《NEET No More》 Prologue :Courage Author''s Note Well I rewrote the prologue but you can still find the original post after the revised one As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapter 1: Courage (Revised) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. - Dale Carnegie <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Ugh today¡¯s the day huh He woke up feeling lethargic as always as he turned on his computer. It was a computer his family had bought back when people still used dial-up internet but for the past two years sitting in his room browsing Reddit on his computer had been his daily entertainment. He opened up a window for a chat room but just like in real life he found it hard to enter or even hold a conversation Maybe I should just start with hi guys or better yet In the end he decided to not enter the chat and simply started dressing himself for today. Usually he¡¯d stay in his pajamas but today he was going out after two years of being a NEET after high school There was nothing wrong with him other than his lack of people skills but if one word could be used to describe him it would be lazy Back when he still lived in the inner city he had been the smartest in his elementary class and the school district had decided that for middle school he¡¯s join classes for other gifted children but he found that his new classmates were on a whole different level. He¡¯d always been able to avoid doing homework and get passing grades. He continued to hang out with his friends from the inner city so he could still feel superior. Eventually his mother who had single handedly raised him and his siblings married his now step-father and they moved about an hour away from the city where houses were cheaper. He spent his days playing First person shooters and graduated high school with average grades due to his lack of motivation. Afterwards he was too lazy to do anything and spent two years of his life browsing the internet as he lacked money to pay for new games or online gaming subscriptions. Putting on his slim fit jeans a shirt and his favorite hoodie he opened the door to his room and walked towards the kitchen. Well time to use my awesome cooking skills for breakfast He grabbed a bowl, a spoon, milk and a box of generic brand cereal. ¡°My compliments to the chef.¡± He said as he got a spoonful of cereal Being a bit taller than average with a small gut due to his diet of microwavable food and other junk. He wasn¡¯t slim but he wasn¡¯t wide but he had broad shoulders. His body type was that of a mesomorph. Finishing his cereal while watching TV he got up to leave the plate in the sink. He decided to wash the plate otherwise his mother would nag at him. As he finished scrubbing the plate clean his mother opened the front door. ¡°Finally woke up?"Said his mother He looked at the clock it was twelve in the afternoon ¡°Yes mom,¡± he responded ¡°Then are you ready to go to the bank?¡± she asked ¡°Yeah,¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go before you¡¯re little brother gets out of school,¡± He went back to his room to grab his wallet filled with over $300 he had earned by selling a few of his things. He then went outside to his mom who was waiting in the minivan.He opened the door to the passenger side and got in. He was silent on the way to the bank as he was organizing his to-do list in his mind Ok first open a bank account Then find a job Apply for community college Then we¡¯ll see from there They arrived at the local bank and his mother parked the car. She shut the engine down and grabbed her bag ¡°Um mom can I go in alone?¡± It¡¯s kinda embarrassing His mother sighed¡±Do what you want son" ¡°Thanks,¡± he said as he opened the car door and got out ¡°Just remember if someone tries to take your money your life is more important than money!¡± his mother said aloud ¡°yeah,yeah.¡± He walked into the bank behind another man who was wearing bulky coat. As he walked in he noticed the obese security guard who was panting heavily Wow I¡¯d probably make a better guard than him As he smiled at his own joke the man who had been in front of him pulled out a gun from his coat ¡°All you niggas get down on da floor!¡± If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. Oh shit my money not my hard earned money The robber fired two continuous shots into the air ¡°I ain¡¯t kiddin around!¡± The robber was shorter than himself surely he could wrestle the gun away from him. Perhaps the bank might even give a reward to such a hero who saved the day. The publicity would surely land him a job. These thoughts ran through his head as he gathered whatever courage he had and while the robber looked away he moved and grabbed him in a choke hold. As they struggled the security guard fumbled for his gun and brought it up frantically firing several shots. Several entered the armed robber while one stray bullet entered his head I hope my family sues the shit out of them was his last thought as he lied on the floor being embraced by death -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Original post Spoiler : This is my first time writing something other than a research essay so constructive criticism is appreciated even a I like your story comment is appreciated. I''m not sure whether to write in first person or third person narrative so I''m blending them sort of maybe kinda -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prologue:Courage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a bank stood a young man anxiously waiting in line to open his first ever bank account. Taller than average: neither skinny nor fat. What set him apart from others was his extreme shyness and laziness. In school he was the kid that did could not hold a conversation. His responses were always short and to the point. ¡°How was your day?¡± someone would ask and he would answer ¡°good.¡± He could not get a job because he was too shy and lazy to ask for any job openings.In school if he encountered a problem he could not solve he would not ask for any help. He hated asking for help; it made him feel inferior. As a child he took a test and was told that he was gifted thus in middle school he was put in a program with other gifted children. In elementary he had always felt superior to the other kids. He never studied yet his tests scores were always high. He put zero effort in to his studies. Yet when he entered the program for gifted children he felt so stupid. All the kids were excellent in both athletics and academics. So he stayed quiet in school and in his mind his excuses were that he could be just as good if he tried hard enough yet he never did. Eventually his parents bought a house far away from the city so they moved. He was put in a regular school and so he spent his high school days playing video games rather than studying. His best grade on a report card would be a B while his lowest a D. So then graduation came and went. After wards he spent a year as a NEET but he was bored so he mustered his courage and went to the bank to start his adult life. ¡°Maybe I should be a security guard?¡± Thought the young man as he looked at the banks obese security guard who was breathing heavily ¡°why are security guards either fat or old men I wonder?¡± The young man was nervous. If not for the hoodie he was currently wearing one would be able to see his sweat under his armpits. ¡°Next in line please¡± Shouted the bank teller. BANG! BANG! Two shots were fired by a man wearing a ski mask. ¡°All you motherf**kers get down on the ground!!!¡± The young man did not want to lose the $300 in his pocket. So for the first in his life he intended to be a hero. He grabbed ski mask guy in a choke hold. While they both struggled the security guard frantically pulled out his handgun and in the heat of the moment unleashed a volley of bullets at the two struggling people. Seven shots went into the armed assailant hitting his torso. The 8th shot entered our young hero¡¯s forehead. I hope my family sues the shit out of this bank was our heroes last thought as death embraced him. Fiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 1: Birth Author''s Note I rewrote this chapter hope it''s better As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapter 1: Birth ---------------------------------------------------------------- After your death you will be what you were before your birth. ¡ªArthur Schopenhauer <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> He didn''t remember waking up; he was just there in the dark void, unable to move let alone scream. He started panicking but he was nothing. Then he heard it Ba-dump Ba-dump Ba-dump This repetitive beat soothed him. Minutes turned into hours, Hours into days, days into weeks and months. He couldn''t keep track of time though still he never grew hungry. After time passed he could move around in the viscous liquid. He was excited and tried to toss and turn until a soothing lullaby was sung to him. It came from outside but he knew it was directed at him. He went back to sleep spending his days sleeping for countless days. Then when he we woke the void was pushing him. To where? He did not know. There was an opening through which light entered. He had his eyes closed and could not open them but he could see shadows and shapes. A women¡¯s scream then erupted near him. It scared him and he began to cry. He was scared was he truly going to hell? Had he been such a terrible being to not be accepted into paradise? He went into the light and was blinded by the brightness. He heard voices speaking in English but with his crying he wasn''t paying attention to them. He felt hands grab him and they started rubbing his body with a wet towel. He was crying until he was passed into new arms that made him feel warm and safe. It helped when she begun to sing the same lullaby he had heard in the void. With the soothing voice of his mother He fell asleep. It wasn''t long until he woke up in hunger. Still now he truly realized his situation. His body was that of a baby. This entire time he wasn''t in purgatory or hell but rather in his mother¡¯s womb. Still he was hungry and although he didn''t want to bother his mother his body said otherwise. Waking up his mother with his crying she woke up and sighed. Picking him up she tried singing to him and rocking him back and forth. All of her attempts were in vain for love could not replace food. ¡°Oh you must be hungry,¡± She took her breast out and offered it to the baby and without a moment¡¯s hesitation he began to drink from his mother¡¯s tit. He didn¡¯t feel any shame or perverted thoughts. He was hungry and she was simply feeding him. After he was done drinking his milk he fell asleep yet again. His days were filled with that. No different than his days as a NEET except now he was a baby, so just eating, shitting and sleeping were acceptable now. A few people came to his cradle a few days after his birth; His new family in this life. How strange it was for him he didn''t even think about his old family crying at his death. The faces of his loved ones faded from his mind becoming beings that he once knew but could not remember. Their names and faces fading, only knowledge stayed in his memories but he still remembered them somehow it made little sense to him so he ignored it and tucked it away in the back of his mind. His mother picked him up from the cradle. She was no older than 30 with her curly blonde hair and green eyes. His Mother introduced him to his Father. A thirty year old man with brown hair and blue eyes stepped into the nursery room. ¡°Hey little guy I¡¯m your Dad, What¡¯s his name Maddy?¡± ¡°Edin,¡± ¡°Hey Edin I¡¯m glad you¡¯re finally here,¡± Edin smiled. He had never had a real father. His step father had been a great man but it wasn''t the same love given by a father from birth. Spending his days in the nursery room he got to meet his family besides his father and mother. There was his older brother junior who was named Thomas like their father. The seven year old junior only visited him once and simply stared at him and left. His other step brother Herbert, who was five, visited him quite often. Still there was only so few games a five year old could play with a newly born. His mother was patting him on the back so he could burp when he saw Herbert enter the nursery together with another girl. The girl had brown hair, brown eyes nothing special. Except for her dog ears and tail which Edin found more than intriguing. With his hands he reached for her. Madelynne handed Edin over to her carefully. ¡°UUWWAAA!!!SO CUTE!¡± said the Dog eared girl ¡°Stepmother may I hold him?¡± asked Herbert ¡°Sure.¡± ¡°Lilith hand him over,¡± ¡°No,¡± ¡°Hey he¡¯s my brother your just the daughter of the staff,¡± Lilith sighed and passed Edin over to Herbert. ¡°Hello little brother I¡¯m your reliable older brother Herbert.¡± The days of slothfulness passed very quickly.
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If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. Original Post Spoiler : So in my mind I''ve written a trilogy But actually writing it down is easier said then done. I''m also having trouble developing the lore of this still unnamed world I''ve created.I have a general idea but i just need to get the details.Im also having trouble with dialogue.Also reviews are welcomed so are the i like your story comments are greatly appreciated So without further delays heres chapter 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 1:Hell ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It¡¯s dark. Am I alive and in a coma? I HAVE TO TRY AND OPEN MY EYES! Seems it¡¯s not that easy. So this is what it feels like to be in a coma. I can¡¯t believe I¡¯m alive. I¡¯m either the luckiest or unluckiest SOB right now. Worst case scenario I¡¯m a vegetable for the rest of my life. Now that I notice am I covered in blood or something? Don¡¯t tell me I¡¯m not even in the hospital yet. Perhaps this is the afterlife. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was that a woman¡¯s scream just now? Don¡¯t tell me my room is near the maternity ward. A few hours later AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my god this must be hell. I''ve been here for weeks maybe months. Was I really that bad God? Those are the screams of someone being tortured. Am I next? I¡¯m being pushed! Is that a light? Oh no I¡¯m being pushed towards the light! UUUUUUWWWWAAAAAA!!!!!!! I start crying uncontrollably. I don¡¯t want to go to hell!!!!!! ¡°It¡¯s a healthy baby girl!¡± Dafuq!? ¡°Oh no wait it¡¯s a boy!?¡± That¡¯s what I thought. ¡°Oh give him here.¡± ¡°Let me wipe him clean first m¡¯lady.¡± WTF is going on? I haven¡¯t stopped crying. Then the midwife gives me over to the woman on the bed. ¡°shhhh hush hush my baby.¡± Ah what¡¯s this calming voice? I stop weeping and open my eyes. Holding me in her arms is a young Caucasian woman with green eyes and pale blond hair. ¡°Daddy wants to call you Thomas Jackson but that worthless father isn''t here so your names gonna be Edin Drake Dragkagua Freestone.¡± Um what? Now that I¡¯m thinking straight did she say father and she must be my mother? So according to these facts I¡¯M A BABY! OH my god this means I''ve been reincarnated. Was there a glitch in the system that allowed me to retain my memories? ¡°I¡¯ll take the young master so that you can rest m¡¯lady.¡± ¡°Very well¡± Young master? Could it be I¡¯m the heir to a noble house? ¡°Your brothers will be delighted to meet you.¡± Said the midwife Brothers? As in more than one; well so much for being the heir. I grew tired and drifted off to sleep. When I woke up my eyes landed upon a light brown haired little girl. I found myself curious because this little girl had dog ears. Could this be a world of sword and magic? ¡°UUWWAAA!!!SO CUTE!¡± Take a picture it¡¯ll last longer ¡°Miss the baby¡¯s awake!¡± ¡°Lilith hand him over here to me.¡± ¡°Yes miss.¡± ¡°Stepmother may I hold him?¡± says a boy with dark unruly brown hair ¡°Sure.¡± ¡°Hello little brother I¡¯m your reliable older brother Herbert.¡± says the boy. ¡°I wonder what type of man my little eddy will grow up to be.¡± Says mother ¡°As long as he¡¯s not a pervert like Bert.¡± says Lilith ¡°Who¡¯s a pervert!?¡±Says my brother Herbert ¡°YOU ARE! Always looking at older girls with your stupid face.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be jealous lily I¡¯m not interested in little girls.¡± says Herbert ¡°But your only five years old!¡± Screams Lilith ¡°Grandfather has taught me the joys of an adult woman.¡± says Herbert Ugh!That''s not something a five year old should be saying. ¡°Ha even ed is disgusted with you.¡± ¡°What is that pervert of a grandfather teaching you?¡± Mutters my mother ¡°Do not worry little brother one day well go to a brothel together and pop the cherries that grandfather speaks of!¡± That doesn''t sound half bad ¡°Let go of him, your corrupting him!¡± screams Lilith Lilith grabs me and attempts to wrestle me away from my brother however in the heat of the scuffle im dropped on my head ¡°UUUUWWWAAA!!!!!!¡± ¡°BOTH OF YOU GET OUT OF HERE!¡± Screams Edin¡¯s mother Both Children scream ¡°WERE SORRY!!!!!!¡± ¡°Efthys provide me your divine light to heal the wounds of men.¡± Edin is enveloped in a bright light and ceases his crying. Edin falls asleep in his mothers embrace. Previous ChapterFiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 2:The continent of Ayoth Author''s Note Rewrote this chapter aswell woof As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:The Continent of Ayoth ---------------------------------------------------------- Edin now three years old was sitting on his grandfather¡¯s lap looking at the portrait of Thomas Jackson Freestone the first¡ªthe first head of house Freestone¡ªthe portrait was hanged above the fireplace located in the study. Each room in the two story manor¡ªKnown as Hawk¡¯s Nest¡ªhad a fireplace. It was strange for Hawk¡¯s Nest was built in the middle of an unnamed jungle with a hot climate. Edin¡¯s grandfather¡ªThomas Jackson the third¡ªwas telling the history of their house to the young child. ¡°You see after he helped the Thisadora Kingdom conquer the other Human kingdoms ¡ªtogether with a few natives of the jungle¡ª he Traveled deep into the jungle until he saw a hawk perched on a on top of a cliff. That¡¯s when he decided to build this manor on that very cliff and the village of Porahi was built below the cliff soon after,¡± House Freestone were the Lords of the village of Porahi and the lands near their plantation. The villagers were similar in characteristics to the Hindus from our own world. All of the villagers worked for House Freestone in one way or the other. The Freestone plantation relied on the cutting down of and processing of timber which would then be sent to the nearby by port town of Naoni to be shipped off to buyers. They also bred and captured elephants as a work force. The Mahouts¡ªelephant rider¡ª domesticated the elephants and used them to carry many different things. ¡°Well I think it¡¯s time for you to play with Allison don¡¯t you think Edin?¡± ¡°Yesh¡± responded the three year old Edin As Edin grew older his old personality died. It wasn¡¯t really death but rather Edin was a three year old who remembered information from another world. The television, soda, cars, trains and celebrities, He remembered all these things but nothing more. His grandfather carried him to the nursery room. Playing in the nursery with the toys was a three year old Cat-girl with orange hair.Allison was Lilith¡¯s little sister and daughter of the Butler and maid. Alfonse Head butler was of the Zvire dog race while his wife was of the cat race. Grandpa Freestone sat Edin down. ¡°Well have fun you two I¡¯m gonna go get a drink,¡± Both children nodded and Edin asked Allison a question as Grandfather Freestone left to go drinking with the other elders from the village. ¡°What do you wanna play?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s play hunters and prey!¡± screamed Allison ¡°Um how do you play?¡± he asked while tilting his head ¡°You are the hunter and I¡¯m the tiger ok!¡± ¡°uh ok but,¡± ¡°TIGER CLAW!¡± screams Allison as she slapped his face and drew blood from her nails scratching his face ¡°Uwa I¡¯m sowwy I didn¡¯t mean it,¡± Allison said while wiping his face He pressed his lips and his eyes grew watery as he tried not to cry. ¡°UUUWWWAAA!!!¡± He began to cry. Allison hugged him and tried to comfort him when his mother ran into the room. ¡°Get away from him!¡± she screamed as she pulled Allison away and picked him up. Allison¡¯s mother and the maid of the Hawk¡¯s Nest came in and picked up Allison ¡°I¡¯m very sorry Milady,¡± Lurel bowed down to apologize and to avoid Madelynne¡¯s death like glare.Thomas Jackson The fourth Edin¡¯s father walked in to the room. ¡°What¡¯s all the commotion?¡± Madelynne pointed at Lurel ¡°I want them gone,¡± Thomas looked at Lurel ¡°Please leave us to talk alone Lurel,¡± Lurel nodded and left together with Allison. ¡°Hey maddy don¡¯t you think you¡¯re being a bit over protective, I mean you don¡¯t even let him out of the house?¡± ¡°He¡¯s my son,¡± ¡°Yeah he¡¯s mine too but you¡¯re spoiling him a bit much and besides they¡¯re just children playing accidents happen,¡± Madelynne nearly cursed him but remembered she still had Edin in her hands. Having already tended to the small cut Madelynne set Edin down on to the floor. ¡°Go somewhere else while mommy and daddy talk,¡± ¡°OK!¡± He said and ran out the room hearing some loud voices but he paid no attention to them. He walked to the small library they had which contained very little amount of books. One could count the books in their own head quite easily. His Ten year old brother Thomas the fifth was seated on a chair reading a book. Black haired and blue eyed Thomas looked nothing like his father. ¡°What are you doing?¡± asked Edin curiously ¡°Reading a book,¡± answered his brother a bit annoyed by the question. ¡°Hmm what is it bout?¡± ¡°Stuff you wouldn''t understand,¡± Edin stopped asking and simply sat down. A few minutes passed by of Edin staring at his older brother. Thomas sighed ¡°Can I help you with something?¡± ¡°No,¡± ¡°Then why are you here?¡± ¡°I wanna be here,¡± ¡°Yeah well I don¡¯t want ya here,¡± Edin stuck his tongue out at his brother. ¡°I¡¯m telling!¡± he screamed and ran laughing while Thomas chased him. A week after that Thomas junior left to study at an academy for nobles. He wanted to succeed his father¡¯s place as head and wanted to be prepared so he asked his father. House Freestone had large amounts of gold saved since they rarely spent much of it since they were completely isolated. So Thomas could afford to send junior and not lose much money so he agreed and sent Thomas Jr. north to the Thisadora Kingdom.
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Original Post Spoiler : So this time ive included a simple map to show some of the continent of ayoth because i dont know how to write the information about locations.Note the yellow star is our mc''s current location while the yellow circle is the port town. Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. As always reviews,ratings,recommendations, and comments are greatly appreciated-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:The continent of ayoth and my first battle --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I¡¯d like to say that these past three years I¡¯ve been reading every single book about this world¡¯s culture, Traditions and geography. So far all I know is that I know very little about the continent of ayoth. Don¡¯t get me wrong I read every single book in my fathers¡¯ study. However our manor had no library filled to the brim with books. Why you may ask? Well that would be our Location. My father owns this plantation in which we live in however these lands do not belong to any country. It is simply miles upon miles of jungles.So most of the stuff I know was told to me by my Grandfather Thomas Jackson Freestone the third. Our manor is situated on top of a cliff overlooking the village of porahi. Five generations ago my great great grandfather Thomas Jackson Stonehawk Had fought in a series of wars for the thisadora kingdom to unite the human kingdoms. After the war Thomas met a few men who had come from the unknown jungles. So he along with those men ventured deep into the jungle. When Thomas saw a hawk perched on top of a cliff he took it as a sign. So he built a manor and named it Hawk¡¯s nest. He then changed his surname to freestone. The village of porahi was then built on the lands below hawk¡¯s nest. This is the story that my grandfather has told me at least. Thus this plantation is literally in the middle of nowhere. The books my father own were books that Thomas had brought with him. The rest of the books were bought from the odd merchant who would happen upon our village or from the nearby port town of Naoni. House freestone¡¯s main export is timber. Our second export would be in elephants. That¡¯s right this jungle is filled with wild elephants. Our workers tame elephants to help with our production of timber. We sell this timber to either the ganeleon kingdom to the south or to the thisadora kingdom to the north. We deliver our timber and elephants to the nearby port town of naoni where it is then shipped off to our customers. My eldest brother Thomas Jackson Freestone the fifth (To think my father wanted me to be the sixth lulz) recently turned ten. He has jet black hair with blue eyes. He¡¯s a rather serious kid. I had almost zero interactions with him. He really is different from my past eldest brother who not only was he captain of the soccer team in high school he was also a practitioner of karate. Had he not had that leg injury he could have gone pro.However he then became a gourmet chef at some five star hotel. Back to the topic at hand it seems he¡¯s being sent or rather he wants to go to some academy so that he may be an excellent heir to house Freestone. ¡°Why¡¯s he leaving again?¡± Asks Herbert ¡°He wishes to expand your father¡¯s business.¡± explains Edin¡¯s mother madelynne ¡°Humph, it¡¯s not like well miss him or something¡± says Edin while pouting ¡°I know I won¡¯t! He¡¯s kind of a dick.¡± mutters Herbert ¡°Well I¡¯m off to the village!¡± shouts Herbert while running down the hill. ¡°mama I wanna go too.¡±edin tells his mother ¡°No today you¡¯ll play with Lilith and her sister Allison¡± ¡°Allison?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just go meet her they should be waiting in your nursery.¡± When we arrive at the nursery I come upon the sight of Lilith and a little girl with orange hair and cat ears who I assume must be Allison. ¡°Hey ed this is my sister allie.¡± ¡°Allie say hi.¡± ¡°Hi.¡± ¡°Hola¡± I say ¡°Hola?¡±Asks Lilith ¡°That''s his baby way of saying Hi.¡± Responds my mother No mother that was Spanish for hello. Don¡¯t look down on my culture! ¡°So cute, but I have to go and continue my maid work miss so I¡¯ll leave my sister here with you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± My mother sets me down to play with Allison. ¡°Let¡¯s play hunters and prey!¡± screams Allison ¡°Um how do you play?¡± I ask ¡°You are the hunter and I¡¯m the tiger ok!¡± ¡°Then what?¡± ¡°TIGER CLAW!¡± screams Allison as she slaps my face with all her strength ¡°Guh.¡±What a surprise attack. Prepare to feel my wrath little girl. Repent your sins for striking the young master of this house As I raise my hand to strike this impudent girl my mother says to me. ¡± Eddy men do not hit ladies.¡± I stop my hand in mid-air. Damn my code honor. You¡¯re lucky I¡¯m a man of honor allie. ¡°and allie.¡± Yes mother reprimand this girl. ¡°If you really want to hurt a man you hit em where it hurts .You hit their little pewees!¡± ¡°THE FUCK!?¡±I SCREAM. Mother that¡¯s not what you were supposed to say ¡°OOH you¡¯re in trouble.¡± whispers allie ¡°Edin Drake Dragkagua Freestone gets over here.¡± ¡°Ah chit¡± I replied taunting my mother to do something about it. She grabs me and spanks my bottom. But I will not submit to her. I glare at her and then she repeatedly spanked me countless times. Ugh my ass hurts I think to myself while tears run down my face. That day I decided that this was the first of a series of battles I would wage against mama. Previous Chapter Fiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 3:Family So i was tired of the 200x300 cover so i just put something up.Not my work btw if you didn''t figure that out i simply defiled someones work so sorry artists-san Also im having trouble on what to call the people of yamato.Cant call em japanes nor yamatonese. Also tried making a longer chapter sort of kinda maybe,Hope it''s long enough oh and about the language i decided to just let it be english as i didnt really want to put him learning a new language because plot holes As always Reviews,ratings,recommendations,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3:Family ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the darkness of the night ran an exhausted lone ninja carrying a bundle of furs, but wrapped underneath those furs was a little girl. The ninja was being pursued by unknown entities. He did not know who was chasing him but he knew why he was being pursued. ¡°They obviously want this girl but why?¡± asked the ninja to himself He did not know whose child this was. He was simply repaying a favor to an old friend of his who had at one point saved his life. The little girl who could be no older than two was strangely silent. It was as if she knew she was being hunted. Damn it I can¡¯t keep going, if only I was 20 years younger thought the ninja. I could probably lose em if I left the little girl I know there¡¯s a village somewhere in this jungle thought the man as he hid the girl in some bushes. ¡°If you¡¯re lucky someone will find you, I¡¯ll try my best to divert their attention towards me¡± The ninja looked the girl in the eyes and he felt guilty. She looked at him as if saying ¡°its OK you tried your best.¡± I hope she gets picked up by a nice elderly couple prayed the man to every god he knew. Sadly the man¡¯s prayer went unfulfilled as gods rarely answer to prayers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In his youth Thomas Jackson the fourth was the equivalent of a modern day bad boy. Tall and good-looking coupled with a wild aura; he never spent a night alone. He travelled the world for a while then he grew bored and wanted to return home. However on his journey home one of the many women he had been with him simply came up to him with a two year old baby proclaiming it to be his. Despite his bad boy appearance Thomas was a nice guy perhaps too nice. The woman simply said she was getting married to another man then left the child with him. Thomas was confused. He thought about what to do but in the end he could not part with the babe so he went to a tavern. When he entered he saw a barmaid holding a young babe who was playing with the barmaid¡¯s breasts. He had also slept with this barmaid nine months ago When their gazes met the barmaid simply walked up to him and said ¡°This one¡¯s yours; I have more than enough already¡± Thomas was dumbfounded while he was led out the tavern by the barmaid. In the middle of the street stood Thomas holding two babies, one was oddly quiet while the other one was crying longing for his mother¡¯s breasts. In the end he took both children home. So he named the eldest one after himself as was the tradition of the house. Thomas sometimes doubted that junior was his son. All men of the house freestone are rash and impulsive. Once they go past a certain limit they no longer listen to reason and let anger control them. Yet junior was stern, pompous and rarely showed emotion on his face. Junior knew his mother was only a commoner but that made him try even harder to be what he perceived to be the perfect noble. Thomas owned slaves yet he never treated them as such but junior would always remind the slaves that they were in fact slaves. Thus junior was dislike by many .Especially Lilith as she hated to be reminded that she was the child of a slave. Thus those two were always at odds with each other. Yet junior barely even respected his father. There was only one person he respected, His step mother and Edin¡¯s mother lady madelynne .She was the very definition of class. She was the only one in the house to use manners and treat the maids as maids rather than family members. Junior always attempted to emulate her. One day junior was curious so he asked his step mother where she had learnt to be such a great member of the upper class. She had told him about an academy that specialized in raising exemplary members of nobility. Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. Thus junior begged his father to be sent to this academy. His wish was fulfilled as his father had difficulty raising him he figured junior would become a proper man at this academy. Herbert his second eldest also had someone he greatly respected. Thomas¡¯s father and Herbert¡¯s grandfather Thomas freestone the third who Herbert revered as master. Herbert had a rare talent. He was gifted in magic. Rather than gifted he was a genius who could easily become a sorcerer. Sadly such talent was wasted on Herbert as he had only one interest. Girls In Herbert¡¯s words he was not interested in girls but rather woman. Thomas sometimes wondered if both these children were really his. On one of his business trips Thomas met lady Madelynne second daughter of the house Dragkagua. Coincidently lady Madelynne was in her rebellious phase and once she saw the wild looking Thomas she was hooked. So they eloped. Thus Edin was born. This time Thomas knew for sure that this boy was his son thus he wanted him named after himself. Sadly his wife did not agree. Thomas had a strained relationship with his wife. She was for all intents and purposes a city girl. She could not live in the jungle. She had a great fear of the jungle. So much that even when her son Edin would play in the yard only if there were several villagers forming a perimeter around the yard. She truly detested Hawk¡¯s nest. Thomas pondered what type of man Edin would grow up to be. Whenever he was busy working in his study, Edin would always be there either attempting to read his father¡¯s books or playing with his toy soldiers. Thomas was walking in the jungle heading home to celebrate Edin¡¯s fourth birthday. He didn''t have a present yet which was why he was simply searching for something, That in itself was strange. The people of this world celebrated birthdays every five years. They felt it was necessary as children would die early and having less memories of them would hurt less. Thomas however thought otherwise he celebrated his children¡¯s birthdays yearly as he felt it was better to create as much memories as possible. While Thomas was walking he heard a wail. He searched for the origin of the sound where he came upon a baby girl hidden in some bushes. Was she abandoned here poor little girl thought Thomas She doesn''t seem to be one of the villagers. The villagers greatly resembled the people of India. Black hair, brown skin were some of the more prominent features. However this little girl was undoubtedly of Yamato(Japanese) descent. Thomas looked for any signs of the little girl¡¯s parent yet none could be found. It was as if someone removed their traces. Thomas found it strange, he was a hunter so he could track animals yet no visible signs could be found. There were zero broken branches. Thomas smiled He had found a great present ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today was my fourth birthday. I celebrated with my family and friends. Yet father was not here. He had left early in the morning which I assume was to get my present. I didn''t receive any presents as apparently yearly birthday celebrations are strange. We simply enjoyed a nice dinner with cake. Then father walked in with the biggest smug face id ever seen. In his arms was a two year old baby. ¡°Happy birthday Edin!!!!!!¡± ¡°Your present is a little sister!¡± The room grew quiet. ¡°You had another child!!!!¡±Screamed everyone in the dining room ¡°No I found her in the jungle¡± ¡°You kidnapped her!?¡± ¡°Papas a kidnapper.¡± ¡°No I¡¯m not, she was abandoned!¡± ¡°See you can tell she¡¯s from Yamato¡± Yamato as in this world¡¯s equivalent of japan ¡°what¡¯s her name.¡± ¡°I dunno.¡± ¡°well shes gotta have a yamato name¡± ¡°um I''ve got nothing¡± ¡°What about sue?¡± I ask ¡°That¡¯s nice¡± ¡°welcome home sue Freestone.¡± Previous Chapter Fiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 4: Heroes and magic Author''s Note Some fiction dedicate entire chapters to describe their world.From the creation of the world up to the setting of the story.Some of these are really good.Others are like here''s a list of facts that''ll come up in my story eventually.So i was conflicted on how to describe my world to you readers.I''m no poet and i just didn''t want to lay down all these facts and say here remember all this because it will come up in the story So i decided our mc would be just as ignorant of the world as the readers.The more he learns the more you learn Also what is love? As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4:Heroes and magic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently my brother Herbert has started practicing magic. As soon as he learned that he could use magic to impress the ladies he frantically worked to use magic. However we had only two books regarding the topic of magic. One was strangely similar to the for dummies series from my world. It contained the incantations for the simplest of magic. These magic spells were used for everyday household chores. The fire spell was no different than a lighter. With the water spell it was the equivalent of a squirt gun. The wind spell was used to dust furniture. It was like a little vacuum. The earth spell simply made holes in the ground but as expected of a genius Herbert started using voiceless incantations. Voiceless incantations were considered less powerful than when you used incantations. However that only applied to the average person. The average human could not use offensive magic as they had very low mana ability. If a person were to train they could improve their mana capacity but no matter how hard one would work it would never compare to the mana capacity of one with talent. So most practitioners of magic rely on rechargeable wands, you replace the mana crystal like a battery. You could recharge your current stone or put in a new stone in your wand, staves and staffs. Warlocks get their power from contracts from demons and spirits. Or One could gather mana from the environment, souls or they could buy mana from sorcerers. Sorcerers could refill their mana in couple of hours; instantly if one had an elixir. Thus those with the capability to become sorcerers were fairly rich. The other book explained the main ranks of mages. At the lowest were the magicians who specialized in illusions. They were no different than our own world¡¯s magicians. They were hustlers and con men. A rank above them was the mages who could use regular magic yet had to rely on rechargeable wands. After a mage gained experience they could be considered an archmage. Archmages had battle experience which made them able to hold their own against sorcerers. Then there were those gifted with huge amounts of mana on par with some elves. The sorcerers; they did not need wands as they were walking mana generators. Their power is greatly feared. Mages that chose to research and teach magic are called wizards. They usually seclude themselves. However some become teachers of magic theory. Thus there were many different types of schools. One taught offensive, defensive and support magic. While another school taught magical theory which included things such as magic artifacts. There was also a third school which was rarely sought after. The warlocks were mages who had made contracts with spirits or demons. While most spirits were playful some could be dangerous. Demons were also known to possess their contractors. These schools are only the ones that were talked about in the book but There were many schools of magic. There were schools who taught witches, enchanters, summoners, and druids. However I lack information about any of them. Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Herbert and I were hanging out around a stream that was fairly close to the village of porahi. ¡±So what are you gonna do when your 10 bro.¡± ¡°Mmm well I¡¯ll attend magic academy filled with magical girls.¡± ¡°And then ill travel the world as an adventurer and be a badass hero¡± said Herbert ¡°But why an adventurer, isn¡¯t scary?¡± I asked. I never once thought of becoming an adventurer. Travelling sucked and adventurers had early graves ¡°You know what they say lil bro, Heroes get the harems.¡± As I thought about what my brother had said. Screams could be heard from the village. Herbert and I ran to investigate. When we arrived we came to a scene of destruction. It seemed one of the elephants had escaped the training grounds. The elephant was rampaging destroying houses left and right. One could see why the elephant was rampaging. A lone tiger was attempting to kill the elephant. The tiger had probably spooked the elephant in to a rampage. I was frozen with fear. We had to run and get some of the elephant tamers or the hunters. If we didn¡¯t stop that animal now who knows how many people will get hurt if not killed. But yet I could not move. Herbert however jumped in to action. He casted twin fireballs and launched them. Each fireball aimed towards both animals. Both animals ran away towards the jungle. As soon as the animals had started to flee some hunters and elephant tamers had arrived carrying spears and machetes. ¡°Why did you try and be a hero?