" My my, look who has finally opened her eyes. "
A calm voice was heard when Princess Lily slightly groaned as she slowly opened her eyes. She looked around to see herself lying down on a bed when she quickly rose up in shock to understand what is happening.
" Where am I? " Princess Lily asked when she recognized the being standing before her, her sworn enemy, the one who she has been planning to kill, the Deathmaker....Rey Castle and her savior.
" You are currently staying in a place I rented. You are welcome. " Rey Castle said when he smiled!
" The last thing I remember was when I was getting beat up by assassins. What happened to them? " Princess Lily asked while she remained seated on the bed. Meanwhile, Rey Castle is seen eating while standing.
" I killed them, and you are welcome again...This will be the third time I would be saving your ass, princess, and is this how you plan on killing me, huh? If you want to kill me, you will need more than that, " Rey Castle said.
" Tch, do you think I love being saved by my worst enemy? And I didn't ask you to save me either. Why would you save someone who is destined to kill you? " Princess Lily asked when Rey Castle laughed out loud.
" Destined to kill me? What a joke, princess. Even in the next life, you could never kill me, " Rey Castle said with smiles on his face. He enjoyed his cream pie when Captain Rudeus calmly made his way into the room.
" Princess....I'm glad to see you are awake already. I have been worried about you, " Captain Rudeus said with smiles on his face. Princess Lily could be seen brimming with smiles, but she was confused.
" Captain Rudeus, I'm glad to see you are okay. I thought that bitch had killed you already, but wait a minute. Why haven't you arrested this bastard? He is literally standing beside you, and yet you haven't done anything? " Princess Lily asked with a confused look on her face.
" Princess, he was the one who rescued us from those assassins. At least to say thank you to him, we came to an agreement not to hunt him down until our undercover mission is over and we are back to the Empire, " Captain Rudeus said with smiles on his face when Princess Lily sighed.
" So you are telling me this is a temporary truce, huh? Well, since I couldn't even kill that assassin, I could say I am not yet ready to chop off your head. We are here for a mission.....So hunting you isn't our top priority for now, " Princess Lily said.
" You have a mission here, huh? Are you talking about the investigation of the trade of the demon fruits? " Rey Castle calmly asked when they both turned towards him with a shocking expression written on their faces.
" How did you know? " Princess Lily asked.
" You guys were hunted by assassins who were contracted with Withsterak, the dark magic organization, since you guys were poking your heads in what they desire to be kept hidden. They also targeted me as well, " Rey Castle said.
" They targeted you? Ah yes, I remember.....That bitch's name is Rosa Castle. Is she related to you? " Princess Lily calmly asked.
" Kinda. She is Rosa Castle....My aunt, but she was exiled from the family and the clan because of the crimes she committed. Slaying her kins is a grave offense, so she was exiled from our house. "
" Lily, you were lucky that I was around to save you. Only a few can actually face someone from the House Castle. If you are not at my level.....Whenever you meet someone from the House Castle as an enemy, "
" Make sure you flee. That is my warning, " Rey Castle said when he sighed.
" That is your warning? Such bullshit. Do you think I am the type who gives up easily? House Castle or not, I don't care.... Anyone who stands in my way, I will crush them all. Your head will be mine, " Princess Lily said.
" Can you stop emphasizing on that? You make it sound so fetish. We are both going to kill ourselves someday, so be calm and train yourself. Consider this a good gesture from my heart. I will be leaving, " Rey Castle said.
" And besides, there is no reason you should get involved in the affairs of the dark magic organization more than this. I'm already on their blacklist, so don't be like me. And besides, investigating the trade of the demon fruits is futile, " Rey Castle said.
" It's futile? What do you mean by that? " Captain Rudeus asked.
" Well, you see, I hunted down those in charge of the trade. I got the necessary information I needed, and I killed those guys, so there is no need. The western empires shouldn't get involved in such affairs. "
" You good-for-nothing money freaks will only feel despair, " Rey Castle said.
He could hear the princess screaming at him while he made his way out of the building. His hands were kept in his pockets when he entered the busy street of the Royal Capital of the Amane Empire.
" Hmmmm, I consumed a lot of mana while casting out higher tiers spells. Although I have quite the knowledge when it comes to magics, my mana stream isn't too vast enough to control them all. "
" I still need to train now that I've made enemies with the dark magic organization, the dark magic organization: Withsterak and the Void.....I quite have a lot of people who will be trying to hunt me down. "
" For me to remain alive.....I have to aim to be the strongest, " Rey Castle said when he brought out his hands from his pockets. While trying to awaken his mana through the tears of Nersar, he was able to craft a technique.
Naturally, someone can never possess both mana and auras at the same time. That's why mages cannot become huntsmen since huntsmen draw out powers from their demonic cores to amplify their auras.
The demon cores mixing with mana will only poison the user of the battle suits, so they can't be huntsmen if they awaken their mana, but Rey Castle is completely different. He is able to divide them both.
Possessing both mana and auras at the same time to amplify his strength!!
Location: The Red Scarlet Clan
The Red Scarlet Clan is one of the most powerful clans of the North as they own more lands and possess more influence amongst the nations of the North. The ruling house of the Red Scarlet Clan are the House Castle.
The forces that have never been bent and broken for thousands of years in the North!
Thousands of horsemen could be seen approaching the entrance of the Red Scarlet Clan. The gates of the clan were opened, welcoming the Knight of Destruction back to the Red Scarlet Clan.
They were all bearing the flags of Lord Benjin Castle and the Red Scarlet Clan. With the House Castle, although they are all soldiers who are strong enough to be considered escorts of the Lord of House Castle.
