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Chapter 15 - no Way Out

The Celestial Dragon breathes fire, burning everyone and everything in sight. Bethel, I and the twins take cover, Samyaza uses that opportunity to escape. Most of the watchers die from the flame while some turn tail and escape. The flames does nothing to Ramiel, he continues with the circle without getting interrupted.

"Just how strong is that guy!?" I exclaimed.

"Shit! Samyaza got away..." Bethel replied.

"Forget about her for now, we need to do something about that dragon, how do you kill a dragon that big??" I asked.

" There's a soft spot. We need to stab it a few inches below it's throat." Bethel said.

"Well, what are you waiting for!? Throw a spear." I replied.

"Yeah, yeah, right." Bethel takes a deep breath, aims carefully then throws her spear at the dragon, it hits and bounces of its body without leaving a scratch."

Bethel 🤯😵😦

"What just happened!?" I asked.

"Look out! " I said as I save her before the dragon could crush her. " What the hell happened? You froze!"

"I'm sorry... I..I... You have wings!?! Four!? Four wings!?" Bethel exclaimed as I fly her to safety, I had accidentally brought out my wings in attempt to save her faster.

"Yeah, about that ..."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I was going to..."

Asmoday jumps from the dragon to meet Ramiel who's focused on the circle.

"This will take a while. See to it that I'm not distrubed. " Ramiel said to Asmoday.

"I will." Asmoday replied.

Vladimir and Krystal regroups with Bethel and I...

"In about an hour , the gates of hell will be revealed." Vlad said.

"We can't stop or get anywhere near Ramiel untill we stop that damned dragon!" I said.

"My spear couldn't do anything." Bethel added.

"That's because only high grade archangel can go through a celestial dragon's skin." Vlad replied.

"What!? So how do we kill it?" I asked.

"I'm not sure I want to and no one ever said your dagger couldn't." Vlad replied.

"What do you mean??" Bethel asked.

"I'm going to adopt it. Here's what we do, Krystal and I will take meathead and his dragon, you stop Ramiel from finishing that circle." Vlad said.

"Adopt? What do you mean?" I asked curiously.

Krystal knocks my head.  "ouch! What was that for??"

"Pay attention, just do as you're told and stop whining." She replied.

"Jeez. So cold..."

Krystal merges with Vlad while Bethel and I try to stop Ramiel but we have to get past asmoday first...

The twins shoots energy beams at the dragon, gaining it's attention. It chases after them into the sky as it breathes fire, they spin their demon king scythe blocking the flames as they dive towards the dragon. They spilt back in time before making contact with the dragon, Vlad flies to Bune while Krystal holds on to the belly of the dragon.

"I'll be taking this celestial being." Vlad said to Bune.

"Vermin! " Bune replied as he makes the dragon spin, throwing the twins off.

"This won't work..." Krystal said to Vlad.

"We have to ground it" He replied.

"We can't. If we do, we'll lead them back to the Nephilim."

"I never said a peaceful lading.😏"

Dragon comes at them as it breathes it's fire, they fly around it.

"We have to merge, the flames of celestials can burn almost anything.

The twins spawns chains, they fly around the dragon, tying it.

"Chains? I'm insulted." Bune said as the dragon breaks free and hits Krystal.

"Urgh!" She exclaimed as Vlad catches her.

"Got you!" He said.

"This is really annoying." Krystal replied.

Meanwhile Bethel and I take on Asmoday...

"Sorry but I'll like the spear back." I said to Ramiel who's standing completely still, chanting.

"He can't hear you." Asmoday said.

"How are you still alive?" Bethel asked.

"I will not perish until my duty is served."

"Umn, interesting." She replied.

" Doesn't matter, it's two against one you should give up." I said.

"Only death can stop me." He replied.

"Then so be it..." Bethel moves at extreme speed, faster than I've ever seen her move. She lands a blow on his face then a right hook, followed with a left low jab that he blocks.

"Arrg!" Asmoday clenches his fists together to smash her but I intercept it on time, allowing Bethel to land an uppercut.

"Thanks..." Bethel said.

"Give me an heads up next time 😏" I replied.

"Even if you defeat me, the generals will be here soon, I can hold you off till they arrive." Asmoday said.