¡± I asked my brother ¡°There was neither princess nor beautiful woman to be saved, Their was no reward for being a hero¡± My brother looked me in the eyes and said ¡°Because it¡¯s the right thing to do.¡± As he started walking away My brother is so cool I thought Herbert¡¯s Pov ¡°But why an adventurer, isn¡¯t scary?¡± asked my little brother. Of course it¡¯s scary. In truth I¡¯m afraid of even leaving this village, But I have to act cool in front of my brother. ¡°You know what they say lil bro, Heroes get the harems.¡± As I said that screams came from the village. I ran to investigate with edin in tow When we arrive there was a bigass elephant pimp slapping houses. Behind it, a fucking tiger. I peed myself a little. But my little brother is here. I¡¯m the oldest I have to be reliable. I tried imagining two giant fireballs and it worked.In each hand I had a fireball. I have to protect my little brother I screamed in my mind as I threw both fireballs. Both animals ran away as help had arrived Hahaha fuck yeah I yelled in my mind I was shaking. That was too fucking scary ¡°Why did you try and be a hero?¡± asked my little brother To look badass I thought ¡°Because it¡¯s the right thing to do.¡± I said as I walked away I must look pretty cool right now. I gotta get home before edin finds that I pissed myself. Luckily edin never noticed his brother pissing himself nor the fact that he was shaking. All edin saw at that time was a hero Previous Chapter Fiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 5:Devil Author''s Note I don''t like weak mc''s but i also dislike guys who are just suddenly op sowhile edin is a pusillanimous right now eventually he''ll grow out of it and his brother being op well i dont see anything wrong with that as *cough*even op characters can die*cough* Also about him being childlike that''s because he is a child and being dropped on your head at an early age tends to affect brain development . As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5 : Devil and the little lord''s harem --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My fifth birthday came and went. My birthday present from my parents was a German shepherd puppy. Although it was called differently here. I had never had a dog. The only pets I had back in my old life were fish. So I named him ECHO after a park from my old life. After the incident with the escaped elephant my mother no longer allowed me to play in the village. So in the end I was confined in my home. Luckily I was able to play with my little sister sue, Allison, Herbert and sometimes Lilith when she wasn''t busy. I also used some modern psychology to tame or rather domesticate the wild cat girl Allison who was all tsun and no dere. When she did something I liked I offered a candy. When she did something I disliked she would receive nothing. That¡¯s right I used operant conditioning. We would usually end up playing hide and seek But we could never manage to find sue. Sue was a quiet girl. Although she had grown attached to me and usually followed me everywhere she would always watch me from a distance. Sometimes I wouldn''t notice if she was in the same room as me. She was almost like a ninja or something. Staying inside the house was comforting to me but not the others. They wanted to get rid of their boredom. I too eventually grew bored in a house without internet or television. Only Herbert and I could read but there were no books to read. The simple board games were also boring. Then the door to the manor was opened and in came Sahir my father¡¯s foreman and with him a little girl close to my age. Then my father closed the door after coming in with them. ¡°Hey everyone this is sahir¡¯s daughter divya¡± said my father ¡°Seems the village kids have isolated her so please be friends with her¡± ¡°Um why?¡± asks Herbert ¡°My daughter has certain aspirations a woman should not have.¡± says sahir Don¡¯t tell me she wants to play for the other team ¡°Sometimes I wish I was a boy¡± says divya while pouting Um no way, was I right? I¡¯ve never met a woman who liked other woman but I have to keep an open mind. I SHALL NOT BE A BIGOT I declared in my heart. ¡°Whoa no way you like girls!¡± blurts out Herbert ¡°What no I like boys!¡± screams the girl ¡°Sorry for the misunderstanding but my daughter wants to be an elephant rider, although she has talent, it is against tradition for a woman to be an elephant tamer.¡± says her father sahir. ¡°Is that so?¡± I mutter ¡°Yes well sahir and I have business to attend to.¡± says my father as he and sahir left Well after the introductions with divya we were all still bored. ¡°Divya what do you do for fun?¡± ¡°Well I usually play with the baby elephants.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s do that¡± ¡°but were not allowed to leave the house¡± ¡°So then we sneak out duh¡± ¡°But we need permission to play with the elephants¡±says divya ¡°Well our dad kinda owns everything so I¡¯m sure a word from us and we¡¯ll be able to play with these elephants.¡± So we snuck out and played with these elephants. It was fun playing with these elephants. Then they started defecating so we left the cleanup to divya. However after a few days of playing with elephants everyone except divya grew bored yet again. Then one day my father arrived with a plump man I¡¯d never seen before and behind them a little girl with short pink hair. ¡°Everybody I¡¯d like you to meet Mr.Blanche a merchant who I will be discussing a certain thing with in my study so please play with his daughter Lucy while we adults talk in my study.¡± My father and Mr.Blanche then entered my father study and promptly closed the door ¡°So um what¡¯s with the pink hair.¡±asks Herbert ¡°Oh I¡¯m half demon.¡±she says while smiling In this world demons are not monsters. They look like people but they have exotic colored hair. It¡¯s said that the neon colored hair is a side effect of their high mana powers. Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. ¡°Well how about we play a game then¡± asks Lucy ¡°What type of game?¡± As she takes three cups and a shell out from her bag ¡°It¡¯s a betting game look theirs three cups ill place the shell under one of them then ill shuffle the cups if you can guess what cup has the shell then you double your money however if you get it wrong then the money is mine.¡± This seems familiar ¡°I¡¯ll give it a shot.¡± Says Herbert ¡°How much are you gonna bet?¡± ¡°A copper coin.¡± ¡°OK then here we go¡± Lucy slowly shuffled the cups. Her movements were too easy to read Herbert was easily able to win a first couple of games ¡°Ha this time I¡¯ll bet my whole allowance!¡± Then Lucy shuffled the cups at a speed that left afterimages ¡°um this one¡± Herbert''s choice was wrong ¡°No way that was all my money¡± Eventually everybody except me had lost all their money. I know I''ve seen this somewhere before. ¡°My turn then¡± I lost 2 copper coins Damn it something about this feels wrong but what? Wait a second.That¡¯s it she¡¯s not half demon shes full demon. How diabolical this is a con game! ¡°ufufufufufu I know your secret Lucy¡± ¡°oh really¡± ¡°That¡¯s right there is no shell under any of the cups¡± An expression of surprise is on her her face as her father steps out Then she starts crying uncontrollably ¡°UUUWWWAAA!!! Daddy Edin is being mean to me!¡± Wait what!? ¡°but she was cheating us¡± ¡°that¡¯s right father Edin¡¯s right she tricked us¡±says Herbert ¡°Herbert was trying to force me to show him my *hiccup* panties.¡± ¡°waits that not true¡± ¡°Herbert to your room IMMEDIATELY!¡± Herbert ran to his room while crying how he wasn''t a lolicon ¡°But dad Herbert¡¯s not lying¡± I say ¡°Right girls?¡± I ask lily and Allison Lucy glares at them as if taunting them to talk ¡°I have no idea what you¡¯re talking about Edin¡± says Allison ¡°That¡¯s right we have to go do something¡± says Lilith while slowly walking away with Allison You cowards. Wait I still have my trump card.Theirs no way dad won¡¯t listen to his cute little daughter ¡°Dad sue can testify for me, right sue?¡± Lucy glares at sue but sue amazingly doesn''t back down ¡°Brother is right¡± ¡°But you can¡¯t trust her she¡¯ll agree with whatever her brother says she¡¯s a total brocon!¡±argues Lucy ¡°That¡¯s right ¡°says sue No Sue don¡¯t agree with her! Edin''s father didn''t want to lose a potential merchant establishing a store in his village. So although he knew Edin was not the type to do such things he had to pretend to punish him. "Edin go to your room," ¡°But dad ¡° "Just go plz!" This girl is too cunning I¡¯ll definitely get you back for this That night I came up with the first of many plans that would ultimately fail against the she devil A few weeks later Herbert was now 10 and he was leaving to study at a magic academy. ¡°Don¡¯t get arrested¡± ¡°hahaha Lilith your as funny as always¡± ¡°No brother she¡¯s right¡± ¡°you too Edin so harsh¡± My brother pulls me aside ¡°Edin I wish you luck with your harem¡± ¡°What!¡± ¡°Worry not I''m not a lolicon so no NTR from me¡± ¡°That¡¯s not,¡± ¡°Damn you Edin with your Bright gray eyes and dirty blonde hair you¡¯ll definitely grow up and be the enemy of all men¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a harem,!¡± ¡°Well let¡¯s go over the girls you hang out with¡± ¡°Theirs the older than you dog-eared Allison, her cat eared sister,the tomboy divya,our cute little sister who''s not related by blood, and even that cunning devil¡± ¡°But I hate that devil of a girl and theirs no way she likes me¡± ¡°brother when a girl picks on you it means she likes you¡± ¡°N no no way¡± ¡°well I''m off Edin goodbye¡± I didn''t respond. A harem huh.Well no use thinking over it, I¡¯m just a kid after all. Previous Chapter Fiction Page Next Chapter Side-Story:Glen The Gullible wizard Author''s Note So this a story introducing one of edin''s future mentors.Some foreshadowing btw As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Side-Story: Glen The gullible Wizard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glengain remembered the fairy tales from his childhood. Stories of the ancient dragons that spoke and were capable of using elemental magic. These dragons were different then the dragons that now roamed the lands. So growing up Glengain strove to learn everything he could about dragons. After years of hard work he became a wizard. Most wizards would teach magic to earn enough money to build their research towers away from unneeded attention. Glen chose instead to travel and try to find any information about these ancient dragons. But how could he travel and make money to support himself glen thought. Then glen had a marvelous idea of becoming an adventurer. He dreamed of finding a dungeon that had ancient relics of lost times. So he became an adventurer for ten years. One day while dungeon crawling his party and him found a treasure chest.The treasure chest sadly had no real treasure.The only thing worth anything was an old book that had a missing cover Glengain picked the book and decided to read it. The book was a godsend to glen. The book spoke of an ancient race known as the Draconians that were descended from the ancient dragons .They looked like humans but they were all capable of high levels of magic. The elite soldiers of the Draconians were The Dragon-Knights. The Draconians revered the dragons as gods. However a lot of the dragons terrorized human settlements. Most ancient dragons were said to be fairly lazy. Their dragon children however were creatures of lesser intelligence. These feral dragons wreaked havoc on humans for years until the first dragon slayer appeared. An army of humans rallied together to try and defeat one of these feral dragons. They succeeded at the cost of many. From the army of ten thousand only one man rose. This man was bathed in the dragon¡¯s blood. He was on the brink of death. He could not see as he was entangled with the dragon¡¯s corpse. He was thirsty as he felt a drop of liquid on his lips. He licked it. Although it had a metallic taste it was strangely satisfying. The more he drank the better he felt. Then he felt a pain so great that he could not scream. His entire being was being destroyed. Eventually after hours of pain he fainted. When he next woke up he was a new being. He was the first of the Dragon Slayers, warriors who could kill dragons and were on par with the elite dragon Knights. The Draconians were furious at the humans. How dare they kill the divine dragons they thought. The Draconians waged war against the insolent humans. The ancient dragons did not care about this conflict. On one of these battlefields a young dragon knight and his group of dragon knights faced off against the dragon slayers. The young knight was talented but this was first battle. He had been told that these wretched creatures dared defy the great dragons. The young knight faced off against a thin dragon slayer that was wearing a great helm. The great helm hid the thin slayers face. Rather than use fire magic to take care of his opponent the young knight wanted an honorable duel. So with both warriors swords enveloped in flame they dueled. Both warriors were equally skilled. They traded blows for minutes. Eventually it was just the two of them left on this battlefield. The young Dragon-Knight gained an upper hand and used his most powerful strike but at the last minute the dragon slayer pulled away. The strike was enough to shatter the dragon slayers helm. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. Underneath that helm was a beautiful woman. The young dragon Knight never thought a human could be this beautiful he stopped and dropped his sword and went on his knees. Just as he was going to proclaim his love for this woman who he had fell in love with at first sight she knocked him out. When he next awoke she was there, he proclaimed his love for her and asked why a beautiful maiden such as herself fought. She showed the young dragon knight the devastation of human villages. The young knight after seeing the destruction dragons caused then deserted and lived with this woman. In time he grew to love the village, the village he called home. This young Dragon-Knight and the Dragon-Slayer had a child. This child was born with bright gray eyes. Yet the child had none of the power that his parents displayed which was odd. When a dragon slayer had a child the child would display abnormal strength. This was also the case for dragon knights that were capable of using magical attacks. The child had no such power of neither magic nor displayed superhuman abilities; nonetheless they still loved their child. So they raised the child until one day a dragon attacked the village. Both parents took up their old weapons and promptly defeated the dragon but as the dragon fell from the sky its blood fell on the young boy. The young boy drank this dragon¡¯s blood. In order to attain such amazing physical abilities potential dragon slayers had to drink dragon¡¯s blood however not all would be dragon slayers survived the ritual. Most would die in excruciating pain. The young boy came down with a fever. Both his parents were worried but when the boy woke he found himself with his mother¡¯s amazing physical abilities and his father¡¯s talent for magic. So his parents trained him until the age of 14 when another dragon appeared but both the boy¡¯s parents were not in the village at the moment. The boy approached the dragon and rested his hand on top of the dragons head while he fed the dragon raw fish. This boy then became the first Dragon rider. Then the book stopped there. Glen wanted to know what happened next. He wasn''t sure if this book was just fiction or a legend based on truth. So glen looked for any ancient ruins pertaining to dragons. He bought any information no matter how small to find something about this legend.He even looked for people with bright gray eyes but he never found any. Then a seedy looking man came up to him speaking to him that he had found some ancient ruins somewhere deep in the jungles. Glen was so happy that he never thought that the man was lying. So the unnamed man and Glengain hiked for days into the wilderness. When they decided to stop for the night glen was exhausted so he drifted off to sleep. When morning came glen found that the camp was empty. His coin purse gone along with all the camping equipment, Glengain was furious, He was tricked! Glen was a mediocre adventurer at best luckily he had picked up a few things. Glen had a bag of gold coins tied around his inner thigh. Glen started walking Glens was lost he had walked for a few hours when he came upon a stream and near that stream was a boy who was training with a wooden sword. Glen was overjoyed for not only had he found help the boy had bright gray eyes Previous Chapter Fiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 6: No More Mr.NEET Guy Author''s Note Well i wanted to make the little sister sue into a yandere but i couldn''t find any real motivation for her love.So i thought i''d make into a reincarnated stalker and have edin look similar to the person she was previously obsessed with But the thought of that was just creepy so i just turned sue into a Brocon I dont know any actual japanese so please forgive my ignorance. Also next chapter is a training type chapter but i know nothing about martial arts so im gonna have to research all these new terms and equipment to make the training as authentic as i can As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated -------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6: No More Mr.NEET Guy ------------------------------------------------------------- I was now six and I''ve done nothing productive at all. Early on I showed my parents that I could read, write and do math at their levels if not higher. It seems English is the most common language. I wonder if our worlds were once connected. Thus I was exempted from having to attend the village school. Eventually I ended up hanging out by myself. After school Lilith and Allison had their maid duties. Divya was also busy as she would help her aunt with the house chores. Even my arch-nemesis Lucy was busy learning business from her father. Her father was in the process of setting up a small shop in the village. The only person that could play with me after school was the four year old sue. But still I grew so bored that I actually wanted to do something other than laze around Then one day the village gained a new member. He was a man from Yamato although he appeared more like a drunk as all he did was laze around drinking. I decided to meet this man and I brought sue along with me. We searched for the new member of our village and found him lying down on a rock near the river. ¡°Hello I¡¯m Edin and my papa is the owner of the plantation¡± ¡°And this is my sister sue,¡± "Amano Shunji,¡± ¡°But you can call me Shunji¡± ¡°She doesn''t look like you; she looks like she¡¯s from Yamato¡± ¡°Yeah she¡¯s adopted but I still regard her as my sister,¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± There was an awkward silence ¡°We¡¯ll be leaving now goodbye¡± But I decided to visit him again the next day while sue was in school. I don¡¯t know why but maybe I just wanted to know another lazy man other than myself. ¡°So um what do you do all day Mr.Shuji,¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± ¡°What do you do all day?¡± ¡°Nothing although I¡¯m running out of money for alcohol what about you kid,¡± ¡°I uh,¡± ¡°Let me guess you do absolutely nothing but laze around the house¡± ¡°guh,¡± Sadly he¡¯s right. ¡°Kid at this rate you¡¯ll end up a good for nothing that does nothing productive¡± ¡°Isn''t that the kettle calling the pot black?¡± ¡°Kid I¡¯m over 40 years old, this is my retirement¡± Even in this life nothing¡¯s changed. ¡°So what are you gonna do with your life kid,¡± Everybody I know already has a life plan. My eldest brother Thomas wants to be the next head of the house My second eldest brother Herbert plans on being a hero Lilith and Allison are probably going to be maids Divya knows what she wants Even the she-devil Lucy will probably inherit her father business The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. And my little sister sue will probably end up as a bride And I¡¯ll still be a NEET ¡°What did you do with your life Mr.Shuji?¡± ¡°Well I was born and trained a Shinobi you know¡± ¡°That¡¯s cool¡± ¡°Not really I had to do things I didn''t want to do¡± ¡°Eventually I escaped the shinobi life thanks to a friend of mine¡± ¡°Afterwards I spent my days in an entertainment troupe.¡± ¡°So cool you were a ninja,¡± ¡°Shinobi,¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°It¡¯s shinobi not ninja¡± ¡°ninja sounds cooler¡± ¡°um no its shinobi and shinobi definitely sounds cooler¡± ¡°meh same difference¡± ¡°I know old man are you looking for a job right¡± ¡°I guess,¡± ¡°Then be my teacher,¡± ¡°You wanna be a ninja kid¡± ¡°Thought you said it was shinobi¡± ¡°Whatever, ninja training isn''t easy,¡± ¡°I have nothing better to do¡± ¡°I¡¯ll talk to my dad about hiring you¡± So I talked to my dad about it. He agreed on the condition that sue be taught as well¡± So then I began my ninja training while my little sister learned Japanese from Mr.Shuji ¡°Sue and Edin from now on you will refer to me as sensei¡± ¡°Yes sensei¡± ¡°Hai Sensei!¡± ¡°sue your still a child so for now learn your native tongue,¡± ¡°Edin this will be your bokken ¡°said Mr.shuji as he handed me two wooden training swords One was the size of a katana while the other was about half the size of a katana ¡°I¡¯ll be teaching you my own way of combat¡± ¡°But for now we¡¯ll concentrate on your basic stance¡± A week later On one of my free days while I was playing with my bokken near the river A short and stocky man stepped out of the jungle He looked lost and I ran up to him ¡°Are you alright mister¡± ¡°Buh beu BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT GRAY EYES!¡±Screamed the man No way is this guy a pedophile ¡°Little boy let me have a sample of your blood¡± Wah it¡¯s even worse he¡¯s a human trafficker ¡°Look here I¡¯ve got some candy for you¡± ¡°STRANGER DANGER! STRANGER DANGER!¡± ¡°SENSEI!!!¡± Eventually with the help of my sensei I was able to calm down and we managed to talk to this strange man ¡°I''m actually a wizard looking for a place to build my research tower and I was delirious sorry for scaring you boy¡± ¡°It¡¯s ok¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I''m actually looking for a job¡± ¡°There really isn''t a need for a wizard in this village,¡± says my dad while walking up to us ¡°Well maybe I can tutor your children in magic,¡± ¡°Ah well the only kid capable of any real magic already left to study at an academy¡± ¡°So I have no need for my son and daughter to have a tutor in magic¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true, One of my colleagues theorizes that if a young child were to train in magic they would be capable of performing advanced magic on par with the best of mages¡± ¡°Dad if I could use magic it¡¯d be really cool.¡± ¡°Mmm fine then you¡¯re hired¡± That¡¯s how I met my second teacher The wizard Glengain Previous Chapter Fiction page Next Chapter Chapter 7: Hard Work is Hard Author''s Note "Thanks for the chapter" Those four words are like ecstasy to me I read all these comments and im like I''ve tried to use comedy to make the childhood chapters less boring.Well some people probably didn''t find funny but whatever You win some you lose some yeah As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 7: Hard Work is Hard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°That¡¯s strange,¡± ¡°What is?¡± ¡°Well you certainly have the capability of a high level sorcerer but it¡¯s as if there¡¯s a seal on your powers.¡± ¡°Does it relate to the fact that I have gray eyes?¡± ¡°Most likely,¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it,¡± ¡°Well did you ask your parents about their family history?¡± ¡°Yeah my dad says were a branch family of the great house of Stonehawk from the Thisadora Kingdom, The house is known for producing bloodthirsty warriors, Says that it¡¯s in our blood to enjoy blood and battles¡± ¡°Their sigil is a hawk perched on a stone,¡± ¡°And your mother¡¯s house?¡± ¡°Ah well house Dragkagua is some big noble house from the Ganeleon Kingdom,¡± ¡°Oh and their sigil is a dragon,¡± ¡°That sounds interesting what else,¡± ¡°Mom said that supposedly that house was made of fugitives who ran away from the dragons or something like that¡± ¡°Moms says the stories change depending on who you ask,¡± ¡°Also theirs a ritual for the next head of the house where he drinks what¡¯s supposed to be Dragon¡¯s blood,¡± ¡°Mom says her grandfather also has bright gray eyes,¡± ¡°Dragon¡¯s blood huh,¡± ¡°What about it teach?¡± ¡°Yes well if my theory is correct then you might be a dragon rider so in order to unlock your powers you¡¯ll probably have to drink fresh dragon blood¡± ¡°Um isn''t that like almost impossible,¡± ¡°Probably,¡± ¡°Wow teacher I¡¯ll make it my life¡¯s goal to drink fresh and delicious dragon blood!!!,¡± ¡°NOT!!! How the heck am I supposed to bring down a dragon, I have neither the strength nor money to hire enough strength to kill a dragon,¡± ¡°We¡¯ll let at least start with your magic training yeah?¡± ¡°*sigh* I guess ¡° ¡°Now we¡¯re going to have to build your mana foundation first before doing anything else,¡± ¡°Now sit down with your legs crossed, close your eyes and concentrate¡± ¡°Now deep breaths, in thru your nose and out your mouth,¡± ¡°Now try to imagine energy near your chest, you should be able to feel it yeah?¡± ¡°Yeah I feel it.¡± ¡°You sure it¡¯s not gas¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure¡± ¡°Now try to manipulate this mana around your body¡± ¡°After that try creating a ball of mana and throw it from your left hand to your right hand¡± ¡°Is that it?¡± ¡°Yeah just practice this for a few hours a day,¡± ¡°Seriously?¡± ¡°Well we can¡¯t do anything more until you build up your mana¡± ¡°But it¡¯s so much work; my brother was able to summon fireballs without any incantations,¡± ¡°Yeah well you¡¯re not your brother¡± ¡°Look Edin there are gonna be a lot of talented individuals and the only way to surpass them is thru hard work yeah,¡± ¡°Yeah whatever¡± I then spent a few hours using these mana exercises After wards I went and picked up sue from school. Together we headed to sensei¡¯s small shed near the outskirts of the village As always when I practice I wear my dogi which is your typical martial art training clothes But as I was changing ¡°Ah not today Edin today I¡¯m teaching you something different.¡± ¡°And what is that?¡± ¡°The art of persuasion,¡± ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± ¡°In other words Edin I¡¯m going to make you in to a smooth talker,¡± ¡°To be able to persuade people to do what you want,¡± ¡°I spent some years as an actor so I can teach my acting techniques and ways to start a conversation in your favor,¡± ¡°But for now we¡¯ll start on acting,¡± Sensei handed me a script ¡°Now this an old comedy story from back in the day let¡¯s try rehearsing it ok?¡± So I spent my mornings with the wizard Glengain trying to build up my mana and learning about magic. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. Then in the afternoons I¡¯d learn ninjitsu from sensei. Although there are many disciplines in sensei¡¯s training. He says that by being a jack of all trades my enemies will be unable to read my movements. I learned how to fight using several different weapons, although my favorite was dual wielding a katana and wazikashi which is a type of Japanese short sword. This method suited the now seven year old me. As a child I had to rely on my agility and speed.It had a balance of offense and defense I also learned survival techniques. From identifying wild life to making my own potions and antidotes. Sensei¡¯s way of fighting was not something that would be called honorable. He showed me many underhanded tricks. From showing up late to a duel to make your opponent angry to putting pepper powder in my sheath to distract my enemy as I drew my sword. He showed me the 18 disciplines as follows Seishinteki ky¨­y¨­ ¨C spiritual refinement/Body strengthening using mana Taijutsu ¨C unarmed combat Kenjutsu ¨C sword techniques B¨­jutsu ¨C stick and staff techniques S¨­jutsu ¨C spear techniques Naginatajutsu ¨C naginata techniques Kusarigamajutsu ¨C kusarigama techniques(sickle and chain) Shurikenjutsu ¨C throwing weapons techniques Kayakujutsu ¨C pyrotechnics Hens¨­jutsu ¨C disguise and impersonation Shinobi-iri ¨C stealth and entering methods Bajutsu ¨C horsemanship Sui-ren ¨C water training B¨­ryaku ¨C tactics Ch¨­h¨­ ¨C espionage Intonjutsu ¨C escaping and concealment Tenmon ¨C meteorology Chi-mon ¨C geography Sensei also helped me with my introverted personality. He taught me how to deceive people. How to display confidence even when everything goes to shit.It hurt by the way he literally kicked my ass and required me to smile no matter how great the pain. He taught me the art of persuasion. In other words how to enchant anybody I came across. Although I found the persuasion techniques repulsive. I don¡¯t like fake people but sensei was right these techniques would help with political and leadership matters. All this training sucked hard but for some reason I felt good. I felt more confident then I had ever felt. So I spent three years learning all these things and I was now nine years old. Sue was now seven years old and was more adept at espionage and assassination. I swear to god that girl could hide herself in my room for a year and I¡¯d never notice. One day while sue and I were doing our morning exercises a big group of Japanese men came to the village. It looked like a retinue for a very important person. Then a tall Japanese man came out of a carriage. He had an aura of arrogance or more like of a leader. He was the very image of a samurai. His clothes were elegant and crisp. This man then stepped into hawk¡¯s nest along with my father. Not many people could tell but even though I myself have poor observational; skills, sue and I could tell dad was nervous. I was worried. There had been rumors in the village that some lords from Yamato wanted to conquer hawk¡¯s nest. After all Hawk¡¯s nest was a valuable war asset capable of providing timber and elephants. ¡°Onii-chan,¡± ¡°I know Sue, let¡¯s go find out what¡¯s happening,¡± So we both sneaked in to our own home ¡°So Lord Freestone in Exchange for our protection you will provide us with timber and elephants,¡± ¡°Sorry but I¡¯d be losing money,¡± ¡°Well money or your people¡¯s lives which would you choose Lord Freestone,¡± ¡°Are you threatening to attack Hawk¡¯s nest?¡± ¡°Lord Freestone I am not the only war lord that wants to control Hawk¡¯s nest,¡± ¡°But I do not enjoy the slaughter of innocents, which is why I¡¯m offering you this deal¡± ¡°And to make sure you do not betray me,¡± ¡°Boy!!Stop hiding and show yourself,¡± What!? No way did he know I was here I was amazed at this man as I stepped out of the shadows ¡°Boy how would you like to live in my home as my ward,¡± ¡°You mean hostage,¡± ¡°Only a hostage if your father betrays me,¡± ¡°So Lord Freestone what will it be,¡± My father looked at me and said ¡°Edin pack your bags,¡± Previous Page Fiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 8:The walls have ears and farewell Author''s Note Well I bet you guys are jealous of my art skill''s Just kidding I completely suck but i just wanted to give you guys an idea of how some places looked like because i feel like I''m not able to describe some things well As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 8:The Walls have ears and farewell ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°NOOO!¡± Screamed Sue as she lunged at the man aiming for his neck with her dagger The Japanese man seemed unfazed with Sue¡¯s killing intent. He simply stood still as she aimed to end his life Just as it seemed that Sue would succeed Edin stepped in and held his sister back That was close Thought Edin as he tried to restrain Sue ¡°Onii-chan Let go!¡± said Sue as she struggled to escape from her brother¡¯s grasp ¡°He¡¯s trying to take you away!¡± ¡°Stop being a brat and think for a second,¡± said Edin as he scolded his sister ¡°If you had killed him his army would have surely attacked not only hawk¡¯s nest but the village of Porahi as well; what were you planning on doing after killing him huh?¡± ¡°We could have run away,¡± said Sue as she herself noticed how stupidly she acted ¡°Where to? This is our home as well as the villagers and they would have lost their home due to your selfishness,¡± ¡°Do you get it now Sue?¡± Edin asked his sister Sue nodded to her brother¡¯s question Edin breathed a sigh of relief as he released his sister ¡°Please forgive my sister lord ¡­um sorry I didn¡¯t catch your name,¡± ¡°Nagayoshi takuya, head of the Nagayoshi clan.¡±Said The Japanese man ¡°An honor to meet you Lord Nagayoshi,¡±said Edin ¡°Yes well be ready at dawn tomorrow Edin,¡±Instructed Lord Nagayoshi ¡°Can I take my dog?¡± asked Edin ¡°That is fine,¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go pack my bags too,¡± said Sue ¡°I do not think so little one,¡± said Lord Nagayoshi ¡°You have obviously been adopted by this house so your worth is less than your brother¡¯s¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care; I want to go with my onii-chan,¡± Edin pulled his sister aside ¡°Sue I need you to stay here yeah,¡± ¡°But onii-chan,¡± ¡°Are you not my ninja Sue?¡¯asked Edin as he tried to convince his sister to stay ¡°I need you to be my eyes and ears while I¡¯m not hear ok,¡± ¡°Just keep training sue I¡¯m sure we¡¯ll see each other soon,¡± ¡°Ok¡± said sue while looking sad ¡°Well I will be leaving now,¡±said lord nagayoshi as he started walking out ¡°We have more than enough rooms here,¡± Offered Edin¡¯s father Lord Freestone ¡°No my men have already set up camp by now and I don¡¯t want to impose while your family says their farewells.¡± Said Lord Nagayoshi as he left Hawk¡¯s nest ¡°Well I¡¯ll go pack.¡± Said Edin as he left towards his room Edin didn¡¯t have any possessions that he really cared for.His room was Big enough to hold a Queen¡¯s size bed along with a bookcase and closet. His room along with every other room in this manor had a large fireplace which was odd as the area they lived in always had hot tropical weather. Edin decided on taking some clothes and his Katana The Katana was chipped and weathered but it still held enough of an edge to cut thru bone. The katana used to belong to his sensei Amano Shunji. Edin packed his clothes and sword. As his father entered his room ¡°Done packing?¡¯ asked his father ¡°Yeah,¡± answered Edin ¡°Edin theirs some tough times coming to this house,¡± Said Edin¡¯s father ¡°I¡¯m sure we can handle it Dad,¡± Said Edin ¡°Well I have something to show you ,¡±Said Edin¡¯s father as he walked towards the fireplace He then reached his hand into the fireplace and pulled.Then the fireplace opened up into a tunnel. ¡°Follow me,¡± said Edin¡¯s father as he walked into the fireplace tunnel ¡°Whoa,¡± said Edin staring in wonder at the secret entrance to a tunnel Please tell me we have a bat cave thought Edin¡¯s as he followed his father in. Edin noticed that there were hollow pipes following along the tunnel. Then they arrived to a small room which was had several pipes. It seemed the pipes ended here. ¡°This is the listening room,¡±Said Edin¡¯s father ¡°There¡¯s a pipe connected to every fireplace and they all lead here,In other words you can hear everything That is said in the house simply by sitting here listening to the pipes in this room,¡± said Edin¡¯s father as he put his hear to an opening to a pipe ¡°Here listen to this one¡± As Edin put his ear to the pipe he heard The 14 year old dog eared Lilith ¡°Edin leaving has ruined all my plans of him falling in love with me then us getting married then I no longer have to work as a maid,¡± ¡°But Edin isn¡¯t the heir to this House,¡± Says Lilith¡¯s nine year old cat eared Little Sister Allison ¡°Ah I just would¡¯ve convinced him to take his brother¡¯s place as head of house freestone,¡± WTF did I just hear thought Edin as he lifted his ear from the pipe If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. ¡°There¡¯s more,¡± Said Edin¡¯s father as he climbed down a ladder leading deeper into the ground Edin followed after his father As he climbed down the ladder he heard running water ¡°This tunnel is connected to the river so if you follow it you end up near the river, so it¡¯s a perfect escape route,¡± Explained Edin¡¯s father ¡°I hope we¡¯ll never get to use this escape route,¡±said Edin ¡°No if we need to we¡¯ll use it,¡± Edin and his father walked back to Edin¡¯s room ¡°Who built that?¡± asked Edin ¡°The very first freestone was a very paranoid man,¡±answered Edin¡¯s father ¡°Well get some sleep Edin so you won¡¯t be tired tomorrow ,¡± ¡°Yeah goodnight dad,¡± ¡°Goodnight son.¡± That night Edin had a nightmare. In that nightmare Edin saw his dad in the tunnels.He kept whispering ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡± In the nightmare Edin tried running towards his dad but no matter how fast he ran his dad was unreachable. Edin woke up gasping for air. This was the first time he had ever had such a nightmare in either of his lives. When Edin walked down to the first floor where the dining room was located everybody in his family was already seated.They were all eating their breakfast silently ¡°Good morning,¡± said Edin as he sat down to eat breakfast ¡°Good morning Son,Did you sleep well?¡± said Edin¡¯s father as he tried to change the sour mood in the dining room Edin looked at his mother and sister.They were quiet but one could tell how furious they were. ¡°We have more than enough money, I don¡¯t see why we can¡¯t hire mercenaries to protect the planation and village,¡± said Edin¡¯s mother She had a point House freestone made a lot of money from their sales of timber and elephants and since they lived in such a remote area they hardly spent any money on anything. ¡°Honey,¡± said Edin¡¯s father ¡°Mom that isn¡¯t going to work,¡± interrupted Edin ¡°It would take a month for a mercenary army to arrive here, If the lords of Yamato got word that we were hiring soldiers they would be here in Three weeks,¡± Explained Edin The Freestone family finished their breakfast in silence Edin was now standing outside The freestone manor saying his goodbyes to his friends and family ¡°Lily, Allie I hope you guys can keep the house clean,¡± Lilith suddenly hugged Edin rubbing her still developing breast across his face Must maintain my calm thought Edin as he knew Lilith¡¯s plan of having him fall in love with her so that she can live an easy life Edin remembered some words from his old world Some Bitches be crazy Thought Edin as he let a small smile out ¡°That¡¯s enough onii-chan!¡±yelled Sue as she separated Lilith from Edin ¡°I¡¯ll miss you too my cute wittle sister,¡± said Edin as he hugged his sister ¡°baka,¡±said Sue as Edin stopped hugging her ¡°Divya Here¡¯s hoping you won¡¯t give up on your dream yeah,¡±said Edin as he offered his hand for a handshake It looked as if Divya was deciding on whether to hug or simply shake his hand ¡°Yeah thanks edin, You take care too.¡± Said Divya as she shook Edin¡¯s hand ¡°And Lucy, Good luck with your um business,¡±said Edin awkwardly as he was facing her ¡°It¡¯s not like I¡¯ll miss you,¡±Said lucy ¡°Right,I didn''t think so ¡° ¡°Idiot.¡±Whispered Lucy as Edin walked to say his farewells to his teachers ¡°Um teacher I guess this is goodbye,Please continue teaching Sue,¡± said Edin as he bowed to them ¡°That''s obvious yeah,¡± Said Glengain The wizard ¡°It¡¯s what were paid for,¡± Said the retired ninja Aamano Shunji ¡°Remember to keep practicing your magic,¡± Said Edin¡¯s teacher in magic Glengain ¡°Yeah¡± responded Edin ¡°Kid remember to keep your eyes and ears open and also listen to the gossip that the hired help speak of,¡± ¡°I know sensei ,I remember the basics of infiltration,¡±said Edin as he said goodbye to his teachers Edin walked up to his mother ¡°Edin you represent this house well as befits a man of your station,¡±said Edin¡¯s mother Madelynne as she struggled to not let any tears flow ¡°Yes mother I¡¯ll miss you to,¡± Said Edin as he hugged his mother ¡°Well it is time to go,¡± Said Lord Nagayoshi as he waled up to Edin ¡°Take care son,¡± said Edin¡¯s father as he waved Edin goodbye ¡°Bye dad,¡± said Edin as he walked away with Lord Nagayoshi Edin hoped this wasn''t the last time he¡¯d see his home as he stared back at His home Hawk¡¯s Nest Previous Chapter Fiction Page Next Chapter Chapter 9:The Nagayoshi Clan and Bromance Author''s Note I''m a straight Guy.Why are you telling me your gender you may be asking?Well apparently one of the reviews says my fiction is full of misandry and This FanFic supports the marginalization of men. LOL what? i had to look up what these words meant which apparently is the hatred or dislike of men.So sorry if i looked like a feminists trust me when i say i wasn''t intending that.But whatever Im just ranting This chapter is the longest chapter I''ve ever written enjoy As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 9: The Nagayoshi clan and Bromance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After two weeks of riding in carriage Edin arrived to the Nagayoshi Castle. He¡¯d never seen a real castle but Edin was amazed at the Japanese style castle.Behind the walls there was a small village ¡°This way.