Martin Lux felt his limbs grow weak when he heard the reports about what happened after the Duke closed the portals. The streets of the entire continent now knew that it was the Duke who saved them.
He was called their savior, their hero.
How could he accept this?
He felt his body tremble from anger and disappointnt. In less than a day, everyone already knew about the Duke's deeds! What could this an?
It was rather simple! Soone else intentionally spread these rumors and paid people to disseminate them far and wide. Soone is scheming behind their back and is taking advantage of this incident for their own gain!
"Soone else is trying to tarnish our na," Martin hissed. The one who spread those rumors didn't rely seek respect for the Duke. they must have aid to ruin the reputations of the Seven Families and make them appear weak!
Soone is challenging the Seven Families!
He thought about what happened earlier.
Martin never thought that one day, not one person would even greet him when entering a room. He was born arrogant, famous, and powerful.
However, a few hours ago, he experienced being ignored not only by the masses but even by the knights guarding the halls, who didn't bother greeting him upon his arrival!
The reason for this neglect was that the Duke of Wugari sohow defeated all the demons in front of everyone before closing the portal.
Martin and Dorothy had initially gone to the other Empires to close the portals. Who would have thought that the carnage they expected upon their arrival did not occur? Instead, they saw everyone celebrating, cheering, and shouting the Duke's na! Preposterous!
"Father," Dorothy stood nearby, her head lowered as she tried to call her father. "I don't an to interrupt, but I believe this isn't the ti to act this way."
She lifted her head and stared at Martin's furious gaze. "We need to establish connections with the North," Dorothy added. "We need to improve our relations and offer them support instead of opposing them."
Her words seed to awaken Martin. He cleared his throat and looked away. His daughter was right. He lost his composure as his plans had failed, but this didn't an he had lost the war. Right now, he needed to calm down and focus on the future. With the Duke's na on everyone's lips, it would be challenging to oppose him.
What he could do now was to act cordial and show his support for the Duke.
"Thank you for your reminder. Please go to your room. I know you must be tired. Also... make sure your mother is safe."
"I know," Dorothy nodded. She bowed to her father before walking out of his study. The mont she left, the smile on her face vanished, replaced by disgust. How could soone be so foolish? She rolled her eyes as she began walking back to her quarters.
Just like her father, Dorothy was surprised when she saw the Duke close not just one but four portals, and he didn't do it consecutively. He shouldn't have been capable of such a feat, unless, of course, he had already regained his abilities. That would be impossible, considering he was still wandering this continent without suffering the barrier's punishnts.
Stronger demons couldn't enter this place using their original bodies due to the barrier. The barrier had its own laws that could destroy anyone exceptionally powerful. For hundreds of years, demons trying to cross to this place would die the mont they arrived due to the barrier's laws.
Because of this, demons found a way to move their souls to a human vessel, but this ant they couldn't maintain their full abilities. There were also other limitations, such as the risk of destroying the body and dying with it.
Dorothy thought about the Duke once again. No matter what she thought, she couldn't find any other reason why the Duke would suddenly do this. If the barrier were to break, the Duke would be one of the people benefiting the most, as he'd regain his sealed abilities.
The Goddess was long gone. That man had no business in this continent. Was it rely loyalty? Or was it love? Dorothy couldn't understand things like this, so she chose to focus on the next part of her plan.
Her original plan involved using this opportunity to make herself famous and change the continent's narrative, but the Duke intervened and ruined her plans. Because of this, she wasn't surprised to see a shadowy figure in her room the mont she arrived.
"You failed," the voice said.
"I know," Dorothy responded. "The Duke of the North was an unpredictable variable."
"He's but a nuisance," the voice uttered. "The plan has been delayed. We need to destroy the barrier as soon as possible."
"How?" she asked. They had nobody for the Lord, and now their plans were ruined. Humans would soon know about the existence of demons.
"I am going to deal with the Duke of the North," the cloaked man uttered.
"He is immortal."
"His body would be perfect for the Lord."
Dorothy pursed her lips. They all knew about the Duke's past, and they also knew he no longer held the power he once had. However, this wasn't enough to guarantee victory.
"Be cautious," Dorothy said. She was not saying the man was weaker than the Duke, but her instincts told her everything wasn't as simple as it seed.
The man under the cloak only let out a snort. She could feel the arrogance from his gaze under the hood.
For so reason, sweat appeared on her forehead.
For so reason, sweat appeared on her forehead. She took a step back.
"I-" Dorothy's lips trembled.
"How dare you underestimate ?" the man asked.
"I- I did not an to say that," she imdiately lowered her head, her face losing its colors as she gritted her teeth. "I apologize."
"This will be the last ti you will ntion this matter to . You already failed your mission. One more mistake and I will not hesitate to end your miserable life!"
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