BZZZ!
Azrael was back climbing the stairs of blood.
The only difference this time was that he was not alone, alongside Akramac, the 4th Upper Demon, and Argam, the 3rd Upper Demon, 5 souls followed alongside him climbing the stairs of blood.
Scaling the stairs of blood took them 15 minutes like Akramac indicated.
On getting to it's peak, they saw the gate, the gigantic black gate with magical runes that led to the Demon Master Zorgoth's sanctuary.
Legolas turned to look at the others. "Are you ready?"
They nodded, then he finally ordered Azrael to do it.
Walking closer to the gigantic gate, Azrael placed his hand on the crimson orb that was attached in it's middle. Channeling his Underworld energy through it, his calm but authoritative voice reverberated the next moment.
"Demon Master Zorgoth, it is your Asura, Azrael".
"I seek your presence".
For a few seconds, nothing happened then the next moment, the black gate started shimmering with power as the magical runes across it were activated.
The stairs shook with power as arcane power flowed through them.
Then, slowly, the massive gate started opening.
What was revealed beyond it was pitch-black darkness like the endless void in space. You could literally see nothing inside, but as soon as it opened, Azrael took a step into the darkness as the remaining 2 Demons followed.
The souls also followed, they entered at the exact same time.
BZZZ!
The gate slammed shut again, then they disappeared.
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You have been affected by the Raw Energy Ability: Nature!
You have been sucked into the Energy Nature World!
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When Legolas finally regained his orientation, the first thing that he saw was the game interface notification as his eyes widened in amazement.
Going through the black void beyond the gate, despite trying his best, he could not fight it as he lost orientation of himself and his surroundings.
The fact that the game interface notification was what helped him recover showed how much time he took to recover. Bam Bam was the only one to recover on time, and his fast reaction saved them from being busted.
Looking around, he discovered that he was inside what seemed like the belly of a Demon. Clearly, this world was modelled after Akramac's belly.
"It is the only way for me to blend seamlessly into this sanctuary". Bam Bam spoke at this moment as his body glowed with power.
The others didn't pay attention to him though, instead, they paid attention to outside this hidden world, the Demon Master's Sanctuary. At this moment, Akramac and Argam were kneeled while Azrael stood before a gigantic Demon.
This Demon was even more massive than the 2nd Upper Demon. His 2 horns were short but they seemed to carry magical powers, on his waist was a sword, a sword that reeked of sinister Underworld energy.
His 2 crimson eyes blazed with the intensity of a burning sun.
His voice reverberated with the deepness of death. "Azrael, what brought you here?"
"As you can see, my main body is in hibernation".
"Be quick so as to avoid making me wasting the energy I allocated to keep my clone intact".
'A clone?' They all thought as they looked around the sanctuary.
The Demon Master's sanctuary was not too big. Looking around, they finally saw it, a gigantic coffin. It was literally the only thing inside this sanctuary.
They could not see inside it but the guess was obvious to all, without a doubt, this was where the real body of this Demon Master hibernated.
The Demon Asura Azrael wasted no time in explaining his reasons.
"Tarmac is dead!"
"…" The Demon Master clone's eyes narrowed, and a powerful pressure descended the next moment that pressed down like a pressure-filled flood water.
BOOM!
Inside his Nature World, Bam Bam reacted. "Azrael has managed to attract his attention, this is our time to move, Legolas be ready".
"A tamed Azrael can not converse like the real one perfectly".
"The Demon Master will discover something fishy sooner or later".
"We need to be gone before then".
Instantly, they were already placed on a time limit.
Tension filled the air inside the Nature World that Bam Bam created as silently and slowly, he moved this world through the ground where they hid towards the location of the coffin.
Despite wanting to move faster, he dared not due to fear of being caught.
All the others could only watch and keep quiet, it was agonizing.
Sonya felt like she was losing it. 'I can't keep myself quiet and silent like this for long, this is so maddening!'
'The tension and pressure are suffocating yet I can do nothing about it'.
'I feel like if a make a noise, I will be dead that very second'.
