(Lucifer POV)
It's been a few days since we were supposed to get warned about Charybdis by the dryads but they never came.
Either their dead already or Charybdis hasn't been born.
Most likely he hasn't been born because I would have definitely noticed if the dryads died.
But, why would this happen?
The only reason I can think of is that Phobio was too scared to even act against me and Rimuru, so he didn't try to use Charybdis's powers.
But I doubt Phobio was the only person who could harness its power, so what are they waiting for?
I nervously chuckle.
"Fuck." I mutter quietly, in the meeting room by myself.
Charybdis can be considered as strong as a demon lord, of course, he's like an ant compared to the actual strong ones but to the weaker ones, he's dangerous.
Even Rimuru couldn't defeat him, and currently, me and Rimuru are relative in strength without my Ultimate Skill.
And currently, just by speed and strength, I'm not a match for any demon lord except Carrion and Frey, I'm not counting Ramiris because of her true power.
Milim also left earlier, saying she had demon lord business to handle so we can't depend on her to defeat him.
I'll just keep watch and inform the others about a possible attack on Tempest.
"Lord Lucifer are you okay?" Shuna asked interrupting my thoughts.
Damn, I was contemplating so hard that I didn't even notice her.
I sigh.
It's not like me to be nervous about something that's going to happen in the future, I should just be ready for anything.
"Yeah, but tell everyone to meet me here. Also, you're looking like a sna-" I just cut myself off.
"Never mind." I shake my head.
She was momentarily confused but just did as I said and left the room.
Usually, I would have no problem with being flirty but it seems like this time it didn't feel right so I just stopped myself.
Is it because I actually like Rimuru?
Ugh, love, such a dumb thing, it can easily change a person without them even noticing.
I just chuckle at myself for actually falling for Rimuru.
When did I even fall for him? I have no clue.
Without me noticing, my face was slowly turning red.
"Lord Lucifer are you alright? Your looks red?"
Looking up, I see everyone in their seats looking at me weirdly, even Rimuru who was somehow right next to me.
Love even dulls the senses.
Is it really love though?
Yeah, no thank you.
I noticed them with my [Magic Sense] earlier but it seemed like my mind was so occupied I didn't even react when they all came in.
"Yes, I was just testing holding my breath, hehe. But back to why I called you guys here, I believe there is a possibility of an attack on tempest and a dangerous one at that." I nervously chuckle off my embarrassment and change the topic.
Everyone just looked at me weirdly when I said I was testing holding my breath but turned serious at my last few words.
Success!!
They forgot that dumb ass shit I just said.
"What happened?" Rimuru questioned me seriously.
I explained to them the situation about Charybdis and they all nodded seriously.
"And how'd you get this information?" Rimuru asked me all of a sudden.
"Does that really matter?" I retort with a smile.
"I guess not, if you really think this is true, I'll take your word for it." Rimuru agreed.
We then told everyone to be prepared for anything for the next few days.
(Later At Night)
The day is over and it's finally nighttime, I make sure Tempest is secured by lurking in the shadows like a certain bat vigilante.
I'm literally running around tempest, checking every corner, making sure nothing goes past my senses.
Sensing somebody behind me, I turn around and see Souei coming up behind me.
"Yo!" I wave at Souei.
"Lord Lucifer." Souei nods.
I noticed eye bags under his eyes.
"Whatchu doing out here, isn't your shift long over?" I question.
"After the meeting, I have been non-stop guarding Tempest for 24 hours to make sure nothing happens. Even though we have guards out in the forest, if the opponents are as strong as you say, they'll most likely beat our guards or just sneak past them." Souei explained.
"Yeah your right but go rest, I'm out here for now, so everything should be fine. And don't say no, because your drowsiness will get in the way of how you work and compromise Tempest." I nod and tell him.
Souei reluctantly nodded and left towards his home.
Once he was gone, a certain blue-haired slime appeared.
"Hm, what are you doing here?" I questioned Rimuru confusedly.
"Same as you, making sure Tempest is safe." Rimuru replied nonchalantly.
I nodded at his words.
"We're going to need to be more powerful if we're going to rule a nation that is growing at a fast pace like Tempest, we need to make ourselves kings of the world with no paperwork to do." I tell Rimuru with a smile.
