Chapter 26: Power of Calamity
After reaching the ground floor of the demon castle and silencing a few demons, Eu and I invaded the royal kitchen and I was made to cook.
At first, I thought of inviting Eu to my [World Home], but after thinking about what might happen when the two queens meet, I shuddered at the thought and no longer brought it up.
As for me cooking...well, as expected from a queen, she’s naturally bossy…
Well, when I think that if I let her cook and she produced some kind of weird demonic dish, it felt normal and safer for me to cook instead.
With that kind of thought process, I cooked simple dishes like fried chicken and eggs...it’s not because I can only cook simple dishes, but this is another world. And until now, the only familiar animals I saw were chickens.
After all, this is a world where bunnies have horns! I’d rather cook on familiar animal meats instead of haphazardly cooking monster meat…
Maybe it’s fine to eat it. But it’s worrying if there was some unknown poison in it...I should get a poison resistance skill when I go back to [Harus] later. Then maybe I can start working on my cooking cheat like in those novels I’ve read.
Strangely enough, Eu liked the fried chicken...even though you can buy it at a nearby fast food chain cheaply...and even with gravy. Can’t even make gravy here with all these weird looking otherworld mushrooms.
While eating, I asked Eu.
“This power inside you. In the end, what is it?”
“The power of Calamity.”
...She just dropped that sentence while eating a fried chicken like it’s nothing.
The hell!? The power of Calamity!? Isn’t that some OP sounding power!? This is a calamity we’re talking about! A Calamity!!!
...So this is what El felt when watching my absurd cheat abilities…
Shaking my head, I shook the thought and continued asking.
“This power...why is it that only you have it?”
“Dunno. Oh, this is really delicious!”
“...”
Since it felt like we wouldn't get any serious conversation while eating, I decided to ask later after she’s done eating…
When she’s finally done, she began explaining.
“Humm...you know that there is a saying how us Demons came from Calamities in ancient times right?”
Come to think of it, Aleris did say something like that. So that was real?
“Well, though that legend is real, not all demons have the power of Calamity within them now.”
“Except for you.”
“Yes. For some reason, I was born with such a power. Whenever I cry as a child, my hair would turn white and calamities would occur.”
That’s...wait, don’t babies cry when birthed?
“It was also the reason my mother died immediately after being born...”
Eu’s eyes become blurry and a drop of tear started to appear at the corner of her eyes.
Seeing that, I panicked and hurriedly consoled her.
“There was no helping it. It’s not your fault!”
Seeing my panic, Eu smiled wryly and wiped the tear from her eye
“Don’t worry, since then, I can control it enough so as to not trigger it accidentally. Also, there’s no need to console me. After years of self-blame, I had already forgiven myself and so has my father. But now...he died protecting me. Once I see that bastard Slazore and those demons from another world, I will definitely not hold back anymore!”
Well...it’s nice to have an OP party member for a change…
But I need to be the one to kill those other world demons.
“You can take on Slazore, leave those other world demons to me. I still need to have a wish granted.”
“Wish? Oh, you mean that legend? I don’t think it’s real though...well, fine. But I’m warning you beforehand. I can’t control myself properly when in Calamity mode.”
“Don’t worry. If worse comes to worse, then I’ll release my own Wrath.”
Cursed or not, living is still a better choice than not using [Dragon’s Wrath] and then dying as a result.
With this sort of conviction in mind, both Eu and I walked out of the demon castle.
The streets of the Demon Kingdom is now completely empty with every store and house windows shut tight.
No matter how you look at it, the war has already begun!
“Let’s go!”
I shouted and shot forward together with the Demon Queen Eu.
Since this is too dangerous, I had already sent Vil in the [World Home] where El and Mei can take care of her.
Aeran also seemed to like the pet as El described it.
“Little Aeran’s been playing with little Vil for a while now so rest assured. Also, take care...”
“I will.”
It didn’t take long before we reached the area where the demon army is camped.
While traveling earlier, we crossed a river which Eu hurriedly crossed as if she’s afraid of the water, but since she didn’t say anything, I didn’t ask. There’s no need to embarrass her if she cannot swim. Yep, I’m such a nice gentleman.
