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An Important Villain Stay Right There
"Whoa.. It's getting cold in here.." A casual voice cracked and dissipated the tense atmosphere that was brewing between the King's and Ian's men. The source of the voice was obviously Ian, since he was the only person who could calm Ash and Louis down with a single sentence. He picked up another round looking grape from the plate and put it in his mouth. Although he had indeed tried to rile up the situation just now with that cold tone of his, seeing how defensive the King and his men became when he talked about taking away the kid, he decided to cool down. "It's not like we're here to fight." Ian shrugged as he spoke. The King also let down his guard and the two Royal guards followed suit. They really did have no reason to act hostile towards Ian. If anything, they should be thanking him right now for bringing their precious little prince back to them. They should be showering him with priceless gifts and praises. "Right.. I apologize.. Since you were the one who brought him
An Important Villain A Remarkable Individual
"Here. Take him." Ian picked up the kid that was clinging to him like a monkey and placed him on the King's hand. "Uh.. yeah.." The King hesitated for a moment, seeing the kid flailing around in his arm but then held him properly. "You two... Stop it." Next, Ian removed another two babies that were clinging to him from left and right and placed them on the chair. "Should we continue our lunch? There's a lot I'm curious about.." Ian said as he sat down on his seat. Ian wanted to know why the rumours about the King were so severe and what exactly happened for him to put his brother behind the bars. The King nodded his head and took his seat. The royal robe fallen onto the floor was picked up by one of the guards and taken away. "But before that, can we have a proper introduction?" The King requested. Ian nodded his head since it was reasonable enough. Although they were comfortable with each other since they had met in good terms and even had that kid's certificate of inn
An Important Villain The Completion of a Family
"Then! Let's go!" The King and his guards, followed by Ian and his kids, left the mansion and rode a carriage to the Royal palace. It wasn't too grand or majestic like the one Ian had been to before. But it did have a unique charm to it, being decorated by various wolf statues and sculptures. The flower garden also looked more gorgeous for some reason. 'Is it because it's within the mountain?' Ian started thinking about weird formulas and hypothesis inside his mind as they walked through the Royal road and reached the palace. "They're kept in the underground room because the healer told us to keep him away from any type of mana disturbance." The King explained as he entered the mansion. The knights standing on the gate and throughout the hallway all bowed and paid their respect as Rick walked passed them. None of them looked like they held any negative feelings towards him. After passing through a few other passages, they came across a hallway which seemed to have a dead end on
An Important Villain I can't do it alone!
It was a silent reunion. Both the parents and their child were too surprised, happy, emotional and relieved to utter a single word as they hugged each other tightly. Ian and Rick was watching from the side as the happy reunion took place in front of them. A few minutes passed, and a certain someone started to feel a little jealous. "Hey! Let me in too! I also want to hug!" Rick, the King who didn't look like a king at all right now, shouted and expressed his jealousy. His brother and sister-in-law both looked at his puffed cheeks and laughed, wiping the tears that were continuously flowing from their eyes. "Come!" The big brother called his younger brother, and the younger brother ran up to his brother and joined the family hug. They were finally together. They were finally reunited once again. Ian quietly stepped back and went outside the room, giving the family their own personal time to enjoy the moment. His two kids waiting outside the door also looked moved by the whole si
An Important Villain Did they lose it?
