The Slayers
Chapter 131 (Season 3)

"Hmmm? Where's me?"

Alan thought he had lost. The fight against the broken knight made him suffer death for the first time. In the end, when he opened his eyes, all he saw was a small light like a firefly. It was so dark and empty.

"This is the place before heading to the realm of death?" Alan said confusedly.

"Not."

The deg!

Alan's heart felt like a bomb. Suddenly someone spoke to him. That place feels so lonely. Of course Alan was very surprised when he heard someone talking to him.

"Who is that?"

"Let's look up."

"Upper?"

Alan looked up. Sure enough, he saw a pair of glowing eyes that were watching him closely. It was unclear how he looked as the silhouette was shrouded by shadows, which must have been gigantic in size and Alan saw two horns coiling like a goat.

"You... Who're you?"

"You have no right to ask me my name or ours. You have no right to ask." Said the goat-headed silhouette.

"What the fuck? And, why did you say 'we'? Is there anything else?"

"Look around you, little-brained man."

'Little brains' pissed Alan off. Putting that aside, Alan turned around while looking up. Alan then could not believe what he saw.

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Alan POV

I don't know who they are and what kind of entity they are. What is certain is that I suddenly felt small. Their presence was so strong that I felt like dust.

"Include us, we are the five great figures of the dark side."

Five grand figures? I remember that Flya once mentioned about the five great figures. If they are from the darkness, then they are the five great demons?

"We from the dark side can be called the Five Great Demons or the 5 Sovereign Devils." The goat-headed figure spoke in a thoughtful tone, but I knew there was a hint of pride when he said that, however, I was here only to hear what they said and answer.

"First of all, welcome to the void, challenger. You are one of the 5 people who managed to complete the tower from the first to sixty floors." First of all, the goat-head flattered me after calling me a cerebellum. I'm not flattered anyway.

"Of all that, only you have the element of darkness. It's a very good time, aren't you my friends?"

No one responded to the goat's head. From what I saw, they all had smiles on their faces except for one, hooded silhouette whose even eyes were barely visible.

"Alan Lexius, as a successful challenger, you will be our container. So be happy, a human like you is in nature to be our slave."

Wait, container? I underwent a challenge from the first to sixty floors, even I to death at the end, and I became a slave?

"...don't be silly, demon."

"...what?"

"I'm telling you, don't talk silly, you devil!"

I had climbed the tower with great difficulty and in the end I became a slave to the devil. As a human being, how can I accept that?

"Hey, man, remember you're just a lowly human in front of us. Your destiny to be slaves and our container has been determined since you set your feet on the crown! It is your destiny as a human being!"

"You, a demon whose nature is a despicable creature dares to determine my destiny? My destiny has been determined from birth, not by you, but by the Almighty! As successful humans, you should give me an award, damn*n!"

"You! Fucking man!" One of the demons did not accept my words. He was a pointy horned silhouette towering upwards. The other most prominent features were his eyes and mouth, even his nose was a burst of fire.

"For the size of a human being, you're so daring to be handsome, so brave that I want to crumple your skull and give it to my children~" Silhouette that looks like a woman talking. The woman had horns and her eyes glowed a purple color. Although the tone of speech is soft and motherly to the point of tickling the ears. His words were extremely sinister and did not match his tone.

"Low-man.... How dare to oppose us.... Must be destroyed...." Now there was a three-headed dragon speaking consecutively, very noisy.

"Why, huh!? Hey, you guys, I'm not going to be your slave or anything!"

I have always been strongly opposed to slavery. I read novels, comics, and watched a television series about slavery. My blood boiled when I saw that kind of scene. Because I think freedom is the main thing. Unless the man I think his crimes cannot be forgiven, I will not enslave anyone.

The demons started to get angry until they gave off their dense aura. My body was so depressed that it fell to my knees. My consciousness began to disappear, my vision became blurry and I could barely see anything.

I didn't want to do this, but I bit my tongue to the point of bleeding to keep my consciousness awake.

"This boy, his determination is strong."

"This little bajing*n should be taught a lesson!"

At that time, I thought my life would be over by then. My soul may be destroyed here until my body in the real world becomes a soulless body aka death. I haven't said goodbye to Alex, Norga, Lyfa, Cindy, Ling Hua, the kids who always play in the park, and everyone else. I'm not married, I've never even dated! I haven't reciprocated their actions and saw Via's face one last time. My life will die tragically.

At least that's what I thought before the most silent and mysterious silhouette put her index finger in front of her mouth, perhaps? I don't know who he is, but he seems to be the most powerful and powerful among the four of them.

The demons were surprised by the sign of the hooded silhouette. Their auras disappeared and I no longer felt pressured. I'm thankful enough for him, at least he didn't rape me as a human being.

".....human."

Open your mouth and talk. It was like being hit by a shock wave. My eardrum feels like it's about to break. Who exactly is this hooded entity?

"W-what?"

"What are you most afraid of in this world?"

The thing I fear the most? Why is he asking like that? Whatever, I can only answer the question right now. When asked what I fear the most...

"I'm afraid of losing something valuable. Like my freedom was forcibly taken or whatever." It may be a bit cliche, but it's true. That's the thing I'm most afraid of in the world.

"Freedom, huh? We have the same fear."

Whahuh? Whatdoes thatmean?

"We both hate the freedom that is taken away. The power of freedom is awesome and awesome. All the creatures in the world crave freedom, you know that, right?"

"Yes yeah, don't beat around the bush, just go straight to the point." This one entity seems to want to incite me to something.

"You are an impatient man. Point is, get us out of here and we'll help you."

Freeing them? They were dangerous demons that looked very threatening. Is it okay to free them? They could have created an apocalypse, or maybe he was trying to frame me.

"Don't worry about what we'll do. We live inside you. We can control you, you can control us too. It's a cooperative relationship."

It seems profitable, but still, making a pact with the demons usually leads to catastrophe. I still don't believe them.

"What will I get if I release you? Are you going to control my body and riot?"

"No, we're not gonna do that. You will receive power from us that you cannot imagine. We won't always show up, and we can help you if you're in trouble. I can guarantee it all."

Again, the offer was very convincing. I don't know if he's lying or not, but whatever. I'll bet for now.

"Alright, I'll accept your offer. On one condition, don't ruin my life!"

That's all I want. I hope they can keep it, even if I don't hope because they're demons.

"Good choice."

After which, the demons nodded in unison and began to utter an epic word.

"We, the forgotten demons. Ancestors of the sovereign devil. We made a contract with a human, Alan Lexius, as a container for the Five Great Demons."

Those words gave me goosebumps, seriously. The hooded silhouette then said something to me.

"Did you accept the contract with us?"

[Y/N]

Although reluctant, but I press Y. I have to face the consequences that are coming. After pressing Y, one by one began to pronounce his name and nickname.

"My name is Baphomet, the demon of knowledge. With this I will enter into a contract with you." As expected, the silhouette of the goat is Baphomet.

"My name is Ifrit, the embodiment of hellfire. With this I will enter into a contract with you." His tone was very different, but he was very cool.

"My name is Lilith, the queen of Succubus and the most noble of demonic women. I hereby contract with you." The lilith? there was Succubus and Incubus, and he was the culprit.

"My name is Azi Dahaka.... The dragon-devil bearer of disaster.... I hereby bind you to a contract." This one is unexpected. I rarely hear his name.

"Last, I am Jaldabaoth, the embodiment of chaos. I hereby bind you to a contract." Eh, her? Who is called a false God?

"Welcome to see you again, new champion."

Jaldabaoth said goodbye and the Five Great Demons turned into spirits that possessed me.