~Memories from the Beginning~

🩸Chapter 61🩸

A small demon and another taller one stared down at a human who layed on the ground, soaked in blood.

"Well done. If I didn't know better, I'd never think that it was your first hunt." The adult demon said.

"He's still alive. He's...still...trying to survive." The child said.

"Yes, that's what life is. And this is what it means to take a life. Look around, lord Sonju." The adult said.

The child demon, Sonju, moved his head around, staring at everything in sight.

"All of this is life. Everything that lives is precious life created by the gods. We all are. Life hunts other life. All of life to each other. This hunt is "borrowed"." The adult said, handing a flower to Sonju.

"All life is borrowed. It is not a gift. Everything in the world is simply what we borrow from the gods. That is why we must pay our respects, for our own life and all of the life surrounding us. Always extend your hand to share with others. And thus, whatever you borrow from the gods shall be returned for them..." He continued.

Sonju kneeled beside the wounded human, glancing at the flower in his grasp. he then raised his arm and plunged it through the human's chest, watching as the flower bloomed red.

"That is the order we must protect."

"That is the path we must take to reach eternal prosperity. You are the child of the king. Never forget that. Even if you yourself are not to become king, you must protect and serve your ruler."

~Present Time~

'What? Little brother...?' Emma, Ray, and Norman watched in disbelief.

"The baby brother really is the most foolish. You're saying you'll kill me? Ever since you were born, you were taken prisoner by that ancient faith and rebelled against the royal family. The traitor who took the cursed blood and escaped." Legravalima sneered.

"The only traitors were you people! All I was doing was protecting the order of things. That damned "promise" corrupted everything. Me taking the "cursed blood" was so I could stop you from monopolizing it. You really do make me sick." Sonju retorted.

"Fine. Nothing you do will be able to concern me though." Legravalima said.

"Y/n, Emma, Ray, Norman." Mujika said, making their attention go to her.

"Without delay, you should take that boy and step back a bit." She told them, motioning to Zazie.

"This isn't good...He's still not moving." Norman said as he crouched on one side of the boy and Emma on the other side

"What's going on, Mujika? Just what is the queen?" Ray questioned.

"Queen Legravalima has two cores. The first core was the one that was broken just before. The second core is the resurrected one." Mujika replied as the kids silently listened.

"It's a secret hereditary trait that was passed down by the royal family, from the founding king to the next generation and so on. I don't know much about it, but...for such a child to be born into the royal family is extremely rare..." She continued.

"What about Sonju?" Emma asked.

Mujika shook her head and said, "Sonju shouldn't possess that trait. The same as other demons. The only child of the previous king to have 2 cores is Legravalima."

Sonju stared up at Legravalima with a look of distaste.

'Things aren't looking good. I don't want to close in on her. She's a monster. She's completely different than how she was before. It's as if she was a different being before her resurrection. So that is...the power of a second core? I've never heard of power so ridiculous. It's fine. Fortunately for me, the first core has been destroyed. Humans are quite the surprise. There's only one more core that needs to be destroyed. The problem is its position. Only the queen would know where it is. But I was able to get a clue from just before.' He thought, remembering the moment he shot a bunch of spears at her.