Ongoing Story/"It's good to see you again, Lady Kayla." It's Byron
From Create Your Own Story
Chapter 35: Another no-sex chapter? Yeah, sorry....
"Bryon!" you exclaim, smiling broadly. The young man seems to have grown on you pretty quickly, and you are honestly glad to see him again. Elena looks neutral, but you can see a glimmer of relief that her cousin is safe.
"What's been going on in the castle?" you ask him, knowing the situation well enough, but wanting confirmation.
"The magician, Luhrash, has turned on the duke! He's unleashed an army of demons in the castle...they're raping and murdering everyone in their path. I hid in here and put this armor on, just in case they found me and I had to fight..."
"Father! What about father?!" Elena shouted, gripping Bryon's shoulders in her urgency.
"I don't know....the Duke may be already captured...or killed. I didn't see him during my flight through the castle."
"How sad...." Alma interjected, causing Bryon to give a start as he noticed her for the first time.
"Wha...?! A demoness!" he screamed, stepping back and nervously brandishing a longsword.
"Hey, wait! What are you doing?!" Alma yelped, backing herself to the wall. "I'm not your enemy!"
"B-but you're a succubus...! Luhrash has dozens of your kind out there, ravishing slaughtering guards left and right! Your kind has no scruples or mercy...how can you not be my enemy-"
"That's enough," Carol cut in firmly, easing the young man's sword away. "Alma has lived as a human for most of her life, at great cost to her own peace of mind. Please...don't add to what she has already suffered."
Bryon looks uncertain, but seeing you and Elena adamantly standing beside the succubus, he sighs and sheaths his sword.
"Forgive me, milady. I acted in haste, before I knew for sure. And Lady....Alma, was it?" At her nod, he continues, "Lady Alma, my sincerest apologies for making a wrong judgement about you."
"....Thank you, kind sir," she mumbles, still shaken by his outburst.
"Oh! And thanks to this, I have forgotten my manners. Might I ask your names?" Bryon bows to Carol and Li'a.
"I am Carol, Alma's adopted mother and a former knight. Li'a is-"
"Lady Li'a! Yes, I do know her...I am glad to see you are free."
"Were you the boy who cleaned my cell and treated me so kindly that one time?"
"Y-yes," he stammered, evidently having been charmed by her beauty just as you and Elena were.
"I thank you...but for now we have to stop Luhrash...is there any way we can get to him, a secret route?"
"Well...perhaps, but he may have found it and posted guards. It's very risky...the demons are strong..."
"Wait," you hold your hand up, silencing everyone. "I think I have a plan to fool Luhrash into LETTING us enter his chamber, where we can stop him!"
Everyone looks in your direction, anxious to hear your plan.
What do you do now?
