Chapter 104: Chapter 103: Waking up in Heaven
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"There's just no telling how far I'll go."
- Moana, (Moana)
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<(Atem POV)>
There are a lot of positives about being a god and when I say a lot, I mean a LOT. But one thing you realize after becoming a divine being and a possible main character of the universe which is a lot like a fanfiction by some newbie author, is that when you have a dream, it's never 'just' a dream. It's always some sort of precognition trying to warn you of a possible future that might or might not come to pass one day if you don't do something to prevent it. Of course, this translates to a very troubling conclusion especially when the dream you are having includes you and everyone you have ever loved and known dying horribly at the tentacles of uncountable Eldrich beings who can rip apart the skin of mortals from their bodies like they are undressing a Barbie doll.
"Fuck, that was scary even for someone like me. I don't think I am going to sleep again for the next few years." I mumbled to myself while wiping away the cold sweat on my face and thanking whoever was responsible for my reincarnation here for the mental defenses I possessed because I am sure that without it, I would have gone mentally senile due to all the horrifying stuff I had to see in that dream of mine.
'Maybe all of that really was just a bad dream without any underlying hidden meaning. After all, those horrendous abominations that I summoned from the... void to teach Odin a lesson were the last things I saw before being... banished away. So, perhaps my dream was nothing but a nightmare that resulted from the bad memory.' I hoped in my mind before exhaling a frustrated sigh, 'Or I should just stop kidding myself and actually start preparing for the worst instead of making the stupid mistake that almost all arrogant idiot protagonists make in their stories by ignoring the warning in their dreams.'
"However, before that, I have to figure out where the hell I am first," I said to no one in particular as I began looking around for clues.
I could still feel my connection to Zoya, but it was very faint. I was sure that she would find me since my connection with her was still there, but she would probably need a few days to trace my exact location using that alone.
Anyway, quite fortunately for me, I wasn't floating in some unknown part of deep space as one would expect. Instead, I was lying on a... violet field with an aqua-blue sky visible above me. I could also see a huge forest a few miles behind me as well but quite surprisingly, none of the trees or plants there were green. Rather, they looked like alien plants I had never seen before, covered with exotic colors that almost made them look like they were drawn up by a five-year-old kid with crayons and a hyperactive imagination.
I could also sense some unique animals there in the forest as well which coincidentally looked like they were taken straight out of the two Avatar verses, both the alien and the magical one. I could even see some rat-faced rhinoceros-like beasts with butterfly wings flying in the sky while pooping like they didn't care about anything else except relieving themselves.
WOOOOOOOMMM Suddenly, a loud horn blared in the distance interrupting my thoughts as numerous small dots slowly began to appear from the sky.
Flap-flap-flap, whoosh, whirr, flutter, thrum-thrum-thrum, swish, whup-whup-whup, rush, swoosh, thwap-thwap-thwap, rustle, whirr, flap-snap, flutter-whoosh... The constant sound of hundreds of wings flapping in the air echoed in the distance as the dark dots in the sky steadily began to become bigger and clearer, making me realize that they were not just some types of locusts or birds as I had first instinctively expected but humanoid beings with huge pairs of wings attached to their back and armed to the teeth with various medieval time weapons like swords, spears, and bows.
"Angels?" I could not help but wonder aloud. "Am I Heaven?" I asked myself, not even realizing just how accurate my thoughts were.
"Intruder!" One of the 'angels' started in a feminine voice, "You have invaded Heven, the home of us, angels. Surrender and we will hopefully keep you alive, maybe even spare your worthless life and keep you as a sex slave if you have enough treasures to offer. Resist and you will be killed without mercy." She threatened, confirming what was previously just a mere baseless suspicion of mine.
'Huh? So, they really are angels. That means this place must be the Tenth realm called Heven that Odin once sealed away a long time ago after separating it from the Yggdrasil tree.' I deduced. As the woman just stated, the smart choice here would be to, of course, listen to her and surrender since I had no idea how strong the angel army was or what type of technology they used. Maybe they could even become my allies if I tried to truly negotiate with them. After all, the enemy of my enemy was supposed to be my friend, right?
But the thing was... I was tired. I was just damn sick of taking it slow all the time and lazing around. I thought I could enjoy life by not rushing into things or killing the tiniest things that annoy me like a spoiled kid with too much power in his hands. But now that I have fought my biological father, I have finally realized that despite getting extremely strong, I am still powerless in the truest sense. Compared to the rest of the OP beings of the Marvel Multiverse with bullshit universe-destroying reality-bending powers, I am still the same reincarnated weak kid with selective amnesia.
In fact, I am sure that I will continue to be powerless until and unless I become the strongest. Only when I am the strongest being in this world; when no one is left to stop me from enjoying my life however I want, only then will I become truly free. Only on that day could I truly enjoy my life without caring about others. In the simple words of an arrogant cliche wuxia protagonist, I wanted to be the number one under the heavens.
'Also, I really want to wipe off that arrogant smirk off that woman's face. It almost seems like she has an attitude as bad as that of Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter... well, almost. The truth is nobody is as insufferable as Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter.'
"Considering that you are threatening me, you must be the leader here, right? Well, that's good. You see I want to make an important announcement that I think you should all hear." I declared as I looked around at the other angels behind her only to find out that all of them surprisingly had female bodies with not even a single male angel visible anywhere. However, I didn't let my thoughts dwell on this peculiarity for long since I didn't care much about how their society worked or if they were male or female. I just wanted to get this done with and I would gladly beat up people of all races, genders, colors, classes, and religions for that... Yeah, I was an equal-opportunity ass-whooper that way.
"I am here to simply take over Heven as its new ruler and graciously accept you under my new rule since I am an extremely benevolent god," I announced with a voice as arrogant as I could muster, which honestly sounded more like Loki than I was comfortable with... Seriously, Odin should really check if Thor is truly his biological son and if Loki is really the adopted one. "I am not going to surrender. However, I am going to advise all of you to do that instead. As long as you bend the knee before me and swear your loyalty, I will let you live and maybe even free you from Odin's curse if I find your loyalty genuine enough. However, try to resist and I will see Heven crumble to ashes before I am done. I might not have the sword of light to invade heaven, but I definitely have enough fire to burn you all to Kingdom come." I threw a couple of jibes in there even though it didn't look like they understood them.
"How dare you insult your betters!? In the name of the Queen and the power she has vested in me, I declare you HERETIC." The angel in charge yelled in unrestrained wrath. "I want his head intact. We will glean all the information he has from his lifeless skull. Perhaps I will even gift it to Her Majesty after that, it will make a good wine glass for her." She threatened, gesturing to the soldiers behind her to advance.
"You said that you wanted to take me as your sex slave, right? Since that was what you desired, I will return the favor. However, it won't be you who will become my slave. Instead, I will be taking your queen as my slave before I reduce your entire race to nothing but servants heeding my every command. You on the other hand... I will keep you alive and I will force you to watch everything I do to you, your queen, and your kind while never letting you forget that everything started today just because you insulted someone you shouldn't have. After all, a life worse than even death awaits those who defy me." I said while feeling a dark lingering feeling creeping out from deep within me, a darkness that I didn't even know I had in me before.
[Ding! Congratulations, you have filled all the conditions for your quest]
[Ding! A weapon worthy of you has been selected]
[Ding! The weapon has been successfully soul-bound to you]
[Ding! All drawbacks and curses are being forcibly removed from the weapon]
[Ding! Necessary features vital for the host are being added to the weapon]
[Ding! Your weapon has been stored in your inventory]
[Ding! Your weapon is now ready for use. Best of luck]
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