Slayer approached the Gate in the Light Realm. "Well that was quite a show you put on back there?" the Gate said smiling. "Take me to the Fire Realm" Slayer said plainly. "My gods your boring! Fine second freebie!" it stated with a annoyed tone. Slayer walked through the gate and reappeared into a desert landscape with active volcanoes everywhere. Their stacks sending smoke into the sky and orange light could be seen in the distance. Thunder rumbled above the clouds as it looked to be an endless storm. The very air was dry and hot. Slayer paid it no mind the very temperature did not affect him, "I am finally home..." he said bitterly. He then walked away from the Gate heading east 'I go to the Dragon Folk and see who has survived for information' he thought.
He traversed the desert landscape on foot for days. He took a rest under a dead tree. He drank from his canteen and put his mask back down onto his face. He could feel chi not far from him his location. 'It's faint…and this individual must be at an upper rank to conceal there presence' he thought.
He kep walking with the knowledge of a pursuer. After a day he found a ruin he was familiar with. It was giant but almost half way gone of a castle. He and mother were walk here so he knew he was half way to the demon city and the dragon folk capital Fang. 'Fortress belonging to extinct Niphillim. My mother used to regale stories to me here. Brings back fond memories of her smiling face. ' he thought. He could picture his little self with his silver haired mother watching him with a smile as he explored the ruin. He pushed the memories away sitting against a downed pillar keeping his focus on the pursuer that was getting closer.
He manifested a red saber and dagger. Saber he set it upon his lap. The red dagger he clenched in his hand. He got up quickly and hid in shadows concealing his chi. He watched as he saw a beastly demon with six arms, bull horns, skull like face of a man, and long tail with barbed in. He was get up by two powerful legs with hooves. He was sniffing the air as his black pupils scanned the ruins. 'Asura hybrid. Rank 3.' He analyzed with his Mind Palace. He costed the dagger with the element of Flame before throwing it at the six armed nightmare. It stuck to the hand of one of the back arms igniting in fire. The monster roared at this before it saw a figure running at it. It swung three fists at Slayer who dove under it slashing the beasts belly and knee making it crumble to the ground. It punched down at Slayer with its engulfed flaming hand. Slayer dodged as this fist created a small crater. It wiped its tail around trying to get its prey. But he was nimble jumping over the swipes and then severing the tail from its body with one fluid motion. Asura then turned and rammed its horns at Slayer. He backed up enough to side step and let the beast crash into a pillar then then crumbled on top of it. A large piece smashed its skull killing it instantly. Slayer heaved a sigh of relief as he approached taking its chi and then cutting out its soul core. Unlike Cultivators taking the whole core and absorbing it was more ideal then through the Chi Leech. He crushed it in his hands and absorbed the chi. He could feel
He was getting closer to the middle tier of rank three. He cut an arm off and then made a fire eating it before walking into a room with a roof and out of sight. He cultivated his shadow chi in pure darkness before sleeping.
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He cultivated for two days in the room. Cultivated his Flame chi during the day. Cultivated his Shadow chi at night. He had a few asura beasts find him, but he killed them. He dried their meat and stored them in his belt. He trained with his Forging ability making piles of swords that he later stored. He kept one out it was his tenth creation for a soul weapon. An odachi that was crimson with a black blade and sizzling edge of flame. He encircled his fingers over the pommel reforming it to make a dragon, angel wing, sphere, and then into a demon. His head ached from strain as he controlled the chi to become solid and permanent. He could feel the blade was almost to the top tier as a soul weapon. As he kept adding on different details and chi into it eventually the weapon would evolve.
He placed it back in his Soul Core to basically bake. He left the ruins he kept walking east. He came to a mountain pass and could feel eyes upon him. 'Something lives in this pass..." he thought. He could feel the world slightly tremble. He then saw two eyes appear in the distance up a mountain slope. On the other mountain to his left two more eyes appeared. The figures rose showing the heads of two giant serpents. They had horns, tusks, and large fangs. They shrugged off their rock camouflage showing their natural color being red. They hissed protruding two webbed ears on the sides of their heads. They had two powerful arms that was keeping them propped up. They then slithered really fast coming at Slayer that manifested a hammer. He jumped over one snake's head driving the hammer head into the back of its head. The other serpent was on him. He drove the hammer into its jaw keeping it from closing its mouth. Slayer jumped out and activated his boots to take flight. He was now above them. Their arms then cracked, snapped, and popped creating wings from his arms. They took flight. The snake with a hammer in its mouth shot acid out the weapon dissolved. The snakes roared as they followed Slayer into the air. 'Well that was unexpected!' he said soaring away. He dodged them as they attacked with acid, and chomps. Slayer kept his distance, but they were unrelenting. A gold circle expanded from his feet.
He then sprung high into the air where he had quite a distance, "MY TURN!" he said manifesting two sabers. He then straightened his body and started to fall towards the closest snake. He used the boots in interval to help him maneuver and keeping the snack on target. He he missed the snake's bite and then slashed through the snakes arms at once cutting them cleanly. The snake roared in pain and quickly Slayer grabbed its tail and started to climb up it driving his blades into the snake. The second serpent flew towards mouth opened wide shooting acid. The acid hit the other snake and it reared back in pain as it fell. Slayer kept running up the snake as it free fell towards the ground. The crippled snake bit down on the flying snake out of anger. They were now intertwined in a battle forgetting Slayer who then jumped off the snake. He activated the boots and started flying towards the ground. He landed rolling across the ground coming to a sliding stop.
He sat up to see the serpents falling to the ground. He paid them no mind and started walking east. He could see the city of Fang in the distance.
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Vick lead his Shadow Cohort to the throne room seated on a jagged obsidian throne with demonic skulls on each end of the armrest. He was in black armor with a demonic mask upon his face. He had flowing cape over his armor that was adorned in gold and black jagged designs. Standing next to his throne was a woman with four arms, a long spiked tail, and beautiful features. She was half clothed in white garments that accentuated her figure. She had long flowing purple and white hair and she had fierce purple eyes. Vick approached bowing, "My liege" he stated with respect. "What is your report?" the Demon King asked with a deep voice. "We have reports that the Light Realm has fallen. The King's Test has begun my lord" he reported waiting for the rage to come. The king slammed a fist down and then did something unexpected. He laughed out loud maniacally.