Alter Return Path

[A/N: Author

Hello readers! This is one of the fiction novels that I wrote, so basically, everything here is purely the author's imagination. If possible, I'd like you to read it without thinking too much about what's going on in this novel, because this novel will probably have a bit of dark spice. And also, I know the grammar in my novel is really bad. I hope you guys can be patient with that. Alright, happy reading >.<]

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'I wish this had ended sooner,'

In the royal square of Esvarnas Kingdom, citizens gathered to witness the execution of someone who was considered a traitor and had damaged the reputation of the kingdom. They screamed until their voices echoed throughout this place. No one knew that it was all just a conspiracy of nobles and sycophants of the royal family.

'If I want to escape from this place, it's an easy thing to do. Even if I wanted to, I could destroy this kingdom if I was given a little more time. But everything has disappeared. She is the only reason I want to stay alive, but she is no longer in this world, '

My hands were shackled with a special seal. I was led to the stage, where a guillotine was ready to cut the victim's throat. The royal guard pushed me so violently that I fell in front of the guillotine. I stared at the guards with dark eyes, their faces turning pale with fright.

"Haha, who cares? You can't do anything now. You will die here as a traitor." One of the guards was enthusiastic, even though his body seemed to be shaking with fear.

'Traitor? It's bullshit,'

The royal family and noble families who were in audience seats stared at the stage with various expressions. But many of them can't wait to see the traitor's neck cut. They are very afraid that if the traitor is allowed to live, their lives will be in danger in the future.

'Heh, look how scared they will be if I stay alive. It was funny to see those expressions on their faces. Well, it doesn't help, I've already done that, '

"Defendant Teo Alfons has committed treason against the kingdom. He even killed his own entire family. He will be stripped of his peerage and executed by guillotine for crimes committed under the laws of the Esvarnas Kingdom."

A judge read out the scroll in his hand. I just silently listened to the chatter and noise from the crowd. No matter what they say, I have no hope in this world. Everything was going very badly in my life. Betrayal, jealousy, greed, ambition, pain, suffering, all of that I have felt. If she's still alive, whatever the odds are, we'll take it on together. After all, that is all in the past. I just wish I had died sooner now.

'My only regret is that I can't see Master's face anymore,' I felt sad.

Suddenly, the guard pulled me and forced me to put my neck and hands-on the guillotine. They then locked me in there. My eyes stared intently at the audience seats, remembering that face in my mind. The king and nobles felt uneasy under my gaze.

"C-Quickly execute him!!"

A middle-aged man with gray hair with green eyes like snake pupils stood up from the audience seat, shouting loudly. He was the one who had the worst expression there. It was because he had many conflicts with that traitor. He couldn't sleep comfortably because of the terror that always haunted him.

"Hahaha, old snake, are you that afraid of me? You should let me go now and let me slit your throat. I know you've done a lot of bad things over the years. You even made your daughter suffer. Aren't you ashamed of being her father? Oh no, you can't be called a father, you're just a creature lower than animals because even animals have a conscience to protect their children. "

"Bastard!!"

The man's face turned red with anger. He knew he didn't deserve to be called an old man. Even so, he didn't care. As long as his goal was achieved, he would do anything to get it.

"Marquis Fion, don't make a fuss, return to your seat quietly, execution is about to begin."

A middle-aged man with silver-colored hair and sea-blue eyes said to him. He was the most powerful character here, The King of the Esvarnas kingdom, Oscar Marcelus. He was a dexterous and great king. He regretted the destruction of the Alfons family, although he was also quite afraid of the family.

Oscar did not know why Teo Alfons killed his own family and was branded a traitor to the kingdom. But even if he wanted to help Teo, he couldn't do anything because the evidence was clear. Oscar took a deep breath, holding his head. He certainly knew that this was a competition between noble families. Even within the royal family, this was also something that often happened and gave him a headache. It could be that before he knew anything, he was killed by his brother in a fight for the throne.

Marquis Fion heard the king's orders and gritted his teeth before returning to his seat.

