Chapter 395: The deal with Rodon
Chapter 395: The deal with Rodon
Leon and Vesper are now sitting inside the room, completely silent.
"Master... There is no way she could’ve died from suicide in that state, every single muscle in her body was-"
"I know... It wasn’t suicide. The demonic seed that Marie planted in her mind exploded when she confirmed that Runa hasn’t spoken anything yet." Leon replied with a neutral expression as he stared into the room’s mirror with a serious expression.
"I knew something wasn’t right. It was not possible to commit suicide under my technique." Vesper spoke with an irritated expression.
"What are you thinking master ?"
"There is a chance that Marie is trying to summon back that Rup-Er Trolin demon. The patterns are similar, a Kingdom being controlled by demons and people living in fear.
She is just a minion who is trying to summon back her master from the depths of hell and she will succeed if not stopped." Leon replied with a neutral expression as he stood up from the chair.
"Ah... I understand now, so you want to stop her from summoning that demon, save the humans living in this kingdom and become their hero, right ?
That’s a very good plan." Vesper spoke with a smile as she looked at Leon.
"That’s not the plan... Let’s go, we are leaving." Leon spoke with a smile as he immediately walked out of the room.
"As you command, Master. But shouldn’t you take some rest ? It’s been three days since you last slept." Vesper spoke as she immediately stood up from the bed and started walking behind Leon.
"I can go on for a week without any sleep, let’s go." Leon replied as he walked down the stairs and noticed that the Inn keeper was roaming near the Inn’s exit.
"S-Sir... M-Madam... a-are you heading out for a night walk ?" The Inn keeper asked with a scared expression.
"Yeah sure." Leon replied as he started walking towards the door.
"P-Please sir... Listen to me, no one is allowed to go out after nine. These are very strict orders from the church and our king." The Inn keeper explained.
"What ?" Leon asked with a confused expression.
"Is there something wrong outside ?" Vesper asked with a neutral expression.
"I-I don’t know. I never went outside after nine, but I can tell you this... If you go out, you won’t be able to come back." The Inn keeper replied with a sad expression.
"What the-" Leon walked upto one of the window that was near the gate and noticed that it was completely covered in vapours and nothing was clearly visible outside.
"It’s summer right now... Right ?" Leon asked a he looked at the Inn keeper.
"I-It is, Sir. "
"Then why is there so much fog outside ?" Leon asked with a confused expression.
"The outside is not safe for travel right now." Suddenly another sound came from behind.
Leon immediately turned around and noticed that Orina is standing there with a neutral expression on her face.
"Orina... What are you doing here ? Go back inside-"
"Mother they need to know this or they will go out anyways and I can’t see this happening to someone else." Orina spoke with a serious expression.
Leon immediately walked upto Orina and grabbed her hands tightly.
"What is going on outside ?" He asked with a serious expression.
"There are things outside..." Orina replied with a scared expression.
"What things ?"
"We don’t know anything about them. They roam the Kingdom after dark and if we stay inside the house, we will be safe. God and church protects us from them." She spoke with a neutral expression.
"Demons..." Vesper spoke with a smile as she looked at Leon.
"What ?"
"Come with me." Vesper spoke as she looked at Leon.
Both of them walked upto the window, away from the Inn keeper and her daughter.
"Master... The demon guards. They protect the kingdom in day and hunt at night." Vesper spoke with a smile.
"What ?" Leon asked with a confused expression.
"Yes... I was thinking of this since the moment I saw those demons, they are Rodons. Rodons are very stubborn demons and they don’t work under anyone, but they are gambling addicts.
The deal between them and the church must be something like, ’Protect the kingdom in day and hunt at night’, that’s why they are doing this." Vesper explained.
"The church is telling people to stay inside but the Rodons are allowed to kill those who are found outside after nine.
They are gambling their chances to find someone after dark." Leon spoke with a neutral expression.
"Since everyone believes that the church is protecting their houses, they never question them." Vesper replied with a neutral expression.
"Well then... want to go on a demon hunt ?" Leon asked with a smile as he pulled out the Nyxter from his inventory.
"Oh my... Are you asking me for a date, master ?" Vesper asked with a shy smile.
"Very well then, we are going out." Leon spoke as he immediately walked upto the gate.
"S-Sir... Please don’t-" Before the Inn keeper could’ve completed her sentence, Leon opened the gates.
*Click*
As soon as he opened the gates, cold air entered inside and everything outside was covered in white fog.
"All the best, Sir." Orina spoke with an emotional smile as she looked at Leon.
Both of them stepped outside and closed the door behind him.
*THUD*
...
*SNIFFFFFFFFFF*
"You smell that ?"
"Oh I do smell it. Looks like the dinner tonight will be a feast."
"Who dares to come out at this hour ?"
"I smell two near the Inn."
"The guests of Mother Marie."
"Should we kill them ?"
"We can leave the lady and kill that butler..."
"You are right, Whoever kills him with the final blow gets to eat his head."
"Let’s go."
....
Leon and Vesper walked towards the Kingdom’s exit,
"It’s cold out here." Vesper spoke with a smile as she looked around.
"How did they ever managed to create such cold fog in-" Before Leon could’ve completed his sentence, he felt a presence in front of him.
"Master..."
"I know, I sensed them too. There are more than thirty and all are coming from different directions."