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Hellraider arrived inside the High Heaven mothership together with Geriel. He observed his surroundings carefully. Inside, there were many unfamiliar-looking devices and technologies. The style of the ship's space resembled the command room of the High Heaven fortress ruins he had visited before. The angels who saw them immediately welcomed him.
"My lord, the main portal to High Heaven is ready"
Geriel glanced at Hellraider.
"Let's go there immediately"
The two of them walked to the large High Heaven portal and immediately entered it.
When they came out, Hellraider was immediately greeted by the true realm of High Heaven. The sky was covered with clouds and yellowish light that felt calming, a gentle breeze caressed the skin it touched, the land contained green grass accompanied by lush shady trees as well as futuristic buildings with a dominant white theme adorned with golden ornaments.
Hellraider didn't show any expression at all when seeing as far as the eye could see that heavenly realm for the first time.
The two of them then walked along a path made of beautiful white marble with golden stones arranged like a mosaic that glowed when stepped on.
From above several angels flew down approaching him. They were High Heaven soldier angels who were creations of Marsiel. They had taller posture than Geriel's servant angels, wore armor like medieval knights but with a futuristic design, silver touch and golden linings. Each held weapons such as spears, swords and long-barreled rifles typical of High Heaven.
"Your Majesty, our lord, Marsiel the Great, is already waiting for You there." one of the soldiers said.
They then walked escorted by those soldiers to a building that appeared bit smaller than the others but was crowded with Marsiel's servant soldiers.
"My brother is resting in that building..." Geriel said while glancing at Hellraider.
When they entered, the room was circular with tall pillars on its sides and rather dim lighting. In the middle there was still a beam of light coming from the open round roof. Hellraider immediately observed the being at the end.
He resembled a human but was taller and bigger than Geriel, with white wings whose feathers appeared damaged. He wore golden armor without a helmet that was heavily cracked along with a tattered red loincloth. His position was made standing but he was more like lying on a special coffin. On his right and left there were special machines whose lights flickered like a heartbeat.
They walked to the center and Hellraider clearly saw his head. He immediately showed a shocked expression. His hair was short black, his eyes were green but very weary, his face looked abnormally aged and if still in prime condition he would look mighty. That man immediately looked back at him.
Hellraider seemed to see a reflection of himself but with a face that looked aged.
Geriel immediately spoke with a pleading expression and tone.
"My brother... I have brought this person to you. Please speak as necessary. Give him guidance and help to fight the demon king who will soon attack that planet…"
That man named Archangel Marsiel spoke in a faint and stammering voice to Hellraider.
"Y-You... I-I have s-seen... w-what y-you have d-done... in h-hell... A h-human... f-feared... by t-them..."
"O-Only you... n-now... c-can d-defeat it... A-avenge... f-for m-myself... and m-my son..."
"T-take h-his weapon... P-protect... his h-home... C-chase our b-brother... R-Ruchipar..."
His eyes then glanced toward Geriel.
"T-Thank you... m-my b-brother... I-I begin t-to... u-understand it... a-at a t-time l l-like t-this..."
"S-step back n-now... Geriel..."
Geriel's face immediately looked sad and he flew slightly backward near a pillar at the wall.
"Farewell... Marsiel..."
Marsiel closed his eyes and his entire body began to glow yellow. Then two streams of light appeared and directly connected to Hellraider's body. He felt immense pressure suddenly as the light entered his body. He immediately knelt, his eyes widened and his face looked like he was enduring extreme pain.
Marsiel's light energy continuously entered his body until Hellraider's eyes turned glowing yellow. His vision began to be filled with yellow light.
After a while, he saw something very unexpected. Dark shadows began to fly in his vision. Hellraider at that time could not move his body at all.
Two largest black spheres floated and stopped right as if in front of both his eyes. Suddenly in the middle of those black spheres appeared white light forming a pair of eyes.
Hellraider breathed heavily again irregularly witnessing that vision.
