A door opened as a figure walked down winding stairs and entered an underground chamber with a big black cauldron in the center and a pentagram circle drawn around it made of crushed rubies. The figure tossed a fur cloak that was hiding his features aside, revealing a man with grey skin and an imposing physique with white hair and golden eyes with no pupils, also known as the demon king. He looked into the cauldron and took a hollow hand mirror out of his pocket"It's been a month since I started my last project. It should have taken less time, but I underestimated what would be required to make the most Human primordial." He bit his hand, drawing blood that ran black and holding it over the cauldron as it splashed into the mix. "This is my 30th time doing this. This one definitely is demanding for blood" He stepped out of the circle as the Crystals lit up like they did every time he'd done this before but his expression turned to relief as the circle shattered the mix of blood swirled as the room was lit red the cauldron shattered with a red mist The king threw the cloak he hid himself with earlier.
??? POV
I sat on a floor that made me uncomfortable, surrounded by a bunch of black chunks, I took my first breaths in and out, feeling a lot more comfortable on the inside. Something hit my face, I felt a bit overwhelmed by my eyes as I could see every tiny detail of the thing. It used to be a part of something alive.
"Would you put the cloak on, or because there's so much human in you, you're like a baby," I heard an Icy voice say.
I took what I now knew was a cloak off my face and immediately held my eyes, feeling pain from my senses. "Too much," I said, my voice sounding much softer than his. With my eyes closed, I felt more connection with my body, so feeling the pressure of the power of senses, I kept dialing down my sight with each blink until I could look at him feeling nothing.
"I'm not disappointing to you right?" I asked as I finally wrapped the cloak around me before standing up.
"No, I don't know what to expect from you..." He looked me up and said, "I think, for now, I'll call you Misha. You didn't come out strong enough to earn a last name," He said, still without a hint of disappointment.
I suddenly felt a surge that sent shivers down my spine as if the name he gave granted me power before I could give a word of gratitude he was right next to me as the world became Grey as we appeared on a far more interesting place of bright colors and comforting feelings it's like I could just tell though I didn't feel much other than a curiosity of what everything was.
"Misha, it seems you've surprised me again. You were able to preserve my Time Faze ability. Not even my strongest creations could perceive that" He said before ruffling my hair.
" Why did you do that?"
" Because you're one of my kids," He said sounding so relaxed before he turned around so fast I almost couldn't see "Unfortunately you came during my...last night of my life"
" Wait, you're just going to leave to your death while I'm so freshly clueless to this new existence I'm in!?" I shouted abruptly before I hit my lip, cursing the slip-up.
He looked at me and smiled. "You're angry because you want to know everything. Your passionate curiosity reminds me of when I was so much younger. But unfortunately, yes, I have to. I'm well tired out of my existence and..." He narrowed his eyes and snapped his fingers as strange words appeared across everything in the room." You'll stay here for your safety," He said as a matter of fact before walking out the door.
I rushed and tried to smash through it but the symbols just glowed brighter before dimming I sighed and looked to my right seeing myself I stepped closer seeing my eyes were gold like my father's but I could see a receding red, and my long yellow hair had a bit of orange at the edge of my short locks the symbols glowed shifting into a word "Mirror" it said I was guessing my father wasn't going to leave me alone without getting familiar with everything within my present confinement.
Demon Kings POV
I teleported to my throne room and sat on my throne the familiar skull-shaped gold arms in my grasp I sighed "This is the last time I will be able to relax" I said bitterly feeling the powers closing in on me my nails grew sharp as I tore a rift pulling out a small hammer made of enchanted obsidian something I crafted my first year of entering immortal life. I heard the wind pick up until my door was blasted off. I flicked away the debris that got close to me as I took in a deep breath before smiling. "It's the final time I'll be maintaining the reputation my younger self was so proud of," I said to myself standing up my present outfit dissolved as threads of magic surrounded me forming a fine armored dark purple suit of armor made of solid pure magic power something no one but the strongest individuals in this world can do. I looked over the 4 bringers of my doom and walked forward.
The blonde was the only one from this world; she wore solid armor made of pure magic, no doubt from Lucius, the only other monarch I killed to stop the 70-year war to suppress my early expansion. The young girl was probably 17, which meant she was one of the golden prodigies of course; I had 0 doubt Lucius's bloodline could produce such an anomaly. Her orange eyes stared at me, holding passed down grudges her hand gripping around Lucius's legendary metallic whip, something that could hit at the speed of light. For the other 3, I had no clues from their weapons and gear definitely all summoned. The oldest was in his late 20s but had the look of war. He looked like he had no armor, just a strange grey uniform absent of anything magical, which most likely meant I couldn't just punch him down, not mention a strange-shaped rod that probably shoots projectiles with a sword sheath at his side. The 3rd one was really strange. He wore noble clothes, a long sleeves fine black outfit with fine golden painted symbols, light blue eyes, and shaved hair but no weapon, which meant he liked it up and close, so another that would probably be hard to beat down. But last not least a young girl who had the most uncomfortable posture most likely viewing herself being here as a mistake and just wanted to get home she had purple eyes with well-kept curls holding quite a long lance wearing honestly the most in place armor set so like the rest of her buddies this whole fight is going to be stressful.
