Her power was undeniable, she was right in saying that we only felt her passive power before.
Future me, now with Golden wings flowing from her back, charged the angel.
They clashed and an earthquake, despite future me stabilizing the world, shook the city.
Both of them were overwhelming to a massive degree, and the battle barely started.
Plus, that massive size. I could tell she was matured the moment I saw her, but that size, it was unimaginable. Impossible even.
Plus, that aura, it was like getting struck by a tsunami directly to the face, in fact, I was the only person still standing.
The moment this Cass showed up, I thought we were all going to die, but this… I was far more overwhelming.
"What happened to me?"
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Me and Cassiel clashed, then I pushed her back as I was far stronger.
I spun behind her and kicked her spine, launching her straight into my blade.
She leapt back and flew up, to which I followed.
Calling my blade to me, she prepared to block a slash, making her open to a right hook.
Then as she balanced, I cut her arm off.
She screeched, then activated her titan form, of course, I had no interest to humor her and her feeble power.
[Little…]
Then she began to glow, it was a pinkish glow.
"Goodness, that coward is handing out supremacy like candy now."
[Do not call him a COWARD!!!]
"I don't even need to use my glow against someone as weak as you, but I may as well test out my skill."
She leapt back as I spoke.
"Supreme Skill: Phobophobia."
Then I smiled, the beast that chastised the Author was now my ally.
I hunched over and began laughing. Fear was emanating from every pore of Cassiel's body, despite her prideful words, she was terrified.
"You forget yourself, Cassy. You may be the angel of death, but I am the avatar of fear."
My power emanated; this was on a whole different level than any power I held before. I now fully understood how the Author held back both Lucifer and Gabriel without breaking a sweat. He mastered his Supreme skill over millions of years. My just receiving it gave me unimaginable power.
But… if I used my glow too. I would be unstoppable. A beast that even time can't hold.
Cassiel backed up in fear as I began to glow gold. I reached out, resembling a child.
"Come on Cassy, won't you play with me?"
My voice was sweeter than it usually was, and I gave off a sense of both Innocence and Purity, but given my aura, that made it all the more terrifying.
I smiled sweetly, and Cassiel began shaking.
"No… this isn't possible, I c-c-can't be scared, I like pain… why can't I move."
Of course, that was because I was a beast, and in her, and everyone else's, eyes, I was hunting my prey.
Savage Beast showed my ruthlessness.
FEAR showed my monstrosity.
Phobophobia showed my sweet death.
I gained the loyalty of all through kindness. Phobophobia is the monster that would destroy, but I won't. Because I am that monster, and I stay strong.
[You are a monster.]
Her glow fizzled out.
{Why yes, yes I am.}
I walked closer, my power echoing, each step causing a shockwave.
{Flee now, and I won't kill you.}
[My, this is more exciting than Darsen.]
I flinched, then she realized my weak point.
[Yes, he was strong, but like any mortal, he died so easily, of course he destroyed me, but as you saw, that was useless, so your friend died in waste.]
Upon hearing that Darsen died in the future, many people were shocked. But not as much as I was.
No… not shock. I was furious.
{Don't you dare insult him like that.}
All illusions were gone, she poked a bear and got a dragon.
She blanched as I grew, but not into a dragon, but into full FEAR form.
[But, that form disappeared!]
{…}
She began to panic, she ran as fast as she could, but I was faster.
I grabbed her wing and threw her back before launching above her an smashing her face into the earth, causing a crack to form.
{Hungry…}
She froze. Of course, I didn't mean her, I just wanted a meat platter after this.
I reached down and she started screaming, genuine terror lining her entire form.
{Don't worry, I won't eat you…}
She calmed a bit, but then started crying on my next words.
{That doesn't level you from me killing you. You insulted my friend; you could have lived until you did that.}
I lifted her up and she began struggling, her screams of terror echoing across the world.
Then I ripped her in half. Seeping her energy into me.
I reverted to my old form and sighed.
[I… I will live o-]
I sliced her head in two, killing her and cementing her as dead to the extent that even the Author would struggle to revive her.
Past me smiled.
"With that power…"
Everyone looked at her with moderate fear.
"We can protect everyone can't we?"
I smiled.
"Exactly."
The people looked shocked, it seems that they didn't expect for someone to remain kind when exposed to that raw power.
Then she frowned.
"But, what happened to Darsen?"
I sighed.
"During the fight I was portaled from, Darsen led a detachment to take her and her men down, using trickery, they managed to get him down to the ground, then, in a final screw you, he used his magic to implode himself, killing all of her soldiers and even her, until she got revived."
Then I got an idea. How the heck did I not think about it before.
