"What is it?"
Crocus asked with a heavy bored expression on his face.
"Please spare my people!"
The red maple lady bowed, ready to face anything and as a sign of accepting their defeat. Battling the current highest in ranking is foolish even if it is explained that it's not about the levels, it is still very difficult with the seven master demons that are so mysterious.
"What is your name again?"
Looking very bored, Crocus without care needed to ask.
"My name is Mary Folhamn, an ancient witch. Please spare my people!"
She answered, despite knowing that the man in front of her would not listen. She was right. The expression on Crocus's face was horrible.
"You don't seem to understand. No one is allowed to tell this King what he should do."
Mary Folhamn bit her lips, her sweat trickling on her forehead. She gazed at her people worriedly and saw their state with a helpless expression.
"I will spare them if you kneel to this King!"
Suddenly, one of her people looked up and saw her sorry state.
"My lady does not kneel to reject the King! He is just a King's wanna and also respect must be earned not forcefully gained! We awakened my lady to give us a good life and If becoming a slave to this King wannabe would be our fate, then this is not the life we will want! We would rather d-"
Envy on the side appeared, he quickly enlarged his feet and stomped on the man's leg who was lying from the pressure.
'Good job!'
The look on Crocus's expression became even more awful.
'At least he didn't look like he is bored anymore'
Thought by Envy, who later turned his gaze towards the ancient witch Mary. He was pleasantly surprised by her look now. She looks very determined unlike earlier.
'Impressive. She is now looking like an ancient witch.'
Mary Folhalm stood straight up with a look of determination.
"I won't! Kill me, but I won't do it! I will no longer bow to the man with the likes of you! You are not worthy!"
This made the face of Crocus turn dark. He is looking at her with a mad expression, not any sign of boredom.
"YOU!!"
He said as he looked at her and her people back to back. He could remember the child's looks and thought of their pride.
"You all spoke like all have honor, but all of you are much worse than me. Heh! Envy, how painful they would experience when you absorbed them?"
Envy happily, with a hand gesture, bowed to Crocus.
"Your highness, it would be too painful."
Warm heat was felt upon Mary the red maple lady's cheek. She couldn't even react when the cries of her people resound in her ears!
"ARRRGHH!!"
"KAARAAHAHH!!"
Mary felt like she was in hell. The agonizing cries of souls in front of her were extreme. May Folhamn is good with the past. The memories of the past soon flash before her eyes.
In the dark cave full of witchcraft tools. A little girl was surrounded by a lot of good-looking witches.
"Mary, you are chosen to sleep for a thousand years and enter the game of survival. We hope you lead our people and our future seed to a world that we are worthy of."
The young Mary was too stunned to speak. Her cry was the only noticeable assurance that she was alive and aware. This is the past. They are good witches who protected forests and people, but when the dark witches told people about them, they were all slowly being hunted.
"Mary, don't cry... In the future, with your help, we won't cry anymore. The people will be safe from dark witches and dark creatures with your leadership. So Mary... Don't cry."
Back to the present. Mary can't believe that she would witness something like this again. She shouldn't have seen them in pain like this. She should've led them to safety and not to a demon like this.
"I WON'T LET YOU TOUCH THEEMMMM!!!!"
Soon, Mary's back transformed into a red maple tree. A dazzling pinkish flower suddenly blossomed.
"My laddyy!!"
"Our lady!!"
Despite being in pain, Mary's people were still concerned about their Lady's well-being.
Crocus can feel the vibration and the strengthened magic power.
"What is happening Envy?"
Envy looked at the girl with her eyes closed.
"Your highness, I believe she is in a state of Primordial evolution."
"Primordial Evolution?"
Envy and Crocs had their hair spread out from the magic power that Mary is releasing. They looked calm and inside they weren't worried because it's not that strong and his highness Crocus only wanted to hear it.
"It's like when a Zoan Spirit beasts user evolves, they'll be two times tougher and their special move is also strengthened twice. Also, the Warlocks when their power spreads and are stronger. The primordial elemental main power would be two times or three times stronger when it was triggered by a mental attack.
"She is talented at evolving her power twice. It's best to keep her as your pet, your highness."
A wave of magic aura descended on them. Crocus and Envy were in shock because of the frightening magic aura.
"What? Keep me as a pet!!??"
The witch Mary was now enraged. However, she didn't move as she looked at his subordinates in worry.
"Do you think this King wanted you? Aren't you a little arrogant? Do you think that I, a King, would let you all go? So what if you evolve? That doesn't matter to me!."
Crocus's presence suddenly became stronger, his eyes darted back and forth and his new Ent or Tree people body extended into more growth.
Envy or Asmodeus was looking at them with envy.
'The enemy of the King finally evolved too... But why not me?"
He thought as his face changed into the craze. Soon he was affected by the evolutionary mindset because of Crocus's adaptation ability of his demon Sloth that he is using now.
"Your highness, I wish I am also evolving."
Crocus, who was looking at the Silent Mary in a Tree turned to look at Envy.
"Evolving? How come and what evolution?"
Envy, which was controlled by the game dimension system instantly calmed its aura down.
"We demons cannot evolve like her. Right now, she changes her magic type at will..."
Crocus was confused. What is happening and what is evolution? He looked at the girl and thought that she shouldn't move soon and asked.
"What is evolution and how? And what is the difference between the three spirit user's evolution?"
He wanted to know because if he fought this unconscious girl who was on the verge of evolution it would be a problem.
"The Zoan beast can have more resistance, the Warlock has a stronger area of effect with weapon evolution and the Primordial infinite can have more aura to use an attack but not to turn to like the main aura."
Crocus was pleasantly surprised.
"Is that it? Maybe you are my demon, so you don't have to evolve?"
The Envious look of Envy on the evolving girl became heavy and Crocus didn't want to stop his Son so he asked.
"It was to-"
It's not finished when the woman began twisting her neck with her eyes wide open to them.