(Meanwhile in the town outer borders)
The outer borders of the town lay quiet under the cover of night, save for the occasional flicker of torchlights revealing a big fortress and the faint sounds of laughter from within the bandit base.
This was a place where people are told to never go to the forest that there's dangerous creatures there, but it was the bandits fortified base that is surrounded by tall wooden spiked logs blending in the tall trees, it is an outpost for a larger operation notorious for raiding villages and trafficking women and children.
Inside, twenty bandits lounge in this place, the atmosphere relaxed and carefree.
"Sigh, why do we have to be the ones stuck guarding late at night?" grumbled one, swirling the whiskey bottle and pour it on two cups.
"Hic, who cares, atleast we can sit back and guard the 5 captors we kidnapped after discovering them traveling near the south village, then doing more work late at night," said another with a shrug taking a sip.
"At least we're not out there chasing after that shadow mercenary. Did you hear what she did to our brothers in northern side? Completely slaughtered them, heck one was now like a pile of bones and flesh."
"That's just talk," the third bandit replied, sharpening a blade. "No way one person could've done all that. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing her brought in person because, i heard this woman beauty is on par with a princess, Maybe the boss will give us a bonus for staying back by letting us play with her."
While the 3 banter, what they didn't is that there are figures walking towards the fortress.
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"Damn it, how can i lose this, i was so close!"
"Looks like I won again, another 10 crowns for my prize."
2 bandits guarding the front entrance are sitting on their chairs facing each other and on the table is a chest. One of them was frustrated as his hand went into his pocket to take out 10 gold coins and gave it to the one with a smug face.
while they were about to play again, they were interrupted by a big rustling noise coming from the nearby brushes.
"What was that?" the one who lost the game asked, standing up from his seat.
"Relax. It's probably just the wind," the one with a smug face replied, tossing his coins up and down .
"No, seriously, it sounded close." He grabbed a rock and threw it toward the sound. It disappeared into the shadows with a wooden thunk.
A tense silence followed. Then, three shadows emerged from the darkness ,cloaked figures with faintly glowing pink light emanating from their hoods, eyes, outlines and swords
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"What in the world…" the bandit who threw the rock murmured, his eyes widening.
Before anyone could react further, one of the figures moved with uncanny speed.
The hooded figure closed the distance to the bandit holding his gold coins use a single slash motion.
"Wha-"
Before he could speak any further, in a instant his vision went blanked as his head fall to the ground and his body follows.
Another rushed forward and struck the next bandit with a powerful punch, sending him towards the fortress gate breaking it.
*BOOM*
The 3 bandits that were sitting down bantering, were taken aback by this, they looking at the destroyed entrance were 3 dark hooded figures with pink glow on their eyes, holding swords.
"Enemies!" one of the bandits shouted, scrambling for his weapon. The rest followed suit, but the hooded figures moved too quickly, weaving through the panicked men with ease.
Their strikes are lethal as they strike down the bandits killing them, but disarming some of them and knocking them unconscious.
The air filled the shouts of confusion, screams as they meet their demise and some getting immobilized by brutal ways.
"Who… who are you?" stammered one bandit, his back pressed against the wall as the hooded figures loomed closer.
One of the figures stepped forward, their voice calm yet chilling. "Judgement."
The bandit froze, his eyes wide with fear, before he could run away the figure struck him with 6 slashes in 1 second, immediately turning his entire body turned into big chunks.
Within minutes, the camp fell silent. Most of them dead but some remaining bandits are knocked out. The 3 hooded figures stood amidst the chaos, their pink glowing outlines casting an ethereal light over the scene.
"Grab what treasures they got in this place."
The other 2 nod and before they do it, one of them turned its sight on a spot where there's doors on the ground. "I sense some negative emotions in there and feels like five of them are in fear," they said in a low voice.
The three approached the basement door, breaking the lock and opened it, revealing 5 women with pointed ears chained together.
"Elves?"
The women flinched from the cloaked figures voice.
The cloaked figures looked at each other and look at the Elves again
"Don't be afraid you're all safe now," one of the figures said softly, lowering it's sword slightly to show no hostility. "Most are dead and others are unconscious but they would not chase you with their limbs already broken, You're free."
The women hesitated but slowly began to emerge from the basement, their expressions a mix of relief and confusion.
2 of the hooded figures start to break the elven women cuffed hands and legs, and give them some fur coats they found in the bandits base to keep them warm, while one is carrying wooden boxes and 2 chests with gold coins, jewels and other stuff in the carriage.
