It's been a couple of days now since you've entered the Makai.
And each day brings new and exciting ways to torment you.

On top of the constant threat of demon attacks and the fear of starving to death you feel like you have to fight the very realm of Super Hell itself in order to survive.
Gravity, wind, air pressure and temperature are more like vague, made up concepts than anything else, each capable of rapidly changing every second.
The only fortunate thing about this is the fact that at least it's not instant so you can react to it.
But that's about it.

Other than that this realm can go fuck itself.
You suppose at least now you have less albeit more powerful demons storming your gates than when you started out.
But suffice to say, you're pretty pissed off. Like all the time.

You haven't been able to sleep well for quite a while, your resources entirely depend on your luck and whether or not you can scrounge up anything edible and there is also the matter of getting stronger.

>Try to build up some food reserves for the future
>Meditate. Maybe that'll help you with sleep
>Start shaking down demons for some information about powerful opponents to fight
>Other?

>>3313765
>Meditate. Maybe that'll help you with sleep
Best case scenario is auto-psychic shield that reacts to the environment.

>>3313781
Support

>Meditate. Maybe that'll help you with sleep
Then interrogate some demons, we either succeed and get some rest before fighting them or fail and get angry before the fight.

>>3313765
>Meditate. Maybe that'll help you with sleep

>>3313765
>Meditate. Maybe that'll help you with sleep

>>3313764
>Meditate. Maybe that'll help you with sleep
If piccolo can do it, so can we.

>>3313765
>Meditate. Maybe that'll help you with sleep

What a wonderful thing to wake up to. Eric doomslayer part two

Alright. We going Piccolo style

>writing

It's an... aggravating thing...
Paranoia creeps up on you, wraps around your neck and doesn't let you go.
But you don't hate it. Paranoia keeps you alive. It's the cause of your paranoia that you hate with a passion.

Not being able to sleep because you fear some horned beast sneaking up on you and murdering you in your sleep.
Not exactly a thing that gives you sweet dreams. And you need to fix that. You read once that dolphins are capable of sleeping by shutting off one half of their brain at a time, while the other one is wide awake and watches for potential threats.
While you doubt you could pull that off there IS something worth trying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibb_B4bQ6VM

Crossing your legs you start focusing on emptying your mind until you enter a state of half sleep.
It's not exactly easy to do as your body seems to react the slightest stimulus, trying to wake you up. But it's working.
And being semi conscious in this period has its... benefits. Namely that you can think over things that you've witnessed in your "dreams".

You recall each battle, each fight you undertook here in the Makai, analyzing the demons and their... unusual techniques.
As you repeat every motion and recall every detail you start realizing what's so... strange about these creatures.
While they possess an increased level of Ki they hardly seem to use it. In fact their battle power remains constant throughout a fight, even as they die.

That catches your attention.
Focusing on the matter more you start recalling their techniques. Elemental attacks like balls of fire being hurled at you, the very ground beneath your feet obeying their command and attacking you mercilessly as well as the conjuration of various objects and their manipulation.
Suffice to say you've never encountered anything... quite like these.
And this little list doesn't even include their more bizarre abilities...

"What is their secret?"
You wonder.
"How can they fight without exhausting any of their reserves?"

But you suppose these are questions you'll have to find the answers to later.
As no matter how hard you try to analyze the issue you aren't getting any closer.
There is only so far you can get using your faulty memory.

You suppose next time you'll just have to focus more on the fight.
Maybe now that you know what to look for you'll get somewhere.

Not bothering with this issue any more you allow your mind to freshen up a bit with this little "nap" of yours.
Once your eyes open up you let out a relieved sigh.
"Finally... I needed that."

Standing up and giving your numb limbs a good stretch you look around, scratching your stomach.

>It's time to ensure your long term survival
>Time to cause some trouble...
>Other?

>>3313882
>Time to cause some trouble...

>>3313882
>Time to cause some trouble...

>>3313882
>It's time to ensure your long term survival

>>3313882
>>Time to cause some trouble...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00EHdOvfm4I

>>3313882
>It's time to ensure your long term survival

>>3313882
>Time to cause some trouble...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSsfjHCFosw

>>3313848
>Time to cause some trouble...

Rolled 13 (1d20)

Well DooT it is

>writing

And QM rolling to see how strong the guy you find is

>>3313975
Hmmmmm...

Okay.
Now it's time for you to roll the dice
Best of 4
DC: 13

Rolled 17 (1d20)

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>3313980

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>3313980

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>3313980

>>3313982
Wow this feels weird... Usually in the one that fails to roll above 10.

Cracking your neck you look around and let out a little smirk.

"Okay...
Time to purge."

With a burst of energy you set out in pursuit of some... more worthy opponents.
You garnered enough of a reputation already that when you show up somewhere the lesser demons scatter like a flock of birds.
So you do not make an attempt at hiding your power as you scour the shifting wastes.

Eventually you find what you were looking for: Someone stronger than the average so they pose some challenge and whom might possess information you want. But not someone you can not handle just yet.
That comes later...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV2NnFp7lEY

Flying on top of a hill overlooking an arena like flat piece of dirt you look down where a bug like demon with four arms, each holding a saber stands.
He looks up at you nonchalantly.
"So you're finally here... the Doom Slayer.
I've been waiting for you to show up. Now come down here and face me!"

