— Ms. Lia, please come down from the tree! It's dangerous to be there!
—no! It's not even that tall of a tree, calm down.
— But ms. Lia, if you fall down, your mother will be sad, do you want your mom to cry?
Lia jumps off the tree, falling on her feet. The maid almost had a heart attack, if Lia had gotten hurt, then she would have been held responsible.
— Ms. Lia! Don't ever do that again. Lets go inside, your mother is waiting for you.
—ok!
Lia starts skipping happily to the mansion.
When she enters the living room she sees a strange man inside the living room.
Her mother and the man are both waiting inside.
—Hey mom! Who is this?
—Hello Lia, i am your uncle, Sebastian.
—How come i never heard of you?
— I was on a mission. No one knew i was still alive.
— Anyway, your uncle is here because he will live here from now on.
Lia's mother said.
Lia and her uncle talked for some time, he told her some stories since he was on the mission.
It started to darken outside, Lia went to sleep and her uncle stayed with her mother, catching up on how their lives have been going.
The next day, when Lia woke up, she wanted to go to the forest.
— Uncle! Wana go to the forest with me?
— Is your mother ok with us going to the forest?
— She has to be ok with me going with you, didn't you say you took the mission no one wanted to take?
—hmm, yeah, you're right, i'll still have to ask your mother tho.
After her uncle asked her mother they both left for the forest.
— So, what are we going to do here?
—I want to gather some flowers, you can help me.
— Ok kid, what type of bouquet you want to make?
— I don't know, You know anything about flowers?
Sebastian is thinking while scratching his chin, his face lights up as he comes up with an idea.
— Follow me!
Sebastian said as he started walking around.
After about 30 minutes of walking around, Sebastian stops and points to a closed up bunch off flowers.
— This one.
— But it didn't bloom yet.
— Well, this one is special, it only blooms at night.
— Really?
— Yeah, i'll show you.
Sebastian takes out a dagger and starts digging around the flowers.
After a little bit of digging Sebastian took out the flowers with their roots still attached.
— We can take these home for the one you wanted to make the bouquet. You will also see that they bloom at night.
After they gather some more of those flowers, they start heading home, it was already kind of late, and the flowers started opening up a bit.
—woah, they are actually blooming. Why do they only bloom at night?
— Well, long ago, there were two gods, one that took care of the earth during the day, and one during the night. The gods both wanted something to be their symbol, so the god of day created the sunflower, using a little piece of the sun and scattering it around the earth, that's how the sunflower came to life. And seeing that the god of the day made a flower, the goddes of night also wanted one, so she broke a piece off of the moon and scattered it around the earth.
As soon as Sebastian said that, a guy in all black snuck close to Lia, Sebastian grabed Lia's arm and pulled her back, then he kicked the guy in the throat.
The man fell down holding his throat.
— Lets go!
Sebastian said as he picked up Lia and started running towards her home.
—who were those guys?
— i don't know, kid, promise they won't get close to you.
As he is running, a guy throws a dagger at him, from the trees.
Sebastian catches it with his teeth and throws it back with a backflip.
The assasin got hit in the neck and fell out the tree.
— I guess that's why that maid told me to not climb trees.
Lia thougth to herself.
When they reach the mansion, Lia sees the most horrible sighting in her life.
Her house is burned down, everyone is screaming, kids are crying, men are fighting, women are running with their kids.
A young boy, he looks around 14 years old, approaches them.
— Hey! They took the Lady of the house and the Boss, take the young lady and run away, we will go after them.
— Where are your parents?
— Oh, well, my mom ran away with my siblings after i faked my death, i would have only weighed them down, and my dad just died in battle.
—What! Boy, run and go after your family.
— But i can help them better from here, these guys can't get to them if i kill them. You take the young lady and get her in a safe place. These guys who raided us aren't that tough, we can get rid of them quick, a squad went after the royal family.
Before Sebastian could say anything to the boy, he already started running to the battle.
— We need to stop him!
— Nah, he chose how to live, maybe he wins. Lets go.
— What about my family?
— Didn't you hear? A squad of knights is going to save them, i'll go help after i get you in a safe space.
