Ciel who left behind

When Leon woke up from unconsciousness, he had no idea how much time had passed, but he knew it had been quite a while. He found himself in outer space, surrounded by darkness, with no light except for dying stars. The space dust from these stars was all around him. He understood where he was now.

He began to move towards a faint glimpse of light in the distance. Whenever he saw light, he would head in that direction, only to find more dying stars. One day, in the middle of nowhere, he saw a structure resembling a stadium. As he approached, he saw a woman chained to pillars that looked like they were taken from a demon king's lair. The pillars were black, adorned with strange symbols. The woman had long legs, a busty chest, and milk-white skin. She looked like a goddess of beauty, her clothes torn, exposing her skin. She looked at Leon with black and white eyes, silently pleading for help.

As he got closer, she spoke, "Who are you?"

"I am just a passerby. Who might you be?" Leon asked.

"I am known as Flora," she replied, confusion evident on her face. "Do you not know? I am the greatest queen of this world, feared by many. How dare you not know about me?"

Leon, confused, said, "Sorry, but I don't know you because I am new here."

Flora looked at him and said, "ooh you are from the inner worlds. You came from there, so you don't know me," she said with confidence. "Let me introduce myself. I am Flora Laska, also known as the Queen of Judgment," she explained proudly.

Leon thought to himself that she was cute despite her pride. "So, how did you end up like this?" he asked, noticing how thoroughly she was chained, as if her captors didn't want her to escape.

She looked at him and said, "I fell in love with a man, but he turned into a power-hungry monster. He saw me rising in power and felt I would be an obstacle for his future plans, so he made false accusations against me and chained me here."

Leon felt sad for her. "What can I do for you?" he asked.

Flora's eyes were sad as she said, "Can you release me from these chains?"

Leon asked, "What will I get from releasing you?"

Flora replied, "If you help me, you can ask me for anything."

Surprised, Leon said, "So, I can ask for anything. I want you."

Flora hesitated, "No, not that. You can't have me. I haven't recovered from the betrayal I experienced."

"So, if I help you with your revenge, will you become mine?" Leon asked.

"Yes, that's true, but I can't become yours for now," she said sadly. "But we can make a soul contract," she suggested.

As Leon pondered the soul contract, he heard a machine-like voice say, "A soul contract is a promise made between two people. You must fulfill the conditions set by the contractor to terminate the contract."

Confused, Leon asked, "Who are you?"

"I don't have a name, but you are the one who installed me within you."

Leon suddenly remembered

Leon said, "You are the one that the God of Knowledge left behind."

"Yes, I am," it replied.

Leon continued with a serious expression, "At that time, you didn't talk to me when I first installed you."

"Oh, I didn't have sufficient energy to communicate with you then, so I couldn't talk until I recovered from my hibernation," it explained.

Leon, with a confused tone, responded, "But my energy level is the same as it was back then, no matter how I look at it."

"You don't know? You killed some gods when you destroyed that solar system," it clarified.

"Oh, so you're saying that I killed gods accidentally while testing my power?" Leon questioned.

"Yes."

"What are you going to call yourself?" Leon asked it.

"Oh, I don't have a name. You can name me whatever you want."

"How about Ceil? It was your past master and creator's name. How about it?" Leon suggested.

"Okay, fine."

"So how did it help you when I killed those gods accidentally?" Leon asked.

Ceil explained, "When you killed those gods, their souls were transferred to you. When that happened, I absorbed those souls."

Flora interrupted, "What are you thinking? Are you going to help me or not?" She looked at Leon, who seemed to be pondering something.

Leon replied, "I will help you. But you mentioned forming a contract."

"So, how do I save you from this formation?" Leon asked her.

"I don't know. I thought you knew because you are a primordial god, right?" Flora said with tears in her eyes, looking hopeful.

Leon was surprised by her statement because, while he knew he was a primordial god, he didn't have any experience other than killing time. He was about to confess his ignorance when Ceil interjected, saying, "I will help you release her."

Leon asked, "You know how?"

"Of course, I know how to dispel the magic circle binding her," Ceil replied.

"Are you sure it will work?" Leon asked.

"Of course, it will work. Who do you think I am? I was created by the first God of Knowledge, Ceil," it said with a proud voice.

Leon commented, "So, you can speak like a normal being."

"It's your imagination," Ceil retorted.

Leon turned to Flora, "I can help you, but if I do, you have to teach me everything you know about this universe. You know I came from the inner worlds and don't know anything. You are the first person I've met here," he said with a concerned voice.

Flora agreed, "I will teach you about this world, how it works, and the power balance in this world."

Leon nodded, "Okay."

Following Ceil's instructions, Leon destroyed each pillar that supported and maintained the magic circle. With each pillar destroyed, the chains binding Flora weakened until they eventually broke. As she was freed from the chains and began to fall, Leon used his barrier ability to catch her.

As she came into his arms, she blushed a little.

They were about to exchange words when they heard a laugh from a distance where they were standing.