Chapter 48: Arc III Chapter 14

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Arc III Chapter 14

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Time passed. Aurora indulged in playing with her mighty pebble, throwing and catching it at her own leisure.

 

Aurora caught her falling pebble and clenched her hand into a fist. Her eyes narrowed at the arrogant demon and her voice deepened. Gone was her childish façade. Gone was her mask and her true self surfaced.

 

Nelaeryn stared at Aurora's figure, perplexed, astonished. The girl was ...facing the demon. Up front. Without fear. Without wavering.

 

Did madness take her? Why her? Why was the girl forfeiting her life for them? The girl stood no chance whatsoever.

 

The girl should be scared, shivering and cowering in fear, struck be terror and unable to move. Yet she stood her ground and faced the onslaught, a mere girl at the tender age of barely a decade.

 

“... khuff ... khoff ... khuff ... “ Nelaeryn was coughing blood, yet he mustered his last strength. “What are ... khoff ... you doing, girl? Have you gone insane, or what? Run! Run!!! RUN, you stupid brat! He will ... khuff ... kill you, foolish human! Save your life and run ...“

 

Aurora silenced Nelaeryn His rambling grew increasingly annoying. “Nelaeryn ... , save your breath. You clearly need it more than me. I don't need you to die from exhaustion. That would be rather inconvenient. Troublesome, to say the least. I didn't raise my hand to have any of you die on my watch.“

 

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Nelaeryn blinked. His eyes were twitching. “...“ ... what!!!? Was he ... dreaming? Was this already ... the afterlife? The Elysian fields?

 

Nelaeryn could scantily believe his eyes.

 

Aurora turned her attention to Kakos. The demon watched her. “Listen, my friend, I was very considerate of your demonic nature and your impetuous blood, but you are lacking manners.

 

Nobody is going to get eaten here as long as I am still drawing breath. Don't even dare to touch my companions, or you will get to know me.

 

So crawl back where you came from, demon, if you know what is better for you. Because my patience is limited, and I won't tolerate further intrusion.“

 

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Kakos snorted. Livid, the ancient demon made his displeasure known. Boiling steam escaped his nostrils, rising skywards. “Grmrmrmrmmrmrhrmr, you are brave for a child of man. Who are you to issue demands!? To me, no less!!!“

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Aurora clicked her tongue. Her undiluted disdain was apparent. “Brave? As if you are one to talk. You are palavering an awful lot for a lesser demon, for a mere imposter.“

 

Kakos bared his fangs. “Careful, child of man, you better mind your tongue!“

 

“Or what?“ Aurora smirked. Once again, the knowledge of her precursor proved useful. Memories of the past flooded her mind. What had been buried was now unearthed. “Your words do not scare me. After all, why should I fear empty threats? We both know you are bluffing, aren't we?

 

I know your kind, demon. You aspire to be what you can't. You deny your origins. You are a daemon, you are nothing but a pale imitation, a mere tool we created and filled with purpose.

 

You are artificial spirit born from human blood and man, born from our arcane arts  in our quest for power. We created you abominations to serve our will in war.

 

What irony that you now look down on your creators, when it was us who created your cursed kin. It was us who have given you the gift of life, and how do you thank us? You turned against your creators and rightful masters ...“

 

“Shut up!“ Kakos roared. “Shut up!!! SHUT UP!!!“

 

Aurora smirked. “Why? Because I am speaking the truth, a truth you cannot deny. My teachers were right when they called you defective products. You are defective products, failures of a bygone era, driven by your urges, your instincts, your animalistic nature. Such a pity that failures such as you are allowed to continue to exist.“

 

Aurora opened her arms, openly deriding her opposition. “Unlike your brethren, your kind cannot even sustain yourself. Your insatiable hunger forces you to feed on human souls to survive. You are beings never meant to be, never wanted. No wonder that you despise us humans so much. Your hatred must truly consume you.“

 

“Grgrgrrmrrgrmrmr!!! Grgrgrrm!!!“ An earth-shattering roar resounded through the crumbling halls and Kakos charged, overcome by unparalleled frenzy.

 

Never before, had he felt such devouring hatred. Never since his creation, never since the mages of old called him forth with the untold blood and souls of the innocent to serve in the countless wars of man.

 

Kakos attacked, propelled by thirsting laughter. His claws only knew a single goal, shredding her mutilated corpses to pieces.

 

He would make the girl suffer beyond human comprehension. He would make her experience the true meaning of despair and pain. His entire being craved for her death, yearning for her tormented soul to suffer into all eternity.

 

“Zrtrtz ... ztrztghtt ... zrghrgrtz ... zrgrhthrz ...“ Kakos' sharp claws struck a shield in a shower of gleaming sparks. A barrier of purple mana, layered in depth, absorbed his attack with ease, stopping him dead in his tracks.

 

Nelaeryn was ... completely speechless. Her mana ... Her speed ... Nearly instantaneous. Barely any time passing between invocation and manifestation.

 

No chant ... No incantation ... No circles ... No ritual ... Nothing. Not even a catalyst. No staff. No cane. No tome. No sword ...  

 

The girl was a catalyst on her own, able to conjure mana out of thin air. Her sheer will directed her arts in a display of innate talent that defied common reason, that was neither human, ... nor elven ...

 

Kakos drove his claws forwards, clashing against her protective shield, but her armour didn't budge, unwilling to give him any ground .

 

“WHY? WHY? WHY won't you die!!!“

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