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The darkness grows around me slowly, at first, but steadily. As the darkness gets larger, I feel more confident.
It doesn't take much to call upon my demon magic. I just need to concentrate and focus enough for it to manifest and attack. Anger, hatred, and fear are key elements in the summoning process. It's not so bad once you get used to it as it usually only takes a second or two of concentration.
I focus on the dark energy all around me, letting it flow through me. I reach out for the darkness with all my might. A chill runs down my spine as if I've been plunged into ice water.
Once I'm ready, I summon a large black cloud that rises into the air and spreads quickly. The fear in their eyes brings me a certain satisfaction that I can't help but relish.
Even Yeelus looks worried as he looks at the dark clouds that surround us, his expression a mix of fear and desperation. There's also something else there, though ... something he doesn't want others to see. What is it? A feeling or maybe a memory …
No matter what it is, it makes me smile in triumph. He's scared. Of course, he is! He's got no idea just how much power I possess.
The darkness grows deeper by the second. The wind blows harder, causing dust to fill the area around us. I feel an energy pulsing through my body. It isn't a feeling. It's a force.
It pulses, it roars, it screams. In response, the orcs cower before me. They're afraid. This feels good. The anger and hate I felt earlier return tenfold as the wind increases, and I'm lifted off the ground.
I raise my arms and release my demonic power. It's time to finally let them know who I really am.
The wind stops blowing, and chaotic magic breaks loose.
My hair is pulled back, and I feel weightless, like a feather floating in midair. All of my pent-up rage is released in one powerful blast.
As soon as I do, the black cloud appears in front of us and moves closer until it's right behind the orcs. Their eyes widen as they try to run, but they stop short when the dark shadow envelops them.
Their screams turn to shrieks, drowning out the sound of their dying comrades as the shadows continue their onslaught toward them and the orcs collapse into piles of flesh on the floor.
There's still some left. This shouldn't take long.
I raise my hand, and the wind picks up, swirling around the remaining orcs before it drags them backward. One by one, they scream out in pain as the wind forces them into the sky.
They fall to the ground lifeless, blood dripping from their bodies. One by one, the remaining orcs drop like flies while I watch with interest until half the town is desecrated. They struggle and scream, but all they hear is nothing more than silence.
When the last orc falls, I turn to face him. The fear I saw when looking at the others was evident on his face as he trembles under my stare. I can see his lips moving slightly, which indicates he is talking. It's almost impossible to make sense of the sounds coming from the orc’s mouth, but I do my best anyway.
His words are unclear and hard to understand. Whatever he said, it isn't anything I would ever want to hear, so after hearing all I could take, I raised my hand and threw a small flame at him.
He screams as fire engulfs his entire body but then disappears as if it had never been there. When it's over, I stand where the last orc fell.
All that is left are ashes, blood stains, and a single broken necklace lying in the middle of it all. I pick it up.
I've finally achieved what I wanted to, and now there's nothing to stop me from moving forward. I am no longer bound to anyone or anything. I am free.
I moved forward into the town and walked in the shadows. It feels strange being surrounded by darkness again after so long in the light. But it'll be worth it. I know it will. Now that I have what I came for, I won't need to come back here.
There is only one thing in this godforsaken place that I give a damn about, and that is her. She is the only thing worth anything here. For her, I would do anything.
Feeling the weight of her stare on my back, I turn to her. She is looking at me with fear and horror in her eyes. Her hands clenched into fists while she trembles.
The way she looks at me reminds me how different we are. She stands there for a minute or two before running off with tears streaming down her face. A strange pain strikes my chest at the sight of her, and I fear I will never see her again.
I followed after her with little thought in mind, but when she disappeared from view, a wave of guilt washed over me. I didn't want to do this. I didn't want to scare her. It was foolish of me to think she could ever love me, but I had hoped she would return to my home with me.
There is no chance of that now. How could I have ever thought there was a chance for us? I'm a demon, and demons don't fall in love. Besides, she is a human. No human would ever love a demon.
I shake my head to try to erase the image of her terrified and confused face from my mind. It caused a kind of discomfort I had never felt before. It is something I can't shake, and I fear it is something I won't soon be getting over.
There is no time for this kind of thinking now. My energy is low, and my body is weak. No matter how much I want to chase after her, it's pointless, so I refuse to give it another thought. I will think of the rest later. It's time for me to return home.
I make my way back home with my arms crossed tight against my chest and my feet dragging. This mess took a lot more out of me than I expected, but there isn't anything I can do about that now. I'll have to find some way to put it aside until later.
