The Demon King's First General

Chapter 23: Dice vs. Umbrella

Chapter 23 - Dice vs. UmbrellaThe people inside the kingdom were staring at the large gray dome that appeared a few moments ago. It was their first time witnessing a phenomenon like this.

Curiosity got into the minds of those who had powers, while anxiety enveloped the civilians' hearts.

Some of the mercenaries gathered their courage and tried to enter, but they were pushed back by a forcefield, hindering their entry.

Those who had the ability to fly went up in the air to check the inside of the dome. However, it was not transparent, and they couldn't tell what was happening inside the place.

"Move faster! Hurry!" the knights yelled while guiding the civilians to evacuate them from the area.

Then, mercenaries readied their weapons and prepared themselves for what was to come, realizing that the only thing they could do was wait for things to unravel.

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Somewhere in the city, Aichelle was preparing food for her mistress when she spotted Lux staring outside the small window. It was her first time seeing Lux in that state of seriousness, so she decided to approach the man.

"What are you looking at?" She said this while walking towards the window, but the butler didn't reply to her, and she was astonished as she saw the gray dome not too far from their place.

"What is that thing?" She asked, hoping that the man beside him would satisfy her curiosity, but Lux's reply didn't give her the answer she wanted.

"Prepare to leave this place with the mistress if things go wrong," Lux said with a straight face, then he left to go into his room.

Aichelle was left puzzled by Lux's actions. She knew him for several decades, and he was always positive that no matter what happened, he could protect their master.

"Is that made by someone powerful enough that even he was bothered by it?" she uttered, her eyes still observing the dome.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, on the balcony of the king's castle, three individuals were looking at the thing that appeared inside the kingdom's capital.

It was far away from the castle grounds, but the dome's radius was almost a kilometer wide, which made it visible even from afar.

"It's a domain-type Legacy, isn't it, Father?" A man asked; his eyes remained focused on the dome.

He was the Herish Kingdom's second prince and the heir to the throne. He was chosen as the crown prince because of his matchless talent in the field of crafting, unlike his older brother, who was considered the black sheep of the family.

He had shown a lack of interest in weapons since the time he was born; he didn't want to create them or even think about wielding them. And when he was asked what he wanted to do, he answered his parents that he desired to study magic.

From that day on, the king ignored his firstborn and focused all of his attention on raising his second child, who was a genius at creating weapons.

Years later, his son bid them farewell to learn magic in the Bluelion Kingdom and he had never returned until now. But the king didn't bother himself to

Her skin got no scratches; her hair and clothes, even the umbrella, were not damaged at all.

"What the?" Zeno exclaimed.

Celestine's laughter echoed in the grayscale world; she was surprised by Zeno's feat, but the man was more shocked seeing what she was capable of.

"I won't die; even if you cut my neck or burn me alive, I will always return from death," Celestine said, provoking Zeno.

"There is," Zeno uttered.

"What?" She replied, puzzled by his words.

"There is a way to kill you," he said, and his smirk returned to his face.

Celestine got goosebumps seeing the creepy smile from the man. Then Zeno stepped closer to her; the bow that he was holding changed into a pair of daggers. Celestine stepped back to keep her distance from Zeno. She was confident in her ability, but Zeno's smile sent fear through her body.

"Don't come near me!" She yelled, then her umbrella spun and flew to Zeno, but he vanished and appeared at Celestine's side. He was about to stab his dagger into her head when Celestine caught his hand, and he felt a burning sensation, but it was not enough to stop his strength, enhanced by Jack's Legacy.

The dagger struck Celestine, and her blood splashed on Zeno's clothes. He then slammed her on the ground; however, seconds later, her body vanished into thin air, and she appeared standing beside Zeno with her umbrella.

"I was scared for a second there; I thought you really had a way to kill me," she said, then she looked at Zeno and smiled as she saw him looking at his hand.

Zeno's brows furrowed upon seeing the state of his right hand. It became thin and old, as if its time had been taken away as soon as Celestine held him. Then he tried to close and open it.

'Still usable,' he thought.

"So that's what it was, I congratulate you! You didn't fail to amuse me!" Zeno said, before he looked at the woman smiling at him.

Then he took off his coat and folded his sleeves below his elbows. His wrists were revealed, and three names were written on each of them.

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