You float down and land a few paces in front of him.
"You've been waiting for me?
I'm honored. But you know how this ends... right?"

With a flurry of his blades he assumes his fighting stance.
"Of course I do! With your head bringing me one step closer to becoming the Demon King!"

"Heh...
Is that so?"

Standing still you invite him to come at you, which he does.
Swords flailing around he closes the gap and swings his blade in your general direction.
Dodging with ease you watch closely as his sword sends out a wave of energy which destroys all in its path.

Those things are brimming with energy as he extended his Ki aura around his weapons, causing them to be much more destructive than they ever could be on their own.
Watching carefully you wait for him to exhibit more exotic abilities but he doesn't.
Seems like you found yourself a brawler.

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You continue to dodge him without much trouble even though you have to resort to using time-skip a couple times during the fight.
But realizing that you won't learn much from this one you resign yourself to finishing this one quickly.

Once he makes a mistake and swings too wide you lock his arm between your biceps and forearm.
Staring down at you in utter shock he doesn't even bother to swing with his other arms as he'd more likely chop off his own limb in the process.
With a smug grin you look up at him.

"Hello there!"
And you bring down your other arm, breaking his in the process.
With a kick you send him flying backwards with his now limp arm.
"A'ight. We can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way. The choice is yours.
Either you'll start explaining a few things to me or I'll start plucking your arms one by one..."

Begrudgingly he agrees as he winces.
You ask him about how the Makai functions and whether it has any sort of leadership structure or not.
To your surprise there IS apparently a system in place.

The mooks of the Demon Realm are not even given a name and they serve more or less as cannon fodder or food.
They often scheme and plan but even in large numbers they hardly amount to anything, so most demons just ignore them.
Above them however you'll start bumping into interesting figures.

Greater Demons are, as the name implies, greater than the lowest ranking ones.
These are the particularly powerful individuals, like this bug feller over here, who managed to carve some sort of a territory out for themselves.
They often have to fight with their neighbors who'd take away what they have and keep watch for larger packs of lesser demons. But over all they are still not much if this guy is anything to go by.

However there are two ranks above Greater Demon, first being the Elite Demon.
These are basically warlords that are so powerful they managed to subjugate several Greater Demons and rule over large areas the size of countries...

And everyone previously mentioned belongs under a single individual: The Demon King, the strongest demon of them all.
The Demon King usually has a family and the title is passed on once an heir becomes stronger than their ancestor.
However if someone can beat the Demon King in a duel the title falls on them as well as all the power that comes with it.

After telling all that the little demon seems to start getting nervous.
"I-I told you everything!
So let me go already!"

>Fine. Tell the others what you saw...
>No. I need a new armchair
>Other?

>>3314064
>Fine. Tell the others what you saw...
We gonna technically be demon king?

>>3314064
>Other?
Pump him for more info. You've seen demons of all shapes and sizes (and now ranks) who can fight and use elemental attacks for extended periods of time without diminishing their Ki. What exactly is going on there?

>>3314064
>>3314076
Seconding.

>>3314064
>>Other?
Make him our Vassel, we'll become Demon King.

>>3314076
We CIA now

>>3314076
Support

>>3314076
Support

A'ight

But if you're gonna waterboard him for information you gonna need to roll for it.

Best of 4
DC: 13 Crit: 18

>writing

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>3314130

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>3314130

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>3314130

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>3314130

You grab him by the neck and lift him up.
"Okay beetleborg...
That's nice and all but there's one thing that's been bugging me this whole time.
You creatures keep attacking me over and over again, using whatever whacky gimmick you may have.
But while I'm running on a timer you seem to be capable of going for as long as you want without your power diminishing!
Tell me what's up with that! Now..."

"H-Heh...
You'd... like to know... wouldn't you!"
He acts smug as you choke on him but once you squeeze him JUST a bit tighter he starts singing to you real quick.
"AGH! I'LL TALK! I'LL TALK!
L-Listen mortal... You have no idea about who or what we are!
We may share your primitive... energy... but we don't use it! Our power stems from far deeper than you can even comprehend! What you see us use is..."
He starts smiling smugly.
"Magic!"
He pauses.
"Surprised? Yeah I'm sure you are...
Our powers are far beyond your comprehension! What's fantasy for you is reality for u-"

"Oh is that so?
Well, I figured it's something like that. Just wanted to make sure.
But now that I know what to look for my job will be that much easier."

"Hah! You think you can master the arcane arts?! Such arro-
GAH! OKAY OKAY! NO MORE! I'LL SHUT UP!"
He pants as you loosen your hold a bit.
*pant pant*
"Okay... I told you what you wanted to know!
So let me go already!"

"Nuh-uh...
I was thinking... since I already got you here maybe you could... enlighten me.
Since I'm just a foolish mortal..."

"I-I'd rather die!
You think I'd give you strength?! You are out of your mind!"
There is something about the way he looks at you that's disturbing.
You sense that... he's not kidding about rather dying. Perhaps it's their culture which is centered around power that makes him utterly detest the idea of helping someone else get stronger, perhaps it's just a warriors mindset or he simply hates you with such a passion that he'd rather spite you even if it means death.

