[Few years ago]

[TTAK..TTAK..TTAK!]

A long trail of knights wearing blue armor and riding white horses followed a luxurious wagon.

The wagon was coloured cyan with stripes of pure gold throughout its surface. The wheels covered in gold turned while moving the wagon at a slow pace, while passing through a dense forest. A middle aged man wearing blue attire sat in front of the wagon, while holding a long rope attached to the halters of four beautiful white horses that effortlessly dragged the wagon.

“Oho…look at the glow on your face, not even the slightest bit sad about leaving your home..” A woman sitting inside the wagon, who wore a red dress said with a smile on her face.

“Huh? Why would I be sad?..” The woman with long silver hair, who wore a blue dress said with a confused yet bright expression on her face.

“Hoh?..Listen to your—”

“Halt!” Suddenly, the silver haired woman ordered. The entire fleet stopped instantly, she opened the metallic door of the wagon and stepped outside while slightly lifting her dress to prevent it from touching the ground.

“Hey!..Chandrini! We will be late!..” The woman in red dress also exited the wagon while exclaiming in a concerned filled tone. She began following her who was heading towards the trees in the forest.

Suddenly, the silver haired woman stopped and leaned down towards something on the ground;

“Hello…who are you?” She asked with a smile. The woman in red dress came forward and looked down;

It turned out that an eight year old boy, dozens of bruises on his body and brown tattered clothing, was lying on the ground with such a body that calling him malnourished would be an understatement as he had dry lips, a face paler than the surface of the moon. His lower half of the face caught her attention, as there were several red marks she had never seen before;

“Huh?” Her voice woke the boy up, he jumped away from her while wildly throwing his hands. The silver haired woman easily evaded his attack,

“YOU DARE!!” A knight who appeared to be the general of the fleet said with an angry tone;

“It’s alright..” The silver haired woman said while she forwarded towards the boy;

“GRR!!” The boy crouched at the trunk of a huge tree and angrily groaned at her like an animal. His sudden movements caused one of his wounds on the hands to open up, resulting in intense bleeding.

“I won’t harm you…look I don’t have a weapon..” The woman raised both of her arms and softly said while slowly stepping forward;

“Hey..Chandrini..what are you doing?” The woman in the red dress whispered in a frightened tone;

The boy seemed to somewhat calm down, Chandrini stretched her arm and held the boy’s wounded hand in her palms.

“You are really hurt..”

[HUM!]

Silver energy reflected in the boy’s dark eyes, as the silver haired woman’s hands began glowing with a brilliant light.

“CHANDRINI! STOP IT!” The woman in the red dress angrily exclaimed while attempting to drag her arm away from the boy;

“Come on Bhabhi, you are not strong enough!..” The silver haired woman chuckled as she witnessed her failing to move her hand even an inch despite giving it her all;

{Bhabhi:- SIster in law}

“[SIGH!]…Oh lord!..What will I do with her!” The woman in red dress placed her hands on her head and said in a defeated tone;

“This is one of our sacred techniques…It will help you a lot..” The silver haired woman said with a bright smile, all the while the boy stared at his wounds getting healed at a rapid rate.

“What is your name?” She asked while placing her hands in her lap;

“I…I..am Aizen…nice to meet you..” The boy answered while staring at his hand;

“Oh?..Haha…Nice to meet you too Aizen, I am Chandrini…The princess of Chandra kingdom..” She answered after a soft chuckle.

“What happened to you?” She asked with a serious expression;

The boy silently turned his head away, she realized that she won’t get an answer from him;

“AHEM!...You know, I am getting married real soon…but my brother is…out of the country..” As she spoke, both her and the woman beside her expression turned serious. The woman in red dress placed her hand on her silver head;

“So, why don’t you attend my marriage?” She asked with a bright expression.

The boy slowly turned his head towards her and found her silver eyes glowing with anticipation for his answer;

“....I want food..” The boy said in a serious tone while standing up;

“Haha…sure sure, we have plenty of food to fill your tiny belly..” The silver haired woman said while laughing.

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An ominous energy emerged from the red face, making the air heavier with every moment passed. Aizen’s eyes were already completely red, he appeared already at the brink collapsing.

“Urgh!..” He clenched his fist along with gritting his teeth and began resisting against the effects of the blood demon with every iota of strength his body could muster.

[FWOOSH!]

The very next moment, the ominous energy disappeared into nothingness along with the pressure in the air. The head created by AIzen’s blood floated on his left shoulder while constantly changing its appearance.

“Master,...what is..that?” Adhrit anxiously asked while taking a single step towards Aizen. While he appeared concerned and surprised, that wasn’t the case with Yaksh. Alarmed by the sudden revelation and the appearance of a demon, the pillars of the slight amount of trust he had for Aizen crumbled. Indicated by the fact that his arrow was pointed not at the red demon, but directly at Aizen’s heart.

