Chapter 3: System?!
knock knock
"Young Master, I'm coming in.." A cute girl dressed in the maid clothes walked inside his room.
"Young Master wake up!, The bath is ready and Breakfast is also prepared. You have fifteen minutes before breakfast is served." Bella announced, snatching the blanket from Loki.
"I'm up." Loki jolted up from the bed and proceeded towards the bathroom while Bella quietly arranged the bed.
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Loki joined his parents at the table as they started their meal.
"Son, how are you today?" Amelia asked, casting her gaze on him.
"I'm fine, Mom," Loki muttered feeling warmth from her care.
"Son." William suddenly called Loki out and continued, "Today, Me and Amelia are going to the Ravenwood Forest near our territory for some personal business. We will arrive before sunset so try not to leave the mansion alone." William announced with a 'be careful' look on his face.
"And also take this. It's a defensive artifact that will protect you in case you are in any danger." He passed a necklace carved with intricate runic design to Loki.
"Thank you, Dad. I won't be wandering outside the house as I got some reading to do." Loki reassured them and gave a quick hug to his Mom before leaving the room.
He wandered around the family mansion. It was a massive and artistically beautiful place. The mansion was a two-storey building with various rooms on each floor. A water fountain was placed in front of the mansion covered by a massive iron fence.
He explored the kitchen where the chefs were focused on their cooking.
There was also a beautiful flower garden beside the mansion where different species of flowers were placed and taken care of by the gardeners.
While roaming around the mansion, He stumbled upon a library albeit it was a small one.
"Just what I needed."
He quickly picked a book regarding this world's history and started reading it.
Time passed by as He became fully immersed in the book oblivious to the chaos outside.
swish
"Hmm?!.. Did the lights go out?." Loki muttered closing the book before him. He picked up some glowing stones from the table and navigated his way through the darkness.
Suddenly he felt an intense chill from behind as he ducked down only to witness a sharp dagger passing right through where his head was previously at.
"Hoh!.. You dodged that. Impressive!" A person clad in a black outfit from top to bottom which screamed a typical assassin outfit appeared in front of Loki.
swish
clang
Before Loki could react properly, The assassin vanished before his eyes and appeared behind him. He held a silver dagger in his hand and thrusted toward Loki with full force.
The dagger peirced through the air and rapid approached Loki's head. Loki still couldn't feel anything since the assassin seemed pretty good at his job. Just as the dagger was about to pierce his head, the necklace given by William glowed intensely, and a translucent shield surrounded him.
"A defensive artifact… bad for you I bought this dagger just to counter this." The assassin snorted as the dagger in his hand glowed slightly with silvery light.
clang
clang
crack
"Huff… Huff… calm down." Loki took deep breaths and gazed upward only to witness tiny cracks forming in the barrier.
"Tch.. quite tough." The assassin channeled more power in the dagger as it glowed brightly and nearly pierced through the barrier.
" Oh no… This is bad, The barrier won't last after another attack. what should I do?" Loki panicked feeling his current situation. His heart sank further down as the barrier surrounding him dimmed down rapidly.
crack
bang
"Gotcha.." The dagger pierced through the barrier and went straight for Loki's heart.
sigh
"To die on the second day of my reincarnation." Loki helplessly watched as the dagger tore through the air and viciously sped towards him.
smack
Just as it was about to pierce his heart, Suddenly his right arm lifted automatically and plastered itself on the assassin's face at lightspeed.
bang
The assassin turned into dust before he could notice anything. A pupil-less eye tattoo glowed lightly on Loki's right arm emitting a mysterious aura.
Loki astonishingly gazed straight not at the previous assassin but at the holographic display before me.
[Ding! Emergency detected]
[ Host life in danger..]
[ Activating safety protocol..]
[ Partially Awakening the Deceitful System..]
[ Danger cleared..]
[ System Shut down]
" w-wait, what do you mean shut down?!" Loki got startled by the system's robotic voice.
[Ding! Providing Mission..]
[Mission]
[ Train your physique to its maximum capacity before your awakening.
Reward: Deceit System Fully Awakened
Failure: Death]
"W-wha-" A burning sensation passed through his right arm as his vision blurred.
He noticed two individuals running towards him as he suddenly passed out.
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Unknown Space
"Hmm?!.. Wasn't he dead?!" An ethereal voice resounded as a lone figure cast his gaze in the direction where he felt the energy.
"Disappeared?!.. Did he pass his inheritance to someone before his death, Interesting." A musing smile could be seen on his face as he vanished from his place.
"DESPICABLE BASTARD, EVEN AFTER DEATH YOU WON'T LEAVE US ALONE!!." A powerful roar emitted from a divine palace as the roar traveled far and wide informing everyone of its awakening from its slumber.
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"Ughh.. Did I die again?" Loki carefully opened his eyes and looked around, noticing he was in his room.
"Who put me here?" He weakly mumbled, trying to move his little body.
" Huh!.. Wait my arm." He suddenly remember the pain he felt before he'd passed out.
"H-How?!.. Shouldn't it be looking like roasted meat?" He was shocked seeing his completely fine arm.
slam
The front door opened with a 'thud' as someone swiftly passed through the door and embraced Loki lightly within their arms.
" Son, Are you fine? Does it hurt somewhere? Can you move your body?"
He got bombarded by questions from Amelia as he listened to her sobbing tone.
" I can't move my body, Mom." Loki struggled under her hug. Amelia instantly released him after noticing his suffocating face.
"S-Sorry. I was just worried about you." She sniffled. Loki's heart ached witnessing her tear-filled face.
"I'm alright, Mom…. But how did my arm heal and how are you here?" He inquired still puzzled by his current situation.
"Your arm was healed by me…. We received a signal after the artifact got destroyed, so your father rushed here only to find your unconscious body…. I despaired watching your body so I thoroughly examined and healed you." She sniffled with fresh tears falling from her eyes.
"Where is Dad?"
" He is searching for evidence to find the group behind the attack." She answered with a hidden glint on her eyes. Loki shuddered feeling her killing intent.
'Mom, chill.' Loki thought inwardly. He suddenly remembered about the notification he got prior to loosing consciousness.
"Mom, I'm hungry. Can you bring something?" He asked in a hungry tone. The excuse worked as she jolted away from my room to bring back some food.
"Status"
"..."
"Hmm.. it was mission right," He mumbled as instantly a holographic screen appeared before him.
[Mission]
[Train your physique to its maximum capacity before your awakening.
Reward: Deceitful System Fully Awakened
Failure: Death]
" You want me to train this 10-year-old body of mine. Do you think I'm a masochist?" He exclaimed at the system.
"..."