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Dante p.o.v:
[In the morning, at 5:00am]
I woke up very early in the morning, still in my original physical appearance; that is my 13 years old self but still retained some of my older appearance physical features, such as the white hair, red eyes and tanned skin color; meaning that the appearance alternating spell is still active…. But just weaken
'Though I'm curious on how this seal seems to be able to keep on resisting the continuous attack from those hamjis… and the mana presence from it is far from getting weak. In fact, its mana presence… seems not to be slipping away.' I thought with a questioned look on my face. Standing up from my sitting position by the stairs leading into the orphanage, I walked towards the gate, glancing at it in curiosity. It was just like your regular gate, but just had some strange encryptions on it and apart from the fact that it was only connected to two big pillars of stones; that held it from falling to the ground which to quite strange. 'But why doesn't it have a fence to something like that surrounding the orphanage home, heck it's just a simple gate that basically blocks the front door… but then why do they always pass through the gate and why not just around it.'
I moved to an empty part of the so called 'protective seal' just after the pillar, which was just an empty space. I was about to push my right hand towards it, but just as I was about to make contact with it; I then stopped and had looked up towards a little robin, which was flying towards the place the seal was… but instead of it pushing the little red bird away, the bird flew through perfectly with ease.
"Hmmm or maybe were there just trying to make me worry of it or what…." I muttered.
Flashback to about 2 days ago after my appearance had changed
I was coming back from the river with sister mia; who asked me to accompany her to the river or at least I suggested to for me to go with her to keep her safe, even though I was still in my small form, I could still fight. We made our way out of the forest, in which I was surprised that we were not attacked by any hamjis… but was that.
"hey sister tri- mia, sorry about that, if I may ask; why were we not attacked by those hamjis in the forest. Because even I can feel their very mana presence down to the very last one, and from the amount of blood lust their emitting… heh I don't think they would be this calm to attack, let alone leave us alone." I mentioned to her on what I have just observed, to which was a real shocker to her, as she stares at me in awe, to which I was worry about. "what did I say something wrong?"
"n-no, it's just that I'm surprised that you were able to deduce all that in a little amount of time… well you see even I don't know why, in fact then don't even attack me when I am out on my own… it's like they are afraid of me, but I don't know why." She replied meekly, staring at the road ahead of us. "If you don't mind me asking kami… why are you in this form, the last time I saw you… you were bigger, but now you look like a 13 years old child… I know that you said that you can't tell us exactly what happened to you, since you don't trust us…. But if you feel like it's really troubling, then don't be afraid to ask me for help please."
I turned my head towards her direction, as her veil was still covering her face; but though I could still see the warm, welcoming smile on her face. All though I couldn't help but get reminded of trinity… she always had this king of smile.
"don't worry… it's nothing serious, I will tell you everything sooner or later." I replied to her in a happy tone, trying to ease her worries about me. It didn't take time before I sighted the orphanage from a far. "hey, it seems that we made it back then."
I started to quicken my pace, as I wanted to quickly drop the pale of water with me off and head towards the forest to go and train, but I didn't want to head towards the gate not wanting to go through the stress of opening the gate, so I just head towards the empty side of the pillar; trying to go around the gate.
"almost ther-." I was caught off from my sentence half way, as I was about to reach the space. I stopped to look at sister mia; who was trying to get towards me with her buckets.
"no kami! You can't pass through there." She said with a very worried voice. "That side won't allow you to pass and the seal might harm you… please."
"o-ok I guess but why thoug-." I was about to asked but was then rushed through the gate and sister mia started to walk off, dropping the buckets down and heading into the orphanage; leaving me alone to my thoughts. 'what just happened?'
End of flash back.
"hmmm well she didn't really told me what she meant so won't hurt to try." I continued to move my hands towards the empty space, but then made contact with something like an invisible barrier of some kind and was not hurting me…. This isn't bad. "hmmm nothing really happened, it's just an invisible barrie-."
