Chapter 17: Set of Fckers... Body Strengthening

Chapter 17: Set of Fckers... Body Strengthening

[Revival complete]

Ruthar's eyes sprang open, his sight set on Hendricks' worried look, accompanied by his two green glowing hands.

'I am alive. My wounds are healed, so Hendricks knows a bit about healing magic,' Ruthar thought.

He moved his hands up to his face, seeing them filled with blood. Though he was completely healed, the lack of blood made him feel woozy.

Hendricks, on the other hand, looked very happy to see Ruthar healed and awake. "Lord Ruthar, I thought you died there!" He grabbed Ruthar and pulled him to sit in his lap.

'I almost forgot I am still a kid here. Hendricks must be very confused. How unfortunate for him! I just crossed some stuff off my bucket list.'

Ruthar smiled malevolently. "That bitch Kithara!"

Hendricks shook his head and lifted Ruthar into his embrace before rising to his feet. "It wasn't Kithara. If she wanted you dead, she would rather do it herself. I am betting it was Tomaha, though."

Hendricks exited the library with Ruthar in his arms, moving silently downstairs, only to be met by a pile of bodies. The maids had also been killed, their corpses and blood coating the floor.

'How unfortunate.'

Hendricks immediately turned from the sight, taking Ruthar away as fast as he could. He probably did not want Ruthar to see it, but it was too late. The image was well nailed to Ruthar's mind. 'I have never seen dead people before, at least not this brutally... Since this is Tomaha's doing, I doubt the news will spread. It will die as though nothing happened...'

"I guess it can't be helped since Kimara is not here," he heard Hendricks say as he entered Kimara's room and dropped Ruthar on the bed. He went to search around her room, grabbing a few things and putting them in a bag.

"What's that, a condom?" At Ruthar's statement, Hendricks hesitated before continuing without a reply.

'Just trying to joke with the old guy's feelings... Ysssh! The Beastmaster is really powerful. I now know why Kimara fell for his stupidity.'

"So what are we doing in Kimara's room?" Ruthar asked.

Hendricks froze again, this time with a much more sinister appearance. Now Ruthar knew something was wrong.

He got off the bed and walked to where Hendricks stood, seeing a piece of paper, ink, and a quill. He wanted to write a letter, but why?

"What the heck are you going to do?" Ruthar wasn't stupid. He had already pieced all the information together. "You're going to kill Tomaha for my sake, aren't you?!"

Hendricks slammed the quill down on the wardrobe. From his facial expression, that was what he had planned. But if he did that, he would die before even escaping the halls of the castle. He was the Beastmaster, but the number of high-grade knights in the castle would greatly outnumber him.

'That's too reckless, even for Hendricks!'

"Why the hell would you do that? Why do you want to kill yourself..."

"Shut up, Ruthar!" Hendricks yelled at Ruthar for the first time in his life with so much emotion. His eyes were already foaming with tears. He was surely pained.

"It's better for me to die killing that bastard than for you to die! I have seen you train. You aren't your sister or any Darkdawn. You are not gifted enough to beat Tomaha. You'll die."

"Kimara knows it too. If she can't say it, then I will! You are too weak, Ruthar. Let me die instead!"

Ruthar raised his hand and threw a fist into Hendricks' face angrily. His attack had no effect, though.

'I feel so emotional for this oaf.'

Ruthar was already in tears, staring very fearfully into Hendricks' blue eyes.

"Do you think I will be happy if you took my fate? You are basically my father..."

Ruthar's eyes lit up, and he forced a maniacal grin across his lips. "Hahahaha! You really think I will lose to that bastard? I will show you, Dad. I will become stronger than even you. Just like you, I will protect Kimara and Gandara... You don't need to kill anyone for my sake, Dad. Please, let me take my fate."

Ruthar assumed his child genes had rubbed off on him, so he accepted the tears that exited his eyes, dropping his fist and studying the ground's texture.

'Is this how father-son relationships work? I don't really know. I never had a dad, so I don't really know.'

"Ruthar!" Hendricks pulled Ruthar close, hugging him tightly. This action made Ruthar's head lighten, and a warmth rose from his heart.

"I know you want a normal life. I know you want to live like those peasants and lords who only have fun and enjoy life as it comes. You hate being enslaved, being apart from us, being apart from Elara and Gandara. I respect your decision. I don't know what you plan to do, but I trust you..."

"You'll beat those set of fckers."

Ruthar nodded in his father's embrace. "I will surely win over that bastard."

[You have successfully extracted a Body Strengthening Pill from Rotexa]

[Multiplied by Five]

'Surely I won't lose as long as I have the system.'