《The RETRIEVAL》 Chapter 1 -- LosT CHAPTER ONE--LosT In reflecting on my existence, one might say it has been characterized by the complex interplay of human nature, marked by desires and moments of remorse. Bluntly it was "Human-Like" As far as I remember, it all began with my father''s death in front of me. He laid upon me a wish to save this fucked up world. I used my powers, the ones that resided in my species¡ªthe power to traverse through realms once in a lifetime. I used my power to fulfill my late father''s wish for me to go to this world, and I teleported onto a battlefield. How surprising A man was looking at me with eyes filled with rage, pain, and regret. He paused, staring at me for a minute. I didn''t know why, but this man evoked a strange sense of nostalgia in me, as if I had a connection with him. He seemed like a maniac, but after that pause, he attacked me."Who are you?" he shouted, brandishing a strange weapon that looked threatening. I tried to dodge it, but it hit me in the arm. "Stop! I don''t want to fight you!" I yelled, but he didn''t listen. He kept attacking me, enjoying the one-sided battle. I swung my arms around, trying to defend myself, but he was relentless. At last, he cut my left hand off. I screamed in agony as he laughed, his mouth wide open in a maniacal grin. instinct took over, and I shoved my left arm into his mouth like a psychopath.He tried to scream but couldn''t. With my arm still lodged in his mouth, I started biting his throat. He struggled, unable to move his jaw, as I bit deeper and deeper until his misery finally ended. He was dead at last. After that, I was drained of energy and fainted. The next thing I knew, I was in a prison cell. A guard told me I had killed one of the generals and was sentenced to ten years in prison.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. How surprising i accepted the situation without struggle. It made me question my humanity. Although I am not completely human, I have many human-like characteristics still so. The main thing is, I remember clearly that my hand got cut off, and I stuffed his mouth with my left arm. But Now, my left hand seems to have regenerated. Had it not been for that hand, I would have died.I sat in my prison, shocked that I was charged with murder despite acting in self-defense. Killing this ''General'' of the so-called Great Army made me feel a sense of pride. I wanted to know more about this general. Was he even strong? I mean, I destroyed him without flinching. How did my hand regenerate, and what was that weapon he used? My brain was filled with questions. Luckily, the king of this nation wanted to see me. It made sense, considering I had killed one of his treasured warriors. When I saw the king, he didn''t seem concerned. He was relaxed and surprised at the same time. "Young man, what is your name?" the king asked. With utmost sincerity, I replied, "My name is Shikaku, your majesty." He asked, seemingly shocked, "Hm? Is that your full name?" "Yes, your majesty," I replied. He seemed somewhat disappointed, though I didn''t know why. "Shikaku, do you have any idea whom you''ve slain?" he questioned, eyes narrowing."Not until now, your majesty," I admitted. "Who was he?"He took a deep breath. "You have slain none other than the Great General Thaddeus von Vanserra, a man cursed by the devil and the user of the bloodborne weapon Pure Fury." "So Pure Fury was the mysterious weapon the general used against me," I thought to myself.The king asked again, "Do you have any kind of relation with Thaddeus?" "No," I replied. "interesting," the king murmured. "Your combat prowess Tell me, Shikaku, would you consider serving this kingdom?"I blinked, taken aback. "Serving this kingdom, your majesty?" "Yes," he said, his gaze piercing. "You have great potential, and it would be a waste to keep you imprisoned. I am willing to reduce your sentence, on the condition that you serve and protect our realm." "I... I will consider this carefully, your majesty" I stammered. "Very well. Your sentence is now five years," the king declared. "Use this time to reflect and prepare for what lies ahead." On my second day as a prisoner, the guards were nice to me and gave me special treatment. When I asked them about the bloodborne weapons, they hesitated but eventually told me about bloodborne weapons, "A bloodborne weapon is the strongest of all weapons, yet it is a curse¡ªa taboo. One can only get a bloodborne weapon by killing and taking a million souls, then offering them to the devil. The user is then granted the weapon. Alternatively, one has to kill a person already wielding a bloodborne weapon to transfer