Master Of None

2054  2054. His Goals

With The many things accomplished, the topic finally fell on to things that no one wanted to bring up. "The corrupted city is moving further away. Too far away to easily follow." Ventus knew well that she was the only one that could easily leave the land and venture through the sky following the corrupted floating city. As the wind dominator dragon, she did not really need to land as long as she remained focused on the wind mana around her. "I could pursue it, but when I face some of the monsters as large and even more unknown than I,..." Current knew well that some monsters in the vast oceans were a match for him at his size. Even as water dominator dragon, the monsters in the oceans could be large enough that they would cause him damage. Beyond that, they could make him lose track of the corrupted floating city. Becoming only able to follow the currents of the ocean would lead Current away from his goals at that point. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NovelEnglish.net

"We have no idea where the demon lord and his remaining follower is going. We only know that Sloth will most likely remain within the corrupted floating city since that is his sin title in action. That means we will also have to face two foes at once besides the legions of corrupted undead. And an undead wyvern dragon fusion. An abomination of a creature." The way that Scylla put it, they were at a massive disadvantage. The Genesis forces could pursue the corrupted floating city with ships. They had made a few more with the assistance of the dwarves and the angels as well. This had massively improved their chances of trade along both continents without the teleportation rune formations. However, that was not enough. The dangers of the oceans were not small. Just sailing it through the open ocean once was enough to be thankful for. Again, it would seem somewhat impossible. Going further, to remain within the ocean while at war? Nearly impossible. That was all assuming that the demon lord didn't kill and change more of the ocean monster sin to corrupted undead monsters that could fight for him. If that was the case, then the entire ocean could become a risky situation. An army of monsters that could not be handled. "I think we should focus on the item he gathered here. The demon lord did not come here for the vampires or the knowledge that they had. He broke in to their vault to steal a fragment of elemental purity. An item known for being a potential bridge between our world and the elemental planes." "You mentioned that before Walker. But when you say that's what else do you mean? What could it do? Isn't it impossible to get to the elemental planes without potentially dying?" Gil's focus was on the fact that he had no idea about the elemental planes being accessible whatsoever. "Well, if it is an item that allows him to bridge two planes to us, that could be good. We can help the world return to what it should be. But the space between the elemental planes and our world. That is the issue." Everyone looked at Walker as they realized the risks of this. "If done wrong, then more corrupted manas will pour in to the world and ruin us. Everyone will be mindless, brutal, and corrupted monsters." Leon understood the massive risk here. While the demon lord had his plans, the world would suffer much worse. "That may be the goal, right? The demon lord hates the world itself and wants it destroyed?" From what Remey believed, this was the overall goal of the demon lord they fight. That the destruction of the world was the goal not the means or a side effect. "Then we will burn him to ash. He will not harm the world in which I exist." Ignus growled out trying to keep his anger on hold. To be fair, he had been fairly calm for a large amount of time due to his focus on pure fire elemental mana gathering. "Don't think that would be the case. While purifying the world would be something he may do in his own twisted way. It feels wrong." Rise had been very distant. Her focus on other aspects of her new strength and also the usage of light against others. She had taken a domineering role in changing the way that others with light affinity used light mana. "And your theory is?" Mordant wanted to hear what Rise had to say. He had his own theories related to gaining ever more power to an unknown end. "Well, there is something he needs a great deal of mana for. More than what is here. The elemental planes have pure mana of each form. Even access to manas that are not dense within our world. Death, life, space, time, and maybe more. What if he wants this manas to bend the world to his will and potentially alter it entirely." "It just sounds like a bat throwing a tantrum and wanting everything to be his way. We should find a place to fight him and handle it." Barry was blunt. This wasn't unlike him, however, it was more forward than usual. "I see your sentiment there, but, I believe that sister and I believe that he has a different goal. Sister told me about the first time that my family saw the immortal king. The story of a boy who became a demon, then a monster." Onyx could recall this from when he was smaller. Midnight had shared the story with him through her eyes. Now that they were sitting in this position, there was a chance to take the story for another thing entirely. Changing the perspective to a more human side. A perspective that many of them were missing since they had only seen the demon lord as a monster from the start. "Onyx, you're not saying that the story the immortal king told us might be the entire reason that the demon lord is looking for power? That the entire reason he went from hero system user, to demon, to monster, is to regain what he lost?" Walker's understanding of what Onyx was thinking hit everyone like a ton of bricks to the head. 10:53

"That he pursued strength to gather enough knowledge to get what he needed. Years of weakness after fighting the immortal chasing trace left him slumbering. He took over the demons and grew in strength. Then broke in to their library's secret area. Those were the ruins of angels who left the world." "From there, he learned that he could access the elemental planes and even create undead that did not perish. That could rebuild themselves." Walker took a very large deep breath. The pressure around everyone felt heavier than before since they could grapes on to what the theory was at this point. "Then he gained the corrupted runes and tapped in to corrupted mana. He will use the fragment of elemental purity to use pure manas from any and all elemental planes, even corrupted manas, to bring back what was taken from him? Even if it ends everything. That's what you think?" No one had words to speak out loud. Midnight had been thinking similar things as she understood humans a lot better since she had grown beside them. Onyx had just finished her and many other's thoughts. Simply because he was able to communicate with them and see the various points of view. "That just leaves us with where." Alma's voice broke the silence that could have been heavier than any mana pressure that any of them gave off. No one wanted to guess what damage could come of this or even if it was possible, yet here they were. "I believe that is where we will be of assistance." The voice came from a familiar natural alchemist. The disappearance and reappearance of the echidna was like trying to ask the world a direct question. It just didn't have answers when it was wanted. They came as the world willed it. "There is a place out there. A large island free of monsters or any life other than the ruins left behind by the lost race. The race that lost their forms and ascended beyond the mana that we know of. That island houses the ruins of where they gave up their forms. It left a mark on the world. The place in the world closest to the elemental planes." The natural alchemist was speaking sadly. It was clear she knew more because the world had shared it with her and her people. "Then that settles it. We need to prepare for a battle on that island. In that place closest to the elemental planes. Before the world and everything we know is forced to handle corrupted manas whole the elemental planes are damaged." Walker could see the dangers. Could see the last hurdle that they needed to overcome to remain safe. To have true peace.  …

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