Chapter Eight: The Second Demon Lord
"Looks like Amon got himself whipped." A voice in the shadows said.
"Ah yes, I think you ought to finish what he start?" Lucifer said.
The two demon lord was at Lucifer's dwelling, Legeps Fort. A place where reality becomes blurred, those who ventured here never returned..
"Oh yes, I would." A beautiful woman stepped out of the shadows. "I am Lilith of Lust, I will use what men most desire." She finished with a smile.

"We've arrived in Aspire." Arjen told the the party.
"This town is scary.." Jasmin looked shaken.
"Everything here has been tainted by demonic energy so no what object it is, most likely it would be dangerous. Be careful."

The party was resting in a inn when a dense mist enveloped the whole village. Making it almost impossible to navigate through. "Flare" Arjen casted a spell to clear the mist but it was to no avail. "This is a magical mist. We are under attack, it seems."
"By who?" Fabio asked.
"I've no idea. Ladies, stay back. Weiss, protect Marin and Jasmin. " Arjen told them. "Aurora"
A extreme large beam of light blasted through the wall on their right, and the wall emitted a scream that chilled the party's soul. Almost immediately, a huge number of people surrounded them.
"Who are you people?" Arjen inquired.
"We are from the Freedom Clan of assassins. Prepare for your demise." One of the opponent answered.
"Using such words only seems to make you weak." Arjen raised a hand, "Flash" A bright light emanated from his hand burned away all of them. "Seems like our demise will come after theirs" Arjen remarked to Fabio sarcastically.
Fabio chuckled and in the middle of his laughter, his head was sliced off.. Cleanly..
"FABBBIOOOO!!!"
A woman in black appear. "I'm the leader of Freedom Guild. And it seems that you people like carnage. Killed off all my men I see?"
Arjen kept his cool despite Fabio's death. "Looks like we will have alot to talk about? Do we?" Arjen disappeared in a blink..
Appearing behind the woman, he stabbed her, driving his sword through her torso. The woman then fainted but Arjen can't bring himself to kill her. "Jasmin, heal her."
"Are you nuts? She killed FABIO!!"
"Do it."
Jasmin call forth particles of the air to reverse the wounds of the woman. Then she pressed her hand against her head and shouted, "AWAKEN!"
"Spellbind Prison" The spell Arjen casted sealed the woman into a circle of power which then imprisoned her.
"Who are you?"
"Aerith Fetalle."
"Why did you attack?"
"I need to protect the town from anymore harm. I thought you were Amon's agents."
"Amon is dead, Aerith."
"Really?" She broke down crying.
"Why are you crying?"
"I killed your friend.."
"Because you wanted to protect the village.?"
"He has got an demonic aura in him. Search his clothing." She sobbed.
Arjen found an orb which could be released into Damien's weapon. "Del Vlad's. Let me cleanse it."
Over an hour had passed, Arjen had then finished cleansing the weapon. "Marin, use this."
"ME?"
"YES."
Marin took the orb from Arjen. Arjen then explained, "It's a trident which controls fire."
"Oh.. I see.."
Turning back to Aerith, "you are right. My friend was corrupted by the orb. I trusted him enough not to sense what's within him. He was violent in that fight against Amon. Corrupted by Wrath." Arjen released her from her prison.
"May I know of your powers, Aerith?"
Aerith pulled out her sword, "I can control water. My sword's name is Ichorous. And I can manipulate water in the air using my magic."
"Intriguing. Do you want to join my party? To rid the world of the seven Demon Lords."
"Could I?"
"Yes, if you want to."
"Alright."
So the McAteers lost one of their most prominent fighters but gained one whose powers are unknown yet managed to slice off Fabio's head. A task, even Damien Del Vlad, an archdemon fail to do..

To be continued..