ownership.the weapon will defend it''s user or at least try to it can heal an injury no matter how fatal but only if the user wants it to the weapon will only do so for a user once before losing about 40% of its power.But to wield a bloodborne weapon is a curse because the user is denied heaven. To wield one is to defy the gods, and the gods will never grant him peace." "Is that why the king has such high hopes for me?" I asked one of the guards, a man named kenji. "Yes, Shikaku. You''re suggested to be the wielder of Pure Fury, although it is not clear yet if you actually have the authority to wield a weapon of high caliber such as Pure Fury " kenji replied.I nodded, absorbing the information. "Thank you for telling me, kenji. I need to understand what the situation is you see." "So based on this it seems that my hand getting regenerated is related to the bloodborne weapon Pure Fury and i actually have the authority to use Pure Fury but i will keep it a secret for now" I thought to myself. --The End-- -- To be continued soon -- CHAPTER 2 -- KING OF THE MOUNTAINS CHAPTER 2 -- MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS [The king''s perspective] [The king was tired after all the day''s work, he finally had sometime to himself] [A troubled expression on his face] "So to begin with i have the matter with Shikaku killing Thaddeus, he claimed that he had no kind of relation with Thaddeus whatsoever it doesn''t seem like he''s lying either" "Still to kill someone as powerful and renowned as Thaddeus Von Vanserra, Thaddeus was from ''his'' bloodline at that it is no ordinary feat to kill an individual like him " [ A little pause ] [ A smirk on his face] "To surprise One such as I Algernon Van Valois, Shikaku you truly are an exception among exceptions but you''re eyes Shikaku why are they so lifeless?" [A sad expression on his face] "No, they are beyond that they are more ''empty'' they are just like the eyes of "that person" at least i hope you don''t end up like ''that person'' " [Algernon falls asleep thinking about Shikaku''s case and other matter''s] [Shikaku''s perspective] My Third Day as an inmate "It does make things easy if i get special treatment i guess it was the right move to delay my answer about becoming the new general, however i need some information about the situation i am in i should probably ask kenji" i thought to myself I asked kenji more about Thaddeus and Pure Fury he replied "Thaddeus Von Vanserra, His whole bloodline was legendary but the most remarkable of them all was Thaddeus''s Grandfather "Ragnar Von Vanserra" once upon a time there was a disaster on this nation because 25 dragons went hostile they went berserk and 25 dragon''s could easily destroy a nation. There was no man strong enough to fight them all were prepared for the doom about to come Everyone thought that we would have to free "Him" to face them because every allied nation refused to help us when The previous king was about to release "Him" Ragnar Von Vanserra said confidently " I would Kill the dragons " The previous king did not have a second option so he agreed the dragons were near the mountains This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon. Ragnar was sent with 10 mages accompanying him in case he dies the mage''s shall flee from there along with his dead body Ragnar reached The mountains after a day''s worth of travel, The dragon''s as thought were there The mages had hidden somewhere where they would not be involved in the fight but would still be able to reach Ragnar''s dead body Ragnar faced them he was hit with flames enough powerful to make one''s skin crack to kill a person but not Ragnar he stood up even after being hit by those flames He stood up jumped in the air and grabbed one of the dragons by the head smashed the dragon on the ground He pulled his sword "Kiyorakana" out and beheaded the dragon that he smashed on ground, he dashed towards the dragon''s horde standing in the air by using his wind magic He using wind magic and his sword Kiyorakana and his sheer will power and strength fought the dragons, he lost his left arm in the battle He killed all 25 dragon''s in 2 days, without his left arm with broken ribs he had won Ragnar Von Vanserra had finally won Then he was renowned as "King Of The Mountains" because the battle took place in the mountains" he said.
