The closer syra got, she started to hear voices from the rift , but not only that his body felt heavy and his mind started to get shaky
A living being couldn't stay that long as their minds would collapse and they would be drawn to you in the rift But with Syra being an entirely different case, she could hold out for a long time, but she wasn't invincible. And paarthurnax asked what syra and Stella get away and ask them to stay safe at the top of the tower, paarthurnax trusted Stella for this task, so he made this request to her.
Stella would not refuse a request from her creator a supreme being that she knows has the power to change reality to her liking what went on in her mind
Stella: Of course I'll get her out of here and you can take care of it
They went towards the top and paarthurnax could hear the screams in the rift
Firstly
Paarthurnax was covered in black and white smoke 100x its size.
Paarthurnax: yes, that's good. my real body
The white scales reflected the lights so pure their color, looking like a mirror, But as paarthurnax was in a volcanic area as soon as the smoke disappeared his body turned blood red color With a sinister appearance but it didn't last long, paarthurnax quickly made its scales lose their reflection.
Paarthurnax got a little rough scales But the pristine white was still perfect
Paarthurnax went down to see what was happening, on the ground he noticed several devils sucking energy from the place, but they weren't aggressive, they looked like zombies just wanting red matter
Paarthurnax just walked past them, they had human aspects, but deformed with misplaced body parts, child's head on neck or other parts on their bodies mixed or swapped. All had a hideous appearance But that didn't stop paarthurnax he went to the rift that was inside the volcano, because of the size of the volcano the body of paarthurnax could still enter there. when he arrived at the rift
Swimming in the lava to get to the rift he got to the rift, but he had seen it before
Paarthurnax: a hell gate where is the gatekeeper? No gate can be without the protection of a gatekeeper what is happening here
Paarthurnax couldn't feel any strong presence so decided to enter the rift
Entering a sky with ash falling like rain and tens of thousands of zombies filled with red matter, if anything like a drop of water got into someone they would cause a chain explosion Because each one was at their physical limit to absorb anything
ahead was a road thousands of kilometers but Paarthurnax wasn't alone with just zombies the gatekeeper was waiting to protect the entrance from invaders
From a shadow his body materialized
gatekeeper: Dragon You don't belong here, this is a warning and there won't be another one, come back from where you came or you'll stay here for eternity
Each word created a terror in the mind of the listener, it could make a weak being collapse madness in just one word
Paarthurnax:Fear? Generic, you know, I have to solve something, there are people bothering me with something and I have to solve it
Gatekeeper: even though dragons are formidable races a dragon, even more demonic dragons the strength trumps any type of dragon and I am the gatekeeper even though dragons are at the pinnacle of strength, But you are not an infernal dragon so you will perish
Paarthurnax: Nice speech but it won't help you
In a fraction of a thousandths the gatekeeper's blade cut through paarthurnax, but that was the gatekeeper's imagination, looking at the sword it hadn't even scratched the scales.
but that didn't make the gatekeeper hold back, his sword slashed at a speed eny race eye could follow, but Paarthurnax just stood there watching the attacks
paarthurnax: let's stop child's play
Paarthurnax used his paw, grabbing the gatekeeper, trying to free himself but all his efforts were in vain, paarthurnax started walking, the back paws were the first to move, So the right one moved and then the last one left was the one that held the gatekeeper, Paarthurnax simply walked with his para, but every part of the gatekeeper's body was scattered, but he was still alive, but that was just a phase for the gatekeeper.
When the gatekeeper is defeated, this is a matter of urgency, as if the first defense was broken another one could be destroyed, with that in mind the gatekeeper knowing it would come back to life.So he sacrificed himself to call for backup, the body exploded, each part turned into a purple and yellow mist, which spread quickly to form a gigantic cloud across the infernal sky. The gatekeeper knew that this dragon that entered was no ordinary person, so he had to activate high alert in hell.
Paarthurnax: You are not worthy for me to use magic
Paarthurnax didn't do anything, just wanted to talk to the leader if possible peacefully, but the first thing that happened was to destroy the gatekeeper and he knew there would be no laps after that, So he prepared for a long journey in hell
looking at the citadel The sky was falling snow-white ash, the temperature was -7 °C , but paarthurnax had no problem with the temperature, the area around the citadel had several bridges connected with each other, and several zombies only following into the citadel
Paarthurnax had already attracted a lot of attention, so he decided to change his appearance.
Paarthurnax would draw more attention among zombies so he looked for another entrance for the demons,
flying over the area he saw a gigantic glitzy gate and on the bridge several other demons were running into the city in a desperate way.
Paarthurnax knew the gatekeeper's death would draw attention But maybe this will get in troubles
Flying towards the city gate there were imps like most demons, they were all alike, but different at the same time, due to the demonic aura, A demonic aura is a demon's true identity and they also measure a demon's strength.
Seeing the aura of objects or beings for Paarthurnax was something common, so much so that he prefers to analyze an aura than talk to it, because the aura shows the truth about people All the auras here were aggressive and possessed malice, but it was to be expected from demons.
