"I've got to say I love the idea of a world where we can cut loose with everything we have, but that town she made was pathetic." She says as she waves her hand towards the door. The houses walls and roof all turn to red energy, revealing several worlds orbiting the house we were in. "Incredible." I mumble as I see them orbiting slowly, some green and clearly vibrant with creatures and nature, others dark,gray, and void of anything remotely resembling life. "How did you do this?" I ask as she laughs. "Call it a gift, call it a curse, call it whatever you want. My energy, out of trillions and quadrillion of other beings, is extremely powerful." She says as I look at her in amazement. "So let's get started, let's pick your training ground." She says as I look at the several planets around. "Let's try the one that looks dead." I say as she pops her neck. She quickly grabs my shoulder and teleports us to the planet. "Got a name for these worlds?" I ask as she stares at me. "Um, well, not really. Don't see a point in naming something created only to be destroyed. But then again, that does counter the point of naming humans." She says as she looks around. "Maybe you should name it." She says with a smile as I laugh. "I'm good. It'll go without a name for the time being." I say with a slight chuckle as she nods. "Alright, so let's start with the basics." She says as she scratches her chin. We sit in silence for almost a minute before she laughs. "My basics might be a bit above yours. I'm not sure how to start, I've actually never trained anyone that didn't have access to a 3rd release already." She says as I nod. "So what if we try to get me to a 3rd release?" I ask as she nods. "Ah! That could work!" She says as I nod. "Alright! So how do we go about thi-" Both my arms and legs are cut off in mid sentence. Before I can react to yell, her sword slashes my chest and throat. I feel blood rolling down my cheek. "Release or die here and now." She says while glaring down to me. No, this isn't what I thought she meant. But this is no time to think. I have to let out all my energy! I think as I scream, blood gurgling in my throat as I strain and release all the energy I can. I feel my body instantly heal as I jump back. I notice four large wings on my back. Two are a deep blue and the other two are red. "Ooh, that's a release using Ragnarok and Azura. A composite release already? I expected I'd have to kill you ten or eleven times for that." She says as she laughs. I clench my fist and teleport to her. "But even for how strong you currently are." She says as she suddenly appears behind me and slaps me to the ground. "Still nothing to me." She says as she giggles. Her slap broke my spine and ruptured several internal organs. I feel blood drip from my lip as I heal and stand up. "That barely hurt." I say in shock as I inspect my body. "Well of course, not only do you have the energy of three very strong people, but also a combination of their healing, you can heal before the signal of pain ever reaches your brain." She says as I stare at her. "But wait, if I heal faster than my brain can figure out, then how can I move so fast?" I ask as she stares at me blankly for a moment. "That is a good question." She says as she puts on hand on her hip and the other on her chin. "Oh! It must be the energy reading your thoughts and making you move faster. The signal in your body may not be that fast. But the energy outside your body most certainly is." She says as I nod. "That makes sense, I guess." I reply as she laughs. "But let's see how far we can push you before you draw out your third release." She says as I take a step back. She might be even more intimidating than Ragnarok. I think as she smiles. "Not even close, if we were to get in a full force, she'd almost definitely win." She says as I sigh. "How strong is she then?" I ask as she summons her sword again. "As the embodiment of all destruction, I'd say pretty damn strong. Now let's begi-." She suddenly teleports away as a presence appears behind me. The planet crumbles and falls apart beneath us. "I'm sorry for her interruption. As I understand it, you were gifted a fragment of power by Zen. So she won't have a say from here on out whether that power corrupts you or not." He says as I feel every nerve in my body screaming in pain. I can't even open my mouth due to his energy. Who is this?! His power is truly godlike. I say as he places his hand on my shoulder. I suddenly become weightless. I don't look back out of petrifying fear. "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. If you feel this power is a burden, you won't for too much longer. Put your faith in me." He says as he vanishes. The planet split into thousands of pieces falls into the void. I stand on one and collapse back. As I hit the ground I see her appear above me. "He has gotten much stronger." She mumbles as she looks down to me. "Are you ok?" She asks as she helps me up. "Who was that?" I ask still feeling my heart beating hard. "That was Kai Narukami." She says as I feel a chill go down my spine. "What was that? A third or fourth release?" I ask as she bites her lip nervously, drawing blood. "He was in a suppressed form." She says as my heart drops. "Then, he. Wait. That means." I stutter and trip over my words as I have a realization. "He's stronger than both you and Ragnarok, isn't he?" I ask as she looks to me. "That's debatable." She replies as she summons her sword again.
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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.
