章節 19: The curse known as weakness
" huff huff " Mia was currently gasping for air as she ran with an unconscious Priscilla on her back .
Her muscles ached and her brain was muddled . She was covered in sweat and every step she took she felt a searing pain in her legs. She thoroughly regretted training only on her magic currently .
Bang !!
Suddenly a mana bullet penetrated her left leg. She fell down and rolled to the ground releasing Priscilla in the process.
She clutched her leg in pain as warm blood dripped from the wound. Suddenly four beings suddenly appeared.
Mia cowered in fear at their sight. Was this how she was going to die ?
Water diverted her attention to the unconscious lady. She sensed her lifeforce fading. She unsheathed her dagger ready to kill her when..
" Please don't . She has nothing to do with this . i know you are here for me so please let her live. " Mia begged with tears. Everyone was dead because of her. She didn't want anyone else to suffer.
Water glanced at Air awaiting her orders. Air signaled her to stop.
" Our goal is the girl, no need to kill a dying woman. " Air said.
The Prince closely observed Mia or rather specifically the energy she released. Suddenly realization struck him.
' So this is why father is terribly afraid. ' He thought. Perhaps he could use this girl. She was after all special.
Air walked towards Mia . She unsheathed her Katana . Mia seeing this crawled back in fear until her back was at a thick yet short tree. Her breathing became ragged as she closed her eyes waiting for death.
" Wait assassin perhaps..... " The Prince was suddenly interrupted with a sudden strong assault of oppressive feeling.
He didn't seem to be the only one as the other assassins too stopped what hey were doing and shuddered in fear.
All eyes turned to a being that was suddenly amidst them . He had snow white hair that flowed to his waist and red like eyes. His ears were elf like and body was covered in ice . The atmosphere around him was cold to the point it froze the grass around where he stood.
Cold sweat drooped on their foreheads as they shuddered to think how strong a being was to sneak amidst them without them noticing. Air suddenly remembered the figure best on his body and face.
' Didn't I kill him ? ' She thought.
" Dear assassins , I'd personally like to thank you for killing this bastard host of mine. He happens to be incredibly dumb is some certain aspects which you educated him for me. " The assassins were surprised . They had been on their guards but they were taken aback by his tone and gratitude.
Unconsciously under the hypnotic effect of this strange man they dropped their guards.
However suddenly his expression turned icy cold.
" However you are not allowed to touch that girl. After all i have use of her . " The pressure he released made the assassins and Mia have a difficult time to breathe . Only the prince was somehow able to withstand the pressure however it was still difficult in his base form.
Air feeling danger closing in activated her spell
[ Illusion of the Da.. ]
BANG !!!!
A strong gust of air was created due to the punch . Small stones and debris flew away whilst Mia covered her eyes due to the force.
The dust settled down and Air could be seen stepping back in sudden shock.
The prince was in half dragon form and had stopped the punch with both hands.
Cole or rather the one controlling him looked at the dragon in amusement.
" You are quite strong . " He praised.
" Am sorry for obstructing your but i need this three people " The prince said with humility .
The man smiled as he withdrew his hands.
" Of course , the strong after all have a say in world's matters . You can have them as long as they don't obstruct my path . " The man said as he looked at the assassins making them shudder in fear.
The prince assured the man .
" Of course they will seize their hunt however many others will come to collect this girl's head , She is after all quite special. " The prince said.
The man nodded in agreement.
The Prince looked at the assassins .
" We will be leaving " The assassins hesitated. Leaving the mission after all meant certain death by the dragon monarch.
The prince seemed to sense their thoughts.
" He won't be a problem, after all you will be working for me " He said.
The assassins looked at each other . Air who was in deep thought nodded and approached the prince and bowed. The others followed her lead.
" We will be at your service " The prince nodded
The Prince was about to live when he looked at the strange man .
" Before I leave may i know your name ?" He asked .
" I am known as The Cold One . "
The prince thought on the name as he gave an imperceptible smile.
" Very well The Cold One . I Marcus Demovitch, Prince of the Dragons hope to meet you once again. " And with that he flickered away.
The assassins followed his lead living him with the two .
Just then a stream of blood left his nostrils . He sighed as his figure slowly returned to normal . His white hair grew back to the short black hair however this time with white hair on the edges. Ice collapsed on his body and fell to the ground. His eyes returned to its original colour however his elf like ears remained.
His figure fell to the ground unconscious.
*** 10 minutes ago. ****
BANG !!
That was the last noise Cole heard as he suddenly found himself on a very familiar plane.
This plane had crystal clear skies with a moon to the north of it. The ground was crystal clear water that seemed to reflect the sky. Every step Cole made had small ripples that travelled a few metres from him before dying down.
To the north where the moon shown there was a thrown 100 metres away from him and on the thrown was a white haired man who wore his face and had a blue tuxedo.
He wore a small smile as he looked down on Cole as if he were mere insect despite the distance .
Cole gritted his teeth as he walked towards him ,Towards The Cold one .
After reaching about 20 metres away he finally spoke .
" So you died again huh. " He said with amusement clearly in his voice.
Cole didn't say anything as he looked away.
Suddenly the cold one burst into laughter. His laughter reverberated through the plane.
" I saw what you did with the girl " Cole looked up then clicked his tongue before looking away.
The Cold one in amusement continued.
" You were trying to divert her attention from trying to help you by focusing on herself right ?" Cole visibly tensed making The Cold One smile.
" Yet , you did slightly enjoy that make believe right " This time Cole controlled his body language but couldn't prevent a small twitch in his lips.
The Cold One sighed looking at Cole . This kid was at times incredibly smart at deducing people but incredibly dumb at deducing anything about himself.
" So for the past 12 years you have been limiting your emotions despite being opposite of that because of some few setbacks ? " The Cold One asked.
Cole gritted his teeth. How could he call those setbacks. Anyone he had remotely cared about died . It was only natural for him to stop caring . He after all was cursed.
" Let me guess . You are thinking along the lines of being cursed. I can tell you for a fact you are. " Cole looked at this man.
The Cold One contorted his face to that of disdain.
" The curse of being weak. " He said in finality.
" Weak creatures do not have a say in the universe such as yourself. They are the epitome of failure. You say you strive for power yet you let simple things limit you. Revenge is one of them. Revenge is for the weak-hearted and stupid. "
Cole gritted his teeth. He wanted so much to punch this man but couldn't .
" I will help you but once again it will come with a cost. "
" I am willing to sacrifice my emotions " Cole blurted out . He didn't need them. That was the reason he was dead in the first place.
" Sigh.... You really are a foolish and weak creature aren't you. Quite the opposite I'll enhance it . This is the cost. "
Cole widened his eyes.
" No, you can't ... "
The Cold One snapped his fingers. His goal was clear , to make this dumb kid strong both physically and mentally.
He was after all needed for the grand plan
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