A stick holding the weight of a large boulder. This was what Damon was thinking at that time. It was impossible for a woman that slender to stop a punch that heavy. But if his memory served him right, that wasn't just any woman; that was his sister, Thalia Wyne; she was one of the candidates for inheriting the role of patriarch.
For all he knew, she might have been the strongest female that he had ever met.
Edmund quickly turned from a tiger to a gentle bulldog, immediately retrieving his punch and lowering his head.
He even hid his hand, which was shaking uncontrollably as if he had PTSD from a previous encounter he had with her.
"Thalia… How can I help you…" Phillip, who was acting like the biggest ass known to a man, suddenly turned into a choirboy in front of her while Edmund remained quiet in front, hiding behind his master with his head lowered.
Damon knew that she was powerful from the memories that he had of her lingering in his mind, but to be this feared by her own brother? What did she do to them?
"The family elders have given me a message to pass to the youngest." She said concisely. "You can continue your business after I am done with mine."
Phillip nodded before he and Edmund walked away without questioning a single word she said.
Thalia looked around and made sure that they were nowhere to be seen before turning to Damon, who was still sitting on the floor, struggling to get up from their broken bones of his.
"I do not have time time to explain to you this thoroughly, and I will only say this once, so you better put your ears to use. The elders have voted to kick you out of the family. And the only way you can retain your status as a family member of Wyneguard is by beating any capable fighter in this mansion by the end of this week." She said with her chin raised high, looking down on Damon.
"Ok," Damon said while massaging his body which had been badly hurt again.
Thalia tilted her head upon hearing Damon's calm reply. He was usually socially awkward, and even a word muttered would be like a colossal achievement for him, and even when he was talking, his stutter was overwhelming for anyone to hold a conversation with him.
'This might be good for me…' Damon thought. Having a way out of this graveyard sounds more like a blessing than a punishment, and if it meant leaving the people that might kill him, he would do it 10 times out of 10.
"If you fail… I will make sure to end you once you leave. You have shamed this family and its name far too many times, and getting rid of you would be a blessing. Not only I, but once you leave, everyone in the family will find you, and we will kill you." She said while walking away.
Damon could hear the seriousness in her tone and her stature; she wasn't kidding or trying to make him give his best shot; she was really after his head.
She then stopped before turning back, "And what is that ring of yours?" She asked, pointing at Damon's hand.
"What ring?" Damon raised his eyebrow before raising his hands, inspecting it, only to be surprised by the ring of his father and the ring that he saw in the void of darkness. "Oh, I just thought it looked cool." He explained.
Thalia rolled her eyes, and Damon's answer seemingly betrayed her expectation.
As she left, Shayla, Damon's personal maid, ran towards him, holding herbs and bandages; before he could even mutter a single word, his body was already wrapped in bandages and herbs.
And almost immediately, he could feel his body healing, with his cracked bones sticking together. "Amazing…" Damon whispered. He couldn't help but be impressed by it; the magical herbs were considered to be the very bottom of magic demonstration, but to Damon, who had come from a more technological-based world, this "Lower level magic" was still impressive.
"Young master… Let me help you up…" She said while lifting Damon up and putting his hand arm on her shoulders.
Damon looked at her, she seemed young, about 17 years of age, the exact same age as the body that he was in, and the more he looked at her, the memories of her started flooding his mind.
"Can you not do your job better?!"
"You're the reason why everyone hates me, you bitch!!"
These were a few of the many insults that the original Damon Wyne used on her, not to mention the slap that she got, Damon couldn't believe his memory. Could a sickly, young, thin boy do this?
But it made sense; if you received this much hate, it is only natural to spread it to those who are close.
As she brought him back to his room, she laid him on the bed before she walked slowly out of the door, "Shayla." Damon called.
Shayla stopped at the door, with her body slightly shaking, turning slowly. Normally if Damon called her, it would mean anything but good for her; it would also mean that she would probably be punished.
"Yes, young master?" She asked, looking at Damon's hand fearfully before walking towards him.
"Make me food, a lot of them, please." He said before resting in bed, his body still healing.
She quickly nodded before exiting the room and stopping, "Wait… did he just say please?" She wondered before brushing it off, she had to get her young master food, or else it would be another slap for her.
Meanwhile, Damon was in the room looking at the ring on his finger, it was clear that this ring was special, whatever it was, and whatever power it held. It was definitely the thing that saved him and brought him to this world.
And maybe the person who sold the ring to his father wasn't lying; maybe this ring had been used by every president to have ever existed.
Damon then got out of his bed before walking to the door, placing his ears on it, making sure that no one was there. "Good, this is a perfect time to get out…" He whispered, walking to the window.
"Wait!" A voice which was the same as his current one called out to him.
Damon quickly turned to look behind, only to see his reflection looking at him through the mirror, banging on it, "Holy shit… I am schizophrenic in this life???"
