Thud!A loud thud resounded in the room as Adrek angrily threw away the newspaper on the table. He was so furious that even Paul didn't dare look up in case he would get himself in trouble."Explain it!"Upon hearing him, Crypto slowly picked up the newspaper and read the news published on the front page. As soon as he finished reading it, his hand trembled and the newspaper dropped on the floor."Are you deaf? I asked you to explain it to me, what are you silent for?" Adrek shouted out, his voice and expression a clear proof of his anger.Crypto gulped hard, he slowly moved backward and asserted hesitantly, "Father, this... This is rubbish.""Rubbish? So you mean that you didn't do it?""I..." Looking down, Crypto stared at the floor. He didn't dare look at his father who might have let it slide everytime he did something wrong but he knew how cold he could be at times."Paul." As Adrek called Paul, Crypto gulped hard again. "Father.""Answer me, do I need to remind you that I don't
* Goeren *Huff! Huff!Idris bowed his shoulder a little as an arrow passed by his ears like the wind, his horse running at full speed.In the forest of Goeren, there were only some horses running at a fast speed, the wind blowing too fast could be heard or rather say, they overshadowed the other sounds that the surrounding had. "Go!"While Idris was riding his horse, some masked men followed him on their horses. They all carried dangerous weapons with them, wearing the same hairstyle and same looking outfits with only their eyes revealed to be seen. Idris held onto a rope and checked if the men were still on the par. Noticing they were following him but their paths getting messed, he voiced loudly, "Go! Faster."Boom!Another arrow barely passed by his ears and it shot a tree close to him, the other men were still pulling arrows to shoot at him.Neigh!Suddenly Idris pulled the rope and the horse was taken aback by his sudden action, though it lost balance for a while but somehow
"Muéstrales tu poder." As his command, all the assassins were tossed away at the farthest from Idris. They all were groaning in pain, while some tried standing up some landed on the ground safely and some were lying on the ground and rolling around. Kneeling on his one knee, while he depended on his sword to keep his balance on the ground Idris looked at the group of assassins who were at a close distance than him. His lips trembled with each outlet of air and his body could barely manage to not collapse even though he was hurt.For half an hour, the fight continued and Idris got hurt in the process of saving himself. Some of the assassins died while some got hurt but as they kept increasing in numbers, it looked like they didn't mind the small sacrifices.'I have been using my power for too long I guess, is that why I feel too tired and painful? This situation is... it's getting out of my control and if this keeps going on, I'm sure I won't be able to use my power anymore but faint.
"What did you just say?""Idris Beaufort is no more... He is dead." Crypto replied, smiling proudly. Seated at the other side of the sofa, Emily calmly took a sip in the coffee while showing no shocked expression on her face. Adrek looked at Paul for a moment then at his son whom he couldn't just believe. "Are you sure?""Yes, father.""How did you know about this? Have you confirmed it by yourself? Did you see his dead body with your own eyes?" Adrek questioned, immersed in some other thoughts. He looked slightly anxious but his voice was rather calm. Crypto confidently nodded his head, "Yes, my men confirmed the news. Though up until now, I didn't get to see his dead body but there are other proofs... It's true that he's dead."Upon hearing him, Adrek kept quiet for a moment as if he was thinking of something. Then he let out a sigh of relief and uttered, "I see... It's sad news that he died at such a young age... sigh! God knows who will live for how long. Maybe he had a really
"Huff!""Huff!"Like the lightning hit him, Idris opened his eyes all of a sudden. His breathing got unstable, his eyes looked so tired and his head ached.Idris touched his head and muttered in shock, "What was that? I... I saw a guy who introduced himself as... As Idris right? I'm quite sure that I heard it clearly... But how can it be possible? I... I'm Idris... Arghh! My head hurts..."Rubbing the back of his head Idris covered his eyes for a moment then he covered his eyes with his hand. Taking a deep breath as he looked around, he was shocked."This is not my..." Suddenly as he tried to get up from the bed, Idris was more shocked. He looked at the surroundings, it didn't look like his place nor did it look like any that he knew of. A small room with only a few pieces of furniture and materials needed in daily life, even the bed he found himself lying on was small but spacious enough for a single person to sleep on. Idris somehow pulled himself together and stood up, walking to
"I have already answered this question, sir Idris.""I know but... I feel like... " Idris heaved a sigh and looked away as he noticed the expression on her face, she looked slightly irritated and she as if hated to start the conversation again. "I apologise, I wouldn't ask about it again.""Sir Idris, actually... If you don't want to do this you can avoid it." Cathy added, her voice gentle.Unable to understand what she meant, Idris put down the bowl of soup on the small table next to the bed and asked, "I'm sorry, what do you mean?""I... I mean you don't have to marry me if you don't want to. It's not a must... You can be truthful and be honest with me." Playing with her nails, she uttered so while she was a little shy.Sitting at a distance from her, he couldn't see her expression but her slightly trembling voice caught his attention. It was the first time he met someone like her, a beautiful yet smart lady who didn't act like the other women he met so far.'Marriage... Truth to be
"You can say what you want to do, I won't be a hindrance."Those words over and over again kept beating in his ears, Idris felt relentless for some reason. A week has passed since he has been residing in the village, since Cathy hid their identity well nobody suspected anything and so, he didn't get attacked again. "Mr. Idris." Hearing Cathy's voice from the behind, Idris turned around. "Yes.""I heard you are planning to leave this place." She voiced, her eyes so innocent so her face was.To think, she was a Kurkao woman... Idris still was stunned. From the first time he met her, he has had different impressions of her. Sometimes he thought she was a serious and cold person, but as he spent more time with her he found out she was nothing like she looked."Yes, you heard it right." Idris answered, after calmly watching her reaction for a while."But you are not well. I mean, you are still in the recovery period...""I'm alright, it's nothing serious.""Sir Idris, I took you here and
Cerel, a small house that the outside world didn't know about. It was Crypto's hiding place, he would usually go there when he wanted to turn off the outer world. Emily was among the people who knew about it. "He told me that he put it somewhere here, then why can't I find it? I have been searching this room for quite long now..." Emily angrily tossed some of the things away in the room and continued looking around.The Duke of Montana's heavenly residence was now nowhere near its beautiful view, it turned into a total mess in such a short time of period. Crypto was grounded and Adrek didn't even want to see both the mother and the son. Since Adrek was not so focused on Crypto and her, Emily met Crypto in secret and they had a brief chat.Walking some steps farther in the room as she suddenly collided with something, she looked down and her eyes glowed like glitters. "This...""Mother, please save me. Now, only you can save me. Go to Cerel, you will see a pile of documents kept on a