novelThe Transcendental Beings (4)
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Muyoung did not lose his cool.
He has not, even once, ever thought that everything would go as planned.
The variability of the world. Murphy. The future has already changed, and was in the process of changing.
It was only that Muyoung tried all he could to control the changes.
It was the same this time around.
'Can't just take this lying down. '
Gremory's meaning was clear. Rather than allowing him to remain as a hidden manipulator, she planned to draw attention to him by revealing his identity before all.
By making them think about the implications of being a 'Solomon's underling', the objective was, in fact, to prevent Muyoung from acting 'beyond his authority'.
At the same time keep Muyoung within her influence, so Muyoung's abilities could be fully exploited!
If Muyoung failed to come up with a viable solution for the situation she just put him in?
Gremory would mock him. She might have already prepared a response, just for such a case.
However..., Gremory could not rest easy. It was because it meant that Muyoung's ability to improvise to a situation was only at this level.
That was, that Muyoung's ability to deceive and scheme would be insufficient to con the demon gods! (EP: He would be useless to her if he was incompetent. )
Only one move. So much was riding on this one move.
'I'll play along. '
Muyoung came forward.
The five anti-coalition faction members turned their attentions to Muyoung.
Those eyes.
They were filled with both resentment and interest.
The look of the Demon Gods resembled hunters who would immediately devour their prey, should the slightest weakness be shown.
On the other hand, if strength was to be demonstrated? What would happen if he was the representative of a Power that was beyond their imagination?
Muyoung has seen the answer just a moment ago.
They have rationalized their acquiescence to the degrading, one sided 'deal' with Solomon.
Demon Gods. Although they were called that, their origins was that of mere humans.
Ultimately, it was the outcome of the limitations of being created gods.
'Weak to the strong and strong to the weak. '
There was only one conclusion.
Do not show weaknesses.
If he was to play along, do a good job of it!
"Glad to meet you. I'm Muyoung."
The tone and posture.
Everything was that of a 'strong' one.
He displayed the aura of looking down upon the weak from a position of strength.
The response from the demon gods weren't that friendly.
"Your arrogance is piercing through the sky. Are you saying that you are a follower of Solomon? Is that why you wanted to keep a watch on us?"
Murumuru asked.
He appeared to be the most extreme among the gathered ones.
Muyoung sneered with total sincerity.
"Follower of Solomon? Ha! Why would I follow such a one as Solomon?"
He scoffed at the demon gods who feared Solomon.
Muyoung was above their ferocious attention, his attitude expressing disdain at their limits.
In fact, it didn't matter to Muyoung as to what Solomon was. If Solomon was the ultimate 'hidden adversary', Muyoung would also cut off his head.
"Likewise, there is no reason for me to pay attention to you, either. Mere 'made gods' are not enough for our interests."
"...You bastard, have you forgotten where you are?"
With the exception of Gremory, all the other demon gods began to show killing intent.
Even if they were made gods, they have ruled and became strong over a long periods of time.
Would there be any entity, within the demon world, which would survive those four demon gods' murderous looks?
Deadly rage. They've killed, and killed often.
However, such ferocity did not work on Muyoung.
It was because Muyoung was Murder incarnate.
Instead, Muyoung caused a 'separation'.
Luciferre's Power of the devil.
Gabriel's Power of the angel.
As the two have separated, the wings turned black and the Spear of Gabriel appeared in Muyoung's hands.
"This energy?"
"The power of angel!
The demon gods' stood up at once. It was because they felt the power of the ultimate opposites.
Like the venom of the Cobra. Their instinct warned them and their bodies automatically stood up in respect to Muyoung's power.
Act of degradation. Although they immediately recovered their seats, the wrath was visible on their faces.
On the other hand, Gremory showed unexpected look in her eyes.
The power of Gabriel used when battling Lerajie. She did not expect to see it being demonstrated before the demon gods.
Depending on the situation, Muyoung could, in fact, be killed here.
This was that big of a gamble.
Murumuru Spoke.
"It isn't that the fake deity that Merlin had made."
Fake deity that Merlin had made?
Did they mean the kind of powers that the priests were using?
Momentarily, Muyoung threw the question to the side.
This was not the time to debate that.
Instead, he spoke very leisurely.
As if to say that their disbelief wasn't worth his concern.
"I'm the one that never fell from grace. I am the Arch Angel Gabriel."
He has to become the Arch Angel in a hurry.
It wasn't a lie. After all, he did have the power of the Arch Angel Gabriel.
Murumuru replied immediately.
"Arch Angel? Arch Angel Gabriel? No way. There are no angels in the demon world! Furthermore, you bastard, are a human!"
"When there are no angels, how do you recognize angels?"
Muyoung hit back.
They claimed that there were no angels in the demon world.
However, if there were truly no angels, how could they recognize an angel?
Muyoung recalled the 'dream'.
There was an angel. They knew it, having seen that angel.
Muyoung continued.
"There are certainly angels in the world that you call the demon world. The Angel of Time. The unfortunate angel who was captured by Baal, that is."
"..."
Murumuru closed his mouth.
The other demon gods are also silent.
"Intel is power."
It wasn't possible to beat the demon gods when it came to the absolute quantity of information.
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However, Muyoung was confident when it came to the quality of his information.
With this, Muyoung has clearly established himself. The eyes of the Demon Gods, staring at Muyoung, have also begun to change.
Muyoung drove in a wedge.
