Ezekiel was left baffled by Isamu's words. Was he arrogant enough to say he was greater than God himself? But he was pretty terrifying, and he didn't know the full extent of Isamu's strength, so he kept quiet and just nodded in agreement. He would gulp loudly as he looked around the room, trying to find something else to talk about, but he came up empty-handed as he would sigh, slam his foot to the ground, and speak in a loud voice.
"Who do you think you are to say you are greater than the mighty God Yahweh, who has created us in his image and is willing to forgive our sins? If we turn a new leaf, you will never find a more loving god than him. Do you not understand the consequences of your actions? You are a blasphemer! You want the truth for me very well. You are not Project Annihilation; you are nothing! You are just another soul in the afterlife; do you want to know who the real Project Annihilation is!?! It's."
He paused for a second as he looked into Isamu's eyes. He felt fear again as he let out another gulp and looked at Isamu as he spoke in a nervous tone,
"It's your son! Akumu! He will be the one to dine with God's and talk to them in the future, just you see! You are nothing, Lord Isamu! You may be a king, but God is the king of kings!"
He spoke in a thunderous tone as Isamu was surprised by this, but he would just smile as the room returned to normal as he sighed.
"Thank you for the truth, Ezekiel, but why did you lie to me the first time? Why did you say I was projecting annihilation? Don't tell me you are afraid of death, even though you are a man of God. Ezekiel, tell me, What are you so afraid of? if you have God on your side"
Ezekiel would fall silent as he gulped again and started stumbling on his words.
"I said it because God didn't give me a clear answer; all I knew was that it was someone from the Garcia family, and with the amount of evil energy your son has collected over time, I am sure he's projecting annihilation, and he will be the one to dine with God's and have God forgive us for the sins of our ancestors."
Ezekiel said as he would calm down and sat back down on the chair and sighed. He knew he was spouting nonsense, but well, he had no other choice. He's not afraid of death, is he? He questioned himself, as he would sigh again and rest his hands on the table as he asked Isamu.
"Could we have more food on the table?"
He asked politely, as Isamu just smiled and nodded.
"Very well, servants, go and cook us a meal and bring us something nice to drink."
The servants did as they were told. They didn't want to be punished by Isamu, and they certainly didn't want to end up like the guy whom he killed just to show Ezekiel who's boss. They then brought the food back to Isamu and Ezekiel as another banquet was laid in front of them. Isamu would look at Ezekiel and just smile. As Ezekiel started eating again before finishing, he wiped his mouth clean with a handkerchief, as Isamu would get up and look at Ezekiel.
"I'm glad you enjoyed the food. Ezekiel, feel free to exit my castle whenever you feel like it. There's no rush, and I also apologize for not greeting you at the entrance; I was busy with something."
Ezekiel would just reply with a smile and a headshake.
"Do not worry about it, your majesty. I would rather you not greet me. I am not that important. I am still a human after all."
The King just laughed before Ezekiel got up and would bow his head as Ezekiel would leave the castle. As Isamu would sit back on his throne, Akumu would arrive on the throne. He looked into Isamu's eyes and just looked at him with disgust. Akumu would slowly approach Isamu, and Isamu would look back at him as his smile faded away as he put on a serious expression. as electricity was in the air between these two as it cracked everywhere around the two as the servants would look at this and immediately exit.
"And what displeasure do I have to see the face of Belial, one of the four lesser evils and seven great evils of the mortal realm? And why had you not made yourself present when Ezekiel was in the room with us? Do not tell me the Great Lord of lies is scared of a man."
Akumu's face immediately turned into a more annoyed look as he stared into Isamu's eyes with hatred. Akumu then spoke.
"You know the reason well, King; I'm here for my payback. You sealed me in that damn basement for many years, and you broke our contract, so I'm here to personally damn you to hell, reap your soul, and kill you, filthy mortal."
The King just laughed as he held his belly in pain from laughing so much as he looked at Belial once more and smirked as Belial was left confused.
"Why aren't you scared of me, fool? I'm here to kill you! Should be terrified of me. But yet you are here laughing at me and mocking me as if I'm joking about taking your soul to hell for breaking our contract."
The King just laughed more before stopping and taking a breather as he looked the demon
in the eye and just smiled gently before getting up as he put his hands in his pockets and smirked.
"You think I am afraid of a demon just because I broke a contract that involved killing my own flesh and blood and killing the man of the almighty God himself? You must be a dreaming demon rather than the lord of lies. Shall I help you wake up fully? Or would you like my good friend Michael to do it?"
Isamu would just continue to laugh as the demon got more annoyed. The scene then shifted to the main crew. Specifically, Jason would be meditating on the peak of a mountain, trying to clear his mind of thoughts and focusing on teaching Ray about the world without directly interacting with his story, as Jason's story had ended when Neo had died in the war, or so he thought. He kept on meditating as the scene shifted back to Isamu and Belial as Isamu's eyes glew bright blue, activating his powers of the Garcia blood as he summoned several portals around him, each with weapons sticking out of them as He then grabbed one of the weapons; it was a Khopesh, an Egyptian blade, and dragged it across the floor before slicing upwards, creating a wall of flames. He kept his eyes on the demon, as they were now trapped with Isamu. He then created a ring of flames as he kept looking into the demon before speaking.
"You are a fool demon; you should never challenge a man who has nothing to lose."
Isamu spoke bravely as the demon growled in anger and charged at Isamu, as he would speed-blitz Isamu and stab him through the heart as Isamu would cough out blood and hold the demon's arm in place. He just laughed maniacally before slowly dying as he dropped to the floor, taking his final breath