After a few hours of sound sleeping, Liam woke up from sleep and stood up from the bed. He went into the bathroom and took a long shower before he put on fresh clothes walked out of his chambers and headed to the dining hall. “Good evening, Lord Emrys…” “Good evening, Gladys” Liam greeted the middle-aged lady who was standing by a corner of the dining hall, smiling with her hands clasped together. “You are right on time for dinner. I was almost about to ask Mr. Alfred to knock at your door.” “Oh, I see…” Liam sighed softly while he reciprocated the smile from the middle-aged lady. “Well, I am here now. What do you have for me?”“Why don’t you just have a seat and find out yourself?” Gladys gestured to the table, and Liam grabbed the seat by the right end of the table and sat down slowly. He adjusted himself almost immediately and placed his hands on the table. “Well?” He turned to look at Gladys who quickly grabbed the dish cover to reveal the food inside the dish. “O
Gladys bowed slowly, and then she walked away while Liam looked at her until she was out of sight. He sighed softly and returned his face to Rebecca who was almost done eating the little portion of food on her plate, and dropped the fork she was holding in her right hand as soon as she saw that Liam was looking at her, pretending not to have been enjoying the food.“Miss West, you seem to be enjoying the food, I guess it isn’t as bad as you said it was.” “I just had to manage it, Lord Emrys. I didn’t want it to seem like I wanted to waste it. I promise that there are better ways to cook this. I can prove it to you by bringing some for you tomorrow.” “Oh, no. There will be no need for that, Miss West. I am totally fine.” Liam retorted at once, and with a smirk on his face while Rebecca sighed in a little disappointment even though she already knew that Liam was going to decline her offer. “I think you should finish your food before it gets really cold, I don’t think you will l
Liam walked into his bedroom at once, and when he was about to move to the bed, a thought crept into his mind, he slowly walked up to the cabinet close to his bed, opened the drawer, and pulled out the golden dagger which belonged to Circe. Sitting on the bed, and carefully holding onto it with his right hand, he looked at it for a while, observing the unique carvings on it, and the fact that he had never seen a knife as sharp as it, not even the ones used in the restaurant where he worked as a waiter. “What is so special about you?” He whispered to the dagger as though it could hear him, looking at the sharp edge, and wondering the kind of steel used in making it. “Brina mentioned that it was forged by the dwarves and one of the greatest weapons of all time. This is so handy to be a great weapon.” Liam pushed his index finger on the sharp tip of the dagger, and ur stung him at once, causing him to grunt at once while he looked at the spot on his finger where the tip of the dagg
Liam felt a strange sensation inside him as he was sucked into the portal that took him to an unknown destination. The first sight that attacked his eyes was that of darkness that had no iota of light until he began to see tiny stars that appeared slowly from the sky. “Emrys!” The male husky voice came again, echoing all over the ambiance, and making it very difficult for him to focus while he struggled to know where the voice was coming from exactly. Slowly, he landed on the hard floor that was covered with darkness, still looking around amidst the silence that surrounded the entire place as soon as the voice was dome echoing. “Emrys? Come forward. Come…” The voice echoed again, causing Liam to turn around slowly, but he was still unable to find out where the voice was coming from. “Who are you? Where am I?” Liam turned around for the umpteenth time, still looking around while he struggled with the bemusement that engulfed him. He continued to listen with full attention,
Liam stared at Lord Phaunos as he walked toward his throne, his hands were clasped behind him, and he walked very slowly as though he was waiting for Liam to join him. When Liam saw that Lord Phaunos was getting farther away from him with every step he took, he had to go after him, increasing his steps as well just to make sure he caught up with him. Lord Phaunos continued walking until he got very close to his throne before he stood still and turned toward his right with a smile on his face. “I want to take you somewhere, Emrys. Somewhere I think you need to see…” Lord Phaunos said with a low tone while Liam stepped forward, eager to know where he was going to take him. “We need a ride to that place. Hold on, I will get us one.” Lord Phaunos lifted both hands in the air while Liam looked up with a little nervousness, thinking that he was going to see the huge dragon that he dreaded. Instead, a bright light appeared in the sky, and two white-winged horses appeared at once wi
Lord Phaunos walked up to Liam who was still waiting for him to give him a response, and when he got really close to him, stood beside him, he sighed softly. “The Dark War, Emrys. This was where it happened.” “Here…” Liam sighed softly, taking another look at the ruins that were scattered all over the place. “The Dark War sealed the fate of the infinite forest, the elementals were disconnected from their guardians, and hidden in places far away from the forest. This caused the darkness that loomed all over the forest.” Liam paid keen attention to Lord Phaunos as he spoke. When Lord Phaunos said the last word, he took another look at the castle and returned his gaze to Lord Phaunos after a few seconds. “Darius caused the War I suppose.” “Mmh-hmm.” Lord Phaunos nodded at once, and when he had managed to get rid of the frown that appeared on his face after he heard the name Liam mentioned, he spoke with a low tone. “Darius was one of the best guardians chosen by the Divine.
The moment Liam heard Brina’s voice behind him, he turned around to look at her with a look of surprise on his face. “Brina?”“Hello, Emrys. I knew you were going to do it, I was certain of it.” Brina wore a pleasant smile on her face, and after she chuckled softly while looking at Liam, she turned toward Lord Phaunos who had a smile on his face as well. “Lord Phaunos?”“Brina? You were right, he certainly is the right one for the task. I had my doubts about him, but seeing what he just did, I am convinced that we made the right choice after all.”“I told you so, didn’t I?” Brina asked Lord Phaunos who nodded in response with his smile unpaired. He turned to look at Liam who was looking at them with several thoughts running through his mind. “Emrys? Are you still here with us?” “So this was a test?” Liam asked with a whisper, looking at Brina who refused to say even a word while she continued staring at him. “This wasn’t a test, Emrys. I was just being spontaneous and wan
Liam paid full attention to the vision Lord Phaunos showed him, focusing on the six heirs seated on their different thrones. He could recognize Lord Phaunos who seemed to be their leader and was the first to speak. The rest of the heirs were looking at him, obviously, they were waiting for him to speak while he slowly stood up from his throne, adjusted his throne, and cleared his throat before he began to address them. “I welcome you all to this meeting. I apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you, knowing fully that you all will be occupied in your different realms.” “Lord Phaunos, tell us the reason why you called us. We do not have all day to be here, and as you rightly stated, we are very busy. This isn’t the actual time when the heirs are supposed to be gathered.” Said a tall man with an imposing stature and a brown mustache that stood tall and curved above his mouth. His red eyes portrayed evidence of his vile nature, and his desperation to conquer and rul