"Take this map." The hooded figure gave one of the elven women a map, she opens it and the hooded figure finger points on the map that shows a circle on it. "You five should go to this spot with the horses and carriage that already have resources inside, the person you are going to meet in that spot will help by giving you a special item, that can take 5 of you back home.
But if you are afraid another group will attack you, don't worry, we will guard you while in the dark. "
The hooded figure softly said to them and letting them know it's safe to go there.
"Who… who are you, we want to know your names so we can thank you" one of them asked timidly.
The 3 figures exchanged a glance."it doesn't matter if you know our names to thank us, what matters is taking the 5 of you back home safely."
They said as the 3 of them walk away in the shadows, leaving the elven confused but they began to grab the horses and carriage of resources and treasure, to travel the spot those hooded figures told them about a person that can help them back home, still wondering who were those mysterious people that save them.
(Back in the town)
(3rd POV)
AAHHHHH!"
the Bandit leader and his whole group that came for Diana are screaming as the demonic Rabbits she have summoned start to slaughter the bandits in gruesome ways while they scream for their lives.
"Get away! just Get Away!"
One of the bandits is swinging her sword at the towering demonic Rabbit that is approaching her. It keeps smiling, enjoying the bandit desperate screams and attacks.
The demonic Rabbit grabbed the bandit, as she repeatedly stabs it's hand, trying to break free to escape from it's grasp, but nothing works as it's hand only show small scratches.
The demonic Rabbit raised it's other hand as it's finger morphed into a spike and stab it through the bandit's adobmen.
She vomit out blood from her insides being stabbed and looks in horror as the demonic Rabbit opens it's mouth ready to eat her.
"AAAHHH!"
*CRUNCH*
"Why won't this fucking thing die!"
A rogue sorcerer working for the bandit leader saw one of his Fellow sorcerers keeps sending arcane attacks but does nothing, he was eventually got grabbed by the demonic Rabbit and it pinches his head and twisted backwards. As it ripped his head and jugs down the spraying blood from the headless copse.
"Tch!" He raises his staff that the crystal sphere on it glows orange and shoot out a massive ball of flames at the demonic Rabbits infront of him.
By the looks of it, the fire ball he shoot on the demonic Rabbit actually took damage from that attack, revealing half of its body scorched and burnt from it giving the rogue sorcerer a smile to his face.
However the burnt half of its body completely heals as if that wasn't there and focus it's sight on the sorcerer who shot that fire ball, is now looking in terror.
The demonic Rabbit grabbed both of the rogue sorcerer legs, holding him upside down slowly pulling them apart.
"PLEASE STOP, IT HUR-!"
*SPLAT*
The sorcerer shouts were cut short as his legs now ripped off from his body and the demonic Rabbit devoured his remains chomping down.
"WE NEED TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"
one of the bandits scream the top of their lungs, they all agree wanting to get out of this spot and escape not wanting to die.
But when they try run to escape, they couldn't get through this barrier Diana created, the bandits keeps slashing it with their swords, axes and even some of the remaining sorcerers use alot of their magic to break it.
But does nothing as they turn around seeing the 20 demonic Rabbits standing on the puddles of blood from their slaughtered allies looking at them with those crimson eyes.
For some reason they did not come towards them but stand there. Some of the demonic Rabbits move making way for their master Diana, the one they are targeting that keeps interfering their business of selling slaves.
She walks through the demonic Rabbits, her blue eyes has change into a faint pink glow as she stares at them ominously.
"So... Still want to continue doing this of trying to make me pay for ruining your business."
The bandits bodies are shivering in fear of everything what happened and don't know what to do now.
They thought 100 of them and a few rogue sorcerers was enough to deal with her, but they're proven wrong because there's only half them left.
The bandit leader speaks up. "Wait! Please Diana we were wrong of trying to confront you. I promise me and my group won't do anymore pillaging on villages and selling women and children to black markets."
Diana's eyes narrowed of hearing this."Do you actually think i would easily believe that."
the 20 demonic Rabbits took a step forward and the bandit leader out of desperation speaks again.
"Then let's make a deal, we will give you all of our treasures from our base and I promise you we'll never do this ever again."
The demonic Rabbits stop their tranks and look at Diana then each other for a few moments. Then.
""""HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!""""
The 20 demonic Rabbits laughed out loud. especially Diana as if this was a big joke.
"Why would I make a deal with a person that already has no money like you."
