The Monster Within

As the sun rises from the horizon, shining the land as it reveals thousands of bodies stacking in a large mountain, on top of the hill of corpses was Artemis.

As the sun's ray hit him, the light of the sun reflected by the crimson eyes of the half machine.

Artemis turned his head and used his enhanced eyesight, seeing more than 10 kilometres from his position, he saw a massive Airship size as a football stadium was about to leave.

But Artemis won't let them get away with Pandora and whatever creature was inside of her.

He activated his thrusters and blasted off, while the imperial bodies were close to him, their bodies were burned from the take off and he destroyed the upper part of the mountain of bodies.

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Back to the massive Airship, Lord Rism was looking at the ritual going on in a massive space somewhere inside the airship.

Ten mages were standing in a circle formation while casting their magic, in front of them was a big magic circle and in that center was none other than Pandora, who is still unconscious.

His plan was actually simple.

When they break the magic sealed in her by using an artifact that could sucked the magic from the body of the living being, second, they will also wake the creature inside her from its slumber, and when it is finished, they will immediately use a World Item on the creature.

[Downfall of Castle and Country]

This powerful magic artifact is a mind-controlling World Item.

In the form of a dress, this World item allows the user to subjugate the mind of any creature, even those that possess racial immunity to mind-control. For instance, it can effectively bypass the resistance without problem.

Although it is considered to be an impressive artifact, the Higher-ups of the Church acknowledge the fact that this item does have its own limits. In this case, the item is only capable of charming one target at a time. Another example is that when the target is under mind-control, they can be left in an immobile state even if the user is no longer conscious or around to command them. For that reason, the power it has over the target will continue to remain in effect.

Still, the target under that item's effect will attack whoever approaches it by close proximity. In order to break free from this item's control, the brainwashed target must be killed and later resurrected. 

Another interesting information was that according to the ancient text the Church discovered, the item doesn't seem to work on SSS-rank Demigods, according to them, they theorized that SSS-rank Demigods are world-level beings, meaning they have the power that could rival World-Items, so any World Items used on them will be useless.

"The plan was going as planned, my lord" One of the servants of Lord Rism said.

Lord Rism nodded.

"Of course, the unsealing is almost finished and once it is done, tomorrow I'll be sitting in the throne room of the Royal palace."

While Rism was currently daydreaming of his overthrowing plan, a soldier barged in the room, that act is unforgivable when an important business of the noble will do, and it is a death sentence.

"Who dares disturb our important business!" Lord Rism exclaimed.

"Forgive me, my lord! I came to ask you that Pope Lincoln was defeated and the imperial army has been massacred!" The soldier said with so much fear in his eyes.

The news made an impact on the room as literally everybody turned their heads towards him in disbelief, even the mysterious figure named Crow was interested.

"What?! That is not possible! It could be a lie, you have such balls to tell me such nonsense!"

"It is true, Lord Rism. My eyes won't deceive me, I swear!"

But that didn't convince Rism to lower his anger, as he was about to shout at the man again, a sudden shake interrupted the whole room.

"Was that an earthquake?"

"No you idiot, were on air, we might be under attack by enemy air forces"

Suddenly they heard screaming and wailing outside of the door. Most of the people inside felt a tingle of fear consume them, what they hear is a lot of screams, it seems this enemy has killed most of the knights and mages in the ship.

"Mages, go to the door and defend the room!" Lord Rism ordered.

The two mages run towards the door if any enemy enters, they'll immediately strike multiple 5th to 8th destructive spells if they spotted any hostile enemy.

Few seconds later, it became silent.

The silence took another few seconds, and as one of the knights in the room asked what's happening outside, the door immediately exploded and a strange two red pillars of energy strike the two mages through their body barrier and into the chest, killing them.

Two pairs of red light emitted in the cloud of dust, as it entered the room, was a strange man. 

While everybody in the room felt a tiny bit of fear in their hearts, one entity didn't feel anything.

It was Crow.

"Who are you trespassing in a restriction area ordered by the imperial authority! Barging in is a death sentence!" One knight steps forward, he seems he didn't fear the man in black however, on the inside, he sweated bullets.

Artemis, without looking at the knight pointed his finger and blasted an energy beam out of his finger, instantly killing the knight.

