《The World Emperor》 Prologue & Chapter 1 Prologue Fate can be harsh, when I was young I''ve never met my mother, only my father raise us two siblings. Everyday He will work hard just two raise us, I was happy even though its just the three of us. Until that night we were on our way home from school when I saw my father being killed in front our eyes. When the killer saw us he ran away. We went straight tou''ll have yours in a few years. Then we went back. But still I can''t believe this, I reincarnated.ere questioned regarding what happened. A few days later the culprit was found dead in his apartment, it seems he committed suicide. We never knew the reason why was our father was killed. I decided to stop going to school to do work to cover our expenses. Until 6 years later As I open the door I found my sister on the floor unconscious, her skin is pale and ghastly, i took her to the hospital but it was too late. She''s already dead. The doctors don''t know what kind of illness she caught. A few months after that I was diagnosed with a terminal disease. I learned I only have a few months to live. I spend the last moments of my life reminiscing my past with my family and then I found myself in a big room. I was being carried by a middle-aged,mature looking woman. I tried to move my body but but it''s no use only my fingers are moving. I ask to myself "What is happening?" Chapter 1 I suddenly found myself on a big room being carried by a middle aged woman. Accompanied by a tall, red-haired, brown-eyed man, I think he is in his early 20''s. Nevermind that for now I observe my hands but all I see is small and delicate looking hands. "What the f??k don''t tell me this is reincarnation" I muttered. I observe my ssurroundings again and I saw a beautiful, blonde woman unconscious on the bed. I heard the the man and the woman carrying me saying some thing but I can''t understand it. It seems the language is different. And it''s also looks like a another world, I can''t find any thing made from my world but that''s not a problem. But I can''t believe I reincarnated. Months passed I can now crawl. It seems the red-haired man is my father, and the blonde woman is my mother so I inherited their appearance I have red hair, but golden eyes and I have a fair skin like a woman, well thank you for this. By the way I still can''t understand a thing they are saying. A year has already passed since I came to this world. I can now walk. It looks like my parents are from some kind of nobility.I tried to go outside but I am always being stop by the maids. Well I''m in no hurry. Another 5 months has passed I can now talked the language a little, I think I still need half a year to speak fluently, I learned that my name is Alexander Strife, and I''m a grandson of the king of the Fior kingdom. Well my father''s name is Yulian Strife, he''s 2nd prince of Fior kingdom and my mother name is Rachel Vale, She''s the eldest daughter of the Vale family, which is one of the influential here in the kingdom. And now for the first time I can go outside but only in the courtyard and also with my mother. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. The first thing I noticed is the clear blue sky with no traces of pollution. It''s so beautiful, well never mind that here in the yard I can see some guards sparring. "Xander do you like swords or magic" "I like both but I want to learn to wield a sword mother" "Don''t worry when we awaken your [Blessings] when you''re 5 you can ask your father to teach you the sword" Blessings? It''s the first time I heard that term, better to ask her. "[Blessings ]? What is that mother" "They are gift from the gods, they can be weapons,abilities or spirits" "Wow they''re like powers huh. I wonder what will I get" I thought to myself "Mom what is your [Blessing]? "Mine is this" Blue lights started to appear and gather to her hands forming a blue colored ball in her hands. "What is that mother?" "This is a heal sphere, it gathers mana in the surroundings and converts it to heal injuroes but it can''t regenerate limbs." "Wow I can''t wait to see mine". "Oh, Xander you''re here" I turn around and saw my father walking towards us, He wears a black with silver on the edge armor and there''s a jet black sheath sword on his waist. "Cool" I muttered "Yes father, I''m asking mother about blessings" "Do you want to see mine? I nodded and father unsheath his sword then lightning sparks started to appear on ghe blade "It''s called lightning fuse. I can bestow lightning attrivute to weapons I use. Cool huh!" "Yes" Beside mother chuckled seeing my amazed expression and said "you''ll have yours in a few years. Then we went back. But still I can''t believe this, I reincarnated. Hello guys! Its my first time writing a story. And I''m not fluent in English cause its not my main language. well hope you like it Chapter 2 Chapter 2 That night my mother explained to me that [Blessings] were divided into parts. Mainly Weapons, Abilities and Spirits and are classified into 4 ranks S,A,B and C rank. The stronger it is the higher rank it is. For example my mother''s [Blessings] is B rank, well healing is rare in this world and my father is also B rank. Not all people have [Blessings], the chance of someone getting a [Blessings] is only 5% and most of them are only C rank, the chace of being an A rank is less than 3% while S rank is almost 0. In the last thousand years no one have an S rank [Blessings]. I''m now 4 yrs old, only a year away before the Awakening ceremony, when my grandfather decided to hold a banquet. The reason is the 3rd prince, Yohann Strife, came back after 5 years. It seems he went to attend the Grecian Academy in Resia Empire, The Grecian Academy is the only school for people who receive [Blessings], for them to deeply understand their gifts. This will be the first time I will see my other relatives, I haven''t