Sitting by the pool, Idris threw small rocks with less effort when his mind was stuck into something else. He didn't know that such a place was here, he felt peace and serenity here. But even the atmosphere couldn't help him come up with an idea."I confidently told Mr. Selvacn to leave yesterday, I did not think about how I would find a new teacher later. Who will teach me now? I'm not allowed to go out and nobody will come to teach here. But I want to study, I want a new teacher.""So it was really you who insulted Mr. Selvacn yesterday." Merle voiced so, in a serious tone of voice. Seeing Merle suddenly, Idris looked shocked. He quickly stood up and dropped the rocks on the ground. "Mother, since when did you come here?""I came a while ago, thanks to that I heard what you said."Idris then saw Mr. Selvacn who was standing behind Merle and he understood what his plans were. "Mother, it's not what you heard. I...""No need to lie, Mr. Selvacn already told me everything." Merle voic
The temperature was milder, and there was a warm wind blowing, sometimes Idris practised after everyone fell asleep. Far more, the backyard was quite an abandoned place where nobody would come usually that's why Reiki chose it for his practise. And since Idris wanted to keep it from everyone especially his family, he didn't want them to see him while practising. When the two of them were quietly hiding behind the banyan tree, waiting patiently to see what was the source of the noise suddenly something heavy fell from the wall, a loud noise could be heard from the backyard. Reiki signalled Idris, then they both nodded their heads in unity. Ready to attack what appeared here uninvited, as Reiki was about to attack it, Adam cried out in panic, "My Lord. It's me, Adam... your lowly servant." Both the guys looked at him with a shocked expression on their faces. They both anticipated his return but none of them expected it, far more it was not yet past midnight then how did he enter the
A week has passed quickly in the blink of an eye, for the past few days Idris had been practising and the herbal soup also helped him with keeping his energy intact.Stretching his arms, Idris lied down on the ground as he felt so tired. It was surprising that he could keep practising for longer with his body, and Reiki was shocked and amazed to see him improving at such a young age.Idris looked at sky and mumbled, 'Guess, my study time is around the corner.' Getting up as he proceeded towards the small ring that Reiki made for him, Sasha walked to him. "Brother?""What are you doing here?" Seeing her in the backyard where she usually doesn't come, Idris was taken by surprise. "I should ask you this, what are you doing here?""Me? I was..." Idris looked around, searching for an excuse. It was a fact that he was bad at lying. "I...""Were you perhaps running? Wait, these things look like... Were you really running here? And what about those bags?"As Sasha was about to go to the groun
'Where am I?'Looking around, Idris found himself in a dark place. He couldn't see anything, nor did hear any sound... It was too quiet as if no living being stayed there.'I remember Mr. Selvacn grabbed my neck, he was trying to kill me. But this is... What's going on?' Idris continued walking, suddenly he saw a light glowing at a distance of ten inches. Without a second thought he ran towards the light.Idris felt a new sensation in his body, as if he was flying in the sky. A sudden breeze washed over him and he opened his eyes. Looking right into his eyes, as Idris touched his hand Mr. Selvacn was thrown away in no time. In utter disbelief, Mr. Selvacn looked at Idris while trying to stand up but he couldn't. "How can it be? That brat, did he just... "Idris had no idea what was going on, he looked at Mr. Selvacn in utter disbelief. Unlike a while ago, he was no longer feeling weak or sick but rather stronger than before. Clenching his fists, Idris looked at his arms. 'Is it mana?
