Life: 06
PLAYER STATUS
Name: Barisol Sallos
Age: 12
Level: 10
Affiliation: 72 Devil Pillars
Tittle: Clan Heir: +100% reputation gain with Devils
Race: Devil: +2 STR, CHA, and INT.
Class: N/A
HP: 1001
MP: 1101
STR: 16
DEX: 13
CON: 13
INT: 12
WIS: 15
CHA: 18
Another three years have passed and I've made some progress on leveling up now being at level 10 something I thought would be next to impossible a few years ago given the grind I've had to put myself through with all the trivial quests that were worth between 10 and 100 exp each. But that hard work was about to pay off soon as I obtain a certain perk I've had my eyes on for a while.
Perk Selection!
Soul of Lucifer! - You possess the soul of the original Lucifer! +500 MP per level, Devil Abilities are 100% more efficient! Gain the ability to negate Sacred Gear effects! Gain skill Demonic Resistance at MAX level!
It was a perk I knew I needed but for now it'll have to wait as I have more important matters to attend to.
"I'm still peeved this place doesn't sell cheeseburgers." I say quietly as to avoid being overheard by the other customers.
"It's the most famous restaurant here in the capital city, I think the food they serve will suffice. Besides didn't already have one for lunch?" Ravel asked and I looked away with a guilty expression on my face.
"Maybe. But that doesn't change the fact that they're missing out on the best meal ever." I defend and she chuckles at my statement.
"I swear if it were up to you we'd be eating at another family restaurant." Ravel smiled as she spoke.
"And what pray tell is wrong with that?" I say crossing my arms.
"Nothing I suppose." She replied still smiling as she cut into her lamb shank.
I looked at my own shank of lamb with a smile of my own present. In truth the food didn't matter to me since first I don't require it in the first place and second all food lacks any flavor to me. But what did count in my book was spending time with Ravel, hell spending time with any of my Peerage members always brought a smile to my face, they were my friends and family, I'd do anything for them.
"So tomorrow you have to attend the meeting of the young devils." Ravel reminded me from as she looked at her notepad.
"Do I have to?" My question was met with a gaze that said "Yes of course you dummy." I know this mostly because that's exactly what she said.
"All four Satans are going to be present plus this meeting could have a big impact on your future." She said in between bites.
Somehow I doubt that last part.
"You shouldn't doubt it at all." Ravel said moving closer to me.
"Wait I didn't say anything." I defended myself only to get an oh so smug look from my fiance.
"You didn't have to, it was written on your face." She spoke triumphantly not noticing a bit of sauce that was on her lip.
"And you should pay closer attention to when you eat young lady." I say before using my finger to get said meat sauce from her lip and lick my finger.
"Hmm, taste like Ravel." I tease and her whole body tenses as she blushes red like a tomato.
"Why would you do that in public?" She asked fidgeting around.
"To see you all flustered of course." Was my sing song reply.
She cleared her throat in an attempt to regain some composure before speaking again.
"Anyway, we'll be leaving at around seven o'clock to make it to the gathering." Ravel continued to layout the plan for tomorrow and trying her best to ignore my teasing.
"Alright, alright, I give I guess I'll go." I say raising my hands up in mock surrender which makes Ravel smile a little at my antics.
The following day could only be described as hell. All the young devils and heirs to the remaining pillars were gathered in one room with their Peerages, this made for quite a scene as most wanted nothing more than to assert dominance over the others while some sat back and started churning out rumors like wildfire. The select few, read me, who didn't partake in these particular things decided to stand as far away from the others as possible as to avoid any chance of communication with them. I wasn't completely alone as I had my Peerage at my side, Sairaorg stood at a corner and took it upon himself to overlook the rest of the "guests" and to break up any fights that may occur. Ravel stood to my left, diligently jotting down notes while occasionally observing me and the other heirs from time to time. Koneko stood at my right side and was currently holding onto my hand for support, an act that I was happy to do, despite her impressive poker face I could tell she was uncomfortable with being here.
"You alright Kitten?" Asked using the affectionate nickname.
"I'll be fine." Was her simple reply but I could tell something was up.
"Whats up Koneko I can tell something is bothering you?" She turned her head up to look at me before returning her gaze forward.
"The group over there think I'm your little sister." At hearing that I follow her gaze to the culprits and I'm not too surprised by what I see.
"And what's wrong with that?" I ask before putting a hand atop her head.
"Isn't it the job of the older brother to spoil the younger sister?" I start to rub the sweet spot as I've come to call it and bask as I hear Koneko to start purring in delight.
I also notice Ravel glare at the white haired girl briefly before returning to her notes. Oh boy isn't this a treat, spoiling one while making the other pout in such a cute manner I simply can't resist.
"Hey, Barisol don't you think you should be mingling with the other clan heirs? Try to form some alliances and what not?" Sairaorg asked out of the blue, making me look at him as if he had grown a second head.
"Is that what you want me to do?" I asked my oldest friend.
"No not really but it's the smart thing to do given how in a few years some of these pipsqueaks are going to be in charge it might be wise." He suggested I had no way of arguing with him.
"So where do I begin?" I asked out loud to no one in particular.
"How about you try talking to Mislar Berith? He seems like a good first pick." Ravel spoke up.
"I'll take your word for it." I say as I leave to approach the Berith clan heir.
"Ah, Barisol Sallos. Good to see you decided to make it for a change." Mislar said as I walked by.
"Yes, well I try as I might I still have to participate in these events every now and again." I say while giving the most charming smile I could muster.
"So what brings you over to little old me? Wouldn't happen to be the fact that your little Phenex suggested doing so, now would it?" The Berith heir question.
