LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 27: The Conclusion.
I arrived at a final conclusion, instantaneously imitating whatever was needed to win.
Bird Imitation, Frog Imitation, Spider Imitation, Insecticide Imitation, Blood Imitation, Demon Imitation, Crimson Blood Magic Imitation, and then finally, Arisa Skarret Imitation.
Cat stopped abruptly, standing in front of my new form.
"W-WHO ARE YOU?!!!"
Her face had the look of confusion, shock, fear, and irritation.
"A-ARISA SKARRET!??!"
It was obvious that my new body was an Imitation of the Crimson Blood Demon, Arisa Skarret.
In The Book of Epitomy, Denon Invasion chapters, it states that a fierce demon, another general of the Demon Lord once existed.
It took the appearance of an Angel, covered in blood, and metallic red armour.
But this form that I'm currently using is a mix. 80% of it consists of Arisa Skarret's body, and only 20%'s my own body.
"You... You have come this far... Just to defeat such a mild creature like me... Heh. You've wasted your life saving these unforgivable souls. Even ancient demons like her will be no match against me!
Playtime is over!! It's time for me to actually take this serious..!"
"Kukuku..!! Serious?"
Little did she know, the Magical Energy in this place has reached 0. All forms of Magic are now disabled.
"You think this is funny? Let me show you a mere fraction of my unparalleled strength!! Abyssal Magic-"
Arisa Skarret had 2 blades on each limb. Using her left blades, I dash forward, attacking Cat.
"Fffff....-!! Bluaagh-..!!"
The middle part of her body was destroyed, leaving behind only her feet, and her head.
It was a long and intense battle, but the winner was finally decided.
A group of people show up, most of them surrounding me while the rest scatters around the place.
"Rest for now, Vampire. We'll handle this situation."
That voice... It's Iyan.
Come to think of it, even if I couldn't defeat Cat, there are still some powerful demons here, like Sawa, or Heart.
Why did they make me fight her? I wonder.
"Vampire...? Can I still call you a Vampire..? Your body has changed quite dramatically."
My body? I'm still in Arisa Skarret's body huh? It should be time for me to return to my usual form now...
Uh-oh. I can't get out.
"Ummm.... Iyan.... It seems that I can't go back to my original form...."
"What a shame it is, Vixen! I would've loved to see that beautiful vampiric body of yours for a second time, but..."
Only Iyan and another person remained while the others began cleaning up the place.
"Who are you? Shouldn't you go fix up this place with them? You too, Iyan."
"Are you talking about me? I'm part of the attack unit, with Iyan of course."
Attack unit..? Is there a unit, or group formed to be responsible for the Magical Hydrogen Bomb? These guys do look familiar... Perhaps the ones from the silo?
"We're the 2nd Defense unit for the Magical Hydrogen Bomb project. This is Felan. She's a human so don't be too harsh with her. Humans are fragile creatures, compared to monsters like demons, or vampires."
"Human..? I know I know... I used to be a human too, you know? Before I took this- no, I am still a human, just in armor..!"
People won't call me a human anymore, it's kind of annoying, but I've already gotten used to it.
This huge transformation that I had, despite all of this change, I am still a human.
"No... At this current moment, you are Arisa Skarret, but with a different mind. That's how it works in the demon realm. For now, we'll call you Arisa Skarret, until you return to Vixen Corr."
I would rather be known as Vixen, or Vampire, not a terrifying demon that only knows war..!
"Arisa, I'm Felan, Felan Plear. And this man is Iyan Frow..! I'm a sniper, and he's just another average soldier!"
Felan..? I think I've heard of that name when I entered the silo.
"I'm a demon of course. A weaker one though, but we're not really a fighting unit, we're just the defense forces. Our job is to defend the silo, and operate the defensive systems."
"Wait, you operate the defensive systems? another defense management team already exists though... I've seen them during the meeting."
"Those guys are the Nightmarish Mortality's main defense management team. The ones in the Magical Hydrogen Bomb project are different."
I see... So there are a lot of units in the Magical Hydrogen Bomb project as well huh..?
These people seem weak for the defensive team of an extremely dangerous weapon though, maybe they're just cleaners?
"Our team is more of a maintenance team rather than a defensive team, but repairing and fixing up a bomb is still defending this entire place, right?"
