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Last Embryo Volume 4 Chapter 6 Part 10

Izayoi’s voice was quiet, but at the same time filled with an unusual amount of tension. Whoever it was that was closing in on their location, they must have been pretty skilled at sneaking around undetected, because up until this very moment Izayoi did not detect any signs of their presence at all. But now that Izayoi managed to pick up their trail, he noticed that they stopped trying to hide themselves and were simply there, as if they were waiting to see what Homura’s and Izayoi’s next move was going to be.

Feeling a very strange, almost ominous sensation from beyond the door to the building where he and Homura were currently in, Izayoi noticed that the waves of cold sweat have began to drip down his back and clenched fists. Whoever the person who was outside of the building was, one could be said about them for sure: if his body instinctively reacted to them in such a way, then they definitely were not an ordinary enemy. Either that, or there actually might have been more than one enemy and they were trying to surround them and launch a surprise attack or make them fall into a trap.

Whatever the case might be, the person waiting for them outside must have been at least on Parashurama’s or Demon Bull King’s level in terms of pure power if they possessed an aura so strong that it could be clearly felt from such a distance away, because every part of Izayoi’s being right now was screaming at him that they were unlike anyone else he has ever faced before.

As he was carefully observing the door to the building for even the smallest signs of movement, Homura was frantically running from one corner of the room to the other, picking up the packets of B.D.A and all of his medical tools and supplies and putting them back into his Gift Card as fast as he could, and when he was finally done he sprinted to Izayoi’s side. From the looks of it, he was not outright scared, but he was clearly shaken, as was evident by his irregular breathing and trembling body.
(And here I thought that Orpheus had a crazy aura around him. . . . . . . but to think that there was actually one more person as strong or even more powerful than him. . . . just how ridiculous this day is going to get?!)

Signaling Homura to stay right where he was, Izayoi quickly went on to grab the sleeping Albino girl and brought her back to Homura’s side, and after telling him to keep watch over her, he slowly stood up, demonstrating to their adversary that he was not going to back down from a fight if need be.

So there they stood now: Izayoi at one side of the door and the mysterious stranger at the other, and they both began to gradually increase the amount of their bloodlust and hostility in an attempt to intimidate one another. . . . . . . . . . . . . but ultimately it was the outsider who made the first move, speaking from the other side of the door without entering the building themselves

「Allow me to commend you for your bravery in not immediately running away for your life, Sakamaki Izayoi. Since I heard that Arjuna was currently absent I wanted to use this chance and try to intimidate you a little bit, but even though I am standing before you, and yet you do not seem to be scared of me at all. Could it be that you were mistaken in your assumption, Orpheus?」

Just as Izayoi expected, they were really not alone. But what he did not expect at all was the identity of their enemy’s companion, which has been confirmed when he entered the building so that Izayoi and Homura could finally see the appearance of the enemy whom they had to deal with in person.

「I do not remember saying anything of the sort. It was your own assumption and your own idea to come play with him, so I would humbly request that you do not put the words that I did not speak myself into my mouth, Krishna.」

「WHA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?!!!!」

Krishna. . . . . . . ?! Did Orpheus really just called that man who was casually standing next to him Krishna?!

While positioning himself so that he could shield Homura and the sleeping Albino girl in case they were the ones who would be targeted first, Izayoi immediately assumed his battle stance. If this man whom Orpheus called Krishna is the same Krishna that Izayoi knows, then there really could be no comparison between him and all the other enemies whom he had fought against thus far. When he glanced at Homura, he noticed that now that Krishna got so close to them, he started trembling with goosebumps all over his body, and he started to have difficulties with stopping his voice from shaking every time he tried to open his mouth to say something. It was such a pitiful sight that Izayoi gritted his teeth in anger.

