“One… two… three…” Ibrahim dived around the side of the tree as Ali did, and both of their guns held up. His aim was high, hoping for a chest shot, and Ali’s was low, around the thigh or knee to cripple him should his shot fail to hit.It was embarrassing even to think about it. They were the greatest sharpshooters. However, their lack of training started to catch up. Laziness was the worst enemy of every living thing. That was because none of them ever trained without their mana. To them, mana was their life. So, as long as the mana resided inside their bodies, they should be fine.However, they had overseen one thing. Mana was just part of the body's strength. Therefore, mana could have an effect on them if they were careless.They had never trained without their mana before this. The only time they did it was when they were so small. Their mana manifested as early as five years old, therefore, they had never gone even once without mana in their entire life.Now, it bit them in t
“Please!!” It hit his desperation to the fullest.But, Shadow was so sneaky. She didn’t even run into his bullet but skillfully ducked.“What the fuck. How many practices did she go through to have that kind of flawless execution?” Ibrahim was shitting hard at his daughter’s reaction.He felt like he couldn’t win even though he was already in beast form or even larger than her.“We need to go.” His voice began smaller but ended with louder than he ever could summon.There was fear inside his voice.“Yeah!” He was already on his toes.Hastily, they backed down and ran toward the center of the forest without hesitation anymore. Their pride as kings were already thrown out of the window. Their lives were much more important. They heard the bullets zipping through the air and hitting the trees so Ibrahim and Ali quickly threw their arms up and fired at the lady up there twice. They knew that it would be a waste. They knew that would be missed and they couldn’t afford to do that but they
Shadow waited for him to fully enter the enlightened state so she could direct his path. She could anticipate and understand the dagger’s path at each moment and lead the dagger in the best direction.The formula was similar to the sword which Ali used back home. He would learn something even using the dagger so she wasn’t that afraid.When Ali swung his dagger, Shadow helped him.“Not there. Right, this side. No, no, this way, I said!” With one dagger, she redirected his dagger.Tuk! Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!Shadow would stretch out her dagger and tap Ali’s dagger, leading it to the correct path.“Yes, yes, that’s what I said.”The only thing that could be done in such a situation was to let it flow.She didn’t know why but she was helping him out even though she was so mad at him for messing around. Perhaps, he was Malikul’s uncle.“What are you doing, my love?” The voice came from the tree above them.A smile latched on her lips immediately while leading the path still. “Baby!” Malikul cupp
Shadow patted Midas’ shoulder. Midas eyes filled with anticipation as she started to speak.“So work hard if you need some benefits out of it.”She said before proceeding to sit on the green grass the next morning after the punishment game was carried out.For some reason, Shadow looked well-rested while the two kings were still unconscious in their respective bedrooms. “I will.” He swallowed his sobbing.“You need to actually mean it.” It was an indifferent command, but Midas still responded with excitement.“I will work as hard as I will be.” Shadow shook her head after seeing that Midas was excited after being given the second chance by permitting her to distribute her activities after omitting a few things into the black market. After a deep thought last night, she decided to embrace the situation and looked positively. So, permission was given after weighing everything.“I will make sure this journal will blur their eyes, and deepen their greed so that you can benefit from thi
“Awww! Come on, man.” Shadow frowned, and wrinkles her forehead and chin.“My jealousy…”“Control it!”“Huh!”Their interaction was seen as cute in the eyes of Mawla. Shadow waved her hand in dismissal, at the same time, dismissed the arising conflict.“Mawla.”He snapped his gaze off Malikul and smiled civilly. “Yes, Your Holiness?”“Victory?”Mawla slowly nodded his head with a sincere expression.“Yes. It was as you explained, Your Holiness.”“I see.” Shadow rotated her wrist in a circular motion.“What are we talking about?” Malikul asked suspiciously when both of them exchanged a meaningful gaze.“We have buried the second branch from Bulteo’s, Your Highness Crown Prince.”Shadow clapped in acknowledgment. As expected, her people had been victorious against them despite having a smaller number compared to the rest. Shadow had arrived right on time for the end of the Race War.There was only one thing that signaled the end of the Race War.The destruction of Intel Pro.The Intel
There were two things that Mawla was so shocked about. First off, the audacity of the crown prince to grab his hand and pull him inside the portal as well. Second of all, the hospitality shown by the dragon race.Contrary to his belief, the dragons were quite friendly and smiled at him whenever their eyes collided. None of them even show any aggression or hostility. All the scary stories about the dragon were already debunked right off the bat.He didn’t believe how cool they were, or how beautiful they were. “Angelo!”“Your Holiness.” Angelo greeted her passionately before changing the direction of his eyes to Malikul. “This must be your fiance, the crown prince, isn’t it?” He smiled.All worries melted away when he heard that. It meant that Shadow had talked about him to them therefore, there would be no funny idea such as a union between them.His chest flattened, visibly drawing out a relieved sigh.“Where is he?” Shadow approached the subject first.“If you are talking about th
Shadow went out of the secret base. The secret base was actually situated on one of many available islands. The island was massive enough to accommodate two large villages sizes excluding the secret base. The secret base was the center of these three villages and the lord of three. Hence, the taxes were paid to them. She chose one of the villages that were only three kilometers away from the secret base entrance and stood on the high hill with her hands on her hips. “They keep the villagers' money in exchange for protection.” Shadow didn’t realize that Nathan was standing behind her despite his high height. His height was typically 2.20m. It made her look like his young daughter. “Protection against who?” She asked ironically. Nathan sat on the floor to match up their eyes' level. Shadow was too small for them to have a normal conversation. He needed to take such measures out of consideration. “Against them, ironically.” Nathan also thought it was a ridiculous setup. “Are they
“The likes of me? As in the likes of you? What do you mean by that?” Nathan was quite triggered by the way they addressed themselves. “I hate to hear your intonation when talking about yourself. What is going on here?” Shadow watched the interaction silently. She had a hunch and based on the reports that she received, her hunch seemed to be correct. “That… that…” Michael hunched down his shoulder and looked everywhere except them. His suspicious reaction made Nathan uncomfortable. He turned his head to Shadow and when Shadow seemed also interested to know the history of these vampires, it made him nervous. It meant that Shadow had caught wind of the problem of this place. Her appearance in this village wasn’t only to sightsee, but also to dig deeper into the problem. She was smart. No, genius. The good lord as well. “Michael!” Shadow started her move by calling the village lord without any formality. Michael was extremely surprised to hear the sweet voice calling his name out o