Chapter Seven: Kungen
The party continued on their journey, to their next village. The closest village to Amon's dwelling was Aspire, village of the dead. There are almost no life surrounding it, all around was dismal, barren land. Hence, the nickname of the village. The McAteers were just a couple of miles away from Aspire. All too sudden, intense demonic energy enveloped them and the pressure caused by the djä sent the ladies crashing to the ground. Arjen immediately cast a spell that blocked out djä in their surrounding. "Looks like what we were seacrching for had came to us."
"A sharp sword, a sharp wit.." A sly voice came out of nowhere.
"Show yourself, Amon. Seems to me demon lords are just cowards?"
"Prove yourselves.." Hoards of demons appear all around them.
"Rubbish.." Weiss interjected. "Annihilate"
A red beam of energy blew all the demons away.
"Impressive. Ten battalions gone just like that. Seems like all of you are stronger than I thought.. Prepare yourself.."
A man stepped out of the shadows. Looks like any normal human being except that he had two large leather wings. "I am Amon Of Wrath. Die before me, humans."
"A demi-human form uh?"
"To better utilised our powers, we demon lord have human forms." Amon said with a smirk.
Then with one wave of his hand, an invisible force sent Weiss crashing into the trees behind with an awful thud. "Pathetic.."
"WEISS!?" Fabio shouted. "Hail, become my arrow. Frost, be my blade. Snow, you are my shield." Fabio's dagger was unsealed into it's true appearance. A wakizashi. Then dragging his sword back with his sword hand, putting his other hand over it, "Petals of Frost" A flurry of icicles was summoned, and then shattered into pieces resembling petals. "Dance with elegance". In unison, all the ice petals began criss crossing towards Amon and attempted to cut him into tiny bits and pieces. Driving cuts into Amon, he got mad and pulled out his weapon. A stick. "Awaken" The stick extended and at it's edge, a huge curving blade seemingly formed from wood appeared. It then turned jet black. Black, as death itself. "Behold my scythe, Necromortis. Now, face it's wrath. Skewer that punk. The blade became horizontal and glowed blood red. It extended towards Fabio at high speed at buried itself deep into his shoulder. "AHHHHHHHHHH"
"You arm is mine." Amon smirked "Expand"
The blade expanded and tore Fabio's arm off. Fabio had only a little of his consciousness left by then.
"Take care of Fabio and Weiss, ladies. It's time to finish this whole charade." The voice came from Arjen but it's wasn't like his tone at all. This tone was aloof and arrogant.
"Who is that.."
"Kun.. Gen.." Fabio rasped.
"Kungen?"
"His.. Poten.. Tial.. Unl..locked.."
"Don't talk, I will reattach your arm. Jas, heal Weiss."

Kungen, who made Arjen's auburn hair much longer, and had narrowed eye. "This will be over quickly." An apparition of Kungen appeared behind Amon and cut of his arm cleanly.
"WHHATTT?!"
"Light is the medium of my abilities. This sword's abilities. That was an illusion created by my light. And whatever my illusions does, it fools your mind to think that it's real, therefore inflicting the damage to your weak little body. Even if you know this fact, your mind will still get fooled again and again. Hence the name of sword is Aureola. Now, to unseal my blade." Driving his sword into the ground, "Amplify. Now I have complete control over light." With astounding speed, three Kungen appeared and sliced off Amon's wings and his other arm. He had absolutely no time to react. Kungen himself, with his blade lighted up, pressed it against Amon's torso. "Goodnight, Amon. Cascading flare" A red crescent light with a very instensity of magic, vaporized Amon. Leaving only ashes.. But Kungen wasn't finish, he used his light to gather all the particles of Amon, and then encased it in a ball of light. "Brighten" Every trace of Amon disappeared.
Kungen then collapsed, Arjen was back. Albeit heavily panting.
"Arjen!!" Marin ran over to hug him.
With a weak smile, "Marin, aren't you afraid? Of my second form?"
"No.. I'm not.. And I healed Fabio.."
"Great... Don't leave me now.. I lov.." Arjen sanked into her arms, unconscioused.
Marin, with a wide grin, allow Arjen to sleep on her thigh. "We'll set camp here tonight, yea sis?"
"Ok. You like him, don't ya?" Jasmin smiled.
"Kinda.." Marin said with a blush.
Weiss then said, "Well this will be between us girls. Haha. Not a guy will know." Noting that Fabio was knocked out too.
With that, the girl set up camp and let the guys rest. "Our turn to protect them now.." Jasmin said.

To be continued..



Chapter Six: FRIEND becomes FOE
"What.... Even Damien is dead?" Amon was seriously shocked.
"Yes.."
"It's about time.. I want you.. To lead ten battalions of djämons to the castle's entrance. This time, I, Amon of the Wrath shall enter the flay...."
"Yes, milord."
The djämon captain went out to follow the Demon Lord's order.
Even Damien? Whoever that killed Damien is certainly strong. Tennes? No, someone who uses frost as his weapon. "I will seek him out..."

"Tennes, meet Seraphy's defenders, Jasmin, Marin and Pino. Those two little girls are my daughters that are going to be the sages of Seraphy one day.." Chronos smiled at his daughters. "Meet Arjen Tennes. Son of Spegel's sage.."
"Please to meet all of you." Arjen repiled, although his eyes were resting upon Marin.
"Why are you looking at me? Sir?" Marin answered sacarstically.
"You were imagining." Arjen turned away to face Pino. "Anyway, please to meet you. I'm Arjen Tennes"
"Pino Cirrus, the Mage of Frost. Hi." Pino smiled.
"And I'm Jasmin. Druid." Jasmin faced Arjen.
"Yea. So people.. Let's talk over dinner later. I have to melt the village from what my comrade created." Arjen grimaced. Taking one last look at Marin, Arjen vanished.


