King's Presence

There are sounds of horses running toward their direction.

People abruptly gave way seeing the dark skinned demons on top of them.

Human warily and angrily glare but didn't make any unnecesary movement.

"What are you doing here?" Archangel sternly look at the man in front. Gandal is an irritating demon. He always find fault at everything he said in any peace treary meeting they done before. He hates human to the core but with a ceased fire treaty signed by them they are atleast not hurting human on sight anymore. One thing Archangel found strange is how loyal a demon could be not by the rules but by their elders words. Gandal is a son of a very old veteran demon. Everytime that old man appear, Archangel can't help but feel pressured.

This time, Gandal is together with alot of other demons and that old man is no where to be seen. If this Gandal decided to mess with this human settlement, Archangel's dream peace might collapse again.

"We use ability to track down that kid. Give him to us." Gandal snorts but answered anyways.

On the other hand,

Zenzur used his powers to slowly heal Dustin's wound. If he is a demon instantly pouring magic will heal him and there will be no side effects. But human are not born with mana. Pouring mana might help but too much will cause different problems. Zenzur is a very patient man. So pouring mana slowly is nothing to him.

What matter now is the handsome man in front of him.

He did thought about him alot. When he is working in the field, when he is cleaning the house, when he is eating. That fiery hair and that beautiful eyes makes his heart shakes impatiently.

Once again Zenzur feels his heart beats loudly.

Jasper frowns.

"So, that is your plan all along. You want to distract me so you can take that bandit away! Or are you the real bandit boss?" Jasper glares but when the demons appear he looks back and draw his sword and about to go to Archangel to protect him.

Zenzur stops him. He stands up and takes the sword in Jasper hand and put it back to its scabbard.

"When talking about peace,both sides should show sincerity." Zenzur smiles softly.

Jasper is shock. He didn't notice Zenzur movement and he is suddenly behind him. He Even touched his sword and swiftly bring it back to its scabard without him reacting.

"What? Found me pleasing to the eyes? I can gave birth to your children." Zenzur smiles widely.

Jasper frowns and push his close face away and stomp his way to Archangel.

Zenzur is left giggling.

The boy grabs the man's hand.

Zenzur looks at him.

"He is an enemy. His ancestors killed the demon King." Th3 boy said.

Zenzur rubs his head.

"Ancestors mistake cannot be blamed to his precedents."

"Then....Then why are we being persecuted because of our ancestors action?"

The boy's tears and anguished words are like knife slashing his heart.

Zenzur kneels and hug him.

"It is all my fault. I am...weak. If I didn't make a mistake...This wouldn't happen. I failed you all."

".....what are you saying? Your words are hurting my heart. I don't understand."

Zenzur looks at the boy face that is almost crying.

He rubs his cheek.

"You are one of my precious family. Of course you will realize who I am by heart. You just don't accept it yet."

"I...I don't understand!"

"I said hand him over! You brat! Come here! Your parents are waiting for you." Gandal shouted.

Exekiel heard him and hide behind Zenzur.

Zenzur stands up and saw all the demons on top of the horses.

He suddenly feels strange deja vu and tear up.

He remember the past.

The bustling street in the kingdoms city.

"Who is that person?" Gandal glares at Zenzur. "Human! Give us that brat back."

Zenzur is a bit startled.

"Me?"

"Who else am I talking to?" Gandal angrily grind his teeth.

"Don't talk to him like that." Jasper said irritated.

"Come down Sir Gandal. The child doesn't look like he wants to come with you. How about we talk about this over a tea to find out the reason?" Archangel.

"He is just brain washed by you human! Exekiel Corfilia. Do you honestly believe that you can run toward the human and betray your tribesmen?"

"I-I am not betraying--"

"Shut up! Hurry and go back with us."

"Wuuu.." Exekiel is just an ordinary child. He weeps but the fear of being labelled as a demon who betrays his own tribes men is a huge sin among them. Once you are labelled as demon traitor can never go back and will never expect a family to return to.

The weeping child slowly walks to Gandal.

Zenzur hold Exekiel's both arm and stop him.

"Human, do not get involve--"

King's aura.

Zenzur is suppressing his aura to not alarm the human who are sensitive with mana. It is also a way to let the demon knows who he was without any explanation needed.

Gandal dumb foundedly stare along with the others.

A man. An old one at the back.

Fell to his horse but instead of standing up he crawl to the ground and kneeled kotowing to the ground.

"Our king is back. Our King is back." Tears are breaming at his eyes.

"Sir Fidel! What are you doing?" One of the demon ask the old man who are respected by everyone in the demon military.

"Fools! Pay respect to our king!"

Gandal move his eyes from Zenzur back to the old man.

"Is he the real reincarnation of King Taru?" Gandal said while sliding down his horse and prepare to kneel.

"Fool! Fool! Fool!" The old man almost bite his tongue reprimanding tbe young one who is still dumbfoundedly standing up.

"Little Fidelrick,you are alive." Zenzur moves forward and stop the old man from kneeling.

Tears are sliding down his eyes.

Fidel stops cursing the young and stare at the crying Zenzur.

"My King...We...We didn't plan to betray you...Didn't plan...Didn't...."

Zenzur shakes his head.

"I know. I believe Taru is not a kind of person who loves power. He...he is a naughty guy who always love to climb trees and eat juju berries. I believe you all. I know your hearts."

"But in the end. We all betrayed you. I want to find where you were hidden but Lord Taru used alot of magic to sealed you off completely. To hide your existence we even deceived the youngs. My King, I am very happy that before I die I see you well and breathing."

"I am also glad." Zenzur stands up and gaze at the gaping demons.

"I am Zenzur. I am your King."

With his words like a magic spell every demon around knows by heart that what he said was the truth. He is their King.

"Why? Why are you just showing now? Killed...Alot of us died because of the human!" Gandal kneels and cried.

Like a child he wipes the tears with his sleeves and cried again.

Zenzur looks at the weeping demons.

They are born with superior strength but demons are not like what others thought as a battle crazy idiot.

They are more lazy, they work in the fields but mostly they love sleeping. They don't like being wet. They like playing with the beast and often treated them as family. They respect all living things and they love nature.

It is just a misconception witg the human. Since they look different that they are also different inside.

The sobbing and crying wakes up Archangel.

He steps forward.

"I am Archangel, the human King wjo want to make peace with demon. If you are really the demon King then may you give me some of your time?"

Zenzur looks at Archangel and he blinks.

"King Jiden? How are you still alive after a very long time? And instead of aging. You look younger."

Archangel feels a chill and also expectations rose in his heart.

"That is my ancestor. Do you know him?"

"Of course. I met him alot of times. We almost signed the peace treaty back then. I want to apologize to you for him. I...I didn't see the end of our contract. Something happened."

"The horn in the palace vault. Is it yours?"

Zenzur smiles.

"Your ancestor often tremble seeing me. He usually got a hero behind his back all the time. But I never see him waver. He is a good man."

Archangel gasps.

"He...he said you are an honest man. That if you are well...Nothing like the great war will ever happen."

Zenzur smiles disappear and an apologetic smile spread his lips.

"I disappoint my country men...and disappoint human tribe. A sin that I will never be able to pay off to."

All the human,

All the Demon,

Look at the man's saddened self and they all felt a stir of strange emotion.

They both hate each other.

They will all want to tear each other up.

But a single man stops them and just stare at him.

His presence is not only about his aura.

Its also and undoubtly his charisma.

Jasper stares at Zenzur.

He has been thinking about him for a while now.

He thought he is just mad and humiliated.

As a descendant of a Hero who ends up the previous demon King, should he also be the demon King's end?

A/N:

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