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2022-08-06 05:00:31Before he could go anywhere, he needed to get the white strands off of himself. Now as he looked at them, wrapped around his legs, arms, and waist, they clearly looked like kelp. He unwrapped them and threw them back into the white sea.
Then, he tried his best to get rid of the sticky white liquid still on his head. After a few minutes of effort, he got most of it out of his hair. “I hate this.” He grumbled as he finally got back up on his feet and turned towards the city.
A narrow, stone path led from the edge of the beach uphill, towards the buildings in the distance.
The young man stretched his arms and legs, then set off. There was no point in wasting any more time here after all. He needed to find Azazel, and for that, he probably needed to get closer to the precipice. His fast paced steps carried him along the stone path, though he was soon forced to slow down, and eventually stop to hide behind the nearest building as he spotted two angels wal
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“You must be longing for rest,” The Angel’s cold, emotionless voice echoed in the museum halls. “You must be afraid, terrified even, I understand that. Come, let me help you.”Kyle covered his mouth with his hands, and forced himself to take shallow, silent breaths. Footsteps echoed in the hall. They were growing nearer. Had the angel found him already? He didn’t dare move, not even to peek through the cracks in the statue’s wing.“Let me guide you to where a wayward soul should have gone to.” The Angel continued talking as she passed him by, seemingly without noticing where he was hiding. “Let me take you to a place beautiful beyond your imagination.”Kyle bit his lips. This place was confusing and beyond his imagination already. The last thing he needed was to be found and forcefully taken somewhere else by an angel. Heaven, he assumed was what she meant. Was it an
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The angel’s voice echoed in the gallery. Kyle gritted his teeth, refusing to give him an answer.“Speak, human.” The angel’s grasp on his arm tightened, he pushed his wrist up. A sharp pain jolted through his arm.“Why do you care?!” He hissed. He couldn’t tell him it was Azazel’s doing. He had to keep the Fallen Angel out of it. If the Celestial Plane found out about him, this would end badly for both of them.“Dark Amber is rare,” The Angel stood up, pulling him up on his feet as well. “Too rare for a mortal to have so much of it.” He caught forced the young man to face him, and caught his other wrist.. “Who branded you, mortal?”Kyle gritted his teeth. “I don’t know.” He lied, hoping this angel didn’
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The loud ringing continued for a while, growing louder, and more disturbing with each passing second. Kyle scowled, and twisted his face as the ringing seemed to try and pierce his skull.The angel also seemed somewhat disturbed, though for clearly different reasons than Kyle. Unlike the young man, the sound itself didn’t seem to bother the four winged angel. It was it’s meaning, what it signified that bothered him.“You seem to have brought along more trouble than I expected, human.” The angel condescendingly spoke. “Stay here,” He said as he dragged Kyle to the nearest tree. “And wait until I deal with whatever you did before the Greater Ones are disturbed.”He tied the young man’s hands to the roots perturbing the soil, then stretched his wings, and flew away. The loud ring had also begun
The Lich's Master Chapter 262: The Celestial Palace
Once the angels were gone, the young mean sighed a quiet breath of relief. Their short, but precise conversation had hşm thinking. Why was Azazel named the traitor? Was it really him they were talking about?He couldn’t be sure. From what he knew about the Celestial Plane – which admittedly wasn’t much at all – there were more than a few angels who had left this plane, and sought refuge elsewhere. The two angels he overheard could be talking about any one of the escaped, fallen angels. But then again, what were the chances of one of them coming back to the Celestial Plane with ill intent at the same time as Azazel and Kyle had?Once a few short moments passed in silence, Kyle continued climbing the stairs. He paused for a few seconds at the top of the stairs, and listened carefully for any sounds, any signs of life. Once he was satisfied with the silence, he
The Lich's Master Chapter 263: The Arms of Heaven
The door opened with an alarmingly loud creak, startling him. It wasn’t so loud when the angels opened it, was it? He pushed the oddity to the back of his mind, and stepped inside, closing the door behind him. Only then did he take a goof look inside.This was, indeed, an armoury. Weapon and armour racks filled the room. Bows and other similar weapons hung from the walls. Just like the museum, this place also had colour. The weapons and armour had colour, to be precise, not the room itself.Kyle looked at the weapons before him wide eyed. They were radiating with power. Celestial power. Power no man should have. Power Kyle most certainly was going to claim.He approached the nearest weapon rack, then hesitated. Was he still able to open his inventory here? He tried, and to his surprise, the interface he had already grown used to immediatel
The Lich's Master Chapter 264: The Clash of Angels
The four winged Fallen Angel stretched his wings wide open, then leapt into the air with shocking speed. He met the descending angels halfway in the air, and as his blade met with that of the four winged angel, a loud, clear clang echoed in the air. The echo faded a moment later, immediately followed by the sounds of metal hitting metal, over and over again. As Azazel held his ground against the dozen or so angels attacking him from all sides, the four winged angel flew further up blade in hand, and pointed his weapon down, towards Azazel. Kyle bit his lips. Azazel had no weapons. He stopped the blades aiming for him with spells – solidifying the air and countering the strikes with that. As ingenious and useful that ability was, it certainly left him at a disadvantage against his enemies. And that disadvantage soon began to show itself by way of the Fallen Angel slowly losing ground, being forced to retreat. Every beat of his wings carried him back and down. His normally calm face t
