The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Nine
The rain pounded against the glass windows as Morgan explained his findings.
"You say the demon was invulnerable to all attacks?' he asked as he stared at Jet and Gallows. They both nodded.
Morgan flipped through the stack of papers. Seeming to not have found anything, he looked up. "I think I know what could render him vulnerable."
Jet looked at him. "Are you sure? We tried everything against him. He either dodged it or regenerated. It was useless."
Morgan smiled. "Well, nothing is invincible. Demons are just like anything else. You see, demons rely on energy. If they run out or use too much, it is impossible for them to execute more advanced maneuvers. If this demon were to be drained of his energy, he could be attacked, or most likely, be killed. Luckily, I have something which can do just that."
Morgan reached into his coat pocket and took out a shard. It emmanated a faint glow. "This particular gem could easily absorb all of the demon's energy and use it against him. However, from what you have described, this gem will not nearly be strong enough to work. It would shatter from the massive amount of energy."
Clive looked at a few papers. "So, to weaken him, we must find more gems?"
Morgan smiled. "Well, we can merge the gems together. We just need to find enough. There is no need to scour the world for a large gem, now is there?"
Clive smiled. "I have to thank you Morgan, you came just at the right time."
Morgan nodd and stood up. "Yeah, but I feel a tad tired. Could I by chance stay for the night?'"
"I don't see why not," Clive answered.
Gallows stood up. "Hold on, you said your name was Cascade. Are you related to a Janus Cascade?"
Morgan nodded. "Yes, he is my step brother. We both have separate mothers."
Morgan glanced at everyone. "If you excuse me, I think I'll take a short walk."
As he walked out of the door, Gallows yawned. "I think I'll turn in early tonight. All this demon talk going to give me nightmares."
This comment made Jet chuckle slightly, seemingly amused. Virginia elbowed him, annoyed.
Clive smiled. "It's strange. I thought I would be able to return to my life here. But it seems we are still forced to work together."
"Does it bother you?" Virginia asked. Clive shook his head. "No. Actually, I quite enjoy myself." He stood up and walked over to the door and walked out.
Todd continued to stare at the book on the table for a few minutes. He felt weaker, as if he was quickly losing all of his demons. He felt like he was going to puke. He turned a pale color and collapsed to the floor, the urgent voices of Virginia distorted.
Todd awoke in a white room. There was a glass window at the top of the room, however, no one was there.
"Where am I?" he asked as he stood up. "Death is something not many can avoid. It was a miracle you survived, but at a high cost."
Todd looked up. "Who are you?" he asked feeling light headed. "The advancement of human life is too difficult to be controlled manually. Nature should be allowed to take its natural course, advancing life at the moment it should. Yet, the curiosity of humans is much too great, causing many problems. This is the consequence of their actions."
"What do you mean?!" Todd yelled. "Life, is created by nature, but even that has limitations. Humans have found a way to surpass nature, not creating a human, but creating a new life. An alternate evolution, created, not born."
Todd backed up against the wall. "Life tampered with is scarred, twisting from its original path into something much more chaotic. The stability of a weakened life is fragile, easily controlled. Those that do not see beyond their own actions are soon faced with the consequences. The tampering of life has grown too far, science has turned against itself, creating a very unstable tear, one which can never be repaired. Those who disrupt nature shall face their fate, while nature in itself can never follow the original path it was to take. The result of tampering with life is a chaotic and desolate consequence, which shall continue to mutate into a disruption much too great."
Todd grasped his head. "Stop! Please, stop!"
"The interference with nature shall not go unaccounted for. Those that caused the suffering shall suffer themselves. Science is not knowledge, but an attempt at beings that are much too foolish to try and advance to a level which is much too absolute for them. These beings shall suffer for their questions, questions, which are never to be answered. Unanswerable questions..."
Todd started to breathe heavily. "Unanswerable questions... Yes, unanswerable to the point where people can not tolerate it. I understand, yes I understand."
(If you didn't figure it out, Todd's having a dream.)
