Part 9
The Apostle of Hell
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Calmly opening his eyes, Leroy felt a slight cold on his skin and a painful dryness in his eyes. When he straightened up, he realized that he was not where he fell asleep!
He thought he was in a pond and touched the wet ground, he did not understand what happened. Looking around, he noticed that he was quite numb. He was still on a street in the city. He got up and started walking around. It was like everyone had disappeared! the dark sky and the wet ground made him nervous.
!!??
Although Leroy walked very little, he arrived at the statue called "Desire" located in the city center. This statue was a symbol that symbolized the victory and survival of humanity.
-What's going on?
When Leroy looked at the top of the statue, he saw a demon whose wings stretched to the heavens covered in blood! His face was shattered, his chest was screaming out pain with a drawn tone in the wounds. His wings were trembling with blood and a black scum was flowing from his eyes.
Leroy wanted to protect himself and focused his energy. He couldn't feel anything.
The devil said while crying:
"Naughty, naughty none of it will do."
Panicked, Leroy took a few steps back and said, "Come on, Darmond, where are you?"
The involuntary crying of the devil suddenly stopped and started talking repeatedly
"Darmond?"
"Darmond!"
"Darmond..."
Leroy, who could not control his nerves shouted "Yes!"
The Devil who came down from the top of the statue in a single jump was almost 4 meters. it was incomprehensible how high his wings reached, it seemed that he was not from this planet! He spoke calmly;
"I... it's been a long time since I've heard that name. So it's you! You are him. I never even thought I'd do this. Tell me, what happened to me?"
Leroy angrily shouted:
"What happened to the Eden! Where are the people? What's going on!!"
The devil maintained his calm attitude and said:
"Oh? now I understand... aren't you afraid of me?"
Leroy said:
"No, I'm not afraid! I won't be afraid."
After the answer he gave, an instinct from the deepest part of his heart began to envelop his body.
The Devil opened his mouth and started talking after a laugh.
"Stupid watches, stupid shackles
It made me tired…
"Flowing blood, decaying bodies
It made me broke down..."
"Screaming corpses, ending desires
It made me dead..."
"Very clear and very lucid
Isn't it?"
Before Leroy could fully understand what was the devil said, the city suddenly began to shake like an earthquake. The devil opened his arms towards his wings and shouted with the power of anger:
"One day… MY WINGS WILL COVER THE SKY AGAİN!"
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"Mom, is that guy okay?"
"No, son. let's go to home. He is an alcoholic homeless"
In the middle of the street, a young man in white clothes was running left and right.
"Whoa! Brother, can you calm down?"
An imposing man grabbed the teenager and put him on the ground.
"This is a public and decent environment, such things are not accepted-"
The young man he was holding interrupted and shouted.
"THE DEVIL! WHERE IS THE DEVIL?"
The man is in a daze:
"Brother, there is no Devil here. Have you been drinking too much?"
Leroy calmed down and looked around. After he said:
"I'm sorry. I had a lot of drink last night,"
The imposing man left Leroy and began stroking his long and bushy beard "Do you know, I also have a son about your age-"
Leroy focused the instinct on his legs and quickly leaved the man and entered an side street.
Leroy: Darmond! What's going on?
Darmond: As soon as you woke up in the morning, you started running around shouting "Devil".
Leroy: I'm not saying that. Look at my memories! A lot of strange things happened last night.
Darmond: There is nothing but sleep.
Leroy: How- The dream... I HAD A DREAM!
Darmond: Calm Down…
Leroy: But ı-
Realizing that the conversation was meaningless, Leroy put his hands to his forehead and drew a deep sigh.
Darmond: You shouldn't get so attached to instinct. What makes an animal an animal is the feelings that govern it. There is no feeling that rules you anymore, so sometimes you may need to rest your head.
Leroy: Are you just saying that?
Darmond: I can tell if you're lying or not. Instinct can shake you sometimes, but know this…
Leroy: "Know this"
Repeating his words, he asked Darmond to continue.
Darmond: If you had a dream, I'll be there too. So there's no need to panic.
Hearing this, Leroy relaxed a little, saying with a slight smile, "We have a lot of work today." said.
He left the Side street and started walking towards the center of the city at a normal Deceleration pace.
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(Outside the walls)
"No"
"But please."
"No"
"Just once."
"I don't think it's right to have fun."
"All right…"
Nell was begging Eliot to take a walk in Eden when their duties were over.
Eliot: Isn't it strange that we haven't come across an raid yet?
Nell: I don't know, we've been outside the walls for almost 2 days. We're almost out of supplies.
Eliot: I hope we will come across an raid, otherwise the resources spent on research will be wasted.
Nell: I hope we don't come across…
Eliot: Why? This is a very important task, if we can get information about the raids, we can save most people.
