"Heavenly Realm Core. Please accept it, my lord."
In the center of the hall, Michael, chief of the Seraphim, bowed his head and sighed.
He knelt on the cold floor and raised both hands high.
A platinum crystal rested in his palms.
It radiated pure, immense holy power.
This was the supreme control core left behind by the God of the Bible.
It was also what had kept the Heaven System running all this time.
"Since God died, we've struggled to keep the system functioning."
Michael kept his head lowered, his voice exhausted and forlorn.
"Now the Underworld and the Fallen Angels have both submitted to you."
"Heaven has no wish to put up a pointless, foolish resistance."
"Heaven is willing to honor you as its one and only god."
He pressed his forehead firmly against the hard marble floor.
His posture was humble to the extreme.
Before that supreme ocular power, the proud chief of the Seraphim had cast aside his dignity.
Tobirama Uchiha sat upon the massive Black-Gold Throne.
He
looked down coldly at the control core in Michael's hands.
Rias and Akeno Himejima stood obediently at either side of him.
"Michael, you're much smarter than Kokabiel."
Rias stepped forward, a cold smile curling her red lips.
"Since you've admitted defeat, surrender all sovereignty over Heaven."
"Yes, Miss Rias."
Michael answered with a tremor in his voice, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
Tobirama raised his right hand slightly and beckoned through the air.
Whoosh.
The platinum control core flew toward him on its own.
It settled
into his palm.
"Dragon-Shaped Seal. Imprint."
Tobirama spoke coldly, his voice devoid of emotion.
[System, seal locked on!]
Hum!!!
The vast Imperial Will descended with a crash.
At the very heart of Heaven, the Demon Realm, and the Fallen