Dark Doom stared at what he has done from a pocket dimension. He was powerful, and managed to get mobs and bosses under his control. He stood there, looking over the land. His most trusty general, Ivan, was standing next to him.
"What intel have you gathered so far?" Dark Doom asked.
"Well, I know this much. Monsters in this world are pretty much rapists, and humans don't want that, apparently because this "goddess" called Ilias made it forbidden to have intercourse with monsters, so people worship her. That's all I gathered." Ivan said.
"Very good. I shall research this goddess called Ilias. For now, I need you to scout. Keep an eye on Greg, as I sense he will become an annoyance." Dark Doom commanded.
"Yes my lord." Ivan said before teleporting out of the pocket dimension.
"…I hope he'll be alright out there." Dark Doom thought to himself.
Greg was waiting outside town, knowing that Luka would come back. He felt darkness nearby, but ignored it. He decided to head back into Ilias Village. Right when he went into the village, he suddenly realized what the darkness was. The crimson was near. Greg decided to go to the crimson.
"It's still here? Interesting… I guess my house could still be out there." Greg thought to himself as he stared at the cave. He walked down into the cave, before falling into the deeper parts. He noticed some blood crawlers following him. He turned around and sliced through them, killing them. He then went deeper underground and found a crimson heart. He mined it, before a horrible chill ran down his spine. It dropped a rotted fork. He picked it up and put it in his inventory. He climbed back up to the place where he was earlier, where the paths broke. He went down another path and found another crimson heart. He broke it, and It dropped the undertaker, so he picked it up and put it in his inventory. Then he heard screams echo around him. That made him slightly nervous. As he climbed back out and went down another path, he saw another crimson heart. He destroyed it, and it dropped a panic necklace. He put it on, before seeing the Brain of Cthulhu emerge with many Creepers surrounding it. He immediately drew his sword and charged at it. He struck the Brain of Cthulhu, but it took no damage. It teleported away, it's Creepers following it. He took out his undertaker and looked up at the Creepers. He started to shoot at them, knocking them out of the air and killing them. The Brain of Cthulhu then stopped, and part of it tore open, revealing a heart with an eye in it. Three mirror images of it showed up, and it started to aggressively ram Greg. He jumped out of the way, before being cornered into the back of a cave. He took his sword and stabbed the heart in the middle, but it didn't die. The mirror images looked more realistic the more he attacked. Eventually, he jumped and kicked the wall, propelling him forward. He took his sword and stabbed straight through the Brain of Cthulhu. It suddenly stopped, before it burst apart, dropping tissue samples, crimtane ores, lesser healing potions, and a treasure bag. He opened up the treasure bag and found a bone rattle, a Brain of Cthulhu mask, and a Brain of Cthulhu trophy. He put the items in his inventory and built a small tower leading out, before jumping out of the crimson cave and walking towards Ilias village.
Dark Doom was in Ilias Village, in a church, looking at statues of Ilias. The priest walked up to him.
"Are you here to pray to Ilias?" The priest asked.
"No, I'm not here to pray. I'm here to research. So I heard of these five commandments. What are they?" Dark Doom asked.
"Come right this way." The priest said, before walking to a statue of Ilias, and pointing at its pedestal, which had the five commandments of Ilias carved into it.
"Thank you." Dark Doom said, reading the commandments and writing them down. He stared at the statue of Ilias, thinking of a plan to rule. He then went to a library, and stole a book containing information about this world, before teleporting away.
Greg was waiting outside for Luka, and he saw Alice and Luka about to leave.
"Wait up!" Greg shouted as he ran to them.
"You should stay here. I don't want you to get hurt or violated." Luka said.
"Trust me, some monster would have a hard time doing that. I want to go with you." Greg replied.
"If you insist." He said. They started to walk through the forest, and a slug girl appeared.
"…Travelers? Not baptized, either. You look delicious." The slug girl said. The instant Greg heard that, he drew a blood butcherer and pointed it at the slug girl.
"What does it matter if we look delicious? Leave us alone." Greg said.
"You look delicious… While tasting my sticky mucus, I'll let you come over and over." She said while slowly moving closer to Luka. Greg drew his sword and slashed at her, but did no damage. Luka attacked, but he did no damage either. The slug girl pushed Luka to the ground, and tried to rape him. Greg kicked the slug girl off of him, before slashing at her, this time, dealing damage. Luka then attacked, but was unable to deal damage. The slug girl then targeted Greg, pushing him down and trying to rape him. Greg was stuck in the mucus, and was unable to free himself. Luka attacked, but did no damage.
"Luka! Try to find a way to defeat her!" Greg shouted, eyeing his stuff. He had cooking materials, and salt.
"What can I do?" Luka asked.
"Use the salt!" Greg shouted back. Luka then took the salt and threw it at the slug girl, before she ran off. Luckily for Greg, she left him behind.