met them once. As we enter the hall with my parents, the gazes of the people were directed to us especially to me, well it''s the first time they saw me. I greeted them and they also greeted me back, my impression with them is not bad. They are not some arrogant people nor they like to look down on someone, The 1st prince, which is the eldest also has red hair, it looks like red hair is our trade mark, is the next to be the king, my father and my uncle, the youngest the 3rd prince don''t care about being the king, as long the kingdom will prosper. I also have 3 cousins including me, the eldest is a 13 yrs old male youth he looks like the 1st prince. While I''m the youngest. The 3rd prince is still single despite his handsome looks. "Is this your first time meeting your relatives? I was startled by the voice who suddenly appeared behind me. When I turned around I saw a A old man, I estimate he is in his late 50''s, with an air elegance,he also has red hair like me and my father. He is my grandfather,Zahard Strife, I only met him thrice though "Yes!Grandpa". " That''s no surprise. Cause your Uncle Keele is busy handling the kingdom affairs while your cousins were being taught like you." Then after that the banquet started. Most of the talks are about the kingdoms affairs. After he feast Uncle Yohann remained at the kingdom to help command the soldiers. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Time pass by I am now 5 years old,tommorrow is my awakening, during the past few months I was given permission to go outside but I still went with some bodyguards and a maid for safety purposes,for my first destination I went to a shop selling magic items. " Your Highness, what can I do for you." the shopkeeper kneeled and ask me "I just want to browse" "Please take your time" Well there were many items like a ring which helps increase mana control by 5%, a sword which increases the power of your slash and other that doesn''t interest me much.I decided to continue my tour, when the citizens see me they greet me, urhhh I''m not use to this. So I decided to return when "............TE...R" "!" I was startled by tthe voice. I looked around to see where did it came from but there is only my maid and the guards. Well It stop but I still wonder whose voice is that. The day of awakening, I was guided inro a big room with a hgpigh ceiling, I can see in the ground there is a complex aray of light. My father, mother and granpa is also there, there are also 2 people wearing red robe looks like they are the kingdom''s magi, my mother told me that people without [Blessing] that has the talent to control mana can be magi, they are the ones activating the array. This array is responsible for awakening the [Blessings] but it''s still not sure if I can get one. They told me to step into array, after I''ve done that the array started to glow brightly enough to cover the entire room with light. "M.....ST.....R" "!!!!" I started to hear the voice again,yesterday I thought it was just me hallucinating but it seems not. "MASTER" The voice is became clearer enough for me to understand what I am saying. "Its calling me master" The bright light started to dim, I can see my parents worried expression. Then the whole room turn black like the whole world vanish for a while then a black crow emerged from the array. Chapter 3 Chapter 3 "Remember the most important part in the [Infinite blade style] is your center of gravity and perfect control over your body, this will allow you execute your movementmovement flawlessly. " "Yes father" "This sword style is only taught to the Strife family, we absolutely cannot spread for this style is absolutely can never be taught to outsiders, this style is perfect in terms of offense amd defense." Im currently being taught by my father in the courtyard about the [Infinite blade arts] since 3 years ago, I''m now already 8 years old. After father left... "Master" a black crow suddenly flew into my shoulder. I stared at the crow and remembered about what happened 3 years ago in my awakening. "wha!!!!!" I was startled from the black crow who suddenly emerged from the array and called me its master "Looks like it is a spirit" muttered by my father who is currently watching the crow who had emerged from the array. "Greetings to you master, I am called Vaam" The crow suddenly spoke to me in monotone, the strange thing is the crow didn''t move his beak it''s like the sound is being produced in the air, It made me feel askward. Well I decided to answer by stating my name to it. "I am Alexander Strife, are you a spirit?" "Indeed master, shall we commence the pact ceremony?" I''m not surprised about the pact ceremony I was informed about it a few days ago, according to what they said every [Blessings] will have their own ceremony. For weapon types you need to contract it by pouring blood and saying the incantation that will appear on your mind, for abilities during the awakening a mark will appear randomly in your body and for spirits, the spirits will merge on your body and like the abilities a mark will also appear randomly on your body. The crow flies into my body I can feel that it was becoming one with me. My hair is losing its red color and turns black like the color of the night, a crow-like mark suddenly appeared on my right hand. After 5 minute the merging of the crow and me ended. Regarding my appearance only my hair changed,it turned black like the darkness. By the corner of my eyes I my mother has a worried look on her face. I can also see my father was surprised regarding my hair. The array at my feet lost its brilliance, it became just a drawing on the ground. My parents and grandpa walked beside asking me if I feel alright, I just nodded not wanting them to worry about me, I''m such a good son I thought to myself. "Xander, can you show us the power of your spirit" My granpa suddenly asked I decided