Aiden's Revenge
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Long ago, after the conspiracy that Queen Helen and Prince Aiden was exposed, Rion sentenced Queen Helen to burn for the use of black magic. Meanwhile, Aiden, who at that time was not proven to use black magic just like his mother, received 'the boat' punishment.
That was after being whipped, which caused his skin and flesh to be torn apart, Rion chose 'the boat' punishment to end Aiden's life.
Aiden's body was smeared with honey and milk. He was then placed on a tree trunk that had been perforated with the head and legs protruding. After that, Aiden was forced to drink honey and milk, which caused diarrhea before being sent away into the sea.
The boat convicts will usually die after days of dehydration, or from the bites of insects that gathered due to the sweet smell of honey, mixed with the stench of the convict's vomit and feces.
It was a form of Rion's cruelty, as well as an outlet for his anger because Helen and Aiden had made him sentence Rose and Lucas to death.
Aiden's laughter echoed. "Your tongue is still sharp as before, I hate you even more, Brother."
Rion smiled sarcastically. "So now you want revenge?"
"Sure, but not now. For now, I just want to let you know that I have returned. Think of this as a small party celebrating my return, Brother," said Aiden. Always emphasizing the word 'brother' in every sentence.
The white light reappeared and enveloped the monster's body.
"Be prepared, because I will soon appear before you, and at that time, you will lose your throne, Brother." After the sentence was finished, the monster disappeared into the white light.
Rion's expression stayed flat. He stayed where he was, lost in his own thoughts.
***
Inside a dark cave, sweat dripped like rain from a man's chin. The man's breath hitched. After a while, when his inhalation and exhalation became regular, he smiled crookedly.
"Turns out it only lasted five minutes. To think teleporting and controlling them remotely would take this much energy," he muttered.
His feet stepped out of the room. When the sun began to shine on him, his figure was now clearly visible. He was a man with golden hair and purple eyes. He wore a black sleeveless shirt, long black pants, and brown boots.
Half of his face was covered by tattoos in the form of abstract lines. Not only on his face but all of his left and right hands also had the same tattoos.
He stood right in front of the monster he had sent into Panthera's palace, and then jumped on the creature's tail and drew the sword stuck there.
ROARR…
The creature roared as the sword was pulled from its tail.
"Calm down, Aego. It's just a small thorn," said Aiden as he smirked. He then looked at the bloodstained sword in his hand. "Arion D-Panther, you are not the only one who can be this s******c, but so can I."
Aiden turned to the woman behind him. She had hair as yellow as ash in autumn, and eyes as green as emeralds. The woman was Princess Guen. She came with several soldiers who brought dozens of children and women.
"You took a long time, Aego is already very hungry," said Aiden. All the children and women who had been afraid since they saw Aego grew more afraid. They panicked when they realized that they would be eaten by the monster.
"I apologize, Your Majesty." Guen bowed gracefully.
"I forgive you. Now go," Aiden ordered, and jumped down, while Guen bowed again. She turned and left with the soldiers, who had come with her. They left the children and women who had their hands and feet tied.
ROARR!
AAAAGH!
Screams and shouts were heard as Aego began to prey on all the humans in front of him. A 'Boom' sound was heard as Aego slammed its tail against the ground, towards its prey who was trying to escape.
After he saw Aego eating the children and women, Aiden burst out laughing. "EAT AEGO, EAT A LOT! GROW BIGGER! HAHAHAHA!!!"
Human blood dripped from Aego's mouth onto the ground. It formed a puddle that spread a stench smell every time the wind blew.
Within seconds, Aego had eaten all the humans he was given. Aiden looked back at the sword in his grip up close. He then imagined Rion's face there.
"I'm curious about your reaction when you see your favorite people being eaten by my pets, Big Brother." He smirked.
***
Elsewhere, in the health center. Odette had just been accepted as a nurse at the place, thanks to a letter of recommendation from Doctor Alex. She was chatting with Doctor Jonathan, and was surprised by the number of knights from the palace being carried on a stretcher into the room.
Instantly all the medical personnel there became very busy.
"W-what's this? What happened?" Anwen ran to Arlo. He had just entered while supporting a knight who had a leg injury. "Arlo, what happened?" she asked in a confused, panicked tone.
"The palace was attacked by the monsters from Randle Forest," Arlo explained quickly as he handed his injured friend to the medics who came to them.
"The palace doctors need additional personnel to help those who are seriously injured and cannot be brought here. The infirmary is damaged, so they also need medical equipment," Arlo said quickly.
"Me and a team of doctors will be there," said Doctor Jonathan. He then ran to prepare everything.
"Miss Ody, come on!" Suddenly, Odette heard Anwen's voice.
Odette ran outside and followed the princess. Anwen made Dan run very quickly towards the palace. There were many questions that ran through Anwen and Odette's heads at the moment. One of them was how the Randle monsters suddenly attacked the palace.
Their eyes widened when they arrived in front of the palace. They saw all the chaos that lay before them. The palace grounds were destroyed, half of the front buildings were also destroyed, and two towers fell.
In her mind, Odette was wondering, what kind of monster had invaded the palace to cause such heavy damage?
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