Empire of blood
Ash was sent to a world that used to be made of hundreds of kingdoms, however, ten families conspired to make up a story about a bad demon king to scare everyone into joining forces. The coalition defeated the innocent demon king but instead of going their separate ways, they stuck together under a supreme leader, now, the world is all carved up into ten empires run by the ten families. The daughter of the deceased demon king vows revenge, to conquer the Holy Union ruled by the supreme leader. Her partner in the world domination plan is a helper she summoned from another world, Ash the Crimson Witch.
Chapter 71
Pov: Ash
Location: Forest Empire
The sound of a cry from a little girl pulled us out of our conversation.
"It's coming from the east," Bash said, grabbing his dark sword swiftly.
"Proceed with caution," I urged. Following Bash as he leads the way.
Getting access to other humans is crucial, the forest was like a maze, with no sense of direction due to towering trees.
"You moved quickly when you heard the loud cry," I used my hand to clear a tree branch dangling in front of me. The trees have golden flowers blooming on them, their lights were like that of fireflies but the flowers are just plants from my observation.
"Instinct." That was all Bash responded with, his legs gaining ground as we moved as fast as we could without running.
"Stop," Bash said. His hand lifted with his palm opened.