Shadow returned to the palace late at night. Everyone except the kings greeted her. When she asked, the kings were still in the recovery process of what they told her. Well, Shadow knew in fact that they were too ashamed to face Shadow. Their stupidity led them to the current precedent. They should beg her for forgiveness, thankfully, she was quite generous.She let them be after committing such a mistake. What a kind lady she is, really.The next morning, she went to the training ground. Aidan was seen sparring with his people. Shadow cracked her neck and went toward them.“Brother Aidan.”Aidan, who was taking a break, felt like his neck became cold. When he turned around, Shadow was approaching him and called his name.‘God damn it!’He muttered in deep regret.“Ye– yes, little sister?” He tried to summon his smile.“Do you want to fight me?”‘Nope!’“If you wish to see my strength, then why not.” He bit his inner wall and cried internally.Shadow that heard everything was having
Another soldier also interjected his input regretfully.“We can’t get involved in this battle. It can only end with the will of one of the warriors. All we can do is watch this sacred ritual from the side.”Firash bit his lower lip. Why did they act as if this battle was some sort of offering? They were not offering or doing any ritual. It was simply a fight. He bet his chest in frustration that nowhere he spoke about.“You are strong, brother. But not more than I expected. You seem to neglect your training.”“I– I am not. Spit!”Aidan spit out some blood and scoffed. His face was full of disgust. It looked like he had realized how crazy Shadow was.Shadow looked at him with a smile still. But, Shadow was admiring Aidan’s tenacity so much. He would stand back up even after being beaten to a pulp repeatedly. He would never give up. He seemed like a character out of a children’s cartoon. The hero or whatever it was.‘That is why he is a crown prince. His endurance is on another level.
“Oh, is that what it is?” Malikul also picked it up.“Yes.” She answered on his behalf.“To the basement.” She refocused.“... the basement?” But Malikul inquired. “I don’t think we have any sort of that.”“Are you sure?” Shadow smirked.She continued walking toward the back of the mansion. They were still inside but she went toward the lift area. Everyone followed her without saying anything. They stopped at a dead end.“See? There’s nothing here.”Shadow scoffed. She placed her hand around the wall and rubbed it roughly around it. Before the renovation or rebuilding of this building, Shadow requested Nathan to not touch this specific area. Just upgrade it into the elevator area.Nathan did exactly that and here was the result.The setback was, she didn’t remember the specific color of the wall. The wall was painted with five different colors vertically. Yellow, red, blue, black, and white in that order.After the fourth try, the black wall started to move.“Get back,” Shadow said at
After safely getting the rat out of the ground hole under the tree, she sat down on the massive rocks near the river bank. The rat girl naturally kneeled in front of her. Although there was no need to do that, Shadow didn’t care and just went straight to the point.“Who are you?”“My name is Talia, from the rat tribe. I am coming from the western continent but was brought here by the marigold dragon.” Talia introduced herself.Shadow perked up and silently peeked at Midas and Malikul. Malikul was also interested in the rat girl.‘She is sensible.’Both of them had a similar thought.Talia knew exactly what she was after and delivered.“Your age?” Shadow asked, just for the spice.Talia flinched, her tight face was slightly trembled because of shock but quickly recovered.“My age is supposed to be a secret…” She was bashful, cheeks tinted with pink.‘She is fun too.’Both of them pumped up. She wasn’t as rigid as anyone who had ever seen them for the first time. Even when they emitted
The next morning, Shadow sat inside her office, sipping her warm tea and eating biscuits prepared by Priscilla.The two kings were acting not like kings, instead, their heads hung lower, clenched their fists straightly on their knees, legs stuck together, and their spines straightened.“Are you repenting?” Ali and Ibrahim swallowed their thick saliva upon hearing a sweet voice yet cold at the same time. They didn’t know how she did it but they heard it clearly.The air around them was stiflingly cold as well, indicating that Shadow was eyeing them sharply. Nothing escaped her at this point even though they were the kings.Let's put it that way to make people understand. The kings were the second highest monarch below the emperor – if they’d had one.However, in The Unknown, Shadow’s position was a little bit special. She was The Holiness.Even though she didn’t have the legitimacy to control the empire or the kingdom as she agreed to unless she was being greedy – she knew she was be
“What are we doing here?”“I don’t know… we have this kind of place.”“Oh my god, mosquitos. It bites me.”“Green everywhere.”The two kings were whining and looking around while towing behind Shadow. Their voices were quite loud to the point it was echoing. Currently, they are inside the Dark Woodland third layer called the Black Forest. The place was like a maze. Everyone who entered the forest without permission would have a hard time dealing with the direction.And the people she planned to trick and invade this place were the people that she planned to use. For her own gain, of course.The sky was gloomy and the rain poured down like a waterfall. “Honey… Please stay under the umbrella.” Ibrahim wrinkled his forehead with worry when Shadow tried to escape from the umbrella he was holding. “Here, use your own umbrella, then.” He shoved the tiny umbrella that befitted her height when he had given up to make her stay still.“Why thank you.” She took it gratefully and started to lea
Juviana peered at her two escorts. Both of them were standing in front of her, guarding the entrance for anything. Even if there’s nothing out there that could harm her.They might not show it but it was written all over their faces.‘We might die.’‘This place will be our dishonest death.’For warriors like them, there was nothing worse than dying without doing anything like this.Juviana rubbed her forehead in frustration.“It’s all because of my desperation and greediness.”She was angry with herself the first time she was born. She had never regretted her action, ever. She was deemed to be the greatest existence in the tribe. However, her desperation led to this unsavory situation.That damn disease. She had to come here because of a disease that spread across her kingdom. It killed more than 100 people in just two months. The ironic thing was, the patient would suffer a high fever for more than a month without reason.Red lips, swollen eyes, and a drenched face – were the criter
At first, Ali watched Shadow as if she was crazy. The initial was to be a benevolent lord, not a spoiled little lady. Then, she acted calm – which is her normal reaction – before she jumped into her initial role.Right now, she acted as a benevolent lord instead of a spoiled princess. By the look of their expressions, they were taking the bait.Their targets had odd expressions on their faces while they were watching Shadow intently as if they were mesmerized by her. Well, it was a normal occurrence. Shadow looked lovable. Who he should blame, yeah.“Thank you for providing hospitality despite us invading your space, Lady.”It was a gentle and respectful tone. Like Juviana was talking to a cute promising you lady. Her warm gaze didn’t even leave her face.Shadow smiled, her face looked like an angel's. She shook her head at the tall lady beside her. “You don’t have to worry. It is normal between travelers. As far as I know, your accent suggests that you’re from Europe, or did I guess