Scene: Ronin opens his eyes.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMG1O5k3h9W
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡda5d2rbv1l
The discomfort is immediate. As my senses return, a sharp pain pierces my chest. I try to figure out what’s going on.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk5lV2ZPgD
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoV2idTUxxQ
“Oh, he is awake!” a man shouts on my left, riding on a strange horse I have never seen before.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaehQpZbwOT
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxrkm5ba3k
feeling the subtle bumping sensation, I realise that I am also on one of those horse134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡko59VWMV1t
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxwy36zGJx
In front of me is a man with a broad back but short stature, its Warzheil.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8dwPm60aS
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDoWuK7I58
“Where….” I try to speak but a sharp pain shoots up from my chest.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUicQiqhlPV
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwS1bI2hHg
“Lad, finally you are awake! I can’t thank the ancients enough. I though I almost lost you back there.” He says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFZnuX9TyR
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ2wXklKX1
“what….?” The pain surges up again, as if needles were stuck in my lungs.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIEuTPrJh8
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKrqcXMX12
What’s he talking about?134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzbaYEtTxx
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44EcmdzWKf
“Don’t speak, you were hit in the chest. It’s a miracle that you are still alive.” He says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeXNTbO4hF
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyHNetwEbI
“Food….” I say as I force to speak, thinking I would heal if I absorb.
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsWtA3t0Z1
Warzhiel hands me a fruit, I absorb it, but apart from supressing the hunger, it does nothing.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOdDQ5Ziex
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYN8sf3SkSc
“Wondering what happened ,right? That’s the first thing I tried too.” Warzheil says on which I nod.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDuYAwUfEF
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNjQA6rdiY
“Jortheus?....” I question with the low wind. So it doesn’t hurt me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zqVUW4TiT
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OHnxlQZGs
“Dead---a feat for real! Boast about it later though.” Warzheil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCeYoGtJlP
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aSP4xVMeq
“What you both talking about under the breath?” Kade inquires.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGj6S7KGLu2
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0MR8Jc2vn
Warzheil ignores him, and continues “This is Kade and the hunters, They are my town folk. We’re heading back—Sil will take care of you.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiMe73C3gv
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TzqvBbkHk
I nod slowly as a greeting on which Kade nods back in approval.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCJwYu2OWM
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSw043SXaQ
“Nice to meet you Mister, Uh—Ronin. Man you look like someone pulled a Dragon Slayer out of the grave.” He says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRMXJ0Q4X0
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwUfkQpawA
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroZYg1XfE3
My left arm is now back to normal too.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUf0KpdoiP
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g6nmoNTVP
I am disappointed by myself. I should have been able to figured it out from that strange smell during our fight During the fight that was burning my lungs , that it was poison.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILYI98Hy11
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF92XaifNg
“Town is around horizon, Don’t move around too much or your wound may open up.” Warzheil orders me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPn1XAa1jZ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK360dTWSu
I grunt back with a light nod.
I see the town approach after a few minutes while Warzheil continues his talks.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnWUuMMHy4
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEqZl8qcYQ
“I am surprised though, Kade. Our hunt crazed princess isn’t hunting these days?” Warzheil asks134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmkFouEjZd
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNtZsw08ug
“Oh---that…. A few days ago, a merchant stopped by with latest new from holy kingdom, he spoke of some paladins hearing about this rumour, “Drax the almighty god of skies and fire had fallen at hands of mortal Zamba.” I swear, Even the gods are a prey to mortals jokes these days. But that upset her, ruining her mood probably.” Kade replies134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwq6XWvLejo
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREWoWOVs9i
Warzheil almost freezes up, hesitant. We know the truth, but I fear what might happen if she finds out.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EUEgLYtHq
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCl0HVyu00p
Before anyone could notice his grim expression I push him lightly, snapping him out of it.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUEBOvRMjp
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEF5hkwizD
“O-Oh, yeah, people talk when drunk with booze or money.” He said
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAqmp7SIH5
“You seemed lost just now, did something happen? And what’s his story? We can’t let a half demon into the village and you already knew that right? You were the one who suggested the rule. I would kill him on sight if not for you” Kade says, sounding almost unwelcoming of me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItvNbgthpV
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uU4Zvln4S
I try to speak but Warzheil saves me the trouble.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIMaxDLAMq
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9kvqDz7Mt
“You are taking this Lad lightly. My forge was taken over by goblins and the lich. Heck even the devil was there.” Warzheil tries to sound all proud. As if I was his son.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLFdbUd8vH
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FtPjmMrrK
“No shit? Stop with your bad jokes oldman. You just don’t have it in you.” Kade says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5bIfjTOAo
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7k09r1RzE
“You doubt me? It seems like you need a taste of my hammer.” Warzheil says softly while he cherishes his hammer while closing his eyes as he speaks and quickly turns one eye open, aimed at Kade as if transferring the image of him getting beaten right into his mind.
