Leveling With The Gods - Chapter 321
[Level Up with God Episode 321]
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KIEEEE-.
The door to the mansion opened.
Angels dressed in white cloth opened the door and welcomed Michael.
I couldn’t organize my complicated mind.
Just before.
The words Yuwon said were lingering in my mind.
-How much do you believe in Metatron?
Strong-.
It was a statement that made me feel motion sick just thinking about it.
How much do you trust Metatron?
‘He is the King of Heaven.’
Michael stood for a moment and closed his eyes.
Vision turned black.
Since I couldn’t see anything, my thoughts deepened.
‘The one who is closer to the sky than anyone else. The only great one we must serve.’
It was absolutely impossible to doubt Metatron like that.
lang syne.
It was the same when he first defended an angel against demons.
Michael did not doubt Metatron one bit. Metatron’s actions were truly sublime and worthy of being a role model for all angels.
Michael pledged eternal loyalty and faith to Metatron.
And it was the same even now, as the Battle of Heavenly Demon continued hundreds of times.
But.
-Who do you think started the Heavenly Demon War?
why.
-Do you really think it is the devil who is killing the angels in heaven?
Are the words of that guy stuck in my head like this?
‘I think the same thing?’
No, that can’t be true.
His faith in Metatron was firm. If he was asked to sacrifice himself for heaven, Michael was willing and confident to do so.
okay.
There was no way Metatron had started the Heavenly Demon War to kill the angels of heaven.
However….
‘It is true that many angels died in the Great War.’
I also sympathized with some of Yuwon’s words.
However, the meaning of the fight in the Battle of Heavenly Demon has already faded and has become an event.
Any further fighting was meaningless.
“What’s wrong?”
The butler of the mansion approached Michael, who was lost in thought for a moment.
Michael woke up from his thoughts and opened his eyes. Then he immediately turned back in the direction he came from.
“I have somewhere to go for a while.”
“I will take you there.”
Michael shook his head as the Archangel’s entourage approached.
“no. “I will go alone.”
“Where are you going…”
“I have to go to the king.”
“You mean Metatron?”
The attendant looked up at the night sky, which was already dark.
Although the two moons were shining brightly, the day had become quite dark. It was that late.
Nevertheless, Michael made a hasty decision as if he was being chased by something.
‘There isn’t much left until the Heavenly Demon War.’
I have already made up my mind.
Once I realized that there would be no more sacrifices if I stopped this fight as soon as possible, I had no choice but to hurry.
fluttering-.
Michael spread his wings.
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Heavenly King Metatron was at the highest point in the sky.
A small castle floating in the sky above.
It was a palace for just one angel. Sky Castle was a place where only the King of Heaven and archangels with his permission could enter.
Michael spread his wings and flew to Sky Castle.
Entering the castle, Michael folded his wings and walked into the main hall with a red carpet.
Metatron was already waiting for him.
“Michael meets the Heavenly King.”
Get down on one knee and lower your gaze.
Even looking straight at him was considered disrespectful.
His knees were towards the tall angel sitting on the king’s throne.
“I knew you were coming.”
An angel with blonde hair that hangs down to her waist and skin that is so transparent that it even sparkles.
The history of heaven and the god-like existence of living angels.
Metatron.
He looked down at Michael.
“Raise your head.”
“yes.”
“What brings you here? “At this late hour.”
It didn’t feel like a reprimand.
It meant that he was in such a hurry that he had to come at this late hour.
Since it is such an urgent matter, I will listen more closely to what you say. At Metatron’s tone, Michael barely held up his head that was about to fall.
“I have something to tell you.”
“do it.”
“I hope the Heavenly Demon War stops here.”
“The Great War of the Heavenly Demon…?”
Metatron’s eyes narrowed.
It was a meaningful expression.
It was natural.
To say that the long battle between the Demon King and Heaven, which has lasted for over thousands of years, should be ended so easily.
Although it seemed like he might be angry, Metatron asked rather calmly.
“Why are you suddenly doing this?”
“Well…”
Michael, who was thinking about bringing up Yuwon’s story, paused for a moment.
Rather than saying that you were swayed by one person’s words, it would be better to share your own thoughts.
Michael closed his mouth for a moment and then opened it.
“There was too much blood.”
“Blood?”
“yes. And if this fight continues, blood will continue to be shed.”
The longer the fight lasts, the more angels will inevitably die.
It was such a natural thing. There is probably not a single angel who does not know that fact.
Nevertheless, the Cheonma War did not stop.
That’s why Michael decided.
“So I dare say, how about asking for a ceasefire?”
“It’s a truce, a truce…”
Metatron muttered the same words repeatedly as if he was in deep thought for a moment.
How much time has passed like that?
“Do you remember how the Great War of the Heavenly Demon began?”
Michael nodded at the suddenly asked question.
“Yes, I remember.”
“What is the angel’s name?”
“Your name… you mean?”
