Chapter 10 (Looming threats)

In a barren land,

[It has been two days why can't locater do their god damn job] said a middle-aged man throwing a glass at a young boy.

[Yes commander the work is in the process but there seems to be a lot of interference or a certain barrier is protecting them] said a boy with fewer rings on the chest.

[No barrier is impossible he lost all of his abilities a long time and along with the time he spent away from this land there must be no trace of mana left in his body] said the commander calming himself down.

[Sir I will take my leave now and tell you the results as soon as possible]said the young man.

[You better ... otherwise be prepared]

[Now leave] said the commander and reclining on his chair.

[What could be the reason ... a skill... artifact ... why is he troubling us till now ... what could be the reason ... what do you think ??] muttered the commander after the young man left.

[He he he he..shhhh] was the reply he got from the dark corner of the room.

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Back to village

Joy and happiness were filled in the atmosphere and all-around there was a smile on everyone's face.

[Husband you hid it pretty well from me, today is founding day and coincidentally celebration for little Alan. I should say you planned it pretty well and saved a lot. huh ..] whispered mother to papa.

[ha ha ha... yes yes you know right I am not that idiot and hot-headed man anymore] said, papa

[Huh so you knew they were on the same day and you are telling me to believe this was your plan] said mama with one eyebrow raised.

[i..ii...ii.. huff ... yes.. I mean no it was Dason's idea..]said papa while scratching the back of his head.

[But before you say anything I got to say something. I have to say something, I was a hotheaded and idiot guy in the past but I don't regret any decision I made till now, neither I ever will, so you need not shoulder all the responsibility alone, you can lean on me as I always lean on you. from this day onwards you definitely will see a man that our child can be proud of and I assure you that I will not let anyone ever harm you again I promise] Said papa in one breath looking intensely in mothers eye.

[wh..what are you saying at a moment like this ] said mother while blushing.

[what are you two love birds chatting on ... or planing about Alan's little brother or sister. huh]

someone said from behind.

[lily... what are you spouting about...]said mother to a woman who was also around the same age as her but was currently pregnant.

[hello miss maverick, how is little Alan ... and you should not talk to village madam like that in front of everyone. ] said a young-looking man about the same age as papa. And from the looks of it, he must be the husband of this lady named lily.

[hmmphh you always say that... aria doesn't mind right aria]said lily while looking puppy eyes at mother.

[no no not at all ... and we said to you a lot of times Dason, that there is no need to talk formally.] said, mother.

[no can't do that madam] said Dason.

"oh, so he is Dason the one who advised papa for today. what is the relation between him and papa and what made him this respectful towards my parents? hmm, this is getting interesting. first respect from all villagers and then from this man. Good, now you have my attention bum smacking devil. I will slowly unravel all your secrets and lay them before mother then I will finally have my revenge..."

I thought to myself while giggling outside.

[well you never change ... ok now since all of us are out now let us watch the stage performance it is already past the fourth tick(1). I am sure everyone will like our arrangements right dason]said papa, while looking at Wierd looking tower.

[yes chief... let's go lily]said Dason while holding one hand of lily to support her in walking.

with that, we all again walked towards the stage and sat on the front row.

Soon after sitting, everyone started taking their seats. There was all laugh and cheers around. And soon the light around us starting diming.

everyone went quiet and with that, I could say the performance has started.

[In the era of chaos and destruction, when the sky was filled with dark clouds and the nights were starless, an era where feelings like kindness, humanity, joy held no meaning. it was an era where self-survival was the only priority. And the reason was the demon king, who leads his undead army and started conquering lands nonstop, and killed everyone who came in his way leaving only a trail of dead bodies. this all leads to a time that humanity was on verge of extinction. and all the leftover humans divided themself with borders and hid inside great walls. Not only humans but all other races were also feeling fear towards them and decided to not intervene in the war. But this discussion costed them and the undead army finally marched against other races too, but all races just hid away from the undead army inside their own barriers.]a middle-aged recited the whole story from backstage and all the actors depicted the same with their performance.

[All the hope seems to be lost, but as the gods said "a star only shines brightest in darkest nights", hope came to us in form of King Reinfrid, he united all the human nations and found about hidden race barriers locations. He convinced them to aid them in war and in the end, we stood victorious and he was our great ancestor that paved the path for the peaceful time that we share today]continued Ballard.

After he finished his words he came to the front stage and with all other actors bowed down finishing their performance. With that everyone clapped praising them for their hard work. And papa also walked towards the stage.

[It was a wonderful performance that tells perfectly our unforgettable past. Many of you may think that it has been 3000 years but why do we still hear this story right. Well, the reason is simple it is to maintain our culture that past leaders passed on to me and one day I hope to forward it to my successor. but above culture this also tells us one thing that we should absolutely follow our whole life "when you are alone you can sure kill thousands even armies but only if you are united can you face death in the eye" so I tell you all that not only u need to become strong, you need to become strong together and walk forward together towards a better future... Thank you]With that papa finished his speech followed by huge clappings from the public.

"now I came to know why he is this respected. he is good at the things he does". I thought.

After some time of clapping, he raised his hand indicating to stop clapping, and then said

[Now let's move on to our main event, we will be hosting our annual "JUNIOR MANA SPAR"]

"huh ... mana spar" "what the hell happened to this world" I was shocked to the core.

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(1) Unit of time in this world. 2 hours= 1 Tick