The Gift of a Lifetime Author: Mont Blanc
brief introduction:
The demon king who was in trouble decided to summon a human mage, and then he didn't do anything serious, just fell in love
It should be a short story. There was a demon king who encountered difficulties, so he decided to summon a human to help... But as the protagonists of a fantasy story, they didn't do anything serious, they were basically in love, how could this be...
Demon King X Human Mage
Although the title is very similar... But it has nothing to do with the "Gift of Grace" I wrote before...
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Today the Demon King killed three of his subordinates, and he was in a bad mood.
The first person to die was the Demon King's personal servant. The servant stole a dragon's blood gem and handed it over to the Devil Warlock outside the capital. The two of them had long since colluded and kept the Demon King in the dark.
The second person who died was the Demon King's exclusive chef. The Demon King had to drink tea every day. The tea must be mixed with a little golden sand honey, a little chopped incense sticks, and two drops of Purgatory Dragon and Snake Blood. The chef poisoned the tea and replaced the blood of the purgatory dragon and snake with the blood of the purgatory black lizard. These two seasonings taste very similar, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish. The blood of the black lizard is highly poisonous, and only a little is enough. Kill a phase mammoth.
The devil discovered the conspiracy in time and poured all the tea into the chef's stomach. Now the Demon King is a little regretful. He should have left the chef to interrogate him, but it doesn't really matter. He guessed that the mastermind behind the scenes must be the devil warlock.
The third person who died was the Demon King's counselor. She had half abyss blood. She was a mixture of succubus and demon hunter. She had a beautiful face and a smart brain. The only two shortcomings were: she didn't know what loyalty was, and she had too much hands and feet. too much. Since taking office, she has been very diligent and dedicated, working tirelessly to provoke wars between the Demon King and other races, other devil cities, and other planes. She is very good, and the Demon King did not need to kill her. After the dragon's blood gem was stolen and she witnessed the chef poisoning the demon king, not only did she not take the initiative to report it, but she also took a chainsaw, trying to make up for the "poisoned" demon king.
For the sake of her years of diligent service, the Demon King said that he could let her live, but asked her to come up with ideas to help him regain the Dragon Blood Gem. The counselor agreed, and her suggestion was: "You should negotiate peacefully with the devil warlock. Recently he has become stronger and stronger, and now he has obtained the dragon's blood gem, and his strength must have been improved by the first mate. The Devil's Legion and the Undead Legion will also be further armed, and if they start a war, you're finished!"
The more the Demon King listened, the more impatient he became: "Do you think I will lose to him? Just rely on him? I was the one who expelled him from the throne back then! I will never negotiate with him!"
The counselor laughed tragically and mournfully: "You're finished! I've secretly contacted him! He said he's going to attack your city, eat your livestock, rape all your soldiers, and kill you all. All wives and concubines!"
"Are you sick or the warlock?" The Demon King stomped on one of her hind legs, "Isn't it supposed to rape wives and concubines and kill all the soldiers? Why did he turn the other way? Besides... I don't seem to be at all. No wives and concubines?"
"Hahahahaha, you don't understand! Which of the purgatory demons is afraid of death and which one is afraid of war? What is the deterrent effect of killing all soldiers? This kind of rumor will only make your soldiers yearn for war! Therefore, he prefers not to He's going to frighten your subjects! Now that word has spread out, your soldiers will be raped one by one! Their morale has been decimated!"
The Demon King was so disgusted that he gritted his teeth: "You actually betrayed me..."
"Of course! You are stupid!" the counselor said sharply, "I have half the blood of the abyss, chaos is my hobby, the taste of betrayal is so wonderful! I have wanted to betray you like this for a long time, hahahahahaha! "
The Demon King didn't want to talk nonsense with her anymore, so he dropped his axe, and the half-succubus died with a roar of incense.
After killing these three men, the Demon King sat on the throne and began to think about the whole thing. He blamed himself for a long time. Was I blind? Why do you think this neurotic half-succubus is smart? Why do you think chefs who are good at concocting poison are good? Why do you mistakenly think that the servant from Thieves Street is very credible? If it weren't for the fact that he didn't know who he was, I'm afraid the dragon blood gem would not be lost.
