Ritual

"What makes you so confident in dealing with Alucard?" Zatanna asked with a doubtful gaze, "He's not a regular Devil you know? He's someone that even the Royal Devils pay attention to."

I laughed in disdain, "Devils will always have a bad end, either in death or eternal torment. Devils will always be the dogs of the Fallen. This is a fact known by all and only a very rare few can change it and even if they do they can at best match the power of a low-grade Fallen unless they discover the lost blood artes."

Zatanna's face went pale as she took multiple steps back, "You-You knows about the blood artes?" She muttered in disbelief.

I shrugged, "Yeah, I'm pretty sure many people in this dimension know about the blood artes. I'm even willing to bet that there are some in this academy who have some right now and only using them as trump cards."

Zatanna's body shuddered in pleasure and her ruby-red eyes shined in pure greed as a demonic smile showed on her face.

"Calm down." I said, "It's only a guess, there's no proof that they even have them. Besides, that should be the least of your worries right now. What you should worry about is yourself, well, your future more specifically."

"What do you mean?" Zatanna asked in a cold and demanding tone that brought a smile of amusement to my face.

"Remember what I said before?" I smiled, "Devils never have a good end so what do you think happens to demons? Beings that are ruled over by devils and completely despised by them? Tell me Zatanna do you see any other future other than being Alucard's fuck sleeve?" I laughed, relishing in the horrified look of Zatanna.

"Even with all the power you have right now, he can turn you into nothing more than a fuck toy with just a snap of his fingers." I smiled, "But don't worry I can help you with that, the only question is do I want to though?"

"You established a partnership with me remember?" Zatanna reminded coldly.

"I did. But I never heard you agree so the jury is still out on that one."

"I agree-"

"Anyway." Cutting off Zatanna before she could even agree I turned back to the door and began walking towards it again, "We should get going now, I want to see what is behind this door that even made you show up to try and stop me from walking through it."

I didn't get any response from Zatanna which was odd as I expected her to appear in front of me and prevent me from going through the door, even when I went past the point where she first appeared she still didn't try to stop me. It was only when I was dead in front of the door that I decided to turn around, only to see that she has been following me silently.

"No words of encouragement for your soon-to-be partner as he takes his first venture to the other side?" I chucked.

Zatanna rolled her eyes and folded her arms, "Just go. I'll have your back so you don't have to worry about getting hit with a sneak attack."

"You got me fucked up if you think I'm turning my back towards a demon, let alone believe the words of one." I snorted as I stood to the side and stretched my arms out towards the door, "Ladies first, forgot that I had to be a gentleman."

"Screw you," Zatanna said.

"Play your cards right and that might come true," I said with a lustful smile.

She pushed open the door but a frown formed on my face when I sensed her fear and disgust, a disgust so strong that even I started to share the same feeling even though I haven't seen was had caused such a strong feeling.

I turned my head to the right and my face paled in disgust as the urge to vomit skyrocketed at the horrid sight that I wished I could unsee.

I've killed before, massacred even and I'm sure Zatanna has done even worse than me even before she became a demon but this...this was too much even for me.

Severed parts of children that were around my age and even younger were spread all around the room along with their intestines and hearts. Even their organs such as their heard and penises were found stacked up on the dining table that was found in the middle of the room, blood candles along with plates and bowls full of blood, and the remains of the children were found on their as well.

They even used the served heads of the kids as decorations.

The stench of blood was suffocating to the point where I had run Into the Abyss to filter my lungs and take in some fresh air. The blood stains were arranged to form a massive pentagram that encompassed the entire floor of the massive room.

"What...What the fuck is this shit" Zatanna asked horrified at what she was witnessing.

"This is a ritual, a very important and powerful one as well," I answered grimly.

"They were just children Hakari, just innocent children. They didn't deserve this, I can't even imagine what they went through before they were killed so brutally." She softly muttered with streaks of tears streaming down her eyes.

"Welcome to the real cultivation world Zatanna." I said calmly, "Get used to seeing things like this, especially now that you are a demon. Since your transformation was pretty recent your personality hasn't gone through a huge change yet but that is bound to happen soon."

I began taking steps inside the room, even with goosebumps showing on my skin and the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end I didn't falter and kept an impassive expression on my face.

I knew that I would see some fucked up shit in this world but this...this is just too fucked up and the worst thing is, I feel like this is not even the tip of the iceberg of all the shit I'm about to see in the not so distant future.