Author: Naveen Kumar V

Editor: NekoWithBlank

It's early morning in the village and two boys were roaming in the forest to see their skill by hunting the boar.

Kevin sees on his left, there is a boar coming towards him. He was getting ready to catch it.

---There was a voice that came from a far distance.

(E/N:Who is it i wonder?!-inside Kevin’s mind)

Oh It's “Bell”!

He was tracking down the boar from a distance. He alerted Kevin.Then Kevin started to chant his spells to attack the boar.

[A/N: Bell is the swordsman,who has been Kevin's best friend 

since their childhood.]

In this world, till you obtain your magical circle you can't release your full power. For that, you need some time to focus on your mana. You need to use chants to focus and release your power. (E/N: Magical power)

Kevin started his chanting and the boar was coming toward his direction and he attacked the boar with his thunder magic spell without any barrier or anyone's protection. He was able to focus his mana and chant the spell within a few seconds and he attacked the boar. 

Bell was surprised by seeing Kevin was able to do something unordinary!!!!!!.

Even if he just chanted the spell and for the beginners, they need to spend some time to get that much power. In Kevin's case, It just took him a few seconds to chant and was able to use this much power in such a short time!

It seems that today is our luckiest day and you will get the magic circle with the strongest ability in the ceremony Kevin and you can definitely join the ‘Royal Squad’. How were you able to do that? Did you have any secret training with someone? Or you used some evil manuscript methods?

No, it's anything, I did it naturally. You know about me. I won't do anything against the rule.

I was just practicing daily as I wanted to be a warlord. So I am trying my level best to do it.

Aarush asked Red, "Did you find anything unusual from Kevin and Bell ". I don't know,Aarush! Why are you asking me that Aarush?

I don't know but whenever I see Kevin and Bell. I feel very strange. But, I don't know why.

-Are you saying, they are the ones who tried to kill you before?

I can't tell for sure after meeting Kevin near the waterfall. I felt something different. But whenever I see both of them together. My body starts to feel strange and warns me not to get near them.

That's why you were following them for the past two days…

So,you want me to be silent and wait for the killer to attack me once again?

The killer is just targeting Aarush, not you Roy.

Then who am I now, Red? My soul is now stuck inside this boy's body. Did you forget that I can't let anyone harm me?!

So Finally you're accepting reality. It's good to know.

I don't have any choice for now. That's why I am ready for the journey. 

That is good news to hear from you.

Now we must get out of there, otherwise, you need to face both of them.

Yes, yes we should go now, but I need to see Bell's ability otherwise I can't face him.

You don't need to worry. You just need to focus on the training that I prepared for you.

~Ok,then let's move. Today is not my time, I think .I guess I have to see his ability next time.

[A/N:Aarush was watching Kevin and Bell's ability but he couldn't get to see Bell's ability.]

Today is a big day for the village because today's ceremony is a big event for them and their children's future is going to change through this ceremony. The leader has gathered all the children who were going to attend the ceremony.

Today's ceremony is a very big event don't forget to give your best and make our village proud.Until today I kept you safe but from today's onward you must walk on your own ways and save our nation and village from the dangers. I can tell for sure that some of you would join the Royal squad but the only one who has the ability will be able to join in the Warlock or Warlord squad, so don't forget it and prove yourself today.

~Did you guys hear what I said to you all?

YES! Yes, we heard what you said to us, leader!

The participants gave their replies to the leader. Then everyone was getting ready. We are moving out of the village to the Awakening ceremony place.

Let's get ready, Oliver. We are going with these kids to the ‘Grove’.

[A/N:Grove is the place where the ceremony takes place and it's on the other side, near the ‘Doom forest’.]

Nobody is able to enter the forest without the permission of a Warlock or a Warlord. 

Bell asked, what would happen if we tried to enter the Doom forest leader without permission?How are we able to go to the Grove without crossing the Doom forest then?

You don't need to worry, every year while we are crossing the forest one of my friends who has trained with me, now he is a warlock, will help us to teleport to visit ‘Grove’.

Teleportation magic is high-tier level magic. If we master it, even a basic one, we can get the chance to be an apprentice of the Warlock and we can learn many things from them.

