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Chapter 97 - Chapter 97 ‘Devils and Demons’

"Since this is moving so fast. I will slow it down for you to do something you're good at. Surviving." Goetia said with a warm smile. Snaking his hand over Charles neck. Once again something felt off. 

"What is it?" Charles questioned. 

"This house is infested with Imps, a Low class of Devil." Goetia spoke something was fishy about this. I just couldn't place my finger on it. 

"Okay what a Devil?" Charles asked. 

"An artificial Demon created for battle 72 species were created by a Great mage that was a rival to Hellsing." Goetia said. Made by Charles' eldest brother Methuselah. 

"But why are they here?" Charles asked. 

"The Great Mage made a book on how to make countless copies of this research each Diabloist put their own spin on it." Goetia said with a huge smile. Like when an older brother shows his work to a younger brother. He slaps Charles back. 

"So kill them." Charles smiles. 

"I will do nothing but observe nothing more nothing less I will not help you." Goetia said. As they walked in. A small short completely red humanoid with horns and wings. A small whip like a tail hit the ground. 

"Looks like intruders boss Clayman said to guard this place." Imp said. A small bolt of fire hit Charles; it did nothing. Charles shot Bala at them. It seemed to scatter them and then it reformed. 

"You can't destroy it with an invisible Chaos Energy, you could have to hit them with something else." Goetia offered. A smile splitting his face. 

"Thank you." Charles said. 

"No problem." Goetia spoke. As Charles shot it with a small amount of starlight killing it with ease. Goetia's hair shadow, his eyes and his toothy grin was the only thing I could see. 

"Well you're quite knowledgeable about Devils." Charles said. 

"Thank you, I tried to be well informed." Goetia spoke with a small bow. Several more Imp started to come out of the doors. Charles continued to slaughter the imps with ruthless abandon. 

"This is getting boring." Charles complained. Goetia snapped his fingers. Imps were still swarming, dying in droves. The house was doing some damage. Small bits of roof were falling. 

"You were the one slaughtering us. I am a High Imp, stronger than those weaklings." The High Imp coming from the door frame said with a cruel smile on his face. His wings flapped. His tail smashed a window, shattering them. 

"Really?" Charles asked as he blasted off its head. The high imp faded from existence like the others. 

"I wonder what they were protecting?" Goetia said. As he led us to a black door. 

"What is this?" Charles said. 

"Hell Gate only one can enter if you conquer it then you could gain a strange ability." Goetia said as Charles and I entered. The floor was covered in countless pathways. Several blue birdmen dropped down. 

"We are the servant of Manas, the Demon King of change and Magic." One of the blue birdmen spoke. Charles quickly slaughtered them. They seemed to be absorbed into Charles. Charles then walks down the left path. Even more blue birdmen came out from the walls. As if they were manifesting. 

"Stop the intruder!" The blue birdman said. 

"Lightning Bolt I." 

"Lightning Bolt I." 

"Lightning Bolt I." Three of them said, A magic circle 

"Lighting Bolt II." A bigger more complex magic circle all of them shot lightning at Charles. He stood there and I was flying above him. 

"What weak magic." Charles said as he blasted all of them as if they were no more than pests but to him they were. 

"Please spare me!" The last living demon begged. Charles tilted his head. 

"Tell me any information you have." Charles said. Pointing the gun at his head. 

"I am a Demon Knight, the weakest natural born Demon grunts. The one in charge is a Demon Paldin." The demon begged as a massive lightning ball hit Charles and killed the Demon Knight. 

"I only know one being so cowardly but I killed him." Charles snarled at the memory of Seer. 

"You did kill me." Seer said he looked changed now having blue feathers on his arms and legs. But still kept his face. 

"Seer how you are alive?" Charles asked. His voice dripped with Vemon. 

"Well you see I offered my soul to a Demon I exchanged for his lightning magic." Seer said. "I see you have grown stronger." Seer said with a malice filled smirk. Charles growls at Seer. 

"Yeah and can't wait to kill you again." Charles said. As he held up Jackal. 

"Lightning Ball V!" Seer yelled. A circle formed in front of him. A truly massive ball of lightning formed. Charles shot it then it exploded. 

"You're still a loser." Charles said a bloodthirsty grin. Seer took a step back. Then another. He fell on his back. He was trembling in terror. 

"M-m-mon-mon-monster." Seer said, tripping over his words. 

"Goodbye for the final time. This is what you did to Duke." Charles said as he shot off one of his arms Seer let out a demonic scream. Tears welled up in his face as he got off his back and started to run. 

"You monster I will-" Seer shouted but was cut off as a starlight Bala exploded his head and hit the ground. His body hit the ground. 

"May you burn in hell." Charles said as he stomped on the fading body. Then it faded from all existence. As one path seemed to disappear. 

"Come." A voice said. It was demonic. 

"Why not?" Charles questioned himself. As we walked down the path. The Demons seemed to have no interest in fighting us. Why? 

"Don't worry." The demonic voice whispered in our ears. The demons now seemed to be bowing. 

"What do you think is happening?" Charles asked as his eyes flicked to me. His wonderful blue eyes. No snap out of it. 

"Welcome." The demonic whisper said. As two massive old oak doors opened with strange demonic symbols. The doors opened with a creaking and cracking. It was a huge feathered humanoid both its eyes glowed with gold. Its huge wings flapped behind it. 

"Why did you let us in?" Charles questioned. 

"In the five futures that I see you kill me and absorb me." The demon bowed. 

"So why are you telling me this?" Charles asked. Raising an eyebrow in confusion. 

"Please spare me." The demon asked. 

"Why would I do that?" Charles asked. 

"I am Se a Demon Paladin I can teach you up to tier IV thunder magic." Se said bowing so loud his head was almost touching the ground. His wings spread. Showing he was no threat. 

"What an interesting ability I have. But why would I need new servants?" Charles questioned and he flinched. He was shaking blue feathers that fell like snow fall. 

"I can help you see the future could be useful for a commander and you can have all my Demon Knights under my command!" Se basically begged. Almost coming out as a squawk. 

"Good point maybe but if you ever disappointed me then you shall die." Charles said. Se nodded like his life depended on it. As Se nodded and went into Charles hand. The word went dark. Just like the dream. Something was very wrong. 

"Hello~" It was the voice of Lust. 

"Can you be quiet Devil trash." The oldest and most demonic voice spoke. 

"Of course it the greatest Demon god. An Elder Dragon that got sealed by Methulash, how does that feel." Another voice called out. Then one of those eyes faded. A colossal stomping sound. 

"Come back here Pride!" The Elder Dragon roared. Not an Elder Dragon like a father. Why would someone trapped this thing in here? Does he hate brother? Charles grabs his head. A grimace on his face the Elder seemed to stop before his eyes that glow in the black missed slowly faded. As my eyes fluttered open, I saw Goetia Ars Gault. 

"You okay." Goetia asked. His face was full of worry; it almost seemed like Charles. No closer to Shadow. But still so different like blonde hair is one indicator. As I got back on Charles' shoulder. Thump! Thump! Thump! Was that Charles' heart. 

"Why is your heart beating so fast you're in love?" I questioned his ear. 

"No, it's something strange." Charles seemed insulted. He flicked my head. 

"Okay whatever you say." I said taunting him was funny. Getting on his nerves. 

"Shut up!" Charles whispered, yelled at me. 

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