Chapter 6: Powerless (2)
Every creature in existence is born with an ability and only through this ability could it dictate their future ranking; will they have the potential to be a monarch or are they going to be simply a peon?
Everyone, regardless of their dimensions, may possess an ability within these ranks.
Common->Uncommon->Special->Peak
Then after Peak-rank is where you take your first step toward divinity.
Unique->Boundless->Mystical->Divine
One is born with an ability, and that's it. Unless they have a growing type, no one can evolve it. Except for the resident of this realm.
Earth, the fourth realm, the only realm that no creature from another dimension can enter; the best they can do is influence the thoughts of a few people. This realm is different from others because of one simple thing: all of them can have their abilities evolve.
That means everyone here could reach divinity!
People from different backgrounds can evolve and even reach divinity by ascending. I don't know why they have that ability or why this realm has its mana sealed, but if they were to have mana and have the chance to grow for eons, there will be no other realms, as they will conquer everything and become the sole ruler of the Nine realms. And that weapon is now right before me.
As my eye filled with hunger and maliciousness was looking down at the blue orb, I sensed a powerful gaze, then turned around, looking at a particular spot from the universe. I snickered.
"You seeing my brothers? this is my turf now, and there's nothing you can do about it, not even you, Lucifer. I will grow an army filled with supreme and divine rank ability. Then I will claim the throne of hell."
Then I look in the opposite direction.
"You will be next; you will be 12 kings no more; I will devour heaven and become an absolute being."
"With the immense power that I have, I will become the one and only God and Devil. I will be able to create an endless feast for me, KEHKEHKEHKEH."
Rage, fear, murderous intent, and indifference—I can feel all of those emotions, yet all I think about is how to use this ingredient right in front of me. I laughed for a moment, then I felt something—something amiss, something
"Oh, oh."
This isn't reality; this is a dream. The moment the thought of this being a dream came to me, everything collapsed, leaving only a white space. A devil may sleep, but they will never dream except for Belphegor, but I wonder. Even though I am possessing a human, my soul is still a demon, right?
"So confusing, I guess I will take a look around."
I begin to study the white space; it may look like the space is infinite, but I can see it, the border of this dream. As I began to approach it, my eye caught something shiny. The next moment, my body began to be on fire like I was in the core of a star, but the pain is nothing compared to what I have suffered. Surprise, I take a look around my body, then use my willpower to subdue the flame.
What I just saw is probably a higher-rank existence soul; even though the distance is like faraway, it's still enough to ruin a mortal mind and soul. I might be weak right now, but my mind and soul are that of a demon king; these things won't—
[Hm?]
Fuck
Cracks appeared on my body as it began to break apart just by one word. Yes, I'm a demon king, but I already got weak beyond words. I need to wake up.
"HAAH"
As I wake up, I cough up some blood. I got careless; remember, I am a fly compared to this world right now. I caught my sight in the mirror and was shocked to see the poignant state I am in.
This is not good; sleeping is an act of healing for humans, but if this keeps going on, my body won't be able to heal. In order to not see them, you must possess another special ability or you must become a divine god follower. Thinking for a while, I found the solution.
Biting my finger, I draw a pentagon, then draw runes around it. I'm pretty weak, so I need to make a ritual step by step like this. Then I murmured
Of all the things I could do right now, this is one of them: the ability to separate my soul out of this body.
Doing this would lead my body to be vulnerable but that's alright. gollum is just a coward and there aren't really any beasts or monster around so I would be relatively safe doing this.
I suddenly feel lighter; everything becomes more transparent, and before long, I see myself lying on the floor. This is the soul-separate ritual; by doing this, I can split my soul from my body.
With this, my body will sleep but my mind will be awake. This is great; not only can I "sleep," but I can actually take a look around, though I need to be careful; my soul has been weakened, so even someone who has ascended ability could kill me right now.
I fly out of the house and into the sky; from there I can see where my house is. It's located near the foothills of a mountain. I then fly around for a little, only to realize that there's no city, no village, and no creature?
