The atmosphere was gloomy no hope was left as the knights felled one after the other the bandits were running around capturing everybody on sigh. Screams and cries could be heard everywhere. A heavy sense of desperation could be seen. People who were hiding in the houses were praying.
-Oh dear ancestors, please save us.
Parents were hiding their Childs and were attracting the bandits attention in hopes that at least they could escape the death's mouth. In the next hour their fate was concluded everybody got caught even John and his family didn't get a different fate, being intercepted by the bandits in their way towards the south gate.
The bandits gathered everybody in the city center and started engraving a new formation. The bandit leader Conrad and the mine's supervisor were kneeling in front of the pale man.
-My lord the preparations for the sacrifice ceremony should be ready in the fallowing minutes then you can regain your full power and begin your mission.
-Very well after I regain my power we should start the next step in opening a portal so that my people can come here.
Now go and see to the completion of the formation. The pale man ordered.
-Yes my lord.
The three men responded at unison.
In the town's center John at the nannies were trying to calm the little children even thought they knew their situation was hopeless.
"I guess this is my end" John thought.
-Don't worry brothers and sisters we will go with the greater will of our ancestors and we can play as much as possible in the blessed gardens of the Eliria.
-Yes we can play as much as we want and even meet our parents. Said the children
-And I promise that if we get to live another life we shall be still brothers.
-Yes, Yes.
The nannies cried seeing the little unfortunate children.
-I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you all said Elisa letting a tear down.
-No Elisa you shouldn't take all the blame we three sisters are share the same fault let us share this burden. Said Michaela.
-We can't blame you nannies we livid with you the happiest moments of our lives after we lost our families and I'm sure that even our parents are grateful for your care all this years. Said John.
-Yes
-Yes
..
All the children approved.
-Let's meet up there and live together again.
As the time passed different waves of feelings were hitting the crowd, remorse, despair, acceptance , hatred.
In a corner of the crowd the knights were cursing at their ex-comrades and swore to curse them for life even at the cost of becoming vengeful spirits. Only mocking smiles and laugh could be heard from the ex-knights even the bandits were kicking and mocking the captured knights.
Then a roar could be loudly heard.
-What the fuck are you waiting? Do you want to see me dead you son of a bitch?
Master Rowan screamed angrily.
-Oi, Oi is this how an old man speaks in front of the children?
A silhouette appeared on the roof a building overlooking the entire scene. It was Robert.
All the bandits stopped and looked trough his direction. Then with a jump he landed in front of the pale man and his three lackeys.
-You should have ran when you got the occasion but you choose to come here and die in front of everybody. Aren't you a great hero? Said the bandit leader mockingly
-A fool like you who could only drink and fallow orders should been death a long ago. You couldn't eve tell that I was helping with the kidnappings. HEhehehhehe .Conrad was laughing in a corner.
-When did you? Robert was asking calmly
-When did I betray you? Conrad asked mockingly
-No, when did I say I didn't knew?? Asked Robert with a smirk
-Are you trying to say that a garbage like you saw thought our plans. Don't flatter yourself nobody knew about this and the people who knew were under my lord. Said Conrad with an arrogant tone
Oh? Is that so? Then let me tell you a little story. Said Robert with a little smile.
-A while ago I received a letter from my dear friend Rowan containing two pieces of information.
One regarding the strange death of the chief in Behem and the other about a promising young man who could be worthy to be my disciple. So I came here under the name of Robert Cromwell
to observe the situation. I made myself being seen as an advance master rank expert and a hard alcoholic. It was quite clear that betrayers were among the town's knights as it was highly unlikely that the bandits with a lower realm could ambush so perfectly a master rank expert. So I tried to be as harmless as possible. I waited for a betrayer to report the situation to the bandits and fallowed from behind. After I reached the enemies camp, I could sense two master rank expert one in the middle grade one in the advanced grade, It was quite clear that the report was wrong and probably the vice-chief was among the betrayers. As I was ready to clear the camp and eliminate the betrayers I heard quite an interesting piece of information from the bandit Leader.
-It's just a mere advance rank master a little higher than we expected but using the power granted by our lord I can deal with him easily. He said that he got ordered to only defend the city observe his attitude and if he wants to attack I will behead him. Nothing should interfere with our lord descent.
-Would you look at that the demons even reached this backwater place. Change of plans let me wait until the demon descends here.
So I continued feigning ignorance. When people started getting kidnaped I fallowed again and made sure that nobody was getting killed and I let you proceed with you plans of opening a space crack. It even made the perfect testing ground for my disciple. I was the one who alerted the guards about the kidnapers and helped the guards catch those two. You probably thought on how to get to them without being suspected so you made yourself get arrested and killed them before the interrogation could be conducted. Oh also my dear disciple I was the one who brought all the knights from the barracks after the thieves also I knocked out the gate guards so you can safely evade. I event sent my companion with you at the mines so you should be safe. Do you remember George?
John was stupefied who was this guy that called him disciple and the greater question was if everything he said was true. But if it was it means George it's alive , well if he is really called George.
After you escaped my companion told me that he sensed enough blood mana stones from the spider's nest and that the demon should appear tonight.
So I just waited for them to appear I knew that he would come here because he needed blood essence to recover his strength after his summoning. With that occasion I could find all the traitors and the good part is that because the demon needed sacrifices nobody was killed just heavily injured.
-Lies I personally checked on you you were drinking at the Inn every night. Conrad roared refusing to accept that he got played.
-Oh you saw me ? Caesar it's that right?
Then a silhouette manifested from Robert's shadow. An person with exact the same features as Robert appeared.
-This is my dear companion Caesar a nightmare beast who can take any form.
-Also he is the one who took care of you my disciple, oh you also passed the test I'm proud of you.
Silence complete silence.
-Well it seems that this is everything I played a little with you in the off chance that another demon was waiting or more allies but now let's end this charade, shall we?