The Author Is Speechless
Chapter 292: PART 10

Chapter 292: <ERASE> PART 10

With a small cube-shaped orb in his hands, Viktor stood by the newly formed premises far away from the demon civilisation. It was the heavenly tower in his hands, power, fame, wealth, hope, fear; it was all in his hands. The absolute authority to control the heavenly tower, as well as the territory of the dungeon king.

After the authority was passed down to him, he could feel some strange message coming from a being or an object?

It was the Void.

’So, I am the new owner of a territory without attending the succession tournament... and because of that, it’s not necessarily important for me to attend the tournament? Is this what the Void is telling me?’

The faint presence of an object disappeared. He couldn’t feel anything even though it was near him, closer to his soul to be exact.

’I don’t think it was the Void, but a servant of it. Void isn’t a living being or an object. You can’t categorise it in terms of the human or god perspective. Even though God has so much authority, we are still a 3D being. We can’t change the past, and even if one of us has the ability to time travel it’s a sin to change the past. Actually, one doesn’t have the power to change the past. So that makes us 3D beings. But Void? That thing is in another dimension, an infinite one.

So, we aren’t god. Void is the only god. We are dust floating in the air.’

The floating cube disappeared from his hands. Standing by the throne, he looked at the gate that led to the human realm. Azazel was sitting beside him, still acting as the demon lord because Viktor told him to do so. But soon, the real deal will be revealed the moment Akira enters the realm.

In the meantime, Raphael was sitting among the royal family members, enjoying some refreshments with her new friend Scarlet.

But to show respect, she never sat beside her.

At that moment, the ground started to shake. "Is it happening already?" she said.

"I think so. This vibration occurs when something or someone crosses between two dimensions. The heroes are here. Miss Raphael, let’s head to the arena." Scarlet answered.

Both of them started to head to the gallery of the massive arena and saw that more than a thousand soldiers had entered the realm of demons. They were all armed with heavy blades, thick armour and a hundred people who were carrying rations.

But they were all taken aback by the arrangement. Chessboard-like platform, the gallery surrounds the entire ground, a crowd was cheering and right in the middle of the gallery, a man was leaning over the throne, smiling in a welcoming way. Even though he was the demon lord, he didn’t sit on the throne but a monster made of clay.

Akira smirked. "Still playing the clown, you demon?"

Azazel stood up, taking the lead to speak.

"Welcome, Heroes from the other realm. I am Azazel Von.."

"Silence!!!!"

Interrupting his introduction, Akira shouted again, "I have no business with you." Pointing his sword at Viktor, he said, "I am here for the head of a traitor, the demon lord..!" his voice somehow got stuck and failed to speak of Viktor’s name.

As always, Viktor smirked.

Azazel smiled while tilting his head a little to his left. "How wonderful. As the host, it is my duty to lead the playground. Shall we play a game then? If the heroes win, the secret treasure shall be theirs. If the demons win, we shall conquer half of the human realm."

Akira’s blood was boiling. At that moment, his system acted up.

^Do you wish to accept the challenge?^

^Y/N^

^N: Death penalty^

^Y: No Further Data^

Not just him, Liz and his wife had also received the notification from the system. It was like they had no choice but to accept the challenge to avoid the death sentence. But why was the system acting this way? Was it all past the whole world-saving quest? The main quest was to defeat the demon lord.

So many questions started to swirl into their heads like tornadoes but eventually, all three of them chose the yes option.

To their surprise, the troop they bought disappeared, leaving only 3 of them on the massive playground.

Azazel smiled, "It’s a war between the hero and the demon lord. Let’s not involve civilians in our fight."

He jumped from the tall fort where his throne was and landed swiftly on the ground.

"It’s our fight so how about we start right now?" A sword made of strong metal formed in his hand. The crowd cheered, and some were taking pictures and recording the whole thing.

Meanwhile, Viktor was busy checking the tower he just conquered as if it were something to collect. He could hear the sword making clinging sounds, the crowd cheering, but his attention was on that tower system.

