The Light Born In The Darkness

Chapter 36: Angel Of Mysteries

A/N: This story is rated M for mature content not suitable for children.

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Chapter 36: Angel of Mysteries

Khaos Bridgade Base

Mephisto looked at his opponent. He was a beautiful fallen angel with jet-black hair that came to his neck and ruby-red eyes. His skin was a sickly pale tone, and he wore a black angelic battle armor, holding a sword.

The old devil knew exactly who this fallen angel was—he is Raziel, the former archangel of Mysteries. His twelve black wings behind him, which seem to absorb all the light that hits them, are evidence enough of the fallen angel's suppressed might.

Mephisto had encountered Raziel in the past; the fallen angel was still pure back then. They had fought to a draw, but neither of them used high-level magic spells that only the most talented mages would be able to even comprehend.

Mephisto looked into Raziel's crimson eyes and knew that he also remembered him. They both sized each other up as their subordinates clashed all around them.

There were angels, youkais, fallen angels, and even vampires here. Mephisto was not surprised to see vampires here because Raziel is, in fact, the progenitor of the vampire race with Cain.

Flashback Scene Ahead

As the story goes, Cain slew his brother Abel and was cursed with the mark of Cain, which made him an immortal monster thirsty for human blood but would always become hungry again no matter how much he consumed.

Raziel, disillusioned with God and his rules, allowed his own ambitions and search for knowledge to overtake him. He then kidnapped Cain and subjected him to inhuman experiments, which eventually led to the curse place on him to mutate.

Cain became the first vampire, an ancient vampire who has none of the weaknesses that modern-day vampires have and is stronger.

The angel kidnapped Cain and took him to an underground lab he had built to hide his experiments and forbidden knowledge from God's gaze.

How did Raziel hide from God's sight, one might ask? It was simple. As one of the oldest angels, Raziel knew of the other pantheons of gods. He hid in one of their domains, which they shielded from others.

"I will get you for this, you monster, " Cain swore. He was tied down to a table with holy chains that burned his skin slightly but didn't do much else damage.

"That's funny coming from you, creature, " Raziel said with distain as he observed the once human because whatever Cain had become could be in no way be human.

Cain, when first found by the angel, was cursed with immortality, accompanied by the need to drink human blood. At first glance, the human appeared normal, but as the experiments began, his true nature began to manifest.

The Cain chain down on the table looked more bat than human. He had a humanoid form with the face of a bat and wings, his eyes are blood red, and he is over 10 feet tall.

Raziel, in his hubris, underestimated Cain's curse and the strength he gained from his transformation. In a flash, the cursed human bit into the angel's neck, taking a chunk out of it.