First Quest(6)

3:00 PM

UNDERGROUND DEVIL BASE

A circular dark hall surrounded by blue prison cells on all sides and one entrance.

The walls are creaked, and roots crawling throughout the place can be seen.

Torches are present between each prison cell wall, lighting up the area.

A big magic circle is visible in the centre of the hall.

The circle covers almost all of the hall.

In one of the cells, a small female is visible.

The roots around these cells are full of vitality, even leaves and flowers are growing around the roots.

Looking closely she is meditating with her eyes closed.

In another cell, another female is visible in similar conditions.

The roots are overflowing in this cell.

ARIA'S POV:-

'My people' I mutter lightly.

My body is hurting and my head is aching.

It's painful but... I must endure, for my people or else this might be the end of Pixies.

'It's already been over a week, huh?'

Ilia might have filed a complaint but since nobody came to save me, doesn't look like anyone heeded her request.

'Those devils...' Sigh

It's not like I don't understand them...

For their right to live they are doing everything they can,

'If only their nature were different.'

Due to their special body, they corrode the environment, if they stay at a place for too long.

'But their methods are wrong.'

Or

'His methods are wrong...Ladros'

'He is doing it for himself, binding these devils with curses and charms...just how can someone be this cruel?'

To forcefully control their own race?

It gives me chills to think what would happen if he succeeds in gaining control of the eastern continent.

-tap tap

Someone enters the hall.

A devil slowly walks towards the prison cell.

A female devil wearing a tight dark purple suit that covers her most body and white jacket with black linings at the edges. Her figure is enchanting. She has black eyes, black hair with purple ends, two dark purple horns

She reaches near the cell with a bag filled with foods in them,

"Why don't you eat something?" She asks with slight worry in her voice. Her eyes are full of sympathy.

I shake my head,

"My people are in danger, I don't think I can eat right now," I speak with a weak smile.

"How is outside, Aria?" I ask the devil who has the same name as me.

Is this why she sympathise with me?

'If only that would be true.'

I look at her partially opening my eyes, revealing a blue colour in them and ask,

"Why do you talk to me with such kindness? Aren't I am your prisoner?" I ask her again the same question I asked her before. I am still not satisfied with her previous answer.

"That question again...didn't I tell you before? It's because I saw a thread of destiny connected to you," she speaks with a helpless smile. She puts the food on the floor near the prison bars.

"What kind of destiny?" I ask again fully knowing the answer.

"A man will come and receive your blessing. He will change the world. He will make the devils stand equal to the other races. He will be our saviour." She speaks the truth, there is hope in her eyes...

My eyes can see through the hearts of people.

It is an ability gifted by nature to the Queen of Pixies.

"But how would I give my blessing to someone who is not a Pixie?" I ask getting confused at her prophecy. That's the most important question.

It's not like I have any prejudice against devils but I can't give my blessings to anyone other than one of my own race. It's one of the rules of nature.

"Those who are born in this world can't receive a blessing from someone of another race," she recites the law.

A fairy can't give a blessing to an elf, human, devil or any race other than their own.

Same is with any other race that can bestow the blessing.

"If I had known the answer, I would have answered it the first time you had asked the question," she speaks with a helpless smile.

She herself wants to know the answer to that question.

Then...

-Boom

A loud noise comes from above...

I look up and so does Aria.

Something is going on above the ground.

Aria's(Devil) brows forrows for a bit, then she says,

"I'll come back in a moment," She speaks as she leaves the hall in a hurry.

I look at her departing figure as she leaves the hall.

There is pity in my eyes.

"Supreme Devil Aria, one of the direct subordinates of Ladros. She was a legendary soothsayer before she turned into a devil.

The 3rd strongest Supreme Devil under Ladros and 10th strongest among all the Supreme Devils. I don't know what Ladros has on you, that stops you from going against him, but I hope you can have a better life than this," I mutter as I close my eyes again.

I wonder if someone came to save me or it's just another conflict among the devils.

...

...

ARIA'S(DEVIL) POV:-

I walk outside and take out my grimoire from my dimensional pocket.

As I reach outside the gate, I saw 3 people coming towards us...

•An old man with a sword is slicing the Supreme Devils left and right. He is walking as Supreme devils are trying their best to create an opening to attack him.

•A small kid wearing a black cloak and a mask walking behind them.