to call Vaam by speaking with him mentally, it seems after establish the pact you can communicate with your spirit, weapon types are the same you can make dissappear and summon them. Beneath me a portal appeared and emerged from it and flew into my shoulder. The portal looks cool. This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. "Vaam can you show us your power" I said "Yes master" Vaam answered in monotone [Vaam show us only a fragment of your power if you can] I said to him mentally, I decided to hide its abilities for now. [Yes] it also replied to me mentally in monotone as always. The crow suddenly turns into a black smoke and started to gather at my hands then it began to take shape. A double-edged black sword with no hilt nor guard formed Into my right hand. Its blackness is like the night without stars nor moon completely devoid of anything. It sharpness just merely swinging it a small cut appeared on the ground where I had swung it. A hint happiness & disappointment appeared on their face, happiness because of the quality of the sword and disappointment because they think this is the extent of the power of Vaam.I pay it no mind, my father suddenly spoke to me "during these next 5 years I will teach you the sword after 5 years we will admit you to Grecian Academy" "Yes father" this was the first time I saw my father with a serious face. After reminiscing the past, I spoke to Vaam "Is there something wrong?" "I can sense some presence hiding" "I noticed too, looks like enemies" Vaam transformed into a black sword into my hand and I postured myself for battle, I only commanded Vaam to show only a fragment of his power. After a few moments group of 10 men appeared from the bush. The are emitting bloodlust showing they have killed numerous people. I simply brush the bloodlust in the air and the attackers seeing me brushing their bloodlust started to attack me. I block the slashes easily. I snickered seeing they are this weak. I started to counter attack but i decided to keep them alive. After blocking I press my foot formed I easily closed the distance then struck their neck with my sword Midnight, well I decided to call it Midnight because its color is like the night. Ever since I Vaam formed a pact with me my strength and speed increased almost 5 times. I also did the same with the others after rendering them unconscious a voice suddenly resonated behind, its my father. It seems the assault was just a test to measure my abilities and judgement making during an assault. Well I did get a perfect grade from it. "Now! next is me" my father said in serious tone with a serious face. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 A sword that emits lightning sparks is currently being brandish towards me at a high speed, bt it still slow for me, by my father. I parried the sword then distanced myself, fixed my breathing and posture I charge towards him then slashed my sword towards his neck, he reated by blocking my sword. "Wrong move father" I said to him. My sword Midnight has another ability [unblockable] I renders block useless, the sword will pass through, my sword pass through his sword then before my sword reached his neck I stopped my blade. My father''s expression has a hint of surprise, "How did the sword pass through" my father asked. I explained Midnight ability to him and was surprised as expected. ""Big Brother"" A shout rang within the courtyard I turned to look and saw 3 figures walking towards me. One is my mother the 2 were my twin siblings, Frey and Freya, they are already 3 years old, a few days after my awakening my mother was diagnosed pregnant. "Big Brother, did you defeat father?" Freya spoke first, there''s some traces of admiration in her eyes. "Sister, Of course big brother is amazing" Frey replied on my behalf with a proud tone. "Just practice and you''ll become like me" I need to be a role big brother to them. That night I talked to my father "Father, there''s something I wish to request to you." "What is it?" "Before I go to school, I wish to train outside during my remaining time in here,I cannot get stronger if I remain here." "Ah! I was expecting you to say that but not this early, and your also right you have already defeated me. You can but with one condition you need to defeat Azrael, one of our strongest warrior , then I will allow you." My father replied. "Yes father" I replied with a resolute tone to show my conviction to him. "Good, The battle will be in 3 days" I left and headed straight to my room and sat down on my bed, I wasn''t expecting to battle with Azrael but I''m not a bit scared nor unconfindent. I admit his strength, he is worthy of being one of the strongest warrior. But not enough to defeat me. I spend the rest of my time training for the battle. Now 3 days have passed, I''m on my room speaking with mother "Do you need to battle him? I know your strong,you even defeated your father but your opponent is Azrael, The one of the strongest warrior in the kingdom. You might get hurt" My mother said in worried tone, well I can¡¯t help it she even dont know my full power. w "Mother, don''t worry I''m confident I can defeat him. When I battled with father I haven''t use half of my strength" I said to her, Her face changed from worried to shock and disbelief. Now the time for the battle has come. It will happen in the training yard of the warrior. I''m currently wearing a black light armor, It maches my hair, with a silver gauntlet on my left arm, Vaam is currently on my shoulder, the armor is fit for my size, my height is almost 5 foot. I look like a badass character from a manga. