"Good day to you king Kaiser Ziar" I said to him and bowed down "rise your head and sit" he said to me; I sat down on the sofa that was in the middle of the room. "I'm sure that you have heard the rumors about my son taking you to be his every first companion" he said to me in a serious tone "yes, sir, I'm very aware of it" I said to him looking him directly in the eyes "well, that is true, after the Danshi incident, my son have took a great interest in you and came to my office so that I can approve his decision but I'm against it. My son, a prince has took a slave to be his first companion instead of a great noble or knight is just unacceptable, after I disapprove his decision he had made a great deal of a mess in my office, breaking and even challenging his own father for a duel, so a I lock him inside his room" he said to me and glared with a look that wants death upon me.
This lunatic is gonna shorten my life span at this rate. It's already shortening thanks to my task. "what this got to do with me?" I said to him "what this got to with you is that do you want to become my son's companion? And I know want to why of all the people it's you who he picked? When clearly there are much more better people to choose from than you" he looked at me dead in the eyes.
I feel like a little bunny in a lions den right now. "since the prince had made his decision in making me his companion, I will accept it with the honor of my life and how do I prove my worth on you sir? In order for you to accept me to stand by your son's side" I said to him with a serious face. He gave me a wicked smirk on his face and laugh so hard that it echoed throughout the room "you got guts kid and a bravery of a knight, I'll give you one chance to prove your worth to me child, next month will be the final trail of the future guards of bronze, silver, and gold. I want you to participate in it, if you managed to live and survive the test, then I will accept a low life like you to stand by my son's side" he said to me and ordered me to get out of the room. As I was about to leave the room and he spoke again to me "make sure to put on a great show kid, I will be watching you" he said to me with a sinister tone.
I walk outside of the room and into the huge hallway. As soon as I saw no guards I fell on my knees in the hallway. HOLY APPLES, I thought I was gonna die. That guy look like he wants to kill me and rip me apart. Those two really are father and son, no one can deny it that those two lunatics have the same genes.
"Hey ugly duckling, what are you doing? You look like a stupid frog" I heard that annoying voice again. I look up and Zagreus is standing next to me "I'm praying for my life" I said to him and stand up "I thought your lock up in your room" I said to him and cross my hands and leaned one the wall "you really thought that I would be stuck in that room?! You really are stupid" he said to me "yes and I wish you would stay in that room forever so that people won't see your unpleasant face" I said to him and laughed "my face unpleasant? Don't you think that your talking to yourself" he said to me and laugh "excuse me, FYI my face is very attractive" I said to him "what's FYI?" he asked "for your information, you don't know that like Wth" I said to him "stop using idiotic words" he said to me "make me" I said to him and smiled "I'm going to punch you" he said "yea right" I said and then I felt a fist punching me on my face "Bruh" I said while rubbing my cheek "told you" he said to me and smiled.
This lunatic, I'm getting piss. " What did my father told you?" He said to me "that you want me to be your companion and that I'm not worthy and blah blah blah telling me to participate on the up coming trail for the guards" I answered him "so basically your funeral" he said to me with no emotion at all "yes, wait no no, I'm gonna survive that trail" I said to him "yea right," he said to me in disbelief "you don't trust your companion?" I said to him "trusting you is like looking at an empty room" he said to me "how so?" I asked him "there is nothing, not even a single information that will lead to you, I don't even know if you an enemy or a friend" he said to me "ain't it much more fun that way?" I said to him "yea, your right" he said to me "anyways don't die" he said to me "worried?" I said "no, I just don't want my father to rub it in that I made a bad decision" he said to me "yea, yea" I said to him and walk away "watch me little prince, I will be one of the top people that will pass that test" I said to him and waved goodbye.
During the several weeks, I train and train my body to boost up my level in my attributes and skills. I had endure lots of hardship and bullying from the other boys here wether they were nobles or even low lives like me but Ashir help me out from the bullies, so it's all good, but I never seen Zagreus anywhere outside the main building, that's weird he should also be training with us cause he will also be participating on the trail in the original plot of the book. He's not here I wonder what had happened to him.
Time flies by and next week is already the start of the trail. I had finished my training for the day and finish dinner, so now I'm walking inside the garden before lights out and admiring the beauty of the flowers under the moonlight. Suddenly to hands grab me and the other overed my mouth, I used my elbow to hit the person and he turn my body in front of him.
"Zagreus, are you a lunatic?!" I said to him "how dare you say that to that to a prince?!" he said to me and frowned his head "how dare you try to abduct me?!" I said to him "geez sorry, I thought you were Ashir" he said to me "wait don't tell me" I said to him covering my mouth. Wait, I made you have a love interest in this novel, so how could those two be. "it's not what you think and stop having impure thoughts" he said to me while crossing his arms, I just stared at him with doubtful eyes "stop it" he said to me "yea, yea, sure, so why are you waiting for Ashir?" I asked him "its none of your business" he rolled his eyes to me "really now?" I smirk at him "yes" he said to me.