“N-not the hammer please.” Kade pleads134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzKb5F2GYw
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZv5LR0q1Jv
Warzheil explains all events leading up to us reaching the forge, and disguising my ability being an artifact to not give away too much info.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ruQ0AV6R5
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcHKfSLrny
“Oh! That explains why Bangru couldn’t feel his mana around him? He can block magic with his artifact, huh? Where did he find such a good artifact, let me use it someday” he requests.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3pZysw3BR
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe8vt1tej4
“He has his story, but that’s his to tell.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw4Lh6ciP3
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKER6nfNsC
“I really liked the story though, I would love to hear more about it.” Wyran the young hunter says
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFBjIHYqv3
Warzheil doesn’t tell about the demon lord, Ethis or my absorption abilities.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhktpkKX01
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT5tpOD5ds
“Ok, enough Stories. Look ahead Ronin.” He says, as we enter a big gate with guards and people welcoming us, few notice my arm and shoot anxious looks. I look ahead with all the strength I could muster. I see two figures who stand out even in the crowd.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOD1sEGGB1M
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzIpZRAAT4
“Our hunters have returned with their hunt!” An elven woman speaks, besides her is a girl with a mask on her face, but just looking at her tells me she must be quite a looker, her hair blonde, like gold shining in flame. Dressed like a princess.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JQuow46VI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTth2KYAn2q
She Stands out, so she must be drax’s daughter.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuSmldERNj
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODHs5ZUxHm
I can barely process all this, as I fight to keep awake.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡha5YIUfXxw
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVkaDcd4Bf
Everyone is Cheering, some welcoming their sons from Kade’s group.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tBk02epi9
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcz02OgjoZ8
“Kade, another weak hunt?” Sil asks looking at the meagre stock of hunt and herbs.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFKk6ORps5
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGfkS1kHx1
“The hunt have migrated. Alpha grazier herd has left almost no herb to be found in the plains.” Kade explains with disappointment on his face.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgroExcUQz
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSVngFnuN3
“At this rate we may need to move from here.” Sil whispers enough for Kade and all of us to hear.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRf61ctnCf
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8SN84AuFq
Warzheil gets off the horse, helping me down from it. It still stings to move even an inch, but I brave through it.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwc3Zcl45WJ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjK3N2dLRD
I couldn’t care what others though of me before, but now, a thought spirals in my head.
What would Gloria think of her Father’s God? This starts to eat at my mind.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtpNyH4tnr
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xmgO1kGQu
“Sil, this is no time for celebration or grief, my friend here is gravely injured.” Warzheil says with urgence.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQEC2VxeDi
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1Fzo0dIYW
“A friend? Apart from Drax? Finally you learned something new, huh? Don’t worry, a medium grade healing potion will get him back to top form in no time.” She says without glimpsing at me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfq602xV6cp
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtTMXEBkdf
“Medusa’s poison, Sil” Warzheil almost hisses.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2HqcH3Scz
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3qhnt6tSB
Sil stiffens, I notice Gloria flinching upon hearing the words.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLf5gz66qfx
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnn2qgpp6y
Sil rushes to check my eyes,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWDCmSC9Sb
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwJrNfSKln
“What’s with your left eye?” She mumbles “And---By the heavens!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NyDdBbVRy
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYI7fXF4DK
She suddenly lifts my shirt I want to step back but if I do…, Sil moves away, stumbling back as she catches a sight of my skin.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCu58LR5OhW
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TLpy9Jvzl
“Who let this man walk?! Get a stretcher immediately!” Sil yells at some of the hunters who rush into action.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPx9iTlr94
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qwx225OtJ
She steps back near Warzheil “What is this? A demon? A Human? A monster? How- how is he alive?” Sil says but Warzheil interrupts.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC7IZXGhET
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9hVvk1uyr
“HE—Is my friend. Who put his LIFE on line to save my ass thrice already. I owe him big, and if I fail to help him?!. I will cut my beard, break these hammers and live the life of a hermit.” Warzheil yells
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6X4TvLh7H
There is a pause as everyone look at me, at this point all I can see is a contrast of black and white from my right eye and my left eye feels like the world is going all jelly mode, wobbly.
