He was right there, transforming parts of his body to make himself stronger. However, he was doing it subtly so that no one would notice. Only his eyes had changed, and only someone close enough to him would be able to tell. The only thing that might have alerted the public to his transformation was the roar he had just made. Still, no one had caught on, thinking he was simply frustrated.
After his eyes changed, the accuracy and speed of his movements increased exponentially. I got closer to him while gracefully dodging each of his attacks. I was so close that I could actually whisper to him.
"Nice eyes you got there."
He pushed me away as hard as he could. However, it didn’t matter. I got close to him again in an instant.
"You’re a demon, aren’t you?" I smiled as I dodged his push this time around. "Tell me, how did you infiltrate the Royal Academy?"
No words came out of his mouth, but I could feel the anger in his heart growing more and more.
"Were you the one who corrupted the Cyclops I captured?"
I kept asking him questions about what I had found out over the weeks at the Royal Academy. But he wasn’t stupid; he simply kept fighting me. However, something had changed in his strikes. He wasn’t aiming to injure me; he was aiming to kill. Each of his strikes targeted my vital points—my neck, my heart. His attack patterns were getting more obvious since his choices were a lot more restricted.
"Why are you so angry?" I laughed. "Take a deep breath."
"ROARR!"
This time, he roared even louder as frustration started to get the better of him. However, it wasn’t time just yet. I needed to continue. He was on the verge of breaking down, I could feel it. I got closer to him and whispered something else.
"Are there more of your kind inside the Royal Academy?" I asked in a low tone, making sure that only he would be able to hear me.
"What’s with his laugh?"
"And did you see his smile earlier?"
"What about his eyes?! Just look at them, they look disgusting."
People were starting to notice the changes, and when I glanced at the Emperor’s face, he didn’t seem pleased, to say the least. The director looked even more furious as I noticed her hand start to twitch. She was about to make a move to end this. I needed to act quickly.
Derek, or whatever his name really was, turned to look at the crowd and gave them a demonic smile.
"You don’t like my smile?" He laughed. "Well, I don’t like this shitty appearance!" He pulled on his skin, revealing black, almost burnt-looking skin underneath. There was no doubt—that was the skin of a demon.
"Just what is he doing?!" One of his students shouted. "His skin...why does it look so disgusting?"
Seconds passed, and he had revealed himself for everyone to see. He had taken on the appearance of a demon.
However, just as I was about to move, I felt a barrier form around me. In an instant, I knew who had made it. It was Alexandra. She didn’t want anyone to see that demons still existed. Still, in my opinion, she had moved too late. The sound from the outside of the barrier became nonexistent.
They couldn’t see what was happening inside.
"Haha. Alexandra, you always were a quick one. But you were too late. They already saw my appearance. They already know what I look like. They already know that we will return."
The director didn’t even look in his direction as she turned to me. "Can you kill him and give him his previous appearance again? You probably understood already, but the existence of demons needs to stay confidential."
I laughed. "Sure, whatever. It’s about time I get in the loop about this whole thing."