Isekai Academy 02: The Apostles to the Lords of the Dream by Akos Esthoth

Author:Akos Esthoth [Esthoth, Akos]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2022-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

After the Tea Party

In a sparse room, a large brazier smolders, casting its feeble illumination on the bare stone walls. The high spires, surrounding the embers, throw out dancing shadows reenacting wars from long ago. The faintest ripple on a wall is the only herald of her approach.

A young girl with two horns steps through the portal which snaps shut behind her. She is an oni, her nails and horns catching the embers light. Golden accents along her kimono and horns cast red shadows that battle the black shadows of the brazier. With a regalness ill befitting such a young child, the girl strolls through the room.

The claws on her feet scrap against the stone floor. With majesty and grace, she covers the short distance between the wall and the brazier. In a manner unbefitting her regal attire, she spits a bright green light into the ashes, then delivers a swift kick to the brazier.

Lingering embers gather around the light, gaining new life. They rise through the ashes and climb along the sides. Sparks and flames giggling in mad delight.

“Umu, today was enlightening. To think that Hero could observe that little sparring match. This makes me wonder. Could my world spawn a hero of her caliber? Would those weaklings have become like her if they killed me?” Stretching out her arms, the oni looks down at the small flame creatures spawned by the brazier.

“Umu, hurry and change me, you lazy fools.” The flames rise and construct three bodies of ash around them. These servants quickly remove the girl’s kimono and ornaments from her horns.

Next, they cover in her normal war raiment, a loosely dropped white cloth woven from the remains of a primal light deity. The oni girl then drags a claw down her exposed arm. She draws a bright red line on her pale skin.

Crimson blood slowly pools in her hand before the wound closes. The oni girl then splashes her blood on the wall, causing it to heat turning bright red. Having become molten, the rock moves around to form a twisted facsimile of the human face. Mouth too large, teeth too sharp, eyes too small, cheeks simultaneously gaunt and full.

“Your blood is especially savory today, my Empress. Have you found a new treasure in your oasis? Has your winter come early? Should we prepare to welcome a suitor?” The stone face’s voice is a strange mixture of tumbling gravel and boiling water.

The stone face’s eyes remain unfocused, one wandering the room unconcerned with the actions of its pair. The other focused on the oni girl that summoned it. All the while the stone demon’s mouth forms a disturbing grin.

“Silence, lesser demon, you dare speak like that to me, your Empress. Umu, perform your duty and contact the Grand Dowager Empress, before I shatter you and all of your line!” Drawing the attention of its second eye, the stone demon responds.

“Of course, of course.” The stone demon says, containing its laughter.

The stone demon’s eyes then return to scanning the room as it goes silent.

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