Chapter 5: Chapter 4
On a mountain in Tokyo City.
*Crack!*
The sound of breaking glass rang out throughout the silent mountain, driving away the surrounding birds.
Small cracks appeared and gradually grew larger. From the crack, a beautiful girl emerged. She observed her surroundings curiously. When she didn't sense anyone nearby, she relaxed her guard a little.
'Husband, where am I?' asked the girl.
[Replying to the host, we are currently at Mount Fuji , in Tokyo , Japan.]
After hearing her current location, she was a little surprised and asked, "Are we going back to my world?"
I understand the girl's doubts, the system clarified.
[No! This world is just similar to yours, even down to the countries.]
Now with her mind clear, the girl, to be more precise, Rosemary, was about to leave when an excruciating pain took over her entire body. Clenching her eyes to keep from screaming, Rose fell to the ground and turned to her most reliable source of information:
"What's going on husband?"
After a brief pause the system informed her.
[After activating the skill: Divine Avatar, the host's body suffered a lot of damage, but it's not all bad news. The host's body was very weak at the time you used the skill, because of this, the system forced you to evolve faster, your evolution rate reached 100% and you need to hibernate to truly be reborn as a Quazzennyan .]
Retreating to the ground with gritted teeth, Rose cursed her 'husband' in her mind. But she could do nothing but accept it willingly, the faster she evolved, the sooner she and her mother would be eternally happy.
Enduring the pain with all her willpower, Rose gathered strength and asked, "How long will it last?"
[The estimate is 8 years.]
Rose cursed her husband 'system' is every possible language. Staying asleep for 8 years? Who would want that. Isn't that practically a coma?
[Don't worry hostess, in your world time still stands still!]
Listening to her system, Rose couldn't help but let out a small sigh.
'Sigh! I just arrived and I'm already out of action!' Rose complained in her heart, before her vision went dark and she fell into a deep sleep.
When Rose's mind blanked out, a small crystal formed around her, her appearance was fragile, but even if a nuclear warhead fell, the crystal around her body would remain intact.
...
In an empty space .
Our protagonist floated around watching the first member of his family fall into a deep sleep and be covered in crystals.
'She's evolved really quickly. I really have an eye for talent.'
Now that Rose was hibernating, Noah had 8 years of 'free' time. He could take a light nap to pass the time, but that wouldn't be fun. Observing his surroundings, Noah felt a little uneasy. Having spent years observing various universes from within his small domain, he had ended up neglecting it.
His small home, which was larger than Jupiter, was nothing but emptiness. In every direction he looked, he found only the pitch black of emptiness.
'Maybe I should renovate my house.' Noah thought with a wry smile on his handsome face.
Noah is now a God, so his home has to befit his divine status, wouldn't it be cool to invite some mortal soul to his dimension and see their reactions?
' hehehe '
With these thoughts in mind, a silly smile formed on Noah 's lips , and without a second thought, he began his reformation. Looking around, Noah raised his hand and with a solemn face he said, "I am inevitable!"
*Latch!*
His voice was followed by a snap of his fingers that released a holy white light that traveled throughout the entire place. Where there had been nothing before, there was now a beautiful marble floor that stretched from horizon to horizon.
Satisfied with the slight change in his territory, Noah snapped his fingers again. Soon after, from the beautiful marble floor, small columns appeared one by one, two by one, there were so many that he soon lost count.
After the columns appeared, walls appeared, soon after a roof covered the structure, the remaining columns turned into statues of Noah .
Heading into the great temple he had just created, Noah spotted a beautiful Throne made of crystals, this would be the place where he would receive the souls before giving them a new chance.
'Well, that's all for today.' Noah thought as he sat on his throne. The image could only be described as divine, with his beautiful appearance and ethereal aura, Noah was definitely the version of gods that humans created. He couldn't wait to receive visitors at his temple/home. Which didn't take long, because soon he sensed a soul that had just died recently near Rosemary's current location.
