Merciless: The Exiled Knight
Ch 5's. The Power of Swing Sword

"Include yourselves to your brethren" Beelzebub commanded, making Luciferd rise at once and depart from the lap of the Queen.

Luciferd discovered the presence of six demon youths, who were looking seriously at him. "I ...." He lowered his head, feeling anxious as he stood before them. "I ... Louis Gran—"

"Lucifers!" Beelzebub suddenly got up from his throne seat, walking towards Luciferd. "Don't use your old name. Throw away that name, one that will only bring you down in misfortune" he added, then stand right beside Luciferd.

Luciferd looked anxiously at the Queen, but he looked down again. "Lu ... Luciferd," he said.

Azazel then leaned over, putting one of his hands in front of his chest, with the other hand stretched out to the side. "Welcome Luciferd. I am Azazel, the eldest son of His Majesty Mother," Azazel said.

A young demon who stood beside Azazel did the same, bowing as if paying homage to Luciferd. "I am Behemoth, the second son of Her Majesty Mother. Hopefully we can be good brothers" he said.

Then, another young man standing beside the Behemoth, immediately did the same. "Leviathan, the third son of Her Majesty Mother," he said.

One of the demon youths who stood beside Leviathan, immediately bowed and said, "I am Mammon, the fourth son of Her Majesty Mother."

The next demon youth bowed before Luciferd. "Astaroth, the fifth son of Her Majesty Mother," he said.

And lastly, the demon youth who continued to give a sharp look towards Luciferd, slowly bowed. "Asmodians. Your Majesty's youngest son Mother before you," said the demon youth.

The Queen clapped her hands. "Good! I'm so happy to see your harmony in front of Luciferd. Even though some of you are unhappy with his presence" Beelzebub said.

"S—hopefully we can all be familiar. I am very happy to have many brothers" said Luciferd, but in complete silence by the demon youth.

Beelzebub snorted. "Alright, enough to get here to the introduction." He then looked one by one at the faces of the entire demon youth. "Behemoth" is spontaneous.

"Ready, Your Highness Mother," replied the Behemoth.

"Today I'm assigning you to take care of Luciferd. Take him to the room that has been reserved for him" orders Beelzebub.

"Okay, Your Majesty's mother." The large and sturdy Behemoth immediately walked over to Luciferd. "Let's take me to your room" he said, holding Luciferd's tiny hand to the young demon.

Luciferd walked with the Behemoth. He also had time to turn his face towards the back, seeing how the Queen still showed a smile to him. "She's even better than my own real mother" said Luciferd.

A moment later, Behemoth brought Luciferd to a spacious room, filled with many extravagant ornaments, and a large and elegant bed.

There were two servants waiting beside the bed, apparently ordered by Beelzebub to continue serving Luciferd during his stay in the palace.

"Luciferd, get some rest first. I'll come back later" Behemoth said, before he finally rushed out of Luciferd's room.

Luciferd, who was still staring at the door, felt tight when he found the presence of two beautiful and sexy servant girls who were standing behind him.

One of the servant girls walked up to him. "Mr Luciferd, don't worry. We are servants who will always serve all your needs" said the servant girl.

"B—really?" Luciferd ventured to look back, though his face continued to tremble. "K-k-you're not gonna do anything weird, are you?" tanyanya was suspicious.

Another servant girl walked over to Luciferd. "Mr Luciferd. Whatever you ask, we will fulfill it. Besides, we're not going to do anything" he replied.

Hearing that answer, made Luciferd a little relieved. He then walked over to one of the servant girls, looked at the servant, and clasped his palms tightly together. "What's your name?" ask Luciferd again.

"I'm Tina" replied the servant girl, whose palms were tightly clasped by Luciferd.

"Trina ...." Luciferd slowly turned towards a servant girl, who was standing next to Tina. "Youyou?" tanyakanya.

"I'm Julia" replied the servant girl.

