(Pov: Charavgi)
"Ara?"
She got more excited then before?! So I prepared my stance while keep looking at her. My body screaming because of the amount of mana that I am releasing, I got some feeling that I'll lost my arms if I used Half-Moon with this amount of mana. Or losing my feet if I used mana stomp. But it not like I can hold this state for a long time, since even right now my HP keep decreasing. I can only hold up for another 2 minutes. But the girl keep looking at me without any gap.
"Are you really a human?"
"What do you mean?"
"How did you have that amount of mana? Even Selene didn't have that high amount of mana." She said as she touching her lips with her finger.
"Also, you kind of familiar as someone that Selene know? Seriously who are you?"
I keep silent and only staring her at her words, I won't tell you who am I! It will be bother some, and I am already unlucky enough to meet a demon like you, even tho you're cute! I should think of plan. Yep, I can't keep this going on. I dash to her followed by upward slash from her left. She surprised at my sudden attack, it doesn't mean she can't follow me tho. She sidestepping to right, as fast as my slash. But I am not end yet, with my spec now, I switched my grip as I released it from my hand then catch it again then do sweep motion following her. She dodge it by falling her body downward while her face staring upward and standing with only one foot. Her other foot was going for my chin, I block it with my right hand. All of it happened in a mere second. Darn, blocking her kick even with 300K mana still made me got pushed upward a little bit. I didn't took any damages tho, since I can hold around 180K damage with it. But still my HP keep decreasing!
"Wh-what are you doing?! Selene still talking you know?" She said those, as I made a little distance from her. But I didn't said anything and keep charging to her, I don't have much times. I released 20K of mana to do a Half-Moon as she said those. She immediately jump upward with her Beary-tan. Danyum, that bear can jump that high?!
"Mou, you're so rude!" She said those as releasing a 10 wind blade, that I can detect with mana detection. But it denser, and thinner then my my Half-Moon! I decided to dodge it, the tree behind me got cutted down cleanly. It didn't have a higher amount of mana then my Half-Moon but it destructive power much higher! Is it because proficiency and shape?! But what frustrated me is... The fact she and her bear keep fly on the air!
"Come and get Selene if you can!" She sticking her tongue out cutely while bombarded me with magic. The heck that is cheating! I keep dodging away, darn I should decrease the amount of mana on Mana Coating and Body Strengthening to only 40K. Yep, I do those since I don't have any idea to hit her which flying on the air.
[Skill Mana Control...]
[Skill Mana Coating...]
[Skill Body Strenghtening..]
[Skill Dodging...]
"Ehh? You dismissed your mana?" She said those. Of course I am! I don't want to die stupidly, it won't be funny if I died because I got crushed by my own mana. Also I can see the path of her magic by using Mana Detection and Dynamics Vision. I keep dodging her bombardment, as I can heard few notification ringing in my head. But I don't even have time to mind it.
[Skill Wind Attribute....]
[Skill Fire Attribute...]
[Skill Dodging...]
"Are you finally going to talk?" She said, those as I move away from her bombardment range. But somehow I got a feeling that she taking things easy. Should I made up something? Honestly I got a feeling that she can kill me even with the state from before. But she never do those, and only used a single target magic. I mean she got a Grand Magus job, I am sure she got some aoe magic that can devastating me. What should I do?!
"Then stop your bombardment!" I said those.
"But you're the one whose attacking Selene first while Selene talking" suddenly I can feel a huge mana under my feet. Darn! I immediately increasing my Mana Coating and Body Strengthening output back to 300K, and from there fire pilar rise!
[Skill Pain Resistance...]
[Skill Fire Resistance...]
[Skill Magic Resistance...]
[Skill Fire Resistance...]
[Skill Pain Resistance.. ]
"Gahhhhh!!!" I got hit from zero range, and it broke through my defense, and cut down 10.127 point of my HP. Hurt, hurt, hurt... Arghhhh... So hurtful.... I can see my HP left with 737 point. I rolled on the ground as my whole body got burn. It fu**in hurt and hot... It much hurtful then you got burn by hot oil... Once I got a hot oil poured on my feet on Earth while making a fried chicken. In this is 10 times hurtful then it... Fuck.. fuck... I don't want to fight, I don't want to fight anymore.... That attacked made me realize, this world is real! This isn't a game! My life is on the line when I am fighting...
