Living As A Demon In A Post - Apocalyptic World

When Zena opened her eyes, she saw an endless expanse of green vapor that advanced and receded like the sea.

"This is the Sea of Pestilence, named after me when I fought Death to pass the time."

"Sea of Pestilence? You're Pestilence! The horseman of the apocalypse!" Zena's eyes widened in shock while Pestilence merely smiled.

Zena gasped while narrowing her eyes.

"You're my ancestor!" Zena didn't know why but memories that didn't belong to her started glowing into her head.

Zena collapsed, leaving Pestilence to carry her body.

Pestilence picked her up and princess carried her to a castle submerged in the poisonous vapor.

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Zena stood, slightly transparent as she watched a young child with younger features that'd grow into a beauty side amongst a land filled with corpses.

Red blood, black and golden ichor, blood of the immortals freckled her face, giving off a sinister aura.

"Hey, what are you doing!" Zena asked while looking at the corpse of colossal entities that lay on the battlefield.

The child turned to Zena, then mist covered the child's body and a gorgeous figure appeared where the child once stood.

"I am cleaning the battlefield from the last War."

"What war are you talking about?"

"The War to End All Wars."

"Cleaning the battlefield? You call killing the remaining survivors cleaning?" Zena asked but she never saw the scene so how did she know?

"You finally figured it out, I am you and you are me."

Zena clutched her head while information of eons started glowing into her mind.

'I'm tired of getting rendered unconscious!' Zena thought before she fell asleep.

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In the real world, Zena was placed on an enormous bed while Pestilence sat to her right and c.a.r.e.s.sed her face.

"My child, remember who you are and what you've done!" Pestilence's eyes blazed with green fire for a moment before they died down into glowing embers of green flame.

"Regardless you are my child, and you always will be, now go." Pestilence brought her face near to Zena's and placed a soft kiss on her forehead, then disappeared.

"Mom!" Zena shot upwards and came to, lying in a bed while looking around anxiously for another presence.

"Mom? Come on, I reincarnated and you watched me all those years, even as a guy, I remember it all now!"

Meanwhile Zena's thoughts were in chaos, she remembered everything, before living as a human, she was a Demon, a Plague Demon, and she annihilated mankind once before on orders of her mother, Pestilence.

"Mom, I have a child, I won't destroy humanity this time around!"

A disembodied voice rang out causing Zena to shiver because of the menace contained in the words.

"A human child? You dare to mention that thing? You are a demon, you will do your duty!" Pestilence reappeared clad in green robes and her hair hanging loosely.

"Mother, please, I won't try to save all of humanity, but that child! I love her!"

Zena finally realized why she took the child and cared for her, even if it was only for half a day.

"She's my child, I gave birth to her all those years ago, and you were happy mother! Why not be happy that I found her after reincarnating endlessly all this time?!"

"Because I missed you, you idiotic child!" Tears trickled down Pestilence's cheeks while her eyes took on a red hue.

"Mother, I love you with all my heart, but I also love her so send me back." Zena climbed off the bed and walked up to her and asked with tears in her eyes.

Pestilence's cold face turned to one of worry in an instant.

"Okay, please don't get mad at mommy okay?" Pestilence swallowed heavily while embracing Zena.

Zena smiled ruefully and asked in a polite tone.

"Please send me back mother, so I can bring your grandchild here."

Pestilence pondered for a moment while cursing Zena for her shamelessness when she sighed and said.

"Fine, it the system isn't suited for you, let me alter it a bit." She snapped her fingers and an interface screen showed up.

Her fingers flew across the interface and Zena got a new notification.

'Supreme Demon System? Why did it change?'

The truth of the world? What is the truth supposed to do?"

Pestilence furrowed her brows and replied while planting a kiss on Zena's forehead.

"Even I am unaware and I'm a god, so progress and break the shackles, my dear daughter. She pulled away and waved a hand causing Zena to disappear.

Looking at the area where she stood, she sighed with remorse then disappeared into the misty depths of the castle.