"Yeah." Rimuru smiled while nodding in agreement.
"Yeah, also sorry about all the teasing I do to you. Let's just say in my old life, I couldn't find anyone to love because of my status and so I guess I forgot how to act around someone I like." I tell him honestly but with a tint of red on my face.
Looking at Rimuru, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Wait you like m-" Rimuru was about to say something but was cut off by a loud explosion.
*BOOMMM!!*
Looking towards the direction, it's where one of the guards was posted.
Me and Rimuru look at each and nod in unison.
I grab his hand and instantly bolt toward the direction of the explosion.
Once we arrive, we see the dead bodies of multiple lizard men that were under Souei's Guidance.
On top of them was a gray-scaled male with an eight-pack, with long dark blue unkempt hair, he basically looks like Acnologia from Fairy Tail.
But he looked like he had no intelligence, he was just drooling while growling like an animal.
"GRRR, GRgHHhh"
I look at it with narrowed eyes, this guy's aura just reeks of danger.
Rimuru also looked at it warily, he could also tell this individual was very strong.
I think I understand what's going on here but let me check.
"Who are you?" I question calmly.
"GrrRR, GRAwwRr"
It just continued to growl.
"I think I know what it is." I thought aloud.
"What?" Rimuru questioned, keeping his calm even in this situation.
"It's the big dragon, Charybdis, I was talking about, I think it's just in his human form. This makes him considerably more dangerous because he is much faster than before but at least his power should decrease in this form." I explain to Rimuru.
Rimuru nods.
"What should we do?" He asks me.
Usually, I would just use my full power and obliterate him, but I don't think that will work because he could most likely dodge it with his speed.
And I don't wanna leave Rimuru alone to fight him.
'Lord Lucifer, Lord Rimuru, we are being attacked by multiple small-sized dark blue-haired individuals! I am preparing to evacuate all the citizens to safety.' Benimaru tells me and Rimuru through thought communication.
"I think it's his mini-clones who have a small portion of his powers." I tell Rimuru.
"Yeah, I agree. I'm just happy I made sure to keep Benimaru inside Tempest just in case they sneak inside." Rimuru responds
'Alright handle the situation.' I tell Benimaru.
'Of course!' He responded and cut the connection off.
"Benimaru and others should be able to handle it." I state confidently.
"Yeah, I won't underestimate them again." Rimuru agreed with a smirk.
We looked back towards Charybdis and he seems to just be watching us talk.
"Oh, chivalry exists nowadays? Thanks for waiting." I joke.
Rimuru just chuckles and gets ready.
"GrrRR, GRaaRrr"
Charybdis launched at us at speeds that neither of us could react to.
*BOOM!*
Smoke could be seen everywhere because of the collision.
Once it disappeared, me and Rimuru could be seen perfectly fine.
I smirk.
"Aww, that was cute, punch harder next time." I taunt him while laughing.
Charybdis looked confused at what just happened, even though it was mindless, it couldn't help but be confused about why his punch didn't hurt me or Rimuru.
Rimuru just rolled his eyes at my usual antics but looked worried.
But before the fight even started, I already had a barrier from my Ultimate Skills sub-skill put in place around me and Rimuru, just in case he would have been faster than me, it looks like it paid off.
"Whatcha gonna do now?" I turned around and started to slap my ass to get him even madder while I kept on laughing.
"GRRRR!! GRAWRRR!" He roared angrily.
It started to punch us madly, even going as far as breaking its own hand because of the continuous punches with his full strength but they healed right after and he kept on going.
My barrier was holding up fine and I kept on smiling, but after a few minutes it started to crack.
Rimuru worriedly looked at the cracking barrier.
"Now what?" Rimuru asks.
"We run!" I exclaim while my expression turned serious after I Shunpoed me and Rimuru on a certain tree branch.
Charybdis immediately found our location and sped towards us but this time I was ready for it.
He threw a punch toward me and I put my arms in an x-cross, blocking his punch.
Wait a minute....
Was I supposed to go flying like this even after I blocked that?
I was sent flying in the air, I couldn't even stabilize myself in the air because I was going so fast.
