Chapter 4.

Chapter 4.

It's been a week since Alex read the contents of that letter, and in all that time he hasn't left his room at all.

"Honey, do you think the young master will be okay? He has been locked up, the Duke entrusted us to his son, what account will we give to him? It hurts to see how he has lived all these years, all because of that woman." Every time she talks about that woman, María feels uncontrollable fury. She has been serving the duke's house for many years, and they were always treated like family. At that time everything was peaceful and tranquil until Elena came into Keneth's life, since that moment not only the mansion had problems, even the entire territory of the duchy was affected in some way, taxes, absurd laws among other things.

The appearance of the spouses for many is around 50 years of age, although both of their hair is gray, their bodies are kept in shape and well cared for.

"Don't worry woman, we must try to do the best we can and give him his space, it's the only thing we can do at the moment." José was also worried about Alex but he had to remain calm to be able to act properly if it was necessary. Not only are they here to serve Alex but also to protect him.

Alex's door finally opened and the two breathed a sigh of relief. They thought it might take a lot longer for Alex to calm his heart, but seeing his clean and well-kept appearance, all those worries were left behind.

"Jose, María I am very sorry to worry you, have you not heard anything about the duchy or any news about my father? "

"Young master, Maria has been collecting information and there is no news from the dukedom or the master, we believe that perhaps there were no problems as we thought at first."

Alex breathed a sigh of relief, he's been worried that something will happen to Keneth, but apparently the worst case scenario didn't happen, which is a relief in itself.

"José, María, we should go out to town, I want to eat outside, I think I need to get some fresh air, come on, I'll invite you."

"Young master, as you order."

"Stop calling me Young Master, you are my family so just call me by my name."

"Young master, we cannot…"

"I know you have your reasons but we live together and I don't want to be treated like that, I hope you understand me."

"Okay, we understand."

"Okay, come on, I'm starving."

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Alex and company had just left without realizing that someone was watching them from the window of an adjacent building.

"Finally our investigation has borne fruit, go and inform the captain that we have found the son of Duke Niels, that the information was correct and that it was the indicated place."

Yes sir!

"Hahaha, that reward will be ours"

Somewhere inside Los Cedros there is a simple looking house, inside there is a man who is sitting by the window while playing with a wooden stick in his mouth. You may think he is distracted but all his attention is on the view outside the window. His appearance is that of a middle-aged man with short black hair, he has amber eyes that reflect determination, his features are elegant and he has long pointed ears, he can very easily be considered someone handsome and easy to get to know. But he has a scar on the right side of his face that warns of the many battles he has faced, but that is not the most noticeable thing about him, but rather his right arm, which is completely mechanical.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Come in" a calm and lazy voice answered the knock on the door.

"Mr. Kael, we have located the target, the sentries located him in one of the places that we had under surveillance."

"Ohh, so the boy has already appeared, well let's finish this quickly, I want to go back, if it weren't for Ernest I wouldn't even be here bullying someone so weak, let's go and take me to the place."

Yes sir!

Alex had been thinking about the content of the letter these last few days but there is not much to do when the milk is spilled, all that remains is to move on, for this reason he decided to go out and clear his mind, he does not want to stay locked up it will only make his life be more unbearable.

The atmosphere in the restaurant was very happy, people came and went from the place, throughout the place you could hear the laughter and sadness of the adventurers, the stories full of danger and glory, although you could also hear the stories full of fear and terror.

Suddenly the whole atmosphere became silent, a group of people entered the place and immediately blocked the exit and apparently they had no good intentions.

"Hello friends, I invite you in the most cordial way for everyone to leave the restaurant, don't worry, I will pay for the damages and inconvenience caused but I want everyone, including the owners, to leave."

Although respectful was a dominant way of asking for things, many were not happy with having to leave the place. A group of brave adventurers were preparing to confront this arrogant guy when suddenly someone in the crowd screamed in fear.

Hey! "Isn't that guy who just spoke Kael Thorneable?"

That ! Are you talking about the guy who is a member of The 13 skies ?

Hey, wasn't it just a rumor?

"Hey, why are you guys making so much noise, you guys have 30 seconds to get out or else you can't blame me 1,2…"

Kael hadn't even started counting when everyone ran towards the exit.

"Young master, we must leave immediately, this guy is very dangerous."

José, was very worried, Kael is a rank 7 magician, a very famous mercenary not only on the continent but throughout the world, the fact that he was here attracting attention means that he was working on a mission, it would not be good to stay in anymore longer. Without waiting for Alex to speak, he simply grabbed his arm so he could leave the place as soon as possible.

"Maria I have a bad feeling, try to use one of your spells as soon as you notice something strange."

"Don't worry, as soon as I noticed them I started making the arrangements."

The entire restaurant was practically empty, only a few people were left in the place.

"Could you three stay for a moment?" With a big smile Kael stared at them while he waited for the answer.

With no time to lose, José threw a round sphere that when it exploded, a large cloud of white smoke filled the place. Everyone inside couldn't help it and began to cough heavily. Meanwhile, outside the restaurant, Alex ran with María.

Maria waits!

José will be in danger!

"Alex, I know your concerns but you also know that if we return the matter will be worse, they are not coming for José, they are coming for you… At the time they stopped us there were no other options."

"But we must…"

Alex!

"Don't let José's effort be in vain, we must run so maybe he will find a way to escape. Kael… that guy is on another level, we can't do anything but find a way to escape."

Maria was very worried about her husband, she knows that Jose could really be in danger this time, there is no way she doesn't know who Kael Thorneable is. José and María have always kept a low profile, not everyone knows that the couple are a rank 6 magician and warrior respectively, in the Waterfall kingdom there are really few who can represent a threat to the couple, but Kael is in another level, even if they had rank 7 they would still be incapable of being his opponent, so since he appeared in the restaurant the course of action had already been decided.

