"Woi!!! Sejii! Wake up. Let's make dinner. Sun is almost setting." He shouts in my ear.
"Huh?! Fine, fine I'm waking up." I said. I stood up and went to bathroom. Meanwhile Alec was cutting vegetables in the room.
Right at that moment someone knocks at door.
"Coming" alec said.
Knocking gets furious.
"Jeez he's coming. Knock one more time and I'll knock you out" I shouted while in bathroom.
Alec was just cleaning his hands with cloth that they break door.
Some bald dude comes in and picks Alec from his shirt.
"you got a nerve not to open door when we are here. For this you will get punishment. But I can overlook what you said and for not opening door, if you double up the money this time." The bald guy said to Alec.
Alec closed his eyes and said "I don't have extra money. I can't double but I can give more this time". Alec replied with a pale face with eyes closed.
I come out of bathroom and see this and
I say with a little anger and confusion "Who are you guys? And let Alec go."
"So you have a new brat here too kid? Should we double the money even more?" bald guy said to Alec.
"he's leaving tommorow. You don't need to double the money"
"Alec! Who are these guys?" I ask Alec.
"the-" alec was going to speak but bald guy said "The name is Orip. And I'm here to collect money from Alec. Since we don't tell anyone about him living here to anyone. We deserve some money for that don't you think so? Since he's a devil, we are doing a favour" bald guy said with a smile.
"YEAHH! WE ARE DOING A DEMON LIKE HIM A FAVOUR!" baldy's side kicks shout.
"From my knowledge of this world, the war ended and each faction could live peacefully. That means you guys are nothing but some thugs. That's understandable. But, Alec, Why are you holding back?" I said.
"Boss, Shall we tell him who we are truly?" his sidekicks again speak while pointing at me.
"NO! I said I'll pay you okay? No need to do harm to seji" Alec looked terrified.
"well it's way too late now, kid. Go you guys get him" Orip said to his sidekicks
"Listen Bald guy. I couldn't care less who you are. But if you lay a finger at me or Alec, I'll shove asome fire up in your ass"
His sidekicks come towards me.
"Run! Seji now"
"they need to pay back. For how long have they been taking up your money? And for how long have you been paying them like idiots?" I said in anger.
"But seji. They are stronger than you. And if they catch you.. just run, I don't want you to go through Torture too.."
They are coming towards me.
like Alec said before , we could use mana as we like. That means I just have to put my visualization to practical. I imagine a skill which I saw in an anime.
Meanwhile those side kicks use their magic.
"Water Pool!!"
"Thunder!"
Left wall have a big hole.
"Tch! Instead of single person combing two elements, two different persons combine to make it strong. Have to say, you thugs are smarter than usual."
"You haven't seen anything yet kid"
"Seji run. I am telling don't get caught by these guys"
"noted!"
I back off. I run to outside to lure them out in open. I barely dodged their combined attack before.
So I again imagine the Magic I saw in anime.
"Water pool! Thunder!" they again enchant. And this time it's even bigger one.
"BLACK HOLE" I shout and a big black circle comes up which sucks up magic spells and converts to mana.
"Demonic vacuum!?!? Seji where did you learnt that?! I didn't taught you? Did I?" Alec says to me in shock.
"I'll tell you later. Just watch for now."
"Hmmn. That kid is impressive. I shall take care of him myself." Orip says that and throws Alec away and comes towards me outside.
Alec get hit into wall hard. His arm looks injured.
"Tch. Alec! Uh. I don't mind taking a baldy altogether with these jokers. So come in too, onion"
"Its not onion its orip"
"Seji. Stop making jokes. Run. There's still time. They can steal your Mana..."
"I see. And I'm guessing they stole from you too."
"watch out baldy. He *cough cough* have that small red bottle which can stole mana."
"Go rest. Leave this to me. I'll make them pay."
Seji enchants "demonic heal" in a slow tone.
"Alright now then. Shall we continue burip?"
"Its orip! And it doesn't matter once i catch you, I'll make sure you don't mess anyone's name. Whether it's on purpose or by mistake. You will regret it. And now TOMBSTONE!" Orip gets on his knees and puts his hand on ground. The ground starts shaking. Rocks come out and form an empty container behind me.
Just like the name said. He's forming a grave for me. But still cowards like them wont be done by that. They must be preparing for a complete combined skill.
Think seji think.
I could use dark spear. Just like it had in game.
"Grave washer!, Lightning seal!"
