Volume 1 The Awakening of the Lion Cub Chapter 4 The First Commandment
"You and the other heroes who gave their lives for the lives of the people of this continent deserve to be remembered!" said Richard in no uncertain terms.
"Actually, it's nothing...... However, I hope you can be prepared for the fact that your prophecy is not optimistic. Kyle Korland shook his head, looked at Will, who was standing beside Richard, bowing his head and saying nothing, his face was solemn for a moment, and then he said to Richard in the ancient elven language: "The curtain of fate only allows me to see the vague three prophecies, you listen well......"
"The first sentence...... The leader will fulfill his long-cherished wish, but he will also pay a reciprocal price. β
"The second sentence...... He will lose his beloved, but it will always return at the right time. β
The third sentence ...... His offspring will fight with each other over some irreconcilable contradiction, until one of them dies tragically. β
With that, Kyle Korland looked at Richard, waiting for his response.
Richard's face was cloudy, but he soon relented, and his face was filled with deep gratitude.
Richard smiled and said: "It is worthy of a prophecy, and it is also worthy of the elven sacrifice of the language of ten thousand years ago, and now I am indeed the leader of some clansmen, and in the future, I will also move closer to the power core of the holy clan...... Still, I think your prediction is very optimistic......"
Richard took a deep breath and said firmly, "If the prophetic leader is me...... If my long-cherished wish can be fulfilled and the Holy Family can be restored, then I will not hesitate to give everything I have! If the beloved can be returned, then there is no point in losing. As for my offspring......"
Richard subconsciously grabbed Will's little hand, and Will also grabbed Richard's hand very tightly. Feeling the feedback given to him by the child, Richard smiled and smiled fearlessly: "I firmly believe that my child will not mutilate his brother!"
Looking at the resolute-eyed father and son, Kyle Kolan's soul fire was temporarily lost, this child named Will, his eyes were very clear, and he could feel many noble and valuable qualities in him. And, this little guy is still ...... Hehe, if he can go on unswervingly, maybe, he can really avoid the prophecy......
"I hope so, after all, in the ancient Titan era, there was no precedent for prophecies to be broken...... Allow me to leave, then, for I am not able to allow the bodies of those who have been occupied by the souls of the fallen traitors of ancient times to move as nimble as the night in the day, limited by my current weak strength...... Other than that...... Friends of the Holy Family, can you tell me your names?" Kyle Korland asked with a deep look at Richard and a smile, he didn't intend to expose Richard's little secret, which was beneficial to him and his father.
"My name is Richard. This is my child, Levier. β
"Is the surname Li clan...... You have an ancestor who is an enemy of our elves. But that doesn't affect our friendship...... Richard, I don't have much strength left. In my expectation, the inscription on this scroll could only withstand the next call to me. The next time I return to the world, with my strength at that time, I may not be able to help you much. But...... I hope that the last person to summon me will still be you. Well, goodbye, friend. β
Kyle Kerland's figure faded out of Richard's sight.
After Kyle Corland and his "army" with no end in sight completely disappeared, Richard finally couldn't help it, and one of them fell to the ground without standing firmly.
"Father!" Will on the side was shocked by Richard's fragility at the moment, and he quickly helped Richard up.
"Remember, child, never hurt your loved ones, not just Vicky, and if the prophecy is too vague, I hope you will be kind to your sister Vera and your stepmother Fiona...... Promise me, okay?" Richard was speaking to Will almost in a pleading tone.
Although Will is not too old, due to his father Richard's special status, he was exposed to martial arts, magic, and knowledge at an early age. Compared to his peers at his age, who were still playing or studying in ivory towers, Will seemed more mature.
"I promise you, Dad. I promise not to hurt my loved ones, including Vicky and Vera, and my stepmother, Fiona......" Will replied in the affirmative, even though he didn't agree with his stepmother, and then he helped Richard to his feet.
"Very good...... It's been too long, let's go back......" Richard said tiredly, and with Will's support, he slowly walked back in the direction he came......
In the distance, fear still spreads, and thousands of Kingdom Alliance soldiers scream to escape death.
However, their struggles will be in vain......
In the early morning, it began to drizzle in the sky, and the rancid smell that had permeated the battlefield yesterday was washed away, and the corpses everywhere gradually melted and sank into the earth with the appearance of the sun...... Leave only a pair of equipment full of holes or simply shattered, and intact or broken weapons, as well as other dead objects, left on the land.
The land was silent, except for the flocks of crows, still flapping their wings in the sky in search of foodβattracted by the smell of rancidity, which had gradually turned into nocturnal foraging animals during the war. But now, they suddenly found that the "food" that should have been left on the ground had suddenly disappeared......
At this moment, there was a dense and complicated sound of footsteps in the distance.
The crows flew there instead, and the observation of the battlefield these days, and the instincts of the beasts, told them that if the living creatures gathered together, they would sooner or later become "food......
The owners of the footsteps were a group of yellow-skinned, tattered-clad ...... escorted through the dense forest Refugee.
They didn't look very good, and some of them had their feet worn out, but even so, they followed the group.
This group of people looks very stubborn......
"Are you alright?" At the head of the group, jumping off a horse taller than himself, Will bent down to support an old man who had almost fallen.
"Wei ...... Master Will, I'm fine, thank you. The old man shook his head and quickly stood firm. He looked at Will gratefully, if it wasn't for Will supporting himself with his back just now, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to save his last two teeth.
"You are an old man, you don't have to use honorifics. Will shook his head, then led his horse and struggled to lift the old man up.