"Ara? Are we done?" The cute girl that look like an angel before, now look like viscous demon in my eyes. She gonna kill me?! That what I thought as she flew down in front of me.
"Ara, Selene thought that you were look like uncle before, but now your eyes is unsightly." She said as she walking to me.
Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. I am gonna die. I am gonna die. I am gonna die. Why this happened to me? Why this happened to me? Why is this happened to me?
She crouched in front of me and look down at me. Before she pulled up my face.
"Know can you tell Selene question? Who are you?" I can't understand what she said. It definitely the first time we met. But I am gonna die if I didn't give her a satisfactory answer. I keep silent as staring straight to her eyes.
"I-I don't u-understand.. what do you mean..." I said those with a hoarse voice. My body hurts...
"Ara?! You can speak demon language?!" De..demon language?
"Y-you aren't you a human? Why did you able to used demon language?!"
"I.. didn't understand... What do you mean..." I am speaking normally, I am sure I didn't used any other languages. And her word ain't that difference from klein or the other.
"Yo-you..." She immediately put my head down, as she move my body. Ah... Is she gonna finish me? I still want to be alive. But she didn't do those. She only made me sit, then from her ring there come out a bottle of blood red liquid. And she made me drunk the liquid... Is this poison? Ah what a nasty way of finishing your opponent. It taste really bitter and sour.... I try to spit it, but she do something to me and force me to gulp it down. I can feel it burning my throat... ahhh I don't want to die... Without I realized a tear already streaming down my eyes. With a grimreaper in girl body in front of me smiling gorgeously.
Ah... At least I am dying from a cute girl, not a vicious monster. So I close my eyes.
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But the painful feeling never come? What more I can feel my body itching. Is it a new way of torture. I open my eyes once again, and I can see my skin that was burn before starting to heal. Danyum what is going on? I look confused and staring at the little demoness. She look apologetic. Before I open my mouth she already bow down to me.
"Selene sorry! Selene didn't know that you were a demon too!"
.... What kind of misunderstanding is this?
"A-and it your own fault for suddenly attacking Selene! Selene even introducing Selene self." She pouting at me after apologizing.... I check my HP and see it raising by 500 point every second. That bitter sour liquid, that burn your throat is a HP potion?
"Uhhh, you should've told Selene that you're demon when Selene ask you before."
"Eh? What do you mean?" My voice already got better.
"Mou... You don't need to hide it anymore, you also got an identical mana wave as uncl... Selene mean as his Majesty. Also you used the same magic as Heavenly Demon General Xingurt."
Huhh? Which magic? Seriously she seems misunderstood me... Is this mean...
"You... Won't kill me?"
"Of course Selene won't kill you! As a Demon General, Selene should be the one who take care of you."
Oh, she seems really think I am a demon.
"Bu-but, how did you know I am a demon?" I ask, seriously I want to know this.
"Mou... Selene already said that before" hmm? Ah mana wave and magic? I kinda don't get it but this is a way to survive right?! And right I got that blessings too! Now, all I need is to act.
"Khukhukhu... As expected of one of the greatest general and Grand Magus of our demon race. Lady Selene indeed sharp" I said those flattery to her.... Darn this chuunibyo act is embarrassing!
"Humph, Selene is amazing, right?" She said pridefully.
"Yes, yes... Lady Selene is amazing indeed." I nodded at her.
"Humph, of course Selene is!" She really easy to coax like a kid!
"But this one wondering what Lady Selene do here?" I ask her.
"Ah Selene is on secret mission from unc... His Majesty."
"May your lady enlighten this small one about it?" ... Crap this way of talking is really embarrassing... Kill... No, no, no I want to live.. yep living is much better then dying. But I am sure she won't answer me.
"His Majesty told Selene to do some reconcient to human territory." Seriously she answers me! I tried to hold my mouth that gonna fall down.
"T-thanks for enlighten this one mind. As expected of Lady Selene, to be able to receive a secret mission from his Majesty. Lady Selene is really brilliant." .... Ugh.
