The Duchess and the Devil - Chapter 49.1

Derrick pressed a little harder on Lucas’ shoulder. If he had not put magic into this blow, the demon most likely would not have even felt anything. But the magic caused terrible discomfort, as if every bone was crushed into small particles. Lucas grimaced strangely.

“Did you know that the demon world is raging?”

– Yes. I heard about this from Carmen.

– We need a new King. That’s why I came here.

– And who do you want to make King? Give the name of this commander.

“I like both…” Lucas noticed how one topic replaced another.

Derrick casually straightened his hair and started smoking again, taking long, soothing puffs. The smell of cigarettes and smoke completely filled the office. His pride was hurt, so he tried to remain silent. With his words that the hybrid managed to beat a demon like him, Lucas touched the delicate strings of Derrick’s soul.

Moreover, the devil pressed on the large wound. And the situation itself gave a crack to his honorable status in the world of demons.

“You must break the curse and catch the hybrid.” If you don’t do this, I’ll have to call the others.

– It will be difficult… Now he is hiding in a human body.

– A? Hybrid? – Lucas was very surprised.

To some extent, his reaction was justified. Being in the same position with Hannibal in the world of demons, Lucas knew how much he hated people and everything connected with them.

– Wow! I guess he’s serious about destruction.

– Exactly.

“But he does it in such a dirty way.” That’s why everyone doesn’t like vile hybrids.

Derrick, despite his opinion about demons with unclean blood, still agreed, because Hannibal was a true nonentity in his eyes. Initially, the demon was in a situation in which he could not even become an assistant to a high-ranking official. And all because he is a hybrid. But Derrick turned out to be very generous and helped him by taking him to this position, highlighting his mental abilities.

The adjutant occupied one of the highest positions after the commander himself. And to do this to Derrick is a terrible betrayal. After all, Hannibal simply responded by spitting on, one might say, a blessing.

“There are a lot of rumors going around in the demon world right now,” Lucas said.

– What rumors?

“They say that this hybrid absorbed the magical power of the dying Predecessor King.

Derrick, who had been smoking a cigarette all this time, suddenly froze. Everything inside burst into flames.

– What?

– Before the Hundred Years’ War, the King behaved strangely, as you know… And after his death, Hannibal disappeared without a trace. And these two events are connected.

“Hannibal absorbed the King’s power…

When he thought about it, everything inside shrank.

Derrick is a pureblood demon who easily rose to the position of commander thanks to his bloodline. And on top of that, he was the strongest of all the demons in his zone, which was also one of the decisive factors. And Derrick was definitely stronger than Hannibal, who was sitting in the position of assistant. But if he could absorb the King’s power, the situation would change dramatically.

– Don’t you remember the time of the war?

– This is strange… My memory is really completely erased – exactly that time.

Derrick searched through countless memories of that time to find out exactly how he was cursed. But, oddly enough, everything was as if in a fog, as if someone had deliberately erased everything from their heads. Perhaps this was another trick by Hannibal. But why? Why was it so important to erase the memory?

However, now the main task was to get out of this body.