Demon Lord: Erotic Adventure in Another World

Alan gripped the communication orb so tightly, cracks formed along its surface.

The news that the demons attacked Grigor directly, causing his chest to rumble violently. He rubbed his face, distorting his devastated face, looking at the walls where his men still drank and enjoyed their first victory.

Could he tell them about this?

Would they even reach Grigor in time?

"What do I do?" Alan muttered as if something gripped his heart and yanked it from his chest.

Crack!

The communication orb shattered into thousands of pieces as Alan lost his calm—the first victory of mankind suddenly becoming a joke because of a moment's carelessness. He didn't have a solution, and there wasn't enough time.

"I have to go right now." Alan stood from his desk and rushed to the door. Hopefully, he would find enough knights to help him reinforce Grigor.

Otherwise, everything they achieved here would be in vain.

*** Yumiko POV ***

Monsters suddenly appeared from the forests, demons with long claws like serrated daggers and slim, agile bodies that easily penetrated the land. Yumiko and Yuina sat in the imperial court, facing the various nobles who came to seek aid.

"Your Majesty, the demons have penetrated our lands, aiming for the capital!" A male with bird wings spoke out loud, his voice filled with panic.

Yumiko felt her chest tighten as she looked at her sister, who also looked terrified. As the Empress, her sister would face their constant calls for action and demands for an answer... a solution. She could not let Yuina handle all this alone, and so she rose from her seat and slammed her fist on the table.

"SILENCE!" Her voice carried a commanding tone that made many of the men tremble, and they fell silent. "Let the Empress think; this is not the time to be hasty, nor lose our calm judgement."

"My sister is right..." Yuina's gentle voice calmed the noble as she spoke up, her expression calm and dignified. "Our imperial army will deal with the invaders; I do not doubt that we can deal with them, even if they are demons. But we must be vigilant, and only fight on our own terms. Lead them to the capital, let us fight them here."

"But Your Majesty!? Do you mean to abandoned the outer ring and villages?"

"No, I will send a decree for all knights to aid in the evacuation of the citizens into the city... and the city will become their execution ground. This city is more fortified than Grigor, and its walls are almost triple the height and width. We will have our men and women ready on the battlements with ballistas and cannons."

After fighting to take her spot, thanks to Asmodeus and the things her sister knew from her previous life, the technology and defences of the beautiful Beast Empire had started to improve greatly in the months since he left. This was Yuina's focus.

"Yumiko, I will leave you in charge of the safety of our people. I hope you will use your wise mind to create a sufficient defensive plan that will protect our people."

The nobles and other beasts started muttering, but a solution being found wasn't something negative, and so they didn't cause any issues. Instead, some seemed excited and hopeful.

"You are putting a lot of trust into me sister." Yumiko said in a low whisper, looking slightly concerned at this massive responsibility.

Because of the distance, the beast empire gained the most time to deal with the threat, but maybe considering that, the number of demons that attacked them was triple the amount of the ones that attacked Grigor or the Elven Forest.

***

Asmodeus stood in silence while holding a communication orb, his face solemn while looking back at the various women kneeling before him. "You all heard Alan's words, right?" He couldn't hide this and instead shared the news with his lovers before holding a meeting. "What do you think, girls?"

Still unable to speak with Serena, he could only face this challenge alone.

The women turned to face each other, showing a mixture of reactions, but this didn't involve a single one of them but all of them.

"If you wish to head back and protect your homelands, I will never stop you." Asmodeus directed his gaze at Aki, then Vinea, Asmodea and the others from Grigor.

Unlike most of the women who became his lovers, Asmodeus didn't feel a deep connection with the countries of this world, although thanks to them being his lovers' homelands, it didn't mean he could ignore them, either.

"I seek permission to lead troops to Grigor!" Velvet spoke in a calm but powerful tone, her beautiful face filled with determination.

Asmodeus focused on Velvet, her dark violet hair flowing in the air, staring at him with amethyst eyes that sparkled with life and enthusiasm, along with her long black horn that crackled with violet arcs.

