Misunderstanding

Azrael silently floated in Liam's side. Normally he can't be seen by ordinary people. But once they entered the mansion, he felt being stared at in every direction. He smelled the hostility and immediately went to Liam's side.

He murmured some words and Liam's knife glowed. He immediately applied three enhancements to his weapon. This showed his strength, worthy of being the son of Lucifer.

"Invisibility"

"Mass Destruction"

"Concealed Aura"

Earlier, he also felt that the butler, Albert, can see him. But he thought he was just too paranoid. However, the feeling he could perceive became apparent once he was in the mansion.

Liam stared strangely at Azrael. He could feel his battle intent. He also felt the enchantment in his knife. Earlier, something between him and weapon linked. So he felt the power up thanks to Azrael.

'Azrael is acting suspicious lately. What's the matter this time?' He thought.

But he disregarded the demon's reaction and simply hugged Nathalie back.

Nathalie purred inside Liam's embrace. She smelled Liam's shirt and suddenly exclaimed.

"You smell weird today..." She murmured. Then she used her nose and look at Azrael's position.

Ever since the two met for the first time, Nath felt something wrong. She has this strange ability, an extraordinary sense of smell. She became attached to Liam for the only reason that he smells so heavenly although Liam doesn't like applying any kind of perfume or cologne. But as days go by, Liam similarly became attached to the girl and became best of friends since.

Nathalie's eye became hostile when she turned towards the demon's position.

"A demon! Liam is being possessed by a demon!" Nathalie suddenly shouted and jump away from Liam.

"This will be over fast, Liam. You'll finally snap out of it after we purify this vile creature!" She looked at Azrael's location and gnarled.

Suddenly, hundreds of black suit-wearing men surrounded Azrael. They wielded swords coated in Holy Water and pointed them in the demon's direction. Some wielded crossbows, similarly coated in Holy Water.

Azrael simply laughed and bloodlust came from him.

"To think the last remnants of the Zo Family is silently living here! I shall eradicate all of you in the Demon God's name!" Azrael stretched his four pairs of wings and in his hand, a sword appeared. He excluded intense killing intent. He eyed the men in black suits and licked his lips.

'Kill!'

A hundred men rushed towards Azrael. Bolts flew from all over the place and headed to the demon's body.

Nathalie smelled the power emitting from Azrael and her face became terrified.

"Everyone! Get away from him! He's an archdemon!" The girl shouted in distress. But she was too late.

Hundreds of men rushed towards Azrael. Silver bolts were fired in his direction. Azrael seems to be at disadvantage but he simply murmured some words.

"Protection Barrier"

A yellowish barrier coated Azrael's body. All the bolts simply got destroyed when they reached Azrael.

"The strength of the Zo Family has diminished. A human family that helped the Angels for centuries has degraded to this extent." Azrael looked pitifully at the humans below and mocked them.

When his attention was still fully on the men below, Albert immediately grabbed Liam at a speed beyond normal.

Liam was currently shocked to the bones. He was bound by Albert at insane speed while he simply stood there.

It wasn't because Liam couldn't react, rather he was surprised at what was happening in front of him that he unknowingly got bounded without any resistance.

They headed towards a secret passageway and went down the stairs.

The place was light up by torches installed on the walls. Just like your run of a mill dungeon.

They entered one of the rooms and another old man was standing before them.

"Father Damascus! This child is possessed. Help me purify him! He's a special someone to the Missus."

After hearing the word 'Missus'. He went to work immediately.

"Put him here."

***

When Liam snapped out of it he saw the old man in front of him.

A priest was at his vision and was spouting bullsh*ts that he didn't understand.

"Oh come on! I'm not a possessed idiot. Mr. Albert, please let me go!" He begged Albert who was silently standing behind him.

"Shut up vile creature. You can't trick me! I killed many of your kind and I know how a demon behaves!" Albert looked at Liam disgustingly.

"Ah sh*t. You old f*cker!" Liam cursed. Since they thought he was possessed, he vented out his anger without any care to his image.

'This will be over soon Sir Liam. You poor boy. An honest and kind man like you got possessed by a Demon. How unlucky.' He shook his head and fully believe that the man in front of him was possessed.