"It is." My blunt response seemed to be in his favor as he smiled and gave a laugh.
"I have to admit I rather like the straightforward approach you use." Mislar said which made me raise an eyebrow.
"You do?" I'm sure I looked as dumbfounded as I sound.
"Yes, most of the others try to play approaching me as a coincidence at least you admit that it's because somebody told you to." He laughed while waving his hand about.
"Well in truth I'm not one for this whole schmoozing thing." I say and he looks at me in relief.
"Oh thank Satan somebody else that gets it. You have no idea how annoying it is to have to deal with people that only talk to you because they want something out of you." Mislar gace an exaggerated sigh as he spoke.
"Tell me about, it's one of the reasons I usually avoid these damn things. The people that come here tend to be so fake it's infuriating." I ad on and he looks at me with a look of agreement.
"I wish I was able to get away with not attending but my parents insist that I have to. How do you do it?" He asked and I just shrug.
"In all honesty I just kinda don't go. My mom isn't a social person so she doesn't complain and my dad just kinda accepted that I the fact that I take after her in that regard." I admit and he gives me a jealous expression.
"I wish things worked that way for me." He said and I just gave him an uneasy look.
"I don't know because of the way I am I tend to be at the source of a lot of rumors some are fine others paint me in a bad picture others just don't make a lick of sense." At my statement he laughs.
"Who says that? A lick of sense? Where did you hear that one from?" Mislar asked.
"Just something I overheard in one of my travels to the human world." Was my answer.
"Wait you've been to the human world?" Mislar's eyes widen in shock.
"Yeah, a few times. Wait have you not?" I question truly interested in knowing his answer.
"No. Never, but I've always wanted to." I give him an apologetic look.
"You must tell me everything that you know! I have to hear it for myself!" He requested in an overly excited manner.
And that was how I spent a majority of my time at this gathering, tellings the tells of my less than exciting adventures in the human world to Mislar Berith. This continued until I spotted one, Ajuka Beelzebub just the devil I was hoping to see. I excused myself from the conversation with Mislar who accepted as he had someone else to talk to and I approached the super devil.
"Excuse me, sir?" I started gaining the attention of the green haired Satan.
"Can I be of some assistance to you?" He asked and I nodded my head anxiously.
"Yes, actually I had a question regarding the Evil Pieces?" At this he sighs heavily before speaking.
"Sorry but you only get the one set and no replacements for pieces you've already used." He said dismissively.
"What? No! Nothing like that. I wanted to know if it would be possible to modify an existing piece. Like for example say I wanted to reincarnate a dangerous monster named Mittens, but I didn't want to deal with it trying to kill me and the rest of my Peerage all the time so I add a spell that forces absolute commands on the piece I used to reincarnate him, could I do that?" At hearing my example Ajuka's eyes stare agape no doubt due to the lunacy that my question brought with it.
"In theory, you could but I would imagine that regardless, your Mittens would end up straying from you even with a spell like that if it is truly just a beast." Ajuka said and I gave a nod.
"Okay, speaking of strays let's say that I wanted to reincarnate a stray devil would they maintain their monstrous appearance or revert back to normal?" This time after I finished asking Ajuka rubbed his temples as if he were nursing a headache.
"If you somehow managed to convince them then their appearance would revert. However it's unlikely they'd agree to join you. Also to say that you reincarnated them is incorrect as being a stray devil means they've already been reincarnated already. Now if you don't mind, I'd rather not have to talk anymore about stray devils." Ajuka stated which drew my attention.
"And why is that?" I asked tilting my head to the side.
"Let's just say that something unusual occurred a few days ago involving a stray devil." At hearing this, my eyes lit up.
"Unusual how?" Ajuka stared at me for a moment as if contemplating something.
"What did you say your name was?" He inquired and I smirked.
"I didn't but its Barisol Sallos." Upon saying that his eyes also lit up.
"As in the kid that fought that monster a few years back?" He question I nodded.
"Yup, that was my first run in with Mittens. Now tell me what makes this stray so unusual, I'm just dying to know." At hearing this Ajuka chuckled briefly.
"I see, if that's the case then I suppose there is a reason for all this." He muttered to himself.
"A few weeks ago a devil left their master, we were able to pinpoint their location thanks to the Evil Piece used to reincarnate them, however that changed a few days ago when the signal disappeared altogether. In essence its as if they just vanished into the void." He explained.
Quest Unlocked!
I Swear It Was There A Moment Ago!
Ajuka Beelzebub has lost every trace of a stray devil in the human world! It's as though they never existed! A glitch in the Matrix perhaps?
Objectives!
Unleash your inner detective skills and figure out what happened to the stray! Just know that no matter how hard you try you'll never be Batman!
Rewards!
10,000 EXP!
Increase reputation with Ajuka Beelzebub!
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Accept?
Y/N?
Oh screw you game I can so be Batman!
"So, where exactly was the last place the stray was before going dark on you?" I inquired and Ajuka looked at me for a few seconds before relenting.
"The last known location of the stray was in the forests of Northern Maine, near a town called Allagash. Is there a reason you're asking?" Ajuka couldn't hide the small smile I saw on his lips as I spoke.
"I might consider looking into it myself. Who knows, maybe it'll be a good way to ease some boredom." I say and he looks at me with a knowing look.
"Living your life based on whims huh? What a dangerous way to live." He commented and I just smiled back at him.
"Maybe but it tends to keep things interesting, doing it like this." I say before turning to leave.
I return to the rest of my Peerage that had seen me talking with Ajuka.
"So how did that go?" Sairaorg asked.
"Guys we're heading to Maine."