Traveling To Capital
Novar walks closer to Nara after killing Blood Skin Ogre. Nara's heart was pounding so hard when saw Novar's face. She was really surprised at the ability of the little man in front of her.
"What an incredible attack…"
"Sorry for making you wait so long… I still need an opening to attack that giant creature…"
"No no… it's ok… I can't even make some damage to him with my strongest magic… and you also had a more powerful attack than my magic…"
"I think you're just unlucky because your opponent has a resistant ability to fire element… Your magic attack is also so strong…"
"Thanks…"
Nara keep looking at Novar's face as if she saw the figure of a handsome prince who was valiant. Moreover, Nara did know about Novar who was a prince of the vampire race. her gaze became much deeper on Novar, but the princess from the fairyland couldn't express her admiration.
"Ehem… my prince… and princess… we better continue our journey to the Demon Union Capital… so Princess Nara can sleep inside our carriage…"
The words from the head of guard Novar made the prince and princess who were staring at each other startled.
"Ah, you right… Nara… as vampires… our strongest condition is in the night… so it will be safe if we leave this place at midnight like now…"
"Oke… you guys are so kind to me… so I will trust you…"
"Thanks… then shall we…?"
Novar lowered his head while extending his hand towards Nara in the style of a noble. Nara blushed because of Novar's treatment which seemed very special to her.
'No one in my country doing this to me… even when they know I was a princess… they just look at me like a unique existence from a fairy race…'
"Yes… prince Novar…"
The journey to the demon race capital continues, they traveled smoothly as the vampire aura grew stronger as the time approached midnight. There are no wild monsters dared to approach, especially with the strong aura emanating from Novar's body. The monsters saw the carriage that Novar was riding as a very terrible threat. Novar, who rarely came out of his territory, couldn't help but smile at the reaction of the wild monsters who had fled the carriage's path because of the aura.
'So the monster also uses their instinct to survive… they didn't want to get in trouble with the stronger creature…'
His experiment on the difference in strength levels between living things in the wild was a success. He managed to prove himself worthy to be feared by wild monsters. In the morning, they arrived at the main route to the center of the demon race capital. Long queues to enter the Demon Union Capital which was the largest capital in the demon race territory were seen crowding the main path.
"My prince… we can't move fast from here…"
"I know… Young Devil Party was the biggest event in Demon Union Capital… This event is only held once every 3 years… so this queue is normal… just make sure we don't get into any trouble before entering Demon Union Capital."
"Yes, my prince…"
The demon lord's territory that has dwindled is actually still very large. it's almost 5 times bigger in comparison to the Revilion Kingdom that attacked the vampire capital. There is a vampire race territory consisting of wilderness and lands. There is also a beast race territory filled with grasslands as wide as the eye can see.
The desert where ghouls live and the most dangerous forest home to many races with a small number led by the undines. Then there's also the pixie continent where the fairies live and the mountainous region where the dwarves live. The largest area in the center of the demon lord's territory is of course inhabited by the demon race. Including the succubus and incubus that has their own small kingdom in the central region.
"various races gather in this place once every 3 years... but I didn't expect it to be this crowded…"
"Hmmm… are we arrived already…?"
"You awake… we almost there… but still on outside…"
"Are we stuck in traffic…?"
"Yup…"
Nara was shocked and her eyes immediately opened wide when she heard Novar's answer. She looked very panicked and rushed to open the window of the carriage she was riding in.
"This is bad… we must use barriers immediately…!"
"Huh…? why…?"
"I have no time to explain it right now…!"
[Forest Blessing Barrier]
Novar and his guards were surprised when they saw the barrier made by Nara surrounding the carriage.
*KABOOM…*
After a few minutes, an explosion rang out from the front row of the entry queue. It certainly caught the attention of Novar and his guards who were in the back row.
"It began…"
"What is it…?"
"Almost every year when the young devil party was held… the commotion between the race representatives is bound to happen… demon lord and his general change the rule for making it stop… but those rules can only reduce the number of victims from the commotion…"
"The rule…? Ah, that's why I as the prince of the vampire race must come 4 days early to the Demon Union Capital…"
The rules in the law of the jungle do apply within the demon lord's territory. that's why there are often conflicts between races when the Young Devil Party event takes place. The weak must submit to the strong, that was an unwritten rule that had prevailed for thousands of years in the demon lord's territory. That was the reason the demon lord couldn't intervene directly to prevent the commotion outside the Demon Union Capital.
"Yup… They tried to separate the strong and weak groups from each race so that there would be no dead victim before The Young Devil Party started."
"I understand now… this conflict happened because a young man from many races came to this place… let's see who's fighting over there…"
A woman jumped from a cloud of dust with a man from the demon race. A woman with horns on her head is seen carrying an iron club the size of her body. Novar can see how strong that woman with just looking at her muscle and magical energy.
"It's strange right…?"
"What…!? Who are you…!?"
'I can't feel his presence… who is this guy…?'
All Novar guardians prepare for battle when they saw a mysterious guy show up on the roof of the carriage.
"Ah… I forgot to introduce myself… my name is Latir Ruwn Adghost… one of the committees overseeing the young devil party event."
"Adghost…!? You're the famous assassin from Demon Union Capital…!"
Novar was immediately excited when he heard the name adghost mentioned by Latir. adghost is a family of demons with special abilities in the field of assassination and scouting. In the history books written the only descendant of the adghost family who survived during the war against the human race was only one person. That one survivor was also a legend for having managed to fight to a draw against the members of the hero party.
"Hahaha… I'm glad there is someone who notices my name… yup that guy was me…"
"I'm your fan…! You're the only demon who can fight with all members of the hero party and still alive…!"
"Pfft… hahaha… that was an old story… by the way… I come here not to talk with you… but to give special treatment…"
"Special treatment…?"
"Yup… like this…"
*snap…*
Novar's carriage was instantly shrouded in darkness after Latir snapped his fingers. Latir just smiled seeing the innocence of Novar who looked confused.
"What happened…!?"
"This darkness so strange…"
Nara and Novar get surprised when they get trapped in darkness because of Latir ability. Latir immediately glanced at Novar to get his attention.
"Can you tell your guardian to move forward…"
"Ah, okay…"
Novar carriage slowly moved forward and a point of light began to appear. The growing light dazzled everyone's eyes until they finally appeared on the Demon Union Capital's main street. Novar looked back and all he saw was a small alley which was quite dark.
"This is… unique ability…! Shadow warp…"
"Shh… this is special treatment… You have to keep this a secret so that there is no jealousy among the other participants…"
"S-sure…!"
"Good boy… now I must to leave before someone recognize me…"
Latir just disappeared like a shadow until his presence could no longer be felt by Novar. Novar clenched his fists hard because he saw how great the ability of the figure he idolized.
'He really like ninja from movie that I saw in modern era…! how cool is his ability as an assassin and scout…! Too bad I can't be like him… I need to training with my style for this world sake…'
While on the other hand the guards and Nara couldn't help but stare at Latir's power that could move them so easily. The crowd within the Demon Union Capital make Nara and vampire guardian dumbfounded. as if they were seeing a different world from the one in which they lived.
"Ehem…"
Novar's voice brought Nara and the guard vampires back into focus. Novar took out a gold token from his pocket.
"Maybe it's a bit late… but we already arrived in Demon Union Capital… then as long I have this golden token… we can stay in a special house that the demon lord has provided for special participants…"
"Ah, I have that too…"
"That's good… then our first destination has been determined... to escort Nara to her temporary residence…"
To be Continue~