"Fabio. You almost made the whole village seem like an avalanche happened."
"Arjen, you are back." Fabio laughed. "Well, Damien De Vlad was here, had to give my all." Wiping off his smile. "Who knows what will happen if I didn't? He didn't even reached his maximum power before I kill him."
"I thought you said he was weak." Weiss retorted.
"I was joking, fool. De Vlad has much more than that. But if the other side is gonna treat us like a joke, we shall wipe them out. Once and for all.."
Nicely said. Now then.." Arjen was cut off by an attack from the left.. A familiar figure appeared, flanked by one of Spegel's most talented female warrior. The attack was deflected by Weiss using her dagger.
"Retiq Weiss. You've gotten stronger.." the figure said grimly, then pulling back his hood.
"GARLAND?" Fabio grabbed his weapon.
"Yes, you will all die today. Terraz, take out those two insipid creatures. Tennes is mine."
"As smug as ever huh?"
"Not as much as you, Tennes. Let's get started. Shall we? Unseal your sword!" With that Garland spun his spear in his hands "Wind, gather before me.. Strike with fury!" The Odin's Lance shook and turned dark silver. "Cyclone Blast." Two massive wind lance flew and combined into an extremely huge wave of destruction. The wave, destroying everything in it's path, descends upon Arjen, who had just pulled out his sword to cut the wave.
The wave split and combined again, this time coming from Arjen's back, "Blitzshield." A gigantic shield of light appeared just in time to block the wave, only slightly eroding.
"Well, nice little shield. Unseal your sword, Tennes. Set upon the light? Change it to Set upon the dung.."
"Set upon the shine was just a quote to mislead the demons into thinking that I had unseal my sword. I will not unseal my sword until you push me to my limit. Even without unsealing, our difference in strength should be apparent."
"What?!" Sending another lance of wind at Arjen, only to find that it completely passed through him.
"The latent power of my sword. Complete control over light. You just attack a light illusion." Arjen raised his sword, "Light blast." A gigantic crescent-shaped blast flew toward Garland who then blocked it with his spear.
"Unseal now."
"Since you wish to see it so much, prepare to be dazzled." Driving his sword into the ground, "Amplify."
"That's it?"
"Nay, I have complete control over light. You'll see what I meant." A sword like Arjen's appear near Garland, then driving into his foot.
"What the..?"
"Rödblitz" A low power lightbeam spell but under Arjen's immerse magical powers, it was devastating. Burning a hole through Garland's shoulder.

Meanwhile, "Stop looking around, fools." Terraz shouted.
Two gigantic rocks rose from the ground and assailed Weiss and Fabian, and before it hits, plant roots appeared on the rocks, which then adhered to the ground, effectively tying them there.
"What do you think you are doing, brat?"
"Who are you?"
"Marin, daughter of Seraphy's Sage."
"I see, it makes no difference." Two hand composed of rocks grew from the ground and grabbed Marin's leg. "I love killing important people." Terraz said with a sardonic smile. "See my ultimate technique." Rocks began making a gigantic dragon, which opened it gigantic maw, "Calatonic beam" A red light started to coalesce between the maws, which was then fired at Marin.
It all seems to be the end but.. "Blitzshield" A light blocked the beam which was then shattered by it, but the caster threw himself to save the young druid.
"ARJEN!!"
"Well, trying to be a hero huh?" Garland remarked.
"I thought we were friends, Dowell." Fabio shouted.
"Used to be, but betrayers must be.. Eliminated. Now.. To finish the fight."
Garland began to move backwards into where he was moments ago, but his consciousness remained. "What the.."
"Dowell, how dare you?"
"Sage of Seraphy huh? I shall crash you too." Slashing his spear in the air, "Cyclone Swipe"
Deflecting the attack with a single hand, "Useless. I shall take the prized spear from you. A tainted being have no rights to use it." The sage glanced at Arjen, "Heal him, Jasmin."
Jasmin, who had just arrived, "Yes, dad."
"I shall carry on the fight from here." Pino, who also just arrived remarked. "You devastated my village."
"No. Allow me to, Pino. Or my skills will get rusty." The sage used a spell of incredible potency, sealing the Odin's lance into a portal which led to Spegel, and blasting Garland away.
"I will be back to kill Tennes. I shall procure an even more powerful weapon. Let's go, Terraz." With that, the duo walked off into the night.

"Arjen, why did you save me?" Marin almost cried.
"Because.. You.. Are innocent.." A weak smile lighting up Arjen's face.
"Dad, I want to follow them on their trip." Marin told the sage.
"Yes, you may." The sage replied. "Jasmin, go with them. Pino, stay. You need to protect the village with me."
"Yes, sir."

