Gilgash was really interested in who this being really was, who had the courage to challenge him and was still after Valerie.
"His na is Ahriman" Nyx said as her body trembled slightly reflecting her fear.
However, Gilgash focused on the na she had spoken.
Ahriman. He had heard it sowhere before. A God of the Middle East, but that was all he could rember.
"But perhaps you know him by another na; Angra Mainyu"
Gilgash's eyes widened at what he had heard.
"The Zoroastrian God of Darkness and Evil...! He who is said to represent all evil in the world...!" the King of Heroes' voice ca out in a surprised sigh.
After all, the biblical God was considered the representation of all that was good in the world. Although he was not of the sa pantheon, the God of Darkness was his opposite.
"But his Pantheon disappeared long ago, even if Angra Mainyu were alive his power would be no greater than that of a normal human" Gilgash said seriously.
The fact that the Pantheon of the God of Darkness had disappeared and many of the Gods together already made the existence of this God sowhat rare.
And the lack of followers would have weakened him imnsely, after all the Gods drew much of their power from the faith of humans.
But the being he had faced was very powerful, certainly Godlike, although Gilgash was sure that it was containing much of its power.
Nyx nodded in agreent.
"True, that would be the case for most gods. However, Gilgash, have you ever wondered that? Why is it that, although their pantheons have disappeared, so Gods have continued to persist in their existence? Why is it that so Gods, who live on in the faith of human worshipers through their prayers and actions, can survive even when they are no longer actively worshipped? The answer is quite simple. It is because of their domains" replied Nyx calmly.
"Their domains?" asked Gilgash.
"What do you think will happen with an evil God? Humans don't even need to actively pray for him or act on his behalf. Simply their thoughts of condemning another for their perceived cri are enough to fuel his power. Just imagine, the collective thoughts, or faith, of 7 billion humans all going to Angra Mainyu?"
Gilgash's eyes widened as he heard what Nyx spoke.
"If that is true..." Gilgash began.
"I have seen him and felt his power" Nyx said as her body trembled with fear at the mory of that being, "And I believe his power would not lose even to the legendary Hindu God of Destruction"
Gilgash's eyes narrowed at that, he certainly didn't expect the level of power to be so great.
"But sothing bothers " Nyx said catching Gilgash's attention.
"Even though Angra Mainyu was the representation of 'All Evil in the World' him getting this power was very sudden, sothing overnight" said Nyx calmly.
"That's very strange" said Gilgash narrowing his eyes.
Angra Mainyu's power was supposed to increase over ti, not just happen out of nowhere.
"When I knew him I ended up asking what happened, and he told strange things like that a force from beyond this world helped him or things like that, even so strange nas" said Nyx as she looked confused.
"What specifically did he say?" asked Gilgash as his eyes narrowed.
He had a suspicion about what was going on, but it was still too early to jump to conclusions.
"He said that the beings who helped him were the Goddesses Laima, Krta and Dkla. But I have never heard of such Goddesses" Nyx said without understanding.
However, to Nyx's surprise, she was soon taken out of Gilgash's arms by Gilgash himself.
Looking at the King of Heroes, the Primordial Goddess widened her eyes.
Gilgash had his crimson eyes glowing in fury while a golden aura heavily covered his body.
"Those damned" Gilgash grunted with barely contained anger in his voice.
He should have known those Goddesses had sothing to do with this, the last thing they said to him should have warned him.
"Oh, before we forget! We've made so ... changes to things that we think you'll like. Have fun ~!"
It was obvious that those three had sothing to do with it.
She who wanted fun should be laughing at Gilgash at that mont.
They should have used their power to gather the faith of the humans in Angra Mainyu and boosted their power even further to put him on that level.
"Gil..." the voice of Nyx ca out worried as she saw the expression of his love.
Sighing Gilgash resud his calm as his power cald down.
"Everything is fine, is there anything else?" asked Gilgash as he turned his attention back to the Goddess.
"Well, Angra Mainyu has a strong army, besides those monsters" said Nyx fearfully.
"What do you an" Gilgash without understanding.
"Even among his servants, there are so of exceptional power, so powerful that they could rival mbers of the Top 10" said Nyx as her body trembled with fear as she rembered the power of those beings.
"What were their nas?" asked Gilgash curiously.
Seeing how everything was going on it would be really nice to get as much information as possible.
"I don't know, but they had so nicknas like Alter and Saber and Berserker and stuff like that" Nyx said nonchalantly.
By not looking, Nyx was unable to see the sheer shock present on Gilgash's face at what he had heard.
If what Nyx had spoken was true then that ant that Angra Mainyu had the power to summon servants to fight at her side.
"Those damned Goddesses even granted that power to him" thought Gilgash in disbelief.
He really couldn't believe that the Goddesses were going so far for their own amusent.
"And also..." Nyx began catching Gilgash's attention.
"There is also Angra Mainyu's right-hand man, Alester Baltazar. His power is almost as great as Angra Mainyu's. But he is much more frightening" said Nyx trembling slightly.
Gilgash narrowed his eyes at what he heard, there was no being in DxD with that na.
"What are the Goddesses up to?" thought Gilgash without understanding.
Gilgash turned his eyes to Nyx and saw that the Goddess was trembling slightly and slung her arm over his shoulder as she embraced the Goddess.
Nyx blushed as her head was pressed against Gilgash's chest in a warm embrace.
"You don't need to worry, Nyx, nothing will happen" Gilgash said in a soothing tone.
Gilgash lightly touched Nyx's head as under the Goddess a deep fatigue ca over her and she fell asleep.
Slowly Gilgash laid Nyx's body down on the bed while smiling lightly.
"Thank you for risking so much for " Gilgash said in a loving tone.
Gilgash sighed as he processed everything that was happening, everything he had heard from Nyx filled his mind.
Just when he thought he had solved his problems others arose.
"You can co in you knew" Gilgash said looking at the door.
The door to the room slowly opened and Sebas was revealed standing calmly.
The King of Heroes knew that Sebas had been there the whole ti since Nyx had arrived.
"Did you know about Angra Mainyu and all that?" asked Gilgash as he turned to the butler.
The old man shook his head in denial.
"No, I didn't know about it. It was a big surprise to too" said Sebas calmly.
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