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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Your Majesty, are you sure of the decision you have made. I just want to make sure that His Majesty does not rush into actions and decisions. One small mistake could be fatal, I want Your Majesty to know about that."
King Edward squinted, watching Gio. Gio was the royal advisor, always faithfully accompanying the king wherever he went. Feeling stared at so deeply by the King, Gio bowed his head, the corner of his lips twitching. "I beg your majesty to think over the plan once more." "Gio, I appreciate the advice and input you always give me. Indeed, I am very impressed and always helped by your presence by my side." Gio listened to the words spoken by the king. King Edward straightened up from the large white chair he was sitting on. A white crown with a pointed tip seemed to fit perfectly on his head. The king let out a long breath before his words resumed. "My mind is made up Gio, it is inviolable, now you may leave my room. I want to be alone." Although not satisfied with the answer given by King Edward, Gio could not help but accept the fact that the king's decision could not be negotiated. Gio could not do anything, he was only a royal advisor, and all decisions were in the hands of the king. Gio bowed his body again. "Well, Your Majesty, I take my leave to retire, call me if Your Majesty needs my presence again." "Of course." Gio left the royal throne room. The man walked unsteadily, trying to accept whatever the king chose, even though he did not agree with it at all. Elsewhere, Darren was walking towards the training camp. In one week, Darren was required to hone his fire skills three times. Darren was currently at level 4, he was advanced, but not professional enough to master all the fire elements. The training camp consists of 5 levels, for beginners or small children, of course, enter level 1. If the children have sufficiently mastered the basic techniques learned in level 1, they immediately go to level 2, and so on until they reach the final stage, which is level 5.It's not just the Fire Clan that has training camps, other clans have them too. However, all clans have their own way of teaching the elements of power to incoming students.All are required to join when they are 7 years old. If they are lucky and master the skills quickly, they can advance quickly. If not, they are forced to repeat the material until they are good at it before advancing to the next level. Darren was a young man who wasn't very good. He was a mediocre young man, he needed to work hard to keep up with every lesson given by the master. Darren also failed often, but he did not give up easily, Darren wanted to always try again if he failed. Yes, Darren is a persistent and unyielding young man. Thanks to his efforts, Darren was able to break through to level 4. But, Darren still has a lot to learn, and he is thirsty for knowledge about his power. There is still a lot to learn and a lot to be explored, and Darren will do that. Each level of training has its own place so as not to interfere with each other. At exactly three in the afternoon, Darren arrived at the field. He joined his friends. In the level 4 class, there were twelve students. Seven boys and five girls They were all good at creating fire, they were all learning together. "Darren, come here!" Darren smiled widely when his eyes found Cassie who was waving her hand. Darren walked over to Cassie. "Wow, there seems to be something different about you," Darren said as he pointed at Cassie's new look. A soft laugh escaped Casie's lips, "You noticed right away, huh?" "Of course, your hair is usually left loose, but now it's braided." "What do you think?" "Good, you look prettier too." Cassie blushed, her lips twitching, obviously she was holding back a smile. The black girl couldn't hide the blush on her cheeks. "Thanks Darren, I'm always happy to be complimented." Darren nodded. "There's nothing averse about compliments." "Well then, let's join the others. The master wants to show us something, a new element." Cassie's words caught Darren's attention. "New element? When did the master say that?" "A few minutes ago the master came here, he said so, you didn't come then." While trying to keep up with Cassie's rather fast pace, Darren chimed in. "But it's three o'clock, I'm on time, I'm not late." "Darren, you're not late," Cassie replied. "It's just that the master did come too early, he's gone to get the books right now, he went with Gaby and Domes. They should be back soon. "Oh..." Darren nodded in understanding. Darren and Cassie then sat in the center of the field, joining their other friends. They were almost the same age. The average was between nineteen and eighteen. There was one oldest, who was twenty years old, and one youngest, who was seventeen."Hey Nail, do you know what the master is going to teach today? He said we're going to learn a new element?" Nail immediately turned to face Darren who had just engaged him in conversation. Nail was a young man with no hair, a bald head, and a burn on his left cheek. Nail had gotten that wound when he was in the second level, he had panicked too much to control the fire and hurt himself. If not carefully controlled, fire is very dangerous. That's why training camps are so important, so that people can control their powers. Nail opened his lips. "Yes, you're right, the master himself said so. But he is away." "I know, Cassie already said that just now. But, do you know what new elements we will learn?" "I don't know either, Darren. You're not the only one wondering, I'm the same. Curious, right?" Darren nodded enthusiastically. "That's right, I'm always excited to learn new elements. I can't wait." Cassie patted Darren's shoulder quite hard. "I'm the same as you Darren, let's just wait for the master. When is he coming?" "It'll be soon." Everyone was waiting with high expectations. While waiting for the master to come, Darren and his classmates talked about anything to kill time. Until finally, one of them spoke up. "There he is, the master is coming!" Everyone turned their heads in unison, and then they were shocked by the sight they saw. Everyone immediately stood up with blinking eyes and gaping mouths. "Holy shit!"
