(Inside the Umbral Palace)
“Your majesty! We have reports that the hero party has breached the outer walls of the capital and are currently approaching the palace at a slow pace. Our imperial guards are unable to stop their advance and the 2nd Demon General Nevil was not able to even last three exchanges with the hero king himself!” (Bors)
A large burly man in a butler suit with sharp draconian horns sticking out of his forehead prostrated his 4 metre tall body on the bright red carpet, a panic stricken expression plastered on his face. The atmosphere around him was horrifyingly dark and loud thunder erupted from the outsides of the massive hallway. The ceiling stood several thousand metres high, dwarfing the people residing within it, but yet it was unable to restrain their awe-inspiring presences.
“Hmph. Those heros would slaughter thousands of innocent demons all for the sake of wealth and glory? I have slaughtered countless hundreds of thousands over the past decades to become a Demon King and these hypocrites want to kill me? Utterly ridiculous!” (Cecilia)
A cold, sharp toned voice resounded reverberated throughout the hallway, forcing the butler and other demons to cower in fear. The source of the voice emanating from the throne. There, sat a tall woman around 1.8 metres tall, dressed in a revealing black robe but radiating a prickling, deadly aura unseemly of her beautiful appearance. Blood red hair cascaded all the way down to the ground as golden, reptilian eyes shone, illuminating her pale, white skin reminiscent of a pure vampire. Any normal person would have immediately thought that she was a sexy, mature woman with a curvy body and great proportions if it were not for her slitted eyes and the long golden dragon horns shooting back her head. Her name was Cecilia Netherland
“Ready the preparations! This is not the first time we have killed heroes and it shan’t be the last!!” (Cecilia)
“At your command, your majesty!” (Demons)
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“Hey, James do you really think this is alright? Apparently, this particular Demon King is extremely strong unlike the ones we have faced before. Don’t you think we need some preparation at least?” (Maria)
Exclaimed a purple haired beautiful woman as she sliced through a large boar-like demon with her twin daggers. Standing at 1.7m, her height was pretty tall for humans and she could be considered a beauty even amongst demons. However, a worried expression was currently plastered on her face right now as she talked to the man beside her.
“Hah! It’s fine. Don’t you believe in my capabilities? Besides, you know that for the other 7 demon kings we have killed, I haven’t even used half of my true strength yet. Once I kill this demon king who is labelled as the Northern Continents greatest threat, then I will be worshipped around the empire as a true Hero King. We would be able to have all the wealth and magic relics in the world and the experience we gain will make us invincible! (James)
The arrogant tone came from a short blond haired man who sported relatively good looks. Standing at 1.85 metres and wearing golden plated armour, anyone looking at him would definitely think the same word, a hero. The hero king James was one of those typical heros whom were blessed with unreasonable powers, being so strong that he has managed to kill several demon kings only with him and his childhood friend Maria.
“HAHA There it is! The demon King’s palace is in sight right now! Once we get in, we just need to kill her and bring back her head. Although it is a waste to kill such a beautiful woman, well it can’t be helped that she is a vile demon! After killing her, we shall stop killing demon king’s and travel around the world like we promised as children, okay?” (James)
Swinging his golden and blue ‘holy’ sword Excalibur around and blowing away several hundred demons, the hero king advanced forward.
“Fine, this is the last demon king we will kill then. I am already so tired of kill these demons, I can’t wait for our adventure.” (Maria)
A faint blush could be made out on her face as a split second later, her eyes turned resolute as she followed her partner to the demon kings palace.
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“Wow, it seems like I am now witnessing the very end of a cliché light novel. The hero is about to defeat the demon king and live happily ever after with his childhood friend. How nice”
I was currently floating in the sky, up in the clouds tens of thousands of metres in the sky and with my enhanced eyesight I was able to see everything that was going on. A funny expression made it’s way to my face when I saw the current situation.
“Who should I help? The demon or the human. I had already lost all compassion for humans back on Earth after all my traumatising experiences there so it’s impossible for me to be like all those typical main characters in light novels who have some sense of morals. On the other hand, it seems more logical for me side with the demons as I was a demon as well. Only that…. From most of the light novels that I'd read, demons are usually well known to be scheming and betray their comrades for power, so I really don’t know if that is the right choice”
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A dilemma appeared in my mind as I was unsure about my next choice of action. Maybe I could just kill them both and set up my fortress in this place? That palace honestly does look awe-inspiring and a fit place for my abode after sleeping in that damned wilderness for all those months. That hero’s sword does look extremely powerful as well, so it would surely be beneficial if I let Rashomon absorb it. Oh well, let’s just see what happens. It may be a bit unreasonable to come in at the end of the fight where both parties are already exhausted, but it would be much easier for me to take action that way.
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“Huff Huff Huff. Damn you Demon King Cecilia! Today is the day where you shall perish before my blade. HAHHH” (James)
The hero king swung Excalibur, a powerful shockwave which powered towards the Demon King. Followed by his childhood friends barrage of shadows which destroyed all the demons surrounding them. Both of their armours were broken and their exhaustion was clearly seen on their faces as they grimaced with every attack. The Demon King however, was in a similar state.
