"Sasha, no. Don't do this, I promise I will find a way out for us. You don't have to m...""No, Idris. We can't do anything now, I... I have to marry him.""But you know what a cruel man he is. If you marry him, you will not be able to survive long... Sasha, my dear sister. Please don't...""I am sorry, but I can't. I am sorry but I am going to marry him... Goodbye...""No!!!"Suddenly feeling a cold hand on his shoulder, Idris opened his eyes. His body shaking and his breathing unstable, Idris sweating like a pig looked at the person standing so close to him.Taking a quick peek around, he covered his eyes with his hand. 'It was that dream again... Arghh! My head hurts so bad... This headache... '"My Lord, are you alright? You don't look good.""No, I... I'm fine." Idris moved away and Yulina who came to see him stepped some inches backwards. "If you don't feel good, how about I call the physician. H...""Why did you want to see me today?" Cutting her off, Idris asked so while show
* A month later *"My Lord, we have taken care of the rumour."Idris lazily sat on the chair and added, "Well done."There was a rumour going on in the capital that Merle Beaufort, the former Duchess of Montana and Idris's late mother had an affair with a mysterious man long ago. That she cheated on the Duke with the man and Idris was not Duke Adrek's son. "How is the investigation going on? Did the lady reveal anything?""Uhmm, no. They are st..."As Idris raised his hand in the air, the guard stopped talking. Days were passing by, since he couldn't make many moves because many eyes were on him Idris felt so frustrated. "Tell them to hurry. I'm almost at my limit.""Yes, my Lord. I will tell them. Uhmm...""What is it?""Duke Adrek is here to see you." The guard replied.Hearing the name alone made his blood boil, Idris stared at the guard coldly as he questioned, "Where is he right now?""He is waiting outside."Since the day Idris told him that he was not going to help his son, A
"Puff!""Puff!"Idris swung his sword into the air as though there was a target in his mind, while breathing heavily. "Ahhh!"Suddenly hearing the voice, as Idris opened his eyes he was taken aback. "Lady Ca-Cathy..."Cathy smiled sheepishly at him, and then she stared at the sword that was pointing towards her. "Uhmm, are you planning to use this on me?""Huh? Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't..." Putting down his sword, he smiled apologetically."It's alright, I know you didn't mean it.""I was too focused on training, haha... Anyway, when did you come?" Sitting on the bench, Idris drank some water and she followed after him. "Just a while ago, I saw you were practising so I didn't want to disturb you.""Oh, it's nothing like that. You should have told me so I wouldn't keep you waiting for me. It's not good for a lady to wait for a man." "Well, you looked so charming while practising that I couldn't take my eyes off of you." Her sarcastic comment got him choked on the water. Idris coughe
"Neigh!"Suddenly as the horse hitched up, Idris was taken aback. To go hunting he came alone, he didn't even tell anyone about where he was going to."Sir, please. Please help me." A woman appeared in front of him, her long shiny hair messy, her clothes torn and dirt on her face and clothes. She looked like someone from a commoner's house.Idris looked at her carefully then he asked, "What happened? Miss.""Me... Men...""Calm down, Miss. And then tell me what happened."The woman looked terrified, she looked at a close distance with fearful eyes and uttered in a trembling tone of voice, "Some men... Men are chasing me, they have il... ill intentions, I... I... "Upon hearing her, Idris looked around and then he followed her gaze, she was looking around with restless gaze as if someone would come to kill her from anytime and anywhere."Who are they? Are they near? Can you tell me?""I... I don't. The men... They are bad people, I was out in the mountains to look for some herbs f... F
"Wait, why does the panel show that I still have 2 more missions to complete? The last time I checked it showed that I had only one mission... So strange!"[Your 48th mission: Unleash your special power.]"Wait, what is it supposed to mean?" For some time, Idris kept looking at the panel and tried to understand what Skie was talking about."What special power? I can only use mana but since the day my aura acted up, mana as if blacklisted me. I can't control it or use it the way I could in the past... Except that, I hold nothing. What is this stupid system talking about?"[I am not stupid. I am not stupid.]Hearing Skie's voice, Idris narrowed his brows at him. "If you are not stupid why are you saying something that doesn't make any sense? Or do you think I am the stupid one to believe it?""Hey, say something. Skie? What do you mean by I have some special power? Hey? I am soon going to leave this place, what is this nonsense now?"Idris kicked on the chair and let out a sigh of annoy
"Can we really leave him here? What if he survives and wakes up?""Wake up? Him? Oh, come on. Dude, he is a weak human. He is dead now, he will never wake up again.""Still, I don't know I'm having a bad feeling about this. Can't we check again?" "Damn it! I said he is dead, did you forget how many times we stabbed him? How can an ordinary human being wake up after getting stabbed by dark magic so many times? Stop sounding ridiculous. Now, we need to focus on the things we have come here to look for."Some voices spoke whisperingly near his ears, he couldn't hear them so clearly but not so blurry either. The slow footsteps moving away and their voices as well... 'Wait, am I in heaven? Of course, I have died right? And the bed... it feels like a soft but cold one...' Idris opened his eyes and looked at the surroundings, he found himself lying on the cold floor."Ahhh, heaven feels so familiar. My god!" Slowly he stood up, and just as he was about to brush his clothes to get the dust
"Why doesn't it work at all? I am sure they did it like this in the modern drama in my world." Idris confusedly kept looking at his index finger. He pointed it towards his cup of coffee and moved his finger in a circle then he excitedly kept looking at the cup but then again, his face was full of sadness. "So annoying!""What is so annoying?" Suddenly as the familiar voice spoke up from behind, Idris turned around and smiled, "Your Royal Highness.""I told you not to call me that, remember." Lionel smiled at him and walked to him."It feels a little weird to call you by your name, far more if people hear me they will spread all kinds of rumours.""Well, since when did you start caring about what others think? It's not likely you at all." "I don't really care but still better be careful, right? Far more, I don't want you to get involved in some stupid rumours because of me.""Hmm, that's a caring friend I got I guess. Anyway, you didn't answer me yet. What is so annoying?"Idris shyl
"Do not be rude to her, though she has done a lot of bad things in the past she has changed now."Upon hearing the familiar voice ringing in his head, Idris pinched himself. "Wait, are you back?""Yes, I am back. I apologise for suddenly appearing without notice and also I'm sorry for leaving you alone without any prior notice." Mana voiced, in an apologetically tone. "It's alright, I thought you were angry at me that's why you left all of a sudden without telling me. You didn't even appear in front of me after that so...""Well, back then I was also surprised but I didn't leave on my own, I had no choice. The demonic aura inside you is too strong to deal with, I tried to deal with it back then but at last I had to give up. And because of that aura, I was blocked until now.""Ehh? Then how come you are here?""Oh, it might be because of your new strength. I was sleeping but suddenly I could see you and even hear your voice so I guessed that I was back.""I see. It's great to have you