Leon trekked through the dense forest, his senses on high alert as he searched for monsters to hunt.
An hour had passed since he'd last eaten, and his stomach growled with hunger. Beside him, Nox walked silently, his eyes fixed on some unknown point ahead.
"Hey, it's been a while, and you still haven't found anything," Nox said, breaking the silence.
Leon grunted, his eyes scanning the surroundings. "Yeah, about an hour. Nothing worth eating."
Nox's gaze snapped back to him, his eyes gleaming with a hint of excitement. "I can sense monsters nearby."
Leon's head jerked left, his interest piqued. "Where?"
Nox's hand lifted, his finger pointing to the left. "567 meters that way."
A hint of surprise crossed Leon's face. "Huh, so you have some sort of power."
Nox's expression remained neutral, but a small smile played on his lips. "Just go check."
Without hesitation, Leon sprinted in the direction Nox had indicated. But as he approached the spot, his brow furrowed in confusion. There was no monster in sight.
"Where's the monster?" Leon demanded, turning back to Nox.
Nox's shoulders shrugged. "It seems they ran away."
Leon's face twisted in disgust. "You're trash."
Nox's eyes flashed with defensiveness. "It's not my fault! You have something that's scaring them off."
Leon's gaze narrowed. "Something scaring them off?"
A sudden thought occurred to him, and he turned back to Nox. "Hey, why are you helping me?"
Nox's response was hesitant, his voice barely above a whisper. "What?"
"You were bound to me against your will," Leon pressed on. "You helped in gathering Ki,make a ether heart,and now hunting?"
Nox's face became red, and he looked away, his voice stuttering. "I...it...it's b...because..."
Leon watched him struggle, and his expression softened. "It's okay if you don't want to tell.But one day i will repay this favor."
Then Leon notices fruits in trees.
"Apples!,I will eat them for now!." Said Leon with a sense of satisfaction.
Leon came near the tree.He focused his Ki into his palm and punched the tree.the whole tree broke and fell on the ground.
Leon said "Wow!,This is Awesome!."
On the other hand "Nox was still in deep thinking."Why did i helped him,a puny human this much?." Thought Nox.
But Leon was busy eating the apples.
But Nox's eyes snapped back to his, and he inhaled sharply. "Huh, I feel something."
Leon's instincts kicked in, and he turned to face the same direction as Nox. "What is it?"
The air seemed to thicken, and Leon felt an ominous presence wash over him. "It's demonic energy," he whispered, his eyes locking onto Nox. "Is it you?"
Nox shook his head. "No."
Leon's gaze narrowed. "How can I feel it?"
Nox's response was calm. "It could be because of your skill, Demonic Awareness."
The pieces clicked into place for Leon. "Oh, that's why."
Nox's gaze fixed on something behind Leon, and his voice dropped to a whisper. "It's coming from that cave."
Leon's senses confirmed it, and he nodded. "I can feel it too."
As he approached the cave, the demonic energy grew stronger. "The density is higher here, right?" he asked Nox.
But Nox didn't respond. He stood frozen, his eyes fixed on the cave entrance with an unreadable expression.
Leon turned to him, concern etched on his face. "Nox?"
There was no answer. Nox's gaze remained locked on the cave, his face a mask of awe and fascination.
Then Leon slapped Nox.
No shouted "Why did you slap me!."
Leon said "why were you not responding."
"That's..That's...Nothing!,Let's go inside." Said Nox.
Leon with a doubtful expression agreed and went inside the cave.
Leon was going inside the cave while Nox was still at the entrance of the cave.Nox thought in his mind "This energy definetely belongs to him!,But...could he have survived?."
Leon said "Hey are you coming or not?."
Then Nox snapped out of thoughts and gone inside the cave.
Leon and Nox,walked inside the cave.got to depths of it.
At the end there was nothing,but a dark crystal in the ground.
Leon said "This is the source of demonic energy."
When Leon touched the crystal,a bright dark light flashed.
When Leon opened his eyes he saw a strange place,with nothing but darkness,and a pair of steps,and at the top of the stairs was a empty throne.