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Darren and Cassie looked at each other with similar facial expressions, bulging eyes and half open mouths. Nail suddenly clapped his hands, making all pairs of eyes immediately look at the hairless youth. Nail's action was followed by the others. The master who saw his protégé so enthusiastically welcoming him was immediately taken aback, especially when he was greeted so enthusiastically with applause and admiring glances. Not that he had never felt this way, it was just that this time the master experienced another, more turbulent feeling. "Gaby, Domes, distribute the books to your friends, one child gets one book, and so do you two." Gaby nodded enthusiastically. "Ready master, carry it out immediately. Come on Domes!" Domes followed behind Gaby after giving the master a smile. Next, they began to distribute the books of materials as the master had said. "No need to be afraid of not getting one, everyone gets one, I've counted them," the master said from the front. "Ready mas
War And Throne Chapter 10 : Announcement from the Palace
Everyone covered their ears due to the loud noise that came so suddenly. The sound of a trumpet was shouted loudly from a distance three times. When it was over, those on the field looked at each other. "The royal horn," murmured Master Jael. He coughed for a moment as he loosened his tie. "Children, please pay attention for a moment." To attract attention, Master Jael clapped his hands three times. Darren knew that the sound of the horn just now came from the palace of the full moon of darkness, the sound was familiar. If the palace had sounded the horn, it meant that important information was about to be released by King Edward, the leader of the Crimson Country. "You heard the trumpet sound yourselves, didn't you?" "We heard it, master!" replied all the students, in unison, their voices coming together to form a loud shout. "The horn signaled that King Edward, aka the Ice King, aka the King of Us All, was about to make an important announcement. Well, you must already know." Ma
War And Throne Chapter 11 : Master Jael's Warning
How could he not be surprised? The master saw Nail trying to create a huge fireball without him? That's wrong, absolutely not allowed. This fire element was quite dangerous."Nail, what are you doing?" Master Jael ran forward, his eyes blazing brightly, and his jaw had already hardened. "Stop what you're doing!" He shouted again. Nail gasped in place, and immediately the fire in his hands stopped spreading, Nail stood still with his body facing the master. Darren saw the anger emanating from Master Jael. Things were about to get heated, he guessed. Darren turned to look at Nail, his friend was on the verge of trouble. "Master Jael looks angry," Cassie said, whispering beside Darren, her voice was low, but Darren could still hear Cassie's voice clearly. "That's right, I'm of one mind with you, Cassie." Darren's head nodded. Nail pressed his lips together, while Master Jael was still galloping towards the young man. Nail gulped his saliva roughly, knowing that he was entangled in t
War And Throne Chapter 12 : On The Way Home
"This is all because of you, Nail." Cassie sighed as she hugged her book tightly, her long legs continuing to stomp on the ground. Realizing that he had indeed made a mistake, Nail did not argue with or deny Cassie's words, the young man simply accepted them. Nail looked up, staring at the orange sky. It was already late afternoon, it would be night in a few minutes. "I was wrong, I'm sorry." Nail said solemnly while looking at Cassie. "It's only natural that you and the other friends would be angry with me about that." Cassie shook her head. "Yeah, it's good that you realize that, I'd be angry if you were being arrogant and uncaring." "I'm not, no wonder Master Jael is so angry." Darren chimed in, "And luckily, master Jael is still kind to you, my friend, just imagine if you were punished? Uh, it must not be very pleasant.""Um, actually, I had already surrendered at the front, because I was wrong, so I can't help but bear the mistakes I've made, but master Jael just let me sit
War And Throne Chapter 13 : Final Decision
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"Hello, my people." King Edward's voice boomed, everyone listened silently, silence reigned in the air, all the people of the Crimson Country stared upwards, watching their king, who was about to make an important announcement.King Edward carried a smile, his lips curled upward, as if eternal bliss kept him alive. The king saw that the entire clan had blended together. A large crowd was created in front of the palace, they were willing to come all the way from their homes, willing to postpone work to come to the palace to listen to something that the king was going to say, and King Edward was deeply moved by it."Beforehand, I am very grateful to all of you for coming here, to the palace of the full moon of darkness, our home. Indeed, I am very grateful that you are willing to come here to fulfill my wishes, you are indeed the best of my people."Many admired King Edward because he was very friendly and kind to the people. The Crimson Country became a prosperous country under his lea
War And Throne Chapter 15 : A Little Debate
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War And Throne Chapter 16 : Paper Leaflets
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Chapter 36 : Where Did Mom Go?
