[Author's Note:- Previously I had decided to complete this Chapter in a single part, however, it got a bit lengthy and I had to split the chapter into multiple parts.]
At 6 óclock in the morning
Inside one of the rooms of one of the most famous places of the Arcadian Empire, The House of Dreams and Smoke, two naked bodies were lying on the bed.
Normally, considering the type of establishment it is, there shouldn't be anything strange about nude bodies on the bed.
However, the thing which made it odd and a bit creepy was the bizarre condition of the room. The whole room was flooded with the sour smell of love juices. The bed was partially destroyed and the furniture such as sofa and the wardrobes were not recognisable anymore, if someone who does not know about this place in advance, steps inside, he will surely think that a deadly fight took place inside the room last night.
On a closer look, the room was enveloped in peaceful silence, without any signs of battle at all. Only the even breathing of two naked bodies was hearable.
*creeewk*
Suddenly, the left window opened making a distinct voice and a graceful figure floated inside it, ... It was Natsuki who has disappeared for many days, she was waiting for an opportunity, which she finally got.
"What a mess, ugh" Natsuki sighed disgusted looking at the condition of the room.
The old wooden floor creaked as she stepped across the threshold of the ageing house.
Unhurriedly, she arrived near the bed where Leon's and Theil's body was lying quietly, or to be precise both were unconscious.
Her eyes darted across their bodies, Leon was sleeping like a dead sloth without any signs of waking up as for the girl, her whole body was stained in blood and human fluids. There were deep scratches and cut marks all across her body, her crotch was completely bloody.
It was a miracle that she was alive.
"Sigh, ... What has he done with this little girl." Natsuki knitted her brows and muttered with a hint of pity in her eyes, which was rare considering she hates humans the most.
Then, she observed Thiel carefully.
"Is she alive?"
"Alidiy... Aldiya... Erbein..." Theil was muttering something in her breathe.
Natsuki frowned slightly. "Alidiya? Who is this man that is even more important to this girl than the man who raped her? ... "
"Wait!" Immediately, a look of astonishment reflected on her face. "Erbein.... The second family carrying the blood of hero Mithras? But what relation has it to this girl?" She raised her hand and put it on Thiel's face.
Soon, Natsuki's expression changed. [One of Celestine's daughter]. [Note:- Daughter here isn't used in a literal sense but the people blessed by Goddesses, why it is like this? The reason will be revealed later in the story.]
"Hero's bloodline... The cursed child of Mithras Empire... Hehehe, what you hated girl, today shall it give you another chance to live." She whispered.
Then, she smirked and put one of her hands on Theil's face, shortly, all her wounds disappeared like they never existed, there was no trace of tears or blood anymore. If anyone doesn't notice the bloodstained bedsheet below Theil's body, then, he should be unable to tell if she is the same miserable girl, whose appearance was unrecognisable till a moment ago.
"Uh.. Umm..." Thiel opened her eyes slowly, her sight fall on a lovely girl of around 14-15 years old age, she tilted her head slight surprised.
If previously she can tell her as one of the most beautiful women's then now the girl standing quietly in front of her with long black hair and blue eyes is the very symbol of perfection, ... then, her gaze shifted slightly and she noticed Leon's body lying next to her.
"!!"
Her face paled for a bit, but strangely after, it turned to complete indifference. Her eyes were dead devoid of any signs of life.
"He is asleep, go now.." Natsuki said pointing at the window.
Theil just nodded at the small girl's voice and walked out of the room, bare naked. Even for a second, the thought of killing the man who was unconscious next to her not crossed her mind.
Natsuki watched as Thiel walked out of the window naked with staggering steps, in the end, she shook her head helplessly and sighed. "Let's focus on him."
"Grrr .. "
"What!?"
As Natsuki was about to put her hands on Leon, a silver wolf jumped in front of her protecting Leon...
Its size enlarged and the effect of spell Leon has casted on it earlier, disappeared.
"A Godbeast..."
Natsuki stared at the wolf in interest, a smile flickered across her face. [What is a godbeast doing here? Is he protecting him? A godbeast protecting human doesn't make any sense. Whatever.]
"A mere Fenrir trying to go against me, get off." Natsuki sneered and instantly Silver was shackled up in dark black chains unable to do anything. If Leon was awake, he surely will be screaming 'Imposter you copied my spell'.
"Hmm... This spell is really handy where did he learn this?" She muttered looking at Leon. Her eyes were sparkling with uncovered curiosity.
"First those Flames and Lightning which I never saw? And now these chains... How many secrets does he have..."
She was observing Leon from a long time, although, she wanted to unearth his secrets from a long-ago but despite being only at near-god level, he was always at alert.
Therefore she decided to look for an opportunity and now... hehe.
Gradually, Natsuki lips curved in a smile and she grinned.
"Let's uncover your secrets..."
She raised a finger and put it onto Leon's head gently. Her consciousness was sucked up into Leon's consciousness.
Inside Leon's Consciousness.
Natsuki was standing blankly in the middle of a forest. "Where is this place? I don't remember a place like this in whole Silveria?"
She examined the surroundings and shortly after found the figure she was looking for.
