The Fallen Capital

Misery and despair covered the city which was once peaceful and calm turned into a hell.Many innocents were dying like a dog.Left a big and pain scar to survivors and the dear one.

People could do nothing but watching those merciless monsters destroying the city with their black burning flames as large as a hot air balloon.

Why?This was too much. Didn't they have heart? Didn't they feel any mercy?A demon with a heart really didn't exist?

"The high one is here"

A male officier contacted the base as he was watching the ground from a watch tower.He couldn't see anything clearly because of the burning streets and buildings.

"Damn it! If it was not because of him,our main border wouldn't be destroyed and those shitty demons couldn't come in to greet us!"

A man in a military uniform grumbled in frustration as countless reports reached him.The west forces have fall same with the south.Usually,they have no problem dealing with demons using weapons and mechas.But currently,an appearance of high ranked demon was beyond their expectation.

"Captain Jay, this 'high one' people were talking about,the main culprit of our strongest forces defeated?"

A forty years old man with a white hoodie and brown colored hair was standing behind the captain and observing him for a long time.Despite his ages,he looks nothing like forty but twenty years young man.

"Precisely.He is a high ranked demon that we've never encountered before.Compare to normal demons we usually fought,this one is on another level."

Jay sweated a lot as he's commanding the armies and forces.Supported with the battle mechas regardless,the high demon could destroy them in instant.

"The demon is our main problem now I see..."

The man nodded as he's processing something in his mind.Jay knew the man was still observing him despite his failing leadership.

"....May I know why are you still standing there,Professor Henley?"

The office table was knocked as Jay asked with a frustration shown on his face.He looked back at Henley who was smiling.

"I've fixed the security system.The capital's defense might be still standing for one or two hours."

Henley speculated while playing with a screwdriver he used to fix the machines in his grip.

"Good job,Henley.I appreciate your help."

The captain showed his gratitude before he gazed back to report screen.They couldn't relax until that one demon got killed.

"The mechas facility sent all broken?"

"Nah.Just some of them.The rest are still working fine exterminate the demons but never stand a chance against the high one.They got pierced in instant."

Henley bit his lip.He understood how powerful a high ranked demon was.Neither the forces nor the mechas could take him down.Regardless they attacked at the same time,it was futile.

Only one high ranked demon spotted in Swanlight has caused enough destructions.He couldn't imagine what would happen to the city if they were more than one.The worst,Swanlight has turned into dust.

Jay received emergency reports again.The fact they couldn't provide anymore reinforcements exacerbated the situation .He commanded them to retreat if the high ranked came into their sight.But before he could speak through the communication device,he could hear a scream and breaking sounds on the other side.

"Too late"

Jay speculated the worst,another forces got annihilated.

"So...this all came to this...?"

Henley said with a disappointment and frustration voice.Even him,not expected the worst will come so soon.Jay gazed him when the scientist looks down with his palm on the forehead.

"We should launch our final strategy."

Henley glanced Jay as he knew Jay was talking about summoning Aria to the battlefield.

"Launch that thing to the main ground-"

"She's not a thing"

Henley said with a rough voice and menacing look.He sounds irritated as Jay pronounced Aria as a 'thing'.The voice alone warned Jay,one more word,he would be stabbed by the screwdriver.

An unpleasant atmosphere filled the room, Henley and Jay gave a frown look to each other with dissatisfaction.

Returned to his sense,Henley shook his head.

"I'm afraid we can't use Aria yet."

"You're telling me she's still not finished?"

"Pretty much..."

Henley said it casually with his calm voice even he knew the anger bomb is about to explode.He refused to summon Aria not because she's unfinished.He believed Dean must has merged project X with her already.Seems like he had another reason.

"Captain! Captain!"

A third person came inside the room,knocked some sense on Jay.

"My apologies for the sudden but we've received a new report."

A female officier came in with a pile of files in her hand.

"Hm?The north side destroyed?Well,not something new to me."

"No captain!This is about the high one!The high ranked demon...He reached the capital!"

*****

The evening sun cast long shadows on the burned ground.The slanting rays of the setting sun gave a warm orange tinge to the sky.The fake warm sky covered with thick black smoke,left nothing but dust.

The day,the tragedy day where no one save.One could escape but got nothing left to live.The peace city,the only hope for humanity, disappeared into history.As the brown ground turned to black,debris and fragments shattered around the capital.

Aria couldn't hold back her tears as she's crying like a baby in the middle of ash.The red sky turns darker as the dusk is coming,appearing night shining stars.

