A towering wall of flames rose, engulfing almost half the Capital. The light from them illuminated the sky almost as if it was a reverse Aurora.
In the Adventurer Guild, the Adamantite teams and Princess Renner along with the Guard Captain of the city gathered to discuss the situation.
"I and my companions had tried to enter the wall, we didn't get burned by the flames and were easily able to walk through it." Lakyus explained.
"So it's an Illusion then?" One of the other gathered people spoke.
"Yes it seems so. But beyond that were hordes of demons that I have only heard in Legends or stories, fighting them will be tough." Lakyus continued.
Her words made the gathered adventurers frown in worry. They were all experienced adventurers and the reputation of BlueRose was well known, if Lakyus, its leader said that the demons were ones form the legends, they had no reason to disbelief it.
"Everyone! Don't be afraid! Even if fighting those demons will be hard, but we will do our best! I have also gathered the City Gaurds to assist us." Renner, seeing the dropping moral spoke, hoping to give them some encouragement.
"And what about Warrior Captain Gazef Stronoff? If he is here then we'd have no problem solving this issue." One of the adventurers asked.
"Yes!" "I heard he's the best warrior?"
"You heard correct! If he's with us then we can surely win this night!"
A chain of praises and admiration spread in the room as they turned their heads around the space, as if to search for Gazef.
"I am sorry to inform you but he won't be with us today, Sir Gazef is required to stay by the King, my father's side at all times." Renner sighed out.
"Damn nobles.." one of the adventurers muttered under his breath but was heard by his neighbours, who didn't disagree with him.
In a moment of crisis, only the Golden Princess dared to help them, while the High and Mighty Nobles sat back and enjoyed the show.
"Don't be disheartened! Even though we don't have Sir Gazef, we have someone even stronger, it's Sir Momon!" Evil eye quickly spoke as she gestured towards Momon standing behind her.
Looking at him, voices of recognition rose among the crowd. They vividly remember the recent fame he had garnered, single handedly preventing an Undead Invasion in the capital, before it even began.
"He has already clashed with the Leader of this Demon Invasion and has been able to fight toe to toe with him. If we reach the centre of this incident and defeat the Leader then all will be over." Evileye continued.
"Then, Sir Momon, I will have to ask for your help." Renner smiled as she looked at the silent but towering Dark Knight.
As the discussions continued, the topic shifted from what to do to who will do, positions and tasks were assigned to different groups while the primary goal was to Give Momon, Nabe and Evileye a way inside the centre of the Fire walls, while also rescuing the trapped citizens.
Due to the previous 'noise' that Momon identified as Call of the Abyss, almost all the citizens were unconscious and in constant danger, due to this Call, weaker Adventurers and City Guards were also caught up in the aftermath, resulting in the decrease in the number of workforce.
Soon, the discussions were concluded as everyone began their tasks. Lakyus, along with here remaining Bluerose team mates led the vanguard with other Adamantite adventurers.
As they made way for the Dark Knight by killing the demons, Momon, lifted by both Nabe and Evileye flew in the center.
Being dropped in the center of the monster's formation, Momon skided into a halt. Then quickly swinging his two large blades in large arcs he advanced forward.
Behind him, the severed bodies and blood accumulated. Seeing the Dark knight fight so valiantly, the other adventurers too felt invigorated and fought the demons more intensely. But only a few were able to replicate his achievements in a smaller scale while the rest were merely food for the demons.
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Walking in the central clearing Momon saw several masked figures. One was a male who was Jaldabaoth. The rest were about five female maids.
Evil eye and Nabe followed Momon as they stood behind him. Seeing the enemy Evileye raised her guard, not one of the maids looked like pushovers and not to mention Jaldabaoth.
"We meet again, Dark Knight." Jaldabaoth began.
"Although I warned you humans to not interfere, now that you have done it, I have no choice but to retaliate."
"Humphf, foul demon, today you will die!" Momon declared as he rushed towards Jaldabaoth who backed away.
Soon another battle began with the maids divided to take on the two girls as Jaldabaoth and Momon further backed away from them while fighting.
Soon, only Evil eye and Two maids were fighting while the two seperated groups were 'fighting' somewhere else.
