Someone who wears a black skull mask

As the rain falls from the sky along with the lightning flashing and roaring blocking out the crying sound of people living in a village being munder on this night.

Nelson was closely there watching that scene happening right before his eyes.

Even if these people are living on their enemy lands this does not feel right.

Nelson looks around him seeing the people being slaughtered to death as their bodies fall to the wet ground that was soon covered by the blood coming out.

He couldn't handle what was happening in front of him for long as the inside of stomach was acting up to the point Nelson began to voitment onto the ground.

King Garland saw this and was disappointed in his son acting in such a behaviour manner.

"What shamefulness the boy being how is he to take my place if he could not handle watching this." King Garland thought.

While thinking that the man notices Loren was watching quickly he had to move to his son's side and help him get himself together.

"Son pick yourself up this is no way for a young prince to be like this." King Garland said to him.

When Nelson was done throwing up or didn't have any more to cough out. He turned to his father, shooting him an angry look.

"What is wrong with you! Father, how is this the way you act." Nelson yelled at him.

"What are you talking about, Nelson already been informed about this as you should be paper for such."

"Yet this still feel wrong, I know what when one goes to war this is what they do in order to gain power over the other side, grandfather has done it, you have done it and one day I would do this, but this is not how it should be using dark magic to aid us isn't right father."

King Garland was about to respond back until the two of them heard screams coming from two people.

A mother and her child crying for their life as it was about to end by the hands of Loren two undead.

Nelson couldn't take it without a second thought and ran to save them by pushing one to fall to the ground and block the other sword with his.

"Nelson! No." his father yelled as the man was about to step in, but was stopped by Loren.

"Stay where you are, do not interfere," he tells the man.

"What are you saying, I am not going…."

"Silence and listen to what I say as I am about to test you son." Loren said as he walked up to get closer.

He watches Nelson hold his own against the undead armor skeleton as the thing is putting pressure on him.

"I knew that you prince was going to do a thing like this and couldn't handle what I did, but your father could because he saw this as a way to expand the kingdom faster without the need to give up a lot for it.

"Shut up! And call off your undead dog."

"No, I don't think I will be doing that. You see this as your test since you decided to save these two. I would give you this chance to keep them alive longer if you are able to defeat my undead, but fail and their life goes on to end."

Hearing Loren say this made Nelson look at the mother holding her child tightly in her amres.

"Damn it you really got yourself in shit Nelson, I am going to have to win this." he thought.

Nelson uses his strength to push the undead a few steps back from him and then strike.

Yet to his surprise the undead skeleton reacted like a living soldier world when it came to an enemy weapon aiming for one life.

The thing used its sword to meet with Nelson as the two created a clunking sound once they made contact.

This time Nelson was the one to be pushed by the undead and attacked this time, he dodge the sword coming at him just in time to still be alive rolling in the wet grand to keep a distance.

Loren watches awaiting for what next move Nelson was going to make now.

Nelson quickly picks himself up taking a stance against the opponent he is facing.

It wastes no time moving forward just like any normal undead would, not caring about how smart, strong or skilled its opponent may be.

The only thing those dead things care about is to kill the living by the order of its master or no master at all.

Nelson watches it moment carefully awaiting for the undead to strike again giving him the chance at a chance to finish the dead thing in one move.

Once in chance rage again it does what he expected to swing the sword like before.

Nelson moves quickly to impale his sword into the undead skeleton yet he didn't think this clearly though.

This wasn't going to stop what it needed to do where a fist was sent to hit Nelson hard in the face.

He fell strongly onto his back on the ground, but didn't stop as Nelson kicked one of the undead legs, breaking it easily and making the thing fall.

As the undead was falling it didn't go down without doing nothing; it stabbed the sword into Nelson's thigh.

The young prince let out a roaring cry from a pain of his first time feeling a sharp weapon enter his flesh.

While in agony the thing starts climbing on him, not stopping as it reaches the top, warping its bony hands around Nelson's neck and grabbing tighty aiming to take away his breath.

The king began to fear the worst and wouldn't stand by watching any long, even disoybing Loren.

Loren can see that deciding that it is time to end as Nelson has lost, so he commed the thing to stop letting go of him and getting off.

"You are alive, but have lost their life because of how weakly you fought." Loren said to Nelson.

Nelson slowly got up looking at Loren then to the ones he failed to save as the undead took their life right before his eyes.

Witnessing this had pushed him to the point of yelling and crying to the top of his lungs for failing as Nelson hit the ground with another feeling of anger.

"Take this a deep lesson to remember in mind and never forget if you ever want to rule one day."

Nelson turned to face Loren who had his back to him, his anger growing stronger with a deep burning hatred toward him.

He grabs the sword in his thigh pulling it out with an aim to place it in Loren's back.

Yet there is zero chance of that ever happening when an arrow hits the sword knocking the weapon out of his hand to fall on the ground.

Nelson knew from where the arrow came from and followed to see the elf Diloar SwordCarver on top of a village house.

Along with another arrow ready and aimed at the young prince await for him to make a move against his master and to give him a reason to shoot this arrow into his body as the first one was a warning.

