1 Episode 1 "Viol"

The sky was sunny. There wasn't a single piece of cloud. A blue infinity surrounded the Earth. At the closest place to this blue infinity,in the King's chamber, a young man with a cap was weeping.

- "Are you sure you want to do this, Sir! Please think again! Think about what you left behind! I'm sure if we all think about it, we can find a way!"

The hooded teenager's voice was full of desperation and remorse. Even though he knew he couldn't dissuade his master from his decision, he kept trying to stop him. The light that surrounded his master's body was about to swallow him up. The man, whose body slowly began to disintegrate, took his index finger to his lip and uttered his last words.

-"While I'm gone, it's all in your hands now. You need to stop being a crybaby, all right? Myrddin.."

- "Stop! No, sir, wait! I -!"

The explosion after his disappearance interrupted the young man's words. He immediately pulled a protective barrier around him and was protected from the explosion. And then he collapsed and started crying. He didn't know which was worse. The master he lost? Or millions of lives that they couldn't protect?

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Viol was cleaning as usual. His stepmother gave him this job to at least make some work. The house was quite large. It was a two-storey mansion built by the best architects of the kingdom, with the finest materials used, with a huge garden and the size of about twelve thousand square feet.

After all, his family was the Vale Family, one of the most noble families in the Kingdom of Diamonds. The Vale family, who had raised skilled warriors for the kingdom over the years, was a well-known, dignified and respected family who had achieved various achievements . The current leader of the family, Thomas Vale, was the King's right-hand man and the most powerful man in the kingdom after the royal family. Being born an "Ace " enabled him to develop both swordsmanship and magic.

Viol was the first child of the Vale Family, and even before his birth, great things were expected of him. However despite this expectation, Viol was born with the "Joker" sign, which was also described as "trash" and nothing is known about it.The reputation of the Vale Family, which took a big hit because of this, was recovered by second son who born as "9". And after that Viol began to be treated as if he never existed. He was then ordered by his stepmother to become a maid in the House.

- "Viol! Get over here and wash my feet! I'm so tired at school today, so hurry up!"

- "Of course, as soon as I'm done wiping the floor, Sir!"

- "No! Hurry up and get over here! If you're not here in three seconds, I'll make you lick my feet clean!"

As soon as Viol heard that, he started running. His younger brother's room was about fifty metres away, but it was easy for Viol to run that distance in 3 seconds. He was good at running, even though he was undersized and weak.

-"Three."

He was halfway there before his brother even started counting. But when he was arrived right in the room.;

- "One!"

Gerard continued to speak in a sarcastic manner;

- "You're late, Viol, now you have to lick my feet clean!"

He was giggling devilishly. Viol was out of breath as he ran with all his might.

-"Huh...Huh... Come on, Gerard, what happened to two?"

Viol breathed and straightened, but just then Gerard jumped out of his seat, like an arrow through the wind, and suddenly appeared before Viol. Viol couldn't even react. When Gerard appeared next to him, he was still looking across the room at Gerard's grand bed. Meanwhile, Gerard punched Viol in the face with all his might. Viol couldn't even see the punch. Viol hit the wall with the impact of the punch. There was a faint crack forward where the viol hit.

- "Shut up! Don't talk to me like we're brothers! You're just a piece of trash, and I'm the next leader of this Vale family! So shut up and just do as you're told! Get it?"

Viol, who fell to the ground on impact, was silent. There were bruises on the parts of his back that hit the wall, and it was throbbing like a drum hit. The impact of Gerard's fist blew his lip off and his tooth dislocated. Blood was dripping from his mouth and he couldn't get up.

Viol raised his face slightly. Smiling;

-" Yes, sir! I understand perfectly! With all due respect, I apologize."

Viol squeezed his hands so hard that his nails pierced his flesh and he began to bleed. Gerard felt a great disgust as if he had seen a huge insect.

-"Disgusting."

