Chapter 57: "The Stowaway"

Ten years ago.

"Dad where you going?" Asked Young Aidan, " I'm going to a meeting in the Central Kingdom," said King Ignatius, "ok, when will you be back to play with me?" asked Young Aidan, "I'll be back before you know it, so take care of your sister and the kingdom until I return," said King Ignatius.

A couple of days later, the King and his entourage returned, "dad is back, dad is back!" shouted Young Aidan excitedly, he rushed out to meet him but the reaction Young Aidan got from his father that day, the eerie feeling he felt from him stayed with him for years and on other occasions,

he would experience the same thing again from his father that always had him thinking, he knew his father was different from the day he came back from the Central Kingdom so from that day Aidan kept an eye on him whenever he was around.

One week ago.

"Aidan I'm going to visit Deana, can you accompany me?" asked Arada "no dad is here now so I can't leave, give Deana my greetings," said Aidan," are you sure that's the reason you don't want to go, or you don't want to see William?" asked Arada.

"He has nothing to do with it," said Aidan, "you are always running behind dad, you need to give him a break and enjoy your life," said Arada, "I have to stay close to dad, remember I'm going to become the next king," said Aidan.

"And he is up to something, I want to know what's really going on," thought Aidan to himself, Aidan never told anyone how his dad made him feel not even his twin sister Arada.

Later on that day.

"I heard you lost The Tournament of Strenght to the Prince of the Central Kingdom, you are getting weak, weakness is not tolerated here, how can you become king if you can't win a simple tournament? asked King Ignatius.

" William just got lucky dad, I'm sorry I lost, I have been training harder since can we par?" asked Aidan, "hmm I can't right now I have urgent business to attend to, maybe after I am done, said King Ignatius, "oh ok, what type of business?" asked Aidan.

"One that doesn't concern you, just focus on training so you won't get beaten again," said King," there it is again that feeling he gives off whenever I try to get close," thought Aidan to himself," ok dad I will," said Aidan.

Aidan found out that his dad was going on a trip with a strange guy that he has seen in the kingdom a couple of times, "So he is going on a voyage with that mage guy, I'll find a place on the ship to hide, I want to find out what dad is really doing, isn't that the girl that was with William? who is that lady with her? something isn't right," said Aidan as he hid.

Aidan could overhear them talking, "are we going to sail all the way to the Land Of Magic?" asked King Ignatius. "no because it's not an easy place to find so I left a beacon there so ill just open a portal to the beacon," said Gavel.

"Ok cause I hate being on the sea so long after we are done there we can finally head to Bellquin, are you sure whatever you're looking for is there?" asked King Ignatius.

Yes all arrows point there, I have searched the length and breadth of the world for the crown of immortality, it has to be there," said Gavel, "now you don't sound too sure," said King Ignatius, "I'm very sure the last village I went to the elders said that's where it was," said Gavel.

"That's the last village you destroyed, I would like to see this place if the stories I heard as a child are true," said King Ignatius, "yeah, we will see it, the light magic users are the key to that precious place of magic," said Gavel, as they talked Aidan was overhearing everything.

"After arriving at the beacon which was placed close to the location of the Land of Magic, They all departed the ship, "the ship stopped moving, I guess we have arrived? I need to get a better look, "thought Aidan to himself.

Wait a minute isn't that William and his friends how did they get here? This is getting even more complicated, I'll just keep watching and see how this plays out even though I'm itching to get out there.

Presently.

"So all this time you have been pretending to be my father, you bastard, something didn't sit right with me from that time until now but it ends here," said Aidan.

"You have always been on my tail snooping around, you little bastard," said Tribus, "What do you want with my father anyway?" Asked Aidan, "He is just a tool for the great work that's at hand, said Tribus, "a tool? How dare you speak of the king, my father in that manner," said Aidan as he stepped back and took a defensive position.

"It's sad how you came all this way just to die, and don't think for a minute that you can take on a powerful being like me all by yourself now," said Tribus.

"I was thinking the same thing I will defeat you!" said Aidan, "things are about to get heated over there, Evan be ready ok," said William, "ok bro, I'm ready!" said Evan as he took a defensive position.

"No I don't want any interference from any of you this is a fight between me and this body-snatching bastard," said Aidan, "we have dealt with his kind before and it takes a team trust me on this one," said William.

"Oh ok but don't get in my way cause I won't be holding back, Don't worry father I'll save you, said Aidan as he grips his sword.

Gavel then fires another fire blast their way, William then neutralizes it with a water boost, "Have you forgotten about me? Asked Gavel.