Chapter 15

Zero's POV

I open my eyes slowly and was blinded by the bright light from the window.

I groan as I rub my head before sitting up and looking around me.

"I thought I was back to my room... Guess not" I mumbled.

I was still at the hall which I fought against Death. I try to find him but he was nowhere in sight. I take the blanket off which is very surprising that I got one... I also got a pillow but I slept on the floor... Why should someone give me those? Especially since I am not in my room or something.

I try to remember the events that happened yesterday but after our fight, I couldn't remember a thing.

"Ho! You are finally awake!" Death's voice echoed through the walls of the hall. I take a good look around the hall and it was huge. Now my question is answered as to why I could move around so much... I mean it's supposed to be a hall... A narrow but long space between rooms but this wasn't a hall at least not a regular hall... It was much more than that.

"Yeah, I guess so," I said before standing up and folding the blanket then hand it back to Death with the pillow in his arms. He grabs them then disappears. I wasn't surprised or shocked anymore. The fights in halls I had till now were much scarier than this. I mean... If I could disappear and appear wherever and whenever I wanted it would be awesome. Sometimes I am so jealous of Death I want to become as powerful as him but then there is this thing with being without a heart and soul... I don't want that. I WANT TO LIVE! I guess...

"Zero! You there?" Death's hand waved in front of my face.

I blink my eyes to adjust to the dryness of my eyes... You know the feeling of after-shower...That kind of feeling. I rub my eyes and blink back tears because of the light in the huge room. When I blinked one lost time the huge room was gone and it was back to the size of a hall just there is a black carpet on it. The walls were surprisingly white the ceiling though was black just like the floor.

"Welcome back to earth. How has been there, on Mars?" He joked before hiding his laughter which if I was in the same position I wouldn't be able to hold it at all.

I ignored his so-called sarcasm and asked what was on my mind. "What happened to all of this?" I asked even though I know the answer. I just want to make sure that I thought correctly.

"Remember? When did I say that this hall is my playground and I can do whatever I want with it?-" I nod. "-That was one of my illusions which you didn't realize that you stepped into. There was a barrier when you entered this hall." He said.

"Actually I knew that I stepped into a barrier I just didn't know what kind of barrier," I said truthfully.

"Hmm," He hummed as he thought about something. He clicked his fingers after some thinking then I saw a smile spread across his face. His sharp and white fangs were seen through his dark cloak. "-How about I teach you something" He said and my mood immediately brightened up and I nod. "-But first you have to find the training ground." And my smile fell in sadness.

"How long is it going to take for me to find it?" I asked with my eyebrows raised and a frown is shown clearly on my face.

"It all depends on you and your progress. You have done yesterday two halls including mine. Now, how about you do two halls today as well?" He asked.

I think about and nod in understanding. "Alright but I am hungry," I said as my stomach made funny noises.

Death chuckled and nodded. "Follow me" I ran towards him to catch up to him but when I do he turned around and put his hand on my shoulder. "Don't panic" He said before my world became dark and I saw fast movement before I saw light again and felt the ground under my feet.

I fall on my butt and kiss the floor. Even though it was only seconds I missed the ground. Hoh, How I missed it.

My world started to spin in circles and I saw dark spots appearing in my eyesight.

"W-what was that just now?" I asked before trying to stand up but failed miserably as my sight was still going round and round. I fall back once again but a strong arm was wrapped around my waist and didn't let me fall. Death set me to a chair and he started cooking.

I lean my hands on the table and my head on them. I rest my spinning head on my arms and waited for the food to come.

I sat up straight when I smelt the most amazing smell of my days here, in hell. It's even better than Din!

When I look who was the cook it was a tall guy with black smooth short hair. He wore a white tight V-neck T-shirt which showed his back muscles flex as he cooked for me. When I look closer I see two big scars on his back. They are as huge as the size of wings. I ignore them and kept looking. He also wore black leather jeans and black combat boots.

He turned around and I saw him. An angel! The most handsome angel!

He had sharp, cold crystal eyes. The color blue with a mix of white was seen as his smirk grew on his face and his fangs, which are very similar to someone I know, appeared in his mouth. Well... They weren't exactly fangs... They were normal teeth but just too white so I knew... I just knew... He also wore a silver chained necklace with a skull as the image which is also from sliver but with red creepy eyes.

"Like what you see?" Death's voice echoed through the walls of the room which came out of this sex god's mouth.

My mouth hung open when I realized that this guy might be dead just... Flesh and blood.

"Death?"

"One and only," He said before putting the dish of the tasty aroma in front of me. He sat across from me and leaned his head on the palm of his hand. His elbow was resting on the table and held his head so it won't fall.

"So... How do I look? I haven't seen myself in the mirror lately" He asked.

"I-I..." I was speechless! I mean... It's a sex god! Oh, he is going to be the death of me.

"From your response, I look as handsome as always," He said.

"These are your looks?" I asked curiously if it was really him or someone he killed and stole their identity.

"Of course. Have you ever met a human as good-looking as I am?" He asked before raising his eyebrow.

I shook my head and swallowed the lump in my throat.

"Of course you didn't. Eat love. The next tests are twice as harder" He said before smiling and eyeing me with his see-through-soles eyes.

I sigh and nod. Ignoring his lustful looks he gives me even though I am the one who is suppose to be drooling over him.

"You are right," I said before digging in and moan as the soft and sweet food enter my mouth.