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an illusion of mind
Chapter 39 The mind demon....

Chapter 39 The mind demon....

Zelrora is a succubus, one created personally by his majesty the demon king. While she was not a demon general she was in a fairly high position in the demon army that's why she was tasked with this mission.

Thankfully everything was prepared perfectly so that Reyna the demon slayer can't get in for at least a few minutes which was more than enough for her to complete her mission.

Succubus were considered a type of mind devil, they of course were no where near good enough as actual mind devil but they had enough mind magic knowledge to at least be able to read thoughts and find memories.

Zelrora was given a good amount of imps to take care of the prophesized hero's party, she managed to capture one of them but unfortunately she managed to escape it seemed she had a sort of mind magic resistance that stopped Zelrora from seducing her.

She had run away from the clearing she made in the mist and back to the mist, and things were going well for the imp swarm she threw at the party. they were quickly getting overwhelmed however to her shock.

The hero's party floated up into the air in a pinkish bubble before they were launched towards the clearing she made for herself.

Zelrora was shocked. Is this the goddess candidate? witnessing the the beauty of that pink energy was honestly quite enticing to Zelrora one of the prophesized hero's party members was said to have the potential to ascend to godhood, it said that the power this person wields is 'a whole new energy all together'. Zelrora personally did not believe this but seeing it with her own eyes she had to.

The pink energy was almost like magic but it had a different feel to it, it was definitely not magic, but to humans it might be mistaken as just that... simple magic, humans are too foolish to realize the amount of strength they hold with this individual they have in their numbers...

She absolutely had to seduce at least one of them if the candidate to become a god is among them!

Just when the group of alert students recovered from the fall they stood up and looked around the clearing wearily. Of course Zelrora was fully capable of killing all of them if she pleased, she did not want to. She liked to toy with her prey.

"Ah~ look at you poor humans~ You thought you escaped the swarm? You just ended up in deeper trouble~" She approached them her hips swaying from side to side seductively as she scrutinized each one of them.

They immediately grew weary turned to her their weapons raised, "Who are you?!" Arron stomped forward his sword prepared to meet any attack that comes his way.

Do they not see her horns? Ah, right she was still in her human form.

She slowly shifted horns grew out of her head her human skin turned a lavender shade of purple as she looked at them with her black eyes, her true form as a demon revealed.

"Isn't it really obvious what I'm here for~" She spoke in a low sultry and seductive tone as she leaned over her ample breasts out for them to see.

Of course Zelrora's figure as a succubus was one that any human woman could dream of having, she could seduce any man she wanted.

Arron gritted his teeth and glared at her, "Who the fuck do you take me for?!" He yelled before he lunged at her swinging his sword in a wide arc, Zelrora was quite impressed but she didn't use any mind magic to influence him so it was not surprising he managed to fight back.

She jumped back slightly dodging his swing, "Calm down honey~" She only managed to irritate Arron with her words as he lunged at her once more, it seems the others were also starting to move. Suzi slowly circled the succubus while Arron distracted her, Evelyn was too tired to do anything and Amanda's face reddened either from anger or from embarrassment at the succubus blatantly trying to seduce Arron and maybe a hint of... Jealousy...

Her aura flared the mana cloak glowing brighter as she felt the straining on her middle back increase even more but which only managed to irritate her some more.

She ran forward and shot a beam of light from her rapier at the demon who dodged and swung her claws at Arron which were met by the cold steel of his blade.

"You're the mind demon aren't you?" Arron glared down at her in disgust, "Where is Regina?!" He increased the force exerted by his blade and Zelrora took a step back letting his blade hit the ground by removing her claw out of the way.

"I have no clue who the is-" Her back was slashed by a grey claw as Suzi prepared to deliver another hit, black blood couldn't ooze out of the previous wound before another was made on her leg forcing her to kneel.

But then, "What?!" Suzi exclaimed as she looked at the wound she had inflicted, it didn't bleed at all before the succubus disappeared from thin air. Suzi's instincts flared a hand grabbed her by the head and slammed her down on the floor, Arron tried to attack the succubus but his blade was grabbed and he was countered harshly with a punch to the face. A sickening crunch reverberated as he started bleeding through the nose. A kick to the stomach forced him to let go of his sword and he was throne back.