I immediately crash-landed back on the ground.
*BOOMM!!*
"Lucifer!!" Rimuru exclaimed while he ran towards me.
My body was killing me after that punch but after a couple of seconds, it started to regenerate, albeit slowly.
My clothes were ripped all over my body but slowly repaired themselves.
"I'm good." I reassure Rimuru.
That was such a lie, this bastard broke my fucking arms.
"Here!" He just ignores my words and pours a full potion onto my arms which were the ones with the most damage and my broken arms instantly healed.
"Ok, now I'm fine." It's time to get serious, serious.
"Are you sure?" Rimuru worriedly asks.
"Yess." I reply with a flabbergasted face.
Rimuru eventually stops overreacting and pulls out his katana with cold eyes.
"You ready?" Rimuru asks me seriously while looking at Charybdis who was just staring at our interaction.
"No shit, Sherlock." Even though I said I was getting serious, I can't help but joke in such a situation.
"Yeah, yeah." Rimuru responded.
"But in all seriousness, we just need to do the same thing we did with the Orc Lord." I tell Rimuru.
He nodded agreeing.
We both lunged at Charybdis with our weapons raised and clashed.
*BOOMM!!*
*Cinematic Stop As Soon As They Clash* :))
I'm not sure if I should just do LuciferxRimuru or Lucifer with Rimuru and Shion.
Let me know yall thoughts!!
(Narrator POV)
Lucifer and Rimuru could be seen fighting an Acnologia look alike and they were struggling badly.
"Can't this bastard just fuck off!" Lucifer exclaimed while dodging a red beam that was shot from Charybdis's hand.
"I know." Rimuru could do nothing but sigh because this was the first time he met an enemy who could stand against him and Lucifer.
They were both tired, they had been fighting for hours against Charybdis and the enemy didn't even seem exhausted.
Lucifer was getting really ticked off, he in turn stopped moving and aimed directly at Charybdis's head.
"Rimuru back off." Lucifer stated calmly with a dead serious face.
Rimuru backed up and looked toward Lucifer, he noticed Lucifer's face had no playfulness on it compared to before.
He could tell Lucifer was actually worried, even though he was not showing it, Rimuru could tell through the soul corridor that Lucifer was actually unsure if they could actually win against Charybdis.
Once Lucifer shot his guns, this time the sound was silent, two projectiles instantly left his guns and reached Charybdis simultaneously.
At the last second, Charybdis's eye's widened at the power of the bullets but it was too late to even do anything.
*BOOMM*
Even though the bullets were silent, Charybdis being launched thousands of meters away deep into the forest was loud enough for the whole forest to hear.
"Nice shot Lucifer!" Rimuru smiled at Lucifer, walking up to him to give him a high five.
"Than-" While Lucifer was about to reciprocate the high five with a smile, he was cut off by,
Charybdis who instantly appeared next to him and Rimuru.
Similar to when Yami in Black Clover let his guard down at the end of the Dante fight, Lucifer did the same thing.
But it seemed like Rimuru noticed Charybdis a little faster than Lucifer and Kicked Lucifer in his side with a good amount of strength.
"Huh?" Lucifer was kicked away by Rimuru in order to protect him.
Lucifer was launched straight into a tree.
"Fuck that hurt! Did you have to kic-" Lucifer was complaining while rubbing his neck but once he looked up back towards Rimuru, he stopped talking.
He was speechless.
In front of him currently, Rimuru was being stabbed through his chest by Charybdis and was split in half by his claws.
Blue goo splattered everywhere.
Lucifer slowly walked up to the splattered goo and just looked at Rimuru's goo with an emotionless gaze.
"Rimuru?"
"Rimuru!?"
"Stop joking! I know your there, stop playing with me!" Lucifer just nervously chuckled with crazed eyes.
But he noticed Rimuru wasn't responding and was just laying splattered around the ground.
"It can't be, I must be going crazy right!? RIGHT!?" Lucifer exclaimed looking at Charybdis with a crazy face, who was just growling like an animal.
*BOOMMM!*
An aura exploded out of Lucifer, everything around him was being destroyed.
