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I want to thank you all for sticking 10 chapters with my fan fic (it is 10 chapters if you include the 2 prologue chapters). I would appreciate any form of feedback, be it either in the comments section or as a private message. I know there are some typos, but I am looking more for a feedback of: are the chapters long enough... how is the plot pace... do the characters develop or are they too shallow..

Thannks again and here is the 8th chapter.

Chapter 8: Eyes of the Void

Aleg and Gavro walked out of the tent, leaving the two women to themselves. They reahed the magical protection circle and stepped over it. You could suddenly hear the hooting owl demons and howling wolves. Also sometimes a yellow glowing pair of eyes was to be seen and then disappeared.

Gavro turned towards Aleg and started to explain, how the technique would work:" The special technique I am going to teach you now is called Eyes of the Void. The basic principle behind it is to create a Void in your soul, which is similar to a black hole. Only the exposed soul cores get pulled in though. Here is the tricky part how do you create a void space in your soul and why is it being absorbed through the eyes.

The last part is easy to answer since the eyes are the windows to the soul. For example when you stare deeply into someone's eyes you can tell what the person is sometimes thinking, feeling or when the person is lying. Thus when the Eyes of the Void are activated your whole eyes turn pitchblack, like the broken windows of an abandoned dark house."

-" Am I still able to see through my eyes, if they are pitchblack?", Aleg asked.

"Yes, your eyes will function normally, but all your emotions disappear, when the technique is activated."

-" That means I can use that technique for other means, than absorbing souls?"

" Theoretically speaking, yes. If you have to do something that makes you feel very uncomfortable or if you can not endure it, then you can activate it to protect yourself from any emotions and any emotional harm. Basically, you turn into a human, that only follows his rational thoughts.", explained Gavro ," now to answer the question on how to create the void space in your soul. All you have to do is kind of combine the fiery thoughts with the icy ones in your mind like, the wrath you feel with the Pain of the Tormented combined with the feelings you had while being opressed by your older brother Arnold. Another approach that might help you is revenge is the best, when served cold."

Aleg studied all the words the Old man had said one by one trying to comprehend the bigger meaning behind of it and he decided to try it out, however nothing happened.

After doing this for two hours and killing some passing wolf demons and bats, he still couldnt absorb the soul cores.

" I can not seem to balance the feelings I have, the wrath I currently feel when rthinking about some things is just way stronger than the clculative approach. Basically what I want to say I rather murder out of rage, than plan my murder ice cold up to the very small detail."

It suddenly dawned what might have caused the instability, Aleg exclaimed:" The amulet of fury was messing up my emotions!"

Gavro wondered what it was all about, but he decided to keep his mouth shut, since the technique required complete conttol about one's emotions. He only observed how Aleg took an amulet off and started concentrating.

Aleg deeply moved into himself:" He slowly touched the wrath's power inside of his mind. All the rage he had felt being bullied for years, all the oppression and in the end the wrong acccusations. God who actually signed his death by letting the King Vlad, his father, live. All those feelings almost made him impulsively shout out of anger, but then he started thinking about the ice cold revenge he could serve. He could obliterate Hell and Heavens, destroying the Slavon Kingdom and as the Ruler of all inflict eternal pain to his family  in the after life. That thought  made him shudder, since he had to prolong his revenge for ages, but once he gets his revenge it will last an eternity."

It made "Click" in Aleg's mind. Aleg continued thinking:" I came to a conclusion. It does not matter how I get my revenge be it through a hotblooded massacre or an ice cold plan, the only thing that counts was to get his revenge." Aleg was finally enlightened and his eyes turned pitchblack. Eyes darker than a black hole, the  windows to his soul were shattered and you could feel being sucked in those eyes, if you stared for too long. Like an omnipotent being, that stole all your memories, life force and sanity.

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Gavro started screaming like a madman, as the knowledge about the Eyes of the Void was sucked into the pitchblack eyes of Aleg. The Eyes of the Void ripped a part of Gavro's soul core away. Finally Aleg's eyes turned back to normal after he had absorbed the knowledge from Gavro.

"Ugggh, this hurt more than expected, and there goes the technique I had developed for 30 years.", mumbled Gavro while coughing.

-" Thank you Gavro, I will keep my part of the pact, too. I promise to get as strong as possible to grant your desires.", answered Aleg.

"Stop talking about the future and check if fusing your core with other demons hurts you!", ordered the old man.

Alrg was keen on trying his new ability out nd check if it gave the promising power up, that he needed. Unfortznately they have been walking around the forest for five minutes, but nobody dared to approach Aleg, but then he heard a small bat fly around.

"Pain of the Tormented!!"

The bat was like a paper airplane in the rain. It melted down until only the core was visible.

"Eyes of the Void!"

The black mist that had been formed after killing the bat was sucked into Aleg's eyes as fast as a lightning hitting a tree.

"Hmmmmmm, strange.... I do not feel any stronger at all, the only thing I notice is I am less hungry than I was before...", stated Aleg.

Gavro hurriedly asked:" But did it hurt?????"

-" No it didnt, but it didnt make me str-"

"IT WORKKKKKKSS!", he screamed like a crazy old fool.

-" As already said, it didnt make me stronger..."

Gavro replied:" Of course it wont make you any stronger you dimwit! Even if you killed fifty million bats mindlessly, there is nothing to learn from such a weak opponent. You only get stronger through defeating equally strong or stronger opponents. Only then it is worth to absorb the soul, the weaker soul cores just serve to still your hunger!"

-" That explains it, I guess.... That means time to find stronger demons..."

"No hurrries, you know the tehnique now, and it is like 1 in the morning, plus I am tired from having a part of my soul core forcibly ripped away. I have to rest now.", said Gavro while starting to walk back direction tent.

Aleg agreed and started walking back with Gavro:" It is not like I will get my revenge tomorrow. Small steps one by one make you reach the goal. Take big steps and you fall down, never being able to stand up again."

They reached the tent and a beautiful scent was flying in the air. " mhmmmmmm, this smells like stew!", stated Aleg and Gavro simultanously.

They rushed into the tent seeing two beautiful maidens waiting for their husbands to arrive back to eat their cooked food. Obviously they were not married and none of the maidens paid any attention to Gavro. The only thing that counts is the imaginary thought.

Heartily they ate the whole stew until the pot was empty and Aleg declared it to be the best stew he had eaten in his whole life.

Annie thought:" Yes! Step one of my plan is progressing as expected."

Leila answered Aleg:" Thanks dear, I cooked this stew with all my love to you while Annie prepared the ingredients."

It was actually the other way around, but all that Annie did was squint her eyes looking at Leila maliciously. She didnt dare  to make another scene in front of Aleg, because she knew too well about the irritated state of Aleg caused by her clinginess and jealousy.

"Tonight I will let it slide, Leila, but be prepared tomorrow. Mwahahahagaha!", thought Annie. A woman's jealousy truly is a frightening feeling.

After finishing their dinner they all went to sleep in separated areas of the tent. It was like a small room for everyone of them and walls being thin leather.

Leila obviously noticed that Annie let her slide that small lie and even though she promised Annie to not lay a finger on Aleg, the seduction was just way bigger.

" She let that lie slide, that can only mean this is the most advantageous night for me, since she wouldnt dare to make a scene in front of Aleg again. Not so soon after he had scolded her.", assumed Leila, while changing into a sexy black night gown with frills, that showed her  bare breasts," I am prepared for you Aleg, time to have my way with you."

Leila sneaked into the room of the half awake Aleg.

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