Uriel, who was alone at that moment, didn't understand what was happening or why the active communication had been disabled. He tried to establish the connection again without any success. Suddenly, Zerothiel appeared in front of Uriel… he seemed worried.
"My lord, I have something to inform you."
"I'm busy, Zero. It seems one of my abilities on Aeris was deactivated, and I received a rather strange message from her."
"What I must inform you is precisely about that, my lord. It seems Aeris… has died. It was at the hands of Chrom, that's what the demon horse just told me."
"What? By Chrom?"
"Yes, my lord. At this very moment he descended personally; he will massacre all the people who were with Aeris. What do you wish to do?"
Uriel stood up with a gaze full of anger and began walking toward the exit of the building, stretching his hand toward his side.
"We must go right now. I will finish him this instant… DAAAAELVACHOR"
[Contact with Abbadom]
In an instant, the scythe that was far away came at great speed, allowing Uriel to grasp it just as a portal opened behind him.
"Enter the portal, Zero… I will teleport to Chrom. I'll open the portal again once I'm there."
"At once, my lord."
Zerothiel hurried into the portal, while Uriel took an attacking stance as he gripped Daelvachor.
[Divine Visit]
A golden pillar of energy fell from the sky onto Uriel's location, and he vanished instantly.
♦ ♦ ♦
[Moments earlier]
Chrom, who had appeared, was watching everyone from above. After addressing Aeris, he raised his hand.
[The Color of the Soul]
From his palm, a golden sphere formed, and once completed, a kind of black ray fell upon Aeris, who was clearly suffering in an indescribable way.
"HAHAHAHA yes, scream, scream, I want to hear you scream even louder."
As he finished those words, Chrom intensified the power of his ability, causing the ray to grow stronger. In the middle of the scene, Aeris stopped screaming and seemed to whisper something.
"What? What did you say?… aaahhh, she died already."
Aeris collapsed to the ground, lifeless. It seemed this ability of Chrom ripped the soul out of the body and destroyed it, causing instant death.
"Why did she stop screaming? Well, no matter… now it's your turn."
The crowd watched with faces full of anger and helplessness. Netel fell to his knees, crying over Aeris's death. Erika stood there, tears in her eyes.
"Do you think we fear you? Our lord has arrived and will finish you."
"Finish me? HAHAHA. If you mean the anomaly Uriel, I made sure he wasn't here. I was able to track his movements thanks to those with colors; their eyes are my eyes… besides, you all disappoint me, and that's why I'll finish them as well."
♦ ♦ ♦
(Present)
Chrom raised his hands toward the crowd. Magical energy particles gathered from the surroundings and concentrated in his palms. As the people looked at him with determined gazes and others held each other as if sharing their last moments, a pillar-shaped beam of light descended from the sky with great commotion and brutality. A figure moved out of the pillar, and the next image was Chrom's arms flying through the air across the place. Uriel had arrived.
[Contact with Abbadom]
The door to the dark world opened again in Abbadom. Zerothiel descended, quickly recovered Aeris's body, took her to the crowd, and erected a barrier.
Confused, Chrom couldn't help staring at his severed arms flying through the air until they hit the ground. He immediately regenerated them.
"Curse you, how dare you touch me? To make my body touch the filthy ground you creatures crawl on."
—Damn it, how could I forget that he could teleport directly to my location — Chrom
"We meet again, Chrom, impostor god."
"Adámanas… a useless weapon that didn't serve your lord. What a shame that you have to witness two of your masters fall by my hand. HAHAHAHA are you sure you're not cursed?"
"My name is Daelvachor, and unlike when I was Adámanas… I have already tasted your blood."
"Curse you, are you mocking me?"
"I finally see you face to face, Chrom… and this will be the last time, I promise."
"Try reaching me if you can… Anomaly Uriel."
[Divine Territory], [Divine Garden], [Domain of the God of the World], [Celestial Rapture] — Activated by Chrom.
Chrom was enveloped by an energy that surrounded him, a halo positioned itself behind his back, and his eyes became radiant. Additionally, his ability Celestial Rapture formed a misty gate from which a large number of colored monsters emerged. This was the army Chrom had gathered previously. Among this army were many mantis-like beings that had slaughtered Uriel's Cherubim siblings at the Cherum tree.
From the "Contact with Abbadom" gate, by Zerothiel's order, who merely emitted a red glow from his eyes and spoke the words "come out", hundreds of Demons from the dark world emerged and formed behind Uriel.
//Notification
Accelerated growth effects are active//
//Notification
You are facing an entity classified as a Deity; therefore, the effects of your title Dark Tyrant Prince have been activated.//
"What vulgar energy. You remind me of that foolish Demon King who fought me when I killed that idiot Nih."
[Illusory Crown of Light] [Prismatic Wing]
Uriel boosted his stats once again.
//Notification
Do you wish to fortify your abilities with the title Dark Tyrant Prince?
[Accept] //
//Warning
The current value of the capabilities of the Cherubim Uriel story are reaching the limit of what is allowed for his species.//
—I thought I had no limit to my capabilities. No, now I remember… it said I had no known limit to my capabilities. Is this my known limit?
//Notification
Your stats are at the level of a being that has transcended the Cherubim species. You currently possess the ability (Not usable) Primordial State. Do you wish to synchronize and ascend your Rank to Primordial Cherubim to be able to use this ability?
—What, I can do that?
[Accept]
Checking…
Completed//
[Primordial State]
Uriel was enveloped in a black and red aura in a chrysalis-like form, surprising everyone… Chrom tried to attack, but his magical attack was repelled effortlessly by the sphere. That sphere surrounding Uriel burst open with a dry crack, like bark splitting under the sun.
From inside emerged Uriel, completely covered in a red-and-black liquid that he shook off with a movement of his wings, revealing his new appearance.
A perfect crown made of dry, sharp branches rose above his head. His hair was longer, and from his red eyes seemed to sprout small root-like strands beneath the skin, giving the appearance of veins. His arms were now made of intertwined roots.
Due to this state, the scythe Daelvachor had also changed its form into something even more intimidating, more grotesque and feral.
Everyone was astonished by Uriel's primordial appearance, even Chrom. His appearance was somewhat terrifying. However, with a click of his teeth and a gesture, Chrom ordered his followers to attack everyone present. Likewise, Uriel ordered the demons to attack. The battle began, and the place filled with energy discharges forming visible rays everywhere. The MP consumption in the area was immense.
Chrom and Uriel watched each other without attacking, then locked eyes.
"You know… I curse the moment I allowed you to be reborn in my world. That damned Karma-sealed fool, I don't know why he helped you… I hope he's suffering."
"Why do you think I would care about your words? Besides, I think you had no reason to try to kill me."
"Reasons? I didn't need reasons, I am a god. Besides, to the other gods you were a game, an experiment, entertainment. They wanted to see how far a miserable creature like the humans of your world could go in resisting death. I thought of killing you simply to please everyone."
"To please everyone… I see. In the end, you're nothing more than the gods' clown… how pathetic you are."
"Pathetic? You think you have the right to call me that?… Renard."
Hearing his old name stirred something within Uriel, who felt a sharp pain in his chest as he remembered the loneliness of his past life.
"That's right, Renard… tell me what it really means to be pathetic."