I want to ask for help, maybe it can fasten the process, but my injury and Gloria’s presence hold me back.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtg8wAKxUj
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG4M8QxuvF
This Strange Pride of mine will someday be my downfall, but its all I have left.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuBzigtFfb
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT30JeU1ke
“Ok, I will help him. But how is he even alive? First of all, he look like a mutant. He is unlike any I have seen, a mix of bone demon and human--yet Alive.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaA7KJF5XUa
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl9g3GGJV4
“Second, the poison that can petrify every cell of blood demons has reached his head and yet he is somehow alive.” She adds134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlaERKBj76
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNovyFeoFg
“And that?!” She asks pointing at the blade hanging behind Warzheil, The blade that the demon lord used on me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPUNjGmwEJ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7mbnAL3ii
“Is that the Ramoon Blade?! As I remember, the demon Lord should have had it!” Gloria’s voice floats through the air as she answers Sil’s question,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlRgzOGgaA
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpsaD0ut6C
Her voice is sweet soothing, a remedy to my mind which feels like it’s about to dive in depths of the abyss.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlZfRwfrpP
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgR1uVKHsCQ
“It’s a long story, but first we need to treat him.”
“I cannot risk it without knowing, I am the chief here and you know it.” Sil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HhGI6B9EW
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYspeoiblM
“Right now?… fine! I was in….” Warzheil speaks but I can no longer hear,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0AkmSM9QO
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSBAyKLqo8
What happened? All I hear is a slow thumping of my own pulse, it is slowing down even more, I am starting to lose my sight.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuzs6FId0J
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mCy2ZTJYC
I- can’t Lose consciousness Here!134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa8E4QEahh
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVpM3FEtr8
I fail to resist the drift of my consciousness, it feels good, floating, no pain in the body, in the empty space again, how long have I been here?134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqDFCwY5XL
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6dmj5sMBE
“Giving up already? That’s what I though.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKA3Su2dM11
“You think you have suffered enough?!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YHbVUCCMC
“Going to leave your contracts?”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4YXzUYc9Q
“Breaking your code?” My own voices eco, as if around me. It feels strange but I feel a fire ignite in me.
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUa6v82PgHW
Gloria’s sharp eyes flicked over Ronin—his tattered form, the raw exhaustion written across his stance. There was something wrong. A man in his condition should be trembling, should be struggling to keep upright. Yet, there he stood, not relaxed, but poised. Like a blade left in its sheath, edge unseen but present nonetheless.
She crossed her arms, not out of indifference, but to keep her hands from fidgeting. He was an enigma. And Gloria hated enigmas.
But there was something haunting about him, she notices a dullness in Ronin’s eyes as if Staring into the abyss. She slowly and hesitantly walks up to Ronin, waves her hand a little.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7LfwjLHeZ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvLPpf76hz
Her suspicion turns into concern as she swings it harder in front of his eyes, the light in his left eye had disappeared, Warzheil and Sil are still in an argument but Warzheil notices gloria.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT41FG0c6g1
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYkaRftOuL
Gloria gently pokes Ronin—no response, then she puts her index finger under his nose---no breath.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw91TMVxYk6
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizF4G0TaJD
Her breath heavy“ Oh no…..Oldzheil…He-He passed away?!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhcsMshBTI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3pEqnaguX
“What? While Standing?” Sil says in disbelief covering her mouth with a grim expression.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNzBgbmYQQ
Gloria slowly steps back, her sight never leaving ronin’s unfazed face.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhRbbltbBK
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYr94ZDthG
Warzheil rushed to check Ronin.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2AUZloQQz
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8rJMDgfM6
“Good Lad! Tell me This is just a prank you are playing on us.! ” trying to calm himself, maintaining a smile on his face.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhAnCnZile
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrEC1Nx0St
He doesn’t find a pulse, No heart beat even after putting his ears on Ronin’s chest. Nothing. Warzheil’s pulse gets quicker134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjieFA22Znh
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3LySObth9
“Dear….He—is gone.” Sil says with a sympathetic expression.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtLWj5uY61
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQEnxbinxh
“Gone?!” Warzheil snaps with anger. “I TOLD you one God.Damn.Thing!, Give urgent treatment to the man!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshMWoZCCdx
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsNGCO45jL
“You were the one who suggested the rule to….”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi92BmILzqB
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7a0nBxP7kj
“Following ‘RULES’!?” he condemns134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOZFQNxOL0
“You would follow RULES when a man is suffering silently Infront of you?! I made Rules to save people not to let them DIE!” he roars134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExPSgiIEGy
