"Come on. Offer respect to the master." Dylan urges quickly.
The four heroes reluctantly kneeled and bowed their heads to kowtow. "Master, please teach us and accept us, lowly heroes, as your disciples!" the four uttered in unison. They even criticized themselves by calling lowly heroes to show that they wanted to be stronger by any means.
Cruella felt a little satisfied. "Rise, my disciples." Then she walked closer to the five handsome heroes.
As a result, the five handsome young men were flustered as a unique fragrance assaulted their nostrils and despite still having some lingering fear in their hearts by being intimidated, their inner desires were as plain as day with the way they stared at the silver-red wolf, Cruella.
In their eyes, spring bloomed around the gorgeous silver-red wolf and they had a strong urge to rub Cruella's silky fur that looked so soft to the touch. Their faces flushed red like a tomato. They almost gave in to their desires but held back when a chill sent shivers down their spine when they met their wolf master's piercing gaze that was about to burn holes in their bodies.
Cruella held back in blowing up. 'These perverts!'
'When humans overcome their fears towards me, they look like they were about to devour me instead!'
'Bastards!'
Sensing their master's displeasure, the five young men quickly behave themselves and wait for some instructions.
"I will give you a welcoming gift," Cruella uttered and ignored their behavior just now.
The five young men's faces beamed at the mention of a gift. "Thank you, master!" they said in unison with excitement.
"Stay put," Cruella ordered sternly. Like a knight receiving a command, the heroes stood firmly and were curious about what gifts their master would give them.
Then Cruella looks at the five heroes' status and modifies their skills. She felt like this was cheating but it was the only way to make them stronger in just a brief period.
More importantly, Cruella had an inkling that these five heroes would be useful to her in the future.
"Okay, it's done."
"Huh? Where are our gifts?" Conan Reeves blurted out in surprise. He was the most excited among the five.
"Yeah," the others seconded and furrowed their eyebrows.
Cruella rolled her eyes and said, "Check your status. You'll know what it is."
Immediately, the heroes check their status and their eyes widened like they were about to pop out of their sockets. They were shocked by the changes in their skills and status. They felt like they were cheating!
Taking advantage of their dazed expressions, Cruella examines the five heroes' handsome features. For some reason, Cruella's gaze lingers on Dylan's bright emerald eyes with golden hues like that of a sparkling diamond. She was mesmerized by it.
'His eyes are so gorgeous!'
'If those eyes...'
'What the heck am I thinking?'
Cruella quickly diverted her gaze away before her mind wandered with some inappropriate thoughts. She slightly shuddered and cleared her throat to get their attention back.
"Now then, you will start your training right away. I will send you to a space where time varies from the real world. One day is equivalent to one year inside. All you have to do is to slay some monsters. The more monsters you kill, the more experience you will gain that will also improve your status. Take note that the monsters inside the space can resurrect after a few hours of being killed. Once you are inside the space, you are on your survival. If you die during the training, it's not my fault. It only means that you are not fit to be a hero if you die." Cruella said with a serious expression. Of course, she left out some truth to it. In truth, if they died inside, the baby wolf would revive them back. So, Cruella was nonchalant.
The five heroes shuddered and couldn't help but swallow nervously. They had a somber expression. They silently cursed in their hearts, 'What did I get myself into?'
Nevertheless, a slight joy sprouted in their hearts. Ever since they stumbled into this world, they never took things seriously at all and were always arrogant just because they had the title of a hero. When they suffered a blow to their pride because of Cruella, they began to regret a lot of things.
What are they doing for the past two years? It seems like a blur to them.
Dylan punched his chest with a determined expression and said, "Master, I will not disappoint you! When I came out, I requested for master's approval of a chance to duel with you, master!"
Cruella stared at Dylan with interest and replied with a smirk, "Very well. I shall accept." Deep inside, Cruella was greatly amused and secretly laughing. Well, in Cruella's eyes, the five heroes were like... five adorable puppies right now!
'They're cute...'
Then without further wasting time, Cruella opens the door to the subspace. "I will give you five days which means five years in there. After five years, just look for my baby inside. She would take you out of the subspace."
"Yes, master!" the five heroes uttered and entered the subspace. Dylan took a last glance at Cruella before entering the subspace.
In fact, Dylan was stunned when he heard the word 'baby' from Cruella's mouth.
'Baby...'
'Master has a baby!'
Dylan was dismayed.
'Huh? Why would I feel dismayed? Am I out of my mind?! For goodness sake!'
