''No way... Corvus died... How do I even live without him...!'' he thinks. ''All thanks to him... I still had a reason to live. I felt needed... but not anymore,'' he thinks, agreeing with Fianna. He feels a rush of adrenaline in his body. ''Too bad... I still have to kill you,'' he says, smirking. ''A wise man once promised to change the world,'' he says, referring to Corvus. ''And I believe him... I... Will become the strongest, above you, everyone... I will stand next to the new devil king, my whole life...'' he says. ''What is your goal, fake hero?'' Silverwing asks, already knowing the answer. Fianna: ''You got me there, little one,'' she says, her voice lowering into a deep, icy timbre. ''I want freedom... true freedom. A world where I am the strongest. A world where everyone obeys me. I am the only one worthy of that power.'' ''Then die by my hands, villain,'' Silverwing retorts, his voice laced with unwavering determination. Both of his eyes ignite, glowing a fierce, unrelenting red as they bore into her, pulsing with righteous fury.
Corvus watches as Silverwing's body lies there, not even breathing. ''What did they do to you...'' he says, inspecting his grey eyes. T-Ray... ''I haven't killed them yet. Why... Do I feel bad? They hurt everyone, so why? Silver, forgive me... From now... I'll definitely kill them,'' Corvus says, walking away. His body looks like it is on fire. His face has the expression of a lion. Words fly everywhere. For what are you waiting? Will you not avenge him? Did you give up? Why don't you use the powers you got from your master? Hurt them, just like they hurt your friend. Go all out, no hesitation is necessary. That is so right. For what am I hesitating. They're evil. I will fix that. ''Devil's territory...'' he mumbles. His hair flies up, his eyes start bleeding. A black circle covers the whole forest. ''You humans took it too far,'' Corvus says, while punching the kunai knife away from Elijah's hand, making it shatter in thousands of pieces. ''Get on your feet, old man. I need you in this fight, so get up,'' he says with a firm voice. He sounds mad... I have no other choice; they killed my son... Silverwing Arukay. I should have protected him as his father. ''I've failed countless times, let me mean something to you now, King,'' Elijah says, getting up and biting his wound. He looks at the direction Silverwing faded. He holds his fist high in the sky. ''WITH THIS... I SWEAR ON MY LIFE AND EVERYONE'S... WE WILL WIN...!'' he yelled, his voice clear. T-Ray looks disgusted. He tries to control him but then... A random woman appears, wearing black clothes, a black scarf and mask. Only her yellow eyes were visible. ''Tch...'' she mumbles as she misses her hit. T-Ray backs off before she attacks him. The woman's golden earrings make a very loud sound as she runs. Elijah realizes... This was... She should have died a long time ago... So how...! ''Julia... Is that really you...?'' he asks, still not understanding the situation. It was his wife... Silverwing's mother, who was supposed to be dead years ago.
Corvus studies Julia for a while. ''Take one wrong step, and it's over,'' he says, still on his guard. It's not that he didn't trust her, he wanted to make sure it was a formidable ally. Julia chuckles. Julia with her soft voice: ''Don't worry 'bout that! Julia got your back!'' She says while smiling and pointing at herself. Elijah stands up. He looks at his bruised arm. ''This is no good...'' he mumbles. But he remembers... in this world, there is a healing technique everyone can use. It is called 'Blessed Reincarnation' the stronger your power is, the more it heals. Corvus has used it before. As we say, water is the weakest power you can possibly have (Unless it's awakened), the strongest powers are... Art's Reality, which is Fianna's ability, Barrier of God, which is Taehyun's ability, Foresight & Unremarkable Strength which is the King of the Heroes' ability, there are abilities that are not shown yet like; Berserk, Angel, Whirlwind, Rock, Nature, Sniper, Dream, Cotton, Copy, Ice, Lava, Weather, Candy, Mind Reading, Telekinesis, Sand, Lawyer, Soul, Gravity, Erase, Bomb, Spike, Solar, Shape shifting, Bloodlust, Vampire, Ultra Instinct, Ultra Ego, Invisibility, Electric, Reflection, Melody, Flower and Healing. The devil's ability does not count. There is an ability only one hero has... He will be shown next, a hero who gave his heart to humanity. A hero that even survived protecting everyone while fighting the first devil king, a hero who had everyone is back when they needed it. Everyone worshipped him, respected him and... He was the king of all heroes. The king of the authorities. His ability was... Foresight & Unremarkable Strength. Those can make a person the strongest. His name was... Cesare. A red-haired man with yellow eyes. He was known for his performance at the first war against devils. It might be a problem for Corvus then... He doesn't even have full control over his devil's powers yet. Noriaki tries to get up, but his legs do not work with him. ''I... can't fight. He will finish