Chapter 133 - Maps (1/2)
Shadow was backing away as the red light on the floor formed a circular wall encircling both him and the demon. The circle slowly became smaller leaving less space for both Shadow and the demon. the red-light wall became darker as it shrinked. Balthazar was a bit fl.u.s.tered when he saw that the light from the array surrounded both him and the demon.
Due to his unique weapons and skills, he didn't find the quest very hard and suspected that Faroon might be an enemy when he saw the light surround him along with the demon. But as he reached to touch the light wall, it passed through him as if he was not there.
The demon on the other hand was actively moving away from the wall and reached the centre of the circular wall. When the circle became small enough that it had a radius of only a few feet, it started to change shape forming a hemisphere and trapping the demon in it.
”You might have trapped me here, but I would like to see how long you would be able to maintain it,” said the demon in a scornful manner.
”I suggest that you be nice and tell us whatever we want to know,” said deacon Faroon as chanted some spell while writing on a wooden board which controlled the barrier. A tendril of red light shot out of the red spherical barrier onto the demon. As it touched the demon, the black gas protecting it simply gave way to the light like it was running away the tendril. When it touched the demon, the demon screeched in pain like it did when he put his dagger through its head.
”You!” shouted the demon pointing at Faroon and Shadow. ”How is this possible. This can't be a demonbane barrier”, it shouted.
”Of course, it is not a demonbane barrier, but it is enough to deal with minor demons like you,” said Faroon as he repeated the attack causing the demon to screech again.
”Hahaha. That paladin. He did this. He was one of the detainers. I should have expected this,” the demon started talking to itself. It made no sense to Shadow what the demon was raving on about.
”Anyway, you can't trap me in this,” it said turning to look at both Faroon and Shadow with a weird smile on its face.
Then suddenly the black smoke that covered its body started to go into its body and it started bulging up again. The demon inside began to laugh hysterically.
”Is it going to get stronger again?” Shadow asked Faroon who also took immediate action and used the red light to attack it again. Unfortunately, this time the attacks didn't garner any response from the demon. It continued to increase in size and didn't have enough space to be in the spherical barrier surrounding it. Its body became so large that it started to push against the spherical barrier.
As soon as its body touched the barrier, the body corroded like acid or some other corrosive substance was poured on it. But it still continued to do the same and was still laughing. Balthazar was sure that the demon would break out and start attacking them again.
He quickly pulled out some bread, water and other consumables to fill up on his health and mana. Both Faroon and Shadow stepped back towards the exit when suddenly the entire body of the demon inside exploded with a loud blasting sound.
The only thing that was left in the translucent spherical red-light barrier was the black smoke moving as around as if it had a consciousness.
”I told you that I can contain it,” said Faroon suddenly looking confident. ”It even tried to self-detonate but it couldn't break the barrier.”
”You sure there is nothing hiding in the smoke there,” said Shadow wanting to make sure that the demon was killed.
Faroon immediately used his control board to send a bunch of light tendrils into the smoke to clear it away. A couple of minutes later, they found nothing in the barrier except for a dark bluish black bony skull that looked quite similar to the head of the demon.
Faroon quickly went out to get a large canister made of some transparent glass like crystalline material. He chanted something and used the board as the red spherical barrier slowly dissipated. After that he chanted another spell to cover his hand with some kind of white light and he pulled the the skull into the canister.
Quest Updated: Help deacon Faroon at the Jarko town. (Difficulty: High)
Description: Return the package to the baron and take back the canister with the demon skull to Luciophel.
Progress: Successfully lured the demon and captured it.
”The demon tried to break out but failed going into a state of hibernation,” said Faroon giving him the canister having the demon skull. ”It is a skill usually seen in higher demons. I can't revive it but I believe that the great priest, Luciophel could be of help.”
”Received quest item: Barakdoros' skull”
”Ok, I will pass this on to him,” said Shadow taking the canister from the deacon.
”Let us meet the baron for the map,” said Faroon going out of the room.
Shadow took one last look at the room and took a picture of it before he followed the deacon. The deacon took him out of the room and towards the baron's mansion. The guards were quite accommodating of both of them this time and Baskel came to lead them to the baron.
The baron was in his study where Baskel took both of them. The baron was waiting for them and was browsing over some books on demons. ”He wanted to take care of the demon. Talk of a demon in the town would put a lot of fear in the merchants. So, he wanted to take precautions against further attacks to assuage any malcontents.”
”I hope you have managed to take care of the demon that was after me,” said the baron looking at Faroon and Shadow.
”We have done that. I just came back to return this to you,” said Shadow as gave the pouch back to the baron. ”I also wanted to ask you for a favor.”
”Please, continue,” said the baron as he went to the bookshelf to hide the red box in the pouch back from where he previously retrieved it.
”I would like to have a look at a map of this surrounding area. I mainly want to see the route from here to the White Heart city, but also want to know of the surrounding terrain of the town,” said Shadow.
”You involved in any trading or have any contacts?” asked the baron.
”No. I don't have any such interests, but I think that a lot of areas around the town could be cleared of monsters and there is a good chance for development,” said Shadow.