"This man Kenji seemed more like a storyteller to me than a guard or a soldier" i thought to myself [With a surprised and doubtful expression] "So i am guessing that Pure Fury is somehow related to this Kiyorakana?" "Yeah Pure Fury is a demonic replica of Kiyorakana and like the original Pure Fury''s power can only be wielded some selected individuals Although Thaddeus was considered the only one to wield the demonic version of Kiyorakana there''s a high possibility you too are compatible with it somehow At first when Thaddeus''s bloodborne weapon was the exact replica of Kiyorakana we considered it a disrespect to Ragnar But despite looking the same Pure Fury does a lot more destruction while killing or hunting than Kiyorakana and not to mention like other bloodborne weapon''s corrupts the user''s brain although Pure Fury does it more faster General Thaddeus was said to be in extreme pain because of Pure Fury and this is also the reason why we were not sad but somehow relaxed that he was put out of misery" "To me Thaddeus seemed more like mad psychotic maniac rather than a Great General from a great family from which a legend like Ragnar Von Vanserra is from But if i say it right now it will give rise to conflict between me and Kenji which should be avoided at all cost and it''s best if i do not say anything about him for right now" i thought to myself "For now i should focus on Pure Fury since i cannot directly ask him something like "Hey can you tell me how to use this Pure fury, i can''t figure out how to use it please with a cute face" And let him know i do not know shit about combat and The only reason i beat Thaddeus is because i bit him till death Although i do think i have an Idea and that is to act like Thaddeus since Thaddeus had it in him i think i have a vague idea of what kind of person Thaddeus was before he became a messed in the head psychotic guy" After this thought, I started meditating, focusing and thinking about how good people''s scream sound and how i should laugh at them Day''s passed i meditated focused and was able to laugh it off while people screamed, now it was time to test if Pure Fury was appearing or not And at last my efforts paid off. I asked Kenji " My dear friend How does one make a bloodborne weapon appear?" --The end-- To be continued soon.. CHAPTER 3 -- KIYORAKANA I CHAPTER 3 -- Kiyorakana I [Shikaku spent the last 12 day''s ''trying'' to be like Thaddeus Von Vanserra] This is my 15th day as a prisoner Tired of trying to solve it by myself i decided to finally ask kenji "how does one make a bloodborne weapon appear?" [in a disappointed tone and shocked] "OH so, this means that you don''t know how to use it, what i tell you might not be 100% accurate" "To use it for first time, the user must provide blood to the weapon later on you can set a command probably something like "appear" " [Shikaku was shocked that he tried everything except the obvious] "Thank You my dear friend shalt the day come i will repay you, if you stay alive until that day though" [With a sad expression] "Don''t say it like that please it''s not like i am gonna die soon after all I''m merely guard that brings money and is not that dangerous" "That''s true, haha" I said with the fakest laugh I had Now with a way to summon Pure Fury I tried it by biting my thumb I didn''t bite it as hard as I bit Thaddeus [the blood quickly took form of a earring more than a sword] [But when Shikaku touched it he met the devil that resided in Pure Fury] [Shikaku vomited just by seeing the demon Shikaku''s eyes were trembling he was truly horrified, disgusted and "Scared", he started crying] [The demon said with a grin on his face] "My name is Alastor, the demon that provides power to Pure Fury, how surprising to see you vomiting" [Alastor had 4 eyes, Pure red skin, Shikaku looked no more than an ant in front of him] [Shikaku could hear the screams of the people Thaddeus had killed, they did not acquire salvation or anything like that they became mere livestock''s for the devil] [Shikaku could hear it all the pleas for help] [He could see them crawling to him begging for Shikaku to save them]If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. "What is this, these screams how do i save them" [The devil replied with a bigger grin on his face] "You don''t save them." "cutting to the chase now" [He somehow stops the voices] "So Shikaku your bloodborne weapon is not taking a shape due to lack of enough ideology and memories to put it bluntly your memories have been sealed" "So to make the weapon take a shape and for you to have some memories i will show you all the memories of the user''s of Kiyorakana and the beginning of when Thaddeus got Pure Fury" [Alastor does not give time for Shikaku to ask any questions whatsoever] [Alastor snaps his fingers and Shikaku feels himself going to someone''s memories as a spectator]
