My back hurts.
My whole body hurts.
My heart is throbbing real fast.
Heck, is my soul even intact?
Not that it matters anyway.
Death seems to like me, or is it life?
“Aaaahhhh…”
Life is shitty anyway, why am I even here?
I want to die.
“Can someone please kill me?”
Hmm? There’s a road up ahead, maybe there’s someone there?
Someone with a sword or a knife, anyone with anything that can free me from this horrible life.
I jumped down to the road and walk on it for a while, there’s no one.
“This sucks…”
I don’t have a purpose in life, I think.
That’s why, aren’t I better off dead?
What does dying feels like? That moment when you know death is knocking on your door, smiling at you before taking your soul from your body.
“Shit…”
The thought of that alone send shivers down my spine, not because I’m scared, but because it excites me.
If I remember correctly, this road should have some guards on it right?
Will they kill me if I ask them nicely?
Hmm… well, there’s only one way to find out.
“This road is so dark…”
With nothing but moonlight to shine the way, wolf’s howls can be heard, not to mention some beast that’s out to hunt.
“Not exactly a time to be walking around…”
But that’s what guards are for right? To patrol the road so that no danger would come.
“Well, whatever, I’ll just keep walking for now…”
After a while of walking, it finally hits me…
“There really is no one guarding this area, is this area deserted or something? What the hell? People pay taxes for this shit? Give me a fucking break…”
“HALT!!!”
Hmm…?
I turn around, looking to where the voice originated.
A group of men with heavy equipment, are they out to hunt monsters or something?
“Wait a minute…”
Heavy equipment huh, they can kill me.
“Hehe, well what do you know…”
I approach them, can’t help but smiling with the thought that I will die tonight, on this road, this very moment…
A bit anti climatic, but what the hell.
At least I get to die.
“For breaking out of Molin dungeon, you are sentenced to death at this very moment and place!”
Bring it…
“Yes, please…”
I sit down on the ground, so that everything would be quick, no more sufferings, no more nightmare…
“Kill me!!!”
Those bastard are actually talking to each other after saying that they would kill me?
How rude…
“What are you waiting for you bastards?! Kill-“
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Ahhh….
What is this feeling?
Everything is dark…
It’s peaceful…
Is this what death feels like?
Will death embrace me this time?
Am I finally free from this horrible life?
From this curse?
Finally…
Hmm? Wait a minute…
I feel, warm…
It…
Hurts…
What is this? It hurts, really painful…
I tried moving my arm, it still moves, thank god, now what is this thing on my head?
An arrow?
Don’t tell me, was I killed?
Again?
I pull the arrow out, it’s painful of course, but I’m accustomed to it.
“Grand healing…” I whispered.
And soon, light envelopes me, warm and beautiful light, wrapping me like a cocoon.
“Now that’s better…”
My head feels a lot better now, only seven holes on my head, without any extra hole from an arrow.
I stand up, wiping off the blood that’s blurring my vision.
Before me, there are a bunch of men looking terrified.
I mean, of course, I was struck by an arrow on my head, and not five second later I stand up with no wound to be seen.
“It’s natural to be scared you know…”
“M-Monster…!”
How rude, they hunt me and killed me without knowing who and what I am?
“I hate rude people like you…”
“K-Kill it!”
Together they slash and stab me, I realize seconds later that there are three swords stabbing my body, not to mention some slash wounds.
“Imbecile, you struck me with an arrow and I’m still standing, do you really think by using your sword the outcome would be different?”
Not only rude, they are stupid too…
“Here, let me show you, what death feels like, I suppose you’re curious right? Seeing how much you wanted to kill me…”
I clap both of my hand…
“Vampiric essence, Combust…”
And then I grab the nearest two person in front of me.
As I grab them tightly, they keep struggling and kicking, driving their sword deeper into my body, hoping I will stop doing whatever I’m doing.
“Futile…” I let go of them “Now die!”
