Chapter 16

It's beautiful, I thought, looking at the Earth, propping up the American flag.

I had the courage to jump to the moon, and although my life was not in danger, it was scary. To this day, my palms are still vibrating.

Yes, I'm making my old dreams come true. Back in kindergarten, at "graduation" we were all asked: What do we want to be when we grow up?

Half of us went to the police, the other half, including me, became astronauts, and only one girl wanted to be a doctor. She was the only one who succeeded. Now I do too, albeit in another life.

But enough rest, it's time to get to work. Recently there was a rumor about a folk healer and he really treated all kinds of diseases.

True, not without a catch.

Hunter that decided to check out this healer, and at the same time, with a good chance to treat an old injury of the spine, disappeared without a trace. He was followed by a couple of people he knew.

Bobby asked to know what was up, he could have done earlier, but he'd only heard the story himself.

Singer's retirement had its disadvantages.

When I arrived in a small town, only a hundred and fifty thousand people, in southern Arizona, I got right down to business.

There's a good chance the boys are still alive, it's only day five since the last one went missing.

The odds are critically low, but they are there.

The healer did not hide his place of residence, he was quietly treating people. And it must be said, the queue was not small. He looked and felt like an ordinary man, but damn, he had a distinctly angelic grace about him when he was being treated.

Feathered and altruistic, this is something out of the realm of fiction. And his disguise is at a very high level, even cooler than mine.

I'll have to check it out.

I was in the middle of the night, and I was in the middle of the night, so I went straight to him without much hiding. When he saw me, the dark-skinned man's good-natured smile slowly began to slip, and the look in which I could read kindness and understanding was replaced by the look of a veteran KGB officer.

- My friends," he spoke loudly, "that's enough for today, as much as I would like to help everyone, but you have to rest too. Tomorrow we will continue.

Twenty minutes later, it was just me and the owner of the house.

- Hello, angel, I am here on business. - The main thing is to be polite. Not all birds are bastards, and this one helps people, too. I hope he's one of the non-bastards.

- Come into my abode, strange nephilim. As far as I know, people don't discuss business on the front lawn. We may not be one of them, but it's the decent thing to do. - It gets weirder and weirder. He's helping people. He's not a racist. Maybe he's got something to drink, too.

- You don't mind my nature? - "Surprised," preparing himself for trouble, for "If it goes according to plan, it ain't your plan."

- We are all our father's children. - The angel spoke philosophically.

Well, well.

- A week ago, three of my acquaintances came here. They've been missing. - He walked into the house, and began to explain the reason for his visit. - You know what happened to..." I was saved from a nasty cut on the back by the vampire's reflexes. An angel blade isn't dangerous to me, but one day it might be the scythe of Death, so better to react in time than not die in time. - ...was it? - ...but I did say it when I turned around. Hmm...

- Your soul will make me stronger. - With a satisfied grin uttered um, an angel?

- Huh? Soul? You're an angel, I'm pretty sure. - I'm pretty sure you're an angel," he asked, simultaneously blocking the rather masterful blows of a full-fledged angelic sword with his usual blade.

Yes, the Negro's blade is bigger and longer than mine. What a surprise.

- Don't compare me to those wimps, I'm Grigori. - Oh, that's right, there were some.

- A feathery soul-eater, I'm not even surprised anymore. - Like I said, this world is crazy.

I was in the middle of a fight with the soul-eater, and I was able to get to my feet, but I couldn't get to my feet.

I was not a match for this simple angel, even though he was strong.

During the short interrogation with the use of torture, I learned that the hunters I was looking for and a couple of other people in the basement of this house. Alive, but each in his own paradise.

I was just in time; a few more days and the feathered one would have taken off with his prey.

I was in time, just in time. A few more days and the feathered one would have gone off with his prey. Let them deal with the feathery one themselves, they had every right to.

I pocketed my sword, I liked it better and my complexes had nothing to do with it.

Just a few days after this story, Crowley got in touch again.

And he was very happy about something.

I didn't like it right away, because he's an asshole, but he's smart. I was in the middle of a fight, and I was in the middle of a fight, and I was in the middle of a fight.

My greatest fear in this world.

