"My queen, the commander personally led the charge. They should be facing the humans by now."
Gargamel, one of the High Generals bowed in front of Lilith, who was sitting on her chair with Luke on her lap.
"The scouts reported that the King was being held in a carriage being protected by two [Saint Rank] masters together with three children inside. We will do our best to rescue the King so, be rest assured.", Hela, the leader of the Queensguard said.
Lilith looked at her subordinates in a blank stare while she thinks, 'Why is my husband being held when no one can really hold him that long? Something's not right here.'.
"Is Father strong, Mom?", Luke asked his mother.
"Your father is super strong. He is the strongest.", Lilith answered.
Then, Luke pondered for a moment, his left hand under his chin.
'Then how can he be held? And Aunt Hela said that there were children together with him. I need to see this personally, because it feels like a misunderstanding.'
He tugged his mother's dress to let her lay down her head for Luke. Lilith quickly responded and lowered her right ear.
"I want to go where Dad is, Mom. Can I?"
Luke whispered on his mother's ear then clutched his hands with puppy eyes looking at his mother.
'Haha! Take this Mother! This is my ultimate move, The Devil's Stare... I don't know why I feel so proud of it, though.'
With her son looking like that, Lilith couldn't stand his cuteness and kissed him in both of his cheeks.
"Is that a yes, Mom?", Luke asked.
"Mhmm... General Gargamel, prepare a mount, we're going to the frontlines.", Lilith stood up while she let out a formal uniform for Luke, a black uniform with platinum purple lines, the colors of the Demon King.
"B-but, my queen, there are so many things that can happen in the front! You can't just go there with Prince Luke -urgh!!!"
Gargamel was slammed to the ground by the pressure of Lilith's aura, even breathing was seized due to her presence.
"Are you ordering me, High General?", Lilith asked, her eyes glowing with purple aura.
"This lowly servant doesn't dare, my queen!", Gargamel pleaded for his life.
The pressure kept crushing him on the hard ground while the queen stepped on his back and passed by him to exit the pavilion.
"Go, do what I told you to do.", Lilith put out her crushing on Gargamel.
The high general then scurried off the pavilion to immediately get something to ride on.
"How did you do that, Mom?! That was so cool!", Luke asked.
'I can't even circulate gracia in my little body and she was using it like gracia is part of her body.', Luke thought as he looked at his mother with eager eyes.
"Luke can do that when grows up big and strong. You just have to dedicate your time on training and circulating."
Lilith pinched Luke's nose, but suddenly, a pair of horse-like star beasts came running towards them pushing a black carriage.
'I'll ask her later, my first adventure is my first priority right now.'
When it stopped in front of them, the door of the carriage opened and a maid hopped down.
"Nora!"
Luke was happy to see the maid that takes care of him when his mother is working. Nora does not talk too much but, her facial expressions sometimes betray her, making her cute.
"Your Majesty, the carriage is ready."
Nora bowed, her silver short hair slightly tilted downwards.
"Thanks, Nora!"
Luke happily thanked her while waving his hand as they entered the black carriage. Never did Luke know, Nora also entered it after them.
"Nora, your coming too?!", Luke can't hide his excitement.
"Nora will take care of you inside the carriage. You will watch everything inside as going outside is dangerous.", Lilith said.
"Ohhh! But, I wanna go outside the carriage."
Luke was disappointed, his first adventure will be watched inside the carriage.
"I will be keeping you company here, Prince Luke. You don't have to worry.", Nora said, she was on the opposite side of the carriage.
Luke just sighed and get off of his mother's lap. Making a space for Lilith to change his clothes.
"It's to go, Nora."
Nora knocked on the wall behind her to tell the coachman that it was time to move, then helped the queen put Luke's clothes on him.
Luke never minded being naked in front of the beautiful ladies in front of him as they are both family for him. This second life that given to him gave Luke warmth and love unlike his past life where only death and starvation lingered around him.
Their black carriage easily passed through between the canyons that protects the Sanctuary. Then, when it was time to pass through the barrier, Lilith patted Luke's stomach.
"Tell me later if you're tummy hurts, okay? We'll be passing through the barrier."
Luke was confused as he never heard of this barrier from his mother. He only knew that their village was secluded from the outside world.
Luke took a gulp of his saliva and steeled his mind for what's to come.
Luke watched the carriage move straight to a seemingly never ending canyons, then he suddenly felt an invisible spider web touch his face. He hurriedly wiped it off on irritation, he thought the web was inside the carriage, but he didn't wiped off anything.
'What was that web-like feeling in my face just now?", he thought.
