Inside the underground cave, Antonia flew out of the lake and immediately took up Xenados.

“Mom?”

“Don't worry honey, it's gonna be fine”

Antonia tried to hide the fact that adventurers are coming to attack. Although she was saved by Xenados from the hands of death, she still won't allow her son to face up against adventurers. Also considering that these adventurers are able to safely reach the lake proves that they at least have the strength of a B rank adventurer.

But contrary to her expectations, Xenados stopped her on her tracks.

“Mom, we don't need to run”

…

Antonia wanted to say something but Xenados has some kind of aura exuding from his body. That aura made her feel warm, made her trust everything her son says. Though she wants to hide him and make a sacrifice, something inside her stopped those thoughts.

With a smile Xenados directed his vision towards the lake.

“”

Following his silent mutter two dark portals appeared beside him. From those two beings appeared.

With a body like that of a smoke, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of something similar to a tornado. The two beings exude an aura of death. Suddenly two bright lights showed on their blank faces, the two lights formed something like eyes as the two looked towards Xenados.

Seeing the frightening beings that she knows nothing of appear out of nowhere Antonia wanted to pull Xenados into her embrace to protect him but she was signalled by him to stop.

((We shall follow our lord's commands))

Two inhuman voices leaks out of the two beings nonexistent mouths as they look towards Xenados.

“Then I order the two of you to kill whoever appears out of the water. Make sure they suffer, torture them if you will, but ensure that they don't approach ten meters of me and my mother. Also keep at least one alive, I need to drink blood”

((Yes milord))

Xenados nodded in approval but for some reason he felt that the two beings were… happy and enjoying this.

As if answering Xenados’ thoughts the two spoke in unison once more.

((As expected of our master, to enjoy the suffering of others, kukuku, this is gonna be fun))

Finally Xenados understood a bit, these familiars they more or less came from the void. As such their inherent nature is the same. Since they lowered their heads to him, he should be able to see their status no matter how much stronger their soul may be compared to his.

“”

Once again the status of the two beings appeared before him, displaying themselves as the status of a game character on a screen.

Name: (None) Race: Shade(Void Spirit) Class:Mythical Rank: C Level: 1 Unique Skills:

~~~~~~~~~~P.O.V Change~~~~~~~~~~

After using earth magic to open up a cave we entered the hole to find that there’s something like an underground cave.

This is obviously how those two monsters survived, kukuku, if it's this place toying with that demoness would be a lot more fun.

Just seeing the anguish on her face when she realizes that she's trapped here, serving us until we're satisfied.

Ahh~ I can’t wait!

There’s the opening, okay time to start, kukuku

“Okay demon, strip down and beg if you don't want your little dhampir baby dead!”

Guess that would be enough now then-

“ahhh!”

What? Just as that scream came another followed.

“nooo!”

“Magic, use magic now!”

Looking at my two companions who are screaming in agony I found that behind them are two ghastly monsters.

Lumps of black smoke that makes an outline of a human and that lower body that's like a mini tornado.

(kuhahaha! These humans aren't even good to be called a warm up!)

(Calm yourself! The Lord has ordered us to torture them but he wants to keep at least one for satisfying his thirst)

(The lord does have Vampire blood after all)

The two monsters just floated there talking to each other, as if we didn't exist. How could I accept this? let me show these beast how a mage fights!

“!”

A fist sized ball of red flames gathered on my hand and shot towards the monsters.

“Take that!”

The ball of flames flew towards the monster but… eh?

“It-”

(Something like that would not be able to even make me itch)

The monster that got hit by the fireball wasn’t fazed by the attack… could this be one of those legendary ghost? I mean… then does that mean.

“Eek don’t come closer”

I’m just a low level adventurer and the sole reason I got here is because of the…

“Ha! You think that I’m afraid of you? Cower in front of this!”

I stood up and took out a medallion from my bag, this is an anti-monster totem, though it’s a medallion the one who gave me this told me that it’s a totem. Well I don’t care as long as it works. The reason our band of low level adventurers are able to go deep into the dark forest is because of this item.

“You think that you can come closer ha! Let’s see you tr-”

Although I used the item, why?

“How...”

((Something like that is just trash))

The monsters said, their voice was cold as ice but it felt like they were mocking me. But I understand, no more than that why?! Why did the item not work! This was given to me by the church! This will repel any monster as long as they aren’t ranked above D. But this monster can withstand the effects this could only be…

((Don’t worry we will not kill you all, but our master will))

“Hiii! Don’t come closer! No… nooo!”

“Stop noo”

I gotta get out of here while the other two are still…

(Where do you think your going?)

“Noooo”

~~~~~~~~~~P.O.V Change~~~~~~~~~~

“Xenados what’s happening out there?”

