Chapter 21 - Jahil

It's been years and the dwarves have done a lot of progress in the creation of Argent's headquarters. In another year or two and everything would be finished.

"Argent you've sense him, didn't you?" Velgrynd said as she loiter in the living room of their house.

The house was the highest priority out of all the other projects. That's why it was finished less than 3 months after the start.

"Indeed Argent-sama are you sure you don't want me to dispose of him?" Lait was ordered to ignore the person. She was currently seating on the couch.

"nah don't worry about him. I'll meet with him once he tries something." Argent waved their concerns.

In a certain place in Argent's headquarters. Away from all the constructions and near the edge of the island.

A dwarf was standing there with another Dwarf on the ground bloodied.

"Bheldan *cough* why are you... doing this...?" said the bloodied Dwarf on the ground coughing blood. He was one of the captain of the group that are placed with the experimental facility construction.

His friend has asked him to meet up for something important to talk about and then he was stabbed in the back.

"This" the Dwarf in question said. He showed him the Mithril coins saved up by the bloodied Dwarf.

"You..." the dwarf's consciousness was fading away.

"We can't have this now." a voice familiar to everyone in the place was heard. A demon appeared near the bloodied Dwarf and started healing him.

"You!" the one called Bheldan started casting magic aimed at Argent.

"Save your magicules" Argent canceled the Magic in question.

"Wha-?" the Dwarf was surprise and was taken aback.

"How about leaving that body?" Argent suggested. "Bheldan was a straight lace worker, he wouldn't do this nor has he ever used magic in his life. Leave the body JAHIL."

"H-how do you know that name?" the Dwarf or Jahil said surprised.

"You're creator told me about you. He also said something quite interesting, you know?"

"Th-thats-" Before he could say anything, he was knocked out from behind and lost consciousness.

Once Jahil has regained consciousness, he saw that he was locked in a room from the old castle. His body was in chains with his hands tied atop his head.

The door to the room opened revealing Argent again. Argent walked and sat down to the one chair in the room, In front of Jahil.

"Get me out of here!" shouted Jahil.

"shh~" Argent lifted his finger pointed it at Jahil and shot him with fire magic in his shoulder.

"agkh!"

Argent then raised the finger and placing it in front of his lips. Signaling Jahil to quiet himself.

"I'm the one doing the talking here if you don't mind, okay?" spreading his aura and showing Jahil a wicked smile to intimidate him. Jahil slightly nodded.

"Good." the aura was released but the wicked expression remains.

"How are you still alive?"

"......"

"I'll ask one more time." Argent stood up and made a rapier like weapon and stabbed Jahil's left thigh. The rapier was coated with toxins that increases the pain felt as time passes.

"Gaahhh!"

"How. are. you. alive?" Argent said with his rapier twisting in Jahil's thigh causing him to whimper in pain.

"M-my magic! I-i posses t-this Dwarf!" Argent removed the rapier from his left and stabbed his right.

"Ahh!"

"Obviously I know that, I meant what magic did you use?" Argent said creating a dagger and placing it to Jahil's throat.

"I'll have you know, you won't be able to revive yourself if I kill you right now."

"my ART! It's my ART!!" Jahil screamed as loudly as he can.

"What type of art?"

"my original art, it's the secret art of spiritualization!" answered Jahil.

"Explain." Argent took out the rapier from Jahil's thigh and made it and the dagger disappear. He then sat down to his chair and ordered Jahil to explain.

"Y-you're a demon right? Then you know that you spiritual beings are basically immortal, unless you're core are destroyed." Jahil explained.

'Well for us primordial demons we don't die even with the core destroyed. Rain-tan and misery are proof.'

"It's an art that can turn a person into a spiritual being. Sacrificing the material body to strengthen and change the spiritual and Astral body of a person."

"And because of this, you need a body to posses, just like for us demons and spirits?"

"Yes! That's right."

Argent went into deep thought. Then he stood up again and sat down on the floor to eye level with Jahil.

"I have a deal. Do you want to take it?" Argent spoke with a tone not fitting for someone asking but for ordering someone.

Jahil's eyes turned serious "what kind of deal." he said with his eyes analyzing Argent's every expression.

"That art of yours teach it to my subordinates."

"What do I get out of it?" Jahil asked.

"Obviously you'll live if you do this, but more than that. I heard you're a researcher and you let the other high humans lead the Magic empire." Argent explained. "I have a large research facility as you already know. How do you feel about working for me?"