The succubus put her foot on Suzi and smacked away an incoming beam of light which just baffled Amanda, her most powerful attack was smacked away like nothing? Ridiculous! This demon was playing with them!

Suzi got the worst of it the succubus's foot increasing the pressure on her back as the succubus kneeled down and brough her claw to Suzi's head threateningly, "All of you stop or else your friend loses her brain." A smirk etched it's way onto her face.

Arron got up groaning blood pouring from his nose Amanda froze at the threat and Evelyn stood up, she didn't participate in the fight because her mind was still exhausted from the previous stunt she pulled. Her chest heaved with each breath as she processed the situation.

Suzi stopped moving tensing up feeling the sharpness of the succubus's claw on the back of her head.

"Good~ now that we're all calm. Let's have a conversation~" Zelrora was happy that she managed to stop the idiots from moving, her task was to kill them of course but she might as well toy with their psyche before doing so.

"I have a question for all of you~" She smirked as she shifted on top of Suzi sitting down on her back keeping her claw close to the back of her head.

"If there was a wyrm charging towards an innocent group of five young people, and you had the power to prevent their death~ with a push of a button you can change the direction the wyrm is charging in. However..." Zelrora trailed off holding a finger up with her free hand.

"If you change the direction the wyrm will then be charging towards a single innocent person." Zelrora continued. The group of students was still tense ready for any attack but they considered her question.

"Would you push the button and decide the fate of that single innocent person," The succubus's grin widened her eyes scrutinizing them, "Or would you let the wyrm run over the five people?"

Amanda considered the question thinking hard about it gritting her teeth, "Oh and to make it easier for you, the single person is an evil, vile person. However... He is a changed man with a loving wife and an 8 year old daughter. So would you push the button now?" She relished in the limbo she's put them in, her eyes taking in their uncertain expressions.

"Would you deny the man his redemption and a bright and happy fate with his family while killing five people that you know nothing about? Or would you punish him for his previous actions that he regrets dearly." Zelrora was happy seeing their expressions.

"Honestly, I would push the button two times and see what would happen, because changing the direction of a charging wyrm is no easy feat." A feminine voice reverberated to the side.

Zelrora was about to say 'wrong answer' and drive her claw into the kid's skull but she froze... This was an unfamiliar voice... She didn't know who answered she swiftly turned her head in panic to the source of the voice and she spotted...

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A short woman with a truly beautiful face, she had a petite cute figure that didn't take away from her body's beauty and had medium length fluffy and curly orange hair. The woman looked at the succubus with a mischievous smirk her amber coloured eyes shone as she scrutinized the succubus. Zelrora could not move as if she was frozen under the woman's gaze. She felt exposed like she was looking right through her soul.

The strange woman who appeared out of nowhere ported strange clothing, a suit with a bowtie and a top hat on top of her head, her hands were covered by thin white gloves that fit her perfectly.

The group of students noticed the presence of the woman as well, they looked at her strangely and warily. They had no clue how she made it inside when the principal who was supposed to be surveying the place still hadn't managed to break in, but they knew she could not be trusted. She gave off a chaotic aura like she could kill them just for the heck of it.

"What? Let's continue our conversation~" She spoke her tone bubbly and innocent, "Or did you not like my answer?" She put a hand on her lips in deep thought, she was conjuring up another answer.

"Well how about this, I would press the button. Because I like changing fate how I see fit~ If the man's fate was to live a happy and regret free life then I will change that and kill him right then and there~" She giggled as she took a step forward the sound of her boots on the soft dirt echoed in the silence that she had plunged the clearing in with her presence.

The sound of her steps brought Zelrora back from her daze as she stood up warily and took Suzi with her, bringing her claw to the girl's neck, Suzi stiffened as she looked at the orange haired woman in fear. "B-Back up or the kid's head will roll. H-Haha..." Zelrora let out a nervous chuckle as she watched the woman pause her steps.