Speaking of dragon blood gems, this is a treasure in the magic city. Thousands of years ago, the entire cave floor where the magic city was located was ruled by a dragon. This dragon was huge beyond imagination. Its teeth were like giant swords that split the sky, and its wingspan was hundreds of miles. A hero who did not want to be ruled by a giant dragon, he led many devils to rise up and fought against the dragon for a hundred years. The dragon was too powerful, and the devil hero was about to be defeated. At this time, he summoned a legendary spellcaster from the alien plane. With the help of the legendary creature, the devil hero defeated the dragon and put the dragon Refined into a gem.
The gem holds the life of the dragon, and the devils can use it to extract spells, absorb power, and heal wounds on the flesh, body and soul. Not only that, the dragon's blood gemstone also symbolizes the highest glory and is the symbol of the king here.
After thinking about it, the Demon King decided that he could not fall into a passive state, and could not wait for the Demon Warlock to rape his soldiers. He called the other counselors before him and asked them if they could do anything better.
A black bat demon said: "There are many other demon warlocks in the Hundred Cave Purgatory. Since we have to deal with one of them, we might as well recruit some other warlocks. They must know how to deal with their peers."
"No," the Demon King stared at him fiercely, "If you do this, the main area, the entire cave layer, and the entire plane will know that I am facing a crisis! Even if others don't dare to take advantage of the fire for a while, even if I win in the end, I will It will also become their laughing stock!"
A scaly scholar said tentatively: "Or... we also... summon a human mage from an alien plane?"
The Demon King looked at him. Scale people are a kind of otherworldly creatures. They live in the same plane as humans and have a certain devil blood, but they are not a member of the devil, but the scale person in front of the devil was born in purgatory and is a native local. people. Looking at the demon king's gloomy eyes, the scale man winced, and the demon king said, "Don't be afraid, go on, I'm a little interested."
So the scale man continued: "It is said that the hero who defeated the dragon thousands of years ago summoned a helper from an alien plane, and he summoned a human mage. The human mage is different from the devil warlock, and our devils are good at instant divergence. such as a fireball as big as a volcano, a poisonous fog covering the entire city, and a frost that seals the entire mountain range... while the human fireball is only the size of a giant's butt, the ice wall can only temporarily trip a person... and the enemy It can also be bypassed. Although human attack magic is too weak to be seen, they are good at control and tricks. They can manipulate the enemy's mind, improve weapon attributes, and improve their own defense capabilities... They even use magic to light lamps and use magic to conjure food. Hehua clothes, bathing with magic, learning the language of all planes, all creatures with magic... In short, their spellcasting system is different from ours. If we can summon a human mage, maybe he can help? Also, He's not a purgatory creature, so he won't reveal secrets, and since humans are small and fragile, it's impossible for him to rape our soldiers."
The Demon King waited for him and said, "How do you know about raping soldiers?"
"It's spread outside..." The scale man shrank again in fright.
After this conversation, the Demon King thought seriously. The Hundred Cave Purgatory is not connected to the plane where humans are located. A long time ago, an ambitious human mage broke through the barrier between the two worlds, and started business exchanges, talent exchanges, scientific research projects with the devils, and also signed a mutual agreement. Non-aggression treaties, reciprocity plans have been planned for centuries. Unfortunately, in the end, a war broke out between the two worlds. Both humans and devils were injured. The summoning channels were destroyed one by one, and the devils and humans could no longer summon each other.
It stands to reason that summoning from another world is still feasible, but its method is not widely spread and the success rate is too low, so the devils have not summoned humans for a long time. Coincidentally, there is a forbidden art book in this magic city, which records the method of summoning human beings. Although the success rate is low, the steps are not difficult, and there are not many things to prepare. For the Demon King, there seems to be no risk in trying it.
So the Demon King decided that he would summon a human mage. It is said that human magic originated from several planes, including the purgatory of the hundred caves. Many of the spells of human beings today will be in harmony with the elements of purgatory. Therefore, as long as the summoning of the devils is successful, what they will find must be A mage, not a peasant or a warrior - the non-caster has no exposure to the elements of purgatory at all, so cannot be caught by a summoning spell.
The devil wants to summon in a private room and strictly prohibit other devils from participating. In case of failure, he does not want to face ridicule. He prepared all the magic tools, finished the summoning dance, killed the three iron-horned rhinos for sacrifice, and stood in front of a tall full-length mirror.
A large mirror is necessary for summoning. Once the otherworldly passage is opened, the mirror becomes a medium, and the summoned mage will come out of the mirror.
One last spell left. After reciting, the Demon King will reach out to the mirror, and the surface of the mirror will turn into water waves, allowing his arm to pass through. He will touch a mage, then grab the mage and drag him to the Hundred Cave Purgatory