Chapter 190

When the earthquake happened, Furrneka was a bit nauseous and her head was aching. Her mind couldn't think well and because of it, she couldn't fight the hallucinations that Count Redrose cast. Her mind was vulnerable to any mind attack.

Her mind was drowned in the illusions of her parents. She was extending her hands to reach them. But no matter how much she tried to do it, she cried as tears burst from her eyes, but nothing happened. Her wish of meeting them gradually vanished. Then, something triggered inside her. The hatred that was silently sleeping in her awakened and shook her reasoning. A horn materialized making her appearance close to a Demon. Her aura changed into a wild beast that could not identify who the ally and not. 

The image of her parents who were suffering because they were covering her from the Demons so that she won't be wounded started to reveal. The image of them dying protecting her struck in. She felt like she was dying as the darkness ate her. Something awakened inside her. The corruption that made her selfish, arrogant, insensitive, and violent, that corruption erupted and triggered her Demonification. 

The Black Lightning Serpent tried to stop the turning but it failed and succumbed to the hatred. Furrneka's hatred was stronger. The Serpent was defeated and forced to abide by the will of his Master, the Serpent merged with her.

"Ggrrr!!!"

Furrneka growled, her sharp claws were illustrating the feelings she had. Her claws were like razors that won't hesitate to shred a Demon. She rampaged around the place, she started to move around faster and faster. The structures around her were sliced like papers, Furrneka became an uncontrollable monster. 

"Grrraaahhhh"

Black lightning flashed all around and destroyed the place. The tall buildings started crumbling as they couldn't endure the lightning.

"Kuck… Furrneka."

Mikael stood up and touched his ribs, it looked like it was broken. The potion that he took out earlier was destroyed so Mikael brought another one. He uncorked the potion using his mouth and drunk the liquid. Vitality slowly crept around his body especially in the ribs as the potion started healing him. 

His mission changed, right now, his priority was to save Furrneka. He heard from the Patriarch that corruption could make someone crazy. The people who had corruption would start to have the urge to spread despair. And the worst was that they would turn into a Demon and could never return to normal.

"I promise to Patriarch that I will protect you no matter what!"

Mikael fearlessly said but Furrneka didn't listen to his bickering. The cat ran away to destroy another place, she ran like an animal and used her arms and feet. She dashed and went to the place that her instinct was telling her to go. The lightning closely followed her creating an image of a jet black snake. While she was running, she caught something. She smelled a scent that made her mind go crazy.

"Deeemmmmooooonnn!!!"

Furrneka detected that there was a Demon around. The scent that she recalled when her parents were stabbed multiple times resurfaced. The image of creatures who had horns on their heads and cackled as they tortured them, she remembered their smell. Furrneka's fury erupted. She changed her direction and followed where the scent was going. Her saliva dripped, she was turning into a rabid animal. 

"Gaarh!"

Furrneka reached the place. She stopped and used her nose to sniff where the foul scent was coming from. She was a cat that was hunting her prey, she smelled the ground and found where the smell was coming from. However, she saw nothing, she didn't find any Demon. 

"Girrraaaa!!!"

The cat became enraged because she felt like she was being played. Lightning came out of her body and demolished the place. The buildings close to her cracked and fell, large rocks descended crashing into the ground. 

"Shit!"

A man yelled and evaded the rocks. Francisco showed himself. Because of the falling debris, he was forced to show himself. He cursed and slashed the rock that was coming at him. 

Furrneka heard him, she tilted her head while looking at him. After a second, she realized that this man was the Demon. 

"Demon…? Demon----!!!!!"

Furrneka rolled and sprinted to Francisco. She swung her hand and black lightning went to Francisco, it blew up as it approached him. Francisco realized that he would gain a massive wound if he don't do something. He cast his Skill and altered the reality around him. Instead of an explosion, the thing that hit him was a splash of water. His attire became wet as the water hit him.

"Damn it!!"

Francisco cursed again, he just spent a large amount of mana. Changing reality was a hard thing to do and he couldn't do it repeatedly. Turning the lightning into water cost him a lot.

The cat who saw that her attacks didn't work decided to fight close combat. She released her sharp claws to slash him. Francisco waved his longsword to make her back away. The cat rotated and dodged the longsword, she swiftly reached Francisco and slashed his chest. 

"Ack!!"

Francisco grunted in pain but he counterattacked by kicking her. The cat rolled on the ground but Furrneka easily gained her footing after a couple of rolling. She roared and her fangs shone deadly. 

"Demon!!!"

She screamed glaring at him. She licked the black blood on her hands but she spat it after. It taste like shit, she thought.

Francisco readied his weapon and stared at her. He realized that the woman had a horn.

"You are… Kihihiahahahahaha, I see so you've turned into Demon just like me!"

Francisco understood what was going on. The woman lost her reasoning and became a lower-class Demon who couldn't control her mind.

"Such a pity, I will end your suffering now."

Francisco grinned, he actually wanted to kill someone right now because he was frustrated. His dreams crumbled and he wanted someone to suffer just like him. He was so much happy to see that someone came at him. It was ironic how he changed his mind, earlier he was hiding but now he wanted to confront her.

"Let's do this, you rabid cat."

Francisco jumped and lifted his weapon. The longsword descended to the cat together with the divergent of air. The cat hissed and lightning drifted at him, Francisco knew what to do this time. He changed the reality again, the lightning became a gust of wind. His hair blew up but that's it.

"Die!"

He yelled but neither he thought that Furrneka was a strong enemy who had a tough foundation. Her instinct told her what to do, she recalled the movement that someone did in the tournament. Her body faded and became a bolt of lightning. The lightning traveled, she appeared behind him and stabbed him. Her hand impaled his chest but she didn't get his heart.

"Gakh!!"

Francisco lost his strength and released his weapon. He slammed into the ground and puked ink-like blood. He was shocked, the cat became lightning and appeared behind him. He touched his midsection, black blood was flowing out of his body. Francisco laughed although his expression was in pain. 

"Hehe you got me, huh."

The cat hissed, lightning crackled around her. She dashed again to finish Francisco. 

"You thought you can kill me, hehe sorry but you are wrong!!"

Francisco took out two items in his Inventories, a knife, and an eye. He aimed the eye at the cat, the eye glowed and cast its power.

Furrneka started to become slower until all of the power around her dissipate, the lightning vanished symbolizing losing her strength. The cat stumbled and her face scraped on the road. Her face was bleeding but her eyes fiercely glare at Francisco.

"Demon!!"

She screamed.

"Yes, we are both Demons!"

Francisco retorted. He used his knife and tried to stab her. However, another man arrived and stopped him. Mikael showed up and his Spear made a contact into Francisco's face.