"W-what do you mean? We do have the money."
The bandit leader was confused and question her and she just smirks.
"You are all stupid, I already send 3 individuals to attack your base in the woods you hide and they already killed the remaining members of your crew guardfing that place and now taking all of the treasure you got.
Honestly I'm quite disappointed of how a big bandit organization of selling women and children for god knows how long but only have 2 chests of gold, jewels and other important stuff, pathetic."
The remaining bandits and 2 rogue sorcerers have mixed emotions of anger, fear and despair.
"Anyways I'm still going to let my rabbits eat you all, but not your entire bodies because I want to know what loot you g-"
"DIE YOU BITCH!"
Before Diana could continue talking, she was interrupted by the rogue sorcerer yells who use all of his mana to create a attack at her out of anger and desperation.
Diana didn't move to dodge the attack just standing there, as it reaches 1 meter away from her. The attack instantly turn into blue and black particles and went into her body.
"Wow, I actually felt that power and it tickles, haha."
What happened? The attack did absolutely nothing, not even a scratch and Diana just laughs at it. She turns around and waves.
"You can now eat them, but not their whole body because I'm bringing some friends here to take what loot they got once you are done."
She sinks into the Abyss, leaving behind the 20 demonic Rabbits looking what left of the bandits.
The demonic Rabbits rush at them, ready to continue their slaughter on the bandits that are now screaming for their lives.
"AAAAHHHHHHH!!"
(Meanwhile outside of the barrier)
Evios and Folki are in front of the barrier Diana created, curious of what is going in there.
Folki tries to listen through the barrier by placing his ear close but couldn't even hear anything.
"This barrier she created looks like one of those mages barriers they create to sheild comrades and places from enemies attacks." Evios says holding his chin while looking at the barrier.
As they were talking each other about the barrier, Diana came out the shadow in front of them, making Evios and Folki jump back.
"Fucking hell Diana, can you please stop coming out of nowhere while were in a middle of a conversation or doing something."
Diana shrugs and says no to them, they roll their eyes to her answer.
"Anyways, will you mind help me to loot their soon dead bodies after 2 minutes is up of my summons killing them and i can let both of you in the barrier. It won't take long to loot because there's only like half of them look like they have loot. "
"Come on, why don't you just store them by using that ability of yours and we can do it tomorrow."
Diana shook her head. "Sorry but the answer is no, I want to get what loot they got in them before destroying their bodies. Also I got some important stuff inside there and don't want them to be covered in blood.
Besides, if this town saw the brutal sight i left, the people will spread news about this and make ridiculous rumors that might affect us and our daily life."
After hearing this Evios sighs, rubbing eyes because it's already late at night and he's already tired from gathering Information while avoiding people he doesn't want to encounter, party, drinking and sleeping with 2 women.
Folki patted his shoulder. "It won't take that long if we work together and maybe they have something that is worth it."
Evios looks at folk for a few seconds then nod his head agreeing to help out.
Diana did say that there isn't much dead bandits to loot, he laughed a bit because how brutal can it actually be?
...
When they both go inside the barrier Diana, Evios and Folki were shock to see this sight.
Big puddles of blood, torn off limbs, crushed bodies and intestines hanging on tree branches. Even though the bandits are dead, their faces still show a emotion of fear.
now he understands what Diana was talking about people seeing this, it is a goddamned massacre.
They see 20 demonic Rabbits are gathering some of the bandits dead bodies into a pile, while some the bodies gets eaten by them.
One was spinning a dead body with a rope it found and tied it to the body so the demonic Rabbit can have fun.
But unfortunately the bandit dead body lower half couldn't hold it, because he died from one of them using their claws to cut his stomach deep.
It was flung away and landed infront of them blood little splashes went on their pants, but Diana manipulate her shadow to remove it.
"To be honest, I feel a little sorry for them because they were not expecting you to do something like that."
Folki says while point hs finger at the demonic Rabbits who pile up the corpses
Diana unsummon the demonic Rabbits as they have finished finding what's left of them to put into a pile. "Come on, let's get this done, so you guys can have a break."
Evios doesn't like one bit of touching items from bloody corpses, but Diana says she'll use her ability to remove the blood on the items or on his skin .
So the 3 of them begin to loot.
(12 minutes later)
After what it felt like forever for Evios and Folki, they have finally done looting items and stores them in their voidbracers.
"Finally it's done, I almost throw up by going through this mess."
