AN: Short Chapter.

Chapter 17

"I lost him, how did I lose him?!" Izuku exclaimed. "We used the teleportation circle at the same time so how did we get separated?!" The teen was flying through the night sky. "And, I don't even know where I am!" he sighed.

'Analysis: This is not another world, but there are a lack of magicules in the air.' Great Sage stated.

"Ok, that's good." He said looking down at the human city, it was surrounded by flames. "But, that isn't good one bit." Humans soldiers and monsters were fighting in the streets. It didn't look like it was going well for the humans, but they were putting up a good fight. That's when he noticed it, a lone person was going against a very human looking demon. Diving down, he narrowed his eyes, the demon was about to attack.

Evileye glared at what she believed to be a Greater Demon, it had killed her friends without remorse. "Aspect of the Devil: Scything Claws." She wasn't ready to die yet, but she wouldn't go down without a fight. Before the fight could continue, something crashed in between them. "Oh, what's this?"

The dust cleared to reveal a new fighter. Who adorned a blue fur coat and a scarf, and a mask that hid their face. What they could see was this person's messy, long green hair, and the sword on their waist. Demiurge who was currently going by the name, Jaldabaoth examined Izuku with interest. 'Hiding your aura, how interesting.' He mused. "And who might you be?"

"Izuku Tempest, and you are?"

"Jaldabaoth." He smirked under his mask. "Are you perhaps an adventurer?"

"No, far from it." He said. "But, you don't really care about that do you?" he asked. Jaldabaoth chuckled before charging the teen. "Muscle Augmentation 10%." Demon Muscular's skill was going to be very useful. He charged forward and their fists collided. "Body Armor." In one swift motion he punched Jaldabaoth in the stomach, sending him backwards.

'Those skills, I've never heard of them before.' Evileye silently stated as Izuku rushed the demon once more. This time the two moved faster than her eyes could follow. Izuku had yet to use any other skills, but he was keeping up with Jaldabaoth; that much she could tell.

"Hell Flame!" a small flame shot out and latched onto Izuku, moments later he was consumed in a violent, blazing inferno. Jaldabaoth looked at his broken claws and arm. He was furious that he'd been injured in such a way, it was disgraceful, but also interesting.

"Delaware Smash!" a powerful and massive shockwave hit the surprised demon head on. "Fire is useless against me." Izuku said as the flames dissapeared. "Now get up, we both know that you aren't dead yet!"

'He injured Jaldabaoth, he might actually win!' Evileye said staring at the teen. 'Is my heart actually pounding?' she blushed. 'Even though it should be forever still.' The sudden sound of laughter caught their attention.

"Marvelous, you must be some kind of genius warrior with these skills!" Jaldabaoth exclaimed getting up from the rubble.

"No, I just have a lot of experience fighting opponents who are stronger than me and I've learned from those fights." He said. "I have to be strong to protect those I care about after all." He glanced to Evileye and then to Jaldabaoth.

"Hehe, heroes die you know." The demon stated. "They always do."

"Only if you can kill them." He said. "And I will not let you kill me!" he exclaimed. "Lightning Shotgun!" black lightning shot out from his right hand. Thankfully there were no civilians behind Jaldabaoth and the buildings could be rebuilt. The attack tore through everything it touched, the sound echoed throughout the city and was visible to all.

'That was 8th tier Magic.' Evileye silently said. 'Could he be a god-kin?' with that speed, strength, and magic there might be a chance even though it might be small.

"Hiding your true power, huh?" Jaldabaoth was silent as the dust cleared, revealing the destruction that the skill had caused. Jaldabaoth was breathing heavily; his right arm was completely gone along with a good chunk of flesh. "I missed."

'Damnit, I underestimated him!' with extreme reluctance he flew off as fast as he could. Punishment, who knows what kind of punishment that he would receive for this humiliating loss. 'I won't be able to fix this with my own death; how could this happen?!' He looked back and paled. His master and Naberal had arrived just to see him retreating.

On the ground, Momon aka Ainz looked to the destruction that he and Nabe had seen from far away. It didn't take genius to figure out what happened; there had been a fight and Demiurge lost badly. Against this masked newcomer. 'Demiurge was missing an arm, and this guy was the one who did it.' Ainz silently stated. Naberal was ready to murder the teen, but she knew better than to attack without her master's orders.

"Evileye, your friends…"

"Don't worry, our leader can resurrect them when she gets here." Evileye said. "My comrades should be here soon." She stated. Izuku knew that it would be a bad idea to stick around, but these people were being invaded and he was never one to leave someone in need; if he was then Evileye wouldn't be alive right now. His gaze then went to the two who'd just shown up.

