Chapter Two: Agreement
As Ruwalk picked up the tea cup he had set on the table, it cracked. He stared at the cup, as this was a bad omen. He started to clean up his lunch tray when the doors flew open and Rune and Thatz ran in, the innkeeper yelling behind them. "That's okay, Ojisan. They're my friends," Ruwalk assured the innkeeper that these two were not demons and led the two Dragon Knights into the room. "Where's Rath?" Rune dropped his head. "There's… been an attack, Ruwalk." Thatz answered grimly. Ruwalk's bright face darkened.
Thatz sat down and gulped. "Nadil has attacked the Dragon Palace, Ruwalk. Everyone else is dead. Lord Lykouleon, Alfeegi, Tetheus, Lady Raseleane… Everyone except Rath, that is. There are demons running about the whole city, terrorizing any others who managed to escape. All of Dusis are under Nadil's reign. We escaped just barely to find you and Kharl the demon Alchemist. We thought that he may be Lord Lykouleon's enemy, but he is also Nadil's, and maybe he could help us. So we—" Ruwalk stopped him. "Kharl? Why the hell would that bastard help the Dragons?" Rune looked up. "We already visited him in Arinas with Delte and Nohiro's help… and… he… decided to help… on one condition." He whispered. Ruwalk blinked, not sure how to react to the answer that was to come.
Nadil stood in front of Rath, grinning ear to ear. He was dressed in a purple, unbuttoned shirt, showing his chest, and around him a black robe that covered below his waist and his neck, though it was wide open as the shirt around his torso. Rath's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't breathe, and almost fell to the ground if Nadil hadn't grabbed his arm before he hit the floor. Rath blinked, terrified, as Nadil pulled him in the room. Sabel stood beside Fedelta, his expression clearly showing that he was very annoyed with something, probably Rath. Fedelta was grinning just as the Demon Lord, his chin resting on his hand. Shydeman and Shyrendora was no where in sight.
Rath was pulled down into a rather comfortable chair in front of Nadil. "I'm guessing that you wonder why I let you live, even when you tried to kill yourself?" Rath felt his body shiver. The Demon Lord's eyes were piercing through every part of his body like a thousand knives. Nadil's mouth got closer to Rath's ear. "Well," He whispered as Rath flinched at the tickle in his ear and gasped at the actual sentence whispered into his ear.
Ruwalk struggled to keep calm. "What… condition?" He asked. "…trading in place of help… is…" Rune looked away. "…Rath."
Pointless Babblings
Well, here's the second chap, folks. To be continued...