Volume 3 - Chapter 16: Emotions... [Part Two]

Author's Note

This chapter has taken quite a bit of time. Like 2-3 months. The reason for the delay was that I had to leave overseas due to my job as I have a military career. The last time, I promised a chapter but who would've guessed that certain equations became rash and things went dark on my side. I was pinned down and blah blah stuff happened. Of course, I cannot go into detail but as a reward, I made this chapter a bit longer than my usual chapters. (about 3k-4k more words longer)

Also, give thanks to Promicent for sending me a message via pm. He requested for an update and I sure as hell didn't want to disappoint so here it is

Souma’s Demon King aura engulfed the surrounding area around him while on Galrius’ side had his golden aura that seemed to have some sort of holy effect. Both of them were testing their strength as their auras covered their domains of the barrier. Souma’s aura gradually increased and within a split second, Souma dashed forward in a blink of an eye.

Galrius’ expression was full of eagerness and he responded fairly quickly as he sprinted forward to meet Souma in an exchange.

The two clashed and their opposing auras created a clashing sound which resulted in a explosive reaction.

To the side, Toru watched with anticipation as he was distraught. He couldn’t help his brother no matter how hard and how much he struck against the barrier that Galrius casted. Toru continuously casted his psychic abilities to keep the remaining stragglers of Galrius’ army stunned under a psychotic illusion.

Galrius’ barrier was a divine artifact that was gifted to him under the tutelage of Garoth, the ruler of the universe. Upon using the divine barrier artifact, it generates a repelling force that equals the strength of Garoth. By borrowing the strength of Garoth, it can prevent anything from entering or escaping. The only way to render the barrier field useless is to possess strength that is either equal or greater than Garoth’s holy power. This is the main reason why Toru cannot pierce the barrier even if he was the renowned apostle of Asmodan...

Toru continued to release magical attacks using his demonic sear but it was futile against the divine barrier…

‘Brother…!!’

Toru was angry that he could not help and then his gaze drifted to the side where the remaining girls were watching with antagonizing expressions.

Lenia had a worried expression as she continued to switch her gaze from her mother, Flora and towards Souma who was currently battling Galrius within the divine barrier. Flora’s wounds were already healed by Souma but she was still unconscious. Lenia continued to lay her mother’s head on her lap while she clenched her fist to the point where her sharp nails pierced her skin.

She was mad that she could not help the person that she loved as he was fighting against a being that nearly destroyed the demon capital, Maran…

‘Souma….!!’

Ever since she met the existence of Souma, she knew he was different. From the time that she was detained by the Shidan, she despised the man named Souma. He was a human….A human like the others that invaded the Maran Capital...She hated his very existence and continued to berate the man while she was detained but even as she spat at him, she noticed the wrathful expression that displayed itself on his face. She knew that he was different from the others but she could not relent and let the humans take advantage of her…

As she was detained and forcefully suppressed, she lost consciousness as the Shidan used their force against her but as she drifted into the darkness, she noticed that same human was carrying her…

She was entranced by the caring human and his handsome expression during the night as he carried her in her arms…

Then she woke up in a hotel and saw that same human that carried her but then...her emotions spiraled out of control without even listening to him..

As he ignored her, she felt a sense of dread and those same images reappeared…

She was ignored by her father, the man that she looked up to. She wanted to be acknowledged by her human father but he ignored her in spite due to being a demon child.

Her memories resurfaced and she cried but before she could relent, the same human embraced her during her sadness and his arms were comforting to her as she released her tears.

Lenia knew that he was different and from then on...she fell in love with him…

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From the side, Lina, Eriko and Erika gazed at the intense battle between Souma and Galrius. They watched as Souma and Galrius clashed, creating shockwaves from their exchange as they were pretty much equal in raw strength. Their auras clashed and created explosions that engulfed the barrier in smoke.

The three girls gazed in awe as their man displayed such powerful strength that rivaled the gods. They knew that if it weren’t for that barrier, they would’ve been blown away from their clashes.

Lina, Eriko and Erika began to recollect their memories as they first encountered the man they love…

Lina Yurika, the daughter of a merchant that resides in Klorim, Alexander Li Yurika. Lina is the descendant of the Yurika clan, a merchant clan that established its roots within Klorim for 200 years.

Lina wanted to be an adventurer like her bodyguards, Eriko and Erika, but she knew she could not abandon her father’s life’s work of being a merchant. She decided to become a traveling merchant for her father and her first mission was to travel to the Maran capital where a slow influx of humans were gathering there.

It seemed like a good idea and Eriko and Erika were happy that their master/sister is going on an adventure.

Lina took this chance to travel and go on an adventure. She knew that all those years of training would pay off and she left the Klorim kingdom and headed towards the Demon Capital…

Upon reaching the capital, she established herself as a traveling merchant and nearly all the humans liked her. She was very sweet but she had that strict aura that showed when things got serious and the human men loved her even more.

Her popularity grew within Maran but she knew that despite the enormous amounts of suitors, she did not desire any of them. She sought for adventure and she wanted a man of unparalleled strength yet with the compassion of a kind man. Her standards were far too high and eventually, she had to follow through with her father’s arranged marriage meeting until she met him…

Since Lina was young, she had a type of skill to discern a person’s true worth due to her merchant background. She met all sorts of people and she knew the world was not kind and many people were taken advantage of but then she met him..

When she arrived in Voltros-Maran, she established herself as a well-known merchant that sought dealings between the Demon Realm and the Klorim capital. With her excellent management skills, she brought forth many deals that secured the Klorim influence within Maran but one day, she decided to visit the city instead of living in her merchant quarters.

She went from the western district and arrived at the center blood fountain along with Eriko and Erika.

There was a man that guided his horse, staring deeply into the blood fountain.

