He placed his palms on the ground.
The cold, cracked earth trembled beneath his touch, and the stifling scent of ash filled the air.
The Darkness hidden within his shadow bloomed, writhing like a living entity.
It crept onto him, tendrils of black seeping into his flesh.
Devouring his skin, muscles, and reaching his bones.
Neo kept his mouth shut despite the flaming pain burning through his body.
Suddenly, a familiar voice entered his ears, echoing faintly.
How long are you going to keep that up?
Neo swiftly reacted.
His head snapped upward as he saw the clouds parting, revealing a sky painted in shades of crimson and violet.
"Zeus-"
The words were stuck in his throat when the pieces of a broken moon fell through the clouds.
Shattered fragments drifted downward.
Their pale luminescence was both beautiful and terrifying.
Thousands of gigantic 'meteors' - pieces of moon- descended, each leaving trails of silver light as they tore through the sky.
A giant piece was flying toward his location.
"Fuck-"
Neo's eyes widened as the massive fragment struck near his position.
The impact was deafening.
A heartbeat later, a powerful gust of wind smashed into him, lifting dust and debris in a wild storm.
The ground quaked violently, cracks spiderwebbing beneath his feet.
Then everything went black.
[12 hours have passed since your Death.]
[You will be forcefully revived.]
Neo groaned as consciousness returned.
His body ached, and he found himself buried under a mountain of weight.
The scent of stone dust filled his lungs, choking him.
When he tried to stand, the wreckage pressed him further down.
He was about to call upon the Darkness to devour everything around him when the entire area trembled once more.
Dust rained from above.
It was as if gravity had disappeared.
The wreckage began to lift, weightless, rising steadily into the air.
Only then did Neo notice Beelzebub.
The massive creature's form was injured.
His gigantic maw was wide open, devouring the debris piece by piece, consuming the broken shards of the moon as he searched desperately for Neo.
Beelzebub's body was bleeding.
Its elemental blood oozed from multiple injuries in sluggish, glowing streams.
"Did he try to protect me?" Neo thought.
The creature let out a strained cry when it finally spotted him, relief evident even in its damaged state.
But it couldn't hold on any longer.
With a final, weak sound, Beelzebub lost consciousness, shrinking into a small caterpillar form.
"Thanks for helping me."
Neo gently picked up the tiny form and placed it inside his pocket.
"Rest well and heal."
He patted his pocket gently.
Beelzebub let out a faint, weak cry as if assuring Neo he would be fine before falling into a deep slumber.
After making sure Beelzebub was resting, Neo scanned the surroundings. freeweɓnøvel.com
The world was silent, save for the distant crackle of fire and the whisper of ash drifting
through the air.
The once colossal fragments of the moon lay shattered across the desolate landscape, bathing everything in an eerie, pale glow.
"I'm sure it was Zeus' voice. Where is he?" Neo said.
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