Jahil was wide eyed by this proposal. "You know that I'll probably betray you in the future."

"Yes, I know"

"You're still willing even through that?"

"I don't care about your loyalty, I care about the benefits that you can give me."

"And those benefits are, my research?"

"No, it's entertainment." Argent said with a smile.

"Huh?" the face of Jahil was completely the look of utter confusion.

"Don't get me wrong I love doing research as much as I love food. But doing it all the time will make me lose my interest for it. Adding you to the mix will stave of my boredom somewhat and should entertain me enough to not lose interest with research. I'll have thoughts like 'when will he betray me' or 'is he telling the truth' and 'is he sabotaging the research'. "

Argent was getting giddy imaging the moments to come that may or may not result in his own self destruction. All he knew is that it would be entertaining.

He is more than confident enough that he can defeat Jahil ten out of ten fights. But what about the facility? The safety of the universes being protected there. The other subordinates, will they get killed? Will they survive?

He doesn't know, and that's what makes him excited. For long live beings like them, they need to find ways to entertain themselves out of boredom.

Most of them, do it by fighting and messing with human nations. But, that would get pretty boring in the future.

Then how about something that everything you have is at stake. You may win or you may lose. The stakes are high and will make you stay on your toes. The best part is strength isn't useful in the situations.

"Very well then I'll accept your offer. I'll work for you until the time that I'll betray you." Jahil said with a serious voice with a glare in his eyes.

"Good then, I can't wait." Argent released Jahil from his chains.

"I have some high human bodies that I collected in the past. Twilight restored them, so you can use one of them. Leave that body, I can't have any of the dwarves die on me."

Jahil left the body of Bheldan and went inside one of the high human body.

"Gehahaha! Fool! Flame Lance!" Jahil took a step back and summoned a large magic circle aimed at Argent. The flames connected with their target, which made Jahil laugh even more.

The room exploded and the walls in the surroundings flew of and the ground was turning to glass. The flames burned Argent's entire body.

"Stupid maggot speaking so arrogantly in front of-" as he started insulting his victim.

From the flames burning Argent. An arm reached to grab Jahil by the neck and raised him up and smashing his back to the ground.

Jahil was in shock. 'impossible those flames should be in the thousands of degrees!'

"Hahaha! Yes! As expected of you. You really now the reason why I chose you." Argent came out of the flames completely unscathed with a smile in his face.

He let go of Jahil that was on the ground. "that was a good start of this fun relationship."

"tsk, I doubt that.... Boss"

"And that's why Jahil here will be working for me from now on." Argent said to Velgrynd, Lait and the other two former spirit lords were present as well.

"That's too dangerous Argent-sama."

"Indeed, he even tried killing you once he was released!"

"We should dispose of him, while we can."

Said the latter of three. Meanwhile Velgrynd was only looking at Argent.

"Is that your final decision?" she asked.

"Yes." Argent replied. This reply shut the other three up. His decision is absolute, they are merely giving Argent suggestion and advices. But no one has the right to order him around. Velgrynd might be able to, it's only a might not a fact though.

"I see, well I'm fine with it as long as he doesn't mess with me." Velgrynd approved. She doesn't care about what happens to Jahil. In her eyes he is a weakling after all.

"If Argent-sama approves then so will we." Lait said. "" Yes"" the other two said.

The construction of all the buildings on the island were finished. On a side note, Jahil was given his personal place to live as well.

It was decided that it was not a good idea to let him live in the apartment buildings. And, velgrynd and Lait didn't want to live with him.

"Enki and Siren come with me." the two followed Argent and met up with Jahil.

"Alright teach it to them." Argent said to Jahil.

"um, Argent-sama what is this about?" asked Siren. Her expression was one of confusion.

"I'm confuse as well." added enki. They were ordered to follow, So they did. But no one explained on the way where or why.

"How long are both your life expectancy?" asked Argent the two out of the blue.

"" About a thousand"" they both replied in unison.

"How old are you both?"

"Somewhere in the five hundreds Argent-sama"

"Yes, in the five hundreds. Half of your life span are already spent. Meaning in another half a millennia all the enkis, and the sirens will be extinct. I can't have that." Argent grabbed Jahil's shoulder. "this one here knows a way to make you guys lose your life expectancy. You'll be a spiritual being just like me, Velgrynd, and Lait."

