Here I am, standing on the Everglade cliff. Beautiful place, looks over huge forests of green. I hear its a great tourist spot. Lovers propose and all that stuff.
Me?
Noooo. I'm not facing the the huge forests of green. I don't even have a dog, let alone a someone to spend the rest of my life with .
I would love to say me, myself & I, completely in one with the world, with the bountiful trees of Mother Cerra.
Spiritually. You know, like the Monks of Saba.
But right now, I'm facing Demon lord... something?
Never had a name. Demon lord is what they go by. I've never really bothered to listen. I mean.. why? Its a bit ambiguous no? Even I have a name. Have I even heard the thing speak...
"Demon lord"
Silence.
"Oi"
Silence.
"You're the only one here. Why are you ignoring me"
I look more closely to see the tall figure tense up.
"Oi, why're you hesitating?? I can see you hesitating"
The Demon lord stood for a while, an orb of mana formed in its hand and threw. Right towards me.
I duck down, rolling forward- sword in hand I blast mana right back, clipping the demon lord's shoulder. The blast wasn't enough, I can see the pure mana coalescing- another energy orb ready to be let loose.
I'm dripping with sweat- wiping the beads of it rolling down my face. Terrible armor, this is what I get for being the countryside hero. I started to curse my life as I lift both my arms in the air.
"HALTTT"
The Demon lord weirdly complies. The now formed energy ball ready to incinerate my existence.
"I have one thing to say to you oh lord of Demons"
What am I even doing right now...
"You have terrorized this the people long enough- taking away innocent lives away for your own pleasure."
I'm reciting some shitty play I watched 2 nights ago, bit of a blur- drinking. I should get help. Without thinking on my health too much, I'm working on my final spell. There's nothing more I can do.
Just need to buy time.
"Thou hath stolen souls that do not belong to you foul beast- thy reign of terror shall soon be perished upon my will"
I would die out of embarrassment if I didn't die from this spell. Dear god, please make this go easy.
The Demon lord, just stared at me. I've no idea why though. Shouldn't any man be desperate for his life??
The Dark lord, clad in demonic energy took on step forward. Threw the energy orb that's been slowly accumulating the whole time I was doing my act.
F.u.c.k.
I swing my sword down. Piercing the ground.
Cracks form in the ground around the sword and the cliffs shatter. A thunderous boom can be heard soon after.
The sudden collapse of the ground shifts both of us; the energy orb misses its mark- flies past my face- a searing burn past my temple. Too close.
I ignore the burning sensation, focusing on the Demon lord falling down with me who's temporarily confused, I strike.
I use the falling pieces of dirt as a foothold and rush towards the Demon lord. It senses my approach and weaponizes the mana surrounding us- rushing towards each other, I activate the spell.
"------------"
I can see whats happening. I've reached the Demon lord,
The sword emblazoned with the final spell, pierces through the heart.
Time is moving too slowly.
The demonic energy flows into the sword. What's happening?
The armor from the Demon Lord was completely made of mana? Whatever it was, I can see it.
What I missed was the Demon lord piercing my heart.
Checkmate.
My heart was nearly destroyed with the shear amount of demonic energy flooding into my system.
The darkness...seeping into my very being.
F.u.c.k i DON'T WANT TO BE VIOLATED LIKE THIS.
A girlfriend would've been nice, I'm not even married yet- I'm nearly in my 30s, why did it have to be me.
The energy consumed the both of us, still falling down. I couldn't hear much, maybe my imagination- but choir singing could be heard.
Ah.
I knew it.
I'm going to the other side. I'll be the first one.
Let me born into a rich family.
A filthy rich family.
I'd like to have a girlfriend...
THUD