User blog:Shadowblade777/Fanfic: Demonic Origins

Prologue: Dawn
''The original Demon Assassin, the Phantom, was a fable legend 500 years ago. Undoubtedly, Ilias removed all traces of her existence. But even so, the Phantom still had a grand tale...''

The sounds of a baby crying filled the Monster Lord's throne room. Several figures stood in the room as a motherly figure in the center was cradling her child. "Congratulations on your child, Your Majesty." one of the figures, a Kitsune, had said. "Teeheehee, she's quite beautiful isn't she, sister?" another figure, a big breasted succubus, said. "Why yes, she is. I'm quite excited to see the new era of Monster Lords prosper. Again, congratulations, Your Majesty." the taller, smaller breasted succubus said.

"Thank you..." the Monster Lord said as she held her child. "The Dark God will always watch over you and see you prosper. I'm proud to be your mother... Alice the Eighth."

Chapter 2: Phantom's Rise
"T-trouble!" a one-tailed kitsune shouted as she ran in the hallways of the Monster Lord's Castle. As she was panicking, she had bumped into Tamamo. "Hm? What's wrong little one?" Tamamo said as she knelt down beside her subordinate. "M-mistress... T-the front gate...!" the little Kitsune said as she led Tamamo to the Castle's entrance. There was a small group of residents gathered in the front, quivering as they peered out the windows: a mass of monsters approaching the castle. To Tamamo's surprise, these monsters were merely normal creatures living in Hellgondo: Vampires, Behemoths, Wyverns, and even a gigantic Kyoryuu. "W-what is this?!" Tamamo looked on in shock as she had exited the castle.

A few of the creatures had climbed the top of the steps. Without warning, they immediately attacked Tamamo. However, she did not flinch, and with a large shockwave she blew off her attackers. "They didn't hesitate... Something's very wrong here..." Tamamo muttered to herself. As more monsters approached the top of the steps, a wall of flame suddenly emerged, blocking their path. "Is this treason against your Lord?!" a booming voice had said: it was the current Monster Lord, Alice the Seventh, and was accompanied by her succubus bodyguards Lilith and Lilim, along with elder succubi and kitsune ready to defend the castle. "Unacceptable!" A chilling atmosphere had soon followed, causing the wings of the Wyverns to freeze over and a majority of them to fall to the ground, while a few managed to keep flying albeit slowed down. A torrent of darkness was launched at the Kyoryuu, striking it square in the face and causing it to collapse as well.

"My my... Someone's been misbehaving." Lilith giggled as she saw the fireworks raining by the 7th Monster Lord. "Teeheeheee... the punishment's just beginning." Lilim giggled as well. Tamamo then approached the Monster Lord. "My Lord... I'm not sure as to what's going on as well. It seems to me as if they're all... possessed." she said. "... Is that even possible? To affect a fair population of Hellgondo..." Alice the Seventh muttered to herself. "Then... all we have to do is find the one in charge, right?" another voice said. A humanoid figure appeared from the castle, wearing sleek, dark blue clothing decorated with silver intricate designs, and wore a blue bow on her head. A pair of demonic-looking swords with their pommels fused together appeared on her left hand. "Please, let me handle this... mother." the swordsman, Alice the Eighth said.

"I'm surprised you picked this style of combat... And your succubus loyalists an inspiration to your weapon's design." Alice the Seventh gauged her daughter before smiling. "I see you're ready to prove yourself as a Fateburn. Make me proud, my dear daughter." the Monster Lord had said before slithering back into the castle. "I have permission to hunt the one leading the attack. Please, defend my mother's home." Alice the Eighth said as she leaped over the flames. "Oh my... She's certainly grown up a lot~" Lilith giggled.

Alice calmly scanned the opposition as she casually swatted away the monsters that pounced at her. "Nothing out of the ordinary on the ground... What about in the air...?" she then looked at the air. Of all the flying creatures, one of them had caught her eye. Despite the distance, Alice saw the creature dropping a few feathers; Wyverns don't have feathers, so this one monster must be some sort of Harpy. Alice scanned her surroundings and spotted the Kyoryuu, slowly recovering from its weakened state. A small blockade of ground forces attempted to impede her path, but Alice easily leaped over them. The Kyoryuu made a swiping motion at Alice, but she jumped in midair and landed on the large dragon's claw, bouncing off of it and began running along the creature's long neck. The large creature made a biting motion toward Alice, but she too evaded that and jumped on its head, and leaped off. The Wyverns ahead were weighed down by the frost spell, allowing Alice to easily land and propel off of them as she got near her main target.

Indeed, the odd-figure-out was a Harpy, albeit camouflaged to look like a Wyvern. However, she quickly spotted Alice approaching her and flew back and created a heavy gust of wind, preventing Alice from advancing further. "Wailing Banshee." Alice cried out as her blade fired five dark energy waves at the Harpy. Piercing through the windstorm, the Harpy couldn't brace in time and was directly impaled by the blades, causing her to fall from the sky with a shriek. Alice landed on the ground at the same time as the Harpy fell, but the opponent quickly recovered on her feet. "Impossible... I was knocked out of the sky?!" the Harpy scowled as she engaged a martial artist stance. Alice simply pointed her own weapon at her and wagged her finger with her free hand. "Tsk tsk... You should know better than to defy Her Majesty..."

Alice the Seventh sat on the Monster Lord's throne, watching through a magic sphere of the events unfolding. She looked pleased as her daughter pressed the counterattack and her subjects driving away the attackers, but a grim look crossed her face once the mastermind behind the attack stood in a standoff with Alice the Eighth. "A high leveled Harpy... Damn, she has the nerve to invade Hellgondo with her wretched ambition?!" Alice the Seventh muttered to herself.

As the Monster Lord pondered a bit, a large crackling sound was heard in the room, accompanied by a large sphere that sparked with electricity. The sphere grew bigger and two figures emerged from it: the first was a land-based creature that landed on all fours, staring and quietly snarling at the Monster Lord; the second was an air-based creature brandishing a sword that emitted lightning and pointed it at the Monster Lord. "I see... the appetizer's almost finished, now the main dish is being served..." Alice the Seventh hissed at the two new enemies, slithered off her seat, and engaged in a battle stance. "I won't allow you to have your way! The punishment for your defiance is death!"