Rachet looked at me with a weird look and a raised brow.

Rachet: Why do we need an outpost, and why does the forest need to be safer?

Baal: I made a deal with King Mavis that if we build an outpost, which he funds, in the center of the forest along the path to Galton, he will open up a trade route with the city.

Rachet: Ahh I get it, but what would the town trade? All we have is demon and celestial goods.

Baal: …

He looks at me with a stupid look before he understood.

Rachet: Ah! Right that would sell for a lot wouldn’t it.

Baal: So how are we going to do this.

Rachet: How? I’ve got no idea. Never built an outpost before, nor have I guided the construction.

Baal: Didn’t you serve in the demon worlds army.

Rachet: In a conquered world that has enough outposts to patrol most places on the planet.

I massage my forehead. First he tortures me, and now that I need him for something, he now goes and says he doesn’t know anything about said something.

Baal: Ok then I’ll find someone who knows at least something about it.

Rachet: Check with the imp minion who was is Dok’s unofficial head assistant, I think he was called Bernie. Little guy is as much of a bookworm as the human, but it’s hard to find him. I’ve been training him to be an assassin, so good luck.

I click my tongue and fly up to the library to look for him. Like before there were a few imps and cupids reading while some others were cleaning.

Baal: Boys which one is Bernie he is an Imp?

Imp: Bernie...I haven’t seen him, though he might be hiding while reading like he always is.

Baal *sigh* Thanks. Great he can use stealth...wait I remember, let’s do that meditation again

I walk over to a seat and close my eyes and begin meditating. With one deep breath after another, the room slowly starts to take shape in my mind. In my mind I look around and see the small wisps that represent the living creatures in the room. I start focusing more, and the two floors above starts to form but are much more fuzzy and barely visible as physical objects. Luckily the wisps were visible as small bright blue balls.

*Ding*

You have gained a new skillMana Foresight (basic 1)

Active skill

Due to the vast amount of mana in your body, you have a closer bond with mana, and while meditating you can see the mana in the objects around you, as well as those in areas above and below you.

Able to see the mana pool of all lifeforms.

With higher level you can enter a trance state and move your mind around the space you can “see”.

With higher level you can “see” the flow of mana moving through the bodies of living creatures.

With higher level you can make this a passive skill, which enables you to see the flow of mana partially, while having your eyes open.

Baal: A sight skill, sweet.

A blessing from the heavens or from Valeria, who knows. Anyway, I open my eyes and walk around and see everyone's position, and then close my eyes and look around to spot any “extra” signs of life.

This skill would help greatly because I can feel people that are directly following me or see in the dark easily and find people hiding their but in a place like this library where my target knows many of the nooks and crannies that I don't and isn’t trying to follow me and has stealth based skills, I need a different approach and this was it.

With the new skill properly marked now I walk around getting everyones positions before using Mana foresight once more. Having counted 4 imps walking and 2 flying and 3 cupids floating about I recounted and got the same number. No success here I walked stairs and did the same thing with the 3 library staff here. Like before, no luck which left me with the final floor which had 4 life signs as I saw from below.

I walk up there and look for them and find 3 of them and which meant I found my target. It was in the far corner on top of one of the bookshelves. Since its too tight a squeeze for me to fly so close to the ceiling between the bookshelves I drag one of the letters that lean on the shelves and climb up. At first look you wouldn’t see him but with my sharp eyes I saw the imp laying on his back with his legs crossed and supporting a book on it.

Baal: Having fun.

My voice made him jump and almost fall off but I grab him before that happens.

Bernie: ...Master.

He said that with a quiet voice that sounded like the shadows themselves were talking, whispering in my ears.

Baal: I’ve been looking for you because I need help.

Bernie: ...Yes master.

He jumps down and with his wings spread he gentle lands without making so much as a sound. I reach the ground quickly as well.

Bernie: ...What do...you require?

Baal: I was asked by the king to build an outpost within the forest along the path and make the forest safe. I need someone to plan and instruct the construction of it. I heard you are Doks head assistant.

Hearing my request he takes flight and begins looking through the books and a few scrolls that were in between. Not finding what he wanted he goes down a floor and looks more and starts pulling a few books before going down to the first floor and returning with more books. I looked through them, “Basic constructions” “Military camps and outposts” “Strategic bases” these were a few books he brought back all on some form of construction or outpost. There was also a few books on masonry.

