Riyan remembered that there was no flight missing since he was going in his private flight. He realized that Pherio didn't answer his question. and was wondering "First Yus now Rika, what is going on with everyone?" He reached his home, but the guard didn't let him in saying his young master would come. Riyan understood that he doesn't know him and said," Go to Akhtar and tell him come here." The guard shouted, "How dare you call our head butler by his name!"
"Hey, shut up. Go to him and tell him what I look like."
The guard grumbled and went to call him "Head butler, there is a guy at gate says that he wants to meet you."
"Who is it?"
"He didn't tell me his name but he told me to tell you what he looks like."
"Then tell me."
"He looks like a teenager, Fair skin color, reddish hair with slight hint silver color in them, has two different colored eyes."
"One eye is blue colored and other is green colored with gold colored lining."
"Yes! Exactly! i was wondering how to tell that color." Guard said happily.
Butler got angry and shouted,"YOU BIRDBRAIN! Where is he?"
Guard was shocked, "H He is in the cafe down street"
Butler was holding his anger and said, "I will deal with you after I meet my young master."
Guard's jaw dropped. Akhtar ran to the down street's cafe. There he saw Riyan, Riyan also looked at him and smiled. Akhtar remembered him smiling when he was little. He said," You could have told him that you are our young master. Why are you sitting here, my lord?" He looked at Riyan's hand which was injured and worried " Young master, why has your hand not healed yet?"
"Akthar, your habit of worrying needlessly about me hasn't changed after so many years."
Akhtar was confused "your highness, it's only been 3 years. But you were gone for that long obviously I would worry about you."
"Fine, fine. But Akhtar shouldn't you be standing at the main entrance if you want to welcome me?"
"Oh god! forgive me, young master." Akhtar rushed toward the main entrance, he stood front, and all servants were standing on the side lines. As Riyan approached they all bowed to him and called welcomed him saying "The red moon has raised! Welcome home young lord!"
Riyan chuckled and said "I'm afraid I'm no longer your red moon. Since they said I'm not dad's son."
"RAAAI!" a blonde guy came running from inside. Riyan was surprised and happy when he saw him and said, "I thought none my brothers and sisters would come to see me, but you came."
"Hey, don't say like that it was you who told them to not come. You shut everyone out on the day dad said that your name will be removed from family."
Riyan started sweating "Dawn, '' I '' shouted at big sisters? Those tyrannical sisters of mine?"Dawn nodded. Riyan laughed nervously and asked, "How the hell am I still alive?"
"Don't worry Rai, they forgave you since you behaved like a kid going through puberty and you were kid so everyone said that they will not meet you ever again."
"If so, then why did that thing still cling on to me few days ago?
"Stop with that thing words, for some reason Haru and Hyun never left even though you said that. Instead that Hyun kid convinced you to stay with them and you agreed to it."
"Bro, you keep mentioning this 'Hyun' who is he? And what does he got to do with our family matters?"
Dawn looked really shocked and so were the servants present there.
"Rai, I know that you have lot 3 years memory but how can you forget our 13-year-old brother."
Riyan tilted his head "When did I get a younger brother?"
Dawn looked at Akhtar and questioned, "Has he never met Ryu Hyun Yeon before these three years?"
"Young master Dawn, he has met him once on his ninth birthday." after hearing that both of them looked at Riyan. To see what he will say.
Riyan looked at them as if they were talking some alien language.
"Brother, how can you forget me? Your only younger brother." A boy came in.
Dawn said "Hyun? when did you come from Riyath?"
"I came yesterday and was resting in my room. I came as soon as I heard you call Rai."
Dawn said to Hyun, "Oh! My bad I forgot that you are Ryan now. but I always call you Ryan not Rai. Looks like you are confused."
"Why would you come when he called my name? And when did he become Ryan." Riyan questioned.
"I didn't know brother Ahn forgot about you giving your name to me on my 12th birthday, which is said to be age coming year of a demon."
Riyan *confused* asked, "I gave you, my name?"
"Yes, you gave it even though father denied it."
"If he denied it, then why do you still have it?"
"Father later accepted it. Because you gave your name ring, which is used as key."
Riyan looked at Dawn to confirm he blinked his eyes as yes. Riyan couldn't believe what he heard, and he was frustrated but he hid his expressions. "Then how come my grandpa, Yus and no one from Elmir and even Haru know about me giving the ring to you?"
