Chapter 144 - Shaken

His words made sense and Fesya wasn't sure how to argue back.

"You're not going to kill me?" Fesya frowned as she asked.

Narukami shook his head, "Why would I? I found good food without crossing the line."

If Fesya was an angel of a good deity, he might have to think twice or thrice but a different story for Fesya. Who was from an evil deity. He would make good use of her. Have mercy on her? Cruel? Heartless? Compared to the things this dark angel had done, this could be considered as light but to her, it was worse than being torture. A high being which served a god, ended up becoming the food of a mortal. How humiliating..

There was one time where she annihilated an entire branch of one of the five major organizations. The story was. She got captured but then escaped by massacring everyone there. Even the small city near it followed suit. It was a terrible incident which could cause sensation and panic to the public.

Fortunately, depending on how you view it. The news was covered by the government and All Beyond. However, this simply encouraged Fallen Nightless to cause more chaos, but still, don't think that All Beyon and the four major organizations let them free.

After this incident, they teamed up and did a huge sweep. As a result, small to medium Fallen Nightless bases were erased from earth. According to data, 50% of total bases were annihilated. Five important bases were destroyed. Fallen Nightless suffered tremendously and had to lay low.

"Do you think I'll follow your words because I can't fight you back? Remember that this is not a real body, only a vessel." Festa sneered.

Immediately afterward, Fesya slightly opened her mouth and bit her tongue. At least she tried to as Narukami paralysed her by lighting. Her body charred black as smoke went to the air. A sharp burning smell from her yet Narukami was not bothered closing his nose.

In the next moment, she was engulfed by his shadow.and disappeared as she was in his spatial world.

"That's two, eighth left. Though, others might be harder to capture. With Zero, a vessel for the strongest angel serving Armageddon and Fesya, said to be an angel masters at making strategies, in my world. It is certain that others will start to be wary."

Especially so for Armageddon, once He hear the news. He had to think twice before showing Himself. Two angel vessels he spent a lot of time finding suddenly vanished. That was like looking for fruits in the desert but then you lost all the fruits the moment you looked away!

Narukami vanished from the spot as he had got what he wanted. No point staying any longer. Hmm? Rescuing the prisoners? No need, the five major organizations on their way here. They would be the one who took care of the rest.

What he had to do now was to kill the remaining eight upper echelons. With the time given by Fesya, they probably already went into the passageway. With all of them going in different ways, it was marked that it would be harder to find them.

Narukami wasn't that troubled, though. No matter how far they ran, he would chase them until the end of the earth.

Appeared at the meeting room. He found no one there except Elder Drey. Strange, he was the one who wanted to run away the most yet he stayed behinD, Narukami probably thought.

"You're not running?" Narukami calmly asked .

"No matter how far I run, you still catch up. I have a vision that you will catch me when I want to live in the world the most."

"Vision? When do you want to live the most? What did you see?" Narukami pondered curiously. What was it that made him want to live this world so badly?

"After I ran away, I did not make any contact with the Fallen Nightless and lived peacefully like an ordinary mortal. After that, I met a little girl which changed my life once and for all. But then it happened, your army appeared before my eyes and kill everyone I care about, leaving me alone. Instead killing me, you let me live.

"You're a monster. I thought I'm the bad guy all along but you're… You're a devil in human skin!"

Well, that's kinda true if you consider one of my past lives. Though, I don't want to become one if given the chance, Narukami reply inwardly.

"That's impossible, why would I kill innocent people to make you suffer? There are hundreds of ways to do that without using reality." Narukami shook his head as he did not believe anything Elder Drey said.

"Hah! I would like to see you try!" He coldly snorted.

"By the way, what does the city you live in look like?" Narukami abruptly asked.

Elder Drey frowned as he paused. Hesitated, he replied truthfully, "It's in the countryside. It's a village far from the city and close to the forest and surrounded by mountains."

That's a good place for retirement, maybe I should consider that, Narukami said to himself as he made a mental note.

"That's oddly specific. Are you making stuff up?" Narukami asked doubtfully.

"My ability is given by my Lord as a reward for gaining His trust and getting acknowledged," he replied arrogantly.

Pondering for a short moment if Narukami should say what was in his mind, he said, "What is Armageddon's title?"

"He is God of Destruction, isn't that common knowledge?"

"Other than that. Such as, Amaterasu, her other names are The Great Deity, Great Woman Of The Sun, and Great Spirit Woman."

Pinching his chin, Elder Drey fell in deep thought.

Hei, hei. This is your deity your worshipping. How can't you not know His other names. I begin to doubt your not His devout believer.

"God of Chaos, One Who Rules the Darkness, Master of All Deception…" At this moment, Elder Drey felt like everything came to light. As if everything made sense.

"You're saying the vision I got is all a lie?! But this whole time, everything it showed has really happened, except this event–– I've always checked the fate of this organization yet something like this is never shown.

"But if this is something like I thought, why? Does He want the things He built destroyed? If He does not deceive me, something like this won't happen." Elder Drey became sceptical.

I think She also plays a role here. She wants to destroy you guys so badly, after all. Narukami thought to himself.

She referred to Amaterasu and how She did it. Narukami could guess one or two.

"Impossible! He will never deceive us, His believers! He only deceived His enemies, not allies!"

"Ally? Don't you think you get ahead of yourself here? A deity like Him, one who had killed countless deities, angels, planets, and people, is your ally? Don't make me laugh, you damn brat!

"He's nothing but a piece of sh1t who uses everything he could get as his chess pieces! Including his angels! He never cared about you!

"There are a lot of people out there experience the same thing as you lots and finding people like you is easy for that bas**ard!" Narukami was truly furious albeit his expression was calm.

It was contradictory to his intensified, infuriated voice.

Elder Drey fell silent. He could not accept the fact that Narukami called him a brat but the more he listened, he chose to shut up. What he had said was I deed true although Elder Drey did not want to accept it.

He had seen how many terrible actions his deity had done but he believed it was all necessary. After all, it happened to them, not him.

Now though, he was in a position where his belief was shaken. What he should do in such a position? Keep believing or being ignorant?

If chosing the latter, well, sometimes, ignorant was a bliss. But, the thing here, it did notadt long.

Suffering would happen sooner or later. Also, could he stay save as Narukami was before him? He could kill him as easy as smashing an ant.

However, this whole time, Narukami did not move, yet, he talked to him.

"What do you know?!"

"I don't know anything and we are strangers, heck, we're enemies but seeing you, a man deeply deceived by your idol, your deity. I can't help but to say that.

"I'm not a saint but that didn't mean I'll let a fool like you die without knowing the truth. You should consider it, before everything is too late."

"Even everything I've done? You still want me to consider for what I've done?"

"Yes," Narukami nodded calmly as he added without waiting for Elder Drey's response, "Of course, that doesn't mean you'll get away unpunished. Nothing's a free lunch in this world.

"You know that very clearly, right?"

Elder Drey slightly nodded his head in agreement. Nothing was free, that was an unspoken rule in this world.

No happiness could be gained without pain and no peace could be gained without a fight. One had to do something to get what they want, not from hope or waiting for a miracle 

But from their own actions.. That was how one get their goals.