[In a far away place from where shikaku is right now] [There was a blacksmith one that was granted blessing''s by the God''s themselves] [The blacksmith screamed from joy and cried tears of joy & fulfillment "From now on this weapon shall be known as ''Kiyorakana'' it will be known as the purest weapon ever made " [The Devil narrated] "Kiyorakana The purest weapon ever made was made from the material granted by the gods themselves it was a weapon capable of mass destruction" "It was known as one of the strongest weapon''s ever made but the thing was that Kiyorakana had a consciousness of it''s own that could help Kiyorakana choose it''s user" "Many came to try but their hand was rejected by Kiyorakana it burned their hand slightly as a form of rejection" "Then after 20 years , A guy came his hand at first was burned slightly but he did not flinch even a little his hand remained still" "But it kept hurting and hurting his hand was almost fully burned beyond any other hand until then but at the right moment Kiyorakana found it''s very first user" "This guy was no other than the prince of Mythosia his name was Eckhart ven masteria he was a brilliant guy he established a relation of trust between him and Kiyorakana" "He was a good king "the purest king" he was called but his purity was also the reason for his demise" "He was undefeatable in battle, the army trained by him never lost there was no possible way to defeat him in a duel or in war" "He remained unbeatable until his first and last love" "He fell in love with a girl, she was a beauty indeed Eckhart fell in love with her at first sight he proposed to her" "She agreed to the marriage proposal with no resistance, but something was bothering his minister''s and other people" "The thing that was bothering them was that she had no family name rather she refused to tell anyone her full name but our Pure King did not mind this at all" "She refused to tell her family name to anyone although even her first name was erased in the history we know today" "Indeed our pure king married her despite the warnings but things did not go well for him" "Our queen invited him to to the roof one night and he was backstabbed he was stabbed in the chest , head and neck" "Our queen took his head with her and escaped from the nation just in the nighttime from the whole nation" "She was quite the artist indeed to escape with the king''s head while deceiving everyone" "Especially she knew that if she didn''t split him like that Kiyorakana would have saved him with it''s abilities despite it being kept far away" "And again Kiyorakana had lost it''s purpose and user although Kiyorakana was stolen as well but it appeared right from where it was taken again" "The kingdom did not keep the sword with them they returned it from where they took it 30 years ago" "But this time Kiyorakana was angry and sad because of the last user''s demise and how even a "Pure" one can meet it''s demise Kiyorakana was scared as well" "Kiyorakana increased the penalty of not being worthy Now if the user is not worthy he will face a bigger Penalty" -- The End -- -- To be continued -- CHAPTER 4 -- KIYORAKANA II CHAPTER 4 -- Kiyorakana II [Alastor continues the story and narrates it even further] " The penalty escalated but as the penalty escalated up so did the number of people that wanted the weapon known as "Celestial Fury" "The main reason was Eckhart ven masteria conquered many kingdom''s and also won many duels with it as well and never lost even a single time" [After a little pause] "The only thing responsible for his demise was his trust the birthplace for betrayal..." [After a slight delay] [It seemed like Alastor had a somewhat sympathetic feel for Eckhart ] [He continues showing the memories of Kiyorakana] "Now Kiyorakana was furious because of the last user''s demise it changed from a slight burn to showing them their nightmare''s of all time''s" "This time it took Kiyorakana only 3 year''s to find it''s new worthy user and this time it wasn''t a prince nor a king " "But an assassin his name that was given to him by his parent''s was lost or i doubt they even gave him a name but he was known as this name at that time"The blade of death" " "He came to check if he is worthy in a disguise since normally assassins are not allowed to enter such a place" "He was shown death''s of his parent''s by Kiyorakana but little did Kiyorakana know the person that killed them was none other than blade himself " "His parent''s hated such a child like him as he was born with a disease that made him unable to use magic" "His parent''s both of them tried to get rid of him when he was only 5 but he killed both of them without a doubt in his mind when he saw them with a knife" "Because of this he was not scared