¡± said Lord Nagayoshi as he led Edin to his castle When they arrived lord Nagayoshi was greeted by many of his vassals Edin had no idea what they were saying. Edin regretted not learning any languages as a child. He had heard that children up to the age of six could pick up languages easily. Edin removed his shoes as he entered the lord¡¯s home ¡°This is Sada he will show you to your room then you will shower, put fresh clothes and join my family and me to eat dinner.¡± The short elderly man then started walking at a brisk pace Edin then arrived to his room where the man then open the sliding door and revealed a fairly large room He was then given a bucket of hot water and a rag to clean himself. He was also given Japanese style clothes to wear to dinner. When he was done Sada led him to the dining room. When Edin arrived he saw who he assumed must have been the Lord¡¯s children.One was a boy perhaps two years older than the Nine year old Edin, the other a girl who seemed near Edin¡¯s own age perhaps a year older. Where the boy looked the splitting image of his father, the girl looked half Japanese with her black eyes and dark almost black purple hair. She would certainly Grow up a beauty. ¡°These are my children, they speak English as good if not better than I¡± said Lord Nagayoshi ¡°My heir Nagayoshi Kojiro,¡±Introduced Lord Nagayoshi Kojiro bowed ¡°A pleasure,¡± Said Edin as he offered his hand ¡°And this is my daughter Tara,¡± said lord Nagayoshi Edin¡¯s Training made him develop a silver tongue. ¡°It¡¯s an Honor to meet a beauty such as yourself,¡± said Edin not noticing that he was subconsciously using his training in seduction Tara¡¯s cheeks turned ruby red But Edin didn''t notice because he felt an immense killing intent coming from Kojiro What the hell thought Edin as they sat down for dinner Edin had never ate Japanese food but he could use chopsticks as when he used to order Chinese food he really like using chopsticks it was an unnecessary skill he had developed in his old life ¡°Itadakimasu.¡±Said Edin along with everyone else .Edin wasn''t completely ignorant, he had watched a couple of animes. ¡°Edin-kun tomorrow you will start samurai training along with kojiro,¡± ¡°Yeah thank you,¡±said Edin For the rest of dinner kojiro and Lord Nagayoshi spoke Japanese but to Edin it seemed like they were arguing. So Edin ate in silence. Edin should have probably improved his observational skills as he didn''t notice the continuous glances tara gave him The Next day Edin was woken up by Sada and led to what Edin assumed was a dojo. When Edin arrived he was greeted by an old man ¡°I am your teacher Kuramoto,¡± ¡°Nice to meet you sensei Kuramoto,¡± responded Edin ¡°English is good?¡± Asked Sensei Kuramoto ¡°Better than my Japanese,¡± answered Edin Edin noticed that Kojiro was also in the dojo swinging his bokken. ¡°Here bokken,¡±said Sensei Kuramoto as he handed the wooden sword to Edin Edin was familiar with the wooden sword and held it in one hand as he had always held his sword Kuramoto slapped Edin¡¯s hand as he said ¡°Wrong, put hand in front of other like this,¡± Edin did as he was told and started doing practice swings ¡°Wrong again,¡± said Sensei Kuramoto as he took the bokken away from Edin ¡°Lead with blade, use tip to cut,¡±Instructed Kuramoto as he showed the proper way of using the sword Sensei Kuramoto was a strict teacher compared to the easy going drunk ninja sensei For Three weeks he instructed Edin in the proper way of the sword.If Edin¡¯s foot was an inch from the proper stance He would be reprimanded. When Edin had his ninja training he half assed it like he always did. However Sensei Kuramoto would not take any less than a hundred percent effort. After a few weeks ¡°Edin today you fight with kojiro,¡±said Kuramoto as he passed the wooden sword Edin ¡°Yes Sensei,¡± The eleven year old easily beat The nine year old Edin in less than three sword strokes. ¡°Again, I was unprepared¡± Said Edin But the results were the same. Three more times Edin asked for a rematch and three more times he gained several bruises There would be no healing spells for Edin. The Empire of Yamato despised magic users. Only unhonorable men used magic. The only practitioners of magic were the noble families. They were called exorcists as they used their magic and swords to exorcise yokai. Yokai were anything not human thus other races were persecuted by theses exorcists who labeled them as monsters. ¡°Again!¡± Screamed Edin And again Edin ended up on the floor. The NEET inside Edin was hurt and tired. He just wanted to stay on the floor. However Edin was boiling with rage. Edin carried the blood of some of the human¡¯s fiercest warriors. Edin smiled with anticipation to another spar. This sparked something inside Edin. -------------------------------------------------------------- Kojiro¡¯s POV ----------------------------------------------------------------- I did not like this foreigner named Edin. I who am a noble speak three languages yet he only speaks one. I saw him as lower than I who am the heir to the Nagayoshi clan then he dares flirt with MY little sister! I was proven correct that he indeed was inferior to me when I easily beat him in our first spar. If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Then he had the audacity to stand up again. Not just once but several times but then I saw him wavering on whether to continue or lie on the ground. Then he had a savage grin that terrified me. I who trained from Dawn to Dusk was scared of this trash. I hit him until he went unconscious. A couple of days after Sensei Kuramoto asked Trash a question ¡°Why do you fight,Why do you Train?¡± That was easy I fight for family and honor as all samurai should is what I would have answered ¡°For my family,¡± answered trash But then sensei Kuramoto slapped him ¡°Why do you fight!?¡± ¡°For honor.¡± answered Trash Sensei then punched him in the gut ¡°Guh!WHAT THE FUCK!?¡± ¡°Why do you train to fight!?¡±Asked Sensei again ¡°I wanna beat him at his own game; I want to see him lying down on the floor after I¡¯ve kicked his ass!¡± Screamed trash as he pointed at me WHAT! Is that why he trains? I always practice with my bokken at dawn. I head to a small hill in my garden and every day I train at the crack of dawn. Then one day trash without saying a word joins me in my routine. I simply ignored him. At first it would take 30 seconds to disarm trash but after a month it took an entire minute. Then after three months our fights would take several minutes but I would still win. I finally decided to ask him a question ¡°My father says you have ninja training, Why do you not use your tricks to defeat me?¡± I asked Trash ¡°That¡¯s not what I want, I want to defeat you as a samurai,¡±answered Trash Then I started talking with Trash even more.We discussed tactics when fighting the enemy. ¡°The waist is key, apply power from the heel and change your hands flexibly,¡± I explained to Edin He also taught me some ninja techniques such as how to sneak around. Whenever we fought Edin was always grinning. Did he enjoy getting beaten I asked myself but then I was bewildered for I too was smiling. Huh when did training start becoming fun? I always trained because it was my duty. I took no joy in training but here I was enjoying the spars with Edin We started playing games together with my sister Tara. We played a game called tag. When we played hide and seek with Tara, Edin and I would always use ninja sneaking techniques to win.Together we also trained and played with Edin¡¯s Dog Echo ¡°Edin-san¡± I called to edin ¡°Stop.¡± answered Edin ¡°Wha¡­what?¡± ¡°Drop the san aren''t we bros,¡± said Edin ¡°Bros?¡±I asked ¡°Yeah you know brothers,Best friends,BFFs,¡± said Edin I never had someone I could truly call friend. I was a noble so all the children would treat me as young master. I always felt like there was a wall. I could not be friends with other noble children as fathered said that one day we may end up enemies. I was happy for the first time in my life as I had a friend. No a best Friend So we spent month¡¯s training and playing with my sister tara.I always felt like protecting my little sister Tara from boys but I felt I could leave her in Edin¡¯s hands. It was fun time passed so quickly that we even celebrated Edin¡¯s tenth birth day. Edin¡¯s family sent him a collar for his dog. My family gifted Edin with a brand new Katana. However these fun days did not last The twelve year old me and My Ten year old best friend Edin were running on the castle¡¯s rooftops. A messenger had arrived for my father and we always made it a game to sneak in and listen to the reports given to my father while hiding. However what I heard was bad very bad. Edin noticed my worried face. Edin did not speak Japanese he only knew a few words. So I would usually be his translator. What the scout reported was that the Umura clan was sending an expeditionary force to burn Hawk¡¯s Nest and the village of Porahi to the ground. The Umura clan was our sworn enemy. They had taken our farmlands which was our main source of income. We had no money and so relied on our savings to pay for our army. That is why my father threatened Lord Freestone because we could not pay we used force. I explained to Edin that the Umura clan had sent a small army to attack his home. I also told him that our forces could not reach his home in time to defend it as mobilizing the army took days. ¡°I have to go right now!¡± screamed Edin. Certainly a lone man could maybe reach Hawk¡¯s nest before the expeditionary force. ¡°Ok I¡¯ll help¡± I said I did not want to see my friend go and perhaps die but as Samurai there are things one must do. We packed some provisions and loaded it onto our fastest horse. I handed Edin his Katana ¡°Pound it motherfucker.¡± said Edin We pounded our fists together because Edin said this is what friend do when greeting or saying goodbyes. ¡°Ah take Echo with you.¡± I reminded Edin ¡°Ah right.¡± Edin whistled then echo arrived ¡°Will you not say goodbye to Tara?¡± I asked while Edin mounted his horse. ¡°No time,¡± Answered Edin as I handed him Echo ¡°See yah later dude!¡± screamed Edin as he galloped away ¡°Good luck Brother,¡± I said I managed to buy Edin a few hours before I had to inform father of what Edin had done. My father was mobilizing his army ¡±Why did you help him Kojiro!?¡± Screamed my father as he slapped me ¡°Because he is my friend,¡± I answered ¡°No I lied he is more than a friend He is my brother¡± ¡°Damn it.¡± said my father ¡°Father why are you taking so many men only for 200 enemies,¡± I asked father as he mobilized 7000 men ¡°Because there are two forces, the expeditionary force and a larger force behind the expeditionary force.¡± Explained my father ¡°We won¡¯t be able to stop those 200 soldiers but we can stop the larger force.¡±] I then went to a shrine and prayed for my brother to be able to warn his family in time
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Chapter 10: Silent Rage Author''s Note This was my first time writing a fight scene so you know tips and pointers would be nice. Also thank you for all the comments guys and gals.I read every single one multiple times and i get all giddy. As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 10: Silent Rage --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glengain spent his adult life chasing a dream by the time he noticed he was now over 40 years old. After his student Edin left Glengain had more free time. He still instructed The little sister Sue but she seemed more interested in her ninja training. Glengain suddenly found himself with more free time. There wasn''t much to do in the village of Porahi. The village people lived a simple life of working and coming home to their family. Glengain then met Shyla, Shyla was 30 and single. The reason she was single was because after her sister¡¯s death she raised her sister¡¯s daughter Divya. So Glen began flirting with her. Eventually nine months after Edin had left Glengain added a home to his research tower. Then he proposed to Shyla soon after they were married. Shyla was now three months pregnant. Glen was happy with his newlywed life. Glen was buying food at the market square when the old drunk ninja Amano Shunji ran up to him with sweat pouring out of him ¡°Shunji what¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Glengain ¡°Have you seen Mr. Freestone?¡± asked Shunji ¡°No, why do you ask?¡± ¡°It¡¯s bad an army is heading this way and it¡¯s not the Nagayoshi clan.¡± answered Shunji ¡°I set up a few traps but they¡¯ll be here within the hour, Glen I¡¯ll find Mr. Freestone you warn the villagers.¡± Shunji then ran not waiting for an answer Glen did as he was told. All the villagers were told to run away to the nearby port town of Naoni Glen ran towards his home but Shyla was pregnant how could he get her to the port town of Naoni. As Glen pondered this Divya rode up to them on an elephant ¡°Good thinking Divya, Take your aunt and go please,¡± ¡°What about you,¡± asked the ten year old Divya ¡°I¡¯ll stay here and buy you all some time,¡± ¡°No come with us!¡± screamed his wife Shyla ¡°I¡¯m sorry honey but I am not asking I am ordering you to go please,¡± Glen told his wife Shyla didn''t try to convince him otherwise as a man¡¯s word was law in the village of Porahi Glen watched as his wife and new niece rode away on an elephant. Glengain then gathered all his mana crystals and recharged his staff then he waited In less than 30 minutes an army had arrived ¡°Farborh may your rage become my flames that burns my enemies to ashes,¡± chanted Glengain ¡°FIRESTORM!¡±Screamed Glengain A huge wave of fire then struck the approaching army and engulfed over 25 men who¡¯s cries could be heard as Glengain tried to chant a second spell. That was Glen¡¯s most powerful attack and it had cost him over half of his mana stored in his staff ¡°Yuna may your holy water purify the sins that are my enemies,¡± ¡°Hurricane rain!¡± Then a sudden storm of water pushed away several men most drowned while others were knocked unconscious That was it Glen had used everything he had. His staff was now manaless. The enemy army surrounded Glengain worried if he had another attack up his sleeve but Glengain indeed had a trump card. A forbidden technique in which one used their own life force as a substitute for mana. Glengain was completely surrounded and as he was preparing to use his own life to take down a couple of guys with him he suddensly saw an elephant smash a hole in the encirclement. Riding that elephant was Divya¡¯s father Sahir. Sahir was Mr. Freestone¡¯s right hand man and glen¡¯s brother in law. ¡°Get on!¡± Screamed Sahir as he offered his hand Glengain took the hand and mounted the elephant. Glengain was glad that he wasn¡¯t going to die. He really wanted to see his baby grow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Edin¡¯s POV ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I had spent an entire year with the Nagayoshis. I made friends with the clumsy girl Tara and formed a great friendship with the serious Kojiro. I also for the first time in my life seriously gave it all my effort in to training. The old me is dead but Edin has the Blood of Freestone in him. It¡¯s like acquiring a new instinct for bloodshed. I was riding for nearly two weeks making very few stops. My horse was on the brink of death but as I neared my home I saw smoke. I Used magic and strengthened the horse¡¯s muscles. Along the way I noticed many ninja traps that a few unlucky soldiers had fallen prey to. I was scared of what I would find. Would I find my family dead? I''ve never had a death in the family; I''ve been to funerals of uncles or aunts who I only saw on holidays. Would I seek revenge or would I simply give up. As I reached Hawk¡¯s nest my horse probably died of a heart attack and tumbled over. The fall hurt but I only acquired a couple of bruises. Then I ran the rest of the way to Hawk¡¯s nest. When I arrived to the front lawn I saw a dead elephant. It had multiple arrows and spears stuck in its corpse. It also had an old scar from a tiger claw. It had a dead body impaled in its tusk. There were several burnt bodies laid around it, these bodies belonged to the Umura clan¡¯s army. I remembered this elephant. It was one of the most aggressive elephants we had. The same elephant that had went on a rampage a couple of years ago. Only two people had the skill to ride this elephant whose name was Fury. One was my Father the other was his right hand man and foreman Sahir. ¡°Echo Search.¡± I instructed echo to search for my family. He was a smart dog I hope he remembered their scents While echo went off into the jungle I searched through the bodies. Then I found Sahir¡¯s decapitated Head. Damn it. I didn''t know him much but he was Divya¡®s father. Then I saw a body wearing familiar robes. It was the wizard and my teacher Glengain. He didn''t have any visible wounds. There was no blood but he was definitely dead. It was as if he simply fell over dead. I was sad my eyes were watery but I wasn''t truly devastated. I was pissed off course and I¡¯d make sure he¡¯d be avenged. As I was inspecting my teacher¡¯s body 15 men came out from the manor. They were laughing and it seemed like they had just looted my home. Then I saw that one of them had a necklace. It was a necklace I had bought from Lucy¡¯s father. It was a gift for Sue¡¯s Fifth birthday. She always wore it. It was a silver necklace with a gold elephant pendant. I lost it. My mind went blank with Rage -------------------------------------------------------------- Myles POV -------------------------------------------------------------- Myles Townway was a knight better known as Myles the unrelentless. He was part of the royal guard of the Ganeleon Kingdom. The royal guard was an elite group of loyal warriors who only took orders directly from the king. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.They were different then the castle guard who were elite soldiers who garrisoned the castle. The royal guard could command the king¡¯s army in times of war but in times of peace they were responsible for guarding the king and his immediate family. Thus a king had to be a good judge of character. The present royal guard only consisted of three people but the most a king had ever had was 14 royal guards. However The three royal guards had a closer relationship with the king than most brothers. Myles was escorting the king back from the Thisadora Kingdom. They were going across the unclaimed jungles. A month ago when they crossed through a local Lord offered them his hospitality. The local Lord so called Mr. Freestone had asked the king for help as he was threatened by Lords from Yamato. The King had said that he¡¯d think about it and would answer him when he returned from the Thisadora Kingdom. Now they were on their way back. Myles wondered what King Adequin would do. Myles was at the Head of a force of 500 Mounted Knights when he noticed smoke in the distance. Then a scout approached him ¡°My lord it seems a force from Yamato is attacking The Local Lord¡¯s manor and village.¡± Informed the scout Damn it ¡°Inform the king; ask him what we should do.¡± Said Myles ¡°Yes My Lord,¡± answered the scout Myles pondered what the king would do. If they helped they could potentially anger the lords of Yamato. The Lords of Yamato may unite under the same banner to fight the Ganeleon Kingdom. Myles decided that he would do whatever the king asked of him so he tried not to worry. The scout returned along with the king ¡°Your majesty the king should stay at the center of the formation,¡± advised Myles ¡°Bah, I¡¯d like to stretch my legs,¡± said the King Myles sighed. Knowing that arguing with the king would prove fruitless ¡°Well then let¡¯s go.¡± Said King Adequin ¡°Huh?¡± said Myles dumbfounded ¡°Gather 30 knights and let¡¯s go Myles,¡± said the King ¡°But my lord,¡± ¡°No buts, I¡¯m going whether you like it or not,¡± said the king Myles knew how stubborn the king was so he did as he was told. They rode their horses as close as they could without being discovered. Then they dismounted their horses and continued on foot. They arrived to the Lord Freestone¡¯s Manor. They saw the corpse of an elephant and a boy on his knees. Then as if on cue 15 men came out of the main door carrying loot. The boy turned his head and looked at them. Then the boy and enemy soldiers gazes met.Then a sudden pressure emanated from the boy. It was a silent rage. Then Myles and company gazed in awe at what was happening on the front lawn of the manor. The boy carrying a Yamato style sword lunged at one of the soldiers and in one single stroke he pulled out and decapitated the fellow. The other men were also shocked by the time they drew their swords the boy had already taken another two out. Although this time the cut didn''t go straight through and left their heads hanging by the skin. Now there were 12 men surrounding the boy. One of the men swung his sword at the boy but the boy deflected and disarmed the man. As the sword flew in the air the man¡¯s hand had been cut clean off then the boy caught the man¡¯s sword and impaled it into the man¡¯s head. Myles looked at his king and asked ¡°Should we help!?¡± ¡°No.¡± answered the king without a moment¡¯s hesitation The boy was encircled by the eleven remaining men. It looked as if the boy was muttering something. Then he raised his hand and threw a fireball at the men Not only was this boy a good swordsman but he was able to cast a fireball without a wand or staff. Myles was astounded The fireball hit one man who died in agony. Ten men stood wondering if the boy had anything else up his sleeve. The boy did not wait for the enemy to strike, he ran towards the manor. The men chased him and as the boy got closer to the walls of the manor he jumped and then jumped off the wall and like an arrow he impaled the closest man in the neck. The boy then used his feet to push himself and draw the blade from the dead man. The boy fell on his back and rolled to the left. He stood up and swung his sword at the closest man. This man however seemed like the leader of the group as his skill was easily shown. The boy and the man traded blows for a few seconds when another man swiped his sword. The boy jumped back avoiding the second man. The first man however did not let up and managed to cut the boys calf. The boy simply grunted to express his disapproval. Then he grabbed on to the first man and bit down on his ear. As the man screamed in pain the boy pulled out a small dagger and drove into the side of the man¡¯s head. The boy left the dagger inside the man¡¯s head as he rolled away and stood up. The boy was now limping due the cut on his left leg. The boy breathed heavily with rage. The boy then fell on one knee. The men seeing this as an opportunity went forward then suddenly the boy grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it at the men. The men were temporarily blinded. It was enough time for the boy to thrust his sword into the nearest man¡¯s chest. The boy grabbed the man¡¯s sword. The boy was now holding two swords, one in each hand. The boy went forward and aggressively swung his swords at one of the men. The man could not handle deflecting two swords at the same time. The boy cut the man¡¯s neck. The man fell and it seemed like he was choking on his blood. One of the men was carrying a bow. The man shot an arrow at the boy and hit the boy¡¯s right forearm. The boy while growling in pain threw a sword as if it were a spear and hit the bow man. Of the original fifteen men only five were still standing. The boy was now only able to use his left hand to swing his sword. The five men however were wary of the boy. It¡¯s not every day that you watch a ten year old boy kill ten of your comrades. ¡°Your majesty please we can still save the boy,¡± requested Myles ¡°I think I want to see the outcome to this fight,¡± said the king Myles had never felt like disobeying his king but right now the thought of watching such a talented boy die was appalling For the first time in his life Myles disobeyed his king and went forward ¡°HURRAAHH!!!¡± screamed Myles to catch his enemy¡¯s attention. Myles carrying a two handed great sword easily cleaved through the first man. Myles than kicked a second man in the crotch and as the man bent down Myles decapitated him. Myles dressed in full plate armor then rammed himself in to the third man bringing him down and knocking him out to be questioned later. As the men were distracted , the boy used this chance to drive his sword in to the fourth man¡¯s head. The fifth man ran away. Myles sighed with relief. But then the boy swung his sword at Myles. ¡°What are you doing!?¡± Miles dodged and looked into the boy¡¯s eyes. Myles had seen this look on some veterans of war. The boy had lost his reasoning. The boy had not vented his anger yet. Myles deflected the boy¡¯s next swing and used his elbow to knock the boy unconscious
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Side-Story: The Ero Club and Brothers Author''s Note So I wrote this short chapter trying to cheer myself up because some characters(I''d rather not say who) died. Tell me if my attempt at comedy was any good.Whether or not we see these characters in the future really depends on you guys and gals Also some foreshadowing to a possible future enemy for our Main character sort of maybe kind of As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ------------------------------------------------------------------- Side-Story: The Ero Club and Brothers ------------------------------------------------------------------- On a small hill overlooking the Thisadora academy of Learning was a beautiful teenage girl and an average looking teenage boy. ¡°Herbert,¡± whispered the girl ¡°Laura,¡± whispered The fifteen year old Herbert back to her ¡°No way you wrote that letter?¡± said Laura ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± said Herbert ¡°Hahaha I¡¯m sorry I um have somebody already,¡± says Laura ¡°We both know that¡¯s a lie,¡± says Herbert ¡°Sorry but to go on a date with the Infamous Herbert the pervert is just,¡± ¡°It¡¯s not something I could do!¡± screamed the girl as she ran away Herbert was on his knees feeling as if an arrow pierced his heart ¡°That makes the 28th rejection,¡± muttered Herbert ¡°Oh well no sense getting sad over it,¡± said Herbert as he bounced back Herbert went to go meet up with his friends ¡°Herbert Do you have the stuff?¡± asked his fat friend Herman Herman had blonde hair and light brown eyes. If he lost a couple pounds and lost his perverseness then finding a girlfriend would be easy for him ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± answered Herbert ¡°ufufufufu,¡±Laughed Herman as Herbert threw some books between the friends. The items that Herbert acquired were Erotic-Books! ¡°A book for your animal fetish Herman,¡± said Herbert as he passed a book with girls with animal ears and tails to his friend ¡°Did you get the elf one?¡± asked a skinny sickly boy with spiky black hair. ¡°Yeah Brad, I got it¡± answered Herbert ¡°Although I don¡¯t see why you need it when you¡¯re the only one with a girlfriend,¡± said Herbert ¡°I broke up with Helga,¡± said Brad while looking sad ¡°What? Why!?¡± shouted Herbert ¡°Isn¡¯t it obvious brad has clearly discovered the wonderful world of Lolis, Welcome brother!¡± Said Petro Also known as Petro the Pedophile and if that wasn¡¯t enough petro even had a small moustache that some people would refer to as a pedo stache. ¡°That¡¯s not it, she only wanted me for my body,¡± said Brad Helga was for all intents and purposes a barbarian, standing at over Seven feet tall with a body that would make body builders cry in shame. ¡°She said that her type of man was one she could protect,¡± said Brad ¡°Isn¡¯t that love?¡± asked Herbert ¡°I don¡¯t know but the Brad is sad,¡± Said brad while sadly looking at the Ero book ¡°Where¡¯s my book?¡± asked Petro ¡°Sorry but that¡¯s Illegal you fucking piece of trash,¡± said Herbert Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. ¡°I¡¯d never hurt a Loli goddess, How rude.¡± said Petro ¡°Whatever,¡± said Herbert ¡°Oh yeah guys I was thinking of running for student council president,¡± said Petro ¡°So you know vote for Petro,¡± ¡°Who¡¯d vote for your crazy ass,¡± said Herman ¡°Says the guy who enjoys animal porn,¡± says Petro ¡°That¡¯s not it, it¡¯s better because it¡¯s fluffy,¡± said Herman ¡°Rather the brad thinks that Herbert would be a better candidate,¡± says brad ¡°Yeah Herbert aren''t you in the top ten of our year?¡± asked Herman ¡°Fucking Try-Hard,¡± said Petro ¡°Ah that¡¯s only because of my theory that maybe somewhere a girl will be interested in me for my smarts¡± says Herbert confidently ¡°PFfttt¡± says all his friends holding their laughter back ¡°Man fuck you guys.¡± Says Herbert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas/Junior¡¯s POV ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas was proud of his heritage. He was glad that his dad could not keep it in his pants. He was also glad he was the eldest child and he didn''t worry about his position being taken because Herbert was an Idiot. But then Edin was born. Thomas hated his new little brother. Rather it was more jealously than hate. Edin had two great bloodlines in him. Edin could take what Thomas longed for. A few days after Edin¡¯s birth Thomas visited his little brother while he slept in his cradle. He was so cute and peaceful but that only made it worse for Thomas. Thomas had a thought that he could probably choke Edin to death and no one would know. It was common for some newborns to die of suffocation. As the seven year old Thomas reached for his brother¡¯s neck Lilith the dog-eared little girl of a maid entered the room. Thomas quickly put his hands down. ¡°What were you doing?¡± asked Lilith ¡°Only petting my little brother,¡± Lilith eyed him suspiciously ¡°Rather it¡¯s not a maid¡¯s place to question the young master of this house¡± Said Thomas trying to change the subject ¡°I¡¯ll be going now¡± said Thomas Thomas was now seventeen and had only a year left to graduate. The entire time Thomas spent at the academy he hadn''t made many friends. Thomas was a loner due to his attitude. Thomas thought himself superior to the other kids but the children of nobles thought that Thomas was inferior to themselves. Thus Thomas was isolated by both the lower and higher class. Nonetheless Thomas was happy as he had received a letter from his father saying that Edin had been taken hostage by a Lord from Yamato Oh how Thomas prayed that misfortune would land upon Edin
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Chapter 11: Aftermath Author''s Note Some of you liked my fight scene others found it hard to follow I''ll work on it. The sides-stories wont be a common occurrence only when I feel it necessary. I''d really do thank you guys for telling me how to improve I know you guys aren''t professionals but you are readers so you know thanks. As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapter 11: Aftermath ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lucy Blanche thought all boys were stupid. More like she was just too smart for her own age. Then she met Edin when she was five. You could say it was love at first sight but Lucy didn''t want just a pretty face as her husband. Lucy wanted a person just as smart as her. Lucy¡¯s dream was to own a successful business empire together with her future husband. So she played the game she always played when she met new people. Then something surprising happened. Edin figured out that she was rigging the game. That was it he was the one. Lucy however was still a little a girl and thus had no idea how to treat Edin so naturally she bullied him. Edin didn''t take it sitting down and somehow they became enemies. Lucy regretted her behavior when Edin left. So she vowed that the next time she saw Edin she would change. Lucy was handling her father¡¯s shop when she saw some commotion outside. Then her father opened the door to the shop ¡°Lucy pack everything from the safe!¡± Screamed her father ¡°Why!?¡± asked Lucy ¡°An army from Yamato is coming this way,¡± answered her father ¡°Hurry we have to go to your mother¡¯s shop in Naoni,¡± Lucy¡¯s mother managed the store that the family owned in the Port town of Naoni Lucy helped her father pack all their valuables on to their two horses. They then mounted their horses and trotted off. Along the way Lucy met Divya who was riding an elephant along with her aunt. ¡°Divya have you seen anyone from Hawk¡¯s nest.¡± ¡°No,¡± answered Divya Both girls were worried for their friends as they rode to the port town of Naoni ----------------------------------------------------------- Edin¡¯s POV ----------------------------------------------------------- Edin entered Hawk¡¯s nest, He was scared of what he¡¯d find. Edin¡¯s worst fears became true. His father¡¯s decapitated corpse was holding the body of what looked like his mother¡¯s corpse. Lilith¡¯s and Allison¡¯s parents were also included in the pile of corpses. Lilith and Allison were holding each other with their necks cut and Sue¡¯s mangled corpse still held on to her Katana. Edin woke up from his nightmare while panting heavily. Edin calmed down and noticed he was lying in his own bed and resting their head on the bed was none other than his sister Sue. Edin¡¯s hand reached for the sleeping Sue¡¯s face. She was here oh god thank you thought Edin as he started crying and hugging his sleeping sister. Sue woke up to a crying Edin and simply kept quietly while Edin calmed down. ¡°You¡¯re wearing your necklace,¡± said Edin ¡°Yeah I found it outside with one of the corpses,¡± ¡°Is that so,¡± said Edin Just then Allison came in followed by her older sister Lilith Both girls hugged Edin ¡°Were glad you¡¯re OK,¡± "Where were you guys?¡± asked Edin ¡°We hid in the tunnels, don¡¯t worry only we know¡± whispered sue ¡°How long was I out?¡± asked Edin ¡°Half a day,¡± answered Edin¡¯s mother who was standing in the doorway. ¡°Ok girls get out he has to wipe himself clean and get dressed,¡± said Edin¡¯s Mother ¡°Why?¡± asked Edin ¡°You¡¯re going to have breakfast with the king of the Ganeleon kingdom and the head of the Nagayoshi clan,¡± ¡°Oh,¡± said Edin ¡°Where¡¯s dad?¡± asked Edin His mother looked down ¡°We don¡¯t know,¡± answered Edin¡¯s mother ¡°I see,¡± After everyone left his room, Edin was sitting on his bed simply thinking that he had no idea what happened. He noticed that his left leg and right forearm were bandaged. Although someone had used healing magic to seal up the wounds. The only other practitioners of magic were his mother and Sue. Mana stones were expensive so he figured sue was probably the one who healed him. He was only ten years old and he had more life lessons than he did in his old life. Edin cleaned himself and got dressed to eat breakfast. When he arrived to the dining room Edin saw a knight in full plate armor standing at the side of the doorway. Everyone was already seated. The dining room table seated up to 8 people more if a few chairs were brought in. The king who looked like he was in his thirties had blonde hair that reached to his shoulders. The king was seated at one end of the table to his right sat Lord Nagayoshi. Edin¡¯s Grandfather Thomas Jackson the third was seated at the other end of the table. This was usually where his dad sat but Edin assumed that he was to sit here as his mother was seated to his left and sue seated to his right. Being the eldest male available meant His grandfather was the Head of the House. ¡°Are you well?¡± asked Lord Nagayoshi ¡°Yes well other than a headache I¡¯m fine, rather I should be asking what you¡¯re doing here Lord Nagayoshi?¡± asked Edin ¡°Ah well you probably didn''t know but there was a force of 5000 behind the smaller force of 200 that I had the pleasure of defeating with 7000 of my men,¡± said Lord Nagayoshi ¡°Oh how did that go?¡± Asked Edin¡¯s Grandfather ¡°Well I had my Calvary go down the middle and split their army in half after that it was a simple slaughter,¡± said Lord Nagayoshi ¡°How many men did you lose?¡± asked Edin ¡°Somewhere around 2000 men,¡± answered Lord Nagayoshi ¡°And the Umura clan how many men did they lose?¡± asked Edin ¡°Ah well around 2000,¡± answered Lord Nagayoshi ¡°And that¡¯s a slaughter?¡± asked Edin innocently ¡°Yes well they had a competent commander,¡± said Lord Nagayoshi ¡° after breakfast say goodbye to your family and we¡¯ll go back to the clan castle,¡±instructed Lord Nagayoshi ¡°I¡¯m sorry what?¡± asked Edin surprised Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°I said ¡­¡± ¡°I believe my grandson heard you but the agreement you had with my son is void.¡± Interrupted Edin¡±s Grandfather ¡°You offered us protection and in exchange we provided you with free timber and elephants but as you can see you obviously failed to keep your part of the agreement,¡± said Edin¡±a Grandfather ¡°I don¡¯t believe you¡¯re in a position to refuse.¡± Said Lord nagayoshi Damn it he¡¯s right thought Edin ¡°Its fine I can always ask my parents for help,¡± said Edin¡¯s mother ¡°Ah yes I remember Your Lady Madelynne second daughter of the great House of Dragkagua,¡± Said The king ¡°There are other options,¡± Said King Adequin ¡°You¡¯re quite right in declining This Lord¡¯s offer,¡± said the King ¡°Thus I propose a similar offer,¡± ¡°Well basically I¡¯ll have Edin become Myles¡¯s squire, In return I offer the protection of the Ganeleon kingdom so if anybody attacks Hawk¡¯s nest it¡¯d be like attacking my own kingdom.¡± ¡°But were still not part of your kingdom?¡± asked Edin¡¯s Grandfather ¡°Correct,¡± answered the king ¡°I think it¡¯s up to Edin to decide,¡± said Edin¡¯s grandfather ¡°I¡¯ll think about it,¡± said Edin ¡°Well then thank you for breakfast,¡± said Lord Nagayoshi as he stormed out. ¡°Well I¡¯ll be going as well, if you decide to accept my offer go to the palace and hand them this letter,¡± said King Adequin as He handed Edin a letter with The King¡¯s seal ¡°Well then I¡¯ll see you at the palace if you should accept of course,¡± said the king as he stood up and left ¡°Grandpa what do we do?¡± asked Edin ¡°I have no idea,¡± said his grandfather Edin Now had four options Option A: Become a squire to a knight in sevice to the king Option B: Ask his Grandparents for help Option C: or go back as a hostage to Lord Nagayoshi No Edin remembered his high school days. His Geometry teacher Mr. Harrison at one point got mad at a couple of Students who were interrupting his class. ¡°Why are you here in my class!?¡± asked Mr.Harrison ¡°Cuz I have to be here, it¡¯s like the law,¡± Smartass thought Edin at that time ¡°You don¡¯t have to do anything, you don¡¯t have to come to school, there¡¯s always that option of doing nothing¡± That¡¯s right Edin had a fourth Option Option D: He could do nothing Oh how Edin wanted option D but Edin knew that if he did nothing the chances of him having a happily ever after were almost nonexistent Edin had people depending on him,Edin had never had such a responsibility. He would not fail. ¡°Mom maybe visiting my grandparents might be a good idea,¡± Edin told his mother ¡°I¡¯ll make preparations,¡± said Edin¡¯s mother ¡°Right then Edin come along we have to check on the condition of the plantation and the village,¡±Said Edin¡¯s Grandfather ¡°Right behind you grandpa,¡± said Edin As Edin and his grandfather stepped out of Hawk¡¯s Nest ¡°Ah Elder Freestone I did as you said and managed to call all the villagers back,¡± said Inder Inder was the 19 year old brother of Divya and son of Sahir ¡°Ah marvelous, Inder fetch me and my grandson some horses,¡± As Inder left to fetch the horses ¡°Grandpa our foreman is dead,¡± said Edin ¡°Sadly that¡¯s true,¡± ¡°Well I just thought Inder would make a great foreman,¡± ¡°He certainly is a good candidate,¡± said Edin¡¯s grandfather neither agreeing nor disagreeing with edin¡¯s Idea After a few minutes Inder returned with 3 horses. One for each person As Edin and company trotted along the village analyzing the damage they encountered the old drunk of a ninja Amano Shinji looking through the corpses ¡°Ah Shunji have you found my son,¡± asked Grandpa Freestone ¡°No sorry still no sign of him, last time anybody saw him he was hunting in the jungle im on my way now to take a look,¡± answered Shunji ¡°Please do sensei,¡± said Edin ¡°Ah Edin good to see you still alive and don¡¯t worry I¡¯ll continue looking,¡± said Shunji as he headed towards the jungle As Edin followed His grandfather and Inder he spotted two of his friends ¡°Divya and Lucy I¡¯m glad you¡¯re both alright,¡± said Edin ¡°Edin!?What are you doing here!?¡± Asked both girls startled ¡°Ah well as soon as I found out about a likely attack I came as fast as I could,¡± said Edin ¡°So you¡¯ll be staying here now?¡± asked Divya excitedly Edin figured she still didn¡¯t know about her father ¡°I doubt it, Hawk¡¯s nest is still not safe unless we ask help from somebody with a big enough army,¡± said Edin ¡°Edin!Let¡¯s go!¡± yelled Edin¡¯s grandfather ¡°Coming!¡± answered Edin back ¡°Well I¡¯ll see you guys later,¡± said Edin as he rode away ¡°Yeah bye,¡± ¡°Later¡± ¡°Inder how many people did we lose?¡± asked Grandpa Freestone ¡°ah well not many apart from my father and Glen a couple of other hunter and elephant riders, around six in total¡± answered Inder while looking sad ¡°If not for glengain buying time for the villagers well things would have been different,¡± ¡°Inder does Divya know?¡± asked Edin ¡°I haven¡¯t the courage to tell her yet,¡± said Inder ¡°Is that so,¡± The next day a funeral was held for all the people who had died Divya was crying while the girls tried to comfort her They had cleaned up all the corpses and rubble yet Edin¡¯s father was still missing.Edin was sad but he could not cry.Apparently his teacher glengain had gotten married and was having a baby together with Divya¡¯s aunt. The next day after saying his goodbyes yet again Edin and his mother went to the port town of naoni from there they would take a ship to the Ganeleon kingdom
