1 The man with red eyes

"So, what do you want to do?"

"Kill you!"

"Haha hahaha!"

The creepy laugh of a man with red bright eyes echoed throughout the darkness of the silent forest. His gaze couldn't contain the mockery for the fool who dared to challenge him despite being so weak.

The shivering body of the woman with fiery red hair and blue eyes couldn't stop the fear growing deep inside her mind and heart. She knew that man was many times more powerful than her, she knew it very well, but she has no choice.

"Stop it!"

The pressure of his aura only increased the anxiousness she felt. She couldn't resist it any longer as it was making her body shake uncontrollably. Even her breath appear weak and about to fade.

"Stop it, please!"

However, the man didn't care about her comfort. He even made the threatening aura radiating from his body emit some black mist freezing the surroundings. His black robe was dancing violently from the enormous power emanating from his body and the golden dragon symbol in his back was glowing with power.

Suddenly, the crying noise of a baby interrupted his little show of power. He had no choice but to decrease the terrifying aura at once.

When his eyes reached the little baby girl that was now weeping, his forehead formed a concerned frown, quite different from a minute ago. Then with a soft move from his finger, and with a gentle voice, he let the little child sleep again soundly.

"Give her to me!"

The shout from the woman didn't hide the intense hatred for the man. Red flames began to appear around her body engulfing her in bright fire. The green scales growing on her gorgeous face didn't diminish her beauty but made her look fiercer than before and her bright blue eyes now were black.

"No, she is mine," the man smirked looking at her enraged face.

"Give her to me!" The ferocity of the flames burned the ground. The roots of the nearby trees and the grass turned into black ashes because of the raging fire.

She knew if she began the fight, she wouldn't come back unscathed. Therefore, she didn't want to be impulsive and take the baby abruptly from the man as it will be dangerous.

"What do you want in exchange for her?" She said while showing a compromising face. The fierce flames were slowly going down as her temperament.

"You know what I want," the man's face returned to his usual cold indifference.

"The ring… I don't have it."

"But you know how to get it."

"That…"

"Until you give me the ring, she will stay with me."

"You! Please… don't separate her from me. Please."

The woman never thought of begging the red-eyed man, but she was desperate. He only looked at her deeply for a moment but never relented. Instead, the frown on his forehead was growing deeper as his disgust for the woman before him.

"You know how to contact me. Until then…" He covered himself in a black mist and disappeared.

"Damnit!" A furious gaze covered any gentle and desperate behavior from the woman. Now her expression only showed a pair of vicious and evil eyes.

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At a magnificent castle surrounded by a beautiful blue forest, the red-eyed man appeared like a puff of black smoke. His long cape was dancing again as if there were wind around but only a soft mist was surrounding him, only him.

"Calm down," he said and the mist stopped moving.

His eyes surveilled the place, he had traveled for many years and he wanted to return home for so long. There was someone waiting for him after all.

His steps were soft and slow, as he was enjoying the trees and flowers that covered the gardens. They made the air pure and light to breathe, he couldn't help but follow her instincts and walk around for more seconds.

"Master!"

"Ethan!" The eyes of the man had changed to a beautiful golden color after arriving, they now were gentle and soft, nothing like the cold and indifferent ones from before. Then he looked at the purple-eyed child of almost four years old running towards him. His tiny legs were making so much effort on walking that it was funny to look at.

"Master, what is that?"

"This is not a thing. She is a baby girl."

The man kneeled on the ground to let the cute boy see the girl.

"She is… pretty."

The baby was already awake, and her beautiful gold eyes were watching the little boy with curiosity before letting out a soft and cute smile.

"Yes, she is…" the man also smiled.

"What is her name?"

"Mmmm… she is…" the man thought for a couple of seconds before looking at the faraway white tower. He smiled while reminiscing.

"Norah…"

"Norah? It is a beautiful name, master."

The baby laughed a little and they both, man and child looked at her and chuckled.

"Norah…"

The boy whispered.