Chapter 111 Demon From The Underworld

"This is the giant?" Aurora said.

Both she and Damian had discussed throughout their exploration that a giant must have lived there. It was only a guess at first, but Damian became certain of it after hearing the message inside his mind, and Aurora after seeing the giant!

The surprising part was not only the size of that giant, but how alive it looked! Well, it was dead, that they were certain of, but even after many years passed, the body still looked intact.

"Yes. This is my ancestor…"

"Your what?"

Aurora frowned, unable to understand what Damian meant. He explained to her about the message that his ancestor left him.

"So your father and grandfather could not get an ability because of this bloodline, yet you somehow got one? Doesn't it mean you are adopted?"

"Well, I thought about that but the ancestor strictly said only his descendants can open the doors, so I may be the first giant to ever get an ability. Awesome, right?"

"It is, but doesn't it mean someone or something that killed the giants may come after you in the future?"

"Yes. That is why we must keep this a secret, ok?"

"I know," Aurora said, smiling, "now let's explore this place before anyone comes here to interrupt us, like that Salamander and Rubber guy."

Aurora believed in everything Damian said, and she did not see it as bullshit or something like that. She was even more curious about the past, how the dungeons and humans were advanced in terms of superhuman abilities, yet something happened.

So, they explored the wooden shack, looking for more information. They both went for the bookshelves, browsing through all the books that looked interesting.

"What should we look for? How to unlock your bloodline and something about the giant slayers or what happened to the super humans, right?" Aurora asked as she picked a book from the shelf.

"Yes. That would be our key priority," Damian said, doing the same as her.

There were many books inside that shack, and Damian wished he could take all of them to study, yet it was not possible. Well, not that he needed it!

Damian had browsed through many books in the right part of the cabin, so he went to the other side to browse through the rest. It was at that moment he touched the immense feet of the giant, and something incredible happened!

He just wanted to touch it in a sign of respect for his ancestor, but when he did, his blood somehow connected to the dead giant, and memories flashed through his mind like a tsunami!

Many memories that once belonged to the giant went directly to his mind, and the knowledge of all the books present too! But the memory seemed scrambled, locked, as if something had purposely hidden things from him.

Aurora noticed Damian standing still again, and thought it was another mental message, just like what had happened moments prior to that, but then he fell on the ground, rolling with both hands on his head.

"Damian!" she yelled, running toward him.

It was way different that time, so Aurora was worried about Damian's safety. What if something bad had happened to him? How could she save him inside that place with little to no equipment?

All she could do was stay by his side, placing his head on her lap, waiting for the pain to stop. After three minutes, Damian was no longer using his hands to hold his head. After ten more minutes, Damian finally opened up his eyes again.

He was all sweaty, as if he had just gone to the gym, or performed a tiring exercise for hours and hours.

"What happened?" Aurora said, sighing in relief.

Damian had his eyes open, but his mind was still afloat, unable to put his thoughts together. Aurora saw that, and said nothing, waiting patiently by his side until he was finally good again.

"I-I am not sure. Memories flooded my mind when I touched the giant."

"Memories? Like all the giant's memories?"

"Not all of them. Well, perhaps it is all of them, but I cannot access all of it. It's like there's a fog stopping me. But I know all the books in here, and I know how to unlock my bloodline, but sadly, even the giant did not know what killed the giant race…"

The giant slayer was still a mystery to him, but Damian got more information about his bloodline and how human society worked back then. Also, there was little information about the King of the Underworld and the Demons, but even the giant did not want to mess with those things, so all he knew were legends and myths.

"It is a start! So, how can we unlock your bloodline?" Aurora asked.

"Remember there were two doors, one that led us to this garden, and another one? Inside that one is a pool of giant blood, and I need to go there," Damian said.

That was what the memories showed him, but Damian was unsure if the pool of blood was still there. Those memories were the ones the giant had from two thousand years ago, so a lot of things could have changed throughout the years.

But Damian had to check it out, so he left the wooden shack, and the door behind him automatically closed.

"I think we can leave using that door now," Damian said.

He was about to leave with Aurora, but before they could even start flying, Salamander and Rubber appeared before their eyes!

They had some wounds, but nothing too serious. The major damage was to their clothes, which had some holes all over it.

"Thinking of running away again, little rat? It will not happen," Rubber said.

Rubber was about to use his powers to stretch his cloak and lock both Aurora and Damian, but something stopped them! A third party!

"Rubber, are you seeing that as well?" Salamander said, pointing in the direction they had just come from.

Someone was walking toward them. It was a humanoid creature with red-skin, two horns similar to a goat, black-eyes as deep as a black-hole, an imp tail, and long sharp claws!

Everyone was not sure what that was, but judging by the appearance, it looked a lot similar to the demons they read in fantasy stories or saw in movies.

Damian also looked at that demon-like creature, and the first thing that came to his mind was the warning his ancestor gave him about the Golden Key.

"Is it after me?" Damian thought.

That seemed like the only explanation, but why now? He got the key a long time ago, and no demon came after him.

"I am seeing it too, Salamander. Let's focus on that thing first," Rubber said.

With just a glance, they could see that the demon walking toward them was a bigger threat than a youth like Damian. So, just like what happened when that mosquito appeared, they focused on that first before Damian and Aurora.

"What should we do now?" Aurora whispered.

Damian did not know the level of power of that demon, but it must be decent, so fleeing was the best option, at least until he got more information about what he was dealing with.

"Let's flee again using the same method. If we can reach the door, we can lock the demon inside," Damian said.

"But didn't it open the door? I thought only a descendant could!"

"The door to the garden only closed like a normal door. I have to touch it again to lock it fully."

With his newly gained memories, Damian understood way more how that place worked, so he knew that was their best chance to escape. He grabbed Aurora again, activated both his Telekineses and invisibility cloak, and flew toward the garden door.

"Stop right there, you demon, or we will kill you!" Salamander said, but the demon continue going forward as if he had not heard it.

"Maybe he does not speak our language?" Rubber said.

"Yeah, that may be the case, but then what should we do?"

The two talked to each other, and then the demon spoke for the first time. A deep voice that sent shivers through anyone, "I understand you two, ants, I just don't want to speak with dead people."

"Ha, you heard that, Rubber? This little demon thinks we are nothing," Salamander said, laughing, looking at Rubber.

He was laughing in one second, and on the other, he was headless. The demon dashed so fast toward him it looked like a teleport and then cut his head off using its sharp claws.

A lot of blood spurted from the wound, and Salamander's body shook a little. His nervous system still could not properly understand what had happened, not believing death was knocking on his door.

"Salamander!" Rubber yelled.

The demon did the same move, cutting Rubber in half, making his organs fall on the ground, creating a mess.

It happened fast, and after killing the two men, the demon moved toward the direction where Damian was.