After waiting for a day, it became clear that the war was still going. The only problem was that neither side wanted to make the first move.

-This might be the only way-

I thought for this past day and I could only find one quick effective way to break this stalemate.

To become the catalyst.

Since in our group, there are both human and demons from birth, we can bait them into moving against each other.

«Diond, once we start moving, go find those two and bring them here. Tell them I'm here as well. It's probably enough for them to join us. Other than that, Laura. You're coming along with me. Zey and Eshriel go with Noemi. We'll be temporarily breaking the pairs for this initial move. After it's done, we meet back here and wreak both sides in one fell swoop.» (Me)

Everyone nodded. I signaled Noemi to come close and told her that the plan was to bait the enemy and retreat. With that, she nodded and signaled the other two.

Gonzo simply looked at Alais and nodded, indicating that he would protect her while the others were gone.

I looked in the direction of the demon camp and took off my mask. I have to look as human as I can.

«Let's do this!» (Me)

Everyone departed in their objective's direction.

I can see the enemy camp. It's still in the same place as it was before but most people seem wounded in some way. There are still healers going around and healing people even many days after the previous battle.

«Laura.» (Me)

«Yes? Brother?» (Laura)

She looks at me with the innocent eyes of a puppy. She is simply happy.

«Let's wreak some havoc.» (Me)

«Yes!» (Laura)

She draws her sword and I summon my claws.

(Kit)

Kit enlarges and jumps into the camp in a single leap, knocking down most tents and people. He then disappears.

I and Noemi follow along and start slashing through them as soon as we get close.

«Damn you, humans!» (???)

The commander comes out. At the sight of a giant hammer, my face seems to start shining along with the gentle yet creepy smile on my face. It's that one general that makes people work to get back into the school and doesn't let them in once they come back with their job done.

The general readies the hammer and stops his foot into the ground.

«I'll teach you the meaning of the one named Abigol!» (Abigol)

Before he can start swinging the hammer, I dash forward and punch him in the guts. That simple punch sends him flying.

«I have no need to know the name of a dirty man who's about to die.» (Me)

He gets back and his feet and his eyes burn with anger.

«About to die? To a mere fucking human?» (Abigol)

«No, not to a human. To an "Entity" » (Me)

I warp behind him and put the scythe around his neck. With a swift move, his head rolls on the floor. Not only his but also from a few of those that tried to save him and got caught by Laura and were burned to death by blue fire.

«R-Retreat!» (???)

Every demon starts running for their lives. Their general, the strongest warrior they had, was dead.

Laura was about to chase after them but I stopped her.

«Let them go. We might have even gone too far already.» (Me)

«Ooops...» (Laura)

«Don't worry, it was my fault. Let's go back» (Me)

We arrive and Alais is hiding once again behind a tree. Gonzo is standing in front of that tree. It doesn't look like they had any kind of combat.

«We're back!» (Laura)

Laura immediately announces our arrival and Gonzo lightly smiles at such sight.

I sit down and wait for good news.

...

After an hour, Noemi comes back with the other two... who were screaming at each other again.

«I told you not to use THAT spell or they would be too scared! I had to make myself look weak or they would have retreated immediately!» (Eshriel)

«It's not MY fault that those humans are such cowards!» (Zey)

«You basically blew half of them into ashes!» (Eshriel)

They kept discussing until eventually they hugged and kissed out of frustration for each other. It's such a weird relationship.

«Mission complete. Their generals are already marching forward to counter-attack.» (Noemi)

In the end, they did it.

«Good job. Now we just wait for either Diond or for the next battle. After seeing the state of their troops, both sides will go for an all-out attack with every last troop they have to try and ensure the victory. At that time, we destroy both sides. Now, we wait.» (Me)

...

After a long silence, a single voice timidly asked:

«Is this really needed?» (Zey)

«Are you doubting my brother?!» (Laura)

I stop Laura before she said any more.

«We need to cause a shock on both sides. This was a great opportunity to do it all at once.»

«If that's really worth it...» (Zey)

Now we just have to wait.

After a while, the human army, or what was left of it, passed by us.

We stealthily followed while keeping a central position.

At a certain point, the human army halted their advance and changed their formation.

The Demon army was within sight.

They had a defensive formation since they were probably waiting for me, but instead, the human army appeared.

Everything was quiet and peaceful for a bit and I scanned the battlefield, looking for our four members.

Since they were nowhere to be found I'll assume Diond was successful.

...

A warcry sounded from the human army and the demon army answered with another warcry. Every single warrior in that battlefield was screaming from the top of their lungs for this final battle.

The humans charged in.

The two sides clashed and the metallic sounds resounded deeply within the forest.

Blood started flowing and heads started rolling.

«Everyone, get ready.» (Me)

As everyone gets ready, the battle rages right in front of us.

Everyone prepared their weapons and took a deep breath.

Then they put on their masks.

Each one has a different mask that somehow relates to their personality.

Gonzo has the simplest mask. A plain simple light grey mask.

-The Golem.

Laura has a mask filled with geometric figures and stars all colored with bright colors.

-The Child.

Zey has a mask that is contorted with a bitter feel and has marks on the forehead that looks like a crown.

-The Defeated King

Eshriel has a mask that has a cold stone crying face with similar crown looking marks like Zey.

-The Sad Queen

Alais has a light blue mask showing shock and deep fear.

-The Coward

Noemi has a pink mask with dark vine-like details all over it.

-The Lover

And I have the usual mask.

-THE Entity.

Once both armies' numbers had gone down by about a quarter, I took a step forward.

Everyone stepped along with me within a second.

«Remember to let some backlines live to tell the story.»

Everyone nodded in anticipation for the next words.

«Let's make history!» (Me)

As it was previously planned, Gonzo and Laura go first.

Gonzo uses his massive shield to block the attacks from both sides while Laura slashes some and burns whoever is nearby.

This sudden masked appearance had both sides fall back temporarily.

A dragon was suddenly heard. It soared through the sky with a single person on top of it.

Zey started casting spells and the battlefield was filled with fireballs and tornados with the exception of the zone where Laura and Gonzo were.

That zone had become a death arena.

Those who somehow survived a little longer than others had a bladed wheel hitting and shredding them to pieces.

That or were devoured by my weapon like all the corpses I came across.

...

The battle was a quick one. In the end, as the few backline survivors got up and started running away, I left my last message.

«We are not humans. We are not demons or monster either! We are Entities and we'll destroy all of you!» (Me)

My loud voice reached their ears and they, while panicking, started running as fast as possible.

It has begun.