Chapter 19 - Touch Not Thy Family Nonius buzzed with crowd upon crowds of people wandering around the streets. It was the big day, Thomas's newborn' ceremony, and so, all the six villages of Nonius, including Nonius had to be present."Clear the way for the royal majesty, and his loyal guards!" A voice suddenly erupted in the crowdy lane and the villagers immediately gave a wide path meant to be crossed through by the announced officials. Six fine horses walked into the path within a few minute and all the individuals, no matter his or her status bent on their knees to honor the blissful presence. The high ranked individuals smiled with satisfaction of the villagers' action and kept the slow pace of the horse. Only a few minutes after the king and the other five elders were out of sight before the villagers rose on their feet."They are heading to our elder Thomas's house, this event will be amazing!""The king look more handsome than ever." A c
Chapter 20 - Learn how not to get a king provoked "Why are you so interested in my baby?" Thomas cried, his knees almost bent to the ground as his blood shivered of fear of what was going to befall his first and only son."Oh? Maybe because he's too handsome, which he isn't!" Leo had a mocking smirk while staring at the baby. Meanwhile, Thomas remained silent, hoping for a miraculous situation that will save his son. When Leo had found enough pleasure in the dreaded expression that masked Thomas's face, he went ahead to say, "Don't worry, if I wanted to hurt you or this...child! My blackest blue would have done it."Thomas turned his horrific gaze to his side, and unbeknownst to him, the creature had long returned to the massacre it made from the villagers, "Please... Please make the -"BOOM! Thomas was about to plead on behalf of the villagers. But suddenly a brain-jotting sound exploded into the surrounding. Thomas turned his gaze to Leo, and to his surprise, an old man was stand
Chapter 21 - The Chaos Must Go On Meanwhile, in the real world, all the elders except Thomas hurried to stop the ravaging beast as their king challenged Leo.Suddenly, a small bird-like creature landed on the ground in front of him from the air. The creature looked familiar before Thomas's eyes, but unfortunately, the little size got him confused."I recognize..." Thomas had not completed his words and the small bird slowly enlarged into a massive beast, having a sight to behold. It was a mighty black dragon, as tall as the tower of a castle wall, thick as platinum, and its mighty and threatening appearance could only make one cower at his suffocating pressure.A sneering roar erupted into the surrounding within mere seconds, and everyone froze, before turning their gaze to the source of the threatening roar, the dragon. It looked into the eyes of all the villagers, including the several clones of the Blackest Blue who also froze on their spot."Where is Leo?" Its
Chapter 22 - The King And Leo "Deal! But you'll pay for this." As soon as Leo finished his statement, the environment turned pitch black, and the king even struggled to see."Are...you hiding underneath here?" The king asked as his eyes gazed around the dark scene. Meanwhile, Leo stood far away from the king with a pondering frown. Even the dragon had failed to scare the king for a long time, and he now had to brainstorm on what was scarier than the dragon, or at least, what will scare a dragon.Suddenly, a shout from the king echoed into the surroundings and Leo shivered since he only exhausted himself the more the king was lost in darkness, "Young man, what is this?" The king was lost in total darkness for nearly a minute before a cool feeling suddenly crashed on him. He turned his stare to the far darkness, and his gaze fell on a pair of glittering golden eyes that slowly paced toward him."This is a real illusion young man, you're slowly..." The sudden app
Chapter 23 - Impulses "Where is the healer?" Thomas's voice reverberated through the surroundings and a man, Andrew stepped out of the somewhat dim passage."Your... Your wife?" Andrew immediately commented on the sight before him as his jaw sagged from his lips."Unfortunately, the king is also receiving treatment from the healer. You'll have to wait until the king is under an appropriate condition."Thomas looked frustrated as he intensely flung his gaze from his wife to Andrew, "How long do you think it will take him?""The healer is actually her, but by the way, she will be done as soon as she can revive the king from his critical condition."Thomas nodded as his face slowly grew an unpleased frown, "Where can I drop her? After all, I'm not an ability user like you all." Andrew led him to an empty room in the house. There was a huge bed just before them and it looked comfy enough for his wife.Thomas quickly laid Lily on the bed with a little bit of effort before jumping on his
Chapter 24 - What If The Blackest Blue Is Not Enough It was almost the end of the day and Thomas still sat on the bed, his palm holding onto that of his wife, and the baby who slept adrift in his arms."Lily! Please our baby needs you!" He muttered with teary eyes. The day had gone by rather hastily and he hadn't even tasted a meal. He looked pale all over as he vividly mourned the absence of his wife whose hard work was now needed the most. Suddenly, the surroundings outside the house went into a fit of pandemonium as screams and loud thumping feets buzzed around.'What's happening.' Thomas had to take a peek at the outside, and all of a sudden, a thick frown plastered his face as tall and earth-like humanoid creatures evaded the area. The same bloodthirsty monster that fought alongside the village' terrorist, Leo."I must teach this young man a lesson!" Thomas stared into his palms with a look of disgust and dejection. He looked like he was trying to convince himself to do a ce
Chapter 25 - Escape Plan Leo sat silently on the rocky ground with a face that visibly expressed his displeasure. A huge creature had, however, suddenly appeared in the cell and began to pound on the cell's metallic rods that beamed with every collision, yet, there wasn't a single scratch on it. "You seem eager to leave here, young man?" A young and husky voice reverberated from one of the prison cells, and a fairly muscular man revealed himself from the shadows. He looked like a man in his early thirties even though his bulky and bald head made him look excessively ugly. He continued, "I think I've seen you here before. Oh, that dragon, why isn't it here to save you the way he did before!" "Haha! Stupidly funny. Fortunately, I do not need assistance from any dragon cause I'll be out of here before you know it." Replied Leo. "Definitely an affirmative statement for someone like you who can use magic in the cell..." Suddenly, a voice from the cell in the deeper part of the pass
Leo's eyes had seen, and his ears heard two abnormal things happening in one creature. The big Lions on Tigers are a specie of the cat family, and due to their extreme size, instead of meowing as a normal cat would, their triple-sized vocal cords will release a roar. All this only because of your differing sizes, but yet, this creature give your a roar, one that was even louder and more frightening than that of the big cats."Aren't you supposed to meow or something?" The words escaped Leo's lips as his butt fell on the items and gold in the cave, with a face drowned in awe. The furry cat growled at Leo's words and all of a sudden, its small paws that stood on the ground sprouted out their unusually long and glossy claws.The creature shoved itself at Leo's sitting figure as its elongated claws visibly aimed at Leo's face. But luckily, the tiger-like creature was quick to react as it suddenly punched the cat with its clawed paws which got stained with the blood of the attacked