LORD FANG

At a three storey well decorated building, two middle aged men wearing dark green military uniform were seen guarding the entrance with pistols at their waists.

Whoosh!!

"Who goes there!?" Exclaimed one of the guards as both him and the other quickly brought out their pistols.

"Relax, it's me" a bald man spoke as he suddenly appeared in front of the two guards.

"Venerable Dreadful!" The two guards called out before they hurriedly bowed as one of the guards spoke respectfully...

"Please forgive us for our manners Venerable!"

"It's alright, you guys were only doing your duty" Venerable Dreadful said expressionlessly before he asked.

"Is the station head here?"

"Yes Venerable, he just got in an hour ago" the other guard spoke respectfully.

"Good, I will be going now" Venerable Dreadful said solemnly before he dashed into the building.

When he got in, the two guards quickly looked at each other as one of them suddenly asked.

"Why was Venerable Dreadful in such a hurry to meet the station head?"

"How would I know?" The other answered as he shrugged his shoulders.

At the top floor of the building Venerable Dreadful just got into, a middle aged wearing an azure colored military uniform could be seen seated in what seems to be an office. This middle aged man has brown curly hair and beards with dark eyes. He has a robost build which made the military uniform he wore to be a bit tight on him.

While he was seated on the chair, two people were also seated in front of him. The two people are an old man wearing a well designed suit and a veiled girl.

"What brings the honorable steward James from the Harold family in the capital to my humble office?" The curly bearded man asked with a dignified look on his face.

"You flatter me Sir Long. I just came to make a request for my family's young mistress" The old man spoke calmly as he looked at the curly bearded man with a light smile on his face. But his smile quickly freezed after he heard what the veiled girl suddenly said...

"I don't have a single request for the station head"

"Young Mistress, please don't put me in a tight spot. Your father told me to bring you back to the capital" Steward James said with a helpless look on his face.

"Young Miss, could you please don't make things hard for your family's steward?" Sir Long said with a pleading look on his face. When the veiled girl saw, panic could be seen in the depths of her eyes.

But before she could speak, a bald old man suddenly barged into Sir Long's office with hurried breathing.

"Steven, what is the meaning of this?" Sir Long said after coming out of his surprised state in a deep tone while the Steward James and the veiled girl glanced at the bald old man indifferently.

"Am sorry to barge into your office station head but I have grave news" Venerable Dreadful suddenly said with a solemn look on his face.

"What is it?" Sir Long asked with a curiosity in the depths of his eyes.

"Sir, the monsters have captured him" The bald man said solemnly.

"Who?" Sir Long asked as finally had a curious expression on his dignified face. Even Steward James and the veiled girl now had curious expression on their face as they looked at Venerable Dreadful. After taking in a deep breath, Venerable Dreadful finally answered...

"Kyler Pearce"

"What!!?"

Boom!!

As soon as Sir Long heard this name, he quickly exclaimed with a grave expression on his face as his broad hand suddenly slapped the table in front of him which made the whole table to quickly become shattered wood.

Although Steward James was unfamiliar with this name, that doesn't mean the veiled girl wasn't. As soon as the veiled girl heard the name of the person that just got captured, she suddenly fell into a daze.

"How long has it been since he got captured?" Sir Long hurriedly asked as he quickly stood up from his chair.

"An hour ago sir" Venerable Dreadful replied. But as soon as he replied, the veiled girl suddenly dashed out of the room.

"Young Mistress!!" Steward James hurriedly called out with a panicked expression on his face as he quickly chased after her.

"Quickly gather all the Venerables and come to the centre of Shadow Forest. That must be where they took him to" Sir Long hurriedly said before he also dashed out of the room.

"Yes sir!!" Venerable Dreadful said as he was the last person who ran out of Sir Long's office.

'Please be ok' The Veiled girl thought as she quickly dashed right past the guards of the building with a worried look on her face.

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'Umm... where am i?' Pearce thought as he slowly regained his conciuosness while trying to open his eyes.