She is alone.No one alive.No one survive she believed.With this horrible destruction,she doubted if people would get away from the dark flame.She knew human was too easy to die compare to the other races.

She could feel the pain people had during the attack.The terrifying demons must be truly a real nightmare for them.She felt so sorry she couldn't made it in time.Regret and guilt,swallowing her sense.

She tried tirelessly to find a survivor but the system stated no living being detected.She didn't find a single demon either.

If only she has arrived earlier,at least one or two people would be saved.She punched the ground countlessly with rage.In deep down of her heart,she swore she would kill the demon if one has appeared before her eyes now.

"You bastard...Damn you demon..."

She couldn't scream anymore.She has screamed many times already.She just tired.Although she couldn't find Henley, she's really hope the man survived.

"...what am I supposed to do now..?"

She lost it.Now her home destroyed and left nothing,she didn't know what to do.The sadness plus anger inside her,she's suffering for real.For the first time she suffered a mental illness.This is how humans felt.Humans sure are not weak,she muttered.

At this point,Aria lost hope to live as she's hoping someone would come and stab her from behind so she could die for good.

Her wish granted when she heard footsteps getting closer behind her.

"Oh,a survivor?"

A low voice of male youth coming from her back.He has purple colored eyes with black short-haired. She didn't bother to look at the youth since she's really broke now.

"Whoever was it....please...kill me..."

She said with a fading voice.The youth stared at her with an unpleasant look.

"You're really different huh?Are you really a human?"

He felt suspicious when she's the only one alive.Aria too felt something fishy and decided to look up and when she look at the youth,she stood back with rage and anger.

The youth was not human.He is a demon.Aria recognised the creature as she noticed the right side of his face covered with a black flowing pattern,a demon pattern.

The youth demon who looks like human also stood back.Noticing Aria's killing intent,he gave her a serious look.His dark purple colored eyes glowing,he knew Aria was not human but might be a dangerous enemy.

"You demon bastard! How dare you show your face here!!! I'm gonna kill you right here and now!!!"

Couldn't control her anger,Aria summoned a big floating cannon on her left,shot a light beam towards the youth.

Surprisingly,the youth could block the beam with his palm but got pushed back a little and left a long scar to the ground.

[Scan Completed]

[Race: Demon]

[Type:Unknown]

"He blocked my attack? He must be that high ranked demon!"

She got more fiercer as she summoned another cannon on her right.This time she's about to release beam from both cannons that could blow up a mountain.

The youth felt silly for Aria's sudden rage.He thought Aria has misunderstood him as someone else but the mecha didn't show any sign to stop.He doubted he could block her attack again.

Realised his life is in danger,the youth gave Aria a menacing look but trying to stop her.

"Hey,girl.Listen.Can you calm down for a moment?We need to talk"

"I don't want to hear a word from a dying demon!!!"

Her eyes turned bloody-red as she's charging the cannons to the fullest.

"Really!!Why are you so mad at me?!!"

The youth who knew nothing about the circumstance tried to hold back his anger as the mecha was trying to kill him.He didn't has a slightest clue about Aria's furious action.He just a stranger who was wandering in the city and that's it.

"If you're innocent,then why are you here?! Weren't you part of the demon army???!!!"

She didn't wait for the answer and blew two deadly beams towards the youth.

"Oh,shit."

He got startled seeing the large beams he's never seen before coming so quick to take away his life.Quickly he lifted his right hand where a big dark flame came out and toss it to the beam.

The two deadly attacks bumped to each other,left a very huge explosion at the middle of them,crushed surrounding objects to pieces and both of them got pushed.

[WARNING! CANON OVERCHARGED!]

[TYPE X IS HEATING UP]

"....What???"

Aria's face was getting redder as the warning kept popping inside her mind.She thought she overdid the X.She shouldn't use full power right after she just reborn.It would take her into a risk and that's happening.Her body was heating up.

The youth got pushed farther then Aria and thought,Aria's ability was insane for a human.He landed a few meters far from her as the small debris raining from the explosion pressure.

Aria stopped attacking.She's trying to calm herself before the body itself explode.

The explosion left a thick mist has caused both,Aria and the youth couldn't see around properly.The youth glanced at a side,and suddenly,a shadow is coming towards them.His face got more serious when he knew who was the person.

With full of hatred and annoyed,the youth could see the mysterious person come intervened as the mist is getting clearer.

