Chapter 9-RISE OF THE NEW KING

IN HELL THE FIRST RING OF PRIDE

Zucifer and the rest of the Morningstars went to the palace to report the capture of the Gedo kingdom.

Maveth (looks at Zucifer with a confused expression.): "Hey Z? What happened back there? First your power level was below 100,00, but then after three minutes it skyrocketed throw the laws of physics. Then your personality changed, you removed your cloth and your eyes were pure aura white, and your speed was so immense that the camera man had to use laws of speed."

Hesperus (he looks at Maveth confused at him.): "Mav, since when did you know the laws of physics, non of you three know the anything about laws and physics."

Zucifer: "I entered a form called Death mode."

Azubah (tiltes his head confused.): "Death mode? What's that?"

Zucifer sighs and explains to them about his forms. Their expressions changed as they took in the intel.

Hesperus: "Wait, wait, wait. You have fifteen forms? And you are the seventeenth to acquire them? How's that even possible?"

Maveth: "The real question is how come each of them are more powerful than the other?"

Azubah: "This is either good or bad. I wonder what father will think about this."

Zucifer: "I don't know, but still I want to concoure everything, and see her again."

Maveth: "See who?"

Zucifer: "Don't worry about it."

They continue to walk to palace and when they reach inside they saw the rest of their new teammates.

Zucifer: "What's all this? What are you guys doing here? And why is Hagar naked with only dark aura covering her like a panty and bra?"

Hagar: "It's more comfortable like this."

Iblis: "Prince Zucifer have you forgotten? We will be your comrades and allies, and your teammates."

Maveth: "Wait that was actually not a joke?"

Hagar: "What? You think we we're joking?"

Zucifer: "Sorry but the Tenmas are full."

Legion: "Tenmas? Is that what you call yourself? The Morningstar demons?"

As they were arguing Lucifer walks in and sat on his throne.

Lucifer: "The Tenmas are for the four of you, now that you have new teammates you will change your group name. Now Hesperus, speak why did you call me here?"

Hesperus: "It's about Zucifer father, he acquired a massive powers and has fifteen forms. Do you know about them?"

Lucifer (he looks at Zucifer with a serious expression.): "Yes, I know about the forms, they are known as The Forbidden forms, and they aren't fifteen they are twenty five in total."

Zucifer, Hesperus, Maveth and Azubah look at Lucifer shocked.

Zucifer: "Father, what do you mean they are twenty five in total?"

Lucifer: "They are all from former beings, each form had an owner, they had immense powers and they wanted to only be one powerful form, so they all fought and in the process destroyed two hundred universes. Then they became orbs that combined into a chain line of forms. Many beings obtained them but never controlled them all."

Zucifer: "How? How am I suppose to control the most powerful forms that could rip me apart?"

Lucifer: "I can say. Now is that all?"

Zucifer: "No, there's more. We captured the Kingdom of Gedo. And I have an ability to turn the dead into my shadow armies."

Lucifer (he looks at him with a shock expression and he leaned forward from his throne.): "What? Gedo's kingdom? Where is he?"

Zucifer: "He's here. (Zucifer's aura shifted and his shadow grow long on his back and the shadow releases an aura, then the shadows appeared.) "Now rise from your slumber."

The shadows appeared bowing down with the strongest shadows infront.1. The Visual Look: "Liquid Ink"

The Body: They look like 3D silhouettes made of thick, flowing black ink or oil. Their edges aren't sharp; they are constantly "dripping" and reforming.

The Eyes: Instead of the terrifying pure white of Death Mode, they have soft, glowing blue dots (the color of Zucifer’s normal aura).

The Texture: They look "soft" and squishy, almost like a Dark Type Pokemon or a "Heartless" from Kingdom Hearts.

2. The "Idiot" Personality Traits

Since they are at their lowest power level, they act like clumsy minions:

The "Shadow-Melt": If they get surprised, they "puddle" onto the floor and try to hide under Zucifer’s boots.

Mimicry: They love to copy Zucifer’s movements. If Zucifer crosses his arms and looks serious, all 400 shadows behind him will try to cross their "arms" and look serious (even if they don't have faces).

The High-Five: If one of the Tenmas (like Maveth) walks past, a shadow might reach out a shaky hand for a high-five, only to miss and hit the wall.

