The sky was full of dark clouds and heavy lightning.
As soldiers were battling other soldiers in the castle which was tall and imposing with towers that reached high into the sky.
The walls were made of thick stone and windows that were narrow and arched.
The castle was located on a hilltop.
That overlooked a vast forest.
The forest was full of trees and animals and magical beasts and it was a dangerous place to be alone.
An army of enemy soldiers surrounded the castle.
The soldiers were camped in tents outside the castle walls and they were preparing to attack.
The defenders of the castle were outnumbered but they were determined to fight.
The siege lasted for many days.
The attackers launched repeated assaults on the castle walls but the defenders could no longer manage to repel them.
Thus, the enemy broke into the castle.
In the Throne room of the castle, where a group of people who led this army had battled through wave after waves of soldiers protecting the throne room.
They broke into the room which was adorned with red curtains, beautiful crystal chandelier and a red carpet leading to the throne.
With a man who is sat atop the throne signifying that, he was the king of the castle.
The Throne made of pure gold, made with red velvet, and adorned with a crimson red orb-like object on the throne like the jewels of a crown.
Every so often, it emitted a faint but noticeable glow with eerie sounds. It is as if the orb had a heartbeat.
The orb was nearly as large as the throne itself.
The man sat on the throne, his powerful presence filling the room. He was tall and had an imposing figure.
His short jet-black hairs were flowing in the wind entering through an open window across the throne.
He wore a black suit and a white shirt. His crimson red eyes seemed as if there was a boundless abyss was behind them.
The group of people looked insignificant to the king on the throne.
They looked as if cattle in a cage with a tiger to him.
Then, one of them a tall, red haired and muscular man with broad shoulders with heavy and bulky armor. In his hands was a bulky battleaxe stepped up ahead to confront the demon lordÂ
The Axe was damaged and chipped by the battles it witnessed over the past few weeks, due to that it was not mended in time for the fight against currently impossible task of defeating the Demon Lord
"This is it, Demon lord Sora, we will end your reign on this day for the last time, I am the Axe Warrior of the Kingdom of Eden light, I Arnold Klaine hereby on royal decree will punish you for your crimes and terror that you have spread in our kingdom and the surrounding nations.
Give up any hope that you would be forgiven, so no matter what you do resistance is futile."
And then suddenly the temperature in the room plummeted in negatives and a cold aura started to be emanated from the demon lord onto the group.
Every member of that group broke into cold sweat after they felt the aura of the demon lord.
After just about half a minute later, a voice that you would not expect to come from a person that is a part of demon-kin. It was the *Demon King, who spoke in a Firm and resolute voice.
*Who now know is named Sora
"Oh, so you are saying that resistance are futile."
"Huh, that is true, but what you are doing is the exact opposite of not resisting, you humans are resisting to my rule, which is the opposite of what you are saying right now" Said SoraÂ
Then, a woman which looked to be in her thirties.
She wore clothes were now tattered and torn by the battles however it was clear that it was made of high quality of silk, which was creamy white in color with gold embedded in it and a glistening Platinum Cross, this clearly showed signs of wealth and high social status.
She spoke with clear anger and frustration in her way of speech and facial expressions. As she exclaimed -
"D- Do not try to twist the meaning of our words, you wretched demon, this is a holy command and mission given to us the 'Heroic Crusaders Brigade' from the king and other higher ups of The Holy Church of Edenlight!"
As she exclaimed loudly, the cold aura that was emanating from Sora suddenly disappeared.
"And, who are you? To question my words and authority which are absolute"
Sora asks the lady in the same firm and resolute voice, but this time with a bit more of a commanding tone.
"I am The Saintess of Holy Church Edenlight under Holy Emperor, Rosaria Adela. Today, I and my fellow comrades of the Hero's Crusaders will slay you. and bring peace once again to this land. I swear it with my name"
Rosaria declared her name, position,objective and who she works for, with pride and dignity; unknown to her this was a ploy by Sora, to extract important of information he would need.
So, he had used a bit of his magic to manipulate her mind in telling him everything she knew.
Then, a man dressed in purple robes and holding a long blade on his shoulder that looked to be made of a shining blue metal; stated that
"Enough Rosaria, to an uncivilized monster like him, your words are nothing but gibberish.
Don't forget that we are here to liberate the demon kind under the control of the Demon King's Magic." A man spoke to Rosaria almost as if to tell her to shut up.
The man was tall and muscular man with short but flowing hair. He wore a suit of shining armor and carried a long single edged sword at his side. (almost a katana but without the iconic bend in the blade)
"I-It is as you say, Rentaro- Sama" Rosaria replies to the Rentaro with a little down-casted voice and saddened expression
"Hmm.. It looks like you all are the same."
You all won't listen to me as I know all of you are dead set on killing me and enslaving the demon race again under the rouse of liberating the demons under The Rule of The Tyrannical Demon King, So I won't ask you to join me."
Sora said this while the other get into a fighting stance as if they wereÂ
Sora says this to figure out who is the brain of the party.
As what he said was although true, but to find out the one who coordinated these people fight against such long waves of demon soldiers.
Because by the looks of it, this Brigade of 'Hero' was not just made in a rush but also to showcase the capabilities of The Monarchy, The Nobility and The Church.
Such lavish clothes on every member meant that every member of the Crusade meant that they all had rich and influential backgrounds.
That meant that, they all were directly connected to his opponents in this war.
So instead of fighting them Like these people were thinking that they would fight like that is a physical combat between them and Sora but he would fight a psychological battle.
A battle he has already won.
He had gathered information on who these opponents were, who they worked for, and their motivations.
So, now he just needed to defeat them.
He made his first move by provoking the enemy group to attack first by stating
"However, I am curious as to what the reason for such Talents such as you all, are here for?
I mean in your eyes I am just an Insect.
So why are the human nations sending such talents just to slay me?
I am not that strong to deserve such treatment y'know"
A man dressed in light armor wielding a long bow and a quiver filled with arrows.
He was tall and slightly slender looking, with long- flowing hair and pointed ears.
His skin was pale and her eyes were a deep green. Clear indications of an elf royalty.
"And You should stay like that, you uneducated lowlife." He spoke in mockery of SoraÂ
"You know, What enough chit chatting time to fight, if you hold any pride as a man you will not run away" The elf readied himself to shoot an arrow.
While the others ran towards Sora seeking to finish him then and there; the swordsmen came rushing towards Sora from the front, left and right.
While the elf provided support with arrows.
He shot one arrow, however amid its trajectory it multiplied from one arrow to 6 arrows then each of the six arrows multiplied into six a couple of times until it looked like there were hundred arrows headed towards Sora.
Then Arnold, Rentaro and A third swordsman, who didn't look that tall against Rentaro and Arnold. The third swordsman was hidden by the robe and a mask he wore.
However, his black eyes were clearly visible. They looked like, the entire nightsky along with all stars had were in them.
They shined as if they were made of thousands of crystals, who were beautified even more by the black hair the swordsmen had.
The Swordsman's features had distracted Sora in the fight that he was in. At that instant
They rushed towards at a speed equal to that of the arrows.
It seemed as if it was impossible for Sora to even make a single move against the foes he was facing.
They seem strong even Sora himself acknowledged them to be strong so, how would he be able to defeat enemies that have an advantage of numbers but are also decently strong. Fret not this will not be the end of Sora
As they were reaching for Sora; Just then, Sora in a serious tone with an arm rising to his front, when he said the following
"[Forbidden Art : Manipulation of Time]"
To Be Continued....