Nell: Even the teachers are fleeing the raids and we don't have a master with us. Since you are an reinforcement user, you can become a master in the future. I don't want you to be wasted in a place like this.
Eliot: I'm not sure I want to be a master. Great people, all of Eden trusts them. But I don't feel right for it, you know, just because I got caught up in the fun, a powerful master of the future died here.
Nell: He couldn't have been strong, it's a rare case of one of his abilities resetting the other one. Even a normal Class user is stronger than him-
Eliot interrupted Nell and continued his speech.
Eliot: Believe me. Leroy was such a person that I wouldn't be surprised if he came back from the bottom of hell for revenge right now.
Nell: Why would he want to get revenge on you?
Eliot: I don't know, it was quite heartbreaking what he said before he died.
Nell: What did he say-
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"GET READY"
A student was coming running from far away.
Eliot: That guy "Kaizer", can we trust his weapon.
Nell: Kaizer is a tough kid. his talent always tells the truth, get ready.
WEAPON!!
Enki
The user can control most liquids. In addition to hardening and evaporation, it can obtain different structures by changing the molecules of the liquid substance. The user can sense the dangers by talking to the water. This genetically transmitted weapon does not have any physical form.
Eliot said, "Kazier's weapon "Enki"... It's really multifunctional."
Kaizer, who was approaching 1.70 in height, had a rather childish face with black hair and green eyes, was just 13 years old. He was already used to the battlefield, as he naturally evoked class. Although his skinny arms and legs made him look more like an ordinary child than a fighter, everyone was aware of his abilities.
He was panting when he reached Eliot and Nell. He immediately entered into the to speech.
Kaizer: An raid is coming here. A very big one!
Eliot turned his head towards Nell and said, "Take the investigators to a secure building and make sure there are no creatures inside. I'll catch one of them alive and join you."
Replying by saying "Understand" Nell quickly got to work.
Eliot: Kaizer, since the creatures are coming at us, it means death to collide with them. That's why I want you to build the hardest barrier you can and create an open-top circle with only one exit. Do you have enough water?
Kaizer: Since when are you the captain, I wonder?
Upon this answer, Eliot summoned his huge the honor of war and smashed the asphalt by hitting the ground. The honor of war had created a small crater on the ground.
Eliot: Do you want to be a captain?
Kaizer swallowed after seeing the disintegration on the ground and continued his speech.
Kaizer: There are tons of unused water in the sewers. What exactly will this barrier do for us?
Eliot: You'll see, you do as I say.
Shaking his head in a sense of approval, Kaizer crossed to the middle of the road and began to create a barrier with the water coming out from under the ground by cracking the asphalt.
"Harder," said Eliot, standing a step in front of the barrier.
Kaizer, who had made the barrier tougher, was beginning to use all his desire.
"Even harder."
Kaizer collapsed to the floor and increased his focus.
"Go on, Harden it Up."
Kaizer: If this continues, I won't be able to hold the barrier for a long time.
"Keep hardening it."
Kaizer: In this case, I can only keep the barrier active for 3 minutes.
Eliot raised his sword and gripped it tightly. "Great, close the entrance as soon as I say."
The creatures that came into the field of vision were coming quickly.
"Reinforcement!"
The honor of war that received its endless reinforcement began to glow with a blue aura.
"Eliot, the barrier has two minutes left. My desire is running out."
Seconds before colliding with the creatures, Eliot walked into the barrier and said, "Turn it off."
Kaizer, who was blocking the entrance of the barrier, shouted harshly, "Aren't you going to collide with them!?"
The creatures began to hit the barrier hard. Kaizer, who stated that he had 1 minute left, was afraid. Eliot calmly continued to hold the honor of war.
"30 seconds"
"20"
"ELIOT, DO SOMETHING!"
"10 SECONDS LEFT, I'M BEGGING YOU, DO SOMETHING!!"
The barrier gradually collapsed and disappeared. Closing his eyes, Kaizer began to cry and said, "I should never have come here."
Eliot got angry and said, "Open your eyes, you idiot."
When Kaizer looked around, he saw that the creatures were still scraping away in a circular way, as if there was a barrier.
As the swarm of creatures dwindled, Eliot stepped forward and began to attack. The creatures were only injuring their legs. Thanks to this, he would have captured a living one and handed it over to the investigating professors. Gradually, the raid ended.
Eliot:
"Kaizer, look at these. Tell me which one is the most alive. You can have the desires of the rest, you deserve a nice dinner tonight."
He said and sat down on the sidewalk.
Kaizer: I have no idea what just happened, but it was great. How did you find out about this?
Eliot: I didn't learn. I tried and it happened. It feels like the honor of war knows how to deal with these things.
After these words, Kaizer, who said "I get it" realized that he had returned from the dead and continued to look at the monster bodies. After marking a few of them quite alive, he killed the rest.
Eliot calmly said, "Let's take these to the professors."
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End of the episode
The apostle of hell
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