Demon King

CH- 17: A little Chaos (III).

 The room fell into a pin-drop silence as they all gulped. Their instincts urged them to step away from Mary's commanding presence.

"Stay," Mary commanded, and a ripple of unseen power emanated from her, forcing them to freeze into place. It was a power unlike any other, and Ric surmised her sudden shift in demeanor had shocked them into compliance. Her gaze drifted back to Ric, but such feeble intimidation would never falter a demon king.

"They wanted to kill me. I killed them," Ric shrugged.

"What?" Ravi yelled, then lowered his voice as everyone shushed him. "It's not like I'm the only one with that doubt," he muttered. "And we were supposed to voice it together."

"Weren't you trying to die?"

"What?" Ravi yelled once again, glancing around. "Oh, come on, that's shocking."

Mary signaled, and the two twins dragged Ravi out. "Wait! I want to know what's happening."

"So do we," the twins complained, tying him up. "The sooner we restrain you, the sooner we can return."

Lacking the basic knowledge of knots, they compensated with quantity over quality, but before they wrapped him up, the crowd dispersed, and Mary made her way towards them. "Oh, man! We missed it because of you," they said, staring daggers at Ravi.

"Untie him," said Mary.

"What? But we just tied him up," the twins protested.

"There's no need," Ravi replied, relaxing his muscles as the ropes slid off.

The twins gaped at Ravi in disbelief, and he shrugged before addressing Mary. "Now you want to talk to me?"

"Who are you?" Mary inquires.

"From now on," Ravi glanced at his forearm, "your disciple," he smiled.

"Oh, great," Mary grunted, motioning for the twins to tie him up again.

The twins exchanged confused glances between Mary and Ravi.

"Want me to teach you?" Ravi grinned.

Mary returned to Ric for a second round of scolding, with only a handful of members left inside the townhouse. "You are in deep trouble, young man," Mary scolded.

"Young? I am older than you, bi—" Ric didn't get to finish his sentence as Mary's palm teleported onto his face. "Fu—" Another slap silenced him before he cursed.

The remaining members slipped out of the townhouse one by one before Mary redirected her fury toward them.

"Her shield is scary," Lara whispered.

"She is even scarier," Minotaur groaned, his head still aching from Mary's previous assault. Neither Ric's healing nor his supposedly indestructible bond had helped.

"You deserved it," Lara scoffed.

"Lara and Minotaur," Mary's voice struck like thunder, freezing them both in place while the rest seized the opportunity and scattered far away. "Teach him all the chores and make sure he completes every single one by himself until I say otherwise." They didn't dare argue, their bodies bowing in submission. "As for your punishment."

"What! That wasn't our punishment," they exclaimed, gaping at each other.

"Long face," Minotaur taunted Lara.

"Arms," Lara retorted.

"Stay together until you get over your differences," Mary ordered, silencing further insults and protests.