Backstage

Seeing the boy who appeared out of nowhere, the blue devil starts to frown.

"Wow, looks like we have an unexpected guest-"

Without giving him the opportunity to say another word, Chris launches a sword from one of the many portals he had summoned, this in turn, aroused a sense of danger that began to resonate within the heads of the demonic trio.

Clang—

A large cloud of dust formed, covering the place where the person Chris had attacked was standing.

"Believe me, none of you three will leave this place alive... at least not complete of course"

As he said this, Chris began to descend until he managed to touch the ground and once there, he picked up the sword that he had thrown.

When the cloud of dust disappeared, you could see the blue demon now with a large scar on his chest, while on his face, you could only see a great rage and fury consuming all his sanity.

"Y-You!!!, you really dared to harm my body damn inferior being!!"

Heh. Letting out a dry laugh, Chris places the sword scabbard on his shoulder and says.

"I don't think you're the one to say something to me, besides, why would I care what happens to your body, after all, you didn't care much what the girl over there thought, right?"

Pointing to where Rachel was, the blue demon can't help but gnash his teeth, but after a while, a big smile spreads across his face and as if nothing had ever happened, the big wound on his chest begins to close at an incredible speed.

Kukuku. Laughing mischievously, the blue demon disappears from the spot, but a few seconds later, a small dark portal appears behind Chris, revealing two pairs of hands with razor-sharp claws heading towards the spot where his heart was.

But before the pair of claws touched Chris's body, a large shield got in the way, managing to block the ferocious attack coming from behind, but not having enough of that, several small golden blades appeared around the shield and with quick movements, they began to stab at the horrible sharp hands, shredding the skin and leaving several cuts on them before they disappeared.

"You guys really enjoy playing dirty don't you?"

"Don't think you're so arrogant human, we're just starting!!"

Releasing a rather sinister energy around him, all the ground beneath the blue demon's feet begins to degrade and the beautiful grassland he once stood on was now just dry land that would never bear fruit again.

Seeing the strange phenomenon that was slowly spreading throughout the forest, a frown appeared on Chris' charming face.

"This doesn't seem to be good..."

"[It seems to be releasing a kind of dark mana, not only that, the amount of impurities it stores is incredibly high, I don't think this forest will be able to withstand more than 2 minutes of this kind of energy before it disappears.]"

After Lía finished speaking, Chris noticed that her shoes, her clothes and backpack began to degrade at a great speed, in turn, her snow-white skin began to darken in a strange way and a rather putrid stench came from his entire body.

Kekekeke. The blue demon began to laugh uncontrollably.

"Stupid mortal, you really thought you'd get out of here alive after damaging my body..."

"....Believe me, you should have run away when you had the chance, but now, I'm going to make your life a misery, starting by removing that cheeky face of yours!"

Releasing a large mass of dark energy from his back, the entire field that was once completely green along with the trees, everything, absolutely everything around where Chris, the three demons and Rachel were began to disappear, leaving behind a large amount of ash. dark and dusty.

"Sigh* The only stupid in this place is just you and the other two idiots behind you.."

Swish. Stretching out his arm towards the portal that had appeared next to him, Chris took out a vial with a crystal blue substance inside.

Glup* Glup* Glup* Glup*

"Ha..... Well, what do you think if we start with the real show now"

As he spoke, Chris's entire body, previously eaten to the bone, began to regain its former state, except for his clothes. As his recovery occurred, with smooth, calm movements of his hand, Chris began to write various words on the air.

"With a reckless edge capable of cutting through anything...."

"Going through any adversity without any problem...."

"Used since ancient times to defeat any adversary...."

"I, the 'true' King demand help from him....."

[Sword Tribulation]

Woosh. More than a hundred swords managed to cover the sky, and as dark as the night had been, only the image of a large sword made up of several other swords could be glimpsed.

At the sudden scene, the three demons, just like Rachel, couldn't hide the surprise on her face.

"H-How, a simple insect shouldn't be able to have that much mana!" the gray demon exclaimed angrily, while in turn, he and his blue companion dropped Rachel's damaged body to start creating a large barrier.

"Don't worry.....understanding what is happening won't make your situation change"

With that said, a great rain of swords began to shoot towards where the demonic trio stood. Each of these weapons that came out of the portals had a golden aura, but for some strange reason the demonic trio felt threatened by their sudden appearance.

Crack* Crack*

Cough* "This shit..."

"M-My power is decreasing... Cough* The blessing...."

"The swords..... I-I feel 'divine' energy in them!"

After hearing the last words of the red demon, a smug smile appeared on Chris's face, but moments later, he disappeared from the place where he was, while a voice appeared from behind the barrier that the demonic trio created above themselves.

"You know, it's boring if you just defend and don't attack.."

Turning their faces towards the place where her voice came from, a dumbfounded expression and drops of sweat covered her face.