The mages went in shocked seeing a B-rank knight get killed that easily, most of the people in the room have their fear growing every second while Crow has a look of interest.

"Let's talk peacefully right now. Let me take the elf and then pissed off my lands."

"Y-You really think we could just listen to your words? Do you know who I am? I am Lord Rism—"

"Yeah, and I am Mason Ramsay, and I gave you what you ordered, a demigod Lincoln stu."

Interrupting Rism's words pissed him off more but hearing the guard's words were right about the enemy killing one of the most powerful demigods in Fordalt, thinking about it made him shivered down his spine.

The Empire, while powerful and growing, has hidden powerful mages and demigods that could rival the weakened Theocracy. Demigods were quite rare in fordalt however in reality, there are tens of hidden Demigods in the Empire and the Republic, mostly the Empire. While some of the powerful ones like Lincoln died and one betrayed demigod like Silvanna, one Demigod is nearly as powerful as them and was none other than the one behind them.

Crow.

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"Crow, take care of him" Rism ordered, still pissed.

Crow nodded and stepped forward facing Artemis.

Artemis raised his brows when he saw the mysterious figure, he had no time for another play from another battle of sorts.

"You know, I'm really tired of facing another battle, so I'm just gonna skip to the end."

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Crow got pushed back by the energy beam, he hit the wall and landed on the floor motionless.

Artemis scanned his vitals and saw all of them are in 0%, meaning his dead.

This is not what Artemis expected, he expected this Demigod could be a bit challenging but this is just too easy.

When he looked around, everybody in the room wasn't surprised.

Strange.

There is something wrong.

But the reason was shown when he looked at the missing body of Crow.

His senses kick in as he immediately turns around seeing the same guy with crimson energy emitted around him.

Before he could react, a red magic circle summoned below them and both him and Artemis vanished out of the room.

Seeing them gone gave Lord Rism a smile, he then looked at the mages.

"Continue the unsealing while our little friend deals with him."

When his word sounded, the mages in the circle began to continue their magic.

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On the deck of the Airship, two figures appeared out of the red magic circle.

Artemis' systems begin to static for a split second before it returns online again which freaks him out a bit.

He looks in front of him, the guy named Crow was a mysterious guy and has an aura around him which Artemis has a familiar feeling.

"So, you might be the infamous Metal Demons I've heard about. The ones who took out the Senadate Theocracy, the major superpower among the two nations into ruins." Crow, the first word he said since weeks ago said to Artemis.

Artemis, who is not surprised about the figure, knew about his identity, but it doesn't matter if he kills him.

"Yes, I am. Listen here buddy but I need the elf right away."

"Not yet, but first let me introduce myself, I will go by the name Crow. Legendary Demon hunter, SS-rank.

"There are a lot of Sainthood Demigods I met, but whatever. My name is Artemis, it is nice to meet you that I finally met another demon ever since I blasted one from existence."

Crow, hearing his true race being exposed, didn't surprise him that much.

"Hm, I kinda a bit surprise you knew my race,"

"Wait, let me rephrase that...

It's nice to meet you Duke Crow, Leader of the Sloth clan. One of the 7 Great Dukes."

Now this time, Crow who is very surprised, nobody, even Lord Rism, Pope Lincoln and his colleagues didn't know he was one of the great Demonic Dukes. But that metal Demon, named Artemis, knew him very well.

Artemis knew that since he got a clear view of his appearance, thanks to the knowledge he extracted from one of the Demons they've captured. He learns many things about the Dark Realm.

"Which I find ironic is that one of the great Demonic Dukes who was also a demon hunter that hunts and kills demons, his own minions. How did you end like this?"

Crow, seeing the metal demon knew a lot about him, has no choice but to reveal more of his secrets abit.

"Simple. I betrayed them. I don't want to go into more details because it is classified in my opinion."

"I see. I still don't get it why you end up being ordered by some jackass Lord who was about to do Order 66 on the Empire?"

"I don't know what Order 66 was but that's still classified in my opinion."

For some unknown reason, Artemis either doesn't know what Order 66 means, probably some memories of his past returns but doesn't tell him what Order 66 was.

"I think chichatting is over, are we beginning to fight?"

"Sure."

Crow, took out something from his jacket and reveal large revolvers. Artemis knew there is some guns in these world but either the superpowers didn't used them for some reason which doesn't matter right now.

