ARCHDEUS

TROM(4)

I had to run away, thought Dr. Plague.

dr.Plague immediately activated [Teleportation].

Shit, why can't I teleport!?

dr. Plague's sweating coldly. His body trembled when he heard Ainuhrim talking to him.

"Can't teleport? Of course, you guys won't be able to do it here."

Ainuhrim smiled for the first time. But it was a mocking smile.

The reason why [Teleportation] magic could not be used was actually due to Ainuhrim. As a high gods, he had the ability to create fields capable of negating instant transfer magic. That ability was purely the property of immortals like high gods and was not a magic so it had no name. But there is a magic that has a performance that is almost the same as the ability of Ainuhrim certainly has a weaker effect. That magic was a level 6 spell, [Delay Teleportation].

"Why don't you guys attack me anymore? Then, it is my turn now" Ainuhrim said.

"!!"

Before the two had time to react, Ainuhrim had suddenly been in front of Sylv. He immediately strangled her and lifted her up.

Sylv thrashed around trying to escape. But the more he moved, the stronger his grip.

Sylv can't even talk. The veins on his neck and forehead appeared due to being out of breath.

Black smoke also suddenly emerged from his body and was seen entering Ainuhrim's body. Sylv looks tormented, the more black air is absorbed, the weaker Sylv's fight. In the end, Sylv fell to the ground with his body dry.

"Humans like you dare to use powers you shouldn't use."

Ainuhrim realized that both Sylv and Dr.Plague were using dark mana. Dark mana is very rarely used by living creatures outside the demonoid race. Generally races other than the demonoids that use dark mana have classes that are usually necromancers.

Upon seeing Sylv who was already lying stiff on the ground, Ainuhrim turned his gaze to dr.Plague. Unfortunately, Dr. Plague has escaped.

"So an insect just hid."

Ainuhrim smiled and slowly his body turned into dust.

Meanwhile, Dr. Plague ran through the forest in a panic.  Although this forest is dark but thanks to magic he can see the road in front of him.

His breathing became heavy because he ran as hard as he could. As a magic caster, Dr. Plague rarely used his physical strength. He prefers to use magic to do something as a result his condition is now very sad because he has to use his physical strength to run.

"Damn it, I still can't teleport, '" he murmured.

As far as he escaped, he still could not use the [Teleportation] spell as if this entire forest was an anti-teleportation area.

dr. Plague paused for a moment from taking a breath. His weak body plus his stuffy clothes made him have to rest for a while.

"Damn!"

But less than a minute he took a breath, he could feel something.

What is with this killing intent!?

dr. Plague looked around but only shady trees could he find.

"Have you finished running away?"

"!!"

dr. Plague recognized the voice. The voice belonged to the monster they had just faced but the monster showed absolutely no form.

Before Plague could respond, his body turned stiff. He could not move his body as he wished.

"Kneel."

dr. Plague forcibly knelt down as ordered by Ainuhrim. Then a black energy appeared around him and began to revolve with him as its center.

dr. Plague was inside the center of the vortex but after he realized what had happened, it was too late.

The darkness grew bigger and now it turned into a black tornado that destroyed everything around it. The dark tornado lasted less than a minute but created no small amount of damage. It caused a huge crater to be created and the surrounding trees to collapse. But most importantly, Dr. Plague's body was no longer left. Even he died without any sound of shouting.

Ainuhrim emerged from within the forest. He approached the area that had just been destroyed and stared at the huge crater that had been created.

"This is a punishment for those of you who insult my Creator" Ainuhrim said.

As Ainuhrim stood there, he saw a speck of snow falling before him. He looked up at the sky. With the help of the dim moonlight, he saw that the first snow had fallen.

***

Alex's consciousness was slowly recovering. Slowly he opened his eyes.

What Alex first saw was snow that had fallen from the sky. The first snow that marks the beginning of winter.

Alex's head hurt a lot and his body ached. Alex is still trying to stand up.

When he realizes the surroundings have changed, Alex is shocked. The place of his battle with Sylv who was originally a residential area is now turned into a vacant courtyard.

Alex realized he was inside a giant crater. It was like a meteor had just fallen.

In addition, Alex realized that the wounds on his body were no longer there. His armor is still broken so all his battles with Sylv should not be illusions.

"What's going on?" muttered Alex.

His fight with Sylv ended in defeat. Alex realized that his mortal body should be dead but now he lives in prime condition.

"Sir."

A soft voice sounded not far from Alex's place.

Alex turned his gaze to the source of the voice.

There, Ainuhrim who had been on her knees since when she was now kneeling to Alex.

"Ainuhrim .. why are you here?"

Surprised, Alex asked stammeringly.

"Wait a minute. This terrible battle and my body, is this all you've been doing?"

"Yes my lord."

"Are you using your divine power?"

"Yes my lord."

"It's!!"

Ainuhrim was shocked by Alex's angry cry. Even though his master was now incarnated into a human figure named Alex who was much weaker than him, Ainuhrim was terrified. His body shivered and his gaze lowered.

"Inuhrim! What have you done! How dare you come down with your immortal strength! Don't you know the consequences of using deusvoulic[1] in the mortal world?!"

"My gentlemen."

