Chapter: 26- The New Herald of the Ruler of Hell
The young talent of the Beastman race scratched his horn in bewilderment and looked at the tribal chief. He was in the same situation. He even forgot he was angry a moment ago. Since he hadn't received any instructions from the tribal chief, the young genius spoke, "Ahh, the tribal chief, the great Barbara, told Bo Barbaro that becoming the young lord's warrior brings glory and protection to the tribe. Bo Barbaro will be the strongest young man in the tribe. The chief also said that the young lord would make Bo Barbaro very strong." Bo Barbaro said .
"So, you came to me seeking glory, strength, and protection for your tribe? " John asked curiously. Bo Barbaro nodded.
John looked at Beatriz, "Beatriz, what brings you to me? Were you compelled, or is there something you want to achieve?" John asked two questions.
Beatriz's eyebrows rose briefly. She glanced at Kassandra briefly, then spoke, "Young lady, I have goals I intend to achieve in the future. As the clan matriarch said, my potential is being limited by the clan, so I saw the opportunity to grow in strength quickly so I could achieve my goals." Beatriz spoke with conviction.
John looked at her, Kassandra shook her head, she knew her discipline well that was why she wanted to help as much as she could, however the Young Lord was someone she could not predict.
— What are the goals you wish to achieve? — John asked, Beatriz with her light blue eyes full of conviction said, — Forgive me young lord, my goals are just for me to know, I hope for the young lord's understanding. —
John smiled slightly. "Beatriz, you don't seem naive to me. Quite the opposite. Tell me something, being a rather pretty little girl, aren't you afraid I might be enchanted by your beauty and claim you as my property?" John asked with a mischievous smile, a smile he would never smile in front of Iza.
Kassandra made a strange face at John's question, Bárbara and Bo Bárbaro looked at each other, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes, on the other hand, the conviction in Beatriz's eyes did not waver, she looked at John and said, "As long as my goals are achieved, I don't care about the rest, even if the licensing lord claims my body, I won't care ." Beatriz said firmly in her words.
John smiled at Beatriz's words, when he was about to say something else, he saw Iza approaching, her hair was tied in a French braid, she was wearing a blue dress with white stripes, in her hands she carried two folders of documents, she walked until she was close to John.
John looked at her and smiled, without caring about the others he ran his hand through Iza's braid in a gesture of affection, Isa was happy with the rest of the affection, but since there were strangers, she blushed with embarrassment, to hide it, she said quickly — John, here are the documents you requested. —
Everyone on the balcony felt embarrassed, once again this young lord showed them something they weren't expecting, John received Iza's documents, — Very good, you did a great job, — congratulated John, Iza's eyes almost shone with joy, then John passed the documents, one to Kassandra and another to Barbara.
— Chief of the tribe, matriarch of the clan, take a look — John said, the two leaders cautiously examined their respective documents, during the reading their expressions varied, perplexity, disbelief and finally joy.
The document concerned the two neighboring regions, in it was written a new contract that brought enormous benefits, the lord would reduce the value of the tax charged annually by 30%, the lord would also offer the two regions work materials for a period of 2 years, there were several other benefits.
"With that, I hope everything is resolved," John said , crossing his arms. The two leaders nodded and said in unison, "Yes, we have nothing more to complain about." Even with that said, they didn't seem entirely satisfied. They felt they had been deceived or robbed, but there was nothing they could do.
John looked at the two regional kingdoms and said, "I'm sorry I didn't live up to your expectations, but I have a proposal if you're willing to listen. I warn you now that it will be very dangerous, challenging, and very difficult, so think carefully about whether you want to listen. "
The two regional geniuses, this time not looking at their respective leaders, but rather exchanged glances and began to ponder. After a brief moment of pondering, Bo Barbaro took the initiative to ask, "Young lord, if Bo Barbaro accepts the young lord's proposal, will Bo Barbaro bring honor and glory to the tribe? Will Bo Barbaro have the strength to protect the tribe?"
