《Heaven Cry》 Emerald City ''Shell''s and stones rise from the emerald sea but are you here with me. Beautiful Creatures......where did you come from? Where did you go?'' ................ "Find her now, you worthless pieces of shit" "Yes, Sir!" .............. Solider¡¯s scattered all over the city frantically searching for someone who seemly vanished into thin air. "Did you find her?" "If I did wouldn''t I be on my way to the place right now?, why would I be here talking to you?" It¡¯s been hours since the search started yet not even a whiff of the person''s scent must less a trace could be found. "Both of you shut up! and look harder" Its a cold night like any other across the royal capital but unlike the usually calm and serene atmosphere that the capital had gained its fame for tonight was a night that no one thought would ever be possible. The entire Emerald capital was currently engulfed in flames. Once the jewel of the kingdom made completely out of emerald, a city that sparkles during the day and glowed at night but now it¡¯d lost its former splendor only destruction and ashes remained. No enemy was bearing down on them from the gates this was something that started from the inside. All across the capital, people were trying to flee from the city with as much as they could possibly carry no one wanted to stay here, very few of the soldiers that were supposed to protect the city were willing to stay at their posts and carry out their oath till death. "Don''t let those fucking bastards get pass you, if this is where we''re supposed to die then we''ll take as much of these fuckers with us as possible!" "Kill!!" "Kill!" Empowered by the speech given by their commander who could still stand tall in the face of such an overwhelming number of enemies and not falter in the least, Staring at the back of their commander who stood at over six feet tall without a single piece of armor he looked like a God to them as he cut through the soldiers in front, they refused to be outdone. "What are you fuckers looking at come help the commander." Another soldier chimed in seeing his comrades in a daze. Stab Slash Kill The streets had been transformed into a battlefield filled with nothing but madness, both sides holding tight on to the belief that what they¡¯re doing is right, with that sense of righteousness they felt overwhelmed with strength. No matter how strong they felt in that moment they were still only human and so they would eventually get tired. After a few minutes of fighting, that''s exactly what happened, the side that had more solider¡¯s would stand victorious in the end, even though the number of enemies they slaughtered was not a small amount but more soldiers kept coming and soon the gap in not only strength but also numbers became obvious. "How long do you think they''ll last hahaha" "Fuck was his mother fucking a giant!? Why is he so strong!?" "No matter how strong he is he''ll get tired soon enough hahaha and then..." Even though it was a battlefield they could still relax because no matter what happens their victory was assured.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. "All of you shut up you bunch of trash! You can''t even find the little bitch yet but you still have time to waste here!? Hurry up and finish this off" "Shit if it was so easy why don''t you go up and fucking kill him then huh?" The one who had told just scolded them previously truly didn''t have anything to say about that, the giant man in front of them was Darius! A man who was literally raised solely for the purpose of killing. Glancing at his soldier who was either dead or on the brink of death Darius retreated a few steps to collect his thoughts and let out a light sigh. He had to admit it whether or not he wanted to they¡¯re probably going to die tonight. "Today we''ve failed in our duties, we swore an oath to protect but our master is dead and here we are standing.....failures! But this is not the end we will redeem ourselves hopefully we meet again in the afterlife, tonight we will surely all die but......." Darius raised his broadsword and pointed it at the hundred of traitors standing across from him. ¡°We will not die here alone, take as many of them as you can! and when we see them again in hell we''ll gut them like the dogs they are!.......It was an honor to have walked alongside you as brothers" While giving his speech he tightened his grip on the huge broadsword that he was carrying.....His mind was already made up to die here alongside the city he loved and his sworn brothers. "Hahaha, you''ve always been good at using your mouth Darius" No one knew where the voice was coming from they searched their surroundings trying to find the source no one knew who it was, everyone was placed on high alert because of the unknown voice. Thinking about the voice both sides couldn''t help but hope that maybe it was someone from their side. Before anyone could locate the source voice they were