Chapter 10

“This is absurd!” said Osfor

“But I am telling you it is what I saw. No one should be capable of replicating your spell…with the exception of Asura…” Said Greetman

“I agree…I was there too and saw it myself right before me and Ousay could even partake in the battle. He used your disintegration spell and managed to pushback that damn devil lord.” Said Takeda

“I think it is the result of that experiment. If you think about it the man responsible over the death of Asura said so himself. They found a way to activate it…but why did they help in the fight? Is it possible that they thought the invasion was somehow not beneficial to them? Anyway we must not let this escape our notice. This is the lease we could do.” Said Osfor.

The three of them were sitting in a guest room for inside the palace of the king of Alikh. The decoration in there was rather plain as you could even see things fare more beautiful at some rich noble’s houses.

However the King of Alikh was never one to care for appearances and appeasing the crowd.

“Where is Ousay?” said Greetman

“He is probably back at some tavern drinking himself to death. He seems to not have taken the order given by Gaz-sama to not fight the demons once our forces had arrived.” Said Takeda

“He is still sulking over that? It’s been almost a month! but well I can’t blame him. He came here to look for a fight and was rather envious that Greetman got to test the mettle of that Devil lord alone.” Said Osfor.

“That thing was absurdly strong…never in my life had I seen something capable of taking a hit of both my blades while I was at full strength and rise back as if it was nothing…although Ousay is fast. He is not strong enough to handle the weight of that thing’s blows.” Responded Greetman with a sulking face.

“To think that things like that still exist…I really hope that whatever sent them here decided to truly just give up on the invasion…to forfeit a fight like that with but the appearance of that person wielding the same eye as Asura makes me question myself on how truly strong that eye really is…” said Osfor.

“It matters not, now we will be needing to clog that passage, if the demons ever do try to infiltrate again it will mostly be via that passage…I think using a few earth mages would be enough to rise a strong and fortified barricade to stop them from advancing.” Said Greetman

“No, we will be needing to create something of equal power. Did you not hear the reviews of the people that were there first? That blasted devil destroyed towers with a single strike. Even more so this was but a recon party sent for scouting if they decide to do a full scale invasion I don’t think a makeshift wall of stone would stop them.” Said Takeda

“Well Takeda, you are a master at barrier magic, could you not replicate this wall? If given enough time that is, even Asura managed to rebuild it in but few moments” answered Osfor with a mocking tone

“Humpf, that wall is the reason I took my specialty it is to be able to one day replicate barriers and protection fields of that caliber. I can set up an S class barrier but it is not enough. If given time and help from other mages an SS one could be risen in a month time…but an SSS barrier like that one is impossible for me. I have not the singleness clue on how it was formed, what is the text involved in it and what was the source that is providing it with power. Asura was able to read the text and rebuild it but I am sure that even he was unable to understand the meaning behind whatever was written in there to protect the people.” Said Takeda.

“Let us of the past…we need now to reinforce the border so tha-“but before Greetman could finish his statement Midorikawa entered the room with a look of fright on her face.

“The Wall!! The wall is being rebuilt! The barrier is being reconstructed by one single man who the hell is he?!!” said Midorikawa

Everyone knew of this girl she was silent most of her childhood and rarely cared for anything she was quiet and always lived in her own world. So seeing a look of fright on her made the three masters sitting inside all stand and leave the room heading directly toward the wall.

They left the palace without notifying anyone and were only witnessed leaving by few maids and servants.

Once they reached the courtyard a small aircraft was waiting for them. It looked like a blimp that was empowered with crystals filled with magical energy. The blimp took off at a frightening speed heading toward the barrier.

It took a few hours of travel to get there passing through valleys and mountains , they passed through several cities that were equipped with means to destroy flying aircraft but were not even targeted due to the insignia of the Alsian kingdom on the blimp. The fact that Alsa is here to aid Alikh in this time of need is deemed honorable by the populace and they would only wonder at why would something like this pass by them at this speed.

Once they had reached the breach passing by the fortress where the last stand was fought they could still see the aftermath of that fight. The land turned corrupt and was quarantined in several places where fire magic was constantly being casted by mages to fully destroy the blight and miasma that the devils had spread and tainted the land with.

They then soon landed and headed directly toward the wall. If one was to see the look on the four heavenly demons they would shake in fear.

Anyone standing in front of the huge broken gate would be able to see far into the blighted lands. Unwholesome and dark with tainted soil and a darkened sky, it would send shivers down the spine of any that watched.

In front of the gate was a gathering of people, from the uniform it was about a few dozen Alikhian officers and soldiers and more than forty agent of the Organization all wearing black suits.

