Hell is a place of death and agony, where the strong rule and the weak suffer, whereas in heaven, it is said that every being strong or weak respects and loves one another, for there is no difference between any angel of any rank. It is rumored that heaven is no different from paradise, I hope to one day see it with my own eyes - Extract from the diary of a superior demon.
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At that moment, Leigh's mind was racing with ideas. Should he go after the creature he believes to be a demon? No, that would provide no benefit other than the power he would receive if he defeated the demon, and he is unsure if he is capable; after all, this is Leigh's first encounter with this type of being. Even if he was successful in defeating the demon, who knows if Leigh would gain a few or a lot of grains.
Should he approach the creature casually? No, he cannot speak; after all, the no mouth problem persists for the time being.
Perhaps he can communicate his goals through emotions or body language? No, it's still too risky because there's a possibility that he won't even have the time to do so.
Only two options remain for Leigh, either to capture the demon and take his time to communicate with the demon, or simply follow the demon until it decides to return to where it came from.
At this time, Leigh had already decided on his next move: he will pursue the demon in the hopes of finding something somewhere, because staking his hopes on speaking with a being who might not even be intelligent is not worth it.
With his decision still intact, Leigh began following the demon from a safe distance, which thankfully did not allow the demon to notice Leigh's presence or whereabouts.
Following and monitoring this demon's actions was an experience in and of itself. Not only did Leigh have the opportunity to delight himself by acting as a spectator in something close to a movie or show, but he also had the opportunity to learn more about hell.
There was also the issue that he needed to avoid being noticed, thus he used his shadow ability at times. This was good because he hadn't utilized his shadow ability in a long time, while his density alteration ability was always active whenever he flew around.
Leigh continued to follow the demon in his flying mode, but he occasionally came out and followed the demon on foot, casting shadows here and there.
The demon was gathering the blue leaves that appeared to be full of energy with great care and placing them in a small greyish black bag that appeared to be identical to the hell pig's skin.
This went on for quite a while, to the point that Leigh even considered to approach the demon for gaining information and such but he restrained himself from making irrational decisions.
After some time passed, the demon put the pouch on his side belt that was a mix of silver and brown, and then proceeded to search for something.
Leigh watched the demon with interest as it was crouching down, looking at a very small hell pig that did not even house half the power the hell pig Leigh fought had.
The demon waited until the small hell pig was feasting on some blue leaves before shooting a net arrow at the feet of the hell pig which seemed to immobilize it.
Leigh gazed in awe as the net held the feet of the hell pig in its grasps as the creature thrashed around and threw pillars of flames in order to escape.
The demon then rushed forward from behind the hell pig in order to avoid its flames and plunged the dagger which emanated a terrible aura that even Leigh could sense, into the hell pig's side. The hell pig thrashed around weakly for a few more seconds as the demon held on to the the blade and penetrated the pig further and further until it died.
The demon then proceeded to gather certain organs and the skin of the hell pig and put them into a pouch that was a larger version of the previous silver brown pouch the demon used to store the leaves.
After the demon finished his job, he started walking back to the direction he came from with Leigh following behind him.
Of course, throughout the final stages of his voyage, the demon felt uneasy, as if he was being watched, but he couldn't locate anything and decided to ignore it because he was a well-known adventurer in his town.
After some time following the demon, Leigh came to a stop atop a tree and undid his flying form because in front of his eyes, laid a gate on the crimson land.
The gate was around 40 meters tall and as red as blood. Leigh could see where the walls rounded a corner without moving; the barriers did not encircle a large area.
After a brief conversation with the two fully armored demons dressed in red armor and attire, the demon he was pursuing entered the fort's gate.
At this time, Leigh was more shocked than delighted about discovering demons and their habitat because he had never imagined the demons to exist in such a setting, much less in a city. Even though Leigh was used to new ideas and scenes that contradicted the depiction of humanity regarding hell, this one was just too much for him.
After a few moments of staring at the walls and guards in front of him, Leigh changed his body density and assumed his flight form, taking to the skies to observe the city in front of him.