Two of them exploded into pieces, countless bits of their body and gallons of their blood are scattered everywhere…
Ahhh, the beauty of death, surely is something to behold…
The one man that’s still alive in front of me is looking at me with the most hilarious scared expression…
“The beauty of death, is something a mortal can’t ever comprehend…”
“H-Hieee!! M-Monster!!!”
He run.
Why do you run? You think you won’t die if you run like a chicken?
I believe even chicken can run faster than you pathetic fool…
“Necromantic essence, reanimate dead, create Hell hound…”
That’s it, use these bits of dead body, dry up their blood, so you can kill the one that’s running away.
“Wait actually, don’t kill him, eat his legs or arm, I don’t care, just bring him back alive…”
The hell hound nods, and quickly run after the soldier that was running away…
Well, there it goes, it shouldn’t take long though, no one can outrun the hell hounds.
“L-let me go! P-please! I don’t want to die!”
Well I’ll be damned, that’s pretty quick, even for a hell hound’s standard.
It drags the soldier by biting his leg…
He’s missing both his arm and one of his leg…
“Well, I did tell you to bring him back, so whatever, good boy!”
I pat the hound’s head…
“Now please die…”
I shove my hand inside its mouth, down its throat, reaching for its heart before pulling it out from its body.
The heartless hound’s body is wriggling on the ground, is it too painful for it?
“Poor thing, here, let me help you…”
I step on its head with all my strength, well, maybe not all, enough to crush its head into pieces…
“Now, I have some question…”
“S-stay away from me monster!”
“Still talking like that despite missing some of your limbs? I admire your courage…”
“I’m a proud warrior from the holy order, I won’t succumb to monsters like you.”
“Hmm? I wonder who was screaming and running like a little girl before…”
“Hmph, I was just taken by surprise…”
Yeah right, by surprise my ass…
“If you’re not going to cooperate to me nicely, I will use the hard way you know…”
“Give me your worst…”
“So be it…” I grab his head with both my hand “Prophet’s essence, Sandman’s fury…”
This should motivate him to cooperate.
“W-what are you doing?”
“Oh, you’ll see…”
Any moment now…
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“Aaaaaa!!!”
Well, there he goes, shouldn’t take too long though…
“M-make it stop!”
He kicks around with his one remaining leg.
Kind of gross if you ask me, squirming in a pool of his own blood like that.
He eventually put his head on my foot.
“Oh? I’m sorry, you were talking to me?”
“M-make it stop! I’ll do anything! Make it stop!”
“Anything?”
“A-anything!!!”
“All right, but if you lie, I’ll make you experience something far worse than that.”
“N-no, please!”
“Blessing, Herculean’s will…”
He’s enveloped in light, this should remove the Sandman’s fury from before.
“Now, will you cooperate?”
“I-I will…”
“What happen to your pride of the holy order thing?”
“Shut up monster…”
Humans are just a bunch of weakling that always put up a bravado, pretending to be brave even though they are nothing but a bunch of scaredy cat, pathetic.
“Where am I?”
“Arachnid’s forest, continent of Fresia.”
“What was I doing? Why are you hunting me?”
“Because you escaped from the Molin Dungeon…”
“What was I doing there? What year is it?”
“It’s the third day of firebird’s descent…”
Firebird’s descent? Continent of Fresia?
“And I don’t know what you were doing there, we got an alert that someone broke out of the dungeon by destroying the wall, and we are to kill this person…”
I don’t remember any part of being thrown into a dungeon…
“Is that all?”
“Y-yes, please, let me go…”
“You lost your arms and a leg, you sure you want to go back? Won’t you choose death instead?”
“No! I don’t want to die!”
Too bad…
“Then go, crawl your way out of here…”
“T-thank you!”
He actually tries to crawl away from here.
How is that possible? Shouldn’t he died of blood loss? We were talking as if he’s not feeling any pain at all.
This is a strange world, where am I?
Hmm? But that man, I feel pity for him, maybe I should just kill him, put him out of his misery…
“Summoner’s essence, summon undead sword man…”
“Pick up that sword, kill that man, and kill yourself…”
It growls, well, it’s an undead, I don’t expect it to have any ability to talk.