I see a small tsunami coming towards me. Like 3 or 4 feet. It actually makes me laugh. But still if that lightning rope catches me it still could be troublesome. I again dodge that by jumping on the rock.
"BLACK HOLE!" it sucks up his tsunami and lightning rope.
I could use dark spears to emerge from ground going upward all sharp. I don't know how much mana that will cost but it's worth a shot.
"DARK SPEAR! Be pierced now" I enchant and long dark spears with darkness over flowing from them without a proper spear. Just looks like a sharp stick. But they emerge beneath their feats. Breaking the container he made for me . I make sure those spears don't pierce through them directly instead I make some spears having them scratched.
"listen. The spears which went up could also come down, if you don't give up now and apologize properly. " I raise my hand "choice is yours."
Dark spear didn't took much mana than I expected.
"We admit defeat." Orip was on his knees begging for forgiveness. "You guys come here fast if you don't want to die. Right now!"
"yes! We are extremely sorry. We wont ever bug anyone again!"
I jump off the rock.
"You are free to do it though. But make sure, if I ever heard anything like that. I'll kill you. But other than that, I have a thing to ask. give me info for sparing your lives and return Alec's mana" I said to them with a killer look to scare them.
"We will give you information about anything but I don't think we can return his mana."
"why not?"
"Myst took it all."
"Who's Myst?" he's our boss. Meanwhile, Alec wakes up and sees this mess.
"What's going on here!?!?" Alec says in shock.
"Nothing. Like I said I'll beat them. Done beating them, now getting info out of them."
"You are saying like it's way too casual. They might have died!!" Alec said
"Its fine. I won't kill until I get info from them. And If they do anything, they know how scary it will be. Isn't that right baldy?" I said.
"Ye-s..Sir." they all said while on their knees bowing down.
"I don't know what you did with them but why are they still here?"
"I need to get info from them. Thugs like these have bigger bosses, who make people like these work. So it's not their fault."
"Oh my, sir what is your holy name.. forgive us for even trying to hurt your kind soul." They start crying and climb at my feet.
"My name is Seji. Sejiyoi. And leave my feet or I'll kill you" I said again with a killer face.
*in orip's mind:
"the truth is I begged myst to take me under his gang but he didn't instead he had us for these small tasks. But sir seji seems as powerful as Myst. I should change parties now", story continues*
"I should tell you if it's about mana attribute it's fine. They stole a little bit of my dark when I was new here. But time replenishes mana attribute to it's old condition. I have already more dark magic than before."
"Ahh I see. Well one task finished. But still I need to see that these people's master."
"Yes sir we will take you to him. Anytime you want!"
"Hmmn. I have a plan but if you defy me. Know that I will kill you."
"Y-yyyyes si-iiir.."
"What's your plan?" Alec asks.
"Come near, everyone"
*Whisper whisper whisper*
"Everybody got the plan?" I said.
"Its way too risky seji."
"We will do as you said master" said those thugs.
"Alright then. Now you guys can go."
"Actually sir, we cant. I have a favour to ask." Orip said.
"What is it wunion?" I asked
"Its not wunion. Its orip."
"Yea. Fine baldy. So what is it lunion?"
"its not lunion.. never mind sir, I wanted to say. If we go to village without anything. Myst will kill us."
"tch. Fine just for tonight you can stay here. I'll sleep out."
"No sir, we can sleep outside"
"So you gonna sleep on same ground as me?" I said with a killer look.
"No of course not! We can stay inside. Thank you for your kindness sir" and they again started crying and clinging to my feet.
"Okay now leave my feet!"
"yes sir."
"let's go out Alec"
"Yeah, pickup your mattress."
"fine. Fine."
"so why are we sleeping outside and they inside." Alec asks me being confused.
"I don't trust those guys. To them this could win their trust and belief in us. And they should follow me. 2nd we can put a better barrier in outside. Like you said. And 3rd I just wanted to see stars in this world. In my world I couldn't see much stars in night sky. Just 10 or 20. They were countable cause of light pollution. So much light used to be emitted that even in night it was like morning."
"Well, I underestimated you. You are a genius in a way. And where does that light come from in your world?"
"Electricity. A form of energy which can run many things."
"oh that exist here too. But it's made with magic from mages."
"I see. Also I had a question."
"And what is that seji? I have questions too though. But you first."
"Why did you hold back in front of those thugs. You obviously could take them all out including me alone. So why didn't you?"
We put mattresses near the rock and lay in them.