all shocked when they saw thousands of soldiers surrounding them from every direction, what was even more shocking is the armor they had on, from head to toes were covered only their menacing eyes were visible when combined with how terrifying their armor looked, it was understandable that they were all terrified. Without a word, the newcomers marched passed Darius and his group of solider¡¯s and started slaughter without hesitation, simply based on their actions Darius and his solider¡¯s knew that these newcomers were seasoned fighters who went through several blood baptisms. Darius found it hard enjoy the feeling of seeing them being killed all he could do was fall on the ground and try to rest for his upcoming battles, he already figured out who the voice earlier belonged to so he completely dropped his guard. "Xan what are you doing in the city?" Truth be told it took him quite a while but he still managed to figure out who had come to their rescue. None of the happiness he felt for being able to live showed on his face, instead, he looked annoyed. Talking slow steady steps Xan stood behind Darius who was now lying on the ground Xan couldn''t help but laugh. "Hahaha, you still have the guts bring up that old rule after I just saved your life?¡± Xan was fully clad in black armor from the neck down all across his body weapons of different shapes and sizes hidden, they blended in perfectly with his armor making him seem as if he wasn¡¯t armed, his long silver hair, grey eyes and handsome features caused him look cruel. Darius, on the other hand, was the complete opposite of Xan, the only thing he had on was the clothes he ran out of his house with, he had short jet black hair and brown eyes if he wasn¡¯t covered in blood he would look like the kind next door neighbor. Darius finally felt like he''d regained enough strength to stand so he got up while looking at Xan who was standing beside him, both of them stood over six feet so they looked directly into each other¡¯s eyes Darius spoke in a voice that contained no emotion whatsoever. "This was the law handed down by h-" In such a serious situation before he could finish speaking he was interrupted by Xan who began to mimic him in a squeaky voice. "This was a law handed down b- shut the fuck up, the old bastard is dead why should I care about the laws of a dead man?" Hearing Xan tone that didn''t carry an ounce of the respect a servant should have for his master Darius felt like he wanted to cut him in two on the spot but reason won over impulse, with the situation he was in he had no choice but suppress his desires, he hasn¡¯t seen Xan in years so whether he could win or not was unknown added to the fact that he¡¯d been fighting for hours now he wasn¡¯t that foolish plus Xan and his men were probably the only help he had to retake the city at the moment. Majority of his men had betrayed him and those who hadn''t betrayed him were almost all dead very few remained standing and even among the few who were still alive if they were smart they would loot as many valuables as possible and run as far as possible. "Lord Xan all enemies have been whipped out according to your order" It was one of the soldiers dressed in the black armor that looked, even more, terrifying up close, their voice was no exception it sounded horrifying like a deep raspy rumbling from a beast or maybe it only sounded that way because of the helmet was muffling. It had only been a few minutes yet they''d already cleared out the entire area they truly were amazing. "Hmm good, what do you want to do now?" All things aside Xan hasn¡¯t been in this city for over ten years so without a doubt It was best to step back and ask Darius since the city was basically his territory. Darius didn''t even think for a second before responding. "We have to retake the city" Hearing the reply a broad smile blossomed on Xan''s face, his eyes turned into slits and started to look more sinister as his smile grew broader. "Hahahahahahahaha, let''s take the city then" .............. ¡®Shell''s and stones rise from the emerald sea but are you here with me. Beautiful Creatures......where did you come from? Where did you go?'' Blood of King鈥檚 ¡°The blood of a king runs through my veins........The world bends to my will?.........I shall take the highest peak as my throne.........all is beneath me'' .................... "Did you find her?