The Demon Queen's Disciple
Chapter 4 - Request
'How long have I been here?' lucius asked in his own heart.
His consciousness slowly began to disappear. The pain she felt also began to fade.
After successfully cutting off his left arm, about 4 Goblins enjoyed it together after being burned. Lucius who saw it all couldn't do anything.
His strength had been drained away from all this torture. Similarly, his magic energy faded along with his body getting weaker.
'Braaakk! Braaakk! Kreibyat!'
After a while trying to cut off Lucius' right leg, the Goblin on duty finally gave up.
Leaving Lucius' torn right leg in various parts was no longer able to move. His right leg muscle has been completely damaged.
Based on their conversation, Lucius predicted they were looking forward to his comrades having better gear. Surely, to dismember and cook all parts of Lucius' body.
As Lucius glanced in the other direction, he could see the figure of the girl who was with him was now helpless.
His body was full of wounds and blood. In fact, Lucius did not know if the girl was still alive.
But suddenly....
"Garaakhs! Vakhurr!!!"
One of the Goblins goes into the cave where Lucius and the line are frantically held. He screamed as if there was an urgent situation.
And sure enough, all the Goblins in this cave immediately stopped whatever they were doing. Before finally taking out various weaponry and running in the same direction.
Leaving Lucius and the girl to rot in this place.
A few minutes passed....
Silence now filled this place. The piercing cold began to gnaw at Lucius' body from within. Moreover, his body was currently filled with wounds.
"Am I going to die by rotting in a place like this?" lucius asked himself.
He looked back at the figure of the girl who was lying. For some reason, Lucius still felt a little grateful because his fate was much better than that of the girl.
"Miss? You still alive? For some reason the Goblins are gone, if you're alive this is a good chance for you to escape." Lucius said in a soft voice.
His strength had completely exhausted due to all the events he had experienced. So did his vocal cords that seemed to have been cut off due to all his screaming.
'Srruugg! Oruuugg!'
Unexpectedly, the figure of the girl started to move. He crept closer to Lucius with his right hand.
"Miss?" lucius asked in confusion.
With such a slow termite, Lucius continued to wonder. Wh why? Was it because the girl no longer had the strength to stand up? Considering everything he's been through, it's not impossible.
But answers....
'Sreeett! Areeettt!!'
The girl, with her strength only slightly left, used the machete left behind by the Goblin to cut the rope at Lucius' feet.
"I.... No longer able to move.... So please.... Even with just one foot.... Pl-please.... Call for help." said the girl as she continued to try to cut the other ties in Lucius' body.
Holding onto Lucius' body, the girl who no longer had a piece of cloth on her body continued to struggle. Cut off all the rope ties in Lucius' body.
The figure he thought could save him from this hell.
Until finally....
'Kreeeeek! Areeettt!!'
The last string bond on Lucius' body had been cut off. Freeing the young man.
With his left arm cut off and his right leg unable to move, Lucius tried his hardest to stand up.
"Miss, let me...."
'Braa!!!'
When Lucius tried to carry her, or at least embrace her and take her away, the two fell back to the ground.
It was at that moment that Lucius realized it when he saw the girl's body up close. For how severe the injury suffered by the girl.
"No problem.... I'll be waiting.... So please, promise.... To call for help." said the girl with a very friendly smile.
Her tears flowed soaking up the blood that had long dried up on her face. It made Lucius' heart cut open to see all this.
"I promise.." Lucius replied while holding back his tears.
If only he had been so much stronger, none of this would have happened. This girl will not suffer either. That's what's on his mind.
Before running, Lucius took off his upper uniform and gave it to the girl. At least, to slightly warm it up in the middle of the cold that pierced to this bone.
"Then I go first. I will try as soon as possible to seek help." said Lucius as he began to step on his left foot, resting on his right hand.
...........
“Hah.... Huh.... Huh...”.
Lucius continued dragging his feet with all his might, trying to leave this cursed place.
Holding on to the wall of the cave with his right hand, Lucius continued down this dark cave. There was no more illumination like before because his magic energy had been exhausted.
In the midst of that darkness, he could only rely on his intuition and his Humanity as a road claimant.
‘Syurrrrr! Syurrrr!!’
“Air voice?” lucius asked in surprise. He immediately followed the source of the sound of the water flow.