Just like that, Dylan's mind was full of thoughts of Cruella's baby. It's not only him who was thinking about it, but also the other heroes!
They didn't know that the baby wolf is Cruella's clone. But of course, the baby wolf is still a part of Cruella, and their consciousness is connected. Through the baby wolf, Cruella would know the happenings in the subspace without getting inside.
Soon, the subspace closed and Cruella was left alone with a gloomy aura.
She looked into the distance and made a decision. She could only venture into the unknown world without Evangeline by her side.
Cruella realized that she had been dependent on Evangeline all this time since she transformed into a human. Perhaps, this happens because it's time for her to face the world alone without depending on others.
Of course, her day won't be complete without the girl, who she considers a family.
She transformed into her human form and embarked on a journey in hopes of finding Evangeline soon.
...
Hundreds of miles away, a slender figure with a dark aura was looking over the lively town of Angladur. It was decorated beautifully for the festivities.
The slender figure was none other than, Sera Von Khaos in Evangeline's body.
"It's quite lively. Should I erase the smile on their faces?" Sera uttered with a sinister smile.
She was about to do what she wanted to do when a splitting headache assaulted her.
"Damn it! This body..."
"Heh. The owner of this body has quite a strong willpower."
"Are you against me, girl?"
Sera has a creepy smile on her face. A little while later, the headache disappeared. Whenever Sera thought of doing something evil, her heart would clench tightly and a splitting headache would assault her stopping her from taking action.
Sera was frustrated. She decided to get down the mountain and check the lively town instead.
Suddenly, she stopped walking when she saw a floating lantern like a balloon with a small fire suspended inside flying in the sky slowly. There was only one at first but it was followed with one... two... and then a lot of it flew upward, lighting the night beautifully. They were like big fireflies in the sky.
Momentarily, Sera was mesmerized by the fantastic scene and the sight soothed her heart. She felt good... for the first time in her life.
"This feeling..."
However...
"No! This is not mine. It belongs to this girl!" she reacts strongly, denying it repeatedly in her mind.
Sera's face flushed.
However, those feelings were only fleeting when a horrible memory flashed before her eyes.
Sera was holding her head while mumbling some words as a dark aura exploded from her body sending chills to the surrounding. And her body was trembling nonstop.
"Ah! You're all going to pay! I'll destroy everything in this world!" she screamed as voices played in her mind like a song.
'Sera... my little Sera is so pretty!'
'He-he! Of course, little Sera is pretty like mommy!'
'Sera, I want to witness your wedding when you grow up!'
'Sera, give Mommy a hug!'
'Sera, promise me you'll behave.'
'Sera, don't hate them. It's not their fault.'
'Sera, my time is so short but I enjoy it because I have you.'
'Sera, please don't exact revenge.'
'This is my fate. I'm sorry if I couldn't attend your wedding one day.'
Sera gritted her teeth as anger took away her rationality.
She remembered everything.
She remembered how her precious mother died at the hands of the monsters with human skin. They tortured her to death without mercy!
She prayed to the gods to bring her mother back but they didn't hear her prayers at all. She felt abandoned and fell into the darkness. Everyone drives her to insanity!
Sera remembered how the humans treated her ruthlessly. No one takes pity on her!
They all pushed her deeper into the abyss!
All the bad memories flooded into Sera's mind and her eyes turned hollow.
"I will destroy... this rotten world! I will destroy everything the gods created!"
"Destroy!" Sera uttered and formed a dark ball the size of a basketball which fluctuated strong energy. She throws the dark ball straight to the lively town.
With a stomp of her feet, dark power exploded throughout the surrounding once again and quickly enveloped the town. All the plants, trees, and animals within a few kilometers radius died instantly.
At the same time, the dark ball exploded at the center of the town and everything was reduced to ashes. A huge crater formed at the center as blood showered the entire town.
The sight is gruesome and nauseous!
"It's not enough! Destroy... destroy!" Sera mumbled endlessly like a mentally deranged person and laughed menacingly.
The once lively town was reduced to such a horrendous state in just a matter of seconds!
Just like that, thousands of lives were lost in the face of the world. They didn't even know how they died.
Sera left with a menacing aura with only one goal in mind; to destroy the world and share her despair!
Without realizing it, Sera's face was drenched with endless tears, and her heart throbbed painfully.
She touched her wet face and she didn't understand why she was crying. Even so, she continued walking gloomily filled with endless resentment to the world.
The only thing in her mind is... destroy!