2026-03-27 08:26:39'A demon!'
'This thing is a demon!'
Not just any demon either. This is the demon king! I recognized him from Demon Among Us.
Is this a dream? Am I dreaming?
No, this feels too real! The heat from the flames was scorching me. It felt as if I was being burnt alive.
Could this be hell?!
Did I finally bite the dust?
My body was only a ball of light energy, but still, I knew this was real.
The flames… The demon… this looks all too familiar.
This reminds me of the prologue.
This scene reminds me of the first scene in Demon Among Us where the demon king extracts fractions of his soul.
These fractions would later be the demons who would invade the hero academy.
"The seers told a prophet of an up-and-coming group of heroes. Heroes who would be strong enough to defeat me."
The demon king spoke in a strange tongue, but somehow I was able to understand him perfectly. I also had an idea of the heroes he spoke of. It was the main character of this game along with his friends.
"Your task is to stop them by any means necessary. I have given you the power, so go and do your work."
The several orbs of light began glowing softly beside me. Their light glowing brighter than the flames burning in the demon realm. Even my body was glowing. Just as bright as the others until I felt a maddening headache. It felt as if my very being was being split apart. I glanced over at the other orbs and realized they were all experiencing the same thing.
[DING!]
Suddenly, a loud noise echoed in my ears. It was similar to when you receive a notification in a game.
[Congratulations on your awakening!]
[You have obtained the demonic skill, Absolute Adaptation!]
[Skill Description:
Analysis: Allows user to analyze components and materials, whether organic or inorganic.
Mimicry: User mimics anything that he consumes. It has to be a part of his body for him to mimic it.
Mutation: Allows user to take on a form best suitable for survival. This is mostly based on the user's environment.
Skill Adaptation: Allows the MC to create basic skills that will help him to adapt to any environment and situation.]
A glowing holographic screen appeared in front of me. This is just like those novels I read when the MC gets an OP system. In the world of Demon Among Us, there were people who awakened a special skill. Those persons were called awakeners.
Each person was given one special skill, apart from the MC of course and a select few others who somehow had several special grade skills.
[Danger detected! User is being burned. Would you like to develop a skill to adapt to this irregularity?] [Y/N]
'Yes!'
[Passive skill created: Heat Resistance]
Suddenly, the heat was gone, and it felt as if a cool breeze washed over me. But then, a coldness began to replace the heat. It felt as if the temperature was constantly dropping. The heat resistance skill must've been blocking out all heat, and with no heat, it felt as if my body was freezing over.
[Anomaly detected! The temperature is too low. Would you like to develop a skill to adapt to this irregularity?] [Y/N]
'Yes!'
I practically screamed in my mind.
[Passive skill created: Resistance against all temperatures]
Just then, the coldness dispersed, and it was neither too hot nor too cold. My body felt cool.
The perfect temperature that allowed me to think about my current situation. Now that I had the chance to think. It was still hard to believe. I was in the world of Demon Among Us. And this muscular red-skinned monster was the demon king!
And I was one of the demons created from his soul!
The demon king raised his giant hand over my head and muttered what sounded like a magical incantation.
Immediately, magic circles with different runes and symbols manifested above our heads. The world around me turned into a haze as reality itself distorted. The only thing that remained was the sound of crackling flames until everything turned black and the world descended into silence.
…
"Wake up."
Just then a cold emotionless voice spoke as my mind drifted in an endless space. I wanted to answer it but before I could, a system notification popped up.
[Anomaly detected. A chronic disease has been detected in your body. You will need to adapt to survive.]
A disease? What kind of disease?
Wait, don't tell me I still have brain cancer after all this.
[Analysis complete. Adaptation will take 5 hours as your cells will need to be deleted and reconstructed in order to survive.]
"Are you tired of making your parents worry? Maybe it would be better off if you just died."
Hearing such harsh words from a cold sounding voice, I slowly began opening my eyes. For some reason, I couldn't feel my hands or my legs. My body felt paralyzed from the neck down.
"Oh, so you're finally awake."
I opened my eyes to see a girl that couldn't be older than 12. She had a cute round face, with beautiful black hair and crimson-colored eyes. She was beauty but looking at her felt as if I was looking at an emotionless robot.
Wait a second, I know these features.
She looked quite young now, but I was certain I knew who this girl was.
This is Sophia the Reaper!
A lethal assassin in the world of Demon Among Us!
She once killed a horde of over a hundred demons with a single swing of her scythe. She was notorious for hating demons ever since her parents were killed by demons right in front of her. Her hate almost drove her to darkness until she met the protagonist. He was the one who brought out the goodness in her and all that crap.
That monster was currently here in front of me.
"Hmph! I knew you were just faking it."A scornful look grew on her face as she folded her arms.
"You just like making everyone worry about you, don't you Damien?"
Huh? Is she talking to me?
Well there's no one else in the room so she must be but why is she calling me Damien?
Was there even a character by that name?
Could it be…
Oh, that's right, it was mentioned in passing. Before she was sold to an evil organization, Sophia was adopted. Her adopted parents had a son who was about her age but this son died due to a chronic illness he was born with. His name was… Damien.