Aria's eyes wide opened when she saw another male demon showed up so sudden.

"Well...well...well...look at this.Who would've thought there's a human survived.Nevertheless,I didn't expect I would met you here out of all places."

The second demon smiled with evil look at the youth.He also had a dark flowing pattern but instead on the face, it's on his right arm.

This demon looks like human too.Aria thought all demons shaped like animals such as tiger or wolf but she's wrong.Demon has various types.

"So,you're the girl who was screaming? How could I miss you?I thought I've killed all humans."

This time,Aria didn't look at the youth anymore instead,she gave a death glare to another.If it's not because of her heated body,she would have shot him to death now.

"And for you"

The demon glanced at the youth again with a smirk but the youth replied him a face full of hatred.They know each other.

"In the first place,I was going to kill this last human but.... to think I would have meet you all the way here.It's like killing two birds with one stone,right Zach?"

He annoyed Zacharias purposely when he saw the youth is getting angrier the more he talk.

"Hugh,what are you doing here?"

Zacharias asked despite his hatred and ignorance.He's clearly not aware of his fellow demon's doing in the city.

"I was hunting and wiping this city from history.It was a pain in the ass to deal with those puny humans but finally they gone.Now my question for you,how did you survive,human? I thought I've burned the whole capital to the dust?"

Hugh glanced at Aria as she's swearing to kill him countlessly in her mind.Her glared still didn't change.She's getting angrier every time the demon mocked the city.

He's the high ranked demon who destroyed the city.Aria misunderstood him with Zacharias.But still,he's a demon too,so she hates him.

"Sigh...how dumb can you be,Hugh?"

The palm hit the forehead as Zacharias sighed, Hugh didn't notice Aria was not a human.

"Enough talk.I'm going to burn you along with the human,Zach!"

Hugh leaped onto the sky, left Zacharias a little surprised with his sudden action while Aria was standing still, couldn't move the body due to the heat.

'This is bad...I can't move.My body....hang???'

This is really a worst case scenario for her.Aria didn't has any other choice except for tanking the burning flame from Hugh but she felt her body got pushed roughly.The flame misfired to the ground instead.

"Hey,you.Just get out from here.You can't defeat him.He's a pain in the ass"

Zacharias said as he kept dodging the upcoming attacks from Hugh.The ground explodes every time the flame hit.

'He....saved me?'

Aria startled when saw Zacharias's agile move.There's a time he blocked the flame with bare hand but he still took a slight damage.

"Arggh! Enough with these boring firing actions!"

Hugh got annoyed when Zacharias dodged almost all of his attacks so he changed to melee attacker instead.He accelerated to Zacharias in instant and gave a heavy strike.

Zacharias who couldn't catch up with the speed let his guard down and took a heavy damage.

Aria who was watching the battle from far astonished looking on the big gap of strength.

"Seriously...he is no match for him!"

[SYSTEM HEATED]

[RECOVERING : 50%...]

"Too slow!"

Aria ignored the the system warning as she summoned the cannon again and this time,she aimed for Hugh's head.

Unfortunately,Hugh was faster, he appeared behind her in the blink of eyes.She alerted of his appearance then delivered an immediate punch but got blocked.

"Aren't you too strong for a human,human?"

Hugh gave a serious look as he grasped Aria's clench and didn't let her go.

She startled when Hugh still thinking her as a human but that didn't bother her.

Like,seriously,which human could perform a gigantic cannon effortlessly?

'Nnghhh...I couldn't free my hand! What a monster he is?Even I can't...'

No matter how many times she struggled,she couldn't escape from the demon's grip.

Her panic doubled when she heard a cracking sound from her clench.

'Crap! Is he trying to break my hand for real!?Devil!!!!!!!Let me goooo!!!'

Once she lost an arm, that's it.She couldn't fix it since the facility destroyed.

[WARNING!TYPE X IS TAKING A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE!]

[WARNING!TYPE X IS TAKING A SIGNIFICANT DAMA..]

'Yes,I know!!! I'm trying to escape,idiot!!!'

The mecha was really furious when she even scolded the her own system.

Zacharias who was recovered from the last attack, gazed at Aria and Hugh from far.He shook his head when that dumb demon still didn't know Aria's inhuman race.

"Time for payback"

He took the opportunity to strike Hugh with a heavy kick,sent him flying into the red sky made Aria freed from the grip.

Saw the demon fall in a collapsed building not so far away from them,both Aria and Zacharias proceed to leave as soon as possible before the devil come back.