>Fine. Have it your way. (Kill him)
>Okay. I heard enough. (let him go)
>other?

>>3314158
>>Okay then, since Demons respect strength more then anything, and I just beat your ass, that means you work for me now. You are officially my bitch and are going to help me gather enough followers to eventually take The Demon Kings head. Or you can die here and now.

>>3314158
>>other?
Make him our Vassel. We're gonna be Maou!

>>3314158
>Okay. I heard enough. (let him go) "Don't let me see ya again or I'm gonna turn you into bug stew." Lick your lips.

>>3314158
>Okay. I heard enough. (let him go)

>>3314158
>>Fine. Have it your way. (Kill him)

>>3314158
>Fine. Have it your way. (Kill him)
>"Die like the rest"

>>3314158
>Okay. I heard enough. (let him go)

Come on guys. Lets gather a great Demon Army together and leave Makai as it's newest Demon King. It will be fun!

>>3314158
No im your elite daemon now and your gonna heelp me become the king
>>3314163
This

>>3314163
>>3314165
Support.
Sounds like a way to attract stronger opponents.

>>3314174
We shall dub today "OMA DAY!" the day when Eric started his conquest of the Demon World and became OMA ERIC!

You know, if we do do this, I can't even imagine the look on the Supreme Kai's faces.

>Random Human shows up
>Has a PL a million times greater then average
>Personally trained by Lady Vados
>Is very polite and respectful with a good heart
>Dumps the guy in Makai
>He goes on a absolute rampage massacring demon mooks by the thousands and more
>He makes a house out of Demon Bone and Skin.
>He gathers Greater and Elite Demons to his side to form an army
>He kills the Demon King and takes the Throne for his own.
>Fucks off back to the Mortal World to kill the previous Emperor Of The Universe

Both Supreme Kai's In Unison: "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH EARTH/HUMANS?!"

>>3314184
I just want to brag to everyone we know.
"So technically I'm kind of royalty now, and my domain is the size of a universe"
DEMON KING ASULF

>>3314198
This has a 9/10 chance of Caulifla attempting to beat us up for the title, I feel.

>>3314203
To bad Eric would perfer if Kelfa was the one beating him up.

>>3314207
Well obviously, but you can't be Demon Queen if you don't exist.

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>>3314180

Okay...

But you'll have to roll for it
Best of 4
DC: 20

>writing

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>3314237

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>3314237
Oh.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>3314237
Who could have guessed, the demons aren't very loyal individuals.

Can we choose to not become the Demon King if we beat the current one? While it would be METAL AS FUCK, I also don't want to deal with all the metaphysical baggage that likely comes with the title, which might or might not include a stipulation to stay in Makai.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>3314237

>>3314247
AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaa

>>3314247
DOCTOR GERO WITH THE LAST SECOND CLUTCH!

>>3314244
Of course they/he isn't loyal, this is a demon we're talking about, we don't need them loyal just obedient.

>>3314247
O fuck

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>>3314247
HORY SHIT. Glad I decided not to roll...

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>>3314247
This can't be real...

>>3314247
impressive

>>3314264
IT IS REAL! Now is the day we begin gathering lieutenants for our future army that will conquer all of Makai in our name!

>>3314264
Demon King Asulf, the dream is alive.

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>>3314264
>>3314247
Well then, demon King route is a go apparently

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>>3314264
REJOICE! Behold the heir to the power of all Demons. The lord of Makai, traveling beyond time and space to reign over past and future... Eric Asulf is his name!

>>3314264
I wonder how amused Vados will be, and how badly the Kai's are shitting themselves right now.

Pfffffft. Guys, I just realized, Eric can totally say he is One Hell Of A Chef/A Real Demon In The Kitchen now.

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>>3314289
>>3314280
>>3314274
>>3314270
>>3314267
>Eric by the time he becomes Demon King

>>3314300
No, No. Dude, even better. We can now legitimately say that Eric's kitchen is Hell's Kitchen

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>>3314281
You posted Sabin where you clearly meant to post Emperor Mateus.

>>3314302
fucking genius

You kick him in the stomach and as he falls on his ass you lean over him.
"How about no?"

"W-What?!"

"You said it yourself... Demons respect strength.
And I'm stronger than you. Your life is in my hands.
You live... because I allow it. And you'll die when I demand it.
You are henceforth my follower... whether you like it or not."

You see something swell up in the demons eyes.
It's something you are very familiar with: Incoherent rage.
What he feels is probably what a human would feel when a cockroach would suddenly order it around.
Absolute disgust.

But he knows he can't take you, he's not dumb. So he does the only logical thing... and tries killing himself.
But you don't let him. Before he even realizes it all his swords are snatched away during a little time-skip.
He stares up at you as you hold his swords.

"You die... when I allow it...
Is that clear?"
He does not respond.
"I see... so you'd rather be food then..."

"H-Huh?!"

You lick your lips.
"Yeah... I think that's for the best.
I'll drag you back home... and I'll turn you into a meal.
But I won't kill you of course. Wouldn't want your meat to spoil!"

"W-WHAT?!
Y-YOU'RE JUST A MORTAL! I AM A GREATER DEMON!
WHAT ARE YOU?!"

"Silly little demon...
Hell hath no fury... like a good man going to war...
Now... make your choice!"

