"As I thought this is going to be…"
Elam was running away, yet his expression was calm. He did not bother at all.
"Soo much fun…"
He turned around, had a quick glance on what was happening in the back. It seems like an army of soldiers were chasing after him.
"He-he~"
Elam giggled as he continued to put a distance between him and them. The soldier realized and started to chase even harder.
"Oh my, how persistent."
Elam smirked.
The soldiers did not seem like given up on chasing after him. 3 days. They were constantly chased after him yet, the distance kept getting further.
"TCH."
It is just like they were playing cat and mouse game.
Elam smirked again. He then suddenly stopped. The soldiers then also stopped.
"Haa… Haa"
They looked like they were out of their breaths. After panting for a while, they raised their weapons at Elam.
"You cannot… Haa… Get away with this."
The captain panted as he warned Elam.
"Hm~"
Elam looked at them. The captain flinched.
"HIC."
The soldiers felt it too. Piercing look, as if he was looking into their souls.
"Well, aren't you guys tired already?"
Then a few of their men fell down one by one. They were too exhausted. They did not rest at all. The captain looked at his men state, realized that everyone has reached their limits. Meanwhile, Elam looked just fine.
"TCH, you-"
"Pathetic. Fainting over nothing, you guys are wasting your time, chasing after me."
A monster.
At least that was what the captain thought when he was looking at the man in front of him.
"Say what you want. Soldiers!"
A white hair as the first gleam of snow. A red eyes as red as the color of blood itself. A masculine yet neat looking clothes suited his elegant gestures.
"We're not sacred of you!"
Elam smirked.
"Get ready!!!"
The captain was not fooled by his appearance. That man was the demon king. He was a cold-blooded man, known for his cruelty and twisted morals. A being who was resented just for existing.
"All I did was sneaking into your castle. Trying to enjoy the banquet your so-called king hosted."
Elam put a fake pitiful expression.
"Yet you guys chased me out and trying to kill me. I'm so sad. Sob..."
Scared. Shaking. The captain grinned his tooth.
"You're a demon king! Aren't you there to kill our king!"
He tried to hide his shaking hands. He looked at Elam. There. They finally crossed their gaze. Elam was annoyed.
"How boring. Heh."
The captain was inflicted by a mysterious yet a very powerful demonic energy from the demon king.
"EEK..."
The captain fell down to his knees. His eyes were widened as if they were bursting out. He cannot move an inch from Elam's energy.
"Captain!!!"
Seeing their captain did not react at all. They were ready to attack.
"Stop! EEK… Pull back!"
As his sweat went down through his body, the captain ordered his men to put down their weapons.
'I can't let my men die-This man-He was too strong.'
He looked at Elam and tried to strike a deal.
'I can't fight this man. We have to strike a deal instead.'
He looked at Elam, in hopeful expression.
"Listen here! I am one of the great captains of Kingdom of War. As you know, we don't usually solve something with a deal but, still I beg of you…"
Elam slowly suppressed his energy and looked at the captain, as if he was expecting something worth listening to.
"Please, come with us to my kingdom."
Elam was a little taunted. Hearing the offer, he guessed it was a threat. A threat to him. Or a hilarious cute warning.
"Hmm…"
Elam played along, since he thought it was hilarious, he put on a fake worried face.
"Haaa..."
He rubbed his face like he seems to be thinking.
"Yes? What you think? We can put a good word to the king if you come with us right now."
The captain thought the demon king has been convinced by him. He then continued.
"My king ordered me to relay this message to you. His majesty has offered you a lifetime wealth over your kin and will grant them to live freely in his land within his reach. Not only that, you can also have all the women you want in his kingdom as many as you like to be in your arms. You guys can be free."
The captain stopped for a moment. Looking at Elam, that was still seemed to be thinking of the offer.
"That's only if you agree to come to us, this is your first choice."
"Second, I'll have to apologize."
He stood up and took his sword that fell to the ground a while ago.
"but, I'm not. We will take you by force no matter what today."
The demon king touched his pale pinky lip as if he was still thinking.
"Hmm…"
The captain waited for a while for his answer. Elam then laughed a little. That was not up to the captain's expectation.