The part of the barrier my hand was on, started to turn red and then before I knew it. I started to feel a strange sensation in my body… a very numbing feeling to be exact. But then before I knew it, I started to feel weaker and weaker by the passing second, as my legs then gave out making me to land on one knee but soon on my both knee. I started to pant in a very fast rate and my eye lids were getting heavy too, until I heard something fall to the ground… and to my shock… it was that same bird that managed to fly through the seal barrier… dead and motionless on the ground… oh no.
'so that is why they didn't want me to make contact with it… and that is why the orphanage is always safe… and that is why the seal had an almost infinite amount of mana linked to it. Damn it, it sucks the mana and life from the unfortunate victim and render them as well dead.' I removed my hand from the barrier and then started to force myself up… but it seems that my mana is still getting drained by the seal. 'Me and my curious mind…. If I don't do anything right now, then I might as well kick the bucket…. Hmmmmm unless."
I faced my direction towards the gate and had started to crawl towards it, trying to make it outside the barrier.
"Come on…. Come on." I finally made my way outside the seal gate, and just like what I had predicted; anything that goes outside the seal when it makes contact with it from the inside, can remain unaffected by it when outside. '
I laid on the ground, trying to get up but found it to be no use, as I started to pray that I get save from my current situation… but it seems that I got the exact opposite, as I started to hear a hamji nearby. It started to come closer to me, and with every step it took; I started to get worried about this. I then manage to stand up, and tried to hold my stance… though this would have been quite easy if my mana was not drained away by the seal and the gate seal…. But then suddenly as the hamji pounced at me with killer intent, I had to react fast by bringing in my right arm towards the hamji; where my tattoos were. 'Damn it, I hope this works.'
"from blood to hate, from death to pain, I who holds the gate to hell, shall steal your fate, REAPER STEAL!" I casted the spell that I had used while I was in limbo, against asterix; and to my surprise… it worked, as the hamji had started to get absorbed into my tattoo and before I knew it… the hamji was nowhere to be found. As I stood there with a shocked expression on my face but soon started to cheer, as not just my strength was back… but the spell worked, and this can really help me make up for the loss of most of my spells and powers… but at least, it's a start and progress. "So it seems that not all of death powers were affected by the seal…. Though I still don't understand why my chronicle had been affected by the seal too….
"All I just need now is to use this to gain enough mana to get back on my feet… even though I can't stand using this power, though I don't have my full power yet… I know that I can still fight the corruption from this world." I closed the gate to the orphanage, with me outside of the seal. As I started to walk towards the forest, with a grin on my face; as so many hamjis started to come towards me, all at once with killer intent… perfect. 'Let see just how much my body can take it… because no matter how many limits I have on me… I won't off'
"from blood to hate."
'I will burn away those who dare to cause harm to others.'
"from death to pain"
'I will rise'
"I who holds the gate to hell"
'I won't die'
"shall steal your fate"
'I will not give up.'
"REAPER STEAL!"
'..... I will use my weakness to become stronger.'
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[In an old century made church, about north to the orphanage]
Third person p.o.v:
"I seem that… both of their mana are becoming stronger hahaha, I guess I won't have to worry about either of them…. Besides the body and the soul must live and get stronger hahaha." Father victor said in a malicious tone, why heading towards a very strange seal at the pillar that stands at the main gate of the town. "Project salvation shall bring peace and prosperity…. It shall cleanse the world from sin."
"father victor… the task is done, I have weakened the seal that protects the town, so if she performs any spell, while in the town… then we will be able to track and get her, it has all been set." One of the monks that stay in the church had informed the deranged priest, and was then excused by him.
"you have done well my child… soon, eventually… their both will come to us…. All hail project salvation….ha ha ha ha ah ha." He laughed like a maniac, as all of the once unlighted candles were now lit with white flames that brighten the room to reveal their real mission…. The secret… of the beast… but how does this even relate to salvation, so it seems that there is a bigger picture here than beneath the eyes… who are the soul and the body… what is the beast… or who is
Just what is this this salvation he hopes for.