Chapter 48: Demons (2)

"Seriously, do I know you?" Perseus asked

"Why so cautious? I don't plan to hurt you" Urie laughed

"Well anyone would be cautious, if a stranger approach them like you" Draven sighs as he pulled Urie back "I'm Draven, and this creep is Urie Chester"

"Wait...I recognize him" A nearby demon said "That's prince Urie Chester!"

"Yeah, what is he doing here?!" Demon #2 asked

"He's apparently interested in that human" Demon #3 pointed out

"Ah it seems like I got recognize already" Urie chuckled

"So I clearly don't know you, what do you want with me?" Perseus asked "What would a prince want with me?"

"Just a chat, you and your few friends can join in too" Urie answered "I can get us to a good restaurant and everything will be on my tab, what do you say? You can order as many as you like, you can even order extra for takeout"

"Yeah, no, these demons over here could just be paid actors, and are acting as if they recognize you, so I have to take that into account and why do you want a chat with me out of nowhere? I'm not that special" Perseus declined "I apologize for for my cautious behavior, but you are extremely suspicious, I'm just a regular adventurer, why would you need to approach me?"

"Relax kid" Drave replied "If we wanted your life, we would've killed you already. You've heard anything about being a key or guardian? Have you gotten a strong mysterious weapon lately?"

"Key? A literal one or a metaphorical one?" Perseus nervously asked "A door key, a key to the city perhaps?"

< How did they know?! > Perseus thought < We not only live in different worlds...but even if they have spying equipments...shit! >

"You seem to know what I meant already" Draven smirked "Come, let's go have a chat, we'll put it on Urie's tab, don't worry, he's crazy rich"

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It wasn't a fancy restaurant, they were brought to a casual dining restaurant and got into a private room. Perseus also got Damon and Diana out just for extra protection.

"Don't worry, we won't poison any of you" Draven reassured "Order anything you like, I also want to waste his money, so we'll also be giving the waiters a huge tip"

"Small menu" Perseus commented "I'll have every item on the menu please"

"I like you already" Draven chuckled "Double the order, make sure it taste good"

"You look like you going to get along fine, I don't thing the rest of us need anything right?" Urie asked politely and the rest shook their heads

The waitress just then took the menu and went away.

"What do you know about this key and guardian thing?" Perseus asked

"The lesser you know, the better" Urie chuckled "We'll tell you when the time comes"

"Then why am I here?"

"I just want to see the guardian and how he's doing, you're younger than I expected"

"What the hell does all of this mean? Last time it told me to stop the summoning or whatever, I passed out afterwards, since you lot look like you know, you guys know anyone who can cure it?" Perseus asked "And especially what the hell are the voices?"

"You're talking to a prince, shouldn't you be more formal?" Dabria scolded him "I apologize for my little brother's behavior"

"Oh no, if anything I prefer his kind of attitude" Urie laughed

"Well we don't know what the guardian will go through whenever they experience hearing the voices, so I don't think anyone would know the cure" Draven answered

"They? You mean there's more than one? " Perseus asked

"No, we use 'they' as a neutral term" Draven answered "There's only one, and from the looks of it, it's you"

"Key and guardian, are those separate or the same thing? And how did you know it was me?" Perseus questioned

"Key and guardian, same entity" Urie explained "The guardian is the key itself. And as for how we know, we'll be keeping it a secret"

"If you 2 know, does that mean there are others?" Nova asked "Is his life in danger?"

"He would if I hadn't showed up, they should all back all once they know that I've shown interest in him" Urie answered "But listen to those voices, collect the jade fragments and disperse them with tight security guarding them, and as for the summoning, it'll only affect the physical world and it should be the job of the guardian to kill the summon or stop the ritual"

"What is this summoning? Surely, you can tell us that much" Elliot asked

"There are 12 skulls in total, and once all those are collected, a summoning ritual would summon a monster" Urie answered "The summon would be a guard dog of a greater power that even we do not know, but the myth says that you can get one wish of anything you desire once it is summoned"

"So is this true?"

"We do not know, it has happened once before, but the guard dog killed all its summoner on the spot and only a few survived, but gone crazy from fear, and this is what we managed to get out of it." Draven shook his head "If you want more information, you would have to ask one of the higher-ups of the physical world, they would've a file containing much more information than we do"