HPDBC Chapter 11: Thanatos
Chapter 11: Thanatos
Chapter 11: Thanatos
Azrael's fight or flight instinct immediately kicked in, and at that moment, adrenaline rushed through his body like a river! Azrael pushed Francis back and bucked his hips hard enough to force Francis to get off him! Azrael had just gotten back from the gym, so all his muscles were wound tight! This allowed Azrael to exert a lot more force than normal, and he wasted no time as he grabbed Francis around the waist and reversed their position so that he was on top!
Slam!
All of this happened in less than a second, and Francis was too stunned by the speed to do anything about it! Azrael raised his hand with a mad shout, and a blow slammed into Francis's nose!
SLAM!
SLAM!
SLAM!
Francis put up his hand to protect his face as Azrael went crazy! Azrael was screaming and shouting like a madman while unleashing blow after blow, and Francis was too stunned by the intensity to push Azrael off him.
Azrael was more than prepared to end Francis right there! This bastard thought the world revolved around him!
"Just because you got an A-rank doesn't mean you have the right to attack others, you fucking piece of shit!"
Azrael raised his hand for another blow, but there was a sudden impact to the back of his head!
BAM!
Azrael felt his skull rattle from the impact as his entire body froze in place, and he immediately lost all the strength in his body as he fell to the side. Behind him, one of Francis's lackeys threw a bloody metal bat away while breathing heavily. A blow that hard would have killed a normal human, but Azrael was a demigod, so he had only suffered a massive cut and a concussion.
Francis scrambled to his feet with a roar and immediately slammed his feet into Azrael's stomach! He continued to kick Azrael in anger for a few seconds before one of the lackeys pulled him away while screaming that Azrael might be dead. Azrael was no longer fighting back, and they hadn't seen his chest move in a while.
"Let's get out of here! Come on!"
The lackey pulled Francis away, and Francis scowled and only glanced back at Azrael's bleeding body as they all ran out of the alleyway.
"My Celestial Guardian?"
Azrael's eyes narrowed into a curious stare as this thought passed his mind, and it wasn't long before he took another step back once he realized who he was standing in front of! It was Thanatos!
"You're a god."
Thanatos grinned devilishly and waved a hand around like what Azrael said wasn't truly important.
"Yes, I am a god. There really isn't much to be surprised about. But enough about me. I am more interested in you. You're quite the unlucky one, aren't you, child? Born to alcoholic parents who abandoned you on the side of the street immediately after finding out you were not worth being sold on the black market. Unfortunate enough to not have received any Aspect and possessing enemies who are willing to leave you bleeding out on the street. I would say you have the devil's luck, but that would be an insult to the devil."
Azrael felt anger filling him as Thanatos started listing out all of the things that were going wrong for Azrael! Who the fuck did he think was at fault for this!?
"You're the one that didn't give me an Aspect, and you're the reason my parents left me! If not for you, I would've been the best. But instead, you cursed me with your rejection."
Thanatos' smile turned into a bloodthirsty sneer.
"I have no control over who is worthy to receive a gift from me, boy. If you try to pin your mediocrity on me, then I'll eat you."
Azrael blinked in shock before taking another step back. Eat him?
Thanatos did not look like he was joking, and Thanatos just sighed as he started to float around the dark space calmly.
Thanatos was not used to being in his human form, so he didn't even feel like walking. He would rather get done with this quickly and return to his original form.
"But although you were born with the lowest kind of luck possible, it seems that the strings of fate have converged and granted you something beyond even your wildest imagination. You possess an EX Rank Divine Potential. Something that only the gods should have, and that potential is what has drawn me to you today. Boy, I have come to grant you an opportunity."
Azrael felt his heart rate picking up as he heard this. Azrael was extremely cautious once he heard Thanatos say that he would eat him, but the promise of power was far greater than whatever fear Azrael was feeling. It didn't matter how terrified Azrael should be. If this was an opportunity for him to become strong, then Azrael would not let it slip past him.
Thanatos saw the eager look on Azrael's face, and he smiled as he stopped floating and faced Azrael. An eager person was the easiest to convince, after all.