(29 days ago)
I was standing in my room in front of the bookshelf, until the door opened and Xiao Yan and Tianyang entered, "Shushen, when are we going?"
I turned around, "Didn't your parents teach you that you should also knock on the door before you enter?"
Xiao Yan, "Don't look too closely at these things, tell me when so I can get ready?"
"Are we going on a trip? What are you going to prepare?..." I sighed and said, "Let's go this week before..." I suddenly fell silent, but since Tian Yang spoke, no one paid attention to my sudden silence. "Xiao Yan, don't worry about Shushin, I can even go in her place."
My hand started moving uncontrollably, my nails started to lengthen, and my breathing became unsteady. Xiao Yan replied, "I don't want to go with you. Be quiet."
"Get out of the room now."
The two looked at me in confusion, "Did we do something wrong? What happened? You don't look like your usual self today."
I spoke in a loud voice, "Guardian." The guard outside my room replied, "Yes, Your Majesty?"
"Get them out of the room, don't let anyone enter my residence, put guards outside the residence, and don't let anyone in until I tell you."
The guard replied, "Your orders, Your Majesty."
Tian Yang took a step forward before the guards entered, I turned around and covered my eyes with my hands, shouting at them, "Don't come any closer."
After Xiao Yan looked at the situation, she pulled Tian Yang's hand out, "Let's just go, she must be busy."
The door closed behind them.
My eyes widened and began to turn red. It was the moment of awakening.
It is a period that every descendant of demons goes through. It may begin before puberty, or after puberty, some may never reach it. Of course, they are viewed as an inferior class, those who reach the period of awakening early. They are recognized and included in the demon clan, and while some runs away so that others do not find out and to be able to live as a normal person, it turns out that the reason why no one realizes that I am a demon is because my awakening period has not yet begun, which in the demon world is considered a sign of failure. The reason the other demons are aware "not even all of them.", only Heian and Fu Yao really discovered the truth about me being a level four demon.
Firstly, it was because the period of awakening is when the demonic energy begins to penetrate blood and internal energy. It first starts from the eyes and spreads to the brain and then continues its way To the rest of the body's organs, the period during which it spreads is not specified. It may pass for years, slowly moving through the body, or happen in a night and lead to death, or escape with a destroyed internal energy, or disabled bodily organs. Or a miracle may happen and the person survives it after it happens and lives without problems.
Therefore, the period of awakening entails them locking themselves in a room until it is over. They may enter a state of ferocity, a desire to shed blood, harm oneself or others, or some other dangerous habits. Their own energy may begin to get out of control, and since all of our special force in this kingdom is arranged around the six elements: water, iron, fire, shadow, wind, and nature, our special skill often derives its power or has an ability related to one of these elements. If someone's energy gets out of control during awakening, serious problems may arise. Since my skill began to appear at a late age, and I was unable to control it, and I was unable to control a small amount of power, the period of awakening may destroy my soul or those around me, since, due to me being a witch, I am able to control the 6 elements unlike those around me, in If I get out of control, I could wreak havoc on the world. And the moment this world is destroyed, I will also be destroyed. It will make me give all my strength and soul to destroy the earth, then I will disappear from existence with the disappearance of my inner strength, my blood will dry up, and my body will disappear forever.
So I understand now, why the demon king made this curse, because if we become demons and go through the awakening period, this will mean that we have a chance of becoming monsters or corpses. A clear high chance, and this means a greater calamity now, as others do not know for sure that I am a demon, but contrary to what is expected, the spirits of demon will be awakened within them, and soon they too, will determine then, who among us is a demonic monster, and who among us will end up a corpse...
Who dies and how lives, is something only God will determine in the end..
The pain is unbearable now. The veins in my hand are turning black. I lost my balance and fell to the ground. Suddenly, my hair, which was just above my stomach, began to become wavy. My eyes began to take on a distinctly wine-red color. I let out a loud scream. My hands are shaking like crazy. I grabbed my hair by the roots, trying to endure. the pain.
I tried to hold myself together and sit, but as soon as I sat down, I vomited some blood. I whispered to myself, "Am I going to survive this?"
Suddenly I couldn't control myself, and with my long nails, I cut the artery in my hand. Blood sprayed on my face and everywhere.
It took me more than 20 days to endure, but even now my strength is still unstable, even though I tampered with the origin of my soul so that others would not notice that I am a real devil, my eyes are still shifting, and my strength is mixed with the strength of the devil inside me.
(Life is a game, gambling place)
K whispered, "Is she...a demon?"
Shushin extended her hands to take one of the bottles, "I'll start then." Her eyes returned to normal.
K kept watching her carefully while she took one of the bottles as well.
"There are 25 cards here, all of them are numbers. There is a queen, a king, a magician, 2 devils and a fairy. If you take the devil you can see the opponent's cards and take them. If you take the fairy you can heal yourself. This works for all rounds except the last round. If you take the queen or the king You can change the rules of the game. If you can win 15 card or collect a total number more than me before the last round comes, or take poison, you will win."
"Does this mean that there are only 5 cards left? If I don't take them, my loss percentage will be %80, right?"
K nodded, "Yes, and maybe more too." She said quietly.
"And also when you said that there are no rules, I can do anything."
"Yes, but you cannot touch any bottle. The ones you touch you will have to drink. Once you drink it you can never back out of the game. If you back down in the middle, you will be considered to have lost, and I will win. You cannot use magic here either, such as trying to curse me or find out my cards. Any attempt to know the cards, you will lose."
Ta Jin said annoyed, "She's simply telling her to lose."
Shushin opened the bottle in her hands and drank it all, "What is this? It tastes disgusting."
the liquid begins to creep up her arm, gradually flooding her body. She tries to fight it, but her struggle is futile. The liquid creeps up past her elbow, past her bicep, reaching her shoulder. She can feel the thick liquid invading her body and she is starting to lose consciousness as a wave of exhaustion washes over her as Shushin struggles to stay awake. Her vision begins to blur and all she can feel is the pain and fatigue...
Shushin tries to heal herself with her magic, but K stops her by saying, "Are you announcing your surrender?"
"You didn't say that I couldn't use my magic to heal, you said that I shouldn't use it to curse you or detect cards."
"Smart indeed, but this might be the poison. In that case, if you heal yourself what will be the point of the game."
"Damn, there's definitely a reason why you're playing this game. Surely you can't lose, right?"
K took out four papers, "Your turn."
Shushin also took four cards, "How many cards do we take in a round?"
"The numbers are added up. If you get 9 and one, for example, they will be added up and you get 10. If you get numbers that can be added up and they become less than 10, when we both do not have any number that can be added or a lucky card, the next round will begin then."
Shushin thought, "I should get Fairy, Demon, and King, at least 13 cards, and avoid poison, then my chance of success will increase. If she kept getting low numbers like one then i can collect more numbers than her even if my cards are fewer then her."
K turned over her cards first, "I got two 5, a 7 and a 3. I got 20."
Shushin sighed and turned over her cards, "Five, nine, ten, one."
Xiao Yan nodded happily, "Good, Shuchen." Shuchen raised her head to look at K. She thought to herself, "She doesn't seem surprised, it must be some kind of trick. It makes you think that you will win, and lowers your guard."
Tian Yang said to Xiao yan, "Don't get excited yet. This women is more crazy than you think."