Destroying My Own World

Mykel and his team walked out of the portal, and hundreds of people were chilling on the other side of the fence. They were murmuring when they saw Mykel and the others come out because they saw dried blood on Jeanne and the others’ outfits. They immediately surrounded the entrance and waited for them to come out.

"Jeanne, can you handle this for me?" Mykel asked because he didn’t want to be bombarded with questions.

"Okay, can you help me, Aurea? I need you to make them stop asking after we are done giving statements," Jeanne looked at Aurea who was staring at her broken sword that she was fond of.

"Yeah, sure," Aurea nodded her head and threw away the sword since it was unrepairable.

For the past three days inside the portal, Mykel had been trying to contact Luciel, Beldathiel, and the others. None of them responded to his telepathic messages, and he wondered if they were indeed in those places or in their original place which was Gehenna. Knowing none of them responded, he had a feeling that they were captured and couldn’t listen to his message or they died.

Everyone was chilling in the camp with the soldiers as Jeanne and Aurea gave the reporters statements. When Mykel charged his phone and turned it on, his phone rang and it was Alfredo who called him. Mykel looked at it and ignored it because he didn’t want to deal with anything at that moment.

"We’re done, and the helicopter is ready," Jeanne said as she grabbed a cold bottle of water.

"Alright, let’s head back. You guys can rest for as long as you want," Mykel nodded his head as he stood up.

Everyone left and flew back straight to New York, and Mykel’s phone kept ringing because Alfredo and Richard had been trying to contact him. He ended up turning his phone off because it annoyed him.

"Welcome back," Lyneth approached Mykel because she had been waiting for him after she heard the news. "How was it? Was it different from the one you created?" Lyneth asked as she helped Mykel remove his suit, tie, and shirt.

"It was totally different, but it was similar to the towers with portals that lead to the next floor," Mykel answered as he removed his watch.

"I guess they tried to copy your work. That’s good to hear if it was similar to yours," Lyneth said as she folded all of them and brought them to the laundry room. "Oh, I did what you asked for, about the kid named Anzel. I found the information and it’s on the table in the living room," Lyneth continued.

"I’ll check it out later. I want to take a bath first," Mykel said as he walked to the bathroom.

"Oh, by the way, yesterday Richard reopened the airport. Now everyone can travel around the world. The airport is so busy since yesterday," Lyneth said.

"I see, that’s good," Mykel answered and got in the bathtub.

Mykel was relaxing in the bathtub, but then he saw Lyneth enter the bathroom naked. She was biting her lips as she smiled and raised her eyebrows naughtily. She entered the bathtub and sat right behind him and started massaging his shoulders.

"Jeanne and Aurea got their turns, can I get mine now? I know that you’ll be busy after this," Lyneth whispered as she slowly rubbed Mykel’s chest and down to his crotch.

"I guess I should take another shower then. Come here," Mykel said as he leaned his head on Lyneth’s chest and looked at her.

They started kissing as Lyneth slowly moved around and sat on Mykel’s lap.

They spent hours in the bathtub until Lyneth couldn’t move a muscle in her body. Mykel had to bring her back to the bedroom and help her put on her pajamas so she could rest for the day. He then went to the living room and checked the document that Lyneth mentioned.

Mykel looked at Anzel’s data from how old he was, his parents’ names, home address, the school he went to, and what he did in the past years when the demon invasion happened. He didn’t find anything interesting about him, but when he looked at the name of the skill that Anzel had, he was interested in it.

"Seventh Virtue, Diligence," Mykel said to himself as he looked at the skill name. "Seven Virtues, that’s the opposite of the Seven Sins," Mykel grabbed his phone and tried to search for some information about it.

