Aleric went after with an intent to kill, his bloodlust could be felt by the enemy and they picked up their pace.
"Don't let yourself be caught." The Chieftain ordered and gritted his teeth for not having things go according to his plan. He divided his force to attack two different villages when he heard that Lord Enzo has been summoned to the palace. He had no idea that a boy just a little above 12 would destroy the plan he took so long to devise.
"You guys can't escape me." Aleric cast a fire spell and threw it at them.
"We can take him chief." One of the orcs that never saw Aleric in action tried to engage the teenage boy in combat. "Glory to the orcs!" He screamed and some of the orcs that never saw Aleric in action attacked together with him.
"Stop." Before their chieftain could order them to stop, they have already rushed towards the teenage boy who was running towards them also.
"Out of my way peasants." With a single swing of his sword that was enhanced with wind magic, Aleric severed a lot of orcs in half.
"He is a monster." The orc that was confident he could take on Aleric muttered before his head was severed off.
"Don't try to engage him, run." The chief ordered as he realized that was the best option. He knows his other troops that went to attack the other village would have little to no chance of surviving. Regardless of that, he made sure to tell them where to rendezvous after the attack, he was hoping that they would already be there waiting for them.
"You are not going anywhere?" Aleric stepped on the ground and spikes protruded from the spike knocking them around and killing some of them.
"You touched a girl close to my heart." He casted several ice bullets and shot them toward the orcs. After seeing the ice magic of Morgana, Aleric started studying ice magic too. It's not as good as his fire magic but it was enough to reduce the numbers of the orcs. Tatia and the rest of the girls the orcs kidnapped were locked in an iron cage that was being dragged by four warwolves.
"I thought the young lord was a weakling." One of the girls spoke. They were watching what was going on and seeing how hundreds of orcs were defenseless against a young boy.
"He said something about a girl close to his heart." Because Aleric was shouting they were all hearing what he was saying. They all turned to Tatia who haven't spoken since and had all her attention on the battle before her. Even in such a situation, her heart softened when she heard Aleric speak about the girl close to his heart.
"I wish I was the girl he spoke of." A girl that seem to be 15 years old muttered as she looked at Tatia.
Aleric continued his onslaught, and the orcs wondered if he would ever get tired. The Orcs circled Aleric as they discovered that running away was no longer an option. It didn't matter to Aleric if they circled him or came one after the other, he was determined to kill them all. For the orcs that escaped Aleric's blade, he sure kills them with a spell. Aleric has been painted dark green with the blood of the orcs he killed.
"Clear the path." The chieftain ordered the remaining orcs that were not numbered up to 30. Aleric was truly the bane of their existence. He noticed that the breathing of Aleric has become shallow. It was already sunset and the chieftain found it difficult to believe that Aleric fought for so long.
"I admire your strength, for a child like you to have fought for this long alone. If only your knight had caught up with us, they would have helped you." The orcs traveled a great length because of the warwolves, if it wasn't because of the leaping spell Aleric was using, he wouldn't have caught up with them.
"I can't believe you killed all these orcs and warwolves without getting a single injury." The Chieftain's words were filled with admiration for Aleric.
"Are you going to talk all day or fight?" Aleric took a fighting stance.
"Kill the girls if I am to lose." The chieftain muttered an order before engaging Aleric in single combat. Aleric knew that the chieftain was planning something so he was being careful not to fall into his trap.
"You have finally exhausted yourself." Though Aleric was using his heart as a mana core, he was still a young boy with the mana of a 3rd class magic warrior. Fighting for so long alone has exhausted him both mentally and physically.
"I still have enough strength to kill you off." The two kept fighting and Aleric strategically moved the fight over to the carriage. He received numerous cuts from the Chieftain's ax but he made sure to get where he wanted.
"You fools!" The chieftain barked as he noticed that Aleric was now standing in front of the carriage. Aleric smirked and smashed the lock open.
"Tatia my lady, help me out." None of the girls made a move to come out because they knew it wasn't safe yet.
"Glady." Tatia placed her palm on Aleric's shoulder and used her healing spell on him. It didn't help to recover his lost mana, but it healed his injuries and recovered a bit of his stamina.
