>>5612847“WAAAAAAAAAH!” you hear a woman shouting, turning only to see ENTIRE undead force are not where you'd summoned them. But are all instead chasing the blue-haired woman who calls herself a goddess. “KAZUMA!! HELP, THE EVIL UNDEAD ARE GONNA GET MEEEEE!!”
“Demiurge, now!” you order, readying your next spell to control your minions.
“EVERYONE, RETURN TO THE VILLAGE.” Demiurge orders with his Command Mantra skill. Immediately half of the Crimson Demons obey, but surprisingly several somehow resist his powers. Including the young quartet led my the unmistakably-Japanese youth, running from the self-proclaimed goddess as your dragons chase them.
“HEEL!” you mentally order the undead you'd summoned, all of them immediately stopping in place. “DEFEND ME!”
The commands are simple but the undead constructs obey, turning from their sobbing prey back to your formation as you continue issuing orders to the villagers.
“Please remain behind my wall of undead. I cannot guarantee your safety, should you choose to advance past.” you tell them, the village chief approaching you. To which your Floor Guardians all go on high alert, watching him with murderous intent.
“This is our home, and they attacked one of ours! You cannot expect me to sit idly by!” Chief Hiropon says, your estimation of the man going up.
“I know this hurts to hear, but we are only in the way.” you tell him, his eyes widening in surprise. So you press the advantage, knowing that having him on your side would make convincing the rest easier. “Put your trust in Lord Chilli and his family, they have far more power than beings like us. Let us not be collateral damage by staying here, handicapping them against these extradimensional threats.”
You see the man clearly thinking it over, teeth grinding, and fists clenched, but then sighs out in defeat. The Crimson Demons are intelligent, he knows what you're saying is right despite wanting to help. So you go in for the final push, one that will certainly sway him.
“Besides, we're spell casters, you and I. We do our best work from a little...<span class="mu-i">further</span> away, wouldn't you say?”
“Hmph!” he replies, with a slight uptick at the corner of his mouth. The implied promise of future action is enough to win him over, Chief Hiropon nodding once before turning to his remaining people standing around, gathering their magics in preparation for ill-advised attempts at 'helping'. He tells them all to retreat to the village, but as he turns back to you suddenly, he stops. Everyone stops, even the two gods above and the four superpowers higher in the air freezing as something changes.