¡± "If I did wouldn''t I be on my way to the place right now?, why would I be here talking to you?" It¡¯s been hours since the search started yet not even a whiff of the persons scent must less a trace could be found. "Both of you shut up! and look harder" Its a cold night like any other across the royal capital but unlike the usually calm and serene atmosphere that the capital had gained its fame for tonight was a night that no one thought would ever be possible. The entire Emerald capital was currently engulfed in flames. ............. Everything was enveloped in a miasma of pandemonium, People who once berried the darkness in their hearts deep were now free of their inhibitions this is especially so for the solider¡¯s who had to guard the nobles. "No! please! My children are here!" "Hehehe don''t worry Lady Ann we''ll treat you better than your husband husband ever could" A few Soldier stood in a circle surrounding Lady Ann who seem to only be in her late twenties, she¡¯d fallen on the ground, no matter how hard she tried the swelling on her left foot made it impossible for her to get up yet in-spite off that she still tried to crawl over to a not too far away over turned carriage that was slowly being engulfed in fire. "Mom!!" Watching their mother crawl over with tears and snot coving her face, she was obviously in a lot of but she still crawled the boys felt like a knife was constantly being plunged into their hearts. "Don''t you bastards dare touch my mom or I''ll have your heads on a spike!" All the solider¡¯s started laugh watching the two teens that were trapped in the over turnt carriage struggling to get out but still issuing threats to them it seemed like the funniest thing in the world. "Hahaha our heads on a spike? Kid I don''t think you realize what''s happening here. You think your noble title can do shit here? You still anyone gives a shit about who you were? Me and my buddies here are going to enjoy your mother and show you a side of her that you never knew existed" Taking a slight pause the soldier who had spoken licked his lips, he didn¡¯t even bother trying hide the lust in his eyes. "But don¡¯t worry little lords you don¡¯t have to feel left out once we¡¯re done with the lady here we¡¯ll be sure to take good care of the both of you" The surrounding solider¡¯s once again broke out into another round of laughter. Swoosh Swoosh Before any of them could bring their own twisted desires into reality two thin lines of light flew pass them followed by two short groans of pain. The two lines of lines of light as well as the groans of pain forcefully brought them back to reality when they realize where the groans of pain were coming from they immediately flew in a fit of rage, the solider who¡¯d spoken about raping the two teens was by far the most upset one, the two boys had an arrow sticking out of their respective skulls.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. Dead. "Who the fuck dares to rui-" When he finally turned around and saw who fired the arrows every other words he''d wanted to say were all swallowed. The young man was clad in a military styled nobles clothing a bow in hand a a quiver with hundreds of arrows across his back, his two different colored eyes handsome features as well as his light blue hair were all traits only the royal family possessed. "Lord Hide! what are you doing here?" Without exception they all revealed their most sincere smile while getting down on one knee lowering their heads as was customary when a solider saw a member of the Royal Family. The soldiers were all bowing and the one who had cursed was bowing so deeply that it was a wonder how his neck didn¡¯t break. "filthy pieces of shit hurry up and find her" When he spoke it sounded as if he was disgusted a tone one would use when speaking to the scum of the earth. Without giving any of them so much as a glance Lord Hide turned and left, waiting for a few minutes to ensue that he really left the soldiers all turned their attention back to Lady Ann they all wanted to at-least have some fun with her before continuing with their original task but what greeted them sent a chill down their spine there was an arrow sticking out of her head as well. How was that possible? When did Lord Hide fire another arrow? Everyone of the soldiers were all covered in cold sweat. What if he''d decided to kill them too? they wouldn''t even get a chance to fight back. ............................ While all of this was happening a little girl not too far away was hidden in a corner watching everything, she didn''t look older than ten years old. If the soldiers were to see her their first reaction would be to wonder if she was a lost fairy, she was beyond beautiful but once the initial shock wore off and they too a look at two different colors of her iris they would¡¯ve immediately caught her and brought her to the Royal Palace. This was the little girl that they¡¯re supposed to be looking for! Staring at the soldiers she once looked up to, she felt nothing but endless disgust towards them, not only did they betray her father but now they want to take advantage of the wife of a baron, do they not have any respect for the status of a noble?. They should be trying to restore the city to order so she could go back home to her father but instead here they are trying to rape this woman, disgusting. The more she watched and listened to the soldiers speaking the more feeling disgust grew. Deep down in her heart she didn¡¯t really know if she felt disgusted