Seal of Light - Enlightened novel Chapter 9

Clouds of dust started to clear down.

A fissured path created by an energy blast was seen leading to this unharmed young man.

Nezumi, the rat-demon walked slowly, circling around the young Master Navi'Sai.

"You have grown Sai."

"A great strength and spiritual barrier was needed to evade or block that level of blast."

"And you did it."

Master Navi'Sai remained quiet as he stood calmly before this mocking rat-demon.

Navi'Sai focused his sight on the pillar behind Nezumi.

The rat-demon noticed this and quickly posed a defensive stance.

"Come on Sai, you are much welcome to try," Nezumi said with a witty grin.

"That would be much easier with your seal unleashed."

A sun symbol slightly glowed on Navi'Sai's right arm.

A recollection of events, several years back on this very same location.

A young monk watched as the Carriers of the Seal teamed up with the archangels as they fought against hundreds of out-casted demons.

The demons planned and gathered in this place to prepare for the human tribulation. Lucifer, the king of the Underworld, forbid them because the time has not yet arrived for this event as stated in the book of Revelations.

The strongest demons gathered and said they have impatiently waited for their reign. They will bring plague and death to humans. All those who lead humanity will be deceived and be converted to worship the king of hell. But the king of hell himself told them that they should wait a little longer. Those who opposed the will of the king was tormented and removed from existence.

Only a few of them survived, they fled away and hid at this nameless island to regroup. To their surprise, their supposed to be safe hiding place turned out to be filled with angels and chosen humans who carry the Seal of Light. As soon as they landed, white clouds whirled around the island and a bright light was seen from above, it was a descending army of archangels. Angel scouts and messengers flew down and talked to their human allies and prepared to give them the signal to commence the battle. The demons' plan was already long revealed. During their exile from hell, the carriers of the Seal of Light were already called for battle. The out-casted demons created their own army by summoning their pawn demons. These pawn demons can only be killed by an angel or a human who carries the Seal of Light.

There were only seven human carriers present. One of them was the monk pupil Sai who was only ten years old, the youngest among them.

The war began.

Carriers of the seal were outnumbered by demon-pawns with a ratio of 1:12. And for the demon lord, it needs 1 archangel or at least 2-3 carriers of the seal to defeat it.

The battle lasted for four hours. The remaining archangels gathered together to finish the war. They fought side by side with their human counterpart.

It was a big loss for the out-casted demons. The demons took their last chance to turn the tides against the angels and the carriers. A giant barrier was created by the demons, no archangel could pass in from the outside nor anyone escape from the inside. They all knew that if they lost this battle, the time of mankind is finished. The carriers and the archangels wasted no time. They knew that sacrifices must be made for their greater goal. A gigantic blast came from the inside of the barrier. Almost half of the island was destroyed by the blast, leaving a crescent shape land formation in the process.

Everyone was killed...

almost...

The last carrier of the seal standing was pupil Sai, he was left outside the barrier. He tried to pull his master who seemed to be catching his last breath.