Draco'nel watched as Merlo injected his blood into El, making him a demon was the first step to their plan, after he becomes one he would be fed the bodies of AE's subjects and after a certain amount of bodies has been consumed. Their lord would return to the world.As Merlo conducted his experiments on the boy, Draco'nel walked away from the church heading toward his office. He was excited but at the same time he was lonely.He had strived for this world for years and now it was finally coming to fruition, and he didn't know what to do. He would undoubtedly be killed after the revival of EA and although he had long seen that outcome. It started to settle."Scared?" Exodus asked and Draco'nel turned toward him wondering how the demon had entered since he locked the door. "I broke your door handle, don't worry. One of your lackeys is fixing it right now." Exodus sat on a chair opposite him."To what do i owe this great visit master Exodus?" Draco'nel asked."Cut the honorific's, what's
Harlow held his chest as he walked through the streets of Halestadine, he had successfully convinced everyone that he was dead and now he could live a peaceful life.He didn't want to fight demons, regardless of his system. He didn't want any of those things, he wanted to rest while staring at the sun. So he planned his death, and here he was. A free man.He walked and ran until he got to Falusha, he walked the streets and not one soul turned toward him. He had finally gained a new life and there was nothing that could top what he felt on that moment.Ever since he came to this world, he had been stricken with depression. The system he was given, 'Godlike' gave him insurmountable strength, however at the cost of knowing where his friends were and feeling their pain.His system was essentially a commander system, allowing him to guide his troops which in this case would be the other members from the cave into battle successfully. However, everything changed when Jamie died, then Gilbert
Sandstorms was all she knew, since she came into this world that was all she had seen. Unlike the others from the cave, she woke up in the Outlands. The sand had already made a cover above her. Slowly burying her.But quickly she burst out of her coffin, running for shelter and although there was nothing to see in the Outlands, she stumbled upon a small bar in the middle of nowhere.She walked into the bar, half expecting a shotgun to be pointed at her skull but to her surprise there wasn't and within the bar was a man sat behind the desk, drinking a jar of booze. "A child in the Outlands, lemme guess your clan exiled you making you put a pact on your system so you'd only be able to traverse this sandy shitstorm?""No... not really." She replied."Well that doesn't make two of us. What's your name kid?" He asked.She was twenty six, atleast that's how old she was back on Earth and although she knew she was much smaller than she was back on Earth, him calling her kid still pissed her of
Liric headed toward Inka's office with the head of Rogue who he had murdered outside the walls of Gales, "You Ink, what about the other demon. The forest one, what information could you get out of her.""Nothing, its almost as if theres a barrier that stops me from prying into their minds." Inka walked away from her chair, heading toward her an alcohol dispenser. "Well, here's another one. You have fun with that." Liric dropped the head on the desk before heading toward the door."So you still haven't let it go have you?" She asked and Liric turned back."What do you mean?" Liric pondered."Merlo... Liric. I'm talking about Merlo, the only reason your killing these demons and making me check their memories is so i can find where Merlo is." Inka sighed. "Liric, its time to let go."Liric laughed softly as Inka spoke, "Let it go? I was five when my father and mother were murdered in front of me." He removed his shirt, showing her a scar that stretched over his chest. "You know what this
Finn dropped his weapons and headed toward Sophia, he touched her cheeks and it felt real. It was real, Ander and Lagris walked toward him slowly as well with their arms outstretched. "Guys." Finn began tearing up."You big crybaby, come 'ere" Rook spoke, coming closer to Finn.[Tracking Dogs(Attack)] Ander was bite in the torso by one of Emilia's dogs and it transformed into a pile of mush, "I don't know who they are to you and i never will! But they aren't real!""I've always loved you, Sophia. I'll see you again when I'm putting my blade through Gemini's heart. For now, just bear with me."[Frost Magic: Icebreaker] A large surge of ice was pushed out of the ground, stabbing the replica's of his dead teammates. "See, now you broke them." The demon's voice spoke once more.Finn couldn't explain how he felt right now and he didn't need to, for the first time in his life he didn't try to explain or understand his emotion.[Spell Creation active][Fire Magic: Descending Sun] He held bo
It was a garden, a beautiful garden laden with beautiful flowers and plants of all natures and sizes. It was heaven on Earth, however within the world were only three beings. The boy laden with gold eyes and clothes grabbed an apple from a tree, taking a bite from it before chasing the voice of his brother. Although they were over hundreds of years old, they had the appearance of human children. They ran, played, danced and rested together and when they were done, they went back to mother.All they had known was this forest and the cave that resided behind it, it was their home. Their everything, "EA, don't do that to your brother." Mother cautioned and quickly EA apologized to his counterpart. "Do you accept his apology AE?" She asked and AE nodded."Go play in the garden then, but remember. Never leave the rose blossoms." She cautioned."Why shouldn't we leave mother? Are you hiding us from the humans because I've already seen some of them before. I know you created them so why can'
Calming jazz music played over the speakers as Finn sat there in silence, he looked around, trying his best to discern whether this was part of the story or whether it was an illusion created by another demon."You okay, Finn?" Ted asked as he wiped a glass. "Anything on your mind?""This... this is Saint Christopher's bar right? The one down in Manhattan?" Finn spoke slowly."Yeah, there's no other branches dummy." Ted smirked as he dropped a glass. "What you having a stroke or something?"Finn fell onto the chair, if this wasn't an illusion or dream. That meant... "The other world was..." His entire life back on Greatsdane was a mere dream. He laughed.He cackled, holding his ribs as he laughed. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he burst into rabid laughter, all the emotions he had felt had been a dream, all the people he had met had been a dream. But was that okay?"Whats so funny?" Ted asked as he took Finn's glass, refilling it. "Don't tell me your already clobbered from one drink?