"Yes. Please don't worry. I'll be careful." Following those words, Ian stood up and went and stood beside the King. He had already mastered his mana enough to make a microscopic level thread from it. So it wasn't too hard for Ian to match his mana with the rythm of the outside. Ian placed his finger on the King's wrist, trying to start with the basics, like checking his pulse. After that, he started creating a mana wave that had the same frequency as the outside in his finger tip. That mana wave soon entered the king's body and started rippling through his body on a cellular level. Everything his mana touched was being inspected and the status report were directly being send to Ian. 'It that probing magic?' The Phoenix, curious about Ian's technique, couldn't help but ask. 'No... But it's similar.. I created this.. using that magic as base.' 'You created another new technique?' The Phoenix looked amused as he asked, interested to hear more about this. Since Ian had already s
An Important Villain The Last Straw
"I can cure him. Completely." Ian repeated his sentence word by word to make it easier for Rick and his family to understand, digest or register. And yet, everyone still kept looking at him with an expression of disbelief. 'Did they lose it?' Ian was honestly curious. As he kept looking back without repeating himself for the third time, Rick looked like he managed to get a hold of himself as he stood up from the chair. "Ian... Can you.. please.. repeat what you just said?" And this time, although he was asking Ian to repeat himself, it was more of a request for further explanation. Ian nodded his head and spoke again- "I know you guys must've tried every possible method to cure your brother during all these times." He said calmly as he looked around. The simple looking room had hundreds of mana devices installed in it, controlling the different factors of the atmosphere as well as blocking the outside mana, filtering it and letting it in etc. "You must've brought all the renow
An Important Villain The Easy Way
"I'll leave it to you then.."The previous King and Rick's older brother decided to leave his fate to Ian. It was the last strand of hope that was left to a dying man, that's what he was entrusting Ian with.With that, Ian's preparation to use the blue flame to cure him began. First of all, there were two things he needed to do."First, I'll need mana stones. A lot of them."Since the blue flame required more than ten times the amount of mana compared to normal healing spells, it was obvious that Ian would run out of mana before he can even heal a single limb. "Mana stones?"Rick wondered what Ian was planning to do as he tilted his head. To which, Ian replied with a serious nod."Yes. Enough to fill at least half of this room."Ian gave him an idea of how many stones he was going to use as he pointed to the room. Now, people may think that although it's an absurd amount, since they were royal's, they could still manage it. But that's where you're wrong. There are some huge misunder
An Important Villain A Space That Belonged to Ian Alone
"I'll lend some to you, okay?"Ian said he'd lend the magic stones to Rick while grabbing his shoulder. Ian was in a hurry. He wanted to leave as soon as possible so he chose the quickest and most effective method. Ian's initial plan was simply. Find Riley's family, have a chat with them, and then decide whether he would leave Riley to them or take him for himself. But things had gotten a little more complicated. Not only did Riley turn out to be a Prince and perhaps even the future ruler of the tribe, he also got to meet a remarkable a remarkable individual like Rick. Honestly speaking, if it weren't for his respect for Rick and his struggles, he wouldn't have really cared whether the previous King died or lived. It all stemmed from his relation with Rick, which Ian wanted to maintain for a long time. "You'll lend me...?"Rick repeated Ian's words like a parrot as he looked at him with a blank expression. "Yeah. I'll lend them to you. So don't worry.."Ian nodded his head. "No
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"It's been a week since young master lost consciousness."Rob wrote in his diary as he sighed. There was a heavy atmosphere surrounding the duchy ever since the day Adrian fell down from the roof and went into a coma. How or why it happened was still a mystery around the duchy but speculations about an attempted suicide was slowly spreading around. Rob didn't believe them though. The Adrian he knew was too selfish and arrogant to do something like that. Yet, even when he was so sure, a small part of his mind kept lingering over that quiet and motionless room where Adrian was."Ah.. It's been a while."With that, Rob went to take another look at the sleeping Adrian for the 36th time that day. Although he was telling himself that Adrian's situation wasn't that serious, that he'd wake up soon, as he tried to remember all the bad things Ian did in his short lifetime just to mask his worry, he didn't even realise that he was unconsciously heading towards Ian's room again. After worryin
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Things Ian did(Unintentionally or intentionally) that influenced the future of Arthur's world: First of all, although the effect wasn't that eye-catching at the moment, Ian was going to be known as the figure that erased racial discrimination. Due to him giving shelter to people of all age and race, and the humans around him having constant changes in their views and perspective, it was going to be the seed that erased all future discrimination and racial profiling. Secondly, he was going to be known as the bridge between Humans and the Demons. The Queen of the Demons, Ash's mother who had gone back to the demon world to deal with some 'internal affairs' would soon return with an actual offer of friendship between the demons and the humans. It was Bela's way of showing gratitude to the people who had taken care of her son in his times of need. Ian's love for Ash was plain as day and the care and gentleness he showed when dealing with him was no different from what a parent woul