Ainuhrim could not answer. But he knew what the impact of deusvoulic use in Univorsum[2] was on the balance of the laws of the mortal world itself. From the very beginning, deusvoulic was not a power capable of being held back by space and time in the mortal world. Its existence can threaten all living beings in the mortal world let alone Ainuhrim the High God of the Underworld who has immortal energy called Helnit. It was the kind of supernatural energy that became life energy in the underworld. All the endemic immortal darkness that lived in the Underworld lived by using Helnit.

In comparison, Helnit is far more dangerous than dark which is used by demonoids or necromancers. Even a single drop of Helnit can beat the combined volume of mana and dark mana in Midgard.

And what Ainuhrim is currently doing is that he is using that dangerous power in Midgard. If his deeds caused the apocalypse in Midgard to happen sooner than it should, then the entire immortal realm especially the underworld and hereafter would be overrun by the spirits of the recently dead beings. Especially the underworld that had to accommodate waves of lost souls in large numbers at once.

It would be a nightmare for everyone, whether for those poor spirits or the underworld operators.

Even though Ainuhrim had already calmed down and prostrated himself before him with his forehead that had touched the ground, Alex would not forgive him.

"Ainuhrim, I'm disappointed."

Alex's expression of disappointment had hurt Ainuhrim more than anything. He no longer dared to ask for Alex's forgiveness. He just continued to prostrate with tears of sadness on his face.

"You are an Overseer Ruler who is a high position in the Underworld but your thoughts are only limited to the thoughts of demigods. Then bear your shame for the rest of your life and because of your actions that almost destroyed the world, I command you to defile yourself in Holiheim."

Holiheim is one of the natural levels in Heaven. There is a place that is often referred to as the sanctification of sinners. In Holiheim there is a fire called the Holy Fire which is one of the hottest fires in all of nature. The fire is often used to purify all prospective inhabitants of heaven from all their sins. However if the inhabitants and the gods of Heaven saw Holy Fire as purgatory, the immortals of the Underworld saw it as a defiling fire because it came from an immortal energy as opposed to Helnit.

Alex's command just now to Ainuhrim was tantamount to an execution order since Holy Fire was the main weakness of the immortals from the underworld. It was not even impossible for a high demon god like Ainuhrim to die from that fire.

"Okay, my lord."

But his loyalty to Alex made Ainuhrim still answer obediently. He was willing to do whatever Alex ordered even if it would kill him. It is the creation of an archdeus named Sheol. So whatever the word of its creator is the purpose of his life.

Alex was then silent for a few seconds only to see Ainuhrim.

In the end he sighed and lowered his voice. It shows Alex has eased his emotions.

"After your life in Midgard, go immediately to Holiheim. But while you are here, I will punish you. Lift your head up."

As Alex said, Ainuhrim raised his gaze and looked at Alex.

"Ainuhrim, from this day on you will be my sword.  Slash my enemies on my behalf and my permission" Alex said.

Alex smiled at Ainuhrim. In the end even though Alex was angry with him, Ainuhrim remained his creation. To Alex, the figure of Ainuhrim is far more valuable than all the mortal beings in the Univorsum who are the creation of another archdeus.

Seeing that his master was no longer angry, Ainuhrim also smiled. Although her face was filled with tears and her forehead was also full of traces of land, she still had her own beauty charm.

"Good, Milord. Your words are my command. I'll stay by your side and destroy everything that stands in your way."

"No, you seem to misunderstand me. I mean you become a sword, literally."

"Sorry, Milord?"

Ainuhrim was confused by his master's words.

"I mean turn into a sword. You are using your avatar right now? Turn your avatar into a sword I can carry and sharpen."

"...."

Alex knew because the immortals in particular the high gods were too powerful and majestic, the mortal realm Univorsum could not contain it in the end the gods had to descend into the mortal world using avatars or reincarnation paths.

If Sheol used the incarnation path of being Alex to descend into the world, then Ainuhrim used his avatar to descend into the world.

"Okay, my lord."

In the end Ainuhrim understood the words of his master. In addition to the punishment for him, Ainuhrim had to transform his form into the sword Alex was going to use.

"But before that, you have to attack me."

"Sorry Master? I could not have done such a teaching thing" Ainuhrim said.

"Huh .. Do you not understand? Lookie! Now how do I explain all this?"

Alex pointed to all the conditions around them. With the terrifying battle marks, this showed just how intense the battle was.

"seen? There is no way I, who is currently a human being can come out of that terrible battle with this kind of condition. I had to look sad and scarred to show I was just facing death" Alex said.

"But Sir-"

Before Ainuhrim could reply, Alex cut off his words.

"If you don't want to then forget about it. I'll do it myself."

Alex decided to roll to the ground several times. He also injured himself with an attack spell. This he did was nothing but to make himself dirty and make the impression that it was as if he had just come out of battle like hell.

"...."

Meanwhile Ainuhrim was just silent while closing his eyes. He did not dare to look at all Alex's actions to hurt himself.

Note:

deusvoulic[1]: a type of miracle whose divine power is directly used by the god himself without messengers or intermediaries. Examples are the creation of the world by the archdeus, the creation of the spirit, the writing of destiny, and the setting of time. (Cited from: ARCHPEDIA: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIRACLE AND MAGIC)

Univorsum[2]: is a mortal realm that has no level but is filled by many sub-worlds (isekai). Inhabited by mortal and demigod creatures. (Cited from: ARCHPEDIA: INTRODUCE BASIC CONCEPTS)