The next morning West Coast city was in a heavy mood. Most nobles didn’t care about the execution that was about to happen. Still, not that much of a common thing for normal people. Sure, people in the Crimson Empire usually went through enough wars and fights, but a public execution was a rare thing. Usually, punishments were carried out in the Military area or the palace area of the city. And this was the first time in many years there was going to be a mass public execution. Besides, someone spread it overnight throughout the city. Especially in the port district by the guards. And by the morning, many people gathered in front of the Harbour where the execution will be carried out. Many refugees and natives gathered and waited patiently to see what exactly would happen. Because no one knew how many would be executed today. Rumours spread that everyone related to the Butcher’s gang would be on the line. ……….. “How dare that bitch,” the old man slammed at the table with anger, i
“What exactly happened that made this woman go so crazy?” The old patriarch of the Baron family had only a little bit of fight left in him. Because things totally went south during the execution. First, they didn’t expect the Empress to be there by herself. And second, the way she reacted to the protest of the people was completely out of their expectations. And the outcome of the drastic events didn’t end in their favour. After all, the men that died today were supposed to work for them. It was a direct slap in their face. They carried this execution order without discussion or approval of the imperial court. Even though officials had a say in such matters, they just ignored this one. Especially because it was just the execution of twenty or so mere thugs. Also, because it was a decision made by Elena Lionheart herself. In the end, whatever the imperial court says, her word was the law. However, out of everyone’s expectations, the number of death row prisoners had increased by a
Adam had been doing his daily tasks almost for two weeks by now. And things were going great for him. However, there was a tingle of regret left in his heart. Firstly, the Dire wolf mother was getting her condition restored fast. Except for the part where he had to hunt more to feed her, there was nothing wrong with that. In the past two weeks, he hunted four Great deer to feed themselves. And by now, he considered himself an excellent hunter in hunting Great deer. No longer he was disgusted by the feeling of fresh blood entering his mouth or getting bloody in the hunting process. Although, he had not completed the system mission of winning the loyalty of dire wolf cubs yet due to their mother’s careful eyes. Still, they no longer considered him as an outsider And his Dire wolf form coupled with his shadow concealment had become a deadly natural combo to any enemy. Maybe on a fine night, even an 8th tier warrior like Carl would not be a match for him. However, what he was happier
Adam found himself in a dark hidden cave after falling through the bushes. Lucky for him, it was only a few meters deep. And that was nothing for him with his E+ agility. He could see the bit of light leaking in from the hole he fell through. ‘Where is this?’ it was too dark for him to see anything. Unlike the previous cave, where the inner sanctum was located. This looked like a more natural cave. However, there was a familiar smell that warned his senses about a familiar danger lurking in the dark. There were no system messages, indicating that he was not in immediate danger. ‘Not good’ he was not feeling well about the situation even after the system ignored it. Because, in the dark, he could smell the fading scent of humans. Adam didn’t hesitate to take a torch from the system storage. He lit it after making sure there was no immediate danger surrounding him. Cave was about two meters tall and had a similar width. He could see it was getting wider to the far, from the l
“Greeting New Master of the Shadow Sanctuary,” it decided to greet Adam and not provoke the unknown power, besides he and the sanctuary have already bound to its new master.'Ehh,' Adam didn't know what to say, sure he has seen wolves and understood them but this is the first time he saw a wolf that used ancient kingdom language to communicate."I, " Adam thought again, what should he say to this illusionary figure of a wolf."You can call me the guardian spirit or the silver wolf as you please, new sanctuary master," it started againAdam now identifies the wolf as it introduces itself, guardian spirits were not living animals or dead spirits but the manifestation of the object or the place guarded by itself. The silver wolf here is the manifestation of the conciseness of the Shadow sanctuary, it is created by high-level magic giving it the ability to manage and control the whole place or the object guarded by it. of course, it had to obey the orders of the creator or the identified m
‘Receive,’ Adam didn’t hesitate even when his body is still recovering after the purification process, because he already has an immediate quest, he is not ready to complete.- Integrating skill – Rapid regeneration (Basic) - Basic requirement met (Spirit - E+ Strength E+)- Authentication success- Rapid regeneration (Basic) skill Transfer successThis time Adam only had Weird hotness in his body but there was the usual intense pain.- Integrating skill – Holy Purge (Basic) - Basic requirement met (Spirit – D+)- Authentication success- Holy purge (Basic) skill Transfer successAnd this time it was as if the system was waiting to give him his wish. Intense pain in the head hit him hard and within seconds, he found himself falling to the ground. His head started to fill with information about using the divine power of the Shadow to damage dark creatures. Even with the pain, a smile appeared on his face. The system has given him what he needed or at least the weapon he needs to pu
‘Upgrade Shadow Concealment,’- Authentication success (Upgrade)- Shadow Concealment (Intermediate) -> Shadow Concealment (Advance)- Related attribute check – spirit - initiating upgrade – Within body limit (Authentication Failure)- Related attribute check – Agility - initiating upgrade – Within body limit (Authentication Failure)Things were much calmer as there was no drastic reaction from his body; he felt the ways to hide and conceal his presence are more accurate and precise with the new knowledge he is receiving. He was ready for pain anyway and this time it was much less compared to other times. After a few minutes, the upgrade was finished or he was able to get his senses back from receiving a countless amount of new knowledge.Upgraded skill gave him a new level of confidence,Shadow Concealment (Advance) - Where shadows are, is where you can never be seen unless you wish – Finding you in the shadows is not something a mortal can do. The host can attack without breaking his
Everyone surrounded the cave as they hid behind the trees and bushes waiting patiently. Despite their best effort, most people in the group are not good at hiding. They are men born to fight and the Crimson empire is not a place for backstabbers and cowards.Even though these men are not very good at hiding, today no one is brave enough to barge in like animals. Even Carl wants to keep things quiet as possible, but he is planning to charge in with a war cry after people are ready. Because men seem to already reach their breaking point and blood boiling war cry will give them the most needed adrenaline rush for a short moment. That is what all they need to charge in and get the girls out.Carl waited until amateur magicians and trackers got to their points. But two men from house Victor seem to be ready to charge in. Carl didn’t mind this too much as they are also strong as him and Karina. Besides he was not expecting them to listen to his commands. As long as they don’t hinder them, ev