Asher went into the demon forest and started hunting monster there, the monster in demon forest were strong and dangerous compared to other forests .
When he was hunting he came across two demon children they were heavily injured by a wild orc.
when the orc was about to kill them Asher jumped in front of them and saved them 'what are you kids doing in this dangerous place'
'we … were.. trying to collect some food for us 'the little boy said while protecting his younger sister they thought Asher was going to kill them but Asher raised his hand and food appeared from thin air it was spatial magic that allowed its user to Store item in sub dimensional space 'whats you name? mine is Asher ' ' it's Liam and this is my little sister Sofy'
Asher healed them and asked ' doesn't the demon kingdom have food'
' no after the defeat of first demon king there is no King to lead demon and fight for power started between demon's ' Liam
'Aren't demons were supposed to strong even if your young you should be able to kill a monster of that level' Asher
'demons strength and weakness are bond by their king except noble clans if there is no King , demons who are commoner are weak `Liam
' Aren't you are a demon mister so how do u not know this` Sofy
'well because I am not a demon that's why` Asher
'so what are you ??' Liam asked while protecting sofy
' I am a human and don't worry I won't hurt you ' Asher
As soon as Liam hear Asher is a human he started to show his killing intent .
'what are you doing in demon forest then ?' Liam while showing his killing intent towards Asher.
'I want to become the demon king, can't I became one ? '
'yes u can' said Sofy while having a glimmer in her eyes like she saw hope in him.
When Asher saw Sofy's eyes he was overwhelmed with emotions and looking at Liam he saw what family really is .
'What are u talking about Sofy he is human how would he will become a Demon king'Liam
'Well acording to First demon king's rule any species can become demon king' Sofy
'Well yeah but ..' Liam
'Don't worry brother he will not hurt us if he want to kill us he would have done it the moment he saw us 'Sofy
Asher sat down near the siblings and pat Sofy and Liam's head so that they don't feel like he's gonna hurt them
'so how are they going to select the new Demon king ?' Asher
' there is going to a competition after 5 years and the new king will be chosen by that ' Liam
'what kind of competition and who can participate in that?' Asher
' they have to get chosen by sir Lucifer or wait for next year and any species can participate in this it's the rule made by first demon king Lucifer 'Liam
'Is there a place where I can hunt strong monsters without engaging with any demons '
'well then u can go to the north forest it's filled with strong monster that even noble don't dare to hunt them and rumors are that there is dragon to 'Liam
Asher stood up and left giving those children some food and continued hunting.
' it's gonna be easy becoming demon King just wait for me my dear empire 'Asher whisper while smirking
he went to the north forest
' well I Never came here in past let's see how strong monster are here 'Asher
The moment Asher entered the forest he Felt a thick layer of mana that was thicker than demon forest he went in the north forest and start hunting monsters he came across some weird kind of monsters that he never seen in his past 'what are these ?' they are purely made of mana it seems like the core is controlling them interesting 'Asher whisper
Asher start hunting more monster and star absorbing mana from monsters core 'these monster have high level of core compare to demon forest 'Asher
Asher went deeper in forest and encountered a monster that was stronger than him
'what is this monster 'Asher said while sweating it was a big monster that had a huge core embedded in his chest and Asher went close to monster for good look 'its not a monster but a Golem but who created it?' Asher
The Golem was huge and had tough structure looks like someone experienced made it Asher wanted to attack it but it was strong and had a anti magic material used in it Asher increase his physical power by inducing mana into his body and sneak attack on Golem from behind the moment Asher attack the Golem but that attack didn't done much damage to the Golem the Golem felt the hit and attack with magic missile 'What the hell it can use magic ? ' Asher
Asher was dumbfounded by that cause Golem was created for their defence and physical strength but using magic was out of the blue .
The moment Golem turn back Asher lunch a full level attack on his core but it didn't do damage there was some cracks but not strong enough to destroy it the Golem attacked with his physical strength that destroyed surrounding area.
'what kind of strength is this 'Asher mumbled while smiling.
After coming to past it was Asher's first fight with someone strong and he was enjoying it Asher used a clone magic to divert the attention of Golem and he sneaked attack through the dust created by Golem's attack and aimed at its core. The core along with his arm got broke .
' man it hurts when it's your bones 'Asher
Even after broke arm he was smiling like he had the time of his life and he started healing his arm after he had done healing himself he absorbed the core of Golem.
'Who created this masterpiece though '
After absorbing the core Asher started hunting more monster and went deeper into the forest .
There he saw some ogres that were hunting a small demon child Asher meddled in the battle .
' Who are u ?' the ogre yelled.
