A Demon's Pride by V.A. Lewis & Melas Delta

Author:V.A. Lewis & Melas Delta [Lewis, V.A. & Delta, Melas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melas Delta
Published: 2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00

[Charge of Embers] - Lvl. 5

[Fire Strike] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)

[Ignition] - Lvl. 3

[Scorching Wave] - Lvl. 5

[Self Haste] - Lvl. 9

[Passive - Blue Flames] - Lvl. 12

[Passive - Deadly Instincts] - Lvl. 7

[Passive - Weapon Mastery] - Lvl. 4

We made camp next to a large rock— it was a boulder with a slanted tree resting against it. Daniel woke up by then. However, he immediately decided to go back to sleep once he realized it was still night. I shook my head, disappointed but not surprised.

The two Silvers had their dinners in silence until Cless nudged Sophia before getting up to leave. Then it was just the [Archer] and I, sitting alone across the campfire.

She fidgeted where she sat, opening and closing her mouth a few times as if to say something but remained quiet until I cocked my head.

“Is something wrong?”

Sophia nearly jumped. She glanced up and saw me staring at her curiously. I blinked.

“You’ve been acting weird the whole day. I mean, Hu— uh, people are usually weird. But you’re being extra weird.”

“I…I— what?”

She sputtered, the saliva flying out of her mouth visible in the firelight. Shrugging, I leaned back on both my arms.

“I don’t know why you’re acting this way. I thought you were scared of dying at first, but apparently, you’re not? You want to prove yourself good enough to your company or something?”

“Of course I do!”

Sophia snapped, standing up. Her eyes grew wide as she realized she was nearly shouting. She quickly sat back down as her face grew red.

“I just want to prove myself as a proper member of the Valiant Dreamers Company. Not as some kind of weak Silver Rank who can’t even take care of herself. I deserve to be Gold, but they won’t promote me.”

“You want them to recognize you.”

I nodded as she looked at me apprehensively.

“R-right. I want them to recognize me.”

“It feels good, doesn’t it?”

“…it does.”

I smiled, leaning forward and began speaking excitedly.

“It gives you an epistemological sense of self. Distinguishing your acumen from others, making you more than just a pebble in an ocean of rocks. This ebullience of your actions holding gravity and knowing you are an actual thinking entity in this tumulous world that is not just a void of nothingness that entangled your inchoate existence before your birth.”

“Uh…”

Sophia trailed off, no longer following my train of thought. I sighed, feeling my shoulders sag.

“No? Oh well. But you like being recognized, right?”

“Y-yes.”

“And you believe that your own actions warrant recognition from others?”

“I…”

She hesitated, mulling over whether she should give me a proper response. And after a moment’s thought, she nodded.

“I do.”

I clapped my hands together lightly and sat back down.

“Then that’s all that matters.”

Sophia stared at me, slack-jawed.

“Uh… what?”

I raised a finger knowingly as I explained.

“That means you recognize yourself. And that’s all that matters. Sure, having others see you too is a nice feeling. That’s why I have companions! But if you can’t live without your companions, then you are nothing. However, you aren’t nothing, so there’s no problem here.

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