The tail of a giant serpent can be seen slithering through a network of tunnels and crevices on a plane, all the way to the furthest depths of the darkest realms of eternal darkness, where it rests all by itself. The souls are being consumed by a serpent of titan size, almost seeming to stretch for a hundred miles in either direction, and it is bleeding and in pain.
In front of the serpent head, there were a large number of what seemed to be little balls made of souls.
Every part of the soul, every memory of the soul, and every fiber of the soul are being slowly chewed off and slowly digested, all the while the soul is fully aware that this is taking place but is unable to stop it or stop itself from being eaten. Having the sensation of being consumed by itself at the same glacial pace as everything else around it vanishes.
The enormous serpent was consuming continuously, almost as if it would help heal its wounds and repair its torn and almost shattered body.
The massive head of the serpent raises, revealing yellow eyes of malice, and hisses with its sharp, lethal teeth.
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"*Cough*" Tenshi awoke out of nowhere just as the massive serpent was getting ready to tear him to pieces with its jaws.
"GAW?" Liya, who was startled, awakened as Tenshi suddenly woke up.
Tenshi was breaking out in a heavy sweat, and his nights were marked by both pleasant and terrifying dreams. Nightmares of him losing a lady with red hair and witnessing her stab herself with a sword, as well as dreams in which he lives a lavish lifestyle and enjoys every moment of it. And last but not least, a monstrous serpent was lying, patiently waiting for something.
"Nothing Liya… you go to sleep." Tenshi responded, "I will take a stroll," lulling Liya back to sleep as her scales were gently stroked by Tenshi's hands. Liya eventually fell back to sleep.
After seeing that Liya was sound asleep, Tenshi got up and headed for the entrance of the cave.
Aegis and Kargoth were standing guard at the door, and it was clear that they were watching over Tenshi. Even though Tenshi doesn't make a practice of relaxing his guard when he's sleeping, he still values the security that his guards provide for him.
"My king," they both bowed deeply to him as they met him on their knees.
Tenshi remarked in a laid-back manner, "At ease," while casually waving his hand and adding, "I will take a stroll, don't follow me."
Both people nodded their heads, although Kargoth's eyes exhibited some resistance at first, it quickly vanished as if it had never been there in the first place as Tenshi left.
He spread his wings and took off into the void that seemed to go on forever. Ashes were continually falling from the clouds, even though the sky had become heated and still, it can be stormy and chilly sometimes.
One of Tenshi's favorite things to do is fly. The sensation of the wind caressing his face and his lovely white hair floating freely in the breeze makes him feel a sense of excitement and delight.
From a great distance, Tenshi could make out, but what seemed to be a meteorite shower falling from the sky.
In the normal course of events, Tenshi would have disregarded it since there is a persistent rain of volcanic rocks falling from the sky at the heart of Limbo. This time, though, the rock was emitting a green light, and glittering particles were coming off of it, leaving a rainbow-colored trail behind them.
After making his decision, he flapped his wings with such vigor that it caused an enormous shockwave.
As he approached, he noticed what he thought was a meteor shower, but it turned out to be a gorgeous black cat with two tails.
Unfortunately for Tenshi, he also lost his balance and began to fall with the black cat when he slid below and grabbed it.
"[Feather Fall]" Tenshi casted a spell that was supposed to make him move more slowly, but the effect was only marginally noticeable.
As Tenshi and the cat he was holding in his arms plummeted to the ground, they both caused a large crater.
"Grr…" Tenshi moaned as he lifted himself off the ground, but fortunately, other than the wounds the cat had already had, it did not have any new wounds.
"Rrrrrr," As he looked around, he realized that he was in a volcanic zone. Both the lava and the torrents of blood were flowing continuously.
As soon as Tenshi saw the way the demons were looking at him, he rolled his eyes. They seemed as if they had discovered a wounded rabbit that was about to be consumed by their greedy, predatory gaze.
'[Thunderwave]' A surge of tremendous energy rushed from Tenshi, electrifying many and paralyzing others.
'[Darkness]' The next spell that Tenshi cast was one that blinded all of the monsters.
"ARISE," the dead were resurrected and immediately began assaulting the other demons.
Tenshi sat down and made the decision to check on the cat that he was holding while it was unconscious.
'[Lesser Restoration]' Tenshi's attempt to cast a simple healing spell, but it doesn't seem to be working.
'Demon?' Tenshi reflected, recognizing that his spell was ineffective. The spell he discovered can't only be used on non-dark entities such as undeath, demons, and devils.