me up either way. Good lu-...'' before he can finish his sentence, Corvus grabs his face and bites it off. Noriaki's headless body plops on the grass with a soft 'thud'. Erza runs to his side. ''N-no... No way... Noriaki...!!!'' she yells, not wanting him to die. Suddenly, all her memories appear right in front of her... Her parents abandoned her because of her ability. They all had Lava expect for her, her older sister abused her with it. Until... She met a boy who wanted a friend, so his parents took him to the market... Erza was going to be sold so she could be a slave, but Noriaki's eyes caught hers, and he decided that he wanted Erza as a friend. His parents agreed and bought Erza, however... They never used her as a slave, instead, they spoiled her and Noriaki both. Noriaki and Erza promised to stay with each other for their whole life... But dreams always get crushed. She looks at Corvus. ''What have you done to my... brother..." she asks, tears sliding down her cheeks. Corvus looks at her with a smile on his face. ''What should I do about that huh?" he says with a deep voice. ''It's because you could not protect him, weakling.', he says, clearly having no remorse. ''You humans can say what you want, but that will not affect me. Have you understood?'' he asks. He puts his hand on Elijah's back. ''Let's go friend. You as well, miss Julia.', the confidence in his eyes were burning. His hair was still flying up. Julia: ''Let me help you in this amazing bloody fiiiight~!''. Julia was a psycho at first sight already. Erza stands up... 'Pay for it...'' she says, ''or I will make you.'' Corvus grins, daring her to attack him. Erza grits her teeth... ''Y-you monster...!'' she yells while trying to punch him in the stomach. It feels like... her hand just crashed into a wall. ''AAAHHHHH...!!!'' she yells in pain. Mujika and Sonya watch. ''Not... our business, right...?'' they say, clearly deep in thought. They quickly open their eyes wide when they feel a hand on their shoulders. Julia was behind them. ''Hello fellow girlies, let us have an amazing fight, shall we...?'' before Mujika and Sonya can react, Yuro pushes them away, almost taking Julia's kick. ''On your guard... Her aura alone is dangerous already... Just like her brother's aura... The hero, Javier,'' he says, clearly trying to avoid letting her hit him and the others. Mujika nods as Sonya looks at the moon. ''What's the time... I wonder where Fianna is...'' she says. Fianna was not in her chair anymore. Dante, Marco, and Xian were on a tree watching the fight. Dante: 'I will activate my ability when needed. You two do the same, we need this victory.'' He is absolutely focused on winning, especially when the enemy is the cripple from school. No one expected that he would be the one who would get above them someday... Silverwing looks around, trying to find something that can get him out of this creepy looking place. ''This looks like a wonderful place... The only way to escape is to break the walls huh... Too bad,'' he mumbles. He hears something in his head. ''You got this, Silver. It's me... Elijah Arukay. Don't get hurt!'' after that message, it became silent. He only heard water falling on the ground and the sound of Fianna's sketching. ''What do we... I mean I do...?'' he asks. Fianna breaks her pencil out of irritation again. ''Shut up you filthy bastard,'' she growls. ''Once I get rid of you, my plan will continue just as I planned,'' she continues. ''Wait, I understand. You are the monster here, Corvus is not a monster! You look like... what was his name again... Right, Javier's wife!'' he smiles, happy he remembers. Fianna stands up. ''Don't compare me to that low life, you idiot!'' she yells. ''Need a hug?'' he asks, trying to get on her nerves. Suddenly, a piece of the dark place shatters, revealing the full moon. ''I would love to give a hug to Her Majesty!'' he says while smiling. The whole place shatters... There Silverwing sees... His idol, Corvus! Before he can move, Fianna grabs his wrist and turns him around. ''If anyone moves... I will kill him!'', she yells. Corvus, Julia and Elijah freeze instantly. ''Still... I can't just keep staying here...! She is lying... so she can kill him and US after... I want to move... But something in my heart tells me not to...!'' Corvus thinks. Fianna smirks, a dark glint in her eyes, and a gun materializes in her hand as if summoned from the void. She raises the weapon, pointing it at Silverwing's head, her finger curling over the trigger. ''Say goodbye...!'' she taunts, her smug grin widening. The trigger begins to pull. Corvus closes his eyes tightly, unable to bear the thought of witnessing Silverwing's death. BANG! The sound of the gunshot echoes through the air, followed by an eerie silence. When Corvus opens his eyes, his heart sinks, and his breath catches. His eyes widen in disbelief. Standing where Silverwing had been moments ago was Elijah. Silverwing was now behind him, safe. A gaping hole tore through Elijah's stomach, crimson spilling out in torrents. Yet... Elijah was smiling. Julia stands frozen, her