Such oddity; I cannot fly too far away from the body or I will be disconnected from it. I guess I will have to ask Gollum.
STARE
What the—something is—
The surroundings begin to rumble. From the distance, a gigantic creature with obsidian color begins to emerge from the ground. The creature is a python with nine harpy eagle heads, with each head having a black and white feather, 3 yellow snake eyes, and 2 snake fangs on its beak.
It is now looking in my direction.
"SHIT?"
He recognized it since he was the one who created it, a demonic creature of high rank. The Orochi...py.
Quite a name I put on this monster here.
Orochipy is a fusion between a giant harpy eagle and an Orochi, both of which are the creation of gods, particularly the Sky God Atlas and the Storm God Susanoo, even though it is weak to lightning. It is a powerful creature capable of going toe-to-toe with a high-ranking demon.
Since those two gods are enemies to each other, I think it would be funny to create a mutation between those two creations. That used to be a habit of mine—to combine creatures from two opposite sides to spite the gods.
But now they begin to bite me in the ass.
Orochipy possesses not only incredible toughness but also extreme speed; it can shoot its feather at the speed of sound, and the poison is strong enough to kill itself with it. But the reason I'm afraid right now is because its attack can strike through the soul and its gaze could immobilize any living creature—basically a perfect small-prey hunter. I cannot move right now. It, like a harpy eagle, has the habit of hunting small prey, so it makes sense why it settled in this small forest.
For the first time in this life, I felt fear. Am I going to die just like this? What kind of luck is this? NO, I REFUSE TO END THINGS LIKE THIS! As I break free from the stare, I fly toward my body.
Only to realize that its gaze was up in the air, I could feel its overwhelming murderous intent from that gaze but it's not for me. Then, I turned back to look to see a lonely, hooded figure floating in the sky.
He is wearing a ragged mantle and holding a charred wooden staff. He might look like a crippled beggar, but I can feel the immense demonic energy coming from him. I drooled, wanted to eat him, but held myself back. I don't want to die again.
He is probably as strong as a high-ranking demon, but that isn't enough tto—
I saw it; a massive red magic circle appeared out of nowhere. The Orochipy raised nine of its heads up, then shrieked; the shrieking seemed to be able to disrupt mana control.
But the magic circle seemed perfectly fine, then a massive thunder pillar shot down to the earth and
BOOOM
Follow up was a loud explosion that shook the whole surroundings. Even though I stood very far away, I still got assaulted by the shockwave.
"Ho—how powerful."
No, it isn't powerful at all; if I were...
For a very long time, Beelzebub felt a sense of helplessness. H-He was powerless here
'Remember, I am a fly compared to this world.'
Maybe I am even less than a fly now. Sure, I can do something like that, but that's all in the past. I must shift my viewpoint, or else I will be swallowed by that thunder.
After the lightning subsided, the Orochipy was still alive, but barely, as its head looked more like a vulture than an eagle. Still, it remained ferocious, flying to the sky and trying to swallow the hooded figure.
The figure, undisturbed, used another, this time hundreds of red chains coming out of his sleeve, binding the gigantic creature until the orochipy was completely covered in chains, becoming a huge sphere.
The sphere shrinks to the size of a ball and floats to the man's hands, only to be swallowed by the other
The fearsome Orochipy has its life end just like that. This guy's ability is probably at the ascended one.
He just stood there for a moment, and suddenly he shifted his gaze to me. Fuck, he sensed me all the way here.
Then he just teleported away.
"Huh?"
I see, I'm a small little spirit after all; what can I do?
But if I were to come in my human form, things might turn for the worse.
Shivering at such a thought, I think I should end my sightseeing and return back to my shabby house.
******
From the sky, a hooded figure was looking at Beelzebub leaving
"How amusing, the ritual actually works."
"Who would want to possess that vessel?"
"This demon seems to be quite weak, Though,don't you think?"
"True, and yet I can feel it's very majestic."
"Why is he in soul form?"
"Should we eat him?"
"Shut up; all you know about is eating."
From the shade of the hood, eyes that changed into different colors every second, all looking at Beelzebub with different emotions and thoughts