and because he was not scared nor frightened he was deemed worthy by Kiyorakana" "Everyone was surprised of how he was worthy but then he let go of the disguise and slaughtered every one of them in broad daylight and then escaped from there" [Blade''s perspective] "Wow this sword really is something else i meant to just test it and go to jail but it cut through head''s like butter" "Not sure how it deemed one such as me worthy of itself maybe it''s true that i am special" "I better report this to the chief and today i am gonna meet her too" [Blade went straight to the chief of the assassin order] [The chief said in a surprised and shocked tone and expression] "You were what!?" "You were worthy of the legendary Celestial Fury!?" [Blade replied calmly like it was an extremely normal thing] "Yeah chief i was deemed worthy of it" "I am a good guy you know you guys just misunderstand me as Blade i could never do something so bad to deserve such scary name" [The chief stared at Blade] [the chief burst into laughter] "Damn i didn''t know you could make a joke as well as that blade" "Chief jokes aside can i meet her today pretty please?"Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. "Sure you can meet my daughter, Aurora would be more than happy to meet you besides i am thinking that i let her get married to the man she keeps talking about" "She still hasn''t told me his name.." [blade get''s shocked and sad at the same time but goes to meet Aurora anyway''s] "Hey aurora we need to talk about this" [Aurora the chief''s daughter was a beautiful woman who got many proposals from all kinds of men but keep''s rejecting all of them] [She replied in a loving tone] "What is it blade?" [Blade replies loudly] "It''s about our relation Ms.Aurora, chief''s daughter Who is this man that you''r father was talking about and don''t you dare play dumb with me"
"Why are you jealous? well maybe you are jealous i''m telling you this man that i like is so good he looks handsome and has more muscles than most people" [He replies in a jealous tone] "Tell me the name of this man i am gonna see and kill him right now and prove i am stronger" [She replies in a very playful tone] "You see he is here right now and he is the strongest" "Show me" [She replies with a smile on her face] "Follow me" [Aurora led blade to a place with a mirror reflecting blade''s face] "Oh.. seem''s like this guy is tough,strong,loving and he probably has the name "Blade" i don''t think you are worthy of this guy in fact i''m in love with him now" [Aurora pull''s blade closer] [Aurora kisses blade] [blade is flustered, his face is red] [Blade went to the chief] "Chief you said something about aurora''s marriage right?" "I''m the guy she chose. I am Blade, and I ask for your daughter right here and right now. Will you be kind enough to accept my request" [blade say''s while bowing his head which he has never done before in his whole life] "Well i have no doubt in your abilities but still you have dozen''s of enemies" "That is something you do not have to worry about anymore as long as i have Kiyorakana the strongest weapon i have nothing to fear about" "Still because of the danger''s you may live in a village i know the chief of after getting married i do not want any danger surrounding my daughter" "Alright chief! this means i am accepted right?" "Yes after all she is my one and only dear daughter i want her to live a fulfilling life away from the assassin order with you blade" "I must grant you a better name now since blade is not a normal name of an average person despite my weird naming sense" "You shall now be known as "Kael drury" and aurora will be known as aurora drury" "Chief you actually have bad naming sense i thought you were joking but yeah you were dead serious" [Kael and aurora started to live a peaceful life in a far away village that knew the chief of the assassin order] [Kael and aurora had a daughter after an year they named her Auralia which is a combination of their name''s] [Their daughter turned 3 today] [There''s someone knocking on the door] [kael shouted] "Alright i will go, you all are so lazy to be honest~" [There were approximately 100 people there in front of kael one of them said] "Hello blade" "Wha-" [Kael''s and his family were abducted and Kiyorakana was kept away from kael and was currently being held in a magic chamber reducing Kael''s telepathic connection] [making him unable to call Kiyorakana] [They broke kael''s hand''s and legs and handcuffed him, his wife and his daughter as well] [He said screaming] "What do you want!?" "Revenge, you blade no i believe you go by kael drury nowadays killed my brother my father