Destroying My Own World

"As you have requested, there are no media around the portal and everything is kept a secret from the public," Lilith said as she stood in front of the portal.

"Why are you here? You're not a part of this," Sasha asked and looked at Lilith with suspicion.

"Well, I have been officially selected to become the new leader of the Redshield Guild. With that being said, I'll also join in the expedition," Lilith answered with an innocent smile on her face.

Sasha stared at Lilith and didn't know what to say, and she tried to get used to it and protect Anzel and the others from Lilith. She was trained by Lilith back when she was in hell, and she knew how terrifying Lilith was.

Anzel and the others heard it from Sasha that she didn't go well with Lilith for a reason. They knew it would be awkward, but there was nothing they could do, and seeing Sasha accepting, it made them relieved.

"Let's head in," Sasha said as she looked at Gea and the others.

Everyone entered the portal for the first time, and it was a vast rainforest where they couldn't see the sun because of the giant trees. They didn't know what kind of demons they were going to deal with, except for Lilith and her team.

"Let's split up because this place isn't a great place to stick together in a big group," Sasha said and used the opportunity to avoid Lilith.

"Fine by me. Let's go," Lilith said and walked into the forest with Agares and the others.

Sasha was mildly shocked that Lilith agreed to her decision, but she immediately focused on the mission. She then led the team to a different location from the Redshield Guild and carefully explored the vast rainforest.

"Is she strong, Miss Sasha?" Anzel asked as he walked next to Sasha.

"Terrifyingly strong, and I suggest you guys not get attached to her. She's dangerous and not someone you want to be with," Sasha answered, but then she furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Anzel. "It didn't tell you anything?" Sasha asked.

"Who?" Anzel asked with his eyebrows raised.

"Nevermind. Let's just focus on the mission," Sasha replied as she shook her head.

Sasha glanced at Anzel and noticed that the angel who chose him didn't warn him about Lilith. The angel should know who she was, but the fact the angel kept quiet and didn't warn him was weird. It was the same with Raphael, he didn't warn her or tell her to stay away from Lilith. The more she thought about it, the more disturbing and creepy it got.

"Shh!" Anastasia put her index finger on her lips.

Everyone stayed still and looked around as they tried to hear everything around them. They could hear the faint stomping around in the far distance and the sound of leaves being stepped on. They looked in the direction where the sound was coming from, and when they tried to squint their eyes, they could see something was moving from one tree to another.

"Did you guys see that? That looks like a deer or some sort," Anzel whispered.

"Yeah, but that thing was half the size of the tree, that means it's at least fifteen meters tall," Anastasia answered as she nodded her head. "Should we stay here or should we get closer to it?" Anastasia asked as she looked at everyone.

"Let's walk closer, silently," Sasha said.

They slowly and carefully walked toward the monster, and they were unnoticed by it, but then suddenly they heard a loud growl from far behind. They all turned around and looked at each other for a moment, and then the creature that was in front of them started charging toward them. It wasn't a deer, it was a humanoid creature with a stag and crawled like a deer.

Even though that creature was big, it moved so fast and swiftly as if it knew the forest very well. They didn't have a choice but to fight it, and Sasha dashed forward with the daggers ready. Everyone was surprised, but they decided to follow her and help her.

The creature swung its long arm at Sasha, but she dodged it as she cut off its arm. She took a leap forward and kicked the creature's body with both legs in mid-air, sending it down to the ground. She then swung her daggers right at the creature's neck and decapitated it in a single attack.

"You killed it just like that?" Luis was amazed by how fast Sasha's reaction was.

"I was trained by Lily, and this is nothing..." Sasha answered and she watched as the creature's head rolled away. "It says that each portal only has one type of monster, right? That means this thing is the one we are going to deal with from now on," Sasha said as she looked at her daggers covered in black blood.

"The sound that we heard earlier, that must be them encountering this creature as well. Now that this creature make a sound, the others should be on their way toward us," Danny said as he kept on guard and looked at his surroundings.

It didn't take long until they were surrounded by the creatures, but everyone could handle all of them without a problem. Danny with his spear single-handedly dealt with some of them and cut them in halves. He was so strong that he didn't need anyone's help, but something started to bother him.

"Danny! Watch out!" Eun Soo shouted as she pushed Danny away from the creature that was about to crush him to the ground. "What are you doing standing still like that?!" Eun Soo asked as she tried to lure the creature to Anastasia.

"Danny? Danny!" Eun Soo slapped Danny's face because his eyes were blank and didn't respond to her question. "Something isn't right! You guys need to be careful!" Eun Soo shouted.

Anastasia was looking into the future five seconds ahead to deal with the creatures that she was dealing with. When she killed one of them, suddenly her vision went blank for some unknown reason. She was so confused and decided to distance herself from them because she couldn't see anything. She then realized that the dust had thickened and was slowly going up into the air.

She decided to hold her breath and started using her skill again to see the future, and this time she could see it again. She realized that the mist had something to do with Danny and made him like that.

"Everyone! Hold your breath! Don't let yourself inhale the mist!" Anastasia said. Continue reading at empire

Everyone held their breath except for Anzel, Gea, and Sasha since they were immune to it. The problem was that the others couldn't hold their breath for too long, and the longer they fought, the thicker the mist. Eun Soo tried to heal Danny, and it worked, but if she got affected by the mist it would be game over for them.

"You guys leave! The mist only thickened because of these creatures! We will handle this!" Gea shouted as she stabbed the creature's head with her rapier. "Go! Now!" Gea warned.

Without hesitation, Luis, Danny, Anastasia, and Eun Soo left and tried to breathe fresh air. Anzel, Gea, and Sasha dealt with all the creatures on their own, but slowly Anzel's head became a bit fuzzy because of the thickened dust around him. It appeared that his resistance wasn't high enough, so he decided to leave and regrouped with Danny and the others.

"Just leave, Gea. I can handle this," Sasha said when she looked at Gea who started to breathe heavily and got a bit fatigued from fighting.

"I still can do it," Gea said as she repelled the creature's hand that tried to smash her.

As soon as she said that, she got hit from behind and got thrown onto the tree and hit her back really hard. She tried to stand up, but she was too tired, so she used her rapier to help her stand. When she looked up, one of the creatures was right above her and about to slam her to the ground, but Sasha kicked the creature away from Gea.

"I can't fight them while also protecting you. I'll be fine," Sasha said and she didn't even break a sweat.

"I'm sorry, but I'll be back as soon as I feel a bit better," Gea said.

"I know," Sasha nodded her head with understanding and blocked the path so the creatures wouldn't go after Gea.

Everyone was resting not far from where Sasha was, and they could see the dust thicken, and impossible for them to see beyond that. They were worried because they could hear more and more growl behind the thick dust, and they couldn't hear anything else from there.

"I should go back there..." Gea said after she took a five-minute break, but when she was about to go beyond the mist, the growls stopped. "Sasha?" Gea asked because she could hear a rustling sound from behind the thick dust as she slowly took a few steps back.

Everyone readied their weapons, and when they saw a shadow, they were surprised when they saw Sasha come out with a lot of dust and blood all over her body. She was fine, and not a single scratch or wound on her body.

"What happened to the creatures?" Gea asked.

"I killed them all, we are safe now," Sasha answered as she cleaned her face with a handkerchief.