Last Son: Book One

Chapter 23 Aza Howls

As Samael continued his journey, the night sky was clear but cold, with a strong wind blowing. Suddenly, he heard howling in the distance, similar to the wolf-like beasts he encountered in the land of Azazel. Abbie asked, "Adventurous! Do you hear the howls?"  He quickly dismissed it, saying, "... it's nothing to worry about. It's probably just some wolves." As Samael approached a pond, he spotted a few of these wolves, but they seemed harmless. However, the howling frightened them away from the drinking spot. Abbie appeared by his side and said, "Those aren't... wolves." Samael chuckled and replied, "Those are wolves, but the howls are from the ones back at my home." Abbie asked, concerned, "Are they dangerous, adventurous!?" Samael responded, "Nah... not these, but the ones howling are the dangerous ones." Samael reached the drinking spot, and the wolves scattered as he approached. Suddenly, red barriers appeared, blocking Samael's path from all directions. A black dim sphere emerged, and four-legged beasts emerged from it. These creatures resembled the ones Samael fought in the land of Azazel, but they were faster and heavily armored. Standing firmly in battle position, Samael rested his unusual long steel sword on his shoulders as the wolf-like creatures let out a wicked howl. Samael commented, "Now that is one sad puppy." Abbie appeared on his right side and exclaimed, "One sad puppy? These creatures look very vicious, adventurous!" Samael chuckled and replied, "Nah... these pups are about to chew on my blade." He rushed into battle, attempting to strike the four-legged beast. However, the creature blocked his attack with its heavy armor and retaliated with a triple slash from its deadly claws. Samael realized and shouted, "Dammit! These puppies are tough... but I will show them the might of my sword." Utilizing his teleportation technique to dodge the beast's claws, Samael swung his sword and pierced through the creature's armor. However, their skins proved resistant to his powerful unusual long steel sword. Samael remarked, "Dammit! These damn puppies are tougher than I thought." Standing firmly in battle position, Samael's crisma amulet began to glow with a greenish shine, and he sensed an uncommon power emanating from his sword. Determined, he shouted, "Alright, you damn mutts!!! Ahhh." Rushing in for an attack, Samael combined his teleportation technique, force, and sword attacks to pierce through the four-legged beasts' tough skin. He successfully defeated them, causing the red barriers to disappear. Samael continued his journey, heading northeast until he arrived at an old church. Walking at a slow pace, he stood still next to an angel statue, staring at the decaying and run-down church. Abbie appeared on his left side and asked, "Are we going in there, adventurous!?" Samael chuckled, looked at Abbie with a friendly expression, and led the way towards the church courtyard. He reassured her, "Don't worry, Abbie... it won't be too much longer before we find ourselves in a secret passageway to the underground." Abbie quickly asked, "Are there dangerous creatures in these church undergrounds?" Samael grinned and replied, "Yeah... but not for you, because you're not even real." Abbie disappeared and reappeared in front of Samael, saying, "I might not be one of your kind, but I am created from one of your own." Moving forward into the church courtyard, Samael encountered another red barrier blocking his path. Once again, the four-legged beasts emerged from the black dim sphere. Samael stood firmly in battle position, swinging his sword onto his shoulders, and chuckled before shouting, "Not these darn pups again—ahhh." Using his teleportation technique to jump into midair, Samael's crisma amulet shone with a greenish glow, granting his unusual long steel sword a power boost. He unleashed a combination of sword attacks and force, taking down the four-legged beasts. The red barrier disappeared, allowing Samael to proceed. As he moved forward, another red barrier appeared, and more four-legged beasts emerged. Samael once again utilized his teleportation technique, force, and sword attacks to defeat these creatures. Finally, he cleared the area, and the red barrier disappeared, allowing him to approach the church doors. Abbie asked, "Adventurous... are you ready?" Samael nodded and replied, "Yeah... let's go." He pushed open the church doors, ready to discover what was inside.