"It's nice to see all of you though I guess you took no rush since it took an entire year for you 4 pains in my ass to get here. I guess I must be talking to losers... Cassandra,Stefan,Eoin and Niamh. Oh and how I know your names well you did a lot to get your names out there and Cassandra's family can't afford to hide their identities"
"The way you talk to us, I'm guessing you've been watching us. Why not kill us?" Cassandra asked frankly stupidly.
I rolled my eyes. " How do you think summoning works? You're protected from me as soon as you're brought here. The gods made it so, considering you the 5th summoned group of heroes. But now that you're strong enough," I tossed my hammer up playfully before I released my magical aura as the room lit bright gold, but halfway, the area twisted into a rainbow color. "I'm Audra a being returned to earth and the greatest threat to the world so I've been boasted I'm glad to have this final conversation "
3rd Pov
With those final words, Audra was surrounded. He threw his hammer, which clashed with Cassandra's whip, causing a loud boom and pushing her back. He spun and caught Eoin's fist, but Audra was shot through his hip. The force slammed him against the wall that only held due to years of layered rune magic. Stefan shot another round, but Audra reacted fast. With a twitch of a finger, his hammer flew into the line of fire, and the bullet shattered on contact, which was enough time for Audra to heal as he teleported within Ethan's shadow and punched him so hard he bounced off the ceiling. Audra turned the hammer returned to hand as it extended into a double-sided hammer staff swinging it and diverting Niamh's lance and smashing Eion's hand dislocating his arm and breaking the bones of his hand as the force sent him slamming on the left wall the group fell back to protect their teammate.
"First round and I'm surprised that was some good work. I mean I could tell how anyone under me would be overwhelmed but I'm something far superior so..." Audra's hand grasped his own shadow and separated as darkness covered the entire room as the whole group was slammed in the wall as light returned Audra had them restrained everything up to their neck encased in darkness. "What is this?" Cassandra asked as Audra walked up with a look of disappointment "Well yah see this is called unfairness and you all seem to have forgotten about the magic in all this....So let's take this outside" His Hammer became big like a giant wall as he swung it slamming all of them through the castle wall sending them crashing down and creating craters the size of meteors.
" Well, that should be it....maybe I overestimated the-" He stopped as pillars of light engulfed the craters.
In a matter of seconds his arm was lost but he was able to duck a punch as he jumped taking a bite from his own cheek he spewed out what little blood he drew out as it became red lightning that struck through Niamh's shoulder but before he could swing his hammer it shattered the force dislocating his arm launching him through a door inside the castle.
He got up and could immediately tell something was off his hand glowed orange before he sealed the stump of his lost arm. "This is different. I guess the yearly 3 eclipses of the year weren't wasted this time." He noted before his eyes glowed "I can see magic isn't the option here" He rushed forward and caught and ripped the whip from Cassandra's hand but his wrist was gripped tight by Eoin " You can't just keep avoiding this" He said with a smirk before punching him the connetic energy burned through his attire earning Audra a damaging bruise to his shock making him cough blood every move counted so you should be shocked" Ethan said stabbing him from behind finally using the blade he had to add to the pain. "Your fate was sealed the moment you lost your arms. Once you were hit with a fatal move any large scale magic became obsolete" Niamh explained sounding less sure than the others.
"I'm not necessarily going to panic...I'm not that pathetic...it's not my first time but I could firmly say this was a wonderful conversation."
Audra's POV
My vision soon went dark with spots as I felt the searing pain from my chest to my pelvis. Seconds later I opened my eyes everything was gray and black as I saw my body fall as my held back power pushed outwards seeping into the environment but mostly the heroes.
"Going to keep staring" I heard a calm yet commanding voice say as I turn around seeing a Man with short black hair Grey and black color seem to split in his irises his skin was pale and he was dressing in a Black suit and silver gems with intertwining patterns of death symbol.
"It's you...yet you don't seem angry at me" I said
"Why? It doesn't matter how you return to the living all things are within my hands even gods" He walked up closer "I'm more proud that you accepted. You didn't curse it. Or question it. That's good because death is everywhere not everyone gets what they want" He reached his hand out and I instinctively grabbed it.
"If you're not upset why come to push me on when you have countless dead acting as Reapers?"
"I found you entertaining for a time that all your still just a bold butterfly compared to me. And I'm being nice by the way" He said as we crossed into the afterlife"You'll be going back to hell but once you're cleansed you'll be one of my reapers. I'll enjoy looking over your life story goodbye" He pushed me down as an orange glow blind me like the first time.
~Timeskip~
Misha's POV
It's been a few days since I was left here I was feeling thirsty my senses seemed to be getting more intense the warnings were seconds from dissapearing I could here countless echoing footsteps of varying speed but one was the louder as a hand burst through the room door I rush and gripped their arm biting down I heard a scream come from the man but what hit me was a euphoric bliss despite the fierce fight of the man slamming his arm on the door to loosen me his arm was quickly numbed and lacking color as I let go I heard a thud. "Holy shit that was amazing!" I exclaimed pumping my fist up like I was on top of the world with a smile. I settled down and opened the door "Well now that I got what I need it's time for some self experimentation" I said as I saw someone running with a bag of loot I pointed my fingers as blood seeped out before shooting out as long twisting spikes impaling him from 5 points 2 in the shoulder, spine, legs, and arms as I walked over "So sorry this is my first time so Don't be mad if you don't live through this questioning" I pulled his air back and smiled "K pal?">
(Heya comrades Hope you enjoyed it's been a While/understatement? comment your thoughts and ideas vote and peace)
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