His aura was detected by multiple of the top beings in the world but Lucifer himself didn't know that.
(Unknown Location)
"Hmm." A certain red-haired demon in his ice castle looked in a certain direction.
"HoHo, it seems like things are getting interesting." The red-haired demon stated with a mysterious smile.
(Unknown Dimension)
"Hmm? What is this aura?" The shadow of a dragon-like being could be seen, deep in the dark dimension.
Its red seering eyes looked with interest toward a certain direction.
"Maybe I will find a worthy foe who isn't Veldenava, once I escape this damned dimension!" It stated angrily but it soon just sighed and closed its eye going back to its slumber, waiting until he can be freed.
(Certain Emperor POV)
A golden-haired individual in royal clothes could be seen sitting on his throne with an emotionless gaze.
He looked in a certain direction with a frown.
"Why is such a powerful aura coming from the Great Forest of Jura? I thought Veldora was sealed."
Looking to his left, he sees a beautiful blue-haired woman with a voluptuous body in a traditional Japanese outfit.
His emotionless face instantly turns to a fake happy face.
"I missed you." He stated with a smile.
"Me too and to answer your question about my brother, he has disappeared since a couple months ago, so it can't be him." The beauty replied.
"Aren't you worried about him?" The man questioned.
"He's a true dragon he'll be fine, all the people who are stronger than him have no reason to hurt him either." She replies with a smile.
"I guess so. But we'll need to fasten our plans for the attack, there is no space for mistakes. " The so-called emperor stated with a serious face.
The beauty just nodded at his words.
(Benimaru POV)
We've finally dealt with all these mini monsters, even though they are small, they were incredibly powerf-
What is this ominous aura!?
Is this Lord Lucifer?!
Also, why does the connection with Lord Rimuru feel so weak?
I look towards Shion and the others, they all noticed the same thing I did.
Everyone looks worried.
Just like me, they can sense the anger and aura of Lord Lucifer.
"We need to make sure our Lords are okay!! Some of you will stay while others will go." I tell everyone else.
Me, Shion, Ranga, and Gabiru head towards the ominous aura.
Ranga would usually be with Lord Rimuru but he said he was kicked out of his shadow for some reason.
'But please let us make it on time.' I desperately plea.
(Back To Lucifer)
"HAHAAHA!" Lucifer laughed like a crazed man.
Not knowing that he had alerted people because of his outburst which would change the plot in the near future.
Unknown to Lucifer, his strength increased temporarily dramatically because he was putting all he had into it, using his Ultimate Skill to enhance his overall power, and using every bit of Magicules he has in his reserves.
He eventually stopped laughing and looked towards Charybdis.
"I needed that laugh, you know what! Fuck Holding Back! Why the fuck would I even hold back? Am I some dumb mc who the author just nerfed, or are you just that strong!?" Lucifer exclaimingly asked.
While Lucifer was laughing earlier, he noticed Rimuru was just attacked with a physical attack and that it wasn't a spiritual attack, so Rimuru should be completely fine, just unconscious for now, so he somewhat calmed down but was still angry with himself and Charybdis.
Lucifer opened up his arms and his Pistols appeared back in his hands, he agreed to stop holding back inwardly, he aimed and shot immediately.
Charybdis sensed the danger from Lucifer and brought his arms up to block the bullets.
But even though he blocked the bullets he was still launched even farther than before, he was sent thousands of meters away but this time the bullets pierced straight through him, making him shriek in pain but his regeneration started to kick in.
Lucifer didn't give him a break though, he immediately Shunpoed next to him, and punched him in the face with Magicules, strengthening it even more.
But Charybdis continued to regenerate and tank the attacks.
"No! You! Don't!" Lucifer ignored Charybdis's regeneration and constantly kicked him around.
Kicking him in his stomach, which sent him flying up thousands of meters high.
Then Shunpoing above him and drop kicking him.
Then side-kicking.
This continued, over and over.
Lucifer continuously kicked him all over the place.
Eventually, he kicked him to the ground.
*BOOMM!*
Crashing onto the ground, Lucifer landed right on top of him.
Continuously punching his face over and over.
He kept breaking Charybdis's face, blood was going everywhere, and it was splattering all over Lucifer.