"Actually, I..." Licking his lips when he was hesitating, Merle put her hand on his shoulder and he froze at the spot. "I was just teasing, why are you so scared?""Ehh? I'm not. Haha, I was just surprised that my mother is here." In a hesitant tone, Idris uttered. "Yeah, I came to deliver the soup to you.""The soup?"Looking at her hand, as he saw the bowl of soup on her hand he heaved a sigh. For a moment he freaked out."Uhmm, why did you send it yourself? Mother, Mr. Eckes could do it."Taking the spoon from the plate Merle smiled and voiced, "I was coming to see you, so I took it here. Com'on, drink it.""Yes, Mother." When Merle met Reiki and heard about him giving Idris the soup for his good health, she didn't object so Idris guessed Merle accepted Reiki as one of the people of the palace. Though from her side, it was a different case... • Two days later •Standing on the small stairs, Idris closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and looked at the plate kept at a close dist
Seated on the arm chair, Merle was busy knitting a sweater when her maid, Anna walked into the room. "My Lady, Mr. Selvacn has sent a letter for you." Anna handed the letter to Merle. Reading it, Merle heaved a sigh in sadness."Is everything alright? My Lady." Anna asked worriedly.Merle nodded her head in denial. She looked out the window and asserted in a low tone of voice, "Mr. Selvacn said that he is quitting from his job.""Then how about the young master?""I am worried about that. It's hard to find a teacher who agrees to come to this Palace to teach my son, now where will I find a new teacher for him? Oh Lord!""Uhmm... My Lady, can I recommend someone?""Oh my, sure. Who is it?"There, Idris stood in the middle of the backyard. He crossed his fingers, raising his hand in the air. "Ahora, rompe." Closing his eyes as he voiced so the clay pots broke in one go and Idris ran towards the broken pieces in excitement. But as he looked at them, his facial reaction changed to a disa
"This doesn't fit, this doesn't either. It's too loose..." "What happened? My Lord. The clothes are... " Adam confusedly stared at the clothes on the ground.Idris put on his shirt and replied while skipping a glance at the clothes, "They don't fit me anymore, it's too loose for me."Walking to the table, as Idris grabbed a pen he noticed Adam was standing still with a wide open mouth. "What? Is there something written on my face?""My Lord, you look handsome. I think you've lost weight." Adam commented, looking at his waist.Hearing him, Idris smirked and walked out of the room."My Lord, I'm really telling the truth. You really look different than before, you surely lost some weight and... " Adam took a step back as he saw the serious look on Idris's face. "I apologise, I didn't mean to s... ""Thank you for the compliment, Adam." Idris smiled at him and walked away.Seeing him heading towards the backyard, Adam quickly questioned, "With due respect, are you going somewhere? My Lo
[Congratulations on completing your third mission and collecting 'the Knife of Fate' reward, Host.][Your fourth mission: Kill the Fenrir demon.][Reminder: It's a SS demon. If you kill it by yourself in the given time frame then you will earn double reward but if anyone helps you to kill it or you take more time to kill it than the given time, then you will get half of the reward.]"Wait, I have to kill a demon? A real one?" Idris questioned, stopping on his way. The thoughts about fighting with a demon scared the sh!t out of him. He couldn't imagine how it would look if it was to happen for real.[Yes, it's a real demon.]'That sounds scary.'[The reward you will get from completing this mission: 2 won silver armour.]Idris paused on his way again and checked his status, "What is this Fenrir demon? Is it some regional name or is it the demon's name?"[It's the demon's name.]"How does he look?"[I'm sorry, Host. I cannot provide you any information except this.]"Huh? How will I kno
* A week later *"Madam, how about this dress? Would you like to try this one?""Wow, it looks so pretty. Yes, I want to try it. Do you think I will look good?" Cathy shyly looked at the dress that the shop owner showed her."Of course, you will look beautiful in it.""Thank you."Cathy was busy looking at the dresses, some maids were helping her while some were busy flattering her. "The palace has become more lively since she has been staying here, isn't it?" Walking to him, Willem gave him a pat on the shoulder and Idris's gaze shifted to him."Were you not busy working on the new project? Why are you here?" In a cold tone of voice, Idris questioned him."You don't seem happy that I'm here."Noticing how Idris was looking at him like he would beat the hell out of him anytime, Willem cleared his throat. "Yeah, I'm busy because of the project but I am here because... Lady Cathy has invited me to the evening's party.""You could have said no.""I don't want to."Not only Willem, anyon
* Six months later *Knock!No response. Knock again!No response. "Uhmm, Your Majesty. Maybe, Madam is reading books again. When she's too much into the book, she is delved into it she might not hear us." The head maid, Bora asserted so in a humble manner."Alright. I want to see my wife, you can leave.""Yes, sir."Standing outside the door, Idris waited for a moment before opening the door from outside. Inside the room, many ancient furniture was kept, it was decorated beautifully, a perfect room for a newlywed couple.He looked around in search of his wife and his eyes fixated on the sofa where she was laying on her stomach, her eyes glued to the book in her hand."Is the book that interesting? Are you having fun?"Upon hearing the voice, she looked at him and she jumped to hug him. "Idris, you are back.""I thought I was getting abandoned again." Idris voiced, with a pout."I'm sorry, I was... You know... too focused on the book so I did not hear the calling. Hehe." Cathy looke
