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Chapter 9: The Sage's Confessions.
To this day, I had never expected that the curse could be so dreadful and unstoppable. The Demons, who had always felt that we are superior to the human race, had underestimated what humans are capable of when their hearts are filled with hatred.
Now, one by one, our people are falling sick. The weaker ones battled fine with the curse, returning to their daily lives after a few days of rest but the stronger ones became immobile and strained onto their beds, unable to enjoy their lives. The powerful ones however…
The rest of the page was unreadable, stained with an unknown substance that smudged the end of the page.
The double black with the spectacles clicked his tongue and began to rummage around the shelves to find more pages of the information. The diary was untied; pages were missing, stained or torn.
"How can I forget such an incident?"
Murata continued to search for the missing pages at the old library in his abode where young maidens worked and the First King Of Shin Makoku is resting now.
"How can I forget? How can I forget?! Who was I when it happened?"
Murata purposely fell onto his bottom and groaned about how hard the tiled floor was. He bit his bottom lip while he adjusted his spectacles with his two fingers as he tried to reminisce the life that he lived as when the curse had happened.
Why is it so dark? I can't move my wrists and legs! The ropes are tight…
"Kill him! Traitor!"
Murata gasped and opened his eyes immediately when he remembered that particular, familiar memory.
"No No! Not that memory! Further… Earlier… I'm at the correct timeline, just a little earlier…"
How can you guys…. No! You don't understand! If you fill your hearts with nothing but hatred, you'll end up killing yourselves! Listen to me!
"Almost…"
"Alex! Come on! We're about to move! Get out of that piece of shit and hurry up! "
Can't they just be patient for a moment? Trespassing into the Capital of The Demon Kingdom is hard enough and now they're ready for more action?
"That's right… We were spies…"
"According to Alex, the shrine shouldn't be far away from here…"
I'm finally able to see the shrine again! I wonder if it's still the same as it was since it was first built?
"We'll cover for the both of you. Now, hurry up and get the information we need!"
He was obviously talking to me and Victor. Victor nodded with an excited glint in his eyes. I don't get how can gathering information about the demon's anatomy can help us do any good.
"…Anatomy?"
The sage brought his left knuckles onto his chin, pondering on who he was and when did the memory happened. He wondered why he needed to sneakily visit the shrine and steal an important document from the archives.
"Alex! Hurry up!" I heard Victor whispering angrily behind me as I stopped to admire the shrine. The structure never changed! It was the same as before!
Murata smiled at the memory. He was amused on how cute and easily amazed that particular past life was.
"That's right… I was Alex. Alexander Klavier Freandros."
It was dark.
Both men were uncertain when they stepped into the room stealthily. They looked around nervously, making sure there weren't anyone else in the room except for them.
The taller man, with red hair cut out to the nape of his neck, examined the room with his squinted eyes, trying to adjust himself to the darkness.
"Hey, Alex. You sure this is the place?"
The man asked his companion in a whisper. The other man, shorter yet his built similar, was rummaging the book shelves. His gloved, slim hands touched several of the books carefully, trying not to make a sound.
"I'm sure it is. I remembered this room as it is." Alex replied after a minute of silence. The red head chuckled as he reached out for a book at the top shelf.
"The demons sure didn't expect the great sage of the Demon Kingdom who served by their First King to be with us right now."
"Quiet, Victor. The walls have ears."
Victor sighed and went behind the shelves ahead of Alex. He tried to read the titles of the books but the demon language was entirely different from what they learnt from their country, Gravinia. The dark didn't help much either.
"I found it! The book!"
Victor almost bumped onto a pillar when he tried to locate where his friend was. He rushed as nimbly as he could to Alex and tapped his shoulder lightly.
"Then let's get out of here, quickly"
Alex paced back and forth as he tried to recall where his past teacher had placed the medicine in the room. The room was a mess.
Papers were scurried everywhere on the floor, table and the stools. Medical tools however were placed neatly on one of the tables in the room, with a few bottles of condiments on shelves accordingly.
Gravinia was undergoing pre revolution.
The citizens were unhappy with the monarchy, as the rage between the demons and humans grew. They were not happy that Gravinia was under the Wincotts rule, who were rumored to be demons in disguise.