"YOOOUU... RETURRRNNN TO USSS...!!! LEAVE HIM NOOOWWW...!!! HE IS NOOOOBODY TO YOUUU...!!!"
That black sphere entity spoke like a male voice with a booming tone.
Hellraider immediately showed explosive anger.
"Go awaaayyy...!!! I'll destroy youuu...!!!"
"YOU ARE TRUULY OURRSSS...!!! HE IS ONLY AN INTRUDER IN YOUR LIFE NOOOWWW...!!!"
"Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhhhhh....!!!!!!!"
Hellraider screamed as loudly as possible while his right hand trembled violently trying to reach that black sphere.
But suddenly from his right arm emerged bright white energy with deep black inside it, then spread throughout Hellraider's body as if burning him.
He roared in pain again, his head bowed.
"IT'S USELESS TO FIGHT USSS...!!! REMEMBER WHERE YOU COME FROMMM...!!!"
When Hellraider looked down, the yellow light began to fade and a floor inside a house appeared. But that floor was already stained with a lot of blood.
When looking forward, he was presented with a scene that immediately made his mind stop for a moment.
Several humanoid hell monsters were devouring two human corpses, a woman and a young girl. Some of their body parts had been torn apart and their organs scattered being eaten by those monsters.
Beside them were two hell hounds pulling at a cat corpse until its body was brutally torn into two and the hell hounds' head writhed while chomping the cat's body apart.
Hellraider's eyes widened as much as possible, his mouth opened wide—
—and tears began to flow from his right eye...
"WE SHOW THIS TO YOUUU...!!! THIS IS YOUR TRUE ORIGIIINNN...!!! HE TOLD YOU THE TRUTHHH...!!! REMEMBER WHY YOU STILL LIVE UNTIL NOOOWWW...!!!"
Instantly Hellraider showed extremely intense anger...
"I reject everything you imposed to meeeee...!!!!!!!!"
"FOOOOOLLL...!!!! YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE YOUR FATEEE...!!! YOU WILL BE LIKE THIS OVER AND OVER FOREVEEERRR...!!!!!!
The white and black energy flared again and Hellraider's body fell forward but was supported by his hands and feet. He screamed again in pain while closing his eyes. Suddenly Hellraider remembered "him".
With difficulty beyond his limits Hellraider stood up again.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a young man holding his right arm while crying and saying he would not let him be alone in hell again.
Suddenly a flash of yellow light struck his vision and he saw that young man giving a cat-shaped keychain and a plate of burger while smiling. His hand immediately received it.
The flash continued, he saw his right hand clapping with that young man's hand.
The flash continued, he saw himself panting with saliva-coated stones scattered on the ground and suddenly that young man looked at him with great worry.
The flash continued, now he saw himself choking the young man's neck with his right hand in a hellish setting. That young man gripped his forearm.
But this time Hellraider felt this was truly real...
He looked at that young man's face who was still gasping—
—and the words finally came out of his mouth...
"Y-your... n-name... David..."
His entire body froze, his heart and breath felt to stop for a moment, both his eyes flowed with tears again...
"M-my name... my naaaameee...."
Suddenly his body was jolted until he knelt, the black-white energy covering his entire body flared again.
"DAAMNNN ITTT...!!! NOW WE FINISH ALL OF THIS WITH YOOOUUU...!!!
He struggled hard to stand again and glared at the two black spheres with white eyes.
That entity seemed panicked because he was able to resist it.
"I, DAVID, WILL ONLY LISTEN TO JOHANN!"
Instantly the black-white energy in his body burst out intensely.
"NOOO... NOOO...!!! YOUUU... YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR CONSEQUENCE LATEERRR...!!! WE WILL TAKE REVENGEEE....!!!!!!"
The two black spheres with white eyes immediately floated away along with that energy. The yellow light slowly dimmed and he saw Marsiel's room again.
Marsiel's body along with the armor he wore turned into yellow light ash, eroding completely and exiting through the hole in the roof.
Hellraider, who was now named David, immediately turned his body and looked at Geriel who was still there.
"Let's go to take that weapon..." said David.
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