Chapter 6 He's a troublemaker and Chapter 7 Archdemon

Chapter 6 He's a troublemaker.

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“I don’t do that! Too much work!”

He’s just lazy, Zerha thought.

“We should go now, Master. The Haria Kingdom is not so far from here.” Foxy said.

“Okay!” Zerha replied. But before they began walking, the angel spoke. “Hold on! None of you even bothered to ask my mighty name! Oh? I think I know why! You’re just shy! Ha-ha-ha!” He said, laughing out loud.

“What are you talking about? We don’t care about you, weak angel.” Garren replied.

“That’s why we didn’t ask your name,” Foxy chimed in.

The angel stopped laughing. He wasn’t expecting this response from them. These two, Zerha shakes her head in disbelief. “Sorry about them. What’s your name, by the way?” Zerha asked. She felt sorry for the angel because of the cold answers that he received from her two guardians.

The angel cleared his throat and speak.“This handsome, young man standing in front of you is the mighty angel named Ecanus! Wa-ha-ha!” Ecanus was back to being naughty, and the three of them just made a poker face.

Ecanus? His name is suitable for a kind and gentle angel. But I doubt he’s kind and gentle... “I’m Zerha. This dragon is Garren, and this is Foxy.” Zerha introduced the two to Ecanus.

“Oh, it’s nice meeting me, right?” he gloats.

He’s really arrogant. The three of them thought at the same time.

“We should go, Master,” Foxy told Zerha. “But prepare yourself, Master we might encounter beasts and demons on our way there. Those beasts and demons will not hesitate to attack us now that we are in human form.” Garren explained.

“I don’t need to worry, right? I have both of you!” Zerha replied. Both Garren and Foxy suddenly felt very happy, because they knew that Zerha believed in them.

“Yes! You can count on us, Master!” Garren exclaimed.

“He's right!” Foxy agreed.

This world is very dangerous. Why do I have to live my second life in this world? Oh God, are you punishing me? Zerha thought.

“The three of you should not be worrying about anything! I, mighty Ecanus, will kill all those f*ck*ng demons that will come in our way!” The angel declared.

Remembering Ecanus’ struggle to fight the low-level demon earlier, Zerha was uncertain if

Ecanus could defeat the enemies. “Ah, thanks. Ha-ha.” Zerha said, faking a laugh.

“I doubt that,” Garren remarked.

“Huh? What the f*ck do you mean?” Ecanus got pissed and was getting ready to attack Garren. But Garren just ignored him. “Let’s go, Master,” he said, and the three of them started walking.

“Hey! You f*ck*ng dragon! I’m still talking to you! Come back here!” Ecanus shouted, though Garren pretended that he didn’t hear him. “Hey!” Ecanus ran to catch up with them.

Why is this weak angel following us? Garren thought being wary of Ecanus.

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As they walked, they heard something in the bushes. “What was that?” Zerha asked nervously. What if it’s a demon or something else?

“Do not worry, my fellows! I will take a look.” Ecanus said and made his way to the bushes. “Oh, it’s just a bunch of baby birds!” Ecanus said, picking up two baby birds from their nest, they are covered with purple fluff.

“Why is the nest in the bushes?” Foxy asked.

“Maybe it fell from the tree,” Garren answered.

“They are so cute and fluffy! Can I touch them?” Zerha asked in excitement. Zerha was gonna go to touch the birds when Garren stopped her.“Don’t go near the birds, Master!”

“Why?” Garren didn’t answer her, though he suddenly shouted at Ecanus. “Ecanus, put that down!” Ecanus got startled, accidentally let go of the birds, and fell to the ground.

Oh no, poor little things! Zerha was looking at the little birds pitifully.

“Master, come on! Let’s run!” Foxy suddenly grabbed Zerha's hand. “Their mother is coming! She looks furious!” Zerha followed Foxy’s gaze, and in the sky, a large bird was flying down towards them. She was glaring at them and looked like it was ready to eat them.

