No Longer a Sheltered Prince

The Captain's eye twitched. Worthy? This brat is extremely arrogant.

Of course Marcus is arrogant. The arrogance of an Asura Prince is flowing in his veins.

"Hahaha, so be it." The Captain laughed. He patted his white uniform seemingly trying to remove dust.

The Bridge, the place where Marcus is currently located. It's totally different from the outside. The lights were normal. The space was huge and there were only a few things here and there. But those few things were all important. They were computers and machines that are used to operate the ship. Though they were not being used at the moment.

The ship is currently at rest. Not only that, but they've also jammed any communication device that could be used.

Rescue won't be coming any time soon.

Marcus looked at two figures standing in front of him. He already concluded that he won't be able to fight both of them at the same time unless one of them charges at him like a rabid dog. Right now, all he could do is find an opening and do a strategic retreat. He could zipp straight to the door but he needs more information. He can't be careless anymore.

"You said you wanted me to join your crew but I have never even seen or heard of you guys before. Are you even topnotch? " Marcus inwardly smiled. He needs to learn more about his enemies. If ever things don't work out and he is forced to flee, he'll know where to knock.

The brown-haired man named Bill Bones had a disdain look on his face as he spouted "Of course a little kid like you would never know who we are. We, The Space Jewel Pirates are one of the top 3 pirate groups in these parts. Now you know how prestigious it is to be invited by our Captain."

The middle-aged bald man smiled. He was proud of what he built.

"So you're saying, you're only strong in 3rd rate countries?" Marcus had a look of confusion on his face.

Bill Bones' face froze, and so did the Captain's. This touched a nerve on both of them. They've never been able to expand. More like they can't since no one wants to join them. Their strongest fighter is their Captain and he is also only an early stage rank 3 Commander. His magic is pretty unique though but that also goes for the other pirate leaders, which only makes him less special.

"You're already proud of this? Do you think this is enough to make me join your tiny pirate group? Oh, I'll let you in on a little secret. I killed more than two of your Commanders. Hmm, I forgot how many though. Wait, wait, I do remember fighting with a rank 2 Commander. But he died pretty quick." Marcus tried to make them angry. Though inside he was nervous. He's still not sure what the true capabilities of the Captain are

'Damn I think I got infected by that stupid cat' Marcus thought.

'Did I just spread a disease?' Nexus wondered. He was in the stone listening.

As Bones heard this he didn't believe it "You?! A kid?! Don't make me laugh."

Bones and the guy were the strongest aside from the Captain for a couple of years now and he could say that he was pretty powerful. Especially when he turtles. That's the one thing that Bones really hate when fighting against him because even his flames have a hard time burning through the thick vine's defense.

However, the brows of the Captain furrowed. The third in command should have been back a long time ago. At first, the Captain didn't mind as he thought that he was messing around with a woman. But as time went on, the Captain felt that something might have happened.

'That guy can never last this long.' The Captain thought.

He knows his crew pretty well. Especially people who are pretty high up on the ladder. He also treats them well when splitting the spoils.

"Call him, let's see if he'll answer." Marcus had a carefree attitude which angered the two pirates in front of him. He was proud of being able to defeat that pirate. He thought it was a big achievement.

They want to but they can't. They can't call him because they jammed all kinds of communication devices, even theirs. They don't want a scenario where one of their guys dies and the one who killed him calls for help. This had been their style ever since and they have rarely failed in their raids.

As for the two Commanders' senses, it can only reach 5 meters at most. Once you've reached the Commander stage that's the time you can spread your senses. Soul sense.

The two looked at each other. There was worry in both their eyes. They can't lose more Commander staged powerhouse. If they did, then they won't be able to hold their own against other pirates.

The Captain was the first one to calm down but only a bit.

"Captain, he's lying! That guy must be out sleeping somewhere or probably grabbed something to eat." Bones said. He couldn't believe that their 3rd strongest member died to a little brat.

The Captain raised his hand "There's no use in talking about this. There is no way to verify the information." The Captain's said. Showing that he has confidence in his men.

His Captain's calmness affected him so Bones tried to breathe in and out in and out in a systematic manner.

Marcus smiled "So you guys still won't believe me. How about if I show you this"

He showed them the spatial ring. Precisely the one he got from the rank 2 Commander.

The Captain stared at it. "There are a lot of spatial rings around the galaxy and maybe you just stole that one. But now that you showed that to us, hand it over!" he raised his hands.

Marcus felt an entity was pushing him down. He's now 100% sure that this is gravity magic.

'It looks like the Captain can only use basic gravity magic where he could push a person down. If he could use other spells then he would have already pulled me towards him. There's still hope. I can't stay here for now. I just need to find out what the other guy's magic is before I make a swift exit.' Marcus thought of a few plans and a few backup plans.

Bill Bones' hands blazed as fire surrounded it.

'Psh fire.' Marcus mind scoffed.

But he soon regretted it. A flamethrower like attack rushed towards him. He dodged it but it followed him wherever he went. Bill still had his arms out and he's still releasing flames out of it.

The gravity was badly affecting Marcus' speed. It felt like he was carrying piles of boulders.

'That guy's control over fire is pretty good. Fuck my mana is not enough! If this were a one versus one, I'd probably be able to win. These trashes should be thankful that there are two of them. Hmm, This is enough. Time to run.' Marcus then turned to lightning and zipped away.

Bones shouted, "Running are we?"

Bones was about to follow, but the Captain stopped him. "Don't! He might be planning to lure us away from here. That kid seems to only know how to flee."

Bones nodded "You really are smart Captain"

The Captain smiled "That's why I'm your Captain." He loves the feeling when people compliment him.

He could not have been more wrong.

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Marcus zipped away as far as he could. The mana in his body is already below 50%. He has not taken mana replenishment potions and has no plans in doing so. All he could do now is take out smaller guns then rest for a while.

'Looks like my guards are still alive. I should really find a proper name for them.' Marcus thought. Him being able to sense and communicate with them is different since they have a connection. And if they ever died, he would also feel it wherever he is.

He arrived at a place where there was no living being around. Dead bodies lay on the ground. Blood splattered everywhere. He looked at them and felt a slight pain in his heart. He stood still, unmoving. Remembering a painful past. He has seen this in the Heavenly Realm. It was when the bodies of his dead relatives were laid on the floor when they were delivered back to the palace.

Though he was never close to most of them, he still felt the incurable bruise that's etched in his heart, bleeding, whenever he thought of that scene. His mother and his mother's sister were beside him that time, trying to hold back their tears. He knew that the pain they felt was much more than he did. After that, the once rowdy palace became silent.

Marcus sighed while painful memories flashed his eyes. Seeing this in front of him made him more resolute in not only gaining power but other things as well. He has to change, to be smarter, be more attentive, and other things if he wants to survive in this campaign.

'I want to be able to take care of the people I care about! To not be pushed around like this. I am no longer a sheltered prince!'