Side Job: SSS-Class Necromancer!
Chapter 45: [The Demonkin!]

Chapter 45: [The Demonkin!]

-Whoosh!

In the darkness of the night, as the light dims, lits up the shadows in corners where the light seldom reaches. The edges where the faint hearted don’t dwindle, there live some people that are often worse than the monsters in the stories.

One of such places are the easters sewers of the city where, even though the light reaches, it enlightens only the ones that have nothing to do with justice or kindness.

They are the beings blessed by the light, yet they pray to the night.

Known by many names, they are most famous for being called Fallen.

And where exists the fallens, accelerated are the activities of the dark mages, and the rituals, often birthing demons, or those who want to be one.

-Whoosh!

-Slash!

"It’s Fenrir!"

"Kill him!"

-Slash!

-Slash!

And for such light that doesn’t bring warmth to anyone, there exists darkness to extinguish its entire existence.

"Run away!"

"Trap him from the back side!"

"Call for more back up!"

"Flame! Bind!"

"Where is he?! I can’t see him-thwack!"

-Slash!

He ran like a silent wind, unseen by those around, killing everyone in his path as he looked for the one that he came to take down today. His eyes didn’t spare anyone, and neither did his weapon. Today was a special hunt. Today he had come to hunt a demonkin. A human who had given humanity a power that can’t even protect him properly.

[It’s like a maze, really](Elios)

Noah had taken more than a dozen turns, both left and right, as he hunted all the dark mages in his path without sparing even a single one of them. His eyes traced for the path from where the dark mana was coming the most.

But the more turns he took, the more farther the way got.

It seemed never ending.

"It’s close."(Noah)

Noah mumbled as he felt that a few more turns and he will reach the place from where the demonkin’s stench was coming from.

[Damn. Another light user. This is the 12th one... just how many of these fallen are there? Good thing, we were prepared.](Elios)

Unlike the usual hunts where there were only dark mages, today Noah met a dozen light user that seemed to be working with the dark mages. This made them realize once again that not all light user are good people. There can be scumbags like these too here and there.

-Whoosh!

-Slash!

"Huh? What-"

-Slash!

But fortunately, there combat prowess was far below the dark mages so killing them was pretty easy.

[You have killed a Fallen Light Mage!]

And of course there was the system telling him that he did a good job.

{You seem to be doing a better job than I thought. Most of the Inquestors would have been confused by this}(Ameliana)

Plus there was Miss Ameliana talking to him through magic, guiding him from point to point. Though her guidance wasn’t really amounting to much since Noah most killed those Light Mage before they could even try something.

It was more Instincts than anything since he felt them trying to kill him at first sight.

At least the one that saw him on his entry to this area.

"It should be around the corner."(Noah)

Noah turned around the corner, only to find a door at the end of the path. Surprisingly the stench of dark mana was not coming from behind the door, but about a few meters away from it.

[A trap, huh?](Elios)

Noah couldn’t see that demonkin but looking at the current situation, he felt that the demonkin should be hiding himself using some form of magic.

Though...

[How stupid.](Elios)

-Whoosh!

-Slash!

With the huge amount of Dark Magic coming from a single point, it was impossible for Noah to not see the location where that guy was standing. Hence, not wasting even a single moment, Noah went in for the kill.

"You Bastard!!! How dare you!!!"

"Tch! I missed!"(Noah)

Noah looked at the one missing arm of that demonkin that he just cut off. He was groaning in pain as he looked hatefully at Noah.

Though unlike Noah imagined, this guy didn’t exactly look like a demon.

Everything about him was the same as a human except for the black bulging veins on his face and hand, and those dark black eyes of his. He wore the same attire as the dark mages outside, except for the strange blood red mark at the left of his robe, near the chest area.

"YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS-"

-Whoosh!

-Slash!

The demonkin narrowly dodged Noah’s attack before that demonkin’s hand tried to grab Noah’s arm. Though Noah slowly took a step back, swiftly changing his direction, avoiding that demonkin’s grasp.

"You cannot run away from this."

He spoke as he vanished once again.

-Whoosh!

And Noah ran 10 meters towards his left in a single dash.

-Slash!

"AAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"

This time, cut the demonkin’s other arm with another slash as well.

[A teleportation spell? Wasn’t it light magic resistance?](Elios)

{Either the reports were wrong or...}(Ameliana)

"... this is another demon."(Noah)

Now that Noah had calmed a bit, he noticed that there was another stream of Dark Magic coming from within the room. It was less, much less than the one coming from this teleportation demon, but still it was more than what a dark mage usually had.

"You fucking son of a-"

-Slash!

[You have killed a Lesser Demon!]

[You have received +2000 Exp]

[You have done justice to the dead souls! +500 Karma!]

As Noah slashed the demon’s head, he then looked at the door. Then, walking towards the door, he opened it.

[What is that?](Elios)

{ELIOS! KILL HIM FAST!}(Ameliana)

There was a man sitting in a lotus position within a circle. He had strange runes present all over his bald head, as he stood there channeling his mana into the circle and then into his body.

-Whoosh!

Noah ran towards that man as Ameliana ordered but before he could do so...

-Bam!!

He was pushed away by a barrier.

That bald man opened his eyes as an ugly smile appeared on his face. He looked at Noah with slight mockery in his eyes before he spoke,

"Oh great beings from the underworld! Accept the soul of this devout believer and descend in this realm! Show the wrath to these insects who fail to believe in you!"

-Clank!

-Bam!!

Noah tried to hit that barrier again, but once again he was pushed back.

{Elios. Run away as fast as you can. You are too weak to fight it.(Ameliana)

Though it seemed to be too late as that man slowly started withering as his entire body was slowly sucked into the circle. And then a huge amount of mana began to rise from the circle... slowly forming into a shape of a demonic being.

It looked around for a few seconds, his eyes half disinterested, half bored. Unamused by the dull surroundings, he then clenched his hand slowly before letting out a small sigh.

"It’s a bit weak but... I guess I have been summoned?"

A real demon had been summoned in front of Noah.