The Forgotten Creator's
The Nether Realm Castle

"What are you doing here?" I asked Salsa.

Instead of answering, he was wary of me. "Who are you?!"

Artex glanced at me and said "Your introduction?"

I answered Artex's question, "Ah, yes. He is my friend—from my world of course." Then I turned towards Salsa and replied "Is Zack with you? Where's she?"

His vigilance disappeared and then he approached me then placed his hand on my forehead. "What do you think you're up to this?"

"Huh? Wh-what do you mean?" I'm afraid he's talking about something terrible.

"Your talking! Tumben once your style of speech suddenly formal like this. Usually a lot of uncooked words come out of your mouth."

"Ooh! Regarding that, in the world that I currently visit there is no one who understands the word that is not standard. So I'm trying to speak a raw language."

"That's what it looks like."

"So, where's Zack?"

"He's out with Juan."

I quickly approached the portal that Salsa had made and as I looked outside, I saw Artex and Juan trying to pull out Zack's scythe.

"Pull on Wan!" shout Zack. It seems they are having trouble pulling the scythe.

"It's a scythe or a legendary sword anyway! It's hard to get it!" reply Juan.

I felt sorry to see her, I walked over to help her. I held the empty handle and pulled it with all my might.

"Tumben the Salsa wants to help." Zack.

"This is not Salsa, Zack. Look at his face first." Reply Juan who was aware of my presence.

Zack looked at me then he fell down and was shocked. "Jurieg!!"

"You're jurig!" ah, looks like my speaking style is starting to crumble again. After I shouted so, the scythe we were pulling out was immediately uprooted. "Try the sickle pinjem, Wan." I straightened the scythe and then I snapped the tip of his hand.

"Groil!" shout Zack.

"Hush! Where did I say it."

Yeah, looks like our meeting was normal. No worries from either side. The matter of Zack talking like that, it's normal for me to think of it as a joke.

"Well, why are you here?" Zack tried to stand up.

"Ga there's nothing. Coincidentally doang nemu portal that cues into the forest, there continues to be Salsa also inside."

"Original?" Zack's got my shirt on. "So what's red gini? Smell too!"

"Aa—" I opened my mouth to answer him but was held back by a disgust over his blood. "Mud doang this mah. Typical of the world there." I answered him so because I did not want to share the disgust.

After all the jokes, we gathered together to discuss about the dimension we had just discovered. We agreed to explore this place and divide the group. Juan with Salsa, Zack with Artex, and myself.

Each group takes a different path. I walked straight ahead, Juan to the left, and Zack to the right.

Along the way I only met with trees and twigs. There was no birdsong or wind. What absolute silence. After so many trees I had passed, I finally found a way out. I saw a palace in front of me, and simultaneously Zack and the others came.

"Who is?" Zack surprised.

"So we finally got together again" said Salsa, "and now we find a castle."

Without a second thought, I immediately barged forward near the door. Then Salsa yelled at me "Where are you going?!"

"Yes, come in. You guys don't want to know what the same house as big as gaban gini?"

"Geez.." lamented Salsa.

Zack walked over and was followed by Artex and Juan. Then Salsa also moved and acted like our nanny. Although this castle was as big as it seemed, the room was also very spacious yet no one inhabited this place.

Suddenly smoke billowed in this room. Everyone was on standby and I made a very large fan to remove the smoke. After a long wait, none of the enemies attacked. Then we decided to dissect this place by breaking up the team again into individuals.

...~Π~...

Everything is in the side lane, but why am I in the middle again?! Although the road was illuminated by light, but the atmosphere was so gripping. I just have to sit until I stand up. In order to make the search more meaningful, I intend to check all available rooms.

After opening the first door, I saw something beyond my expectations. I saw a room similar to my parents' room. I remembered the memories of the time I cried loudly in the room after losing them. I approached the table intending to feel the warmth back in my mother's arms, even if it was just wishful thinking. But after getting close to the table, I saw a photo of the two of them. Take pictures. Instantly I felt deja vu holding the frame.

