Before I Die

And Then red strings came out my right palm and The Demon who was mocking us was now entangled in red strings and now I could feel the strings wrapping the insides of my body my heart, my bones I could feel them so clearly that I could've counted them on m fingers.

Now I know why there should be a fresh cut for bleeding for the spell and when the strings completely tightened around his body something happened.

In an instant, my left arm was regenerated and the hole in my chest healed, my organs, my broken ribs, everything except my right palm how? It was because of this demon.

Since both of our souls were connected we were now at equal strength, I felt like thousands of souls came surging inside my body.

But I lost my ability to move and I think that happened to this demon too.

The power I was possessing now was not of a demon but of demons.

It was obvious the Lost soul demon possessed more than one soul and that's why they go berserk because the castor's soul is not strong enough to dominate the consumed souls.

Then the soul of the castor becomes lost also, more like it starts to act like a consumed soul, and that's how it becomes a Lost soul demon.

The memories of the souls are destroyed in the process, but the castor's memory always remains intact still, the more unstable his soul becomes the more memories are erased.

It was like, time was frozen, while the demon souls were merging with mine a flash came before my eyes.

I closed my eyes and after a few moments opened them slowly,

While I already convinced myself that the chamber I was dying in was the most horrifying thing I saw in my entire life, my belief was shattered into pieces in mere moments.

I was standing upon a war field, blood, dismembered bodies, limbs, guts, and heads; it was like somebody had opened every single coffin in a graveyard.

Furthermore, I felt the urge to puke at this sight, then I heard some loud voices and I saw the demon, the same as the one who is connected to my soul right now, but he had a normal face like the demons of my world have now.

I was in an astral body so they couldn't see me.

That moment I was seeing the memory of the demon. 

He looked like a commander encouraging his army to fight someone he pointed in a direction and then I saw somebody was fighting the demons and all of them, at least thousands of them all alone.

When I saw all the demons charging at a single person it piqued my curiosity I ran further to take a closer look at that single person, and while I was running I thought he must be the reason why the commander ate his army,

 Maybe he was strong enough to get the commander on his ropes and to make sure he could defeat him he must have done this in between the battle, but when I reached closer to the centre where all the demons were flooding, I lost my sense.

It was the demon king Yajin, and it was not a fight, but he was massacring every one of them with ease and a smile on his face like he was enjoying it.

I recognized him because he was the same demon king who is ruling over the kingdom of Hadel, the kingdom of demons in my world.

But he is not even a hundred years old. I studied about him. He was a tyrant before he was defeated by the strongest mage and king of the biggest kingdom in my world, King Drake, in the war that happened 14 years ago, and there is no record of such a massive massacre.

So why? I read in the books that it was the hero who slew the army of a demon king, but the sight here is the complete opposite of it.

I was confused and king Yajin continued slaughtering his own army drowning in amusement, but the army was trying their best to survive I could feel their anger burning inside me too but the only thing that I can do now is to watch.

The sun settled down along with the destroyed army and the commander was still fighting for his comrades with just a handful of the demons then king Yajin yelled,

[THORNS OF ABYSS]

and the remaining demons were skewered by the thorn-like blades that came out of the earth, but covered in blood the commander was able to save himself from them.

He was on his knees, the battle took a large toll on him.

He was the last one that is left to die, then I heard a voice.

"Finish this already." It was a loud and manly voice. I was not able to see his face because maybe the commander himself didn't see him.

And Yajin answered these words with,

"Yes my lord!" he looked happy like he was proud to be ordered by that voice.

"So you heard him Verdos I am sorry, but my lord's words are everything to me, don't think bad of me, it's just you don't understand my feeling of mine for my lord I can't make him sad.

After I kill you he will praise me, don't worry your and your army's death will not go in vain, because of your death my lord's wishes will come true, so please just die now!" Yajin said with ecstasy.

He sounded like a slave who was desperate to get praised by his master.

Verdos crawled and grabbed Yajin's ankles crying in rage, but then Yajin stabbed him with a long sword.

"i....wi...will....kill....kill"

"Sure... I will wait for you" Yajin smiled and disappeared in black smoke.

I lost my ability, and then I heard a cry begging for another chance and apologizing.

Verdos was alive but only in words, crying and cursing Yajin he was rolling over with a mutilated body, suddenly he stopped and started muttering something.

I saw him creeping toward one of the demon's bodies near him. Crying and yelling their name he tried to wake them up but they didn't.

Then a black smoke enveloped him, it was shaped like a bird but it was ominous, it all happened in a flash, but I did hear something.

*I CAN BRING YOU VENGEANCE.*

Verdos stopped moving as if his mind got possessed by something.

Suddenly he let out a cry, that could've made my heart stop if it was beating.

And while crying his mouth started to split and his teeth grew longer, and what happened next seemed like a scene from a nightmare. little by little he started eating his soldiers, heart

[LET YOUR AGONY FLOW THROUGH ME, LET YOUR REMORSE FLOW THROUGH ME...]

He cried and cried and cried.

He was muttering this again and again, like a madman.

While eating hundreds of them continuously for nights and days and little by little I could see him going insane. I felt pity just by looking at him in this state, crying, and sobbing, but blinded by his rage.

"Stop, enough ..stop now" I yelled, but it was useless, he was unable to hear me.

A week passed now he had already consumed the hearts of most of the army and become a lost soul already. He was like the corpse was inviting him to eat them, and he finally started to look like the demon I saw.

Now the aura he was radiating was thousands fold stronger than he possessed while he was alive,

Then the next moment something crashed on the battlefield,

"I felt a great aura coming from here and look what I found a lost soul...

Oh, Verdos I expect nothing less than from the demon from the Iwand clan who holds the secrets of the most intriguing spells.

You won't believe me but I was really in pain and regret that I lost a soldier like you but look you are alive and kicking, I am proud of you, you kept your promise and I will keep mine now come at me."

It was Yajin! he appeared from nowhere and was standing in front of the lost soul.

The air became heavier and he was burning in wrath and the mana radiation was drastic.

Lost Soul charged at him without any second thought, but it was hopeless, in the present, the Yajin was still alive and healthy, so I had a faint idea who would win but when the fight started I was in awe.

Verdos was intimidating him. He was fast and stronger, with each hit, he sent Yajin flying, and he was landing many hits in just split seconds.

Yajin was finally taking damage!!

"Hmm... you've gotten quite strong eh?" Yajin punched him and Verdos got pummeled into the ground,

[UNDEAD'S TOMB]

A scary crucifix came out of nowhere and Pierced his chest of Verdos, he was pinned to the ground by Yajin and struggled to pull it out, but it was useless.

"You have gotten strong Verdos, a few more souls, and you could've done serious damage to me, so I am pleased by your determination.

I won't kill you instead I will reward you." with an amused smile said Yajin.

While his wounds were healing at a pace unimaginable pace, now what more suffering he will bring to Verdos? I thought and clenched my teeth in rage...