She knew that the blood fountain holds a Boss class monster that was detained within the seals that existed in the fountain, only when someone touches the blood water, the monster shall release their strength and devour the innocent life of those that are stupid enough to go near the blood fountain.

She quickly alerted the man and then she saw his face…

Her eyes quickly evaluated the man before her and she saw...nothing but she felt a sense of warmth radiating from the man…

It was the first time she’s ever felt that from a person. The only people that radiated that kind of aura were her family members including Eriko and Erika but they weren’t as comforting and bright like this man…

She knew he was different and her heart quickened…

Lina felt an indescribable emotion erupting from her but she couldn’t lose her calm. She was a merchant’s daughter and the important thing for a merchant was first impressions…

Sadly...It didn’t work out too well since her “bodyguards/sisters” were embarrassing her but the man did not mind it at all.

She knew the darkness of society but one look on that man’s face, she knew everything would be alright...thus she decided to love the man no matter what...even if she has to fight her dear sisters for him!

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Eriko and Erika gazed in wonder as Souma clashed repeatedly in short bursts against Galrius. They saw his combative prowess and unwavering strength against a god’s apostle. They awed greatly at Souma’s performance as he rapidly evaded and equally clashed together at a sentient being that overwhelmed the Demon Capital...They desired to help but they knew they would be a burden..

Ever since Eriko and Erika were young, they’ve been sold off to many people as they were slaves. They suffered greatly since they were young and they knew they couldn’t depend on anyone but themselves.

They sought strength and eventually, they achieved it.

At the age of 13, the two sisters were sold off to a man that sought younger girls as a body for torture. The owner of the girls constantly whipped and slashed at their bodies to inflict terror and demise upon the girls while gradually healing their wounds so they wouldn’t have any scars.

He was a sadistic bastard that tortured them but one day, Eriko disobeyed their owner and she was going to be punished.

The owner took out a heated blade and he was going to forcefully remove Eriko’s left eye but then, Erika quickly assaulted the owner while he was busy focused on Eriko.

Upon killing their owner due to lack of defense, their slave contracts disappeared but they were still mentally scarred from their experiences…

Luckily for them, a girl around their age saved them while they were traveling through the forests.

The girl was traveling with her father while learning the merchant’s code and it was good that the girl’s father accepted the two under the guise of being the daughter’s bodyguards.

The two sisters somehow were dumbfounded but they were still wary of the situation..

But their shells broke when the girl started to take care of them as if they were sisters.

Before they knew it, the girls eventually got together and they treated each other as if they were sisters and the father was more than happy to accept two more daughters.

The years went by fast for the girls and they learned combat skills for their duty to protect their eldest sister. They loved her and she loved them equally. It was a family all together and they were more than happy to devote their lives to protecting the girl that had taken care of them.

The sisters knew that their eldest sister was an adventure fanatic. She loved stories about adventure and fighting many monsters that roamed the world of Oryon. They were happy for their eldest sister but they knew the true horrors of the world after being in contact with so many terrible owners.

As they got older, the eldest sister proposed to their father about traveling around and even opening a trade commission within the Demon Realm. They understood that their father needed the trading deals from the Demon Realm but he was unwilling to part ways with his daughter and the two girls that he recognized as his own.

Eventually, they convinced him and they traveled to the Realm of Demons.

The two sisters admired the strength of the demons even though they had their strength halved and they sought to train themselves even more. They knew that strength matters above all and they would do anything to achieve that epitome of unparalleled strength.

As they lived with their eldest sister, they gradually became stronger than all of the demons and they sought demonic creatures that spawned throughout the realm. They continuously sought strength in order to protect themselves and their eldest sister and the girls achieved their top.

They were unrivaled in strength amongst the demons and if it weren’t for their human bodies, they would’ve been praised in cheers and uproars due to their strength.

They felt proud that they were strong and they continued to protect their elder sister.

In the adventure searching for great strength, they felt incomplete. They were strong but they did not know the meaning of what it means to be strong. Even with their strength, they desired more. If it weren’t for their elder sister, they would’ve left a long time ago...but then they met him…

One day, they traveled with their elder sister and they came across a man that had a cloak that surrounded his figure.

The sisters cautiously eyed the man as they could not discern his strength. They knew this man was powerful and they could see the faint outlines of the man’s sturdy back.

They knew he was strong and they felt a sense of raw power emanating from the man’s two weapons. The weapons were slightly curved upwards as they lay to the man’s side and they knew that this man had power far above them.

As soon as they met the man’s face, the two sisters immediately could not remove their gaze. Like their sister, they continuously eyed him altogether as if they stared at a god. The man was truly handsome and they knew it.

They felt unknown emotions that had never appeared before. In response to the unknown feelings, they decided to keep their gaze at the man’s weapons because they did not want to be embarrassed as they stared at the man’s features.

After introducing themselves, they asked him if they could see his weapon and the man felt disturbed but then he told them that they could not hold it because it was too heavy.

They felt that the man was a bit arrogant but they could not see any arrogance upon the man’s face and then they found out why…

The man gave his weapon to them and almost immediately, it nearly crushed their hands. The weapon was embedded in the ground as if it were kissing the floor and they knew that not only the weapons were ridiculously strong but the man was incredibly powerful since he was the wielder…

From then on...with their unknown emotions surging within them, they could not control it and they simply let their hearts take over...eventually falling in love with the man that they deemed the strongest in their eyes…

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Serina Reyla, a dhampir and the rightful empress to the Vice-Reyla Blood clan. Since she was young, she had been pampered by her parents that ruled the night. She had everything from wealth to power. She was a gifted dhampir that excelled in dark magic and her vampiric blood raged within her body.

She knew she was different from everyone since they revered as if she was a god but she hated that feeling.