While hiding behind the trees, I asked Eu.
“Any plan of attack?”
“Yes.”
“Let me hear it then.”
“Attack!”
...This simple-minded idiot!
Eu shouted as she charged at the demon army and raised her hands which began to glow red.
Seeing Eu, the demons were startled and prepared themselves.
“It’s the former Demon Queen! She’s here!”
“His Majesty was right! The former Demon Queen has escaped!”
“Inform his Majesty! We will hold her back!”
Oh? And here I was thinking Slazore had tricked the demon army by claiming that the orders are from the Demon Queen but...it turns out that he has already planned a rebellion.
Looking at Eu, I can see her grit her teeth and clench her fists.
Though it feels as if she already expected such a thing, she still didn’t like it as expected. After all, who’d like being betrayed by their own country?
I can see strands of her hair turn white but reverted back to jet black in an instant.
Eu had already calmed down and started to charge forward again.
I sighed and followed her.
“A human!”
“It’s as his Majesty had said! Our former queen has betrayed us!”
“Kill the traitor!”
Hm? Wait, what exactly is happening?
One moment earlier, it seems as if they had known that Eu was being imprisoned by Slazore and wanted to put her back. But now, they’re acting as if Slazore had tricked them into thinking Eu had betrayed them...I don’t get it.
Eu also frowned, seemingly thinking the same thing.
Well, you know what they say. When in doubt, knock someone out! Or wait, was it hit first, ask later?
Whatever, let’s just combine it into one. When in doubt, hit someone and ask him repeatedly!
I think that was slightly off but oh well.
“Where! Is! Slazore! And! The! Demons! From! Another! World!”
“Lucas, stop hitting him! I was here first!”
“Then go grab another one.”
“I can’t! I already killed them all!”
What!? Didn’t I just arrive and grab the nearest guy!? How did she kill all those demons already!?
I turned my head to look at the scene and widened my eyes in shock.
The scene in front of me was full of bodies and scraps. As if the God of War descended and went rampage. How did this scene be done in just a few seconds!?
What a calamity...eh, wait, did she use her powers of Calamity?
“Don’t look at me like that. I, after all, am still the Demon Queen and am one not without reason. I had honed my magic for many years so I would not resort to using the power of Calamity.”
Eu puffed out her chest and sneered like a queen. But if felt strangely fitting and only increased her beauty.
*Throb*
Somehow, I felt my heart throb just now.
Don’t tell me I really have a thing for queens?
Ehh, no. This guy hit me just now…
“Bastard! Human! Let go of me!”
The demon I was asking nicely earlier began wildly flailing around and hit me in the chest. But since I already covered myself with Qi, my defense had been amplified so that punch now really just made me feel a slight throb.
“Still not answering? I’ll hand you over to her then.”
“I was wrong! Please don’t hand me to her! I’ll talk! I’ll talk!”
...Am I really that unintimidating that he’s so afraid of the beauty Eu instead of me? Well, maybe it’s because he saw his comrades get massacred in front of him. Yep, that’s it.
I consoled myself and nodded to the demon in hand.
“Now, explain the situation.”
“Y-yes. His Majesty, Slazore, is currently together with the demons from another world in the [Land of the Dead].”
[Land of the Dead]?
What a way to name a land. I bet there’s a lot of dead things there.
“Forget about that. I’m asking you how this situation come about?”
“W-what situation?”
“Sigh. Didn’t you guys say earlier how she had escaped? So that means you all know she’s imprisoned. This is your Demon Queen. But you imprison her. Why?”
“Everyone knows that the former Demon Queen is a ticking time bomb. His Majesty Slazore captured her to avoid the future calamity and with the magic of the other world demons, her power amplifies us demons for years now. Earlier, we felt that power leave our bodies, so we turned to his Majesty who said that the former Demon Queen must’ve escaped through the help of others, which makes her a traitor.”
