A Demon's Journey

Edwin had no choice but to escape from that location soon enough. With his Angelic Wings, he didn't find it difficult to escape at a quick speed.

Edwin was feeling slightly down at this moment. He had a bitter smile behind his mask as he thought about what he had spoken about earlier.

'I lost. I lost against Fate. I lost against David Valliadis. And I lost against the Royal Bloodline of the Sinyalian Kingdom.'

Since his reincarnation, this could be considered the first time he had utterly lost in a situation.

His strategy had failed, and the outcomes would be the polar opposite of what he had hoped for.

Edwin knew that admitting his loss was the first step of improvement. He now had to analyze what he had done wrong and how he should move forward.

Fortunately, the situation was bad but not the worse. Edwin's identity and his relation to Sophie hadn't been revealed.

All his plans of framing the Crown Prince had collapsed, though. Once the king receives this information, he would definitely feel guilty over doubting the Crown Prince.

The King is going to gift something to the Crown Prince in the form of an apology.

Meanwhile, David Valliadis knew a lot about Edwin's techniques. Especially about his Divine Holy Devil Physique.

Once this information is revealed, the king will be absolutely startled and ask his men to investigate for an individual who fits that profile!

'I might need to lay low for some time.' Edwin thought with a frown.

Meanwhile, David Valliadis and Andre Valliadis fell on the ground when they noticed Edwin had left.

Two guardians of the Sinyalian Kingdom living in the Capital City appeared in the Herbal Garden.

They frowned when they sensed that the demonic and holy ardor had vanished. They couldn't even pursue it…

They flew down to meet the two princes and their guards right away. They wanted to learn more about the event from them and track down the perpetrator.

Just knowing the direction in which the perpetrator had fled would be very useful to them.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" The two collectively spoke when they talked to David Valliadis and Andre Valliadis.

"Let's cut to the chase, shall we? The perpetrator fled to the north," David Valliadis immediately spoke.

The two 6 Star Warriors immediately furrowed their brows. They understood why the perpetrator had fled to the north.

If the perpetrator went to the north, he would reach the main city of Mesenana City. He could conceal his aura, and the two 6 Star Warriors would never be able to find him among them.

They knew that this warrior was very skilled in concealing his aura since they couldn't sense it right now.

Still, one of the two Guardians immediately flew in the North direction to track Edwin. The other one stayed behind to figure out the situation.

"We sensed Demonic Ardor, Holy Ardor, and Humane Ardor being utilized at the same time. Was this an alliance of sorts?" He asked rather curiously.

It was rare for an organization to have a Celestial and a Demonic Being co-existing peacefully.

David and Andre shook their heads at the same time. It was Andre who responded to that question.

"You are mistaken to believe that there are numerous perpetrators. There was a single one," Andre spoke seriously.

The guardian's eyes widened slightly as he wondered, "A single one? I see… He was using a Demonic Weapon and a Holy Weapon."

The two princes shook their heads again.

David spoke, "Wrong again. That wasn't some weapon releasing that much energy. The warrior was using Holy, Demonic, and Humanely Ardor at the same time."

"He was a 5 Star Warrior, and I fought against him using everything I had, but I lost. His power was beyond anything I have ever witnessed of someone at the 5 Star Rank," David spoke solemnly.

"What?! His Highness fought against him and lost?!" The guardian stepped back in shock.

This was pretty big news! David had been defeated by a warrior of the same rank! This sort of thing had never occurred before!

David had been blessed with great martial talent. Never had he suffered a defeat against someone at the same rank.

Many individuals of the same or lower rank would give up when they knew that they would be fighting against David.

Naturally, this prestige wasn't without its feats.

Just 2 years ago, the Glerian Kingdom had sent many geniuses to the battlefield against the Sinyalian Kingdom.

They numbered nearly 30 and comprised of many different sects. Most of them were from the Red Crown Sect that was under the Royal Family.

Well, only 3 of them returned from that battlefield. And none of those 3 were from the Red Crown Sect!

Among those 30 geniuses, there were two Royal Princes as well. They both lost their lives under David's hands!

It wouldn't be wrong to say that David was feared inside and outside the Sinyalian Kingdom by the warriors of the same rank.

The Guardian felt as if David's Legend had just shattered after this loss and thought David would feel down about it.

However, he was startled to see a wide grin on David's face. That smile was filled with the pain of the loss and also a strange excitement.

"Bring me to my father. I need to inform him of this news personally," David pleaded seriously.

Even though David was the Crown Prince, he couldn't actually order the guardians. They were respectful to him only because he was the future king. But until he became the king, he wouldn't gain the power to command them.

"…Very well," The Guardian still agreed to the Crown Prince's request.

Although David didn't have the power to command them, his prestige was great enough that a guardian would normally grant his request.

Both David and Andre were very tired. But they soon felt mysterious energy around their bodies. This was the Guardian's energy through which he was controlling their bodies.

The two Royal Princes were taken to the Royal Palace!

Within half an hour, they reached the Royal Palace.

David, Andre, and that Guardian soon stood ahead of the King. They all kowtowed to pay proper respects to the King.

"…David? Andre? And Guardian Metal? What are you doing here?" The King asked with a commanding voice.

"Allow me to explain, Your Majesty," It was Andre who spoke up.

"The perpetrator behind what had been occurring since a few weeks ago attacked me today in the herbal garden. He seemed to know my routine and attacked me when I had all my guards with me. Meaning, he didn't fear my guards at all," Andre spoke solemnly.

The King received a shock to hear that this had occurred. Moreover, in the Herbal Garden.

He couldn't help but stare at David and frown.

Andre noticed the King's action and added, "The perpetrator isn't related to Eldest Brother David. I am sure of this."

"The perpetrator was acting as one of Eldest Brother's commanders. And he asked me to give up my Herbal Garden to Eldest Brother. However, he had no idea that I had already offered the Herbal Garden to Eldest Brother on numerous occasions. If the eldest brother wanted it, he only had to ask. He didn't need to threaten me."

"After he found out that his lie won't work. He tried to kill me. However, earlier this event, one of eldest brother's commanders had given me a spatial relic that contained eldest brother's power, his attack, and the ability to summon the eldest brother to that location. I believe eldest brother's commanders gave such a relic to each one of us." Andre spoke while staring at David.

David nodded slowly, "I wasn't sure of who would be targeted next, so I thought it would be best if you all had a life-preserving relic. An armor wouldn't work since Bernado was dead even after wearing it. But now that I have fought against this warrior, I know that even my relic wouldn't have provided sufficient protection. If not for our great luck, the two of us would be dead."

The King continued to listen to their words with a blank expression. He was struggling to understand this entire situation.

Things had changed too swiftly for his mind to register. He had been thinking that the Crown Prince's Faction was growing too arrogant, but it seemed that this entire thing was planned by a third party.

"…Tell me all that you noticed about this warrior. Don't leave behind a single detail!" The King ordered with a threatening tone.

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