Few more weeks passed since... well... death of some annoying spirit, after which I got FIVE levels! It's cool! Though it sets in stone my theory about that particular goddess being actually a spirit. Anyway, I'm now standing somewhere in the demon continent, about how I got here? Well, it just happened. And guess what? Demons are not actually evil, like those humans describe them, true, they eat humans, demons, monsters etc. but can I really blame them? This place is utter shithole, without proper soil, forests, hell, they don't even have normal water! And they even don't complain, well except the times of exodus. Which is currently happening.
“Oi, human! What are you-” again?
“How many times must I tell you, I'm a vampire. Vampire! You know those guys with advanced blood magic, claws, fangs and perfect assassins? Yep, so I am one of them.”
“You look like-”
“And you look like human with a horse head.” no serioulsy, there are minotaurs, centaurs, mermans, nagas, etc. regular horned ones are there too.
“Hey! That's offensive!” and some of them are rather... strange.
“Even if it is, I don't care, it was you who started it anyway.”
“... Don't fuck with-” kick in face! Fifth time this day.
“OK. Now guys, where can I find the leader of this country?” and I'm at what you could say a castle, with nobles and all that shit.
“Maybe stop knocking my guards unconscious? Seriously that's the seventh one today!”
“I thought it was fifth?”
“First time it was three guards at once! Hah... I should have been more careful walking around the place.”
“As you say bee bee.” meet my old friend-
“I AM BIG BOSS YOU MORON!!! Seriously Pyro, you still the same moron as you were before.” same hot headed idiot. Aww... I missed him. “And I am now called Alem'no, or Alem for short.”
“Yeah, anyway, I got a contract, though I suppose it'll soon be invalid, as I was tasked disposing of 'non-sentient' neighbors. Seriously, are those humans such a-”
“We attacked martians, or tried to anyway. So yeah, humans are pricks.”
“Wait, martians? Like those in cartoons?”
“No, they were green, though everything else the same. Even waser wifles.” Seriously?
“Cool. Too bad I wasn't-”
“There were godzillas. And king-kongs. Also-”
“Were they from a rift or something?”
“Yes, Martians said that it happened after the-”
“Don't care about all that scientific mumbo-jumbo, unless it's about robots. Anyway those were probably like Kaijus, or something.” Who knew all that movies had some truth in them?
“Yes, whatever. Now can you explain what the hell happened and that contract you talked earlier?”
“Oh right, so I was summoned as hero.”
“You? Hero? And who's your deity? So called goddess of light?”
“That stuck up bitch? I killed her.”
“WHAT?!”
“Hey! She was weak! I just stabbed her and poof! She's dead. That's what you get for naming yourself as goddess while you just some weak spirit.”
“... You... you killed a god? Thinking about it, it's possible.”
“A spirit. And I am... well... I'm some sort of entertainer for one annoying bastard, and a messenger boy for another godlike entity.”
“You sure it's not because you smoked something weird?”
“Nah, I'm sure. I mean, I never smoked anything in the first place... wait I smoked meat... does it count?”
“It's different. So what's that hero business?”
“Oh, it's more of a joke for me. Though I finally became a teacher.”
“You? That can't be true, I mean you killed your best friend!”
“Huh? When did that happen? And more importantly, I never had friends.”
“You mean that Fred wasn't your-”
“Nope. I used him to infiltrate the traitors. Forgot that I was raven?”
“Right... even the-”
“I really hate humans man. They always act so high and mighty, but whenever it comes to doing things, they just throw all their previous words away, or 'it's the will of gods!' stuff. Pathetic.”
“Yes, and we actually were paid for the inability or reluctance to do something of such humans.”
“Um... actually I sometimes got some extra from few annoying bastards.”
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“Yes, I remember, and they earned to be executed by you.”
“Don't forget Central guys, who also stripped them from all the possessions of 'soon to be' dead men.” that earned light chuckle, and that bastard sips blood. That's my feature!
“Yeah... those were times. Right, so you want to meet the so called 'Demon Lord', right?”
“Nah, not really. I forgot to appraise you, so it seems like I never had to ask you about a 'meeting with the Demon Lord', right?” I really forgot about Appraisal-sama...
Name:
Alem'no Duskra'al
Race:
Demon
Species: Demon Lord
Class: Warrior, Rogue, Acolyte, Summoner.
