
" please.... L-liana's missing!"
Hearing the news, I was surprised. Kayn who had just arrived carrying a cup of warm tea was also startled, and subconsciously dropped the cup. His face looks pale.
" What did you say?..Liana's missing?" Ask Kayn
" So when I was at home, a strange sound was heard from Liana's house. When I got there, things were a mess. The entrance was smashed, and some servants fell unconscious. I can't find Liana anywhere. When he entered his room, there was a big hole in the wall." Clearly Elie "Liana's been kidnapped by something"
Its bad. It turned out that those demons had already started the attack faster than I expected.
" Liana said if anything happened to her, I should tell you both immediately.." Elie starts to shed tears "please save Liana. please"
" Elie, you don't have to beg like this. Whatever the reason, we will save him. Because we're friends " said Kayn "after all I promised him I'd bring him back..."
" T. thank you..."
" It's too soon to thank you, we still have to look for it" I said, "Kayn, we've had a little time. It's likely they intend to activate the curse"
" I know" replied Kayn "Elie, whatever you see today is a secret from anyone, you understand?"
" b-well..."
The three of us went out. Even though the rain is so heavy, we will not stay home waiting for the rain to subside. Our time is a little. We need to bring Liana back. Therefore, we need to visit Liana's house first to look for clues.
" Kayn, you take Elie" I said. I pulled a pair of wings from my shoulder. My eyes began to adapt to the darkness of the night, entering night vision mode. " I'll show you the way"
" Z-zayn.why is your body like..."
Elie's words came to a halt as Kayn lifted her body and carried her like a princess. Kayn activated his light armor. The armour does not hinder the movement of Kayn, on the contrary. With that armor Kayn's movements grew faster and his attacks also grew stronger.
Without warning, I immediately flew into the sky followed by Kayn who was holding Elie. The rain slowly began to subside. Our journey is getting easier. It wasn't until ten minutes, we were already standing in front of the gate of Liana's house.
Like Elie said, it's a mess. Explosions everywhere. The front door was shapelessly shattered. The waiter lying lifeless on the floor was left alone. They were attacked with magic. Obviously, this is not an ordinary human being.
When I reached Liana's room, there was a large hole in the wall, making the outside view clearly visible. They must have used this hole to escape.
" Kayn, can you track him?" My toot.
" No, it's out of my reach"
" Huh, so it's just me yeah..." I said, "Elie, try to find something Liana always wears, or something that might belong to the thief.."
"Well, okay.."
We started the search for the thing I said. Because of the ruins of the walls, this search has become a little difficult. So messy, it's really hard to find the thing we're looking for in this condition. Fortunately, there is hope.
Elie showed up and gave me something.
" What is that?" Kayn asked "belt?"
" No fool, something like this can't be a belt" I argued "it's a piece of rope"
" It's actually a hair tie that Liana used to wear" Elie replied.
Kayn and I fell silent, looking at each other. It's not a belt or a rope, it's a hair tie. Our answers are both wrong.
" Well, at least my answer came close to "my word.
" What's approaching?" Kayn Protests
" It's more like a rope. Not at all similar to a ,stupid" belt"
" It's the same, right?"
Seeing that we were born unclear, Elie became furious herself
" Hey, can you be serious?! Liana is in danger!!" Elie.
" Let's just relax Elie" I said after kissing the hair tie with my nose "I already know where Liana was taken away..."
" Eh?"
" I have a unique magic that can turn me into a legendary monster named Chimera. And one of the special abilities of the Chimera is seeing traces of smell. If I smell a certain smell, the traces will be clearly visible in my eyes. And now I see traces of that smell drifting into the air. That means the man who took Liana away used flying magic to escape into the woods outside the city." Obviously I'm at length "Kayn, let's go"
" Elie, if you can't stay here, we'll definitely take Liana home" Kayn said.
Of course the stubborn Elie would have rejected Kayn's offer. I already know that.
" You don't have to sacrifice yourself, Elie. I'll save it for you" I said. Elie was silent, a little jolted. " After all, if you really sacrifice yourself, who else will teach me the meaning of the friendship you know, right? Only you can teach me that"
Elie was silent, then smiling happily. Like I've completely changed because of it. My view of others began to change. For me now, the lives of others are precious. And the one who bravely snatched it deserves punishment. I think that's why Oliver got mad at me and punished me like this.
