
"Well, we meet here. But then they split up again."
Lucy simply replied with a smile towards Lily.
"Friends, if you need help contact each other immediately. Understood?" finne. All set the next coordinates while nodding.
"Stay connected is good. All right, we're heading to Bustam City" said Rendy and each of them left with their own teams.
Holy Island, where the Half-Demon and Demon descendants live. But in this place, they behave well. It was as if their evil ancestors were a mistake.
They built a government headed by the king. All life is as peaceful as human life knows. It was really what humans and other outside races knew.
No one knows how it is in it.
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"Auw .." - Jack. The others just looked at Jack in wonder.
"Not used to space displacement? You better take a road trip" Mike said. Jack clucked in annoyance, then helped Lily to stand up.
"We're going there, right?" show Finne.
A magnificent palace, all white. Stand straight at the end of the road they are now walking. They do not realize that the surrounding residents look at them in wonder. Like asking in their hearts, "What is this creature? Why are there no feathers or scales, only hair on his head?"
"They're human!" yelled at the one who apparently read a lot of books.
At once, the situation in the society became rowdy and screamed in fear. Then it became quiet again due to the screams of one of the royal soldiers who told them to be quiet.
"On whose orders are you here?" ask the soldier with golden armor enveloping from his feet to his head with a golden helmet as well. Meeting until nothing is seen, the stuff of a hair.
"We-we Demi-God are going to do the exam," Lily replied hesitantly. Of course, the soldier was pointing his mighty spear at them.
"Don't you dare steal the names of the great Demi-Gods!" snatch that soldier.
Mike handed over a piece of paper that Locius had given him. The soldier read from the sidelines of his head protector. He then lowered his level of alertness. Then kneel down to apologize.
All the citizens who are in the form of a variety of it immediately get out of the way.
Jack, Mike, Lily, and Finne look around. There are creatures that are ugly, there are creatures with the face of a horse human body, there are also those who are sturdy like wild animals and their faces are like humans but covered in thick hair. There is so diverse, and lives like a human on Halfen Island.
Set them up in a palace so glazed with jewels, its walls pure white. It was designed like heaven, so beautiful and magnificent.
"All glory be to the King" said the soldier kneeling before the King, the Great Lion who sits on his throne with all his servants who make all who face respect to him.
"So you are the chosen ones, the Demi-Gods?" ask the King. His voice even showed evidence that he was in charge here.
"The lion is speaking .." murmured Jack in wonder.
"So, the king of the forest is also the king of the kingdom here?" whispered Lily.
"Not polite" chirped someone. From behind the great king's throne, there was a woman.
"He has no legs!?" surprised Jack.
True, his legs were the tail of a snake and his body, not a pair or two long-shaped pairs that split and could step. The woman opened her hood, looking a beautiful woman yet there were snake scales adorning her face. The scales were moving. Makes Jack feel a bit disgusted.
"I am Elina, the King's advisor. Please cooperate in the future," he said with a faint smile.
"I'm sorry for my friend's impoliteness" Mike said, giving Jack a death glare. Jack gulped his saliva in shock at the angry Mike.
"We came here peacefully, and went to His Majesty the King to ask for cooperation. We want to find two escorts for us as Demi-God." Mike bowed respectfully.
"Include my name Rajendra, King Singaraja I. I'd be happy to help."
Rajendra then called one of the servants, and asked them to prepare some rooms for them to rest.
"Balin," call the King. The faithful soldier knelt down to answer the call of his King.
"Take them around, get to know this kingdom."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Partenia Kingdom, that is the name of this kingdom. The outside world did know them by the name of Holy Island, but from within, their name was the Partenia Kingdom. The name of their first queen who founded their homeland.
As Balin takes them for a walk, Jack is fooled by one small alley they pass. The alley was small, seedy, and dark. There was a small child; he had a tail and ears.
It was half a cat. The kid's scraping trash in there. It makes Jack interested to look, approach, and enter the alley slowly.
"Hey?"
The little boy was surprised, he retreated quickly. But it's cornered because the alley is deadlocked. Jack extended his hand slowly so as not to scare the little boy.
"What's wrong, I have bread. Wanna?" Jack reached into his bag and there was a piece of bread still intact he had not eaten. "It."
Jack handed me the bread. The boy first appeared to be in disbelief, as if he had been traumatized by all strangers. But seeing Jack's sincere face, he was moved to accept Jack's gift.
Unexpectedly, a foot clad in thick, heavy leather shoes. Kick the little boy's hand. So that he grew more frightened and tried to push the wall behind his back; hoping that the wall pitied him and moved so that he could escape from the place.
"Hey, Balin! What are you doing!?" snapped Jack angry.
"Sir, you're too clean for this despicable creature."
Jack surprised. His brows furrowed, his eyes widened; what a strange statement this palace warrior had just said.
"Come, Sir. We continue the journey." Balin immediately walked out the alley. Jack wanted to give me that bread. But the little boy curled himself up, covering his head with both of his thin, dry arms.
Perhaps in his heart, he said repeatedly to God so that he would not be harmed again.
Jack felt guilty. He put the bread down. Then back off slowly. And continue around the kingdom with Balin.
"There's something strange about this kingdom" Jack whispered to Mike. Lily heard that too.
"I don't know, but we should be able to make a profit first. Maybe it was a rule or custom here if we can not just give let alone foreigners," explained Mike.
...*...
The day had passed, the sun was tired of doing its work and needed to rest behind the moon.
Mike, Finne, Jack, and Lily are invited by Rajendra to dinner together at a royal banquet.
On that long, sparkling table full of food, there were only the four Demi-God, Elina the Advisor, and Her Majesty the King.
The king ate his food. He told me a lot of things. About the history of the kingdom.
A long time ago, their ancestors or arguably they came from the Continent of Kakomikos, taken from the merging of two words that mean dirty and evil.
Then the Queen of Partenia I, realized that the act was wrong and wanted to change. He took his loyal followers to another island they found. They came out not with pleasure, but had been expelled and ostracized.
Until this kingdom is formed. Therefore, they no longer referred to themselves as the Demon race or Half-Demon. But Kallagi, which means good change.
"This kingdom will be destroyed," continued the King told one story. This story happened when he was a child. When he who comes from the ordinary people is not a noble.
The kingdom was destroyed by someone who was supposed to be the great hero of the world. Yet it had destroyed the Parthenia kingdom with its power.
"However I am, with a strong soul and determination. I woke up with all my loyal friends. Also Elina. Until I became king. And my leadership could be a prosperous and glorious time."
The story stops because Elina asks, "Do you know a Demi-God named Nereus?"
"Y-" Jack's mouth was immediately silenced by Mike.
"I mean, yeah. We've heard, he's strong. But there's been no news for a long time, and it's gone nowhere without a trace" explained Mike.
Mike knew that from Elina's tone, there was no good intention when he asked so. His voice, Mike can feel if there is a suspicious feeling that Elina put on them. From there, Mike was sure they should not carelessly answer frivolously if there was no impromptu war.
"Well, what a pity. If only you knew, maybe we could avenge the late generations above us.." - Elina.
Dinner was over, there was more food left because there was more food than the people at the table. The king sent the food into exile, and the servants carried it out.
Then the four teenagers were led to his room to rest and perform their duties in the morning.