《Demon's tale of Retaliation》


 Prologue : I Desire death.

    My back hurts.


    My whole body hurts.


    My heart is throbbing real fast.


    Heck, is my soul even intact?


    Not that it matters anyway.


    Death seems to like me, or is it life?


    ¡°Aaaahhhh¡­¡±


    Life is shitty anyway, why am I even here?


    I want to die.


    ¡°Can someone please kill me?¡±


    Hmm? There¡¯s a road up ahead, maybe there¡¯s someone there?


    Someone with a sword or a knife, anyone with anything that can free me from this horrible life.


    I jumped down to the road and walk on it for a while, there¡¯s no one.


    ¡°This sucks¡­¡±


    I don¡¯t have a purpose in life, I think.


    That¡¯s why, aren¡¯t I better off dead?


    What does dying feels like? That moment when you know death is knocking on your door, smiling at you before taking your soul from your body.


    ¡°Shit¡­¡±


    The thought of that alone send shivers down my spine, not because I¡¯m scared, but because it excites me.


    If I remember correctly, this road should have some guards on it right?


    Will they kill me if I ask them nicely?


    Hmm¡­ well, there¡¯s only one way to find out.


    ¡°This road is so dark¡­¡±


    With nothing but moonlight to shine the way, wolf¡¯s howls can be heard, not to mention some beast that¡¯s out to hunt.


    ¡°Not exactly a time to be walking around¡­¡±


    But that¡¯s what guards are for right? To patrol the road so that no danger would come.


    ¡°Well, whatever, I¡¯ll just keep walking for now¡­¡±


    After a while of walking, it finally hits me¡­


    ¡°There really is no one guarding this area, is this area deserted or something? What the hell? People pay taxes for this shit? Give me a fucking break¡­¡±


    ¡°HALT!!!¡±


    Hmm¡­?


    I turn around, looking to where the voice originated.


    A group of men with heavy equipment, are they out to hunt monsters or something?


    ¡°Wait a minute¡­¡±


    Heavy equipment huh, they can kill me.


    ¡°Hehe, well what do you know¡­¡±


    I approach them, can¡¯t help but smiling with the thought that I will die tonight, on this road, this very moment¡­


    A bit anti climatic, but what the hell.


    At least I get to die.


    ¡°For breaking out of Molin dungeon, you are sentenced to death at this very moment and place!¡±


    Bring it¡­


    ¡°Yes, please¡­¡±


    I sit down on the ground, so that everything would be quick, no more sufferings, no more nightmare¡­


    ¡°Kill me!!!¡±


    Those bastard are actually talking to each other after saying that they would kill me?


    How rude¡­


    ¡°What are you waiting for you bastards?! Kill-¡°


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    Ahhh¡­.


    What is this feeling?


    Everything is dark¡­


    It¡¯s peaceful¡­


    Is this what death feels like?


    Will death embrace me this time?


    Am I finally free from this horrible life?


    From this curse?


    Finally¡­


    Hmm? Wait a minute¡­


    I feel, warm¡­


    It¡­


    Hurts¡­


    What is this? It hurts, really painful¡­


    I tried moving my arm, it still moves, thank god, now what is this thing on my head?


    An arrow?


    Don¡¯t tell me, was I killed?


    Again?


    I pull the arrow out, it¡¯s painful of course, but I¡¯m accustomed to it.


    ¡°Grand healing¡­¡± I whispered.


    And soon, light envelopes me, warm and beautiful light, wrapping me like a cocoon.


    ¡°Now that¡¯s better¡­¡±


    My head feels a lot better now, only seven holes on my head, without any extra hole from an arrow.


    I stand up, wiping off the blood that¡¯s blurring my vision.


    Before me, there are a bunch of men looking terrified.


    I mean, of course, I was struck by an arrow on my head, and not five second later I stand up with no wound to be seen.


    ¡°It¡¯s natural to be scared you know¡­¡±


    ¡°M-Monster¡­!¡±


    How rude, they hunt me and killed me without knowing who and what I am?


    ¡°I hate rude people like you¡­¡±


    ¡°K-Kill it!¡±


    Together they slash and stab me, I realize seconds later that there are three swords stabbing my body, not to mention some slash wounds.


    ¡°Imbecile, you struck me with an arrow and I¡¯m still standing, do you really think by using your sword the outcome would be different?¡±


    Not only rude, they are stupid too¡­


    ¡°Here, let me show you, what death feels like, I suppose you¡¯re curious right? Seeing how much you wanted to kill me¡­¡±


    I clap both of my hand¡­


    ¡°Vampiric essence, Combust¡­¡±


    And then I grab the nearest two person in front of me.


    As I grab them tightly, they keep struggling and kicking, driving their sword deeper into my body, hoping I will stop doing whatever I¡¯m doing.


    ¡°Futile¡­¡± I let go of them ¡°Now die!¡±


    Two of them exploded into pieces, countless bits of their body and gallons of their blood are scattered everywhere¡­


    Ahhh, the beauty of death, surely is something to behold¡­


    The one man that¡¯s still alive in front of me is looking at me with the most hilarious scared expression¡­


    ¡°The beauty of death, is something a mortal can¡¯t ever comprehend¡­¡±


    ¡°H-Hieee!! M-Monster!!!¡±


    He run.


    Why do you run? You think you won¡¯t die if you run like a chicken?


    I believe even chicken can run faster than you pathetic fool¡­


    ¡°Necromantic essence, reanimate dead, create Hell hound¡­¡±


    That¡¯s it, use these bits of dead body, dry up their blood, so you can kill the one that¡¯s running away.


    ¡°Wait actually, don¡¯t kill him, eat his legs or arm, I don¡¯t care, just bring him back alive¡­¡±


    The hell hound nods, and quickly run after the soldier that was running away¡­


    Well, there it goes, it shouldn¡¯t take long though, no one can outrun the hell hounds.


    ¡°L-let me go! P-please! I don¡¯t want to die!¡±


    Well I¡¯ll be damned, that¡¯s pretty quick, even for a hell hound¡¯s standard.


    It drags the soldier by biting his leg¡­


    He¡¯s missing both his arm and one of his leg¡­


    ¡°Well, I did tell you to bring him back, so whatever, good boy!¡±


    I pat the hound¡¯s head¡­


    ¡°Now please die¡­¡±


    I shove my hand inside its mouth, down its throat, reaching for its heart before pulling it out from its body.


    The heartless hound¡¯s body is wriggling on the ground, is it too painful for it?


    ¡°Poor thing, here, let me help you¡­¡±


    I step on its head with all my strength, well, maybe not all, enough to crush its head into pieces¡­


    ¡°Now, I have some question¡­¡±


    ¡°S-stay away from me monster!¡±


    ¡°Still talking like that despite missing some of your limbs? I admire your courage¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a proud warrior from the holy order, I won¡¯t succumb to monsters like you.¡±


    ¡°Hmm? I wonder who was screaming and running like a little girl before¡­¡±


    ¡°Hmph, I was just taken by surprise¡­¡±


    Yeah right, by surprise my ass¡­


    ¡°If you¡¯re not going to cooperate to me nicely, I will use the hard way you know¡­¡±


    ¡°Give me your worst¡­¡±


    ¡°So be it¡­¡± I grab his head with both my hand ¡°Prophet¡¯s essence, Sandman¡¯s fury¡­¡±


    This should motivate him to cooperate.


