Chapter 68 - Reawakening - Part 9

Time: Unknown. Location: Unknown:

In a dimension illuminated with nothing but beautiful colours, Aarin opened her eyes.

"Where…?"

Something happened recently.

When she came back from Earth, she lost consciousness.

After a few days, she finally opened her eyes.

But all she could see was beautiful illuminated colours in an unknown place.

She tried to identify this place but couldn't.

"Oh, you are awake princess."

Hearing a voice in this dimension which she couldn't understand, she narrowed her eyes.

The physics of this dimension are different. Things such as gravity don't exist.

"Do you remember killing me?"

Looking around, she thought about the question.

Angels are seen as these holy beings but that's wrong. They are not so different from most people. They have killed in the past and committed other forms of sins.

Aarin, just like most other angels, has killed many people. So, she was thinking about who this person was.

She cannot recall most of those deaths since they are very insignificant.

Taking too much time and not being serious, the other person who cannot be seen by the naked eye clicked his tongue and punched Aarin.

Angels are separated into three main classes; high-class angels, middle-class angels and low-class angels. There are sub ranks within each class.

High-class angels at full power are multiversal level being. Supposedly

Middle-class angels are at least above universal level. Supposedly.

Lowest of the low-class angels are at least planet level. Supposedly.

However, low-class angels are very few.

These rankings took into consideration the angels at full power.

Angels and demons are separated into nearly infinite numbers and scattered across the multiverse. Each universe has its own version of that angel and demon.

But even with a fraction of their power, they are still pretty powerful.

Aarin - the angel of Love - was ranked a middle-class angel.

Most emotion-based angels are high-class but Aarin was powerless at one point and when her powers returned, she was classified as a middle-class angel.

Of course, her powers have grown slightly but it’s not enough to get her rank increased. And frankly, she does not really care about it.

Now, even though she has a fraction of her power, she is still extremely powerful. She should theoretically be able to destroy planets with ease. And take hits from Nazar without feeling pain.

However, she felt pain in her face as she was punched.

“Hng!”

She messaged her face as she tried to look for her kidnapper.

“Try and remember me, princess.”

Aarin thought hard but she could not recall this person.

In her defence, she cannot even see the person before her.

"Think back to 2019 of the original timeline. Jabalot Empire. And Nazar - the God."

Aarin still couldn't recall the person.

"You killed me. I was the fastest. But somehow, you killed me. You ended my life."

Aarin scratched her chin as she thought about it.

For the life of her, she cannot recall this person.

"Collect all of your power and look at me. You are fast enough to keep up with me, right?"

Aarin let out an exasperated sigh.

"I won't."

“You are not leaving this place. Ever.”

“And why is that?”

"..."

There was no reply from the other person.

"Huh?"

Aarin looked around.

"Did you go somewhere?"

No answer.

She stood up and looked around.

This place did not follow the same rules as Heaven or the 3rd dimensional plane of existence.

She did her best to understand this place but couldn't.

However.

"There is abnormal energy…"

The beautiful Illuminated lights which can be seen in this place are not lights. It's energy.

"It feels a little like…"

Aarin had tried searching for the correct word. However, nothing comes to her mind except one word.

However, she did not want to accept that answer. But it was the only answer she had.

She clenched her fist and muttered the word.

"Magic."

Magic.

Magic is an energy which comes from the space between the universes and dimensions. It is the residual energy of dead dimensions and universes roaming freely in the free space.

It can be harnessed by lesser beings but in return for their life force.

Angelic magic and demonic magic is the same but also different. People who use either of those magic harnesses the energy from the empty space but it's the residual energy of the angels and demons.

Magic which comes from the dead universes and dimensions was referred to as "normal" magic by some. It can be accessed just about by everyone. It's relatively weaker, so the life force required to use it is lower.

Angelic magic is relatively more powerful and can only be accessed by select few. Mainly, the angel creations such as humans and Chochicans.

