I Can Copy Curses

"Gentlemen, I am Varin, and it was I who called everyone here," one of the three men introduced himself. He was a red-haired man with a sneer on his face.

The other two also wore sneers, as if everything happening here was a joke to them, which made Orion frown as a sense of unease crept over him.

'Something is wrong with them,' he thought, observing them closely.

"So, what have you found out? Can we really combine pages to break the limits?" someone from the crowd asked.

"You can. You can definitely do that," Varin, the red-haired man, smiled and looked at everyone. "You just have to take out all your pages."

"How can we trust you?" someone asked.

"You can't, but you also don't have much choice. Either do as I say, or simply choose to leave. Nobody will stop you," Varin replied, still smiling.

Everyone began to ponder as they looked at each other. They had come here hoping to break the limits, so they didn't want to leave empty-handed.

'There is no such thing as combining pages to break the limit,' Orion thought. He knew since he had multiple pages, and none reacted to each other in any way. Realizing the three men were here either to steal their pages or had another plan, he felt suspicion grow.

'So what are they planning? Stealing, or—' Orion's expression suddenly darkened as a chill ran down his spine. He recognized the aura surrounding them, one he hadn't felt in ages.

"It's the aura of the demon race," he whispered, his tone full of certainty.

Scanning the area carefully, Orion's eyes narrowed. It wasn't just one demon, or two or three. No, dozens of demons were encircling them, hidden in plain sight. The others remained blissfully unaware, unable to detect the ominous presence pressing in, but Orion sensed it clearly.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

'I see,' he thought, suddenly understanding the message. It was a trap to lure them here for the demons. 'Are these three also from the Dark Order?' he wondered, considering what to do.

They were surrounded, and the number of demons was overwhelming. Each demon possessed peak platinum rank strength, with some even at diamond rank.

In a situation like this, if a fight broke out, they would be bound to lose. While everyone here was at the platinum rank, some at its peak, they were simply outnumbered by the demons.

Orion formed a plan and turned to the three men, reaching a decision. But first, he needed to warn Mark and Zeref.

"Hey," he whispered to them.

Zeref and Mark turned to look at him and saw him whispering. "Demons have surrounded us. I want you two to sneak-attack after me and hold the three men hostage," Orion said softly.

Zeref and Mark's eyes went wide, but they nodded, understanding the severity of the situation.

"I'll go for Varin while you two go for the others," Orion directed cautiously.

But just before they could implement their plan, the situation they wanted to avoid most happened.

The demons revealed themselves. They emerged from hiding, showing themselves from the bushes, the trees, the ground, and even the skies. Figures with four arms appeared, surrounding the humans steadily.

The men and women gathered turned ashen with terror as demons appeared before them, in such overwhelming numbers.

"Look! They—they're demons!"

"How could there be demons in the Limitless Void?"

"We're surrounded—they're coming from all directions!"

"How did they know we were here?"

"Who cares about that? Think about how we can escape! We could handle one, maybe two, but dozens of them attacking us would wear us down. We're completely outnumbered!"

The crowd immediately panicked, seeing so many demons, some even stronger than they were.

"Damn, we're too late," Orion cursed as he surveyed the demons.

Mark and Zeref's faces turned ashen as they took in the demons' numbers.

"Everyone!"

At that moment, Varin's voice reached their minds, drawing their attention to him.

"No need to worry about the demons. They won't attack unless I say so," he said with a smile.

"You're human too! How could you collaborate with demons?" someone shouted from the crowd.

"How could you betray the human race?!"

Varin smiled devilishly. "I'm no human. The human Varin is dead. I, a demon, occupied his body. But you may still call me Varin. I don't want the Archons to know about us this early."

Everyone was shocked by his revelation, but something even more unexpected happened, shocking everyone present.

A figure appeared behind Varin suddenly, placing a sword at his neck. "Move even a little, and your head will roll," Orion threatened, pressing his sword firmly against Varin's neck.

"You?! How could you be so fast?!" Varin froze in disbelief. He was at the peak of platinum rank, yet Orion had approached without him even noticing.

Around him, humans and demons alike registered the shock. The humans let out breaths of relief, clearly unsettled but grateful for the intervention. The demons, on the other hand, seethed with anger, their glares darkening as they processed the audacity of this stealth attack.

Tension crackled in the air as they hesitated, clearly wanting to retaliate but holding back, wary of Orion who had taken Varin a hostage.

"Order the demons to retreat, or you die. Choose," Orion said coldly.

"Humph," Varin snorted. "So what if you're stronger than me? We demons have more numbers than you."

Orion sneered. "This isn't about them. It's about you. If they attack, you die. It's that simple. Just tell them to retreat, and I'll back off too.

How does that sound?"

"It sounds foolish," Varin sneered. "Since you all now know I'm a demon and there are demons in the Limitless Void, I can't let any of you live."

His face turned ruthless as he gave the command. "Attack!"

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