John smiled, looked at Bo Bárbaro, and said, "The glory and honor you bring to your tribe will be proportionate to your efforts. If you succeed , you will have strength, honor, and glory unlike anything your tribe has ever seen." Bo Bárbaro's eyes shone, a puff of white vapor escaped his nostrils, and without hesitation, he stood up, beat his chest, and said,
"Bo Bárbaro , you agree." John smiled and looked at Beatriz. She looked at John with her beautiful blue eyes and said, "I agree too." John, still smiling, said, "I will give you the opportunity to enter the Institute of Evolution."
For a brief moment the balcony fell into a deathly silence. Kassandra, Bárbaro, Beatriz, and Bo Bárbaro, none of them processed this information well, they all doubted their ears. Kassandra was the first to recover and asked, " Young lord..." John interrupted her, saying, "This is a proposal addressed to them, and only they can accept or reject it."
After the two regional geniuses had composed themselves, Beatriz was the first to speak. "Young lord, what price must we pay for this opportunity?" Beatriz asked. This question was like a bucket of cold water being thrown over the heads of the two leaders. They wondered how something like this could be given for free.
John and Iza looked at each other and smiled at the same time. Then John thought that this girl, Beatriz, saw the world in black and white. In his past life, at this age, he would receive an ice cream from a stranger without asking if there was something he had to do in return. But then he remembered that it was the Institute of Evolution they were talking about. Who else but him would give himself the luxury of offering two places without asking for something in return?
Iza looked at Beatriz with half-closed eyebrows and questioned — How dare you doubt John's sincerity, he is clearly giving the two of them the opportunity to join the institute, you should accept and be grateful instead of doubting him — Iza snorted and pouted, John felt very good about Iza's attitude.
Iza made it seem like Beatriz was ungrateful and John was benevolent and was being wronged. The atmosphere on the balcony became awkward after a while. John broke the awkward atmosphere by saying, "Don't worry, you won't give anything in return, just say yes or no. "
Beatriz said, "Young lord, I will never forget your kindness, no matter what the young lord orders. I, Beatriz Kisame, swear to comply without complaint." "Go ahead," Bo Bárbaro said, "Bo Bárbaro swears eternal loyalty to the young lord. Wherever the young lord points, Bo Bárbaro will run without complaint. "
The two leaders, Kassandra and Barbarian, didn't even know what they were feeling. Once again, this young lord gave them a surprise they didn't even know how to digest. In this conversation with John, their emotions were as if they were on a roller coaster. John smiled and said, "Stand up." After John told them to stand up three times, only then did they stand up.
Kassandra and Barbara one, the two took the liberty of thanking the young lord fervently, John was getting embarrassed, but thanks to his assistant Isa, she helped a lot with his attitude, when there was nothing more to be said, Kassandra, Barbara one, Beatriz and Bo Bárbaro, all left Venhorst Castle and returned to their respective regions.
***
A while ago.
Western continent.
The boy had no one he could call family or friend, there was only his sister's corpse to keep him company, he refused to bury his sister, because when he does that, then yes, he will be completely alone.
The boy summoned a demon from hell, the hideous demon not satisfied with the boy's offering decided to take his life to appease his anger and hunger, however the boy had a hidden plan for the demon from hell, using a deva-level scroll from his family, he used it to summon a supreme entity from hell.
Previously the boy had constructed a hell demon summoning array, as such a creature from hell was successfully invited, with the summoned lesser demon as the conduit, using a scroll from the deva realm, the conditions were met, now the boy could summon the avatar of any supreme entity from hell.
In the dark cave a circle of flames with countless figures and writings in the Baboan language outlined in complicated patterns, in the center of the matrix where two stars collide space was torn before the boy, without hope, there was no fear in the boy's eyes.
From the spatial hole a figure stepped through, — how long ago? — the male figure took a deep breath, savoring the cave air, — hahaha hahaha hahahah — the demon smiled sinisterly, his pitch-black wings unfolding, the demon closed his eyes and savored his moment of parole.
After a while, the demon's eyes finally opened. He sensed everything around him. He looked with his red eyes, just like his other senses. He was limited to this cave by the matrix. In his eyes, he could see a child and the corpse of a human infant. "Human infant , were you the one who summoned me?" the demon asked . The boy looked at the demon.