....
On Mount Fuji .
A beautiful woman was running away from a group of men. Her body was already in a terrible state. It was truly amazing that she was still alive. But she couldn't stop now, as it would cost her precious daughter her life.
This beautiful woman's name is Himejima Shuri . She has long black hair and light brown eyes. Her skin is as white as snow, but that can't be seen now, as her entire body is covered in wounds. Blood dripped all over her skin, marking the ground, preventing her from losing her pursuers.
'Just a little longer!' Shuri thought . She was very dejected. This was supposed to be a happy day, but her clan, one of the five major clans in Japan, the Himejima clan , had sent a group of assassins to eliminate her and her beloved 10-year-old daughter.
This occurred because Shuri , who was the current priestess of a shrine of her clan, found an injured fallen angel on the outskirts of the shrine. As a kind maiden, she healed and cared for the angel who was known as Baraqiel .
Over the years, she fell in love with him, and gave birth to a daughter, but for her clan this was a great taboo. The Himejima clan , like the other four clans, has the duty to purify and protect Japan from supernatural threats. When she gave birth to a hybrid, Shuri was persecuted and sworn to death by her own family.
And today, it was the end of her journey, she was found in the mountain, where she was hiding with her daughter and waiting for her husband. Taking advantage of Baraqiel 's absence, the Himejima clan launched an all-out attack against Shuri .
Running through the damp mountain trees, Shuri 's breathing was already labored. She stopped and leaned against a tree, turning her gaze back, where she could see 8 men dressed as ninjas surrounding her.
"You can't run away anymore, heretic!" one of the men shouted as he drew his katana . His voice carried contempt and disgust.
Still panting, Shuri looked at her executioners. Her eyes showed no fear of imminent death, only sadness and regret.
Sadness that her faithful companion is not there to protect her and her beloved daughter. Regret that she is not strong enough to protect herself and her daughter.
But her biggest regret would be not seeing her daughter grow up.
'Sorry Akeno-chan , Mom lied, this time she won't come back.' Shuri apologized in her heart, as a small tear ran down the delicate skin of her face.
Without showing compassion or regret, a man approached Shuri and with a quick strike pierced her heart.
" Tsk , a quick death is the most I can give you." His voice dripping like poison sounded in Shuri 's ears , soon her beautiful brown eyes became dull, losing the glow of life that ran through her body.
Shuri 's body fell like a puppet that had its strings cut.
....
On the same mountain.
A girl ran, using all the strength left in her small body. Her white clothes were stained with blood and mud. Light scratches tattooed her thin arms, and on her beautiful face, tear stains showed her current pitiful state.
'Mommy, I hope you come back soon.' The girl thought before her small figure disappeared into the sea of mountain trees.
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{ Shuri , POV.}
I felt the cold blade of the katana pierce my chest. It's a strange feeling I admit, but I can't do anything in this situation.
Despite being an exorcist and an onmyōji , my body is still that of a fragile woman, so defeating 8 normal men would already be difficult, now defeating 8 onmyōji would be impossible.
After calming my mind, I looked around. It was practically white with gold. Was this takamagahara ?
Soon my eyes were drawn to a beautiful structure that stood proudly in this somewhat empty landscape. As I drew closer to the large structure I couldn't help but open my mouth in amazement.
In front of me, a large temple rose from the ground, almost reaching the clouds. It appeared to be a hybrid structure of a temple and a castle.
Soon the sound of doors opening took me out of my astonishment. But I soon froze again. Inside the temple, a large empty room adorned with precious stones and statues everywhere were overshadowed by the image of a god. Yes, a god, was the only word that came to my mind when I visualized the figure of the being sitting on the throne with his crystal wings behind his back.
Faced with such an image, I almost thought that perhaps dying wouldn't be so bad. But as I remembered my dear daughter, those thoughts quickly diminished, but they didn't stop completely.