Book 5: Chapter 30: The Pandemonium Begins

Book 5: Chapter 30: The Pandemonium Begins

Scarlet

One month later

I float several meters above the ground with my arms crossed and my brows furrowed while staring at the demons below me, many of whom I have floating as well through my Blood Manipulation skill. A skill that has gained the ability to manipulate the blood of others so long as theyre sufficiently weaker than me after it reached level 30. And each of the demons can be seen with glowing crimson cracks stretching across their body and their clothes, for the ones wearing clothes. But unlike how it was when I first got the skill, I manage to vary the speed of the infection amongst each of the demons.

When I first became the Warden of the Red Plague, I could only give a form of guidance to the Red Plague that it had to follow. But at this point Im able to do much more than that.

Ive learned to keep a much stricter control over it.

And now, after over a month of having the skill, I cant help but grin.

You finally did it, Tar comments, making me nod my head as I look at each demon. All of whom are being infected and eventually turned to ash at different rates, following which the ash is used as food for the Red Plague.

That I did.

The number of demons thatve died from my experiments is rather large though. Even if Ive kept the crueler experiments to the nonsapient ones, avoiding doing any sort of experimentation on the sapient demons. Because thats just not something I want to be doing.The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.

There are some things you just shouldnt do, even in wartime, Tar replies to my thoughts.

Agreed. Especially when theyre technically my people as well.

At this point I have nearly absolute control over all of the Red Plague within a few dozen meters around me. Beyond that though and I lose control of the Red Plague.

I frown as I begin floating a little bit away from the Red Plague before suddenly stopping and moving back again.

Ugh.

But I cant keep avoiding the frontlines. The war has stalled thanks to my absence, and the people are starting to wonder whats going on.

I grimace as I begin to clench my fist.

Eventually I look up at where I know Amelia is watching me.

I really didnt want to rely on her, but

Amelia, I state, raising my voice slightly. And just seconds later, she appears in front of me. Would you help me?

She nods her head without even asking what it is I need help with. Which still surprises me to this day.

Can you handle any of the blood that I lose while fighting on the frontlines? I ask her, but once again, she just nods her head and smiles. So I smile back and answer, Thank you.

Of course, she replies right away before vanishing again without another word.

Then I turn back towards the frontlines again and take a deep breath.

Alright. I wont destroy the world.

With that thought deeply entrenched in my mind, I shift back into blood and immediately make my way towards the frontlines. And the moment I arrive, I look around at the millions of demons and humans fighting each other.

But the fighting doesnt last long as people quickly begin to notice me, following which cheers ring out from amongst the humans and murmurs of The Warden and Her Highness from the demons.

Despite all of that, I simply ignore them all and rush deep into the demon side of the battlefield where very few humans are before lowering myself closer to the ground and spreading out my arms.

Release, I mutter quietly as glowing red blood shoots out of my body and begins infecting everything directly beneath me.

Let the pandemonium begin.