"My father is really that strong?" I ask as she nods. "I can only imagine how strong Kai is becoming. Kai's training has to be league's above Zen's. Hurts me just thinking about it." She says as I shake my head. "I just don't understand, why are they putting themselves through all this? What are they fighting for?" I ask as she smiles. "Kai's fighting for the universe. He's claimed the role of guardian and defender of humanity. Zen is training to keep up. They really have a deep rooted friendship. So much has happened, more than any human could imagine." She says with a smile. "Their bond is stronger than Moxi and yours." She says as I hear Moxi laugh. "I highly doubt that." He says as Aziria stares at him. He's floating on his back staring at the sky. "So you've already mastered energy control?" She asks, obviously stunned. "It's pretty simple. But hearing how strong Zen is, that got me fired up. I really wanna go all put against him, but it may be unfair." He says as I laugh. Aziria shakes her head. "Even on your best day and his worst, you couldn't hurt him if he went all out." Aziria says as Moxi smirks. "I've got an ace I've never showed anyone. I developed it in secret a while back." Moxi says as I stare at him. "I'm curious. I'm really curious." I say as Moxi smiles and looks at me. "Not the best idea." He says as he closes his eyes and laughs. He suddenly flips forward and shoots a blast of pitch black energy ahead of him from his palm. It consumes several miles of the landscape. "That energy." Aziria says, confused. "I know your there." He says as I see a man step from behind a half destroyed tree. "My, my. You are extremely quick on the draw. And on top of your speed, I can tell you missed on purpose, but I wonder why." The man says. As I look closer I see messy clothes, barefoot. And messy black hair. "Wait is that?" I mumble as Aziria summons Evanesa. "I think I want you in Terminus as well. You have quite a bit of potential." He says as I grit my teeth. "Kuro Lucifer." I mumble as Moxi takes a deep breath. "I was waiting until that guy left, he seemed like a massive threat." Kuro says as he closes his eyes and yawns. "I'm just tasked with keeping an eye on you and how you grow." He says clearly as Aziria speaks up. "How did you get here? How did you find us?" She asks as we hear a giggle from behind us. As we look back, we see no one. "We all are special, and we all serve a very useful purpose to Lord Raizel." We hear a little girl say. The little girl named Alice appears out of thin air where we were looking. "I can hide in any shadow, no matter how small. Even an oxygen particle has a dark side, even if it's only a hundredth of the particle in size, I can still hide in it." She says as Aziria pops her neck. "Two against three, still seems fair." Aziria says sarcastically as Kuro laughs. "Only 2 of us? You are mistaken." He says as a wide portal opens behind him. Ayumi, Raizel, and Rozaria all walk out of it. "Five against three, and two of you are inexperienced and weak." Rozaria says as Moxi laughs. "This is going to be rough, huh?" He says jokingly as Rozaria appears in front of me. As she throws a punch towards my face, Aziria blocks her barely. "We need to make sure our prospect is getting stronger, so please don't interfere." Rozaria says as she kicks Aziria in the ribs and knocks her back towards Alice. Alice quickly grabs Aziria and vanishes. "Shit. This is bad." I say as Moxi nods in agreeance. Ayumi, Rozaria, Kuro, and Raizel appear around us. Raizel speaks up. "What is your name?" He asks while staring at Moxi. "My name is Moxi." He replies with a smile as Rozaria grabs me by the throat. As I kick and struggle to breathe, Rozaria smiles. "Not much stronger though, still weak." She mumbles as I look over to Moxi. His smile has changed to a face of hate. Pure anger floods his being as I feel my vision and body fading and going black. "Let him go. Now." I hear Moxi say as my body goes numb. She grips tighter and laughs as I hear her talking. My ears are ringing to loudly to hear what they're saying. I feel my body suddenly shake and start falling as a deafening boom slaps me. After a few seconds of falling, I regain my vision. As I look around I see chunks of ground around me. "What happened?" I manage to mumble before I completely black out. I open my eyes to myself once more floating in the dark void. "I feel like this is half of my life now. Maybe I should get some decorations." I say as I cross my arms and float backwards. The image of Moxi getting angry keeps flashing in my mind. "I've never seen him so angry." I say as I suddenly jolt awake. As I look around I see Moxi sitting beside me on a floating chunk of the world we were on. His hair is pitch black instead of its typical blonde. "I told you. I will protect you." He says as I sit up. "What did you do?" I ask as he scratches his cheek. "I told you I had a secret weapon. Being overpowered and outnumbered forced my hand." He says as I stare at him. "What did you do?" I ask as he smiles. His hair turns back to the normal blonde color. "I detonated the blood in their veins. Not going into specifics, but it does take a little setup." I only got a large enough group up to fragment the world we were on, and thankfully that Rozaria lady took the brunt of the explosion for you." Moxi says as he smiles.
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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.