Sora and Brie turned and returned to their group.
"They want the dragoness back. They're going to try and tarnish our name and say we're holding her captive. Celeste, can you please record a video like you did back in the council room?" Sora asked as he pulled a video camera out from his dimensional void.
"Sure, whenever you're ready."
Sora had his party, the Ashwoods and the Smiths stand behind Brie and himself. He gave Celeste a thumbs up.
"Hello everyone! Today, I bring you sad news. The demons decided to attack my castle and my party. Their terms were simple: return Leila, the last dragoness, to the demons or they would attempt to blackmail and smear my name. My party and I rescued Leila in a secret dungeon the demons hoped would never be found. Leila, please come say hi to everyone!" Sora said charmingly, smiling and playing to his kingdom.
"Hi! I am Leila Fury. I am indeed the last dragoness, and the demons locked me in a tower after they executed my entire race! Had Sora, Brie and his party not rescued me, I'd still be locked away. When he rescued me, he offered me a party invite or freedom. I chose to join his party, and I love being in it! We wanted to be honest with all of you. We are not the ones starting this war," Leila said with a smile and a bow.
Celeste turned the camera to the battlefield.
"As you can see, the demons are approaching and are eager to attack us. This is after we offered peace. I believe you all have the right to know what's truly going on," Brie said in her usual, bubbly tone.
"We will not show what happens on the battlefield today. If you and your families would like to relocate, please send word to my castle. We will begin constructing a new city around my Castle tomorrow! Everyone, please have a blessed day," Sora said as Celeste cut away to the Ashwoods and the party members waving with large smiles across their faces.
"That broadcast was live, so it should take off quickly. Nicely done," Celeste said happily.
"Leila, torch these fuckers." Sora ordered.
*****
Leila grinned and sprinted about fifty feet away from the group and transformed. Exteria's surface shook as she landed on all fours.
The group marveled at the size of Leila's beautiful white dragon form. Her face was fierce, with large, razor-sharp teeth. Her wings each had a single golden streak, almost like highlights on human hair. Her beautiful silver eyes were her only recognizable feature. Her tail was covered with large, black spikes, aligned perfectly with the top of her tail, which broke off into two jet-black, armored flaps. She stood nearly 30 feet tall and was nearly 20 feet long.
She turned to the group, smiled and let out a large roar. The roar shook the battlefield, knocking several demons off balance, causing them to fall over.
"CHARGE, NOW!" Zen yelled to the demon army.
Leila flapped her wings and Sora shouted, "Divine Protection!" over his group.
"Even her wings cause this much havoc! Remarkable!" Dorian exclaimed.
It didn't take long for Leila to unleash a massive fireball from her mouth. The fireball slammed through half the demon army and the aftermath from Exteria's mud, dirt and wreckage sliced through another quarter of the demon army.
"Everyone retreat!" Zen yelled in a panic.
"Lockheart's FURY!" Sora shouted as he slashed through Zen. The other party members quickly defeated the rest of the demons.
"Is that all of them?" Brie asked.
"What's going on back there?" Levi asked.
A female demon was engaged in battle with Ren and seven remaining demons.
"What the hell do we do about this?" the demons asked Ren.
"Kill the bitch! She's a fucking traitor!" Ren shouted.
Sora's party approached and Leila turned back into her human form. "What do we do, Sora?"
The female demon used shuriken and threw one at supersonic speed. The shuriken cleanly sliced right between the eyes of the demon, causing him to instantly fall to his death.
"Ren, your army is worthless. If I die here, at least I die knowing I don't serve you and that piece of shit Azazel," the woman screamed.
"Well, what do we do about this?" Sora asked his party.
"Maybe we should help her out?" Brie suggested.
The Demon's hair began turning lighter and lighter, until it was eventually white. She sliced through the remaining demons, leaving herself in a one on one with Ren.
"Such a hideous traitor, Seraphina," Ren snarled while attacking the demon.
Seraphina easily evaded the blows and Sora swooped in at the last minute and struck his sword through the heart of the commander. Seraphina finished him off by slicing his head off with her nails. She took off, running away, but Celeste teleported quickly.
"Don't run. We're not here to harm you," Celeste said with a wink, as she grabbed the demon's arm and teleported her back to Sora.
Sera looked around, confused. "What the hell? Just let me go."
"Where? Seems like you were sent here unwillingly," Sora said calmly. "Why not join us instead? If you're that hungry to kill demons, we can help you do that. What's your name anyway?"
"Seraphina Nerissa. I go by Sera."
"Yes, please come and aid us," Leila said politely.
"Holy shit. I'm so sorry. I'm only 27 years old and I was born from demon parents. Please forgive me–"
Leila gave Sera a hug. "It's your fault, dear. You are young, beautiful, and strong."
"She is very attractive," Levi said while smiling.
"Jerk," Sasha teased as she nudged him in the side.
"It seems the lighter her hair gets, the faster she becomes," Levi stated the obvious.
"Yes, my demon art is supersonic speed and the ability to form shuriken out of thin air," Sera said excitedly.
"System, please initiate a seal Seraphina Nerissa with the same conditions as the others."
[Link accepted. New party member! Demon: Seraphina Nerissa].
"Woah, you all have some crazy abilities. I listed mine as well, even though you already know them. That's some crazy magic, whose it from, Sora?"
"Yup, he pretends to lead us," Brie said jokingly, while sticking her tongue out at him playfully.
"Something like that," Sora said while laughing. "You can stay with us if you want to."
"Sounds good, thank you."
They returned to the mansion, and Leila helped Sera find a room.
'A demon and the last dragon were being friendly in a party. We have such a great leader...' Brie thought as she admired Sora, who was sitting on the couch, relaxed and joking with Levi and Jubelle. 'I can't wait for his birthday!'