"What are you talking about?!" I say as she walks closer to me. "I believe we could make a very strong child, one capable of being a ruler of several dimensions." Ayumi says as I stand up. "But I'm not that strong! Wouldn't it be wiser to say that to someone stronger than me? After all, Lastis is stronger than I am." I say, heavily protesting against her idea. "You are telling the truth, so you truly do not know." Ayumi says as she places her hand on my cheek. "Your dormant strength is." She takes a deep breath as stares into my eyes. "Intoxicating. I can see your true energy. So much room for growth, it's clear you're very young." She says as she places her other hand on my chest. "I'm sorry, but can you explain that some more? What do you see in me?" I ask as she nods and pins me against the wall with the hand on my chest. I pull my face as far away as I can as she places her head against my chest. "I see a great power inside you. Red. Redder than a thousand mangled armies. The energy is young, not even nurtured yet, but it already rivals that of anyone else I've ever met. It is very disappointing you've been given four restrictions on all of your energy." Ayumi says as I stare at her. "Do you see anything else?" I ask as she looks up at me. "Yes, an energy tracer in your arm. It also seems you have a few curses holding you back as well. Someone must have truly hated you to do this to you. I'll kill them, if you desire?" She asks as I shake my head. "I don't even know where most of those came from. I know one of my inhibitors came from the DAHC, and the energy tracer came from someone we were supposed to kill." I mumble as she stands up straight. "DAHC? What is that?" She asks as I think to myself for the best way to describe us without insulting her accidentally. "Well, it's mostly a group of strong humans that protect the planet that I'm from." I say as I see her scowl and growl slightly. "Humans. They are a plague to any world they inhabit." She says as I laugh nervously. "Uh, I don't mean to upset you, but I am a human." I say as she stares at me for a moment before busting out in laughter. "Why joke with me like that when I can clearly see your energy pathways?" She says while still laughing. "What do you mean by joke around?" I say as serious as I can. Her smile instantly turns into a look of sadness. "Is that what you've been told? Have the humans corrupted your mind?" Ayumi asks as she stares at me. "I was born from human parents, there's no way that I'm anything else." I say as she sighs. "So, you were lied to from birth, it's so much like a human to lie to you about your very true existence." She says as she shakes her head. "You are very much not human. I sense no human in you at all, only demon and angel energy flows through you." Ayumi says as I stare at her, shocked. "I'm sorry you had to learn this way, but you are not a filthy human, your dormant energy puts what you currently use to shame. You aren't even using a tenth of a single percent of your full potential." Ayumi says as she touches my forehead. "You have so much potential, I would gladly train you, if only those restrictors weren't holding you back." She says as I ponder the idea for a moment. "So, you can't remove the restrictors or the energy tracer?" I ask as she shakes her head. I sigh and scratch my neck. "So, you could train me if I had these inhibitors removed?" I ask as she nods. "Then, how about you come with us. We'll find someone to remove this energy tracer from me, and also the inhibitors. And you'll teach me how to properly use my power?" I ask as she nods. "But in exchange for my training, you will mate with me." She says as I sigh. "Maybe, but I can't promise anything." I say, hoping for a way out of her part of the agreement. "So, shall we go now? If you need to remove those restrictors, we should go soon." She says as I nod. As I quickly open the door to the room, I see everyone standing outside. Moxi gives me a thumbs up as Fallyn puts him in a headlock. Attira is pouting and glaring past me while Aziria and Lastis are both leaning against a wall with their eyes closed. "So, we're continuing our search for someone to remove those energy tracers?" Aziria says as I nod. Ayumi walks out of the room, a veil of purple energy around her. As the energy dissipates, her outfit has completely changed. Ayumi is now wearing a long black cloak. "You can change outfit at will?" Fallyn asks as she nods. "Well, let's get going." I say, looking to Aziria. She sighs and nods, then creates another portal next to her. As we all walk into it, we're once against falling. As we have land beneath our feet, a deafening rumble shakes the ground. I look around and notice we're in a large city. Before I can figure out what's happening, a 40-foot-tall monster is charging towards us. As we all-ready our fists, a large leg steps over us and punches down onto the monster, killing it instantly. Above us, a towering robot standing several hundred feet tall. It quickly starts running away from us, but we easily keep up with it. "Are we trying to kill it?" Ayumi asks as Fallyn laughs. "No, that should be the good guy if we're in a monster-infested world. We just need to follow him." Fallyn says as we all continue running behind the large robot. Why are all other worlds so strange.
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Of Angels and Demons: A New Generation
Science Fiction--Book 3 of 5-- Nearly 18 years since the events of Ragnarok. Malick Necrum is 17. He has no idea what he is, but will soon find out. A new journey begins.