When it was time for camp, he ignored the conversation going on around him, and went farther into the forest, and built a small house to sleep in. He looked outside to see a group of monsters walking through the forest, talking. Greg hid in his house, not wanting to start anything. They eventually went to sleep, right in front of his house. He waited until morning, and they were still asleep. He snuck out of his house, and waited near Iliasburg. He heard Luka planned to go there, so he waited for him outside town. When they arrived, Alice and Luka were there. Alice was in a human form, a disguise. When they reached the village, a monster swordswoman and three guards were there, the entire city looking deserted.
"How weak. Is there not even a single strong person in this entire village?" She demanded. Greg watched, unsure if he and Luka could make a difference.
She had the plaza around her littered with defeated guards, all unconscious. Three warriors remained on their feet, two wounded but still able to fight.
"Are you going to fight me or not?" She shouted.
"So, only you three left, huh? Are you just going to stand there and watch while I claim this city?" She taunted. "Or will one of you try to be a hero and stop me?" After the soldiers looked at each other fearfully, She raised her voice. "Well?! Decide!"
Two soldiers rushed her. However, a blazing fire encompassed her broadsword. One of the soldiers, not backing down from the heat, slashed at her, but she vanished, before he fainted. She reappeared, and looked at the last soldier. He ran away. Greg and Luka stood there and watched the whole thing.
She looked around the plaza for any more challengers. "Is that it? Having your city conquered by a monster… Are there no complaints to this?" She roared.
"Alice? Who is this?" Greg asked.
"She is Granberia, the heavenly knight of fire." Alice answered.
"Thank you." Greg said, before looking to Luka. Luka ran up to Granberia.
"H-Hold it!" Luka shouted.
"He's just going to get himself in trouble." Greg thought to himself as he followed Luka.
"What was that, boy?" Granberia said.
"I said h-hold it." Luka stammered.
"Oh? You look young, but challenge me like an adult, so I will treat you like an adult." Granberia told him. Luka attacked Granberia, but she vanished, and reappeared behind him, and tripped him.
"You are young, and you make mistakes. So I will let you go, but I'll only do this once." Granberia mocked.
"Never! I must defend Iliasburg!" Luka shouted.
"Alright, I warned you." Granberia said. Luka attacked, but he missed. Granberia tripped him again. Luka then used Demon Decapitation, and slashed at her neck. She caught the attack.
"What the? Who taught you that?!" Granberia shouted.
"I won't tell you." Luka said. Granberia then attacked, and Luka was immediately on the ground, near death.
"Tell me who taught you that!" Granberia shouted.
"Never!" Luka shouted.
"I don't like using my sword on the weak, but in that case…" Granberia said, and raised her sword above Luka, and sliced towards him.
"You're not going to kill him if I have anything to say about it!" Greg shouted, before jumping in between Luka and the sword, blocking the attack with his own.
"Oh? I've never met a human strong enough to block my attack." Granberia commented.
"Then the people from this world are weak." Greg said, before throwing his sword into the air, and catching it before getting in a ready position.
"Very well. Show me what you got!" Granberia shouted, before her sword caught on fire. Greg rushed towards Granberia to bait a sword strike. She didn't take the bait and watched. Greg then stopped moving. He stood still. Granberia then ran towards him and tried to stab him. He parried each blow with his sword, before sneaking in an attack. It barely left a scratch on her armor.
"I didn't want to use this, but I can see I'll lose if I don't." Greg said calmly.
"Show me that "move."" Granberia said.
"Ancient Light: Strength!" Greg shouted, before his sword glowed yellow. He started to run towards Granberia, before slashing at her. She blocked each one of his attacks, but each time he was blocked, he felt stronger and stronger.
"Ancient Light: Speed!" Greg shouted, and ran incredibly fast. He ran in a circle around Granberia, before he slashed at her. He missed his attack on purpose, and Granberia stood still. He took out his undertaker and started shooting at her. She deflected each bullet, before running towards him. He blocked, but his sword was sent flying out of his hand. He felt incredibly hopeless at that point, but he ran towards his sword. She vanished and reappeared in front of his sword, slicing at his torso. He ducked underneath her attack, picked up the sword, and attacked her. She was barely pushed back. He looked around and noticed a glowing red pair of eyes watching them. He ignored them, and ran towards Granberia, trying something cheap. He ran in front of her, and stood still. He faked an attack, so she blocked.
"Ancient Light: Shield and Attack!" Greg shouted, and a shield of light blocked her sword, before light rushed towards Granberia all at once, going through her armor, dealing major damage.
"That's it! No more playing around!" Granberia shouted, before she ran faster than Greg had ever seen. He tried to block, but it didn't help him, and his sword, again, was sent flying next to Luka. He was sent to the ground, before a robed figure appeared, and pulled out a death sickle.
"I was sent here to find information. I believe facing you will prove to be a boost in knowledge." He said, staring down Granberia.
"Bring it then!" Granberia shouted. The robed figure used his death sickle, and a projectile that went through her sword, and harmed her. He ran towards her, before his death sickle glowed purple, and attacked. Granberia easily blocked it, but the figure wasn't trying. He made mental notes, before teleporting away.
"Well, I guess I've taken over this city." Granberia said. Greg stood back up, and prepared for another fight. He was close to death, but wasn't going to let the city be taken over. Luka also got back up, and shivered, standing next to Greg.
