“Cough!”
“…!”
Thomas sank to the ground.
Yelena’s eyes widened.
“Madam! Thomas! Dammit.”
Colin swore as he dashed ahead, wielding his sword.
Kiek!
The beast that had been hit with Colin’s sword let loose a horrifying scream and collapsed. Colin swung his sword another time and beheaded the beast.
It was then that Yelena scanned the beast totally. She froze up. She couldn’t imagine her eyes.
A demon.
That was a demon.
“Ahhh!”
Mielle, who had adopted Yelena out of the store, screamed. The sound introduced Yelena again to her senses.
She urgently turned to Colin and requested, “What occurred?”
“We don’t know both. We have been ready for you in entrance of the store and immediately, this mysterious monster appeared.”
Colin bit his lip.
“There are such a lot of of them. We have now to run away for now.”
Run away? The place to?
As Yelena scanned her environment, a demon that appeared like a stray canine darted in direction of her and Mielle. Colin sliced the demon’s abdomen. At that second, Max hurried over and shouted, “The carriage is over there!”
“Let’s go. For now, I believe we should always experience the carriage and flee from right here.”
Yelena nodded. Colin hoisted the injured Thomas on his again.
“Y-Y-Yelena…”
“Let’s go.”
Yelena dragged a panic-stricken Mielle by the arm and walked with busy steps.
“Kyaaak!”
“Ahhh!”
She might hear screams coming from each path as she walked. She additionally heard a crash and the sound of glass shattering.
“Don’t look again!”
Sometimes, a demon would dart in direction of Yelena and firm. Max removed them. Then, everybody, together with an unconscious Thomas, bought on the carriage. Max sat on the carriage driver’s seat and took the whip.
“Giddyup!”
The carriage departed. Maybe the horses have been frightened by the demons; they ran at an alarming pace. The ear-splitting screams and demon cries grew fainter.
“Yelena… What, what’s going on? Hm? What is that this?” Mielle requested as she held onto the hem of Yelena’s garments, trembling. The grip of her pale arms was tight sufficient to chop off Yelena’s circulation.
Yelena stayed silent. She wouldn’t be capable of clarify the state of affairs clearly. Truly, she was extra confused than anybody else.
‘Simply why?’
She nonetheless couldn’t imagine what she had seen.
‘Why have been there demons?’
The issues that had appeared within the capital have been, certainly, demons. Finally, Yelena couldn’t say that her eyes had been fooling her. Among the many demons she had witnessed as she made her technique to the carriage, there had been one which appeared precisely just like the one which had pierced Yelena’s coronary heart with its claws.
“…!”
“Madam.”
Yelena lowered her head and stored her mouth shut. It was the one technique to hold herself from screaming.
“Madam, are you all proper?”
“…I’m okay.” Yelena simply barely managed to reply Colin. At that second, she was reminded of her household.
‘Father.’
…Liliana, Edward.
She was flooded with a way of horror.
Had the demons solely appeared right here? What in the event that they hadn’t? What if that they had additionally appeared the place her household was?
Yelena was choked with concern. Then, her sense of cause returned. She remembered that Sidrion was on the countdom.
‘Ahh.’
Yelena clutched her chest.
Thank goodness. That was really, really a aid.
Her household can be okay in the event that they have been with Sidrion. Yelena believed that he would be capable of shield her household. She felt so relieved that she was about to cry.
Then.
“Cough!”
“Thomas.”
Thomas, who had been mendacity unconscious on the carriage seat, convulsed and vomited blood.
“Cough, cough.”
Yelena thought he might need woken up, however all he did was cough constantly. Blood got here out with each cough. An unsettling feeling crept over Yelena’s again.
Then, she realized.
‘The odor of blood…’
The odor of blood contained in the carriage was too thick.
“Cough, cough!”
“Thomas! Dammit…”
“What’s unsuitable? Is he in dangerous situation? Is it actually dangerous?” Yelena requested hurriedly.
Colin clicked his tongue with a darkish expression.
“He’s dropping a whole lot of blood… I believe he could have injured his lungs.”
