Cursed Thrones
Chapter 10 - Travel

"Uhuk! Kughh!"

Brian was seen coughing while bleeding from his mouth. The wound had been treated by Cecilia, but still she received quite a number of stabs and slashes.

With a body that could only lie limp at home in the meantime, Brian kept thinking about what had just happened to him.

"Ce-Cecilia...."

"Yes?" reply Cecilia who sat beside him while reading a book. Books that have been damaged and torn in some parts.

"You-you think.... Am I weak?" ask Brian briefly.

"of course. So did I. Listen to me, next time don't go forward facing 6 people alone and realize the limits of your abilities."

The words from Cecilia actually pierced right in his heart.

During this time, Brian thought that he was the main character in this world. But yesterday's crushing blow made it clear.

That he is nobody.

"Look, Brian. Even if we have Hecate's blood, we are nobody. Even experienced knights can kill us.

Moreover, those who were blessed by the gods as heroes, or those who were summoned from another world with perfect rituals. So don't think stupidly like before." Cecilia explained at length.

Hearing all that, Brian simply fell silent and nodded. His heart was so disappointed with the other world that was so far beyond his expectations.

But at a time when his hopes were almost dashed....

"Although, with the strength of these eyes I can search for the rest of Hecate's strength better. Plus, your action just gave me a little idea." explains Cecilia.

"The idea?"

......***......

A few days later....

"So, what does this mean?" brian asked puzzledly while looking at the figure of Cecilia in front of him.

"We're going to be human!"

In front of him, Brian saw the figure of Cecilia with a slightly pale white skin wearing a beanie or black cloth skullcaps covering her head. Especially her long and pointed ears.

"Uhh.... I don't understand what you mean."

By this time, Brian was starting to think maybe.... It's probable. Cecilia's intelligence is slightly below average.

"Still not understanding?"

After saying that, Cecilia grabbed something in her bag. Take something that resembles like a card with a brownish color.

"Jeng jeng! Adventurer card!" shouted Cecilia while showing off the 6 brown cards in her hand.

The card looks quite thick as it is made of copper plates. The writing on it shows the identity of the owner.

Seeing that, Brian began to understand.

"Don't say...."

"Hm.... It's ugly. I don't like this name. Hm.... How about this?"

Regardless of Brian's words, Cecilia still continued to choose one of the six cards. Looking for a pretty good name for him.

If he did not like it, Cecilia immediately threw the adventurer card to the ground.

"Well.... At least don't throw it away. I haven't chosen you know?" lamented Brian. He began to bend his body to take one of the adventurer cards.

"Here we go! From today on, my name in the human world is Felix! This name is at least neutral enough for a woman!"

While having fun, Cecilia was seen hugging the adventurer card tightly.

While Brian himself still chooses from the remaining five cards.

"Reux, Ganthore, Krestine, Hugo, Trestle.... To be honest all the names are very strange." lamented Brian while reading some information in the adventurer card.

...[.Reus]...

...[.Stage : Bronze - II]...

...[.Skill - Close combat - Level I]...

'Seriously, what the hell is this?! Is this the only information on the card? Isn't this very easy to fake?!' brian thought in his heart.

"Are you ready, Reux?! We will explore the territory of mankind in search of the rest of Hecate's power and live comfortably there!" shouted Cecilia who was now filled with excitement.

"Who decides I'll choose that name?"

......***......

In the end, Brian was forced to choose the name Reux. The two began walking to sneak towards one of the big cities in the Luvelia empire, Mapleford.

Along the way, the two of them try to see the effect of a simple beanie used to cover Cecilia's upper head.

The result is really effective. They not only believed that Cecilia was a human, but also were kind to her.

"You see? Very effective, right?" cecilia said proudly as she left the passing merchant caravan.

"Honestly, I'm not sure...."

Brian himself still has the same physical form as humans in general. He didn't have to do anything to hide it.

But one thing still bothered Brian.

"Wait, can't that woman know where we are? Even realizing that we're demons from a distance?" ask Brian.

The woman he was referring to was none other than Aeryn. The leader of the Sixth Holy Commandment.

"Just calm. A figure blessed by such strength was quite rare. Moreover, it does not mean that we will live in the city, but rather use it as a base to strengthen ourselves."

Cecilia's explanation certainly makes Brian quite interested.

"Self-strengthened? Explain further." Brian replied curiously.

"In short, all this time we have always lived hunting and gathering with lowly equipment." explained Cecilia while paying attention to their thin clothes and also old bows and swords.

"Therefore, while searching for the rest of Hecate's strength, we will take on the mission of the Guild. Earn money and get access to buy better equipment from human territory."

'Wait 'wait! He is actually very smart?!' brian thought after hearing that simple yet brilliant plan.

"Not only that, I heard that in big cities they sell magic equipment. Like a sword that could slash from a distance, or a shield that could not be broken. What's more...."

"Hmm?"

Cecilia suddenly fell silent. Just like before, he saw something in his sight.

But this time, his vision was quite blurry and seemed very far away.

"Cecilia? You okay?" ask Brian in curiosity.

The silver-haired elf was still speechless on the spot. From a distance his right eye reacted and began to glow, emitting a faint reddish glow.

His body began to tremble and felt a chill piercing into his bones.

Shaking, Cecilia raised her right hand, pointing towards Mapleford City in the distance.

"Bri.... Brian.... This is impossible." said Cecilia in a broken voice.

"What's wrong? Did your eyes see something again like before?"

In his view, Cecilia saw the figure of a Knight walking along with his troops. From his body were five reddish lines that formed like a stream of blood.

'Braa!!!'

Thanks to the power of her eyes, Cecilia realized the reality of this world.

A world that was previously considered black and white, with humanity as the defender of absolute truth and the devil as the villainous.

But now....

What he saw....

"I saw a human Knight walking down this street along with his soldiers."

"Stupid! Then hurry up and hide and...."

Before he could finish his words and pull Cecilia away from the main street, the silver-haired Elf spoke again.

Said something that really surprised Brian.

"He had five drops of Hecate's blood."

"Huh? What did you say?!"