"Let's follow him."
A figure of man was exactly in front of her but he wasn't able to see Natsuki, his sight was fixed on the village upfront.
It was Leon but slightly different, his hair was the same but his eyes were shining in deep red colour.
"Interesting ... Let's play a little," Leon smirked putting a finger on his lips with a thoughtful expression and walked into the village inside.
Natsuki decided to stop following him and flew into the sky to get a broader view.
"Let's see it from above"
After arriving at the atmosphere, she stopped at a level where she can easily see Leon and at the same time take a brief look at the surroundings.
"... The area is different, but the mana is much pure here."
Quickly, something caught her attention. She looked downwards to only find the whole village in which Leon entered is on fire.
She immediately descended on the ground.
Leon was standing there with flames gushing out of his hands, burning the whole village.
"Hahaha ... Dare to rebuke me.... Now you humans shall see the wrath of Erebus...."
"Is he a God? I thought he was just a slightly different human." Natsuki put on a startled expression and spoke.
"Erebus is this his name? Isn't it the same he was speaking at night? ... But I don't remember a God named Erebus? Even if he was earlier in the reincarnation cycle I should have at least heard of him... Then.... There is an only possibility this is a... Different world." Natsuki eyes went on enlarging as she realised, where she is and what is happening.
"Let's go to next village..." Leon stopped and then proceeded to walk in another direction. Today he is burning all the villages and cities where, when he was travelling as a human, people tried to trick him, dupe him and tried to take advantage of him in any other way. Now he had enough of seeing these deceitful beings, today he shall cleanse them.
For the next few hours, Natsuki kept following Leon around.
She realised a lot about this world. People here are slightly less civilized as compared to Silveria but their understanding of magic is far more better. As for Leon he just kept on butchering people around, if he goes killing like this there are chances he will attract the attention of other Gods.
Although this version of Leon is strong but he still can't compete with her or any of the three main Gods of Silveria, she doesn't think he will be able to handle if any main God decides to battle him. As for the power levels of current Leon, she don't have any clue at all, previously she thought he is at most a pseudo god level expert. But now seeing this, she may have to reassess him. If he is able to hide his power successfully from her then he must be at least as powerful or little more than her... Maybe as powerful as Celestine.
Just as she thought, the destruction made by Leon attracted the attention of other Gods.
Leon was somehow able to fend them off after a long fight but got gravely injured.
After the battle, Leon started moving to the depths of the forest.
"Where is going now? To hide? But isn't it useless."
After running for half an hour he arrived near a large waterfall. This waterfall was same as the one earlier made by Leon for the sanctuary, where he trained Austin. Maybe he got inspired from here and copied it.
Leon slumped on one of the trees and started healing his wounds.
Natsuki slowly strode near Leon and observed him carefully.
"He is different ... Now, he feels like an inexperienced God... Completely different from his current self... But if dies here wouldn't his memories should have been erased by the process of rebirth, so how are these memories still safe in his mind?"
When Gods die and enter rebirth, all of their earlier memories are completely erased. So even if Leon had earlier gone through the process of rebirth in his previous world, it's impossible for him to have any memories of it. The current Leon who is a primordial being doesn't suffer from this restriction but even he was once a weak God. So there are chances, he has gone through rebirth earlier in his previous world...
The main problem is memories how does he have sealed memories of before rebirth? It can't be done by Leon of that time... the only possibility is an external being doing it forcefully... a very powerful external being.
As Natsuki was lost in thought a piece of melodious music entered Leon's ears.
Slightly surprised, he moved his head and looked in the direction of water.
"♫♫♫...♫♫♫~"
A shadow of a woman was visible, but that was enough to discern that she possesses an otherworldly beauty better than any of the girls Leon of Silveria has seen.
"♫♫♫~"
He walked near a stone and peered at the place the woman was bathing earlier, but to his surprise, she has already been disappeared.
"Where is she...?"
Leon looked around confused, how can someone escape from his senses?
"Little brother, are you searching for me?"
A voice of a woman floated behind him, Leon felt his entire body go numb, as if his bones had gone limp. The reaction of the Natsuki was even worse; she experienced shivers all over her whole body.
Although Natsuki had not stayed in the Human continents for a very long time, she had already met numerous women of peerless elegance, their voices and their beauty were nothing more beautiful than anyone could imagine. Anima who is gentle and beautiful, Celestine pure and cold and a little sloppy. But this voice… If anyone heard this voice, they would realize what was meant by gentle and lovely to the bones. This tone of voice could almost hook away somebody's soul. As if with magical powers, it stimulated the nerves of the entire body.
With fascinating steps and head elegantly lifted up, she carried a teasing smile as she looked at Leon. Natsuki's gaze did not concentrate on her face, but instead were firmly fixed on her body, unable to move away for a very long time.
This was some sort of bewitched voice, among the women that Natsuki had seen, no one has the same impressive body curves like her. Seeing her, she finally knew what real abundant breasts and firm buttocks mean.
Gradually, Natsuki lifted her head and tried to focus on her face, but before she can see any further, out of nowhere two large blue eyes popped in front of her.
"GET AWAY"
"!!"