Whatever, as long as it gets the job done, the man was crippled, for a weak undead, even that is easy enough right?
For now, I’ll just find a place to rest…
Wait a minute…
I should use this peaceful moment to think about myself.
Who am I?
“Rex Zilennia…”
What am I?
“I’m…., I was…, a demon?”
I mean, I’m sure I’m not human, I can use all this magic, and probably a lot more stronger magic.
I also didn’t die when I got attacked.
What am I doing here? Why is this place so foreign to me?
“I…, why can’t I-“
“My lord!”
Huh?
I look around, trying to find the source of the voice.
Another enemy? Another hunter?
“My Lord!”
When I realize, someone is kneeling before me, apparently a girl.
“Who are you? Why are you calling me that?”
“It’s me, can’t you remember My Lord?”
She stands up, opening her hood and before me, is a girl with long black hair…
But, she’s not human, I can feel it…
“Wait… you look familiar…”
“Of course! I’m-“
“Vena…?”
She kneels down again.
God damn, stop kneeling down and answer me…
“Yes! It appears that you remember! I’m Vena, one of the three guardian.”
Oh shit, guardian, I remember creating them at one point in my life, maybe she knows something…
“What happened to me?”
“You were sealed away My Lord…”
“Sealed?”
“Yes, far underneath the now so called Molin Dungeon…”
“Now so called?”
“You were sealed away just above the core of the earth…”
Core of the earth?
“W-when was that?”
“Approximately, 1,500 years ago.”
What?!
“No way, 1,500 years?!”
“Yes…”
“Explain damn it!”
“I-I’m sorry…”
Shit, shouldn’t have shout…
“N-no, explain it, now…”
“Yes, 1,500 years ago, after we lost when we wage war against the gods, you have been sealed away since, while your empire and army were decimated by the gods…”
“Then how come you’re still here?”
“The three guardians agreed to hide ourselves inside the void, until we figure out a way to free you…”
Void?
“Wait a minute, then how come you’re the only one here?”
“I’m sorry my lord, but-“
“Stop apologizing.”
“I-m so-“
“Say that again and I’ll torture you to near death…”
“I’m…, o-okay…”
“Good…”
“We never did found a way to free you, the bind and seal the gods place on you were too strong for us to break…”
Okay…
“Go on…”
“Until recently, ten days ago to be precise, I can feel your presence, so after I tell the other three guardian, I immediately leave the Void and searched for you…”
“Why did you leave them? Why didn’t you guys go together?”
“We did jump into the Void together, but inside, we were separated, we can only communicate with each other using magic, but no matter how hard we tried, we can never find each other, the Void is just too vast…”
“I see…”
Hmm… this is too much for now, I was sealed by the gods? Why was I sealed? Apparently because I lost in a war against them…
“What was I? Why did I fought with the gods?”
“Y-you don’t remember My Lord?”
Stupid ass question….
“If I remember, I won’t be asking now would I?”
“S-s…., I’ll explain right away!”
“Now.”
“Y-yes! 1,500 years ago, you rebelled against the god, you never did told us the true origin of you My Lord, you only gave us bits of information about who you were…”
Really? Wow, I must be an idiot back then…
“I-I see, then tell me what you know.”
“You only told us that you were a god, but cast yourself away from heaven in order to kill the other gods.”
What? Why would I do that?
“Are you sure you don’t know anything else?”
“I apologize, but that’s all I know, you never told us anything more than that.”
I see, I was an idiot…
But I don’t remember how exactly I escaped, it must be his doing…
God damn, I need to question him later.
“Well, for now, let’s find a place to rest, my body is pretty sore…”
“Yes My Lord, if I remember correctly, there’s a town not far from here.”
“And how exactly did you find this town?”
“I stumbled upon this town when I was searching for you.”
“I see, good job.”
“T-thank you…”
“Essence of Time and space, teleport…”
“M-My Lord, why are you teleporting us far above the town?”