Concentrating a strange energy in his right fist, Chris lets out a rather long breath and after a few seconds, he throws a strong punch at the demonic trio's damaged shield, causing a powerful tremor throughout the area and managing to create a large crack in the ground, which seemed to have no end.

Crack. Along with this strong tremor, the force field surrounding the demonic trio began to crack and crumble.

"Cough*.... D-Damn!"

"I-It's impossible for a human being to possess such strength!"

"Ugh*..... I'm tired of this"

Along with that comment, the force of the blow Chris delivered abruptly stopped and various energy fields began to spread out as their colors changed from crimson red to dark green.

".... This does not bring me a good feeling"

"[He's planning to contaminate your mana source Chris]"

Eh. Surprised by Lia's sudden comment, he quickly withdraws her attack, but at the same instant, several gigantic dark-colored thorns shoot out at him.

Clang—

But before they could even touch his body, a great golden wall protected his body, completely stopping the dangerous counterattack. As he removed the shield from him, several balls of dark energy shot out from the smoke screen that had appeared.

[Void Wave]

As if space were bending, several spirals began to appear out of nowhere absorbing each of the released balls of dark energy and causing them to turn in the opposite direction to where they were directed.

In turn, Chris got into a karate stance, squeezing his fist and sending a hard punch into one of the vortexes that had opened, creating a large line that warped everything in its path.

Boom—

Along with the strong explosion that occurred in the area, a strong blizzard of sand hit the entire place, while Rachel did her best to cover herself from the shock of the explosion, Chris kept staring at the place where the trio of demons had been.

"His energy has dispersed but...."

Even though there was no trace of energy, his [Intuition of him] was telling him that the demonic trio was still in that place, but after a while, nothing had changed and it seemed that those three had managed to escape. Seeing that they must be planning something, Chris decided to activate a spell so he could quickly cast it.

"Well, the best thing would be to let go of the previous problem and focus on the current one, right?"

As he said this, Chris turned his attention away from the place and stared at Rachel. He could easily recognize that she was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen in her entire life, but he also knew very well one of the reasons why she was considered one of the most dangerous people in the world.

Sigh. Pushing the troublesome thoughts out of her head, Chris began to walk slowly to where Rachel was, the closer she got to her, the weaker his body seemed, no, his own energy seemed to be being sucked away for her.

"Mmm... (So you still don't trust me)..."

"...Hey, don't you think you should thank the person who saved you?"

By the time Chris said this, he was already only a few meters away from Rachel, managing to observe every single beautiful trace of her, be it her hair, the little gem on her forehead, or the beautiful her eyes. But he didn't pay much attention to this, rather he noticed all the wounds she had on her body, as well as the chains on her arms, neck and legs.

"Who are you?..."

Regaining his consciousness, Chris stares into Rachel's face, quite drawn to her beautiful violet eyes as glittering as two gems reflecting the moonlight.

"No one special, by the way, take this...it will help you recover"

Bringing up a clear vial containing a blue glittery liquid, Chris passes it to Rachel. But her actions were not going to end there, since, seeing that Rachel seemed to be doubting her good will, Chris knelt in front of her and brought one of his hands to Rachel's neck, causing the latter to frown at such an act.

"So you are also like them..."

"You know, I think you'd be cuter if you put on expressions other than annoyed, besides..."

Swish. Creating a blue colored flame in her hand, it slowly melted the shackle on Rachel's neck, something that surprised the latter, after all, the shackles were made of 'Inertron', which was one of the most powerful, durable and resistant metals in the entire universe, only being destroyed by some Gods, including his own father.

"....Unlike them, I don't like to force people to do something they don't want to do."

Crack. The sound of crunching metal was a relief to Chris, he didn't really know the types of metals that exist in the comics, but the shackle he had managed to melt seemed to be equal to or even better than 'Vibranium'.

"(To think that he would be able to withstand the [Blue Flame] created by Ignis, seriously Trigon must 'protect' his things very well)..."

"... Fine, and how are you feeling?"

Seeing the expression of surprise and disbelief on Rachel's beautiful face, Chris couldn't help but put on a satisfied smile, although he was also a bit tired as he had to use up more mana than he was used to to use his [Blue Flame]. .

"You, what are you..."

"Forgiveness?"

Looking suspiciously at Chris, Rachel begins to perform a small chant in her head, despite the fact that he had 'freed' and saved her, the power he had shown was very comparable to a Middle (Upper) class Homo-Magi, so, considering her previous problem, dhe wouldn't let himself be caught again.

Hmm. Noticing the suspicious look that Rachel was giving him, a complicated smile appears on Chris's face, he knew about the girl's past, but he didn't think that she would be able to distrust anyone, even the person who helped her.

"It's serious, I risked my life to save you..."