>>3314332
hahahah oh yes. I can practically HEAR the Supreme Kai's heartbeats sky rocketing.

>>3314332
I think you've used this entire quest's allotment of ellipsis just now, Eric.

>>3314332
My fucking SIDES. Demon king Asulf Is a GO.

>>3314345
U6 Kaioshin must be either shitting himself or having the absolute best time right now, maybe both.

As you make your way back to your base your new found "friend" is trailing behind you with his eyes fixated on the ground.
He quietly mutters to himself, like the broken mess he is.
"I am a demon. Why am I scared of a mortal?
I am a disgrace to my entire race."

"Chin up.
I can either be your best friend or your worst enemy.
Be glad I even offered you the option."

"I am your SLAVE!"

"A living slave!"

But as you get back home you notice that something's amiss.
An effigy slightly tilted, the door being open despite making sure to close it when you left, your fire put out...
Someone's here. Or was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkgSOy-S-eU

Stopping you aim at the hut and speak up.
"Whoever you are you better come out here before I blow the tent to smithereens!"
Soon enough you get a response as a shrouded figure steps out with their arms raised high.
"Well this is a surprise. Usually I have to resort to violence before you creatures surrender!"

The cloaked figure looks at your slave and they speak in disgust.
"You follow this... mortal?"

"No I do NOT!
And if you don't watch your mouth you'll soon join me as his slave!
So get out while you still can!"

The figure shakes its head.
"No. I came here to bargain with the outsider. I have no intention to fight."
They then remove their hood to reveal-

Sorry gotta go real quick be right back

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>>3314405
>>3314407

>>3314405
It’s a demon chick isn’t it?

>>3314247
Oh my god, plan demon king is GO

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>>3314425
It's possible that underboob demon has a U6 counterpart.
It's not impossible for Towa herself to be here though.

Okay, I'm back.
Had to do something real quick.
There should be no more interruptions

>>3314405
>Every Would be King needs his subjects...Or Slaves I'm not particularly Picky

>>3314455
No wait....is it Universe 6 Babadi?

>>3314459
You're too late. We've already destroyed everything due to the cliffhanger.

>>3314465
Oh I believe the payoff will more than make up for that little incident

>>3314474
Makai tiddies?

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You watch as the demons long white hair unfolds and her pink skin glistens in the umbral light.
Your involuntary compatriot immediately reacts in disgust matching the one he feels towards you.

"Outcast bitch!
I suggest you go back under whatever rock you crawled out from before I slay you where you stand!"

"I don't think you will.
Not if the big guy has anything to say about it."
She then turns her attention to you.
"Love what you did with the place by the way. Really accentuates the landscape."

"Thanks.
So, outcast? What, do demons have established governments or something?
Last time I checked it's pure anarchy."

"You're not wrong.
They just like to label anybody who deviates from the norm in an effort to feel superior.
I don't really care and neither should you, for regardless of who I am I may have something which interests you."

"Such as?"

"A way out...
You want to leave this place, right? Well I came to help with that."
She responds.

>Then welcome aboard!
>But why would you help me?
>Who said I want to leave?
>Other?

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>>3314490
>But why would you help me?

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>>3314490
>>Who said I want to leave?
WELL WELL WELL

>>3314490
>>But why would you help me?

Waifu spotted

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>>3314490
>Who said I want to leave?

>>3314490
>Not gonna lie You seem Pretty Cool And I would not be opposed to Hanging out with you But...
>But why would you help me?

>>3314490
>>But why would you help me?
>>Before I agree to anything, I want to know why your called an outcast, I doubt that's a title demons give out often.
*Maximum Erection*

>>3314507
FUCK I SAID BUT TWICE

>>3314490
>Who said I want to leave?
>I need to stay and get stronger, for the time being at least.

>>3314500
>>3314505
Er....honest question. Why would we say this? Like maybe the mind game 21 I could see a reason for it...but I'm honestly hoping this doesn't come out as Eric starting to forget the reason WHY he's in Makai in the first place.

>>3314512
Because we do want to get out but we don't want to get out right now. We came here to become stronger, remember?

>>3314512
To gather an army of... Indentured Servants to kill THAT FUCKER WHO RAZED OUR DAMN PLANET

>>3314490
>>But why would you help me?
>>And I won't consider my training trip complete until I stand triumphant with my boot atop the Demon King's throat. So there's that.

>>3314527
>>3314511
Basically these

>>3314490
I wonder what sort of abilities they have, obviously they won't be as overpowered as 21 at least.
Are they a Majin?
Do we have to watch our back for a god damn transmutation beam or expanding blobs of goop?

>>3314523
>Implying we’d use servants to kill a jumped up space lizard when we can do it with our bare hands

>>3314490
>>Who said I want to leave?

>>3314490
>Other
A) What’s the catch and B) I might actually be a little more interested in being able to tell how much time has passed outside for now, and C) while leaving is definitely on the agenda, I didn’t exactly come here just to take in the sights and set up my summer home, so I probably won’t be leaving until I’ve gotten what I came here for.

>>3314532
Probably not, or Bug Boy wouldn’t be so gung ho about killing her, I’d assume. I’d guess she’s some sort of non-combatant demon, which is basically blasphemy to these guys.

