Chapter 107 - I Used To Be Called The Wicked Demon King

The voice seemed to be at a loss of words as a person stepped out from the shadows.

< She is Zoe's mother. > 

Aiden could have probably determined this without Sera's comments since the similarities between Zoe and the woman were too similar.

She had the same eyes as Zoe but her hair were black in color. But where Zoe was wearing a knee-length skirt and a top with a black jacket, the woman was wearing a dress that went down to her ankles.

She seemed like someone from the Victorian era with her clothes and if she really was Zoe's mother. The silver-haired girl definitely didn't get her fashion sense from the woman.

"And for what reason are you here for, demon king?" Her voice sounded completely different from the one that had shouted at Drake.

"I am here to ask you, your husband, and Jacob about the attack on the palace," Drake then looked at Zoe's bruises. "And while we are at that, tell me, why does your daughter have those bruises?"

"I don't think that we are obliged to tell to you that demon king." The woman said in a neutral tone as though she was carefully choosing her words.

She wasn't strong enough to fight the demon king so she knew that her words had to be carefully chosen or else she was somewhat dead.

"Everyone in the kingdom has to answer the demon king unless that question is too personal," Aiden spoke and the woman was about to repeat that but he continued on. "Unless the kingdom is facing a war or revolt."

The woman then fell silent as she very well knew this law. She could say that the kingdom could be at war but she had been present there when the King of Astaroth had made his appearance.

And he had pretty much-declared war on Drake and his supporters.

"Call your husband and the family head Filia. There is no point in continuing this discussion." Drake said before his gaze turned behind Filia.

A man with the same silver-colored hair and dark brown eyes moved forward and stood beside the woman.

"Then I will happily answer your questions, crown prince and demon king." The man said with a small bow as Aiden felt a weird sensation going throughout his body.

"I am going outside with Zoe," Aiden whispered as Drake nodded.

The black-haired boy then moved towards Zoe and grabbed her hand.

"Where do you think you are taking her?" the woman asked with narrowed eyes as Aiden raised his eyebrows.

"I am taking her to hell."

The black-haired woman was suddenly taken back and a crack appeared in her beautiful emotionless face.

'Obsessive, caring or abusive? My guess is the third one.'

< Same Aiden. Those bruises are more than enough though there can be some parents who take caring to the next level. >

"We are just going to the academy to see how bad the outbreak there was. Do you have any problem with that?" 

The black-haired woman managed to get her face back to its original look yet she still didn't look as though she enjoyed the idea of Zoe going out with Aiden.

"Do you want to go out with him?" The woman used one of the classic weapons with the 'you better say no' look.

But Aiden already had a counter prepared for it.

"Well, we can stay here and listen to what you guys want to say then. Is that fine father?" Instead of talking to the woman, Aiden asked Drake.

"You are not little children anymore and there is a chance that you might play a major role in the war. You should definitely listen to what we talk about," The demon king then turned towards Zoe's parents and raised an eyebrow. "Any problem?"

"No…" The woman said while gritting her teeth as she shot Aiden a glare before turning to stare at Zoe. The latter shuddered once before she turned her gaze away.

"Then let's go and meet the family head," Drake announced but the man and woman shook their heads.

"The family head is currently not here." The man said as Drake smiled.

"Oh, but he said that he will be in the capital and would come whenever I called. Why do you think he would leave after telling me that?" Drake asked with a smile as the man and woman felt as though they had stepped on a mine.

"He said there was something wrong at the border of the Shadowstone city and the Mondstad region. He went to check that region." The woman tried to use her verbal skills but Drake was no fool.

"You know, there was no order before my reign, and the top nobles used to live in this region. However, I thought that it would be a good idea to have a group of the strongest demons in the kingdom to help me maintain the place.

Though I was thinking about what I would do if they turned on me. So we swore an oath on your bloodlines and by swearing that oath, they could not turn on me directly. But that oath also bound our lives with each other and we would feel if any of us were to vanish." Drake finished as the man and woman inhaled sharply.

"What are you trying to say, my king?" The woman's mask was crumbling as she realized that Drake already knew everything.

The man beside her looked at Zoe and tried to think how much time will it take him to dash across and get her.

"While I was fighting the outbreak from the jail, I suddenly felt one of those connections shining brightly before it completely faded away. I was wondering what could have happened there." Drake said with a small smile as he started walking towards the man and the woman.

Aiden had already understood what this meant but Zoe looked as though someone had just told her that Aiden was a girl.

"So does that mean that grandfather is…" She couldn't complete her sentence as she stared at her parents.

The two of them were paying no attention to her. They were instead looking at the demon king who was walking towards them like a loan shark on his way to collect his money.

"And before the connection faded away, I felt his last bit of energy coming from here. Now I wonder what that was all about," The brown-haired man now standing in front of the man and woman. "You want to explain why you killed him?"

"Filia, get Zoe." The man said as he immediately raised his right hand and punched Drake in the abdomen.

The woman was about to move towards Zoe when Drake's hands shot out and he grabbed their throats.

Blue-colored fire moved up his arms and burned a small portion of the two demon's throats. 

"After my brother died, I used to be called the wicked demon king since I was too ruthless and destructive. Aysel was the only one who could control my wrath," He then grinned. "She isn't here now, is she?"

His words made it clear that Aysel had vanished or rather, captured.