"I won't miss your head for the second time."
Terron's eyes were calm as he looked at Baal's narrowed eyes, staring at him.
His chest heaved strongly with every breath he took, and his body kept shaking uncontrollably from all the pain he was feeling. But even then, his mind remained calm as he continued to rapidly think of ways to survive this ordeal.
Terron kept thinking until his thoughts finally landed on the pearl of souls he harvested earlier. If he used that, he could restore some of his Holy Power, giving him an opportunity to fight back—
Terron dismissed the thought immediately. He already sacrificed their lives for his selfishness, and he definitely wasn't about to do it again. So he continued to think of more ways for him to survive, but couldn't.
Left with no other choice, Terron did what he promised he would never do again five million years ago. So as Terron saw Baal's sword heading towards his neck….
He prayed.
* * *
"I won't miss your head for the second time."
After saying so, Baal's muscles tensed and immediately swung his sword towards Terron's neck.
But just as his sword was about to reach Terron's neck, however, Terron suddenly uttered,
"[ God. ]"
Massive amounts of unknown energy suddenly surged from Terron's body, forcing Baal to back away. He flapped his wings and hovered while still tightly holding onto his sword, as he stared at Terron, whose entire body was surrounded by golden light.
Baal focused his gaze on Terron's face and noticed how he seemed to be in a trance. Quickly coming to a decision, Baal took this opportunity and rushed towards Terron, when he suddenly heard,
"[ Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth. ]"
Even more energy surged from Terron this time, blowing Baal far away. He flapped his wings hard, trying to stabilize himself as he flew in the air and turned his head toward Terron, who was now fifteen feet away from him.
Intense golden light surrounded Terron's entire body, as massive amounts of unknown energy started spreading towards their surroundings. Clouds, as dark as coal, then started forming in the sky, blanketing the world in darkness.
And for the first time since Baal has existed, his burning rage cooled down, replaced by an intense feeling of primal fear. His eyes shook as he swept his gaze towards his surroundings, only to realize that he was now trapped. He then heard Terron say,
"[ Grant your child's desire, and let the world rain of ashes and fire. ]"
* * *
"W-What…"
Stuttering, Ocean said so as she looked at her hands. They were shaking and were dyed in blue by the blood of all the Fiends she killed.
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Suddenly snapping out of her savage-like trance, Ocean's heart shook. Her mind cleared up and was finally able to think, and came to the immediate realization that she somehow turned into a monster…
When she held the sword earlier for the first time, she felt a sudden hunger for blood and battle, making her lose her mind as she swung her sword and massacred the Fiends.
Slowly, she felt like losing her humanity and was turning into a wild beast…
The thought of losing her humanity and becoming a beast born for blood and battle… it terrified her…
Ocean raised her head and swept her gaze towards the numerous Fiends surrounding her, their legs shaking. They, too, must've been scared of her…
Ocean's thoughts were cut off, however, when she suddenly felt a change in the air. It seemed more hot, and sweat started to pour out of her forehead.
Ocean raised her head and looked at the sky in the distance, and squinted her eyes when she saw a man's silhouette hovering in the air. She noticed what seemed to be three pairs of black wings on the man's back and a sword in his hands.
Ocean then felt movement around her, taking her eyes away from the sky and watched the Fiends surrounding her. Their heads were all facing south, to where that man with wings was.
Ocean raised her head again, only to see that the man was no longer there. She looked back at the Fiends and noticed their quivering bodies. She then looked at her arm and noticed that she was shaking as well, making her curse,
"What the hell…"
She then heard the sound of metal hitting metal, followed by the shaking of the ground.
Ocean turned her head to the sky, wondering if that man with wings was responsible for those, when she suddenly saw him getting his arm cut off by a man with a Greatsword. She then saw the man getting grabbed by the head, and suddenly heard a weird voice from the sky.
"[ God. ]"
That was the last thing Ocean heard before passing out.
