Athos fall

when the light reached the golden palace what greeted him was his most precious artifact destroyed. he struggled to create that artifact for a long time but now it was destroyed in Athos hands.

even though he was angry at Athos he didn't let his anger overcloud his judgement but his sword still remained in his hands if needed.

"lapidot are you mad what are you saying?" Athos asked with a complicated expression. holding the damaged spear in his hands with his sycthe in the other.

he saw that a new angel he didn't recognize had pulled out his weapon against him. but he wasn't the second most powerful angel for nothing.

"don't act like you didn't do it Athos the spear is clearly in your hands." lapidot pointed to the white spear.

"y-you gave me the damn spear in the garden." Athos shouted in self defense.

"ha! are you really serious how could I possibly give you the spear when I wasn't even with you." lapidot crossed his arms denying any form of allegations from athos.

"you..." Athos wanted to react but was held back by Zena.

"lapidot why are you doing this we know you were with Athos in the garden." Lorena frowned.

"I can see you have some traitors as well."

"don't you ever call my sister a traitor." liona intervened. "if they say they saw you then it may be true unless you have a witness in your defense."

"well luckily for me I do have an alby." lapidot smiled as an angel walked out from the crowd and stood besides lapidot.

"m-micheal?" everyone was shocked. when the arc angel walked out with boldness and stood besides lapidot with a smile on his face.

"Michael what are you doing.." Athos asked with anger written all over his face.

the situation was taking a different turn as the light stood there with the sword in his hands observing the situation.

"what do you think Athos I am his witness come one don't try to hide it." Michael spoke with confidence no trace of any lie written on his face.

"y-you weren't even in the garden." Zena yelled.

"oh! but I was.. while you three were in the garden I also was there picking up some divine fruits when I saw Athos fly away with something in his hands."

"b-but we were with him the whole time." liona said with disbelief in her eyes.

"oh! but are you sure he didn't leave for a split second." Michael chuckled.

"Michael I don't know what you're planning but I won't let you put the balme on me." athos furrowed his brows as he turned to lapidot. he saw a bit of fear in his eyes and he also noticed his hands would slightly shake once in a while.

"put the blame on you.. now what would I gain from that." he smiled mischievously.

"look the evidence is clearly in your hands which means you broke the spear so you have to be punished according to the law.. or isn't that so Lorena?"

"a-am afraid it is." Lorena answered defeated there was nothing she could do. she wanted to not believe what micheal said but he was her superior and she was loyal to him and the light.

other than that the one holding the spear was Athos. so he had to be responsible for it.

"n-no how could you possibly say that sis." liona held her shoulders as a tear slipped down her chicks.

"you can't possibly do that." Zena added.

"am afraid there's nothing we can do if the light doesn't interferes then it means he'll be punished according to the law."

"hmm.. something's not right here." the light said. as he looked at lapidot's aura he could sense it was fluttering a bit. like when an angel was lying and he could feel it.

"you lapidot how did you know athos broke the spear." Amos walked out to lapidot inspecting the spear in Athos hands.

"and who are you?" lapidot asked confused. he thought it was just a mere angel who dared interfare in the higher levels business.

but when micheal saw Amos he quickly recognised the light. as it was only him who had seen him in this form.

"you didn't answer my question." Amos spoke calmly.

"I don't have to answer you and since you decided to be a hero I have to teach you a lesson." lapidot said as the bow appeared in his hands. he fiercely pulled the string as the golden arrow aura shot out really fast.

"ha." Lorena exclaimed. she didn't believe lapidot would be this aggressive to attack an angel lower than him.

she wanted to move but she didn't have to cause Amos was no where to be found.

"where did he go?" lapidot said with wide eyes but he didn't have to think long. cause Amos appeared right at his back and used his sword to slash at him using 10% of his strength.

"argh." lapidot was flung out like an arrow into the crowd. hitting some angel's who weren't quick enough to dodge as he hit a pillar cracking it.

"wow i-isnt that the new angel.."

"yeah Amos..."

"but how is he that strong to do that to lapidot."

