After setting in we had to get ready to go since there was an army of demons out south. I kind of expected that we would be out here helping in return for more help back home.
After a bit of settling in the group of heroes began to leave the kingdom and started heading south. Lots of beautiful trees painted the lands with small houses along the road they traveled.
"It's different to see everything looking so beautiful here isn't it." Koichi mentions while taking in the scenery.
"Yeah it really is different." Lena agrees while observing everything.
I know this is foreign land to us but it feels like it's our home as well which is not something I'm used to feeling period. I know danger awaits us though, the closer we get to this army.
I've had this really strong feeling since we got here about the land, something evil. I swear it has to be the demons right? They give off an evil aura regardless so what else could it possibly be.
"According to the map I grabbed from the guard captain, there's a village up ahead here. The village of Aria." Koichi mentions while looking at the map.
Koichi didn't realize it was still a couple hours of walking until they made it to the village of Aria. As they reached the village they could see small clouds of smoke as if the houses were on fire there.
"Let's go!" Koichi shouts while beginning to run.
Lena and Naoki followed behind him as they all began to run for the village ahead of them. Before them, figures of demons were starting to form the closer they got to the village.
Without any hesitation all of them took out their weapons and braced for the upcoming fight against the demons ahead.
"I don't need any orders. I'm going to the right side of the village." Naoki says before breaking off.
"Just be careful!" Koichi shouts as he continues forward.
I could see the demons ahead of Koichi and I knew it was time to shed blood once again but I wasn't looking forward to this. Luckily I think we'll be able to save people just in time here.
Coming to the center of the village they were met with a group of demons ranging from small ones up to the size of an ogre. All wielding different weapons of choice while looking dead ahead at the two of them.
"Humans with the will to fight. How intriguing. Let us end this for you." A demon says before charging in.
Clang!!! Immediately connecting with Koichi's shield he was shoved away and stabbed before he could hit the ground.
A combo of Koichi's blocking and Lena stabbing with her sword became the quick way to handle this while Naoki was dealing with a bigger issue on the right side of the village.
"Ah I recognize you from the descriptions of my scouts. Yes they've seen you hunting alone before. You'll add quite a lot to my collection." A demon says while staring at Naoki.
A demon wearing dark black and red armor, spiked pauldrons, a helmet completely concealing its face, almost that of a knight helmet but with horns, and a long black cape stood before him.
"You all talk a lot before fighting don't you? It's really annoying." Naoki responds while drawing his swords.
"We'll see if you really are the angel of death or not." The Demon says before charging in.
Clang!! Clash!!! Swords immediately began to connect with one another as the two began to battle with intense speed and strength against each other.
The demon before Naoki was ranked as a captain and was the main one behind the attack on this village. As this battle went on, it was starting to send small gusts of wind throughout the village.
"We need to find Naoki. I feel he's still fighting against the enemy." Koichi says as a white light glows around his right pauldron.
That paladin sense skill of his is pretty strong but even I can feel the present of the enemy out there. It's definitely stronger than the ones we just fought here.
Before they could start making their way over, another wave of demons had marched right into them.
"Seems Naoki will have to wait a bit longer Lena." Koichi says as he grips his shield once more.
It felt as if we were going to be fighting against these low ranking demons for awhile but it is part of the job after all.
Awhile of fighting goes by but it still hasn't come to an end while Naoki continues to fight against the captain. Slowly starting to wear down the longer he fights against him.
The new demon lord didn't just train any ordinary demons, they went out of the way to make the strongest ones captains and generals for a reason.
Smash!!!!! Swoosh!!! The ground got smashed before Naoki as a small shockwave got sent throughout the village. Breaking small pieces off of the houses around them.
"We already know who's going to win here." The Captain says with a manical smile on his face. (Though you can't see it with the helmet there.)
Naoki just continued to focus his attacks as he wasn't concerned with small talk with the captain. Slashing away with both of swords while trying to break through the captains defenses.
Screams throughout the village could be heard all around but it didn't take his focus away since he knew that Koichi and Lena would help them while he handled this.
(Hello author here, just a heads up that fights with each hero that come up will always have different results. This is due to the ranking of these demons that I'll be making an auxiliary chapter on soon! Make sure to read it if you are ever confused on how it works. Mostly because it's completely different from the heroes and adventurers of the world.)