1 「 Prolog 」

* Pant *

* Pant *

In a dark and humid cave, a young man about 15 years old was seen running while panting. The young man was about 170 cm tall with brown skin and black eyes. He has jet black hair that seems invisible when in the dark.

He has burns and cuts all over his body, and blood continues to flow from his wounds. However, his speed in running did not seem to decrease at all. He continued to run desperately while carrying some kind of bandaged object in his arms.

* Pant *

Before he finally deadlocked.

' Dead end! 'thought the young man, and as he turned and tried to find another way, a group of men blocked his way.

'Damn it! ' The young man cursed in his mind. Although surrounded by a group of men carrying heavy weapons, but the young man's gaze did not flinch in the slightest, he still proudly stood up and hugged the bandaged object.

"You can't run any farther, Kira. If you had obeyed me from the start, maybe this wouldn't have happened and you don't need to die..."

Said a big man whose height reached 2 meters. the man's face was very scary with many wounds on his face. However, the young man named Kira just answered and looked at the hordes of men in front of him as if he was seeing trash.

"How could I give this to bastards like you, you damn government dog!" Kira shouted with an angry face.

Hearing Kira's words, everyone laughed out loud, before the scary man approached Kira while pulling a large sword from his back.

* Cling *

"Government dog, huh? Good words come out of your dirty mouth, boy." Said the man as he continued to move towards Kira.

"Don't come any closer! If you come any farther, I will get this thing out." Kira tried to bluff, but the scary man knew that Kira's words just now were a bluff, so he said in a playful tone.

"Woah, it's scary ~."

The man, then grinned and said to Kira.

"You are very much like your mother, your dirty mouths, and the expression of those who try to be strong even though they are on the verge of death."

Hearing that, the air seemed to slow down around Kira, he widened his eyes and stuttered.

"M-my mom, you say? How could a bastard like you know her? She died while giving birth to me."

"Again, your words are very rude, your father doesn't teach you manners when talking to older people huh??"

However, the anger inside Kira was only madly out.

"Just answer my question!"

Seeing Kira's attitude, the scary man took a big step and immediately punched Kira's face to make it bounce off the cave wall.

"* Cough *"

Kira vomited blood into the air and felt some of his bones cracked just because of a fist. Then, the scary man spoke again.

"Your mother hasn't died, she didn't die while giving birth to you, it's all just lies, lies made by Major Ratakra."

"By my father? What do you mean? And also, my mother is still alive? Don't talk nonsense!"

Kira got up with all his strength and tried to hit the scary man using the object in his hand, but that could be stopped easily using his iron sword.

* Clang *

"What's the matter? Is this only your ability? Aren't you the ' Genius Magician ', Kira Ratakra Jr !!!"

The scary man then kicked Kira very hard, and made him hit the wall for the second time, but fortunately this time Kira was able to hold him using the object in his hand.

Kira spits and thinks.

'My body has reached its limit. Damn it The battle outside before drained almost all of the Mana in my meridian. With an amount like this, I can't even use the simplest magic. '

Kira then realized that he currently considered a state treasure, which was also the reason why he was being pursued at this time.

The object in Kira's hands right now was a very valuable Artifact. Apocrypha of the Thousand Realm or commonly called Apocrypha, is a highest level Magical Item that is equivalent to weapons belonging to the gods.

The object was actually discovered by Kira himself, but human nature is always the same, they always try to get what they want, even though it is obtained by seizing the property of others. The people who were after the Apocrypha were the Government who said that Magical Items such as Apocrypha were not worthy of being owned by Kira and asked him to surrender it voluntarily to them.

Kira then looked into the scary man's eyes and said with a firm face even though he was about to lose consciousness.

"You haven't answered my question before, what do you mean my mom's death is a lie? Tell me!"

Hearing that, the scary man grinned.

"That's right, everything is just a lie that was made by your late father to get his position as a major." Said the man.

"Do you think the trash like your father can become a Major? No! He doesn't even whorty to be a horse keeper! That man is stupid, drunk, and lazy, he is the embodiment of the worst humans. But, unlike your mother , she is a gorgeous woman, a goddess who wants to marry a germ like your father. "

Kira wanted to be angry when he heard his late father was insulted, but he just kept quiet while clenching his hands. But Kira knows the man is telling the truth, and his father has also told him the reason why his mother fell in love with him.

It is true what people say, love is blind.

"But rubbish is still rubbish, even he is not satisfied after getting a woman like your mother ... and in order to gain wealth and position, your father is willing to sell your mother to the noble Bertalhov." Said the scary man with a smirk.

Hearing that, the atmosphere became quiet, nothing came out of Kira's mouth and he didn't even breathe.

"Did you say just now?"

"I say your mother was sold by your father to the noble, in exchange for his wealth and his major position."

Hearing that, a murderous aura enveloped Kira that even surprised everyone including the scary man.

"No way! My father would never do that! He would not sell ..."

"Where do you think the money your father used to buy a big Mansion in the port city, how useless people seem to be able to become a Major! That is all thanks to His Majesty, the proceeds from selling your mother to the noble."

