“We have a problem”

Elalios was confused. Kael just returned to the house, and that was the first thing he said.

“What do you mean?”, Elalios asked.

Kael rested on a chair. He covered his face with his hand, frustrated that he was too late, and couldn’t do anything. After collecting his mind, he started speaking, sharing what happened during his confrontation with Magister Zahe.

Earlier, in the house where Kael found the demon magister, his negotiation began with Magister Zahe. He was supposed to destroy the magister’s body like Talzer, but Magister Zahe revealed something that he wasn’t ready for. Simply put, the king is under the influence of the demon’s power, and is within Magister Zahe’s control. If Kael were to destroy the demon magister as well, the king will die instantly. It would be Kael’s fault if the king died, which wouldn’t be a good outcome for the kingdom. Magister Zahe was a little ahead of him, and he was in a disadvantage.

Magister Zahe wanted Kael to restore Talzer’s body. The magister claimed that he will kill the king if Kael did not do what he wanted. Kael, being shocked by the sudden turn of events, listened and restored Talzer back to normal. Kael returned to where he was sitting back then, and the negotiations started.

The gist of the discussion was like this. First, Magister Zahe ordered Kael not to say anything about what he knew to Magister Lucius. Kael knew that the grandmaster mage will significantly improve the situation if he were to tell the truth, but Magister Zahe was holding the king by the neck.

Second, Magister Zahe claimed that as long as Kael didn’t do anything, like there’s nothing going on, he will also not do anything. He said he was just a demon trying to live a life like a human. The demon magister tried convincing Kael that he wasn’t in the town to cause chaos like what Kael was thinking. But, unfortunately for Magister Zahe, Kael was too experienced when it comes to demons.

Kael knew it was just a front. The demons he tried forgiving when he was Lucien said the same thing to him. It didn’t take a while until the demons abandoned peace, and brought chaos across the lands of the world. It was an episode in his life that he still regretted even in his second life.

Magister Zahe will surely do that as well. Whether the demon magister chose to wait, or do something behind Kael’s back, chaos will still happen. However, even if Kael knew about that, he couldn’t do anything against the cautious demon. It was unfortunate that the demon got a head start, because Talzer was able to escape from him back then. But then, during their discussion, Kael remembered something.

Demons are cowards against overwhelming power. Magister Zahe might not show it, but Kael knew that every single subordinate of the demon king was just like the dark ruler. And so, with that knowledge in mind, he came up of a plan.

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Kael stood from his chair. Then all of a sudden, he spoke.

[Curse Bind]

Magister Zahe was caught off guard.

“What’s the meaning of this?”, Magister Zahe asked, trying his best not to reveal what he was feeling.

Kael put a curse to the demons. The effect of the curse will only trigger if the demons harmed anyone. They will be destroyed if they broke the law imposed to them.

Magister Zahe was angered, and threatened Kael that the king will die if the curse was not undone immediately. It didn’t work, Kael responded that the king’s life will be a small price for their demise. Of course, Kael didn’t want for anyone to die, but it was his only hope to make sure that the demons will abide by their agreement. Lucky for him, the threat worked on the terrified demons.

When the discussion was finished, Kael left Magister Zahe and Talzer with an ominous warning. The demon magister remained calm, but Kael was able to put the previously terrible situation to a standstill. He said all of these things to Elalios.

Elalios was relieved that Kael prevented the chaos that the demons could bring. He knew that a single demon could do so much by itself. It will be worse if there’s two of them. Still, he knew that they shouldn’t remain idle altogether. They know that the demons will try everything to get what they want.

“I must return to Cleron soon”, Elalios said.

Kael understood Elalios’s objective. If they were to deal with the current situation, they will need trustworthy people to help them. More helping hands will help them to ensure victory. Earl Gideon was out of the picture, for he is a busy man, but Cadell and Seqina were different.

“That’s a good idea”, Kael approved.

They spent the remaining time of the day to discuss more of their plans. They didn’t know at the time that the situation will escalate even further.

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The ground was shaken by Magister Zahe’s punch. He was enraged because even with his advantage, Kael managed to prevent them from doing anything.

“He’s far more dangerous than I thought”, Magister Zahe stated. “We can’t do anything if we’re like this”

Talzer was silent, witnessing his lord’s outbursts of anger. He felt like he was the one who messed up, that’s why they were found out.

“This is a very strong magic. I can’t dispel it”, Magister Zahe said. He tried destroying the curse Kael applied on them multiple times, but all of his attempts failed. The magic didn’t vanish, even with the power of pure destruction.

“Talzer, find a way to dispel this magic”, Magister Zahe commanded.

“As you wish, Great Lord”, Talzer replied.

“But first, we should call all the others”

Talzer was delighted, hearing his lord’s wonderful order. He was waiting for Magister Zahe to say those words.

“If we’re going against that human, we must build more strength and more numbers”, Magister Zahe stated.