Maria suddenly had a bad feeling and hoped she was wrong, but when she looked back she noticed 3 mercenaries following their step, they were getting closer little by little and they were not common mercenaries, the 3 were warriors who were at rank 6.

<<These guys... Do they know our identities? …I can't believe come so well prepared just to capture someone who doesn't even have rank, I must do everything possible Alex can escape.>>

"Alex, it seems like someone is following us, you should go ahead without me, we don't know how many more of them are coming, so please don't give up and run away as far as possible, we will stop them as much as we can, don't look back." and just keep running."

María without hesitation began to attack.

*Foggy world*

An entire area with around 30 square meters was completely covered by a thick fog, the three warriors were no longer so confident because apparently their opponent was a magician of water element. The fog was so thick that they couldn't see anything, if they were careless they would die without even knowing the moment.

Alex felt a lump in his throat, once again it was useless for him to do anything, since he recovered his memories he has only faced dangerous situations, and it seems that destiny is determined to erase him from history. Although he has spent little time with the elderly couple, they have always been very kind to him. He has few memories of their interactions but they always took care of him. This time when they were escaping from the dukedom Niels , they spent more time together and he felt very comfortable with them. It's impossible for Alex not to worry about them.

Understanding that it would be useless to stay and that it would be more of a hindrance, Alex ran again without looking back, arriving at the house Alex went in and went for the horse and began to gallop, he did not have many things and the most important thing he always carried it, like the letter from his father, the necklace and the card with the gold.

*Clip-clop,clip-clop,clip-clop*

Only the sound of the horse running at full speed could be heard. Alex had been at that pace for about 10 minutes and was very worried about the elderly. He hoped that they could escape from that situation. He could only grit his teeth and continue galloping.

Hey boy!

Alex felt his hair stand on end, when he looked to the side he noticed the guy from the restaurant, he came running as if it were a simple race, he didn't even look tired, what's more, 2 people were accompanying him but they were riding horses to catch up with him.

Hey boy!

Where are you going?

"Come on"

"Stop…"

"What the hell! …As if I were going to listen to you."

Alex understood that there was no way to escape, although they were not close, they were actually not very far from him, with no other options he could only grit his teeth and run towards the Beast mountain range that was nearby, maybe then he would have some chance. to escape, although he is well aware that he can also die, but from his point of view that is better than getting caught.

Running into the mountain range, the pursuers not only did not escape but they even pressed harder in the chase. Alex entered a thick forest. He immediately noticed that within the forest no insects, beasts or any noises coming from any living being could be heard. Only the galloping of the horse and heavy breathing could be heard.

"Shit! … If that boy goes deeper, we will lose him and we will be in trouble" one of the two subjects said with obvious fury in his words.

"Hey, speak for yourself, my mission was just to see if I could capture him, if that really succeeded or not… That has nothing to do with me."With an undisguised mockery Kael told that to the two . He had accepted this mission at Ernest's request since he owed him a favor but he was not obliged to make a greater effort, what's more he disdained what these guys were doing.

Without waiting any longer, one of the two subjects threw an object that hit near where Alex was, exploding instantly.

Alex and his horse were sent flying by the explosion, the trees around were destroyed and the horse even lost one of its legs, it was undoubtedly severe damage.

"Hey, you guys really have dirty moves." Kael was not happy with the methods these guys were using".

What do the means we use to achieve our objectives have to do with you? The guy was fed up with this mission and could only get even by roaring those words.

"Hey idiot, watch your words, it is true that I am on your side, but it is also true that I can kill you if I want."

At the moment of hearing those words, the two subjects no longer wanted to continue arguing; they had been warned many times that Kael was a very dangerous person and that they should not provoke him.

Alex was breathing hard, everything was weird, he was full of blood but he didn't feel any physical pain, but he felt tired.

shit, shit, shit!

"Is this my end? …Will I die this way? All the novels I read and those guys always have a powerful system or a cheating ability, but what do they give me? … I didn't give up but apparently there is nothing I can do."

"I'm sorry father" Alex reached into his pocket and held the necklace that his father had given him, he wanted to throw it away so that those guys wouldn't have the chance to get it, but he couldn't hold it any longer and everything went dark for Alex, he lost consciousness.

"Hey idiots, what's the point of catching him if you guys end up killing him, as far as I know they want him alive."

A cold tone came out of Kael's mouth, one of them wanted to say something but he decided to remain silent, it was better to get closer and check the boy's pulse.

When the three were just a few meters away something suddenly happened, a sphere of black energy extended for several kilometers with Alex as the center, that same energy made the three including Kael feel danger, so they they decided to escape without hesitation, but they were a little too late, that energy was compressed in just an instant, entering Alex's body, but that was not the end, a shock wave shot out in all directions, destroying everything in its path . Everything disintegrated, everything in a matter of seconds was reduced to nothing. Kael and the other two were running at full speed but they were still hit by the shock wave, everything around 10 kilometers disappeared without a trace.

Cuaj,Cuaj,Cuaj!

"Look Noctis! Everything was destroyed, do you think anyone here really used a chaos seed?

Standing in the air observing everything around him, there was someone who was very handsome and his indigo eyes gave him a unique appearance, but the most striking thing about him are a pair of horns that protrude from his forehead, he is dressed in black and at his on the side there is a small purple ape, he holds a silver staff in his right hand, he has eyes that are full of intelligence and his look is as if everything were insignificant to him.

mmm?

What 's up Noctis?

"This is interesting Boo, I can feel that two of them are still alive and it seems that one of them is the one who used the seed of chaos although he is unconscious he is still breathing, the other is interesting too, he is not at the Saint rank and yet he survived the burst."