She knew that they were simply trying to buy her favor and she was completely disgusted. Even her parents had that expression of reverence as they raised her to become the leader of the Vampire, to plunge the world of Oryon into the dark abyss but she hated that feeling…

Serina wanted to feel loved but all she got was expectations and worthless gifts from people. The only person that treated her as a normal being was her little brother. Her little brother was someone that often praised her with smiles instead of gifts. She wanted to protect her little brother and she knew within this suffocating place they called home was a place she had to him away from.

After growing up, she immediately disappeared with her little brother and left a note to show her displeasure and resignation of the Empress title of the Blood clan.

Serina and her little brother left to travel the Demon Realm and while doing so, she felt a desire for love rather than familial love that she received from her little brother.

She felt content with luring males, only to devour their blood but luckily for them, she nearly has complete control over her vampiric powers and left the males with only a slight migraine and less blood.

She wanted to feel love as she was attracted to the opposite sex but no matter how much she drew blood, they could only feel fear from her.

Serina grew sad over the years and finally she settled down in Maran while hosting a inn as a disguise from her clan.

Serina grew sadder due to the fact that her vampiric powers were too powerful and no one could contend to her needs without fully submitting under her vampiric gaze. She wanted someone that could hold their will against her and she’d be willing to devote herself to that special someone.

She knew that if a man were to hold their existence against her, then they would be able to love and protect her. She was insecure and she needed love more than anything.

Her little brother continued to praise her but she knew that she needed someone to love. Someone that she can depend on rather than receiving expectations…

Until she met him…

A man came to her inn holding a woman in his arms. He smelled like a human but she knew there was something different from the man. As she eyed the human man, she felt her eyes drawn to his gaze. She activated her vampiric gaze and the man did not even flinch from her gaze. She knew he was different but she did not know how to love so she naturally did the next best thing..

She attempted to seduce him using her gentle touch and she grabbed his manly scepter while shuffling around for the money in his pockets…

She secretly wowed herself inside due to the big stick within the man’s pants and she wanted to tease him more but the man immediately left to his room.

Serina was sad that her seduction attempts failed but she knew she had to get him to fall in love with her. She wanted to feel his love and she was going to do whatever it takes to make him fall in love!

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As Flora rested her head on Lenia’s lap, she began to dream about the times that were hard for her and her daughter…

Flora Landers was a woman that fell in love with a human male. She knew it was wrong but she decided to marry the man that she loved.

She loved the man named Kail Landers, a normal adventurer.

She encountered the man when she flew across the Demon Realm during her adventuring days. Flora wanted to experience the life of an adventurer thus she traveled across the Demon Realm while preying upon innocent men for energy.

Of course, she didn’t sleep with any of the men but rather she absorbed their libido energy that radiated from them when they would get aroused. But unfortunately for the men, they would most likely lose their life in the process.

Kail Landers was the first male to survive Flora’s sexual magic thus she offered herself to him in the terms of marriage. At the time, Kail Landers fell in love with the succubus demon but after she bared his offspring, he ran away.

He felt disgusted at the fact that he created a demon child and snapped out of his illusion. He ran to the Algarun Kingdom, leaving behind a woman and a newborn baby girl.

Ever since then, Flora despised humans and especially human males.

Although she loved her nieces even though they were human. The human side of the family actually loved Flora and her daughter, Lenia. The Landers family quickly kicked Kail out of their family and they accepted Flora and Lenia even if they were demons.

Flora still hated humans but she loves the humans that accepted her and her daughter but she could not bring herself to love another man…

Until she met him…

Flora despised humans but she could not bring herself to openly kill one because it reminded her of her past.

One day, as she bid her daughter farewell, Flora was relaxing within her abode when she heard her front gate being knocked upon.

She opened the door and she saw him…

A man that wore a cloak.

She could barely see the man’s facial features but her eyes were drawn to his. She quickly regained her composure and invited the man in.

Soon, she found out the reason why he came there and she knew he was different but she didn’t expect that the man was a human male…

She immediately bared her fangs and was about to kill the man for deceiving her but luckily for him, her nieces had arrived.

Later on, her nieces had recognized the man after he went a drastic transformation. The man’s hair changed into a golden color while his eyes changed too but his face remained the same.

Her nieces hugged the man nearly to death and she found out the reason why they did that.

His name was Souma but due to circumstances, he had another name called Rain…

As her nieces occupied the man, she felt disrupted. Her heart and body felt hot and she knew something was wrong but she didn’t want to admit that she herself had fallen for the man’s gaze.

His gaze and lustrous eyes showed a man of strength and power but with ability to truly love.

She felt jealous of her nieces because they were being pampered by the man and she longed for a man that could equally love her.

Before she even knew it...her body reacted to him and the final thing that made her fall in love all over again was when she felt his strength…

His demonic presence had the aura of a king. He was the Demon King….Maou-sama…

Her body no longer remembers the painful memories of Kail but it was filled with Souma…

Her heart quickened at his gaze and she knew she had to love him even if she had to compete with her nieces…

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Flora woke up and she saw the grandeur effects of the battle which Souma participated in.

The girls were amazed and shocked at the incredible speed that was being displayed. Even Toru to the side took a temporary ceasefire to admire the battle that was before him.

Souma was reaching new speeds as he blinked in and out of existence, only to appear for a brief second as he clashed with Galrius.

The only reason they could actually follow their movements was due to their visible auras being present. Every time they clashed, an influx of aura would occur and expand into a miniature explosion.

Toru was the only one who could visibly see their movements and even then he was amazed.

He had to admit that Galrius was a man of strength alongside his brother.

Toru watched as Souma exchanged blows with Galrius while he would respond back with his own combat strength while casting off magical spells. Souma and Galrius were voiceless chanters and they rivaled each other in magical aspect but while Souma had an immense pool of mana, Galrius had a large mana pool but it was no where equal to Souma’s.

However, Galrius was much more controlled and had more expertise in his field of magic.

