Chapter 183 - Cultist Raids Part 4

[Soul collect]

His eyes went cold blue and then breathed cold steam. He inhaled then closed his eyes after it. Collecting her soul and then sending it in his soul dimension. After a while, he went to check the other cells. Thinking that maybe somebody was still human.

To his dismay, he only saw growling lesser demons. Thinking that he was a step late, too late to ponder about how to revert them to humans. All he could do was give them eternal rest.

He went to their cells and he was attacked by several of them. Joan stabbed them in the heart with the same dagger that he used to kill the girl. He felt remorse and guilt but he can't do anything about it. After killing all of the occupants of the cells, he inhaled deep and asked their forgiveness.

Putting them to rest was what he needs to do. Still, it doesn't stop there. He has to do something for them as they were still tormented as of now. They will not go to the afterlife with them tainted with the demon's miasma. They will be tormented forever and their souls will not rest.

As Joan felt how serious the situation was, he made some contingency plans at the moment.

[Soul collect]

He collected all their souls and sent them to his soul dimension. As we speak, he gathered them all and they went there. Joan then went inside one of the cells and locked the door. He then closed his eyes and went to his soul dimension.

Joan then passed out as his soul went to the soul dimension he had. He went inside a wormhole and then he went out of it. Appearing to the vast world right on his face. He descend into the world and saw that his soul dimension expanded. From a size of a country into a whole planet.

Sun was also seen in the sky and a vast forest that spanned to the vast ends of the world. It was a good day in the soul dimension, making them feel relaxed as he smelt the air. Descending into the forest below, he saw that the lushes of flora were as lively and still untouched. He thought of making this place his vacation spot for the moment but his body was still left on the surface.

He thought of visiting this place from now on if he can bring also his body. Seeing small brooks of water, he heard its trickling sound as fishes were swimming in it. Rotten trunks of trees were on top of the brooks and have mosses enveloping them.

As Joan touched the water, he felt the cold sensation on his fingertips. He saw crows to flew off in the opposite direction and then he heard a banging sound from the distance.

After hearing them, he saw someone fighting in the distance. Trees were blown on the process as it basted off the geography.

"How dare a demon intrude this place!" Shouted a voice in the distance.

A Giant treant smashed the lesser demon with its long arms and then it was flung towards the trees. Lesser demons threw fireballs on them but the Giant treants shielded them with their arms. Pulling off a tree, they threw it on the sky and it headed towards them. They evaded but some were hit.

The place was in great chaos as they fought. The Giant Solaris plant inhaled the sunlight then fired a concentrated form of the sun's rays at them. Giant meat-eater plants bite off them and then slam them to the ground. Bears and wolves attacked them. The same with ghosts and skeletons.

They fought them off and they were beaten easily. It was then, a flying creature arrived and landed on the ground.

"How dare a demon trespass this sacred place! You will all become ashes in my sight!" Said the Fire Dragon. Preparing to breathe fire, he inhaled air then spat it out. Joan then intervened as he raised a force field. He felt that his shield was on embers as he set it up. The fire scorched the very shield he was maintaining with his mana and it felt like it will melt sooner than later.

"Wait! Wait! Wait! Stop!" Joan shouted.

The Red dragon then stopped his fire breath. Just as Joan was about to give up and shut his mouth up. He felt that his force field was about to melt. Putting of out as he felt that it was hot inside it.

"Master? Is this your doing?" The Dragon asked.

"Yes, I will have to do something with them as they are humans," Joan spoke.

"They are? How? I have not heard of this kind of matter in past centuries. Is it possible to make humans into demons now?" He asked.

"Yes, and it is very alarming. I have to report this matter to the prophets. As for now, I will cage them into a prison," Joan said then snapped his fingers. Creating a cage made of light. They were inside them and can't get out even if they will force their way. They tried to touch its bars but they only screamed as they tried.

"I called it, the cage of light," Joan said.

[Cage of light]–a Holy Knight skill to cage the enemies inside. Burning damage will be inflicted on demonic creatures when they touched it.

"I will try to purify their souls here. Their souls became demons and it is apparent in plain sight as we saw them enter here as demons. Their bodies will not revert to humans anymore as they transformed into demons permanently," Joan said to them.

"We will be right here ready to guard your realm anytime. But don't do this again without warning. All are in high alert after they entered," The red dragon said to him.

"Okay, but I will start the purification now," He said then went towards the cage.

The other dragon leaders arrived and landed on the ground.

"What is this turmoil? Somebody explain this!" Said the lightning dragon.

"I will explain this to you, but don't disturb master for now. He needs to save them, at least," Explained the fire dragon.

"Them? Who? Those demons? Why? They are the ones who slaughtered our race!" He shouted.

"As I have said, don't disturb our master. The ones he will save are not demons but humans," The red dragon explained.

"They are humans? How?" He asked in disbelief.

"Yes, they are. Maybe his underlings have found out something that can change the very soul," The red dragon said.

"The God of Demons?"

"Yes," he replied.

"I hate his name," The lightning dragon said.

It was then Joan started his prayers. He was slowly getting bright and then he cast the skill [Purification].

They screamed like wailing animals and they all let out their demonic aura. More like it was escaping their bodies. Their demon souls became smaller and their skin went back into of a human. The faces of a goat became human again. Their screams and bleating became hoarser and became of a human.

They were breathing hoarsely and then Joan approached them. He saw the girl whom he killed inside the cage.

"Mister? Where are we? What happened?"

Her cute voice reverberated in his ears and his heart softened. It felt like his heart was crumpled as he was watching her.

"I kept my promise. I saved you," Joan said.

"Mister, why are you crying?" She said.

"Oh, these are just nothing. I am just glad, that's all," Joan said.

"Thank you, mister! We are humans again. Though we didn't remember that we travelled here to this place. Where are we?" The girl asked.

"You are all inside my soul realm. You are souls right now. Your bodies are dead now. I might at least save your soul to let it go to the afterlife," Joan said.

It was then, the girl screamed.

"Is that a dragon? Wow!" She said then went to approach it.

"Little girl, I am sorry for misjudging you for a demon," said the lightning dragon.

"It is okay, we hate them too," She said shyly. Hands on her front while making her fingertips touch each other.

"You know kid, did you know that the first creation of the God of Angels is us Dragons?"

"What? Really?"

"Yeah, the first world was a world of dragons. The world of dragons as we speak. So this world is called none other than 'Dragonia'," He said.

"Wow really?" She said in a cheerful voice.

"Yes, then when that Angel of Material plain absorbed the existence called 'Sin', he was banished from the heavens after his revolt and went towards the Dragonia in embers,

He was like a meteor as he landed on the plains then slaughtered us,

"Turned the very continent upside down. Many were slain but the God of Angels saved us the remaining dragons. Creating again the world whom he destroyed and the humans," He said to the girl.

"Really? Wow, I wished many people heard such tales," she said.

"Yeah, it doesn't matter. But you will stay here or the afterlife?" He asked.

"I can?" She asked.

"Yes!" Replied the lightning dragon.

"I hope I can do that. But I wanted to see my parents in the afterlife. So I will have to leave here," she said.

It was then, she went to Joan.

"Thank you so much. I will meet my parents now I can feel that I will soon go," she said to him then bowed.

"I am sure you will meet your parents there. Goodbye," Joan said.

"Bye!" She smiled.

They went bright and then they were caught up in the heavens slowly. They went floating in the air and watched them from above.. Joan said his goodbye and waved at them until they disappeared.