"If Milel is dead, then I have another slot."
"What?"
"I think I may be able to revive Darsen."
They blinked.
"Heh?"
"I just need someone to gather clothes as I'll need to make him a body too."
"Wait, you can do that?"
"Yep."
"Analyze!"
A mage checked my skills then blanched.
"What? How high are her skills?"
"T-t-t-too l-large to compute."
"Yeah, that's because I'm currently in a whole other system, but in this system I'm a 999."
They blanched.
"No wonder you're so powerful."
"Oh, and here's the real kicker. The baseline for this system is our 1000."
That made one guy pass out.
"So… you could just destroy the world?!"
"Easily, I actually have destroyed a world."
Then the mage rubbed his eyes.
"Though, it's odd, it calls you a human."
"Oh, that's because I am."
…
Past me tilted her head.
"No, I'm pretty sure we are a dragon."
"Nope, to be extremely technical we are the mother of the gods who is a reincarnated human."
She blinked.
"Heh?"
"Yeah it does sound ridiculous saying it out loud."
"It indeed does, but we are the mother of gods?"
"Technically we are 1/10th of her, or in my case, the last shard of her mind alive, as the rest, including her, were killed."
She blinked again.
"Remember, three years. A lot happened."
"Got the change of clothes."
Past Darsen brought a spare change of clothes.
I sat down.
{Darsen, can you hear me.}
Then a wispy voice appeared.
Rose?
Everyone flinched as they heard it.
{Milel has died, so I realized that I could bring you back.}
Wow, that would be awesome.
{Yes, I would enjoy having you back.}
Not only that, Rose, listen, think of the flirts I could do. Like, hey baby want a guy who keeps coming back.
I snickered, the fake deep voice really sold it.
{Well, do you want to fill the slot that Milel used to hold?}
Sure, if it works, I'd love to be back.
{Note, we are in the past right now.}
Cool, I can troll my past self.
"EY!"
I laughed. Then I spoke.
{Are you ready? It will be painful… for you, not me.}
Sure, I'm ready, OHMYGOODNESS THAT IS PAINFUL!!!
Then, like a pop, his spirit was in front of me.
"Oyoiyoi! That was a lot more painful than you made it sound."
"Sorry, getting a body won't be much better."
"Welp. Do it. I assume you have the clothes prepared. Ooh, I love that shirt."
{Creation: Ally's body.}
Then I recreated his body using his soul, his soul seeped into me, giving me the blueprint, then in the air, a body began to form. Then he fell and groaned.
"Please tell me no one else heard the screaming."
"Just me, little girl."
"That better not be my nickname, now, pass me the clothes."
"Don't tempt me."
I tossed him the clothes and he slipped into the shadow before stepping out fully dressed.
"Now, I'm back… is that Cassiel?"
"Yep, the Author decided to cheat, so I brought you back. If he's gonna break the rules then so am I."
"Nice… I'm hungry, got any meat?"
"Ooh, the old guild hall is in this time."
"Nice, goodness, looking at the city when it looks like this is real nostalgic."
"Heh, I said the same thing."
While the people used to be terrified, they were calmed by me and Darsen being really friendly to each other.
"So, how do we get back to our time?"
Then I had an epiphany.
"First we'll have to reset the three chapters we messed with, then we could directly return to our origination point."
"Wait, are you referring to the broadcast? I thought only the Author could mess with that."
"When he teleported me back, I ended up in the broadcast until it chose a time for me."
"So, you think you can access it now?"
"Maybe."
Past me groaned.
"Could one of you translate please?"
"I found a way to get out and make sure the story goes the same, but if you remember anything about this, Rose, because I know that I have that capability. Remember this… We're gonna win this. We are the Garden of Hopes and Dreams."
I gave off a power of hope that coursed through all of them.
Then I spoke.
{[System Command]}
[Unknown Owner, please Identify yourself.]
{[I am Rose Hood, tell the Ruler in this time to not worry as I will reset it, but please allow me to administer a system command.]}
[Message delivered. What command do you wish to do.]
{[Open program, main broadcast.]}
[… Are you sure?]
{[Yes]}
[Very well… Access granted?]
Then I screamed. The pain was shocking. I grabbed Darsen's hand and he also barked out with pain.
{[Set… characters…. Rose Hood and Darsen Caliph, Origination point, Chapter 195, to Chapter 196: Set location: Glimmersvale: Set Time Frame: Final Battle…]}
{Granted, Movement started please wait 10 seconds.}
{]Second command… reset data on chapters… 26-28 to base story…[}
Somehow I felt like that was stronger.
{Granted.}
Then the world melted around us as me and Darsen were thrusted back through time.