Demonic magic can be accessed by everyone easily and it's far more powerful. However, the price of that magic is extremely high. And when using the magic for the first time, most people die due to not being able to use it properly or because of its chaotic nature. Demonic magic also leaves quite a toll on the user and can damage them for life, if not used correctly.

However, what Aarin is feeling here is not similar to any other forms of magic she knows.

This magic is different.

Many days later, Aarin still stood in the same place and tried to analyse it.

She would occasionally get interrupted by her captor.

Last time that being was here, they had told her that the only thing they lack is immortality. Once he obtains it, he will have no problem going against even more powerful angels.

Of course, Aarin didn't pay a lot of attention to them. She was busy trying to understand this new "magic" she has come across.

Aarin was floating in a sitting position and was thinking.

Scratching her chin, she said, "It has a structure of magic. But it also seems more… I don't know, Godly? Kind of feels a little like Nazar's."

"What are you doing, princess?"

Aarin shrugged once she heard a voice from behind him.

"Can you slow down so I can at least see you?"

She turned around and smiled.

"Or are you shy?"

Aarin did not want to talk about the abnormal magic in front of the other person.

"Tch."

The other person clicked their tongue and slowed down slightly.

Even though they were slowed down, they couldn't be seen by normal people. Aarin had to increase her speed just to see him.

"Hm, black armour… That design…"

Aarin thought about it.

"Did you say 2019 of the original timeline?"

"Yes. Earth time."

"Ahhhh!"

Aarin smiled widely as she remembered.

"Are you the speedster? The one who hurt Nazar?"

"...Yes."

"What was your name again?"

She said with a mocking smile and looking down on them.

"Rewind."

Rewind. The speedster from Death 100 noticed that she was looking down on him, but it didn't bother him.

She laughed.

"Come on now, that was like… what? Like 20 years ago? In another timeline."

The speedster gritted his teeth.

“Get over the grudge, man. You are back to the land of the living. So, what’s the big deal?”

She felt a pair of hands choking her neck.

“WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DYING? YOU PATHETIC ANGELS!!”

He shouted at the top of his lungs.

When he is moving fast, his voice changes. You cannot tell whose voice it is.

“YOU FILTHY CREATURES BORN WITH INFINITE POWER AND INFINITE EGO!”

Aarin tried to break free but couldn’t.

“PRETENDING TO BE THESE HOLY CREATURES BUT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE THAN YOU AND THE DEMONS!!”

She couldn’t break free but she wasn’t feeling much pain, either.

“And there is a difference between you and us?”

Rewind grip on her neck loosened slightly.

“Rewind. The God of Death. Isn’t that your nickname?”

Among the Death 100, Rewind is one of the youngest but he has the highest kill count.

Reaper has been around for thousands of years but his kill count does not even come close to Rewind.

“Killing billions after billions just for fun… What’s the difference between you and me?”

She had heard stories of this person from Nazar before.

Aarin always wondered why someone would enjoy killing this much.

Of course, she has killed before. Many times. But she doesn’t understand why anyone would do it for fun.

“Let me tell you!”

Hearing her angry tone, Rewind removed his hands from her neck.

“You do it for fun. But me? I did it because you killed Nazar. I did it as revenge. I did it because I wanted to stop you. Happy?”

Seeing the thin smile on her face, he clenched his fist.

“Come on, don’t be so grumpy. You got a chance at life again. So, don’t waste it on revenge.”

Aarin looked away from him and stared at the weird energy around her.

She was expecting Rewind to attack her from the back but didn’t.

So, she scoffed.

“So, what’s this dimension?”

Looking back, he was already gone.

She sighed to herself.

Now that she was alone, she could focus on the energy before her.

“The structure of this… It’s much denser than normal magic. Acquiring it… It’s going to be costly, right?” She said as she smiled.

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Rewind was running across the universe when he was suddenly pulled into a dark dimension.

“What do you want, Michael?”

“Where have you been?”

