1 Fake death

The sun shined through the window as the cheers I heard grew louder. "stop the noise already..." I growled. "Hmmm, what are they so happy about?" I say half asleep but decided to check it out, 'the frost castle never is this loud' I think as I pick myself up from the bed with great difficulties. I wore my house slippers, ran my hand through my black hair and went to the window.

With a click the window opened and I could view the whole city square. 'Wait city square...I am not at home...this, why the hell am I at the hero's manor.' as I think that and try to remember what happened before I woke, the people outside started chanting "the ice villain is gone the mighty hero has rise above all~, they clashed and the brave hero killed the bad villain~" there was no problem with the chants but the problem was I, Kaan Mabuz, am not dead... 

"Ahh you are awake my lord." I hear a very very familiar voice behind, I turned around and greeted the hero of the nation, my own puppet Jasper Mort with a question "What is going on Jas?."

He bowed and said "I completed my mission of defeating you, My lord is this not what you wanted; your death and my succession."

I narrowed my eyes because of how respectfully sarcastic this brat was being. "Jas I never appointed or gave permission to kill me, where did you hear this order?" 'It must be a misunderstanding since I was the only one who knew that I would die in the end game. wait...what if he saw the paper. no! It can't be that I hide it so well. Yaa, let's calm down and listen to what he has to say.' 

He raised his head, his black hair falling on his face and looked at me with his distinctive honey gold eyes "Kaan sir how long were you going to act like this. I already know that after this is all over and done with you planned to die and give everything to me. I just simply can't let that happen. you are too important for me,"

'what nonsense is he spouting' before I could say anything he continued "you can't leave us here, not like this. That's why I faked your death and lied to everyone, even our side. I kidnapped you and am not planning to let you go any sooner."

"What!" That was one of the most gibberish things I have ever heard from him. "I am not staying here, I am returning to the frost castle, go arrange the carriage." I commanded and waved my hand at him.

"No," he said, which made me frown. He came near me, took my right hand and attached a bracelet on my wrist. "this is a magic sealer, now stay put because if you cause too much ruckus I will have to tie you up." He said and turned around and walked out the door. Leaving a very confused me behind.

"What the hell!" I murmured as my thoughts finally caught up to me. I checked the bracelet and tried to remove it but it was lost cause. I tried using my power but nothing came out. knock knock!

"Jas take this thing off of me its-"

This time the person who came in was not Jasper but Herrick Dunne, the royal doctor and also an important man under me. He with his brown hair and brown glasses eyes entered.

"Herrick thank god, help me, something is wrong with Jas he-" before I continued he started crying and dropped his bag on the bed "how could you do that to us my lord, planning to die alone. thank god that Jasper told us about it. Now sit down, I need to do a check up."

'Dame jasper.' 

I obeyed the crying doctor as he wiped his tears and checked me with magic. As I watched him work, he slowly calmed down, so I casually asked about the situation "so how many people know I am alive?"

He looked at me with reddened eyes and answered by taking some pills out. "Me, Jasper, Ivey and Skyler."

'Wait if Skyler knows she can help me out.'

Skyler Joshi, my personal assistant and the keeper of the frost castle. As I was planning out my escape routes and other stuff, Herrick gave me two pills. "What is this?"

"You have some inner body problems so one is for that and the other is for mana control." I raised my eyebrows and took them. But trust is an unexpected thing as I was instantly knocked out after taking the pills. my mind could function but I could not move as in frozen. Herrick put me in bed and removed my slippers and covered me with a blanket and walked out of the door as my consciousness faded away.

***

Click! I hear the door close to my right as I lean against the wall with my arms crossed. "How is he?" I ask Herrick. "All good now, give him the sleeping and recovery pills. Why did you go so hard on him?" He asked me as we started walking towards the main hall.

"Can't risk it with him. He is strong after all, on par with me" I sigh "but I guess my anger took the better of me"

"It sure did. Now what are we going to do." Herrick asks.

"Keep him in as long as possible and solve the problem with the kingdom, after all Ravial kingdom is not an easy one to take down. But anything for him right" I gave him a smile that made him shrink a little. 

"Right," he said with obvious discomfort.

"How is he!?" Ivey with her long green hair fluttering behind her and hazel eyes came running to us.

"All good" Harrick said as he moved towards Ivey, clearly trying to escape me.

"Thank god, I got so worried when Jasper just brought master like a potato sack." Ivey went on with her babbling. I left them and went to the communication room.

As I entered the contact ball was glowing red- meaning a call from frost castle. As I inserted my mana into it the screen cleared and I could see the serious and angry face of a black hair, red eyes vampire also known as the assistant of Ice king, Skyler.

"Hey, Sky, how is everything there?" I asked jokingly, knowing it's bad. "You idiotic obsessive psychopath, what have you done to master" and there goes my ears...