Before Lia could answear, Sebastian ran away with her.
When were running through the city, Sebastian was attacked.
Sebastian caught the axe of his attacker with one hand.
— Mrs. Smith!
— Sebastian?
— Please take care of the Young lady untill i come back.
— Ok, we will meet at my inn.
Sebastian left Lia with Mrs. Smith and started running back to the mansion.
Sebastian reached the mansion and saw the boy fight three men at once, funny thing is, he was winning. Sebastian charged at one of the guys the boy was fighting, and cut his throat.
— Hey, boy, looks like you were right. Ya'll won.
They both look around and see the men of the county killing the raiders.
— You should go find your family.
— Did they rescue the royal family?
— I will take care of that. Dont worry about that.
— Understood, sir.
Then the boy went running through the forest.
Sebastian got on a horse and started following the horse tracks.
In the distance he sees some men, fighting, it was the knights and the kiddnapers. Sebastian gets off his horse and pulls out his sword, as Sebastian is running he sees the generel dead on the floor, the other knights were losing.
One of the kiddnapers leaps at Sebastian, and starts slashing him, Sebastian can't fight back because of the speed of his attacker.
—i need to find a blind spot in his attacks. His attacks go in this order, two slashes to the right of his arm and one up, then crosses his arms with an x shaped slash. That's the moment to attack.
One slash two slashes and..... Bam!
Sebastian got the guy by his throat. He lifts him up and smashes him in the ground.
Then starts stomping on his head till his legs stop twiching.
Sebastian looks around, he sees some young boy getting killed by one of the knights.
The knights spear pierces right through the young boy's heart, the boy starts spiting out blood, his eyes turned red with tears.
— The risk of his job.
Sebastian places his hand on the knight's shoulder.
— Don't think of who you killed, too much. Now, where is the royal family?
— He left with them.
— Who?
— The young duke.
— My little brother? Oh no.
Sebastian instantly jumps on his horse and starts riding.
— Hey you don't know where to go! The knight yells as Sebastian leaves.
Sebastian knew where he was going.
His little brother isn't that good of a person, he always envied Sebastian, he thougth thst once Sebastian was gone, he would be the head of the family, unfortunatly for him, their sister got the title.
He is going to take care of their sister and then be the head of the family.
— I can't let him be king!
As Sebastian rode on his horse, he arrived at his brother's secret chamber, well, it was a warehouse, but his brother called it his "torture chamber".
— I am really sad that i can't torture you, sister. But, i guess being king is enough.
— Reginald! You insolent little bitch.
— Ah, brother, is it really how you greet me after such a long time?
— I wasn't gonna kill you, but now, i have a motive.
Sebastian pulls out his sword and starts marching towards his brother.
— Than you, brother, i can finally kill you, i am so happy i could start crying.
— Like you have a chance, Sebastian, i already got you in my trap.
— You mean the explosives that you placed around the warehouse? They will be no problem.
— Hah, nahh, i have a way better plan than that.
Two men walked out of a dark corner. They were the "Demon Brothers", the best duo in the kingdom, they won all of their fights.
— You really think this trash can kill me?
Sebastian said right before appearing next to the youngest brother, his name was dalton, alone he was a mediocre fighter.
Sebastian's sword was at Dalton's neck, the oldest brother immediatly grabed Sebastian's sword.
Sebastian hit Duke, the elest brother, he smashed the back of his head into Duke's nose.
Duke steped back, Sebastian punched Dalton in the face, sending him to the floor.
Both brothers got up and took out their weapons, Duke had a warhammer, and Dalton had a rapier.
Duke started throwing blow after blow with his warhammer, but Sebastian dodged all of the attacks.
— How is he soo weak? Isn't he part of th-
Sebastian's inner monologue was cut short by a sharp pain in his side, Dalton's rapier was lodged into him.
— Oh, that's how.
Unfortunatly for Dalton, he didn't hit any fatal spots. Sebastian elbow's Dalton in the face.
Duke takes advantage of Sebastian's lack of atention in that moment and smashes his warhammer into Sebastian, Sebastian is sent flying, he goes limp.