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. I entered the yard, I saw many people especially young apprentice knjghts currently around my age. After I entered. A blonde tall slender man, around 20''s stepped forward. It looks like He''s Azrael. I decided to introduced my self "I''m Alexander, please to meet you" "I''m Azrael,your highness, it''s an honor to meet you" He looks like a just and earnest man. I saw my Father, mother and my 2 siblings by the corner of my eyes. I can also see granpa and my uncles too. I need give them a good show. " I wonder what will their expression be like after seeing my strength"I thought while grinning "Shall we start?" Azrael asked I nodded and steadied my breathing. "a wonderful stance" Azrael muttered. Then the battle started The first one to move is Azrael, He charge forward I readied myself to guard the attack, when he suddenly vanish, a presence suddenly appeared behind me,but with my physical abilities dodging this attack is a piece of cake for me. After I dodged, I distanced myself then shot forward towards to him. Vaam transfromed and I brandished my sword aiming at his head but he was able to dodge it. He distanced himself and stared at me with a serious expression. He charged forward faster than before then striked me but I was able to block, when I sensed another presence behind me I saw another Azrael ready to strike me. I was greatly surprised, my blade is currently being used to block, I have no other blades to use so I decided to get serious a bit. ----------------------------- Azrael POV A few days ago I was informed that I will be battling the eldest son of the 2nd prince, At first I was disappointed that I will be battling a child, but now I''m honored that I was able to battle with his highness. At the start he was not moving, I can only see the black crow on his shoulder moving a little bit,still even barehanded I can see his stance is perfect. I decided to do the first move I used one of my moves capable of insta-killing. I charge towards him using 70 percent of my speed then appeared behind him. Then slashed towards his back, but he was able to dodge it easily. Then he distanced himself then charge towards me at such a high speed faster than me. I thought he was going to fight me barehanded when the black crow suddenly turned into a sword then slashed it toward me I was only able to dodge barely. I decided to get serious and use my [Blessings], It allows me to summon a clone omine with only 70% of my power.I shot towards him and brandished my sword to him, as expected he was able to block it.at the same time I summon my clone behind him then slashed towards him , when he suddenly dissappeared leaving black smoke behind then appeared a few meters away from me. He was wielding a black scythe as tall as him. Then I lost my consciousness. Chapter 5 I decided to make it 3rd person POV to make it easier to understand. ---------------------- Chapter 5 Currently Xander was blocking Azrael sword, when another Azrael appeared behind him, a clone, He decided to get serious a bit, He activated Reaper which allows him to freely teleport within a few meters around him. Xander teleported 5 meters behind Azrael and a long black scythe, as tall as he, appeared in his hand, A black sycthe that has the ability to sever soul directly, but he only severed Azrael consciousness, thus the match was decided. A few meters away from Xander were his parents and family, his parents has a shock expression on their face, especially his father this was the first time he saw how powerful his son his. Since the day his eldest son was born, he saw that his son was different. He was always staring somewhere silently, doesn''t speak much and he felt his son was a genius, but he didn''t praise for he didn''t want his son to become arrogant. Now a few days ago he went against his son and lost,that night his son went to talk to him about going outside to train he was reluctant at first but he also want see his sso fe gwt stronger, He decided to pit his son against Azrael one of the strongest knight in the kingdom stronger than himself. The day of the battle has come but now his son defeated Azrael easily, he thought his son used his full strength to defeat him but now he knew his son was going easy on him. But it made him happy to see his son is strong at the same time he wanted to get stronger. After the battle Xander headed straight to room to rest, That night while on his room "Still weak, using these abilities takes a large toll on my body,I can only use Reaper for 10 minutes, I need to get this body stronger" A knock and a voice rang out on his door. "Xander, are you still awake?"his father voice rang out "Yes" His father with his mother came into his room carying some things. "Xander, can you not reconsider your training, I know your strong but your still a child, I feel like your growing up to fast" his mother asked with a worried tone. "Mother, I know I''m still a child but there are many people stronger than me. I want to get stronger"Xander replied to his mother. "Rachel you can''t change his mind, He tooks his stubbornness from me" his father said with a somehow proud tone. His mother sighed, she pulled somthing from her dress, and gave it to Xander. "Xander, this one of the treasures of my Vale family, It can heal injuries fatal or not, but it cannot regrow limbs, it will help you on your training" then embraced him "Thank you mother" he was thankful to his mother, it was the first time He felt a mother love. "Xander I will give this to you" his father also pulled a obsidian bangle from his pocket and gave it him. "This is Storage Bangle, it can store anything with it. It can even store a house in it, this is a valuable item, only we have this, some families also have storage treasures but it can''t store as many as this bangle can. This is a special treasure which is the produdure in making this only known by us" The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. "Thank you father" The next day. On the kingdom gates soldiers were lined up guarding the 5 figures there. The black haired male youth with a handsome face and skin