In the distance, Lucius could see the source of the sound of the water. It is an underground river that is quite large, with a fairly heavy flow.
After standing right beside the river, Lucius without hesitation immediately stuffed his head into that quite torrential stream of water. Wet his head, and drink the water.
“Aaaah, very fresh. When was the last time I drank water? Does it feel this fresh?”
“Kaaaaarrrghhh!!”
From a distance, Lucius heard the sound of the Goblin's cry. His trauma and fear of the Goblins left Lucius shocked, until he unwittingly slipped into the underground river.
‘Cebyuuurrr!!’
“Bleeghhh! Bluuurrrbb!!”
With only one arm and leg, as well as a body so exhausted, Lucius was completely unable to defend himself in the face of this underground river current.
“Buaaaghh! Bluurrb! Buaaghhh!!”
Keeping his head above water alone was already very heavy for him. Especially thinking of trying to swim to the edge of this river.
When Lucius had just gotten used to himself and set the balance in the middle of this river current, this stream of river seemed to slap him hard.
Right in front of him, this stream of water formed a waterfall that fell tens of meters deep. Throwing the helpless Lucius down.
"Bluuuurrbbb!!!"
Drowning after falling from the waterfall, Lucius once again lost his consciousness. Submitting his fate to the water that still continues to carry him away further and further into this cave.
...........
"Uugh.... Where's me?" lucius asked himself. He woke up on the banks of the river whose current was quite calm.
In just an instant, Lucius' consciousness returned completely. It was all caused by a pretty bright purplish blue light on the ceiling of this giant cave.
Crystals of various shapes and sizes appear to be stuck in the ceiling of this cave, emitting a soft and beautiful light in all directions
And from that light, Lucius could see many towering buildings far in front of him.
Although it looked very old and began to collapse, Lucius could see the beauty of the buildings.
After standing up and paying better attention to his surroundings, what he saw was even more absurd.
The view of a city underground, complete with protective walls around the city and towers that rise to almost touch the ceiling of this cave.
"What the fuck? Where's me?!"
'Deg! The deg!!'
"Damn it.... Where's.... I need Mana energy.... If there is.." Lucius said to himself.
In his mind, Lucius planned to use summoning magic. Calling a wolf to take him away from this place.
Merely, to do so required a considerable amount of Mana energy. And in his current state of body, it was simply not enough.
'Mana Goddess.... Can't you lend me a little magic power? I promise I'll make a donation to your quiz....'
While thinking about that, Lucius' right hand continued to move. Drawing a magic circle on the ground.
The size of the magic circle itself was not that big, nor was it that complicated. Just a circle with a circular groove and some straight lines.
"Ricerca.." said Lucius Iirih.
Instantly, the magic circle began to emit a beautiful bluish light.
"Let me lead to the source of Mana." continued Lucius.
Dozens of blue-colored light balls began to appear from that magic circle. Everything moves in different directions, but most go in the same direction. In the direction of this underground city.
"So where is the energy? And that much?"
'Srruugg! Srruyug!'
Lucius continued to drag his feet. Forcing his right leg which was no longer able to move it as a pedestal.
Little by little, Lucius continued walking. Follow the light ball.
No one asked about him. Lucius believed in the knowledge of magic he possessed. Believing that this quest magic would lead him to the greatest Mana source in this place.
The more balls of light that are formed, and the more balls of light that move in a direction, means the greater the Mana energy there is.
And to this day, Lucius had never seen this much number of balls of light lead him.
A few minutes passed....
Lucius now arrived right at the door of a castle. The castle door had long since been broken and collapsed, allowing anyone to enter it.
The ball of light began to lead Lucius up the stairs in the castle, before finally entering one of the rooms.
"here?" lucius asked as he looked towards the cluster of light balls.
But the ball of light kept moving. And the goal, was a beautiful necklace lying on a broken iron table.
The entire ball of light spun around on top of the necklace before it finally disappeared a moment later.
"This canyon.... Aah, which crystal?! Isn't this very rare?! More so pure.... Goody. With this maybe I can do it? No, I can do it."
Without waiting any longer, Lucius immediately drew a magic circle on the floor of this room.
But since there was no material that could be used to draw the summoning magic circle, Lucius unhesitatingly used the blood still dripping from his severed left arm.
'Sreeett.... Sreeet.... Oruuuggg....'
