The Adventure Of Lord Lausius

Episode 159's

“Where are we going?” ask Driyad.

“To the palace of the two demons,” reply Crypto told.

“Zumirh and Zurry you mean?”

Crypto nodded. “Who else?”

“I guess ...,”

“We are going where!” sambar Amuria.

“I guess we'll go back to the cloud palace Metis.”

At least that's what Driyad thought.

They passed through a thick snowy valley. The air is very cold, especially they have to pass through a steep and rather slippery terrain. The wind also blew quite fiercely, making the clothes of the three men flutter.

It recovers? Sure oes. Although there is still a certain point of pain, at least this is much better than feeling a broken bone.

The cliche question, actually made Driyad stop wanting to give up— to no longer follow the steps of his two colleagues.

“Have walked, so far. The snow storm hit, my legs feeling paralyzed. The more mountains we climb, the higher. Oh, how far away is that demon palace. I want to give up!”

“You want to give up?” amuria's comment repeated again on Driyad's speech. “You sure you'll give up?”

The man (Driyad) nodded, trying to normalize the air pressure that went into his lungs.

“Really. I feel like flying if it's as difficult as this terrain that we've been through.”

Crypto chafed, noticing the behavior of Driyad who was already sitting on the tree. Right on top of a hill—forms a high mountain.

“Then, we'd better use the wings. I think, our energy has started to improve at this time.”

“Good idea. I agree with you!” sahut Amuria flicked her finger.

“You want to forget me?” sela Driyad who does not want to miss.

Seeing his two comrades already spread their wings, Driyad felt he could not be left like this.

“Do not waste time. Go now!”

Crypto led the flight, Amuria was behind him. Driyad, as usual. He was slow, chuckling amusedly when his two comrades complied.

“OK. Prince, it's time for me to come!”

According to Driyad. Flying is the most fun thing. But this is the last option. In fact, every time they fly, they have to release energy.

Just like walking, the real thing is the same. Flying faster, while walking? Oh, a lot of risk. Driyad always compares, the way it feels his legs want to be dislodged.

Penetrating and splitting the clouds, they searched for where the demon palace was located. Although the snow that fell was enough to blow the three, still they were sturdy.

“Have you been there Crypto?” amuria asked in curiosity. Intermittent concentration on their flying.

Crypto, of course he is very focused on flying it. Occasionally he glanced at the two comrades flying next to him.

“Events once. But only a glimpse. I'm lazy to connect with them.”

“Really?” driyad said as if he did not believe. “When? And how did you do it?”

“Thousands of years ago?” reply Crypto short.

“Haha ..., thousands of years ago? Sillier. I guess, you've been there lately.”

“Driyad!” Amuria looked at the wolf incarnation. Instantly Driyad stopped chuckling, slacking off Crypto.

“I'm used to being led by a wolf demon. Basically, the devil always does not like us who are charming.”

Crypto hit back at Driyad's thump with a similar lead. Which in the broadest sense, only Crypto is not condemned to be an animal. That means, this man is the most noble compared to Amuria and Driyad. Honestly, it was Amuria who did not change when Lord Shutanhamun was angry.

“Hei. You're trying to insinuate me!” demand that Driyad be upset.

“You guess what.”

“You ..., you haven't felt what it's like to live in an animal's body. If you feel it, maybe you wouldn't dare to bully us like this!”

Driyad does not accept Crypto's words. What Crypto does, just be wise. But for Driyad, it's a painful joke.

As for Amuria, she was indifferent.  He did not want to mediate the two debates. Except ....

“In front. I think Zumirh's palace is!” show Amuria.

A glance of the two comrades next to him led to a bright glowing hole. In the snow, the palace was. But it is very deep. It is at the bottom of the earth, and is surrounded by a very hot fire. As if forming an oil refinery.

“We must infiltrate secretly. There are many traps that are likely set by the two demons,” Crypto said.

Two of his colleagues nodded. Then they sped up to fly, so that they perched above the surface of the big hole.

Trying to look around and see how to get down. They found a way.

Very deep, not knowing how far away the distance to the bottom of the earth is. If measured, maybe hundreds of kilos of meters.

