Side Story Chapter 196

Side Story Chapter 196

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

A bulls scream echoed over the plains. A deep gash ran down Molochs side. As if the pain from the wound wasnt enough of a problem, ebon flames suddenly emerged from the wound and made Moloch writhe in pain. It didnt take long for the fire to engulf the bull-demon.

-...The fire of the Demon Realm?

Molochs eyes gradually turned bloodshot from the hellish, incomprehensible heat of the ebon flames. For all his power, Moloch could feel that his life was hanging by a thread. Was he really going to be killed by a mere human in front of so many demons? That was a preposterous end for him. It was never going to happen! He hadnt even used the abilities that had made him known as the Unleashing Demon!

Even as the ebon flames burned through his flesh, Moloch slammed his ax into the ground with all the force his unholy musculature could muster.

-Come! Rip the enemy to shreds. Black Shockwave!

The ground heaved and cracked, reaching Kireua so fast that he had no time to counterattack but stopping just short.

I definitely hit him though Kireua blankly murmured. He could still vividly recall how it felt to cut through Molochs thick skin.

Kireua! Dodge! Selim yelled.

Kireua tensed up. Clusters of energy were flying toward him. He should have expected this from one of the one hundred strongest demons. How in the world had his father fought against monsters stronger than Moloch on his own?

Many thoughts went through Kireuas head in that split second, but when Kireua blinked again, he discovered someone's broad back in front of him.

Your Majesty?

Although the person looked like Lilith Aphrodite, the Silver-Eyed Ghost Sword, Kireua could see the Emperor of Avalon within her.

Get a hold of yourself, Joshua said. He extended his hand and blocked the flying energy clusters.

Y-Your Majesty!

You shouldnt lose your composure just because your opponent is stronger than you expected. There are a myriad of people in this world who are strong.

Kireuas eyes widened. Even at this moment, the Emperor of Avalon was teaching Kireua. He was rightKireua had been bewildered because no one had ever been able to move after hed struck them with his ebon flames.

Never forget how you were in the beginning. Its true that youve made remarkable progress, but your new-found confidence has nearly killed you several times already, Joshua cautioned Kireua.

I-I have no excuse.

From the time that Aden von Agnus took over his body to now, Kireua was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl under a rock.

Its okay. Youve done a good job.

Kireua trembled faintly.

Suddenly, the death knights threateningly radiating demonic power suddenly went down on their knees.

What?

Although Im ashamed to bring it up, isnt the Hubalt Empire doing the same thing? An evil man has put swords in the hands of the entire Empire so that he can conquer the continent.

The knight fell into silence.

Using their faith and their gods name as justification, the Hubalt Empire is putting innocent people at risk to achieve their wrongful ambitions. They say that they use the power that their god granted to save the continents people, yet the Empire is using that very same divine power to instigate wars between other countries. In the end, the nature of power depends on who wields it. Swordsmen even have a saying: although there may be a bad swordsman, there are no bad sword techniques.

Another knight raised his hand. But arent most people who use demonic power evil?

The man who annihilated the Demon Spirit and saved the continent controls demonic power. All of you here know this hero very well, I'm sure.

Lilith had prepared that answer beforehand. The question had been planned in advance as wellthe knight was one of the Imperial Knights of Avalon. As a matter of fact, the citizens of Avalon were as desperate as Lilith to change the public image of demonic power and the undead. The link between the two had been proven through this war; Avalons people feared that their homeland would become known as the Demonic Empire at this rate. Of course, the possibility was very low right now since the other countries needed every bit of help that they could get for as long as the powerful common enemy named the Hubalt Empire remained.

Still Its hard to change our opinions about them! We cant trust those monsters to fight alongside us! the foreign knight from earlier shouted, obviously eager to turn the crowds opinion. Unfortunately, it was workingmost of the crowd was siding with the knight.

-Dont lose spirit. It was inevitable for them to react this way.

I know.

There was a high chance that the first country to embrace the change would have to fight on the front lines with Avalon. All of the foreigners were delegates who were representing their countries, so they had to be responsible for the decisions they made here. Who would want that?

And then an unexpected helper arrived.

Argh!

Out of nowhere, a bolt of lightning struck the ground right in front of the knight.

Wh-What in the world? The knight stammered.

Listening to you, people will think that youre only willing to fight for your ally if there arent any undead, Selim said from the center of the battlefield.

Wh-What?

Or is Avalon not your ally? Selim sneered.

Moloch stopped running wild and had gone still as a sculpture for some reason, despite Kireuas ebon flames still wrapped around his body, so Selim finally had enough leeway to turn his attention to Liliths efforts.

Avalon doesnt need pathetic, cowardly opportunists. Go back and tell your kings to try stopping Hubalt on your own. But youd better brace yourselves if you decide to point your swords at Avalon. Avalon will stop at nothing to tear you apart if you threaten us.

A heavy silence fell over the battlefield. While Lilith offered a carrot, Selim was the stick. No country would want to make enemies out of both Hubalt and Avalon.

Lilith could feel a warm sense of contentment spreading inside her.

-Selims all grown up now, so it looks like I can leave your body now.