* Gasp *

Kira's breath faltered, and his heart beat fast, he didn't want to believe the dog's words in front of him but .. somehohe felt that all his words beforehand were the truth.

"Tsk, you're just saying nonsense, I'll kill you!"

He then removed the bandages that covered Apocrypha and finally revealed it form to everyone.

Apocrypha is a dual-blade sword like thing that seems to be made of a transparent purple crystal, and has a length of more than one meter. Throughout the Apocrypha blades, there can be seen a kind of vacuum within the Apocrypha itself.

Seeing the beautiful shape of the Apocrypha, the scary man made an amazed expression.

"Ooh ~ How beautiful, what a beautiful sword. Your Majesty said right, things like this shouldn't fall into the hands of someone like you," said the man.

"Be quiet so that I can slash your neck neatly, dog!" Kira replied while trying to attack the man using Apocrypha, but ...

* Spurt *

"Eh?"

Suddenly blood flowed, but it came from Kira's hands.

' What! why does my hand hurt? 'Think Kira, of course he immediately sent his movements and looked into his hands.

"Am I hurt by my own weapon?"

What Kira said was the truth, he was injured because one of the Apocrypha blades accidentally hit his arm. Of course Kira is not a beginner in swordsmanship, since childhood he has been educated in the military, but Apocrypha is a strange weapon with a form that is not like a normal sword.

Seeing Kira hurt himself, the man laughed.

"Hahaha, it seems like even the original owner of that thing doesn't know how to use it properly." said the man, raising his sword in the air.

Kira just stared resignedly because his arm had lost all strength. He was no longer able to fight.

The scary man then cut towards Kira with a smile.

"Goodbye, this world really isn't fair to you, Kira. Because of that ... Die!"

Kira's eyes widened as the blade approached him. 'Ah ... Am I going to die? '

However, before the man's sword cut Kira's body into two parts, suddenly the cave shook violently and made his slash slip.

* Growl *

* Clang *

Everyone panicked, because they were afraid of being buried by the ruins of the cave.

"What! What happened, an earthquake?" Said the scary man to one of his men.

"I don't know boss, but it's probably true," answered his men.

Seeing the people were busy chatting, Kira thought with a sharp look.

'This is an opportunity to run, but where ...'

And when he looked back, he saw a large gate which was previously just an ordinary cave wall.

'Where did this gate come from? Wasn't this just a collection of rocks and earth before? But ... '

Kira glanced at the scary man and his men who were still chatting with each other.

... There is no other choice. I will break this gate and run as fast as possible. '

Kira then brought Apocrypha using his left hand and forced his numbed body to rise, now he needed to break the gate in front of him to escape.

* Tap *

Hearing the sound of Kira's footsteps, the scary man shouted.

"Oi You guys, take the Apocrypha from that boy's hand before the cave completely collapses!" The man shouted.

"""Roger that!"""

Everyone answered in unison and ran towards Kira. While Kira who is already a step in front of the gate thinks.

"Damn! This won't have time." Said Kira who thought that the gate would be very difficult to open, but when he touched it using his finger, the gate was easily opened.

' What? The gate is open that easily! But ... this isn't the time to panic, I have to go in and immediately close it. '

Kira then entered the gate and turned to close it, but surprisingly the gate closed by itself slowly.

* Pant *

* Pant *

Looking at the gate that was slowly closing, Kira then looked at the people who had tried to kill him before. They look desperate to reach Kira, while Kira just brandishing his middle finger at them and think.

'Just watch later ... Bertalhov Augusto XII, I don't know what happened between you, my mom and my father. But if what the dog says is true, then I will definitely kill you and your whole family ... I will definitely return ... Bertolhov. '

After that, Kira's gaze was filled with a very bright light before instantly turning into darkness again.

***

* Drip *

The sound of water droplets can be heard in a dark room, and the young man we know, Kira, lies with his body full of wounds. With a groan of pain, Kira slowly opened his eyes.

" Where is this...? "

Suddenly a voice came from the darkness, the voice sounded old and wise.

"Ho ~ What is this sign ... two Irregulars at a time, will an event that shakes the tower occur?"

' Who is that!? '

Hearing that, the vigilant Kira immediately took a sitting position and tightly grasped the Apocrypha, even though his body was completely numb, at least he had to be prepared if someone attacked him.

The voice then came back.

"Well, that's not my problem ..."

Suddenly, a creature with a strange form appeared in front of Kira.

The creature has an appearance reminiscent of a white rabbit because of his long ears. He swirls a long yellow stick with two green balls at each end. His face is featureless except for a black, slit like structure which can open to reveal narrow eyes or even his "mouth."

'What is this creature? I have never seen anything like this in my life !? 'Think Kira.

Kira became very alert and prepared to attack the creature using Apocrypha, but instead the creature bowed politely and said.

"I am not your enemy, young master." Said the creature. However, Kira just narrowed and asked.

"Then who are you? What is this place?" Asked Kira.

The creature then twirled his cane while introducing himself.

"I am Headon, the guardian of the ground floor of this tower."