CHAPTER 30: NEO GALAMOTH

Magus: So, that's why the demons were so nice recently...
Alucard: What do you mean?
Magus: Behind this door lies a demon I "faced" in the past catacombs. He's already returned for revenge. He's also the one Behemoth King Catoblepas was after...
Alucard: What are you saying?
Magus: That this demon is so great that he even stirs the attention of the 4 demon generals of Evaris Elfslayer, the legendary demon king that ruled the lower plains for an eternity and brought our world to the brink of destruction. But what's strange is that these 4 demons have been said to have entered a deep trance at Evaris' death and have not woken from it since... but yet we saw Catoblepas today, so this is quite intriguing... Unless...
Alucard: Unless?
Magus: Unless the demon king has been reborn!
Alucard: But why come after this demon then?
Magus: Well, let's find out, shall we? The pair entered the demon's room, the final guardian before the castle keep, where the lord of the castle awaited... Inside was a huge green demon with a titanous spiked mace. He still wore the strange Egyptian-like armor he had last time, but had added a few pieces, but nothing worth mentioning. He was crouching on his knee and raised his head to stare at then when they entered. His dark purple eyes stared at them with a look of hatred and amusement.
Demon: Ras enten seis gran dokum.
Magus: ... I've been waiting years for this day...
Demon: En eis wak quis trask helm.
Magus : Today the tides shift torwards your demise... Hmm, so you say you'll defeat me? Tell me one thing first? What's going in on here? What's happening to stir the demonic empire so much?
Demon: Gan seik has nelir vak dor sketh ban. Dalet vas jan deis deik ham. Sein had geik yaq vein hal kath hen. Gra suk vas Galamoth, san Evaris alin.
Magus: N... nani??
Alucard : What ?
Magus: ... You see, the foolish current emperor of the demons proclaims himself king. He doesn't have the right to, he does not hold the right blood, that of the first god of our race. I merely intend to reclaim my birthright but the 4 refuse to honor their oath. I am Galamoth, son of Evaris.
Alucard: So... you're saying he's the son of that legendary demon?
Magus: Unfortunately. This is a lot more serious than expected. So this is just a power struggle between you and the Nether king, but why did Catoblepas interfere?
Galamoth: San Catoblepas hath neis kruz pran.
Magus: ... Father's guardian Catoblepas says I'm not ready for the throne yet...
Alucard: Well now, should we get started soon or are you two just going to talk? The demon smiled and rose. He was around five times their size.
Alucard: Wow... Now that's one big demon! He took out his Omega Weapon and made sure the Demon familiar was still around. Magus had his two Moonblades ready and awaited for the demon to attack first to study it's technique and hopefully find an opening for an assault. Galamoth did strike, but way faster than expected. The mace traced a horizontal ark at them, faster than their evade time. Magus managed to placed his swords between the strike and him, having them eat a bit of the strike's power, but it was still enough to make them both reel back, slamming in the wall, almost knocking them unconscious. The familiar dashed at it during the strike, hoping to get close enough to unleash the Holy light Spear at point blank, but the fiend opened his eyes larger, letting out a burst of power great enough to send it flying across the wall out in the twilight sky. It had at least bought enough time for Magus and Alucard to get up again. The pair charged him, hoping he wouldn't react in time, but he did, thrusting his mace at them. Magus sidestepped, but Alucard's reaction time was slower, getting hit and flying back in the wall, almost piercing it, blood coming out from behind him. Magus managed to get in close, but the demon placed his hand above him, reciting a few word to create a cage of Electricity reaching the floor from his hand. Magus swung at the cage, but received a heavy shock from the bars, making him reel back to the center of the cage, swearing. The demon laughed and recited a few more words, making the bars of his cage shoot bolts at him, zapping him , making him scream his lungs out and later collapse, smoking and fried, quasi-lifeless. His sword's blue aura got smaller and darker, almost fading from the sword's surface...
Galamoth(Demonic translated to English because our translator is in no state to translate): So, is that it? Already down and out? And this is the man that defeated Catoblepas? He must've really weakened since last I saw him... No matter, now that you're out of the way, the throne to the lower plains is as good as mine. But first, I'll finish you off, so you don't do like me and seek me for revenge. The demon's hands burst vivid with incandescent bolts of lightning. He shot them out at his foes, but a strange green sword split the heavens and landed between Galamoth and the quasi-deceased duo. The sword absorbed the lightning into itself. Rapidly, a burst of power came out of nowhere and tore off one of the demon's arms.