“His lungs? He injured his lungs? Then, isn’t he at risk?”
Yelena studied Thomas. Even with out taking a look at him totally, she might really feel that he was having hassle respiration.
“I want we might convey him to a physician proper at this second, however…”
“The carriage. The place is that this carriage headed in direction of?” Yelena requested urgently.
Max answered from the carriage driver’s seat.
“We’re going to the royal citadel.”
“The royal citadel?”
“It’s the most secure place within the capital.”
“The royal citadel… Sure, there will likely be docs on the royal citadel. Numerous them. Court docket physicians are particularly expert…” Yelena mumbled, as if making an attempt to shake off her nervousness.
“The royal citadel isn’t removed from right here, so—”
At that second, the carriage took a pointy flip.
“Kyaaak!”
Mielle’s physique staggered and she or he ran into the carriage wall. Max shouted from the driving force’s seat.
“My apologies! Is everybody okay?”
“What occurred? Why did you immediately…”
“…Nicely, I don’t assume we’ll be capable of make it to the royal citadel.”
“What? Why not?”
“Monsters are in the way in which…”
Yelena promptly opened the carriage window and appeared exterior. Her face hardened.
The street was blocked. The street that the carriage was initially purported to enter was stuffed with darkish demons. Going by way of them to get to the royal citadel can be not possible.
“If we will’t go to the royal citadel, then the place can we go?”
“For now, I believe we should always flee from the capital. I don’t have a vacation spot in thoughts but…”
“The Penelle Countdom.”
From one facet of the carriage, Mielle opened her mouth, trembling with concern.
“Go to the Penelle Countdom. It’s near the capital… The citadel is a fortress, so it will likely be secure.”
Yelena checked out Mielle.
Yelena knew of the Penelle Countdom. Rely Penelle was Marquis Linden’s expensive good friend. He would positively welcome them even when they confirmed up with out discover.
However…
“It’ll take a day to get to the Penelle Countdom.”
“Which suggests it’s closeby!”
Mielle was proper. A spot that took a day to get to from the capital meant that it was closeby. Underneath regular circumstances, Yelena would have agreed.
Yelena checked out Thomas, who appeared as if he was about to cease respiration.
“There needs to be one other fief. A more in-depth one…”
“Nonetheless, it’ll take a number of hours. Get a grip, Yelena! Going to the Penelle Countdom without delay is our greatest possibility.”
Mielle was in the suitable for as soon as. However Yelena couldn’t agree along with her opinion. Her thoughts and her coronary heart, cause and emotion have been enjoying two totally different video games.
“Then, earlier than we go to the countdom, let’s roam the outskirts of the capital and search for a doc…”
“Cough!”
“Sir Thomas?”
Thomas convulsed and vomited blood. That was the final of it. After that, he stopped convulsing. He didn’t even cough.
The carriage fell silent.
“…Sir Thomas.”
“…”
“Sir Thomas?”
Mielle coated her eyes and turned away. Colin blocked Yelena’s view along with his physique.
“Please don’t look, Madam.”
“Transfer.”
“I don’t assume it’s a good suggestion so that you can look.”
“I stated, transfer.”
“Madam…”
“Transfer!”
Yelena pushed Colin forcefully. In the long run, Colin yielded.
“…”
Yelena checked out a pale Thomas, mendacity down on the seat along with his eyes closed, unmoving. Yelena’s arms shook.
No, this was a lie. This was not possible.
“It’s not true.”
“…”
“It’s not true… proper? It’s not true.”
“Madam.”
“No…”
This wasn’t it. It couldn’t be.
The carriage shook.
Yelena stared blankly at Thomas as he grew chilly.
“Madam, dodge!”
She remembered how he had held her in entrance of the dessert store. He had been pierced by the demon’s claws.
It was due to her.
He was defending her. He was saving her. He was…
“…This will’t be.”
Yelena bit her lip.
“Please, no.”
Yelena mumbled in a low, husky voice. Tears fell from her huge pink eyes.
After which at that second, a brilliant mild shone from Yelena’s arms.