A handsome young man with golden locks walked through the streets of the Citadel. His blue eyes took in the destruction his hands had wrought, and some regret seeped into his heart. Now that his heart was open to feeling the seven emotions and desires, the cage that kept his feelings locked away had been tossed aside. He couldn’t help but wonder why he had gone this far in this first place. Many had lost their homes and the only reason why the casualties were so low was because the warriors of the Citadel stacked their lives on the line to protect the ordinary citizens. Even then, several thousands of people had died and many more had been injured in what started out as a childish clash.“I am such an idiot. Not only did I carelessly use my Soul Power, ignoring the fissures that had appeared after the battle with Ancestor Origin, I also ignored the lives of others.”The more Mane saw, the more guilt he experienced. He started to wonder if using a Lease to suppress his feelings was the
Within the palace of the Dragon Lord, in a room reserved for the injured and gravely ill, Elder Minas lay on a bed topless. His chest was blue and the his flesh was rotting away slowly. Although he was alive, his body was dying. He who was as hairy as an ox had lost all his chest hair on the parts of his chest that still had flesh, suggesting that those areas would soon begin to decay soon enough. His exposed feet were worse off, showing signs of gangrene and his soles were littered with nodules of varying sizes.There were only two people in the room. The first was the Dragon King Bast. His face was filled with worry as he watched his fallen subordinate moan in pain every few seconds. The second person was someone very close to the Dragon Lord. In fact, she was the person closest to him and the one he loved more than anything else in the world; for she was his wife, the Oracle of the Citadel!“How is he?” Dragon King Bast asked.“He isn’t doing well. The source of his injury has not
A few kilometers away from the Citadel, a chariot pulled by four horses moved towards the now ruined city. The chariot had no driver for there wasn’t a coachman manning the reins of the horses; however, it moved steadily. The horses were well behaved and seemed to be very intelligent. They loved towards the Citadel without being actively controlled, allowing those in the carriage to relax and enjoy the journey. Within the chariot were three familiar figures: Tucker, Lilith, and Alucard. Alucard and Lilith shared one bench while Tucker sat opposite them. As for Dracula, he wasn’t here with them. Mane had given him an additional mission; so once they were done with their tasks, Alucard had left for his mission. It was likely that he wasn’t going to show up for a long time given the nature of his mission.“How long until we get there?” Lilith asked Tucker. The three had grown a tad bit closer during their travels, so she was able to speak to Tucker freely now. Of course, the same couldn’
“Security seems robust,” Alucard observed as he glanced over at the city gate. Although most of the wall that surrounded the formerly grand city had been broken down, there were constructors working hard to mend what was broken. Several guards manned the work sites and many were at least at the Profound Realm! This was an extravagant display considering that most cities in this world had only one or two Profound Realmers; and those cities were regarded as A Class Cities!“It truly is a grand city,” Alucard seemed to understand why their young Master was eager to forge an alliance with them now. If he had known that the person who was supposed to be forging an alliance had not done anything of the sort, he would not have said what he had said. While he knew that the destruction of the city was certainly tied to the young Supreme, he didn’t know that the young Supreme had not accomplished the task for which he had set out to this place for.As the carriage approached the city gate, the
Mane was speaking to the Dragon King within the throne room about the next course of action. He had informed the Dragon King of the reason for his coming, and was surprised when the Dragon King agreed immediately to form an alliance with the very same races that had confined the humans to this small city. Then again, they weren’t really humans, considering the bloodlines that they possessed. That didn’t matter though. He had achieved his purpose. Usually that would have been the end of the matter; however, it wasn’t. And that was because the Citadel knew much more about Pazuzu than Mane thought. It turned out that the monster that the Dragon Lord and Elder Hanuman were raving about was Pazuzu himself. To his surprise, the Citadel had come into contact with Pazuzu before! Mane wanted to know more; hence he stayed in the throne room. Komfo Anokye had been the first to leave after they met the Dragon Lord. He knew he wasn’t welcome here and honestly, he didn’t want their welcome. Once Ma
The man who was the topic of Mane and Dragon King Bast’s conversation was currently in a place engulfed by darkness. On his shoulder was his cat and in his hand was a torch that burned bright. The path before him was uncertain and the distance he had to walk was unknown, but he moved anyway.This place was a tunnel several meters underground, and he had come here because his mission had led to this place.Just like Dragon King Bast had told Mane, Pazuzu was doing the very thing that Bast assumed that he would do if he ever got out: he was seeking for his people. He who had been sealed for many years was aware that the demons that followed him were alive and had been sealed as well. Initially, he didn’t know where they were, so he had roamed towns and cities, looking for clues. This planet was a small one. While it could be considered large by mortal standards, to powerful wielders and gods who possessed insane speed, this planet was small and could be easily explored; however for some
Pazuzu read the text several times to make sure that he was reading the right thing; and once he had confirmed that he was, he couldn’t help but be baffled by what he was seeing.“Now that is just a dumb thing to do. Why would you tell a random person exactly how to break the seal? This seems like the work of that idiot Humbaba” Pazuzu sighed in disappointment as he read the text again. While he was pleased that he wouldn’t have to do much, he was disappointed in the people he once called his family. How could they be so naive? Which idiot would tell someone exactly how to release a horde of demons? Even to Pazuzu, this did not make sense at all. It was almost too good to be true. If there was any doubt that this was not the right place, that doubt was gone now; and it was all thanks to a silly message left behind by the gods.“Sometimes I wonder if we truly were born of the same parent,” the Wind Demon King shook his head in disgust. However, the sooner he spoke those words, the soon
As Pazuzu was greeted by the light outside the tunnel, his mind wondered what he could do next. He did not have any leads to follow, and the one thing that he had found had been taken away from him in the most cruel of jokes.“Is there any who would know what I seek?” he asked himself, trying hard to recall everything he knew thus far. Maybe - just maybe - there was something that he had missed. However, when he tried to recall what was necessary; when he tried to dig up the memories that he was confident he could find something in, his mind drew a blank as though those memories were forcefully suppressed.“This damned seal is not letting off even after my release!” Pazuzu exclaimed in a anger and punched the ground.*Boom*With a deafening groan a huge crater that spanned several hundreds of meters in diameter was formed. The cat that lay atop the Wind Demon King’s shoulders trembled as it was engulfed in its master’s fear.“To think you’d still be impressing on me even when you’re g