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A sound of footsteps heard in the thick forest where a young demon rushing around breaking the silence of the darking place in dusk.
"Huff...Huff...Curse you, Hugh! How could I met him in the human place?"
Zacharias grumbled in the dark while punching a trunk causing the leaves scattered to the ground.He felt really annoyed with the demon named Hugh as he knew him for a long time.
The soaring birds in the red sky returning to their nest.The silence forest with a gentle wind blew towards his neck.The night is about to come.
Inside his mind,when he heard word 'night' the only thing came out was vampire.When night came,a silence and huge place like forest would be a territory of vampires.
Everyone knows vampires were only active during night.Thus,he always saw vampires roaming on his way to return.
"I need to go back"
Zacharias looked at the way he came from.He lived in the forest so he could find his way back even in dark.Moreover,demons got no problem in dark because they have a good sight both in day and night.
But before he could made his first step,a girl came from behind and yelled at him.
"Ah,there you're,you demon!!!"
It was Aria.She followed Zacharias all the way here in silence.
"....I thought you lived in the city?"
Zacharias didn't surprised by Aria's sudden appearance.He just didn't care of her in the first place.Even he saved her from Hugh, that doesn't mean he care for her.He just dislike Hugh to always got what he wanted.
"Right after your shitty friend destroyed my home?"
She sounded very sad plus mad.Her voice was about to cry.
"Hugh is not my friend.I hate that bastard you know"
"Tch.Whatever."
Aria grumbled as she glared at Zacharias.Zacharias noticed Aria must hate himself too.
"....Just get out of my sight,human.Why the hell you followed me?"
Zacharias knew Aria was not human but he just called her by that anyway.He didn't figured out yet from which race Aria came from.He's never seen a race that could summon a gigantic machine like Aria.Thus,her identity is a mystery for Zacharias.
With her face reddened,Aria showed Zacharias her right arm with no palm.Small wires and devices came out from her arm as the palm separated from the arm.
Zacharias's eyes widened.He surprised the mecha lost an arm.Yet,she didn't feel any pain and no blood came out from it.
'What is she?She doesn't has blood??' Zacharias thought Aria belonged neither to 5 existed races.She's something else.He's starting to get interested of Aria.
"Where did your arm go?"
He casually asked with a frown.
"This is all your fault!!"
"???"
Zacharias remembered when Hugh gripped Aria's right punch and didn't let go,he kicked him away while the punch still in his grip.The result,her palm separated from the arm as it's still inside Hugh's grip when he was sent flying.
"Oops..."
Zacharias understood the situation now.But,was it really his fault?He looked away from Aria's angry face.
"Nah.Your problem is not my concern"
He ignored Aria with a frown look.
"Hmph.I'll let you slide this time since you saved my life anyway.For now,tell me the nearest human town, won't you?"
"Human town?This is a forest, you know? There's no human dare to live here"
"Forest?"
Inside her memories,she knew what forest looks like even this is the first time she stepped into it.But why a gentle wind blowing through her face,made her felt at ease.
"This place...silence.Why do I feel so calm?"
She made a bitter smile.She just lost her entire home and the people she love.Yet,she still felt calm.Even she didn't know what kind of fate waiting for her ahead.The only purpose for her to keep living gone.
Zacharias could see the sadness inside her eyes clearly, he didn't mind her anyway.When he was a few footsteps away from Aria,he heard something's collapsed behind.He turned back and found out the mecha was lying down in weak.
[Recovering: 40%]
[WARNING! ENERGY BELOW 20%]
[WARNING! ENERGY BELOW 20%]
"....."
Aria's sight was getting blurred.Back in her home,she could charge her energy back up at the facility.But the place destroyed so...
Zacharias took a look at Aria.The only thing he found that interested him was, Aria's true identity.But the demon refused to ask the mecha directly.
"You're really a weird creature, aren't you? I know you're not human.But you don't look like wizard,angel,vampire or demon either"
He crouched before her and continued with a frown,
"Just what are you?"
This time,Aria could see Zacharias's face clearly.That guy is indeed a demon with dark patterns on part of his face and a pair of glowing purple eyes.Just the skin is brownish similar with human.He has a very handsome young face for a demon.A demon should has an ugly and menacing face but why Zacharias looked very different?
Her sight was getting blurrier before she completely passed out due to overheated and low energy.
"...."
Zacharias fall silence saw Aria lost her consciousness.He stood back and ready to leave her in the dark alone.He has no intention to help her at first but when the curiosity overcame his ego,he lifted Aria on his back.Bringing her to a safer place.
*****
"What am I even doing?"
Slowly,he questioned himself.
"If the other saw me carrying a girl,they must be laughing at me right now"
It's been 2 hours walking and Aria still couldn't regain her consciousness without enough energy.A sound of Zacharias's footsteps heard in the middle of dark forest.Only a light from night moon brighten the terrifying place.
"If I brought her to 'him',he must know what to do"
He kept muttering as his legs guiding him deeper into the forest.The demons he passed by, were looking at him with a weird look ,questioned Aria on his back.
At this time,demons rest in the forest so Zacharias kept encountering with lot of demons he didn't know.
Then, a demon with black horns who was an acquaintance of Zacharias greeted him from a branch of tree.
"Hey,Zach! Where are you going with the human?You killed her, didn't you?"
The demon asked casually like killing people was not a big deal.But Zacharias ignored him as usual.He's a kind of demon that dislike people around him and rarely talk to them.
"Okay,see you next time!"
