Swearing Loyalty

Gabriel appeared out of the trees, he walked slowly in Gill's direction, he wasn't worried about the other people around, because everything was in his control. When he was in front of Gill, Gabriel retracted his aura, but even so no one dared to move a muscle.

Gill mustered all the courage in his body and said. "Greetings great senior, I wonder if this great senior needs so...." but before he could finish Gabriel tapped his forehead slightly with his index finger and Gill's head burst into pieces.

The place became deadly quiet, everyone was shivering from fear. Then someone shouted "Quickly everyone, disperse and run in different direction!!!" but that was just something stupid to do in front of someone who had absolute power over them. The moment the person shouted that Gabriel made his move, from one person to another, using his index finger to tap them on their foreheads. Then all they're heads burst, and they're lifeless body's fell to the ground.

The only thing Diana's saw was someone shouting and then their bodies falling to the ground with no heads. She started trembling, it wasn't that she wasn't used to fight and dead, but the scene in front of her was just too brutal, it was a one side slaughter.

"Please... Senior... I... I..."

"Clean this mess up, and don't tell anyone about what you saw, of you I will find out" said Gabriel in a cold emotionless voice.

"Yes Yes Yes" said Diana as she bowed. When she looked up Gabriel was gone.

When Jacob and John saw the massacre and then Gabriel appears next to them they both started trembling, they didn't know what to do or say. Finally, John decided to risk.

"I am sorry for my earlier disrespect Senior" said he.

"Me too great Senior" said Jacob, then he asked "Is Senior someone from the Symians Clan?"

Gabriel didn't know whether to laugh or to cry.

"You both don't have to be worried, and don't call me senior I am not that much older than you, in fact I think I am the youngest here."

Jacob and John both froze.

"How can... How can..."

"It doesn't matter. The reason why I decided to show my power to the both of its because I think you are trustworthy. And I want the both of you to join me."

Both of them didn't know how to react, if it was true and Gabriel was not some senior who was bored and decided to have fun then he was the greatest genius of the entire history of the world. Even in the old era he would be unparalleled. Being able to join someone like him one could only imagine the benefits.

"But Sen..."

"I told you don't call me Senior, I am not older than you" said Gabriel

"Yes sorry, young Master Gabriel I just wanted to ask you, with your level of power and talent if you wanted you could directly go to the elite class, why waste your time here?" asked John

"The fewer people know the better" said Gabriel as they were walking and enjoying the view. Then he stopped and looked at them and said "I have a dream. I want to build an Empire where everyone has the right to live. Where those who want to speak but can't do it because they are scared, can do it without fear. To have those who have power and abused, brought to justice. I don't want my name in history, I don't wish glory or wealth. My Empire will be in the shadow. Dynasty my come and go, but MY EMPIRE WILL STAND STRONG UNTIL THE END OF ALL TIMES, UNTIL THERE IS NO MAN WHO DIES AN UNJUST DEAD.

Jacob and John both started to tremble from the very core of their souls, the only thought passing their minds at this moment was to prostrate before this man to swear their loyalty to him, two destroy their bodies and burn their souls for him, to ensure that this MAN EMPIRE EXISTS FOR ALL ETERNITY

"FOR THIS MOMENT I (John/Jacob) SWEAR MY ETERNAL LOYALTY TO LORD GABRIEL, UNTIL THE END OF TIMES, EVEN IF MY BODY IS DESTROYED I WILL NOT BETRAY THOU, EVEN IF MY SOUL IS BURNT I WILL NOT BETRAY THOU, FROM NOW ON I AM YOUR ETERNAL SLAVE" without even realizing what was happening Gabriel saw both of them kneeling on the ground and swearing an oath. But from some reason he felt a strange resonance with their souls

"BY MY POWER I DECLARE YOU JOHN MY SHIELD"

"BY MY POWER I DECLARE YOU JASON AS MY SWORD"

Then Gabriel's eyes started glowing with an intense purple light and a black book appeared. But this black book that appeared now wasn't the same one, this was ten times bigger than Gabriel himself when it appeared it seemed like the vast universe itself appeared, it was like the book was telling that he, and he alone, had the answer to every single question in existence.

Then Gabriel pointed at Johns forehead with his index finger. The book opened and the pages flipped one after another. Gabriel's eyes gave a more intense ray of light. He opened his mouth and spoke in a strange ancient language.

"ចាប់ពីពេលនេះទៅអ្នកនឹងមានដាវរបស់ខ្ញុំនឹងមិនមានអ្វីនៅក្នុងសកលលោកដែលអ្នកមិនអាចបំផ្លាញបានកើតឡើងក្នុងនាមជាមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំនិងមិនមែនជាទាសករ។"

Then Gabriel turned his gaze to Jacob. The pages of the book continued to flip one after another. Then he pointed his index finger at Jacob forehead and said in the same ancient language.

"ចាប់ពីពេលនេះទៅអ្នកនឹងក្លាយជាប្រឡោះរបស់ខ្ញុំនឹងមិនមានអ្វីនៅក្នុងសកលលោកដែលអាចបំផ្លាញអ្នកឡើងជាមិត្តខ្ញុំនិងមិនមែនជាទាសករ"

The book behind Gabriel started fading, and his eyes returned to normal. A strong weakness assaulted Gabriel, he felt weakness all over his body, then he fainted.

Meanwhile, inside the forbidden grounds of the Academy, inside a dungeon an old bald man shook "What monstrous amount of mana, and its coming from the Dark Forest. The others must have felt it too, I better hurry too." then he disappeared from the dungeon

Similar scenes, like the old's man, were repeating around the Academy.

One old monster after another were rushing in the direction of the Dark Forest.

Head Teacher Lillian expression become extremely grave.

"Quick, call all the teacher who are closer, and tell them to go inside the forest and rescue all the students, give them the general coordinates. I will go now. We can't lose any time!!!"

"Yes" responded and elite student as he rushed in the Academy direction.

"I hope no one dies. What horrifying beast was that, no one in my entire life gave such a strong felling of fear." murmured Lillian to herself as she rushed in the forest.

At this point in time Jacob and John were both running, Jacob in the front and John who was carrying Gabriel behind him.

"Are you sure its best to go back?" asked Jacob.

"Yes believe me, there is no way that those old monsters from the academy didn't feel the Lords energy. It's best to return to the place where we first were transported and pretend that we didn't even start our trial, this way we will be less suspicious than the others"

Jacob just nodded as they kept running.