37 The Demons (Chapter 36)

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Daniel dived into the flaming town. He saw Giants in armor holding giant hammers battling against humanoid beings with bright flaming hair white eyes with no pupil, they all looked looked like assassins with cloth covering their mouths and they were all dressed in tight leather clothing and had dark skin.

'So those are the Demons.'

Daniel stopped the dive right above them.

However right after Daniel stopped, overhead a giant spear headed his way. You could hear the whistling of the spear cutting through the air with incredible force.

"Sh*t!"

Daniel quickly flapped his Wings and went upwards and managed to dodge the large spear.

*BOOOM!!*

The spear crashed into a large mountain range next to the village.

"You vermins dare to come back to our Village?!! Leave your lives behind!!"

A loud voice said from the direction in which the giant spear came from.

Daniel turned around and saw a fearsome looking Giant. The Giant has three scars running across his face and was bare naked from waist up and was wearing a gladiator kilt and sandals.

"Oiiiiii!!!! What the f**k are you doing?!! I am not with them!"

Daniel yelled at the Giant and pointed at the fiery hair, assassin like Demons.

Then various arrows made of fire was started heading for Daniel.

"F*ck!"

Daniel suddenly started inhaling a deep breath.

"Void Dragon Roooaar!!"

Fiery like black substance with sparkling dots in it shot out and destroyed all the fire arrows.

Everyone suddenly stopped fighting and stared at the newcomer who has intruded the battle.

"Pheww… Do I now have everyone's attention?"

Daniel said loudly and looked around.

"Yosh!"

Daniel clapped his hands.

"Listen up everyone! This battle is getting a little out of hand, so how about we just sit down and have a discussion on why you guys are fighting."

Daniel said as he stared at everyone while still floating in the sky. (AN : He isn't literally floating. Of course he flaps his wings now and then.)

"Who are you?!"

A Giant suddenly said picking up his giant hammer with hostility.

"Yes. Who are you?!"

One of the Demons said as well getting in a fighting position with a fiery sword in his hands.

"Me? I am Daniel Conbolt!"

Daniel said crossing his arms and puffing his chest out a bit arrogantly.

"Who?"

A Giant asked his comrade next to him.

"Nm"

The Giant just shrugged equally confused.

Everyone just stared at each confusedly.

"Sigh…. Some know me as "The Void Shredder"

Daniel said a bit exasperated.

"Who?"

The same Giant said the same thing again.

"The Void Shredder....we've heard about you."

Finally one of the Demons said. It was a female as her bosom was noticeable and her fiery hair reached her waist.

"A wizard that uses Lost Magic, Dragon Slaying Magic. An S Class Wizard said to almost reach the level of the Ten Wizard Saints and a member of Fairy Tail."

"Mm"

Daniel stared intently at the female Demon.

'Although they've managed to maintain hidden and isolated from the world, they are still able to gather intelligence from the outside.'

"So. Can you all just lower your weapons?"

Daniel said smiling.

"Lower your weapons."

The Giant with three scars on his face said.

"Stand down."

The female Demon that talked to Daniel said to the demons.

"Good!"

"Now then how about we all sit down somewhere and discuss what the issue is?"

Daniel said as he landed on the ground and his wings disappear. He turned around and looked at the the Giant with scars on his face.

"Follow me."

The Giant said walking towards an extremely large building that was in the corner of the Village.

'In the canon, the Natsu and the others didn't explore the entirety of the Village, as it was too large for them to fully explore it. So it seems that there are still going to be many surprises on this mission.'

Daniel clenched his fist as he showed an excited expression on his face.

"This place is where my people come in order to resolve an issue."

The Giant said opening the giant doors.

The Building looked like a giant western medieval building. The huge building looked incredibly beautiful and was full of intricate and delicate designs with flame like symbols everywhere. In the inside the floor was beautiful white marble and the size of the 'room' was at the size of a football field. In the center there were two platforms with giant wooden podiums facing each other and five giant seats that are made of the same marble that the floor seems to be made of.

'Wooaah…. This takes me back to my speech and debate class back in my Home World!'

Daniel looked around in awe at the place.

The Demons were just as amazed.

"Hehehe"

The Giant chuckled with smugness at the sight of Daniel and the Demons expression.

"So what do all of you think? This place was built by our ancestors in the past. A place to resolve issues in a civil way."

The Giant said proudly looking at the platforms.

"But you just tried impaling me with a spear…"

Daniel grumbled.

"Hahaha I am terribly sorry about that. When we are in battle us Giants tend to get battle crazy. Hahaha!!"

The Giant said as he kept laughing.

They all walked up to the their respective podium.

"Well then! How about we introduce ourselves?"

Daniel said as looked at the Demons.

"My name is Azar Ignatius. I am the daughter of the Leader of the Ifrits."

Azar said with pride.

"Nice to meet you Azar."

Daniel said nodding at Azar.

'So they are Ifrits. I should've known.'

He then turned his head to the Giants.

"My name is Tor. I am the Captain of the Guardians of our Sacred Fire, The Eternal Flame."

The Giant with the scars on his face said.

"THAT IS NOT A SACRED FLAME!! THAT IS THE SPIRIT OF OUR GOD!!"