Then the battle begins as Crow aims his revolvers at Artemis and shoots a few bullets.

Few bullets were able to hit Artemis but it was ineffective, one bullet Artemis caught with ease with just between his thumb and index finger. He flick the bullet and it shoots at Massively Hypersonic speed hitting Crow in the head, he steps back a few feet by the kinetic energy of the bullet but seconds later, he recovers and continues shooting bullets on Artemis.

The passive ability Crow has is known as [Instant Regeneration], it is an overpowered and broken ability to most practitioners.

The only way to kill a person with this spell is to kill them instantly on a molecular level without leaving a trace left of them.

Artemis in annoyance put out his energy blades and one instant later he slash Crow in half.

Artemis scanned his vitals which is 0%, but then the numbers are getting higher, the two body parts itself began to turn blood, the bloods fly upwards and began to materialize into a humanoid which was Crow who is already recovered and shoots 12 bullets at high speed.

Artemis doesn't mind the bullets that is keep bouncing on him, he put his energy blades away and transform his hand into a large rail cannon, he activates it and blast a huge energy beam destroying Crow except his arms and the revolver, he began to regenerate and like last time, continuing shooting bullets at him.

"You do realize that bullets won't hurt me, even if it's enchanted with high-level holy magic that could even harm S-rank undeads and demons still won't hurt me. My race known as metal demons you people called us doesn't mean that were actually demons."

"I know, Demons like us are not that stupid, I can tell you have lack of Demonic Energy within you. I'm just warming up,"

"Just stop wasting my time,"

"I'm not actually, the unsealing will be done in a few minutes, so we got enough time. I'm only here to see the capabilities of the leader of the Metal Demons myself."

Crow, put his guns down and then for a few moments, crimson energy manifests around him, unlike last time, this was large.

He then manifested a large scythe made out of solid blood.

It is known as the Scythe of Vengeance.

"Crow was just my new name I named myself. Before I remembered my previous life, people feared me, and they gave me a title known as the Crimson Reaper.

"Well, that'll be interesting," Artemis said as he put out his energy sword once again.

Then, they lunged at each other and the real fight began.

Both identical red blurs fought in godly speed, while Artemis is faster, Crow has fine fighting skills than the other enemies he faced.

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Back to the large spatial room, as the mages finish absorbing the magic sealed from Pandora, they immediately place it in a diamond shaped crystal.

"Lord Rism, the next step has been completed. We are now gonna use the World Item, but casting it inside of the elf is kinda risky" One of the mages said.

"I don't care, do what you have to do, now! Y'all love testing my patients"

"Y-Yes, my lord" The mage then returns to the rest.

Lord Rism, seeing them doing the ritual of trying to tame the monster in the inside of the elf.

The monster.

He remembers he read stories about these creatures that their ancestors once fought in the second great war. The one who kills billions of lives of the entire world. He doesn't know, even most people in fordalt never knew what was in that war. But having one of these last creatures inside the elf, he was excited what it looks like and he doesn't care if he could utilize the creature and made it his slave.

The room started to shake, he knew that man in black and that demon fought each other in the ship's deck, while it was annoying, it's just given some time for him and the item's effect.

Then, they activate the World Item, the person who wears it casted it on the Elf, a golden flying dragon came out of item and was immediately went towards the Elf and hits her. In response, her body moves aggressively, like sort of something fighting inside her.

As time passes, the Item's effect keeps continue without stopping, which is kinda strange. But for some reason, the mages felt a strange sensation coming from the elf

"Hey, what is happening? Why you all making such a face?" Lord Rism asked.

"We don't know, my lord. For some reason, I felt the immense magic of the World Item is getting weakened very quickly, like something was absorbing it."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Forgive us, my lord. We found that—"