Leon said "what is this place?."
Nox said "Thi..This energy....Spatial magic!."
Leon said "What!?,spatial magic?!,how is it Here?."
Then Leon remembers something "This..I remember!,This is Zorville's dungeon!."
Leon continued "Zorville,is the demonic commander of Khrotos,The demon king of space and time.He hided in the forest,near the katana castle.He rested their to recover his energy,and make a army of monsters for revenge.he made monsters in a dimensional space so that space was not founded by anyone entering the forest.But protagonists founded it,and entered the dimensional space.They destroyed the monsters he created and slayed carville.
Nox said "So Zorville is still alive?!."
Then a black fog surrounded the place,and the black fog gathered in the throne.And as it got cleared,a Presence came before them.
It was like Human.It had long white hair,black eyes,cracks in his body,and a big scar in it's face.
"It's Zorville!!."Shouted Nox.
"A pest has entered my dimension?."
Leon said "Long White hair,cracks in the body,Scar in the face...So you're Zorville!."
Zorville gave a malicious smile said "So you know about me....."
Then he pointed out to Nox and said "What is this cat?,Why do i feel demonic energy from it?...."
Both Leon and Nox were shocked."How the hell can you see me!." Shouted Nox.
Zorville gave a evil smile and said "Anything that comes inside the dimension i created,i can see it,even if it is invisible..."
Then Nox shouted "How do you have spatial powers!."
Leon said "What?,what are you saying?."
Nox continued "Zorville is a demonic swordsman!,And he does not have spatial magic!."
Leon in his thoughts said"But in the original novel,he was the only one who can use spatial magic."
Zorville said "What Novel are you talking about?...."
Leon said "You can read our minds?!!."
Zorville said "Ican read the minds of those who come inside my dimension....."
Leon said "He calls this His dimension and not Dungeon,it seems like he has not made this place Dungeon?"
Zorville said "How do you know about my plan to create a dungeon?."
But Nox interrupted Zorville and Nox asks "How do you have spatial powers!,Your Lord,the Demon Lord Khrotos is the only one who can use this power!."
Zorville smiled and said "Yeah that should be the case but....."
"But?"
"When he was fighting the heroes,He was weakened by the the powerful heroes,He seemed like he can die at any time,Why should the dead have powers?,He was trying to use the time travel power as a last resort,but i...."
"But you?." Asked Nox anxiously
"Then Zorville burst out laughing "Hahahaha!,I stabbed him from the back!,Absorbing a fragment of his powers and i got spatial magic from that absorbed powers."
Nox was at silence,complete silence.
Leon said "Aren't you a commander of Khrotos?,How can you betray him!,You are a bastard,no,worse than a bastard!."
Zorville again gave a malicious smile and said "Aren't you a Human?,why are you supporting khrotos,a Demon King...."
Nox,due to the shock, fell on the ground on his knees.
Zorville said "Oh my are you already surrendering to me?...."
But Nox said "You knew it right..."
"What?."
Nox shouted "You knew Khrotos was Demon king Infernox's Brother!!!."
"Brother!!??." Shouted Leon.
"Of course i knew it.What will that infernox bastard can do?,I knew he would be defeated by Heroes soon..."
Then Nox got enraged he got up and dark flames bursted from his his body.
He shouted furiously "AAAHHHH!."
Then Dark flames and energy bursted erupted out of Nox's body like a violent storm.
Bothe Leon and Zorville got astonished.
"What is this energy....,Demonic energy?...,No it is more destructive than it....,Huh!,This is Essence of destruction!,The Khaos energy!."
Zorville said "Only one person has this Energy.D..D..Demon Lord Infernox!!?."
"Nox!." Shouted Leon."Control your rage!."
Nox said with utmost rage "Leon..."
"What?." Said Leon with confusion.
"Din't you say you will repay my favor?...."
Said Nox Facing Leon.
"Yes." Said Leon.
"THEN REPAY IT NOW!, Shouted Nox.
"Kill Zorville now!!." Shouted Nox.