and my mother as well you may go through the same pain in case you don''t remember i am Orion" [two men near kael''s wife asked Orion] "Boss it would be a waste to kill such a beauty" "Shall we have some fun first? if you give us the permission to" [Orion said looking blade in the eye''s] "Sure why not" [Kael with pure agony in his eye''s] "No! please don''t" "Keep my wife and daughter out of this please i beg of you i will do anything you say" [Orion replied with a grin on his face] "No let them have some fun with her" [Blade watched as his wife was stripped of her clothe''s] "No No No i will kill you Orion" [Orion replied sarcastically] "Huh? Huh? didn''t quite hear it" [Blade watched as his wife was brutally raped in front of his eyes he tried to connect with Kiyorakana desperately but it did not respond ] [Blade watched as his wife died in front of him she kept asking blade to help her even her last word''s were a plead of help] "Help me.." [his child was killed right after the mother] [Right when aurora died blade''s bond with Kiyorakana became a 100% Pure it was Pure hatred and his call was answered] "Die" [Kiyorakana healed Blade by using it''s power''s and blade slaughtered all of them in an instant] [He cut every last one of them into a 100 pieces] [He at last was going to kill himself his last word''s were spoken with affection and he had a relaxed expression on his face] "Aurora just wait i will kill Hades himself for you and finally reach both of you in heaven" [He kills himself with the same blade he killed the enemies from and finally died] [The devil said after a long pause] "This was how the second user met his end" --The End-- --To be continued-- CHAPTER 5 -- KIYORAKANA III (end) CHAPTER FIVE -- Kiyorakana III (end) [The devil said after a long pause again] "So the third user was Ragnar von Vanserra, whom I think you already know about. The guy who told you about it was ''Kenji,'' right?" [Shikaku replied with a shaking voice, a saddened, confused, and, most of all, "scared" expression.] I was barely able to speak at that time, but since Alastor asked, I had to reply. Simply put, in this situation, I was obliged to respond. "Yes, his name was Kenji indeed." [The devil spoke in a hasty tone, as if trying to wrap things up.] "After that, to replicate this legendary blade''s power, I, Alastor, an archdemon of Hell, had to reside in this bloodborne weapon." "Although normally, if a demon resides in a bloodborne weapon, it would be a low-ranking or medium-ranking demon, but never an individual such as myself." "To replicate Kiyorakana''s power, I had to reside in it myself just to uphold the respect for bloodborne weapons¡ªthat ''a bloodborne is the strongest kind of weapon.''" "Even though you are compatible with Pure Fury, you still won''t be able to use 100% of its power; somehow, it is simply not accepting you. Even to wield it, you must have some accessories with you as tokens of acceptance." "I will grant all of the necessary accessories to you after you leave this dream-like domain that I arranged. I must warn you now that you must NOT tell anyone about this meeting." "If you do tell anyone, well, let''s just say it won''t be good." [Shikaku said with a horrified expression in a hasty tone.] This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. "Yeah, I shall not tell anyone about this meeting with the archdemon of Hell, Alastor. This meeting with you." [Alastor snaps his fingers again, marking the end of this meeting with Shikaku.] [After that meeting, Shikaku''s first words, even though terrified from all of these events, were:] "You lied, Alastor. Your words implied that you were in Pure Fury since the beginning, but in reality, you came after Thaddeus was killed. I know that since last time this weapon had a completely different feel to it." [After a slight pause.] "Kiyorakana has found its new user, hasn''t it?" [Somewhere not very far away from Shikaku, there''s a mysterious woman standing still at the very top of the tower on the pinnacle of a seemingly watchtower.] [She has an emotionless face, wearing a cloak as if hiding her identity, watching from afar as if she is monitoring the situation.] [She stares at the distant sky, and the words that come out of her mouth are with a confused and surprised expression, in a doubtful tone.] "Is this what you want, Null?" [The perspective changes again to Shikaku.]