"Of course. Now can you answer Selene question from before? Selene curious about your real identity." Ah... It come, with my mind I immediately change my race to demon... Hmmm which sub species? Oh whatever whichever it is, hmmm customize appearance? I should put some horn to be believable. At that time my appearance change, well there is not much difference. Only right now I got 2 twisted horn that curving down from my head to near my eyebrows. Hmm, what name is good.
"This one called Yasha." I kneel in front of her, right after my word appearing. Growing horn feel kinda weird like when your teeth growing.
"Ah so you're called Yasha. Right Ya-yasha better not tell anything about my mission!" She said as if she remembered something... She is indeed just a girl... But she extremely powerful.
"Of course milady. This one won't tell a single soul about this." I nodded at her words. This really embarrassing, I want to hide myself in a hole. Yep, this memory should be put on black book.
"Nnn, good. But then why are Yasha blocking Selene way before?" She look confused then tilting my head. Darn what should I do?! I need to give a proper reason. Ah.. Klein. Right that can be used.
"This one was observing the brown haired man. Since this one think he will be dangerous for our race and his Majesty aim."
"Whoa... Yasha is good! Selene also think that man is dangerous." I am only spouting nonsense here. That good then. But I am wondering why she attacking a rank C Adventurer when she on a secret mission.
"Milady can this one asking another thing?" Yep, let's try to made her spill it.
"Hmm? What is it? Just said it."
"Why did milady chasing a lowly bug before?" I am sorry Liefa and the other, but this is the only way of speech that I can used to survive and made her spill the bean.
"Oh that, it the blue haired girl. Selene can feel the same aura as Selene before becoming a Grand Magus. She got aptitude to be a Grand Magus." Ahhhh... So that one the reason.
"Thank you for enlighten this lowly one once again milady."
"Nnn, no problems. Now since Yasha already know Selene reason should we go and kill them? It 2 bird with one stone."
"Ehhhh..." I immediately close my mouth, I almost shout it. No, no, no... That not what I meant! She is really straight forward.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" I should said something... What should I said.... Ahhh...
"No it nothing milady, it just that. This one mission is to observing that guy, this one didn't want to bothering milady." Yep... This should be a good enough reason.
"Ah, it isn't bothersome. It no different to kill one or two fly. Also pap.. Selene mean father and his Majesty said that we as demon should help each other right? Since our offspring is low." She smile brightly. Danyum.... Why are you much more humanist then human?! Also seriously it his father and Demon Lord command for demon? And the heck with her, she really obedience. What a good girl! She is really cute but also scary at the same time.
"So shall we go Yasha?" She stretching her hand to me to help me up.... Now what should I do?! I spin my thoughts as fast as possible... That right! I keep kneeling on the ground.
"Milady, can you leave this mission to this one? Since this one think, that milady secret mission is much important. Milady have seen this one skill, this one sure that this one can kill those people easily. And if this one correct, milady shouldn't be known by human." She was surprised when she heard me and kinda flustered...
"Aahh... Selene almost forg... Selene knew that." Yep she definitely forgotten that she shouldn't appearing in front of human and do slaughter.
"Th-then Selene will leave this problem to Yasha, since Selene still got other things to do." She said those.
"Certainly milady, this one will do a perfect job." I rose up as I put my right hand to my chest then bowing my head.
"Oo-ohh.. su-sure." Yep she definitely flustered. I can see her face a little bit blushing from the edge of my eyes.
"Then this one will goes back to this one mission." I said those as I walk backwards while still bowing. And after a distance I made a turn over like those in an army.
"Ah, wait Yasha." She suddenly called me again. Did she found out?!
"Ye–yes milady?" I turn around immediately.
"Even tho Selene trust Yasha, but Selene need you to made a contract with Selene." Contract?
"Please, enlighten this little one milady."
"Nnn, a contract so Yasha won't telling anyone about Selene. Ah, Yasha can be relieved it only blood contract. Yasha won't be harm, Yasha only won't be able to said anything about Selene." ... I am sure she won't let me leave if I disagree.
"Certainly milady. But please tell this one what this one should do."
"Ah you just need to said 'this one hereby aknowledging and will follow thee command" then at once she cut her finger, and a blood flowing out.
