Chapter 22
"How can something like you posses two symbolic artifacts?" Haitt asked. "The sword of Renon and the scythe of Apeny. You really do represent the union of the two families."
He took a step then vanished, reappearing behind Nemisis. A tongue shot out of both eyes, heading for Nemisis. The scythe stopped before Nemisis, the tongue stopped and retracted back.
Nemisis grabbed the sword, " I don't know what you were trying to do, but I would like to tell you to get your freaky ass away from me."
Nemisis swung his sword which released dark spirit energy towards Haitt. Haitt managed to block it and redirect it upwards destroying a barrier.
Half Haitt's left arm was burned and smoking. Nemisis grabs the scythe and dashed towards him. Haitt dodged all the attacks from Nemisis, the sword then goes in for the attack making it hard for him to concentrate.
Haitt released a burst of green aura which stunned Nemisis but the sword continued attacking. Haitt dashed backward, then quickly turned and blocked an attack with his hand.
The scythe's blade slashed through, creating a scar on his chest, while the sword pierced him from behind.
Haitt screamed releasing more aura around him.
The tongue once again shot out from his eyes and coiled around Nemisis's neck and snapped his head off. The headless body drop to the ground with a thud. Haitt slowly descended. He looked shocked when he touched the ground.
The sword and scythe were still hovering around Nemisis.
"How is this possible" he said to himself. "The poison from my touched should have erased any form of regeneration or resurrection, he should be dead. But his weapons still dance around him, his blood doesn't even boil. Huh-"
Nemisis' body twitches, then rose up. A new head formed on his neck.
Nemisis smirked, "I see. So that's the purpose of those freaky tongues. But you should know something about me... the concept of death... is below me."
Nemisis stretched out his hand, a massive amount of dark spirit energy formed behind him, out of it came a dark pale arm which grabbed the scythe and another grabbed the sword.
Haitt smiled and leapt forward, dodging all the attacks from the pale hands, he got close, releasing the tongues again, touching the diamond in Nemisis' chest.
"How foolish of me not to destroy this" Haitt said smiling "This is always the core of formidable power for the user, I guess-"
Nemisis grabbed him by the face and lifted him an inch above the ground.
"Pathetic"
He threw him into the walls of the Colosseum. "Now take me to this Xoth-"
"How dare you, you piece of shit! How dare you mention that name with that mouth of yours" Haitt roared.
He dashed towards Nemisis. Nemisis sighed, and the placed changed into his realm.
Haitt stopped in his tracks and watched around, above was Young Gnario flying in circles, on a nearby floating island stood Sanity, Knight and the Alphar, Lilith was no where to be seen.
Haitt's body begun to tremble, "No, no, no ,no, no, no.... Noooo this can't.... this can't be, this can't be!"
Just then, a hand grabbed Haitt, the sword and scythe both placed against his neck. He closed his eyes and sighed. "I admit, you win"
He opened his eyes and they were back at the colosseum, he wrapped the cloth around his eyes the gave a slight nod to the Princess who responded with a nod.
"Follow me,"
As they took a step the placed changed into a forest before them was a ruined temple.
Nemisis looked around, "Hey, where are the Princess, the King and Queen?"
"They are at were we last saw them, at the colosseum" Haitt responded. "As a matter of fact we are still there, but in a different domain. The domain of Xoth."
They entered into the temple, as they were walking down the dimly lit corridor, a strand of light shot out from Nemisis's chest and transformed into Lilith.
Lilith looked around, "Were are we, Master? I heard you came to the realm with a stranger. I was asleep then-"
She froze. Then slowly turned her head and saw Haitt. She shrieked and quickly hid behind Nemisis.
"Is that how to greet an old friend?" Haitt asked.
"Wait, you know her?" Nemisis asked.
"Of course I know her, my little Demon Lord- oh, wait. Demon King Lilith." Haitt smiled.
"He...he...hello father." Lilith's voice trembled.
"Father? Demon King?" Nemisis looked confused.
"Wait, let me guess. She played Demon General, then later told you she was a Demon Lord? She was only a Demon Lord when she was an infant." Haitt sat on a nearby rock. "Even now she has surpassed the Demon King title. It's nothing to her. Tell me, where is the guy you move along with?"
Lilith remained silent.
Haitt smiled, "I see... I can't see him being victorious over you."
Nemisis sat on a rock and Lilith stood beside him, "I know I am suppose to be doing something now, but please can you elaborate more, like why are you even here and-"
"Hush, little one," Haitt interrupted. "It all begun at her birth."
-------------------ABOUT SEVENTEEN TTHOUSAND YEARS AGO----------------------
The night sky had one blood moon and one snow moon. In between them was miniature sun. The river beside the cabin was frozen, the forest was quiet, and the world seemed to be still.
Only the cry of a baby echoed from the cabin, it was the birth of Lilith. Aurora held the baby in her arms, while Haitt stood beside the bed smiling.
The cries stopped and the baby disappeared. The worried parents quickly searched the cabin and its surrounding but to no avail. Just then, they caught a glimpse of dark, shadowy figure standing on the frozen river.
Upon getting close, they realized it was their little daughter, standing on both feet despite being an infant. Beside her was a large void dragon. It scales were dark and blood covered it neck.
Lilith begun to levitate into the air. Her parents watched from below in horror as she snapped her finger-
Only a normal moon was in the sky. The river unfroze, and the night forest noise filled the air, it was as if reality was given permission to continue. The dragon's carcass disintegrated into nothingness.
She fell gently into her mother's arms, fast asleep. Both parent stared at each other in horror.
For you see, all this was just to get a shut-eye. A child who had been introduced into the world only moments ago had killed a beast know to rule the void. All because this beast was a danger to her nap.
The next morning, Aurora dashed out of the house and informed her husband about their missing daughter.
Both parents searched everywhere, almost giving up, until they heard a news about a baby tormenting a nearby village of snake people.
Aurora, annoyed, left immediately, for the village is were she herself comes from.
--------------------------Present time--------------------------
"So you see," Haitt continued. "Lilith was quiet a handful, I helped her escape, taking a punishment instead. But I don't blame her. Unlike her mothers people, my people are already in a race to climb the ranks, and unlike us, she skipped the process to be a Demon Lord just at birth."
Haitt stood up and walked towards Lilith giving her a warm hug.
"I am just happy to see you and, I am sorry for the things I said before you left."
Lilith begun to cry and hugged her father tighter. "I am sorry for what I did."
"I know your mother would have forgiven you," Haitt smiled. "At least you have a new friend now, although I don't know why you call him 'Master'. Are you two doing some fetish that need to be studied?"
"No, it's not what you're thinking." Nemisis responded nervously.
"I see," Haitt said. "Well I would even call you this 'Master'. You are different from us, kid, and there is something scarry lurking beneath that realm of yours. And it's somehow connected to you."
Haitt opened a door, revealing a large room beyond it.
[ In the dark void exists a being.
But don't be fooled-
For this being is the void itself...
and beyond even that.
The darkness is merely its presence.
Then-
a bloody red eye opened.
2/9 eyes are opened ]