Paarthurnax tried to get through the gate, but something stopped him, like a barrier. He could break it but decided not to cause any trouble around
The guards noticed and then 13 guards walked towards Paarthurnax watching for any movement
guard imp: Who are you and why are you trying to enter the citadel
Paarthurnax: I don't know what's going on , I just got here and I don't know why everyone is entering the citadel, but I'm just following the crowd
Imp guard: A dragon has attacked and we are on max alert, follow us
They entered a wall that surrounded the citadel,
They entered a strange room and all red, in the middle of it there was a mirror
In the room There were some people with paper-thin rocks, they wrote in one language, even though there 13 guards they knew it was a strange and possibly dangerous situation, Due to recent events that's why they didn't want to risk
A succubus approached paarthurnax and spoke
Succubus: sir you can move yourself in front of the mirror, i know this is something strange but don't worry it's not something dangerous it's just to get to know your aura
Paarthurnax: fair enough
Paarthurnax moved in front of the mirror and the succubus spoke
Succubus: a whole new aura, you're like a newborn, ok now for safety let's measure your strength, We use the color spectrum for measurement From white having the strength of the imp race and the colors to red being the strongest in the pyramid, ok let's start
She activated the mirror, a silly white color without any imperfections stayed for 25 seconds, but then the white began to dissolve into the void, The navy blue began to take over the entire mirror
Succubus: what is it? How did something change the result !!!
The succubus had never seen this in her life, but as she trusted the mirror she decided to leave one more time To ensure that there is no error
The blue started to turn green and for 15 seconds it remained like that but another change, Yellow that lasted for 7 seconds, orange that lasted 4 seconds, and red that stagnated in color
Succubus: I've never seen something make our mirror unstable what are you? I'm sorry I'll bring someone else to help you
she left the room and paarthurnax and the guards were in the room, it looked like there was going to be an interrogation or torture, but paarthurnax wasn't afraid
paarthurnax: gentlemen, i might know what's going on here
imp 7: just an aura check to allow you to enter the city and to see if there's anything dangerous with you
paarthurnax: dangerous? I do not think so, But is this something that happens all the time? Someone who cannot enter is placed in a room surrounded by...One, two, eight, thirteen guards?
Imp 7: It's not common, if it was something common you would go to a separate area of the wall, where several demons work there to accept new ones of their species, but we have 4 problems
Imp 7: First: there are no demons of your race here in 6 district; second: I can't feel its aura, which causes problems if a demon doesn't have an aura, as it will not be possible to enter the citadels and will be considered just a tri'bi, lifeless demons ; third: if you really have an aura and what was shown in the mirror was true you will be considered one of the highest ranked demons and can be equated to the 7 grand demons
Imp 3: What blasphemy is this? You know what you're talking about, there are no other demons or surface beings that can compete with the grand demons
Imp 7: I know what I just said but it's what was shown in the mirror, And I think a new grand demon would be interesting
Imp 3: It would shake the power what are you talking about could repeat the power war
Imp 7: alright, alright, it's just a thing in my head. Lastly, a recent attack on the gates was caused and our gatekeeper was destroyed in the process, the first line of defense was down. This is something extremely dangerous
Paarthurnax: Could you explain this to me? I don't know why that might be, but when I saw everyone were entering the citadel,
Imp 7: he is a being who protects the gates so that no surface being can enter here, with him dying it means that...
When the imp was speaking he was interrupted by a voice of power that made everyone in the room tremble in fear, but paarthurnax was sitting at the table calmly
Unknown: SHUT UP, DON'T KNOW WHAT DANGER WE ARE GOING IN, EVERYONE UNKNOWN CAN BE DANGEROUS
the imps were clearly scared, but they respected and had respect for this being.
Unknown: get out of here, I'll take care of this one
You could at least speak softly, yelling at someone close by is irritating. With that passing through paarthurnax's mind he said: and who are you? i just want to enter the city And find out what to do from now on
Unknown: Who am I? Someone like you might not know, especially a tri'bi
succubus: hello, sorry for all this trouble, he's the general of the army he's an old man annoyed with his own life
general: look who's talking you bitch
Succubus: we will continue later, now we have more important things sorry for all this but you can retake the test again
I destroy this weak mirror with just one drop of magic, how should I not break it? Well I'll just manipulate the Result, I can't stand being here
Paarthurnax: ok, let's try one more time
Well, is red one of the strongest beings? Hmmmm. I don't want to cause another mess, well to start with the colors, purple is the lowest, all the imps in this room have an blue aura So to be a little above normal is Yellow like this succubus and this general, it's not going to be red, it's going to be orange
The tests settled on that color for 20 seconds, thus confirming for them it had aura and was free to enter,
succubus:now just add it to the security system for protection, you can say your name and how many centuries you've been alive
Name? Have a problem using mine? He's different in any race and theoretically I was just born a demon
Paarthurnax: my name is Paarthurnax and I was born recently
Aaahh? was heard in the room and then the succubus spoke
succubus: were you born recently, I didn't say that seriously? with an aura like that? you are what a genius and why you haven't gone through any evolution
paarthurnax: i dunno, i just followed the crowd,
Succubus: ok, we've been here a long time I have more to do, I'll do everything and then you're free to enter the citadel
So this general was useless? what a boring man
30 minutes have passed and I'm finally inside the citadel, it looks like a good view if it weren't for the corruption the reinforced walls were of high quality, the houses were made of obsidian, The roads had stones that interconnect by magic and at the end of the city there was a castle
Well, it's no different from other races, just their customs, ethics, power and rules.
But since I'm inside the citadel I can come looking for what I wanted
A sarcastic smile appeared on his face.
Paarthurnax pointed his finger at the castle, you will be the first hostage
