《Crow》


 Happiness

    As I was enjoying my sleep and having a sweet dream, a bucket full of water came pouring at me. I was start awake by the cold water and heard Andrew babbling "you brat how much you want to sleep now wake up and come to backyard for training. You accomplished a little in sword and still brag around saying you will become a most powerful swordsman in the world and join The Titan guild, but always slacking when I doesn''t pay attention to you, now awake up already" Andrew who got a full head of white hair was standing beside me and continue his babbling. When I saw an empty bucket of water in his hand, I flew into rage and pounced toward him.


    "You old geezer let me sleep for a while why you always wake me so early to do training." Andrew, who was standing beside me dodge at a speed that was not matched with his age and physique.


    I caught off guard and bump my head on the floor. Andrew saw me on floor laughed while saying "Humph, you want to catch me come after training hundred years."


    "You brat, you still dare to brag that you will become most powerful when you can''t even catch an old man like me." After saying that he was about to leave when he say "in fifteen minute you should be in the backyard if you late even a minute you will be not getting any breakfast today" after saying that he shut the door with a slam.


    I was cursing him from behind, but he gave no heed to it. Nonetheless, I got up and start getting ready, when he said no breakfast, he was serious how can me who was developing can go without any breakfast. After getting ready I hurried toward backyard where Andrew was waiting for me.


    The sky was still dark and this damn old geezer always made me wake up early to train sword with him. It has been 5 years since he takes me and my fraternal twin sister in. I don''t want to admit, but after my both parent die in beast raid me and my sister were both in despair. As only 5 years old we don''t know how to take care of ourselves not to say made living.


    In this world no one cares about little Childs that are abandoned or have no parents. Because there is too many children''s who become orphan or get abandoned by their parent because of beast raid.


    When we were starving to death Andrew takes us in. After that we both living with him. Andrew was an adventurer with good swordsmanship, but he can''t awakened no matter what he tried and without being awakened you can''t compete with people who are awakened. So after taking us in he quit being an adventurer and come to this small town where no one know him.


    After that he trained me all this time. I said training, but he only knows how to beat me up. Whenever I tell him that his case was rare that he was not able to awake, but he just doesn''t listen to me and train me so I train with him all this time.


    Awakens starting appearing when beasts start pouring out of cracks that appear in the space other than in dungeons.


    When these cracks appear which now called dimensional crack countless people died and cities were destroyed. After fighting these monsters for 20 years first human awaken appear and change the fate of humans that was on the brink of extinction and again human become leading specie. Awakened people wield power that was beyond human capacity. Some awaken has the power to destroy boulders with bare hand, some were able to produce fire from thin air and so on.


    After some researched human know this power came from a formless energy inside the human body that convert itself in these abilities. This formless energy was named as Aura.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    After approximately 1000 years after first awaken appear. Human stopped producing aura in their body. After the initial panic, one of the researchers found that Aura also found in nature named as Aura particles. So, they started researching and found a way to absorb Aura from nature. Now there are techniques to absorb Aura from nature. And also help to expand capacity to store Aura in the human body.


    The human body starts absorbing Aura only after they become 15 years old. If younger than this try to use any technique to absorb Aura from nature they will die painfully.


    There are some cases where human body starts producing Aura naturally regardless of age and they can tame beasts this ability is only these people have.


    Now everyone who practices aura particle absorption techniques can be awakened. As for Andrew we can simply say that he was unlucky that he was not able to absorb any aura at all.


    When I arrived Andrew was waiting for me impatiently. When he sees me he starts nagging again "brat quickly comes and spar with me. Do you want me to die waiting for you, huh?"


    As he said that he throw one of sword toward me that he was holding in his hand and smirk saying "come let me beat you to pulp for calling me old geezer." I caught the sword from the air and get into stance completely ignoring him.


    "Ready or not, here I come." After saying this I leapt toward him aiming toward his legs to trip him. But he only yawns "still old trick like tripping me, huh you think I will ever fall for these tricks?"


    He causally swings his sword and blocked my sword. Then I start to attack him from all angles aggressively, but he deflects all my attacks easily. After sparing until sunrise, I was panting while this old geezer only smile like a bastard in front of me enraging me even more, but I don''t even have the strength to swing my sword.


    "Hahaha, this is so called swordsmanship that you proud of it? That can''t even beat an old man like me." he said looking provoking toward me. This old bastard, he gets on my nerve again. "Old man, if you are not afraid of losing to me why you don''t teach me an actual sword skill?"


    "Ha, afraid to lose to you, hahaha its really funny go train hundred more years and say this again. Then it will sound a little reasonable hahaha" Andrew says as he laugh hard. "As for any skills I don''t have any to teach you I said hundred times and saying again, Go pave your own path and learn yourself made your own skills. Observe your enemy, find their weakness and use it in your favor"


    After saying that he put down his sword and he watched rising sun. Then he came toward me "now let''s go inside and have our breakfast. Oh, I can''t wait to eat food that my sweet little Amelia has made for me" when I heard his tone I was so angry that I can eat him alive why so much different treatment toward my sister. I tried to hit him with my sword, but he simply sidesteps dogging easily and then he tripped me. I fell head first on the ground.


    "Humph, serve you right and next time call me father or I will not go easy as I gone today" after saying that he run toward home completely ignoring me.


    I saw him running inside house happily and couldn''t help but sigh so much different in treatment I will show him someday that I can defeat him without learning any skills from him.


    When I enter in kitchen after washing up Andrew was sitting on the table like an obedient child waiting for food from his mother. Sigh, why he doesn''t act a little as his age.


    When Amelia saw me entering she smiled at me and said "Ethan you also sit down I will serve you breakfast in a while"


    "Sister let me help you set the table some old geezer only know how to eat and not helping us" when I said that Amelia hit me on the head saying angrily "if you want to help, then do it but don''t run your mouth so much and for Father he wants to help me but I stop him. He came from training you and you want him to help in the kitchen too?"


    "Alright, alright it''s my mistake" I said while taking three sets of tableware toward the table helplessly.


    When Andrew saw sister scolding me he gleefully said to me "hahaha serve you right brat" I glare at him "old geezer I will defeat you and made sister praise me."


    "I will be waiting for that day" Andrew said with a smirk. I was about to rebuke when Amelia came in with a pot of soup, so I just shut my mouth don''t want both of them to team up again against me.


    Breakfast was simple and I enjoy it while bickering with Andrew. Amelia sat beside me enjoying her breakfast. I hate to say this but I want us to live like this forever. I really enjoy this life and thankful.

 Brady and scarlett

    When the sky was dark on the southeast side of town at nearby mountain, a crack appeared in space as two people rushed out. One was a woman and the other was a man. After they came out of the crack, it closed immediately.


    The woman was wearing a skin tight robe of red color just like her hair. She was in her twenties as for the man he was bald and his body was really muscular. He was wearing a sleeveless shirt and shorts.


    There were countless cut on man as fresh blood was pouring out. The woman was in a little better shape she got only buries on her. Nonetheless, both were in miserable shape.


    "Fuck those crow bastards, who thought we will bump into them on our mission". The woman starts cursing as she came out.


    "It''s okay Scarlett, be grateful we came alive. If not that they weren''t serious we were dead meat by now." Bald man said after a while he continue "now hurry up and open gate to headquarter".


    As he said it a crisp sound came from ornament that Scarlett was wearing in her hair. It split in two and falls on the ground. When they saw this, there face changed.


    "Those bastards, when did they destroy my relic" Scarlett flares up when she saw this.


    "Scarlett calm down, first tell me where are we right now." Bald man says to her helplessly.


    "Brady, how can I calm down, you know how much effort and money I spent to get this teleportation relic?" Scarlett continues "you know how rare it is in this region. I am going to kill those crow bastards"


    After releasing her anger she looked around and her face becomes paled. "Oh no, where is this place I didn''t set location of this place."


    When Brady heard her he enraged instantly "Scarlett you don''t even know how to use a relic properly."


    "What how did this become my mistake?" Scarlett rebuked at him "it''s a miracle that we reached here in one piece with a broken relic."


    Brady just ignores her and jumps toward the boulder that was on the mountain that was almost 7 meter high from him effortlessly. He scans the area around him when he spot lights in a row. It must be a town, he thought. Then he jumped down from boulder.


    Scarlett came to him and asks worriedly "did you find any city nearby or are we in wildness?"


    "Humph, there is a town nearby, about a day''s distance from here on foot." Brady says suppressing his anger. "Let''s first go there and treat our wound there and found out where are we right now."


    "Alright, alright lets go there I don''t want to stay here and fight with beast in this shape." Scarlett says while stepping aside for him to lead the way.


    "Humph" Brady humped and starts walking toward the town.


    ***


    After running for an hour Ethan start swinging his sword. Andrew was sipping his tea as he watches his training. The sun was rising from east. As usual, Amelia wakes up on the first light of the sun. When she opens her eyes familiar ceiling came to her site. She waked up every morning and sees this ceiling for 5 years.


    There was a warm feeling in her heart. After 10 min she came out from her bed and start tidying it up. After doing this she came down to Andrew and Ethan room. Both of them share a room. Ethan always Complain that Andrew snore really loud and it''s hard to sleep with him. But when Amelia said he can share with her, he refuses it by various excuses. How adorable he wants to stay with Andrew but don''t say it aloud.


    Their house is not big, it has a kitchen and an Ethan/Andrew''s room on first floor. On the second floor there are two rooms, one Amelia''s and other is a store room. The town they lived is a small town, but it''s a peaceful town. Here they don''t have to afraid of beast raid. Sometime there came one or two beasts from the mountain they are easily dealt by Andrew and other elders.


    There are more elders in this town than younger. The younger ones are starting to migrate to nearby cities, saying there are more resource than here. As for elders, they don''t want to leave this place where they lived for their whole life, so they simply refuse to leave.


    In this town money has no value. They live by self-producing. The thinks that they can''t produce they get it by trading with others.


    After tidying up their room, that was a mess like always, she washes up and came to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. From the window in kitchen Amelia watch Ethan and Andrew is doing their work for a while then starts preparing breakfast.


    While she was preparing the breakfast Ethan''s cheerful voice came as he enter into kitchen from the back door "sister sister, I''m done with my training, praise me, praise me!!" "You have done well" Amelia praise him.


    When he hears this he turn around and said cheekily to Andrew, who was entered in kitchen "old geezer you heard her my sister praise me hahaha"


    When Andrew heard this he run toward Amelia take her hand in his and said with teary eyes "Amelia my baby why did you praise him and not me? I''m the one who walks up early morning to train him bitterly"


    "You also did well" Amelia said to him helplessly. When Andrew heard this he puffed out his chest and said to Ethan "see, I also get praise from my baby."Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    Then Andrew walked toward Ethan and rustle his hair. "Whatever" Ethan said in a little angry voice and remove Andrew''s hand.


    Then he walked toward cabinet to take out tableware. When Andrew saw he didn''t give much response he walked toward dining table and sit down while mumbling "brat, you are not fun boooring".


    Amelia watches their interaction helplessly, she sometime feels like she only mature enough in this house. Not that she complaining or something.


    After breakfast was ready, she serves it and sits down to eat. She was enjoying her meal while both boys were fighting over a piece of bread. She doesn''t understand there was another piece of bread that was on the table, but, they were still fighting over that piece.


    After their breakfast Andrew was getting ready to going to hunt. Yes, Andrew was a hunter here. There is a forest half a day''s distance from town on foot. He always goes there one time in a month to hunt with two elders from the town.


    When Amelia was washing the dishes she said to Ethan, who was drying them "we are out of rice, come with me this afternoon to get rice from aunt Zo?"


    When Ethan hears this he said "why should I go with you, go yourself" and added "I don''t want to go"


    When he said this a slipper came flying over and hit on his head "brat you want my baby to lift heavy stuff, over my dead body." Andrew said angrily.


    Ethan, who was still rubbing his head said helplessly to Amelia "ok ok I will go with you" then he glares at Andrew "old geezer, even if you didn''t say this I will go with her when she asked me three times"


    Ethan said has while extending his hand and unfurled his three fingers. When he does this another slipper came over and hit his forehead.


    "Brat, don''t act cheekily in front of me" Andrew said, then added "I''m going now, take care of the house and your sister"


    When Andrew was about to leave, he turned around and said to Amelia "oh yeah, Amelia, if he doesn''t do his training properly tell me when I''m back I will give him a good beating. No cheating like last time"


    "Don''t worry father, I will tell you if he slacks off even a little" Amelia said, assuring him. Ethan only stomps his feet and said nothing.


    "Ok, then I''m leaving my baby, I will be back in two days" Andrew said while giving both of them a tight hug before leaving.


    ***


    In the noon Amelia and Ethan were gone out to get rice from aunt Zo?. The aunt Zo? house was on the other side of town. While they were on their way their way they greeted all the elders they see. Whenever elder sees them, they always said how cute they are and give candy to both of them.


    When they reached at aunt Zo? home Amelia have her hand full with candies and was at a loss. When Ethan saw this he swiftly takes out a paper bag from his pocket and put candies in it. He seems to know this was going to happen so he came prepared. Amelia knocks on the door of the aunt Zo? house. There was not answered for a while so Amelia knocked again.


    "Why, aunt Zo? did not open the door? Did she go to the field? "Ethan says impatiently. Amelia was about to say something when the door opened by a bald man that was in his thirties. He was covered in bandages, but he was seemed to be full of energy.


    "Um, where''s Aunt Zo??" Amelia was startled to see a man, but, she politely asked him. The bald man was staring at her without answering. When Ethan sees this he pulled Amelia back and said to the man "hey, who are you, where aunt Zo? we want to meet her." Ethan asked him.


    "I am her son, she is resting right now what you want from her" bald man sneer when he saw Ethan action.


    "We are here to take rice can you wake her up for us" Amelia said from the side while wondering aunt Zo?''s son didn''t come to see her for ten years why suddenly he came back?


    On the other hand, Brady, who was seeing her with weird eyes laughed inside ''wake her up, but she will never going to wake up again.''


    "She has gone to sleep just now, how much rice you need?" Brady asked them. "10 kg" Ethan said, glaring at this suspicious man.


    "Wait here, I will get it now" Brady said as he goes inside and shut the door. After about 5 min he came back with a bag of rice. Ethan snatched the bag from him and left with Amelia in a hurry not want to stay here for even a second.


    Scarlett, who was cleaning the mess that Brady made after sneaking in asked him curiously after she saw their interaction "why don''t just kill them it was such a hassle"


    "The girl was emitting aura" Brady said after a while and added "Scarlett go and observe her if I am right then we struct treasure this time"


    "What she was emitting aura are you positive forget it, I go and see myself "Scarlett said excitedly as she run out of the house.


    After two days Scarlett came back, "she is indeed emitting an aura it''s a little, but it''s there, " she said excitedly "we going to get promotion this time for sure"


    "Let''s go then" Brady said while standing up "and it''s about time to go to the city" Scarlett follow behind him excitedly.


    ***


    "Hey, why he did not come back its already noon, he always comes back in the morning" asked Ethan has impatiently written all over his face.


    "He will be back any time now do not be impatient" as Amelia said this the door opened. Ethan runs toward the door when he heard the door open.


    "Old man¡­" Ethan stops absurdly. Amelia was about to ask what happen when she saw the man that was in the aunt Zo? house with a woman.


    "Why are you here" Ethan asked them looking hostile, he holds Amelia back with one hand and the other hand was holding his wooden sword pointing toward them.


    Brady didn''t answer him, he just walking toward them. When Ethan saw they are not answering, he become pale, he knows that he was not match for them.


    "Sister run, I will take care of them you just run." Ethan said while gritting his teeth.


    "But¡­" Amelia want to say something, but Ethan interrupted her "go get some help I will stop them here go now!"


    Amelia was reluctant to leave him alone , but she starts running to get some help. Brady gave a look to Scarlett. Scarlett leapt toward Amelia to catch her. Ethan tries to stop her but was stopped by Brady, who stands between them.


    Ethan sneered and sidesteps him easily. There was a shocked look on the Brady face that change in a sinister smile. He moved and caught Ethan from back of neck and lifted him in the air. Ethan was struggling to get free when he saw Amelia struggling in woman arm. He starts struggling more intensely.


    Ethan was struggling with in Brady hand when Brady moved to the side there came a sword from behind him. When Ethan saw Andrew standing behind them, he gets hope.


    "Humph, who said you can lay a finger on my children" Andrew say with murderous intent in his eyes.


    Brady simply tosses Ethan to side, Ethan rolled in ground and bump in the wall. Cracks appear on the wall. Ethan vomits mouthful of blood.


    "You bastard, I am going to kill you, " Andrew flare up and about to attack on Brady when he heard Ethan voice.


    "I am alright save Amelia" Ethan said while enduring the pain. Andrew than seeing Amelia struggling in a woman''s hand. He leapt toward her to save her, but blocked by Brady.


    Andrew made a side cut with a sword to make Brady to dodge to the side, but Brady caught the sword with bare hand and broke it. Andrew was shocked and realized these people were awaken. When he tries to retreat, sharp pain came to his chest, he saw a hand sticking in his chest. He lifts his head there was blood coming out of his mouth.


    Brady takes out his hand out from Andrew chest and lick the blood from it. Andrew stumbled back and fell on the ground. He was looking at Ethan with a worried look and wants to say something to him but no word came out. And then his vision turned black.

 Black eye and Relics

    When Amelia saw Andrew fell on the ground and bleeding nonstop, she screamed a heart wrenching cry and fainted.


    Ethan crawled to Andrew when he touched him the warmth in his body was fading away slowly. He hugged him and start crying "old man, father, father don''t¡­ leave us. I will be¡­a good¡­boy. I will do my training¡­ properly. I will¡­listen to you. So, please don''t¡­ leave us alone." Ethan said in a cracked voice.


    There was a sharp pain came from his neck and Ethan fainted. Brady who made him faint picked him up and said to Scarlett "let''s go"


    Scarlett, who was behind him asked curiously "why are you taking boy with us, Why don''t just kill him?"


    "He got a little talent in sword, I will drop him in camp. If he able to survive, we will be able to get another good seed and also we can control her by this boy" Brady said while walking.


    "Are not you afraid he will come to seek revenge?" scarlet said while showing her white teeth.


    "Hahahaha" Brady stops in his tracks and start laughing hard as if he heard a really funny joke "if he can, then he can come for it. I will be waiting for him"


    "Now stop talking and start moving I don''t want to stay here any minute" Brady said, interrupting her from question more non-sense questions. He thought one day her curious personality will let her into some big trouble. Didn''t she hear curiosity kills the cat *sigh*, he sighed. Scarlett stopped talking.


    When they were outside the town, Scarlett takes out two bronze color coins. On coins there were pictures of a horse on them. These were mounted coins.


    Mount coin is used to seal the beast inside it. These coins were developed after awakened appear specifically when beast tamers appear, to copy their methods to tame beasts. But it was a failed experiment, it can''t seal any ferocious beasts and only seal those beasts that were harmless. These mount coins can only be activated by an aura so non-awakened can''t use it. And one person can activate only one mount at a time.


    Scarlett tossed one coin toward Brady. When they pour their aura in it two horses came out of nowhere. These horses were black in color and were about 2.0 meters tall. These were common mount in this region. After mounting they left the town behind.


    ***


    Ethan wakes up multiple times during the journey, but the Brady brutality hit his nape and made him unconscious again and again. He was only left conscious one time on the whole journey. He was in a room there was a bed in the room. He was alone in the room. When he saw Amelia was not around him, he tries to stand up, but found himself tied in ropes. He starts struggling to untie the rope, but in vain.


    When he heard the door opening he looked at door direction. Brady was standing at the door with the bread and sack of water in his hand. When he saw Ethan awake, he starts walking toward him.


    Ethan starts cursing on first sight of him "bastard, where you take my sister¡­" before he could continue Brady put bread in his mouth shutting him.


    "Bastard hmm, I like this name, now shut up and eat, I don''t want you to die without reaching the camp from hunger" Brady said to him. Ethan spit out bread in his mouth and starts glaring at Brady with intense hate in his eyes.


    Brady sees this, He becomes furious instantly. He steps forward covering Ethan''s mouth with his hand and slammed him in the wall behind. He used so much forced that cracks appeared on the wooden wall.


    Ethan was about to lose consciousness because of intense pain, but he gritted his teeth bearing the pain, there was a metallic taste in his mouth. When Brady removed his hand Ethan threw a mouthful of blood.


    "Boy, I don''t have temper to see your trauma. So don''t start getting on my nerve if you want to live" Brady said while crushing bread in his hand and shoving it in Ethan mouth and pouring water in forcing it down Ethan''s throat.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.


    Ethan swallowed it with great difficulty and start coughing after swallowing it. Brady finely backed away. When Ethan was about to curse him again, Brady hit on his nape rendering him unconscious again.


    ***


    When Ethan came back to his senses, he was in a dark room. The light source was only light of the moon coming through the window. When Ethan fully awakes, he realized he was in a cell.


    Ethan grabbed the cell''s bars and start shouting "bastard, where are you, let me out I will kill you." After shouting for a while when there was no answer he leaned against the cold wall.


    Scenes of Andrew death start coming to his mind and he starts sobbing. While sobbing because of his tired body, he sleeps unknowingly.


    Who knows how much time goes when a voice waked him up "hey, hey." Ethan looked around in a daze to find the source of the voice, but he didn''t find anything because of darkness and thought he was dreaming when that sound came again "hey are you awake?"


    When he heard it again, he sees toward other cell that was on the side the of his cell. There was a figure their standing because of dim light Ethan cannot able to see figure properly.


    When that man saw Ethan seeing toward him, he said "are you all right, you were mumbling something and crying in your sleep."


    "Who are you?" Ethan asked him.


    "Oh, my name is Eli" answered Eli then asked "what is your name?"