"Purity, Temperance, Charity, Diligence, Patience, Kindness, and Humility. The Seven Heavenly Virtues are the opposite of the Seven Deadly Sins," Mykel read in the article about the Seven Virtues. "The Seven Deadly Sins reflect the Princes of Hell which are Lucifer, Mammon, Satan, Beelzebub, Leviathan, Asmodeus, and Belphegor. The Seven Heavenly Virtues reflect the Seven Archangels which are Gabriel, Michael, Cassiel, Azrael, Ramiel, Uriel, and Raphael," Mykel continued reading the article.

Mykel squinted his eyes and thought that something was fishy about that skill. He looked at the time and it was already late at night, so he decided to get some sleep and meet Anzel in person tomorrow.

The next morning, Mykel went straight to the bunker where Anzel lived, and when he got there, he couldn’t find him. He asked the people who still lived there, and they all said that Anzel had left last night hurriedly. It made him more suspicious about it because it was too good to be a coincidence.

"Can you show me where his room is?" Mykel asked a man who he had been talking to.

"Yes, it’s this way," The man said as he pointed at the tunnel next to him.

Mykel entered Anzel’s room and saw it was a mess, and there was still a few stuff that got abandoned. He could tell Anzel was in a hurry, and he was convinced that Anzel left because of something and that something might be because someone or something warned Anzel to leave.

Mykel looked around and then he saw the coordinates on the wall. He put the coordinate on the map, and he found out where the coordinates led to. He then realized the airport had started to operate again, and he might know where Anzel went.

Mykel hurriedly went to the airport and checked all the people who boarded the airplanes last night.

"There was a passenger named Anzel Rasmussen. He took the midnight flight last night, Sir" The woman said as she looked at the list on the monitor.

"Where’s the destination? Norway?" Mykel asked.

"No, France, Sir," The woman answered as she looked at Mykel.

Mykel furrowed his eyebrows and he thought that Anzel would go to Norway because the coordinates led there. He wondered if there was something in France or if Anzel was going to transit from there to Norway. Either way, he believed there was something going on behind his back that made him feel uneasy.

"Thank you, Miss," Mykel said and then left.

Mykel was about to leave the airport, but then he saw Anderson and Eric on the airfield. He remembered that the information mentioned something about Anderson and Eric who were there with Anzel when he came back from the journey. Both of them were Anzel’s closest friends and could be called brother-in-arms. He then decided to go and meet them and ask them about Anzel.

"Major Anderson, Captain Eric, good work for today," Mykel said as he walked toward them.

"Mister Mykel! Welcome back! We heard the good news yesterday," Anderson said as he gave Mykel a salute.

"I’m not here to be praised. I have a question for both of you. Do you know Anzel Rasmussen?" Mykel asked as he looked Anderson in the eye.

"Yes, we know him. Thanks to him, we’re all alive right now," Anderson answered and nodded his head. "Is something happened to him? We haven’t seen him in a while," Anderson asked.

Mykel kept staring Anderson in the eye with a straight face because he knew that Anderson was lying. Anderson was good with his poker face, but then Eric glanced at Anderson with an anxious look on his face. Mykel glanced at Eric and got what he wanted, he then smiled and it made Anderson and Eric feel nervous.

"Nothing, I’m just curious about him. Can you tell me about him?" Mykel asked.

"Of course," Anderson nodded his head.

"Not here. This place is too hot. How about you both come with me and we can talk in my office. I also have an offer for both of you, a job better than here," Mykel said as he squinted his eyes because he was facing the sun.

Anderson hesitated, but if he declined Mykel’s offer it would be suspicious. He knew that Mykel wasn’t someone who could be dealt with easily. He then accepted the offer and the three of them went to Rebirth Guild Headquarters.

Mykel brought them to his office, and they were having a light conversation as they enjoyed good quality coffee beans. While they were talking, someone came into Mykel’s office, and it was Aurea and Lillith. Anderson and Eric were nervous because they could see through Aurea and Lillith’s eyes, the eyes of crazy people.

"Now, tell me everything you know about Anzel, and everything that he told you," Mykel said as he put down his cup of coffee as the curtains slowly closed by themselves to prevent anyone from looking inside the office.