"What... what's going on? I know... "I was dying and losing my consciousness just a few seconds ago. So, why am I still in my consciousness? And I can move my fingers now, and I can feel someone touching me. It feels like I'm being carried." Leo doesn't quite understand what's going on with him.
"And I can also hear someone's heavy breathing."
*Huff*huff..*
*Rustling* Rustling*
"Damn, I was too late... when I arrived at the castle... those damn filthy humans, how could they do this to my king and his family? They're going to pay for what they have done to us and to our king." A man wearing a black robe muttered.
(Author note: From this chapter to the end of the series, it's going to be from Leo's POV.)
I don't know what's going on, but I can hear someone's voice. After hearing the voice, I tried to open my eyes.
"Oh, prince, you finally woke up. "How are you feeling?" A man wearing a black robe who was carrying me in his arms asked.
"Hmm, I'm alright. Wait! What? "Why I'm alright..why don't I feel any pain..I know I was heavenly injured... by the sword.." I started to panic because I don't have any idea where my wounds have gone; they were completely healed now and I know I had a hole in my chest.
"I'm going to tell you about that later, but first we have to get out of the demon kingdom, prince."
"Get out of the kingdom; what are you talking about, huh?" "We have to go back to the castle; my mother, father, and... my sister Luna are still there; we have to save them; so turn back now." I grab the collar of the black-robed man and shake him desperately.
"Don't be an idiot, prince... king, queen, and princess, they all die. We can't save them."
"No, they can't die... "You are lying if... if I am still alive, then they must be alive too. Go back now." I don't want to believe what he was saying... I know I saw them on deathbeds, but half of me doesn't want to believe that. and I started to panic more.
"Prince hold yourself," the black-robed man says as he throws me to the ground. "I'm sorry, Prince I didn't throw you because of ill intention, but you have to hold yourself and accept the fact that your family is no longer alive, and we can't go back to the castle because those filthy humans are still there if we bring you back to life. "We will be in danger."
"But... Luna, Mother, and Father can't die like this; they can't leave me alone in this cruel world. How can they leave me alone?"
"I know, prince, it is hard to believe, but we can't do anything now, and we have to get out of the demon kingdom. If those humans find out that you are still alive, then your life will be in danger, and I can't protect you from those demigods; I'm not that strong. And if anything happens to you, then I can't show my face to your mother and father."
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"What do you mean by that?"
When I asked the black-robed man, he... didn't say anything for a few seconds.
"It looks like I have to tell the truth." The black-robed man reveals his face because of the robe; because of the robe, I couldn't see his face clearly; he has black hair; and he has red eyes just like mine.
"Lieutenant Luther?" Lieutenant Luther was the youngest and strongest soldier in the demon army. He was just 25 years old, but he is the commander of the spies group. He achieved everything in his short life that other people couldn't even dream of. Even my father and mother are quite fond of him.
"For other people, I'm their lieutenant, but for you, I'm your brother."
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"What!?"
*Stamp* stamping of the feet is heard in the middle of the forest.
"Looks like they caught up to us... "We have to go now. Let's talk about this later."
"But ...wait".I can't complete a sentence because lieutenant Luther once again carried me on his arm... and started to run.
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In the demon kingdom
*Chatter*Chatter*
"What's going on?" "Why are people restless all of a sudden?" A young lady gets out of her house while carrying her child on her back and asked the people who were running toward the demon castle.
"Hmmm, you don't know... our king's castle is on fire... and I heard that our king and his family were assassinated by an unknown organization... that's why all of us are heading toward the castle." A man in his late 30s explains.
"What !? That can't be." The young lady was shocked when she heard that, and she also followed other people and went toward the castle.
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"Eligor, what will you do now? Your citizens have started to gather in front of the castle." Demigod Max asked. He was quite curious about what Eligor will do now in this situation.
"Well, because of me, they are gathering here... "I told my man to spread the rumors about the demon king and his family being assassinated by an unknown organization."
"Oh, so that's why they're gathering here."
"Well, my dumb little brother is the heart of the demon kingdom. So after hearing the rumors, citizens came here to know the truth."
"So, you're going to say that demon king Armaros was assassinated by an unknown organization, and after that, when things settle down, you're going to take the throne, right?"
"Yeah, that's right." "Finally, my dream came true... now I'm the king of the demon kingdom... I'm going to rule over this trash of demons and I'm going to make this kingdom one hella of the kingdom Ahahahah."
"Well, it was good working with you... and don't forget about our promise... you know right, we signed a mana contract."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to forget. After all, it's going to benefit all of us."
"Well, that's good then." Now we will take our leave. "See you in the future, demon king Eligor." Demigod Max and Eligor shake hands.
"Yeah, I see you, demigod Max, or will I call you king Max?"
"You can call me whatever you want."
"Hmm okay"
After that demigod leaves, Max and other demigods leave the demon castle.
And when all the citizens of the demon kingdom gather at the demon castle, Eligor explains how demon king Armaros and his family got assassinated and how the whole castle was burned in that incident. Obviously, Eligor lies to the whole demon population; he made up his own story, and he even said that he had already dealt with the people who came to assassinate the demon king—he even made a fake body from the assassination. He manipulates all the citizens with his words, and the citizens' demon kingdom didn't find any flaws in his words, so they believe every single word.
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"This far should be enough." mumble and carefully place me on the ground.
"Now that we are out of the demon kingdom, I think we will be fine now."
"Lieutenant, what were you saying earlier?" I asked the lieutenant, because I was desperate to know the answer to the questions that I asked.
"Well, I did not think that this time would come soon... but you have the right to know this, prince Leo."
"Actually, prince Leo, we are brothers.. inside you and me runs the same blood..your and my father and mother are the same." "I'm your big brother."
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