Alex was working as one of the gifted and important healer in the castle. As many more soldiers got injured from trying to stop the citizens from rampaging into the castle, Alex grew desperate. He wished that his old teacher who had passed away only recently due to a terminal disease was here with him.
There was a knock on the door, of which Alex ignored at first, still trying to locate the particular medicine.
"Alex, hey. It's me", came a familiar voice after a second triple knock on the wooden door.
Alex quickly unlocked the door without opening it to let the man into the room.
"How is it going out there?" Alex asked casually, without glancing towards his old friend.
"The Wincotts admitted that they became demons" Victor said as he tries to find a place to sit despite the mess.
"Became? They're originally are demons."
"Only we old spies know that kind of information. The normal citizens don't, at least the new generation. People who would actually knew they are demons must be around at least two hundred years old by now, which is impossible unless you're a demon yourself." Victor said in a small voice as he tries to light up his cigar.
"Or of course, works closely with the family, such as us.", he continued.
"So the whole country's in uproar, huh?" Alex finally decided to stop rummaging the room and sit, to listen up for information.
Victor puffed out a smoke. "The people are afraid. Someone apparently leaked out information that the Wincotts had helped to defeat Soushu along with the Demon Kingdom."
"I see, that's the real reason. But that information was a hundred years old, why would anyone reveal such information now?"
Alex knew the answer before Victor could reply. Someone is trying to take over the small country. He had suspected all along, ever since he and Victor were ordered to steal a document that contains information on how the demon anatomy works.
He had thought it as much. It was strange for the King to send them to retrieve such information, knowing that the King himself was of demon race. The only conclusion Alex could have come up with was that the order he and Victor had received eight years ago was not from the King himself, but someone who works closely with the King but yet, isn't part of the Wincott family.
Alex saw Victor shrugged, not wanting to answer Alex's previous question.
"There's another reason for my visit tonight" Victor murmured loud enough for the brunette to hear.
Alex groaned.
"The serum is not ready yet."
It was a mistake.
Alex sighed. He wondered why was Caloria and a part of the Demon Kingdom, which belonged to the Wincott family, after they were overthrown, which was then, Gravinia, were still at war. Even though the war was not as serious as how the other countries have with the Demon Kingdom, Alex wondered why a country that was once co-existed with the demons even though it was under wraps, would engage with a mindless fight.
"Now where is that little herb…" Alex murmured to himself as he walked down a grassy pathway in a forest which would bring him to the border of land which belonged to the Demon Kingdom, if he would have walked further.
"Will Shinou ever want to see me like this? Working alongside with the humans?" The thirty-five year old unconsciously thought out loud as he squatted down to examine the plants he had encountered.
"Shinou…." A small, timid voice called out. Alex jumped, afraid that someone else was with him and heard him saying Shinou's name.
"Who's there?" He called out.
There was silence, but Alex could make out rustling of dried leaves and whimpers of a child after a minute or two.
Alex gulped and stood up slowly. He glanced behind; making sure no one was following him just in case the whimpering he had just heard was not of human race. Somehow, Alex figured that out, since he swore the voice said, "Shinou."
"He…he…hello?" His voice was shaking as he walked closer towards the voice he had heard. He walked until he almost reached the border, which was covered by several bushes.
"Help…"
The voice was not of human language.
Alex reached out for the bushes and peeked.
There laid a boy, with a glance , looks like a ten year old of human age, bleeding from his forehead, arms and legs. A broken carriage was on the road not too far behind the injured boy, and two horses shot down with arrows.
But the first thing Alexander Klavier Freandros noticed was the necklace the boy was clinging onto desperately with his little right hand.
End Of Chapter 9
Author's note: Hello all! It's been two years since I've updated this fanfic. But after running through tumblr, randomly typing the fandom and emails from my favorite authors still writing about this fandom made me inspired to continue this fanfic.
For those who had followed me thus far, I really thank you for staying with me this far. And for those who are new to the fandom and just read my story, I really appreciate it!
And I would like to apologize for any grammar mistakes found here, it's been a while since I wrote something decent.
I have a feeling I will still keep this fanfic going, as I've been writing a lot of notes for this ever since and I'm sure I will keep on updating if the reviews are good. Thank you !
This chapter is mainly inspired after reading Kyou Kara Maoh ! latest translated chapters online. (Vol.11) So please do check them out if you're lost at the Wincotts are rulers of Caloria part.