/1st person POV/
My name is Pushp Nahata, my entire class got Isekai to a fantasy world where we have to defeat the dragon emperor who took control of all the dragons and we cannot return back to our own world! what a joke... *sigh*. How did I get in this situation?
-Flashback-
Year 2035
I went to mt. Kailash to pray to lord Shiva for a boon. After 20 years of harsh penance lord Shiva appeared infront of me, and I asked to be trained by the God of Gods Lord Shiva himself so that I could support lord Vishnu when he takes his tenth Avatar the 'Kalki Avatar' and defeat Kalli Purusha and restart the world.
During my training I learnt how to wield divine weapons like the vajra of Lord Indra, Sudarshan chakra of Lord Vishnu and the Brahmastra of Lord Brahma, and many more. I was also given the Vijay Dhanush of Lord Shiva.
After my training was finished, Lord Shiva sent me back in time to the end of my school life to enjoy the time I lost to spend with my family and friends, but unfortunately my entire class gets Isekai to another world. Isn't this supposed to happen only in novels and manga?
And to top it off I lost 98% of my strength. earlier I could destroy galaxies and now only a city? This has to be a really bad dream.
-Flashback over-
The next morning at the training ground, I practiced my swordsmanship, I could still create a sword aura.
Marion the head 'knight' as they call her came up to us and started to administer a test to see our weapon compatibility and our magic affinity.
Shlok went first and got the an affinity for fire and wind with a weapon compatibility with sword.
Shaurya went next and got an affinity for all the 5 elements with a weapon compatibility for knuckles.
Pratisth went next and got an affinity for Light with no weapon compatibility
The rest of the class went one by one and left for another region for their separate combat and magic training.
I went last and got an affinity for all 5 elements, light, darkness, healing, corrosion and a weapon compatibility for a sword, spear, war axe and a bow and arrow. Thankfully no one from my class were present and neither from the royal family.
I went to the top of the castle and started to meditate to regain my lost magic reserves.
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/Shaurya POV/
Since we arrived in this new world, where we are expected to defeat the dragon emperor, most of our classmates are terrified, even Shlok the most chill guy who willingly stepped up to help. But Pushp... He is just nonchalant about the entire thing, like he has dealt with more dangerous things than this.It's like he's hiding something from all of us, and he did not even return after training to discuss how to return back home.
We wouldn't have had known what his magical affinity would have been if not for the invisibility magic of Hashmeet. He's already over powered as it is.
But where exactly is he? His room is empty and no one can detect his presence, even the most mana sensetive one, like Pratisth or Yashna. It's like he has vanished into thin air.
" *Sigh* Guys let's head back and call it a day, it's getting late." I heard Shlok call out to everyone.
Where are you, Pushp?
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/Location: the Fendal forest outside the human empire/
It's been a week since we arrived in this dimension and I've gotten stronger than when we arrived.
While arriving here I lost 98% of my strength, now I am at 3% of my total strength. While we are here playing 'Hero' who knows when the Kalli Purusha may declare war...
I've also discovered that at 50% I can open the dimensional bridge and return home, which will take me two years at the minimum.
But first I must unseal the 7 'Chakra points' of the human body which will greatly help me progress in this new world, the name of which is still unknown to me.
"Who's there?" I asked without opening my eyes while sitting in lotus position, as the bushes rustled and moved apart a demon came in front of me, battered and injured with a slave collar around it's neck.
"P-please help m-me." It fainted of exhaustion. Even without opening my eyes I could tell the demon's lifespan was shortening at a very fast pace.
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/Third person POV/
A demon could be seen covered in bandages lying in front of Pushp while he meditated, it was around midnight that the demon woke up after recovering from it's exhaustion, feeling full of energy and recovered but the slave collar was still around it's neck.
As the demon finished inspecting itself, Pushp without opening his eyes asked, "How are you feeling?"
The demon, fair skinned, silver hair, crimson red eyes, with a pair of wings black on 'her' back glowing a similar shade of red as 'her' eyes and a pair of black horns on either side of 'her' head. 'She' initially wore rags but now a more elegant set of form fitting clothes that highlight her curves and breasts.
"I-I am fine now... Thank you for helping me and also for the clothes." the demon replied after taking in the situation.
"What can I do for you for helping me out?" the demon asked after sometime.
"Tell me about this world and why were you in the condition I found you in."
The demon introduced herself as Nocturna Sanguis from the now extinct blood demon clan and a herald of shadows able to control shadows and manipulate blood.
Then Nocturna started to explain the history of the world that was kept hidden from Pushp and his classmates. the dragons though corrupted never engaged in war but the human emperor driven by greed waged war on the dragon empire which resulted in the extinction of several races of magical beasts and the destruction of a quarter of the human empire and an eighth of the dragon empire's destruction, basically the children.
To bring balance to the world the human emperor and the dragon emperor needs to be eliminated and a new just king needs to be selected with the dragons returned back to the heavens.
"Now why do you have a slave collar on your neck?" Pushp asked the question that still bothered him.
Nocturna's face darkened as she said, "The humans destroyed my clan when we stated we will stay neutral in this war, I was the sole survivor who was sold in the slave market, where emperor Dain bought me to gift me to his as his little toy." She paused for a minute and continued, "I escaped but the imperial soldiers chased after me until I was out of the empire's borders where I came across you and you know the rest."
"I have an offer for you Nocterna, if you are willing of course. I want you to work for me in exchange I keep you hidden from Dain and his men."
"How can I help you? I can tell that you are stronger than the imperial knights, so what is it that I can do that you need me?"
"Your shadow manipulation, you can gather information for me and eliminate my enemies via blood manipulation, you are a perfect combination of an assassin and an informant. In exchange I will help you grow stronger and reinstate your clan." Pushp explained to Nocturna
"I see, then I do accept your offer master." As she said that the slave collar on her neck cracked open releasing her from the clutches of her former captives.
"You can stay in my shadow for the time being while I meditate and find a suitable method for you you to grow stronger." at Pushp's suggestion Nocturna entered his shadow and he went back to meditate.