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7BYHwOBhf
Losing strength in his feet and his moral hurt, he falls on his knees.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZotwFtvBa
“I came here in hopes of helping the Him. Oh good lad forgive me, I failed you!.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOApxx5F0T
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBa1qWOUOWq
“Dear I, I---” Sil knees down to console Warzheil134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AXLPeBFi5
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHfIJrjTUw
“Never had I met such a broken yet humble man, so reliable, Just wishing for a peaceful life, yet in face of cruel fate, he suffered till his last breath. He never asked for anything of me. Even after I suggested the plan that might get us killed, even after getting him mixed in a mess of my own, he never abandoned me. Even though we were strangers.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzQrQFTBGw
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY97XCdxTA
In the darkness of my mind I see it turning to me, the big figure I saw at the end of the empty space when I was teleported in this world. But the voices around me mocked me, pitied me. Have I been so weak? I feel a jolt of energy in my left eye and slowly my Vision returns.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFJb8zM6Rc
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aYqgFqBd6
I see that I am still standing. A wet sensation drips onto my unshaved moustache. I slide my hand under my nose and notice that it’s blood but its darker in colour, it turns into grey and into cement like powder.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5FTh7k8b9
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTrRGWsEJz
What’s going on with me?134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99UsJ7Prsh
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwoCvRp9d5
I look with my almost blurry vision and see Warzheil is on one knee, one hammer near his right and one on his left, crying. Why is the old man crying? Was I sleeping while standing?134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QT1gyidZL
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwhBQKntfM
Sil is trying to console him.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuTQht4cC6
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqMVj9JT38
Gloria feels a chill as she see Ronin—who she thought dead, slowly turns his eyes towards her, she almost yells in fear but puts her hand on her mask, trying to compose herself, the hunters next to her yell and stumble back looking at him134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYe5sUGRSsi
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pCmSSvfrB
I still feel like my ears are under water. Sil and Warzheil looks at me and have an expression of shock and horror.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKnd7pLEAf
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJDxxp0AwH
Sil is in disbelief. It wasn’t the state of him that unsettled her—it was the way he carried it. A broken man should look lost, hollow. But there was something in his gaze, too smooth for someone who had just crawled back from the edge of death.
Her people were watching. Trust was a currency here, and she had little to spare. Taking him in meant betting on a ghost. But leaving him out here? That might be a mistake she couldn’t afford.
“Quick, take him to my mansion, I will treat him.” Her voice was steady, but her fingers twitched at her side before she relaxed them. It was a small hesitation. One she hoped no one noticed.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvzlgiIAFk
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡle7dwk8rWI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4DYrIr0l4
Suddenly I feel like someone is forcing me, I lack strength to resist.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgm8CP3Ote
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut6qo6MY2N
The next thing I know is lying on the stretcher, then in a room. I feel pain and hear my own growns occasionally before blacking out.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C7tdYbOLs
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgOO3AwP6q
I see glimpses of things happening, my wound seemed big.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeYe5UiVvY
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnyNqEu9Rr
I finally wake up. Trying to figure things out I hear Warzheil speaking to someone, I recognise that voice, its gloria.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVJaDwdLWK
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1ls6kmXDW
“What is he Oldzheil?” Gloria asks134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcPxDOOOaj
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbeEGlq5DZ
“He is a Hitman. There is much to discuss. So lets all meet him first, then we can discuss more tomorrow when he is rested up. The drug ‘s effect should soon be fading.” Warzheil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8XALk1ceC
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFspCEHRcj
“What even is he Oldzheil? Sil had to give her half a bag full of pain dampeners and sleep herbs to make him unconscious while she treated him,” Kade’s voice joins in.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cktSg7SBD
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYcOhbG7Iv
“He isn’t a demon. Don’t ask anything else, I just want to see the lad as soon as Sil gets here.” Warzheil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dM256Ndi2
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcuJpdTJAE
“When I check his pulse!. He wasn’t breathing and was certainly dead, but then suddenly he came back. Without use of potion or magic. He is not human either, I don’t sense mana, nor do I sense any other kind of energy from him. How can a being like him even exist.” Gloria asks, disbelief in her voice.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTTyliFcfk
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzFYjF4Nzq
“What?” I whisper to myself.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBHzJkJHEe
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTsxNhBUKR
“I was---dead? then I wasn’t sleeping?” My mind rushed more than my pulse, which had now stabilised. I can now think straight.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKId5nWSwAW
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6ugB0vwtp
“The lad truly has his ancestors blood running in him like he said.” Warzheil says.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHKkPssOQw
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN67MCdMX4
“Ancestors?” Kade asks134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovRAorJYbo
“Finally you are here Sil.” Warzheil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6OA0ArdH6
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7A4CZ5gBN
“I had to prepare this meal in a hurry, so don’t complain.” She says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNtNxHxkPm
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhZ88n94XF
The door opens, I slide my eyes gently to look at them. Sil enters from behind with some food.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnidz0Pr9C
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJtYoUxUtu
“Veg food just like you said he liked.” She says looking briefly at Warzheil with smile before returning to me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfiEy4yNql
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVKT9NcPnm
“Are you feeling well now, Ronin?” She asks me with a caring look.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiBhcYMtL1
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4NGugGd5O
I nod slowly.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchPnJGdkTx
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0P7U7TODHC
“Even a high dragon would struggle against poison of such rarity, yet you survived it. I have many questions for you Ronin, do you think you have the strength to talk? Lets start with names.” She asks134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKASP36dgy
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk72bUA78bj
“I am Sil Thundersmith, wife of this old geezer here. You and kade have already met. And this on my left, well, she is Lord Drax’s only child, Gloria.” She says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZFlSrQkJU
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7N4K7jhibq
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9bZ7t7S8E
I muster the strength before finally speaking, powering through the pain which is much cope able now.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc02GlfYmOI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPw9R6L20fs
“I am Shar Rohiez, for the longest I was known as ‘Ronin’. I can still feel weak, I can feel tremours in my body just by sitting up straight why is that?” I ask134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWqd7M14A7
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEE8DC0BQc
“That’s natural, your body just underwent a surgery, I had to pump your heart to clean the blood by almost draining your blood, then using lot of food to make you heal. It was a close call.” she explains134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFXleBY3QA
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmBtrboV2e
“My husband said you saved his life on various occasions. But he didn’t tell us the details. I would like you to answer questions related to that.” Sil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP4u3BFmkW
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Gz8tSp5tP
“Sil, don’t force the lad, he just woke up!” Warzheil gives an uneasy suggestion.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iD7GG4XIE
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMQiiU2WVu
“You stay quite old geezer. For all we know he could be demon lord’s spy. I have heard they are so skilled that they would be among you and you wouldn’t know. Although even I highly suspect that.” Sil replies.
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2odzribO5
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ThDlo5uF5
“You are impossible!… fine, I will talk instead. But I will be rough. And not here, let the lad rest.” He suggests
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6oChcKzmU
“Fine! Its not like I was going to stab ‘Your Lad’ if he didn’t want to answer me.” Sil replies134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYORKzPJn69
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKJdj8qj9G
“That’s…it? I thought you guys were suspicious of me.” I ask134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7I7FJZ5hz
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WsqpIB2FY
“Aww, don’t sweat it little one, we all know what you just went through. Anyone in your position would want some time alone. Here, eat some food. I will get what information I want from this dwarf here.” She says smiling at Warzheil in a scary way.
“gah, fine. But lad….” Warzheil says “Eat and Rest up, I will show you around town tomorrow. Take you to my new forge even!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocFjg3PTp0
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBGGAiAACr
“Stop acting like my mom” I say to Warzheil134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2KifYgPCt
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUmOIGzeho
Warzheil chuckles as they all start going out of the room except Gloria.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYIKdYlsPb
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wbPnbnUh1
“Gloria?....” Sil asks134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGkGHa8zC8
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1vp5WTFxr
“Grandma Sil, you go on ahead, I will wash the dishes once he is finished eating the food.” She says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf0K9pVu25
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz00qPIXegG
After a pause, Sil sighs and agrees.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXxs8DyV13
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwSiAHmh3F
After a few seconds, the bustling room dies in silence.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyJxafNKcG
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWcEAACkuD
I feel all kinds of anxieties. 134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3gpc7fP4k
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4y73pPGmIi
“Eat up. The food will become cold.” Gloria says which startles me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oj3abGc4M
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZo2In6xu0
I do as I say, not thinking too much---yeah that helps a lot, I just need to focus on the food and its aroma. Although a bit bland to my taste just from the looks of it.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMEHDw9L1b
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYadaCdp0rG
At least this way I can avoid her probing eyes.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWP8IO16dg
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSsGtx1SMq
My fingers twitched. Weak. Shaking.