as white as a female.Alexander Strife, was saying goodbye to the four figures, It was his parents and his siblings "big bwader,chandt gow"a female child was crying it is Freya, she was begging her brother not to go "I can''t stay, I have something to do, I''ll be back, I promise" "Pwamis?"the one who answered is Frey who is also crying. "PROMISE, so take care of each other. Don''t argue with each other" ""yesh bwader"" the two of them answered in unison. Xander turned his gazed to his parents "Father, mother, I''ll be going now I''ll be back in a year" "Be careful" his mother replied "I want to see you get stronger" his father said Xander turned his back then started walking away from his father. As he turned around he saw His parents worried expressions can be seen on their faces.until they ca not be seen. " Master where shall be our destination?" a voice rang out on his mind. It was his spirit Vaam "I''ll tell you later but, first we need to subdue magical beast, can you find a one" "approximately a kilometer on the west I can sense a strong one" "very well, we shall hurry" 20 minutes later, they had arrived at their target and saw a sleeping huge griffin. Xandere ordered Vaam to transform into midnight. And called out to the griffin. "HUMAN. HOW DARE YOU RUIN MY SLEEP" said by the griffin with a annoyed voice. Some magical beast is intelligent enouht to communicate, the griffin is one. "Serve me" "HOW DARE YOU HUMAN. FOR ME TO SERVE A LOWLY CREATURE LIKE YOU" then the griffin started to attack Xander but He easily block it. He called out again to the griffin. "For the last time,SERVE ME!" Xander said in a intimidating and commanding tone. The griffin was taken back at first but regained its composure. Xander, after seeing it still does not want to submit. He started to emit his bloodlust and his aura. The Griffin seeing the inte nse bloodlust and the commanding aura. He knew he was no match to the human in fron of him. He submitted. In the skies a griffin flying with a black haired maled youth behind hi "Master where is our next destination? " Vaam asked again Xander smiled and answered Vaam question. "we''re going to a dragon''s lair" ----------------- Can you rate my work if it okay enough Chapter 6 Chapter 6 A thousand meters above the ground, A golden-eyed, black haired male boycan be seen riding a huge griffin at a high speed. This boy is Alexander Strife, A prince in the Fior Kingdom. Its been a week since he left his home. Currently He was on his way towards a dragon''s lair when suddenly a monotone voice spoke in his mind. It was his spirit Vaam. "Master, towards our direction I can sense some a number of people, I can feel a hint of bloodlust coming from them"Vaam spoke in his mind ''Is there a battle currently ongoing in there? Let me take a look'' He said to himself. He is also interested on what''s happening in there. A few kilometers from there, A group of 5 people was currently being surrounded by a group of people. Judging by the number of people surrounding them, they are in a great disadvantage. "Why won''t you just surrender that treasure if you still value your life."one of the "Fuck off! We the [Silver swords] were the ones who found it after risking our lives, how can we easily give it to a bunch of bandits" an injured male swordsman shouted judging. "Everyone take the treasure and run away, I''ll fend them off. Gran, bart I''ll leave them to both of you." The male swordsman shouted to his companions. "JED!NO! HOW CAN WE LEAVE YOU HERE! One of his companions, a female wearing a light blue robe shouted to the male swordsman named Jed. "DON''T BE AN IDIOT! HOW CAN I LET YOU ALL DIE HERE, ESPECIALLY YOU LARA" said Jed. To him even if he died as long as his friends escape, he was ready to die for them. The female, wearing a light blue robe, named Lara seeing the look in Jed''s eyes hesitated if she should follow his words. "Jed! I, Bart Farah, shall stand with you fending these scums, It was great to have met a friend like you" A man wearing heavy armor suddenly went beside Jed, Bart was heavily injured but in his eyes courage can be found. This man was Jed bestfriend. They both grew up together they were like brothers. "Bart, It was an honor to have a friend like you" Jed said to Bart. Jed felt warmth in his chest. He was thankful to have a bestfriend whom was willing to die with him. Now his only wish was to let his love one, Lara, to escape alive. "You think all of you can escape? Buhaha! All of you are surrounded! You no chance to escape" one of the bandits shouted. By his looks He was their leader, by looking at his face their face, there was a hint greedy on his face. "All of you, KILL THEM!" he commanded to his underlings. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" But suddenly, shouts rang out from the forest, these shouts were full of despair. All of them were startled especially the bandits because some of their companions were hiding in the forest to prevent any one from escaping. But a they heard the shouts coming from the forest they grew worried and frantic for those voices were familiar to them, those wore the voices of their companions. A few minutes later, the shoutings stopped. Silence came...none of them made a sound for they were still worried and fear appeared on their chest. Then a shrill cry broke the silence, they search the source of the sound but what they saw was a huge griffin in the sky, this caused all of them especially the bandits to feel fear in their hearts. To them a griffin was a peak stage B rank beast and none of them have the capability to kill nor subdue one. But with all of them attacking they are confident they could kill it. The griffin landed on between the two groups and what came next was a boy with black hair and golden eyes but these eyes were dark and cold which will made you feel fear just by looking at it. The bandit leader called to Xander "Oi! Brat! What did you do with my companions?" the bandit leader said with a frantic voice. He was worried about what happen to his companions. He hd suspicions that they were killed but what happen next made his suspicions true. