Two beings were now sitting at the black obsidian table staring silently at each other.
One looked like a personification of the word divine while the other could only be described as the personification of the word failure.
None could have thought that these two were once the same being.
"Tell me, Orion, how much do you exactly remember?" Angel asked calmly while tapping on the table with his fingers.
The human was holding his hand trying to prevent it from shaking. Even though he knew that after Vow took effect he was safe...his body still reacted to the voice of someone that tortured him just a few moments ago. The sounds of him tapping with his fingers on the table didn´t help either.
"D-Do you mean earth orr....even before?" he answered nervously
"Both..but let's start with earth. Were you watching me all the time ?" Angel asked...even though he tried to be calm. The urge to kill human before him was boiling inside him. It was hard for him to hold back from ripping his head off again.
"N-No I woke up only after you started p-playing the g-game..."
"Keep going..."
"Y-yes...One day a familiar voice woke me up...It felt like I was just sleeping for a long time...After I was fully awake I found myself in a weird space with something like a big screen where I could see what are you doing like watching a film from the first point of view...I saw myself, Laila, and that bastard...I screamed but you didn´t hear anything I couldn't even control your body no matter how much I tried...After a long time of trying over and over, I was able to learn how to send my emotions to you."
The speed at which the angel tapped his fingers on the table quickened after the listened to a human´s story.
'Just like I thought...my whole obsession with Laila and the game was because of this bastard. The voice I heard when I came here was probably also him. He was inside my mind even before I came to this world exactly as Dalia said.'
For a long time Orion(mc) didn´t know how did he get into this world and why exactly possessed Orion's body. It was only after he was reborn and his soul was cleansed and turned into divine he realized what truly happened.
'It wasn´t that I reincarnated as him....I was him from the very beginning or better said I was "him" in the past'
After Orion became an angel he noticed that one thing changed. It was as if something disappeared. He never truly noticed it because it was always with him. But there was a parasite inside. The parasite that was with him from the moment of his birth to the moment of his death and even after that. The parasite never seriously affected him in his past life but here was his influence stronger and it could be even said that 49% of the emotions he felt belonged to the parasite. Only after becoming an angel did he realize something was wrong and was able to isolate the parasite completely.
'Original Orion died....over and over again..until one day his soul couldn't bear the pressure and somehow escaped from this world. After leaving this world its somehow got into the earth where it mixed up in its reaction cycle... whatever it was luck or the god that ruled over earth took pity on the stray soul...is a mystery to me but that's How I was born from his soul as...Ciel'
'That is a theory I came up with together with Dalia...'
Normally after a living being dies. Their souls are transported to a place where they can decide for themselves whether they will live in Helheim or reincarnate as another person.
If they decide to reincarnate their souls will be scrapped and rewritten into a new soul. Even though is called reincarnation the souls that were once scrapped don´t have any memory or any connection to their previous life besides the energy that was accumulated in their past life that stayed with the person even after reincarnation.
It's a completely new person.
But....somehow things god fucked up in the process and part of Orion was still living inside a newly made soul-like parasite.
'I was able to find out about this thanks to Dalia's help but why did I end up in the abyss after death instead of the reincarnation circle is still unknown.'
"And what about the time when you lived as Orion how much do you remember?"
"A-About half..."
Sigh
Angel closed his eyes and sighed. He knew that it was a possibility but it was different hearing it straight from the source confirming this theory.
'One small mistake and I could have been in his place....'
"And about...abyss?Were you there as well?"
The human looked puzzled at the question.
"Ehmm...I am sorry but I only woke up at the same time like you...in my original body but you were still in the control"
For a moment...angel´s eyes turned incredibly cold. But he managed to calm himself and simply shook his head. It was a decision that once again saved humans life,
"...We are slowly running out of time so tell what was this lame attempt of stealing my body and locking me here about?" Angel smiled clearly making fun of the human that was frowning from anger
After a few seconds of mustering courage, the human clenched his fist and smashed it against the table.
"G-Give me back my body!!!" A human who seemed to forget his fear screamed
"I was watching you the whole time from inside...but...but I can´t tolerate it anymore. You are using my body like a toy messing relationship with my family and even ignoring Silvie!!"
"Give it back!"
"Hahaha give your body back? For what? To be again killed like pathetic nobody? To be mocked by the king and his people? Didn´t you have already enough Orion?"
Humans face turned red when he heard those words from the angel. he completely forgot who he was talking to
"What do you know about me??? Do you know how much I suffered?? Can you even imagine how it is to watch your "friends" enjoying their lives while you can´t because you could die at any moment? "
"Can you imagine how it feels to hear the girl you love mock you behind your back for your body along with people you thought were friends? Or seeing the disappointed look of your parents? everyday fucking day?!"
"Why are you silent?? Did you bite your tongue!!" Human screamed as he came closer to Orion and grabbed the hem of his robe
"Pathethic bastard..." the angel whispered and flicked the forehead of the human.
The force behind it sent a human´s body flying like cannonball. His body was stopped by an invisible wall of the domain and the shock forced him to spit blood from his mouth.
"Gnhg..the V-Vow..." Human said as he writhed in pain
"Vow can be only made between living people dipshit... it's invalid" Angel said mockingly
He then appeared beside the human at a speed that make him look like he teleported. He grabbed his head by the hair and picked him from the ground like a wet cat.