face pale with horror. "Why did...?" Corvus' thoughts race, his mind unable to comprehend the scene unfolding before him. Fianna's smirk vanishes, her face stiff with shock as the gravity of the moment settles over her. Elijah staggers slightly, then crouches to Silverwing's height, his voice soft but steady. "I'm sorry... I wasn't a great father," he says, his gaze warm and full of love. "But please... continue living. Stay with Corvus and your mom. Look ahead, my son... your future is waiting for you." He points weakly toward the sky. "I'll be watching you... from up there." "I love you, Silverwing," he whispers. With his final strength, Elijah wraps his arms around Silverwing, holding him close in a last embrace. "You've got this..." Elijah mumbles, his voice fading as his eyes close. In an instant, his body begins to glow softly, turning into light. His warmth fades, leaving only his lifeless form resting on Silverwing's lap. Blood still pools from his wound, and the hole through his torso leaves no hope of saving him. Elijah is gone. Silverwing stares down at the body, his hands trembling. His father's head lies on his lap, unmoving. A surge of anguish consumes him, and his glowing red eyes fade to pitch black, an abyss of unrelenting grief and rage. ''Father...? Answer me... Please...'' he pleads. His eyes move from his father to Fianna. He doesn't know what to do. Fianna never knew Elijah had a son... It was rather... confusing. Fianna crosses her arms. ''He shouldn't have protected a weak slave like you!'' she yells. ''People shouldn't have listened to a snake like you,'' Silverwing says, reflecting her sentence. Fianna's eyes widen in shock as she notices the glow of Silverwing's yellow eyes, an unnatural aura radiating from him. Silverwing stands motionless for a moment, sensing a presence; an invisible figure standing behind him. "I will lend you my strength," a voice says, calm yet powerful. "It might not be as potent as Arnold's, but be grateful... You are my successor. The first Angel King's successor... Silverwing. Use this power wisely... Even if it causes you pain." Silverwing feels an invisible hand rest gently upon his head, a surge of power flooding through him. It feels like an unstoppable force entering his body, and the pain is excruciating. He screams, the agony burning through every inch of his being as a white, radiant aura envelops him, glowing with a divine light. The aura intensifies for a few moments before beginning to fade. As it dissipates, Silverwing stands transformed. Two grand angelic wings unfurl from his back, shimmering with ethereal light. A yellow mark appears on his face, inscribed in delicate characters 'Successor ' in Japanese, a symbol of his new fate. Above his head hovers a halo, radiating soft, golden light. He wears a glowing white mage outfit, the fabric shimmering with a mystical, celestial glow, and a long coat that billows gently as if stirred by an invisible wind. Silverwing stands tall, the weight of his new power heavy in the air. He is no longer the boy he once was... He is the chosen successor, the Angel King reborn. He looks at Julia... He walks to her, towering over her. He held his hand up, making it look like he was going to slap her. Instead, he pats her head and smiles. Corvus lets out a relieved sigh. Meanwhile, T-Ray suddenly controls Elijah. T-Ray: "Kill them...'' He was clearly mad that Elijah sacrificed for a devil. But Elijah doesn't budge an inch at first. Dante activates his teleportation behind Fianna. "This is dangerous! We should retreat right away...!" He yells. Fianna shakes her head. "My lovely trump card...'', She says with a sadistic smile while drawing. Dante walks through the portal and his eyes widen at the realization. Elijah stands up, his eyes grey. "Kill... All heroes...", he keeps mumbling, brainwashed by T-Ray, but not listening to what T-Ray exactly said. A light yet horrifying aura is on him. Suddenly, Elijah falls on the ground. Sonya and Mujika watch while Erza is trying to resurrect Noriaki. Arnold is discussing things with Yuro. "Mujika and Sonya can take care of Julia but... Erza should help in case... Remember, that woman is Javier's sister. He is the strongest after Cesare Valerius... It's a pain in the ass that he had to die for humanity...'' Arnold says. Yuro just nods in silence. Yuro stopped talking ever since he left high school. He is the youngest hero, since he is seventeen. ''And how do we get that monster and that uhm... Devil worshipper,'' Arnold asks. Yuro simply shrugs. Arnold buries his face in his hands. ''We're going to lose,'' Yuro suddenly says. Arnold's eyes widen. ''W-what... You're giving up...? After we came this far?'' Arnold's voice was trembling. Yuro nods solemnly. "Fianna is going to try to summon Cesare. But that won't work on them..." He gestures toward Silverwing and Corvus. "Those kids... they're the real hopes of humanity." Arnold's eyes narrow, his expression hardening as he closes them momentarily. "I sense that now..." he says, his tone heavy. "But Fianna is still my hope. And if you stand