"Alright alright... Since the battle is finally over, you guys can go clean this place up. I'll go get some rest, and try to go back into my original form."
I still have to meet up with Tio Fen's personal bodyguards, or whoever are the higher-ups of this place, to discuss about our deal.
Later, I tried to go back into the Magical Scientific Research facilities, but I couldn't even fit into the door...
It's too small..! Approximately, Arisa Skarret's body is 5 meters tall, these doors are only for creatures shaped like a human... Well, I am a human, or shaped like a human, but not as tall as the average one..!
"Hmm-... Heh!!?"
One of the staff members have seen me, but how will they even get me into the facilities..? The roof is too short for me.
"W-what are you..?!"
"Me? I'm a Vampire, or Arisa Skarret currently. I'm also Heart's guest... By the way, where's Heart?"
"Oh... Vampire... I thought you were an attacker... Heart is inside, she'll be out soon."
I see... I guess I'll just wait outside until she returns...
.....
After a few hours later, Heart finally went outside, stretching her arms out as if she has just woken up.
How'd she even get there in the first place? I thought she went back into her house with Fiya.
"Hgaaaahh..!!! What a beautiful day it is..."
Iyan and the rest were still cleaning up all of the blood, and the debris caused by my fight with Cat.
Heart walks up to me, while I sat down on the ground, resting my arms on my knees.
"V-Vampire..? Vixen..? What has happened to you..?"
"Heart, what took you so long? I've been waiting for 4 hours now, sitting here with nothing to do."
"What took me so long? Hmm... Let me see... I went to put Free on a safe place, then I took her to the hospital... Then I went back into the research facilities... Then..."
She puts her hand on her chin, and her other hand under her elbow, as if visually pondering.
"Anyways. Where is Fiya? Is she alright? That kick from Cat knocked her unconscious, where did you even take her to?"
"There's a hospital in hell too, you know? She wasn't really wasn't damaged, her brain just got shook a bit."
"Well... Did you demons finally come into peace with us humans..? If so, can I go back home then?"
"Sure, of course. It took a lot of time talking with them, but eventually, we agreed to stop this meaningless war with humans. We'll be the ones to announce this on the surface, so, I'll have to come along, with your favorite, Free, as well!"
Fiya?! She can come along?!
"Wait?! R-really?! Did she agree..?! It wouldn't be nice for you if you forced her into this..!"
"Calm down calm down... Yes. Once she recovers, we'll go back on to the surface and find your friends. You want my Soul Nullification techniques too, right? Once I tear off Tsuchikonoko out of Rintan, you'll help me kill her."
Oh. About that. I do want to help Rintan, but Sushi is kind of a friendly person, unless she is planning something.
"Is there another option here? Can't we just take Sushi out and live along with Rintan? Why get rid of her anyways?"
"Haven't I told you already? Tsuchikonoko is evil, her clone still doesn't know about her original self, but when she does, it's over for all of us."
"So we'll just prevent Tsuchikonoko from meeting Sushi then, easy as that."
"Not so easy, when Tsuchikonoko can just use telepathic communication with her. Who knows if her clone has already turned on us? A clone instantly follows it's original, the Imaginary System states that already."
"Sigh... We can't defeat Tsuchikonoko that quick too huh..? I guess I'll have to say goodbye to Sushi then... Or rather, Tsuchikonoko's clone..."
"Good. Think of her as a clone. Don't worry though, we can just revive her after all of this..! I have a spell for that, since she's just a clone after all."
I see... It's good that we can have Sushi Sand as an actual person, but we still have to deal with Tsuchikonoko, the old Hero, the Baphomet, and the Blood God.....
We left the Ninth Polar Heaven, meeting up with Fiya before walking back into the unnecessarily long hallways.
The sounds of crackling are now back. It's an irritating sound. How does it even work when there're walls right next to us?
"Ah... M-my head still hurts... V-Vixen..! How about you..? It's a surprise for me, when you t-turned into this... Your new form... Or rather, Arisa Skarret's..."
Fiya says, holding her arm.
Bandages were wrapped around her head. It's actually a miracle that she survived.
Even while heavily weakened by the Soul Nullification techniques, and the lack of magic in the air, Cat still remained stronger than me, before I transformed into Arisa Skarret.
If I were to fight her without the traps that Heart set up, I would've been defeated without a chance to use [Benevolent Blood Eagle]...