“Hmph. To have even come this far is commendable for mere humans. However, now all your hard work shall end!” (Cecilia)
Raising her hand, a large black and red vortex appeared and was thrown towards the hero king and his child hood friend at a frightening speed.
“For them to both be in that state, it seems that this is their final attack..”
I murmured as I continued gazing at the battle from above the clouds. However, a continuous nagging feeling pestered me about the Demon King Cecilia, just that I was unable to figure out what it was.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
“The aftermath of the battle is here. I guess it’s my turn now.”
First of all, I need to immediately kill the heros, there is no way I will make the rookie mistake of letting them come back and take revenge and they seem like the type of people who hate demons so it is impossible to become friends as well. Next, I would ask the Demon King to become my subordinate and tell me more about this world, although if she doesn’t then I will have to kill her as well as with her personality, there is no way to force her.
Flying towards the site of their battle at supersonic speeds, I immediately took out Rashomon and stabbed towards the purple haired girl named Maria. SHNNG Blood immediately spurted out as the enormous blade pierced through her chest without her being able to react. Her eyes were wide open as she gazed sorrowfully at the man beside her.
“NOOOO!! WHY! MARIA! DAMN YOU BASTARD!!”(Michael)
Seething with uncontrollable rage, he stabbed towards me with Excalibur but his exhaustion led it to being a futile attempt. Staring at that gaze filled with anger which could kill, I felt no remorse and merely swung Rashomon once more, instantly decapitating him. The first experience of killing humans left me stunned at the spot for a few seconds, but because of my mental fortitude as a demon and my hatred for humans in my previous life, I was able to easily recover from it in a few seconds. Turning around, I faced the Demon King Alicia and was surprised to see that her face was not filled with surprise.
“Now, do you want to become my subordinate or die?”
“There is no way I will ever serve under anyone! My entire life I have only relied on myself, scheming and slaughtering my way up to my current status. There is no way that after all of that, I would become somebody elses subordinate!” (Cecilia)
Her beautiful face distorted with anger as her snarl revealed her sharp canine teeth at the edges of her mouth.
“Well, you can just go die then”
Instantly appearing in front of her, I swung Rashomon towards the fallen Demon King’s head.
“What? She still has some strength left in her body?”
Suddenly, Cecilia disappeared and appeared several hundred metres away.
“Do you really think that I would not prepare for situations such as these. I always have countermeasures for any situation and although your method was pretty smart, It is a shame that you would just die here” (Cecilia)
Suddenly, 20 dark figures appeared beside her, all emanating auras of extreme power and a domineering presence.
“They are?”
“These are the past demon kings of several eras and eras ago. All of them are at least as powerful or even more powerful than me. Even if you are stronger than me, there is no way you would be able to defeat all of them! Now die!” (Cecilia)
“Hmph. Seems like you are really determined to kill me huh. Well you better be prepared for the conseuqneces!”
In reality, I was a bit shaken as the difficulty of fighting 20 demon kings at the same time was much more than just one demon king times 20. It was exponential and the difficulty increased at least 20 fold.
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18 hours later
“Haaah Haaah Haaah. Dammnit. This is so painful. It seems like I have a knack for being injured these days”
In front of me laid absolute mayhem. The corpses of the twenty demon kings were spread out all around the floor, completely obliterated. However, my own state wasn’t any worse off. Similar to the state I had been in when I first arrived in this word at the cave, my entire body was aching and I could barely move a muscle. My black hood cloak had been ripped and my armour was broken in several places.
“Wow. Am I seriously seeing this. You were actually able to kill all 20 demon kings while fighting them at the same time? You are an absolute monster. And you have such good looks too, it would be an absolute shame to kill you here and now. But as there is no way you would become my subordinate, and your monstrous power would be a huge threat to me, I would have to kill you here and now…” (Cecilia)
A terrified yet curious expression appeared on her beautiful face as she slowly strode towards my position. The Demon King Cecilia had already healed up whilst I was fighting, the wound marks disappearing and revealing unblemished pale white skin providing an extremely arousing sight along with her tattered black robe.
“SHIT. What do I do There is no way I can die here!!! At the hands of another demon king!!”
My consciousness was already blurring, and I was going to lose it at any moment now.
“Well, It was a short meeting but I guess it’s farewell now” (Cecilia)
Pointing her palm at my head on the ground, the large black and red vortex spiralled towards my body when suddenly, an alarming voice was heard in my head.
User has exceeded the evolution status by 25%
Evolution: Demon --> Fiend (125%)
User is unable to continue supressing their evolution and will now evolve to a Devil whilst retaining 25% experience in that field. In the meanwhile, your body will be completely recovered and it is best to undergo evolution in a secluded area as it would cause mass destruction to your surroundings.
Process beginning….. 3, 2, 1