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"What..?""That's absurd!""Is that sorcery? Does he think he can fool us so easily?!"There were looks of disbelief, shock and confusion on everyone's faces as they looked at Ash. But no matter how tough they acted or how oblivious they tried to be, the bone chilling aura coming from Ash that slowly filled the room was undeniable. It was an aura that was impossible for any human to manifest, dark and scary."It doesn't matter whether you believe me or not.""I'm not the one behind bars looking at lifetime imprisonment and possible death sentence."Ian shrugged his shoulders in a casual manner as he signaled for Ash to stop. He was only here to give these people a chance. A chance at repentance. If they refuse to grab it, he didn't care less whether they died or lived inside a cage forever. 'Human resources are valuable after all.'That was one of the other reasons why Ian was here. He wanted to bind all these people under contract and have them serve the country. It didn't sit right
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"You're gonna let them go?" Arthur asked, conflicted, as he looked at Ian. They were currently in an underground prison, the biggest prison that was made on Ian's request under the Duchy. The war criminals, the cult members, were being held here. Seven days had already passed since Ian's soul returned to his body. He was forced to have complete bedrest this whole time by his parents and the kids. They finally let him go after he managed to manipulate them emotionally with everything he had. It was a difficult job indeed. But nothing was impossible for Ian. "Let them go? NO?" Ian asked back in utter shock instead. But it wasn't Arthur's fault that he misunderstood. Ian did indeed say something that could be easily misinterpreted. "But you just said 'It's time to go out.'..?" That's what he said. To the criminals. Not that he meant it literally. "To the hall. TO.THE.HALL." Ian repeated himself twice, once for the criminals and once for Arthur. Everyone captured already had
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Ian's time with the kids were cut short as the Dicarious couple arrived in a haste. A part of Ian was happy to see them again after so long. But a part of him was also wondering if they really were there for Ian. What if they were expecting their son to come back? What if the person they expected to see coming to his senses was Adrian and not him? How disappointed they would be. With a mixture of these various emotions coursing through his mind, he failed to make any type of expression when faced with those two people. Neither could he smile wholeheartedly nor apologize and cry. The kids were guided outside by Arthur and Albert, giving Ian and his parents the room to themselves. Ash was reluctant to leave seeing Ian's expression, but the atmosphere was too heavy for him to interfere. So while everyone else went to another room, he stayed, waiting while standing outside Ian's room. The others also didn't force him to leave since they didn't know which was better. "Are you
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Glad to be Back
"YOU!"Smack!"THOUGHTLESS!"SMACK!"BAS-! JER-!! PERSON!"Ian had to wake up from his peaceful sleep with the sound of someone's shout along with the obnoxiously loud yet not so painful smacking of the pillows."Ow ow ow.. what the hell...?""Huh?""I'm back?"Ian woke up rubbing the back of his head that was the victim of continuous battering and looked around. The changed bedroom and the familiar faces made him aware of the fact that he had indeed come back. "What?""What are you talking about, young master? You didn't go anywhere."Both Albert and Arthur looked concerned as they checked Ian's status for any abnormalities. Only after multiple checking did they finally sigh in relief. "Ah no.. ""Hey guys.. Long time no see?"Ian greeted the kids and the Prince and the Knight all together while leaning back on his bed. The one responsible for the ruthless battering from before still had a massive pout on their face as they silently glared at Ian. "Are you angry? I'm sorry. How lo
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A Week Without Ian
Ian enjoyed the tea from hell while having a long and informative conversation with death, or at least that's who he assumed the other person was. He learned about the past that he had locked away and the people he had forgotten. But it all felt distant, like he was viewing the life of somebody else. "Why did I do that? Lock my memories?"Ian was curious. Just by watching the memories of Noah's future, he could tell that he lived a pretty okay life. The daughter he adopted also turned out to be great. She became his family. These were precious memories. So he couldn't understand why he'd lock them up like this. "After I presented you with my request, this is what you told me."Death continued showing Ian another set of completely different memories. An old man, wrinkly hand, white hair, hazy eyes. The room looked similar to the one he was in right now, and so was the person in front of them. "The me right now cannot save a world.""The blade has already lost it's edge.""I've grow
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"What do you mean by welcome back?"Ian asked, confused. As far as he could remember, never before in his life did he see this man or these scenes. And these weren't circumstances that he'd forget 'by chance' either. "After your first death, you came here.""First death.. Ah.. When I jumped down the bridge?"Ian remembered his last moments as Noah. The music that played, the scenery he watched on top of that bridge, they were all very memorable. Yet, he had no memory of coming to this place.But unlike Ian's thoughts, the guy in front of him shook his head in denial. Not understanding exactly which part he was denying, Ian tilted his head to the side slightly."What death are you talking about then?""You didn't die back then."The guy sat down on the bed, facing Ian and the endless hell behind him as he spoke. "When you were at the verge of losing consciousness, you heard a childs cry.""A child?""Yes. It was the final monster outbreak." Ian wondered what this guy was talking abo