Just like the rest of the group from the cave, Darwin had witnessed the story of AE and EA and even though now he had a better understanding of the world and the objective of the demons, he wouldn't still forgive them regardless.The scenery shifted from that of a forest to that of downtown New York, Darwin looked around as sounds he had long forgotten began booming into his ears.Cars speeding down the freeway, cars horning at other cars, pedestrians screaming at drivers, people talking, the steps of their feet reverberating as the walked through in masses. "Am I—" Darwin looked to his sides before glancing toward a building in his front, it was an acting gig he had once tried getting earlier in his life. This being well before he met Finn and the rest."Frudor and the Gates of Heaven, why am I back here of all places?" Darwin made way for the building, memories of what happened here prior seeping into his head.Earlier, An excited fresh out of college Darwin walked into this same bui
For countless miles, Exodus journeyed across the desolate expanses of the outlands. His master had tasked him with a mission to seek out those yearning to shed their weaknesses, and he dedicated months to fulfilling this daunting quest. At last, he had accomplished his mission.He walked into a structure that was within the outlands, within it were hundreds of men and women who had seemed to be losing their patience."When are you going to make us demons!" One of them shouted at the top of his lungs."You've kept us here for months! What is this, some kind of scam?!"Exodus walked toward the front where Leviathan, another one of the demons had stood. "Did any more show up?" Exodus asked as he dusted his clothes."Nope," Leviathan said as he yawned. "So are actually making them demons or are we slaughtering them?""The former Leviathan. Lord Merlo wants to test if it's possible to create an evolved demon from a human." "Why, doesn't that destroy the entire purpose of our battle?" Levia
Finn woke up on the shield of another adventurer, he rubbed his hand over his face and sat up, looking around at his surroundings. His memory was blurry and all he could vividly remember was being passed drinks until he passed out. "Hangoverrrr hurrtttss." He got up, stumbling until he got to a wall he could lean on."Good morning, Finn." Yelan greeted and Finn gazed at her momentarily before holding his mouth, stopping himself from puking on the ground."Hi... Yelan.""Fun night right? Martha made a decent amount as well, only the first round was free." Yelan wrote something on a piece of paper as she spoke."Is that so? I'm gonna go upstairs... the quicker I pass out... the better my well-being becomes." Finn stumbled as he walked toward Martha's bar."There are no spare rooms by the way," Yelan said as she worked. "Martha's rooms have been packed up for a while now.""Argh." Finn fell onto the floor, making inaudible noises as he did."By the way, there's a mission for you," Yelan u
Finn put his blade into the chest of the dragon, carving out its heart and putting it into a bag he had carried along with him."Let's introduce ourselves properly, we're Dungeon Crawl. A party of four, you already know me but I am Sophia Kingsblade, lead mage of the party and these are my party members." Sophia started."I am Ander Lagris, Knight of the group. As you saw by my earlier demonstration my strength is on par with the higher-level adventurers of the guild." Ander laughed garishly, his masculine features shining as he did."I'm Rook, Rook Withershay, I'm the secondary mage. My job is to stop and distract the enemy while Ander and Sophia deal the heavy-hitting attacks." Rook dropped his staff on the ground, wiping his face."Nice to meet you... didn't you say four? I count three. Did your fourth not come?" Finn inquired and the party looked at each other, their faces sour as they did. "He's dead." Sophia pointed toward a charred body that lay on the ground. "He was our attac
The battlefield crackled with the clash of elemental powers as Darwin faced off against Void. Flames danced gracefully around Darwin's outstretched hands, each flicker a testament to his mastery over fire. In stark contrast, Void manipulated the very fabric of space itself, compressing it to create razor-sharp edges or pushing with a gravitational force that threatened to crush his opponent.Jared, watching the unfolding battle, felt a surge of realization. "I knew it," he whispered, his eyes narrowing as he witnessed the intensity of the elemental confrontation.As flames soared and space contorted, Paige remained at Darwin's side, her eyes focused on the mysterious cauldron at Void's side. An idea sparked within her, and she swiftly reached for her trusty gun."I've got a plan," Paige declared, determination gleaming in her eyes.Darwin, enveloped in a protective barrier of swirling flames, nodded. "Do it."Paige loaded her gun with precision, the rhythmic click of the magazine echoi