“Huh? I didn’t teleport us to the town, I teleport us to the sky so you can land me on the town, I don’t know the exact location so teleporting inside immediately is impossible, and walking is a hassle since I’m so tired, so you better take me there before we crash to earth and draws a lot of unnecessary attention to us.”
Well, what do you know, free falling is not such a bad feeling after all…
I should do this more often.
Vena grabs me and flaps her wing to take me to the nearby town.
Wings huh, I remember creating her from a dead arc angel’s body, I see, it’s coming back to me slowly…
“We’re here…”
“What? That’s so fast, I was enjoying the flight…”
“I’m sorry, I thought you were in immediate need of rest, so I flew here as fast as I could…”
“Well, no use crying over spilt milk, let’s go…”
We jump down from the roof where we landed, straight into an alley.
“Wait My Lord, if you truly don’t desire to draw any attention to us, you might want to consider putting a more decent clothing.”
“Huh?”
I look down, looking at my own body, nothing but tattered clothes covering my body.
“I see, thanks for the warning…”
“You’re welcome.”
“Creator’s essence, create robe…”
After a while, a robe is created out of thin air.
I immediately put it on.
“That should do it, let’s go…”
We head out, searching for a place to sleep.
The alley is quiet so we search for a place where there are a lot of people.
When we arrive however, it hits me…
“I can’t read any of those sign…”
Me and the soldiers from back then spoke the same language, but I don’t recognize these writings…
“Vena, can you read those signs?”
“I’m sorry My Lord, but I’m unable to…”
“I see…”
Well, if 1,500 years did pass, then it’s no wonder that civilization has changes.
“We need knowledge of the current era…”
“How are we supposed to do that My Lord?”
“I know a way, a hard way, help me locate a scholar…”
“Right away.”
A scholar shouldn’t be too hard to find, a smart and wise looking person, be it man or woman, should be easy to spot.
“What about that priest over there?”
“No, a priest’s knowledge tend to be blocked and limited by faith, it’s a hassle, search again.”
“I see.”
We both look around, like a pair of idiots in awe of their new surroundings.
Definitely suspicious.
“My Lord, that man is reading a book…”
“Really? Just because he’s reading a book you labeled him as a scholar?”
“W-well, it’s just a hunch…”
That’s stereotype…
“Anyway, how is your seducing skill?”
“I-I’m afraid I’m not that good at seduction…”
“Well, not that good is better than nothing, take him to the alley from before, I can work in peace and quiet there, be swift…”
“B-but…”
Needless to say, I immediately left her alone, blinking bit by bit back to where we were.
I may be just recently freed from being sealed, but I’m curious as to how good are fallen angels at seducing.
This is a quiet town, then again, its dark outside.
I can hear loud noises from one of the building, a tavern perhaps?
Man, I need to learn about this world as fast as I could, this mystery is killing me.
I can feel an eternity passes by…
“Where the hell is she?!”
I hurriedly rush to where she is.
And before long I found her still talking to him.
She’s bad at seducing, note taken.
So I lunge at the man, grabbing his head while covering his mouth with my hand, muffling his sound, there shouldn’t be any one near at this time of the night, but I should do this quickly.
“Prophet’s essence, mind read, memory transfer.”
I reach out one of my hand to grab Vena’s hand, pulling her down and also grabbing her head tightly.
If memory serves me right, this way, I can transfer his memory to both us at the same time.
Though, I doubt he’ll be alive after this, the pressure is too much for a mere human to handle.
I can feel a lot of things entering my head, I need to filter this information, I don’t need any personal information…
I tried my best to focus so the only thing transferred to us is only the information we need about this world.
And it works like a charm.
I let him go, and Vena too.
“You’re taking too long you stupid bitch, everyone have their patience, and didn’t I tell you I was tired?!”
“I’m deeply sorry! He won’t listen to my request no matter what I said, please forgive me.” She said as she kneels down.
“I’ll think about it, now let’s go.”
