A Deal
1016 Words
Boooom!
Aita couldn't even defend himself and he flew off at high speed.
Bam!
Crash!
"Ah! Cough!"
Crossing a tree, he coughed up blood.
Thud!
He fell headfirst to the ground.
Sand entered his mouth, consequently.
"F-f**k…! Cough! Is that what the saying "bite the dust" means?"
Blood oozed profusely from his body as he thought about an important saying.
"Ah...ah...ah...ah...ah..."
A few meters away, Zack was completely exhausted.
Thud!
He fell to his knees and his breathing was in tatters.
"Gaah!"
The blood came out of his throat and he spat out.
A few meters from them, Lena rose slowly.
She was looking at the landscape, frozen on the spot.
Within a 30-meter radius, there was nothing left but dust.
The trees were gone because they were uprooted.
She was shocked because it was said that the trees in this forest were extremely robust.
Further 30 meters, the trees were cracked and inclined to the side.
"Uncle!"
Narvi shouted and ran to his uncle.
Luna recovered from her shock and followed her brother.
"Uncle!"
Luna was shocked to see her uncle's condition.
He was the second most powerful man in her country and she had never seen him so weak.
She immediately took a healing elixir.
"Uncle, drink this!"
Zack nodded and drank the contents.
His wounds healed slowly, but he was still exhausted by the mana.
Thud_!
Luna turned and her face froze.
She was horrified to see Aita standing up.
His whole body was covered in blood.
His eyes and hair turned back to black, but he was still as intimidating as before.
Grabbing his broken left arm, he twisted it in one shot.
Crack!
"Ahhh!... it hurts!"
He let out a groan, putting his left arm back on the right side.
"Cough!"
He was spitting blood, but he didn't care because his eyes were on Zack.
The latter got up and came before Aita.
Only a few meters separated them, but no one was in a state to fight.
Although Zack could surely win in his healed state.
"What do you want?"
Zack suddenly asked.
"Eh?"
Luna was confused by her uncle's words.
"Uncle?"
Zack ignored her and looked at Aita's dark eyes.
He knew that Aita didn't attack them on a whim. He wanted something.
After a few seconds of silence, Aita replied.
"Money, clothes, food and a place to live."
"""..."""
They were silent at his request.
Did he try to kill them just for that?
No, in this world it could be considered normal...
But all three thought he had another important reason!
"You…! Is it a joke?!"
Luna asked angrily.
"Hm?"
Aita frowned.
"Why would I joke with an old man and two brats?"
Three veins appeared on the foreheads of three people.
Zack hated being called an old man when he was 50.
Luna and Narvi also hated being treated like children. Especially Luna, who was sixteen!
"You should kill him! He's dangerous!"
Luna found another reason to kill Aita.
Zack sighed and shook his head. Then he turned to Aita.
"I have a deal for you."
"Deal?"
"Yes. I'll give you anything you want, and in return you just have to act as a bodyguard for us."
"Uncle?!"
Luna and Narvi were shocked by Zack's proposal.
He was trying to kill them a few minutes ago!
Zack ignored them again.
For him, it was the best option.
Aita was very strong and he could help them leave the forest.
Zack was sure the assassins would be back soon, so having Aita with them as an ally could be very helpful.
Although he knew he was strong, Zack did not have the confidence that he would be able to protect his niece and nephew alone.
Especially after today's fight…
He knew his niece was strong, but in the case of overwhelming numbers, it would be over for them.
But more importantly, he wanted to bring Aita with them.
A prodigy. A thousand-year-old talent.
That was his opinion of Aita after fighting him.
He was the same age as his niece and he was already so strong.
He thought his niece was the most powerful person of the younger generation, with the prince of the Nychterin empire, but now he changed his mind.
Such talent would be beneficial to the present and future of his country.
"How about I kill you here and take them as a bargain ship?"
Aita said, pointing to Luna and Narvin.
"What?!"
Luna got mad at Aita's words.
Aita smiled and continued.
"I'm sure these assassins would give me a lot of money."
"Then?"
He looked at Zack, who was calm.
Zack shook Aita's head.
"You can't kill me in your condition and if you could..."
Zack was sure Aita couldn't kill him, but after what he saw, he wasn't quite sure.
He still had a way to get Aita accepted.
"You will win the enmity of the entire Lunarstella Empire."
Zack said with a smile.
"Lunarstella?"
Aita frowned.
It was a familiar name.
Orion read several books in the library of the Solaria Palace and the nobles of Solaria cursed Lunarstella as a daily event so that Aita had some knowledge about this Empire.
The second most powerful empire on the continent who was in direct hostility to the Solaria empire.
"Uncle! Why?"
Luna had enough of her uncle's loudmouth.
He was saying absurd things one after the other to someone who was trying to kill them!
"It's for our survival, Luna."
Zack answered with a serious face, but Luna was confused.
"What do you mean by that?"
Aita asked with a hint of confusion.
"Are you nobles of Lunarstella?"
Luna and Narvi shivered as he was extremely near the truth.
"Yes, we are."
"Uncle!"
"Luna, Narvi, take off your disguise."
"Uncle, I..."
"Luna, trust me."
Before Luna finished, Zack talked.
Luna looked at her uncle's almost begging expression. She gave in.
"Alright..."
She closed her eyes and the silver pin on her brown hair shone.
Narvi nodded as his sister agreed. He also closed his eyes and his blue bracelet shone.
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