because they weren¡¯t doing their duty and restoring order so she could go home or because they were about to rape this lady and her sons. The more she watched it became obvious that it was the former she really didn¡¯t care about what was happening to Lady Ann, If these solider¡¯s were doing their duties she could¡¯ve been back home by now with her father and not running around these filthy streets like a commoner. She couldn''t stand it anymore, she wanted to step out and issue an order in the name of the Royal family to these solider¡¯s forcing them to take back, the moment she took a step forward someone grabbed her and pulled her back. Terror. The ally was dimly lit so she couldn¡¯t see the face of the person right away, she was terrified, luckily for her it wasn¡¯t someone trying to take her away, her eyes eventually adjusted to the dark and the face she saw cause her to breath a sigh of relief. The person who held onto her was a palace tutor that¡¯s been teach to reading writing and poetry for eight years now. Although her heart was still beat pretty fast because of the fear she felt a moment ago she still managed to clam down to take one final look at the solider¡¯s to remember their face for when she saw her father but she saw someone she never expected to see. "Cousin Hide!" Out of surprise shouted but the sound was barely audible because of the two hands covering her mouth. "Shhhhh! Do you want us to get caught? Just keep quiet and I''ll take you back to the palace to your father, okay?" Putting her age aside she¡¯s very intelligent smarter than an average adult so she knew it wasn¡¯t sensible to draw attention to herself. Shortly after both Hide and the soldiers left she finally felt the hand that covered her mouth loosen so she turned around excitedly. "Father really wants me to come back?" Looking at the fairy like young girl in front of him the man smiled and nodded his head. "Have I ever lied to you Miss Aria? Your father said the situation in the place has stabilized so you should return now where you''ll be safe" "Mhmm hmmm yes let''s go" It was hard to cover up the joy she was feeling before chaos broke out in the city her father ordered some guards to take her out of the city but none of them were alive now, since this was the first time she had ever been this far out of the inner city so she didn¡¯t know her way around so she had just been hiding and walking around in circles. ................. ¡°The blood of a king runs through my veins........The world bends to my will.........I shall take the highest peak as my throne.........all is beneath me¡± Nothern Waves ¡®Cold as the northern waves in December morning. Cold is the cry that rings from the far distant shore. My path shall be the ocean¡¯ ............ ¡°Hmm good, what do you want to do now?" All things aside Xan hasn¡¯t been in this city for over ten years so without a doubt It was best to step back and ask Darius since the city was basically his territory. Darius didn''t even think for a second before responding. "We have to retake the city" Hearing the reply a broad smile blossomed on Xan''s face, his eyes turned into slits and started to look more sinister as his smile grew broader. "Hahahahahahahaha, let''s take the city then" Xan and Darius weren¡¯t speaking in a hushed tone so when the soldiers Xan brought along with him all heard the what was going to happen next they all stood at attention while speaking in unison. "Awaiting your command sir!" None of them even bothered trying to hide the excitement that looked like it would erupt from their eyes at any moment. Looking at the well-trained soldiers all standing attention in front of them Darius couldn''t help but feel a little jealous. He would never trade his brothers for anything in the world but still having soldiers you know will never back down had a certain appeal to him. Even when they all knew they might die every single one of them looks excited they were all crazy but he still felt jealous. "Your dogs really are well trained" "Hahaha yes they are and the best part is they¡¯ll never ¡®betray¡¯ me..." Xan knew what Darius was trying to do, he was jealous but didn''t want to show it so he''ll try to knock him down, despite not seeing him for a few years he wouldn¡¯t forget such simple quirks. Placing emphasis on the word ¡®betray¡¯ when he saw the change in Darius¡¯ expression he knew he¡¯d achieved the desired results. "Sit" When the soldiers heard the order they all sat down without a moment¡¯s hesitation, although they weren¡¯t sitting down like dogs they were still sitting seeing this Darius turned his head to look at Xan only to see him looking back at him. ¡°A good dog will never ¡®betray¡¯ it¡¯s master but brothers have been ¡®betraying brothers¡¯ since before people began recording history¡± After proving a point he smiled and spoke in a casual tone. "How to you plan on taking the city?" While speaking he used his hands to signal to