11 11] Strength

*tap*

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With slow steps, a man entered a room.

The room was low lit, but still gave a luxurious look. What further support this fact, is the large door that marks the entrance of the room. A large sofa was placed in the center of the room. The room is square with a side of 20 meter each. There were 3 large window on one side of the room. Near the farthest window from the door, was a delicately crafted table and a chair, which were placed in such a way that the chair face the window. Every furniture in the room had a silvery and golden touch to them, making them a piece of art.

The man placed the outer robe and his sword at the side. Then he walked towards the corner table.

He suddenly stopped and with a swift motion of his hand, drew a pocket knife from his robe and slashed it towards the darker area near the first window.

"Who is it, come out." He commanded in a domineering voice as he slashed at that area.

That small slash from a small pocket knife, visibly enlarged, and traveled towards the the dark area.

A shadow jumps from the dark area and threw something towards the man who slashed. The slash which the shadow dodged, left a deep mark on the wall.

"A messenger Great Lord Odon."

A person covered in black from head to toe said, as he raised his hands in the air as a sign of surrender.

King Odon opened the envelope. There as a small message inside it.

"ALIVE. DON'T SEARCH." The small message was followed by a small symbol which he remember very well.

He and each one of his heir has a custom made ring. Each ring has dragon carved on it, but in a different poses. Each dragon hid within it, a specific number.

He had the number zero and his heirs have number based on their birth. Though not all of his heir know about the hidden number.

Only 5 people know about the numbers. King Odon, his brother, the blacksmith who crafted them, First Prince and The Third Prince.

This message has the number three. That mean it's from 3rd prince Daren.

He want to enquire more Daren, but by the time he raised his head that figure was gone.

He was happy. But also agitated. He has faith in this child of his. But he was still worried.

What made him take such drastic measures? Why would he hide? He had too many questions.

In the end, he decided to trust his son's decision, and wait. His complexion has gained color, just by knowing that his child is alive.

Next day, rumours about an attempt to assassinate King, spread through the kingdom like wildfire.

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~About a week ago~

*shua*

With a flash of light a man appeared in front of Daren. He was slim, covered in tight white clothes. An average height, Short silver hair, paired with cyan colored eyes. A short black knife was attached to his waist with a black belt.

"I pledge loyalty to the Lord and will serve you till eternity." said that man kneeling on one foot.

Daren nodded and said "Rise. You shall be known as Boaz, The Ghost."

Screen showed Daren about his statistics

[NAME : Boaz

TITLE : The Ghost

AGE : 20

SKILLS : Illusion (lvl 1)

Extreme speed (lvl 1)

CULTIVATION : A Rank]

"Now I have work for you. I want you to collect information about the people outside. I want my army to be without betrayers. Separate the information according to their potential and their crimes. We will keep those who are worth nurturing and kill the rest. "

"Also I want you to infiltrate the Royal Palace of Astina and deliver this to the king. Remember only give it to the king no one else. You may leave now."

Boaz nodded and disappeared in an instant. Daren was startled but he regained his cool quickly and smiled.

'Now that this is settled, we shall move to the next step. Morgan should be back in a day or two. Then I shall go on my first hunt.'

A battle intent radiated from Daren as he immersed in his thoughts.

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Daren stood in front of all his newly acquired men. Arius stood on his right side and Morgan on his left.

"What's my name is not important, but who I am is. Or group is called the Reaper. What you should remember is I am the leader and my word is law. You guys haven't officially joined our group yet. You are here, because I allowed it. And you will disappear if I wish so. I treat my men as my brothers. If you want to be one too, then prove that you are worthy. I don't demand much, all I ask for is loyalty. "

Daren gave a domineering speech as he knew, these idiots respect strength.

" Am I clear. " Daren asked again after a pause.

" And why should we listen to a brat, who doesn't even have a cultivation. We outnumber you we can take your life." a man from the group shouted.

Arius glanced at the man and released a terrifying pressure which covered all of them. They found it hard to breathe. Daren waved at Arius to stop. Only then did the pressure disperse.

" Why?" Daren chuckled. A smirk could be seen on his face. He then spoke again

"Because, that's the only way you will survive.!!"

Daren's voice lingered in the air, but he has vanished from the spot.

When the people regained their senses, they discovered that the kid who was speaking moments ago, has appeared in front of the man who who just spoke, and has pierced was pierced his heart with his sword.

"Am I clear enough now."

Daren asked with a cold gaze but still had a grin on his face, which made him look like a bloodthirsty beast. Daren has sneakily attached his shadow to the man, when Arius has pressured them all.

What bothered him was, he had to waste the shadow leech power for this.

But in this world, power trumps all. If he want to use this people, without the fear of any problems arising, he had to show them that he is someone they can't offend. He had to prove that he can take their life in a second.

"Ye..yes boss."

He didn't know who said it first. But others followed in his steps.

"Good. So today we will go for hunt in 2 groups. Forty of you will go with Arius. And forty of you will go with Morgan. Remember always scout first, plan a strategy and than attack. If you find any abnormalities or find some strange thing, plant few men there to monitor and return to report. "

Daren commanded after this display of strength.

" Aah.. And also since you have one lest guy, I'll join Morgan's team in his place. "

All people except Arius were shocked. Some started sweating out of nervousness, some gulped out of fear. And Morgan was shocked because Daren chose him instead of Arius.

"Now disperse. You have 30 minutes to prepare." Daren's voice brought them all out of their daze.

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