Two days later, as night fell, Darren sat on his not-so-wide bed. The young man bent his knees, a tattered piece of paper in his hands. For the umpteenth time, Darren stared at it, reading the lines on it.Darren let out a long breath along with the cold that pierced his skin. The young man didn't close the window, letting the wind into his room."Tomorrow is the day of the first challenge." Darren muttered, "I don't know what game King Edward will come up with."That's right, that's what the flyer said. Darren had read and listened. It wasn't a serious matter that he had to think about for a long time, but Darren felt that he still had to prepare himself.If he deliberately failed himself during the game, it might attract great suspicion, especially if King Edward realized it. What should he do if that happened? Darren didn't know."I do need to foil myself, but I need to do it carefully so it's not too obvious." Darren straightened his back, his hands already clenched into tight fis
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Chapter 35 : Acquaintance
"Darren, are you serious?" The movement of Cassie's hand, which was plucking a blade of grass, stopped when Darren's words floated in the air."I can't be lying, that's the reality of what happened to me," Darren said.Cassie and Nail looked at each other, their faces were almost the same—filled with suspicion, but they were also confused, wondering to themselves how the things Darren said could possibly happen. But, that was the truth. They believed Darren's words.Previously, Darren had told Cassie and Nail about the incident he had experienced—the incident in which he had inevitably had to participate in the game for the seat of a prince. Currently, they are joining the fire clan for the good work of cleaning up their place.The streets were cleared, swept clean, the mud removed, the grass that had grown long was neatly trimmed, and the trash that was scattered about was thrown away. Mutual cooperation will undoubtedly be completed quickly if it is done together like this."What ki
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Chapter 34 : Who Is The Person?
"Look, I'm not trying to be accusatory or anything, it's just that anything can happen, right?" Finn looked at Darren with a serious look on his face."And?"Finn licked his dry lips before he finally answered, "It was probably Nail who put your name in that glass box, so you ended up being listed as one of the contenders for the Crimson Prince position." Finn's shoulders shrugged as Darren widened his eyes. "It's just my guess, no one knows how, not even you.""Nail?" Darren squeaked softly, his eyes blinking rapidly. "Why are you accusing him of doing this to me?""Darren ...." Finn let out a long breath. "Like I said before, I'm not accusing Nail at all, it's just my guess.""Nail would never do something like that.""Well, that's up to you. If you believe that, that's your business. I'm just saying that someone can be mean to you even if they're very nice to you. It's not that I'm saying Nail is mean to you, it's just that he might mean well to get you into the game. Okay, anyway,
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Chapter 33 : Suddenly Registered
Finn's shouted words had Darren rooted to the spot, he cringed slightly, his lips parted."You can't jump to conclusions like that, I haven't even explained anything yet, okay?" Finn chided loudly, "And please don't cut me off again while I'm talking, you've got it all wrong, Darren.""What do you mean, Finn?" asked Darren, his voice low, almost a whisper. The young man blinked, his gaze not leaving his best friend's face."You're wrong, none of what you said before is true. That's why, you should listen to my explanation first, don't just talk at length like before, especially when it was a mistake."Darren shook his head and said, "I don't know what you're talking about.""No one is hostile, holds a grudge, or someone is trying to cheat me. That doesn't exist, that's bullshit." Finn began to explain, his words clear and lucid.Darren moved his hand, "but earlier you said--""I didn't say anything, you came to your own conclusion," Finn said, this time it was his turn to cut Darren o
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Chapter 32 : Anyone Cheating?