There was a kid amongst them this kid however was facing the breach using enormous amounts of energy to try and repair the barrier.

“What is the meaning of this” Said Greetman and to his statement all those guarding the breach

But was surprised to see most soldiers drawing their swords and taking a defensive posture.

“Seize them!!” said an officer and seconds later the four heavenly demons were encircled by the soldiers and a number of the organization agents.

“What the hell are you doing? You know full well that your meager strength is not enough to stop my wrath!” said Greetman

An agent of the Organization then approached saying

“Well Mr. Greetman it seems that you and your party are wanted for murder.”

“What! This is absurd remove your men or you will feel true murder!”

“I am sorry Mr. Greetman but we are acting based on orders if you are proven not guilty then you shal be set free”

“And who is this person that we are accused of killing” said Osfor

“Well he-“but before he could finish the kid facing the breach said

“Finally finished! Damn that took a lot of time.”

The same officer ignored the ones in front of him and said to the young kid

“Oh Wonderful Jamie. We are now sure that those things won’t be invading anytime soon.”

Once the group of four heard that statement they all looked at the now active portion of the barrier

The damn kid repaired it.

The kid then hastily rushed toward the group of four and happily said

“Oh they are the heavenly demons of Alsa!”

The boy had average height with short brown hair a small nose and a round face with a very slim physique almost malnourished. However his right eye Shone gold. The entourage of his eye was almost bruised as red veins showed under the skin around it.

“Cut the crap kid and give back what is not yours” Said Greetman

“No, no, no, Mr. Greetman this kid belongs to us now, and that eye was never yours to begin with. It was too our property…we only misplaced it for some time and now it is back to us…although in a different form” Said the officer as if mocking Greetman who is now seething with rage. Not only had this man the gal to insult his dead disciple he even dared to claim the boy to be but a property, a tool for their usage. Greetman never felt such hatred before and began releasing his presence. To which he was surprised to see that he was unable to exert any power.

“What the hell is happening…I can’t move my body” Said Takeda.

“Blood paralysis…this is my spell” Said Osfor with a tone full of hate.

“Yes indeed it is yours and look how wonderful it is that I am able to cast it on all four of you. I often wondered how strong the heavenly demons truly are but in only one month time I managed to understand all of the secrets this eye had and even managed to develop more advanced version of magic. The one who had this eye was unworthy of its power.”

“You damn brat!” Roared Greetman as he began to put more power in his muscles using buffs to reinforce himself and cleansing himself from the spell casted on him. Yet it only caused him pain once the boy used more mana.

“I have unlimited mana to control and I can keep you all in this state indefinitely. I can even kill all of you right now, but it seems that I won’t be needing that. You have been accused of murder you see. The murder of the King of Alikh, Ardous Elior”

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“Holy shit, holy shit, and holy shit!!!” literally I am so screwed right now. I thought that I would be able to outrun the damn things but it seems that they can FREGGING FLY!!

Do you guys ever tried to kill a cockroach with a sandal, and then got surprised by it flying directly toward your face! I mean it is the same damn thing minutes ago it was docile and waiting to be killed but the moment it opened its wings THE SHIT GOES DOWN FO REAL I mean seriously unnatural and unexplained fear would grab you and you just start screaming and shouting profanities and cursing the one responsible for these transforming hideous creatures.

Well I am in the same state although my ‘cockroaches’ are a few times bigger than your normal ones. And are disgustingly fast. I think the ones that I saw that day were only strolling as even while I am right now running like my life depended on it and it actually did they still kept chasing me.

Why the hell did this happen? I thought that one strike would be enough to kill it but that did like no damage what so ever. Feeling that my body is going to tire out soon and that the pursuit was not relenting I decided to strike again. I slowed down a bit and waited until one of the beetles jumped at me whilst it opened its mouth.

I stopped for a moment and jumped backwards dodging the incoming chomp and shot an uppercut to the abdomen of the thing. This time success. The damage I did was enough to kill the thing instantly.

However this only made the beasts hiss louder and encircle me.

This situation turned very sour as their loud hissing and screeching was very distracting. I can’t think of a way out. But amazingly they all turned at once and began to fly away.

“What the hell is going on here?” I asked myself only to be able to find out the answer soon enough.

Another horde of buffalos was running a bit far from here but somehow I sensed them and the beetles did so too. I think that they believed that I was a meal not enough to satiate their hunger and would have a better and more fulfilling delicacy going after that horde. I actually felt sad that I was ignored and considered not worth eating… I think that my flesh would only taste good to those of a serpentine blood…

Anyway looking back at the lone corpse of the beetle I just killed it was luckily a male.

