Chapter 280: Alucard's Tale (1)

Alucard gradually opened his eyes, slowly looking around him before his gaze landed on one spot, making him both panic and get excited at the same time, immediately rushing over there like a shadowy mist crouching deeply on his knees. 

"My demon lord! Great demon lord Avilia it is really you! I never thought I would ever see you again! It is truly an honour beyond my wildest imagination! This is truly a dream come true to see your gorgeous face once more! Your beauty and power are as radiant as ever! I just wish master Shadar was here to see you too…"

Avilia slowly seemed to move, and as if she glitched out of reality and froze, her position immediately skipped to her putting her hands over her mouth. 

'Damn, I thought I would be able to see Avilia actually moving and talking but it seems like this spell is either incomplete or required more XP to perfect… She's more like a slide show now...' Moby thought for a slight moment before looking back up at them. 

"Thank you for your kind words Alucard... But, when you talk like that, it makes me feel like Shadar is dead… So is he? You've known me long enough to know what I want to know! So explain yourself!"

Avilia's authoritative tone rang and shook the entire subspace, yet her voice did not carry anger, just seriousness and a hint of genuine care. 

Instead of quaking in fear like any other man in his position, Alucard lifted his hands up and elegantly placed it over his heart, looking up with passionate eyes to gaze at the face of his demon lord he had longed to see for so long.

"Very well my lord, I shall explain everything…"

"After your death, as you probably know, Zerker, the sin of wrath was forced to sign another contract treaty with the angels and gods, one that was far more powerful than the last. The nether realm was in shambles and mayhem and his hands were forced. We lost far more than them by losing our demon lord than them losing their god of destruction due to the different dynamics of our society."

"However, his decision to do what he did cause even more mayhem and outrage in the people. They thought that we were being weak and submissive to those angel trash and their idiotic demon pride could not stand for that. And, grabbing onto the outrage and hatred from the masses, a few old extremists were pushing people to go back into their primitive tribes after you've worked your entire life to bring demon kind together! It was truly despicable!"

"This caused there to be various civil wars around the entire nether realm and especially on planet Sebas. But, with the help of the 7 deadly sins and the elite guard under Zerker, the masses were quickly quelled with an iron fist; it was not much of a fight, more like a massacre."

"From then on, Zerker made it his mission to spread your messages and values across the entire nether realm. My lord, you were still highly revered and respected by all demonkind, other than a few exceptions of course."

"He managed to convince them that under your united force, we only managed to barely defeat the angels and gods, so if we went back to tribes and began fighting amongst ourselves, we would be as good as dead. And, that he only signed the contract so he could have more time to resurrect you, and with you once again by our side the angels and gods would not stand a chance!"

"So now, Zerker both had the people's fear and respect. Which was the formula for ruling you had displayed during your great reign."

"That message was wildly accepted by the masses, except for a few groups of extremists, and that was when the work on the book of resurrection began that was underseen by Zerker the temporary demon lord."

"Zerker took very good measures to ensure another war or sneak attack would not happen again whilst the book was still being made. Due to the contract that he was still not sure how the angels and gods managed to break, he was not able to break any of the clauses but he did all that he could under the allowed rules."

"He kept guards outside the portals and both sides and he kept good communication with the celestial realms in order to seem like they both had good relations although he was certain the other side was also doing the same."

"The book of resurrection was taking many, many years to perfect but people never gave up even if it seemed completely impossible to finish. But that part had to be kept from the public who revered the book like some kind of almighty powerful relic that was going to save them all. It was a very powerful tool to control the masses."

"The nether realm saw its longest-standing era of peace since its inception and the book of resurrection was finally nearly finished, all that it needed was 1 notably strong artifact to complete it. The heart of Abagon, an extremely powerful stone rumoured to be found only on the dragon continent."

"So, in a greatly risky mission, Jasmine, the sin of greed chose to volunteer herself to trespass and risk her life to go to the dragon continent to retrieve the stone."

"Of course, at first there were many objections by all the sins, including Shadar since greed had very… Greedy tendencies, so Shadar decided to volunteer himself to go along with her. And, the others did not go simply because they did not want to attract too much attention on the most dangerous part in the nether realm, and since they did not want to leave the castle unguarded." 

"As you know, Shadar and Jasmine never really got along with each other and even after your passing they still never had. But, they were forced to work with each other and get along simply for your sake, which seemed to be more than enough of a driving force."

"They both managed to successfully trespass on dragon territory unseen. They snuck around in the dragon mines, making sure the coast was clear."

"And, out of seemingly sheer luck, they did not manage to find any dragons on their way but that did not let them get careless."

"And, after a few weeks of non-stop searching, they finally managed to find it! It was truly glorious! A small, red, glowing stone protruding brilliantly from the walls of one of the crystal mines."

"Without any issues, they grabbed the stone and sneakily left towards the exit of the cave in haste— That was when they heard an explosion that shook the very ground and fabric of space and time. It was not from the cave, it was more like from the sky."

"They slightly panicked, the cave was not collapsing on them yet they were unsure if they were the cause of what happened. Still in frenzy, a few seconds later, Shadar and Jasmine managed to pick up a mind-link transmission from Chehera, the sin of Lust that the castle was under attack and that both the necklace housing your soul and the book used to resurrect it had suddenly disappeared from their places."

"That was when the already shaky transmission cut off and there was no more response."

"Shadar was still stood still, unable to believe what his ears were hearing; and in that time, Jasmine bolted out of the cave yelling that she will head back to the castle to see what was going on, the Abagon heart still in her hand."

"That was when, as soon as she left the cave, leaving master Shadar alone, he was suddenly attacked by hundreds of masked figures from the shadows, even though he had not sensed their presence there prior."

"Instinctively, he summoned his entire army of thousands of undead in the cave, but the cave itself was so small that his undead barely had any room to move and persist— only the intelligent summons like me managed to find their way around and fight, the rest were as good as dead."

"No doubt, the masked assailants were winning, mowing through the waves and waves of undead like they were nothing, using some sort of unknown magic that seemed very similar to these abilities the humans possessed. Only the ones these people had were on a completely different level of power."

"Master Shadar tried to cry out to Jasmine to come and help but she would never end up answering the call, even when he tried to use his mind-link. This made him think that Jasmine was a traitor and he was set up by her. So, he continued to struggle and try his best."

"As for me, as I watched my fellow comrades fall by my side, I knew that it was all over, so I decided to use the rest of my power to try and unmask one of these masked killers… And, I was successful... But, what I saw under that mask truly shocked me more than you could believe…"