"This, this can't work, I'm going up, what are you going to do?" the old man hurriedly waved his hand, but Will stopped him again.
"Having said that, you are an old man, or a truly respectable old man of our clan, if it weren't for you to stand up and set an example this time, few people would be willing to follow us from their homeland to here...... Therefore, you really don't need to use honorifics, just call me Will. Will replied firmly, and with great difficulty helped the old man onto his horse, and handed him his own water bag.
He glanced sideways at his two guards, but when he saw that they were also walking on land, and each of them was carrying a few children on their horses...... Will sighed, unable to bear to reproach any more.
The rest of the horses were carrying the baggage of their dead companions - there were not enough wagons in the rear.
In this case, they carry at most the weight of an adult......
Damn, when he set out from his homeland, his father used the gold he had accumulated so hard to buy two high-quality Turvo horses for each outcast who was willing to follow.
But along the way, those war horses that looked very healthy on the surface fell ill on the side of the road one by one.
On the way from home, there were almost no supplies, and the only Roman village found was that only old men and women were still left, and those young men, even children who had not yet grown up, were conscripted into battle.
The village, which had already been looted by the Roman army, was hard to find even moldy black bread, let alone human-driven livestock.
After leaving behind some food and leaving under the grateful and greedy gaze of those men, the few remaining horses of the party were allotted to the warriors who were still capable of fighting, after all, they encountered many robbers along the way.
In any case, the death of those war horses was too bizarre for Will to believe if no one was in the way.
There are moles in the ranks.
Moreover, he is still a person of high power......
A cold glint flashed in Will's eyes, and he resisted the urge to pull the dagger from his waist and kill......
"What are you doing? An arrogant voice sounded behind him, and Levier turned around expressionlessly, and what appeared in front of him was a fat middle-aged man who was riding the best remaining horse in the team, looking a little gloomy, looking a little obscene, holding a piece of dried meat, and gnawing greedily.
He is the elder of the Holy Clan, and at the same time, the titular leader of this team, Katosh.
"Nothing, Elder. Will bowed slightly, trying to hide the rising killing intent in his eyes.
"Oh, isn't this the old man? Aren't you pretty good at the homeland? Why do you want to abolish the Council of Elders??!" Katosh smirked and rode close to the steps, and when he said the last three words, his face changed instantly, and he waved his hand to knock over the water bag of the steps, and kicked him his bruised and bleeding left foot.
"Uh!" Kan Tie gritted his few remaining teeth, trying not to scream, and he replied in pain, "I'm just proposing that more young saints enter the Council of Elders, otherwise the Council of Elders will always be ......"
"You are blaspheming the Council of Elders! pariah!" said Katosh, his eyes becoming terrifying, like vultures staring at their prey, "You'd better know who you are, miscellaneous. You are alive until now thanks to the wise leadership of the Council of Elders!"
β...... Yes!" Although he was very unwilling, Kanjie still lowered his head and admitted his "mistake".
Will, on the other hand, silently stepped aside, squatted down, picked up the water bag, and handed it to Kan Jie again.
After seeing Will's actions, Katosh's eyes narrowed, and he said in a cold voice: "Are you provoking me?" Levier, don't forget your identity, the mission of your acolytes is to protect the Council of Elders...... Or do you want to turn your back on our traditions, break the First Commandment, and become an enemy of the Council of Elders?!"
"What's going on here?" Richard said with a smile, and he walked over to Will and patted him inadvertently. Will relaxed, knowing that his father would take care of it.
"Your son is trying to provoke the authority of the Council of Elders, Richard ......" Katosh's momentum was discharged, and he looked at Richard vigilantly, he had suffered a lot from Richard.
"Is that so?" Richard frowned, feigning displeasure at Will.
"No...... I just picked up the water bag that Elder Katosh had knocked over and handed it to Old Man Kantier. Will said obediently, and at this moment, after noticing what was happening here, many of the clansmen gathered around, and they stared at Katosh with blank faces, as if they were looking at a dead man.
"Will, what is the first commandment of my clan?" asked Richard aloud.
"First Commandment: No child of the Holy Family shall refuse the orders of the Council of Elders for any reason, nor shall he touch the authority of the Council of Elders in any way, and shall be expelled from the Holy Family for violating this commandment!" replied Will in the same loud voice.
"Then, Honorable Elder Katosh, please tell me, did my eldest son, Levier, violate the First Commandment?" Richard was still smiling, but his eyes were full of coldness.
Katosh swallowed, thinking that he was now far from home, in case ...... So, while returning to his carriage, Katosh said inwardly, "Will is a good boy, and he certainly did not break the precepts...... I'll go back first, but Richard, don't think this is the end of it. β
"But you've said it many times. Richard pretended to be surprised, and this remark amused the crowd, and they all burst out laughing, adding some joy to the tiring journey, and as for Katosh, he was not seen out of the carriage until the next day, and even the food was handed in by the servants through the carriage window.
After the crowd dispersed, Richard patted Will on the head and said with a smile: "Child, you must learn to be patient in the future, and when you have enough strength to make the other party jealous, then reason with him." β
"Is it just like you, father?"
"Yes. β
β...... I think he was the one who poisoned the horses. β
"Others think so too......"
β...... Well, I see, Father. β
"The respect of the people who came with us for the Council of Elders has been polished little by little under the influence of Katosh. After removing the influence of the Council of Elders, I can move on to the next step, you know?"
"Well, got it, father. β
"You still have a lot to learn from me, kid. Prepare, tomorrow we will be in place. β
"Yes, father. β