Book 4: Chapter 35: The Voice

Book 4: Chapter 35: The Voice

Scarlet

The portal of shadows vanishes the moment she steps through, following which the two of us stand in silence just staring at each other. And during this silence, I take the time to identify her again.

|Lunara Val Lunid Red Death Level 1201|

At least shes the weakest of the six Noble demons.

The spider lady gives me the formal bow that I got used to seeing from Nobles during my time on Tartarus as she says, Its a pleasure, Your Highness. Then she stands up straight and narrows her eyes slightly. Please either come with me or leave the frontlines of the war.

I cant help but raise a brow at that as I point out, You do remember that my grandfather told me I could do whatever I pleased, right?

Although I dont actually know if she knows this or not.

The red death just nods her head once and answers with a simple, Yes, I do. But he also said were allowed to force you to leave the battlefield should you prove a threat to the war effort.

Of course he did.

Then theres no chance youll just let me go? I ask before activating my beast form the moment she shakes her head in denial of that question. Then Ill have to put up a fight, now wont I?Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Only for my claws to ping off of her armor and not so much as scratch her beyond a very faint nick in her armor.

Shit, I mutter, my mind clearing from my Sin of Pride due to the sheer difference in our abilities.

The red death shakes her head with a light sigh before saying, Please, Your Highness. There has never once been a contractor below Class V who has even come close to defeating a Noble. Not even a level 1000 demon who had challenged a level 1001 demon was anywhere near their level and stood no chance. Please just give up now and either leave this battlefield or come with me back home.

A literal pain radiates from my chest and my head as I feel anger and embarrassment from this, my cheeks glowing with a bright red color that cant be seen thanks to my blood rain. But no matter what I do, I cant see there being any possible way for me to win this battle. Not only is she a Noble, but shes four hundred and fifty-eight levels above me.

Despite that understanding, a whispered voice echoes in the back of my mind.

Pride. Pride. Win. Never lose. Priiide. WIIIN!!!

I grab my head at the voice before narrowing my eyes on the red death, my eyes beginning to glow even brighter as I see the crimson light reflecting off of the blood rain falling all around us in the darkness of the night.

Uh, Scarlet, I hear Tars voice in between the other voices, but they quickly begin to drown him out.

Until a loud explosion echoes from the battlefield with a massive blast of black flames that I can see from here, following which Red once more lands in between me and the Noble, slamming his fist into the ground.

But for some reason, the sight of this of Red's interruption... only makes the voice grow louder.