Eventually, Charybdis's regeneration started to slow down, he seemed to be low on Magicules because he is constantly using regeneration.
Charybdis eventually exploded with anger, his aura burst out of him, pushing Lucifer back.
*BOOMM!*
Lucifer just narrowed his eyes at him, surprised Charybdis could still fight back.
"Lucife-" It seemed like Rimuru woke up but he instantly fell back unconscious.
Lucifer was momentarily distracted by Rimuru's voice.
Charybdis took advantage of this and sneak attacked Lucifer.
Instantly impaling Lucifer with his claw...
Picking him up slowly, Charybdis hung Lucifer's body up on his claws.
Lucifer coughed up blood, this was the closest to death he's been since he's been reborn in the world but he wasn't even scared.
He was happy for the opportunity that presented itself!
Smiling like a crazed man,
Lucifer grabbed Charybdis's arm and flexed his abdominal muscle to keep his arm stuck inside.
Pointing his pistol with his opposite hand directly against Charybdis's head.
"Bye!Bye!" Lucifer smirked and pressed the trigger.
This time he didn't hold back.
*BOOMM!*
Charybdis's whole entire top of his body was blown off completely, leaving nothing left.
Lucifer dropped to the ground, barely standing up but he persisted.
The hole in his chest was slowly healing, but since he basically used all of his Magicules, he was barely able to stay conscious and couldn't heal as fast as usual.
He slowly walked towards Rimuru's slime body, Lucifer's body was bloodied to hell but he continued.
"G-great sage, I know you can hear me, restore Rimuru's body back to normal." Lucifer commanded Great Sage.
'Since she knows who I am and knows Rimuru would agree, she listened to me because that's what her master would want.'
Rimuru's body reformed back to normal, Lucifer picked up his slime body and laid down on a tree, just slowly petting him.
Lucifer knows he can't just leave him by himself, because anything can happen.
'Fuck! I might actually die, I don't have enough Magicules to keep me alive for more than 30 minutes because of the fight, let's hope they arrive fast.' Lucifer inwardly cursed.
A few minutes later, Lucifer was barely conscious but was still alert, he sensed movement to his left, he reached for his pistols but relaxed when he noticed it was just Benimaru and the others.
He sighed in relief.
"Finally."
(Benimaru POV)
(A few moments before reaching Lucifer)
We could sense the fight had already been finished, Lord Lucifer seemed to be the victor but his connection with us is getting weaker and weaker by the minute.
Lord Rimuru seems to be fine though, his connection is a little weak but not as much as Lord Lucifer.
We need to hurry!
I could see Shion was very worried.
Even Souei who joined us when he saw us running was nervous even though he was keeping a cold exterior, I could tell.
Once we reached their location, Gabiru gagged.
The scene was gruesome, blood was everywhere, and even the stench was disgusting.
But Me, Shion, and Ranga grew up smelling blood so we didn't gag but we did wince at the amount of blood, there was also a big clearing.
They cleared over a thousand meters of the forest by fighting.
I was amazed by their power.
"Y-yo." Hearing a weak voice to my right, I see Lord Lucifer with a hole in his chest, bloodied all over his body with Lord Rimuru who seemed to be unconscious in his hands.
"Lord Lucifer!!"
Shion immediately rushed up to him.
"Take him first, I'll be fine for no-" As soon as Lord Lucifer handed Lord Rimuru to Shion and tried to assure her he was fine, he instantly reverted back to his cat form, bloodied up.
I caught him before he fell and poured a full potion on him.
It didn't fully heal him but at least it stabilized him and increased his regeneration rate so he should heal faster.
I sigh in relief.
"He's fine for now, all he needs is rest." I tell the others.
Shion smiled in relief.
"Awesome!"
Ranga's tail was also wagging happily.
Souei nodded in relief but he seemed still lowkey sad at the death of his subordinates, he knew they knew what they were getting into, so he didn't blame himself, he just showed respect for their deaths in order to honor them.
Gabiru also just smiled and started to chant Lord Rimuru and Lord Lucifer while dancing, trying to cheer up the mood, which worked.
We just chuckle and start walking back home.
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