In a dark alley ~
'Someone please, save me…'
A teenager boy covered in blood crawled to escape as he desperately hoped for someone to come here and save him.
His whole body was aching badly because of the beatings he had taken earlier and he was covered in blood, trying his best to escape.
Who knew that he would get attacked the moment he stepped into the capital of the empire?
Not only his guards were killed, he barely managed to escape with the help of his aid.
But then he was caught by some people and after escaping in this afternoon, those people found him again.
He was desperately wishing for a miracle to happen as he didn't want to die yet.
He was afraid to die.
But his heart knew no can save him now.
"Hahahaa! Look at him! He is still trying to escape!"
"And that to by crawling on the ground!"
"Who could even imagine his highness crawling on the ground one day?!"
The man's behind the dark blue haired teenage boy laughed and he clenched his teeth.
'No… I can't give up… I have to live for mom… I can't let her sacrifices go in vain…'
'Get up, Dominic De Caisson Arndell! You can't die here!'
His golden eyes suddenly shined as his injuries started to heal and the man's look at him with shock.
They have not only poisoned him to make him unable to use his healing powers, but they have also beaten him up really bad.
But this person was still alive.
'Just a little more-'
"Augh!"
Dominic yelled as he was kicked on his stomach and coughed up a mouthful of bloods again.
"This bastard!"
"He is still capable of using his powers!"
"How dare of you to use your powers!"
"Kill him guys, the first prince won't spare us if this bastard doesn't die today!"
And then Dominic felt like he was stabbed by someone.
'The first prince? Brother?'
He felt suffocating as a bitter smile appeared on his bloodied face after he heard them speaking among themselves while speaking.
His heart was paining very badly; it was greater than the physical pain he was receiving.
'So this is why you insisted that I visit the empire all of a sudden.'
'I thought you were different... I trusted you and considered you as my own brother.'
'But in the end, you colluded with someone from this empire to get rid of me… brother.'
Dominic thinks as he stops struggling and lets those men hit him without any protest.
'Then there is no point of struggling.'
'I can't be saved…'
He could sense the sound of unsheathing a sword and with a smile on his face; he closes his eyes to face his fate.
'Even if I die, I will die with pride… I won't beg to be saved by them.'
Just as Dominic had given up all hopes to be saved, suddenly the man's who was kicking him fall onto the ground one by one.
The man who was about to stab him with a sword also falls on the ground as he silently whimpers in pain while holding his neck.
They were sweating like something was burning in them before they finally stops moving.
None of them shed a blood but all of them lay unconscious in a blink of eyes.
'What… who saved me?'
Dominic tried to lift or turn his head to see the person who saved him, but he couldn't.
The blood dripping down from his head was blocking his view.
He could vaguely hear the conversation between two-three people, who sounded quite young.
"Is he still alive?"
"He should… I don't know."
"What about the rest?"
A girly voice asks and then another deep voice echoes.
"They... are unconscious."
The boy replies than another childish voice rang.
"He is lying, they are all dead!"
"SHUT UP, YOU DAMN KID!"
The older deep voice again echoes and the girl sighs.
"Let's check up on the main course first."
The girl spoke as she approached the almost unconscious Dominic and squats down beside him to check on his pulse.
And he senses another footstep passing by him.
'There is total three… people. Who are they?'
But as the girl touches his wrist, he feels goose bumps in his whole body and a chill runs down his sprain.
Because to his surprise, the mana powers he felt from her were quite strong.
'Who is she?'
Dominic really wanted to see the person who saved him just now.
He was really curious to see her.
Her strong mana power was one of the reasons as he can tell that she is stronger than him in terms of healing power.
But he would only see a pair of white shoes, which had turned red because of his blood on the ground with his half opened golden eyes.
"Who… who are you?"
"Why did you save me?"
But the girl before him became quite after hearing his questions and he senses her mana powers to get stronger than before.
As a person of light attribute holder, he could sense mana powers stronger than normal people.
Her mana powers were changing.
Then the girl let out an exhausted sigh as she took his hands on her palm and a bright golden light glowed up from where she touched him.
His golden eyes jolted with surprise as even the high priest of Arndell doesn't have such a bright glow on his healing powers, not even him who is a direct descendant of the holy Kingdom.
Dominic felt like breathing again as the warm healing power healed his inner injuries and felt indebted to the girl in front of him for saving him.
'Just who is she?'
She must be from a powerful noble family to have such strong magic powers.
Right as he wondered about it, he finally manages to look up and meets a sharp pair of jewel like blue eyes and his body got frozen instantly.
Her silver hair was swaying in air as the hood of the light pink clock she was wearing slips down because of the strong wind and her face wore a gentle smile as she glance at him.
The 12 year old girl tilted her head as her eyes got smaller and her smile turned wider.
"Long time no see… Brother Dom,"
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[A/N: Thank you Ingrid100 & HinaHorani for the regular power stones (^_^)]