2 Chapter 2: Mother  

After many Eons of living, fighting, serving the almighty eternity. She believed it in her heart, that it was the right verdict, the only purpose of her life was to serve him and him alone. Not until a certain demon came into her way. Sharing with her, a piece of devastating news, that she priory thought was false. The end of the universe and death of all things.

Before She was never afraid of death as it was only one of many ways to reunite with the great one. But knowing that even the celestial beings would die out with the universe, her soul shook from feeling the imminent crisis. Like everything, she did before turned meaningless. The many wars she fought, many discoveries she made, all worthless. Finally Realizing that she had never done anything for herself.

Then the same demon appeared before her again, and in confusion and rage, she tried killing him but realized it was only an unending endeavor. As he was nonother than 'Kraner' the favorite son of Lilith. One of many celestial beings, like Eternity.

He was swift, he was powerful, he was smart, he was cunning. Whispering her words, that sometimes tickled her cold heart. He slowly entered her life, turning her despair into something new. Teaching her the ways of the world, which she knew little of. Many arts and stories of the past of many extinct races. Realizing that if she had tried going out of her bubble of comfort, the eons of living could have fulfilled her heart. Following many experiences, letting her heart take over by many emotions like excitement, joy, surprise, satisfaction, and most essentially, love.

She knew what the demon was trying to do, as many of her former comrades have fallen to the dark side, and finally experiencing it herself, she only thought of one thing. 'why wouldn't they?'

Falling deeper and deeper, he slowly manifested something inside her, which was recorded impossibly for her race to feel. The urge to lavish on his lips, the urge to feel his body, touch his silky hair. Sniffing his addictive scent. Yes, she was feeling lust, an angel, a seraph no less. Feeling lust for a demon.

But she found happiness with him and she chose happiness, before dying a meaningless death after a couple of centuries. And after so long, braving her heart, she finally did. Serahill, one of the thirteen seraphim, finally lost her virginity.

"wa….p.."

"wak…up."

"wake up Serahill!" shouted a man.

She gradually opened her eyes, floating away from her sweet dream. Her body was still feeling a bit weak as she could still feel her body trying to adapt to the sudden pleasure she feeling. Feeling the warm liquid which he poured inside, slowly dripping down.

She gazed at her side, her eyes still blur from her sudden awakening. But the hazy shade was familiar to her, the golden hair and silver armor. As a shining halo floated upon his head. The Halo, only given to the faithful.

"…Afriel...Afriel?!" she suddenly woke up, surprised to see her former comrade by her side, her hand pulling the sheets, trying to cover her pale naked body.

"Why are you here?" she asked.

"...I wanted to ask the same but, I don't need to ask any further….." he said, his eyes gazing at the empty space above her silver hair. Where there should have been a shining halo-like his.

Serahill could see in his golden eyes, damp of sadness. After she started to understand the concept of emotions. She couldn't help but notice the vale of grief upon him. But that didn't matter as she couldn't find what was important for herself. "where, where is Kraner?" she asked, looking all around the room.

The angel couldn't help but grip his own hand tight, the frustration burning inside him even more. 'he is more important now huh.' He thought. But he didn't say. walking towards the half-destroyed balcony.

Serahill followed, as many clothes started manifesting on her body, from her shoes to her neck, many human-like dresses, and skirt, which she saw on many lost books.

"What happened here?" she asked, as the planet wasn't that much damaged when they arrived. "what?!...are those?!" she asked in shock, gazing at the many demons laying on the ground.

"The Princes and princesses of demon realm….?" Afriel replied. "Kraner….that filial demon prince was stronger than we thought. Killing most of his own siblings." He said.

Serahill opened her mouth wide, watching the devastation before her eyes. for eons and eons, she couldn't kill even one of the seventy-four demon lords and princes. But before her own eyes, all of them now lay dead. Their flesh ripped out as their intestine hang. Some of their brains smashed to the wall, The prince of rust. The princess of caution. All dead.

"where is h.." before she could ask. Afriel pointed his sword at the sky. Where the battle was still ensuing. "....." she said nothing, her eyes watching in horror as her precious one was all bloodied, hanging with holy chains, as her fellow seraphim angels surrounded him, holding the same holy chains of eternity.

"Kraner!!!" she shouted, her echo, reaching far beyond the planet itself. She flapped her wings, trying to fly towards him but the same chains appeared all around her purple shield which she didn't know existed. "This is…."

" …Lilith's shelter," Afriel said. "….if it wasn't for this, we would have killed you already, but it helped us in the long run, as you can see."

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In the blank space, where the light of the black hole still shinned. Kraner heard her shout, forcing a smile on his bloodied lips. "….how petty of you my dear sister. Holding hands with these stoic morans. For what? Only a drop of blood?" he said, spitting out his own.

The four-winged angels contracted their eyes in rage but all they need was patience. As they could finally end the life of the one they hated the most. "….talk all you want demon, we won't fall for your trickery again."