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. "Ahhh! Those guys I killed them but don''t worry you''ll follow them next." Xander said. The bandits felt their heart shiver when they heard that voice and saw his golden eyes which were full of coldness. It''s like they weren''t coming from a young boy "I''ll KILL YOU!!" the bandit leader became furious hearing those words. Even though they killed numerous people they value their comrades." Everyone kill him!" all of them were furious about what happened to their companions. They also want to kill the boy in front of them. All of them charged almost at the same time. "Be careful! We''ll help you" Jed said. He was also startled about what the boy had said, he can''t believe that this young boy could actually kill the bandits easily. He knew that judging about how those shouts were made, they saw something terrifying. "No need! Just sit there and protect your friends. These scums can''t kill me" Xander said to Him. Jed felt his heart shiver just from listening to the voice. But then he saw a black smoke emerging on the boy''s feet and from that a black appeared on his shoulder but it suddenly transformed into a black sword devoid of anything then a blur appeared and the boy was gone. He turned to look at the bandits one after one the bandits fell, some of them were killed by decapitation and some had their hearts pierced Xander summoned Vaam and made it transformed into Midnight, then sprang out. But due to his fast speed all them can see is just a blur. The bandits and the [Silver swords] felt fear in their hearts and what made them feel this is a young boy. To them this was not a battle but a slaughter, and they saw this merciless young boy.One by one the bandits fell until only the bandit leader remained. "Please!Don''t kill me! I''ll do anything! Just spare me!" the bandit leader kneeled begging Xander. He knew that he was no match to this young boy in front of him. He only felt despair and was desperate to live. "Hahhahha! SPARE YOU?! Why would I spare you? Did you spare those people you killed those who had a family waiting? Then should I spare you?" Xander replied in a voice full of coldness. Then he knew he will not be spared. "You! What are you! De-"then his head separated from his body. His head fell from the ground. The people who remained seeing could help but to feel fear from this child. But they knew he did that to save them. So they should be thanking him instead. "I am Jed Filia, Thank you for saving us! This is my friends our tanker Bart, our Healer Lara, our scout Lucy and Alice. We are adventurers" Xander eyes lit up when he heard the term ''adventurers''. He also wanted to become an adventurer. " My name is Alexander. But you can call me Xander. This is my spirit Vaam" he introduced himself and the crow on his shoulder. "Are you heading to Grayridge city? If possible we want to pay you to thank you for saving us" Jed spoke out. "Yes! I was planning to resupply in there. No need to pay me, I only did the natural thing to do." Said Xander while laughing. Before the battle he commanded to Vaam to kill those hiding in the forest. It was his first time killing someone but he knew that in this world that the strong prey on the weak so he decided to be merciless when killing his enemies. At first he felt bad but it as time passes he felt better. "Why do they want to kill you?" Xander decides to ask why they were in danger. "I think you can be trusted and you have no need for money, It was because of this" Jed pulled a bag. I''m sorry I was busy yesterday. To make it up ,tommorrow I will post 3-4 chapters. can you say what is missing and wrong in my work. Chapter 7 CHAPTER 7 "What does that bag contain, that they are killing you for it?" Xander asked while pointing at the bag pulled out by Jed. He was also curious about the contents of the bag. Jed, hearing Xander question, opened the bag and various colored gemlike stones can be seen inside the bag. Xander seeing these for the first time asked about those stones. "These are called elemental stone, these stones are rare. Each one of these are equal to hundreds of golds which can be use for a lifetime without working." Jed answered to Xander questions, He was surprised that Xander doesn''t know about these stones. "Why are they valuable? They are just colored stones" Xander asked. "To people who have [Blessings], the [Chosens],these stones does not have any value. But to ordinary people like us these stones can be used to increase our strength, For example warriors can use these stones to upgrade their weapons by fusing them with these stones, if you put a fire type stone your attacks will have a fire atributte, then it''s also the same for other attributes. To mages having a elemental stone can increase your spells power. If you have a lightning type stone, your lightning magic will increase by 2-3 times. Thats how important these stones are." Bart was the one who explained it to Xander. "Then why do other people sell it rather than use it" Xander asked. His face was like a child asking his parents. The cold and merciless look from before was nowhere to be found. "These stones can also be use be use by ordinary people with no talent in magic nor combat. They can seal magic according to the attribute, a fire type spell can be sealed in a fire type stone like that. So some noble or merchants buy these to protect themselves. It is also as a source of energy" Bart replied. "heehh. So are you going to sell it or use it?" Xander said "we''re going to split it up then they will be the one to decide on what will they do about it. So Xander...." Jed