Shouldn't Be Trusted

"Who are you?" Myla asks him. Now that he's jumped down here I see he's fairly short. I use Observe on him.

Devil Of Temptation Lvl 30, Class: Devil, Title: Strategist, RP: -86, Hearts: 0, Weak: None

HP: 4957/5000 MP: 7154/7500

"Who do you think I am?" The Devil asks. Hino turns to me and I nod before she asks.

"Girls." I whisper as quietly as I can. "Use your Alarm Crystals." They look at me shocked before slowly reaching into there pockets. I do the same and pull it out of my inventory. I turn to the Devil and start talking, trying to buy time.

"So, any hints?" I ask and he starts laughing.

"Very well, you've meet one of my associates and probably heard of some others." He answers.

"That's it? Oh this gonna be tough." I say sarcastically and he laughs some more.

"Well, while I think of who you are could you tell us why your here?"

"Why not. Another one of my associates saw these spiders and wanted them for an experiment."

"Experimenting on corpses? You have some interesting associates."

"Yeah, I certainly do. But corpses are there specialty. And they're always looking to improve their craft."

"What's your associates craft?"

"Your a lot more crafty than I gave you credit for. So who were those Crystals signaling?"

"You noticed huh? Oh well, doesn't change much. They signaled our associates." My answer causes him to laugh.

"Nicely put. Well how about a trade. You tell me your associates name and I'll tell you my name."

"No, I know what your name is. Tell me your associates name who uses corpses."

"Oh, you do. Well then, tell me my name. But if it's wrong I'll kill you." I chuckle hearing this.

"Well, you're the Devil of Temptation." I say with a smile and as calmly as I can. He looks at me stunned and I hear one of the girls gasp.

"Well I'll admit, I never expected you to figure it out. So how'd you do it?"

"Sorry, that's a trade secret."

"Well, a deals a deal. My associate doesn't have a name. But I call him Necky."

"So, what now?" I ask calmly while staring at him.

"Honestly, no clue. I never expected you to learn my identity so I don't have a plan."

"Then how about you call it quits and leave." I say, not asking.

"And why should I? I will admit, these are not the best conditions for me but I'm sure I could kill you three." He states bringing one of his arms out from under his cloak. It's dark red and the fingers are shaped like claws.

"Yeah, you might. But what about our associates?" I say with a smile. I see him pause and for a few moments all is silent. Then he starts laughing.

"True but tell me, can your associates beat mine." He says right before something crashes through the roof of the cave. After the dust quickly disperses I see a tall blue Devil standing next to the Devil of Temptation. I use Observe on the newcomer.

Devil of Strength Lvl 85, Class: Devil, Title: Walking Disaster, RP: -152, Hearts: 0, Weak: None

HP: 10000/10000 MP: 1/1

"Oh, fuck!" I curse under my breath and Myla hears it.

"That bad?" She asks.

"Worse, that Devil is four times Hinos level." I answer and Hino groans.

"Well, at least it's not spiders right?" She asks sarcastically causing me to laugh.

"Laughing in the face of danger. That's bold." The Devil of Strength says.

"Or crazy." I reply, stunning him and making him turn to the the other Devil.

"So, Temptation. What's the plan. I didn't think he'd be here." The Devil of Strength asks.

"Neither did I. But he's called backup and I need time to get this guy out of here." The Devil of Temptation says tapping the giant spider corpse. "So keep them busy, and if you can we should grab him." The Devil of Strength nods and turns around.

"What about the girls?" He asks.

"Kill them if you wish, it makes no difference." The Devil of Temptation replies before walking around the corpse and putting his hands on it.

"So, any plans?" Hino asks me and before I can answer the Devil of Strength charges us. My eyes can only see a blur as he moves and before I can react he's above Myla. He swings his fist straight into Myla, who barely managed to block with her shield.

-319 Dmg

Myla! Shit, if she hadn't blocked that then... My thoughts are interrupted by something grabbing my shirt. I look to see the Devil standing in front of me holding me up. I cast Swap with him and bring my claws down on him, casting Ancient Beastial Slash.

-1794 Dmg

While I have him here I Multicast three Draconic Ice.

-192 Dmg

-192 Dmg

-192 Dmg

He tosses me away, instantly shattering the ice that I made, and I hit the caves wall.

-614 Dmg

I hear something crack and start spitting up blood.

"CAREFUL!" The Devil of Temptation shouts. "You could've killed him!"

"I held back. Besides I couldn't let him freeze me." The Devil of Strength says before turning back to Hino. I see her try to punch him but he catches her hand. He swings his other towards her belly and I get an idea. I Swap with Hino and the Devil stops. I push past the pain and cast another Ancient Beastial Slash which hits him square in the chest.

-1794 Dmg

I see him try to toss me again and spit out the blood I've been keeping in my mouth and go limp. As I hoped he panicked and carefully drops me. I use Lucky Draw and cast another Ancient Beastial Slash on him.

-3558 Dmg (Crit)

I see him recoil in pain and blood as black as tar flows from his wounds. He kneels just as the spider corpse disappears.

"Strength!" The Devil of Temptation yells as he runs to his side. The Devil turns to me and reaches out. Before anything happens a familiar ball of water comes flying through the hole on the ceiling. The Devil of Temptation reaches out for it and a big, flat red rectangle appears in the air acting as a shield. The water crashes into it and breaks down, sending water all over. I turn and see the angry expression on Temptations face and remember something. I finish doing it just before he and Strength get enveloped in a dark red ball and disappear. I collapse afterwards and the only thing I hear is Hinos voice. She's yelling something but I cant make it out. Only that she's crying.