The emperor was away at the moment due to the fact that he and his family were going to attend the grand tournament and watch.
Meaning that his castle would be empty.
There was no way the thing was going to miss the chance.
Sitting on the couch, it left the body of the father and exited through the window.
It didn’t take a long time searching until the black thing spotted a soldier that served the emperor.
Waiting for the right moment, it jumped onto the man’s head, entering through his mouth, nostrils, and eyes.
Ten seconds later, it had fully contended over the soldier.
With no hesitating, it took a step forward toward the emperor’s castle.
It had searched the capital and had yet to find what it searched for, so the only logical place left was the castle.
Reaching the grand gates, the being stopped and gazed at the two men standing their ground.
"Hey, what are you doing here? Didn’t your shift end an hour ago?" one of the two men asked.
The being smiled a little, replicating a greeting smile perfectly as it replied.
"Actually, there is something that I forgot, it will not be a problem if I enter to retrieve it, right?"
The soldiers raised an eyebrow, after some seconds one of them sighed,
"Sure, just don’t take too long."
With a nod, the being entered the castle.
Once it did, the eyes of the man it was inhabiting widened as it felt it.
Bump
It was a faint sound.
Bump
A sound that many would not be able to hear or recognize.
Bump
But the being recognized it.
Bump
This was the reason it had entered the capital and pretended to listen to what the emperor had to say.
It shifted its gaze to the ground as it enjoyed the pleasant sound.
Bump
It was here.
A heart of a Primordial demon.
Once it consumed it, the thing would surely evolve into an Archdemon.
Licking its lips, it quickened its steps as it began to study the interior of the castle as fast as possible.
There were numerous stairs that led up, but it didn’t care about them, as its mission was to go down,
"Is this a basement door?" the thing muttered as it stopped in front of an older looking door compared to others.
Taking the handle in its hand, it tried to open it, only to realize that it was locked,
"Not surprised," it spoke as it used the hilt of its sword to break it and open it.
It smiled as its gaze fell on a stair that led downstairs.
"Bingo," it spoke with a menacing smile as it began to descend.
It reached the first underfloor.
Here there were a lot of of people locked up.
"Is this some kind of prison?" it spoke as it studied the surroundings.
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Most of the people here were thinner than average, likely the poor who had been forced to commit crimes to stay alive.
Seeing that the heart it was searching for wasn’t here, it decided to go to the next floor.
On this one, the prisoners were primarily men and had a larger build than the average.
By their expressions and faces, it wasn’t hard to imagine that these were the more hardened criminals, likely members of gangs and similar groups.
"Not this one either," it muttered as it descended to the final floor.
Stopping before a grand door, it smiled.
The heart was somewhere here.
In normal circumstances, the thing wouldn’t have been able to go past the door, but for some reason, it was open.
Was it just a coincidence, or was there another reason?
Not missing the chance, it stepped inside.
Once it did, it grimaced.
There were a lot of humans here locked up like the other floors, but these ones were weird… their bodies, their voices, their presence was too chaotic to be considered normal.
They were something else.
’What kind of weird experiments have they been doing here?’ The being wondered a second later, it shook off its head.
This wasn’t a matter that concerned it.
The only thing that concerned it was the disguised scent in the air, but it tried not to pay it any mind.
Using its hearing, it began to walk to where it believed the heart was located.
With each step it took, the sound of it only increased, and so did the being’s hunger.
BUMP
It was close—so unbelievably close.
"It is quite rude to enter this place, you know?"
Hearing a familiar voice, the being shifted its gaze to the source.
There, a man in a suit with a suitcase in hand was standing with his usual smile on his face.
"Is this supposed to be a betrayal?" the salesman asked.
The being scoffed, "It’s betrayed only if I were ever on your side, fool." Your journey continues with Freewebnovel
With a sigh, the salesman opened his suitcase. "What was I thinking? Expecting a demon like you to have common sense?"
Sensing danger, the being took a step back, which caused the salesman’s smile to widen even more.
"Oh? Are you scared? You don’t have to be, after all, you demons don’t have souls, as such there isn’t much I can do to you…"
The salesman’s eyes shined as he uttered the next words.
"Or perhaps… the rumor that demons don’t have souls is false? Well, in any case, come here. Why don’t we find out?"
The being would have taken the offer to fight if it had possessed a more powerful body, but sadly it was currently just a common soldier, as such it didn’t have many options, other than one.
Run.
*****
Most people would have surely gone insane by now, spending so much time in the darkness away from any kind of human contact.
Yet Solara Virelia wasn’t most people, she was a princess of the Crimson Sun Empire for a reason.
Rather than going insane, she had only one problem—she was bored.
As such, she often listened to what was happening from the other side of the door to distract herself.
About once every two to three days, there would be the footsteps of multiple people walking in.
Curiously enough, there always seemed to be many when they entered, but only a single set of footsteps left, meaning there were more prisoners locked here besides her.
Which made her feel kind of nice, knowing that she wasn’t completely alone.
Her thoughts were briefly interrupted as loud roars from inhuman creatures echoed beyond the door. These roars were far more frightening than usual, indicating that something new was happening.
Sadly, they didn’t last long, and soon after, the silence returned.
"The fun is over, I guess," she muttered, and a second later smiled as she felt something that she had been expecting for a long while.
The presence of her people was far, but she could feel it, meaning the Crimson Sun Empire was slowly advancing, trying to rescue their princess.
"Ah, soon, soon I will be free, and I’ll be able to burn this empire to the ground," she exclaimed, resting her back against the wall.
Now that she was sure that her empire was advancing, all she had to do was wait for the inevitable.