On a big battlefield, a massive clash between two armies was taking place. Amongst the army, a few individuals outshined many of those around them. One specific person did a swiping animation and a wave of bright fire was released and vaporized a few hundred people before it was stopped by a big barrier.
As the wave of bright fire collided with the barrier, the barrier shined and absorbed the attack before shooting it back at the caster.
Bang!
"Hahaha! You're as strong as ever, Number One!" A man spoke.
"I'm the strongest of the hounds and my master's sword and shield. You dare raise your hand against him and you'll face his wrath." A woman spoke.
High in the sky, a man was standing while overlooking the battlefield. Across from him, three men were injured and sweating profusely.
"How do you have that magic!? The Goldburn family shouldn't be able to wield that magical power!" A man shouted with confusion.
"Every four hundred years, the Goldburn family has a user born with both of these magical powers and reigns as the strongest."
The three men felt their bodies shaking and alarms were going off inside their heads. Their attempts to move were futile as they couldn't move.
"Emperor's Will…" One of the men said in disbelief.
"That's correct. Now perish." The man said.
Two bright lights lit up the sky and gathered everyone's attention. One bright light was like the sun while the other was blue like the moon.
"Jack! You bastar-!" One of the men shouted before being struck.
Both of the bright balls of magic consumed the three men and continued on forward to the enemy army on the ground.
"Uniform! Get us out of here!" Number One shouted.
Beneath every hound on the battle field, a magical circle appeared and shined brightly before teleporting them away.
"Commander! Look!" A soldier shouted toward the a heavily armored man.
"Huh? What the he-" The man looked up and saw two magical balls land onto the battlefield.
The blue ball of magic was pulling everyone toward it while the bright ball of magic was following behind. Before anyone could think, they died instantly as Jack released his magical power on full-power.
What was once a land filled with plant life and greenery was now turned into a massive crater.
"It's been a long time since the last time I took my chains off." Jack said.
The chains Jack was referring to were power limiting chains along with his blindfold on his eyes. He only had one chain wrapped around his arm, which was enough to suppress his power.
…
"Your name is Lilith? A beautiful name for a beautiful demon. I'll set some rules for you so you know what to do and not to do. You don't have to listen to every order or answer every question I ask you. You're a free being and can do whatever you want." Sebastian said.
"S-Sebastian… C-can you save my friends?" Lilith asked.
"Your friends? Are they also in the slave trading market?"
"Y-yes, I want to see them again and be with them again."
"Hmm… I don't have the money to buy but maybe Bastian will help me." Sebastian smiled.
Walking out of his room, Sebastian went on a quest to find Bastian and it didn't take long. Inside a room, Bastian was doing a handstand with one finger and concentrating hard on something.
"What the matter, Sebastian?" Bastian asked, noticing his entry.
"I need money." Sebastian replied with honesty.
"Do more missions then you'll receive money."
"I need money now, or else it will be too late."
"Hmm… Fine, I'll give you thirty million right now but you'll owe me a favor."
Six massive sacks of gold coins appeared and contained five million gold coins each. With this money, Sebastian went back to the slave market with Lilith and told her to pick out her friends.
"Welcome back! I see that you finally trained that slave of yours." The man spoke.
"Pick out your friends and buy them." Sebastian told Lilith.
Looking amongst the slaves, Lilith only found four out of six friends and felt saddened by the loss of two of her friends.
Pulling out the sacks of gold coins, Sebastian bought Lilith's four friends and walked them back toward his living quarters. As they arrived, he opened the cages and stepped to the side. Shaken, the four female demons were hesitant to leave until they saw Lilith sitting on a bed and ran toward her.
"Lilith! Two men took them! They took Sadie and Ayame!" The four spoke at the same time.
"Sebastian! Please! Go rescue my friends!" Lilith said.
"Lilith… the rules of the Dark Guild prohibit me from stealing from others and you shouldn't be asking me that."
Sebastian finally words made Lilith feel fear enter heart as she figured she crossed the line. After all, he still had the slave contract over her and could end her life.
"I already knew when finding your friends that some of them may have already been sold… BUT! I don't follow the rules of the Dark Guild." Sebastian grinned.
Lilith told Sebastian the description of Sadie and Ayame and immediately, Sebastian disappeared.
Swoosh!
Hopping from roof to roof, Sebastian was determined to find Lilith's friends, even if it meant having to kill the owners.
A sudden strange wave of energy entered Sebastian's eyes and he immediately he stopped and tried to sense the intruding energy.
'I'll help you find them.' A female voice spoke.
'Kate?' Sebastian questioned.
On the way to the slave market, Lilith told Sebastian all about her friends including their names, and how they meant. Without realizing it though, Lilith spoke about their secrets as if she fully trusted him.
'I can hear their cries! They're near that sign.'
Looking toward the sign, Sebastian realized it was the VIP area of the Dark Guild and only top dogs go there. Bastian told him to never go to the VIP area unless Ragnar, Jake or himself were to go with him otherwise he might cause trouble for them.