"he must have been here before.."

"t-his is unbelievable." Lorena said with wide eyes.

the thing Amos just performed right now wasn't something a new angel could achieve like that. and she knew he didn't use quarter of his strength.

everyone looked at Amos with wide eyes as he calmly put his sword back into it's sheathe and stared at micheal with a frown.

"m-my lord." micheal bowed. as everyone saw micheal bow down they were confused at first.

"oh it seems they still don't recognise me." the light chuckled as he released his full energy. flinging some weak angel outside as the pressure was just too much. Lorena and the rest struggled to stand as their legs dug into the ground to stay.

"that should be enough." the light said reducing the pressure enough for them to stand.

"n-no wonder.. y-you were the light all along..." Lorena said amazed at how she didn't suspect a thing from him. the way he talked and his behaviour would make no one suspect a thing from him at all.

the light just smiled as he stretched his hands with lapidot being pulled by a strong force into the light's hand.

"now tell us the truth and don't lie or else i'll do some bad things to you." the light said furious at his angel for lying about Athos.

"a-am sor-ry my lord.. it wasn't my idea..." lapidot stuttered under the grip of the light.

"then who's is it." the light said. and micheal's face turned bad immediately he heard that.

"he's lying my lord it was his idea all along he was the one who accused athos." Michael spoke up.

"but I thought you were there?" the light questioned micheal.

"o-of course but I didn't see the whole thing I only saw when Athos brought out the broken spear and showed it to lapidot so I deemed it that he broke the spear and tried to hide it."

"hmm.. you shouldn't conclude on something you're not sure of micheal."

"i'll let all this drama slide this time." the light said but he still wasn't done.

"and as for you lapidot your punishment is your divine energy will be reduced so you'll fall back a few ranks." the light stated.

"n-no you can't do that." lapidot cried tears streamed down his eyes. he had worked so hard to rise in the ranks and now all his efforts would be washed down the drain. because of the arc angel who lied to him.

"you're lucky I didn't banish you." the light let go of lapidot as he fell to the ground.

"i-ive been deceived by everyone.." "n-no I won't be this miserable!" lapidot shouted as he charged forward at the light. charging a large amount of divine energy into his bow and shot it at the light.

but as it got close it was dispelled by a crimson sword that brimmed brightly.

"h-how dare you." Michael said and in the next instant blood spilled out of lapidot's mouth as the crimson sword pierced his heart.

"phough! y-ou.." lapidot barely spoke as life seeped out of him quickly.

"Michael why did you do that.." the light frowned as he saw the energy fading from lapidot returning back to him.

"he-he tried to kill you.." micheal said as he pulled the sword out of lapidot's chest.

"no!!!" liona shouted as she crotched down and held lapidot dearly tears streamed down her cheeks.

"d-don't leave me..." she spoke softly. but lapidot couldn't talk as he slowly caressed her hair. until life went out of him completely his body dispersing into bright white light entering the light.

"you bastard." liona shouted.

"you should watch you're mouth." Michael roared. "i can't believe you two were together as an angel you know the law and consequences."

"you wouldn't know what it feels like cause you'll never be with Zena." she shouted.

"liona stop it.." Lorena tried to calm her little sis down as she could sense something bad wanted to happen.

"w-what did you say." Michael's eyes twitched. the next moment he was in front of liona his crimson sword almost at her throat.

"NO!" Lorena yelled as she saw her little sister about to be murdered by micheal.

but a sycthe suddenly blocked the attack as a small shock wave formed pushing liona away to Lorena's side.

"that's enough!" Athos said as he held his pure white sycthe in his hands.

"how dare you interfare..." Michael angrily said.

"you've just killed lapidot and you want to take liona's life too?" Athos poured out his anger.

"am just doing my job." Michael smiled.

"then i'll do mine too." a bright light burst out from athos sycthe as it pushed micheal back a bit.

"I see you've gotten stronger but you're still no match for me." he swinged his crimson sword three times releasing three huge flames.

"you idiot there are angels here." Athos said as he countered his attack by using his huge sycthe to slash at his flames destroying them.