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Chapter 12:Mr & Mrs.Dick Author''s Note Short chapter and I''ve listened to some comments about the way i handle mc''s training so will try to improve I do read all comments so you know theirs no harm in expressing yourself As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 12:Mr & Mrs.Dick --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The boat ride was uneventful, although it was probably my first time on a boat I was scared of sinking although I knew how to swim I''ve never swam in the ocean For now Hawk¡¯s Nest is safe according to my Grandfather, since Hawk¡¯s Nest has zero defenses other than the lush jungle an army would have a hard time defending it. Thus Lord Nagayoshi runs the risk of his castle being attacked while he attempts to take control of our plantation, same goes for the Umura Clan which leaves them at a stand off We arrived at the Port city of Dragkagua. That¡¯s right not only is the city named Dragkagua it¡¯s also managed or rather owned by House Dragkagua The city of Dragkagua is one of the major cities in the Ganeleon Kingdom.House Dragkagua makes a lot of gold from the taxes of all imports and exports coming through the harbor Thanks to that not only does House Dragkagua have one of the largest armies they also have the largest navy which they use to patrol the waters near the harbor As soon as I arrived my mother hired a carriage to take us to House Dragkagua¡¯s castle. We weren''t even close when I was able to spot the castle with an entrance large enough for a dragon to fit As soon as we got off the carriage the castle guards immediately noticed my mother. If it was simply her looks or the way she carried herself that gave her away I honestly don¡¯t know We were escorted to what I suppose was the main court Sitting on the throne looking like a bloody king was an old man with the meanest pair of eyes I''ve ever seen. Like me he had Grey eyes that looked at you with contempt ¡°What¡¯s wrong you''ve finally seen the error of your ways and you''ve come begging to be taken care of again,¡± Said my dick of a grandfather ¡°Well she might not be a maiden anymore but I suppose we could still marry her off,¡± says an old lady standing next to my grandfather This grandmother of mine is a witch ¡°As for that bastard child I suppose he can serve as a servant or bodyguard depending on his demeanor,¡± says my grandmother ¡°Hold up woman look at his eyes, our blood is strong in this one,¡± says Grandpa Dick ¡°Boy I am Your grandfather Abel Dragkagua Head of the House Dragkagua,¡± says my grandfather Grandpa A-hole more like "A pleasure to meet you grandfather I''m Edin Drake Freestone," ¡°Father, mother I am here as a woman of House Freestone,¡± Says my mother ¡°Is that so,¡± says my grandfather ¡°Well then what do you want then?¡± asks Grandpa A-hole Abel ¡°Help, Our lands are being threatened by Lord¡¯s from Yamato,¡± ¡°Oh?¡± says my grandfather while looking amused] ¡°Why doesn''t that husband come here to beg instead he sends his wife and son?¡± ¡°We were attacked and he¡¯s handling the aftermath,¡± lies my mother But why are we lying when we know he¡¯s missing ¡°Well sorry to disappoint but sorry cant help,¡± says My grandfather ¡°And why not?¡± asks my mother ¡°Madelynne Our family is in a bit of a predicament,¡± ¡°And what is this predicament?¡± asks mother ¡°As you know your mother was only able to give birth to three daughters, In other words we have no true heir,¡± says Grandfather ¡°However your elder sister had a son, so your nephew is the most likely candidate,¡± ¡°But your boy seems to have a higher concentration of our blood,¡± said Grandfather ¡°ah I know how about a spar between them eh?¡± says my grandfather ¡°Somebody go fetch Luke,¡± A few moments a thirteen year old boy showed up. ¡°Grandfather I¡¯m here,¡± ¡°Ah Luke meet your cousin,¡± says Grandfather ¡°An honor to meet you bastard,¡± ¡°Really? You¡¯re honored to meet a bastard?¡± I respond ¡°Perhaps you should learn your place,¡± says Luke the douche This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°Oh I¡¯m sorry can you draw me a map oh great one,¡± ¡°Yes well Luke you¡¯ll have a spar with this one to decide who¡¯s a better heir,¡± says my grandfather ¡°Gladly grandfather,¡± responds Luke ¡°Somebody go get Vanessa and tell her that her potential suitors will be fighting for her hand,¡± Yells Grandfather ¡°Wait what I thought we were fighting to decide the heir to the House,¡± ¡°That¡¯s right the heir will marry Vanessa and rule as head of House Dragkagua.¡± What I can¡¯t get married to someone I don¡¯t know yet alone don¡¯t love As I thought those words a young women who looked about 20 years of age came in.She looked very similar to my mother almost as if she was My mother¡¯s daughter I suppose there¡¯s nothing wrong with an arranged marriage after all It¡¯s normal to develop love afterwards We all head towards the castles training yard We¡¯re given blunted swords, it¡¯s a bit different than to what I¡¯m used to Were both standing at opposite ends of the yard ¡°Yes well start already for fucks sake!¡± Yells Grandpa Luke then ran towards me He raised his sword and with all his strength swung down I stood my ground I lowered my center of gravity and raised my sword to intercept his swing. As metal hit metal I took a step in between his legs and then tripped him ¡°Point,¡± I said ¡°You didn''t win using your sword skills,¡± argues Luke ¡°It¡¯s a spar as in a fight, As in no rules,¡± I said ¡°Grandfather please once more,¡± ¡°Very well then,¡± says Grandpa A-hole Abel We both returned to the corners of the training grounds This time Luke approached me with caution I suppose he was proving for weaknesses in my defense. He had a longer each than I so I was attempting to get in close but every single time he would easily shy away. Our spar went on for minutes with neither of us gaining any ground. Nothing but light slashes and parries ¡°I will marry our Aunt Vanessa and become head of this household!!¡± ¡°Eh?¡±I said ¡°Marry your aunt?¡± ¡°Time out!¡± I scream ¡°Grandfather what does he mean by marrying our aunt?¡± I asked perplexed as to why we would marry our aunt ¡°Ah yes Vanessa is your mother¡¯s younger sister as per our traditions to keep our blood-pure Either one of you will marry your aunt,¡± ¡°But she¡¯s twenty,¡± ¡°You didn''t seem to mind her age before,¡± said My grandfather Guh damn it he¡¯s right but marrying my aunt is just wrong ¡°Well lets end the match here I''ve made my decision,¡± declares Grandfather ¡°The choice is obvious,¡± says Cousin Luke Damn it I need the strength of this house to protect my home I mean at least she¡¯s not like my sister ¡°My choice is that neither of you are ready,¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Luke and I ask together ¡°What I mean is that our next head not only needs to be a great warrior but also someone with enough smarts to handle future situations, So I won¡¯t decide until the both of you become Grown men¡± ¡°I suppose that makes sense,¡± says Luke ¡°But will you help our family !?¡± I ask ¡°Sorry boy but I see no positives to helping House Freestone¡± ¡°But we have money,¡± ¡°Boy money we surely have more than enough,¡± ¡°But but but,¡± I stutter ¡°Edin let¡¯s go,¡± says my mother ¡°But mom,¡± ¡°No buts were going to an inn,¡± I don¡¯t remember what happened afterwards all I know is that I¡¯m just sitting in a room in some inn My mother tries to console me but damn it I¡¯m powerless So much for relying on family.That¡¯s it were fucked.Maybe we can move to a city or wait a second ¡°Mom please lend me some money,¡± ¡°For what?¡± asks my mother ¡°Mom head back home It seems I¡¯ll be staying at the capital¡± ¡°You don¡¯t mean¡± ¡°I¡¯m accepting the King¡¯s offer,¡±
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Chapter 13:Castle Author''s Note So sorry for the delay but I''ve managed to write a longer chapter also don''t make fun of my drawing skills it''s only to give you an idea of what thing''s look like because in my head all these things are much more magnificent so maybe If one of you is an aspiring artist leave a comment or P.m me otherwise I will continue my shitty drawings because I''m unable to accurately describe many things As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 13: Castle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After travelling in a carriage hired by his mother for more than a month, Edin arrived to the Capital of the Ganeleon kingdom. The city of Moatiupolis had no walls or any sense of aesthetics .It was simply a collection of random buildings. Edin entered through the main gate and was astounded. In his past life Edin had lived in the inner city mainly in the poorer section of downtown. It was not uncommon to hear gun shots or screeching tires in the dark of night. One of his neighbors had even been killed my rival gangs. Well when you walk ,talk and act like a cholo(Spanish slang for gangster) People tend to think you¡¯re a gangster thought Edin at that time.So a person had to develop certain street smarts to get along fine in such an environment. The main street had such a loud atmosphere. Lining the streets were shops and stalls filled with merchandise and salesmen attempting to sell you said items.Edin knew to stay off the backstreets and dark alleys. So Edin walked until he reached a large market square. Edin bought some cooked meat on a stick to eat. Edin wasn¡¯t particularly hungry but people tended to act friendlier after you bought their merchandise. ¡°Excuse me sir but do you know the way to the palace?¡± ¡°Da palace why¡¯d ya wanna go dare?¡± Asked the mysterious meat vendor ¡°Ah well just sightseeing ya¡¯know,¡± answered Edin trying to cut down on his way of speaking If you spoke well people tend to think you¡¯re educated and when people think your educated people think you have money and when people assume you have money you generally get mugged ¡°Ya well if you follow da main road eventually you should see the way to the palace,¡± ¡°Thanks old man,¡± "Yer welcome boy,¡± Edin continued to walk until he reached the outskirts of the city Maybe I took a wrong turn he thought as he saw a single road leading deeper in to the forest. Near the road stood a guard post, Edin approached the guards on duty ¡°Um excuse me gentlemen I¡¯m looking for the palace which way do I go?¡±asked Edin ¡°What for kid?¡± ¡°I doubt the palace would want to let you in,¡± They were right but then Edin remembered the letter the king had given him .Edin took out the letter to show to the guards ¡°Eh?What this?¡± asked one of the guards as he grabbed the letter ¡°Um that should explain things I think,¡± answered Edin ¡°Oh shit the Royal seal!¡± said the man as he opened and later read the letter ¡°Oi! Robert escort this boy to the palace!¡± ¡°Seems sir Myles has finally gotten himself a squire,¡± says the guard ¡°Don¡¯t worry boy Robert will take ya,¡± says the guard Robert then started walking down the desolate road with Edin in tow Edin was curious as to where this palace was located because it seemed this road was the only way into the mountain. So Edin walked for what seemed like an hour and then as dusk came Edin walked up the road and turned around a corner only to see a magnificent sight It was a large valley but in the middle of the valley was a castle. It seemed the only way to reach this castle was through this single road. One way and one way out it¡¯d be almost impossible for an army to attack. Edin and Robert walked until they reached the castle gates ¡°Oi!who goes there!?¡± yells one of the guardsmen on duty ¡°Is me Robert,I bring with me this lad who is sir Myles new squire,¡± ¡°You¡¯re kidding me, Myles finally got himself a squire,¡± said the guard while the castle doors were opened ¡°You must be special, as I remember Myles even rejected kids from great ancient houses,¡± ¡°So what noble house are you from kid?¡± asked the guard ¡°Freestone,¡± answered Edin ¡°Malcolm go get the castle steward,¡± said the guard ¡°Well I¡¯ll be heading back now,¡± said Robert ¡°Yeh take care,¡± Said the still unnamed guard ¡°So then how¡¯d you get to be sir Myles squire?¡± asked the unnamed guard ¡°He saved my life apparently so I have a debt to pay,¡± ¡°Oh how did that happen?¡± What are you my gossiping mother? Thought Edin As the unnamed guard asked his question the guard returned with an older man of perhaps fifty years of age ¡°Ah young lord Edin a pleasure to meet you, I am the castle steward samantheo but you may call me Sam,¡± said the elderly man ¡°The pleasure is mine Sam,¡± said Edin ¡°Yes well its getting dark and everyone is probably in bed so if you will please follow me to your room,¡± Said Samantheo Samantheo carried a single lantern while walking down the dark hallways of this palace/castle Edin was a nocturnal person thanks to several long nights doing nothing but playing call of duty in his past life but still Edin had grown accustomed to sleeping when the sun went down and waking when the sun came up ¡°This will be your room young lord,¡± ¡°Ah thank you Sam,¡± responded Edin ¡°Yes well good night,¡± said Samantheo as he closed the door ¡°Oh man I fucking smell,¡± muttered Edin In his Neet days Edin showered once a week if ever but living in this world Edin washed himself daily. He even managed to persuade everyone in Hawk¡¯s nest to wash themselves regularly. Edin didn''t really mind the smell but he found himself becoming germaphobic .He remembered the black plague that had killed many people in his old world. Edin used some water magic and a rag to wipe himself clean. After he was finished he found himself famished You could¡¯ve offered me a snack Sam thought Edin It had grown dark even though the time was approximately seven p.m. Edin was hungry so he stepped out of his room looking for some kitchen to maybe eat some fruit or bread and cheese. Snapping his fingers to use his thumb as a lighter Edin used his fire magic to light the way. If I was a kitchen where would I be? Thought Edin as he walked through the dark passages of the Castle Edin was using his sneaking techniques as he happened upon a light coming from a doorway He tiptoed his way to the door that was left ajar As he peeked his gaze met another girl¡¯s gaze as she was stepping out of the room with several fruits in her hands and holding an apple in her mouth. The girl was rather plain with her brown hair and brown eyes but she had a petite figure The girl screamed but the scream was muffled due to the apple in her mouth ¡°Wait I¡¯m not a bad guy,¡± explained Edin ¡°Phu are yu?¡± said the girl with the apple still in her mouth ¡°Ah I¡¯m the new squire for sir Myles,¡± said Edin as took the apple from the girl¡¯s mouth The apple had a bite taken from the girl already and Edin not noticing immediately bit down on the apple due to his hunger An indirect kiss thought the girl Edin didn¡¯t notice the girl blushing as the only light came from the small lantern the girl carried ¡°I¡¯m Edin by the way,¡± said Edin as he chewed on his food ¡°Ah I¡¯m cuss I mean Cassandra but you can call me Cass,¡± stuttered the girl ¡°Do you work here?¡± asked Edin as he took a seat at the table in the middle of the kitchen ¡°Ye yeah I help in the kitchen,¡± said the girl as she also took a seat ¡°That¡¯s cool,¡± said Edin as he stared at the girl¡¯s ears. They were slightly pointed Cassandra noticed his gaze ¡°Oh I¡¯m half elf,¡± said Cassandra while looking sad expecting scorn from Edin as half-elves were looked down upon. They were treated badly by full blooded elves as the Halflings were incapable of magic. They were just humans with pointy ears ¡°whoa cool can I touch them,¡± said Edin while being amazed by Cassandra¡¯s ears This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. ¡°I¡­ I guess,¡± said Cassandra ¡°That¡¯s kinda cool sadly I was born a boring human,¡± said Edin while pouting comically ¡°Th..tha..Thank you¡± said Cassandra ¡°You¡¯re welcome cassie,¡± said Edin as he finished his apple.He then eyed cassandra¡¯s cache of fruit ¡°Here,¡± said Cassandra as she handed him an orange ¡°Gracias,¡± said Edin ¡°Gracies?¡± asked Cassandra ¡°Whoops sorry it¡¯s pronounced GRA-SI-AS it means thank you in Spanish,¡± explained Edin ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of this language,¡± said Cassandra ¡°Guess you can call it my own personal language,¡± said Edin ¡°Um how did you get to be sir Myles¡¯s squire,¡± asked Cassandra ¡°Long story short he saved me and the king asked me to be his squire in return he¡¯d protect my family and my home,¡± said Edin ¡°But what I wanna know is why sir Myles is so damn famous?¡± asked Edin ¡°Eh you don¡¯t know Myles the unrelentless?¡± asked Cassandra ¡°Nope,¡± answered Edin ¡°He¡¯s a famous tourney knight, People say he¡¯s never been defeated and shows his enemies no mercy,¡± ¡°And he rarely gets tired,¡± ¡°Is that so,¡± said Edin ¡°A bunch of rich kids even lined up to become his pages and squires but he refused them all saying that they had no talent nor humility,¡± said Cassandra ¡°That must mean you¡¯re really good Edin!¡± said Cassandra excitedly ¡°Mmm I wonder,¡± said Edin ¡°Well it¡¯s getting late I think I¡±ll go to sleep now,¡± said Cassandra ¡°I¡¯ll walk you to your room,¡± Offered Edin ¡°Are you sure you wont get lost?¡± asked Cassandra ¡°I¡¯ll be fine I memorized the way back to my room,¡± ¡°Ok then,¡± Edin and Cassandra walked quietly until they reached Cassandra¡¯s room ¡°Well goodnight then,¡± ¡°Yeah goodnight,¡± said Cassandra as she closed the door to her room Well I should probably find my way back to my room thought Edin It took Edin more than two hours to finally find his room The next morning he was woken up by samantheo the castle steward ¡°Young Lord please wake for you¡¯ll be having breakfast with the king,¡± ¡°Don¡¯t wanna,¡± said Edin while putting the covers over his head ¡°Young lord you should be honored to have breakfast with the king and his family,¡± said Sam ¡°Ugh fine I¡¯m up I¡¯m up,¡± said Edin while wiping his eye boogers Edin cleaned his face and dressed in his nicest clothes consisting of a pair of pants and a white shirt Sam then led Edin to an extravagant dining room. It had all the things you¡¯d expect from a king¡¯s dining room. From the decorative paintings to the large chandelier over the table everything was fit for a king. Seated on the table was The king,his wife who was a beauty with blue eyes and curly blonde hair and a little girl who resembled her mother the queen.The girl looked to be about seven years of age ¡°Your grace,¡± said Edin ¡°Ah morning and cut the pleasantries when were in private will yah,¡± said King Adequin ¡°Yes my lord,¡± said Edin as he sat down at the opposite side of the table The king looked at Edin ¡°Edin it¡¯s hard to talk to you when you¡¯re sitting all the way over there, why don¡¯t you try sitting closer,¡± said king Adequin Edin stood up and sat in the middle side of the long table ¡°Closer,¡± said the king Edin took the seat next to himself ¡°Closer,¡± Edin moved one seat closer ¡°Ok just sit next to my daughter!¡± The little girl giggled and everyone else smiled as Edin took the seat next to the little girl ¡°Edin I¡¯d like you to meet my wife the queen Diane,¡± said king Adequin ¡°A pleasure your grace,¡± said Edin ¡°And my daughter Aislinn,¡± ¡°an honor to meet you princess,¡± ¡°Um the pleasure is mine,¡± said the princess ¡°I trust your visit to House Dragkagua was unpleasant?¡±asked The king ¡°Yes my lord it seems relying on family wasn¡¯t the best of options,¡± ¡°Yes well in the mornings you shall have training with sir Myles,¡± said the king ¡°I¡¯ve also have you learn etiquette and arithmetic together with my daughter and her private tutor,¡± ¡°Also maybe learning how to handle being head of a house no?¡± said the king ¡°I¡¯m the third son though,¡± said Edin ¡°It isn¡¯t uncommon for third sons to establish their own branch families,¡± said the king ¡°Is that so,¡± said Edin After breakfast Edin was led to the castle training grounds by Sam. Edin saw sir Myles practicing with his sword and wearing full plate armor ¡°Sir Myles your squire Edin is here,¡± said Samantheo ¡°Oh so you¡¯re finally here kid,¡± Said Sir Myles ¡°Yes my lord,¡± ¡°I¡¯ll leave it to you then,¡± said Sam as he left ¡°Ok kid go practice swinging a sword or something,¡± Edin picked up a blunted sword and started swinging ,he assumed sir Myles would come in any minute now and tell him how to do it but sir Myles was completely Ignoring Edin This went on for a few days with Edin swinging his sword and not being taught anything. ¡°Boy come here,¡± said Sir Myles Oh finally a lesson thought Edin ¡°Do me a favor and shine my armor and sword,¡± said Sir Myles ¡°Um ok,¡± This went on for a few days with Edin being taught nothing from the knight all edin did was clean the man¡¯s clothes and armor Edin met a couple of the other squire¡¯s whose lords were part of the castle defense ¡°Do you guys get taught by your lords?¡± asked Edin ¡°Oh yeah I hate it my Lord is always making me practice with my sword and shield,¡± said Henry a boy of 14 ¡°My lord makes me swing my sword for most of the morning ,¡± said James a twelve year old boy ¡°Jimmy you¡¯re such a pussy,¡± said Henry ¡°It¡¯s true henry it sucks so hard,¡± said James ¡°What about you Edin?¡± asked Henry ¡°All I do is wash his shit and get him some wine when he¡¯s thirsty,¡± ¡°Well most ten year old boys are still pages you know rather than squire¡¯s,¡± said Henry ¡°I¡¯m sure he thinks you¡¯re too young to train,¡± said Jimmy Edin thought about what the other squire¡¯s had said but he decided he would be direct and ask sir Myles ¡°Um My Lord,¡± ¡°What is it?¡± asked Sir Myles ¡°Well I¡¯ve been here for a week now and not once have you taught me anything,¡± said Edin ¡°Nobody ever taught me when I was a boy,¡± said Sir Myles ¡°But I,¡± ¡°Look boy I¡¯m no teacher I haven¡¯t the patience to teach a brat so just go somewhere else, tell you what you don¡¯t even have to come to practice,¡± said Sir Myles At first Edin was a bit happy with not having to practice in the mornings but after a day he found that sleeping in was hard and mornings were quite boring Edin decided to walk the training grounds and as he walked he reached the archery range Standing there was a young Ginger of a man aiming his bow. The man let loose his arrow and as the arrow was in mid flight the man nocked another arrow and shot it in such speed that it seemed as the bow had shot two arrows repeatedly The arrows both hit the bulls eye ¡°Cool,¡± said Edin out loud The young man with red hair and freckles looked at Edin and asked ¡°You think so? A lot of people look down on archery but I think knowing how to use a bow can come in handy,¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you around Kid,¡± said the man ¡°Ah yes I¡¯m sir Myles¡¯s New squire Edin Freestone,¡± ¡°A pleasure to meet you Edin, I¡¯m Theodore of the whistling arrow,¡± said Theodore ¡°So shouldn''t you be practicing right now?¡± asked Theodore ¡°Well Myles says that nobody taught him so he left me to my own devices,¡± says Edin ¡°Yep that sounds like Myles,¡±Said Theodore ¡°Tell you what kid how about I teach you how to use a bow and arrow,¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Well yeah I mean I am one of the royal guards along with Myles,¡±Said Theodore ¡°So then every morning just be here and I¡¯ll properly teach you all my techniques,¡± said Theodore ¡°Thank you sir Theodore,¡± ¡°Ah don¡¯t thank me and I¡¯m no Knight so just call me Theo,¡±
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Chapter 14: Make the money Author''s Note Ouch!those were some harsh reviews at least one was somewhat constructive I think and the other one i dont really know what a generic harem mc is and what are these cliched qualities because I''d like to know. Also to the guy who didn''t like my early chapters but continued to read and eventually enjoy my story thank you! Since it was my birthday yesterday I couldnt really write As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapter 14: Make the money ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Myles was born an Orphan. He was bit larger than the other kids but Myles rather than being a bully decided to protect other kids from bullies. It was his dream along with most other boys to become a Great Knight but like with all childhood dreams you realize how nearly impossible it is. Unlike most kids Myles didn''t care if he wasn''t trained by knight. So Myles learned by watching the local knight¡¯s practice and whenever there was a Tourney Myles would always watch. He would mimic their movements and practice using a thick stick he found in the forests. Then one day while Myles was practicing in the forest a caravan of merchants was attacked by bandits. Myles wanted to see some real blood and gore so naturally being the curious little boy he was he watched the bandits attack the merchant caravan. Myles was hiding in the bushes on a nearby hill as he watched the battle unfolding. Over fifty bandits took on the caravan. The bandits were obviously nothing more than thugs with sharp blades. The bandits surrounded the caravan but the caravan had some 30 soldiers and a group of ten knights. The knights while mounted on their horses formed a wedge formation and easily broke the encirclement. The soldiers following right behind the mounted knights were able to easily dispatch the bandits. The bandits were broken and began to run away. After that the knights went out of formation and went on a killing spree. One of the bandits who were carrying a bow ran up the hill past the young Myles. One of the knights was hot on his tail but the bandit in a fit of desperation raised his bow and with surprising luck managed to fatally injure the knight. The knight¡¯s body was dragged by the horse. The bowman was nowhere to be seen. Myles led the horse away from the area while the knight¡¯s body was still attached to the horse. Afterwards He looted the Knight¡¯s armor and great sword He hid his newfound treasure. Everyday he¡¯d practice by wearing the armor that was twice the size of his body and with the great sword he could barely drag. Myles thought of becoming an adventurer but that wasn¡¯t the best of choices. There were Adventurer¡¯s Guilds in the Ganeleon kingdom but the Ganeleon kingdom was one of the safest kingdoms. Any monsters had been completely eradicated from the kingdom. That¡¯s why most aspiring adventurers left to find work in the Thisadora Kingdom and the land of demi-Humans where goblins and other monsters resided. So when Myles was old enough to enter a tourney he entered as Sir Myles Townway. Even though he had no family name Myles simply made one up. That was the first of many tourneys Myles would eventually win. Then the king offered him a place among the Royal Guard and ever since then Myles has served the king. Many people came offering their sons as pages or squires but Myles rejected them all. After all Myles didn''t have any experience in teaching and he felt a bit guilty not actually being knighted like other knights. Now however he had a student with natural talent but Edin lacked the motivation to work hard. So Myles decided he wouldn''t teach Edin anything on till he begged on his knees to be taught. Myles thought this plan would motivate Edin to give it his best. Then a week passed by and that week turned into a month with Edin not even showing up once to beg Myles. What the bloody hell thought Myles What kind of a kid gives up an opportunity to be taught by the best knight in the Entire Kingdom. Myles decided to discipline this kid and he went up to Edin¡¯s room expecting him to be still sleeping but Myles found an empty room. Myles searched for Edin throughout the entire castle and found him on the archery range together with Theodore. -------------------------------------------------- Edin''s POV -------------------------------------------------- ¡°Oi! What the hell is this!?¡± ¡°Archery practice,¡± Said Theodore ¡°I¡¯m trying to figure out why you¡¯re training in archery when you could be having lessons with me?¡± ¡°Well you said¡­¡± Says Edin ¡°I know what I said,¡± Interrupts Myles ¡°The kid said you didn¡¯t want to train him,¡± Says Theodore ¡°That¡¯s cause I wanted him to give his training full effort,¡± Says Myles ¡°He doesn¡¯t work hard at anything,¡± says Myles ¡°Hey I can work hard! I just don¡¯t wanna,¡± says Edin ¡°Well why don¡¯t you working hard?¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing in it for me,¡± says Edin ¡°Do you not want him to learn archery?¡± asks Theodore ¡°Well I see nothing wrong with him learning archery, I just want to know what it¡¯s gonna take for him to give it some effort?¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s not like I want to be weak or anything I just,¡± says Edin ¡°Mmmm I just don¡¯t want too,¡± ¡°How about we give you a reward?¡± says Theodore ¡°I guess that could work,¡± says Edin ¡°I know how about a copper a day,¡± The system of currency in this world was quite simple 1 copper is enough to buy an apple so a copper would be the equivalent of one American dollar as the concept of cents was not used in this world¡¯s currency 100coppers=1 silver coin 10 silver coins=1 gold coin ¡°How about a silver coin a day,¡± says Edin ¡°3 copper coins,¡± argues Myles ¡°50 copper coins,¡± says Edin ¡°You know you get free food and water plus a nice room with bed,¡± ¡°Fine then 20 copper coins,¡± says Edin ¡°How about 5 copper coins then,¡± negotiates Myles Mm let¡¯s see 365x5 equals um calculating please wait Let¡¯s see 5x5 is 25 carry the two then A few calculations later* It equals 1825 which in this world is 1 gold,8 silvers and 25 copper coins ¡°Ok 5 coppers a day and I¡¯ll give my training full effort,¡± says Edin after a few minutes of thinking The next morning Edin went to the archery range The three of them had agreed to leave archery for the first half of the morning then training with Myles for the second half of the morning afterwards Edin would have lunch and then classes with the princess and the private tutor ¡°Ok you''ve been shooting that compound bow for a while now so now I want to train your left hand so for now on use your left hand to draw,¡± said Theodore ¡°Ok,¡± Said Edin Edin continued practicing until it was time to train with Myles. Edin walked to the training ground to find Myles waiting for him ¡°So then what am I gonna learn?¡± asks Edin ¡°My own style of fighting,¡± says Myles ¡°I¡¯ve combined techniques from the Acuoso style and the Ardiente style,¡± ¡°Huh?¡¯ asked Edin ¡°Oh you don¡¯t know about the four main styles of fighting?¡± asked myles ¡°Guess not, that¡¯s probably why I¡¯m here to learn,¡± answered Edin ¡°Well the easiest and most common style is the Piedra style since it has a good balance of attack and defense,¡± Explained Myles ¡°It basically comes down to attacking and blocking, most users of this style rely on swords or a mace together with a shield,¡± ¡°Then there¡¯s the Ardiente style which is the most aggressive, it relies on offensive techniques, This style is favored among those who use two handed weapons such as myself,¡± ¡°I see,¡± answered Edin ¡°The third is the Acuoso style which relies on parries and counter-attacks, This style requires patience and can be used with most weapons,¡± ¡°The fourth and last main style is the Rafaga style which is rarely used in this kingdom, it relies on speed and precision strikes, This style is used by people who use projectile weapons although in the southern kingdom there¡¯s a sword that is solely for thrusting,¡± ¡°I believe it¡¯s called a Rapier, so it can be a close combat style as well as long distance,¡± ¡°Ok I think I get it, so then you use the Ardiente style because of that great sword?¡± asked Edin ¡°Yes and no,¡± Explained Myles ¡°I use offensive techniques from the Ardiente style and I use defensive moves from the Acuoso style,¡± ¡°In the Ardiente and Piedra style when you block you use the edge of the sword to block the enemy¡¯s weapon, In the Rafuga style you can dodge and deflect, In the Acuoso style you use the flat side of the sword to deflect hits at an angle,¡± ¡°This is why The Acuoso style is for those men who are slimmer as you simply parry the attack away rather than using power to block it,¡± Edin spent the rest of training trying to learn how to parry properly. Afterwards it was time for his classes with princess Aislinn and her private tutor. Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. ¡°Afternoon princess,¡± said Edin ¡°Good den,¡± responded the princess ¡°Princess perhaps you should try speaking modern English, You are only seven after all,¡± advised Edin ¡°Verily, it is so.¡± Responded the princess ¡°We¡¯ll work on it,¡± said Edin ¡°Thou art most kind,¡± ¡°Ah morning you two,¡± said en elderly man ¡°Afternoon Hammond,¡± ¡°Good den Hammond,¡± Hammond was the royal family¡¯s private tutor he¡¯s been here since the king¡¯s father hired. ¡°Yes well let¡¯s review the foundation of our kingdom, Edin mind reminding me,¡± said Hammond ¡°Uh let¡¯s see,¡± ¡°Right two different nations were here constantly having battles attempting to take this valley but it always ended at a stalemate since there was only one way into the valley But while they were battling A group of refugees from the southern kingdoms had already built a castle from their these refugees had an impenetrable fortress then from their The first king and his successors managed to establish the current Ganeleon Kingdom,¡± ¡°That¡¯s correct,¡± Edin spent his days like this until he finally turned eleven ¡°Guys let¡¯s stop using these blunted blades,¡± said Henry one day Henry, James and Edin were standing in the training grounds practicing with their blunted swords when Henry suddenly said that ¡°You mean we spar with real swords,¡± said James ¡°Obviously Jimmy,¡± said Henry ¡°I don¡¯t think we should,¡± said Edin ¡°Ah you¡¯re too boring Edin you gotta take some risks,¡± said Henry ¡°Ok fine then,¡± said Edin ¡°Ok then jimmy spar with Edin,¡± said Henry as he handed the swords to the both of them ¡°Ok then don¡¯t hold back,¡± said Jimmy ¡°Just go easy on me,¡± replied Edin ¡°AHHH!¡± screamed jimmy as he swung his sword What Edin didn''t realize was that jimmy was a bit envious of Edin, not only was he squire to the greatest knight in the kingdom but he was even paid to be trained. Jimmy wanted to teach Edin a lesson Edin easily parried the attack but jimmy was two years older than Edin so he wasn''t an easy opponent They traded blows for a bit until jimmy kicked Edin¡¯s shin and as Edin bent down due to the pain jimmy swung his sword aiming at Edin¡¯s face.Edin however managed to pull back at the last second. Jimmy had drawn blood and Edin now had a cut near the end of his left eye. This was enough for Edin¡¯s Freestone blood to activate. With a fury Edin lunged at Jimmy and managed to cut Jimmy¡¯s right finger¡¯s off ¡°AAAHHH!¡± screamed Jimmy while dropping his sword and holding his bleeding hand Oh snap thought Edin as he woke up from his frenzy ¡°Holy shit what the fuck Edin,¡± said Henry as he ran to James side ¡°I I¡¯m sorry it was an accident,¡± said Edin ¡°I know a healing spell,¡± said Edin Um what was that healing spell again? Thought Edin While Edin remembered the spell for most offensive magic he completely forgot the basic healing spell ¡°Wait never mind I forgot Tehee,¡± said Edin ¡°Let¡¯s go find a healer,¡± Henry told jimmy as he picked up jimmy¡¯s fingers Edin was left standing in the middle of the training grounds as Henry and jimmy ran to find a healer. Edin then walked to the kitchen to find something to wipe his cut with he didn''t want to go to a healer and get in trouble. As Edin entered the kitchen ¡°Edin what happened?¡¯ asked Cassandra ¡°HAha I got cut,¡± said Edin ¡°Oh really I didn''t notice,¡± said Cassandra sarcastically ¡°Sit down,¡± said Cassandra as she brought a chair ¡°What happened to you boy,¡± said one of the workers in the kitchen ¡°Um stuff you know,¡± said Edin ¡°We should get you to a healer,¡± said Cassandra as she wiped the blood with a towel ¡°For something small like that just stitch it together cass,¡± said one of the cooks ¡°I don¡¯t think,¡± ¡°Please Cassie I don¡¯t want to get in trouble so just stitch it up,¡± begged Edin ¡°Fine,¡± responded Cassandra as she stood up to fetch some needle and thread ¡°Thanks Cassie, I¡¯ll pay you back somehow¡± said Edin ¡°So then take her on a date!¡± screamed one of the kitchen staff ¡°That¡¯s right I''ve earned enough to treat you to something nice so then next week let¡¯s go into town and eat something,¡± ¡°I um sure,¡± said Casandra ¡°It¡¯s a date then I¡¯m off,¡± A week later as Edin and Cassandra were walking on their way to the city ¡°So they started ignoring you?¡± asked Cassandra ¡°That¡¯s right even though it was partly their faults and besides Jimmy managed to get his fingers reattached,¡± ¡°Anyways where should we go?¡± asked Edin ¡°Why should I know?¡± asked Cassandra ¡°Well you are a year older and this is like the second time I''ve been in the city,¡± ¡°Well I''ve rarely been to the city,¡± As Edin and Cassandra were discussing on where to eat a small boy bumped into Edin ¡°Ah sorry,¡± said the boy ¡°It¡¯s cool,¡± said Edin The boy continued to walk away Cassandra was a bit suspicious ¡°Edin I think he took your coin pouch!¡± screamed Cassandra ¡°Huh? Oh shit!¡± ¡°Hey you stop!!!¡± screamed Edin at the boy The boy turned and ran ¡°Cassie stay here!¡± Screamed Edin as he started to run chasing the boy ¡°Be careful!¡± Edin was chasing the boy when the small thief ran into an alley and was surprised The young thief had met up with several kids ranging from a 16 year old and the youngest being no older than Edin. ¡°You were followed ya idiot!¡± Said the oldest ¡°No way,¡± said the boy ¡°I just ah want my money back,¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± screamed the oldest All the kids took off and Edin gave chase but as Edin started chasing this band of thieves they reached a dead end but the pack of kids didn''t stop instead they started climbing up a stack of warehouse boxes and climbed onto the roof. Edin followed them to the roof but Edin had a hard time keeping up. Sadly Edin had neglected his ninja training however in order to catch up Edin had to use the body strengthening technique. The kids looked like a pack of monkeys running on the roofs. One of them did a front flip when jumping from one roof to the other. You¡¯d think these kids were part of a circus act with their amazing acrobatic skills Show-offs thought Edin as he tried to catch up but then the kids jumped off the roof but Edin saw that there was no longer any tall buildings and they were entering a residential area. Edin was on the edge of the roof as he saw the kids go down to the ground while jumping from side to side and then landing on top of a wall. Edin tried to mimic them but as he landed on the wall of a backyard he twisted his ankle and fell into someone¡¯s backyard. Edin ate grass hard. It seemed Edin had sprained his ankle. Damn I really need to remember that healing spell thought Edin as he lied on the lawn ¡°Are you alright?¡± Edin heard a question ¡°Seems your friends left,¡± ¡°Yeah they weren¡¯t exactly my friends,¡± said Edin as he looked up at an old man with a cane ¡°Well it looked like you were having fun running with that savage grin of yours,¡± Said the elderly man The man was right Edin hadn¡¯t noticed that chasing those kids was exhilarating he hadn¡¯t had such an adrenaline rush unless he was fighting ¡°I was out on a date when they stole my money,¡± explained Edin ¡°Oh,¡± ¡°Yeah well now how am I supposed to return empty-handed, so much for showing off my cool side,¡± said Edin while standing up and wiping the dirt of his clothes ¡°How about I loan you a silver coin?¡± offered the old man ¡°I can¡¯t accept your money,¡± ¡°Did you notice how I said I¡¯d loan you the money, I never offered to give it away,¡± said the old man ¡°Yeah well it¡¯d take a while to pay you back a silver coin,¡± said Edin ¡°You don¡¯t have to pay me back with money but with your hands¡± Edin had a disgusted look ¡°It¡¯s not what you think get your head out of the gutter,¡± said the old man ¡°I have no hired help at the moment; I just need you to do some chores around the house,¡± However what the man called a house was more of a two-story mansion. Rather the entire area was filled with similar mansions. Edin figured this was more of a retirement area. ¡°Yeah fine I accept,¡± said Edin
