Somewhere in Boston City's outskirts,
The day was slowly waning as the sun began to set on the horizon. Gradually, the twilight shadows were descending onto the plains of the distant mountain range, visible from across the edge of Boston.
A tall and handsome middle-aged gentleman was lying leisurely on his armchair, savoring the essence of the tranquil afternoon in his room of his four-story palace-like house. His eyelids were delicately droopy. A head of golden hair was unrolling behind his broad shoulder, falling down nearly to his waist with no curls.
At that moment, suddenly, someone rang the doorbell in his room. After hearing the sound, he opened his eyes and looked at his door carelessly. At that time, a young lad entered the room. As he entered, he bowed to the middle-aged man.
"Sir, finally your dream has come into reality! The red dungeon has appeared..." Excitedly, the lad informed him.
"Where?" indifferently, he interrupted the lad.
"Far north from the Arctic Sea, for the first time in millions of years, a hidden island named 'Savage Land' has surprisingly been raised from the deep water. The savage land is believed to actually be one of the deep fragments of the Mariana trench. Besides that, if the hidden information is correct, you can find the '
After hearing those words, a cunning smile flashed on the middle-aged man's face. With a devious smile, he said to the lad, "Nice work, Sam. But your job is done here. So, now die with no regrets!"
Hearing that, Sam became dumbfounded for a moment. However, before he could think anything, suddenly, he felt his mind had gone blank. He only saw a dense darkness before him.
After Sam passed away, the middle-aged man slowly stood up from his armchair. In a fraction of a second, his hand approached Sam's frozen body and penetrated his chest. After a few seconds, a frozen, bloody heart appeared in his fist, accompanied by multiple clots of blood. Countless torrents of blood gushed from his palm, splattering across the entire room, painting the floor scarlet like the setting sun.
While seeing the heart, a red glint lit up in the middle-aged man's golden eyes for an instant. With a sinister smile, he roared, "I'm Asmodeus, the reigning demon king of wrath, here to turn your soft heart into my next hot food! Ready to contribute your flamboyant extravagant energy!"
While saying that, a crimson-colored tentacle came out of his forehead and sucked the bloody heart completely. After that, a white-colored aura covered Asmodeus's body and gently entered his bones. As the energy surged through his bones, a faint smile crossed his face. After that, he disappeared into thin air. Instantly, the four-story palace also disappeared. Only barren ground remained there...
Fire Blood Mountain, A desolate mountain in the South-Western part of Ancient Tibet,
Three figures materialized atop the mountain, catching the eye of onlookers. One of them, named Tara, wore a golden and silver-colored silk-embroidered gown, and her deep ocean-blue eyes, paired with long, blue braided hair, scanned the surroundings before she leaned in to whisper to the others.
"Is this place safe for our discussions?" She whispered.
"Yeah, of course! We can discuss safely here. No one can come here." Another one, named Rohitashwa, wearing a rich, intricately gold-fabricated, distinctively stylish sherwani , replied.
The third one, wearing a red-draped short frock, named Huo Yu, remained silent all the time.
Immediately after hearing that, a piece of paper emerged from Tara's palm. There was written, 'Red Dungeon has appeared on the Arctic Sea!'
"Now, what's the plan?" Tara asked.
"It is rumored that on average, at least three demon kings will appear in that dungeon. So, we have to be very careful on our journey. Remember, it's only our last chance to achieve the 1st Heavenly Scroll. So, we'll act first," Rohitashwa solemnly answered. A serious glint flashed across his silvery-green eyes.
"By the way, what's your opinion, senior sister?" Tara asked Huo Yu.
"Let's go!" Huo Yu replied indifferently. Her bright red eyes didn't show any emotions at all.
After that, no one said anything else. The three of them headed towards the Arctic Sea.
