Abzer was upset. He totally won, but he couldn’t accept it. Somehow, he felt that Elalios defeated him. He felt that Elalios successfully deceived him, which means that a mere human was superior to him in terms of intellect.
It was a horrible revelation to a prideful demon like him. The only demon that could know about the humiliation he got was himself alone. The fourth class demon that Elalios defeated could still be revived because of Abzer’s authority, but he didn’t do it. No one should know about it, only himself.
“So weak! So weak! How did I fall for that?”, Abzer exclaimed. He was enraged, and his every steps were heavy. He marched towards Elalios, unable to quell his rage due to his disappointment and shattered pride.
“So weak!”
Abzer kicked Elalios, flinging the pitiful human closer to the town. The demon was lost in his rage that he forgot about his great lord’s command. He wasn’t supposed to be in town, but his anger made him forget. He must tear Elalios’s body apart before he could calm down. He wasn’t aware that it was a grave mistake to leave the king’s castle unattended.
Back in the king’s castle, the demons were searching for other humans that were still alive. While they were doing so, the room where the teleportation platform was in lit up, which captured the demons’ attention. They went inside the room, and saw one human standing above the teleportation platform.
The human looked at the demons, and was confused. He didn’t expect that demons will come greet him. What he expected was the king, but the king was not in the room. It didn’t take him long to realize that something bad was happening in the castle.
“Vile demons, in the name of the Divine Emperor, I shall end all of you”, the human said. He raised his hands, which prompted the demons to rush towards him. The demons was about to reach the human when a bright light spread across the room.
[Purifying Light]
The bright light scorched the demons into nothingness. With a single attack, the human destroyed all of the fourth class demons in the king’s castle.
“Now, what’s going on here?”, the human asked himself. He strolled out of the room and saw the destruction, and the deaths that the demons did. He was appalled, but he was blaming himself for arriving too late. He gave respect to all the fallen and look for the king. He was hoping that he will find the king still alive somewhere.
On his way, he saw a maidservant on the verge of death. He hurried and healed the poor servant. The servant came to her senses, and when she saw who’s holding her, she quickly moved away from the man’s arms and lowered her head to the ground. She knew the status of the person that helped her. The person is one of Rezelus’s unnamed mages.
The day of the demon invasion coincided with the “day of blessings” for that year, that’s why the unnamed mage was there. But the unnamed mage didn’t see any children to bring to Rezelus. Instead, he was greeted by the horrible state of the kingdom. After he made sure that he healed all the people who were still alive, he rushed to the teleportation platform to report what he found.
The demon magister knew about the “day of blessings”, so he ordered Abzer to seize the castle. It would be bad for the demons if the Rezelus church knew about their invasion, but the demon magister didn’t have much time to delay it, for fear that Kael could get more people that would destroy his plans. He didn’t know that Kael’s group was also making their move.
Abzer was still enraged at the time, but when he was about to kick Elalios for a second time, he felt the disappearance of his subordinates. It brought him back to his senses. Something strange just happened inside the castle, and he must return immediately. He looked at Elalios. Elalios was helpless and bloodied. He was reluctant, but he quickly returned.
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The unnamed mage was about to activate the teleportation platform when he heard a loud rumble. It was coming from outside. Something fast hit the castle walls and destroyed it. The unnamed mage was in a dilemma. He wanted to see what happened, but he was also in a hurry to report what’s going on. His conflicted mind didn’t last long though, as the cause of the disturbance entered the room.
“Did you kill my demons?”, Abzer asked.
“Another demon? Unacceptable”, the unnamed mage stated.
“I won’t let you return”
[Dark Eater]
Abzer conjured multiple dark creatures once again. The creatures rushed to the unnamed mage, but all of them were easily eliminated. Abzer did it again, the creatures filled the room. The walls of the room collapsed, and the roof of the room fell. Then, an explosion occurred, destroying the dark creatures.
“I thought you’re a strong one that I thought I must retreat, but I change my mind. I must clean this place first”, the unnamed mage said, his gaze focused on Abzer.
“Really? You think you can beat me?”, Abzer mocked. Even at that time, the darkness was strengthening him.
[Purif–
Abzer’s demon instinct was telling him that the unnamed mage’s magic was dangerous. He rushed towards the unnamed mage, interrupting the incantation.
Abzer didn’t waste another time, and began zigzagging in all directions. The unnamed mage couldn’t track Abzer’s movement, and it was getting more difficult to do so as time went by. Eventually, Abzer leaped towards the unnamed mage, preparing to land a punch.
[Holy Barrier]
Upon contact, Abzer catapulted away from the unnamed mage. The barrier that the mage created didn’t shatter from his attack. He looked at his fist, and saw that his knuckles were burned.
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re fast or not. Your attacks will not reach me”, the unnamed mage stated.
Abzer felt insulted, and so, he zigzagged all over the place once again. The mage’s barrier was still up, but his pride couldn’t accept that his attack was ineffective.
[Dark Eater]
Abzer conjured more dark creatures while zigzagging around. The creatures were consuming debris and then they will return to the demon. Abzer used the debris collected by the creatures to attack the barrier.
Abzer kept on throwing more debris. He commanded some of the creatures to try and consume the barrier, but as soon as the creatures made contact to the barrier, they were destroyed. It looked like Abzer couldn’t get through, but he learned his lesson already from fighting against Elalios. He must not be too cautious, and this time, it unfortunately paid off.
Every time the dark creatures made contact with the barrier, the barrier thinned a little. Abzer realized it, as he carefully monitored the barrier. He also noticed that the unnamed mage was not trying to attack him. He felt that there’s something that the unnamed mage was hiding from him.
“So, will you keep throwing debris forever?”, the unnamed mage asked. Just after he finished his question, the barrier shattered, which caught him off guard. One of the debris hit him, and it was strong enough that he felt the excruciating pain.
“Where’s your confidence now human?”, Abzer asked. He stopped zigzagging, and walked to the unnamed mage. He was proud of himself for figuring out that the barrier has a limit.
“Don’t think you’ve defeated me already”
[Purifying Light]
Abzer leaped back quickly, but he wasn’t fast enough to completely dodge the bright light. His left foot made contact, and it disappeared. The power supplied by the darkness couldn’t heal the damage, which confirmed his previous thought. His battle against the unnamed mage will not be an easy one.