At first glance my eyesight was disturbed like an errant television screen. But it happened in the blink of an eye.

I think I want to cry hard. It hurts to lose both of the people I love. Who else would keep me in this solitude if not you? What if I'm on the wrong path? Who should I depend on if I have trouble? I feel like venting all my sadness in this room.

I cried and hoped that no one would hear me. Deep down I still want their love. The warmth that I feel every day must simply be gone.

Suddenly someone rubbed my head. I realized the texture of his hand felt familiar to me. The level of violence I always remember when he rubbed my head. Could it be, "Dad?" but when I turned around, it wasn't the father I saw. Even the man in the black uniform wore a hat that covered his eyes and nose. I immediately avoided it. "Who are you?!"

He did not answer and only showed tears on his cheeks. He looked up at the closet and watched. Touching her with a feeling of anxiety like she had already lost something. I tried to get close to him to communicate with him. Not even a meter away I stepped, he immediately turned around. Gave me a letter. I tried to take the letter carefully but while holding it I felt like I had experienced this incident.

My vision ran for an instant like an errant television. Realizing that I was dealing with the man I had met before - the fruit of my main enemy, I immediately hit him.

The person in front of me held him down then he ran away in the same way using his black portal.

I could only see her running away. Then I rushed to the original place to report the thing I had just experienced.

...~Π~...

Everything was gathered here and we all explained what we found.

"So this is indeed enemy territory, yes" said Salsa, "do we have to continue?"

"Oh, obviously, I have to!" zack.

"alright. Then we'll just get to Den's path because he's the only one who's found something."

We agreed and then we walked through the road I was on. There were only dozens of doors that we saw throughout the hall. After a few rooms we passed, we were finally in the throne room.

"Yes! I don't like to fight without introducing my name first." Said the big sword man.

Knowing he was the enemy, we were all on standby with our special powers. This time I didn't give Zack my weapon because he took out his scythe first. Though I want to give him a shield to be used as a samsak.

"My name is Arutakka! The seventh warlord in the Nether!" continued.

"Hello is also Arutakka," I said trembling, "my name is Den. A burden of the best country on Earth."

"Haha! What the fuck is your nickname! So ugly!"

"I know it's ugly but—" I signal Salsa to set up the portal, "it's ugly."

Arutakka's expression was instantly flat. "You're this—not funny at all." Then he ran towards here while displacing his greatsword. "You better just die!"

I also ran to him. "Try here if you dare!" I made a sword to attack him. Salsa who had received a signal from me instantly made her portal in front of me.

After being pretty sure I was within his reach, Arutakka drew her sword at me but I first entered the portal. I slashed his back, but he didn't budge.

He laughed, "Hahahaha!" he turned around, "let me teach you how to use the sword!" his greatsword was raised and is currently in front of me.

Before it hit me, a portal held back its attack. It turned out to be Artex's hand with a green light over his palm. He held it like he was holding a piece of wood.

"Hurry up, I can only hold it for a moment!" shouted Artex.

I turned his sword into a shield. "Take it off!"

"Now you want to be a paladin?" Arutakka underestimated me.

"Don't think too far, I just want to protect myself." I underestimated it back. "Now Zack!"

Zack slashed Arutakka's head with his scythe. He was helpless because his life was over.

But fate says something else. Apparently the head that he carried was useful to replace the other head. "A—ah," suddenly his voice turned calm and cold, "It's very weak my fighter's current style. Just try if I always practice in that mode." Arutakka glanced at Salsa with a cynical look. He stomped his feet hard and created a huge explosion that could blow me and Zack away.

Arutakka threw her sword at me. Panicking, I avoided it. Arutakka quickly approached me and then hit me with her fire fist. I had the idea of adding a thorn to the surface of his shield, but after adding it he stopped attacking. Without realizing it, he was behind me. I was immediately bounced far ahead by his actions. Apparently he could use explosion magic.