scoop a handful of those stones and gave it to Xander " We wish to give this to you, as thank for saving our lives" Jed said to Xander while bowing. His friends also bowed to me, they knew that these stones have no value to him. But they still want to repay him for saving their lives. Due to Jed actions, Xander had a good impression towards the group."I can''t accept these. I didn''t save you for these" Xander said to the group "but...but we want to thank you for saving our lives so please accept these" Jed said with resolute eyes. "as I said I don''t care about those stones, I have money and I''m also a [Chosen]. But if you want to pay me back how about touring me in the city and help me rusupply and recommend me a good shop and inn. I will only accept that"Xander said to them Jed and the others had no choice but to accept what he said. They knew that these stones had no value to him." Okay we accept" "How far is the next city from here" Xander asked. "Grayridge city is about one day on feet from here, but you have your griffin will you wait for us in there?" the one replied was Jed. He knew with thr griffin he can arrive in the city within an hour. "No, I will also walked I also want to try travelling by foot too." He replied, "then what about your griffin?" the one who asked next was Lara "Well he can walk, Im also tired of flying in the air, my butt was sore from sitting." He replied. They decided to continue travelling towards Grayridge city, while travelling that Lara and Jed were married for almost a year, While Lucy and Alice were siblings with Alice being the eldest being 18 years old and Lucy being 16 years old. Bart also have a wife. As they were travelling Alice suddenly asked about Xander''s age. When He answered her question all of them were dumbfounded after hearing he was only 8 years old. They thought He was already 10. A day passed by and they arrived at Grayridge City. Xander spoke to the griffin. "You can be free now. If you still want to serve me come back after 2 years at this place" Xander said. He decided to travel on land to make it more thrilling and register as an adventurer. He also grew close to the griffin but he had no choice he can''t bring it to the city, so he decided to set it free. The griffin also grew close to its master. He was proud to have a master like Xander who was very strong while still very young. He knew what was his master thinking why it decided freed him. "Master I will wait for you in here in 2 years" then he flew. This city has 2 huge gates the north and south gate. They entered the north gate, as they entered a huge crowd can be seen, some were selling their merchandise, others were buying. It''s like there is a festival ongoing due to the number of people. Jed and the others seeing the look on Xander eyes, can''t help to feel warm in their hearts. That even though this child have killed people and was very strong. It was still a child. Jed decided to speak. "Xander, where do you wish to go first?" "I want to find an inn first, I''m in no hurry to roam I will be staying in a month in here"He replied. "If that''s the case I know a good inn, they also have delicous food. I guarantee it." Lucy suddenly spoke with a somehow proud voice. "That''s right just follow us" Alice hurriedly said with also a proud voice. ""SO LEAVE IT TO US GUYS" They both said to the all of them. "Okay we''ll leave it to you guys" "Ok I also know that inn" "Xander if you need anything just ask us" the three of them left the only ones left were Xander and the sisters. The two sister led Xander deeper in the city until they arrive at a two story house. The three of them went inside. Xander was confused why they were in here so he asked the sister but the sisters reply was "Hehe! For you this house will be inn free of charge"" And the dishes in here are delicious" Xander was surprised, he wanted to refuse but seeing the resolution on the sisters eyes he decided to accept their offer. "Lucy, Lara welcome back. Ara ara who''s this boy" A voice came from the stairs . What came out was a beautiful brown haired woman with a beautiful body parts. "ahh mother, this is Xander He saved us from bandits" "That''s right mother even though he young he is very strong" Alice spoke first and was followed by Lucy. "Xander is it? Thank you for saving my daughters. I am their mother, Lena Brandth." Lena introduced himself to Xander and thanked him. "I''m Xander, I only did the natural thing to do" He said to Lena. "Xander, I heard from them that you will be staying in here so let me prepare your room, we have a guest room for guest like you" Lena said. That night he learned that the sister''s father was also an adventurer and was killed while adventuring 3 years ago. The girls decided to folow in their father''s footsteps and also became an adventurer to cover their needs. But now they have enough money they have gotten from the stones they had decided to stop being an adventurer and start an restaurant, well Xander taste the food and it was delicious. This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon. "By the way Xander where did you came from?" Lena suddenly asked to him. "That''s right you havent told us yet." the two sisters also said. "I came from Fior" He said to them he had no reason to lie. They may not know that he was from the royal family. The next day. Jed and Bart came to visit Xander and offered him to show him around the city but the sisters objected and they want to be the one to tour him. The two decided to leave it to them. "Xander where do you want to go first?" Lucy asked." It''s up to the both of you I dont know much about this city so I''ll leave it to the two of you okay." He replied. They spent the entire day touring the whole city. They first went to the some food stalls and clothing shop and etc.... The next day He asked for the directiona of the Adventurer association