    "Ethan" Ethan answered him simply.


    "What is this place and where are we?" Ethan questioned in order to find his whereabouts.


    "This place, this is one of the black eye''s camp." when Eli answered him Ethan was confused so he asked "black eye? What is that?"


    Eli was a little shocked and looked at Ethan like he was looking at an idiot because of darkness Ethan cannot see Eli''s expressions. But Eli can see the Ethan confused look because of moon light. When Eli saw that Ethan was really ignorant he explain to him "black eye is one of the largest black guild"


    Black guilds are guilds that contain criminal as their members. Every dirty work that cannot be done by simple guilds is done by these guilds.


    Ethan doesn''t know many things, but he knows about black guilds one time Andrew mentions it to him. When Ethan thought about Andrew he becomes upset. He shook his head while he thought ''it''s not time to be upset I have to find a way to get out of here and save sister''


    He continues to ask questions to Eli "how can I get out of this place?" when Eli heard this he shook his head "you can''t leave this place until you become 18 years old."


    "Why not other guilds help us out is not its illegal to kidnap people?" Ethan asked he was little puzzled why not these guilds helped them.


    "Well, even if they want to help us they simply cannot because this place is concealed from the outer world by concealment relic and people came in and out by teleportation relic. So¡­" before Eli could continue Ethan stop him "wait, wait, what is concealment relic and teleportation relic."


    This time Eli was literally shocked. He can''t help but saying "are you living under a rock all these years"


    Ethan can only let out an awkward laugh. How can he say that he was living in a rural town where there was lived non-awaken elders who only said how cute they are, as for him, he spent more than half of the day training so he did not give attention to these things.


    Eli gave helpless sigh before explaining to him "Relics you can say that these devices are exclusive to only awaken. Why? Because you have to pour your Aura on them in order to activate them. There is a way that non-awaken can use it, but I''m not sure about the details. They are made from material that are taken out from dungeons or dungeon beasts body parts." When Eli saw Ethan didn''t ask any question he continued "there are thousands of recipes to make different types of relics. Concealment and teleportation relics are one of them. Lastly, the people who made these relics are called relic markers.


    After hearing Eli''s explanation Ethan was able to understand a few of these things, then he asked "why don''t we just destroy that relic so outside help can come and help us out"


    When Eli hears this and sighs "I also thought about when I came here two years ago and try to find it, but all in vain and now it''s too late"


    "My father said it''s never late to try again so never give up" Ethan said these words subconsciously. When he realized he said the words that Andrew always say he become upset again. As for Eli he said nothing.


    After sometime Ethan said "I will find it and destroyed it. You don''t worry" there were complex emotions in Eli eyes. He knows it was impossible, but he doesn''t want to destroy Ethan hope so he didn''t comment.


    "Ethan doesn''t give up on anything as your father said and remember this in this world only powerful people will remained laughing at the end and weak always lose things that are precious to them" Eli said to Ethan seriously "and whatever happen to you in the future please don''t waver from your ideals"


    Ethan, who heard this he said "I will" firming his desire to leave this placed even more.


    Eli didn''t know that these words of his will help Ethan gives determination to move forward in all hardships that will come to him in future.


    Eli and Ethan talk to each other until sunrise. There was a cry of bird came from above ground. When Eli heard this cry he closed his eyes and mummer "finally, it''s going to end soon" Ethan didn''t hear him as he was occupied by his own thoughts.

 Punishment arena

    When the rays of the sun fell on Eli, Ethan finally saw how Eli looked like. Eli was about 16 year old boy with brown hair. He was skinny and his skin was a little pale. Eli''s eyes were closed at the moment.


    Ethan was observing his new friend when he heard footstep coming from the corridor. Two guards came toward Ethan''s cell. One of them scan his ring on the black screen of Ethan''s cell and it opened with a ding sound.


    Another guard said coldly to Ethan "come with us to punishment Arena today is judgment day for people who came last 3 places in ranking board. As a newcomer you have to come to the arena to watch. It''s one rule here. Now let''s go"


    Ethan looked at these scary looking guys with varying eyes. He looked at Eli to find what to do. Eli simply nodded to him, indicating that they were saying truth his eyes never opened for a second. Ethan wants to ask Eli why he isn''t coming to him, but guard pushed him forward so Ethan start walking helplessly.


    They walked through who known how many corridors, then went upstairs to ground floor. The corridors were lit with light stones there was not a single window here. After walking for a while they finally reached the arena. When they reached their there was three more children with them that they picked up on the way. There was a girl and two boys all older than Ethan.


    If Ethan says that he was not scared at all then he was lying. But he forced himself to stay calm. Actually, he wants to run from here immediately, but accounting for Eli information it was impossible to leave this place yet. So, Ethan has no choice but follow their rules for now.


    When they enter in arena Ethan was blinded temporary from light. When his eyes adjust to light, he saw an arena that was fully lit up by many light stones. Light stones were stones that give light and a little heat naturally they usually found underground and is a common source of light that use everywhere.


    The arena was really big it can easily take in hundreds of people without feeling crowded. In the center there was plain ground sealed by 10 meter high walls. The arena was half filled when they arrived. People there were mostly about 12-14 year old.


    The guards that came with them stand on the side door. When Ethan saw other 3 have found themselves a seat he also sat down on a corner seat.


    Ethan was uncomfortable, there was a feeling in his heart that something bad was about to happen.


    They waited about half an hour before a man wearing a white robe came at the platform. He was wearing glasses and his hair was combed neatly.


    In his hand was echo relic that helped to raise the voice of the host. "Welcome everybody to punishment Arena, I''m your host Simon" Simon said to the crowd as he look around. "As you know today we gather to see the execution of the people that take last three places in bronze ranking board." When Simon said this crowd erupted in cheer.


    When Simon saw crowd can''t wait to start execution, he gestures toward his assistant. His assistant gave him a black box. Simon continued "as usual, we will use lot to choose our executor. We will not be heartless and give our unlucky fellow a chance if they can defeat or kill our executor, there life will be spare."


    After saying this Simon takes out a ball from the box and read its content aloud "our executor today will be bronze skin monkey" when Simon say this crowd went silent before erupting in cheers again.


    Bronze skin monkeys are a tier 0 beast, but these monkeys are ruthless in nature, they like to play with their prey before eating them.


    Under the platform where Simon was standing, light barrier was disabled from the door as a giant monkey came out of it. It was about 2.5 meters tall, hairless and have a bronze color skin. Its skin was as strong as bronze. When he came out of the door it roars loudly toward the sky.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    "Now let welcome our first unlucky fellow, who came first from last." As Simon says this light barrier of opposite door disable. From there came a boy seemed too pushed out. When Ethan saw the boy he froze for a moment because the person who just entered in the arena was his new buddy Eli!


    When Ethan saw Eli there he stands up from his seat and rushed toward him. He didn''t want to see another person that was dear to him dying in front of him. He knows Eli for a half a day, but in his heart he made a special place for himself because of his good nature.


    But before Ethan could take a second step toward Eli he was pinched down by a guard. Ethan starts struggling to free himself. People beside him, looked him with disgust and start discussing between them. Newcomers also distance themselves from him.


    Because of commotion made by Ethan, Eli looked toward him. Eli saw a 10 year old boy who cannot even protect himself trying to come and save him. There was a warm feeling in his heart. He thought to himself ''it''s not bad to see someone trying to save me''


    When Eli first brought here he made friend with some people. He trusted them and risks his life for them. He hunts with them and trying to live in this living hell with them. Eli was really outstanding in hunting. He made a sufficient point to always stay in a safe position. When his friends were about to go to the deadline because of insufficient point he always share his points to maintain them to a safe position on ranking board.


    But in the end because of jealousy they betrayed him. They left him with a group of beast for his death. He was able to survive from them, but was severely injured in the process. After coming back he used all his points to save his life.


    He was able to save his life, but his battle power was sharply decreased because of the hidden effect of the health potion he has taken.


    Health potion was able to heal any wound instantly, but there was a side effect of it that was more severe than dying. The consumer can''t able to absorb any aura practical from nature and there have also hidden side effect. Higher grade of portion has less hidden side effect. These health potions are banned, but here you can have anything as long you have sufficient points.


    Eli is known that after taking health potion he will be not able to absorb Aura particles again, but his desire to live made him to take this step.


    Eli didn''t know that high grade potion will affect his health. He never heard anyone that after consuming high grade portion their health starts deteriorating. It was symptom from consuming a low grade potion. When he ponder about it, he came realization that he was betrayed again by the person he least expected Amy.


    Eli always liked Amy and trusted her the most. When his friends trap him Amy was not there that day so he thought he can only trust her. But who would have known that she also betray him. Back then he was in critical condition so he gave his points to Amy in order to get a high grade healing portion. But Amy gave him the lowest grade potion.


    He was able to preserve his life from it, but its side effect was severe. His health starts to deteriorate slowly day by day. It''s not like there was no method to stop his health from deteriorating, but he can''t afford it.


    If not for these events he would not be in this situation. And this beast that standing in front of him should be a piece of cake. But in this place there is no any place for it. He knows he going to die today.


    Eli smiled toward Ethan, when Ethan saw Eli smiling, he start struggling more intensely. He has very bad feeling about all of this.


    Eli moved his lips as saying something because of distance his voice could not reach to Ethan. But when Ethan saw Eli speaking as if Eli was speaking in his head "stay strong and don''t give up, Goodbye my friend."


    When these words appear in Ethan mind, Eli takes out a dagger form his trouser and he pierced his chest with it. Everybody was shocked with Eli sudden action. When Ethan saw this, his tears start falling uncontrollably.


    Simon said in a disappointed voice "it looked like our fellow doesn''t want to be toyed to death by our executor. So he committed suicide." As he was saying this bronze skin monkey leap toward dying Eli and picked him up by his big hands. And rip apart Eli''s body from waist in two. As if it didn''t satisfied with it, he tosses the Eli''s body on the ground and start stomping on it making his body meat paste.


    "Looked like our little fellow action made our executor enrage. And now his body does not even recognize able, you cannot even tell if he was a human or no. hahaha" Simon cheerful voice came. Crowd who watched this scene erupted in cheer, as they enjoy this scene.


    As for Ethan he stopped crying and looked at the host who was describing the scene again cheerfully and these people who were enjoying the scene. He suddenly recalled Eli''s words from last night "In this world only powerful people will remain laughing at the end and weak always lose things that are precious to them." He feels like in his heart something die. His eyes become cold.

 Rules

    Ethan didn''t know when or how he came back to his cell. He was in a completely dazed state. In his mind scene of Andrew and Eli''s death repeatedly appear. He still remembers worried look of Andrew and that lonely smile that Eli gave him.


    Just like that sun sets down and rise again. A cry of a bird can be heard from outside. A guard came to Ethan with a hard beard and toss toward Ethan. The guard said nothing and left. Ethan picks up bread and start eating it. His body was really weak at this moment.


    After a while that guard came back with another guard and opened the cell. He said coldly to ethane "come with us."


    Ethan saw the guard wordlessly and stands up to follow them. After a while they came toward other cell in it was two boys and on a separate cell was the girl that Ethan has seen tomorrow.


    After that they came to a brightly lit hall on the first floor. In administrator hall there was a big screen where a ranking was shown. Hall was filled with counters and people were queuing on some counters.


    They came to a counter that was relatively free and guard say something to the woman that was sitting there. That woman who looked like in her forties just nodded. Then guard urges Ethan and others to stand in line and wait for their turn.


    After a while it was Ethan''s turn. The woman behind the counter did not lift her head and said without any emotion in her voice "name, gender and age"


    Ethan was a little confused from sudden question, but he answers her "Ethan, male and 10" when Ethan says his age the woman looked a little surprise. When she saw Ethan she sigh ''this lad going to die soon''


    After the process, she gives a black ring to Ethan there was an eye on center of the ring. She says "when its aura depleted come here to charge it" and said nothing after that. When Ethan got the ring he was at lost to what to do next.


    When guard sees this he sneer and say "you touch the eye part of the ring and it will activate" then guard turned around and leave saying "you can back to the cell or roam around we don''t care."


    When Ethan saw other three mutually ignore him he just left the hall and go to his cell.


    When came back to the cell he sat on ground his back to the wall. He wears the ring on his left hand.


    He touched the eye on a ring and a screen pop out in front of him scaring him. He tries to touch the words that are written as instruction. When he touched it another page came. Ethan reads rules briefly.


    The rules that he should know were these, He can buy anything as long as he has sufficient point other than freedom. He can challenge any higher position on the ranking board if he defeat the opponent, he get his half of points and if opponent dies all points are his and vice versa.


    To earn points other than challenges are hunting beast and selling relics. You can hunt beast solo or made a party none is a matter they only want results.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.


    As for the points they''re basically currency here. There is a tier 0 dungeon here, also you can sell the beast part of the dungeon beast because those are used to make relics.


    If he comes in any last three places on bronze ranking board, he will be executed in punishment arena. When he read this scene of Eli''s death come to his mind.


    He became instantly upset. He shook his head and continued reading. There have three ranking boards bronze, silver and gold ranking board. To ascend to silver or gold ranking board you have to kill one beast of their tier 1 and tier 2 respectively alone in test center.


    Beast are ranked has tier 0-5 higher the tier more powerful the beast after that there came a command tier beast that rule over beast they also numbered from 0-5. The bronze skin monkey was a zero tier monster.


    And you will be staying here for age 18 and after that they did not mention what will they do. Ethan thought that they will let them enter in their guild because it''s a camp for grooming the candidates for the guild.


    The ranking board refreshes every month. Points become zero on it. But previous point can still use as currency.


    Ethan exit page of instruction and go to shop page he wants to know the price of things and also want to see what they sell. When he skimmed through it, he was utterly shocked you can really buy anything as long as you have sufficient points. There was long variety of thinks like weapon, armor, relics you can even buy a cell or decorate it. ''This is absurd'' he thought. Who want to be stay at this place, but the people he saw when he went out they were willing to stay here.


    Although you can buy anything but price for items was also very high 100 points for only a simple sword. Points for killing beast are 10, 100 and 500 for tier 0-1-2 respectively. There is no tier 4 or 5 beast here. An unawakened can only fight with tier 0 beasts.


    Ethan was at lost he has only 10 points in total. He skimmed through and found a beginner weapon that was free. Its description says that beginner can get any weapon they want for first time. When he saw this, his eyes lit up the most important thing that he wants right now was to get a weapon.


    After browsing for a while he switches off and starts to plan his future. His first step should be to get out this place that was not possible for now so he didn''t bother to think a way to escape. In his heart he wanted to powerful so he can protect the people that are important to him. He was clear that it will not be easy feast. Fastest way to become is to get experience from real fighting with beasts or with someone.


    For later other party have to accept his challenge first and he has no confidence that he able to win. As for the former it was fierce beast that will not show any mercy and kill him.


    After pondering for a while he thought the hunting beast is best choice for now. Because he doesn''t have much points on him to challenge someone. The stalk on match must be equal and Ethan got nothing. And second sometime human can be more brutal than any other beast. As if he dies in the process, he will have no regret at all. At least he died while trying.


    After making his decision, Ethan directly came to administrator hall. He goes to the information counter to find where he can get his beginner weapon.


    After getting his short sword, he purchased a bag and sack of water for 5 points a map for 2 points and some bandages for remaining 3 points. After he finished his shopping he came back to his cell.


    He examines his things. The short sword was a little dull and was a rusted from the side. Ethan couldn''t help but sigh ''it''s true that you cannot get any good thing for free''. He has to get a better sword if he wants to survive. But for now he has to use it.


    As for the map it was stored in his ring. He also wants to get the map of whole place, but it was an astounding price of 5000 points. So he has to give up on it for now. Other than training Andrew also taught them how to read and write and he also taught Ethan how to read a map.


    Now he was ready to start his first hunt. He was waiting for sun to rise so he can go out and start his training to become powerful.

 First hunt

    On next morning Ethan came to the entrance of the hunting ground. Ethan saw the sky after long time. According to map hunting ground is really big it will take weeks to complete journey. The hunting ground is surrounded by camp building, making a natural wall for the hunting grounds. If this map is correct, then this camp is structured like a rectangle, making hunting ground its center.


    Ethan starts his journey his destination was the part of the forest where angry boars are found in accesses. Angry boars are tier 0 beasts. They are herbivores in nature. But they are very aggressive, they start attacking on any moving thing. And usually they are alone, that''s why Ethan chooses them.


    On the way Ethan saw some beast that he has not even heard of. Ethan wanted to buy an encyclopedia for the beast, but it was really expensive and he can''t afford it. Whenever Ethan saw a beast he detour it. When he reaches where he can find any angry boar it was already noon.


    After wandering for a while he found two angry boars that were fighting with each other. Angry boar is covered by brown hairs and two sharp teeth were coming out from its mouth. After watching them for a while, Ethan left that place he can''t fight with two boars now.


    After searching for a while he finally found a boar alone. Its head was buried in bush berries. It didn''t notice Ethan. Ethan approaches it slowly trying to not alert it. After reaching the point where he can attack, he unsheathed his sword and attack on the back of its neck. The sword struck on the neck, but there was only a shallow wound on it. When Ethan saw that his sword was not sharp enough his face changed.


    Angry boar on the other hand only shook its head and turns toward Ethan and roar angrily. It runs straight toward Ethan. Ethan hurriedly dodged by rolling on the ground. Boar passes through Ethan and head-butt a tree. Boar turns around and was ready to attack again. The tree behind it has two holes on it.


    Ethan saw this and broke into a cold sweat. Angry Boar runs again toward him again and he dodges again. After 2 more times Ethan figures out that this boar were only running in straight line. When Ethan was enlightened by it, he remembered Andrew teaching "observe your enemy, find their weakness and use it in your favor"


    Ethan firmed his grip on the sword and dodge incoming attacks, unlike before, he just sidesteps and boar passes through him. He swung his sword again and hit the back of the boar. But it reflected back only leaving a small wound on the boar''s body. "Tsk, its skin is really flexible and tough this sword just can''t penetrate its skin."


    After trying one more time he gave up on trying to cut the flesh of the boar. He can only attack on soft part on the boar. And the only soft part that Ethan knows is its eyes it will be hard but he got no choice. He aim on eye this time, but it only gaze through its neck, Ethan was not fast enough.


    Ethan was helpless in this aspect after all his body was still in the growing stage. It was still shocking that he can leave wound on the boar''s body with his blunt sword. An adult will have difficulty to achieve this feast with this type of sword. It can tell that he got the strength that was more than good for his age.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    And it''s all thanks to training that he has done for five years. When he swings his sword, it always has a good angle and is accurate.


    After striking and dodging for a while, Ethan was tired and his stamina was running low. This situation was looking for him. He clenched his teeth and takes the risk. This time he didn''t dodge and but stand there motionlessly taking the gamble. Boar came fast and Ethan stabbed his sword in the right eye of the boar.


    The sword went through, but boar only cry in pain and head butt Ethan. Ethan twisted his waist a little to avoid boar teeth in order to not get serious wound. They hit on a tree behind. Ethan was in so much pain from the collision, but he endures the pain and put more strength and his sword dug deeper inside boar.


    After struggling for a while boar stops struggling and drop dead on the ground. Ethan finally releases his grip on the sword. After that, he also collapses on the ground. His breath was uneven, but there was a smile on his tired face. He was finally able to win this match of death.


    When boar died a black aura came to Ethan ring and enter in then screen pop out and there was a notification saying that his points increase by 10.


    When Ethan saw this he got Goosebumps ''how they can possibly track me and how they know I just kill a tier 0 beast.'' Ethan looked around but did not find anyone nearby. Even if someone saw him it will take almost an hour to reach back for non-awaken. And for the awakened ones he did not think they have the manpower to follow every person that is here to only give this information. There must be some type of surveillance that using to locate them.


    When this thought crossed his mind, he subconsciously raises his left hand, where was a black ring in one of his fingers. He tries to remove the ring, but it did not move at all from his finger.


    Ethan shook his head, he simply didn''t have enough information about aura and how it works. In his previous house talk about aura or related to it was forbidden. It''s not like Andrew stop them to find the information about it. But Ethan and Amelia never bring it up because they don''t want to hurt Andrew in any way. They know Andrew tries different methods to absorb Aura particles, but in the end he was not able to.


    Ethan mustard up some strength and stand up, He cut a piece of meat from the boar''s body with great difficulty and rushed out from the scene.


    Andrew beat information about surviving alone in wild with him so he knew that he can''t stay here for a long time. The smell of blood will lure out other perpetrators.


    Now he wanted to find a place to rest. He has a place in mind, but he didn''t know that place were safe or not. He went through the woods for a while before reaching at the entrance of a cave. He saw this cave on way when he was avoiding a beast. It was not listed on the map.


    It will be perfect temporary shelter for him. Ethan entered the cave with caution unsheathed sword in his hand. When he confirmed that this place was safe he relaxed his tense muscles a little. But he didn''t let his guard down.


    After resting for a while he got out of the cave to collect some dry wood. After getting back, he starts the fire and roasted the meat with it. Fire also helped to warm the cave a little. Meat was overcooked, but he eats it anyway. He needs strength to hunt. He was planning to stay in hunting ground until the last day of this month to hunt more and save points.


    While eating, he remembered the taste of Amelia''s food that''s cooked for him. He has to get out of here fast and have to found out where they take her.

 Little killer

    20 days has been passed after Ethan entered hunting ground. He hunted non-stop only stopping to eat. He even cut his sleep to 5 hours.


    He hunted 51 angry boars in these days. On first week he has difficulty finding and kill these boars, but after observing them, he has a better understanding of their habits and places where they can be found. But even after this he can only hunt 51 boars making his points 510.


    He wanted to continue hunting but his beginner weapon broke last time. It was a miracle that this sword able to last this long. So he has to come back at camp to buy new weapons. When he came on entrance of the camp it was already noon.