’Hmm...this is much more complicated than I thought. That bastard formed links to other territories as if it’s his own. I shall remove them even though so many worlds are going to get affected.

In a world where dungeons, monsters, towers, and magic exist, it would be a disaster if everyone woke up one day to find that everything had disappeared. But I don’t have that greed to take others’ territory. I feel tired just by seeing how big mine is. It will be a hassle just to control this one.

Hah...to think I’d become a territory owner just by taking control over a tower. Raphael, you were something back then. To think you made a territory out of nowhere.’

He shook his head and looked at the arena to check what was going on.

To his surprise, Raphael was standing beside Azazel along with Scarlet. They were all fighting 1V1 with the 3 heroes.

"When did those two get involved?" he frowned while sitting and chilling on a guest couch.

The leader of the demon realm came close to his couch. His eyes looked up. "They said they wanted to play too. So I let them play."

"You are.."

"Dian. You may call me Dian, my lord." The king of the demon realm introduced himself.

Viktor smirked. "Keen observation you have there. Say, is my Azazel a good leader?"

"Azazel is an exceptional leader with intelligence, great leadership and a sly person, I must say. But I do not know the reason why you sent him. You were here all along but you never craved the spotlight. Controlling everything from the shadows, from long ago. Every step you take is like a finely embroidered one, leaving no space for mistakes.

The heroes? They are playing in your hands."

Dian took a seat beside him.

"Dian, you say....

Let me ask you a question."

Viktor stood up and stood near the edge of the fort, enjoying the duel between the heroes. Dian walked closer to him.

"What are you going to do if you win the duel? Torture humans to take control over the world? Or make a peaceful pact just like before?"

Dian replied, "We demons keep promises. But if they cause any problems, we won’t tolerate anything."

"I have a strong trust in a demon’s promise. If you were an elf, I wouldn’t take that word from your mouth seriously. Heheh..."

"I am honoured."

They both stood there, watched the duel while chatting about random things, ate meals and walked around the arena.

Viktor’s white hair began to reflect the moonlight as the moon rose in the west; it was already night, and the duel was still going. Dian walked beside him, taking glances from time to time at his face, wondering how a person could be so beautiful.

Viktor then decided to speak. "Azazel told me that you wish to make Azazel your son-in-law."

"He will be the demon king when I retire. So it’s normal to hope that I shall make a proposal. My eldest daughter, Cryolina, is an exceptional woman with a strong mindset of judgment. She’s also a very intelligent and strong woman. So I wish a strong man to marry him. And Azazel is the best candidate."

"Does the princess know about your intentions?"

"Yes. She is well aware of the fact that she is going to become the crown princess sooner or later.

Although my youngest daughter wanted to marry Azazel, I can’t make her the crown princess. Azazel is the leader of the demon realm, and his spouse should be someone who holds exceptional talent."

"How old is your youngest daughter, may I ask?"

"She’s only 17."

"An infant.."

"Yes."

"As the guardian of Azazel, I approve of your proposal. Although I must give you some warnings. Azazel is an immortal. He will live forever unless someone breaks his heart. Cryolina shall die, her descendants born from her womb shall die one day too. Azazel will keep living. It’s up to him whether he wants to marry another woman or not later in his life.

But for him, he should stay unmarried. In this world, nothing is permanent for him."

Dian listened to his explanation.

"What if they both want to get married with all those risks in mind?"

"I am not in a position to stop their love from bonding then. Let them fly freely. As a guardian, I shall pray for their happy lives. The rest is in their hands."

Cryolina was hiding a few yards away from them behind a corner, listening to their conversation. It was true that she had feelings for Azazel, even though he always maintained the body of a child in front of everyone.

She was the only one who saw him in his full form. It was their 1st time meeting 9 years ago. After that, they meet almost every night.

To catch up to him, she worked so hard to get her father’s acknowledgement. Now, it was only a matter of time until she became the crown princess.

She smiled, but also cried a little after hearing Viktor’s warnings. But the decision was made, also in her mind.