5 Clash between Demi-Gods|||C5

///_MC POV_\\\

I was just sitting at my desk, filling out different papers and humming to a tune from my past life, when one of the scientists knocked at my door.

"Sir. Duke the spies you sent to the kingdom of Soma haven't messaged us in the last twenty-four hours and are, as of now reported to be missing."

A load of my blood lust escapes my body. The building I'm inside of shakes a bit and I speak to the scientist in front of me with a reassuring smile contrary to my mood "Tell everybody in the facility that whoever summons a demon today will be personally executed by me."

"Sir I'm just an intern I can't ord-" I look into her eyes, "Did I f*cking stutter." The atmosphere got even tenser until the inter begins to mutter some words. "I- I'll see what I c- can d- do".

After she left the room I slump back into my seat contemplating my next move.

The kingdom of Soma is the nation that will kill Milim's pet dragon, enraging her to such a degree that Milim destroys almost all of it. And just now I received the intel that all our spies there went missing, putting one and one together I can assume that Milim is currently rampaging there.

With my knowledge of the plot I know that it wouldn't take more than one day for Milim to destroy the country, afterwards a battle between her and Guy will ensue. The battle goes on for about a week and ends with Ramiris showing up to calm Milim down, then the three become the ancient Demon Lords and create the demon lord council.

I excluded many details, like Milim becoming a true demon lord after killing the civilians of Soma or her pet dragon resurrecting but due to her acension as a true demonlord it got corrupted and was sealed by milim once again turning.

All in all, most of my plans are fucked up.

I knew that this would occur soon but I thought I still had a few years to get more powerful.

"SHIT!" I push most of the stuff off my table demonstrating just how pissed I am. Suddenly a chubby man wearing a white coat enters my room.

"Sir Duke, I can't believe it, this inter thought she could order me around and prohibit me from summo- " A scientist oblivious to what just happened entered my room but before he's able to end his sentence he gets pinned down to the wall by me.

"I think I made myself pretty clear. No. demon. summoning. today." The scientist looks baffled but after sending a bit of my killing intent towards him, he promptly shuts up and gives in ." Y- YESSIR!!"

After letting him free, he runs out of the office probably informing the other scientists not to anger me today.

I just look out of the window once again contemplating my next actions.

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///_3rd person POV_\\\

Most scientists left the facility after finding out that they got nothing to do for today, project 'Demonoid' involved summoning demons too after all.

For that matter, project 'Demonoid' was faring well, with the initial test period over. The scientists started a week ago to try to create a Demonoid, a combination between human and demon.

There are many ways to create a half-demon half-human, and the scientists decided upon the two ways they think will bring the best results.

The first way they try to make a Demonoid is by filling a human with demonic magicules until an evolution happens.

The second way they theorized could create a Demonoid was by well *cough* *cough* more natural means if you know what I mean.

Both methods weren't successful as of yet but all test subjects who died were either criminals or demons so morally it was only dark gray.

Anyways just now Ray was able to come up with a plan to use the emergence of the first demon lords for his own personal benefit, even though he isn't nearly strong enough to partake in it directly.

"I have about a week until Milim and Guy stop their fight due to Ramiris, so if I become strong enough to survive being near them, I could take 'it'."

Ray immediatly barged out of his office and ran towards the quarter of one of the scientists.

*Knock* *Knock*

A few erratic knocks on the scientists' door were able to wake up said scientist who opened the wooden door just now.

Ray looks at the small-statured scientist, he has brown fluffy hair, crude makeshift googles, is one hundred and fifty centimeters big, and exerts a small demonic aura due to his family's practice of demon summoning throughout generations.

"What is it Sir duke, I thought we didn't need to work today?"

"That's not important right now. How many demons can you summon per day if you had unlimited magicules?"

"That depends Sir, alone I'd be able to call upon two demons a day, with my co-workers about five."

A genuine smile forms on Ray's face, the show made it seem easy to summon demons but reality is really shitty, and setting up a demon summoning circle without the help of the great sage can take days for normal humans.

"Good, good, make yourself ready to depart in about ten minutes, you'll also get a title of nobility if you come with me.

"YESSIR," The scientist rushes into his room to pack his stuff, after all, it's not every day that you get a title of nobility.

Ray takes everything he needs for the journey to the battlefield where Milim and Guy will fight.

Ten minutes later and both Ray and Yuji, the scientists from before, are ready. "Sir Duke, what will we be doing, you didn't inform me of... well anything."

"We are going on a journey towards the western kingdoms and it'll be your job to summon demons while we drive there."