I lifted my hands, staring at the unfamiliar frailty. The callouses were still there, the old scars from battles past, but they felt like relics—a strength that I no longer had.
I curled my fingers, expecting resistance, the usual tension of muscle coiled and ready. Instead, my grip faltered, my knuckles barely tightening before the tremor returned.
Pathetic.
Memory clawed at the edges of my mind—my hands, steady as steel, cutting through flesh and bone. I had stood against monsters, men, and things that blurred the line between both.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygzwxSFCRO
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6P69VUes0
But Now?
The body remembers what the mind does not want to accept, and it was no longer my ally.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6S05oyKpB
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKperXc2MY
A frustration boils up as my face distorts, but I try to control my emotions as I tighten my jaw.
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFKNhKbwjL
Questions rose in my head, will I ever be normal again?, I just wake up over my death bed? What have I become?134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwctz94r69
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsCySMGTqK
At times like these I asked myself…. Are these questions you know answer to? If no then why worry? And it works like a charm, I pick up the loaf of bread on the table of food besides me, eat it slowly.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xTmG9cIRf
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wOAyy2ptE
As I eat, I can’t help but feel uncomfortable.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWZo0i8UZe
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA5NDYB74l
She has been staring at me for so long and her aura is so crazy its making me feel dizzy, I wish I had my mask, but Warzheil must have taken it off my face and stored it in his pocket.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdF3zq4euZ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBahkOxFzxG
I try to pick up the bowl of soup with my right hand, but my fingers twitch uncontrollably. My grip fails me—again. A tremor runs through my arm, subtle but maddening.
Before I can spill it, two warm, fair hands reach out to steady the bowl—Gloria's. She doesn’t say anything at first, just holds it there, letting me adjust. Her touch is calm, practiced, like she’s done this before.
I exhale a frustrated sigh, forcing a crooked smile.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IaE1Ry29q
“Oh—thanks.”
She doesn’t respond right away. Instead, she watches me with those sharp eyes of hers—only now, the edge is dulled by something else. Curiosity? Concern?
Gloria leans in just slightly, her voice barely above a whisper.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE65UKW7RV7
“You always this quiet?”
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUCJcyswrt
She waited, arms crossed, expecting… something. A reply, a reaction. Ronin gave her nothing.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt2D6gwhHM
After a beat, she huffed a laugh. “Alright, I’ll take that as a yes.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkZr7a1GPL
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfNtyznFLK
“My name is---” she adds134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLQcEaGDnY
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR26RAl69z
“I know.” I interrupt her134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzqj19X35r
“Huh?” she says in a short exhale with slight confusion. I take big sips of soup to finish it faster134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OZ4g8DmNP
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfPLEqCGkp
“Drax’s Daughter—Gloria, right?.” I say134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3MXKdLtto
“That’s Lord Drax for you” she says with a hint of anger in her voice, obviously she would expect respect for her father who was a god.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡio9a6xDGhl
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76M65k43FB
“Apologies, a slip of memory…. I meant Lord Drax. So should I be honoured to be drinking from hands of a goddess?” I ask134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vlUsn6hOv
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0Yp6nAtgO
“I am a demi-human, not a complete god. And you look around my age too, so no need to be formal.” she giggles134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT5PlStLSq
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExqQdAyVFP
So she really doesn’t know about Ethis being her mom.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1flHOokmJ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8z8p8EPEc
“Blood of the gods runs through you nonetheless.” I say134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjHHHCWHzR
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOQja4Akth
She laughs softly “Yeah, you can say that.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyVKjrfDeI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4nZ2or0Kw
“What about you? You look demi-human yourself.” She asks
Poor girl, I would not want to see her sad when she finds out her Father’s fate. And every time I think this, a haunting question arises, from within me. What will she think when she finds out that her father’s god is me.?134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEwpVSQdrR
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMO8G9LlnPO
“I happened to have an accident with a deadly demon. He tried to take over my body--but failed, leaving my body like this.” I said134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkk0TsWC2gz
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvxwjjFiU6
“Oh, that’s harsh,” she says, rising as she picks up the bowl and sets it on the plate near me.
She pauses. Just for a second. Then her gaze flicks to me—sharp, thoughtful. “You should rest. Your body needs healing. You’ll be as good as new in two days.”
I give a short nod. “Oh, sure. Thanks for helping me.”
“No need.” She exhales, as if weighing something. Then, instead of leaving, she tilts her head slightly. “You know… most people don’t just stand after being hit with Medusa’s venom.”
She’s fishing.
I say nothing.
