64 What Was Learned (1/2)

[Name: Sombra (Level eight assassin)

Species: Praereptor demon

Alignment: Chaotic evil

Personal virtue: Patience

Personal vice: Envy

Magic sensing: Praereptor demons are naturally capable of potent magic such as possession and they possess semi-ethereal bodies which make them well-adapted to use alteration magic.

Faith sense: This demon is loyal to no one but somewhat unwillingly serves as a scout for an army of demons led by a Soluto demon named Agustino.

Authority detection: Sombra serves as a scout and seducer who is meant to convince those who summon it create demon-summoning conjuration circles that summon fellow demons until the number of them in total is large enough to overthrow their conjurers.

Soul sense: Sombra is surprisingly charismatic and if given the right body to possess could easily create a chaotic evil cult dedicated to a lord who actually earns its loyalty. Sombra could become a talented cleric devoted to a lord of sin and deception.]

Reading about my new servant brought a smile to my face. It turned out that manipulating the creature would be easier than I had anticipated it being. The thing was an envious little monster and suitably easy to handle. I looked at it and readied myself to begin a gentle interrogation.

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”Tell me who summoned you.” I told it, speaking softly but utilizing words that made it clear that I wasn't asking. The demonic creature was silent for a second, but I knew it would do as I asked so I was patient.

”I was summoned by a dwarven conjurer named Atmost. He summoned me intending to use me as a spy meant to see if the world above the tiny dwarven settlement he lived in had humanoids that he could recruit as part of a plan to invade and conquer a nearby dark elven city.” The demon revealed, speaking gently.

I looked at it, confused and suspicious. I knew that it probably couldn't lie to me, but my tremorsense didn't show me any dwarfs with that name. I revealed as much gently, and the demon chuckled.

”I killed my summoner. It took a lot of planning, as Atmost was a skilled conjurer who had carefully prepared his defenses, but in the end, he couldn't defend himself against a cave-in. All I had to do was leave the dwarven mine sufficiently unstable, and one day a dwarven miner stuck the right rock with too much force and well... my work was done.” The demon confessed, a smile on its smokey face. I chuckled.

”After that my plan was simple. I went around possessing who I could for as long as I could, having fun in their bodies and encouraging self-destruction. One creature I possessed was a satyr. He was fun to control and I led his best friend to the lair of a Rusalka. The miserable creature never stood a chance against that water spirit. She's vicious even for her kind.” The demon told me, causing my eyes to widen.

Sombra was most likely responsible for the death of Mof, one of my undead minions and worshipers. And it readily revealed that, chuckling all the while. I considered pursuing this for a moment but ultimately decided against it. I wasn't one hundred percent sure, and though the news was shocking, I wasn't particularly offended by it. Sombra, all the while, continued speaking.

”The dark elves who dwell underneath the island regularly summon demons. Many of them who do, only know how to do so because of me. One of them summoned a lesser demon, a sly demon who intended to go to the big city to the west.” My newest minion told me, which explained the handful of demons I could detect in the major dark elven city beneath the island.

”That demon came to the surface in this forest and was defeated by the goblin I possessed, but not before biting him. I possessed the goblin for weeks before we crossed paths.” Sombra explained, revealing how it came to possess Troik.

”So that's how you got here huh?” I asked, smiling at the demon I was going to make into a major minion of mine. The thing nodded.

”What was your ultimate plan?” I asked it, genuinely curious as to what it intended to do. The shadowy creature considered my question for a few moments.

”Well, ultimately I want to be one of the first demons responsible for converting this world into a part of the Heart of Darkness. To do that I need to bring my fellow demons here.” The creature explained, suggesting both a far-reaching plan and also that it still intends to do that. I looked at the creature skeptically.