"Did you say that I'm a follower of Solomon and watcher of the Demon Gods? I'm not. We are the Watcher of Solomon. Our duties are to watch the bastard's 'unexpected changes' and control it. I have been only hiding myself all this time, having the body of a human, the power of a Demon God, and with the power of an Arch Angel."
Rather than a made god, but a watcher of the real god!
Muyoung's words were checkmate.
Even they could not have fathomed such a response.
However, there were more than one hidden thorn in Muyoung's words.
"'We', did you say?"
Murumuru asked with seriousness.
Muyoung's claim. If Muyoung was the real 'Arch Angel Gabriel' then there were others.
Angels. Or Arch Angels.
The Angel of Time that Baal has captured... 'Als Paulina', too, had the divinity of an Arch Angel. Furthermore, despite having performed miracles, Als Paulina was killed in the end.
If Arch Angels have come down into the demon world, it would be an emergency situation for the Demon Gods.
It was certain that Baal would never reveal this situation.
They bought it halfway.
Even Gremory's eyes were trembling.
She, too, seemed to be confused. That was because Muyoung's words carried too much information, to be coming from a 'simple human'.
Mixing lies with truths in the cleverest way.
'Dantalian. '
Furthermore, Muyoung had Dantalian's memory.
Wasn't causing confusion with lies and truths the skill of Dantalian!
"It is as you are guessing. As I'm the only one who did not fall from grace, I have revealed myself."
"Have you become Gremory's Demon King in order to watch Solomon? O, ash gray."
Murumuru said with a sharp sparkle in his eyes.
Not all the questions have been answered.
The Demon King of Ash Gray. The great monarch who leads hundreds of thousands of troops.
Muyoung was seated at the same table as him. If he was truly an Arch Angel, and 'surveilance' was the objective, then his coming has been too loud.
However, this situation has already turned toward Muyoung.
The wind was blowing in Muyoung's way.
"Solomon and Gremory had made contact. My coming here was a necessity. Furthermore, Solomon wants to eliminate Baal, and we also want this war to be over quickly. I was given the 'authority' to end this war quickly."
To end the war quickly?
Pussss!
The table has rotted into dust. It was because Murumuru was tightly holding on to the table.
He was nervous.
Murumuru was one of the 72 high Demon Gods.
He wasn't alone. Everyone was having trouble adapting to this sudden change.
It was like they were being blown away by the winds of a hurricane.
They were revered with every form of fear and respect, but because of that, they could not deal with changes.
Murumuru spoke arduously.
"This place... is not the world of True Meaning. The Angel of Time only came due to special circumstances. How did an angel come into Solomon's world?"
"A 'change' has come."
Muyoung was reticent.
A change.
That could be the appearance of Diablo, or Muyoung's travels back into the time, itself.
However, this short response made many inferences possible.
This was, for them to think on their own and be convinced.
However, based on Murumuru's reply, Muyoung, too, was taking in more information, and making inferences as well.
'Solomon's world...'
Solomon had attacked the Earth.
He had exterminated humanity.
Towards the end, gates manifested as giant black holes, and absorbed the remnents of humanity.
Dantalian had met Baal at the end.
However, only 71 had received special benefit.
What had happened to the rest of the people?
'The blue temple. Most of the people opened their eyes there. '
Merlin manages the blue temple.
In some ways, the possibility of Merlin, the grand sorcerer, being an 'accomplice' of Solomon was high.
Then this 'demon world', could it be a 'Solomon's world', itself?
"O, ash gray. To be frank, the angels would want to side with our 'anti-coalition faction'. And Solomon, too, wishes for Baal's death."
"We do not want a terrible massacre to take place. And since Baal has kidnapped the angel of time, it is not a bad thing for us, either. As long as Solomon does not go overboard in his actions, we, too, want this war to be over quickly."
It was the coming to an understanding.
The power that Muyoung holds. The divinity of Gabriel was real.
In addition, there was also the justification of the Angel of Time, so they were rightfully confused.
Muyoung turned his attention to Gremory.
"I'll return to the main subject again. That is, as to what would happen going forward."
Although Gremory was maintaining her usual self, she couldn't fool Muyoung's eyes.
'She is flustered. '
She probably was thinking that she has taken a shot in the jaw.
Furthermore, even Gremory was being confused about Muyoung's true 'identity'.
With this, Muyoung was guaranteed of a perfect spot.
No demon god here could dismiss Muyoung, and they could not put restrictions on Muyoung's actions.
The coming to an understanding. It was because they, too, will have the guarantee of living freely when Baal would be no more.
What was remaining was...
'The transcendental beings. '
The ones who were known as the transcendental entities.
East, West, South and North. They were the absolute beings those which existed one in every one of the four directions, and even the Demon Gods could not dare to trespass.
If they could be used, they would be the best hand.
The problem was time.
Fortunately, he was able to buy some time with this occasion.
There was definitely a Demon God, among the Demon Gods here, who has his foot on the side of the coalition faction.
Perhaps, it could be all four, except Gremory.
They would let the rumor percolate inside the coalition faction, and will inform them of the appearance of the Arch Angel. If that was to happen, even the powerful Baal would not be able to mobilize immediately.
In the mean time, Bae Seungmin must act quickly.
And Muyoung did not doubt that Bae Seungmin would be able to complete the tasks, which he had ordered, as quickly as possible.
If only the transcendental beings could be brought to the same side, Muyoung would rise up as the ultimate one, and would be able to easily manage the anti-coalition faction.
'The future changes. '
He would right all the errors, which he had made, with his own hands.
Muyoung's eyes shone brightly.
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