Chapter 2 LEAVING THE HOUSE

A sudden burst of energy surrounded Edith, blowing up the entire room. The sudden sound caused during the middle of the night startled everyone. The owners and the employees came running towards the room. Fumes of smoke were exiting through the cracks of the door.

"Open up" shouted the head of the household, Sir William Smithers, banging the door as hard as he could. The door flew open, a figure covered in black came out coughing"

"Ahem, ahem. God, why did you bang that door so loudly. I just broke the constraints of faith which were tying me to the universe and my head is hurting ." he said wiping his ashen face and clothes.

The crowd looked at him, dumbfounded. They couldn't believe that he was still alive, let alone this health.

"What are you doing, girl?" asked William, glaring at him

Edith looked at him for a few moments.

"Sigh, you're my father, right?"

"Of course I am. Well, I guess a retard like you wouldn't understand."

"Should I melt this asshole's brain?, Edith," asked Ivy, enraged at the man..

"No, no, you're not. Otherwise you would have known the simple fact that I am a fucking boy"

William looked at him, with nothing to say. He knew when they first met he had assumed that she was a girl because of his physique, but never confirmed, but he didn't care since he never did. A love child between some harlot before he became a renowned knight. That's what he had considered Edith as, his only shame, which he is trying to cover through his marriage to a rich baron's daughter and the second son who has great aptitude towards the path of a holy knight. He stared at Edith with disgust.

"Damn child of a whore."

As soon as these words exited his mouth a sudden fear and oppression over came them. The family and servants who were snickering in the background, standing tall and feeling mighty were now on their stomach unable to breathe. William couldn't even look up. He became rich and famous for facing and killing an army of 100,000 all alone. The fear and anxiety he had then would pale, compared to the one now. It felt like facing a being who shouldn't exist.

"I would return my love even if I have to crawl from hell. Cheesy? Yes, but that meant a lot to my mother. She waited for you like an idiot. I am sure she was over the moon about your return, just in time for my birth. She waited for you to come for us, holding your high up. She supported you when no one did. And what did you do? Now you're rich and powerful. Women from all over want a piece of you, so you left my commoner mother to rot, and she left me. Heh, human mind, fascinating right"

Everyone had pleaded for mercy. No one could bear the pain. Some even passed out.

"Edith, we should leave." said Ivy

"Sigh, well might as well." He relaxed and the dense pressure had finally lifted. Some sighed an air of relief while other had bursted into tears.

"Well then, goodbye." he said as he left with a smile"

"SNAP" with a crisp sound, his body, which was covered in dust, was completely cleared. It replaced his torn shirt and pants with a with a long robe tied together with a thick black strip of cloth.

"It's middle Europe and you are wearing Asian, and it's the kind that can get you into trouble, nice"

"I can only materialize this much. It's not my fault I look cute"

"So where are we going?"

"No idea"

"Of course"

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He looked at the giant beast covered in moss and polypores carrying a giant log walked slowly towards him, its clear green eyes filled with rage. Walking slowly towards him, he could hear his heart beat dripping with sweat. The inexplicable pain of his leg being ripped off was now gone because of his fear.

"So, this is how I die, huh? I wanted to di so much more. Why did I come to this forest?"

The beast lifted its weapon, ready to smash him. But it never came down. He waited, thinking it was being slow. After a few moments, he peeked through the corner of his eyes. A child in air holding the beast's weapon with ease.

"ROOORRR!" the child roared

"ROOOORRRR!" the monster roared back

"Wait, really?"

"ROAR"

"No, there must be a mistake. I mean, you look sexy, but that's a human they can't differentiate you. I will ask him."

The child came down and landed right in front of him.

"Miss, isn't that clothes a bit too thin?"

I am a man same as you, you perverted brat"

"Pervert?"

"Yeah, who asked you to peep at her while she was bathing"

"That's a giant monster made of wood. Why would I peep at that ugly thing?"

"ROOOORRRRRRR!"

"You really want to get killed, don't you? You pissed it off and now you're calling it ugly."

"What are you saying? It's as if you can.."

"Yes, I can speak any language through and beyond time and space, but that isn't the problem, is it?"

"Just say sorry and it will leave"

"Um.. sorry I guess"

"Bit more color"

"Sigh, I am tremendously regretful for what I have done. I sincerely beg your pardon"

The monster glared at them. It lowered its weapon and walked away slowly.

"Ataraxis, extremely conservative for purity. Both men and women folk only show their bare body to their partner. If someone else sees it, they get furious otherwise, they are pretty peaceful race. It's the same back home."

"Miss.. I mean, Sir"

"Just Edith, and you look 14 years old and I am just 15, well, a billion and fifteen, but now I am just 15 so don't call me sir"

The boy looked at him, perplexed, trying to make sense of what he just heard.

"Luke, thanks for saving me, Sir Edith". He extended his hand towards him, but the long forgotten pain of a leg torn off returned with full force.

"Argh, it hurts"

"Ah, that looks."

SNAP! a dark yellow-light engulfed him. A feeling of warmth filled him, just like the sun during spring. The warm lush green grass the shade of a giant tree with a cool breeze. He felt relaxed. When he opened his eyes, he was on the ground, his injuries healed and his led regrown.

"Healing magic, you are a priest"

"Nope, regeneration energy. It's completely different from healing magic. It's sort of like a combination of mana and spirt energy with a bit of cosmic energy and energy from the time vortex. I created it"

"I have no clue what you just said"

"I really think you should wipe his memory about this incident," said Ivy, who was inside his subconsciousness.

"Nah, he could be useful"

"How so."

"I can smell money from him. Lot's and lots of money."