Galamoth: What's going on here?
Magus: Don't try to figure it out, it's just too complicated... Galamoth stared in the direction of the voice and saw Magus up on one of the higher arks of the room. He quizzically stared between his grounded foe and the other one, trying to find a difference between the two. While he tried to figure his problem, another blast burst out of empty air, this time he managed to avoid it and managed to discern a ghostly figure where the blast had come from.
Galamoth: So, this is what it's come down to, letting your ghost friend do all the job for you?
Magus: Far from it. He leapt down, landing hard, losing his balance and crashing.
Ghost: Magus, dear! Are you allright?
Magus: Yes, don't worry... Galamoth, I'm here to kill you.
Galamoth: You expect to defeat me when you can barely stand up?
Magus: Yes... in fact, my previous foe was stronger than expected. He picked up his sword and pointed at his foe. He charged the demon, avoided a massive bolt of thunder shot at him, leapt and threw his sword before getting hit by the next bolt that flew his way. The sword ebbed itself up to the hilt in the demon's skull, making him collapse. Magus fell to the floor hard, resembling the other's old condition, but weaker. Meanwhile the other Magus, the one we've followed up to now managed to get up, still barely standing. He stared over in Alucard's direction, seeing the huge puddle of blood on the floor and wall, but also the ghostly figure next to him, draping him in white. Alucard opened his eyes and got up. He saw the ghost come to him and felt a gentle soothing cross him.
Magus: I thank you.
Ghost: Don't, it's only natural for me to do this, dear. He was a bit surprised by the girl's voice... he knew it well.
Magus: C... Cilliana? Magus's hair grew again and went down a few shades to a rather normal blue.
Cilliana's ghost: Ah, so Janus awakens... I'm glad you're better.
Janus: What happened to you, you're a ghost?
Cilliana: The same as everyone, I died.
Janus: N... no... ...
Cilliana: Don't worry, I'm from the future, so the real me is still quite alive and healthy at the time. He sighed in relief. He then noticed the other him.
Janus: Shouldn't you heal him?
Cilliana: He doesn't wish to be healed. I died and he decided to follow me.
Janus: I see...
Cilliana: Don't worry, a series of events have lead us to this, maybe you won't make the same choices...!! The trio turned back to the demon, his body rised upwards, the sword still ebbed in his skull, between his two eyes. He extended his right hand torwards Janus and Cilliana. It started to twitch and a strange form started to appear around it. He used his left hand that had mysteriously reattached itself to help keep his hand aimed at them. The weird form was consisted of 10 small transparent metallic articulations leaving his hand and heading torwards him. 5 of them, forming a star, moved so that they aimed at the two. They suddenly extended forward, menacing to collide rapidly. Cilliana got in the way, getting all of them to collide with her ethereal body, wrapping her in a strange energy and fragmenting her until only energy was left. Those 5 little piles of energy, aligned on the 5 that hadn't been moved, flowed back at Galamoth and went inside his body..
Janus: C... C... Ci... ... ...
Alucard : What just happened ?
Magus: He... Galamoth used his innate... attack, allowing to assimilate... one target's remains to his power... a sort of power absorption attack... !!!!! Magus turned fast to notice Janus. His hair was flying loosely in the air, still hanging to his face, his eyes were blank, his body still. His hair went down a few more tints to sea blue. His face became slimmer and much more beautiful. He also grew breasts.
Magus: Janesil? Impossible!!
Alucard: What's going on?
Magus: J... Janesil's out... and at a time like this... we're doomed. Swirls of dark lightnign pulsed all over her body and in the air about her. The wind stopped, the sky became dark, the only light being that of her eyes. The fondations of the castle started to shake, menacing to give in any momment now...
Alucard: What's going on? Who is this girl?
Magus: She is Janesil, the third and final spirit inside of me, the most powerful usually sealed in the deepest recesses of my mind... but she's managed to break out... her power is unimaginable at times... and she's currently performign Critical break, an attack that allows her to deploy her full potential but only if the person she cares for most in the entire universe, the person she cares more for than life itself dies...
Alucard: But why now?
Magus: Cilliana just died...
Alucard: C... Cilliana? She's a lesbian??
Magus: That's beside the point. You've seen what she could do in the Colloseum twice, but now that she's in control and not Janus, the power generated will be much, MUCH stronger.
