And so, 3 more days passed from San Ilia to the Forest of the Spirits, and 3 more items from the gacha came out…
D-ranked item, violin.
D-ranked item, purple vibrator.
C-ranked skill, Musical Deity.
The skill let him play any type of instrument like a God, however there wasn't any bonus to it, just something to pass time.
Also, the decision of getting the four spirits triggered a quest.
[Heinrich's Second Coming: Receive the blessing of Salamander, Undine, Gnome and Sylph. Reward: 40 Bonus Points, 1 Super Spin, Title: Avatar.]
Of course he appreciated it. If he could somehow get the Kaio-Ken, and trained enough with it, then he doesn't even need to wait and just directly go to hunt down Ilias. But as he is now, he can just wait.
He also learned two more techniques from Alice, the Demon Skull Beheading, a technique used from an harpy to fall from the sky at high speed and splattering the brains of other people all over the ground, or so Alice said.
Then there was Death Sword Chaos Star, which was a technique that permitted Zeke to pull in consecutive attacks. Each one is somehow connected like a cobweb, so that Zeke could attack consecutively without losing the power behind his swings.
Right now, though, they were standing at the very edge of the Forest of the Spirits, and it was morning, so the sun should be able to brighten up the path that Zeke should take.
However, the trees in front of him were so thick that he could barely see inside, even with his flawless eyesight.
"In the Forest of the Spirits, there isn't just Sylph, but also a lot of fairies and elves that live here. However, they usually don't harm humans unless the latter are attacking them… But the fairies can be a bit mischievous, so be careful anyways." Alice warned, before she slithered towards a tree and coiled herself around it.
"I'll wait for you here, don't take too long or I will just leave you here." Alice said, and Zeke nodded. Then he started to walk inside the forest, armed with Angel Halo in his right side.
As he kept passing through the trees, he saw glowing things flying around the area, ignoring him. They were probably fairies playing with each others.
Surprisingly for him, not a single fairy approached him, unlike in the game where Luka fought one. Were they scared of him?
That sounds like it, since even if he might look human, if those fairies could see through him, then they must be scared of the Commandment residing inside him, or the Mantra of Wrath he was holding inside his body.
Zeke curiously used the Monsterpedia on one of them.
[Fairy: A generic name for the different types of fairies all over the world. Extremely curious and optimistic, they live a carefree life. They love being mischievous and playing pranks, and are known to even venture into human villages to play tricks on the humans.]
Well, it doesn't say anything about what they can do, but he didn't need that to notice they are scared…
"Hiii! A scary thing is here!"
"Close your eyes, if you can't see him, he can't see you!"
"Ah! Bad thing!"
His ears alone are capable to make him understand what they were doing, and they were indeed afraid of him.
"...Maybe I could go a bit faster…" A small burst of demonic power came from his body, and his purple eyes turned black. Then he lightly kicked the ground, and jumped over the branch of a tree.
After that, he jumped from that branch to another, and kept repeating that gesture. Thanks to his agility and dexterity, he could almost instantly disappear in the eyes of normal humans, and almost literally dance through the trees.
With extreme agility, he passed through trees without losing balance for the entire time. However, as he almost reached another branch, it broke from an arrow that went there. Zeke's eyes widened a bit before he extended one arm towards the closest tree and dug his fingers inside it, hanging there.
He turned his head around, and saw an Elf with a bow on her hands aiming at him. The Elf glared at him and yelled. "Halt! Identify yourself, intruder!"
Zeke used Monsterpedia on her first, then he answered.
[Elf: The "Guardians of the Forest", Elves are a type of sub-monster that live in the forest. They like to take the role of the innocent fairies parent. Due to their role of defending the forests, there have been many instances of Elves fighting with humans. Purely defensive in nature, they will only attack a human who has entered their domain.]
"I'm Zeke Conquest, one of the Ten Commandments of the Demon Clan, I'm not here to harm anyone." Of course he lied about his identity, if he acts tough, he has a better chance to leave the Elf behind instead of being chased after.
He pulled out his fingers from the tree and slided down, reaching the ground. The Elf also reached the ground with a jump, still holding an arrow aimed at Zeke.
"Demon Clan? Never heard of it. Where is it located?"
"The majority of us are in the Demon Realm, a dimension separated from here."
The Elf sized up Zeke and asked. "I admit that your agility is impressing, but how do I know you are not lying and you aren't human?"
Zeke extended one palm forward, and said. "Can a human do this?"
From his hand, a small purple flame appeared. The Elf looked at the flame with a surprised gaze, and confirmed that Zeke wasn't human.
Because Humans can't use magic, Zeke shouldn't be able to use this weird flame, but he could do it anyways, proving that part of his words are true.
However, she still didn't lower her bow and asked. "What brought you to this forest? I will not pardon you if it was to disturb the peace."
"To meet Sylph and ask for her blessing."
At this point, the Elf lowered her bow and said. "I see… No outsider has come to met Sylph for hundreds of years. *Sigh* I apologize for being so hostile, ever since that unknown monster came into the forest, we've all been on edge. And your demonic presence didn't help a lot…"
Right, there was a chimeric plant going around killing elves and fairies…
Zeke shook his head. "It's no problem, but what was that part of the monster?"
"Some time ago, some sort of plant monster entered in the forest, killing monsters and humans alike. We don't even know if it has some sort of intelligence… Since we are unable to deal with it, we were thinking of contacting the Monster Lord directly. If you encounter it, get away."
Hearing that, Zeke couldn't help but chuckle and keep up with his lie. "Hah, don't worry. A mere monster won't be able to beat me. As one of the Ten Commandments, I hold a great power inside me, making me one of the strongest people in the Demon Realm, just after the Demon King."
The elf shook her head and said. "Whatever… As long as no one gets hurt. For now let me guide you to Sylph… Also, can you hide your presence? You are scaring the fairies a lot."
Zeke shrugged and stopped using his Demon Mark, making his eyes turn purple. Then he started to follow after the Elf to the depths of the forest.
"Also, be careful on where you are walking, when the fairies are afraid, they hide in the flowers." The Elf warned, and Zeke nodded.
[STATUS UPDATE]
Name: Zeke Conquest
Age: 15 years old
Sex: Male
Race: Demon/Demigod
Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.
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Strength: 175 (Demon: 350) (Night: 525) (Max: 700/1050) (Evil Soul: 1400/2100) (Burning Heart: 2100/3150) (Purgatory: 2800/4200) (Rumbling Heaven: 3500/5250) (Mantra: 4492/6242)
Endurance: 140 (Demon: 280) (Night: 420) (Max: 560/840) (Mantra: 1552/1832)
Constitution: 164 (Demon: 328) (Night: 492) (Max: 656/984) (Evil Soul: 1312/1968) (Burning Heart: 1968/2808) (Purgatory: 2624/3648) (Rumbling Heaven: 3280/4488) (Mantra: 4272/5480)
Dexterity: 170 (Demon: 340) (Night: 510) (Max: 680/1020) (Evil Soul: 1360/2040) (Burning Heart: 2040/3060) (Purgatory: 2720/4080) (Rumbling Heaven: 3400/5100) (Mantra: 4392/6092)
Mantra: 992 (Max: Infinite)
Bonus Stats: 0
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Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.
Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration, Monster Calamity God Slayer Fist, Musical Deity.
Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.