The Lich's Master Chapter 265: The Angel's Blade
As the four winged angel swooped down from the skies to take his life away, all Kyle could think of was how fast they could fly. “Necron’s Shield!” He hissed without hesitation. It was the most powerful defensive spell he had. If anything was going to work, it would be this! It was his best bet. The Necronomicon appeared in his open hands. The pages of the old book turned on their own, and a green beam of light shot up to the sky. Kyle didn’t let the barrier grow large – he just needed something small, and sturdy. The beam of green light spread out and soon curved down, around him, and touched the ground beneath his feet. The protective cocoon had just finished forming when the four winged angel reached him. The sharp blade hit the grey-green barrier with a loud, resounding clang, sending ripples through the barrier. Despite Kyle’s fears, the barrier held. Unable to stop at such speeds, the angel beat his wings in a panic in an attempt to avoid hitting the barrier. He grazed past i
The Lich's Master Chapter 266: To The Higher Celestial Plane
His ears soon began to ring. Each step he climbed made the pressure wrong. Each step was a challenge. It felt like his legs were leaden. He felt sluggish, with little energy to waste on anything but taking one more step.He wanted to give up. He wanted to sit down, and let the pressure subside. Let the ringing in his ears stop. A short break, he told himself over and over again while his gaze remained fixed on the Fallen Angel’s back.He showed no sign of stopping. He climbed the stairs slowly, but deliberately. Each step he took was filled with confidence. His wings slowly began to glow with an ethereal light as they reached the halfway point.Soon, the layer of clouds blocking the sky began to scatter. Rays of blinding white sunlight pierced the clouds, illuminating the palace below for a split second before the shadow of something large blocked their path.“Hurry,” The Fallen Angel’s voice reached his ears. It was but a whisper,
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The serene white light changed as soon as they stepped into the garden. It grew brighter, lighting up even the darkest corners of the garden. “Finally.” Azazel whispered. He calmly stepped towards the bright white light. “It’s been so long.” He and the rest of the group arrived before the tree. The Fallen Angel reached for the tree, only for his fingers to touch a barrier surrounding it. The yellow-brown barrier rippled as soon as the Fallen Angel’s fingertips touched it. Azazel flinched, and pulled his hand back as a look of disgust appeared on his face. With furrowed brows and blazing eyes, he turned around, and shouted at the top of his lungs. “Show yourself, Demon!” Droigheann flinched. “He’s here?!” The Demon of the Nightbloom asked wide eyed as he unsheathed his blade, and put his helmet on without hesitation. Luke stepped forward, making sure to stand in front of Caille and Kyle. Igna tightened her grip on the hilt of her blade, while Cacophus’s bony fingers rummaged through
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The fully armoured knight dropped his sword and tried to grab the slimy goo with both of his hands. The goo only latched onto his helmet further as he struggled. The man started to stumble a few moments later.Kyle couldn’t help but laugh a little, though his near brush against death kept him from enjoying Jeffrey’s suffering. The knight soon managed to grab onto the goo properly, and threw it away, only to be met with Kyle’s light magic.“Bolt of Light!” The young man shouted, then as the Knight raised his hand to cover his eyes from the bright golden light, he dashed towards him, blade in hand. He hadn’t used a sword properly in ages, not since he’d gotten his Summoner class, and started summoning powerful people such as Aoris, or Irena. But Aoris and Irena were busy protecting the cathedral, and Droigheann had his hands full with the remaining group of enemies.And he had a particular hatred against Jeffrey and his constant stupidity. He grabbed the hilt of his blade with both his
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Chapter 275: The Ancient City of Necron (3)
“Oh for fuck’s sake.” Kyle rolled his eyes as the enemy charged at him and his allies. Jeffrey’s ridiculous accusations and ignorant behaviour was the last thing he needed at the moment.Droigheann unsheathed his blade and struck the ground with it. Black veins spread across the grey marble plaza, originating from his blade. They leapt off the ground, reaching for Jeffrey and his allies.“Fire storm!” A voice boomed. Kyle flinched as a whirling storm of flames burnt away the roots and veins. Droigheann gritted his teeth and removed his swords from the ground. “Damn mages,” The Demon grunted as he stepped forward. His helmet materialised in his hand, and he promptly put it on.“SHALL I DISPATCH OF THEM, KYLE?” Cacophus’ sudden question surprised him. “Yeah, please help Droigheann.” Kyle hissed as he pointed at the group. “We shouldn’t waste much time on them.”As he spoke, several shards of crystallised light formed at his fingertips. He fired them at the man leading the charge.“AS YO
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Chapter 274: The Ancient City of Necron (2)