「Big bro Iza. . . . . who. . . . who exactly is this. . . . . Krishna?」

「The easiest way to describe him so that you would understand would be to call him the most famous out of all the members of {Avatara}. Do you know how David, Shakya〇 and Chr〇 are called in their respective religions? Yes, that is right. According to some theories, Krishna is said to be the Buddhist equivalent of the Christ〇 concept of {The Savior}. . . . . that is what kind of bad news this bastard is.」

The Eighth Avatar of {Avatara}: The Holy Sage Krishna. Although he is not all that well known in Japan, but to the rest of the world hie is known as one of the most renowned figures of the Buddhist mythology who is also counted among the ranks of the Saviors. That much Izayoi was able to understand. However, what he absolutely was not able to wrap his head around was why in the goddamn hell did Orpheus had the Flag of {Uroboros} embedded onto his outfit now?! Was {Avatara} not supposed to be a totally separate organization independent from The Demon Lord Alliance?

「My oh my, just look how tense the atmosphere in here is. . . . that is okay. It is perfectly reasonable to be afraid. This will also make the negotiations much less complicated tha they could have otherwise been.」

And then Orpheus made a gesture as if he was beaconing someone to his side. Izayoi and Homura were both on high alert the entire time, but when they saw the appearance of the second person who walked through the door, they both had their eyes opened wide in shock.

He had flaxen hair that looked as rough as the lion’s mane and a face that was reminiscent of the Hispanic or Latino-American characteristics. In terms of age, he looked like he could be Homura’s peer, maybe slightly older? Be that as it may, his appearance made Izayoi greatly confused.

(What the hell is going o here? No matter how you look at it, he has to be someone from the Greek region, but this pressure. . . )

The air of intimidation and unfathomable power about this youth was unreal, so much so that both Izayoi and Homura felt like they have been grounded in place, unable to take another step.

Since Krishna is an incarnation of a God, then that should be reflected in his Divinity. Given that Arjuna, as a son of Indra had blue hair which were the symbol of his status and heritage, then Krishna should have black hair, since that was the color he was traditionally depicted with. After seeing the perplexed look on Izayoi’s face, Krishna looked at his own body and laughed.

「Ahh, you must be curious about this body, right? Do not worry, I am only borrowing it at the moment. You see, when we tried to explain the situation to Heracles he began to act pretty very unwisely, so I had no choice but to borrow his body a bit forcibly to make him calm down. And as for why his body looks so rejuvenated, that is probably because he has relinquished his Sun Authorities of his own accord.」

Izayoi thought that his ears were playing tricks on him for a moment. He said that he has borrowed Heracles’ body, but that could only mean that he hijacked it from him by force.

Strength. Wisdom. Courage. Out of all of those three elements, most heroes were known for possessing bodies that reached the pinnacle of physical strength, but at the same time it meant that they were the most vulnerable to possession and other kinds of mental assaults.

「Alright then, allow me to introduce myself properly. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am the Eighth Avatar affiliated with {Avatara} Community, as well as Arjuna’s worst friend, Krishna. I came here today to pick up the bodies of the two experimental subjects that we have unfortunately misplaced.」

Introducing himself in an overly polite manner, Krishna stated his name and reason for coming here. In response, Izayoi raised his fists at him and was about to dash to him to deliver the opening blow, but Krishna stopped him by raising his hand in a stopping gesture.

「Now now, before you do something that both of us will end up regretting, let us have a little talk first. I am sure that after you hear us out, you are going to hand over the girls of your own accord.」

「Heeee? How curious. Maybe you are going to tell us the same story you told Heracles, the same one that made him force you to posses him when he wanted to bash your head in after hearing it?」

「I did not want to do this, but he left me with no other choice. . . . . . Hmm, okay, how about this, then? First and foremost, I will tell you the same thing that I told him, and explain why did he wanted to attack me as a result. Sounds reasonable enough to you?」

Izayoi squinted his eyes while remaining on high alert, but nevertheless he did not sense any falsehoods in Krishna’s words, so he quietly urged him to go ahead and start talking, to which he smiled quietly.

「What I talked to Heracles about. . . was the truth about the world.」