ARCHDEUS

TROM(3)

Among the storm clouds a crack could be seen. The crack quickly grew bigger until it split the gloomy night sky. It is not wrong to call it a crack like a cracked egg shell.

Sylv was able to feel an unusually strong energy coming out from that crack gap.

Body shaking. He just stared and couldn't think of anything.

Watching the mighty power show itself.

A pair of giant hands emerged from that crack. The giant hand widened the crack in the sky.

From the widening gap, Sylv can see a world he has never met before.

A world where there is only darkness far more opaque than the darkness of the night. The darkness was emitting death and from there, he saw a figure appear.

The figure was a creature with a pair of dark horns on its head and had three pairs of black wings on its body

"!!"

What'sthat?!

From the gap of darkness, that mysterious figure had just revealed its form. Her beautiful form is actually very contrasted with the death air that she emanated.

I can't move my body!

For a moment Sylv shivered in fear. His body was unable to move according to his will. Fear has taken hold of him and all that fear comes from the entity before him.

Wh-what is a demon? thought Sylv.

Sylv's body trembled in fear. In his lifetime, he had only met one demon and the creature had an extremely frightening energy. However the figure that seemed to be this female demon had a much stronger power.

The female demon looked at him with a condescending look. It was like seeing an insect that could die at any moment.

"Kneel."

"!!"

Sylv's body knelt down suddenly following the creature's orders. He cannot move his body. It was as if his body was no longer his.

The creature can speak a language that Sylv understands. But even more surprising was that the creature did not scream at all but its voice could be heard by Sylv as if the creature was talking nearby.

"Who are you!" his yell.

Sylv attempted to break away from the dominance of the creature's power but it did not bring any change.

The creature was still in the sky and watching Sylv from above. He then raised both his hands like a demonic figure that welcomed the inhabitants of hell.

The cracks that were in the sky slowly disappeared then the storm clouds that were in the sky started to rotate with them as the point. The sound of thunder and wind made the atmosphere even more gripping.

"O man who has lost his way! Hear ...."

The voice of the demon surprised him. Sylv who was trying to escape the influence of the force of the creature fell silent. He could only see the creature. The dark creature was very different from before, as if it looked much stronger.  His eyes gave off a red radiance and his body was enveloped in dark energy.

"!!"

The creature spoke loudly and was impressed majestic. His voice seemed to give an echo effect so that it adds to the tension that occurs.

"I'm Ainuhrim, Ruler Overseer of Underworld is punishing you! You are no longer worthy of being a follower of light, you are not worthy of being a follower of virtue, you do not deserve to be in this world."

"W-Who are you to dare to say that?! I'm the one who decides it all! Even if you were a demon, you would never be able to defeat me. Rrraaaaar!"

Sylv with all his might spouted an energy attack from his mouth. In contrast to magic, this attack is really pure mana which is used as an attack.

*boom!!

A great explosion occurred. It was as if the bomb had fallen. With a feeling of confidence, Sylv believed that the creature had perished by the great attack.

"B-But why hasn't the cloud gone away?"

Sylv looked at the sky that was still covered in dark clouds.

"!!"

Is he still there?!

Sylv still sees the female demon there. The creature was not hurt in the least. He still raised both his hands above and a grain of light appeared from the palm of the creature.

The white light swirled over the sky. They continued to fly upwards until they finally reached the center of the dark storm cloud vortex in the sky. The white light grains were fused together and rounded, they seemed to gather after being surrounded by dark clouds.

"W-what's that?"

Sylv asked fearfully but the creature gave absolutely no answer. He still looked at her with an expressionless face.

Sylv is still kneeling due to the strength of the creature. He looked up at the sky where the many grains of light had now turned into one giant sphere that emitted white light. The giant ball gave off so many flashes.

Suddenly the giant white sphere seemed as if it was taking out white roots and seeping in the dark clouds. It looks like a spider web attached to a black suit. Slowly various magic circles with different runes and shapes appeared above the sky.

"That!?"

Even though Sylv is not a ranger, he can sense the extremely deadly energy of the thing created by the creature. But it's all too late. From the beginning the creature did not want to take it off.

The Power of the Gods! M-Impossible!! Is this creature a demon? Even the chiefs-no, not even the demons I met do not have this great power.

There are more than 20 magic circles up there with the largest magic circle on a giant white sphere. From within each circle, a ball of fiery rock emerged.

"Yahoooooo!!"

"No! Nah! Please stop!"

"Thank me!"

Sylv tried to apologize after witnessing the appearance of the giant fireballs. Now he knows the danger.

The fireballs also slid straight down nicely. Then an explosion like an atomic bomb happened.

*BOOOOOOOOM!!

now the land where he fought with Alex has become a giant gaping hole the size of 500 m. At least the attack created a crater up to 500 m that changed the landscape of the city.

The creature looked down. But the creature looked unhappy.

"He's running away" he murmured.

He then saw Alex lying on the ground.

Alex was completely unharmed with the attack just now that Alex was at the point of attack. It was because this dark creature had given its protection to Alex that his attack had not had any impact on the man at all.

The creature slowly began to descend from the sky. He approached Alex and knelt nearby.

The creature touched Alex's face with a small touch. It was like being afraid of getting Alex up.

"Master .. wake up."

A magic circle appeared around Alex by emitting blue flames and along with the appearance of dark energy.

The creature got up. He sees Alex lying on the ground for a few seconds before disappearing in front of Alex.

