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    Reborn: Demon's Legacy
    Reborn: Demon's Legacy
    Reborn: Demon's Legacy
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    Reborn: Demon's Legacy

    By D.W. Jackson

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    Ash has been saved from death thanks to the demon race. surprised and more than a little confused Ash learns that he has a rare blood ability that signals him as the next demon lord. With the war stalled Ash takes the time to learn more about the demon race as well as train and gain new abilities.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherD.W. Jackson
    Release dateNov 1, 2015
    ISBN9781310644122
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      Reborn - D.W. Jackson

      Reborn: Demon’s Legacy

      Written by D.W. Jackson

      Copyright © D.W. Jackson

      Smashwords Edition.

      Names, characters, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual event, organizations, or persons, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author

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      With the speed of the demons assigned to scouting and spying, it only took three days for Ash to get a full report on what was happening with the war. So far the enemy army had pulled back and was holding near the border. Ash wanted to rush back home, but the sage advised against it.

      My Lord, right now the biggest advantage we have is that they don’t know if you are alive or dead. Our spies in the King’s palace haven’t reported back yet and I believe it would be best if you waited until we know all that is going on before we make a move.

      You seem to know a lot about war, Ash said harshly. He wanted nothing more than to tell his wife that he was ok.

      My Lord, we were bred for war. Even though we have hidden ourselves away, we have not allowed our skills to wither. We keep spies in most the kingdoms of men and watch the world closely. We train our young to fight and each clan has its own labyrinth in which to train. Every five years we have a massive contest where the clans fight in mock open battles for honor and glory. I doubt you will find better warriors anywhere.

      Wait, every clan has its own labyrinth? That is over forty labyrinths. How in the nine hells are there so many?

      The same people that created us learned how to make labyrinths. They were a group of the best mages of the time who studied many different things related to the world. If they had not drawn the wrath of the gods, there is no telling what secrets they might have uncovered, the sage said with a hint of sadness in his voice.

      You can create a labyrinth? Ash asked, his curiosity piqued.

      Yes, the sage said hesitantly. Though not easily. As I told you, long ago we helped a human king unite the lands. During that time, we were still young and our hearts desired battle. We took countless lives and used the secrets that we had stolen from the mages to build the labyrinths that we now use to train in.

      How are they made? Ash asked, trying to get the sage to get to the point."

      You see, the mages learned that labyrinths tended to be found at the sights where large battles had taken place. After a lot of experimenting, they learned that wherever the land was soaked in the blood of more than 100,000 people, a labyrinth would be born. During the large wars we would capture defeated soldiers and sometimes whole cities and bring them back so that we could sacrifice them, the sage replied sorrowfully. It is not the most pleasing story for any demon to hear, though it is one that needs to be passed down so that we do not repeat the offenses of our ancestors. I ask that you keep this information a secret. I know I have no power to demand it, but if the secret was known, then there is no telling what might happen.

      I agree, this is one secret that is better lost and forgotten then put to use, Ash said without hesitation. There was no doubt in his mind that there were plenty of nobles and kings that wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice people if it meant that they could put a labyrinth wherever they chose. I wonder how the labyrinths work? Ash asked more to himself then to the sage.

      Ah, that is easy enough to answer, the sage replied, not knowing that Ash had only asked out of reflex. Labyrinths are alive. They can even be killed if one wished to, though I have never heard of anyone doing so on purpose since they give such great benefits. They live off vitality and will slowly drain it from living beings nearby, but as long as a large number of people gather, then the drain is so small it is seldom noticed. When one fights in a labyrinth, any action they take uses extra energy and that helps the laybernith strengthen itself. The creatures born in the labyrinth are much like blood to a human. Though when one is destroyed, it doesn’t hurt the labyrinth much since most of the creature’s essence can be reused. Everything you find inside a labyrinth is born of magic but it is what is called grand magic and uses levels of energy that no human or demon could ever control. It was theorized by the mages that labyrinths were, in a way, a kind of demigod created from the combined power of those sacrificed.

      I see, Ash said as he tried to digest the new information. He had never thought that the labyrinth as a living being, but the more he thought about it, the more sense it made. Labyrinths were dangerous and every year many people died trying to gain the riches within, but at the same time it allowed many people the chance to grow and kingdoms to prosper. Well if I shouldn’t return home just yet, then what should I do? I can’t just sit around here all day. I would be bored out of my mind.

      My Lord, I would suggest you train your abilities. You are the twenty-third Maoh and over the years a training regimen has been designed to help the new Maoh become the pillar of the demon world. Most the time the successor is known long before the death of the previous Maoh so they are trained from a young age. In truth, we were all quite worried when the previous Maoh decided to pass on when there was no apparent heir.

      How long will this training last? Ash asked, hoping that it wouldn’t be something that took hundreds of years. Given that demons lived until either killed or they decided to pass on by their own will, it was a very real possibility.

      Your body is strong enough that you do not need the beginning stages of the training, the sage said, his tone slightly contemplative. I think that in five to eight years you could pass the basic portion of the training.

      That long, Ash said in a slightly depressed tone.

      Well demons train for the entirety of their lives. We don’t age so we do not slow like humans. Though with you being more human than demon that might not be the same for you. Only time will tell, but the basic training is simply acquiring certain abilities and then training them and learning how to use them to their fullest. I am sure that you have learned by now that even with a large number of abilities, they are useless unless you know the best time to use them and more importantly, how to use them.

      Ash couldn’t help but admit that the sage was right. He had learned numerous abilities, but most of them went unused. He had trained them to some extent, but he rarely thought about when and how to use them. During his battle at the fort, Ash had only used those abilities that were the most familiar to him and hardly touched those that he had gained when he first had come to this world.

      I guess it is better than just sitting around waiting to be of use, Ash said, trying to hold back the surge of excitement. He felt slightly bad that he was excited about training when his wife and others might be in danger.

      Then we can start as early as tomorrow. If that is your wish my lord.

      When the sage didn’t leave as he normally would, Ash looked at the older man. It was hard to tell what the sage was thinking, but from the way he kept moving his forked tongue Ash knew that something was on his mind. Is there something else? Ash asked hesitantly.

      There is my Lord, but I do not know if it is the right time for me to bring up such matters. Especially given other things that are currently taking place, the sage said, his shoulders slightly slumping. It is about an heir my lord. We know that the young duchess of yours will soon conceive. It is unknown yet if the child will be the one to carry the blood ability and honestly the chances of it are slim.

      Go on, Ash said slightly leaning forward as the corners of his mouth started to twitch.

      You see my Lord, it is customary that the Moah take a wife from each of the main clans, As the sage spoke for a moment, he stopped when Ash didn’t say anything and simply breathed a slight sigh of relief. "This is to keep from showing any form of favoritism. Also, as you know we are a long lived race but our women can only bare two children during their lives. This does not pose a huge problem as women are born more often than men, but the problem is that in the previous generations chance of an heir receiving the blood ability is very low. The previous Maoh had thirty children among his various wives and not one was an inheritor,

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