Dead or not?
For some time, he kept dodging. But then, the assassin stopped. Leonel was quite worried now, he didn't know what this guy had in mind, he would just be very happy if he could come out alive but then, luck wasn't on his side. "This is not good…" he muttered. He watched as the assassin sword showed a bright blue light which it hadn't shown before. It turned out that the assassin thought that he would be able to take out the affinity less prince without needing his sword or magic but it turned bad since the little fellow kept moving up and down leaving him no choice. 'I want him dead,' he remembered the words his master had said to him and he was ready with all his might to carry on his duty. "I'm sorry your Highness, but I got to do this," the assassin said before fully lunging at Leonel with his sword. "Hell no! You are sick!" Leonel shouted as he ran away from the assassin's sight. The forest was a big one, as if in cue with them, the wind kept on swaying, moving the leaves on the tree. The sun was about to set but that didn't disturb the work of the assassins. "Don't make this hard for me," the assassin said to Leonel who kept moving about again. "The fuck! As if I'll come to you with my neck like a shrimp for you to kill!" He shouted at the assassin again but his words seemed to be the last one. He suddenly felt the change in atmosphere. The wind moved and the assassin was right in front of him. Without giving him any chance to say his last words, he lunged his sword right into his heart. He wasn't even given a chance to plan his next defense. He tried a bit, holding out even though he had no magic, he was able to force the assassin to use his magic but still yet, it turned out that there was nothing he could do without the magic. Leonel held unto the sword fully embedded in his chest while looking into the eyes of the masked man. The assassin forcedly drew out the sword, earning a mouthful of blood out of Leonel's mouth as he coughed out. His chest kept dripping of blood, staining the floor. He was at a loss of words. He didn't know what to say but he knew that he was in a lot of pain. He felt as if the ability to feel pain had been enhanced by tenfold. He felt the world turn as he fell on his knees to the floor. The assassin wasn't done there as he slashed at him again and finally made him fall chest down on the floor. He was in a pool of his own blood. It all looked funny to him. It had always been a hyperbole to him but now it's currently happening to him. His thoughts kept on racing real fast. He could suddenly feel everything. The sounds of the other assassin fighting in the forest, the heartbeat of the assassin in front of him, the sounds of birds chirping, the sound of water dripping. He could hear everything. He knew it, he was about to die. He was quite devastated. Was he truly not going to enjoy this world, learn magic and become the demon king? He suddenly missed his home in Manchester. Right now, he just wanted to go back home and hug his father.. Finally, after all. Leonel's eyes closed as tear drops rolled down his face. 'So pathetic!' He lamented as his body gave up the ghost. "My Lord, please confirm if he's down," the assassin said into a mirror-like object which he was holding. It's the word transmission artifact in the world and currently, the assassin was informing his master of his deed. "Confirmed, he's dead. The life-resonating artifact crystal is dead, you can take the artifact off his neck and bring it back. Well done." The voice resounded from the mirror. "Okay, my Lord," the assassin said. As the message ended, he put the word transmission artifact back into his spatial artifact and did as instructed. The dim necklace was removed from Leonel's limp body. . In the dead of night, exactly where Leonel had been stabbed, his body laid in his pool of blood and the moonlight aided in shedding more light to the view. His breathing had long stopped and he had given up the ghost. What remained was for the grim reaper to come and get his soul. But the question still remained, was he going back to Britain or dying for good? These two questions were answered by the next actions. Suddenly, admist the silent forest, the ring gently resting on Leonel's hand shown a bright golden light. Then, seeps of black smoke came out of it and seeped into Leonel wounds, healing it. The golden light shaped as a ring flew into Leonel's head. The ring disappeared from his finger and if one looked closely, a golden mark was carved on Leonel's forehead beneath his long hairs which covered it. Faint voices could be heard in the forest after the phenomenon. The once silent forest now echoed of a person's voice who seemed to be in distress.A strange woman."Leonel!! Leonel!!" The unmistakable voice of the demon, Lord Darkwoods echoed through the forest.It took a while before he was finally able to fend off all the assassins. It was not like he actually fended them off because suddenly while he was still fighting with them and almost on the verge of passing out, the assassins stopped fighting him and retreated before he passed out.He could have been dead now, but he didn't die so he doesn't know what actually happened.When he woke up, he decided to look for the young prince, hoping real hard that he was not dead.He kept on calling his name and walking through the dark forest with no light to look for him. He was in a very critical condition and the only thing that kept him going was the promise he had made to the previous king. He couldn't think of not obeying him, that was what kept him going even though his knees were almost giving up.He kept on calling his name with no answer until he stumbled on something hard,
….is dead.The lady led him to the bed and helped him to lay down. She also sat down on the bed beside his head and gently raised his head up and placed it on her lap.She moved her hands towards the shelf beside the bed and brought out a lotion from it. She scooped out of it and rubbed her hands together before applying it on Leonel's forehead.She helped and messaged his head which he had used to hit the wall as she moved her hands towards the back of his head."Have you always had this mark?" She asked."No, it just appeared. I'm also surprised about it," he replied, almost too quickly. He was surprised by it all. This woman's hand was so soothing that he didn't know what to say again and he willingly allowed her to place his head on her lap for this long period.Everything about her was so calm and he couldn't help but close his eyes as he savored her warm hands on his hair as she rubbed it. This was what he had lacked at home; the warm care of a mother. Even though his father trie
