"Underneath that mask was what I could only describe as an abomination, horns and scales on their bright-almost child-like body like some sort of disease. They looked like they were in deep pain just breathing— it was still unclear to me if they were being mind-controlled or doing things out of their free will."

"The mask on them also served as some sort of energy suppressor. As soon as I took it off, for that split second, I was able to sense energy, flows of energy, unlike anything I ever felt before like they were completely going against the laws of nature, something completely foul."

"As soon as I removed the mask for one of the assassins, he immediately went back up and put his mask back on, rushing back at me, him and the many little gremlins of his kind behind me. I had to move fast but no matter where I went I would have been encircled."

"There was no place to run, the attackers had already mowed through my master's entire army of high-tier undead and there was only us remaining in the end, surrounded by endless waves of masked figures laughing at our misery."

"The fate of the nether realm had not been that uncertain in many years and we had no way out to see it through to the end."

"So, in a last-ditch effort, my master wanted to give me an item and use his secret technique to suck my soul out of my body and send me to purgatory with a special seal on my soul."

"I urged my master that I was going to stay with him until the end but he declined with a smile, telling me he didn't want me to die in vain and that he had one last mission for me."

"I fully understood his words…"

"The last thing I saw of my master was his smile that turned into a frown as tens of masked assassins pounced on top of him…"

"There, in purgatory, supposedly my homeland before my soul found an undead body to host, I witnessed things that I had forgotten and could only vaguely remember… At least that was what I thought it was… In reality, I had no clue, and simply stayed to myself meditating away from all of the other souls in this black and dusty land."

"With the protection and gift bestowed upon me by my master, as long as I meditated, I was able to choose whatever body to inhabit ahead of any other soul. And, without my master telling me, I knew exactly what to do."

"For an unspecified amount of time… Could have been months, years, centuries or millennia, I waited patiently in that same spot, looking over at all the candidates for me to inhabit in order for me to help you, my lord."

"Eventually, the number of candidates I was able to inhabit grew less… and less… and less… and less… until they seemingly stopped..."

"Until one day, I received a weird feeling in my heart that suddenly began to pulsate like how I imagined a beating heart to pulsate."

"Although I was not informed about it, I knew exactly what that beating represented… It represented your great revival, my lord."

"From then on, vigour shot up into my non-existent eyes unlike ever before. I finally began seeing many more candidates, most of them I disregarded such as old corpses, goblins, random humans and other things of the such."

"That was until one day… I found it… The perfect candidate… A young man with a strong build and an impeccable mind. Not to mention that he seemed to be close to your location too!"

"I went in, and suddenly slight hints of the man's memories began to invade my mind which was something I was unsure even happened with my first time being summoned."

"His emotions were truly strong, but of course not strong enough to overwhelm me. I quickly managed to get a grasp of the situation and introduced myself to my master that I immediately knew as Abby Reid."

"Like Shadar, my previous master, I had a strong connection with my summoner. Only, for some reason, this new master seemed to have an even deeper connection with me. It was almost like we were one.

"I had no idea why that was, but I simply assumed that it might have had to do with who this body belonged to prior to my arrival. Her mental state is quite shocking even for me. No matter how many times I explain to her I'm not Alex, she does not believe me. Even when I try to mind manipulate her for her sake, it doesn't seem to work."

"I disregarded that at the time and decided to quickly contact you to check up on you and your situation."

"Then, after those, I kept on trying to help my master but nothing seemed to work until you and the young demon lord candidate began visiting us, it seems you are actually managing to slowly but surely reach her. And so, here I am now talking to you, my lord! This is everything!"

Alucard looked up at Avilia's angered face, not angry at him but at the information he provided.

"Those… Abominations… Are you sure they were using power similar to these abilities?"

"Yes my lord, I am fairly certain yet not 100%."

"How much do you estimate the time is from when I died until right now?"

