Soma knitted his brows looking at his other self that had the characteristics of a demon, no rather the person before him was another entity called a devil. a higher being that should have inhabited hell.
"Ah, I see. You are the one who killed that woman".
At that time Soma's consciousness had already awakened, and he watched the demon girl getting suppressed by someone else's foot. However, he didn't have the time to think. At that time his mind was focused on breaking the wall that prevented him from going forward. The devil opened his mouth, sneering.
"..Hey I think you had something that belonged to me?".
"Ha? What the hell?..".
Soma didn't remember having taken something from the devil. He didn't falter before the devil who killed that woman as easily as breathing. Upon closer look, Soma could see that the devil was also being restrained by chains, wrapped around his limbs. Then the devil's red eyes began to glow and they were meeting each other's gaze.
"Give me your body!".
"..? Ack!".
As soon as their eyes met. A stinging pain as if his eyes were being stabbed by needles occurred on Soma. He closed his eyes because of the sudden pain he felt before it escalated and his eyes began to be burned from inside. Feeling helpless because of the chain that restrains his limb. Soma could only grit his teeth trying to endure the burning feeling in his eyes, tears began to travel along his both cheeks.
"Aaaaaaaah".
Soma couldn't hold it any longer so he howled in pain. Trying to endure the burning sensation in his eyes. His limbs are wiggling, struggling to break free from the chain, but to no avail.
The devil enjoyed the sight before him as he looked at Soma suffering. He showed his nasty smile and his eyes squinted holding back his laugh.
"Soon your body will become mine".
While Soma continued to scream in those dark places. The devil keeps watching the event unfolding with a sneer.
Then from the door that emits a bright light. A single light ball swiftly entered the dark room and stood between the devil and Soma.
The devil opened his eyes wide because of the unannounced guest that appeared out of nowhere. He knew that the light ball came here to interrupt his plan to corrupt Soma. The devil's pupil began to shrink and he tried to get rid of the light ball. But the ball began to shine so brightly that it even gave life to the dark-gloomy room that trapped Soma.
"Tch!".
The light that came from the ball was so blinding it even made the devil couldn't open his eyes. But he noticed another thing, his skin began to sizzle, burned by the divine aura it emits.
"Ack, it's hot. What the hell is that?".
Seeing the devil getting wounded. The ball began to take form. It transformed into a human figure with 180 cm in height, with a medium-built body standing in front of Soma, protecting him.
However, all of his body was still covered by the mysterious light. So his appearance remained unknown. But from the structure of his body it was a man's physique.
The human light looked at Soma and waved his right hand, then a thin gold layer began to create an enclosed space on Soma surrounding forming a half-dome, protecting him.
"You are going to be okay".
Inside the barrier. Soma noticed that the pain in his eyes began to ease before it was completely gone. A gentle soft voice that entered his ears, shooted his raging heart and mind. But, he still didn't dare to open his eyes yet. He was afraid that he would be affected by the same trick again.
"Ugh, begone".
The devil began to release his aura. Then the human light couldn't sit still either. He began to perform some sort of seal hands simultaneously with the devil.
Even in his restrained state, the devil could form a mass of black balls floating before him ready to attack the human light before him. However the human light was faster, a multiple small golden holes began to appear in an empty space around the devil.
Inside those small holes, a golden chain made from a pure divine power of light began to appear then restrained the devil's limbs, and now the devil completely lost his freedom. Only the devil's head still remained.
"This is?".
[Martial Saint Third technique - Demonic Sealing Chains]
Again the human light began to perform his next move. Then the chain began to coil around the devil's neck and it began to wrap itself toward his face. Until his head was gone, wrapped by a layer of dozens of chains.
"..With my remaining strength. This is how much I could do, huh".
What lay before the human light sight, was the strange golden cocoon floating itself above the ground restrained by a hundred chains sealed.
The human light began to turn around and then tried to bring Soma to a safer place. He touched the golden barrier, and it began to float then carrying him. He flies at a slow pace leaving the sealed devil behind.
