The trees in the field were unmoving, every blade of grass, even the insects were silent. Only the echoing thunder resounded in the air as the red-haired man, the Usurper, slowly stood up and looked at Viel directly in the eye.
"Thank you for waiting for me…
...father"
The Usurper's face carried a smile, but his eyes only contained one thing.
Rage.
As if reflecting the redness of his hair, his eyes glimmered with fire as he looked Viel directly in the eye.
And Viel…
Viel's eyes trembled as it met the Usurper's eyes. And with a heavy breath, he said…
"...what?"
"V...viel, who is that? Why did he call you father!?"
Sofia hollered as she tried her best to control her mana that was going wild from the presence of the red-haired man in front of them. But still, she retained in casting the several layered shields of her own mana around them, adding protection to them and to the portal.