But what he didn't know was that Liam lost all respect for him. Liam looked at Albert behind him and glared.

Suddenly a girl distress shout was heard.

"Help!"

'Shit. That's Nath's voice!'

"Let me go old man!" Liam struggled.

"Missus!" Albert panicked. He grabbed the hilt of his sword and unsheathed it.

"After the purification, make sure to bring and escaped together with Liam." He instructed the Priest before he stormed off.

Liam looked at his figure and then turn his attention towards the Priest.

"Let me go. I'm not possessed. Believe me, please." He sincerely begged the Priest. He needed to stop Azrael from destroying this place. Nathalie might even be hurt because of him.

"Shut up demon! I've been doing this for years and I know you possessed this child's body. Begone vile creature!" The Priest splashed Holy Water at Liam. He held the cross and chanted some unknown words.

'Ah, Azrael. You d*ck! Now, look at what you've done!' He shouted in his mind.

'This stupid old man is proudly doing this for years and he couldn't even tell that I'm not possessed. What a faggot.' He disgustingly looks at the Priest and finally thought of a plan.

The belt that held the knife's sheath was invisible. So Albert didn't notice and didn't take it away.

While the old man focused on spouting nonsense, Liam slowly reached his hands towards his hips.

The rope was not that tightly bound. Albert was panicking while binding the child. After all, he's a really important person to them.

After a while of struggling, he could finally unsheath his knife.

The stupid old man's eye was still close.

'I applaud your concentration old man' He genuinely praised.

He silently unsheathed his knife and slowly but surely cut the rope binding him.

'Hurry. Hurry. Hurry!' He was sweating buckets. Once the Priest noticed him, everything will be over. Azrael will finally destroy this place.

A minute passed and the Priest was finally done chanting.

'This should do the trick. You're free child.'

*Snap*

The old man opened his eyes and what he saw first was a fist.

*Bang*

"Oh shit. I put too much force. Sorry, father" He put his palms together and bowed at the Priest lying on the floor. His nose was broken and he fainted on the spot.

Liam's punching force before the power-up was already higher than a normal adult. And now that he powered up, his punching force was enhanced one fold.

After saying his sorry, he rushed towards the door. He doesn't know the direction Albert went while carrying him here. His brain was still confused about the events that have folded earlier.

"Exosia: Flight!"

Liam activated his Exosia and a black fog covered him. After a while, a silhouette with ink-blacked wings appeared from it and flew at an insane speed.

He followed the footprints left by Albert. Luckily the basement wasn't clean and was full of dust. This made Albert's footprints visible.

Thirty seconds pass and Liam finally saw the upstairs. He flew high and finally arrived at the entrance of the secret passage.

"Sh*t!" He looked in the direction where a lot of screaming sounds were apparent.

"Fuck you, Azrael!"

He flew fast towards there and saw Azrael in the air holding Albert's neck. Hundred of mutilated corpses was beneath the demon. The smell of blood reeks in the mansion.

"I order you to stop!"

Azrael was stun and looked at Liam. He then turned back to the old man and smiled sinisterly.

"How lucky." He then let go and Albert fall from his grasp.

Liam flew and caught the old man flawlessly. Although he hated this old man for not letting him go earlier, he understood his worries.

"Liam... Those wings..." Nathalie held a bow and pointed it at Liam.

"Nath... I can explain." Liam slowly walked towards her.

"Get away from me. You're not Liam!" Nathalie still refused to believe him.

Which makes sense. This was the first time that Liam smelled like a demon. She firmly believed that he was possessed.

Suddenly the wall from the ceiling was destroyed and a man landed between them.

"Dad!" Nathalie was overjoyed.

"Mr. Zo!" Liam similarly exclaimed.

The man looked at his daughter and was relieved when he saw she was safe. He then looked at Liam.

"Liam?" He was surprised.

"He's possessed by a demon, dad. There's also an archdemon with him." Nathalie took a silver arrow and prepared to shoot her bow.

The man suddenly became hostile. He unsheathed a broad sword at his back and look in Azrael's direction.

"I might not see you. But your smell is utterly disgusting."