A Tale After Four Lives 12 Chapter 12: Deal With A Devil

A large man was casually lazing on a couch while looking at a woman that sat across from him. The man had scaled armor around his neck and at his joints while two horns grew from the side of his head curving downwards with pure silver hair in between hanging till his waist. The woman was very beautiful with gray hair and an hourglass figure.

"So, would you mind telling me now why you caused such a ruckus just to meet with me?" asked the lady. The man could easily tell that the woman wasn't happy with his actions and so he got straight to the point, "I need a way into hell?". The lady just looked at him for a while, "You could have asked a Lott of other devils why would you ask me?" the lady asked after some time.

"Two reasons", said the man while holding up two fingers, "One, I thought you should have the easiest method, being as you are someone of rather high authority and two, I wanted to establish a friendly relationship with you".

"I get the first part but the second has me confused, causing trouble as a first impression isn't the best way to gain my favor." the lady said. "Well, that is subjective since I doubt we would be having such a nice conversation if I didn't show off a little." said the man with a smirk.

"I see, now I have a personal portal into hell, but what do I get in return for letting you use it." asked the lady.

"I'll be straight with you Cleria, I don't just want to use your teleporter, I want to know how to create my own." the man said.

Cleria thought for a moment before speaking, "Ok, but the price must be worth it, Mournomon"

Mournomon held up three fingers. "I didn't think you would foolish enough to try and buy it with money now," Cleria said with disdain, which merely caused Mournomon to smirk.

"I think you are mistaken my dear, I would never dein to offer you money what I am offering is three lives".

"Please elaborate", Ceria said.

Mournomon put his hand on the tea table between them and with a flash, a single blood-red coin appeared. "This coin contains a special aura within it if you inject it with mana it will release said aura. I can sense this aura within a thousand kilometer's, you can use it for three times and for three time's I will answer it's summons, but you can only use this within the area under Kuoh town's influence and you can only use it to save your own life."

"What make's you think you can save me from something that not even I can defend against what gi..." Cleria was stopped mid-sentence when a horrifying draconic aura defended upon her, this aura held no arrogance or disdain one would usually find in a dragons aura, no what she felt was resentment to all creation and a feeling of deep heartbreaking sorrow that could not be explained. Before Cleria could understand what was happening the aura disappeared as if nothing happened, she looked towards her maid standing only ten meters away waiting to be given a task but said looked completely normal as if she had not felt anything. Cleria first thought she was hallucinating until she met a pair of purple eyes with her own and out of instinct she knew where the aura originated from.

"Convinced my dear," asked Mournomon.

Cleria closed her eyes and released a breath she didn't know she was holding before opening her eyes again, "Yes, I apologize for doubting you." Cleria said with a bowed head, the feeling she felt caused her to break out in cold sweat. When she first met Mournomon she felt that he was no stronger than herself, together with him fighting those devils she was sure she could beat him if she gave it her all, but now she couldn't help but smile ruefully at the thought, how the hell should she fight this monster that could suffocate her just by releasing its aura.

Mournomon just started laughing when he saw how Cleria was acting, "There's no need for this girl, I'm not offended or anything, you will find I am much more reasonable than most." Mournomon said with a smile.

"Hmm? ah...yes. About the trade, I will get you a book that explains everything about magic portals and more specifically about how to create one that leads to hell." Said Cleria after clearing her mind a bit.

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After finishing his business with Cleria Mournomon quickly left and started heading home turning back to his base form along the way.

Reaching his house Alex quickly entered, walking into his house Alex found Aura sitting on the couch sulking. "I'm back," Alex said but silence greeted him as Aura refused to even look at him. Giving her a final Alex ignored her and headed up to his room.

He grabbed an empty suitcase filled it with clothes from his pocket space before heading downstairs again while drawing the suitcase behind him on its wheels. Reaching the bottom Alex found Aura still sitting on the couch sulking.

Alex gave a mischievous smile before speaking in an overly dramatic voice, "Well time to head to Kyoto, by Aura take good care of the house while I'm gone".

Alex didn't even get to give one step before Aura grabbed his leg's "Nooooo, no, no, no, MAAAASsteeeer donn'tttt leeeeaaaveee Meeeeeee!!!!!!" Aura practically screamed as she held onto Alex's legs like a Koala, making it impossible for him to move them one inch. She stared up at him with her beautiful sky-blue eyes as tears streamed out of them. With a quivering lip Aura spoke with pleading tone "Please take me with you".

"I don't know, you didn't even greet your master when he arrived, you even ignored him. How can I take such an undisciplined servant with me" Alex said giving a very punchable facial expression.

"Aura will be good, she promises, Aura will listen to master please don't leave me alone", Aura said her tears overflowing and without realizing it she started reversing to herself in the third perspective.

Alex immediately knew he had to stop and threw the suitcase he had been drawing behind him in his dimensional pocket, putting his hand on her head he looked her in the eye, " Ok, fine but you will have to behave yourself".

His words were like heaven to Aura who immediately nodded her, "Yes, yes, yes. Aura will be good she will be good yes she will", Standing up she hugged Alex before skipping towards the door while humming.

"How the hell am I going to leave her here when I go to Hell," thought Alex as he followed her out the house.

Chapter end