I looked at its carapace and noticed that the exterior part of it the one that is protecting its back is very thick.

I used earth shattering smash again on the dead corps and received the same result. Nothing not a god damn scratch…

Well anyway now that the mission was accomplished I need to go back…wait a second...it took me a day and a half to get here and lost half a day trying to escape from these things… I even ran in the opposite direction of the mountain…holy crap I need to run back and fast.

I flipped the damn thing and grabbed it by the back and began running toward the mountain.

If I had kept the same pace I would never make it. Although this thing is heavy I was still able to run even faster than I did the first time I ran here. It took me but a day’s journey and few more hours to get there. I was late for the appointment but I hope that he can forgive me.

“You are late” Said Drakhsis that was lying near the lack and with a joyful tone too.

“I am sorry but there were some complications…”

“However tell me why did you not ask for direction and where to find those things before you went like a madman running all over the place? Also you should know that there is a passage out of this mountain and even faster than running all the way to the top of it and then descending back.”

There was something like that?

“Oh and yeah I gave you that time limit because I knew that it would be difficult for you to catch it in one day time and one more thing…there is a nest north of the mountain and is much closer than where you traveled…”

I feel like I was trolled.

“It is but your own mistake for not asking first.”

“Well tell me oh great dragon then why do you need this thing?”

“Well let me show you.”

The dragon then rose up from his laying position and walked toward the carapace every step was heavy and would lightly shake the earth.

He then turned over the monster and snapped its very large horn with his claws.

The thing looked like a twig compared to his big hands but he then grabbed it and began cleaning his teeth with it.

I stood there shocked for a moment until a white piece fell from his mouth. It was a white scale probably from the time he bit on the neck of Arvion.

“Ah finally I got rid of that damn thing. It was bothering me for days…Why do you look surprised Youngling…do you not know how strong are dragon scales…it is quite annoying to have to suffer through that discomfort especially when my own claws are too big to get rid of something like that.”

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“…you really sent me all the way there to get you a toothpick?”

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The dragon did not answer

“Why didn’t you do it yourself? You could have gotten any of them in no time looking at how strong you are”

“Humpf, you seem to have forgotten something. I subconsciously release massive amount of pressure if I leave the mountain range every creature will feel the weight of my presence and would hide. And those damn thing would dig deep underground that the only way to get one of them would be to blow it up. It would only destroy their horns that way though.”

“Okay… now that you mention it…It seems that your presence really is still active but I am no longer susceptible to it.”

“That is also a part of your training. I have been releasing it throughout the days and you have bathed in it that you can no longer feel its weight. It is a teaching that many of my brethren used on their disciples to teach them the way of dragons.”

“You have brothers?”

“Yes I do. I have many but this place is not permitting me to go and see them…Ah how I miss the old days where I was showered with gifts from the dwarves , that my name was sang by a elven maidens and was respected by beastkin…I miss the days where I soared the skies and ‘argued’ with kingdoms…”

I think you meant destroyed but that is none of my business

“I want that.” I said

“What is it Youngling?”

“I want to know, I want to see…”

I thought about my next words and said

“I want to see the real world I really do. Yes, I want to see the world you speak of. I want to meet the elves to see the dwarves and converse with beast men I want to see what no man had seen. I want to be free from this prison to live in a world where none could judge me and none would challenge me. It is a lot of requests and a goal that may be simple and naïve but it is something I truly want.

“But do you know what that means?” said Drakhsis.

“Yes I do. It will mean that and entire race will have to be destroyed for my own and selfish desire.” I replied

“And you still want to do it?” asked Drakhsis this time with a serious tone.

“Yes I do!”

“Hahaha. Then so be it! However you still need to clear the crucible. So let’s start the real training.”

“Oh yea I still have a question” I said

“What may it be?”

“You said that I would need to clear the crucible right, but how can I even go in if the access point is back at quietus?”

“The crucible is everywhere and anywhere. It matters not if we are in the Void or the fallen world or even the true world. The crucible is made by the overseers to see the real mettle of you feeble humanoids. It will take a hundred and fifty turns before it will rise and it will rise here too and back at the fallen world. But you will not leave until you had finished your training. If you do not accomplish it then you will wait here with me for the second time it would rise.”

“Won’t that be thirty years from now?” I said

“Time has no meaning for us dragons. So let us begin. I will teach you an art that was forgotten, an art that would make you take the essence of a being of great power into yourself. It will make you possess the strength of this existence.”

“You mean I could become a dragon and… like breath fire!!?”

“Ugh…not a dragon, just the aspect of it…and not only the power of dragons…if mastered right you can even use the aspect of what resides in you. Be it God…or Devil”

To be continued...