Thus, the battle was at a standstill.

Souma continued his assault as he blasted off into acceleration…

‘Tch, this bastard is incredibly good….Garoth trained his apostles well...I can’t find a good opening to attack him...it’s already bad enough that I can’t copy his skills...I tried to replicate them but apparently, I cannot use my copycat skill while I am engaged or focused in the battle...’

Souma was having a small dilemma as he couldn’t use his ability.

Galrius was having a fun time fighting the Demon King.

His expression was filled with glee every time they clashed. He continued his assault and slowly began to gain the upper hand in the fight.

Souma was losing out in control over his magical abilities and he was being overwhelmed by the capacity of which Galrius could control…

The two clashed and then Galrius casted off an irregular spell..

[Vice Logius vin Stradus]!

Galrius released a blinding golden beam of light and it deployed directly towards Souma. The beam of light traveled in a burst while Souma accelerated. The beam shortly passed over Souma’s shoulder but the unexpected thing was that the beam of light trailed forward and turned around to target Souma once again.

Souma blinked out of existence due to his speed but it was useless. The beam continued to trail after Souma and before he knew it, the beam had struck upon Souma’s left foot and nearly severed his entire leg in the process.

Souma bellowed in pain as his left leg was bleeding. Souma quickly used his [Nature Magic] but then Galrius attacked in the process and did not allow Souma to heal.

Galrius was cautious at the mysterious healing effect but he paid no mind to it.

Souma defended with his martial skill but Galrius quickly outmaneuvered him due to his injury.

The girls gasped in despair as they saw the bleeding foot of Souma.

Toru gritted his teeth but could not do anything.

Galrius floated in mid-air after the exchange and casted off another irregular spell…

[Kelvaris Fi Lockout]!

A bright light shined upon Souma and Souma started to freak out…

‘My,....My Nature Magic!! Why is locked!!! I cannot use it!!’

Souma glared at Galrius as he floated above him.

“What did you do!!” Souma was freaking out. He did not know that his magical abilities could be sealed. Souma was infuriated to the point that he wanted to injure the man but still without the desire to end his life…

“Haha!! Pitiful Demon King! I have sealed your peculiar healing magic so you could not heal during our fight!” Galrius mocked him!

“Ahhhh!! I am going to hurt you!! Release this pathetic spell!”

“Hahaha! More! Cry some more! Look at your pitiful state! While you were contending to our fight, I waited for the chance for you to release that peculiar healing spell. I saw how you healed that whore of a woman and I knew that I had to seal that ability! Come! Let’s fight more! You are pathetic but at least you can fight!”

“H-how dare you! YOU!!!”

Souma ignored his bleeding foot and released his Demonic form and transforming into his [Magus] form. A surge of magical aura enveloped Souma and Galrius was surprised at the outcome. His outfit vanished but instantly it was replaced by a loose-fitting magus outfit. The clothes were similar to his leather outfit except there were major differences. His shirt was a bit loose and he had loose sleeves that mimicked a Magician’s robe however his outfit was far different from a robe.

The clothes encompassed his entire body but allowed free movement. His skin color reverted back to its normal color tone and he looked human but there was a change in the aura around Souma. The dark repulsive aura disappeared but it was replaced with a blue, ethereal glow around Souma.

The magical energy around Souma was ridiculous and Souma glared at Galrius and began to release his magical spells. [Thunder Meteor] [Aerial Bolt] [Rock Blast] !!

A thunderous roar echoed within the barrier and an giant meteor of concentrated electricity dawned upon him.

Galrius casted a earthen field to repel the electrical force but then an electrified gust zapped him to the side and stunned him for a partial second. Then as the [Thunder Meteor] descended on top of him, Galrius released a golden hue from his palms and successfully absorbed the electrified meteor but then something smashed into him.

A gust followed by a giant boulder smashed into Galrius, breaking off Galrius’s concentration and smashing several parts of his limbs. Galrius managed to swat the [Rock Blast] but his right arm was injured and visible wounds were on his body.

Galrius stared at Souma who didn’t initiate his attack once more and began to laugh…

“Haha...ha…*pant* You are excellent, Demon King. I don’t know what happened but you look so much different now! You look like a human! hahaha!! But sadly, you are still pathetic! WHY DO YOU SHOW MERCY! YOU SHALL REGRET IT NOW! HAHAHA!!!”

Galrius’s body shined brightly and a ray of light absorbed the two within barrier and they disappeared…

The girls immediately tried to chase after the blinding light but Souma disappeared along with Galrius.

Toru gripped his spear but he knew his brother was still alive...somewhere...His telepathic connection hasn’t been severed...yet…

‘Brother…!!’

Toru was angry that he could not help his brother and his demonic features were being shadowed by a dark aura.

Toru immediately turned around and saw the remaining soldiers of Galrius’ army and how they were completely battered in wounds and began to invoke his highest order of Demon magic…

[Asmodan’s Demonic Spell - Highest Tier Lv. 9 - Blood Calamity - Power set to 2%]

The entire field where the remaining soldiers stood began to glow dark red. A magical circle appeared directly below them and surrounded them. Soon, the members began to explode internally as their blood was erupting from their pores and every single hole from their bodies. A massive sea of blood formed from within the magical circle and all that remained was blood and the equipment from the soldiers.

Toru was angry that he could not save his brother. Just like what happened with Asmodan, Toru couldn’t do anything. He felt despair that he could not save his God and now his brother is in danger and the situation repeated itself once more…

‘I feel useless! Utterly useless! Why must this situation repeat….I feel so powerless...I WANT TO HELP! I NEED POWER! WHY! WHY MUST FATE TORMENT ME!!!’

‘I….I desire power...No, I will become power….’

‘So what if I mastered Psynetics and Psychic power if I can’t even help…!!’

