Kadath Universe, Higher Dimensional World of Baator, 9th Layer of the Baator Nessus, Holy Imperial Capital of Anor Londo
Life within the Chthonian Empire of Baator within the Higher Dimensional World of Baator was going on as always. Nothing much has changed, and the changes that were taking place for the Baatorians were slow.
All species that lived within the Higher Dimensional World of Baator, be it the Devils, Fallen Angels, Dragons, Yokai, Dwarves, Gnomes, and several other species that inhabited the place, were all very long-lived species.
Many of them had already achieved at least some sort of agelessness, so they were not even aging a bit. So, from a certain perspective of things, life within the Baator was perpetual, eternal, and ageless.
If someone asked what the least changing place was within the entire Higher Dimensional World of Baator, then the answer was clear...
Ecclesiarchy.
The place which was dedicated to the worshipping the Baatorian Pantheon and the Gods of the Baator.
And in fact, it was just a very well-functioning machine whose sole purpose was overseeing the harvesting of Faith and worshippers.
Manipulation with the Power of Faith was a tricky thing, even for the Gods of Baator, who were using special methods to refine the Faith. As the Baatorian Gods were using the specific method of refining the Faith, during the process of refinement, it lost approximately one-tenth of its power.
Meaning, for example, if someone gathered 1,000 Units of the Power of Faith and refined it through the special method, then the usable amount would be something around 100 Units of the Power of Faith.
Indeed, it was a tremendous loss, but at the same time, the resulting energy was free of any traps or anything. One didn't need to undergo the risk of Faith Corruption and be dependent on the Faith itself.
Right now, for the past millennia, the Ecclersiarchy was spreading the Faith of the Baatorian Gods in the various lower dimensions and worlds that were not inhabited by the citizens of the Chthonian Empire of the Baator.
Simultaneously, the Ecclesiarchy was tasked with watching over the theocratic states that were created within such worlds and were in the task of harvesting the Power of Faith into specific Magitek Devices that were substituting the Gods that were worshipped.
Rias Gremory was the Ecclesiarch of the Ecclesiarchy for several thousand years already, from the time since the Ecclesiarchy was first established, despite the distance of her father from the idea of Godhood.
Nevertheless, she prided herself in the job of the Ecclesiarch because she genuinely enjoyed the job she was given. It was fun for her, and she could at least make use of the talent for manipulation.
Now that they have started spreading to the Lower Dimension of the Kadath Universe more actively, as the Kadath Universe was expanding at a tremendous rate and there were already many Lower Worlds and Middle Worlds that were chosen to be suitable for the induction into the Faith of the Baatorian Pantheon.
The mortals that were present within such worlds were destined for the eternity of worship of the Gods from the Baatorian Pantheon and also the Douluo Divine Pantheon, that last one at least partially.
One of the jobs of the Ecclesiarch of the Ecclesiarchy was to oversee the induction of the worlds into the true Faith as some of the fanatical called it. While within the Higher Dimension World of Baator, the worship was more or like only among the certain levels of the society.
Not many fanatically worshipped the Gods, only those who were mostly under the Level of the Beings of Law. However, there were always exceptions, like everything in life is...
Today, she was going to personally oversee the induction of one of the Middle Worlds that was recently discovered on the edges of the Kadath Universe. The world was graded as Middle World, despite its size being almost rivaling that of the High World.
What was interesting about that fact was the reality that the world was almost devoid of anything that could be even remotely connected to the supernatural aspect of existence.
Or there was some kind of supernatural, but it was very well hidden; such a thing was right now impossible to tell because nobody really bothered to scout the entire Middle World properly.
For that, Rias herself chose to oversee the induction of the world and also to evaluate the working of the Clergy of the Ecclesrairchy. There was also a need to re-adjust the protocols when it came to spreading the Faith of the Baatorian Pantheon.
"My Lady, Your Husband has arrived."
There was constantly a lot of work at the Ecclesiarchy, but Rias already learned that she could dump a lot of it on her assistants and on the Artificial Intelligence that were within the Ecclesiarchy.
Though, she was surprised that her husband had wandered to the Ecclesrairchy because he wasn't really fond of anything even remotely related to the Gods and Divien for several reasons, though the most notable was his inborn ability.
Denial of the Divine.
"Yes, yes, I am here, and everyone knows it. Can you stop being such a bother?"
She could hear his annoyed voice as her man swiftly found his way to her office, which was stylized in typical Yokai architecture. Something that was partly reminiscent of her time in Japan during the times of the Draconic Deus.
Such a good times.
"For once, can you stop creating a ruckus, Vali? At least you can announce your arrival some time before... gods above, you are one of the Imperial Elders of the Chthonian Empire and one of the peak Tier 11 Devils within the Baator."
Formal behavior and her husband didn't really get along, something that was always riling her up, since they were teens. Even after several thousand years, Vali hasn't changed even a bit...
Which was...
And on the other side it was extremely annoying while it was also heartwarming.