Cale had always been living as trash. He had to. for his family of course, but when they had enough of him and kicked him out, Cale was ready. Not like before where he had nothing, he already had a family. One that loved him dearly.
This is a story...
(Whatever art I put on here is not mine, the credits go to whoever made it)
- You understand my evaluation. You are a really good guy! Thanks!
"..." 'It cut me off?'
Cale really could not figure out the situation at hand. At least the voice stopped after telling him thanks. Called looked toward the tree in front of him.
"How interesting."
The man-eating tree, the originally black man-eating tree, was starting to turn white. It then started to slowly grow some green leaves. The scene looked even more mystical because he was surrounded by fog right now.
Ooooooooong-
The noise held some heaviness compared to before. Cale kneeled on one side and sat down underneath the trunk of the tree. A bright white light was pouring out from the hole.
Cale put his hand into the light. He then closed his eyes.
'This must be it.'
A warm and strong power that wrapped around his hand. He started to smile before hearing the voice one more time. It was a pure and warm voice.
- It will protect you.
Shiiiiiine.
For a very short moment, a bright light wrapped around Cale. The light was silver in color, and the light started to become absorbed by his body. The absorbed light all gathered at Cale's heart.
"Huuuuuuuh."
Cale let out a long sigh as he opened his eyes. It did not hurt. It was warm, and the pure power was making him feel happy.
Cale quickly lifted up the shirt that he was wearing.
'I did it.'
There was a small silver shield inscribed over his heart. It was different from a tattoo. Such a beautiful and fancy shield left its mark over Cale's heart.
The shield will prioritize its owner's safety above anything else. The location of that promise was at the heart. This shield will be with Cale until his heart stops beating.
"How nice."
Cale could feel the strength wrapping around his heart. It was not causing any issues. In fact, it felt like the shield had surrounded his heart, and was doing its best to protect him.
Ancient Powers like this left their unique mark when they are activated.
Cale quickly used the method that was written in the novel to trigger the Ancient Power.
Paaaaaat.
The 'Indestructible Shield' appeared in front of Cale's eyes.
It was a silver shield that was just large enough to cover Cale's upper body. There were two silver wings on both sides of the shield, which allowed the shield to move within a certain radius from Cale. The size of the shield was also controllable.
Cale started to control the size of this shield that already felt like it was a part of his body. This immediate familiarity was one of the special traits of Ancient Powers. That was why heroes used it, even if it was just as a support.
Cale started to smile.
'A maximum of two times.'
Cale was thinking in terms of Choi Han, the strongest person around him right now. The shield should be able to block two of Choi Han's attacks. He never wanted to meet Choi Han again, but if he did this would at least help him for some time.
'Now I need to get back home quickly, or else I might catch a cold'
Cale then walked out and then down the hill when he stopped and saw two small cats. One was red and the other silver. They reminded him of those two siblings that he had met earlier. 'They must be from the cat tribe, but what are they doing here?'
Then Cale bent down to the two cats and held his hand out. The silver cat seemed to be defensive and stayed away, while the red one immediately came towards him and nudged his hand.
Meeeeoooow
Cale usually didn't like cats but he liked these two. The silver cat then came forward too seeing her brother do the same. 'Their still kids, why are they in the slums? No kid should have to go through this.'
Although Cale couldn't help every child that he met, he could at least help these two. "Hey, do you want to come with me? I'll give a warm home and food." Cale asked them.
The silver cat seemed to be wary of the redhead, but when she saw the concern and warmth in his eyes, he seemed more trustable. It had been so long since anyone had looked at them in that way. Just then the red cat jumped into Cale's arms and snuggled into his chest (Anyone else wanna do that?), the silver cat seeing her brother trust the him, she also did the same and snuggled into him and felt warmer than she had in a long time.
Cale smiled at them and got up from the ground and carried the both towards his estate. 'How adorable, but why are they so heavy?'
When he reached the door, Hans was waiting for him and gasped at the sight that greeted him.
"Young master what happened?" He asked shocked. He was soaked and was carrying two small cats in his arms.
Cale just gave him the cats and told him, "Can't you see what happened? Take care of these two and send them to me when you're done with them."
"W what cute and adorable little kittens!"
'Huh he really seems to like cats, doesn't he? Whatever as long as takes care of them' Cale thought as he walked away towards his room. He needed to take a bath before he got a cold.
After he had taken a bath and changed into some dry clothes, he met the pair of siblings.
"You're both from the cat tribe, yes?"
Meeeow!
Meeeeoooooow!
He could see both of them flinch. Cale chuckled and then said to them, "Don't worry about anything, that's not what kids should do. I'll provide you with a roof to live under, food and everything else you need, as long as you're useful."
Meow?
"Reply in the human language I know you can speak it."
"Meow, I want cake and meat!" the red cat said.
"Nya, me too!"
Cale then smiled, "Then what do you have to do?"
"Be useful nya!"
"Meow, be useful!"
[I'm sorry for not posting yesterday and for making this chapter so short, I hope that this picture makes up for it, credits to one that made it. Also thank you so much for your support!!]
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