"I don't know. I am afraid of using it on people. I'm afraid I'll kill someone."
"I see. That makes sense but you should learn to use it against people then. Someday people will take advantage of you otherwise."
"But if anyone get hurts?"
"I'm not telling you to go on rampage ahahaha. I'm just saying use it o protect others. Always use magic to protect people. I couldn't see them taking money from you which you earned from so much hard work. You would be hurt wouldn't you be? That's why I used it. I would have even killed them without second thought if they had done anything bad to you. That's how I am. I'm not a good guy. I follow an eye for an eye. Hurt people who are dearest to me and I'll hurt you. Torture people who are dearest to me and I'll torture you. It's that simple"
"Yea.. I guess it's easier for you to do.. than me. Even back when I was being chased away by humans and Angels I wouldn't use magic to hurt them. But only to escape. That's how I learned divine rain actually. Once 2 angels, were following me. To escape them I used divine rain and concealed my dark mana under the divine rain. And that reminds me how did you learn about Demonic vacuum skill?"
"you mean black hole? Its long story but in short in my world we can make drawings walk and then voice them from behind the screen. We call it animation or anime. And in one anime I remember someone using that Black hole skill. It was shown much more stronger than this of course but that's cause it was all imagination of a writer. "
"I see. Your stories are unbelievable but since you used 'Demonic Vacuum' or whatever black, you call it. I'm starting to believe you.. but, what kind of anime did you watch? Its anime right?
"Yea its anime. There were many great shows, especially my favourite ; Gi****a; the writer was amazing but gorilla. You know our writer loved his work too much that he mutated into a gorilla. Now hes a gorilla mutant."
"Wait, why censoring it? I didnt got it a single bit."
"Think big picture. Do you want to be sued? Gorilla mutant will kill me If we get sued because of me."
"So you are afraid of that gorilla mutant?"
"No not really. Just don't like getting sued."
"Anyways, but don't say it like that, the gorilla mutant will get mad if he saw you saying this stuff on his back."
"I'm main character. He dare to get mad."
"This just makes us, nonsense comedy. It isn't even funny to readers. Some might have left reading already. Why are we wasting their time?" he looks with a hopeless look.
"Its not our fault. That nose picker gorilla mutant don't know how to write a freaking story. Readers were mad all over."
"That's true but he's.. he's still author. Don't you think he deserves some respect?" he again shows that hopeless look.
"Jeez, stop giving me that look."
"Stop wasting reader's time then."
"fine. Anyways I told you. I'm not lying. And sleep now. Good night."
"Good night."
Around 2 hours later.
I haven't slept. I turn around and I see alec also haven't slept and was looking at sky.
"you didn't sleep either?" I asked.
"no, just was missing my parents." Alec says in sorrow and a tear falls from his eye.
"Its fine. I was missing everyone from my life too. My friends, my parents, my girlfriend.. I don't know if I'll ever see them again. But at least i want to see my girlfriend. Before when I died, my girlfriend was suffering from a heart disease. Doctors had said that she wont survive for long and I missed her so much in that period that I went under depression.."
"Depression?"
"Yea, it's a condition when you think everything negative. You just want to kill yourself, you don't want to live anymore. You feel worthless, want to give up on everything and be free. My family was religious, so when she got sick I either prayed or cried. But at a time I became like 'its God's fault for putting her through that. When I die I'll destroy him.' But she got good even though she missed too many happy moments in my life, I still couldn't get over her. Don't know why, but I can never get over her somehow.."
"I think I have felt depression before too. When I lost parents I blamed Angels. I still do. And I will avenge my parents one day, for sure." Alec points at sky, trying to catch it all in his hand.
"I know. People get depressed when they go through some serious trauma and lose someone precious to them. But I promised you that I'll make sure that you take revenge for your parents. So I can't die. And if there's hope I could return back front this world which doesn't have games, I would. Probably."
"We have games but I am assuming your ones have to do with a different sorcery?"
"Yea ahahah, you can call it sorcery. But when I died I was sitting next to my girlfriend in a game. Don't ask how it works now."
"heh! What? how? I'm curious now!"
"fine. Remember I tolld you we could hear each other voices but In games we could take different avatars and see each other and do everything kind of stuff too. But not that you can feel it physically. But mentally, yup, it works nicely."
"your world sure was weird and filled with sorcerers"
"sure. That's coming from a guy who's a devil itself" I laugh a little.
