*Crack*
*Crack*
Around five hours have passed, and the golden cocoons finally started to break. A majority of the humans stayed behind, keen on witnessing the ascension of a human to Angel, from begining to end. With the hope of joining their ranks in the future.
Golden shards fell to the ground as the seven of them emerged from their cocoons. The cocoon started to turn into pure golden mist as the newly turned Angels emerged from shells. They looked at their hands, clenching and unclenching their fists, as they felt the raw power rushing through them.
"Can you guys feel that?" Claire asked as she looked at her hands
"Yeah, it feels like my physical strength has at least doubled, and I can practically feel the power rippling through my body." Kate replied
"It feels kinda weird to have wings, though." Tim said and flapped his wings and all of their attention was drawn to the two feathery white wing on their backs.
"Amazing." Kirt muttered in awe as he flapped his wings
Name: Claire
Race: Angel(Lesser)
Level: 1/15(1200 exp to next level)
LP: 300/300
HP: 30/30
Traits: [Holy Enchant], [Holy Arrows Creation]
Skills: [Regeneration], [Supernatural Physique], [Supernatural Senses], [Aura Vision], [Fire Affinity], [Blessing], [Heavenly Pact]
'This is even better than I dreamed it would be.' Ever since she had met Colin, she always had a desire to have to power he had, the power to battle undeads and other creatures without fear of being turned and have the mysterious and powerful abilities he possessed. And after meeting Synthia, she desired nothing more than to become an Angel just like her. To be strong and fearless.
"Are you guys done admiring yourselves? Or do you need a few more minutes?" Synthia asked with a smile
"My lady!" Claire said and bowed her head
"No need for that anymore. You can just call me Synthia. I'm sure all of you are eager to test what you can do, and you will, in time, but for now. We need to plan our next course of actions, so follow me to the core room." Synthia said, before turning around and flying towards the mansion. The instinct of how to control their wings was already ingrained in their head after the transformation, but that didn't mean they could fly as proficiently as Synthia or the other Angels.
After flying awkwardly for a few minutes, the seven of them landed infront of the mansion unsteadily before making their way to the core room. As they walked, the humans in the mansion stared at them in awe, some even giving them small bows as they went. Kirt and Simon drank in all the attention, holding their chests high and making an extra effort to look forward. Kate and Mark for their part waved towards them as they passed, while Claire, Roxy and Tim talked with a few of them for a bit before continuing on their way.
"You guys sure took your sweet time getting here." Castiel said as he tapped the metal table in front of him. Due to their large increase in number, they needed to get a larger table, a task which fell on Mr. Ziek's shoulders. Using his [Metal Affinity], he created a large stylish, rectangular table with the image of a hydra carved into the middle. He also created large throne like chairs for everyone.
"Sorry sir, these three wouldn't stop boasting to everyone they passed." Kirt smirked as he pointed to Claire, Tim and Roxy
"We weren't boasting, they simply wanted to know what it's like to be an angel and we told them." Roxy defended herself
"In other words, boasting." Sera said with a smile and just as Roxy was about to reply, Mr. Ziek cut her off
"You guys can boast all you want to your friends later, but now we have more pressing matters to discuss." Mr. Ziek said and both Castiel and Kirt smirked while the other three mumbled under their breaths
"We need to discuss our future plan of action. Currently, although the [Holy Territory] has encompassed the entirety of the city, we lack the resources to do anything with that space. We can always go out and collect resources, but the time and effort isn't worth it." Mr. Ziek said
"What do you mean by that? The time and effort isn't worth it." Claire asked and Sera chose to answer
"As you know, everything outside of the [Holy Territory] has been corrupted with demonic energy, from the plants and animals to the very soil that you used to walk on. Although we could cleanse them with holy energy, the amount of time and energy it would take to cleanse the amount of materials we need is too immense, so it would be a waste." She said and everyone nodded their heads
"What about the [Holy Cores]? I mean, we know they can cleanse things given enough time and I remember Mr. Ziek bringing ours when we were leaving City F." Kate said and Sera smiled
"Yes, including the one being used to protect the city, we have four, which means we need to use them wisely." Sera said and suddenly a sheet of paper appeared in her hand, which she spread over the table, revealing it to be a map of the continent.
"Here and here, are places we are considering to place two of the cores. The first area is a mountain, landformations like that one normally an abundance of ores and mineral deposits inside, as well as beasts that live under the earth. We will need to scout the area first, but if it proves to have vast amounts of resources, we will set up a core their. For this mission, Kate, Simon and Castiel will go." Sera said, the mountain was about three kilometers from City B and the next location was nearly six kilometers, not very far, but not close either.
"W-why us?" Simon asked, a bit scared to go outside, after his past experiences
"Kate has [Light Affinity], which will allow you to cloak yourselves. You have [Earth Affinity] which will allow you to sense creatures moving in the ground and also allow you to make tunnels in the mountain. And Castiel will be there just in case you run into any tier 4s." Sera explained and Simon shakily nodded her head
"And lastly, here. Based on what I have been told, this is a lake, a pretty big one too. Securing this fresh water source is imperative for our survival. There is also the surrounding forest to consider as well, we still have seeds that we could plant, so I think it would be a good idea if we had a farm close to the lake." Sera said
"Oh Lake Malbec, I visited that place once. It's a real natural wonder, it's one of the largest fresh water lakes on the continent, about two kilometers wide if I remember correctly and a depth of around five hundred kilometers." Mark said happily
"It's good that you know the area so well Mark, because you will be in charge of it." Sera said
"W-what do you mean?" Mark asked
"Along with Synthia, Claire, Tim and myself. You will be clearing the area of beasts and whatever else is living in the area. After a bit of cleaning and the sort, you will be incharge of that area along with Claire and Tim." Sera explained and everyone, except the original Angels, looked at her in shock.
"B-but why? Why me?" Mark asked
"It's because of your affinity, [Nature Affinity], this puts you in the unique position to manage such an area. You'll be able to make sure the farming project goes well. Additionally, we'll try and find as many people with [Plant Affinity] to help you with the project. And both Claire and Tim will be there to help you manage things as well." Synthia said, [Nature Affinity] is a really rare affinity for both demons and Angels alike. This affinity allowed the user to not only manipulate plants, but all aspects of nature, whether it is light, darkness, water, earth or air, they could manipulate it all. This makes the affinity pretty powerful, with it's only drawbacks being that they couldn't manipulate the elements as someone with an affinity to that element, but they were pretty close, and the fact that there aren't many skills associated with the affinity. With each evolution, new abilities are given to a person for their affinity, but in the case of someone with [Nature Affinity] they might not get an ability even if they evolve.
"Good for you Mark, even though you've only been an Angel for a day, you've already been promoted. Good job." Kirt said
"Thanks, I guess." Mark replied
"We'll start our operations in a few days. We'll need to train you on how to use your new bodies before we can start. Meeting dismissed." Sera said