At that moment, Zenika was relentlessly lashing Ellenasia's body with a whip of fire. The young girl curled up, trying to shield herself. The cries of pain echoing in the arena didn't disturb Zenika. His heart was cold and unfeeling. This was Zorka's long-awaited release of years of suffering due to the presence of Ellenasia.The love that Zorka should have received from his father was instead bestowed upon Ellenasia. Years of Ellenasia and Elleanour's disdain for his existence fueled Zorka's rage.Azurks, watching Zenika torture his sister, could only shake his head."Enough, Zorka! Stop!" Azurks commanded telepathically. "The girl could die if you keep torturing her!""She won't die!" retorted Zenika, continuing to wield the whip of fire against Ellenasia."STOP, ZORKA! SHE'S UNCONSCIOUS!" This time, Azurks shouted at Zenika.Zenika was startled. The whip of fire in her hand disappeared. He saw Ellenasia lying powerless, her body covered in blood and burn marks from the fire whip."
Zenika truly won the competition easily. His final opponent, who possessed only four basic elemental powers, had to fight tooth and nail against Zenika. Despite launching deadly attacks multiple times, Zenika easily repelled them and even countered with similar spells.In a short time, Zenika's opponent surrendered from exhaustion, even though Zenika hadn't exerted his full power.Upon learning of Zenika's victory, Demista immediately volunteered to challenge the competition winner."I challenge the winner to face me!" Demista shouted.This announcement caused a stir among all the spectators in the arena, as it was rare for a sorcerer of Demista's stature to challenge such a young opponent.Zenika did not refuse Demista's challenge. Instead, he was eager to face his father. He wanted to prove his strength, which Demista had underestimated."I accept the challenge, Lord Demista!" replied Zenika before leaving the arena. He would face his father in battle the next day.After cleaning up
Demista stood tall, waving his hands. His face was injured from the explosion caused by Zorka's lightning ball."I didn't expect you to injure your father, Zorka!" Demista exclaimed.Zorka created runes combining earth and water magic, forming living mud that pursued Demista, who leapt and floated to avoid Zorka's fierce attacks."This kid's attacks are really troublesome!" thought Demista, surprised at how challenging Zorka's abilities were.The mud enveloped Demista's body, covering him entirely. Suddenly, Zorka's living mud dried up. Demista then shattered the dried mud into dry earth.He immediately countered with electric magic using water from the mud as a catalyst. Zorka was caught off guard and struck by Demista's attack.Zorka convulsed as the electric shock hit his body. However, he quickly moved to a safe place without water to avoid the electric magic.Meanwhile, Demista unleashed a storm of lightning, doubled in intensity. Zorka protected himself with protective runes to
Zorka creates an earth rune and summons a mountainous spell that encircles Demista's body. Caught off guard by this sudden attack, Demista is startled by Zorka's actions.His body becomes ensnared in the earth magic, trapped within the earthy mountain that binds him."Damn it! The kid's reflexes are lightning-fast!" grumbles Demista.Then Zorka conjures a lightning ball the size of a soccer ball and hurls it toward Demista's body.The large explosion occurred, shattering the towering earth encasement. Demista staggered after being struck directly by Zorka's powerful lightning magic, coughing up a mouthful of blood. His flamboyant appearance was now disheveled, with torn spots in his clothing."How does it feel to have your magic returned to you twice as strong, Demista?" Zorka taunted, smirking at his father's disarray.Demista glared at Zorka with intense hatred."I thought you'd make me proud by returning here with rare talent, but..."Upon hearing Demista's assumption that he was b
The appearance of the legendary dragon protecting Zorka stunned everyone in the arena where Demista and Zorka were battling. Demista was caught between believing and not believing the presence of Azurks. He was also surprised by Renata's sudden appearance before him. Renata had taken a fatal blow from Demista's forbidden magic. Her clothes were torn around her abdomen, and a black bruise left dark marks on her skin.Azurks growled, holding Renata's incapacitated body with his claws. Zorka was unconscious, indirectly affected by Demista's magic.Although Renata managed to ward off Demista's magic, its effects still penetrated her body and affected Zorka.The audience erupted in commotion at the sight of the legendary dragon. Ellenasia, particularly excited, believed Azurks had appeared to become her beastmaster."Azurks! Azurks! There's a legendary dragon. He's come here to be my beastmaster. Yes, Azurks!" Ellenasia shouted excitedly, thinking Azurks had appeared because of Demista's a
When the world was shaken by Azurks' second appearance in public, Azurks had already moved to another location. He took Zorka and the severely injured Renata with him to the realm of the beastmaster. This place was nearby but difficult for ordinary humans to reach.Azurks was able to treat the wounds suffered by Zorka. However, Renata's injuries were too severe, and the forbidden magic akin to a curse had been absorbed into her body. Azurks could only alleviate Renata's pain but couldn't heal the wounds caused by the forbidden magic."It's enough, crystal blue dragon. These wounds won't heal. My time is running out," Renata said, gasping for breath."I'm sorry I can't heal the wounds caused by the forbidden magic. Even if I could, I would have to destroy the wielder of that magic to help you," Azurks replied."This is where? I've never seen a landscape like this before. Many rare beastmasters roam these mountains," Renata, lying on the stone altar, observed the beastmaster dimension f
Renata's head slumped. She wasn't breathing anymore. Zorka started to panic, realizing his mother had passed away."Mom, wake up! You'll get better. I'll learn healing magic and create an antidote for Demista's spell, Mom!"Zorka shook Renata's limp shoulders, but it was no use. Renata didn't respond."Mom, please wake up. I'll take care of you. I don't care about getting back at Demista anymore. I just want to be with you," Zorka whimpered, starting to cry.Azurks separated Zorka from Renata's lifeless body with a bubble spell. Zorka rebelled, refusing to believe his mother had died. He thought Renata was just exhausted from her wounds."Hey, hey, Azurks! Let me out of this cursed bubble. My mom needs me, she needs me! You can't heal her wounds, can you? You can't undo Demista's magic, right? Let me heal my mom, please, Azurks let me out!""Snap out of it, Zorka! Renata is gone! Her injuries were too severe, and she refused the treatment where the caster of this spell would be killed
"Don't spend your time mourning Renata's death. She wouldn't want that," Azurks landed near Zorka."What do you know about my mother, Azurks? I know nothing about her myself. I was hoping to experience a mother's love for once.It's not just here; I've never felt loved by the one who gave birth to me. Even in my previous world, I was born an orphan. My mother passed away giving birth to me, and my father... died before I was born due to an accident. I was adopted by a poison master who taught me his skills until he passed away when I was 17. And now here, my mother died before showing me any affection, and my father..."Zorka looked devastated, still keeping his head down. Tears streamed down his face onto the rocky outcrop he was sitting on."If that's the case, then indulge in your sadness. I'll give you three days to grieve. After that, you need to rise and undergo intense training so you can level up!" Azurks flapped his wings and flew off, leaving Zorka still mourning Renata's lo