his men that they should stand up. "If it were any other soldiers in front of me I''d try to come up with a plan but since it''s your men, let''s just go straight there"The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Xan didn''t say anything to Darius but instead spoke to him, men "You heard the city boss we''re heading straight for the palace.........hahaha I''ve never liked this city so let¡¯s repair it" Scanning his eyes over all the fire and listening to all the scream Xan seemed like he was in heaven. With that, all the soldiers turned around an marched towards the palace, anything that came in front of them was slaughtered it didn''t matter if they were soldiers, man, woman, child, animal. They didn''t differentiate between them they were all targets. ''An army without any sense of guilt truly is powerful........it disgusting'' Although these were Darius'' thoughts he didn''t dare say them aloud because he knew Xan''s character all too well, he was incredibly fickle and without the help of Xan''s ''immortal,s'' he could kiss every chance of retaking the capital in the short term goodbye. No matter how great of a warrior he was, he didn''t have unlimited stamina so he''d eventually get tired and once that happens his life would be over. As his mind drifted to Xan he started to realize he had no idea how he ended hating him or maybe it just because it been so long that he''s already forgotten why not seeing someone for ten years you''d forget a lot ofthings. "Dar...." "Darius!" "Huh? what is it?" Due to the fact that he and Xan were walking behind the soldier''s, he allowed himself to get lost in thought "I never asked before but where''s the princess?" "That''s why you were calling me? I set her away with some of my men before the real fighting started, she should be pretty far away by now" Shaking his head Xan flashed him a look of pity "If someone can directly strike the capital without setting off any alarms in the north, south, east or west, that means that someone built a force strong enough to crush you right under your nose, not only that if they can build a force like that and no one reported it that means that they¡¯re either very powerful or their friends are, whichever one it is that little girl gonna die, if they had the power to crush you so thoroughly in one night then you can bet they know the city ins and outs like the back of their hand so since she was sent away for a few days now she''s probably dead" The entire time Xan was talking he had a very gentle smile on his face as if he was talking about some random person and not a princess. It''s not like Darius hadn''t thought of this possibility before but he had faith in his men so he pushed it out of his mind as for how the capital ended up this way he hasn''t had the time to think about it yet or rather he didn¡¯t want to and his excuse is all he''s been doing was fighting. "I haven¡¯t really thought about how they got into the city as yet, I left that for once again back control of the city for the king we could fortify defenses and so forth and as for the princess my brothers aren''t that weak they long since left the city with her" It was only after he stopped talking that he realize that they had all stopped moving the soldiers were all standing in front of them "Why d-" Before he could finish speaking he saw Xan throw him something he couldn''t really tell what it was because it was spinning in the air "She''s dead haha" When he finally caught the item and took a look at it the shock rooted him in place. It was the insignia of the royal family with words ''Aria Scarlet'' written on it, this item was a one of a kind there would never be anything else like it in the entire kingdom. "Ahahhah you should see your face right now.......Let¡¯s keep moving" After laughing for a little bit a Darius'' expense Xan was ready to move again because he honestly didn''t know who the princess was nor did he care. ................ "What kind of fucking monsters are these?" "Why does their armor look so ominous" "Oh fuck! Everyone run!" Everyone was confused sure they were on the defending side and were being pushed back but it wasn''t bad enough for them to want to retreat. "Get back here you fucking coward!" "You guys can fight to your death if you want am leaving" "Like hell you are! Stop him" "What are you doing we have to run now!......... That''s Xan''s immortal fucking army we all going to die! If we don''t run!" When Xan''s name was dropped everyone was stunned beyond belief. Who hasn''t heard on that psycho and his army was even worse but what were they doing in the capital, Xan never leaves the Eastern border. Plus it was already common knowledge in the capital that Xan was forbidden from entering They didn''t even bother to put up much of a fight some ran back to the palace to report it while majority scattered. Quite a distance in front of the soldiers Xan saw the figure of a man running for his life