Until we turned 2 years old we underwent hell under Desmond. I truly feel i saw what the underworld would be like maybe it was worst. Anyway we weren't allowed to go hunting to level up neither me or Lilian or our pets. He wanted to see how strong he could get us to before we reach the bottleneck before the rank up. We learned all the basic elements spells from healing spells in the water system, which lilian made stronger adding light magic. To curses, which i shined in. We also began learning about melded magic, its what Rook does to get his black flames. Put simply it was mixing different magic systems together. One example is making a fireball throw it then fuel it with air magic will make it much more destructive.

We thought we couldnt pass the basics we were forced to continuously practice the basics.

Slade also didnt cut us any slack. He started having me learn light magic after i got to -15% at my affinity for light. He said learning the magic helps increase affinity so now my training involves me holding the ball of light which does damage to any demon so pretty much I’m hurting myself but at least the affinity is rising much faster.

Slade always keep saying, “You should be glad we are doing this while you are a child because adults can’t change affinity so easily”.

I find that hard to believe since i see foreigners do quick training and learning stuff so easily and when i point that out know what he said.

Slade: Foreigners are considered an enigma to us. They are cunning and will do anything for material rewards. There are only a few who are truly trustworthy and they are too few.

We were told not to trust foreigners we don’t get to know REALLY well to a personal level. It was easy to tell a foreigner for a native. They talk strange and most of them seek out hunting and adventure instead of craft or art. Truthfully i want to explore like them, i want to hunt down strong monsters and grow and i want to have adventure. I also want to find some of the demon villages in this world. I want to meet those tribes and see what they think of other demons. Though i have to survive this hell first so lets focus on that.

When we got to 2 and a half years old we both knew most if not completely mastered the basics of 5 of the six basic elements each, i can’t master light magic and Lilian can’t master darkness. Though Desmonds considered us passed and we were to learn on our own from now on. It was short but we came to like him, he was impressed by how fast we learned. For humans learning the basics of all the magic systems would take 3-5 years but we could learn so much in so little time, he attributed that to our lineage and race.

We were finally allowed to hunt and with all the pent up frustration we had we, Lilian, me and our pets destroyed a few large pack of wolves in the forest that same night coming home with a pile of pelts. We returned home with a refreshed feeling inside having vented our rage on the wolves. Curious i looked at all our status and found mine, Kitus and Rook at level 100 so we might rank up soon wonder how it works. Dont care anyway im tired lets go to sleep.

You have reached level 100, you can now rank up into a [Lower Demon: High Imp]YesNo

While asleep a screen appeared in my dream.

Baal: so this is how they appear. Yes

Your pet Rook has reached level 100 and can now rank up.[Lower Demon Beast: Demon Bihorn Rabbit][Lower Demon Beast: Hell horn rabbit]

Baal: wow so i choose. I feel i will lose control of him with the hell one so. Demon Bihorn Rabbit.

Your pet Kitsu has reached level 100 and can now rank up.[Lower Demon Beast: 2 tailed Demon Fox]

Baal: guess i don't have much choice with this one.

After choosing all the options i finally go to sleep.

In the morning i was woken up by something licking my face so i push it off and feel something large on top of me. Opening my eyes i saw a large pure orange fox on top of me cuddling up to me.

Baal: wha-what is this.

???: master thank you for granting me power.

I blink after hearing the voice and look around but cant find the source. The huge fox nudges me.

Fox: It is I master who speaks its me Kitsu.

My mouth was hanging after hearing that.

Baal: you can talk now?!

Kitsu: yes thanks to the rank up last night, both master, the rabbit and i ranked up. The young lady as well.

Baal: wait where is rook.

Kitsu points his snout to the bulky body next to my bed. It was as big as a bear cub with black fur and red lines like veins running along its back but the unmistakable rabbit ears were on the head. I could also see two long black and red horns coming out of its head.

I got up only to find myself standing much taller then i used to. I am two and a half years old normally a child that ago doesn’t even pass a meter tall but i think i stand at least 120 cm and i feel smarter as well. My body feels restless like i have too much pent up energy. I look over at Kitsu just as the fox, who is now up to my waist when on all fours and with two long half meter long tails, hit rook on the head hard.

Kitsu: wait up rabbit master is waiting.

Rooks eyes shoot open and he stands up on his hind legs looking down on the fox and growls like a bear showing its new fangs behind its buck rabbit incisors.

Kitsu: shut it.

This time it was one of the tails and the hit sends the bulky body sprawling to the ground.

Baal: hey you two stop fighting.

???: hey whats with all the noise.

A high voice calls out from Lilians voice. On the bed a cute girl with long hair sat with a large white two tailed fox with red on its paw, snout and the tips of its tails. I saw the mouth of the fox open before a gentle and mature female voice started talking.

