Deranged Writer's Afterword

The Enchantress was the strongest hero humankind had to offer....until she turned evil. She was the first human to awaken to mana and also had a very unique job.

Towards the end of the war, she betrayed humanity.

She tried killing the then second ranked hero who was the emperor now, of course she failed and is now a wanted fugitive all over the world.

This is what the people believe to be true.

The truth couldn't be more further from this.

But feeling her intimidating gaze on me, I feel as if she really is a bad person.

.....

This auction isn't going in my favor at all.

" Who are you ?", she asks yet again.

She had gone back to reading her book now but the pressure I felt remained the same.

The man wearing the ragged cloak stepped to the side as if he realized that he was not the one being questioned. I thought that he would start fighting her like he did with Dina but I guess he realized that she was on a different plane of reality compared.

In simple words, She was a god and we were mere mortals.

" I'm....-"

Thankfully, I didn't need to complete my sentence as a masked Dina barges into the VIP room.

" Behind you !", I manage to say.

' Cling'

The sound of a sword clashing against a... pen resounds throughout the room.

That's right....a freaking pen.

I felt sorry for Dina as I watched her struggle to keep up with a pen. They appeared to be equally matched at first glance but I knew better.

Dina stood no chance.

She's in even more trouble if the Enchantress had a weapon with the 'Divine Death' trait.

There are only three ways through which an angel can be killed,

The first way was to use a weapon with a special trait inscribed on it called 'Divine Death'.

A weapon with the 'Divine Death' trait obliterates the very soul of the being it is used on. It was incredibly useful..so it's only reasonable that it is impossibly hard to get.

Another way was to kill all the official followers of that particular angel, doing so will weaken the angel and make them mortal. An official follower will have the angel's insignia burned into their skin.

The last and final way was not really that possible because it involves two angels fighting each other. Angels were capable of killing each other without any issues.

I watch nervously as their fight continues with the Enchantress continuing to use her small black pen and Dina swinging around her sword.

I also peek at the others to see if they were alright.

Katherine looked calm but I knew that she was nervous on the inside.

Emilia wasn't someone that could hide her emotions well, so with just a glance I could tell that she was scared. It's normal for them to be afraid since this was the first time they were officially entering a scene of 'action'.

I look at Eric next and I'm surprised to see that instead of focusing on the battle he was staring at me with suspicion etched in his face,

'Adam', he mouths and I turn away from him in that instant.

'Am I becoming predictable ?", I think while looking at Max next.

Unlike the others, Max had no visible expression on his face. His eyes never left the fight even for a split second. I think he's observing them...

' What intense focus...', I think going back to the fight.

Now that I think about it, this was a good learning opportunity.

A fight between an angel and the strongest human is not an everyday sight...maybe I shou- ah who am I kidding ?

I need to get the fuck out of here....while I still can.

I start crawling towards the hole, but before I can cover any significant distance,

" Where do you think you're going ?"

.....

Ah....I forgot about this piece of shit.

I look up to find the man in the ragged cloak looking down at me.

I was almost fully healed now, thanks to the effects of the potion of eternity...so this time it's going to be a fair fight.

Last time we fought [ a few minutes ago] I wasn't doing my best because I underestimated the man.....well I'm not gonna do that anymore.

I stand up and jump back a little.

I don't fight well with my fists...I need a weapon.

.....

' That's it.', I think running back to Max.

" I need a weapon.", I say urgently.

Max doesn't answer....I think he didn't hear me because of how engrossed he was in the fight before him.

'Slap'

I slap him out of his daze and seeing his eyes come back to focus, I ask yet again,

" I need a weapon."

He stares at me for a minute and says,

" No."

....

" What ?!!", I say stunned.

" Why should I give you a weapon ?", Max asked as if it was the most logical question ever.

Max Reynolds always kept many weapons on hand, in his subspace as well because he liked to be prepared and I was counting on that but I forgot...how much of a little bitch he could be.....

" If you don't give me a weapon...that guy's gonna kill us all."

Max looks at the man in the cloak who was strangely nice enough to wait and then at me...this goes on for awhile until Eric interjects,

" Just give him a weapon..."

Max let's out a sign and says,

" Even if I wanted too, I can't use mana right now.", he points at the metallic chains which bound his hands.

The mana restraints was a unique type of handcuffs, once it was used the person in the cuff wouldn't be able to use mana which meant no skills. They were made from mana crystals which were excavated from dungeons so it was close to unbreakable.

But the feature that made it stand out wasn't any of this....this cuffs don't need any kind of keys to unlock them. A person only had to inject mana into the small hole at one end of the cuffs. It made it easier to carry but almost anybody could open the cuffs.

I inject my mana into Max's lock and it opens with a swift 'click'.

" Oh", he says looking at his hands blankly.

I continue to free the rest.

Emilia says a quick 'thank you' before leaving some distance between us.

Katherine has no reaction whatsoever....she seemed to be thinking deeply.

" Here.", Max says before throwing a rusty sword towards me.

Sure....I help them and all I get in return is this stupid old thing.

Max continues to give a weapon to Emilia and Katherine while Eric took out his bow.

We all face the man in the ragged cloak who sighs and says,

" I only want the anomaly....I don't have the intention of harming any of you."

'As if that's going to work.', I think scoffing.

I look beside me to find Max, Katherine, Emilia and Eric returning back to their original positions away from the both of us.

" Hey !", I say trying to get their attention.

" You heard the man....we don't need to fight.", Max says smirking at me.

This...this.....little SHIT !

I look at Eric for help but he has the same smirk on his face, but seeing that he didn't put away his weapon, the bow like the others gave me some peace of mind.

" So be it...", I say turning around to face the man.

Before moving forward, I glance at the other fight going on...it was still a stalemate.

It seemed that the Enchantress isn't planning on ending this any time soon.

Taking a deep breath, I run towards the man with the sword in my hand.

' I'll finish it fast...', I think clashing with the man

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' Something is not right...', I think flying midair.

Not flying exactly..the man had thrown me just like before.

I crash into the ground and get up sloppily... the only thing I've managed to do is hold on to my rusty sword.

The man wasn't physically stronger than me...yet he was defeating me so easily.

What am I missing here ?

I run at towards him again with my sword in hand, this time instead of throwing me or punching me, the man grabs my neck and starts choking me. I did try to dodge it...but it was no use..

While I was struggling, trying to get air in my lungs the man says,

"Let's get a look at your face...."

The man uses his other hand to remove my mask...

A few weeks back, when I went to meet the demon king...I had asked him for another favor...it was a far simple and rather odd request.

The request was to touch him...

The request was fulfilled of course and I was afraid I would never have a use for it but it seems that I was wrong.

The man gasps seeing my face and says,

" Belial ?!!"

I used my [ Disguise] skill for the first time today...

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