"D̷̰̮́ò̸̧͔̤ ̴͖̞́̔͛ŷ̵͙̇ö̶̦̼̾u̷̳͕̹̍ ̷̩̚ṋ̵̦͌̒̆o̶̦̦̭̅̋͝ť̷͇̝̒̇ ̶̰̬̓̚ḿ̸̮̮i̷͖̜̾͋ͅn̸̜͚̰͛̀͛ḏ̵͆͝ ̶͖̝̭͝t̷̪̱̾h̵̢̬͑̕͜a̸͔͍͗̚ť̸͍̀̂ ̸̟͔̄I̴̜̗̓͆ ̸̖͋͛ẉ̸̇̎ö̸͙̗̈́͂ǘ̶̪̐͒l̵͇͕̘͊͆̓d̵̘̀ ̸̨̈́e̵̳͊̈ͅx̴̤̰̼̕p̴̞͔̍͂̕l̴̢̡͐̄͛a̸̗̯̺͌́̐ḭ̵̗̄͂͠n̶͎͛͝ ̴̦̤̀ì̴̥͓̥̈́t̸̳̪̞͛̎͗ ̸̧̀̔̓m̷̨̏̒ý̷̹̐̉s̷̛͇̻̖e̵̹̥̖͐̍l̸̨̾f̷̧̺̜̔̆̈"

As the answer was about to be explained, a voice echoed through the room, hearing it everyone in the room gave chills, heart started to pump, even Wesley and his other three Demigod subordinates.

The voice however didn't come from somewhere around them but in the center right on the elf herself.

Lord Rism and the other people in the room look at the elf in shocked, because she should've be effect by the World Item! 

However, they felt they are not talking to the elf but something else.

Ï̶̡̅͜ ̴̻̜̱͛͊̑w̴̤͕͛͛̊ͅo̶̢̜̥̽̃̓ū̶̘l̵̲̳͒ḍ̷̭̈́̽ ̶̀̄̿ͅĺ̵̖̆ḯ̸̛̗k̵͙̞̼̽ę̸͔̅̂ ̶̹̔͆͜t̶̡̩̖͝o̴̝̘̐ ̶̦̃͂͝t̸̬̟͊̓͜ẖ̷̭̰͐͌̒ḁ̵̮̬̍n̴̟̮̂̕ͅk̷̢̝̋͐ͅ ̵͖͉̱́ÿ̵̞́o̶̥̱͕̅̑ȕ̶͍̬̎̍͜ ̷̫̒͐́ȧ̷̝̩̌̐l̴̩̝̻̀̈́l̵̻͕͓͗̊͝ f̸̣͓͇̿o̴̝̘̐ȑ̷̢̟͝ f̸̣͓͇̿ȑ̷̢̟͝ȩ̴̢̖́̽̊ė̵̠̜̑i̴̛̗͌ň̴̰̖̥̆͝ġ̶̨̝̑̐ ̴̟͔̈̈́m̵͍͋̈́e̴͔͚͐

Pandora stood up in an unnatural way, her eyes were black and her voice was either hers and several people's voices.

Ȁ̸̟n̸̰̒d̸̲͂.̷̯͒.̴̼͊.̸͛͜ ̸̧̓i̶͉̊t̴̙́s̶̤̀ ̸̮̃n̵̟̽i̵̘̽ĉ̸̣e̷̪̓ ̶͕̌ţ̵̒h̸͍̅a̷͚͘t̷̢̒ ̵͕̕ÿ̷͕ō̵͉ǘ̴̜ ̵̘́f̴̗̆e̴̖͋e̵͚̍d̷̺̔ ̷̢̑m̷̖̑e̷͓͆ ̴̧̀ŝ̴̟o̷̳̓m̸̱͋ë̴͕́ ̵̢̀d̵̢̑e̸͚̽l̶͚̋ï̵̺g̴͉̾h̵̟̒t̴̫͝f̶̰̎ų̴̾l̸̹͛ ̷͙̀e̷͍̽n̷̯͒ẹ̵̔r̵͙͐g̵͓̕y̶͕͂ ̸͚̒y̸̹͋o̷̦̒u̴͖͗ ̶̙͆c̵̫̓a̷͚̋l̴̹̎l̶̜̀ė̵̤d̶̮͂ ̶̤͋M̸͎̋a̷͓̍g̷͕̈i̴̥̓c̶͙͌.̵̭̀