with a little girl under his arm, even though he a faint idea of who she was based on her features all he did was laugh. .............. ¡®Cold as the northern waves in December morning. Cold is the cry that rings from the far distant shore. My path shall be the ocean¡¯ Greed ¡®Greed....Greed.....Demons calling for my soul ughh, leave me alone. If I could give everything to you my passion and everything you see, just for you to leave me, jealously, envy and greed¡¯ ............. Looking at the young girl in front of him the man smiled and nodded his head. "Have I ever lied to you Miss Aria? Your father said the situation in the place is now stable so you should return now where you''ll be safe" "Mhmm hmmm yes let''s go" Aria was incredibly excited before chaos really broke out in the city her father had told her to leave the city as soon as possible but the guards that had accompanied her were all killed and she didn''t know her way around the city so all she could do was hide. ............ She and her teacher had been walking for quite a while now but they were still quite a distance from the palace. "Q, I''m tired carry me" The man named Q complied and put her on his back and began walking towards the palace. Without warning the little girl started struggling and hitting him "Put me down now!" It hadn¡¯t even been a few seconds since he started walking with her. "Is something the matter?" Q was confused why did she start hitting him and asking him to put her down all of a sudden. "How dare you? You smell absolutely horrid yet you dare to carry me? Do you not love your life?" "Princess you should be mindful of other people''s feelings" Q had thought she was joking so he just gently laughed and then reached out his hand to take a hold of hers but she dodged his hand. "You dare to still try to touch me!! I will have the guards at the palace remove your hands since you no longer need them! Don''t touch me just lead the way I will continue to walk on my own" Q did not move he just stood there in a daze "Are you deaf? I said m-" Before the words could leave her mouth she felt like a hammer was slammed onto her chest followed a suffocating pain. "You fucking little bitch! Do you think you¡¯re in a position to order me around? Do you think you¡¯re still a princess?" Q had completely be driven up the wall after he tried helping her, he never imagined she would still be so disrespectful. Aria was curled up on the ground clutching her stomach trying her best to regain her normal breathing "I....I''ll.....ha...ve.......ou......h.....hanged" Q had thought that she was going to apologize so he allowed her to speak but after hearing what she said his heart turned ice cold. ''You''ll have me hanged?.......''This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. "Looks like I''ll have to teach you some manners" Q didn''t waste a moment he immediately walked over to her and immediately started stomping her without mercy. "Fuck! I''ve dreamt about doing this for so long! Don''t you have anything to say you little bitch! Speak up I can''t hear you!" Q knew fully well that she was unconscious and based on the soft feeling under his feet he knew that he had smashed a couple ribs as well as broken an arm and a leg in several places but he didn''t care in the least he felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. Aria saw her servants more as tools than actual people and because her father was king they had no choice but to obey with a smile but now that the city was under siege and she still dared to be so disrespectful towards him, if he didn''t teach her a lesson he''d probably die from anger and who would be more suited than him to teacher her that lesson? He was her teacher after all. Letting out a deep long breath he picked up the now unconscious Aria and began walking toward the palace, his head held a bit higher and his back a bit straighter. The palace wasn''t as far away as she made it seem but then again she didn¡¯t use to do much walking on her own, she''d normally be carried, it was a wonder how she wasn''t fat. "What kind of fucking monsters are these?" He wasn''t very far from the palace when he heard a soldier¡¯s shout. Sneaking a peek at where the voice was coming from he was shocked when he saw the soldiers that looked like demonic monsters crushing the cities, soldiers ''Who are those guy?......and why do they seem familiar.......'' "What are you doing we have to run now!......... That''s Xan''s immortal fucking army we all going to die! If we don''t run!" ¡°Fuck this am not dying here!.....