>>3314509
supporting this anon

>>3314527
Support

>>3314527
support

Okay... let's see if I get this right
General scepticism with a hint of asking her what she is. Is that about right?

>writing

>>3314575
Works for me.

>>3314575
Sure

>>3314575
Sounds good

>>3314575
Sure.

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"Now what makes you think I want to leave this place?"

"Because NOBODY wants to be here.
Even bug boy over there would rather be upstairs than here."

"YOU DARE?!
HOLD YOUR TONGUE OUTCAST!"

"Okay, what is he talking about?"

"It's a cute little name they give to those who don't agree with their way of life.
I don't like fighting, I don't backstab or harm anyone."

"What?"
You snicker.
"Like a good demon?"

"You mean to tell me there are no evil people up where you come from?"

You pause at that.
"Touché."

"There are good demons. Or at least benevolent ones.
But usually they don't last long. We have good demons and bad demons. Guess the ratios are just opposite of yours."

"Okay... so you want to help me out of altruism?"

"Hardly.
I'm still not a goodie two shoes. I just look after my own skin.
Look... you want to get out of here. And I want you out of here. If I help you that's a win for both of us.
Because since the day you got here things been chaotic... well, MORE chaotic than usual around here.
Alliances are shifting and borders are being rewritten EVERY. DAY. I like laying low in other Makai-jin territories and steal food whenever I can. But with you around the pain in my ass has been steadily growing and I don't see it stopping unless you are out of the picture...
So no, I don't want to help you out of generosity. But does that matter Doom Slayer?
Seriously what's up with that name? Who gave it to you?"

"Me?"
You point at yourself.

"That explains a lot."

Hearing what she had to say you respond with this.
"I appreciate the sentiment but I can't accept that. I came here for a reason."
You clench your fist as you look her in the eye.
"I need to grow stronger as quick as possible! So I can't leave until I'm strong enough!"

She blinks a few moments then bursts out laughing.
"Ahahahahahahahahhahaha!
Then why didn't you say so?! You want power? I can point you in the right direction!"

"DON'T YOU DARE!"
Your slave responds.

Meanwhile you're just left blinking in surprise.
"Really? There is a way to get power that easily?"

"Yeah. I can take you to a source of magic.
You can certainly use that!"

"HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!"

"Either he dies-"
She responds.
"Or he gets stronger and leaves.
It's a win-win for us. So why don't you shut your cute little trap before I shut it for you?"

>It's a deal! (shake her hand)
>I don't know. Sounds fishy
>Other?

>>3314627
>>It's a deal. (Don't shake her hand)

Dangerous, probably be a trap but It's worth walking Into a trap for the opportunity It could bring.

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>>3314627
>>It's a deal! (shake her hand)
NOW you are talking my language!

Sounds like a good time!

>It's a deal! (shake her hand)

>>3314627
>>Counter offer. I don't plan on leaving this place until I'm strong enough to take the Demon Kings head, and once that's done, I'll be the strongest being in Makai. You help me get strong enough to kill the Demon King, and once I'm ready to leave, I'll take you with me. You'll find the mortal universe to be much nicer then this.

>>3314644
Supporting this

God I wish we had some skill in telepathy so we could know if she is fking with us or not.

I doubt bug man is working with her to lure us into a trap though. That 20 we needed means he fully intended to kill himself.

>It's a deal! (shake her hand)

>>3314641
Support

>>3314627
>It's a deal! (shake her hand)
Let's hold off on the demon king thing until we see how strong we get from the source of magic.

>>3314627
>Other?
>I’ll certainly take you up on that offer, but I’m not just going to skedaddle after unlocking magic. The opponent I must face is far too strong for just that to cut it.

>>3314644
I support this, it's just like taking the deal, but making it clear we're gonna be top dog as well.

>>3314644>>3314650
Guys, guys. Shut up. They don't have to know just yet.

>>3314627

I'll second this, too: >>3314644

>>3314627
>It's a deal! (shake her hand)

>>3314644
supporting, we're gonna train, train train, IN THE ART OF COMBAT

>>3314663
Know what? That we're gonna kill the Demon King and blow this joint? It's not like that's a secret, or like anyone will want to kill us any less if they don't know.

>>3314663
Dude litterally everyone in this dimension already wants our head on a pike. Them learning we plan on killing the Demon King won't make them hunt us down any harder.

>>3314678
>>3314689
Yeah but what about being the most ominous person in the room? Also that's phrased like we want to pass up the chance of getting MAGIC, y'know, the thing people have asked for since the start.

>>3314678
They might think we're crazy at this point, again let's just how strong we can get before we declare anything. Maybe get a few more demons under us.

>>3314678
>>3314689
If the Demon King is a cute waifu, can we keep her instead?

Are we still in the ki arc? Cause it'd be pretty weird if we were.

>>3314692
I don't know what your talking about the Ominous thing desu. As for Magic? I really don't trust whatever magic Not! 21 wants to give us. I'd rather wait and learn magic from Vados after we've killed/beaten Frost.

>>3314702
No? Not even close.
That ended with Namek.

Anyways, that's an agreement with the nice demon lady and some boasting about your goal

>writing

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>>3314700

>>3314700
No. Boot, throat, victory. That is all.