    ¡°W-what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯ll see¡­¡±


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    ¡°Aaaaaa!!!¡±


    Well, there he goes, shouldn¡¯t take too long though¡­


    ¡°M-make it stop!¡±


    He kicks around with his one remaining leg.


    Kind of gross if you ask me, squirming in a pool of his own blood like that.


    He eventually put his head on my foot.


    ¡°Oh? I¡¯m sorry, you were talking to me?¡±


    ¡°M-make it stop! I¡¯ll do anything! Make it stop!¡±


    ¡°Anything?¡±


    ¡°A-anything!!!¡±


    ¡°All right, but if you lie, I¡¯ll make you experience something far worse than that.¡±


    ¡°N-no, please!¡±


    ¡°Blessing, Herculean¡¯s will¡­¡±


    He¡¯s enveloped in light, this should remove the Sandman¡¯s fury from before.


    ¡°Now, will you cooperate?¡±


    ¡°I-I will¡­¡±


    ¡°What happen to your pride of the holy order thing?¡±


    ¡°Shut up monster¡­¡±


    Humans are just a bunch of weakling that always put up a bravado, pretending to be brave even though they are nothing but a bunch of scaredy cat, pathetic.


    ¡°Where am I?¡±


    ¡°Arachnid¡¯s forest, continent of Fresia.¡±


    ¡°What was I doing? Why are you hunting me?¡±


    ¡°Because you escaped from the Molin Dungeon¡­¡±


    ¡°What was I doing there? What year is it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the third day of firebird¡¯s descent¡­¡±


    Firebird¡¯s descent? Continent of Fresia?


    ¡°And I don¡¯t know what you were doing there, we got an alert that someone broke out of the dungeon by destroying the wall, and we are to kill this person¡­¡±


    I don¡¯t remember any part of being thrown into a dungeon¡­


    ¡°Is that all?¡±


    ¡°Y-yes, please, let me go¡­¡±


    ¡°You lost your arms and a leg, you sure you want to go back? Won¡¯t you choose death instead?¡±


    ¡°No! I don¡¯t want to die!¡±


    Too bad¡­


    ¡°Then go, crawl your way out of here¡­¡±


    ¡°T-thank you!¡±


    He actually tries to crawl away from here.


    How is that possible? Shouldn¡¯t he died of blood loss? We were talking as if he¡¯s not feeling any pain at all.


    This is a strange world, where am I?


    Hmm? But that man, I feel pity for him, maybe I should just kill him, put him out of his misery¡­


    ¡°Summoner¡¯s essence, summon undead sword man¡­¡±


    ¡°Pick up that sword, kill that man, and kill yourself¡­¡±


    It growls, well, it¡¯s an undead, I don¡¯t expect it to have any ability to talk.


    Whatever, as long as it gets the job done, the man was crippled, for a weak undead, even that is easy enough right?


    For now, I¡¯ll just find a place to rest¡­


    Wait a minute¡­


    I should use this peaceful moment to think about myself.


    Who am I?


    ¡°Rex Zilennia¡­¡±


    What am I?


    ¡°I¡¯m¡­., I was¡­, a demon?¡±


    I mean, I¡¯m sure I¡¯m not human, I can use all this magic, and probably a lot more stronger magic.


    I also didn¡¯t die when I got attacked.


    What am I doing here? Why is this place so foreign to me?


    ¡°I¡­, why can¡¯t I-¡°


    ¡°My lord!¡±


    Huh?


    I look around, trying to find the source of the voice.


    Another enemy? Another hunter?


    ¡°My Lord!¡±


    When I realize, someone is kneeling before me, apparently a girl.


    ¡°Who are you? Why are you calling me that?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s me, can¡¯t you remember My Lord?¡±


    She stands up, opening her hood and before me, is a girl with long black hair¡­


    But, she¡¯s not human, I can feel it¡­


    ¡°Wait¡­ you look familiar¡­¡±


    ¡°Of course! I¡¯m-¡°


    ¡°Vena¡­?¡±


    She kneels down again.


    God damn, stop kneeling down and answer me¡­


    ¡°Yes! It appears that you remember! I¡¯m Vena, one of the three guardian.¡±


    Oh shit, guardian, I remember creating them at one point in my life, maybe she knows something¡­


    ¡°What happened to me?¡±


    ¡°You were sealed away My Lord¡­¡±


    ¡°Sealed?¡±


    ¡°Yes, far underneath the now so called Molin Dungeon¡­¡±


    ¡°Now so called?¡±


    ¡°You were sealed away just above the core of the earth¡­¡±


    Core of the earth?


    ¡°W-when was that?¡±


    ¡°Approximately, 1,500 years ago.¡±


    What?!


    ¡°No way, 1,500 years?!¡±


    ¡°Yes¡­¡±


    ¡°Explain damn it!¡±


    ¡°I-I¡¯m sorry¡­¡±


    Shit, shouldn¡¯t have shout¡­


    ¡°N-no, explain it, now¡­¡±


    ¡°Yes, 1,500 years ago, after we lost when we wage war against the gods, you have been sealed away since, while your empire and army were decimated by the gods¡­¡±


    ¡°Then how come you¡¯re still here?¡±


    ¡°The three guardians agreed to hide ourselves inside the void, until we figure out a way to free you¡­¡±


    Void?


    ¡°Wait a minute, then how come you¡¯re the only one here?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry my lord, but-¡°


    ¡°Stop apologizing.¡±


    ¡°I-m so-¡°


    ¡°Say that again and I¡¯ll torture you to near death¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m¡­, o-okay¡­¡±


    ¡°Good¡­¡±


    ¡°We never did found a way to free you, the bind and seal the gods place on you were too strong for us to break¡­¡±


    Okay¡­


    ¡°Go on¡­¡±


    ¡°Until recently, ten days ago to be precise, I can feel your presence, so after I tell the other three guardian, I immediately leave the Void and searched for you¡­¡±


    ¡°Why did you leave them? Why didn¡¯t you guys go together?¡±


    ¡°We did jump into the Void together, but inside, we were separated, we can only communicate with each other using magic, but no matter how hard we tried, we can never find each other, the Void is just too vast¡­¡±


    ¡°I see¡­¡±


    Hmm¡­ this is too much for now, I was sealed by the gods? Why was I sealed? Apparently because I lost in a war against them¡­


    ¡°What was I? Why did I fought with the gods?¡±


    ¡°Y-you don¡¯t remember My Lord?¡±


    Stupid ass question¡­.


    ¡°If I remember, I won¡¯t be asking now would I?¡±


    ¡°S-s¡­., I¡¯ll explain right away!¡±


    ¡°Now.¡±


    ¡°Y-yes! 1,500 years ago, you rebelled against the god, you never did told us the true origin of you My Lord, you only gave us bits of information about who you were¡­¡±


    Really? Wow, I must be an idiot back then¡­


    ¡°I-I see, then tell me what you know.¡±


    ¡°You only told us that you were a god, but cast yourself away from heaven in order to kill the other gods.¡±


    What? Why would I do that?


    ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t know anything else?¡±


    ¡°I apologize, but that¡¯s all I know, you never told us anything more than that.¡±


    I see, I was an idiot¡­


    But I don¡¯t remember how exactly I escaped, it must be his doing¡­


    God damn, I need to question him later.