Alucard: You mean she caused those surge... STRONGER? One bolt scraped his arm and it practically flew off. Alucard didn't even feel pain, just his arm become unuseable.
Janesil: You've dared touch the one I care for... You dare challenge me... The electricity got much stronger, tearing down the walls it touched in instants, not even slowing down. One bolt touched Galamoth's chest and pierced it clean. Galamoth used his attack again, once again in control of his body. The 5 streams burst at her, but she didn't even try to avoid them. When they got close, they shattered to thousands of pieces on the floor.
Galamoth: I... impossible! Those should've...
Janesil: Only on weakened foes or those who are below half your power. But you're nothing but a slime to me... A slime that deserves a fate worst than death. She got close and thrust her hand in his body, the demon's blood disintegrating before it even got close to her.
"Evil force that drives men to madness
Become my toy for vengeance.
Soul Cru..." She stopped and levitated to his face.
Janesil: You haven't changed at all... your power is still as pathetic as before... why?
Galamoth: I... I have no idea! *coughs blood*
Janesil: Pathetic scup
"Ye who wishes but torment and chaos Become my ally and deliver madness Destroy this man's soul with the grueling claw of agony! Tortuous bind!" Galamoth's eyes went blank. He flell to hi knees and to the floor, twitchig n uncontrollably, blood proutign from hundreads and thousands of wounds opening all over his body, turning him into a mountain of blood in seconds, but the real torment lied within, his very souls was being clawed at, delicately but not cleanly pierced, shredded, torn... practically destroyed in short. The others watched in disgust as his body continued to degenerate. Intestins flowed out freely inraveling all over the floor. And arm burst into pieces, a leg went upside down. His armor coiled itself so it pierced what was left of him. Janesil watched it all calmly, not surprised by anythign while Alucard felt like puking. She suddenly stopped the spell and pickd up the almost inanimate mass and lifted it upright.
Janesil: Enough enjoying yourself, return her if you value your soul. The demon groaned and a delicate ball of light came out of him and dissappeared.
Janesil: It seems demons aren't so stupid finally. She slapped him and his head flew off, crashign into a wall and splatteign into a pile of blood, broken bones and organs. His eyes rolled and bounced around the room until they fell out of the shattered walls. His brain was right below where Janesil landed.
Janesil: Eew! There's something on my boots!! She flinged it with her foot out of the room.
Janesil: Ah... W... what happened here? This cold blooded massacre... Who did this?!?
Magus: *Hack* *Wheeze* Alucard... please end my suffering... ...
Alucard: ... ... ... Sure old friend... Alucard picked up his sword and stabbed the man in the head, his body immediately fading, so did his sword. They heard a strange sound and saw Lyliara pop out of nowhere.
Lyliara: oh Galamoth dear, have I got info for you! ...? ...!!!!!
Alucard: Lyliara!
Lyliara: So... it wasn't just my imagination... a power THAT immense can't be imagined... She looked around at the floor covered entirely of blood, bits of bones and the gory pile of blood and intestine in the corner.
Lyliara: Defeating Galamoth in such a way is almost impossible...
Alucard: It's true, I saw her treat him like a straw doll. The demon came in close to witness the killer firsthand.
Lyliara: Yes, your power is incredible, but not enough to do THIS!
Janesil: Nice clothes! Where did you get them?? I want one!! Alucard looked at her dumbfound. Magus couldn't stand the girl iun the same room but now this girl just asks her like that where she gets her clothes... Just unbelievable that the two were one...
Lyliara: You like it? It's my favorite! Unfortunately, they only sell it down in the abyss...
Janesil: Oh, going down there isn't a problem for me... exactly where?
Lyliara: It was... 1596 royal avenue in the main town. Tell them I sent you and you'll get a huge discount! It's not everyday that the Nether King's daughter recommends their shop!
Alucard: What? Could you repeat that?
Lyliara: Oh, you didn't know I was the Nether King's daughter?
Alucard: The Nether king... He's the guy Galamoth wants to kill.
Lyliara: Yeah... Galamoth and daddy have never quite gotten along since Galamoth turned 2400... But I thought we were here to solve your family problems?
Alucard: What??
Lyliara: Just keep going and you'll understand... Speakign of which... You hair's beautiful!!
Janesil: It's all in the shampoo!
Alucard: Girls... They went on to the castle keep as the two girls kept talking...