Two Months Later,
Entrance of the Savage Land, in the Arctic Island,
After the birth of the Earth, for the first time in the calendar, a mysterious piece of land emerged into the light from the dark underwater. Dark clouds were circling overhead, casting an ominous shadow over the land. The air was so thick with the metallic scent of blood, and the sound of waves crashing against the shore was muted, as if by dense fog. It gave off a dangerous feeling, as though something beyond the sinister lurked very deeply within the land.
Two months after coming into existence, one night, when a bright red moon appeared in the sky, suddenly, an ancient aura began to spread from the land across the arctic sea, as if the land had its own consciousness and spirituality.
That night, when the aura started spreading across the sea, countless figures were seen appearing in the sky from behind the dark clouds. In that crowd, Tara, Rohitashwa, and Huo Yu were also present.
"This place was so hard to find!" one from the crowd spoke.
"At least, we found it! Many couldn't come because of the wrong direction!" another one said.
"Look, Evergreen Academy and Riverdale Academy also came!" another one said.
"Amazon Co-Ed Corp. has also come. Indeed! Where there is hidden treasure, thieves are sure to come." Another one was said with a sly smile. His tone was as soothing as a chuckle.
Amid the public conversations, Tara spoke, "It's very crowded here!"
"The allure of this land is just so!" Rohitashwa's tone was filled with greed and temptation.
"But we have to be very careful! We haven't seen any demon kings yet!" Tara warned him.
"Yeah, yeah, I know," he said, stopping her and beginning to stare at the land, mesmerized.
As the public discussions reached its peak, a rare stellar constellation suddenly formed into the sky, emanating a unique aura. Within a second, a pillar of green light coming from the constellation hit the savage land brutally. Immediately, a sonic boom erupted on the land. A sound-repulse wave played across the sea.
Sensing the sonic boom and repulse, each and every human rapidly formed an aura-barrier around them. Yet, that wave created many cracks in their barriers. Besides that, as an impact, because of that tremendous sound wave, blood came out of the less powerful people's ears. Many lost their hearing temporarily.
But, sometimes after, the repulsion stopped. After feeling that, everybody felt relieved. However, they didn't have time to relax yet.
Just when everyone was calm, another horrifying incident happened. Just after the sonic wave ceased, a space rift opened in the sky above the savage land. Through the rift, three figures materialized before all the humans.
One was very tall and handsome middle-aged individual, with broad shoulders and a head of golden blonde hair unrolling behind the back, falling down nearly to the waist with no curls. Besides that, countless tentacles had emerged from his body and wrapped around him. He was widely known as Asmodeus, the demon king of wrath. He was giving off a domineering impression.
Another one was a charming little young lady who appeared to be in her early twenties. She had long streaming grey hair, light-red eyes, and a pale face with a ghastly complexion. She was wearing a grey cloak over a green dress. Countless green cicadas surrounded her body. She was giving off a charming yet cunning impression. She was widely known as Beelzebub, the demon queen of flies.
And, last but not the least, was a monster like creature. It had a head of a lion with a pair of goat's horns, a dragon's body flanked by two pairs of phoenix-like wings, and a tail that ended in a python's head. It was giving off an ancient, powerful impression. It was widely known as Chimeris, the mad demon king, always infatuating to war.
Seeing them, all of the humans, including Tara and Rohitashwa, were stunned. However, Huo Yu faintly smiled. But, before they had a chance to react, the land suddenly trembled with a terrible vibration. Within a second, an enormous portal materialized over the land, visible to both humans and demons alike. A golden, gentle aura was coming through the portal.
Seeing that, everyone became exhilarated. Within a moment, with a booming sound, everybody jumped into the portal except Tara, Rohitashwa, and Huo Yu.
"Junior sister and junior brother, summon your weapons! Something very huge and serious is about to happen at any time! I can feel the pressure deep in my veins!" For the first time, Huo Yu solemnly spoke something. Her face-muscles seemed to tremble slightly.
After that, three entered slowly into the portal, summoning their weapons.