On the cold night of one of the harshest winters of the decade, where the whirling of the cold winds which were accompanied by snowflakes could be easily heard.Some sounds could be heard coming from a small house that stood alone in solitude from other houses, and most would be able to tell what was going on in this house."Come on! Harder! You can do it, ma'am, just push a little harder," a midwife shouted to a woman who lay down with pain written all over her face.Yes, she was currently in labour, giving birth to her first child and most probably her last and she was willing to give it her all.She was still young and beautiful despite her current state and it was such a shame that her husband who she loved so much, departed from this world two months ago, leaving her alone with their unborn child as she promised to raise their child in the best possible way she could.But the labour, up till this point has been very difficult and her body was totally exhausted, but her mind was n
âWhatâs wrong? Donât tell me youâve fallen in love,â his mother teased snapping him out of his thoughts. âNice meeting you all,â he gazed back and forth at the mother and daughter pair who didnât have anything in common before looking back at his mother. âI need to rest. Iâll be in my room,â he said walking away but pausing before looking back at her.âYouâre welcome home.â They all watched as he walked away and Erin was yet to recover from her shock.âHoney, are you alright?â Her mother asked a bit confused. The only explanation she could come up with was that she must have been surprised by his bright red eyes as not everyone had seen such colour of eyes but even Erin herself didnât have usual eyes.âIâm fine,â Erin said finally regaining herself.'It's him. It has to be him. To think I would meet him so soon. Iâm just glad heâs alright.âShe was aware the youngest son of the house was missing but after seeing that he was the same person who saved her, she figured that he mustâve
~Flicker~ ~Flicker~Valâs eyes slowly opened and the first thing that came into his sight was a pair of blue eyes staring into his, with his head rested on her knees. He immediately jumped up and put some distance. âHuh?â He was surprised to see the girl still here.With all that he did, he expected her to have ran away. She didnât look injured which relived him. He also noticed that he didnât have his cloak on.Looking sideways he saw it hanging on a branch covered in blood.His hands and eyes subconsciously moved to his shoulder where he was bit, but there was no injury. âSurprising isnât it,â she said while standing up as he looked at her.âWhen I came back from soaking this in water to clean you up, all your injuries were gone,â she held a torn part of her cloth in her hands which was wet due to water and blood while staring curiously at himâHow long was I out,â he asked glancing around.âHmmm, I donât know,â she shrugged. âLike seriously I have to go home,â he muttered the la
'Shit,' Val cursed internally. He didnât mean to rip off the throat of the wolf but it was as though he had a hormone that takes effect whenever he wants to attack someone and he ends up using his powers even if he doesnât want to, causing him to get results not wished for. This proves to him how much control he still needs but this wasnât the main thing that bothered him.Right now his hands which he used to attack the wolf were covered in blood and he was having the same reaction as before. He tried to suppress it, but the wolves who were surprised and threatened after seeing one of them die so easily, saw this as a sign of weakness and an opportunity to attack.The wolf which was yet to attack along with the one who got hit in the head by Ashley dived at Val who was still trying to control himself. He forgot about suppressing the urge in other to defend himself but he wasnât well prepared enough to handle both wolves simultaneously.So while he kicked one at its face, the other
He decided to leave through a part of the wall with less amount of soldiers and he seemed to have found the perfect one which was at the distant right from where he stood.If he were to escape through this part of the wall, only two men who patrolled at the top would be able to sight him.So he needed to find a way to either distract or get rid of them. He placed his hand on his chin while observing them from a blind spot.After some minutes of this, he came up with a plan, although it was going to be childish.The two men who were clad in full body armor and swords hanging on their waists didnât even spare to glance at each other and seemed to be in foul moods.This was because of a certain problem which developed some days ago. The one at the left who couldnât stand the sight of the other man any longer, decided to distance himself some more before he ends up doing something he would regret.But just as he turned around and took a few steps, a rock about the size of an egg hit him at