3. The Weapons: "Malleable Tools"

In Base Mode, they don't have permanent weapons like Vesper (Shadow Metatron).

They turn their actual limbs into simple tools—one might turn his arm into a blunt hammer to help fix a door in the Gedo Kingdom, while another turns his head into a flashlight to help Azubah read a map.

Lucifer: "What in the? You killed Metatron and his kids? Even Gedo the God of this Universe?"

Zucifer: "Metatron's kids? So that's why does triplets wanted me dead. And I don't think Gedo is the real destroyer here."

Lucifer: "I see. So now that you obtained the Kingdom of Gedo, what are you going to do to it?"

Zucifer: "It will be my kingdom, The kingdom of Pride."

Maveth: "Nice, so we are going to kill them all right?"

Zucifer: "Don't even think about it Mav, now let's see here, a new name for us, how about Divine Sinners and I'm the captain."

Hesperus: "Works for me."

Azubah: "It's done, now let's go."

All of them teleport to their new kingdom. As they arrive they were at the gate and saw the spell Maveth used is still in use.

Zucifer (he looks up at the doam and at Maveth and points at the doam.): "Hey Uhh... Mav? Are you gonna turn that off or what?"

Maveth: "I could but you haven't tested it yet, try using your most powerful move on it."

Zucifer: "You sure? Okay." (He walks near the doam and charges his aura into his left fist.) "DEATH PUNCH!!!"

Maveth smiles and sink himself in his shadow to avoid the impact. The punch connects and an explosion appears sending both Hesperus and Azubah flying back, hitting some boulders. The smoke clears and the doam is still there.

Zucifer: "Damn, it's still standing. Can you turn it off now?"

Maveth (rises from his shadow with a grin.): "Yeah, but we can simply walk in and out."

Zucifer: "Ohhh... really? Then let's see."

Zucifer walks inside the doam easily and Maveth follows him, Hesperus and Azubah follow them from behind and dusting off their clothes and their expressions were showing that they were annoyed and the rest of Divine Sinners enter the kingdom. On the way to the castle everyone was looking at them with terror and confusion expressions, not aware of the situation. They arrived and as they opened the door and were about to enter a needle was thrown towards Zucifer's face coming from the castle. Zucifer looks at it with a bored expression and slowly leans his head to the left side, and the needle pass him and hits Azubah on the head and he false back.

Zucifer (looks at Azubah's fallen body with a lazy expression.): "Hey, you still alive?"

Maveth (he laughs and haunches down over his head.): "Damn, it really stabbed you through your skull huh?"

Azubah (he takes the knife off and regenerates and get's up.): "Who in the hell throw that?"

Then small footsteps approaches and the figure comes out of the shadow. It was a maid with long silver hair and crystal blue eyes, her movements were slow and she stops infront of them and she looks straight into Azubah's eyes.

Azubah (he looks at her surprised.): "A girl?"

Maveth (he laughs and looks at Azubah.): "Dude you got stabbed by a girl? How stupid is that?"

Zucifer (he crosses his arms and looks at her seriously.): "Mav, she isn't a regular girl. Look at her ears, they are pointy and he aura isn't alright, smell her aura."

Azubah (he get's close to her and sniffs her.): "Holds up, she isn't human."

Hesperus: "Idiots she's an elf if I'm not mistaking."

Azubah: "An elf? What are those?"

Zucifer: "If I remember correctly, they are creatures who can reach age fifty years and still look young?"

Hesperus: "Yeah, but I've never seen one."

Azubah (he stared at her and thought to himself.): "Why is she so beautiful? Wait what am I saying, I can't love an elf." (He shakes his head clearing his mind.)

Zucifer (he looks at Azubah and looks at the elf.): "So who are you and why did you want to kill me?"

???: "I am Sura. A former assassin and I was assigned to kill you."

Zucifer: "An assassin? Who sent you, doesn't matter I'll find out, but know this, I'm this kingdoms new King."

Sura (she shows Zucifer respect and bows and looks at Azubah.): "My apologies for the needle, I hope you can forgive me."

Azubah (he blushes a little and looks away.): "Ohh...Uhh. No problem I mean it didn't hurt."

Maveth nudged Hesperus with a wicked grin, while Zucifer just raised an eyebrow at Azubah’s bright red face.