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Chapter 15: Like a Boss Author''s Note You guys might not like the lazy Mc and that''s OK as he''s modeled after me.People told me to work out So i could look and feel better.They also told me to get straight A''s so I could earn more money in the future but none of these things really motivated to do either of these things.I also never saw any merit in being a hero but worry not eventually he''ll become a hero or maybe not who knows. Well i came down with a cold so I''m a little delayed but whatever Enjoy As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated --------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 15: Like a Boss --------------------------------------------------------------- Guh even though I neglected my ninja training How could I possibly not keep up with those free running thieves I mean ninjas are all about agility thought Edin as he was working up a sweat Whoa he¡¯s really motivated today that I even feel killing intent thought Myles as he watched over Edin¡¯s training Three things you don¡¯t mess with family,friends and finances thought Edin as he trained ¡°Edin hurry up and finish we have to go!¡± screamed Cassandra from across the yard ¡°Another date?¡± asked Myles ¡°No, more like community service,¡± responded Edin Edin cleaned himself from the sweat, wore some clothes and was ready to go ¡°You don¡¯t have to come you know,¡± Edin told Cassandra ¡°Well I¡¯m free anyways,¡± said Cassandra ¡°Yeah but I¡¯m gonna do like chores and stuff, and having you help me when it was my treat,¡± ¡°Stop worrying I¡¯m here to help,¡± said Cassandra as she took a heroic pose ¡°Oh my hero,¡± said Edin sarcastically Edin and Cassandra started walking towards the city ¡°You¡¯re the guy here you should be the hero,¡± said Cassandra ¡°Meh to bothersome,¡± said Edin ¡°You¡¯re such a slacker,¡± ¡°You just noticed,¡± said Edin ¡°Can¡¯t you at least try to be more heroic,¡± said Cassandra ¡°Mmmm what¡¯s in it for me?¡± asked Edin ¡°Heroes don¡¯t do it for the rewards,¡± said Cassandra ¡°Let¡¯s see hero saves the princess from dragon they marry and happily ever after, seems like a reward for me,¡± ¡°Well then set the example,¡± argued Cassandra ¡°Do it for me yeah,¡± ¡°You want me to be a hero?¡± asked Edin ¡°Well a hero is much more attractive,¡± ¡°Is that so,¡± said Edin Edin and Cassandra continued their useless chatter until reaching the mansion of the elderly man they were planning on helping. On the house plate it said Gibbs residence. The house had a yard full of weeds with several dried leaves and such other trash ¡°Mr. Gibbs huh,¡± ¡°Hurry up and knock,¡± ¡°Oi! Mr. Gibbs were here to help you with the chores,¡± said Edin as he knocked the main door After a few minutes the door was opened and Mr.Gibbs held the door open ¡°Who¡¯s the girl?¡± asked Mr. Gibbs ¡°My Girl,¡± ¡°Friend just a friend since I only like heroes,¡± Interrupted Cassandra ¡°You say that now,¡± muttered Edin ¡°Well come in then the both of you,¡± said Mr. Gibbs The house was organized but dusty. You could see the particles of dust reflected on the sunlight ¡°Well I¡¯ll clean the inside and Edin you do the outside,¡± said Cassandra as she headed for the kitchen ¡°Yes boss,¡± ¡°Well she certainly seems to know what she¡¯s doing,¡± said Old man Gibbs "Well she should cause she serves the castle as a maid or cook or both,I don¡¯t know actually,¡± ¡°The castle?¡± asked Mr. Gibbs ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± answered Edin ¡°Are you also a servant of the castle?¡± asked Mr. Gibbs ¡°Ha I¡¯m squire to Sir Myles Townway the Unrelentless,¡± said Edin with pride ¡°Isn''t that great,¡± said Mr. Gibbs ¡°Well where¡¯s your tool shed?¡± asked Edin ¡°Out in the back,¡± Edin spent the next few hours doing all the yard work from cutting the grass to cleaning the gutters. Edin was hot and tired when he finally finished. It was mid afternoon when he finally finished. Edin entered the mansion and sat down exhausted when Cassandra offered him ice cold lemonade. ¡°What about a game young man,¡± offered Mr. Gibbs ¡°I don¡¯t see why not,¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s play checkers,¡± ¡°Cool,¡± After thirty minutes Edin had lost over three times in a row ¡°You need to see five steps ahead,¡± advised Mr. Gibbs ¡°Says the oh so great tactician,¡± ¡°Actually I was a tactician with the royal army,¡± ¡°You¡¯re kidding,¡± Mr. Gibbs smiled and said ¡°Follow me,¡± Edin was led to a room with a large table that was a replica of a battlefield with many toy soldiers lined up ¡°Let¡¯s play and have a small skirmish,¡± said the old man ¡°A tabletop game huh alright game on,¡± Edin¡¯s forces were soon outnumbered. The opposing general Gibbs had put his bowmen at the front of his ranks while Edin had put his bowmen in the back. This led to heavy casualties on the front infantry lines. Edin however managed to lead a successful cavalry charge that decimated the enemy¡¯s flanks until Mr. Gibbs had brought his own cavalry to strengthen his flanks. It was then Edin ordered his cavalry to retreat. He had lost over %75 of his cavalry but as the enemy horses chased the survivors Edin¡¯s bowmen were at the ready and managed to stop the pursuers with a barrage of arrows granted they had lost some men to friendly fire. Edin now had less than 1000 Infantrymen, 500 cavalry men and a force of 5000 bowmen. ¡°Edin can we go home now? You''ve been playing for three hours,¡± asked Cassandra ¡°We can continue this another day,¡± said old man Gibbs ¡°Fine then,¡± Edin continued to train with Sir Myles and Theodore. He also continued his studies with the private tutor and on his free days he¡¯d meet the retired strategist to play games. Edin was now twelve years of age and he¡¯d still had not had his revenge on the gang of thieves. ¡°Hey old man don¡¯t you have any family?¡± asked Edin as he moved his pawn across the chessboard Mr. Gibbs looked at Edin ¡°I mean I¡¯ve been coming here for past year and not once have I met your family,¡± said Edin ¡°Well I have only one son but he¡¯s been incarcerated due to the accusation of rape,¡± said Mr. Gibbs ¡°Some whore accused him of being the father of her three children,¡± said Mr. Gibbs ¡°Well what if she wasn''t lying,¡± ¡°Then why accuse him after she already had three children from him,She simply ruined my sons name,¡± ¡°I¡¯m guessing your son had some power no?¡± asked Edin ¡°So who¡¯s not to say that your son tried to keep her quiet for a few years.¡± ¡°Well have you at least seen your grandchildren?¡± asked Edin ¡°No and their not my grandchildren,¡± responded Mr. Gibbs ¡°Are you perhaps scared of seeing these children resemble their father,¡± ¡°And admitting that your son was nothing more than scum,¡± ¡°Edin you¡¯re a good kid but you shouldn''t meddle in someone¡¯s personal matters.¡± Said Mr. Gibbs ¡°Checkmate,¡± ¡°Well whatever I¡¯ve gotta get home It¡¯s getting late,¡± The sun was beginning to lower as Edin walked out of Mr. Gibb''s mansion ¡°KFC let¡¯s go,¡± Edin called to his falcon The past year Myles had taught Edin the sport of falconry. It took him a few months but Edin had finally tamed his own personal falcon. He used the falcon whenever he went hunting with Theodore or to send messages to the castle Edin was wearing light leather armor so the falcon standing on his shoulder wouldn''t hurt him with his talons Edin walked through the streets of Moatiupolis when he noticed shadows running along the roofs. Finally revenge thought Edin as he wrote down a small message saying he¡¯d be late and attached it to his falcon Kfc ¡°Go deliver this to the castle Kfc,¡± said Edin and the bird immediately took off Edin climbed up onto the roof of a nearby shop. Edin really wanted to yell profanities at those kids but Edin decided to tail them and find their hideout. Edin put on the hood from his cape. He managed to stay fairly close to them until they reached the seedier parts of the city.The kids then entered an old abandoned House. Edin didn¡¯t know what to do. If he went ahead into the house would he not be surrounded? Although he doubted the kids had any proficiency in fighting Myles had drilled the fact to never underestimate an opponent into Edin¡¯s Head. All he had at his disposal was a small dagger. Fuck it that¡¯s why I followed them to their hideout thought Edin as he rushed in to the house ¡°Hey where¡¯s my money!¡± yelled Edin If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.Well this is awkward thought Edin as he had his dagger out Standing inside the house were several men who without a doubt were not civilized members of society. They had swords pointed at the Kid thieves. One of the Kids which Edin remembered was the oldest from back when he chased them had a fresh Bruce on his face. He was on the ground and some of the other kids were helping him up. ¡°Who¡¯s this rich kid?¡± asked one of the men Edin was wearing rich clothes due to the fact that Cassandra insisted he wear clothes befitting of a noble squire ¡°We don¡¯t know him,¡± responded the leader of the Child thieves ¡°That¡¯s right I¡¯m just here for my money,¡± said Edin ¡°You and me both kid,¡± said the man who was holding a knife to one of the girls from the pack of thieves ¡°So you little rats where¡¯s the ruby?¡± asked the leader Edin tried to slowly back away without being noticed This ain¡¯t my problem thought Edin as he tried to escape the situation ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going,¡± said the Thug leader ¡°Gary get the rich boy he¡¯ll fetch a good price,¡± commanded Thug leader Edin sighed and as Gary reached for him Edin took the dagger and pierced it through Gary¡¯s neck. Edin then took the dagger out as Gary started choking on his own blood That was the first time Edin had consciously killed a man. He didn¡¯t feel any regret though nothing changed. He felt neither guilt nor joy as the man bled to death The children were awestruck at how easily Edin had killed that man. While they certainly were thieves none of them had ever picked up a weapon let alone kill a man ¡°Don¡¯t move,¡± said Thug leader as he turned towards Edin while holding the knife closer to the girl¡¯s throat ¡°Put the dagger down or I¡¯ll cut her,¡± demanded the thug leader Edin thought he had no obligation to save the girl.She was nothing to him but in the end A girl should be protected is what both his mothers in both his lives had taught him Edin could easily throw his dagger and hit the man¡¯s head to let the girl escape but once he did that he¡¯d be weaponless against the five remaining men. Edin regretted not bringing his sword. Note to self-carry sword at all times thought Edin Fuck it thought Edin as he threw the dagger aiming at the thug leader holding the girl. The knife pierced the man¡¯s right eye ¡°aaahhh!!!!¡± screamed the man as he let go of the girl and the knife to bring his arms to his face Edin moved towards the closest man and used his skills in martial arts to disarm the man and flip him over. Edin used the sword and stabbed it into the man lying on the floor he then moved to the fourth man who was using a small axe. The Axe men brought his axe over his head and swung it down with all his might. Edin moved to the left and swung his sword horizontally cutting the axe man¡¯s neck. Edin grabbed the axe and threw it at the third man who was on his way towards Edin impaling the axe into the man¡¯s forehead and killing him instantly. The kids had restrained the second man long enough for Edin to come over and drive the sword through the man¡¯s chest. Edin walked up to the crying thug leader who was now missing and eye and punched him in the throat he then used the pommel of the sword to hits the man¡¯s face until he went unconscious. ¡°find something to tie him up,¡± commanded Edin None of the kids moved ¡°Now!!!¡± screamed Edin One of the younger kids immediately came back with rope and tied the man up ¡°It¡¯s late I¡¯ll be back tomorrow,¡± said Edin as he left The next day Edin returned to the kid¡¯s hideout this time with his old katana. Myles would surely find it strange if Edin¡¯s sword was missing from the armory ¡°Ok then how is our prisoner,¡± said Edin as he sat down on the chair and putting his feet up on the table ¡°Hey you¡¯re acting as if you own the place,¡± said the oldest of the band of thieves ¡°Huh? That¡¯s because I do,¡± explained Edin as he showed them the deed to the house ¡°What¡¯s that paper?¡± asked the leader ¡°Can¡¯t you read?¡± asked Edin ¡°No,¡± ¡°well this is the deed to the house, as in I just bought this house with my allowance,¡± said Edin looking sad ¡°Now I have nothing left but a few silvers, although the place cost one gold coin, it took me an entire year to earn that,¡± ¡°What!¡± screamed all the kids ¡°Although now that I¡¯m here, I have to wonder where my money is,¡± said Edin ¡°Oh you¡¯re that kid from a year ago,¡± ¡°Yes so where¡¯s my money?¡± asked Edin ¡°Well we don¡¯t have it,¡± ¡°Yeah I thought so, where did you waste?¡± ¡°We used it to pay our old boss,¡± ¡°Old boss?¡± ¡°Yeah he¡¯s the one who taught us how to steal and run but everything we stole had to be given to him so we got fed up with him and went independent,¡± explained one of the kids ¡°And so you stole his precious ruby and he sent his guys after you,¡± said Edin ¡°ye..yeah,¡± ¡°So where¡¯s the ruby?¡± asked Edin ¡°Why should we tell you kid!?¡± screamed the leader of the kid thieves ¡°First of all you will refer to me as boss,¡± explained Edin ¡°What no way I¡¯m the boss here cause I¡¯m the oldest,¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry who saved your asses, and who else just bought this place to let you guys have a place to sleep,¡± Edin threw a silver coin towards one of the children ¡°Go buy us some food yeah,¡± ordered Edin ¡°Yes boss!¡± answered the Kid with enthusiasm as he ran towards the market ¡°I¡¯m thankful for your help but,¡± ¡°Anyone here besides this guy against me being in charge!¡± screamed Edin The kids had seen how easily this kid had killed someone not only that he had money and had offered them a place to sleep and food as well No one was against it ¡°Like I was saying Where¡¯s the ruby?¡± asked Edin ¡°This way,¡± said the girl who had a knife to her neck yesterday ¡°Do¡­don¡¯t show him,¡± argued the Ex leader The girl opened one of the floorboards revealing a ruby the size of a thumb ¡°Mmmm leave it there for now,¡± commanded Edin ¡°Well I¡¯ll be back tomorrow for introductions,¡± said Edin as he waved and left The kid from earlier returned with several bags of food. The kids enjoyed a feast for the first time in their lives. The next day Edin returned with Cassandra ¡°What the hell is a future nobleman doing being the boss of a gang of delinquents! Well Edin!?¡± Screamed Cassandra ¡°No Cassandra it isn''t like that, I mean a knight has to have like vassals you know plus I couldn''t let them by themselves, It''s what a hero would have done¡± explained Edin ¡°I suppose your right but this place is dirty I suppose I¡¯ll have to clean,¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to, I mean I didn''t bring you here for that,¡± said Edin ¡°Oh then what did you bring me here for?¡± asked Cassandra ¡°Well honestly none of these kids know how to cook so I thought you know since your great at these domestic issues,¡± ¡°Leave it all to me,¡± answered Cassandra ¡°B..bo. Boss is she your girlfriend?¡± asked one of the kids ¡°Huh? No she¡¯s my,¡± ¡°I¡¯m the future Head maid of his household!¡± screamed Cassandra over from the kitchen ¡°In other words anything having to do with this house is under my jurisdiction; you,you,you and you come with me¡± ordered Cassandra ¡°The rest of you start cleaning this house!¡± screamed Cassandra ¡°Edin I need money,¡± said Cassandra as she offered her hand ¡°Um what for?¡± asked Edin as he took out his coin pouch ¡°Well I have to buy furniture,food,pots,clothes,beds,sheets,¡± ¡°Ok I get it here¡± said Edin as he handed Cassandra a single silver coin Cassandra stared at Edin Edin handed her another silver coin Cassandra continued to stare at Edin Edin knew those things weren''t cheap but after making such purchases Edin wasn''t exactly rolling in money Edin sighed as he handed Cassandra his entire savings consisting of four silver coins Edin had thought of making these kids into his subordinates but at this rate he¡¯d go into debt just with food expenses. He had to find a way to turn a profit but what could he make the kids do that wasn''t illegal.
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Chapter 16: Burnt Author''s Note OK I get it I use Edin too much i''ll try to fix that.I doubt I can but I''ll give it mah best This was hard for me to write,I tried sitting down to write this but i got distracted and my laziness took over and i was like meh I''ll finish it tomorrow.Then the next day the same thing happened.so this process kept happening for the next few days until I decided enough was enough so i sat down and ignored all distractions and started writing and then i got distracted again but I eventually wrote and to make up for my laziness i wrote the longest chapter so far :-) also why don''t you guys help me with names and back stories for ten of the kids from his band of thieves like the eldest one is still unnamed for example Enjoy As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 16: Burnt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fun¡­.So fun¡­.I can¡¯t wait It was dark outside, safe to leave now. He made his way towards the door and out the hallway. He took great care in hiding the sounds of his footsteps Hearing the screams of the children he tortured made the old man so ecstatic It took him more than an hour to finally reach the house in the city where he kept his toys. He opened the door and made his way towards the basement. As he walked down the stairs he removed his coat Hanging by chains was a child no older than ten with half his skin missing He walked up to the child to wake him. Damn it¡­.DAMN IT¡­.DAMN IT!!!! The flayed child was dead but not from his injuries. The old man took great care in not severing any important arteries, He had confidence in his skills to not kill his toys but sometimes his toys simply died. They just simply gave up and went to sleep never to wake again I have to get a new one¡­damn it so troublesome The man could easily buy a new toy but if he did then people would know after all the man was known in the Royal court. He didn''t want to leave any traces of his hobby He put his Coat on and walked out the front door. It was night so hardly any children would be playing in the streets. He had to be careful when selecting his new toy. The toy needed to have no connections it had to not be missed I¡¯ll come back on my off-day It was Sunday his day off The old man had been watching a child who he was certain was an orphan. He approached the child ¡°Hey little boy are you Hungry?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± said the boy ¡°I''ve always wanted a son how about you come home with me,¡± said the old man trying to convince ¡°Hey Peter where are you!?¡± screamed someone This voice it couldn''t be In to the old man¡¯s view entered a young twelve year old with bright gray eyes and with blonde hair bordering on brown What the hell is he doing here!? The old man immediately took off in a sprint Damn it¡­.One day you and her¡­.I¡¯ll have you both ----------------------------------------------------------- Edin''s POV ----------------------------------------------------------- For the first time in his life Edin had a busy schedule. From the crack of dawn he¡¯d wake up to train with both Theodore and Myles. Then in the afternoons he had to study with a private tutor along with the princess. He¡¯d then have an hour to eat and shower. Early to bed and early to rise If that wasn¡¯t enough he¡¯d spend his free days training his band of thieves. He was teaching them self-defense techniques and also how to read and write. It was no different from babysitting He was now standing inside the house he had bought. It was a small house with a kitchen, living room, 2 bathrooms and three rooms. After he was done interrogating thug leader he killed him and put him with the rest of the bodies. The bodies were put in an alley known as suicide alley. It wasn¡¯t uncommon to find dead bodies in these parts of the city. The city guard hardly bothered to find anything about poor dead bodies .Although all thug leader was reveal the old boss¡¯s location but the kids already knew that In all three rooms of the house he had two bunk beds, it was barely enough space to accommodate the children Even though he called them children they were all close to his own age. ¡°Edin are you listening?¡± asked Cassandra ¡°Yes mama bear,¡± he answered ¡°Then what did I say?¡± ¡°You want me to take some kids with me and go shopping for food,¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, get too it then,¡± said Cassandra He wanted to tell her how broke he was but as a man he had to find a way to pay for food. Dad I had no idea I was such a parasite Edin was now a minimum age worker with over twelve children ¡°Wait one second!¡± he screamed while pointing at a seventeen year old who was eating an apple in the kitchen ¡°What the Fu..French-fry are you still doing here?¡± ¡°Well I¡¯m not the boss anymore and,¡± ¡°Your seventeen get a job don¡¯t you know your considered an adult at the age of fifteen,¡± ¡°But I take care of them when you and lady boss aren''t here and guard the house¡± ¡°I suppose if you act as a responsible guardian,¡± ¡°Wait don¡¯t deceive me these kids are old enough to take care of themselves, I mean the youngest is like 9¡± ¡°Well at least find a part time job,¡± ¡°yeah yeah,¡± That¡¯s the same response I gave my parents! ¡°Peter and Dusty come with me, we¡¯re going shopping,¡± He said while regretting the fact that somehow he just adopted eleven kids and a NEET ¡°Yes boss,¡± ¡°Right behind ya,¡± The three of them walked out the door but Edin rather than heading towards the market he went the opposite direction. ¡°Um boss the markets this way,¡± ¡°I know that I just need to see somebody,¡± Edin and company headed towards Mr. Gibbs mansion. When they arrived he knocked on his door ¡°Huh today¡¯s not Sunday,¡± said Mr. Gibbs ¡°Um yeah the thing is I need to borrow some money,¡± ¡°What am I a bank?¡± asked Mr. Gibbs ¡°Who are these kids?¡± asked Mr. Gibbs as he laid his eyes on dusty and peter ¡°You see I kind of have to feed twelve orphans, and one thing led to another and I¡¯m broke¡± ¡°Help a bro out,¡± ¡°Fine then here a silver,¡± said old man Gibbs as he gave a silver coin to Edin ¡°But this is the last time I¡¯m helping you out, you need to find a way to make money,¡± ¡°Well I was thinking of finding a way for them to work,¡± he said ¡°Why not be an information broker,¡± ¡°That¡¯s a bit dangerous no?¡± ¡°Well how do you earn money?¡± ¡°Well I¡¯m a squire so you know I clean and run messages sometimes,¡± He stopped realizing he had his idea That¡¯s it a courier service! The kids could run on rooftops instead of running in the streets All he needed now was enough money to start this new business. He remembered the ruby that they had hidden in the floorboards. Edin was now standing in the marketplace trying to pick ripe tomatoes. Although he was a NEET in his old life he still had the responsibility to buy the groceries. ¡°Here dusty carry this,¡± he said as he passed the basket with tomatoes ¡°Peter you carry this,¡± he said as he extended his hand ¡°Peter hurry up and huh? Where did he go?¡± Dusty was just as lost as he was when it came to the location of peter ¡°Dusty do not move from this location,¡± he told dusty as he ran off to search for peter ¡°Hey peter where are you!?¡± He screamed as he turned the corner he saw peter talking to a shadow that immediately took off as soon as it saw him ¡°Peter who were you talking to?¡± ¡°Some old man who wanted to adopt me or something,¡± said Peter Strange then why run off, could it be a dangerous pervert ¡°just be careful around strangers,¡± ¡°Yes boss,¡± agreed peter He finished his shopping and dropped everything off at the house. He then set off to the local pawn shop carrying the ruby in his right hand. He could always try auctioning it but he needed the money now rather than later. He went to the main market square and entered Star¡¯s pawn shop ¡°Hey I¡¯m Rick, How can I help you?¡± ¡°Uh yeah I have a ruby I want to sell,¡± Said Edin as he took out the red ruby the size of a gumball ¡°Oh wow let me take a look,¡± said Rick as he examined the ruby ¡°I¡¯ll give you five gold coins¡± offered Rick Is that a lot? He wasn¡¯t sure whether or not that was a lot but he decided to aim a bit higher ¡°Ten gold,¡± ¡°Look kid at best I¡¯ll be able to get 12 gold coins for this¡± ¡°Fine then 8 gold coins take it or leave it,¡± Come on take the bait ¡°Fine 8 gold coins,¡± said Rick as he took out 8 gold coins from a small safe near the counter He took the money and put it in his coin pouch and hid in his coat. He then set off towards the bank to deposit his money. Standing in line at the bank made him nervous, constantly eyeing the entrance waiting for a masked bank robber. Not this time, I¡¯m not dying this time ¡°Next in line,¡± He walked up to the counter ¡°Your ID sir,¡± The ID for this bank was simple. It had a photograph of the owner that was black and white with basic information and the account number. When he first opened his account he was surprised that they could take pictures although rather than science they used magic to create the image. The bank of Moatiupolis was affiliated with the adventurer¡¯s guild which meant you could access your money in many places where the adventurer¡¯s guild was established. Although they lacked banknotes it seems checks could still be used. ¡°Here and I¡¯d like to deposit 8 gold coins,¡± ¡°Ok will that be all Mr. Freestone,¡± ¡°Yes thank you,¡± It took over three months to start up the courier business. Having to select a building as the headquarters, ordering uniforms and joining the business association afterwards it took another three months for this courier business to finally start seeing some money flow in even though it wasn''t much he did manage to recover enough capital to sustain a comfortable life for his band of thieves even if they were no longer thieves. Edin was probably now the busiest thirteen year old in the city. Training in the mornings and etiquette lessons in the afternoon after dinner rather than going to sleep when the sun went down he had to manage his accounting books and other such problems with his courier business. If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Today though Myles was away on business although most knights would take their squires Myles decided to leave Edin behind. Edin was practicing his fireball magic that he could cast only twice before going weak Mmmm what if I envelope my sword in flames like those RPGs He tried using chant less magic to put his sword aflame You have to imagine it and feel it coming out of the tips of your fingers is what his brother would had said It took him most of the day but eventually he lit his sword with flame Cool He swung his sword like a child with sparklers on the fourth of July ¡°Oh shit hothothothothothothothothothot!!!¡± He let go of the sword and let it drop to the dirt floor. The sword was melting while it lay on the ground still aflame. He hadn¡¯t noticed that he was pouring too much mana into the sword Eventually after a few days and several bronze training swords he was able to control the size and heat of the flame like a stove The swords however were useless after being enveloped by his flame. He was practicing his new technique to try to find a way for the sword to receive zero damage when Myles came back and noticed what he was up to ¡°What are you up to,¡± ¡°Oh Myles your back, ahem I mean my Lord you''ve returned,¡± ¡°Enough with the pleasantries how much money did you spend on the sticky fire?¡± ¡°Eh sticky fire?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right you¡¯re not the first man to put his sword aflame with sticky fire although in the end it does nothing but add pizzazz besides sticky fire is expensive at the alchemy shops,¡± ¡°But I didn''t use sticky fire, I¡¯m just using voiceless magic,¡± ¡°That¡¯s incredible,¡± ¡°Yes but I can only do this for about ten minutes before I¡¯m completely drained of mana and the sword keep getting damaged,¡± ¡°Mmmmm here try using my great-sword,¡± ¡°OK but I¡¯m telling you it¡¯ll get damaged,¡± ¡°Just do it,¡± He took the great-sword and lit it ¡°Make the fire as hot as you can,¡± ¡°Are you sure?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure,¡± He turned the flame until it was hot enough that he wanted to let go of it but he was no stranger to flame as his mother constantly made him cook the tortillas on the stove back in his first life. Having to flip the tortilla using your bare hands was hard at first but eventually he grew to ignore the heat ¡°That¡¯s weird the sword isn''t getting damaged,¡± ¡°That¡¯s because my sword is made of pure Axaprium,¡± ¡°And I¡¯m supposed to know what that is,¡± ¡°It¡¯s also known as the metal that not even a dragons bite can bend, It¡¯s extremely expensive but it has a high heat resistance and also never loses its edge no matter how many times it¡¯s hit,¡± What if I had a katana made of this then it wouldn''t break or lose its edge no matter how many heads I decapitate ¡°How much money?¡± ¡°More than you¡¯ll ever see in your lifetime, my sword came from the kings personal treasury,¡± said Myles as he took the sword away from Edin Of course it is It was finally his first day in a while that he had nothing to do. Finally a day to relax if all goes well that is He was on his way when He saw an old adversary of his Luke stared at him Oh shit did he see me He tried to walk away before he was called ¡°If it isn''t my little cousin Edin,¡± said Luke ¡°Oh Luke Long time no see buddy,¡± ¡°Well if you must know I''ve recently been knighted at the tender age of sixteen,¡± Tender? ¡°Isn''t that great cuz,¡± It¡¯s not like you payed the man to knight you ¡°I hear you¡¯re still a squire to some Sir Myles,¡± ¡°Well yeah I mean he¡¯s only the best tourney knight in the kingdom,¡± ¡°Whatever,¡± ¡°Yeah well take care I''ve gotta go,¡± Edin immediately left the area and went towards his destination He was able to find the whereabouts of the women who had been raped by Mr. Gibbs son. She was apparently sick with the king¡¯s irritation which was a disease that had symptoms of a fever but it would take several months until the person finally died. Although there was a cure it cost a gold coin which the family could not afford. He had the potion from the apothecary in his pocket. Her and her three children lived in a small shack only five minutes away from the house he had bought for his thieves He felt bad for the lonely retired strategist so he wanted to know how the situation really was, he was after the truth He reached the small rundown shack and knocked on the door ¡°We don¡¯t have any money go away!¡± said the voice of a young boy ¡°No were not supposed to say anything so they think no ones here,¡± said a young girl ¡°Oh right, I mean nobody¡¯s home!¡± ¡°Brother it¡¯s too late for that,¡± Edin had to keep down the urge to laugh ¡°Our brother isn''t very smart is he?¡± said another voice belonging to another boy ¡°Shut up,¡± ¡°I¡¯m just here to help your mother with this cure I''ve got here,¡± said Edin from outside the door ¡°Well might as well open the door,¡± The door was opened slowly Edin had seen the pictures of Mr. Gibbs son as a child standing on the furniture of Mr.Gibbs house The boy who opened the door was the splitting image of his father albeit he had a smaller nose. This kid was definitely a product of rape ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°I''ve come to adopt you,¡± ¡°Eh really,¡± said the boy ¡°Just kidding, just think of me as your older brother,¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have an older brother,¡± said a small boy no older than six ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± said the little girl These two seem brighter than their brother ¡°It¡¯s all right I know your grandfather,¡± ¡°Yeah but we don¡¯t,¡± said the little boy ¡°Well let me introduce myself I am Edin freestone squire to sir Myles Townway and only thirteen years of age,¡± ¡°Um William and I¡¯m eleven,¡± ¡°Nice to meet you I¡¯m Stacy and nine years old,¡± ¡°Logan six years of age,¡± ¡°Well a pleasure to meet you all but let¡¯s try giving this to your mother,¡± he said as he took out the small bottle ¡°Eh that¡¯s,¡± He walked up to a women lying on the floor in the corner of the small shack She was asleep but had a pained face. He brought the potion up to her lips and let her drink He then picked her up in a princess carry. Edin was physically fit but he was still developing the muscles of a man but thanks to his body strengthening he was able to easily carry their mother ¡°Well then get your things and follow me,¡± ¡°Where are we going?¡± asked William ¡°To your new home depending on the old man¡¯s answer,¡± ¡°Well we only have the clothes on our backs,¡± said stacy The kids were dirty and dressed with nothing but rags ¡°well then let¡¯s get going,¡± he said as he walked out of the shack They walked for a while until they reached Mr. Gibbs mansion ¡°Are we there yet?¡± asked William in an annoying tone ¡°William stop annoying him,¡± said Stacy ¡°Agreed we¡¯ll get there when we get there.¡± Said Logan They reached the mansion ¡°William open the gate,¡± he instructed ¡°Um Stacy I have a key in my pocket can you get it and open the door,¡± Mr. Gibbs found it a bother to open the door so he gave a copy of the house key to Edin Stacy opened the door and he walked in ¡°Oi what are you doing here and who are these people?¡± said Mr. Gibbs confused ¡°Just point me somewhere I can set her down,¡± he said ¡°The second room on your right upstairs,¡± ¡°Stay here kids ,¡± commanded Edin He walked up the stairs and into the room and laid the women on the bed. He then returned back downstairs. ¡°Kids stay here while I and the old man talk in his study,¡± He and Mr. Gibbs walked into the study Mr. Gibbs sat on his chair ¡°So who are these people?¡± ¡°Well they¡¯re your grandchildren and that lady was their mother,¡± ¡°Like hell they are!!!¡± ¡°Really the black hair and hazelnut eyes don¡¯t seem similar to you,¡± ¡°That woman ruined my son¡¯s life,¡± ¡°That¡¯s besides the point old man those kids are definitely part of your family regardless of the situation!¡± ¡°Fine your right the kids have no fault in this but that woman,¡± ¡°That woman is sick in bed so until she wakes take that time to think about the questions you¡¯ll ask her because maybe your son wasn''t so great as you thought him to be!¡± ¡°Fine I¡¯ll raise the kids but their mother staying here will depend on her answers,¡± ¡°That¡¯s all I¡¯m asking for Old man,¡± He walked out of Mr. Gibbs study ¡°OK kids I¡¯m gonna get going, you¡¯ll all be staying here with your grandfather ba-bye,¡± he said as he walked out of the mansion before the kids could respond He was on his way towards the castle.Everything was going great.He had set up his business and helped Mr Gibbs with his problems but something was tugging at the back of his mind Oh that¡¯s right ¡°THAT SON OF A BITCH GOT KNIGHTED AT SIXTEEN!!!¡± SCREAMED Edin in the middle of the lonely dirt road Although sixteen wasn''t the youngest since the record was being was a man who was knighted at fourteen it still showed that Luke had skill when most others were being knighted in their late teens or early twenties Luckily the sun was still up so as soon as he arrived at the castle he sped off to find Myles He found Myles still on the training yard ¡°Whoa what¡¯s wrong Edin?¡± asked Myles as Edin was catching his breath ¡°I wanna be knighted!¡± ¡°You¡¯re still a boy so I can¡¯t,¡± ¡°I want to be knighted,¡± ¡°Well I suppose you can enter this year¡¯s squire tourney,¡± ¡°squire¡¯s tourney?¡± ¡°yeah well theirs squires who believe they should be knighted so the king holds a tournament every year for squires and the winner is knighted by me as I represent the king,¡± ¡°That¡¯s great,¡± ¡°Yeah well it¡¯s also a way for the king to get some extra cash because the entrance fee is ten gold coins,¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine as long as I can beat that bastard,¡±
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Chapter 17: Knighthood Author''s Note So I rewrote the prologue so if you want to take a glance click Here The Laziness is so hard to fight Another chapter tomorrow As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 17: Knighthood --------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn''t live off fame, but rather deeds.¡± ¨D Dejan Stojanovic ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> What am I doing here? Edin was now fourteen and standing in an arena having a melee with another squire. He found it strange that he was here just so he can be knighted and be better than his cousin Luke. The old him didn¡¯t care about people being better than him but now for some reason Luke being knighted before him irked him Stupid freestone blood making me all aggressive It was his second attempt at this squire¡¯s tourney. He had entered the first time when he was thirteen but he lost his first match in the preliminaries. Edin¡¯s opponent was a man of 21 years of age who was more than skilled. It seemed the only reason he was not being knighted was because his lord didn¡¯t particularly like him. Sir Patrick easily beat Edin who was wearing heavy plate armor and was armed with sword and shield. Sir Patrick managed to win the tourney though so Edin wasn¡¯t particularly mad but even so his blood was boiling. Why? He didn¡¯t really know. This time Edin opted out of wearing the plate armor and was wearing leather armor with chainmail. He had a shield on his left hand and a sword in his right. His opponent was a lanky-looking squire only a year older than himself. There were two ways to win the one on one match. One was to make the opponent yield to you the other was for the referee to intervene and decide a winner. Sir lanky of the awkward let¡¯s get this over with He observed his opponent and could easily tell why the teen wasn¡¯t being knighted. The teen stood awkwardly while using two hands to hold a sword that could easily be held in one hand and his stance was one of a child trying to hold his bladder from exploding Edin lunged forward and brought his sword up over his head and swung it down but the lanky squire brought his sword up to stop his swing. I got you He had expected Sir lanky to stop his right feint so as sword hit sword he brought up his shield and bashed it against lanky¡¯s face hearing the breaking of his nose. ¡°Winner is Edin!¡± Too easy This had been his fourth match and he was now in the semi-finals but all his opponents had been children that thought their training had been enough. ¡°As expected of Sir Myles¡¯s squire,¡± said someone in the crowd ¡°That was great,¡± said Cassandra as she handed him a canteen with cold water ¡°No those guys were amateurs,¡± ¡°Well last time you had a skilled fighter and you got your ass handed to in less than thirty seconds,¡± ¡°That was because my mobility was restricted due to the heavy plate armor; things would have been different otherwise,¡± ¡°Oh so you¡¯re telling me you would have won,¡± ¡°No Cassie I¡¯m telling you things would have been different,¡± ¡°Semi-finals will be starting in a minute; Fighters please come to the fighting grounds!¡± screamed the announcer ¡°Well gotta go,¡± he said as he handed the canteen back to Cassandra He walked towards the fighting grounds that were no more than an area of dirt enclosed by simple wooden railings. His opponent was already standing on the opposite ¡°Well if it isn¡¯t my old friend jimmy,¡± Wearing armor without a helm and holding a great-sword was none other than the old acquaintance James who¡¯s fingers Edin had cut once ¡°It¡¯s James and I never liked you,¡± ¡°Match start!¡± Screamed the referee For a sixteen year old James was taller than average standing at 6ft (182.88 cm for you non-Americans) Edin was only 5¡¯7 (170.18 cm) and still growing He¡¯s gotta come to me if I want a chance to take him ¡°Oh don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re now traumatized by me ever since I cut your fingers,¡± he said taunting James to attack He¡¯s most likely using the Ardiente style so I just have to wait for an attack and then counter-attack James rushed forward slashing horizontally Whoa fast He had just barely dodged the first attack by taking a long step back but as soon as he had moved James had already brought the sword back but Edin went forward and blocked the second slash with his shield. As he felt the impact on his shield he brought up his sword and whacked James on the head using the flat side of the sword. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. James bent over concussed as he was brought down to his knees. Edin swung down his sword aiming for the neck but stopped before hitting it he simply kneed him on the head. ¡°Winner! Edin!¡± announced the referee Luckily he wasn¡¯t wearing a helm He grabbed his left arm still feeling the shock from the earlier swing he had blocked ¡°You did it!¡± screamed Cassandra ¡°Yeah just barely,¡± He replied as he took the canteen ¡°Final Match will be in five minutes!¡± screamed the announcer The twelve year old William brought a wooden stool for him to sit ¡°Thanks Will,¡± ¡°No problem, just when you¡¯re a knight take me as a squire,¡± ¡°We¡¯ll see,¡± he answered He sat down tired ignoring the conversation the Gibbs children were having as he took his five minute break ¡°Final match starts in a minute!¡± screamed the announcer He sighed and stood up reaching for his shield and short sword ¡°Good luck!¡± said William and Stacy in unison while Logan simply nodded ¡°Any advice Mr. Gibbs?¡± ¡°I¡¯m a strategist not a fighter,¡± ¡°Still,¡± ¡°Just use your brain,¡± ¡°Ok then I¡¯m off.¡± He walked up to the fighting grounds and went to his corner still waiting for his final opponent Ugh finally His opponent was none other then the eldest squire he had once been acquainted with. The now 18 year old Henry who was no taller than himself but had thick arms and wide shoulders walked into the fighting grounds. He was completely covered in heavy plate armor. Henry simply nodded at him and put on his great helm that covered the entirety of his head and had small slits for his eyes Damn he¡¯s like a frickin tank Edin clicked his tongue as he realized one of them was going to get hurt severely. The plate armor that henry was wearing had almost zero gaps and the only gaps it did have were small and would prove hard to penetrate with his short sword. Even if he had a better thrusting sword he couldn¡¯t use those gaps as killing his opponent would mean being disqualified. The only advantage he had was his mobility as he lacked a blunt weapon to hurt henry significantly. ¡°Match start!¡± screamed the referee Neither of them moved Damn seems he¡¯s trying to conserve his energy. ¡°What¡¯s the matter scared of someone not even wearing heavy armor!¡± he said aloud taunting henry Henry though ignored him and continued to stay put He continued jeering at Henry saying whatever came to mind to try and anger Henry to move towards him At this rate they¡¯ll be no winner He moved forward step by step as he raised his shield to up to his nose and prepared his sword ready to strike. He took a light swing that was easily blocked by Henry"s shield. He continued probing Henry¡¯s defenses attempting to tire him out. He saw no trace of Henry feeling any fatigue but he himself was starting to sweat. Trading blows had gone on for more than a few minutes That¡¯s it! There was a small gap behind Henry''s knee that could be pierced at a downwards angle He stepped away and took of the chain mail he had under his leather armor Henry tilted his head to the side as if saying what are you up to? Edin crouched down as if preparing for the 100 yard dash. He pushed off and ran towards henry. As Henry took a stance and leaned forward in anticipation for the blunt attack but as Edin came closer he crouched and flipped over Henry an as he was upside down in the air he drove his sword into the gap behind Henry''s knee ¡°AAHHH!¡± screamed Henry as he went down on his right knee as Edin drove the sword deeper ¡°Yield,¡± said Edin as he moved the sword ¡°I will not!¡± By this point Henry had dropped his shield and his grip on his sword was lessened. Edin bashed Henry on the head with his shield. ¡°Yield,¡± said Edin ¡°No,¡± Henry was lying on the floor as Edin kicked the sword away from Henry and grabbed the collar of Henry''s armor then he raised his right hand and punched him. ¡°Yield!¡± ¡°N no,¡± He punched Henry again ¡°YIELD!¡± ¡°No,¡± Edin punched him again ¡°YIELD!¡± ¡°No,¡± Edin punched him again and again with every punch Yield he would scream ¡°YIELD!¡± ¡°YIELD!¡± ¡°YIELD!¡± ¡°yield!Yield!YIELD!¡± The referee grabbed Edin from behind ¡°He¡¯s out already, you won lad,¡± said the referee Edin was smiling and breathing heavily when he finally came to his senses ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m fine now,¡± The referee let him go I might¡¯ve gone a bit overboard he thought as Henry was carried away by the healers ¡°Winner is Edin freestone, squire to sir Myles Townway !¡± screamed the announcer