Then he left the room. Viol was left alone in the whole room, and he kept sitting on the floor for a while. Then he slowly got up and made his way to the bathroom. He looked carefully at himself in the mirror. His black hair was stained with blood as he also hit his head when he hit the wall. Underneath his green eyes was a big bruise from the impact of Gerar's fist. Although Gerard could not work the sword and magic at the same time because he did not have an "ace" symbol like his father, if he chose a field and focused on that field, he could overtake his father in that field. When an 8-year-old was able to throw such a powerful punch, it was as if he had chosen swordsmanship. Viol washed his face carefully and slowly. He rinsed his mouth, cleaned up the rest of the blood. He looked at himself long in the mirror, his eyes was looking dead. There was an endless darkness in his green eyes. He thought to himself;

"What was the reason I came into this world ?"

He came out of the toilet and headed to the kitchen to put ice on his wound and help with his cooking.

Even the servants of the Vale Family were specially chosen, private persons. Those who are not Noble are still born with high 'numbers'. Even the most powerless maid was no less than "6." Those who were born in high numbers and served in noble families were generally those who wanted to lead an easy and comfortable life. Apart from this, they had possibilities such as" adventurer"," Knight"," Royal Guard "or" sorcerer".

When Viol arrived in the kitchen , he began searching for Antonio, who was also one of the best cooks in the world. The kitchen was one of the largest parts of the House. It was about the size of 50 people to work without hit eachother and Antonio was responsible for everyone's work. It had to be better than they did, inspecting everyone one by one and doing their job well. So they had pretty strict rules. Anyone who didn't follow the rules, he'd throw them out. Thomas and Antonio had been friends from the time of the Academy so Thomas gave him this authority. He had a lot of trust in him. Antonio was repaying the authority and trust he was given. In Antoino's belief, the kitchen was a sacred place. Everything had to be perfect. There wasn't room for mistake. Therefore there would be often changes to the kitchen staff.

Viol found Antoino in the freezer at the back of the kitchen. Antonio was transferring "Mana" to a huge piece of ice in the middle of the freezer. Antonio would place great emphasis on the full power operation of the ice piece, so he would often replenish the strength of the ice piece. Viol called out to Antonio because he couldn't get into the freezer.

- "Antonio Chief! Excuse me, I have a little favor to ask, but could you come outside?"

The iron door of the freezer has opened. From the inside, about seven feet in size, with a beard extending to his chest, with a huge "8" mark on his huge arm, with a chief's cap on his head, he came out slowly. Antonio was quietly glancing at Viol. Viol was sweating cold. He knew what would happen next. He had a fake smile on his face. Antonio suddenly grabbed Viol and hugged him.

- "Viol! My little nephew! I miss you so much! What are you doing here!"

Viol felt like his ribs were going to break. No matter how much Antonio controlled his power, the body of a 9-year-old boy could not handle such pressure.

- "Antonio, let me go! I'm going to die!"

Antonio immediately realized what he was doing and immediately let Viol go. Viol fell down and started coughing.

-"Cough...Ahem! Come on, Antonio, we just met this morning, Why do you always act like this? You'll really kill me one day!"

Antonio had a big laugh.

- "Ahahahaha! No matter how much I see my little niece, it's not enough! Also a little bit of pain is good for a man! It makes you stronger! Ahahahah!

Viol slowly stood up. Gave to take a deep breath. It was like he was trying to make sure his ribs weren't broken.

-"Well. If you say so."

- "Hahahahahah! That's right, Viol! So what are you doing here, my little nephew? Dinner's an hour away! Ahaa! Now I get it! So you came to see your uncle Antonio because you miss him so much! You know you don't have to hold back! Your uncle is always happy to see you! Hahahahaha!"

Viol tried to laugh reluctantly.

- "Aha...Haha... Of course there is, uncle, but more importantly, I came to get ice for my wound. The bleeding hasn't stopped yet. So I thought I'd put some ice on it. Would you mind giving me some ice?"

Antonio suddenly got serious. He didn't see the purple bulge on viol's face because Viol was trying to cover it.