"Does that prove to me that you wouldn't hurt me? Besides, how do I know that you didn't have this planned"

"(This girl….)"

".... You know that... it doesn't matter, take the potion by your side, you'll recover faster this way"

Walking away from Rachel, Chris asks Leah to scan the surroundings to see if there is still any danger walking around.

"[His presences of hers are no longer in this world, Chris]"

"They died, but why am I able to sense various traces of mana throughout the forest..."

"[Those are just traces of their energy, in any case, it seems that someone dragged them out of this world, so you still have to be careful]"

"I understand, thanks for letting me know Lía"

[Okay Chris~]

Once he finished talking to Lia, Chris turned his attention back to Rachel. As he turned to look at the beautiful young woman, a blank expression appeared on Chris's face.

"You're kidding right? Didn't I tell you to take the potion so you can recover?"

"....And I told you that I wouldn't..."

"You know, being stubborn won't help you much"

"It doesn't make him annoying either..."

Sigh. In the face of Rachel's continued rejection, Chris could only put up a white flag and stop her comments, yet he still continued to have a conversation with her.

"Well I won't go any further, but all that aside, why were those things after you?" despite already knowing it, Chris put himself in the role of ignorant, since he wanted to know if something had changed regarding his arrival, so he simply remained silent, waiting for an honest answer from Rachel.

"....."

"Come on, I think I deserve to know that at least, don't I?"

"That is...."

Rachel still had her doubts, after all, the only person who had always supported her was her mother, while the guy who snatched her, kept her captive since birth, so while she had no reason to hate Chris, she was not one to easily trust others.

"....It's a personal matter"

After hearing Rachel's answer, he just shook his head, after all, there was no point in continuing to deal with a person who in the end wouldn't let himself be helped. Knowing this, Chris went about his business and continued to remove the other ties that bound Rachel.

Sigh* "Well, I'm done, now you shouldn't have any trouble right?"

"..... Yes...."

"Fine but…" Although he nodded at Rachel's response, Chris stared at the expressionless beauty.

"...Yes, it's not good for a pretty girl to wear such clothes"

As he was saying this, Chris makes various items of clothing appear out of nowhere. This put a look of confusion on Rachel's face, but then he explained that it was better if she dressed casually rather than wear such a revealing outfit and get stares from strangers.

".... I don't understand..."

"What thing?.."

"...I had been taught that mortals were not kind people and that they were indeed the most greedy of all races, but due to their lack of strength and low vitality they couldn't fight for a higher position, so they simply helped at their convenience, as long as they also won..."

"Oh! Really, I didn't know that human beings had such a bad reputation"

"...But why you, a mortal, are helping a complete stranger, not that I care, but you even risked your life, what kind of benefit does it give you to save me?"

Whistle* "I didn't think you could form long sentences, a little longer and I thought you didn't even mind talking to me"

"..."

Hmm. At the strong but silent murderous aura emanating from Rachel, a wry smile appeared on Chris's face and shortly after, he stared at the girl in front of him with the most honest and sincere look she could muster.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to insult you but..."

"... If you ask me what my reason is, well... let's say it's because of my own beliefs you know... (And of course, the System too)"

Huh. Confused at Chris' response, Rachel was wondering what the meaning of his words was, she had felt Chris's complete honesty, so now she felt a little less wary towards him, but what left her somewhat bewildered was the absolute sincerity that came from his voice.

[Chris, several people are starting to arrive at the place where you are]

"Than?!..."

Surprised at Lía's warning, Chris looks up at him, managing to catch a glimpse of a strange shadow in the sky, but thanks to his sight improving and his [Chi Manipulation], he is able to sense different presences within the strange shadow. .

"Well, there aren't many..."

[Are you going to fight again?]

"....No, I could but I prefer to avoid pointless fights, besides, that thing that took the other three might still be watching."

After his answer, Chris looks at Rachel, the latter was looking at him so she was surprised when she suddenly turned around.

"Wha-what?..."

Without answering Rachel's question, Chris takes the potion he left behind and puts it back into a golden portal and once that's done, he scoops Rachel up into his arms and then carries her around like a punching bag.

"Y-What are you doing...."

"Nothing~"

While Rachel struggled to free herself from Chris's strong grip, the latter only makes a circle appear under him and little by little, both disappear from the place.

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After Chris and company left the scene, several people began to arrive at the forest quite withered, aged and without any trace of life.

From a huge ship several soldiers descended, each one of them presented a well-protected uniform along with a falcon insignia on their chest, shoulders and arms.

Once all the soldiers were down, one of them took off his helmet as he walked towards one of the craters in the area.

"Shit...."

When the mask was completely removed, the face of a man no older than his 50's with impeccable features and an elegant English-style haircut. Being unable to see any sign or trace of life, he quickly brings his face closer to the intercom on his chest and says.