"You never cared for your kingdom before." He raised an eyebrow, but only said this because he wanted her to know that her home was important. "Leave if you must, but you are forbidden from getting hurt."

Velvet looked flustered when Asmodeus said this, but eventually, she nodded her head and showed a warm smile. "I will not fail you."

"Who will support her, Vinea, Asmodea?" He glanced at his other demons, who also had attachments to Grigor, but they didn't seem eager to go back at all.

The reason was simple; they wanted to remain by Asmodeus and didn't want to leave him.

However, Alice raised her hand and stood beside Velvet, giving a polite bow. "My dearest King, I wish to protect my people."

Asmodeus watched Alice with a faint smile and tapped his chin. "Our people, you may join Velvet... leave and take as many knights as you might need." Even though the situation was critical, he knew when someone felt strongly about something, and he would not stop them.

He could see a determined light in Alice's eyes; he knew that even if she spoke in a gentle and kind voice that Alice was resolute.

"I see..."

He couldn't force them to stay but did prefer them leaving because even if they defeated the demon queen, the mainland remained the biggest issue to face. 'Not counting that pesky god of death.' Asmodeus thought, chuckling to himself. Then he turned to the dark elf, Ciela, who looked at him with wide eyes.

"You must want to help your mother and sisters right?"

"Ah!?"

The girl stood straight and stared at Asmodeus before eventually nodding her head. "Y-yes! I want to go and support my people!"

Asmodeus nodded and then turned towards Erika, who seemed calm, which wasn't normal for the usually energetic woman. "Will you go with her Erika?" He couldn't help but want to send two women to fight. In the unlikely event a dangerous demon appeared, Asmodeus would rather face an army alone than let his beloved women suffer.

Erika immediately nodded. "Yes! Of course, I will!"

With that, the girls began to discuss with each other, preparing two armies to support Grigor and the elven empire, but in the room, Aki remained with Sariel beside her.

"Your Highness..." Aki's black ears fluttered as she knelt to him.

"Do you want to help Yuina and send support?"

Aki's body trembled from his words, and although she had learned and gained so much spending time with Asmodeus and his army, she couldn't remain calm knowing the demons attacked her homeland. "I..."

"You want to go back." Asmodeus said, standing up from his seat.

"N-no!"

The moment she said this, Sariel touched her shoulder and shook her head, "Aki don't worry, Master isn't angry or mad, he just wants to hear your feelings."

Hearing Sariel say this, Aki bit her lips but eventually nodded her head. "If my King allows it, I wish to return to my homeland. The beast empire is not strong enough to resist the demons alone."

Asmodeus couldn't help but shake his head in amusement. Aki might not understand this because of the long separation, but he noticed when visiting Yumiko and Yuina that their current capital has defences beyond both the elves and humans. However, this was Aki's request, and he couldn't stand to let her suffer.

"Sariel, can you take her with you? Are you sure you want to leave?" He asked, knowing that Sariel had no land that she wanted to protect.

Because she was a succubus, her land was here.

"Of course, Master. You have shown me a path to salvation, and so I will always follow you. But I want to help my sisters, we are all your lovers and I miss Yumiko!"

Asmodeus gave an amused chuckle as he heard Sariel's words. "Then go and protect the empire, I trust in your strength." Without waiting for any of them to say anything else, Asmodeus stepped forward and left the room to take a moment to think to himself.

All because he knew this had happened for a single reason.

The enemy wanted to separate their forces.

However, he couldn't mention this because the other women were so desperate to protect their families, making him feel a sense of irritation. 'I've become soft.' He thought. The old him would never have done such a thing, allowing his women to leave like this and risk their lives, but he couldn't keep them here.

"No, I should just work harder."

Asmodeus reached out with one of his hands and grasped the air towards the north, he wanted to strangle and choke the demon queen because the fears he felt upon meeting her were becoming true.

'She's gaining intelligence, and evolving faster than I thought.' In the past she would just mindlessly attack, but now, she was using tactics and dangerous ones at that.

"I don't like this..."