"It is an honor to be placed in the same position as all of you." enki bowed his head.

"Indeed, we cannot thank you enough for this gift." siren smiled as she bowed as well.

"You heard them." Argent pushed Jahil to the front of the two. He glared at Argent. "Give them their 'gift'"

"They'll need bodies, are you gonna use those high humans you have?" Jahil replied as he walk forward.

"Nope, those things are pretty weak. I'll find them a better body in the Future."

"In the future you say, without bodies they'll disappear."

"This universe is a spiritual one. You didn't notice? Even without a body they can survive here."

"It is?! I didn't notice at all!" Jahil was surprised, he tried sensing the surroundings no reaction telling him that it is indeed a spiritual world.

"Did you notice?" siren whispered to Enki as Jahil talked with Argent.

"No, this is the first I've heard of it." Enki replied also in a whisper.

"Just get on with it. I set it up so nobody would notice. It's much more convenient to have a body anyway. This is just a measure for when we have spiritual beings without bodies visiting."

Jahil then went and taught the two about the secret art of spiritualization. These two would then teach it to their Subordinates.

Months went by and Argent and Jahil were doing research in one of the rooms. They were studying the concepts of skills and magics. It has been recorded for a long time about the difference and similarities of the two.

They wanted to confirm their theory that the two are just two sides of the same coin. That skills and magic are basically the same.

"I can't believe you went this long without doing anything." Argent said trying to start a conversations as he writes on paper.

"Hmm? Ah, well I'm more of a researcher than an arrogant bastard. You already know right? I let others lead the Empire and enclosed myself with research. That's why the Empire fell, when they summoned your kind."

"That may be true but I expected for you to at least sabotage some of my research."

"That would be blasphemous, to ruin such high quality research without complete understanding about it. Even then I wouldn't want to destroy it."

Times have past the first Giants have been made. They were the twins Kisara and Basara. They opted to stay with twilight for now.

Because of this, the two True Giants: Glassrod and Dagruel have started visiting the facility of Twilight on a regular basis.

Jahil has also been visiting the facility of Twilight for some time now. The others were surprised by his arrival and only Twilight really welcomed him.

For some reason Luminas and Jahil have bad blood with each other. They don't fight it out, but they openly show their displeasure with each other.

"Hey boss why don't you let me visit the sacred library?" Jahil asked.

"Obviously idiot, the books there are confidential. Even the others aren't allowed to enter there."

"But I see Velgrynd-sama always walking in there."

"... She's an exception."

"There was a pause there."

I can't exactly stop her, nor can I tell him Velgrynd's favorite novels are in the so called sacred library.

"Anyway I heard you got yourself a weapon from Twilight." Argent tried changing the subject.

"Ah this?" Jahil made a spear appear out of thin air. "I think he called it blood origin? Something like that. Not really a fit for me, I'm more of a magic user than a melee."

"That's true, and you're more of a researcher than a magic user."

"Argent-sama another Gate has appeared east of here." Lait went and alerted Argent who was doing research.

"Another one already? Very well let's go." Argent stood from his chair and move away from the table full of research papers.

As the two walked in the hallway, Velgrynd appeared walking with them.

"I heard from siren-chan I'll come with you."

"Good"

"Unfortunately Argent-sama I can't come with right now. The universe Roc seems to be having a problem the chiefs of each clan have been contacting us. I was suppose to inform you about that." Lait said with a bow.

"Then another gate opened, huh?"

"That's right."

"Well I'll let you take care of the problem then. Bring Enki and Siren just incase. Let them inhabit temporary bodies."

Lait nodded and went to get both Enki and Siren for their mission.

The two went to the east of the main continent. The place where the gate appeared.

A/N: f*ck I made Jahil to innocent. I'll have to pull something to revert him back to asshole mode. But that's not important to the plot right now so I'll let him have his fun(research).

I'll let you guys choose what genre does Velgrynd reads, majority wins.

I'm showing here how Argent doesn't have a normal person's mindset. It isn't taken seriously in the anime, manga, LN but the strongest beings in the verse have warp mindsets. By warp I mean not for normal human mindset.

The seven primordial demons, and angels. Velgrynd who wants to wipe the Empire for masayuki. Don't get me started on veldora. Many more characters too.

The only reason half of these people are staying obedient is because of rimuru. But their mindsets are still warp.