"Oh come on, it wasn't that bad, we they have good items."
Folki has store a pouch of jewelry into his voidbracer, he then looks to Diana and asks.
"Now that's all done, how are you planning to get rid of the bodies?"
"It's best you two go back to the tavern and let me do this, because my method of cleaning this mess is going to be dangerous." Diana says as she makes a hand sign speaks the words.
"Nue." her shadow extends up and morph into a 4 meter tall owl like creature with orange feathers and human skull mask appears.
"You know what to do." She calmly said
*Rumble* *Rumble*
It raises its wings, eyes glow bright and its entire body crackled purple lightning, making the ground shake around them.
Evios and Folki immediately leave the barrier quickly, knowing well what she means and Diana claps her hands as she sinks into the Abyss.
*RROOOAARR!!*
it roared loud as the purple lightning is unleashed, striking the dead bodies and destroyed some parts of the floor.
(Meanwhile outside of the barrier)
When Folki, Evios and Diana are now outside of the barrier , there was a small shake on the ground.
*SHATTER*
A few seconds have passed and the barrier Diana created shattered like glass.
it's dark shards fades away revealing the 4 meter tall owl like creature surrounded by piles of white ash, but flap it's wings creating a big gust of wind to blow the ash away showing burnt marks and debris on the floor.
Diana walks up to it and patted it's orange feathered body. "Good work Nue." The owl like creature Diana called nue sink into the abyss.
"You guys can go back the tavern and have a break, I have some important things to attend."
Evios and Folki raised their eye brow confused of what Diana mean, because all of the bandits are now dead, what else does she have to do?
Before they can ask Diana this question, she sinks into the abyss disappearing and the towns people, that were hiding in their buildings when a army of bandits marched towards the tavern have come out.
They all look at the spot where Diana and the bandits were surrounded by a black barrier that was shattered after minutes of hiding to see theres burnt parts of the floor.
Evios and Folki didn't bother as they go back to the tavern to get some sleep.
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Five elves journeyed in a carriage, four seated back while one guided the horses. Their initial skepticism toward the hooded figures' guidance had eased, when they actually promised to protect them in the dark as their travel remained undisturbed by creatures or humans .
Upon reaching their destination, a figure emerged from the shadows—Diana, her dark armor shimmering in the moonlight. The elven women tensed at the sudden appearance, uncertain of her intentions.
The three hooded figures who had directed them emerged from the dark approaching Diana, halting 1 meter away from her.
Her crystal-clear blue eyes met their pink-glowing ones. The elves were taken aback when the hooded figures knelt before her.
"Mistress Diana, the Elves in that carriage seek assistance. Please allow them to use the Pathseeker scroll to guide them back home," they speak in unison.
One of the Elves ears perked up of hearing that name Diana as if she heard this before.
Diana regarded the elves, then turned back to the kneeling figures. "Since you've done well, I can assist. But," she paused, approaching the elf woman holding the reins, "I don't understand how the five of you were captured. To my knowledge, many elves don't usually leave their homeland and people don't usually go to elves territory because i heard one was spared but not without losing his balls."
The elf hesitates to speak, but thinking back of the 3 hooded figures help them, saying the person who is infront of her will give them an item called the pathseeker scroll to lead them back home safely is what they really need right now.
"We wanted to explore beyond our territory," the elf said softly when Diana's gaze lingered on them. "We knew there are some risks… but we never expected to be this. If not for the 3 of them," she glanced at the three hooded figures again, "we wouldn't have survived."
Behind the carriage black tendrils rose up and wrapped around the 3 chests
Diana tilted her head, her expression unreadable. "Curiosity is a dangerous thing," she said, her voice low but nonchalant. "But I understand. I will allow you to use the scroll return to your home after i take those 3 chests inside the carriage ."
Black tendrils formed behind the carriage wrapped around the chests and take them to the abyss.
another black tendril come out of the same abyss holding a scroll, and went inside the carriage scaring some of the Elves, but it gives it to one of them and the elf takes it.
The black tendril morphed it's shape to words says 'unroll it and ask the scroll where do you want to go' and morphed again into a hand to give her a thumbs up and starts to sink back to the abyss.
So she did and says the words. "Give us the location of our homeland." the blank scroll instantly manifest detailed markings forming a map showing their current position. But also begin to scroll down making more detailed markings as it stop, showing a mark of a village.
The elf was shocked to see how this scroll formed a map where do they need to go. What's surprise her and the other elves that shows name on that village "Coedwig."
