Book 1: Chapter 48: The First Meeting Between the Shameless Demon King and the Haughty Demon God
There werenât that many zombies outside of the town of Sakeridâs Nasani inn, not only because of the fact that ăMachine Creatoră Andreaâs forces had already cleared much of the area, but also because of the fact that the power of a demon god had enveloped the area. The zombies that had managed to remain after Andreaâs forces had searched the area were eroded away by the demon godâs power.
On the empty and worn down streets, a young girl with dark hair was slowly walking. The girlâs silky black hair had strands of a dark purple mixed in, making her look all the more mysterious. The girlâs skin was unnaturally pale, nearing that of someone who has not seen the light in years. Under the light, her thin veins were vaguely visible beneath her snow white skin.
If she had a pair of fangs, she definitely would have been mistaken by Bella for a vampire princess from some of Earthâs movies. Even though her face was delicately crafted, it lacked any visible emotions, almost as if she was a porcelain doll.
The girlâs eyes were also of different colours, her left a vibrant red while the right eye was a pure blue. Only later would Bella find out that heterochromia was a feature that every single Worldbreaker possessed, having a special use when they summoned their true form.
Bella had spotted this girl from afar, it was hard not to notice that glimmering dark red armour of hers, her exclusive armour as a demon god. This was the first time that Bella had seen the equipment of a demon god, and even from a distance Bella was able to see the dark red light that wreathed the girlâs armour. It was like the armour of Earthâs MMORPG âwhalesâ{1}, naturally bringing its own blinding aura.
Apart from the blinding set of armour, her feathered wings formed from black energy were also extremely eye-drawing, the occasional dropping black feather behind only added to the âcasherâ look that her armour gave off already, but also added to her mysterious beauty. If this was in one of Earthâs MMORPGs, this girl would definitely be one of the top level whales, not only cashing for top-tier equipment, but also cashing for wings with such high aesthetics.
The beautiful girl bore some resemblance to Bellaâs true form, and according to the information that ăMachine Creatoră Andrea had given Bella earlier, this girl should be the ăTenebrous Demon Godă, Bloomfield Elise, the first full power Worldbreaker that Bella had encountered so far. As Elise was from the same faction as Bellaâs true form, Bella temporarily classified Elise as a âCo-workerâ, only in her head of course, as it wasnât time yet for Bella to expose her true form.
Beneath Eliseâ feet was a dark purple magic formation of intricate design, Bella had only seen aura type abilities on her void monarchs so far, which was representative of their high-level existence within the ranks of the dark side. However, even the void monarchsâ aura only had a radius of around 100 meters, wasnât the radius of this ăTenebrous Demon Godăâs aura way too big??
Even though the distance between them was still around 500 meters, Bella was still able to feel the presence of Eliseâs aura around her, as if she had been thrust into the deepest and darkest parts of the underworld. While the effects of the aura were currently unknown, it didnât cause any physical harm to Bella due to her unique nature of having the body of both a demon king and a demon god.
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Elise forced herself to keep walking forward despite the intense pain in her chest, she had been forced to defeat the Betrayed again, under the assistance of ăUnderworld Black Ant Kingă Malthus and ăDeath Flower EmpressăHeklis, they had been able to reduce the Betrayed into a pile of scraps once more. The two void monarchs, however, had been heavily wounded and had to retreat back to the shadows to recuperate, temporarily unable to continue assisting Elise.
Even thinking back on it now made Elsie a little pissed, even though she was a demon god, but demon gods also had different areas that they excelled in, and Elise for example, was a demon god that did much better at a distance and wasnât used to fighting up close. The Betrayed that she had fought earlier just happened to be one that excelled at up-front brawling, not knowing this at first, Elise was at a disadvantage from the very beginning of the fight.
Eliseâs true form had not descended upon this world, which meant that she was unable to fight at her full power. As the 10th ranked demon god, ăTenebrous Demon Godă Elise wouldnât have been in such a miserable state after fighting that Betrayed had she used her true form.