The rain pounded against the glass windows as Morgan explained his findings.
"You say the demon was invulnerable to all attacks?' he asked as he stared at Jet and Gallows. They both nodded.
Morgan flipped through the stack of papers. Seeming to not have found anything, he looked up. "I think I know what could render him vulnerable."
Jet looked at him. "Are you sure? We tried everything against him. He either dodged it or regenerated. It was useless."
Morgan smiled. "Well, nothing is invincible. Demons are just like anything else. You see, demons rely on energy. If they run out or use too much, it is impossible for them to execute more advanced maneuvers. If this demon were to be drained of his energy, he could be attacked, or most likely, be killed. Luckily, I have something which can do just that."
Morgan reached into his coat pocket and took out a shard. It emmanated a faint glow. "This particular gem could easily absorb all of the demon's energy and use it against him. However, from what you have described, this gem will not nearly be strong enough to work. It would shatter from the massive amount of energy."
Clive looked at a few papers. "So, to weaken him, we must find more gems?"
Morgan smiled. "Well, we can merge the gems together. We just need to find enough. There is no need to scour the world for a large gem, now is there?"
Clive smiled. "I have to thank you Morgan, you came just at the right time."
Morgan nodd and stood up. "Yeah, but I feel a tad tired. Could I by chance stay for the night?'"
"I don't see why not," Clive answered.
Gallows stood up. "Hold on, you said your name was Cascade. Are you related to a Janus Cascade?"
Morgan nodded. "Yes, he is my step brother. We both have separate mothers."
Morgan glanced at everyone. "If you excuse me, I think I'll take a short walk."
As he walked out of the door, Gallows yawned. "I think I'll turn in early tonight. All this demon talk going to give me nightmares."
This comment made Jet chuckle slightly, seemingly amused. Virginia elbowed him, annoyed.
Clive smiled. "It's strange. I thought I would be able to return to my life here. But it seems we are still forced to work together."
"Does it bother you?" Virginia asked. Clive shook his head. "No. Actually, I quite enjoy myself." He stood up and walked over to the door and walked out.
Todd continued to stare at the book on the table for a few minutes. He felt weaker, as if he was quickly losing all of his demons. He felt like he was going to puke. He turned a pale color and collapsed to the floor, the urgent voices of Virginia distorted.
Todd awoke in a white room. There was a glass window at the top of the room, however, no one was there.
"Where am I?" he asked as he stood up. "Death is something not many can avoid. It was a miracle you survived, but at a high cost."
Todd looked up. "Who are you?" he asked feeling light headed. "The advancement of human life is too difficult to be controlled manually. Nature should be allowed to take its natural course, advancing life at the moment it should. Yet, the curiosity of humans is much too great, causing many problems. This is the consequence of their actions."
"What do you mean?!" Todd yelled. "Life, is created by nature, but even that has limitations. Humans have found a way to surpass nature, not creating a human, but creating a new life. An alternate evolution, created, not born."
Todd backed up against the wall. "Life tampered with is scarred, twisting from its original path into something much more chaotic. The stability of a weakened life is fragile, easily controlled. Those that do not see beyond their own actions are soon faced with the consequences. The tampering of life has grown too far, science has turned against itself, creating a very unstable tear, one which can never be repaired. Those who disrupt nature shall face their fate, while nature in itself can never follow the original path it was to take. The result of tampering with life is a chaotic and desolate consequence, which shall continue to mutate into a disruption much too great."
Todd grasped his head. "Stop! Please, stop!"
"The interference with nature shall not go unaccounted for. Those that caused the suffering shall suffer themselves. Science is not knowledge, but an attempt at beings that are much too foolish to try and advance to a level which is much too absolute for them. These beings shall suffer for their questions, questions, which are never to be answered. Unanswerable questions..."
Todd started to breathe heavily. "Unanswerable questions... Yes, unanswerable to the point where people can not tolerate it. I understand, yes I understand."
(If you didn't figure it out, Todd's having a dream.)