THE DEMON KING'S EMPRESS
Forest of Death 1

In a garden behind the school there is a large mango tree, lush leaves and the fruit grows large and bushy. Under the tree there is a long white wooden chair and a white round table decorated with beautiful carving ornaments. A gentle breeze blew away the dried leaves that were falling down as if they were dancing to float in the air gracefully. Lili and Chrysanthemum, both of them walked towards the tree and sat on the white long chair.

"What's Lili?"

"Hmm... Why is my name there? Did they typed someone else's name wrong?!"

"..."

"Can I resign?!"

"Can't."

"Why? Obviously I'm not as good as you are in witchcraft, how can I take the exam?"

"Lili, since ancient times, the disciples here no one dared to resign in this test. You know why?! Because if you resign, you'll be punished."

"Huh?! Being punished? What kind of punishment?"

"You will be thrown into the abyss of despair. And you know what that place is?! There you will feel things that will make you feel hopeless, crazy and may leave you traumatized."

"Huh?! That sadistic? Is it physical or mental punishment?!"

"Eitherway. According to the story I heard, there used to be one disciple who was once punished and thrown into the abyss of despair."

"Then how?!"

"The disciple made it out of the abyss. Surprisingly as he exited the abyss, there were thousands of beasts following him from behind."

"Is that how strong he is? Is he handsome or pretty? young old? is he..."

"Stop! It's late afternoon, dusk's starting to blush. Let's go home."

"But I haven't finished talking?!"

"Then we get home."

"OK on."

...***...

The Dormitory

The chrysanthemum went into Lili's room after Lili opened her bedroom door and locked it. The chrysanthemum immediately sat down quickly on the long sofa while looking through Lili's room.

"Your room is as luxurious and neat as it was the first time I came here. Looks like the noble princess's room."

"Your room must be good, too. Much better than my room."

"Are you ever in my room?"

"No. You never asked me, did you?!"

"Isn't a girl's room neater than a boy's room?!"

"Not really, hehehe."

"Oh yeah, what do you want to tell me? Let's continue?" asked Lili while giving a glass of water to Chrysanthemum. The chrysanthemum received it and gulped it once and placed it on the table. He sighed while looking at the ceiling of Lili's room.

"Do you know why I didn't continue the story of the Deathly Forest?" chrysanthemum asked as she turned her gaze towards Lili. Lili shook her head.

"That's because the Forest was related to someone whose name should not be mentioned in this school and in this dormitory. Anybody who dares to say that name either in school or in the dorm, he'll be punished severely."

"Why? Whose name can't be called?"

"Queen of the Devil."

"What?! That means the Demon Queen isn't it. the Demon King's empress who disappeared for two hundred years ago right?"

"Yes. Her name is not the Demon Queen. It's just his nickname. Not just the Demon Queen. He has many nicknames. It was because he had an incomparably powerful black magic power. Even though he had incredible strength, he never hurt anyone. In fact, he was hurt by a lot of people."

" Is so. Too bad. Why did they hurt him when he never hurt anyone."

"Lili, no matter how good you are to someone else, if he hates you, in his eyes you are still bad. Nothing good is a little. It's even worse."

"But, no matter how much someone hates us, we should at least be kind to them. Even though the reply was only caci maki. Or maybe more than that."

"You're right. But there will come a time when one feels that all he does is in vain."

"..."

"That Deathly Forest...why is it called the Deathly Forest?! Because the person who went in there no one ever came back. If it comes back, it's just a corpse. It all depends on each other's luck."

"Why? Why is that so?!"

"I don't know myself. The history books at this school do not tell us details about the forest. All I know is, the one who can come out safely and bring thousands of wild animals with him, who is none other than, who else if not He is, the Demon Queen... Lilies."

"His name.same as mine. And that person was the Demon King's consort, Evil." Inner Lili

"The name is the same as you. The only thing that differentiates you from the two of you is its nature. He's notoriously cold-blooded, ruthless, haughty.ahhh if I mention it might not be enough a day.it could be so full."

"Huh? Is that bad he?!"

"For those who hate him, he's a cunning, cold-blooded, ruthless, haughty criminal. But for those who know him, love him, love him.he is as warm as the shining morning sun."

Chrysanthemum said that while reflecting on his childhood memories. At that time he had to lose both parents because both parents were accused of hiding the practice of black magic secretly. His family was sentenced to hang. During the hanging procession and arriving to the law, a black-robed man kidnapped her from the procession. He was the only one who survived the punishment for being kidnapped by someone he did not know. In the night, his family was devastated. Houses, families, relatives are all destroyed. Her small body curled up, crying in fear in the arms of the black-robed person. He still cried in fear because he thought he would die like his family. Suddenly he heard a faintly meek voice whispering in his ear.

"Don't be afraid of sweet children. I'm here to help you. Now stop crying and close your eyes. I want to clean up the little bugs that are troubling our way. You understand?!"

Hearing the whisper, the little Chrysanthemum stopped crying and closed its eyes tightly. Ever since she was taken on the run by someone in black robes to save her, Chrysanthemum felt that many people behind were chasing them both. Thousands of witches across the country are deployed to capture her and her mysterious savior. The small chrysanthemums could feel the sound of explosions and moves from each of the witches pointing towards them. Somehow the little Chrysanthemum felt safe in his arms. Boldly, Chrysanthemum opened his eyes and saw the figure that was hugging him now.