"So, who might you be?" He asked.

"Momon and this is my partner Nabe." He said.

"It's nice to meet you, I'm Izuku." He said. "How is it looking out there?"

"The soldiers are doing their best, but it isn't looking good." Momon said while examining the teen. 'Green hair, I only know one person who has natural green hair.' He silently stated. 'Tabula…Izuku, but this might be a cruel coincidence.' He didn't want to get his hopes up, but if there was a slim chance then he should take it. Very carefully though.

"Momon, huh add two more letters and you would have the same name as a friend of mine." Izuku laughed. "Anyway." He looked to where the fighting was. "I'll go help out those soldiers, if I find that demon again then hopefully I'll be able to end this quickly."

"Wait, you should meet with my comrades first to explain what happened." Evileye said. "The Princess needs to know about this as well." She said.

"I don't think they'll be willing to believe someone who showed up just in time to save one of their own; besides I'm not exactly—"

"I'll vouch for you." Evileye said cutting him off. "Going to the frontlines alone would be a foolish thing to do." She said.

"She's right." Ainz said. "Besides, you've probably exhausted yourself from fighting and using that spell." There was no room for arguing though Izuku didn't feel exhausted at all. But, maybe it was a good idea to hopefully get in the good graces of the royalty here. Even if only a little bit.

E-Rantel – Princess Renner's Home

Izuku was uncomfortable to say the least. In a room with a bunch of people he didn't know and most of them were armed; he wanted out. He and Evileye had explained what had happened. Though they were suspicious of him for good reason; adding the fact that he refused to remove his mask only made him look more suspicious. Currently, they were talking about the situation and what they would do; Izuku was more concerned with the fighting outside. That and Momon who occasionally glanced at him, and Nabe who looked ready to hurt him. Great Sage had been able to show him their magicule strength. Nabe was near Hazard Class rank, but Momon was Disaster Class no doubt.

Nabe wasn't human according to Great Sage, but he wouldn't say anything. It wasn't his place after all. 'All of this talking won't change the fact that there are still people outside dying.' Izuku sighed. 'I could slip out before anyone cod notice.' He inched toward the door.

"Where are you going?" Ainz whispered.

"To go save lives." The slime responded. "I'm not even from here so I don't have to sit back and listen." He sighed. "Momonga always had the best plans." Ainz froze.

"M—Momonga?"

"I was part of a guild in the past, but that's not important right now; no time to reminisce about the old days." He said. "Not when I have to become a hero…" he chuckled. "Who knows, I might just become the next symbol of peace." Without warning he ran out of the room much to everyone's confusion.

E-Rantel – Streets

Izuku had crashed in front of the soldiers just as more demons showed up to join the fight. The hellhounds growled at him. "Stay back, all of you!" he exclaimed just as the Hellhounds charged forward. "Intimidate." He let out a loud roar that forced the hellhounds to quickly back away in fear while the other demons backed away. The human soldiers didn't fare well either. "One for All 20%." Drawing his blade he dashed forward faster than any of them could follow, black flames now enveloped the blade.

Terror was all they felt as they were systematically slaughtered by an enemy they couldn't see. Their attacks missing every time. Izuku jumped high into the air. "Ice Lance Barrage!" hundreds of lances made of ice manifested around him. "Open fire!" the human soldiers were lucky to have not been in range of the attack. The lances tore through flesh with ease. Izuku landed on a rooftop to see the massive body count that he had racked up, but where was Jaldabaoth?

The teen would come to the conclusion that the demon had retreated because of the wounds that had been inflicted upon his body. He had no idea how right he was.

2 Days Later – E-Rantel – Princess Renner's Home

"Izuku Tempest, you saved more lives than we can count; including King Ramposa the Third." Princess Renner stated. "You may not be an adventurer, but your name shall be known among the people and for generations to come as the Hero of E-Rantel." It would seem that taking out the rest of the demon invaders had gotten him some positive attention, and from the way he'd been treated so far, they trusted him. Granted he had yet to take his mask off in front of any of them.

"Princess Renner, thank you, I really am grateful." Izuku stated. "Sorry to say, but I must find a way back to my home." He stood up. 'Great Sage, can you replicate the magic circle?'

'Yes.'

'Good.' He smiled. "Have a blessed life, Princess Renner." With that said, he left while waving goodbye. There was no need to make a big deal out of this; after all it wasn't like they were going to meet again.

Chapter 17 End