Finding Truth

《12》

"Greetings, your majesty." The six demons bowed as they entered the palace. They all kneeled in front of one man.

The king. The demon king.

"Get up." The king announced as he turned away and began to walk away, three figures following after him. "Let's go to the conference room."

After the long and silent walk, the group made their way to the conference room, the king sitting at the head seat and the others taking their assigned seat. "You three have done your job, let us be."

The twins and the redhead bowed and left the room.

"Now then, let's start this meeting." The king spoke, his whole body was obscured by the darkness that it was almost impossible to make out any features except his lilac eyes that were glaring red.

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"Brother." One of the twins stopped in his tracks, his brother and the redhead stopped to glance over him. "That boy... from before..."

"What of it, Muichiro?" The brother asked, crossing his arms to his chest and raised a brow.

"Let him be, Yuichiro." The redhead spoke. "There's something that Muichiro wants to say." Yuichiro clicked his tongue but he didn't say another remark and let his twin continue.

"Thanks, Koichi..." Koichi nodded in response. "Anyway... that boy... he's... he smells like..."

"Do not go there." Yuichiro cut him off with a glare. Koichi went to open his mouth but he was beaten to it. "Just don't!" He shouted, gripping his knuckles as dark mist started to build up.

"Yuichiro, clam down." Koichi said, letting his own magic take the form of leaves and cut off Yuichiro's magic. "We still have work to do. And Muichiro," Koichi turned around to face the boy. "Please... don't talk about her... especially not here..."

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"Tch. Damn old man." Inosuke kicked the grass below, his top was now open now that he was done with the stupid parade. "Why the hell am I here too... I just went to the capital a few days ago..." He sighed, letting himself fall in the grass, staring at the stars in the sky. He let himself wander in the past.

He remembered watching the stars with his mother when he was younger. It was such a beautiful sight to him... but... 'Did they have to take my mother..? Why was it her?'

A tear escaped his eye as he wiped them away, and made a boar mask out of his magic and put it in his face. It was useless. His face was still visible under the dark magic. "MAN! WHY IS MAGIC SO USELESS!" He exclaimed, making his magic disappear.

"Inosuke?" Inosuke sat up straight and looked behind him. Behind him was one of the Èxi's sisters. "What are you doing laying down there? You'll get a cold, you know!"

Kocho Shinobu and Tsuyuri Kanao. Shinobu is the biological sister of the Trítos, Kanae. Kanao was adopted and she was a... halfty.

"What's wrong?" Shinobu asked with a smile as she sat down beside the boy, Kanao sitting beside her. "I saw you crying just now, did something happen?"

Inosuke stayed silent for a few seconds before answering. "Nothing." He answered bluntly. He didn't speak another and it was quiet for a few seconds.

"There's another halfty in the capital." Kanao broke the silence. "There's another halfty in the capital. He was watching us on a roof when we entered."

"Another halfty, now that's rare." Shinobu chuckled. "Three halfties in the capital. This is quite the occasion." Shinobu paused, looking at the stars, her eyes glowing. "Another halfty... to be here in the capital after his majesty's rule... someone broke the law."