Son of the Hearth (Son of Hestia Reader x DxD)

Chapter 45: Misery's Hope

The Cavern on Earth (3rd Person Pov)

Rias and her peerage were all stood together, Issei held onto the Blue Rose Sword whilst Kiba and Rossweisse were both fascinated by the fact that the sword was pure ice 

Rossweisse: It's amazing that he was able to fight with ice and win battles

Arcueid: {Please do not compare this sword to mere ice, this sword is a combustion of Tiamat's dragon scales, Chaos tears and Astral fueled ice}

Issei: Chaos tears?

Rossweisse: Astral fueled ice?

Rias: Tiamat's dragon scales?

Arcueid: {*Sighs* Theodorus is capable of travelling between universes, in one universe he defeated Tiamat and took her scales and horns as an ornament}

Issei: What are chaos tears?

Arcueid: {There were times Chaos would create a new universe and that universe would release hints of Chaotic energy in the forms of tears, Theodorus was tasked with collecting them all since one tear holds enough power to convert a normal human being into a lower end Primordial...}

Issei: Really?! How do I attain one of these?!

Arcueid: {Well first of all, you need to be capable of being able to survive in the multivere's atmosphere, then you also need to be capable of surviving entering universes through it's "front door"}

Issei: Front door?

Arcueid: {Entering the universe where its at its densest, as far as I know, you need to be a being beyond the perception of time and reality in order to successfully pass through these doors without being torn apart completely}

Rias: So what are those gateways people use to travel between universes?

Arcueid: {It's a backdoor, essentially it's where you enter another universe where it's at its weakest}

Rossweisse: Surely a universe shouldn't have a "weak" spot?

Arcueid: {It varies, for example there's some universes where you can only enter through it's "front door" because the life forms inside the universe aren't strong enough to shift the threads of reality}

Rias: I see, so what about our universe?

Arcueid: {Is that even a question? This is the universe that Theodorus resides in, the threads of reality were destroyed long ago, the only reason this universe is stable is because of the astral energy that is released from Nebula into the atmosphere}

Rias: Nebula?

Issei: That large black could he summoned when he fought Iblis...

Whilst they were all talking about Theodorus, Hestia and Belfast were stood separate from the group, both of them waiting patiently for one of the other two groups to arrive 

Hestia suddenly started to grunt and hold her head as if she was in pain 

Belfast: What's wrong?

Hestia: It's as if someone is trying to communicate with me...

Hestia carried on holding her head whilst everyone surrounded her worried looks on all their faces

Asia: What's happening to her?

Belfast: Someone's trying to talk with her

Belfast placed her hands on Hestia's shoulders