Kumi: master it seems we have ranked up just as Baal and his companions.

Baal: Lilian?

Lilian: ya and yo...wait Baal your bigger...so am I what happen!!!

Baal: we ranked up along with them.

Lilian: so what are we?

Baal: Check?

I open my screens but and find the same thing i saw the night before.

Baal: I am a Lower Demon: High Imp, Kitsu is a Lower Demon Beast: Two tailed Demon Fox and Rook is Lower Demon Beast: Demon Bihorn Rabbit.

Lilian: I’m a Lower Angel: Greater Fallen Angel, Kumi is a Lower Holy Beast: Two tailed Holy Fox and Plum is a Lower Holy Beast: Holy Bihorn Rabbit.

Baal: wait were is Plum?

I look around but cant find her.

Lilian: Plum where are you.

Suddenly a bulky body just as big as Rook appears from nowhere. It was a very light yellow fur color with blue lines on its back like Rook

Lilian: wow you learned the Illusion spell from the light magic system.

There was a knock on the door of our room.

Steph: hey what's all the ruck…

Mom came in to find the ranked up group and just stood there paralyzed.

Baal: hi mom we ranked up yesterday while we slept look how big we are we might be really strong now.

Steph: Get ready kids we are going to see the pope.

Lilian: isn't he busy?

Steph: he can definitely make time when it comes to you two.

With that she had us dress up and quickly led us to the church while having Plum use illusion magic to hide the four pets. I was surprised to find so many animals with the priests and paladins.

Baal: hey mom they have fox and rabbits like us?

Steph: yes when you discovered the animals can absorb mana and use it we began training animals while putting our mana in baby rabbits and fox and begin training them. All the churches are starting to do this since it will increase their combat forces when they begin ranking up like the four of yours.

Lilian: wow thats cool.

We then walked up towards Pope Michels room. We found him with two small fox pups playing in the room.

Michel: hmm Stephanie what's the mat...who are they?

Steph: this the children sir. Plum please stop using magic.

Plum dropped the magic and the four pets appeared.

Steph: as you can see they all ranked up after going on a killing spree of the wolves in the forest. I am worried that with them walking around with their companions it will attract unwanted attention from the foreigners.

Michel: i understand what you are saying their greed knows no bounds. Please place Lilian to train with the priestesses and learn about the goddess while Baal with be a Paladin, I heard he can use light magic.

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Baal: i was able to get my affinity to -5% so i can use light magic up to basic level 9 at the moment though it doesn’t get stronger unless i feed lots of mana.

Michel: good you two will start going on missions for the church. We normally hunt down undead as well as rogue celestial beings or evil demons you will be hunting your own kind. I must tell you eating them will cause great boost in power but please dont do so it will give you guys away far too quickly.

Lilian: sir can i join Baal with the knights i want to learn to fight with the sword instead of being in the back letting others risk their lives to protect me.

He smiled gently when she asked. then looked at Steph before nodding.

Steph: come on we need to get you two to the Paladins quarters. Oh about them.

She indicated towards the pets.

Michel: hmm send out an announcement for all priests to gather we will show them to everyone and tell them to not attack as it is one of their own.

Mom bowed as we did as well and we left. Later that day Rook and Kitus was shown to everyone. When they heard that they weren’t to attack them everyone was flabbergasted but it was explained they were evil like the ones they hunted they were friendly and would soon be helping them hunt along with them. There were many skeptical but when Kitsu introduced himself politely and bowed his head while on all fours it clearly showed he was much smarter than most demons. It was possible to trust them when they showed the owner (me) they had seen me and Lilian training here many times so they all calmed down and accepted them openly after finding out.

With that we were taken to the Paladin quarters and handed to the commander there. He was a large man with two claw marks over his left eye. He had clean brown hair and a rugged face which was scary but still help a gentle feel to it and he as big very big at least 190 cm and very muscular in the white paladin armor. His name was commander Amos Raio.

Amos: oh Stephanie, how rare to see you here what brings you here.

Steph: good to see you as well commander Raio, I came here to bring my two children and their companion for Paladin training.

Amos: oh these are the famous babies of the high priestess candidate hmm they look quite strong for their age.

Steph: *sigh* since they could walk they have been exploring the plains outside of town and where the ones who discovered that animal abilities.

Amos: hahaha i guess nothing never changes.

Steph: what do you mean?

Amos: well its said that kids with their curiosity are the ones who come up with many things which adults mimic. This is one fact that proves is all too well.

Mom smiled as she nodded. I was looking around as they talked and my eyes rested on the weapons rack. Their were tons of swords. I imagined myself fighting with a sword and shield and for some reason i didnt like that fact. To tell the truth as i looked from one weapon to the next i didnt feel a connection to any of them.

