MTLNOVEL Chapter 1307: Calling For Someone Special
-----
Seven Demon Kings, each one gradually becoming stronger than the previous one, which also comes with Players having new ways to grow stronger.
It is as if each one sets the stage for the growth of Players, whenever a new one came out, larger Level Caps were released, alongside new mechanics like Skill Fusion and Equipment Potential and Enhancement.
I had researched this online, and most of the things that already were here when I created my account were non-existent in the first versions of the game.
Yeah! Nobody could fuse Skills, Skill Books were also very rare if not nonexistent, people were stuck only with their Race and Class Skills, and Subclasses didn’t exist either.
So synergy was the most necessary, and I guess that’s why all the pro players that started at the beginning are so obsessed with their "builds" from the beginning instead of just enjoying the game.
Certainly there’s more freedom now as they can develop into many directions, learn new skills and so on in many new ways, but yeah.
Things like adding Potential Stats to your equipment, or additional enhancements weren’t added until the second world boss I think.
"And the Seventh Fragment, the Demon King of The End." I finished. "This… this is the strongest. And the one that might also be the ruler of hell, and the origin of all other Demons. The strongest of them all, and the one that could destroy the world if he’s freed from hell."
"Hell?!" wondered the King. "You mean Purgatory? That Realm where Demons live, and where it is said that sinful souls go to? You mean that’s the place where the Demon King of the End has been sealed?!"
"I think its original purpose was indeed that," I said. "A whole separate Realm, or Dimension, where the Demon King of the End had to be contained and sealed. Because nothing else could ever contain him. Ultimately this place also became known as Hell, perhaps… And this is where Demons and all sorts of other monstrosities were born from."
And because we share the same Hell, this means that the King of Hell in Abrahamic Religions, which is usually Satan, or Lucifer, or other being, might be the Demon King of the End himself.
"These are more revelations than I can take…" the King sighed. "So Merlinus, has he been dealing with the Demon King of the End?!"
"His Demons at least," I explained. "He has become something of an agent of the Demon King of the End, but he’s obviously having his own separate agendas. He’s most likely only using him, bringing in and summoning the demons while attaining power from them. Most of his magicians became demonic human monstrosities too, though I don’t really know his exact relationship with them, I know he summons the Demons and serves the Demon King of the End to an extent? Or maybe it’s something else entirely… Well, he also has an alliance with the Demon King of Death."
"What a monster," said the Queen. "So he’s truly the one summoning all these Demons to our Kingdom, and he’s also the one that’s been turning all the magicians into monstrosities… Hmm, that boy you brought along, I think he recently woke up. We could interrogate him for information."
"Right, he might be more up to date with information," I nodded. "Tomas… Let’s go meet him then. I think he should be alright, let’s free him too."
"Free him?!" wondered the King. "Even then, Planta, he was someone that harbored a demon inside of him and he could be dangerous!"
"I’ve sealed his demon," I said. "The demonic souls given to these magicians weren’t the strongest demons, I think they were so weak they don’t even have numbers or are members of the Goetia, which is the Elite of all Demons. We should be fine."
"If she’s sure…" said the Queen. "Let’s use another favor and let set him free then." Your journey continues on NovelBin.Côm
"Then you have three more favors…" sighed the King. "V-Very well then."
"He was a victim after all, King," I explained. "He was a young magician, full of dreams, but ultimately ended forced to become a monster, a demonic human, by Merlinus and his cult. It was quite clear, since we fought him, how much he was trying to stop himself, and how much he was crying."
"…" The King sighed. "I understand… I get it… I am not stupid, you know? I know what happened to him… Fine. David! Go free him."
"Yes your majesty," David nodded, who was right by his side.
"Bring him here too," the King said.
"I shall," David nodded.
As he walked away, I remembered the whole thing with David’s stepfather, since he learned about his stepfather being part of Merlinus cult, he was devastated, but he had slowly become better, and his cheerfulness came back. However right now he looked dead serious.
"About David…" I said. "How has the investigations regarding his stepfather been going?"
"We’re still trying to gather information and evidence," said the Queen. "But David has been checking his room and so on, and he had found clear evidence already. Books with demonic language and pentagrams. Demonic beast bones, and strange potions he had saved."
"He was a bit devastated though…" muttered the King. "But he didn’t let that get him down. With his students by his side, he seemed to have recovered quickly."
"So while we plan what to do against Merlinus, what will be of his stepfather?" I asked.
"He’s still acting like normal, as an instructor, however he’s not allowed to enter the castle, we’re using the excuse of not wanting anybody from outside anymore," said the Queen. "Like… we’re doing a quarantine, get it?"
"Oh yeah but still…" I muttered. "Won’t he get suspicious? I think we should deal with him the moment we go fight Merlinus."
"David said he would take care of him," said the King. "So let’s trust our strongest paladin for now, shall we?"
"…Alright," I nodded. "I just hope… well, I wish him the best."
"We do, we all do," the Queen smiled. "Ah, there he is."
And then, he came back to the throne room with Tomas, who looked rather lost, with his face still nasty, and his clothes torn apart, he looked terrible.
"H-Huh? This place… your majesty?!"
He quickly kneeled before them.
-----