The Devil Tears: Lord of the Night
Arc 1 Chapter 1: The Red-haired Girl

The Asgardia continent was a place where the human race, the elven dwarves, demons and demihumans lived. In the past, the Asgardian continent was inhabited only by human beings and dwarves, yet 700 years ago, the demon race invaded the Asgardian continent.

So that the humans and dwarves must ask for help to the elves who live on the continent of Elkina to prevent the demon nation from controlling the continent of Asgardia. After a long time of fighting, the Human Alliance, Dwarves and elves cornered the army of demon lords and the 8 heroes of the alliance successfully sealed the demon lords.

At this moment, the demon king's magic seal was heavily guarded by the holy knight Goddess Juliana. The remaining – remaining demons and monsters vassals of the demon king were now spreading and hiding.

Among the scattered demons, there were those who planned to resurrect the demon lord back to avenge the defeat they had suffered.

After the war ended the heroes established each – of a country based on where they came from. But after centuries – centuries through peacetime, conflicts still arise that resulted in several countries split.

In 732, the Nordland Federation declared war on the Bavarian kingdom triggered by the killing of a son of the Nordland Federation leader within the Kingdom of Bavaria. Eyewitnesses who survived the incident said that 100 Royal Knights arrived – arrived storming them as they were about to return from the diplomatic journey of the Holy Isenburg Empire.

The Nordland Federation requested the 100,000 Gulden Compensation to the Bavarian Government so that the war would not break out. King Conrad II refused the request.

This event will trigger a chain action that will make life on the continent chaotic and will be used by the demons to resurrect the demon king again.

In the midst of the war between the Nordland Federation and the Kingdom of Bavaria in a small town called Elea a battle has just occurred which resulted in many residents displaced and lost their homes.

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Exactly 3 Km east of the city a 12-year-old brown-haired boy was collecting iron – and scattered weapons after the battle.

“Battle this time is very big, a lot of corpses – corpses of royal knights and warriors Nordland.“

Luciel lifted the corpse of a warrior and began to take off the armor of a Nordland warrior.

“With this much loot I can get enough money to go later.“

Luciel is an orphan and a blacksmith student in Elea City, but his teacher died from a battle 2 months ago.

The nobles ordered to recruit the townspeople to fight in the Nordland Federation's attack.

Luciel is a pacifist and does not like conflict and just wants to live his life and the people around him calmly, but the world is not as beautiful as war causes suffering.

Now Luciel is alone and has to find money to make ends meet and he realizes as an ordinary folk boy, there is little choice to survive if the Bavarian kingdom is still at war with the Nordland federation.

Luciel went to a military post dragging his sack of loot and approached a soldier standing guard.

“You can much today?” a soldier carries a bag of loot to weigh up Luciel's loot.

“Lumayan enough to supply my trip later“ reply Luciel while stretching his muscles – muscles.

“40 kilos, and here's your reward,“ warriors give 2 pieces of silver to Luciel.

Asgardia has 3 coins, torches, rals and Gulden. The torch is made of copper and every 100 torches is worth 1 Silver coin ral, every 100 silver coins ral is worth 1 gold coin Gulden.

“Thank you and this is the last time I do this job,“ Luciel said.

“Oh do you want to leave this city? The Rhine city under Duke Lambert von Rhine was very good to evacuate because the influence of the war was not too pronounced there. “

Rhine Duchy, a Western region of the Royal nobility that has 4 small towns and capitals in Rhine City.

The Kingdom of Bavaria has 1 Grand duchy, 3 Duchy led by a Duke and 4 Margraviate led by a Marquis. But after a civil war for the royal crown 120 years ago the Grand Duchy of Bradenburg broke away from the kingdom.

“Ok thank you for the suggestion.“

For the cost of a trip to the western part of the kingdom, it took 20 pieces of ral to follow the caravan that headed towards the Rhine Duchy and it was better to follow the Caravan that had an escort rather than risk going with just a few people. Crime is on the rise this time because many soldiers are mobilized to the battlefield.

Luciel then went to the ruins of the western part of Elea where he lived. Elea was a city in the northern part of the kingdom controlled by Count Rudger von Kansten and had a population of about 40,000 people.

Before the war the city centre was always full of residents but now almost half of the population fled to a safer city after walking through the city centre Luciel approached a stall selling bread.

“2 Wheat bread Sir,“ said Luciel.

“This, 10 torches.“

“Out again the price?“ ask Luciel.

Food prices have risen since the war, leading many to starve to death and many of them have sold themselves into slavery. Although slavery was illegal in the land of humans, many nobles still bought slaves at illegal auction events.

When Luciel reached the ruins of the western city he saw a young man strangling a girl.

“Hey you rancid boy don't fight anymore or I kill you.“

“gggrhhh.. lee.pask grrr“ the girl kicked – kicked the body of the man who strangled her trying to break away.

“You will I sell to the auction, with your pretty face the nobles must be many who want to buy you hehe.. Plakkkk.“ A rock hit the man's head.

Where's you! Who threw me! Ouch ouch“ the man releases his giggles to the girl.

“uhuukk uhukkk,“ the girl fell down and coughed.

“Go master he doesn't want to come with mu“

“You dare to interfere in my affairs, boy! kill you! “ he started running towards Luciel

The man chased after Luciel who started running towards the rubble – rubble. He then hid waiting for the right time to attack her.

“Damn it, the boy ran very fast,“ umpat Man who chased after him.

Luciel then settles down while carrying a stone. The man was still searching for Luciel around the rubble of the building ruins.

“Hey where are you boys!" the man looks upset looking for Luciel who never showed up.

"Hey! above you!" the man looked up and saw a stone falling on his face.

"Aghhhhh!" the man shouted in pain.

Luciel then jumped on the man's back and tried to strangle him unconscious.

"Hmm?" after feeling she had fainted, Luciel had just released her lock on the man's neck.

"Hah..try we check if you have any valuables“ Luciel is wearing the man's shirt.

“Wew passable 20 torches. Ok back make a check girl earlier.“ Luciel then left the man's body and exited the rubble area.

When Luciel returned the girl was sitting on the ground, her left leg swollen and wounds all over her body.

Light red hair smooth white face. ‘ what are the descendants of nobles?’ thought Luciel

Nobles who are very influential have a strong genetic so that their descendants have special characteristics on the physical whether it is the descendants of 8 heroes or because of magical changes.

“You killed him?” asked the red-haired girl to Luciel with a blank look.

“No, he was unconscious “ Luciel replied.

Luciel sat next to the girl

“Thank you,“ said the girl.

“You are injured,“ said Luciel.

There was a blunt scar around his leg.

“You want to come with me? at least until you can walk back,“ take Luciel.

The red-haired girl fell silent at the thought of Luciel's offer.

“Alright,“ answer.

“Alright, I'll carry you.“

Luciel bowed and let the red-haired girl climb onto his back.