¡± Q was deep in thought trying to remember where he''d seen that armor before but when he heard that soldiers shout he was immediately brought back to reality. ''Xan?.....which Xan?......immortal army?.....Oh, fuck why is he here!?'' It took him awhile but he finally remembered where he''d seen that armor before, well he''s never seen it in person before today but he''s seen drawings of it but once he put the words Xan and Immortal together he immediately remembered who it was. It might seem like he was thinking for a while but it only took him a split second to realize the danger, he even realized it before the soldiers running off before them to reach the palace. He''d long since made up his mind to sell Aria to the man at the head of the army, although he nor anyone else knew who it was one thing they knew was they he was offering a thousand gold to bring her to him alive and a hundred gold if she was dead but the body had to be intact so it could be proven that it was her. When Q was running he looked like an Olympic champion he was not slowing down for anything, dodging the swords of the soldiers left and right like a world-class gymnast while still running like death was right behind him and he did not plan on dying today. There were no guards at the gate because everyone already ran inside and since Q had worked at the palace for quite a while before he knew his way around like it was his own home so he just headed straight for throne room since it was the only place that would fit a lot of people and also the only place that was worthy of someone in power he wasn''t wrong. When he burst through the door he felt like maybe he should turn back, the hall was lined with soldiers some were in silver armor while others wore leather but the still look fierce. Although this wasn''t the first time seeing so many soldiers in the throne room but these weren''t exactly civil times so¡­ What was out of his expectation was that no one even turned to glance at him. Taking a good look around he saw a man in his fifties standing around with some other old men just like himself, at just a glance he could tell that the good-looking old man was in charge because the other old men had their heads slightly lowered when they spoke to him. "Uhmm...Excuse me, my lord, I have the princess" It was only when he mentioned that he had the princess that the good-looking old man turned around and looked towards Q who was kneeling on the ground trembling slightly, the old man didn''t say anything he just simply gestured to one of the guards to bring the girl to him. "This is indeed the princess¡­.mhmm hand him a gold coin and see him out, also get a bed and a doctor" Speaking in a tone that was neither disrespectful nor respectful the man didn¡¯t even take a glance at Q. As the man finished speaking one of the guards took out a coin and threw it in front of Q while another guard went to get a bed and the doctor. "M...My Lord, the reward¡­..I..I was told it was a thousand gold" Q didn''t intend to take this lying down it didn''t matter if it was a lord the fact that he brought the princess meant that he''s basically given up on his career as a teacher, who would hire a traitor? not getting another job would be the best case scenario worst case he gets killed by the people for betraying the princess. That thousand gold was supposed to be used to start a new life!. ......... ¡®Greed....Greed.....Demons calling for my soul ughh, leave me alone. If I could give everything to you my passion and everything you see, just for you to leave me, jealously, envy and greed¡¯ Betrayal ''I am as you made me...I am me and before me, there was also me...will the cycle ever end?...the chains are now part of me'' ........... They didn''t even bother putting up much of a fight some ran back to the palace to report it while majority scattered. Quite a distance in front of the soldiers Xan saw the figure of a man running for his life with a little girl under his arm but all he did was laugh. Since all the soldiers had scattered there were no more obstacles obstructing their path they just walked right into the palace with Darius leading the way into the castle, they went to a few different places in the palace before they finally decided to go to the throne room. When they walked in the first thing they saw was a headless body on the ground with a few hundred gold coins sprinkle all over the body. "Old man it''s been a while" Xan didn''t even bother stepping over the body, in fact, he purposely stepped on it hard to the point where a few of the guards were covered in blood but he didn''t spare them a glance. When the good-looking old man turned around and saw the person calling out to him he couldn''t help but smile. "Xan, I never thought you''d be here so soon" When the old man turned around if any of the population had seen him they would realize that he and the king looked very similar even there multi-colored eyes were the same. "Heh I never planned on coming to this shit fest but the bastard sent a royal decree so if I didn''t come it would look like I was revolting, I thought it would just be some celebration for his brat but looks like he wasn''t that stupid and saw you coming" "Hahaha you shouldn''t speak ill of the dead beside everything aside he was my brother no matter what" "And that will be