Argos, the captain of the guard, was with his men looking for the princess and she had already searched every corner of the small palace.

She was returning to the main palace through the gardens.

She was proudly wearing the cloak of the republicans as were her followers.

Zalar arrived at the exit of the palace and entered the garden, because he had seen the captain.

"Ah Zalar... is it done?"

Then she changed her mind, seeing me in a huge mass behind Zalar.

"What is it? Why is he following you? Did he surrender? The orders were clear! Mir is to be eliminated!"

He planted himself in front of me but I stepped out, spreading my wings and taking the opportunity to put on "buffs" like shield, haste, projectile protection and especially "fairness" which increased Zalar's stats, while reducing Argos' increases, in an effort to make the fight fair.

"Argos... you betrayed the empire..."

"Never.. I swore loyalty to the people, not to those tyrants.."

Me: "Your place is with the princess who is now empress!"

"I have no advice to take from an animal!"

"The empire will crush you!!!"

"You think that by increasing your size with your dragon ego you will be able to crush us? The reality is that your head will be put on a plank in the great hall of the republic, among the hunting trophies!"

"They're coming and they're coming by the thousands and you'll be crushed with or without me! "and I pointed to the stars...

"Words. From a talking snake!" then her smile disappeared when she saw Maxime and Sacha behind us..

Argos: "I don't know if you've done anything yet, but my instinct is to tear you apart.."

"Whoa... Not so fast... I need Mir to enjoy my Coke!" sneered Zalar.

"Coke?"

Then she stared at me: "Vile creature of the underworld, what did you put in the hero's head?

And you two, why are you following Mir?

Sasha: "Mir may be a wyvern, but he's just like us! From the same world! He has never betrayed anyone. He's not like you! You slaughtered the palace guards. They had a family too. Politics has no right to shed blood. Killing the emperor. That's one thing, but not everyone. The servants had nothing to do with it.

The only monster I see is you. Argos! And Mir is not a monster!"

"You've shaken me, but... you see... I belong to the Witch of the West. Is that a price to pay for freedom?"

Me: "You talk about freedom? Where are my parents, my family? They didn't do anything. They were just pure, sentient beings who had just evolved and left the animal world. Set them free and let us be, then we are not interested in power!"

Argos: "To an animal, your words sound like honey and your culture is vast. If you are not invoked then you must be a reincarnate. It is very rare but not impossible. But that doesn't change the fact that we are silk on opposite sides."

"Do you have a family hostage? I would understand."

Argos: "You should sacrifice yourself for them.."

Me: "I will never let a witch, good or bad, harm my family but I have no trust and as your Enchantress knows no mercy, so even if she kills or threatens my family, I will exterminate you, crush your cities and stronghold and make sure the heavenly fire purges all your clique and its hells"

"Ha haha... see that!!! What a delusion!"

Sasha: "Mir is not joking. "

Me: "Forget it, Sasha... let's concentrate on the present moment."

She understood that I wanted to keep my cards secret. The witch is probably watching with a spell or a crystal ball somewhere.

In a way, the message was clear. Leave us alone and live in peace or it would be all-out war.

But for the moment I was very vulnerable.

I had to survive at all costs and pray that Zalar was up to the task. I wanted to reach the princess but if Zalar fell, everything would fall apart. The princess would be killed anyway and I would be killed with her, with no guarantees for my family, certainly enslaved.

Without warning, I threw lightning (spell) at Argos and she dodged, running into the vertical wall!

Zalar also leapt and their blades met.

The enhancement spells were working.

Then when our eyes met, he realised I was going to use a gravity reversal spell.

When Argos was in the air, she shouted "SHHat!" and did as Zalar did, "walk on air" and the fight continued in the air.

I took the opportunity to create a protective field around me with my 15 meters and the other 2 heroes stuck to me to protect themselves.

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I was worried. I was afraid for chlorophyll.

Meanwhile, in the library, a noble father and his daughter were hiding.

Father: "I think we lost them... I don't see any!

Then, suddenly, a guard broke down the door and shouted at them.

"A monster! There's a monster!

He pushed past the girl and her father, too concerned with saving his life.

He was wearing a red cape.

"You're not hunting us anymore?"

Guard: "No time for that! The scorpions... they are coming... they are strong and gigantic!"

The palace is full of scorpions!! we are lost" And he ran away without asking for help.

The secret passages were full of guards and any escape was impossible for the little princess. Mir had warned her.

It was then that some guards surprised Chlorophylle "She is here, don't let her escape!

They drew their swords and ran towards the princess.

She did as I told her to do: to get into a cul de sac and wait for me to arrive if she couldn't find a place to hide.

Leaning against the wall, no attack could come from behind, a blue magic shield emanated from her hands in which she held her magic fighting wands.

"Captain!! what are you doing?"

"She must die anyway. We'll finally put an end to this dictatorship. Don't make her suffer. She was the only one who stood out."

"Too bad, Princess, you're on the wrong side. You should have left a long time ago and given up your titles.

I don't blame you personally, but all the people of Magincia are tired of the empire and the republic.."

"I would be a good empress..."

"Nobody wants an emperor anymore. We want to unite the kingdoms into one and finally have peace.

"Your Enchantress is a witch!! she's a monster just like my stepmother!"

"At least we have a parliament, elected officials and she only deals with magic, not politics.."

"And now, what do you do? Politics?"

"It's over, Princess, don't blame us. You will have a tomb and your titles will go down in history. Stop this madness and let us end it once and for all."

Two guards jumped on the princess but slipped on the shield and swung their swords. Chlorophyille screamed "MIR AT ME! HELP!"

A tremor shook the entire palace.