“You have a plan?” ask Amuria.

Crypto nodded. “It took a while. We look at the situation around!”

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Sean watched all the paths he went through. Palaces at the bottom of the earth, where there are many hot lava on each side of the palace.

It's hot to be there for so long. But Sean was used to it, where perhaps he would feel this snow-cold fire.

“So this is your palace?”

Zumirh. “You like it?”

“Of course. I really like your palace ornaments. Really am. You made it, it must take years.”

“Prince is too praising. I didn't build this palace alone, but my ancestors.”

“Oh. Did ya? I am truly amazed at your ancestors. Making the palace as grand as this, I'm sure they must be very attentive to the details of each carving of these stones!” praise Sean. The truth is, it goes against what Sean felt.

This palace was only built with a pile of rocks. There was nothing special, even much different from the cloud palace of Metis. This building is just more like a rat house. There was no value in Sean's eyes. But for Zumirh. It's an incredible masterpiece.

“Of course. My ancestors who left this palace for me!”

Sean just fucked. Nodding slowly. He did not want to continue the praise of the ancient building no aesthetic rules at all.

There's been a lot of places Sean's been through. Listening to strange and uninteresting explanations from Zumirh's mouth.

Now, Zumirh takes Sean to a place, still within the Zumirh underground palace. And Sean is sure, that place is an iron bars, a prison ....

“What creature is it?” sean asked in surprise. “I just saw it this time!”

The boy approached an iron rod that locked up a beast. He looked hungry, roaring like he was asking for food. Zumirh smiled, he happily explained.

“He's a devil hell. Creature that will distill the soul of Lausius, then turn it into a power.”

“You mean ...”

Sean furrowed his brows. Sean understood the remark, but there was one thing that stuck. That means Sean remains Zumirh's offering.

“Actually. I don't want to do this. But I have to do it. For my eternity, as Goddess of heaven.”

“You will make me eat this half dog and half snake creature?”

Zumirh nodded weakly. “I'm sorry prince. Honestly, I really love you more than anything.  However, it took me years to look forward to this. Only the last Lausius, that makes me unable to ignore this mission.”

Zumirh approached Sean, holding his hand on Sean's shoulder. Hugging the boy, it was as if it was hard for him to do all this.

“Prince. I beg you to forgive me. Ara my selfishness.”

“He wants to do it. He wanted to make me an offering. I won't let him do it,” muttered Sean quietly.

Sean's one hand reached into his pants pocket. Take out a small thing.

Sean remembered, he took that thing earlier. Zumirh's poisoned needle that the woman placed on the sidelines of her clothes.

“I've dripped my blood on this poison. Supposedly, the poisonous needle worked. He's not penetrating my immunity. Do not know, whether this will damage the tissue of blood cells Zumirh.”

Sean said slowly. Before executing this plan, Sean had already thought about it. When Zumirh sat on the bed where he had shackled Sean earlier, Sean picked up the needle. At the same time, Zumirh ripped a little of Sean's skin. His blood dripped, right on Zumirh's poisoned needle.

“Toxins from the island of Hurian. Mixed with lotus soul and snake soul poison. He will definitely be affected!”

Sean looked at Zumirh's face again. The woman continued to linger on his body. Groped Sean's chest, as if before death to pick Sean up. He wants to have a distant relationship again. Sean doesn't want to do anything else, stopping acting silly is Sean's current effort.

“Zumirh,” call Sean. The woman raised her head, looking at Sean.

“What's the prince?” tanyakanya. “You need something.”

“If you die, will you be able to rise again?” ask Sean casually.

“Mean prince?”

Hearing Sean's words, he rolled his eyeballs. Trying to understand Sean's words.

“I just want to know. Can you rise again when you're dead!”

“What prince is talking?” reply Zumirh. “Obviously I wouldn't be alive again if I was dead. Why does the prince ask like that.”

“Really?”

“Of course,” nod Zumirh. “Nothing is eternal here. Except to get the soul of Lausius. Only that can make anyone immortal.”

“O ...” Sean nodded slowly. Sean is beginning to understand all of this. So ....

