"Please, someone save us. Please... We don't want to die. Let us go!" Those two women cried painfully while trying to run but the demon followed their movements even without any eyes.Suddenly he leaned close and picked up one of the women by her arm, then he held her on one of his small legs. "Please let me go. I will never tell anyone about you and will not cause you trouble, please... "The women couldn't keep talking but vomitted as the smell of his body hit her nostrils."Reiki, be ready. I am going to attack him."Checking on the distance the demon was at, Reiki asserted so, "My Lord, we still have time. If you... " But he was cut off immediately by Idris. Idris looked stronger and so determined, he beamed and added, "Wouldn't you want to see if I have really mastered the spells you taught me or not?""I... ""The demon is not watching now, let's go. When I gesture at you, try to save the women and leave the demon to me." With that, Idris took a look at the demon from his hidin
"Didn't you want to defeat me? A mere human like you wanna act as the hero of the nation huh?" The demon chuckled mockingly, while absorbing his mana. The more mana he absorbed, the more powerful he was getting. Idris's unconscious body hung against a branch of a tree while his blood was dropping down from his fingers and his eyes were closed.The blue light glowing around him now turned into black one, it was as if something pure fighting with the evil. "Geez, he is dying so soon." Saying so, the demon licked his leg and his leg glowed. Smirking, he focused on the other woman who hid behind a banyan tree.Idris's body turned upside down and his clothes was all muddy, his eyes slightly moved but he couldn't see anything instead a green colored light was all he could feel."Wake up! Our true leader. Wake up!" The sweet whispering into his ears didn't move him even an inch. Suddenly the wind started blowing high, some birds contant chirping pierced through his ears and Idris's finger
"Arghhh! My whole body aches so bad. And my head... " Touching his head, Idris opened his eyes and he was surprised. With a little struggle, he settled his back against the bed while his eyes scanned the whole place. "It's not my room."In a small room with barely a bed and pillow, Idris found himself in awe. Thinking about the last time, he suddenly got down the bed and his legs slightly trembled. "I was fighting with that demon, then I... "Idris sat on the bed and closed his eyes, then he tapped on the glass screen that only he could see and tap.[Name: Idris BeaufortLevel : 4Occupation: NoneTitle: NonePower: 23Agility:34Stamina: 10/LowWisdom: 39Skills Possessed: Mastered Controlling SpellMission completed: 3/49]Idris kept checking his status for two more times and as he still didn't see any changes in it, he heaved a sigh. "I clearly remember that I killed that scary looking demon, so I should have gotten the rewards already but why it's still showing that... ""Skie, di
Opening his eyes, Idris looked around. No, there was nobody around him who could he suspect then who talked to him earlier?'Can it be that a ghost was talking to me? Don't tell me that... ''I am not a ghost.' This time the voice spoke louder than before, it sounded a little annoyed as well.Idris looked around once again then patting his chest he took a deep breath. "Who are you if you are not a ghost?""I am mana." The voice spoke up."Mana?""Yes, I am mana." The voice echoed in his ears and he nodded his head a little annoyed. "Wait, I don't understand. I do know what is mana and all but how can you be... I mean... ""You are a true legend, everyone can only learn the skills but you have mastered it. That day when you were fighting with the demon, it's black mana mixed with your pure ones. Even though you got hurt so bad, you still wanted to save the woman. I was impressed by you, you are a true hero who never wants to get defeated and fights till his last breath. That's when I d
"The demon is here, he will kill us all." The painful shrieking voice echoed in the surroundings but none of the villagers showed any interest in saving the child. They were interested in saving themselves, everyone was running to any safe place they could find in the first sight.Standing in the middle of such a troubled scenerio, Idris tried stopping one or two but all in futile. 'It's so strange, a child is in trouble but none of them want to save him.'"Mr. It looks like a child is in trouble, please come wi..." The man whom Idris tried to ask help from pushed him away and ran to some direction.Frustrated and disappointed at people at the same time, Idris checked the surroundings for anything he could use as a weapon against the demon. Then he headed to the direction the voice came from."Save me! Save... "'The voice is coming from that direction.' As Idris ran towards a small hut, suddenly that angelic voice spoke near his ears, 'Don't go. Don't go any closer to that house.'"W
The wind started blowing strongly and the loose end of his shirt moved along with it when Idris tried his all to keep himself stand at the same spot firmly. Fenrir had a proud smile on his face as he uttered, "Here, we go.""Venir." Idris couldn't even attack him and he was pushed at a far distance. "Don't you want to fight me? Oh, come on! Don't just chicken out." Fenrir voiced so teasingly while a crystal like light circled around his fingers. With every minute passing by, he was getting stronger and it surprised Idris but even with things happening out of league, he was hell bent on defeating him. Idris turned against the strong wind and on his knees, he tried keeping himself together. The last attack from Fenrir was dangerous enough to shake him even though he tried his all to keep it look normal but he could feel the pain."Deja que el río fluya. Déjalo ver la lluvia." Idris voiced, with his eyes closed and filled with determination.Fenrir twisted his neck and a rotten like sm
"You have fought enough, die now! Brat." Idris couldn't make a move as his attack got to him faster. Fenrir's one hand extended and it wrapped Idris tightly. Idris could barely take a breath, while trying his all to get away from his grip.Slowly he found himself rising high towards the sky while Fenrir laughed loudly. The demonic chants of Fenrir made him feel vomitting, that rotten smile coming from his body was intolerable and far more, thorns were slowly coming out of Fenrir's hand that had Idris wrapped in."Arghhh!" The thorns started piercing his skin and he screamed in pain. With every thron hitting through his skin, blood oozed out of him. Fenrir laughed loudly and voiced proudly, "Don't try to hold on, kid. This way, you won't feel pain for long. Let your soul leave your body."'I can't feel my mana at all, Fenrir's power must have something to do with it. But even if I am trying, I can't just... Arghhh!!!' Another thorn pierced through his skin and he felt like he would f
"Look, his eyelids are moving. Yes, even his lips slightly moved, I just saw his fingers moving. Is he getting back to his senses? Uhmm, probably?"The low whispering tone of voice that kept speaking in his head slowly became distant as Idris slightly moved on the bed. He casually opened his eyes and Mika's face came to his view."You... " Surprised to see her in front of his eyes the moment he opened his eyes, Idris patted his chest. "After you fainted, I've took you here." Mika explained, touching her hand against his forehead to check if his body temperature was high. "Now, you should be fine. Your fever has gone down.""Fever? I had fever?""Yes, for two days you were senseless because of fever." "Two days? Oh my!""Don't worry, you are fine now."Idris heaved a sigh, he got really worried but not for being sick for two days, the thoughts about missing from home worried him. He settled his back against the bed and asserted, "Thanks for taking care of me, Mika.""Welcome."Idris
* 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