Chapter 99 Healing And Demons
Princess Mia graciously offered her assistance to Adam, who was curiously inspecting the estate's decor. Everything here exuded the spirit of Japan, which only strengthened his belief that this kingdom was created by an outsider.
"How cute..." Adam thought when he noticed the cautious looks of the guards.
He found the whole situation amusing since after he gouged the eyes of those who had looked at his wife with lustful eyes, they dared not show any signs of desire or even accidental glances. He smirked with a wicked smile, which quickly transformed into a gentle one when Mia turned to him.
"???" Although she didn't understand why the guards were so afraid of him, she felt something amiss. "Anyway, I need to guide him quickly."
Mia, despite being a princess, was irritated by the thought of being the guide. Although she understood that her status was lower than Adam's, her arrogance hadn't diminished. However, recalling her father's orders, Mia could only resign herself and accept the role of the guide.
What annoyed her, even more, was that Adam didn't even look at her as if she didn't deserve attention. On the contrary, his gaze was fixed solely on his wife, which couldn't help but irritate Mia, considering her status as the country's renowned beauty. Even princes from neighboring kingdoms wanted to engage with her!
"Mr. Adam, we're almost there," she said, smiling with the most radiant and seductive smile she could muster.
"Mm-hmm..." was the rather passive response she received.
Mia turned away and grimaced, making sure her expression was not visible. Watching her behavior, Adam just smiled. He enjoyed teasing this audacious princess.
Five minutes later, they arrived at large doors that creaked open when Mia placed her hand on them.
"Mr. Adam, the heroes are in here," Mia said, looking at him with a seductive smile.
Ignoring her, Adam took a step forward and looked around. At the end of the room, he found four beds, each with a person lying on them. Next to one of the beds, where a girl with brown hair lay, was a man familiar to Adam.
"Alexander," he waved to his friend, who turned to him with a tired look as if he hadn't slept for a week. "Whoa... what happened?"
As Adam approached Alexander, the man shook his head and patted Adam on the shoulder, looking sad. "My wife bombarded me with questions about how our daughter... dude, I'm tired of listening to her endless epics about how reckless I am!"
Hearing his words, Adam just shrugged and walked up to the girl, who was Alexander's daughter. She looked exhausted and was breathing heavily, with black spots on her face, evidence of the curse.
"I'll start with her," Adam thought, placing his hand on her forehead and closing his eyes.
With his magical senses, he could see what was happening inside her body. It was bad because the curse acted like an infection, slowly infecting her magical channels. If left as it was, she wouldn't be able to use magic within a year.
"However, removing this curse is easy if you're a master of the Dark attribute," Adam thought, opening his eyes, which were now completely black. He placed his hand on the girl's belly button and uttered softly but with a deep voice, sending shivers down the spines of those present: "Veretiones fonrine ultonsen einria."
As he spoke these words, Adam involuntarily released his demonic aura, but it lasted for only a fraction of a second. However, even that was enough to make several mortal doctors faint in fear.
At the same time, a black radiance emerged from his palm, piercing through the girl's belly button and into her inner body, finding the magical channels where the cursed power and magical energy mixed.
His magical energy quickly caught up with the curse and voraciously devoured it, giving Adam strength and making him smile viciously.
The Sin of Gluttony, [Devour].
With this ability, Adam could absorb the victim's magical energy, purifying it.
"AAAAAAAA!"
"Daughter!"
Suddenly, Vanessa screamed as the magical power of Adam and the curse's power began to engage in a fierce battle, each trying to devour the other. Naturally, Alexander rushed to help.
"Adam, stop!" he shouted, feeling concerned, and grabbed his young friend's shoulder abruptly.
Raising an eyebrow, Adam slowly turned his gaze, and everyone except his wife froze in shock. A wide smile was on his face, his eyes were as black as an abyss, and his teeth resembled those of a shark, ready to tear its prey to pieces.
(A/N: Illustration in my discord server. Channel - #illustrations)
"Don't interfere, Alexander. Pain is a temporary factor."
His voice echoed, horrifyingly deep, instilling fear and unease, as if facing a hungry predator. And with his narrowed gaze, the effect of fear intensified, as if he was ready to attack at any moment.
"Uh... this..." Alexander began to stammer, but he quickly regained his composure, as he was a highly skilled practitioner. "Alright, but I hope you know what you're doing."
"Pff, of course, I do," Adam snorted and turned away. "Discinderearupe."
"AAAAAAA!"
