Chapter 1: Through Heaven and Earth

"I must say that is an interesting offer." Ozymandias said.

"Do not fear, for my angels will train you in the art of combat." God replied.

"I have to admit one thing, I'm not much of a fighter, I'm more of a philosopher." Ozymandias replied.

"Well as the old saying goes, sometimes it is best to try out something new." God replied.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. Well then, I accept your offer, God." Ozymandias said.

"Splendid, your training shall begin later, so be prepared." God said.

"Ok if you say so God." Ozymandias replied.

*A few hours later*

Ozymandias walked around heaven and encountered seven figures before him, all seven of them were angels of God, they all stood tall and had very bright aura and approached towards him.

"Well you must be the one that God asked us to train, my name is Michael the Archangel." Michael said, extending his hand.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Ozymandias." Ozymandias replied, shaking his hand.

"We heard that you aren't much of a fighter so we're going to make you one." Raphael said.

"I see..." Ozymandias said nervously.

"Don't be nervous, if you make a mistake, that's ok, we can always try again, right guys?" Uriel asked.

The rest of them nodded in unison and Uriel looked back at Ozymandias, placing his hand on his shoulder with reassurance.

The seven archangels proceeded to take Ozymandias to what appears to be a training area where they train and prepare themselves against their enemies, the demons from Hell.

"So, you will be facing all seven of us in this battleground, we'll go easy on you, don't you worry." Gabriel replied.

Ozymandias was given himself his very own blade and his first fighter was the archangel Zadkiel

"Show me what you've got!" Zadkiel said as he made his fighting stance.

Ozymandias simply nodded and decided to charge in quickly as he draws his blade but Zadkiel swiftly dodges his attack, and hits him from behind.

"Always remember, don't leave your guard down, got it?" Zadkiel replied as he extended his hand.

Ozymandias held his hand and got back up and went back into position.

"Now, let's try that again shall we?" Zadkiel replied.

Ozymandias carefully planned his strategy this time, he went on a defensive stance to the surprise of Zadkiel.

"You go first." Ozymandias said

Zadkiel was surprised but he was up for the challenge, he braced forward and charged at him with full force, as he swung his blade, Ozymandias was able to dodge his attack and managed to catch him off-guard, he knocked him down and points the blade near his neck.

"Impressive feat, I'll give you that." Zadkiel said.

"I guess you can move on, I think your next opponent should be...Chamuel." Zadkiel continued.

"Alright, brace yourself Ozymandias." Chamuel replied.

"Don't worry, I will." Ozymandias replied to Chamuel as he prepared to make his fighting stance.

Both of them prepared to fight as both of them charged at the same time, pumped to what will be the outcome of their match.

They swing their blades, and both of them successfully blocked their enemies' blow, praising them for their strength.

As they continued their battle, Ozymandias was beginning to learn what it is like to fight against a being stronger than him, he felt satisfaction, he wanted more and eventually, as the battle reached its end, he manages to catch Chamuel off-guard, leaving the latter impressed.

"You're getting stronger." Michael said.

"I can feel it." Ozymandias replied.

"Well then, I want to confront you now Ozymandias!" Michael said as he approached.

"Wait Michael, do you think that's a bit much, what if he doesn't handle it?" Gabriel replied.

"Gabriel's right, he still needs more strength to fight the likes of you." Raphael said.

"It's alright, I accept your challenge, Michael the Archangel." Ozymandias said.

Michael could not help but smile as he has been pumped to fight someone since he last fought with Lucifer, the sin of pride.

"Give me a good fight, Ozymandias!" Michael said as he prepared his fighting stance.

"Show me your strength and don't hold back your power!" Michael said as he charged towards him.

Ozymandias was taken aback by Michael's sudden movements, he quickly dodges his attack, he almost fell down but used his sword to remain in balance.

"This is no good...unlike Zadkiel and Chamuel before me, Michael is on a much different level..." Ozymandias said to himself.

"I've got to be careful, one wrong move and it will be all over for me." Ozymandias said as he gripped on to his sword tightly, as he planned out his next attack.

"Come on now, let's keep it coming!" Michael said as he charged towards him.

Ozymandias prepares himself and manages to block his attack at the last second.

"Not bad, you're getting good, but..." Michael said.

Michael manages to knock him off-guard and Ozymandias gets knocked down on the ground.

"You can't just keep remaining yourself  in a defensive position you know?" Michael said.

"If you remain like that, how will you unleash your real power?" Michael said angrily.

Ozymandias started to get up as he was motivated by Michael's words and picked up his sword and ready to get back to their battle.

"Now show me why the Lord chose you to become a god!" Michael said as he charged.

Ozymandias wasn't in a defensive position rather he was standing still, as Michael's blade was about to reach him, he managed to grab it with the last second and as he looked at Michael, Michael was shocked to see what happened.

"Now I see why..." Michael said as he smirked.

"Is that..." Raphael said in shock

"Without a doubt, that is none other than the Kontroligan Eyes." Gabriel replied.

"I now see what Our Lord saw in him. He has the potential of being a god himself." Raphael said.

"The Kontroligan Eyes are without a doubt, one of the most powerful hax, created by the god of control Modikos, those things spell doom their enemies." Uriel said.

"I didn't know you were capable of this power, this battle of ours is more exciting." Michael said.

"I'll end this quickly." Ozymandias replied as he used the power of his Kontroligan Eyes and launched his blade towards Michael.

Michael tries blocking it with his sword but Ozymandias decided to use more of his Kontroligan's power and manages to disarm Michael and catches him off-guard.

"It allows the user to control anything just by a simple gaze, a simple but effective and destructive technique." Jophiel remarked.

"Heh...not bad Ozymandias." Michael said as he got back up.

"You've proven yourself to be quite a warrior today." Michael said.

"Just a little bit more training and who knows, you might get even stronger." Michael said as he placed his hand on his shoulder with reassurance.

And so Ozymandias began to train himself in the arts of using a sword, overtime he was getting the hang of the skill as he also used his Kontroligan Eyes whenever he meditates to help control his flow.

"So, I've noticed you have been getting stronger these days, I'm impressed." God said.

"Mhm, I didn't expect it myself but I just had faith." Ozymandias said.

"And faith is all that you need." God replied.

"So, how does it feel that you are now a god?" God asked.

"To be honest, I'm still trying to get the hang of it but I feel pretty good." Ozymandias said.

"Well be careful out there..." God said.

"What do you mean?" Ozymandias asked.

"Once you enter the other realms, you will find yourself in front of many other gods so best try to get on their good side." God said.

"I'll remember that." Ozymandias said, nodding to him.

And so Ozymandias went to an area to rest and thought about what God had said to him earlier.

"If what he said is true then I must be prepared either way." Ozymandias said to himself as he started to rest for the day.