Reborn as the Tyrant's Son

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

"Good morning, Your Imperial Highness!"

5 years old Loki beamed at the maid who greeted him. "Good morning po! Kumain na po ba kayo?"

The maid nearly had a heart attack.

Loki's charms are really something, though in reality, he's only doing this to have a great relationship with everyone to avoid hostility while he's here. Hanggang sa makaalis lang naman sila ni Iris 'to. He can play the kind and sweet innocent kid until then.

"Tapos na po kami. Ah! Do you want some chocolates?"

Another reason of him befriending the maids are because of sweets. Ni kahit na kailan ay hindi siya nakatikim ng mga ganito sa una niyang buhay as Edward kaya sinusulit niya na ngayon.

"Chocolates!" He giggled.

The maid clutched her chest as she watched him in adoration. She, then, handed him a pack of homemade chocolates. "Don't tell Iris, okay?"

He nodded his head. Paniguradong kapag nalaman ni Iris ay mapapagalitan na naman siya so he have to be secretive when it comes to sweets.

He tugged the maid's sleeve kaya napayuko ng kunti ang dalaga. She nearly fainted when the cute adorable Imperial Prince pecked her cheeks.

"Thank you po!" He, then, ran away.

He hummed as he walked around the garden near the Monice Palace where he is residing. Kinakain niya ang nakuhang chocolates habang pinagmamasdan ang tanawin. It was beautiful. Kahit na ilang ulit niya atang makita ang tanawin ay hindi siya magsasawa.

"Eating chocolates early in the morning?"

Mabilis niyang naitago ang mga tsokolate sa likuran niya bago siya lumingon sa pinanggalingan ng boses. His eyes twinkled when he saw his second older brother who's leaning at the trunk of a tree. "Kuya Ares!"

Hindi na siya takot sa ikalawang prinsipe. He noticed that the piercing gaze of his brother has always been natural, hindi niya iyon sinasadya, sadyang matalim lang talaga ang pagtingin niya. Funny how he used to cry every time he saw it but now, he grew fond of it. It was pretty intimidating but it's still pretty.

The 13 years old Imperial Prince walked towards his youngest sibling, crouching down to be the same level as he is.

"Look at how dirty you are, you damn rascal." He snatched the chocolates from his small hands, discarding it behind him.

Halos na-estatwa si Loki sa nasaksihan.

His chocolates...

When Ares noticed Loki's frozen figure, napabuntong hininga siya bago inilahad ang nakatagong pack ng tsokolate sa bulsa niya. "Here."

Loki's eyes twinkled.

"I got it from the country I went to." Sabi pa niya.

Napatitig sa kaniya si Loki.

The last time Ares gave him a gift, which was a gem, ay sinabi niyang nakuha niya iyon sa country na pinuntahan niya but ang totoo ay tinakot niya ang pinuno ng country na iyon para ibigay sa kaniya ang pinaka-treasured na gamit sa country nila.

He nearly killed the leader of that country dahil umayaw ito. Ang balak niya ay patayin ito bago nakawin ang gem but bumigay din naman ang pinuno kaya nakuha niya ito sa matiwasay na paraan (kahit na hindi naman talaga matiwasay ang paraan niya because he established a war against that country para lang makuha ang gem na iyon).

He stomped his way towards the said country after he heard na may maganda silang gem do'n na gustong makita ni Loki, he infiltrated it all by himself.

Did he get a scolding from Hades? No, he was praised instead.

At dahil may naibigay siyang mahalagang bagay kay Loki, both Hera and Hades went their way and barges in another countries for their treasures. Mabuti na lang at natigil ang kahibangan na iyon after Iris found out about it. Pinabalik niya rin ang mga ninakaw nilang treasures and they also gave some compensations dahil sa mga napatay nila at dahil na rin sa damages na nagawa nila.

It was a nightmare for Loki. He was so guilty kaya sobrang ingat niya sa pagsasalita kapag ang mga kapatid niya ang kausap niya. One word from him can trigger a war. That's how crazy they are.

"Don't worry, binili ko lang 'yan sa tindahan nila ro'n." Ares reassured him after he saw Loki looking at him intently.

Tinitigan muna siya ni Loki bago siya ngumiti nang malawak. "Thank you, Kuya!" He started to munched the chocolates.

Ares sighed as he pat Loki's head, a small affectionate smirk on his lips.

"Binigyan mo na naman ba siya ng chocolate, Your Imperial Highness?!"

Ares averted his gaze when Iris nagged him. Kalmado siyang sumandal sa backrest ng couch na inuupuan niya.

"Calm down, Iris. He's just a kid. Let him have his freedom."

"Too much sweets can damage his health, Your Highness! Stop spoiling him too much." Pangangaral ni Iris.

Pinakinggan ba siya ni Ares? Nope! He wasn't listening at all, more reason why Iris became more furious.

Napatigil si Iris when someone tugged her gown lightly. She looked down and saw Loki's puppy eyes, pouting a little.

"I'm sorry, Iris. Hindi na po mauulit." He mumbled, looking guilty as he looked away.

Napabuntong hininga si Iris, nahulog na sa patibong ng alaga niya.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. It's fine eating sweets but not too often, okay? Pwedeng masira ang ngipin mo. Pwede ka ring magka-diabetes. We can't have that." Iris crouched down to Loki's level.

"I'm sorry, Iris." Naiiyak nitong sambit bago niyakap si Iris na pinatawad na kaagad siya.

Loki, then, met Ares' eyes. He smiled at him, giving him a thumbs up making Ares smirk.

He trained that kid, alright.

"Hellooo!"

Everyone's attention went to the door that was slammed open. Hera walked in, immediately making her way towards Loki who ran to her direction.

"Hello, my cute little blood! Did you miss your pretty Ate? Do you want me to stab you?"

Kahit ata gaano katagal ay hindi ata masasanay si Loki kay Hera and her stabbing personality.

When Hera whipped her head, she was met with Ares' piercing gaze. Nawala ang excited na ngiti sa labi ni Hera and it was replaced by a spiteful gaze. "What are you doing here, Kuya Ares?"

Annoyance. That's the only thing Hera can feel at the moment.

"What are you doing here, Hera?" Pagbabalik niya.

"Kuya asked me to invite Iris and Loki to the Helace Palace for lunch."

"And he didn't invite me?" He was suspicious of her.

"Even if he didn't invite you, you will still come. Oh, and make sure to drag a bloody body, okay? It makes me have an appetite."

"Yeah, right. Whatever." Ares lazily waved his hands, standing up. "I'll go find some dumb bitch to kill."

And he left, Hera waving at him with an excited smile, eyes twinkling.

"He doesn't mean it, right?" Loki slowly tugged Hera's gown.

Hera nervously chuckled. "Of c-course n-not." She lied.

She lightly shooed Iris and Loki para mauna na sila sa Helace Palace. Nang mawala sila sa paningin niya, she grabbed a knight just outside the room.

"Go after Kuya Ares and tell him to stop his plans on killing someone. Immediately!"

The knight ran to follow her orders.

She hoped the message was conveyed to Ares before Loki found out.