>>3314702
Kai is made up of physical vitality, mental acuity, and spiritual aptitude, so the ki arc isn’t over until we’ve completely peaked. Out martial arts are decent and physical conditioninghas shot up as a result of just being here in Makai, and our psionics can probably compensate for a lack of actual intelligence and education, so with magic to augment our spirit, we’ll probably reach new heights in terms of ki.

>>3314723
Ki*

Dunno why my phone thought kai was any better...

>>3314708
>>3314714
Yeah, but see we need more waifus.

>>3314730
Android 21 (or her expy) is right there, so our Demon Waifu quota is fulfilled. Therefore we should kill the Demon King.

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>>3314730
No.

>>3314738
Come on, clearly
>Kale
>Caulifla
>Vados
>Kefla
>Hop
>Sorrel
>!not 21
>Dominika
Aren't enough.

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You step up and extend a hand to her.
She looks at it in confusion until you start explaining it to her.
"It's a thing we mortals do.
Shaking each others hand as a sign of agreement and trust."

"Oh."
She looks down and awkwardly extends both of her hands and wraps them around yours.
Almost mechanically she raises it and lowers it.
"Like that?"

"Y-Yeah. Like that.
But can I make you an offer?"

"Hmmm?"

"I don't plan on leaving this place until I'm strong enough to take the Demon Kings head, and once that's done, I'll be the strongest being in Makai. You help me get strong enough to kill the Demon King, and once I'm ready to leave, I'll take you with me. You'll find the mortal universe to be much nicer then this."

She pauses in her shock before giggling like a little girl.
"Hihihi... You mortals are so funny!
A'ight. I'll take you up on that offer. Leaving this place I mean.
Got nothing to stay for anyway so a change of scenery would be welcome.
But... you misunderstood me mortal."

"How exactly?"

"When I said I'd give you power.
If you succeed... a mere Demon King will be nothing to you."

Upon hearing this your bug friend starts shouting again.
"Y-YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!
YOU ARE ACTUALLY TAKING HIM THERE?"

"Yeap!
So once we're done you can just leave mortal.
Though... I certainly wouldn't mind the Demon Kings head on a pike.
But we'll see."

>>3314752
>>A source of magic that can makes us stronger then a Demon King

Okay I really don't trust this situation at all.

>>3314758
Well, I would assume "Kills most people who try to use it" is a fairly big side-effect.

>>3314758
I mean, Demon Gods exist and make Kings look like trash.

>>3314758
So she got knowledge or conections of demon gods.

>>3314752
I dunno, I'm kinda attached to the "kill the Demon King" idea now. It may just not be as challenging as we thought if we succeed.

In a way 21 expy is compatible with Eric if she has even half of the 21's hunger she's gonna love her cooking.

>>3314814
....oh god between her, Champa, and the saiyans we're gonna need to make a grocery run every other day.

>>3314814
She might be the actual 21 reincarnated.

>>3314832
Wrong universe for that.

>>3314833
Eh, she died on the Sacred World of the Kais and got wacked by a spirit bomb
It's not impossible for a reincarnation, even if she somehow ends up in U6.

>>3314833
I don't think that's an actual impediment.

"What's your name by the way?"
You ask the pink demon.

"Hmmm?"

"Your name.
I'd like to know it."

"I... It's...
Sala."

"Nice to meet you Sala."

After that weird little encounter your benefactor took you somewhere quite remote.
You've never strayed this far from your camp and you definitely won't, at least not in this direction.
For as you get farther and farther you start seeing that the vegetation just... disappears after a while. There are no roaming packs of demons either and the air feels still, dead, and foul.

"What is this place?"
You ask.

"It's an ancient place, long abandoned by Demon Kind.
It used to be forbidden until people realized that those who come here just... die."

And to confirm that you soon started to see... bodies. Lots and lots of bodies.
The variation of the dead demons sizes and shapes were as great as their numbers, the only thing that was common through all of them was their horrid expressions.
"They look like they were in agony right up until they died..."

"Because they were.
And the magic that did this also preserves their bodies.
After a while people just stopped burning them because there was always more.
Not even the mindless Makai-jin approach them for easy food, for even that's deadly."

You pry your eyes away from the carpet of cadavers under you to look back at your buggy friend.
"You've been awfully quiet back there.
What? Got nothing to say?"

"My only consolation is that if you go in there you'll share their fate!"

"Neat..."

After several hours of flying at full speed you finally reach what seems to be the centerpoint of this circular graveyard.
A cave in a mountain.

"Is this the place?"
You ask Sala as you land.

"Yeap.
An ancient entity was once sealed away here.
A force so vile that the Demon Gods themselves fought it... and lost.
Only thanks to the Makio, the Demon Kai that it was defeated. But that was so long ago nobody even remembers it."
She then spreads her arms around and points at the mounds of bodies.
"Now only this remains of it. A grim reminder that the demons aren't at the top of the foodchain."

"And... how is it that I can access its magic?"

"The Demon Kai are a greedy bunch.
They thought that they could use the creatures power for themselves.
So they set up a way to tap into its power. But if you go in there you'll see that theirs were the first corpses."
She pauses then turns to you.
"Shall we?"

>After you.
>No thanks, I'll go in alone
>Other?