Asmoday charges at Bethel and I, I was too slow to evade so I block, Asmoday keeps throwing punches at me till I hit a wall, my hands were starting to feel heavy from the continuous punching just when Bethel gives him a knee jab to his right face allowing me to slip away and go right behind him. I give him a punch to the belly, he does a full sweep turn, I evade and land another punch to his belly then I retreat with a few steps back.

"Are you alright?" Bethel asked.

"I'm fine, he's not even flinching from our hits." I replied.

"Doesn't mean he's not feeling it." She added.

"What does he mean by generals? Who are they?" I asked.

"That demon with the Celestial dragon? That's Bune, he's one of the five generals of Ramiel."

"What!? Do they all have dragon's!?" I exclaimed.

"I hope not. Look out!" Bethel exclaimed as we evade Asmoday's surprise attack.

"You're going to have to use your dagger, my spears won't penetrate but yours can "

"Distract him." I replied.

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"I expected more from an elite trained by Michael.  " Amon said as he chokes Castiel. "What was it you said about putting my head in a box?"

"Dot geh your he's hih..." Castiel muffled.

Amon brings Castiel closer to his ears "what was that?" He asked mockingly.

"Don't! Get! Your! Hopes! High!!!" He yelled as he uses his shield to cut off Amon's hand.

"Gahhh!!" Amon reacts quickly trying to sting him five times in a row.

Castiel blocks it with his shield and counters Amon, he uses the shield to slice and slightly injure him once more.

"Arrgg!" Amon attacks again but Castiel evades and gives him some distance. " How is this possible?" Amon asked.

"Angel weapons might be useless against you but this is no ordinary shield. It was gifted to be by Archangel Michael himself." Castiel replied.

Amon smirks as he lowers his guard...

"What are..." A demon suddenly smashes Castiel from above.

"Balam. He was mine." Amon said.

Balam

"And yet you allowed me finish him, we do not have time for this." Balam replied.

"I was just having a little fun😈."

Balam growls as he notices he didn't hit Castiel.

"Looks like you missed." Amon said.

"Let's go." Balam said as he ignores Amon.

"Not one but two generals. I must summon Archangel Uriel at once, this is far beyond our power." Castiel said then secretly follows the archdemons.

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Krystal and Vlad comes up with a plan to subdue the celestial dragon...

"Ready?" Krystal asked.

"Whenever you are." Vlad replied.

They merge and constantly keeps shooting beams at the dragon, it goes for a bite, the twins evade and puts all their strength into a fist, landing a punch from underneath its neck, a weak spot. The impact causes a bang that clears the clouds. The dragon falls and crashes into a building not far from the warehouse, knocked out.

"Phew😅... It worked." The twins said.

Bune crawls out from under the dragon, bruised and missing a head and his left arm. The density of the celestial dragon combined with the force of the fall is too much for even an archdemon to handle.

"Vermins..." Bune said.

"It's a rare breed, only found in the chronicles of hell. We're indebted for helping us bring one out, she'll be in our care from now on." The twins said.

"You'll be tortured in hell for eternity, just like your whore mother and pathetic father."

"For your sake, we'll give you a quick death." They replied.

"You half breeds can't harm me."

"Is that so?" The twins said as they Spawn an archangel blade."Ready?"

Archangel sword

"The scythe of Sariel and an archangel sword. Impressive. I'd expect nothing less from petty thieves " Bune said.

"We prefer the term Hunters." They said as they attack.

Bune blocks the attack with his scythe, the twins spin their scythe aiming to slice Bune's right arm. He reacts in time as he uses the end of his scythe to block it.

"Benefits of hunting, we can take whatever we want from the corpse" The twins said as they land a kick on Bune's head. He doesn't move an inch.

"Vermin..." Bune blast the twins into a wall with lasers from his eyes. 

" You're light years away from hurting me."

The twins throw a sword at him, Bune slaps the sword away. He closes in and matches them further into the wall.

"Urrgh..." The twins exclaimed as they cough out blood.

"You might be an hunter or whatsoever, killed countless of angels and demons, but. You've never faced a general.".  Bune said as he deeps his scythe into their chest.

"Arrgggh!!"  The twins yell as they to stop it, despite Bune having and using just one hand, his strength exceeds theirs combined.

"Scream like the vermin you are..."

"You demons...(coughs blood) you demons, brag too much."   The twins pulls out the scythe overpowering Bune.