'I-I can't go in there. They'll know I entered…' Sebastian said to Kate.
'What? I thought you were gonna save them…' Kate's voice cracked.
'F*ck it! Fine!'
A massive wave of killing intent was released around the VIP area and everyone in the surroundings were either knocked unconscious or became dizzy. Some people though resisted the killing intent and released their own.
Utilizing his speed, Sebastian sped past the guards and saw the two men on the ground unconscious. Before he could assess the situation, the strange energy entered his body and took control of his body.
'Die!' Kate's voice reverberated throughout Sebastian's mind.
Stab!
His claws pierced the necks of the VIPs and pulled out their spines before crushing them with his hands.
'Huh?' Realizing what had just happened, Sebastian was left confused.
When he entered the building, he did feel the strange energy enter his body but ignored it since he thought Kate would help him locate them but instead she took control of his body and killed the VIPs.
Finally coming to his senses, Sebastian saw the two unconscious female demons and grabbed them before trying to run out of the VIP area. It was then that he noticed a specific person standing in his way.
"What do you think you're doing?" Bastian said in a domineering tone.
Thump!
An invading energy entered Sebastian's body and made him kneel on the ground. Bastian then walked closer to him until he was a meter away from his body.
"Answer me!" Bastian demanded
"I came to rescue the rest of Lilith's friends. It didn't feel right for me to allow her friends to be in the hands others while she was kept safe by me." Sebastian explained.
"Lilith? You mean that slave? Why would you listen to her?"
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Bastian detected Sebastian's heartbeat and noticed that he wasn't lying at all. Sighing, he released the strange energy out of Sebastian's body and offered his hand.
"If you told me that you retrieve her friends then I could have used my authority to get them for free." Bastian revealed.
Sebastian's facial expression changed from a panicking one to a surprised face. If Bastian only said that before he went to get Lilith's friends then he wouldn't have done so much to retrieve them.
A few minutes later, Sebastian and Bastian came to an agreement and left the VIP area while Bastian declared the locations of the two dead VIPs off-limits.
…
"Sadie! Ayame!" The five girls embraced their friends.
This scene made Sebastian feel awkward as he didn't feel like he belong there with the friends and was about to slip out of the room but was stopped by Lilith.
"Thank you, Sebastian." Lilith said, holding onto Sebastian's arm.
Finally realizing Sebastian wasn't as bad as they had thought, they all bowed to him and hid behind Lilith.
"Now, let's get rid of the slave markings, shall we?" Sebastian asked.
Sebastian's proposition surprised all of them as they thought Sebastian was pretending to care for them and would use them to his heart's content but he proved that he was different.
Grabbing all of the slave contracts, Sebastian tore all of them and slowly, the slave markings on all the girls' bodies disappeared.
"I don't want to own anyone so you may be free to do whatever you want." Sebastian declared.
Confusion overcame the girls as they didn't know what to do or where they should go. Their villages were destroyed and only they were enslaved.
"I-I want to work under you." Lilith got on one knee and told Sebastian.
Though they didn't know what to do, they trusted Lilith's judgment and did the same thing. This action brought Sebastian confusion as he wasn't good at teaching others and ordering them around.
"Very well, if you want to work for me then pass the test I went through and then I will know your determination to work under me." Sebastian proposed as he rung a small bell at his waist.
Bastian appeared inside Sebastian's room and looked at the girls. Immediately, the girls hid behind Sebastian and stared at Bastian from behind his back.
"I know I don't have the right to ask you this but, can you teach them how to use their abilities and weapons? They wanted to work under me and I can't have them holding me back."
"You're our ace and soon to be strongest member so of course I will accept your request but, you'll be sent on more missions again." Bastian revealed.
"That's fine." Sebastian replied.
Seconds later, the seven girls fell into each of their individual portal and entered the testing realm. Once that was done, Bastian told Sebastian to follow him.
After a few minutes of walking, they arrived in the center hall of HQ. There, Ragnar and a couple others were nearby. Bastian then appeared beside Ragnar and stood by his side.
"Just on time!" Ragnar said. "I was just talking about an assassination mission and you're the perfect candidate on it." He smiled.
An odd feeling entered Sebastian's mind as he felt like Ragnar was lying and had Bastian lure him into the center hall. It was then that realized that Bastian probably snitched on him and told Ragnar about the VIP incident.
"Do be a grateful subordinate and go on this assassination mission."
Knowing there wasn't a way to avoid it, Sebastian sighed and smiled at Ragnar before speaking with enthusiasm. "Sure! I'll gladly go on the mission!"
A portal opened up in front of him and on the other side was a dark forest. Confused, he looked back at Ragnar and noticed Bastian was missing by his side. A cold shiver went down his spine as he felt a burst of energy appear behind him.
"Rescue those adventures and they should be your way in!" Bastian said, before kicking Sebastian through the portal.
"You motherf***er!" Sebastian shouted as he realized the portal was place high up in the air.