I'm willing to release your kin from this cage on one condition

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Both Alex and Luke stand in front of each other in awkward silence.

"My Lord, If you want to make all monsters go extinct then, just order me, and I'll do so," Luke said

"No that's not it, it is just these fools tried to attack me"

Alex has killed a few star beasts, yes it's just a few hundred beasts not much. 

"Hahh, you know lady Helena is gleaming there, laughing around like a maniac" Luke said in a mean tone. 

"well anyways, I found a nation nearby, it's called Reialis Empire, it's considered as one of the eight strongest Empire in the world, its emperor is, of course, an Emperor level cultivator" Luke informed 

"Isn't that too weak for being one of the strongest in the world, I heard the Seiyan stage is highest in the mortal realm, there's a catch here right?" Alex retorted 

"As expected from your Highness, indeed you are right, you must know I said Emperor has the emperor stage cultivation doesn't mean she's the strongest cultivator, emperor there's a protector of the kingdom who's not allowed to participate directly in the war or any politics but her authority is higher than emperor" Luke answered in a polite way

"That's quite a nice way to hide identity and appear weak, but I don't think every nation is stupid enough to hide their strength though, but what is the cultivation of the person in question?" Alex questioned

"She is a Seiyan, Your Highness but compared to us she's merely an insect, also as per hiding strength all the kingdoms are doing so, every top eight kingdoms have a few protectors varying from 1-3, even officially Reialis ranked 7th I think it should be ranked higher" Luke stated

"Why do you think so?" Alex seems to be confused this time

"Because in papers all the protectors are at the Saint stage, but here I saw a Seiyan with my own eyes, therefore if other nations do not have a Seiyan then Reialis will be ranked first, it has 1 saint stage along with the Seiyan"

Luke stated

"Wow, now it's an interesting play, Have you found anything else," Alex asked again with a smirk, he smiled monovalent which clearly meant no good.

"I've found a few people of races other than Humans because they were living in the forest and they seemed to be useful I've been beaten down in submission" Luke answered again 

"Which races actually" Alex was curious

"Nothing special a tribe of Goblin, 2 tribes of orcs, a tribe of Kijins, Lizardmen, mountain elves, in the southeast of the forest there's a valley where I found Dragons but I knew they'd just die at my hands they'll not give in submission, so I left them out and then I've to other areas and.."

Luke was constantly explaining 

"And you thought I've gone overboard by killing a few beasts" Alex retorted 

"Master if it's your hobby then I'll just grab a few beasts or you to kill also now we have almost complete control over the forest, that'll make a good base for an organisation" Luke retorted back 

"well, whatever, so where I be staying tonight" Alex questioned after a brief sigh 

"It's best to visit Mountain Elves, also they've to acknowledge their king" Luke stated 

"Other than that when do you think we should go to the human area" 

"Well..."

In the mountain Elf's area 

"Elder Felina, where is that demon king come from despite you being a king stage, he defeated you in a single strike, what should we do" A dark elf with an alluring body asked 

"What can we do Amelia, we can't fight him, he asked us to be his slaves and we can't refuse it either, that monster will massacre us if we refuse his demands" Felina replied in a harsh tone, she spoke as if 10 years have been shaved from her life span.

Lucifer barged into their tribe and asked all of them to be his slaves and he was enjoying every bit of it a few hot-blooded Mountain elves tried to attack him to show his place, their attacks were enough to make King stage cultivator serious but nothing but child's play in front of Lucifer.

"I know we are weak and can't do anything, but at least we should let Princess flee, she's just a newborn," Amilia said in a worrying tone 

"I know what to do, don't worry, I've already sent Princess with Clara, she'll most likely cross the forest by tomorrow" Felina replied there was no light in her eyes

"I hope so"

In an instant, a chilling pressure descended there and all the native bodies jerked up in fear, some were already crumbling because now the demon had returned 

"Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I hope you haven't forgotten me" 

All the elves have kneeled and they don't try to look into his eyes for fear that he might be offended 

"you all may raise your head" 

All of the mountain elves raise their heads in unison, 

"Representative come forward," Luke asked indifferently

"Yes my lord" Felina came forward

"What did I ask you guys the previous time," Luke asked 

"To be your slaves, master" Felina replied sincerely, 

Everyone can see her body was trembling in fear, it's not any fear from guilt but from natural instinct. 

"Anything else" Luke inquired again 

Felina tried to remember and then replied 

"and not to leave the camp without your permission" Felina replied and soon a feeling of horror engraved in her mind.

'Does he know about the princess? no no, it can't be' She's desperately praying and trying to deny the most hazardous possibility 

"But why I'm not able to sense the aura of 2 of your kin from the tribe, one with those green eyes and another who was most likely an infant, where are those 2" Luke replied in a pleasant voice 

but his world splattered cold water on her thoughts, all the remaining light in her eyes had gone her face paled and she became frantic 

"s-sir I.."

Before Felina could reply

"you know you are not too good at this, your expressions have given all the information I needed and it says that you were already aware of this or more pleasant way to say it, you've arranged this, and also made a most foolish mistake by thinking you could trick me" Luke's expression darkened bit by bit, and Felina became completely insane.

"Sir, please I beg you, please sir let them go, I'll serve you however you wish, If you want my life I can give it as well, but please sir she's just an infant right now" Felina started sobbing and started beating her head frantically in front of this ruthless demon, begging him to let her sister's daughter go 

"And how does that concern me if she's an infant or not" Luke said while snapping his fingers, just as he snapped a cage of ice came out of nowhere and inside the cage a mountain elf girl looked in her teens holding an infant in her arms 

"The thing I hate the most is servant incurring the displeasure of their master"

Felina cursed herself for getting her niece into that state, her sister died three days ago and her sister's last wish was that Felina take care of her daughter and she was determined to do so but today she was about to lose her Niece, she is not able to keep her promise

'I'm sorry little Fer, I'm a failure as a sister' She cursed herself inwardly

a determined look appeared in Felina's eyes she decided to attack the demon although she was sure she'd die within a moment, she didn't want to live in shame. 

Lucifer squinted his eyes

'heh!.. what a foolish move'

He was about to use a spell that'll torture her before he lose her life, but

suddenly 

"Stand down, Lucifer" 

A voice echoed and suddenly an absurdly handsome man whose aura surpassed the demon at the scene, was absurdly handsome, his piercing golden eyes were like a deep abyss while his white hair increased his charm severalfold.

Felina found herself dazed by this and she kept staring at him.

"I'm willing to release your kin from this cage on one condition"