The Demon Queen's Knight

Lies

As the battle goes on in the mansion...

Loscivia is having a hard time keeping up with the hero, but with the help of kurumi and her magic, things are looking well..

Meanwhile the other are fighting the rest, with evaine's plants helping in the battle

At this moment when luth shows up, holding eliza hostage, his sword on her neck ready to slit her throat.. but this is all an act, so that luth and his comrades can get out of the place safe with the slaves

"If I were you I will stop and left us go"  luth said while holding Eliza hostage, his mask is also on his face to hide his identity

"Eliza!?" Arla shouts as she saw Eliza being held hostage

Gregg and Kath Immediately stop fighting...

"You coward! Let her go and fight me!" The hero naoto said as he take his stance in front of luth

"Try to attack me and she'll lost her head... Do you want that to happen hero?" Luth said before looking at his comrades giving them the sign that they should leave now... "Also, do not follow me, or else I'll kill her"

The hero stops and let them leave

Luth and his group safely went out the vicinity of the mansion and walk towards the safe zone that they planned, where carriages are waiting

"You can go now Eliza" luth walks towards her while Eliza is looking at the slaves, that was currently getting in the carriages

"Tell me again, what will happen to them?" Eliza asked

"Well... We will give them a choice.. first is they can go leave and go wherever they want, In that option we will give them enough supplies for a journey, the second option.. they can live in drunitia, but they still need to work but don't worry, that work will be payed correctly and also they will be citezens of drunitia"

"I see... " Eliza is thinking something that luth that can't comprehend... That for some reason makes him worried  "then I should be going now, they might pursue you if I don't go"

"Alright" luth nods in approval "but be  careful" luth run towards one of the wagon  to talk to the others while Eliza walk back

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Luth was sitting inside a one of the carriages and sighed "that was tiring .."

"Of course it will... That plan is very flawed to begin with" kurumi replies

Luth can only laugh to what kurumi said

"I'm just happy everything is alright!" Shaila smiled at everyone... She's still very optimistic as always

"Damn you luth, making me fight the hero like that... I almost died dammit! Good thing kurumi is with me!" Loscivia said in a grumpy tone, she's probably the most tired member of the group, since she has to stall time fighting the hero with the support of kurumi...

"At least everything goes well and no one is hurt... " Evaine said smiling at loscivia

"Evaine... You're starting to sound like shaila..." Loscivia points out

"Eh? Really?" Evaine ask

Felyna nods in response to what loscivia said "you should stay away from shaila nya, it's obvious that her optimism is affecting you nya"

"Ehhhh???? Don't be so mean to me..." Shaila said and giggles afterwards making making everyone laugh except kurumi

But Kurumi did smile watching the group, she notices that they are very closed friends

The group continue they're journey to drunitia

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After Eliza went back, everyone from her group is relieved that nothing bad happen to her...

Once she was back to amblecrown... She start to do her own research, after seeing the slaves in the mansion... She start to dig deeper... After a month she find the truth

A underground slave trade in amblecrown...that no one knows except wealthy people...

Disguise as a fancy restaurant...in the city.. but under it... Is a slave auction... The place is connected by secret tunnels, well hidden for secrecy...

Before she can leave the place she was captured by the guards... But she was not captured without a fight... She take down 10 guards before getting captured.. she was brought in front of the king, where everyone was told to stay out

"Why .. why did you do this father!? Mother didn't like this! She believe that people should be free! And not be sold in slavery!"

The king only sighs "your mother is a fool..." Eliza look devastated to what the king just said "this underground slave trade give us a lot of money why would I stop it? In this world money can control anything my child..."

The king stands up "your mother wants stop me... So I killed her... I told you that she was killed by an assassin... But the truth is... I killed her... She's a foolish woman... Just like you... I really don't want to kill you but... Maybe your sister is right... You are indeed just like your mother... Throw her in the dungeon! Before I she would be executed for her crimes..."

TO BE CONTINUED