in my way, worshipper or not... your life will end here." Arnold's brown eyes begin to glow ominously, an unearthly light radiating from them. Yuro meets his gaze without flinching. "I'm ready to die. I've already lived a great life," he says with quiet acceptance. His lips curl into a soft smile. "Thank you for being my friend, Arnold. I... really appreciated it." Arnold grits his teeth, his jaw tightening. He knows Sonya and Mujika are watching, but their judgment doesn't matter. This moment is between him and Yuro. With a snarl, Arnold activates his claws. He thrusts his hand into Yuro's chest with terrifying ease, piercing through flesh and bone. Blood sprays from the wound, and Yuro gasps, coughing violently, crimson dripping from his lips. Arnold pulls Yuro's heart out, the still-beating organ gripped tightly in his hand. "The hopes of humanity..." Yuro rasps, his voice faint but resolute, "...shall shine brighter than anyone else!" A final smile graces his face as his eyes flutter closed. His body weakens, collapsing into Arnold's grasp. "Life wasn't that bad..." Yuro thinks as his consciousness fades. Gomen, Magnus. His body goes limp, and his soul passes on, leaving Arnold standing in silence, the weight of his actions pressing heavily on his shoulders. Sonya walks over to Arnold, oblivious to Yuro's death. Arnold puts the heart in Sonya's hands, her eyes widen. ''Whose is this...?'' she asks. Arnold stays quiet, then Sonya sees Yuro's dead body. Her mouth opens, trying to say something but she can't. ''It is fine, he is weak after all,'' she shrugs and walks away after she threw the heart on the grass. Arnold gets a flashback... Yuro once said... ''This world will never show their hate to you, when you die, they will stop acting like they ever cared. I want to fix society... With you!'' Arnold realizes who he just killed... The person who trusted him the most... All kinds of emotions are in his heart. Regret... but somehow, he was pleased. He is just too brainwashed by Fianna. Mujika gave Yuro a heartless look. Mujika: ''This world wasn't for you after all. You were weak, so you could not survive. You're lucky Fianna let you become a hero without doing the exam.' Arnold feels bad about what he did but... He decides to live without him. ''Fianna is my top priority now,'' he thinks. He leaves as he walks back to Fianna. ''It's not the world who is cursed. It's you who makes it cursed,'' he thinks to himself. Yuro's body was left there, in the dark silent place... A little girl with ash blonde hair and green eyes was hiding behind a tree. After Arnold leaves, she runs to Yuro. ''Brother, please do not go! You promised to stay...! Don't go!'' she says between sobs. ''How dare he...! I am going to kill him!'' she yells out of anger. ''I should have protected you before... How dumb of me!'' she pouts. The girl puts Yuro's heart next to him and gives him a hug... But the girl didn't know Sonya was watching her... The girl's name was Magnus, but people call her Maggie for short. Maggie ran in the direction Arnold went. Her ability is Ice. She can freeze anything with it unless it's fire or lava. She climbs on a tree and looks down at the others, she spots Arnold but doesn't attack yet. She knows someone is watching her. She puts her hoodie on, it covers her eyes. She lets herself fall off the tree, landing on the ground safely. Everyone looks at her. ''Arnold Vlorenzski, am I right?'' she asks. Julia looks curious about who this girl is. She walks to the girl. Maggie wants to back off, but stays still, not wanting them to suspect her. Julia leans down and looks into her emerald-like eyes. ''A cute young lady! What business do you have here?'' Julia asks, smiling at Maggie. Maggie looks with a hint of unease. Julia backs off, thinking she startled Maggie. Silverwing walks to her and crouches to her eye length. ''Sorry, I know how scary that psycho is,'' he says, pointing at Julia. ''Is there anything you need here?'' his voice was soft now... Maybe because of the transformation. Maggie nods. ''He killed my brother... So, I want to kill him,'' she says, pointing at the direction where Yuro's dead body is. Silverwing gasps... He looks at Arnold. ''Heroes are the monsters... I don't want to become one anymore. Villains are the ones who help... You broke everyone, you shattered everything, it never meant anything to you all.', he mumbles. ''May God decide your punishment after your downfall,'' he wishes, his hands next to each other. Arnold grins. ''Fatherless kid. Learn manners first,'' he says, wanting him dead. Silverwing lets his back face Maggie and crouches. ''We got this, keep up,'' he says. ''Support me with whatever ability you have, I will be pleased,'' he orders, not expecting a 'no'' as answer. Maggie nods and stands firmly. "What's your name?'' Silverwing asks. Maggie: ''It's... Magnus...'' That was even quieter than a whisper. Silverwing nods and stands up. Silverwing: ''I got Arnold, Julia, take on the girls, Corvus takes Fianna and the three weaklings that are with her.'' He was clearly taking it seriously.