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Chapter 18: My first "Party" Author''s Note As a writer I wanted to write out of my comfort zone so since I had never read or written erotica i googled some for research purposes and found that I don''t like it so i gave up on that We have a small cameo appearance By Argos who also composed the bard song so a thanks to him you can read his superior writing Here Also sorry about not posting earlier since a certain someone might''ve forgotten to pay the internet bill Tehee As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 18: My First -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- People evolve and it''s important to not stop evolving just because you''ve reached ''adulthood.'' ¨DJ. K. Simmons <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> He was now dressed in his finest clothes and on his right knee with Sir Myles standing over him ¡°Here do I swear by Mouth, Heart, Hand, and Blade To shine as a beacon of chivalry unto all the populace That I may not bring dishonor to the institution of knighthood To defend the Kingdom of Ganeleon, and the populace From all threats, whether arising from within or without; And to keep and defend the faith of all This entire do I swear, Sir Edin Drake Dragkagua Freestone,¡± ¡°Then rise as Sir Edin of House Freestone,¡± said Sir Myles as he lightly tapped his great sword on Edin¡¯s shoulders Unlike most knighting ceremonies, the one given to the winner of the squire¡¯s tourney is less formal. Afterwards, a big party is thrown which even the lowest of people may partake. It certainly had a different vibe than the parties hosted by nobles after being knighted. A group of burly men lifted up Edin onto their shoulders and started shouting, ¡°The bathing!¡± ¡°The cleansing!¡± ¡°Har!¡± screamed one of the men with a beard that would put Santa claus¡¯s beard to shame They chanted while carrying him towards a large tub as big as a modern above-ground pool. The tub was filled to the brim with wine ¡°Ah wait a sec guys.¡± he said with panic in his voice The men laughed They threw him in. He managed to stick his head out of the wine while taking in some big gulps of wine. Parties were not fun for him but going with the vibe of the environment, he started drinking the wine. He grabbed a piece of roasted chicken leg from a servant who passed by. It was a giant festival with food and alcohol being served by servants accompanied by music, dancing and games. After eating his roasted chicken leg and drinking more than enough wine he managed to get out of the tub of wine that was nearly as tall as him. He was completely soaked in wine when William approached him. ¡°Congrats! Now I can be your squire,¡± said William. ¡°Maybe,¡± ¡°Congratulations My lord,¡± said Stacy. ¡°Ehe that sounds weird,¡± ¡°Having fun then?¡± asked Mr. Gibbs. ¡°A bit,¡± ¡°I¡¯m glad you didn''t take any injuries,¡± said Courtney the women who Mr. Gibb''s son had raped and impregnated thrice giving birth to William,Stacy and Logan respectively ¡°I am too Ms.Courtney," ¡°My lord have a dance with us,¡± said an unknown plump girl ¡°Yes M¡¯lord has fun with us.¡± Said another skinny and frail girl pulling on his arm. ¡°Um,¡± ¡°Go ahead me and the children will go get something to eat,¡± said Old man Gibbs Edin was glad he had befriended the old man and managed to unite him with his new family. ¡°Alright then let¡¯s go dance,¡± He let himself be pulled along by girls he never even knew. A bard walked up to the wooden stage ¡°I am Argos the wandering bard!¡± ¡°More like Argos the shameless bastard bard of wonders,¡± said someone in the crowd Argos the bard began to strum his fiddle ¡°Listen folks, to this tale For I, a young bard, so want to not fail The test I was set, and so fortunately given By my old master, the venerable sir Liven. A song about adventures, and their appropriate heroes Not damsels in distress, or overpowered zeroes A knight so famous, and so fortunately strong A man of large stature, and very famous gongs The story of, his painfully hard journey Through tasks so vast, and big rich tourneys His wins over men, and his unfortunate losses And his victory over, the renowned bad bosses. This good knight''s, start of renown Was not done in a ball, with a gown. But done through battles, fierce and true A story well fought, a win through and through. He journeys across, the huge sea of pirates On a ship filled only, with rangy small meerkats. His job was to send, these angry animals to their masters And finish the task, assigned by assignmenters Halfway through, he hit a reef A mighty fine bump, that caused him no little grief The knight hacked, and hacked again in futile effort He dreamed of sailing away, and dreamed of that full port. Soon the sky, turned dark and scary A sight to behold, and sight to make worry He braced himself, for a dangerous event And locked his arms to, the boat¡¯s only block of cement. The waves crashed hard, on top of the poor knight And then lightnings rained down, and caused him a fright. He prayed and prayed, for a miracle to happen But knew his fate, was bound for high heaven. Here is where, the story finally starts A time when the knight, is running out of remarks The skies cleared, and the waves subsided The only sound, the knights sobs as, in joy he cried. Looking down, upon his boat Only the block of cement remained, so he wrote His meerkats lost, to the savage ocean A last hit and punishment, to the poor Knight Horation Crying once more, Horation did think What point is there to life, a thing that only jinx Then a silver light, pierced from the skies And the Knight Horation, was drawn with the smell of pies. "What is this," the battered Knight bawled "A last torture, for a man so storm mauled. Or do you gods wish me, to dream myself to sleep. An eternal one, where I count to my death with sheep?" No answer was given, a joke last played Only the light shown down, a pillar solidly made Perplexed the Knight was, his hand reached to the bright thing Then pain racked his arm, and the man started cursing ¡°Damn deities, forever so foul To torture a man, his time so short, his face in a scowl Why don''t you give me a chance? Was this so very hard? A task you should give me, a task not told by a bard.¡± Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. "Haha, sir knight. You think you are tough. Then take this hard task, I wanna see you get rough You thought this storm was a nightmare, think again I shall send on a task, that will make you less than a man.¡± The light grew in strength, and the Knight closed his eyes He wondered what happened, and what sort of lies The damned being was saying, he was trapped in the sea A place so vast and boundless, impossible to be free.¡± Edin stopped listening to the words of the bard as the alcohol started to numb his brain He didn¡¯t really know how to dance but with the alcohol clouding his mind he really did not care. He danced, sang, played and ate until the sun started going down and someone pulled his arm. ¡°Edin me and the kids are going to go now,¡± said Mr.Gibbs. ¡°No stay a bit longer,¡± ¡°um this party is starting to be for adults only,¡± Edin looked around and noticed that all families were leaving as tents were being set up and women wearing revealing clothes had started to join in the celebration. He wasn''t stupid those tents were used for the nightly game known as baby making. Awkward ¡°Oh right um thanks for being here for me,¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about just have fun ok,¡± ¡°Ye yeah,¡± He looked at the dance area and noticed Cassandra dancing with some boy. As her gaze met his she quickly turned her head. Oh she¡¯s mad. He walked towards her and pulled her away from the dumbfounded boy ¡°Let go of me,¡± she said as he pulled her away from prying eyes. He led her to a secluded area with a small wooden bench and sat her down. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you dancing with those other,¡± before she could finish her sentence he leaned in and pressed his lips unto hers. ¡°Mmm,¡± He sat down on the bench as she came close to him, put her arms around his waist, and leaned in to press her lips on his. He responded in kind by placing his arms around Cassandra and pulling her into his embrace. Their lips sought to caress each other¡¯s as they opened their mouths and without as much as a thought, their tongues twirled between their open mouths. Their tongues continued the dance as he started to reach for her left breast but before he could touch the apple sized breast she grabbed his reaching hand and stopped kissing him leaving his mouth agape and begging for more. She grabbed his hand and led him towards a tent with an open flap. He closed the tent as she layed down on the simple bed ************************************* ¡°Edin wake up,¡± It was morning He was shaken awake by Cassandra Grunting due to the minor headache he had after last night ¡°Hey cass,¡± he smiled Although his memory of last night was foggy he remembered every detail of his night with Cassandra. Nibbling on her pointish elven ear ¡°Ehehehehehe,¡± he giggled ¡°What are you thinking about you idiot,¡± she punched him on the arm ¡°Oh man it¡¯s late ,we need to go back to the castle,¡± He reached for his clothes but they were all sticky from different fluids mainly wine. It was uncomfortable wearing his clothes but It¡¯s not like he could show up to the castle wearing a bedsheet like a toga On their walk back to the castle neither of them spoke and every time they noticed each other¡¯s glanced they¡¯de blush and look away.After an awkward walk to the castle they reached the castle¡¯s gate. ¡°Um Malcolm Open the gates!¡± he screamed at one of the castle guards ¡°Oh I wonder where you guys were?¡± asked The guard Malcolm ¡°I bet they were all lovey dovey,¡± said another guard ¡°Just open the gates,¡± ¡°Maybe after you tell us the details,¡± ¡°maybe later,¡± They laughed while opening the gates and as soon as the gates were opened Cassandra ran inside ¡°Cass,¡± he said as she ran He sighed and made his way to the training yard with a big grin on his face ¡°Such a big grin only after being knighted,¡± ¡°We¡¯ll there''s that and other things,sorry for being late by the way,¡± he said to Sir Myles ¡°Huh kid your not my squire anymore,¡± ¡°Oh yeah right,¡± He stood there not knowing what to do while he yawned ¡°Just go take a nap and a shower,You won¡¯t be talking to the king like that,¡± ¡°Right,¡± He walked away towards his room and when he finally arrived he took of his stained clothes and sat in the large empty tub.Luckily the castle staff had refilled the bucket because using his little squirtle magic made him lethargic. He cleaned himself thoroughly scrubbing his skin to get rid of the stickiness When he was finished he dressed himself in clean clothes and laid down on the bead with his hands behind his head. Several thoughts running through his head He was a knight now and In less than a year he¡¯d be a legal adult.He wasn''t a squire to Myles anymore so the king¡¯s protection of Hawk¡¯s nest was probably now non-existent.Maybe he could take over as lord of hawk¡¯s nest and govern all that land under the Ganeleon Kingdom. No I can¡¯t do that Thomas is the eldest it¡¯s his by birthright,That¡¯s right it¡¯s not my responsibility to save hawk nest it¡¯s his He laughed with the loss of this responsibility Honestly the only thing he didn''t like was his newfound aggressiveness coming from his freestone blood.Everytime he became a little excited he¡¯d turned really aggressive very different than the him who is passive.He¡¯d also lose his mind if someone hurt his precious ones. I have the blood of a long line of berserkers huh and even a bloodline descended from dragons or something from mom¡¯s side of the family He had even lost the title of cherry boy ¡°Ehehehehehe,¡± he laughed ¡°What¡¯s so funny? ¡°Yo your majesty,¡± he said as he quickly stood up King Adequin smiled ¡°So you¡¯ve gone off and got knighted,¡± ¡°ye yeah,¡± ¡°What are you gonna do now?¡± ¡°Erm I don¡¯t know,¡± ¡°Ah but I do,¡± ¡°huh?¡± ¡°You¡¯re going to have to find someone to manage your little business because you¡¯re going to be busy 24/7,¡± ¡°Doing what?¡± ¡°Protecting my daughter as a member of the Royal Guard,¡± ¡°What!?¡± ¡°well the ceremony will take place a few days from now,You¡¯ll join the order along with Myles,Theodore, and Daniel,¡± ¡°Eh Daniel?¡± ¡°Yeah Daniel the court wizard but his appointment to the royal guard is more honorary,¡± ¡°But I''ve been here for years,¡± ¡°Oh him you¡¯ll meet eventually,Well he is rather eccentric,¡±
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Chapter 19: Paths Author''s Note No more Mr.lazy writer at this rate I''ll never reach top rated.Seriously you pervs no h-scene go wank somewhere else just kidding Romance is meh so although he has several friends who are females this in no way means they are part of his harem.Hell he might not even have a harem who knows. anyways Apparently my chapters are short*cries* I''ll show you one day I''ll write something longer than 1k words So these characters are replacing Edin in some environments i had originally meant for him.They might no even meet the mc.Depends they might even be enemies. Also thanks mek for letting me use your name you can read his silly fic pendraguin Here As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 19: Paths ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are. ¨DSoren Kierkegaard <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Four years before Edin¡¯s knighthood ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David/Mek ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He missed his tail. Sometimes he would subconsciously move his tail but remembered it wasn¡¯t there. He lifted his arms to pet his cat ears. At least I still have these. His mother had been a junky that lived only for her next fix of nip. He had never met his father but assumed his father was probably some man who was horny enough to make love to his drug addict of a mother. He hated his mother when he was nine she had come into the house with a rusted and dulled knife. She had insisted that if she could get rid of his cat features than he¡¯d be no different than a human boy. Even David himself knew how stupid that sounded. There was no changing someone¡¯s eyes and David were green and feline. He struggled but she had started cutting into his tail. He screamed as she used the dull blade repetitively to cut his tail. The neighbors had heard his cries but by the time they had arrived his mother had succeeded in cutting his tail. The cat tribes were incapable of magic but even if they had a healer he did not have the money to hire them. Although there were rumors that once you got past your instinct as a cat then magic was much simpler but most races of the zvire and beast race relied on their natural physical attributes. They were also capable of using muscle strengthening magic. His neighbors had been an old elderly couple it was because of them that David still knew that some people were good albeit rare. David realized that it didn¡¯t matter what race you were, some people were bad others were good. But most of them are bad. He sighed. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Oh I don¡¯t know, we¡¯re inside a ship going somewhere to be sold as slaves, it sucks,¡± David responded. ¡°Yeah calm down Mek,¡± Mek what a weird name. Mek had been his nickname ever since he had been captured by the slavers. He didn¡¯t speak much when they asked him. Someone had named him that and it stuck. He didn¡¯t care, the less they knew the better. ¡°Mek, this one has heard that the king of Ganeleon wishes to free us,¡± ¡°Where did you hear that from?¡± ¡°This one escaped once to the unclaimed lands between Ganeleon and Thisadora and the lord of those lands had said to me and another that he had spoken to the Ganeleon king.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°Well, he said they were gonna discuss more but the lord had disappeared before the king had returned.¡± ¡°So escaping and going their for help.¡± ¡°With the lord gone and this one has heard that his heir prefers slaves.¡± David sighed So much for escaping. ¡°Enough talking in there!¡± David was only ten and he hoped that he had a nice master. He didn¡¯t want to be trained like Kane and several other slaves who lost their identity as living beings. Always referring to themselves as this ¡®one¡¯. Sometimes he thought it better to just die. He had been sold to human slavers by The bear beast race who had sacked his village only to get slaves that they could sell in return for metal weapons and armor.The Zvire were humans with animal ears and tails while the beast race were more humanoid animals.They looked like their wild counterparts but they walked on two feet and had some intelligence.They were wild compared to Zvire who were more domesticated. ¡°You know Mek being a slave is not so bad,If you work and keep quiet ,life will be more comfortable,plus the snow crab¡± ¡°Yeah but we¡¯d still be slaves.¡± ¡°All men are slaves it matters not what those chains are but at least here you will be given food,water,medicine and a roof on cold nights,¡± David said nothing. The ship had stopped and the slaves were being herded towards a large building with no windows.The doors were guarded by men with spears. They started separating the children from the older slaves. He was standing together with other children when a man stepped in carrying small stick the size of a child''s arm. ¡°I will be your master here!¡± said the man He wasn''t tall.David had seen taller men but man carried himself with a sense of superiority.The man went up to one child. ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°Stan,¡± ¡°Well stan that is the only thing you shall all be allowed to keep is your name,¡± You all belong to your masters,¡± The man looked down at a boy from the lion beast race, ¡°Who do you belong to?¡± Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. ¡°I belong to myself!¡± screamed the boy as he attempted to lash out against the man but the boys were all still in shackles so his effort was fruitless. ¡°You belong to me!¡± shouted the man as he whipped the boy Then he suddenly turned and looked at david ¡°You what¡¯s yer name?¡± ¡°Mek,¡± ¡°who do you belong to?¡± David was not someone who believed in pride.If admitting that you were a slave and were treated better he had no problem with that ¡°I belong to my master,¡± ¡°Good then Mek you shall be the leader of this group,¡± he said as he handed David the stick ¡°Here this stick gives you the authority to discipline your group,for if you do not I will,¡± he said as He showed Mek his whip David, no Mek grabbed the stick ¡°Excellent for a year you shall be trained to be the best of slaves,after all our company is the best in quality slaves. Mek decided he would live no matter what he had to do. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- De''rek --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four years before Edin''s Knighthood De¡¯rek was on his knees scrubbing the deck of the ship.He was still excited at having such an opportunity to be apprenticed as a fisherman. A native of Zahurdet ,a contingent of small islands off the coast of the Ganeleon kingdom.It¡¯s natives were dark skinned and lived off the sea.Their main exports being fish. His uncle was the first mate to the quartermaster and was able to find De''rek a job as a swabbie. He had wished maybe he had been cabin boy but alas his job was scrubbing the deck He sighed No I just have to work hard and they¡¯ll see my effort His wish was to commander his own fishing ship.His father had always told him that hard work paid off.His father had been a slave but he had payed off his master for his freedom and was able to become a whaler.Having been a whaler for ten years he retired to his native island and married De¡¯rek¡¯s mother. He saw commotion near the steering wheel.It looked like the captain and the navigator were pointing somewhere in the distance.The captain took out his telescope. De¡¯rek looked towards the port side where they were pointing and saw a large boat.It seemed like they were flying the flag of the Ganeleon kingdom. This would be his first time seeing a ship so large belonging to a kingdom. The ship had over three levels of cannons with at least ten cannons on each level.It came closer towards their fishing ship. strange maybe they want to talk about something As the ship grew closer he noticed that there were few sailors on the deck of the ship.These men were not clean shaven.Some of them seemed to be outright thugs but all wore the uniform of the Ganeleon kingdom. Looking at these men he felt something amiss.As he started stepping back slowly one of the men on the other ship threw a hook that latched onto the fishing ship. ¡°Arg!¡± screamed a man as he swung from the rope and landed on the deck of the ship. Pirates! De¡¯rek ran to find his uncle Le¡¯shon.As he ran the pirates began cutting down the crew of the fishing ship.They were fishermen not fighters but this was their livelihood and they wernt going to back down. De¡¯rek found his Uncle struggling against one of the pirates.He looked down at the knife at his side. It was a simple knife for everyday use.From gutting fish to cutting a piece of rope or fabric. He took it out of it¡¯s simple sheath and held it with his right arm.Bringing it up above his head he ran and screamed attempting to stab it into the pirate who was facing his Uncle ¡°Ah!¡± When he was halfway to his destination someone grabbed his right arm.He turned to look and saw a fist. Being only eleven the strike was strong enough to knock De¡¯rek unconscious. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Present time Is this fine? Hawk¡¯s nest would never be his,That house belonged to Thomas. He had to leave the nest eventually right?Of Course he¡¯d miss his friends and family but taking this job wouldn''t mean he couldn''t see them.They could visit him or he could visit them. This is a great opportunity Here he could establish his own knightly house.This would be his new life.He sighed He was doing the right thing abandoning Hawk¡¯s nest. Right? "What''s wrong?" "Cass i told you I like vegetables with my meat," "That''s weird what noble eats vegetables," "I do, it helps trust me," I have to eat healthily to get the proper vitamins to grown right Meat was for those who hunted or had the money to afford it.While vegetables were eaten more by commoners along with bread.Either way many people lacked vital nutrients so the average height was much shorter with people getting sick easily. "anyways it''s amazing Edin you''re gonna be the youngest Royal guard eever appointed," "Mmmmm I''m not sure about it,To be a guard for the rest of my life seems kinda meh," "Oh then what where you gonna do as a knight," "I suppose you''re right,"
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Chapter 20: Honor Author''s Note Let''s set the record straight i freaking hate tragedy and sensless torture/rape.If i see that in a story I stop reading if the mc doesnt get some heads rolling no even that''s not enough.*sigh*It''s hard for a writer to write stuff like that and not disgust the reader.Then again some ppl like senseless rape and torture but I try no to judge sick people.Anyways I need to do some more research so I can write about the other POV''s. Thanks mek for the quick proofread As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 20:Honor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. ¡ªSocrates <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ¡°In days gone by, there existed many men who recognized the skill and honor of their members. In the service of their King, and in the defense of the noble ideals of chivalry embodied in their Queen, these men achieved their exalted rank. The king created the royal guard, which consists equally of the Knights and Masters of Arms, to recognize outstanding martial achievement and the attainment of those qualities and abilities which are a mark of a Peer. Members of the Order are mighty warriors, but they are also skilled in the arts, and have given of their time to the benefit of the commonwealth. As such, they have been recognized as Peers of the Realm. Their Majesties now call before them the Companions of the order here assembled.¡± The herald in his formal attire cleared his throat, pulling open another scroll. ¡°The Crown now calls Edin to come before this Court and Company.¡± said the herald. Edin entered the alongside a herald holding the banner of house Freestone.House freestone has never needed a sigil so although their house banner consisted of a hawk perched on top of an elephant¡¯s trunk it lacked house colors.This banner was black with red trim because in Edin¡¯s words It looks badass ¡°Your Majesties, now before you comes Sir Edin Drake Dragkagua of house Freestone of Hawk¡¯s Nest ¡± Said the escorting herald. The king and queen stood. Sir Edin of House Freestone have you undertaken to accept the vows of a Royal Guard? Asked the king ¡°I have.¡± ¡°This greatly pleases us. Bring forth the chain.¡± The new chain is handed to His Majesty, who says ¡°This chain has passed from royal guard to royal guard throughout the ages in Our Kingdom. Let it now pass from royal guard to royal guard once again.¡± ¡°Bring forth Judgment, the Great Sword of State.¡± Myles drew his great sword and handed it to the king. ¡°Sir Edin you have been deemed fit for this high estate by your peers, and have indicated your willingness to accept this honor from our hands. Do you now swear by all that you hold sacred, true, and holy that you will honor and defend the Crown and Kingdom of Ganeleon?¡± Asked the king ¡°I will,¡± ¡°That you will honor, defend, and protect all ladies, and those weaker than yourself?¡± Asked the queen Diane. ¡°I will,¡± ¡°That you will be courteous and honor your peers of the Chivalry and lay down your life for the royal family?¡± Asked the king Adequin. ¡°I will,¡± ¡°That you will conduct yourself in all matters as befits a Peer, drawing your sword only for just cause? That you will enshrine in your heart the noble ideals of Chivalry to the benefit of your own good name and the greater glory of Ganeleon? Asked the queen. ¡°I will,¡± ¡°Then say your oath,¡± He got down on one knee Oh man I totally blew off on writing my oath, come on think of something "In brightest day, in blackest night. No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil''s might. Beware my power as a Royal knight!" He tried hard not to laugh while the king held the great sword over him ready to dub him. ¡°Then having sworn these solemn oaths, know now that We, Adequin and Diane, by right of arms, King and Queen of the Ganeleon, do dub you with our sword, Judgment, and by all that you hold sacred, true, and holy... Once for honor... Twice for duty... Thrice for chivalry... Arise, Sir Edin!¡± His Majesty hands Judgement back to the sword bearer. While a white belt is handed to Her Majesty. ¡°Accept this white belt, symbolizing the purity of your honor, the sign of the Order of Chivalry, and of your knightly rank and station.¡± Her Majesty ties the belt around the Edin¡¯s waist. A chain is handed to His Majesty. ¡°Accept from our hands this chain, passed from Royal Guard to Royal Guard, for each Royal Guard is a link in the honor of our kingdom. It symbolized your fealty to crown and kingdom. Take this chain and swear.¡± His Majesty holds the chain out to the Edin between his hands. He grasps the chain with both hands and swears the Oath of Fealty. ¡°This day do I render homage and fealty to my Sovereign Lord and Lady, Adequin and Diane by Right of Arms, King and Queen of the Ganeleon, who will, from this day forward, be my Liege Lord and Lady. I will remain true in all ways, serving them faithfully - this do I swear, by my belt and chain and by my honor and by the high ideals which I hold as a Knight of this Realm. So say I, Sir Edin Freestone.¡± ¡°We accept your homage and fealty and pledge to you that from this day forward until the end of Our Reign you are Our Liege that we will honor your order and defend your rights as a Peer, and that we will protect the trust that you have placed in us, mighty with justice, tempered with mercy.¡± Responded the king. His Majesty holds up the chain. ¡°Accept this chain, which shall symbolize your duty and your bond as a Liege-man in fealty to the Crown of the Ganeleon. Never forget the burden of this chain.¡± His Majesty places the chain around the Edin¡¯s neck. ¡°Accept this sword, which shall symbolize your prowess at arms. Remember well: that the sword of the Chivalry should be drawn only in defense of the realm, or of those weaker than yourself. Wear it with care. Wield it with mercy.¡± His Majesty presents the long sword to Him and belts it on, ¡°Bring forth the spurs.¡± ¡°In former times, knights rode forth to mete out justice in the name of the Crown. Accept these spurs which symbolize your devotion to the high ideals of Chivalry and Justice. Wear them honorably and proudly and may they never be hacked off in shame or degradation. The Spurs were then affixed to the Edin¡¯s heels. ¡°Let this be the last blow you receive unanswered. ¡°Let the scroll be read!¡± The herald takes out a scroll and begins reading ¡°To all nobles and gentles to whom these present letters shall come. Adequin and Diane, King and Queen of Ganeleon, send greetings. Whereas Sir Edin has shown excellence in his feats on the field of honor, rendering high and noble service to the crown and kingdom in war and in peace. We are reminded to elevate him to the rank of Royal Guard. We do hereby elevate and affirm those arms,¡± ¡°Go now, and greet your Peers!¡± ¡°For Sir Edin, HIP, HIP.....(3 cheers). Afterwards a banquet was held. He was standing clothed in what would be his daily uniform. He was no longer wearing his heavy plate armor but a lighter armor that was more maneuverable. He had the cape of the royal guard covering his right arm. It was a white cape with the sides adorned with golden markings, His sword hanging on his left hip. ¡°Congratulations Sir Edin on your appointment as a royal guard.¡± ¡°Thank you Lord Borat.¡± Lord Borat head of the Borat house, the house is the head of the opposition against the king¡¯s wish to ban the practice of slavery. If the king succeeds the Ganeleon Kingdom would be the first kingdom in the known world to outlaw slavery .Naturally many nobles were against this. The Borats more than loved their slaves. It was rumored that they had a fetish for women of the Zvire race. Animal ears and animal tails on a girl were surely cute but the Borat¡¯s perversion was well known throughout the kingdom. He felt disgusted. If i had been born to another noble house such as the borats I¡¯d most likely be a spoiled fat pervert. ¡°I know that you''re only a year away from being an adult but my daughter Bertha is still a maiden who¡¯s yet to be engaged.¡± ¡°Yes well I already have a prior engagement.¡± ¡°Oh to whose house?¡± ¡°Well she¡¯s not a noble.¡± ¡°Well then I don¡¯t see the problem having the wench as your concubine¡± This motherfucker. ¡°Oh look here¡¯s Bertha now, Bertha over here come meet sir Edin!¡± He turned to look at the direction Lord Borat yelled at. Oh hell no. One could tell the girl must have definitely eaten more than enough dessert with her dinner.She had curves in all the wrong places. She had rolls of fat easily seen through her tight dress. Her attempt at using a corset to seem thinner made it even worse. It was as if someone had grabbed a Twinkie and just gripped it with the Twinkie cream coming out of both ends. She had the shadow of a mustache on her upper lip. WTF she has more facial hair than I do! She could at least try to be prettier. ¡°A beauty isn''t she?¡± Are you playing with me? ¡°Uh well she certainly is unique.¡± he said putting on a strained smile Bertha was still walking as if hundred pound weights were tied to her feet. ¡°Oh sorry My lord I believe someone is calling to me.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t hear,¡± ¡°Grandson!¡± ¡°Eh Grandpa Abel?¡± Standing there was the head of house Dragkagua, Abel Dragkagua. A man in his late fifties. He had a beard streaked with gray that hid his weak chin. He was as tall at Edin. 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Edin moved towards his grandfather completely ignoring Lord Borat ¡°Looks like you¡¯re ahead of your cousin Luke,¡± ¡°Well I hardly care about becoming head of house Dragkagua,¡± ¡°Yes still to be knighted at the age of fourteen and being appointed as a royal guard,Seems like you¡¯re giving it your best,¡± ¡°Still I¡¯d like to know what you¡¯re doing here grandfather,¡± ¡°Well as a noble it helps to hear things at these gatherings,¡± ¡°I guess,¡± ¡°Well Luke didn''t want to come,¡± ¡°Speaking of Luke,why is he here in the capital,¡± ¡°Best place to make friends don¡¯t you think,¡± His grandfather smiled Seeing movement in his peripheral vision he turned and saw Sir Myles beckoning him over. ¡°Well if you¡¯ll excuse me grandfather,I have other matters to attend to,¡± ¡°Certainly,take care grandson,¡± ¡°You aswell grandfather,¡± He made his way towards Sir Myles ¡°You called me my Lord?¡± ¡°Well we¡¯re now equal in rank so no need for the lord,¡± ¡°Uh right still feels weird though,¡± ¡°You and me both kid,¡± He cleared his throat ¡°Well then what¡¯s up?¡± ¡°I¡¯d like you to go greet Daniel the wizard,¡± ¡°Oh a member of the royal guard,¡± ¡°Well only in name,¡± Myles pointed towards a man seated down in the corner of the ballroom.He was constantly scratching himself and his view never stayed in one spot as he muttered things to himself. So a senile man suffering from dementia ¡°Old age?¡± ¡°Perhaps though if you listened to the rumors from the castle staff they say he practices dark arts,¡± The man didn''t look older than fifty. ¡°He used to be good friends with the king even though he was older by more than twenty years,¡± ¡°used to?¡± ¡°Well Daniel was trying to marry the eldest daughter of the Berengiere House,¡± ¡°and?¡± ¡°Well the king and Diane met and fell in love,Oldest cliche in the world,mates fighting over love,¡± ¡°Is that so,what happened after the queen chose the king?¡± ¡°Well after their marriage the king although Daniel was already the appointed Court wizard, he made him an honorary Royal guard since he still trusts him,¡± ¡°now the old wizard just sits in his room doing who knows what but with his dementia the king still keeps him around,¡± ¡°Well anyways from tomorrow on wards you¡¯ll be the princess''s personal guard,¡± ¡°We¡¯re taking shifts then?¡± Myles laughed ¡°No me and Theodore will be taking care of their majesties,you on the other hand will only be taking care of the princess,¡± ¡°I suppose it isn''t bad,¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry kid,I''ve been doing this for a while now,¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± **************************************************************** He woke up before sunrise to wear his armor and groom himself before work. He had William help him put on the elegant pearl white armor which William cleaned and shined every day.He had made William into his squire but all William did was wake and help him with his armor. This is why I rarely wear white clothing. His armor was quick to dirty luckily he only had to wear when he was on official guard duty. It was such a boring job for him. Having to be at the princess¡¯s side he was extremely happy with such a lax job. Every day after William helped him put on his armor William would leave and go training with Myles. He found it strange that although William was his squire it was Myles who taught him. It was great having the benefits of a helping hand without having to give anything in return other than a promise of knighthood once William reached a certain age. William certainly wasn''t one of the sharpest sticks but he was adept at swinging sharp steel. Logan being the smaller brother was smarter than William but he was taciturn. Stacey, their sister, was rather average but she aspired to run Edin¡¯s courier business one day. She kind of reminded him of Lucy what with both of them wanting to handle a business. No Lucy¡¯s a bitch. He nodded his head at the thought that they were even remotely similar. He had given the task of management of his Courier Company over to Mr. Gibbs since his retirement funds were not enough to sustain three children and two adults. ¡°Ok then, thanks William,¡± ¡°Yes Edin,¡± ¡°Sorry what was that?¡± ¡°Yes Milord.¡± ¡°It¡¯s My Lord not Milord.¡± ¡°Yes, sorry.¡± ¡°So, how goes your reading and writing?¡± ¡°Not good I don¡¯t understand why knights have to read and write.¡± ¡°Just keep at it and you¡¯ll be the first knight of house Gibbs.¡± ¡°Yeah I guess so.¡± ¡°Well let¡¯s go eat something quick for breakfast.¡± Having ate breakfast and sent William off to train he was standing outside the princess''s door. This had been his fifth day as the princess''s guard.He knocked on the door. ¡°My lady are you ready?¡± A maid opened the door ¡°Please give us a minute my lord,¡± ¡°Yeah I¡¯ll be waiting,¡± Today was Sunday the princesses day off in a way.Now that she had her own protector she could finally go out into the city.He had organized it together with Malcolm captain of the castle guard. Edin would lead over 25 knights together with over 50 men at arms with 20 bowmen It was hot.He was just standing and the heat and lack of wind made it even worse.He hated sweating and as he was wiping himself with his handkerchief the door to the princesses room was opened. He took a slight bow ¡°Princess,¡± ¡°Sir Edin,¡± ¡°Are you ready then?¡± ¡°Yes and very excited I dare say,¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s only a tour around the capital city,¡± ¡°I''ve never been outside the castle stupid,¡± ¡°Mmm You¡¯re breaking character princess,¡± ¡°so sorry,¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine let¡¯s go,¡±Making their way to the castle gate in silence he felt excited. This would be his first real role as a leader. They arrived at the castle gate ¡°Who¡¯s in charge?¡± he asked a soldier The soldier pointed towards a knight ¡°Him my lord,¡± ¡°Good carry on,¡± He had to fight the urge to say thank you. It was such a simple thing back when before he died but now every word carried a huge responsibility. Thanking him for doing what was expected of him was not something that was done. He made his way towards the knight captain. As a member of the royal guard his authority was second only to the royal family. ¡°Captain,¡± ¡°My lord,¡± answered the knight captain He was taller than him but only by a little. He had a rather large nose with acne scars covering his face. ¡°Is everything ready then?¡± ¡°Yes My lord just let me handle things,¡± Edin sighed. The knight captain wouldn¡¯t be the first to treat him like a child. Still he didn¡¯t want to cause a commotion so he figured he¡¯d do nothing. Yep always better to do nothing The princess had been seated inside the carriage. He got on his horse and positioned himself in front of the carriage. The carriage was in the center of the formation with twenty knights forming a spearhead at the front. He had the other five knights surround the carriage. The soldiers he split with half behind the twenty knights and the other half spread out along the sides and back of the formation. The bowmen were randomly placed around the carriage. After about 30 minutes of riding they were out of the valley and entering the city. They had to form a single file line to get through the small pass but they reorganized themselves when entering the city. The plan was for the princess to take a tour of the nicer parts of the city and then return to the castle. Riding through the main street it seemed that word of the princesses tour had gotten out. Everybody was on their best performance. The vendors had their best wares on display. Even the stores the most angried face salesman had smiles on their faces. The princess was looking out the carriage window and waving. He had his eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, they had taught him that you had to observe the big picture but must also be able to catch the small details. He might¡¯ve been lazy but he didn¡¯t want to fail his first job as a guard I¡¯ll at least be a better than the fat-fuck who killed me They were passing through the part of the city famous for its variety of restaurants. Mouthwatering Street it was called; various aromas could be smelled. ¡°Stop the carriage!¡± He turned to see the princess jump out of the carriage and walk towards a nearby bakery. ¡°Stop!¡± he commanded as he turned his horse around and dismounted. He walked towards the princess ¡°Princess please return to the carriage,¡± ¡°I want to at least eat something,¡± This girl He even knew the personal baker whose sole job was making pastries for the princess at the castle. ¡°Just please make your order quick,¡± ¡° Yes,¡± He sighed and turned around to look at the scenery. Strange The street had gone awfully quiet. There were few people walking around. He yawned and brought his hand up to cover his mouth. Clink An arrow had just bounced off his forearm
