A new beginning ?
"Why is it so dark here? I thought heaven was supposed to be beautiful," I wondered, as it was quite dark. As we moved forward, he said, "Who said you deserve to see heaven? This is my domain." He stopped flying after a minute, and we landed in front of a massive door. "It's been a long time since I invited a human into my home. Now don't say a word , follow us quietly and let's get over with it "
When we entered through that door, I saw a massive black castle that was nearly as tall as a ten-story building. I was speechless because it was my first time seeing a genuine castle. I was looking around when I noticed another figure in front of the gate with a pair of wings and a strong aura of strength and courage. Azrael noticed him as well and said, "Be respectful to him, he is Michael, the most powerful among us, you don't want to anger this guy." I simply nodded, denoting that I was aware of that fact.
"Is this the person you mentioned?" Michael asked, his tone sweet in contrast to his strong aura. "Hmm, he does have a tinge of your aura, hey lad, what was the cause of your death?" When Michael asked me this question, I debated whether or not I should tell him about the knife that looked suspiciously like Azrael's blade, but in the end, I decided to spill all the beans on my plate, so I told him the whole story of how I was tortured and then sacrificed for the ritual. "Sir, one more thing, the knife they used looked suspiciously like Sir Azrael's blade." Both of them became serious after hearing this.
"Hahaha That knife was again revived, You really are a lucky bastard to be killed by that knife" Azrael laughed fanatically Michael ignored him and looked towards me and said "I know you have a lot of questions but hear me out first that blade revives every 500 years, why you may ask cause its a blade that was created for Azrael and was lost in human realm and apparently it has its own senses so you can take him as a partially alive blade whenever this blade is revived it corrupts its owner and make them do a sacrifice which powers it and then it just go in hibernation for another 500 years " "Then how did it make its way to the human realm, and why didn't any of you go looking for it after the first time it made a sacrifice for itself?" I inquired after hearing this. Well, after every kill, it vanishes, never to be seen again for another 500 years, so it's difficult to track. However, as God has stated, every human being killed by a celestial object has the right to a new life, so I'll delegate this responsibility to Azrael, and he'll decide where you'll be sent." Michael said something and then flew away, leaving Azrael and me alone.
"Now, if you had been murdered by anything else, I would have merely reincarnated you without discussing things with you," he remarked after a while. "But since you were slain by an object that was initially designed for me, I can grant you a desire or two." When I learned that I had been caught off guard, I grinned wryly and asked, "Can you give me a little time to think about what I will want?" "Don't take too much time or I may change my mind "
After some thought, I finally decided and said, "Before I tell you my wishes, I need to confirm whether I will retain my memory of my previous life or not," to which he simply replied, "you will have them." Feeling relieved, I told him my wishes, "My first wish is to be reincarnated in a world where magic exists, and my second wish is to have strong and wealthy parents." "Well you are not a complete moron," Azrael replied after hearing to my requests. "Good thing you chose a type of world or otherwise I would have reincarnated you in some random world, and I have no problem with your second wish; it will be easy." He then swept his hands in front of us, forming a golden door that opened. "This is the door of rebirth," he stated, stopping for a while before adding, "I can give you a part of my elemental strength if you wish." "Nothing comes for free," I sneered, "I have received my lesson, everything has a cost, what do you want in return?" he chuckled and said, "Nothing major, just kill 500 people for me," to which I replied, "what will happen to me if I am unable to complete it?" "Haha Trust me, you don't want to know," he simply said. Hearing that, I had shivers all over my body. But I've read several web novels and manga , watched a lot of anime and now after what happened to me I know that every planet is full with scum, and no one cares if 500 scum suddenly vanish one day believing that I just extended my arms and he shook my hand while chuckling, and then he pushed me through the door, and the last thing I heard was "Don't disappoint me Brian."