"Listen here...From what Dalia told me I spent thousands of years in place in a place way worse than hell ...I have barely any memories besides that. Of course if I exclude everything that happened to me!..I watched everyone I loved die and was abused in every possible way by a constantly drunk alcoholic bitch..." His voice was like ice, cold and unforgiving
"You were inside my head so tell me did you hear me ever complain?"
Silent
The human was just silently trying to avoid the angel's cold gaze.
Bam!
His head was smashed against the floor
"You started it so don´t run away..tell me did I ever fucking complain?!"
"N-o" the human answered with a bloodied face and brittle voice
"Exactly..but you are different you had many chances to correct your mistakes. Literally, you had more than a hundred attempts. Yet you always fucked up your life and life everyone around while throwing blame at others. Until you finally decided to run away because you couldn´t live with those memories...and even after that you fucked up my life!"
"So what will be different this time even If I gave you this body that is by the way no longer yours. Your was destroyed the moment I became an angel"
"..."
The human tried to say something but the damage done to his face prevented him from speaking as his teeth and jaw were completely crushed.
Sigh
Snap!
Realizing his mistake angel snapped and repaired his body in instant.
"T-This time I would have s-strength of your b-body, I could kill the prince in an instant and everyone else too"
Angel shook his head in disbelief seeing the human´s dumbness.
"Imbecile...you would be instantly hunted by saints that work for the king in worst case he would send even his ace Alyssa. If everything in the world could be resolved by killing someone. Cleo would be already dead."
"T-then I would use that woman that is following you. She would take the blame.." Human said proudly.
When he saw the shocked expression on the angel's face. A sense of pride filled his hearth
"Yes, exactly I would use her and then run away with...hm?"
As he was speaking he felt a slight pressure on his shoulders.
The pressure was getting stronger and stronger at a fast pace until he couldn´t even stand on his own legs and ended up kissing the floor completely unable to move.
"...did....you...say..." A faint voice from above echoed.
The pressure was getting stronger even after he was glued to the floor, blood started flowing through his ears, mouth, and nose.
"What did you say again?"
The only thing he could see was the silhouette of a gigantic monster wrapped in thick chaotic energy.
He realized the mistake he done and how fucked up right. It was the moment he learned that Orion that tortured him was still kind.
'Angel?!Beautiful ??Bullshit!! That thing could make even a demon tremble in fear!!' human thought at the sight of the true form of the so-called archangel of destiny
"You have gone too far..." An abysmal voice echoed through the domain
"It's not like I ever planned to give you my body....but you fucked up "
"Now bear the consequences for your own words"
As the gigantic being came closer human could only pray his death would be quick.
*Ballroom*
Inside the ballroom, Orion opened slowly opened his eyes just to be welcomed by golden-eyed maid in front of him
"Did something happen? You were dozing off for quite a while.." with her usual emotionless tone and cold expression maid said
"I will tell you later, anyway did you see her?"
"Hmm? Who?" Uriel titled her head in confusion
"Laila...she came"
Maid's eyes widened and quickly started scanning the whole ballroom until she found a young girl crowded with nobles. It was easy to find her since she really stood out because of her rare characteristics
"So she is the one you mentioned?"
Nod
"Yup, change of plans I planned for you to only observe since your acting skills really suck"
Uriel felt her heart being pierced by an invisible arrow called shame.
"But now she is here so your job will to protect her."
Maids eyes sharpened.
"Protect.. from what?"
"You will see soon, don´t worry about anyone else, and focus on her when the time comes."
"Umu, and what about old human and your fiance? Should I protect them as well?"
"No, it's not necessary, prioritize Laila´s safety"
"Understood" Uriel nodded and took out a key from her pocket
"This is?"Orion immediately understood and took the key
"So you already put Silvie to sleep...did you put the barrier on her room completely?"
"Yes I also delivered a letter to Derret"
Uriel proudly puffed her chest when she noticed Orion´s surprised expression.
Even though he toyed with her most of the time and made her look incompetent she was still an angel thousand years old. There are only a few things she isn´t able to do
"Thank you you did a good job...I never expected that you would be able to place such a difficult barrier on her room this fast." Orion said and patter her head gently
Which made Uriel´s emotionless expression crumble a bit and her cheeks turned red.
Uriel shook her head and recovered from shock quickly as she remembered there is something she wanted to ask
"You must really care about that maid if you are going such lengths as order me to put a barrier on her room to keep her safe. Are we bringing her with us?"
Orion slowly shook his head in denial.
"No, it's just she was good to me after I woke up here and I always repay my debts"
Uriel only silently bowed at his response.
"Uriel let's go... it's about time to visit my "fiance" Orion said with his usual mischievous smile
"Aren´t you going to meet that human princess? Even though you wanted to meet her so much?"
"No, for now, it's fine...I need to add some more honey on the top of the cake I am baking before the filling is revealed" Orion replied gently
And started walking away from, the balcony into a dark corridor.
[Trivia-5 Angels like Seraphs or Virtues have their own powers borrowed from gods in form of Authority over phenomena whether they are abstract or real. For example, Uriel´s authority lay in Justice. These authorities can´t be chosen by angels or gods because it's the ultimate materialization of their being in form of power.
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