Demon Hunter--- they are the creatures that take on various missions related to the demons. They seek and fight the demons to eliminate them.

Demons are powerful creatures and deliberately destructive. They have no mercy and a threat to humanity. The whole force of the demon clan is far superior to any race that exists in the world. They are very strong and can align their strength with the angel clan.

To curb the demons' disgusting activities, the Demon Hunter Association was formed. The one who oversees the missions of the demon hunters and the one who contradict the perilous demons.

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SOUTH PART OF NEMESIS

KINGDOM OF MOYZEN

Helena had just finished fighting in the arena. Blood could still be traced on her bandages. Helena's whole body was wrapped with bandages because it is her attribute. Only her blue eyes can be seen. After Helena won the fight she was immediately chained in her both hands. The soldiers immediately brought her to the cell just to make sure she wouldn't dare to do anything wrong.

Upon arrival the chain was removed and the soldier violently pushed her. She just coldly stared at the soldiers as they locked the railings. She sat in the corner and she noticed that the person beside her cell wasn't there yet. His fight in the other arena is probably not over. They were picked up at the same time because they fought together in a different arena. She seems to be ahead of her friend.

She looked at the railings because the guard was opening it. It was probably her friend but her forehead frowned because someone else appeared to her.

"You will finally become my slave too. Hahaha. Kroko, one of the deadliest executioners. "

An old bald man appeared to her and she's guessing that he's a nobleman because of his clothes. He has also two assistants behind him.

Helena was just sitting in the corner in the dirty and smelly cell. She looked at the old man without emotion and said, "In that case, are you ready to buy me?"

"Yes I am, Lord Putin and I will buy you for thirty million! Hahaha. You must be grateful for I will pick you up from this smelly place."

Helena still had no emotion staring at the old bald man. Just last night, the head of the Coliseum informed her that someone was going to buy her and in the next fight she had to give all her best. If she wants to leave this place then she must show this man a good fight.

Her restless two years in this hell was enough. Almost every day she wrestles for her life. She could not die yet because she still had a mission to fulfill for herself.

The Coliseum is the place wherein captives like her fight for their lives. Some of her fellow gladiators were criminals but others were only sold by their former employers just like her.

Helena was completely orphaned and in order to support herself she pretended to be a man. Because in this place, women are just a weak creature and that is why she was called Kroko, because she introduced herself as Kroko--- as a man.

Helena just laughed in her mind remembering why she ended up at the Coliseum. After the invaders rushed to the village of the family that sheltered her, she became completely orphaned. They died at the hands of the invaders for protecting her but she was also captured, sold and enslaved. She was sixteen years old then and she suffered from her cruel boss. Few months later she was even sold here at the Coliseum to become a gladiator.

For two years she was still alive and she could not count the number of the people she killed for her life. Helena touched the metal around her neck. Exes, the horrible thing that makes the gladiators suffer because it can cause their death. It was a kind of punishment for them so they would never opposed the Coliseum. Exes has four levels.

First level is paralysis.

Second level is burn.

Third level is electricity.

The latter is death.

Helena remained emotionless to Lord Putin, "In that case, just watch."

The old man laughed at what he heard from Helena, "Spectacular! That's what I want. Then give me a good fight." Helena smiled but it was not an ordinary smile--- this is her terrifying smile. She is Kroko, one of the most feared gladiators in the entire Coliseum. One of the four executioners.

She feels that the old man does not want an ordinary fight, she suspects that she will fight against her fellow executioner. she knew there was an event coming. It would not have cost him thirty million if it had not been for a good fight.

An hour passed and her friend arrived. Like her, Rey was also violently pushed. He excruciates in pain because of the wounds on his body. Rey was fill with many bruises and his handsome face was bathed with blood. Worried, she approached the railings between them. Rey was leaning against the railings so she had the chance to touch his body.

"R-rey," she worriedly whispered.

Helena mmediately calmed down and applied her palm to Rey's body. Her hands glowed covered with blue energy. Soon Rey's wounds and bruises gradually healed. Her friend took a deep breath and fell asleep because he was too tired.

While smiling Helena left her friend and went to the bathroom to fix herself.

She slowly removed the armor followed by her bandages. A strikingly beautiful face was exposed in the mirror. Her long, wavy golden hair shone. Her blue eyes cry out for perfection. Her sharp nose is proud and her soft lips were scrumptious.

The bandages fell down and whoever saw her now would think they had seen a goddess. Her body is perfectly shaped and her chest had a large size--- which not noticed when she's wearing a bandages and armor due to the special power of the bandage that creates an illusion to maintain being a man--- being Kroko. When she also wears the bandage, her voice changes spontaneously.

Helena's skin, on the other hand, looks like porcelain and it does not show any scars even though she has gone through several battles. It was because of her healing power that even a scar will be removed.

