Chapter 270 - 7.66 Second Violet Star - Dark And Light Factions
Lucien and Adrienne had taken away the rude mortal who dared to talk down on their beloved. No one knew where they'd brought him over but when the two Gods returned to the temple before dinner they were both covered in both and went to the front door. The guards stationed at the gates almost didn't let them inside until Sian, Akim and Araysh had personally welcomed the twins by the door.
Lucien, "Whew~ That was stress-relieving ba~"
"That thing was never a good thing right from the beginning. The Hart Clan's bloodline mutated after years and deviant ones like that could even exist..." said Adrienne.
His words cause the face of the current crown prince of the Hart family to pale. Having the dislike of a God is enough to condemn someone's family to be obliterated.
Lucien, "Addie you can't say that. It was the Hart Family who brought our darling over in this world. Without them, meeting honey would not happen. It's normal to find poisonous crops among the good ones~"
"The only reason they still exist is because of that. If they push it one more time then I would no longer be forgiving," said Adrienne.
Araysh had greeted his lords' return, "Welcome back, Lord Lucien, Lord Adrienne. In your room, Lord Night had been waiting patiently for the lords to come home. Right now, Neige was there to accompany Lord Night for a while. The dinner would be served soon. Would the lords eat in the room?"
"Send it in~ We'll eat together with my honey~" replies Lucien.
Adrienne looked around and saw the others looking at them only to immediately lower their heads when he met his gaze, "After sending the dinner, no need to get worried about us. Just be serious and prepare for tomorrow's meeting. Now that the demons were supported by a different God their strengths would be different than normal. When they had my blessing their strength increased but they have the weakness of light elements. I did this intentionally to keep the balance. Now that they were being supported by a different God their weakness would be different. Just remember one thing. Avel is the God of the wind."
Afterward, the twins took their leave with Araysh escorting them to the room where Eirwen had been waiting for them to return. Those who were left behind had looked at each other. They've never expected the God of Darkness who is notorious for hating humans to be given a piece of advice that can cause them to increase their advantage towards their enemies.
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Early the next morning, the diplomatic team continued to set off. Their journey only lasted for a few days until they finally reached the borders where they would be meeting the demon's representative.
Only been a few months since Viktor and Angela had returned to the borders the last time they went here. That time they left this place bringing home victory for the whole faction. That was the first time they won the war and defended their land. It was after that event, that the name of Viktor Hart and Angela Evans had become well known.
The last time the war had a breakthrough the lands at the border were left in complete ruins. After winning the war the towns had been revived and even though the still danger was not far from them, the former ruin lands were now back to normal. Passing through the towns even though the borders were still livable the surroundings were still full of demons, it was thanks to the light mages stationed on the border that purifying the towns kept the balance, and stabilized the situation.
Sian looks around at the border that was stabilized and well constructed. Though there are more soldiers and knights than commoners, in the land of the border near the boundaries between the two territories this is normal.
"Prince, Princess, you had really done well the last time. When this old man had last visited this place there were no towns or buildings around here. Moreover, there are more dead bodies than living beings. After winning the last battle our side was finally able to breathe a short relief. As long as we defeat them in the next incoming war we should be able to kick them all out of the mortal plane." said Sian.
Viktor spoke, "Don't worry, Senior. Viktor will do his best to bring back the peace our land originally possessed."
"We believe that you both can!" said Sian and Akim.
Originally, they needed to pass a few more cities before they reached the initial location for the meeting place but since they were welcomed by some at the gates they had no other choice but to drop by at the home who held the highest authority of this place. The one who was left at the border to protect the boundary is someone from the Cloud Empire. They were already informed ahead of time about the arrival of the human side's representative but that isn't the real reason why they welcomed the group with such excitement.
This is because they had learned from the private message from their regent that one of the guests coming over to the borders are special beings. They were informed that gods were coming over this is the real reason for their enthusiastic reaction. They were welcomed by a general from the Cloud Empire.
General Yin is a stern-looking warrior with a cold face but his personality is friendly. Those who met him for the first time would definitely fear his appearance but only those who know this tight-lipped man know how kind-hearted this stern-looking man is. He is a person who likes to protect those weaker than him.
"Welcome Esteemed Guests. Yin comes over and escorts you to the location for the meeting. The other side hasn't arrived yet but we have thoroughly checked the venue and at this moment we haven't found anything yet." reported General Yin to the oldest person in the group which is Sian.
Sian spoke, "Good work, General Yin. You have worked hard. Even just for today, leave the rest to us."
"Yin, you can take a rest for the day. I will let my people do the patrol for today," said Akim.
General Yin was delighted by this vacation. It might only be just one day but for someone who had their guard up 24/7, this rest is enough for them to calm down their nervousness.
"Thank you, Senior Akim. I will take a rest after I make the final preparations. But please allow us to protect you during the meeting. We will give you our all!" said General Yin.
"Please leave it to us. I will make sure that the demons won't take advantage of our side," said Viktor.
