The Last Guardian

Chapter_58: A Weapon Of Mass Destruction

Azazel walked slowly through the city streets- it was 2 a.m. Johnathan had lost all his control over his own body. He realized what a fool he has been- he had made a deal with Azazel that he would let him when he asks but he didn’t think of a loophole in the deal- he never said anything about giving back control once he was in command. He was tricked by the demon and it was his own fault that he agreed to the deal, knowing full well what a demon was capable of.

“Let me out! Give my body back!” Johnathan screamed inside his mind.

“Shh... What’s the rush? Let me have some fun with this meat suit- Go back to sleep!” said Azazel who was now in charge of Johnathan’s body.

Surprisingly, Johnathan could do nothing more- his mind was taken over, as soon as Azazel asked him to fall asleep, he quieted down.

Meanwhile, in the hospital ward, Farid, Billy and Raven were anxiously awaiting for Johnathan’s return. The woman who was attacked earlier was awake now and she had no idea what had just happen. Farid lied to her, explaining to her that a notorious criminal had gotten out and somehow entered the hospital and the police were after him and that’s what she witnessed earlier. Billy and Raven were confused why that ‘thing’ – that dark force or whatever it was – attacked this innocent woman. Farid knew why- he later explained to them , that this woman was a Seal Bearer, inside her, was one of the pieces of the key that could release the eternal darkness from its captivity. That ‘thing’ that attacked her was most probably a demon but of a more advanced type. And as it has been written in the old texts that whenever a Seal Bearer was in danger, a Guardian would always come to their rescue- hence Johnathan protected her.

“But where is he now? And where is that demon he was after-?” asked Billy.

“I’ll go check-”replied Raven and went outside to look for Johnathan.

Farid was worried- he hoped that everything was okay with Johnathan. He knew that finishing off a demon was no big deal for him but it was Azazel’s blood- the demon blood that was flowing through his body that worried him. He had been feeling strange presences in the air for a while- there were violent spikes of both positive and negative energies and then there was a presence of another kind- on which he couldn’t explain. He prayed for Johnathan’s well being.

Azazel was a first grade demon, he was very powerful too and above all he was one of the fallen angels which means that he was a former angel. Once fallen to earth, each of the seven brother demons began to possess immense hatred towards God, they swore to corrupt and destroy humanity and bring about literal hell upon earth. As time went on, they began to side with the Eternal Darkness and began acquiring demonic traits. The leader- Lucifer was the master of all things demonic and likewise the other six also began to acquire a piece of the Darkness. Azazel began to hunger for blood, human or monster, he didn’t care, as long as he devoured lots and lots of it, he would get stronger. Aside from his super powers, he had this special ability to wield great weapons of war. He was a collector and was always on the look for special grade weapons.

These weapons existed from time immemorial and it has been said that the fallen angels had stolen them from Heaven’s Imperial war locker. But and when they fell, all of these weapons were scattered and hidden all around the world. It has been rumored that there were at least Eleven of these weapons- all so powerful that in the wrong hands, together they could end the entire world within a day. Azazel was lucky to have found one of them, The Storm Breaker- a long bow that channeled energy from it’s wielder and depending upon it’s bearer, it could be an incredibly strong weapon. Every special grade weapon existed in the spiritual form and could be called absorbed in the bearer’s soul and called upon again for later use. Azazel was now wandering about in the streets, fearlessly. He was looking around for something or someone he could kill and consume their blood.

Meanwhile, Raven found the ashes of the dead meta demon- Yoshi, in the pavement behind the hospital. She immediately reported it to Farid, letting him know that Johnathan was nowhere to be found. Farid put two and two together and asked Raven to find him and bring him back at any condition. He half doubted that Johnathan was affected by the demon blood and he wasn't himself anymore. Raven immediately took off on her bike while Farid sat down to meditate to try and find his presence. It was only a matter of time before the hospital authorities would report him missing and that would create another unnecessary problem.

Johnathan was asleep inside his own mind while Azazel carried his body across the city. Suddenly a spark went off inside his mind- Azazel could feel it too. It was a tiny white light that was slowly growing bigger. Johnathan waa beginning to wake up. It was his Chi that was regenerating itself. Azazel didn't know that a Guardian's Chi or life force couldn't be completely destroyed- as long as his body was alive, the Chi will continue to regenerate itself. He had been able to assert his dominance on Johnathan's body only because he was injured by Yoshi's arrow and his Chi was depleted. But now it was starting to grow again.

Azazel stopped in a dark alley, sensing trouble. Beads of sweat dropped from his forehead. He kept wondering how was this possible? He wanted to stop the Chi from growing but he couldn't, atleast without injuring Johnathan's body- he thought of ways to stop this or else it would only be a matter of time before Johnathan takes control again!

Meanwhile, back at the hospital, in an empty cabin, sat Brother Farid, meditating intensely. He wanted to sense Johnathan’s presence and if he was nearby, Farid would find him immediately. He was an expert in telepathy and remote viewing and over the years he had honed his skills to great levels. During his meditation sessions, he was able to connect his mind to a higher reality from which he could see the past, present and sometimes the future, this higher reality was called AKASHA. This so called Akasha was a place which held the records of all the things that had happened and are supposed to happen. This realm was guarded by the Record Keepers, spiritual beings who guided anyone who wishes to learn anything from any time and place. This place was something like a universal library that could be accessed by only the most skilled practitioners and Farid was good at communicating with it.

Within minutes, he had entered the spirit realm and reached the magnificent realm of Akasha. His spiritual body was floating in an ocean of peace and calm- there was a huge door that led to the hall of records and the great spiritual body of one of the record keepers. Farid’s spiritual body gently floated towards the door...

Barely ten seconds had passed before Farid woke up from his meditation. He had seen what had happened before with Johnathan with great detail. He now knew everything, Azazel was possessing his body and Johnathan was trapped inside it and it wouldn’t be long before Azazel would claim full dominance over his mind too leaving Johnathan’s soul to die. He learned as much as he could from his meditation except for the current location of Johnathan’s possessed body for Azazel had masked it’s scent. Farid felt helpless and prayed that Raven would find him as soon as possible.