160 A Great Devil
Nina stared at Abel, “Go hide in the shade. I assume those guards were yours?”
Abel nodded, “The black shadows protecting Mother. I asked them to assemble close by in case the cubus tried to escape. I told them to never face the cubus head-on.” He remembered the dead soldier.
Arad approached, “Nina, do you know about this?” He pointed at Abel. “I do. Alcott.” She pointed at Alcott who approached from the back. “Ginger, Merlin, the guild headmaster, and I. Anyone who could attack Abel if they saw him. We all knew about him,”
Abel scratched his head. “Mother is a devil. As you can see, we both were born as devils. Sister and I.”
“Tiefling? Do you mean tiefling?” Arad looked at Abel, he resembled Jack’s sister, but he had fair skin.
“No, we’re pure devils. Mother’s blood was stronger than Father’s. Can’t expect less when she hails from the great Aliceborn bloodline.” Abel puffed his chest as his wings and horns got absorbed into his body. “Ah, I’m recovering.”
“You could call Aliceborn like royal bloodline for devils. Alice Furberg Lisworth Asmodeus is the ruler of the nine hells. And they are her descendants.” Alcott explained. “Their bloodline grants them attunement with holy magic. Which is almost impossible for a devil to get.”
Arad couldn’t keep pumping information into his head, “Please stop, let’s talk later.” He sighed.
“You only need to know I’m a great devil.” Abel puffed his chest.
On their way back, Abel glared at Arad. “But I wanted to ask, what was that terrifying scream?”
Nina glared at Arad, “I was about to sleep when I heard it. Though a dragon emerged in the middle of the city.” She glared at Alcott, “I’m sure you know a thing, don’t you?”
“I would have to say. You aren’t a human, are you?” Abel could smell it. “That power and resisting the incubus knock. I only could resist it because by bloodline, what about you?”
Arad looked away, “Look, Nina and Alcott could resist it as well.”
“Nina and Alcott are far stronger than the incubus. They hold magic items with resistance all the time. You aren’t. From how my sister had to stab you to wake up, I would say you lifted the stun with brute force.”
[You have mental resistance. Your body can fall before your mind when you aren’t going all out.]
^What does that have to do with me going all out?^
[I can answer this as your mother studied dragons. Dragon’s body functions are extreme in every aspect. When relaxed, your heart rate can drop as low as only ten beats per minute. But When agitated, enraged, or fighting, it can shoot over 300 b/min. Your blood composition, temperature, and pressure rise. No spell or potion can function in such a condition.]
“Arad is a bit special. His father was a dragon, his constitution is fantastic.” Alcott replied. He knew Arad is a dragon and knew that he can’t answer for himself.
“Are you saying he’s not close blood, but a direct one? Do you know his father?” Nina glared at Alcott, “Don’t tell me such a dragon has been living nearby.”
Alcott shook his head, “No, Arad’s father died years ago. There is no dragon around the city, I would report it if that was the case.”
Nina glared at Arad. “Earlier this day, I sensed this kid weighing over three carriages.”
[She’s talking about when you tried to punch her and she stopped your fist with a kick. Your weight increased there so you won’t get thrown back.]
“No! That’s my gravity magic. Merlin taught me.” Abel waved his hand, increasing the gravity beneath Nina.
Nina felt her weight increase as her feet pushed into the ground. “This isn’t enough to justify the weight.” Nina scratched her head.
“Arad won’t want to use powerful magic on you.” Alcott sighed, “Yeah. I’m exhausted.” Arad replied, and everyone retreated to the brothel.𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗹．𝐨𝗿𝗴
***
The guards remained outside to clean the mess. And everyone else relaxed in the waiting room. Abel closed the brothel and refunded all the customers as he asked the girls to relax for the rest of the night.
“Sara, I told you this place is dangerous for you.” Abel sighed, staring at his sister.
“I know.” she looked down, “I fell into the incubus seduction at the start. But I resisted it.”
“There are no butts. Either see him and run or get taken advantage of.” Abel sighed, “I asked you to stay home since I know the bastard was on the loose.”
“Be easy on her,” Alcott sighed, “You can’t expect someone to know how to fight without getting hit. She will never be strong enough to fend for herself if she doesn’t get mixed in troubles.”
“She can train first. Learn without the possibility of getting taken by an incubus of all things.” Abel sighed. “I know she can beat a bandit or two, but she never fought with her life on the line.”
“Now this reminds me,” Arad glared at Abel, “You bastard wanted Aella to bait this thing? Even I almost didn’t manage to resist him.”
“I didn’t know how strong the incubus was. I thought he would be much weaker.” Abel looked at Nina, “I would have asked her for help instead, but I thought he would know her.”
BANG! BANG! BANG! Someone started hitting on the door. Abel stood and rushed to see who it was. It was Aella with Mc the moose.
“Is Arad okay? I saw the flare,” Aella asked, panting.
“I’m fine,” Arad replied from behind Abel, “Come inside,”
Inside, Aella sat on the couch, panting. Sara handed it a cup of water, “You ran all the way here?”
“No, I only ran from the wall.” She took a deep breath. “I usually can run more.”
Lydia stared at Aella as Jack lay on her lap. She was healing him. “You’re still sore. But moving can help you feel better.”
“You didn’t take any quests lately. What could have gotten you sore?” Nina looked at Aella, tilting her head.
“We live in the forest. I thought surveying the whole area in one day was a good idea.” Aella sighed, “I ended up exhausting myself.”
Lydia was a paladin, and she knew that was a lie. Abel and Sara both knew as well. They could tell when people are lying. Especially, Abel, he knew Alcott lied before when he said Arad was direct born.
Abel stared at Arad. He could feel it in his bones. ^He’s a true dragon. I know it.^