    ¡°Well, for now, let¡¯s find a place to rest, my body is pretty sore¡­¡±


    ¡°Yes My Lord, if I remember correctly, there¡¯s a town not far from here.¡±


    ¡°And how exactly did you find this town?¡±


    ¡°I stumbled upon this town when I was searching for you.¡±


    ¡°I see, good job.¡±


    ¡°T-thank you¡­¡±


    ¡°Essence of Time and space, teleport¡­¡±


    ¡°M-My Lord, why are you teleporting us far above the town?¡±


    ¡°Huh? I didn¡¯t teleport us to the town, I teleport us to the sky so you can land me on the town, I don¡¯t know the exact location so teleporting inside immediately is impossible, and walking is a hassle since I¡¯m so tired, so you better take me there before we crash to earth and draws a lot of unnecessary attention to us.¡±


    Well, what do you know, free falling is not such a bad feeling after all¡­


    I should do this more often.


    Vena grabs me and flaps her wing to take me to the nearby town.


    Wings huh, I remember creating her from a dead arc angel¡¯s body, I see, it¡¯s coming back to me slowly¡­


    ¡°We¡¯re here¡­¡±


    ¡°What? That¡¯s so fast, I was enjoying the flight¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I thought you were in immediate need of rest, so I flew here as fast as I could¡­¡±


    ¡°Well, no use crying over spilt milk, let¡¯s go¡­¡±


    We jump down from the roof where we landed, straight into an alley.


    ¡°Wait My Lord, if you truly don¡¯t desire to draw any attention to us, you might want to consider putting a more decent clothing.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    I look down, looking at my own body, nothing but tattered clothes covering my body.


    ¡°I see, thanks for the warning¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡±


    ¡°Creator¡¯s essence, create robe¡­¡±


    After a while, a robe is created out of thin air.


    I immediately put it on.


    ¡°That should do it, let¡¯s go¡­¡±


    We head out, searching for a place to sleep.


    The alley is quiet so we search for a place where there are a lot of people.


    When we arrive however, it hits me¡­


    ¡°I can¡¯t read any of those sign¡­¡±


    Me and the soldiers from back then spoke the same language, but I don¡¯t recognize these writings¡­


    ¡°Vena, can you read those signs?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry My Lord, but I¡¯m unable to¡­¡±


    ¡°I see¡­¡±


    Well, if 1,500 years did pass, then it¡¯s no wonder that civilization has changes.


    ¡°We need knowledge of the current era¡­¡±


    ¡°How are we supposed to do that My Lord?¡±


    ¡°I know a way, a hard way, help me locate a scholar¡­¡±


    ¡°Right away.¡±


    A scholar shouldn¡¯t be too hard to find, a smart and wise looking person, be it man or woman, should be easy to spot.


    ¡°What about that priest over there?¡±


    ¡°No, a priest¡¯s knowledge tend to be blocked and limited by faith, it¡¯s a hassle, search again.¡±


    ¡°I see.¡±


    We both look around, like a pair of idiots in awe of their new surroundings.


    Definitely suspicious.


    ¡°My Lord, that man is reading a book¡­¡±


    ¡°Really? Just because he¡¯s reading a book you labeled him as a scholar?¡±


    ¡°W-well, it¡¯s just a hunch¡­¡±


    That¡¯s stereotype¡­


    ¡°Anyway, how is your seducing skill?¡±


    ¡°I-I¡¯m afraid I¡¯m not that good at seduction¡­¡±


    ¡°Well, not that good is better than nothing, take him to the alley from before, I can work in peace and quiet there, be swift¡­¡±


    ¡°B-but¡­¡±


    Needless to say, I immediately left her alone, blinking bit by bit back to where we were.


    I may be just recently freed from being sealed, but I¡¯m curious as to how good are fallen angels at seducing.


    This is a quiet town, then again, its dark outside.


    I can hear loud noises from one of the building, a tavern perhaps?


    Man, I need to learn about this world as fast as I could, this mystery is killing me.


    I can feel an eternity passes by¡­


    ¡°Where the hell is she?!¡±


    I hurriedly rush to where she is.


    And before long I found her still talking to him.


    She¡¯s bad at seducing, note taken.


    So I lunge at the man, grabbing his head while covering his mouth with my hand, muffling his sound, there shouldn¡¯t be any one near at this time of the night, but I should do this quickly.


    ¡°Prophet¡¯s essence, mind read, memory transfer.¡±


    I reach out one of my hand to grab Vena¡¯s hand, pulling her down and also grabbing her head tightly.


    If memory serves me right, this way, I can transfer his memory to both us at the same time.


    Though, I doubt he¡¯ll be alive after this, the pressure is too much for a mere human to handle.


    I can feel a lot of things entering my head, I need to filter this information, I don¡¯t need any personal information¡­


    I tried my best to focus so the only thing transferred to us is only the information we need about this world.


    And it works like a charm.


    I let him go, and Vena too.


    ¡°You¡¯re taking too long you stupid bitch, everyone have their patience, and didn¡¯t I tell you I was tired?!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m deeply sorry! He won¡¯t listen to my request no matter what I said, please forgive me.¡± She said as she kneels down.


    ¡°I¡¯ll think about it, now let¡¯s go.¡±


    Damn, I was sore before, and because of the sudden memory transfer, I feel dizzy too.


    ¡°Tch, damn it¡­¡±


    ¡°I-I¡¯m sorry, My Lord¡­¡±


    ¡°I-it¡¯s okay, let¡¯s find a place to rest.¡±


    Thanks to him, I can read the sign now, so I enter the first tavern I spot at the corner of my eyes.


    When we enter the tavern, I can smell alcohol, matter of fact, alcohol is the only thing I can smell in here.


    Lots of muscle head in here too, probably mercenary or something.


    Without further delay, we walk towards the bartender.


    ¡°Whoa hold on there bro¡­¡± said a man as he stands up to block me.


    Huh? What¡¯s this brainless prick want to do with me?


    ¡°Huh? What do you want?¡±


    ¡°You step on my brother¡¯s foot there¡­¡±


    ¡°So what? He wants my foot up his ass while I¡¯m at it?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s not be violent okay? There are six of us here¡­¡± he said as he put his hand on my shoulder.


    ¡°So what? Six brainless chicken is no problem for me¡­¡±


    ¡°Now you ask for it asshole¡­¡± one of them said as he stands up.


    ¡°Let¡¯s take it outside pretty boy.¡± The man besides me said.


    What a hassle¡­


    One of them pushes me and Vena outside, rather violently.


    ¡°So? What do you want? I doubt hide and seek is on the list¡­¡± I said as I stand up


    ¡°We¡¯ll forgive you for the insult¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh really? I never thought a chicken could be this generous.¡±


    ¡°Watch your tongue asshole¡­¡±


    ¡°What are you going to do about that huh?¡±


    ¡°Easy¡­¡± he said holding his friend back ¡°Only if you give us money and that girl over there¡­¡±


    Vena? They want Vena?


    ¡°You want her? Well I don¡¯t have any money but if you want her you can take her¡­¡±


    ¡°M-my Lord?!¡±


    ¡°Kill them and take their gold¡­¡± I whispered to her.


    ¡°I-I see, playing tricks huh¡­¡± she nods.


