A red-glowing light shines across the forest, dyeing the world crimson. Giving off a bloody sensation that corrupts the minds. The glowing light was bright, like a comet, before it dimmed, revealing a twenty-meter tall, fiery ember with a tint of black flames around it. A five-meter red demon approached it, who was me. I felt an unfathomable amount of energy pour through me as I made touch with it, giving birth to a tremendous power. It has the same warm feeling as the last soul, yet it is different this time. The warmth began to seared within my body, causing an unexpected wave of anguish. It felt as though I were genuinely in hell, being burnt by the purgatory fires. The agony was intolerable, yet I persevered, without uttering a single sound. For I will not display weakness in the face of such pain.
The burn continues for many hours before subsiding and leaving me with a warm and comforting sensation throughout my body. As though going through metamorphosis, my body began to expand, reaching a height of ten meters before coming to a halt. It then began to create heated steam, followed by the transformation of my skin into a black color before cracking the surface of it like the land shattered by earthquake. Then a black fire came out from my inside exposing the world to its blazing glory. Exactly like the demon I slaughtered. Seeing the new transformation I can't wait to see what I've gotten, but there seems to be a screen in front of me saying something.
[Congratulations! You have killed your region's strongest demon as a reward you will be given its bloodline. However, since your bloodline is stronger than it, your bloodline has devoured the Black Fire Demon bloodline and transformed it into Lesser Black Fire Pride Demon.]
[Congratulations! You have solo your region's strongest demon as a reward all the Black Fire Demon information will be given to you.]
[Congratulations! You are the first to kill the region's strongest demon as a reward you will get to ask one question]
Lockheart
Race: Lesser Black Fire Pride Demon
Origin: Earth
Strength: 12.5 B Rank
Speed: 8.77 B Rank
Endurance: 18.9 Rank
Magic: 15.0 A Rank
Sin Point: 1.0
Card: 3 Star-Colossal Might, 3 Star-Living Weapon
Pride Demon Skill: Amplification, False State, Stubborn Mind
Black Fire Demon Skill: Black Fireball, Black Fire Control, Black Fire Demon Constitution
The strongest demon in the region was slain, they said. By me, they said. The first, they said. Seems like no matter if it's the apocalypse or the normal world, I am still the best. They claimed to be my equal in strength, but I don't see them killing the strongest demon in their region like I did. I can't wait to find those bastards and show them why I am the leader. As much as I love insulting them, I have the information about the Black Fire Demon to read.
The Black Fire Demons have remained extinct as a race of demons throughout history as a consequence of their primitive nature. The Black Fire Demons were a mid-tier demon bloodline that possessed great artillery power because of their mastery of the Black Fire. It's a unique fire capable of effortlessly melting demons within the low-tier or mid-tier bloodlines. When it comes to fire magic, though, the intensity of the flames isn't what sets it apart. The ability of the fire to corrode magic is its unique characteristics. If a spell comes into touch with the black fire, it will be completely canceled if it is weaker than the Black Fire Demon's spell. Whereas if spells that came into contact were of equal power, the black fire would remove part of the spell's power before canceling the spell maintaining the black fire power after the confrontation. If the black fire came into contact with a far more powerful magic, it would evaporate and take away as much power as it could from the stronger spell, perhaps even destroying all of the spell's power. Giving them the capacity to survive against a much more powerful magical opponent or even beat them with magic.
In spite of the fact that they are unrivaled among the mid-tier bloodlines in terms of magic due to their bloodline flame, the black fire, their constitution is a disgrace. Giving the Black Fire Demon no endurance, strength, or speed it simply serves to raise their overall height and stature. The constitution of the Black Fire Demons is their most significant fault, as it transforms them into watch towers that spew powerful black fire at their adversaries. Hence why I can simply kill and dispatch the Black Fire Demon I fought after I've gotten near to it. After years of investigation, the Black Fire Demon scholars finally grasped the entire extent of why their demon constitution was so deteriorating. They assume that the Black Fire Demon must have traded state benefits associated with a mid-tier demon bloodline in order to gain the unrivaled black fire. As a result, it provided them with nothing more than increased height. Being tall is not a big advantage since, while it provides you with a lot of weight, it also causes you to move at a snail's pace.
In addition to their black fire and constitution, the Black Fire Demons have a legacy spell known as Black Fireball that they can use. Despite the fact that the spell's name isn't particularly creative, many demons believe it to be highly strong, even terrifying certain demons with high-tier bloodlines. Raising the level of black fire's ability of corroding spells to devouring mana in its immediate vicinity. The devouring effect makes it have the ability to raise its own strength while simultaneously decreasing the power of its adversary, a perfect anti magic type spell. That isn't the most impressive aspect of its attribute. Observing attentively throughout my battle with the Black Fire Demon, I saw that the Black Fireball it shoots can grow stronger. This has proven that the devouring aspect doesn't just work on opponent spells, it also can do the same to the surrounding mana. Increasing its size even more and allowing the spell to travel an incredible distance while simultaneously unleashing unbelievable power. However, this is not the end of the line for this spell . An old myth says that if you train the Black Fireball to perfection, the fireball would eat the properties of other magic, absorbing their characteristics. The myth started spreading among the Black Fire Demons, after one of them read one of their ancestor notes. This myth implies that the Black Fireball can consume the attributes of wind mana speed and get faster and faster as it travels further and further away from the source. Making the Black Fireball into a bona fide missile.