An even louder scream erupted from Vanessa's mouth as the curse's power was torn apart by Adam's energy. Overwhelmed, she coughed up blood. Adam, seeing her condition, clicked his tongue and began to heal her.
Five minutes later, the girl returned to normal, and the traces of the curse disappeared forever. She just needed some rest, and everything would be fine.
"Alright, I'm done with your daughter. Now it's time to take care of these," Adam said, cracking his neck and turning towards Alexander.
His appearance returned to normal as if everything before had been an illusion. He had a regular smile on his face, the one he usually showed, but it was clear that the fear still lingered.
Princess Mia and her guards were trembling with fear, but sheer willpower kept them from running away. As for the others, they had already regained their senses.
Turning around, Adam walked up to the man who, although he looked handsome, was overshadowed by Adam in many ways.
Raising his hand in the air, Adam swung and...!
Slap!
He slapped the hero Leonid, and the force was so strong that the hero's face was deformed, and he flew into the wall, creating a large hole.
"Oh, my God!"
The doctors rushed to the hero, while Adam, holding a curse clot in his hand, successfully consumed it, although it resisted, it was devoured by Adam.
This time, everyone was shocked. Alexander, stammering, asked Adam, "Hey... couldn't you have done that more gently?"
Adam raised an eyebrow, looked at Alexander, and smiled with a strange smile that didn't reach his eyes. "This is the most effective method. And he's a hero, he won't die. And if he does, it's not bad either."
Smirking, he turned and approached the girl dressed as a nun, whose condition was much more stable. Although the curse was still active, black and white particles were swirling around her body, engaged in an active war.
"Tch, white magic..." Adam clicked his tongue, thinking it would be challenging.
"Hey, you're not going to use the same method as with the hero, are you?" Alexander asked.
"Nah, I'm not a barbarian."
"..."
Ignoring Alexander, who was left speechless and bewildered, Adam placed his hand on the nun's chest.
"S-s-s... ticklish," he thought, as white magic tried to burn him. But the nun's strength was insufficient to harm him in any way.
Adam repeated the same process as Vanessa, successfully extracting the curse and digesting it. Next was the girl who looked like a high school student, and he performed similar actions, but a bit rougher. Nevertheless, the curse was extracted.
Turning around and waving his hand at the doctors who were bandaging Leonid and examining the bodies of the hero's group members for additional injuries, he approached Alexander, who was sitting next to his daughter.
"She'll wake up in an hour," Adam said, pushing his hair back and smiling. "Her condition is stable, she just needs a week of rest, and she'll be as good as new."
Hearing these words, Alexander let out a relieved sigh, bowed his head, and sincerely thanked Adam, who just smiled warmly.
The atmosphere in the room was joyful, but during the conversation with Alexander, Adam suddenly turned his head towards the demon border and grinned menacingly.
At the same time, a knight rushed into the room, looking tired, and upon seeing the princess, shouted, "Your Highness! Demons are attacking!"
***
On the demon side.
An army of ten thousand demons was heading toward Varasim, creating a deafening noise. Every movement was coordinated as if the army was one entity.
At the end of the army, four demons carried a palanquin which lay a demon with gray skin. He had a bald head, and spiral-shaped horns protruded from his forehead, while his body was covered in scars.
Beside him lay naked women who resembled demons. If Adam had seen them, he would have recognized them as succubi.
"Ah, how long I've waited for this day," the demon suddenly spoke with a creaky voice, distorted and unpleasant. "HAHAHAHAHA!"
The demon laughed loudly, pressing the naked women to himself and fondling their breasts, relishing every moment. His eyes gleamed brightly, and his mouth twisted into a smirk.
"A hundred years... a hundred years since I killed humans! Hahahaha!" The demon laughed loudly, as did the woman next to him. "Verison the Bloodthirsty will become the executioner and be the first to start the war with humans. What an honor!"
"You're amazing, Lord!"
"Kyaya! You're the best and most beautiful demon, my Lord~"
"HAHAHAHA! Indeed, indeed!" Verison laughed again and kissed the succubi on the lips, enjoying their flattery. "Even the princes of chaos are nothing compared to me. The role of a general has fallen to me, HAHAHAHA! WHAT AN HONOR!"
Two of the women seemed to feel a chill down their spines as Verison openly criticized the princes, and they decided to keep silent, fearing that someone might tell the princes about it.
"Pff, pathetic," Verison sneered, seeing their fear. "I don't care. Our mission is to sow chaos and find the 'flaw,' that's all."
Smirking, Verison directed his attention to the walls in the distance, built by humans.
To be continued...