THE DEMON under Xurden’s feet was growling. This demon was near the brink of death after his subjugation. Searching for the demons that were on his list was the only thing he could do to make himself busy. Ever since the other day when he left Yric in his friend’s house, he couldn’t concentrate. He’s been restless again.The bathhouse where he found the demon looked abandoned at night. Chilly air circled the entire place, making his breath visible.He believed Yric’s word that he would go back to his house, but until that moment, he had heard nothing from the younger boy. Yric wouldn’t answer his calls and kept on rejecting them. He didn’t check on him again at his friend’s house. Because if he did that, it would make him a fool, waiting for someone who disregarded his worry. Even though it turned out like that, he still waited for his call after receiving a message that the younger boy would come back when his friends had gained again the confidence to go out.He stared at his phone
LOOKING closely at the demon reminded him of Yric who was not with him at that moment. He found it odd, making him more confused. He didn’t know what the exact reason was. The only thing he could think of was he shouldn’t be talking to the demon because it felt so wrong. Even after how the demon walked, all he saw was Yric. He didn’t understand why. Maybe he really missed him, even though they just hadn’t seen each other for twelve hours.The demon stopped walking when he caught sight of the twenty-four-hour store across the street. The light inside the store was bright that reached the road. He turned to him after taking a better look at the shop.“Let’s go there. I want to buy something. I used to hang out there a lot when I was young,” the demon said to him, even though Xurden didn’t ask. He even pointed his pale finger.Even his speech reminded him of Yric.He didn’t intend to go with the demon, so he didn’t answer. He just passed him as he resumed walking. But the demon didn’t st
WHEN Xurden returned home, he felt Yric’s presence, so he quickly entered after Marco parked the car. When he got to the door, he saw Yric watching television. Yric wasn’t the only one there at that moment. The younger boy was with his friend, Noah. They even laughed, even though there was nothing funny about the show on television. It was because of what Noah said that Xurden didn’t have the chance to hear. He couldn’t help but feel a pain in his chest when he saw the joy on Yric’s face at that moment.“You took so long to come home. I’ve been waiting here for a while,” was all Yric said when their eyes met.The boy was still smiling at him as if he wanted to say that he was happy to be back in that house.He didn’t pay attention to what he said and turned his gaze to his friend, who was sitting quietly.“Who told you that you can let other people in here?” he said because he felt a pain in his chest. The annoyance in his voice was really noticeable. His words had an emphasis.Yric s
Xurden’s punches gave a loud thud on the punching bag, echoing to the entire room next to the garage. Since he left Yric alone in the kitchen, he went there to stop his mind from running wild. He’s been thinking about what Yric said to him. He never tried looking for a reason to stay in the human world. His goal from the beginning was to go back to the first realm because his life was there, waiting for him. But if he choose to stay, he didn’t know if Yric could be his reason, because he wasn’t sure what he really felt for him. Yric was the first person he wanted to be safe at all times. It’s not so distant that it was an infatuation that he felt for him because he cared for him now. This kind of feeling would eventually fade away after they could no longer see each other. There was no point in engaging in a fight he was not familiar with because he would lose in the end.As he continued to punch the long leather bag, his sweat came out more, and was catching his breath. He only stopp
WHEN they got to the movie theater, there was no one in line for what Yric wanted to watch, so they didn’t have to wait. Xurden let him buy tickets and popcorn they could eat while watching. They weren’t late because he used a door to get there in a second. He looked at Yric as the younger boy moved in front of the ticketing booth while he was waiting by the entrance. Yric was holding a big bucket of popcorn in one hand and two drinks in the other. A few moments later, the woman inside the booth gave him the golden ticket.Yric accepted the ticket by biting them before he walked back towards where he was in a careful way. But gravity didn’t agree with the younger boy. When he saw the drinks in his hands were going to fall off, he immediately approached him. He saved the drinks holding them in his two hands. Yric smiled because of what he did removing the golden ticket from his lips.“I thought you were just going to stand there,” Yric exclaimed.He looked blankly at him not reacting t
THEY WENT directly to the spot where someone tried to enter the barrier. It was at the back of the house. The road in that area is quiet, so it was a good place to enter the barrier forcibly without an ordinary human knowing. His two assistants were still examining the dent in the barrier that was invisible to the naked eye. The two turned their heads as they approached them. “How was it?” Xurden asked the two. Yric just stood to his left while observing the barrier.The two looked at each other before Sebastian spoke.“Thankfully, the barrier withstands the attack,” Sebastian reported. “But judging by the force used, it’s most likely made by a higher demon who has knowledge about the barrier here.” “It’s expected. I already knew this would happen. Whoever wants to enter the house figured out what we are hiding inside,” he told them. “Who do you think did this, boss?” Marco asked him. “I am not sure about that. It can be Veronica or Jake. They were the only ones other than us who
THE MOMENT he laid his eyes on Yric’s suffering face, his heart ached. Beyond that, his blood boiled, exploding in his veins. He knew how cruel a god could be, so he was no longer surprised that his older brother’s vassal did that. The first realm was where he came from. He witnessed everything that shaped him until he ended up in the human world.As he saw Yric was about to lose consciousness, he had lost it. He didn’t care anymore what was going to happen after that. What was important to him was to save the younger boy. He did not hesitate to throw sharp icicles at the vassals. When he did that, the leader stopped choking Yric. The vassal moved his hand to block the sharp icicles. The icicles stuck in the air before they disappeared as he also caught Yric. As soon as he landed on the ground, he jumped toward his henchmen.“Take him away from here,” he ordered them as he made Yric stood.Yric’s face was still visibly red as he catches his breath.“No. I can’t go. I have to bring Tea
THE SHIELD withstood the spears, breaking them in the end. After that, the broken spears turned into tiny shining dust and floated in the air while Xurden took a deep breath to calm his racing heart. He had released too much spiritual energy, which made his body hot. His surroundings also started spinning because of the sudden dizziness that struck his head.“Accept your fate. You’re supposed to die anyway even before you came here to this world,” the vassal said as he flew down.The vassal landed on Xurden’s front a few inches away, stepping a foot on his face.He was about to kick Xurden when balls of black and white fire came out of nowhere, coming towards them. The balls of fire mixed with each other before hitting the vassal’s side, creating an explosion and thick smoke. Because of this, the vassal jumped back again to avoid any attacks that would happen. As the wind blew, the thick smoke faded away where the two foxes appeared. They both had furs as white as the snow. The only d