Bune growls as he struggles with them...

"First things first." Completely overpowers Bune and pulls out the scythe, kicks Bune away creating some space for them to catch their breath. They take a deep breath and exhales as they heal up.

"What are you??" Bune asked looking confused.

"Like you said. We're bastards, you missed one important detail. The sword we threw at you wasn't the archangel sword."   The sword reappears back into their hand.

"How?!? How do you have that!?"

"Like we said, we take whatever we want from corpses."

Bune roars loudly out of anger.  " The anitfate sword cannot be used by the likes of half-breeds like you vermins!"

Antifate Sword

"Well, it does but at a cost. We lose five percent of our soul and life force, shortening our lifespan and weaken us. Five percent allows only five minutes, the higher the time, the larger the percent. And at this point, five minutes is all we need to kill you.

" Both of Bunes head instantly falls off.   "Your fate had been decided the moment the sword touched you."

The twins retract the swords and separates grunting in pain...

"We shouldn't have used it..." Vlad said.

"Not having this conversation again Vlad. Secure the dragon before it wakes up."

Vlad places a small crystal into the dragon's nostrils, the crystal disolves into its body, wiping it's memories as it slowly shrinks back into the size of a baby celestial dragon."

Celestial baby dragon

"Sooo cute🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍" Vlad said as he carries it.

"No time to pet, keep it." Krystal said.

"🙄🙄So mean..." Puts the dragon into a pendant on his wrist."

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Bethel uses a spell to retrain Asmoday, giving me an opening to strike...

"This ends now!!!" I yell as I am about to give Asmoday the death blow.

Balam and Amon arrive just in time to deflect my attack and free Asmoday.

"What the hell!?" I exclaimed.

"Tyson! Get back!" Bethel said as she rushes to get me.

"What??" Before I could react Balam gives me a slap with his forehand. I roll on the ground, blacked out. Amon moves in, just as fast and as agile as a snake to deliver the final blow, Bethel was still a few steps away from me. Just before Amon's attack reaches me, Castiel comes out of nowhere to block it.

"You again?" Amon laughs with excitement. " Good."

Bethel uses the opportunity to grab me, while castiel pulls back and regroups with her.

"Three Generals, could it be?" Bethel said.

"I told you not to deliver the spear. Either ways, if you really love that Nephilim, then get him out of here as quickly as possible. Lord Uriel is on his way here, our mission is done. Go! I'll hold them off." Castiel said.

Bethel places a hand on his shoulder. "Thank you."

Castiel nods. " Now go!"

Suddenly, Flauros, Bonnie, Jonathan and Elizabeth arrive almost at the same time.

"What!? Why are you all back here!? You should be long gone by now." Bethel said.

"We ran into an archdemon, this was our only option." Flauros replied.

Flauros notices I'm knocked out. " Is Ty? Is he?"

"No! No! He's not dead." Bethel replied.

"The city is in chaos, no way out." Jonathan said.

Amon cuts in with a loud sarcastic laugh. " We get to eat and welcome Lord Lucifer as well."

"Do not think about it! They will be used as sacrifice for Lord Lucifer. This is no coincidence that they all subconsciously arrived here together." Balam said.

"Sacrifice!? I don't wanna be a sacrifice. Portal us out of here." Flauros said to Bethel.

"I can't..." She replied.

"Why not!?"

"Because she doesn't have enough magical energy to open one." Jonathan said.

Flauros looks at Castiel but his expression makes Flauros swallow his words.

Shortly after, the last two generals, Asmodeus and Beelzebub join the party.

Asmodeus

We were completely surrounded and far out powered by the generals...

"What do we do?" Elizabeth said.

"This is bad. This is really really bad... I do not want to die yet😢😢😢" Flauros said.

"Would you shut up! And stop whining!" Bethel said as she slaps Flauros.

The generals slowly approach them, Bethel, Castiel and Jonathan forms a circle keeping the rest of us in it...

"This will be fun!😈" Amon said with excitement.

A portal opens up in front of them...

"We're too late, he's here."

"Who's here??" Flauros asked.

"No..." Jonathan added.

Uriel majestically comes out of the portal with a straight face. His presence made the air shift, he breaths in and out, feeling the intensity, blood shed, and conflict making him stronger, he had gone across every city killing every single demon summoned before coming here.

Archangel Uriel