"J—Juliaa ... nice name. Tina is also good," praised Louis innocently.

"Thank you, Mr. Luciferd," the two maids said in unison. They seemed happy after getting compliments from Luciferd.

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Backyard of the palace.

Behemoth who was standing while folding his hands behind his back. He stood a few meters before Luciferd, who had formed horses, holding a sword. "Show me the extent of your sword technique" Behemoth asked.

Luciferd looked seriously at the Behemoth, as the handle of the sword was clasped tightly by his hands. "B—Behemoth. I don't think I'm a worthy opponent for you" he said.

Behemoth snorted for a moment, impatiently waiting for the first attack that Luciferd would show. "Don't worry. I will try to hold all my strength. You just have to use that sword properly" he replied.

Luciferd a.k.a Louis Grantarte, the tiny seven-year-old boy, is required to face the Behemoth, the demon who is very feared the power of dark magic.

Behemoth was the second son of Beelzebub, whose powers of dark magic were far below those of Azazel, the Queen's eldest son.

The long silver wavy hair, athletic body and two pointed horns attached to his head, became the behemoth's facial good looks.

If the demon people did not find Azazel's presence, then they would glorify the Behemoth's magic power. That was the depiction of his magic power, which could be said to be unable to rival Azazel's dark magic.

Behemoth is known to have led the demon kingdom army as the main command of the war, twice replacing Azazel who served as Beelzebub's bodyguard.

It was during his two roles as warlord that the demon kingdom twice in a row won the battle against the sky kingdom, which was ruled by the Gods.

It was even Behemoth that caused the death of the War God Warriyorz, the general who became the main mainstay of the gods as the war raged.

Beelzebub called him "The best commander among the best." It was based on Behemoth's tactics to control the entire army.

In addition to being a battlefield strategist, Behemoth also has two wings that have unique abilities. If one of the feathers of the two wings fall off, then the feather can be transformed as himself. It was the Behemoth's passive ability that was greatly feared by all of his opponents.

The Behemoth's two pointed horns were capable of emitting dark magic other than its palms, and only the Behemoth possessed that ability among the other Beelzebub children.

Behemoth has no weapons, only a capable fighting instinct that he can use as his flagship weapon. It also has a black ball-shaped necklace, and a pair of black diamond rings that are very useful for the penetration of its dark magic power.

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"Don't waste too much time. You were just standing there, "reproved Behemoth, finding Luciferd had not yet made a move.

"B—what if I hurt you? Or vice versa?" ask Luciferd.

The question, instead, made Behemoth smile, then said, "Then let me attack you first."

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Luciferd was shocked when he found the Behemoth darting toward him as quickly as possible. However, he still tried to swing his sword, as the demon youth got closer and closer.

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What happened beyond suspicion. The Behemoth was immediately stopped, as the wind that was blown by Luciferd's sword was able to scratch the wound on his left shoulder. "M—mustahil. The power of his sword swing was incredible. It seems I underestimated the boy too much" Behemoth praised, before he slowly stepped down to the ground.

"M—sorry!" Luciferd looked down anxiously in front of the Behemoth.

"There's nothing you need to worry about." Behemoth slowly pressed his palm against the scar of the left shoulder, making the black diamond ring he was wearing suddenly react. "I'm fine" Behemoth added.

Luciferd was stunned, watching how the wound that scratched Behemoth's left shoulder instantly disappeared, due to the magic reaction of the diamond ring. "You've got incredible magic, Behemoth!" his praise.

"Yes. You also have an amazing sword ability, Luciferd." The Behemoth slowly turned around, then tilted its face towards the side. "The training is enough here. Her Majesty's mother is waiting for us in the dining room" he said, then walked away from Luciferd.

"M—maasian?" Luciferd still seems to be gaping. He remained silent as he watched the Behemoth move further away from his sight.

"Come Luciferd!" behemoth cheer.

"B—baiikk!" Luciferd finally rushed following the departure of the Behemoth.

~Tbc