- "And how did this wound come about, my dear nephew?"

Antonio was pretty serious right now. He was frowning, sternly staring at Viol. It was hard to say he was the same guy that just happened to be there. It's already getting tense. Viol was troubled by the tension. To ease Antonio's anger, He made up a gray lie.

- "Don't worry, uncle! This wound happened when I fell off the ladder because my foot slipped while I was cleaning."

Viol was saying all this with a fake smile on his face, like he was breathing. Actually, that was normal. That's how he's been his whole life. Antonio took a long look at Viol. He sighed deeply and through;

"What a sad fate."he thought.

-" If it is, it's fine! Of course I'll give you some ice! We don't want the wound to swell up any more, do we?"

Antonio pulled a small sack out of one of the drawers in the kitchen. He kept his hand on the sack. A blue light emanated from his hand, and then he began to solidify. Antonio knotted the sack's head and gave it to Viol.

- "Here you go, little nephew! Here's your ice! Be careful, it's pretty cold!"

- "Thank you, uncle Antonio!"

Viol started to grab the sack where Gerard hit it. He had nothing to do now that the cleaning mission was over.

- "Uncle Antonio, can I help you for making dinner?"

Antonio gladly accepted the offer, which made him very happy.

- "Ahahahah! Of course, little Viol! I would have asked you if you wouldn't ask me!"

This wasn't Viol's first job in the kitchen. He would come to help Antonio almost every day. This was because Antonio was the only person in the mansion who treated Viol like a human being and treated him well. Approximately 250 people worked on the Vale Family's estate. There were about 50 Cooks, 100 maids and 100 gardeners. No one among these employees treated Viol as a human being, but they bullied him just like his little brother did to him. Although they couldn't raise a hand to him, they had Viol do most of their work. It's just that things were different in the kitchen. Because Antonio was here.

Although Antonio knew that Gerard was the cause of Viol's injury, he chose to believe his grey lie so as not to give Viol a hard time. Still, he wasn't going to let it go so easily.

- "So... Let's see how you're doing with your brother, little Viol! Are you guys getting along?"

Viol was startled. And he knew it wasn't that easy to fool Antonio. He tried to smile awkwardly.

- "Haha... What makes you think that, Antonio? Has something happened?"

- "No, I just wanted to make sure my two little nieces got along! That's all!"

- "Haha... İs that so..."

Viol remained silent for a while. His long black hair had fallen in front of his face and was covering his face. Even Antonio couldn't understand what Viol was thinking. But Viol, surprised even himself, chose to be honest.

- "Actually, we're not getting along right now. Since he started school, things have gotten a lot worse between us."

- "Why? You were so close before." Antonio asked.

Viol awkwardly tried to laugh.

- "Haha... I don't know, maybe he's got problems at school."

Viol's voice trembled. It was obvious to her that he was very upset about this situation with his brother. They were very close until three years ago. Couldn't be without each other. Especially Gerard wanted to sleep with his brother every night. Viol really had no idea about Gerard's change. That's why it was more painful. He didn't know what had happened to his much-loved little brother. But unlike Viol, Antonio knew exactly what the change in Gerard was about. Viol's stepson, Gerard's mother Catarina. Catarina was a very ambitious and beautiful woman. She had been nicknamed "Blue Phoenix" because of her fire-like hair, azure eyes, ability to fire, and being an "8." She was born and raised in a noble family, though not as much as the Vale Family. She joined the Vale Family as second lady as a result of a marriage arranged by her father, although her pride did not give her hand. The count at first showed no interest in Catarina. There was often marriage for business in the nobility. That's why Thomas agreed to this marriage. In his business with Catarina's father, Catarina's father's condition was that he marry his daughter. So his daughter could have a comfortable life. Although Thomas accepted the Charter, his heart belonged to Viol's mother, Maria. Maria was a dazzling woman with black hair, azure eyes, a tiny nose and long lashes. Thomas had a crush on him at first sight. Catarina, a proud woman, couldn't help herself. So she tried to assassinate Maria many times, but failed. Although she did not succeed, God must have wanted to repay her efforts, which was a great tragedy. Maria died in viol's birth. Although the birth was performed with the best doctors and healers, Maria did not survive. Maria, who had a weak body since her birth, was unable to handle the birth. On top of it all, the fact that Viol was born "The Joker" seemed like another slap to count Thomas, who had already lost the love of his life.