[Shikaku saw a pair of earrings, both of different shapes¡ªone resembling that of the sun and its rays, and one resembling the shape of a blade¡ªand a pair of golden bracelets.] [Shikaku put all of the accessories on their respective positions.] One thing was clear: Alastor did not tell me the whole truth. After all, he said in the very beginning that he would show me "the memories of all Kiyorakana''s users and the beginning of when Thaddeus got Pure Fury," but he only told me about the two users, although I already knew about Ragnar. So let''s say three users, but he did not utter a word about how Thaddeus got Pure Fury. This is the first mystery. The second mystery is that he said my memories have been sealed. I don''t get it; why did he say that? What did he mean by I lack ''ideology''? For now, it would be best to leave both of these mysteries on hold and focus on my deductions. This is my interpretation after this series of events. One: Kiyorakana has found its new user because Alastor lied. If Pure Fury was as powerful as it is now, I wouldn''t have stood a chance. Pure Fury originally had minor to mid-ranking demons residing in it, but since it was in comparison with Thaddeus''s ideology of Kiyorakana, it just had to convince Thaddeus that it was as strong as Kiyorakana, the weapon his late grandfather wielded. After all, Ragnar''s legends were the only things he could hear or see, and the thing about how he got Pure Fury in Kiyorakana''s shape is that he went to see the weapon once. Although he got rejected, he got the idea of how Kiyorakana looked, and then later he got Pure Fury with some low to medium power in it. But after Thaddeus died, somewhere around this time, Kiyorakana found its new user. What happened next is something that Alastor stated himself: "It has to be the strongest." Because I didn''t have the slightest idea of how powerful Kiyorakana was, it had to be more powerful than the original. And because it no longer had the luxury of being like the version Thaddeus had in his mind, it had to be competitive with the real thing. Now that it had become stronger than the real thing, it also gained a consciousness that rejected me. It seemed like Alastor didn''t realize it yet. [Shikaku soon fell asleep in his cell, tired from the events that occurred.] Day 16 as an inmate --The end-- --To be continued-- WRITER''S NOTE "HAPPY NEW YEAR, GUYS! Sorry for the delay there were some personal problems of mine, and there were exams. Because I am still a student, this posed a problem for me. So once again, happy new year! I wish you a great 2025! Thanks for reading until chapter 5. Stay tuned for chapter 6!" CHAPTER 6 -- EXILED KING CHAPTER 6 -- Exiled King [Shikaku fell asleep after the tiring events that occurred throughout the day] [Shikaku''s dream] [A voice in the silence] Sa- [The voice''s attempt to speak was a failure it seemed like something cut it off] My 16th as an inmate Today i went on to have conversation with Kenji since it''s been a long time since i last talked to him i wanted to keep our ''friends'' status as it was [Shikaku who was rather eager to talk with kenji, to his surprise kenji was the one to strike up a conversation despite his rather introverted behavior] [He screamed at the top of his lungs] "SHIKAKU!" "Yes I''m shikaku" [Pointing his finger at Shikaku''s eyes] "You''re eyes, their color changed from black to white" i was shocked but i tried to maintain my composure because this could be a result of my meeting with Alastor [In a rather casual tone] "Oh really?" [With a shocked expression still pointing at Shikaku''s eyes] "You''re eyes are white!" [with a shocked yet cold expression in the same casual tone] "really?" [The atmosphere quickly was striped of it''s oddness and then they went on to talk normally] "So kenji you got anymore interesting stories up your sleeves?" [Kenji replied with a rather happy look on his face in an enthusiastic tone] "Well i got some you can decide by the titles which one seems most interesting to you." "It seems like he got lonely because of me not talking to him" i thought to myself, i was rather happy to have a talk with Kenji after a long time too it might have not been that long for Kenji But i lived through 3 lives in that time, Alastor didn''t just show me and narrate me the user''s history he made me have every bit of memories the user''s had i felt everything [After a Slight Pause] Their death''s as well [Kenji waved his hand at Shikaku] "Hey you there?" [Shikaku replied loudly shouting at Kenji] "YES?" [Kenji ignored the loudness of the reply and went on to tell the titles of the tales enjoying telling every name.] "The dragon''s Fury, Evil genius of the Mather''s domain ,Song of god ,Hell''s JudgementYou could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. Or" [Kenji said in a low sounding voice whispering to Shikaku] "The Exiled King?" [Shikaku said amused by this