New Nightmarish Visions Part-2

" I read the necronomicon codex once, It was one of those troublesome books that all the Demons hate with a passion"

He then hesitated to say the next part, he didn't want to lose their trust but the next was a little unbelievable, but if he was going to work with them, they needed to be aware of his situation atleast.

" It's not easy to say but this happened due to some err-time travel shenanigans - don't ask more please, I really shouldn't talk about it- it's just- it's really too too complicated ", Aavesh rubbed his forehead, already feeling a headache coming.

"BRO", Aiden yelled out in stunned astonishment at the revelation.

"BRUV", Kai yelled in puppy eyes.

Both of them looked at eachother and spat out loud at the same time, " STONKS!!!"

"Assholes", Alena muttered as Zhong and Yuna shook their heads with wry expressions.

"Idiots", Camilla spat with disdain, these 2 friends of hers were really! How often they get side tracked from the main point!

"Curious", Petrov and Alyssia looked intrigued at Aavesh's explanation.

" Hmmm So not a rookie then?", Anyariel lazily smiled at Aavesh, not at all bothered about his explanation.

Aavesh glared at Aiden and Kai as he simply spoke," No"

"Aww come on",Aiden sounded bummed.

"Think about it- Financial crimes against criminal Empires! We could cause so much upheaval against the slave trades", Kai argued again with puppy eyes

"Yeah what he said but we could get Filthy rich in the process right? Right?!",Aiden spoke hopefully.

"Guys, just No, Look - you both are not authorised to change the Timeline, my Mythic Powers let me do that with an Equivalent price - I suffer every time I change things, It's just how things work okay- look let me reach Stage 6 or something and then we'll discuss the finesse of a Stock Market War", Aavesh replied calmly but this time the others looked a bit concerned.

" Wait- so unless time goes back in it's proper flow, you'll keep suffering in exchange?", Zhong asked in horror as Anyariel now frowned- thinking of something.

" Yeah nobody knows the proper flow anyway and the less we discuss about it the better, Look I'm fine, it's not all that bad, I promise ", Aavesh tried to reassure them.

"Is it-", Petrov began and spoke," you won't die in that vision- you have something that will keep you alive?", he deduced.

"Yes- I have my Augmentations and Treasures- I'll be fine", Aavesh agreed.

"But if you save her, you are going to be screwed in some way- aren't you", Alyssia pointed out.

"Well not any more than I usually am", Aavesh replied in as a Matter of fact tone.

But no one found it funny, not even Anyariel.

The others gazed at him now silently.

Aavesh felt a bout of frustration hit his nerves and then he spoke in an Authoritative tone," Look- I am screwed for Life- If I want to unscrew myself - then this timeline needs to be annihilated and the previous timeline was not a paradise, in comparison it was a thousand times worse"

" Damned if you do, Damned if you don't ", Alyssa muttered softly as Aavesh nodded at that.

"It makes sense now, all that horrible stuff you went through, even gaining power was just a part of the price, you were mostly paying the price for shaking things up, I wonder- how much", Anyariel spoke but before she could continue, Aavesh interrupted her.

"No- Don't go there! Don't worry about it- there's a way to fix this, I just need to grow stronger for that and now that I've met you all- I believe - No", He corrected himself.

"I know 'll need your help - So don't think I am doing this out of the kindness of my heart, I change stuff - you help me out - Simple", Aavesh declared in a decisive tone to end the topic.

Anyariel stood up and spoke with folded hands in an amused tone," So you're a Dominant!"

What?

"What the fuck?!", Aavesh immediately understood her remark and flushed with emberassment.

"Pfffft hahahaha look at his face"

"Hahaha", Everyone burst into laughter but there was changed in the way they saw Aavesh.

He was honest and didn't lie even once, their Mythic Powers had already sharpened their innate intuition as part of their core Survival Instincts, they could easily tell when someone was lying.

Besides Anyariel clearly made the joke to lighten everyone's nerves after that Heavy revelation, besides bullying Aavesh seemed to amuse her even more.

"Cough Cough stop stop", Aavesh coughed out to gain their attention.

"Back to Topic People- Anyways you guys should know that due to some Temporal shenanigans, I have the memories of a Logistics Officer with extensive knowledge on Demons, Daemons and Devils- Especially in cases that required Exorcism and Wards",Aavesh grit his teeth and explained, still unwilling to Dive too deep with complicated past.

"~Ooh, Logistics! You Big Big Boy! Did you handle contraceptives too?Many times? Must have been nice and soft-~", Anyariel smirked with a mischievous smile as she suddenly teased.

"Oi-", Aavesh stared deadpan at her as everyone suppressed their desire to laugh.

She simply stared into his eyes with amusement.

"Girl - I'm trying to save you, can you not make sex jokes?", He asked flatly as everyone suppressed their grins.

" Aww, so serious! I don't want to be saved if it's not fun", She whined so provocatively with her chest, it made Aavesh swallow his retort in his throat and divert his eyes.

"Ehm ehm * cough, I assure you, listen to me lady- I think it will be quite fun", Aavesh spoke with a confident tone despite burning with emberassment on the inside.

"How so?", Anyariel seemed intrigued.

" Also don't call me an old Lady"

And she immediately punched Aavesh's waist , surprisingly Aavesh felt the wincing pain and when he saw the serene smile on her - he became inwardly terrified.

Fuck! Women were scary!

" Yes I apologise -"

"Miss"

"Miss Anyariel"

" That's better ", She let go of her pinch and Aavesh sighed in relief only to see the others smiling at him ambiguously.

"* Cough *Cough *Cough", Aavesh hurriedly coughed in his fake manner as everyone chuckled slowly.

" You really seem unwell- coughing so much- want me to make you Soup", Anyariel offered with a teasing expression.

"Lady-"

"Huh?"

"No- Miss, I don't need Soup, Now fucking listen to me", Aavesh sighed with frustration.

Tricksters always made it so hard, even when you want to help them.

This time Anyariel looked at him with a serious gaze with rapt attention and the others also gazed at him seriously now.

'finally', he inwardly sighed with relief.

" The one hunting you is the Demon Lord Areshkagal - I'm familiar with her handiwork and I know how she's going to trap you"

Anyariel gazed at him with a tilted head, her eyes filled with curiosity.

" She's going to lure you into an Enigma Site, it will be prepared by some of her followers- you won't even know when you're trapped in that Dangerous Maze and get this- She will manipulate the variables- you will enter her Psuedo Realm yourself - That's the most dangerous part, it's the only way for you to exit back to reality "

" I don't understand, if she gets me to her Demonic Realm in the Abyss, doesn't she win- how do I get out of a literal Abyssal Realm?", Anyariel asked in confusion.

" Her Psuedo Realm is not in the Abyss but connected to her True realm , she will be sending a Stage 20 Avatar to kill you though but it won't be simple at all, it will be some kind of fucked up game"

" And That's the thing with her deadly puzzle games, the exit of the Enigma is always in her Psuedo Realm"

" What's the Enigma?", She asked.

"A horrifying Curse Ritual to summon her Psuedo Domain - it Curse Ritual traps people in their own minds, and you will only be able to remove her curse if you find the Exit in Areshkagal's Psuedo Domain", Aavesh explained as the other listened carefully.

" What I want to do is simple-We'll beat her at her own deadly games", Aavesh spoke with a smile.

" Where's the fun part you mentioned?", Anyariel asked .

"I'm so glad you asked", Aavesh grinned at her.

Trolling a demon lord with a Mythic Protean Trickster.

It should really be fun.