Who are the Angel King and Devil King?
First, the Angel King's name is Lauren. He used to always save humanity. It was a young man with blonde hair and golden eyes. Even though everyone was happy that he was there, Fianna made people kill him, so she was the only leader. She asked people who used black magic to poison him. He did not notice, so he died. Even though people knew how he died, they did not want to go against Fianna. She became a queen but... Lauren knew that this was not right. Fianna killed all participants so she could win easily. When Cesare was there, everything was all right... But he ended up winning against the first devil king, Cesare was injured too much after. Everyone came to Cesare's conference, every single day... but the thing was, the first devil king was also ordered by her. He was one of Fianna's most trusted bodyguards, but no one knew. Not even her servants or T-Ray. Lauren was searching for someone who was loyal, young, and needed help. That person was Silverwing. So, you could say, Silverwing is the second king. Lauren also knows about Corvus. He was going to help him but... The devil already did. Lauren and Arnold met and are allies since Corvus had the devil powers. Lauren was also Fianna's teacher. So, you could say she is a snake. The devil king, Arnold. He was a smart, manipulative person who ended up having to kill himself. His parents were terrified of him when they saw him eating human meat. They left the house and never came back; he was six back then. He thought killing people and eating them was normal, so he kept doing it. He had one friend that let himself get eaten before Arnold starved, his friend's name was Arthur. Arnold still could sense Arthur's soul, but his body was not there. After his friend let himself get eaten, Arthur's parents started torturing Arnold. Day and night, he cried out of pain until... He got the hang of his powers and escaped. Arthur's parents got killed after he escaped, which was the first devil kings' doing. Arnold died in a fight against Fianna.
Corvus nods, interested in taking the 'queen' and his bullies...This time with power! ''I'm not weak anymore... I got this!'' he thinks to himself. ''Prove that I did not make the wrong choice of making you the devil king,'' Arnold whispers in Corvus' ear. Fianna was still drawing. Dante was next to her, holding her blank paper. Xian and Marco make a shield out of their ties. ''There's no way his punch is going to breakthrough this,'' Xian says, not knowing how strong Corvus is. Marco nods silently. Maggie was looking at him. ''He can break that easily, even I can,'' she says, trying to annoy them... but it is also the truth. Xian grits his teeth. ''Who are you?'' he asks. Maggie shrugs. ''Maybe... The one who is going to kill you!'' she says, clearly full of pride. Xian launches a tie on her in the form of an spear. It was fast but... Silverwing slices it up while just making a diagonal line with his finger. A yellow light appeared out of that and when the tie came in contact, it got cut off. ''Ugh... Don't tell me where you were dealing with HIM out of all people,'' Xian grunts. Marco nods again. ''He's a lot more dangerous than I thought,'' he says. Dante shrugs. Fianna: ''If we win this... you three will become King.'' She looks at them, in contrast to the promise she made. ''If that damn Lauren did not let him become an angel at this time... Talk about annoying. My plans can't fail.', she thinks. Dante taps on her shoulder. ''What are you even drawing-,'' he asks... When she looks at the drawing, she notices that she scribbled lines over the drawing that was supposed to summon Cesare... ''I will not be able to summon him on time at this rate! Ugh, I ruined the drawing...!'' she thinks. She stops dozing off when it becomes cold. ''R... RAHHHH!!!'' Maggie yells, ice going everywhere. Fianna shivers in the cold. ''Who's that nuisance!'' she thinks. Silverwing's eyes start glowing. ''This is getting boring,'' he says. ''Alright, Maggie. That monkey over there, right?'' he says, pointing at Arnold. She nods and Silverwing looks around for a bit.
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