Greraver’s body began to rise. He could smell raw meat. Silvia placed the meat on the stone, as Teraus ordered. The smell of raw meat stirred Greraver’s mind. Hunger took hold of him. His face turned red, and his blue eyes darkened. Greraver knew the Wendigo got ready to take over his body. “Keep calm, Prince. Master yourself and your mind!” Teraus shouted behind him. Step by step, Greraver was getting closer to the stone in the middle of the yard. His heart was beating faster. Two steps before he arrived at the stone, Greraver’s body convulsed. Greraver’s back curved backward. He cried out in pain. A few seconds later, Greraver’s scream turned into a roar. He turned into a Wendigo figure. Quickly, the Wendigo jumped onto the stone. He grabbed the meat and tore off large pieces of meat with his teeth. The tearing of the flesh due to the Wendigo’s sharp teeth made Dielh shudder. He turned to look at Teraus. The man looked seriously at what the Wendigo was doing. Teraus’s gaze was s
Dielh’s face went pale. What would he tell his father if Greraver died?“Teraus! Greaver died?!”Teraus approached Dielh’s body. He crouched down and checked the pulse on Dielh’s neck. Then shook his head slowly.“He is fine. Pick him up and lay him down in that house. Silvia has prepared everything. You can stay in my second home,” Teraus said while pointing somewhere.There was a house smaller than Teraus’s house. In front of the house, they saw Silvia coming out. She had just finished cleaning the house. Dielh immediately picked up Greraver’s stocky body and rushed him into the small house. Teraus followed them.“There are two beds for you both inside. I have prepared everything,” said Silvia softly.Dielh smiled faintly, nodded, and rushed Greraver into the house. The front of the house was higher than the land in front. The floor was made of wood, and the walls were stone.No room inside the house. When Dielh entered the house, there were two wooden beds and a table set with four
The girl showed a cold face to Greraver. A beauty that has an aura of killing made Greraver admire and shudder at the same time.“For a long time, you just think about your life and yourself. You have no idea that the mess of your life has messed up.” The beautiful girl said in a flat tone. In her voice, there was a hidden emotion.“What do you mean?” asked Greraver.It was their first time meeting. This girl had accused him of messing up someone’s life?! Greraver always thought his life was the worst in the world.“Sit down.” the girl ordered.He sat in a chair closer to a window. Greraver followed the girl’s wishes. He sat down on the chair opposite the woman. Reflexively, he turned towards the window.The view outside the window took Greraver by surprise. He almost bounced off his chair. Greraver kept winking. His mouth dropped open in astonishment at what his eyes saw.“You are at my father’s castle, Prince Greraver. As you can see, this palace is indeed above the clouds. We are li
Again, Torture threw Greraver from a great height. He fell in the backyard of the Teraus house. He rolled over on the grassy ground to avoid more serious bodily injuries. Somehow, the gigantic bird didn’t look friendly to Greraver.After throwing Greraver, Torture shouted loudly, flew high, and disappeared behind the clouds. Torture’s voice startled people in the Teraus house. It was almost midday. The sun had risen, and warm light hit Greraver’s body. He was still lying on the ground.“Gre! Where have you been?!” Dielh screamed as he ran from the Teraus house. He was so worried. When he woke up in the morning, Greraver was gone.Behind him, Teraus and Silvia appeared from the door. Their faces looked tense. At first glance, Teraus saw Torture’s shadow creeping into the clouds.“What happened?” asked Dielh. He panted and crouched down beside Greraver.“I… I just came from the first sky palace.” Greraver looked at Dielh.He felt like he had just woken up from a dream. Greraver was worr
The noise woke Greraver and Dielh from their deep sleep. A cold gust of wind came in through the window.“Did you forget to close the window?” asked Greraver in a lazy voice.“I always close it before going to bed. Maybe the wind made it open.”Dielh reluctantly stepped toward the window. As he was about to close the shutters, he saw a man sitting in the middle of the backyard of Teraus’ house. The man sat on a large log. His hand hit a bucket made of iron with a stick of wood.That was where the noise that disturbed their sleep came from. Dielh’s eyes narrowed. He tried to clarify his vision. Who was the person making the noise? Did that person not know that it was almost midnight now? Everyone was resting, including him and Greraver.Seeing Dielh silent at the window, Greraver sat up on his bed.“Why? Quickly close the window!”“Someone in front of our pavilion. It looks like the person was deliberately making noise,” replied Dielh. His eyes kept watching the person who made the noi
It took Greraver and Dielh twelve hours to finish their work. All those gigantic trees now turned into neatly arranged pieces of logs. Both lay down on the grass, resting to relieve fatigue. The sun had risen and was right above their heads.“I’m hungry,” Dielh said.“Don’t eat me, Gre,” Dielh replied lazily.“Stop taunting me. Since I met Zesa, I feel more in control.”“Is that true?!” Teraus’ voice surprised them.Greraver and Dielh sat down immediately when Teraus arrived. The old man stood in front of them. His cold face showed firmness.“Your skills still need to be tested. Do not rest on your laurels, Prince. Starting today, you will eat and sleep a little.”“Are you training us or torturing us? When I was a warrior of the Vain Dominion empire, they didn’t do such heavy things.” Dielh protested Teraus.“That’s why your empire isn’t as strong as it used to be. Today, they respected the Vain Dominion kingdom for its wealth. Your strength is no longer an army or a war strategy. Zul
Greraver looked annoyed at Dielh was sitting under a shady tree. His friend was enjoying a delicious meal. Since morning, Teraus had not allowed him to touch any food. His stomach was getting hungry.Silvia and Dielh seemed to be mocking Greraver. Princess Teraus served Dielh a delicious meal in front of Greraver. It was the third time he had seen Dielh eat this morning. Just as Greraver was feeling his stomach growl from hunger, Teraus came.The man brought a moose. He threw the moose onto a large stone in the backyard. The deer just died. Blood was pouring from its neck, and wounds were on its stomach. The deer’s eyes widened. Maybe the moose was shocked before dying in a spear.Seeing the view in front of him, the smell of blood and venison made Greraver’s hunger grow. His hands clenched, and his face hardened. He tried to restrain himself and keep the wendigo inside him from appearing.“This is your last test, Prince,” Teraus said. He crossed his arms in front of his chest. His sh
“Excellent, Prince. You’ve reached the limits of controlling your inner wendigo. We haven’t reached our training goal, but you should return to the Vain Dominion kingdom soon.” Teraus looked proudly at Greraver.“Naturally, I want to see my enemies die immediately!” Greraver said.His eyes flashed with ambition. Blood and sweat-stained his handsome face. He clenched his fists to hold back the anger inside him.Before being trained by Teraus, anger would make a wendigo come and overwhelm Greraver easily. Greraver was more assertive and could control himself. Dielh looked at Greraver with furrowed brows.“Are we strong enough to face Zulniex? We don’t know the power behind him.”Teraus looked at Dielh. “Confidence is the beginning of victory. You have to determine for yourself who your opponent is. Then you can determine what kind of strategy to deal with it.”“When are we leaving?” asked Greraver.“Clean yourself up and go. The power of the astral diamond can help you. Diamond is a wea