How I Became the Strongest Sovereign

Raarghhh!!

That was the 10th beast I had encountered in the Elven Forest. This place seemed to be swarming with beasts left, right and centre. I ran straight, not looking back as the beast was giving chase.

I didn't have Voadhailis's Claw so it was difficult to kill most of them. I had to use gravity magic frequently, to finish them off as soon as possible. This ultimately depleted my MP drastically and I was left with 3000.

The large chimera wolf beast swiped its claws at me but I dodged in time and leapt onto a nearby branch. It was a formidable creature standing at 10 metres in height; it had thick yellow fur and a scorpion's stinger as a tail. 

The forest seemed to be about the same size as the one back in the Vrimeon Kingdom, only except the beasts here were much more powerful.

I conjured two 10 metre ice lances in both my palms before hurling them like javelins at the beast. However, it was agile on its feet and dodged them in time; I predicted its movements and ricocheted off the branch for my attack. 

I pierced through the beast's chest with 'Indra's Spear' in a sleek fashion. My lightning attack cut through its thick skin, revealing its beating heart. I ripped out its large heart and smashed it in my hands. A burst of yellow blood and gooey bits plunged all over my clothes but I didn't care.

The beast wasn't going to go down without a fight and still moved somehow with its last remaining strength; it charged at me mindlessly. 

I dodged to the side and the large body toppled over, hitting a tree. 

It had finally died. 

[You have earned 6000 EXP for killing a B rank beast!]

I scanned my surroundings with my demon eye. My vision stretched through the dense greenery like a hawk. 

The largest tree dripping with dense and luscious mana, stood in the centre of the forest. It didn't seem like there were any elves around protecting it like Alfreda had told me but there seemed to be thousands of beasts protecting it with 3 or 4 S rank beasts.

This was terrible.

My only option was to negotiate with them for the potion of life. I did have Dianmu at my disposal; she could help me in persuading them. There was no harm in talking.

**

"Silence! Let him through!" A humanoid S rank beast spoke, commanding the other lower beasts to stand down. 

She had red fur covering her torso and she wore white trousers. She only revealed her arms, which had golden markings on them. She had a beautiful face and red hair that matched her fur.

The other S rank beasts also assumed humanoid forms of varying genders and stood by her side like guards. 

I walked past the dozens of beasts eyeing me down with intent to kill. 

Suddenly, one of the S rank beasts appeared in front of me and threw a fist imbued with light mana. I didn't dodge and instead grabbed his fist in my hands and smiled.

He gritted his teeth moving his fist away from my grip.

"Vesta! Why are we holding back against this demon?!" The man in front of me shouted, questioning the leader - The red haired woman sitting on the throne.

Other beasts roared in approval, waiting for an order to kill me.

"Stand down." She said, bored.

The guy in front of me kissed his teeth and reluctantly moved out of the way.

"I'm watching you, demon!" He glared at me trying to scare me. I scoffed as I walked past him, making contact with his shoulder.

I appeared in front of the red haired woman and gave a short bow. 

"Mother told me you're her partner and that I should listen to you but you look weak; I'm a bit disappointed if you ask me. She made a contract with a kid demon. Pathetic.

"Although, you do have some nice looks." Vesta got up from her throne and circled me, eyeing my whole body. She began touching me but I flicked her hand away from me.

On the way to the Yggdrasil tree, I spoke to Dianmu through the Telepathic link we had. It consumed a lot of mana as she wasn't near me. 

I told her I needed her help with negotiating with the Alpha of the Elven Forest. Luckily, Dianmu informed me that one of her daughters was coincidentally the Alpha; that made my life much easier. I didn't have to get the potion of life by force. 

For once luck was on my side.

"I need the essence of life that drips from that Yggdrasil tree and I'm willing to make a trade for it." I cut to the chase, pointing at the tree sitting behind her.

"And what do you need it for?" Vesta smirked, looking at me condescendingly. She was underestimating me.

"You should listen to your master." I smiled, making her kneel. Cracks formed under her body and they grew every time she tried to get up.

'Gravity Zone.'

My spell froze the other S rank beasts before they could make a move. Meanwhile the lower rank beasts didn't dare attack as my killing intent kept them silent.

"I take it back. The offer is now off. Give me the potion of life." I demanded.

[MP is dropping at a fast rate]

"Okay, we will. Just release this pressure from our bodies." Vesta said, her voice shaky under the immense gravity.

I removed the spell and immediately the beasts charged at me like wild animals. I knew this was going to happen, so I brought backup.

CLAP! CRACK!

Lightning struck the ground violently from the sky, injuring 2 of the S rank beasts and sending the others flying.

"I guess you guys don't want to take the easy way." I smiled looking at the injured Vesta, picking herself up.

'Nice to see you in person again Zeref.' Dianmu said through our mind link as she appeared by my side.

'Nice entry." I replied.

"Mother! Why are you here?!" Vesta looked shocked.

"Just give him what he needs and we can all mind our own businesses. I need to take care of the other fledglings. Don't make me get violent." Dianmu looked unbothered, as she folded her arms and examined her blue nails.

'Oh yeah, forgot to ask but why does Vesta look nothing like you?' I asked Dianmu.

'I had an affair with a Phoenix beast once; I must say it was a fiery experience. She's the child born from us two. Sadly she didn't inherit my lightning element and only got the fire element. She was bullied by the other siblings due to her differences and she left the nest.

'It's been 50 or more years since she left. She's already the Alpha of this forest. I must say I'm proud of her but she's forgotten how scary mothers can be.' Dianmu explained.

'I see.'

"Mother. I'm disgusted with how low you've become. How can you become this demon's b*tch?! The mighty Thunder-'' Vesta couldn't finish, as Dianmu flash stepped in front of her and gripped her by the neck tightly.

The killing intent she was giving off was distorting the atmosphere as dark cumulonimbus clouds started to appear above us.

"Say one more thing about him and I won't hesitate to rip you to shreds." Dianmu stated. The other S rank beasts gulped at her words and didn't bother helping their Alpha out. 

The S rank beasts of this Forest were all fledglings, they probably only recently evolved to S rank so they understood how powerful Dianmu was compared to them.

Dianmu finally let her go and relaxed. The clouds started to dissipate and Vesta rubbed the red markings that formed on her neck.

"Fine." Vesta sighed, finally giving in, "I'll give you the essence of life. Grimor give it to them."

"Yes milady." The guy, who stopped me before, bowed then jumped away to get some essence.

After a couple minutes he came back with a large bottle of clear milky liquid. It looked hella sus but I didn't care. The info popped up about it when I cast my demon eye on it, so it must have been the real deal.

"This stuff is limited so use it wisely. We won't give it to you again." Vesta said, gesturing to Gimor to pass the bottle to me.

"That's fine. Thank you for everything. I deeply appreciate it and sorry for what happened before." I bowed in respect, making her blush and look away.

'Okay Zeref I've done everything you needed. I'll take my leave.' 

I nodded at Dianmu and a lightning bolt struck her position and she vanished. 

I should learn that spell.

Saying my goodbyes and thanks, I left the central part of the forest and moved to a more remote area.

**

Time for the moment of truth!!!

The dead body of the true dragon was transported to a plain field I had cleared. It still looked asleep, ready to be awoken at any time. Its red scales still shimmered in the light and they still hadn't lost their glow.

Now for the revival. Dianmu told me I had to pour it on its head but…

That didn't sound right.

Suddenly a notification popped up.

[Do you want to revive The Dragon of Flames, Voadhailis using The Potion of life?]

[Yes/No]

I picked 'Yes' Straight Away but other new notifications popped up into my view.

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