"Aah fuck... it hurts." My entire body was in pain when I regained consciousness.
The last thing that I rembered was Azrakar’s furious roar and that strange light swallowing . I forced my eyes open and a wooden ceiling ca into view. The sound of firewood burning echoed sowhere close.
"...Where am I... how did I get here?" My voice was weak. I tried sitting up but that was a bad decision.
"Ghk..". Pain shot through my entire body. A sweet voice entered my ears. "...Don’t move too much or your wounds might open up.."
My body stiffened, I slowly turned my head towards the voice. A woman stood near a wooden table while holding a bowl of soup in one hand. She had purple hair, pale skin and two black horns on her head. Why is a demon here, ’..I’m fucked, aren’t I?" I cursed.
The woman noticed the expressions I was making to and sighed. "You don’t need to give that look."
"...What look?" I asked cautiously.
"The ’I think you’re going to murder ’ look. You don’t have to be so guarded. If I wanted you dead, you would’ve died long ago."
’That’s true. If she really wanted to kill , she wouldn’t have treated my wounds.’ No wait, she might want to keep as a hostage and extract information about human territory by sweet talking.
I narrowed my eyes, "What’s your reason for helping ? From what I know, demons and humans are mortal enemies."
"Fair enough." She placed the bowl down on the table. "Not all demons love bloodshed. So of us want to live in peace."
"That’s new, I always thought demons were cold blooded killers." I muttered.
"Aren’t humans the sa? Would you let a demon live even if they beg you?" She replied coldly. "We have no choice but to defend ourselves.
Good point. Never thought about it from their perspective. Demons and humans have been at each other’s throat for who knows how long. When will it end, will there ever be peace between these two races.
"You’re right, I shouldn’t have said that."
Silence filled the cabin for a few seconds. The only sounds were of the fireplace and the cold winds outside. I quietly looked around the room again.
The room I was in was small but warm. Animal furs were spread across the floor and a large axe was resting beside the door.
The demon woman picked up the bowl again before walking closer and handing it out to . "Eat before it gets cold."
I glanced down at the soup. ’Even if she is trying to be friendly, I can’t just blindly believe her.’ She noticed looking at the soup suspiciously and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"You humans are really troubleso." Then, she grabbed the spoon, picked so soup up and swallowed it. "Satisfied?"
"Fine.. I’ll believe you for now." I carefully picked up the bowl. The warmth imdiately spread through my fingers. The soup tasted surprisingly good. I gulped it down in one go.
"Tasty, isn’t it? I used quite so precious ingredients to make it." She took the bowl and kept it aside.
"Thanks, it really tasted good." I replied honestly. Then I asked the question that has been bothering for quite so ti. "How far am I from the human territory?"
"Not much... just a few weeks of travelling will get you there."
"..haha..a few weeks you say. I’m fucked." I said softly as cold sweat fell from my face. I can already imagine the trouble Professor Cross would go through. I must make up to him later.
She raised one eyebrow slightly. "Fuck? Who fucked you."
I just stared at her for a mont "...Nevermind."
A sudden loud noise ca from outside. The cabin door burst open imdiately afterward. "Mother! Is the human aw—". The voice stopped instantly.
A small figure stood frozen near the doorway while staring directly at with wide eyes. Small black horns, The sa purple hair as the woman in front of .
A little demon girl who was too cute to resist. For several seconds, both of us just stared at each other without blinking.
Then—
"Ah.. the weird boy woke up?!" The girl pointed at excitedly.
The woman sighed deeply. "...Mira, you shouldn’t call people ’weird’."
"But he is weird. He was sleeping in a dog’s position with his hands spread straight in the snow when we found him!"
"...I was what? Haha... you must have seen it wrong. I won’t do that." I looked at the demon woman who just looked away from .
Mira quickly rushed toward the bed until her face was only inches away from mine.
"...Humans really don’t have horns." I slowly leaned back slightly. "You’re standing way too close, kid."
"Hm? What’s wrong with that." She blinked innocently. "
"Nothing...Forget it." I don’t have the energy needed to waste on her.
Mira continued staring at curiously like I was so rare animal in a zoo. "...Your eyes are pretty," she suddenly muttered.
I blinked once. "...That’s random. But thanks."
"They’re different from ours." She tilted her head slightly while looking directly into my face. "But they look tired."
"...I almost died. Of course they look tired." I said.
"That makes sense. You would have died if mom didn’t save you." She huffed proudly. The woman beside us finally stepped forward and lightly flicked Mira’s forehead.
"Ow." Mira imdiately covered her head and glared at her mother. "What was that for?"
"You’re bothering the injured guest."
"I’m not!" She refuted. I quietly watched the two argue for a mont before looking toward the window. Snow continued falling endlessly outside. The sky carried a faint crimson tint that made the entire place feel unsettling.
The qi inside my body was circulating slower than usual. "...This place feels odd," I muttered unconsciously.
The woman heard imdiately. "That’s because the demonic energy here is a lot denser than what you have in human territory."
So that’s why. No wonder my body felt uncomfortable ever since waking up. Mira suddenly climbed onto the bed beside without permission.
"...What are humans like?" she asked excitedly while swinging her legs.
"I don’t really know. So are kind, so are cruel and corrupted."
"That’s boring?" Mira said with a disappointed look. I just smiled at her. Even I don’t understand what humans are.
The demon woman finally sighed and looked toward . "My na is Lyra." Then she pointed toward the little demon beside . "And this noisy thing is my daughter Mira."
"I’m not a thing. I’m Mira, the future strongest demoness that will protect all demons."
"You scread because of a spider last week." Lyra teased Mira.
"...That spider was huge." Mira said with a flustered look.
"It was tiny."
I accidentally laughed. Both demons looked toward in slight surprise.
"...You can laugh?" Mira said curiously.
"Of course I can. What image do you have of ?"
"Hehe.." Mira just laughed.
Just yesterday I was inside a dungeon fighting against a demon commander and now I was talking to a little demon. Life really makes no sense sotis.
Mira suddenly leaned closer again. "So Ren..."
"...How do you know my na?" I never introduced myself. I was on high alert. If they are a threat to , I will kill them without any hesitation.
"You muttered your na in your sleep."
My expression froze slightly. "...Did I say anything else?"
Mira imdiately grinned mischievously. "You also kept saying ’I’m so handso’."
"That’s true...but there’s no way I said that."
"You did." Mira rolled her eyes and turned to her mother. "...Mother tell him!"
"You did Ren." Lyra shook her head.
I decided to check how strong they were. I activated the Nine Heavens Eyes quietly.
[Na- Lyra
Race: Demon
Rank: D
Status: Cautious]
[Na- Mira
Race: Demon
Rank: Unawakened
Status: Curious]
Good. They weren’t strong. I can kill them or take them as hostages if sothing happened. I wasn’t completely helpless here.
Suddenly—
BOOOOOOM.
A loud sound ca from outside the cabin. Mira instantly grabbed Lyra’s hand nervously.
"...Mom."
Lyra’s expression changed imdiately. For the first ti since eting her, she looked tense, maybe even afraid.
Another loud horn echoed across the outside shortly afterward. Lyra quickly grabbed the large axe resting near the doorway. "The hunters are back too early...sothing must have gone wrong." she muttered.
"What happened? Who are the hunters? I asked imdiately.
Lyra looked toward the window. Her expression darkened. "...Sothing ca down from the mountains. Sothing dangerous."
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