I was kind of shocked to see how quickly he picked the books. With so many I feel like he might have read them all. I think he may be more of addicted to books then Dok and he was drooling when he first saw my library. I wonder...could Bernie be smarter than Dok. Nah Dok still has his foreigner knowledge but it was clear that Bernie was probably the smartest minion even more so than the elites.

Bernie: ...Master...This book...is good for...outpost...layout.

He seems to be timid, or just afraid to speak.

I pick up the book titled “Military/Commercial Outposts” Like he said it showed many configurations for many different settings of how to build, what to build, where, and what comes first. Its like a complete manual to set up an outpost in all kinds of terrains. I flip through while Bernie was watching intensly from the side. I noticed him fidgeting a bit.

Baal: Is there something you want to show me.

He nods and points to the book. I turn it to him and he swiftly grabs it flips really fast through the pages while his eyes follow each page that passes at fast speeds like he see each one in slow motion. He stops about a third of the way in and hands me back the book. The page was labeled “Hunter/Commercial forest outpost/town”. I look at the layout. It looked like a town, 4 meter high stone walls that circled the town, wooden double door gates with 2 gates that open to the roads. The town was focused on products that hunters would bring in, meat, leather. The place would also have many stores being a trade point before reaching the city here.

As I look at the book I feel some pokes. Bernie was poking me to get my attention.

Bernie: Um...Is master...going to ask...for help?

Baal: Help for what.

Bernie: ...Building...the outpost.

Baal: Well I don't know anyone who can build it.

Bernie: ...Why not...foreigners?

I frown a bit while looking at him which makes him look down and apologize.

Baal: You don't need to apologize. It that I don't really trust many foreigners.

Bernie: ...What about...Dok?

Baal: I like him because he is honest about his interest and doesn't care about us being demons and holding him here at the start.

Bernie: Why...not ask..his friends?

Baal: ...

That never did actually cross my mind. Though his obsessive interest would make only a select few people truly be friends he probably does know a lot of people from his job in his world.

Baal: I'll heck with him tomorrow, I've abused him a bit to much today so lets let him rest a bit. I'll see that later.

After saying so I notice the book Bernie was reading. It was on the table beside the pile of books. "Journal of Baal Zebub", I looked curiously at the book that had my name.

(A.N. Baal Zebub = Beelzebub, search wikI and you can find this form of writting it, I choose this cause it would be interesting)

Baal: Journal of Baal Zebub? Whats this book about?

Bernie: ...Demon cult...turning humans into demons...writter was an initiate...but was used...and became a...demon beast. Magic was...experimental...used demon beasts...mana to cause...the transformation.

I shuttered when I heard that.

He then took the book and flipped through the book before returning me the book. The page had details about the spell used. It was a strange chant and the pages after had a lot of formulas. At least a third of them I recognize from learning from Dok. The rest seem to be advanced level mathematics with many strange symbols.

I feel like Dok just becomes more and more useful the more I look into ancient magic. I'm pretty sure if a magic circle for this spell was drawn it would complete and stabilize this incomplete spell.

I close the book quickly while making a small grin.

Baal: I'll keep this book for now. Don't talk about its content.

He nods while I grab the book with the suggested outpost layout and leave heading for my room. The rest of the day I read the journal. It talked about Baal Zebub's life from day one in the cult of demon worshippers. Its quite scary how inhuman a human can become.

They summoned many demon beasts from the underworld which is an impressive feat on its own. They caged them and raised them while extracting their masna and using it on guinea pigs they kidnapped. It would always result in failure since the human became an abomination with features of the creature who's mana was used.

They called it failure but it was almoat successful. They used demon beast mana but if they had captured something like an imp im sure they would have succeeded to a degree that the stability of the spell could take it.

By the time I was done the sun was almost set and light was diminishing. I got up and stretched and removed my clothes and walked over to the cabnet. Next to it is a large full hight mirror. This was the first time I have seen myself since I ranked up to great Tengu. I was a bit amused. I looked the same but my hair was now an ash grey like my feathers. I then remember Rahet saying I had something on my forehead so I lifted my head up to see. What I found was a pure white mark in the shape of a curved tear turning counterclockwise and within the bulk of the drop was a single drop of black.

The first thing that it reminded me if was the yin yang core. I womder if it had any connection. It was easy to find and I did so by right after I saw my inflated status screen.