your burden to bare your name will go down in the annals of history......as a madman who killed his brother for power" The handsome old man smiled a cold gleam flashed across his eyes as he replied a matter of factly. "And yours will be right alongside mine for not informing your king of my betrayal as well as seizing the opportunity to kill me now, no matter how many guards are here if you wanted to you could" While Xan and the former king''s brother where speaking merely ignoring everything that was being destroyed around them Darius was getting angrier and angrier the more he listened. Xan knew this was going to happen? Why didn''t he inform anyone? Are they working with each other? That''s even more impossible!If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Xan hates almost every living thing no matter how jovial he seems on the outside he was a monster through and through. "Xan!" Darius called out in a deep voice filled with deep rage. "You''ve been in the capital for too long and depend way too heavily on the four lords for information, look what happened in a day...The entire city was seized. ''almulk dakhil''? you are but a disgraceful shell of your former self." Darius¡¯ anger was on the verge of exploding, all the veins across his face and his clenched fist began poking out of his skin ready to burst. "He was your king!" "He was a fool" Xan didn¡¯t look at Darius from the beginning, his eyes remained fixed on the old man. "I''m not interested in joining you either, ''almulk mae alkhuruj'' that''s how it will stay" "I understand I just hope you don¡¯t forget our agreement, About those that lie to the south, after all, you want the east but I can''t just give up such a big piece of my country without anything in return" "Hahaha I remember, I¡¯ll do as I promise, I''ll play your little game I''ll get you the south once you provide the men, do not forget the second you start baring your fangs at me is the time I will come for your head" With such a bold threat being issued to their leader the guards lining the room began drawing their weapons, ready to attract but the old man raised his hand to spot them. At this moment Darius had made up his mind to kill Xan as well as everyone in this room even if he died in the process but before he could even move Xan appeared right in front of him crouching down slightly ¡ªa cloud of dust in his wake¡ª slamming his open palms into Darius¡¯ chest and stomach. Boom! Xan might be small when compared to Darius but he was deceivingly strong, Darius¡¯ body was sent flying clear across the room. ''What the hell was that.......'' Darius was trying hard to pull himself up from off the ground using his sword for support but no matter how hard he tried he couldn''t get up. "Do you think I''m a fool, Darius?" He hadn¡¯t fully recovered from the earlier hit so his vision was still a bit out of focus so to him the Xan that was not too far away looked like a complete monster. "No....you''re a.......traitor" Even though it was just a simple sentence, it sent him into a coughing fit, just trying to talk was difficult, he felt like he was suffocating "I never wanted this to happen I originally wanted to take you back to the east with me so at least you could live out your days there but to think your even an obedient dog even when your master is dead, don''t you get tired" "I.....g-" Before he could even finish what he wanted to say Xan kicked him in the face sending him across the room once again. Xan didn''t walk towards him instead he turned around and walked over to the unconscious Aria grabbing her by her broken arm and walked back over towards Darius. When the old man saw this he frowned but in the end, he kept quiet. "Do you remember the story of the well in the heart of the kingdom.........you probably don''t" In the Kingdom there was legend that in the heart of the castle existed a well, it was thought of as the source of all the fertility and prosperity the kingdom enjoyed, where this legend originated from no one was certain but it was still passed down generation after generation, said well was in the throne room right beside where Darius was still struggling to stand. "Pray that there is something good waiting for her at the bottom of this well, for this world will only eat her alive" It didn¡¯t take much for Darius to figure out what Xan¡¯s intentions were even before he spoke he had a foreboding feeling. "Xan no!" Darius had managed to stand up albeit unsteady and although he couldn¡¯t breathe normally, he still managed to summon a shout that no longer contained his former dominance but instead sounded like he was begging. But his pleas fell on deaf ears, in a completely nonchalant way he threw Aria in the well, Darius did not hesitate for second jumping right into the well grabbing a hold of Aria. ............ ''I am as you made me...I am me and before me, there was also me...will the cycle ever end?...the chains are now part of me''