GUARDIAN DEMON | BL ✔

CHAPTER 82

The village was still swimming in the deadly haze when the hovercraft made its way down from Holeback Mountain. The lights that had been on when Devyn, Kilo, and Castyr had first arrived had all been deactivated, leaving the village in the dead darkness of night. Slinging an empty backpack over his shoulders, Kilo stood at the entrance to the ramp as Jun lowered the craft into the dark haze.

"The serums are in the manor, third floor, second door to the left," Denzyl told Kilo as the angel readied the silver sword. Etta had scooped Gallen from off the ground on her way out of the cave and had provided it to Kilo to defend himself with as he snuck into the village. "I'll do what I can with the first aid supplies we have here in the craft, but the creams will help them heal faster and there's an antidote for the serum that was injected into Castyr."

Kilo prepared to dash into the fog as Jun set the craft on the ground and began lowering the ramp. "If I'm not back in ten minutes, leave," was all the angel said before running down the ramp and into the dark haze.

"Clean Castyr's wounds with what is in the first aid," Denzyl told Etta as Jun raised the ramp back up. Denzyl continued tending to the slashes in Devyn's back as Etta rummaged through the kit to find the sanitizing serums.

Kilo's steps were light as he dashed down the main thoroughfare of the village. Navigating the town would have been difficult due to the darkness if it were not for the village's simple layout. A few side streets branched off the main avenue, but for the most part, everything was centered around the manor that resided in the center of the town and split the main street into two sections.

Kilo thought the town was empty when he, Castyr, and Devyn had first arrived, but it now mirrored the concept of a ghost town. It appeared the remaining members of the clan had left to investigate what had occurred at the elders' cave. Although the town was now vacant, Kilo maintained his guard as he hurried to the manor. Just as before, the manor was in complete darkness. Slowing to a jog as he reached the entrance to the manor, Kilo tried the door to find it locked.

Furrowing his brows, the angel retrieved the gun from his waist and shot the handle before letting himself into the dark building. What met Kilo, however, answered his question about the door suddenly being locked. In front of the angel stood several demons with glowing eyes. The village had congregated in their leader's mansion and were awaiting his return. Much to their surprise, a lone man busted through the door, causing them to be on high alert.

Seeing the group in front of him, Kilo placed the pistol back into its holster and readied Gallen.

"Where is Klein?" A deep voice questioned from the darkness. "What have you done to our emyr?"

When Kilo answered with silence, another voice spoke up, "Where is Denzyl?" The owner of the voice revealed herself by coming to the front of the small group. Mei glared at the foreign man who stood ready to fight, her eyes widening when she saw the sword in his hand. "The silver blade..." Mei gasped, her gaze turning hard. "Kill him; he is conniving with the monir!"

In reaction to Mei's order, the demons bared their claws and charged the angel. Having no other way to ascend to the third floor, Kilo began slashing through those who came at him with the intent to kill. A few demons lingered toward the back and hesitated to join the fight when they saw how easily Kilo went through them. One slice from the silver blade had the demons writhing on the floor.

Mei stared at the angel with wide eyes as she backed up against the farthest wall in the manor's entry. After eliminating most of the group, Kilo advanced toward Mei and held his blade against her throat. "Wait!" Mei shouted, causing Kilo to hesitate. "I'm with Denzyl. I am the avex's mate!"

Kilo released a scoff at the female's wild claim. "Don't think you can fool me, demon," Kilo said, his voice low and sharp. "The only mate to Denzyl is Devyn Vaumyr."