Gloria doesn’t push, but she lingers, arms crossed. “It should’ve locked up your body—petrified your limbs at the very least. But you stood there. Even moved.”
I meet her eyes but offer nothing.
She waits. For a beat. Maybe two. Then she sighs, shaking her head with a small smile. “Right. The silent type.”
She picks up the dishes but doesn’t leave just yet. “I wanted to ask more, but once I get caught in chats, I’ll forget to wash the dishes—and the last thing I want is to make Sil angry.”
This time, she leaves.
“At last… a moment’s peace.” As I let the thought let me drive, I hear a growl. I am still hungry.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBFDfmkJfI
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmqOeXEiHd
I see a tree outside the window. I walk up to it, and look around, there are lots of trees here but people will notice it. There is a big thick vine too, maybe I can…..134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgCR2h8Xvb
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡta0Tz6iBFW
I feel satisfied after the absorbing the vine, my body has started to feel better already, my muscles coil up. I clench my fist and it stops shaking like it did. There is a mirror in the room to. Its been long since I saw my face.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDo64DrKeF
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3jvwyBiCv
my hair is very well maintained, as if someone gave me a hair cut. Maybe it was Sil, I will need to thank her later.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXhwHc4KvB
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ054I2q4vwQ
As the old men said, Now I can sleep like a horse seller!134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fwXNdg0KO
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnwtnKWjwx
I lie down on the bed, its comfy, compared to sleeping on rough ground, enough to fit me.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxDZanAwY4
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7fh2fKgAG
Before I know it, I am drifting away into sleep.
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauj08yx5MQ
Warzheil and Sil along with Kade are talking in the kitchen.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhyw9WmFXX
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDsbk8kHaD
“You know how much I hate mutants!” Sil spits134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLuNf159yj
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrAUHrzIoL
“I am telling you, He is human!” Warzheil yells back134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Myb91bb4n
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m8tV1OG29
“Do not shout in the house geezer. Let me ask this then.” She continues “WHY the hell Does he look like that? And even if we put aside the fact that he is mutant, why is his heart on the left side instead of right? A human’s heart is on right!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrZtnzO63J
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNoTrTwkOz
“You….!” he sneers in anger
“Had it not been you. I would have personally seen to it, that he died even more painful death!” Sil says in a serious tone.
Gloria is listening quietly from outside the kitchen.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCNgmquJbh
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYRKlziuP5
“Wait, both of you, whether we like it or not that guy is our guest. So tone down a little, will ya? And oldman, you cannot keep us in the dark, spill it already.” Kade insists134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKquV7NON0
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaplltQLPpW
“Now you have done it HAG!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMXnMYp2VU
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89IwIcSH8j
Sil gasps “HAG?!”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlWop7pe18
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLikoea6VhV
“I thought it would be too much for you all but now you are begging for it, fine hear me--According to what I know, Geolard tried taking over his body…. “ Warzheil jogs his memory, but everyone one is shocked134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmqTfzfXTG
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Sanr9dAyv
“Wait, who? Surely you do not mean….” Sil almost shouts but Warzheil interrupts her.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXLRnZoZKm
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQ51hZ0CQJ
“Yes, I mean it exactly. GEOLARD, the heavenly Demon, who fought for all races when gods were after each other’s blood for heaven’s throne. Drax told me he and Geolard once fought side by side against a big threat to our world.” He says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMIlUSaKB7
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5IW663nGj
Everyone is shocked to134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFrQExBVZD
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TSCC3C8WN
”But that isn’t even the crazy part. The more I will tell you the more you will understand the weight of your words earlier.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ994v1dP2p6
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRqZzx9psH
“So you are telling us that, ‘that’ man we are housing is Geolard?” kade says as his hand clutches a small knife.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0WElkH1rd
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt1BWeSUNA
Sil notices Gloria.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nqN77ZXEE
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3QtiQpfwq
“Gloria stop standing there, you have hear it anyway, come join us as we hear this old geezer tell fairy tales” Sil says.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVq74e5Buo
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKt6jXr39t
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur9vZSt3Qa
“Make yourselves comfortable kids, this is tale of a legend in making. So, Don’t jump to conclusions.” Warzheil replies134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3PCyc3FKB
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzFSOznS4J
“Geolard must have thought he had caught a prey, but it turned into his grave and someone else’s power. He failed due to Ronin’s strange left eye.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nWpglWUVn
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0syHCbSu9p
“H-he, killed the demon lord that my father told me fairy tales about?” Gloria hesitates under her mask.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwMEZFVa0j