Taking advantage of Thomas who is in despair greatly, Catarina came to his room to "comfort" him one day, when Thomas drank too much and got drunk. So he made one of the biggest mistakes of his life. A mistake that ended his family. Of course, he couldn't have known that back then. After learning Catarina was pregnant with Gerard, Thomas spruced himself up. He returned to his post with more ambition than ever before.

Dinner preparations were complete. Members of the Vale Family were gathered at the table. Thomas was sitting at the top of the table, which, as usual, stretched to about forty metres and shimmered wherever you could look, adorned with ornaments made of precious materials such as gold, silver and diamonds. Brown hair, green eyes, ball beard, long eyelashes and slight wrinkles on his forehead, even if he was fifty years old, he was quite a handsome man. The effect of the years was evident by the wrinkles on his face. Gerard and Catarina were sitting side by side, just across from Thomas. Viol was sitting opposite direction with Gerard and Catarina. Viol never liked breakfast and dinner. He always thought he was forced to eat with the people who hated him the most. That's why he usually never spoke at the table. He would eat quietly, but quickly, and then go to his room. The atmosphere was also tense. No one was talking. "They don't even talk just because I'm here. Why would they hate me so much. Is it that bad to be weak?"thought Viole. That's one of the two things he's been questioning himself for as long as he can remember.

Thomas was the first to break the silence at the table. He noticed the swelling under viol's eye.

- "Viole, would you like to explain the swelling under your eye ?"

Viole was startled. He was sweating cold. He didn't want to lie to his father, but he knew that if he told The Truth, Gerard would make him pay. Gerard kept eating as if nothing had happened. He knew perfectly well that viol couldn't tell her father the truth.

Viol with a fake smile on his face;

- "I was up in a tree in the garden, sir, but I slipped and fell to the ground. And as a result, this wound has been inflicted."

Viol always spoke to his father in the most gentle way he could. He didn't want to upset him by being rude because he thought he hated him.

- "Oh, so that's what happened. After that be more careful. You don't want to get hurt."

- "Ahaha... Yes, sir, I'll be more careful from now on. Don't you worry."

"Now that I think about it, we haven't had family time in a long time, have we ? The King has given me permission for tomorrow. He said I needed to rest a bit and spend time with my family because I hadn't taken a break for a long time and things are going well right now. That's why I want to spend time together as a family."

Thomas seemed quite pleased that his king had given him permission and that he could spend time with his family. Catarina broke her silence at the table for the first time;

- "Yeah, that's a pretty good idea, Thomas. We haven't had time together in a long time. Then how about going to Hannibal? It could be good for the kids and good for us. I'm sure the fresh air will be good. We can do picnic as well."

Thomas was thrilled when he heard Catarina approve as well, and jumped out of his seat.

- "Okay, then we're all going to Hannibal's tomorrow! Alfred! I want everything to be perfect for tomorrow! Now get ready!"

Alfred was the chief steward of the Vale Family and the most competent servant of the house after Antonio. Thomas, though not as much as Antonio, also relied heavily on Alfred.

Alfred showed up next to Thomas out of nowhere.

-"Yes, sir."

Although Catarina and Gerard were not impressed with this trick, Viol was surprised and excited every time Alfred made this move.

"So that's the power of a" 7." Unbelievable!" he thought.

- "Good! Then tomorrow morning, nine, when everyone's ready, we go to Hannibal! Don't forget to go to bed early, boys! The sooner we get out, the better!"

Gerard and Viol at the same time;

-" Yes, sir!"