Rewind clicked his tongue.

For the last couple of days, Rewind has been vanishing from their view once in a while.

“What do you want, Michael?”

“Anyway, the Angel Killer is going to be activated soon. Keep a close eye on Earth when it happens and stop her before she goes too far.”

“How far is too far?”

Michael frowned.

“Just don’t let her do any damage to the planet. Not yet, at least.”

“Ahh...”

Rewind sounded very uninterested in the task.

“Rightttt...”

Michael clenched his fist.

Dealing with Rewind has been very annoying for him.

“And why am I doing this, errand boy?”

Michael bet his tongue in order to suppress his anger.

“I want to find that angel and kill her.”

For some reasons, Rewind was hiding the fact that he had already captured.

“You can do that later.”

“No, no, no, no, no. Find her for me. That was our deal. I get the angel and in return, I help you against my old friend, errand boy.”

Michael sucked in a breath.

Waving his hand, a vortex of dark energy appeared and threw away Rewind.

“Do as you are told.”

“...”

“If you don’t, I will kill you personally.”

Michael might have lost his power but he is not powerless.

“Haha, really? If I heard this correctly, you got taken out by a mere magician.”

Rewind was standing before Michael now.

"An impressive feat. To rip me apart molecule by molecule? Very impressive."

Michael chuckled.

"But that was a mere display. All according to my plan.”

“...Oh?”

“I need Nazar at that exact moment to inform him about the true Goddess.”

“You mean according to her plan?” Rewind said in a mocking tone.

Michael replied with a thin smile.

“Wait--”

“The Angel Killer will be activated soon. Bye.”

Michael waved his hand and Rewind vanished.

“See you soon, speedster,” said in a tone as if he was singing.

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Unknown dimension:

“Ahhhhh!!!!” Aarin smiled excitedly as she threw her hands into the air. “I did it!!”

Aarin has cracked the code of energy after a few days.

Rewind was standing behind her and staring at her with an annoyed expression on her face.

“What do you want, fatty?”

Aarin looked back at him and puffed her cheeks as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“Just because I have a moderate chest and body muscle does not make me fat.”

By no means was Aarin fat. Or had a “moderate” chest. Her chest falls slightly on the large side.

“Anyway, I have finally cracked the code. Thanks.”

“Wait, I didn’t bring you here to learn the secrets of the energy and steal it!”

Rewind rebutted with all his might.

“I brought you here because it’s outside of their view.”

He prepared to take Aarin out of this dimension and keep her imprisoned in another place.

But Aarin winked at him.

“Oh, you wanted to spend a little alone time with me?”

“N-No, that’s not it, you fatty!”

Aarin raised one of her hands and placed it on her face.

“Oh, that’s so mean,” she was talking as if she was sad and sulking. “And here I thought someone was finally interested in me.”

“I-I don’t care about that.”

The man who only knew killing was struggling to keep the angel in check.

It’s very hard to kill an angel but he can hurt her.

However, every time he tried to do that, Aarin would talk all “sweet” to him and mess up his pace.

“Anyway,” Her “sulking” tone was replaced by a more serious tone. “Come here, lover boy.”

Every time Aarin started pretending to be in sulking, Rewind would increase the distance between them.

So, right now, he was standing hundreds of meters away from him.

Aarin was barely keeping up with him. She could see his afterimage that was being left in the illuminated lights of this dimension.

“Wh-what do you want?”

“Come here.”

Rewind let out a heavy sigh and went closer to her.

“To access this power, I need to get rid of my old powers.”

“Errrr...”

Rewind still walked closer to her.

“Stab me in the heart.”

“Finally!”

Rewind smiled thinly - but no one besides he could see it.

“Wait!”

Aarin shouted out as she held out her hands.

“I meant with your love,” she said as she winked.

Rewind’s shoulders drooped.

“Since you said “get rid of my old power”, I thought you were powerful...”

He sounded very disappointed.

“Now come here.”

