//Two Hours later~//Mount Elysia was in chaos. Ever since the loud pained scream. Many had collapsed to the ground unconscious especially the weaker children who were being cradled by their frightened parents.
Lilith had since returned from her trip and had begun to restore order with her squad as they rallied the other Heavenly Guards who were in complete disorder.
She was the only Heavenly General currently in Elysia so it was essential that she act calmly.
"Emil, Horace, Lilium. You three go check to see if the Queen and her daughter are alright!" She shouted to the group as she was directing the stone-faced guards to various parts of the city.
"Yes Mistress!"
"We"ll make sure they"re safe."
"You can count on us!"
The trio nodded. With a flap of their wings, they sped through the air towards the Kings palace at the peak of the mountain.
Lilith turned towards the group of Heavenly guards before her and said in a stern voice. "Spread out across the city and restore order!"
She pointed towards several Heavenly guards. "You shall close and fortify the gates!"
The chosen guards nodded their heads in response.
Lilith"s eyes narrowed as she shouted. "Move out!"
...
The throne room inside the palace was vast, huge pillars that reached the ceiling held of the heavy stone roof. The room was well lit from the burning sconces dotted about making sure the area"s were well lit.
On the floor was a neat fur carpet that stretched from the palace doors to the thrones themselves. What wasn"t covered by the carpet was tiled with shiny jade stones.
On the carpet beside the thrones sat Cybele who was holding Pandora in her arms tightly.
Cybele"s eyes were wet and worry could be seen in her expression. "Baby are you hurt?" She asked with a soft voice.
Pandora replied weakly. "Mama.. I feel ok," She rubbed her ears where a little golden blood trickled out. "Just my ears are a little sore."
A gentle white light glowed from Cybele"s hands as she put them on Pandora"s little ears.
The hints of pain in Pandora"s expression gradually disappeared, her eyes sparkled with wonder as she looked at her mother. "Wow!"
Cybele smiled as she stroked Pandora"s hair. "How about now?"
Pandora buried her face in her mothers chest. "Mama I feel better now."
As the two were talking, the palace door opened and in walked Lilium, Emil and Horace.
Cybele was a little surprised but her expression quickly returned to normal. "The three guards in-training under Lilith? Where is she?"
Lilium walked forward and then knelt, she replied respectively. "Your Majesty, mistress Lilith is currently busy restoring order to the city. She ordered us to come over and see if you"re fine."
Cybele breathed a sigh as she replied. "I"m fine and so is my daughter." She focused on Lilium and asked with a serious expression. "Do you know what happened? What was that scream?"
Lilium shook her head and replied. "No your Majesty, we were in the forest to the south when we heard that scream. We saw nothing."
Cybele frowned as if in thought, she remarked. "If you heard it that far away; that must mean it wasn"t an attack directed at the city.. "
As she was thinking, the ground faintly trembled before a loud ring sounded from outside the palace.
Cybele exclaimed in surprise. "Someone activated the city"s defensive formation!"
"Defense formation?" Horace whispered curiously.
"General Pazuyu discovered it while carving his pictures into a crystal found around the mountain, It"s extremely powerful when powered with a General"s vast energy." Emil replied in a quiet tone.
Horace nodded his head in understanding. He"d heard quite a few things about General Pazuyu, among all the Seraphim he was the most talented in the art of craft. Whether it be building flying ships or inventing new things, he was unmatched.
*Boom!*
Suddenly the entire palace shook violently as if an earthquake had descended upon them.
"What was that!" Cybele cried out as she held her daughter.
"I don"t know your majesty!" Lilium replied as her eyes darted around alertly, the quake was strong enough to cause cracks on the foundational pillars.
"Cybele! Pandora!" A voice was heard from the palace doorway.
Hearing the familiar voice of her husband, Cybele"s eyes brightened.
Helel came into the palace, he was tired and wary as if he had just been through a large ordeal.
With Pandora in her arms, Cybele flew towards Helel and landed in front of him.
Helel inspected them both for any injury before being embraced by both Cybele and Pandora. "Dear, are you both alright?" He asked worriedly as he held them both tightly.
"We"re fine my love, what happened out there?" Cybele asked as she looked into Helel"s eyes.
Helel sighed in relief when Cybele said they were fine.
His expression became solemn as he replied. "There was a battle between unfathomable beings.. I could not estimate their strength or power, they are far beyond me," Helel gave a helpless smile. "Dear.. I felt small and weak for the first time since we awoke."
Cybele gasped. Her husband was the strongest of the Seraphim. She had long ago lost sight of how strong he had become and yet.. even he was nothing compared to these beings.
Helel stroked Cybele"s cheek as he stared into her eyes. "But don"t worry dear, I have a plan. This event has opened up an opportunity, If I"m successful I"ll become far stronger than I am now." He said rea.s.suringly.