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̵̞̏Ş̷̅u̸̝͑c̴̫̕h̶̰͘ ̶̻̅a̶̦͗ ̴̻̌ẇ̶̡ỏ̴̗n̶͈͝ḑ̸́e̸̲͘r̸͙͐ḟ̷̦ǘ̷̻l̶̝̈́ ̷̼̈ț̷̆a̴̦̒ş̴͆ṱ̶͘ȇ̴̻,̶͎͝ ̷̦̀d̷̺͑e̵̅ͅl̸̮͝į̶͠c̴̨̓i̴̝͊ö̸̳ǔ̵̲s̴͇͆ ̴̛̙l̵͓̒i̶̲͘k̵̟̍ê̸͔ ̸͎͒t̷̤͒ḧ̸͎́e̶̟͋ ̶̼̈s̴̗͒ő̵͈u̷͙͘l̷͝ͅs̷̔͜ ̵̲̿Í̴͜ ̵͚͌c̴̮͛ȏ̸͙n̴̬̈́s̴͚͐ù̷͔m̵̩̉e̵̤͐d,̴̰͒ ̸̘͘i̶̲̇ṯ̶̽s̷̟̾ ̶̬̈b̸̬̑e̶͕͗ě̵̢n̸̹̕ ̴̰͐Š̶̰O̶̯̍ ̷͖̂l̴̖̇o̸̟͐n̶͔̉g̶̨̀ ̴̒ͅI̸͋͜'̶̨͑v̴̭̑e̶̤͋ ̶̱̋b̸͖̾e̴̖̚ẹ̶̕n̷̬̾ ̸̤̽t̸͇̾r̵̖͒a̸̢̾p̷̩̑ ̴̝̃ị̴̀ǹ̴̩ ̴̧̀t̸̬͋h̸̯̚e̸̫͌ş̵̛e̵̙͗ ̶̼͌b̶̩̅ó̷̠d̸͍͌y̷͚̽ ̶̜̐a̵͎̒n̴̮͘d̸̤̍ ̵̰͐t̴̮̆h̵̖͒è̵̞ ̵̛̤ẗ̶̩́ã̵̤s̶̛͎ẗ̷̥́ẹ̴̊

"W-Who are you?" The mage besides Lord Rism asked, reading his magic spell, if these unknown entities that possessed the elf will do anything.

The entity looked at him and chuckled.

Ĩ̸͉'̷̜͌ḿ̸͕ ̴̤̑j̸̰̍u̸̝̇s̸̪̐t̷̡̓ ̷͚̎ḩ̵̌ḙ̵̊r̸͈͂ė̵̠ ̸̣̈́t̶̯̊o̶͍̅ ̵͈̄d̷̹̊o̵̼̾ ̴̦̀w̶̝͌h̴̯̾ã̷̯t̷̖̏ ̵̻̀m̶͇̾o̷͙̿t̶̹̆h̶̼́e̸̞͠r̸͍͊n̷͎̾ḁ̴̆t̴͚̎u̴͓̿r̸̲̀è̸̡ ̵̣͒d̵͓̈́o̵̜͊ȇ̵̹ś̷̞

"Which is?" As the mage says that, other mages started to cast their powerful spells and knights readying their swords.

Ë̵̬ȃ̴̬t̶̞͘í̴͍n̵͓̆g̶͘ͅ

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̸̀ͅR̶̡̆e̶̙̽p̵͇̔r̸̢̓ơ̴̥d̸̲̐ṷ̴́c̶͖̔t̷͔̐i̸̗͒ő̴̟ǹ̵̺

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̸̥͆A̴͍̔ṅ̶̰d̵͙̃...

"And...?"

But then suddenly, the next words it said become cold which freezes the air itself.

T̸̰͠h̷̟͑ȅ̶̝ ̴̬̓E̵̩̿x̶̧̃t̶͎͆ị̶̓n̶͔̊c̶̬̿t̶̪̑ḯ̸̞o̷͔̽n̸͓̓ o̷͔̽f̶̰̎ l̸̮͝ị̶̓f̸̴̣͓͇̬̿̓E̵̩̿

Wesley, instinctively immediately casted an 8th tier destructive magic spell towards the entity which for some reason didn't flinch.

It steps forward without any fear, as the ball of energy hits the entity, instead of being disintegrated, the magic dust around it suddenly gets pulled like a black hole sucking it.

As the magical dust was finally cleared, what shocked them was that the entity was totally fine, but the magical energy was literally absorbed by the entity itself.

