Volume 4 Chapter 36 : The Knight of Carmine 1.

Right now we are outside preparing for a duel to what looks like the Demon Lord's castle, so that means this is the House of Carmine previously known as the House of Carrion, I had read about it in the book, the history of the Domain of Carrion speculated that after him and his family were killed his throne was ceased by the girl named Iris Carmine who later named her kingdom, Carmine.

This girl who is standing still in this garden carefree preparing to test my mettle attacked the House of Carrion one night and executed the entire royal family and the next morning she was coronated as the Demon lord , her origins were unknown up to this day even in the novel her backstory wasn't brought to light even once, but anyway I need to focus;

Demons have super strength in combat due to mana that is basically anything which is got from around them and it enhances their ability to fight till their enemy is down but some use weapons like swords like that demon called Xenos which he could transfer his mana to strengthen his blade enough to separate my head from my body.

But this particular demon am facing right now who looks fragile enough to go easy on is surprisingly calm like as if she underating her enemy, I don't know why but every thing she seemed to say to me look like it was calculated, yes she was acting - - - just like me.

As we are in this garden of red roses outside with a blood red moon into the cold night outside the castle with the two maids named Zophia and Carin refereeing this duel as we are headlocked to fight and with my death pale expression that I could feel I was wearing, she smiled at me---and the next moment...

BOOOOOOOOOM!!!

I was buried into the ground by a single axe kick I thought to myself, 'As expected of this war devil.'

I soon pull my head out of the ground as blood is spilling from my head as I look at her above me preparing another axe kick with her foot up in the air , I knew I couldn't dodge this so I clench my fists and raised my arms in a blocking pose as my face was slowly molding into a smile but not at its fullest, ~hmmmm~

CRAAAAAAAACK!!!

As the sound of my broken arms resonates across the battle field I smile at her for her valiant strength in battle at which she looks at me in awe as I then go on the attack with a leg swoop which lands perfectly as I retract her leg that was in the air slightly off balance, declaring myself as the winner of this duel no childish squabble for who stands last on their feet.

As I am tossed in the air so far into it as I catch a glimpse of the pure blood moon huh as I ask myself an obvious question, 'Huh!! how did she do that?' thinking she was off balance she used me as a swing as she threw her hand on my shoulder as she was falling down, as I look back down after spinning in the air she's not there next thing was a blank;

BOOOOOOOOOM!! CRAAAAAACK!!

As the ground beneath me splits open like a tree cut half way with the intense pain from the punch to my gut in mid-air their she was beautiful in the moon light as I gazed at it in spite of the pain from my gut as I say to myself as the maids who are shocked for some reason hear in a short whispered tone and with my first smile since a week ago , "Huh!! it truly is a wonderful night."

But as I stand up unconsciously as my mind fades, huh!! that means, damn you Ralia with one last thought as I pass out to let the Godess who is not talking to me for some reason take over.

As she lands on the ground with my mouth spewing blood from the internal injuries that are being subdued by the automatic healing I pass out standing and when I awaken am on a stage being hugged by the Demon lord affectionately.

As I look around I see people no demons with suits and dresses wearing face masks and all of them have blank expressions and as I look at the Demon lord who is embracing as I was still standing even passed out next to her as I realized I was the same height as her the same goes for Viret and the others.

Seeing as I have awoken with my injuries healed, she smiles at me as she speaks in an audible cheerful voice one that wasn't calculated, yes she was serious about this and so was I after reawakening me as a darkness clouded my judgemental decision I stood there with her in my arms, I felt a genuine emotion when I was her like when I was with Viret and the others next thing she said didn't need to be transmitted as a smile dawns on me a second time;

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"...This is to inform all demons in my nation... with a slight pause that struck every one to their very core except me who was smiling as I tightened our embrace and with one last jab to the entire dominion ," .... this young vampire is to become my knight as he has proven his worth, he is now the Knight of Carmine."