It was indeed satisfying to watch your own progress with solid numbers and grading. Like in many games he played and many novels he read.
"hmm….oooh…I got a skill.."
[Imp's tongue
A skill used among lower tier demons for communication. Only a few lightly intelligent demons possess this tongue to order other demons to do their bidding. Only applicable to low tier demons who are weaker than the user. ]
"Well….not much, but might be useful….let's try it. 'Imp's tongue!"
Aiden felt an itch on his neck as his mouth became thirstier and much thirstier. Within few seconds, the feeling of his throat was much much different.
"raaar raraarr? raaaraaar raaaarrrr!....ahem! ahem!....that was some experience….."
{Well done..}
Aiden's eyes broaden, listening to this inner voice but realized early to whom it belonged to…
"Were you watching?" he asked. Trying to look for her, but she was nowhere.
{…..yeah, didn't I tell you. You are my entertainment….and you are fulfilling your role well. Who would have thought you would kill them all. Consider me impressed…}
Aiden's mood came down quick. He didn't want to be a used as an entertainer. Not for a demon, no less. Having a relation with a demon was the last thing he wanted.
He stood up. Walking towards his base. He already had so much on his plate and he surely didn't want a demon following him around, using him as some form of entertainment.
'Let's just ignore her until she gets bored…' he thought.
{…..trying to ignore me….ouch. it hurts you know…hahahaha..}
He said nothing, running towards his base. He wasn't worried about Emi, as she was safe in their safe house. There were many traps and not to mention a safe room. The solid locker room of the bank, right below their living room. But he was still a bit worried. So he quicken his pace.
{still ignoring me..?}
Aiden didn't answer, stepping inside the entrance. He felt relieved there was no sign of those monsters. He could easily take them, but Emi was different. No, most of every human differed from him.
'…..the probability of survivors is much lower now….'
He sighed, thinking about the outcome of this new threat to humanity, but this was only the beginning. There were much more powerful threats like the demons roaming in the sky and for his knowledge, angels weren't great either.
And facing them both was like mortals facing the gods. He knew humans were also getting stronger from this new energy called celestial force. But it was slow, much slower to be even capable standing against them.
"Should I train Emi…."
"Aaaaaaa!!!!"
Emi's shout reverberated down to him from the upper floor. Worried that his fear might come true. He paced upwards with his new agility, reaching their living room within seconds.
'The traps I laid are untouched….so it's definitely not those monsters…..other survivors?'
He reached Emi's room and saw fresh blood on the carpet near the room.
"Emi!!" he shouted in worry.
He came through the door, searching for her and to his relief she was safe and sound but she wasn't alone. Another person was also present inside. A familiar bald man to whom the dripping blood belonged to.
He was dripping blood from all over his body. With many claw marks visible on his body and on his back was a girl who looked like she was on the verge of dying from excessive bleeding. A deeper claw wound clear on her back.
"Emi! Take out the medic kid!...you! Put her on the bed!" he shouted.
Emi, who feared the unwanted visitor, calmed down realizing the situation. She nodded, running to their storage room.
And the bald man did what he told, laying her on the bed. He was going to ask for help but the person before him understood the situation quick.
Aiden observed her wounds. And like he thought. The wound was much deeper.
"Warm water…"
"What…?"
"Bring warm water go!!" he shouted to him.
"o..ok.."
He ran out of the room, trying to do what he was told.
"She is bleeding too much…"
He took the water bottle near him, washing his hands. He wanted to use soap, but it wasn't the time for that. Too much blood loss and there was nothing he could do.
He gently pressed on her back. Slowing her bleeding.
"aaa!!.." she groaned in pain. But he didn't stop, pressing as gently as he could. He knew she would feel much painful, but in a way, this was a sign that she was still conscious and breathing. He sighed in relief, focusing on who she really was.
"White hair…?"
He didn't know she had white hair, as her whole hair was painted with red blood, like her uniform. But some of his hair was unstained. Giving out a white hue.
"…Akia senpai…?"
Now he looked at her face. Her face looked familiar and the only person who had white hair and those white eyelashes was his senpai at kyudo club (archery club).
His worry turned into a smile as he became delighted someone he knew survived during this hell.
"Warm water is here.." said the bald man and Emi also came back with the medic equipment.
"Ok…let me do the medic.." Emi said walking forward.
"bu…."
"No, you guys need to get out. She is a woman for god's sake. Leave her to me." she declared.
"haa…ok. Hang in there senpai." Aiden said. Walking out of the room. "You!...follow me."
The baldy did as he told, following his back. Stepping out of the room. He wanted to ask if he knew her, but stayed silent. He didn't know why the person before felt a bit more ferocious than before. He knew the teenager was much stronger than him but his experience told him that the difference between them was even wider than ever before.
Aiden laid his back on the hallway wall. His gaze now glaring at the bald man "So those monsters also attacked you lot….?"
Aiden's gaze on him was just like before. Like he was looking at a worthless human being but he didn't mind as he deserved it so. He had committed much atrocities that he felt guilty of but still didn't try improving himself.
So the only thing he could do was look down. Afraid of his glaring eyes.
"….yes…it was a hellish experience…"
Aiden wanted to retort him saying he deserved it so but he was also wounded to a degree and he did save his friend, nonetheless. But it wasn't time for small talks. He wanted to ask if the monsters followed them but…
"raaaaaarrrr!!!!"
The noises outside already answered his question.
"no!...i thought I lost them?" the bald man said in panic.
"Blood…"
"What..?"
Aiden came near the window. Watching as those pesky imps running towards their building and the numbers were much more than he faced before.
He learned one thing during his fight that, they were sensitive to the smell of blood and looking back his bloodied appearance it was already evident that they followed them.
"They are sensitive to blood. So they must have followed you up to here…."he said.
The bald man also came near the window and to his dread. They indeed followed them here.
"no..no way….why are thier so many..?"
The feeling around his legs started to weaken. One was so hard to kill and here, there were so many than the whole area was tainted red from their color and they weren't stopping, rushing towards them like hungry hyenas.
His back started to sweat, his eyes already giving up hope. He was staying strong until to live in this hellish world but this was on the whole another level.
"We are going to die…" he said. His body slowly shaking.
Aiden said nothing, sighing at his attitude. Well, it was a normal behavior, giving into despair. Those numbers would indeed give a heart attack for a normal human being. But for his eyes. They were walking exp….
He smiled placing his foot on the window. Looking down upon the fifthly imps.
"wha…what are you doing..?" the baldy asked.
Aiden said nothing, jumping from the eleventh floor.
"w…wait!!!"
The baldy jumped, trying to catch him, but his hands were too late.
Aiden fell down, the feeling of air rippling on his face. His eyes glowed with excitement. Before he would have hesitated to do this crazy stunt, viewing these monsters like haunting dread like a normal person, but not for him. For him, they were easy prey, which would only strengthen him.
{…I don't know why but I am excited….one vs hundred….that would be hella entertaining..} the duchess declared.
The imps saw the golden-haired human falling down. They could wait and eat him while he fell down to his death, but no, they were eager to taste fresh human meat and blood. Without coveting their hungry, they jumped on each other like the slaves of gluttony. Eventually creating a small mountain of imps. Trying to catch the human first.
Aiden smiled, nearing his landing. Not on the floor, but on the pile of imps. He strengthen his hand, so much so that he felt like his hand was like a concentration of power.
"Here I come!!!"
POW!!!!!