•A teenager...No!...he is...what's he doing here?...but the curse should still work...hmmm?...he is only attacking the mid and high devils.

I walk closer to them and look at the old man.

'The others can't harm me.' I mumble as I channel demon energy throughout my body.

"[Devil Fate of Truth: Can I win against Him?]" I chant a spell that allows me to check the probability of anything I want.

It's not omnipotent and will only work once for every person. But...if I use it correctly it should be enough to deal with any kind of situation.

A beaker with a skull embedded in it comes in front of me and starts filling...it fills 73% of the beaker.

'73% huh, he must be really strong to pose some threat even against me,' I mumble slowly as I start chanting.

"[Devil fate threads: The threads of Death]" I chant a spell and I start seeing multiple threads coming out of his body.

"All right" I coat myself with Devil energy and turn invisible.

It costs a lot of mana to cast perfect invisibility as without it any Supreme being can easily detect me. But with it, even people with the most honed instinct can't find me

I then move closer to him and concentrate my energy on my fingers, I especially add curse and decay magic to it...then before I shoot it...I find my finger missing?

"This should be enough to recharge my dagger." I hear someone speaking behind me.

I turn to find the same child who was hiding behind the old man, at my back.

He is holding a dagger.

"[Devil Fate of Truth: Can I win against that boy at my full power?]" I ask without any hesitation...my instincts told me to ask that question.

The beaker comes and...it doesn't fill...

'Huh?'

I thought maybe there would be a chance but still nun? One has to know that I myself can destroy a mountain with 10% of my power...and I still can't believe he...wait!...is he perhaps?...

'[Devil threads of Destiny]'

'Huh?'

He is...not connected by any thread?

But...it should be impossible because...

He doesn't have his own thread of fate...[1]

'So...he is not bound by destiny, huh'

'Didn't know it was possible'

'He... is an anomaly...if it's him then maybe...it really would be possible....'

I keep staring at him.

He moves towards me...

"Wait! Don't kill me! I have something to ask you! Everyone stop attacking them!" I shout as loud as I can, stopping everyone in their spots.

"Hmmm? What do you mean by...don't kill you?"

'Huh? Is he hell-bent on killing devils?' Is what I am thinking but...

"We are here just to get back the Pixie Queen. Why would we kill devils? Do we look like murderers to you?" He asks with an unamused face. He puts his dagger back into its sheath.

'Didn't he already kill a few of us, I mean...' I look around only to find all the devils injured or unconscious and not even one dead.

".." I was shocked by that...is he really our saviour?

"And what do you want to ask from me?" He asks with a bit of curiosity.

"I..." I turn silent as his words...

'Get the blessing from the pixie queen and save the devils?' Can't really say that.

'Are you our saviour?' He will think I have some problems with my head...damn it what should I do?

"You are making an interesting face there," he speaks.

'Am I?'

'Aah! Damn it! what should I do next? Fuck it let's just go with the flow.'

"I will take you to the Pixie Queen, just spare all of us," I speak with a bitter voice...just what kind of luck is it? He is definitely going to doubt me, isn't he?

"Hmmm... Okay, let's go." He says with a smile on his face.

" I know you don't trust me but I am not lying. I have...what?!?! You believe me!?" I ask in an ecstatic but flustered voice.

"Ummm...I shouldn't trust you?" He asks me gazing into my eyes.

"No! I mean yes! I mean no! Aaah...I mean trust me, yes trust me...I am not lying." I try my best not to stumble upon my words but still fail miserably.

I bury my head in my hands with embarrassment.

The other devils are probably looking at me shocked.

"We don't have all day, let's go. Also, I have a way to verify the truth so you need not worry about, whether I trust you or not." He speaks in an understanding tone. His face...looks amused.

'If you had that ability, shouldn't you have already told me before...aah this bastard...wait! If that's the case then it should be easier to explain everything,' my eyes lit up at that thought.

I immediately move towards the Pixie Queen's direction without caring about who is thinking what.

Everyone including the devils follow me to the cell.

...

IN THE CELL

"Aria, please give him your blessing," I speak directly getting to the point.

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Author's Note:

1. Everyone has a thread of fate connected to that person. Someone who is a protagonist like person will have a bright golden thread while average people have grey to white threads.

Also here Morpheus(Light) doesn't have any threads because...[Spoiler] :p