“To be, you're dead right now!” sean is serious. Zumirh glanced at Sean, he was very surprised to hear Sean say.

“Prince!”

Sean, start the plan. Placing a poisonous needle on Zumirh's shoulder. Until the needle goes into the recesses of Zumirh's body tissue. Without his knowledge.

The woman staggered, pushed back. Resisting the pain, black blood flowed from his shoulders.

“Prince. You are! Akh ...”

Sean smiled in anguish. “Sorry, I have no intention of saying admire you.”

“You ...”

Zumirh walked backwards again, he started to stagger. His body was limped, moving away from Sean while holding his shoulders so as not to bleed enough.

“If I die, then you too must die, Lausius!”

Behind Zumirh is a lever. He pulled. The lever was connected to the iron bars.

The iron bars lifted up, from there the beast came out. His savage and wild instincts were very natural, so in a matter of seconds. The creature attacked Sean.

Sean gasped as the bars opened. And, the creature came out. Sean pounced from behind. Sean, quickly flew away dodging the attack.

Floating in the air for a moment, Sean pulled out his sword. Landing perfectly, Sean's horses were ready to avenge the beast's attack.

“You. I'll make sure you .., won't be able to get out of this place safely. I made sure it was Lausius!”

Even though he had weakened, Zumirh still had the energy to provoke Sean.

“No I thought, Zumirh did it!”

Sean, he's furious. This Zumirh pet creature is quite powerful. He attacks again, forcing Sean to act quickly.

THE ROARK!!

His roar was terrible. His claws are sharp. Shake right in Sean's face, but lucky Sean can avoid.

A little of Sean's skin was scratched by the pointy nails of those hellish demons. Sean turned around, turning his back on the snake-tailed dog creature.

Sean jumped into the air, his greatsword then smashed into the head of that hellish demon.

“Hiya ...”

Instantly the demon of hell, died helplessly sprawled. Zumirh, as his Master. Can't save the pet he's been holding for so long.

“In a flash. You ..., managed to kill my demon. You ..., uhuk.”

Zumirh spewed blood. One hand held his chest. Must be sore and stuffy.

Zumirh sat weak, unable to do anything now. Sean approached. Seeing a body that starts to blacken, due to blood clots.

“Sorry if I do all this. I hope you can find your world under the command of heaven.”

Sean straightened his body. His steps began to drift away, leaving the near-dying woman behind.

“You ..., will get the reply later, prince Lausius!” zumirh shouted with a voice that began to weaken.

Sean looked at it. Right at the door forming a semicircle, there was a hot lava in front of him. Which is limited by a brick to the knee.

“Not this tick, you sure know. I'm not cruel, but it takes courage to act. Goodbye!”

Sean looked up. It is in its place resting on the surface of the earth.

Sean flapped his wings, then he flew. Sean prefers to air rather than use Zumirh's ancient transport.

Meanwhile, Zumirh. He looks drowning. Slowly, the breath that was drawn began to weaken. A moment later, he spewed out black blood again. For the last time, Zumirh ....

“Lauisus. You ..., have to pay it.”

Zumirh's dead. Now, he's just a memory. His death was unexpected.

††††

“Prince!” shouts Driyad sumringah.

Sean had just reached the top, exiting the Zumirh palace very quickly.

“You guys are here?"

As if in disbelief, Sean knew for sure they were coming. Amuria nodded.

“Just now we'll go down. The prince is out of there. It's amazing,” said Amuria pleased.

“This is all because of these wings. I can quickly get to the top.”

“But, how can the prince be free? Didn't those two demons hold the prince?” sambar Crypto is beginning to become aware of Sean's presence.

“He is dead. Don't think about it anymore!" reply Sean told.

“Who? Both?” sahut Driyad guessed.

Sean shakes. “Zumirh. He's done.”

“Prince killed him?” amuria asked in curiosity. He started to wonder how Sean was doing this.

“That's all because of her own work. He ended his life.”

“Easy then?” sela Driyad's.

Sean nodded. “Forget this problem. We should be leaving now. There are still many missions that we have to complete!”

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