Meeting the Demon Lord Kretos

In the snowy mountains of the Northern Demon Lands, a lone human was running freely. This was the hero Takafumi Sora. He was currently separated from his group as they entered the mountains and encountered a few monsters. He could have beaten the monsters easily but Sora wanted to leave the group and meet Demon Lord Kretos by himself. He wanted to learn the truth that has been hidden from him. 

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A group of four were in the middle of a fierce battle against a pack of ice wolves found in the Northern Mountains of the Demon Lands. These four were Sora's companions.

Niel the vanguard of the group blocked one ice wolf and pushed another. As he was busy killing the monsters the mercenary finally noticed something was amiss. He looked around and noticed that Sora was no longer with them.