22. the Devil Attack

"Wh-is that Carevin!?"

"No. I think this demon is just a subordinate of Carevin, one of the demon leaders of the 72 armies of Ars Goetia. But we still can't be careless?!"

"Put up protection and barrier!"

"Evacuate all citizens!"

"Contact the royal security unit!. We won't be able to handle this alone!"

"Marquess Dominique and Marquess Vallois have arrived to lead the attack!"

"To all academy student council members, stop the attacks!. Strengthen the shield!. Change priority to protecting civilians!"

"The evacuation portal has been prepared!"

"Move all residents gradually to a safe place!. Ensure their safety!"

The voices could be heard clearly from inside the shop. It seemed like something serious had happened in this capital city to the point that Aunt Freya herself made a movement that represented natural self-defense. Aunt Freya became alert.

"What?. One of Goetia's authorities, Carevin?!. Hasn't the demon been sealed?!"

"Ah. No. That is not important. Now I have to prioritize Cellia's safety first..."

Hup!.

Aunt Freya immediately grabbed me and carried me.

Krak!

The sound of the walls cracking was loud.

"Sir. We have to get out of this shop. Immediately!" Aunt Freya said to the uncle shopkeeper.

Duar!

Srakk!

Quickly, the magic shop building that we entered earlier had its top destroyed because something passed through it so fast as if this shop had just been slashed by a sharp wind blade that was moving quickly.

But, fortunately, Aunt Freya moved just as deftly. I can say, Aunt Freya is very cool!

At the sound of the explosion, Aunt Freya tore a little of her lower dress so she could move freely and then carried me and in a split second we were out of the shop and the shop was immediately destroyed as fast as our eyes could blink. And now I see that there are many people outside dispersing in an orderly manner following the directions of people wearing military uniforms and robes like knights in games.

But I wonder, why do they all look so young, like the same age as His Highness Yvone?. Are the military forces of this kingdom really that young?.

Oh. Forget for a moment about those young men in knight outfits. There was another big thing that left me speechless.

It's the devil!.

"Ars Goetia... I heard that several cities in the Lulan kingdom were also attacked by them. And now they are attacking the capital of Yevonia. But how could it be this easy for them to enter the city?. Yevonia should have a magical protection that is stronger than any kingdom and country. This is strange," muttered Aunt Freya.

I don't know what Ars Goetia is, but maybe that's what the devil in this world calls it?.

"Aunt. What is that?" I asked curiously. Honestly, I was a little scared but I couldn't hold back my curiosity. Ah, small children always want to know many things. I hope Aunt Freya doesn't have difficulty dealing with my questions in the future. Most adults are sometimes irritated by children's questions. little genius.

"It's an evil creature and we have to get out of here now... don't be afraid. Aunt Freya will protect Cellia, okay?" said my aunt. Then we went to follow the people who had been directed to evacuate.

Halfway through the road, I could hear scary voices screeching from a distance. I remembered the nightmare I saw in the ruins again.

When I looked back, I saw that several totems had been released to help the demon attack. Even though it looks far from where I am, the view there still looks terrible.

But among the totems that I know, there is one type of totem that makes me interested so that I am filled with increasing curiosity.

Two of the totems that were attacking, there was one type of totem that made me remember the incident in the ruins where a little girl was bitten until her body was in two pieces by a large black dog with scary red eyes.

The two large dogs were now tearing apart parts of the demon's body so wildly as if they were starving, while the other totem with wings was attacking the higher part.

When I saw that scene, my body shook. The nightmare in my memory keeps playing horribly like a broken record that can't be stopped.

"Daddy!. Daddy!. Cellia is scared!"

"Ah, dear Cellia. It's okay. It's okay. Don't be afraid. Auntie is here. Those evil creatures won't be able to hurt you. Don't be afraid..." said my aunt while calming me down, she hugged me tightly.

Without realizing it, I became hysterical so that Aunt Freya was shocked. He thought that I was afraid of the devil, but you are wrong, Auntie. I'm more afraid of those animals you call totems. I still don't even know what a totem actually is in this world?.

Wosh!

Kyaa!

"Impossible!"

"This devil can divide itself?" Aunt Freya muttered in surprise when she saw a lump of meat thrown towards the evacuation route.

The lump of flesh then turned into a demon three times the size of an adult human. Apparently the lump of flesh was the devil's flesh that was torn apart and deliberately blown away by the devil with the wind!.

People started to panic again. It could be seen that there were five lumps of devil flesh that had been deliberately thrown into the city center by the big devil on the border.

Everyone who had been walking orderly towards the portal, now they were all pushing each other and fighting to enter first into the portal that had been prepared. And a cliche incident occurred.

