[10 minutes later]
"Hahahahah-hah-ha, whooouuuh, that was, nice." Having, after a considerable time period, finally laughed her last, Tengoku had finally finished laughing.
'Now then, I am going to have to train Issei, else he is just going to be a giant stone anchored to my leg, but how to train him? I could wait until I have to actually train him before I think about this, all though, I think the only reason this even went remotely well, was because of his shear idiocy when it comes to, well, anything remotely useful.' Realizing that she had just got a problem on her hand that she didn't know what to do with, she did what was only logical. She sat down and brooded on the subject at hand.
"hmmm, what to do?" Sitting down in the park created through her terror manipulation, Tengoku went through all the abilities she had which could solve her current situation.
'Ok, so, let's see what I can actually do to solve this situation. I could maybe make some, eeh, I don't know, fire elementals with my fire manipulation and send them after him? Actually, better yet, can't Diablo make demons?'
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'Hmmm, yeah I definitely get the feeling that I could make demons, but how? Like.. do I just will them to exist or do I need some sort of component or magical whatsit to do it?'
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'Hmm, nope, my apparent knowledge of demon creation is basically giving me a shrug. Oh well, this was going to happen at some point, but I might as well experiment with my powers.' Rising from her sitting position by the fountain, she made her way to a open area in the park where she could do her "experimenting".
"hmm, yep, this should be a pretty good place to begin, lots of open space and pretty flat, might make this my regular go to place." Standing in the middle of the clearing, Tengoku began to see what she had to do to make demons.
'Now then, let's start by simply forcing my magic into- Wait a minute.. I don't actually know any magic and I also don't really feel any "magic" reservoir or something of the like. Maybe I have to use my demonic energy? Actually, that's pretty stupid of me to ask, of course demons need DEMONIC energy to work, they are demons after all. Whelp, let's see if I just have to force the energy or if requires something more.' Putting her hands in front of her, Tengoku began to fill the area with demonic energy, making the air feel as if it was burning with malice. After having filled the air with enough demonic energy to Tengoku's liking, she began to compress it into a single point and willing it to "live". This caused a bright light, the color of burgundy, to appear in the space where she was compressing all the energy and from this light came, something.
The first thing that could be seen was the color of its skin, which was grey like that of ash, no, its skin was made out of ASH. It seemed to have wings like that of a bird, but where there should have been feathers, there remained only smoking and burnt remnants of what should have been beautiful wings. Its arms, or rather it left arm, was covered in armor that was warped and hot, as if it had been stuck into the sun, where only the slightest semblance to a hand still existed. The other arm was nothing but a burnt and broken mess, bones visibly sticking out of the skin, and the arm twisted as if a giant had grabbed and twisted the offending arm. Finally, the head and torso of the being came forth, and only a black hole could be seen in its chest, while the head looked like nothing more than a crumbled piece of paper, if that piece of paper had been a helmet. Then, as if willed by some higher power, the being took a step and, as if it had never meant to be able to walk, fell over and scattered in the wind.
'Useless.' That was the thought that rang through Tengoku's mind.
'Absolutely and utterly useless, I mean, if it dies just by taking a step, what good can it do? *haaahh* well, it was my first attempt, and I did learn a bit from what my senses told me, something about a "Idea made manifest" or something of that nature. Though what it means by "idea" I haven't got a single clue about? *haahh* God? Why did you make my life such a chore?' Having done her daily blasphemy against god, Tengoku's attention went back to her surroundings and, in particular, to the way the being she had made appeared.
'hmm, now that I think about it, I did actually think about the energy coming to life, maybe that's what my senses means when it says "Idea made manifest"? Well, it is worth a try at the least!' Once again pouring demonic energy out into the clearing, she began to think of the idea that the demon should be centered around.
'hmm, let's go with pride, sounds like it would make a pretty cool demon.' And so, with Tengoku focusing upon the aspect of pride, she began to once more compress the energy around her. This caused the light to once more reappear, but this time, it shone gold, not red, and from it came a most radiant aura, and from the light, a being came forth.