' dead should not know a living's name ' Asher while smirking
The Ogre casted a spell and a fireball was shot at him that attack didn't damage Asher at all and Asher just killed him in an instant like they were some insects .
When Asher saw the boy he was astonished he grabbed the boy by his neck and lifted him up
'What are you ?'
' I am a demon '
' do u take me for an idiot 'Asher
Asher squeezed his neck hard and it got hard to breath after some seconds the smoke came out of its body and he transformed into a shadow like creature which has no form like a smoke Asher use his magic and restrained him
'now answer it what are u ?'
' My species are called the Doppelganger and my name is Vile '
Asher was shocked cause he never Heared a species like him and never saw one
' can your people take anyone's shape 'Asher asked
'yeah as long as we can see them' vile
' what about their powers and memories?
' if we eat them we can have their abilities and memories too ' vile
'what about bloodline abilities can u copy them to?
' well yeah '
Asher thought of a plan and smiled while watchig him
' what's with that evil smile ' vile to himself
' where is your tribe ?' Asher
' I will die rather telling u ' vile
'well then I will look into your memories and after finding your clan I will kill all of them too 'Asher glared while showing his killing intent .
He couldn't look into anyone's memory he was just bluffing
Vile thought Asher was speaking truth by looking at him so he decided to speak
'okay I will tell but u have to take mana oath that u won't kill anyone if u don't then forget about it and just kill me' vile
'haha…hahaa look your not in a position to negotiate and make demands but rest assured I won't kill anyone until they attack me 'Asher
Vile lead the way to his lair and Asher follow him
they walked deeper into the forest and after sometime they stopped in the front of a big mountain there was a magic barrier surrounding it vile looked at Asher Pleadingly and Asher said
'as I said I won't kill anyone until they attack me first I promise this on my name '
Vile open the secret entrance with a heavy heart cause if Asher didn't keep his promise he will loose his family and friends but he still opened the door When both of them entered through the secret door Asher saw that there was not only Doppelganger but other species too
Asher thought they were just taking someone else's form everyone saw Asher and vile entering through the door but no-one was wary of him like they knew Asher won't hurt them
'Why they are not in their original form or u people prefer to stay into ur taken form 'Asher
'They are not doppelganger they are other species 'Vile
'what u mean is it not your clan 'Asher
'Well there is not much doppelganger remaining to begin with and it same with. Others to we are the only people of our species'
'what happened ? 'Asher while they both were walking towards clan heads home
'well it's not easy live in North forest there are lot of higher and stronger species who could anhilate others and that happen with some of us some of us got destroyed by our internal fight for power ' vile while greeving
'And who created this place ' Asher
'u will soon know 'Vile
Asher and vile reached a big cave that was being guarded by two Golem similar to which Asher encountered in the forest vile went near a Golem told him something then came back
'U can go in ' vile
'are u not coming?' Asher
' I am not allowed to go in and just don't even think of fight him 'Vile said while showing nervousness.
Asher went in the cave it was enormous and dark after walking for sometime he saw some light when Asher reached near that light he saw a big dragon who had a scar on his face ,red colored but binded by chains in his legs and around the body.
'Are u the dragon of the Fallen one called morning star?' Asher
'yes u are right do u know me ?' morning star
'yeah I read about u in a book but aren't u supposed to be dead? Asher
'well not necessarily but what are u doing here' morning star
' well I came here to takeover the clan of vile under me but it turns out they were only few left'
'why so ?' morning star asked calmly.
' well I need them for my plans ' Asher
'What plans ?'
' ok long story short I want to take revenge on my family and people who betrayed me and tried to kill me '
' Then why don't u take everyone here under u ' Morning Star
'but how do I do that?' Asher confusingly
'simple u just have to became the demon King'
'what do you gain from this ' asher asked suspiciously staring at him
'well freedom and a new master
I am here bonded by these chains that restrict my powers and I can't break them.
it will can only be broken by the demon king or Sir Lucifer '
'Well I understand
Ok it sounds good I will accept everyone here but will these people accept this? Asher
' yeah that was the condition when I took them in that they have serve the demon king when he came here '
'are u the one who created these Golem?'Asher
'yes I created them to become my eyes and ears since I can't leave this place I use them to keep eye on everyone ' morning star
'who taught you this ? ' Asher
' well I am stuck here for more than thousands of year so I created it myself.
' well then why did no demon king came here to set u free there must be lot of demon king in those years ' Asher
'well because no-one entered in this forest cause of rumor that states that Sir Lucifer's dragon wants to rest here in peace without getting bothered by anyone '
After hearing this Asher started laughing and accepted morning star's offer and stayed there for training with him and gaining trust of people who lived there.
The five years went by in a flash and Asher surpassed his prime self this time then he went to participate in competition in demon capital Gaya