Ch.15 - Sinner: Pride

In the domain of demons. as the 7 primordial sins have started to awake, bickering among them has already started, the state of their once towering castle was ruining and crumbling. there comrades not waking up from their eggs, a bed where they were dormant for centuries. Pride, took the initiative of those who were awake. "Shut up... all of you, we need to get to work, I don't care what any of you do... stay here or go out looking for answers.... but we need to find out why we were born again so suddenly... the last war with the gods wasn't in our favor... it is likely they are the reason we were awaken..."

"Screw that, Pride we need to regain our forces... and our home... this is our base of operation..." Envy said speaking up. "I get what needs to be done... but we can't let our existence be known yet... it's not difficult spotting one of us..." he finished as pride spoke up once more.

"says the shifter and Dragonoid, both of you focused on why we are born, and the conditions were in... but you both forget we must serve the master above all else... he would care about our forces... they were always weak and fragile, neither would he care about a castle, there's always slaves to build them... why should we go through the trouble ourselves..."

"So what are you proposing then... Wrath, ruler of the wolves?" pride asked.

"Nothing, just that we should remain idle... watch the world in its new-age... the lord will likely disapprove of any action that would involve our existence be shown... but I do agree... with both of you. we need an army, and we must rebuild. but let's do things one at a time... and I recommend, we do nothing. we idle and watch, you all feel that don't you? that sinister yet warm air in the room... the sky... within the ground we walk... something has happened... and the world tree, is warning us. warning all of its life."

"you're far too-!" everyone took a moment. to feel what the wolf of wrath was saying. and they were stunned, even for demons. Sins no less, they were shocked by the feeling. it was as if the world was in disorder. "what is this? but... the devil...! our master...?" they looked to the larger egg. a red chained cacoon of muscles and tissue was beating like a heart. "he is not yet awake... so who is this outside party...? What has happened?" pride, the Dragonoid of the sins, and bearing of the title, queen of dragons. was confused, and not just her, but everyone else. "someone... was born with the power to rival the devil himself? impossible... only the gods could match it... but. even then... it took many of them... not just one individual"

"I wish to find out, who is the reason for this... can we all agree?" Asked Wrath to those sins who are awake.

"Yeah, I think we all can agree here" Pride spoke, for everyone. "we might be overthinking this individual is on par with our master... so let's just reconsider that option for now... in fact, I rather not even imagine it. someone out there, similar to the devil? a mere Mortal? I doubt that."

"So what. Do you think it's one of the magical races? a dragon would make sense..." lust spoke up.

"no... I doubt one of my kind would even dare interact with gods or Mortal to gain power... they are much too proud full of themselves."

"ironic..." Sloth added.

"Hush you... I haven't changed either from that nature or did you forget what my sin is..."

"Who can? queen of dragons, Pride..." lust, again, spoke almost trying to initiate something with her. hinting at saying one of her other many names.

"Enough the both of you, back to what I was saying. I'm sure it has to the elves... At least how I imagine it... They have been messing with the laws of magic, and technology... Who knows what they are up to now, after centuries from our slumber... however... the debate now... is if this new creation... is man or machine...?" Pride stopped there.

"quiet the thought. Well, let's not leave that out of the realm of impossibility..." lust now took her turn speaking. "okay, enough of this back and forth... we just woke up, and not everyone is exactly up... let's wait for the master and others okay... then we can continue..." lust finished, as sloth soon looked to the others who were asleep, but freed from there cocoons.

"they're are alive, and look well... but they hardly have any magic... unlike us... why is that?"

"who cares... leave them, we need to areas prepare rooms and crap for all this run-down castle... I'm not sleeping on the ground or next to creepy crawlies" pride said. as it changed the tone of the room.

"seriously... I can't get over you" lust chuckled.

"Yeah, I'll do the same... hey, in a way the other dead weights will owe us... sloth bring them over"

"Tch... you all have magic too..." Sloth said, using magic to carry the other sins.

The demons, the sins, were all unique, aside from being treating beasts and titans within the rings of hell. They were close, family is the best of what they had and were. even as they bickered, they could get back on topic and remain calm. they had the strength to topple mountains and oceans, with wisdom to rival games of the gods and man. all of them were a force of nature, yet were nothing before their master, Satan. a Demon, a monster of a completely different magnitude.

The demons, began to assemble, building only what they needed. Rooms for sleeping and rest, capturing and ordering demons to start rebuilding their home. it took some time, but because of the unstable minds of demons, they waisted non of it and got all they needed within just two days. with the basics done, and still many more to be made, the sins were working on their own. as some awoke and were caught up on the mutual agreement. to help quell the world tree from an unnatural presence. The demons, the 8 sins, were known to be devils, but no one dared to wonder why they choose to help preserve the earth that continues to harbor beings that resent them. and with the gods gone. They were now being targeted or rather, blamed for their deaths and disappearances.

Those same demons however did not harbor any Demonic origin. after all, they hold titles. and have bloodlines across many races. The queen of dragons. lord of wolves, the giant of the first lands all of them were not demons. but only the 8th, Satan himself.

The boar names and titles belonged to other races, yet they managed to become Demonic lords in the realms and domain of monsters and demons.