I see...so to sum things up, Slazore fooled everyone into thinking that Eu has become unstable and might become controlled by the power of Calamity at any time. This made the demons fear Eu more than respect her, thus leading to Slazore’s rebellion which can now be fully justified if he wanted to rule the Demon Kingdom.
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He is no fool, he knows that respect from fear is not the best in ruling a kingdom. Instead, a rule governed by fear will only lead to its self-destruction. Which was why he had to do such roundabout way to earn the throne.
Hearing his story, I sighed and looked back to Eu.
“So...do we kill this guy?”
“...Yeah, do it.”
“You sure? I mean, after all of this is over, you'd still rule the Demon Kingdom right?”
“No. After this, I’ll disappear somewhere. In the first place, Demons are a race that brings death and destruction. This rebellion proves that there are no such thing as a [Good Demon].”
Eu declared,which surprised me.
After all, she’s also a Demon as well. Yet she has no problems in ending her own race?
“Having the power of Calamity not only gave me the curse of creating calamities. It also gave me the curse to see the people’s true intentions.”
“You mean...like a passive skill?”
Eu rolled her eyes at me.
“I don’t mean it like that, you idiot. As I said before, as a kid, I have no control over my emotions, but I know enough that everyone doesn’t want to be near me...only my father did. This made me see...when in the face of a calamity, people tend to show their true intentions. The only reason I am alive till now was because of my father. After he died, they readily believed in Slazore and rebelled. Even if I win against Slazore, I will still be excommunicated and unable to rule the Demon Kingdom. Might as well kill them all and get rid of any future troubles for the other races.”
Listening to her speech, I couldn’t help but frown.
I looked back to the demon soldier I was holding and sighed.
“Go! Tell Slazore that your father I, the [Sennerth’s Hero], will come and kick their dirty hides.”
“H-hii-!!!”
The demon soldier shrieked and ran away as soon as I let him go. Even though I had badly beaten him up, I made sure to heal his legs so he can run fast. Of course, his bruises on the upper half of his body are still there.
Eu blinked and looked at me in confusion.
“Y-you...”
“Listen, Eu. I don’t know much about governing a kingdom but I do know that a King...or Queen for that matter, who has lost hope in her own kingdom is not a worth Queen. You said it yourself. Because they feared you, they readily believed Slazore’s lies. It’s always the same even to other races. The people will always believe the words of someone with authority. All they needed is a bit of evidence. In your case, it’s your power of Calamity. That’s all there is.”
Even in [Earth], people would watch the news to get in touch with what’s happening in the world. But not all the news were real. Or maybe they are, but the information they hold were either limited or controlled.
I don’t think that other worlds would be different. Because such is the nature of the people. Not just Humans.
It will always be that those with power will use their authority to control the populace.
“I...Can I really still become the Demon Queen?”
Eu asked with a shaky voice.
I smiled and asked.
“Do you want to?”
“...Yes!”
“Then I’ll make sure you get your throne back, You're Majesty.”
Laughing, I walked to where the demon soldier scurried away earlier.
Though a lot has happened, no reinforcements came. Which is what I’m most worried about.
It’s not like we eliminated all the demon army. What we met just now was only a small group near the edge of the camp.
Still, the others should’ve heard the noises here. And even if they didn’t, some demons had left much earlier to relay the news.
So that means one thing. They are preparing an ambush!
As I had not passed through this [Land of the Dead], I am unable to see it through my [World Eyes] at the moment. Just the outer edge of it.
However, even with just the outer edge, I could already see the dead trees planted on the dry land...just from that, I can conclude that that place is the [Land of the Dead].
As for the other demon army...they’ve already left camp while we were talking earlier and evacuated to the [Land of the Dead] since the start.
I know this since I kept watch of the surroundings using [World Eyes] from the start.
“Now then, it seems there’s an ambush up ahead.”
“Just charge forward.”
Eu shrugged it off and ran ahead.
I sighed and followed her while keeping watch of the surroundings.
In no time at all, we saw the edge of the [Land of the Dead] and I had seen what lies beyond it with [World Eyes].
It was truly a land worth calling, [Land of the Dead].