"Everyone, listen carefully. Before you go back to your homes, I'm going to share some important information with you all."All the fourth-year students immediately looked to the front, their eyes fixed on Master Jael, who had previously said that class time was over and everyone should get ready to go home. But, now the master wanted to provide additional information."This won't take so long that it will take up your time to go home, so listen up for a moment." Master Jael clapped his hands together once, his facial expression becoming more serious, and after watching his students listen, he cleared his throat softly and then continued. "I just received information from the elders, the elders received information from the kingdom, or more precisely, King Edward himself conveyed the information. Now, I will convey this information to all of you.""What information do you mean, master?" asked Gaby as she raised her hands high, she was indeed an overly curious little girl, her curiosit
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Chapter 31 : Darren's Idea
With his body straightened, Finn faced Darren fully. "Seriously, you have an idea, Darren? Please tell me right now." Finn pleaded, high hopes already soaring in his chest."I just thought my idea could be tried," Darren replied, "of course if you agree.""Darren, please tell me right now." Finn urged, "I need to hear that. And you're right, maybe I can try your idea."Darren's head nodded. "So, what if you put your name in that glass box, again? You could try, right?"Instead of Finn responding quickly, Nail spoke first, starting with a flick of his finger. "I agree, you can try that, Finn, after all, registration isn't closed yet, there's still time."Darren chimed in again, "What do you think, Finn?""Can I do that?" asked Finn, doubt crossing his expression."Why not? Who's going to tell you not to? In fact, your name isn't even on the list, so you just put your name back in the box, it's all done, and you'll be listed again." Nail clapped his hands, the grin on his face growing w
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Chapter 30 : Provisional Player List
It was true what Nail said, the Crimson Country's vast and clean city square was full of people, especially in a certain part, located near the fountain, where a crowd had gathered, right in front of an information board.Darren and Nail were still standing at the entrance to the town square, both of them exchanging glances."That's where the information is posted," Nail said, "The sign lists the provisional names of those who will participate. Let's take a look."Nail waved a hand, instructing Darren to move forward immediately, then join the people at the front."Nail!""Yeah, why?"Darren ran a little to catch up with Nail, who had stopped in front of him. "Nail, I think it's better to wait for the crowd to die down first so you can easily read the writing there, keep looking for your name."Nail's head turned back, staring at the crowd. "Yes, you're right, but I'm already very curious.""Suit yourself, I'm just suggesting that if you want to see it now, so be it." Darren shrugged
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Chapter 29 : He Needs Darren Again
By the sixth day, the paper with the names of those who would be included in King Edward's game was getting more and more in the glass box, it was almost full, just a little more. Tomorrow was the last day, but every day, many people still came to the palace to enter their names. Some came alone and entered their names bravely and confidently, some came represented by their parents, and some even asked to be accompanied by other people (friends, family, cousins, etc.) just like Nail, who asked Darren and Cassie for help that time.As we approached the last few days before registration closed, it was clear that people were very excited, which meant that the game was about to start, and everyone wanted to see it.And here Darren was, right in his yard, he was leading the way, venturing closer to Helena, who was doing her routine of watering the plants so that they wouldn't wilt.Darren was about to make a confession, he had prepared himself. Helena smiled and greeted Darren once he was
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Chapter 28 : Helena's Willpower
Gio returned to see King Edward after being asked to go on an errand. The handsome man met the king, who was currently reading a book in a very large and spacious private library, filled with books lined up on the shelves.King Edward had his face down, looking at the text he was reading, when Gio, the royal advisor, appeared near him. King Edward looked up, closed his book, shifted the chair he was sitting on, then turned his body around.The king saw Gio bending his body before him, ready to receive the information he had assigned to his personal advisor."Gio, so what?" King Edward asked, looking at Gio with a curious look on his face.Gio's lips pressed together for a moment before giving an answer, others would know if the man was thinking of the right sentence to say."Everything is good, Your Majesty, the plan is going smoothly as desired. It's already the third day, and the glass boxes on the steps of the palace are getting more and more.""I see.""That's right, my king, I'm
