All, One, Everything.

Chapter 29: Massacre

Preview: Hehehe, I can finally approach those precious things and make myself stronger. These stupid demons. They may be capable of communication and are considered to have some intelligence but, they're still nothing compared to me! A former human! They can only be used by someone they deemed weaker and inferior. Keke, well it doesn't sound that bad. We're both using each other in order to achieve our goals in one way or another, right? I thought in anticipation as I look forward to my bright future in this new place.

Traversing the dimly lit and hot environment, Pendra clacked his mandibles in annoyance and asked "When exactly are we going to arrive there? We've already traversed at least 5 volcanoes, yet we haven't seen a living demon. Where exactly are you leading us?" Pendra irritatingly asked the ugly thing while feeling his position threatened. He feels like this guy is very good at making his master feel good throughout the journey. Pendra also discovered that he is called Yhaele, a very strange name for a demon.

"Hahaha, you don't have to worry about it! We're pretty close, I think. We just need to go around a valley then we'll be there shortly. That valley is our first stop because it is the nest of Winged Monkeys and they live in the caves they dug in the valleys." You little sh*t, if it wasn't because you're always coiled around Sunirae, I would've already turned you into a grilled centipede. Inwardly, Yhaele complained while thinking of the distance they have to travel.

Yhaele originally came from the other side of that strange place filled with creepy vines and green grasses. During his travels circling the border, he came across the habitat of Flaming Salamanders and hunted one of them. According to the information he received from the fragmented memories, the reason why Flaming Salamanders live in that place was because of a certain ore that constantly releases heat through the ground, making the place "warm" and comfortable for the Flaming Salamanders. It also helped in incubating eggs hatched by Flaming Salamanders and thus, their numbers continued growing until they dominated the place and called it their territory.

The place was called Soelis Volcano because a Soelis Ore deposit exists underground and Flaming Salamanders are sometimes called Soelis Salamanders due to their habitat and affinity. And sometimes, when the volcano erupts, some ores get swept into the ground and cause some lucky salamanders to mutate, becoming abnormally strong for a demon in 2nd Level of Hell. They're usually the one that leads the tribe and consume the most resources. While if a female mutates, it becomes restricted by the entire race to become nothing more than a procreating tool to increase stronger members. Therefore, after many years of development, they are already one of the leading and strongest races in the entire 2nd Level of Hell. It is even rumored that some of their members and chiefs went down to the 3rd Level but no news came back.

"Hey Yhaele, how delicious do you think Flaming Salamanders are?" Asked Sunirae curiously.

"Definitely an exquisite taste, last time I had one, it was so good my drool was all over the place." Of course, Yhaele was lying. How could a demon meat, even if its roasted taste good without condiments?!

"What is an exquisite taste?" Asked Sunirae innocently. Pendra also cocked his antennae noticeably while pretending to show an irritated mood by clacking his mandibles.

"Uh, It means it's really good that I haven't tasted anything like it before." Replied Yhaele honestly to this innocent Sunflower.

I thought they were just like me, but from the looks of it, they aren't. Maybe they are just a weird and unique case of being intelligent amongst Low-Rank Demons. But that strength, though, reminds me of the signs that one is a human soul reborn as a demon, albeit it also says that they are mindless and only follow their desires.

Yhaele thought nonchalantly as he talked about all sorts of things to the duo in order to pass time. While they didn't notice it, they arrived at the valley where Winged Monkeys live.