"In the name of Selene van Vladimir, the one whose control all blood. I command thee to not giving any information about this one." At that time the blood emitting a light.
"This one hereby acknowledging and will follow the command." Then the blood goes to my mouth, and goes under my tongue. I can feel my tongue burning. She nodding her head as she seeing what happen.
[You have made a blood contract with Selene van Vladimir.]
[Title The One Who Contracted With Vampire Lord has been acquired.]
[Skill Curse Resistance has been acquired ]
[Skill Blood Magic has been acquired]
Danyum... I heard a notification in my mind.
"Nnn, then with this it done. Ah right, when yasha mission is over, come and meet Selene on father territory. Selene will give Yasha a proper rewards and lift the contract. Yasha must come, since Selene want Yasha as Selene right hand." Danyummm... I got scouted by Heavenly Demon General.
"Ce-certainly milady. This one thanks milady in advance for milady grace."
"Nnn, then until we meet again." After saying those she goes up on Beary-tan which been laying on the ground uninterested. Then they disappear on distance like a wind under the beautiful twins moon. After few minutes I fall down on my butts and lies down on the ground. I survived... I survive!!
I am already tattered as I gazing at the twins moon which got a blue and white color. For the first time in my life I feel that moon is really beautiful. That able breath is a blessing, that even ground is comfortable. Scary... Battle is scary and painful... Fortunately that Selene is as pure as kids. She believing all my words, and also that misunderstanding of her really a saving me.
I change my appearance back to how it used to be. Sigh... Well the contract is kinda in my expectations honestly. Also it doesn't seems like it harmful. I keep gazing at the night sky. While thinking about many things, can human win against demon? Can other worlder like me fight against Selene? What should I do from now on? And many more. I started to think seriously about my future action.
But one thing I am sure of is... Yep I definitely don't want to be involved in the mess that heroes and demon lord will made. I don't even want to fight anymore, death is scary, fight is painful. Also demon race seems pretty decent at least that what I see from Selene. But why a war broke apart? Why is demon and human fighting each other?
As I was deep in my mind I suddenly heard foot steps. I get up from the ground, and turn around. But when I see the figure I feel relieved, it was Klein. He watching the surrounding that got many crater and burn mark. Many tree also falling down around me. It really messy. When he sees me, he suddenly dashing to me which already fall on my butt once again.
"Yo, buddy seems like you're really tattered?" He said those with worried face. Well I can understand him, since right now what left on my is only a piece of cloth on my neck. The other thing fully burned away.
"Hahaha... Sorry Klein, seems like my debt to you keep increasing." I said those as I pointed at a lump of metal that lies on the ground. He look at the direction where I point out.
"By any chance is that..."
"Yes, it was your sword that you lended to me." He shocked when he heard that.
"Just what kind of monster did you fight?" What kind of monster indeed. But when I tried to said Selene or demon or vampire my tongue won't move. But when I tried to said Beary-tan, it move normally.
"Well, I fight Beary-tan o...." Seems like I won't be able to said it indirectly too.
"Beary-tan o?"
"Aaa. The Black Bear from Liefa story." Klein shocked as he heard those.
"The heck?! The monster from the story is able to used that kind of magic?!" Ahhh, well it doesn't matter even if Klein misunderstood.
"Aaa..." I only nodded since I can't said anything related to Selene.
"Crazy! That black iron sword can hold up until 2000°C you know. To make it become a lump of metal it need heat aroud 3000°C at least." Danyummm... Then I survived from fire with 3000°C?! That why it fu**in hurtful...
"Aaa." I only replied with those, I don't have any stamina left to be honest.
"How the heck did you survive that?!"
"Just somehow."
"Then where is that monster?"
"I repelled it." Klein keep asking me without stopping. I don't know at that time, that Vahl Mountain will got myth about a Black Bear which can used extreme magic. Or a legend about a sage fighting against a divine bear saving entire territory. But I won't heard those until much more later.
Seeing my condition Klein finally stopping his interrogation. And helping me to walk down the mountain with full vigilance. Fortunately there is no monster at all as we goes down the mountain. We safely arrived at the village an hour later. I lost my consciousness in the middle of the way.