Badump, Badump, Badump!Shadow clenched her chest, the palpating heart rates increased ten folds. She felt the warm palms grasping her shoulder.“My Lord…”She turned her head to the cotton-like voice. Her vision was already blurry with anticipation.“Go. They have been waiting for you, for a while now, My Lord.” “They are?” Shadow’s glossy eyes vibrated tremendously. Julia gripped her shoulders tightly. “Go.” The grip was loosened. She traced her hand behind Shadow’s back and lightly pushed Shadow forward.Shadow felt her knees become weak, the sweat rolled down her forehead.Badump! Badump! Badump!Her heart rate increased.“Your Holiness. They are waiting.” Samuel’s voice broke whatever replayed inside her mind. Shadow squeezed her strength and swallowed her saliva. Bravely, she took a couple of steps forward and disappeared inside the fabric door.She blinked rapidly, her hands were sweating but her heart suddenly was at ease. Her eyes laid on Mina right after she was inside.M
The next day, Shadow entered the secret base once again. This time, she was disguised as the guest that belonged to Samuel’s group.She sat inside the tent cafe that was already packed with people. A few eyes were on her for a fleeting moment before they focused on their own conversation once again.Clack! A hot coffee was placed in front of her without being asked.“What is this for?” Shadow asked with deep skepticism. The old woman who was also the owner of the cafe looked over Shadow before mumbling to herself. “... Seems like you are the lord’s guest.”Shadow wondered who was in charge and quickly bobbed her head. “I am Lord Samuel’s guest.”The corners of the woman’s eyes were shaking in disbelief. Soon, a pity resonated inside the said eyes. So, Shadow jokingly asked.“It’s free, right?”She peeked at Shadow up and down and casually added on. “You look filthy rich. A few pennies won’t hurt, right?Shadow suppressed her desire to laugh. But, she respected this old woman's busi
Linda’s face was paler than paper as time went by. All her disrespectful acts flashed right over her eyes as she sensed death was approaching at a fast speed.The cafe went silent. The heavy breath from Malikul echoed inside it. The customers have already regulated their breath and didn’t even dare to outwardly release their breath fearing it would offend both the crown prince and the holiness.Shadow tapped her finger on her knee, enjoying every bit of it. She had no reason to back them up for a moment after going through a series of disrespectful acts just now. Well, it’s not like she wouldn’t help them. She would, but once she was happy enough to release them from this misery.Although, a lot of thoughts were ambushing her brain as they panicked inside each one of them filled their entire heads.Shadow drank every concern that they had, she also consumed all the fear, be it hidden or obvious. For a couple of minutes, Malikul’s voice erupted while interrogating the poor old woman.
Malikul actively tried to search for the responsible people that brought the trouble to Shadow. Because of them, he couldn’t enjoy a peaceful time with his girl.Malikul didn’t even acknowledge the meals that came through. His eyes steady on Mina, waiting for the next sentence.Again, Mina shook her head. “As I said before, I don’t know much about them. Let alone their gender. However, I do find a useful link.”“I see.” Shadow had not expected much. “The link that connects the seller and the buyer, right?” Malikul continued to interrogate Mina. “Yes, sir. I have heard about the seller of the seller, though.”“What?”Both Malikul and Shadow ended up hearing something unexpected.“Elaborate.” Shadow pushed the lamb chop’s plate toward Malikul.Malikul gladly took it from her and worked his magic – cutting the lamb into small pieces.Mina ignored that domestic behavior and looked worried as she continued to speak.“The seller of the seller is the insider that sold The Holiness profile
They stomped all the way to the main palace with Shadow as their lead. It wasn’t only Malikul, Shadow, and Mina anymore. They were dragging Midas with them as their witness.The guards that stood at the entrance of every gate didn’t even bother to greet them but bent their bodies to show their respect.They had seen Shadow for most of their shifts. They knew when to poke the lion. Right now isn’t the right situation. She was pissed for whatever reason.Bam!The doors of the meeting chambers were forcefully kicked from outside. As a result, the innocent doors were totally wrecked. The dust flew around, disturbing the annual meeting session.“What disrespectful act did you show the king of the lion tribe?” The minister chewed out his anger.It didn’t take him long enough to change his expression when he saw the perpetrators. All ministers available shot up from their seats and bowed politely to them.“We greet, Your Holiness, Crown Prince Malikul.”Aidan, Firash, Dhia, Ibrahim, and Auli
“In other words, to satisfy their curiosity, you let go of your morality… for a few pennies… is that… what…” Malikul had a hard time properly managing his sentence because of how ridiculous it sounded. Mina gritted her teeth, silently judging the king from Shadow’s back. For now, she acted as a bystander to understand the whole picture. The first rule of the knight was to side with the lord. However, the royal family was equally important and essential to Shadow’s plan. Hence, she had to listen to both sides. Ibrahim immediately shook his head as the rest of his family members shot a dagger from their eyes despite being silenced by Shadow. Seemed like their eyes could work just fine. “No, you gotta listen to me. Princess Shadow. When you read the reports, you must question the legitimacy of them, does it not?” Ibrahim gulped his saliva hard in panic. Forget about being the king, his status was nothing compared to the anger that she showed. She was smiling and all. Her eyes showe
DUT, DUT, DUT, DUT, DUT, DUT! “Take cover, take cover!” “I beseech you to take cover.” “We are surrounded, roger.” “They are crazy. So crazy!” “Hide!” The sound of screaming and the bullets intertwined with each other. The Darkness Woodland offered nothing but poisonous flowers all around. Even after they were provided with an anti-poison mask, their heavy breath resounded inside the mask, forcing them to peel it off to take a breather. However, what came next would be terrible. The poison that diluted the whole forest came rushing into their lungs. Later, forced to wear their masks once again. Not only did they have to worry about the lack of oxygen, but they were also running away from the bullets. “Father! Get down!” Aidan lunged toward his father and pushed him to the ground. His voice was shredded with panic and shock the same. Dut! He saw the rot dot hovering around just next to his sideburn. It was an unmistakable red dot of a gun sight. He felt his leg moving hi
“For the love of god. Can we have one normal morning?” Ignat propped his chin on his palm while looking at overjoyed Luca smashing Ali’s vassals with his strong punch. Due to the rule, no mana could be infused or used during the game, or else, it would defeat the whole purpose of this game. “That evil sister of mine.” Maxim massaged his head, feeling tired all of sudden. In the fight, he admirably improved himself and became stronger yet again. If he kept on improving, he was afraid that Luca would outperform him, but he had no desire to do anything right now. “Hey!” Shadow’s voice resonated way too loud for their poor eardrums even though they had quite a distance. “What are you doing? Start shooting at them!” Ignat’s lazy eyes remained stagnant. “She’s enjoying herself.” His lazy voice whispered next to him. “I CAN HEAR YOU, YOU FUCKER. GET DOWN FROM THERE! FIGHT THEM!” Acting as if it was nothing, he jumped down from the tree and aimed his gun. “Well… the big brother mus