Chapter 341: A Small World (3)
The wings on Hamiels back were no longer bony, black, and grotesquethey were now pure white and angelic. In a sentence, they were the wings of an angel.
Are those angelic wings?! Gi-Gyu said in shock. He hadnt been told about this change, so he studied Hamiel carefully.
Youre still Diablo, so how? Gi-Gyu wondered. How could Diablo, a fallen angels final form, have a set of wings so pure? Gi-Gyu looked back and forth between Hamiel and Michael with confusion and interest.
Michael replied, This is Hamiels power.
I was testing my abilities when I learned about this one, Grandmaster, Hamiel explained shyly. Suddenly, Hamiel's white feathers fell, and his wings began changing shape. His hands and feet started changing shape too.
...! Gi-Gyu stared in awe, realizing Hamiel was returning to the form he had shown inside the Colosseum. This was the powerful Diablo Gi-Gyu remembered.
See?! Isnt it amazing? Michael bragged as if this was his power.
Wow! Gi-Gyu exclaimed. Soon, Hamiels bones began cracking to reform; before long, he had reverted to his angel form, looking like the perfect angel with his pure wings.
Hamiel continued, I didnt know much about Diablo, so I was experimenting with my new abilities. After a while, I realized the true nature of Diablo.
Hamiel raised his hand to create an orb of divine energy. When he motioned with his eyes, the orbs color changed. Seconds later, it was cycling between sorcerous energy and divine energy.
Its nothing major, but I can also handle a bit of Death, The orb in Hamiels hand shrunk, going from fist size to marble size, and Gi-Gyu could now feel Death from it.
With Lous help, it wasnt a huge surprise that Hamiel could use a bit of Death now that he had evolved.
I dont know why or how, but Hamiel added, I can now use all types of magic. And I can change form willfully, which can help fool my enemies.
Gi-Gyu didnt have to follow the same rules as Hamiel. While the limitations of Hamiels power were clear, Gi-Gyu could use any amount of any energy. Moreover, Hamiels skill could actually harm him depending on the type of energy used.
Hamiel asked Gi-Gyu hesitantly, Do you, by chance, know anything about this?
Gi-Gyu remained quiet, deep in thought. He had felt something odd every time Hamiel had switched between energies. He was familiar with the power Hamiel had used to switch between different forms.
Its faint, but its Chaos, Gi-Gyu whispered.
***
Does Chaos have the ability to transform into different energies? Gi-Gyu wondered.
Chaos could embrace the properties of different energies and blend them; he had known about it. However, he had no idea a bit of Chaos could flip the essential nature of an energy on its head.
Gi-Gyu had initially thought of Chaos as something similar to a shell, but now, he was beginning to think that he was wrong. Then, he remembered the First Potion: A mixture of sorcerous energy and Chaos that transformed humans into monsters. It gave its users an intolerable and overwhelming burst of energy. Was Hamiel doing something similar?
Ill have to talk to Paimon about this, Gi-Gyu decided, but this wasnt the time to dwell on this topic.
Master, El called out to Gi-Gyu.
Huh? Gi-Gyu jolted, wondering if El had found out that he was distracted.
El smiled and replied, I just wanted to thank you.
Does that feather hold all the power of the Holy Grail? Hamiel mumbled in shock. That single feather was seemingly holding all that the grail had to offer.
Its starting now, Gi-Gyu announced. The feather split into dozens, hundreds, thousands, and then tens of thousands of different feathers. Soon, the sky of the sky island castle was covered with countless white feathers. The wind so high up in the sky was strong, yet the feathers moved gently.
Flutter!
One of the feathers suddenly transformed into a white dove. Then, the other feathers followed suit, transforming into doves and flying around the sky island castle.
Uwahhh Both Michael and Hamiel exclaimed at the beautiful scenery. The numerous white doves made it seem like they were surrounded by brilliance. Strangely, the doves just silently flew around without crying out once.
El, who had been quiet until now, whispered to Gi-Gyu, Thank you.
Fwoosh!
Suddenly, there was a flash of bright light on the sky castle. Everyone covered their eyes, and when the light disappeared and they could see again, they saw tens of thousands of angels bowing to Gi-Gyu. They greeted him in unison, Father
***
Considering how vast Eden was, the actual population inside was comparably meager.
But now, it doesnt feel empty at all, Gi-Gyu announced with a proud smile.
Whatever, Lou, who was playing a game and sitting beside Gi-Gyu, muttered.
El was also sitting nearby, smiling quietly. The revival of the angel race was a complete success. Gi-Gyu knew this would make El happy, but the gift was intended for Hamiel.
Thank you Thank you, Hamiel cried as tears rolled down his eyes. When he saw the two angels who had died recently, he yelled, Anael! Kamael!
Castro had seemingly erased the existence of these two angels. However, Gi-Gyu had ultimately succeeded in bringing them back, largely thanks to the changes in Eden and Gi-Gyu's competence in utilizing those changes.
Im so relieved that Hamiel is happy. Gi-Gyu was glad of the outcome. Of course, what puzzled him wasnt the fact that these two dead angels had come back. Although they looked the same as before and retained their memories, they differed greatly.
They still have divine energy, but they arent exactly angels I cant quite tell what they are at this point.
He had used the grails remaining power to create their physical bodies. Then, Gi-Gyu had injected their memories from Hamiel and the memories he had stored in himself through the sync. The two angels were resurrected perfectly, but they werent exactly the same as before.
Perhaps he could bring them back perfectly someday. He could make that a reality when he had enough power to do everything he wanted. Gi-Gyu hoped so.
Just then, Gi-Gyu became tense.
Whats wrong? Lou asked.
Master? El looked surprised.
... Gi-Gyu didnt reply. It looked like he was communicating with someone in his head. After some time, Gi-Gyu explained, I got a message from Soo-Jung.
Because Gi-Gyu looked upset, Lou and El remained quiet.
Finally, Gi-Gyu announced, We have a problem.