The bustling city of Hertis is said to be the center of economy and the heart of the capital, Wailes. People are busy making profits and prove themselves useful in this town. Children as the age of when they are already able to speak are directly sent to schools to learn arithmetic and commerce. They have no time to waste because to merchants, the time is gold. For the middle aged, they are busy going in and out of the town to be travelling merchants. The market is flawlessly amazing. It feels like they are rich like Korea or Japan.
"A----- Regulus nii sama! I want to explore the town. Go with me!! "
Lyvia was about to blow our disguise when I looked at her seriously. That was a close call. I sighed and patted her head. She smiles sweetly and seeing this, the servants and maids in the manor are having a good mood. They are bustling over trivial things. Well, Lyvia is cute anyway so they can't do anything about it. People here are good and they are treating us well. Maybe because they're our employees. What if a demon massacre all their lives and leave as if nothing happened? That would be a pretty much of a headline in newspapers and telegrams~
[ Akee you idiot demon. Don't make a sly smile. Everyone is watching you!]
I looked around and see confuse looks being given to me. Even Lyvia face palmed in helplessness to my idiotic gesture that makes the maids and butlers to question my authority.
"Alright now, we are going to prepare the departure of the young master and young lady. Quickly. Move your bodies! "
Grant commanded and everyone started to rush things for our departure. He looked at me and grin with a wink. Weird guy. But thankfully he saved me in there. If they question me, they would already be scattered in the ground lifeless.
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I never imagined that I would be walking in broad daylight like this with a lot of baggage load with me. Not to mention the increasing town folks that have been surrounding and whispering for having us here in there kingdom again.
"Thank you mister Brent! We will share this with the others!"
I cheerfully smiled and gained a pat in return. First he is hesitant since we are kind of noble but who can resist this young me. Not to mention I am already gorgeous looking. I can't blame them to restraint themselves anyway. Suddenly Lyvee tugged me towards with her. Right after I left the position I was in, the signage of Brent's Bakery fall down making the old Brent flustered as he got himself wounded by it. Strange. I did not sense that coming. Is there really someone who are planning to kills us? Or they already know we are here? Is the blood lust I felt yesterday is not something I should shrugged off?
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Mygosh! That Akee really don't know how dense he is! If not from my quick reflexes maybe he will be in harm right now. Back in the manor I have ask Berus to prepare a reinforcement.
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"Berus I know you are the only one I could ask for a favor. Don't tell this Akeenu nii sama, I want you to prepare a reinforcement for me. Get them ready in all times. I don't know when they are going to appear. I see it... it can't be a mistake..."
"I will do what I can my young lady, rest assured. I would not let the master and you be harm."
Berus bowed with a serious face. I can't blame him. Akee's life once have been into harm and we can't do anything with it because we are weak. That's why I will do all I can to protect Akee this time.
"I hope so too Berus because I saw it. I saw Akee died..."
Silence engulfed each of us. Because my prediction never gone wrong.
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Akee patted my head and I sighed in relief. I really wonder who is older between us like can you not be that dense. You are just sharp when it comes to fight. This barbarian idiot! But that signage, there was no problem with it when we went inside the shop. It was in a good condition.
"Are you mad princess?"
With a worried face Akee niisama asked. I wished you have just stayed the way you are right now. If only that thing did not happened that day, everything doesn't have to happened to this extent.
"Hey, look I'm sorry if I made you worry. I'll be careful next time."
He hugged me and kisses my head. I hugged him tightly and nodded. I will protect you. Just trust in me.
**
I never thought that Lyvia would cry and so that is the end of our shopping. We did not get the chance to be alone to investigate. Being a niece and nephew of the princess is tough. Why did I choose this background anyway, tsk.. We are now in the carriage and on our way home when my eyes caught a couple of guys cornering a little kid. They are at the alley where they won't attract attention. I ordered for the carriage to stop. I went out and run towards the alley.
[[ Lyvee distract them. I'll extract information here.]]
I told Lyvee through the >Telepathy String <. I carefully observed them. They were five in total and all growns up. But the numbers will not matter. I can handle them all but I can't ensure the safety of the little kids there that is full of bruises and wounds.
"You have nowhere to run anymore my little feast. The hunt is over." A bearded man with a big bulk of muscle said while saliva is dripping down his mouth. Disgusting.The other guys are laughing like it was finally the moment they are waiting for. The trembling bodies of the kids are giving a sensation to the maniacs.
"Please!! Let the other go! Eat me instead!" The little boy said with his head bow down. The bearded guy stepped on the boy's head and pinned it on the ground. They are changing physiques. Their horrid faces dissolve like it got soaked into acid. Their bones sprout out of their bodies making tiny rough edges, blood dripping down. A wing sprouted in their back that is made of bones. Disgusting weak creatures.
"N-no...pp-please let the oo-others go..." Even though his head was bleeding from the impact of being pinned down to the ground, he still held his head up hoping for negotiations. But the horror that is around them making it a no hope useless talk. Tears and fears are swallowing them as one of the kids he is protecting got pulled by one of those creatures.
According to this appearance, they are lower ranks of demons that is feasting to their favorite food. The aromatic and tasty food that said to give you insatiable thirst to eat more. It said to boost your mana and can make you evolve in a short time. Why would a group of that measly creatures would wander in this town. It's like they have bred in here to make all the townspeople be one of their livestocks.
"Oi, don't you have any etiquette or manners. You all like bunch of bulk of meat with no brain."
"What did you say? You want to be our food too? We would gladly accept!" The bearded guy with a horn said with its filthy mouth. The others are busy eating. They are no sense of surrounding when they have food in their hands. What a bunch of idiot.
