Chapter 50: Demons (4)

"The guardian is a mere child?" The kings of the angels asked his informant "And a human at that? If you're lying, it will be off with your head. Why would the guardian position go to a mere human child, one of the weakest species to ever exist"

It was in the throne room, the angels didn't look that much different from humans, but what makes them different was their large wings on their back that they can tuck away at any time. But angels are proud of their wings, so they hide it only if the occasion ask for it.

There are exceptions of course, like Damon, who is an angelic beast, his humanized form does not have a wing.

"Yes, your majesty" the informant replied nervously "A human child by the name of Perseus Silver, he is currently in the demon's territory and Prince Urie has shown interest in the child"

"It feels like a joke, we dedicated the tournament to show the world that we, the angels, the mightiest race, are worthy of the guardian title, and that's why we give the winner the honorary tile of the guardian. And now after all our dedication, they insulted us with a bastard child" the king spat

"Kill the boy, but don't make it obvious, send a few to deal with the child. Don't let the demons find out or they'll start a war" the king ordered "I don't care how he is killed, just make it quick. Leave!"

The informant then scrambled out of the room in order to escape from the king's rage.

*****

Perseus was sleeping peacefully but then he felt something was off as he woke up to pee and looked around the room, but saw nothing in the dark.

"Why's the window opened?" Perseus said to himself "I always closed the window"

The window wasn't fully opened, it was only big enough to let breeze in. But it was enough to make Perseus suspicious.

"Ace, Siege. Wake up" Perseus shook them awake as he then heard a dagger whiz through the air.

He forcefully pulled them away and narrowly escaped the dagger as it grazed its cheek.

"What's going on?" Siege asked as he then saw Perseus bleeding cheek

Ace and Siege then got into battle position. They then try to sniff the intruder.

"To the left!" the both shouted as an unknown assailant charged straight for Perseus with a short sword in his hands

< No better time to test out the sword! > Perseus thought before shouting "Dream Eater!"

The sword appeared in his hands, he then swung it right at the assailant. The sword cut through the dagger and the assailants chest. Siege then jumped on the man, clad his fangs with arcana and bit his neck. Ace then use arcana to shoot an air blade that sliced through the assailant who then bled out and die.

"Behind you!" Ace warned as another assailant jumped through the window and went straight for Perseus.

Perseus dropped to the floor, spun and cut the assailant in half as blood got spurted all over his face.

"Let's run" Perseus suggested as they burst out of the room. He then saw the rest of the rest of his guild in the hallway who was in the same situation, as they were covered with blood.

"You guys got attacked too?" Perseus asked while gasping for air

"Yeah, kinda obvious" Cordelia nodded as security then run up to them

"Put away your weapons now!" they ordered

*****

"We are terribly sorry for what has happened to you" the staff apologized "We detected an abnormal amount of arcana being used, but it seems like you all were only using it for self defense."

"No, it's fine" Nova reassured "Did you identify the assailants?"

"Um no, but rest assured as we have informed the authorities and the investigation is starting right away" the staff answered "We have caught a few of their accomplices outside our inn, but they either killed themselves or refused to answer even under interrogation"

"You know, this is highly unusual." Elliot commented "Why was our guild the only one harmed during our stay? We haven't even offended anyone while we're here, we don't even talk back when demons insulted us"

"Our enforcers concluded that it must be someone of higher power who is jealous of you all for capturing one of our princes interest yesterday" the staff answered "But until further notice, we have very little information to provide you. To ensure your safety, we have moved your rooms to a more expensive and secured inn for free of charge"

*****

"Attacked, you say?" Draven said

"Yes sir, they were attacked by unknown assailants, we have done our own private investigation and the only clue we could find was that there was angel near the town's premises, but we do not know the definite cause since the angel in question evaded our capture" the informant answered

"They'll probably be moved to a safer location, but keep watch on them and make sure it doesn't happen again" Urie ordered "The angels must've already found out the identity of the guardian and are trying to get rid of him"