well, as you can see i procrastinated… so here is a chapter and this is also a final chapter/epilogue of the first volume. as normal i want to thank rouge and mejinzs for their proofreading support. i will also mention that the people who follow my got the chapter first.

without further ado – Chapter 39 – Flat-footed

—————————–Atheros POV———————————–

“Wake up traitor!” a guard yelled at me, “The king is coming to visit.”

“Why would he want to see me?” I asked from my prison cell.

“Quiet!” he shouted before walking away.

An hour passed while I waited in my cell wondering what I had done wrong before I heard several sets of footprints coming towards my cell. I heard them stop before my cell, and, with a large clink, the door started to open. The king along with several guards entered my cell.

“Where did he go?” the king demanded.

“Uhh, where did who go?” I asked bewildered.

“That thrice blast lizard.” he shortly replied.

“I don’t know, I have been in this cell for over two months!” I replied.

“Well, I will make a deal with you. If you help me find that blasted reptile, I will give you a full pardon.” The king said.

“Before I accept, please my king, tell me what happened.” I asked while begrudgingly kneeled before the king.

“Fine.” the king replied, “But I will not talk in the dungeon. Come to my study in an hour.”

“Yes my lord,” I replied, happy for the chance to see the light of day.

I was escorted by the guards through the castle and I was ushered into the king’s study before the hour was up.

“Sit.” the king commanded.

“What happened… my lord?” I asked.

“That giant lizard of yours tried to kill everyone at my nephew’s wedding reception.” he replied.

“Why would he do that?” I asked horrified at what I was told.

“He started to freak out when that accursed demon child started to feel ill.” The king spat, though I could tell he was lying, “then he accused us of poisoning the brat and went nuts.”

“Did you poison the… brat?” I asked watching my language, remembering the how sweet Azazel could be.

“I didn’t poison the beast.” the king replied.

“Then who did?” I asked digging for information.

“I don’t know who actually did the poisoning.” the king replied still fuming over the dragon.

“Didn’t you see where Fafnir went?” I asked.

“No he was surrounded by my guard when he just up and vanished in a flash of light.” the king said.

“I see my king. I will search for… the beast.” I lied, “and report his where about to you.”

“Good, though if you fail me I will put such a large bounty on you head there will be nowhere you could hide.” The king promised.

“Yes… my lord.” I said and I left, disgusted with the man who I thought I knew. I walked through the halls of the castle and headed for my old quarters. When I arrived I grabbed the few

things that hadn’t been ransacked while I lounged in the dungeon.

“Have you heard anything from the wedding? My sister was supposed to help at it and I haven’t seen her.” I heard a servant ask.

“If you haven’t heard anything then she is dead. I heard the king tried to poison the hero’s daughter and he went nuts!” a servant from the other side of the door explained.

“Shh, we are not supposed to be talking about that,” another intercepted, “or we will be punished!”

I waited, processing what I just heard. “I have to find Fafnir.” I thought to myself. I quickly finished packing my meager belongings and left the castle. I headed through the city and I felt like I was being watched. I quickly turned down a side street and hid. After a few seconds two guards I recognized ran down the street passed my hiding spot. I left my hiding spot and quickly left the city heading the north towards the elven kingdom.

———————————————-Fafnir POV—————————————————

“Azazel!” I said as I jolted, I looked for the demoness in the strangely familiar room and found her asleep on the side of the bed. I gently picked her up with my claws and to my relief the black spots covering her were gone. So I placed her on the bed.

“This looks almost exactly like my old apartment.” I thought to myself as I examined the room in more detail, before my eyes fell upon a picture of me and my family.

“Oh, crap!” I exclaimed, “This is my old apartment, I cast my shrinking spell and headed to the living room. It was a mess, papers everywhere and under the sofa I could see part of a large magic circle burned into the floor.

“Well this might be useful.” I mumbled as I pushed the sofa away.

“Daddy!” I heard Azazel call from the other room.

“Good morning,” I said as I entered the room.

“Where are we daddy?” she asked her voice quivered a bit.

“We are someplace special,” I replied trying to calm the scared demoness.

“Where?” she asked calming down a bit.

“My old house,” I replied.

“Really?” she asked with awe in her eyes.

“Yes, now how do you feel?” I asked confirming all the black spots were gone.

“My tummy still hurts but I feel better.” she replied.

“Rest for a bit longer then I will try to cook some food, ok?” I said, wondering how I was going to cook with claws.

“Can I sleep on your back?” she asked with an irresistibly cute face.

“Sure,” I said unable to resist such a cute face, I picked her up and placed her on my back. She settled herself between two of my spines and it only took a few minutes before she was asleep.

I walked back into the kitchen and looked for my old phone hoping to find out how much time has passed.

“Wow, I did not expect you to be able to move between dimensions for at least a century.” someone behind me said.

My head snapped around and sitting on my sofa was a woman with dark blue hair and golden eyes. “It’s you! The goddess!” I said dumbfounded.

“You act so surprised,” the woman said, “ what were you expecting, someone else?”

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