    ¡°Well, aren¡¯t you generous.¡±


    ¡°Should have told me you want her, I prefer to keep it simple you see, now go, we¡¯re cool after this right? Oh and can I have some money just to pay for a room?¡±


    One of them reach for their pocket and later throws me a single gold coin


    ¡°That should be enough for a room.¡±


    ¡°Right, and here she goes, do what you want with her.¡±


    They fall for it far too easily, what a bunch of dickhead.


    I enter the tavern again, I can also hear them laughing behind me.


    Dickhead¡­


    I immediately walks to the bartender and give him the gold coin.


    ¡°Second floor, last room on the left.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, and if a girl is looking for me, tell her where I am.¡±


    ¡°All right¡­¡±


    ¡°Good¡­¡±


    I rush to my room, it¡¯s fairly easy to find.


    When I¡¯m inside, I immediately jump to the bed.


    ¡°What a fucking day it has been¡­¡±


    Freed from being sealed away after 1,500 years? Three guardians? The void? I used to be a god?


    That¡¯s a lot of things to think about.


    What am I going to do after this?


    Knock, Knock¡­


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    I head for the door and open it, it¡¯s the bartender¡­


    ¡°For a gold coin, you also get a drink and dinner, I was about to tell you but you went to your room already.¡±


    ¡°I see, thank you¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome, good night.¡±


    I nod, what a kind soul¡­


    ¡°Anyway¡­¡±


    I¡¯m not particularly hungry, maybe I¡¯ll just let Vena eat it when she get back.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Why is it so noisy outside? Damn it¡­


    Can I have a moment of peace and quiet for a while?


    Clang!


    ¡°What the hell?!¡±


    Vena break into my room through the window¡­


    I guess, fallen angel doesn¡¯t have common courtesy¡­


    ¡°M-my Lord, I have an urgent report!¡±


    No shit¡­


    ¡°Right, what is it?¡±


    ¡°A whole platoon of army are after us!¡±


    ¡°Vena, I told you to rob those dickhead, not the entire army¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that, I think it¡¯s the army from the dungeon you break out from.¡±


    Lovely¡­


    ¡°What do you suggest we do?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s find another town to rest in¡­¡±


    ¡°Are you serious? Can¡¯t you just deal with them right here and now?¡±


    ¡°I might destroy the whole city¡­¡±


    Evil bastard¡­


    ¡°Fine, let¡¯s go¡­¡±


    I jump down the window, and Vena soon follow.


    Wow, it sure is lively out here, if it¡¯s like this, I won¡¯t be able to sleep either way.


    ¡°Stop right there demon scum¡­¡±


    Demon? Someone knows that I¡¯m a demon?


    ¡°My Lord, they are a group of Demon Slayer¡­¡±


    ¡°I guess they slay demon huh¡­¡±


    ¡°Correct, though I doubt they can be a threat to you, but you should be careful.¡±


    ¡°Leave it to me, I don¡¯t know what I was thinking, but I wouldn¡¯t challenge the gods if I am weak.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir¡­¡±


    Vena steps back, and I steps forward.


    ¡°What can I help you with ladies and gentleman?¡±


    ¡°Drop the formality. We know who you are¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh really?¡±


    ¡°Worthless demon like you must be exterminated from the face of this earth.¡±


    As she said that, I can feel a huge killing intent from behind me.


    One thing for sure, I¡¯m not triggered by that insult¡­


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it rude not to introduce yourself?¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t need to introduce ourselves to the likes of you.¡±


    I bow down.


    ¡°My name is Rex Zilennia, a demon, as you all know by now.¡±


    A man dashes towards me, and in an instant, his big sword is swinging towards me from above.


    ¡°Rex, meet my sword, Meteos.¡±


    Look at him, thinking he¡¯s all mighty and strong and fast, like he owns the place.


    ¡°Hi Meteos, nice to meet you.¡±


    I grab the sword with both of my hand, pulling it from him, and kick him back.


    All of it in a time faster than he can react to.


    That look on their face, priceless¡­


    ¡°Sorry, was that too fast for you?¡± I said as I swing his sword around.


    Man, I always love curved great swords like this, it has a certain charm to it.


    I think it¡¯s pretty sturdy too.


    ¡°W-what are you?!¡±


    ¡°Huh? Didn¡¯t you guys said I¡¯m a demon?¡±


    There¡¯s no way a demon can be that strong! , is written all over their faces.


    ¡°This is the first time I met a demon as strong as you.¡±


    ¡°Oh? Thanks, but compliments and boot licking won¡¯t save you, you know that?¡±


    ¡°Right, you need to think of a way to save yourself.¡± He said


    ¡°I won¡¯t fall to an empty threat.¡±


    ¡°Hmph, let¡¯s see about that, Now!¡± One of the demon slayer said


    Foolish, they thought I didn¡¯t realize about the magic they prepared under me.


    Earth magic huh? And not higher than the second echelon? , weak, as expected of human.


    ¡°Demonic essence, Hecaton¡¯s smite!¡±


    I said as I punch the ground with my left bare fist empowered by magic.


    The earth under me splits into two, from underneath me all the way forward, to where the demon slayers are.


    ¡°Weaklings¡­¡±


    I throw the sword I¡¯m holding to Vena.


    Claps my hand together.


    ¡°Demonic essence, Gyzak¡¯s wrath!¡±


    I slam both of my hand to the ground, and moments later, pillars of magma starts rising from the earth, burning down most of the building.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    The demon slayers are floating in the air.


    Wow, I never thought a first echelon magic can actually saves its user.


    Such weak float magic, but maybe i shoudn''t underestimate it next time.


    Now they have fear written all over their faces.


    Amazing, such beautiful expression, I shall wipe it of their faces!


    ¡°Vena! The sword!¡±


    She throws me the sword.


    I put two fingers on the base of the sword.


    ¡°God¡¯s essence, God of war¡¯s enchantment, Blade of Chaos!¡± I said as I slide both my fingers slowly all the way to the tip.


    When my two fingers are off the blade, I swing it sideways, making it enveloped in flames as it transform to a curved great sword that fits my style.


    ¡°Blade of chaos, how I miss you¡­¡±


    I remember using this sword all the time to butcher the attacking titans¡­


    ¡°Ahh, the good time¡­¡±


    ¡°M-My Lord, they¡¯ve escaped!¡±


    ¡°W-what?¡±


    Damn it, I got too immersed with my favorite blade that I forgot about them¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry my beloved blade, here I thought I can drench you in the blood of our enemy again, next time though, I promise.¡±


    I swing the blade again, making it transform back to its original form, Meteos, as that man called it.


    Now that the problem have run away, I took a moment to look around.


    ¡°Damn¡­¡±


    All the house has been burned to ashes, walls have melted, and nobody alive can be seen.


    I can still hear some screams¡­


    ¡°Let¡¯s go Vena.¡±


    ¡°Right behind you.¡±


    Maybe I shouldn¡¯t have done that.


    ¡°Damn¡­¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong My Lord¡­¡±


    ¡°I regret doing that¡­¡±


    ¡°Doing what?¡±


    ¡°Wiping off the entire town.¡±


    ¡°W-why? You¡¯ve destroyed bigger towns than that¡­¡±


    ¡°Well, because now, we have no choice but to sleep on a tree¡­¡±


    I¡¯m tired, too tired to deal with anymore pointless stuff.


