==== Lilith ====
It has been a few weeks since we arrived at the colosseum but I am still not used to life here.
After a rushed explanation of what is expected of us, completely ignoring our origins as well as why we have no memories we were forced into a ridiculous training regimen.
Every morning we have to study for four hours before starting physical training and weapons drills until sunset before private study from our assigned tutors. There are three meals a day that enables to have basic interaction with each other but we are normally too exhausted to talk.
Our personal tutors are from the same main race as us with the idea being that they can teach us more about our race and abilities. We are rarely allowed to speak in our native tongue as practice in case we come across our own in the future.
It turns out that I am a pure-blooded demon. According to my teacher, that means I my blood has not been diluted by inferior beings and grants me an extremely high demon social rank. Even Alicia, my teacher has to defer to my higher status and keep her eyes lower and obey any requests I have, her collar permitting.
Initially the other demon hybrid, Bale wasn't too impressed and challenged me at every opportunity but Alicia quickly beat sense into him. Since then he has been very respectful and has even started ensuring I get the best possible food at breaks.
Currently, our racial type is Imp. Imps are considered the larval stage of demonic evolution, granting us an amazing amount of offensive power compared to other races. The drawback being that we are quite fragile and we severely lack stamina.
It wasn't long before anyone we spared against attempted to draw out the fight as long as possible. If we couldn't knock them down in the first couple of minutes it would always result in our defeat which was infuriating as we outclassed them by leagues.
-”Spineless cowards!”
I can't wait until I am able to evolve so I can truly put them in their places. I don't really know much other than what we have been taught but evolution seems to occur once you have built up enough experience and the right conditions appear.
Our next evolutionary stage is our adolescent form, bringing with it the potential of three separate types, Demon, High Demon, and Greater Demon.
A Demon is the most common evolutionary type and pretty much considered an all rounder where as a High Demon can only be attained by a pureblood and pretty much equates to demon royalty.
Demon types are influenced by how close the personality is to one of the seven deadly sins causing physical, skill and racial trait differences as well as affecting your future evolutionary paths. For example, if your sin was gluttony, you could become a gluttonous demon and in future only be able to evolve down that evolutionary branch.
The last and rarest type is a Greater Demon, not much is known about this evolutionary stage except that the spirit energy has to be closely attuned to something other than a deadly sin. Seeing as behaviours can be attributed to a sin, I fail to see what else there could be but assume it could be something like curiosity. Alicia said she has travelled the world but has never seen a Greater Demon however she has heard a few tales that speak of them as heralds to calamity and destruction to all those who oppose them.
I really, really want to evolve into a Greater Demon. It would suit me perfectly as I am unique.
Apparently, our status plates will shine when we are ready to evolve if we have more than one option. If we only have one option or are close to death we will automatically start to evolve.
When a selection is available, it will display a name and brief summary of each on the status plate and by imbuing a small amount of mana on the chosen information area we are able to pick.
When we start to evolve we get very tired and irritable, eventually falling into a coma-like sleep as our bodies transform.
We have been warned only to evolve when we are sure we are in a safe environment as we are extremely vulnerable. Many creatures die due to predators taking advantage of the weakened state.
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-”Guess this place is as safe as anywhere if they wanted to kill us they could with a simple command” I mutter as I play with the collar around my neck.
I am currently lying in my room staring out into the same courtyard we were ‘inducted’ into this dreary place.
There are another 31 door-less rooms just like mine along the edges, although 5 of them are currently empty.
Apparently, this area was created especially for us as normally you would live in dorms with your designated party and share the training yard with hundreds of others.
A party is a group of 5 people brought together with complimenting, specialist skills and a leader. This six-man group works as an independent unit to achieve specific quest-like objectives, for example conquering a dungeon or harvesting resources from dangerous areas.
Dungeons are scattered across the world and contain vast wealth. They are kind of like living entities that mine deep into the ground absorbing everything that they can, hoarding it in large treasure rooms. They come in many shapes and sizes, from the long spiralling cave like systems to ancient ruins that look like they have been built by hand.
Initially, it seems like they intended for us to join the rank and file, standard army divisions forgoing the need for a party but it seems like we are individually too powerful and would create inconsistencies in formations and tactics.
We haven't been grouped into parties yet and when asked the guards and trainers say it's because they don't know where our specialities and traits lie. However, when they don't think we are around, I have heard them talking about holding off to increase the chances of us picking them as a master.
-”I wonder what a master is? Aren't we already slaves are they not already our masters?”
The coliseum we are in is known as the Coliseum of Monsters. There are two other coliseums but we were not allowed to join them. The Coliseum of Man only allows humans and the Coliseum of Beasts are for creatures without a mana core.
Beasts are immensely powerful creatures that use their entire bodies to absorb mana instead of a mana core. Because of this, they are unable to control mana outside the body resulting in the inability to cast magic spells however because their entire body can absorb mana they are able to manipulate and augment their own bodies to a frightening extent turning them into living weapons.
Currently, I am starting at my status plate. It is displaying my stats and skills but is rather disappointing.
Name: Lilith
Active Title: Slave Of Vonai
Race: Demon
Type: Pureblood Imp
Health: 75/75
Mana: 200/200
Spirit: 25/25
Rage: 25/25
Stamina: 25/25
Strength: 75
Intellect: 80
Influence: 0
Primary Attribute: Darkness
Secondary Attribute: None
Skills:
Racial Traits
Slash
Using your hard nails you slash at an opponent.
Demon's lullaby
A melody that causes allies to enrage, increasing stats
and speed. Chance hostile targets will gain the sleep status debuff.
Only remains active while the caster is singing.
Demonic Curse
Target takes additional damage and cannot receive
healing for 5-10 minutes.
Pureblood
Demonic Skills effectiveness are increased by 10%
Demonic Aura [Passive]
Demon heritage emanates from the body
changing to suit the situation.
We don't really show our status plates to each other, not that we have time to compare but the few I have managed to catch a glimpse of have had much higher stats in everything bar intellect and mana than mine.
Apart from the lessons in the morning, these stats don't really help me much and I am often left sitting at the side pathetically catching my breath.
The dragon called Kronos is a monster in all aspects and puts the rest of us to shame. He is the smartest, strongest and most adaptable of our group and is a bit of an arsehole because he knows it. Although still frosty we are now on speaking terms, that is when he isn't bringing up the dead squire wanting to know every detail on how he was killed.
I didn't really know the boy but it still felt awful watching him die. If I ever catch that demon who did it, god help him. Last I saw of him was being unconsciously dragged away by his collar like a sack of potatoes. The only info I have on him is that he is a hybrid which kind of explains a lot really as a pureblood would never stoop to something so low or pathetic.
I will make him serve me in the squire's place. Not only is it a natural outcome, him being a hybrid but he also took what was mine and needs to be punished. I guess there is also a little envy that he managed to get out of this shit hole.
I hate it here, why would I want to train to fight and potentially die for others that I owe nothing. I would much rather be out having fun, enjoying all the sights and sounds the world has to offer and curling up with a handsome man.
Alicia says I am too young when she catches me ogling the male’s training and to wait until I have reached my adult stage but I just can't help it. I remember all those rich, hunky looking men near the shops. I bet I could enslave one of them to do my bidding at the drop of a hat, well once I am older I suppose.