to register, as he walked inside many the adventurers inside swept their gaze to the handsome black haired boy. Xander felt their gazes has a hint of ridicule for him being a child. One of them suddenly stepped forward it was a tall man that looks like a crook." Oi Kid! Are you lost this ain''t a playground" the crook looking man said. "No. I''m here to register as an adventurer." Xander said to the man then walked away. The crook looking man was shocked and shivered as he heard Xander said these words for his voice and his gaze has coldness not appropriate for his age. As Xander walked towards the counter a voice rang out and it was Bart, Jed and his wife Lara sitting on a table. Xander went towards and sat with them but Jed was the first one to speak."Xander are you here to register?"he asked "Yes, Are you picking a job?" Xander asked. "Haha. No were not, we are just reporting that we are retiring. We already earned enough to last a lifetime so we decided to settle down." Jed said "Ahh Okay. by the way can you teach me about adventurers." He asked. Jed explained it to him." There are 5 ranks of adventurers: D,C,B,A and S each rank are divided into 3, if you are a B rank it can become B-, B and B+ and so on. You can only accept jobs 1 rank above you and below. To determine your rank when you register there will be a test to decide your rank, the test is a mystery." after Xander heard Jed''s explanation he went towards the counter. In the counter there was a charming female receptionist "Hello there, is there something that you want?"the receptionist said to him "I want to register as an adventurer"he said to her. The receptionist was shocked that this young black haired boy wanted to be an adventurer but after she heard him said those words she knew that he wasn''t joking. "Ok you need to fill these form and take a test." she said to him Adventurers Association Name:Xander Strife Age: 10 yrs old Specialty: Swords Rank: He only wrote half of his name for someone might recognize him and fake his age. After filing these form he gave it to the receptionist." what rank do you want to test? You can only take a test once if you fail it you cannot take the test again until you finish 100 E rank jobs." the woman said to him. "The highest rank you can give" he said. The whole place became silent, after the boy''s voice was so clear to make all them hear it.Not only the receptionist was shocked she also became dumbfounded including some of the adventurers who heard him said that. ''Is this kid joking?'' some of them thought. But the 3 adventurers weren''t shocked when they heard, they were Jed, Lara and Bart. "Kid don''t joke about this I know you want to be an adventurer but to take an A rank test. your still a child." the receptionist said. "Do I look like am joking with you" Xander said to her. It cause the woman to feel fear in her heart just by looking at the cold golden eyes of the boy. She felt that this boy was not an ordinary one. "Ok, we can only allow you to take a A- rank test. The test condition is you need to defeat 10 B rank within 5-10 minutes." She said "are you willing to take it" she thought that the boy will reconsider the test take a lower level one but what the boy said crush her expectations. "Of course, If you want I can defeat all the one who are inside." He said in an arrogant yet confident tone. After hearing those words all of them became dumbfounded and thought he was an arrogant, shitty naive brat but as Xander swept his gaze through them. All them felt fear in their hearts after seeing Xander emotionless cold gaze."Are you all willing" He said to all of them. Xander shot a glance at the receptionist and asked "Is that okay?" the woman just nodded then infront of her eyes the boy dissapeared, she was shocked how the boy dissapeared and as he was looking for the boy somthing unbelievable was happening in front of her eyes. One by one The 25 men in the tavern were being rendered unconscious. Which almost all of them were rank B and below.What she can only see was a black blur. The men in the guild thought that the boy was joking when he said that they will defeat all of them all by himself. At first they were laughing at the boy until one by one they were being rendered unconscious by something before they were given a chance to react. A few minutes later there are only 3 men standing they were B+ rank adventurers. The 3 of them due to their good physical abilities they saw that the one defeating them was the black haired boy wielding a huge black scythe. All of them felt fear towards this child who looked liked death himself. Then the boy stop and stared at them this gaze made their hearts tremble they knew that they had no chance of winning againts this boy but they decided not to surrender but they want to be defeated with honor. All of them attacked at the same time. Xander seeing all 3 of them attacking decided to end it before the 3 arrive at his spot he teleported behind the 3 of them and severed their consciousness. The receptionist became slack - jaw ed after seeing this scene that transpired in front of her eyes, om how the young boy defeated 25 of them within a span of 3 minutes. Suddenly the boy is spoke to him "Don''t worry I only rendered them unconscious they will wake up." Xander said. He thought the receptionist was worried that they were killed so he reassured her. "Y-yes, Mr. Xander this is your guild card pour some mana into it to bind it" the receptionist became polite for she knew that this kid is professional. Xander pour some mana into the guild card and it dissappeared. The receptionist said that you can make it appear again by just thinking it. He made the card appeared again and look at the words written Adventurers Association Name:Xander Strife Age: 10 yrs old Specialty: Swords Rank:[ A- ] Im sorry, I can only post 1 chapeter today. Im so busy from school.