Ian has always consider himself as very calm headed, composed individual but the current predicament he is currently in has made him think otherwise.
His entire body was filled with rage, as his breathing became heavy, and his hairs which covered his entire body and tail, whose existence he got awared of just a few seconds ago spiked right up, as he glared and hissed at the individual who was holding him with a nape of his neck.
The reason for Ian's such extreme reaction has nothing to do with him being stuck in here at the middle of nowhere, or because he turned into this pitiful looking black cat, the target of Ian's such extreme hatred was the person nonchalantly sitting right in front of him.
"this black cat doesn't seem to like me so much" a young voice sneered as it looked at Ian with a mocking smile.
He immediately grabbed Ian's face and made a scornful remark " What's with you ?, have I ever wronged you in someway, If I did then you have to get in line, Since the number of people I made enemy of is quite long."
Hearing those mocking tone, Ian immediately stopped his vainful attempts to retaliate, as he stared at that said individual motionlessly.
He didn't want to be an object of amusement, especially for the person who was responsible for ruining his world.
One of the three perpetrator, Hector Solan. Also known as ' Emperor of Tyranny'. Currently he is just a son of a Count, but at the age of 27, he led a coup against his own kingdom and crowned himself as the new Emperor, before engulfing the entire continent in blood by turning it into a battlefield.
'Jeez to meet him in the very first day I arrived, is this really a coincidence' Ian thought inwardly.
'Right now he seems to be just around 14-15 year's old, thankfully there's more than a decade left before anything major happens' Ian though to himself.
Hector had a sudden frown on his face, as he saw the cat which was struggling like a pathetic worm in front of him, calmed down and kept staring at him with a blank look with it's deep black eyes.
Hector felt uneasy whenever he looked into this wierd black cat. he gradually lost his patience and bursted out.
"What the fuck are you looking at you Bastard " Hector scowled. But after noticing that even him screaming didn't bring much of a reaction, he felt irritated, he felt as if this cat was looking down on him.
Hector raised his hand to knock this creepy cat in one go and put him to it's place , but immediately stopped , as he was still vary of the phenomena he witnessed just a couple of moments ago.
The reason why he charged in right here, despite this place being in a completely opposite direction from his destination was because he witnessed something falling straight from the sky.
About a year ago, a strange incident occurred to Hector, which made him believe he was heaven's chosen individual, which made his already inflatable ego reach it's peak.
Hector thought it might be some ancient relic or a legendary weapon, showing itself due to his presence , but not only was this place completely empty, but instead of some relic or a weapon he found a strange black cat, out here in the middle of nowhere, which for some reason just kept staring at him no matter how much he kept probing him.
"Does this cat have anything to do with that strange incident I witnessed earlier" Hector questioned himself while cautiously looking at Ian.
This time he was much more vary at handling Ian , as he kept a certain distance from it.
As the say the thing the humans fear the most is the unknown, and it was the same for Hector.
Hector had a strange intuition that the earlier incident has something to do with this black cat and to confirm his findings he decided to check for it himself.
Even Ian who was witnessing all those mood changes on Hector's face right in front of him thought 'He is pretty sharp, for an arrogant narcissist'
Hector slowly murmured to himself.
"System Status "
Soon a transparent screen only visible to Hector appeared in front of him.
Name :- Hector Solan
Age :- 14
Species :- Human
Class:- Magic Swordsman
Rank :- First Circle Magic Swordsman
Level :- 87
Technique :- Solan Sword Art (U)
Cloir Mana Breathing Technique (R)
Basic Mana Breathing Technique (C)
Stats :-
Strength - 23 (F) Stamina - 24 (F)
Agility - 28 (E) Durability - 18 (F)
Mana - 42 (D)
Stat Points - 0
"Status Check" Hector murmured , and soon another screen appeared infront of him containing Ian's information.
Name :- Ian
Age :- 0
Species :- Cat
Class :- None
Rank :- None
level :- 1
Technique :- None
Stats :-
Strength - 0.3(G) Stamina - 0.8 (G)
Agility - 3 (G) Durability - 0.2(G)
Mana - 0 (G)
Witnessing this Ian had a slight frown on his now blank face, for other's it might look like Hector was staring at empty air, but Ian knew exactly what he was looking at.
Hector felt embarrassed after looking at the screen in front of him, he would become a laughing stock if they found out he got scared of a mere stray cat, he glared at the Knight's who were watching him with a visible confused look on their eyes.
" What the fuck are you guy's looking at ?, You all must be thinking I have gone crazy right" Hector whollowed as he kept glaring at his Knight's with eyes filled with killing intent.
"We wouldn't dare, young master." The most senior looking Knight came forward while giving a polite bow.
To be honest the senior knight has already witnessed such scene of his master starting at blank air, more often then he could recall, nor was he surprised by Hector's blatant abuse towards an innocent harmless animal, as he was also aware of his character, after witnessing it himself, but the other two were freshly new recruits, completely unaware of what kind of master they were currently dealing with.
"Hmph" Hector grumbled, as he tried to suppress his displeasure inside, as this senior Knight was amongst the very few elite knights belonging to his family as well as a 'Fifth Circle Magic Swordsman', Even his own father treats him with respect, so he immediately stepped back not arguing with him.
This was one of Hector's few positive points, despite having garbage personality and character he knew when to take a step back. Especially if the opponent is someone much stronger or influencial than him.
After confirming that the thing in front of him was nothing but just an ordinary cat, he charged straight towards Ian and grabbed him by his neck.
"How dare a fucking piece of garbage, look at me like that, Do you have any idea how much time I just wasted by coming all the way here." Hector scowled while gnashing his teeth.
Ian didn't respond to Hector's provocation, as he kept his blank stare at Hector as if he was taking note of every inch and fibre of his body.
"The way you look at me pisses me off."
Hector slightly squeezed his hands, as he grabbed hold of Ian right around his neck and tried to choke him to death.
But Ian didn't show any reaction to the sudden pressure on his neck and just kept staring at Hector, while still keeping his blank disregardful look on his face.
Ian had already made his mind, to not to let Hector feel even a moment of pleasure, even if he has to die right here and now. and he could tell Hector felt irritated due to this gesture of his, this probed Ian even further as he kept giving his a blank look while adding a smugful smile on his face.
Looking at this unresponsive situation and that smugful smile from Ian only fuled the rage and contempt from Hector, as he lifted Ian high up in the sky and threw him straight into the tree where he was found.
~BANG~
With a loud noise, Ian's body clashed right into the trunk of the tree before he was knocked down from the impact.
"tsk, what a waste of time, hurry up or we are going to be late for the entrance exam" Hector ordered his Knights, who were silently witnessing the entire scene.
The knight's hastily hurried inside the carriage ready to depart. "Let's go, stop wasting time" One of the Knight's ordered the driver before entering the carriage.
As for Ian he was witnessing the entire scene with a blurred vision, as he felt he was losing consciousness every given second.
A load of regrets swarmed inside Ian's mind, as he thought he was about to die in this forest before he could even do something.
But Before Ian fell unconscious, he saw a figure sneakily walking towards him.
'Are they not gonna leave me alone even in this state ' Ian thought inwardly.
Ian had a few broken bones and multiple of bruises all over his body, given that he is just an ordinary cat, and is restricted from any movement due to his injuries he would most probably have a slow miserable death in the middle of this forest due to starvation.
' Well I guess killing me now could be considered an act of mercy ' This was Ian's very last thought's as he felt the figure appearing right in front of him, before getting completely knocked out cold.