7 Mental issues
I was excited. I don't know why, but every bone in my body cannot wait to enter. To fight and kill in hell.
Yet I, as a past human, felt myself to be unprepared for the journey. I mean, looking around, it was clear that I was incredibly weak.
So, I attempted to calm myself and leave, going against my demonic instincts again. My body would not allow me.
Every time I tried to move; I would feel dizzy. I hated it. I was like a prisoner in my own body. It was MINE to rule and decide what I did, not some shitty instinct only useful in battle.
I closed my eyes and meditated, I don't even know why, I just felt it was what I should have done.
Deep in the abyss of my mind, I found 2 images fighting, one of myself as a human and the other of me as a demon.
My sane reason was losing. The demon was much better at fighting.
I was going to turn into a full demon, one without thought, and would just run purely on that hateful instinct.
No, I refuse. I did not come all the way here to lose to some shitty demon. I was going to be king, and to be king I needed logic and reason, and for that, I wanted my mind to be MY OWN.
So c'mon human image, outwit that demon.
Strangely, my image seems to change. From a passive fighter to an insanely aggressive one, it starts to work: A few blows land on the demon.
The demon was still a demon, though, and the difference in strength gave me little to no chance.
Well, find a weapon then. Anything, even a sharp twig would do, at this thought, a sharp twig appeared in my hand.
Of course, I'm in my brain. How stupid am I? I could just think of an AK or something and use that.
So I do. I conjure up an AK-47 and hurl it at the human image. Then, realising what it was, it seemed to grin and opened fire on the demon.
The demon lasted longer than I expected, and I even had to toss a few more magazines over, but after a while, he seemed to drop.
Riddled with holes, the demonic image faded away, instantly after, my mind freshened up.
I was free.
I even got a notification.
[Congratulations on eliminating part of the demonic race's flaw.]
A reward will be given for overcoming this problem.
[Reward: +3 INT, 1 random blood technique.]
[We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours.]
Immediately, I felt even more clarity in my head, to the point where I felt like I was drugged or something. After 3 minutes of the best high I had ever felt, my head calmed, and I was back to normal.
Yet my thoughts seemed quicker and more logical.
Immediately, my brain went into planning mode.
Food (check), shelter (check), and water(nope) are the three necessities of survival.
Wait a minute, I haven't drunk anything in days. Am I dehydrated? No, I would probably be dead. How am I alive then?
I searched my information on demons given to me at the beginning. I could clearly remember it and in a single sentence it stated, `Demons do not need water`.
Great, what a gain.
Wait a second, if I don't drink, I look down at my greatest weapon and think back to the starter info I glided through at the start.
`Demons burn all their waste and thus do not need to expel it like other species`.
Ah, thankyou God, you have made these demons perfectly.
If not for the general hatred of other species towards demons, I would have been set, but alas, it will never be.
I opened my eyes, getting out of my meditation, to find my companions bowing to me.
Strange, why are they doing that? As regular demons, they only need to kneel to those of baron rank and not those of high rank. Though they still have ample respect for those above them and, depending on the mood, will follow a high rank and kneel to them like me.
I should use Interface.
[Name: Alex] [Age: 28]
[Species: Unique Demon (low Baron rank)]
[Agility: 4]
[Strength: 4]
[Intelligence: 6. Before 3]
[Mana: 1]
[Bloodline techniques: mental clarity, LVL 2]
[Overall grade: F+]
So, I made it to baron rank. "Get up, we're going back," I say to not keep them waiting any longer. They are anxious about the order and probably feel the instinct to go in the dungeon, but after my order, the instinct turns to follow that superior demon.
While walking, I start to think of what I need to do next.
Now that I had a completely clear mind, I remembered things much more easily. My easy mission should have been refreshed by now.
So, I pulled it up to find that I did have a new one.
[Mission 1: Gather additional supplies]
[Details: For your weapons bench, gather wood and vines from your surroundings.]
[Reward: Beginner's weapons creation bench blueprint]
[Difficulty: easy]
[There is no time limit]
Nice, I needed some weapons to increase productivity and to increase my fighting power.
So I accepted the mission.
Me and my 3 companions gathered some more supplies from the forest on our way back. Gathering wood just consisted of snapping off weaker branches from the main trees, and vines could be found nearly everywhere.
After bringing the stuff back and completing the mission, I placed down the blueprint to find a workshop near the same size as a house but with a bench in the middle for working on.
Great, now I just need to assign some people to it. How is the second mission going? I wonder as I move to look around.
Surprisingly, they had already completed the mission, so they were all just chatting and laughing in the town centre I had set up in the middle of the area.
This was the most I had seen of lower demon emotions. Seeing them laugh and talk was odd, as when I was around them, they would usually show no facial expressions at all.
Wanting not to disturb them, I went over to the civilisation pole on the other side of the middle layer of the cake.
I collected my mission rewards and was notified I had to wait a week to get another medium-difficulty one.
After I claimed the rewards, five demons appeared from below the ground. Strangely, I felt as though the last one was a great reward.
He was certainly a great reward. He was a high demon.
[Name: Dante] [Age: 18]
[Species: High Demon)
[Agility: 4]
[Strength: 4]
[Intelligence: 3]
[Mana: 1]
[There are no bloodline techniques.]
[Total score: F-]
Dante, like from Dante's Inferno, was my immediate thought, but I needed to hide my happiness as I had to make a good appearance for this new demon.
As a baron rank demon and lord, he should naturally follow me, but I'm not 100% sure.
When he came out of the ground, unlike the others, he was standing and did not bow immediately.
"Dante, why are you not bowing? You should know I'm of baron rank. "
"Yes, but you are of low-baron rank. Why should I follow a person barely above my strength? "
At the moment, both of us looked incredibly unfocused. I, myself, focused on bringing Dante to my side, whilst the man himself looked to be wondering how he even got here. He was barely even looking at me when he was speaking.
"Want to fight then?" I say, our attributes were the same and with my extra INT, I should win in a fight.
He looks at me long and hard and finally bows his head.
"No, sir, I was confused in this new world and did not recognise your strength and status, for which I am deeply sorry."
Oh no, not this again. "Just speak to me normally."
"All right," he says.
Huh, is it that easy for him? Every other demon struggled with their instinct to speak with me casually, and this guy just needs confirmation that he can.
How unfair.
"Hello, new citizens I am your lord, and right now we are building up our empire. From now on, you (I point at Dante) will lead a hunting group of yourself and 3 regular demons, and the rest of you (all lower demons) can start gathering more supplies for new builds to be made in the future."
Truthfully, I had no idea what I was going to do next, but for now, I wanted to relax a bit.
It was a very mentally taxing day, It was not even over, It was like 5 ish and I was tired, so I made my way to the home I made for myself, and fell asleep.
