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Updated: Sam Lucas (formally Hades), 2nd year in Rosecrans Academy. 19 years old, 5' feet 10'' inches, with black hair and electric-blue eyes. A 7th Circle, Water & Electricity Swift Knight; 7th Circle Water & Electricity Summoner. [8th Circle Human Mage (Freya Starling), 9th Circle Elf Healer (Zoe Zephyr), 9th Circle Human Summoner (Evelina Lorelei)] Magic Items: Hades' Regalia (toga, sandals, and laurel wreath), King's Sword (longsword), Windstorm (elven curved blade), Soul Eater (longsword), Heartbreak (longsword), Djinn Blades (golden Scimitars), Charm Breaker (silver necklace), Red Strings of Fate (paired rings).]

Chapter 181: Oops, Chuck & Jen Destroy Demon Island? by Harem-Fan

     Northeast of Demon Island, about 5 miles on the sea...

     Salinas, who is standing on top of a titanic-iceberg she created, was looking around at the devastation she had caused.

     Her royal-mage-robes fluttered in the cold snowstorm, that she can actually see through, was looking stunning.

     Around 38 Barbados Pirate Ships, large and small, came to land on the island in the middle of the night. She was quick and decisive, but even after freezing all of the larger ships, a few smaller ones managed to sneak by with Ice Protection Magic.

     Her beautiful pale-blue eyes looked to the island, and was contemplating going. The problem... If she goes, she and Sam would most likely be discovered.

     So with a bit of reluctance, she said softly in the blizzard...

     "Nah, you're my man, and the former Hades, if you could not handle just this, I would have fallen in love in vain, haha... [Long Range Teleport]"

     And in a flash of pale-blue magic light, Salinas left this Ice Sea Cemetery...

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     As my group slowly made our way up into the onyx mountain, we slew a few low level creatures, and Nevin asked me.

     "Hey Sam, if the island only produces small low Circle creatures from the Dark Plane, how did that really strong and large Demon appear?"

     Thankfully this information is in the [Monster Lore] I have from Evelina, so I said.

     "That was actually a fully matured Baby Demon, despite it's appearance, it is no baby. It most likely crawled through a tiny portal while it was young at only 1st Circle, then quickly grew on the island, but..."

     I dug through the knowledge and concluded.

     "We clear the island every year, and Adventurers also do work here, so how did it get so big and strong without alerting anyone? I think we should find its lair, there might be a secret to its explosive growth?"

     And by sheer luck, I unintentionally triggered a strange event...

     Jen, hearing my words, pointed down a narrow crack in the side of a split-mountainside, and said to me softly.

     "Master, Shay encountered the Baby Demon near there, shall I send him to investigate?"

     When I followed her finger, I finally noticed an imperceptible rock-face that was really well hidden from casual observation, and I said to the group.

     "No need to send him, we will all go and search, because we need to find a safe base for rest anyway, right?"

     Zeke thought and nodded.

     "Sam's right, the most dangerous place is probably the safest in the area, so let's go."

     So our group of 9 ventured to the crack hidden from the world...

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     Around 10 miles away on the northeast coast of Demon Island, a series of small boats finally made its way on shore...

     From the 30 or so rowboats, about a 100 strong Pirates leaped onto the black sand, and carried a few half-frozen unlucky partners to try and save their lives.

     The only Healer among them looked irritated and said to Barbados...

     "Husband, it will take me about 3 hours to heal our men, we need to camp here till then, can we do it?"

     A cruel looking man with a hint of charisma, smiled at his 23rd wife and said to her.

     "Darlene, it seems that Ice Bitch did not notice us (she did notice), so we are safe, haha... Go ahead and heal them, we will need every hand on deck for this mission. I will just drink some rum with the boys while ya work."

     The guy who looks like a Captain Jack Sparrow look-alike, waved to the only other woman in the current crew, his 17th Ice Mage Wife.

     "Hey Elsa, your plan to cover us all with [Resist Ice] magic really worked, haha... I will sing a song for ya?!"

     The Ice Mage with long pale-blue hair shook her head and said while pushing him away.

     "Let it go, your singing is trash, just go drink your rum with the bastards, I have to recover my magic, because I used it all to cover us."

     Normally Barbados would slap this annoying ex-Southern woman, but she did a good job, and he can just have fun with her later, assuming he does not find a better wife in the crowd of 2nd year students.

