Paradise on Earth part 1 (IV)

Kurogane rose against our enemies without mercy. With a scratch, a swipe or a bite he scattered the gaseous body of these beings, one after another they changed to mist after being hit, but a few seconds later they returned to their original form.

Just like our weapons it can't completely eliminate them either, huh?

But that's perfect, with his large size he manages to deal with them all at once without any problems.

"It's our chance Asriel!"

She's thinking the same thing as me.

"Kurogane, take care of those little guys! We'll go get their leader!"

It seems he understood as he made a soft sound and turned to the ghosts.

With the way clear we headed straight for Dimitri.

"You are very persistent, I will personally take care of you!"

"That's my line!"

We resume the sequence from before, Maria leading the offensive on my right and me creating an opening by deflecting their attacks.

Even though I can no longer use my skill, it's enough to distract him.

"I got you!" she shouted as he found the right moment and buried his spear in her left shoulder.

"Ahh! You little-!"

After a cry of pain he rushed to grab the tip and pull the weapon out of his flesh. Enraged he took a step forward towards her.

"Do you think I'll let you?!"

He was so focused that I took the opportunity to punch him with all my might, this sent him flying a few feet. He slowly stood up.

"Damn you devils. I'll get you for humiliating me in front of my lord!"

"Stop talking nonsense! There's no one else here!"

"...I beg your pardon? May I have your permission? Thank you very much! As you command, I'll resort to whatever it takes to get rid of them"

Seriously, it's beyond repair. We'd better kill him and put an end to his delusions once and for all.

"Asriel"

When I was getting closer I felt a hand grab me and prevented me from moving forward.

"What's wrong Maria? Are you hesitating? I know it's hard, but we have to do it"

"It's not that... can't you see it?"

"Huh? What thing?"

"That... presence next to him" she said pointing in the air.

I looked where she said and didn't see anything special.

"What do you mean? I just see Dimitri standing there"

"It's..."

She was silent without completing her sentence. On her face I see an expression of fear.

Is there something there?

"Insolent ones. You will feel the wrath of the others who have fallen and will soon join them!"

The priest pulled out from under his blanket one of his black knives with a white tip and raised it above his head, making a kind of prayer.

At that instant the ghosts fighting with Kurogane rose to the sky ignoring him.

"What the hell is going on!?"

"Look Asriel!"

They all gathered into a big ball of gas that went straight towards the knife and soaked into it. It began to glow and then Dimitri buried it hard into his left arm. The dim light from it traveled across his flesh and continued to his heart. When the show was over, it fell to the ground, free of all color.

Where his wound should be I could see no drop of blood, on the contrary his damaged tissues were beginning to regenerate as if by magic. The other wounds on his chest and left shoulder suffered from the spear attack also began to disappear.

His face seemed to... rejuvenate? Is that even possible?

What's wrong, does he also have healing powers? Although this kind of regeneration is too fast and... peculiar.

Not only that, his muscles seem to be getting bigger, so much so that they start to stand out on the cloths he's wearing.

Is he increasing his muscle mass? Is it because those ghosts entered his body?

"Asriel, what's wrong with him? I feel something sinister coming from him"

"Like what Maria?"

"Voices, many voices are asking for help..."

If what I think is true, it would mean that he somehow managed to absorb all those souls inside him.

I don't know what kind of power this will give him, this is definitely bad.

"Let's attack at once Maria! Let's not give him time to keep increasing his strength!"

"O, ok!"