"Ahh, now i see why Gemini couldn't finish you off." Valley jumped out of the wall he had been launched into, landing onto the ground with a thud, his body already having regenerated Finn's earlier attack."But still, he said he got you pretty good. How did you allow that happen if you're so strong.""You talk too much." Finn darted toward Valley and to everyone else who watched the fight, his run was more of a flicker.[Triple boost] Finn used boost, however this time onthe ground. He darted behind Valley catching the demon off guard before kicking him again into the sky. The second boost was used to push himself into the air to kick Valley higher into the air and the last boost was used to push Finn into the air above him.Finn primed his leg for a descending kick, however in an instant Valley grabbed his leg, throwing him toward the bell he had been thrown toward earlier. "You have strength however, your use of it is predictable.""Predictable huh." Finn's daggers materialized once
In the heart of the enigmatic Qinqi Forest, Roman found himself disoriented, standing beside Val, the enigmatic figure responsible for their sudden teleportation. His ability was a unique one even within his clan, it was one that allowed him to set multiple checkpoints in certain locations and instantly teleport toward them.Teleportation wasn't unheard off in their world however it was a very unique ability and the clan abilities that resembled it, were useless in battle due to their abilities conditions. However Val had no conditions on his ability, apart from a checkpoint having being open prior.Roman's immediate concern was the absence of his fellow magistrates and Liric, who were supposed to accompany them.With a perplexed look on his face, Roman turned to Val. "Where are the others?" He demanded. "Weren't we supposed to be sent to the same place?"Val, his eyes portraying a sinister glint, smirked and replied, "Seems like my ability went a bit haywire, its not the first time so
Finn ran down an open path in the cave that led to where the dragon's roar had come from. He had been eager to test his abilities but as he turned a corner and saw the large beast, his previous eagerness turned into a will to run.Beneath the dragon were adventurers who fought it, and beneath the adventurers were corpses with iron plates strapped onto their chests. Finn had seen enough death in his time at the academy but it was always awful to see such a thing, despite how much he thought he had gotten used to the sight. It was just one of those things that the body would never get used to. Finn stopped in his tracks, there were a multitude of adventurers all attacking the dragon, using their spells and weapons however their attack bounced off the colossal beast like pebbles thrown at an iron wall."That's it, I'm done!" One adventurer uttered, turning back and heading toward Finn but as he made his move to retreat the dragon unleashed a fiery onslaught that burnt him down to ash in
Emirus triggered a massive fire spell aimed directly at the titan-like entity, yet within the shadow realm, Mura orchestrated the darkness to swiftly absorb the spell the moment it was conjured. "So you're gonna be like that."Emirus dogded a punch sent toward him by the Titan, rolling over to the side of the realm. There were two ways to deal with large scale containment techniques and Emirus only had one way within his arsenal.[Scorch Magic: Molten Spearhead] Emirus placed his hands on the ground and from directly the Titan were several spearheads made out of lava, he had expected the spell to be absorbed by the darkness and his expectations were on the spot. "Using the same techniques inside my spell will get you no where, adventurer." Mura tapped her staff on the ground and several other Titans spawned from the darkness. "Kill him."Each of them charged toward Emirus and a little smirk could be seen on the face of the adventurer. "You seem to forget why I'm where i am within Vanc
The small western like doors of the bar were opened and they walked in. They looked around as they did and they sat down on the opposite side of the bar where they could see its entirety."What do you want, Sir?" The waiter walked up to them, holding a check-board in her hand."We're fine on the food, all we have are some questions." The man on of the two spoke. "Come closer." The waiter, stopped for a while before putting her head closer to the mans face. "Do you want to die with these people?" He asked and she stepped back."Darwin, you're gonna scare her to death." His companion hit his knee. "Sorry darling, we just mean. Do you want to go down with the dumb fucks in here?!""And here you are making it worse, Paige." Darwin slammed his head as he sighed. "So whats your answer waitress-lady? You gonna out the demon you guys are hiding in the back or are we going to have to tear through the building ourselves."He knows about the demon kill them!" One of the men got up, within his ar