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"Which brings me to the Demon..." She says with a pause. "We don't know the Demon's name either, but we know that he was shrewd and cunning even for his kind. He learned of the Forgotten Warrior and approached him in a benign mortal guise, his power hidden so as to seem an entirely unworthwhile fight. He periodically met with the warrior and manipulated him into seeking out the demon's own rivals and anything that could threaten it, using the warrior's hatred to his own ends. In the meanwhile, he was accruing greater and greater power of his own and seeking out various objects of power that existed at the time in order to fuel a supposed ritual." She explains.
"That sounds pretty worrying..." You say, to which she nods.
"Thankfully, the ritual never had a chance to succeed. Olibu and the Forgotten Warrior crossed paths one final time during a meeting with the Demon, and Olibu was able to sense the darkness in the Demon's heart. Although the two humans fought once more, it was the Warrior that won this time around, though he couldn't find it in himself to deal the final blow. Before they parted ways, Olibu managed to secretly sow the seeds of doubt towards the warrior's supposed 'helper' in the warrior's mind, and those seeds would prove to take root quite thoroughly." She continues.
"It's sad, they grew up together only to end up like that...they were like brothers, huh?" Harum comments, getting a sad nod from Tento.
"The Warrior then decided to follow the Demon in secret to confirm his suspicions, only to see the Demon adopt his true form. He was furious, utterly betrayed by someone he had started to think was his only friend left, and once the Demon was no longer present he destroyed every last thing the Demon had gathered together for his ritual. He carved a challenge to the Demon in the ruins he left, and went to wait for his final opponent in what has now become our temple. The Demon, equally enraged by his plans being foiled, took the bait and met him there to punish him for the act...and he proved to be every much the match for the warrior that the warrior had been seeking for so long. Their battle lasted a full day and damaged much of this very island, and but in the end the Demon found the perfect opportunity to cast a curse of petrification on the Warrior. While he was slowly turning to stone, the warrior used the last of his energy to behead the Demon while it was gloating, leaving the match...well, a stalemate." She finishes her tale.
"Ohhh, I know this tale!" Azalea pipes up, causing everyone to look over to her. "The Demon's name was Akomo! He was said to be carved from a rock and given life by the power of lesser demons looking for a champion of their own. Supposedly, he held my grandpa captive once to harvest his fairy dust!" She reveals, causing Tento's eyes to bulge out from shock at the unbelievable claim.