"I'm gonna start heading out..." claimed pride. as she was the first to awaken, and the first to also bring the others to action. "do any of you contest?"

she asked, but no one objected. "just be careful you foolish dragon... we still have to wait for our master to arrive, so always be in contact with us out there..." claimed lust, as he was bust now organizing plans for information.

"Sure, I'll relay everything on my travel and scouting... since no one is against... who is coming with me?" she follow up question got also no reply. "fine, I'm not wanted here I see..." she joked obviously to them. shortly after they parted ways, she took to the sky with her wings as her first mission was to discover the gods and what has become of them. She knew well they had to be the ones taking care of things, or at least the cause of this disruption.

high above the clouds and sky was a free dragon. not burdened by responsibilities, not confined to a home or piece of land. She flew freely even enjoying the wind after a long slumber, she relaxed within the air and Mana of the world she flew with grace and freedom. twirling in the air, as if she was dancing between the clouds and with them.

Across the smog of the burnt clouds within the domain of demons, to the clear and white clouds high above the water. she flew for hours without rest thanks to her endurance and strength.

She took it upon herself to investigate the world in its new era, in the moments she was flying over the ocean with the clouds she danced as she flew and stayed in thought.

'how many years or centuries has it been...? since we last woke up. how I missed flying too... I'm not sparing a single moment. for my lord." she smiled to herself as she was alone, her head and heart clear even now, after all, she's been through in her past. 'let's discover just what this era of humans, beasts, and monsters have been up too...' she was excited, as she took great pride in her freedom. It wasn't long before she had arrived in the domain of humans. the massive continent between the other two. she was at a beach, in her bare feet as she was standing on the hot sand, but had hardly noticed. "damn... this view is so nice..." she spoke to herself as she was also acting selfishly exploring as much as she had liked. the many demons had different styles and personalities. some would like to work hard while another being truly lazy, however, for them, each was indifferent and opposite. every one of the sins was special. to each other and how many stories have pictured them. She looked away from the star blue ocean before her, the light of the sun rising along the waves. Taking this chance and moment of being alone, she stepped into the water for a moment. "I'm sure the other missed the world... it's a shame we only leave after the danger... and return to only save it. I don't have a lot of time... so I'll get to work... but who says I can't have a little fun..." she stripped herself down from her formal and tattered clothes, as she swam now. much like back in the sky, she rode the waves, and with speed even underwater. Her body flowed across the ocean, she cleaned off her body, her hair, and even part of her in between her arms and legs. until she surfaced like a dolphin jumping. the sun looked over her, shinning her body, even more, she smirked as she grinned, before now playing her magic. fire and water mixed all around as she began to form bubbles of large water within the air. jumping into them and swimming. using fire to boil and evaporate them as there was now a mist and soft fog over the waters, nothing could stop her joy, the movement of her body, as she turned her hips, moved her legs and arms. the tips of her finger and feet. she was elegant and continued her noble dance. The Dance of Dragons, an expression of complete freedom to her. she took pride in it. and her actions. as she fell from the sky coming down, she dove back into the ocean with grace and refinement and once she surfaced she got out and used wing magic to dry her body. she stretched in pleasure and now had excitement in her eyes as she began to continue her work. "the nearest human settlement is past those valleys... I need to avoid them... and if there is a church even more... but I want to raise hell... what do you think?" she talked to her, and asked a question. and soon heard a reply. a shadow-like gate opened as many eyes glared through it. "do as you wish... my lady" they spoke in unison. "we are glad to see you alive and well..."

"so my family... what year is it...? and... how have you all been?"

"it's been exactly three centuries since you last slumbered... the year... 18XX-23. unfortunately or rather... fortunately... no other catastrophic incidents have happened in that... but... just two days ago... there has been a noticeable disturbance... we wanted to take action, but you took us to wait for your return and never get involved with anything..."

"so right about when we all revived... is this like before?"

"no... however, I don't think that's a good thing... this feeling. all monsters like i... are compelled to take action... we are... Scared"

"..." she was lost for words. "Don't tell me... humans have done something as change the laws of this world...?!" she was concerned. that one of the six monsters of hell was horrified.

"We are uncertain of what to do... but, we are not afraid to die to stop it. now that you've been reborn mistress.. let us take action against human life... and we can't be uncertain. about the elves."

"now them? why?" she now all over the place in thought. but with a clear head she then thought. "this disturbance... let's prioritize whatever it is first... then we can figure out what to do once we know that information."

"will we eliminate it? or... will we work alongside it this time...?" the Hydra asked her. as all the heads bowed and obeyed her command.

"we will see.. for now. we must judge... I'll summon you when the time is needed... but, prepare for a battle should the time come..." she warned her subordinate.

"as you say..." the gate closed within itself. leaving her alone once again

"things have changed... the sky is a lot clearer... so is the ocean and mother nature is blooming nicely on her land. hopefully, Gaia and the other titans are well. this war will not be the same if it comes down to it..."

She stepped out of the sand, and with the snap of her winger dark magic was used to create an illusion. once that changes her body and appearance. she headed for the lands of humans. and start a Demonic operation. to gather information. And know more about what has happened while she is away.