As Mercele flashes back towards the present timeline.
He seems to be put at the family table and is seen sitting by his big brothers, Lucas, Rowan, Faren, and a man just like his mother, a parent that has been lingering in his memory of the past before his return, my father Duncan Bluestone sitting by my mother Clare with a gentle smile.
As Mercele pinches his nose to make sure this is not a dream set to disappear any moment, a tear comes down out of his eye, ah it's not fake, it's not fake they are all here.
If Mercele had to choose between his fame, authority, and power or his current feelings and happening, without a question he would choose the latter.
While everybody was eating and laughing, Rowan was observing all his family members out of the habit of wanting to know their troubles in the hope of being able to help them if needed, he sees Mercele on the right side of Faren, and is shocked by the various emotions shown on his 3-year-old face and thinks, it seems we have another genius among our band of brothers.
After diner, Duncan takes Mercele into his embrace.
Duncan: How is my little boy?
Mercele looks up at his father and is overjoyed and thinks, ah I have missed you father and leans against the chest of his father, Mercele falls asleep shortly afterward.
The next day Mercele wakes up energized and walks up towards the courtyard of their house, and gazes at the rising sun.
Mercele thinks: It's time to train, there is no peace and happiness for those that are weak, for that is only an illusion.
Mercele channels his mana flow towards the tip of his fingers and speaks the words "I summon thee oh guardian of Throno"
A dark vortex appears in front of young Mercele and a shadow appears with only two soulless eyes.
Strange shadow: Oh, the sovereign of man has come to visit me once again have you not?
Mercele gazes indifferently at the shadow, I have need of a couple of shadows to guard my family, what is that you want in return?
The shadow narrows his eyes, how did you know of this trade?
Mercele looks at the shadow and does not respond.
After not having received an answer for quite a while, the shadow answers his previous question, the shadow realm can accept anything from knowledge to ingredients that are valuable so to speak.
Mercele raises his hand and a small space portal with light appears, within seconds a dark crystal falls down and he picks it up and throws it towards the shadow.
The Shadow accepts the dark-shaped crystal and summons a couple of dot-sized shadow beings and asks whether this is acceptable?
Mercele nods and receives the shadow-shaped dots, and turns around, as the shadow watches him leave he narrows his eyes and hesitates on whether is it would be possible to take the soul of this arrogant brat.
Mercele feels his gaze but says nothing, however a terrifying spear out of fire appears by his hand is on standby in case the emissary of the shadow turns hostile.
The emissary of the shadow realm notices this too and decides to not take the risk and thinks, this brat is still that terrifying sovereign which even our lordship fears being young physically does not change his soul power, never mind maybe next time and leaves through the space crack.
Mercele notices him leaving, and finally sighs and collapses on the ground ah dam 3-year-old body.
Because of the fatigue and lack of focus, he fails to notice three shadows of three young boys watching him from afar.
Lucas narrows his eyes, did I not tell you our youngest brother is acting strange again, not at all similar to a 3-year-old child.
Rowan smiles: Indeed but as you heard from their conversation through the magic token, he clearly has done this deed for the sake of our family.
Faren angry at their words flicks their head,
Lucas and Rowan confusedly look at Faren and question him, what is that for big brother?
Faren squats down and sighs, are you forgetting what you saw, just because of your curiosity towards our little brother not being normal like other children?
Our little brother clearly has something on his mind yet he did not consult with us, in his eyes, we are too weak to help him.
And furthermore, he is only 3 years old and is already thinking about protecting his family, that's not right brothers, we are supposed to be his elder brothers yet he finds us lacking to carry his burdens.
Lucas and Rowan understand their big brother and look over at Mercele tired on the open field, sighing they close their eyes and squat down too as frustration, sadness, and pain forces them to take some minutes to process their next course of action.
They stand up and look at their big brother, it's time to confront our little brother and ask him what he is so worried about and how we can help him out.
All three of them walk towards Mercele,
Mercele still tired from the previous endeavor finally notices their presence and is shocked to find out that his brothers are walking his way with confusion all around their faces.
Mercele sighs and thinks, dam it what do I do now?
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