[Hugo Arc (trapped soul) has taken control of your clone 'Hugo']
[Hugo's genome has fused with the clone (temporary effect)]
[Your clone 'Hugo' has received new temporary Powers: Minor Temporal Manipulation (B-rank); Mutual Sharing (Unique)
[Minor Temporal Manipulation (B-rank): You can accelerate or decelerate time going through your mind and body.]
[Anton Arc (trapped soul) has taken control of your clone 'Anton']
[Anton's genome has fused with the clone (temporary effect)]
[Your clone 'Anton' has received new temporary Powers: Energy Dispersion (B-rank); Mutual Sharing (Unique)
[Energy Dispersion (B-rank): Your body can disperse any type of physical energy into the surrounding area.]
[Mutual Sharing (Unique): This power is exclusive to Anton Arc and Hugo Arc. These two beings can share their power to each other when they are in physical contact. These two beings can temporarily fuse into one.]
The new Hugo and Anton open their eyes. They can feel their back is much heavier than it used to be.
It's as if there are weights strapped onto their shoulder blades.
In front of them is that shadow figure again.
Hugo looks down and realizes he is naked.
"Pervert!"
Anton runs over to cover him.
"Don't worry, brother. I am here to help you."
"Wait a minute!
Didn't we die already?"
Hugo and Anton glance at each other. They look mostly the same, but this time, there are two pairs of giant blue wings stuck to their backs.
"We become angels, Hugo! Blue angels!"
"We are not angels! We aren't qualified to be them.
Is this some sort of dream the brain makes when you die?"
"Enough."
The voice comes like the order from above, and the two of them immediately feel the total control it has over them.
The next word comes out from their soul.
"Master!"
Hugo and Anton drop down on their knees.
"I resurrected you.
These bodies are not your own. Your cold, hard corpses are still in the basement.
You are still Hugo and Anton, but you have lost all connections to your previous life.
You belong to me now. Your bodies were created by me. Your souls were released by me.
All the debt in your life has no concern over who you are now."
Hugo and Anton look at each other with gleaming sparkles in their eyes.
We really have become angels.
Blaze doesn't even need telepathy to know what these two idiots think. He sighs heavily.
The five-eyed raven tilts its tiny head slightly, watching the newcomers with extreme excitement. All of its eyes squint slightly.
It was their honor and loyalty that made Blaze decide to recruit them.
Hugo refused to betray Cavalcante because he saved them. Anton denied being left alive due to their friendship and brotherhood.
There are no better candidates to be Blaze's servants.
But now that they are, Blaze regrets it. It's almost like having two talkative huskies inside the house.
"Even though you have died and paid for your sins. Your soul is still guilty.
So now help me on my path, and you shall..."
"Please give us your order, Sire!
We are your blades and your fists!"
Hugo and Anton say in unison.
Blaze freezes in place. They are getting familiar with their new position a little too well.
The two even know what to call him and have a catchphrase already.
Isaac lets out a cawing laugh.
The two watch the bird with curiosity, wondering why it sounds like it's laughing at their faces.
Blaze sighs again, continuing to dwell in his regret.
"There's someone I'd like to introduce you to.
This is Isaac, my raven."
The five-eyed raven on Blaze's shoulder begins to emit a low croaking sound. It flies down to the ground and approaches the two men.
"Hello, Mr. Isaac."
"My pleasure to meet you, Isaac the Raven."
Blaze then continues: "He is my messenger. If you see him, act like you see me and listen to everything he says."
Hugo and Anton then look at the raven suspiciously. Doubts fill their eyes.
The raven continues cawing.
"Sire... How are we going to understand it?"
"That's right, Sire. We don't understand animals!"
Suddenly a voice comes out of the raven.
"I can talk. I just want to mess with you."
Hugo and Anton jump back, hugging each other like two scaredy-cats.
"No way..."
"You can talk?!"
"Of course I can talk. I was also a human like you."
"But why did you become a raven and not an angel? What did you do?"
"Terrible things, my friend. Terrible things."
The group then moves to the nearest elevator.
Isaac turns into a fireball and phases through the ceiling. He just goes to check the first floor and makes sure it is safe for Blaze to move on.
Anton and Hugo both blurt out a "wow" when Isaac does that.
They stand to the sides of Blaze, looking like two guardian angels.
Isaac returns very quickly with new information.
"The people on the first floor have all evacuated to the east wing of the building. Both the gang members and the captives are there."
"They don't even try to run or ambush?" Blaze says.
"No, master."
"Who is up there?"
"A dozen C-rank Awakeners, three B-ranks, and one lieutenant.
Dimon is up there. He's the one leading the first floor. They have made some sort of stronghold."
In the east wing of the first floor, all the chairs and tables are placed together into a barricade toward the hallway.
Standing in front of the makeshift barricade is one goon trying to look tough. However, his two shaking legs betray him.
Everyone has learned of the fact that the ground floor was completely decimated by some man. Everyone is dead, and only their boss, Nadyr, was able to survive the attack.
This spreads an intense fear amongst all other goons, making them want to run for their lives at any moment.
But they don't have any other choice. A deserter will face a much crueler fate than dying here.
All of their friends and family will be harmed by the Roof if they even dare to show hesitation.
And then the figure appears, behind it are two half-naked men with white cloth covering their lower halves.
The guard finds the cloth very familiar. It's as if they're their usual bedsheets.
The truth is they are bedsheets inside one of the rooms that Hugo and Anton take to make their new costume.
There are clothes lying around for them to wear, but the two insist on wrapping the bedsheets as it 'perfects' their angelic look.
The guard's face is as pale as paper.
His shaking voice says: "Do not... come here! We will..."
Thunder roars, and a lightning bolt pierces through his head, exploding it into several pieces.
Smoke releases from the tip of the Destruction Wand, floating gently through the air.
Blue energy of Force Shocker pours out of Blaze's hand and into the bone wand, ready to fire again.
"Stop right there!"
A puff of white smoke suddenly appears, and inside are Dimon and a girl wearing skimpy clothing.
Dimon hides behind the girl, holding a large knife to her neck.
The girl's breath is shallow and rapid, her eyes moving between the knife and Blaze. She whimpers and cries in fear for her life.
"Please... Please don't kill me..."
"Shut up, bitch! I'm not the one who decides.
Look over there! See that freak? That is the one who decides whether you live or die now."
Blaze's brows furrow, and his head moves slightly to the side.
"You hear me!"
Dimon continues.
"Get the fuck out of here, or I'm going to kill this bitch!
If you come forward, she is going to die! You hear me!
Her blood is going to be on your hand!"
"What a joke."
Blaze answers, his voice echoes from every direction in the rooms.
"What did you say?"
Dimon tries to act tough, but sweat is running on his face.
A ball of darkness starts to form itself at the tip of Blaze's wand.
Dimon presses the knife into her skin, blood gushes out of the hostage's skin. She cries louder and tries to escape.
Dimon's firm grip holds her in place. The pain causes her to stop moving, or else the blade can seep deeper, ending her life.
Dimon doesn't thrust the blade in as he sees Blaze has not fired yet.
"Are you deaf? I'm going to kill this bitch if you don't leave! It's because of you that she's going to die!"
"It's you who holds the knife. It's you who wants to kill her.
Letting you live means many others may suffer.
If you try to kill her, I will try to stop you.
If you successfully kill her, then I fail to save her.
Then I will kill you to avenge her.
Her blood is on your hand. And if she dies, you die."
The black beam of darkness shoots out.