3rd person:

There was a stampede of humans on horses charging. The ground shook as they got closer. After the call from the leader, a large portion of the soldiers headed towards Lorne and Morgan. Demons were known for being strong, and they could usually take on around 20 normal soldiers by themselves. This was the minimum of power for a demon, as they ranged greatly. The portion that continued its charge consisted of around 400 soldiers.

Lorne and Morgan smiled and held no fear. This stunned the leader for an instant before he blew it off as simple fantasy. Morgan disappeared from the vision of the soldiers before a large blast was heard. Their entire formation was destroyed and everyone was stunned.

A huge portion of around 75 soldiers were just blown away. The ones in the front were instantly killed, while even the soldiers farthest away were blown off their horses. There was a lot of blood everywhere, and everyone was now focused on Morgan. With fear imbedded in their eyes, they thought about retreating for their lives since they realized she was a dragon, but the voice of their commander snapped them back into unison.

"Don't fear! Everyone attack the dragon, she can't kill us all!" (Commander)

Cheering and roaring was heard at the same time, while the other soldiers all attacked Morgan and the entire force's attention was on her. Lorne was ignored, which was what he wanted and he disappeared from the battle. The fighting went on as Morgan was killing dozens per swing of her fist, but she did not remain uninjured. She had a few scratches here and there, and she would not be able to maintain here onslaught if the enemies numbered more than 700, but they were lucky.

Lorne appeared behind one of the scouts, unnoticed.

New SkillHide Presence: Move without anyone knowing you exist. Become the shadows themselves as it slivers past without notice. (10/10)

With this skill, he could remain unnoticed forever, but Lorne had no intention of doing so. He put his hand on the throat of the scout, and even though he had trained his entire life in stealth and detection, this bewildered him as he deemed it impossible. Fear stuck the man as Lorne's grasp concealed any and all sounds that came out of the man.

Lorne whispered in the man's ear: "Now now... Struggling will do you no good. I just want you to send a message to the Pope or King after I show you a little something."

The scout was confused at this statement, and stopped struggling as he had come to terms with the fact that it was useless. Suddenly, the guard along with Lorne were gone from that spot, and appeared before another scout. With scout number 1 in Lorne's left hand, he used his right hand to stab through the scout's chest.

Red blood gushed out, and a crying was heard from the scout who had just had his chest pierced. However, Lorne then grabbed something and pulled. He ripped the man's heart out. His still-beating heart as it continued to pump without any use. He raised the heart towards the scout in his grasp. The scout panicked and tried to scream as the heart of his friend was put in front of him. He looked down only to be mortified further in seeing his friend's wide-eyed corpse laying on its stomach with his head tilted to the left to which he could view his lifeless eyes.

Without a break, Lorne continued to kill two more scouts brutally. The 2nd one he killed had his spine ripped out, while the third and luckiest was instantly killed via his head being blasted away with a [Dark Dart].

The scout was hysterically crying having just watched his friends murdered in the worst ways, and his crying was the only sound left. It was quiet, and there were no other sounds except for his crying, and Lorne's breathing. Another disappearance due to Lorne's speed and they appeared before Morgan. She had finished killing all the soldiers and was covered in blood, with scratches all over her body. The scratches were nothing to her as they were already healing at a high speed. They would be gone by the hour.

The scout was thrown to the ground while still crying. He was broken. He just watched his friends tortured and murdered, and now he set his gaze upon the horizon of death. Bodies covered the entire ground as it outstretched for a long time. Piles here and there, and fear on most of their faces as they lay there lifeless.

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Lorne's POV:

I looked down at the guy as he was shaking. It was actually quite sad when you think about how all these people were his people. But... He would have done the same. He would have laughed on the battlefield of his foes and not have given a second thought as to whether they deserved death.

Humans are horrible creatures. They want to live how they want, ignoring all other interferences. When things don't go their way they curse the heavens and have a tantrum. I should know best, as this has happened to me. However, instead of cursing god specifically I decided that humanity was a better option.

I don't plan to care for the demons all too much, but they indeed do deserve an uprising. The humans should be finally killed off after all their hogging. Once I am finished here.. hopefully I can take Morgan and we can go do something fun besides saving an entire race.

I looked at the tired Morgan who had just gone through killing around 700 soldiers. I stepped closer to her and patted her head.

