258 Pain that tears the soul (1/2)

Dante and the other two Neo-Demon also were looking at him and they were full of doubts. After they found out that Heinz's attempt to save Zatiel was a failure and he was brought to Saint City, every Neo-Demon in the Beta Heavenly World was enraged.

The trio knew it would be impossible for them to rescue Zatiel, so they planned to cast their rage on the members of the Heavenly race that still resided in the Fornes continent. Everyone knew the risk of going to the north of the continent, but they did not care about the danger and were ready to kill.

However, before they could leave, Ezequiel gave the order that no Neo-Demon could leave the force field. This surprised everybody since they were sure the Neo-Demon with the Primordial bloodline would be joining them in their crusade and leading the attack against the Heavenly race.

Dante was not willing to just sit by but even though he was the son of the Neo-Demons' Ancestor and was recognized as one of the great experts of the race, even he could not question ”The Will of the Neo-Demons' Ancestor”.

Whether it was due to status, prestige, or power, the only one who could define the commands of Ezequiel, was Zatiel.

The Supreme Neo-Demon locked himself in the 11th magic tower after Zatiel was captured and no one could speak with him. Today was the first time they saw him after the battle of the 14th magic tower.

Even though he was stared by three Soul Forging existences and one of them had a killing aura that appeared capable of shattering stars, Ezequiel's expression did not change.

”Follow me, all of your questions along with Master's message will be answered inside the tower.”

Ezequiel's secrecy could be described as paranoid since they were under the force field made by the Ten Tower Formation and thanks to Heinz's power and domain over the Law of Space, it should be impossible for someone to spy them, but then again, it should have also been impossible for someone to sneak inside the Second Layer and capture Zatiel, so everyone followed him.

The Neo-Demon brought them to one of the floors of the tower that he and Zatiel had used to train. Thanks to Zatiel's authority, no one could access that floor without the approval of one of them. Not even the other Rank 4 Magi could enter unless they forcefully broke the tower's defenses.

The moment they entered the floor, they saw an old man who slept on the ground while he maintained a meditative position. His hair was black and his face full of wrinkles.

Even though he appeared to be an eighty years old man, his back was straight as a spear and his body was filled with power. His skin was covered with red runes.

”Father!” Dante's eyes widened. He was the youngest of all and his experiences were less, so when he saw Zatiel he found it very hard to control his emotions. He was about to flash to him when a hand grabbed his shoulder.

Even though as a Neo-Demon, his body was very powerful, the moment this palm positioned itself over his shoulder, he felt like a mountain was crushing his body and he couldn't move.

”Calm down, your father is resting and we should not bother him.” After he spoke those words, Ezequiel removed his hand from Dante's shoulder and the young man was able to move his body again.

”What happened to him.” Heinz was the first to regain his calm and discovered that Zatiel's life force was weak.

”Master will explain everything when he wakes up. I was tasked to bring you all here this day.” Ezequiel sit down after saying that and indicated the others to do the same.

”When I saw you on the battlefield, I was sure you were ready to give your life to try and save that copy of Zatiel.” The one who spoke was Zitra and her eyes narrowed as she focused on Ezequiel.

The rest were also confused and they stared at Ezequiel. The reaction and emotions he displayed on that occasion were too real.