Chapter 218: A mysterious visitor

“Arrrrghh!!! It hurts! Stop it, it fucking hurts!!!” A voice was pleading for mercy when its body grasp the truth of his situation

A beast with fur as grey as the cloudy night was biting his left hand and another with light orange fur shone like the sun. But that wasn’t the only thing that kept him at bay, humanoid monsters pierced the middle part of his body with their sharp and pointy claws. It was a hellish sight to be experienced and the only aid he had was sealed away by the divinity of light

[System: A skill that belongs to the state of activating [Way of the knight] has been used!!!

[Heveanly imprisonment]: Anything that possesses the power of its counterpart will be temporarily sealed

Requirement: This can be utilized! However, you’ll need the class of an [Knight] if not you’ll need to activate [Way of the knight] this armor effect is only available to [Classless]

Rank: A

Cost: 500 heavenly mana

Duration: 10 minutes

Cooldown: 1 month]

Instead of a heroic emitting throughout their encounter a deep sense of bloodlust and murderous intent leaks from his body. Morris was fueled with unbridled rage when he finally caught the player that aimed for the life of his friend. Even though the Bounty Hunter was in a state of near-death, he noticed that he could no longer resist and begged for his death

“Interesting… I didn’t think the contract with a harbinger of death was this impressive. You’re still alive after I decapitated your limbs, severed your head, and finally seal your fucking contractor. This is interesting even though your limbs are torn to shreds you can feel their pain?” He kicked him in the nuts with all of his force and his copies healed his target and he does it again and again

“Arrrrgghhh!!! Stop it, please!!!!!!!” His high-pitched tone covered their area surrounded by silence and he could only hear his screams

“You know the magic word but do I wanna stop? Suffer you insolent filth, you’re annoying as fuck!! But do you know why this is happening hmm? I’ve tried to play nice, but you’ve crossed the line and brought up the only person I give a fuck about their goddamn death!!!!!” He sets him ablaze with Ignite imbued with heavenly aura and as soon as possible it affected his body unlike any of his attacks

The quality of the attack purges his body and even his corrupted soul wasn’t saved and he faced a fate worse than death. Total eradication, that’s what he wrote in his book, a body is nothing but a vessel to be worn until it expires. But a soul is everything, destroy the soul, and the body will be reduced to an empty shell without any worth to its wielder

“What are you laughing at? I’ve killed your contracted player. I thought you’d be more pissed than happy enough to have some laughs,” When he turned his back away from the shredded remains of the Bounty Hunter he heard the chuckle of the harbinger

“Hahaha, why wouldn’t I laugh? You’re simply prolonging the inevitable are you not? No matter how much you tried to avoid death you’ll never remain at peace. Once a living being is fated for death and avoids their destined fate will be met with a hellish life. Players are but a simple thing, once your death has arrived, I wonder what your soul tastes like!!!” In the last scene of his dreams, he woke up in a sweat and opened his eyes to see himself reclining on his throne

[What’s wrong? Did you have another dream concerning the future?]

“No! I had that nightmare again, it’s been bugging me ever since I heard those lines from the harbinger,” It was late in the evening and he took a stroll to the palace to catch a breath of fresh air

’Well that’s a new nightmare I have to deal with, the good side is that there’s a fifty-fifty chance I had the one with my ex. Come to think of it, I wonder what she’s doing now? I’m not desperate to get back at it again with her as my partner. That’s the reason why I call her my ex, but why did she leave me? She can be a bit of a bitch but she’s not one to hide her problems. Unless she didn’t want to say it to my face, that she found someone better than me and decides to break up with me,’

His stroll didn’t finish at the imperial palace and he found himself entering the forbidden library. Now that he reminded himself about his ex, he wanted to read a book so his mind wouldn’t linger any further on that subject. Most of the books were about demon trivia, and history books and one of the books that piqued his interest was grimoires

[System: One of the passive concerning your role has activated!!!

