Chapter 15: Family Issues (1)
Morning had come after the bath house night, Shiebe who had just managed to get out of bed looked outside the window of the city. It was a habit that he couldn't break out of due to the loops. He wanted to know more about it but was never able to contact the woman again after that night.
Shiebe: The power to control time…I'm sure there's people like that in the council. The power scaling in this world sure is crazy.
After gazing out of the window he returned to his desk filled with books varying about the world. The one that was recently opened was a book about all the continents and races in this world.
He learnt about the 6 main continents of the world, Reina, Heida, Titus, Mytus, Runia and Yelonoir. With each of them containing different environments.
The Ruina continent was most famously known for its academy of prodigies,where 8 of the council of hope members attended, Henokai Academy. It's often referred to as the continent of magic.
The Heida continent was most famously known for the Land of Night. A city where joy never ends. Its ruler is a member of the council. The desserts and Landmarks of the city combine both a Greek and Egyptian vibe to it.
The Titus Continent is known for its own going war, The Holy Guild War. The damages from the war had turned it into a dystopian setting. The book did not give a lot of information about what had caused this war to start.
The Mytus Continent, A city in the sky powered by steam engines. It's a steampunk city based on the Victorian era with its citizens described as having the most unique accent from the other continents.
The Reina Contient. It's the name of both the continent and a city. It keeps a traditional mediaeval style with its accent and building material and styles.
Lastly, The Yelonoir Contient. A frozen oasis home to the Never Ending Winter. A snow that has fallen since the start of time and has no plans on stopping. Tall mountains and cliffs cover the lands. It's most famous city Godof has a more mediaeval style similar to the Reina Contient
Shiebe: I would like to visit the Mytus continent one day. From how it's described it seems like it contains technology that even I might be familiar with.
The next section of the book contained information about the different races of the world. In total there were 7 different races excluding Z-Mons ,who were not acknowledged as a race but rather beasts of destruction, these were Humans, Orcs, Goblins,Dragonfolk,Beastfolk, Elves and Hybrids. Dragonfolks were the oldest, Then Elves, Humans after that, Goblins, Beastfolk and then Orcs.
These were all creatures that Shiebe was familiar with due to his obsession with fantasy novels. However Hybrids were unique. They were a mix of two different races together based on their parents.
Shiebe: Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I'm living a life like this. I had accepted my death back then but I'm glad I was able to get a second chance and a new start.
He laid back on his chair and took a deep breath
THUD
Shiebe:....!
He headed towards his door and reached for the knob before hearing a sound down to hallway
Smoke filled the hallways. It seemed to be the result of concrete breaking apart, in other words something crashed through the walls , Shiebe ran towards what he believed to be the source of the smoke.
Shiebe: —?
Shiebe couldn't believe what he was seeing.
There was a hole in the palace which showed the outside view of the city. Behind him was what had crashed through the wall.
Shiebe:Ouch!
It was some sort of red boulder that had crashed through.
He reached his hand out for it but a spark was created before he had made direct contact with it.
THUD
THUD
THUD
Shiebe:..The hell's going on. Are we under attack?!
After this realisation and hearing the same attacks three times in what seemed to be in the same area in the Palace he quickly ran to the main hall avoiding the pieces of rubble on the ground.
He decided to head to the main hall as that was the place where Eros was most likely to be at this time of day.
Shiebe:..Shit!
In front of him stood three boulders varying in the colours Blue, Green and Red and about three times bigger than the one he saw earlier.
It was enough to have blocked the entrance to the Main hall.
He didn't want to risk coming in contact with them as they seemed to be more dangerous than the previous one and could possibly cause more harm.
This led him to do the only thing he could have.
Shiebe: Here goes nothing.
Leaving a safe amount of distance between the boulders he reached his arms towards it.
Shiebe: –!
BOOM
More smoke was created as a result of the blast.
He covered his eyes to avoid it going into them.
???: Hmph…Seems like someone has gotten through my defence.
The voice of a man much older than Eros was heard from the hall.
Shiebe slowly lifted his face from his arms. The smoke still hovered around the room but it was enough to reveal a silhouette of a man
???: I presume your Shiebe Zackaria of the Zackaria Family. It seems your power lives up to your family name.
A deep voice that sounded almost emotionless.
The tone alone told him what kind of man this person was. A Noble.
Shiebe: Who's there?
???: Shiebe! Get back!
ZIP
Shiebe:..argh!
Upon hearing the shout of man a small rock in the shape of a bullet scratched Shiebe's left cheek leaving an open cut.
???: Father! What are you doing!
???: Silence!
Shiebe:..Z-Zaneff is that you!
With the fog now completely gone the scene that had unfolded before him was clear.
The man who seemed to be the father of the elf girl he was holding tightly by the hand stood over the Monarch of Life who laid on the ground with an open wound on his stomach and surrounded by his wives. Bodies of knights laid all over the ground.
If what she had said was true then the man who had praised Shiebe and was the father of Zaneff was none other than Sir Luios De Louch.
Louis De Louch: To think that my daughter was kept in this failure of a kingdom is unbelievable.
The man looked around the main hall,which was now in ruins, and gave a look of disgust.
Shiebe: What's going on!
Louis De Louch: I've come to take back my daughter from this place….However it seems that Eros had gotten injured in my arrival here and for that I apologise. Now I don't wish to spend any more time here.
Shiebe: W-...Hold on!
Shiebe rushed in front of the man blocking him from exiting the room
The man who was dragging Zaneff had come to a stop due to this.
Eros: L-Louis w-we can talk about this.
Eros,with the support of his wives, Slowly stood up covering his stomach wound with his right hand.
Louis De Louch: There is nothing to talk about. My daughter has been missing from the institution we had placed her in. I have come to collect her and take her back.
Shiebe: Are you going to put her back into that hell hole?
Zaneff: …!
Louis De Louch: What..
The tone that had left Shiebe's mouth added fuel to the built up anger that was already burning up in him
Although Shiebe understood what the man was saying in regards to taking back his lost daughter but returning her to an academy that abused her is something he could not ignore as a friend of Zaneff.
Shiebe: I'm the one who had found Zaneff when she left the academy and saved her. The guys there were willing to hurt a child like me. That's all I needed to know what kind of place it was.
Louis De Louch: Is that so? Well then I will have a word with the staff there. Goodbye!
Shiebe: Sorry sir but I find it hard to believe in your words. I understand that you are a council member but the events that had just occurred make it hard to believe you.
Louis De Louch smirked at Shiebe's statement
He let go off Zaneff's hand
Shiebe:..Argh!
Zaneff: Father!
Louis De Louch: I don't need your 'trust' child ... .You may be a Zackaria but you're still young making your opinions irrelevant to me.
The man had grabbed Shiebe by the shirt and lifted him up to his face.
BAM
Louis De Louch: —-Argh!!
The sound of a punch had echoed throughout the room.
However it wasn't Shiebe that was getting hit.
In fact he found himself falling back onto the ground
Eros: S-Son of a bitch!