"Are you trying to tell me that it would be better? Stuck inside a box at the bottom of the ocean? That sounds worse!" Chey complained, and I rolled my eyes, but then Howl spoke up.
"Are you, the great hunter Chey? Or are you his sister?" Howl growled.
"To be honest, I think that his sister would have probably not had a problem with it!" I said, and both Howl and I started to laugh, but his was more of a choking bark.
"Fine! I will come with you, but the two of you had better not tell anyone or bother me about this!" Chey ordered the two of us.
I saluted him, and Howl did his best to mimic me. He only got a front paw up to his ear, but the wolf made a valiant effort.
I confirmed that I would take Chey as my warden, and the centaur flashed with light. His body shrank down, but something strange happened to his face.
"What the heck is going on?!" Chey asked from a horse's mouth.
Chey had lost his horse body to have an average human one,
"I will send you back, but things will be different this time, so we will just wait for you to collapse the rings. We will just be in the way," Chey explained to me, and I understood what he meant.Chey had drawn a line in the air with his finger, and a white line had appeared. As it did, the gate back to Sagittarius's ring opened up to show the area that we had left from."What do you mean that things are going to be different?" I asked before I walked through the Astral Gate."Carnage was only playing with you before because he was much stronger than you. Now you will be near or equal to his power, so he won't be as timid this time around," Chey explained, and that made sense."Okay, but is there anything that I need to do after I kill Carnage?" I asked, but Chey shook his head."No, you just need to remove the stain, and we can all leave this accursed place!" Chey growled but then shifted back into his horse-man form with surprise.Howl s
"What are you doing here?" I asked Nushi in confusion."You disappeared from everyone's senses, and this was the last place that I could find any traces of you. The moment I got here, these three spit out a portal, then you followed.That still didn't explain why she was red. The only other Rank E Demons were Nixi and Beeno, but they were both a darker shade.I looked over at the other three that had come from the rings with me. They all looked to be in rough shape, but I guess we all had to be thankful we were alive.I was about to ask about the rings as I tried to sit up, but there was a flash from behind Nushi. Libra appeared from the light, but her body had changed.[Finally! I feel like I can finally breathe again!] Harold cheered in my head.That caused me to grin as I looked at Libra, whose breasts were no longer the size of basketballs. While I liked how she looked before, these cannons would be easier to play with.Libra walk
The rings were a side note for now, and I still had many places to visit."Grog, there are two large cocoons in the ground. I want you to carefully remove them and then take them back to the Keep. Take these three people with you, and make sure to explain who they are," I instructed Grogvel.Chey had quilted down after he finally realized that he wasn't going to die. The others had been silent the entire time, but I was going to get to the next."Dani, the girls, will help you, but find Lidy, and she will get you something to eat. That reminds me, good lord am I hungry! Nushi, Howl? Can we get going?" I asked Nushi, but she instantly became distracted.The mention of my talking pup made Nushi's eyes get big as she finally noticed Howl. The woman completely ignored me and walked over to scoop up Howl off the ground."Unhand me, Demon Woman!" Howl squeaked out, but then his face was smashed into Nushi's lovely red breasts.I left Nushi and How
The sun was starting to creep out of sight now that we had made our way down into the crater. The city was filled with the sounds of people shouting and laughing."Do you know where we can find food and a place to eat?" I asked Nushi as we walked down a dirt path.Demons were walking around us, and they were all staring at us in wonder, but none of them spoke to us. It was hard to tell if they were ignoring us or we were just scared to talk to us."Yes, we just have to ask anyone, and they will point us in the right direction. I could just dig it from someone's head, but it would be better to announce ourselves," Nushi explained, and then she reached out to touch a Demon that was passing by.The woman's reaction was much different than I would have expected. She was terrified, and the dark blue-skinned woman looked at me with a pleading look."Lord, I have done nothing wrong!" The woman cried, and Nushi let go of the woman with large eyes and a hor
I took a bite out of the meat stick, and my mouth was hit with a sweet but gamey and rich taste. The meat was not what I had expected, but I was hungry, and the meat wasn't that bad."What do you think of the meat?" The Demon woman that had handed me the food asked me, but I put up a finger to get her to wait.The meat was chewy, and there wasn't much fat on it, so I was trying to empty my mouth before speaking."Not horrible, but a bit chewy. Still, I was starving, and the sweet sticky sauce that you put on it is perfect!" I explained after I was finally able to swallow the meat."Yes, the Gnoll tends to have a bit of a weird taste."The woman's words instantly made my mouth start to salivate. My stomach started to churn, and I had to fight to keep the food down."Are you okay?" Nushi tried to ask me, but I nodded my head yes, even though I was far from okay.The gnoll were humanoids, and the thought of eating anything human-shaped w
The building was nothing special from the outside. Most of the buildings I had seen walking through Crater City looked the same.Each of them had been poorly built from wood, but walking inside this house made me turn back around. I had to look to ensure that I was still in the same place."You looked shocked that the inside of our home doesn't match the sad attempt of a house's exterior, yes, no?"I turned around to find that Wanda was standing over by two lovely looking Demon women. I couldn't tell at first which one had spoken, but the one with long blonde hair gestured to a chair."Please, Lord, come sit down. It is an honor to have someone like yourself in our humble home! Can I fix you some tea?" The woman asked me politely, and she smiled brightly, making her eyes almost go entirely closed.The inside of the place was beautifully stained wood, and the house opened up into a sizable open concept kitchen and dining room. I could see a living r
The women mobbed Nushi and Howl briefly, but it ended quickly. Within minutes they broke away, and Thenia turned to me."What are you wanting to make?" The pleasant Demon woman asked.As she did, I became distracted, watching the kitchen knit itself back together. I had seen many strange things, but this was like watching time run in reverse.Chunks of debris down to the dust slowly started pulling themselves together. The cracks and seams of each thing sealed up as I watched.The whole scene made me forget Thenia's question and my hunger until the display was over. Also, watching the shards of glass reform to bottles as the spices stream back into them was oddly satisfying."You act as though you have never seen this before? How could you be a Demon Lord and never have witnessed Spatial Reversal Magic?" Peri asked in a slightly condescending tone, but I ignored it.Nushi spoke, which was nice because I didn't have a good answer to the quest
[View of Zack]Once the drop was closed, I looked around to ensure everyone was at a safe distance from me. Everyone was now starting to get off the ground, but some of the people still looked shaken.This wasn't Nushi's fault, but this might limit the number of people who want to join us. If this was the power of a middle-class E-Ranked Demon, I wouldn't want to know what power the higher ranks could exude.Making people want to say on the island was kind of the aim. Still, what happened was not my aim, but we didn't really need to be taking more.I activated my Fire Pact and rose into the air, closing my eyes. I could feel Nushi's presence southwest of me, the direction of home.[Nushi is back in the Keep in her own room.]Hearing Harold's voice spooked me, and my eyes snapped open. I had so many things on my mind that I had forgotten that he had access to a map of most of the island.'Thank you. The people seem to be o