"How did he die? How is that possible? He is so powerful?" Leonel looked flabbergasted as he asked those questions. He knew that he was tired and exhausted but he thought he could have held off.Like, he was able to still be alive after being stabbed like that."Wel…everything is well. I also feel pity for him. He was such a kind man and yet he died." The lady sighed as she said."But why didn't I die if he was going to die. I could swear that I suffered more injuries than him?" Leonel asked with a downcast tone."You were injured?" The lady asked, confused."Yes, I was.""I find that hard to believe…you were.." she paused and looked at him then stood up from her chair. "I'm coming."She moved and entered a room then came back with neatly sewn clothes. "These are your clothes," she said as she handed them over to him. "I also thought that it was unusual having those cuts and blood on your clothes even though you were not injured.""Oh…so I was miraculously healed. That's…" Leonel shake
A frozen wastelandLeonel could be said to be just one of the bad boys, a rude child, but also particularly, a guy who loved his father so much.His blonde hair was neatly swept back, and his body was crafted in tats. On a Friday afternoon, he sat in his room, and scrolled through his phone, looking at the latest post of his father on his social media page.As he scrolled on, his eyes caught something that irked him. He abruptly stood up from his bed, and to his door.He met his father standing in front of his room ready to knock as he opened the door."I need to tell you something," Mr Lucian said with a straight face."Let me go on first." He responded with a raise of his hand.As he saw that his father gave him a go ahead, he voiced out in anger, his bottled up frustration, "What the fucking hell did I see on your page? Don't tell me you plan to marry her after all that I told you?" "I see," Mr Lucian trailed on, and then added, "That's also what I came to tell you. I am getting e
A strange city.Leonel was conflicted about what to do and what lies beyond the floating door. At one point, his mind kept telling him to go through the door and the other adamantly told him not to.At the end, he steeled his heart and stood firmly in front of the door. He stretched his right hand out towards the door, while scratching his head with his left hand. He couldn't pinpoint how he would open the door and before he could think further he was given a quick answer.He felt himself pulled brutally inside the door as the door opened and formed a rolling black turnado."Ahhhhhhhh '' Leonel screamed on top of his lungs as he felt himself floating in space. Not too long, he fell down on a hot sandy ground, a great contrast from where he came from.On the vast expanse of desert, the sun beat down like bullets, scorching the sandy floor and bearing down on Leonel..It has been less than thirty minutes since he arrived here. He had been walking without uttering a sound, but the same
Recurring memoriesIn the royal palace of the demon kingdom, a young boy sat in front of an old man, whose irritation was evident on his face. It seemed that the usual debate between the old man and the young lad had started again.The man had small horn-like protrusions on his head, and the young boy looked like a human with no demon features. This made him easily distinguishable from the demons and also made him an easy target of the demons.If not for his grandfather, the demon king, who protected him after the death of his mother, he would have been long dead with no one to care about his remains. A human, living in the demon's kingdom. Quite an amazement to still be alive."Why do you think humans are not to blame for the incident involving your mother?" The old man with horn-like intrusions on his head asked, frustration evident in his voice and his face, as his forehead wrinkled like a crumpled piece of paper.He was tired of the endless arguments with the young prince every da
Lord Darkwoods.The voice seemed both distant and near, causing Leonel to quickly scan his surroundings in search of its source.Taking a closer look at his surroundings, he realized that he had remained rooted in the same spot ever since he had obtained the ring from the king. And now, someone stood before him, attempting to capture his attention.Snapping back to reality, he rushed towards his grandfather, hoping to disprove what he had seen. However, his worst fears were confirmed. His grandfather's lifeless body had started dissipating into thin air. It is customary for dead demon bodies to dissipate into thin air after their death."Leonel! Leonel!" He heard the voice again, urging him to wake up. As his mind thought about the reason for this sound and also grieving about his grandfather's death - his only loving family, he felt himself being pulled from his surroundings."What!" Leonel exclaimed to reality. Waking up from his dreams, only to realize that he was not in front of
"Lord Darkwoods…what sort of name is that? Are you related to woods or something?" Leonel muttered under his breath, but he forgot that he was dealing with demons here."Kind of. I'm the lord of all sorts of medicine and poisons. That's my family name," he replied."Oh…" Leonel nodded as he took a look at the formidable man again. 'Does he and the initial owner have a kind of relationship? He seems kinder than the memories I have been recovering,' he thought.Putting all his thoughts aside, he lifted his foot and entered the grand room with the noble demon. In the room, he was quite amazed by the setting. It had a large space and looked more like a courtroom. There were seats on each side of the room, and a space was left in the middle of the two parallel seats. Then above, sitting elegantly, was one who he assumed to be the leader of the meeting.While still lost in his thoughts, he felt himself being kicked in the knees as he fell face flat on the floor. He looked beside him to se