"Because this happened in front of father and brothers and sister but hyung wasn't there. And you said this should never go out, and I made sure no one knows it too. I did well, right?" He looked at Riyan as if he wanted him to praise him.
"Yeah, you did well." said plainly. and Dawn told Riyan to freshen up in Kai's room because of his room wasn't prepared beforehand because no one was allowed to go there he opens it first. Both Hyun and Riyan left.
And asked Akhtar to prepare dining table. Akhtar looked at Riyan as if he has something to say but Dawn stopped, saying "Hold your horses, Akhtar. He just came home, and you are set on stressing him. Didn't you see how shocked he was when he knew about his name and ring incident.
"I know young master, but he needs to know alot of things. But little master has never let me speak with him. So, I'm worried that he might go back to his that self."
"Akhtar in case you are forgetting. He can hear you mind voice. Try saying things in your head he might hear this time if you're lucky."
Akhtar got emotional and said, "You are as wise as ever." Dawn shaked his head as if he never changes.
Riyan in room "HAHAHA! RIDICULOUS! That bastard gave my name to that thing. Who does he think he is to give my name? Does that bastard even know the meaning of it that he gave it away? Asuna, pray that not even your ghost comes near me if I see it, you'll regret being born."
*At dining room*
Riyan sat at second head chair. Hyun looked at him as how dare he sit there and told him "Brother, why are sitting at that chair instead of the one beside me?"
"What? You will tell me where I will sit?"
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to tell you that Ahn, you always sat with me."
Riyan was about to speak, He heard Hyun's mind voice. in which he was saying, "how dare he speak like that with me when he is nothing but a puppet who does what I order him to do. Could it be that he is back to his past self?" and questions were flowing on.
Riyan was surprised and wondered why he could hear his voice, because he never heard mind voice of his any siblings not even Haru's voice, then he looked at Dawn to see if he could hear his voice, but he couldn't. Riyan wanted to find the reason so he decided to play along, he smiled and said, " Great, if you know it you should call me that, Ryan. Not some Ahn name but 'my' name."
"Brother, I thought you liked being called Ahn. Because hyung said that he used to call you that. I'm sorry."
"That thi- brother really said that." Dawn choked the drink he was drinking when he heard Riyan call Haru as brother. Gave him a look as 'What are you plotting, You sly fox?'
"Brother, you called hyung as brother instead of thing, you called him few weeks ago. He was very upset about it. Could it be that you are regaining your memory because we met."
Dawn scoffed. Riyan at him said,"Brother, you need something?" Dawn covered his mouth said, "I'm good thank you."
Hyun felt like Riyan was different from how he was,"Brother, you should come back home you might remember everything." Hyun's mind 'Yes, you will get back to the way you were, you just need to visit home once. I will take care of everything.' Riyan was hearing everything.
"Why do you think that?"
"you'll know it once you come home with me."
"Oh! there's more mystery. Fine, but I will come by myself. You don't have come with me."
"Fine. If that's what you want."
Riyan was eating while listening to Hyun's mind voice,'Why is he ignoring me? And why is he behaving like the old Riyan? No, Riyan never looked me or hyung but he talked to me and smiled at me so, he is not old Riyan. Maybe Asuna is remembering Riyan memories that he is confused how to behave.
Riyan paused as heard him mention Asuna. He remembered that Noah had also mentioned madam Ryu. He was thinking about it, he heard Akhtar's voice calling him and asking if he could hear it. Riyan tapped the table twice. Riyan always taps twice as yes. Akhtar always says important things to Riyan through his mind voice. When he saw Riyan tap the table Akhtar said,"Young master, are you really able to hear me? I you can tap twice in air." Riyan tapped. Aktar started to talk "Young lord, can you come to the annex after the meal without young master Hyun knowing." Riyan looked at dawn. Akhtar said, "He will also come there." Riyan agreed, wondered why he specifically mentioned Hyun. Riyan understood one thing Hyun is not what he shows and Akhtar, Dawn seems to know something about it.
*At annex*
Riyan and Dawn arrived together. Akhtar took them to Azazel's office.
Riyan asked, "What is actually going on? Akhtar, why did you if I can hear you?"
"Young master, master asked me to bring you here if you can hear my mind voice."