‘Fate...you have been so cruel...you’ve tortured me long enough...First, My teacher, My God and the person I treated as my family, Asmodan was banished and I became enslaved and now...you take my brother….!!’

The aura around Toru began to spike in baleful demonic aura and his hair began to flair up from the abrupt power. Toru’s gaze became darker as he watched the massive pool of blood in front of him and the girls gasped at the massive display of gore and slaughter as Toru already decimated the remaining forces of Galrius’ army.

Toru’s body began to fluctuate with a darker aura that was similar to Souma’s Demon King form but it was somewhat incomplete. His appearance began to change, similar to the dark tone of Souma’s Demon King Form but it somehow lacked the regality that Souma had.

It was Toru’s transformation into the Demon King form but it was [incomplete].

A repulsive barrier erupted from Toru’s body as his body began to glow and engravings similar to Souma’s appeared on his body. A runic symbol singed itself onto Toru’s chest and if one were to view Toru’s stats right now, they would see his new title…

TITLEDemon King VassalBy being the apostle of Asmodan and relations with the true Demon King, you have gained the Demon King’s authority of being his vassal and you now possess abilities akin to those of the Demon King’s. The Demon King Vassal is known to be the Demon King’s replacement if he/she is missing. Upon bestowal of said title/form, you will inherit similar appearances to the Demon King while retaining your original facial appearance

Toru clenched his fists and bellowed out a demonic roar.

“BROTHERRR!!!!”

Toru emitted a powerful aura and his entire body erupted in a massive demonic flame and his body vanished…

The girls were dumbfounded at the sudden events but they slowly began to regain their thoughts and decided they would wait for their beloved husband to return.

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Souma appeared in a vast void-like space. He could sense the similarities between this realm and his void. As he regained his sight, Souma saw where he was.

The place was oddly colorized by the cosmos and the ground was a golden ethereal platform. The space within the realm was weird as if it was constantly moving around as if it were a living organism.

In the middle of the platform, there stood Galrius that continuously grinned like a madman.

Souma fixed his bearings and began to question…

“You...Where are we!?”

“Haha! Pitiful Demon King, welcome to my Divine Realm. You should be lucky since you are the first person that I allowed within my realm. Here, we will fight. But, unfortunately for you...there are consequences for angering me outside. I may not look like I am angry but I am! Since you forced me to enter this space!”

“What the hell!? Consequences hah! Let’s see!---”

[Thunder Meteor]!

As Souma casted his Thunder meteor, a spark sizzled from his palm and nothing appeared. Souma could feel the mana fluctuating in this realm but he cannot use his own mana. He glared at Galrius, who was laughing maniacally.

“Why can’t I use magic!?”

“Haha! Pathetic! You need to listen more! I said there would be consequences and this is the first one!”

“AHHH!!!”

Suddenly the mana spiked up from Souma’s failed magic and the excess mana that appeared from Souma’s mana pool exploded in a frenzy around him. His mind was being attacked by his own magic and the magic around him was being disrupted and exploded as a result.

“And bang! There’s the other consequence! I told you Demon King, you have consequences and you are now within my realm! I will take my time on killing you because it truly feels great to kill an apostle! Then after that I will take your soul and bind it into my minion and enslave you for eternity!”

“YOU!! AHHH!!”

Souma clutches his head as the remaining bursts of pain leaves his mind and eventually returning his body back to normal.

“I WILL FIGHT AND MAKE YOU SURRENDER!!”

“Pffft! Surrender? Me? No no, you have to kill me because the only way I will ever surrender is when my life ends and it seems that it will never happen because you are some pacifistic peace-loving “Demon King”! Heck, you don’t deserve the title of a Demon King, much less a king because you aren’t ruthless enough! You lack conviction and I am going to show you that reality is much more gruesome!”

Galrius’ body was enveloped in a golden bright light and suddenly the air fluctuated rapidly and slowly bodies of Galrius began to appear from the golden lights. It was as if they were being blinked into existence and Souma could only watch as his body was returning back to normal from the Magic disruption.

In front of Souma was a legion of clones that had the appearance of Galrius. They wore similar clothings but they had different forms. Within the cluster of bodies that Galrius created, there were variants within. One of the variants had a green, scaly texture around his body while another clone of Galrius had a slimey, blue outer appearance. The legion was increasing and more variants appeared.

Clones with horns, antlers, antennas and the like appeared within the legion. They all had different appearances while there was two bodies standing directly in front of the legion.

One of them was the original Galrius while beside him was a clone figure that had a demonic presence. His body looked strangely familiar to Souma’s demonic king form but the clone was less impactful than Souma’s Demon King form.

“Hah! To think that I could only create an incomplete Demon King clone. Now, pitiful Demon King, you shall die and after your death, I will have fun with those women that you dearly care for!! Hahaha!!”

“You bastard!”

Souma growled as the remaining effects from the disrupted mana ended and Souma began to charge towards at the legion.

Naturally, to his sides, his Katana blades began to flicker in their respective elements and with a quick burst of speed, Souma reappeared in front of the Galrius legion and his blades struck out in a frenzy.

Galrius and the Demon clone disappeared and reappeared behind the legion just before Souma could attack.

The first few clumps of Galrius dissipated from the energy that came with Souma’s katana slashes. A darkness blade erupted from the dark katana and similarly to the other side, an arch of light killed 30 Galrius clones.

The legion of Galrius bursted in anger and began to cast off unknown abilities and magic skills from all over.

Souma was beginning to get surrounded so in a quick maneuver, he dashed backwards before the Legion could corner him in a circular formation.

Souma felt distraught as the massive legion began to cast their abilities and Souma was having a hard time avoiding their abilities. Even as he avoided some of the skills, some spells actually broke through his evasion and he had no choice but to slash apart their skills.