"I have been wanting to kill you for a long time now, you have got such good luck that every time you are saved. But today, I promise you. You will die a painful death in my hand." Lionel confidently looked at his sword with which he had planned to stab him."Que el trueno caiga sobre tu cabeza.""Oh, come on. Do not try anything funny. You are going to die anyway." Idris closed his eyes and Lionel laughed again, thinking he was scared of him. There was barely an inch of distance between the two, taking a look at his sword as Lionel raised his hand to stab him suddenly the cloud started roaring.A thunderstorm that nobody ever saw in their lives befallen on the palace. Lionel took a step back and looked around, "What the heck is happening?"In no time, the guards were thrown at the wall and they fell on their stomach, screaming in pain. In utter disbelief, Lionel stared at Idris who stood still with closed eyes and in anger, as he moved forward a sudden coldness surrounded him."What
"So, is the emperor really going to put you in the position?"Letting out a sigh of defeat, Idris nodded his head. "I tried talking to him, I told him I don't need it but he did not listen. He insisted on doing it. He said that he will go back to the palace, talk to Lionel and others then make arrangements for me to take over the throne officially.""I can understand, he met his real son after all these years. Of course, he will want to give you everything that you have lost but the problem here is..."Interrupting Willem, he added in a heavy tone of voice, "The problem is my father does not know how dangerous Lionel is. Since he just woke up and is still in the recovery phase, I don't want him to be stressed so I did not tell him about Lionel's true identity but it's dangerous. I don't want him to know where the emperor is staying right now.""What is the emperor doing now?""He is waiting for Lionel to come... He did not want to wait longer so I could only shift him to my palace. He
"Idris, what are you doing here?""Mika, why is it you?"Idris couldn't believe he just met Mika, the shock of meeting her again after so many months had passed Idris was so overwhelmingly happy. "That's a long story, I cannot tell you about it right now. Mika, do you work for the emperor?""Uhmm, yes. Wait, don't tell me... Are you looking for the emperor?"Nodding his head, Idris took a look around. "I am here to find him but I don't know in which room he is at so I was here. Mika, please take me to him. I need to see him as soon as possible.""Someone is coming. Idris, come with me."Idris followed her, until now he was excited and had mixed emotions but now when he was getting closer to meet him, he did not know what he felt.Stopping in front of the door, Mika suddenly stopped. She bit her lips while taking a step back."Mika, what's wrong? We need to hurry or else someone will see us.""You can't enter.""What do you mean?"In a sad tone of voice, Mika explained, "Only the chos
"Mr. Willem, do you think things will go as we planned?" Cathy asked, looking out the window worriedly. "I hope it does. I am also worried but I believe Idris has his plan.""Yes, I also trust him. I know when he plans something he will put his mind to it and give his 100% but... But still, it's the emperor this time. And the crown prince is not a human, he is a psychopath. What if... Something goes wrong? I can't help thinking about it." Cathy added. Like Idris said he had a plan but he left to do the task all by himself.Willem let out a sigh and nodded his head, "You are right. I am also worrying about that, let's hope for the best.""Yes..."* The Serenity Palace *"My prince, here...""Aaaa."A woman on his left fed him a fruit while Lionel was laid on the couch, leisurely moving around and looking at his other women who were serving him. While some massaged his body, some were busy feeding him fruits and some were in other things."My prince, would you like some wine?" One of t
"What do you want to say? Just say it. Miss Alpin." Lia moved forward a little, her hands trembling as she asked, "Are you really married?""Yes." Idris firmly answered."But you were supposed to wait for me. You..." Lia held onto the corner of her gown as she found it hard for the words to come out of her mouth, "You should have married me. We...""Miss Alpin... I have never said that I would marry you.""No, you...""I still remember what I told you that day. I told you, Miss Alpin that you will find someone better. I was not worthy of your care." Idris voiced out stiffly. Since the last time he met Lia, he thought that was their last meeting. Though at first he felt bad to use her, but he hoped she would meet someone better and not get involved in the world's conspiracy but..."It's... It should not be like this. I have been waiting for you for so long, Idris. I have left everything and focused on only getting to meet you again. I have done all I could to come this far, then why.
* Two months later *"Young Master, Duke Idris has arrived."Taking a sip in the glass of wine, Lionel looked at the butler who had his eyes fixated on the floor. The butler who worked for him, looked strangely calm yet the uneasiness and fear he was having couldn't escape Lionel's gazes. He leaned a little backwards in his chair and questioned in a gentle tone of voice, "How about my guest?""She is waiting for the call in the guest room."Lionel stared at the nearest building and nodded his head slightly, "Alright, it's time for a great show. Get him here.""Yes, Young Master."'The Serenity Palace', was known as the emperor of Oregano, Randolph Arshelan's palace. Rumours had it that the emperor was too infatuated with the palace for some reason so he wouldn't let anyone not even his son in the palace. Seated on his horse, Idris looked at the magnificent building in the distance. His eyes fell on the board on which the words 'Serenity Palace' were carved beautifully. His hatred was
"Of course, we can meet on the weekend as well. Though I have a busy schedule but for you, I can make time. Let's go on a date..."Kian was busy talking to a woman he met in the banquet, as he saw Cathy in a vulnerable state he was hella worried. "Lady Cathy, what happened? Why do you look like this?""Idris... He...""What happened to boss? Where is he?" Kian looked in the direction she just came from but sadly, he couldn't see him and he got more tensed."Idris... Idris jumped from the building. In... In front of my eyes, he...""What? Where did he jump? Wait, take me there."Kian ran after Cathy, going to the exact location from where Idris jumped awhile ago Kian kept searching around but he couldn't even smell Idris's cologne. "What happened? Tell me from the beginning.""We... We were..."* * *"Huff!""Huff!"Everywhere his gaze fell on, Idris could see only dark. His breath hitched and his legs were literally trembling. Idris didn't know for how long he had been running but hi