"Run away!!! Don't let them catch you!!!" The little boy yell. He stopped the horn leader by holding its boned leg. What the fuck? Are you not in danger? One of the guys that are feasting runs toward me. He looks like someone jogging in the park for me.
"W---what happe----"
The other guy did not get the chance to talk as I decapitated their head. It rolled towards the other two and the leader. Without any second thought, the other two guys eat to their heart's contents. The kids shivered in fear as they closes their eyes to the horror that is happening. I flicked my hand and the stain of their stench drench blood upon my nails got splattered on the ground. Disgusting lowly creatures.
"Close your eyes if you don't want to see it you noisy brats!" They all got spooked from me talking but eventually listens. So right now, the foul suckers are ready for another feast again. Their saliva stenched so much it's making my stomach swirl. I removed the gloves already tainted by their blood Still looking at the measly creatures who doesn't know where they should behave themselves.
After feasting their own companion, their mana radiated even more. Their body started to undergone mutation again and the stench from their mouth get stronger. It grew larger doubled than its first appearance! The bulk of stench are watching Akeenu's every move. Their perception is telling them that they need to escape no matter what. The dense and pure magical energy that oozing from its small frame is making them chilly and cold. It could make the weather winter if the holder wanted to.
Cough...cough
The kids vomits blood almost in sync due to the poison coming from the mana of the two evolved demon and its leader. Humans with no affiliation to magic will eventually die due to the poison coming from them. The little boy who have a keen sense for noticing they are in grave danger, push the kids in a safe range out of the poison. But that doesn't mean he can save himself. Pool of bloods big as a normal water ball comes out from the boy's mouth in every cough. His nostrils and eyes sting to the blood that gushing out of it but he remain upfront to protect the others. Suddenly, the leader remembered something that lighten up his complexion. It was like the greatest discovery he ever remembered.
"I-I know this sweet scent...You! ...you are a...are you from the forsaken race? Yes! That is for certain...are you one of the sole descendants that got alive after the grand bout? kuhuhu how lucky I am to find one here!" The leader triumph in joy. He have not yet seen the grave of the words he have spouted. Akeenu's magical energy rises to the roof and a eternal darkness swallowed the entire space. Before he encloses the surrounding, the leader grab a child from the distance. His arm stretches up like elastic but tissues tearing like a paper is visible as it tears into thin strips like spaghetti. The boy reaches for his friend but there is nothing he could do. He watches how the gross being tear the arms and legs of the child like it was perfectly boiled with its tenderness. Like the other two, the magical energy of the leader gradually increases but those are not enough.
"I am Cidel, captain of the lower ranks. I need to tell my colleagues the name of my prey!!! tell me! kuhuhu! Before I devour you!!" Confidence are evident to its voice that makes Akeenu glare him with full killing intent that made Cidel flinch out of terror.
"None of you shall escaped the death I personally etched for you." Akeenu's murderous intent went up high the meters and made the closed space shuddered in intense magical energy that coming from him. He never let anyone who disdainfully mocked his race alive. Not a single soul.
The walls are resonating to the massive mana that is circulating and find the space suffocating. The demons, who seems to forgot to breathe snorted and retorted in irritation.
"How arrogant!! We shall kill you in every pieces we can make and feast to the greatest feat of victory we will about to grasps!" In great agile, the leader dash it way to Akeenu with the two comrades backing him up. The closed space seems to have gone bigger that made them quite irritated but that doesn't left for long. Upon passing to Akeenu's location, they abruptly stopped with unknown reason. As Cidel stay rooted in his footing, the other two diced in pieces and scattered to the floor. He found himself in great astonishment yet a chilly gazed plant behind his back. He never knew that he have provoked the greatest of demon that even the God's have forsaken because of its power.
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Lumnus can't get himself out of where he is rooted. He can't take his gaze out of the horror he have no choice but to watch. He never imagined that a stroll in the town after hearing the visit of the nobles of Mendellin would end up to be the massacre of his friends. His bloodied eyes, nose and mouth dripping blood down to his ragged clothes are nothing to the stomach churning surrounding he was in. Dismembered body of the remains of his friend are scattered everywhere, blending with those cut bodies of creatures. He thought it would be the last moments of his life and just wishes for the safety of his friends. He never thought that the man who happens to entered their trouble would be the one to save them. His eyes fixated to the young man with obsidian black hair. He could see the heightened killing intent that young man emanating but he couldn't help himself to get up and run.
'Where did I see that obsidian black hair. Oh! ' A sudden flash of memory came rushing his head. He could not be mistaken. That is the noble they wanted to see! That is Regulus von Mendellin! But a little odd thing is, he never once seen Regulus to act brave in every occassions they find themselves together. As he was caught up with myriad of thoughts, a loud explosion made the scattered remains blow up to his face. He saw it. How the darkness... no. Purest shadow engulfed the creature and loud slicing noises can be heard.
slice... slice... slice...
He lost count to how many slices did Regulus...no... the shadow done to the creature then suddenly Regulus lifted his own fists and bombarded the creature with punches powerful than a bullet. And that left Lumnus into a deep thought. This is not Regulus. He should have not assumed that this young man is the childhood friend he was once acquainted with. This ominous feeling that take your soul in infinite darkness. This is not the Regulus he knows and that when a chilly feeling of the cold tip of metal like nails touches his neck. He swallowed the dry saliva that has been lumping his throat and lifted his head. There he could see the blackened face of someone impostor. He found himself trembling but he felt that this one is not the bad guy like those creatures that wanted to eat them.
"Who are you?" Lumnus screamed in his thoughts as to why in this most crucial part of his life does this mouth of his run without pause. The young man did not utter any word but fearful stares are struck within him. He couldn't move. It is like something is restraining him from moving but the odd thing is .....why is his heart longingly sad and crying.