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Khas grinned at the two drows and he held out his hand to Ash. A knife, with a dark blade and white handle, appeared in his hand. He offered it to Ash saying "Kill them. This knife will be your weapon for now." Ash was startled. She hesitated, but she eventually took the knife and grasped it firmly.

"It doesn't have to be a knife. Concentrate. It can be a chain, a sickle, a sword, anything you want." Khas then petted Ash and said "Leave with Jade. If you want to find me I will be in The Archives. Jade, is my chair still there?" Jade nodded and took Ash and left. The two drows were puzzled, and powerless as Khas dragged them. It was a scene out of a nightmare. Khas had several slim tentacle-like appendages sticking out of his back, penetrating and coiling around the two captives.

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Ash and Jade reached the center of the town under the mountains and entered a building with a weird seal on it. After giving it some thought she asked "Why is the seal, that you put everywhere in this building, so similar to the one Khas summoned earlier?" She had her suspicions but wasn't sure because... she knew nothing of Khas. Jade looked amused and answered simply "Because it's the seal created by me, to represent him. Now, let's get you some clothes. I get that he told you nothing fancy but he is too harsh!" Ash looked puzzled "How did you know he said that?" Jade laughed and said with a kind smile on her face "That's what he did when he was training me too. He tells us that so that we don't get nice clothes and then trash them during sessions. Good! First lesson, fighting! ...But before that, let's go shopping!"

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Khas reached The Archives, situated near the center of the town. It was an imposing building. It was built out of stone, resembling a mage tower. Atop of it, through one window could occasionally be seen a girl working around. Khas reached for the door and entered. He sealed the power of the drows and sat down in one of the chairs next to him. "Imma deal with you later, first I have to stop her from staring at me." He then bit his finger and let three drops of blood fall on the floor. The moment the third drop hit the floor, a magic circle appeared for a split second followed by the appearance of a girl with a royal outfit and horns. The next thing that happened was someone squealing and dashing towards the girl that just appeared. "My queen are you ok? What did he do to you? I missed you!"

Khas was kind of amused by the sight and said "She is fine. Take her to rest. Our deal is sealed, I'm the new King of The Underworld." He then stood up and walked up to the drows. "These are your new subordinates. Take care of them. Also, is my library still around?" The girl who was still making sure her queen was safe answered hastily "Yes, yes. On the 15th floor underground. Now leave already I have to take her to rest and train those two. GET UP!" Then all of them went their way.

After reaching his chambers, Khas leaped across the room, landed on the bed, and slept... One good rest later, someone knocked on Khas' door. He was annoyed but he did get up and opened the door. "How come that servant of yours didn't stop you from coming down here?" The demon that Khas freed earlier was looking at him. She was a bit shorter than him and had short horns on her forehead. Her eyes were cat-like and blue, her hair was silver and she had fangs. She was wearing a simple dress, with a crest resembling a spider on it. "Well, I wanted to ask... Why did you let us live?" As she said that, the same squeal from earlier could be heard as the maid from earlier came down and jumped between Khas and the demon. She was similar to the demon, except she was shorter. and her voice was very high-pitched. "What are you doing to my queen? Stand back! How can a mere moth dare do such things!"

Khas laughed grabbed a chair and sat down. He then pointed to the two and said "I am not a moth... With the advice of the dead and a halo under my head... The darkness grows deeper, as all of you stare at the void... I stare back, with a halo under my head... Don't you remember? I told you that back when..." The little girl shouted at him mid-sentence "You took my sister away. Look at her! She is cold. She wouldn't talk to me... Why..." She started crying and cursing. "What does it mean? Why does saying that give you the idea that you can do such things!" The demon came forward, kneeled next to her little sister, and reassured her "I'm okay! Really! I lost my will of fighting him due to another reason. It is simply because it is not worth it... Anyway, I came here to thank you, Lord Khas. We will take our leave now."

Khas looked at the demon amused and said "No need for such formalities. You are the queen! I am simply me. This is the town I promised you. Next week you begin. I am going to see what the other two are doing." Khas sat up, patted the demon queen's head, smiling, and left. He ran up the stairs and exited the building. He then jumped on a nearby roof and started dashing around.

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Jade and Ash arrived at Ash's living quarters and started rearranging the room. Meanwhile, Khas arrived and knocked at the door. The two girls were startled and went to open the door. Khas walked in and said "Two hours. After that bring her to the training grounds. The first lesson starts then!"