Elise was much stronger than the 12th ranked ăDarkened Evil GodăMia and 14th ranked ăUnderworld Demon Godă Angel who stayed by Bellaâs side. As one of the top ten amongst the Worldbreakersâ ranks, Elise had much more freedom to do what she wanted than those demon gods and evil gods who werenât part of the top ten, one such freedom was being able to invade whatever dimension that she wanted without needing to request permission from the chief of the Worldbreakers.
As for Noesha, who was part of the Troublemakers, a faction that looked only at oneâs ability and not their achievements, so apart from their chieftain and four leaders, the rest of the Troublemakers didnât have any physical ranking. Due to the difference in factions and specializations, it was hard to compare Noesha to Elise.
Even though this Betrayed was quite strong, it was probably only at the level of the the Worldbreakers around rank 30, it was quite understandable why Elise was a little pissed after sustaining such injuries at the hands of something that was only at the level of her much lower ranked peers. If this was in a certain game from Earth, it would have been as if a diamond ranked player had just gotten crushed by a bronze player, if not more frustrating.
Even though the Betrayed had been beaten back for now, but it would definitely come back again, and again, until someone who was truly able to take care of it, like the chief of the Worldbreakers, appeared. Even though Elise had gotten away from the Betrayed, but she had not yet completely danger.
Even though Elise had cleaned all the blood trails that she had left behind during the fight, but due to how heavy her injuries were, her entire body carried the scent of blood, faint, but completely enough for the Betrayed to track her with its acute sense of smell.
âWho goes there! Your equipment⊠are you one of this worldâs holy knights⊠No, wait, I was almost fooled by your human appearance, your body has the faint mark of the ăDark Creatoră, are you one of Mysticaâs subordinate demon kings?â
âEr, Iâm just a knight that was passing by, I donât know any ăDark Creatorănor a Mystica, what a strange name that is. Iâm afraid that youâve gotten the wrong person, miss.â
âHmph, there are no normal humans that can remain unaffected after entering so far into the radius of my aura ăTenebrous Cloisteră, those trash-tier zombies have already been absorbed by it. If you werenât on the level of a demon king, you wouldnât even have had a chance to see me.â
âSo uh, I still have somethings that I need to attend to, please continue on with whatever you were doing before, just pretend that you never saw me!â
Bella hadnât expected for ăTenebrous Demon Godă Eliseâs senses to be so accurate to see through Feliaâs body as that of a demon king almost immediately. Bella feared that if she didnât make a run for it now, Elise might be able to even find out that Felia wasnât even her true form, maybe even that Bellaâs true form was also a demon god.
There was an alluring undertone to Eliseâs icy cold voice, Bella was even able to smell a strangely cold fragrance once she got closer to the demon god, but getting close to Elise was simply too dangerous and Bella would have to risk getting exposed.
âStop! Arenât you a demon king? Do you not know what to do after a demon god graces your presence!â
âNope! Ehhh, youâre a demon god, miss? I couldnât tell.â
âWhat kind of demon king are you, not even knowing what to do when you see a demon god! You seem to have had your title granted by Mystica herself, has she not taught you this kind of stuff?â
âUhh, can I take my leave now, I have some REALLY urgent things that I need to attend to! Iâll catch you laterâŠâ
âYou⊠stop right there! Do you not thirst for power? I canâŠâ
âNo, I thirst for oppai⊠I mean I thirst for returning home!â
Elise was at a loss for words as she looked at Bella, in all her years as a demon god, it was the first time that she had seen a demon king that was so âabnormalâ. All the other demon kings that she had encountered would have done anything for Elise to grant them more power, some had even prostrated themselves before Elise for years!
Today, however, the demon king that was disguised as a holy knight in front of her didnât seem to thirst for Eliseâs power at all, in fact, it seemed like Bella wanted to get away from Elise as soon as possible! It shouldnât be because Elise was hideous, she was confident of that because she had encountered countless male demon kings in various worlds that were both handsome and powerful, offering her large amounts of valuables and live sacrifices in hope of becoming one of Eliseâs exclusive demon kings.