"Are you threatening me?" The woman spoke up. "Listen succubus, this group's fate is to go through the mid terms with no trouble, but you and your demon king are trying to change that." The woman looked at the demon in disappointment, "I expected more honestly, this is a lousy attempt at changing fate."

The woman proceeded with a strange motion which only alarmed Zelrora. The orange haired strange woman took off her hat and showed it's bottom to all those present, the group of students were confused by her gesture, "Let me show you a magic trick~" A mischievous grin widened on her face. She brought the top hat up and slowly put her hand through, Zelrora's eyes widened slightly as the woman's hand seemed to go deeper than the top hat was big.

The group watched with bated breath and slight confusion and fear at their friend's current predicament, Suzi wanted to yell at the woman for doing something so strange in the middle of a serious situation but she could not even breath properly with the succubus's claw poking her neck and drawing a small trickle of blood.

She rummaged inside the top hat for a few moments before she grabbed something... She slowly pulled it out and the reveal shocked everyone, a loud sound of gushing blood reverberated as Zelrora's eyes bulged almost out of their sockets the woman was holding... Zelrora's arm?

Zelrora looked at her right arm and instead of finding her claw at the girl's neck that she was holding hostage... She instead found a stump with gushing black blood flowing like an endless river, she screamed in pain as she let go of Suzi and fell to the floor clutching the stump and rolling on the floor in pain.

Suzi staggered and recoiled away from the succubus gasping for air and clutching her neck as she was finally freed from being a hostage, but the surprise kept her in place as she stared at the downed succubus who was wailing in pain.

"Tadaa~~~" The woman fully displayed the dismembered succubus arm out for all to see, black blood dripping down on the floor as she broke out into a fit of laughter. The group of students were shocked absolutely shocked as what they had just seen did not make any sense. How did that woman get a hold of the succubus's arm and not only that, how did she cut it off without her noticing and most of all... How did she bring it out from the top hat?!

Arron's jaw dropped open in shock. Amanda held her mouth stifling a gasp at the sudden turn of events. Evelyn was absolutely shocked at the ridiculous spectacle in front of her eyes.

The woman took a step forward before her body disappeared, Zelrora could not do anything in her pained and dismembered state as a gloved hand slammed her head onto the ground breaking the ground and causing a crater to appear, poor Suzi lost her footing from the force of the impact and fell to the now broken and turned to rubble floor.

"Hmm~ really disappointing." She shook her head as she stared down at the succubus who was out of breath and dazed from the attack, she was sure her brain was shaken up quite well from that hit. Zelrora clawed at the woman's arm with her remaining claw but the sharpness of her claws proved useless against... Against fabric of the woman's suit?! I can't even cut her clothes... She thought as she screamed in pain the shock of her dismemberment and the pain that came with it slightly subsided as this wasn't the first time she had a limb cut off... She regained a semblance of clarity as the woman's gloved hand lifted up from her face, but she was still shaken up by what had happened to her.

"I can't believe I came all the way here personally just to deal with this disappointment, is the principal that incompetent?" The woman looked back into the sky where the barrier was, and there bronze red eyes found her own amber ones as Reyna stared right into her with furrowed brows, the woman giggled at the sight.

"Ah~ Honestly I can't blame her, the person known as Reyna Stella is not meant to interfere with this segment of fate." She chuckled some more her demented laughter causing the succubus fear beyond what she ever felt before, she slowly turned to the downed succubus with a large mocking smirk on her face, "And you think fate just bended to your will? Ha~ a weakling like you? Oh it would never, if I hadn't come here personally, someone or something else would have interrupted you and you would have died anyways, it just won't be Reyna Stella she is an important person the grand scheme of fate."

The woman's eyes looked down on her in mockery and disgust, Zelrora lashed out...

"A-And what are you! A fucking slave to fate or whatever the fuck-" The succubus screamed out her voice gargled as she choked on her own blood, truly she was a stark contrast to what a succubus was, her beauty ruined by the cruelty of the being standing over her.