"Are you okay, my prince?", Nora asked Luke.
Luke's eyes were staring at Nora's eyes, he didn't look through the windows if it wasn't for his mother poking his cheeks to turn towards the windows.
"Wow! Where are we?!"
Luke saw a whole new world when he looked at the vast deserted landscape by the window. His eyes cannot believe what he is seeing.
"This is the Desolate Zone, the area outside our village. This is the habitat of all the star beasts you see inside our village."
Lilith gently brushed Luke's hair while supporting him not to fall on his sit.
"There's so much to see here! Why are we inside the village the whole time? I can build my own palace here, even a kingdom will be built here!", Luke excitedly said.
Nora and Lilith by what Luke's words, their faces where filled with shock but also pride, especially Lilith.
"Will you build it for Mother?", Lilith playfully asked.
"I'll build it for Mother, Mizu, Brother Feng, Brother Earl... there's so many people, so I'll just build my kingdom for everyone to live happily.", Luke said, his face never leaving the window.
There was some silence from Lilith after hearing what Luke said. She knew that her son was talking about his dreams, and dreams are likely to be superficial. She also dreamed once like that when she was young, but the world is vast and there are some unknown things still waiting to be discovered all-around.
"That was a beautiful dream! Make sure to keep it inside your head all the time, okay.", Lilith hugged her son.
"Sure, Mom... I'll keep it all the time, I promise.", Luke's face was serious when he said his words.
"We'll be arriving anytime in the frontlines soon, My queen."
Nora handed a hat to Lilith.
Seeing that, Luke was astonished of where did Nora pulled that hat out even though the carriage is empty by the time they entered it.
"How did you do that, Nora?! Can you teach me?", Luke said.
Nora stared at Luke for a second, then looked at Lilith. Luke definitely saw a wink coming from his mother.
"It's maaagic! I do tricks like this all the time, my prince!"
Luke didn't buy the sudden change of Nora's demeanor. He looked at her with eager eyes while Nora struggled to keep up the smile on her face.
"Then teach it to me sometime after this. I'm busy enjoying the view here."
Luke just let the matter go but, he realized that Nora was also using gracia to produce a phenomenon like that.
Lilith took a sigh of relief, seeing her son be suspicious about gracia at this age is good, but it will not be good for his body to practice it for now.
'Maybe a year more, then he is ready. But, not now.', Lilith thought.
Luke was still pondering about how did Nora got a hat for his mother while pretending to enjoy the view by the window.
'Maybe it's the 'gracia' that they were talking about that can do that amazing trick. I'll ask Brother Feng about it when I get back.'
Fifteen minutes later, they finally arrived at the camp of the advance party being lead by the Commander Adam.
Luke watched the soldiers outside bow to their carriage as they pass by, until they were in the middle of the tents and pavilions.
"I'll be going now. Please take care of Luke."
Lilith opened the door of the carriage while wearing the hat that Nora handed to her. Her platinum purple hair blew slightly by the warm breeze that came from the outside.
Luke hugged his mother before she got off and kissed him on both cheeks. Luke waved at her as she ordered the soldiers to get back to what their doing.
'Haaa. What a mother... My father is a lucky man.', Luke sighed in his mind.
"You should stay here, my prince. I'll protect all the time so just watch the battle unfold in the direction."
Nora pointed her fingers towards the ruined castle that seems to be burning by the time Luke saw it. He didn't see it on their way to the camp as he was sightseeing at the other side of the carriage.
"Is that where my father is? I wanna see him, Nora."
Luke tried to order Nora even though he knew it will not work.
'This is worth a shot. I'll get two birds with one stone if Nora followed me and I'll still something if she did not.', Luke thought.
"We will see him after the battle, my prince. It's dangerous to go outside this carriage.", Nora shook her head.
'Gotcha!', Luke grinned on his mind.
"Then who are they fighting at that ruined castle? Is it demons?"
Luke pointed at the ruined castle at the distance and stared at Nora with contemptuous look. Then, the air inside the carriage felt heavy for Luke so suddenly.
'What is happening?! Why can't I breathe clearly?!', Luke thought.
He then looked at Nora looking like she was about to kill someone. Luke didn't wanted to anger Nora like this, but he didn't knew that Nora hates hearing someone trying to discriminate their race as she is a prideful demoness.
"Don't compare us with those hateful humans! They are our enemies, so don't even think about hating your own race!"
She looked at Luke right in the eye, anger was clearly seen on her face. Luke felt like he was about to collapse not by the threat, but because he can't breathe with Nora's bloodlust pressing him.