The relationship between demon kings and demon gods were actually quite complicated. Demon kings were able to further increase their own abilities using the power that they receive from demon gods, usually requiring the demon king to perform tasks for the demon god that granted them the power. As for the type of task, it depended on whichever demon god that they were working for. Some demon gods enjoyed killing and revelled in spilling blood, their subordinate demon kings would massacre entire worlds for them; some demon gods enjoyed destruction and some good old explosions, their subordinate demon kings for flatten entire worlds to the ground.
One thing that remained constant in the relationships between demon gods and demon kings were that demon kings were almost always the subordinates of demon gods. The only exception to this was to be the âexclusive subordinateâ of a demon god, which was just a cover for being the demon godâs lover. It was a way to keep their relationship more professional on the surface to maintain both the demon godâs and the demon kingâs image and dignity in front of their other subordinates. Even if others knew about the true relationship, they wouldnât dare to expose it anyways.
However, the only one inside of Eliseâs heart was her older sister Samantha, so she could only say sorry to all those male demon kings. She could give them power, but becoming lovers was definitely out of the question. Of all the female demon gods that Elise knew, there wasnât a single one that had accepted such type of requests, Elise also didnât want to become the only âexceptionâ.
Seeing that Elise no longer had the cold and distant look on her face, Bella was secretly a little happy. She had thought that this demon god was one of those girls that completely lacked emotion and expression, but evidently that wasnât the case. It was a shame that Elise kept on such an expressionless face when she was so cute even while angry, it was a waste of her beautiful face.
As for the relationship between demon gods and demon kings, Bella had learned some of it from ăDark Creatoră Mystica. Until now, there have been no recorded cases of a demon god killing a demon king, and Elise evidently did not know that Bella had recently given two of Eliseâs subordinate void monarchs a beating, or else she probably wouldnât be talking to Bella like this. If there was no motive, Elise would have no reason to do anything harmful to Bella, which was why Bella dared to act the way she did in front of Elise.
âDo you know who youâre talking to? I am the 10th ranked Worldbreaker, ăTenebrous Demon Godă Elise, are you not thirsting for greater power!? I can give youâŠâ
âNope, hey uh, Elise-sama, can I go home yet? I have a wife⊠family waiting for me back at home, they wonât start eating without me and I donât want to starve them!â
âYou⊠how in the world were you chosen to become a demon king! Anyways, arenât you a girl, why would you have a wife⊠lying to a demon god is something punishable by death, do you not know the preciousness of life?â
âBut Iâm not lying, I do have a⊠If Elise-sama doesnât believe me, you can follow me back home, you can kill me then if I am truly lying!â
âYou⊠Youâre doing this on purpose, arenât you. Knowing that Iâm⊠You sure are pissing me off, you miserable excuse for a demon king.â
Elise wasnât about to let any more people find out her current state, for the sake of preserving her dignity as a demon god, so following Bella back home was out of the question. Elise also didnât have enough reason to kill Bella, she would definitely be looked down upon and laughed at if she killed a demon king simply because that demon king had a wife.
Bella was no longer worried that Elise was going to hurt her, and now that she thought about it, Mia was an evil god and Angel was also a demon god, and werenât that much lower ranked than this Elise in front of her. Bella had already âbeddedâ{2} those two back on the Alfred continent, and from then on in Bellaâs heart, demon gods werenât something terrifying and unapproachable.
Also, Bella also had the two Saviours, Lisha and Kriss on her side, which meant that she wasnât completely alone if Elise decided to attack. Of course, that was only the worst possible outcome, and settling things peacefully would be the best as they were all from the same faction and it wouldnât be good to have a bad relation with allies.
âWhat do you want? Tell me, every demon king has a price, Iâm sure that thereâs something in your heart that you desire!â
âUhm, I only want⊠Can you tell me first why is it that you have to give me power? I want to know the reason, I donât want to die so early, I still have a beautiful wife waiting for me at homeâŠâ
âAre you questioning a demon godâs honour? I wonât kill any demon kings from my faction. If it wasnât for that bastard chasing after me and my injuriesâŠI would⊠waitâŠ. You arenât as simple as I thought! Knowing how to bait out my wordsâŠâ
Only now did Elise realize that not only had she exposed the secret that she was heavily wounded, but she had also unconsciously given Bella an unspoken promise that Elise wouldnât kill her. This female demon king wasnât as simple as she had thought, perhaps it was time to re-evaluate this demon kingâs abilities.
