Reign soared through the sky like a beam of light. It was almost on par with his previous speed, though it lacks the dominating and destructive power.
As he raced through the heavens, the landscape below him blurred into streaks of color.
He could feel the wind whip past him, but it barely registered.
His connection to the divine had strengthened to a point where it seed like nothing could match his power in heaven.
This place was now his ho, his playing field. It felt almost ironic, considering that he had once been the furthest person from anything holy.
The word "divine" and "Reign" didn't seem like they should go together, but sohow, he had made it work.
'Am I already the strongest?'
He allowed the question to linger, turning it over in his head.
He had essentially solved the paradox—the age-old question of what would happen if the strongest spear hit the hardest shield.
Most would assu the spear would break, the shield would shatter, or both would be destroyed in the clash. But Reign? His answer was simple.
He would take both of them.
Why choose one when he could wield both? The spear, representing pure destruction, and the shield, embodying unbreakable defense.
The thought of losing was almost ridiculous, but it also made him uneasy.
It wasn't fear exactly, but doubt.
His whole purpose had been to beco the strongest.
There was nothing else, no other goal except that.
But now, with all the strength he gained, he wondered what would co after.
What if being the strongest was all there was? What if that was all he had left to strive for?
"I hope I'm wrong, and Lilith gives a real fight..."
He craved the challenge, the push to his limits, the kind of battle where every ounce of his power would be tested.
Only then would he understand the full extent of the abilities he had unlocked, the limits of his newly ford self.
BOOOOM!
The air exploded after he abruptly stopped mid-flight.
In the horizon, the once-clear sky had transford into a swirling cloud of darkness, devouring the heavens themselves.
It was inching closer and closer.
Red and purple lightning crackled and roared through the sky, illuminating the heavens with an intensity that made the air thrum with power.
'I can feel it,' he muttered under his breath, his senses sharpening. The power emanating from the dark cloud was unlike anything he had ever encountered
It was even stronger than Michaela showed by a large margin.
'Well, look at that. I think this will be more fun than I expected.'
A wide grin spread across his lips as he focused more intently on the horizon.
Thousands of flying fortresses hovered, charging toward the dark cloud.
These fortresses resembled massive castles with towering walls, but they could move and fly.
Right now, they were unleashing divine energy, desperately pushing against the dark storm's advance.
But it was a losing battle. The front line was slowly crumbling, and it was only a matter of ti before it was completely overrun.
When that happened, the entire heaven would fall in a single swoop.
'Let's see...'
Looking deeper, he saw that the fortresses were facing off against tens of thousands of ships.
There was nothing visible that should allow them to fly, yet they remained suspended in the air, using so inexplicable magic to stay afloat.
Inside these ships was an endless army of devils, each waiting for the mont to strike.
They would surround the fortress, bombard it relentlessly, and leap inside the mont its barrier showed so gap.
The situation intrigued Reign, so he decided to conceal his presence, using the divine beast ability.
To his surprise, it had grown stronger since he last used it.
"What happened?" he addressed them
Nerys was the first to speak.
"We also evolved when you absorbed all that divine energy. Right now, we're as strong as a twelve-winged archangel." she responded proudly.
"Wow, talk about being parasites and sounding so smug," Reign put her in place.
"We apologize, and we thank you for sharing your power with us," she corrected herself, and Reign could sense the fear in her voice.
"No need to apologize. You three are like tapeworms in my stomach, so it's only normal that you consu so of my waste. And oh, I expect better performance now that you're all powerful, thanks to my benevolence," Reign said with a smirk.
The three divine beasts could only sigh in defeat.
They thought that after reaching their peak power, they would be worshiped as gods.
Instead, they were bound to serve a ruthless and psychopathic being for eternity.
And worst of all, he treated them like trash.
Reign didn't bother listening to them and ordered them to shut the fuck up.
Then, he flew toward one of the largest flying fortresses.
It wasn't hard to spot, standing at least ten tis bigger than the others.
To avoid canceling out his stealth ability, he slowed his pace.
Along the way, he saw no archangels fighting, nor any sign of Lilith or Lucifer.
He could only assu that both sides were letting the small fry battle first.
As for why they were doing it, he neither knew nor cared. Maybe they just enjoyed sacrificing pawns before swooping in themselves.
When he reached the largest fortress, he simply raised his hand and passed through the barrier.
It was made of divine energy, and right now, aside from Michaela, he was its absolute ruler.
THUD!
"Wow, this place is filled with useless stuff," he noted, taking in the sight.
The fortress had its own garden, a large fountain, and other luxuries that seed out of place in a battlefield.
If not for the barrier and the cannons surrounding it, he wouldn't have believed this place was built for combat.
'But then again, angels are a bunch of stuck-ups who thought they were unrivaled. Maybe they never imagined the devils would bring the war to them. Serves them right,'
'They reap what they sow,'
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