Xenados went deeper in the cave so his mother would not see the battle between his familiars and the adventurers. He may not know the power of the adventurers but he knew that with the skills and his familiars will not lose. They may have but they are still not invincible, but Xenados knew that unless his enemies had a way to destroy the void element or at least seal it defeating his shades are close to impossible.

Powerful magics may be able to beat his familiars but Xenados had the feeling that the adventurers are weaker than they look to be.

“Don’t worry mother, it will soon be over”

After Xenados’ words the screaming that has been echoing through the cave has already died down.

“Let’s go”

The two walked towards the lake and what reflected in their eyes shocked the two. Two corpses(if they could even be called corpses) were melted into a puddle, the only way it could be seen as a corpse is the body parts like on eyeball and clothes that haven’t turned into goo.

Behind the puddles of corroded human flesh are two other corpses, this time they kept their shape but their skin is pure black. They looked to have been charred but there is no burnt smell in the air.

If one examined them closely one could see that their eyes looks like it’s been turned to coal, their eyes looked more like molten rock that dried but there are small fissures that have a faint glow of red. Their hair turned white and their corpses have dried so much that it’s like their flesh was sucked out of them leaving only skin and bones.

Xenados wanted to sigh, “Did they forget my order?” he thought but when he directed his eyes towards the lake he found that the two shades were floating beside one of the adventurers.

Unlike the other four he is still alive only… he was shaking uncontrollably he curled up on the ground his hands clutching the sides of his head. His eyes swam through the room as if looking for something, he could only be described in one word, insane.

If this were in a modern world the man would be classified as “Mentally unstable”, but his condition is far worse. He’s continuously muttering something as if his life depended upon his words.

When Xenados went closer he smelt a foul odor, he looked at the man and realized that this grown up man has soiled himself, the putrid smell of piss and feces wandered in the air.

Not wanting to smell anymore he ordered the two shades to use on the man and the air making the foul scent disappear.

((We are sorry master))

“It’s fine, now return to the void”

Xenados knew that this outcome was expected, after all his familiars didn’t have any type of restraining skills. He reckons that this was the best way they could keep someone unable to fight. As he thought about this the two shades suddenly asked.

((We wish to stay in this realm with our master))

Xenados was shocked, familiars are summoned from other realms or worlds and they would have a connection to their past world and be able to go back as long as their master allowed them to. The cases of which a familiar wants to stay in their masters world are few as even the masters would have to sacrifice a huge amount of mana to keep their familiars in their world.

Seeing the hesitation in the eyes of their master they understood the reason for this immediately.

((You have nothing to worry about master, as the [Void Master] you should be able to summon and keep any number of shades in this world as thy desires. This is only for you though as the Void has already considered you it’s master and all things of the void shall bow their heads to you))

The words from the shades shocked Xenados, he doesn’t know how much power he can control using the Void but it is once again one of the power that doesn’t match with his current state.

“Another Power I need to use moderately”

The power to summon a large number of shades and other powerful beast from the void. This could very much allow Xenados to rule over the whole continent…. No he could even start world domination. But this is all if he could stay alive.

No matter how powerful his soldiers are an army without a king would still fall, Xenados has the means but he doesn’t have the power to back it up. If he starts a campaign for world domination or march towards even one kingdom with an army of monsters from the void, who knows what kind of individuals would be attracted by his power.

As powerful as his minions may be there will always be a way to get through them. In this case, if he doesn’t have the power to defend himself that would be the end.

Also as much as he desires revenge…

“Where is the fun in making others destroy your enemy?”

Xenados has anger that he wants to let out, he wants to pay back those that made him suffer ten times more! He wants revenge and what better way than to torture, humiliate and break someone with his own hands?

“Revenge is sweetest if done with one’s own strength”

Borrowed power has many flaws and weaknesses but having absolute strength that belongs solely to oneself is a better lifeline. Xenados remembers from the the countless lives he experienced that powerful beings that can topple armies and make the heavens shake exist. And power like that is not impossible.

“No matter how long it takes I will fulfill my Revenge”

To get his revenge he will need to attain the power of a god, but as impossible as it may seem all he needs to do is get power stronger than Vincentius.

Vincentius may seem powerful to Xenados now but that’s not sure in the next ten? Hundred years? As long as he is still alive as long as he still has his soul, no matter how long it takes he will ascend into godhood and take that god’s head.

And his revenge is not something impossible, in the hundred years he came and go from Vincentius’ place he saw that there are a lot more gods that are more powerful than Vincentius.

The reason they couldn’t kill Vincentius may be due to an agreement between gods so they won’t destroy themselves, but if Xenados becomes a god then Vincentius can die, right?