They started to feed on Kami's body as we didn't hear a scream of agony... Meaning that he must be dead. I was about to run off with mia as fast as I could, but was then stopped by the demon; who was now obstructing the trail back to the orphanage and was about to finish us all off, as I place sister Mia behind me in a protective stance.
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But then suddenly, the demon was engulfed in... White furious flames that instantly burnt the demon to ash... But that wasn't my concern... It was the white flames, it can't be.
"Oh my, what do we have here?" I heard a very sinister voice echo the forest and a figure had emerged from the dark forest, to reveal the person that caused all my pains and suffering... "project leviathan and project.... Zero hahahahahaha."
"VICTORRRRR!!!" my demonic voice took over and I immediately launched at him with killer intent, but then in an instant I felt an unbearable pain that made me scream in agony and in an instant I was met with darkness... The demon that took everything away from me... Was back.
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Mia p.o.v
I was filled with so much sorrow and fear as to What I have just witness before me... Zero was burnt by 'his' that same flames that took him away from me... The flames of the false priest, the devil's incarnate... Father victor.
" It seems that the vessel is very well ripe, but not yet ready for harvest." Sneered by father victor, as he started to make his way towards me with his sinister and evil grin had overcome his face. "it seems that I have found you after so many years, though who would have thought that you and project zero had taken refuge in the hideout in the forest close to the church, hehehehehe how could I have been so stupid to not have checked."
'he... Knew, could it be that he... No... No... Please no.' I was afraid to think for the worst, as I started to get overcome with true fear on what he had meant by the 'hideout in the forest'
"... Though it seems that you have been very busy through these years, taking care of so much little ones and you're not taking care of yourself... Soooo humble and pure, hehehe." He laughed in a sinister voice, as my eyes widen open in shock, as I turned my gaze towards the direction of the orphanage, where by I couldn't fine any presence of mana... And I could see a large dense smoke emitting from that location up to the sky. "but don't worry about that now, your destiny awaits you, so I have helped you remove such distractions to your worldly duty... permanently."
My heart began to race like a speeding train, as I had understand and came to realise that he... M-murdered the children.
Sudden flashback
"...mia, I want you to promise me something." Father Michael told me in a solemn tone in his voice, as me and him were in front of the church alter praying. Though when I heard this, I know that it was very important so I nodded in response. "please... I want you to take care of the orphanage, and make sure that no matter what... All lost children will always have a home there... That is my final wish from you."
"B-but father Michael... What do you mean by 'your last wish from me' are you leaving." I asked in a worried and sad tone, hoping that what I had in mind was not true.
"Hahahaha little one, time is a cloth that blinds us from our very faith... There is no such thing as predicting it... So just promise me Mia." He turned to me with his usual humble smile, as I just nodded vigorously and had a determined look on my face. "that's good to know, that I can trust you... No matter what."
End of flashback
"a-ahhhhhhhh!!!!!" I started to stream in Sorrow and grief, while he laughed in a wicked tone. "h-how could you!!!"
" enough with the screaming please, I need you to not lose you sanity before the ritual." He responded, pointing his index finger towards me, I felt my head starting to become light and my vision was starting to become black... And before I knew it, I went unconscious.
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Third p.o.v
After victor had made Mia unconscious, two people appeared out of nowhere, appearing at his side's. As they made their way towards Mia and zero and had picked them up on their shoulders.
"prepare them for the ritual and execution." Victor had ordered but then suddenly they all felt a very high spike of mana presence from the place where the hamji had sworn and where already feeding on a prey perhaps, when victor uttered the word "execution" victor was about to go off towards the strange eruption of mana but then that mana presence had started to die down into nothing... Maybe it was just a raw mana surge from the earth. He then wave his had off, dismissing them off to execute his order, As they all vanished into thin air with Mia and zero.
Victor started to make his way back to the church to get everything ready... For the birth of a new being.
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Zero's p.o.v
In zero's dream space
".....so much pain... Why me, why must I suffer..." I said to myself in a solemn tone, as I found myself sinking into a dark abyss. I closed my eyes, remembering all the encounters that I have had with victor... That demon.
Flashback
I seven years old, when at that time I had always loved to accompany my parents to the church, a lovely place that I felt true peace. We lived a very happy life, no troubles, no hardships and last but not the least.... We were always together no matter what.
My parents were nobles, kind ones in fact, as we took care of the problems of the town and hamjis out break issue, and so they mostly worked with the church to counter the breaching and corruption in the town... But even still, this town was still infested with them, I hated hamjis with everything I had, as they don't care for who or the lives they waste. I always thought that those hamjis just pop out of no where... Until one day, I saw what had caused it all... I found out that a hamji is not created from nothing... But instead, there are created from us.
"Mom... Dad... Where are you?" I called out to my parents, as i kept on skimming through the burnt debris of wood and rocks, as all the flames were all.... white?
"son! Watch out!" I heard my father's voice roared out, through the field and I started to hear growling and roaring sounds behind me, as I turned around to see a hamji that resembles that of a flaming minator that was about to rush at me, but was instantly cut in half by my mom; who was now covered in dust and injury, as she ran towards me and hugged me so tight and I hugged her back with almost the same force.