Standing before Aarin, Rewind felt something.

Either he was slowing down or she was getting faster.

She could see him.

“Wh-what?”

“Shhh.”

Aarin looked closely at the figure before her.

Rewind was wearing a skin-tight black armour that covered his entire body.

She slowly moved away his mask.

“What are you doing, you fatty?”

Looking at his face, she cringed.

He did not have a skin. She could see the muscles and the bones.

She could see the pulse of energy moving through his veins.

“Time to get rid of my old power.”

But even then she smiled as she looked at him in his eyes.

“Why would you give up your power?”

Ignoring Rewind, two wings unleashed from her back.

A white halo appeared above her head. She activated her powers.

“Just watch.”

“Your powers...”

Angels are divided into infinite numbers. She merged with all of her fragments and her powers increased significantly.

Leaning in, she…

“???????”

Rewind was not sure what just happened.

His mind went completely blank.

The white wings on Aarin’s back changed. The beautiful heavenly white wings changed slowly.

The white wings were slowly vanishing and being replaced by a golden glowing colour.

(What is this…?) Rewind thought to himself.

Living for decades, Rewind did not know anything besides killing.

(Her warm lips… That nice smell… It’s engulfing me.)

If you didn’t catch it, she was kissing Rewind.

(Is this what people call kissing?)

Glowing with golden energy, a golden light also took over her beautiful blue eyes.

After a short while, she removed her lips from his.

Rewind immediately jumped back.

He slowly touched his lips with his finger.

Glancing over at Aarin, he noticed a smug look on her face.

“This power...”

She spread her arms wide and called all of the energy within herself.

Swimming in the middle of the energy storm, her powers kept on increasing.

“Thank you for bringing me here, Rewind.”

Rewind gulped as he noticed her power levels.

(I should have found a way to kill her….)

He shook his head.

(I should have waited to get proper upgrades before trying to kill her...)

Rewind was scared for his life.

He thought she would kill him again.

So, he tried to run but couldn’t due to fear.

(Being stuck inside energy dimension for years… I wish I had died normally.)

The illuminating colours in this dimension were being sucked in by Aarin.

(And then being rescued by Michael… I should have listened to him. Maybe I would have survived for longer...)

As the dimension turned dark, only one light could be seen; Aarin.

She was entirely covered by golden glowing energy.

Her white wings were now replaced by golden energy wings.

Her white halo was now replaced by a golden halo.

“Oh my, oh my. What an awesome power.”

She moved.

Moving so fast that not even Rewind could see her, she stood before him and smiled.

“Thanks.”

In the dark dimension, only she could be seen.

A woman covered in a golden light.

An angel of emotion must have a very strong [chosen] emotion towards a certain person. Aarin, the Angel of Love, chose Lucifer - the first angel - as the love of her life. She had strong emotions towards him. And it cannot be changed.

If her emotions ever waver, she will lose that power.

So!

To be accepted by this new power, she has to throw away that old power. She had to stop loving Lucifer.

To do that, she redirected all of her emotions towards Rewind temporarily. To let the new change take into effect, she kissed him.

As she did, her powers went away and the abnormal energy accepted her.

She paid the price of losing the love of her life for this power.

Now, Rewind closed his eyes, preparing for his death.

He was powerless before her.

She was faster. Stronger. Overall, more powerful. Far more powerful than before.

This was the end.

“!!!!”

However, he suddenly opened his eyes once he felt her lips on his lips.

“Thanks,” she said with a wide smile.

She was no longer manipulating her own emotions. She didn’t feel “love” towards Rewind anymore. She also no longer feel any “love” towards Lucifer.

She was finally free from the burden of her own power.

Rewind rushed off and left this dimension. He survived.

Left alone, Aarin touched her lip and smiled.

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In a far, far away place, someone smiled.

"FINALLY!"

Said a voice that sounded like a beast.

"THE FINAL PIECE HAS BEEN PUT INTO MOTION."