Cursed Thrones
Chapter 4 - Escape

'Shuuutt! Jambb!'

An arrow shot very fast and stuck right on the neck of a deer.

"Good shot, Brian. You're getting good at this." praised Cecilia as she immediately ran towards the deer.

"All thanks to the training you gave."

It's been about 2 weeks Brian's been living in this world. And all that time, never once did Brian complain about his new life.

Life in this world is much more pleasant than life on earth.

Although no facility can match what is on earth, there are no demands and time constraints on it.

Wake noon? Who cares. No boss will scold you for leaving late.

Eating 5x a day? Doesn't matter. You just need to move more tomorrow because nobody's forcing you to sit on a monitor 8 hours a day.

Lazy working? Doesn't matter. As long as the rest of the hunt was still enough for today, no one would care.

More than all that....

"Brian! Come here and help me skin her" said Cecilia, who carried the deer on her shoulders as she walked towards their home.

'Well, maybe the biggest reason I like this world so much.... It was Cecilia herself.'

Seeing her beauty alone was enough to wipe out all the suffering she endured on earth first.

But Brian never expected more. After all, he had never been lucky with a woman before.

But....

'Bruck!'

Suddenly, Cecilia dropped the deer on her back onto the ground. Shows a lot of the deer's blood that's dirtying his clothes.

The Elf woman suddenly fell silent on the spot while looking towards the distance. Far below the slopes of these mountains.

"Cecilia? What's up?" ask Brian in curiosity.

Not getting an answer, Brian immediately ran and approached where Cecilia was standing.

And what he saw was far away on the slopes of those mountains....

It is a squad of troops with complete armaments and armor. Even if the distance is very far, thanks to the blood of the Demon King Brian can see it clearly.

In the front row of the army, there are 4 knights carrying flags with white scaly dragon emblems and Roman numerals VI or 6.

Right at the front, there was a figure of a Knight in a white robe who had a similar dragon emblem.

"Brian, this is so bad" said Cecilia suddenly.

"Whatchu mean? You know them?"

"The 6th Holy Order. Exterminate, and exterminate the demon race for the safety of mankind.... Brian. We'll get out of here soon." Cecilia replied in a panic.

"Wait first! I don't get it. After all, aren't they headed somewhere else?"

"Don't be stupid! They're.... They'll never stop. Any territory passed by the 6th holy order would definitely be completely clean of the Demon race. What's more...."

As Cecilia glanced back at the white-robed Knight who was none other than Aeryn, Aeryn suddenly turned her head and looked right at Cecilia.

'Srruuugg!!!'

Cecilia immediately got down while pulling Brian's body to the ground.

"No way.... Did he realize me? Brian. Whatever happens, the 6th holy order is the greatest sign of danger to the devil. Now we'll pack up and run as far away as possible in the opposite direction. Understood?"

With his mouth covered by Cecilia's hands, Brian could only nod his head.

Brian was not at all willing, if the perfect life that had always been expected to end this soon.

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

"Miss Aeryn. Is something wrong?" ask one of the Knights behind him. He was confused to see the figure of Aeryn who suddenly turned to a direction.

As soon as Aeryn raised her right hand, the steps of her entire army immediately stopped.

"Send 20 men to the mountains. Comb the forest neatly. I was pretty sure I just felt the devil's presence there." Aeryn replied with a flat face.

"Devil?! Hasn't the mountain region been cleared before?"

"How many Devils are there, Miss Aeryn?" ask the other knights.

"Only one. So I think 20 soldiers is enough to take care of it. The rest will continue their journey towards Frosbite."

"Understand!" reply the Knight behind him who immediately ordered 20 soldiers to follow him.

A total of 21 soldiers left the main line of troops, which numbered 1,200 people. Where they will continue their journey towards the forest that is always covered by snow in the North, Frostbite.

A region that was rumored to be the safe headquarters of the Devils all this time due to the low existence of humans in that cold region.

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

"Well.... Huh.... Huh...."

Brian did not reply, He just immediately pocketed his phone as his last memento on earth and then ran back. Leaving this little wooden house, maybe forever.

"Wait, take this!" cecilia said while throwing something.

'Stamp!'

By reflex, Brian caught it. It was nothing but a one-handed sword about 1 meter long.

The sword was neatly tucked away in its sheath, and looked a little dirty. Probably because it is rarely or never used.

"It's...."

"In case. You can use it, right?" asked Cecilia who was seen checking the condition of her bow and arrow.

"Of course."

Quickly, the two immediately ran away from the place. As far as they can.

But just moved for a few minutes....

"There! That's them!"

A loud scream can be heard from a distance.

"What is true?! Have they arrived?!" cecilia.

'Srruugg! Oruugg!'

The sound of the troop's footsteps rang out loudly thanks to their iron equipment. And from that voice, it was clear that they were starting to split.

Trying to corner Brian and Cecilia in one place.

'Shuuuttt!!!'

A small arrow shot was seen shot right beside Brian's ear.

'Just barely!'

Brian's heart started beating fast. He knew that he had gained a little extra power from 3 drops of the Demon King's blood.

But in the presence of a trained Knight, the difference became quite thin. Especially when Brian is just a former office worker who rarely moves.

His breathing began to run out after continuing to run from earlier.

"Well.... Huh.... Huh...."

Cecilia who saw the figure of Brian who was getting tired immediately acted.

'Sreeet!'

Suddenly, Cecilia stopped her footsteps and turned her back. Simultaneously, he drew his bow and arrow.

Targeting right at the head of one of the Knights chasing after them.

'Shyuuuttt!!! Jilbb!!!'

The arrow stuck right into the knight's right eye. Killed instantly.

"Come with me." said Cecilia who immediately pulled Brian's arm.

Cecilia pulls up and takes Brian into even deeper woods. The trees were much busier and unmanageable, with many shrubs and rooting plants blocking the streets.

Such conditions were certainly very detrimental to the knights who chased after the two. Where their movement is slightly hampered by the weight of the armor they wear.

But reality....

"Don't let them get away!"

Simultaneously with that shout, the entire Knights who were now starting to gradually surround Brian and Also Cecilia immediately took out their Crossbow.

'Saturray!'

After filling that crossbow with small arrows, the remaining 19 knights immediately shot everything towards Brian as well as Cecilia.

'Shuuuttt! Shuuut!!'

'Jleeebb!'

Despite hiding behind a thick tree trunk, one of the arrows managed to hit Cecilia's left shoulder.

"Cecilia!"

"No problem, let's get the hell out of here."

Holding tightly onto the sword tied to his waist, Brian continued to think in his heart.

'Is there anything I can do in this situation? But.... If I die here.... Is it all going to end? No. gabe.... Anyhow....'

Brian continued to run while looking at the figure of Cecilia in front of him who seemed to be in pain, with a small arrow stuck on his left shoulder.