"Kiara, is he safe! I hope he wasn't injured?" my father ran towards us and asked of my wellbeing in a very worried tone and expression on his face, as my mother had checked me and nodded in response, but still kept me close to her.
"his fine dear... Though we can't remain here any longer." My mother complained as they were still many more hamjis to behold.
"Damn it! At this rate the breach rate will increase to red... Kiara we need to shut the main gates." My father adviced, as my mother nodded and turned towards me with a worried face.
"But what about our little one? He needs to be put aside from all these chaos." My mother had query on the situation, as my father Was about to come get me to somewhere safe. He immediately turned around in a defensive stance, while raising his sword up to block the beast in coming attack that managed to throw him back and hit a wall that shattered upon impact.
"Dad!!!!!" I leapt out of my mom's arms and had started to make my way towards him... But then something caught my eyes, as I saw a small boy holding his mother to him, as she was killed by a hamji... But before I could understand what was going on, the boy started to scream like as if he was being tortured badly.
The boy continued to scream, until his skin started to burn and his eyes had started to turn black and had a red dot in the centre. His body started to grow monstrous features and attributes, as his body became bigger and he now held horns that came out protruding from his skull, pointing outwards. He screamed one more time but in a demonic voice... The boy.. that was once human... Was now... A hamji.
"Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!" the demon boy had now devoured his deceased mother and had drained her remaining mana, but then he turned towards me with killing intent. It started to run on all four legs, towards me, ready to devour me in one chomp, as my mom shouted my name while running towards me to save me... But then suddenly, it was ignited into flames... White flames, which had instantly turned it into ash, but as the flames clear away; I was met with one of the most creepiest and sinister smile I have ever seen.
"fufufufu and who are you child?" he asked me, but I was too shocked by the event to respond. "it seems that you are too scared to all then... Which is suspicious, you must be the general's son hehehehe."
"luke!" my mother had called out for me, as she held me tight and had adverted my gaze from the burning corpse... Of that once human boy, my age. "never run off like that again Luke, this is not the place or time to be doing that... Thank you father victor."
"oh no, don't need to thank me, all adoration belongs to God... Though I am quite surprised at something." He pondered, as he turned his gaze at me, with an intrigued expression on his face. "come child... Did you witness... The corruption?"
"h-h-h- yes I d-did." I answered but now felt tensed, as my mom held me closer while gripping on her sword, ready to defend me.
"I see, very interesting... Kiara I want you all to evacuate the premises... I will handle the rest from here." Father victor suggested, but then my mom stared at him with a confused look on her face.
"father victor, you are in no position to order that, and haven't you seen the numbers, more just keep on coming, I suggest we all just close the main gate to seal them off." My mom mentioned, but father victor just sighed.
"...father Michael is gone... He perished from the hands of a yoma... So he left his chronicle for me to continue on with the fight... So I am pleading with you all to go."
"... Okay, just be careful... Come on Luke, let's go and get your dad." My Mother dragged me off to go and get my father, but as we were going, I stared back towards father victor, who kept his gaze at me... With a sinister smile.
'what did he mean by corruption.'
Scene change
"LET THEM GO!!!!!" I shouted at victor with so much rage in my eyes, as I stare at me parents pinned to a cross and beaten.
"you bastard... If you touch our son... I will kill you!" my father roar out at victor, but had tears flowing out of his eyes. "luke... Son we will always love you."
"Just stay strong okay... We're sorry." My mom mentioned, while having a smile warm smile on her face.
"no.no.NOOOOOO!!!" I roared out, feeling my skin start to burn and my horns are getting bigger.
"i will give you both a warming death to honour you both, I will sanctify your souls with the Same grace I gave Michael fufufufu." My parent widened their eyes to the shocking revelation victor exposed.
"Y-you bastard, you murderer." My mom said with a disgusted tone in her voice, as my dad was just fuming with rage.
"VICTOR!!!!! HOW DARE YOU KILL MICHAEL!!!!" my father tried to get out of his constraints but couldn't.
"please send my regards to him... Perish." He unleashed a torrent blast of white flames that started to burn my parent, as I stared in shock, fear, sadness, grief. I felt my skin burn more and my eyes start to turn black, as I continued to hear the screams of my parents fill the air... my parents were gone, I felt something in my very core snap in two, as I immediately turned into a monstrous being that broke out of the cage and was growing bigger and bigger. I launched at victor with killer intent as I was about to chomp on him, but then his missionary workers came to his aid, but were immediately destroyed by me and eaten up, but before I could turn my attention towards victor, he ran at me with a white flaming sword that severed my left horn and upon impact, had threw me towards the church wall, that led out of the church.
"don't let him escape!" victor roared at his minions, as they all started to summon chains that bounded me to the ground, but before they could reach me, I roared at they and destroyed all the chain, as I made my way towards the forest. "you will not escape me you monster, you are my greatest work."
He started to incinerate the whole forest in hopes of slowing me down, but instead, I flung my arm at him; releasing a might wind gale and shock wave that shook the entire town district. Victor couldn't hold himself against the force but before he was knocked out of conscious, you stare at me on last time, to witness a shocking revelation.
'.... The process hasn't fully taken place... And he already has this much power... I will never let you lose, I will find you.'
"project zero!"