"This time we'll do it together." Greg told Luka.
"I-I guess we are." Luka said. Luka ran up to Granberia and attacked, but she easily dodged. Greg snuck behind her and swung his sword towards her, but she couldn't dodge it. Luka attacked again, and Granberia dodged, but Greg attacked again, and hit Granberia.
"Ancient Light: Strength!" He shouted, and got stronger. He ran up to Granberia and started attacking again. She blocked each one, but with each hit he felt stronger and stronger, until he broke through Granberia's defense and landed a successful blow. Luka then used Demon Decapitation, and hit Granberia successfully. It barely did any damage, before Granberia used Death Sword Chaos Star, sending Luka to the ground again. Greg looked at Luka, before he rushed towards Granberia. She stood still, before using Death Sword Chaos Star on Greg. He blocked each strike, and Granberia eventually landed a hit. Greg was sent flying back, but he got back up rather quickly, knowing he couldn't lose. He rushed towards Granberia, but she stepped out of the way, and tripped him. Instead of falling, he broke into a roll, and got next to Granberia, before hitting her. Greg started to run towards her, but she stabbed him, causing him to fall. A puddle of blood formed as he was on the ground. He managed to reach into his inventory, and grab a lesser healing potion. He drank it, and got back up. He held a diamond staff, and sent a projectile at her. She tried to block, but it went through her sword, and damaged her. She fell to the ground. Greg rushed towards her, before she jumped into the air, and used Earth Rumbling Decapitation. Greg dodged, but the blade still pierced through his body.
"Ancient Light: Heal!" He managed to say, before he started to heal to full health. He got back up, completely healed.
"How did you manage to heal from that?!" Granberia shouted.
"It doesn't matter; you couldn't do it anyways." Greg said. He felt a strange strength empowering him. He got up again, ready to win. Granberia ran towards him, and used Bloody Fissure Thunder Thrust. He guided the attack to the ground, causing the very earth to shake. Greg rushed towards Granberia, landing a very powerful attack. She went flying into a tree near the forest, and Greg rushed towards her, about to deal the finishing blow, and stab her through the head, before Granberia sent him flying back. He quickly regained his posture.
"I have no choice. You aren't considering leaving, are you?" Greg said, his sword glowing yellow.
"Like hell I would. If you think that was enough to drive me off, you're dead wrong." Granberia held her blade tightly.
Greg felt sorry for Granberia after what would happen here. "Then you leave me no choice." He said, before holding his blade in front of him. He began to glow yellow, before a circle formed around him. They clashed blades, in a one second lock that seemed to last for hours. Greg's light energy increased, before light energy started seeping into Granberia, slowly damaging her. She got weaker, and weaker, right when Greg broke through her defenses and landed a very powerful hit. She quickly regained her poster, and attacked him, sending him to the ground, right into the pool of blood from earlier. He couldn't get back up until his potion sickness wore off.
"That's enough." He sputtered, coughing up blood.
"You fought well, human. You are by far, the strongest human I've ever seen. But all tales must come to an end." Granberia said, holding her blade up to Greg's neck. He braced for the finishing blow, before he saw Alice.
"When are you three going to stop being idiots?" Alice called out, arms folded and annoyed.
"A-Alice! You're… Back?" Luka gasped. Greg's potion sickness wore off.
"Ancient Light: Heal." He said, starting to heal.
"Y-you!" Granberia shouted, but made no movement to attack, out of Luka's surprise. Instead, she fell to one knee before her.
"Granberia… Just what are you doing?" She ordered. "Who ordered you to do this?"
Granberia kept her eyes affixed to the ground. "No one. I decided by myself, in order to get rid of those annoying Heroes."
Alice frowned. "Go away, you annoyance."
Granberia resisted her order. "But if I leave, more and more Heroes will just-"
"I said, 'go away'." She commanded. "If you go berserk here, how am I going to eat my Ama-ama Dangos? Answer me!"
Granberia looked sheepish. "If that's all you want, let me secure the city and I'll-"
"You think it's fun to sight-see with such an event happening?" She scoffed. "How many times am I going to have to tell you to leave? Or… Is that how you show your loyalty?"
Granberia relented to Alice. "Very well, if that is your wish." She glared at Luka and Greg. Slowly tearing her eyes away from them, she vanished. Luka collapsed as soon as Granberia's presence vanished. Greg slowly rose from the ground.-
Ilias stared at the human in front of her, who managed to sneak his way into heaven.
"You… How did you get here?" She said.
"You don't need to know that." He said.
"As your goddess, I command you tell me how!" Ilias commanded.
"I said no." The human said.
"Fine." Ilias said, and a bolt of lightning struck him.
"Ancient Darkness: Reflect!" He reflected the lightning bolt at Ilias, and she dodged it immediately. He unsheathed two blood butcherers and pointed them at Ilias.
"You dare point your sword at a goddess? Very well. You shall pay." Ilias said, getting ready to fight.
"We'll see who pays. I, Dark Doom, will take over this land!" Dark Doom shouted before rushing towards Ilias.