Kyle took the first step down the grey marble staircase. As his feet touched the ancient slabs, he involuntarily flinched.Azazel and Droigheann followed just a step behind, along with Cacophus, who chose to float next to them.“AMAZING, IT HAS BEEN PRESERVED PERFECTLY!” The Lich exclaimed, pausing just a few steps in, and carefully inspecting the waist high walls preventing them from falling off the side. “LOOK AT THIS CRAFTMANSHIP!”Kyle shot a glance at the waist hight wall. It was covered in intricate carvings from top to bottom. Just a few meters of this wall must have taken weeks to create, if not more. “Yeah, it’s amazing.”“Just like the legends.” Droigheann carefully ran his finger along the carvings. “A city of ancient wonders, housing powers beyond imagination, made from the most beautiful materials by the best craftsmen ever to grace the face of this world.”“Seems about right.” Azazel pointed at the buildings. “Any one of these would have taken months to perfect, if not y
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Chapter 273: The Ancient City of Necron (1)
The Necronomicon’s pages turned on their own. Kyle waited patiently for the book to settle on a page. Once it did, he read through the spell. It was a modified dispel spell.“Stand back, just in case.” He said to the others. Everyone took a few steps back, even Cacophus who had just arrived. The Lich didn’t speak, but the green glows in his eye sockets glimmered and lit up brightly with excitement.Kyle’s lips curled up with a faint smile for a moment before he turned his gaze back to the Necronomicon. “Open thine gates, lift thine veil.” He recited the spell’s words clearly. “Allow me passage to what is rightfully mine, as I hold the Book of Ancient Secrets!”A moment passed before the spell fully took effect. The barrier around the Ancient City of Necron began to lower as Kyle felt his vitality drain with alarming speed. He looked down at the back of his hand with a panic as the few locks of dark hair dangling before his eyes slowly began to turn white.The mark of the Evertree glow
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The elderly woman took the two pieces of the hourglass in her hand. A faint, almost mellow smile appeared on her lips as she closed her fingers around the pieces of the hourglass. “I am in your debt, Azazel, young man.” She whispered as she clenched her fingers further. The muffled sound of something cracking sounded. Then, a fine dust flowed from between her fingers. The cool breeze caught the dust, carrying it away from the patio. The elderly woman smiled. “No, come back.” Her voice was calm, almost as if she was speaking to an old friend. “I’m right here.” The wind whirled, suddenly changed its direction, and blew the dust right back at her. She closed her eyes and smiled. Kyle braced himself for… something. “It’s alright now.” Her motherly voice reached his ears. “It feels good to be whole again.” She turned her gaze towards the sky. “It is a beautiful day, isn’t it?” Kyle disagreed. Dark clouds covered the sky. “It is good to have you back, Record Keeper.” Azazel bowed his
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Chapter 271: The Hourglass
It was a misty morning and getting out of bed felt like a huge chore. He still dragged himself out of bed, albeit slowly, and staggered towards the hot spring. He paused in front of the mirror for a second. The bite marks on his neck were awfully visible. Vis had definitely taken some of her frustrations out of him last night.He let out a sigh and went to take a bath. She was rightfully upset, and he didn’t care about how he looked too much. He bathed, then got dressed and opened the door of his room, only to see Droigheann standing there, leaning against the wall.“I didn’t realise you’d come out.” Kyle said as he fixed his cloak and hair before the mirror.“You were asleep.” Droigheann explained with a faint smile. “You found the second half of the hourglass.” He stated with a hint of curiosity in his voice. Kyle nodded. “We did. We almost died for it too.” He shuddered. “I’m never going back to the Celestial Plane.”Droigheann laughed out loud. “That is indeed a good idea.” The De
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Chapter 270: The Waking World
His eyes shot wide open, and he stared at the grey ceiling above him. A couple of moths were walking in rough circles. One of them tried to fly, only to continuously hit the ceiling afterwards.He blinked a few times as he tried to figure out where he was.“You’re awake!” A panicked voice reached his ears. “Rhealis, they’re back!” It took him a moment to recognise Vis’ voice. A cold hand pressed against his forehead as he slowly began to notice the numbness around his right arm. There was a mild pain too.Footsteps approached as Kyle tilted his head to look at Vis. “Did something happen while we were gone?” He asked with a crusty voice. He licked his dry lips. He could use some water right now.“Your arm got charred!” Vis hissed wide eyed. Was she angry? “And the Fallen Angel’s wings started bleeding!”“Indeed,” Rhealis approached them with a glass of water in her hand. She helped Kyle sit upright, then gave him the glass. He drank it without hesitation. The water passing through his
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Chapter 269: The Wasteyard of Heaven
Azazel led him through the distorted landscape in a hurry. “They can’t see as well here.” The Fallen Angel explained as soon as they walked through a cathedral door and fell upwards. Kyle hit the ceiling with a muffled thud. A thick, soft carpet had broken his fall.He moaned with pain still. Constantly falling somewhere was slowly taking its toll on him. His back couldn’t take many more falls. “Why?” He asked as he sat upright and rubbed his sides.Azazel flew up and closed the cathedral’s door. “Because of the distortions. They don’t see things as you do. They see what something is, can be, and was.” The Fallen Angel hesitated upon seeing Kyle’s confused expression. “You don’t understand, do you?”Kyle shook his head. “Nope.”Azazel’s shoulders dropped with disappointment. “When you see something,” The Angel said, speaking slower th
