A few days later, Vakra wanted to do a test on our powers. Sadly, the Emperor had decided that effective immediately, Isabella was to report to him and Jarbold...Currently, I stood outside in a field that was empty all around for miles. Instead of my old clothes and regulation military attire, I was wearing a combat suit made by Elysium.It was navy-blue with black armored plates. Leiso had a hand in making the metal for this particular suit.It displayed the heart device on my chest and emitted a soft glow. "Vakra...if that little shit continues to try and keep Isabella away from me..." "I know, I know. Every day I find myself less likely to stop you... The world is in grave danger and all he cares about is looking at the pretty girl. He is far too naive..." Vakra said."I'm personally against killing children, but I've done it before. Besides, Cassandra can make someone else kill him. They'll take the fall," I said."I might take you up on that offer. Although there are no other

Days passed at the Elysium palace and both of the Albatross sisters were becoming increasingly fed up with the situation.The Emperor would make ridiculous requests that Isabella refused to fill.Such as sleeping on her chest or lap and marrying him.He even wanted her to bathe with him and tried to follow her into her personal bathroom when she needed to wash. Isabella blocked him from the door with a black barrier.No matter how many times she refused, this idiot child seemed to still be infatuated with her.Even worse, Jarbold had begun to try secretive attempts to control her.At one point, she was also made to keep watch outside of his room while he mercilessly beat and raped one of his female slaves.Isabella wanted to help with every fiber of her being as Stella was tormented and begged for help...but Isabella had her orders.Not to kill either of them...It was starting to darken her mind because it was a constant occurrence... Jarbold had many female slaves, after all...Each

Two weeks later, we walked back into the throne room where Alwen sat on the throne with a dead-eyed stare."Oh...hello Lady Isabella... Lord Mizik... Can I be of service to the heroes destined to save our world?" Alwen asked.I simply looked at Isabella and raised an eyebrow."What did you do to him?" I asked."Think of it as a form of torture... My own personal method. Cassandra was the one who dealt with Jarbold," she said.I shuddered to think of what terrible things Isabella did to Alwen. Even more so imagining the horror of being held by Cassandra..."That monster reminded me of my sin. I had no choice. I hope you're proud of me, Mizik!" Cassandra said."Yeah...proud of you is definitely part of it..." I said.I felt myself shiver at the thought of the things he experienced... Also curiousity. If I was ever feeling bored, I would ask her to tell me the full story.Then Vakra approached the throne and simply looked at Alwen."Alwen, I hope you'll be more cooperative with us in the

This was a stupid-ass idea.We were currently on an airship with a large detachment of troops...two weeks later... The Enforcers decided to stay behind with Vakra and Rastair was currently still being experimented on.We were alone and Cassandra was still stuck to my arm happily humming to herself.The problem wasn't even Cassandra. It was the fact that we were searching for a needle in a world-sized haystack.We didn't have a single lead or any reports of Corruption-related activities.Warping landscapes, monsters, or anything else...nothing.This was the other problem with magic worlds, as Vakra put it.Worlds that had magic typically relied more on magic to make life easier than technology. Worlds without magic tended to be more advanced in technology.There were exceptions to every rule, of course. But I digress.On the other hand, Corruption thrived in worlds of technology because they were easier to infect. The only downside was that information got around faster and the people

The female soldiers were highly responsive to my orders. They did everything I told them to without hesitation, exactly the way I told them to do it.It was great.They had also cleaned and organized our room a great deal. Not a speck of dust remained on anything when I arrived.It was nice to have such loyal servants, but...One of them in particular seemed much more zealous. That would be Stella, of course.She had a very similar disposition to Cassandra, except that she revered me like some sort of god as wellRegardless...I also learned all of their names.They were as followed: Stella, Nagisa, Soire, Edel, Mina, Astarte, Nemari, Olivia, Mikoto, and Claire.I would do my absolute best to remember, but I made no promises.The male soldiers arrived as well.I wasn't sure what to expect at first...but Alwen assured me they were an especially zealous lot who believed that the Emerald Demon would save the world.It was about that time that I realized I had been named a demon for the