Status WindowName:BaalLevel:1Fame:5000Infame:0Health:90000Stamina:20000Mana:15000Rank:Higher DemonRace:Greater TenguStrength:650Vitality:700Dexterity:500Agility:690Intelligence:580Charisma:340Leadership:450Luck:100AffinityFire40%Water10%Earth3%Air15%Light9%Darkness25%TraitsCurse of the god of Evolution

A curse which returns a newborn to the weakest possible form for his race before turning into a non sentient monster or demon. This curse leaves abilities that are inherited but they remain sealed until awoken.Royal demon

Being born the son of the Demon lord your are highly intelligent no matter what form you are in. You can learn skills, magic or techniques with much greater ease than others as long as you have a proper teacher.Dungeon Boss

As one of the great leaders of a dungeon. You grow more powerful when you are in your territory.

2x power within your dungeon and city

+20000 Health on top of base HPNoble Demon Presence

Because of your royal lineage and your noble personality. You possess a great amount of charisma and others can feel that and will look upon you as someone of nobility even if they discover you are a demon.Demons Aura

A demons aura is his power taking a physical form as miasma. By releasing your aura over an area you allies will be given strength from your power and temporarily be able to transform into a demon similar to your own race.Vessel of the Spirit Yang

You are the host of the Spirit of balance, Yang. One of the twin spirits that makes up the balance of good and evil. You represent the light of the world even when that light holds darkness inside.

You are the new spirit Yang and those who worship the spirits will worship you in his place.SkillsGun Mastery (Intermediate 2)

Mastery over the firearm. The more advanced technology which at its weakest can be as strong as a beginner fire bolt

Increases Damage with fire arms 15%

Increases accuracy by 12%Dual Wield Mastery (Intermediate 6)

Mastery to use a weapon in both hands.

Increases Damage when using two weapons 20%Scythe Mastery (Intermediate 5)

Mastery with all weapons similar to a Scythe.

Increases Damage when using a scythe 20%

Increases Damage when using a weapon similar to a scythe 15%Taming

Your affinity to nature allows you to tame young animals since they have great trust in you.Mana Foresight (basic 1)

Active skill

Due to the vast amount of mana in your body, you have a closer bond with mana, and while meditating you can see the mana in the objects around you, as well as those in areas above and below you.

Able to see the mana pool of all lifeforms.

With higher level you can enter a trance state and move your mind around the space you can “see”.

With higher level you can “see” the flow of mana moving through the bodies of living creatures.

With higher level you can make this a passive skill, which enables you to see the flow of mana partially, while having your eyes open.Fire Magic (Intermediate 7)

Ability to control fire with magic

Spells:

Imps Fire (Intermediate 5)

Hell Flame (Intermediate 2)

Hell Chain (Intermediate 2)

Fire Field (Basic 9)

Dark Flame (Intermediate 2)

Fire Bomb (Intermediate 3)Dark Magic (Intermediate 2)

Ability to control the darkness with magic

Spells:

Dark Ball (Basic 9)

Shadow Cloak (Intermediate 1)

Shadow Claw (Intermediate 2)

Darkspear (Intermediate 5)Water Magic (Basic 9)

Ability to control water with magic

Spell:

Water Ball (Basic 7)

Geyser (Basic 4)

Ice Ball (Basic 5)

Ice Lance(Basic 8)

Ice Shards (Basic 6)Air Magic(Basic 4)

Ability to Control Air with magic.

Spell:

Air Slash (Basic 1)

Pressure Ball (Basic 4)

Air Bomb (Basic 3)

Feather Dance (Basic 1)Earth Magic (Basic 6)

Ability to control the earth with magic.

Spells:

Earth shard (Basic 2)

Earth spear (Basic 4)

Earth shield (Basic 7)

Quagmire (basic 3)Light Magic (Basic 9)

Ability to control Light with magic

Spell:

Healing (Basic 9)

Light Cloak (Basic 5)

Light Mirage (Basic 2)

Light Bolt (Basic 4)Magic Circle Formation (Intermediate 1)

A lost art which uses the formation of a circle of complex glyphs to create a spell. This art creates stronger spells but is extremely difficult to learn because information on this magic has been lost for ages even to the Gods and Demons

Baal: Vessel of the spirit yang. The spirit of balanced light. Why do I have this and not Lilian? Hmm I also got a race skill. Feather dance lets see.

