New World Not So Simple Life

Deeper into the forest, the confidence once exuding from Ebony disappeared. She finally understood fear and the dangers of the Forest of Cain.

Ebony forcefully pressed the palm of her trembling hands against her mouth, trying to muffle the panicked huffs of her breath. Her efforts proved paltry as her suppressed breathing faintly reverberated into the dark silent forest.

Turning her head, she peeked around the jagged edges of the tree she hid behind. The soft healthy olive skin of her face scraped against the rough bark, but she had no time to feel the pain. Someone or something was stalking her, like a predator hunting prey.

Shaking, she warily peered into the darkness of the vast forest where she passed through. Nothing. Not a creature in sight, nor a sound heard. Ebony relaxed. Her pounding heart slightly calmed.

”I must have been imagining things, ” she thought, comforting herself.

Breathing a sigh of relief, she turned back but immediately froze.

She was utterly wrong.

A pair of glowing cold yellow eyes peered straight at her. Goosebumps pricked her skin, warning her of the danger she was in. Fear took hold of her body, and it started pumping adrenaline through her veins. Her instincts screamed at her to run.

A cloaked burly humanoid man walked forward from the shadows. His heavy steps broke Ebony out of her paralyzed state.

She gasped, treading backward, and tripped over the exposed root of the tree. The man-like being stood, towering over her with his massive figure. He observed with his large yellow eyes from within his black hooded cloak, eyeing her womanly form.

He pulled back his hood and revealed the two black horns sticking up from the corners of his tan forehead. The mans large stout nose and rugged good looks meant nothing to Ebony. She focused solely on his horns, protruding up from his forehead. She was debriefed upon arrival not to be fooled by the Demons human-like appearances. Their horns would give them away.

Terrified, she shrieked at the Demon man.

”Im warning you! Stay away from me! ”

The Demon emotionlessly ignored her frantic cries. With one hand, he grabbed her by the neck and lifted her into the air. Ebony writhed in pain. With both hands, she barely grabbed hold around his thick muscular arm, trying to lessen the burden placed on her neck.

She gasped for air as the mans thick calloused hand choked her. She repeatedly beat and pulled at the Demons hand, attempting to pry them off. However, his grip was too strong. With his other hand, he lifted her chin, turning her face side to side as he stoically evaluated her beauty like some commodity. She hated being treated like an object the most. Ebony glared, punching the Demon man in the face, but she soon paled.

His eyes narrowed, flashing glints of devious intentions. He let go of his hold on her neck, and she fell to her feet. However, he then grabbed her small wrists, jerking her towards him. He twirled her around, pulling her back against his front side.

Ebony let out a blood-curdling scream, and the Demon man immediately covered up half her face with his massive hand. He moved close to her ear and whispered in a low body-melting voice.

”Be silent if you want to live, human woman. ”

His threatening yet sensuous voice sent shivers down her spine, but her back burned from the heat radiating from the Demon mans chiseled naked torso melting into her being. He tightly wrapped his arm around her abdomen, clamping down on his prey.

She twisted and turned, struggling against the hard-defined muscles enclosing around her slender body. She resisted his hold but with no results.

The Demon mans eyebrows scrunched together as he frowned at the restless woman. No woman ever fiercely resisted him as the one in his arms. They only begged him for more.

However, Ebony begged no man. She depended on herself. Her defiant resistance only made the Demon want to conquer more. However, an unforeseen raging torrent of immense mana ceased his thinking and surprised him.

Furious from being held against her will and dominated by an unknown man, Ebonys mana erupted with a blast and terrorized the surroundings, knocking away branches, vegetation, and rocks. The powerful display of mana even dug out a crevice into the ground around where they stood.

The Demon felt the powerful mana pushing against his robust body, but it did not phase him. Demons were masters of mana and Ebony intrigued him. Or at least her large amounts of mana did. His smoldering glare softened to a curious stare, charming no matter how he looked. He wondered how a frail-looking human woman could contain so much mana.

Ebony hoped her display would shock the Demon so she could run away, but it only partially worked. Feeling the loosening grip from the hand of the Demon, Ebony successfully pulled it off from covering her mouth and bolted. She hoped her momentum would unlatch the other large hand from her wrist.