"I honestly have no idea my lord,"

…

Avilia took a small pause deep in thought.

She knew things were bad, yet she had no idea they were going to be this bad…

"Those fucking angels and their filthy, shameless loopholes!!! They're more cunning than I expected! I swear some demons are too stupid and prideful!!"

Alucard's expression suddenly changed hearing his lord's words.

"Lord Avilia? You know what those were!?"

She nodded back slowly.

"No, I don't know for certain, but I'm able to make an educated guess! I believe those were inbreds! Inbreds from various different races including demons and angels to make new races that can bypass the contract!"

Alucard's eyes grew even wider hearing Avilia's words, like he had suddenly come to a realization that only came to him due to his lord's flawless intelligence and deduction skills.

"You mean…"

"Yes! I mean that since the contract only made the rules prohibiting demons, angels, and gods, they managed to bypass it by creating entirely new races! Probably from demons they captured during the war, using them as sex slaves… These ability things might have been caused by a taboo... mixing races… Or maybe it's something else..."

She took another pause, grasping her hands into a fist before continuing.

"These angels and their sly little tactics! They were playing us for fools! They have absolutely no shame! Zerker and the other demons probably never even considered that idea due to their demon pride. They would never stoop so low as to order people to consummate with angels. If anything that might even cause more outrage since I myself made angel-demon relationships completely illegal!"

"I bet we also had some traitors in our rank… A demon's primal nature is to do anything for power. Angels and gods are far more calculated than the average demon savage. We've only lived in an organized society for so long but people always want things to go back to how they were. They're idiots! That's the difference between demons and angels! Angels are far more loyal!"

Despite her words, her rage had a level of calmness and elegance to it, like that of a true ruler.

Moby could not help but take notice of that as he watched her continue talking.

"I wouldn't be surprised if even one of the sins turned traitor! I trusted all of them but I know full well how it is to be betrayed by someone you trust most! … … Alucard… Be honest with me… What do you think the state of the nether realm is right now and do you think one of the sins stole the book of resurrection and my necklace?"

There was a slite pause in the completely silent air before Alucard spoke with a serious voice.

"I truly do not know… But it would not be a far cry to assume the worst… All I know is master Shadar is most likely dead and Jasmine might be a traitor but that is all… Maybe they managed to hold off the assault but maybe they didn't… The book was guarded by elites so assuming it was a sin that stole it does not seem too farfetched..."

The slide show that was Avilia instantly snapped her arms to her lips, tapping her feet on the ground with clear distress in her gaze.

To Moby, things were very clear— he could almost see the nether realm itself reflected in her eyes from her great desire to see it once again and see her people…

He slowly walked in the direction of the distressed Avilia, placing his hands on her shoulder and smiled to calm her down.

"Don't worry for now… It's only a matter of time until we go back there! I promise to work even harder from now on! From what I get, things there could be even more dangerous now so I should probably get even stronger than what we first planned… But I'm sure I can do it! I have my own reasons for wanting to go to the nether realm too... For now, all we can do is try and uncover these mysteries slowly."

Avilia deeply sighed with a chuckle, trying to brush off Moby's hands from her shoulder only to be reminded that she was only a mere projection.

"Yeah… You're right… Worry will only hinder my path and lead me into doing irrational things… I just get too ahead of myself with these things sometimes… So! Future demon lord! Expect me to train you even harder now!"

Alucard stared up at both of them with a perplexed look. He had never seen his demon lord act in such a way to anyone in his life other than maybe a few exceptions such as the sin of lust who was her best friend.

He could not help but feel even deeper loyalty towards that man seeing the level of faith and trust that Avilia, the cold, heartless demon lord with a messed up sense of humour had in him.

When, suddenly, that man's gaze landed on him when he least expected it.

"Alucard. Before we leave this subspace, I have a few questions to ask you… Questions about Abby your new master, and Alex, the person who's body you are currently inhabiting. Mind if you answer?"