"Good job, Morgan. I'm actually very pleased with this outcome, and I have a better grasp at your capabilities."

She smiled like a kid and got all excited. Her dragon tail waved a bit like a dog, and it was very cute as she blushed a bit. I then turned my head towards the wailing man on the ground. Morgan while smiling did the same. She was still happy I praised her, but otherwise she would have a bland face on without emotion.

"Mr. Scout, You will be leaving here alive today. It looks as though you are very lucky. I want you to go report back to the Pope or the King. If you can't then arrange it. Tell them exactly what you saw here today, and make sure the Heroes hear of this event too. The most important sentence you will say to him is: "Lucas is back for revenge with a new name. Lorne. Train for the day we next meet, and I will see you then." Make sure that is told to the heroes. The fun has only just begun. Now then.. Leave."

Upon hearing my words, the man stood up hurriedly and almost tripped, but then dashed off as fast as he possibly could heading straight for the kingdom. With this, everyone will know that I have obtained a power that should be feared. The heroes will become terrified. Several will abandon their efforts and give up hope, while others will train harder, but all will be induced with an overwhelming fear after seeing that man return alone covered in blood with a message from me along with an entire platoon slaughtered. Very amusing. I only wish that I could be there and see their faces.

"Morgan, I think it's about time we head off. Do you have any problems going to Tandspes in Noxun? I'd like to meet the demon lord. I have a feeling that we'll have some fun."

She just nodded her head, agreeing with me and said:

"I don't have any problems. The last demon lord I have seen was several thousand years ago, and it will be fun like you said. When two beings as powerful as the demon lord just waltz on in. Of course you can hide your power, but I'd rather show mine." She finished with a mischievous smile.

Since we were both on agreement, we decided to head out. If we needed food we could kill some animals and I could cook them using [Flare]. Horses and other means of transportation were unnecessary since we were many times faster. It would probably take us a few days to reach Tandspen by the speed we were going, so I proposed something to Morgan.

"Hey Morgan, it is going to take us a few days to get there at this speed. If I were to dash there it would take a lot less time. Do you want me to carry you?" I knew this was a dumb question that most girls would outright deny, but Morgan was different. Not only was she logical and a ditz, but she obviously had feelings for me. And I'd be lying if I said that I couldn't return those same feelings.

just to my expectations, the reddened and agreed to my idea. She seemed a bit reluctant, but was willing to take this opportunity to get closer to me. Thus, we stopped for a moment and I held her in a princess carry. She squirmed a bit until she was comfortable, and after I gave her a quick smile because of how cute she was cradled in my arms, we bolted off, breaking the sound barrier.

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3rd Person:

Off in the distance, in the opposite direction of Lorne and Morgan was a man. He had brown hair with brown eyes, very typical, but he had a somewhat girlish face. For his age he was one of the more handsome of men, but right now he was drenched in blood. Specifically the blood of his allies as they were brutally cut down one by one in front of him. The same men that he would hang out with at the bar. Laugh with. Work with. Now, they were gone and the only thing left of them were their lifeless bodies off in the distance and the memories of who they once were.

The man ran and ran, not stopping despite his shaking legs as he had to get this information to the higher ups as soon as possible. He got closer and closer to the city gates, but they held no safety. Watching the man who was most likely stronger than the barbaric woman who killed 700 soldiers, he knew that the walls held no protection. He could easily slip by them, or even break them.

As the blood soaked man got close to the walls, the guards had noticed someone running as if their life depended on it. They called out.

"Hey! What is wrong with yo-..."

The guard was cut off mid-sentence after seeing the man drenched in blood. The guard's only thought was 'huh?' as he was completely in a state of confusion. Stupefied, he stood there and watched the man get closer, but snapping back to reality and getting his weapon ready in case this man had ill intentions. However, the man ran straight up to him and slowed before coming to a stop. Upon closer inspection, the guard noticed the man to be a part of the Holy Soldiers. There were top-rate soldiers of the kingdom, and he was a scout nonetheless.

"What is wrong? Why are you..." The guard couldn't finish his sentence because of the mortifying scene.

"Huff... please... I need to see the Pope..huff... it's an emergency!" The man spoke with tears in his eyes and clearly scarred for life. The guard instantly let him through, and even ran alongside him until the man became so weak that the guard was forced to carry him. He ran straight for the castle. He should have no problem since the Holy Soldiers were issued orders by the Pope's secretary, and the Pope was currently residing in the main castle with the King.