Not only are the trees all dead, the land is dead itself with dryness, and even worse, I could see transparent like apparitions floating about.
To put it simply...ghosts…
“What the hell is with this land?”
“Legend says that the dead that still retains regrets are lead to this land due to a treasure. In time, the dead piled up and the [Land of the Dead] expanded. Time after time, some people would travel to these lands to find that treasure, yet none of them were able to leave alive at all.”
“Then how come these guys are perfectly fine staying here?”
“My guess is as best as yours. The demons from another world are surely the cause.”
Well, this is a bit troublesome...how are we supposed to fight them then?
“The land is cursed. As soon as we step on it, we’ll probably die somehow. Even if we didn’t, we’re sure to be weakened and then we’ll be like fish on a chopping board.”
Eu frowned as she looked at the [Land of the Dead] from the distance.
Hearing her say that, an idea flashed in my mind but I still asked Eu to make sure.
“You sure it’s only the land that’s curse? This dry land?”
“Yeah?”
“Heh, then there’s no problem.”
I smiled mysteriously while Eu tilted her head in confusion.
I looked at the fresh ground beneath us and the dry land of the [Land of the Dead] and laughed.
I bet Slazore wouldn't see this one coming.
Controlling the earth beneath us, I moved it to cover the dry earth of the [Land of the Dead].
This should give us a platform to stand now...is what I thought.
Once the fresh earth covered the dry earth, it suddenly dried and become a part of the [Land of the Dead]...
“Damn.”
I cursed as Eu rolled her eyes.
“If it were that easy, everyone could’ve just picked up a shovel and keep pouring fresh land to the dry land.”
...Now that she mentions it…
Still, can’t we do something about this curse?
At this time, El spoke.
“Can’t you just cure the land?”
“Huh?”
“It’s a curse right? In animes, priests often deal with curses. Something like that?”
...Holy element!
Damn, I can’t believe I forgot about that!
Alright, let’s do this!
“[Cure]!”
A light blue light came out from my hand which I then controlled to spread over to the dry lands.
As expected, the dry land started to grow wild grass!
“Wow! What did you do!?”
“Heh, I used [Holy] energy to cure the land!”
“Don’t look so smug! It was my idea!”
“What, am I supposed to tell her that the queen living inside me gave me the idea?”
“Yes!”
“...”
Ignoring El’s unreasonable request, I shook my head and focused on the dry lands. Now, I should cure the rest of the lands so nothing unexpected occurs...hm?
As I was about to cure the rest of the lands, my attention returned to the piece of land I cured...it’s dry again.
Damn, is it because that land is still connected to the [Land of the Dead]? Am I supposed to heal the lands in one go then?
I continued to frown.
Eu sighed as well and was similarly thinking of ways to step into the [Land of the Dead] unharmed.
“Any ideas?”
I asked Eu.
“Sigh, as I see it, unless we plant some sort of holy tree, I doubt we can get inside the [Land of the Dead] unscathed.”
A holy tree, huh?
Just where am I supposed to find that? It’s not like Yggdrasil will pop up out of nowhere.
“Wait, Lucas. I think I know how!”
“Oh? This subject is listening to her Highness!”
“Heh! Now you know how awesome this queen is! Well, the idea I came up with is little Aeran!”
El proudly claimed, but I only stood there blinking.
“...You...you’re not even the one doing it, so how are you awesome then? Also, how will Aeran solve this?”
Aeran is a fairy...is that how? Using her fairy powers?
“Hmph! Unlike you, this queen is always with your child and plays with her! I know for a fact that little Aeran has the ability to control plants and such! As long as you pour in your Holy element onto Aeran, then you can plant a holy tree!”
What!? This is the first I’ve heard of this!
...Well, she is right though. I’m rarely in the [World Home] since I came to [Sennerth]. Aeran must be bored to death there. It’s a good thing there’s El and Mei. Oh, and she can play with Vil now too.
I hesitated for a moment before bringing out Aeran.
“Papa!”
The little loli was confused at first when she suddenly appeared here, but as soon as she saw me, her face brightened and charged to my embrace.
