NOVPUBPov Niryna:
Beside me were two Demons, one of them had a goat’s head with 4 horns and the other had a more human appearance that looked a lot like my favorite video game character from my past life.
The Goat Demon is called Baal, he is 2 meters tall, has 4 arms that hold large butcher knives, wears noble clothing with a refined bearing and well-trained movements as if he were a noblewoman.
The Demon woman was called Lara, she had slightly reddish skin with long black hair tied in a ponytail, she wears butler clothes made of tight leather on her body highlighting her curves, she has long shapely legs with very high heels on her feet making her height of 1.90 meters comparable to Baal’s, it was possible to see two retractable blades and in her hands two very large magic pistols.
Baal’s butcher knives were dripping with blood just as Lara’s heel blades were covered in blood just like the surroundings, the Gray Elf in front of me was already half naked, her body riddled with wounds and pieces of her blades thrown to the ground in the surroundings.
"You... you... you freak... aaahhh!" (Sarin)
"Ma’am, I believe she can still be useful." (Baal)
"You want to use her? But she is a Lawbringer." (me)
"Innocent girl, that only makes it more fun." (Mother)
"Greetings, great Callidora." (Baal)
"Just do as Baal suggests, but doing it here might be difficult." (Mother)
"But it was so fast with Baal." (me)
"He doesn’t count, it was a gift from me to you and he didn’t even try to resist, besides all that, he was highly compatible with your Demon." (Mother)
The fight had been quite mild, I didn’t want to fight too much personally, I still had confidence in my own body, but acting from the side, controlling Lara and commanding Baal in the middle of the fight, which was considered a good refinement for me.
"< Descent of the Axe of Divine Law >" (Sarin)
"..." (me)
"< Horn of the Infernal Guardian >" (Baal)
The Elf woman seemed to be betting everything on this attack, her blood fallen on the ground rose to the sky along with the blood that was still leaking from her body, a torrent of Divine and Sacred power was sucked from her body making her lose weight to the point that her skin stuck to her bones.
All of her energy and blood merge into a single-edged axe with a blood-stained blade. A feeling of death and pure murderous intent emanated from the axe as if its sole reason for existence was to reap lives. Its presence alone seemed to try to affect my life energy as if it were already cutting me. It was a truly powerful blow that left me not knowing what to do.
Fortunately, Baal stepped in front of me, releasing all of his Demonic Power as his Aura weakened.
Baal dropped his knives, placing his hands together as his shadow inverted forward. Purple flames rose as if a gate had been opened. A giant goat skull appeared, revealing even larger horns that stood in the way of the axe.
The Axe collided with the horns, making the whole place shake. A large number of cuts appeared all over my body as blood leaked out. Lara also had many cuts and showed no reaction. Without me to control her body, she was the same as a corpse. Fortunately, it was nothing serious for either of us. Sarin, on the other hand, was thrown flying backwards by the shockwaves. She was already very injured and on top of that, she had used up all her energy. She had no way to defend herself and I could see pieces of broken bones tearing her body apart from the inside out.
"(Gather your Aura and Divinity in your arms and imagine the Infernal gate that I already showed you, repeat along with me!)" (Mother)
"< Infernal Summon: Gates of Hell >" (Mother/me)
But I didn’t have time to worry too much about the others, the Axe cut the horns and the goat skull was crumbling while the Axe was still coming towards me more slowly.
Following Callidora’s command, I gather all my Aura and Divinity in my arms as I cross them in front of me, the image of the Gates of Hell still fresh and eternally marked in my mind, it was easy for me to focus on them reliving that horrible fear from when I died.
The space in front of me shattered, revealing the Gates of Hell as the Axe descended. The gates were made of black metal stained with fresh blood. Skulls and pieces of flesh still visible there resisted the Axe, which was getting darker and darker after colliding with the gate. The Axe’s killing and killing intent seemed like a drop of water compared to the boundless deep ocean that seemed to be contained by these Gates. The Axe shattered, with some fragments still managing to hit me. I lost my right arm when a portion of the Axe’s fragments went around the gate following the shockwaves. When it was all over, the gate disappeared. I had used up more than half of my power this time. Even though it was only a few seconds, it was extremely exhausting for me. Fortunately, it was over. I looked around and Lara had pieces of the Axe stuck in her eye, stomach, right leg, and left shoulder. But it didn’t seem to be anything fatal. As the pieces of the Axe flashed and disappeared, she then fell backwards, lying on the ground, still breathing Baal’s formal clothes were worn out with many parts torn, a fragment of the Axe disappearing from one of his arms as he fell to his knees breathing heavily.
The Elf woman on the other hand was unconscious, but the killing intent still emanated from her body along with an Aura full of will to battle, she is truly fearless.
"Baal, take her with us, seal her in your shadow before sinking into Niryna’s shadow, that should prevent that boy from retrieving his Herald." (Mother)
"Lady!?" (Baal)
"Do as she said." (Me)
"As you command." (Baal)
Baal is an extremely serious person obeying only me, even though he fears Callidora he still seeks my confirmation with her every order, which strangely makes her happy.
Unconscious, the Gray Elf woman poses no danger at all, thanks to that Baal recovered her before sinking into my shadow at the same time I control Lara to enter my shadow.
"(I wonder if Zenos will recognize Lara? I remember he also liked that game, but he’ll find it strange that the name comes from another character?)" (me)
"You did very well, but you counted too much on those two, I’ll let it go now since you were just born, remember that we’ll have more training time when we get back." (Mother)
"Do you think I can awaken Lara?" (me)
"She’s the Demon you created yourself, so it will be possible, but you’ll do everything on your own, I won’t help at all when I set such a good example in creating Baal." (Mother)
Callidora was on my shoulder combing my hair with a smile as she spoke.
Baal and Lara are Demons created by my power, using my Infernal Divinity and Anomalous power, I can create Demons as I wish with only a few restrictions depending on my link with them.
Baal was the first and became my Divine Servant, so he can choose not to follow his mother’s orders, he is completely under my control which made him cry when it happened, his mother never treats anyone well besides me and Zenos.
But Lara is different, I want to make her my Herald or maybe a Demon Saint, I also want a Demon Hero in the future, this Universe has opened so many scenarios similar to the video games I liked, the excitement seems like it will never go away.
But remembering the past, I get discouraged once again about my past years, so to distract myself my mind wanders to a different subject, an intrusive thought.
"Mother, why can’t I remember Zenos’ old name?" (me)
"I erased his name from your Soul before we began your rebirth process, it would be inconvenient to cling to his past when there is almost nothing left of the one you called brother." (Mom)
"..." (me)
"He wasn’t the only one who changed, but I like his changes. If he was the same man you knew, I would have killed him a long time ago. I hate naive people." (Mom)
"I much prefer this curious and relentless boy." (Mom)
"Did you change anything else in my memories?" (me)
"No, the things you did and how you died are true. I only changed and erased his name, nothing else. So don’t try to fool yourself about what you did." (Mom)
"..." (me)
"Let’s go. The boy is picking at a wound he himself opened. I really want to see Phatos’ reaction I hate that idiot. It’ll be funny." (Mom)
"What did he do?" (Me)
"He’s stealing something from Phatos and creating a Law at the same time, this is a great humiliation for a God of Law, it’s something rare to happen even in all universes." (Mother)
While I was talking to Callidora, the world around me shattered and I returned to where everyone else was, almost at the same time a notification appeared.
Ding!
