Phantasia: The Princess Knight

Halfway up the mountain Alicia and her group were being blocked by a horde of demonic beasts. "Alicia what should we do?"

Alicia looked at the demonic beasts in front of her and found it odd that they were just standing there waiting. They did not attack or show any aggression towards them. "Do not attack and wait here. I will go over and see what is going on. There might be a demon commanding them."

Alicia gave Blake a meaningful gaze. Knowing what this gaze meant he nodded his head. He knew she wanted him to protect the rest. Alicia turned and walked towards the large group of demonic beasts. As she approached the demonic beasts paid her no mind. She did not try to pass by them, instead, she stopped only a few meters away from them. Seeing how they were still not aggressive she sheathed her sword and put her hands before her back. 

"Since you are not attacking us I am guessing you do not mind humans?" Alicia asked the closest demonic beast near her. These demonic beasts were all high-ranking demonic beasts so she knew that they understood what she was saying. 

"Hoho? A human that is willing to converse with a demonic beast. Are you not afraid they will rip you to shreds?" A voice came from the back of the horde of demonic beasts. Although they did not seem keen on showing themselves.

"If they do not attack me, why should I attack them? They have not done anything that is worth killing them over. Needlessly killing will only bring about more hate. If Humans and demonic beasts can come to some kind of understanding then wouldn't we be able to live in some kind of balance? I think the war between demons and the other races is dumb, to begin with. Although I say that, I can see why it is still going on." Alicia already knew that the one speaking was a demon. There was no need to think otherwise. 

"Hmmm… Human, you make sense but the problem is that even to this day you humans still hunt down our kind. So peace is more than likely not something that can be granted so easily. The hatred between us, demons and the other races runs too deep." Alicia could tell the voice was getting closer but she did not care since she felt no killing intent. 

"This is the truth. I will not lie, I have killed many demonic beasts myself. I have also sparred with many demonic beasts too in a friendly manner. Not all demonic beasts are bad. The young ones are the most violent. It is the young ones who do not have the knowledge of the world and this is where one of the issues lies. They attack the other races and the other races seek revenge. Then there is the issue with the other races hunting demonic beasts for resources. Each side has a flaw, this can not be denied by either side. But this does not mean that we can not come to some understanding between us. Not all demonic beasts do as I have said and the same goes for the other races. Not all of them hunt demonic beasts." Alicia explained.

"This makes sense and honestly I can not refute what you said. Both sides are at fault and the war will always rage. But there is a chance for some demonic beasts to be able to befriend humans as well. I can see that you are different from other humans. You have my respect." A figure appeared in front Alicia and right away Alicia knew this figure that looked like a young teen girl wearing a tattered long white shirt was a demon.

Alicia waved her hand and brought out a set of clothes and then blocked the view of everyone else behind her. Truthfully the skin being revealed by this demon was a little too much and she did not want Blake to be staring at her. This was Alicia's way of keeping her jealousy in check if Blake started to look. "Take these clothes to wear." 

The young teen girl let out a laugh and took the clothes. She truly found Alicia interesting. As she began wearing the clothes she got confused when it came to the pants since she had never worn them before. She looked at Alicia and asked: "Human, how do you wear these?" 

"Hmm.. Oh like this..." Alicia stepped forward and showed her how to wear the rest of the clothes. Her and the demon were about the same size so the clothes fit her pretty good. But if anyone were to see the scene of a human and a demon getting along so nicely their eyes would probably pop out of their heads. Alicia and the young teen girl looked like they have known each other for years on end with the way they were interacting. 

"I see… not bad. Easy to move and grants a bit of protection. Thank you." The young teen girl replied.

"Your welcome. I just couldn't bear to see you walking around in such revealing clothing. My name is Alicia what's yours?" Alicia asked.

"Name huh? Never had one before." The Young teen girl replied. She tilted her head as she looked at Alicia.

"Then how about Tia? This way I do not need to keep calling you, you." Alicia offered to give the demon a name. She also found This demon to be different from the last one she had met. She was much more friendly and open-minded.

"Tia… Tia..." The young teen girl repeated the name a few times before smiling. "This name I like! I will be known as Tia from now on. Alicia, you are different from other humans I have met. From this day forth I will see you as my friend. But as for the people behind you..." 

"They are my friends and family. They are like me. As long as they are not being attacked they will not attack." Alicia said as she finished buckling Tia's belt. "Do you know how to wear this all now?" 

"Mhm. Thank you." Tia checked out her new clothes and was very happy with them.

Alicia finally removed her magic that had been hiding them and waved at her group to come over. "Let me introduce you to Tia. She is a demon." 

"Nice to meet you." Loeri was the first to step forward to say high followed by everyone else. 

"In order is Loeri, My fiance Blake, Starla, Claire, Rose, Annelia, and my daughter Frey, is sleeping right now, I will introduce her later." Alicia said as she introduced everyone.contemporary romance

"A peculiar bunch you are. But after seeing a young dragon girl I understand why you are not too prejudiced against Demons." Tai said while nodding her head. "In any case let's head back to where I am staying. Standing here on the side of the cliff would not be good if others with bad intentions came along."

"If that happened I would make sure no one got hurt. Whether it be demon or human."Alicia said with a smile. Everyone else looked at Alicia who was conversing so casually with a demon as if they were childhood friends. It was the first time they had ever seen such a friendly relationship between a demon and another race.

As the group climbed the mountain the horde of demonic beasts parted allowing them space to walk past. Not a single one showed any killing intent or tried to make a move to attack. They just looked on curiously at Alicia and the rest. One did happen to try to sniff Loeri only to be slapped in the face by her tail and her yelling out: "Damn pervert!" Her outburst made everyone laugh. 

When they reached halfway up the mountain Alicia and the rest saw the mist part and were stunned when they saw a large village come into view. Many Demons were walking around going about their daily lives. But once Alicia and the rest came into view the ones who noticed all became cautious. "Welcome to my home, a village of demons." 

Alicia looked around and found this place to be very beautiful. The demons here had created many different style buildings making everything look like a work of art. Each building was carved out of stone. There were one and two story buildings but what got Alicia's attention the most was the carvings. They really made the buildings look interesting. "This village is very beautiful. The craftsmanship to make these buildings is amazing."

"Some of these buildings predate thousands of years. Those can be found in the center of the village. There is also a small building with a collection of ancient artifacts you can look at as well." Tai explained.

"Sounds Interesting I would like to visit later on." Alicia heard ancient artifacts and quickly jumped on this. Alastine did not have a collection of artifacts since their history was not long enough. Although they did have a few heirlooms that were under lock and key from ancient times. "By the way Tia we originally came here because Loeri felt the presence of a dragon here. Is there a dragon at the top of this mountain?" 

"This… It's best we talk when we reach my home..."

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