~That's true Shell. 

[A/N:Shell is a girl from a wealthy family in the village and their family has so many connections with Noble families.]

If you try to run to the Doom forest by yourself, you will be thrown out without hesitation. Even if you get killed no one can't stop it, even I can't help you out except for the Supremes. No one can't stop,so don't try to run around or don't make any fuss there.

Did you all listen to what I said?

~YES sir!

Everyone was excited. Because they saw a Warlock(Also known as Warlord) for the first time in their life. This is a lifetime opportunity for them. 

Aarush listened to everything that the leader said to them and he started to observe Kevin and Bell. They were trying to get out of line but they couldn't get out of line because the leader Charlotte and vice leader Oliver were watching everyone so carefully till suddenly the shadow demon came out.

Aarush asked Red, what is that Red? What is that black figure? 

It's a shadow demon. It is a low-class demon that hunts the people. It hunts only those who are low in mana. It looks like it killed more than thousands of people.

It seems this one is not ordinary and its power is at a high level, someone has sent it, on purpose. 

Red, can you tell if someone is controlling Black demons from a nearby place?

Yes, I will tell you as soon as I find someone nearby.

[Scanning the area within a hundred meters.]

I do not sense anyone near for now. If you want to catch them you can use your power.

It will even increase my power so I can scan the entire forest.

I can't use the power often and I don't want to show it in front of these people before I find the killer. I need to keep a low profile to track him and I don't want to attract more eyes on me. 

So, I will be silent and pretend to be weak in front of these people.

That’s a good idea, but if you didn't find the killer what would you do? 

Have you ever seen a hunter hunting a tiger?

He will wait for a long time in one place and first observe the tiger's nature from where it comes and goes and wait for the perfect opportunity to lay the traps and kill it. When the opportunity comes he won't even waste a single second and he will strike it with all the might he has. In that attempt, if he misses the target ,then he will make sure to kill it on the next attempt and he will make good tactics and he waits for the next time.

Tiger will have a low profile and act like it has been injured. But when the hunter makes even the slightest mistake he will die in the hands of that tiger.

Like that, if the killer comes to know that I am alive he will try to kill me again!He will lay the traps to bring me to him. So I must get ready for everything.

Whether this black shadow demon is his plan or someone plotting from behind to catch someone else I don't know,but we need to find it soon. Otherwise we can’t save anyone.

Red, get ready and don't sleep at this time, be careful and warn me when there is an enemy or someone comes near to us. Scan this place and tell me the safest place to hide in these woods.

~Ok, let us get ready to fight Oliver. I will stand there and fight this black demon you stand behind me and send the children to a safe distance from here and tell my friend about this situation and tell him to send help as soon as possible. 

But as a vice leader of the Chester village, I can't wait and watch while you are getting attacked.

Don't be a fool Oliver, you know the situation better than me. If we delay even a second, it will be more dangerous to us and to these children as well who are going to carry on our future. 

Then He started to attack.

(E/N:The Leader)

Oliver made A magical circle that will protect him and the children and keep them in his vision so that he won't miss even the single one of them from his sight.

Children come,follow me and run along this way.

While they were going, the black demon started to attack the leader Charlotte.

He took the sword from his back and he blocked the attacks of the black demon one by one. The black demon used its sharp end nails to attack the leader and he started to block it till everyone evacuated from the place. The black started to use its black burst and fired it at the leader. The black demon started to burst the flame power by its mouth and the leader started to avoid it by jumping on here and there. He tried to go behind the trees as much as he could. 

While he was hiding in there. The demon started to create a large flame by collecting its power at its mouth,the leader was watching it, he used his blade and stroke the demon from its behind. The monster screamed from the pain and missed the launched flame to the direction where the children and Oliver went! He was shocked for a while and the demon went in another direction to cure its wound got from the leader! 

As the leader was going to the direction where the flame was directed-

~It was the big flame shot that was produced by the monster. 

  Will the children all be alive?  

~Did I fail to save them?

  Have I failed in my mission of protecting them? 

He had been having so many thoughts about the children!