Chapter 137: Devils (1/2)

In a world where myths were mixed with reality, a world where demons, angels, dwarves, elves, and even dragons exist in the physical plane. It was understandable that most would have a misconception of the true nature of these mythical beings.

The most common misconception by humanity was the misguided notion that demons and devils were the same. However, that could

not be further from the truth. After all, there was a reason why demons lived in the physical plane while angels only exist in the astral plane.

Devil's on the other hand were creatures that were purely Spiritual Lifeforms similar to Spirits or obvious, Angels. And just as angels were creatures of light that were considered or aligned with good, devil's were the exact opposite and could be considered pure evil with no in-betweens.

Devils normally do not have a physical body, as they existed only in the Spirit world or spiritual plane where they mostly wander aimlessly around trying to maintain their existence. By default, most of the devils do not have any sort of sense of self and were mindless monsters like the red devils that had been used as pawns in the great war.

However, there were exceptions to this as the stronger a devil was the higher the chances it would develop a sense of self and ego when they were exposed to the physical plane for too long, either by a summoning spell or their abilities.

Within the Spirit World, the devil's gain strength and prestige based on their age. The older a devil the stronger it is. However, it takes a long time to get truly strong and the spirit world was not a kind place for the weak.

Meaning, while new devils spawn every day, more dies the same way and only a few can survive the harsh conditions and against the beasts that roamed through the spiritual plane.

Devil's would normally only exist in the physical world as spirit beings and could only gain a physical body when summoned with a summoning spell or by a ritual. Most summoning spells were temporary so they would only be able to remain in the physical plane for a limited time.

When summoned, one could enter a contract with a powerful devil although that never ends well given the devil's devious nature, they would always try to kill their masters and cause devastation wherever they went.

Because of the few similarities between lesser demons and devil's, they had been generally mistaken as part of the demon race and the entire premise of the great war had been mostly because of them although the demon king wasn't exactly helping out.

So in general, the devils wouldn't normally be in the physical world without being summoned except, they were high-level devils with the ability to cross through dimensions. Such a creature was certainly not to be trifled with even for Tyler.

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”I see, so that's what happened.”

As Kylyra explained herself to the others, Tyler got Nadine to tell him what had transpired with them instead. Nadine was a beastkin and had exceptional senses, along with Darkvision so what she had seen had been completely different from what Kylyra had seen.

In the depth of the dark cavern, Nadine's vision could easily penetrate the darkness and everything looked like it had been illuminated by the sun to her. She could see the balled up Night Terrors dangling from the ceilings, there were a countless number of them so when Kylyra had chosen to go in, she had assumed the lesser demon had a way to handle that many monsters not realizing that the girl didn't have Darkvision as they were currently moving in complete darkness.

So naturally, Nadine was shocked when she had seen Kylyra strike the rock with her battle ax even though there were monsters directly above them. They had quickly been overwhelmed and she was just about to use her escape tool even though it meant leaving Kylyra behind— when something instantly killed off more than five Night Terrors, leaving them enough room to escape.

Thanks to her Darkvision, she had clearly seen what it was as it was no longer using her various stealth skills. It was a shadowy figure with eerily glowing green eyes, greenish-black hair, deathly pale skin tone, and two short black swords in her hands.

Her body was enveloped in an aura of pure darkness that gave the feeling of death. This was as a result of the skill Darkness aura and her eerily glowing eyes seemed to add another layer to the effects.

'So the so-called green-eyed devil was Zelda huh. Interesting... While I still don't know what a devil is, this could work out well if I play my cards nicely.'

Even after she was done scouting the Coldfire Drake, who she had secretly placed a soul mark on, Tyler didn't have Zelda return to him immediately. Instead, he asked her to search this labyrinth for any hidden treasures or secrets, including any powerful monsters she may have missed before.

Her presence gave him the confidence to move without fear as the only thing he would have to worry about were creatures she was unable to handle. However, his caution had turned out to be the right decision because, from the sound of this magic metal called Runite, this place was way more valuable than anyone would've guessed

It was a shame Kylyra had also discovered it but with them still thinking the Night Terrors were still alive. Not to mention the so-called green-eyed devil's that haunts that place. They wouldn't hold any hope of exploring that cavern that would surely give him an opportunity to do so himself.

'My luck seems to be getting better after all.'

Tyler mused to himself as he thought about the issue silently as Kylyra finished telling the others her story. Having heard the reason for her frenzy, the group's expression sank ad a bit of fear lingered in their eyes, and while they did not freak out as she had, they didn't seem like they wanted anything to do with this mine anymore.