TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL TRIAL
The looming Baroque architecture inspired building welcomed Damon the Prideful as soon as he stepped out from the glowing red runes of the hexagram. Clad in his black knight uniform and his newly showered hair, Damon strode towards the imperial palace located at the very heart of the Rancid City.
The zaps of the bolts of lightning continued to hover over the imposing palace of the Nether World, lighting every crevices of the imperial grounds. The air vibrated as roars of the thunderclaps followed every zaps of the bolts of lightning.
Damon’s gaze lingered to the one of the statues in front of the imperial palace grounds. Standing tall and proud, the seven demon forms of the seven demon lords stood. At the apex of the cluster of statues depicting the seven rulers of the Malevolent World was the horned and crowned demon king, Lucifer the Prideful, who was sitting at the throne made of flames. The closest demon
HEADMASTER KIRK was now in his office after his trip to the prison. His shoulders were sagged and his head was bent down as his gaze was cast down as well. For someone who had lived centuries, no, millennia already, the scene when he left the dungeon intended for Maleficent left a lingering sense of desperation for him.Contrary to what Maleficent knew, Headmaster Kirk did not leave the premise of the dungeon even when his good old friend, Zel, arrived.Sighing for the nth time ever since he plopped his butts on the plush couch of his office, he leaned his head onto the back of the couch as he closed his eyes tightly. His right hand made its way to his temples to massage his head, hoping for his headache to go away only to realize that what he was wishing for was futile.“I wonder when Zel would be coming back,” said Headmaster Kirk. His eyes were now open as he stared at the cream-colored ceiling.The formidable kraken remembered the scenes h
Damon the prideful stepped into the glowing red hexagram, the portal he created, which would lead him to the place where he desired to be in the most right now. On cue, the moment he stepped out from the void of the portal, he was again welcomed by a cold and eerie darkness. The stale air welcomed him and the cobblestones around him from the pathway he stepped into to the damp walls and ceiling littered with cobwebs – everything around the place screamed a typical dungeon.Concealing his presence, Damon the prideful strode towards the direction where the source of the swirling magus resonated. Moving as if he was once with darkness, Damon could now see the light the longer he walked into the direction he was following now with light and focused steps.‘This dungeon is only housing that Halfling, I see. It could be because they are feeling threatened because of the presence of the Calamity Dragon or it is because they do not want any intervention from an
“What are you doing?” An angry voice resonated within the dungeon. His voice shook the stale air around Damon and the sleeping Maleficent.A knot lodged deep between the halfling’s perfectly carved brows. He spoke with a guttural voice as if he was only pushing himself into answering a question which he did not really care about. “Saving your daughter.”“Ha! You?” Grand Duke Beelzebub the Glutton cackled as if what he heard was the most absurd thing in the world. “You got me there. Fuck, to think that for a split second, I almost believe you. You’re good, son of Lucifer. You are fucking damn good with making sick jokes,” said Grand Duke Beelzebub the Glutton. But after a fraction of a minute, his face turned grim before he continued. “So now, give me my daughter and do not sabotage my plan.”Upon the talks of the plan, Damon the prideful could not help but snort as he sharply turned around.
The gigantic statues of the winged beings made from the clay which could only be obtained by using the soil where the Ygdrasil was taking its roots that. When hit by the radiant sunlight, the cream-colored statues gleamed like pearls submerged in the translucent sea while being adorned with the finest pearls and jewels of the three worlds. The gigantic frames were the pillars of the opened meeting room located at the highest peak of the Benevolent World’s tallest mountain – Mt. Zaar. The sunlight first reached the faces of the enormous statues before the light chased the darkness away. As the gleaming sun rays kissed every faces of the statues, one could tell that the greatest artisans of history carved the very images of the seven pillars of the Heavenly Realm. With the way how every crevice of the seven pillars was copied like peas to the pod, every time Apollo Sky the Loyal was summoned here, he could not help himself but be astonished with the how grandiose the place. Bu
THE GUARDIAN angel Selaphiel stared at the round table who she did not expect to see again after forgetting who she really was. In the years she lost her memories of her benevolent bloodline, she was only a human named Aurora, who fell in love with the devil and not just any demon at that but the grand duke of the Nether World.As the guardian angel Selaphiel, she helped people interpret dreams, break addictions, protect children, preside over exorcisms, and rule over music in the heavenly world.But as Aurora, she was a loving wife and a mother who chose to die for her daughter.With deep thoughts as she was clad with silk clothes and golden robes as a golden laurel was placed around her hair, she flew again towards her seat while the gigantic statue of herself was hovering over her.It was in this moment that she whipped her head to the source of a certain direction upon hearing a voice
A bright red hexagram appeared inside the vast bubble hidden inside the murky waters. Though the surrounding darkness of the bottom of ocean floor engulfed the bubble, warm illumination filled the bubble – making it easier for him to see things even when the bubble was at the depths of the void. Like any normal room, the bubble got a kitchen area and a receiving area along with a bed which was heavily covered with curtains as a partition. The gleaming pearls of blue, pink, black, and white adorned the walls and the ceilings like stars winkling amidst the sunlight – though the light came from the chandelier and not the sun. The floor was translucent like a glass, making it easy for him to see the kelps and corals underneath the bubble. Adorning the area, stalagmites sparkled their kaleidoscopic brilliance inside the room – making it brighter. For Damon, the room was a sight for sore eyes but this was also the safest place where she could hide the Halfling withou
‘Where am I?’Just when she was wondering what was happening a surge of cool air hit her again like a wave, lulling her back to sleep. Her sleep-deprived state failed to see that man standing behind the closed drapes who was emitting a soft glow of blue towards her.She failed to hear his whispered words as if it was not really meant for her to hear. “Sleep again, woman but this time, at least sleep with you happiest memory.”FLASHBACK: “THEN WHY? Why appear now? Why abandoned me? Did I do something wrong? Why?” Cent’s voice cracked as she stared at the person who claimed as her father. The latter was staring at her as if she was a puzzle that needed solving.“Can you stand?”His reply instead which earned him a confused reply from Cent who was on the verge of breaking down.“Hu
A loud gasp escaped from Maleficent’s chapped lips. Gone was the stale smell of air, replaced by a salty warm scent engulfing her body and senses whole. The slimy cobblestones and the murky corners were replaced by glimmering surrounding. And though her eyes were still blurry, she could quite grasp the things around her.With widened eyes, her gaze zeroed on the person standing behind the drapes, his sapphire eyes were so deep that her gaze was drawn to it. In a scratchy voice, she spoke. “You… You are the fucker who made me dream again…Wh-What are you?”Contrary to what Maleficent thought, her voice was hoarse as if she spent the previous day screaming like an insane banshee but that did not happen. It was the opposite. She spent the entire past twenty four hours sleeping while she was suffering from those dreams – dreams that reminded her of her past.The dull ache in her chest was still throbbing as she sat on the plush b