Souma was inwardly amazed at the massive legion that Galrius could produce in this realm. Nearly 2/3rd’s of the platform was covered by the massive legion and Souma could only curse at himself for not being able to use his grander magic spells.

Soon, a disruptive force appeared from the skies and Souma could look up to see several lightning variants of Galrius supercharging a massive lightning sphere directly above his entire body.

Souma didn’t have the chance to curse when the lightning sphere slammed directly above him and with a quick thrust with both his Katanas, he was holding the entire large sphere with the focal point on the tip of his blades. The lightning was discharging several sparks that struck the nearby Galrius clones and some of them made it onto Souma’s body.

His body was tempered, yes but Souma could only stay there in that position as the lightning sparks struck his body. The voltage was gradually increasing and he felt his hands going numb from the electrical sparks.

The Legion decided to back off due to the several clones dying and they watched in anticipation. They even began to yell at lightning variants to add more power to the sphere but they couldn’t do anything since they had already released their energy with the sphere.

Souma could actually see Galrius and the Demon clone floating above the legion. They were laughing at his misery and Souma could only bite his lip to force his body to remain active as the lightning sparks continued to strike upon his defenseless body.

His hands felt like jelly and slowly his blades began to descend and the lightning sphere was beginning to give off an ominous feel as it slowly approached Souma from above.

The sphere increased in size and more pressure came upon Souma.

Suddenly, his arms gave way and the katana blades fell forward and the sphere came smashing down. A massive discharge erupted from the sphere and it all landed on Souma.

A blinding light filled with electrical discharges and lightning sparks erupted from the area where Souma was and the entire Galrius legion laughed in glee.

The original Galrius was laughing and he spoke…

“Hahahaha!! So...this is all that the Demon King could actually do...I should take his women as the price for boring me nearly to death Hahaha!!”

But then…

A dark sphere erupted from the area where Souma was.

The sphere was much larger and it continued to grow. A giant sphere of darkness was beginning to consume the clones of Galrius and the original Galrius could only stare in shock as he assumed that Souma was dead.

The Legion became frightened from the sphere that continued to grow and consume the clones and multiple variants. Even the lightning variants that launched the lightning sphere was quickly consumed from the darkness.

Soon, a massive dark wave erupted from under the dark sphere and quickly severed the limbs of the legion that was in front of the sphere. Only those variants and other clones that reacted quickly, decided to fly up to avoid the dark wave.

Those that came into contact with the dark wave experienced a massive decaying process as their bodies quickly turned into dust as if they experienced 500 years of aging. Screams of agony didn’t even erupt as the decaying wave was instantaneous in its effect and they simply didn’t have a single second to express their agonizing screams.

The legion slowly diminished from a powerful force to barely a cluster of 40 clones plus Galrius and his variants alongside his Demon clone.

The dark sphere that encompassed a third of the platform slowly began to decrease in size. Dark flares bursted and the sphere dissipated revealing two figures.

In the middle stood Souma in his normal appearance but his aura was oppressed by the one beside him. Right next to him was a man enveloped in black flames and on top of the black flames, there was a baleful aura that pressured the remaining clones and even Galrius and his Demon clone flinched in surprise.

The man next to Souma had a similar appearance to Souma’s Demon King form but his aura was filled with killing intent, completely contrast with Souma’s demonic aura that boasted a massive array of darkness but it did not have that oppressive, baleful aura that the other man had.

That other man was Toru.

His eyes were dark red and his hair was flaring up along with his black flames that encircled his entire body. His body rippled in muscle mass and he was wielding his demonic spear that seemed to have transformed alongside his new transformation. The spear was a bit different as it had blood-like lines around the shaft and black flames surging at the bladed edge of the spear.

Toru was glaring at the Demon clone beside Galrius and Souma was astounded by the sudden appearance of Toru and his new appearance.

Souma initiated the telepathic connection…

Souma: Toru...you’ve changed...what happened…

Toru: Brother...I could not forgive myself if I couldn’t do anything to help you...so I became your vassal by rightful ownership…

Souma: Ah...is that why I felt a strong connection between you and me...You are my vassal now?

Toru: Yes brother...but now is not the time to talk...I’ve eliminated the majority of the clones that were attacking you...my strength is weaker now...at best I can fight that demon clone...but you will have to handle Galrius.

Souma: Okay...I can’t use magic but I think in this Demon King form I can…

Toru: Yes brother...you are the Demon King, your abilities far outstrip those of the Divine beings but only a god like Garoth can fully suppress your abilities.

Souma: I see...anyways, you’ve gotten much stronger Toru…

Toru: Indeed...let’s begin our fight...how are we going to take care of the others…

Souma: Don’t worry...I’ll switch to my Martial Force. If magic won’t work then my combat form should handle them with ease…

Toru: Okay...they are beginning to attack so let’s separate! I’ll go first!

Souma: Okay!

Toru dashed forward with his killing aura and quickly threw his demonic spear in a sharp throw that pierced the demon clone. The Demon clone flew backwards from the force of the demonic spear and his face showed a shocked expression. On the Demon clone’s chest, there was a demonic spear that began to encroach the clone with blood lines but the demon clone quickly withdrew the spear from his chest as if he wasn’t affected by the damage. Toru arrived in front of the Demon clone and they began their battle away from the group of clones and the original Galrius.

Souma had a calm expression but his eyes turned fierce as his aura changed…

[Martial Force]!

Souma’s muscles rippled with power and his expression changed from his calm demeanor to a fierce god!

With his muscles flexed, he sped forward.

His body created afterimages and if one were to look carefully at the afterimages, they would see Souma’s hand creating a fist and it eerily rippled the space.

His body was too quick and the remaining clones were astounded but before they could react, Souma reached the clone in front of him and punched once.

The clone was about to attack but his entire body rippled with an unknown force and his internal organs immediately turned to mush and his body went limp. Blood ruptured from the clone’s mouth and ears and his eyes exploded from the force that generated from Souma’s singular punch.

