Chapter 95: A Tense Bargain - I had the Saintess Executed, now she’s the Demon Queen and I’m her Toy

"" Zigfred slammed a crate of bottles down on their counter, rattling some of the other vials and bottles off. Hearing the splashing and crashing of the bottles, Zigfred groaned in irritation. ""

Charla broke from her trance, feeling the bottles wet her feet. ""

Zigfred pulled bottles out from the crate of goods and proceeded to display them on the tables.

"" Charla re-entered her dazed trance and drifted away in her thoughts.

"" Zigfred sighed and shook his head. ""

Suddenly, a large blue hand grasped the door. It cracked and creaked from the weight of its grip as the demon behind that hand then pulled and squeezed himself through. The giant blue ogre demon was followed by a second red demon that also squeezed his way through with two bags in hand.

"" Zigfred raised his hands, and slowly a huge hole widened between them, that was more than large enough to fit all of them through at once.

"" Everyone froze at once as their attention drew to Zelak entering the store with a large bag over his shoulder. Zelak then glanced at the distant, and back at Zigfred, who narrowed his eyes.

Zigfred's eyes widened, recognizing Kalika entered along with a disguised Donovan. Kalika turned a glance on Zigfred, also recognizing him. "So he's the demon who has Bjorn…" She then glanced at Zelak. "I guess I'll just wait and see how things unfold…"

Charla's eyes sharpened at Donovan immediately as she muttered something beneath her breath.

Noticing Charla's strange, fixed gaze on him, Donovan shuddered. He calmed himself as best he could and gazed up at the two ogre demons, who stared daggers at them.

"" Brom questioned.

"" Zelak answered. He then turned to Zigfred. ""

Kalika glanced at Zelak and back at Zigfred.

"" Zigfred questioned.

"" Zelak gestured to his bag over his shoulder.

"" Gorm argued.

Zigfred looked up and down Zelak, as if trying to read him. After a moment of staring intensely at Zelak, Zigfred finally relented. "

The massive hole between them suddenly shrank to the size of fitting a few normal-sized demons. ""

"" Brom yelled.

Gorm followed alongside his brother's fury, throwing the huge bags of crystals on the ground. Before he could get a word in, Zigfred spoke back up.

"" Zigfred turned his glare to Zelak. ""

Without warning, Zigfred jumped in.

Kalika closed in on Zelak and whispered, "Blood?"

"It's the only thing that'll catch his interest. And by the looks of it, he doesn't know anything about the human… this should work in our favor." Zelak stepped up to the hole with Kalika following behind.

Kalika glanced behind, seeing that Donovan was staying behind.

"" Zelak said.

Kalika stopped and looked at the larger demons than Donovan.

Listening to Zelak, Kalika met him at the hole. And just before they could jump in, Brom spoke up.

Kalika glanced back to see Brom practically snarling at them, ignoring the demons. Kalika and Zelak jumped in. Unexpectedly, they slid into a well-furnished room fit for a noble.

Both Kalika and Zelak watched as Zigfred set three chalices on the table and poured a bottle of a purple beverage into them.

"" Zigfred offered a cup. ""

Kalika was the first to reach out and seat herself on the well-furnished couch. She smelled the strange concoction that reminded her of a forest. She gave a quick sip. "Strange. It's sweet like that mead…"

"" Zigfred sat himself across the table on his overly furnished chair.

"" Zelak took the drink from Kalika and placed it back on the table. As annoyed as it made her, she turned a blind eye, feeling a dizziness already taking effect.

Zigfred gave a disappointed sigh. ""

"" Kalika questioned.

"" Zigfred explained. ""

Kalika raised a brow and turned to Zelak.