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Chapter 4 - Child of War

The midwife opened her mouth and spoke ''Congratulations my lady, you have a healthy son!'' the room started shaking at the same speed, the doctor who turned to the servant next to him opened his mouth and spoke ''inform the lord immediately'' the attendant who heard this left the room without waiting, a smile appeared on the face of the woman who was looking after the child and extended her arms to take the baby, the midwife who gave the baby to the mother wiped her sweat and retreated to the corner, the room continued to shake, the arms of the mother who was looking after her baby were shaking because she had spent a lot of energy while giving birth to the baby..

immediately after that the baby finally opened her eyes and started looking at her mother with deep eyes, surprisingly the child was not crying.. the mother who was worried about this immediately turned to the midwife and asked ''is it normal for him not to cry?'' the midwife answered in a way that left no room for doubt ''yes my lady, it is normal even though it is not seen very often'' the mother who was relieved fixed her blonde hair that was stuck to her head with sweat and focused on the baby, the baby was looking wildly with suspicious and insatiable eyes She looked around. The room they were in was shaking from time to time but this mother didn't care, she was just interested in her child right now.

A few minutes later a man entered the room, he was tall, he had black hair and a dirty beard, he was wearing black steel armor that matched his, he had a red cape that started from his shoulders and went down to his feet, he had a long sword hanging from his waist, his face was beautiful and serious as befits a nobleman, he immediately scanned the room with his silver eyes and fixed his gaze on the woman lying on the bed, when his eyes locked on the woman and the child she was holding in her arms, his heart ached, he tried not to show any emotion, but he couldn't do it, he opened his mouth in regret and ordered his knight next to him, "Take the child, Artorias", the knight wearing shiny gray steel armor and a blue cape, Artorias quickly reached the bed without any hesitation and took the child from the woman's hands.

the mother screamed at this "What's going on Lorcan why are you taking our child from me!" the man opened his mouth and spoke his voice was so harsh and authoritative that it would not leave any room for disobedience "You will understand me Grace just trust me I am doing this for our family!" hearing this the mother hesitated for a moment but then with a bitterness in her heart she gave the child to the magnificent knight Artorias who took the child returned to his lord and handed the child to his lord, Lorcan took the baby effortlessly and stared at him and was astonished by what he saw..

because the baby was staring at him with silver eyes Lorcan noticed something wrong with the baby because there was no fear or concern in his eyes.. he just seemed to be trying to make sense of the events around him. When the castle shook once more, Lorcan realized that he didn't have any more time, a bitter smile appeared on his face and he opened his mouth "I, as Lord of the Castus House, declare you my heir and name you Lonan. From now on, you will be known as Lonan Castus and you will rule and feed my people under my name" at that moment, the old man in blue robes he brought with him took out a notebook and started writing. The baby, who was still looking around with wild eyes, seemed to be trying to digest what had happened.

When the notebook keeper finished writing, Lorcan gave the baby back to his knight and ordered "Take him to a safe place and do not bring him back until I say otherwise" although the knight's face could not be seen through the helmet's visor, it strongly reflected a certain emotion. The castle shook violently one last time and there was a crashing sound. Realizing what had happened, Lorcan gave his last order to his knight "Go! Don't even look back and protect her with your life!'' The knight's shoulders slumped when he heard this, but he immediately straightened up and walked towards the corridor with fast steps..

Lorcan, who saw Artorias leave, sighed briefly and took one last look at his wife before turning around, his look simply said ''I'm sorry'' but the lady in the bed had already fainted from exhaustion.. Lorcan left the room and locked the door, only the Lady was left in the room, the midwife and the historian had already evacuated. The leader of his House, who walked quickly in the opposite direction of the corridor Artorias went, focused on the sounds coming from outside.

Clang! Boom!!!

Ahh!!

My arm!!

Hold them!!! Don't let them pass!!

Don't break the line!

When he heard the voices, he passed through all the corridors with inhuman speed and finally arrived at the battlefield. Hundreds of soldiers were fighting each other in front of him, he jumped 10 meters high without waiting and landed right in the middle of the battlefield, the Castus soldiers who saw the House Leader who started to fight as soon as he landed gathered their courage and shouted "Our Lord is here!, Silver Wolf is here!!" Hearing this, the other Soldiers started to fight harder, but the enemy soldiers who heard that the enemy commander was on the battlefield also gained hope again, and soon the battle turned in the opposite direction. Lorcan Castus was living up to his nickname as he advanced through the enemy army like a slaughter hunter, with every swing of his sword an inhuman power was released and he was killing his enemies, the enemy army was terrified when they saw their comrades falling one after another. Until a huge giant wearing crimson armor arrived on the battlefield..

Austin's POV at that time..

'What the hell is going on' Austin thought, right now the armored knight was taking him somewhere, Austin thought as he wanted to know what was going on, 'so I really have been reborn' Austin, who felt something being drawn on his body before leaving the God of War, took his next breath in this world.. He had experienced a lot before he could get any idea about what was happening and surprisingly he seemed to understand the language spoken here, he already had an idea about what was going on, after all he had always been a quick witted person, he was born as the son of a lord and this lord was the lord of a castle that was currently under siege, so Austin, who cursed his luck, tried to sigh but couldn't.

Knight Artorias, who did not use all his speed in order not to shake the baby, continued walking along the corridor with fast steps, after a few turns he came to a dead end, Austin, who saw this, got scared and thought 'oh damn it, please don't tell me you're walking randomly', but Artorias raised his hand and pushed a brick, after a little creaking and dust, a secret passage appeared there. The Knight entered it without hesitation, the passage seemed to lead to some kind of staircase. Artorias quickly went down the stairs and said ''Don't worry young master, I will protect you with my life.'' Austin, who heard this, felt relieved.

After walking down for another half a minute, they finally reached the ground. Austin could not see anything due to the darkness, but the same could not be said for his Knight. The Knight, who moved comfortably as if he were in his own home even in the pitch darkness, soon reached another passage and opened the door, when the door opened, the warm sunlight hitting Austin's face bothered his eyes. Artorias, who stopped his fast steps and started running, was afraid to shake the baby, but he was even more afraid that if he did not do this, it would be too late. Seeing the knight's surprising speed, Austin couldn't believe his eyes 'can a human run that fast?' because a light pace for Artorias had already tripled the speed of an athletic runner. The knight, who was running even faster than a horse, slowed down after a while and approached a white horse tied to a tree. Without waiting, he untied the horse with a single move and mounted the horse as if it was nothing, as soon as he mounted the horse, he made it gallop.