""Uncle Zack!""A girl and a boy rushed toward a kneeling old man.A few strands of white hair were in his black hair and his pale face made him even older."It's okay Luna, Narvi. I just need some rest."Zack said with an exhausted smile."I-I'm sorry uncle...it's all my fault...sniff...sniff"The girl cried profusely, looking at the bodies behind her."What are you saying ? It was our duty and I'm sure the others were happy to give their lives bravely for you..."Zack said with a tender smile."Happy my ass!"Suddenly, a voice rang out on their left."""!!!"""Zack quickly raised his tired body and went in front of the girl and the boy.Snap!A branch's snapping sound echoed as Aita came out from behind a tree.Zack and the other two opened their eyes wide, seeing the young man in front of them.He had an average face but his presence and gaze were anything but average.Strange dark green symbols were tattooed on the right side of his face and his gaze was intimidating."Who would b
Boooom!Aita couldn't even defend himself and he flew off at high speed.Bam!Crash!"Ah! Cough!"Crossing a tree, he coughed up blood.Thud!He fell headfirst to the ground.Sand entered his mouth, consequently."F-Fuck…! Cough! Is that what the saying "bite the dust" means?"Blood oozed profusely from his body as he thought about an important saying."Ah...ah...ah...ah...ah..."A few meters away, Zack was completely exhausted.Thud!He fell to his knees and his breathing was in tatters."Gaah!"The blood came out of his throat and he spat out.A few meters from them, Lena rose slowly.She was looking at the landscape, frozen on the spot.Within a 30-meter radius, there was nothing left but dust.The trees were gone because they were uprooted.She was shocked because it was said that the trees in this forest were extremely robust.Further 30 meters, the trees were cracked and inclined to the side."Uncle!"Narvi shouted and ran to his uncle.Luna recovered from her shock and followed
Aita's eyes twitched as he looked at the two figures in front of him.The boy had short black hair and sapphire blue eyes. Girls would have found him very adorable.The girl was extremely beautiful. Gleaming long silver hair and sublime sapphire blue eyes.She was one of the most beautiful girls Aita had seen, with Evelyn Nychterin and Runa.Liana, Myriam, Melissa and his four classmates were slightly behind.Luna was surprised by Aita's reaction. Normally, the boys would be dazed by her appearance, but Aita was calm.She couldn't know that.Currently, Aita was heavily influenced by Soren's ideology, thus he had only Runa in his eyes now."You..."Aita stared at Luna.Luna smirked at seeing his reaction."As expected, even you...""You are very strong.""Eh ?""You are quite strong, aren't you ?"Aita said, genuinely impressed by Luna's strength."W-Well, thanks I guess ?"Luna didn't know if she should feel happy or not because of his praise. It would have been better if he praised h
"Aita.""What ?"Aita turned around and saw Zack with his black spear."Come with me.""Why ?""Sigh...to hunt of course. We have to eat something tonight."Zack replied in a tired voice."You are stronger than me, right ? You can go alone."Aita said, still fed up about his defeat."I see, you can cook by yourself then."Zack smiled and walked off."..."Aita got a flashback from his cooking of the day before and stood up slowly."I guess, I can help an old man."Saying that, he walked ahead of Zack.Zack shook his head and followed him."Be careful uncle, he may kill you in your back."Selena said in a half-worried and half-mocking tone.Aita ignored her and ran ahead."Don't worry, he wouldn't do that."Zack said before running as well.One hour later..."Old man! You stole my prey!"Aita complained in an angry tone."Calm down Aita. I just did it quickly as you were taking your time.""What is happening ?"Selena asked, peeking her head out of the cave's entrance.They found the c
"Ahahahah!""Hey, old man don't interrupt our warrior's fight."Aita frowned as he really wanted to see how strong Selena was.A vein popped out on Selena's forehead.Taking a deep breath, she turned toward her uncle."Uncle ?""Ah! Sorry Selena, It's just that you are showing plenty of emotions these last hours. No one in the Empire would recognize the current you."Zack said with a smile.Selena was viewed as a model princess in the Empire after all.She was strong, gentle and always remained calm..."I-I..."Selena became embarrassed from her behavior.Then without looking at Aita and Zack, she continued to cook."Tsk."Aita clicked his tongue and sat back.Few minutes later, the meal was ready.Aita couldn't help but feel hungry because of the nice fragrance drifting in the air."It's ready."Selena said, bringing the skewers.Aita took a skewer and ate a bit."!"He opened his eyes wide and finished the skewer in a second.The deer's meat was roasted like Aita did the day before
[Lunarstella Imperial Palace] BAM! The hall trembled as Linus Lunarstella stomped the ground. His face was contorted in anger and dense mana leaked out of his body. The Lunarstella nobles in the hall were shivering from fear. Their earlier arrogance about cancelling the truce was not there anymore. "Linus…" The Empress grabbed Linus's to calm him. Though she tried to calm him, she was not calm either. She was afraid and very worried about her children. "Sigh…" Seeing his wife's condition, Linus took a deep breath and calmed down. He stopped his mana from leaking and sat back on his throne. The nobles sighed in relief seeing that. "Continue" Linus said, and the shivering messenger nodded. "W-we were ambushed by assassins on our way and most of our unity has been killed by them…" The messenger cried as he remembered his dead friends. They told him to run away to inform the Emperor for help. He felt pathetic, but it was his duty. Maybe now they could save their princess
"What happened ?"An angry voice rang out inside a rock shelter.Selena glared at Aita and her uncle.She heard a piercing sound from the outside and a powerful shockwave shook even their shelter.It was easy for her to guess what happened and who were the culprits as something similar happened several times in two days.But nothing that powerful happened until today.Finally, a few minutes later, her uncle came back with a deep wound on his shoulder, while Aita, as always, had his whole body covered in blood.There was even a bonus, as this time both his arms were broken!"Isn't that obvious ? We fought like always."Aita answered, irritated by her obvious question."Yeah and as always you lost!"A vein popped out of Aita's forehead."Sigh…don't start you two."Zack said as he felt a sense of déjà-vu at each of their quarrels for two days."Tsk!"Clicking her tongue, she handed two vials to Zack and Aita.Their injuries healed in a few seconds."I'm hungry."Aita said in a tired tone
"Sniff…sniff…"A five-year-old boy was crying alone in his bed.Creak!The wooden door of the room slowly opened but the boy was not in the state to notice that."Sniff…""Soren."A sweet voice rang out near the boy."Eh ?!"The boy was surprised and removed his bedsheets.Before him was an extremely beautiful woman who looked to be in her twenties.She had long brown hair and her dark green eyes were looking lovingly at the five-year-old Soren."M-Mom ?"Soren muttered before quickly wiping his tears away.But he was a little too late."Were you crying, Soren ?"She asked with a mischievous smile."N-No it's just that dust fell in my e-eyes …"Soren explained stutteringly.The woman couldn't help but find her son cute, so she stroked his head with a motherly smile."Mom… ?""I heard that you fought again with Aslaug's sons.""!"Soren lowered his head and clenched his bloodied fist.Not only his fists but nearly all his body was bruised from the fight."They insulted mom and Runa! I