However, her plan failed.

Even with her running body, she could not resist even one hand of the Demon man. Ebonys momentum caused her to recoil, and she bounced back. This time the Demon man was not going to let her go.

He caught her by the shoulder and lifted her waist, slamming her into the ground. Ebony got the wind knocked out of her, and her rampaging mana ceased. Seeing stars figuratively and literally, she was too out of it to react. The Demon would not allow her to escape anymore. He pinned her down, mounting himself on top of her.

Ebony finally realized her predicament, but it was too late. The heavy weight of the muscular Demon fully pressed down on her body. She flinched from the pain of her wrists forced above her. His strapping legs pushed down and spread her legs wide, leaving her open and vulnerable. The sinking feeling in her gut warned her of the precarious intimate position she was in.

She felt powerless and hopeless, once again at the mercy of others. She came to this new world to escape her problems and start over, but it seems like her friend, Lunnard, was right – trouble followed her no matter where she went. Though some of those problems she could have avoided; the Demon man being one of them.

However, she was going to keep struggling and fight the Demon to the bitter end. Her strong will and stubbornness resisted caving into the Demon and her other problems. She readied her mana to burst and for another round of struggling. But, she immediately stopped. She was forced to.

The large hand of the Demon dug into her stomach, stabbing through her blouse and into her insides.

”Move and I will rip out your guts. Obey and I will not harm you. ” His cold threatening voice sent shivers down her back, but the hand burned, digging into her being.

She nodded and gave in to the Demons demand.

A tear streamed down Ebonys face, but she quickly repressed her emotions. She was a terrible mage, but holding back her feelings was one of the things she was better at, though not great at. She learned how to
ot rock the boat from a young age, but she now started to upturn that foundation. However, she dared not test the Demons warning.

Seeing Ebony silent and motionless, the Demon pulled out his hand reaching into her abdomen. However, he abruptly covered her mouth again and laid down on top of her, cautiously looking at the noise echoing in the forest. His quick movements frightened her, but she relaxed a little seeing him paying her little attention.

Ebony took a really good look at the Demon. She had her fair share of relationships, but none of her past lovers could compare with the divine physique currently touching her front side.

Closer now to the Demon man, Ebony gazed up at his face. His head turned to the side and looked off into the distance. Ignoring his horns, she peered deeply at his facial features, noticing and slightly enraptured by his rugged good looks. His side profile displayed his square jawline chiseled below his large nose and well-defined cheekbones. She would have asked him out for a date had he been a human man. However, she reminded herself that the handsome man was a vile Demon but then wondered if the accusations regarding the Demons were true.

Feeling watched, the Demon man looked down at the gawking woman beneath him. He took her stare as a sign she was enthralled by him and his charming looks. He smirked, knowing no woman, Demon or not, could resist him.

Ebony looked away, caught staring red-handed. Her cheeks flushed a tint of pink. She complained to herself for thinking such thoughts of her attacker. Above all, she despised the pompous look on the Demons face. His arrogance irked her, reminding her of her noble family. Her mother and father never acknowledged her for fear of losing face.

Suddenly, the Demons grip on her mouth tightened, and she freaked out. She thought the Demon was going to do something to her, but he did not. At least nothing of the sort Ebony was thinking of.

The sounds became louder as something approached. He lowered his face to the side of her head. Ebony felt the Demons hot breath brush against her ear.

He lightened his breathing, and Ebony could now hear the pulsing of blood from his neck. She felt the Demon become nervous. His whole body heated up on top of her. The blood in his veins pulsed rapidly from the heightened circulation. She knew he was wary and alert but made no mention.

The clamoring of heavy metal armor and bellowing shouts of knights closed in their direction. The Demon looked cautiously, almost pleadingly, into Ebonys eyes, concerned she was going to reveal their location. For some reason, she shook her head, letting him know she would not do anything.

”The scream came from around over here! Hurry! Bring the priests! ” Hearing the word priest, Ebony knew the forces that came were not from the Kingdom of Halford.