"Your Majesty, let me execute Teo Alfons,"

Oscar narrowed his eyes, turning towards the voice. It was his younger brother, Leander Marcelus. Leander has blonde hair with gray eyes. He is the son of the second queen of the previous king. After Oscar's mother died, his father, or the previous king, remarried a woman and had children. Leander was born of that marriage, and in the struggle for the throne, Oscar was the victor in the end.

Oscar found it very strange that Leander took the initiative to execute with his own hands. After all, the royal family shouldn't be carrying out direct executions, for some reason he felt like Leander knew something about the Alfons family's destruction.

"Do as you please," Oscar said.

Leander smiled broadly. He walked towards the stage and arrived there. All the guards saluted him, but he ignored them and arrived near the guillotine.

Seeing the man approaching me, I frowned. I don't really know Leander, who is the king's younger brother. But I felt something from that man. It was an enormous killing aura. I also felt the sensitivity of my bloodline telling me this man was very dangerous. This is very strange. I remember when I met him before, this feeling never came.

"What do you want?" I frowned.

"There's nothing I want from a person who will die soon. I just want to tell you something, "

Leander smirked. He came closer to me and said something softly in a voice only I could hear.

"Your family killed that woman, but don't you think they were too brave to kill the daughter of a duke?"

My eyes trembled to hear this. I only thought of this after the man talked about it.

"Pfft, that's right, it's all because of my existence. I made your family kill that woman, and in the end, you will kill your whole family yourself. I've investigated that you don't have a good relationship with your family, so when there is a conflict between you, you don't hesitate to kill your own family. "

"Y-you!!!" I gritted my teeth and struggled.

"You're probably wondering why I'm doing this, aren't you? This is all because your family is the most dangerous family in the kingdom. For me, who wants to usurp the royal throne, Alfons family is the biggest threat because of their bloodline abilities. If your family wasn't in this kingdom, I could easily usurp the throne and become the next king," Leander smiled sinisterly.

I felt so angry that I wanted to pounce on him, tearing his body into small pieces, but Leander just laughed and then grabbed a knife, ready to sever the rope holding the guillotine blade.

"Goodbye, my stepping stone,"

*Zing*

The guillotine blade fell rapidly down, but unexpectedly, when the blade was about to hit my neck, there was the sound of a sharp object colliding.

*Clanks*

The blade stopped after hitting my neck. Everyone, there was shocked. Leander, who was there, seemed confused by what had happened. Since my body was sealed with a special seal, it was impossible to use mana.

"Scales? What is that? Why do you have scales on your neck!?" Leander pointed at my neck with a dumbfounded expression.

"Now I have no doubt, they deserve it. Master, forgive me for violating it. Even if my body were to be crushed and pain to my soul, I want to kill this man. "

I don't care anymore about losing my mind and destroying this kingdom. I felt my blood boil so hot, it was like being bathed in lava. My face reddened, my teeth sharpened, and my pupils turned vertical. I gritted my teeth, holding back the pain that pierced my soul. It was so painful that I wanted to think I'd rather die than feel this pain. But this resentment and anger transcend all of that.

"FURIOUS DRAGON, BLOOD COMBINED TECHNIQUE, METAMORPHOSIS!!"

*CRACK!! BOOOM!!!*

The guillotine cracked and exploded, the smoke soared high, and the crowd of citizens ran scared away from that place. Leander, who was thrown off by the explosion, hit the bell tower wall. He vomited blood from his mouth, then turned his head towards the stage to see what was happening.

There was a humanoid creature shrouded in flames around it. It had flaming scales, dragon wings, and a dragon's tail. That creature had a human face but he showed sharp teeth, horns, burnt skin, and some scales around his face. His eyes were red like a beast that had lost his mind.

[That brat is a dragon race!! No, there's something strange about his body. But how come dragons are here? They shouldn't have come down to this world. Never mind, just get out of here!! We could be in danger if the dragon race also interferes in this matter]

Leander heard a hoarse voice coming from his head. He nodded in a cold sweat. He tried to escape from that place. But it seemed to be in vain because, in an instant, Teo, who had turned into a dragon-man, arrived in front of him, crashing into him, shattering the bell tower, and sending him into the sky.