Arav stayed silent and showed no reaction all this while, the stillness in his gaze stayed while he stared at the demon.

“HEHE…Human world…after two decades…” The unfamiliar red entity finally spoke, words that were well in the range of Arav’s expectations. He attempted to speak;

“It’s been a long time….hellbringer..” Ratri’s words were quicker than Aizen’s and had an apparent effect on the demon. The red head turned towards him with a slow yet authoritative movement;

“Your head is far too raised for a half breed..” The blood demon said the moment his gaze fell on Ratri. Yaksh, Aizen and Adhrit were shocked by the sudden hint of recognition among the two, while Arav appeared curious;

Ratri lowered his head and placed his right arm on his chest;

“I apologize for my insolence….but I feel your voice is too high for an outcast..” He said with a smile;

[WOOSH!]

A strong gust of wind blew past Ratri,

“I hope you are able to do more than that…You haven’t noticed, not that I blame your current…condition, but an infernals has created this dimension..” Ratri said while pointing at the huge black sphere behind him;

“That doesn’t concern me”

“Ho?...Really?...Is this a matter of concern or inability?”

“Lower your voice bounty hunter…I can’t tolerate your insolence for long.” The blood demon’s brows contracted. Arav caught a drop of sweat streaming down the left part of Ratri’s forehead that finally fell on the ground. But for others, he appeared unaffected;

“Heh…I wasn’t expecting that a hellbringer would allow a mere infernal to interfere in his domain..”

“HEHE…Quit trying..Your words won’t provoke me..” The blood demon looked away from Ratri;

“Human…Out of all the time I would have preferred being outside, this isn’t it…” The blood demon said to Aizen and attempted to disappear but failed, while stood shaking as he constantly tried to sustain the demon’s presence;

“Pratira…he is the one responsible for this..”

Instantly, the air began vibrating around them. Aizen felt a sharp rise in energy from Aizen;

“One..last…time..”

[WOOSH!]

The blood creating the demon’s face deformed and began flowing towards Aizen’s right arm. Within moments, the entire hand turned red and glowed with a dark red aura, turning Aizen’s fingers into sharp red claws.

To everyone else present, It appeared as if Aizen was moving towards the black sphere, but Aizen’s widened eyes and pale face said otherwise. The dark red energy infested hand raised on its own and was launched at the wall.

Arav looked at Aizen with amazement;

“Heh…Master, I have fulfilled your orders..”

[WOOSH!]

Ratri disappeared with a smirk on his face, while everyone else kept staring at Aizen.

[THRR!]

The energy from Aizen’s hand and the dark dimension clashed against each other, occasionally creating sparks of dark energy that appeared to engulf all light falling on it.

[BHUM!]

Arav’s eyes widened as he saw Aizen tearing the dimensional wall apart by his bare hands. The sense of surprise was also plagued with concern, as his brain instantly began forming scenarios where Aizen lost control of the blood demon.

The energy surrounding Aizen’s hand disappeared, along with the strength in his legs. Arav rapidly moved and caught Aizen in his arms, breaking the fall in process. Yaksh stared at the otherworld revealed in front of him, the energy and danger he felt from it was far greater than the one before. Arav softly placed Aizen’s head on the ground;

Aizen gazed at Adhrit with a smile, one that was always covered by the black cloth.

Then suddenly, a voice echoed inside Aizen’s head;

“Human, do not enter this dimension…” The final words were barely audible to him, Aizen was so taken aback by the sudden warning, that he could not notice Arav’s surprised expression.

“So you also have this ability?” Arav’s sudden words startled him, first he was confused but soon realized the meaning of his words.

“Haah…Young Master Arav, the blood demon’s ability consumes a lot of blood…without this..I will die..”

Arav stood up and stepped away from Aizen;

“Marichi!..”

[THRR!]

Not even a moment passed from the word escaping his lips and a large wolf appeared with black lightning raining on the spot;

“From the esteemed guest and the ruler of Padma kingdom…the nagas have returned..” Arav said while turning towards Marichi, who waved his tail and disappeared the very next moment.

“I will go with you..”

Adhrit stepped forward with a determined look in his eyes.

[BOOM!]

Another explosion made the ground tremble, Aizen stood up and gazed towards the entrance of the city.

“You will stay here…” Arav said while he walked towards the interdimensional crack. Aizen momentarily appeared to disagree;

“Haah…As you order..” He said as he bowed his head while facing Arav.

[WOOSH!]

Aizen turned into a red mass of energy and disappeared, while at the same time Arav, Yaksh and Adhrit entered the dark dimension.

[Chapter 28: End]