Dark Moon : Rise of The Dark King

First Arc (King of Euphorion) - 7. Twisted Fate

First Arc (King of Euphorion) – 7. Twisted Fate

Angel extended his hand to touch the boy statue before him. In a blink of an eye, everything around him stopped moving. He swept his gaze around him one more time. The butterflies flying near him froze in the mid-air. Cley and Claire who were sitting on a branch of a tree, while Mayor Bernard stood below them in exhaustion stiffened on their position. Even the wind around him stopped flowing.

"I have been waiting for you, Angelus Raizel..." It was the same young man's voice that sounded inside his head a month ago.

He turned his gaze to the source of the voice. A man the same aged as him. He had a warm face, his dark blue hair neatly combed back and his eyes were as sharp as him.
"Prince Lucian?" he guessed in confusion.

Lucian looked at him gently.
"This is the first time we meet face to face. Are you not afraid of me?"

"I'm a dead person who comes back to life, why should I be afraid?"

Lucian gave him a warm smile.
"You are still fearless as usual." Then Lucian turned his gaze to the statue behind him.
"It seems my father also knows you will come... He even makes a statue for both of us."

"What is this all about?" he asked.

Lucian returned his gaze to Angel.
"The crystal has tangled our fated together... Before he came to you, the shadow tried to insert the crystal into my body, but the power was too great. I couldn't control it, the crystal destroyed my body and mind from the inside. When the shadow was taking it back, my spirit fragments mixed in it and came to your body. That's why your hair colour changed into mine."

He blinked in confusion, his brows creased atop his forehead.
"You inside of me all this time?"

"Yes, when the shadow brings the crystal to us... Our fate is changed... While my fate ended because of the crystal... Your fate is to carry on my fate as well as to carry the burden for the Andromeda Continent."

"But... Why me? Why did the crystal choose me? What is this crystal? Who's that shadow? Why did he attack us? " he asked impatiently. The confusion overwhelmed his mind, he needed the answer right away.

Lucian shook his head.
"I don't know either... What I know is the crystal power is too great, I never felt a great power like that before. Even compared to my father... That crystal is far more powerful."

He sighed in disappointment.
"It seems you are as clueless as me."

"Forgive me, I can't give you more clues to avenge your father."

He pondered for a moment before returning his gaze at Lucian.
"Lucian, can you show yourself to anyone except me?"

"No... Even you can see me, but actually, I'm not here. I talk to you in your heart, in your mind. This form is only a reflection that my father made with his magic formation hiding inside the statue."

Angel sighed in disappointment.
"Is that so? That's a pity. Because I think someone really misses you."

Lucian gave him another smile.
"You mean that foolish assistant of mine, Chay Fadington?" he guessed.

"Yes, I think he feels guilty about your death."

"He is a stubborn person. If I didn't cast a Binding Spell on him, he would attack that shadow stupidly even though he couldn't fight."

Angel chuckled as he remembered how messy Chay's face was when he met him.
"I can see it. He is a reckless person, but he is a loyal subordinate. It must be fun to have a good assistant like him."