Interlude 2: Alexis

Interlude 2: Alexis

Perspective of Alexis.

The demon king is out for their heads.

She knew it. She felt it. Every battle with the demons, their eyes seemed to contain a deep, feral rage, all directed at them. Is it just how they always look?

Even when they are not fighting, it feels like she could sense where the demon king is. Its as if there is always a cold wind that blows from that direction, but theres no actual wind.

After the constant ambushes and attacks, she now also suspects, so can the demons. It's the only plausible reason why incredibly powerful demons appear where they are, and somehow, can always strike when they are apart.

Its a coincidence, Alexis. Max waves off the idea. They have hunter-demons and demon knights constantly tracking where we are. That's why they know where we are.

Maybe.

But is it?

As a mage, there is a logic to everything. This system, even if it does not fit anything from where she came from, has its own rules and laws. And those rules means all power must have some kind of feature or law which it obeys, including that of the gods blessings.

The blessings of the gods. The blessings, they offer some degree of protection from demons, they enhance stats growth, boosts experience gain for easier levelling. These are common knowledge, that heroes get perks like this, to make it easier to defeat the demon king. For them to gain the power necessary to destroy the demon.

Lately, she had occasional moments of clarity, and she now suspects the blessings do more than they say they do.

Her friends, those who came together with them. They all were headed for a cafe when the truck lost control and the huge container came undone, and slammed into all of them.

And she searches. For a subtle signal, a presence of their own. Are they leaking some signals behind? Are they, like a nuclear bomb, leaking radiation which the demons can pick up?

If the gods had a hand in this, where would they do it?

If they could hide their presence, maybe, just maybe, they could deal a surprise attack-

Alexis, are you busy? Meela asks, she looks like ran.

Ah. Alexis snaps out of her concentration. Uh.. yes. I would like some time.

Meela nods, Oh Okay. She sighs, and walks away.

Alexis closes her eyes, and tries again.

Demons. Anger. Destruction. Fire. Death. Fields of dead men. The voices of all the grieving humans, saying the Demon King must be slain.

Alexis shakes her head. Not again. All of them, all the heroes get this every now and then.

As if the world reminds them of their duty.

She walks closer to the tree, and lifts a small wooden teapot. She pours herself a cup, and sips on it.

Tea.

And the voices go away.