"M̴͙͋m̶̪̅m̴̞͊m̸̧̈,̷̥͝ ̸͔̐ț̴̑h̵̳͝a̷̘̚ń̸̗k̶̮̀ ̶̼͐y̴̩̿ō̷̹u̶̫͂ ̷͇̈́f̵̭̀o̸͔͗ṙ̵̘ ̸̽͜f̵̦̄e̷͓͂ë̴̳d̶͇̏i̴̤͑n̵͙͊g̴̳̈́ ̴̹̑ḿ̴͎e̸̺͗ ̵̜͌a̵̰̓n̵̪̍ȍ̸̰t̸̩̊ḧ̸͈e̷̜̿r̴͇͊ ̸̠̀d̶̨̈e̴̙̓s̴̫͛s̶̡̆e̷͉͝ṟ̶̉ẗ̴̮́ ̶͉̚ẙ̸͉ö̵̝́ụ̴͂ ̶̕ͅğ̴͎a̷̜͘v̶̹̒e̵̝̕ ̷͚͌m̸̱̂è̶͖.̸͔̀ ̷̴̠̟̆́W̷̛̭h̶͎̅ḯ̵̟c̵͙̏ȟ̷̦ ̴̲̉ẃ̵͔ä̶͉s̷̈ͅ t̶̻̄o̷̞̓t̶͓̚ā̶͇l̶͓̄l̶̠͐y̴̪͝ ̷̯̆ũ̸͇s̸̩͘e̷̛̥l̵̲̎e̵̱͒s̷̅ͅṡ̵̘ against me.

In a blink of an eye, the entity turned its right arm into a black mass between solid and liquid, it struck Wesley at the speed that he even couldn't react to it in time as it impaled him through the mouth to the back of his neck, impaling him as it stuck to the wall.

Yellow lights started to glow on the arm like it was absorbing the mana and life energy inside Wesley.

Seeing the scene frightened all of the people in the room. What kind of monster they have just released?!

"Guards, take me to the evacuation center, give me the available Lifeboats in this Airship! Everyone, kill the thing!"

As Lord Rism and his guards are about to get to the door, a dark tentacle-looking thing hits the door and covers it with black masses, blocking them from exiting.

They turned around and before they reacted, Lord Rism got impaled by a few tentacles in each of his sides without hitting his vital points.

The tentacles pulled him towards the creature while magic spells, magic arrows, and swords kept hitting it, which didn't flinch nor hurting the creature.

The entity, the body of the elf suddenly began to transform into these creatures that Artemis saw in his dreams. But it is not octopus looking things but transforms into feminine looking.

"H-How—… Huek!.. the World Item is supposed to….." Interrupting his words is his own blood coming out of his mouth, choking as his death was about to come.

