Raphael tried to get closer to the dark figure to get a glimpse of him. Just like Lia was curious to see the person who had killed her, Raphael was intrigued as to who it was that killed his people and hurt him.
Unfortunately for him, before he could get closer to the person, the person floated back, entering the portal that appeared behind him. He disappeared inside the portal, taking the two Gauntlets with him.
The rest of the body of the King also fell on the ground as the Portal closed. The Portal closed and started compressing in itself, getting more and more unstable as if it was a bomb that could explode at any time.
It was around the same time that a Tower started appearing inside the crater where the city used to be.
"I think we should leave... Before it explodes." The old man clapped his hands. Raphael and Lia disappeared along with the old man, appearing at a different time.
Just like Lia was shown her journey inside the Tower, Raphael was also shown his journey. What he was more interested in was the identity of that cloaked person who destroyed his world and his home. He kept asking the old man if he knew who that person was. Unfortunately for him, the old man just refused to answer.
****
It was the middle of the night. Yulia was lying on the bed without any clothes. Her body was only covered by a thin layer of bedsheet.
She seemed asleep, but her breathing was still faster, as if before falling asleep, she had done some exercise.
There was no other person on the bed with her at the moment. Instead, Azekiel was standing on the balcony. He gazed at the city, which was still brightly lit, even though it was the middle of the night. He stood bare-chested, only having pants on.
Since Azekiel wasn't wearing any clothes, his bare back could be seen, which showed some scars. The scars seemed to be there for a long time, and they still haven't healed entirely.
"Times change, but people don't," Azekiel said, talking to himself.
He looked at the dark sky. Even though he was inside the tower, the sky here was no different than the sky on Earth.
He couldn't help but remember his life back on earth, including his childhood with the woman he considered his mother.
"You didn't give birth to me, but you were more real to me than my real mother..."
As he was immersed in talking to thin air, he felt a cold water droplet falling above his head.
More and more water droplets started falling as a light shower started. Even though it was a left rain shower, Azekiel's hands still started trembling on their own.
He lowered his head and looked at the trembling hands. His eyes showed quite an amusement.
He didn't know most of the things about his childhood before, especially the event where the bones of his hand were broken, but he remembered everything along with the return of his old memories.
Not only did he remember his old life after Awakening his memories, but he also remembered the instances that he had forgotten from his current life, including all his moments with the woman on earth that he used to call mother.
He knew that there was no healing skill in this world that could heal his hands which only trembled under the rain. It wasn't that his body was hurt but something more. Even now, he couldn't control his shaking hands.
He reached out his shaking hands, letting water droplets fall on his hand.
"This world or that... In essence, all are the same. It doesn't matter which world it is. There are always people who deserve death... Unfortunately, those people are often the last to die."
He remembered how weak he was on earth without his memories. He couldn't even awaken his old Strength without his memories. If he could, then he could've changed a few things about how he lived his life.
When he needed strength, he didn't have it.
Still, with his memories, he did understand one question that had been plaguing his head all this time. He finally knew why Lucifer wanted him dead...
Before regaining his memories, he didn't remember ever meeting Lucifer before, but now he had a general idea as to how he knew Lucifer. Just as he expected before, inside the tower wasn't their first time meeting.
"What are you doing here, love?" A cold hand wrapped around Azekiel's chest as someone hugged him from behind.
He could feel soft breasts sticking close to his back.
"You aren't asleep?" Azekiel asked, lowering his trembling hands.
"Couldn't sleep in your absence." The woman said like a young child who didn't want to be away from her favorite treat.
Azekiel walked inside the room with Yulia. He had been thinking about leaving and getting to work now that he had all the information that he needed. Unfortunately, right around that time, it started gaining. He hated the rain and preferred to stay inside than going out.
Azekiel went back to the back with Yulia.
*****
It was early morning when Azekiel woke up to the smell of the food.
He opened his eyes, noticing Yulia wasn't on the bed.
He got off the bed, noticing it was still raining outside. It had rained throughout the night, and it was still continuing. He wore his clothes again before following the smell of the food. He was really feeling hungry.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, he noticed that the food had already been prepared. "Ah, you're up. I was about to come to wake you up. Eat up."
Yulia looked happy at the sight of Azekiel. After last night, she was even closer to Azekiel. Even she didn't realize how much she had started caring for the young man. It was like she was his wife.
Azekiel took a seat and started eating.
"You are going somewhere?" he asked, noticing Yulia was wearing a raincoat as if she had to leave.
