This Time It Will Be Different

The skeletal figure screamed hysterically as the mysterious force kept eating away at its flames. It immediately tried to flee but there was no escape for it! The mysterious force instantly emitted a powerful suction dragging the black flames inside Alexander's head.

Skeleton's bones dimmed as runes on them dissipated and right after that, the bones themselves turned into ashes. Alexander, however, did not witness it. By the time it happened, he was already unconscious, lying down on the cold floor of the small cavern which just mere moments ago used to house an entire world by itself.

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Far away, in a majestic hall, nine seats were arranged around an enormous round table made out of pure gold with eight demon lords seated around it—each one looking more powerful than any mortal could ever imagine being capable of existing in reality. They were all dressed in robes made out of pure gold; each one had golden runes etched into their skin each one had golden eyes shining brightly like stars while their aura was terrifying to the extreme.

"I think all of you know why we have gathered here... A new contender has appeared!" An ethereal voice resounded throughout the entire hall. It came from a female demon wearing crimson robes which fitted her form perfectly. She had long raven black hair tied into a ponytail. Her face was exquisitely sculpted like a doll: her jawline was sharply defined, her lips were ruby red just like her robe and her eyes were deep gold.

"It wasn't so long after the last one died... Wasn't that one killed by one of the whelps created by that abomination that calls itself Spirit King?" One of the demon lords asked while looking down at the table, his eyes filled with contemptuous rage. He had long golden hair tied into a ponytail with strands falling down onto his shoulders; he was dressed in black robes with golden runes etched onto his skin and golden eyes shining brightly like stars. His aura was astonishing, to say the least: it felt like he might crush you under his gaze in a heartbeat.

"Indeed." The female nodded her head in agreement while smiling gently at the demon lord who had spoken up." However, this new one seems stronger than the last one." She continued to smile sweetly while her golden eyes flashed brightly.

The demon lords looked at the empty seat and found it glowing brightly. This glow meant that the new contender was quite competent.

"Do we even have to wait for them? Can't we just invite the True Divine lord? He is a surpasser just like as after all." Another demon lord said with a disdainful tone while looking at the other demon lords seated around her table through narrowed golden eyes; she had shoulder-length purple hair and was dressed in a dress made out of purple silk. She had massive cleavage spilling out from her dress and her face was strikingly beautiful. Her aura had a strong air of pride about it.

"That won't do, ever since we ambushed the Thirteen Winters Sword God at least. He seems to bear a grudge against us now." A demon lord whose pupils were shaped like a vertical spindle said with a hostile tone while looking at everyone around her table." We have no choice but to wait for the contender to arrive."

"Are you sure you are not saying it because he took your dragon divinity seat?" A purple haired demon lord giggled.

"If you tried to humiliate me, you have failed. Everyone knows that he is an abnormal freak who aims to do alone what we aim to do with nine people. However, if you aimed to anger me, know, you have succeeded." The vertical pupil demon lord smirked wickedly while looking at the purple-haired demoness.

"Oh, and what the high and mighty Demon Dragon God would do to poor old me?" Purple-haired demoness laughed maliciously while looking back at the vertical pupil demon. " I am sure he would do such awful things to my weak and fragile body!" She giggled viciously while engaging in this clearly fake theatrical act.

"Stop bickering! Even if we True Divine agrees, he can't help us. Our paths are simply too different. There is also no reason to ask Radiant Soul lord or contacting the Dragon Heaven. That fool Radiant Soul still thinks he can fight entropy, as for Dragon Heaven, they definitely are going to do the same thing they always did. Survive. Maybe it is time to rename it cockroach heaven." A yellow haired demon lord said with a scornful tone while looking down at everyone around him.

"No matter what, they still were the only survivors each time the universe collapsed." The crimson robed demon continued to smile sweetly while nodding her head gently." I understand their reasons; however, I still believe that this time will be different." She said this with certainty while looking at everyone else around her table with a serious expression on her face." This time...it will be different."