A̷̱̋h̷̟̄,̶̡͒ ̷̯͗W̶̚͜ŏ̷̧r̷͛ͅl̶̻͠d̴̬͝ ̶̖̽I̴͍͋t̷̯͗e̵̦͋m̴̗̽s̶̢̈́,̸͙̀ ̴̨́[̸͚͐D̶̻̐ō̴̻ẇ̶̱n̵̫̈ḟ̶̧a̷̤͠ḽ̷̿l̶̮͊ ̸̟̉o̵̽ͅf̷̫̈́ ̵̢͆Č̶͓a̵͚͐s̴̙̃t̷̝̾l̴͖͒e̸̲̍ ̵͓̐ḁ̸͂n̸̗̂d̶͍̑ ̷̻̀C̸͓͌o̶̞͛ú̴̬n̴̜̽t̸̲̋r̷̨̚ÿ̵̤́]̶̯̓ ̷̰̈́ḯ̸͚s̴̜̍ ̶͈̓n̸̻̾ǫ̷͐t̶͓̄ ̶͍́ť̴̞h̴̭̚ẹ̵̍ ̶̥͑f̴͇͛ī̸̼r̴̛͜s̸̽ͅt̷̪̎ ̵̡́W̸̜̌o̶͕̒r̴̻̓l̵͙̐d̴̼̐ ̵̯͒I̶͎͘t̵̩͑e̷̘͑m̵̘͊ ̴̣̀w̷̢̅å̸̞ṣ̵̒ ̷͎̒u̵͍̚s̷̯̏e̷̥͋d̵͖̂ ̵͈͆ô̸͇n̶̗̋ ̵̟̆m̴̨͊e̷͇͝.̵̜͂ ̵̺͠Ṭ̸͝h̸̞̐a̷̎͜ń̸̗k̶̮̏s̴̘̾ ̶̯͒t̷̮͑o̵͎͒ ̷̮̾t̵̹̄h̷̻͂o̵̗̒s̵̫͛e̸̳͂ ̸̖͒O̷̪͛r̶͊͜ǵ̸̝ǎ̴̱n̴͉͐i̴̫͘z̸̭̀á̴̞ť̴͈ȉ̸̼ő̵͓n̸̻͛ ̸͚͝t̸̢̿h̸̲͊a̸̺̐t̵̠͊ ̶̺͌ẗ̷̙r̵̺͒a̵͇͒p̴̅͜p̷̼͠ĕ̶̠d̵͈̈́ ̵̲̀m̸̺̒e̸͎̎,̸͉̉ ̷͙͌t̷̗͋e̵̳͒s̵̖̕t̴̢͛i̵͖̊ṇ̵̒ḡ̴͚ ̴̨̚m̵̜̅e̶͈͌,̴̙͝ ̷̲̎ ̷͖̈́m̸̲̈ó̶̟d̴̥͠î̴͚f̵͚͘i̶͓̇ë̷̪d̵̩̽ ̴̡̄m̴̤̅é̷̙ ̵̻̆l̴̜͊i̸̪͠k̴̹̔e̷͛ͅ ̵̩̋I̷̳̓ ̸͓̽ẘ̵̨a̵̝̔s̵̙̀ ̷̲͋j̷̡̓u̴̻͛ṡ̸̠ṫ̷̜ ̸̯̃a̴̬̔ ̴̀ͅt̵͓͝ȩ̶͌s̸͔͂t̴̜̽ ̶̮̒s̶̔ͅū̶̢b̵͉̐j̶̠́e̷͖͛c̶̟̈t̴̊ͅ ̸̺̓f̵̜͝o̷̙͐r̵̳̚ ̶͕̓1̴͖͠0̵̯̔0̶̜̄0̵̤̓ ̵̧̛y̷̻͝e̷̚ͅa̷͇͗r̸̥̅ş̶̿,̴̺̂ ̵̟̆I̶͔͝ ̷͚̅m̵͈̽a̷͎̅y̸̼͂b̸̡͝ë̶̪́ ̷̠̎b̵͍̿ẻ̵̫c̴̹͘ȏ̸̥m̴̗̀e̴̩͘ ̷͖̇a̶̧̔ ̴͖̎n̵̞̈́ë̷̢́w̷͇̏ ̶̖͒b̵̳́ẹ̵͐i̴̹̎n̷̊ͅg̷̣̽ ̸̦̉t̶̥̏h̸͇͊ȩ̵́y̴̖̚'̵̱͘v̸͉͘e̵͍̓ ̴̢̐c̴̞̕r̷͙͝e̴͎͛a̸͐ͅt̵̪̔e̵̤͗ḍ̴͂.̵̺͆

B̷̥́u̸̹͑ẗ̸̫ ̸̧̉n̶͔͋o̷͓̅ ̸̝̇m̵͇̒à̸̻t̵̠͐t̴̻͗e̷̼͆r̷̢̕. Ť̶͓h̴̨͆ë̸̮r̴͎̈e̸̹̋ ̴̠̿i̵̲͝s̷̥̚ ̶̩̊n̵̖͘ö̴̟́ ̴͎͠e̴͈̅s̷͓͒c̵̆ͅȧ̵ͅp̵̜͝e̵̪͝.̵͇͑ ̴͕̽Ị̴̀t̶̖̐ ̸̣̋i̷͇͐s̵͖͑ ̸̟̀d̸̠̾i̵̭͘n̴̼̋n̵͖̊e̵̤͛r̴̟̆ ̵̩̊t̷͊͜i̸͉͘m̵̭̾è̶̞

"J-Just what the hell are you!" While getting grip by the unknown entity, Lord Rism can't help but scream by the creature's tentacles impaling him.

