System Code: Pale King

Chapter 05

"goodmorning sir would like a cup of coffee "

"oh yes please ".

My first day in the Celeriane Castle had started with a breakfast of an assortment of pastries, bacon, sandwiches and god knows what am looking at was a feast and not breakfast.

"here you go sir ".

Sebastian handed me a cup of coffee.

"I thought coffee beans were extinct...how are you even able to make coffee "

"We have coffee bean and Cocoa farm on floor 20 "

That was amazing that they were able to make coffee, I had never tasted coffee so it would be my first time. I held it carefully and took a slight sip.

"uhmnng"

That was more bitter than I would have thought it was.

Well I was going to begin my combat training soon, so I decided to have Seb show me around the castle.

"well of course sir but you must know that floor 40th to 50th floor "

"I see "

I knew even if I asked I would not be told but that was a bit curious.

The first 30 floors where a mixture of commercial floors with different functions like stock markets some floors were rented by rich and nobles for personal use. Floors 31 to 32 are for the palace staff and the remaining 6 were used as barracks for the Saint Knight Corps and the final floor was to be my Corps Barracks although Seb and I were the only ones using at this moment.

Along with a 3 offices for the commander, vice commander and the lieutenant there are the sleeping areas, a cafeteria and a training area in the middle of the entire floor. And on that very training grounds is where my training began. I was given a dark gray skin tight suit Seb said it was made from arcanium threads "I didn't know you could make thread from arcanium "

"Well you can " he nonchalantly replied

the suit went up to my neck, it was as if I was not wearing a thing it felt like part of my body although it was still quite tight.

I walked into the training room it had sand on the ground concrete walls with reinforced panoramic glass on each side, it was like an arena there was room for four Gladiator League grounds, which was big.

We took our stances on opposing sides of the arena

" READY! " he yelled

I was to face my well trained butler who was at least seventy in age which is not that old but still it felt a bit unfair to him.

"Okay READY! "

With that the battle had begun.

I took a step and dashed forward with my right hand I swung the wooden sword trying not to hurt him too much.

CLANK!

My entire body was sent flying into the well from a parry.

Cough!

I looked up to face my opponent and he had not began to take me seriously, his face held an unchallenged power. I stood up to meet my new master head on in a clash of steel that sent a wave of pain through my arms. He jumped back backwards.

" Stand Boy! " he said with an aggressive tone in his voice.

I knew from that very line I was no match for my new master.

"Yes sir " I replied while picking myself up.

My arms and hands were on fire it was like I got hit by a truck but I blocked with my arms that's how felt to make contact with the blade of the man in front of me.

"Are you ready! " he asked with increasing aggression

exhale!

"Yes sir"

"Than come at me with that heart of yours "

This was a brutal experience but with each clash the weight of his attacks reduced but vice versa his steps became quicker, faster his attacks increased in accuracy. The gap just continued to grow although I was growing as well. My nights were spent in the infirmary, being tended to by Alisha the barracks nurse she had arrived a week after me. We would chat as she fixed me up about gossip on nobles and generally things outside the palace. She was fiery, loud, a red head and she was pretty.

"Did you hear that the will be a raid on a rebel camp on the south Solis " she said while she pulled stitches.

"What rebels"

"The one's who are against the rule of her majesty and don't know why but they want her head...it's just a bunch of thieves if you ask me " she explained

"no I haven't "

" well yeah, it will be lead by the First squad Commander of the Saints Corps Elizabeth Davis" she replied

" First squad heh...she must be strong "

" Yeah they call her Sword Saint ". she replied admiringly.

"...Saint huh..."

"Ouch...that hurts"

"I didn't even pull that hard. Stop being a baby...sir "

she said in patronizing tone.

But it was back to training first thing each morning. The battles with Seb kept getting more serious, it became more difficult to just hold him off at times. As time passed by bashing of wooden swords became clash's of steel blades. Sir became young master and eventually I learned to use the Arcane Art I had received from lady Celeria [Abaddon]. But it had an odd ability to summon up to three golden spears that would be shot in any desired direction. In my spare time I would go to the training grounds to practice this new ability of mine although the durability of the spears was determined by how much mana was used in it's construction.

I should go to Seb and ask when training will continue he hasn't been around today I wonder where he is. Walking in this huge corridors with doors leading to empty rooms was weird even now after 4 months of living here. But the 7th Saints Corps squad will not be assembled until I became a fully fledged Saint. I am close I can feel it like a flame raging in my soul. I must train I must grow stronger, I personally don't understand why but this is a feeling that I just can't shake off. Cafeteria, Lounge and even the meditation room he is no where to be found.

" Hello my sweet brilliant light" said a tall female in what could be seen as a sundress and a sun hat that that did very little to cover her beauty.

Before me was once again lady Celeria. She had been gone for two months cross country to the The country of Alycia.

" welcome back your grace "

"oh come on don't be so formal please " she replied angrily and proceeded to open her arms to embrace me.

" Why don't we catch up? " she asked

I agreed and we sat in her room. It was enormous it on its own could serve as a home.

She had thought of holding me in her arms while she was in Alycia. She had my head on her laps and she began caressing my hair it was odd as if I knew her but it was also unsettling as well as calming. A contradiction of sense but there was no other way to say it. She continued to ask how my training was going and I told her it was coming along fine although a tad difficult at times.

" Grow strong for me won't you my love " she said as she gently caressed my head.

A feeling of being swallowed.

I Awoke in my bed inside my bedroom. to my right stood Sebastian, he was holding a try of food by the looks of the meat it was dinner. so I was asleep for at least a few hours. Where was Celeria I asked Seb he replied that she had more business to take care of so she left early and requested I was carried to my room. It was weird I was normally a very light sleeper, There was no use thinking about useless things it was time to eat and then training.

My test to become a Saint was closing in with only 8 months left.

[System]

[Name- Lucial Abaddon Celeria]

[Age- 19]

[Abaddon] - [Holygrounds]

- [Holy Armory]

[HP- 1200/1200]

[MP- 48m/48m]