"yea. Whatever you say. Now sleep and let me sleep." Alec said
"Sheesh. Fine"
"The night is beautiful today, filled with stars" Alec said.
"Yea I can see that. Goodnight now" I said that in a low voice and I went to sleep.
*sejiyoi's dream*
"I love you too seji."
Seji was holding reina tightly yet she starts to fade.
"Then stay! Don't fade. Please. I can't afford to lose you!!"
"NOOOO!!!" Seji shouts. They were tied to rope on long stick, which was being held in cart. They were Being taken somewhere.
I can see villagers around me. Me and Alec are tied on long sticks.
"Don't Shout , kid. We are almost there. My master, The Great Myst, will take care of you brats."
"I gave you Food and shelter last night. And this is how you repay it? Just how cruel you are? Tying two mere kids? Pitiful."
Villagers start whispering. And look at orip with bad look.
"we can't help it, kid. Trust me, I have people waiting at home too. If I don't take you to Master Myst. He will kill me." Orip said.
"You people steal Mana from others and then do this? What else sins your master been committing?"
"Every villager here, who dare to speak against master, will executed immediately, like always have." baldy said.
"You poor villagers. If I free you from your master what will be my price? Will you guys accept help from a demon like me? I never killed a single bird yet I'm facing this. I'm worried what you people will have to go through. I won't hurt Your master if you don't allow me but if you allow me. I will make sure he regrets and gives you all compensation. Trust me, I am only tied because I beat these hooligans by myself last night. If I wanted, I could have killed them but I'm merciful enough to let them live. If don't believe me ask them yourself."
"Is it true, boss orip?" a villager came to orip and asked him. Seems like he knows badly well.
"I'm afraid it is true. They seem stronger than him. Lord myst, could try take them out with help of royal army but I am not sure."
Villagers don't look much convinced but then,
A women comes rushing, crying.
"I'm also from demon race and they took my child one night and sold him. Help me. Please get my son back" she was crying a lot.
Seeing that sure ticked me off.
"Villagers!! See this women? Does everyone have faced this kind of torture?"
They went silent because of the fear from their lord.
"Woi. Alec wake up. " I whisper in his ear.
"Do not be afraid I will help everybody. Don't be afraid from these weaklings around me either. I took them out single handily." I said to villagers with pride.
Another person approaches
" Holy Master! Please save us. The taxes are too much for us to pay"
Meanwhile Alec Wakes up. And says
"What's going on? It's so early." Alec said. I whisper in his ear, "shut up and see around ."
"okay.." alec replied.
"oh my! That is hideous of your lord. He is supposed to be helpful to his people and that's how he treats his people? Its shameful to even hear that. You guys should protest against him!! I'll save you all from his bad deeds."
"seji, you are overacting, no one will buy that." Alec said in my ear.
Then everyone started shouting "SAVE US!! SAVE US!"
"You never know alec" I said to alec in his ear. He looked shock that everybody bought that.
"Your wish is Granted villagers. Be relieved! Baldy! Take us to your master now"
According to the info from baldy. Myst is involved in underworld business and is lord of this town called "Gines".
We reach the royal bungalow. Seems like lord lives here.
The news to lord have already reached about a demon trying to start revolution in town.
"Let them in. Prepare crucifixion and torture for them." Myst had already ordered his servant.
Meanwhile we are inside the bungalow and being taken to Senate.
"Lord Myst! We brought you a big prey. He's probably not a human. But other one is demon for sure." Those 3 hooligans said while bowing to their lord.
Myst had blue hair. And was wearing a kind of head ornament around his head. Probably due to his rank. His cloths were of a royal. White cloths with blue buttons and laces. The senate room also had many chairs on which many people were sitting. Most of them looked old. The door's left side had picture of Myst and on right side an Old guy. Probably the king of country.
"So these are the revolutionaries I have heard about."
Everything was fine about him but his voice was of a kid. Shrink like hell.
"Your lord dodged puberty or something?" I'm actually laughing like hell after hearing his voice. It's of a kid!!
"Ahahahahaha" seji laughs too.
With almost everyone in senate laughing.
"VOILENT VOICE!" He enchants those words and his voice becomes somewhat of a grown man.
"So he have to use magic to change his voice. How lame is your lord, people? Is it that tough to even control one's own voice? Or he simply lacks brain?" I again laugh a bit and Senate again joining in me. Wasn't best troll I had ever done but I managed to provoke him.
"Silence everyone. You hooligans have insulted me. You will be executed publically!!" myst says while standing up and crying like a kid.