Feather Dance (Basic 1)

An ability of powerful avian creatures who possess increasing regeneration ability. This ability to alls the user to launch the feathers on his wings and body like blades.

These feathers react and absorb mana and either plucked and thrown or launched from the wing as long as they are coated in mana they will become like metal blades.

I blink a few time before bringing my wings out. I examine them and pluck a single feather out. It hurts only a moment before I see the feather regrow where it was plucked.

I was skeptical about if it was real but since the skill exists then it's probably true. I coat the feather in mana and as soon as the blue film of mana covers it the dull grey feather stretches a few millimeters and gain a metallic shine which even reflects my own image back at me.

I had my slack jawed and when I looked at my wing I could very well imagine turning it into a very deadly weapon. Just like that my wings were coated and like the single feather the entire wing gained a metallic shine. It was impressive if not a little scary to see. This could very well be used as shields just as well as a sword.

It was then that I wanted to see the throwing action. I released the coating on my wing and coated only three near the edge since they were the longest. With the blade feathers read I flapped and with a sting coming from my wing as they ripped themselves off the feathers were flying. I follow them and just like knives they fix themselves deep into the wall. I life my wing and with what light remained from the sun I could see new feathers growing already but much slower than the other feathers in the main body of the wing.

It was clear that at least for shallow wounds I would heal at tremendous pace pretty much getting rid of any newbie attacks that may come my way.

I walk over to the feathers in the wall and pull them out. They still had a thin coat of rapidly vanishing mana so they were still mostly solid.

Baal: Well this is a new interesting development. A skill that supplements my lacking long range abilities.

Most of my strong spells I can only do with the gun because they are circle spells and each one overheat the gun so I haven't been using it as much as I would have liked to but now with this skill I can make quite good use of them after some training. Though I can make traps but a tedious spell like that needs stealth and preparation.

If I think about it I am kind of behind the others who use a single magic circles. They have grown efficient with them from what I have seen and can form them rather quickly.

Tomorrow after talking with Dok I will go earnestly train my single circle combat like my minions.

With my resolve set on what to do I head to bed with many expectations for tomorrow.

Lilian PoV

Since we teleported to the underworld it has been a bit over a month. After I ranked up we covered so much ground that we could go slower and enjoy the area that we cleared.

Every time I purify an area its always 3 km away from the closest safe zone. I purify an area with a 2 km radius and with it a large amount of animals who come and attack end up getting caught and they become much weaker closer to normal animals.

This has allowed the demon villagers to personally take up hunting weapons, demon wood bows, crude spears with rock tip. Though they weren’t weapons that would normally kill especially with such weakened people they continued trying. They began with the rabbits. With them returning to actual rabbit size they became a good target for the weak demons to gather their own food. I could best compare their current actions to a newly born foreigner. They focus so much to hunt a rabbit but after two days I got tired of seeing them run around after them since it brought back a few bad memories I taught them how to make a simple trap even I could make.

Afterwards the village guards started training the villagers like any of them since they were getting stronger and demon world policy is that any demon that can hunt can train.

At this point about 90% of the valley has safe zones so we have done our job here. The 10% is space between each of the safe zones that get smaller every day its only a matter of time. Today we finished that 90% so we will be staying for just the time it takes for the entire place to become safe. One great thing that has happened is that the miasma weakened greatly and after 3 weeks we finally got to see a sky that wasn’t painted red like blood. The sky over the valley turned blue for the first few hours of the day and then orange for the rest. It was like a small look at the future. A glimpse of hope in the near future that was to come but also still far from them. All they can do now is live on in their new home under the orange sky. I can’t wait to make this world have a bright blue sky that can blow the sorrows of its residents.

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I hope you like my idea of how to possibly allow player to gain demon/celestial race.

Also I don't know if its just me but I’ve been feeling it for a while and after this chapter I will say it.

“I feel like this story writes itself” Why? Too many damn coincidences.

Yin fit perfectly to Lilian and Yang fits perfectly to Baal and I mean PERFECTLY especially for what their role and what their future holds. Also make sure to search up their meanings on wikI I didn’t notice until after I had made the chapter where lilian had become Vessel of the spirit Yin.

I found on WikI Beelzebub written Baal Zebub -_- come on coincidence much.