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Character/Location sheet So I made this more for myself than for you guys.Just an organization of all the characters and locations.It''s nowhere near complete but I''m working on it/If I''m missing anything go ahead and tell me.I know it''s hard keeping track of characters what with all these interesting fictions ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ok this art came mostly from Sunwalker click on his name to go to his deviant art.The first ones are my bad sketches which he took and made awesome ART Spoiler : Before: So for some reason I can''t draw feet,hands,and faces Click on image to expand After
Royal palace/Castle
History/Location The royal Castle of Ganeleon here the king and immediate family spend their days.The castle is surrounded by mountains that are impassable. Only one path connects the castle to the city other than this road there is no other way to enter the valley.It is unknown how the first king had set up the beginnings of a castle since two rival kingdoms were still battling over the small pass leading to the enclosed valley.When both kingdoms had surrendered they noticed the valley had already been taken.The Ganeleon kingdom when on to take over both kingdomsImage
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edin Spoiler : ]
Bio Edin was born to Thomas freestone the fourth.Being the youngest of three boys made him reconsider inheriting his father''s lands.Although he is very slothful he is easily bored missing the internet from his 1st life he begins training albeit halfheartedly.Although his father has gone missing and Others have lost their lives after the attack on his house he still carries his care free attitude.He has never known the meaning of hard work.Edin
Titles Sir Edin FreestoneStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusIn a relationshipAge:14
RaceHumanHeight:5''7(170.18 cm)
ProfessionRoyal GuardHouse/affiliation:Freestone Ganeleon Kingdom
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Bio Cassandra was born and raised in The royal Castle.Her mother is an elf who serves the the king as a part of the kitchen staff.Her father a human who is responsible for the castle''s private garden.Helping her mother in the kitchen has given cassandra excellent skills in the craft of cooking.She also has a natural green thumb.Cassandra
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusIn a relationshipAge:15
RaceHuman/ElfHeight:5''4(162.5 cm)
ProfessionMaidHouse/affiliation:No house/Ganeleon Kingdom
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Bio Sir Myles was born an orphan but went on to train himself and after obtaining the arms of a knight and creating a fake house name he entered his first tournament which would become the first of many tourneys he would go on to dominate.Eventually being recognized as the best knight in the Ganeleon kingdom he was offered a place among the royal guard.As a member of the royal guard he serves with distinction and has claimed the title of Unofficial Commander of the royal guard.He would go on to save Edin''s life and taking him as a squire.Myles
Titles Sir Myles The Unrelentness Head of House TownwayStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
ProfessionRoyal GuardHouse/affiliation:Townway Ganeleon Kingdom
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Bio King Adequin was the only one of three children to survive until adulthood.Growing up his tutor had been a philosopher from the Zvire Dog race.It was thanks to his tutor that Adequin grew up to be the man he is today.His ultimate goal is to make his teacher''s wish become true.The end of enslaving other sentient beings.Although he lacks skill in court politics he is a great leader out on the field of battle.Riding his horse together with the knight rather than being in the carriage with his wife the queen.King Adequin
Titles King Of the Ganeleon Kingdom King GaneleonStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusMarriedAge:34
RaceHumanHeight:5''10(177.5 cm)
ProfessionLingHouse/affiliation:Royal Family Ganeleon Kingdom
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queen Diane Spoiler : ]
Bio Diane eldest daughter of House Berengiere was married to Prince Adequin when she was only 16.She loves her husband and handles the court with better skill.She makes up for what her husband lacks.She doesnt feel as strong a sense of justice as her husband but nevertheless as his wife she still supports him from the shadows.She is the only one that can change the King''s decision.Queen Diane
Titles Queen of the Ganeleon KingdomStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusMarriedAge:35
RaceHumanHeight:5''7(170 cm)
ProfessionQueenHouse/affiliation:Royal Family Ganeleon Kingdom
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Princess Aislynn Spoiler : ]
Bio The eldest daughter and only child of the royal family.She used to speak in a more refined and elegant albeit old English. She has stopped and begun speaking in more modern English thanks to encouragement from Edin.Princess Aislynn
Titles Royal princessStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:11
RaceHumanHeight:5''3(160 cm)
ProfessionPrincessHouse/affiliation:Royal Family Ganeleon Kingdom
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Theodore Spoiler : ]
Bio Theodore was a hunter who operated in the outskirts of the Ganeleon kingdom.One day while the king was travelling he was attacked by bandits. Theodore who was nearby dispatched countless Bandits his his bow and arrow.The king made him a royal guard soon afterwards.Theodore left his wife and son to go the royal castle.He''s grateful to the king for raising his family above the rank of a hunter.He has still not decided on his new founded House''s name.Theodore
Titles Theodore of The Whistling ArrowStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusMarriedAge:28
RaceHumanHeight:5''9(175 cm)
ProfessionRoyal GuardHouse/affiliation:unknown Ganeleon Kingdom
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Bio Daniel was a sorcerer genius appointed as Court wizard.Focusing on research it wasn''t until he was 35 that he fell in love with Diane eldest daughter of House Berengiere but so had the Fifteen year old prince.He was in talks with Diane''s father about an engagement until The prince had told his father he wished to marry Diane.In the end diane was married to the prince.Trying to make amends with him the prince convinced his father of appointing him as a Royal Guard.Daniel continued his work as a court wizard,Having never married he fell into dementia due to his old age.Daniel
Titles Court Wizard Royal GuardStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:53
RaceHumanHeight:5''8(172.8 cm)
ProfessionRoyal Guard Court WizardHouse/affiliation:Kersnik Ganeleon Kingdom
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Moatiupolis
History/Location Established after the conquering of the two nearest kingdoms,the city quickly became the center for trade throughout the newly established kingdom.Image
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.Gibbs Spoiler : ]
Bio Mr.Gibbs is a retired strategist who used to serve House Berengiere.When he retired he met Edin who he befriended and played games with every sunday.It was thanks to edin that he was able to unite with his grandchildren.He now handles Edin''s courier business.Mr.Gibbs
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusWidowedAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
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Bio Courtney was abused and raped by Mr.Gibbs only son.She ended up having three kids from him before he was incarcerated.Courtney
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Spoiler : ]
Bio William is the oldest of the Gibbs children.He is a natural with a sword but is slightly dumber than most.He is Edin''s squireWilliam
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
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Bio The second oldest of the Gibbs children.She is smarter than her brother william.She helps run the courier business with her GrandpaStacy
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logan Spoiler : ]
Bio The youngest of the Gibbs children.He is very taciturn but shows great intelligence when playing games against his grandfatherLogan
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
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Hawk''s Nest
History/Location Hawk''s Nest was built over five generations ago by Thomas jackson the First.After fighting in the war as a soldier of the Thisadora''s Kingdom subjugation of the nearest Human kingdom''s.Thomas along with a few natives walked into the Jungle.When he saw a hawk perched on a cliff he took it as an omen and built Hawk''s Nest on that cliff.Image
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas Jackson The Fourth Spoiler : ]
Bio Head of House Freestone and father to four children.All his children have different mothers.He met Madelynne on of his business trips and eloped.He uses hawk''s nest to secretly help escaped slaves move from one country to another.His envolvement in the helping of escaped slaves is unknown to his family.He has gone mising after the attack on Hawk''s Nest.Thomas The Fourth
TitlesStatus: Missing
Relationship StatusAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Madelynne Spoiler : ]
Bio Madelynne was the First daughter of house dragkagua.She is a very prim and proper lady unitl she fell in love with Thomas Freestone.They soon married and she gave birth to Edin.Madelynne
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
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Bio The eldest son of House Freestone.He respects his new mother for being the very definiton of noble.His mother was a commoner thus he tries harder than most at being his definition of a noble.He is very rude to those he thinks lesser of.He does not like his brother''s.He thinks of herbert as an idiot and Edin as a danger to his position as heir.Thomas the Fifth
Titles Lord arsehole The DoucheStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:21
RaceHumanHeight:??
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Spoiler : ]
Bio Herbert second son of House Freestone.He is very close with his grandfather who has taught him much about women.He is perverted but loves his brother and wishes to be a great hero with his own harem.He is a sorceree which means he has a large pool of rechargable mana.Herbert
Titles Herbert the pervertStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:19
RaceHumanHeight:??
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Bio Sue the youngest of the freestone children.She was found in the jungle by her father.She is full yamatoan(Japanese)She loves her brother Edin the most.She is quiet almost to the point that her presence is easily ignored.She is training in the shinobi arts and exceeds at stealth and assassinations.Sue
Titles little sisStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:12
RaceHumanHeight:??
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liltih Spoiler : ]
Bio Lilith hates being a maid.She wants to marry Edin simply for the sole reason of wanting to be free of her chains as a worker.She has dog ears and a dog tail like her father the Cook of House FreestoneSue
Titles LilyStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:19
RaceZvire DogHeight:??
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allison Spoiler : ]
Bio Lilith''s younger sister.She is very aloof.She has her mother''s cat ears and cat tail.She is very simple often playful like a cat.Sue
Titles AllieStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:14
RaceZvire catHeight:??
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas the third Spoiler : ]
Bio Grandpa Freestone is a perverted old man However he can get quite serious when it comes to family.Sue
Titles Old man Freestone Grandpa FreestoneStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusWidowedAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
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Village of Porahi
History/Location The village of porahi was created along with Hawk''s nest.It is situated below the cliff on which Hawk''s nest lies.The villagers are strangely similar to hindu''s from our world.The village survives off the production of timber and the domestication of elephants as a workforce.Image
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amano Shunji Spoiler : ]
Bio Amano Shunji was a ninja and with help from a friend he escaped the ninja life and joined an acting troupe for most of his life.It is unknown why or how he ended up at the village of Porahi nevertheless after becoming a teachers to Edin and Sue he is a trusted member of the village.Shunji
Titles SenseiStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glengain Spoiler : ]
Bio Glengain spent his life chasing dragons.He eventually ended up at the village of Porahi and stopped following his dream to settle down and raise a family.He died together with Sahir after the attack on Hawk''s nestGlengain
Titles Wizard TeacherStatus: Dead
Relationship StatusMarriedAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sahir Sinar Spoiler : ]
Bio The foreman of the Freestone''s plantation.He was Mr.Freestone''s right hand man.He died together with glengain after the attack on Hawk''s NestSahir
Titles ForemanStatus: Dead
Relationship StatusWidowedAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inder Sinar Spoiler : ]
Bio The eldest and only son of Sahir. Like his father he displays excellent abilities in taming and riding elephants.Inder
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:22
RaceHumanHeight:??
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Divya Sinar Spoiler : ]
Bio The youngest of Sahir''s children.Like her father and older brother she displays amazing abilities in taming and riding elephants but being a female mahout is against tradition,Her dream is to become a mahout despite traditionDivya
TitlesStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:14
RaceHumanHeight:??
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucy Blanche Spoiler : ]
Bio Both of Lucy''s parents are merchants.So naturally she is gifted when it comes to numbers and persuading people to buy merchandise.Her dream is to own a successful business together with her husband.She has a crush on Edin.Lucy
Titles DevilStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:14
RaceHuman/half demonHeight:??
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City of Dragkagua
History/Location The Port city of Dragkagua is owned by House Drakagua.It is very rich in trade.It can be called the major port of the Ganeleon Kingdom.It is on the East coast of the Ganeleon KingdomImage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abel Dragkagua Spoiler : ]
Bio Abraham is the Head of House DragkaguaAbraham
Titles Grandpa assholeStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusMarriedAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gladis Dragkagua Spoiler : ]
Bio She is married to abel and is a mean old lady.She gives zero cookies
Titles WitchStatus: Alive
Relationship Status/tds][tds]Age:Old
RaceHeight:??
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vanessa Dragkagua Spoiler : ]Human
Bio Vanessa is the third eldest of House dragkagua.She was given birth by gladis when she was over forty years old.Her gender being female was a dissappointment to both her parents.It hs been decided she will marry either Luke or Edin depending on who her father choices.
Titles NoneStatus:
Relationship StatusSingleAge:
RaceHeight:24
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Luke Dragkagua Spoiler : ]
Bio Lukes father married into the family.Luke''s mother is the second daughter of the house.Like most nobles he''s a bit of a Dick.He was going to be the heir apparent until Edin showed up/
Titles CuzStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:17
RaceHmanHeight:??
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Nagayoshi castle
History/Location The castle was built by The nagayoshi clan.It is around three weeks on horse ride away from Hawk''s Nest.A small village is located inside it''s wallsImage
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Takuya Nagayoshi Spoiler : ]
Bio Takuya is the head of the Nahayoshi clan.He is the definition of Samurai.He hates worthless slaughter but isn''t afraid of threatning to survive.Takuya
Titles Lord NagayoshiStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusWidowedAge:??
RaceHumanHeight:??
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kojiro Nagayoshi Spoiler : ]
Bio Kojiro like his father was very serious.He is a samurai through and through.Hating Edin at first his rivalry turned into friendshipKojiro
Titles BroStatus: Alive
Relationship StatusSingleAge:16
RaceHumanHeight:??
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tara Nagayoshi Spoiler : ]
Bio The daughter of Takuya and smaller sister of kojiro.She has a crush on EdinTara
TitlesStatus:
Relationship StatusSingleAge:15
RaceHumanHeight:??
Chapter 21:Priorities Author''s Note Had someone comment that they were losing interest in my story*cries*Well I''ll just kill my MC''s family than have him go OP and get revenge not like that''s never been done before.Honestly I''m trying to write my story like a roller-coaster.With it''s ups and downs and loops.I take into consideration of all your suggestions but in the end I''m the driver here.You can tell to go right but if I want to go left than I am going left.Anyways i guess what I''m trying to say is it''s not about the destination but about the journey.Am I making sense? As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 21: Priorities --------------------------------------------------------------------- Action expresses priorities. ¡ªMahatma Gandhi --------------------------------------------------------------------- Edin --------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple arrows rained down on the bowmen and horses. The horses attached to the carriage had been the ones hit the hardest. The carriage wasn''t going anywhere and neither were him or the princess. The bowmen had lost over half of their men. ¡°Bowmen! Return fire!¡± he screamed at them. He pointed at the nearest knights. ¡°You five go inside the bakery and stay with the princess!¡± A few of the knights were standing back up after their horses had died from the arrows. Luckily the arrows couldn''t penetrate the knight¡¯s armor for the enemy was using short bows because longbows would be another whole different story. ¡°You six go and get help!¡± He commanded to a couple of knights still on horseback. ¡°Aye!¡± The six knights immediately took off but one of the knight¡¯s horses was hit with an arrow which caused the horse to trip and fall. Consequently, the other five kept going and disappeared past the corner of the street. Edin took cover behind the carriage. ¡°Everyone not in full armor take cover!¡± He screamed. Several of the soldiers took refuge inside some of the other shops. He wanted to prevent a big loss of men but his command backfired when several armed men came pouring into the street. He didn''t have to be a genius to realize they were greatly outnumbered. ¡°Everyone form up! Don¡¯t let em get to the princess!¡± Most of the men were cutoff before they could reach the pastries shop the princess was in but a few managed to arrive. ¡°Ok no one gets past this point,¡± He turned around and looked at the pastries building. It was two floors with the top floor being where the owner lived. Ah balcony huh? The thought of getting out of this situation was impossible. A horde of enemies coming down on 50 men with only 18 heavily armored knights. It was nearly a 3:1 battle. ¡°Knights form up at the front! Everyone else don¡¯t let em through the line!¡± Damn it¡¯s worse than the Alamo. An arrow scratched one of the men and he started convulsing. ¡°Shit those arrows are laced with poison!¡± ¡°My lord take the princess and go out the back¡± said the knight captain with the large nose ¡°I,¡± ¡°She¡¯s the priority!¡± ¡°Right then,¡± He grabbed the princess hand and opened the back door but saw enemies on both sides of the alley. Shit. ¡°Everyone get inside and protect this staircase! They may be coming through the back as well! Walking as fast as he could up the stairs with the princess, Edin hoped the men could buy him some time. ¡°Princess I¡¯m gonna give you a piggyback ride,¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Just hold on tightly, very tightly!¡± She grabbed on to his neck and he made his way to the balcony. Using the body enhancement technique he put strength into his legs and jumped up. However the weight of his armor and princess was holding him back. The jump was enough for him to reach the edge of the roof and using the body enhancement in his arms rather than in his legs he pulled and slingshot himself into the air landing on the roof with a sigh. Forgot about the weight. Looking around he noticed archers on the buildings across the street but archers noticed him too. He turned and ran with princess still holding on to him. An arrow graced his cheek as he jumped to the next roof. Shit! Running across the rooftops he began getting dizzy and delirious. Coming close over the edge he tripped. He grabbed the princes and protected her with his own body. Luckily their fall was stopped by a canopy from a storefront. He fell but the metal armor took most of the damage. He grunted, ¡°Princess are you okay?¡± ¡°Ye yes,¡± ¡°B bu... Boss?¡± He coughed and looked up at Peter. ¡°Peter?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Go find some guards now!¡± He sighed, he was not feeling any happiness, he had at least brought the princess to safety. ***************************************************************************** ¡°And that¡¯s what happened,¡± he said to the Myles, Theodore, Samantheo and the king. If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.¡°A coordinated ambush,¡± said Myles. ¡°That¡¯s right someone knew the route we were taking.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll kill those bastards, Myles investigate this I have to go check on my daughter!¡± Said the king as he stormed off with Samantheo and Theodore following him. Edin looked down in thought. ¡°You did great,¡± said Myles. ¡°I didn''t even fight.¡± ¡°No you saved the princess though.¡± ¡°I lost more than three quarters of my men.¡± ¡°It was unfortunate but those men can be replaced.¡± ¡°Not with their families.¡± ¡°Maybe, but they took an oath like you to die for the royal family.¡± ¡°Whatever, I¡¯m gonna go lie down.¡± ¡°Are you fine though the arrows were poisoned and you were hit by one.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine now only a little dizzy.¡± ¡°Fine then go rest.¡± ---------------------------------------------------- Amano Shunji ---------------------------------------------------- Shunji was watching Sue train as he was cooking lunch. He always cooked lunch back in the day for Edin and Sue after they were done treating. As he threw in a bit of poison into the soup he remembered the first time he fed them poison. Edin had suffered from a big stomach ache for more than a few days, Sue on the other hand was fine. Still Shunji kept feeding them food with a touch of poison every day. He hoped that building up their resistance to different poisons would one day save their lives. The children never noticed the things going into their lunch. ---------------------------------------------------------- Edin ---------------------------------------------------------- A week later the captain of the castle guard Malcolm was arrested after a letter had been found incriminating him and many of the castle guard.Still the person they were in cahoots with was unknown. ¡°Samantheo find men to replace all of the castle guard,¡± ¡°Yes your majesty¡± ¡°But my king,¡± argued Myles. ¡°We don¡¯t know how many men Malcolm had in his pocket,¡± said the king. Myles said nothing. ¡°The knights we¡¯ll keep but the rest of soldiers we will replace!¡± Said the king. ¡°And Edin bring my daughter to court today I''ve already informed her.¡± ¡°Yes your majesty.¡± The king nodded and left along with Samantheo. ¡°I still can¡¯t believe Malcolm did it,¡± said Theodore. ¡°But he said he was innocent,¡± said Edin. ¡°As do all other criminals, Edin.¡± ¡°Still maybe the evidence was planted there.¡± ¡°It was in his handwriting.¡± ¡°Anyways we all have a job to do. Dismissed!¡± Ordered Myles. He made his way to the princess room and knocked but before he could say anything the princess herself opened the door. ¡°Gu Good morning Sir Edin.¡± ¡°Morning princess. Are you ready? His majesty wants you at court today.¡± ¡°Ye yes but how do I look?¡± ¡°Huh um great as always, anyways we should go.¡± The princess blushed and quickly walked away with her maids following. He followed her to the throne room. The king and queen were seated with the princess seated at their sides. He stood on guard with Theodore and Myles. He was bored what with the usual disputes and problems presented to the king but then his cousin showed up. ¡°Sir Luke of house Dragkagua!¡± Announced the herald. ¡°Well sir Luke why are you here?¡± ¡°To ask for your daughter¡¯s hand in marriage.¡± ¡°AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!¡± Edin started laughing loudly. ¡°What¡­happened Ahaha to marrying your Aunt!? Hahahaha! wasn''t marrying her your priority?¡± He said in between breath and giggles. ¡°And now you¡¯re trying to marry an eleven year old girl!¡°HAHAHA!" Eventually he got to the point where his laughter became inaudible as he could no longer breathe. ¡°Yeah I can still have two wives!¡± Argued Luke. ¡°Whatever lolicon!¡± ¡°Who¡¯s a lolicon coward!¡± ¡°Oh you wanna go!¡± While the two cousins were bickering the king had an idea. His wife had mentioned that Aislynn had become infatuated with Edin. The queen being a sucker for romance told the king and convinced him of having them married. Aislynn marrying Edin would make Edin the future King but just making him her fianc¨¦ was a hard task. He would bring the wrath of many nobles who were offering their sons in marriage. Edin might have been born of noble blood but his house was weak both politically and literally. This was the perfect opportunity. ¡°Silence!¡± Ordered the king. ¡°There will be a tournament for all knights under the age of 20 for the title of Knight of moonlight!¡± ¡°Tournament yeah don¡¯t wanna.¡± ¡°Are you scared of losing Edin?¡± ¡°I¡¯m part of the Royal guard it¡¯d be unfair.¡± ¡°You¡¯re just scared of losing to me,¡± ¡°Fine I¡¯ll join the tournament and win¡±
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Chapter 22: Rivalry Author''s Notes Ok then since I finally got 200 followers It''s time for a double chapter release As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 22: Rivalry ---------------------------------------------------------- The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other. ¡ªLuciano Pavarotti <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Again! It happened Again! The king had made it into a free-for-all rather than a series of duels. The only advantage he had over all the other opponents was his mobility. Over twenty knights were duking it out but six of them decided to gang up on him. Three in in front of him and one in each direction He ran towards the three in front, but before he was within reach of them he jumped back. As he was in the air he stabbed his long sword into the ground using body enhancement magic. He poured strength into his arms and pushed off performing a backflip out of the encirclement. The knight behind him turned around bewildered. Ahahaha that was badass. Smiling he was hit on the head. ¡°Gah what the fuck!?¡± He asked as he jumped away. ¡°I only punched with my hand.¡± ¡°Yeah but you¡¯re wearing METAL fucking gloves!¡± ¡°A knight must always be aware of his surroundings and besides. You¡¯re lucky that all I did was give you a little punch when I easily could have eliminated you.¡± ¡°Oh and why didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°I wanted to go one on one with the youngest royal guard in history.¡± ¡°Fine but let¡¯s do it after we kick there asses yeah.¡± ¡°I suppose I could help with these six.¡± Edin and the unarmed knight both turned to look at the six who had crept closer. I¡¯ll let him go first. ¡°All yours Sir Knight,¡± as he waved his hand towards them. ¡°Fine and the name¡¯s Lambert!¡± By the time he was finished with his sentence he was in front of the first man, hacking away with his mace. Lambert dodging the first knight¡¯s slash used his mace to smash it into his head. Being a tournament the mace was unspiked but still was deadly. He moved fast taking out two of the knights. Meh I¡¯ll let him take care of it and tire himself out. The knights had decided that Lambert was the bigger threat of the two so Edin just stood there waiting. ¡°Oi! Help me!¡± He sighed. ¡°Yeah! Yeah! Don¡¯t get your panties in a bunch!¡± Even though training was hard he found fighting more and more fun. The adrenaline of every move, every breath was exhilarating. Putting his foot in front of the other knight¡¯s leg and pushing him down while infusing mana into his muscles in his arms. He then kicked the man while he was on the floor. He went towards the one closest before they noticed he had joined the fight. He grabbed the young man and hurled him into the group. Afterwards with a few slashes and grunts the knights had been dispatched. Lambert and Edin were looking at each other. ¡°You know I watched you at the last tourney.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°Yeah and I thought to myself I could have defeated him and then you go join the royal guard.¡± ¡°Okay...¡± The king had made it so only knights under the age of twenty could participate. His decision made the amount of participants very low since most knights were being knighted at twenty one. Then there were the men who were so talented they were knighted when they were in their late teens. A special breed of talented young men eager for glory; Edin was facing one such of this breed. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. Taking his helm off Lambert entered his stance with his mace. ¡°If I were you I wouldn''t take the helm off.¡± ¡°No it¡¯ll restrict my vision plus that¡¯s how the last guy lost.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Any fight between knights was quick. They both knew this wasn''t going to be a battle of resistance. They both moved running with all their might towards each other, parrying away each other¡¯s weapons. Edin got in close and elbowed Lambert breaking his nose. Thinking the fight was over Edin was head-butted by Lambert. ¡°Ah!¡± he screamed in pain dropping his sword to rub his head. Noticing his mistake Lambert brought his mace and swung. Edin, seeing the mace through his hands, Brought up his left hand in reflex to defend against the mace. Crack! With his left hand in pain he grabbed lambert in a headlock and threw him to the ground punching him repeatedly with his right hand and finishing it with his left elbow. Finished with his punching of Lambert¡¯s face he laid down next to Lambert in exhaustion. ¡°Gawk, well fought sir.¡± ¡°... You too Lambert, broke my fucking left wrist.¡± I seriously need to remember that basic healing spell. ¡°I wanted to break your pretty boy nose.¡± ¡°That''s kinda gay,but you cant touch this.¡± ¡°Guess not.¡± Edin sat up. ¡°Are you gonna stay on the floor?¡± ¡°Yeah as soon as I can I¡¯m walking to the sidelines.¡± ¡°Really so much for wanting to kick my ass.¡± ¡°Honestly I¡¯m tired and I just wanted to fight against you.¡± ¡°Not in it for the title?¡± ¡°Not really.¡± Looking around the fighting had died down. He spotted Luke looking at him. Luke was wearing armor similar to his own without a helm. It seemed he was the only other knight not wearing heavy armor. He winced as he stood up to face his cousin Luke. No words were said, both of them entering their stances. Their breaths resonating, neither of them moved. Edin had use of only his right hand so defending wasn¡¯t an option. He chose to go on the offensive. A gentle breeze came and he moved putting strength into his legs, he lunged forward. Luke was blocking every one of his strikes, the fight continues with slashes and parries. Bringing his sword in a horizontal slash from right to left he made contact with Luke¡¯s sword and immediately spun on the balls of his feet and as he turned he elbowed Luke¡¯s face. Luke dropped his sword and punched him and he countered by tackling Luke to the ground. Their beautiful blade dance turned to a scuffle between rivals. Luke was on top of him pressing on his left injured wrist. He grunted in pain and shifted his weight, ending on top of Luke, Using his left elbow and right fist he hammered into Luke without missing a beat. Gah that was close. He was about to go crazy but he was able to regain his sense before going berserk. A healer came to him and healed his hand. The king was paying for any and all injuries. The crowd cheered and started chanting. ¡°Knight of Moonlight!¡± ¡°Knight of Moonlight!¡± ¡°Knight of Moonlight!¡±
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Chapter 23: Tragedy Author''s Note As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 23: Tragedy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities. ¡ªBenjamin E. Mays <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Cassandra ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cassandra had calmed down. She doubted he even knew what being the knight of moonlight meant. She had thought they would marry and she would be Mrs. Freestone but now she¡¯d be no more than a concubine. Still she now had someone else she¡¯d love. She had begun getting the symptoms and was worried but her mother had told her what it likely was. She hadn''t told Edin but she knew he would most likely be happy .Even if he left her she would raise the child herself. With these thoughts she walked from her room to the kitchen. Noticing the stares she was getting from the new castle guards she quickened her pace. The new castle guards hired by the castle steward were rougher looking than most men. They were loud and rude. Still she thought the steward was trying to get rougher warriors for protection. She had already packed her bags, not wanting to be a burden to Edin. If the nobles found out that the future king already had a child with a woman of her station. No she didn¡¯t want to think of how she could be used against him. After she was done helping cook the feast she would leave the castle. She had even prepared a letter for Edin explaining everything. -------------------------------------------------------------- Edin ------------------------------------------------------------- He let loose the arrow and it made its way to the deer¡¯s thigh restricting its mobility. He knocked another arrow before he lost sight of it. Luckily Theodore finished it off. Still the deer continued running with an arrow in its neck and thigh. Being titled as the Knight of Moonlight Edin didn''t know what the big deal was. Then again he wasn''t born in the Ganeleon Kingdom, thus he never heard the childhood tales of the knight of moonlight. There are many versions of the story but the general story is that a long time ago a king had only one daughter and no heir. He was unable to decide on a future king so he decided to let his daughter choose. The princess being unable to make a decision with all the pressure ran off in the middle of the night. Walking through the woods she was attacked by something. Some versions say bandits other goblins but in the end she was attacked and saved by a knight in silver armor. They say the moonlight reflected on his armor making it shine beautifully and the princess had fallen in love. Thus the knight became the future king and they had a happily ever after. Well in truth He being selected caused a civil war that the knight of moonlight went on to win. Still the story is made short when told to children. So any king to be, In other words the fianc¨¦ to an only child princess, is given the title of Knight of Moonlight. Still no one had told Edin he would be the future king of the Ganeleon Kingdom. ¡°Kfc go find it¡± The falcon took off to find the injured Deer that was on the verge of death. ¡°Will Follow KFC and go finish it,¡± ¡°Yes my lord¡± will took out his dagger and went towards the deer to give it mercy As Theodore made his way to him, he sighed. What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Theodore ¡°Cassandra was mad but I don¡¯t know why,¡± Theodore smiled ¡°I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll feel better when we get back,¡± The three of them returned to the city ¡°My lord today can I visit my family,¡± ¡°Yeah sure go ahead,¡± William ran off to his home Theodore and Edin began walking through the small pas leading to the castle when they saw a figure walking a little bit ahead of them. The man wore a robe a wizard would wear.He was taller than Edin but looked oddly scrawny. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. The unknown wizard turned ¡°Herb?¡± ¡°Hey little bro,¡± ¡°Herbert what are you doing here¡± he said after hugging his brother ¡°Well I graduated a year ago, went back home and decided to visit my little brother,¡± ¡°Oh um this is Theodore my friend,¡± ¡°A pleasure,¡± ¡°The pleasure¡¯s all mine, it¡¯s my first time meeting anyone from the Freestone family,¡± They talked on their way to the castle. Edin spoke of everything that had happened and especially about Cassandra and being a Royal Guard. Herbert spoke of his graduation and the situation in Hawk¡¯s Nest. ¡°Well Thomas is an ass hole but he can run the plantation,¡± ¡°I¡¯m glad everything¡¯s fine,¡± ¡°Yeah but enough about that, this girl you¡¯re gonna marry her than,¡± ¡°Well soon as I turn fifteen,¡± ¡°Oh this is much better for me little brother,¡± Still a pervert huh Herbert started talking about all the girls he had supposedly been with. Still Edin enjoyed his brother¡¯s company on the way to the castle. ¡°Oh so a feast to celebrate your new title, I came at a good time,¡± ¡°Yeah I guess,¡± ¡°That would explain this armor huh,¡± ¡°Yeah well me and Theo just came from hunting so,¡± ¡°Hunting in that armor?¡± ¡°I got used to it plus Theo¡¯s always the one finishing them off,¡± ¡°I only take the second shot Edin,¡± arrived at the castle gate ¡°Weird no one¡¯s on post,¡± As Edin said that the sound of metal striking metal was heard .Two knights came into the castle yard. It was Henry and James ¡°We have to warn someone!¡± said Henry ¡°Hey what¡¯s going on!?¡± Screamed Theodore ¡°My lords!¡± Screamed James ¡°Go Jimmy open the gates, I¡¯ll hold¡¯em off!¡± ¡°Right,¡± Jimmy made his way to the winch and began opening the Gates Henry however was holding off five Castle guards ¡°The hell!¡± Said Theodore as he took out his Moonlight bow. Unlike the bow Theodore used to hunt the Moonlight Piercer was an artifact from the king¡¯s treasury. The bow fired arrows made of mana. It had a blue mana stone in it which acted like a battery to supply arrows for the bow. The string simply needed to be pulled to cast an energy arrow. Theodore could switch out the stones to get different types of arrows, Fire arrows or the blue arrows that were one hit kills. ¡°Jimmy what¡¯s going on!?¡± ¡°They¡­.started¡­killing us¡­knights,¡± Theodore let lose Two blue mana arrows one after the other hitting one guard in the eye the other in the heart. Luckily the castle guards were lightly armored with Leather armor. Henry killed one of them while he was distracted by his companions being killed. The last two ran and were easily dispatched by Theodore. Edin Made KFC fly into the air. ¡°Let¡¯s go then¡± said Edin leading the way ¡°Henry James you two go get help!¡± ordered Theodore ¡°Brother you should go too,¡± said Edin ¡°Huh? Are you stupid? I¡¯m a sorcerer this much is nothing to me,¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go,¡± said Theodore They walked into the castle. ¡°Let¡¯s head to the throne room!¡± ¡°Theo I¡¯m gonna go search for Cass,¡± ¡°Our priorities,¡± ¡°I know just small detour please,¡± ¡°Fine,¡± They took a right into the service area of the castle ¡°Ok a quick search for any survivors,¡± Edin ran to Cassandra¡¯s room and didn¡¯t find her. Damn please be fine He was panicking; His home had been attacked again while he was gone. He stepped into the kitchen and stopped. Slowly one step at a time he made his way to her and landed on his knees no..No..NO..NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO Her clothes had been ruffled and her throat had been slit open. I DON¡¯T REMEMBER THE DAMN HEALING SPELL! He lifted her into his arms ¡°Cass,¡±