    If I use magic again, I doubt I can stay awake after that.


    And since this fallen angel of mine doesn¡¯t have any common courtesy, I can¡¯t exactly rely on her to take care of me.


    I¡¯ll just go with whatever option I have.


    Sleep on a tree it is then.

 Chapter 1 : The peace loving Demon Adventurer.

    ¡°Hey! Wake up!¡±


    ¡°W-what? Is it the time to die already?¡±


    ¡°It was you wasn¡¯t it? That freed me?¡±


    ¡°Freed you? I freed both of us¡­¡±


    ¡°Just answer the question.¡±


    ¡°Well, to answer your question, yes it was me.¡±


    ¡°Do you know something about me?¡±


    ¡°About us?¡±


    ¡°Do you?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t remember, I¡¯m only a persona you created when you felt nothing but pain and the desire to die, I haven¡¯t live as long as you have.¡±


    ¡°But you were the one that freed me, can you tell me something about the place where I was sealed?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing but rocks and fire, when I die, you awake, screaming, hoping to just die.¡±


    ¡°I remember that part I think, I was going insane.¡±


    ¡°Oh? And what makes you think you are sane now?¡±


    ¡°What makes you say that?¡±


    ¡°Your desire for carnage and bloodbath is unusually high right?¡±


    ¡°W-well¡­¡±


    ¡°You weren¡¯t like that long ago, you can ask your minion about it.¡±


    ¡°T-then¡­¡±


    ¡°When you created me, an alternate personality, you awoken the side of you that have been sleeping for a long time.¡±


    ¡°But, you do your thing when you take over my body, and I do my thing when I take over my body, there¡¯s no way your personality can enter my original personality¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll be surprise of how much a 1,500 years of prison and punishment can do to someone.¡±


    ¡°I see, bottom line is, we are slowly merging into one¡­¡±


    ¡°Correction, we are merging into one again.¡±


    ¡°Again?¡±


    ¡°I told you right? I am always a part of you, but you only awoken me when you were punished by the gods endlessly.¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    ¡°I am what you are not, I desire for things that you want, but too afraid to have.¡±


    ¡°Stop it¡­¡±


    ¡°Like death, you wanted to die for a long time, yet because you are immortal you-¡°


    ¡°Silence! I don¡¯t need you telling me what I want!¡±


    He stares at me.


    He¡¯s right, I do desire death.


    But my immortality gets in the way.


    Of course, I didn¡¯t wish to die all the time.


    I only desire it when I was sealed away.


    ¡°Our conversation is over¡­¡±


    ¡°Sure, come back again if you feel lonely.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back, if I have more question.¡±


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll be here, waiting for the day when we become one.¡±


    ¡°I-¡°


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t be long now, I predict, five days from now.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be ready¡­.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure? Well, whatever, I¡¯m sure we¡¯ll enjoy our time together.¡±


    ¡°Yeah right¡­¡±


    I open my eyes.


    I am greeted by views of trees and mountains.


    ¡°I¡¯m back¡­¡±


    ¡°Welcome back My Lord, how was it?¡±


    ¡°Nothing good came out of it.¡±


    ¡°I see.¡±


    ¡°Well, for now, let¡¯s just focus on what we have on our plate, how¡¯s your attempt on communicating with the other guardian?¡±


    ¡°For naught, I can¡¯t contact them.¡±


    ¡°Have you tried amplifying your magic?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry My Lord, I am not a magic caster, I¡¯m more of a fighter, and I can only use holy and dark magic all the way to the tenth echelon.¡±


    ¡°Only light and dark magic?¡±


    ¡°Yes¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t remember, well, you should¡¯ve told me, I¡¯ll amplify your magic now, hold my hand, and right after my spell is finish, you chant communicating magic immediately.¡±


    ¡°Right.¡±


    ¡°Ninth echelon pure magic, all mighty amplify.¡±


    ¡°Second echelon, communicate!¡±


    Second echelon? Now I see why she can¡¯t communicate so far away with someone¡­


    I let go of her hand, she seems focused so I don¡¯t want to dis-


    ¡°M-My Lord, I can contact Gherion!¡±


    Which one is Gherion again?


    ¡°I-I see¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve given him our location, all we need now is some kind of beacon to show him our exact location.¡±


    ¡°What kind of beacon, exactly?¡±


    ¡°Any kind that can show him our exact location.¡±


    ¡°Is aura magic enough?¡±


    ¡°Aura magic? But it have to be strong to serve as a beacon.¡±


    ¡°Demonic essence, Demon King¡¯s presence.¡±


    ¡°T-this aura, M-my Lord, are you sure to use such magnificent magic as a beacon?¡±


    ¡°You said it have to be strong, so here you go.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s definitely strong, it should attract his attention.¡±


    And some unwanted attention of course.


    ¡°My Lord, may I ask some questions?¡±


    ¡°Sure, what is it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m always curious about your magic, your essence magic that is.¡±


    ¡°Oh that? Why?¡±


    ¡°Well, I¡¯m not a magic caster myself, but if I remember correctly, the highest level of magic are the tenth echelon magic right?¡±


    ¡°True.¡±


    ¡°But your essence magic, it¡¯s somehow more powerful than a tenth echelon magic.¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    We stay in silence for a while.


    ¡°Umm¡­, why¡¯s that?¡±


    ¡°There are three more echelon that surpasses the tenth echelon, the third one is called Ethereal echelon, the magic in this echelon consist of magic that can change the nature and law of physics of this world, example of essence that I have used so far is Vampiric essence, Prophet¡¯s essence, essence of Time and space, summoner''s essence, and creator¡¯s essence.¡±


    ¡°Why is it called essence?¡±


    ¡°Because I¡¯m creating power, not drawing them out like the usual magic caster.¡±


    ¡°Creating power?¡±


    ¡°Yes, let¡¯s say, Vampiric essence, when I use vampiric essence, I gain the power to create magic that can manipulate a living creature¡¯s flesh and blood.¡±


    ¡°S-so, if you use the essence of time and space, you gain the power to manipulate time and space?¡±


    ¡°Correct.¡±


    ¡°I see, what about the next echelon?¡±


    ¡°The second highest echelon is called the Titan¡¯s echelon.¡±


    ¡°Titan¡¯s? But I thought titans can¡¯t use magic?¡±


    ¡°Not wrong, Titans can¡¯t use magic, because it¡¯s not magic that they used.¡±


    ¡°Not magic?¡±


    ¡°Their elemental affiliates are like part of their body, they control the elements not because of magic, but because it¡¯s a part of them.¡±


    ¡°I see, and what kind of essence are in the titan¡¯s echelon?¡±


    ¡°Well, there¡¯s my favorite titan¡¯s echelon magic called Earthweaver¡¯s essence¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh, I remember that one, so that belongs in the titan¡¯s echelon, I see¡­¡±


    ¡°Right, and the first and strongest of echelons is called Overlord¡¯s echelon.¡±


    ¡°Overlord¡¯s echelon only consist of two kind of essence right?¡±


    ¡°Right, the Godly essence and the Demonic essence.¡±


    ¡°I see, I understand now, basically you¡¯re the strongest being in this world because you can use magic all the way to the Overlord¡¯s echelon.¡±


    ¡°Maybe¡­¡±


    ¡°Maybe?¡±


    ¡°Well, 1,500 years have passed, maybe there¡¯s someone out there that can match my strength.¡±


    ¡°Not even 1,500 years is enough for the humans to match your strength.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s not underestimate our opponent shall we?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°Remember, even if they are weaker than you, you must not let you guard down.¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s the first thing you taught to us Guardians.¡±


    ¡°Good, and do keep that in mind, it¡¯s important.¡±


    ¡°I will!¡±


    All these talking is tiring me out.


