"Ah ahh" the boy opened his eyes as he woke up and turned to make sure he was still in the palace.
(The throne room of the crown prince)
(Royal palace, Liva).
"So, you are finally awake."asked the crown prince .
The boy looked up and saw in the dim light of the room a tall figure sitting on a throne, his legs crossed and his eyes emitting aura.
He was sitting with his head tilted a bit in his hand.The position alone was enough for people to get scared ,let alone the majestic look and his aura.
"If you ask me like this, then I better faint again."murmured the boy ,he thought only he was able to hear his thoughts .
"So, you do find me scary." Said the crown prince as he smirked.
The boy was surprised and scared at the same time to find that the crown prince could hear his low murmur then he realised that his 'mana' was burnt and the crown prince could hear his voice without his power.
"I was planning to interrogate you tomorrow but guess I have no choice." Said the crown prince while lookIng at the boy .
He could see that the boy has wounds all over his body and he was taking slow but very sharp breaths.
"Tell me ,why did you come here?" Asked the crown prince with a sharp glare and cold tone.
The atmosphere was becoming dense again but this time it was not injected wholly towards the boy.
"Your highness! I came here to take refuge." Said the boy clearly without any hesitation because he knew that after what happened if he try to hesitate he might get killed.
"So,you are admitting it." Said the crown prince .
"I just want to know whom you are hiding from and no long history. " said the crown prince, it was known all over the kingdom that the crown prince only hears things that affect him or the royal family.
This case was clear, he wanted to know about the assassin because it involves the palace .
However, today was different he had already showed mercy to this strange boy twice and instead of torturing him in the interrogation room ,he was here listening to his story.
"I am sorry, your highness. I can't tell you that." Said the boy bravely.
It was the first time Livioun had heard someone denying his orders especially when the boy is clearly afraid of death.
"Do you know what you are saying?" Said Livion as his eyes got redder and he grasped the boy's throat with his magic.
"Look,don't you dare to test my patience. " said Livion as he tightened the grip.
However, the boy did struggle but he didn't waver ,he was still true to his oath.
It was Livion's first time seeing such an unwavering determination. He could see that this boy had got something.
"Fine,then as you came here on your own accord ,don't think the vice versa is possible. " said Livion while losing the grip and with a crazy smile on his face.
"You will work as a slave here."said Livioun .
He sure was angry but it was definitely interesting . He called his shadow guard while rising up from his throne.
"Yes, your Highness. "Said the guard appearing before him ,kneeling down.
"Take him and register his name on the servant book." Said Livioun in a cold voice.
"Just treat him enough so that he can survive no more." He ordered.
"Yes , your Highness. " said the guard.
The boy was clearly scared but he too was stubborn so he didn't say anything and rather waited for his fate.
As the guard took the boy by wrapping his body on a chain, the injured area squeezed and he could feel the flesh cutting pain.
"I will see how stubborn you are?" Said Livioun while anger brushing the pupils of his eye.
"Refrein." Called the crown prince while sitting down back.
"Yes,your Highness. " said a man with a tall posture bowing to the prince.
As he was not kneeling down and greeting the prince ,it was clear that he was a high ranked officer.
"Tell me what you find in the prison." Said the crown prince in a cold and irritated tone.
"Your Highness, as you asked I was there when that assassin event took place.I saw a ball of gas floating and made our soldiers faint.Then as you predicted those assassin came in ,I waited for some time to hear everything and find about this strange boy but he was just resisting nothing else and hence when they wanted to take him ,I intervened." Said Refrein .
"So, have you found out the origin?" Asked the crown prince.
"No, your Highness, before I could do anything, a black portal appeared and sucked them in." Said He without missing any details.
"A black portal ?again ." Said the crown prince in a shocked voice as somebody gave him a heavy blow.
Livioun knew about the arrival of those black portals in the country lately.He didn't expect it to happen in the palace with a dense 'mana' crest.
"Refrein, I want to know everything about that boy. Find out" ordered he in a ragged voice.
"Yes,Your Highness. " said Refrein and he disappeared.
"Not again , " He thought and heaved a sigh.
Those black portals have already killed some of the power holders of Planet Liva and sucked their magic dry.
Strange rumours about them kept floating in the air but they vanished suddenly for a year and now they reoccurred.
Livioun could already feel that the boy who is here is no ordinary power holder , and moreover he never heard about him when he researched other power holders.
Everything was very mysterious and it felt to him his search was not enough and a more disastrous event will soon take place.
"I don't know why but the omens are not good." Said He because his intuition was not feeling very positive.
"Who the hell are you….." thought He while looking at the windows where the moon was covered with clouds.