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Chapter 24:Everybody goes to Hell Author''s Note So I got some fan art drawn for my fiction by Mek who is a great artist Also I''m still rewriting and stuff As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 24: Everybody goes to Hell ------------------------------------------------------------------ If you''re going through hell, keep going. ¡ªWinston Churchill <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ¡°Man why the fuck did you has to kill her!?¡± ¡°We don¡¯t fuck corpses!¡± ¡°Neither do I but the bitch kicked my balls,¡± ¡°Seriously I wanted her maiden¡¯s blood all over my cock!¡± The voices were in the next room. Edin stood up and walked in. ¡°Oh you want a bloody cock, Let me oblige you,¡± He was empty and inside he just wanted to stop, cry and give up. He just let the other him have his fun. The berserker in him went furious. Using wind magic he pushed the four men against the walls and took out his long sword. Inside he was numb he wasn¡¯t controlling his own actions but he didn¡¯t care. Taking the sword he cut their pickles and oranges in one swift motion. In the end he left the room with four crying men, no they were no longer men nor women, Just men with their own genitals in their mouths. He picked her up and took her to the garden. Laying her on the grass he did not move could not move. An internal struggle within his own soul ¡®I just want to lie down,¡¯ ¡®Let me go on a rampage¡¯ ¡°Edin!¡± His internal discussion was interrupted by his brother. Herbert didn¡¯t say another word and simply opened up a hole in the garden. Together they buried her. When they were done Herbert simply pulled his brother along. Edin had given up but he just kept walking for now. They made their way to the throne room; Theodore had gone off ahead of them. He didn¡¯t let Herbert handle any of the enemies. He cleaved through several of the Castle guards with his long sword. Granted they were indoors so it was easier for Edin to fight with the Guards. One after the other the guards were nothing more than obstacles to him. The only reason the castle guard were able to subjugate the castle knights was because of their numbers and element of surprise. Once a knight brought to the ground and on his back with several men surrounding him he was as good as dead. Still He kept moving parrying and striking each opponent taking no more than five moves to eliminate. It helped when he unconsciously fused mana into his muscles when striking into the flesh of his enemies. The new castle guard might¡¯ve looked tough but they were no different than the thugs found in the seedier parts of the city. He seemed to go crazier with every new man that he killed. A group of Guards came towards him but he casted a large fireball that burned to death most of the guards. those still alive were cut down. This was nothing, he needed more. Suddenly he was drenched in cold water and snapped out of his frenzy. ¡°Edin you awake?¡± asked his brother concerned ¡°ye yeah,¡± he responded in an apathetic tone ¡°Anyways I was following you to the throne room but it¡¯s been a couple minutes so,¡± ¡°Sorry the throne room is this way,¡± Retracing a part of their steps they continued towards the throne rooms hearing the sounds of fighting. Five knights were standing in front of a large knight in black armor; behind the five knights was the king alongside with Myles and Theodore The floor of the throne room was littered with the bodies of knights and castle guards. Many had been killed by Theo¡¯s laser like arrows of mana. Theodore fired an arrow at the black knight towering over everybody. Still the arrow dissipated after hitting the Black knight¡¯s armor. The Black Knight swung his War hammer with only his right arm killing the closest knight instantly with a blow to his head and with his returning swing he impaled the pick part of his armor into the neck of another knight. Another Knight using his estoc¡ªa weapon made for thrusting to find weak points in armor¡ª impaled it into the black knight¡¯s thigh. Still the Black knight took as no more than a mosquithor¡¯s bite and continued to lay waste to the three remaining knight¡¯s remaining knights. Herbert a fireball and sent it towards the back knight but it was blocked by a shield of water. Water magic! Everyone turned to find the mages that had casted both magic spells. Everybody ignored Herbert as he seemed to be together with Edin. The king immediately turned towards Daniel who had entered the throne room. ¡°Daniel what the hell!?¡± Daniel smiled ¡°It took a while you know,¡± The king did not respond and waited for Daniel to continue ¡°You¡¯re a fool for thinking me your ally, I could have easily killed you but I¡¯m smarter than that,¡± ¡°You bastard,¡± muttered the king ¡°You took Diane from me but I waited for the perfect opportunity to kill you without repercussions. You have no idea how hard acting senile is but seeing your face now was all worth it. It helped when you angered several noble houses attempting to free the slaves in the kingdom,¡± ¡°I¡¯ll kill you!¡± screamed the king ¡°Ha I believe that chap will kill you first, as for you young mage I recommend not interfering with me,¡± Said Daniel pointing towards the Black Knight ¡°Ehehehehehe Old man I¡¯m a sorcerer, I think I¡¯m more than capable enough to handle an old wizard,¡± ¡°Little bro here catch,¡± Herbert tossed a ring towards Edin¡± wear it later,¡± Edin put the ring in his pocket Daniel smiled ¡°Yes I too am a sorcerer!¡± He said out loud while sending a giant boulder towards him Edin was pushed away from the flying boulder¡¯s trajectory by a large gust of wind. The boulder made a giant hole in the wall leading into the spacious courtyard. What? He can do Voiceless incantations like Herbert! Herbert moved outside quickly ¡°Try to keep up old man!¡± Daniel chased after Herbert going outside. Edin stood up looking towards the gaping hole. Amazing they¡¯re so overpowered ¡°Gah!¡± The sounds of steel and a scream brought his attention back towards the Black knight. The last remaining knight had been impacted by the hammer crushing his ribs and internal organs. Myles stood in front of the weaponless king with his great sword What? Where¡¯s judgment!? Myles was not holding his prized sword but was using another great-sword. The great-sword was of amazing quality crafted by a master blacksmith but it paled in comparison to the Axaprium made great-sword. Edin got into his stance and started approaching the black knight step by step and making eye contact with Myles. Myles lunged forward bringing his sword up over his head and swinging it down in a diagonal slash. The black knight blocked it and swung his other arm at Myles but missed. Edin growing near blocked a swing from the hammer but it shattered his Long sword. The Black knight picked him up by the neck and began chocking him. This entire time everything had been no more than a game but death was here looking at his face. His life in the hands of this Reaper he was terrified but that emotion of fear was subsided by an even larger feeling. The feeling of wanting to kick this man¡¯s ass had come over him. It was his rage he was controlling this time. The knight had brought Edin¡¯s face near him to watch his anguished face.Edin put his thumb into the Black knight''s eye slit and poured fire out of his thumb. ¡°gaaaaah!¡± screamed the knight as he dropped Edin Coughing Edin stumbled away. With his sword shattered he picked up two long sword from the dead knights giving one over to the king. ¡°Edin go find my wife and daughter,then take them to safety¡± ¡°I ,¡± ¡°That¡¯s an order I¡¯ll help Myles with this one,¡± ¡°Yes your majesty,¡± He said turning away and running towards the princess¡¯s room. ran until reaching the princess¡¯s room and opened the door. ¡°Princess!¡± ¡°Princess are you here it¡¯s me Edin!¡± Shit not here! He ran into their majesties room stepping over corpses belonging to both Knights and castle guards. Their Majesties bedroom was actually two floors with a study and family room at the bottom and the actual bedroom and bathroom upstairs. Entering the room he found the queen lying down at the bottom of the stairs with a bruised eye. He shook her awake. ¡°Your majesty, Are you alright?¡± Mumbling the queen woke up ¡°Mu mumu my daughter upstairs!¡± Running up the stairs and leaving the queen behind he readied his sword.Ecounteriing the Castle steward Samantheo trying to open the door leading to the main bedroom. ¡°Princess please come out I just want to keep you young forever,¡± Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. Tip toeing to surprise Samantheo he raised his sword up over his head slowly.He swung but in that instant Samantheo drew his sword and blocked the swing Ka-chink ¡°Bastard,¡± he growled ¡°Oh boy it¡¯s you,¡± responded Sam I can take him He had heard that Samantheo had been a great knight until a certain jousting tournament ended with his left leg crushed by his own horse. The king took pity on the great noble knight and named him the castle steward. I just have to attack his weak left side He swung his sword several times but could not fatally wound Samantheo. He clicked his tongue Damn he still has experience as a knight Samantheo smiled ¡°You know after were done here the both of you will be part of my collection. Oh I¡¯ll flay you and stuff your skins and put you on a display for young love, I¡¯ll name it the princess and the prince,¡± This asshole Sam was standing near the door when it was slightly opened and the princes peaked. Sam noticing this, dashed towards the door ,Edin poured strength into his arms and threw his long sword like a javelin. He ran with mana being poured into his legs and a few seconds after the sword had impaled and slowed Sam He grabbed Sam¡¯s head and bashed it against the wall; Instantly crushing his head thanks to pouring mana into his muscles. Sighing Edin sat down on the floor. ¡°Princess, are you ok?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± He was nearly drained of all his mana. He had casted a fireball that took over half his mana. Burning the Black knight¡¯s face had taken another quarter of mana. Using body strengthening magic had also taken its toll. It would take him a good night¡¯s rest to recover. While Recovering the Queen came upstairs and hugged her daughter. He stood up ¡°Your majesty, we should go,¡± ¡°Oh before we go grab the things in that chest,¡± She said as she pointed towards quince chest The quince chest was a tradition for people who reached the age of fifteen. Inside the chest would be several presents for the new adult. This chest had his own initials even though his fifteen birthday was months away. He opened the chest and examined its contents. Two beautiful Long swords with engravings on the pommel¡ªThe swords were made of quality but the true surprise was that both these swords were sharper than anything he had ever seen.No he had seen sharpness like this once from the great sword judgment which was made of pure Axaprium. ¡°We melted down Judgment and there was enough metal for two long swords,¡± He turned his head and asked ¡°For me?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± He was astounded but the queen told him that weren''t the only things in the chest. Inside was a wooden made short bow together with a quiver with fifteen steel tipped arrows. This must be from Theo He put the bow and quiver aside and continued looking at the goodies. A brown cowl finely tailored. This was made by Cass He quickly put it aside. Other than that there wasn''t anything special, just some books and gold, so he began putting on his new equipment. With dual swords at his side¡ªa bow and quiver¡ªand his cloak he was all set. ¡°Are you ready?¡¯ asked the Queen ¡°Yes your majesty,¡± ¡°Then follow me,¡± Raising an eyebrow in curiosity he followed the queen who simply told him to follow her as she grabbed the princess¡¯s hand. The queen walked downstairs when the door was opened suddenly by Theodore. ¡°Are you all alright!?¡± Edin relaxed his grip on his swords and responded ¡°Yeah were fine, what about on your end,¡± ¡°The king commanded me to help you what with my arrows being useless.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go,¡± On their way to the castle gate they encountered a few guards who were dispatched by Theodore¡¯s mana arrows. They encountered the Fight between Herbert and Daniel. Theodore was at the head and Edin was behind the Queen and princess. While they snuck around the fight he was frozen watching his brother fight. Daniel using his staff as a medium threw several small water projectiles towards Herbert. His brother however reacted by using a shield of fire. The water attack had been a faint for as soon as the water was negated Earth spikes sprung from beneath Herbert. Using a large gust of wind Herbert threw himself into the air and noticing his brother began to get away from the area. Daniel seeing Herbert heading away laughed ¡°Like that¡¯s going to stop me!¡± He screamed as he pushed himself into the air with jets of water under him. What¡¯s with these over powered fights? With the thoughts of what he had just witnessed he caught up with the group. They left the castle but instead of following the road to Moatiupolis they started heading into the woods behind the castle. He tried asking where they were going but Theo had said it was the right way. Still they were being pursued by several of the guards. ¡°Your majesty can you find your way from here?¡¯ Theodore asked the queen ¡°Yes,¡± ¡°Then I will stay here and handle your pursuers, Edin you will go with them,¡± ¡°But,¡± Theodore interrupted him ¡°and hand me your bow,¡± Seeing that Theodore was not going to take a no for an answer he begrudgingly gave his wooden short bow and quiver filled with fifteen arrows. Theodore handed Edin Moonlight piercer to him. ¡°Here then this is yours now,¡± Before Edin could ask why Theodore had removed his Royal chain¡ªThe symbol of a royal guard¡ªand put it into Edin¡¯s hand and holding Edin¡¯s hands ¡°My son Arryn He¡¯s always wanted to be a royal guard, If you deem him fit to join the Order then give him this chain,¡± Edin looked at Theodore ¡°Good luck,¡± Said Theodore then he ran off before Edin could say a word. The queen began moving together with her daughter with Edin following silently behind them. They arrived at a small cave and Edin used his fire magic to light the way until reaching the end of the small cave. He watched in wonder as the queen fumbled with the cave wall when suddenly Creeeeeak The Cave wall started turning and revealed a dark passage. ¡°This is,¡± ¡°The entrance to the tunnels the first King used to get into this valley,¡± So that¡¯s how they got into the valley There was no time to stand in admiration he grabbed the unlit torch from the tunnel and lit it up with a bit of magic. ¡°Then let¡¯s go your majesty,¡± The trip through the dark tunnels wasn''t anything special, a bit terrifying but they eventually got out into an unknown piece of land. They kept walking until they reached a town south of the castle beyond the mountains. The Town of Calcherth was large enough to be considered a small city. He made the two ladies cover themselves with his cloak. It didn''t take much more than a few questions to find the most luxurious Inn. A night cost a gold coin per person but it was as lavish as a nobleman¡¯s room. He took two rooms one for him the other for the queen and princess. ¡°Goodnight then I¡¯ll be in the other room if you need me,¡± Thank you said the Queen as she closed the door. He went to his own room and sat on his bed. Thinking of everything that had happened he didn¡¯t want to think so¡ªdonning his cloak¡ªhe made his way to a tavern as the Inn only served wine. He entered the tavern and although people looked at him like most patrons he was ignored. He sat on a bar stool an order a cup of Ale. He did not like the taste of ale then again he didn''t like remembering. Drinking several cups the tavern began to close but he wasn''t done. He wanted more so he made his way to find another place still open in the night that served drinks. Stumbling his way into the town¡¯s Red light district, noticing the brothels were still open, He made his way to the fanciest looking brothel and with the cash on hand he drank several cups of wine accompanied by pretty girls. He fancied a girl with a nice behind. Taking the brown haired color girl to one of the rooms he began kissing her drunkenly. He tore her clothes away roughly and took her how a dog takes a bitch. The next morning with over half of his valuables wasted he left the brothel. He enjoyed the sex. Then again what man wouldn''t? Still it wasn''t the same. He didn''t just have sex with Cass, no he had made love to her. I should get to the Inn before they wake up. He started walking.
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Chapter 25: Beginnings Author''s Note Welp I lost some readers XD. This is like my first draft I still have to rewrite some stuff ya''know but I can''t believe just cause I killed one character (well two) apparently my fiction is filled with pure tragedy.Death happens it''s a part of life but I guess people read to escape reality.Hmm I''m getting philosophical now. Anywho I''m lazy. Oh I also got some art.I did like a very very basic sketch and sunwalker added some details and colored it.So you know check his stuff out Here his Deviantart if you want to see the original sketch do go to the art section on the character/location sheet.The link can be found at the bottom Anywho here''s our MC Edin as a teen and Royal guard As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 25: Struggle -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beginnings are always messy. ¡ªJohn Galsworthy <><><<><><><><><<><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Mek XXX_________________________________________________________________XXX Mek was standing upright on the selling floor being looked upon by many people browsing the ¡®wares¡¯. Now, he was eleven and had survived a year in the slaver¡¯s training. He had been in charge of the other kids for only a month since the position was rotated every month. The children had hated him that first month because he had to been strict with them for their sakes. When his turn was over, he was isolated and the new kid in charge decided to be the nice guy. Lacking discipline their teacher had hit them much more often than when Mek was the one in charge. After that second month, the kids understood Mek and the next group leader was just as strict as Mek if not stricter. The kids ate, worked, and slept¡ªif their teacher was in a good mood, they would be allowed some free time¡ªMek didn¡¯t really hate it as he had clothes and was fed daily, but it was no better than living as a pet for him. Even so he understood one thing in those painful days, the strong controlled the weak. And I am the weak. As he was having such thoughts, the slave vendor was showing off his ¡®products¡¯ to a large muscled man when he walked up to Mek. ¡°This one is very obedient,¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need obedient; I need strong aggressive warriors,¡± The slave vendor looked conflicted on his next words. I want to be strong! While the potential buyer started to leave Mek stepped forward and grabbed the man¡¯s arm. The man turned to look back at him ¡°What!?¡± Looking at the man¡ªSix feet (182 cm) with large muscles and several scars¡ªhe gulped. ¡°I want to be strong!¡± The man gave him a fierce look, but Mek didn''t look away. This man looked strong and maybe just maybe he could teach Mek a thing or two. ¡°Fine I¡¯ll take him,¡± ¡°A gold coin sir,¡± ¡°Eight silver,¡± The slave vendor frowned and looked at Mek ¡°Fine then what contract will you be selecting?¡± Slave contracts were varied when buying a slave. The most expensive contract was a magic master-slave contract in which the slave would die if he ever left the master. The second most expensive was similar to the first one, but the slave could escape from the master¡¯s will if he went past a certain limit. However, the cheapest was just a paper contract that said the slave had been purchased, in other words a receipt. ¡°A paper contract please then,¡± After half an hour of paperwork and another thirty minutes of riding a caged carriage Mek had arrived to the gladiator school. The man who had bought him left him and gave him to some random man¡ªMost likely a worker for the gladiator school.¡ª It was a large compound with cells, training yard, showers, bathrooms, for more than sixty gladiators. Mek was led inside in shackles and put in cell. It was a small cell with a bed and some simple furniture for clothes. The man locked the cell ¡°Sleep young one tomorrow begins your first day of training,¡± said the man as he unlocked Mek¡¯s shackles. Mek nodded and lied down on the bed anxious for tomorrow. The next morning Mek awoke to someone rattling the cell bars ¡°Wake up said the man, follow me for breakfast,¡± The man opened the cell and put the shackles onto Mek. ¡°Let us go then,¡± Mek followed the man through the compound until reaching a large room filled with benches and long tables. ¡°Get a tray then line up for food,¡± Mek was excited the smells coming from the food it was better than anything else he had been fed. It reminded him of the generous dinners his neighbors had had when they celebrated their wedding anniversary. It was finally his time to be served and he was given a generous amount of food. Eggs, meat, bread plus steamed vegetables and garlic aioli He was astounded. ¡°Can I really eat all of this?¡± ¡°Hahahahaha of course!¡± said the cook Mek sat down on one of the benches and began to eat as if someone were threatening him. The man who held on to his shackles started laughing ¡°Ehehehehe relax kid no one¡¯s taking the food from you, I mean look around you,¡± There were several men ranging from preteens to adult men. Many of them were covered in tattoos and scars. They were all eating great amounts of food and drinking water. ¡°All you have to do is give it your all in training and once you¡¯re fifteen you¡¯ll be able to fight in the arena,¡± Mek couldn''t finish all the food even though his stomach was almost bursting. His stomach was still small from lack of food. ¡°If you''re done let¡¯s go,¡± said his guardian. Mek was taken to the training yard filled with wooden dummies and a dirt floor. Then another man brought several different wooden weapons ranging from swords to spears and everything in between. ¡°I want you to hit the dummy and try out the different weapons,find what fits you the most kid,¡± Mek grabbed a wooden sword when several men came in and started to watch him. They varied in size but each looked as menacing as each other. One had a large girth big enough to hide Mek completely. Another was extremely scrawny even when compared to Mek. The other¡¯s had muscles that only proved they were fighters with years of experience due to the scars over their bodies. Smash! With all his might the wooden sword smashed into the dummy. His hand started hurting from the aftershock. He grabbed several of the wooden weapons until he picked up a spear like one. It was different from the ones he had seen. It had three spikes at the front¡ªin other words a trident¡ªand it felt good in his hands. After testing multiple weapons he was tired and sweaty. ¡°That¡¯s enough tomorrow you start training with your new teacher.¡± said his caretaker ¡°Uh,OK¡± The next morning after a large breakfast his caretaker took him to a different yard than the previous one. Standing in the middle of the yard was one of the men from yesterday. He wasn''t extremely large like some of the others but nevertheless he had the body of a warrior. If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. His caretaker¡ª whose name he still did not know¡ª freed him from his shackles. ¡°Go on then,¡± The caretaker pointed towards the warrior ¡°He¡¯s gonna teach ya how to fight.¡± Mek walked towards the man. ¡°Here!¡± The warrior threw a blunted trident towards Mek. Three prongs on one end and another spear like point at the other end. Of Course they were blunted but it felt balanced to Mek. ¡°Right then my names Alarius, I¡¯m the resident expert about the trident. From now until you reach the age of fifteen we¡¯ll be training you, In other words you have four years until your first match.¡± XXX_______________________________________________________________XXX De¡¯rek XXX_______________________________________________________________XXX His face hurt from the punch he had been given. Groggily he woke up and realized he was tied down on the deck of the pirate¡¯s frigate. He and a couple of the other fishermen were tied to the center mast of the ship. A large man with a full set of white hair and beard was standing over them. ¡°So, yer all finally awake?¡± None of the prisoners said anything. De¡¯rek looked around looking for his uncle but did not find him. ¡°Now you''ve all got two options, Becoming part of my crew and living the great life of a pirate or you can take your luck with lady Seriah and be tossed into the sea,¡± The captured fishermen looked at the sea. Only the blue of the sea could be seen, not a single speck of land. The Captain smiled ¡°That¡¯s what I thought.¡± Another man started untying the fishermen. ¡°Pete here will show you all what to do,¡± The captain turned his head towards De¡¯rek ¡°You boy I¡¯ll let you be my cabin boy, be glad since only noble children can get such a position.¡± De¡¯rek was confused and simply nodded his head. He followed the captain. ¡°You know usually we would have made you a powder monkey but we only have eight working cannons.¡± The pirate ship He was standing had over three levels of gun decks. You serious? The ship was dirty filled with even dirtier men but somehow De¡¯rek was excited.Too bad he spent the next four years doing nothing but chores.Serving the captain wine,helping the cook,passing messages etc.He didn''t even have a decent place to rest.Usually he¡¯s sleep near the bags of flour that is until the rats started biting him. The pirates didn''t see much action as their ship was their bluff continued to work on smaller ships.So De¡¯rek never saw any actual combat. He continued being the cabin boy of the Slow wench until he was sixteen XXX____________________________________________________________XXX Edin XXX____________________________________________________________XXX He whistled but no matter how many times he called for KFC the falcon would not come.He sighed. I totally forgot about him He was on his way back to the inn carrying a pair of cloaks for their highness''s.He had bought everything for the trip back to Hawk¡¯s Nest.Two horses and necessities enough for the one month to reach The harbor of Dragkagua. From there he was gonna take a boat to the port town of Naoni and then home. The queen and her daughter were already prepped and ready to go when he gave them the cloaks.They mounted the horses and began the journey. An hour into the trip they were trotting without a word.He was bored and put his left hand into his pocket. huh what¡¯s this? He took out a ring from his pocket.The ring given to him by his brother. Oh that¡¯s right Herbert. Damn I¡¯m sure he¡¯s fine but still Not wanting to lose the ring he put it on.Their wasn''t anything particularly special about it.Just a bronze ring with runes engraved in it.He would still treasure it after all Herbert had given it to him. He felt weird somehow.A shiver ran down his spine. Weird. It was fairly hot day with zero wind.He looked at the Queen who was riding together with the princess. ¡®wow she¡¯s got a nice rack¡¯ ¡°WHAT!?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong? asked the queen ¡°ah erm nothing.¡± ¡°That was weird.¡± He mumbled to himself ¡®Are you okay?¡¯ ¡°Yeah it¡¯s just¡­¡±He stopped ¡°Did you say something?¡± asked the Queen concerned. ¡°Ye yeah I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡®You can talk in your mind just direct your thoughts towards me¡¯ ¡®Who are you?¡¯ ¡®ah erm¡¯ The voice cleared his non existant throat ¡®I am the Second EROGAMI and I have chosen you as my disciple¡¯ ¡®Yeah no I refuse¡¯ ¡®Ah boo lil bro you''re no fun¡¯ ¡®bro?¡¯ Wait a minute this voice ¡®Herbert!?¡¯ ¡®The one and only¡¯ ¡®Are you using telepathy magic or something?are you ok!?¡¯ ¡®er somewhat I¡¯m not dead so I guess that¡¯s a good thing but I have no physical form.I¡¯m actually inside the ring tehee¡¯ ¡®Wait what!?¡¯ ¡®You see for my graduating thesis I started researching magical artifacts.I was attempting to create a ring that could hold various things and take up zero space.However after weeks I thought of putting myself in the ring.I tried different chants well I don¡¯t want to bore you with the details¡¯ ¡®Get to the point Herb¡¯ ¡®Right then.I made my self into an ethereal form as a last resort¡¯ ¡®So you''re a ghost trapped in the ring!¡¯ ¡®Um no I¡¯m not dead.I just need to gather enough mana to return to the physical plane¡¯ ¡®Then do it¡¯ ¡®Can¡¯t, you don¡¯t have enough mana and since the ring lacks an engraved mana stone I can¡¯t store enough of it to turn back¡¯ ¡®then¡¯ ¡®Yep were stuck like this for now¡¯ ¡®why didn''t you think of putting a mana stone you idiot¡¯ ¡®Tehee I forgot¡¯
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Chapter 26: The Fault is my own Author''s Note:My motivation to write is nearly gone.I wonder any-who keep moving forward I guess. As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated --------------------------------------------------- Chapter 26: The fault is my own -------------------------------------------------- Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes. ¡ªBenjamin Franklin <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Edin Asshole! Standing on the bow of the ship, gripping on the handrail and gritting his teeth while mumbling curses. He had gone to visit his Grandfather¡ªAbraham Dragkagua¡ª from his mother¡¯s side, but the visit just made him feel worse. ¡°While you were playing knight, your cousin gathered allies from the nobles in the capital, I wonder who¡¯ll win between the both of you. Can you put the princess back on the throne? For now I will continue to remain neutral, but I¡¯m rather interested in knowing who¡¯ll win.¡± He sighed remembering what his asshole of a grandfather had told him. ¡®So then what''s the plan?¡¯ asked his brother in his mind. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I doubt any of the truly powerful houses will help us without an assurance of victory. Even with the knightly houses who still honor their oaths, it won¡¯t be enough to take back the throne.¡± ¡®Plus the fact that there are enemies who remain unknown?¡¯ ¡°No, I know who my enemies are. After all you failed to kill Daniel.¡± ¡®Well ¡­. um... what can I say?¡¯ He looked towards the shore. After a few weeks of travel they finally arrived. ¡°It¡¯s been awhile since I last saw this place.¡± The port town of Naoni was just a fishing village with a dock that could only handle one large ship. Currently, Docked was the only ship House Freestone owned¡ª the Swimming hawk¡ª so they prepared a row boat for the three of them. He helped the sailor row the boat by increasing their speed until they finally hit shore. After tossing a copper towards a thankful sailor, he helped the Queen and the princess off the boat. ¡°Are we almost there?¡± asked the princess ¡°About a week more on horseback princess.¡± He answered while they were entering the village. The small fishing village didn''t get many visitors, so naturally they were the center of attention. Noticing a pink haired girl packing things onto a carriage, Edin called her name ¡°Lucy!¡± Lucy turned around surprised. ¡°Eh... Ed... Edin!¡± Nodding ¡°The one and only.¡± he said. ¡°It¡¯s great to see you.¡± ¡°Likewise. By the way, Lucy, are you heading towards Hawk¡¯s Nest?¡± ¡°I am.¡± ¡°Is it alright if we tag along?¡± Finally, noticing that he was not alone, she turned to look at Princess Aislynn and Queen Diane. ¡°Who are they?¡± asked Lucy He had no answer for her. Should he tell her the truth or perhaps say that they were acquaintances. He hadn¡¯t thought of a cover story. As he was thinking these thoughts the Queen responded for him. ¡°I am his future mother-in-law and this is my daughter, his fiance.¡± said the Queen as she was gesturing towards the princess. ¡°WHAT!¡± screamed Lucy. Oh that¡¯s a great lie your majesty! With this, it won¡¯t seem weird if she started living here. With widened eyes, Lucy slowly turned her head. ¡°What is she talking about Edin?¡¯ ¡°Um... we have a week of travelling time to talk.¡± ?????????????????????????????????????????????? Divya ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª She sighed. ¡°Ganesh I''ve already told you I have someone I like.¡± Recently, many of the village boys had started realizing that Divya was a beautiful young woman. She was fourteen now, and growing into a beautiful flower. In the past,the children in the village had avoided her as she was a bit of a tomboy. Now, however, many of the boys had crushes on her. Among those countless boys, the most persistent was Ganesh. Every day, he would constantly bug her, asking her to be his girlfriend. ¡°Divya I am the most talented of the Mahouts¡ªi.e. Elephant rider¡ªI will surely rise to a great position in the future.¡± She was standing outside the village shop waiting for her friend Lucy to arrive. When she saw the carriage come into view. It was easy to spot Lucy who had bright pink hair, but there were other people riding on the carriage besides Lucy and the goods. Lucy pulled up the carriage, and Divya was finally able to tell who was sitting next to Lucy. Wearing armor similar to the knights who had passed through the village years ago and a white cape trimmed with gold, it was him. With an apathetic look, he waved his hand to Divya. ¡°Hey Divya. Long time no see.¡± ¡°Edin?¡± He nodded and turned towards the two unknown people. ¡°This is um my erm fianc¨¦, I guess¡± He pointed towards the youngest blonde girl ¡°and my future mother in law.¡± Both of them bowed and raised their skirts ¡°A pleasure to meet you.¡± they said in unison ¡°I am prin..¡± ¡°NAH!¡± interrupted Edin before the princess could end her sentence. The princess noticed her mistake. ¡°I¡¯m Aislynn and this is my mother Diane.¡± ¡°Um I¡¯m Divya. Nice to meet you both.¡± Edin turned towards Ganesh ¡°I don¡¯t think I''ve had the pleasure.¡± He said while offering his hand for a handshake Surprised Ganesh took Edin¡¯s hand. ¡°My name is Ganesh I¡¯m..¡± ¡°My boyfriend!¡± interrupted Divya Why did I say that!? Conflicting feelings were going through her. Most of it surprise rather than jealousy. Why she had said Ganesh was her boyfriend she didn''t know. She looked at Edin hoping for a reaction. Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Is that so?¡± He said while scratching his ear. That¡¯s it!? ¡°Well we''ve got to get going. See you later¡± said Edin as he beckoned towards Aislynn and Diane. ????????????????????????????????????????????????? Thomas Jr. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª He turned the page of the ledger. After his graduation he returned to Hawk¡¯s Nest. Life was going great. Both of his brothers were away from Hawk¡¯s Nest and his father had gone missing making him the Head or so he thought but his grandfather was still alive. ¡°You can help with the administration this way you can learn how to manage the plantation.¡± In other words his grandfather had told him to fuck off. Still he was allowed to help with the accounting and administration. What did you do with my money father? House Freestone had over five generations of savings. The only thing they could spend their money was on improving their lands and business. Yet somehow they had lost over %75 of their Family savings. Where the money had gone was a mystery. ¡°What! He¡¯s here!?¡± He heard Lilith screaming outside the study. Gah why can¡¯t I have professional maids He stood up and opened the door to the study. ¡°Hey! Can you not¡­.¡±He stopped noticing his brother standing in the doorway. ¡°Edin.¡± Edin looked at him and nodded. ¡°Brother,¡± he turned to Lilith ¡°Lilith bring me and Thomas some tea and Allison please take my fianc¨¦ and her mother to the guest rooms. Thomas and I will be in the study.¡± Edin passed him and entered the study. Thomas closed the door with a large Thud. ¡°Where¡¯s our Grandpa?¡± asked Edwin as he sat down on the couch ¡°He¡¯s out. Any who what can I help you with brother?¡± ¡°Not much I¡¯d guess¡± Who does he think I am? ¡°I am the head of the house little brother.¡± ¡°Hmph, you say that Thomas but we both know grandpa is still the head for now.¡± ¡°tch what are you doing back here anyways?¡± ¡°Moving back home Thomas obviously.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t!¡± screamed Thomas as he slammed his fist down on the desk.¡°This is my House!¡± Thomas shut his mouth as his brother suddenly stood up and stood next to him in an instant. ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± Edin whispered in his ear. Thomas grit his teeth and gripped his fists. Edin walked towards the door. ¡°I¡¯ll wait for him elsewhere.¡± he said and then closed the door. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? Edin ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª ¡°Mom.¡± he stopped hugging his mother ¡°You¡¯re taller than me now Edin¡± ¡°Not by much mom.¡± ¡°Well you still have years to grow taller.¡± They were outside in the garden.The garden was the pride of his mother.She had asked for once ever since she moved here.It was as old as Edin filled with roses and many flowers.It was on par with the Castle¡¯s garden. It brought back memories he¡¯d sooner rather forget.They sat down and Lilith brought them tea. He explained the situation to his mother while leaving out a few details until he was suddenly tackled to the ground by something that had jumped out of the jungle. ¡°You just got here.¡± He patted his sister Sue¡¯s head ¡°I did.It¡¯s good to see you little sis.¡± They both stood up. ¡°Dinner is ready!¡± screamed the cat-maid Allison ¡°sis have you seen grandpa?¡± he asked ¡°Oh he¡¯s drinking with sensei.¡± ¡°I want mother and you to meet two guests at dinner .I¡¯ll go get call grandpa for dinner.¡± He started walking towards the village. Four years and not much had changed in the village.He waved to the villagers that recognized him. ¡®So you''re fine with Dyvia being stolen from you?¡¯asked his brother within the depths of his mind. ¡°She was never mine to begin with.¡± ¡®Don¡¯t worry your brother will help you get her back with my skills¡¯ ¡°Shut up.¡± Edin removed the ring from his finger Finally some peace and quiet He finally reached the small house where he used to train and saw two older men sitting down drinking. ¡°Hmm well if it isn''t the kid.Finally back?¡± asked his sensei Amano Shunji. ¡°Yeah,for now.¡± ¡°A bit gloomy aren¡¯t we?¡± asked his grandfather ¡°Some stuff happened.¡± ¡°Here.¡± his grandfather held out a bottle of alcohol. He took it and drank. ¡°Gawk,that¡¯s horrible¡± ¡°So you don¡¯t want anymore Edin?¡± asked his grandfather ¡°I never said that.¡± **** ¡°That¡¯s the gist of it grandpa.¡± ¡°Hmm So my great-grandchildren will have royal blood.¡± Said his grandfather while stroking his chin. Edin frowned¡°Grandpa were you listening?¡± ¡°I was but there¡¯s not much we can do.You could lead an army of houses still loyal to the princess but most likely everyone will die.Neither do you have the support of the people,¡± He was right.Many of the commoners of the kingdom saw the freedom of slaves as a threat.Saying things like how the freed slaves would be stealing jobs and such.So Edin lacked the support of both nobles and commoners. ¡°So just marry her highness and live a long happy life here.¡± his grandpa said as he put out the smoke in his mouth. ¡°I doubt Thomas would like that.¡± ¡°Your father never decided on an heir.¡± ¡°No it¡¯s his birthright as the eldest.Thomas may be a bit of an asshole but he¡¯s my brother.¡±
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