The guard was stopped several times before him, the man, and a group of soldiers all ran through. There were maybe 8 soldiers accompanying the man to get the information through. They passed the training grounds where the heroes were, and many of them including Alyssa and Josh had seen the commotion, and followed where everyone was running.

Eventually, around 20 soldiers and 10 heroes including Alyssa and Josh arrived in front of the king and the pope.

"What... is the meaning of this?.." The king was the first to break the silence. He was genuinely unsure as to why a scout would need to see him and the pope, but him being covered in blood gave hints to a reason which should be impossible.

The pope, upon seeing the man's uniform recognized him as one of the Holy Soldier Scouts.

"Speak, man, speak! What happened out there, and why are you covered in blood.?!" The pope shouted aloud as he feared that something terrible happened, in which his prediction would be correct.

The man in question was currently sitting on the group, panting. He seemed to have recovered his exhaustion from being carried, so he was able to speak.

"Your holiness... it's..." there was a silence. Nobody spoke, and none dared to. The scout was obviously traumatized indicated by his constant shaking. After a few seconds, the scout looked back at the pope and continued.

"We arrived at the dungeon, and there was nothing left of it. It was obliterated. However, the soldiers seemed to not realize that it was gone since they came upon two demons. Or, a demon and a beast-kin. One was a dragon, and the other was someone... or something I have never seen. His skin was very dark, and his horns were very long. He also had 5 of them atop his skull making a crown."

After hearing this, everyone was confused. The pope especially, since there were only demons with 2 horns maximum and the demon lord only had two horns as well.

"Fi-.. Five horns?" The pope spoke aloud. Not believing what he just heard.

"Yes..." The pope and the others of the world found that hard to believe. The heroes did not understand, but after a bit of thinking they must have thought that two must be the max, or something of that nature.

"Anyway.. the soldiers charged in. They saw the dragon, and with 700 troops they knew they could take her. However, the most confusing one was the man. Along with his skin being dark gray, his very long horns numbering 5, and his piercing red eyes, he had red markings all over his body. I had never seen them before. He also had a tail that was pitch black. No demon has even been seen with a tail before. That was only to the monsters and beast-kin. His tail, however, was similar to the ones you see in children's stories. It was pointed at the end in the shape of a spade."

Everyone listened attentively, waiting for the ending.

"I immediately knew something was wrong, but the soldiers dashed in without thinking and began attacking. The man emitted no power so it raised my awareness further. I hid as best as I could and waited to see more so I could gather information, however the dragon killed around 70 soldiers in a single punch. She was very powerful, however that was to be expected because she is a dragon. But.. the most alarming part was how the demon disappeared. I frantically looked around, but couldn't find him. I couldn't feel his presence either. At least until I had a hand around my throat.

I was lifted and he told me that struggling would be no good, and after he showed me something he would have a message for you, the Pope."

The scout then shivered... and laughed a bit as his sanity drifted off, but he somehow managed to bring it back. Everyone around him was startled at not only the story, but how he almost became insane in an instant.

"The next thing I saw was the back of one of the other scouts. His name was Roofus, and he was a great guy. Fun to be around and always cheery. However, my heart dropped at what he did next.. i couldn't warn Roofus since his hand grasped my throat and prevented me from making noise, but the demon shoved his hand into Roofus' back. I saw his eyes widen as pain must have struck him like it never had before. Then... in front of my eyes... his heart was ripped out. This continued until all the scouts were dead. Some were more lucky than others in their death. Some had their spines ripped out, others' heads were blown clean off in an instant and disappeared after being stuck by a black mass of magic.

After I was crying and breaking down, we moved yet again, almost likely teleporting, but now in an ocean of dead bodies. Every one of the 700 soldiers was dead. And they were killed only by the hands of a single dragon-kin. The demon and the dragon had a very quick chat, until he turned to me.

He spoke these words to me, and told me to relay them back to you:

"Lucas is back for revenge with a new name. Lorne. Train for the day we next meet, and I will see you then.""

At these words, everyone became silent. Then, one body dropped to the ground on their knees crying tears of both joy and horror. Advertisement Previous

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