>>3314832
Nope. Just a demon Dopplegänger.
Think of her as 21s U6 counterpart

>>3314847
>Alright, follow me then.
OK, now is where we make the Spooky Force Cave jokes, clearly.
But our audience to our witty reference actually has even less of a chance of getting it than literal aliens.

>>3314847
>After you
She seems to know what she's doing

>>3314847
>After you.

>>3314847
>>After you.
"You look like you take good care of yourself, how do you do that with all these other demons around?"

>>3314862
Support
How big a chance she's the thing that was supposedly sealed? I feel like she knows a lot that's supposedly forgotten that or she was one of the deamon gods that fought it but didn't go for its power.

>>3314847
>>After you.

>>3314862
This
Never ask someone to do something you wouldn't do yourself

>>3314880
If that did turn out to be the case I'd want to interrupt her inevitable monologue.

"Gee, who who would've guessed? Me, I did. This wasn't a surprise."

>>3314847
>>After you.

>>3314862
support

>>3314847
>>>After you.
Humans are no cowards, the greatest bravery is moving forward despite your own great fears.

Bravely going where plenty of others went but none came back

>writing

FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS PLACE SHE SURE SEEMS EAGER TO GO IN.

>>3315000
Dude, of course this Is a trap. We're just extremely ballsy In that we figure we can just push our way through anything that's thrown at us.

>>3315009
I don't want !not 21 to try and eat us though.
Which she just might, if this is HER sealed power.

"Well I hope I won't meet my father in there that's for sure..."
You take the lead and head in.
The other two follow shortly behind you, slightly nervously.
"I thought you'd run away."
You speak to the bug.

"I wouldn't miss your death for anything.
This beast... it's so fearsome its name we don't dare to speak.
Yet you foolishly dare to assume you can do what not even former Demon Kings couldn't."

"Whatever."
You turn your attention to the girl in an attempt to make small talk to hide your anxiety.
"You look like you take good care of yourself, how do you do that with all these other demons around?"

"I possess a rare trait that's frowned upon around here.
Cowardice. When trouble brews I simply move on and leech off the land of some other schmuck who doesn't pay enough attention."

"How gutless..."
The other demon retorts.

"Whatever. At least I got all of my arms intact."

"WHY YOU-"

"Enough you two!
So what is this thing anyway?
Some demon boogey man?"

"You could say that."

"As much as it pains me to say it but she's right.
All young demons know of this tale. And the danger that lies within.
It is said that whatever the creature was it was so vile, so dangerous not even the God of Destruction could kill it.
He could beat it, but never kill it. So he decided to banish it into the Makai so we can deal with it."

You pause for a moment as the fact that this makes too much sense strikes you.
But you shake the feeling off and march forward until you reach some great chamber, at the center of which is what you presume to be this sealed power.
Some sort of a rock construct shaped into the image of flesh.
Around it are, as the demons said, the dead bodies of disfigured Kaioshin.

They don't look like Fuwa, they resemble Roh actually. But their bodies are covered in hideous growths like spikes and bulbous growths. You aren't sure if they were born like that or whatever they tried to tap into did it to them.
All you know for sure is that their expression is the exact same as everyone elses.

The bug steps forth and points at a hole in the stone.
"Place your hand in there and seal your fate mortal!"

You then bitch slap him.
"Don't order me around, I was gonna do it anyway."
But you swallow and hesitate for a moment.

>DO IT!
>On second thought...
>Other?

>>3315016
Something to take Into account that this wasn't her first idea. She didn't come up and say 'psst hey kid, want some power?' No, she said 'let me get you the fuck out of here you're fucking everything up', the whole power thing was our idea. Granted, this might just be an attempt to kill us because she doesn't care about us just us getting out of her way and If no one has ever survived this then this seems like a perfectly easy way to off us.

>>3315042
>>DO IT!

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>>3315042
>>DO IT!
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD.

>>3315042
>>DO IT!
Praying to the true omniking: Dr. Gero

>>3315042
>>DO IT!

>>3315042
>DO IT!
oh cripes this could go poorly.

>>3315042
>DO IT!

Everyone before us trying this has died, but none of them were us, either.

>>3315042
>>DO IT!
Kinda wanna be a jackass and put a foot in, but fuck it.

>>3315042
If we were gonna be careful we wouldn't have come here in the first place. Either we roll for magic, die, or get backstabbed. Maybe all three

>>DO IT!

>>3315042
>something strong enough to no-sell Hakai
So Golden Freeza - Blue Evolution Vegeta tier?
That's some serious power.

>>3315042
>DO IT!

This is totally gonna kill us but LET’s FUCKIN DO IT!

Heh... Okay.

Roll the dice!
Best of 4
DC: 17 Crit: 19

>writing

I feel like not-Som was giving us a genuinely suicidal option to see if we're dense enough to take the bait, and honestly I can't think of a world in which we don't. There's so many death flags here, ya just gotta follow through and see what happens.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>3315116
heres hoping

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>3315116
Oh god.

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>3315116
Eric's heart is pure. I'm sure he can make it out. And even if he doesn't, well, dying isn't THAT bad.

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Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>3315116
SO LONG GUYS

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>3315116
SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE FUCK IS NAMEK!?

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>3315116

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>3315116
Welp, Space RNGesus be with me.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>3315116
Well we died

>>3315116
OH BOY, TIME FOR A PENALTY GAME.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>3315116
well that sucked

Oof.

