Of Angels and Demons: Ragnarok

The Cost Of Power

As Azura appears in front of me, I feel her energy is much greater than the last time I fought her. I throw a punch but she teleports behind me. The shockwave from my punch levels several buildings around me. I elbow backwards as hard as I can but Azura easily blocks it. I hear a loud explosion as I see a crack go as far as I can see between me and Azura. We back away from each other as the crack starts to drift apart. "Well Kai, looks like we broke a planet made entirely for death sport. What a shame." She says as I jump toward her and kick the half of the planet I was standing on out of sight. I punch toward her but she blocks it with her forearm. She unfolds her arm over mine and hits me in the head. I get sent flying downward extremely fast. As I summon energy to my feet and stop myself I smile. "This feels about how hard Silvia was casually punching me." I mumble as Azura laughs. "Well then, guess I got to stop being casual." She says as she yells. "This is my first release!" She yells as red, black, and white energy floods the universe around me. My eyes widen as I see her appear before me. Energy is flowing off her skin like heavy smoke on a intense fire. Angel, I need more energy, or I might die. I say as I hear the angel sigh. "This will hurt you a lot after a few seconds." She says as I take a deep breath. I feel my energy jump up a lot as the silver in my hair moves up a little. Making silver streaks at the tip of my hair. So more silver is more power? Seems legit. I think jokingly as I throw a punch toward Azura. She blocks it but I see her arm shake from the impact a bit. She snarls and kicks me in the side. I cough up blood and grab her leg with my right arm. I throw a punch with my left arm and she blocks it with her light hand. Suddenly I feel an intense pain flow through my body as I see skin peeling off of my body. I quickly jump and kick Azura in the stomach to land my one hit. I hit her but it barely phases her. I instantly revert to my base form. My body goes numb as I feel blood pouring out of the rips in my flesh. It hurts, no. No, it's numb now. I don't feel anything. I think as I struggle to move any part of me. Damnit, I can't move at all. I can't even blink. Shit, this sucks. I think as Azura starts to touch my forehead. Suddenly she gets away from me and summons her sword. I feel a hand touch my chest but don't see anyone. I regain a little movement as a little energy flows into me. "Don't push yourself, I'll handle this." A familiar female voice says as I see the person in the black, gold, and silver cloak in front of me. They draw a sword from their cloak. It's black. Devoid of any light. Suddenly gold cracks of energy for on the blade. I witness the cloaked person slash Azura's arm without moving. As they start fighting I black out. I'm sitting next to the Angel. "It's you, what are you doing?" I ask as she looks to me. "Thinking. That cloaked person. They're like me in a sense." The unnamed angel says as she stands up. Her long silver hair blows as a breeze flows through the dream. It feels so real. "Kai, be careful. There is something going on. We need to be on high guard, and also." She looks at me. "You aren't strong enough to handle much of my energy. You could only manage 2 percent for about 10 seconds." The Angel says as I sigh "I need to get stronger." I say as she stares at me. "We'll finish this conversation later." She says as I open my eyes. I look around and see Azura reading a book next to me. I try to sit up but an intense pain shoots through me and paralyzes me. I gasp for a breath as the pain ripples through every fiber of my being. "Don't move Kai, you pushed yourself far too hard. Well, on the bright side, you did hit me." Azura says smiling. I smile lightly and sigh. "So how long do I have to lay here?" I ask as she shrugs. "Just however long it takes for your body to heal, but you are still extremely weak. I don't recommend trying to move much." Azura says as I sigh. "So who was that? You know, the person that attacked you?" I ask as she looks at me. She sits in silence before she gets up and walks out. "I wonder what happened while I was unconscious?" I mumble as I stare at the ceiling. I end up sleeping alot. It feels like blinking. I don't dream but each time I doze off, Azura says I stay asleep for 11 hours or so. I lose track of time together what feels like a few minutes overall, Azura tells me has been a week. She hardly talks after what happened. I fall asleep and see that demon attack again. Once again, that same person defeats it. I wake up and sit up in the bed. I blankly stare at the wall. "You haven't spoken in a few days, are you feeling alright?" Azura asks as I nod. I can't stop thinking back to the incredible power the angel gave me, but I couldn't handle it. I can't stop wondering how powerful all of her power would be. And how far am I away from being to withstand that much power? I hear Azura sigh as she walks out. Right, forgot she can read my thoughts.