As soon as he saw that his Shadows had killed everything, he summoned them back to his shadow and then cast [Minor Illusion] on his wings before taking to the air.
After Tenshi and his Shadows exchanged greetings outside of the cave, the two of them stepped inside.
"[Vampiric Touch]" Tenshi decides to make another sacrifice of one of his Shadows in order to heal the cat.
"Nay~" The cat woke up while its paws were scratching its eyes. Then it was startled when it suddenly found itself in the arms of an attractive person, and it jerked back in surprise.
"There, there... I really don't intend any harm... on the contrary, it was I who rescued you," Tenshi said to her as he tenderly offered her his finger for her to sniff.
Tenshi saw many Instagram videos of how cats would welcome one another by rubbing their noses together when they met. They may also use their sense of smell to determine whether or not you pose a threat to them.
Tenshi's finger was the target of the cat's attention as it approached him in a cautious manner while simultaneously raising its tails and tensing its body.
"Purr…." After that, the cat began rubbing its cheeks, and shortly afterward, Tenshi began to stroke the cat's ears.
"It's clear that you're getting what I'm saying... So tell me, who are you? I have made every effort to heal you, but I am unable to." Tenshi stated. As he could plainly see, the cat was covered all over with wounds, so he did not feel threatened by it.
Even when Tenshi used his [Vampiric Touch], the wounds were unable to heal, suggesting that they were caused by some kind of supernatural force.
The cat turned its head toward Tenshi and continued to stare at him without making any sound.
'Kuroka!' Tenshi was startled when he became aware of a female voice in his thoughts that introduced herself as Kuroka.
Tenshi cast a perplexed glance in the cat's direction, but it maintained its fixed gaze on him throughout the whole exchange.
"Is your name Kuroka?" Tenshi inquired, and when the cat responded by nodding her head, he knew that he had made the right assumption.
"What are you, Kuroka?" Tenshi inquired in an effort to get whatever information he could about Kuroka, who possesses two tails. He had never seen a species that had both a double tail and the intelligence to communicate telepathically with one another.
'Cat girl'
Tenshi was aware that Kuroka was lying, but he remained silent.
He then gave a shrug of his shoulders and added, "Well, you can call me Tenshi. It's a pleasure to meet you, Cat Girl Kuroka."
Kuroka gave a little nod before gently moving towards a nearby corner and laying down there. As she drifted off to sleep, she kept one eye open.
Tenshi let out a chuckle upon recognizing how humorous the situation was. Even when he was still on earth, he adored cats because of how lovely, cuddly, and cute they are. Therefore, he had no intention of abandoning Kuroka there by himself in Hell.
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"GAWWW"
"HISSSS"
"That's enough of the two of you!" Tenshi's words caused them to go silent, but they still continued to glare at one another.
"*Sigh*…." Tenshi, who had trouble falling or staying asleep, woke up to the sound of Liya and Kuroka hissing at each other while they were engaged in a catfight.
Tenshi was in no mood to deal with them, so he said, "Whatever," and then he took his training heavy sword and went to practice, leaving Liya and Kuroka behind in the hopes that they would calm down.
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Tenshi moaned in pain as his muscles felt like they were being ripped apart. As he made his way back to the cave, he saw that all was silence. He made his way inside, where he saw Liya was gone and Kuroka was curled up on the ground. He was glad for the help, and he continued on inside.
He then questioned with his eyes closed, 'Are you hunting?'
After obtaining confirmation from Liya, Tenshi opened his eyes and proceeded to check on Kuroka.
Kuroka snarled out of the blue, but when she recognized Tenshi, she quieted down and allowed him to touch her.
"Are you in pain?" Tenshi gently inquired after seeing that Kuroka's health was deteriorating rather than improving over the course of the last several days.
Kuroka did not respond to him as she remained curled up with her eyes closed and did not move from her position.
He grabbed hold of her and carried her off into his arms. He unleashed his wings with the sound of a flop and wrapped them around Kuroka.
"Prrrrr…." As a result of the soothing influence exerted by his wings, Kuroka was able to cease shaking.
He called out a second Shadow and attempted to heal Kuroka with the [Vampiric Touch], but as he had anticipated, it simply slowed down the progression of her illness.
"I am at a loss on what to do... *sigh*" Tenshi let out a sigh as he realized the situation was bleak for Kuroka.
"It seems that, unlike me, your body cannot endure in Hell."
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Should I change Tenshi's name to Lucifer?
I would need to write a separate small arc or a chapter to change his name as it isn't simple enough just to change your name and call yourself Lucifer.