    He directly came to administrator hall and buys a new short sword for 100 points. The person in charge said Ethan to wait for five minutes and run back to get Ethan''s short sword.


    While Ethan waited, he saw that there were many people at administrator hall. Some were buying relic or cloths. Ethan was a little lost, he only saw people that were age from 12-14 he did not say a person that was 15 years old here. Actually, he didn''t see anyone that looked like 15 years old or older other than Eli.


    He came out from his daze when the person in charge came back with a short sword in his hand. The short sword was extremely simple. It was sheathed in a leather cover when Ethan unsheathed it''s gave a metallic luster. Ethan was satisfied with sword, compare to his first sword, it was like heaven send sword.


    Ethan was about to leave when he saw his name written in red letters on bronze ranking board. He was in last place 1012 with only 410 points. 1011 places have points 2030 and 1010 have points 2070. And for rank 1009 it has 3109 points. When Ethan saw this he stopped walking.


    He can check his ranking from his ring but he has been ignoring it because he doesn''t want to stress him. He was already doing his best to hunt, but was still in last and the margin was 1500 points apart from second last. Not to mention 4th from last. He has to find a way to have more points in 10 days or he will be executed after ten days.


    Ethan was in deep thought when three people pass through him. One of them stops walking and see Ethan, who was in deep thought. "Jacob what are you doing lets go" said the person next to him.


    "Boss, he that boy I was talking about" Jacob answered "I thought he would have a die in wild long time ago but he still alive"


    The boy who was address has boss looked at Ethan from head to toe "he the one who cause ruckus at Eli''s execution? He survives the wild?"


    Boss said to the girls next to him "Amy what you think should we recruit him in our faction?" Amy was 16 year old girl with brown eyes and curly hair. Her looks were mediocre.


    Amy looked at Ethan indifferently and said in a sweet voice "David, if you thinks he worthy, so why not." Please with answer David walk toward Ethan who was standing quietly at a side.


    "Hey, I am the leader of raising stars faction I am here to invite you to our faction. We can¡­" he did not able to finish his sentence when Ethan starts walking toward the exit.


    When David saw that Ethan completely ignore him, he become completely enraged, but said politely "it''s the faction whose former boss was Eli. You were friend with Eli didn''t you, right?"


    When Ethan heard this, he halts his step ''Eli was a leader of the faction? Well its have nothing to do with me'' Ethan thought and start walking again. Ethan was sad about Eli''s death if he were alive, he definitely join his faction. But regretfully Eli is dead and Ethan has nothing to do with these people who can''t even protect or helped their leader.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work!


    David, who was about to say something when the Ethan halt his step, but when he saw that Ethan started walking again, he swallowed his words. He looked around and saw that people were looking at him with laughing eyes. He was both angry and embarrassed, but he can''t do any thing. He just can''t make thinks difficult for a kid in front of everyone. He has an image to maintain as a leader of a faction.


    Jacob saw that his boss were embarrassed by a little boy, he blew in rage. He steps forward and swung his sword at the back of Ethan. When David saw this he was pleased by his subordinate action. After this incident he can say that his subordinate was impulsive and attack at a kid, it will not damage his image.


    As for spectators, some were looking at the scene with disgust, some with indifferent attitude and some were as they are watching a great show but no one tries to stop him.


    Ethan feels unnatural wind from behind so he moves to the side immediately and a sword brush through him and hit the spot where he was standing just now. He hurriedly makes some distance by leaping back between him and the man who suddenly attack on him.


    His ring vibrates a little when he saw a notification that said he was challenged forcefully and he can''t reject it. He was a little confused about this notification, but didn''t dwell on it any longer. He has to deal with the person who tries to kill him from behind.


    He unsheathed his sword and looked coldly at Jacob who was still in shocked that Ethan dodges his strike. Ethan said to him coldly "since you made the first move toward me then sorry for me for being ruthless toward you."


    Ethan says this in so cold voice that some spectators have goosebumps. They didn''t think that this little guy can be this scary and he didn''t even do anything.


    Ethan attacks toward Jacob without any warning. Jacob hurriedly defended with his sword. When he defended he stumble behind by the force behind the strike Jacob was utterly shocked. He said while stuttering "I.. Wai.. Wait¡­" before he continues Ethan swing his sword and cut his arm elbow down.


    Jacob screamed in pain and kneels down and grabbed his bleeding arm. He was about to say something, but Ethan swung his sword toward Jacob head and cut it. Jacob head fell on the ground with thud sound. Some blood splashes in Ethan face.


    All people in the hall was silent even sound of pin drop can be heard. Ethan ring vibrates a little when he saw its contents he could not help but smiled a little. When he smiled with blood on his face, he looked terrifying. He left the hall giving no heed to the stunned crowd.


    When Ethan leaved the hall people erupted in discussion. "Did you see that little guy just kill that guy without blinking." Someone say with fear.


    "His smile at the end gives me goosebumps" someone say while rubbing his arm.


    "Wow, we got a little killer in the camp that didn''t even blink while killing" someone exclaimed.


    "I don''t know that little kid would have this kind of swordsmanship, he simply kill that person in three moves" a girl said.


    "Are you sure that his swordsmanship was remake able or his opponent just suck?" someone rebuke.


    "Whatever the case I know this for sure that, his future going to be bright if he didn''t die young" girl answered calmly.


    The person who rebukes just now said nothing about this. Silent means agreement.


    "But who was he I never see him? What is his original ranking" someone asked excitedly.


    When they heard this they become silent. They really didn''t know him. That means he was new in camp.


    At the corner a 16 year boy who was covering his face with a hood muttered "this going to be fun. I think I got a person to recruit."


    As for David and Amy they both leave the hall when no one was paying attention. "Where''s that boy gone, I want to kill him. " Said David angrily.


    "Don''t be like this David its Jacob''s fault that he attack without thinking he deserves to die" Amy said without any regret that one of her friend died. She continues "even if you want revenge for Jacob you have to wait, we can''t force challenge that boy right now. And tomorrow will be competition, we can deal with him later"


    When David heard this he calm down a little, but he was still angry. "After competition send someone to kill him in the wild, I want his head." Amy smiled "alright now let go and help me to prepare for competition."


    As for the one who cause this commotion was enjoying his bath right now without of any worry.

 Competition

    Ethan did not take a bath when he was in hunting ground. He wants to go back to hunting ground and try to kill tier 1 beast, but after killing Jacob, he got over 20,000 points and his ranking shot in 1001 and he came to safe place.


    When he checks why he got so many points from killing only one person he enlighten that when a challenge occur not only points that are accumulated on current month, but previous months points are also on stake, means if you win you will get all points that person has if the person is dead. After reading this Ethan understands why people have unusually high points on bronze ranking board.


    So people challenge others more than hunting beasts. Well, if they lost the challenge their points are also in danger. Points of the current month are taken 70%, while only 30% are from last month and divided by 2. When loser died in battle, then all his points are given to the winner.


    So Ethan went to take a bath without any worry. As for killing Jacob, Ethan did not feel anything special. He has been killing beasts and those were also living beings. When he killed his first beast he was not able to sleep because of guilt to take a life of a living being but he comforts himself saying if not that beast he would be dead.


    After taking bath Ethan was sitting on his cell floor, shivering because he was only wearing his underpants and covered his body with a thin quilt while his clothes were drying on the straw bed. Its winter season and nights are especially cold. Ethan thought that after this month, he should buy some daily necessary and cloths.


    He did not want to buy them this month because he wants to save points if some unexpected thing happened.


    Next morning Ethan was going toward hunting ground when he notices something unusual. Today there were more people in corridors than other days. And they were all going to a certain direction.


    Ethan causally grabbed someone¡¯s arm to inquire about what the occasion is today. The person whose arm was suddenly grabbed turn around annoyingly and about to curse when he saw that Ethan grab his arm, he said ¡°eh, little killer what you want¡±


    When Ethan heard this nickname his mouth twitched. But he ignores it and asks the boy without any emotion in his voice ¡°where these people are going?¡±


    The boy was scared when he heard Ethan voice and answered hurriedly ¡°they all going to battle arena today is the competition in which new rank ones will challenge old rank ones.¡±


    Before Ethan asked more the person shook his arm and broke free from Ethan grip and run away.


    When Ethan saw this he gave a helpless sigh ¡®why he was acting so scared it¡¯s not like I was going to eat him or something¡¯ Ethan didn¡¯t ask anyone else. He just follows the crowd toward battle arena. He was a little curious about this competition. He browsed all rules of this place again so he didn¡¯t miss any rule again like forced challenge.


    Forced challenge was challenged that a person can force another person to fight with him, even if another person didn¡¯t agree. You can only force challenges someone one time in a month. If the challenged person win no one can force challenge him for an entire month.


    As for original ranking competition, it is an unofficial ranking that candidates made by them self. This ranking is to determine who the best. There are only a hundred people who can enter in official ranking. The people they''re known as ranked ones. And they got a little benefit like they can create their own factions. You can challenge these ranked one anytime, but a little accept challenges and you can¡¯t force challenge them.


    But in the end of year 18 year olds will be leaving camp so there are vacant seats every year. So every year an original ranking competition is held. After winning selection rounds the champions are entered in original ranking. And champions challenge the pervious ranker holders to determine new ranking. Today was the day that determines new ranking for these people.


    Ethan was following the crowd without paying much attention to his surroundings and didn¡¯t notice that a boy with a hood on his head was following him for a while now.Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.


    ***


    Ethan came to the battle arena. It was different than punishment arena. It was bigger and was equipped with a screen that was projected midair with the help of image relic.


    This arena can easily fit 5000 people in. Ethan checked the population of this place by ranking boards. There were 1012 people on bronze board 623 in silver and 367 on gold board, making total 2002 people so even all people came here including staff even then this arena will be somewhat empty.


    Ethan sits in second row last where no one was sitting. After waiting for a while a young man that looked like 17 or 18 year old came at the center of the arena with echo relic in his hand.


    ¡°Welcome, brother and sisters to original ranking competition today I, Toby will be your host.¡± Toby Said in an excited voice. ¡°Let¡¯s start this year''s competition.¡±


    As he said this the screen refreshed and named of competitors came. ¡°This time there are 12 people who have passed the selection round and entered the original ranking. Unlike last time, this time an unawakened also able to pass selection round with his remarkable swordsmanship and entered original ranking.¡±


    When he said this, there were shocked voices from the crowd. There''s a point to be noted that this was the first time that an unawakened was able enter in original ranking.


    ¡°Now please welcome our 12 champions who were able to enter in original ranking.¡± As he said that 12 people walked through from the entrance and sit on seats that was for them.


    After a brief introduction of one person Toby start saying ¡°now please enter stage and challenge any ranker you like to challenge.¡±


    After saying that he gesture to him that he can go up and start the challenge. The person starts walking toward the stage and issue his challenge. He challenged rank number 79 but he was lost in the end and gets 89 place.


    After that Toby introduces the next person ¡°our next champion''s name is Amy, she is a gunner.¡±


    After he said that Amy walked toward the stage and issues her challenge to rank 76. He was a guy looked 17 years old with a little muscular body.


    When the fight starts Amy maintain a safe distance from the man and defeat him by kiting him the whole time. That guy was helpless he was a close range fighter so he was defeated easily.


    After two more people challenge some low rankers and win. Toby introduces next person, she was a beauty, her hair was pitch black and was a dagger user. ¡°This beauty was remarkable she defeated her opponent without using her ability at all, her name is Clara.¡±


    Clara entered the stage elegantly and challenge range, number 10. When the crowd heard her challenge they were dumbfounded. No one has challenged some high ranker for almost three years.


    The one who was challenged was furious because of her arrogant behavior.


    When battle start he was about attack Clara to teach a lesson to her and the crowd also thought that Clara were acting cocky and thought she would lost miserably and embarrass herself. But unexpectedly after battle start Clara release her aura and the person in front of her stumbled backward and knelt. He starts begging ¡°please don¡¯t do it, please no. Ahhhhh I..i ..i forfeit¡± when he said this Clara withdraw her aura and head toward her seat without giving any heed toward shocked crowd.


    After a while Toby snaps back from his shock and start taking ¡°wow! Miss Clara wins without even lifting her finger.¡±


    When the crowd heard Toby voice they erupted in discussion. Somewhere tariffed by her ability some were curious what was her ability.


    But the one who was a victim of her ability was fainted on the spot so they have to wait for him to find out what ability she has. But one thing was certain that her ability was terrifying.


    After this all the competition was smooth until the last match. ¡°Now welcome our last champion the one who defeated his opponents with his remarkable swordsmanship Skylar¡±


    A boy with silver hair came toward stage, he did not say a word and directly challenge. He challenges rank number 58.


    Ethan was giving a little more attention because he was also a swordsman. When Ethan saw the person who was challenged, he was a little surprised because that person was the one who invite him in his faction he didn¡¯t know that he was also a rank holder. But even if Ethan knows he can care less about it.


    David came to stage a little annoyed because he was challenged and nonetheless an unawakened one has challenged him. After entering on stage, he said to skylark ¡°hey, don¡¯t be humiliate yourself too much alright¡± he was indicating that he was going to win.


    Skylar snorted at him ¡°let see who going to humiliate himself¡±


    Their match started David activate his ability and in skylark vision three more David came. ¡°Hahaha please this match you are not going to win.¡± Said David mockingly


    Skylar ignores his taunt and just close his eyes. When David saw that he was ignored, he become furious and start closing distance with Skylar with a dagger in his hand.


    When he was in distance of attacking him, he aim toward Skylar chest and attacked. Skylar did not open his eyes all this time, but when his chest was going to pierce by dagger he open his eyes and deflect dagger and next second his sword was at neck of David.


    David was surprised what happen just now he gritted his teeth when he saw he lost. But he cannot do anything at all now.


    And like this competition came to its end.

 Partner

    Ethan came out of battle arena when he saw David defeated easily he want to see Skylar swordsmanship. That girl Clara caught his interest a little.


    After turning two corridors, he notices that someone was following him. Ethan slows his pace and after turning some more corridors, he was certain that this person was following him. That person always was at a little distance away.


    Ethan walked a little faster and absurdly made a turn toward the other corridor. The person who was following him hurried toward the corridor and meet with Ethan sword. He dodges it clumsily, when Ethan was about to make another strike the person said hurriedly "wait wait, I don''t here to fight with you." That person raises his both hands in the air indicating that he was harmless.


    Ethan stopped attacking at him. When the person saw that Ethan stop attacking, he releases a sigh of relief. He removed his hood and a handsome face appears in front of Ethan. The man in front of him has blonde hair with big blue eyes. "Little brother, don''t attack without any warning. I was just about to piss myself when you attack me"


    "Why are you following me?" Ethan asked simply. He did not want to chit-chat with this weird person.


    The man turns and sees around him and saw people were looking at them he said. "Can we talk somewhere else? It is not a place to talk?"


    Ethan just nodded, he also didn''t want unnecessary attention. When the man saw that Ethan approved, he leads the way.


    They went to the first floor, it was the first time Ethan that enters the first floor of this building. There were many cells in various sizes somewhere big some small, some brightly lit with light stone some was dim. The cell was also numbered.


    After walking they came to a cell that was fully decorated with wood. There were window and door unlike Ethan cell witch have only iron bars. There was also a bell that was ring when they opened the door. Ethan enters in the cell after the man. When they entered a girl''s voice came "welcome" when the girl saw that the person enter is the man she said "oh, it''s just you"


    When the man heard her tone he says "what with just you, call me Master you are working at my shop right now"


    The girl didn''t comment. Ethan was observing the decor inside. All the stuff in the cell was made with wood and it was dimly lit. There was a bar at a corner where that girl was wiping a glass clean. The girl looked 15 years old a beauty with black hair and green eyes. Her eyes were really mesmerizing.


    The man walked toward a table and sat down. "Little brother, let me introduce myself, my name is Lucas and the girl there is Anna." Ethan sits down opposites of Lucas and said "why were you following me?"


    When Ethan said this Anna brought them two cups of tea and sat down with Lucas. "Little brother, first I want to confirm one thing." As Lucas said this he looked toward Ethan "where you came into this camp willingly?"


    Ethan was confused when he heard this question he thought that here everyone was abducted against their will but it look like that was not the case.


    "What if I came here willingly?" Ethan said in a neutral voice. When Lucas heard this he smiled "then you didn''t come here willing"


    There was an astonished looked on the Ethan face "you pondering how do I know that, well you can say I am a good observer when I asked you about that you came willing here, there was a confused look at your face for split second." Lucas said this with a proud look on him.


    Ethan said nothing and looked at Lucas eyes. "Don''t look me with those eyes, they gave me goosebumps a little boy should be more cheerful not glooming child who willing to kill anyone at any second." Lucas says this while rubbing his arm.


    "Please, stop talking non-sense and come to point. I have no time for your chit chat." Ethan said to Lucas.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    "Hmm, OK the point is that I want to work with you." Lucas said without beating the bush


    "Work with me? What you mean?" Ethan asked him


    "You want to leave this place right, we also want to leave this place as soon as possible" Lucas said as he put a sincere expression.


    "Why not wait until you become 18 to leave this place." Ethan asked with a little interest


    "Ha, you believe in their lies" Lucas release a sigh, "little brother let me tell you something you can''t leave this place, only those who catch the eye of higher up will leave for their training to become an official member."


    "How you are so sure about it? I did not see a candidate here who looked in his twenties?" Ethan asked.


    "Little brother, what do you think the concealment relic that concealing this place how it''s working. You know concealment relics need continuous Aura for operating just like weapon relics. And the concealment relic of this scale needs hundreds of people to operate. So just think a little and you wound found it out." Lucas said


    "You saying that only a handful people can leave this place while the others becomes a battery for a concealment relic?" Ethan asked with shock.


    "Yes, if you have any question related to it you can ask if none, then we proceed further in our discussion." Lucas asked Ethan.


    "Wait, please first tell me how these relics work I don''t know anything, I thought that relics can only be used by awaken so why I can use this ring, is this not a relic?" Ethan asked as he was pondering about it for a few days now.


    Lucas looked at his empty cup and smile "Anna, please make new tea, we will be discussing thing for a while." As Lucas said this Anna stand up and start brewing new tea behind the bar.


    "Okay, little brother, you know that every one that practice Aura particle absorption techniques can become awaken right." Ethan nodded


    "Then what will happen to those who didn''t practice these techniques. They will be unawakened for whole their life." Lucas said.


    "Why not anyone would practice those techniques, it''s a dream of everyone to wield powers that can reach beyond human limit." Ethan asked he didn''t understand at what Lucas was implying right now.


    When Lucas heard this he sighs "I see little brother you have only a little information, let me enlighten you its truth that anyone become awaken but where will you found these techniques. These techniques are not public you know that?"


    "What why is not these techniques are public" Ethan become more confused


    "To ensure that people don''t overthrow the higher ups you can only get your hand on these techniques when you become an official member of a guild or association or born in a family of awakens. That''s why there are black guilds these guilds are made by people who don''t like the way the world is going."


    As Lucas says this Anna came with a pot of tea and she said "remember this that not all black guilds are bad and every other guilds are good."


    Ethan understands what she was implying so he nodded.


    "So, there came a problem relics can only be used by awaken so non-awaken community was left behind in technology so researchers made relics that can be used by only a little Aura for some time these relics need charging time to time as this ring" Lucas said as he lifted his hand showing his ring.


    The other relics like concealment relic or weapon relics need a constant aura to operate them, do you understand what I was implying when I said they need a continuous aura to conceal this place?" Lucas asked Ethan.


    Ethan nodded, he finally understand. Then there appears another question "this information should also know by other so why didn''t suspect any think?"


    "Because the information of relics are little in unawakened community and here almost everyone have common background" Lucas smiled.


    "Then how do you know about these thinks" Ethan asked Lucas looking curiously at him.


    But Lucas only smiled refuse to answer and Ethan didn''t ask further.


    After a while, Ethan asked "so what you need my help for?"


    "I will be blunt here, right now the way you are, you can''t help me at all." Lucas Said in voice as he was saying fact.


    Ethan becomes gloomy instantly, Ethan knows better than anyone that he was not any helpful right now "So why you looked for me?"


    "I said right now, but you can be helpful if you proceed with training that I will give you if you agree to work with us" Lucas said with a smile.


    "Why, you looked for me? There are other people who help you?" Ethan said.


    "Because I can''t just trust anyone" Lucas said simply, "but me how can you believe me?" Ethan said.


    "Well, you can say I didn''t trust you either, but I don''t have much time I become 16 this year, so I have limited time and you are not influenced by others here." Lucas said "even if people know that information of concealment relic a little will be helped. Because of their greed to become awakened."


    "OK, I will work with you, but how we leave this place." Ethan asked the most important question.


    "First, you will be following training that I will be giving to you in 1 and half year we will be executing our plan to leave this place." Lucas said and stands up and extended his hand "I hope we will have a good time working with each other.


    Ethan also stands up and handshake with Lucas "likewise"


    Like this Ethan made his first partner that will help him reaching greater heights.

 The day we met

    Ethan came back to his cell after finishing his discussion with Lucas. Lucas strictly stopped him from going to hunting ground, saying that it will inconvenient to contact there when he ready a training schedule. There is a function in ring that will help to communicate with each other, but it will turn off when they enter on the hunting ground.


    When Ethan asked what will he do when his position on ranking board will go to danger line Lucas laugh and said that his point are sufficient to stay in a safe position. To ensure Ethan he added that if he falls in danger zone, he will help him out.


    Lucas gave him an encyclopedia of beasts saying that if he wants to do anything he should study about beasts it will help in future. Ethan wants to buy an encyclopedia when he first came here, but it was really expensive, so he was not able to buy it. When he gets it for free he gladly accepted it.


