I teleported back to the palace and dropped on my bed, slightly cringing at my own actions. They were necessary though, otherwise those heroes might not put their best effort into it.
If those heroes don't find me completely insane or stupid, then they might not actually attack. Morality and all. I needed to give them an incentive, and I did. Now, it's up to those Gods and king to get them to get their asses up here.
Honestly, I was quite disappointed in this whole affair. The whole thing feels... forced. It's just so similar to my old world, where nobility gave you power in all ways possible, and being born a commoner only let you obtain so much. Effort will bring you far, but resources, prestige, bloodlines and status will bring you further.
I grabbed my head and moaned in displeasure. Such a hassle! I honestly thought fantasy worlds with magic and all would be more fun! These guys are so easy to figure out it's not even funny! I could become a king in less then 10 years even if I was my previous self and born noble!
I sighed and plopped down on my bed, my wings folding around me like blankets and one of my tails reached out to grab the controller for the TV.
Turning on said TV, I lost myself for a couple hours watching some episodes of a romance show. It honestly wasn't even that good, but it did serve to lower my irritation down to possible levels.
I knew I would have to wait yet another couple years. That did not sit well with me. I was bored, really fucking bored. But, I wanted to finish this thing I started.
An idea sprung into my mind, and I simply willed myself to gain ideas of what to do in the future. Suprisingly, it actually worked. I had more or less some ideas now on what to do, some of them sounding really fun.
I laid down on my bed and shouted "Lex! I'm going to sleep until the heroes reach the palace, so don't disturb me!"
I didn't bother waiting for an answer and simply forcefully put myself to sleep with the requirements for awakening consinting of the heroes reaching being in the palace. This is going to be fun. Hopefully. My hopes are perhaps too high...
♫ ~~ 2.16 Years Later ~~ ♫
I opened my eyes and looked around. Nothing changed. Sweet.
The next moment, I heard a gasp and I felt a presence appear next to me. I turned to look and found a tamed Lex kneeling with her face on the ground.
I blinked a couple times and said "Yo! What happend?"
She froze on the spot and looked like she refused to look at me, her face half in tears. I tilted my head with a frown and said "Again, what happened? Did something happend whilst I slept? Shouldn't the heroes be here?"
She slowly nodded but still refused to answer me, so I simply checked the past and made an 'O' face the moment I did.
"Oooooh... I get it. You think I'm mad because they actually reached the boss room?" She nodded with a mixed expression. I simply smiled and pulled her in for a hug.
She gasped and tried to wriggle away, but I froze her in place and tenderly stroked her shoulder-lenght hair.
My smile furthered and I said "Do you realize that your job was only to make it a challenge for them and not to actually stop them? You succeded, so why are you crying?"
She retreated her tears and said "I-I... I thought Your Majesty wasn't coming back! I tried to wake you but you wouldn't! I... I felt abandoned..."
I tightened my lips and pleaded a small "Sorry..." that was barely audible. I admit that I didn't really take the poor girl's feelings into consideration, and considering that I'm the figure she subconsciously identifies as her parent and creator, plus adding the fact that she's barely 4 years old even with all the knowledge I gave her, she is technically still a child, and I abandoned her on her own.
I spent about half an hour comforting her and promising I wouldn't leave her again and then teleported off to the boss room where the demon with the weird name stood on the throne.
I hanged from the ceiling and simply sat there, observing the demon as he practiced his speech over and over. It was quite comical really, but I did say his purpose was only to make it entertaining after all.
Using Clavoyance, I checked outside the room and found the heroes resting just in front of the doors. They seemed a bit worn-out, but the healer was making sure everyone was in top conditions.
I frowned my brows for a moment though. I could have sworn there should be 5 heroes, so why were there only 4 in there?
Shrugging, I simply stood there, waiting. It took them a good hour to finally push open the door, an when they did, all hell broke loose. Not really, but it still sounds cool if it did.
"Welcome, Heroes! I am the great Varshamur Mouyanresha, the Demon King of the fourth hell. I am impressed you mere humans have made it this far, but you shall not go any further." He said, spreading his arms as if inviting the heroes for a hug.
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The two hero girls froze in fear, their teeth clenching. The two male heroes however, didn't seem too fazed. Or at least, the golden sword-weilding one didn't, the other one looked quite scared, but not to the level of the girls.
The heroes and the demon charged at each other, a battle ensued. To sum the whole thing up in 4 words: It was fucking stereotypical.
First, Var and Goldie fought each other to a standstill, the other boy summoning fireballs over and over whilst the two girls fired their arrows and healed him occasionally.
Then, Var powered up with his Devil Mode whilst screaming out "YOU MERE HUMANS DARE BRING ME THIS FAR!! LET ME SHOW YOU TRUE POWER!!!" I admit it, my inner chuuny was screaming in joy, but I suppressed him.
Then, Var totally reked Goldie and then captured one of the girls whilst spouting bullshit about evil always winning, Goldie powered up when he saw his crush be taken by Var, he somehow powered up and almost defeated him.
Almost, because he soon lost energy and Var was still standing. He laughed like a maniac and the three other humans had their faces frozen in fear, knowing their only front-liner was out of the picture.