"Does that mean I never heard your voice?"
Dawn said,"Nope, you never even talked to him normally." He went near the bookshelf and opened a secret chamber. There were few boxes there and he brought one box and handed it to him saying, " forget about that ring and name those two things never suited you anyway, what yours is always yours. Now open this."
Riyan opened it and there were pair of rings. He looked at Dawn. Dawn said," You were free to give that ring and name, but you didn't have right give away the key and position of heir. So, our old man made another key that suits you better than previous one."
Riyan asked,"Why didn't you use it instead of waiting for me? You could have asked him that you can be his heir."
Dawn panicked "Woah stop right there. In case you are forgetting no one other than you is allowed to be the heir literally no one. and even though teller said that you might not be father's son, he didn't believe it. He said you will prove yourself."
Riyan paused "he believed in mom. He knew about it too."
"Knew what? on the second thought I don't care. Now stop getting emotional wear those rings and open your room people need to clean it."
Riyan wore them to his little finger and thumb. They went to the Little mansion. Riyan paused when he saw handle and asked, "When did the handle change."
"Our old man changed it on the very day you gave away your ring. You didn't listen to him he didn't accept your decision."
Riyan smiled "well, now that's Zel for you."
Dawn and Akhtar left. When he entered his room, he saw a box with letter and in that there was a staff. And the letter said " Oi brat, get your a*s to Riyath as soon as possible. We need to talk."
"Wow that's pretty disrespectful. Well now I have one more reason to go there. I just came and these two are dying to call me back. At least let me rest you $%^#"&&. *sighs*" 'But first shall we check this so called dungeon portal which had opened in here.'
*POP UP*
[ You have entered the Labyrinth of Reality]
*Few hours before the letter was sent to Riyan. In Noah's Sky palace. * Noah heard heavy footsteps. " What brought you here all of sudden? Zehel." Zehel grabbed Noah's collar said "I told you hundred times what happens up there and here stays here." " What are you talking about? leave my collar. " Noah asked confusingly. " Stop playing dumb. I know you met Riyan and talked to him. " " OH! you are talking about that day. Why are you asking only now you could have come then." He sighed and started to complain " These humans are stupid they leave their kids by themselves they won't even bother asking them what's wrong?" " What's wrong that you are this worked up?" "Suicides" "Is that anything new? these days lot of people are doing that for stupid reasons. Most die because of responsibilities." " What responsibilities do below 14 years kids have?" "Below 14? That's a specific number." "Up until now 1060 kids who are under that age have committed suicide and are working in hell
"Just because I listen to you doesn't mean you get to tell me what to do. Now shut up and give me your hand knife."Duke gave him hand knife Asuna cut of the handle and started to heat knife with his fire and pushed that part into the keyhole. He made sure that the heat stays low, and heat only stays to the knife. because if it's too hot the lock insides will melt too. When the key didn't move any further, he stopped heating it and left it there to cool down. Duke was surprised to see him do that."My lord, how did you do that. I heard heat control can only done by blacksmiths. Did you learn it without my knowledge.""Are you stupid how can I learn things without Akashic records knowledge."Duke paused for second and glanced at Asuna, he smiled and tilted his head. Duke asked, "since when?""If I say for past Azarian 100 years, what are your thoughts.""Was that the reason why you kept me around as cat. I thought you trusted me.""Yep. You know everything and you are tightlipped, so I
Zehel and Beshah looked at Noah asked, "What did just happen?""I don't know why he made her die, and I am also as confused as you are." Noah answered."Alright, this is it. How dare he lie; he better be prepared for what's coming." saying that Zehel wrote a letter to Riyan.Noah said, "He won't be able to leave there unless he's completely healed. Don't get worked up over that kid lying to us. To know why, we need to watch it completely."Zehel thought about something and said," Alright, then I'll send him Silver's staff. It will heal his wound and he will come here as soon as he recovers."Noah sighs and shakes his head and says, "Zehel, you curious bastard. You are going to give him silver's staff? THE SILVER'S STAFF?!! you have lost your mind." While he was shouting about things Zehel's subordinates"Noah, shut up. There's no use in shouting now. Because I already sent it to him. Don't forget time runs very slower here than down there. Let him take his time." Zehel left Noah s
* In palace*An attendant came running to banquet hall "Your highness Azarel! Lady mara has collapsed near the pond." Another attendant who was bleeding heavily came from that direction says," Your highness, his majesty has gone crazy, and he's been killing everyone he sees and saying, 'I will kill you, Asuna.'"Azarel says his assistant, Ruth to take Mara and that attendant to doctor and runs towards the back palace where Cielo is going berserk. He sees that every servant, every guest, every single living thing they weren't killed but massacred. Azarel was shocked to see that scene, even though he is war god he never massacred people. Azarel tries to stop him by saying "Father please stop! Why are you doing this?""Why am I doing? Asuna, you are asking me that. Seriously? You killed my beloved son Azarel, and you are asking me why?" Cielo shouted. Azarel couldn't understand what he was saying so he tries to hold him and says " Father, What are you talking? I'm alive. I didn't die.
