Chapter 218 - The Duel begins (1/2)

The group looked off into the distance at the demon man standing on top of the hill. From what Ray and the others had last seen of the man, he still carried a similar appearance. He had scruffy curly hair and wore ragged clothes and trousers.

He looked like he had just escaped from prison and still yet to find a place to settle down.

”That's definitely him!” Lilly shouted, ”Let's ride forwards.”

With that, Lilly took charge and road off through the town towards the hill. The others followed, the horses kept up the pace and were only a little behind Lilly herself.

The figure on top of the hill stood motionless, but once the group had reached the bottom of the hill and started to ascend, the figure turned and fled.

Lilly continued to charge forward ignoring the chance of an ambush.

”Lilly slow down!” Gary shouted, ”Let us go in front.”

But Lilly ignored Gary and continued forward. When she finally reached the top of the hill her eyes were gazing down at a site she had never seen before.

The rest of the group arrived and stayed still staring at the site in front of them.

”What is this?” Eve said.

The land on the other side of the hill looked like they were looking at another world. The forest was filled with dead trees. There was no sign of the green grass life and the river that used to flow through was filled with red glowing lava.

”How could this of happened?” Lilly said. ”The land, it looks just like the parts where the Shadow plague have already taken over. Why didn't we find out about this sooner when it was right on our doorstep?”

”My guess is it has something to do with Fallen angel,” Ark said. ”They most likely kept this a secret from the others.”

”The Demon man.” Gary pointed down by the Lava river.

The Demon man stood there with his hammer held in his hand looking at the group above. Then he started to head deeper into the dead forest.

”Come on we can't let him get away,” Lilly said before heading off down the hill.

When the group had reached the Lava river there was no sign of the demon man. All they knew was he had gone deeper into the forest. As soon as they stepped foot into the dead land though, each member could feel a shiver down their spine.

They were now in the Shadow plague's territory and each of them could feel the aura of it from the dead things around them.

The group decided it was best if they followed the river. It was a good landmark to tell where they were so they wouldn't get lost and was also a good source of light. After walking down the river for a while, they spotted a shrine.