How To Be A Demon lord: The Former Hero's Journey As A Demon Lord!



Al knew that Priscilla has been preoccupied all this while as she tried to get out of the castle and she didn't notice many of the explosions and mana surges that were traveling across the kingdom! Her mind has only been on getting to safety first. All of those explosions came from the same general direction and Al couldn't help but think that that was Leviathan trying to fight against someone else. It is possible that Leviathan already came to help them, and he ended up getting killed by someone stronger than him!

But Al couldn't tell Priscilla that! It would only make her more unbearable to stay around and he didn't know what sort of thing she would do to lash out. So instead, he told Priscilla that he was sure Leviathan was just trying to find the perfect opportunity to come and help them. Maybe Leviathan was moving through the ranks quietly so that he can find the demon lord and attack him directly!

Priscila didn't look convinced at all. She put her head down and held her chin worriedly as she thought about what Al said. It is possible that Al was right and Leviathan was just waiting for the perfect opportunity. Right now, Priscilla needed every bit of hope she can get. She would just keep going towards the escape route and hope that Leviathan could save her kingdom from being destroyed.

After a few moments, Priscilla stood from the guard she was sitting on and dusted her gown down as she spoke up to the other guards around her.

"Well come on, then. There's no need to waste so much time here. Let's go before things get more dangerous,"

Priscilla started to move without bothering to ask the guard she sat on if he had any energy left. The guard just had to force himself to his feet with the help of another guard and he started to move behind Priscilla with a glare.

The group walked for a long time before they finally saw the port that the guards spoke about. There was a moderately sized ship on the water and Priscilla nodded her head in satisfaction. This ship should be enough to keep them safe till they get to a safer area. She turned to the guard that told her about the ship in the first place to tell him to drop the ramp but she was shocked when the guard was no longer there.

She quickly turned to the other side to talk to the guard that was standing there and she was shocked again when there was no one there either! Where are the guards!?

"Al, where are the guards!? Al? Al!!!"

Priscilla turned around in anger when she didn't hear any answer from her advisor! She asked him a question and he dared to ignore her!? Where is he!? Priscilla looked around the entire area, but Al was nowhere to be found! In fact, there was no one anywhere! She was the only one standing in the area!

Priscilla turned to the ship again, and instead of the ocean, she saw a river running across a large canal. There was no ship any more. What is this? Don't tell me... is this Illusion magic? What kind of monster would be able to create an illusion that can fool me for this long? How long have I been walking alone while thinking I was talking to someone?

Priscilla was very skilled at illusion magic and she has never seen anyone that can put her into an illusion for this long.

Step!

Step!

Step!

Footsteps from behind her made Priscilla turn around quickly. There were three people walking towards her and Priscilla's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the person at the center of the three of them. She took a step back as she spoke.

"F-Floid? Are you really Floid?"

Floid, Alucard, and Rosavellt walked toward Priscilla and went past her without even regarding her presence. Floid had already seen Priscilla running away from the castle a long time ago and he sent some of his demon soldiers to kill the guards around her whole he put her into an illusion to make her think that she was still well protected. Floid just wanted Priscilla to come to this spot.

Floid thought that Priscilla would at least find out that she was in an illusion, but it seems she is not strong enough for that.

Floid got to the front of the river and a portal opened behind him and dropped a regal chair made from gold and velvet on the ground. Floid sat down and Rosavellt brought him a glass of wine that he accepted calmly. Floid took a sip and he hummed before he finally looked towards Priscilla.

"It's been a while, hasn't it, Priscilla?"

Priscilla could hear her heart beating inside her ears with how loud it was! She didn't know if it was fear or anger that was making her feel like this, but she knew that she didn't want to face Floid right now! This isn't how they were supposed to meet! She hated when she didn't have the upper hand in any interaction and it is obvious that Floid has the upper hand right now!

Flood continued talking without waiting for Priscilla's response.

"Poetic, isn't it? Tell me, do you remember why it was that you killed me? Have you ever given it a thought since you did it? Or did you just forget all about it and continue living like you did nothing wrong?"

Priscila was a bit confused by what Floid said, but the more he spoke, she quickly realized exactly what Floid was talking about! So that is why he made her come here? This river was the same one that she drowned Floid in all those years ago when she was trying to take the kingdom for herself. What the hell is this? Is it some sort of retribution from Floid? Is he trying to make me feel guilty for what I did? How stupid.

