Prologue
The Final Battle
I open my eyes to a dimly lit room, only few candles was emitting light in the room. Looking around I got bored instantly, the only thing worth looking at was the double doors leading out the room. After getting tired of looking at the door I closed my eyes again.
After shutting my eyes I started to feel the wind blow around me, and could smell fresh air. It was like I was outside. Opening my eyes again I was now standing an open field with flowers that seems to spread for an eternity. Only one person is capable of doing this. “What do you want?”
“I just want to talk.” I turn around to face the voice. Standing there was a beautiful woman with pointy ears, her hair was golden blonde hair and her eyes was sky blue. She wore a pure white robe that only enhance her beauty. But that’s to be excepted from the elf goddess Athena. I was the complete opposite of her. While she’s a goddess that people praise for beauty and wisdom. People would away run from me the moment they saw me. I can’t blame them I look exactly like a demon I have the horns and glowing red eyes, also I have a history of destroying towns and villages.
“Really? You just came here just to talk? Last time I check you guys try to kill me and you also created a weapon specifically design to kill me.”
“Listen, I know we had our difference but you’re one of us, you don’t have to stay here anymore, you belong up here with us.” She reach her hand out for mine while wearing a gentle smile on her face. Most people would’ve definitely fell for her charm, but she not fooling me I know if go up there I would be forced to live by the other gods rules, and I’ll never be able lay my hand on earth again.
“Sorry, but I like it down here, But don’t worry once I’m done down here I will come and pay all of you a visit.”
*Boom* A loud sound erupted from nowhere causing the entire garden to shake fiercely.
“I see your champion has finally come to visit me. I turn away from her to leave the garden.
“When, when will you stop?” Looking back at her she had slight sad expression on her face.
“I’ll stop once this world submit to me.” After saying that she faded away. The garden vanished along with her, replacing it with the same dimly lit room.
*Boom* *Boom* the castle was shaking fiercely if this keep up I doubt this place will hold up any longer.
“So noisy.” I muttered, completely unconcerned about the battle that was happening just outside my door. “Seriously how I’m supposed to get sleep through this commotion?”
“My lord! My lord! The hero his army and is here!” Busting through my door a fat old man came running to me. He was completely out breath falling straight on his face once he reach me.
“I know, the explosions kind of gave it away, but tell me, why did you abandoned your post.” The man face turn pale once he looked at me I guess he finally realize that he made mistake coming here. He threw his body down on the ground and bow to me.
“I-I’m sorry my lord! I thought it was best to warn you about them.”
“Really? You sure didn’t come here to save your own skin?”
“N-No sir I would never do that.” Still bowing his head he started sweating profusely. Really how pathetic, while most creatures will run away from me the moment they see me. Crazy ones like him will come along every now and then and beg me turn them into demons just so they gain more power. “It doesn’t matter you serve your purpose.” I raise my hand up to the man face. The old kept annoyingly begging me for his life.
“It’s over Demon king!” just as I was about to kill the old man a small army of knights bust into the room. Four people led the army they each had their own unique gear on, the one that leading the charge was a man clad in heavy amour, from head to toe there wasn’t a single part of him that wasn’t cover. The man next to him wore light leather amour with a black cloak to cover his face. Behind the cloak man was a green hair female elf wearing a gray robe that cover her whole body. Then there was the hero himself, of course he was a handsome fellow, a trademark of all heroes. His amour was metal shining probably some spell to protect from him me.
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“Aw, so you finally come to stop me?” I’ve been keeping track of the hero progress and this one is different from his predecessors. Unlike the others he didn’t rush here to stop me in fact he took his sweet time to get here even though he clearly knew where I was at the whole time.
Looking at the old man who was still shivering near me I decided I test the hero power. “If you want to run away go ahead.” Looking up at me the man had a confuse expression on his face. I guess he thought I was going to kill him, and well, he thought right. But he still might be useful for one more thing.
“I can really leave?”
“Go ahead, I’m pretty sure the hero will spare you. But if you leave now you’ll never get want you came here for.” Holding my hand out I reveal a black crystal. The old man look at the crystal, greed was written all over his face as he reach for the crystal in hand.
“Stop!” The elf girl yell out the old man “if you take that crystal you’ll become nothing more than a demon!”
The old man hand was hovering over crystal like he was debating whether to take it or not.
“I can see that you’re having second thoughts. But let me ask this, did you really come this far just to give up? Remember all the people that you back-stab and betray to get here. Your reward is in front of you, are you really going refuse it now?
“No.” Finally snapping out of it he takes the crystal out of my hand.
“Stop you don’t know what your doin-“
“Shut up!” The old man snap at the elf. You’re just afraid, you’re all just afraid of me having more power than you! With this none of you will be able to look down on me again.” Crushing the crystal in his hand black mist erupted from it. It circle the man changing into four legged horn beast.
The old man rob himself of his own humanity. Now he’s nothing more than a pet to me. Was he really that desperate for power?
“Damn you!” The hero shouted at me.”
“You can’t blame me for this. I let the man choose his own fate, and he pick power over salvation. ”
Waving my hand I signal the monster to attack the team. Jumping in the air the monster lunge straight at them. Using his shield the amour man stop the beast from impaling him, Which gave the cloak man enough time to fire a few arrows at it all of them got stuck in the beast head. Still not relenting the beast cock his arm in a wide arch getting ready to attack the amour man. Putting more strength into his shield he threw the beast backward.
Realizing that it won’t be able to harm the amour man, the beast change its target to the cloak one. Sucking the air around it the beast held it head back to gather all the oxygen it could get, than with one blow black fire erupted from his mouth heading straight for the cloak man. The explosion created smoke cloud that cover the room.
That was a pretty good attack for an old man. But I knew that attack didn’t kill anyone, those four are humanity finest they won’t go down so easy. An arrow appear from the smoke in landed in one of the monster eyes, struggling to get the arrow the monster started to panic, which gave the amour man enough time to cut its head and finish him.
The little army of knights in the background started to cheer after the beast was beheaded. Still sitting on my throne I joined in on the celebration and started to clap for the heroes’ victory. “Not bad, not bad at all.” Of course I excepted this I just wanted to test them. But want bother me was that neither the elf nor the hero entered the fight they both watch while their comrade fought. Hell none of them even attack me when enter my throne room. Usually the hero will charge at me shouting something about me killing is one loved one or something. Is this hero a coward? No, Excalibur would never choose a coward to wield it. He probably just saving up all his strength for his inevitable battle with me.
“I guess I’m up next.” getting up from the throne I walk towards the hero and the knights. “It would be rude if I kept you waiting any longer. Now than, let’s begin.