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlhqCVO04V
“That’s just the beginning. He saved me from goblins……..” Warzheil explains everything that happened till how they got out of the forge.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrVnovWdjF
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohv0413CMm
“Wait, Ava, The Light borne Hero, said to be have a body given by goddess Ethis is his Sister? How?” Gloria asks134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhlykp9p70
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8crqDNwck4
“He told me its complicated.” Warzheil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5OeB7tgDk
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7UiWwbDZL
“Even if we believe that, it doesn’t explain why you have Ramoon blade and why he was poisoned with….” Sil asks but Warzheil interrupts her again134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FmA7BKgzm
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe8QTy8lof
“I.AM. getting to that part. Now, I know how impossible and crazy I am about to sound. But I can swear on my beard that what I am bout to tell you is true and I am a living witness.” Warzheil warns, as he takes a deep breath.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NgF3pvkNP
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97VmL0k0hK
“You surely saw the lights flash down from heavens and whispers of gods yesterday, right?”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZQcO4b4ik
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn09VjUxdbK
“You mean the light that appears when heroes kill the demon lord?.....” Sil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2nqhx3WDJ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTosOA2AFB
But then there is silence, But at this moment silence is the loudest speaker as Sil grows uneasy as if it clicked to her.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToAM5XH8W8
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIG0xYjln3
Kade is so shocked his jaw hangs with disbelief.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUOY7FD5DD
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRl24wzHX2y
“Yeah, I saw it too, what of it? Are you suggesting that he…..Wait, He?!” Gloria asks in disbelief, realising a moment later.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVmphUHIs9
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lOD3ywFTl
“So, if my memory serves me well, someone here was talking big about killing the man, but now you know, if he was our enemy, he would have slain you even in that state of his.” Warzheil says with a smug. As if praising Ronin was like praising Himself.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunM71h0mrQ
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjHtwzBomV
“By the Ancients” Sil supports her head “A human, turned monster. possesses an artifact that nullifies magic to some extent. A body that heals before another injury can be inflicted. And brother of one of the heroes?” Sil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxnw5aIF5p
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWO3wUt3ri
“Wait, then why did the demon lord’s weakness not apply on him if he killed him?” Kade asks134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyd71D8sXya
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9L8u9UcyA
“I have my theories, but the one that clicks is his left eye. Second maybe that his artifact is not affected by the hero and demon system.” Warzheil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zOi3SP6OU
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WrTkMQCia
Ronin is an anomaly in this world, unaffected by its rules. Warzheil know it, but hides it as it may lead to gloria finding out about her mother and potentially even Drax’s death.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW45sZYkn8
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuaeyPHMQC
“Ok, that’s it for today, I need to process all this before morning, and I feel sleepy. I will let you off the hook this time dear.” Sil says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQETTIJpnP5
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfBg5uW2A4
Warzheil nods “ and Umm..., Forgive me for raising my voice earlier.” Warzheil says with a sad expression134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrFtsFb2CG
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LhpQjNJ5f
“Oh, don’t worry old bones, you did what any man would do for someone they care about, maybe I was just jealous that you never got this angry for me.” She says134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTfwFMfO2v
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlx26thZDnv
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ra1d1I2No
“Ahem… kids, you should sleep too.” Warzheil coughs hiding his embarrassment.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcCfsnYAVG
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92ep4mEb1E
And so, everyone goes to sleep.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKcUI42p8v
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENlntqEKoo
Gloria closes her room’s door, and falls on her bed flat on her face as she clutches her pillow.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjH8Yittey
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgKCPhmkVm
“A human who is so strong he killed Geolard and Jortheus? I knew he was not ordinary the moment I saw him. ”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKo2F8CWIL
134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U4VjaY1lw
“Father used to tell me, that demon lords are strong and that Geolard was one of the strongest. I really want to see how strong He who defeated them is.” Gloria as she drifts into sleep.
Dear Reader, be kind enough to leave a comment in the chapter about it, as it inspires me to keep improving and doing better. And like if you enjoyed this chapter.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqj0Q7AMhvy
It hardly takes a few seconds to write "Good", but it boosts the confidence of us authors.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEqzVODEKa
;)134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzqMgdYBUm
Join my Discord server If you want sneak peeks or early access to chapters of Cosmeta series. Discord Server link: http://discord.gg/Q27uA8vnfu134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoJG3IqAOL
Dive into hot discussions with the creator, meet fellow story fans. Theory crafting, story creation, all sorts of things.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mreOybtHp
