131 The Stubborn Fly
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Beelzebub, the Demon General of Famine and Plague. According to my parents, he was a damn evil villain with all possible archetypes to him. He was malicious, lacked any sense of pride, didn’t care about his own people, and only cared about growing stronger and becoming the next Demon King himself.
He had actually been joyous when the Demon King was killed by my parents and their friends as he thought he could use the leftover pieces of the Demon king, which were somehow alive and contained enormous power, to grow stronger himself and become the new Demon King.
Well, it ended up quite badly, even with the fragments he collected. My parent’s strength was superior. Also, Aquarina’s parents were there as well, so they helped in defeating him... I think it wouldn’t have been as easy if they weren’t there though, but I don’t want to think about that.
Nevertheless, my parents are very strong, but they shine the best when the other pair is with them. It’s as if they can easily complement each other’s strength and grow stronger together... is this some sort of power that Heroes have? I wonder...
However, they’re not invincible... I came to learn that when I fought Hell. They’re not always there for me, and they won’t be able to do everything for me either... nor always save us from harm.
They have flaws, and are humans at the end. They cannot be omnipotent and omnipresent... if it wasn’t because of my unique cheat-like powers, Aquarina and I... we would have died just like that guy would have wanted, and my parents... would have never been able to reach us in time.
But I guess I changed fate... and that was all thanks to my glitched system, Alice, and well, Ignatius and Naturia’s help too. Without them, I would have never been able to buy as much time.
Well, there was also Leviathan, an unexpected ally... as well as a sacrifice I never thought I wasn’t ready to take... I had never met him before, and I’ve even heard that he was an evil Demon General. But when I saw him... and... I saw him die while screaming out Aquarina’s name... it made me feel terrible. It left a scar in me.
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Leviathan... Perhaps without your sacrifice, Aquarina and I wouldn’t have been able to survive. We wouldn’t have been able to stall for enough time either.
And now, here he was... one of your former “allies”... although seeing how Hell hated you and how honorable you were as a man, I doubt Beelzebub would have gotten along with you.
“Furoh, stop calling him with honorifics. He’s not your master anymore! You’re now a free man, and the ally of Sylph! Don’t lower yourself before this glorified fly!” said Ignatius as Beelzebub grew even more angered at his words.
“Ah... I guess you’re right. I don’t know why I fear you that much! You’re dead anyways! I’m alive! You lost... and you’re even trapped here! Why are you even being so arrogant? Just know your place and repent, Beelzebub!” said Furoh in response.
“Huh?! You DARE lecture me, you filthy larva?!” cursed Beelzebub after hearing Furoh’s words.
“I-I’m not a larva nor a worm! I’m a Shapeshifting Demon! And I am prideful of my race!” replied Furoh angrily.
“Shapeshifting Demon!? I guess that’s why you have such an unsightly appearance... Disgusting being, you’re even lower than the maggots I make,” murmured Beelzebub.
“I don’t care about your hurtful words! That’s the only thing you can do anyways. Bark like a dog all you want,” said Furoh while ignoring Beelzebub.
“Indeed! You finally got the hang of it, meat noodle!” cheered Ignatius.
“Who are you calling a meat noodle?!” said Furoh, angered at the egg.
“Oi! We’re in the same team! Don’t get mad at me...” Of course, Ignatius didn’t expect Furoh to also be aggressive at him.
“A-Ah, sorry... I’m getting a bit temperamental. I had never spoken so much before... I just vented out a lot of what I had inside my heart...” Naturally, Furoh quickly apologized after the slip-up.
“And you did good, Furoh. I’m proud of you. You’ve changed a bit more; I hope we can continue changing together,” I told him with a smile.
“S-Sylph... s-sure! I will!” he replied to my words.
Aw, he’s such a cute little noodle.
I petted him as he suddenly seemed flustered.
“Fooo!”
Naturia woke us up from our daze as she pointed out at Beelzebub, who was flying around, trying to escape this place.
“How can I leave this place?! Agh! Here?”
CLAAASH!
He began attacking the Soul Scape’s walls, trying to break out.
Though, that was more than impossible. His strength was now mine and I could decide if he was even allowed to do what he’s trying to do.
Obviously, the answer to that was a resounding no.
Also, if he tried to get out, his soul would dissipate, and he might die for real.
“You know that if you try to get out, your soul will dissipate? You won’t even have an afterlife. You’ll simply disappear into the void... is that what you really want to happen?” I asked him.
“I will... disappear into the void?!” responded Beelzebub in a tone of horror as well as frustration.
“Yep.” I nodded.
“LIES! You’re just lying... to me!” he cried, hitting the invisible walls.
“It won’t work, you really can’t do it unless I give you permission... you’re trapped here. Also, your reformation from a former evil guy starts now! I want you to become the best version of yourself, little Belze,” I told him.
“Y-You dare give me a nickname now, you stupid and petulant child?!” chided Beelzebub.
“Yes, I nicknamed Ignatius as Igni! Plus, he was formerly a mildly evil guy too, but not as rotten as you I guess,” I said with a slight shrug.
“I will NEVER bend the knee to a child like you! I have not even bent my knee to the Demon King. Even with his terrifying power, I still wished to become even greater than him! Do you truly believe I will bend the knee to you?” he asked.
“Ah, you’re a stubborn one...” I could only muster out those words with a sigh.
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