36 Demon. (1/2)

”What is so different about this said Village?”- Raven asked as she couldn't think of a possible reason for them to check out a Village.

”It's not a big deal. There have been some rumors going around of a 'Demon' or something.”- Count Oliver explained as he shook his hands sideways to indicate that it was not that big of a deal.

”It's just that I've some urgent business, and I can't send my own men. That's why I've to bother you guys. Don't reject this old guy's request will you?”- Count Oliver said the last part in a hurt tone as if he would break down in tears if they refused him.

Though, as always, Ozul and Raven just stared at him coldly and didn't say a word.

Count Oliver dropped his act and gestured towards Butler Albert as he sighed;

”Sigh... Here take these 50 Gold Coins. If you find an anomaly, just remove it please.”- Oliver said while Albert handed out a pouch filled with Gold Coins.

Raven put the coins in her Spatial Ring. It was not the same old Ring bought from only 2 Gold Coins. After so many years, they were quite wealthy themselves now.

Ozul and Raven took their leave after the chit-chat. Well, it was more like Oliver chatting and him being stared at by Ozul and Raven.

After they were gone, Albert the Butler spoke up;

”Are you sure you wanna let them just go like this, Lord?”- He spoke, still gazing at Ozul and Raven's back.

”What are you joking about, Albert. Do you think I can stop them? I can contain the Feral? The Feral who killed people even stronger than me without any signs of him being ever there?”

Oliver spoke in a downcast voice. He may not be the best-natured man, but he always respected power. Ozul had gained his respect.

. . .

Ozul and Raven walked towards their house.

”Should we check it out now?”- Raven curiously asked. She really wanted to test her capabilities against some Demon—if there is any.

”Not right now, later. I have to get one last check for these prosthetics.”- Ozul wanted to have them upgrade in size for one last time.

The last time he had them renewed was two years ago. Although he didn't grow at all from then, it was better to have them checked.

They spent half of their day preparing and only left in the afternoon.

”How long will it actually take?”- Ozul asked Raven as he really wanted to sleep. These years, sleeping was the only thing he enjoyed after Raven's lap pillow.

”Don't worry, If we walk non-stop, the village will be by the side of some hill about 2 hours from here.”-Raven assured Ozul as they started their journey.

On the way, they met countless Rank-3 and some Rank-4 Beasts. Raven quickly dealt with them. She had created some more auxiliary Spells, but the daggers had become like a signature move of hers.

After two hours, they saw as the outline of the hill began to recede, and the Village structure came into their view.

But, it wasn't anything they expected because the whole Village was covered in ice spikes! When they arrived on the streets, blood flowed like rainwater! There were puddles of blood and dead bodies lying around.

All of them impaled by Ice spikes!

Raven even wondered what kind of demon could do such a thing. But Ozul's interest grew by the seconds while walking down the pavement.

All his life, he had never found an answer as to what he really was. But he still remembered how they called him a Devil's Spawn. Maybe he can find someone similar to him here?

Maybe he can find something more about himself?

Though, he was left disappointed when all he saw was a 19 years old teen sitting in the center of the Village as corpses littered around him.

The man had his head hung down, but Raven could tell that he was alive when she noticed his rough breathing. There were also no wounds on his own body, but the young man looked exhausted.

From the scene around him, anyone could tell the culprit behind this massacre. They easily guessed that this was the 'Demon' that the Count was talking about.

Just when they were getting close to the man, he moved!

He faced up to see the people coming towards him. At that moment, All Raven and Ozul could see was the eyes of some broken little kid. It was like the man lived, but he didn't have to will to do so.

However, the most intriguing feature wasn't the dead eyes, but the ice-like Crystals, which formed a crown on the guy's forehead!