“It’s getting closer!” Zerha shouted. “AHHHH!!!” They all screamed and started running, and quickly hid behind a big tree.

Zerha sneaked a peek to see if the bird was still following them. But when she saw nothing, relief washed over her face. “Whew, that was close,” she breathed out.

“Master, are you okay?” Foxy asked.

“Yes, I’m fine.” I really thought that the bird would eat us alive or feed us to the baby birds!

“Where is that weak angel?” Garren suddenly asked. They only just noticed that Ecanus was not there with them. Zerha looked around, though Ecanus was nowhere in sight. Oh no, where is he?

“Let go of me, you f*ck*ng bird!”

Huh? The three of them looked up at the sky and saw that Ecanus was being captured by the bird, he was hanging on its feet.

“We should help him,” Zerha quickly told the two but they don't seem they are eager to help him.

“Let the bird eat him,” Garren replied in a bored tone.

“Well, he said earlier that we don’t need to worry about anything because he will protect us.” Foxy, too? Why are these two so cold-hearted?!!

“I didn’t mean to hurt your f*ck*ng kids! Let go of me, you f****ng bird!” Ecanus yelled, though the bird grew furious and suddenly let go of Ecanus. “Why did you let me go? I’m falling! Gaahhh!!” Ecanus shouted at top of his lungs.

He’s the one who told the bird to let go of him, Zerha thought watching Ecanus pathetically.

“Imbecile! You have wings!” Garren shouted to Ecanus. Upon hearing Garren’s words, Ecanus looked like he just realized something. “Oh yeah! I have wings!”

What an idiot, the three thought at the same time wearing a poker face.

After Ecanus landed safely, he turned himself into a human again. When they didn't see the mother bird, they continued walking to reach the Haria Kingdom, but on their way there, they saw three demons immersed in conversation.

They slowly and quietly stepped back, hoping that they would not notice by them but. “At last, demons! Hey, you b*st*rds! Come and fight me!” Ecanus just called out to the demons.

“That weak angel,” Garren whispered, trembling in anger. “What is wrong with that angel?” Foxy too.

“Ecanus! We should avoid them! We should avoid fighting as much as possible!” Zerha whispered to him.

“Do not worry, I will defeat them! They are just weak f*ck*ng demons! Wahaha!” Hearing that from him, the three demons looked at Ecanus with furious expressions.

While Ecanus was still laughing, two demons suddenly attacked him at the same time. Ecanus didn’t see it coming, and he crashed into a tree. “What the f*ck!” Ecanus groaned in pain.

“Humans! We shall kill you!!” One demon was about to attack Zerha when Garren quickly kicked him before he even lay hands on his master. The demon crashed into a tree, and it snapped. Garren was so strong even in human form.

“Are you alright, Master?” he asked.

“Yes, I’m fine, thank you.”

“Do not worry, I will defeat them! The three of you just stay there, and I will fight those f*ck*ng demons! Come on, you three! I will wring your f*ck*ng necks!” Ecanus laughed, both of his hands resting on his waist.

“What an arrogant, weak angel. Alright, go on and don’t ask for our help! Tsk.” Garren said.

“Since you are so confident with yourself, go on, then. We will not help you even if you are going to die, weak angel.” Foxy added.

“Haaa! I will not ask for your f*ck*ng help!” Ecanus shouted but later on…“Gaahhh! Help! Why are you all just standing there? Help me! Ouch! Not my handsome face! No! No! Ack, I’m gonna die!” Two demons were beating him.

The three of them were watching him with eccentric expressions.

“Useless dragon, turn these f*ck*ng b*st*rds to ashes! Ahhh, my face! Nine-tailed dog, help!”

“D-dog?” Foxy mouthed, he dares called me dog?! “Useless dragon?” Garren mouthed as well, let's see who is useless now! Both of them looked so annoyed.