The demon waved at him, used to Zacharias's ignorance already.He left his spot by jumping up, looking for a prey.It's pretty normal for a demon for looking for its prey at a time like this.
"Those annoying things kept getting increase day by day"
Zacharias muttered again.His steps were getting slower as he's getting tired.Plus, Aria's iron body,much heavier than average human.But Zacharias didn't aware of that.He was just thinking he is carrying a heavy burden at the moment.
"It's almost midnight? Hey,human! Just wake up already!You were sleeping, weren't you?You think I'm what?A bed??"
He kept yelling at Aria but the mecha didn't even budged.The result caused Zacharias get irritated plus his tired condition now.
"What a bother"
He chose a spot, putting Aria roughly on the ground under a huge tree.He's trying to rest from the fatigue.
Zacharias's home is in the deepest area of the forest, far from human city so it takes hours to make it there before midnight.
He took a sit near Aria and start closing his eyes.But before he could, a silhouette approached him.
"Hm? Were my eyes lying?Did I just saw a demon being nice to a human?"
A female creature's voice heard by Zacharias.He felt like he's getting mocked so he ignored his intention to sleep and stared at the speaker.
A female vampire was standing on a branch tree before his eyes.He didn't know the vampire and never met her.
"Oh, tiny demon.What were you thinking,helping that tiny human?Did demon lord changed or something?"
Cassia thought it's absurd for a demon for taking care of a human.
"That's none of your business,bitch.Just mind your own vampire creature business"
"Oh,I'm sorry if I upsetted you"
She apologized though she didn't really meant it.She had something else inside her mind.The vampire smirked as she landed down.She got pair of wings,yet didn't fly away.
"What do you want?Go away,you damn vampire"
Zacharias felt uncomfortable when a stranger vampire suddenly approach him with evil look.
"Don't misunderstood.I've no intention to talk to a puny demon like you.For your information,I dislike demon"
Zacharias's glare getting more menacing and scarier when he heard her words.If she hate him so much,why minding to talk to him in the first place?At this point, he's more than ready to murder the vampire before him.
"I'm just interested with the human you carried"
He glanced at Aria who was still unconscious.Cassia really got the wrong idea for thinking Zacharias was taking care of Aria.
"You see... It's getting harder to find a human these days.Now I'm hungry due to lack of blood.If you don't mind,I'll get some from that tiny human.Or....do you want to offer yours?"
Her red eyes glowed as she saw two preys before her.Human or demon,she didn't care as long she could enjoy the blood.
"....Do whatever you want."
Zacharias knew Aria was not a human and didn't had blood so it's just a waste of time for Cassia.But he didn't bothered to tell the vampire the truth either.
He just stayed silence as the vampire approached Aria and bit her neck.The vampire immediately backed off when her teeth couldn't penetrated Aria's iron neck and were about to break.
With a satisfying look, Zacharias bursted out of laughter and enjoying the scene as Cassia screamed in pain.
"Pfffttt...!!Hahahahahah!!!Serves you right, bitch!"
Zacharias made evil laugh watching the vampire suffering while holding back his stomach.
"You bastard!!!You fooled me!!"
Cassia screamed in anger this time.She glared at Zacharias as he still couldn't stop laughing.With dissatisfaction,she dashed towards him,trying to pierce the heart but Zacharias quickly dodged her long pointy claws.
"Im not fooling you.You're just idiot"
The laugh vanished and changed into a serious look.
"Shut up!!! Who's she??! She's as sturdy as stone,no,even sturdier!"
Cassia raging out and pointed her claws to Aria.Zacharias glanced at Aria,how could he even know,he also questioned her identity.
"I....don't know either"
She looks like human but not human?
"Liar!!You think you can fool me again???"
"No.Who fooled you btw?"
When he turned his head at the vampire again,she's already dashed to him.He was startled and could barely dodged, the claws went through and scratched his upper arm.
A little blood came out from the small wound, then he immediately wiped them with a brownish leaf.
"Oh.I forgot demon has a black colored blood"
She stared and sniffed the blood sticked on her claws.Her face showed a dissapointment while complaining and continue,
"Tsk.This is why I prefer human's blood.They look redder and tastier"
"Complaining about my blood colour wouldn't change the fact demon has a black colored blood,idiot"
Zacharias was annoyed with Cassia already.At least she got what she wanted.
"You got your desire right?Then get lost.If you wanted more,find another prey.Im not your food stock"
Zacharias said as he lifting Aria again on his back.
"Sippp...Delicious!!!!"
Cassia cheered up again when she licked the blood.She never found a tasty demon blood like Zacharias.All she found were shits one.This made her felt interested on Zacharias.
"Hey,hey,tiny demon.Can you give me more please...."
She suddenly turned into a beggar.Zacharias felt annoyed plus disgusted on her.She assumed him as nothing but a food stock and Zacharias would never let Cassia got his blood again.
"Not a chance.Get lost,bitch"
"Aww...please...I promise I'll be a good girl from now"
She took a step closer.
"No.Stay away from me!"
The situation turned out with the vampire looks like trying to seduce him while Zacharias kept stepping back to keep a good distance from her.But Cassia also kept getting nearer to him.
"You crazy bitch!!!!"
This time, his voice was not filled with anger but more like terrified.He immediately fled as fast as lightning,leaving the vampire awkwardly alone there.
Cassia slowly shook her head with an evil smile.She touched her chin, didn't bothered to go after him because she's surely thought the world was not as large as they think.
"We'll meet again eventually, tiny demon"