    So for two days Ethan only do his morning routine and read about the beasts. He did not get out much of his cell. He only got out when he need to eat.


    He also periodically checked the ranking board to check his ranking. In these days his ranking become 998 Ethan was astonished to see this but after pondering, he understand that someone losses his challenge his point drop drastically. Ethan was a relief to see this actually he did not trust Lucas fully either.


    His routine was almost same for everyday until 28 December. On other days he only eats bread and milk and sometime meat for dinner but today he buys a cheesecake after his dinner and came back to his cell. It was a special occasion for both him and Amelia. They don¡¯t remember their birthday so they chose one day to celebrate it after hearing Andrew every day that he cannot celebrate their birthday. So, they chose 28 December. The reason for choosing this day was simple this was the day when Andrew found them.


    ***


    5 years ago.


    In cold a boy who was wearing a thin layer of clothes, his hair was pitch black that was a mess right now and have naturally sleepy black eyes that was swollen. He was running toward people and begging them for help. His sister was suffering a high fever and he has no money to get her treated.


    He was begging the people for some money. The boy never once begged for money in his life, not even after his parent was dead and he and his sister was chase out from the house by their aunt.


    They lived in a stable because the owner of stable takes pity on them. But the life of the stable owner was also tough, so he can¡¯t help them financially.


    The boy and girl were still grateful for the owner''s kindness. The boy does labor get money so they have food to eat. As for the little girl, she works in old restaurant like cleaning table and whipping dishes.


    Their life was tough, but they were living it. There was some time there was nothing to eat for both of them for a whole day. But they never beg for food or money even their life was so hard.


    Until now as the girl was fell ill. The stable owner was not home and the boy can¡¯t wait for him. And for boy¡¯s aunt, she shut her door on the first sight of the boy. So boy can only beg people on the street for money to save his sister.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    But people only give the boy a look of disgust whose face was dirty with mud probably fell down while running. They give no heed to his begging.


    After a while, when the boy saw that no one was helping him He sit on side of the street and start crying. But he only cried for few second before standing up and starts begging again. In boy mind, there was only one thought that was to help his sister.


    Boy was begging people for almost two hours, but no one helped him out. He was in despair he doesn¡¯t know what to do if no one helps him. His sister was in a critical stage.


    When he felt that there was no hope. Two men who were in their late forties, asked the boy whose face was dirty with mud and his tears.


    ¡°Boy, what happen why are you running around begging people¡± one man asked in a soft voice.


    ¡°Please help my sister, she is very ill, please help her I¡¯m begging you, please help her¡± when the boy saw that someone will help him he start begging him immediately.


    ¡°What your sister is ill where she is right now¡± asked the man in a worried voice.


    The boy led the way toward the stable where his sister was hurriedly.


    When the two men saw that boy take them toward a shady looking stable, they were confused but they still follow the boy.


    When they enter into stable, they saw a girl was lying on straws and covered with straws. She looked in pain her cheeks were bright red and her forehead has sweat on it. One of the men quickly walks toward the girl. He knelt down and feels her temperature from her forehead, then lifted her in his arms.


    ¡°Hey, girl has high fever we have to take her to get her treated immediately, her condition seemed to critical, let''s hurry.¡± The man says to another man.


    When the boy heard this he was very happy finally someone has helped them out. When he relaxes his tense muscles, he suddenly feels dizzy and stumbled two steps before falling on the ground and lost his consciousness.


    The other man was shocked when he looked at the boy who lost consciousness. He hurried to him and say ¡°he also have a high fever¡± and picked up the boy.


    ***


    The boy came to his senses after two days. He was in a brightly lit room and was lying on a soft bed. When the boy was fully awake, he sit up and looked around when he saw that his sister was in another bed sleeping soundly he release a sigh of relief.


    His attention then diverted toward the man who was sitting at stool not too far and was reading a book. ¡°Mister thanks you, for helping us out. I am really grateful that you help us out if not for you I even didn¡¯t dare to think about it¡± boy said to man with gratitude ¡°I will make sure to repay your kindness¡±


    When the man heard him, he smiled and say ¡°boy, it¡¯s alright, I didn¡¯t help you for anything in return so you don¡¯t have to worry too paying me back.¡±


    ¡°No, I will definitely repay you. ¡± The boy insisted.


    ¡°Then repay me back when you grow up¡± the man laugh ¡°by the way my name is Andrew what is yours?¡±


    ¡°Ethan¡± answered the boy.


    ¡°Then Ethan tell me why you and your sister was living in that place and where your parents.¡± Andrew asked, but when these words came out his mouth he regrets it immediately. He remembered just now that there was a beast raid in this city not too long ago.


    As he predicted Ethan become upset instantly, but Ethan still answered ¡°my parents died in beast raid and my only relative my father¡¯s elder brother where we lived before our parent died. His wife chases us out from house.¡±


    When Andrew heard this he flew in rage ¡°those damn people they dare to throw you guys out tell me where they live I will demand why they do that to you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, we don¡¯t want to stay at their place anyway¡± Ethan answered


    ¡°So where are you planning to stay now.¡± Andrew asked, worried written on all over his face.


    ¡°Mister, I am grateful that you helped us, but¡­¡± before Ethan can finish his sentence he was stopped by Andrew ¡°if you don¡¯t have any place come with me, I was planning to live in a town peacefully¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡± before Ethan say anything Andrew cut him again ¡°I will not hear no, I didn¡¯t ask for your opinion. I have decided I am adopting both of you this instant. From now on you both are my children.¡± Andrew said this and didn¡¯t hear a word that Ethan said.


    ***


    Ethan was reminiscing past and unknowingly tears were starting falling from his eyes. He came back when he heard the Lucas voice coming from afar. Ethan quickly wiped his tears off. His face expression becomes cold again.

 Training

    ¡°Say Anna why he lives in this basement for newcomers, I even invite him at my place, but he refused.¡± Lucas said to Anna while holding a light stone and was leading the way.


    ¡°As your neighbor, I feel annoyed of you I can¡¯t even image that someone can even live with you. I¡¯m glad that Ethan refuses your offer.¡± Anna answered plainly.


    ¡°Anna you break my heart here you know? It''s not like that as you said right?¡± Lucas said while looking worried.


    Anna just took the light stone from Lucas hand and start leading the without answering him. ¡°Hey, why are you not answering please answer me?¡± Lucas said, but Anna didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°We arrived¡± said Anna, and stop walking. Lucas walked ahead and said ¡°hey little brother, guess who came to visit you.¡±


    Lucas looked in the cell and saw a shadow sitting on the ground. Lucas took the light stone from Anna¡¯s hand and entered in a cell. ¡°Why are you sitting in darkness and on the floor, oh there is a cheesecake. Little brother, you did not even invite me to eat cheesecake.¡±


    Ethan looked at the boy who seemed to never stop talking ¡°why are you here? You should directly contact me by ring.¡±


    When Lucas heard Ethan voice that was without any emotions he sighed ¡°little brother, you should be more cheerful, you should just act like your age not like a man whose girl just ditch him for some shitty guy. Ok?¡±


    To his answer Lucas got a cold stare from Ethan. ¡°Ok ok I will get to point, but before that lets go to my place cheese cake will be delicious with Anna¡¯s scented tea.¡±


    Lucas picked up the cake that was on straw bed and exit before Ethan could even respond. So Ethan can only go with Lucas toward his cell. Anna also starts walking after nodding to Ethan as a greeting.


    Ethan thought one talk nonstop and other talked a little it¡¯s a weird combination. He wondered how they came to know each other.


    At Lucas place. After coming Anna got behind the bar and start brewing scented tea. Lucas only sits on a seat without talking to Ethan.


    After a while Anna came back with a tray and served the cake that was now cut cleanly and scented tea. Lucas starts eating his share. Ethan also took one bite.


    After Lucas eats his fill he finally told why he was looking for Ethan. ¡°Ok little brother, let¡¯s talk business. I have finished making your training schedule.¡± As Lucas said this Ethan¡¯s ring, vibrate a little it was notification that he got a message from Lucas.


    ¡°Little brother, I want to know something, why you using a short sword as your weapon.¡± Lucas asked ¡°as I can see you have enough strength to use a normal sword or even long sword¡±


    ¡°Because of my height when I am using a normal sword I can¡¯t balance myself.¡± Ethan tells him truthfully.


    ¡°I see, so this was the reason, I thought there was some special reason. Well, to tell the truth, I think that you should be using a normal sword right now.¡± Lucas said ¡°as for balance problem Anna will be training you so you have to not worry about it.¡± Ethan nodded.


    ¡°As for why long swords for your use I think that you are not fast enough, when I see you killing that person your strength was more than enough, but your speed was lacking so I want you to concentrate on your speed not strength ok,?¡± Lucas asked


    Ethan was a little surprise he didn¡¯t know there was this type of person who can deduce things like this just looking at one time.


    ¡°I have a question. How you know I was lacking in speed by just looking me only one time?¡± Ethan asked him with puzzlement.


    ¡°Hahaha, that because of my ability I can¡¯t fight with beasts or others. I was good at deducing thing when I was a child and got ability according to it.¡± Lucas laughs pride writer all over his face.


    ¡°And don¡¯t worry with my training schedule, you also become strong on the way¡± Lucas added.


    Ethan did not say anything. Anna, who was gone out for some time came back with a sword in her hand.


    This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.The sword has a red hilt and black cover she tosses it toward Ethan. Ethan caught it, the sword was a little heavy, but Ethan will be able to wield it with a little difficulty. The sword was at the height of Ethan shoulder when lifts upright from the ground.


    ¡°This?¡± Ethan asked questionably to Anna. But Anna didn¡¯t answer, instead Lucas said ¡°this will be your new weapon from today onward. I want you to use a spear for your weapon because it longer, but your foundation is solid so we can only use this sword. It¡¯s a little big for you, but I think you can use it right?¡±


    ¡°It will take time to adjust with this big sword¡± answered Ethan looking at the sword in his hand.


    ¡°No problem, now you will be training with Anna. So you will able to get used to this sword¡± Lucas said and asked Anna ¡°did you book private training ground?¡±


    ¡°Yes ¡± answered Anna simply. ¡°Then let¡¯s go there Ethan now we are going to start your training so no slacking around. As for your position on ranking board, don¡¯t worry, I will be sharing my points so you will be fine.¡± Lucas said as he patted Ethan head.


    Ethan glare at lucks, so Lucas stops patting Ethan head. ¡°Let¡¯s go to training ground¡±


    After a while they reached training ground, it was private training ground so no unauthorized person can enter. After scanning their rings, they entered.


    The training ground was simply not too big, no small. Lucas sat on the bench at the side. ¡°You can start your training don¡¯t mind me.¡± Lucas said to Ethan.


    Anna was standing at center for Ethan waiting patiently. Ethan unsheathed his sword, it was a one edge sword. Ethan gets into a fighting stance.


    When Anna saw that Ethan was ready, she takes out one gun that was strapped to her thigh. And start attacking Ethan. Ethan did not expect her to attack without telling him he dodges hurriedly. He did not stable his balance when Anna shot again. For an hour Anna attack and Ethan only dodge.


    After an hour Anna finally stops attacking. Ethan was covered in his blood because of small wounds. There was no major injury on Ethan indicating that Anna was holding back.


    Lucas comes toward Ethan, who was lying on ground ¡°little brother, I am disappointed that you can¡¯t even come close to Anna.¡± Lucas said with a smile that seems to never fade away from his face.


    ¡°Now I will explain your training first part that is really simple come touch Anna while she shot you. She will not use her ability she will not even move from her position. She only uses that relic you saw her using right now. That relic shoots aura bullet a typical gun relic that uses aura as ammo. Oh yes aura bullets can be reflected by the sword.¡± After Lucas said this and he snap his finger.


    Anna came with a bucket full of water and pours it on Ethan. When water touched the wounds he start screaming seemed to be in pain.


    ¡°And after your training Anna will pour salted water on you every day. So, quickly catch Anna so you can pass this first phase of training.¡± Lucas said with a smile on his face to Ethan who was still screaming in pain.


    ¡°Now you can go to your cell and take a good rest. We shall meet again tomorrow. And remember it this training is to stable your balance so don¡¯t move around this much.¡± After saying this Lucas leaves the hall with Anna behind.


    After a while, Ethan stands up gritting his teeth to endure the pain. There were tears in his eyes. After enduring the pain for while he first stabled his breathing, then he picked up his sword. Today he was not even able to swing his sword one time.


    He has to say that Anna has a good marksmanship when he tried to close the distance she increase the shot speeds and her shots were accurate it only gaze through him not wounded him fatally.


    He came back to his cell with great difficulty. After he came back he collapsed on ground and fell in sleep on ground.

 Training 2

    Next morning Ethan woke up on his time his body was still in pain. When he waked up he saw a carton with a chit. He first read the chit; this carton was sent by Lucas. Its have vital potion in it these portion help to heal wounds fast.


    When Ethan opened the carton there was 12 transparent bottles in it with red colored liquid in it. Ethan was examining the bottle when his ring vibrates a little.


    It was a message from Lucas ¡®hey you get vital potions right to take one now, then come to the training ground in an hour¡¯


    When Ethan saw this message he remembered that Lucas also send him his training schedule. When he opened that message and its content were these ¡®I know little brother, you will be busy with your training so I didn¡¯t send you a lengthy schedule if you have any questions you can ask me directly¡¯


    When Ethan saw this his mouth twitched a little ¡®this bastard he didn¡¯t even bother to make a schedule¡¯


    Ethan takes one vital potion and after washing up, he came to the training ground. When Lucas saw Ethan he frown, his brows ¡°why you are still in these clothes? There are blood and holes all over it.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have time to buy new clothes and then again they going to be in this state anyway.¡± Ethan said as he starts his morning routine of training.


    ¡°No, this will not do.¡± As Lucas said this turn toward Anna ¡°Anna please buy some new clothes right now.¡±


    ¡°Yes, ¡± said Anna, and left the training ground.


    When Ethan heard Lucas he said ¡°it¡¯s all right, I don¡¯t want to buy any clothes¡±


    ¡°But I want to give them to you I can¡¯t stand you dress like a beggar¡± Lucas said.


    ¡°I am a little curious how you make point you said you did not fight so how?¡± asked Ethan the question he wants to know. The vital potion that he sends was 1000 points in the shop and he sends 12 of these without any second thought.


    ¡°Hahaha, little brother you looked cold and indifferent, but you actually care about others¡± Lucas said smiling


    ¡°As for points, to tell the truth, I am an information broker I give information about candidates that live here so I get enough to live here a little luxury here.¡± Lucas answered Ethan question ¡°oh and it will sound like bragging but it''s really expensive but people still buy information because I have accurate information.¡±


    Ethan after this ignores Lucas and start warming up. Anna came back quickly with a set of clothes.


    Ethan refuses to wear them saying that they are going to tore anyway, but Lucas insisted so Ethan have no choice to change into new clothes.


    After that, Anna stands in center of training ground waiting for Ethan. Ethan quickly changes and starts his training. Unlike tomorrow he did not dodge the shots, but try to reflect them with sword and start walking toward Anna.


    First three shots were successfully deflected but fourth brush past his skin. Ethan ignores it and continued walking toward Anna again. When Ethan was about 100 meters away there was injury at various parts of Ethan¡¯s body, but he was better than tomorrow.


    When Ethan saw he can do it, he starts walking a little recklessly. But when he crosses 100 meter mark Anna shots become faster and his wounds become deeper. It was warning that he cannot act recklessly and when the distance is less she will shoot at fatal parts regardless of Ethan life.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    When Ethan saw that situation was not right, he fall back. When he maintains safe distance shots speed decrease.


    Lucas, who was at bench saw this he sigh. ¡°Hey little brother doesn¡¯t walk in a straight line and don¡¯t try to deflect all shots, try to dodge them but don¡¯t move aggressively. Do you understand, let¡¯s take 15 min break before continue.¡±


    After 15 min they continue again. Ethan does as Lucas said and he was better a little than before, but he didn¡¯t manage to pass the 100 meter mark. Ethan was having a hard time because he wasn''t used to using a long sword.


    In the blink of an eye two months have passed. In past two months Ethan was able to comprehend how to use long sword and he able to cross 50 meter mark, but he didn¡¯t able take another step after that no matter what he tries. On 50 meter mark Anna start using two guns her shot becomes more deadly and she didn¡¯t show mercy at all. After training, she always pours salted water on Ethan.


    These two months were hell for Ethan, but he gritted his teeth and continued his training without complaining even once. He wants to leave this place as soon as possible to find his sister. When got time he also read about beasts.


    He also got force challenge from someone which he was able to win easily. He has also become faster, but most importantly, his speed in swinging sword came to another level.


    On the last day of second month Lucas stop Ethan from going to the training ground and said that he should rest today.


    On next morning Ethan got a message from Lucas that he was waiting for him at entrance of hunting ground.


    After 15 min he reached at entrance of hunting ground. Lucas was dress up like usual in his fancy clothes. As for Anna she was wearing a suit in which she can move easily.


    When Lucas saw Ethan he wave toward him. ¡°Little brother, today you are going to the hunting ground to hunt beasts with Anna.¡±


    ¡°I did not able to reach Anna so why the change in plan?¡± Ethan asked looking straight in Lucas eyes.


    ¡°Hahaha, little brother to tell you the truth, I never thought that you can close distance, I made a margin that you have to close you were not able to cross it but we leave it like that for now.¡± Lucas gives an awkward laugh ¡°now you should hunt some beasts that will not show you any mercy unlike Anna here.¡±


    When Ethan heard him, his mouth twitched a little ¡®did she show me mercy, I was literally killed by her¡¯


    ¡°Ok, enough chit chat you should go now¡± Lucas said and run off toward his cell.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go¡± Anna said and leave without Ethan response. Ethan hurriedly follows her.


    ***


    At second floor in a certain cell, David was in a bad mood he was furious when Skylar defeats him so he challenged him again and put a relic on stake. But the outcome was same he lost miserly again, he even lost his relic that he spent a lot of points to get it. He challenged him again, but this time Skylar did not even accept his challenge.


    Amy came in David cell wearing a luxury looking clothes. When she saw the David sea sigh. ¡°David it¡¯s all right, you should challenge him later and win back your relic.¡±


    When David heard her he become enraged immediately ¡°win that relic back that bastard will not accept my challenge even if he do he will not bet that relic.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s leave that for now did you take care of him?¡± David was asking about Ethan.


    ¡°He didn¡¯t leave the camp building for two months now.¡± Amy said ¡°I send someone to kill him by force challenge, but that person was defeated easily fortunately he didn¡¯t kill that person¡±


    As Amy was reporting it her ring, vibrate a little when she saw content of it, she said to David, ¡°that little killer just gone out to hunting ground just now. But there¡¯s a problem¡±


    ¡°What''s the problem¡± David asked impatiently.


    ¡°He got company of Anna, that girl who always with Lucas.¡± Amy said with a little hatred in her voice.


    ¡°So, what''s the problem, just kill her with that kid¡± David said.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid that this girl Anna will not easily dealt with we have to make a move personally this time.¡± When David heard this he flew into a rage ¡°you want me to kill these ants personally?¡±


    ¡°Unfortunately, yes, if we send someone else our casualty will only increase.¡± Said Amy with confidence


    ¡°What she that powerful? Then why not she on original ranking?¡± David asked not satisfied with Amy explanation.


    ¡°Yes, she is indeed powerful but I don¡¯t know what the reason she not apply for original ranking through¡± Amy said vaguely


    ¡°Ok, if you want me to take care of them personally let¡¯s go¡± David said while standing up.


    Amy smiled a little and thought ¡®fool.¡¯

 hunting ground

    Ethan was wandering in hunting ground. When they both enter in hunting ground Anna said to Ethan ¡°you go find some beasts to kill, you are staying until I came back. Good luck in staying alive¡±


    Before Ethan said anything Anna was out of his sight instantly. Ethan asked Lucas about Anna¡¯s ability and Lucas answer that she becomes fast when she uses her ability.


    So, Ethan wasn''t surprised when she has gone out of his sight suddenly. But, he was confused why even bother to come with him when she is going to leave him alone?


    Ethan was wandering around when three black hounds came attacking Ethan. Black hound is black in color and are very skinny with sharp teeth. They always attack their prey in groups. Three black hounds are considered low in numbers.


    Ethan did not think much and start killing them, he easily kill them. When Ethan killed the last one four more black hounds came and start attacking. Ethan quickly dealt with them. Ethan did not catch his breath when five more hounds came.


    After wave and wave their numbers increased. Right now Ethan all focus was on these beasts. When he kills the last black hound, there bodies¡¯ were all over the ground. Ethan was exhausted not physically, but mentally even a second lost of focus can be end up him having a fatal wound.


    After killing it Ethan didn¡¯t dare to stay there for a second and start running toward a safe place.


    Not too far Anna was sitting cross leg in her mind Ethan was running away. When she opens her eyes, her left eye pupil was red in color. She mumbles ¡°it looked like he reached his limit. Well, it¡¯s only first day.¡±


    Then she removed a lens from her eye. The lens was a relic its name is god¡¯s eye it can help to see bird view to a certain limit.


    The waves of black hounds were also works of Anna. She used a relic that enrages beasts and start attacking Ethan. This relic is a little unique it need certain amount blood of target to activate and Anna got more than enough blood of Ethan.


    That night Ethan rested in the cave that he used when he first time. That night Anna did not come at all. On the second day Ethan was hunting a bronze skin monkey when two more bronze skin monkeys came and start attacking Ethan. Ethan dealt with them with a little difficulty because these monkeys like to jump too much.


    Ethan was confused these monkeys never hunt in groups, but he encounters three of these. He was about to leave the place when he heard the roar of bronze skin monkey. When he turned around, his face changed five bronze skin monkeys was coming toward him with red eyes.