Damn, I was sore before, and because of the sudden memory transfer, I feel dizzy too.
“Tch, damn it…”
“I-I’m sorry, My Lord…”
“I-it’s okay, let’s find a place to rest.”
Thanks to him, I can read the sign now, so I enter the first tavern I spot at the corner of my eyes.
When we enter the tavern, I can smell alcohol, matter of fact, alcohol is the only thing I can smell in here.
Lots of muscle head in here too, probably mercenary or something.
Without further delay, we walk towards the bartender.
“Whoa hold on there bro…” said a man as he stands up to block me.
Huh? What’s this brainless prick want to do with me?
“Huh? What do you want?”
“You step on my brother’s foot there…”
“So what? He wants my foot up his ass while I’m at it?”
“Let’s not be violent okay? There are six of us here…” he said as he put his hand on my shoulder.
“So what? Six brainless chicken is no problem for me…”
“Now you ask for it asshole…” one of them said as he stands up.
“Let’s take it outside pretty boy.” The man besides me said.
What a hassle…
One of them pushes me and Vena outside, rather violently.
“So? What do you want? I doubt hide and seek is on the list…” I said as I stand up
“We’ll forgive you for the insult…”
“Oh really? I never thought a chicken could be this generous.”
“Watch your tongue asshole…”
“What are you going to do about that huh?”
“Easy…” he said holding his friend back “Only if you give us money and that girl over there…”
Vena? They want Vena?
“You want her? Well I don’t have any money but if you want her you can take her…”
“M-my Lord?!”
“Kill them and take their gold…” I whispered to her.
“I-I see, playing tricks huh…” she nods.
“Well, aren’t you generous.”
“Should have told me you want her, I prefer to keep it simple you see, now go, we’re cool after this right? Oh and can I have some money just to pay for a room?”
One of them reach for their pocket and later throws me a single gold coin
“That should be enough for a room.”
“Right, and here she goes, do what you want with her.”
They fall for it far too easily, what a bunch of dickhead.
I enter the tavern again, I can also hear them laughing behind me.
Dickhead…
I immediately walks to the bartender and give him the gold coin.
“Second floor, last room on the left.”
“Thanks, and if a girl is looking for me, tell her where I am.”
“All right…”
“Good…”
I rush to my room, it’s fairly easy to find.
When I’m inside, I immediately jump to the bed.
“What a fucking day it has been…”
Freed from being sealed away after 1,500 years? Three guardians? The void? I used to be a god?
That’s a lot of things to think about.
What am I going to do after this?
Knock, Knock…
“Huh?”
I head for the door and open it, it’s the bartender…
“For a gold coin, you also get a drink and dinner, I was about to tell you but you went to your room already.”
“I see, thank you…”
“You’re welcome, good night.”
I nod, what a kind soul…
“Anyway…”
I’m not particularly hungry, maybe I’ll just let Vena eat it when she get back.
“Hmm?”
Why is it so noisy outside? Damn it…
Can I have a moment of peace and quiet for a while?
Clang!
“What the hell?!”
Vena break into my room through the window…
I guess, fallen angel doesn’t have common courtesy…
“M-my Lord, I have an urgent report!”
No shit…
“Right, what is it?”
“A whole platoon of army are after us!”
“Vena, I told you to rob those dickhead, not the entire army…”
“It’s not that, I think it’s the army from the dungeon you break out from.”
Lovely…
“What do you suggest we do?”
“Let’s find another town to rest in…”
“Are you serious? Can’t you just deal with them right here and now?”
“I might destroy the whole city…”
Evil bastard…
“Fine, let’s go…”
I jump down the window, and Vena soon follow.
Wow, it sure is lively out here, if it’s like this, I won’t be able to sleep either way.
“Stop right there demon scum…”
Demon? Someone knows that I’m a demon?
“My Lord, they are a group of Demon Slayer…”
“I guess they slay demon huh…”
“Correct, though I doubt they can be a threat to you, but you should be careful.”
“Leave it to me, I don’t know what I was thinking, but I wouldn’t challenge the gods if I am weak.”
