Battle To Survival
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Karl had the blood of a royal. His father was the former Emperor but after his father died, the throne was usurped by his father's sworn brother, the Duke, the current Emperor.
After then, he was treated like s**t.
He was still 5 years old when that happened; those officials didn't treat him as the real heir to the throne.
The others who treated him like one were secretly killed. So when Blood Rose killed those damned officials he was joyous.
And then one day, the hostage prince arrives in the Imperial Palace. He was the only one who treated him better and protected him. He went through hell in order to stay alive from the hands of those people. He tried to escape and was almost killed before he was dragged down once again in the Imperial Palace.
Nesrin stared at the young kid, she seems to have seen herself upon him. His eyes showed the unfairness of the world. His thin body looked like he was about to be swayed by a mere breeze.
This child who gazes at the cake so deeply made her remember the time she watched the foods the Queen is having while she was forbidden to eat.
What she ate through the months were cold leftovers, there were times she had not eaten for days and was almost killed in one of her mission.
"Thanks for the cake! Can I have some tea too? I'm thirsty!"
"You child!"
"Of course, Mary, pour him some tea."
Mary pouted and poured Karl a cup of tea.
"I only made tea for my lady but I will make an exception," Mary spoke in a grumbling tone.
"I must be so lucky then." The child giggled and drank the refreshing tea happily.
"I must tell you something since you gave me food. The Battle to Survival that Narin spoke about, a new student like you cannot participate."
"Make sense. But she did say that she wanted to meet me in the Field of Glory, isn't she saying she wanted me there?"
"She gonna sabotage you. If your name is mention by the Cup of Glory the professor cannot help but let you enter the field."
"Not only will you battle the other participants but you also have to be careful around roaming monsters. In short, this is survival of the fittest. Furthermore, in a one-on-one duel, no one has won against Prince Zephyr."
Listening intently, Nesrin's brow raises as she drank her tea with a light smile.
Interesting...
"Is he that strong?" She curiously asked.
"Yes! He already entered the last level of the Human Foundation Realm. He's a black spirit master!" Karl's eyes sparkled, the same sparkled could be seen in the eyes of Nesrin but for a different reason.
"Nice." Nesrin nodded, musing.
I guess he really is a nice package in the eyes of those girls.
Compared to him, she was only at the starter level of red.
"What about you? What's your rank?"
"Me?" Karl let out a smirk.
"That is a spirit master's secret. I won't reveal mine unless it was a necessary situation."
"Fair enough."
"Battle to Survival is in the coming two days. You have to prepare just in case."
"You sounded so mature despite your age, Little Karl!" Mary messed up the little child's silver hair.
"Once you experience the unfairness of this word and strip off of your innocence you'll learn to endure and grow with the sufferings."
Mary's hand stop. Her eyes clouded over. Even the bright golden orb that was staring at him seems to have darkened a little bit. On the other hand, the aura around Sebastian seemed to have gone down making it a little colder.
"That is true." The low voice carried a hint of sorrow. However, that beautiful face looked extremely cold.
"I---I will watch you won that dangerous event!" Karl unexpectedly ran away without even saying goodbye.
"You scared the little one with your face, Mary."
"HAAAA?! Why me? You're the one who looks so scary with a face that could chill anybody, my lady! You look like you're here to take my life!"
Sebastian: *Cough* Ahem.
“Are you saying that death looks like me?”
“Well… aren't you?
"Of course." Nesrin laughs lightly but then turns serious.
“Let’s go. I’ll better prepare what’s coming for me after two days.”
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