"Funny, you all are where I want you to be." After the chieftain engaged Aleric in single combat, Aleric started casting a 3rd class spell all over the battlefield. Every corner they fought and he made Aleric bled, Aleric made sure to use his bed to cast a spell. What Aleric was about to do would greatly weaken him but he had no other option. Aleric raised his sword towards the sun that almost disappeared from the sky, the spell he was about to perform needed the sun, so he need to be fast before the sun disappeared.
"Solar flare." At Aleric's word, a magic circle appeared where the orcs gathered, and fire hotter than the fire Aleric has been using went up as a pillar of flame. The pillar of flame engulfed the remaining orcs and only one of them had the agility to react. The orcs chieftain was quick enough to jump out of the circle and it only cost him his left arms. The fire lasted only for a few seconds but it was enough to turn the orcs to ashes.
"I have greatly underestimated you." The orc was about to accept his fate when Aleric fell on one knee. Aleric wanted to kill them all with the spell but the strongest of them escaped and it was bad news because casting the spell took a lot from Aleric.
"Aleric!" He heard his father's voice from a distance.
"Turns out you shall live to see another day." The chieftain took one warwolves and rode out as fast as he could because he knew that nothing would save him if the 8th class warrior catch him.
"You saved us all." The girls circled the handsome boy that have saved them from being ravaged by the savage orcs. Aleric laid down his head on Tatia's lap and smiled at the feeling of being surrounded by many beauties.
"Sleep now love." Tatia stroke his head as exhaustion took over him and he slept off.
Lord Enzo Xalvador was shocked beyond words when he saw the massacre that was done by his son. He left the palace the moment he heard about the orcs' attack, he was surprised when he came back and saw the fence was still intact. The knight told him everything but he had his doubt until he saw the pillar of flame from a distance.
"How is he?" Enzo asked the group of girls surrounding his son. He smiled as he realized that his son has a very interesting life ahead of him.
"The weak have become the strong." He muttered as he felt all his initial worries disappear and be replaced with a greater one.
Lady Brienne was speechless after her husband told her everything the knights told him and the little he saw. It was unbelievable, after trying their best and giving Aleric all potions to get better, nothing happened so they gave up. Hearing that her weak son is now seen as a hero and songs are already being sung about his greatness. The ladies of the village that Aleric saved started singing of his greatness already. Every unmarried female wishes they would be able to get a place in his heart."My beautiful boy." Lady Brienne stared at her son who is still fast asleep as a result of exhaustion."This changes everything. I wonder what Lord Brom would say when he realizes that the rejected one is now the only third class of his generation." Enzo smirked. He was sure no child below the age of 18 would be a third class. He is 40 years old and it's not been long since he entered the 8th class and he is considered a prodigy. Some people live their entire lives without crossing the threshol
"What do you mean by that? You are the most talented among your peers so every academy would be glad to have you." Enzo would respect whatever decision Aleric took because he took himself from nothing to 3rd class but he had to make him understand how easy it would be for him to progress if he gets to study in the academy. "Look son, I know you are really strong and feel you don't need teachers or an academy for you to become stronger but that's wrong. The benefits studying at the academy would bring are tremendous. You would have beast mana core to absorb and make you stronger, you would make allies and a lot of things." "I know, perhaps I came out wrong. What I am trying to say is that I will not be attending the academy as a special student. I would get the admission myself by passing through their test." "Oh," Enzo breathed a sigh of relief and he wasn't the only one. "I would appreciate it if you don't tell the school representative about my abilities." Enzo accepted his son
It was just an innocent kiss of a little girl kissing her crush for the first time. It only lasted for about five seconds and Tatia broke off the kiss "Better come or I will kill you." She spoke without looking at Aleric and ran back to the carriage. Aleric couldn't control his heartbeat because that was his first kiss in both lives. The people that watched the scene smiled warmly "Looks like she laying her claim first." Lady Brienne muttered. "Why did you have to do that?" The representative asked Tatia. "He would soon be dragged by many women so I am laying the first claim." Tatia was still flushed and her heart was threatening to burst her rips. She knew that it would take a year or more before she sees Aleric and within that year, Aleric might have seen more beautiful girls so she wanted to great the first impression. The representative wanted to tell the naive girl that Aleric is a nobody and she will soon forget her "Let's go." She decided not to since she felt it was in