It was Zalar who had been thrown by a sword blow from Argos.

The impact had been so terrible that a normal human being would have exploded like a fly on a windshield. The hero's body shape was embedded in the stone blocks, but he wiped his bleeding lip with a cuff.

"Well done, Argos! At least you can fight... better than a certain dragon..."

I was anxious but I was constantly buffing the hero so that he could defeat the terrible commander-in-chief of the knights.

She was the one who held the borders of the empire.

"So dragon mage... what would you do if Zalar beat me? Your goals?"

"I have no goals... I will simply crush Magestia with weapons from the world of Zalar! Believe me. We are at least 2000 years ahead of you in technology.

"hahaha! As if your delusions would work... poor beast...dumb lizard."

"The pity is, you won't see any of it...unless you surrender or go back to your witch!"

A crystal vibrated on an Argos bracelet...and a hologram of the witch appeared.

"Argos... The lizard isn't crazy... he's a threat... Killing him is the priority!"

Meanwhile, a dozen guards were lying on the ground, the princess out of breath.

Captain: "She's running out of steam... bring crossbows... she won't last much longer.

For my part, if I abandoned Zalar, Argos might defeat him.

On the other hand, I had plenty of notifications and plenty of XP accumulating.

Level 17

Level 18

Level 19

Level 20

Attention, forced evolution!... The heiress is in a critical condition.

System analysis.

Compatibility with Witch of the East...

Chaotic alignment bad.

Evolution: Dragon Lord ---> Demon Lord.

Then, suddenly, a purple light pierced the sky.

The enchantress who had been watching the scene had to look away before her crystal globe exploded into a thousand pieces.

I turned from brown to the black colour of the abyss.

My legs lengthened and I assumed a bipedal stance, balanced by a tail full of sharp barbs. I had more fingers on my winged arms and was bathed in fire.

Immédiatement, les informations de ma nouvelle nature envahirent mon cerveau et la première chose que je fis était d'exploser mon aura de terreur [https://img.wattpad.com/d5d184b6c437fdb52163eedd4570a9d06cc442a0/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f51633362746571705377477673413d3d2d313334333736383637342e313736303561393635393338636461613934363436353737353635312e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]

Immediately, the information of my new nature flooded my brain and the first thing I did was to explode my aura of terror

Immediately the information of my new nature flooded my brain and the first thing I did was to explode my aura of terror.

Argos was frozen.

But also, I had my paw on her shadow and she was like... crushed...

"Goodness. Divine... Mir... you are the Demon Lord!"

"SCREEEEEEEEE"

And flames black as hell hit the captain, who came to her senses.

Her sword deflected much of the impact and she rushed towards me to drive her sword into my heart.

But Zalar crossed swords with her

"Mir... I feel like I hate you! I want to kill you.."

"Oh stop the drama... I just learned that I am Demon Lord and that I am evil... This is ridiculous!"

The hero laughed...

"My promise still stands!"

Argos made a dodge and tried to rush towards me but she met the back of my tail which acted like a chainsaw and her left arm as well as her side took a hit.

"ARGGGH!!! "You beast! Your attacks diminish me. You fight like a coward!...

"We never wanted a fight. I just want to go home!"

"Why do you cling to a cursed empire?? Why are you so mean?"

"I want my family and it's MY PRINCESS! MINE! ROAAAARR And it's your blue plate that tells you I'm in the wrong alignment. But I've never hurt anyone ever.

You should listen to your reason and not to the system that distorts everything and the laws of physics!"

She gritted her teeth, also understanding my logic, but the sense of chivalry, her allegiance to the people, hidden but true hero, kept pushing her forward.

I made a hole in the shadows at my paws and behind the commander. Zalar understood immediately.

He lunged, and struck very quickly with his crystal sword and Argos understood the feint and dodged. But immediately, the hero disappeared into the shadows, to the commander's astonishment and she understood that he was coming from behind.

His sword reached her arm, to skewer her and it was too late to dodge.

She then exploded her bracelet to repel the sword but it cost her her left arm which was torn off but she remained alive.

Zalar, surprised at the sacrifice, did not see the blow go off and she pressed herself against him, against the wall

"It's over, Zalar."

The hero, looked at his belly, but there was nothing and only a point protruding from the commander's armour.

It was the tip of my stinger that had passed through the shadows to pierce her from behind.

She slid to the ground, smiling and stroking Zalar's hair.

"Too bad we're on opposite sides... we could have..."

But my venom paralyzed everything and she collapsed, life leaving her belly.

"If you want to live, accept my bite and become a wyvern like me.."

She looked at me and stroked my muzzle.

"I was wrong... you are not evil... Mir. Go save your princess.. "

I dashed through the castle wall, praying I was not too late.

Zalar: "Argos... why??? we could have been a great couple..."

She held out her hand.

"I'm afraid...now...hold me.."

"I can try to save you... why won't you accept? With your levels, you could be human again..."

"I'm tired..Zalar.. I've always loved you..."

He kissed her on the mouth, then closed her eyes and laid her back on the floor, her head in his lap.

"Enchantress! Evil Witch!!! Why!!!! ???? WHY!!!! You will pay for this!!!"

Crossbowmen held the princess at gunpoint but they were swallowed by the shadows and there was a howl followed by bones breaking.

Chlorophyll lay on the ground, exhausted, full of blows and minor cuts.

"MIR!!! TO ME!"

"I am here, my princess!"

Then I saw the last of the guards flee in terror, my aura increasing tenfold.

With one paw I picked up the princess and walked back to the garden overlooking the room and, shrinking in size, laid her on her bed.

"La... it is all over... rest. I will take care of everything."