    I wonder when did I became this weak? I don¡¯t remember my stamina being this bad.


    Maybe it¡¯s because of the 1,500 years of imprisonment?


    Has it taken its toll on me?


    I want to fight someone strong¡­


    I see, so this is what he meant by my stronger desires for carnage and bloodbath, I feel bored when I¡¯m not on a rampage.


    Because what happened before at that small town really excites me, I felt so, alive.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


    ¡°I want to fight a titan¡­¡±


    ¡°A titan My Lord?¡±


    ¡°Yes, a titan¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but the titans no longer exist¡­¡±


    ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°W-well, long time ago, you basically slaughter them to the point of extinction.¡±


    ¡°I¡­, I did?¡±


    Damn, I remember having so much fun killing them because they are the only thing that can match my strength.


    But I can¡¯t believe I actually killed them all.


    Now that they are gone¡­


    ¡°How am I supposed to have fun?¡±


    ¡°My Lord, you said not to underestimate our opponents right? Maybe there are strong foes out there¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh right, I forgot, thanks¡­¡±


    I never underestimate it, it¡¯s just, I don¡¯t have high hopes that someone like that actually exist¡­


    Now that I think about it.


    ¡°Where is this Gherion?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m wondering about that myself My Lord, it¡¯s been a while since you activated the beacon, but he¡¯s nowhere to be seen, I tried communicating again, but he¡¯s not responding.¡±


    After I went through the trouble of activating a strong beacon, how-


    ¡°Watch out!¡±


    I grab Vena and quickly jumps away from the cliff where we rested.


    ¡°A fourth echelon magic, thunder strike¡­¡±


    Hoo, there¡¯s actually someone strong enough to use mid tier echelon, I¡¯m impressed.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry My Lord, I was too focused on contacting Gherion that I let my guard down.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, can you find the one who chanted the magic?¡±


    ¡°I sense a group of humans to the west of us.¡±


    ¡°Demon slayer?¡±


    ¡°Probably.¡±


    Finally, some entertainment.


    ¡°Vena, prepare for combat.¡±


    ¡°What about Gherion My Lord?¡±


    ¡°No matter, because I¡¯ll be giving him one hell of a beacon.¡±


    ¡°Vena, let me go, now!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Creator¡¯s essence, create armor, Infernal warden¡¯s armor!¡±


    As I free fall from the high sky, an armor is created on my body, since I¡¯m free falling, there¡¯s no way I can put on my armor manually, so I decided to automatically use it after it¡¯s been created.


    This full set of heavy armor definitely is the best for me, from top to bottom, kind of makes me feel like a badass¡­


    After the armor have been equipped, I draw out the sword that I took from the demon slayer the other day, of course, I decide to keep it for myself.


    And before long, I crash down to the earth with a strong impact, I can feel the earth shaking under me.


    ¡°There it is! The demon!¡±


    One of them said as I stand up.


    ¡°You humans doesn¡¯t have any manners huh? Attacking me out of nowhere like that, it¡¯s common courtesy to show yourself before you attack someone.¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t need manners and courtesy to fight a demon like you.¡± One of them said.


    ¡°Hey, demons like me have feelings too you know.¡±


    I said as I block a head on attack from one of them, apparently this one¡¯s a muscle head.


    ¡°Yeah right, what kind of feeling must you have to destroy an entire town and its inhabitant?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s called, the feeling of carnage and total destruction.¡±


    I stab my sword to the ground, and punch this brute on his guts.


    He fly back to where his friends are¡­


    ¡°Damn, his body is kinda hard, is it¡­¡±


    The only magic I know that can hardened the caster¡¯s body that hard is the sixth echelon, colossal might.


    Are they really that strong?


    Well what do you know, this might be fun after all¡­


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it time you guys tell me who you are and why you came after me?¡±


    The latter one is a stupid and obvious question, but what the hell.


    ¡°We have no obligation to tell you!¡±


    Tch, this is getting annoying.


    ¡°Demonic essence, Conqueror¡¯s Aura!¡±


    This is what happens when you makes me sick.


    ¡°Kneel! And tell me who you are! And what is your goal!¡±


    ¡°U-ugh¡­¡±


    ¡°W-what is this?!¡±


    ¡°T-this power¡­, it¡¯s crazy!¡±


    ¡°Can a demon really be this strong?!¡±


    ¡°Silence! And answer me!¡±


    I amplifies the magic even further, this should cause them extreme pain should they choose to disobey me.


    ¡°W-we¡­¡±


    ¡°We are the Demon slayer from the City of Trigate to the north!¡±


    ¡°We have been given the task to kill a strong demon that destroyed an entire town in just a single night.¡±


    City of Trigate huh, maybe I should go there and expand my knowledge even further.


    I deactivate the Conqueror¡¯s aura, they should be free now.


    ¡°Cursed demon! Die!¡±


    Really? They¡¯re still trying to kill me after that?


    What is it this time?


    There¡¯s something underneath, earth magic? The air is shifting too, air magic and thunder magic huh.


    This sensation, the amount of magic that have been used, all of them are fourth echelon.


    ¡°Pathetic¡­¡±


    Hmm?


    Suddenly two giant walls stands beside me, in an instant closing together, trying to crush me with sheer force eh?


    And later it should be¡­


    ¡°Do we get him?¡±


    ¡°Of course, we just used three fourth echelon magic, there¡¯s no way he¡¯ll survive after all that.¡±


    ¡°Well, we¡¯re out of magic power, but damn, that¡¯s worth it.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go ba-¡°


    ¡°PATHETIC!!!¡±


    Really? After all that show, this is the most they can do? I can¡¯t believe humans grow this weak in 1,500 years.


    Back in my days, most human can repeatedly use fourth echelon magic like that, you¡¯re saying you¡¯re exhausted after just using it once?


    ¡°I had high hopes for you all, but it was disappointing¡­¡±


    ¡°No way¡­¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s¡­, unscathed?¡±


    ¡°Impossible¡­¡±


    ¡°Let me show the three of you, what real magic is.¡±


    ¡°Tenth echelon¡­!¡±


    ¡°T-tenth?!¡±


    ¡°No way!¡±


    ¡°Tenth echelon is not supposed to be real!¡±


    Really?


    ¡°Is this the first time you witness a tenth echelon magic? Then behold! A real magic!¡±


    I clap my hand together.


    ¡°¡­ Earth dragon¡¯s quake!¡± I said as I punch the earth with my fist.


    This should be enough as a warning for them.


    Not long after that, the earth starts to shake violently, since I intended this only as a warning, I aim my magic to the mountain near us.


    ¡°E-earthquake?!¡±


    ¡°What magic is this?!¡±


    ¡°Guys! The mountain!¡±


    One of the mountain starts to crumble, before falling down, starting from the top, huge landslide can be seen coming down, slowly, the mountain is no more, the mountain have been turned into a mere landslide, sliding down to the ground beneath it.