"Haha!" he laughed out loud. "It's a pain to torture a creature weaker than me!" his attitude changed completely from just now that looked calm.

Let alone trying to fight back, I could not stand up because of the pain and heat I received.

I saw Artex in action, he took my shield and advanced against Arutakka with Zack. But it's the same after I waited for some time Zack was pushed back. I try to get up to see it. Artex was busy fending off all the fireballs.

"Saa, I have an idea." I said to Salsa.

"What's that?" the answer.

I explained it to Salsa. Now he starts creating a portal that leads to************ the guy who is the bully. I thrust the vertical sword upwards towards his portal Salsa, and right at once, the sword managed to stab him. I've guessed he left his defenses open.

But Arutakka did not budge at all, she took my sword and broke it. "How dare you stab me with a toy sword." Then his hands were covered in flames and when he touched the shield that Artex was wearing, Artex immediately bounced up to the wall.

Not giving up so easily, Artex lunged again forward. Once again Arutakka tried to thicken Artex but Artex defended with his left foot. Artex threw a bottle filled with blue liquid and made Arutakka's head freeze. "Now!" artex.

Suddenly his portal Salsa appears behind Arutakka and Juan appears ready with his black portal in his hand. Juan immediately slammed his fist into Arutakka's head and instantly lost his head in the darkness.

"Good!" artex.

Arutakka became silent unresponsive. We think this fight has been enough. But victory has not been on our side. Arutakka directly hit Juan until bounced back into the portal. Then he crushed the horses of Artex with his feet and punched them with all his might, leaving Artex unable to hold him back and bouncing.

"It's so stupid of you guys." Arutakka took her lying head and put it on her neck. "Playing wood can't let alone use magic."

"Zack, hold him down!" I'm strict with Zack. I can't think of any other idea than this one.

Zack advanced forward with his scythe. Arutakka retreated to retrieve his sword stuck in the wall. The battle between them continues.

I'm ready with my flagship gun. At the expense of a lot of natergy should be enough to defeat him. "Zack! Back off!" with the bazooka I carried, I launched its contents and a huge explosion occurred.

It is not enough to rely on just one cannon. I made some grenades. Zack and Juan understood the situation and immediately threw the grenade at Arutakka. The continuous explosion made this place tremble. Debris fell on Arutakka.

We're all glad this is over. My strength instantly disappeared making me feel weak.

But destiny always has another will. Arutakka lunged forward and stabbed Artex. Once again Arutakka's head froze made Artex. In the same way Juan removed the head of Arutakka. To convince Arutakka that he was dead, Zack killed him. He chopped off Arutakka's body.

This room is starting to break. Salsa swiftly made the portal way back. All retreat to escape. Zack and Juan pulled me out of the portal.

...~Π~...

"What about your wounds?" ask Salsa to Artex. "Do you have any medicine to cure it?"

"Don't worry about me." Answer Artex. "Worry about your friend first. Take this and heal him." Artex gave me a bottle of red potion.

Salsa accepts him and approaches Juan. "How do I use it?" ask Salsa to Artex.

"Drink."

Juan drank it but only partially. "bitter. What the hell?" his condition improved and made him able to stand upright.

"We've done this search" said Salsa, "we'd better improve our fighting styles. Not intending to demean, but the cooperation between us is still ugly."

"Yes, I agree." I concur.

"In that case, we'll go back to the forest." Zack.

"All right." My speech.

"Den, look at your friend's wound. He's the worst injured among us."

Artex stood upright without any problems. "Calm down. It's not a problem for me."

Salsa was surprised to see the condition of Artex. "Oh. So it is."

Eventually the three of them returned to the portal they had been through. I asked Artex to stay longer for a short break while filling my natergy and mana. It felt like the rest was enough and also I was able to stand, we also left this place.