I saw a small child who looked the same age as me separated from her parents and currently she was very close to a lump of flesh that was about to change!.

No!.

No!.

Bad!.

You have to go from there!.

Why are you quiet!.

Go away or the devil will attack you!.

Go away!.

It's useless. Because I was too scared, I couldn't even make a sound. Even though I wanted to tell Aunt Freya to save the little boy too, my voice wouldn't come out.

Besides, why didn't anyone notice that little girl!. Someone help she!.

Grashk!

Grashk!

The lump of demon flesh finally changed and was standing in front of the little girl  who was frozen to the spot. She must have been so scared that her legs couldn't move!.

No!.

Run...Run...Run...!!!

Granggh!.

The demon's voice screeched so that the image of me seeing a nightmare in a ruin at that time came back to me. Turn. And it continues to spin until the point where the rotation of the image gets faster and faster, reaching the terrible scene when three humans are killed by the creatures called totems.

No!!!.

Crack!.

Ting!.

Time stops. The terrifying images in the memory also stopped and slowly blurred like a record damaged by water.

The little girl's head was crushed instantly.

The devil then ate her.

Devil were just like those totem creatures. Terrifying ...

All the scenes were real and in my memory it became dark. But I felt something strange...

When my vision went dark, I suddenly saw the scene of the demon before crushing the little girl's head. I even saw the little girl still alive with her head still intact.

What happened?!.

I also realized one thing.

Time is stopped.

Did I activate my magic again without realizing?!.

When I thought about that. A shadow quickly passed me towards the little girl.

Slash!.

The devil's flesh, which suddenly returned to the time before it changed shape, was destroyed by being cut into small pieces and who knows what happened next.

The parts that had been cut into small pieces seemed to be connected by a magenta red thread of light and with the sound 'nging!' everything just disappeared.

Someone had killed the demon and saved the little girl. But who is he?!.

I was so surprised when I saw the facial features of a young man I knew very well wearing a military uniform with robes like the ones worn by several people earlier. The young man carried the unconscious and still alive little girl in his arms.

"Your Highness Yvone?!"

Right!. I didn't see it wrong!. It was His Highness Yvone!

Plop!.

A sound like bubbles bursting was heard and the time that seemed to have stopped earlier returned to normal and I could even feel the gusts of wind moving against my skin again.

I just realized that the scene just now was the result of His Highness Yvone's magic. Time distortion magic. Something I saw wasn't actually something that actually happened. Who knows. I don't understand how that magic works, but it seems like it's just like its name. Capable of disrupting the flow of time and space.

For a moment. His Highness Yvone saw me and smiled at me before finally several people wearing the same uniform approached he to take the little girl from he so that I could no longer see his face.

But I can breathed a sigh of relief because the little girl was finally safe. But now the questions in my head are increasing again.

Who are these people in uniform?. And why is His Highness Yvone wearing the same uniform as them?.

When I thought about that. Several people in uniform approached us. No. More precisely, they deliberately approached Aunt Freya!.

"Lady Freya!. Is that you?!. Oh my, I can't believe I have the chance to meet you amidst this chaos!"

"Lady Freya. I have prepared a special portal for you. You don't need to wait and fight with the others!"

"Lady Freya!. I've been a big fan of yours since the academy!. Since you graduated, we've been lonely without you around!"

"Lady Freya. Is this your daughter?!. She is very sweet and beautiful like you!. She will definitely be a lady like you when she grows up!"

Ah. Alright. I can already guess it. These uniformed people seem to be students from the magic academy that Aunt Freya mentioned earlier. But it seems there is something I can't guess.

"Daddy! "

"Cellia, My dear!"

"Xavier?!"

"Thank God you're okay!" My dad said. He looked very worried and immediately hugged me.

Kyaa!!.

"Isn't that Young Master Xavier Leonhart?!. We really got water in the middle of the desert can see both!"

Okay. I know one more thing. It seems that my daddy was also once an idol figure in the academy.

"Don't touch my daughter!" Dad said. He threw sharp glances and spoke coldly to those who were about to touch my cheek. Ah no. I think they wanted to touch my daddy and wanted to shake his hand, but my daddy misunderstood.

But I don't know what else to say. They are like big fans of dad too. They didn't even care about their dad's cold attitude towards them or the gaze that pierced their hearts.

However, at the very least, I hope you will refocus on your evacuation duties and stop admiring my father and aunt in the midst of chaos like this, right?!. There are still many lives that you have to care about right now, you know!. 

Oh my... 

I hope nothing like that little girl happened. It would be terrible if I had to see a scene like that. 

"How is the condition of the little girl? Has she met her parents?"