Grand Road, near Ciara Citadel

*HUFF**HUFF**HMPH*

*HMPH**HUFF*HMPH*

As demon general Goro was running at his full speed, his pursuers were also giving their all, so the result was…

*BOOM**BOOM**BOOM*

*SISH**SWISH*

*GET HIM!*

*BOOM*

*SWISH*

*BOOM*

Countless potholes now lied on a road that was once deemed to be the best road in the whole continent, well…the demon general didn’t gave a damn about the road, so he dodged every spell and weapon that was thrown at him, but dodging spells and weapons wasn’t enough, so he casted one of the least used spells in his arsenal…

“Evasion” he yelled, as soon as he casted the spell, his speed got doubled while smoke began to appear and erase his trail, soon he was pretty much far away from his enemies!

“It’s been a while… since I used this spell; I quite liked it when I was a teenager” Demon general chuckled as he ran.

*SWISH**BOOM*

A spell blasted the ground beneath the feet of the demon lord pushing him backwards until he fell on the ground.

“You are fast! I admit… but you can’t fly like us!” a woman spoke as she landed gently where the demon general lied.

“I know that I’m pretty popular with the ladies… but I don’t think that I was so handsome, that I would be stalked by the ladies of the upper world!” Demon general Goro smiled as he patted off the dust from his armor as he stood up.

Talking about the armor, the armor that Goro wore was a 2nd grade Hellsteel armor that was inscribed with High grade enchantment while the 1st grade Adamanthril armor that demon king wore, was the best armor in the underworld that had never seen a scratch, until the monster cat tore it as if it was a cotton vest! , now turning on to the class of equipments…all the equipment that were manufactured in this world were graded automatically by a grading system, that was created centuries ago by some first mages and was a simple process in which the equipment was subjected to a spell known as “Grade” ,that categorized them by marking them with the color of the aura they emitted when subjected to this spell and was as follows: The lowest of the low equipment was graded as 7th grade had a red colored aura, then came the 6th grade that was of ordinary quality and had an orange colored aura, then the 5th grade that was of mediocre quality and emitted a yellow colored aura, then came 4th grade that was of good quality and emitted a light green colored aura, after that came the 3rd grade that was of high quality and gave a brilliant green colored aura, then there were rumors about 2nd grade that was of excellent quality and was only described in the legends and if Grade spell was casted on it, then it would give a silver colored aura and after that came the 1st grade that was shrouded in mysteries and was described as a myth it was said that this grade equipment gave a black colored aura.

The inscription enchantments in this world were divided into 4 levels that were poor level, ordinary level, mediocre level and high level; there was also a rumor about a legendary inscription enchantment that was way more powerful than the high level. Well all that studies and research came under Appraising arts… Obviously, appraising objects by simply muttering ‘Appraise’ was just a dream for appraisers, as there was no existence of a convenient spell such as Appraise. So the mages who were appraisers were a rarity, simply because of the fact that appraising objects was a too tiring and menial job.

Now, coming back to the present, the demon general’s attempt to flee was foiled by the sudden appearance of valkyries. Valkyries were exceptional women warriors that were deployed to eliminate high level threats .The job of valkyrie was considered to be an elite job amongst many warrior jobs, only women were allowed to join it and the requirements to advance to that job were pretty high, so every female warrior in the continent wanted to get this job.

“I’ll be lenient and give you girls a chance to flee…” the demon general proclaimed.

“I’ll be lenient and keep your head intact.” The leader of valkyries replied as she swung her war hammer.

*YAAAAH!*

*BOOM*

A large crater was created on the ground by the impact of the hammer.

“It seems like that hammer is too heavy a burden for your frail hands!” the demon general laughed as he dodged the attack.

*BOOM**CLACK*

*ARRGH*

The demon lord yelled as his chest got hit by the hammer.

“It seems to me like someone is getting too cocky!” The valkyrie replied as she swung the hammer again.

*GRRR*

“You created a dent on my beautiful armor… Now I’m angry!” the demon king yelled as he threw the ordinary battle axe he was holding.

“Bone Slasher... appear!” a huge black battle axe appeared out of nowhere, in the hands of Demon general Goro, its jagged blade looked dull while its handle was wrapped by chains! A dark aura was emanating from it giving it a sinister feeling.

“Now Die!” the demon general roared as he leapt towards the leader of the valkyries.