'What should I do?' She closed her eyes even as she took deep and slow breaths in a bid to calm her rapidly beating heart.
'Passaddhi'.
'Passadhi'.
'Passadhi'. Nagana chanted in his head to keep himself calm.
With his legs crossed like a real monk, chanting this mantra was able to barely keep himself calm as sweat trickled down his face.
Legolas closed his eyes tight, he distracted himself by thinking about his goals. 'I'm yet to go even halfway in achieving my goals'.
'I am not yet the Greatest Summoner in the world'.
'I have not even met Maximus yet'.
'Damn, I still don't even know the mysteries of reincarnation yet, haha, I can't die now, it's not my time to die'.
'I must stay strong'.
'I must know everything; I must become the greatest!'
Daemon chanted only 1 phrase in his mind. 'I don't want to die'.
'I don't want to die'.
'I don't want to die'.
Bam Bam was the only one busy at this moment. With energy sweat trickling down his whole body, this energy lifeform felt the pressure first hand, it was like the whole universe was leaning against his shoulders and the burden was crazy.
'I can do this!' He motivated himself.
While all these happened, Azrael kept on explaining what happened to the Demon Master in a roundabout manner as the Demon Master's eyes narrowed the more his 1st Demon Asura narrated.
He suddenly spoke. "Azrael, what happened to you?"
"…!" Literally every beating heart froze.
"We're here!" Bam Bam whispered at that very same moment.
"Legolas, it's your turn".
Turning to look, Legolas saw the hibernating body of the Demon Master directly before him. Even in hibernation, the dormant power of this Demon was still overbearing, pressing against him and leaving him breathless.
The ring was thick as a concentrated red aura revolved round it.
Legolas knew that he had no time, adrenaline flooded him.
Ignoring the fact that he was literally suffocating at this moment, he moved as Bam Bam's energy covered him. Finally, he made contact with the ring.
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[Warning! You have made contact with the Universal Treasure: Time Ring!]
[Warning! Interface glitch detected…!]
[Error!] [Error!]
[10 years have randomly been deducted from your years!]
[Recalibrating…, please wait…]
[100 years have randomly been added to your years!]
[Concentrated Time Energy Stabilized!]
[You have gained partial authority over the Time Ring!]
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"Legolas, fast, the Demon Master has detected something wrong!"
Sweat trickled down Legolas' face, he could feel the pressure.
[Current Accumulated Temporal Power: 45%]
[TIP: Navigate the Time Ring's world with your soul to set time travel!]
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Legolas dared not hesitate, he followed the tip.
As soon as he pushed his soul inside, he felt a resistance but it was only for an instant. The next moment, he saw himself floating inside a world filled with blood, he could feel the souls of the others intertwined with his own.
Inside this world filled with blood, Legolas saw different memories.
He saw when he just reincarnated into this world.
He saw the Battle of Hellfire Mountains.
He also saw the Cataclysm.
'These are the timelines that I can probably choose from'.
'But the energy of the Time Ring seems to not be full, I need to be conservative since I don't know how it works'.
'To not be stuck in a situation where there is not enough energy, I need to make sure that I choose a timeline closer to now as much as possible'.
He rapidly navigated through the memories.
This was when the powerful voice of the Demon Master reverberated.
"You are not Azrael".
"You have been tamed!"
"HOW?!" His voice reverberated like thunder.
"Who are you? Show yourself!"
The Demon Master's powerful voice slammed against Legolas' soul like a sledgehammer, his soul coughed blood. Still, he gritted his teeth through it all as he rapidly navigated through the memories.
Legolas finally arrived at the last moments of the Cataclysm.
'I need to choose the perfect moment…'
"SHOW YOURSELF!"
"Ugh…" Legolas coughed blood. "F*ck! I'm losing consciousness!"
"FAST!" The others urged him.
Legolas no longer dared hesitate, he hit the Time Ring.
As soon as he hit it, a mighty power erupted.
HUM!
Hearing this sound, the Demon Master's eyes widened as he turned to look at the coffin where his real body hibernated. "The Time Ring!"
"NOOO…!!!"
BZZZ!
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