Azarel's misery didn't stop with Marideth. When he was completely devastated. A news came that Cielo woke up and wreaking havoc. He was done with those tantrums and threw sleep powder on him and had him tied to his bed. he saw that Cielo was half conscious, he asked what happened and why did Asuna do all those things. Cielo was able to talk because sleeping powder counters Asuna's arrows poison, he started to talk about the things Azarel never thought. He stood up walked towards balcony and said,"You did all that just to make me king!? Do you know how many people are suffering? I want to kill myself rather than living in this place.""I only wanted you, my son to be king. But it was his nature to hurt people, had I known that he will be like this I would have killed him." Cielo was rambling things.Azarel pulled himself together and said, "Ruth, father has lost it. Lock him up in the dungeon. And never let him out his toxic."Ruth hesitated. Azarel shouted, "I AM THE KING HERE!! it
That was sad. But still he could have told us we would've helped him." Noah frowned his brows."Don't be absurd Noah. Why would he tell two unknown people about his problems without knowing them.""I did tell him who we are. He could at least try to tell us." Noah spoke while grumbling."That's aside why did he not come here, even though I asked him to come as soon as possible." Zehel snapped and a guy in black appeared and bowed to him. He asked what happened to Riyan.The guy in black said, "Your majesty, he wanted to go meet his mother in Lourdes and when I came back all I saw was he passed out for some reason and is still in comatose stage."Zehel approached him angrily "When I told you to keep watch on him how dare you defy it?"" I was called to collect wandering souls and recently 50 people have died in dungeons and few kids suicided again."Zehel sighed and disappointedly said," As soon as Riyan wakes up bring him to our palace. Now leave." Sighs~A guy approached both
*When these guys were busy watching records. In Haiza. *Riyan went meet Dawn's mom, who is his 3rd stepmother. When they reached there a woman (Nadia Wolfier, Blonde with grey eyes, looks like she in 30s) came running to Riyan and hugged him tightly saying," I missed my little son so much."Riyan was struggling to breath," Missed you too, mom."he suddenly thought 'When did I leave Haiza Mansion?'"Oh my God! my baby is so cute."Riyan was on the verge of dying because of embarrassment. He thought 'forget it.' " Mom I'm not kid. I'm...18.""Yeah yeah. Little gentleman. Aiman, Aman get their luggage in and tell the chefs to finish fast."Riyan's thoughts, 'Aiman and Aman two are disguised as head maid and butler. Did they really stop being assassins? Well, whatever.'Nadia shouted, "WHAT!? you want to leave after lunch?""Yeah, I mean I have some undone work to do. So, I have to go there.""Is it very important?" she asked with concern."It is if it wasn't important, I would
After Riyan woke up, Nadia told him that he was asleep for a week because of his weak condition. Riyan was confused as to why he is so weak that he's been sleeping for days. He suddenly felt something is weird.He asked her,"Mom, were you attacked by a snake?"She said," That dawn I told him to not tell you anything. He's done for.""Mom, I wanted to ask you that, why did you not stop dad?" Riyan changed topic.She looked at Riyan "From disowning you?""No, from going him to Noina suppression.""I tried to, but you do know your dad is same as you, he never backs from fighting."Riyan paused 'what did she say? she tried to stop dad? her? dad loves fights?'"What are you thinking so deeply?"Nadia tilted her head and looked at him.Riyan saw her face and it was getting blurry. He ran outside and looked at Lourdes mansion, it was looking like modern construction of building, he was laughed with surprise. "Right, I knew something felt wrong. It was weird how I know everything that happened