The Void’s Invasion(Wolf of the Blood Moon)

Chapter 47

Scarlet

Time passes slowly as I devour the void creatures flooding from the rift, and throughout that time, I gradually grow stronger and stronger. All the way till I’m finally starting to reach the point where I feel I may have a chance against the Voided Overlord.

But the Voided Overlord isn’t just sitting still either. It’s working its way through the rift while making it grow with every day that passes.

And by the time one month has passed, things change.

The Voided Overlord’s entire hand finally makes it through the rift into the universe, and along with that, the Corrupted Fractures stop closing.

As soon as this happens, panic begins to spread across every world I can see across the universe. Because, until now, I’ve been dealing with the void creatures and the Corrupted Fracture cores along with whatever people they have protecting their worlds. But now the Corrupted Fractures never close, even after the cores are shattered.

Now the Fractures seem permanent. Permanent gates leading to the void with a constant rush of void creatures coming through.

I grit my teeth as I control thousands of clones at once, slaughtering the void creatures nonstop and using them all to grow stronger. All while denizens of the planets themselves are helping me out.

Whether they’re humans from Earth, demons from Tartarus, or elves from some random planet. Everyone that isn’t a Class 0 with no power to their name aides in the war.

Because at this point it is a full war.

An invasion.

A Void Invasion.

Not just the Fractures that we were having before.

It’s a lot more like the Gates to Tartarus that led to the all out war between humans and demons rather than the more apocalyptic Fractures that would appear and occasionally bring demons.

In fact, it’s exactly like that comparison.

And Class VI or no Class VI, it’s getting tough to handle it all.

I have one clone handling every single planet, with two clones each handling Earth and Tartarus. Because priority. Meanwhile the Guardians and demons are all working around the clock to deal with the Void Invasion.

Although Tartarus is probably the least affected by this whole thing. What with their civilization being rather barbaric in some ways already.

Well, that and the Demon King’s presence. Yeah, that’s probably the biggest reason.

Not to mention the Demon Lords.

Okay, yeah, they’re just a lot stronger than the other worlds in general. So Tartarus isn’t in too much trouble.

Not compared to the other worlds.

Earth too. It may not be as strong as Tartarus, but Earth is still leagues above the other worlds.

All because of the System.

A System that was made largely to make me as strong as I am now. So all because of a coincidence.

Since I happened to be on Earth. Or Tartarus.

Both technically.

I frown when I feel a liquid leaking out of my eye. And when I reach up to touch it while still devouring void creatures near the Voided Overlord’s hand, I find my hand coming away with Red Plague on it.

Well that’s not good.

I feel more liquid leaking from my other eye. Then my mouth. Then nose and ears.

This is very much not good.

Guess even ‘goddesses’, as the people so like to call me these days, can overwork themselves as well.

“Scarlet, you really need to take a break,” I hear Tar’s voice echoing in my head, making me purse my lips for a few seconds.

No can do. A break for me is millions of lives lost for others.

“At the very least you can take a break from devouring the void creatures where you are and return to Earth,” Tar points out. “There’s no reason you have to always be fighting near the breach. I bet the Voided Overlord’s constant presence is what’s causing your health to deteriorate.”

You probably have a point there.

I frown in thought for several seconds as blood continues leaking from me before I eventually sigh, ignoring the blood that leaks out in the process. Then I mutter, “Fine.”

“Good,” Tar says, sounding satisfied with himself. “Let your main body take a break while your clones handle the other worlds. Maybe reduce the number of clones while you’re at it.”

Not happening.

“What?! Why not?” Tar exclaims, making my ears ache with his volume. “Is it because of the people that’ll be lost? You realize if you collapse then even more people will die, right?!”

No, it’s not that. Although that doesn’t hurt my reasoning either.

Tar seems to pause for a second before he asks, confusion clear in his voice, “Then why?”

I glance upwards at where I believe Tar is watching me from as I smile despite the pain and answer, “Why, because I’d lose out on devouring the void creatures.”

He doesn’t say anything for several seconds. Then I hear a sigh along with his muttered voice, “You just want to keep growing stronger…”

Yep.

The tanuki snorts and says, “Not even hiding it. How shameless.”

Yep.

He snorts again before going silent. Likely having given up by now.

I raise a brow before teleporting away from the Voided Overlord and returning to Earth. Then I immediately turn into blood and fly straight towards my home, where I find a bed and lie down in it.

The little guy is right though. I haven’t rested for ages.

Pretty sure I’ve even heard some people gossiping about how I’m always at work the few times I returned to Earth.

I still hear it right now.

Which is why I manually decrease the sensitivity of my hearing.

Honestly glad I’m able to do that. Otherwise my life would be a living hell, always being able to hear absolutely everything everywhere within multiple planets of me.

Not even sure how that’s possible, considering the lack of sound waves in space. But I guess magic makes anything possible.

