Moving through the forest at blinding speeds was the hero moving in on the demonic energy he is feeling. The closer he gets the more of the power he can feel and just as The Grand Elder said it felt huge. The Mana was rivalling his own and he didn't even know if this being was suppressing their. As he got closer the grip on his blade grew tighter and tighter. He was determined to end this on one attack and wouldn't risk giving The Demon a chance to react since entire races could die to this persons power.
"Special Technique. Assassin Series" Liam said as his power grew within his blade.
Just ahead of him with only a few trees in the way he could feel The Demon. A Female True Demon with Pure crimson red skin that gave the off feeling of blood and death and with eyes that sucked light in like a bottomless void. The Demon stood only 5 feet tall yet had two long dark brown horns protruding from the top of the head that glowed a molten red at the horns core. Elongated black finger and toe nails that looked more like talons were razor sharp and most likely The Demon's primary close quarters attack was related to its use. The Demon also wore seemingly out of place basic leather armour just like his own. The Hero drew this up to The Demon also fighting like he does and using speed and dexterity to win fights.
The Hero looked upon his adversary for what would most likely be the last time before he activated his technique.
"Superior Assassinate" The Heroes Blade flashed a bright light that covered the area. The Demon felt this power right behind her yet couldn't react. The Hero moved at his fastest speed breaking the sound barrier and time around him appeared to slow down. His blade went straight for the neck of The Demon leaving a clean cut. He then left a trail of blood from his bade connected to The Demon's neck.
The Demon coughed up some blood and fell to her knees. As a True Demon she had long messy black hair that was now stained with a line of her own red blood that as only a few shades darker then the colour of her skin as it came out like a fountain.
"It is done. Rest in hell you Demon" The Hero Liam said as he sheathed his sword and walked away from The Demon.
"Didn't you ever learn not to turn your back on an adversary" The Hero Liam fast realised his mistake of turning his back on The Demon. A powerful blast of mana was sent directly at him sending in flying through a few trees before his body slammed against a boulder which shattered on impact.
The Hero Liam stood up to see The Demon with a smug smile on her face. She wasn't giving off any evil energy which he assumed she was just suppressing. However Liam could tell she was definitely after a fight.
"Looks like I made a mistake and I went for your head. This time I shall start with your heart" The Hero Liam said while remembering True Demons have insane regeneration because of the Mana Source located in their heart.
"I have been expecting you however I had hoped to get to the central continent first before moving to the other 4 nations" The Demon said with a smile.
'Does she think I will let her just kill? Her entire bloodline is filled with evil. I won't allow it!' The Hero Liam thought to himself as he prepared to fight The Demon. Even if he couldn't sense her evil it meant nothing since fooling Liam's senses is not hard. But fooling The Grand Elder's senses is impossible and she had already given him the go ahead.
"You know. Ever since I was a child hearing stories from my father I had always wondered what The Demon was like. I had seen good in the demonic race when I saw Water Demons or sometimes even Fire Demons however he said that The demon... The One True Demon was heartless. A Monster that killed mercilessly and eradicated whole races" THe Hero said seriously as his own anger was getting the better of him. He took a step forwards getting ready for a fight to the death. The Demon took a step back with a slightly scared look on her face as The Hero was going to get serious from the get go.
"I didn't want to except it and thought everyone had a chance. Everyone had good in them yet that must have just been my naive thinking since I was but a child. He said that on The Demon's death bed as your father was drawing his last breath he said something. He was sorry that he didn't do more then he did" The Hero took another step and this time the ground cracked beneath his feat. Feeling the inevitable clash The Demon powered up her own power and prepared to fight The Hero.
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"But even then that is not why I will kill you today. For your sin of simply existing I will eradicate your bloodline so no more incidents like what happened 100 years ago will repeat itself. Because it will mean the end of the peace my father fought and died for I WILL KILL YOU!!!" The Hero charged at The Demon as fast as he could. The fight had begun between the two. A continuation of the fight 100 years ago and this time the fight would end.
The Hero sent his power flow directly into his sword and slammed it down onto The Demon who parried the slash with her sharp black claws. A huge wave of power levelled the area into a flat open field to fight on. The two warriors proceeded in exchanging blows faster then the eye could see causing chunks of the land to be sent flying with every impact.
The power emitted from the initial clash sent out waves of power across the entire super continent. These waves were picked up only by one creature in the haze of all the Mana flowing in the endless streams of the planet.
"...."???
While The Hero and The Demon were busy in their conflict that could decide the fate of the planet. A foolish princess was in the vast library of the Elven Kingdom and was about to stumble upon something that would seal her fate and lead her on the path that would guarantee the outcome of the conflict that has been increasingly getting worse and worse for a long time now.
"The Final Battle?" Isabel asked herself as she picked up an old book that dated back to just after the fight between The Hero and The Demon.
"Find what you were looking for princess?" The Elven librarian said with a smile.
"No. its written in elven... by any chance could you..?" Isabel requested some help in gathering information from the book.
"Well... The book mentions about the fight between The Hero and The Demon. However it also references a cave to the north known only as the Crystal Cave as it holds unknown properties due to the high concentration of Mana. It holds so much Mana in fact that just going there is impossible as your body would be over pressured by the Mana and death would soon follow. You would have to be quite the monster to survive in there or simply not have any Mana inside of you fro the Mana in the cave to put pressure against. Apart from that it is all information everyone already knows" The Librarian said with a smile.
"What is the fastest way to get to Crystal Cave?" Isabel asked inocently.
"Well... I guess Teleport to the North Island outpost in the Elven Continent and then travel north for 73 miles before you reach the ocean. You should see an island around 28 miles north" The Elf said with a smile.
"Wait. but wouldn't it be hidden by the horizon at that distance?" Isabel asked and the Elf shook his head.
"It can be seen as clear as day. The water is so dense with mana that you can walk on it. The sky is so dense with mana that no cloud can be formed and breath becomes significantly harder. Now winds blow there and the entire island is like a tower that extends far into the sky. At the top of the tower legends say some powerful weapon of the gods is hidden" The Elf said with a smile before continuing his work in the library.
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The chapter was able to be released earlier then expected. Fear not. I will have a fight between The Hero and The Demon in the next chapter. For now the plot is still building and I need to get all the pieces in place before I even think about releasing The Mysterious Creature that rests all the way at the bottom of The Crystal Cave.
Also the next chapter will be significantly longer for reasons of the content holding a huge fight while having a foolish princess stumble into The Crystal Cave.