I devoured lots that time. I saw lots of situation in different places. I don't remember how much souls i've had now nor i know who i've killed. Though i know they're all criminals. I became a true devil in so much time. One might say i went crazy, i can't deny it. But i've decided that i'll become anything for my wife.
Shi: I think you can face the archangels now. But i don't think you'll win if you don't think rationally man.
Yuuta: Don't worry, i'm still good. I just don't want my emotions get way in my objectives.
Shi: You've become strong, i can assure you that. So let's trail the archangel that will lead us to the gatekeeper.
As i walk and eating my sandwich. I was recalling, although i don't think it's enjoyable to see humans die in my hands. But there is this one incident that he let his family get killed by a gang and he run off. As i eat his family's souls. I reached out to him.
Yuuta: Hey you?
He turned around laughing.
"I'm glad those stupid nuisance are gone."
Yuuta: You let your family die, and now you're laughing?
"Well it was my plan. They were too much nuisance, so as i let them play around with my family as they murder them and my debts are also payed that way. I can live more complacent now."
I don't know that time was the time my emotions entered the scene.
Shi: Ah Yuuta you're thinking about that time huh?
Yuuta: Yeah...
Shi: That time i was convince that there is still humanity in your brain and heart.
I continued walking as i think about it and remember it
Yuuta: I'm a devil.
"What a coincidence so am i!"
He approached me with a knife and tries to stab me.
Yuuta: Hey Shi...
Shi: Use it, as long as you don't drain too much power.
Yuuta: Death's arm, crushing devil.
As i punched his body. It was crashed to bits. I was covered in blood. I couldn't see any trace of his body anywhere. Just blood.
Yuuta: How strange. He didn't have any soul?
Shi: Means he's corrupted through and through. I like it that way though.
Yuuta: This guy is not a human.
Shi: I don't want to hear that from you.
I was pissed that time i couldn't control myself. There was this other time as well. I saw a bank robber running for his life and as i ate his comrades' soul. He was struggling to death because he was shot.
Yuuta: Poor soul, I'll make your death faster.
"At least someone deliver this letter to my wife..."
And then i saw something in his pocket...
Yuuta: A letter?
I read it and it was about his doing and his letter for his family.
Yuuta: I'll make sure, it reaches your wife.
As he died he didn't have a despairing soul so he went to heaven somehow.
Luckily the letter has their address.
Shi: You let that despairing soul get away human, it's against my will, but it's a waste right? Why won't we devour their souls? So they won't suffer if they knew that he's dead?
Yuuta: We'll need those negative feelings so that their souls would be tastier if they despair right?
Shi: I guess that's true.
I don't know that time, what i did was a good thing right? What is good and evil? I don't know anymore. I was doing both at the same time or no? Maybe i was thinking that i can take advantage of that letter and that family. But something struck me when i read that letter. It says "If i die i hope you'll have a happy future with our daughter." He put the password of his bank account as he save up money for them and knowing he'll be in a robbery due to his debts. He payed for them as he do foolish jobs like that and he saved up for his family. The next day his family was in despair.
Shi: Won't you eat their souls?
Yuuta: They're not criminals, so i bet they'll go to heaven even if i do kill them.
Shi: You're a straight man. I don't think i'll ever like you being my vessel, but i'm interested of what you might pull off this far.
I continued walking as i remember more and more of my victims. Most of them i killed without mercy and knowing their circumstances.
Shi: We're close get ready.
Yuuta: Okay, here we go.
By the way we we're tracking the archangel Shi detected with his senses. And it seems like this one is stronger than the first one so it'll sure be a hard fight if it notices us as we follow him.
Shi: Here he is.
Yuuta: Who's that?
Shi: I think he's Gabriel. The captain of the archangel brigade. I see they sent him here.
Yuuta: What do we do?
Shi: We're staying low until he goes to the gatekeeper.
Yuuta: He started moving.
Gabriel flew away as we follow him on the ground. We kept track of him while concealing our presence. He flew far away, it's a place i've never been before although i see a shrine ahead after this forest.
Suddenly he stopped.
Gabriel: Heaven's wheel!
A huge barrier went up and he drew his sword.
Gabriel: If you don't show yourself, i'll send you back to hell.
Yuuta: He found us.
Shi: As expected but he was not aware of it all this time.
Gabriel: Since you reached this far you'll need to perish i'm afraid.
Shi: Go take him on. I can feel more archangels in this place though. So let's be careful.
Yuuta: This is going to be a blas-
As i turn around he was already at my face and i backed off.
Shi: He almost chopped off your head there!
Yuuta: He's a dangerous one. I shall proceed with caution.
Shi: Sure thing. Just don't die on me.
Yuuta: Sure devil!
I ran towards Gabriel and punched him.
Yuuta: Death's hand, undying fist.
I blew him away with one punch, i might have a chance here.
Gabriel: I see.
I punched him lots and he backed off i kept on pursuing him as i attack.
Gabriel: Sorry for this unpleasantness. Divine punishment.
In a blink of an eye he slashed my whole body into two.
I can't see anything did i die again? Or for real this time...
Shinda... I was too confident wasn't i...
Shinda: That's not true.
As i turn around i find myself napping at Shinda's lap.
~To be continued~