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Demon's Journey Chapter 11
“My sister’s a glutton. When she was born, I fed her five full pouches of goat milk before she went to sleep, only to have her wake up an hour later begging for more food,” Palan sighed and shook his head. “Do you know how difficult it is to get enough goat milk to support a glutton when you’re only ten years old?”“Your parents did not help?” Raea asked and tilted her head.“My mom died during childbirth and my dad was too scared of his own shadow to leave the house,” Palan said. “I raised her by myself, fed her at least ten beasts a day until I was able to hunt the larger ones.”“I see. My condolences,” Raea said. “I—”“No need. They deserved what they got,” Palan said. “It’s quite normal for people to be raised as orphans or slaves where I’m from.”Raea frowned. “That sounds terrible,” she said.Palan tried to shrug, but the chains on his body prevented him from doing so. “You get used to it,” he said. “It’s every man for himself.”“But you took care of your sister,” Raea said and
Demon's Journey Chapter 12
Raea walked with Palan next to her down an empty road. She wore a red robe while Palan wore a white cotton t-shirt and brown pants. Palan turned his head and frowned before walking off to the side. The sky was bathed in red as one sun began to set.“Hey, don’t wander!” Raea said and grabbed Palan’s elbow. “As a contracted demon, you have to stay within thirty meters of me at all times.”“You can’t be serious,” Palan said.“Very serious,” Raea said as she tugged Palan along the road. “I can’t draw upon your powers and you can’t draw upon mine if we’re separated more than that.”“Draw upon my powers?”Raea smiled. “Did I forget to mention that?”Palan jerked his arm out of Raea’s grip. “There’s nothing actually stopping me from going more than t
Demon's Journey Chapter 13
Palan stood next to Raea wearing a t-shirt and long pants with a frown on his face and a metal dagger on his waist. Raea wore full silver metal armor with her arms across her chest and a halberd strapped to her back. Owen held a horse’s reins in his hands and stood in front of the duo with his eyes squinted as the first sun rose and shone in his eyes.“What is this?” Palan asked as he stared at the horse. It shuddered and hid behind Owen’s back.“A horse,” Raea said.“I’m not hungry.”“You are not supposed to eat a horse,” Raea said and pinched Palan’s arm, causing him to jump and scowl at her. “It is a mount.”Palan raised an eyebrow as he rubbed his arm. “You want me to ride this thing?” he asked. “Its legs are thinner than a cactus needle. I refuse.”“Is the poor little demon baby scared?” Owen asked and tilted his head.“Don’t make me break your nose again, old man,” Palan said and narrowed his eyes. “I’ll gladly get
Demon's Journey Chapter 14
“Are you sure this thing can support two people?” Palan asked with his brow furrowed. He sat behind Raea with his arms past her waist, grabbing the cantle with his hands while his feet were underneath Raea’s in the stirrups.“Yes,” Raea said and pat the horse’s neck. “My magic can cure other creature’s exhaustion.” The troop of cavalry advanced at an even pace down the dirt road with Emergency Victuals running alongside Palan and Raea.“If you say so,” Palan said and glanced at the wolf running beside him. “Why are angels killing off lizardmen? I heard that angels were benevolent and loved everything. At least that’s what the demon who claims to have been here said.”Raea tightened her grip on the reins. “That demon most likely only visited the capital then,” she said. “All the angels that live in the capital possess no sin. They would help send a demon home, unlike other places in Div’Nya.”“That doesn’t explain why you’re killing off lizardmen,”
Demon's Journey Chapter 15
Raea pushed open a wooden door and stepped inside a two-story building with Palan and her guards behind her. The first floor was filled with round tables and a couple of angels and a demon sat in the far corner. A green humanoid creature lifted its head off of a counter to the left of the door and cleared its throat.“Hello,” the green creature said as it pointed at Raea’s group while counting silently. “Table for eight?”“Yes,” Raea said and nodded. Palan frowned and stepped in front of the green creature before sniffing it. His nose wrinkled.“What is this thing?” Palan asked, ignoring the scowl on the creature’s face.“I’m a goblin,” the green creature said and pulled out menus from underneath the counter. “Never seen one before?”“Nope,” Palan said as Raea reached past him and grabbed the menus out of the goblin’s thin hands.“Sit wherever you want,” the goblin said and yawned. “We don’t get much business anyway.”Ra
Demon's Journey Chapter 16
Palan licked the blood off his fingers and glanced at the two skeletons next to him. The rabbit-demon corpse remained mostly uneaten and intact except for her arm, which Emergency Victuals was still gnawing on. Palan let out a burp and stared at the dire wolf. “You eat too slowly.”Palan leaned back against the wooden wall and gazed at the surrounding angels. He could still hear Raea sobbing in the room behind him. He rose to his feet, causing the spectating angels to take steps backwards. His bones cracked and his muscles rippled as he stretched his arms above his head. He muttered to himself, “I got stronger again. Were they special?” He nudged the two angel skeletons away with his foot.“There he is!” a voice called out from behind the spectators. An angel wearing a robe pointed at Palan. Four angels wearing armor stepped around and encircled Palan while raising their spears at him.One of the guards frowned. “You are
Demon's Journey Chapter 17
Palan led Raea through the outpost, avoiding all the guards until the duo reached the southern gate. A frown was plastered on Raea’s face the whole time, but she didn’t say anything as Palan led the way. When she saw Owen and the rest of her cavalry waiting at the southern gate she opened her mouth and asked, “How did you do that?”“Do what?” Palan asked. “Convince Sharr to let you go?”“That too,” Raea said, “but how did you know where to go?”Palan grunted and said, “I have a very good sense of smell; I can smell things from up to three miles away. Aside from that, my hearing is superb.”“Really?” Raea said. “That isn’t just your pride speaking right? Three miles seems awfully far...”Palan snorted. “Even if you took away my sense of smell, hearing, and sight, I could still sense any movement from living creatures nearby,” he said. “And I can see in the dark.”“Mm.” Raea hummed and nodded. “Sure. How did you convince Sharr to release me?”“I told him di
Demon's Journey Chapter 18
“What were you hiding from me?” Palan asked as the horse galloped down the straight dirt road, heading towards the third outpost. Raea sat in front of him with her hands on the reins. Her short hair bounced in time with the horse’s hooves. Her subordinates followed behind her in a wedge formation.“It’s not really hiding information,” Raea said, keeping her eyes on the road. “It’s more like not telling you things because you probably wouldn’t have formed the contract with me if I told you.”“Alright,” Palan said while frowning, “so what were you hiding from me?”Raea sighed. “I come from the Caelum household,” Raea said and used her hand to touch a badge that sported a pair of white wings pinned on her chest. “It’s a well-established family in the capital, producing generation after generation of virtuous angels. My father is the head of the family. I’m the youngest child out of seven, but I’m the only one that got sent to the borderland.” Her lips twisted