After passing the door. He asks Soma who still closes his eyes with a gentle voice.
"You can open your eyes now".
Soma hesitated at first but he slowly opened his eyes only to be shocked by the spectacle before him. Before him spread a beautiful grassland that you could never find in his lifetime. It was like Eden itself.
Flat land with bustling grass, forming a harmony with the flowers that bloomed as if welcoming spring and the refreshing breeze that tickled his skin. The gentle flow of a clear spring that stretches far away without an end.
However, the sight that captivated him the most was standing in the middle of Eden. It was the appearance of a majestic tall tree that stood towering in the middle of this beautiful flat land. It leaves a great impact on his mind. Never had he thought that he could watch this spectacle his lifetime, it was the most beautiful scene his eyes ever saw.
"...".
Soma's brain halted for a moment. With his jaw that lowered to the ground, his attention was focused only to engrave this beautiful sight, so that he could never forget it. Seeing Soma's reaction, the human light as if pleased, nodded his head and began to fly approaching the tall tree.
The two of them float slowly on the flat land enjoying the pleasant breeze that touched their skin, and arriving before the tree.
"Woah".
Soma lifted his head up to see a myriad of cascades that escaped from the lush tree leaf, making him stupefied.
"Let's rest here".
The human light waves his hand and the gold barrier that protects Soma vanishes as he lands on the ground. Seeing that the human light began to float before sitting on top of a tree trunk that protruded from the land.
Soma looked at the human light before him with a slight awe. He searched for a good place to sit, pondering a bit before deciding to sit on the grass.
"Here is fine".
"Is that so, Hehe, It clearly shows how humble you are in your life. Hehe, I like your attitude, boy".
"Eh? No I was just..".
The human light waved his hand, trying to stop the small chit-chat, and Soma understood his intention and didn't dwell on it anymore.
"You probably had a lot of questions in your mind, right boy?".
"Yes. Ah, first. thank you very much for saving me from that being clutch".
Soma lowered his head toward the human light. His coming to the rescue really helped him a lot. Even if he didn't know who the person before him was, at least he should express his gratitude.
"What a good-mannered kid". The human light muttered in his heart, nodding and smiling, toward Soma.
"Ah, no need for that. That thing indeed must be destroyed. ..Those damn devils can't even let me rest in peace.. but I must apologize. With my current strength. sealing him was the best I could do".
Now the human began to show his apologetic gesture by also lowering his head. Soma who saw that became flustered and beckoned the man to raise his head.
"No, no. It's okay. Please raise your head. You already helped me enough".
"Many thanks, boy. That truly brings relief for me".
The two of them had the same gait if it was for humbleness. Soma had that gait from his parents' teaching, and as for the Martial Saint, he was like that because his mind was trained to not be higher than the other.
"Okay let's continue okay. My name is Cain, or you can call me Martial Saint. That is how I used to be called. Also I am the person who reigned on earth in ancient times".
"Martial Saint!?".
Soma's eyes bulged from its socket and his jaw dropped toward the floor. He never felt this shock his entire life, but he soon snapped back and asked the most important things.
"..But how?".
"Remember when you were almost dead and you spoke the phrase that I wrote on the inscription?".
Indeed before his consciousness was engulfed in the void. He recited the phrase on the inscription. He remembers the man who also recited it, but he only got a Martial saint class as his enlightenment. Instead of getting a class, Soma was able to interact with the Martial Saint fragments in his mind. It was never mentioned in the story he read.
"Listen, Kid, indeed the person who recites the phrase I wrote will have a breakthrough through his martial path, or even get the rare class Martial saint but there was something more important than that..".
"...?".
"Something that I left behind and I created it using my whole life experience, and that is..".
Because of the shocking development that was happening before his eyes. Soma, who felt the tension begin to rise, tensed his body and gulped his saliva to moisten his parched throat. Waiting for the martial saint to finish his words.
"Martial Saint System".