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
"I have heard you have got a young man on your side, is that true?""Did you hear it?""Yeah, everyone is talking about him in the palace. I heard he saved your life without caring for his own, and I also heard that he is the one skilled man in swordsmanship... So, it must be true huh?!"Lionel placed a tile on the board and smiled, leaning a little on his palm as he rested his elbow against the table he added casually, "Maybe it's true or... Maybe not?""Oh, come on. Your royal highness, I have been dying to hear the truth from your mouth. Please, is it true? If so, then when are you going to introduce him to us?"The man who was one of Lionel's friend stopped talking as he noticed Jacob. Greeting the man, Jacob walked to Lionel and whispered near his ears, "Your royal highness, I have got the information on Mr. Idris.""What you got?" Lionel questioned with a serious look on his face.Skipping a quick peek at the man, Jacob hesitated when Lionel added, "It's alright, just say it.""
Walking after the butler of the palace, Crypto kept himself aware of the situation he was in as he took the steps very slowly, clearly showing that he didn't want to follow the order of his father, the Duke of Montana."Young master, please continue walking. My Lord is waiting for you.""Yeah, I know it. I'm not walking like this deliberately anyway... " Crypto uttered, bitterly.Knock!When the butler was busy asking for permission from Adrek, Crypto looked so terrified. Entering the room, the butler left the father and son alone as he took his leave quickly."I heard you have been going to the local brothels quite a lot for the past few days." Adrek added, taking a seat opposite of where Crypto was standing at. He didn't look sympathetic at all nor did he look angry, it bothered Crypto. "Father, actually I... I just...""You sure know how busy I am, so don't even think of making an excuse."Hearing him, Crypto took a step back. He was leisurely spending time with some courtesans in
[Current mission: Kill Dioker, the six-eyed monster.][Rewards: Black remote, heart of diamond, coal g...]Holding his sword firmly in his hand, Idris continued walking in the deep of the forest. He looked around carefully while his eyes glowed like the purest light in the universe."It's been two hours since I have been here, I kept walking and searching for the monster... Since Mana is not helping me, I can't depend on it. I need to find the monster by my own instinct, but... In this deep forest, where is it exactly hiding? So far, I didn't even find..."Some days have passed since the capital has been so chaotic because of the rumours about Crypto and also Adrek, and there hasn't been any progress about Merle's case. Though nothing unusual was happening in his life but still it looked like a pair of eyes was always watching his every movement."Wait, something feels off!" Pausing at the spot, he observed his surroundings attentively for a while and then, he slowly pulled out an arr
"I thought I would never meet you again in this life, it's really a miracle that I met you again." Idris hugged her tight, he felt like crying. The feeling of meeting an old acquaintance got him."Let go!""Are you mad at me? I'm so sorry, I couldn't do anything to save you. I...""I said let go of me!"As the woman tried to push him away, he let her go. Idris stared at her face and their eyes met, just then he noticed her hair color. Though her hair was tied and she was wearing a mask on her face, she couldn't hide her eye color.'Purple ombre hair... And this eye colour... Kurkao people...'"It's you." Idris uttered, looking at her with soft eyes.The woman spared him a cold glare and as she turned to leave, he touched her hand. "Wait... This..."'She knows how to fight... 'But surprisingly she grabbed his hand instead and hit him on his abdomen, making him move some inches away from her."If you dare speak nonsense one more time, I will not care to teach you a lesson." She added,
"Sir Idris, a strange kind of demon has appeared lately in the North. They keep ruining the villagers houses, some of them eat the people alive and some of them just take away their souls, letting those human bodies rot."Idris stopped his pen for a moment as he questioned, "Didn't the knights go there to take care of the mess?" "Well, they intended to but sadly, they didn't get to. We got the news some days ago that the knights who were to take over the case of the North were killed on the way, though not all of them died but I heard that the ones who survived ran away at last. Hence... The case remained at the same place, untouched.""Are their dead bodies found out yet? What happened to the ones who didn't manage to escape?" "No, not yet. There's no news about those who didn't manage to escape... Nobody wanted to go near the place because they think they might die if they do so that's why..." The guard replied, standing firmly on the spot. Rumours about the north spreaded like a
Kurkaos were popular in the kingdom and mostly they were feared by the people because rumours had it that the kurkaos were very ruthless, they were hot-headed and they were associated with dark magic. Some said that they could do anything in order to achieve what they wished for, it didn't mean if they would have to even kill people for that purpose. Some said that marrying a Kurkao woman would benefit only the kurkao men, if it was a man from any royal family he would be hated by the people of the kingdom because people looked down upon the kurkaos and specially anyone connected to them. There were many more rumours about them, it was quite a long list but it was true as well that the Kurkaos be it a man or a woman, they were really beautiful. "If you have any questions to ask me, please feel free to do so." Cathy, the woman sitting right in front of him asserted so, as he looked at her. "We have met twice before this. Am I right?" Idris questioned though he was almost sure of it.