"You have no right to talk to me about taking lives. After all the things you've done in this kingdom, you are the one with more blood on your hands. How many people did I kill? Three? Four? Do you know how many people your demons have killed? Do you know how many men, women, and children died tonight? You're the monster, not me,"

Priscilla still spoke in that pompous and regal manner as she looked down her nose at Floid. Priscilla expected some sort of remorse to show on Floid's face, but she was surprised when Floid grinned while taking another drink. It was obvious that he didn't even care! This is definitely not the same Floid that she knew before! Floid would usually be very worried about what others thought of him and he was against taking human lives! He wouldn't kill a human even if that human did something wrong to him!

Priscilla knew that becoming a demon would make him more ruthless toward humans, but this is too much. Floid looks like he is enjoying being called a monster! As if hearing about all the people he killed is bringing him pleasure! Is this what he has always wanted?

Was the Floid that I knew before just a lie and this is his real self? No, there is no way anyone can pretend for that long. I'm sure he still has that righteousness inside him somewhere and he is only pretending to e this cruel.

Floid spoke up calmly again.

"So you see me as a monster? And what exactly is monstrous about what I am doing here? Tell me, would you consider yourself a monster if you killed a hundred cows? Even when the cows cry and beg for their lives, would you spare them or show them mercy? I really don't think so. So why should I be a monster for slaughtering livestock?"

A shiver of fear spread across Priscilla's entire body when she heard Floid refer to them as livestock! What the hell happened to Floid that made him into this sort of monster? I can't believe the Floid I know would ever call humans livestock with that sort of look on his face.

"Fine. You think of humans as livestock, don't you? Are you going to kill me and eat me like some sort of savage?"

Flood rose a brow once Priscila said this. Why would she think of something so vulgar? Does she think I am an animal? Only the lesser demons bother with eating the humans and having sex with them. Ever since Floid became a demon, he hadn't had the slightest attraction to humans. He sees humans in the same way he would see a snail. Humans were slimy, disgusting creatures that he would never dirty himself with.

Floid stood up and walked towards Priscilla. Priscilla tried her best to stand her ground and glare up at Floid, but she couldn't slow down the nervous beating of her heart and Floid grinned in excitement as he heard it. it was almost like he could taste the fear inside of her. He had a much different plan for Priscilla.

Floid can forgive many transgressions, but the crime of killing him is not something that Floid would ever forgive. Priscilla's death would have been an easy one like Valkyrie and the other members of his former party, but since she was the one that created the plan to kill him and carried it out, her death would not be an easy one.

Grab!!

Floid lashed out his hand and suddenly grabbed Priscilla by the hair! Priscilla let out a scream of pain and she grabbed Floid's hand as she felt him drawing her up by her hair! What the hell was this bastard doing!?

"Let go of me! Let go of me right now!"

Priscilla hit Floid's hand and tried to kick him, but Floid ignored all her effort as he started walking towards the river. Priscilla immediately tried to activate a skill to attack Floid, but she was stunned when the skill bounced off Floid like it was nothing! How strong is this bastard? Floidkept walking towards the river and Priscilla's eyes widened as she realized what Foid was trying to do! Was he going to drown her!?

"F-Floid! Floid, wait! Let's talk about this! I can do anything you want! I'll do anything! Wait!!"

Priscilla was trying desperately to beg for her life, but Floid was not even listening as he got to the river and slammed her face-first into the water!

"Gurgle~! Gurgle~!! Gurgle~!!"

Splash!

Splash!

Splash!

Priscilla immediately started to splash around in the water as she felt the water entering her lungs! She tried to hold her breath for a long time but she couldn't hold it forever and she had to eventually open her mouth to try and take in air, but only water rushed into her mouth and she started to kick her legs around in distress!

No matter how much she tried to raise her head, she couldn't fight against Floid's strengths and she could only splash around as she tried to get away.

This continued for a long time before her movement finally started to slow down and she stopped moving altogether.

She was dead.

...

"Gasp!!!!!"

Priscilla opened her mouth and let out a deep gasp as she gulped in mouthfuls of air in a hurry! She started to cough as she tried to bring her hand to her mouth. But she was surprised when she couldn't raise her hands.

What was happening?