Kian opened his eyes and saw yet another unfamiliar place or maybe not. He got up and rubbed his head which was banging. His stomach growling as well. Everything was yelling at him.
He got up and saw everyone waiting for him outside. "Kian!"
They all ran up.
"What's going on?" Kian looked around at the packed up carts.
"They're leaving the village..." Kaede said helping.
"They're? What about you?"
Khione chuckled. "We're all going." She lifted some bags.
May chimed in "We're leaving Arcadia!"
"But Why us?" Kian asked walking towards them.
"Watch out!" Selene was using her ability to carry some crates.
"None of you are making sense!" Kian said ducking
Alya walked towards him and sat down. "Arcadia... Is almost completely taken... By monsters."
Kian's eyes widened. The feast had started while he was asleep. "How long was I sleep?"
"7 days" May said looking a little down as she helped some villagers with some more crates.
In 7 days, The King of Monsters had massacred Arcadia. Kian thought of Reverto. What was the drawback? What would happen?
He saw Kazuya who was sitting near an injured Mimi.
"Where's Arthur?" Kian asked
"He's not back yet" Selene answered. "We're heading there first... My homeland ..."
They all got in the cart everyone looked sad or defeated. Yet Kian was the only one who could fix it. He hugged himself.
What if the cost was his life? What if everyone forgot about him? What if... He didn't know what to do. Maybe it would be okay. Just maybe...
***
The Royal of Monsters had reached the Castle of Cadis. He saw a man standing at the front.
"King of Demons huh?"
"Indeed" The man walked up him. "Why have you come?"
"I want to ask you a question." He looked at the King in his eyes "How long will you watch the other kings grow?"
The King of Demons chuckled"You don't seem to understand"
The Royal looked at The King with confusion
"It seems you don't understand... I am The King of Demons, The most evil King. I love despair, unbalance, and chaos. I love shattering hopes and bringing such sadness and corruption!" His smile grew into a twisted one as his pupils dilated. "That's why I am here, in Cadis! The King doesn't care about anyone unless they are of noble blood. The laws are just as evil!"
He put hand hand over his face as he let out a laugh. "A Commoner or a peasant doesn't own anything. All of their things are free. Even they are. That's why Cadis is known as the Slave Nation! Don't you see!"
The Royal just looked at him "I do like those same things, but... It doesn't answer my question."
"Right..." The King put a more serious look "I want the Kings to have hope, to believe I am dead, when in truth. I am Alive! Then I will crush them all and conquer everything and anything! Then I'll let it build back up only to repeat." He chuckled.
The Royal smiled just a bit "I see... I'll be the new King of Monsters soon... Then I'll end you." He finally smiled "Just for fun of course."
The Royal turned and began to walk away.
"I'll see you soon... Kai, Royal of Monsters." He said in a teasing voice
***
In the castle's throneroom Echidna stood in front of her special and second hand monsters.
"Waffle you have failed me... I told you specifically not to kill the King... Yet here he is. My delicious snack... Gone."
Waffle a monster with a circular head that could open up looked down "I am sorry my King... I promise I won't fail you again"
It didn't hear anything from it's master and looked up only for Echidna to viciously grab it's jaw and slam it into walls.
It teeth shattered, but Echidna wasn't done. She but it's arm and ripped it off and devoured it, her eyes were full of rage and hunger. She grabbed it's face and threw it into the floor.
She then jumped high and landed on top of it kicking her legs out sending it deeper into the floor.
The monster was basically helpless now as it tried to calm its master. She started to pummel it into the ground repeatedly. A monster tried to stop her, but that was the biggest mistake. She grabbed it and tore off both of it's arms.
Then she thrust her hand through its chest and ripped out it's heart as it fell.
"MY KING!" Some monsters yelled trying to stop her, she grinded her teeth.
"HOW DARE ALL OF YOU STUPID CREATURES TRY AND STOP ME!" She dashed and grabbed one ripping it's hand off and using it as a weapon. To destroy the rest.
She zipped around destroying most of the building as she combated her own servants who did little to nothing to her.
She landed from a fall as her cloak floated around her. Her dark hair messy and her face in fit of rage. She walked towards a dying monster and slammed her foot on it ending the monster.
She heard something though, a human. She followed the smell too and found the Queen. A guard stood in her way. "I WON'T LET YOU GET TO THE QUEEN!"
Echidna slapped him sending him meters away. She walked towards the Queen who's leg was broken.
Echidna grabbed the Queen and glared into her eyes. "You better be glad I'm too tired to eat you. Also your helpful to me... I'll keep you for the time being." She knocked out the Queen.
She then held out her hand and a monster formed "Take her" The monster grabbed the Queen and walked off.
Echidna sat down and took a deep breath as her wicked features dissapeared. She looked more like a beautiful woman than a psychopath.
The Sky was becoming dark as nightfall crawled along. Bodies surrounded her and the destroyed capital.
The wind blew in her hair as she stood up and walked through the rubble to the grass. She sat down and looked at the beautiful sky. It was extremely beautiful compared to what was around her. She laid down as she thought about her desires. Not just food, but also... A need... A desire to have everything she wanted.
She heard a screech and saw Typho. "Typho? Oh my beloved child come here." It happily ran to her and sat down.
"We destroyed Arcadia... We did it" she hugged it's head. "Now let us rest for a bit. So yours and Mommy's tummies don't hurt." She laid it on her lap as it let out a calm growl.
***
Kian and his friends were in separate wagons. Kian was with Kaede and GranGran.
"So we're going to Esfaria..." Kian asked
Kaede nodded and so did GranGran.
There was a sign that said Esfaria. The Kingdom allied with Arcadia at least it was. Because when Esfaria had an ancient dragon attack Arcadia didn't aid them.
It was strange coming to a place that hated your own nation. Yet they had to. As they came up on the first village they saw the Dragonslayer and a crying Princess Seraphina.
The wagon stopped and Selene ran into Arthur's arms crying.
Kian sat with Kazuya. "What happened to Estra? Is she...?"
"Last I saw she was leaving Arcadia that was three days before..." Kazuya said gripping his sleeve.
"Then she must be alive right!"
Kazuya smiled weakly "there's a higher chance that she is..."
The boys both sat down.
Kian had failed and now everyone has to pay for it.
Yet there was one thing he knew he could and had to do, he had to get stronger, to ensure that next time he'd win and no one else would get hurt.
2 year time skip next time!