Artificial Demon

"You devil! You better behave yourself!"

Dark purple magic surged, and the demonic energy within Jack was continuously stripped away and absorbed into Mira's body. Jack tried to resist, but to no avail. In the last moment before his mind recovered, he let out a roar of resentment and collapsed completely.

Having had his demonic energy drained, Jack was now as emaciated as a withered tree, a stark contrast to his former robust appearance. He lay there with wide eyes, his mouth opening and closing greedily, inhaling air like a fish out of water, making a dying struggle.

Mira shook her hand, felt the power she had gained from Jack, pursed her lips, and ignored Jack, turning her head to walk towards Eleven.

"Cough cough cough"

Eleven lay on the ground, clutching his chest, coughing violently a few times. Although he was often injured before, and this injury wasn't particularly serious, it still hurt! Several of his ribs were broken!

Oh my god, that really hurts!

My forehead hurts so much!!

I suddenly miss Ms. Porlyusica so much! I miss that little cabin so much, where I could stay for ten or eight days and then never feel pain again!

I miss Maria so much! I miss Maria's gentle hugs. I feel like even the most serious injuries don't hurt so much after being hugged by Maria.

Just as Eleven was lost in his own unproductive thoughts, he suddenly felt someone grab his arm and lift him up abruptly.

A sharp pain made Eleven gasp.

Turning his head, he saw that Mira, for some unknown reason, was pulling Eleven up and putting his arm around her shoulder.

"Hey, are you alright?" Mira secretly glanced at Eleven's profile, which was so close to hers, and asked with a haughty expression.

"Cough cough, it's alright, thank you, Mira." Although Mira's rough handling had hurt him quite a bit, Eleven still expressed his gratitude.

"Hmph!" To everyone's surprise, Mira snorted coldly, tossed her head away, and refused to look at Eleven anymore, leaving him with her arrogant back.

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Mira's attitude immediately annoyed Eleven. What's wrong with this girl? Is she crazy?!

Did she just kick me?

I risked my life to save her, and she still kicked me!

That brat really needs to be taught a lesson!

Feeling increasingly annoyed, Eleven retaliated by suddenly relaxing his body and putting all his weight on Mira's back. The sudden weight made Mira stumble and almost fall.

"What are you doing?" Mira immediately turned around and looked at Eleven with displeasure.

"Snort!"

Eleven imitated Mira, arrogantly turning his back on her and ignoring her, which made Mira grind her teeth in anger.

At this moment, Jack, who was lying there half-dead, was also attracted by the playful fight between Eleven and Mira. When he saw Eleven, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in his cloudy eyes, and two lines of bloody tears slowly flowed out.

A weak voice tinged with a hint of joy. "It's... it's Elizabeth... cough cough cough... Boss? You've finally come to save me?"

Eleven was stunned. He ignored Mira, who was trying to push him away, and stared blankly at Jack stood there like a dead tree.

Holy crap! What did he just call me?

Elizabeth... Boss? Is he going to call me Elizabeth?

Damn, who is this guy?

If he hadn't coughed twice, my identity would have been exposed!

Cold sweat poured down Eleven's back as he repeatedly recalled the small fry he had encountered during the Dark Guild civil war, comparing them to Jack before him.

"So you really are Mighty King Jack from the Rock-Crushing Gang, aren't you!" Erza's voice suddenly rang out from behind, startling Eleven.

Erza, stroking her chin, walked over to Jack and examined him closely. Finally, she couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, how did you end up like this?"

"The Rock-Crushing Gang?"

Eleven gradually began to recall that it seemed to be Erza's first mission, and the target appeared to be Mighty King Jack.

Holy crap! Is that really Jack? He's changed so much! Was he this strong back then?

Jack continued to stare intently at Eleven, tears of blood streaming from his eyes. "Elizabeth, I missed you so much!"

(°Д°)!! Ahh, I finally said it!!

Eleven glanced nervously at Mira and Erza, but when he saw that neither of them was paying attention to him and was instead listening intently to Jack, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Elizabeth, thanks to your guidance, I've turned over a new leaf... cough cough cough..."

Two years ago, I got out of prison, hoping to find a job and start a new life, but... cough cough cough.

"But they captured me and transformed me into that horrible sight! They... cough cough!!"

At this point, Jack suddenly became extremely agitated and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood. Eleven released Mira, slowly walked to Jack's side, patted his chest to help him catch his breath. "Don't get agitated, speak slowly, what are 'them'?"

Jack stared wide-eyed at Eleven, his voice trembling with emotion. "The Underworld... cough cough cough... Nine Demon Gates! They're demons, they're all demons crawled out of hell! Cough cough!"

"They turned me into a demon too! Cough cough cough, Boss Elizabeth, I'm not a demon! I, Mighty King Jack, am definitely not a demon!"

Jack roared loudly, and then, as if he had used up all his strength, he spat out a mouthful of blood, slowly collapsed to the ground, and lost his last breath.

Eleven raised his hand and gently closed Jack's wide eyes, murmuring comforting words, "Yes, you are human, a genuine human being from birth to death."

A silence fell over the scene as the three men stared at Jack's body in silence.

That underworld... the Nine Demon Gates, what exactly is its background? How could it transform an ordinary person into a demon! Can demons be artificially created?

Could it be the legendary Zeref? Impossible! That's a figure from four hundred years ago!

Elizabeth

Just as Eleven was lost in thought, he suddenly heard Erza's voice. He looked up abruptly and saw Erza staring blankly, seemingly reminiscing about something.

Sensing Eleven's gaze, Erza snapped out of her reverie, looked at Eleven, and sighed, "Um, Eleven, it seems Jack has mistaken you for Elizabeth, his former leader of the Rock-Crushing Gang."

"Elizabeth is a respectable person too."

"Sigh, I never expected Jack to die after Elizabeth. Although they were enemies, it's still heartbreaking. Those guys from the Nine Demon Gates are truly unforgivable; how could they do something like this!"

Eleven stared blankly at the indignant Erza, unsure how to respond to her, and could only sigh in the end.

(′`): "Ah, it's so good that she's an idiot!!"