* * *
Hurron, followed by Lucifer, Michael, Azrael, and an army of Angels, flew across the sky at high speeds. They pushed their exhausted bodies and flew above numerous mountains and forests as they flew south, towards Terron's location.
They passed through multiple Kingdoms, and Fiends that were wandering across the land. They didn't care, however, and continued flying until they finally arrived at Petrichor.
They stopped for a while, trying to figure out Terron's exact location, and after finding it, they continued flying in the sky, towards the outskirts of Petrichor.
When they arrived though, Huron's heart tightened and cold sweat drenched his back when noticed clouds as dark as coal, covering the entire sky. The other Angels must've felt the same thing as well, because all of them suddenly grew pale and started shaking uncontrollably.
Every single one of them could feel enormous amounts of God's Divinity, gathering in the sky, giving all the Angels the sudden urge to kneel.
Except one.
Hurron gritted his teeth and forced to move his stiff body as he gave out a command,
"Scatter and surround the area..! We must contain this at all costs..!"
The Angels, trying their best to compose themselves, immediately went out and scattered, surrounding the dark clouds. Huron then turned to Lucifer, Michael and Azrael and said,
"Lucifer, you go east, Michael, west, and Azrael, south. I'll handle North… And when I give the command, I want you three to use all of your remaining Holy Power and link it with the other Angels…."
Huron faced the darkened sky and roused up his Holy Power as he continued,
"I'll try my best to contain this with my Barrier with all our energies combined…. Now go!"
Lucifer, Michael and Azrael nodded, and immediately went to their designated positions, while Huron stayed and concentrated, trying to link himself with the other Angels.
Huron's heart raced as he made the link, as a horrific memory from the distant past resurfaced in his mind. So he pushed his exhausted body to the limit, for if they failed to contain this….
The Earth might face an early Apocalypse.
After a while, Huron was finally done with linking himself with the Angels near him, and was now waiting for Lucifer, Michael and Azrael to reach their positions, when he, along with every Angel in the vicinity, heard a voice that was enchanted by God's Divinity.
"[ Grant your child's desire, and let the world rain of ashes and fire. ]"
* * *
"[ God. ]
Terron uttered, and immediately after, he felt a sudden surge of energy falling down from the Heavens.
"[ Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth. ]"
Closing his eyes, Terron continued with his prayer as he felt God's Divinity running through his veins, healing his damaged body, and filling him with power. He then felt God's Divinity spreading towards his surroundings as he ended his prayer by saying,
"[ Grant your child's desire, and let the world rain of ashes and fire. ]"
And then, there was silence.
Terron opened his eyes and gazed at the darkened sky above him. He then turned his head to Baal, who was visibly shaking as he tightly held onto his sword. Aloof, Terron, with his voice enchanted by Divinity, then said,
"[ Divine Armament. ]"
Immediately after, the dark clouds above Terron whirled and came down towards him, devouring his entire body. Divinity then surged from within the whirlwind of clouds, blowing it away, and revealed Terron, who was now wearing a full set of dark, plated armor.
His silver longsword was now dyed in the same darkness as his armor, and his halo of daggers started radiating dark, ghastly fog.
And now, under the dark helm of Terron's Divine Armament, he spoke,
"[ Baal. ]"
Terron spread his three pairs of wings wide, which were now layered with gray armored plates.
"[ For being the first person to ever force me to push myself this far in the millions of years of my existence. ]"
The dark clouds then started radiating intense heat, adding a warm glow to the skies above.
"[ I shall grant you the honor of seeing with your own eyes, just why they call me the Angel of Ash and Fire. ]"
And with his hand tightly holding onto his sword, he raised it into the air and said a single word.
"[ Fall. ]"
Immediately after, the warm glow in the sky intensified, followed by thousands of balls of fire, raining from the sky. A storm of hot ash then followed, covering the world around them in gray, and Baal, who was in the middle of all of this, for the fist time in his existence, cursed as he tightly held onto his sword.
"Fuck…"