M̶̼̈ë̶̱́?̸̭͠ ̸̮̆H̴͇̀è̴̦ḫ̴̆e̷̱̓.̸̜̀ ̵͇̐Ý̶͔o̶͍͊u̵̥͠ ̴̰̋p̶͇̃é̴͇o̶͙̽p̷̭͑l̷̘̿e̶̡͝ ̷͔͒i̵͖͌n̷͖͋ ̶͔̑ț̷͘ḩ̵͗ẻ̷̖s̷̝̚e̷̝͋ ̶̼̿w̸͕̆ó̵̦ř̷̨l̴̙̈d̴̯̎ ̷̮̊c̷͌ͅa̵̯͂l̸̺̐l̴̡͌ ̴̞́u̸͔͘s̴̭͊ ̵͚̇ţ̸̍h̴͚̆é̸̤ ̷̤̒B̷͕͠l̴̛͍i̶̲̐g̵̨̐h̴̩͑t̸̻͠.̷̙̋

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̸͎̃B̷͎͌u̷̼͠t̶̞̒,̸͓̈ ̴̢́t̵̥̽h̵̲̃ė̶̼ȓ̷͖e̷̼͗ ̵̬̿i̵̛̝s̴̗͑ ̵̛ͅã̶̰ ̴̮̈́ẁ̶̰ǫ̸̽r̶̙͒l̵̠̎d̸̬́ ̵̳̎t̶̺̓h̷̰́a̶̠͝t̸̤͊ ̸̦͊c̵̰͂â̵͜l̸̻̓l̸̞̈́ ̶̖̔ŭ̸̯s̶̳͌ ̶͛͜b̸͕͠e̸̖͒f̸̣̍o̶͍̔r̵̛͉e̵̱͘ ̷̗̒n̵͍͛ḁ̵̌m̵̪͆i̸̙̽n̴̮̒g̴̥̊ ̵̢̈́ù̵͎s̸͇̆ ̶̰̑t̶̻̃h̷̼̋é̷̱ ̴͚͒B̴̟̊l̷̢͐i̶̻̇ğ̴̮h̵̫̃t̷͔͐,̶͓̒ ̵͔͘ȁ̸̬n̶̙̚d̶̺̔ ̵̠̓ẁ̴͜e̷̝̓ ̴̼͋h̴͎̃ẽ̵͎a̴̙͘r̴̭̈d̶̨̃ ̷̗͂i̶͓͋t̷̗̉ ̷̫͐m̸̳̈́o̷̦͝r̴͉͊e̵̦̕ ̶̲̽t̶̺͐h̵͉̅ǎ̵͈n̸̦͘ ̸̩̓t̸͉̓h̷̰̍e̶͇̾ ̸̲̐n̸̫̚ǎ̶͕m̵̙͠ë̸͙ ̸̨̇y̸̼̚o̵̼͆ù̷̝ ̷͖̿ṉ̶̈ă̵͚m̴͖͠ḙ̶̾d̶̝̚ ̸̮͂u̸͙̔s̸̩̀.̴̜̈ ̵̌͜Į̶͝t̵̪̀ṡ̷̖ ̸̦̄h̷̖̓a̵̠̚r̶̺̓d̵̬̍ ̶̤̔t̵͕̄o̵̫̅ ̴̗̔r̵̘̕e̷͓͂m̵̬̉é̴͙m̴͙̂b̶̝͒ȅ̸̗r̴͚͋ ̷̬̈́ḭ̵̀t̴̬͂ ̵̣̃t̴͇͊ḧ̶̯́ȏ̶̱ǔ̵̳g̷̜͌h̸̪̔,̵̩͊ ̷͓̽b̷͇̈́u̷̗͆t̷̠́ ̴̜̎Ì̶͉ ̶̤̒s̸͌͜t̶̮͐i̸̙̚l̵̬͗l̴͕̅ ̵̫͐r̷̠̕e̴̖̍m̴̲̿ẹ̷̔m̷͙͐b̷̺̓e̵̺̿ř̸͔ ̴̘̊ậ̴ ̶͇̊b̶̀ͅi̷͉͝t̴͓͝.̷̳͂ ̵̞͂Y̶̦̔ỏ̶̖ǘ̸̘ ̴̣͌c̴̤̆a̴̫̔n̵͖͊ ̷̱͆j̵̥͐ṷ̷̈́s̴͖̃t̵̲͂ ̴̨́c̶̛̥a̸̜͗l̶̜̇l̶̩͋ ̴͉̃ủ̵̠s̷̮͐.̷̘̓

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