"Who Lost their kid please check in lord's bungalow!! Oh also, hey kid send Myst please."
"I'm no one's lost kid! And I'm lord myself."
"Sure." I said with a hopeless smirk.
"Anyways. May I know the reason you started revolution?" he dodged laughs and said with a grin.
I burn the rope with fire magic. Alec does same after me.
"I'm taking over as lord for sometime. If I wanted I could kill everyone in the senate right now but what's fun in killing weaklings. Just kidding, I'm not interested in lord but return what you stole from people." I said with over flowing confidence.
"So it means all this was fake. Am I right orip?" he said with grin.
"Ye-s.. master. We couldn't find a way to save our life and pay back sir seji."
*Flashback to time when they were making plan.
"We work for master myst. He's lord of the town 'Gines'. He does many shady things; including having people like us to get him good items and much more." orip said
"I see. So that's one problematic guy. We taking him down. That way I should be able to gain trust of villagers and I should gain a good reputation."
And I'll be famous. It's a gamble. Being famous could either bring fortune or completely ruin it.
"But how we do that?" alec asked.
"We will do acting in front of villagers. Baldy, your gang will tie us and take to the village and there we will create drama. Just shut your mouth there I'll do speaking. Just go with the flow." I said.
But in truth I'm not much of an actor. My acting barely used to convince teachers at school that I am sick. I can hope they buy it.
"As you say sir seji"....*
"You have defied me. You know what that means right?" Myst said while looking at orip. He looks at guards and continues with order, " Execute them with these hooligans!"
"hey lord, that's your picture on the wall behind my back? You with your King I assume?"
"Yes. And why?"
"I mean you saying 'hooligans' a lot. Now that makes sense. But you shouldn't insult your king."
Everybody starts laughing again. Even though I just insulted their king with Myst..
"DO YOU KNOW IN WHICH STATE ARE YOU? YOU WILL BE EXECUTED PUBLICALLY BY EVENING. BEG ME FOR MERCY FOOL!"
"oh sure. Why not but first, Where is that women's boy? The demon child who you sold off? You look rich enough and yet you are raising the taxes day by day?" I said that with anger in my eyes.
Senate starts having whispers.
"Tch! That's our internal matter. Why you care? And who are you to care? And senate, don't need to believe him. He's lying obviously." Myst says in anger.
"yea sure. Now I am a liar too. Anyways, whoever I am. Does it even matter? Your hooligans came to hunt us down last night. And they hurt my friend, Alec here. You aren't going to get off that easily for that at least. True I couldn't care less about anyone else but to the point; tell me everything you know about this world."
"Beg mercy or I'll have you die here"
"Try me."
"Guards. Kill him"
"Dark spears!"
The spears come out of ground and pierces through guards. All 10 guards have holes in their legs and arms.
"seji, we shouldn't kill them.." Alec says. He gets panicked.
"Alec, I haven't killed them yet. But they were ready to kill you."
"I know, but it's fine. They have families too.."
"Uh, fine. You know healing spell? Use them with light. It should heal them I guess."
"Let me try."
"divine rain!"
Divine rain starts to fall in the senate. Healing most of them. But they still cant stand properly. Probably they will need medical attention.
"I mixed healing attribute in divine rain."
"Seems like working to me."
"Anyways. Myst? Was it. Now you seen my power, you still want to fight?"
I been flowing with over confidence, After the fight with orip. But I guess I am underestimating them. If they all attacked at same time, I possibly can die..
Myst gets scared. I can see the fear of death on his face. But, royalty like him wont accept that. He controls his fear and says
"Very nice. I'm impressed!" Even though I can hear shaking in his voice easily.
"your voice is shaking itself though. And people. Don't even think about running. I'm about to put an end to him and you all too, if you are involved."
A Person from Senate stands up and says "We are not. This man works without us. We are here for nothing but agree with him. He barely let's anyone disagree to his decisions."
"I'll decide tha-"
*A knight who Alec healed. Slashes on back of seji and alec. And they all are captured by lord.*
"Hahahahaahahahahahahaha. These fools. I don't know which bad deed they meant. But they all will be executed in front of every villager today evening. Tell every villager to come in the arena!" Myst gets relieved.
Guards capture all and put seji and others in cell...
"And my dear friend Sine. When did I disagree to listen to you? But anyways, I'll ignore it this time. Take care next time." Myst Said to the Senate man who stood up against him.
"Yes, Lord.." Old man replied with a sorrow face.