It was such a long time ago.
Moreover, he was a low-level angel who was so low that he could not possibly have encountered Michael, who was still in the position of archangel at the time.
There were not many angels who only remembered that such an incident had occurred and even remembered his name.
“He was a young angel who had just passed his terms. “His name was Timael.”
Tamael.
It was an unfamiliar name.
How much time had passed, it seemed like the name wasn’t even at the edge of my memory anymore.
“When the Great War of the Heavenly Demon is over, his name will disappear completely. “You won’t even be able to receive comfort from the injustice you feel.”
Metatron’s voice was filled with sadness.
Metatron, who was reminiscing about a little angel who lost his life a long time ago, soon spoke in a determined voice.
“Once you give in to the sacrifice in front of you, it may happen again. “If you do that, you will hesitate to fight for fear of shedding blood, and you will end up losing everything.”
Jeopuk-.
Metatron stood up and took a step toward Michael.
“Michael.
“yes.”
“Is that what you want?”
“…no.”
“Then I’m glad.”
Metatron smiled brightly.
There was no reprimand or scolding.
Tuk Tuk-.
After tapping Michael on the shoulder a few times, Metatron turned around again.
“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear the story today. Please go back.”
A fallen guest spirit.
Michael stood up and bowed his head. As Michael walked out of the castle, his mind became tangled once again.
I spread my wings and flew aimlessly through the sky.
So when he came back to the mansion.
“Is the story over?”
The first voice that entered his mind was heard.
“I’m sure they told you not to stand out.”
Yuwon was waiting near the mansion. It was not a very pleasant face, so Michael’s face immediately crumpled when he saw him.
But Yuwon didn’t care about that cruel expression.
“I did.”
“however?”
“Can’t you tell by looking?”
“You ignored it.”
Suuuu-.
The direction of the wind was towards one place.
The surrounding air was filled with Michael’s magical power.
Hwareuk-.
Hwaan Geumjeong appeared in Yuwon’s eyes.
The wind blowing around began to turn against him. Michael raised his magic power as if it was going to attack him at any moment.
nevertheless.
He was not using his hands right away.
“What are you hesitating about?”
“Hesitating?”
“The sword and shield of the sky. The wind that punishes and condemns evil. “Isn’t that Archangel Michael?”
The wind moving toward the amusement park shook for a moment.
I am hesitating.
Michael realized why his mind was confused.
“If you think I’m wrong, you won’t hesitate.”
“…so?”
“I know I have to stop the Heavenly Demon War, but the reason I can’t is because of the king’s orders.”
Papdeuk-.
Michael gritted his teeth, probably because he kept hitting the nail on the head.
What on earth is this guy in front of me?
How is it that he knows his own thoughts more accurately than he knows himself?
I was angry and my pride was hurt.
That was true, so I couldn’t do anything about it.
but.
“You cannot betray your king.”
Loyalty that had lasted for an unbelievably long time was not so fragile that it could be easily broken.
And Yuwon also knew that fact.
Archangel Michael.
Because I knew very well how long he had been by Metatron’s side.
“I didn’t come to tell you to betray Mara.”
“then?”
“You came to meet Metatron, right?”
Eyes that look right through you as if you knew everything.
Jeopuk-.
Yuwon approached Michael.
Just as Metatron was approaching.
“If there comes a situation where you have to choose between the Heavenly King Metatron and all the angels in heaven…”
Chuck-.
Yuwon stopped right in front of him and looked up at Michael, who was a head taller than himself.
“Which one would you choose?”
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The place where Michael left.
Metatron hovered there for a while.
“Pyrrha…”
The words Michael left behind just now lingered in his head.
-There was too much blood.
How many angels died in the last Heavenly Demon War?
It will probably amount to several hundred million. This was probably a natural result, as it was not one war, but hundreds of wars.
Michael was right.
Too much blood was shed.
but.
“It’s faster than I thought.”
He thought that the Great War of the Heavenly Demon would continue for at least a thousand more years at the most.
It may have started out trivial, but the fight between angels and demons became deeper as the Battle of Heavenly Demons was repeated, and their hatred for each other gradually built up.
And Metatron thought that at this point, the conflict between angels and demons was at its peak.
However, Michael suddenly insisted that the Heavenly Demon War should be stopped.
Too many angels have died and will continue to die.
“but. “I shed a lot.”
There were several angels who made the same claim as Michael.
Each time, Metatron sent them away with the same words.
But this time the case was different.
Not an archangel, but an archangel.
Moreover, Michael was the most influential of the archangels.
“After all, it’s Michael…”
The opponent was not good.
As before, it was a situation that could not be overcome.
Once a spark is lit, it is as obvious as fire that it will spread rapidly with the wind.
“Slowly….”
Jebuk-.
Metatron’s steps, which had been walking aimlessly in a circle in the same direction, suddenly stopped in place.
“I guess I’ll have to step up my game.”