I learned later on that shockwaves shouldn’t even technically be possible in space despite them happening after all. So hearing sounds from other planets isn’t that far-fetched.

Well, my hearing aside, I reach for a book I left on my nightstand.

Haven’t been able to read for a while.

I best make use of this time to do that before I return.

Intermission

The Ashen Mountains on Tartarus

“Now remember this, little Knighty,” Raiden Amaterasu, leader of the Kitsune says, her sweet voice contradicting the sight Black sees of her calmly looking at him with a kind smile on her face as her tails move in a blur tearing apart the void creatures around them. “When you’re pulling a prank on someone, always remember to keep in mind everything about the person in question. Their likes, their dislikes, what they do on the regular, and how they do it. You need to keep everything in mind when planning or the prank may end up going poorly.”

Black repeatedly nods his head, finding himself enthralled in the beautiful kitsune’s words as the woman’s hair flows gracefully in the wind around her. He’s come here to both aid in the treaty between Earth and Tartarus, giving aide to the demon nation as the representing Knight of Humanity, and for his own purposes.

Specifically meeting the beautiful kitsune known by the humans as the Playful Duchess.

A woman he looked up to for her sheer talent in pulling pranks even when they were at war. Ever since he met her during his time on Tartarus all those years ago. Back when Blue had his emotions ripped from him.

Unlike the other demons and their Clan Leaders who tried to kill the Knights, Amaterasu merely toyed with Black. Treating him as a plaything she was messing around with as he journeyed across the Ashen Mountains. Not even bothering with trying to capture him.

Even though she could’ve easily captured and killed Black if she wanted.

Another reason he looks up to her.

Black watches as the woman’s tails then move about, picking up void creatures instead of killing them. Then she starts to tie them all together before tossing them at more void creatures, killing the lot of them. All while she keeps her eyes locked onto Black with a kind and playful smile on her face and one arm folded under her chest with the other reaching up to tap her lips. Her fox ears twitching a couple times in the process.

“But if your plan is to play a prank on the Wolf of the Blood Moon, Her Highness, you will need to know a lot more about her and how to pull pranks in general,” she continues without pausing in her slaughter of the void creatures. And neither does Black as he uses his shadows to slaughter them around him as well, without taking his eyes off of her. “Because if you don’t know her well enough, and you’re not skilled enough at pranks, then Her Highness may very well take it as an insult or plain assault.” The kitsune’s eyes narrow a little. “And if she so much as believes you attacked her, then I will lock you away in the dungeon of my castle personally.”

Black repeatedly nods his head, his gaze still locked on the woman in front of him. And when Amaterasu sees the look in his eyes, she smiles a little and says, “It looks like you do understand. Good.”

A mixture of flames and electricity in the form of foxfire suddenly pop up around her, burning void creatures to a crisp alongside the Black Knights own shadows that drain them of all the energy they have while suffocating them.

“You wish to prank her in an attempt to lift her spirits a little, am I correct little Knighty?” Amaterasu asks, tilting her head a little while ignoring her daughter, Raiden Akuma, who is several dozen kilometers away fighting off her own void creatures. Albeit with a lot more focus, with the woman having apparently lost a lot of her playfulness ever since her father died. And when the Knight nods his head in response, Amaterasu continues, “Then make absolutely sure that you listen to everything I have to say.”

“I will,” Black declares, a look of determination filling his gaze as he narrows his eyes, still slaughtering the void creatures around him.

The leader of the Kitsune Clan looks Black in the eye for several seconds before her smile grows even wider and she leans forwards, toward the man and reaches for a lock of his hair as she whispers, “I like the look in your eyes, little Knighty.”

Black feels himself blushing a little due to the proximity of the beautiful lady he’s been thinking of for so long now. Both himself and his other personality.

But the woman backs away again a second later while chuckling.

“You’re so adorable, I can’t help but mess with you,” she says while partially covering her mouth.

Black’s personality immediately switches to his psychopathic side and the blush on his face vanishes, making Amaterasu raise a brow. But other than that she doesn’t give any physical reaction to his change.

“Swapped, have we?” she says, but she doesn’t say anything else on the matter. Instead she asks, “Does this side of you also wish for lessons?”

Black nods again without saying a word, proving to be a lot quieter than his other personality.

Amaterasu stares at Black for several seconds as the void creatures let out screeches all around them while being slaughtered by both the Knight and demon Clan Leader. Then she covers her mouth again and begins to laugh.

A beautiful, melodic sound that covers the screeches of pain from the void creatures.

“You’re a strange one, little Knighty,” she eventually says before uncovering her mouth again to reveal a smile. “Let’s begin the lessons in earnest, then. And how about we play a little game while we’re at it?” When Black nods his head, she continues, “Whoever kills more void creatures during our lesson wins. And the winner gets to ask for one thing from the loser.”

“Deal,” Black says with a nod of his head, making Amaterasu’s smile grow a little.

And for the first time that the psychotic side of Black can remember, a smile stretches across his face as they begin their game.