The Demon Slave

"Aiden! Aiden!" Shouted a blonde man with brusque steps through the bushes.

He kept shouting the name of the heir to the throne of the Fotia Kingdom. The kingdom that stands on the land belonged to the demons from hell. It had been 30 meters since he had left his horse by the big tree with his two bodyguards who were too scared to face the demon king.

"Tsk, damn it! it's so hard to find him! why don't he just disappear at once? that way, I don't have to bother looking for him in this forest!"

Blaarrrr ...

The sound of gunfire was heard as the flames grabbed the tree that stood beside him.

"Damn Aiden, how dare you!" He curses to himself. Although it was impossible to openly say it because he knew very well who he was dealing with right now.

Aiden appeared at the top of the tree, sitting casually lifting his right leg. His eagle eyes watched the figure of a blond noble man who was standing under the tree with a sick face.

"There you are? Is that how you greet your uncle?"

"Shut your mouth and tell me what your goal?"

"Ah, hahaha...looks like you've started to learn how to speak properly. Yes, I think you've made progress, Aiden. Did that witch woman teach you?"

Aiden was very disturbed by the crazy words that came out of this bastard's mouth. To him, hearing the screams of a dying goat was much better than hearing the man's bullshit.

Aiden jumped from the tree in a perfect landing. He knew there was no point in small talk with someone like him. Standing and face to face is much better even though the urge to kill him is still unstoppable.

"What do you want to come here for, Felix?"

"I found five bodies in several places, three of them charred by fire and two more in a state of destruction. Let me guess, you killed them?"

Aiden stared hard and he was truly ready to kill again this time. All he wanted was to kill and he was thirsty for the blood and screams of his victims.

"I'll kill you if you stay here!"

"Take it easy, Aiden. I have absolutely no intention of becoming your next victim. I came because your father sent me to ask you to come home immediately before your blessing ceremony!"

"If I don't want to?"

"I don't think you will be able to do it. No matter how strong you are, you are only a slave to the Demon Lord. Your only existence is to continue the curse of our family, you can't escape your destiny!" He said as he passed
 
It seems that Felix feels uneasy in the forest filled with the spirits of Aiden's victims of violence any longer. This forest was filled with strange darkness and for him, this was the perfect place to lock up a demon like him.

"Will you come?"

Sheera, the beautiful black-haired witch appeared behind Aiden right after Felix left. Sheera smiled at how arrogant the man felt that he was the only one worthy to be the king of Fotia.

Aiden didn't care, he didn't have time to think about things like that. The fact that his body and soul were controlled by the devil left him with no desire but to kill more.

Annoyed at being ignored, Sheera hugged Aiden with a kiss on the cheek. He was too reckless, even though he knew Aiden really hated touch in any form. Suddenly being hugged and kissed will only make his strength rise and kill spontaneously.

"Tch, shit! what are you doing?" he said as he pushed Sheera away from him.

"You ignore me, I hate it!"

"Go, before I lose my temper!"

"Go? You're asking me to go? you're kidding, Aiden. You can control your power and your will to kill because of me. You know what if I'm no longer with you. Your body and soul will be completely overpowered by the devil!"

"Tch!" Aiden walked away after leaving Sheera's look of disgust.

Seeing Aiden without moving, made Sheera even more confident to have Aiden completely.

"Aiden, you know that only I can be with you. I'm the only one you need to stay alive as a human. Yes, even though I'm not sure if you are a human. But Aiden, you know that you'll always need me!"


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As promised, Seraphina was forced to return to the forbidden forest again tonight before she heard the howl of the wolf calling her. Tonight, for the third time she came to the forest, wearing Xavier's dress and the wig that Jia had given her.

Different from the night before, tonight looked bright. The moon was shining brightly and there was no sign that it would rain. However, even so she still didn't know what happened to her tonight. Did the devil decide to kill her in the end or would he still want to play games with her?

"Boni, you wait here, understand? I hope he will keep me alive tonight. I want to make sure Xavier gets well after drinking the potion from that plant!" She said before leaving Boni at the entrance to the forbidden forest.

She walked into the forest with a torch in her hand, trying to strengthen her heart before meeting Aiden who always appeared suddenly and scared her.

"Where is he? Has he changed his mind and is no longer interested in me? If so, that means I'm free, right?"

"I never said you were free!"

"Huh? Y-you-" she said nervously when she saw Aiden sitting on a tree and immediately jumped in front of her.

She was nervous, those eyes continued to stare at her. It made her very restless and chose to look in a different direction.

"Y-you can read people's minds, can't you?"

"You smell exactly like that person!"

"That person? W-who?" She asked. However, Aiden was reluctant to tell who the person he meant.

"You? Who are you?"

"M-me? What do you mean? Didn't I tell you that I-"

"What is your relationship with that person?" Aiden kept asking things Seraphina didn't understand. Aiden stared at her face until he barely blinked, watching her movements and now he seemed curious about her figure.

She worries if Aiden starts to realize who she really is. Moreover, if he remembered the incident five years ago in the lavender garden. Where he nearly killed Seraphina.

Anxious Seraphina could only bow and hope Aiden would stop observing her like this. If he finally found out that this nearby girl was the same person as the boy in the lavender garden, what would he do? Would he really kill her this time?

"I really want to kill you!"

"W-what?"

"But, why can't I do it? Who are you? Tell me, who are you?"


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