The Kind of Evil

Aris put Rasmus down carefully on the bed, and then she glanced over her shoulder, coldly stared at Videl. Videl slowly raised his hands as he walked toward a chair and then sat on it.

"Didn't you say that you'll keep an eye on him?" Aris asked as she turned around and crossed her arms.

"I did," Videl nodded as he crossed his legs and leaned back, making himself comfortable on the chair. "I watched everything, and I let him handle everything since I knew that he could deal with that demon," he explained and stared at Rasmus.

"So? Did you eat that demon?" Aris asked as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"I did. It was quite a catch since it was my first time devouring a demon Duke, and it was all thanks to him. I wouldn't be able to find any of them if it wasn't because of him," Videl smiled as he crossed his arms and stared at Aris.

"Duke? If I remember correctly, they're in the middle?" Aris asked with her brows furrowed.

"Yes, Lesser Demons, Soldiers, Nobles, Dukes, Kings, The Prime Lords, and lastly the Fallen Watcher or the Fallen Angels. One Duke is equal to ten thousand Soldiers in power or one hundred Nobles. Their strength is beyond human, but there are humans who are capable of killing them, especially here in this world," Videl explained, refreshing Aris's memory about the demon hierarchy.

"What about the Kings?" Aris asked out of curiosity.

"Ten Dukes, and I think the strongest humans in this world if work together, they might be able a Demon King," Videl answered with a shrugged mouth. "But the Prime Lords, they're on another different level. They're a hundred times stronger than Demon Kings, they're fallen guardians angels. No humans can hurt them, and there are hundreds of them."

"Maybe the Orthias can deal with the Prime Lords or perhaps on an equal footing with them. However, the Fallen Watchers, they're in a different league. The only one that I can think of is you. You might be on par with them since you're an Aristoria, a rare breed of Orthias," Videl continued as he stared blankly at the ceiling. "However, you said that you're not in your peak form. Something about becoming a dragon?" He raised his brows as he looked at Aris.

"Yes, it will make me ten times or even more stronger than my current self," Aris answered and nodded. "I don't want to talk about it. I want to know what's your rank now after almost a year," she glanced at Videl.

"I was close to becoming a Duke before I devoured the Duke that Rasmus almost killed. Now that I have devoured one, my rank is automatically a Duke since killing one makes you one. However, since I was close from becoming a Duke, you can say that I'm stronger than a single Duke but not stronger than ten Dukes combined," Videl answered and rested his arms on the armsrest.

"And you need to devour nine more Dukes to become a Demon King?" Aris raised her brows.

"Yes, or devour one Demon King, but we know they're hard to find since they're hiding under the Emissaries' wings. Or I can devour a hundred thousand human souls which is the easiest one," Videl answered as he nodded. "It sounds impossible to become one of the Prime Lords, but I was wrong. I even thought that it would be impossible for me to reach where I am right now when Rasmus proposed this idea, but I was wrong, and I have never wrong about anything, just this one time," he said as he stared at Rasmus, amazed and annoyed at the same time.

Aris hummed as she kept staring at Rasmus with a stoic expression.

"I'm curious, you made quite a scene back there. Is there a reason why you acted that way? I thought Orthias didn't dwell on emotions or feelings. What is it that makes him so special in your eyes?" Videl narrowed his eyes and stared at Videl. "You're willingly help him, be by his side, and even protect him," he tilted his head and kept staring at Aris.

"Any Orthias would act similarly as I am if they met with him. He's different from any of us, he's not a human and not an Orthias. I'm just curious as to how far he can grow. Will he become an Orthias? An Aristoria? Or beyond that," Aris answered as she stared at Rasmus's face. "It's just curiosity, and I will do anything to see how far he can grow. I want to be there to see it, and whoever tried to stop him, I'll stop them before they can do it," she added.

"So it's nothing like your predecessor?" Videl raised his brows.

"What do you mean?" Aris glanced at Videl.

"Your predecessor married a human and had a child, and that child is the one over there sleeping next to you," Videl pointed at Rasmus. "She could do it and she did it."

"No," Aris answered without hesitation as she shook her head. "I don't think so," she added.

Videl was intrigued by Aris's answer because she didn't seem to hesitate and said it with confidence as well. He was only teasing her, but now he was interested as to why she didn't see him that way.

"Well, I don't think Rasmus even considers you or anyone as his partner in life. He's not the type to get tied down to someone since he doesn't have anyone he cares about," Videl sighed as he stood up and approached Rasmus. "Not here... not back then..." he muttered under his breath as he stared down at Rasmus.

"What about you? You're into both men and women. Seeing that you're sticking with him and even though you can be free right now, you choose to stay by his side, why?" Aris asked and stared at Videl, arching her brows.

"Oh, if he heard that, he would kill me," Videl scoffed as he crossed his arms.

"I love to see that," Aris said with a cold and stoic expression, but then showed a faint smirk.

"Joke aside, I choose to stay by his side has something to do with him. Let's just say that I have a similar reasoning as yours. I want to see him thrive and get wherever he wants to be while I protect his back from people who will try to stop him," Videl answered with a serious expression.

"Then we are on the same page," Aris nodded and stared at Rasmus.

"Yeah, we are," Videl nodded in agreement.

Rasmus suddenly groaned and moved his hands slowly toward his face. He felt dizzy, thirsty, and sore all over his body. He fluttered his eyes open and noticed Aris and Videl were staring at him with their brows raised. He furrowed his brows, and didn't expect to see either of them as soon as he woke up.

"Finally, you're waking up. How long are you planning to sleep?" Videl asked. "Do you know that you have been sleeping for three days?"

Aris furrowed her brows as she glanced at Videl, and then she realized that Videl was trying to make fun of Rasmus. She decided to stay quiet and put on a stoic expression as she looked at Rasmus's reaction.

"Three days?" Rasmus was a bit shocked as he tried to sit up.

"Yes, three days," Aris nodded, and decided to play along.

Rasmus looked a bit confused, furrowing his brows as he rubbed his face. He didn't expect to be unconscious for three days, but he brushed it off and slowly got up from the bed. He then noticed the armor he wore, and realized it would be weird to sleep in an armor suit for three days straight.

"I see, so you're going to act like Videl now?" Rasmus slowly turned around to look at Aris with his eyes narrowed.

Aris slowly formed a smile and let out a chuckle, but then Videl began to laugh at Rasmus. They could finally make a fool of him, something extremely rare. Rasmus was unamused by them, but he decided to scoff and shook his head, in disbelief by how childish they were.

"That was fun," Aris said with a smile on her face as she looked at Rasmus.