“Hah, to think that you would appear right before me... You really have guts, huh? ” He is afraid. That was certain. To think that the one he was looking for was now in front of him, he did not expect it to be that way. No guards can be seen in the vicinity as the only thing around them is the surface of the dungeon. “You surely are one hell of a guy, Clad.” ‘Just how powerful can he be to be able to do this? Why…. Why, of all people? He is not even a royal! That father of mine, it would be a convenience if he just left even a useful power, but he gave me none other than this hellish life! ’ Cursing, his inferiority complex again appeared before him. His nerves made him feel weak. His body can’t even stand up properly. Allan knows too well that this might be the end of his life. “And so are you, Allan.” “What did you do to those two? I am sure Blance and Sigrid were there. Did you perhaps kill them as well? ” A small smirk then crept on his lips as he heard what Allan asked. But
It was something that Clad did not notice sooner. But Alex's way of taking, it changed. As if he became someone else. ‘I see. So he dropped the honorifics. Strange, but why did he suddenly stop calling me Brother Clad? ’ The moment he heard Alex's voice calling upon his name, he was surprised to feel that gaze. As if he were talking before someone who holds great power. ‘What happened to him? ’ He asks himself, still trying to give all his power to tear Allan apart. But nothing changed. Even an inch was left untouched, even if he gave his all-out force. “Alex, stop this at once!! ” With that gaze, he was sure that it was something that scared him so much. ‘What is up with him? ’ “Clad, that is enough.” "You don’t tell me what I would do and would not do. I don’t even care why you started to act like that and I don’t even want to know. But you know what? Leave me be. I don’t care what you want to achieve. Just leave me be! Just like what you did when Frank died!" Pain. That is
What exactly is revenge? To pay back what they have done to you? But isn’t it something that only bad people would do? Good people will just let the world make the judgment and payment for what they have done. That is why karma exists. But for some reason, even the world is making fun of one’s life. Just why can’t we just live happily? Why do we need to suffer? Why do we have to face such cruel things? Isn’t it unfair? Living that way while others can live happily just because the world gives them a favor? Isn’t it unfair that things are difficult for you to get just because you were born as you are? Isn’t it unfair that things work so differently for everyone? They say that if it was meant to be, things will be. But what if I do not wish for it to be like that? Why can’t I make changes no matter how much I try? “So you are still here. Where is that scumbag? ” Blood can be seen covering his body. I know that Clad killed many people. For some, he would surely be a villain. He is ta
“Your Majesty, this is as far as I can help you. The boat is waiting for you at the borders. Just head straight and you will see it hiding behind the round rock. Forgive me if I cannot accompany you. It is an honor to serve you, Your Majesty.” “Pushed out of the tunnel, his knight Conor closed the gate so as not to let them chase after his king. With his hand shaking, the last sight Alexis could see was the smile of his loyal guard as a number of soldiers ran behind him. “Conor…” he mumbled as he ran to the shore where the boat was waiting for him. Swallowing his saliva, he held back his tears. Conor was like a brother to him. In his miserable family, he found what the real concern really was. The warmth of a family’s love that he never received from his parents, Alexis found it in Conor. ‘He sacrificed his life to protect me… am I really worthy of it?’ And so Conor’s words echoed in his ears as if he was just beside him and all.” ‘You Majesty, it is time for your meal. Please do
"Hey, stop zoning out! Hello?? Alex, are you alright?" With his hand a bit smaller than what it was, his hands looked thin too. 'Alex? Is it me? And who is this kid?' They then heard the sound of a carriage running near where they were. "Come, let's go!" And so the guy, taller than him, maybe around 13 or so, jumped into the cart full of trash. "Hey, Frank! Watch out!" Surprised by him calling Frank with no hesitation, he felt numb as he remembered everything that happened to this body. Thrown out by his own family, he was sold as a slave but luckily got out of their hands when bandits ambushed the cart of those slave merchants. In his wandering around, he ended up in this place and met Frank. Living by snatching waste foods from the waste carts, they were doing this day by day. "Hey, why did you not jump? It is a bounty today. What a waste, they have lots of this meat, a bit smelly but better than nothing. Hehe" "Frank, what do we call this place again?" "Huh? You mean this
"Brother Clad! Wait! That is Alex! Stop!" Even with Frank trying to stop him, Clad did not listen. "You, how did you know about this?" Anger, that is the only thing that one can see when one looks into Clad’s eyes. Sorrow, there is a pain hiding behind his gaze. But even with his body moving like that in a rush, that doesn’t change the fact that he just recovered from a serious injury. To get bitten by a Kranses is no joke. After all, in this place secluded from the main palace of the Voneveir, to get an antidote can be seen as a miracle. "I am asking you, why do you know about Kranses and its antidote!!" Huffing, his breathing is now stable compared to what it was before, but his grip did not loosen. It is as if he was holding onto something that was worth his life. "Brother Clad! Stop! You are hurting him!" Pushing Clad away from Alex with all his might, Frank made no difference at all. He wasn’t strong enough to handle someone as big as Clad. He may look thin but his streng
"Stop standing idly, let's go." Clad knew the way in and out of the path that he had carved on his own. Pulling some sticks, he closed the path they came from. "This way, it will buy us some time to escape." Frank was still holding Alex's arm who seemed to be in a daze. "Who are they? Are they looking for you? What do they want from you?" Full of questions, Clad was a bit annoyed. "Long story." "I want to know. They ruined your house and-" "Frank, there is a good benefit in not knowing something. It's for your safety." With confusion on his face, Frank couldn't accept the answer that he had. "But Brother Clad." "Frank, I will tell you what you want to know but first, we have to get out of this place." Some soil started to fall in their direction. "We have to run.""But…" "Come, follow me!" Running, every step and every change of direction they made, didn't make any changes at all. The sound above the ground remained the same. As if it was following them. 'Brother Clad w
Such joy in his face made Alex feel the opposite. 'So in the end, he didn’t survive. He won so many battles but he died at the hands of those he taught how to wield a sword… and as your King, I just let them do so… what kind of king am I if I just let you die like that? I even made your family live like this.' "He was named as a criminal for defending the king. I don’t care about his loyalty to the royals because, in my eyes, none of them deserves the throne. They are all scumbags." "Are… you not afraid of speaking about them like that?" Snickering, Clad didn’t even hide his resentment towards them. "I know who I should respect. In my opinion, they are not qualified for such a thing. All they have is a name, a royal bloodline which they probably made up just to be in that title," he sighed. Many things surely did happen in his life and he was well aware of it. But among those things, he was not a bit happy about what happened. "To be named as a criminal, if you are a royal or h