Chapter 16: Hell Fire

The black hell flames tried to corrode the silver sword, while clashing. Sparks kept being created, yet the silver sword remained unblemished, for it was a devil slaying sword.

The advent of the devils as recorded in the history of the celestial grounds was a harrowing event. Rifts cracking the sky like glass, and out poured an endless red, a tide of devils. The most brutal invasion in this worlds history as it was dubbed. The devils didn't need riches, nor land nor did they desire power. They held unparalleled hunger. For hunger is what drove them. The elderly, the children, the women, none were spared from the torture of their souls being ripped from their bodies and devoured as mere snacks.

Those that fought back, were killed brutally and those too scared to do so, became slaves. Working for amusement till they were required as food. But not all hope was lost, as the great council of races was created for each hegemonic race of the celestial grounds. The dragons, the giants, the dwarves, the elves, and many more and even the humans were given a seat at the council. For the first time in the history of celestial grounds, the races sat together at a table in peace rather than for war amongst themselves. The races united against a common foe and finally with all their might drove them out of this world.

Yet a connection still remained between this world and hell.... So devils appeared every now and then to recreate those rifts and plunge this world to chaos once more. Each race was forced to create a devil slayer unit with complete autonomy, unable to participate in state affairs, not being commanded by anyone but themselves, with a single goal, to eradicate all devils from celestial grounds.

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Ron watching the intense fight recalled this history he had learned in his previous life. The devil slayers, had people from all races, with no discrimination, no fight for supremacy, only with a single purpose. They were a strong group of people. And the man donned in silver armour and carrying the huge claymore was definitely one of them.

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The devil slayer kept attacking the devil, although Ron couldn't see their movements exactly, he could see the after affects of the clash. The sparks created were visible, the ground cracked and huge rumbling sounds were being made.

Fin and Anabelle were completely stunned, they had arrived in this world and they were seeing this level of power for the first time. It was fascinating, humbling and exciting at the same time. There were existences this terrifying or even more in this land, their drive to get stronger became that more intense.

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The devil was getting frustrated at the person fighting him with a smirk on his face. It didn't seem like he'll ever get tired. He didn't even seem to be using much power at all.

"Hey, how come you're this weak. Didn't get to eat your fill?" The devil slayer taunted it further.

The devil knew it was simply being toyed with at this point. If it was in the middle of populated areas it'd be destroyed even before it could do anything. That's how strong this man infront of it was.

Seeing no way out, it grew frenzied, and used the last resort it had left.

Suddenly it stopped in it's place, with hellfire covering it's whole body and it's muscles disintegrating. Slowly it's skin and muscles perished, not even ashes were left,it fueled the hellfire to grow stronger and stronger. The ground burned from the heat generated.

"Hoh, finally! I've been waiting so long to fight one of you guys in that state." The devil slayer's eyes gleamed with excitement. Just like a child finally getting his present after so long, he eagerly awaited the devil to finish.

The devil hearing that grew angrier and the flames burned ever so fiercely, taking in all light from the surroundings. Usually flames would produce light, but the black hell fire it released now kept taking in the light and heat from the surroundings, making itself hotter and hotter.

The devil with only it's skeleton left, surrounded in the pitch black hellfire, made for an eerie sight. Not that anyone could see anything except for the black flames burning.

The devil slayer got serious seeing this display, he had sensed danger, although a slight bit but it couldn't be underestimated.

"Looks like it wasn't merely legends." The man grinned and blinding white light erupted, completely opposing the dark hell fire.

The two seemed to have created domains of their own. One with pitch black flames, and the other dazzling white light. This white light was the devil slayer magic of the light attribute one of the strongest forms of magic in the continent.

Ron was watching this sight calmly as it wasn't anything he hadn't seen before. But the devil slayer this time seemed out of the ordinary, yet Ron couldn't remember anyone like that in his memory.

The devil controlled that black flame and covered it's entire bones, seemingly like a hide of some beast.The pitch black fire adhered like the fur of a beast and gave off a cruel palpable bloodlust that could be sensed by every person present.

Fin's battle mode activated sensing it yet he stood there not moving an inch, sensing the disparity between his foe and himself.

The bones covered in pitch black beast skin were all left of the once red looking monster. The devil moved thrice as fast as before and arrived behind the silver armoured devil slayer in the blink of an eye. The light domain was pierced by the pitch black light as the devil kept slashing with it's black claws. The surrounding ground became cinders with each step the devil took. While the huge claymore, that the devil slayer was using to block became chipped and corroded. This gave him the chills as he kept dodging. He activated his magic while dodging, and huge white swords formed in the hall hanging above everyone's heads.

"Devil slayer magic: Vanquishing sword."

The devil slayer shouted as all swords converged into one that hung over the devil's head. The devil dodged sensing danger and the sword pierced the floor. The hall floor was completely destroyed by the sword that kept striking and the devil that kept dodging again and again.

The devil slayer moved in on the devil that was busy dodging his Vanquishing sword. He gathered his mana on the claymore as it shone with bright light, and he swung it on the devils head.

Crack....crackkkkk..

A huge cracking sound was heard as the devil's head cracked from the blow, while the Vanquishing sword spell made a huge hole through it's chest.

Clackk..Clack...clackkk.

The devils teeth clacked and it retreated back, looking around for a way out. Even with it's injuries it'd be able to survive as long as it got away from this bastard.

It's eyes fell on the three humans that had thwarted it long enough for this person to arrive. It's eyes shone in anger and it crashed into the barrier. The barrier already weakened greatly by the clash earlier, was destroyed with just a touch of the black fire.

The devil pounced on the three yet the devil slayer came in between with unimaginable speed.

"Man... What a pain! You taking hostages now?" The devil slayer made an annoyed expression, his duel had been interrupted when this devil wanted to find a way out..

"Death is the only escape from a sacred duel." The devil slayers eye's narrowed down to a slit and he glared at the devil with intense bloodlust.

He was angry now, he gathered the mana into his hands and caught the devil by it's neck. The flames tried to corrode his hand but to no avail. With the other hand he held the huge claymore and cut off one of it's arms. And then one leg and he kept slicing and breaking bone after bone, in anger.

Yet the devil merely gave an eerie grin and exploded into black flames, Soul explosion.

The flames exploded and covered the entire hall, the devil slayer could do nothing, he tried his best to save his own life as he was standing Infront of them blocking the majority of the flames.

Sensing the threat Fin hugged Anabelle and his skill activated, the absolute defense. Although it worked like the talisman, but it didn't have a huge area of effect. So Ron was left defenseless. He didn't have another of the talisman, but he didn't need one.

" Stop.." Ron spoke a cryptic language, no one else could understand what he said. Everyone in the room turned their gaze towards him. Fin enclosed in the absolute defense barrier. The devil slayer who had blocked the bone shrapnel and majority of the flames with his body and sword.

They were all stunned, completely dumbfounded as the flames stopped in place as if frozen in time, the flames dared not move at all.

"Gather..." Ron mutters again, the pitch black hell flames that had corroded the whole hall became tame and gathered at Ron's outstretched hand.

"What the fuck...." The devil slayer looked dumbfounded and blurted out. He had seen many things in his life but hellfire obeying someone like it was their guard dog, was a first.

Everyone though surprised heaved a huge sigh of relief, while Ron heard the system prompt.

[Hellfire detected...]

[Title: Pyromaniac in effect]

[Devouring the HellFire......]

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[Updating title: Pyromaniac..

Adding HellFire...]

A prompt appeared...

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[To be continued.]