Galrius was astonished but he commanded his clones to attack Souma simultaneously.

Without resting, Souma initiated his martial skills and attacked the surrounding clones and within seconds, 37 clones turned to mush and they all erupted in blood geysers.

While he finished fighting in his Martial force form, Souma was having an internal conflict with himself…

‘I killed them!!’

‘NO!’

‘WHY!’

‘But...I have to kill!’

‘NO!’

‘AHHH! WHY MUST I KILL!!!! MY STRENGTH IS TOO MUCH!! I KILLED THEM ALL!!! AHHHH!!’

Souma’s conflict was understandable because he killed people while conscious of his movements. Sure, his Martial Force was strong and powerful but with that strength, it came with a desire to kill. His form was similar to an Asura, a being that lives to fight and kill. He hasn’t felt this way even after gaining the form while in his void.

Only Toru was there so he couldn’t have imagined that he would feel his natural instinct to kill his enemies. Toru was his brother so he couldn’t have felt the martial beast that desired death.

Souma was feeling oppressed with his mental conflicts and Galrius was still astonished that his clones had all died. Only him and his demon clone were still alive but currently the demon clone was fighting another person and only Galrius was there to fight Souma.

Galrius recovered while Souma was lamenting on his decisions. He decided to plunge Souma into an eternal nightmare…

Galrius sped forward and pressed his palm on the unknowing Souma and began his Nightmare skill..

[Evictus Nocturne vis Eternia]!

A shift of power enveloped from Galrius palm travelled onto Souma’s head and his eyes blacked out.

Toru sensed the danger that Souma was no longer conscious and he turned around to see that Galrius had implanted his skill and on his face was a smile filled with malice.

Toru tried to go forward but the demon clone was giving him trouble. Since he had already used majority of his abilities that he gained as the Demon King’s vassal, Toru didn’t have much strength to save Souma and he was being barraged by demonic attacks from Galrius’ demon clone.

“BROTHERRR!!!! NOOOO!!!!”

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Suddenly, Souma’s conscious realm went dark and he floated in the dark void…

Then, almost instantly, he was assault with a realistic nightmare that Galrius had created.

After Galrius had killed Souma and Toru, he returned to the demon realm and began his assault on the girls…

One by one, he took the girls into his realm and began to sexually torture them. To the point where Galrius had broke their minds and turned them into his slaves.

Galrius continuously laughed into the skies as Souma could only scream and watch as the women that he loved were continuously crying out loud for Souma but it was futile.

Soon, the scenes shifted and Galrius found himself in the same village he once called home and he grasped the females that knew Souma.

Then they were being corrupted and Galrius forced them into becoming his slaves just like the others.

Galrius killed the other villagers and mutilated Leo and raped Aerylith in front of Leo as he was detained.

Souma continued to cry as he watched the scenes play out.

Eventually, things became more dark as Galrius conquered the world of Oryon and used every single female as his sex slaves.

Things became silent as the scenes played but there was absolutely no sound afterwards. All that was left was a man wallowing in despair and that was Souma.

He couldn’t do anything and he had to experience the scenes over and over again.

Scenes of watching Akane getting raped, Serina choking on Galrius’ member and all sorts of sexual torture. Souma was crying but then…

Within the depths of his conscience, his mind understood one thing….

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‘Kill….’

‘Kill….!’

‘Kill….!!’

‘KILL!!! I must kill! I understand Ojii-chan! I MUST KILL TO PROTECT!!!’

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Ojii-chan: He finally understood...If one shows weakness, they will suffer. In the path such as yours, Souma...You have to learn that in order to protect...you must kill...People will not show mercy as that is weakness...You have too many weakness...which means you will suffer….I just hope that in the future...you continue to grow stronger and protect those weaknesses….To desire the death of someone, you must learn that you, too shall risk your life...Your life will be filled with turmoil and tragedy but...if you understand the concept of death and the way to kill...naturally you will know what you should do…

Souma EX: I guess...This is good-bye Ojii-chan...It was good but It is time for me to leave….Souma is ready to accept…

Ojii-chan: Indeed...take care of Souma…

Souma EX: Heh, don’t worry I know! Even if I am gone...I am Souma in the end! He’ll rule the entire world as the Demon King!

Ojii-chan: Haha, keep dreaming. Now that Souma has accepted death and those that he killed...naturally...I should be moving on too...but I cannot until I bestow upon him his…”-----”

Souma EX: go….good….bye...gramps…

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Within the depths of the void, Souma had finally accepted those that he killed but he isn’t done yet…

‘I understand...but now that I am trapped here...’

Souma EX: Heh, silly Souma, you really are troublesome. Getting trapped in this feeble skill and crying over here…

Souma: Shut up...you know I had to deal with that torture…

Souma EX: Haha! I see, you still haven’t lost your cool. I am aware that you are trapped here and you need a way out.

Souma: So? What are you trying to say…

Souma EX: Hahaha! Just see…

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Souma EX: I, now bestow the strength and fury of the Demon God, Asmodan upon the rightful Demon King. You are now complete. You and I are one. Souma, you are the Demon King...Accept your throne...Daemon Regis!

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After Galrius had plunged Souma into his eternal nightmare, he began to assist the Demon clone and they teamed together to defeat Toru.

Toru, who is currently bleeding while part of his skin was scorched into darkness, began to glare at them as Galrius detained him with his golden chains.

“Haha! Your pathetic brother has been defeated! What can you do! Oh wait, you can’t do a single shit because you are weak and pathetic just like your beloved Demon King. HAH! I will conquer this planet but first, I will take the heads of you and your Demon King and show it to the entire world!”

“You fucking bastard! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BROTHER!!!”