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In the Kingdom of Moyzen, a place called Coliseum is very famous. This is because it gives entertainment to the people of Moyzen especially to the nobility. They make gladiators fight against each other and bet thousands of money. This is the misery inside the Coliseum. Gladiators kill for their lives while it is a consolation for those who watch them.

In the corner of the dark cell, a violent aura emanated from a person full of bandages. Only her blue eyes can be seen because her appearance was covered with white bandages.

"Are you sure you will fight your fellow executioner?" a gentle question from the person in the other cell.

"For freedom, I certainly will," Helena answered boldly to her friend Rey. During Helena's two years of imprisonment in this hell she had only a single friend and that was Rey.

"I know you have a strong desire to be free here, but it's not just an ordinary gladiator that you would be against with, Kroko. I can feel that he is strong." Rey is worried about his friend Kroko. His intuition says that bad things will happen.

"You know I'm not just a simple gladiator, Rey. I can kill anyone--- even the other executioners." Helena's aura grew stronger. She was surrounded by a blue aura and eventually disappeared.

"I'm ready. "

"W-what if L-lagrim is your opponent?" Rey asked nervously.

Lagrim is the most feared creature in the entire Coliseum. Even the leader has nothing against him. Without the Exes the Coliseum would have been destroyed for a long time. Because no matter how strong you are the Exes will not be destroyed as it contains a powerful spell---and if you try to remove it you will surely die.

However, even though Lagrim was strong, he was still captured because the strength of the Royal Family from the Center Palace, the ruler of all the kingdoms in the world of Nemesis--- was no joke. Even the kingdom of Moyzen will look like a fly when compared to the Center Palace.

Helena let out a horrible smile. "This will be his last day then," she answered the question of his friend Rey. Rey was terrified of his friend Kroko. Even though they have been together for two years at the Coliseum, she's still a mystery. Even though they were friends, he had never seen her face. Is it a handsome creature? Or maybe it looks disgusting because she was full of bandages? He could not answer the question if he could not see the Kroko inside the bandages.

Rey's mind was cut off when he suddenly felt pain and soreness. It is also noteworthy that the Exes was glowing with blue light. He screamed in pain and the concern in Helena's blue eyes could be seen.

Her friend excruciated in pain but she could do nothing. She was already punching the railings between them but she only jumped out because of the spell contained in the railing.

"What are you doing to my friend !? He did not break your rules! Why are you punishing him !? You are shameless!"

"Aarrghhhhhhhh. E-enough."

Rey almost fainted from being electrocuted. His body was shaking. He was already moaning in pain. He was having a hard time but fortunately the blue light in his Exes was gone and he drastically fell down.

"R-rey, my friend. Are you all right?" Helena asked worriedly, clinging to the railing. She wanted to treat her friend but she could do nothing. She could only treat deep wounds and bruises but not the person's energy.

The third level is electricity. Exes electrify energy to weaken. For them, energy serves as their life. When it is consumed severely you are likely to die.

"D-don't... worry K-kroko... this is nothing." Rey answered weakly.

"How can they do this to you? You did nothing wrong! Why did they do this !?" Helena was furious. Her fists are clenched. Big question to the two of them why Rey was punished even though Rey did nothing wrong.

It was only a matter of time before they heard footsteps outside their cell. There are only two of them in this room but they are surrounded by a steel railing.

The door opened and the leader of the Coliseum was showed. It was an old fat man with fancy white robes--- including his four soldiers in the rear. Helena's teeth gritted. She stared sharply at the disgusting leader. His belly almost exploded in size. This old fat man benefited from the money that came from the gladiator's survival game.

"What did you do to Rey !?" Helena shouted.

"Sacrilegious! Learn to respect the leader if you do not want to be like your friend," the soldier said violently.

Helena looked at him sharply and answered fearlessly, "My friend did not violate the rules but why did you punished him !?"

The soldier glared at her and would have answered again but the leader stopped him with his hand.

"Just because Lord Putin will buy you, you already had the courage to insult me ​​!? Hahaha. You are just a trash. In this place you will obey me because I am the law!" He pointed his finger to Rey, "Take that to the arena as well as that garbage." The soldiers opened their railing. The two soldiers picked up Rey. Helena was trembling with anger.

"What are you going to do to my friend? Don't tell me you will make him fight in that condition!?" The two soldiers also grabbed her but she released a violent energy thus they bounced.

"Don't touch us- Arrrrghhhhhh." Helena cried out sharply because her neck was burning. Exes glows red. The old fat man was pressing the button for Exes.

"Leader, I'm sorry for what my friend did. It will never happen again. Please forgive him," Rey begged but he just looked at him badly. He couldn't do anything but watched his friend suffer. Her neck was already smoking and he just closed his eyes at that scene as his tears flowed because of the situation of his friend.

