Path to Ascension

"Tell me!! It's fun listening to such theories."

He took a deep breath. "My theory is to absorb a planet's core, assimilating with the latent energy within the core."

I was genuinely flabbergasted, that didn't just scream danger but also if we tried to do shit like that with the nearby planets. The whole solar system would likely collapse.

"I know this is crazy, I'm a 70% nihilist and 30% hedonist. I really couldn't care less about my life but I genuinely wanna explore my full potential."

"You're nihilistic, that's screaming danger itself. I guess you have thought about this for a while now, any ideas on how you're gonna accomplish such a feat."

He smiled as if he had captured a prey. That's really concerning, but he won't be able to do shit to me.

"For the time being I will do nothing, but after I have fully nourished my body and entered Planetoid Rank. I will have a work for you."

At this point I was really fucking intrested with a quizzical expression I asked, "What kind of work?".

He smiled, "You will have to do a teeny tiny bit of thing, activate the portal again."

"Wait!! Wtf!!"

...

It's been 7 days since Azrael arrived. My days here at the facility have become quite interesting because of him.

Usually he trains all the time, working out or nourishing. Sometimes when he comes to eat his food at the cafeteria, we usually talk there or at night talking about all sorts of theories and daily news or even just about creatures, history etc..

He is an insufferable bastard but spending time with him is quite fun in its own way.

He is not just an insufferable bastard but also a talented bastard, at least when it comes to harnessing the cosmic energy.

He is at Absolute control level at Mortal Rank of course, currently he is trying to condense his 7th and the last chakra(according to him), to propel himself in Planetoid Rank.

"I should check on him."

I made up my mind, and made my way towards the portal room. He was there sitting cross legged, his hands on his legs in a resting position.

He was engulfed with a huge amount of cosmic energy, enough to make them seem as if they were solid. The portal was also acting because of this, these days the creatures who came through it were of Mortal Rank. That's why he was able to condense his 6 cores without suffering much.

With this amount of influx in energy the creature who will come is most definitely of Planetoid Rank.

And my fear struck true… out of the portal came a four legged hound like beasts, with hundreds of eyes all around his body continuously moving around, his huge 2m tall figure stood still in front of Azrael.

That's the rift dwellers, these monstrosities were the ones who destroyed Europe.

Now, that same monster was glaring at Azrael, its jaws open, showing its incredibly sharp set of teeth and its salivating mouth.

I hurriedly moved my hand forward, azure lights started glistening their lights comparable to that of stars, the space split opened, creating a passage for me to enter.

Without wasting a second I equipped a sword from my handy bracelet, striking the beast almost instantaneously yet before the strike could be dealt the beast moved.

"Filthy bastards and their speed."

It was not just their speed but their hundred plus eyes, which made it extremely difficult to hurt.

I clasped my hands forward, heeding my command the space within 40 m radius shone with azure lights, creating an impenetrable spherical dome. Trapping all of us together.

The facility was about 200-250 m in length, meaning a lot of people were actually within the dome. Ignoring Azrael, I hurriedly transferred the rest of the people outside the dome.

The beast crashed with the ends of the dome, causing it to release a terrifying howl, whose sounds caused waves within the dome.

The beast, having understood he couldn't get out, glared at me. The one who created the dome.

"They are awfully intelligent for ugly creatures."

Maintaining my composure, I snapped my fingers. Immediately the pressure of gravity increased and turned a 100 hundred fold on the ugly beast, sunking the creature deep within the ground causing tremors.

But the ugly creature still persisted, it howled creating a gale so strong that it released the gravitational pressure through some extent.

"I'm done with these games."

I push both my arms forward, my eyes emitting glow of pulsars. The space encompassing the ugly creature trembles with extreme intensity. Before at once assuming forms of different kinds of weapons, swords, axes, halberds, spears, hammers, etc. Hurling themselves towards the ugly creature.

The creature howled, creating winds forces enough to collide planets but despite its futile struggle, only thing waiting for it was its demise.

Space, assuming the weapons forms, penetrates the beast body. Destroying it on atomic level.

After the battle ended, I inspected the surroundings for damages. Thankfully there wasn't much damage done.

"I'm the only one who actually causes less collateral damage."

I'm saying that after destroying the entire floor, an entire crater was formed because of the aftermath of the battle.

Property damages hurt, cause you need to pay for the expenses. Superhero life is hard, that's why I wanna quit.

As I was lamenting my dark future, I heard an insufferable voice.

"I condensed my 7th core."