Chapter 300: Apostles
"...without the Earth Hero, they won’t be able to hold on much longer. We should be able to take the city by the new moon next month. If that old lady dares show her face, I’ll take action myself."
"Yes sir!"
"Good, then see that my commands are followed through. Revin, what news of Gayron?"
Slowly, I became aware of the conversation around me. Exhausted, I tried to yawn and open my eyes, only to find I had none. My soul ached and trembled, but the sensation was distant and smothered, lingering only in the back of my mind. Still, it was enough to confirm what my eyes could not. I was having a vision.
The world around me warped and blurry, like looking through a grease-stained window. I panicked, certain the confusion caused by the blade demon had followed me into my dreams, but then a new voice spoke, clear and enunciated in my ears. As the voice spoke, the world gradually began to brighten, revealing looming humanoid forms.
"My lord, it’s...not good. His soul returned a few minutes ago, but all we managed to get were a few screams before he fell unconscious. I brought his memory shard, but I think it would be wise to consider his raid a failure."
The speaker was a slender man with eyes that swallowed up light, darker than the blackest night. As the dream slowly sharpened, his soul came into focus, bearing the chaotic swells and cycles of a demon, a curse demon by the feel of it. He was bowed low on one knee, eyes fastened to the ground.
His Lord facing him with his back to me. There was no draft nor breeze in the room, yet his cloak swirled about his ankles. Though I couldn’t see his face, he bore ridged horns and a tail, which stiffened in shock at the news. His soul blazed at the peak of eighth level, feeling warm and somewhat familiar, like the forgotten hand of an old acquaintance. There were others in the scene as well, but my soul had reached its limits, and their faces remained hidden in the murk, as did most of the room.
"He failed? Did one of those old monsters make a move?" the demonkin asked.