The King In Black

Chapter 32

A soft breeze blew in the cold night sky as the large clearing in front of the Butterfly Kingdom was filled with thousands of monsters. Each creature looked vastly different from one another. They all were facing towards the Butterfly Kingdom. Standing in front of the entire army of these creatures was their leader. Toffee looked at the clock that had been set up for him. Only five minutes remained till the time for the challenge would come. He waited patiently for the arrival of his opponents. He was sure it would be Moon who would be participating in the challenge but the one red-haired human who had proposed the idea came to mind as well. It might be possible that he might come as the challenger.

Toffee shrugged his shoulders dismissing his thoughts. It did not matter who was the challenger. They would win regardless because he had a trump card.

A tear in the air appeared. It widened showing it was a portal that gave off the bright shine of yellow and red. The redhead he had seen earlier stepped out of the portal. His attire was different now. Now he was wearing black military-style pants tucked into black armoured boots. His pants were held together around his waist by a thick black utility belt. His arms were covered in black armour with white lines that started from his slight claw-like fingertips of his gauntlets and merged over the back of his hand. The white line went over the back of his vambrace, couter and rerebrace. It ended just where his spiked pauldron began. To end it off his upper body was covered in what looked like a mixture of study yet flexible black armour with a large white arachnid design that was facing upward with its legs spreading outwards. The armour was in some way a kind of skin-tight shirt that stuck tightly against his upper body. His red hair were still in a ponytail keeping their mane-like appearance.

Abaddon: Even though it is my second time going through a portal. It is still a bit nauseating.

Abaddon spoke up just as his feet hit the ground.

Hekapoo: You'll get use to it after some time.

Abaddon: Thanks for bringing me here.

Hekapoo blinked at his words.

Hekapoo: Nah. It's fine I was just doing my job.

Abaddon: Still you did not need to open a portal for me to get over but you did so when I requested. So thanks for this.

Hekapoo rubbed the back of her head as she felt a bit of redness on her face. Sure it wasn't a big deal for her to open a portal and usually she wasn't thanked for something like this. This guy seems to thank her for the simplest things.

Hekapoo: You did ask politely.

Abaddon looked at her with a raised eyebrow before his expression broke into a teasing smirk.

Abaddon: You can't take compliments, can you?~

Hekapoo huffed as the redness on her face increased a bit. She glared at him playfully.

Hekapoo: You're lucky you are cute.

Abaddon chuckled at her words. Finding her threat amusing.

Abaddon: I never caught your name.

Hekapoo: Come back alive and I'll give you my name.

Abaddon: And tell me about yourself?

Hekapoo: Deal. Now shoo and make sure to put on a good show. People are watching.

Hekapoo did a shooing gesture as she gave him a playful smirk before leaving through the portal.

Abaddon: Sorry to keep you guys waiting.

Abaddon spoke as he turned to look at the lizard guy.

Abaddon: Toffee was it? Well, I would make a candy joke but I am sure you have heard plenty of them.