A few minutes passed, finally the summoning magic circle was successfully completed.
Summoning magic circles are much more complicated and bulky when compared to ordinary magic circles. Because of its complexity, this magic is completely impractical if used in the middle of a fight.
But in a calm condition?
"Done. Now as the catalyst.... I'm sorry, whoever the owner of this necklace is. But I'll borrow the Mana energy that's in it to summon the wolf." Lucius told himself.
He placed the necklace right in the middle of the circle before starting to activate this magic.
With a fairly long cast of spells, this summoning magic circle finally began to emit light.
Little by little, the light emitted grew brighter. With a dark red color illuminating this entire room, his summoning magic was almost finished.
"I call you, wolf of the North, Fae Fawn! I want you to take me out of here, save my life, so I can come back and train to be stronger, to avenge those who threw myself into this hell!"
'Swuuuuussshhh!!!'
With the end of the magic sequence, the red light now turned so bright that it seemed to blind the vision. Such a strong air pressure could also be felt by Lucius.
Strong enough to push him slightly from where he stood. Slowly, a chain of light with a gray color appeared, approaching towards Lucius' right hand.
That chain will be the binder and the contract of the caller with the creature he calls. Of course, both parties can accept or reject the request.
As long as one meets the request between the caller and the called one, then their contract and relationship will be able to be maintained.
If it does not meet the demands, then the chain will kill anyone who violates it. Be it the caller, or the called one.
'good.... With this I can ride it and find your way out....'
...'KREEETTAAAAKKKK!!!'...
...'BRAAAAAKKKK!!!'...
...'YAAAAAAAAAANNGGG!!!'...
Suddenly, the gray chains that were supposed to start being bound to Lucius' body shattered into pieces before being completely wiped out.
The figure of the gray wolf that was almost finished forming also disappeared because it was considered that the caller did not accept his request.
"Ehh?! What's going on?!"
...'YAAAAAAAAARR!!! BRAAAKK!!!'...
The air pressure that had previously been strong enough, had now turned much stronger. Even to break various glass in this room and throw various items in all directions.
Destroyed some walls and also the roof of this old room. Including throwing Lucius' body a few meters back.
As Lucius slightly opened his eyes to see what was happening....
He saw a different figure from what he knew to be a wolf.
The figure had a human-like appearance, or rather an Elf with long pointed ears.
However, his complexion was as pale white as it did not have the slightest bit of blood flowing in his body. The color of his hair that matches his pale white skin is quite contrasted with his bright red eyes.
Neat and elegant clothes with the nuances of foreign nobles wrapped his body so dazzling.
From his pale lips, he began to speak.
"Your request, I'll take it well. In exchange, can you accept my request?" said the woman so charming.
Under the purplish crystal light that illuminated the woman's figure from the ceiling of the castle, her dazzling appearance had to fade away just like that.
Because slowly, the woman's body began to disappear. Little by little, starting at the end of his foot. Even at this moment his body looked to be a little translucent.
"Eh?!" lucius asked puzzled by this situation.
"I don't have much time, so please. I want you to take care of my life, raise me up one day, and lastly...."
Hearing the last request from the mysterious woman, Lucius could only gap in confusion. Sweat began to pour out profusely along with question marks that sprung up in his head.
"If you want strength, I'm the best person you can hope for. In fact, I can fix all those wounds if you want to fulfill my request." continued the woman after noticing the doubt on Lucius' face.
Much Lucius wanted to ask the mysterious woman's last request. But looking at the woman's body that was about to disappear completely, Lucius finally decided to think about it next time.
"Alright, but that last request.." said Lucius in fear. He felt that he had stepped onto a very bad path, perhaps even the most damned in the world.
It's just....
Hearing that his body could be healed, it could even gain strength....
'Even if it's the devil, I will accept this opportunity.'
"Thank you." the woman replied with a smile that was so charming, before finally her whole body disappeared and was absorbed into Lucius' body.
At that moment, Lucius had not noticed it at all. That the figure he had just met, was a figure that had long been forgotten by the world.
The figure whose legends and stories about him are covered by the shadow of the ancient dragon Ashenflare, which is considered the greatest disaster in the world.
The figure that was once, was known as a symbol of despair itself as it nearly engulfed the entire world in a sea of blood.
The Demon Queen, Carmilla Bloodthorne.