    And again, Ethan starts his battle again. He was a little hurt but he was able to kill all bronze skin monkeys and left that place.


    After a while he relaxed his tense muscles when he saw no beasts were around. He was about to release a sigh of relief when four black hounds came attacking him. He did not able to kill all black hounds when another group of black hound came attacking there were some angry boar in this group.


    Ethan this time able to found what was the problem. ¡®It¡¯s Anna she sends these beasts to me by some unknown means.¡¯


    When Ethan thought about it, he couldn¡¯t help smiling a little ¡®so, this is my training now. Okay, bring it on.¡¯Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    Unlike Anna¡¯s shots that he knows that Anna will not kill him, he can be a little relaxes. But these beasts will not show any mercy when he made a single mistake these beasts will tear him apart in seconds.


    And he didn¡¯t think that Anna will help him. And he was right Anna only send group of beasts that she thinks Ethan able to kill them and she will not help him. If he were on brink of death, then she might help him out.


    ***


    On third day Anna was searching beasts to attract them when she saw a group shadow wolves attacking a boy with silver hair. The boy was covered in blood, but he was still trying to escape from these shadow wolves. Shadow wolves are known to sneak attack and when they are in a group their sneak attack are more troublesome.


    When Anna sees a group of shadow wolfs she was happy. These beasts were really difficult to spot a single one of them and here are a whole group of shadow wolves.


    Skylar was having a hard time dealing with these shadow wolves he did not think when he came here alone, he will be bumped in these troublesome beasts and group on top of that.


    He was regarding his decision to come alone. Even when his senior told him not comes here alone, but he arrogantly came here. Now he is going to die here in the hand of these lowly creatures.


    He lost all his hope when a girl with black hairs that was tied in a pony and green eyes came to his site. She was walking toward him with a strange shaped gun in her head. When their eyes met, the girl smiled slightly.


    She fires the gun and attack on shadow wolfs her all shots were accurately hit on shadow wolves heads. The shadow wolf whose head was shot shook their head and start running toward certain person and that certain person will have a headache while dealing with this group of beasts.


    When the last shadow wolf run off somewhere Skylar finally able to relax a little. When he saw that the girl was about to leave, he hurriedly stop her. ¡°Thank you for helping me. I will remember this favor of yours.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t remember this favor; I did not intend to save you.¡± Anna sat while her left eye shine brightly in red color.¡±


    ¡°Um¡­¡± Skylar was at lost he was never put in this kind of position ¡°can I know your name?¡±


    ¡°Anna¡± Anna answered him before leaving him.


    ¡°Anna, what a beautiful name.¡± Skylar said as he watched Anna going out of his sight.


    Skylar¡¯s cheeks were a little red.


    ***


    Somewhere in hunting ground.


    ¡°Amy where they are, we are walking for an hour now¡± David said with impatience.


    ¡°We are about to reach there don¡¯t worry, you will be able to see him soon¡± Amy said as she fiddle with a relic. This relic was a tracking device that uses to find beasts or human. It was very popular relic here in champ because it''s cheap and give great help in finding some beasts that are troublesome to find.


    After they walked for a while they came toward a cliff. Beneath the cliff there was swamp in which different type of beasts reside. All of these beasts are ferrous here.


    No one ever comes back alive after falling in this swamp. It was a forbidden place for people here.


    David stands at the edge of the cliff and looked around when he did not find anyone he turn around and ask Amy who was standing behind him. ¡°Where is that boy did he fall in the swamp. Task if that''s the case I will not able to take my revenge.¡± He didn¡¯t suspect anything.


    In response to his question he got a gentle push from Amy. David lost his balance and fall back. He grabs the edge of the cliff.


    He looked upward toward Amy and roared ¡°AMY! What is meaning of this?¡±


    Amy sat down on her leg and say in a low voice, ¡°fool, you are not even able to comprehend now I am betraying you.¡±


    ¡°What are you saying; you know that I love you. I even back stab my best friend for you. What are you talking¡± David said with an astonished look.


    ¡°Hahaha, but I never loved you. I betray Eli because I wanted power, but I was not at the original ranking and other doesn¡¯t trust me enough so I slowly made them to trust me. Now they trust me enough and I am also on the original ranking so you are going to die.¡± Amy said with a sinister smile on her face.


    ¡°And don¡¯t worry, I will fulfill your last wish and take that boy in our faction he will be useful in future.¡± Before David could response Amy take out a dagger and cut down David hand.


    David screams in pain and looked at Amy with intense hatred in his eyes falling down. When he fell down in the swamp his scream dies absurdly.


    Amy looked at swamp for some time before leaving with bloody dagger in her hand.

 Killing Amy

    After killing David, Amy came to place where Ethan was fighting with a group of beasts. When she saw that, Ethan was single handily killing a group of beasts, she become happy instantly. She was glad she will able to make him join her faction with her sweet talk after all he a boy 10 or 11 year old. As for Anna she didn¡¯t think Anna would be her match.


    But before she can even approach him an aura bullet hit on the ground close to her feet. She stops walking and lifted her head.


    On the trunk of a tree Anna was sitting and playing with her gun. Anna looked at Amy and smiled ¡°do not you think you have done plenty of sinful thinks today?¡±


    ¡°What are trying to say?¡± Amy said playing innocent.


    ¡°You can act in front of boys please don¡¯t play in front of me.¡± Anna said.


    When Amy heard this she was furious inside, but outside she was smiling ¡°what are you talking about Ms. Anna I can¡¯t understand.¡±


    Anna didn¡¯t answer her this time. She didn¡¯t want to waste her time with this girl who like to scheme. She jumped to another tree and left that area.


    When Amy saw that Anna left this place and have no intention to stop her she was at lost. But she just shook her head and start walking toward Ethan, who was fighting with shadow wolves.


    Ethan was fighting with shadow wolves and was having a headache because of their sneak attacks. He just fended off a shadow wolf when he saw a girl coming toward him with a gun in her hand.


    When Ethan saw that girl lift her gun and point at shadow wolf he roars ¡°what you think you are doing?¡±


    Amy, who was about to shoot at a shadow wolf was startled, but she reply in a sweet voice ¡°I¡¯m trying to help you¡±


    ¡°Who want your help just get lost from here don¡¯t disturb me.¡± Ethan said while killing a shadow wolf.


    Amy opened her mouth to say something, but no words came out. She was in rage, she never face such humiliation in her life, when she talk with boys they always sweet talk with her but from this boy she only getting cold shoulder.


    She lifted her gun and aim toward Ethan head and shot. Anna, who was not too far from this place saw this she smiled, but didn¡¯t move at all.


    Ethan, who just kills his last wolf defends from bullets with a wolf corpse. He looked at Amy without any emotions.


    He takes out his sword from wolf body and said in a cold voice ¡°what the meaning of this?¡±


    ¡°You just die¡± Amy said and shoots three consecutive shots. Ethan simply defect them with his sword and start walking toward Amy slowly.


    When Amy saw that, Ethan easily deflected her bullets her face start changing. She did expect that Ethan were able easily deflect them.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    She panicked a little, but she still continued shooting. All her bullets were aimed accurately, she looked clumsy while firing with her gun, but all her bullets were aimed at fatal parts of Ethan body.


    This was because of her ability her ability that helps her to accurately shoot at the place she wants. It was all automatically her body response in a way that will help her aim accurately.


    But Ethan easily deflected all of her shots. Ethan has been bitterly training with Anna whole two months and now deflecting bullets is like breathing to him and these shots are far slower than Anna and her angles are straights unlike Anna, whose shoots some time curve or some time there are two bullets in a straight line making other bullet come from blank point.


    Ethan slowly approached Amy, when Amy and Ethan had only 10 meter distance Amy start making distance. She was in panic, she never have been in a situation like this where her every shot was deflected easily. Every close fighter that she battles till now have difficulty to fend her shots. But unexpectedly this child can easily defecting her every shot.


    Amy was walking backward, her feet was caught on a branch of the tree and she well backward. Ethan calmly walked toward her.


    In Amy eyes, Ethan was looking terrifying right now. She quickly knelt in front of Ethan and start begging ¡°please, spare my life I was impulsive. Please I will never do this ever again.¡±


    Ethan stands in front of her without saying any word. When Amy saw that their distance was this close and Ethan can''t dodge from this distance she lifted her gun to shoot Ethan, but Ethan was a step faster and cut the Amy¡¯s hand that was holding the gun.


    Amy cried in pain and her face become white it might be because of blood loss that was pouring out from her cut wrist or because of fear.


    She quickly grabbed her bleeding wrist and start begging. ¡°Please, don¡¯t kill me I was wrong, please spare my life I will give you all my points and relics, please spare my life.¡± Amy was crying with her face was snot and tears. Her face was a mess.


    ¡°You think your life will be spare when you try to kill a person. You are merciless when you are powerful but when you are at receiving end you want mercy. I resent the people like you the most.¡± Ethan said to Amy without any emotions in his voice.


    When Amy heard this she was about to say something, but Ethan¡¯s sword pierced through her heart.


    ¡°i..i¡­I¡± she tried to talk, but collapsed on the ground dying there. Ethan simply takes out his sword and get away from the scene without any regret that he killed a lady.


    Ethan was unknown that he also takes revenge for his dead friend Eli.


    ***


    Anna, who was first worried, that Ethan might be deceived by Amy and he will show her mercy. Amy was the type of girl who hold grudges. But when Anna saw that Ethan didn¡¯t show any mercy to Amy and kill her she was a relief.


    ***


    At camp, in Lucas cell.


    Lucas was watching Ethan killing Amy. Lucas has been watching Ethan by the help of surveillance relic. He has been taking tab on Ethan training like this. When Lucas watched that Ethan killed Amy without any expression on his face, he could not help but frown his brows a little.


    It''s not like he was sympathy on Amy death, he knows better than anyone what Amy has been doing after coming in camp. But he was worried about Ethan a little after leaving this place, will he will be able to live like a normal person. But he gives a little thought he was relief a little.


    Ethan was not addicted to kill any person who crosses sword with him. He only killed those people who tried to kill him.


    ***


    Somewhere at camp.


    Simon was drinking his tea leisurely. In front of him were dozen of screens which were showing all the areas of camp. One screen caught his eye. He enlarges it and watched the video with a smile.


    It was the video of Ethan killing Amy. When Simon saw this video he starts laughing and said ¡°we got a good seed to groom, but let me see what ability he get after he awaked. Then I will make my decision, hahaha.¡±


    He then snapped his finger a guard came in ¡°hey, take a note of this boy.¡±


    ¡°Yes sir¡± guard said like it was not a new thing.

 Tier 1 beast

    Ethan has been in hunting ground for a month now. Every day he fights with groups of 0 tier beasts and in night he studied about them.


    But this morning he didn¡¯t attack by any group of beasts. He was wondering why Anna did not send any beasts today. As he was wandering this he heard a cry of a monkey. He thought it was bronze skin monkey, but when he saw which beast it was his face changed.


    An iron skin monkey was coming toward him. The iron skin monkey is evolved from bronze skin monkey and is a tier 1 beast. Its skin is as tough as iron.


    On hunting ground Ethan always walks in caution and didn¡¯t wander in area of tier 1 beasts. He occasionally found wandering tier 1 beast, but he avoids them. As for tier 2 beast he never encountered even one of them.


    Tier 0 beasts can easily dealt by unawakened alone. But from tier 1-3 a group of elite unawakened needed to kill them. And tier 4-5 unawakened will even not know how they were killed.


    Ethan didn¡¯t have confidence in defeating a tier 1 beast alone. But it was too late to run that iron skin monkey spot him and rushing toward him.


    Ethan unsheathed his sword and get ready to fight with it. When he unsheathed his sword he becomes calm instantly. In life and death situation, Ethan always forced himself to be calm he knows that staying in panic state will be not good for him.


    The Iron skin monkey came fast and try to punch toward Ethan¡¯s chest, Ethan didn¡¯t defend with his sword, but dodge to the side and made the cut on its arm. There was sparks when his sword touched the skin of the monkey. Ethan felt like he has hit an iron just now.


    Ethan quickly made distance from the monkey. There was some blood on iron skin monkey arm, but it was not a deep wound.


    After several rounds iron skin monkey have some wounds on its body, but they were not fatal enough. The iron skin monkey was annoyed that it cannot able to hit at all. He starts attacking more aggressively.


    Ethan didn''t careful enough and gets hit with an iron skin monkey fist. That fist was so powerful that it sends Ethan flying. Ethan flies about 2 meters before he buried his sword on the ground and slide for almost 1 meter before he came to stop.


    There was a trace of blood on Ethan mouth. He wiped it with his hand there was a smile on Ethan face. He was in pain, but he was able to endure it because of Anna torture that she pours salted water on Ethan¡¯s wounds so he was able to endure pain to some extent.


    Ethan also starts attacking aggressively he attack every strike with the same strength as last one. But his every strike was on the same exact spot that was neck of iron skin monkey. The iron skin monkey was becoming more enrage and attack on Ethan. But Ethan was careful every time and dodged them.Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.


    When iron skin monkey saw that he can¡¯t able to kill Ethan he start running away, but Ethan didn¡¯t let it go.


    After 12<sup>th</sup> strike on iron skin monkey¡¯s neck, Ethan was finally able to give a fatal wound and the blood start falling from its neck.


    After struggling for a while iron skin monkey didn''t able endure Ethan attacks and fall dead on the ground.


    Ethan finally able to kill an iron skin monkey that was a tier 1 beast, but he was not happy at all. He got some wounds on him while fighting with it.


    Ethan knows that killing a tier 1 beast alone is a feast for unawakened. But it was not impossible after talking with Lucas for some time Ethan came to know that in unawakened society they think that killing a tier 1 beast as unawakened is praise worthy. But in awakens society killing tier 3 beast is nothing and without using their abilities at that.


    Of course they have confidence that they can kill them if something wrong happen, they can still use their abilities.


    But still Ethan was upset, he wants to become powerful, so he can help his sister and he doesn¡¯t want his life control by others.


    Ethan wiped blood from his face and said in a loud voice ¡°Anna If you can hear me, I have a request to make.¡±


    Ethan did get any response, but he continued ¡°I want to fight more powerful beasts.¡±


    On a trunk of a tree near Ethan when Anna heard his request she smile a little ¡°fool, this was only a test to check you and you unexpectedly kill it. But you are still unhappy, alright, I will give you what you want.¡± Anna says in a low voice that Ethan couldn¡¯t hear.


    ***


    From next day Ethan fight with group of tier 0 beasts and a tier 1 beast separately.


    He still have problem with fighting with tier 1 beast, but he didn¡¯t say any thing. After fighting with tier 1 beasts several times, his strength, reflexives and speed came to other level.


    First Ethan fight only day time, but Anna started to send beasts at night also. And the timing of the beasts attack has been always random. So Ethan has to pay attention even in his sleep. So, because of this he started to become mentally exhausted but because this he start to pay attention to his surroundings and his senses also became sharp.


    First, he was not able to sense Anna at all but now he vaguely able to tell her presence time to time. And he also felt like he was watched by something or someone 24/7. At first Ethan was a little disturbed with it, but when he saw that it only watch and do nothing he also start to ignore it.


    After Ethan got to use to deal with tier 1 beast alone Anna start sending them with tier 0 beasts group. And then she started sending 2 tier 1 beasts and number started to increase slowly until no tier 0 beasts were sent.


    Ethan got injured while fighting these beasts sometime, but he was still able to retreat from them when he was not able to kill them.


    Like this one year has been passed and Ethan becomes 12 years old. He has been staying in hunting ground for 13 months now. He has never once gone back to camp, even once and Anna never shows herself to him.


    Sometimes Ethan saw people hunting beasts, but when people saw Ethan fighting with group of beasts or when he retreating from the beasts they were dumbfounded. In their view a kid that was at most 13 year old fighting with a group of beasts ever now and then.


    But never once someone came to help him. And people don¡¯t even approach him when he was all alone wandering around. They ran away at first sight of Ethan as if he was a disease. People also start calling him beasts¡¯ attractor.


    Ethan was lonely in these months, but he didn¡¯t complain once. When he was feeling sad he starts reading about beasts or about relics and his knowledge also expand.


    On one day Ethan was waiting for Anna to send beasts, but unexpectedly Anna showed up. She didn¡¯t talk much ¡°Lucas is waiting for you in his cell come there.¡± Before Ethan can say something Anna was nowhere to be seen.


    Ethan looked at the sky and smile finally his bitter and lonely training at hunting grounds are over.

 Skylar

    Ethan came back at camp. When Ethan just entered in the camp some people let voices of gasp out.


    ¡°Hey, beast attracter is back¡± someone said.


    ¡°What that beast attracter, I thought he only live in hunting ground and don¡¯t like to interact with people.¡± Some asked.


    ¡°We also thought that.¡± Someone answered.


    Ethan heard these people and let out a sigh ¡®why people are interested in my matters so much and what¡¯s up with new nickname¡± Ethan thought while walking toward Lucas cell.


    Ethan came to Lucas cell. His cell didn¡¯t change at all. It was same as he remembered. When he entered in Lucas came toward him with the same big smile on his face.


    ¡°Little brother, long time no see.¡± Then Lucas looked at Ethan from head to toe ¡°little brother you become tall, oh your gaze also become sharp. Its mean you did your best in hunting grounds.¡±


    Then Lucas frowns his brows a little bit ¡°but little brother, whenever I see you, you looked like a beggar.¡±


    ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s all right, I prepared some clothes for you. You must carving for bath right? You can use my bathroom. It was really inconvenient to bath in that stream of hunting ground, right?¡± Lucas said as he gestured to Ethan to come with him.


    Ethan followed him without saying anything. The bathroom of Lucas was also made full of wood like his living room. There was a big bathtub in it which was already filled up with hot water.


    ¡°You can take your time there¡¯s no rush¡± Lucas said as he leave Ethan alone.


    After taking bath Ethan came back wearing a new set of clothes.


    ¡°What is next in training?¡± Ethan asked to Lucas.


    ¡°What you just came back and you still want to train more?¡± Lucas asked, looking surprised ¡°no no you should rest a little first.¡±


    ¡°We will start your training again after 15 days.¡± Lucas said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want any rest we have limited time here.¡± Ethan said without any emotion in his voice.


    ¡°Little brother, I know that you are physically fit, but what about your mind.¡± Lucas said as he points a finger at the Ethan head ¡°you have been in hunting ground for a year now, it must be nerve wrecking to stay at a place where you don¡¯t know when you will be ambushed there.¡±


    To tell the truth Ethan was really exhausted mentally he has to fight with a group of beasts everyday. And in night he was not able to sleep properly even a small voice waked him up.


    ¡°Ok then I will be back in 15 days¡± after saying that Ethan leaved Lucas cell.


    After coming back to his on the cell which was dark and cold like always. Ethan slept for 2 days straight.


    After waking up Ethan was feeling much better than before, He didn¡¯t have much to do, so he come to the training ground and start practicing with his new sword that was given by Lucas. Reason because Lucas said that Ethan becomes tall, so naturally he have to get new sword.


    Ethan personally doesn¡¯t understand that person. Anna is so powerful but he wasn¡¯t trying to escape with her but, he is patiently training Ethan. He wondered why?If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Ethan was in his thought when some people entered in training ground. It was a public training ground so anyone can enter, unlike private training grounds.


    Those people were surrounding Skylar and praising him nonstop.


    ¡°Brother, last time you were amazing when you beat that tier 1 beast without any support and you still are unawakened.¡± Someone said.


    ¡°Yes, brother you were amazing back there.¡± Someone chimed in.


    There was a smile all over the Skylar face because of the praise of people. He was in his world when he bumped into Ethan, who was in deep thought. When Skylar bumps in Ethan, he stumbled back a little and Ethan was still standing in his place.


    Ethan looked at the person who bumped into him before giving him way to pass. Skylar face was red with embarrassment when he stumbled back.


    When people who came with Skylar saw that Skylar was embarrassed by an unknown kid they start arguing with Ethan.


    ¡°Hey kid why you are not apologizing, because you were standing in way our brother bumped in you huh?¡± a boy said to Ethan.


    When Ethan heard this he raised his one eyebrow, it was clearly another person mistake to bump into Ethan, but they are saying that he should apologize for being bumped into that person how funny.


    When the person saw that Ethan was not saying anything he become more confident and continue ¡°hurry up, apologize we don¡¯t have¡­¡±


    Before that person can even finish his sentence he was sent flying by Ethan kick as apologize.


    When other people saw that Ethan kicked that person without a second thought they became stun.


    Skylar who was on the side became enraged instantly when he saw that his person was beaten up In front of him. ¡°Hey, I know he was out of line but should you be like this huh?¡±


    ¡°You people didn¡¯t apologize me for bumping in me but instead that person said that I should apologize because you bumped me.¡± Ethan calmly said to the person in front of him. ¡°And you didn¡¯t say anything when he was unreasonable, but when I teach him a lesson you came barking toward me?¡±


    When Skylar heard this he became more embarrassed, but he didn¡¯t back off but instead he unsheathed his sword and said ¡°I challenge you, if you win I will give you my rank of original ranking.¡±


    Ethan said simply ¡°not interested¡±


    People who heard this became stunt. This boy in front of them is letting go the chance to entering in original ranking.


    Skylar was also shocked when he heard this. But he still said ¡°then I will force challenge you.¡±


    When Skylar said this Ethan ring¡¯s screen pop up. The content was ¡®you have been force challenged by someone. Because your original ranking is lower you can¡¯t deny it.¡±


    When Ethan reads the content he was puzzled when did he got in original ranking? He thought about the girl he killed last year if he remembered correctly, he saw her in a competition back then. So that''s why, he was in original ranking well he didn¡¯t care about this.


    Ethan also unsheathed his sword and start sparring with Skylar. Ethan didn¡¯t go all out because he wanted to go to hunting ground after this. He didn¡¯t know what to do these days, so he decided to go back to hunt some beast.