Looking at the perks and skills that the new bloodline offers gives me a sense of fulfillment. I am growing increasingly invincible with each passing day. Reading through all of these documents, I just wanted to test it out, and that I did. The first would be the Black Fireball, which is the skill I am looking forward to most in testing out. According to the information, in order to perform the Black Fireball, one must first take mana from their Demonic Heart Crystal, then transport that mana through their bloodstream to their palm, then visualizing the shape of the spell before using the mana held in their palm to form the shape of the spell, in this case it's a ball. Then, as the spell has taken shape, you charge it with another layer of mana, which will provide the spell instructions. When all of these processes are combined, the outcome is a gigantic black ball of devastation that consumes everything in its path.
Just like that, my lovely ball of doom took flight over the landscape, destroying everything in its path, including trees, dirt, rocks, and everything else it came into contact with. When everything that had existed turned into nothing more than ash, this was a breathtaking sight to witness. The once-green woodland has been transformed into a desolate black apocalypse of despair. Looking at my great power I feel sorry for the adversary I shall be up against in the future. Without realizing it at the time, somewhere in that deep forest someone gulped a mouthful of saliva.
While casting the Black Fireball, I became aware of how difficult it is to really perform a spell. My ability to perform the Black Fireball spell on my first attempt was due to the fact that I have Black Fire Demon bloodline. It's hard to admit but at the beginning part of the spell, it was difficult for me to even keep the flow of mana consistent. However, when I was on the verge of losing control and failing the spell, the action of doing this particular spell just came to me automatically, as if it were muscle memory. This reminded me of one of the details in the documents: the Black Fireball is a spell carved inside the bloodline of the Black Fire Demon. While I am not aware of how they were able to instill information into their bloodlines, I am aware of the motivation behind their actions. In their arsenal of spells, the Black Fireball is their only and best spell.
At first, I believed these Black Fire Demons were stupid, but after learning more about their motivations, I was able to see them for what they truly were: intelligent beings with legitimate goals. To summarize, in the demon world, any spell that is not chant less or instant-cast is not permitted to be learnt or passed down through generations. According to the information provided by the system, a spell that falls within this category is essentially a spell that doesn't require you to utter a single word while casting or a spell that doesn't have a whined up time requirement. While I am not familiar with the standard of spells, the fact that magic has something called chanting magic leads me to believe that in the magic world there are spells that require someone to dumbly say a phrase or two of line in order to inflict harm on his adversary. By virtue of the fact that chanting magic exists, I can understand how primitive magic was, and the fact that the demons would only accept spells that are chant less demonstrates that they have a high standard. It's like humans in the 19th century accepting only automatic rifles instead of the lousy musket that was available at the time. (B.T.W. Automatic weapons were invented in 1892 , so almost a hundred year away from the 19th century.)
So, just the fact that the Black Fire Demon has a spell under their arsenal is impressive. It's like a Nobel Prize achievement for the demons. Reading about the Black Fire Demon able to make a spell like the Black Fireball made me think. How the heck did the race of the non-intelligent demon I just fought think of such a brilliant spell? The answer is that low-ranking demons like the one I fought don't have intelligence. Only when a demon becomes a noble does he or she gain intelligence, and don't expect toddler-level intelligence. Demons that become noble have a genius intellect. I don't know how something so dumb could gain such an intellectual gift, but the information said so.
All of this means that two of the Black Fire Demon's talents are useless: Black Fire Control because I lack the knowledge and ability to design a chant less spell, and Black Fire Constitution since it merely makes me bigger. The Black Fire Demon is only able to give me trouble since it's a mid-tier demon two levels above me.
After reading for a while, I am growing tired of it. Let's test out Colossal Might's new power. Let's see how big and powerful I become with it. In an instant my already ginormous 10 meters body grew to 30 meters. The growth of my body made me feel tremendous strength contained inside it, giving me confidence to beat anything in the world. This triggered my curiosity about the increase of state's I've obtained from it. I checked my state and the result amazes me.
Lockheart
Race: Lesser Black Fire Pride Demon
Origin: Earth
Strength: 12.5 B Rank > 32.5 B Rank
Speed: 8.77 B Rank
Endurance: 18.9 Rank > 38.9 B Rank
Magic: 15.0 A Rank
Sin Point: 1.0
Card: 3 Star-Colossal Might, 3 Star-Living Weapon
Pride Demon Skill: Amplification, False State, Stubborn Mind
Black Fire Demon Skill: Black Fireball, Black Fire Control, Black Fire Demon Constitution