But there is no one who would dare try to assassinate the Knight of Destruction!!
Lord Benjin Castle could be seen riding on his horse while being followed by thousands of soldiers who came and stayed with him in the assassin guild. They are the strongest amongst the forces of the Red Scarlet Clan.
He made his way towards his royal home, the Turion Castle of the House Castle. This is the Lord's castle in the Red Scarlet Clan, a castle that is considered the most powerful castle to ever exist.
Lord Benjin Castle slowly climbed down from his horse when he arrived at the Turion Castle. Behind him were his four commanders who were present with him at the assassin guild all this while.
Lord Benjin Castle took a deep breath when he slowly turned to see all his children on their knees bowing their heads before him. He has fifteen children, but only thirteen of them are currently present.
The Knight of Destruction is known for being the most cruel creature to ever exist, a man that even his children fear him. Only three amongst his children treat him like their father, and that's why he values them the most.
" Father, we are all happy to welcome you back to the Turion Castle. We have all been waiting for you, " the second commanding prince Terry Castle voiced out with a warm smile plastered on his face.
" Terry, I made you the regent of the Red Scarlet Clan while I was away. I'm pleased to see you destroyed the Noten Clan as I ordered, but I returned to relax my head a little. Where is Luna? " Lord Benjin Castle calmly asked.
Silence reigned as none of them had the courage to speak.
" I asked you a question, didn't I? Where is Luna? " Lord Benjin Castle asked with authority. His voice carried authority as everyone present started shivering. A single release of their Lord's auras is deadly.
" My lord, Lady Luna is currently away since she has been waiting for your return for quite some time, " the eighth commanding prince Soldren Castle spoke out when Lord Benjin Castle sighed.
" Very well then, I will make my way into my castle. I don't need to be disturbed, " Lord Benjin Castle spoke out when he walked past his children as he made his way into the grand castle of Turion.
" My liege, sorry for disturbing you but I heard some reports that I will need to share with you without any ounce of hesitation. "One of the commanders present spoke out when Lord Benjin Castle halted.
"And what may that report be that you dared interrupt me?" Lord Benjin Castle asked.
"It's a report about your little sister my liege, the exiled princess of the red scarlet clan and a daughter of the house castle, lady rosa castle!!" The commander spoke out when Lord Benjin Castle squinted his eyes.
"Tell me.....what has she done again?" Lord Benjin Castle asked.
"I'm sorry but that's not the issue on ground, three days ago.....the exiled daughter of the house castle, lady rosa castle was confirmed dead, she still had connections with the dark magic organization," the commander answered.
"Huh? Rosa is dead? But how? Who is responsible for her death?" Lord Benjin Castle calmly asked.
"My liege, this may come as a shock to you but the one who is responsible for the death of lady rosa castle is the fifteenth prince of the red scarlet clan, prince rey castle," the commander spoke out.
Everyone present were too stunned to speak. There are many officials presently outside to greet the lord of the red scarlet clan. They were all shocked by the report presented to Lord Benjin Castle by his commander.
Lord Benjin Castle calmly smiled but he didn't reveal his smile when he sighed calmly, slowly turning towards his children and the other members of the house castle, all the council members that were present.
"Rosa is an exiled member of the red scarlet clan and was once a daughter of the house castle, and rey is an esteemed member of the house castle.....there is no penalty for his actions."
"Anyone who stands against my decision will be destroyed," Lord Benjin Castle declared!
Everyone watched as Lord Benjin Castle made his way into the turion castle. Everyone present controlled the words that were to come out from their mouths. Lord Benjin Castle once executed his entire council because they weren't silent.
Not even his children will be exempted from his rage, but the reports of rey castle killing the exiled lady rosa castle became the topic of discussion in the red scarlet clan, but no one dared speak against the words of their lord.
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"My lord, the princess still lives," a dark voice was heard from the darkness. In a space known only to the shadows and the darkness of the night, deep in the overwhelming darkness, a being could be seen seated on a throne.
Relaxing his back on his throne when he gently smirked evilly.
"So another castle filled to kill the princess huh? What about rosa castle?" The dark being who is seen seated majestically on his throne asked the darkness. He is completely covered by the darkness.
"She is dead. She and margeret who was loaned to her by the dark magic organization were both found dead. They were both killed by the s-class assassin, the deathmaker," the voice in the darkness answered.
"The deathmaker huh? Wasn't he the one who failed to kill the princess in the first place, now protecting the princess? I don't have the time to be bothered with insects like him. The vermax princess must die."
"If she awakens.....she will be a huge hindrance to my goal," the dark being stated.
"My liege, we lost our main allies who were responsible for the trade of the demon fruits but because of this, we are expanding our power into the deep roots of the fourteen western empires."
"Very soon....the dark magic organization: withsterak will be the ultimate power to ever exist in the west and we will crush the north and the south afterwards," the voice in the darkness declared.
"There is no reason to be bothered with the south.....the south belongs to the void. I happened to be targeting the knight of destruction and his entire household, the house castle and the red scarlet clan."
"He must have knowledge of where to find the missing pieces of qi technology, the true formulas of manifesting the full force of qi. Once I have all the missing pieces in my hands, there will be no one to stop me."
"Not even the void or the lord of nemesis!!"
"But for now focus on expanding our power. Perhaps humans aren't fit to hunt down one ugly princess, then I will send out my pets, my single-horned demons. They will feast on the flesh of that ugly brat."
"And her heart will be mine!!" The dark being declared when he grinned evilly, licking his lips while relaxed in absolute darkness. Only his dark red eyes glowed brightly in the overwhelming darkness; the rest is absolute darkness!!