Aleric knew the privileges he had as the young lord would be over the moment he left town and he didn't mind. In order not to draw too much attention to himself, he still refused to cut his head and tried his best not to appear handsome. He left his hair falling over his face covering his eyes making him appear like a country lad. He made sure to change the noble attire he left home him, now he is wearing a local cloth. It took him about a week to leave the borders of Warkinles. He found it funny when he heard rumors about himself from the natives of Warkinles. Aleric's heroic deed has traveled far and wide but to most people, it was just a rumor the Lord of the state spread to make his son recognized in the kingdom. It was more reasonable to believe it was a lie being spread by the Lord than to believe the weak son is now a one-man army. After leaving Warkinles, Aleric arrived at Frankfort. Before Aleric left his home, he made sure to memorize the kingdom map and names of the states,
Aleric made sure to follow his target discreetly and waited till they have left the crowded place. He knew if he attacked the slave trader when the crowd is around, it would make things worse since instead of seeing him as a hero, he would be seen as a sinner that came to steal someone else bounty. "Did you succeed in parading around town?" An orc asked the slave trader. The orcs raided a town and kidnapped the girls. They didn't intend to use them for their sexual urge but to sell them and raise money for their chieftain. "Yes, I made sure everyone saw them, at the auction tomorrow a lot of people will bid for them." "Don't touch them you swine." The orcs kick away one of the orcs that couldn't control his urge and started groping one of the girls. "Captain, let's just enjoy one." The orcs pleaded "No, our chieftain needs the money for the civil war." Orcs were having war so they needed the capital to fund it. The orcs grunt before leaving to join his brothers. Aleric monitore
Aleric massacred everyone and left the slave trader for the last. By the time it was the slave trader's time to die he had already pissed himself. "You don't deserve to live." Aleric said in a low threatening tone as he shot an ice bullet and cut off the slave trader's left arm. "And you don't deserve a quick death either." He cut off the other arm. "Stop." Aleric turned to see the girl that was stabbed crawling on the floor trying her best to reach Aleric. "Stop." She said again and Aleric rushed towards her. "Stop struggling, you have lost too much blood." He put pressure on the wound but the blood kept gushing out. "If only I had listened to your instructions." She spoke slowly and Aleric couldn't hold back his tears. "I am sorry, I should've killed them all when I had the chance." Aleric can't stop blaming himself, he felt if he didn't show mercy to the humans the slave trader wouldn't have done this. "You don't need to be sorry. My mother said a man changes whenever he spill
Aleric made the girls cover their faces with a veil in order not to be recognized. Aleric thought it would be till morning before people notice the death of the slave traders, he never knew it would be this quick. The reason for it was a greedy man that wanted to be the first to select the best slave went to negotiate with the traders only to see their camp destroyed and no slave in sight. "We would hide in shadows." Aleric knew he had to get his Hunter's ID so he doesn't want to compromise himself. They all made sure to avoid the people searching for them. Since Frankfort is a lawless city, there wasn't an organized search. Aleric wondered who is in charge of the city and how the person allowed it to become this lawless. They successfully escaped the city before dawn and headed to Warkinles. "What if your parents don't accept us?" One of the girls said. "That's impossible. My mother is the kindest soul you can ever meet." Aleric assured them and led them back to his state. It was
The tugs realized they just went dancing with the devil. Aleric didn't even bother drawing his sword as he just used earth magic to trap their feet and use an ice ball to strike them repeatedly. It was a nightmare for them as Aleric didn't even give them the chance to fight back."So have we come to an agreement?" Aleric asked the tugs as they knelt with swollen faces."Yes master, we all accept your kindness." Aleric offered them to become his porters in the hunt."I suppose you know the best area to hunt?""Yes, moving to the west, you will get the lightning fox. They are hard to hunt as they have lightning attributes and are also quick to run." Aleric nodded as the leader of the tugs explain. "If you are lucky to get one with mana core, you would be able to get lightning attribute." Aleric doesn't have a lightning attribute no matter how much he tries. He can only use fire, earth, wind, and ice. Having a lightning ability would greatly increase his strength."Then to the east is th