It was covered in a mix between plate and robe, a mix between power and beauty. The cloth, which shown with the same glimmer that only the finest of silks has, was colored in purple, the color of kings, and which seemed to not only bewitch the eyes but also enrapture the mind with feelings of inferiority and thoughts of deeds most vile. The armor, which had the glint of silver to it, was made of metal and had a color that could only be described as the absence of light, which with the mix of silver, made it look as if it the metal was taken directly from the night sky and turned into plate armor. This covered the figure from toe to neck, and from the neck could be seen skin as fair and flawless as there had ever been. The face, which could only be called a magnum opus made with the skill of a lifetime of stone sculpting, was without flaw. From the top of the head flowed down silver strands dotted by strands of steel, as it could not be hair that flowed from the top of this being's head, but living metal. This being turned to Tengoku, before its eyes became filled with cruelty and viciousness.
"Hooooh, a mortal seems to bask in the glory of my form? But now, why does it seem that you are not kneeling in my most glorious of presence? Well, we shall rectify that insolence from you." And so, this newly made demon, brought forth a sword made from its own power, to make waste to its perceived offender.
'Another failure.' With this single thought, Tengoku dodged backwards and threw fire at the demon before her, after all, what could a newly made demon do in front of the prime evil? And so, with a scream that seemed not to belong to a being so beautiful, the newly made demon turned to ash and cinders, for it was not mighty enough to withstand the flames of hell.
'This was… unexpected, to say the least. Which reminds me that I should probably remove my disguise, as not even though I was the only one around did that demon think I was its maker… or is that simply because it was centered around pride? Hmmm, something to think about.' Having learned from this failure, Tengoku released the shapeshifting she had held on herself since the moment she came to this new world and, with a fire shooting up into the sky, the form of Diablo stepped out.
'Now, I know that I can make demons out of pride, which basically also makes the other six sins also viable, but can I combine them? Is it possible to make a demon centered around "obedience"?'
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'Hmm, I get the feeling that, yes, it's possible and that is what I was supposed to do from the start, hmmm, well, it can't hurt trying!' Once more going through the motions as before, Tengoku centered the energies around "obedience", and through a flash of inspiration, restructured the idea into "obedience through creation". As the energies coalesced, instead of a bright light, a fire made out of shadow sprang forth from the center of the energies, and from its depths, a being walked out.
It was small, about the height of a 10 year old child, its skin was a mix between green and brown, both colors were muted and seemed to suck in the light around it. Its arms nearly reached down to the ground and ended in a clawed hand with 4 fingers, the muscles in the arms seemed to have been created with flexibility in mind, and the claws on the hand not as a weapon, but rather a tool to carve with. From its stomach sprouted another set of arms, though they were smaller, and looked more like the arms of a human than the other set of arms did. The head was more mouth than it was a head, filled with many long and thin teeth, that seemed to make it look like it was mode to bite into a victim and suck out the blood, coupled with small beady eyes and a missing nose. This "bloodsucker" feeling was further propagated by the tongue that stuck out of its face, which was long and slim with a barb on the end, and a small collection of "hairs" sat upon the edges of the tongue. It was, in its whole, a quite cute creature despite its somewhat grotesque appearance, as it carried with it the same aura that a small puppy would have.
"it's… ADORABLE!?" Tengoku was at the end of her rope, how could a demon that looked more like a green ball of teeth and arms, look so cute? The newly born demon seemed to have taken this comment in stride, as it began to pant and act like a small pet that had just gotten a treat.
"*whagh* me, happy, master like me, can me help master?" The voice that came out of the demon was both disturbing and oddly comforting?
"*haaahh* Why does everything have to be so, weird?"
*Whagh*
Part 1/2
Authors note:
So, I chose to split the chapter up in 2 as that would be easier for my psyche, but also because in the next months' time I am going to be reeeeaally slow in delivering chapters, simply because I have to make a big school project. I am sorry if you guys/girls think that is pretty lame, but eh, I kind of have to make sure that I have good grades. Man, school can be boring, oh well, hope you all have a great day.