One of the Ifrits yelled angrily. Suddenly all of Ifrits' hairs started to glow a fiery hue and the temperature started to increase.

The Giants lifted heavy hammers menacingly and the tension in the giant room got thick.

"Now now. Everyone lets all calm down. Now what is this Sacred Flame?"

Daniel said looking at the Giants.

"The Eternal Flame is the protector and guardian of my village. It has been here since the time of our ancestors, many eons ago and has continued to look over my village till this day."

The Giant Tor said with a zealous look in his eyes.

"No. The Fire you call The Eternal Flame, is the Spirit of our God, that your ancestors have so callously taken and used as a talisman to guard your village!"

Azar said in indignation. Her fiery hair even flared a bit.

"And why do you say that this is the Spirit of your God?"

Daniel said a bit amusedly.

'Interesting.'

"The daughter of my eldest sister told us."

Azar said with hint of sadness.

"Daughter of your eldest sister?"

Daniel said confused.

"Yes. Her name is Flare Corona."

Azar said smirking at the reactions of the Giants.

"I-I-Impossible!! Little Flare would never say that!"

One of the Giants said.

"How is she one of your kind? She is clearly human."

Daniel asked with a puzzled look.

"She was born from both a human and my sister."

Azara said. A hint of sorrow could be heard from her voice.

"But how did she end up with us?"

Tor said finally speaking up.

"After giving birth to the child, my sister knew that our father would not accept the child. She knew that if-

Azara stopped. Her face showed an expression of pain.

"That if our father found out about her relationship with the human and the child, he would do everything in his power to get rid of them. So she decided to leave her child, with your people. As she knew that her child would be safe if she grew up in a village protected by what your people call our God, The Eternal Flame. Thanks to this information she gave us, she is able to rejoin her family, us."

"Wait wait wait, if your people already knew about The Eternal Flame, how is it that you are only attacking the village now?"

Daniel asked perplexed.

"We didn't know that the spirit of our God was here. We've only heard of the Eternal Flame and our spies weren't able to get close as it was always guarded. It wasn't until my niece returned and told us of how these people had historical records of their ancestors haven stolen the spirit of our god, Agni!"

All the Ifrits' hairs started to flare with anger.

"That is a lie! Our ancestors didn-"

"Sigh….. You guys are stupid aren't you."

Daniel suddenly interrupted shaking his head helplessly.

"How dare you!"

Suddenly one of the Ifrits dashed towards Daniel. His feet had a burst of flames and his speed suddenly had an incredible boost. In both his hands the Ifrit was holding deadly blazing daggers.

"Aidan NO!!"

Azar said trying to stop the Ifrit dashing towards Daniel.

"Heh…"

Daniel just smirked.

*BAAM!*

The Ifrit suddenly stopped. Daniel had a strong grip on both of the Ifrit's arms. The fiery daggers a couple of inches away from Daniel's face.

'Woaaah!! The strength of this guy! Do all Ifrits have this kind of physical strength? So an extremely High Affinity with Fire Magic and a super human strength a bit above Dragon Slayers, no wonder these guys could hold on their own against the Giants. Guess this is the perfect opportunity to test their strengths and see the kind of powers they have.'

Daniel just stared at the Ifrit with a grin on his face. Suddenly he turned his heels and yanked the Ifrit, throwing him across the room with incredible force.

*BOOM!*

The Ifrit ended crashing against the wall leaving a huge crater on it and cracks everywhere.

"Woops! Sorry about that Tor!"

Daniel said scratching his cheek.

"Haha no worries young warrior! This has happened a lot of times in the past, people losing their temper so we added something new to the building."

The Giant said looking at Daniel with a hint of respect in his eyes.

The wall as if responding to what Tor said suddenly started to repair itself. A brown colored aura was glowing on the wall repairing the cracks and the crater. Meanwhile the Ifrit slipped off the crater and fell on the ground. However it suddenly stood up. A bit purple blood started to flow out of a couple of scratches the Ifrit had.

*Cough cough* The Ifrit coughed up a bit of purple blood on the ground. He turned to Daniel with a deadly look in his eyes.

'Interesting…. They have a body comparable to a Dragon Slayer and they have a strong regenerative ability.'

"Hahaha!! Come Little Ifrit! Show me your powers!"

Daniel said cracking his neck and getting in a fighting position.

"Sir Daniel please, have mercy! He is just young and brash!"

Azar said rushing in front of Daniel holding out her hands defensively.

"Don't worry princess. I merely wish to see your peoples full strength. Just consider this as a spar."

Daniel winked at Azar with a smile.

"I-In that case let me take his place and spar with you instead."

Azar said a bit flustered but composing herself afterwards.

"Miss, no!"

Aidan yelled worriedly.

"Stay down Aidan!"

Azar said looking at Aidan sternly.

"You wish to know of our strength? Then let me show you the power of my people!"

She suddenly unsheathed two long red daggers from behind her back and similar to Aidan, bursts of fire came from her soles, rings of fire blasted around her leaving the ground in which she stepped on burnt black as she suddenly lunged herself towards Daniel with incredible speed.

"Hoho! Come, princess!"

Daniel said as he prepared himself.

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