    ¡°No volcanic eruption? I guess the mountain¡¯s dead already huh¡­¡±


    ¡°W-who are you?!¡±


    ¡°Oh? We¡¯re doing introduction now? A bit late don¡¯t you think?¡±


    ¡°Answer me!¡±


    ¡°Fine¡­, My name is Rex Zilennia¡­¡±


    ¡°What are you?¡±


    ¡°Me? Right now, I¡¯m just a humble and peace loving demon¡­¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no way you¡¯re an ordinary demon!¡±


    ¡°I never said I¡¯m an ordinary demon¡­¡±


    ¡°Then¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m the Demon King, one that challenged the gods 1,500 years ago, Rex Zilennia.¡± I bow down ¡°Pleased to be your acquaintance.¡±


    ¡°Demon king?¡±


    ¡°Aye, that¡¯s what your kind called me 1,500 years ago¡­¡±


    ¡°Why?!¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Why come back now?! What do you want?!¡±


    ¡°Me? I want nothing, I¡¯m in a rather peaceful mode right now¡­¡±


    ¡°Nonsense! You annihilated an entire town! You call that peaceful?!¡±


    ¡°Hey, your kind attacked me first, saying that they¡¯re going to kill me and stuff¡­, it¡¯s just¡­, self defense.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a demon! You deserve to die!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, and you¡¯re a human, you deserve to be slaughtered like pigs.¡±


    ¡°The Demon slayer and the Holy order will hunt you down for this!¡±


    ¡°Go! Get out of here! Tell everyone, that the Demon King has return!¡±


    The three of them runs immediately, not looking back.


    Good choice.


    ¡°That¡¯s disappointing, I thought they were strong¡­¡±


    Suddenly, two figures appears before me, kneeling down.


    ¡°Amazing display of power as always My Lord.¡±


    I don¡¯t recognize him, the other one is Vena though¡­


    ¡°Who¡¯re you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Gherion, the second Guardian.¡±


    I see, Gherion huh¡­


    ¡°Took you long enough¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry My Lord, I ran here as fast as I could.¡±


    ¡°Ran? Can¡¯t you fly like Vena?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid not My Lord, I¡¯m not created from an arch angel like she is¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay then, I understand¡­¡±


    ¡°So what should we do now My Lord?¡±


    Good question, what should we do?


    City of Trigate is my best option, there should be something new for me to learn there.


    I want to know about me actually.


    I¡¯m pretty sure I caused a lot of destruction back then, how come those three doesn¡¯t know the name Rex Zilennia.


    Am I forgotten already?


    Lost in history?


    ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s find someplace to rest¡­¡±


    ¡°Before that, My Lord, I have a proposal¡­¡±


    ¡°Really? Let¡¯s hear it then¡­¡±


    ¡°Yes, I think it¡¯s best for you to create your empire again¡­¡±


    ¡°Tell me why?¡±


    ¡°My Lord?¡± Vena said


    ¡°Have you lost the desire to overthrow the gods?¡± Gherion said


    ¡°Don¡¯t you remember? I lost most of my memory from 1,500 years ago, something is not lost like my knowledge about magic and my name, things are coming back to me slowly, right now, the reason to kill the gods is still unknown to me, thus I have no desire to fight them right now.¡±


    ¡°S-so¡­¡± Vena said


    ¡°Right now, I¡¯ll stay vigilant until all my memories have return, though having my own fortress doesn¡¯t sound bad¡­¡±


    ¡°If you agree to the plan, when I wandered through the earth, I stumbled upon some ruins, according to local tales and legends, there¡¯s a strong demon in the ruin¡¯s depth¡­¡± Gherion said


    ¡°How did you learn about this?¡±


    ¡°I absorbed the knowledge of a scholar to gain various information.¡±


    Just like me eh¡­


    But I guess, whoever his victim was, is definitely smarter than my victim¡­


    ¡°So, where is this ruin?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nor far, I suggest we use teleportation magic to save time¡­¡± Gherion said


    ¡°Can you use teleportation magic?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Good, then do it.¡±


    Not long after, he uses the fifth echelon magic of teleportation.


    Well, not as strong as my teleportation, but it gets the job done.


    Suddenly, I stand in front of an ominous looking gateway.


    Lots of carving on it, the gateway itself is made from stone, but those carvings¡­


    ¡°Weird carving¡­¡±


    ¡°This place used to be a shrine to pray to the mountain god.¡± Gherion said


    ¡°But it¡¯s been overrun by demons?¡±


    ¡°Yes, new shrine was built, and this one is forgotten¡­¡±


    ¡°Wow, no respect whatsoever¡­¡±


    ¡°My Lord, how should we do this?¡± Vena asked


    ¡°How? Let¡¯s just walk in there¡­¡±


    ¡°There are a group of humans there.¡± She said


    Hmm¡­


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, if they attack us, you both know what to do.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡± Both of them said


    As we approach the entrance to the ruins, two guards stop us.


    ¡°Are you three an adventurer?¡±


    Adventurer? That¡¯s new, I need to learn more about that later, but for now¡­


    ¡°Yes we are, we heard there¡¯s a pretty strong demons inside.¡±


    ¡°Yeah well, exactly because of that we stopped you, let me see your license, only Champion ranked adventurer and above can enter this place.¡±


    ¡°Aww, really? Even though I believe I¡¯m stronger than whatever it is inside¡­¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t do, we need clarifications.¡±


    ¡°How about this for clarification¡­¡±


    I grab their neck, strangling them and raise them up.


    ¡°Prophet¡¯s essence, mind control.¡±


    I put them down again, this time, their eyes are lifeless.


    ¡°Vena, stay here and prevent anyone from going in.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Gherion, you stay with me.¡±


    ¡°Right behind you.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go¡­¡±


    ¡°What about them?¡± Vena asked


    ¡°At your disposal¡­¡±


    ¡°Yes My Lord.¡±


    With that said and done, me and Gherion entered the ruin through a big mean looking doors.


    The door is open, and the guard said that some adventurer are allowed access in here¡­


    ¡°Seventh echelon, Shadow stalker.¡±


    After that, a large amount of shadow emerge from under me, this magic can be used to scout the area, giving me information before diving right in.


    As immortal as I can be, I¡¯d still prefer to avoid any kind of traps and ambush, I hate surprise attacks.


    ¡°Why did you use that My Lord?¡±


    ¡°I hate ambush¡­¡±


    ¡°What makes you think that there might be someone here?¡±


    ¡°Well, the guard said that certain adventurer are allowed to enter, so yeah¡­¡±


    He nods his head, I mean, you were there when the guard asked me, there¡¯s no way you didn¡¯t hear that.


    ¡°I sense five strong presence down below, humans¡­¡±


    ¡°What about the demons?¡±


    ¡°One strong demonic presence down below, but no sign of lesser demons.¡±


    ¡°I see, those five humans probably killed the lesser demons.¡±


    Since I know the layout of this ruin thanks to the shadow stalker¡­


    ¡°Essence of time and space, warp gate.¡±


    ¡°Are we skipping straight to the bottom?¡±


    ¡°Yes, no point in walking through each floor if all the presence are all in one place down below.¡±


    ¡°Good point¡­¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    I said as I walk through the gate.


    Well, this should take us deep inside the ruins.