"Ok. I can probably do that."

"That's good to hear, now Cynus come here my boy!"

A wolf comes from behind the building, and on his back is a carriage with enough space to draw a summoning circle.

Ray was the first one on the carriage so he showed a map of the world to Cynus and marked their destination.

Yuji climbs on the carriage after Ray. "Now let the adventure begin!"

Cynus propels himself and the carriage forward and Ray uses [Weaver of time] coupled with his time clock to make his wolf even faster, they need all the speed they can after all they have been living in the eastern empire and need to get to the western kingdoms in less than a week.

Eventually, Yuji finished his first demon summoning circle and a fight broke out between the newly summoned yellow demon and Ray.

The yellow demon rushed towards Ray but before he got to him he was caught in a net made out of strings seemingly bending time.

The demon tries to escape but his death soon followed, the strings cut right through his skin that is able to resist even bullets.

*CHOMP*

His head falls to the ground and the last thing he swears is revenge after all a demon doesn't die when their body gets destroyed, they only lose a large number of magicules and need time to regenerate their bodies in the underworld.

"Uhm I guess thank you, Sir. Duke." Yuji's voice rings out.

"No problem let me just..." Ray places his own hand on the spot the yellow demon died.

The magicules the demon lost due to his death get sucked towards Ray and enter his body.

"ARGH!" A low gruff escapes Ray's mouth and his eyes begin to shimmer with a golden tone.

"Sir. Duke are you Ok?"

"Yes, yes I just tested something out and it definitely worked, now go on we need to get as many circles done as possible until next week."

"Yessir!"

"Cynus, you need to give your best too"

"Yes master" Yuji looks at the speaking wolf for a short moment and strengthens his determination, he will be a better worker than a puny animal.

Back to Ray who sits down again. 'Just now I was able to consume a bit of the demonic energy the demon left behind and it enlarged my magicule reserves as predicted.

If we summon two demons a day, for seven days straight then I should be able to get strong enough to survive the battle between the two demon lords, though I doubt all of this demonic energy is a good thing to have inside of me.

But I still need to be careful, even the smallest contact with Milim's Stardust magic or Guy's nuclear magic will kill me instantly, without mercy.'

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And so the week passed, the trio didn't sleep and only concentrated on their respective jobs, Cynus ran as fast as he could, Yuji summoned Demons like his life depended on it, and Ray used his magicules to power Yuji and Cynus up whenever they got exhausted.

Overall, seventeen demons got summoned during the last seven days and at least one demon of every color was summoned.

Most fights went ok, thanks to Ray's unique skill [Weaver of time] which has the ability to produce strings that bend time.

Ray can for example create strings that displace the things they touch, effectively cutting through everything that exists. As soon as these strings touch you, they send the pieces of flesh or armor they touch three seconds into the past/future where your body currently is not and now you have a clean cut in your leg/armor.

He can also give them effects like:

Make those that touch the strings age (if they can age).

Slow down time for whoever touches them.

After absorbing the magicules of the demons Ray's eyes began to shine with the seven primordial colors. His magicule reserves were also multiplied by seventeen.

The demonic magicules changed a few other things besides his eye color, his hair grew somewhat longer, his body got a bit more feminine, his pupils became slits, and voices started to appear in his head that slowly chip away at his sanity, though right now they aren't a big problem.

"Okay stop here Cynus."

Ray stopped the exhausted Cynus from continuing onwards.

Around the trio was a wast wasteland filled with craters, demonic miasma, and stardust, in the distant giant mushroom clouds were blooming and a battle between god-like creatures was fought out.

"Cynus, Yuji go one hundred km in this direction and wait there for a few weeks, if I don't come back by then assume I was killed."

"WAIT MAS-" "Cynus even if you'd come with me there's no way you can be helpful to me."

Cynus whimpers but he knows what his master said is true, there's no way for him to help his master.

"Now then goodbye"

Ray treads onwards towards the battle happening many kilometers from their location.

'Now then, time to find a good spot to take 'it'.'

Ray and his two subordinates departed a few minutes ago and Ray is currently looking for a safe space near the two Demon lords.

He activated his unique skill [Temporal Awareness] and pushed a large amount of his magicules into it, which enables him to see thirty seconds into the future, just enough to evade a attack coming into his direction.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

An explosion that could destroy small countries just happened deafening Ray.

Just looking at this show of otherworldy powers brings Ray's legs to tremble from pure exitment.

Ray reaches out with his hand closing it into a fist and mutters.

"I want it. I want this power..."