She nodded her head slowly, still, she felt a little worried. "My love, why was the defense formation activated? Are we in danger?"
Helel eyes darkened as he looked towards the outside of the palace. "We were, a consequence of that great battle has unleashed a storm of fire and death. It has already reached us but with the great formation in place, Elysia is safe. Lilith, Bael and Pazuyu are currently pouring their power into it so there is no need to worry."
Cybele covered her mouth in shock. [What could cause such a disaster.] She thought.
He turned towards Lilium, Emil and Horace. "I need silence, I must concentrate."
Lilium nodded in understanding as she bowed. "My king, we shall be outside if you need us." The trio left and shut the palace doors behind them.
"What are you doing my love?" Cybele asked curiously.
"The veil of the heavens has weakened, now may be the only chance to see through it"s secrets.. " Helel"s eyes seemed to gleam with an intense desire.
Stepping back, he stood in the center of the palace began to levitate. In the air, he sat in the lotus position. His eyes closed as blue lights gathered at the tips of his fingers.
"Father?" Pandora blinked her eyes in surprise.
Cybele quickly covered her mouth and shushed her, she whispered. "Quiet baby, your father needs to concentrate."
The lights left Helel"s fingers and hovered in front of him. With a flash, the ten points of light formed into two blue orbs; they glowed eerily like floating lanterns.
"Let the fog be lifted.. Divine Sight!!" Helel shouted as he clapped his hands with a thunderous smack.
The two orbs flew towards Helel"s closed eyes and entered them.
As he slowly opened his eyes, through the slits of his eyelids a blinding mystic light shone through.
Both Cybele and Pandora who caught a glimpse of the light quickly shut their eyes. Just a small glance caused them to see visions of their past selves and it made them shiver in shock.
Helel lifted his chin upwards as he gazed at the roof of the palace, the divine light bursting forth from his eyes pierced through it like paper as it shot towards the heavens at incredible speeds.
The light from his eyes saw many things, past, present and future. Helel"s heart shook as he saw how their world was crafted by gargantuan beings he could not fathom, as he was enraptured in wonder something grabbed ahold of him.
It wasn"t physical as it felt like something had reached out and wrapped their hand around his very spirit.
"Argh!" Helel felt like he was being crushed under a mountain. His sight was immediately drawn away from the worlds creation.
It was drawn far away towards the future, it traveled along the streams of time towards an abyss of darkness where no light could reach.
The abyss seemed to be trembling as if it were stopping something from escaping.
As Helel"s sight locked onto that endless abyss, fear began to creep into his heart. "Whwhat could be in there?"
It was at that moment that cracks appeared from the center of the abyss, the cracks grew larger until eventually a t.i.tanic hand punched forth from within the abyss shattering it"s center. Endless energies poured from the hole like a breached dam.
The giant hand was slender and crystalline.
Beads of sweat had began to fall down Helel"s brow.
Another hand reached out and together with both hands, they widened the breach until it was a colossal gaping hole.
Helel watched in fright as a being escaped from the hole, he could not see it"s face as it had it"s back turned towards him but from the outline, it appeared female.
Her body willowy and nude, long quartz like hair hung down to her waist like a sea of glittering stars. Her skin was made from beautiful crystals that made her body look a little transparent.
"Little brother!!" The woman shouted in a thunderous humming voice which shook Helel"s mind.
"You were wrong! The heavens must be cleansed of the insects that now inhabit it! The little G.o.ddess has decreed so!" A furious storm of energy surrounded the woman like a vast hurricane.
"My imprisonment didn"t change a thing and now that I am free.. I will finish what I"ve started!"
Helel"s heartbeat sped up, a foreboding feeling welled up inside of him. All he wanted to do now was to escape but he couldn"t, whatever was holding him in place prevented any attempt at leaving.
"Oh?" The woman turned around, her gigantic purple eyes had locked onto him.
"I-I-Impossible!? How could she see me? These events have yet to happen!" Helel shouted as he desperately tried to return but it was all futile.
"A little insect dares spy on me?" Blue lines streaked across her purple eyes making them look bloodshot.
"Die!!!" Her powerful voice transcended s.p.a.ce and time directly striking Helel"s body.
Helel was brought to his knees causing cracks on the palace floor as her scream resounded within his mind like a endless ringing bell. It was like a curse that caused him waves of incomprehensible suffering.
Golden blood streamed down from his eyes as he held his head with shaking hands, he wanted to scream but nothing would leave his mouth except for weak whimpers.
He felt himself slipping away as the powerful voice began to leave cracks on his psyche.
"My love!" Cybele and Pandora ran over toward him worriedly.