Diloar SwordCarver was Loren shadow watching over him and preventing any danger from reaching.

"Son enough let's take care of the wound and just stay out of this from now on."

King Garland told Nelson, but the response he got from his son was hateful glare.

"You're a coward." Nelson said right in his father's face, then slowly walked away from the man ignoring the bleeding wound on his thigh.

When all the villagers were slater and dead all their bodies were gathered together by Loren undead.

Once it was doen Loren worked his magic using the power to bring those poor people back to be stuck between life and death as they are now hollow corpses standing before him.

"Let us go on there still more that can be done."

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Arnold and Celeste were in a room alone together sitting down with each of them holding a glass in their hands with some snacks to eat.

"Ah this is nice to bring back good memories, I can remember that night like this we were together on a nice soft bed where I was laying on my back and you on….."

"Please do not finish that sentence and get on to the point of what brought you here for god sake Arnold."

Arnold gives a disappointed look, but nonetheless changes it back to normal.

"Fine way to kill a good mood here dear, I am here like I said, having an interesting request for you from another who is your equal level in this kingdom."

"There is no one equal to my level as there is no one that can love me because I am impossible to reach."

"Yes, yes you are the best Celeste, but do not allow blind you my dear as it can lead to nasty end for you, but who I am speaking about is one you are at peace with."

She takes a moment to think moving around in her head to who it could be.

"Are you speaking about Carson or Darwin." Celeste asked.

"Carson only it was really him that has come to me with this, but one that works for him."

"You mean Porter, that old lover of yours."

Arnold faces a chance to anger, not happy for her to bring that past part of his life up.

"Yes and I love it that you do not dare think about talking about it as, I have killed that of my past do you hear me."

"Fine fine let just talk about this request that Porter's boss has brought what the man wanted."

Arnold shows Celeste a big smile enjoying what he is going to be talking about with her.

"Remember about the young prince, I have talked to you about how it seems Loren has done something to piss off Carson where he would want him dead."

"I don't think that would be a problem that man would kill whoever gets in his way without care and that is what is interesting about the reason that stopped him from doing that."

"It because of Porter, you see he brought up the idea of assassining this young prince instead of doing the unusual style of how it handle and who the one that could provide that."

Celeste takes a drink from the glass after he said that, thinking it over quietly to herself.

"What am I to gain if I were to agree to land and surely this can not happen unless there is something, I am to get from it because to have the young prince Loren elmented will cause a great deal."

"Sadly there was none to be offered, but I can talk about with them yet why do that when there's fun that can be had in this."

Celeste wasn't moved by what Arnold just said as it didn't please her.

"I rather gain something out of this then just do a thing for nothing do you hear me Arnold."

"Loud and clear, but do you wish to exchange for your help in this?" Arnold is interested to hear.

"That is all up to Carson to decide which surely he won't like to hear." she said, showing an amusing smile.

Arnold shakes his head and smiles as well.

"No of course that man won't be so happy about it Celeste."

The two laughed together and kept on enjoying the rest of the night.

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After that one village was attack another three was target and destroy adding more to Loren undead army that travels the lands of Akrotus

He could push further on gaining more in his favor, but that brings too much attention.

Loren decided it best to stop where there was a place to settle in, so he had Diloar SwordCarver and Enidut Pathwarrior to find such a place.

While the rest waited at the time Loren had Cecelia treat Nelson even if the girl would rather let the young prince suffer and die because of how he caused trouble for the person she loves.

Yet as it was an order from him, she couldn't say no, so Cecelia treated the prince.

Loren was alone watching the sun that was rising soon to calm a new day to come.

"What do you want as you brought yourself to me." he said as King Garland

"I brought myself to you as I fucking wanted to talk to you Loren about what my son have been put through and almost losing his life because of it."

"I told you it was a test, he failed, but your son is still alive as I wasn't intending to kill him in the first place yet after the end you can agree with me that the boy is soft and needs a lot more learning if you wish him to be succores to your throne one day."

King Garland didn't like to hear it, but Loren had a point as it was true his own son needed more training.

"If we are going to talk, can you remove that mask on your face, so we may talk normally."

Loren sighs and does what the king asks, grabbing the mask on his face and removing it.

"Thank you now that we are in my enemy lands. What next step after you collated what you needed to increase your army."

"Now we find a place to set up and keep hold on these lands where I would take little by little until the final pieces are near to be taken."

"And that when I will be there to witness it as I am sure not needed now."

Loren turns his attention to face the clear bright sky as the sun has completely risen up.

"No after your stay a little longer, you and prince Nelson will return back to the kingdom going on with what you usually do with alerting anyone on what is happening."

"How long are you planning on staying here because you're going to have returned at some point as you disappear will be noticed by others and I keep anyone from looking, but not for long."

"Don't worry about that king, I always plan everything ahead, nothing will be discovered of what we're doing."

Loren placed the mask back on his face and turned back to face the man.

"Beside I am not prince Loren who is doing this, but just someone who wears a black skull mask and knews necromancy."