The events left Ebony distressed and traumatized. However, she did not make a sound. As a woman alone in the Forest of Cain, she could not be caught by the Knights of the Church of Order. They would assume the unholy intermingling between her and the Demons occurred. In their self-proclaimed divine righteousness, they would brand her a heretic.

Powerless to fight back against the oppressive beliefs of the Church of Order, and unable to take revenge on the Demon man, who was on top of her, Ebony remained like a dead body. At least until this situation blows over.

Momentarily, the knights from the Church of Order swarmed the area. Holding up their swords and metal staffs with magical stones emanating light, they scoured the area.

The Demon man closed his eyes, and his body glowed green with mana. A slither of the aura flowed like a small stream into the ground.

He whispered, ”help me, Ancient One. ”

The slither of green mana was small in comparison to Ebonys vast release earlier. However, though small, it was effective and efficient.

His mana flowed smoothly like silk, unlike Ebonys erratic rampaging mana. Not a speck of the green aura was wasted. The refined and calm nature of the mana reflected an experienced expert user. The Demon man focused and controlled his mana into the towering tree. The roots of the tree Ebony stumbled over earlier grew and weaved over their bodies, hiding them beneath.

The Demons capabilities shocked Ebony. She was impressed with his precise control over mana. What he had was what she lacked. It was one of her other problems she struggled with and doomed her to be a lower-class mage despite her overwhelming amounts of mana.

However, the Demon ignored the secretly admiring woman beneath him and only focused on the thuds of footsteps around them.

”Evil bastards must have taken another woman prisoner! Those heathens will use those women to continue spawning more God-forsaken Demons! That damn greedy King Josef and his entourage of asshat nobles! They made this mess! The Church decreed the prohibition of women settling on the frontier lands for this very reason! Now we have to fight and kill more Demons and their spawns! ”

The knights continued to search around the area. However, they only dared to stay on the fringes of the Forest of Cain. Even with a platoon of the elite Holy Knights, they would not dare haphazardly enter Demon territory.

Time seemed to pass slowly as the knights continued their search. Hidden beneath the sealed mass of tree roots, the gradient of a light green glow softly radiated from the Demons body as he maintained his spell. Ebony struggled to breathe under the weight of the Demon man. Noticing her discomfort, Ebony was surprised by his sudden considerate action.

He gently lifted her head and placed it on the palm of his hands. He then propped himself onto his elbows, putting his body up into a plank position to keep off his weight on her. His thoughtfulness gave her a perfect view of his entire manly glowing body.

All his muscles flexed as he hovered above her. She felt torn about her current position. Was she lucky or not?

He was half naked with his torso exposed. Lines running along his body defined his every muscle. Ebonys eyes traced down the muscular curves of his neck leading to his chest. The straight lines enhanced and highlighted his sculpted pecs. They didn stop but continued, showing off the small ebbs of muscle beside his perfect set of abs. The lines converged further down but she couldn see where they led as his rough brown pants blocked her sight.

However, she saw what pushed against her thighs when he laid upon her. It protruded and hung heavily from his pants. She gulped and looked away.

The demon man was unconcerned with Ebony and focused on the followers of the Church of Order outside. They waited in the forest until it again became silent. He then knew the coast was clear.

The demon undid his spell and the roots retracted. He stood up slowly, still cautious of any possible lingering knights of the Church. Pulling her up, he looked at Ebony with a solemn face. He was confronted by unusual emotions by the human woman before him.

The silence and stare from the Demon man worried her. She began doubting his subtle kind gestures.

His sudden movement made her jump, but she was shocked and stunned again.

He gently pulled her hand and intertwined them with his own. He lifted her clasped hands to his face. He brushed the back of her hand against the firm outlines of his coarse jawline, and she felt the shock from the stubbles run down her arm to her spine. She pulled back, but he held her hand firmly. Peering deep into her eyes, Ebony was entranced, unable to look away. He kissed the back of her hand, stealing more than a kiss as her heart skipped a beat.

”We shall meet again, my human lady. ” He declared, letting go of her. He dashed off into the darkness of the forest.

Ebony collapsed onto her knees, frozen, watching the wide back of the Demon man fade away like a dream. She could have used a knight in shining armor to catch her as she swooned.