You must slay the demon yourself. Catia didn't bother showing up to the forest, why would she help you? You throw on your armor and pick up your sword. You grin at the thought of stabbing this demon to death. You haven't ever felt pleasure from violence before, yet something tells you you'll enjoy killing her. With your weapon and protection, you leave your home.


Terror has spread like wildfire. Bodies lay on the street charred and bruised.  Your veins pulsate with anger. Why, tell me why? These are your neighbors and friends. You run with each step being more purposeful than the last. After a few hundred steps, you hear laughter. There she is, cornering a group of children. You yell to create a distraction, but she ignores you. The children are reduced to fragments of ember.


Destruction lies all around you with more bodies than you could count. You scream a battle cry of hatred and charge. She looks up and makes eye contact but doesn't move. You resist the urge to strike her down as you know you are outmatched physically. Still, another urge gnaws at your conscious forcing you to spit out,


"Why would you do this?"


You're surprised when she stops to think for a moment.


"I had everything I held dear to me ripped away. When Catia came to me with the idea of working along side a human, I couldn't contain my anger."


"What's wrong with working with a human?"


She stares at you with pity.


"You truly don't know? Why the hell are you helping Catia then? I don't understand."


You are equally confused and explain your relationship with Catia.


"Oh, so you're her fuck toy then? Jesus Christ, she'll never get back with such degrading tactics."


You ignore her insult (although she said it more like an objective statement) and ask her,


"What do you mean get back? Demons invaded earth, why wouldn't they want to finish the job?"


"You think we're here willingly? Holy shit you're brain dead, I still can't get over Catia fucking a human as dumb as you. It would be like if you had sex with a jellyfish, completely different wavelengths."


This hellish creature is relentless with her insults. Though it seems there is a fundamental misunderstanding between you two.


"If you're not here by choice, why are you here?"


She explains that there is a demonic code in the infernal realm. Any demons who break it, are sent to lesser realms for a chance at redemption.


"And I was sent to one of the worst; Earth."


"How do you get back?"


"I need to conquer not through destruction, but manipulation. It goes against my nature, but it is the way of life in the infernal realm where all strength is equal. To prove my worth, I need to work with humans and other lesser creatures."


"Then why are you destroying my city?"


She sighs and furrows her eyebrows.


"Because I'm pissed off, ok?"


You continue talking to the demon, who tells you her name is Aria, until you come to a complete understanding of each other's motivations. Still, after everything you've learned about each other she says,


"I'm still going to destroy your city. Although there may be one thing you could do to stop me…"


She explains how a nearby wizard has imprisoned her friend, Azor, and offers to spare your city in exchange for his freedom.


"You have 24 hours, or your city goes up in flames."


Your blood boils over the fact she still desires to destroy the city. Your morality prevents you from standing aside and letting your city burn. You have your sword in hand and amour equipped. Why not pretend to agree then attack when she least expects it?

You pretend to help, then backstab her

"I'll help you seeing as I don't have much choice."


"Great!"


Aria conjures a portal made of dark matter.


"What are you waiting for, jump in!"


You instead jump at her with your sword. This does not go as planned as you are reflected by a pulse of telekinetic energy.


"I had a feeling you might betray me. After all, I did just massacre half of your city. Humans emotions are soooo predictable."


Before you can even scream, she burns you head to toe. You are reduced to a bubbling puddle of human flesh.


"Great, what body will Azor possess now?