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Chapter 3 - Pretender

Shiera started walking ahead not paying attention to Victor...

He didn't know whether to tell her something or grab her hand and stop her he just followed her hiding from her face.

The elf turned around a few times sensing that someone was following her, but she ignored it and continued ahead.

All around her were the ruins of a most likely elven city, besides her and Victor there was not a living soul around.

Empty streets and dilapidated houses were a sight that could not be simply avoided. The houses were so old that one could easily see the lianas that surrounded them. This place was no longer an oasis of life, but just a wilderness where wild animals roamed and leaves fell from trees in the wind.

Finally, after a while, the girl stopped in front of the entrance and looked around to make sure no one was following her inside...

The man waited a few minutes and then stepped hesitantly inside looking around just as the elf had done earlier....

He slowly opened the door so that no creaking could be heard and looked around, but he couldn't see much through the dark room. Suddenly the door closed and a dagger was close to his neck and someone was holding his right hand...

- Easy... - He said lifting his left hand up, which was the only one that was not overpowered.

- I noticed you following me halfway. What do you want! - She said with an impatient tone of voice still holding the dagger to his neck.

- I was just curious why you walked all this way without telling me anything - He said being pushed back less than a meter from the elf who was hiding the dagger in a special scabbard.

- Ehhh never mind if we are going to spend two more months together I don't see any point in hiding it from you - she said walking forward... At the same time Viktor was getting up from the fall.

After a few minutes they came to a room filled with nature - lianas, mushrooms, leaves, and most of all a special crystal stuck in

Nameless stone statue...

The elven woman knelt down and began to whisper something like a prayer. For a moment a single tear could be seen coming from the depths of her heart...

Shierra stood up and said.

- If you are so interested, this is the tomb of my village... On this statue the inscription ''Electi Dryadalis esse lapsus ad sepulcrum Domini'' means ''Elven tomb of the fallen...

- I... I didn't know... I'm sorry," he said, unable to say anything else...

- You saw deserted buildings, roads, stores and more... they're just the remains of what was dear to me. - She said with obvious contempt and rage recalling the carnage...

- Who did it ? - He said understanding, though in part her feelings you can see that he felt sorry for her by the clenched fist hidden behind his back....

- People... I am not the only victim. They are also the demons that you don't want to save.... - She said looking at him with contempt as if she blamed him for what happened....

- Tell me, are you doing this for revenge? - He said looking at her with serious eyes. She could feel the pressure from him, which for a brief moment made her feel uneasy, and she could see that he was changing... Even he himself began to notice it.

After a moment the woman came back to herself and replied...

- Yeah, so what? Do you think it was easy for me when I saw my parents die? Or when I lived alone in that deserted hole? What do you know about me - She said with contempt and hatred at the same time shedding tears on her face....

- What do you know about me? When we first met you almost killed me when you let your dog out of the cage. For you I was nothing more than a puppet - he answered with more and more pressure on the elf.

The girl could not stand it and fell to her knees with a tearful face.

- Do you think I wanted to turn into a demon lord? This God of yours took my family, my friends and everything, and do you know what it was all for? For your revenge. Do you know what it feels like to not know if you're going to see your family for the rest of your life because you're in another world a dozen light years away and you're not coming back even if you want to... Do you know what it feels like to be used like some fucking pawn on a chessboard? You don't know because you're blinded by your revenge. Your loved ones are dead and I'm really sorry about that, but at least you know what happened to them and I'll never know... - He said touching her face and wiping her tears.

Then he stood up and said walking away....

- I will help you in your revenge, but remember that you are not the only one who suffers... - Walking away from the room leaving the elven woman alone.

A moment later...

( hero slams his fist into a nearby tree )

- Damn it! Why did it have to be me of all people.... - He said shedding tears....

After a while he calmed down and walked ahead returning to the snake he saved earlier.

He sat down next to it and it wrapped itself around him with it's muzzle....

- Say do you think I can really become a demon ruler? - he said while stroking the animal's head.

After a moment he stopped and his answer was followed by a hiss and then a lick on his face.

- Ahaaa hahaha ha stop.... stop it already paws. - He said while stroking her and then remembering something he said.

- I just didn't give you a name how about , "Luna - He said with a smile to which the beastie nodded and they both plunged into sleep under the starry sky....