Variant: None
Extra: Demon Lord
Health
1855
Health Regeneration
153.5 H/H
Stamina
1910
Stamina Regeneration
191 S/M
Mana
2800
Mana Regeneration
76 M/M
Strength
64
Vitality
59
Vigor
71
Endurance
60
Agility
56
Speed
50
Dexterity
49
Perception
53
Processing Power
11
Intelligence
100
Willpower
100
Magic
60
… «How? No, really how did you got that idea?”
“Um... your race is demon lord, well species.”
“Actually it's my father who's demon lord, not me.”
“Seriously?”
“Yes, it's something to do with genetics.”
“Well... I don't care. No seriously, they're not my parents, nor I have any.”
“Yes, after the-”
“No, I mean I was an experiment. I really don't get it how I got vampire genes in me, but those eggheads could do anything.”
“Better change topic, right? So back to the matters at hand, you want to meet my 'Dad', right?”
“Oh, yes. I just got some land to sell, at low prices! Fertile soil, bountiful forests, tall mountains, humans eradicated, well mostly.”
“And how much?”
“Just tend the garden I established. Oh and you'll get quite annoying neighbors.”
“What about the previous owner?”
“Well, it's ex 'Holy Kingdom of Millis', now that they don't have any clergy, as well as goddess, as they decided to feed my trees, the land where it once was became vacant.”
“You... you destroyed a country?”
“They were just some zealots, you got problem with that?”
“No, it's, how would I tell you that... Even my father can't fight more than a dozen paladins at a time, and you tell me that you killed all seven hundreds of them? It's not even counting their troops.”
“Oh... now that explains why I hadn't leveled up much.”
“You killed them all, right? RIGHT?!”
“Yes, I think. Not like I could check all those bodies. Well I could, but it's boring.”
“Also, what happened to the goddess?”
“I said that, I already killed that spirit. IT WAS NEVER A GODDESS!!! The only god I talked with is Kane, and he is hentai.”
“Hentai? You mean pervert?”
“Nah, he got tentacles all over his spine, so he's god of Hentai.”
“Whatever. I will introduce you to my father, but I'm staying out of your delusions.”
“OK, but I'm perfectly sane person!”
“Clinically insane.”
“In sane state of mind. Doc just forgot the space.”
*
Alem POV
I met my old subordinate Pyro. I can't believe he got summoned here, his luck was always broken. I mean one time that bastard was in tight situation, at least we all thought so, but no, he actually already was out of city, just because after the contract he heard about Something-Fest. So when our safehouse was raided, there was nothing left, as Pyro always was a bit of kleptomaniac. Now he is a 'Hero' as he call himself, and came to us with a 'proposition'. What does he wants anyway?
As I thought about it, I came to the biological father of this body, I still can't acknowledge Him as my father.
“Lord Drskra'al. I have news, pretaining the exodus.”
“Alem... how many times I told you to call me father?”
“That... 1039 times, if you include my childhood almost ten times as that.” Demon lords should be ferocious, ruthless and evil, not perfect parent!
“And, little Alem? Why not you call me-”
“Not the time, 'Father'. I have the news about possible lands without humans.”
“Wait... is it has something to do with that crazy?”
“Unfortunately, yes. He told about demise of Holy Kingdom, and lack of inhabitants. We can probably-”
“... And how does he know about it.”
“It's ridiculous, but he said that it was him, who killed almost everyone in that kingdom.”
“Do you think he lied?”
“I don't think so. I met him in my previous life, and he never lied about his accomplishments. Though that was not the case with everything else.”
“Can we trust him?”
“Doubt it, but if the artifact we have is right, then better not to aggravate him.”
“Why? Something strange with him?”
“Yes. Most equipment on him is of rare quality, while the sword he carries is divine item.”
“Is he a hero? Sometimes gods give artifacts to their champions when summoning them to this world.”
“No, it's not his god's. It's weapon of light goddess, and he could be the hero of darkness, but not of light, justice or anything with positive alignment. He is madman, and hates religion.”
“Can he become our ally?”
“It's possible, but unlikely. High possibility on him being neutral towards everyone and pursue his own goal, eliminating those who stand before his goal.”
“Hmm... you said you know him from previous life, right?”
“Yes, what's about it?”
“Who were you to him.”
“His boss.”
“And what's your view on him?”
“He's loyal, insane, mass murderer, almost perfect assassin, berserker and loner, also quite good cook, though likes to prank everyone with high doses of muscle relaxant and laxative in his food, unless he was ordered to make one, or he made it as thanks.”
“So better to talk to him, right?”
“Yes, but I advise on increased-”
“If he has divine weapon, it's better to not aggravate him. Call him in.”
“As you wish.”