"knock it of you two love birds" I heard Ashir voice behind me so I turned around. Me? Love birds with him? I think I'm gonna puke. "Don't be jealous Hiraya, me and Zagreus have nothing, his all yours" he said and smiled "I think I'm gonna puke" I said "same" Zagreus said "if you want to know why he wants to meet me so badly it's because his looking for information about you" he said while scratching his head "why you little-" Zagreus said in annoyance "you didn't tell me to keep it a secret, now did you?" he said and smiled "if you want to know me that badly, why don't you just ask me and I'll tell you" I said to him "finally, my job will get easier, I can't even find the orphanage you used to live in" he said to me "you said that you were an orphan right? So why can't we find the orphanage that you stay in?" Zagreus ask "that's because I was left in front of the door on my parents house" I said to them and this is true Zagreus just stare at me for a few seconds "where did you and your parents lived?" he asked me.
Is he using eyes of truth on me? I need to check. Activate writers eyes.
[Special skill writers eyes have been activated, you have 3 minutes to use the skill.]
Open Zagreus skill.
[Zagreus skills:
Sword mastery: Lv 20 Oblivion slash: Lv 19
Soul healing: Lv 20 Eyes of truth: Lv 20
Inferno: Lv 18 Devil's hands: Lv 17]
[Zagreus has activated eyes of truth.]
Wow, his skill levels are so high, steal skill inferno.
[Skill inferno has been stealed. You may now use the skill inferno for 3 minutes.]
"Me and my parents lived in the Vintage valley" I answered him.
[Eyes of truth confirmed that there is no lie.]
Of course I didn't lie, Vintage valley is the name of the apartment that we live in Makati. "Vintage valley? I have never heard of such place" Ashir said that is now sitting on the grass "what is vintage valley?" Zagreus asked me "Vintage valley is kinda like an inn where people can rent a place to stay in inside the building and live in it" I answered firmly.
[Eyes of truth confirmed that there is no lie.]
"there is such a thing? I never knew that there is a place like that" Ashir said like looking at the two of us "where is that Vintage valley?" he asked "it's in a very far place" I answered.
[Eyes of truth confirmed that there is no lie.]
"And what is the name of This place?" Ashir ask me with curiosity.
[Congratulations, you have level up the special skill writers eyes to lv 5. A new skill has been unlock under writers eyes, writers pen.]
Open information about writers pen.
[Writers pen is a skill under the writers eyes, this skill has the ability to make what you say or right into the reality of the realm. Due to the low level of the skill, you may only use it 3 minutes per day.]
Activate writers pen.
[Writers pen have been activated.]
[The time limit for writers eyes have been already use up deactivating the special skill now.]
"hey are you going to answer my question or not?" Ashir said still waiting for my answer, well here goes nothing. "it's in Makati" I answered him. "Makati you mean the city?" Ashir said "yes" "okay" Ashir said to me "how did you know that the Danshi would appeared on the training ground?" Zagreus ask me "by the snakes that were swarming around the training ground, as we all know the Danshi will always be followed by a swarm of snakes" I answered him "how do you know that?" he asked "my father taught me" I answered.
A loud bell rang "its time to go back, come on Hiraya, I don't want to sleep outside again" Ashir said to me while standing up and stretching his body, he started walking away and he didn't even said good by to Zagreus "I got to go now, bye" I said to Zagreus and walk away "hey ugly duckling don't die next week" he said to me. Oh shoot I almost forgot, I stop walking and turn around "hey Zagreus are you participating on the trail next week?" I asked him "secret, it wouldn't be fun if I told you" he said to me and he walk away to the other direction.
"COME ON HIRAYA, YOU'LL SEE HIM NEXT WEEK" Ashir said to me while waiting for me. I walk and followed him back to the dorm just on time before Lilian lock the door in the dorm room.
For several days before the day of the trail, I trained so much until my body became sore. I sat down under a tree to take some rest and check up on my skills and attributes. Open skills and attributes.
[Skills and attributes
Skills:
Running: Lv 23 Jumping: Lv 21
Parkour: Lv 21 Writers eyes: Lv 5 (special skill)- writers pen: Lv 3
Du chu: Lv 1 (special skill) god's seal Lv 1 (special skill)
Inferno: Lv 18 (stolen skill)
Attributes:
Strength: Lv 24 Agility: Lv 21
Speed: Lv 21 Endurance: Lv 20
Stamina: Lv 24 Laziness: Lv 3
Immunity to poison: Lv 4]
Yes finally it level up pretty nicely after a month or so. Hehe.
[Time limit warning on third task. You only have 3 weeks to finish the task.]
Yea, yea I know, I only have to survive this trail and I will be able to live. I hope I can pass it. And the day for the trail came as much faster as I thought. I will surely pass this and become the companion of that lunatic. I smiled and entered the battle room.