Max

It was quiet in the morning without the sound of birds singing, or the shady forest trees that collided with each other because of the wind.

But in this small, makeshift hut, the sound of the man's breath filled the room.

While holding the blanket in his grasp, cold sweat continued to stream through his pores. The pain that even shook the legs of lovea knight like him, seemed to illustrate that he had never received so much injury and pain in his body.

Even so, his two irises were black and full of light, like an onyx gem shone by sunlight, still glaring at the demon in front of him at this time with full confidence in himself that he would defeat the demon as soon as possible.

Lesa just looked at him lazily with her dead fish eyes, as if she didn't want anything untoward to happen in this little hut she had worked so hard to make.

"Um .. max .. ton, right?" Hearing his name called by the devil in front of him, made him gasp in surprise, "do you want - !!"

Before Lesa had time to lift what she was carrying, Max immediately choked her with all her strength using the cloth in her grip. "I don't care what you say, devil!" Max glared at him, "I won't let you get out of this room and kill more living beings !!"

For a few moments Lesa could not breathe, and stretched to untie the bonds. Until finally the skinny body with long hair that almost covered the entire face of the devil didn't move, even so Max didn't let go of the cloth that was choking Lesa.

until a few moments passed, finally Max let go of the choke and fell along with Lesa's already limp body.

His breathing was heavy every time he breathed, and several times swallowed his saliva as if he could not believe what he was doing. He didn't feel proud or afraid, the strange feeling that was now filling his chest was more like .. a feeling of relief ..

even so, Max's hands seemed to shake as soon as he removed the cloth that tied Lesa's neck. Was it because he didn't believe he was choking someone to death, or because the hunger in his stomach turned into pain?

at this time he couldn't even stand up properly, "damn .."

He looked away from his stomach, and looked at the devil who was thin and looked sicker than him right now.

His saggy face and bones showing beneath his skin, made him believe that this demon in front of him had not even eaten for days.

"If I'm not careful, I could be her dinner today .." he said, then his feet accidentally touched the contents of the things in the bag that was carried by Lesa before.

"He must be carrying a weapons or something dangerous in here, I have to see.." he muttered while looking inside of the bag in a hurry.

His eyes were wide, instead of sharp weapons such as knives, bows and arrows that he imagined to cut his body later, there were only fruits and some plants, which had the same smell as the the impact of the fine plant behind the bandage wrapped around his stomach right now.

"That means from the beginning you ..." he looked at the devil in front of him, who lay lifelessly stiff he thought. " .. save me?"

feelings of regret began to haunt him. During the years he fought to protect the kingdom from bloodthirsty demons, even carrying millions of wounds on his body, leading him to assume that all demons were the same.

Since he was little and participate many cold wars with humans, elves or demons, this was the first time someone had saved him when he was dying, and that person is a demon. which he has killed more than tens of millions of devils out there.

"I'm sorry.... " He said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm.. sorry" at the same time as he made his apologies, the salty water flowed down his cheeks.

The feeling of sadness mixed with anger with himself made his chest ache, not because of injury or illness .. it was more of something that could not be seen and appeared suddenly.

"Even though .. I haven't said my thank you to you .." Max clenched his fists full of anger. "I'll say it when we can meet in a place where all beings can live in peace, devil .."

"Instead of going all the way there, why don't you just tell me right now."

the voice suddenly made Max's head, who had previously been downcast, immediately looked up to see the origin of the sound.

"y-you still alive ??" said Max, stuttering

Lesa then sighed heavily and stood up, "well, unfortunately you're right."

Max then grabbed one of Lesa's wrists and looked at her with a grateful face, "Thank you ... thank you for saving me, and" then he smiled, "I'm really grateful that you're still alive." he said in a hoarse voice

Lesa didn't speak for a while and didn't move, until finally she crouched down and pulled Max's hand softly.

"huh?" Max, who is still confused by this devil's attitude, can only follow her movements. considering the open wound behind the bandage, makes him unable to move much.

Lesa then helped him up, and took him to the bed where Max was lying before.

After that, without any expression or words, he went to get his things that were in the bag below. "ah, Sorry, I opened your stuff earlier. "

"I'ts okay." Finally Lesa answered, she then walked towards Max while carrying her stuff that had been put into her bag again. "this food is for you after all."

"for me?" Said Max spontaneously, "But you look .." He then looked at Lesa's body which was even 10 times thinner than him. "need it more than I do."

"You were injured and lost a lot of blood, so you need food to replace it." explained Lesa while giving an apple to Max, "so eat and don't be a burden."

Max slowly took the fruit then looked back at Lesa, "sorry, if I was a burden to you before."

"Haah.." Lesa sighed heavily, then crouched down in front of Max, "Are all the knights in this world like this?"

"pardon?"

"always apologizing, acting weak and helpless in front of your enemy?"

Lesa frowned, "If it is true, then I believe why this world is so easily controlled by the strong one."