Hours later, fully healed and rejuvenated, Arjen and his party set off.. "Hey, we need a name for our party." Fabio said.
"McAteer. After the legendary Spegel's sage?" Arjen suggested. "Anybody disagree?"
"Nah." Everyone else replied in unison.
"Great.." Arjen smiled, eye resting upon Marin again.
"What are you looking at?" Jasmin observed cheekily.
"Hmm.. The environment. We are safe."
"Pfah.. Bullshit." Jasmin said, to everybody's amusement.
"Whatever. Let's go."
"Right.."

To be continued..



Chapter Five: Fire VS Frost
The trio arrived in the mage village of Seraphy moments after their fight with Amon's demon. "Let's see, I need to see the sage of Seraphy. Protect the village while I'm gone. Weiss, Fabio.. I'm counting on you." With that, Arjen vanished..
Right into the sage's quarter. "I seek audience with you, venerable one." Arjen bowed.
"You may enter.. Let's see.. Tennes.. What ail you?
"I have an ominous feeling that Amon is trying to take over the village."
"Ah yes, I do know. And your friends will save the village."
"Oh? How do you know for sure?"
"Because I am the timeless one. I am the sage of the ages, Chronos. It's my gift and curse to see everything but not to interfere. Arjen Tennes. There's someone I need you to meet.."
"Who?"
"You will know, when it's time. Now wait."
Arjen must wait for the mystery person that he must meet.. Well, and let his friends save Seraphy.

Meanwhile, "He's sure taking a long time eh?" Fabio whined.
"Whatever, just shut up." Weiss retorted.
"You are one hotshot, retard.."
"What did you say?!"
Then the sky was tore apart.. The air around Seraphy became so dense, that the villagers all hid in their house and casted barriers around. This was an anti-mage spell that effectively trap everone in Seraphy.. Except Weiss and Fabio..
"Well, well.. Look who we have here? Two who isn't mage?"
"Weiss, protect the village from other demons.. This is my fight."
"Acting tough, I see. "
"Do I, Damien Del Vlad? Hiding under a human skin?"
"You know me? I see.. Who are you, kid?"
"Fabio Tarc, a country boy from the wilds. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
"Ar... Yes.. Arjen Tennes's friend. I will fulfil your wish." Damien raised his hand.
Two battalions of demons appear and began marching to the village. Weiss immediately went after them. To annihilate them.
"Now it's just you and me, friend of Arjen Tennes.."
Damien pulled out a little rod. "Smother and burn.." The rod became longer and longer, eventually three sharp points began to grow. A trident.
Fabio suddenly disappear, and was already behind Damien before his adversary knew it. He already freeze Damien's arm, one more strike would sufficed.
"Fool.." The ice around Damien's arm melted. And with a spin, he used his trident to strike Fabio, around the blade was a trail of flames that seek to burn everything into a nothingness.
That fool was already dead, Damien thought. But everything was freezing?
"Hail, become my arrow. Frost, be my blade. Snow, you are my shield."
With a blast, the frost crossblade, Fabio's dagger, became a wakizashi, a short sword. Seraphy looked like winter has been blowing for months.. Everywhere was covered in snow..
"You unseal your blade? Thinking you can win?" Damien laughed.
"Treat it as a jest if you want, demon. Arjen and I made a pact long ago. That we will, never use our weapon's abilities unless our enemy is one we swore to kill. Arjen always unseal his sword, but never even touch on it's ability. But I am different. I don't usually unseal my crossblade, you are the third person who sees this. One I swear to kill, De Vlad."
"Touching that I am of such importance." Damien replied silkily.
With that, Damien use his trident to create a fire lasso and directed it at Fabio. It freeze and shattered. "WHHATTT?!"
"Say your last rites and remorse, demon." Fabio said then, use his speed to get close and stabbed Damien, freezing his body inside-out. Then, with deliberate force, pulled the blade out, shattering his adversary's body.
"You under-estimated us. De Vlad. I am the Head of Spegel's stealth unit. And what's this?" Fabio picked up a little orb-like object. "I must pass this to Arjen.. And Weiss, you can come out now.."
"What was that, Fabio?"
"Nothing.. Haha. Just unsealing my dagger."
"Wow.. You are quite strong."
"No, as Arjen said, They are weak.." Fabio chuckled.

To be continued..


Chapter Four: The truth about Weiss
Garland regain consciousness to find that he wasn't even injured though his armor was gone. Burned away by the looks of it. How could he lose? He was Spegel's best fighter.. Does it mean that Arjen was now stronger than him? No, that was impossible.