Somewhere in a white space, a young man with white hair walked. He had a very handsome face that made him very beautiful and otherworldly. He had a nice definite shape, crafted by the most skilled god.
He wore a special type of white armor that had different symbols of different runes on it. On his back was a long, white scythe, with the tip reaching a bit over his head.
While he dragged the bottom across the floor.
If anyone were to see this young man's appearance, they would surely fall for him. But the most striking feature in his appearance was the six beautiful but powerful white feathered wings on his back.
"Ahh," he released a soft sigh. as he flew across the white space, at a fast rate.
"This is the 18,000th assignment I've carried out for him," he said as he patted the scythe on his back. It glowed brightly for a while, responding to his touch.
"I don't know why he cares so much about those mortals." He looked down at planet Earth with envious eyes.
"He treats us like we're lesser than them. when we can crush them with a single breath," he angrily said as he approached a very huge and lovely gate.
The gate wasn't by any means normal, as it floated on the clouds. reaching about 24 feet high and 12 wide. The enormous gate was adorned with beautiful rubies, sapphires, and many precious jewels and stones.
This beautiful man landed softly on the cloud. as he walked forward to the beautiful gate, which was closed.
"Who is it that seeketh the kingdom?" A soft, melodious voice spoke. but each word packed enough power to blow a three-story building to bits.
"Are you serious?" He rolled his eyes, fluttering his wings slightly. "Zena, I don't have time; open the gates..."
"Hmm... if you don't have a name, then the gates will remain closed." The voice spoke again, this time more coldly.
"Ha... fine, it is I, Athos. Can you please open the gates now?"
The gates then made a click sound. as the huge gates were slowly opening until they reached their limit. as a soft footstep approached from inside the gates.
"You came back late, Athos..." the figure slowly said, revealing herself in full. This man, called Athos, was a handsome man. Then this woman was the goddess of beauty.
Her looks were made to cause the hearts of all who looked at her to melt. Even her presence alone brought peace into the minds of all close to her. Her body was crafted beautifully, not that busty, but curvy in the right areas.
She had a smile on her face that would make many men want to rush her. But there was also this domineering aura that showed she wasn't defenseless. as she also had six wings on her back.
"What do you mean late? Do you know how much work I had to do for those mortals...?"
"I know, but he's been waiting for you for a while now…" She calmly spoke as she looked at him.
'It's a shame he derives pleasure from those things he created…' Athos expressed his disdain for mortals. without any regrets or fear at all.
"Hey... I know how you feel… and trust me, we all do, but we can't challenge him; he has his reasons." She calmly spoke as she held Athos's shoulders in comfort.
Athos had his head faced down, thinking about something. while muttering some words.
"W-what if we can challenge him..."
"Huh! Did you say something?" Zena asked. pretending not to have heard what Athos said.
"N-no, nothing at all... we should be going, right? He's waiting for us…" Zena nodded her head. as Athos spread his six beautiful wings and took to the air. into the gates, vanishing into white light.
"I don't know what you're planning, Athos, but please be careful…" She spread her own wings too. as they flew into the gates. transported to a different place entirely.
"I—it's good to be home." Athos said. looking at the wondrous sight in his eyes.
In front of him was a wide wall that reached a width that no architecture could ever achieve. and the length was by no means small.
Around the walls were twelve gates. each adorned with twelve beautiful stones. and were placed on each side of the walls.
"Haha..." Zena chuckled, flying behind Athos. as both their silky, snowy white hairs swayed in the cool breeze.
"It's been a while, Athos; everyone misses you…"
"Y-eah..." he said with a fake smile.
'I am not so sure about everyone,' he thought inwardly. as they landed in the middle of the twelve gates. He then placed his hands on the gate. as white energy was being transferred to it.
Then the lion symbol on the gate emitted red flames. as it parted into two, paving the way for Athos and Zena.
"Well, come on, don't be shy, Athos." Zena gave him a nudge.
"I—I am not; it's just..."
"No buts, come on, I'll race you." Immediately she shot upwards. reaching a large number of feats in the blink of an eye.
"This..." Athos was reluctant at first. But it seems Zena wouldn't take no for an answer.
"I am coming for you…" he shouted as he took after her. The race was on.
"Ha! "You've gotten slow, Athos." Zena shouted, picking up more pace. as she flapped her strong wings in the air.
"Are you sure… well, think again, Zena..." Suddenly, Athos did something weird. He covered his body with his six wings. as his body received a burst of energy. He shot out fast, passing the speed of light, and knocking Zena off balance.
"W-why you… cheater!!" she yelled. as she, too, did the same thing as Athos.
In about a minute, Athos had stopped at a huge golden palace. Everywhere and everything was made of gold, even the steps. Then a kind of narrow river flowed in two directions. from inside the palace, down to the beautiful, vast garden below.
"Ha... and she said I wasn't fast." Athos said, looking behind for Zena. He had reached here faster than her. Because he used a special method to shoot his body forward.
