"Please, don't kill me.""Please, have mercy. Don't kill me, please..."Huff!Huff!Suddenly Idris opened his eyes, he breathed heavily and was still in a daze. In confusion he looked at the ceiling of his room, though he felt familiar with the atmosphere but he didn't feel peaceful at all, oddy he felt so restless.Sitting on the bed, he grabbed a pillow and settling it behind his back, he rested against it. Idris strangely felt his whole body aching as he moved even a little, "No matter how much I have gone through hard training, I have never felt this hurt. But now, my body feels like it went through hell and heaven... "Not thinking too much, Idris started his day. Taking his sword as he walked out of his house, he was taken aback by so many guards standing in a row in the yard.Somewhat confused and curious, he walked to them. Upon seeing him, the guards bowed to him and greeted him, "Good morning, Mr. Idris.""Morning. Why are you all gathered here? You are supposed to protect L
"Where were you when the incident happened?""... I was sleeping in my room."Kohli Mcdog, one of the toughest inspector in the capital continued questioning Idris and he answered. Since Idris lived in the Windsor House he was somehow involved in the case so now, someone else was in charge of Talia's abnormal murder case."Who do you think can do this? Did someone have a grudge against Miss Talia?" Kohli asked, moving his specs a little bit on top of his nose. His gaze was sharp so his voice was, just by his facial expression people would take him as someone serious and hard to make a friendship with.Idris on the other hand had a calm face, "I don't know...""I see. Thank you for cooperating with us for the investigation, Mr. Idris. Until we get to the end of it you will have to stay here. Do not leave the capital and also, you might be asked to come to the main office for further investigation. Thank you once again.""Thank you." Standing at the door, Idris watched him leaving. Like
"My Lord." "It's him, Idris Beaufort. He is a murderer, a bl*ody monster. He is a blood sucking demon, kill him. Kill his family, do not let a single person get away. They should die, they should die pathetically just the way he killed the innocent people... Burn him, burn his family.""My Lord?""Yes, burn them. Kill them. We want to see them dying so all those innocent people can rest in peace.""No, don't..." Suddenly Idris screamed, while his breathing sounded unstable he sounded more like begging."What happened? My Lord. Are you alright?" Upon hearing the familiar voice, Idris noticed Adam stand at a close distance from him and then he remembered how they were in the middle of an important conversation and he zoned out."No, nothing. What were you saying earlier?" Pulling himself together, Idris cleared his throat as he noticed Adam was waiting for him for so long."Recently there are some people who are looking out for your information." Seeing how he remained silent, Adam co
"My Lord, we have found out who is the person who applied the aura in you." Idris paused for a moment as the informer reported so. "Who is it?"Two more weeks have passed since the night he had an attack, after Idris jumped in the bathtub he fainted. When he woke up the next morning, he found himself in the same position but since then, he didn't experience anything like that again.Through the ceremony, Idris became the heir for the Duke of Rodrigo officially soon after. And like he promised, he helped Archie become the head of the Windsor family officially. But even after getting everything just like how he planned, he couldn't remain happy for long.Every night, when he tried to fall asleep he would remember that scary night when he first turned into a killing beast. It haunted him like a nightmare and he couldn't do anything about it, Adam and Reiki tried coming with several ideas to get rid of his insomnia but none of that helped so far. "It's... It's L..." Seeing how he was he
Walking through the entrance, Idris looked at the surroundings in utter disbelief. The familiar stairs looked so unfamiliar to him, the backyard where he used to practice looked so messed up, the garden barely had a flower alive as if someone was up for making it a funeral and no birds could be seen flying around. "Something... something feels off." Idris uttered, not hearing even a bird chirping he continued walking. Suddenly as he stepped on something like fluids, he looked down and his jaw clenched, "Blood..." Without wasting another minute, Idris quickly ran upstairs and this time, he was more shocked.Everything was thrown here and there on the floor, the door of the rooms were not closed properly, even things were broken here and there."Mother..." Idris rushed to Merle's room, since he came here he felt so uneasy as if something bad had really happened. Just as he entered the room, he lost words to utter. Idris eyelids slightly moved when he took a step back, his head hittin
"I don't allow you to go out of this palace, you can't.""Idris, didn't you hear me? Are you disobeying your mother now?""If you disobey your mother, she will be gone forever and only you will be blamed for it. Do you want to see her dead?""Mother, no. Please don't go." Suddenly opening his eyes, Idris found himself seated on the chair. He took in a deep breath and let his clenched fists loose up slowly.A month has passed since the day of his mother's death, but it all felt like everything happened just yesterday. His wound didn't heal, it was still new."Sir Idris." "Come in."One of his men walked to him, and putting down a piece of paper on the table in front of him he added, "This document needs your signature."Grabbing a pen as he went on signing it with a cold look on his face, he asked, "Any news on the Ice Palace case?""No, there's no news so far."Since the day the murder was done, Idris ordered his men to find out the murderer. His men were out to collect every single
Walking to the bridge of Dunkan Magnum, a renowned market for the locals of the capital Idris paused and looked at the far distance, his eyes calmly scanning the surrounding like he was looking for someone. 'Mana, wh... ' Idris looked down as he noticed whom he was asking for help from. He clenched his fists and looked at the water down the bridge, 'Since that horrific night, it didn't show up again. No matter whether I'm sad, happy or in a bad mood or whether I need Mana's help... It doesn't talk to me, I wonder will it never talk to me again? Did I lose it forever?... But even if I did so, it's what I deserve... Mana is loyal to its master and it never lies, no wonder it's not talking to me... 'Idris let out a sigh of annoyance, and focused on controlling his mind, "Skie, where is the target right now?"[The target is 2 km away from you, in five minutes he will show up in front of you.]'Five minutes, huh!'Cough!Cough!"Sir Idris, are you alright?" Seeing how Idris was coughing,
"Fa-ther..."In the field where green grasses grew barely long enough to be felt under the feet, the different colour flowers made a mess around and the birds were heard to be chirping so melodiously a toddler was running after a 28 year old man. "Catch me, son. Come." The man smiled gleefully looking at his son, those two looked so happy while playing around. "W-wait..." The toddler voiced, walking seemed to be such a hard thing to him when he continued walking on his small cute legs. "I am here, son. Haha!" The man was running slowly, keeping a watch on his son when suddenly the toddler fell down and cried out, touching his knees with his small hands, "Ahhh! Fa-ther...""Your Majesty, what happened?" Seeing the man rushing to the toddler, a woman around 16 years old quickly ran to the scene. Her pretty and innocent face was full of worry as she looked at the two of them.The man was tall, handsome and well built though he was from a noble family he dressed up like a commoner when
* 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