"impressive but how about you do this endlessly." micheal's hand moved like a blur as he swung his sword endlessly releasing multiple flame auras.

"animal." Athos's hand worked non-stop dispersing the flame auras. as he used his wings for support going to take the fight to micheal.

"why won't you stop them." zena asked with tears in her eyes looking at the light for help. but the light didn't answer and instead continued staring at the battle in front.

Athos firmly swung his sycthe with strength as a huge white long aura shot out. destroying the auras from micheal and continued going front.

"no!" Michael gulped as the energy around him burst out. he gripped his sword firmly with both his hands and swung vertically at athos's aura.

when the two auras collided both disappeared with a loud boom sound sending a high amount of pressure.

"I've had enough of you." Michael said as he flew fast at Athos in the air ready for a confrontation.

"clang! bam." Athos swung his sycthe at micheal's head but the latter dodged. and stabbed his sword forward at athos's throat but Athos caught it with his hands.

"wrong mistake." the energy in micheal got more hotter as the sword glowed more of a dark red. then a huge explosion occurred.

booom!!!

"argh." Athos was sent downwards with a bang crashing down into the golden floor forming a huge crater.

blood trickled down Athos mouth as he got up he swung his sycthe continuously in a clock wise motion. huge air pressure headed for micheal.

his eyes widened as he saw the attacks. he blurred out continuously while slashing his sword a couple of times. but Athos still swinging his sycthe stomped his foot and shot out real fast to micheal.

"bam." Athos slashed at micheal's chest with his powerful sycthe and didn't stop there. but continued hitting micheal all over putting divine energy into his attacks.

boom boom boom...

boom sounds resounded as micheal and Athos battled. high auras were fired at each other and the golden palace would shake. any time a deadly hit would occur between the two titans.

"i-i can't let his attacks get to them." Athos thought dueling his sycthe at micheal who blocked with his crimson sword. they were both injured by one another but they continued fighting.

"I see what your doing." Michael smiled. he opened his palm as a ball of red energy surged round it the next sec he fired it downwards.

"you..." Athos extended every bit of his agility as he blurred down. and gripped his sycthe like his life depended on it.

"she'll die if it hits her." the attack was intentionally directed at Zena. but micheal made it look like a mistake. so athos decided to use his body as a shield and take the attack.

"arrggh..." he roared using every bit of his strength and divine energy to slash at micheal's attack. as he managed to weaken it but it still hit him.

"bam!" his burnt body crashed downwards barely alive but micheal wasn't done. he threw his crimson sword which was enveloped with flames with all his might.

"no!" Zena knew Athos wouldn't survive if that attack touched him. so she disappeared from her spot and held her two daggers in her hands. using up all of her divine energy to attack micheal's attack.

"n-no.." Athos could barely speak.

"booom! "a huge explosion occurred with a big ball of light forming blinding everyone then another explosion occurred.

"booom..." huge waves of energy was released and as the light cleared there were no signs of Zena or micheal's sword.

"Zena!!" liona yelled as strength went away from her. first she had lost her love then her best friend. it was just too much for her too handle as she passed out.

"noo... "Athos yelled with the remaining strength he had threw his sycthe at micheal. it went faster than the speed of light as it was enveloped with white light.

"boom..." it pierced through micheal's armour and his right chest. pinning him up the pillar firmly.

"phough! ar-ghh.." he coughed up huge amounts of blood as he hung up there.

"n-no Zena..." Athos carefully crawled to where Zena went to take the attack. as there were no signs of her whatsoever not even her ash was left.

"bring her back." Athos yelled at the light. but the latter just shook his head the expression in his face was grim.

"y-you know I can't bring her back."

"why! why did you create us if you can't even bring us back..." Athos yelled getting up parts of his armour and flesh were charred. his once beautiful white wings were now burnt and the white feathers peeled.

he looked hideous right now as his face was unrecognisable like that of a monster with bat like wings and claws.

"y-you're the cause of all this if you hadn't put that law none of this would've happened." Athos shouted.