Alex was just a normal kid born with an ancient bloodline.
But then his parents were killed by his uncle and as such, he vowed to get strong and revenge. Finally, after all the suffering, the betrayals, killings, and the pains, he finally got strong and as vowed, he got what he wanted — revenge.
But after exerting his revenge, trouble came finding him and in the end, he almost lost his life to the liberators.
Luckily, he was saved or he would have died.
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Soon, they arrived at an open field surrounded by many demons.
The large bird descended and landed two meters away from the crowd because of its hugeness so they had to walk over to where the event was taking place.
As they got closer, the attention of all the demons shifted from the main event and focused on Alex. They could not help but talk, especially seeing how weak and dependent he was on Emilia.
"Who is he?"
"He doesn't look like us though he smells like a demon."
"I heard the girl has been taking care of him for a very long time now."
"But he is very weak, why bring him to an occasion?"
"I heard he is one of those going to defeat the lord's pet."
"What!"
"Shhhh! He's coming."
Everyone fell silent as Alex and Emilia walked past them. When they had gone off, they continued mumbling among themselves.
"Don't listen to what they are saying," Emilia who heard everything told Alex who smiled a bit. She thought he was bothered by their words and didn't want it to affect his performance. "Just focus on winning, okay?" She added.
"I am not bothered by what they are saying but the words don't seem to leave my ears, they won't leave until I do something about it," Alex replied.
"What are you going to do about it?" She asked him.
"I'll make them eat their words," he replied and stopped walking. He glanced at her for a while and continued walking. "You look gorgeous in this outfit but it is too revealing. I want you to change it and put on something else," he said to her.
"Wh- why would I change it? Besides, I didn't put it on so you can admire me," she replied while trying to hide the fact that she was blushing.
"I don't care how many men may have seen what your body is like inside, but from now on, you belong to me. Go get changed before the battle starts," Alex said to her in an authoritative tone.
"I can't leave you..." Emilia replied but seeing how Alex was glaring at her, she paused and frowned her face. "Fine!" She muttered and left after helping him sit where the other contestants were sitting.
Alex watched her leave and after she was out of sight, he smirked and brought out the pill she gave to him.
"I won't be needing this," he mumbled and threw the pill on the ground before stepping on it and crushing it to pieces.
"Hey, you look so weak. How do you intend to win this contest?" A man sitting beside him asked him.
"It doesn't concern you, mind your business," Alex replied to him without sparing him a glance.
"What a pity. The girl will be disappointed if she finds out that you destroyed the pill she gave to you," the man said to him. He didn't look upset that Alex was giving him a cold shoulder rather, he wore a smiling face.
"If no one tells her, how would she know?" Alex asked him and finally turned to look at the man. For a second, Alex was stunned by the man's appearance — No, it wasn't a man as he had expected but a young man within the age of twenty. The young man had purple hair, red eyes, and a cut mark that ran from his left brow down his left eye. But instead of looking ugly, the mark made him look extremely handsome.
"My name is Nivea, what is your name?" The young man asked, introducing himself.
"My name is Alex," Alex replied and looked away immediately. The moment he told Nivea his name, he felt blank for just a brief second the moment their eyes met which was why he had to look away abruptly.
"What?" Nivea asked him. "Don't I look stunning enough?" He added with a smirk on his face.
"You ask the wrong question," Alex replied still looking elsewhere. 'I don't know what his ability is so it is better to be careful' He thought to himself.
Nivea chuckled and was about to say another thing but their attention was caught by the host of the event who began to talk.
"Welcome everyone to another ceremonious gathering. Today, apart from our usual battle contest of power, we will be doing an extra event which is the blood moon dance!" The male host announced and everyone began to cheer loudly.
"The blood moon dance is the most exciting event of all!"
"Yeah. The winner will get a good reward from the lord himself... My lord! I can't wait to see who our winner will be this time."
"Decades ago, it was the Lord's youngest daughter who won and she was rewarded with a tribe and wealth as well."
"Yes. That being said, it's been decades since we saw her, she may have probably become an old lady, hahaha."
"How can you say that?"
Alex as he listened to the conversation could not help but frown in displease. Not because of what they were saying but because he was sick and tired of listening to their annoying voices.
"Before the main event, our first event will be the twin-dance show!" As the host made this announcement, two girls who wore black lace gowns with their faces covered with a veil descended from the sky and stood in the center of the field.
Soon, soft music began to play in the background and they began to dance, swaying their body around while doing some sighs with their hands.
Alex looked around and saw how everyone was enjoying the show except for him — He didn't find it interesting and felt like he was merely wasting his time being there.
He closed his eyes and tried to focus but the music and noise around couldn't let him do so. Soon, Emilia walked up to him and stood beside him, drawing his attention to her.
"How do I look now?" She asked him.
"Better than before," he replied to her. "When does the main event begin? I'm tired of this," he asked her.
"After the dance, the battle contest of power begins," she replied.
"That's better," he mumbled and continued to watch the dance.
Just as Emilia said, after the dance was over, the host announced that the battle contest for power would begin shortly but before that, they were to welcome a distinguished guest.
"Is that the demon Lord?" Alex asked Emilia as they all stood up to welcome the guest which was none other than a man, his wife, and a younger version of the man.
"Yes. That's demon Lord Lucas along with his wife, Lilith, and their son, Zeke," Emilia replied.
"Hmmm," Alex sighed as he stared at the family. 'Such demonic energy' he thought to himself.
"Everyone please be at peace and let the show begin!" The demon Lord said, his voice emitting a thunderous sound.
Per his command, everyone sat down again to enjoy the full show.
"Now, the show begins!" The host excitedly yelled and threw a small box in the center of the field, he quickly moved behind as the box began to increase in size until it was large enough to fit something huge. The box suddenly began to move and before everyone's eyes, it opened revealing a black large dog with glowing red eyes, long canines, and a chain around its neck.
"This is one of the demon dogs!" Someone exclaimed.
"It's two times bigger than the last one," another person commented.
"Yeah. The fighters will have a difficult time dealing with this one."
"The first opponent on the list is Mikel!" The host yelled and from where Alex was sitting, a man stood up and walked to the center of the field where he stood quite far from the demon dog.
"To win, you must defeat it!" The host said and pointed to the demon dog who snarled at the man standing in the opposite direction. "Now, begin!" He yelled.
The moment the host gave out the order to start, the demon dog made its first move toward its opponent, as soon as it got to him, the demon dog leaped into the air and descended with its paws ready to crush the man.
The man in response, quickly hopped backward, avoiding the demon dog's paws. He stretched out his arm and a long spear appeared in his hand. Then he swirled the spear and it emitted a powerful gust of wind that he immediately sent to the demon dog but even with his power and force, the demon dog stood on its ground till the gust of wind dissipated completely.
After the gust of wind had dissipated, the man began to swirl his spear the second time but before he was done, he didn't know how the demon dog got to him, and before he knew what was happening, he saw himself on the ground with his head rolling on the ground.
"And the first contestant is down!" The host yelled and everyone clapped in excitement.