"hahahaha….oh did I offend you? Sorry, it was purely intentional," he said, showing his grin, trying to irritate him even more.

"haaa…stop this!" Baal bellowed. "Kraner, for centuries, you have plagued us with your cunningness. You who were supposed to be the youngest and weakest amongst all, now you stand before the flesh of our dead siblings, leaving only I. Tell me! what has mother given you? Fed you? Giving you such power!" she said, her cold red eyes, burning with curiosity.

"…hahahaha….HAHAHAHA" Kraner laughed, his unwavering eyes still burning with arrogance. "….Sister oh Sister…Don't look at my age… look at the depth of your wounds! that I carved upon you!" he bellowed.

"and you lot think, these chains can stop me!" he said, his neck slowly turning to the angels, surrounding him. "I am Kraner!! Kraner Luscious!! Son of Lilith and the harbinger of lust!! And the man who will be soon be known as the only child, once I chew that head off you!!"

'…..it's not ready but this is my last rope…' Kraner thought.

The tone of the atmosphere changed right away. A unique spiritual pressure, lingering from his being. They all could feel it, a familiar pressure, they were used to. For the demons, lt was a product of disgust and the for the angels…

"you!..... How did you!?" an angel questioned in disbelief. Feeling the familiar waves of their own kin. As the holy chains vibrated, not accepting the prisoner in its grip.

Baal couldn't help but back away, her senses faulting her with imminent danger. "you… what are you?" she asked, feeling the pressure, increasing more and more. She was smart enough to know, the man before him didn't side with the angels but the holy energy, the waves lingering from his being.

'it couldn't be…..did he learn to harness it…but how?' she thought. Lashing out her ax once more. "kill him now!!" she shouted. Knowing it would be too late if they missed this chance.

The chains which were made especially for the demon before them, started to crack. And with the shout of the demon lord Baal herself. They gripped their spear, right away, trying to pierce his already wounded body.

But before her ax reached his neck, and the holy spears of eternity reached his heart. He released every bit of wave and ethereal energy he possessed.

"Die!!!!" he bellowed.

BOOOM!!!

A blast of white wave energy exploded. Encompassing all of the angels and Baal whole, reaching the far and far planets and satellites, increasingly enclosing the whole solar system as the wave of energy pushed the fabric of space itself.

'That worked well...' Kraner thought, '….I guess this is the end.' He thought, feeling his body disintegrate to his inner soul. he knew the impact would be too vast to bear. But he didn't want to die a disgusting dead, by the hands of the angels not to mention his own siblings. So this was his last option, his last rope. But he had one single regret. 'I wish I could see, mother at least.'

Feeling his body crumble rapidly. He gradually closed his eyes, accepting death as it was but all of sudden, he felt something soft behind his back. As his disintegrating body stagnated. He opened his eyes, curious about what was happening. Only to feel her presence.

"…..mother?" he asked.

{…yes.} Lilith kindly answered.

Kraner couldn't help but feel his eyes tear, feeling her presence, feeling her lap. Just Like the times when he was just a child.

"…am I going to die?" he asked.

{….yes.}

He felt a warm hand on his hair, patting him quietly. Consoling his tears.

"…I suffered…." He said, his eyes getting more and more heavy, from his own tears.

{I know…}

"…..I learned…." He again said.

{I know…} she replied, her hand still patting his head.

"I changed…and I became the strongest…"

{I know, my child.} she answered. Her voice, like of a proud mother she was, with a hint of sadness lingering from her tone. {…. sorry son…I can't delay it any longer.}

" I know…" he now said, feeling his imminent death once more. But something felt different. Before it was cold and lonely, but now, it was nice….and warm. "goodbye mom…" he said, closing his eyes for the last time, with an open smile on his face.

{…..G...Goodbye son, sorry I was late.} she said with teary eyes, watching his body vanishing before her own eyes. Only the remnants of his purple soul remained on her lap. She had seen many of her children die from the birth of the universe until the nearing end. But Kraner, maybe because she was her Youngest child, he held a special place in her heart. And that saddened her even more. Watching his end before her own.

She had wished to die with her family at the end of the universe but…who would have thought. Her first child would fall this low from jealousy.

{…well, it couldn't be helped, Only living ten centuries short, you have achieved so much that she ever could….} she proudly said, her faint hand tearing a rip in reality and time.

She lifted his soul, like delicate glass, but something odd happened during her blessing, a white burning soul, trying to float near her son.

{hmm?....this must be the angel you hurtled after so many years….haha, oh my dear boy.} she said, taking the white soul in her hand. {sorry angel, you can't go with him…..wait, unless…}

She took the white soul, throwing it inside her mouth. {My blessings son…. This is my last gift to you.} she said, nearing his fragmented soul to her mouth. breathing a white mist into his soul.

{I hope you come and meet me, my lost son...} she said, letting the fragmented soul inside the ripped space.

{Farewell…..}

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