The woman had a mocking smirk on her face as she stomped on the head of the already bleeding out succubus cracking her skull slightly. The succubus screamed out in pain, "Heheheh~ serving fate would be the last thing I do~" Her giggling evolved into demented cackling at the state of the succubus beneath her.

"Simply put the outcome of this encounter was one I liked and having the demon king interfere with my fun and try to ruin the outcome." She heaved a long sigh before she continued. "Let's just say it was not very pleasing to me." She increased the pressure of her boot on the succubus's skull cracking it even more the formerly beautiful demon thrashed around clutching her sharp claws at the fabric of the woman's clothing, but it just would not tear! Not even a single rip or cut was made on her clothes.

"It's about time you die honestly, it's been really boring. Do better Venkalth Zorander." She was not speaking to the succubus but through her... The succubus's eyes widened as her breath hitched she was about to let out a protesting plea before she was cut off by the woman swiping her hand the succubus was turned into a bloody paste which was quickly wiped away as well with a second swipe from her hand.

Just like that the succubus was reduced to nothing but particles with the woman's simple gesture that was swiping her hand in the air... The group could not believe their eyes, a person that strong who was also unheard of was simply...

"Ha~ good riddance... Now for you kids." She turned her attention to the group of students who stiffened under her gaze. Her eyes lingered on Evelyn for more than Evelyn was comfortable with she averted her eyes shaking slightly, the way she just taunted and mocked the demon before it's death was just terrifying to Evelyn, but she also got a certain... Feeling from the woman and it was Mate- before she could finish her thought the woman spoke up grabbing her attention.

"Let me ask you a question." She took a couple of steps forward which caused the students to tremble in her presence.

The group had seen what she did to the demon they had to struggle with so much just to end up hostages, and she just came and played with the demon like it was nothing...

Once she was a few feet away from them, "What do you think the purpose of your existence is?" She asked curiously tilting her head to the side giggling as Arron stared back at her in defiance, "Look at that, you're quite the tough little cookie~" She stepped closer bringing her hand up which caused the whole group to panic. they had seen what the woman was capable of, and the way she went about killing the succubus terrified them to their core.

Amanda pushed Arron aside managing to overcome her fear somewhat coming in between him and the woman, "D-Don't come any closer!" She held her rapier up her mana cloak already active, but she knew she cannot do anything to the woman.

"Hahaha~ Look at you defending him like that~ It's so cute, I have to be honest~" She clasped her hands together bringing them up to her cheek as she giggled.

Amanda froze a small blush creeping onto her face, "W-What do you want?!" Amanda raised her voice feeling slightly irritated at the woman's words.

"Is the transformation coming along well?" The woman mumbled something incoherent to the group as her eyes shone while look into Amanda.

Amanda shuddered under the woman's gaze she felt like she was looking straight into her soul, something at the back of her head flared yelling at her telling her to cover herself from the woman's eyes, but she knew it would useless.

"Haha~ It's coming along quite well~" she giggled as she took a step back, "I'll be leaving now, tell your principal she's incompetent and that a stranger had to come and spare your lives from death~ Pffttt~~ Hahahaha~" She laughed out as she glanced around her at the mist.

"Ah~ right, I should probably get rid of this mist~ silly me~" The woman tapped her head sticking out her tongue as she raised a hand and in between her fingers a rectangular object appeared that disappeared immediately afterwards not giving the group of students a chance to see what it was.

afterwards the mist immediately dispersed being cut up by an incredibly fast moving object the swarm of imps were cut up as well in a gory mess, "Farewell, don't end up in the palms of any more demons~" The woman giggled causing her fluffy orange hair to bop up and down as she disappeared just like she did before, this time not appearing again.

"... What?" Arron stared off into space in confusion. What had just happened was not in their expectations but it had saved their skin from a demon thankfully...

Evelyn got a strange vibe from the woman, something familiar yet... Vague... And of course she was terrified then to notice these vibes.

Suzi was equally as confused and terrified as everyone else.

Amanda was just wary the woman's gaze had given her a bad feel... She felt exposed like secret she herself had no idea she had, had been found out... She felt exposed to that woman.