Power of Creation

Book 3: Chapter 54

May I ask to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit. The man wearing the face of Florian says, his legs lounging over the side of a chair as he picks up a bundle of grapes and eats one.

A demon woman who looks to be a slave is currently massaging his feet as he lounges away while his army prepares for war. This is the state the pair of them find him in as they are led into his tent.

Florian it has been some time. Medusa purrs, giving the man a seductive look.

The body that he inhabits is pleasing to the eye. It is almost a shame the hero has been taken. Medusa would have taken great pleasure in seducing a real hero and turning him into one of her generals. Now, this was just some slugs puppet.

You didnt make it easy Sarah complains, bending over and removing her foot from a sandal to rub it for a second. Putting anti-magic barriers around an army of demons is insane. Youve given this lord of Riun and his goblin army a distinct edge. When the barrier went up over my own army as well, I thought we were being attacked.

Although Sarah is giving Florian a dirty look, he merely throws his head back and laughs. You ladies should feel glad that I put up barriers over your armies. This lord of Riun is some kind of magical genius. Hed have flattened your armies instantly if I hadnt saved you.

Clearly, you jest. A wizard with the power to flatten armies? Living as the lord of some backwater border town? Sarah responds in disbelief.

And yet, his power is unfathomable. Florian shrugs. But you deprive him of magic, and hes suddenly a weakling.

I hardly think so. An antimagic barrier isnt the same thing as an antimagic spell. Even inside your bubble, he could cast spells to augment his abilities. If hes truly as powerful as you claim, he could still wipe your army out.

Florian grins and kicks away the demon woman suddenly, sending her sprawling on the floor before turning and leaning towards the two women before him. That he will. But he wont be able to protect everyone. His army, our army they will meet on this battlefield.

Florian, baby Medusa takes a step forward, her snake-like eyes looking at him intensely.

Florian was about to ask what she wanted, but suddenly his mouth hangs open and he stares at her, his face going slack.

Sarah knew all too well that Medusas eyes were dangerous to look at. She had an innate charm that would trigger a hypnotized state in anyone who looked long enough. This wasnt something specifically magical, so it was an ability Florian wouldnt have expected.

Ah Florian. Medusa mews as she takes the steps forward towards the dizzy Florian. What is it you seek here

I I seek power.

You wish to kill my sister Mal? Medusa asks as she reaches out and grabs Florians hands, putting them on her hips while Sarah only rolls her eyes.

If Mal dies I will become the Demon King.

Haha! Medusa couldnt help but laugh, even as she continued to make unblinking eye contact with Florian. The Demon King? Is that what you seek? To become the demon king, it is said you must defeat all of the demon lords. One is hardly enough.

That isnt completely true. The stories say the Demon King could make the demon lords submit, but the demon lords mostly figured that meant they were going to be conquered and imprisoned by the so-called Demon King. That is at least in a small part, why Medusa wants Grimhilde and Mal back and in her care. It isnt the first time in the history of the demon realm that two demon lords had been captured or defeated, but as long as they could either kill them or bring them back, then the Demon King prophecy can never come to be.

Th-then Ill defeat all of you! Florian declares proudly.

Do you want to conquer me first? Medusas lips are only a few centimeters from Florian. We dont care if you kill this lord. Simply leave my sisters alive and return them to me. You can have all of me and we will help you win.

Florians face broke into a dark smile. Bitch Ive already won.

Huh?

The knife goes into Medusas side instantly. Medusa lets out a cry as she grabs her side where blood is pouring out. Florian shoves her to the side and throws the knife at Sarah, striking the shocked woman in the throat, causing instant death. A second later, both women disappear in a puff of smoke.

Tsk puppets.

In the place of the two women are two dolls which the women had used as a proxy. They managed to create the dolls to look and act like them. The dolls are powered internally, so it managed to circumvent the anti-magic barrier.

Florian shrugged. No matter, they are going to die shortly anyway. It has begun. Mal's kingdom? Hmph. I'd rather take the world.

Medusa and Sarah turn and look at each other. It appears their dolls who visited Florian were killed. Because of the barrier, they didnt know what was discussed. They only felt the dolls death.

I guess that went poorly. Sarah sighs.

No matter, well try this lord of Riun next. Id like to taste this man who thinks himself the next Demon King.