- You seem pretty happy. You want to share your joy? - I've got the bones, and it's gonna take a long time to get them.

- I found you Asmodeus, and I'm glad for one simple reason, you're about to kill him. This lunatic is insane, even by demon standards. - A happy demon, how awful. - A long time ago, he wanted to let such creatures out of hell, that even demons are quite excellent guys in their background. But Lucifer stopped his destructive tendencies. In case he wants to do it again while his daddy is locked up. - He will, but much later.

- Since I'm doing all the demons a favor, including you, why don't I keep your leg for a while? - Well, now he's not so happy, he's relieved.

- You've got to be kidding me. - He asked seriously.

- I'm kidding, a deal is a deal. - And what was your relationship to Lilith? - I just remembered, I wanted to help a fool.

- It depends on what you're interested in. - He tensed, in case I send her to seduce Demoness Number One.

- I want to buy a girl's contract from her. Or rather, I want you to do it, can you? - I'm a good slave owner, sometimes, just in case.

- I'm the goddamn Deal King, I can do anything. - I'm the goddamn Deal King, I can do anything.

- Um...and a name? - I asked myself aloud.

- Name? - Crowley came back.

- Bella Talbot. - Oh, gone again. I could tell I was a pro before I even had a chance to mock.

The penultimate yellow-eyed one now resides in the United States. He's the closest, but he's got a lot of depth to him. He crawled into the middle of nowhere and didn't show his face.

He is, in fact, the weakest of the Yellow Eyes, and he is no longer able to receive a powerful booster in the form of the grace of an archangel.

He had only Dagon and Ramiel left in his social circle. He was lucky they didn't hang out more than once every couple of years. If he'd known they were missing, he would have buried himself so that he couldn't draw a picture later.

- Gabriel, third in line, get over here. - I prayed as much as I could.

- It took your demon a long time to find him, I got bored.

- Me too, it's getting a little boring. I'll finish my business and get out of here.

- Are you bored after all you've told me? - he wondered.

- So the point is, I don't want that to happen. I will become strong, kill all unwanted, eat all the most "delicious" and leave.

- It's like a dream come true. - Echidna of the stunted.

- In the mouth of the archangel...

We've moved to the deepest countryside imaginable. There's not even a normal road.

Asmodeus's mansion was at the edge of the forest, and not a soul for miles around.

It's a kind of proverbial sensory thing.

I used to be able to sense only demons after I awakened, but as my powers grew, I began to sense all the souls around me for miles around, and even distinguished the familiar ones without too much trouble.

Asmodeus was at home, sculpting, and he sensed us, too.

As I said before, all strong creatures are a little overconfident. That's what it took for him to get away from two unknowns that shouldn't be here, but no, curiosity killed the cat. So it is here.

Why am I picking on him, though, what are the chances of a whole archangel coming to see him?

Oh, yes, I glanced at my partner, now it's all a hundred percent.

- Who are you and what do you want? - But no one would answer him. Gabriel glowed, and the demon turned pale.

- Adam, he hasn't done anything to me yet, and he won't, but my vengeful nature demands that I mock him with all my twisted fantasy. - The archangel spoke bloodthirstily, looking at the incomprehensible Prince of Hell.

- Do what you want, you know what I want. Just don't kill him by accident, I got to eat him. - If we thought the demon was pale before, looking at it now we know we were wrong.

- Thanks, and I'll be sure to wash my hands before I play with your food.

- You'll find me when you're done, the place is nice and quiet, no one knows about it, so have a good time.

I just flew away for a change, making myself invisible with illusions.

As I flew, I wondered how I could add to my arsenal of skills.

Is it possible to get the abilities of some of the gods through a demonic contract, so that the bearer would be the soul? I was wondering if I could get some of the abilities of some of the Gods through a demonic contract, so that the soul would be the carrier?

For example, I am interested in Mercury's abilities, specifically his speed. I have no such ability, but I really want to. Artemis, with its ability to track everything and everyone. So I had to look for a "volunteer", which is what I did.

To my surprise, Chronos was the easiest person to find. Not him specifically, but the summoning ritual. I was in no hurry; I had nothing to offer him.

