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
Nathan opened his mouth only to close it yet again. To maintain his sanity, it’s better to not engage with anything political with this tiny human. She could be as vicious as a snake. He still wanted to live.“I still don’t understand why he needs to kill them all.” Nathan was still not clear about that.“That is because Bulteo always views themselves as superior. Bulteo only cares about Bulteo. They don’t care about others.” Shadow responded.“Rumors speak of a vow the marigold king has sworn, a promise born in his greed and his ambition, born out of the very sins definitely not befitting his devastating status…” Michael gathered his breath.Shadow’s lips were stretching unpleasantly to the side. There was something incredible foreboding about how Michael arranged his statement. “The psychotic king has sworn upon the sky to erase every race that ever exists in this world and to create their own unique race.” Michael breathed out with a pondering heart inside his chest. Shadow sighe
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.