In the perspective of the oppressed the cloud has blocked their view
-999 to -998
Tristan's dead eyes stared up ahead and he moved up the staircase his steps echoed as he moved showing how quiet the place was. After sometime he reached the top and in front was a wall with a map or a route to the next staircase.
He stared at it or a minute the proceeded to wonder about on this floor but luckily enough there were no encounters with demons.
His eyes flashed as he walked towards the next staircase depicted on the map, in a few minutes he reached and his dead eyes glanced at the numbers at the side
-998 to -997
His eyes shifted to the front as he then proceeded to walk up the stairs, as he went up his footsteps echoed however a very faint noise could be heard from above.
As he continued upward one could make out the faint footsteps coming from above, but Tristan's eyes remained as dead as a fish.
As he drew closer to the noise the footsteps grew louder and shortly thereafter the approaching entities figure could be seen, it seemed to be a high ranking demon.
Its destination seemed to be the lower floors, but what captured ones attention was it's single eye and wings that served as a face however its body was that of a human and it even had on a suit.
Strangely enough that single eye didn't stare at the Tristan in front as they moved forward the two were but a hairs breath away and in the next instance they brushed past each other.
Woosh! Bam!
Tristan's hand blurred into motion and chopped at the demon behind but the demon just raised its hands and blocked, a gust of wind blew causing one of the wings hiding its eye to move to the side.
That singular eye stared at Tristan causing him to flinch, the then demon lowered its hand and continued downward Tristan's eyes flashed with light but they soon dimmed and went back to their previously dead state.
Turning around he proceeded up the stairs, sometime after that encounter Tristan reached the top of the staircase and saw a map but it had a different route he quickly memorized it and he moved about.
This floor was a bit different the chambers that connected and formed long corridors were now separated from each other Tristan wandered about and felt a presence.
It was a liquid floating in the air the liquid rushed at Tristan with frightening speed and ferocity Tristan brandished his hand like a sword and chopped down which split the liquid in two but Tristan's eyes were still shinning with light meaning the threat hadn't been eliminated.
The two halves went past him then they suddenly went in separate directions and disappeared into the corridors.
Tristan looked left and right but their was no sign splat splat
Tristan faced his front and saw a woman walking out her stomach spilling from he belly she staggered forward then looked at Tristan with pleading eyes he took a step back but that thing suddenly appeared in front.
Bam!
He slapped down causing the water demon to flee but the woman in front couldn't the palm slammed into her chest causing her four limbs and head to shoot of into different direction stunning Tristan.
The demon suddenly spoke as if to mock "hahaha how pathetic you couldn't even control your anger and look you killed that poor woman."
Tristan looked around wandering where the voice was coming from but the demon continued "she seemed to be begging for your help too and you just killed her, 'splat!', just like that hahaha"
Tristan grinded his teeth but he didn't reply
"What no reaction you truly are a monster created from that illusion"
Tristan's expression grew peculiar as he then replied coldly while looking around
"That woman's internal organs where on the outside of her body even if saved she seemed to be malnourished and would die due to her body lacking resources to recover plus you fled like a bitch so my hand obviously slipped, it could be said that its due to your weakness that she died."
The demon was angry as it spoken you've got a sharp tongue but I wanna see if that mouth of yours can stop this
Boom!
The sound of something exploding could be heard which was followed up by a myriad of footsteps shortly thereafter Tristan was surrounded from all sides his brows furrowed as he cursed "how detestable."
Suddenly a man grabbed at Tristan but he he dogged then several more came rushing in he did a somersault in the air and escaped the entrapment suddenly the hairs on Tristan's neck stood on end he hurriedly leaned forward.
Something flew past him looking up Tristan couldn't help but grit his teeth in front was the corpse of a human pressed into the wall, Tristan roared in anger.
"Bastard face me like a man!"
"fufufu human I am no man but a devil so, no fufufu"
As Tristan was looking around he spotted a small child in the crowd his body couldn't help but tremble as a myriad of emotions came washing over.
"is that . . ."
But just as he was about to call out another person came flying Tristan dodged again but he knew if he kept on dodging more people would die
More humans came flying but he caught them in rapid succession then nocked them out with a quick movements, a group of people rushed at him but he dodged the encirclement
But at this moment his knee's buckled as he felt his strength leaving him looking at it from a normal perspective it was quite astonishing how he made it this far and was able to display such strength.
And it was In this moment of weakness the demon rushed at him but he rolled to the side the demon laughed then said "foolish human you thought my plan was to overwhelm you with numbers didn't you!?"
Tristan froze in realization but the demon continued "they are just enough here to fuel my body" as it said that water droplet shot towards the humans head and chest, he was too stunned to react.
Their bodies dried up but their heads and chest began to swell then they burst open, those drops of water were drying out the moisture in their bodies soon enough 80 massive red blobs of water floated towards the demon but Tristan noticed that the child in his memories remained unharmed the demon then spoke as it absorbed the water.
"You may be wondering why I left this little girl alive!" as the demon spoke it moved behind the little girl Tristan's eyes widened as a memory flashed 'papa I'm hungry?'
The demon sensed the emotion and continued joyously "well you see the manager of the parasitization project said she wanted to conduct an experiment with this child."
Tristan was anxious as he then asked "why's that?" the demon was happy because this damned human was actually showing emotion the demon was happy as it blabbered on, "you see this child consciousness was given birth to in the illusion and . . ."
"Shut it monster!"
Tristan's face was dark as he said this his scrawny figure flickered and the demon suddenly felt chills Tristan's figure was suddenly in front the transforming demon he chopped down and the demon got split in half
The two halves moved and went some distance away then its divided body separated endlessly strange tentacles came from the hundred or so red blobs of liquid floating in the air they attacked fiercely.
Tristan was one man but he was facing a hundred opponents with identical strength he was being beaten his left arm broke when blocking an attack from the side.
His face scrunched up but in the next moment he received an attack to the face which broke his nose as his head leaned back an attack came from above and slammed into his chest breaking 6 ribs in the process.
But despite all of this Tristan was searching for an opportunity to land a decisive blow then he saw strange black ball in the main body.
He pretended as if he was weak for a brief moment then the cackling of the demon could be heard human you really think . . . this moment of being slightly relaxed.
Tristan made his move and the demon was extremely taken aback it was so much so that it was scared that it attacked the lone child in the distance.
Tristan moved swiftly and reached the Childs side before the attack could land he grabbed the child and placed her behind one of those chambers he rubbed her head then rushed to attack
Roar!
He was angry but he knew that he had to endure a little the demon recovered from its fearful state and was angry it attacked the human in from with all its might.
Tristan who was blinded by rage attacked furiously as the battle dew on he entered a strange state of continuous flow every movement was full of power and would be effortlessly transferred the blockade was temporarily broken through.
With a goal in sight he moved forward and attack fiercely.
"you. . . nooooo!"
Boom!
He broke the core and the blobs of fluid fell and splashed onto the floor, at this moment Tristan's pupils emitted a faint red light but it disappeared shortly thereafter.
He breathed in deeply but out of the blue a terrifying amount of bloodlust engulfed him his eyes widened but then they narrowed wrath filled his entire being.
"Hailey!"
He turned around and a figure wrapped in darkness stood next to the child she seemed almost transcendent with that eerily white backdrop he rushed at her and attacked but her hands slammed into his stomach causing him to be sent flying and to cough violently.
Hailey then grabbed the child's arm then dragged her the child screamed "papa!" tears came to Tristan's eyes as she slowly disappeared Tristan was silent for a moment then he let out a furious roar causing a sinister air to encapsulate the halls.
In the mind of the one who's lost any path is his direction.