"Men, we are demons now… I know that it is hard, but the Ruler has abandoned us… as he has, I see no longer any reason to keep his secret."
Gabriel asked for me to gather my force as well to see his speech.
"First thing. The Ruler is not God."
Multiple demons gasped. And many of my forces also looked shocked to see him directly saying it.
"No, he is not God. He is a coward. Someone who sees us as fools. Someone who wishes for ultimate power, but I refuse to give it to him."
The silence was deafening.
"Now, I stand guilty of defying a supreme being. Normally I would die, yet I am not. I was saved. By our new ruler. She fights for her people. I know that she will fight for us. Now…"
The silence resumed.
"I declare my support for Rose Hood as a supreme being."
[Administrator Gabriel has openly given his support to Rose Hood as a supreme being.]
"Now we-"
[Administrator Milel has openly given her support to Rose Hood as a supreme being.]
[An Administrator has given his support to Rose Hood as a supreme being.]
[An Administrator has given his support to Rose Hood as a supreme being.]
"Well, that works. But yes, we shall support her ascension, so all can hold peace. Those of you who were at Lucifer's assault know what she said."
He smiled.
"Only a few more enemies. Only a few more battles, then we will win. We will have peace. Let's fight for that!!!"
Then, all we could hear were cheers.
Then Luma spoke to me directly.
[Got any grace stockpiled?]
[Yes actually, I do.]
Gabriel finished his speech and sighed. He was tired.
"Now, for the last step of loyalty. I'm sure you've seen Milel, my sister, and Hades and Asmodeus. If we want to stand a chance against the likes of Cassiel, Michael, and the Ruler, then we will need grace. Luckily, our Ruler has her own version… one that won't try to kill us."
The demons cheered. And I sighed.
"This is going to take a while."
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I reangelfied all of Gabriel's force, then it came down to Gabriel himself.
"Alright, normal talk, you're gonna receive a heck of a lotta pain, then I'mma bless you and bam, Berserker."
"I see."
"Alright, now drink."
Gabriel looked at the red fluid.
"Do I have to drink this?"
"I could shove it up your ***. Would you like that better?"
"…A simple yes would have sufficed."
"Yeah, but I've tired and annoyed since half of you asked the same question. Just drink the thing already."
"Very well."
He drank it, then something different happened. His soul disconnected from his body. And he screamed. Then the power impaled me.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
My body glowed with gold, and he glowed with white.
{Gabriel, take your power and be reformed in grace. Rise Warrior. I proclaim you Seraphim.}
Seraphim, the words left my mouth almost on their own, but that's what the strongest angels were called.
Gabriel fell to the ground and his body glowed more. His wings became golden, and his clothes formed into fine twine.
Two more sets of wings formed on his back and his eyes glowed with a golden light.
A halo formed above his head before flying into the wings and spinning, forming light.
It expanded and turned into a shield.
Then a golden sword formed behind the shield and both melted into his wings.
His aura expanded to the scale, almost reaching my anger's power.
He fell forward.
Then a universal announcement shook everything.
[The individual Gabriel has obtained the requirements. He can now ascend into the Realm of the Supreme beings. Do you wish for this to be so…]
Then I heard his voice reverberate across reality.
[No, I have chosen my lord. I will not become a supreme being instead of her.]
[Very well, you have gained the title, The Eternally Loyal, those under you will receive a 100% boost in power when fighting on behalf of your liege.]
He stood, his power equaling mine.
"You could have been a supreme being this whole time."
"I could have, but this is the first time it asked me directly."
"Cool."
"I suppose."
"Well, let's show you off."
"Heh, why not?"
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Ruler POV
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!! NOW!!!
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Michael POV
We were all frozen. Gabriel… he had the chance to become supreme. On par with the Ruler, but we all heard him… He denied it for Rose.
Gabriel. I now know what you mean.
"Lord, I have a question."
"What?"
"Why did you abandon me?"
He blinked.
"You told Gabriel that you were letting me die. Why?"
"I did no su-"
"Do not lie to me! He didn't lie. I would know, using the lie detector you gave me. Then you tried to silence Gabriel before she could do this."
"I di-"
"You know what? Gabriel isn't the only one tired of letting you run wild. I don't know why I ever believed you were Him. That you were God."
"Watch you-"
"Or what? You'll kill me? Tell you what. I'm leaving this lie of yours."
"Do not defy me, chi-"
I grabbed my grace, which made the frozen archangels gasp. Then I ripped it out before crushing it.
"Take my faction. I don't care. I will no longer serve you. Luma, do you hear me?"
[Yes]
"Change it to public."
[Administrator Michael has openly given his support for Rose Hood to be a Supreme being.]
"YOU-"
"Gabriel was right, you are a coward. A fool and a liar. You claim to be God?! Don't kid yourself. None of us should have ever followed you."
[The Administrator Michael has sworn loyalty to Rose Hood. His Faction has followed suit.]
The Ruler's eyes widened, then he roared.
"YOU WILL REGRET THIS!!!"
"No… no I don't think I will."
Then Rose warped me to safety.