From Another World

thirteen

"My, my, I didn't thought after all these years, someone would finally deliver the alcohol personally. I was getting tired picking them up myself."

Who is this guy? I can barely see his face, and it looks like he's got a mask on.

"We're here to deliver the booze you've ordered sir..." Dazel said with a scared look on her face.

"Oh, sorry. Come in, come in." He said with a creepy voice as he opened the gates to his castle, but this sort of more feels like the gates of hell. It's giving me the chills

Even though we were horrified of what's to come we came inside and hoped to go out of this place alive. He led us to the front of his castle where he said we can drop the booze there.

As we passed be the road to the front of his castle, it had a creepy vibe. Crows are standing on top of the leafless trees. Howling can be heard and that dead rat smell is still lingering until here, with a faint scent of roses and wine from afar.

Out of curiosity I asked this mysterious man which is behind us a question. "W-What do you do with this much booze sir?"

"Oh, we demon- I mean we have an occasion and this booze are for my men."

Did he just say demon or something? I've got a bad feeling about this. I just nodded at him and didn't spill another word to him.

We arrived at the front of his castle where a bridge opened up for us to pass his moat surrounding his castle. The moat has this greenish water. A crocodile with horns and wings jumped out of the moat and nearly chomped my arm off. I was shocked and scared at the same time. That what it felt to nearly get chomped off, I'm actually glad it didn't reach my hand. It gazed into me as we enter the castle.

Geez, what is with these monsters in this world that sorta looked like a demon crocodile to me? That scared the heck out of me.

The interior of the castle is large and as we entered this large space greeted us, the center of the castle. It looks empty, too empty.

We stopped at the center and started unloading the cases of alcohol, Dazel then came near me and whispered to my ear "This place is giving me the chills, at the same time nostalgia."

Nostalgia? Has Dazel been here before?

"What do you mean Dazel?"

"W-What do I mean?! Are you not getting the chills in this place? What are you?" She shouted furiously at me.

"H-Huh? I meant the nostalgia you were talking about." Jeez, jumping into conclusions yet again.

"Oh that? It's just giving this vibe that I've been here before...This space right here reminds me of when I was first named as a demon lord by the Demon King..." Dazel said that and I felt the mysterious man gaze upon our direction, he seems interested in what we are talking about.

"Dazel, sshh!" I hushed her and gestured that someone is listening, she nodded and we continued unloading the carriage. As we were unloading the carriage, I sensed someone's staring at me. Is it that man again? He seems strange, we better hurry and get out of here.

We finished unloading the cases. Phew, that was a handful. The old man approached us slowly.

"Here's the pay." He handed me 10 gold coins. This is for the booze huh, well atleast I can assure we can get out of here now.

"T-Thanks..." I was about to hop on the cart when suddenly he held my shoulder with a hard grip and said "Leaving so soon? I've got a lot of questions for you." In a devilish tone. I look back and his eyes were bright glowing red!

Whether it's in an anime or a game, the shady characters' eyes always glows red. This is getting bad, I don't want to involve Dazel unto this mess and accidentally reveal her being a demon lord.

"U-Uh. What kind of questions do you have mister?" I tried to fake a smile, but it just won't cooperate with the fear he's giving off.

"How did you get past the clouds of poison of this place? Hmm?"

"U-Um... By holding our breath?"

"Holding your breath? Those venomous clouds produced by this mountain are sworn to harm the skin of a human being and even mere animals up to the bone... But why are both of you okay after passing that thick cloud of venomous gases?"

"Sheer luck? I guess?"

"Don't play dumb with me boy, are you even a human? No mere human being can survive that cloud of gas without getting immunity from the poisonous dragon of the six dragons."

Dazel flinched as she heard that, making her more suspicious... She tiptoed to the gates of the castle to avoid of what's to come. But the man suspected her and called out to her.

"Where are you going young lady? Or should I say... Demon Lord Dazel the Poisonous Beast of the Six Dragons of Broughton."

"Eek!" She was shocked. Her cover is blown, but who in the world is this guy for recognizing Dazel in her human form?

"I-I don't know who that is sir... I'm just a normal little adventurer delivering booze..." She smiled in hopes to feel the man but he was not deceived, more as if he was convinced that she was Dazel...

"Don't fool me Dazel, I've memorized the looks and voices of every demon lord this land has..."

"Fine! I'm Dazel, you happy now old geezer?" She said in a sarcastic tone.

What are you doing Dazel? Don't you see this is definitely dangerous and you're being sarcastic now?!

"Oh-ho... Old geezer?"

There he goes again, his eyes are glowing red through the skull mask he's wearing...

"I'll show you not to disrespect higher beings, especially the King of all ghouls lurking this land..."

He took off the robe he was wearing along with his mask. Fear circuited through my veins as I was afraid of what sight is in front of me... A demon, a demon with four wings, large horns, sharp teeth and a pointed tail, along with clothes of that a king... His red eyes glowed much brighter as his image is giving me fear, I encountered demons like this in games but in real life it just feels too scary to comprehend...

"Now, Dazel... Try to be sarcastic now..." She threatened Dazel with only his looks and words...

"I-I can't believe it, no wonder it felt nostalgic..." Dazel was frozen due to shock and fear

"W-Who are you?!" I shouted...

"Oh? You don't know me? Perhaps you are just a puny little human after all..." He grinned at me with those bright red eyes striking fear into my veins.

"D-Dazel?! Who is this man?!" I was scared, I've never seen Dazel scared before, we was always the kind to not care about anything and her she is, frozen in place, scared.

"S-Shane... H-He's... T-The Demon King... Signore Asmodeus..."