    Skylar was fighting with his all might but was not able to suppress Ethan no matter what he tried.


    The onlookers were shocked when they saw that Ethan was going head to head with Skylar and able to hold his ground for this long.


    Skylar had made a name for himself after entering the original ranking as an unawakened. People thought Skylar was unbeatable in his age, but unexpectedly a kid who was 1 year younger is fighting with Skylar head to head. Really a dark horse they thought. But people didn¡¯t know that to reach at this level Ethan has been training bitterly by making his life in danger countless time.


    ¡°Hey, that boy doesn¡¯t he looked like little killer, right?¡± someone said.


    ¡°Little killer, he dead long time ago I did not see him for quite long time.¡± Someone said


    ¡°I also thought so, but it looks like it was not the case.¡± That person said.


    Ethan starts annoyed with this stubborn person and was about to give him a lesson when he heard the Lucas¡¯ voice ¡°that''s enough, both of you.¡±


    When Ethan heard the Lucas¡¯ voice he stopped attacking, but Skylar continued. He was about to attack when an aura bullet hit on his sword and his sword was sent flying.


    When Skylar saw the person who hit his sword he was shocked because that person was his goddess that he admired so much Anna.


    ¡°Why are you fighting because of petty things like children, oh I forget you are children hahaha¡± Lucas and came to Ethan.


    ¡°Little brother lets go it¡¯s your vacation and you are wasting it by fighting others you should rest more.¡± Lucas then turn toward Skylar ¡°and you it was clearly your mistake so you should apologize instead of making others apologize.¡±


    Before Skylar could even respond Lucas left the training ground with Ethan and Anna. Leaving him behind like he was nobody. Skylar was in a rage because of this, but he didn¡¯t do anything and only watch Ethan¡¯s back with great hatred.

 Dungeon

    Lucas said that Ethan has to rest for only 15 days, but in the end Lucas made the Ethan rest for a whole month. Finally after one month Lucas told what was he going to do next.


    ¡°Little brother, ever heard about dungeons?¡± Ethan nodded his head.


    Dungeons no one know how long they are on this planet. Of the oldest history of this world dungeon was a mysterious thing at even that time and its same at this time.


    There are many theories related to the dungeons, but they are only theories, no one knows reality about them. The most possible theory was that these creatures are outcasts of their world and sealed away in the dungeons for the entity. And these dungeons connect to those places with this planet.


    This theory was made after dimension crack appears. But how much it accurate is still in question.


    ¡°Then let me tell you now you are going in the dungeon that is in this place.¡± Lucas said and give Ethan a white colored pin.


    ¡°What is this?¡± Ethan asked as he took the pill from Lucas hand.


    ¡°You know you will be teleported to another place as unawakened your body can distort by teleportation so this pin will help you. This pin creates an artificial aura around you to help you to keep your body safe.¡± Lucas said.


    Ethan nodded. He read about teleportation relics and there they say that unawakened can''t use it because without protection of aura their bodies will distort.


    ¡°Ok Anna takes him to dungeon¡± Lucas said to Anna.


    ¡°Ok¡± answered Anna simply.


    ***


    Ethan and Anna were standing outside the dungeon. The dungeon was located at the center of hunting grounds.


    Dungeon entrance looked like a big tree. Dungeon entrance are not specific it came various shapes and sizes.


    Anna, who was standing beside Ethan explain a little ¡°this a tier 0 dungeon. We don¡¯t know which dungeon we will end up, but there level will be tier 0. The last boss of tier 0 is always tier 2 beast.¡±


    The dungeon is separated into three tiers 0-2 tier 0 dungeons are ruled by tier 2 beast as for tier 1 and 2 its ruled by tier 4 and commanding tier 0 respectively.


    Ethan nodded and inhale a large breath before releasing it. He activates his pin an orange colored aura enveloped him. As for Anna she releases her aura it was sky blue in color and they enter in dungeon.


    Skylar who was strolling in hunting ground and was venting is anger from tomorrow evnt saw Ethan and Anna entering in dungeon alone. He did not know what came into his mind, but he activates his artificial aura and also enter in the dungeon before its entrance closed.


    ***


    When Ethan enters in dungeon his whole world spin around. When teleportation was done, he felt like his stomach has been upside down. He felt like he could vomit anytime.


    ¡°What are you doing here¡± Ethan heard Anna voice and looked toward her.


    She held her gun and was pointing it at the boy that Ethan fought tomorrow. When he saw the boy he also frown, his brows a little.


    Skylar raised his hand in air indicating that he was harmless. Ethan walked toward Anna and said ¡°why you came here following us?¡± Ethan asked Skylar looking a little hostile.


    ¡°Why you both came here alone, did you not know this place is dangerous.¡± Skylar said.


    ¡°That''s not your concern¡± Anna said with irritation in her voice.


    ¡°Well, but now I enter and I can''t leave what will you do with me.¡± Skylar said arrogantly.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.


    ¡°We can just dispose you here.¡± Anna said and point her gun at Skylar head again.


    When Skylar heard her he broke into a cold sweat. When he saw Anna face, he was determined that she was not joking.


    ¡°Anna, just leave him if he dare to do something funny we will then deal with him.¡± Ethan said and looked toward Skylar ¡°I didn¡¯t know what your purpose for coming here but don¡¯t try anything funny.¡±


    ¡°And we will not help you if you are in danger.¡± Ethan added before looking around the dungeon.


    They were in a cave and only light source were the pieces of light stones that was on the wall. They walked toward the other end of the cave.


    They didn¡¯t walk much when they heard screeching of a beast. The three take out their weapons. They can see too far because of dim light, but they saw five shadows coming toward them fast.


    When the shadows were about five meters away, they saw their appearance, it was the rats that was big as a cat.


    They were fast, but Ethan was able to deal with them easily. Skylar wants to help but was stopped by Anna. Skylar was a little confuse why she came with Ethan when she didn¡¯t help or let other help.


    After walking for while they were attacked three times by group of rats then they came to a little spacious place there was three pass ways. All paths looked identical, so Ethan takes left path and continue walking.


    Usually these types of dungeons have a maze type structure to find the last boss that will be tier 2 it will be quite troublesome to find it.


    As they were moving Anna was also mapped this place so they cannot walk in circles she also leave some marks. After taking some turns they came back to the first place where they chose left path.


    ¡°Hey, Anna don¡¯t we have any relic which help us to find the right path?¡± Ethan said.


    ¡°Unfortunately, no these types of relics are usually useless in these places so I didn¡¯t bother to bring them.¡± Anna said simply as she gestures Ethan to continue moving.


    Ethan a little sigh before continuing walking this time it was centered path. As for Skylar he was ignored as he was not there at all.


    Skylar was feeling down because they give him a cold shoulder. He only gets praise after entering the camp, but now these people are treating him like he didn¡¯t even exist.


    After they walked deep in the cave the number of rats increase and sometimes there were bigger rats  than others rats but that¡¯s it they were nothing special.


    These rats are tier 0 beasts they are not troublesome when they are alone, but when they are in groups they are not easy to deal with.


    It has been five days as they entered the dungeon and Ethan already sick of these rats, they are many in numbers and they didn¡¯t see any tier 1 beast let alone tier 2. And they didn¡¯t even find an exit this far.


    ¡°Hey, why you even came in this place we have wandered around for days, but we didn¡¯t find any exit so far.¡± Skylar said as he was irritated already.


    Ethan also wants to know why came to this place when he can hunt beasts outside.


    When Anna saw that Ethan also looking at her, she sighs ¡°because of tier 2 beasts in training ground there is no more tier 2 beasts there they all been killed there.¡±


    When Anna said this Ethan finally understand why Lucas send him here he wanted Ethan to kill a tier 2 beast. Ethan was in hunting ground for a year and he never saw a tier 2 beast so he figured that there was no tier 2 beasts there.


    Skylar who didn¡¯t know anything say ¡°why you want to find a tier 2 beast, you lot are a little crazy, we need at least 3 awakens to kill it.¡± In his response he gets only silence.


    After two days they finally able to meet tier 1 beast it name was elite rat it was bigger than other rats and was faster than other rats. Ethan has a little difficulty because there was also a large number of other rats, but he able to kill them. His strength was increased by the past year training and he easily kills five normal rats with one swing.


    Skylar also starts fighting with rats because he was bored to death. When Skylar saw that Ethan was able to kill a tier 1 beast without any help he was amazed by Ethan.


    After staying in for two months in the dungeon they finally able to find tier 2 beast. It was a rat king that walked on two legs and have a muscular body. It was surrounded by elite rats. And exit of the dungeon was also the room where this beast was. The exit looked same as entrance it was a big tree.


    When Skylar saw that rat king was surrounded by elite rat and their numbers were about 50 his face changed. He was able to kill one elite rat easily, but he was not confident in fighting with these many beasts at a time.


    As for Ethan he started his massacre Anna helped him sometime when he was in a pinch. In mere half an hour they killed all tier 1 beast in the room.


    Ethan was watching rat king that didn¡¯t move until now standing up. In it hand was a club that he used as a weapon. They fight head on Ethan have a little difficult while killing it, but it was not that powerful. Tier 2 iron skin monkey was more powerful than this tier 2 rat king.


    When Ethan killed it, Anna sigh and said ¡°we were unlucky that we enter into this dungeon, beast in here was not as powerful as I expected.¡±


    Ethan just nodded, he was not feeling good about it, he didn¡¯t expect this rat king to be this weak, it only advantage was in its numbers but he did not use it. Well, he can''t do anything about it.


    Then they leave the dungeon sorrowfully. As for Skylar he was dumbfounded when he saw their expression. He thought this world was going crazy.


    He thought Ethan just killed a number of beasts tier 1 and barely get any help on it. Then he killed a tier 2 beast without any help. On top of that, he a unawakened and younger than him by at least 1 year. He thought Ethan was a monster himself.

 Black serpent

    It''s been a week after Ethan exit the dungeon. And finally Lucas calls him to what to do next. When Ethan is entered in Lucas cell Ethan saw Lucas sitting on a chair with eye bags and messy hair. Ethan was surprised when Ethan saw Lucas, he was a little surprised he never saw Lucas like this.


    Ethan just sits down opposite to Lucas without saying anything.


    ¡°Little brother, don¡¯t bother with my appearance, I just didn¡¯t get any sleep for two days.¡± Lucas said while yawning


    ¡°Little brother, your training is finished now.¡± Lucas said with a smile.


    ¡°Then tell me how we are going to leave this place.¡± Ethan said impatiently.


    ¡°To leave this place? We couldn¡¯t as you know there is no exit in this place.¡± Lucas said. Ethan gives him a cold stare.


    ¡°Hahaha, little brother, I am telling you the truth, we can''t leave this place.¡± Lucas laugh and said, ¡°but it doesn¡¯t mean outsider can''t come here to help us.¡±


    When Ethan heard this he opened his eyes wide, ¡°you mean you want to destroy concealment relic?¡±


    ¡°Bingo, little brother, we are going to destroy concealment relic.¡± Lucas said. Then he said in a serious voice ¡°it will be dangerous if we able to destroyed concealment relic outside help will come. But I don¡¯t know how long will it take. If people that supervise this place found us before help arrive, we will be dead meat.¡±


    ¡°If we died in process than be it.¡± Ethan said in determining voice.


    ¡°Hahaha, then we can officially start our mission¡± Lucas said.


    ***


    Next day at dawn, Ethan, Lucas and Anna came to cave in the hunting ground.


    When Ethan saw the cave, he frowns ¡°why we are here.¡±


    ¡°Because that relic is there inside this cave.¡± Lucas said.


    ¡°I have been living here for a year in this cave why didn¡¯t I know?¡± Ethan said as he looked toward Lucas.


    ¡°Little brother, you only stay here to sleep and if this place was easy to find, we would not be here right now. Lets go we don¡¯t have time.¡± Lucas said has he starts walking.


    Ethan and Anna follow behind.


    They walked until they saw the end of the cave. Ethan looked around and there was only a wall. Ethan looked at Lucas questionable.


    Lucas tosses a blue ball at ground  and the ball exploded, the ground beneath them shake a little and a hidden stare passage that go to the underground came to their site.


    They entered in, at the end of stare there was a door. Lucas took a deep breath before gesturing Anna. Anna shot her gun at the lock of the door and it opened.


    When they enter they saw a spacious hall. In the center of the hall there was a big black serpent. When Lucas saw the serpent his face changed.


    The black serpent is tier 4 beast at a young age and become commanding tier 0 beast at adulthood. Lucas wants to leave the place right away because he didn¡¯t expect a tier 4 beast to appear, he thought at most there will be a tier 3 beast at most and Anna and Ethan can be able to deal with it. But it was to late the door they came from shut automatically. When the door shuts the attention of the serpent came toward them.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.


    When serpent saw them, it hissed and start coming toward them. Anna was fastest to move, she starts running at side while shooting at the serpent. That diverts the attention of the serpent from Lucas and it start chasing toward Anna. Its body was really big it was about 80 meters in length. Ethan, who was shocked when he saw the serpent snap back and also rushed toward the serpent.


    Ethan swings his sword at the back of the serpent, but it only leaved a scratch on its black scale. Ethan didn¡¯t loss his will and continue attacking. He used his all strength in his swings, but in vain.


    Anna was trying her best to divert attention of the serpent toward her, she was trying to shoot at the eye of the serpent while running.


    When serpent saw that it can''t able to catch Anna it start ignoring her. It turned around and saw that a little human was trying to penetrate his scales, and moved toward it.


    Ethan was trying hard to make a fatal wound when he heard Anna panic shout ¡°Ethan!¡±


    Ethan turns around and saw serpent wide opened mouth, but before he can do anything he was swallowed whole.


    When Lucas saw this he screamed ¡°NO!!¡±


    Anna, who was shooting at serpent stopped running when she saw that Ethan was eaten alive. She just stops running when the serpent tail came toward her and looped around her and start tightening it. Anna struggle to get free, but in vain. Anna takes out a dagger and start attacking at the serpent, but she was not powerful enough to penetrate its skin.


    Lucas, who was standing at the side was in shock because of Ethan snap back when he heard Anna screamed in pain and saw that the serpent was tightening his tail and was about to crush Anna.


    He hurriedly takes out bomb relics that he has prepared before and throw toward the serpent. Bombs denoted at serpent body and there was burn mark on serpent skin.


    Serpent whose attention was on Anna feel pain it threw Anna at side and start moving toward Lucas. Anna bumped in wall and throw mouthful of blood.


    The serpent was about to swallow Lucas when it absurdly twisted its body and smashed into the wall beside Lucas. Then serpent start smashing its body on the wall again and again. It looked like it was in pain.


    Lucas was about to get smashed by the serpent body, but was rescued by injured Anna. Serpent continues its beserk attack on the wall. There was blood coming out of its mouth.


    Lucas and Anna were puzzled, when they saw that serpent suddenly gone berserk. But Anna did not let go this chance and start shooting again this time she was using another gun. She didn¡¯t like to use this gun because it absorbed to much aura, but she has no choice. One of her bullets went through serpent eye. The serpent hissed in pain but it didn¡¯t stop and smash its body into the wall again.


    In the end the serpent fell on ground its body start twitching uncontrollably. Anna, who was attacking it from afar came at the serpent face in second and barge ten bullets in serpent good eye. It hissed again and smash its face at the wall again, but at that time Anna was long gone from her spot.


    This time serpent didn¡¯t lift its head. When Anna saw that serpent was dead, she releases a sigh of relief. Lucas, who was standing at side rushed toward the serpent body and start stabbing its skin where its stomach was with the dagger but it did not pierce through at all.


    ¡°Anna what should we do Ethan is still in its body, he may be alive.¡± As Lucas said this a sword blade came out of serpent body. Ethan made a cut from the inside serpent body and came out of it.


    Ethan condition was not looking good, some part of his body was burned because of acid inside serpent stomach. His left arm was bleeding non-stop.


    When Ethan came out of the serpent body, he throws a mouthful of blood. When Ethan was swallowed whole he start cutting flesh from inside as a last resort, but serpent start smashing its body in the wall because of this Ethan also got some internal injuries.


    When Lucas saw that Ethan was alive, he hugged him giving no heed to sticky liquid that was all over Ethan body.


    ¡°Little brother, I am happy you are still alive, oh what would I do if you died.¡± Lucas said in a cheerful voice.


    Ethan pushed Lucas at side and take out bandage from Lucas bag and start bandaging his left arm.


    When Lucas saw this he let out a sigh, ¡°before taking the bandage from Ethan hands and start bandaging Ethan¡¯s arm and said ¡°little brother let me do it.¡±


    Ethan said nothing. After bandaging Lucas looked at Anna, who was sitting on the floor. ¡°Hey, did you get injured?¡±


    ¡°I sprain my foot a little, but it''s nothing give Ethan a vital portion.¡± Anna said.


    Lucas takes out two vital potions and give one to Ethan and other Anna.


    Let''s take a rest here a little, then continue. I didn¡¯t think that those people would have a black serpent as a guard. Thankfully we made it alive I don¡¯t think that there will any more danger in there.¡± Lucas said as he also sit down on ground.

 escaping from black eye camp

    After taking some rest they exit the hall and gone farther inside. They didn¡¯t encounter any other dangerous beasts. They only found groups of tier 1 beast, they were able to deal with them easily. Ethan performance was low because of injuries on his body.


    In the end they came to a door that was made of stone. Ethan tries to open it by force, but the door did not budge at all.


    ¡°Little brother, let me, ¡± Lucas said as he patted on Ethan shoulder. Then he takes out a blue color ball. He put some of his aura in the ball and throw it on the door, the ball exploded and made a hole in a door.


    ¡°These relic bombs are really handy, but it was last one.¡± Lucas sighed


    After the dust settles a little they entered in. When they enter in they were stunned when they saw what was inside. There was almost hundred of people sitting cross leg on floor. Some peoples'' bodies were like a dry corpse that can become dust with a single touch. At their head was a transparent pipe and different color of aura¡¯s was going through it toward a werid looking thing. That thing was reaching at the top of the ceiling and was constantly taking aura in.


    ¡° I was ready for a scene like this, but it still amazed me.¡± Said Lucas as he shook his head.


    Then he takes out a tube from his bag. When he opened it there was a mist coming out of it. He shakes the tube and a worm of a hand length came out. On the center of the worm''s body was a box in black color.


    ¡°Little brother, behold my work that I have been doing for two years, this bio relic which will help us out.¡± Lucas said as he showed his relic to Ethan.


    There are two types of relics, relics that are made by using the material of beast part and need a core of specific beasts from the dungeon, to make different type of relics, this type of relic is simply called relic. As for other relic is called bio relic, this relic is made of living beast, this bio relic is very rare and a few people use it because these bio relic are living beings so they have to fed.


    ¡°This bio relic will send waves that will counter the waves of this concealment relic¡± Lucas said as he pointed at that big thing.


    ¡°Let¡¯s start.¡± said Lucas as he throws his bio relic toward the concealment relic. The worm that was bio relic start digging in concealment relic. When its body was dug half way it stopped digging and it straightens  its body.


    When it was in this stat Lucas sigh and said ¡°now let''s get out of this place, it''s started.¡±


    ***


    Main headquarter of Association in region 3.


    A man was rushing in corridor and barge in the office of the head. The person inside was bald and have a scar on his left eye. The bald man lifted his head and saw the man that barge into his office without permission.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


    ¡°What''s the meaning of this?¡± said the head.


    The person who just barge in was gasping for air. After taking deep breaths that man hurriedly reported ¡°master Harley, big news a building just appears out of nowhere in forbidden forest and suspected to be the camp of the black eye that we are searching for a decade now.¡±


    When Harley heard this he stand up from his seat, then hurriedly said ¡°quickly send emergency quest to all big guilds and location of that building hurry up.¡±


    When the man heard this he rushed out of the office just like he came. Harley, who was left behind all alone sit down and mumbled ¡°we finally able to find that camp, those black eye bastards were become bold when we were not able to find their camp and start kidnapping more kids. They really gave me headache.¡±


    ***


    Inside black eye camp in certain bedroom.


    Simon was sleeping when he awaked by a panicked guard. ¡°Sir, we got a problem, the concealment relic is not working.¡±


    Simon was half sleep, but when he heard this he awakes fully. ¡°How this happened tell me quickly.¡±


    ¡° Sir, we don¡¯t know what happened all surveillance relic are working properly and there is not any disturbance in the concealment relic room.¡± Guard said nervously.


    ¡° Did you check the relic room yourself?¡± Simon said in an angry voice.


    ¡°Sir, we were just about¡­¡± guard did not finish speaking when an ice sickle pierced through his throat.


    ¡°Useless¡± Simon said he activate his teleportation relic and entered in teleportation crack.


    Simon appeared in the room where was the concealment relic. He quickly found bio relic that was planted by Lucas. When Simon saw the bio relic he frowns he remembered two years ago, he got a report that someone has requested a material that can be used in making this type of relic, but it was only a possibility, so Simon didn¡¯t pay much attention to it.


    Simon then looked toward the stone door that was blown open. He looked toward the door and release a murderous intent before walking toward it.


    ***


    Ethan, Lucas and Anna were rushing to exit, they were in the hall where they killed the black serpent when the guards came from the other end and encircle them. The guards looked at the dead body of a serpent and was shocked that it was dead.


    ¡°You bastards, you ruined everything. Kill them!¡± said one of the guards to others who looked like a leader.


    The guards start attacking, but they were not matched of Ethan and Anna.  Anna was like a ghost she was shooting from one corner this second and in another second she was in another corner. Guards were at lost how to catch her there was no one in their group who have speed type ability.


