The Queen Of The Demon World
56. Request
“Hahaha, of course not. I never discriminate customers.” The shopkeeper's grandfather crouched down and patted the old man's cheeks, not long after. Old grandfather's body suddenly tens, even his hair was back to how it was.
The old man woke up holding his head. “Ah, what a powerful force. I almost died.”
“Stop joking, how can you die?”
“Hei! Anyway, I'm here as an ordinary human who can of course die!”
The shop owner's grandfather stood and ruffled his waist. “Which ordinary people use other people's forms?”
“Ah, i-it's because ..” Old grandpa shifted his gaze while scratching his cheek. “Before that, don't make that little girl wait!” The old grandfather shifted the topic and pointed at Ethelyne.
“What happened here? What do you two mean?”
“Ah, we have not introduced ourselves yes.” The shopkeeper's grandfather changed his form into a silver-haired handsome man with purple eyes, he saluted like a high noble. “Include, my name is Willian Virgian.”
“Virgian? Are you ... a holy girl?” ethelyne asked hesitantly at the end of her sentence.
“Hm? Hahaha.” William laughed out loud.
‘Is there anything funny?’
“Sorry for my impoliteness, Miss Ethelyne. I am the founder of the Virgian.” clan
“Klan?”
“Yes, I along with Mr. Murry built the Virgian clan for the displaced children. We trained them so hard that they managed to awaken the holy power, even so. Not a few also children who died due to unstable magic power and blew them up.”
“So, what's that why there are only 11 holy girls?”
“Yes, that's right! But that is the second reason.”
“Then, what's the first reason?”
William's gaze turned serious. “I'm sure, you know what I mean.”
Ethelyne looked at him fixedly, the girl nodded. “It looks like so, the other girls. Everything ... was finished by the devil.”
“Yes, actually there are not only girls. But there were many boys too, but they all did not survive the sudden battle between demons and humans that led to the death of the little ones. Even toddlers are not missed.” Willian clenched his hands full of anger.
“Oh, is that it? But, why have I never heard of the Virgian clan?”
“That's because we've been missing for over 50 years, ordinary humans thought we were all dead in war and never talked about it again. Moreover, the Virgian clan belonged to a hidden clan. We installed a special barrier that can make the village of children not seen or known by anyone.”
Ethelyne nodded her head in understanding. “So like in the village of the spirits right? But I want to ask you one thing, who is the man you call the master?” He pointed at the old geezer who had now turned into a handsome man with purple eyes and slightly disheveled blue-colored hair.
“Ah, is she? He was the Legendary Dragon Master. Mr. Murry.”
“Eh?? What?!” Ethelyne looked at William and Murry alternately. “She, Legendary Dragon?” he asked while pointing at Murry with a look of disbelief.
“True, he has traveled the world for almost 800 years over.”
“Do not..” Ethelyne stared at Murry. ’The old man who is similar to the mother's father, is he?’
“Congratulations on your change as a Holy Girl, although a little strange because you are not trained by us. But the seeds of holy energy have been in your body.”
Ethelyne held her chin thinking, she looked at the two. “Before that, I want to ask. What holy energy seeds can be inherited?”
Willian shakes. “It can't, Lady. The seed of holy energy had fused with the soul and life of that person. So it is impossible to pass it on to others, even more so. You are the last holy maiden chosen by the previous holy maidens.”
“I?” Ethelyne pointed to herself, she did not believe herself to be the one chosen by the eleven holy maidens.
Willian just nodded lightly.
Willian approached and cupped Ethelyne's face. “It was destiny, Lady. You can't possibly change your life's destiny, everything has been determined by God.”
‘The problem is, I don't believe in the presence of that god, Ethelyne's inner’ is a little depressed, how not. She had not even been born when the ten holy maidens died, how could they choose her as the last holy maiden while they did not know that she would be born or not. ‘Destiny? Hah, I never thought destiny could control my life. But ..’ Ethelyne glanced at Willian and Murry who seemed to be chatting even though Murry only responded with a nod of the head.
“Begini, Lady. Would you like to come back with us?”
“You mean?”
“I mean, do you want to come with us back to the forest of the fairies?”
“Sorry, but I can't come.” Ethelyne said without hesitation.
“Why? Shouldn't all holy maidens indeed return to the clan, the clan elders will curse you if you don't obey orders.”
“Foolish times with curses and orders, that's for sure. I will not follow you, for everything is clear and there is nothing more to ask. So I go first.” Ethelyne turned around and walked away, but suddenly a holy barrier appeared that made him stop immediately. He glanced at the barrier that was now locking him up. “What does this mean?”
“Lady, you can't get out too long from the village. If we can't bring you back well, then we will take you by force.”
Ethelyne turned around and looked at the two coldly. “Remove the barrier.”
“Sorry, but I can't,” William said with a smile.
“Say once again, the loss of the barrier!”
“Cih, stubborn once.”
“As I said before, can't.”
Ethelyne clucked, suddenly. Barier who locked him up was smashed to pieces.
“How is it possible!”
Ethelyne looked back, looking at William sharply with one eye red and the other golden. “You are the one who provoked my anger.”
“You--”
“Hahaha.”
William looked towards Murry who was laughing for no reason.
“What's funny?”
“Master, can't you see the situation?”
“You think you can beat us?” Murry stared at Ethelyne flat. “You are still too weak, holy girl.”
“Ah, so? How about we do a test experiment?” Ethelyne stepped forward little by little, a red-and-black aura munguar from Ethelyne's body. The aura fused together and formed a sword with a skull-shaped sword crossbar, a black aura continuously emanating from the sword Ethelyne was holding.
“T-quiet first, everything can be discussed carefully.”
“Hem? Didn't you just say you were taking me by force?”
“We have to do it, it's very dangerous out there. After Lady Earlene's death, we don't want any more holy girls to die.”
“Really?”
William nodded his head.
“If can't take him, just finish him.”
“Woi!” panicking William while turning his head towards the indifferent Murry.