"Heart, what about the 5 other demons that you mentioned I would meet here?"
"They're waiting outside. A slight movement, and a change of plans led us to this. We couldn't get a chance to meet up here, so we'll have to meet up later."
This annoyingly long hallway... I never want to walk down this place again...
After we finally reached the front doors, we opened them and walked down a bridge that I made using [Blood Reformation].
It seems that all of my abilities have been further improved, thanks to this body. My blood now regenerates faster than before, meaning, I can create an entire mountain of blood in just 10 seconds without getting any negative side effects.
"Hah... Don't you feel ashamed? You achieved this body, the body of one of our greatest generals, yet you still refuse to step on hot rocks."
"It's safer this way. I might break the ground and slip into the lava below. Besides, Fiya here wouldn't be able to step on molten rocks, right?"
There was already a bridge, a natural bridge made out of molten rocks leading into the castle.
Fire and lava can be seen below, with more bones and skeletons making up a mountain underneath.
"U-ummm... Actually... I can walk on fiery rocks... I use this bridge almost everyday... D-d-don't forget that I'm a demon too, Vixen..!"
Oh. I almost forgot. This place is the home for demons.
It would be common sense huh..? Demons are always burning... So fire wouldn't work on them... Unless it's too strong.
"4th dimensional gate: open."
A gateway back into the human realm opens.
Was I actually the key for opening this gate..? How did that work..? Or did the gate just needed to be opened by breaking a watermelon and bending a finger when you're outside?
"Aren't you glad? The gates only require you to open it by breaking a watermelon and bending your finger at the same time when you're outside. It's really easy on this side though, because that's just how Sawa made it."
"Why would he implement such a random mechanic? Was he just bored?"
"Correct."
As we make our way into the red shining light coming from the gates, 5 other people can be seen standing confidently, as if waiting for something.
The moment the 3 of us stepped on the grass outside, the gates behind us closed immediately.
"Oh. They're already here. I should introduce you first huh..."
Heart walks up to the group, talking about something for a bit before turning towards me.
There were 5 people, 3 of them holding swords, 1, holding a staff, while the last one held a rifle.
There was a familiar face. A face that I've definitely seen before. A face that was definitely a close ally of mine.
But what is this..? I can't seem to get a hold of that memory... It's as if someone just magically took it out of my brain...
But my soul... It has an advanced memory, unlike the flesh brain, the soul is different. It holds memories differently.
"Vampire, this is Maire Flass. A warrior from the east."
She says, presenting the man holding a sword, wearing an ordinary metal armor.
"Nice to meet you, Vampire. I'm strong, just so you know."
Says Maire.
"Noll, Noll Ten. Gray Weld. Doun Sean. Ziio Fanine. They are friends from Terui, this place, of course."
They all greeted me happily.
And lastly, Heart showed me the familiar face.
He looked at me, appearing to have no knowledge of my existence until now.
Still, I have known of his existence for a long time. Yet, I still don't understand...
Who is he..?
"Vampire, this is Liand, Liand Err."
Scars made up 70% of his entire body.
His mouth lacked enough skin, allowing his teeth to be exposed, despite not even opening his mouth.
I can tell... He has gone through a lot of pain, and suffering...
Still, who is he?
"More details about our mission, and why we're taking these guys with us: They're sacrificial lambs, offerings for the great Lazarus-Delta-Aquamarine-Alice."
"Hmmm... I see... But not all of them are demons though... I thought we were meeting 5 demons?"
"They have the souls of demons. The flesh is unnecessary for us demons. We possess resurrection techniques, and such. So there won't really be any point in physical bodies."
We began walking down the path that I was taking before I met Heart.
It's quite relieving to see the red skies again. Not sure if it's because of this new body, but I'm just glad to finally be back on the surface, after all those crackling sounds in the Demon Realm.
"We'll offer them after we help you, and announce peace with humans. Though, with that form.... I doubt humans would even look at you..."
"So we have 3 missions... We'll offer these demons to the Goddess of Order, after we find my friends and ally with the demons..."
"Right. I don't think anything will go wrong, so you can relax. There're no bloodlust, there're nothing to attack us out here anymore."
Oh. Because of [Antares] huh? But that also means that I won't be able to use it for now.
Well. I must focus on finding my friends first. This'll be easy!