At that moment, I vaguely heard Elie say something. The sound he let out was really smooth and soft, no one could hear it. But I can hear it clearly. Behind his smile, he said "I love you Zayn..." And of course I was a little surprised and immediately looked away from the room.
" It turns out you were right Liana.basic" I muttered.
I flew back into the sky, and Kayn carrying Elie kept following me. We don't have much time. If those demons were indeed intending to activate his curse, it was done already. There's nothing more we can do.
The stinky trail floated in the middle of the city. They are not afraid of being seen at all. As I thought, the trail leads out of the city, entering a dense forest area. There are large mountains that form a solid wall. It's a mountain of rocks. Now I know why they brought Liana here. This mountain has many caves, and no townspeople dare to enter it because of this vast dense forest. Getting lost in it is a nightmare. Moreover, this place was covered naturally by mountain rocks.
As I expected, the scent trail went into one of the caves in the mountains. The mouth of the cave was two meters wide and about three meters high. A fairly narrow cave. We rushed in immediately.
The deeper, the cave is getting wider. The ceiling of the cave is covered by stalactite rocks that tapered down. And there were also dozens of bats stuck to the sides of those stalactites. I feel closer to Liana. I also smell something else. The black magic scent. And also the scent of the devil.
" This black magic is so dense..." My speech.
" There's a demon clan behind this cave." Kayn whispered "from the smell, they're red devils"
" Clan..red devil"
Just hearing it made my emotions overflow. How not? It was the red demon clan that killed father and mother. But even so I can't be emotional here. It would be dangerous if I went berserk in the cave, let alone Elie here.
After nearly half a kilometer of walking deeper, Liana's whereabouts were discovered. He floated above an altar, guarded by dozens of human demons. From their clothes, it seemed like they were medium-level warriors belonging to the red demon king. Realizing our arrival, they took a standby position. The ritual has begun. It seems like it will take some time for the curse to activate perfectly.
" Liana!!" Call Elie from behind us.
Liana turned her head, trying to show a clear smile once forced. Kayn and I stared intently at a demon who chose different clothes from other demons. He seems to be the leader of this small group.
" Oi, I don't know what you're up to. But quickly release the girl "I cried.
" Oh, you magical twins, yes, the most troublesome members of that shitty organization" he said it was an honor to meet you, the Endarker brothers "
" Who are you?" Kayn asked coldly.
" My name is Mark Jeanist, leader of the red devil's scout squad. Nice to meet you guys"
I've never heard his name, but once I saw he knew who he was. Disgusting devil who acts like a courtesy Dangan Krama very forced. I want to quickly finish him off.
" We have no intention of meeting you. Quickly release the girl "this time Kayn raises her voice.
" Of course, but after the ritual is over" he replied
" You think we're gonna wait that long?!" I'm getting sick of talking to him.
" Of course, you're Kayn the monster who's always looking for a strong opponent. And this girl will be a suitable opponent for you"
" Liana is not the enemy!" From behind, Elie yelled in response to Mark's devilish remark "he's a friend!! He's our best friend!!"
Mark looked hard at Elie.
" I'm not talking to you spoiled nobleman!" He shouted "you don't know what kind of creature this girl is anyway"
" What do you mean?"
" The devil's curse does not come into being on its own. Someone must have put this curse on him, right?" He said "he is an experimental creature..Do you know who did it? Do you know why he never lived in a house with his family?"
Elie speechless. She knew that Liana had never lived happily with her family. He always lived under the supervision of his housekeeper. Elie's face looked a little pale
" Don't tell me it's true.it's impossible.." said Elie.
" His parents did that, of course, on the orders of this great Mark! Now is the time to harvest it. A little bit faster than scheduled. It's because you two are trying to dispel this curse!!" His shouting. He pointed his hand at us, giving a cue to the other demons "destroy them!"
The demons started to walk up to us, showing their fangs. If they really want to fight, I will serve.
" Elie, hide in the back" I said "leave the one here to us. Liana we'll definitely take back"
" Zayn. There's a lot I want to ask you about." said Elie with teary eyes.
" Well, I'll wait" I replied "there's no way I'm going to die this easily anyway..."
Hearing my reply, Elie smiled in relief. Such a sweet smile, even in such a stressful situation. It makes me want to protect her smile. I will destroy anyone who tries to eliminate this smile with all my might.