Ecanus kept screaming for help as the two demons continued beating him. They were also using some kind of black magic coming from their hands. Hold on, I only saw two demons, as far as I remember, there were three of them---

“Master!” Garren and Foxy didn't notice until the other demon grabbed Zerha and started flying her with him to the sky. “I’m gonna fall! I'm gonna fall!!”

“Don’t worry, I will save you---ugh! Not my face, you f*ck*ng b*st*rd!” Ecanus wanted to save Zerha, though he couldn’t get away from those two demons.

“Hey, you weak angel! How do we transform back to our original forms?” Garren shouted to Ecanus.

“Huh? You can change your form at your own will! You can change it anytime you want! Ack---you a**hole, don’t hit my face!” Ecanus shouted while throwing punches at the two demons.

The two demons who were hitting Ecanus froze when they noticed Garren slowly turning into his dragon form.

“Put her down!” Garren shouted as he flew to where Zerha was.

“Y-you are that legendary dragon! Why are you with humans?”

“Put her down, now!” Garren ordered him again.

“Ha! Even if you are the legendary dragon, I won’t obey you!” The demon shouted and tossed Zerha in the air. “Ahhh! I’m gonna die!”

“Foxy, deal with him! I’ll get Master!” Zerha heard Garren shout and she saw Foxy transform into a cute little bird and fly toward the demon.

“Are you okay, Master?” Garren asked after he caught her on his back. "Y-yes, I'm fine." That scared me!!

“What can a bird do to me? Hahaha!” The demon laughed arrogantly.

“Oh, do you really think I’m a bird?” Foxy asked in an angelic voice as she turned into a beautiful lady again.

While flying, Garren notices something from the demon. “Why isn’t Foxy’s spell working on that demon?"

Huh? Zerha took a good look at them and saw that the demon is now holding Foxy’s neck. “Garren, we need to help Foxy! Fly me over to where they are!”

“Yes, Master!”

While Zerha was riding on Garren’s back, she created sharp threads forming like a net and threw them at the demon. “What is this? Do you think you can kill me---Ack---" The demon wasn’t able to finish his sentence when Zerha controlled the threads and without a second thought Zerha slashed him, turning his body into pieces.

“Ahhh!” Foxy screamed upon falling. “Foxy!” Zerha shouted in surprise. Garren quickly flew and caught Foxy with his back.

“Foxy, are you okay?” Zerha asked.

“Yes, I’m fine, Master. Thank you.”

“Foxy, why wasn’t that demon enchanted by your spell?” Garren asked.

“He’s wearing a magical item that can nullify a spell-like mine! It’s a rare magical item; I wonder where he got it.” Foxy frowned as she is confused, who is making such a high-level magical item?

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(A/N: there was a publishing error that's why I'll put chapter 7 here. )

Chapter 7 Archdemon

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While riding on Garren’s back, Zerha noticed that Foxy had a wound on her neck. “Foxy, you’re hurt! Let me heal you!” she said, quickly approaching Foxy and healing her neck.

“Thank you, Master,” Foxy said after Zerha healed her wound.

“Ahhh! Help!” They all turned their heads when they heard Ecanus scream. He was running away from the two demons who were chasing him.

“Tsk. Until now, he has not defeated them. What a weak angel!” Garren said.

“Ahhh! I will not let you capture me, f*ck*ng demons!” Ecanus shouted and let out his wings.

“Hey! You are not allowed to ride on my back, you weak angel!” Garren shouted after Ecanus landed on his back.

“You’re hurt! Let me heal you, Ecanus.” Zerha said as she notice a lot of wounds from Ecanus.

“N-no, thanks! You don’t have to. I’m not hurt!” Ecanus said while avoiding eye contact with Zerha. Hm? What’s his problem?

“You’re not hurt? Look at yourself. You can barely stand up! Don’t try to act strong, you weak angel!” Foxy said, rolling her eyes. After she said that, Ecanus staggered back and if Zerha didn’t quickly grab his arm, he would

have fallen.

“You’re badly hurt! Let me heal you!” Zerha said and quickly healed his wounds. “F-fine! But as you know, these wounds are nothing!"

