Chương 23: RESOLVE OF THE STRONGEST
[Ruforal Town] [Scarlet Family Castle]
Lady Alice took the position of the leader once again after the death of the traitor Duran Scarlet. She cleared out all the suspicious people from the Scarlet Family in a single day.
Scarlet Maiden learned that Lady Alice was her real mother from her father. Lady Alice explained the reason she stayed away from her family.
"Are you angry with me?" Lady Alice sat in front of her daughter.
Scarlet Maiden shooked her head, "Not angry, I know being a supreme leader is not easy but, I want to know your reason for being absent from my whole life till now."
Lady Alice opened her storage ring and pulled out a long sword with a red velvet sheath, "I knew that you will awaken your real power one day."
She handed the sword to her daughter.
"This is?" Scarlet Maiden looked at her mother with curious eyes.
"All this time, I was away because of this," Lady Alice pointed at the long sword, "It's called Star Blaze."
Scarlet Maiden examined the sword and then pulled it out of its sheath but, there was no blade inside, "Are you making fun of me?"
Lady Alice smiled and spoke, "Use your Origin essence."
Scarlet Maiden transformed into her Origin form and channeled her essence into the sword hilt.
A burst of dark red light emerged from the sword hilt, almost blinding the people in the vicinity.
A large red blade made of raw essence appeared on the empty hilt and, the sheath of the sword began to emit blue essence.
"I was protecting the Star Blaze for thousands of years from outer forces," Lady Alice looked at the glowing sword with amazement, "And only a complete Origin awakener can wield this sword."
Releasing her form, Scarlet Maiden looked towards her mother, "What outer forces?"
"You are not strong enough," Lady Alice got up from her seat, "Follow me to the Valley of Bones, there I will train you and, you will find your answers."
Valley of Bones is a large and dense mountain range located between the sappharix Nation and the Eternal Barren owned by Lady Alice. There are many strange and complex arrays and runes surrounding this place to prevent outsiders and trespassers from entering the cursed land of Eternal Barren.
"Wooow, Valley of Bones," Scarlet Maiden screamed in excitement, "Isn't that place forbidden to enter?"
Lady Alice smirked, "I own the place."
"Oh, I almost forgot," Scarlet Maiden spoke in a serious tone, "How do you know Lucas?"
Lady Alice thought for a moment after hearing the question, "That's not for me to tell."
Lady Alice looked a little depressed but, she regained her composure again, "Enough questions for today, tomorrow we will depart and, for next two weeks, I will train you hard so, be prepared."
Lady Alice left the room.
[Scarlet Maiden's thoughts]
"I don't even know about these unknown outer forces."
"Mother won't even tell me about Lucas."
"At first, I hated her but, she sacrificed everything to protect us."
Scarlet Maiden clenched her fist.
"Weak."
"I am too weak."
"I thought I was the strongest, but...."
"I will become strong."
"Strong enough to protect my people."
"Strong enough to know the secrets."
"I wonder what kind of training I need to do in order to surpass him?"
"Doesn't matter but, I will never take a shortcut."
"Must train hard."
"I will become the strongest of all."
Scarlet Maiden smiled a little.
"Can I even surpass you?"
"Lucas....."
A gust of wind blew the petals of cherry blossoms as she looked out the window emerged in her thoughts.
[Ruforal Town] [Rosewarth Main Castle]
Leader Valliant captured all the elders present during the battle in the VIP Section and threw them in the hidden prison, "I won't allow anyone to mess with Lucas anymore."
Leader Valliant tried his best to weed out all the spies and traitors from the family and slaughtered them all. Then he appointed his trusted peoples in their places.
A shadowy figure emerged in front of him.
"So, he agreed to meet me and, I have to bring that kid," Leader Valliant sighed, "You know we are not on good terms."
The shrouded man spoke, "One week, you got one week, do what you can."
"Haaa," Leader Valliant stretched his hand with a long sigh, "So, did he say anything other than that?"
The shrouded man vanished in the shadows without replying to Leader Valliant's question.
"So, something did happen," Leader Valliant took a cigar from his pocket, " who are you?" He lighted the cigar and took a puff, "Lucas."
[Somewhere in Ruforal Town] [Unknown Secret Place]
Two people were meeting in the isolated building.
"Did you spread the news?" the first one asked.
"You bet," the second one smirked, "Every nation will hear the news of Lucas, the Weapon Master."
"And, what about the Eternal Elegant?" the first one asked.
"It was hard but not impossible," the second one answered.
"You did good," the first one smiled under his mask, "Now all the pieces are in place."
"Are you sure it was a good idea to spread those lies all over?" the second one spoke out of concern.
"What lies?" the first one spoke with a little smile, "Trust me, all of those lies are nothing but the truth."
After conversing for a few minutes, both of them vanished in thin air.
[Aldenland Town] [Rosewarth Castle]
Lucas was struggling to achieve new power but failed.
He could not even activate the Book of Power before his fourteenth birthday.
Lucas used his Full Potential skill to stimulate his age temporarily. But he failed to access the Book of Power.
[Lucas's Thoughts]
"Damn, nothing works."
"This little body, haaa," he sighed.
"Is it because I temporarily hasten my age?"
"Should I use Full Potential and hasten my age permanently?"
"No, if something goes wrong....."
"But the clock is ticking fast."
Lucas got up from his bed and looked out of the window.
The petals of cherry blossom covered the garden below his window.
The children of the servants were playing in the garden.
Seeing such a peaceful scene, a drop of tear fell from Lucas's eyes.
"This time, I will protect this peace."
"Their smile, I will protect with my life."
"I must become the strongest Hero."
Lucas clenched his fists and prepared his mind. He knew what he needed to do next.
"Without any risk, there is no result."
"There is no shortcut in the road of becoming the strongest."
Lucas began to walk towards the training room emerged in his thoughts.
"This time, I will push this body to its extreme limits."
"I will become the strongest."
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