***

In the dark shady forest located far enough from Hadalon, Sylv who had just managed to escape from death could now sigh in relief.

Next to her, dr. Plague spoke to her in a panicked tone. When he finds Sylv dueling with someone, he also witnesses the appearance of the creature. Creatures that emerge from the darkness.

Similarly to Sylv, Dr. Plague was also unable to move his body as if he was being suppressed by an invisible force.

"I don't know either. Who would have expected that monster to appear right in front of me!?"

"What is a demon? How could he appear in the middle of the city!" shouted dr. Plague.

"Forget over. At least we shouldn't meet him."

Sylv could still feel that his legs were still trembling. He just felt the sensation of dying soon.

"It's a good thing I saved you" said Dr. Plague.

Sylv did not answer. He just stared at Dr. Plague with a cold look.

dr.Plague had just used a magic scroll containing [Teleportation] to move himself and Sylv. dr.Plague could actually use [Teleportation] but he could only teleport himself. Right now his magic power was still not enough to teleport more than one person.

"How now?" ask Sylv.

"There's no other way. We need to step back and tell the boss what happened. You should gather up all your amygdala if you don't want to be cleansed of this kingdom" replied Dr. Plague.

"No need, I can still make them again. It's not bad to make this city a full city of undead right?" sylv said with a scary smile.

"Basic crazy. Hmm ... It looks like your buff has started to disappear. It's unbelievable. How did you get such a big body? Is it because of the person you're fighting?"

"Ah, yes, her blood makes me this strong. Too bad I can't take her."

Sylv saw that his body had started to return to its original size. He sighed in disappointment as this was the first time he was able to gain such a great power.

"Is that so? Looks like I lost a valuable sample of the experiment" said Dr. Plague.

A crow's voice suddenly sounded followed by a gust of cold wind.

"!!"

"I felt something was wrong" whispered Sylv.

dr. Plague did not answer but he nodded.

There! 

The two men looked at the same spot. They feel someone coming.

The sound of footsteps came closer.

From behind the dark forest, the two people saw a familiar figure before them.

"Looks like lowly humans like you guys are pretty good at running away."

The creature was the figure that had just issued a terrifying attack.

"Damn! How did he find us?" shouted dr. Plague.

dr. Plague was sure he had used [Teleportation] at a very far point from Hadalon. So it should be impossible for the monsters to chase after them.

"W-how is that possible."

Meanwhile, Sylv looks pale. Although he currently has extraordinary powers thanks to Alex, but he is very sure can not fight this creature.

I don't have any more magic scrolls. If in the worst case then I must prioritize my own safety, thought Dr. Plague.

"Sylv, relax! If you want to survive, attack the monster!" shouts dr.Plague

dr. Plague took out a small lantern from inside his robe. It was a lantern named Plagos' Lantern.

"Get out the plagos!"

Plagos' Lantern is a relic class magic item.  That item was capable of storing spirits in a certain amount. The number of spirits stored depends on the strength of the user.

After the screams of Dr. Plagos' Lantern began to emit light then tens or even hundreds of spirits named Plagos began to appear. Plagos is a spirit that spreads a plague called black death. The outbreak has spread throughout Hadalon and some surrounding areas.

The entire Plagos flew into the night sky. They revolve there like a bunch of lions surrounding their prey.

"...."

The figure named Ainuhrim did not respond to anything. He just kept watching everything that had just happened.

"Fuck you Sylv! Why shut up, quickly attack him!?" shouted dr.Plague.

"T-but-" said Sylv hesitantly.

"You want us both dead!? I'll give you a buff. So just attack the devil!"

With a trembling body, Sylv ran with two knives equipped to direct the attack on Ainuhrim.

"[Evil's Energy]!" shouts dr.Plague

It was a tier 5 magic, [Evil's Energy]. The spell is a buff type spell that is able to increase body regeneration by 150%, increase attack speed by 70%, increase AoE by 40%, and provide additional damage by 70%.

Sylv could feel a great energy flowing in his body. The two blades he was holding emitted an enormous aura. He unhesitatingly gave a slash to Ainuhrim.

His attack was with empty hands.

"Damn!"

Sylv tried to pull his knife out of Ainuhrim's grip but even the blade Ainuhrim caught didn't move at all.

"!"

Ainuhrim attacked Sylv with his bare hands. Almost, Sylv managed to avoid it by jumping away.

One of Sylv's knives is now in Ainuhrim's hands. But instead of using it, he threw the knife to the ground. It was a provocation as if he could fight them with his bare hands.

Another attack came. This time the plagos who were in the sky one by one flew towards Ainuhrim by giving their attacks.

"[Black Gehenna]!"

As the plagots shifted Ainuhrim's focus, Dr. Plague took the opportunity to launch an attack.

[Black Gehenna] was a level 4 spell that resulted in a dark element attack. Explosion directed at Ainuhrim. Feeling that his attack was effective, Dr. Plague smiled behind his mask but for only a while as with just one hand Ainuhrim was back able to stop him easily.

"What?!"

dr. Plague was made crazy by what happened. [Black Gehenna] was his mainstay attack but it was held only empty-handed. Not only him, even Sylv was shocked as well.

"Wither away" said Ainuhrim.

This time it was Ainuhrim's turn.

Ainuhrim spoke casually but with just a single word he spoke, the entire plagos suddenly shattered and turned into black smoke.

"How is it possible!?"

Both Sylv and Dr.Plague were shouting at the same time.