"You are finally awake" a deep and arrogant voice suddenly reverberated next to his ears. When he finally fully opened his eyes, he saw himself in a really huge throne room as he saw a middle aged scholar and twins standing beside him.

Then when he looked forward, he saw a boy sitting on a black and gold colored throne. This boy wore a black and gold colored clothe that has strange patterns all over it. He has a silky and glowing dark hair which he tied all back to make a bun, limpid gold colored eyes and radiating a really gloomy qi which make any one who stood close to him to feel depressed.

"Who are you and where am I?" Pearce quickly asked as he tries to get up. But he failed to do so since he could feel a suffocating and devilish aura pressing him down to the floor.

"You don't deserve to know my name neither are you qualified to know where you are" The boy on the throne unhurriedly said in a deep and cold tone.

«My replica, please wake up!!» Pearce exclaimed in him as he quietly observed the boy on the throne who was calmly looking at him. But unfortunately, his replica didn't even respond.

'Damn it' Pearce cursed as he quickly vegan to racked his brain in other to find an escape plan.

"Hex, are you sure he is the one?" The boy suddenly asked as he turned his gaze towards the middle aged scholar who stood at the side of the hall.

"Yes Lord Fang. My two assistants confirmed it" The middle aged scholar answered in a respectful tone.

"We really did my Lord" the twins said in unison as they bowed slightly.

When the boy on the throne heard there confirmation, he slightly nod as he unhurriedly got up from the throne and began to walk towards Pearce.

"Since my men said you really are the one am looking for, then you have something I want" the boy spoke coldly as he got closer to Pearce.

'Why was he looking for me? Does he know me?' Pearce thought as he continued to rack his brain to bring out an escape plan.

"And what might that be?" Pearce asked with a serene look on his face.

"The Origin Slabs" Lord Fang answered with a calm but chilling cold voice.

Origin Slabs?

"What?" Pearce asked with a bewildered expression on his face.

"Hand it over" The boy said as he stretched out his right hand in a receiving manner.

"I don't know what you are talking about" Pearce unhurriedly said with knitted brows as he thought.

'Don't tell me he's after those mysterious slabs? But I don't even know were it is not even to talk about handing it over to him'

During Pearce's first mission, he encountered four mysterious slabs which quickly merged into his body on first contact. After that moment till now, he doesn't even know where it stays in his body.

"What?" Lord Fang asked with knitted brows

"Am being honest with you, I really don't know what you are talking about" Pearce quickly said since he could see a doubtful expression on Lord Fang face.

"Don't be deceived by his words my Lord"

"He is trying to trick you my Lord"

The two twins spoke simultaneously after they saw the doubtful expression on Lord Fang's face with panic in the depths of their eyes. Although the middle aged scholar didn't say anything, panic could also be seen in the depths of his eyes.

"Enough" Lord Fang finally said after hearing the explanations of the twins for some time. After the two twins heard this, they unwillingly shut their mouths as they stared at Long Fang with a worried expression on their faces.

"Since you are sure you don't know what am talking about, then it wouldn't do any harm if I could search you right?" Lord Fang asked as he stared at Pearce with a cold smile on his face.

"Sure, there's no problem" Pearce replied calmly as he cursed within him.

'Sh*t, I just hope he finds out where those slabs are hidden or am toast'

Boom!!

But before Lord Fang could begin to search Pearce, a loud boom rang out from the entrance of the throne hall. Not only that, but the door that was closed tight suddenly blasted open as they flew towards Lord Fang with shocking speed.

But before it could reach Lord Fang, the two enormous doors suddenly withered away mysteriously.

"Who dares interrupt my interrogation?" Lord Fang asked with killing intent flashing past his eyes.

"Who dares capture my man?" a voice rang out in the hall as a figure dashed in. When Pearce saw this figure, his expression quickly turned grave as he shouted.

"Run Diana!!"

The figure that just walked in as a veiled girl with red hair and bright red eyes is none other than Harold Diana!

"I won't until I get you" Diana said with a charming and sweet voice. But Pearce's expression became even worse as he thought with panic.

'Why is life so cruel?'