Here comes plan B

>Rollin

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>tfw I rolled the highest but it's still not enough

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>3315144
We've been cursed.

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>>3315116

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>3315142
Ahem!
ROLLING

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>3315116
Rolling again I think the dice were rigged.

Worry

>>3315151
delet this

>>3315151
Even with a Bo11 we'd still have failed

>>3315142
Is that the one where we get eaten by a Demon God, have to fight our way out of its soul and make a new body from its flesh?

Or the one where we got overconfident and get our face pushed in?

>>3315154
Its just proof the dice were rigged from the start.

>>3315116
Time to start over we died

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>3315155
Try for a twelf?
Gotta break this curse.

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RNGesus has punished us for our hubris.

>>3315159

Or the part where we accidentally release a fragment of said being and now have to fight it instead of absorbing its power.

Rolled 2, 10, 13, 7, 3, 16, 2, 19, 20, 7 = 99 (10d20)

Cleaning the dice

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>3315165
Is it because we forgot to praise Chronoa?

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Eric:
>Does stupid thing
>Dies

>>3315170
Curse broken
Let's hope it sticks

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Worry not, I doubt the QM would have a single roll kill us, no matter how bad it is. Of which, it wasn't THAT too far off from the DC.
All that matters now is that we fix whatever problem arises.

>>3315170
It took TWENTY dice rolls before we passed the DC.

The dice gods WANTED us to fail here.

>>3315178
He would if we lowered our power to minimum and shot ourselves.

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>>3315167

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>>3315178
I wish I had your confidence.

>>3315184
That's not a matter of "bad luck" but retardation.
The first I don't punish that hard. The second? No holding back

>>3315188
He's not som. He wouldn't.

>>3315205
That's just what Som would say!

You step up to the thing and insert your hand into the gaping hole.
The insides of the thing feel... warm. And moist.
"Ewww. It feels like it's suckling on my arm!"
Speaking in disgust you turn to the others.
"How long do I have to keep it in here?
Guys?"

You turn around to look at them and see that they are silently watching you without changing their expression.
They are waiting.

"OW!"
Suddenly you feel something.
"IT FUCKING BIT ME!"
You yank out your arm and start rubbing the wound.
"Is... is this a bite mark?!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woHtuw_xtcc

Turning around to the others you feel dizzy and before even setting your eyes on them you fall to the ground like a sack of potatoes as your body goes numb.
Convulsing as your mouth starts to foam you feel something... inside you.

What little you can see of yourself during your seizure horrifies you.
Strange lumps are moving throughout your body as if scarab beetles are digging their way through your flesh.
But it... doesn't hurt. Or perhaps that's more due to you not feeling ANYTHING.
Looking up you get to see the reaction of the demons to what's happening to you.

The bug, despite enjoying himself averts his eyes and is currently looking for a chance to get the fuck out of here before whatever is affecting you gets to him.
Sala however watches silently as she shakes her head.
"Pity."
She says.
"Well at least that's my problem taken care of."

>>3315226
Huh. Its Universe 6 Buu. I had a feeling it might be him, but the part about him not being able to be Hakai'd confused me.

>>3315226
Well, that’s not great, I’d say.

>>3315226
Time to perform timeskip surgery.

>>3315226
Battle in the center of the mind?

>>3315226
BITES THE DUST is needed ASAP

You start feeling weak as the affliction takes its toll on your body.
But you aren't about to die. Not yet...
You need time. Time to think of something!

Gathering up whatever vestiges of power you have left you activate your psionics since everything else seems to be a bit beyond your reach at the moment.
Your body may be dying but your brain is still capable of functioning.
You must act quick! You need... time!
Time to think of something, time to do something!"

>Cut open your own body and forcibly extract whatever is in it!
>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!
>Beg for help!
>Other?

>>3315280
>>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!

>>3315280
>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!

>>3315280
>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!
PICCOLO TAKE THE WHEEL

>>3315280
>Other?
Suppress the affliction into one place inside a barrier

>>3315280
>>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!

>>3315280
>>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!

>>3315280
>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!

Do or die time lads.

>>3315280
>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!
Perhaps trying to psionically control whatever is within us might be viable? We know the thing is hard to kill, but we don't know if it actually has any sort of strong mental defenses or anything like that.

>>3315280
>Try and go back in time before you got bitten, it'll take all of your focus and a good deal of luck, but the drive to survive will surely get you through!

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>>3315280
>>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!
Time... TIME!

>>3315306
Time out.
Game over.

Can't wait to fail again and actually die.

>>3315280
>Force your body into a meditating pose. In your heightened state of awareness you should have enough time!
This is it People Do or Die time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqOIMtMDYXo
Now Let's go Wreck his Shit

>>3315321
>posting Vegeta's theme when dealing with Buu type enemy
What r u doin
this is how jobbing is started.

>>3315331
Fair then how about THIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfCYPVxWEMI

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I just realized, we shouldn't be forcing ourselves into a meditative pose. We should be T-posing to assert our dominance over the infection.

This is what we get for going for magic shortcuts

Hive mind strikes again!

>writing

>>3315388
It was hive mind except one guy who wanted to activate BITE ZA DUSTO somehow.

>>3315388
No roll....? Concerning.