3 Vladella

The dungeons were located under the castle surrounded by an aura of gloom and death.

The mighty wizard waltzed inside the dungeons ignoring all the howling of beasts and goblins.

The dungeons only had two minor level wizards as a guard. The security inside was top-notch without the need for guards because every beast inside the dungeon was aware that they would never be able to escape.

Leave about escaping the castle, they would never be able to escape the front gate of the dungeon because there were several arrays inside the dungeons which could trap them as well as kill them. Moreover, the front gate had a shield that can only be crossed by Arthur, Vladis, and those two minor wizards. Those two wizards were only there for providing food to them as well as for cleaning the dungeon.

Arthur loves cleanliness and wanted everything around him to be clean.

Every beast inside the dungeons started shivering and whimpering frantically when they saw Arthur inside the dungeon. For them, he was not a lazy wizard but a grim reaper. Arthur had never used physical torture on any of them but his psychic torture compared to his spells, was more than outstanding.

It was such sheer torture that the enemy wished nothing else but death.

Rustling and clanking of the chain could be heard and almost every one of them started chanting pleas and asking forgiveness for their sins. They all were fully aware that the wizard and his friend were one of the people who don't know how to spiel mercy, so they wished nothing but to hide in the darkness of dungeons.

Vladis, the wizard's right-hand man although looks easy-going and was very frail to look but appearances can be deceptive and if you are with the sorcerers then it was a rule to never believe in appearances.

Vladis sighed when he saw the expressions of the beastly creatures and pondered to himself 'that all these mighty creatures who were caught inside the cell were all the heavenly level beasts'. They were hard to capture and some of them were celestial level beasts. They were someone not to be trifled with.

It was also shocking for him to imagine these celestial beasts attacking the Reinstle empire. They never had any animosities with them. He had never been a person who fights unnecessarily and has always warned Arthur too. No matter how tempting it seems to catch celestial beasts, there were always prices to pay. He had a gut feeling that something behind the shadows was going on and it was not the first time he was feeling in such a way. This was his gut feeling which he had since childhood and most of the time it was accurate.

Nor wanting to think more about it he made his mind to first solve the problems which were on his plate and with that, he tossed all his gut feelings at the back of his mind.

Arthur paced inside the dungeon as if he were walking in the garden and soon his footsteps stopped in front of a particular cell. The cell was the only exception inside his dungeon with five arrays around the cell. The lock of the cell was heavily guarded with various strong spells and two amulets.

Surely someone powerful and horrific person lives inside the cell.

Inside the cell, there was a woman sitting in a lotus position on the cold floor. She had her eyes closed as she was murmuring something in a foreign language. She was wearing a ragged grey color gown with her long black waist-length hair covering her shoulders. She had devilish features with a fair complexion. All in all, she was an evil beauty. The beauty which cannot be resisted.

When Arthur stopped in front of her cell she opened her eyes and gave a light chuckle.

"Oh, my dear boy you finally came to meet me. You know how much aunt missed you. You should at least come here once a month for a visit. See how old I have become. Is this a way you treat elderly people? " she sweetly asked him.

Arthur smiled lazily " Greetings aunt Vladella. I am sorry you had to wait for me but you very well know how much hassle is to rule a kingdom after all being a legendary wizard and lord is a tough task to handle. There is always danger lurking in the dark. Right aunt?" He said with a smirk.

Seeing Arthur's smile Vladella was captivated for a few seconds but on seeing his dark midnight eyes she regained her composure.

The hatred was evident in her eyes. It was a dangerous scene and Vladis became a bit scared because, behind those sweet talks, great animosities were hidden.

He was aware of the misfortunes which took place years ago when they were merely five years old. This beautiful lady who looks like a harmless and dainty woman was a powerful witch.

She was an old woman but due to her powers, she maintained her appearance.

Arthur had enough of this woman and so he directly asked what was going inside his mind.

"Are you the one behind the bad omens which are befalling on us in recent months?"

"Oh boy. You highly overestimate me!"

"Did you forget that you have sealed my powers? In this condition, I am as good as a mortal. I can't perform any spells and you know it very well so how am I supposed to do anything?" she tilted her head and gave a smile to him which was like a provocation.

"Very well then. It seems like you really can't do anything while he has ceased your powers. You really are something Vladella. If you try to do anything funny then I will kill you" Vladis sweetly said while making a dramatic scene of slitting the throat with his dagger.

"I know it too that you can easily do it. Right Arthur?" she too sweetly replied.

"True" Arthur spoke and turned his face to Vladis who gave him a silly nod.

With this said she closed her eyes and started chanting foreign mantras. Suddenly one of the beasts roared inside the dungeon and lunged toward Arthur but before he could attack Vladis had already attacked the beast and cut him in half with his sword but he still got a deep cut on his wrist due to the beasts sharp teeth.

Arthur helped Vladis and asked him to have a visit to the infirmary and with that, they all departed from dungeons.