Damon walked closer to the mirror, staring back at him like a scared kid, "Who are you?" He asked."I'm… Damon Wyne." The reflection replied very slowly, struggling to talk without stuttering."That's impossible." He replied, "I am Damon Wyne. What kind of prank are you lot playing? I won't be tricked.""This is no trick… President Damon Watts." The reflection replied.Damon froze, his eyes widened, staring at the reflection, looking threatened by it. "How do you know that name?" He asked."You know mine because you saw my memory, and I see yours too." The reflection said before disappearing from the mirror.Watt's eyebrow raised before he walked towards the now empty mirror, with his reflection non-existent. He knocked on it and even looked at the back of it, but nothing; he couldn't find any trick behind what he had just witnessed.'It must be my imagination…' Watt continued before he turned to his bed to continue packing his clothes, before he jumped back in fright, shocked at what
"So, is this the Wyneguard mansion?" A girl similar to Damon Wyne's age asked as she exited the carriage and stared at the large building."It's not the main family's one, but it is nearly just as important." Another man said as he walked out of it behind her; he had a beard that was neatly cut and wore an emblem on his clothing, a blue symbol that represented the Magic family of Uldor, which was one of the most powerful families in the continent from their profound magical lineage.The mansion's doors opened wide with maids and butlers walking outside before Philip and Edmund exited, walking towards one of the elders of Uldor, "High Mage, it's a pleasure for you to come here." Philip said as he bowed slightly before walking towards the High Mage Astirix Uldor."Philip Wyne? It's been a long time since we met." Astirix said as he extended his hands toward Damon and shook his hand before the High Mage stopped before looking up at one of the windows feeling as if someone was watching th
"What?" Philip asked with a shocked expression planted on his face. Meanwhile, Thalia kept quiet, but her widened eyes explained her shock enough.But the ones that were the most startled were the guest, they had always remembered Damon as a kind and meek boy, but now he looked confident and was already cursing in front of the elders."What?" Damon raised his left eyebrow, "I was just asking if any of you were having a good time." He continued pretending never to insult them in front of their faces.'Ahh, it's too late… He is dead,' Wyne thought as he looked at Watts, pretending to be innocent."Oh, I must have misheard then…" Philip said before he continued drinking his wine and shook his head. Everyone else did the same, acting as if Damon didn't say what he said to them.Damon smiled before picking up his fork and eating his steak slowly, knowing that they thought of him as an innocent kid who was too naive to be any worth in a family this prestigious. And therefore, they immediate
Damon had done this while risking his reputation and career a lot, but risking his life, was a whole new level to what he was used to.His reflection had been begging him to ask for forgiveness, but it was too late for that, and if he did that, his bluff would be seen through much too quickly, and his death might be more painful.Philip and Thalia were already closing their eyes to ignore what was going to happen if Damon were to die there and then everything that would happen.But they didn't hear anything, even though they had been waiting for half a minute, not a single word was muttered.Phillip opened his eyes and saw the confused look on Astirix's face as he started inspecting the ring closer.Xandra drew closer to Astirix, "What is it?" She asked, not knowing why her grandfather stopped."That ring… It's strange…." He whispered as he looked at the ring before looking at Damon, still looking confident in the power that the ring held. The high mage then manages to deduce a few th
Edmund knocked on the door, "Young Master Damon, Phillip has given me a message to give to you." He said.Damon replied as fast as he could, "Sure, just hold on!" He replied while taking the bottle of wine and rope that he had hidden under his blanket and placing it behind the door before opening it.As Damon looked at Edmund's face, it was clear that he wasn't here to talk, "Your brother has been very disappointed with your actions today, and so is your sister. He has sent me, to correct your behavior." He told before cracking his knuckles."And does that correcting include beating me up?" Damon asked, even though he knew the answer."Perhaps," Edmund replied, causing Damon to smile and reach out for the wine bottle that was behind the door.Edmund looked at Damon, wondering what he was reaching for, before he felt his face crash with a glass bottle of wine pouring on his face, "Ahhh!" He shouted; he could feel the shattered glass piercing his skin, causing blood to trickle down his
Shayla woke up in her small thin bed, 'Weird…' She thought.She had constantly been awoken by the other maids normally, but today, none of them did. As she stared out of her window, she could also see that it was a bit late for her to wake up and do her job, 'So why didn't anyone wake me up?' She thought again before getting up from her bed and quickly changed before exiting her room, where she saw one of the other maids that she worked with frequently scurrying off.She followed her, running towards where the maid ran to as she wanted to find out where she was going and what had happened.As she exited the hall where the maids and the butler usually hung out to get their daily dose of fellowship and news updates, she heard some of them talking, "Have you heard what the youngest master did? I heard he hung Edmund upside down! Can you believe it?""No way, Edmund? He is built like a tree and probably has a strength of a bear.""It's true! I can vouch for it. I saw it happened with my o
Phillip stood in front of the bed that Edmund was lying on, covered with countless wraps of magical herbs, and despite its undisputable quality, it was still taking time to heal his butler. "It seems that our little brother has broken him beyond anything he has gone through," Thalia said as she walked behind him, looking at Edmund."He will be fine; he just needs a few more days to recover," Phillip replied, looking at the other maids replacing the herbs that were on his body with new and fresh herbs."Maybe. But his mind will be broken, and it will remain that way." She muttered before walking out of the room.Phillip then looked at Edmund again, shaking his head, still couldn't believe what he had seen yesterday, 'What is that ring?' He thought, realizing that this match against his brother, which he had been so confident about defeating, might be more complicated than he first expected.But even though he knew the risk, it made him much more curious; he wanted to know how powerful
"I know you are expecting me to say yes. But all I feel is he got heavier. And he also knows how to use it to his advantage, but his physical strength has not improved." Edmund responded.Philip shook his head, "If you say so… But I feel that there is definitely something more." He said before Edmund jolted in pain and lay on the bed again.The maids were quick to tend Edmund, helping him put on the bandages and the herbs around where his body was still hurt."You need to rest," Philip said before heading for the door to exit and leaving Edmund to be taken care of more attentively."Sir. Are you sure you want to fight him? How long do we have to do this?" Edmund asked.Philip stopped before gesturing to the maids to level the room, leaving both him and Edmund alone. "We don't have a choice. Thalia, she…" Philip said before stopping as he heard murmurs out of the door. "You know why we have to do this. Let's not talk about it anymore." He continued before walking out.The maids walked