If my memory serves me right, he's blurred in time, he can't linger in one place, and he can't do anything about it, he doesn't have enough energy. And what do we have that has a high energy content?

Right, the human soul.

Went to Purgatory, stole a dozen more phoenixes.

They're rare enough as it is, and then there's me with my demands.

Found my sensei, he's doing pretty well there, too. He's got a gang and he's teaching them how to be smart. Kind of wants to bring some civilization and build a village.

That's a start.

Had a couple of sparring matches, which resulted in me having to collect my parts all over Purgatory, figuratively speaking.

Picked up some bones, I'm going to use them to make artifacts. Picked up some Leviathan blood. It'll come in handy.

Like going to the supermarket.

I visited one of the many prisons and a dozen people sentenced to death shared their souls with me. I even checked if they were guilty.

The ritual of summoning went off without a hitch.

The summoning ritual went off without a hitch. A red flash, and Chronos stood in the middle of the trap with the sign of infinity. And something about him is too angry.

After listening to all the shouting and threats, the reason for his not too adequate behavior became clear to me.

He had just met his love, had the strength to jump to her because he was thrown through time again, and I was there with my ritual.

That's why he's going to kill me, the naive Chukchi boy.

He had some success, his eyes flashed scarlet and the paint with which the trap was drawn began to rapidly lose color and crack. Just a few seconds and the trap was useless.

- I'll rip you to pieces with my bare hands," he growled in fury, his eyes glowing scarlet.

- Well, well. - I grinned back, it was time to put him in his place.

But I was a little wrong, they were putting me in my place.

I was a little mistaken, but I was being put in my place, and before I knew it, I was hit in the gut, and I was fully prepared for the fight. I would have flown high and far, but the wall of the basement room where the ritual was taking place stood in my way.

As they say: rolled under the wallpaper.

The telekinetic shield absorbed part of the blow and collapsed, so I thought, but the reality was a little different, there were several blows and I did not even notice them.

And then they began to hit me often and painfully, the blows to the body and the subsequent bursts of pain I had no problem surviving, but the blow to my self-esteem, you could say, opened my eyes.

I didn't have time to respond to his attacks, but Chronos had plenty of that happiness.

Just a few seconds in the real world for me, and I looked indistinguishable from the average chop. He added a drop of his divine power with each blow.

- What kind of creature are you, I beat you for half an hour and you're still alive? - surprised Chronos, whose fists dripped blood.

Wow, half an hour, that's the God of time. That was a good slap on the nose. I won't even kill him for that.

I'm only alive because they couldn't kill me, again.

Apply the Nephilim healing and my carcass is as good as new, snap of the fingers and my clothes are the same as my carcass.

- I called you out on a mutually beneficial matter, and you're fighting. - I calmly told him, there's nothing to be offended or revenge on me, it's my own fault. I should even be grateful to you for a useful experience. It's better to calmly agree.

- We have nothing to talk about, I'll kill you, take your life force and go to my girlfriend. - Everyone wants love, even evil gods like him. But it can be played on.

- It sounds like a very elaborate plan, but I can make it so you don't get thrown around in time, and you don't have to kill people to recharge.

- It's impossible, I've tried every trick imaginable!

- Are you sure? - and then I explained to him my whole "genius" plan.

We conclude the contract, I will hold over him the ritual of "Unification", in consequence of which he receives a human soul, and thus the stock of energy and its restoration by the soul itself.

Since his essence changes a little less than completely, there is a possibility that he will stop flying through time without his consent.

- The power of one soul is too little, not enough energy, we need at least five. - He said with serious thought.

- Five is enough, and the phoenix soul is used in the ritual, it acts not only as a stabilizer but also as an amplifier. - I went on with my story. - What you'll get at the end of the ritual I can't say for sure, but you'll keep your powers.

I did, and I even added to it, which means that the statistics are on my side.

- That's a very tempting offer, but what do you want in return?

- I want some of your powers, as God can give them to me, I guess. - Well yes, no guarantees, - Only on the condition that they will definitely become mine without any pitfalls. What if you kill yourself stupidly and I end up with nothing. - He gave me his price.

Let him think, it's a useful thing to do.