The four elves tells the one riding the carriage how this scroll give them the location where to go and showed the name Coedwig.
She was surprised to hear it and even check for herself to see it was actually true.
Diana smiles when the elves come out of the carriage to bow, thanking her for everything.
they went back inside and begin to travel back home, knowing they had narrowly escaped a fate far worse than they could have imagined.
Diana waved her hand, the 3 hooded figures she was talking to turn into black liquid-like substance and sink into the abyss.
But what they didn't know is that a hawk has been watching them afar ominously, mostly on Diana.
Its eyes glowed an eerie green, piercing through the night like twin lanterns in the dark. Hidden among the shadows, it watched her every step with an unblinking gaze, its presence almost imperceptible except for the faint shimmer of its luminous stare.
(Scene change)
At an unknown place, place forsaken by time itself, there exists an abyss where not even the faintest glimmer of light can reach.
No sun rises to warm the land, no moon casts its glow upon the surface, and not a single star dares to pierce the suffocating darkness. Here, the concept of day and night holds no meaning—only an unending void stretches in every direction.
Monolithic rock formations, drift aimlessly through the void, their immense structures suspended in nothingness as if remnants of a shattered world. Some appear as towering spires, while others resemble broken islands, their surfaces cracked and weathered by an eternity of silence. There is no wind, no sound—only the oppressive weight of emptiness.
No life stirs in this desolate expanse. No vegetation clings to the stone, no creatures roam the barren ground. It is a prison of endless isolation, where even time itself seems reluctant to move forward. The very air feels stagnant, thick with an unseen force that suffocates all who dare to enter. This is a place of exile, a forgotten realm where lost souls and forsaken beings vanish into oblivion, never to return.
But one figure can be seen standing one of the landscape, a demon who is known as the worst demon in the seven hells ever existed.
Terrorblade.
[Image here, FYI the details of his appearance is very scarce so I'm going to post these.]
Terrorblade, known as the Demon Marauder, is infamous for his rebellious nature and heinous acts that defied even the most malevolent of demon standards. He committed numerous transgressions, including overthrow the Demon Lords and blatant disregard for the established infernal laws. These actions led to his incarceration in Foulfell, a hidden dimension where demons imprison their own kind, hells hell.
Foulfell is not a typical prison; it serves as a dark mirror of reality, forcing its prisoners in that realm to confront twisted reflections of their own souls.
Instead of regret it, Terrorblade he accepts it mastered his own worst self—a raging, thieving demon of unimaginable power. he shattered the prison's purpose and made this dimension as his own domain to see through realities.
But his gaze is more focused on a woman in black armor, Diana.
He had been watching her for some time, observing how she summoned creatures to slaughter those who stood in her way, including using her physical capabilities that will be impossible for any sentient to do and to achieve those thing is by using a relic or be related to a powerful being. But she is not connected to those.
The energy he sensed from her was unlike anything he had encountered. It felt like darkness, but not the kind born from shadow or sorcery. No, this was something deeper, something raw—an energy woven from the very essence of negativity itself, an amalgamation of hatred, fear, and despair.
"Who are you?" he muttered, his voice laced with rare confusion and curiosity. In all his existence, he had never encountered anything like this.
His curiosity only deepened as he continued to observe her through the hawk he controlled, its green eyes locked onto her form.
Diana moved through the dense forest, her posture unwavering, until she suddenly stopped. Slowly, she turned, her piercing blue eyes locking onto the hawk perched in the distance. A flicker of disdain crossed her face.
'Oh? She can sense me.'
"I notice you have been watching me for a while, and to be honest, i hate stalkers, especially you, demon fucker."
Multiple black tendrils formed from her shadow and morphing into a big head of a wolf.
With a low growl It shot towards the hawk with great speed killing the hawk,it's Feathers scattered into the air as the hawk was crushed by the wolf's mouth in an instant, its life snuffed out before it could react.
Diana clicked her tongue in irritation, her gaze lingering on the empty sky where the hawk had been. Without another word, she sinks into the abyss, vanishing as if she had never been there at all.
End.
{Author note: Hi everyone, sorry for the late chapter again, you see life have been rough and i was in my business trip doing some meetings and work. After coming back i was tired and got little lazy to write and wanted to spend time with my family.
Then I got contact from my dad that my mum is having mental health issues
so i was searching for doctors or therapist to fix it.
again sorry for the late chapter.
I''ll try my best to write some more chapters.}