"W-who's that?! That's not Fritz." Her voice was trembling and, she was... no, everyone was cowering in fear at the adversity.
"I don't know. What happened to you, Fritz?!"
There were weird writings inscribed on Fritz's body. He was emitting a dangerously wicked aura, sickening at that.
"Ahhhh! A-a-a d-demon!"
"The kid grew a demon's horn!"
Irrationally, Silverwar ordered the guards to kill the kid. His voice quivered and, he did not find the strength to move his feet. It was glued on the ground with fear. Even so, he managed to cast his magic.
"Weak... I... kill... all of... die..."
'This body won't be able to contain my form for too long. It still has a long way to go before maturity.'
[Banish]
The magic flying towards 'him' dissipated with just one swing of his hand.
[Obliterate]
It was like the gate from hell was opened. Demon creatures from the gates appeared, grabbing and pulling onto the guards and Silverwar's feet.
"Ah! Let go of me!" They used any means to fend off and cut the demon creatures' firm grip off them.
However, such efforts were futile and, they were completely pulled down to the hellish gates, leaving no trace of their existence.
"T-that's definitely not Fritz!"
"I... done... going... sleep... now."
Fritz's body fell down the floor unconsciously.
***
Not too long when Fritz lost consciousness, Silvana and Claude rushed to their aid after having Silvana's wound treated. They freed all the abducted kids and return them to their families.
A week had passed after the fall of Astra and General Schalberg. And Fritz still hasn't regained consciousness. Newt and Lily did not leave his side for the past week.
Now, Claude and Silvana are to be honored for their brave patriotism by the King of the Iloutopia Kingdom on behalf of his messenger.
Claude was assigned as the new General of Malkar City. Furthermore, Silvana quit being a city guard and decided to live with her soon-to-be husband. Unfortunately, Fritz wasn't able to attend. He woke up a day later.
Lily and Newt decided not to talk about what happened inside the prison room. Though, Fritz was half-conscious at that time, his body was overtaken by an unknown being, he could still hear and see what was happening.
Two weeks had passed after the incident. Claude asked Fritz, Newt, and Lily to lend them a hand in exterminating crime in the town of Malkar. Claude also wished for the city to turn back into a town. It was a town originally from the beginning.
"Don't you feel weird with that horn protruding on your forehead?" Asked Claude. The horn shrunk back to a tiny black horn.
"No. In fact, every time I feel it, I feel somewhat powerful."
His words brought back the terrifying memories of Lily and Newt. They hold their breath at that time fearfully. They silently, trembling, wondered if Fritz would attack them too. Or if those demon creatures would pull them down to hell too.
***
Claude used his authority to clean the town of Malkar out of criminals and illegal activities. In the past eight months, he managed to imprisoned countless numbers of thieves, murderers, and other criminals.
"The town looks so peaceful now," said Fritz as he happily watched kids his age play outside without worrying about getting abducted.
"It was all thanks to your help guys. Without Fritz, Newt, Lily, and my lovely wife here, I won't be able to do it."
Claude, embracing Silvana, kissed her on her forehead. Their hands clasped and, their eyes followed the energetic kids.
"This is just the start, General Claude," Newt said sarcastically. They all laughed together. Only Claude did not laugh.
"I said not to call me that. By the way, I have one last request for you kids."
From behind them came out siblings around Lily's age. She is not really ten years old but eight at that time she met Fritz and Newt. She's now nine years old. Fritz was eight, and Newt is turning eight in exactly one month.
"Who are they?" The three asked.
It was a twin. Both have their hair ponytailed but, one has a different style than the other to distinguish who's who.
"They are the Luxwell twins. This one here is Marisol Luxwell. She's the older of the two. And this shy girl here is Ada Luxwell."
They were also abducted by Astra. Ada and Marisol were sold by their chaperone in Malkar City. It was Silverwar who bought them with the amount of 300 Plata.
The kids exchanged greetings after a brief introduction. A carriage halted beside them.
"I bet Newt knows how to ride this carriage, right?"
"Of course! Leave it to me!"
The three girls went inside the carriage while Fritz and Newt sat beside each other in the front.
Silvana hugged and kissed them lovingly and bid farewell with Claude behind her.
Then, they departed and embarked on another journey to bring the Luxwell twins home.
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