âElise-sama, Iâm just a lowly demon king, you donât have to think so much, Iâm just a very inexperienced demon king.â
âYou⊠You can just call me Elise, I believe that you meet the requirements to become my exclusive subordinate, so how about it? Do you want to sign a establish a contract with me and become my exclusiveâŠâ
âNo⊠I donât need power, I only need⊠Nevermind, you wonât be able to provide me with it anyways.â
Elise almost coughed out blood after hearing Bellaâs words, her injuries becoming one stage heavier. Nothing seemed to work on this female demon king and now it seemed like she, a demon god, was begging a demon king to sign a contract with her, it was as if the roles had been completely reversed. She had even brought out the enticing offer of letting Bella become her exclusive subordinate, but she had remained unmoving even after that.
Being an exclusive subordinate wasnât just to become the demon godâs lover, but it was also a type of âinheritanceâ contract. After the contract has been signed, if the demon god dies for whatever reason, their power and position as demon god would be inherited by their exclusive demon king. This was the biggest dream of every single demon king out there, and one of the few ways to become a demon god, and the most straight-forward. The vast majority of demon kings die at the hands of Saviours and other enemies before they even have the chance to become a demon god.
If Bella was any other demon king, they definitely wouldnât have turned down Eliseâs offer. It was a shame that Elise had run into Bella, because Bellaâs true form was also a demon god, so Eliseâs tempting offer had absolute 0 attraction towards Bella.
Bella suspected that a part of the reason why Elise wanted to sign a contract with her was because one of the abilities of the contract was that the if one side was wounded the other wasnât, the injured side could transfer a part, or most of her injuries to the uninjured side, to achieve the fastest recovery rate possible.
âTake this, I know what you want!â
âThis is⊠âTreasure of the Dragonsâ? This is a treasure of those dimensional creator gods, why would you haveâŠâ
âYou donât need to ask so many questions, while âTreasure of the Dragonsâ canât heal your wounds, but itâll mask your aura so that people can only sense a dragon when theyâre around you. You can use it to avoid whoever it is that youâre trying to get away from and find somewhere hidden to recuperate.â
âThis is something quite valuable⊠Are you sureâŠâ
âJust take it, itâs a gift. This demon king nee-san is quite wealthy, I wonât miss that at all. Iâll be taking my leave now!â
âStop stop stop! Whatâs your name, tell me it. I, the ăTenebrous Demon Godă Elise have my own dignity as a demon god, I canât simply accept a gift from a demon king that I hardly know!â
âMy name is Bella, you can keep that piece of junk. Wait, you donât need⊠this isâŠâ
âTake it, Iâm quite wealthy as well, heh. Bella, I suggest you find a place to hide as well, the bastard chasing me isnât something that you can deal with. I have to quickly return and report to our chief.â
Elise turned around and took to the skies, quickly disappearing into the horizon, leaving behind a bewildered Bella. In Bellaâs arms were the items that Elise had given her in return for âTreasure of Dragonsâ. A strange bottle, a strange seal, and a translucent black feather that seemed to have came from the energy wings on Eliseâs back.
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âBella, Iâve remembered you! Youâre the first demon king that dared to act like this to me. Hmph, next time Iâll definitely make you beg for me to give you my power, you just wait!â
Elise had left her exclusive demon godâs mark on all of the items that she had given Bella, with them she would be able to keep a track on the general location where Bella was in the future, so she wasnât worried of Bella getting away from her. The marks that Elise left were only able to be erased by other Worldbreakers ranked in the top 30, but what Elise hadnât expected was for two top 20 Worldbreakers to be at Bellaâs side. Eliseâs plan of tailing Bella was soon deemed a complete fail.
âTL NOTESâ
{1} Whale: Someone that purchases in game goods and currency using real life funds
{2} She slept in the same bed as them, lol
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