Capítulo 60: The Demon Lords curse
The boat floats slowly into the harbor, a tangled mess of ropes and sails. Yuma watches as everyone stops what they're doing to watch them pull into the dock.
"That's not creepy at all," Cani chuckles.
"Definitely not" Cani jumps off the boat and pulls it close enough to tie down. The dock filled with an eerie silence other than the swish of the waves. The air is heavy with an unspoken threat. Boombox stepping out.
"Hey, let's hold a meeting before anything happens, this place is creepy" Yuma nods and walks into the cabin, Cani hopping onto the boat and walking in as well.
Yuma sits down beside Cani as Moon leans back against the wall, exhaling before he speaks.
"I don't think you understand what this island is" Yuma raises an eyebrow. Moon continues.
"I'll start with this… The Demon Lords are very free in what they are and aren't allowed to do… as long as the Government is okay with it, they can do it… that includes taking other Demon Lords as your slaves" Cani is confused.
"What about it? I thought they could care less about such small islands?" Moon exhales and continues.
"True, they could care less… but this island is an island infected by the Demon Lords curse" Boombox is shocked, remembering when his island had rumors going around of being under the curse. Yuma leans forward.
"What's the curse?" Moon stretches uncomfortably in the small cabin.
"It's a disease… one distributed by Demon Lord Achlys as a way to provide Demon Lord Ikati with slaves so Demon Lord Ikati can do Demon Lord Buki's will" Boombox is shocked.
"They wouldn't…" Yuma's eyes are covered in shadows as Cani leans forward.
"What kind of disease?" Moon looks out the window at the dull island. His voice grim.
"One that affects the heart rate, gives them blood and heart problems, Demon Lord Achyls provides a cure but at a steep price, and if they can't afford the cure, he leaves them until they do or takes them in as slaves and ships them to Demon Lord Ikati for money… it's why this island and many others are stuck in a perpetual state of despair and poverty" Boombox's eyes widen as he tries to process. Yuma's shoulders shiver slightly. His eyes were covered in a dark shadow. An ominous aura pours off his shoulders as he storms out of the room. Cani shouting.
"Yuma! Watch what you say!" Cani rushes out after Yuma.
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Yuma stomps off the boat, landing hard on the dock. Stomping over to the crowd as they stumble back a bit, yuma growls in anger.
"What's going on here? Why are you all just standing around!?" Yuma turns and looks at the impoverished crowd.
"Why don't you fight back!? Why? Do you not care!?" There was silence as one young man stepped forward.
"W-We care… of course… But what can we do when we're up against the Demon Lords? None the less the World Government doesn't listen to anything we say" Yuma's blood boils.
"Too powerful?... That's just a pathetic excuse! You're not even trying to fight back… You're just accepting this fate, letting the Demon Lords walk all over you like sheep to the slaughter?!" another boy steps forward, trying to reason with Yuma.
"Wait, please listen to us… We've tried to resist, but…" He pauses, looking around nervously. "...but it's not that simple-" Yuma cuts him off, his voice rising.
"Not that simple!? You think it's simple to just give up and let the Demon Lords destroy your lives? You think it's simple to let the government control you like puppets on strings?" A girl hugs her Dad's legs tearfully. The Dad pleaded.
"We're not giving up, we're just trying to survive. We have families, loved ones... we can't just risk everything for a futile cause." Yuma shouts, completely outraged
"Survive? You call this surviving? You're living in fear, living in darkness. That's not survival, that's just existence… And I won't stand for it." The man looking at Yuma with a mix of fear and uncertainty
"W-who are you? Why are you so angry?" Yuma furrows his brows in determination. Dark storm clouds rolling in on the horizon. Thunder booming.
"I'm someone who won't stand by and watch you all get destroyed. I'm someone who will fight back, no matter what it takes. And I'll make sure you all know the truth, whether you like it or not." Cani jumps from the boat and grabs Yuma's shoulder.
"Yuma, Stop-" Yuma smacks Cani's hand away.
"Why!? Why should I stop!? I'll save this island like I saved my hometown even if I have to kill to do so!" Cani's eyes widened.
"That's not-" Yuma shouts.
"That's not what!? I could care less about what people think of me! Look at the people on this island and tell me you can stand off to the side and let the Demon Lords destroy lives like this!" Cani looks at the town. The homes were rotten and falling. The ground was a deep gray mud color, barely any candles. The clothes they were wearing were shaggy and ripped with chains on their arms.
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