“Ah yes,” said the Void King, “It's about Muspellheim's current state of affairs... I think you'll enjoy this...”
Somewhere in the back of his head, Kevin knew something was wrong. He had been running for how long now? It seemed like days, and yet he had rarely, if ever, slept... Moreover, his mind was beginning to haze over, his conscious thoughts being clouded by his burning desire... But even as his desire grew, Kevin found it difficult to remember what it was he desired... all he knew was that he desired it. That he must have it. And that the way he was going would take him to what he desired so he could claim it. This thought, and this thought alone is what kept him going. Zaros and the other gods no longer mattered to him, all that mattered was getting his desire... whatever it was.
As he continued running, he noticed something move softly through the nearby undergrowth. By now, he was used to Zarosian ambushes, and so without so much as slowing down, he deftly turned and fired several arrows. Even as he did so, something rocketed out of the undergrowth, and went directly for him. Using the superhuman reflexes he had received with the bow, Kevin dove to the ground, barely getting out of the way as the missile sped though the area his head had been in but a moment ago. Even though it missed, the missile produced a deafening boom which knocked Kevin to the ground. However, the fugitive Zarosian simply somersaulted and was quickly back on his feet, intuitively turning in the direction the missile had gone, rather than the one it had come from.
“Well, I can't say I don't like your work, Kalechot,” a disembodied voice proclaimed.
Looking around, Kevin saw what had nearly pierced through his head a moment earlier. It was a single black nail, nearly as long as his forearm, and bearing glowing symbols and the statue of a demon on it's top.
*Asmodai!” hissed a voice that came from Kalechot.
"He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."
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