"Who are you?" the boy asked. "Hahaha hahaha," the demon laughed. The sound of his laughter wasn't sinister this time. The demon had taken human form, looking like an ordinary 30-year-old human. "How bold you are, human cub. Don't waste my time, just die." The demon gathered in his hand a mass of demonic energy capable of reducing anyone to ash. The mass of energy was pointed at the boy.
Boom
The mass of energy collided with the wall of the matrix in a circular shape, the cave shook, but the boy and his sister's corpse were unharmed.
Boom
Boom
Boom
The Demon attacked three more times, but to his disappointment, the matrix absorbed the attack. The demon looked at the boy, "Human cub, with the power of this body, it would take a whole day to break this. How about you release me and I'll spare your life?" the demon asked . The boy looked at the demon and said, "Twelve hours at most," the boy said. The demon raised his eyebrows, "Huh?" the demon questioned .
"This matrix will keep the selected demon trapped for 12 hours. There's no way you can break free. Now, tell me, what's your name, demon?" the boy asked . "Hahaha, hahaha," the demon laughed. "I thought you were just an ignorant human cub, so, tell me, what's your name, cub?" the demon asked .
— I asked first, — said the boy, the demon carefully examined the matrix and the boy, he smiled and said, — You are from the Menezes imperial family — the boy did not seem surprised, he looked at the demon with the same look as always, — I am the supreme being, the ruler of hell, — proudly declared the demon, the boy questioned saying — Really? You don't look like a ruler of hell — said the boy.
"I am, Kenny Menezes, the last one alive," the boy declared. The demon looked at the boy in surprise. "The last one alive? Hahahah haha, so the Menezes empire fell? Interesting, it seems I slept for a long time," said the demon, ruler of hell.
"Child, what do you want from me?" asked the ruler of hell. Kenny Menezes pointed to his dead sister and said, "I want a pact to bring my sister back to life. Can you do it?" asked Kenny Menezes. The demon laughed a little. "Child, you are not qualified to make a pact with me. As the ruler of hell, I can only make pacts with my herald," explained the demon.
"So, I have become your herald," the boy asked. The demon looked at Kenny Menezes with disdain. "You? My herald? What a joke, that would be impossible," said the ruler of hell. Kenny looked at the ruler and said, "There is nothing impossible in the world, after all, I already stand before you," Kenny Menezes spoke confidently.
— You are right, but even if you are, there is no way you can become my herald, you don't even know what that entails, become a superior being of the fourth level, then come to me again, then I will consider whether you are worthy or not, — said the ruler of hell.
"This will take a long time, until then there will be no turning back for my sister, ruler of hell, under what circumstances would I become your herald?" asked the boy, the demon, ruler of hell smiled and said, "You become a superior being of the fourth level in two decades," said the ruler of hell. "A long time," retorted Kenny.
The ruler smiled and said, "I can make you my herald immediately, but you must pass my test first," the ruler said smiling, Kenny looked at the ruler and asked, "What test?", I will do it, said Kenny.
— Your enthusiasm pleases me, my son, the test is called eyes of darkness — said the ruler.
— Eyes of darkness? — Kenny asked
— If you survive the implantation of the eyes of darkness, I will make you my herald — said the ruler smiling.
"What are the chances ?" Kenny asked .
— 1 in 1,000,000 — said the ruler.
"Okay then, I have nothing left to lose. After all, even if I lose my life, who would care?" Kenny said with a decisive look.
— 999,000 have already tried, you have a good chance, they all died, in the attempt to implant the eyes of darkness. — stated the ruler.
— What should I do now? — Kenny asked .
—Follow me back to hell, you and your corpse, my true self will take care of everything. — said the ruler.
After these words, the ruler of hell transformed into his demonic form, his body combusting.
Boom
An explosion rang out, with his demonic body as fuel a black hole in space devoured the matter, the ruler's body was destroyed in the process, yet another passage to hell was opened.
— Enter — the ruler's voice sounded on the other side of the passage, Kenny took his corpse sister and entered hell through the passage that closed behind him, the cave fell into ruin and collapsed.
Continued....