    So they turned to Ethan, but they immediately regret it, Ethan was like an unstoppable killing machine his every swing was fatal for guards. They try to suppress him with numbers, but Ethan was able to easily handle them. Ethan has been fighting with groups of beasts on daily bases and now he is very profound in fighting group battle alone.


    As for Lucas he was most harmless, but whenever any guard tries to come toward him Anna¡¯s aura bullet came out of nowhere and hit that person.


    Ethan and Anna have the upper hand right now, but because of the guard''s number they were at a stalemate at the moment. But it was not good for Ethan¡¯s side. They didn¡¯t know when a powerful foe will appear so they were trying to take care of these guards fast.


    Lucas was looking around nervously as their group tried to break through these guards, but when a guard fell other came to fill its place.


    Anna, who has been always out of guards encircle suddenly came in back of lucas. Lucas was surprised by the sudden appearance of Anna and was about to ask her why she came in the encircle ¡°An¡­¡±


    He didn¡¯t even able to say her name when Anna fell in lucas arms on chest of Anna an ice sickle was stuck in.


    ¡°Anna, what''s this, how this happened to you¡± lucas cried a sorrowfully


    Ethan also saw Anna injured, but he didn¡¯t know how she gets injury everything happened too fast.


    ¡°Hahaha, she really saved him¡± a voice came from behind them. Simon was standing at the end of doorway in his hand ice sickle was floating in air.


    Simon finally arrived on site.

 escaping from black eye camp 2

    Outside black eye camp.


    A teleportation crack appear and two people came out. One person was tall and his body was not skinny nor muscular. His eyes and hair were black and he was wearing black head to toe. And behind him was a man with brown hair and eyes, he was not tall as former, he was carrying two swords with him.


    ¡°Jayden, look like we are first to come here should we wait for other guilds or just enter in?¡± asked the man who was wearing black.


    When he didn¡¯t get any response he turn around, but see no one behind him, his mouth twitched a little ¡°this man, when he will learn to be patience a little.¡± The man in black said as he entered in the building what was amazing was that there was no door outside but the man touch the shadow on the wall and  he sucked in it and came out from another shadow that was inside the building.


    As for Jayden he used a crude way by climbing the wall. When Jayden was on top of the wall, he saw a forest under him, he didn¡¯t see any entrance so he just jumped from the wall and landed in the forest. When he was about to land there was a fire beneath his feet that help him to lower the impact of his free fall. Then Jayden starts wandering in forest like he was taking a stroll in a park.


    He was looking for people when he saw a large number of people coming out of a cave so he happily go to them.


    ***


    ¡°hahaha, she really saved him¡± a voice came from behind them. Simon was standing at the end of doorway in his hand at ice sickle was floating in air.


    Simon finally arrived on site.


    ¡°Anna please stay with us¡­¡± lucas was crying and was going through his bag, But he was stopped by Anna ¡°it''s too late to do anything¡­¡± Anna say weakly


    ¡°Young master, you know that crying doesn¡¯t suit you¡­you should smile like you always do¡­to see you happy made me happy.¡± Anna said and extend her to wipe tear away from lucas face.


    ¡°Young master, please continue living without me.¡± Anna said with great difficulty


    ¡°No Anna, I will save you¡± lucas cried. But Anna only gives a weak smile before closing her eyes.


    ¡°Anna, Anna please answer me please¡± lucas hug Anna and cried miserably.


    Ethan¡¯s eyes were filled with tears, but he tried his best to not cry, Anna was like a big sister to Ethan, the one year he spends in hunting ground, she helped him countless time when he was not able to find anything to eat there were always some fruits when he get back to cave or  when he was surrounded by  beast group that he can''t defeat or retreat a aura bullet came out of nowhere and help to create a path for Ethan to retreat.


    Simon, who was standing not too far when saw lucas crying, he laughed ¡°hahaha, don¡¯t worry, you will be joining her shortly.¡±Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    When lucas heard Simon he roared in anger ¡°ETHAN! I want him dead¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to say it¡± Ethan said, wiping out all emotions from himself.


    Simon laugh when he heard this ¡°hahaha, you want me dead you can try.¡±


    Then Simon then said to the guards ¡°you guys take all good seed with yourself and retreat to headquarter, I will be back after killing these bastards¡±


    ¡°Yes, sir.¡± said the leader as they retreated.


    ¡°Now shall we play¡± Simon said to Ethan.


    Ethan firm his grip on his sword and start attacking at Simon. ¡°Wow, you are fast this will be fun.¡± Said Simon as his retreat and throw ice sickles at Ethan.


    Ethan easily able to deflect them and close the distance. When Ethan was close enough to Simon he start attacking aggressively. Simon didn¡¯t panic when Ethan was able to come close, he didn¡¯t take out any weapon instead an ice sword came out of his hand and he starts fighting head on with Ethan.


    ¡°Hahaha, little boy let me see what you got.¡± Simon said.


    But the next instant Simon was shocked he was not able to keep up with Ethan, but he smiled at it ¡°hahaha you are good. I don¡¯t want to kill you, but you have done something unforgivable, so you have to die today.¡±


    Ethan didn¡¯t say anything and only attack on Simon but Simon did not fight back and only dodge the sword. Ethan was chasing Simon when his feet stuck in something he looked at his feet, his feet were stuck in ice and the ice was spreading upward.


    ¡°Cold right, let me make you a snow man hahaha.¡± Simon said as he starts walking toward Ethan.


    Ethan stomps his feet and break the ice on his foot and swing his sword at Simon. Simon did not dodge this time, but catch the sword with is hand, which have a thin layer of ice. When Ethan¡¯s sword touch that thin layer of ice, ice started spreading toward the sword. From sword, ice spread toward Ethan¡¯s hand Ethan tried to break the ice, but ice didn¡¯t break at all.


    ¡°I admit that you have some skill , but unfortunately you will die here today.¡± Simon said.


    Lucas looked at Ethan, who was freezing slowly but steadily. He gritted his teeth and pick up a dagger and rush toward Simon.


    Simon saw this and laugh ¡°hahaha, don¡¯t be so impatient it will be your turn after I turn this boy in snow man.¡± Simon said as he kicked lucas in the chest.


    Simon then looked at Ethan, who was struggling to get free from ice ¡°don¡¯t bother it will not break if I have contact with it.


    Simon was smiling at Ethan when a sword priced right side of his chest from behind. ¡°Let see what you feel when you get freeze yourself Simon of black eye.¡± A voice came from behind Simon as the ice started forming on his chest.


    Ethan was finally able to get free from Simon. Simon turns his head around and looked at the person who just back stab him. When he saw the person his eyes was wide open, ¡°j¡­ Jayden?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s me, you know me, I am flattered that I known by a hot shot of the  black eye.¡± Jayden said as he start freezing Simon more quickly but Simon was resisting it because he also has the ability to control ice.


    Ethan, who just freed himself from Simon picked up a sword from the side that was dropped by a guard because his sword was covered in ice. He didn¡¯t wait for anyone response when he swings his sword and cut Simon head.


    Jayden who was having fun playing ice game with Simon was shocked and looked at the boy who just killed Simon by cutting his head clean.


    ¡°This¡­¡± Jayden was about to say something to Ethan, but Ethan throws the sword in his hand aside and rush toward lucas who did not stand up after getting kicked from Simon. When he saw that lucas was still breathing, he let out a sigh of relief, then he walked toward Anna¡¯s body. He removes his long coat and  covered Anna¡¯s face with it.


    Then he looked toward the man who helped him with killing Simon ¡°thank you for helping us.¡± Said Ethan.


    ¡°You are welcome¡± Jayden looked at the boy who just kill a person without changing his expression at all.


    After expressing his thank Ethan sit down and lean on the wall to take some rest, but he fell asleep after sitting down. His body reached its limit after fighting constantly and because of worry about how to leave this place now he can finally able to relax a little as help from outside as come.

 Crow

    Jayden came out from the concealment relic room and he makes a call to his companion in black by bracelet in his hand. After two rings call got through and the man in black appears in screen ¡°Jayden where the heck have you run off I am looking for you in the whole building.¡±


    ¡°Kevin you spoke too much, you know that?¡± Jayden said to Kevin as he covers his ears.


    ¡°Where are you right now?¡± Kevin asked.


    Jayden looked around before saying ¡°I am in a cave, it in a forest. There was a rank A concealment relic here.¡±


    ¡°Well, to conceal this place it is given that here was a rank a relic¡± Kevin said as a matter of fact.


    ¡°Oh yeah, I find that boy that guild master said to look for and he is amazing he was able to fight had on with Simon¡± Jayden said happily.


    ¡°Simon, that rank B fighter with  the ability to manipulate ice?¡± Kevin said looking lazy.


    ¡°Yes¡± Jayden answered.


    ¡°Hmm, did not master said that boy was unawakened so how he able to fight with Simon and where Simon he must be in charge of this place because I only find small fires in building so, don¡¯t kill him we can get information from him¡± said Kevin.


    ¡°Well, Simon is dead¡± Jayden said while scratching back of his head.


    ¡° What the¡­ you already killed him, how many time guild master said don¡¯t kill the person in charge here we need information from him.¡± Kevin said he was looking a little angry.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t kill him that boy kills him.¡± Jayden said looking innocent.


    Kevin was shocked Simon was not an easy opponent, Simon was a rank B fighter and not anyone one can kill him. ¡°What how can an unawakened boy kill him?.¡± Kevin messaged his temples before saying ¡°Jayden can you explain in detail, you always explain useless things.¡±


    ¡°Hahaha, I explain things because of my hobby you know that.¡± Jayden said then explain what he saw and done after entering into the cave.


    ¡°So, it was like this.¡± Kevin said.


    ¡°What about other guilds, didn¡¯t they arrived yet I want to go back already.¡±  Jayden said.


    ¡°They have not arrived here yet, what about the girl she with the boy?¡± Kevin asked.


    ¡°No, she not with him and that boy is sleeping right now, so I didn¡¯t wake him up.¡± Jayden said as he looked toward sleeping Ethan.


    ¡°Ok, I will search for that girl here inside the building you stay with that boy.¡± Kevin said as he cut the call.


    Kevin just ended the call when the whole building shook a little. ¡®They finally here¡¯ Kevin thought.


    ***


    Outside the black eye camp building


    Two teleportation cracks appear simultaneously. 10 or so people came out from both cracks when both groups saw each other they stopped walking.


    From one group a handsome man with blonde hair came with a bastard sword on his back and shouted ¡°I am Rayan, represented of titan guild.¡±


    ¡°Oh, titan guild sends their fastest Swordmaster for this mission¡± a girl came out of the second group with a warm smile on her face.


    When Rayan sees her, his eyes twitched a little. ¡°Long time no see, Rayan.¡± Girl said.


    ¡°Emma, why are you here?¡± asked Rayan.


    ¡°Why? Because I here to represent carnation guild.¡± Emma replied and showed her white teeth.


    Rayan said nothing. On titan side people were gossiping ¡°interaction with that girl and team leader was a little werid right.¡± Someone said.


    ¡°You did not know our leader proposed this girl, but he was rejected in the end.¡± Someone said who knows their history.


    ¡°What! Our leader was rejected by someone. Hahaha, it''s funny, I never thought that he will be rejected by someone.¡± Said the person who asked the question first.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.


    When Rayan heard this he glares at that person who was laughing and that person shuts his mouth.


    ¡°Should we enter into now, we are already quite late¡± Emma said as she looks toward black wall.


    ¡°I heard association also send request to crow shouldn¡¯t we wait for them?¡± said Rayan.


    When Emma heard this she chuckled a little ¡°you know those people only do things that they like it, most likely they will not come here.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± Rayan said as he scratched his head.


    ¡°Mimi, please open a way for us.¡± Said Emma to a girl. That girl was a little short in height, she came to the wall and take a deep breath before punching the wall and the wall was crushed by her punch.


    ¡°Done¡± Mimi said with a cute smile on her face.


    On titan side people was shocked when they say that this lillte girl have so much power in her little body.


    ¡°Listen everyone, capture every person in this building if someone resists just kill them.¡± Said Rayan to his group.


    ¡°Yes, sir, ¡± answered every one.


    ¡°Just do as he said.¡± Emma said to her group.


    ¡°Let''s go now, make groups of two people and enter.¡± Rayan said as he entered in.


    ***


    Kevin was wandering into the building when he heard shouts from behind ¡° who are you?¡±


    When he turns around, he saw two people running toward him with their weapons in their hands, on their shoulder was the logo of titan gulid.


    ¡°Oh, you people are finally came, I have already dealt with guards in this place you should just gather around the people here.¡± Kevin said to the person as he was going to cave where Jayden was.


    When Rayan heard this he said, looking suspiciously ¡°who are you I asked.¡±


    When Kevin heard this he stop walking and looked at the person who asked this question. ¡°Sigh, you looked like a team leader, you should do research on other guilds¡± Kevin said lazily.


    Rayan becomes angry when he heard this, no one ever talked to him in such arrogant tone. He shouted at that person ¡°there only two guilds here and I didn¡¯t see you in other group¡±


    As he said this he came in front of kevin in blink of eye and his body was giving a little light he was about to swing his sword at kevin when a hand came out from the shadow of Rayan and grab Rayan¡¯s neck from behind and lifted him from the ground. The other person who came with Rayan become really scared when he saw this.


    ¡°Fastest Swordman of titan guild, don¡¯t recklessly attack someone when you don¡¯t know the other person and how much another person is powerful¡± kevin said looking bored.


    ¡°Rayan was trying to release himself from the grip of that shadow hand but in vain. ¡°Release me if you are not the enemy.¡± Rayan shouted at kevin.


    When Rayan says this shadow hand smash him into a wall before release him. Rayan coughed hard because of dust that fell on him and stand up and look angrily toward kevin.


    ¡°After getting every prisoner at his place, come in the cave that is in the forest in an hour.¡± Kevin ordered.


    Rayan looked at the person who was ordering him around when a thought came into his mind and he asked in shivering voice ¡° are you from crow?¡±


    When kevin heard this he smiled and said ¡°in an hour come there I will be waiting.¡± And left the place.


    Rayan was terrified when he confirms that person¡¯s identity.


    Only few people know about this how much this guild is powerful. Only few large scale guilds know about this guild because this guild didn¡¯t participate in any guild competition.


    The crow is a small guild with a few members in it, but all members are rank A and are very powerful. This guild does things in their way and didn¡¯t follow rules of association. Like emergences quest all guilds have to accept this quest, but crow did not accept these quests and do as they please.


    Titan¡¯s guild master specifically informed all members that they can''t provoke any member of the crow. Titan guild is a top guild, but they can''t provoke this guild its not like they can''t defeat this guild, but they also have to pay a heavy price. So he didn¡¯t start fighting because he knows that he was not match with that person.


    Rayan was wondering why people from crow came when they never come to any other emergency quests, but he still informed his people and Emma. Emma was  happy when she heard that person¡¯s ability and said that they should quickly gather all persons and get there quickly.


    ***


    After giving orders Rayan came to cave where Jayden was. Jayden was sitting cross leg on the floor and was absorbing aura particles. When kevin enters in he opened his eyes and stand up.


    ¡°Did you find that girl?¡± Jayden asked.


    Kevin shook his head ¡°no, but I order other guild¡¯s people to take all prisoners here so don¡¯t worry if she here we will find her soon.¡± Kevin said while yawning


    ¡°You lazy bum, you gave your work to others are not you ashamed?¡± Jayden said, looking at his friend who don¡¯t want to work at all. If not for guild masters order this man will not even come out of his bed.


    Kevin looked around and saw the dead body of serpent ¡°wow, this serpent body is intact, Mia will like this.¡± As he said that his shadow expanded toward serpent and devour it.


    When Jayden looked that kevin just store death body of a serpent, he said with envy in his eye ¡°your ability is really handy you can even store things in your shadow.¡±


    ¡°Look who''s talking, you have two abilities, but you are still talking non-sense.¡± Kevin said has he leaned toward the wall.


    ¡°Whatever, ¡± said Jayden


    After an hour.


    At outside the cave people were gather looking terrified some were even shivering, they didn¡¯t know what will going to happen to them as black eye camp was fallen some were came here on their own will and they were now looking terrified.


    Jayden looked at all the peoples, but did not able to find that girl they was looking for.


    ¡°Are there anyone left out there?¡± Jayden asked the girl who was looking toward kevin who was leaning toward a tree and yawing constantly.¡°Um, no there was no one left other than dead guards¡± Emma answer respectively.


    ¡°Alright¡± Jayden said then he entered in the cave and looked at lucas who was sitting in a daze. ¡°Hey boy, was there any girl with that boy.¡± Jayden asked as he points his finger toward Ethan.


    ¡°No¡±lucas said, looking in a daze.


    Jayden sigh ¡®that means that girl is not in this camp, where did they take that girl.¡¯


    Then he looked at the people who was represented there guilds. ¡°You people takes these people to association, I have already destroyed concealment relic.¡±


    Then he turned around and start walking toward Ethan, who was sleeping soundly.

 Going to new Home

    Ethan was sleeping when he heard footstep coming toward him so he wake up immediately and stare at the person who was coming toward him. When he saw that person was the one who help him with killing Simon he relax his tense up muscles a little.


    ¡°Boy my name is Jayden, may I know what your name.¡± jayden said when he saw that Ethan was awake.


    ¡°Ethan¡± answered him simply.


    ¡°Ethan we came here to take you, our guild master is waiting for you.¡± When jayden say this Ethan stand up and looked wearily toward the person in front of him.


    ¡°Who are you? Where you want to take me?¡± Ethan said while looking around to find a weapon.


    ¡°Ethan, relax, we don¡¯t have any ill intention toward you.¡± Jaydan said with a smile when he saw Ethan actions.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to go with you.¡± Ethan said coldly and walked toward lucas.


    When jayden saw this he sighs ¡°my guild master is friend of the person whose name is Andrew.¡±


    When Ethan heard this he halts his step and looked toward jayden. When jayden saw that he grab the attention of Ethan he smiled ¡°when our guild master heard news of Andrew¡¯s death, he immediately orders us to look for you and your sister.¡±


    Then jayden hesitates a little before asking ¡°um, your sister she¡­¡±


    ¡°She''s not here those people didn¡¯t take her here with me.¡± Ethan said before jayden can finish his sentence.


    ¡°I see, ¡± jayden said and continue ¡°will you come with us?¡±


    Ethan looked toward lucas and said ¡° I will but I have a condition, my friend there I also want him to come with me.¡± Ethan said as he pointed toward lucas.


    When jayden heard this he was about to say something when lucas interrupted him ¡°little brother, you don¡¯t need to worry about, I have somewhere to go so I can''t come with.¡± Lucas said with a weak smile but that smile can''t able to sadness in his heart.


    ¡°But¡­¡± Ethan was about to say something, but lucas stops him and looked toward jayden and said ¡°you are member of crow right? Please take care of my little brother.¡±


    jayden was surprised when he heard that, he didn¡¯t know that someone in this camp heard about their guild, but he still answered him, ¡°yes, I am a member of the crow, and don¡¯t worry Ethan is in now in our protection.¡±


    Lucas then looked at Ethan and hug him ¡°little brother, don¡¯t worry, I will be all right. You should go with these people they will help you to find your sister.¡± Lucas said.


    Ethan opens his mouth to say something, but the words didn¡¯t come out of his mouth. When lucas saw this he smiled a little before saying ¡°don¡¯t worry, we will meet soon.¡±The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    Lucas said this and picked up Anna¡¯s body gently and left the cave. Ethan looked at lucas back for a long time until lucas went out of his sight. In these two years lucas has treated really well like his own little brother and Ethan were really grateful to him and don¡¯t want to leave him but he knows that lucas has his own life. Ethan doesn¡¯t know from where lucas came or where he live, but in his heart he knows he is going to meet him soon.


    Jayden looked at Ethan and said ¡°lets go¡±. When both of them came out the cave no one was outside expect kevin and Emma other people must have taken the people somewhere else now that they didn¡¯t need to stay here.


    In Emma hand was a flower and she was giving it to kevin ¡° ple...please accept this, I have always admired you after you rescue me from beast raid and have a crush on you so please accept my feelings¡± Emma said to kevin.


    Kevin looked at the girl in front of him, he was certain that he never met her before, he yawned and said ¡°too lazy to accept your feeling, sorry¡± then kevin walked toward jayden and Ethan who was not far away.


    Behind him Emma was standing in shock ¡®too lazy to accept my feelings, what kind of stupid reason is that.¡¯


    ¡°Hahaha, now you know how it feels to be rejected by someone you like¡± Rayan voice came from behind a tree.


    Emma looked toward that tree and one branch of that tree expanded toward Rayan foot and loop around it before lifting him from ground upside down.


    Rayan cut that branch with his sword and landed on the ground safely ¡°don¡¯t release your anger on some else, I was feeling down that guy beat me easily but I am happy that he rejected you. Hahaha¡± Rayan said as his body enveloped in yellow light and he leaves that place in lighting speed.


    Emma was helpless many boys have confessed her, but she never accepted anyone because she only liked kevin, but now she confesses to kevin and was rejected because of a stupid reason she was really upset but she can''t do anything about it. She looked last time at kevin before leaving.


    ¡°What''s that girl was saying to you?.¡± Jayden asked to kevin when kevin came toward them.


    ¡°Nothing much she said she like me¡± kevin said looking bored and added ¡° being handsome is really troublesome you know?¡±


    When jayden heard this his mouth twitched a little and said ¡°you know you going to stay single your whole life?¡±


    ¡°Not care about that, I only care about sleeping¡± kevin said and looked toward Ethan, who standing at side ¡°hi, I am kevin nice to meet you.¡± Kevin said and extended his hand toward Ethan.


    Ethan looked at the man in front of him who looked like he didn¡¯t get enough rest in his life wordlessly and didn¡¯t handshake with him.