(Passive) [Decoder]: This allows the player to read the ancient language and decode the real meaning of the books hidden away from the people

Lore: For centuries ago the seven princes of hell Lucifer, Satan, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Leviathan, Belpeghor, and Mammon. Six of them perished in the first heavenly war that caused the world to decay thousands of years ago. Till this very day, the six perished and only one of them remained as the leader of demons. Until he arrived, a being born from the depths of hell where every demonic energy was held. Unlike demons who were angels that fell from grace, he was the manifestation of absolute evil. The Demon King]

[Nursery rhymes for good little demons? Morris, I know that you’re bored with your life but this isn’t the way to do things! You’re making a mockery of me for reading children’s books]

’It’s not what you think okay, the demons that had long passed away from this world hid their knowledge. To do that they’ll have to alter if not then they’ll make a book filled with coded messages. The real name of the Nursery for good little demons is “Nine levels of hell” the know-how to control souls. The sinner’s soul was said to have another punishment apart from the ones on the levels, it’s to become power. The Demon King can wield the trapped souls and convert them to power or summon them as his loyal servants,’

[Thats the first I’ve heard of such power! This is mainly because it requires a lot of things for the spell to activate. Normally, you’d think I’d be able to do everything but that’s overestimating my talents. But I’ve never once said I can’t do it just because I said I wasn’t able to. There’s always a way for a sage to find a loophole and pass through the requirements]

“You do have a point, but this spell isn’t even my taste. I’d be no different from the Bounty Hunter if I use something like this, though the harbinger’s perks were a downgraded version. Still messing with the souls of the player is seen as taboo. Only an idiot would try and learn this outside of the third trial. While the two of us are having a chat, do you mind showing yourself? You don’t harbor any killing intent but I too can sense you pose not a single hint of demonic energy,” He called out to someone hiding from the shadowy depths and was later met with a masked figure

Unlike the demons, this individual has the potential to be corrupted, and yet it doesn’t have a hint of heavenly aura. This was a first, he found an outsider which he deems to be related to the tracks he found before. He noticed this not long ago when he left to stroll around the palace. He chose this very area the forbidden library protected by Lucifer’s magic. If anything were to happen in this place he wouldn’t bat an eye and instantly appear in his time of need

[What the! Why wasn’t I able to sense her? I’m not senile and this is not a side effect of my age! What’s happening?]

’Calm down, Sage. Remember what I said, RPG trials restrict outside interventions, meaning you’re nerfed. Your unparalleled senses have been restricted and any broken blessings have been reduced. Be grateful that they didn’t eject you from linking yourself to my private broadcasting,’

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Demon King. I know this might be quite an unusual sight to see a human before your eyes. I’m not one to hide the truth, I followed someone here that hoped to end your life,” She presents herself with not a single piece of protection and kneeled after lowering her scythe

“Hoh, I’ve never thought one of the neutral factions would bow their head to someone like me! Aren’t your tribe supposed to have no part in the conflict that rages on to this very day? But im quite curious to know who tried to attack me, explain and I’ll think about your fate after our chat,” He laid his eyes and activate the appraisal of his system, and the result took a huge part in his decision

’Just like that time with Lucifer. I can’t peek at their stats, she must be an npc who has a high position in her tribe. Apart from that she looks like an executioner, which only makes me remember that bitch. She was the one that came up with this role who kills both good and evil thats a threat to their community. But they aren’t total idiots, if they know they’ve angered something far from their hands reach they’ll kneel without a doubt,’

“It was someone who stayed in my village an individual by the name of Yurabel who seeks to end your life. Because of this, I didn’t return, I don’t want your rage to point from my village, im Silvia an executioner. Our tribe has no such master and we avoid any outside conflict. But if we stay in the dark we might as well die, please, grant me the honor of serving you. In return, I’ll be your loyal aid, spare my people I can persuade them to convert to a fiend,” Same minds think alike, these two were identical to each other, a sick joke from ex-lovers to say the least

Jin even teased them for their common way of thinking and the way they adapt to their current situation. But now she has the upper hand, Morris has no way of appraising her and it led to her plan is a success. She knows of his dire need for reinforcement and this was an opportunity that presented itself before his eyes. The fact that it was from a neutral faction made it easier for her to be trusted and given a hint of his interest

“Very well, but make sure that you’d deal with your people. Kill those that don’t abide to become a fiend, I don’t want any inside conflict so their deaths can be a warning. Before you leave take this, it’s an emblem made with my aura even my aid knows of this importance. Report back to me once you’ve settled your tribe’s issues,” Though it was an unpassable opportunity he was skeptical of every word she spoke

Rachel never knew but the scar she left was deep and it made him more hostile to anyone due to her negligence

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