     With thoughts of finding a princess to marry, he waved to all the guys who did not suffer harm, then organized a few scouting parties and perimeter defenses... He might be frivolous and cruel, but to be a Pirate King, some brains have to be included, not just 9th Circle power...

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     Gabriel, Dream's Phoenix lay on the canyon top, while we entered a deep narrow cave that descended deep into the black rocks...

     Drip Drip Drip~! The cave stinks of Demons, and the cold wind coming from inside the dark cavern makes your bones feel uneasy, but our group made our way in.

     We did encounter a few Demon Rats and Imps, but that was it, and Chuck, Nevin, Franklin, and Zeke easily took them out.

     Jen then said as we went to a wide open area of flat land...

     "Stop here, I feel pure Dark Energy... [Call Summons]×2!"

     And from two 3 foot black magic circles came her Shadow Elemental (Shay) and Dark Doll Construct (Ann) to search for us.

     "You two, please investigate ahead of us in the dark, I feel Energy from the Plane of Darkness."

     The living shadow, Shay, just nodded its head and blinked its red glowing eyes.

     Ann looked at Jen, and then me, and without her mouth moving she was speaking, her painted blue eyes blinked.

     [Master's Husband, thank you for making Master happy, Ann will go and be a trailblazer for you in the spooky dark.]

     Shing~! And as Ann quickly lifted the Butchers Knife in a reverse grip, the other party members took one step back in unease, but I just smiled, thinking this horror film doll was kinda cute...

     The two Summons quickly vanished into the dark vast cave that our light cannot reach, as the supernatural darkness cannot easily penetrate... Only magic light can counter it.

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     After around 10 minutes, the two summons came back with good news...

     [Master, we found an altar, Longbow, and pure Darkness Element at the far end of the cavern... We had to kill a couple of small Imps, but it was easy, come follow us.]

     So, we used a rope to help all of us not get lost, or step where we should not, because sight is impossible without the Dark Element in your body (this is planer darkness, not magic), but both Jen and Chuck seem to be able to see a bit.

     But after a couple of careful minutes, those of us that could not see, could now see some dim-moonlight?!

     Then soon, we saw an incredible sight...

     A white marble altar, the size of a 4-person table was bathed in moonlight from a black ring about 10 feet above the altar.

     Below the alter, a circular basin is full of almost-liquid Dark Element that is used as part of this altar. From what I am guessing with my [Planer Knowledge] and [Magic Lore] skills, this is the power-source sustaining the floating portal above?!

     Dozens of tiny space-cracks open and close around the black substance, and each opening tiny hole is an opening to the Plane of Darkness, and is refilling the Dark Element.

     It seems, this Longbow is absorbing the supernatural-moonlight.

     If you look up into the ring, you can see a black starless night, with a pale white moon...

     This is not the moon of Myst however, as it is 10× larger or closer than our moon, and must be a moon from the Plane of Darkness.

     The moonlight shows down on a pristine white-bone Longbow with a black string... At closer look, the bone-Longbow is engraved with wild animals, crescent moons, and small children playing with wolf pups.

     Chuck, who seemed to be in a daze, muttered subconsciously.

     "The Huntress Longbow..."

     While I was in a daze at the altar, I heard Chuck's words and asked.

     "Chuck, do you know this weapon?"

     He shook his head and said with confusion in his eyes.

     "Never, but the name just came to mind, like I have seen it before... In a dream, or something I forgot, but I feel I really want it..."

     Jen tugged on my longcoat sleeve and asked.

     "Sam, that black liquid is really good for me, I can rapidly build my Magic Core if you let me refine it?"

     Just like what Kim, Mari, and I experienced, this pure Element is a true treasure for those who have it in their bodies, so I said to her.

     "Alright, but if you have to get naked to use it, go to the other side of the altar, so the guys won't see."

     Jen looked at me funny, and Kim off to the side, blushed in shame, because...

     "Cough, Actually Sam, Mari told me later that we did not need to take off our clothing for that, she was just being a bit playful... The water we used was contaminated by our bodies when we got in, the clothing was just her whim, sorry."

     Damn, I was played, and I took Kim unnecessarily, right? No, the power in the water was nuts, but... Okay, I will forgive Mari just this once, because Kim is a lovely wife.

     "Does anyone mind if I take the Longbow, it is definitely a Dark Element weapon?"

     I looked at Chuck and asked.