General Yin smiled a bit as he pats the young crown prince's shoulder as if showing his full support. To them Viktor Hart and the Saintess, Angela Evans were their newest generation of heroes. They are saviors who save their kind.
"You did your best. But do not overwork yourself. If you need my help just tell this old man. I would definitely support you as long as you need my help." said the General.
Viktor Hart accepted all this senior's report, "I will ask senior's help if needed."
This afternoon the designated meeting had started when the representative from the demon side had arrived. The one who came to negotiate with them was an elder from the demon clan. In his hand, he held a skull wand, this thing gave away an eerie feeling as if the skull itself was from a human skull, his slender and dark eyes swept through the crowd and finally stopped Viktor and Angela from the crowd of humans.
Following behind him were a few demons whose faces are covered completely by a huge cape hiding their appearance. This is not only on the side of the demon race, the human side had some people hiding their faces observing the situation happening in the location. These people were Eirwen, Lucien, and Adrienne. Araysh and Neige were on standby just in case some demon dared to make a move.
The demon elder spoke, "I heard that the Saintess has already cleared out our demon magic around the borders as soon as you've returned, originally I did not believe it, but now I am half convinced seeing that this old man is welcomed by such purified air around this land."
"Whether you believe it or not, you can only check it with your eyes. If your skin is burned by the left-behind holy aura doesn't that mean that it was real? Let us directly get to the topic." Viktor had already dealt with this demon elder before on the battlefield and knew that he was quite difficult to handle.
The demon elder let out a strange and unpleasant laugh. "The great prince no... is he a hero now... You really did not change a bit but it seems that the other prince is missing. I wonder what happened to the third prince?"
As soon as the demon elder came he first started to provoke their relationship. Viktor's expression changed, he could understand the meaning of the demon elder's words, no one didn't know how cowardly Elliot had acted during the last war. This third brother had prioritized his life above all which led to many warriors and soldier's deaths in the end.
"I do not think that the elder had the authority to worry about the business of my family's relationship. But this prince can tell you one thing, my third brother is now gone, after he had offended someone he wasn't supposed to, he had received a divine punishment which ended his life. You have less than one person to worry about. Are you a happy elder?"
The demon elder lost his smiling expression. "Hmp! Who cares who lives and dies on your side? In the end, it will be our race who will be the winner in the end!"
Meanwhile, Eirwen who was secretly watching the people behind the elder demon felt the familiar presence of Mayim's soul. It is faint but that child's soul is definitely in the mortal plane which is supposed to be impossible.
He could only task his system to check the identities of the men behind the demon elder, "Yue, check who were those men that came with this elder demon? I have a feeling that one of them is someone who isn't supposed to be here."
[Affirmative, Host. System Yue will now run down a search within the room and collect the data needed. Collection in progress. 30%.... 50%... 90%... Ding!Collection Completed!
Among the people who were standing behind the demon elder, One is a Demon General and three are high ranking fallen soldiers. The last person is Sovereign Avel. He had descended in this plane after the Demon and the Fallen races had completed the ritual to call him to their world. He had just arrived a few days after the demon king had sent the letter to the light faction. The reason Lord Lucien and Lord Adrienne didn't notice him is because the soul of Mayim is covering their presence. Only the host who is quite sensitive to the aura of others can point him out.]
"Hm~ no wonder he feels so confident that he wouldn't be caught," Eirwen murmured with an amused smile on his face.
The conversation exchanged between the elder demon and Hero Viktor turns thorny as it continues, they've truly hated one another without any question.
The demon elder asked, "Our king had sent a message. We wanted you to surrender Eirwen Night so this war would be stopped as you weaklings wish too!"
Akim was angered by the words this demon had said and really wanted to pull out his sword to behead this rude mongrel.
"YOU!!!" But unfortunately, his close friend stopped him.
Sian spoke, "Our side indeed received the letter but... we never had any intention to..." his words were suddenly cut off when a slender yet cold hand landed on his back.
A melodic voice was heard near his ears though the tone sounded icy, "Leave it to me." It was Eirwen Night's voice.
Lucien and Adrienne grabbed his arms intending to stop him, they truly didn't want to let their beloved come over and revealed himself. Even though they knew that their other half is strong they still aren't willing to let him be in danger.
Eirwen giggles only for a moment, he pats his lovers' hands with a coaxing feeling and said, "It's fine~ I would definitely be okay~"
Only then did the twin let go of him reluctantly. He steps into the crowd and walks towards the front where Viktor is confronting the demon elder. After stopping in the middle of the two factions, Eirwen Night removes the hood hiding his face and reveals his appearance. The people from both factions were taken aback by his unworldly and divine beauty that could even beat those well-known goddesses like the former goddess of fire, Adara, and Ertha, the goddess of the earth.
A mischievous smile sprouted from the corner of his cerise lips as he stared at the demons on the other side. But his eyes linger longer at the hidden figure of Avel among the demons.
"I am Eirwen Night. The person who guys wanted to see," said Eirwen.