!" He cursed.

"...You seriously didn't know?" Breveros was next to him. His wounds were starting to heal, and no sign of him being held captive by Nightwing was seen.

The two were even casually drinking tea when Nightwing told Breveros to call his brother.

"No! But it's good that your brother won't sell me out!"

Breveros was silent. He knew there was a deeper reason why his brother allowed this.

"It should, Lord Impyernos. He has been looking for the Charmed Fallen. This man has it. It will lead us to her." Breveros quietly thought.

"Well, congratulations on becoming friends with the Eldrich. That's a task that was believed to be impossible."

"You think I would be happy? A Greater God is after me! Damn it! When did she appear? What did she say?" Nightwing asked.

"She gave us vague details. Only your name was mentioned. Cracky Batcheeks. It's good that you now go as Nightwing. That will surely... throw the Greater God's search." Breveros chuckled.

Nightwing was not pleased with the sarcasm of Breveros.

"Hmph! At least for now, your kind won't betray me. Who else knows that Greater God Sheolrah is after me?"

That Greater God breached the barrier and threatened the kings of the Planesworld. Both Highland and Netherland are after you. After breaching it, this Greater God rushed in to speak to our leaders and the nearby planets. He spoke to my father and brother, the leaders of the Eldrich race. I was not there so I don't know the details."

"Really?" Nightwing sneered.

"He didn't speak to the real leader of the Eldrich? Lord Impyernos?" Nightwing frowned.

"...You know of his name?!" Breveros was stunned.

"I have the legacy of numerous Fallens. I also have some of their memories." Nightwing answered.

"...Then that explains it. As far as I know, no one else knows about his existence except for my family and the most trusted members of the Eldrich. We hid his existence for a long time so no one else would remember him. And those who know have sword a great vow that we cannot even mention his name to those who do not know!"

"I don't know anything about him other than his name and position. So then this must be a Fallen, right? Is this the secret to your strength? You have a legacy to a living Fallen?"

"Yes."

"As far as I know, I heard that you were all banished from this place and would have no means to enter the Planesworld. But with a Fallen, I guess it's possible."

"There is a way to slip into the Planesworld by piercing through the barrier. The concern is only to create a powerful force to protect those inside of it. But since not even Celestials can resist it, you will need a great amount of energy to shield it. Lord Impyernos has developed a way. But now, that way is not viable since the Highlands have already discovered and slain a few of our forces."

"Is the Netherlands involved?"

"They used to be. They once agreed to allow one of our Elderich generals to be reborn into the Netherlands. It costs us great riches to pay for that, but that one was slain when Princess Listrel discovered him. But this method of breaking the barrier was our own way. Truth be told, Lord Impyernos needed to gather more energy and it would have taken us decades to send more and more of our forces inside. But Greater God Sheolrah has been moving in and out of the Planesworld in her search for you that it weakened the shield for a time. It's still something that no Celestial can handle, but for Lord Impyernos, it was enough to send some. He located the entry points that the Greater God used and made his attacks on that precise location."

"So it's tailgating. Otherwise, it would have taken you a long time to do this. I'm guessing a few decades would have to pass until he would be sent in."

"Yes."

Nightwing fell silent and began to think. Breveros quietly waited to the side.

"Could it be...? Sheolrah is here to look for a specific person. But why is this Greater God searching for this name? Considering Luigi's eccentricity and his other identity of becoming a Time God, then Cracky Batcheeks may have been the identity that Kyros chose! My past self may not be a god who was sealed so long ago, but he awakened recently! It could even be months since my awakening!"

"When was it that you heard of Cracky Batcheeks?"

"Err... I don't know the exact dates, but it was several months ago. That's when the Lowlands moved to chaos with Airom at its epicenter."

Nightwing's expression changed.

"That's it! This Kyros must have awakened only recently! He is just like me. He must have woken up with a weaker body! And he is responsible for all the changes there. There are still many mysteries, including my future vision of Breveros. Then Kyros may have lived multiple lives with the Time God, Calaminus, who now calls himself Luigi!" Nightwing began to look at the map of the Midlands and the Lowlands.

