The War of the Demon Controllers
Arc 1 Rescues Riel

His encounter with the stranger restored his lost spirit and confidence. Toras, as soon as the stranger wants to be summoned by him. Daedalus brought Toras to Istal and could not wait to bring the happy news to his family.

“Dad, Mom!” Daedalus exclaimed happily upon entering Istal, the wounds and aches he suffered he had forgotten for a moment. His father and mother, as well as Tael who was giving dry grass stopped. “I have a way to save Riel. We can save Riel!”

Daep looked at his wife in confusion. They seemed to see his son had fallen into madness as a result of his head being hit.

Tael. “How's caranaya?”

Toras finally entered Istal, he seemed uncomfortable with the smell of the place but was polite withholding the smell. Daedalus introduced him to his family.

“His name, Toras,” said Daedalus, “if his hair and beard have bleached, believe me he is the same age as you, Father. And although his body is small believe me, he is as tough as Rouf and Touf.”

“Do not overdo it,” said Toras slowly.

“Show, Toras, burn your body with fire like earlier.” Daedalus waited enthusiastically.

Toras is willing to show it. “This is not burning the body with fire, Daedalus,” Toras correction. He showed me his red stone. “This is a Pomegranate Gem, a Gem that allows you to borrow demonic powers from Hell.” Toras closed his eyes and a red flame re-enveloped his body like before. The heat made the Daedalus family step back. Toras chose to extinguish it.

“See! With that we can help Riel.” cried Daedalus.

“People who use the power of Pomegranate Gems are called as Devil Borrowers or short Borrowers.” Toras continued. “They borrowed the power of demons from Hell, who had been bound by a direct contract with this Pomegranate Gem. I can guarantee one of the new Demon Borrowers the equivalent of a dozen lowly warriors of the kingdom.”

“That's a cursed power,” Daep said humbly. “you must have killed many people to have it.”

Toras nodded in disagreement. “There is a difference between a Devil Borrower and a Demon Controller, sir. Although both use the Pomegranate Gem as an intermediary, the Borrower only borrows power and elements from the demons of hell in exchange for energy and focus within. What was different was so clear with the Demon Controllers who summoned demons to fight beside him with the blood payment of users or human casualties. That is a significant difference.”

Daep was made speechless, her face dived unhappily. Tael enthusiastically noticed while Daedalus immediately showed it.

“Tell me to do the same, Toras,” said Daedalus. “then teach my father, my mother and my sister. I'm sure we'll save Riel successfully.”

Toras reached into the pocket of his robe—his body was covered in a wide black robe. He took out a new-looking Pomegranate Gem. “Even to Satan there is a fundamental difference in strength. Trying to borrow the power of the Supreme Devil will make you disregarded by him. You should start using the Low Devil first, a slime, and get your body used to it first.”

Daedalus had hoped to obtain great fire power, but he still received the Pomegranate Gem from Toras. When his hand touched the Jewel, his mind was thrown into an empty and empty space. Before him had prostrated a red man formed from slime. The creature did not say a word, but without saying any words Daedalus was sure the creature was worshipping him.

“Daedalus are you there?”

Toras' voice brought Daedalus back.

“Red Slime man ...,” murmured Daedalus. “In the empty black space, she prostrated worship me.”

“It ... unusual,” said Toras confused. “But we'll go to the point. Demon Slimonoid, it is a demon that is bound to the Pomegranate Gem in your hand. Not all Slime Devils are human, I've made them evolve before. Now, you have to focus on ‘ asking’ that Devil Slimonoid rubs your hands with his elastic slime. No need to rush because beginners usually have to try several times before the devil complies.”

Daedalus did as Toras asked, he asked the Devil Slimonoid to wrap his hand in a slime and then, one of his hands was enveloped in red slime.

“Good beginner luck,” says Toras. But Daedalus' subsequent actions again surprised him.

Daedalus again asked and asked the Demon Slimonoid to lend him his strength. First both of Daedalus' hands were covered with Slime, then his legs and finally his whole body was covered in an elastic red slime. He was like Toras when his body was covered in flames, but to Daedalus his was Slime.

“I'm like you, Toras!” daedalus was surprised.

“How do you do it, it's impossible.” Toras was as surprised as Daedalus.

“Like that alone?” tanya Toras doesn't believe.

“Like that alone!” Daedalus approached his father. “See Dad, with this Rouf and Touf or Gallam or even the Lord himself we can defeat!”

“Stop messing around and start feeding the horses,” reply Daep cold.

“What?” The slime on Daedalus' body shrank slowly and disappeared with a flash, his focus lost.

“Forget Riel, forget the Devils and Gems and start feeding the horses, bathe them and a week later Riel will be back with us.”

Of course Riel will be back with them a week later after Lord Puqress' birthday celebration. But those who returned their souls never returned intact. “And what? And see Riel, my sister, get back with us and can only sit pensive, moody and ruined her life? Or even worse, when he returned he would end his life by making the horse at Istal kick his head. You want Riel like that?”

“Riel is also my son!” Daep snaps at Daedalus. The heads of both father and son were just as hot. “I don't want him to die, I don't want him to be God's gift either. But what happened to us is fate and fate, Daedalus. Sometimes we forget who we are.”

“What are we?”

“We are slaves,” Daep replied quickly.

“Listen to your father, Daedalus.” Aurie, her mother added. “It's possible that Lord liked Riel and she made her a slave concubine. We often talk about Riel living together with nobles, right? Imagine Riel living among God's nobles and living a pleasant life. He no longer needs to take care of this dirty horse and stables.”

Daeadalus could not believe the words that came out of his mother and father's mouth. He realized that even Tael was silent not to defend or support him. What kind of family is this, he asked himself.

“You're just scared, yeah you're just scared!” Daedalus pointed at his father's face. “You're afraid that if Riel's rescue fails you'll be executed and lose your life. Or even worse, you're afraid Lord Puqress is throwing you out of Istal and telling you to clean the streets because only Istal is what you can be proud of.”

“Dragon your mouth, Daedalus,” threatens Daep. “sometimes in life difficult choices should be taken.”

“I don't see not saving Riel is an option. She could be crying right now somewhere she's being held!”

Daedalus looked at his father's face deeply, then his mother's face and back to his father. Their faces were the faces that had rounded his resolve. He's capitulating.

“Basic coward,” taunts Daedalus. He turned away to the gate Istal. “ayo we go Toras, we both are also enough to save Riel.”

“Stop in place, Daedalus!” Old Daep's voice boomed like thunder in the stormy sky.

Daedalus stopped his steps and turned to his father. “Or what? Daddy's gonna stop me? You cowardly father!”

Hearing that, Daep lost her temper and ran over to Daedalus. Daep strangles her son and tries to throw him down, but Daedalus' physical differences with his father's thin body are far-reaching.

”If you were this excited to stop Riel when she was taken by the Lord, maybe all the slaves would follow you.” Daedalus pushed his father to the ground. “But you're a selfish old man, who only thinks about your safety.”

Daep was silent to hear it.

“You are selfish, Daedalus!” Aurie yells. He comes to Daep's side and helps her stand up. “You will get us a family on execution by your actions!”

“What will happen is I will save Riel and get away from this rotten city. I will change my life and stop being a slave!”

Daedalus came out of Istal and Toras followed in his footsteps. They're headed for Riel's rescue.