"Fury we have a problem, there is no individual in the area and the radar does not detect a single heat wave"

After the man spoke, a somewhat serious voice with an authoritarian tone came from the other side of the intercom.

"|Have they already checked the whole place?, did you use the spectrum mode together with the electromagnetic probes?|"

"We are working on it, even so we will continue searching the area, I will continue to inform you of any clues that I obtain, sir"

"|It's okay Coulson, but remember to be careful, they shouldn't leave any traces and identify what was the cause of the strange energy phenomenon that arose there|"

"Understood sir..."

"|Fine, I'll wait for your report...|"

With that, the man, now known as Coulson, ended the conversation over his intercom, then turned and began ordering his men to start standing guard, while he and the others searched the surrounding area for any traces.

But what none of them knew was that a strange dark silhouette was watching everything that happened. The highlight of this being, were his reddish eyes that yearned for war and chaos.

{|Mmm, it seems I should be careful with that young man....he has a great arsenal of divine weapons|}

"S-Sir!"

{|Silence!..|}

Rumble. As if his words were the law, the mouth of the subject who had spoken began to 'disappear' and again silence consumed the place.

{|None of you three have the right to say something after having lost in such a humiliating way and what's worse, you had consumed a drop of my blood that was more than enough to deal with such a brat....|}

The red-eyed silhouette turned around and in that moment, the entire space around it changed. The ground had turned to charred rock, where there once were trees was now awash in ash, and the beautifying landscape turned into complete hell...

"..."

{|....But they wanted more truth....they couldn't escape their own greed and searched for even more than what I gave them|}

"Lord Trigon we don't-"

Crack. At the sudden intrusion, the dark silhouette clenched its fist and caused the blue demon's arm to begin to break.

{|Here the only one who will speak will be me, do you understand?|}

Lowering his head and resisting the pain, the blue demon along with his two companions accepted his master's order. Yes, these were the same beings who planned to take Rachel by force and also those who fought Chris very recently.

{|I see that they finally know their place...|}

Releasing his fist, the shadowy silhouette returns the two beings to their original state, but just like before, neither of them said a single word.

{|....You won't get a punishment from me since you showed me something very interesting|}

While saying this, the strange figure stretched out his arm a little and above him, suddenly a kind of bird made of bones and quite horrible appeared.

{|The fact that there is a person with divine weapons that has not been heard about will throw everyone into chaos when it becomes known....|}

Making a roll of paper appear that seemed to contain a message, the dark silhouette recites some words in a strange language and once finished, hands the roll to the horrendous bird.

Watching as the bird flies away, a macabre smile appears on her expressionless and completely dark face.

"Thank you very much for her forgiveness, my Liege, I assure you that we will not fail you again"

"R-Right, this time we'll get to bring the princess with us"

Hearing the sudden voices, the smile on the silhouette's face disappears and at once, a frown settles on her 'her face'.

{|Sorry heh....|}

"Lord Trigon?"

{|....Right, I forgot to give them their reward for this good show, stand up|}

After hearing their master's words, the three demonic entities quickly stood up. They thought that his lord still had them in consideration and that he only thought of this failure as a small mistake on their part....

"Thank you very much my lord, believe me that an error like this will not happen again"

{|Jo~, of course I do....|}

But the reality was very different from what they had thought.

Clang. Several fiery chains appeared from the ground growing larger and larger as they slowly climbed up the body of the three beings. Each of these was surrounding the body of the demonic trio and charring part of them in the process.

"Ackk!!!!.... No, no!!!"

"Arghhh!!!!!"

"M-My lord, you-"

When the chains stopped, they were cauterized in the mouths of those beings, making their flesh disappear and deforming their faces. After a while, the free parts of the long chains anchored the demons' arms and legs to the charred ground.

"Meck!!!...Nowd!.."

{|They really think I'd let it go, I don't accept failures in my things....|}

{|.... To think that they accepted my words so easily, now I realize why they couldn't against the brat|}

Turning his face a little, the silhouette stares at the disastrous landscape and in turn, an inexhaustible amount of screams can be heard throughout the entire place.

{|That suffering, every time I hear those screams of agony they make me realize that....|}

Looking back at the three demons, the macabre smile that had been on her 'her face' earlier reappeared.

{|.... Chaos is the only thing that should exist in the world, but for this to be achieved....|}

{|... First I have to clean up the mess I have in my kingdom!|}

With that last said, the cries of suffering become more acute and suffocating, while the silhouette only remains admiring the suffering of those who had previously been under his command.

{|I wonder what those old Gods will do...|}

{|.... Heh~, I hope you manage to give me some entertainment boy|}

After that, the fearsome silhouette disappeared, but behind it, complete chaos flooded the place, while cries of pain and suffering could not stop being heard throughout the place. But the most blissful thing was that inside this place, the sky was covered in a blood red color and the moon was starting to be consumed by an absolute dark color.

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