“There you are!”

Sh*t! The demons were headed here! Zerha panicked.

“Let me handle them, Master!” Foxy suddenly turned into a bird and rushed to the demons.

“Wait, Foxy!" I was worried about her. I remembered Foxy saying that the demon she fought earlier had a magical item that can nullify her spell. What if those demons also had that type of necklace like the demon we fought earlier? “Garren, we should go and help Foxy,” Zerha said worriedly.

“No need, Master. Look at them.”

Zerha took a good look at them and saw that Foxy had turned into a beautiful lady. The two demons suddenly stopped moving while looking at her. Zerha noticed Foxy speaking to them. Then the demons began fighting with each other, all of a sudden. Huh? Did Foxy make them do it?

Foxy quickly transformed back into her original form, which was a nine-tailed fox, suddenly blue aura surrounded her, and immediately scratched them with her claws. “Wow," Zerha uttered in awe.

When the demons were dead, Foxy quickly returned to them. “Fo-foxy, you tear them apart, I didn't know your claws can be like that! You're so cool!” Zerha said in amazement.

“I rushed to them because I know they were not wearing the magical item like the other demon earlier,” Foxy said.

“Where did he get that magical item?” Garren asked as they landed on the ground. After they got off from him, Garren changed into his human form.

“That magical item you are talking about. Is it rare?” Zerha asked.

“Yes. This is the magical item he wore. I took it from him before you turned him into

pieces. It is a high-level magical item; it can nullify a spell. It will protect you from illusions and prevent you from being manipulated. I’ll be giving this to you, Master. It will protect you; in this world, I am not the only one who has an ability like mine.” Foxy said and handed Zerha a necklace that had a yellow gemstone.

“So this is like an item in a game!” Zerha exclaimed. She was about to put it on her neck when she touched something. What’s this? Zerha removed it from her neck and found out that it was a necklace though it had a key pendant. Where did it come from? I didn’t remember putting it on my neck.

“What’s that key for, Master?” Garren asked.

“I don’t know. I only noticed it now. I don’t remember having this kind of necklace.”

“Strange. I can’t tell what kind of magical item this is.” Foxy remarked.

“Maybe that is just an ordinary necklace, with no magical power,” Garren said.

Zerha got disappointed. No magical power? I was hoping it was magical. But maybe this is a key for opening a treasure chest? Haha. Zerha joked on her mind.

“Oh, can I take a look?” Ecanus asked, and Zerha handed it to him. His face suddenly became serious. Did he know what kind of necklace this was? Was it something magical?

“Do you know what kind of item that is?” Garren asked.

“Tell me, is it something magical?” Zerha asked excitedly. This world was too dangerous. Maybe this necklace would give me strong power or a weapon!

“I’m afraid...I don’t know! Ha-ha-ha!” The three of us merely made a poker face. They all thought that Ecanus knew something because he

suddenly turned serious upon looking at the necklace.

“You are not only weak. You also don’t know anything!” Garren said.

“What the? Hey! Don’t forget that you don’t know what kind of item that is either!” Ecanus shot back.

“But at least I’m not weak like you!”

“I’m not weak, you f*ck*ng useless dragon!”

Sigh. What should I do with these two?“Stop arguing!" Zerha shouted at the two. “Foxy, how far is the Haria Kingdom?” she asked.

“Not so far, Master. We should hurry before another demon attacks us.”

I don't want to encounter another demon, Zerha thought.

“Garren, Ecanus. Let’s go!” Foxy called them because they were still arguing, but the two didn't hear her. “Come on, Master. Let’s leave those two.”

“Ah,o-okay..." Zerha and Foxy started to walk leaving those two behind.

Garren notice that they are leaving them.“Hey! Wait for me!” he shouted and run. "Huh? Hey, don't leave me behind!!" Ecanus shouted and run to catch up with them.

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“We are almost there,” Garren suddenly said.

“Ack---h-help…” Who was that? “Did you hear that?” Zerha asked them.

