Chapter 42: I miss you

"I know," Rita replied without turning around.

Rita raised both hands, and blue flames immediately gathered around her palms. She sent a powerful fireball flying through the hallway. It exploded in the air with a loud bang, and one of the creatures suddenly became visible as the flames hit its body. The creature screamed in pain before its four eyes turned toward Janet. Its large body shook with anger, and it suddenly charged toward her.

Janet’s eyes widened when she finally saw it. "Ah!"

She quickly opened her two ancient battle fans. They were not normal fans used by women for decoration. Each one was made from dark silver metal, with several sharp blades hidden between the folds. The long handles were covered with black leather, and strange ancient symbols were carved across the metal. When Janet moved them, they looked more like small weapons than fans.

She raised them quickly, but the creature was already too close.

Just as Janet thought she was about to be attacked, a powerful sword flashed through the air.

The creature stopped in front of her. A second later, its huge body fell into two pieces, and thick black blood poured onto the floor.

Janet stared at the dead creature before slowly looking up. Her heart almost stopped. "Ethan?!"

Ethan stood in front of her with his sword still in his hand. Black blood was dripping from the blade, but his attention was not on the dead creature anymore. He immediately rushed toward Janet and began checking her body carefully, looking at her arms, shoulders, and neck as if he was searching for even the smallest injury.

"Did it manage to hurt you?" he asked seriously. "Those creatures are poisonous."

Janet’s face became hot. She quickly pulled her hand away when he touched it.

"I’m fine... thank you."

Ethan looked at her for a few seconds, as if he wanted to make sure she was telling the truth. Janet tried her best not to smile. She had almost forgotten about the dangerous creatures because, for a moment, all she could think about was the fact that Ethan had rushed to save her.

Ethan finally turned toward Rita.

Rita was still fighting several of the creatures at once. Her blue flames had trapped them in the air, and the strange thing was that they were now partly visible. They were all staring at Ethan and Janet, almost as if they had also witnessed the little moment between them.

Janet suddenly felt awkward.

"Ahh... so you are done?" she asked Rita. "Well, I wanted them to witness this special moment before they died." She said sarcastically.

Janet didn’t want to reply her. She gathered her energy into both hands and swung her ancient fans forward. A powerful wave of magic rushed through the hallway and tore through the creatures trapped inside Rita’s flames. Their bodies were ripped apart, and black blood splashed across the floor.

Rita lowered her fans and sighed. "Go. These are demon beasts. They are attracted to werewolves, so more of them may come if we stay here."

Before anyone could answer, something suddenly slammed into her from the side. She was thrown away with so much force that her body almost crashed into the stone pillar beside the secret door.

"Rita" Janet shouted.

Ethan frowned and picked up his sword and turned toward the creature.

This demon was different from the others. They could see its shadow, but its actual body remained hidden inside the darkness. Its movements were fast and powerful, making it difficult to know where it would attack from next.

Rita sighed and sat tiredly. "Your sword is useless against this one. You can’t attack the shadow demon with weapon."

Ethan frowned but didn’t lower his sword. The demon prepared to attack Rita again, but before it could touch her, a white figure suddenly appeared behind it.

A large hand grabbed the demon by the neck.

The demon froze. It seemed shocked that someone had actually managed to catch it.

Caius!

The Werewolf King stood before the creature with his long white hair falling over his shoulders. His expression was cold as he lifted the demon from the ground with one hand.

The demon struggled violently, but Caius only tightened his grip.

The sound of bones breaking filled the hallway. The demon’s huge body suddenly became visible. It had a powerful, gorilla-like shape, with rough dark skin and four terrifying eyes. It roared in pain while Caius lifted it even higher before throwing it across the hallway.

The demon crashed into the stone pillar with tremendous force. The whole pillar broke apart.

Caius slowly walked toward the bleeding creature. His silver eyes suddenly changed into a frightening golden color, while his long metallic silver claws extended from his fingers.

The demon looked at him weakly. "The Demon Lord asked me to deliver a message."

Caius raised one eyebrow.

The demon struggled to breathe, then gave him a strange smile. "I miss you."

The demon’s head dropped immediately. The force of Caius’s attack had already been enough to kill it.

Caius stared at the body for a moment before looking to the side. The other demon beasts immediately fled in different directions, disappearing into the darkness as quickly as they could.

His golden eyes slowly returned to their normal silver color. Caius turned toward Rita.

Rita immediately bowed. "I’m very fine, Your Majesty."

Caius then looked at Janet. Janet quickly nodded. "I’m okay, Alpha Caius."

Caius said nothing. He simply turned around and walked away, while Ethan followed behind him.

Janet watched Ethan’s back until he disappeared from the hallway. She then turned toward Rita and placed her hand on Rita’s shoulder, sending healing energy into her.

"I thought you said no werewolf could see them," Janet said.

Rita sighed deeply. "It’s not that he can see them. His eyes and senses are much sharper than ordinary wolves. He can tell how big or small they are even when they are hiding in the air. I don’t know how to explain it properly, but only Royal Wolves have that ability."

Before Rita could say anything else, she suddenly slapped Janet’s hand away.

Janet glared at her. "I was healing you! I should have let you remain in pain,"

Rita sneered. "I know a potion that can make me feel better in seconds."

She looked toward the hallway where Caius had disappeared and groaned. "Can’t His Majesty just finish this love fight with that annoying Demon Lord? This is getting more and more annoying."

Rita nodded.

"I agree. I know the demon lord is fighting other races, but he seems too focused on him, he likes to tease him. I would think he’s in love with him if the demon king is a woman."

Janet took a deep breath and looked at the broken pillar. "And that message... I feel like something is very fishy."