tale''s rather interesting name] "Yeah the Exiled King''s Tale seems pretty good and interesting sounding to me" [Kenji replied with an excited look on his face] "Alright let''s start the tale of the Exiled King now" [Kenji begins this tale with a nostalgic tone and a sad look on his face] "Back in history when this now glorious kingdom was no bigger than a normal city it wasn''t even called it''s current name it was called something different than what it''s called now the former name has been long lost in distant past At that time the king was Vasilias von Valois because we were a small nation a great kingdom with army four times larger than our at that time They attacked us with sheer filthy greed in their mind without warnings or declaring a war they purposely sent a small wave of army to test our army''s strength
We annihilated the smaller wave of enemy''s our king understood that we will by normal measures lose miserably so after just a mere 5 hour treatment To the small portion of the army that took damage our army went to capture a village temple that was well respected by the people from far away And was known for granting wishes of the people that wished on that temple it was known as the Temple of Miracles where when a poor wished for wealth Unhealthy wished for health, people wished for thing''s and blessings and got them granted here this legend was rather popular in our kingdom at that time So the army after capturing the Temple went to wish themselves for their family,friend''s,lover''s or such By seeing the enthusiasm and belief in the army for that temple of mysteries the King became rather eager to see so for himself if the Temple really granted wishes or not To see if the legend could uphold it''s reputation and belief or not, the king went to the temple alone without any guard whatsoever The king knew that no matter how hard he would try and his army would try they will most definitely lose this battle with a kingdom many times larger than theirs As strong as the king was he was still intelligent he kept it from the army so that they wouldn''t lose their will to fight, their will to live The king that night wished upon the temple he said '' O'' Temple of Miracles i beg in front of thee to bestow upon me victory in the impending war ahead of me'' The king bowed for the first time in his life for a victory he knew he wouldn''t get he asked for the very impossible from that temple The king saw a figure besides the mysterious object the temple worshiped that figure looked no different than a mere villager That figure spoke the word''s ''Wish granted'' The king fell unconscious the second he saw that figure and woke up the next day The army along with the king knew that defeat was the only thing that awaited them yet they pridefully went to the battlefield The army fought with courage and resilience yet all of the soldiers met their end leaving only the king left At last after trying hard the king was slain.. [After a slight pause] But despite having his head cut off he was alive his head recovered in this battle he after this death he died more than 200 times until he won All of the other kingdom''s army was slain by one single person our kingdom won the territory of the other kingdom by redeeming the head of the other kingdom''s king Thus creating the nation currently known as Valdorheim the battle brought the king glory, respect ,power and the thing this battle took from the king was sanity After dying more than 200 times the at last lost his sanity soon the king declared his son the heir to the throne and later deemed him worthy and passed him the throne Later on that king grew old and passed the throne to his son and at that time The legendary king Vasilias Von Valois had lost almost all sanity And he was at the verge to lose his humanity the very definition of life has always been death and if one were to lose death the meaning of life would be pointless King Vasilias was in great misery he many times tried to commit suicide but failed to do so he knew that no matter how old he grew he would stay alive To see the death of his beloved ones, To see the death of his own bloodline these thoughts kept him awake at night Driving him insane The king''s great great grandson the king of that time understood the situation He understood that if this kept going on he would turn against the very kingdom he made himself he took the hard choice He exiled the king in a cell like a prisoner Legend has it that somewhere, In this castle there still exists a cell where the Exiled King is still screaming in agony because of his once blessing now a curse of immortality" --The End-- --To be Continued--