"So tell us about this Circle Rounds." Kana wanted to know who these people were and why Neegal was warning her about them.
"The Circle Rounds or should I say slave traders with official names and unlimited resources are a group under the new rulers of the Sea of Stars. The Cline Royal family. They see anyone not human as a lower race and will use them as they please. They like to force the men into labor and the women into brothels. They make quite a bit of money off these brothels. The Circle Rounds roam the Sea of Stars in the hunt for more slaves to sell off. It has become such a huge trade that demi humans, demons, no matter the race, are all in hiding. We only send out a few people here and there to scavenge for food.
"Life is hard, but it is a much better life than being exploited in every which way. Even the children who are born in these brothels are not let off when they come of age. They end up being trained and forced into service as well. Some might get lucky and sold to a noble or someone who treats them okay, but that is rare." Neegal expression was not good. "All I know is that the ones within the Circle Rounds are powerful. They are so strong that no one can resist."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"When did this Cline family take over the Sea of Stars?" Creige asked. He had never heard of one family being able to rule over the entire Sea of Stars.
"They took hold of the Sea of Stars a few hundred years ago. Their power is nothing like this realm has ever seen." Neegal answered. He then looked at Creige and Kana and asked: "Are you really going to fight such a strong opponent? When they showed up, everyone had to bow before them. Even the ancient human clans had no choice but to bow to them. They are just too strong."
"Humph! I would like to see how strong this family is, but for now, it will have to wait. Our first objective is to save those in hiding and bring them here." Kana had already sent her divine sense out and looked around the old demon domain and knew that there was nothing but a few villages here and there. She waved her hand and put up a barrier around the entire domain that Creige once ruled when he first met Kana. "Right now, the old demon domain is cut off from the rest of the world. Neegal I want you to go out in a few days after you have gained some strength and have people head to the town below. We will resurrect the demon domain first."
"Kana is right. We will start here first. Once we have enough people, we can then send out scouting parties. We will then bring back those who are in hiding outside the domain." Creige agreed with Kana's plan.
"I will go take a little look see around the region. I want to make sure none of the Circle Rounds are within the domain." Kana stood up but was quickly stopped by Neegal. "Wait. The Circle Rounds all wear blue armor with a white circle on their breastplate. It is impossible to miss."
"Alright." Kana smiled and disappeared. Neegal looked at the spot where Kana was and felt that maybe he should have stopped her. He turned his gaze to Creige and asked: "is it okay to let her go by herself?"
"If it was not for the fact that there were people caught in the crossfire, Kana would have already destroyed the Cline Family. You do not need to worry. There is no one more powerful than her in the Sea of Stars." Creige's voice was firm. There was no hesitation whatsoever as he said this. He knew for a fact that only that old man or someone of equal power could truly fight his wife head on.
Kana arrived in the abandoned town just below the palace. It was once a thriving place, but now it was nothing more than a ruin. Kana walked down the familiar streets that had been reclaimed by nature with her eyes closed as she imagined the scenes of the past. She could now remember them clearly. The times she had come here to roam around and see the sights. The people loved her and would always call out to her. Kana wanted to rebuild this place and bring it back to how it once used to be.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs Kana wandered around, she kept scanning the regions for these so called Circle Rounds. And it did not take long to find a group of people wearing blue armor with a white circle on the breastplate. Kana frowned because they seemed to be chasing a family through the woods. Without a second thought, Kana disappeared.
"Get them!" A man yelled out as he gave chase after the rabbitkin in front of him. The group he was chasing consisted of one older man and an older woman, along with three younger children of age ten to fifteen. In the arms of the woman was a child no more than a few months old.
Behind them was a group of about twenty Circle Rounds. Each one had their face obscured and wore heavy blue plated armor with their crest exposed for all to see. Even though they wore such heavy armor, they were still fast and nimble, which showed just how strong and agile they were, even with the extra weight weighing them down.
It did not take long for one of the Circle Rounds to catch up to the woman. He reached out and was about to grab the old woman's ears that bounced on her head as she ran, only to have a small delicate hand come out of nowhere and grabbed his wrist. "You dare touch my people?"
"What!?" The man cried out and tried to pull his hand back but was unable to. The delicate snow white hand gripped his wrist and caused indents to form in his armor. The arm that was attached to that hand slowly appeared along with the shapely image of a cute lizard girl.