The king's eyes

Romeo

Even in the depths of the coven, in my dungeon, I heard the king.

His deep and strong voice, which carries for miles… Surely many of us have heard it. He’s enraged, and it’s going to hurt.

Especially when he sees the state of his friend.

I hear lots of footsteps in the basement, it comes here too.

Gregoire faces me and opens the cell: "Lord Romeo, this is your time, your opportunity to show your strength, to defend our community, that of your father and of which you have been a part since your birth!!"

"I never wanted to be part of your gang of madmen. You are all crazy and you have always made me sick…

Samael will kill you all, and I will finally be free!" I yelled to him.

"Oh, do you believe that? And well know that if we must die, you will have to fall with us, worthless of useless abortion...

You’re gonna come with us now, we’re gonna bring your girlfriend too, see the king, and we’re gonna fight for what we’ve stood for so long, our species and its rightful place!" He said.

Several of them grab me to drag me out of the dungeon, I spot Iris in Keron’s arms. This guy is tall and massive, but not very smart. It has always been used but little considered.

Gregoire continues to vociferate at the top of his voice.

“You all remember the plan! We have to cast spells on him all at the same time, and by far, no need to try to beat them in hand-to-hand combat, they are far too trained and armed, let’s focus on Samael!

Don’t get caught! Always be on the move, and use levitation if necessary.

Put all your power into your magic, it’s time to show them the power of sorcery!!

The coven is still surrounded by the protection spell, use it to protect yourself from the onslaught of humans! They can’t reach that part of the field,

GO, FIGHT, AND DO NOT BACK DOWN!!"

We heard the crowd scream "YEAH!! FOR SHEZAAR!! FOR SHEZAAR!! FOR SHEZAAR!! FOR..."

They are unleashed following the speech of their self-proclaimed leader.

We are at the entrance of the coven, the first wizards come out but stay on the protected plot, and begin their incantations. The others follow them, all disperse for the offensive.

Samael

I finally see them leaving the coven.

I am with my soldiers, the children have taken refuge a few hundred meters under cover. They can observe the scene from their hiding place.

There are many of them… damn wizards.

They wave their hands in a whisper, they stare at me.

They try to reach me with their magic.

I feel my skin tingle, my demonic part reacts to their attempts at spells, but not as they hope... We advance towards them, me at the head of the line.

"You don’t understand, your magic is useless against me!

Come and fight like men, your sorcery won’t work!!"

Some risk it by throwing themselves on us, we are sufficiently trained to defeat them very quickly.

Immediately, my men receive disarming spells. Swords fly behind us.

I look at my soldiers and address them: "You know how to fight with your bare hands, they never learned the clinch, you keep the advantage, don’t be intimidated!"

"Understood, Lord," they said, confident.

Other wizards throw themselves at us, but we are more powerful physically, so it is very easy to get the upper hand.

My soldiers begin to receive spells, some fall asleep, others suffer, and we are gradually surrounded...

I feel my skin change...

My eyes are burning with anger...

"Is that all you got?

IT IS ME THAT YOU WANT, COMPETE WITH ME!!"

They begin their incantations over me again, I throw myself at those who are closest, and I grab their necks to break them in my hands.

I feel my blood boiling, they are more and more and my soldiers are falling one after another, this battle is not fair, the weapons are not the same...

But I knew it.

Rognus advances, and say:

"So now what are you going to do my king?? Eh? You will be alone in front of all of us, you will have to submit and give way!!"

"NEVER!" I proclaimed.

"You have no choice, YOU ARE ALONE, AND MUCH MORE ALONE THAN YOU THINK!!

BROTHERS, BRING THE KING’S WHORE!!" He yelled.

A big guy comes out of the house, and he holds her in his arms...

Iris... She’s unconscious... And, her face... They destroyed her face...

" WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!!! YOU DARE TOUCH HER!!!

I WILL BREAK YOU ALL TO THE LAST, YOU WILL BEG ME TO KILL YOU,

YOU WILL BURN TO ASH!!!" I screamed, overcome by rage.

A violent and brutal fire consumes me completely, I feel the horns pierce my skull, my eyes change and my vision too...

My body is shaken with shivers, I transform...

My body is growing and my rage is palpable around me...

It comes to me an irrepressible urge… To stamp the foot on the ground.

I strike a great blow... the shock wave sends the wizards flying...

Twice... The coven house is shaking... I start screaming in revolt for the call for blood, for revenge, for the destruction of the poison of my kingdom...

Three times... My foot vibrates the earth for miles around...

The wizards are on the ground, but get up.

Silence...

They all look at me, amazed at the unexpected spectacle I have just given them.

They no longer have the human in front of them, but the hybrid... The result of my two natures... And I’m determined to show them what revolts them.

Then suddenly, we hear the ground shaking again. This time it’s not me...

The earth is slipping away from under our feet,

Many creatures are emerging from the earth, subterranean beings...

Demons...

They are tall and stocky, horned or clawed, some have tails or hooves, some are goblins or orcs, others are satyrs, and fauns, and there are also tall and powerful humanoid demons...

They catch wizards and kill them one after another… They crush them or burn them…

I observe the comrades I have just summoned without even being aware of it, ripping my assailants to pieces...

Rognus turns livid, he grabs a young wizard, a kid, to brandish him to me. He says:

"Here is Romeo! This is the man you are looking for! He is the son of Shezaar, he is our leader! If you have to go after anyone who threatens your reign, it’s him!"

The kid intervenes: "No it is wrong! King Dorkaron I have never worked against you, I swear!"

"ENOUGH!! KILL THEM ALL, AND CAPTURE THE KID!!" I ordered, anger dominating me.

They hurt her, and they hurt Iris, which is pure innocence...

They killed and banished so many people...

I will be without mercy.

But the kid is still too young. I will take him prisoner, and reserve his sentence for later. He will serve as an example for all remaining opponents of the kingdom.

The demons have no trouble eliminating all these degenerates.

I walk over to Iris. She’s in the arms of a big simpleton, he thinks he’s safe in the protection spell they used, but the witchcraft hasn’t touched me for a long time.

I grab the neck of the guy who is holding him in his arms to give me back my partner... He obeys immediately.

I finally have my elven witch in my arms...

Pain burns in my chest seeing her bruises. I feel that she is dehydrated and malnourished. They put her in a deep coma.

Iris…I’m sorry. They used you to get to me… I should have arrived before… I should have known from the first minute, that he had torn you away from me.

I will find a way to wake you up. I promise you."

I will find the way...

I shelter her, then I observe the fire which burns the remaining wizards, I attract it to my hands, I manage to form a ball of fire charged with energy, I propel it towards the building by ruin that housed all those dangerous psychopaths.

I amplify the fire that consumes their bodies on the ground, to the ashes, I had warned them.

The time when they sowed terror is over. I would make sure.

I will bring back all the exiles of the kingdom, all the creatures from these lands.

I’m back in my place, no more traitors and attacks on magical species, they will never again have the power to harm anyone’s freedom with impunity.

That time is over.