It was hot, very hot but Helena resisted it to show that she was not afraid. She took a deep breath. She feels the heat coming from the Exes a little less.

"Don't try to talk back again if you don't want to be punished! Take that. Pweee," the leader growled at them and even spat on her face. Helena did nothing and just drifted away. Her anger overflowed but she did not dare to fight because her friend might be harmed and punished again.

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Helena and Rey are now on guard. They are at the place wherein the gladiators who had an expected battle temporarily stay. The leader was about to leave but he looked at Helena badly and spat again.

"I'll give you more time to prepare for the fight. Hahaha. For the duration of the fight, I decided to include your garbage friend."

Helena looked at him sharply. She was already killing him in her mind.

"You idiot! When I escape in this hell, I will brutally murder you---Arggghh." He burned him again and the Exes shone red. The leader laughed and spat out his disgusting saliva.

"Just one touch of your Exes button and it will kill you. You can never kill me, you insect! Hahaha." Even though she was weak from the burn, she still resisted the insulting look of the old fat man.

Rey, who was weak, grabbed her and tried to calm her down. "T-that's enough, Kroko." But she did not listen to him. Helena's feelings were burning. She was so consumed by her intense emotions.

She dangerously uttered the word that would make anyone scared to death.

"R-remember, your last destination would be in my hands," that was weak but enough to hear and terrify the leader. Something brought horror to the old man's system. Out of fear, the leader left, followed by his soldiers. Helena calmed herself. Her friend Rey was sitting and there were only three gladiators there. An old man and the two are just the same age as Rey.

"Y-you should have just let the leader go--- look you were punished again," Rey is still weak because of the energy lost from him. The electricity from the Exes absorbed his energy. It will probably take another week to regain his strength.

"Don't worry, Rey. I will protect you." Rey was reassured not because of protection. He was relieved because his friend was now calm.

"The one of the executioners is here, the venerable Kroko," said from a gentle voice coming from an old man. They turned their attention to the old man. The old man smiled purely and caressed Helena's heart. He is estimated to be in his fifties. A few strands of his hair are also turning white. He was wearing dirty armor and he was sharpening his sword.

Helena did not answer but remained silent. The old man continued, "I never thought that by stealing medicine for my son I would end up here, but I do not regret it because my son's condition becomes better."

Despite his wearing a smile, tears dripped from his eyes.

"I heard that a noble would buy you. I know I will not last long and I would like to ask for a favor from you. I know you have a good heart because I have witnessed it before."

He let go of the sharpened weapon and approached her. He slowly knelt in front of her which startled the gladiators inside the waiting place. Rey felt sorry for the old man because they were in the same situation--- or reason why he ended up at the Coliseum.

Helena was startled so she instantly helped him stand up.

"You don't have to kneel anymore. If I can, I will do it. What do you want?"

The old man was happy and wiped away his tears and smiled with mixed gratitude.

"I beg you, Kroko. I wish you could go to my family. I heard today that you have a game so I volunteered to fight today to talk to you. There is a good chance that you will get out of this place so I dare to ask for your help. "

An angel seemed to caress Helena's heart--- although she is one. Even Rey who was just listening was moved by the old man.

"Just continue what you want to say," Helena instructed.

"I really wish you could give this to my family." The old man presented a necklace made of diamond. The eyes of the two gladiators who were with them widen and could not help but to eyed the necklace with greediness. Helena and Rey were also shocked.

"This necklace was given to me by my friend who was also a gladiator but unfortunately he was killed in his last fight. He thought I could get out of this hell and he gave it to me for my family. But I know that 's impossible. So, please help me honorable Kroko. "

This is no ordinary diamond. These are the tears of a mermaid. They know it is difficult and very impossible to obtain---but it is now in front of them.

Its quality and price will reach up to trillions. Rey knew this because he was a thief before. Helena accepted it. Upon receiving--- she promised to help the old man. Helena's smile could not be seen but the sincerity in her eyes was depicted.

"In that case, where can I find them?"

The old man's face lit up and he replied, "I-in the city of Bestudes, it is located in the Kingdom of Esmeralda. It is only a small kingdom in the northern part of Nemesis. Arma is the name of my wife and Tom is the name of my only child. "

"Then I will do my best to find them."

The old man cried with joy. He hopes the executioner can do it. He knew she is a good creature because he had once seen her goodness.

"Thank you very much Kroko. For the rest of my life I will regard this as a huge debt."

"This is just a small favor. I will do my best to give this to your family."

"What is your name?" Helena asked with a smile even though she knew she could not see her sincere smile because of the bandage.

"H-hernan, my name is Hernan."

Helena promised that she will travel the Nemesis. If she would be bought by the nobleman, she will--- and will make a way to escape from him. That is--- if he would allow the Exes on her neck to be removed. She will do everything for her freedom. To fulfill the long-promise to herself. The promise includes helping the family of the old gladiator.

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