"No. Sorry but, no sorry."
Elam looked at the captain with disgusts.
"Wealth? I have a lot."
Elam folded his arms. He tilted his head a bit.
"Live freely? My kin already have their own lives. They are living peacefully in all over the kingdoms."
He was silent for a while then he looked at the captain.
"Women? No, I still have my own taste too so, a woman is a no."
He glared at them.
"Now! Get. The. Hell. Of. My. Face. Before, I'll change my mind."
The captain was concerned, his men was not at their best conditions and he himself was tired after all the chasing.
"I-"
'This is bad. We can't fight him, not in this condition. Everyone was too tired.'
He took some time to think. He then put back his weapon.
"Soldiers, put down your swords."
He turned back to his men.
"We'll rest here for tonight. Everyone, take the fallen one to the tent and treat them."
The standing soldiers then took their fellow fallen comrades right away as they stood up waiting for their captain's next orders.
"After that, a few of you, set a camp here and make sure it's enough to fit all of our men. The rest will find firewoods and cook the food for our men. You all, hear that!"
His men then listened to their captain's words well and right away did their jobs done.
As his men went to do their jobs, he then looked at the demon king, and slowly he walked towards Elam.
"Please… Let at least my men live."
The captain whispered as he pleaded to Elam. This wasn't only made Elam laughs, he went on and on.
"AHAHHAHAHA."
After a while of laughing, a serious expression appeared at Elam's face.
"How cute of you."
He held the captain's throat. He gradually lifted him higher.
"Cough… Cough…"
Elam took his time suffocating the captain. And finally he let go.
"Heh. So weak."
The captain seem like he was very close at his deathbed. He was struggling to find air.
"Argh... Haa... Cough..."
Elam then gently pull out his gloves of his pockets and burned the old one. He put on a new pair of gloves and approached the captain.
"Why'd I?"
The captain was too shocked. He thought they were getting away but in reality they did not. This demon king simply too cruel. Elam smiled, he enjoyed the suffering of the captain.
"When you guys tried to kill me. Wanting to take me with brute force."
Elam stopped.
"Why'd I let my enemies live?"
The captain trembled. He kneeled in rush to Elam. His soldiers were speechless of this sight of him begging to Elam.
"Please. They didn't know anything… They…"
The captain struggled to find an excuse.
"They were just following my orders! I alone was enough! Kill me and keep them alive!"
Elam glared at him with his red eyes, he reached his right hand to the captain. He stopped suddenly. He smiled and turned around.
"I already changed my gloves. So, I'm not in the mood to dirty them again."
Elam opened a black hole enough for him only as he was walking towards it.
"Just stop what are you doing if you want to keep at least your men's lives."
The captain smiled brightly. He began to see the Elam in a different light.
"Thank y-"
Elam already gone.
"What the-?"
The captain was left shocked. He then looked around. No sight of Elam at all. It was as if he was not there in the first place. He looked at his men.
"Do you see where he's gone to? Tell me where he went!"
His men were confused, and they showed the spot where Elam was standing. But he was not there.
"But sir, he was standing here just now!"
They looked around too. No sight of Elam too.
"We didn't notice he was going somewhere else…"
The captain looked the spot Elam was standing a while ago. He was still in shock and touched his head because of confusion.
"What? He's gone… Haha, I guess I'm still slow to react."
"Hmm~ Hm~"
Elam was grinning. He was happy, as if he was having a lot of fun.
"Hm?"
He noticed the winds were getting stronger as he went further. There. He saw a sandstorm was coming at the direction he was walking.
"He-he. Looks fun."
Elam intentionally let the sandstorm wrapped him in it. He noticed the sandstorm was moving, bringing him to a place he has once forgotten yet so familiar.
"Hm. Let's see where this brings me to. He-he."
He then closed his eyes. Then, he tried to open his. He felt that the sandstorm had calmed down. It was pitch black earlier.
"AA..."
He slowly opened his eyes. The light hurt his eyes a little. He then stood up, and then he saw a miracle.
"Hm. Looks very familiar."
A miracle he found the kingdom again. A kingdom out of nowhere at the desert.
"He-he~ I'll have fun here too then."