[Chapter 24] moon is empty, lets fill it with dragons

I completely forgot about Baka Red and Ophis. I'll add them to the story later.

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"Hmm..." Alex murmured as he watched the city on top of a skyscraper.

He looked at the moon above, smiling. Taking a deep breath, he got into a jumping position before-

*BOOM*

He launched like a spaceship towards the moon, breaking the sound barrier in the process. He had already concealed himself.

"Woohoo!" He smiled as he felt the wind brush off his skin.

He manipulated the mana in his body, creating two pairs of blue wings made from mana for himself.

He finally broke through the clouds, arriving at the stratosphere. He used mana to make propellers under his feet and palms, increasing his speed.

After a few more minutes of flying, he arrived at space.

He chilled in space, floating around.

After a few minutes, he unsheathes the Yamato, cutting open a portal to the moon. He wanted to visit the moon as a child, so he did.

"This place looks... Disappointing." He mumbled. "Let's make this a better place." He sat on a nearby rock and got to work.

Using [Brahma], he created a forcefield around the moon, concealing everything below.

He then used the same skill to create a few mythical creatures: Phoenixes, Dragons, etc.

"Done." He said as he looked at the army of beasts in front of him. This place would become a trash can for the living beings he created.

His Servants could use this place as a training area now. None of the beasts had high intelligence.

"Goodbye!" He waved at the beasts before using the Yamato and slicing open a portal back home.

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Sitting on a bed, Alex and Nero could be seen. Nero was on his lap and seemed to be complaining about something while Alex was patting her head. [God of Headpats (EX)] was showing its usefulness once again.

"There, there," Alex said with a sigh.

"Didn't you say yourself that an Emperor like you would never get tired?" He said.

"It's annoying having to sit on a chair all day!" She said with closed eyes.

"Can't you just use a clone?"

"I can't clone myself."

"I can make a clone of you."

Like receiving enlightenment, Nero's eyes opened.

"Why didn't you suggest this sooner?!" She said while turning to him and pinning him on the bed.

"Uhm... You never asked?" Alex said while looking for an escape route.

After looking at his face for a few more seconds, Nero sighed before sitting next to him.

"Can you make one now?" She asked.

"Sure," Alex said and used [Brahma] to create a new Nero.

What appeared in front of them was an exact copy of Nero, clothes and all.

"Perfect," Nero said and started to give her orders to the clone.

"Understood." the clone Nero bowed before walking out of the room, leaving the couple behind.

"So~ Do I need to do anything now?" Nero asked.

"Nope. The clone will handle your daily routine." Alex said.

"Great. Why don't we go out? Eresh should come too." She asked him. Throughout the months, Nero and Eresh had built a strong friendship.

"Sure. I should make a clone for Eresh too." Alex nodded his head and hopped off the bed. "Come on." He extended his hand.

Then, they went to find Nero in the Underworld.

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"Eresh!" Nero shouted as she barged inside the room.

"Huh..? Nero?" Eresh looked at the approaching girl with surprise. "Why are you here?" She asked her.

"You see..." Nero conjured a chair next to her before explaining what they wanted to do.

"A clone..? Why didn't you make one sooner?" Eresh calmly asked Alex after explanation.

"You never asked?" Alex replied while scratching the back of his head.

"*Sigh* Well, that works for me." She said while facepalming herself.

"Mhm." Alex nodded before snapping his fingers, creating a clone of Ereshkigal.

After giving the clone her orders, they departed.

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"La, la, la..." Eresh hummed a song while looking at the view. They were on top of the clouds.

"This place is so comfy~" Nero mumbled while rolling on the cloud.

They were using the clouds as a plane. Why? Why not.

"I see it!" Eresh called out after seeing land. They had arrived at their destination.

'Down.' Alex telepathically commanded the cloud, making it vibrate before starting to descend.

"We have arrived," Alex said after jumping down the cloud. They were on an island in the middle of an ocean.

"Let's start then," Alex said and clapped his hands. "First, we should find a suitable place." He said and started to survey the area. They decided to go camping without using their cheat-like abilities.

Seeing that the place was filled with trees and bushes, Alex started to march inward.

Humming a song, they searched the island, looking for a suitable place to camp.

Finally, after searching for half an hour, they found a flat area surrounded by trees.

"This place will work fine," Eresh said and dropped the bag on her back. "Who will do what?" She asked.

"Hmm. Nero can set up the camp. We should look for sticks to light a campfire." Alex replied.

"Alright. Let's go!" Eresh said and grabbed his hand, dragging him back to the forest.

"*Sigh* Let's start, I guess," Nero said and looked at the camping supplies.

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(A/N: I never went camping. Maybe I did, but I don't remember. Some things might be wrong.)

"Catch," Eresh said and threw a stick to Alex.

*WOOSH*

Grabbing the stick, Alex looked at the blonde girl.

"Did you forget that you are a goddess?" He said with a sigh. That stick had almost broken the sound barrier.

"Ehe~" She giggled sheepishly before ignoring him and looking for dry sticks.

"Ehe te nandayo?!" Alex could swear that he saw emergency food behind Eresh for a moment.

"I think I'm going crazy." He mumbled before looking for dry sticks as well.

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998 words.

Here is a small part of the new fanfic I'm writing in my free time. I'm definitely not using this to get some word count.

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Aaron grunted as he was thrown back. His sword Aetherius in his left hand.

He had white hair, blue eyes, average height, a lean body, and a handsome face.

"Rejoice, human. I will give you a quick and painless death." The demon in front of him spoke pridefully. It was a tall humanoid demon with tentacles coming behind its back.

"Nero, it seems I have to leave this to you," Aaron mumbled as he forced his body to get up. He wasn't going to give up just yet.

He held his sword in front of him with both hands before speaking up.

"Can't you just shut up?" He said with annoyance and dashed towards the demon.

However, he was bitch slapped to the ground.

"Just stand down and die!" The demon said and punched him. Its fists were larger than Aaron's whole body.

*BANG*

Aaron felt several of his bones breaking. However, he turned to the demon yet again.

"Is that all you've got?" He said sarcastically.

"Shut up!" The demon yelled as he punched him again.

*BANG*

However, Aaron didn't plan to shut up.

"I can do this all day." He said as he tried to lift his body.

"Die, die, die!" The demon yelled with fury and repeatably punched him.

*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*

Before he lost his life, Aaron used one last spell.

'[Reality Recreation]' He thought and felt strength return to his body.

Standing up, he used his ability once again.

'Reprogram reality and make this sword the Yamato.' He gave his command to his ability.

The sword in his hand broke apart and got replaced with the legendary Yamato.

He got into a sword stance before time seemingly stopped for him.

'Judgement...Cut!' He thought and slashed the demon countless times with his sword.

After 3672 slashes, he collapsed in front of the demon.

Dead.

His body couldn't handle the burden of reprogramming reality any longer. It's not like he would have lived longer anyway.

The demon looked at the cold corpse of Aaron once again. His last attack had certainly damaged it a lot. Its entire left arm was gone, and black goo was leaking out from its chest.

It lifted its foot and smashed Aaron to paste. Just the sight of him irritated the demon.

That's how Aaron Lloyd, son of Vergil, died at the young age of 18. (A/N: He was 16 at the end of DMC 5)

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