"Hey, why did you tell me that that boy was involved in everything?""Because he was, that's the truth."Idris heaved a sigh and muttered, "Then you know who is he working for?""No, I'm sorry but I couldn't see his face. It's just that he..." Feeling the hesitatedness in the tone, Idris voiced in a soft tone of voice, "Fine, it's alright. At least, I know that someone wants me to get out of here. They are creating trouble for me purposefully...""Are you scared?" As mana questioned him, Idris paused on his way. He put his hand on his chest, he could feel the warmth coming from mana. "No, I am not. Before coming here, I was scared a little but not anymore.""I'm sorry, I can't help you much. You have to get hurt by those bad boys." Mana cried out, while spreading the warmth all over his body.Idris smiled and added, "It's not a big deal, and... I have to tolerate it all in front of everyone, I can teach them proper lessons in secret. It's fun to see them getting to where they should b
[Congratulations, Host. You've successfully completed your mission before the given days.][Here's the list of the rewards you got:...]Suddenly Idris stopped running, like a possessed human he blinked twice while staring into the space. 'I didn't hear it wrong, did I? I have completed this mission but how can it be? I mean I haven't meet him yet... 'In a daze, he let go of Wario and looked at his hand. Seeing him so lost in his imagination, Wario hit his shoulder gently and asked, taking a deep breath, "What happened? Are we safe now?""Huh?""Are we safe now?" As Wario asked again, Idris looked at the direction they just run away from. And he could hear that voice talk again, like a bad guy chasing after him."He is coming again, run." As Idris voiced so, Wario confusedly asked him, "Who is coming?""That man who is chasing after us.""Huh? Who is chasing after us?""Oh, you. Didn't you hear his voice? I'm talking about him." Idris blurted out, taking a quick peek in the direction
* Two Years Later *Men and women screaming cheerfully came to be heard from the the crowded stadium, as if it was some festival time. The whole surrounding looked more beautiful with strict yet perfect preparation."Ladies and gentlemen, finally the special day we all have been waiting for so long has come. The 9th yearly horse racing competition of Tyron Campus will be starting in half an hour, are you all ready for it?" "Yessss, we are." The screaming coming from the crowd made the stadium tremble, as if an earthquake came.Not only men and women, even young boys and girls came to see the competition today, everyone was waiting for the participants to appear.Every year the competition would have held, women would come more than men though the number of men were not that low in comparison of women. When men wanted to see those talented young boys who would show their talent and skills on the field, women were more interested in something else... "There we go, my dear audiences. A
"All the participants are trying hard to cross each other, this year's competition is really so fierce and interesting. Among all of them, the participant who is now moving faster towards the finishing line is Lexhn Souchest, Charles Devhoutte is in second..." The anchor announced, while excitedly watching the race and the crowd once again screamed cheerfully."The competition is becoming more and more intense, it's so confusing to see who is going to win." One of the ladies stated, her fingers fiddling against her clothes while another woman voiced, "Yeah, it's so confusing to tell that. All the participants look skilled, they are topping each other again and again so that's making it hard to guess. But I would vote for Charles.""Charles? I am voting for Lexhn, look at him. Charles won't even win it, but Lexhn will.""Oh, stop it. I vote for Henry, he will surely cross the one who's busy flirting with women.""What did you say? How dare you call Charles a playboy indirectly? It was
Holding the trophy in his hand, Idris smiled wholeheartedly at it. The feeling of touching the trophy while thousands of people cheered for him was just so overwhelming that he couldn't help but giggle and as he looked at the crowd, they suddenly started screaming more calling his name. "Idris, Idris, Idris."Even before coming to join the competition, he was kinda nervous. Not only because of the competition but also because of his mare. Since he couldn't find Grace at the place, he got sick worried and started looking for her. Thankfully, their relation was on a different level so he could find her or else he didn't know what would he do.'This is the first achievement in the public, but it's not the last one. From now on, I will achieve more...' Taking a glance at the five boys who were staring at him bitterly, Idris showed them his trophy towards the crowd then he smirked at them."The f*ck! That brat is laughing at us, he is mocking us." Henry burst out in anger when Lexhn hit o
"I shifted to this body then how... Ahh! Stop! St... Ahhh! It hurts. It hurts!!!" With every single piercing by the swords on his body the man slowly was turning into a full demon and the more he was getting back to his true form the more he was suffering in pain.Standing at a closer distance from him, Idris took a look at the surrounding. It didn't look that scary like earlier... since the one who created the hallucination was now in trap himself the effect was slowly subsiding."You were proudly saying you would win, how about now? Why don't you say that you will win so proudly?" Idris strolled backwards while the swords continued doing what they had been doing. The man kept trying but he couldn't get away from the swords. They looked like any normal swords moving but it's effect was solid enough to hurt the demon."Let go! You don't know what are you getting yourself into. If I get away somehow, I will not only kill you but will kill your whole family, leaving none behind." Turnin
"There he is, our guild's hero.""Oh, don't call him only the hero of our guild. Call him the true hero of our academy who not only defeated this year's all participants but he also defeated previous year's warriors.""You are right, I should call him that. Then from now on, he is our master. The true master of horseracing."Some guys chuckled loudly as they were seen to be playing swords not so seriously. "Welcome here, the true master of Tyron." As they saw Idris walking to the field, they uttered so in unison. Like the team members waiting for their captain, they also looked at Idris. Idris with a serious face looked at them, and they gave him a wide warm smile. "I see, you guys need some more training."Upon hearing him, all of their faces became pale. They heaved a sigh and focused on their practising while Idris walked away."Guys, come on. You know what a tough guy he is, do you expect he will smile back at us? Just focus on your practices." One of the guys voiced so while an
"Wait, I forgot to announce an important thing. One person can be challenged only once, and if the one who has been challenged wins in the match then he will gain 1 point for his team while the opposite team will lose 1 point. Keep it in mind that if the one who wins the challenge wants, he can challenge any member of the opposite team and same rules are to be applied. Once someone is challenged, they must fight but can't back away." As the teacher announced so, some students hit their heads gently in disappointment while some grinned in satisfaction."This is perfect, now we will win for sure. That looser can never win against our Charles, he will be defeated so badly.""Yeah, he got zero chance. He should have made some excuses so he could at least save his face, it's embarrassing to lose in front of everyone you know. But look at his solemn attitude haha, he must be preparing before becoming a joker."While the students made a ruckus among themselves, Idris firmly stood on opposite
* 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