— Was it all he could do?
— Hmph, he really was trying to act all high and mighty, back there.
As the two "Demon Brothers" continue to make fun of Sebastian's "death", something changes in the room, the air is different, it feels like death itself is in the room.
They take a look at Sebastian's "dead" body.
— He isn't the one doing that isn't he?
— What are you talking about? A dead man doesn't come back.
— Well what if he's not dead?
Both the brothers stop to think about the chances of Sebastian surviving.
— Damn, i think he dead.
A voice says that from behind them. They look back to see who is talking, it's Sebastian, but how? They look back to where Sebastian was, but he is not there.
— What? Thought i was a ghost?
Before the brothers could do anything, Sebastian's sword is lodged in Duke's throat. Dalton watches in horror, his brother chocking on his own blood, Dalton starts crying.
— Why?! Couldn't you atleast kill him fast?
— You can also end his suffering, you know?
— W-what, no, never.
— Well, it's too late now anyway, your brother is dead. Your turn.
Sebastian's hand is holding tightly on Dalton's throat.
— Where is my brothe going? Tell me, and maybe you live.
— Never!
— Hmmm, you think i won't find him? You could save me some time, and talk, but yiu could also die, if you want to.
— Fuck you!
— Amp!
Dalton instantly becomes a huge beast, he was a giant, two times bigger than his brother.
Sebastian looks in shock, as Dalton becomes bigger and bigger.
— Come at me, bitch ass nigga!
Sebastian grabs his sword out of Duke's neck and tries to attack Dalton, but Dalton's skin is so though that his sword gets chiped.
— oh no.
The smile on Sebastian's face disappeared.
— This guy is pretty big, he won't be fast. I'll use that to my advantage.
After Sebastian's inner monologue is done, Dalton, throws a punch at Sebastian, Sebastian tried to dodge but this monster got even faster than before, his size didn't give him any trouble. That one punch threw Sebastian away so fast he made a hole through the warehouse's wall,
Sebastian gets up, spiting blood.
— Man, i'm dizzy. I can't beat him, he is too strong, i seen some syringes in there, he probably had poison in there. i need to get him with it, but where? His skin is too hard, i need to make atleast a cut.
Sebastian grabs his sword from beside him and breaks a new hole through the wall.
— You're alive? Guess i'll have to make sure you're dead this time.
Sebastian and Dalton start throwing flurries of attacks, Sebastian is losing, he managed to dodge most of the attack, but he can't take even one more, while Dalton was in almost perfect condition.
As Sebastian and Dalton continue to attack eachother, Sebastian manages to make some cuts on Dalton, but Dalton hits Sebastian one more time, Sebastian flew right into a table, he gets up and tries to attack Dalton, but Dalton pins him against a wall.
— You're dead, there is no way to leave alive.
As Dalton is talking, Sebastian injects him in one of the cuts on his chest.
— hmph is that all you got? A syringe? Are you that desperate?
Dalton begins becoming smaller.
— What? How?
— Ability repelent, i've seen my brother use in on people, once.
— I can still win, i am at full strength, you are more beat than a rug.
Sebastian head butts Dalton, he falls back only to see Sebastian punching him in the face, Dalton locks in and throws a flurry of punches to Sebastian, he can't block or dodge, it's clear, he lost.
— Who the hell are you?!
Both of them look over to the one who yelled that. It was the young boy.
— Let go of sir Sebastian.
— Run, You can't beat him.
— I am not scared, come at me, bitch.
Dalton turns back from Sebastian, he knows Sebastian can't do much as of now.
The boy throws off his shirt, what Sebastian saw was amazing, the young boy had the body of a 20-25 year old warrior, he looked close to Dalton in terms of muscle.
Dalton throws a kick towards the boys head, but the kid catches it and starts spining around with Dalton's leg in his hands, Dalton was up in the air, he was screaming like a girl, the boy lifted him up over his head and threw him into a wall, the wall remained dented.
Dalton tried to get up, but he got soccer kicked in the face, Dalton was knocked out, by a boy half his age.
— Boy, tell me your name, please.
— My name is Gabriel Cassiel.