    When kevin saw that Ethan didn¡¯t take his hand, he retracted his hand and smile ¡°oh a rude one I see then let''s go back.¡±


    They came out of black eye camp building. Jayden takes out mount coin from his pocket. Ethan looked curiously toward mount coin. When jayden saw that Ethan was looking toward mount coin he smiled and explain what it was.


    When Ethan heard jayden explanation he was confused and thought ¡°why don¡¯t they use teleportation relic¡± when Ethan saw that jayden and kevin looked toward him simultaneously he realize that he spoke out loud.


    ¡°Hahaha, that''s because we can''t use teleportation relic more than one time in a day. Even our aura protects our body constant teleportation can still damage our body so we use it only one time in a day and reserve it for emergencies situations.¡± jayden explained.


    Ethan didn¡¯t say anything. Jayden injected his aura in mount coin and a large caterpillar came out of it. It was really big three people can easily sit on it or even lay down without any problem.


    Jayden looked toward it and said ¡°its name is many legs, is not it really cute?¡±


    ¡°No its no¡± kevin said as he jumped on a caterpillar body and lay down on it and shut his eyes.


    ¡°Then don¡¯t ride on it you bastard.¡± Jayden said looking angry.


    Ethan also jumps on caterpillar without any comment. Jayden also helplessly jumped on caterpillar back and caterpillar starts moving toward Ethan new home.

 Regions

    After traveling for only one hour Jayden become bored because Kevin was sleeping at the end of the caterpillar and Ethan did not utter a single word after they start traveling.


    ¡°Ethan did you know about this world history after first awaken appeared?¡± Jayden asked as he looked toward Ethan. Ethan simply shook his head.


    Jayden smiled and clear his throat ¡°ahem, then let me educate you a little.¡±


    ¡°The first awaken was appeared in the last standing city of human at that time. All other cities were destroyed by these beasts commanding tier 2 and 3 that is now really rare to see can be seen wandering ever and now. Humans were in despair they lose all their hope to leave almost all of them were like hallow body without any soul. But this change when first awaken appear. In history, he singles handed change the fate of all humans. He got multiple abilities that defy this word law. Before this human only thought that the beasts have only abilities like this, but they were proofed wrong.


    The first awaken able regain the glory of humans again and the humans again become the leading race in this world. The first awaken has three children so he spilt the mainland in three regions where his children ruled. And he himself rules at the sky city at that time.¡± Jayden said as he pointed at the sky.


    ¡°Sky city?¡± Ethan asked questionably. When Jayden saw that Ethan was interested he explain more excitedly.


    ¡°Yes, sky city. That city floats in the sky. That city was made from a material that was lighter than air, but unfortunately that material is already exhausted on this world so we cannot make any city like sky city again.¡± Jayden says with a sigh.


    ¡°Well, in short, this world can be separated by four regions. Region 1, region 2, region 3 and sky city. Once there was an underwater city, but we lost contact with that city about 500 years ago. And whenever someone tries to go there he never comes back again alive. So that place become a forbidden area.¡± Jayden said.


    Ethan was a little confused and asked a question ¡°why don¡¯t use teleportation relic to go there directly?¡±


    Jayden was surprised when he heard Ethan take initial to ask a question so he explains, ¡°because we can¡¯t use any type of relic in under water they all become unusable when they enter in underwater for some unknown reason.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a shame, but I really wanted to go to the underwater city because I heard they produce best fighters in this world.¡± Jayden said with desire go to that city.


    ¡°Ok, so now we only count these four regions. Sky city has less population than any other region, but in that city, humans was evolved after staying in that city for hundred of years. Now every baby of that city native born with a pair of wings on their back¡± When Jayden said this he heard Kevin voice.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    ¡°You are talking again so much, when we will reach there.¡± Kevin said as he was rubbing his eyes.


    ¡°We need half a day to reach at guild house so be patience, you always say that I have a little patience but you are no different from me.¡± Jayden said.


    ¡°I am going to hunt some beast for dinner. I will be back.¡± Kevin said as he jumped down from the back of the caterpillar and go deeper inside the forest. They were traveling outside the forest so that they did not get attacked by any beast and to move fast.


    When Jayden saw that Kevin get off, he sighs ¡°this man he never become excited other than fighting or eating food.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him, he will be back soon.¡± Jayden said to Ethan.


    ¡°Ok, now let''s resume our little lecture.¡± Jayden said as he continued ¡°region 1 have the most population in it. And they are popular because of the shape shifting abilities. They can convert their bodies to beasts and have abilities of that beast we call those people were-humans who have this ability really they got many people with this ability on that region, so that region got a nick name were-region hahaha.¡±Jayden said while laughing.


    ¡°Ok, next come region 2 this region is more advance in technology most of popular relic masters are from this region. Many people go to this region to learn about relics. This communication relic was also made from a relic master from that region.¡± Jayden said as he shows his bracelet to Ethan.


    When Jayden spoke about communication relic Ethan check his ring on his finger. This ring was given to him by black eye people when he came in that camp. But this didn¡¯t get off after he wears it. Ethan tries again and this time it came out easily. Ethan was relived when the ring came out. He didn¡¯t throw that ring, but instead put in his pant pocket, he thought it may come handy in some way.


    ¡°Ok, next come region 3, the region we are right now.¡± Jayden said. ¡°This region is popular because of most unusual ability user came from this region ad they are good at fighting with people and beasts this region is most successful in fending of the beast raids and consider peaceful region.


    But still our guilds always come last in world competition I don¡¯t know what the heck those people do when they fight with other guilds.¡± Jayden said with a sigh.


    ¡°Region 3 has three major cities in it, our guild house is in one of these major cities, it''s really close to this forest about a day distance if use other mounts, but my many legs is really fast so we can reach there in half a day.¡± Jayden says with pride in his voice.


    After a while Kevin came back with a roasted angry boar. So they eat it, Ethan was surprised when he ate it because it was really delicious. He looked toward Kevin, who roasted it with a little admiration. Ethan also eats the roasted angry boar that he roasted himself in hunting ground before, but that was nowhere as delicious as this one.


    When Kevin felt Ethan gaze, he lifted his head and smiled ¡°delicious right, you can eat as much as you like. Don¡¯t worry about your rudeness this brother has already forgiven you about that.¡± Kevin said with a voice that was indicating otherwise.


    In his response Kevin only got silence. When Kevin was about to pick up the last piece of meat Ethan pick it up faster than Kevin. When Kevin was about to snatch that piece of meat, he heard Ethan saying in a voice without emotions ¡°I will.¡±


    Kevin was angry when Ethan takes the last piece of meat, but when he heard Ethan he was dumbfounded ¡®this kid used my words against me what the¡­¡¯


    Jayden, who saw their interaction from side laugh ¡°hahaha, Kevin serve you right¡±


    ¡°Shut up,¡± Kevin said as he glares toward Jayden.

 Eris and Remi

    When night fell they were standing outside the city walls.


    ¡°We finally here,¡± Kevin said as he jumped of many legs and stretch his body. Ethan and Jayden also jumped down from many legs. Jayden patted on many legs, head and said ¡°after reaching home, I will feed you ok?¡±


    In response, many legs release a cute voice as approval, then he turned into white light before turning back into silver coin again.


    Ethan was looking at city walls it was made of stones and was about 8 meter high. Inside the building was made of different materials. There were buildings that were about 15 floors high.  Ethan first lived in a city, but he didn¡¯t remember which city it was or how it looked like because, he was way too young then.


    Jayden said from the side ¡°this city name is saponaria and it is one of the major city in this region. Our guild house is in this city.¡±


    Then Jayden gives Ethan a bracelet. Ethan looked toward Jayden questionably ¡°this is a little gift from me. A communication relic, I have already entered your data in it, you can check it.¡±


    Ethan touched the bracelet and screen pop up. He checked portion where his name was registered his name was registered as Ethan Andrew. When Ethan saw this, he feels really touched. Other than his name, he got a registration number and age that was 12 years old that it.


    ¡°Don¡¯t lose it, it will be your id and with it you can easily enter in any city¡± Jayden say and enter in the city, there were no guards on the gate , but when Ethan passes through the gate he felt like an energy passes through his body.


    ¡°It security checkup, if you have any criminal record, city barrier will be activated and you will not able to enter in¡± Jayden said. Ethan just nodded.


    Kevin came with a horse carriage, who knows when he go and fare a carriage. When Jayden saw horse carriage, he sighs ¡°other technologies of our so advance, but they did not advance in transportations area. Oh yeah, Ethan you can¡¯t use any coin mount inside city.¡±


    ¡°Hurry up, let go if you don¡¯t hurry up, I will leave you here.¡± Kevin said from inside the carriage.


    ¡°Let go¡± Jayden said as he also hops in carriage Ethan also follow suit.


    The streets were crowded with people as they were doing their work or going on their way. The city hustle bustle unlike the town he used to live before. It was night time, but business was still at its peak.


    They travel to the east side of the city. When they reached their destination, they get off. When Ethan gets off the carriage, he looked around, there was no building in perimeter other than that old looking building that have four floors.


    And that building was surrounded by a graveyard and dead tree. When they all get off the carriage driver quickly turn around the carriage and leave that place as he was terrified.


    Well Ethan can under him who wants to stay with weird people who live in middle of the graveyard.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind the graveyard, its handiwork of one of our guild member¡± Jayden said.


    When they enter into the building, Ethan was surprised because inside the building was whole different than outside. Inside was a hall lit brightly with light stones. There was only one celling all the way up. There were stairs at end of hall that go upward to the second floor and downward that goes to the basement.


    From ground floor Ethan can see first floor there was all rooms on that floor. There were two people inside the hall one was a woman that was in her 30s. She got black hair and brown eyes. She was sitting on a chair and was treating a small wound on the arm of the girl next to her that was crying over that small wound.If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    The girl was about the same age as Ethan and she was a carbon copy of the woman, who was treating her wound. Her looks were saying that they were mother and daughter.


    The woman was consoling her daughter ¡°Remi, it¡¯s a small wound it will heal in time you not need my ability to heal it.¡±


    ¡°But mother, it hurt.¡± Remi said with tears in her eyes.


    ¡°It will go away soon, now don¡¯t cry.¡± Remi¡¯s mother said.


    ¡°Hey Eris and Remi we are back.¡± Jayden said has he walked toward them. As for Kevin he sits down in chair lazily that was close to him.


    When Remi saw them, she walked toward Jayden happily and said ¡°uncle Jayden you are back.¡±


    Eris also stands up and walked toward Jayden she notice Ethan, who was standing still at the entrance. ¡°This child is?¡± Eris asked Jayden.


    ¡°He the child that guild master said to find his name is Ethan¡± Jayden said as he gestured toward Ethan to come to them.


    Ethan walked toward them without saying any word. Eris, who was beside Jayden saw drops of blood coming out of Ethan coat from left hand. When Ethan was standing in front of her, Eris grab Ethan left hand. ¡°Show me your arm¡± Eris said as she was about to fold Ethan¡¯s coat arm, but Ethan slap her hand away and said ¡°what are you doing?¡±


    Jayden who was watching this also frown and said ¡°what happened Eris.¡± Remi also looked toward her mother.


    ¡°Jayden you did not notice his injure¡± Eris said with an angry voice as she points toward Ethan¡¯s left arm that was shivering because of pain that was caused by aggressive movement of him.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing¡± Ethan said without any emotion in his voice.


    ¡°I saw the bandage on his arm, but it doesn¡¯t seem serious to me¡± Jayden said.


    ¡°Not serious?¡± Eris said as she grabbed Ethan hand and forcefully ripped Ethan coat and the bandage that was soaked with blood. There was a horrible wound on the Ethan whole arm.


    When Remi saw Ethan¡¯s wound she fainted on spot. Jayden and Kevin were also surprised when they saw this. Ethan didn¡¯t seem to be in pain whole journey.


    Ethan didn¡¯t change his expression at all and said ¡°it will heal soon¡±


    ¡°This type of wound does not heal on its own¡± Eris said as she sits on the chair and patted on the chair next to her ¡°sit here¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡± Ethan was about to say something, but Jayden said angrily to Ethan ¡°just do as she said.¡±


    Ethan didn¡¯t move from his spot ¡°this child, Kevin made him sit.¡± Jayden said as he picked up fainted Remi.


    Kevin yawned and didn¡¯t move, but Ethan¡¯s shadow warped around Ethan body and dragged him toward the seat.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be stubborn it will be over soon.¡± Eris said with a warm voice.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to be indebted to people.¡± Ethan said as he struggles to get free, but that made his wound more terrible.


    ¡°Then you can pay me with money, fair deal¡± Eris said with a sigh.


    Ethan stops struggling and said, ¡°but I don¡¯t have any money.¡±


    ¡°Then pay me back later¡± Eris said.


    She frowns when she saw Ethan wound it was deeply cut. She was surprised that kind of wound hurt really bad, but Ethan didn¡¯t show any expression on his face at all.


    Ethan gets injured pretty often when he was in hunting ground and always do only bandage and take a vital portion that was send by Lucas to heal his wounds quickly. But a vital portion takes time to heal the wound. So you can say that Ethan was always in pain and aggressive movement cause to open his wound again so he started to hunt beasts in a way that he didn¡¯t get wound that will affect is body much.


    Now he have already able endure pain to some extent. Even when he feels pain, Ethan didn¡¯t show it on his face.


    Eris put her hand on Ethan wound. There was blue colored light on her hand as she touched Ethan wound it start healing immediately.


    Ethan was surprised when he saw that he heard about ability that can heal wounds instantly, but he never saw anyone in camp with this type of ability.


    After Eris completely heals Ethan arm, she looked toward Ethan and said ¡°is there any other injure than this one?¡±


    Ethan didn¡¯t say anything to her. When Eris saw this she said with a smile, ¡°it¡¯s not free, you are going to pay me.¡±


    Ethan hesitates a little before he takes off his coat and shirt. There was different degree of burn on several areas of the Ethan body that he got by acid of black serpent when he was in its stomach.


    When Eris, Jayden and Kevin saw this, they were really shocked to saw this. Ethan was moving around like his body was alright. But who knows that he was severely injured like this.


    Eris stands up from her seat and angrily said ¡°you, do you want to kill yourself or something?¡±


    Ethan didn¡¯t say anything. After Eris heals him completely she said ¡°this won¡¯t do. I want to check your whole body.¡± Eris said and held Ethan hand and start walking upstairs. ¡°Jayden, help me activate relic¡±


    ¡°Coming¡± Jayden said as he followed her behind after saying to Kevin ¡°help me look out for Remi.¡±


    ¡°Sigh, ok¡± Kevin said.

 chapter 26

    Next morning Ethan get ready and came downstairs. When Iris saw Ethan she smiled and said to Ethan ¡°come have breakfast first¡±. Others were already sitting and eating, Ethan also sits down and ate a little. He didn¡¯t eat until his stomach was full because he knows that it will affect his performance.


    He didn¡¯t know what will be the test, but he thought that it will probably fight with someone here or something.


    After breakfast guildmaster stand up and said to Ethan ¡°let''s start your test.¡± He then leads Ethan to the basement. Other members also followed, they want to see how much Ethan was really capable.


    Ethan was standing in the center of ground and waited for his opponent. When he saw his opponent he was rather surprised, he thought that Jayden or Kevin will be his opponent but unexpectedly guildmaster himself came as Ethan¡¯s opponent.


    Guildmaster smiled and swing his sleeve and a crack in space appear beside him. From the crack came a small beast, pure white hair and red eyes it was a small bunny.


    ¡°I am a beast tamer, and your test is to beat this beast,¡± Guildmaster said as he casually sits on the bench and become Spector himself.


    Ethan read about this ability before, this is a unique ability that can only be used by those people who can produce Aura in their bodies naturally. He suspects that his sister was also taken because of this ability.


    When Ethan saw the bunny that seems too harmless, but he didn¡¯t let his guard down. On hunting ground, Ethan saw different beasts that looked mostly harmless but they were really dangerous.


    Ethan firm his grip on his sword that was provided by Jayden. Jayden gives the same sword that Ethan was using when he was in black eye camp. Ethan was wandering when Jayden picked up his sword and fix it, it became unusable after it was frozen by Simon.


    The bunny starts running toward Ethan in full speed. When it was running its body starts getting bigger and bigger until it becomes as big as an adult and starts sprinting on his two back feet, it hands also become as human shaped.


    The bunny was so fast that Ethan only saw blur image of bunny when it was already behind Ethan. It punched at the back of Ethan, Ethan didn¡¯t turn around but directly roll forward and dodge the attack of the bunny.


    The bunny started running toward Ethan again when it saw that Ethan has dodged its attack and punch again. Ethan who just stands up after rolling defends its attack with his sword.


    Ethan thought that the attack off bunny must be really powerful but it wasn¡¯t that powerful as he thought but still, it sends Ethan several steps back.


    Ethan now starts his counterattack he was going to be in disadvantage if he only defends himself. Ethan swings toward bunny but unexpectedly bunny didn¡¯t choose to take Ethan attack head on instead it retreated.


    Ethan follows it and swings his sword on it again and again but it dodges them easily. Ethan even tried to attack from the blind spot but it also didn¡¯t work.


    Bunny always tried to attack Ethan from behind but Ethan didn¡¯t let him get behind him again. First time Ethan was caught off guard because of its transformation and speed but after exchanging some moves with it Ethan gasps it speed and didn¡¯t let get it behind him again.


    15 minutes passed but Ethan still didn¡¯t able give wound to bunny at all, well he also didn¡¯t get any injury from bunny but Ethan was running low on stamina. He can''t compete with a beast who has a superior body than humans and on top of it was a speed type.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.


    After 15 minutes passes the bunny turned in his former form absurdly and ran toward guildmaster who was on the bench.


    Ethan sends a questionable look toward guild master. Guildmaster stands up from his seat and said ¡°sorry, but you failed the test.¡±


    When Ethan heard this he looked upset for a second before turning back to his usual emotionless expression. He didn¡¯t know, how he going to find Amelia without their help. When guildmaster point out that he will not able to find Amelia without someone influence who will able him to keep eye on the black eye like him, now that he had failed the test he doesn¡¯t know what to do.


    Ethan¡¯s upset look was for an only split second but Nelson notices it. When Jayden heard this he came toward guildmaster and said in low voice ¡°guildmaster, why you failed him? It was impressive that he was able to stand against an angry bunny without using any movement technique.¡±


    ¡°if we give him the time he will surely become an outstanding fighter in the future,¡± Jayden said.


    ¡°Well, Right now he needs our help, so he will think that we force him to join our guild and he will be uncooperative in the future. I don¡¯t want this, so if he wants to join our guild he must come himself.¡± Guildmaster said and looked toward Ethan who was not standing too far away and said ¡°now what will you do Ethan, as I said before I will help you find your sister regardless of the result. So you don¡¯t have to worry about that.¡±


    Ethan said, ¡°give me another chance, I will beat that bunny.¡±


    ¡°no, you can''t it''s not a wild beast that you used to fight. I am the one who controls it and I can say for sure that you will not able to beat it.¡± Guildmaster said as a matter of fact.


    ¡°Well, how about it, you can stay here with us until we find your sister if you want to join our guild by then I will again test you,¡± Guildmaster said and waited for Ethan response.


    Ethan was deep in thought, he didn''t want to bother these people but he will not able to find Amelia without there help.


    As guild master knew what Ethan was thinking he said ¡°you will not be a bother, you will be a temporary guildmember. You will live here, there are many free rooms.¡± Guildmaster paused a little and added, ¡°but most importantly you have to respect me as guildmaster and other members and follow our rules.¡±


    When he didn¡¯t hear the response of Ethan then he said: ¡°if you don¡¯t want to then it will be alright.¡±


    ¡°no, I will become temporary guildmember of your guild and I will do anything as long as you will help me find my sister,¡± Ethan said as he made his decision.


    Guildmaster smiled and said, ¡°then welcome to our guild.¡± He then waves at other members


    ¡°let me introduce them.¡± Guildmaster said as others came toward them.


    ¡°you know him but let me introduce him again, he is Jayden, he is a teacher in academy city,¡± Guildmaster said as he introduces Jayden.


    ¡°As Kevin, he is a student in academy city and he likes to laze around,¡± Guildmaster said and looked toward Kevin who was looked like he can not stand on his foot even for a minute.


    ¡°Next is Iris, she is a healer and runs a small clinic in the city. And the girl you saw yesterday is the daughter of Iris, her name is Remi.¡±


    ¡°In last me, I am guild master of this guild which is known as  Crow, Nelson.¡± Guildmaster self-introduce himself and added, ¡°this is a small guild with few members there is one more member that is not around I will introduce her on a later date.¡±


    ¡°you can treat these people like your own family and of course they will also treat you as a there family, even if you are only a temporary member.¡± Guildmaster said with a smile on his face ¡°I will send the rules and regulation of our guild later.¡±


    Ethan nodded and said nothing. Jayden came to Ethan and patted on his shoulder and said: ¡°welcome to our little family.¡±


    Than Jayden turn around and said, ¡°let¡¯s celebrate.¡± ¡°okay¡± others said in unison even Kevin who still looked like a lazy bum said with excitement in his voice. Ethan thought they must really like to party.


    Jayden then said to Kevin ¡°let''s go to the market and buy ingredients for our feast tonight.¡±


    ¡°why me I don¡¯t want,¡± Kevin said but Jayden takes him with himself forcefully.


    As Iris, she came to Ethan and said in a sweet voice ¡°let''s wait for them upstairs.¡± Ethan follows her without saying anything.


    Ethan didn¡¯t show but he was grateful that iris heal his wound her ability was really good she instantly heal him. If not her Ethan was still in pain right now.


    There was respect in Ethan''s heart for these people who show kindness to him when they can simply ignore him after taking him out of black eye camp. But they didn¡¯t only treat his wound but also give him shelter to live. Ethan resolves himself that he will help these people, in any way he can.