Tempting Fate

171 Chapter 171: The Traitor

“War begins...”

Reed turned to Leandro and put up his hand. Black smoke came out of it and covered Leandro’s body which flew into the air.

“Do you want war?” Reed asks. “All right, I’ll start the war.”

Everyone was surprised when Leandro suddenly turned to ash. “Reed...” Eldron said. “If what he said is true, we have many more demons to fight, and we will not be able to...”

“We can,” Reed said. Reed raised his eyebrows. “You think I am weak?”

“Nope, that’s not what I meant,” Eldron said.

“So then what? You’re the weak one, aren’t you?”

Every demon exchanged glances. “It’s weak if it’s weak, but we can fight the entire realm,” said the mage.

“You know we are not soldiers or warriors who can fight strong demons, my king,” said another mage.

.....

“If the enemy we’re looking for is in the other realm and something happens at the portal, you’ll definitely leave us here to save the family you made in the other world...”

Reed could not answer what his father said. If something happens to the portal that could cause it to close, he won’t be able to get out. The traitorous demon was in the other realm, and he purposely went into it to catch her.

They all turned when a loud drum came from somewhere, a sign of the beginning of the war.

“They’re coming...”

Reed clenched his jaw and then looked around.

—-

“Alex, what are you saying?”

She turned to Alex. Both she and Devin were staring at each other. They don’t understand what is happening.

“A-Alex, don’t tell us Devin is an enemy,” Jasmin said.

Emy looked at Devin, who then looked at her. She immediately grabbed Alex, and Jasmin went up to Emy.

“Is Devin an enemy?” She asked Alex again.

“He is...,” Alex started.

“I’m not,” Devin said.

“He’s telling the truth,” said Alex.

“What?” Emy asked with surprise.

“But his friends are...” Alex continued.

“Friends?” Emy scowled.

“Sir Devin, do you have any friends?” Jasmin asked, shocked.

Devin put up both hands, hoping to talk before Alex.

“Of course he does...” Alex said. “The succubus cousins...”

“Dynhir and Eve,” Emy said. Emy took a look at Devin. “Do you know anything, Devin?”

“Believe me, Emy. I didn’t find out until I got back here.” Devin said. “I didn’t want to waste time waiting at the portal, so I went out.”

“It means there’s still hope for Reed to cross over,” Emy said.

“Papa’s still busy on the other side...” Alex said. “We also need to move, uncle.” Devin glanced at Alex. “Auntie Avery needs us.”

“What?” Emy was surprised. “You don’t have to get involved, son. Devin is strong...”

“He’s not as strong as the succubus so he will need me.”

“But...”

Alex had Emy’s hand. “Trust me, mom.”

Emy took a deep breath.

—–

Reed couldn’t believe he saw thousands of demons before the palace. There were many kinds of demons, and all of them were ready to fight him.

Reed smirked as he watched them walk. A loud drumming sound was heard throughout the realm.

“It looks like the number of demons living in the realm will decrease,” Reed said.

Other vampires, wendigos, and other cannibalistic demons can be seen. But there are more cubus who started it all. Reed could read their minds and knew Eve and Dynhir were in charge of everything. Even though they had made an unbreakable promise, he could break it without her knowing. He was still weak at the time, so it’s possible that he didn’t know what happened, but now that everything has come back to him, he does.

“The soldier said that there is no one guarding the portal. Your cousin isn’t there.” Eldron said.

“Devin could have gone to another world,” they said. Reed had an idea.

Reed smiled. While Devin was in the other world with his queen and prince, he would be happy to know that there was a strong demon to protect them.

“The portal is open because magic keeps it that way,” Eldron said.

Reed frowned and looked up at his father. “Magic? Who would do that while the wizards are with us? The traitors are already in prison in the world of eternal pain.”

“Two swords were buried there. I think half of them are in the other realm.”

Reed smiled a second time. ‘It’s probably Avery’s katana.’

“They’re doing the right thing, so I want you to do the same. Who’ll fight with me?”

Every demon exchanged glances. Reed had less than a hundred allies left and compared to the thousands of demons who wanted to kill him, they were all sure to lose, but he thought of something to do. He needs to split the cube’s allies or make them less powerful.

Reed took off his wing, which surprised Eldron. “What will you do?”

“I will mess with their minds,” Reed said, then he took off quickly.

—

Everyone looked up to see Reed raise his hand. Every demon that saw him tried to attack, but he just let them go and didn’t fight back. Another demon was brave enough to try to hurt him with an arrow, but it stopped in the air and turned ash.

Reed smiled when he saw their surprise. Some whispers can be heard.

“Why is that? They say that the king is weak?”

“Yes, he can fly with those beautiful wings.”

“I think the cubus lied to us.”

“Why would we do that?” asked one of the cubus. “We make sure that what Prince Dynhir and Princess Eve say is real. Every demon knew that the king was weak and that he had built a family and lived in a world full of disgusting humans.”

“Right, but isn’t that blasphemy in our realm?”

“The true king stays on his throne and kingdom, defending and protecting his subjects.”

Reed smiled when he heard the conversation. Then he let out black smoke, and one of the people talking floated in the air.

Some demons were brave enough to try to save the demon, but a strong force took them all there. Even the king and queen, their princes and princesses, and the soldiers were surprised by what Reed did.

“Don’t kill me.”

Reed grinned. “If you know where you should stand and who you should support, I might be able to hear you .”

“You can count on me, my king, to serve you. Just let me live.”

“Well, then...”

This demon even floated in the air, and to everyone’s surprise, Reed brought it down along with the former king and the mages.

“But I don’t trust easily, and that’s why...”

Black smoke whirled around the demon’s neck. “It is good to be sure,” Reed said.

“It’s fine, my king,” said the demon, then he looked at the former king, Eldron.

“Now, I can still give a second chance, which is something kings don’t do. Whoever wants to live and stay under my rule raises their hand, and I may let them live.”

Every demon exchanged glances. “Don’t believe him...”

“When you go back to him, he will surely kill you. You know how to mean the king you recognize is.”

“I’m going to count to five, and when I’m done, I’m going to kill everyone I see.”

Noise can be heard everywhere, and the hands of the crowd are up.

“One... two.... three...”

Reed smiled and opened his hand. When he did, he let out a puff of black smoke, and everyone who had raised their hands flew away.

“Four...five..”

.....

Reed opened one of his hands and let out a fire that burned everyone there except the soldiers and the royal family, who used magic to create a shield.