“Hahaha! Oh that? He’s just experiencing an endless nightmare. He won’t be able to break free unless he is stronger than me but that’s just nonsense! HAHA!!!”

“AHHHH RELEASE ME! I NEED TO KILL YOU!!!”

Suddenly, a spike of demonic energy was generating from Souma’s unconscious body. Galrius, the Demon clone and Toru took a glance at Souma’s body and they saw something frightful.

A being of darkness appeared in their sights. A massive body reaching a height of two meters with a masculine body that expressed the body’s muscles. A body of darkness had formed and two dark horns appeared on the head.

Elongated sharp claws appeared on the dark being’s fingers.

Then red lines embedded themselves onto his body as if it were tribal tattoos. The red lines were etching themselves onto the body as if they were flowing and they formed a natural tattoo around the dark being’s body. After the lines had formed themselves, a baleful aura appeared and caused Galrius and his demon clone to shiver in fear. Even Toru couldn’t handle the oppressiveness of the aura and flinched in surprise.

A majestic robe that was mixed between colors of red, black and grey had appeared on the dark being. It gracefully wrapped itself around the dark being but it wasn’t finished. Strange demonic symbols appeared on the robe that constantly moved around and while the symbols moved, there seemed to be a following eye that appeared around those symbols.

His outfit had a multitude of demonic eyes flowing around his robe and then suddenly, the being’s eyes flashed open.

A surge of killing aura erupted as soon as those eyes flashed open and within those dark red eyes, it was filled with rage.

Galrius and the Demon clone decided to leave Toru and they began to unleash a torrent of demonic spells and divine skills.

[Logius Aperus]!

[Blood Rapture]!

[Ellu Mi Eradictus]!

[Blood Rain]!

[Blood Wave]!

[Logius Yveet]!

[Levitha un Elgun]!

A barrage of blood magic and divine skills poured upon the dark being. A blinding light occurred at the final burst of spells but from the outcome, the dark being was unharmed. Galrius was frightened to the core and commanded his Demon clone to charge at the being.

“GO!”

The Demon Clone charged forward while wielding a peculiar blood sword but then…

The Dark being raised his arm and with a quick slash, the Demon clone vanished out of existence.

“Hiieeeee--!!” Galrius shrieked in terror as his demon clone was easily taken care of. He began to use his divine realm in order to trap the dark being but somehow he couldn’t control his divine realm.

Due to the immense power of the Demon King, the Divine Realm had suspended its control and Galrius couldn’t do anything.

Galrius used divine artifacts that was gifted to him from Garoth himself but it was futile.

A Divine projectile was launched by him but it was thrashed into oblivion by the dark being’s arm slashes.

Galrius summoned his divine barrier to hold the dark being in but it too was futile.

As the barrier surrounded the dark being, he casually raised his hand and almost instantly, the barrier was being corroded into nonexistence.

Galrius was terrified. He could not escape.

He continuously screamed for help from his Apostle brothers and even tried to control Garoth but it was futile. He could not contact them as if they ignored his very existence and then the dark being entered his field of vision.

With one step, the being had appeared directly in front of him.

Galrius attempted to run away but then shadow arms grabbed him and suspended him in a crucified position. His expression was dire and he cried as if the roles between Souma and him switched.

The dark being raised his arm and bent it backwards as if he were preparing to land a straight punch.

Demonic seals appeared all around the dark being and they were concentrated towards the fist that the dark being had formed.

With a quick thrust forward, he launched his fist forward and the realm around him cracked. Spatial cracks had appeared from the speed of the punch and almost instantly, it landed on Galrius’ body.

At the same time, the punch had blasted Galrius’ body into oblivion as if the dark being’s punch dismantled his entire body by atoms.

Toru was terrified at the outcome. A man known as Garoth’s 8th apostle was easily defeated by a single punch. He felt fear, anxiety, hope and happiness.

His brother had achieved something that was unlikely yet he did it spontaneously.

Toru was busy being fascinated by Souma’s new profound power but the divine realm that Galrius control was collapsing from Souma’s demonic punch and his Demon King aura was engulfing the entire realm as if it were eating it.

Souma looked at Toru and quickly appeared before him and clutched his entire body. Souma was two meters tall and he picked up the grown man as if he were a toothpick.

Using his demonic aura, he engulfed both his body and Toru’s and immediately vanished out of the broken realm…

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The girls were anxiously worried and they saw the outcome of Toru’s bloodbath and his disappearance. They worried for their husband, their love, Souma but they couldn’t do anything. He was missing and they had to wait for him.

The divine barrier that remained in the Demon Realm had disappeared and the girls became anxious and they wanted to know the outcome.

Soon, the hearts of every single Demon felt it…

Serina, Et’rie, Flora and Lenia quivered as they felt his aura…

The other girls could faintly sense Souma’s aura in the distance that felt close yet so far.

Then….The remaining demon race within the Demon kingdom converged at that single spot. They all felt their Regis and they desired to meet their king when he returned…

Finally, the demonic aura grew larger and a spatial crack appeared where Souma had last disappeared.

Then...out came a dark being that towered at 2 meters with the Demon King’s vassal on his shoulder.

The girls became teary-eyed as they saw their hero…

Although he looked different, they didn’t mind.

They saw his eyes...although they were red...they had the same surreal gaze that they fell for.

The dark being laid the man on his shoulder onto the ground and then he saw a group of females charging towards him.

He smiled and his dark appearance began to shudder and the darkness naturally washed away.

His height gradually shrunk back to normal and his bulging muscles reverted back to their toned, yet detailed original appearance.

He wore his familiar leather armor and his hair was black like the former darkness and his blue eyes began to shine into a light pink as he smiled at the group of females that charged towards him…

He spoke…

“I’m back….”

Then he was tackled and kissed to no end….

[A/N: I sincerely apologize for the delay but I have delivered. This volume has officially finished and next volume incoming....]

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