Then, just as Var was about to kill Goldie, Mr.Sunshine appeared (A.K.A the loser loner) by SOMEHOW teleporting inside of a fucking anti-teleportation zone. No idea how he did it, but he did, and it was fucking cool. My inner fangirl and chuuny were dancing in joy at the entrance.
Oh, well, it obviously wasn't just him though. Three other girls were with him and looked really tired, I think they found a loophole in my barrier somehow, but I don't really care.
Then, the guy took out two guns. Yes, guns. The point-and-shoot kinda thingies... Yeah, the very same ones that are totally overpowered in fantasy worlds.
At that point, poor Var never stood a chance. He was mercilessly gunned down like a sitting duck due to him being in devil mode, and thus, being really fucking big. And slow.
Then, the three girls helped Goldie up and healed him whilst Mr.Sunshine made a speech about how he didn't care about them and only wanted to go home and that he didn't save them for free and bla bla bla.
As they were about to head towards the staircase behind the throne, Var called out one last time.
"Haha... Ha... *Coughs blood*... You will never... defeat... His Majesty... It is too strong for you... Hahaha!"
He laughed in the end, and Mr.Sunshine stopped and glared at him. He slowly walked over to poor Var and placed the nuzzle on his forehead. Var simply smirked and whispered "I'll be back you bastard..."
However, it was Mr.Sunshine's turn to smirk. "You know, I read a lot about true demons. They are supposed to return to the astral plane once their bodies are destroyed, but what if their souls are destroyed?"
Var visibly paled and Mr.Sunshine continued "I so happened to come across a poison that could destroy the very soul, and you know... I wouldn't mind using it on scum like you."
At that moment, everybody froze. Light clapping resounded from the throne Var once stood on, and everybody slowly turned their heads towards said throne, gritting their teeth in fear.
Naturally, I was sitting on said throne, slowly clapping my hands with an amused smile. Var barely managed to whisper "His Majesty is here..."
Mr.Sunshine frowned and turned to look at me, the fear in his eyes gone. "Who are you?"
"Me? Who am I, I wonder. That is a question for another day, child. I am you, and yet I am not." He frowned in confusion and I broke out laughing "Just kidding~! I'm Infinity, the self-proclaimed God of Gods, destroyer of universes. Sort of. Still, I'm here to 1: Stop you from actually killing good ol' Var since he was actually pretty good, and 2, congratulate you on completing this dungeon! Oh, and if the king did say that you could return once you conquer this, sorry but no can do."
Their eyes opened wide and Goldie shouted "What?! You're lying, right!? His majesty would never lie to us!" Mr.Sunshine shot him a look that regarded him as a complete idiot. I did too.
"Ok boys and girls... Mostly girls though, let's move somewhere else. Var, I will reward you later for your efforts." Var beamed a smile that totally didn't reflect the state of his injuries and I teleported everybody to my bedroom.
They looked around with wide eyes and then looked at me, who was laying on my bed whilst kicking my feet in the air casually. "You know, it's though being so powerful. You get bored easily, so why not spend some time with me? Pretty please?" I said with puppy eyes to Goldie, who looked totally lost. Actually, everybody did except Mr.Sunshine.
I looked at him and then back at the other 7 people in the room. I pondered for a bit before teleporting said 7 people to a different area and told Lex to entertain them like the children they are whilst I play with the only not mentally-retarded person in the room.
I created a table and two chairs, then jumped out of bed and quickly sat down on one. "Tea? Or perhaps cofee? I heard Earthling usually drink that kinda stuff."
He eyed me warily but still sat down, a bit in a daze. I took out two cups and placed one in front of him before filling it with tea, then took out a cookie jar and placed it to the side. I then put my elbows on the table and looked at him with a small smile on my face.
He sighed and grabbed a cookie, dipped it in the cofee and ate it. "Not going to worry if it's poisonous?" He shrugged and said "If what I understand so far is correct, you could have killed us all the moment you appeared or even before, so I doubt you're going to kill me now."
I giggled "Perceptive. You know, this almost feels like a date." He somehow did a spittake as he was drinking the cofee, before quickly correcting himself and glaring at me. It was my turn to shrug "Well, it's not a bad thing you know? Besides, I'm still trying to figure out my gender."
He blinked a couple times and looked at me closely, I put my hand on my forehead drammatically and said "Oh boy, are you oogling me?" He frowned and said "You definetly look like a man, so stop this bullshit."
"Oh yeah, I was a man, right... Although, from where I came from, gender was as changable as changing your clothes, so I'm sorry but I never really took it to heart. Anyway, banter aside, I have an offer for you." My demeanous shifted 180º to a serious one and the guy gulped.
"W-what?" He said "Well, you see, you are basically the only reason the guys over there won, and you have no blessing from any god. Hey, don't frown at me, The boy has fucking 3 blessings and the other 3 each have one, totalling 6, which is the amount of gods I'm dealing with. So, basic math tells me you have no blessing. I don't really care, but since the gods don't get a wish, you do! I'm a one-time genie!!! Yey..." I said joyously, ignoring the strange look I got from the weirdo.
"So, my dear not-so-hero, I will grant you a wish, but in exchange for helping a mere mortal, you will have to help me out a little on something..." I said with an evil smile, my demonic side slowly eating away at my angel side like plague. The guy gulped again and nodded seriously, before sternly answering "I want to go home."