The fallen.

Chapter 11.

Moving at speeds of 40m/s, Ahgony and Vicissitude tear through the atmosphere heading toward the direction of this unholy surge of energy they felt.
As they get closer to the ground they see a body flying toward them from a distance but they couldn't completely make out what it was.
"What do you think that could be?" Vicissitude asks
"No idea, probably one of them. Prepare to capture" Ahgony shouts in reply.
Vicissitude stops moving leaving Ahgony to go on ahead.
For a brief moment they see each other- Ahgony and Azrael who was holding her brother and flying away with fire under her legs. He doesn't know what to make of the situation because they weren't his targets and he had never heard of a Pyrokinetic fallen angel before... At Least not a female one. He had passed them when he suddenly realized who they could be.
"Oh shit!"
But Vicissitude who was standing in place in their path, stretches forth his hands with alacrity and yells. "By the authority of the supreme heavenly host, I command you to halt!"
At the mention of these words, Azreal suddenly finds herself paralysed in mid air. A dozen thoughts ran through her mind; who were these men, what did they want, could they be on the side of the fallen? Could they not? Whatever be the answers to her questions, she knew that they were definitely not allies, in frustration she yells. "What do you want!"
Ahgony who was a few metres below, speaks first
"I'm going down, you handle things here" on saying these words, he begins to fly down again, leaving Vicissitude alone with Azrael and her brother.
"I said what do you want!" Another yell.
"Calm yourself inferior creature." Vicissitude counters.
"Who are you calling inferior!?" She asks in indignantion.
"What I used on you is called The order of the Seraph. It's a technique which forces your body to act according to the divine rule, however it only works for low ranking demons and mortals. So do not argue with me when I call you an inferior creature"
"Tsk" she spits "what do you want?"
"I want you to answer me truthfully. I won't ask who you are, your ability to control fire tells me you're an offspring of the fallen angel Vulcan. What I am going to ask you is what exactly is happening down there, what is this unholy energy I feel"
"Hol'up" Helios had awoken from his state of comatose but because of the paralysis he couldn't leave his sister's hold so he speaks from there
"We don't have to answer your questions, who the hell are you?"
"I am Vicissitude, messenger and mercenary of the heavens, now your turn"
Azrael sneers "oh, father used to be like you lot. Subservient, lowly, stupid"
A small mist escapes Vicissitude's nostrils as he struggles to keep his anger in check, the frustration of his earlier defeat makes it difficult and eventually he gives in to rage and slowly mutters, his diamond like eyes shine a bit.
"Oh gull! Oh dolt! As ignorant as dirt, thou clod of Wayward marl, withered and forgotten be thine accursed hands and the darkness which thine doth worship and feed on shall thou be lost in"
Under the absolute command of his mere words, the hands of the fiery siblings suddenly wither away, leaving just simple stumps and their eyes suddenly go absolutely blind. However, plagued by these curses, the two do not lose their heads as Helios replies calmly.
"One day, I will get my hands and my sight back, then I shall melt you from inside out, mark these words."
Azreal with equal calmness says.
"You will die at our hands"

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On the land, what was once the ruins of Xhar was now just one massive empty crater, empty aside from the presence of a large green monster with a long thick tail and large black wings. He stands levitating a few inches above the centre of the crater and before him, flat on his face was Ahgony. His face was bent down and his expression was like his name; agony. He groans in pain silently cursing the day he was born.
The green beast flies a few inches higher and raises his hands, in response, Ahgony is suddenly picked from the ground and rises to the level of this monster who then grabs him by the throat. His pain is tripled as he feels like his wind pipe was about to burst.
The monster who seemed to enjoy this says.
"Is this the best heaven could bring? In my day I have fought the even the legendary cherubim, but now this is what they sent!! Disgusting, get lost!"
He stretches his free hand toward the air and a particular spot begins to generate a very powerful gravitational pull which instantly draws Everything toward it, Everything except the caster of the spell. It takes huge chunks of rock from the earth toward it and also sucks Ahgony in.
Before he got to the centre of this gravitational pull, fully aware that he was going to be smashed against the rocks and more rocks will crush him, he mutters one word.
"Shit" as his life flashes before his eyes, he suddenly feels another force pulling him away from the centre of the gravitational field and before he knew what was happening, he was standing very far away, out of its reach. He looks beside him and sees Vicissitude, his eyes brighter than usual and his aura more intense than usual, he immediately knew what was happening. This was Vicissitude's latent power which only comes up after he has been through an awful lot of stress.
"Well someone must have pissed you off"
"Oh you have no idea" after saying this words, he flies a few inches higher but as he was about to take off, Ahgony stops him.
"Wait. If you get too close that thing might suck you in. I can get rid of it" It is then observed that his body which a few seconds ago was covered in bruises was now completely healed and he wears a serious look on his face.
"This is a fight we can't afford to lose"
He closes his eyes and stretches his hands toward the gravitational pool "Sacred light of the ancient thrones, consume this darkness, make pure this body of iniquity and sin"
Suddenly a great light engulfs the gravitational pool and almost as suddenly as it comes, it disappears along with all the rocks and debris it had drawn to itself.
Vicissitude seeing this as a go ahead, immediately flies straight toward the foe so fast that he was only seen as a blur.

On the other side of the battlefield, Holocaust who was in his transfigured and eerie green form, stood rooted to a spot and didn't know exactly when a punch moving too fast to be seen connects with his nose. Though he doesn't fall, he almost does as he was forced to bend over, when he stood upright again, he saw Vicissitude standing suspended in the air, his eyes as bright as day. He was about to crack a smile when a kick from nowhere lands on his face and sends him flying backward but he quickly flaps his wings mid air and lands on his feet. When he looks forward, he sees Ahgony standing beside Vicissitude with his emerald green eyes shining ever so brightly.
"Here for a rematch?"