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Inside the room of a dilapidated house, Momon or Ainz sat down on the chair of the dining table. Jaldabaoth or Demiurge knelt before him.
"So Demiurge, is everything going as planned?" Ainz asked.
"Indeed my Lord. I am sure with your insight, you have already seen the result of my plans", Demiurge praised.
'And how do I tell you I just learned of your plans indirectly from Hyortr?' Ainz silently lamented, but on the outside he maintained the dignity of a sovereign.
"Hmn .. Don't mind my inquiry Demiurge but, why do you need the help of Hyortr? To my knowledge You alone will be capable for achieving the goals 'I' set."
Ainz, emboldened by the recent events of how subservient his subjects were, was now not afraid to ask such questions.
"To sow urgency my Lord " Demiurge simply replied.
"Urgency?..."
'As far as the plans was concerned, I will back Demiurge to a corner and out of the blue Hyortr will arrive swiftly 'defeating' me. Then leave with some parting words. Then I will recite my script to the adventurers.' Ainz quietly remembered the script Hyortr and Demiurge had crafted.
"I see. As for the item?"
"It will be this. This is the Artifact Hyortr Graciously lended to me." Demiurge spoke as he brought out a glowing blue orb, sparks of electricity occasionally spreading out.
'The Orb of Thunder?' Ainz recalled.
This artifact was a part of the Main Artifact, called Abyss Orb. It was divided into Four parts, three of them were orbs corresponding to three elements, Thunder, Fire and Ice. And then, there was the catalyst.
Combining these four would create an AoE elemental reaction, One which Ainz remembers was quite a sight to see in Yggdrasil.
"I see...then Demiurge, let's not keep the audience waiting for our duel." Ainz said as his Momon helmet materialized on his skull.
"Indeed my Lord, we shan't." Demiurge grinned as he put his mask on while bowing towards Ainz.
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Meanwhile, Evil eye was almost about to loose the two way assault of the maids when a blast gave her an opening to make some distance between them.
Looking at the source of the blast, she saw the increasing intensity of the fight between Jaldabaoth and Momon, their clashes creating shock waves that tore even stone walls into pebbles.
Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, Momon gave Jaldabaoth a round about kick which sent him tumbling into the rubbles. Smoke and dirt gathered around the crash site as a moment of silence fell, non of the other fighters fighting.
"Sir Momon..." Evileye asked as she walked towards Momon, her call as if to ask if Jaldabaoth was defeated.
"He is strong." This single statement seemed to describe the state of Jaldabaoth and as if on cue, Jaldabaoth walked out of the dust cloud. His appearance disheveled from the fight and then the sudden crash.
His mask was broken from the lower part as black blood flowed down one of the larger cuts on his shoulders. Inflicted by Momon during their fight.
"Ghraaahhh!" As Jaldabaoth walked out of the rubble, a Demon Imp flew down towards him, it's small figure holding a fist sized orb with it.
Taking the orb form the imp, Jaldabaoth let out a sigh.
"Sir Momon. Why don't we pause our play here? I have got what I came for, I know you will be unwilling to let me retreat. But I am sure you will change your mind when you know that I -"
Before Jaldabaoth could complete his statement, Evileye interrupted him.
"What makes you think we'd let you escape! Sir Momon let's kill him!" Evileye cheered from behind Momon as she glared at Jaldabaoth.
The situation seemed favourable for them, in the earlier exchange, Momon was clearly dominating the battle. While, given enough time her teammates and the rest will soon arrive here making dealing with the maids easy.
There was no way they'd let this opportunity go to waste.
" You certainly know how to run your mouth, vampire." Suddenly a mocking voice sounded from the sky as everyone looked towards the source.
High above the rubble behind Jaldabaoth, a male figure floated. He wore black aristocrat clothes that had blends of purple and red on it. Long shoulder length hair that seemed to be dyed purple at the end along with purple eyeshadow on his lower lash line.
His piercing slanted eyes paired with the colour gave him a sharp and overbearing aura. His crossed hands and the floating prismatic spear beside him added a layer of dominant air.
The infuriating smirk in his face while looking down at everyone present below was undeniably arrogant.
Who is this mysterious being?
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