Monarch of Gluttony: System of Sin

As Lenora arrived there, she noticed that Azekiel wasn't alone there. There was another person there.

Azekiel also stood right beside him. Moreover, all the beasts that she left behind to fight him were dead. Their bodies were lying on the ground.

Surprisingly, the battle was already over by now.

Even though Lenora was surprised, she wasn't scared. Even if he was strong enough to kill some beasts after getting some support, that didn't mean he was strong enough to face her.

Without a single hesitation, Lenora attacked Azekiel.

Surprisingly, her attack managed to pass through Azekiel's body, who didn't even try to move. It was as if Azekiel wasn't really.

The winged man landed near Lenora. "An illusion... It seems they have already run away. And that's why one mustn't take their eyes off the enemies when they have an opportunity,"

"But if they left behind this illusion, that means they couldn't have gone outside the city. Search the entry city. I want them found, and I want them dead!"

The man came here expecting a battle and revenge, but he was only disappointed to see that Azekiel wasn't here. The illusions also disappeared without a few minutes, revealing that there actually wasn't anyone there.

"Don't worry, father. I will find them!"

Lenora had the entire city sealed, making sure that no one could escape. She didn't realize that Azekiel actually hadn't run away. He was standing inside a nearby building, gazing at Lenora and the winged man with great interest. Those people couldn't see him however.

"I can feel great strength from the man. Even when he's just standing there, his aura is like a tsunami. It seems he must be the person we are here for..." Raphael reminded Azekiel. "It's good that he's in the city. If we trail him, we should have an easier time taking him out when he's alone."

"Exactly." Lia also agreed. "When the beasts are looking everywhere for us, I doubt they'll search where this guy is staying. That should give us some privacy as well to handle these matters without any interference."

"Raphael, you're a Spirit. He shouldn't be able to sense you." Azekiel agreed. "Trail after him. If I go after him, he might be able to sense us like Lenora did. I want you to find where he stays and then meet us, where I told you before. Alright?"

"Understood." Raphael passed through the glass window and flew around the winged man like a spirit. Since Raphael was actually a spirit without any aura, it was impossible for him to be sensed, even when it came to the leader of the beasts.

"Make sure you don't fail this time because I'll be really disappointed now." The man warned Lenora before flying back to the castle, quite disappointed.

Even though he could also take part in the search, he left that portion for Lenora to handle. The city was huge, and Azekiel could've been hiding anywhere. Finding him wasn't as easy as one could've hoped.

Lenora called even more beasts. The entire city was crawling with beasts as the search began.

Instead of waiting inside the building, as soon as Lenora left, Azekiel came out. He took Lia's help for another illusion, but this time it wasn't to trail anyone. He went in a different direction than Leonora, which was slightly safer since Lenora had a much higher chance of sensing his illusion which the others couldn't.

Since all he needed to do for now was to avoid them, that's what he did. He already had a place in his mind where he wanted to go as well while he waited for Raphael's return.

The city wasn't the main city in the country. Instead, if it was to be described, it was the least important City in the nation, which didn't have many businesses. The city didn't contribute too much to the nation either.

Despite that, the city had some wealthy people living in them. The wealthy people stayed in the central part of the city, which was more developed compared to the rest of the city.

Meanwhile, the poor lived on the edges of the city. In fact, the place where they lived was established on the edges of the city, which was nowhere close to the roads that led into and out of the city.

Azekiel's home used to be in one of these portions as well. The houses here were weaker, and it was visible. Unlike the central part of the city, where damage could be seen, but houses still existed, but this part of the city was in a much worse condition. Many houses appeared to be destroyed from top to bottom.

Azekiel walked through the rubble of his neighborhood which highlighted the tragic past this place went through.

"My house!" Azekiel noticed his house in the distance. He dashed to his house, which wasn't in any good condition either. Some walls had come down and were completely missing, but the house was still standing fortunately.

The house looked to be in such bad condition at the moment that even the slightest earthquake could make the house come crashing down.

Azekiel entered the house through the massive opening in the wall. He didn't even need to go through the door.

As soon as Azekiel entered the house, he saw a body lying in the distance, near the stairs.

His heart skipped a beat as he saw the dead body that was lying face down.

He rushed to the body and turned it around. It was her mother. She was missing many of her limbs. Most of her bones were broken, showing just how bad her death was.

Her hand was extended toward the stairs. She was exactly the way he had left her. When she was being killed, she had reached out her hand toward the stairs since Azekiel was standing on top of the stairs. She was asking Azekiel to run away, and he did... he ran as fast as he could, against all his wishes.