Chapter 303 - 303

The valley seemed endless with a small forest surrounding it. It was in the shape of a perfect circle. The leaves of the trees had a very dark green color, Allias had never seen trees like that. They grew tall, hiding the sky and every source of light. Even the grass of the valley was dark too, looking almost black and shadows seemed to dance everywhere in a very peculiar and chilling dance. In the middle of the valley was a small cottage, looking as if it barely had two or three rooms with a chimney that smoked purple smoke. The bricks were black and dull, the building looking completely solid and cold while on the side of the house, surrounded by an old run down fence made of wire and wooden blacks existed a lake, or more like a huge poodle in the ground filled with water. It wasn't blue or greenish though, it was a bright red color. Looking almost as if it was blood. 

The elves looked around, scanning the whole area in surprise. They knew that the place wouldn't be just like any other part of the Veil but it almost seemed as if this little part of the map was placed there, right in the borders of the end of the troll swamp and the demonic capital. Ea shivered and averted his eyes, sneakily taking Ares' hand in his and squeezing it. The Disee prince looked at him with an encouraging smile but the worry was obvious in his eyes. He couldn't hide it. 

"Why can't we talk?" Ares asked and Allias brought his finger to his lips signaling him to be quiet.

"It is said that they had eyes everywhere in the valley. Don't say anything that could bring us at a disadvantage or be used as leverage. We never know what could actually happen." Allias explain when the carriage came to a sudden stop, pushing the people who were sitting in the opposite side of their direction fall forward. Allias sighed and knocked on the carriage with his fist. 

"Driver, driver. What is going on?" he asked but there was no answer. He knocked again but things still remained the same. There was chilling silence in the carriage as the elves stared at each other, their worry growing like a weed. 

"Stay in here." Theseus said and looked at Allias and Ea. "Let's go Ares" he asked his brother to come with him and the younger elf pouted. 

"I am fragile too, you know" he said as he opened the carriage door and stepped out. Theseus followed, jumping down and Allias mimicked him with Ea following after. The general stared at the two elves with a disappointed expression. 

"I guess you didn't hear me" he mumbled and Allias smirked. 

"Honey, I don't take orders from you. You take from me." He told him with a cocky expression and the general rolled his eyes as he walked forward. 

"Shit." The elves heard the general swear and Allias rushed to his side only to gasp at the horrible sight. 

Their driver was dead, an expression of complete horror in his face as he looked at the sky. His stomach was completely ripped open and a crow was sitting on his lap, eating his insides, his beak completely red while intestines hanged out from it. Allias looked further away noticing that Asmodeus' carriage had stopped too. The demon appeared for the first time in days, a tired expression on his face and walked forward, taking a peek at his own driver. He turned around and found the elves looking at him. 

"The driver is dead" he shouted and Allias nodded. He walked towards the other carriage to look for himself and the scene was completely the same. They were only a few meters away from the cottage, the could see the light inside it and the smoke that left the chimney and flew away only to disappear in the leaves and meet the hidden blue sky. The kings sighed and rubbed his temples. 

"What the hell is this?" he asked, looking the crow in the eyes filled with hatred. "How the fuck did two of your elite soldiers died like this Theseus?" he told him and stared at the general. Theseus shrugged his shoulders. He had no idea. He had chosen those two because of their extremely good skills, he couldn't imagine how they died so easily, without even making a warning sound. 

"What do we do now?" Ea asked and touched with his fingertip one of the dead bodies. The soldier fell to the side, his body completely lifeless and the crow flew away angrily, targeting Ea's face. The elf screeched and shoed it away with his hands, giving it a very strong slap until it flew away.

"Crows know how to hold grudges." Ares told him and Ea exhaled. 

"I figured." He said and stared at the crow that landed on the window at the front of the small cottage. 

"Should we like go there and knock?' Ares asked and scratched the back of his head. Asmodeus decided it was time to finally approach them, curious as to what had happened and joined them too.

"Do we know what happened?" he asked and Allias shook his head in a negative manner as he kept thinking. 

"We have two brutally murdered bodies here I am not so sure it's a good idea to just knock on their door." Theseus said. 

Allias parted his lips, ready to say something when he frowned and fell on his knees. A scream escaped his lips and Theseus looked at him in utter shock. He clenched his fist on the grass, biting his bottom lip as tears gathered in the corners of his eyes. 

"Allias? Allias what's wrong?" Theseus asked him terrified and placed his palm on his back. 

"Find them. Find the witches and make it stop. Please, my head." He screamed in utter pain and Theseus stared at the cottage with a furious expression.

"Oh don't worry I will. Ea and Ares watch out Allias and Mark's body. Demon you come with me." He said.