Destroying My Own Novel

“How’s the situation on the north side of the city?” Akilla asked as she stabbed an incubus that tried to kidnap a woman.

A man was standing on the tower and gave covers to everyone around him by shooting arrows at the demons. He made sure his surroundings were safe before he looked at the north side of the city. He could tell if the other side was in trouble or not based on how many demons flew above the city.

“The north side is still the same as before. There are barely any movements,” The man said as he used binoculars to look. “The northeast side somehow looks quite peaceful,” he continued and put his binoculars down.

Akilla knew they wouldn’t be able to win the battle since the demons were too much to handle. She had already asked one of the knights to ask for help from the villages and the previous city to lend them their hands.

“To think this world won’t be cleared until we dealt with all the demons…” Akilla said as she heard there was no portal even near the Azazel Tower which was right outside the capital city on the north side.

(On the northeast side)

“Gather around,” Mykel said as he stood in the middle of the road.

All the cambions had been summoned by Mykel’s order, and they all brought some of their belongings with them. They all crowded the street and we were confused as to why he ordered them all of a sudden.

“Everyone is here?” Mykel asked Somus.

“Everyone has gathered here, God Mykel,” Somus nodded his head.

Mykel warped everyone to the field near the first city. They were all shocked by how easy it was for them to leave the hellish city they were living in. Somus then looked at Mykel and thought that Mykel should have done it the moment he met them.

Mykel glanced at Somus and saw the stare of hatred toward him. He smirked and scoffed to show Somus that he was the one that could change the cambions’ fate as he pleased.

“Go find a place to live, tell them you’re a refugee. They won’t suspect you because the news has spread that the Demon Lord Hemios has been defeated and now the demons going on a rampage. There won’t be a single knight in the city since all of them have been sent to aid those otherworlders,” Mykel explained as he lit his cigarette.

“You said that as if those otherworlders can defeat hundreds of thousands of demons,” Somus was skeptical and scared that Mykel was lying to him about giving him protection.

“They won’t be able to win against those demons. Even with the help of the whole army of knights, they will lose,” Mykel answered as he puffed the smoke. “They don’t have any other choice but to fight until there’s not a single demon alive before they can leave this world,” Mykel looked in the direction where the capital city.

“You liar! You said you will protect us! But what’s that supposed to mean when you said they can’t leave until all demons have perished?!” Somus glared at Mykel and showed no more fear in his eyes, only rage. “In the end, you also want us dead!” Somus felt betrayed.

Mykel sighed as he looked at his left arm which all the cambions had been staring at since he lost his sleeves thanks to Lucifer’s [Nihilikinesis]. It was weird and new for them to see a tattoo, especially a tattoo of thorny roots all the way up to his upper arm.

“You’re born from a human womb, and you are born in this world. You belong to this world, and even Gods aren’t allowed to lay a hand on you. You’re not a part of it, so you’ll be fine,” Mykel answered. “I’m not trying to make you believe my words, but that’s the truth because the rule of the World is preventing us from interfering,” Mykel continued.

Somus stopped talking since he didn’t want to jump to a conclusion again that would put shame on his own and his kind. He remembered if Mykel had decided to change his mind, he could have sent all of them back and fed them to the demons, but there was something off about what Mykel said.

“You said Gods can’t interfere because of the rule of the World, but what you’re doing right now is already a violation of that rule,” Somus said and he looked confused.

“Should I remind you again that I despise them? If you know that Gods can’t interfere, you should know by now that I’m different from them and I exist not to follow that rule,” Mykel answered as he stared Somus in the eye.

Brutus slowly raised his hand as he gulped, and it took Mykel’s attention.

“You said that they won’t be able to win against the demons, so what is going to happen?” Brutus asked.

“You’ll hide, and at most, those otherworlders might be able to fight the demons for three days at most. Until the day comes, there’s nothing you can do but pray,” Mykel answered.

“Until the day comes? Are you talking about that being who will become the ruler of this world?” Brutus asked.

Mykel nodded his head. “With that being said, I have to leave now,” Mykel said.

Before Brutus or Somus could say a word, Mykel warped away and left them on their own to survive. Somus then told his people to enter the city and stay together because it would be safer if they kept doing what they had been doing for decades.

(In the Empyrean World)

Mykel gathered Gaia, Nyx, Deviatris, and Shelly in Luciel’s palace. He wanted to see what the Spirit Vessel looked like and how it worked. The Spirit Vessel’s shape was octahedron and it was made from pure Empyrium. The size was as big as a tennis ball, but it was quite heavy.

It was exactly like how the Soul Catcher Sword worked thanks to Lucifer’s suggestion. He didn’t know who made that sword, but he believed it was Hanessi who made it. It had been tested beforehand by putting a demon soul inside the Spirit Vessel’s prototype, and it contained the soul while at the same time giving power to whoever held it.

The problem was the Spirit Vessel did exactly like how the Soul Catcher Sword did. It was so powerful to contain the soul that the soul couldn’t possess the body of the one who held it.

Deviatris brought her research from her place in Gehenna with Luciel’s help. She brought her Homunculus in the shape of a slime string that worked like a vein. Its purpose was to become the medium between the Spirit Vessel and the body. She believed it would extract not only the power but also the consciousness of the soul.

“The preparation is done, now we should try and put their souls in here,” Mykel said as he played with the Spirit Vessel.

They all nodded, and then he asked Luciel to bring Agnez to the Empyrean World since she had become a Demi-god, it was possible to bring her to the world of the Gods. Mykel told Beldathiel to bring Mazikeen to the Empyrean World with her since he didn’t make a pact with Mazikeen and couldn’t summon her to where he was.

Agnez came with Beldathiel and Mazikeen, and by the look on Agnez’s expression, she was a bit nervous. She thought it would take more time before Mykel found a solution to all the problems, but it looked like she was underestimating Mykel’s ability.

“First of all, let’s take your soul out from your body,” Mykel said as he looked at Jeanne.

Mykel grabbed Agnez’s head and pulled his hand away as her soul was being extracted from her body. It was a painful moment because it felt like every inch of her body felt like being crushed. On the other hand, Mazikeen could easily leave her body.

“That’s quite cruel to pull someone’s soul forcefully like that. I hope nothing happened to her,” Gaia said and she looked worried about Agnez.

It was the first time for Mykel to take someone’s soul, but he was the only one who could do it. The reason would be that if a God did it in his stead, they violated the law of the World, and they would be punished by Mara since taking Awakener’s life was forbidden.

“I can fix that later, for now, let’s create a new body for both of them.