“Yes sir…”
Vena steps back, and I steps forward.
“What can I help you with ladies and gentleman?”
“Drop the formality. We know who you are…”
“Oh really?”
“Worthless demon like you must be exterminated from the face of this earth.”
As she said that, I can feel a huge killing intent from behind me.
One thing for sure, I’m not triggered by that insult…
“Isn’t it rude not to introduce yourself?”
“We don’t need to introduce ourselves to the likes of you.”
I bow down.
“My name is Rex Zilennia, a demon, as you all know by now.”
A man dashes towards me, and in an instant, his big sword is swinging towards me from above.
“Rex, meet my sword, Meteos.”
Look at him, thinking he’s all mighty and strong and fast, like he owns the place.
“Hi Meteos, nice to meet you.”
I grab the sword with both of my hand, pulling it from him, and kick him back.
All of it in a time faster than he can react to.
That look on their face, priceless…
“Sorry, was that too fast for you?” I said as I swing his sword around.
Man, I always love curved great swords like this, it has a certain charm to it.
I think it’s pretty sturdy too.
“W-what are you?!”
“Huh? Didn’t you guys said I’m a demon?”
There’s no way a demon can be that strong! , is written all over their faces.
“This is the first time I met a demon as strong as you.”
“Oh? Thanks, but compliments and boot licking won’t save you, you know that?”
“Right, you need to think of a way to save yourself.” He said
“I won’t fall to an empty threat.”
“Hmph, let’s see about that, Now!” One of the demon slayer said
Foolish, they thought I didn’t realize about the magic they prepared under me.
Earth magic huh? And not higher than the second echelon? , weak, as expected of human.
“Demonic essence, Hecaton’s smite!”
I said as I punch the ground with my left bare fist empowered by magic.
The earth under me splits into two, from underneath me all the way forward, to where the demon slayers are.
“Weaklings…”
I throw the sword I’m holding to Vena.
Claps my hand together.
“Demonic essence, Gyzak’s wrath!”
I slam both of my hand to the ground, and moments later, pillars of magma starts rising from the earth, burning down most of the building.
“Hmm?”
The demon slayers are floating in the air.
Wow, I never thought a first echelon magic can actually saves its user.
Such weak float magic, but maybe i shoudn't underestimate it next time.
Now they have fear written all over their faces.
Amazing, such beautiful expression, I shall wipe it of their faces!
“Vena! The sword!”
She throws me the sword.
I put two fingers on the base of the sword.
“God’s essence, God of war’s enchantment, Blade of Chaos!” I said as I slide both my fingers slowly all the way to the tip.
When my two fingers are off the blade, I swing it sideways, making it enveloped in flames as it transform to a curved great sword that fits my style.
“Blade of chaos, how I miss you…”
I remember using this sword all the time to butcher the attacking titans…
“Ahh, the good time…”
“M-My Lord, they’ve escaped!”
“W-what?”
Damn it, I got too immersed with my favorite blade that I forgot about them…
“I’m sorry my beloved blade, here I thought I can drench you in the blood of our enemy again, next time though, I promise.”
I swing the blade again, making it transform back to its original form, Meteos, as that man called it.
Now that the problem have run away, I took a moment to look around.
“Damn…”
All the house has been burned to ashes, walls have melted, and nobody alive can be seen.
I can still hear some screams…
“Let’s go Vena.”
“Right behind you.”
Maybe I shouldn’t have done that.
“Damn…”
“What’s wrong My Lord…”
“I regret doing that…”
“Doing what?”
“Wiping off the entire town.”
“W-why? You’ve destroyed bigger towns than that…”
“Well, because now, we have no choice but to sleep on a tree…”
I’m tired, too tired to deal with anymore pointless stuff.
If I use magic again, I doubt I can stay awake after that.
And since this fallen angel of mine doesn’t have any common courtesy, I can’t exactly rely on her to take care of me.
I’ll just go with whatever option I have.
Sleep on a tree it is then.