Demonic Angels

Fading away into shimmering fragments of light, He stared at the nearly transparent screen before him in confusion. George averted his gaze to stare straight at Eli-Jar, his mind overwhelmed with confusion.

Why? How?

"When you're strong enough, kid. Come back to find me, I'll be waiting patiently." Eli-Jar's reverberated continuously, his tone warm and comforting, his body still giving off that bright radiance.

George didn't know why, but soon he smiled weakly as he thought back to his little sister. The smile wasn't of joy or fulfilment, it was just bland, cold and devoid of emotion. Soon, his smile faded along with his body.

As soon as George faded away, Eli-Jar turned around and flew forward, his back slowly disappearing into the clouds without leaving a trace. Just like that, he was gone.

——

Darkness and weightlessness. Those were the exact feelings George felt the moment he had regained his consciousness. Everything around him was nothing but blankness, and he felt alone in it.

[Thring!]

[Spatial Jump Completed!]

"Isn't this some kind of virtual interface? A system of some kind? What is it's purpose, and why do I have it?" George wondered, his brain thinking back to what Eli-Jar said to him, and his face losing colour, "Wait, wait a second…"

George tried absorbing and assimilating supreme qi from his surroundings into his body, he was aware of the probability of him no longer on earth - but, he wanted to see to what extent had Eli-Jar sealed his strength.

After a while of greedily trying to absorb the chaotic energy around him into his body, George spat out a mouthful of cold air and wrinkled his brows. He was unable to absorb energy… How was this possible.

[Dear , To Ensure Your Unwavering Resilience And Commitment To The Task Of Slaying These Demonic Angels, The Had Placed A True Celestial Seal On Your Body!]

[That Means, You Can Only Grow Stronger With The Slaughter Of Demonic Angels To Gain And Level Up! This Is Just A Countermeasures To Secure Your Obedience, Please Don't Take It To Heart!]

"Don't take it to heart? Don't take it to heart!" George felt like screaming his heart out in this vast, and dark space. All this years of qi accumulation and suffering was flushed down the drain in a few hours.

All he was left with was a useless system, his arsenal of heavenly gear and his past knowledge. He still had this dark space to retreat into in times of danger or when he just wants some quiet time for himself.

"Everything, everything I let go of and tore down in the name of power, glory and honour - wasted."

[User! Your Past Experiences Are Not Wasted, In Fact They Would Very Useful In Your Que- I Mean, Ascent Back Into Power!]

[Your Past Abilities Have Been Compensated With A New Skill «Revival» Which Makes It Difficult For You To Fall In Battle. Although, The Skill Has A Few Limits To It's Capabilities, It Is Still A Fine Ability]

"The murder of innocents, raids of strongholds and castles, brutalizing of male, female and offspring, all for naught? No! It cannot start like this, with me beating myself up for what I can't control."

[User…]

George didn't even glance at the screen, but closed his eyes softly. Soon, his eyes opened, glowing in a dazzling radiance with his skin giving off a soft glow.

[User? What are you—!]

"Even if I can't cultivate, there are other ways to harness the power of Supreme Qi, and I'm sure he knows of this. He just used this system as a tool to monitor my strength, and how devoted I am to the mission.."

George grinned, crossing his legs to sit down calmly meditative pose, forming a seal with his hands as he opened his mouth to speak in a soft voice,

"Hehe, let's see what that old man, has done to my world."

With a blossom of a dazzling radiance around him, all the darkness had begun to fade away to reveal the real world, and where exactly he was in right now. After looking around calmly, he deduced he was back in The , and it seemed something dark had occured here.

Looking around with a brow raised in surprise, he could see the internal organs of some creature sprawled across the ground. Warm blood was still pooling up around the grass, and fresh limbs were seen scattered around carelessly in the forest.

"Those idiots must have engaged with a few enemies, and judging from the terrible state the dead party is in, this is definitely the work of Azai's claws."

George was very sure that no one except him was left with their cultivation sealed - this meant that Eli-Jar was definitely telling the true about being able to lift the seal he placed on him.

Either that or the enemy was just too weak to handle a couple of weak mortals, and that was very unlikely.

[Thring!]

[Low Levelled Mobs Detected In The Environment, Kill 0/10 To Unlock «Devour» and Begin Your Unique Path Of Cultivation!]

[Accept or Deny?]

George finally stared at the screen, after thinking for a while he muttered "accept" to himself and stood still with his senses heightened and eyes scanning the environment. He had entered a state of 85% focus.

[Quest Accepted!]

[Innate Skill - Supreme Sense: Activated!]

"Innate Skill?" George abandoned the evil distraction as soon as he received it, thoughts wandering off in the middle of a battle were very dangerous. He had made many of these mistakes in the past, and he had suffered immensely from it without a pill for regret.

George, drew out his blade and took a stance, closing his eyes softly to gain an even stronger grasp on the first art of the Supreme Senses Technique, The Eyes.

When George closed his eyes with the Supreme Senses Technique active, he didn't see the usual darkness he was used to as a mere mortal centuries ago, but saw the world around his from a different perspective - something like an elevated 5D view of his surroundings.

Everything was greyed out, except from four shadows carefully approaching the 'unsuspecting' George from behind. These creatures, were definitely not mindless and brainless zombie angels George had envisioned.

They looked intelligent from the way they carried themselves, and the way they moved. The formation of the four was neatly organized and none seemed to be green wheather in movements or adaptability.

"Just four? It's a good start, at least to test the power of these failed creatures."

George grinned. He was really going to have a fight as a weakling after so many years of standing at the peak and glaring down upon the masses.

"Heh."