After he punched the boy, the blood which had flown out from his mouth ended up on Valâs chin.He didnât have time to feel disgusted by this as he was slowly losing control.He was fully aware of this situation and the fact that he was a vampire or something like that.It wasnât the first time that he was losing control like this as it had first happened after he murdered the man who wanted to kill his brother.Most of the few people who heard of this werenât given the full details of what really happened.Back then, the man lunged towards his brother with a poisonous dagger, and at that moment, something inside of him snapped.It was more of a reflex action that he dashed towards the man at an astonishing speed with his hands stretched forward to grab his neck, but his fingers suddenly turned black and grew longer, causing it to go right through, as the manâs head was sent flying upwards.Val stared at his right hand which was covered in blood and at that moment, something began to r
Josh blinked several times to see if his eyes were deceiving him, but truly, Val was no longer there.He quickly looked towards the two men behind who were oblivious to what was going on as their gazes were fixed around the people surrounding them, observing for any suspicious movements.âB-Both of you! Did you see where Val went?â He already expected them not to have an answer for that, and the bewildered expression on their faces confirmed it. He felt dizzy and leaned on the counter of the shop for support. Without being told, the guards separated hastily in search of him.Even the shop owner was surprised how the little boy suddenly disappeared as he stared at Josh who looked obviously distressed.âHow? When? Is it an enemy? It has to be. But to kidnap him right under our noses? They have to be Divines or highly trained humans. Shit! Shit! Shit! I shouldâve brought more men! Why did this happen!âHe didnât even want to think of what would happen if he who had sworn to deliver onl
As he approached his destination for distraction, he bought a few things along the way to avoid any type of suspicion while using the opportunity to learn about the value of the four different coins which were used by southern kingdoms, including Viron and Elsos.Ren, Fen, Ven, and Sen.These were the names of the coins.A hundred Ren is equal to 1 Fen, a hundred Fens is equal to one Ven and Five hundred Vens is equal to one Sen.It was obvious that Sen had a very high value and was very scarce.Even with the wealth of his family which could be considered as a higher class, Sens werenât something that came by easily, so he hasnât seen much of them.There were four social class levels with the previous being greater than the first. The noble class.The higher class.The middle class.The lower class.Valâs family was at the higher class which made them lords in this area.Most top higher class and noble class lived in or around the capital of Viron, a place that Val was yet to see for
The moment their eyes made contact, a chill ran down his spine. There was something within the gaze of his bright red eyes which wasnât supposed to be in that of a child. Calm, firm, along with the danger that lay within, with his pitch-black hair.He didnât know whether it was because of his eyes but Val was a devilishly handsome boy. But this was in contradiction to his normal character which was calm, composed, and somewhat innocent. âHow can I help you?â Val asked bringing his gaze back to the book he was reading.He had forgotten how mature the 11-year-old boy in front of him could act sometimes. âThe master told me to take you out on a stroll today.ââHe did?!â Val asked in surprise.âYes, young master. Would 20 minutes be enough for you to prepare?ââYes,â Val quickly replied. âI'll send someone to pick you up by that timeâ Just before he could leave, Val voiced out.âWhen is my mom coming back?ââI'm not sure, but I believe that she would be here before the week runs out.
Moments ago, Within a mansion in Liv, a man who had just arrived in front of his masterâs study, knocked three times before getting a confirmation to come in, which he did. He bowed before stating what he came for. "Lord Zelcry, young master Val is done with his training for today, and as usual, he performed excellently. His talent is probably even higher than the older young master.âHe had promised himself years ago to only deliver good news to his master and it worked perfectly, making him soar through the ranks and become his masterâs rightâŚâŚno, left-hand man.After acquiring such a position, he was forced to deliver some bad news eventually, but today was not one of those days.âI see,â the man behind the desk said with mixed emotions in his eyes. "How is he handling his isolation?ââThe same way my lord. Impassively and unbothered,â he replied. "Check up on his state and if you judge him fit, take a few men and escort him for a stroll. It's not good to keep him isolated for a
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Khay Pynom is a must read and as usual I wasn't disappointed.