Eu stood there, dumbfounded at why a little girl suddenly appeared and call me papa...now...how should I explain this?
“Well, I told you that there was a girl living inside me...three at that...anyway. Just think of it as I have a mini world within me. Look, the [Dorville] from before is also gone now right?”
“..You’re weird.”
“...”
Sighing at Eu’s weird look at me, I turned to Aeran and patted her head.
“I heard that you can make trees grow. Is that right?”
“Un! I made a swing outside the house! Sis El always pushed it for me!”
...Somehow, I want to see that scene…
Smiling, I asked Aeran gently and pointed at the dead trees of the [Land of the Dead].
“See those poor trees over there? Can you help them?”
“Ah! What happened to them!?”
“A bad man did this.”
“Poor trees! That bad man is so bad!”
Aeran pouted angrily and shook her wings to fly towards the dead trees.
“A-ah! Wait!”
“Ei! Poor trees, get well soon!”
Together with an absurd chant, her hands shot out green light which showered the trees and lands.
The trees shook. Suddenly leaves sprouted while the land turned green from the wild grass that grew!
This...I haven’t even gotten the chance to pour my holy element to Aeran...I only wanted her to maybe heal the trees and I can pour holy element into it and spread the holy aura through its roots.
Not only that, it’s not even finished!
The cured area began spreading towards the rest of the [Land of the Dead]!
Eu and I both watched this with mouths agape. We were truly and utterly shocked!
“Papa! Did I do good!?”
Aeran beamed a smile and flew back to my chest.
“Yes! Yes! Aeran is such a good girl!”
To think that such a little kid has such OP skills...where is the justice in this world!
Justice is flat! Wait, what the hell am I thinking!?
“Papa! Shall we catch the bad man?”
“Hehe, good girl, just let papa handle it okay? Papa will take care of everything!”
“Yahey! Papa is super strong!”
“Haha! Right! Papa is super strong! Now, go back and play with El okay?”
I laughed and stroked Aeran’s hair.
“Sis El says to call her mama. Is sis El also my mama?”
“Wawawawawawawa! Little Aeran! Shut up!”
“You know she can’t hear you right?”
A panicking El is really fresh...though I can only hear her voice and can’t see her expression.
Still, Aeran’s question…
“Well...do you want to?”
“I can have more mama!?”
“Y-yes?”
...Somehow, I think this is going in a weird direction...I wouldn't be forced to go find more mamas for her now would I!?
“Yay! Papa is the best! Ah! Is pretty sis also my mama?”
I flinched at Aeran who suddenly pointed at Eu…
Eu was also surprised and begun opening and closing her mouth like a fish.
“Lucas! You cheater!”
“W-what!? Why so suddenly!?”
“Y-you...if such a cute kid wants you to be called mama, who can refuse! Out with it! This is your ploy to get me into your harem right!?”
“What!? Is that true Lucas!?”
“It’s not!”
Give me a break, how is this suddenly my fault now!?
“If you don’t want to, just say no!”
Eu harrumphed and smiled at Aeran...I have a bad feeling about this...
“No way! Little girl, your name is Aeran, right? Do you want me to be your mama?”
“Un! I like having lots of mamas!”
Aeran! Just how did you become like this!? Wouldn't your real mother be sad if she finds out her kid wants to have a lot of mothers!?
“Then it’s settled! I’ll be your mama now too!”
“WHAT!?”
“WHAT!?”
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Status
Name
Lucas
Level
15
Race
Human - Dragon
Gender
Male
Class
Wanderer
8
Stamina
10750
Mana
10800
Qi
100000000000
Spirit
1840
Cultivation
Peak Martial Emperor
STR
134
INT
132
SPD
133
DEX
131
VIT
130
LUK
238
Fire
56
Earth
49
Water
234
Wind
41
Light
277
Dark
70
Ice
12
Lightning
12
Holy
122
Space
16
Fame
30000
Rage
0
Charm
150
Titles
Light Hero of Darkness
Playboy King
Sealed
Elena Shenxue