'That's thirty percent off brother's shoulder!''It's a good start!'Ash and Louis communicated with each other through their gaze. They were happy since Ian let them help. It was frustrating for them to feel like a burden and be of no help to him. Soon, the direction of the mana stones were diverted slightly with Ash and Louis taking fifteen percent of the burden of transformation each from Ian's shoulder. 'Ugh!''It hurts!'As soon as they started absorbing and rapidly purifying the mana just like Ian was doing till now, they felt their stomach curl and a severed pain similar to needles travelling through their veins. They bit their lip hard and tried to get used to the pain all the while wondering how Ian had managed to bear multiple times the same pain till now. The pain they felt in their heart as they imagined Ian going through pain several times severe than their was more cruel and hurtful than the pain they felt from the poisoned mana. As such, they could hold onto their g
"Whoa! My legs gave out!" Ian spoke to himself with a surprised voice while being supported by Ash and Louis on both sides. He had practically no mana left in his body at the moment. As a result, he grew momentarily dizzy and lost balance. "What happened to the poison? Are you okay?" Louis asked as he checked Ian's condition. Even moments before the explosion, his body was completely purple as an indicator of the severity of the poison. And the mana inside his body was as chaotic as a raging ocean. But right now, his skin tone was back to normal, and although he looked a little pale, he was fine otherwise. Even the inside situation of his body was as calm as the surface of a frozen lake. "Blew it away." Ian replied with a, what looked like somewhat smug expression. He was slowly taking in the pure mana from outside once again and regaining his health. "Blew what away?" "The poison?" The kids kept asking questions one by one but Ian didn't answer anything in detail and just
The Imperial Palace was in complete chaos following the huge explosion. The Royal guards were in panicking since Rick was missing following the chaos. Troops were departed on every part of the town to search for their King while the Knight captain remained to investigate the mysterious crater formed due to the explosion. "Did you figure anything out yet?"He asked someone nearby. It was one of their researchers. They were calculating the residue mana to figure out the source of the attack. But no matter how many times they did the calculation, the expected results didn't come out."Hey!"Seeing how hard the researcher was frowning, the captain nudged him once more in an attempt to make him speak. They were currently facing a crisis of national level due to the missing King and the unknown enemies. He didn't have time to spare."Umm.. Yes.. The results came out."He replied with a slightly confused tone."So..? What is it?"Asked the captain with impatience."No matter how you look a
"We waited patiently just like you wanted!""But we missed you!""Yeah. It's hard staying away from brother."The kids shouted one after another as they clung to Ian from all sides. A small smile appeared on Ian's face automatically as soon as their laughter and giggle reached his ear.It was afternoon. The golden sun reflecting on their faces full of smiles and happiness made Ian feel something warm inside. At times like these, he truly felt grateful for this second chance in life that he received. 'It's truly a blessing.'He couldn't help but think that.'You're weird.'A reply from the Phoenix came as soon as he was done with his thought. He wondered what that guy meant this time as he put the kids down and started patting their head.'Reason?'He asked.'You're satisfied too easily.'A straight answer came from the Phoenix. Ian waited silently since it looked like he had more to say.'No matter what your origin is, in the end you're also a human. And humans are supposed to have g
A peaceful morning. The whole world was covered in a complete silence and the only sound seemed to be that of nature.The birds chirped. Leaves rustled in the wind. In a deep part of the royal palace, where the VIPs usually stayed. Soft breathing sound filled the room as Ian enjoyed a proper sleep after a long time in his comfortable bed. His body was tired and exhausted after exerting all his mana and repeating those steps again and again and again yesterday. Even before he went to sleep, he felt like his body was run over by a car and then crushed by a bulldozer. He felt like he could stay like that forever as he enjoyed the soft chirping noises made by the birds. Ian clearly had no intention of waking up anytime soon. And as if to show him how wrong he was to think like that, a knock soon came from the other side of his bedroom door. Knock knock! He heard the knock but was to lazy to open his eyes or answer. If it were his bedroom, the only person to knock on his bedroom doo
'Let's have breakfast together!'Rick's words were directly delivered to Ian through the servant. He nodded his head with a smile and-"Alright."-followed the servant out of his room and went to the location where Rick had arranged for him and Ian to have breakfast together.They walked for a few minutes and the servant finally stopped in front of a giant door. There were two guards standing outside the door and securing the room.Ian looked at the guards and was surprised when he found the two familiar faces he had seen before. It was none other than Amber and Richard.The red headed wolf looked as playful and sneaky as ever while the blue wolf looked as straightforward as one could be. Even while standing still, their aura was clearly different from each other."Long time no see!"Ian greeted the two of them with a happy smile as he approached them. The servant bowed and left Ian in their care so they could speak comfortably."We just saw each other yesterday.""I'm glad I could me
"I would've given him a pat on the head if I could."Ian mumbled subconsciously as he thought about his younger self. He was reminded of his past full of struggles when he saw Rick having a hard time.But the thing is, he only thought about it on the inside and had no intention of saying it out loud. It was just one of those slip of the tongue moments.And the one sitting opposite of him couldn't help but misunderstand his intentions. It was only natural.Clang.Rick's fork fell from him hand as he heard what Ian just mumbled. He could tell that it was clearly directed towards him by the look his two guards were giving him and Ian. Even the two of them looked surprised.'He wants to pat my head?!'He thought to himself, shocked out of his wits. Although Ian was definitely the older one, but even until yesterday, Rick was the King of a whole tribe.People of all age treated him with fear and respect. And he had to maintain the dignity of a King no matter the situation. As such, althoug
"I'm not crying! It's just.. something's wrong with my eyes.."Rick said those words in a fluster as he tried to wipe away the tears dripping down his eyes. Ian and his two guards simply looked at him with caring and gentle eyes as he did so.After a few moments passed like that, Rick managed to control the tears rolling down his eyes involuntarily and finally sighed. With his ears and eyes turning red in the process, he didn't look as majestic as he did the first time they met.After that, although the atmosphere was a little awkward around the room, it was also more comfortable and soothing than before. There was a strange sense of tranquility."Brother requested for all your party members to be present in the luncheon."The King had arranged for a small luncheon since Ian refused to go public. The luncheon would only be attended by the royal family and Ian's party. But due to the status of the two party that would be attending the luncheon, the preparation was still pretty grand."