Could I be him?!
Wait, but if I'm inside Damien's body, that meant that I was the eldest son of the Seymour family!
That realization hit like a blow to the stomach.
Why did it have to be this family?!
A family that was destined to come to ruin!
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Prologue-Mammon, The Prince of Greed
[Mammon POV]All demons are born as slaves.From the moment you are shoved out of your mother's womb, kicking and screaming while covered in blood.I too was once a slave and my mother died during childbirth, just like most demons. For demons, childbirth had a 90% mortality rate.My father was a demon lord, and I was one of many of his spawns.The lesson was hammered into our very beings that we were nothing but his slaves.I worked in my father's castle as a squire, but I never once caught his attention.When I was young, I thought my father was the epitome of power. When he moved, his entire fortress trembled in terror.I admired him for the man he was.But little did I know he was a fool.That fool did the one thing demons are taught never to do.He went against the demon king, and he paid the price for it.As a result, the clan he spent a century building was wiped out in the span of a day.That day, the demon king held me up by the throat and threw me into a den of spikes with th
Threat
Kiki froze."You think you're funny?""I'm just suggesting the best choice. You're worried about losing your father's guild, aren't you? I bet the shareholders already have their eyes on Sophia; she's a talented girl, after all."It didn't matter that Sophia had changed her last name to Seymour. To the rest of the world, she was still a Vane. Her father wasn't an awakener, but still he was a smart businessman and brought the once-failing guild up to top 3 in the entire world. For that reason, he was a highly respected man. They all wept when he died.If Sophia showed the same level of talent as her father, then they wouldn't hesitate in making her the next guild leader instead of Kiki. That was what Kiki was worried about. That's why she threatened me. If Sophia was to get expelled from the top hero academy, then she would be seen as a disappointment by the board member, and Kiki wouldn't have anything to worry about.But what really drove her to this point was the planetary expeditio
Date
Standing in front of the mirror, I combed my hair as I got ready for my date. I wore a black jacket over a plain white t-shirt, matched with black pants and white sneakers. After checking over my appearance, I picked up my keys and left my dorm room.Mia and I had planned to meet at Aetheria Mall. Arriving at the mall, Mia was waiting for me outside. She was wearing a bright blue dress with boots that reached up to her ankles. The expression on her face said she wasn't pleased. A small blue handbag casually dangled from her arm."I'm sorry I'm late; did you wait long?"She sighed."It's fine; let's just get this over with."I nodded."I thought we could go see a movie, but it doesn't start for another hour or so. We can go to the cafe in the meantime."Mia didn't answer, so I took her silence as a yes. The mall had a total of 3 floors with various stores. Mia and I made our way up to the third floor where the cafe was."Why does it seem like this is your first time coming here?" Mia a
It's Me
A look of shock crossed Aaliyah's face when she realized it was me who was in the storage room. Her clothes and hair were a mess, with blood dripping down her arm. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw me."What are you doing here?""I, uhh, I was doing some experiments in the lab. I didn't expect anyone to come here," I answered as I went to place the potions and chemicals back on the shelf.Aaliyah was stumped, and suddenly her entire body shook in fear. I understood it. If Mammon found out someone saw them, then she would feel the brunt of his anger.At this stage, Mammon was a demon I wouldn't even stand a chance against. He was an arch demon, after all. Levi was only barely able to defeat him when he was in his final year at the academy.He wasn't an enemy to be taken lightly. Coupled with that, he was smart and had real potential. The only issue with him was that he was sadistic nature. I think this was his main weakness.After placing the bottles on the shelf, I went over to t
A Broken Tool
As I walked through the corridors on my way home, I spotted Kiki surrounded by a group of upperclassmen. The upperclassmen really took a liking to her, and she didn't seem to mind entertaining them.I knew some of these upperclassmen by name only. All of them were of high status, belonging to prominent families who either owned a guild or sat on the board of a high-ranking guild. Some of them even had parents who were high-ranking government officials.And even if they weren't high class, if they had a powerful skill with high proficiency, that alone would be enough for them to get close to her.I listened in on the disgruntled complaints of the boys in my class a few times. Even they had feelings for Kiki, but they couldn't get close with their powerful seniors swarming her. The only one who could was Levi, who also held the respect of the upperclassmen.She had them all wrapped around her finger."Hey, Damien."Just then, as I walked past them, Kiki raised her hand and waved at me.
Princess Amelia Forest
The elf princess was standing behind me. Such a development was unexpected.The cute blonde elf tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at me warmly.Behind her stood another elf. A handsome young man with silver hair. His good looks were second only to Levi's among the entire first year. This young man had plenty of admirers and was powerful in terms of strength.His name was Orion. He had been selected out of thousands of candidates to be the princess's bodyguard while she was at the academy. He was also deeply in love with her and hostile to anyone who came close to the princess.In the game, he even threatened Levi and asked for a duel to fight for the princess's honor. Of course, he lost, and after the duel, he grew respect for Levi and put his own feelings aside to accept his and the elf princess's relationship.If any capable demons were at this academy, they would have made sure that Orion held a resentment against Levi and then fed on it; manipulating things in such a way t
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