Modern World Warlock

When Nihilor revealed everything he knew about the Blood Dragons' schemes, the group discovered the name of their main base of operations—Highpoint Town.

Camille asked Dante how long Nihilor could stay inside the Torment Maiden, and the warlock replied by saying that he could stay there for eternity or until Dante released him.

However, if Dante wanted to use it again on someone else, he would have to free up some space by either releasing or killing Nihilor.

The handler didn't believe that they could get any more information from the demon, but she didn't want to end his life yet, as she wanted him to suffer for all the horrible atrocities he committed.

With a snap of Dante's fingers, the Torment Maiden closed again and released gushes of blood from its gaps before merging back into the shadows.

"We should go to the office… Everyone needs to hear this," Camille said, prompting everyone in the warehouse to leave the place.

That same night, Dante met with Zac and Megan, who had returned from their mission at the construction site near Dewmore.

The Omega Team waited inside Camille's office as the handler prepared a full report for them, and Zac told the warlock about the strange occurrence that happened during his mission.

"I was just like—a little angry… But my body felt so powerful…" Zac muttered, inspecting his hands.

"Hmm… I'd have to see it to give my opinion," Dante said.

Megan caught the attention of one of Camille's servants and asked her for the recording of her gear.

She had witnessed Zac going wild for a few seconds before he took everyone down, so she knew that her recording had a clear picture of the redhead.

When the servant brought them a tablet with the recording, the three of them scooted closer together and watched the video.

The footage was shot from Megan's perspective when she arrived at the center of the construction site, where Zac resembled a wild beast as he rushed around the area, striking the enemies with his bat.

The recording didn't show the flow of umbra in a person, so the warlock wasn't able to determine Zac's emotions in detail, which would have helped him in figuring out what was happening.

"What were you thinking at the time? You said you were angry?" Dante asked his friend.

Zac told him that he was talking with Maya on the subway ride there, and the conversation left him thinking about his reason for fighting.

"I felt angry about the treatment my friends had received…" Zac muttered.

"I see…" replied Dante, smirking somewhat mischievously.

"What is it?" Megan inquired, noticing the warlock's amused face.

"Zac, you told me you were a warrior, right?" Dante replied with a question to the redhead.

"Right. I mean—I was kidding back then, but yeah…" Zac said.

"Well… That was basically an ability that warriors from my world could use," commented the warlock.

Dante explained that warriors from Terra always differed as each of them could use a different type of energy for their abilities.

"Ohh, like a sub-class?" Zac wondered aloud, comparing the warlock's world with a video game.

However, now that Dante was familiar with the terms after having played games with Zac, he agreed with him.

Warriors who could control umbra were known as "dark warriors," and most of them were unnaturally created by warlocks or demons.

Dante said that when a warrior was able to control umbra, they would travel to Shadowvale to make a deal with a demon so that they could get the ability to see this energy.

"Demonology warlocks made a lot of money summoning demons for some of those warriors to make contracts with…" Dante commented.

Since Zac had made a contract with Dante, he gained the ability to control umbra, which made him a dark warrior.

"Woah… that sounds cool," Zac said, his eyes widened with surprise.

Still, Dante wasn't done with his explanation, telling Zac that once a dark warrior had mastered all of their umbra abilities, they were given a new title.

"Berserker…" Dante said with a smirk.

Zac recognized that name from the many games and anime he had watched, as they were always depicted as extremely powerful beings who would lose themselves in their rage and become unstoppable.

Once again, Dante agreed with his friend, saying that berserkers were some of the most violent and mighty warriors in his world, and rage was a significant factor in their strength.

"That ability you used… I can't say for sure since this is just a video, but I think it was called 'Zerk,'" Dante continued.

"So… I'm a berserker?" Zac wondered aloud, still a bit shocked by Dante's story.

"Umm, no… Not yet," the warlock replied, explaining that once Zac was able to use those abilities voluntarily, then he would become a real berserker.

'This is surprising… I didn't think he would be able to do that,' Dante thought with intrigue.

Their analysis was interrupted by Camille, who entered her office with a tablet that had all the information they had gathered.

Highpoint Town was a small residential area located an hour away from the city, atop a small hill next to a preserve of forest animals, and was one of the oldest towns in the country.

The only building of interest in the whole town was the cathedral in the plaza, which supposedly was built over a thousand years ago by a religious group that vanished.

The residents of the area used that building as a city hall, where they would often conduct meetings and events for all the locals.

"It has a school, a small clinic, two or three markets… Basically, a small little haven away from the city," Camille said as she described the place.

Trinity flew a drone above the area and mapped it out before quickly retreating, afraid that another demon would see it.

"We need to act fast before they realize that Nihilor is gone…" Camille said.

The Blood Dragons already knew they had captured Captain Slacks, so it was a matter of time before they retaliated.