Lilian: um sir are these all the weapons you have?

Lilian pointed to all the racks we were looking at.

Amos: hmm we have a few unique ones but barely no one takes them up since they are hard to wield and they remind them of demons that have used them.

Baal: can we see them.

He looked at mom with a wary expression and she nodded.

He led us into a room full of strange weapons. Long spiked staffs, bludgeons, strangely shaped daggers but what caught my attention was the ominous looking scythe in the very back. There were a few different models, a plain scythe, a sickle, and a sickle with a long chain and a weight or hook at its end. All of them made my eyes sparkle like i was getting new toys. At the door Amos and mom quietly talked in a quiet voice that didn’t let either of us hear.

Amos: it looks like he like them, just like i thought the demon lords son would.

Steph: i also figured he would, though i also thought he would go for a trident like other high imps.

Amos: as for the young lady it seems she has the same diserning eyes as the boy.

Steph: these kids just to much natural sense for strength.

Lilian was standing in front of a pure white staff. It wasn’t a normal staff it was once used by a angel that died and the weapon was found. Its said in the hands of a celestial being it will show its greatest powers. As for the scythes i was looking at was the same story but with demons. The weapons here were all weapons found in the possession of greater beings which only showed its power in their hands.

When i picked up the long scythe i was surprised when it agusted to my size the other sickles stayed the same but i picked up all of them and with a big smile i ran back.

Baal: can i train with all of these.

Amos: we already figured you would ask. Yes you can but you will start with a staff and short swords to learn how to use them.

I was beaming as it took the weapons out of the storage and lined them up and took the chain sickle and started to spin sickle part while aiming for a practice dummy. The other paladins saw me spinning the weapons and cleared away from the area.

Steph: wait Baal we said you need to train first.

Just as she said that i jumped up a good 3 meters and tossed the spinning blade downwards towards the dummy. It hooked onto it right on its back and appeared in the front. With a strong pull i started to fall towards it and i let go of the blunt weight end and spun that when i got in range i also spun that forward hitting the dummy straight on the head and landing behind it. Everyone  was standing with their mouths open at my unheard of master of theirs strange weapons. On the other hand i was laughing.

Baal: HAHAHA i love this weapon it has so much power behind it.

Lilian: let me try i found a really cool weapon myself.

In her hand was a white staff. As she ran out of the storeage she started spinning it above her and with a high jump she brought the staff down but before it could reach it emitted a bright light which took the shape of a large axe at the top and as it landed on the dummy it dug right through it cutting it in half and embedding itself in the ground.

Lilian: THIS IS SO COOL!!

No one made a sound while the two of us were laughing away at how awesome the weapons are. Suddenly a hand came and took the weapon from our hands. Then it droped the weapons and grabbed both of our ears. It was mom and she was angry. VERY angry. Her hair was flowing as if hot air was rising around her making her really scary.

Steph: do you know just how DANGEROUS that was.

She almost took us off the ground as she pulled our ears.

Steph: until you have proper training with weapons of the same type you will not touch these.

Baal: AHH but they are so cool AHH!!!

Lilian: ya mom didnt you say we could choose our own AHHH!!

she pulled our ears when he tryed to talk back.

Steph: we told you two you could choose the weapon you would use in the future in other words the weapon you would aim for not the one you would use at this very moment.

She continued pulling our ears for a good 5 minutes before letting us go. The Paladins could only look at us two with pity as we were punished severely.

When she finally let go of our ears we both had tear filled eyes.

Steph: dont give me those puppy eyes you wont get these weapons. Commander until they are trained until satisfatory standards of a paladin they are not to even glance at these weapons. Do i make myself clear.

Her last words were cold which sent a shiver down everyones spine. It made the tough commander shiver and straighten up.

Amos: yes ma’am we understand we will keep these locked up in a different location.

Steph: good they will be staying here from now on so they can train from morning to night. You two dont forget magic training. I will get books from the mages guild on intermediate level magic for you to learn.

To say we werent about to cry at this unfair punishment would be a lie but we both knew if we did cry it would only worsen things.

Steph: we will train hard mom

Lilian: ya we will be the best here and we wont let them slack of as well.

Lilian was pointing at our pets. They all made a face that showed “keep us out of this” but our eyes were say “if we go down you do as well”

Mom soon left and we finally sat down and cuddled our burning ears. We used healing magic (which at this point didn't hurt me anymore that is only with -10% and below) to heal our ears.

Amos: that...is a scary mother.

Baal: dont remind us.

Amos: guess we should start then get ready kids cause the weapons you want have a totally different form of hell you need to pass through then the normal sword.

We could only internally cry at our misfortune as we picked up the training weapons he gave us.