"He's gotten stronger; I can feel his power from here." He said, looking at the top of the palace. as there was a bright ball of flaming energy. that served as the sun, covering each place in this place.
He shook his head as he used four of his wings. to cover his body, head to toe. while he used the other two to softly fly into the palace.
On his way in, he flew past many beings, like him. all having six white feathery wings. with different shapes and sizes.
"Hey Athos! "How have you been?" a lady said as she greeted Athos in the air.
"I am fine, Helen, thanks..." Athos warmly replied as he passed by.
"Welcome back, Athos..."
"It's been a while…"
"What's up?"
Different beings like him exchanged pleasantries with him. as he drew nearer to the center of the palace. He was struggling to fly as the pressure was being released. was too much for him to handle.
"How does he expect us to fly like this?" He rolled his eyes as he flew down. and continued walking through the palace.
"T-this place is our home… and he expects those mischievous mortals to inherit it?..."
"Such a shame." He shook his head. Everywhere he looked was gold, priceless artifacts, weapons, tasty fruits, you name it. Everything that is here was only limited to your imagination.
He walked a few steps; as he reached a certain door, it had a strange symbol of four beasts. One had the head of a lion and the body of an eagle.
the other an eagle head and the body of a lion. The third was a goat head and two calf feet. while the last had the head of what Athos disliked the most.
"Mortals..." He shook his head. as he just said a word to the door.
"Open!" he spoke with command. as the door slowly opened, revealing the brightest light one could ever imagine.
"Ahh..." Athos covered his eyes at the sight of this great light. Even his knees immediately gave out at this presence. as he fell down, bowing his head to the bright light.
"Athos! come forward..." The voice spoke in a loud tone. that caused the walls of the vast room to shake violently.
Athos then put some strength into his legs. as he struggled to walk to the presence of the light.
"I-I have finished the task you gave to me, your majesty..." Athos mellowed his voice in obedience, not daring to look at the light.
"Haha!" the light laughed with authority. "You may look up my son..."
Athos then slowly lifted his head. as he felt that dominant pressure had subsided a bit. Then in front of him were the four beasts. that were drawn in the entrance of the door. Each stood at four edges, but there was something else in the center.
It was a flaming throne that burned very fiercely and brightly. The flames weren't, by any means, like the hottest furnace on earth. No, it was a billion times hotter. that if a normal person were to stand where Athos stood, then the individual's ashes wouldn't be spared.
"So you have delivered my people out of the hands of the pharaohs..." the voice asked. "But why the delay?"
"As I was leading them to the place you showed me, they rebelled against you and called you many names..."
"Some even wished to be in the hands of the pharaohs I saved them from."
"Hmm." There was a frown on the light's face. "I saw all of it, but they have begged for forgiveness, and I have forgiven them.
"B-but how can you forgive them that easily... T-they're ungrateful mortals... T-they should be killed." Athos stuttered angrily. He felt this almighty presence was being weak to a bunch of humans.
"I know you dislike them, Athos, and I understand you, but you should know they are naive…"
"T-they aren't… For the past years I've been with them. They've murdered themselves, in cold blood, spilling the blood of their own kind."
"D-do you call that naive!" Athos shouted at the top of his lungs. which made the beast's eyes fall on him.
"How dare you question him? Who do you think you are, Athos?" A voice spoke with anger. as a round ball, with eyes all round it. appeared in front of Athos, flames surrounded it. if anyone would've seen this creature. Then they would've either died or been in a coma.
"Archangel Michael, he didn't mean any of what he said; please forgive him..." Zena appeared. As she pulled Athos down, they both knelt down.
"He should know his place here, Zena... Next time he speaks like that, I'll make sure he's punished severely." The ball of eyes spoke. calmly darting its multiple eyes at Athos.
"Michael… it's alright; Athos just seems to care for me." The light spoke again.
"And don't worry, Athos, I'll make sure to remind my people who it was that created them..." it said. as a scroll, appeared out of thin air. and floated towards Athos, landing softly in his arms.
"That is your reward for completing the task, Athos; you may leave now..." Immediately, the strong pressure burst out again, pushing Athos and Zena back. He quickly held Zena as he used his scythe for support. Only the ball with eyes wasn't affected much by this pressure.
"Thank you, your majesty..." Athos bowed as he flew away with Zena. with the door closing shut. leaving only Michael, the bright light, and the four beasts.
"T-that old man has grown stronger just the past few days I've been away?" Athos said, shocked by what he just witnessed.
"Of course! He feeds on the prayers of those mortals. That's why he created them in the first place..." Zena replied. cleaning her pearl-like, long, sharp sword with white energy.
"I don't believe it… it's just been a few years since I left heaven, right?"
Zena looked at him with a complicated expression as her face went ugly.
"I—it seems you've been with the humans for too long. which made you forget how long you were away."
"Well then, how long was I gone?"
"It's been a million years now, Athos."