“Hm? I didn’t hear anything.” Foxy replied.

“Help… ugh!”

“Someone is calling for help! Don’t you hear it?” Zerha asked again. Was someone in trouble? We should help him!

“I don’t hear anything, Master,” Garren answered. “Yeah, me too,” Foxy added.

“I don’t hear anyone calling for help either. Maybe you’re just hallucinating.” Even Ecanus? Why couldn’t they hear it? Zerha thought in confusion.

“Someone… please… help… me… ack!” There it was again! The person asking for help sounded like he was in a lot of pain. I needed to help him, Zerha thought and quickly walked in the direction from which she heard the voice.

Zerha heard Garren and Foxy call her, though she didn’t stop walking. This was not the first time I wanted to help someone. In my previous life, whenever I saw someone in trouble and asking for help, I didn’t know why but I felt as if it were my responsibility to help them. I was not a d*mn hero or something. Even though I did not want to help them, my body merely moved on its own and the last thing I knew, the person I helped was already thanking me, Zerha sighed after recalling what she did in the past.

“Help…”

Zerha thought that she was almost there since the voice was growing louder.

“He’s already at his limit! We are so glad that you came with us, sir Leo!”

Zerha saw people engaged in conversation and quickly hid behind a tree.

“Yeah, your ability is powerful, sir Leo!”

“You can be more powerful than I am! Ha-ha-ha!”

That man looks arrogant, Zerha thought.

“But why haven’t you killed this demon already, sir Leo?”

“Killing him directly would be too sweet. Let’s torture him! Bring me my whip!”

“Demons don’t deserve to be alive!” the man they called Sir Leo said.

“Yes! They don’t deserve to live!”

“Yeah!” The other two agreed with him.

The man started whipping the demon. Zerha pitifully looked at him enduring the pain, as the man whipped him. Why wasn’t he fighting back?

“Your black wings look so nice. Too bad they’re already broken!” The man said and whip the demon again.

“Ugh!” The demon started coughing blood. That man is so cruel! Can't he see that the demon didn't fight back?! He should stop beating him!! Zerha's blood boiled as she watched the man whipping the demon nonstop. He would pay for what he’d done! Zerha got out from where she was hiding and quickly launched drops of venom at the man.

“There is another demon?!"

"Argh!!" the man named Leo shouted in pain, as the drops of venom slowly melted his skin. Wh-what kind of ability is this?!

"Sir Leo!”

You’re a cruel human! Zerha continuously splashed large amounts of venom onto him. The man wasn't able to fight back, because of the pain from the venoms that were melting his skin and his bone.

Zerha stopped and catches her breath. That was tiring, she thought, and saw that the man melted. The humans who were with him got shocked. “S-sir Leo! He melted! Even his bones melted!” His face turns pale. “What kind of ability is that? You demon! You will pay for that!”

Demon? Zerha looked at her clothes and touched her head. I didn’t notice that I turned into my demon form, she thought.

The two remaining humans who were wielding sword and shield were about to attack her, though they stopped when Zerha stretched out her palm towards them. “If you don’t want to be vaporized, then leave. I’ll spare you this once,” she said coldly.

They suddenly grew afraid of her and panicky ran away. After they left, Zerha quickly approached the demon. He’s badly hurt. He could still protect himself. Why didn’t he fight those humans? “Let me heal you,” she said and started healing his injuries.

“Master!” Garren exclaimed.

“Master, are you okay?” Foxy asked.

“Hey, why did you suddenly leave without telling us?” Ecanus asked.

“Sorry” was all Zerha said. Why are they looked so worried?

When Ecanus saw the demon she was healing, he suddenly became serious. “That demon…” he mouthed.

Zerha looked at Garren and Foxy, both of whom were also staring at the demon with serious expressions. What’s wrong? “Why are you looking at him like that?” Zerha asked.

“Master, stay away from him!” Garren said.

“Why?”

“He’s an archdemon!”

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