     "What about your Heavy Maul, and are you good at Archery?"

     As Chuck explained, all three guys behind him nodded and sighed.

     "Damn Sam, you don't know this about the Knight Academies, but you are not allowed to specialize in ranged weapons, every Knight must specialize in a melee weapon. I do not look it, but growing up, my Archery was unequal, even my Father the General cannot hold a candle to this awesome me in Archery... I bet if I used it, I could even out kill you on a large battlefield, and because that weapon is for Dark Element, it is even better."

     (Hades and Cupid really pissed off Artemis that day, well if she knew.)

     "If no one else minds, then take it Chuck, I want to see you in action with it. Jen, go and absorb the Dark Element."

     Jen looked around the altar for dangers, then sat on the lip of the pool, while placing her hands in the inky liquid.

     The Dark Element started to slowly climb onto her forearms, like a Symbiote from a certain Spider-man villain...

     While the alien-moonlight covered Jen like a dim-spotlight, Chuck slowly came to the edge of the altar, he stood on the lip of the basin, and slowly reached over to grab the floating white-bon Huntress Longbow.

     As his large hand grasped the beast leather handle of the elegant bow, he froze, and his expression changed.

     He chuckled awkwardly and assured us.

     "Hehe, oops... It seems that Huntress Longbow is intelligent, and she doesn't want to go with me, but... I got this!"

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     And the rest of us witnessed the most bizarre and unreal sight ever...

     Chuck is now holding the longbow in two hands, with both of his feet propped on the altar top, as he is playing tug-o-war with the Longbow.

     His Dark Aura is raging like an Evil Super Saiyan, and he is grunting with sweat on his forehead. 

     Chuck glares at the Longbow, and yells through gritted teeth...

     "You stubborn little Moon Bitch, come to Daddy! If I can make Eve fall in love with me, I will make you love me, hehe~!"

     Chuck had not noticed, but under his body, the Dark Element was attracted to his Dark Aura that was raging, and as if his words had magic, the Dark Aura seemed to fall in love with him, raising and entering his Aura infiltrating his body... Bang~!

     This in turn, seemed to make Chuck gain strength as he quickly broke-through to the 6th Circle, with no signs of stopping.

    I was originally going to tell him to stop, but he seemed to be winning over the Longbow the longer his body absorbed the Dark Element. Normally, Knights do not advance with Pure Element, but with the skin and bones of beasts and monsters processed into a liquid, but...

     Buzz~! And Jen had already broken through to the 8th Circle Summoner. This is nuts, because she had only just reached the 7th Circle a while ago, damn, Jen and Chuck's luck today is insane!

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     Finally after 2 long hours, it seems to be ending, as the Dark Element was almost all absorbed by the two, and another sight was happening, the portal in the air above had been shrinking as it seemed Chuck was about to fully pull the Longbow away...

     Buzz~! Bang~! Just as Jen absorbed the last drop, and the portal above closed completely, Chuck broke through to the 7th Circle Vanguard, and he fully yanked the Huntress Longbow off and fell back into the basin.

     While he was holding the bow in his arms, like a lover, he was madly saying...

     "Hehe, Moon Spirit, I told you you would be mine! Who do you love now, hehe?!"

     Just as Jen came to me, with her veil off, she hugged my waist and said tenderly.

     "My Father was right, following you is my blessing, I love you Sam, mwah~!"

     Just as Chuck was kissing his white bow, and Jen was kissing me, the Demon Island had a massive change...

     Rumble Rumble... Whoosh~! A pulse of Dark Element erupted from where the Moon had vanished, and the whole Island shuddered a bit, then calmed...

     We had not known yet that every tiny portal to the Plane of Darkness had closed permanently...

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     Oops, we broke Demon island!

     To be continued...     

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Jen Windless, older sister of King Windless, Maid-Wife of Sam. 99 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, with black hair and purple eyes. A 8th Circle Dark Summoner. [1st Circle Shadow Elemental (Shay), 1st Circle Dark Doll Construct (Ann), 9th Circle Shadow Dragon (Elysium)]

Chuck Donald (formally Cupid), 2nd year at Royal Knight Academy. He is 20 years old, 6 feet tall, with black hair and eyes. A 7th Circle Dark Vanguard Knight. Magic Items: Huntress Longbow, Huge Maul. [Married to Eve Eden, Glenda Lilly, and Gloria Lilly.] 

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