    Right after we walk through the gates, we arrive before a big door, again, with ominous looking carvings on it.


    ¡°Whoever designed this place, have no sense of art at all¡­¡±


    ¡°It can be changed later if you wish.¡±


    ¡°Sure, do that, let¡¯s go inside.¡±


    I push open the door, when it¡¯s fully open, I am greeted by a large demon at the end of the room.


    The demon is a mix of goat and¡­


    ¡°A Chimaera?¡±


    ¡°Most probably, judging by the look¡­¡±


    ¡°But why is it standing? And why is it at least fifteen meters tall?¡±


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s a different kind of demon?¡±


    ¡°And that axe, I don¡¯t remember chimaera ever using a weapon¡­¡±


    This world is surely different from 1,500 years ago.


    Lots of things I don¡¯t know yet.


    It awoken the scholar in me.


    ¡°Hey you!¡±


    That call snaps me back to reality.


    There are a group of humans struggling with the demon.


    Two of them are front line fighters, one of them is an archer, two of them are a mage.


    ¡°Are you an adventurer too?¡±


    ¡°If yes, lend us a hand will you? You two look fairly strong.¡±


    Fairly?


    Somehow I found that offensive, you judged the book by its cover.


    ¡°Gherion, stay here.¡±


    ¡°As you wish.¡±


    I walk towards the other adventurer, they seem to be catching their breath.


    The demon is bound by some kind of binding magic, it looks like the third echelon, nature¡¯s grasp.


    If third echelon magic is strong enough to bind it, I doubt the demon is that strong to begin with.


    Meaning, these guys and girls are just weak.


    Here I thought I might have some fun, proven wrong once again.


    ¡°Having a hard time?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, this demon is strong.¡±


    ¡°It has a strong physical and magical resistance.¡±


    ¡°More like, it nullifies all my magic attack.¡±


    ¡°I see, what magic did you use?¡±


    ¡°I use all my third echelon destruction magic, and none of them worked.¡±


    I see the problem¡­


    ¡°Then use stronger magic¡­¡±


    They laugh.


    What¡¯s so funny?


    ¡°Nice one, who do you think we are? The great wizard Hydan?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s the only one that can use magic all the way to sixth echelon.¡±


    The only one?


    Then the guy that I punched before, it was not the sixth echelon, colossal might? Then why was he so hard?


    ¡°What about physical attacks?¡±


    ¡°I used my Physical arts, but none of them works.¡±


    Physical arts? That¡¯s new¡­


    ¡°I see, then this is one troublesome demon¡­¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why, if you can help, it¡¯ll be much appreciated.¡±


    Troublesome for them, but nothing I can¡¯t handle.


    I believe I don¡¯t need magic to deal with this one.


    ¡°Free this demon from the binding¡­¡±


    ¡°What? Are you crazy?¡±


    ¡°Trust me, I¡¯m stronger than you guys think.¡±


    ¡°Who are you anyway, I never see you before, I believe only champions and above can enter this place.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a passerby, I sense a dangerous presence from here, so I kinda break my way in.¡±


    ¡°Really? It¡¯s dangerous here.¡±


    ¡°I know, that¡¯s why I came here, to kill this dangerous thing.¡±


    ¡°I see, then we leave this to you.¡±


    That¡¯s easy¡­


    I walk towards the demon, it¡¯s roaring at me viciously.


    Until suddenly the binding has been lift off, the demon rushes to me, with its axe above its head¡­


    ¡°Aiming for me from above huh¡­¡±


    I dodge its attack by side stepping, after that I jump to its head and kick it with all my raw physical strength.


    Sending it flying to the left side wall.


    ¡°It¡¯s hard¡­¡±


    I see now why they can¡¯t harm this demon¡­


    ¡°This demon is protected by a fifth echelon barrier, Gargantuan shell.¡±


    ¡°F-fifth echelon?!¡±


    ¡°Such a demon exist?¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s right in front of you.¡±


    Not me of course, the other demon.


    ¡°No wonder we can¡¯t harm it.¡±


    ¡°But you sent it flying like that¡­¡±


    I know what you¡¯re thinking.


    I¡¯m strong and I know it.


    This demon will surely make a nice minion, but strength wise, it¡¯s fairly weak.


    I remember that demons with strong defense like this were used as a vanguard against Dragons and Elementals.


    But I don¡¯t remember this particular demon, has it evolved? Or was it an experiment gone wrong?


    Does it have a connection to this place being abandoned?


    Or per-


    ¡°Watch out!¡± One of the humans yells


    I stop the demon¡¯s axe with my hand before it can cut me in half.


    ¡°Hey, I hate rude demons like you¡­¡±


    I pull the axe from its hand before sending it flying back to where it was.


    ¡°The axe is enchanted too¡­¡±


    Okay, this is weird.


    There¡¯s definitely something going on here.


    The enchantment on its axe, fourth echelon weapon enchant, Phoenix¡¯s drive¡­


    ¡°Wait a minute¡­¡±


    The magic Gargantuan shell doesn¡¯t give strong fire resistance, only magic in general up to the third echelon.


    I see, this thing¡¯s weakness is literally on its own hand.


    ¡°Come on you ugly goat bastard!¡±


    It roars, it took the bait.


    Demons are so easy to bait.


    The ones without the ability to think of course¡­


    When it is close enough, I lift up the axe and swing it, aiming for it chest.


    If my prediction is correct¡­


    I swing the axes with a bit of power so the blade would pierce its skin on its chest.


    And seconds later, he¡¯s engulfed in flames¡­


    The demon falls to the ground, roaring in pain as the flames burn it slowly to ashes.


    I knew it.


    ¡°W-what? Fire? I thought it nullifies magic?¡±


    ¡°Only up to the third echelon.¡±


    ¡°Then, did you use magic stronger than the third echelon?¡±


    ¡°No, the axe is enchanted by the fourth echelon enchantment, Phoenix¡¯s drive, a fire element enchantment.¡±


    ¡°I see, so you killed it by using its own enchanted weapon.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I was surprise when I found out that the axe is its own weakness¡­¡±


    A bit tricky, but hey, I love a good brainstorming.


    ¡°You are strong, and smart too¡­¡±


    ¡°Yeah, who are you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s rude to ask for someone else¡¯s name before introducing yours¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, we are a group of Champion ranked adventurers, we call our group the Sentry, I¡¯m the leader, Luno Rahms¡­¡±


    ¡°The other front liner beside me is Gera Qysta.¡±


    ¡°Hey.¡± Gera said


    ¡°I¡¯m the offensive type mage, Gina Selya.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m the healer and supportive mage, Anne Lori.¡±


    ¡°And I¡¯m the archer, Zara Reminis.¡±


    ¡°We are from the city of Koqia from the west.¡±


    Not the city of Trigate?


    How many cities are out there?


    The names, the places, this ruin, Physical art, the weird demon¡­


    Everything is new.


    Don¡¯t tell me the gods are-


    ¡°So what¡¯s your name?¡±


    ¡°Ah, I¡¯m sorry, I kind of spaced out right there¡­, My name is Reka Cerulea, just a humble and peace loving adventurer.¡±


    ¡°Reka right? Nice to meet you, thanks for helping us out.¡± He invites me to shake his hand.


    ¡°Sure, nice to meet you too.¡±


    Adventurer huh?


    Well, this should be fun.