My Servant System

"There's only about three dozen of them total? Perhaps five dozen at max, if any are hunkered down inside those buildings, resting. It is getting a bit late, after all. And the city is pretty big... even if it's been destroyed. Besides that..."

Jahi sighed as she crossed her arms over her chest, her blue muscles flexing slightly as she frowned and looked down at the city, adding "There is a chance that one of them has the ability to summon reinforcements; over at Arbo City, where we fought the Fiend, they had a contingent of mages who utilized some older magics to summon Goblins and eventually draw forth a Fiend to their aid..."

Satanya frowned as well, focusing still on that banner and asking "Do you think this is really that Cult? What was it... the Cult of Ambition? The one that had Tza'Delira at the helm, correct?"

"Indeed. Like Jahi said, there is the hope that this is just a branch of the Cult of Ambition, as the appearance of something new would mean a fresh Fiend has stepped into the 'arena'. That... would be rather unfortunate, all things considered."

Taking the telescope from Satanya, I scanned over the city for a few moments before asking "Would you like if I went in first? I could catch them off guard from behind once you all start to make some noise; make sure no one is hiding in the back, waiting to rush to their aid."

I could see Jahi turn to say something to me, only to remain silent as Satanya nodded, the red skinned Demoness saying "Leraie'll accompany you. We'll give you fifteen minutes before we head in, so be swift in clearing those houses; with your nose and her experience, this shouldn't take you too long. Besides... they are just humans."

The disdain in her voice didn't go unnoticed, but no one seemed to care as we prepared to set off, the retainer of the woman I held in low regard standing beside me as she unsheathed her various daggers and checked their sharpness.

Giving my slightly worried Demoness lover, as well as the now serious Jackalkin and worried Vampire lovers a nod and a smile, I set off down the hill and moved quickly and silently, Leraie right beside me as we crouched through the grass, approaching the wall and slinking over it without a sound, keeping out of sight from the few humans that seemed to enjoy staring out over the grassy plains around Emor.

None were standing guard at all, instead just chatting and joking together as they stood around their loot, which was a surprising amount of things; valuables of all kind, like some various silverware and golden heirlooms, coins, books, and various tools or weapons that were far more serviceable than their own.

Like we had taken note of, they were gathered primarily in the main street, clearing out the buildings that they were near and returning to the street to pile up their findings, so that the rest could sort through them and determine what was needed and what wasn't.

Leraie and I looked at one another as soon as we entered the city and nodded, the Demoness instantly splitting off and heading to the other side of the street, checking that side for more humans whilst I remained on this side, already slipping through the alleys and sniffing the air.

Dust, nature and earth were the primary scents hitting my nose, but beneath that was the musk of sweat and various odors clinging to the humans, whilst my ears picked up on their footsteps and chatter far easier than my other senses; though, that was only because they were being so damn noisy.

Continuing further into the city of Emor, I snuck past the main square and made my way towards the back of the main trade buildings, straining my ears and nose to pick up any hints of humans inside these grander buildings, instantly finding a few.

Going around back, I inspected the brick wall in front of me before coating my fingertips in Wind Mana, strengthening them and taking a deep breath before leaping up the wall, stabbing my fingers in and using them to scale all the way towards the top floor, where I heard two people chatting quietly near an open window.

"-ink we might get lucky here? The money left behind in this place... I mean, man, it's a LOT."

"Yeah, we might just... Though, we need to be careful; if we miss the quota, it's our asses in the fire. Besides... I'd like some coin for those dens back home, y'know~? Some top tier 'meat' waiting to be tasted... and some of the finest herb!"

A disgusting laugh filled my ears, and I approached the window silently, climbing above it and peeking through from above, where I found two men lounging on a couch counting out coin and stacking ingots of silver, admiring the wealth they had found and not paying any attention to their surroundings.

Looking much like the others, I covered the soles of my feet in Wind Mana before silently slipping into the room, the two men staring intently at the table in front of them, which was luckily angled away from the window.

I drew up a Ritual Circle and left it hovering behind me, waiting to be activated to create a dome of wind to contain any sound inside this room; I had a few seconds to get into position before it went off, so I looked down at my wrists and smirked, the multicolored rings tattooed onto my flesh activating as two long, sharp Tonfa's appeared, attached to the sides of my wrists.

Ice spikes shrouded in a silent, yet deadly gale were waiting to be used, and I approached the couch with a grin, inspecting the two men and making my choice.

When the Ritual Circle activated, and a dome of Wind Mana appeared just inside the room, the two men let out a shout before one of them began to choke, an icicle slicing cleanly through his neck and piercing his throat, spilling his blood onto the table, coin and couch, while it filled his throat.

He died in moments, a sharp turn of my wrist snapping the neck and leaving his body numb and limp as it rested on the Tonfa, while his partner screamed in agony as I stabbed his shoulder, swiftly pulling out and stabbing his other shoulder as I maimed his two arms, leaving him helpless.

Letting the one icicle dissipate, I watched the corpse drop to the ground with a dull thud, its blood weeping out of the wound and puddling around the man's head, creating such a beautiful pattern...

As for the other one, he finally was able to turn and stare at me, only to cry out as I backhanded him and pushed him towards another seat, sitting him down and resting the blade of the remaining Tonfa against his throat, grinning at him as I watched tears leak from his eyes at the same speed as his blood poured from his shoulders, his two scapula - the shoulder bones - broken and leaving his arms limp.

"Now, I have a wonderful~ proposition to offer you, Mister Human~!"