"How many Elderich will your brother send?"

"I doubt he will send many. This Planesworld is very sensitive to Eldrich. The more of us there are, the easier we can be found. I, myself, used Allaso's power to change my form. But this power cannot be deployed en mass. My brother will most likely use the neighboring planets. They have already planned to reveal the legacy of the Half-Fallens. But the Netherlands didn't bite the bait for some unknown and bizarre reason. So he will trick the other planets to launch an attack. Lord Impyernos will open the barrier once more, and these neighboring planets will send their elites inside. As for the number, it should be over a dozen or so."

"Over a dozen? I guess that's quite an achievement. Ho strong will they be?"

"I'm guessing they will send teams of Conquerors."

"Conquerors? Why didn't you send Conquerors at first?"

"We were confident that our missions would be successful. But, as I told you, everyone sent here failed their mission. Me included. So it's time that they will send stronger ones. But as they have failed... then we have no choice. The backlash of the barrier becomes stronger depending on the cultivation levels. But if those other planets agree, then they can send a team with magic that contains all the Codes and Corruption of the Celestials."

"So I have a team of Conquerors following me around? This should be an interesting war. I can finally annihilate those pesky Steele family!" Nightwing laughed.

"Make your preparations. For now, our goal is to conquer the Midlands! I'll be off. I will find you. Do not follow me." Nightwing ordered and portaled out to rejoin his allies.

The group was waiting along with the women caught in Nightwing's trance. They all gave blushing looks but Nightwing ignored all of them.

"Let's go." Nightwing tore another portal, and everyone left.

"It seems that we will have Conquerors as allies." Nightwing sneered.

"Oh? What does my lord intend with this power?"

"Conquer the Midlands. Ikarod, go and bring the rest here. This will be our base of operation! And I want your respective armies also to move in!"

"Yes, Lord Nightwing!"

All members of Destiny left the group, and only Nightwing and his allies remained.

"Luigi. It seems you made quite a mess in this timeline!" Nightwing frowned.

"What? What did I do?"

"It must be related to that other me," Nightwing spoke.

"The other you, as in the ones who those succubi love? Your good guy self?" Krysta asked.

"Yes. Though I'm not sure about the 'good guy' adjective. I think I have uncovered most of the major bits the past self did. That past me decided to trick Fate and Destiny through Mysterion and Oblivion. He wanted me to fool Destiny and make the perfect spy to destroy the forces of Destiny from within. Since we are one body, he knew I would figure this out eventually. Luigi! Since you are Calaminus, then it's possible that you performed some time travel magic with this other me. And this happened not more than a year ago! That means Kyros's rebirth altered the timeline and gave Destiny their chance to enter the Planesworld earlier than the original timeline! This Breveros would have originally entered the Planesworld later. But now, the ripple effects of his actions have made things move in advance. I'm guessing when he started hearing about Eldrichs, he knew that something had happened because these Eldrich's shouldn't arrive within decades! Taking advantage of this, he used his powers to seal himself and make me appear so that I could gather the forces of Destiny under my banner. And we would lead this army to fight the team that Kyros made!"

"An army with Conquerors? That's quite a force! But, even if we are inside this army and can sabotage it, it can't be enough! Even the Midlands have never seen such forces! Their heritage is too low to support multiple Conquerors!"

"That's exactly why this plan will work. My betrayal will be at the right opportune moment. But beyond that, my team will have the strength to, at least, challenge Conquerors. This will ensure that Fate will win the war in Planesworld! I guess it's time to contact them..." Nightwing chuckled and closed his eyes.

When he harnessed Holy Beam, he felt the link with the Fortress. Though it was blocked and only a portion of his power could be used, Nightwing could send messages to the ones who spoke to him earlier.

The Nightwing's message resonated with the Emberdons, and Kyros's main forces all saw the message.

"Everyone. I am friends with Eldrich. We will make you face an army with Conquerors. Get ready. See you soon. May you survive this tribulation!"

The message was shown and everyone who was part of the main team froze as they read it.