Chapter 707
The two Demons walk into the center of the lobby with their arms crossed, glancing up at the ceiling while frightened sales workers and customers scatter.
Neither says a word as they enter the elevator to ascend to the trade center's top floor.
A flurry of transmissions ripple throughout the Volterra district, even reaching neighboring lower-class districts. Those on the bottom floor who witnessed their arrival recall the events of days past and understand that whatever is happening now will be even bigger.
As the elevator dings, opening to the top floor, a red-haired human and a massive blue Ogre stand in front of the dueling rooms at the back of the hall, awaiting their guests.
The employees and customers on this floor, however, are not as prepared. The domineering pressure spreading through the room makes even the 2nd Class Red Ogres queasy from hundreds of meters away. Visiting 4th and 3rd Class Lords collapse under the crushing presence of these newly upgraded Avatars.
The tension escalates when a familiar laugh from a purple-horned Demon echoes through the room.
Leonard, the black-horned Demon, speaks as his partner's cackles continue.
"So you have realized your fate. It was nothing but a petty attempt at making the Demons look bad before your very existence was inevitably erased..."
The two walk slowly through the massive hall, and everyone holds their breath, unwilling to shift the focus of this confrontation.