Death spoke:
- What do you see in this world, you are trapped in it, here everything you see is an illusion. -He said while taking a flower in his hands, which after a few seconds began to wither and then turned into dust, which with a slight breeze was scattered without leaving a trace of what he had in his hands. However, his hands became normal, they did not have the putrid appearance of before, at least they were for a few seconds.
Death continued speaking: human beings with that gift of understanding will sooner or later destroy themselves, that is natural, you know.
Luzbell, in addition to being wise, was an observer, so he could not help but see what happened to the flower, it was as if the body of death absorbed the essence of that flower's life; So he began to concentrate his power, and with his open hand at the height of his chin he released a breath in the direction of death, a breath that in a human would be a simple gesture, for this celestial, it was something that gathered great power, it was a breath of life, directed at death.
With the action of Luzbell, the body of death, from that putrid but imposing state, began to change, while on its face it showed a state of astonishment at what was happening to it, it was petrified, out of nowhere it began to scream, it fell to its knees, a strong wind began to hit that landscape, and Luzbell began to feel how the power of death grew even more, although it did not have that dark essence that surrounded it, in fact, it was something warm. Even so, she was worried, since she felt that the power that death possessed was greater than that of the heavenly princes themselves. His moment of distraction was replaced when he heard a voice that asked him:
-Who are you?
The atmosphere became quiet, nothing could be heard but them. Luzbell was shocked, that imposing being in front of him now had an angelic appearance, a young man of about fifteen years old, almost a child, with a strong and penetrating gaze, eyes blue like the sky itself. He didn't know what to say, in fact, he regretted his action. He said to himself:
- I feel like a human, I feel terrified, but if I have already faced many celestials and their princes, I never imagined that a being could be so strong, that means that the haughty one could have easily destroyed me.
Luzbell was shocked.
...
This angelic Being told him:
- Yes, you are not strong enough to defeat the Haughty One, although you possess great power, Being of Light. - A laugh was heard. Even so, you dared to start a divine battle without fear of the Haughty One, claiming your place. What are you afraid of? Do you fear me?
Luzbell was not shocked, but she gained strength and responded:
- I am impressed by your power, but it is only that, since although our level is not the same, if I find myself in the need to confront you, I will do so with all my strength. But now, would I like to know what your name is?
The young man looked at him disapprovingly and said:
- I am Vital Mertiel. -This name rang like an echo in Luzbell's ears. -Were you scared or is it the impression again? -Vital Mertiel laughed again. Let's walk, I want to know this world, which is young, but beautiful, it looks like others I knew before.
Luzbell did not know how to act, or what to do; So he just followed his companion, entering a forest. Vital was impressed by that beautiful place, he was an explorer in an unknown environment, upon seeing the animals, the plants, the water and many of the wonderful beings, he told Luzbell:
-What does this mean to you? This creation is majestic.
- Yes, it is, it took me a while to understand it, but I did, for now it is my home. -Luzbell said
- Dreaming is not bad, the world is wonderful, even though you are imprisoned in a small fraction of it. -Vital said, while he was interrupted by an event that occurred in front of him:
A bear cub was wandering among the trees eating some fruits that were lying on the ground, it was a beautiful animal, this is how Vital perceived it, until an arrow pierced the animal's heart, leaving it prostrate among the grasses, a fact that bothered him, putting tension in the environment, he wanted to know who the author had been, so with his vision he found him in the distance between the trees, his sweet gaze changed to a dark one, the color of his eyes, from blue they turned gray, and his warm power became dark; When he clearly saw the hunter, a look from Vital was enough to reduce him to nothing; Then he returned to how he was before, he approached the bear cub, he removed the arrow and it stood up out of nowhere without any sign of attack. Among the thickness of the forest the mother of the bear cub approached. Vital looked at her and she behaved like a docile animal, her gaze seemed to reflect gratitude, and then she left in peace with her cub.
Luzbell, despite being impressed by Vital's great power, asked him:
-And that Being that came here with a thirst for blood and death? acts strangely when valuing life.
Without understanding his question, Vital told him:
- I am the scale that balances any world, since I am life, but at the same time I am death. But now I'm just a reflection of who I once was.
- Even so, I don't understand you, what do you base on taking a life or giving it? How do you calculate the value of one being compared to another? Luzbell asked.
-He murdered in my presence, a being that he was admiring, that is a lack of respect towards me, it is a heresy. -Vital responded with a cold look accompanied by a soft smile.
-Despite looking like a child, and having that warm aura, you instill fear. -Luzbell thought.