"...." Raffaelo felt a stinging pain on his head as his eyes slowly regained focus.
He slowly raised his head as he felt another stinging pain from his eyes as the light shone bright on his face. "Huh…" he mumbled, adjusting his field of vision to the way it was before he used it to see in the dark.
'.....I guess the sensitivity matters' he thought as his vision finally lowered focus enabling him to observe his environment.
He heard some clicking noise like the sound of glass utensils being used and on turning to his left, his expression slowly became dark.
"You're finally awake I see".
A woman with a well defined body structure and full bosoms was busy handling some glass tubes and a beaker. It contained a green liquid and she seemed to be analyzing it.
Her eyes were green and a scaly tail hung out openly from her lab coat.
Her skin seemed tough and her arms and legs were covered with hard scales.
She had long brown hair and two elf-like ears popped out in the messy bundle she tied it into.
"....why is a Reptilian still in the Kingdom ?"
A species that was long ago banished from the Kingdom because of their persistent indulgence in the inhumane occult arts.
"....." she ignored him and continued with her tasks. "You're the first and only son of the Jun huh….it's hard to believe you found this place through the tomb alone. Did someone tell you of this place ? You're only 10 which makes it more suspicious….I can see why the madam has taken a liking to you…"
".....you talk a lot…" Raffaelo said with a raised brow and she turned sharply at him with her stinging gaze. "You don't seem to understand your situation do you…"
"...honestly, maybe we should just take care of all this problems all together" raffaelo ignored her while he contemplated on what to do next.
"You've been captured and those chains".
She referred to the chains that bind his arms to the walls and the clubs on his feets.
"Those chains seal off both your mana and aura"
".....you really investigated that much in such a little time…."
He said as he turned around. It felt weird that she was the only one currently in the wide laboratory room.
".....you have other branches". He said and her expression gave off a perplexed hue.
"....why do you know that much….aren't you supposed to be 10 ?" She held a syringe in her hand and sucked in the green liquid in it as she slowly walked closer to him.
".....a truth serum ?" He asked as he slowly turned his gaze at her.
Her perplexed expression turned into a mix of confusion and annoyance. "At least leave that task for me"
She said as she closed the distance between them. "The madam wouldn't mind if you were left half-dead….after all you are a Jun….I'm going to get all the information you possess….do you understand ?" It felt more like a statement than a warning question and he didn't welcome it in any bit.
A sigh exuded his lips as he bowed his head. "Don't get cocky…" he said as the air around him grew cold.
Her eyebrows furrowed as she took some steps back. "What ? What are you doing?"
"...you seem to know alot about Juns….but there is something we never reveal to others….and all who are aware of it…are mostly dead".
He said as the cold froze off the chains and clubs.
He simply had to use enough force to break it off as he slowly stood up.
"It was a magical item…..how can you freeze ?..." she muttered with an annoyed expression.
".....I don't know how many of you are present….but I promise you this…..I will eradicate every single one of you that lives under the Kings castle".
He stretched out his hand and the sword that he had been carrying all this while appeared in the palm of his hands.
It wasn't that he summoned it.
It was just a normal sword that he had placed behind his cape to hide it. He found it at the other end of the room and he had long since enchanted it to his right palm with magic.
'How did he…' she thought as she took slow steps back towards the counter, she put her hands together as she reached out for a button.
Raffaelo watched her carefully and smiled 'I guess this will act as some kind of training'.
"The madam will not be pleased if you leave so…." She tapped the button and made an attempt to run as a wailing siren projected in the lab.
Her act was cut short as she felt her body suddenly lose balance as she fell to the ground with a loud thump.
Confused at her sudden condition, she looked but as a horrifying pain slowly crept up in her expression. " …what…what did you do ?" She screamed as her legs remained in the standing position while green blood gushed out from her cut off legs.
"Did you think I would let you go ?" Raffaelo asked. "....and stop making a fuss…it'll grow back in a month…you Reptilian people are very formidable bastards".
The lab began to rumble and she ignored his statement, crawling to the exit with all her might.
"Do you think that's what I'm afraid of ?! I don't think you understand what I just released !" She increased her pace as best as she could, ignoring the pain as much as she could.
"....." Raffaelo felt the need to ignore her warnings as the door at their other end banged ferociously and a loud roar like that of a wild beast projected in the room.
"...." he waved his sword around. "....this….is" he muttered when the door suddenly burst open.
The woman squealed in fear as she hid behind the counter instead. "..oh no…it's too late ! It's too late !".
"What is she-"
He was cut off when he saw something charge towards him in a frenzy aiming a punch at his throat.
He had quickly blocked it with his sword but the force was too great for a 10 year old. He felt his body shudder to the pressure as he was forced away hitting the walls with a loud sound causing a crater in the wall.
He coughed out blood as his body dropped down to the ground on his feet.
'I see….so what she meant by what I summoned…it must be this….'.
What stood before him was a creature with similar features as that of the previous one though this one seemed smaller…about 5ft 6.
Its body was much muscular than its height though and its expression was filled with rage.
"....you….didn't die on the first hit ?" The creature said making Raffaelo surprised.
He slowly turned his gaze towards the counter to find the woman still hiding.
"Do not worry. I shall take care of her when I am done with you" it said, taking a step forward.
"...and for what reason ? I am not involved in any aspect related to you…"
"No…it is you….you humans that have used my kind for your pleasure for centuries ! I shall eradicate your kind from the face of the earth !"
'.....a lion head with a bad temper….they really must be of the beast kin…but it seems their lineage had been cut short by the absurd taste of Layla'
He held out his sword, as he struggled to stand back up. "I can't let you do that….I have problems of my own you see….so I can not afford to die".
"...a mere chickling dares to ?"
The air around the lab suddenly grew cold at an instantaneous rate. The walls and the ground of the lab had slowly turned into a snowy field.
"Why do grown ups like saying that about me anyways".
'I never really use it do I ?" He thought, lowering the temperature of the environment at an exponential rate.
The creature snarled as its feet slowly froze up to the ground.
"What sort of sorcery…"
It roared as it stumped its feet on the ground letting out a mighty roar.
It caused the cold air to dissipate and the freedom of his body temperature was returned to him.
It was about charging towards him when its eyes dilated in shock.
"Don't worry….I'll come to you"
Raffaelo appeared in front of him at the blink of an eye as he swung his sword towards the creature's neck.
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".....what did you say just now ?" Michaelo muttered as his annoyed gaze was fixed on the ghost.
"It is like I said….your son is too unique for me to let go….I require him in my research"
"....you….how could you possibly be undergoing research when you're a ghost ?"
"...why do you care so much about the details ? Won't you give him to me. I wanted you first but your son foolishly followed you here and now I want him instead"
"..." Michaelo's expression could no longer be described with words. A dark annoyed expression took over it as he recited his code, summoning his sword in his palms.
"I do not know what it is that you wish to 'Research' but I will tell you one thing…..my son….hand him over to me"
'That kid….' He thought as a chilling presence exuded his body.
"...." she remained silent while he slowly took steps, towards her