AT THE PEAK OF EPITOME (ENGLISH)

FIRST ARC: CHAPTER 3

FIRST ARC: THE START OF THE BEGINNING

CHAPTER 3: Fatal Wound...

At the edge of an unknown mountain, a small opening are leading towards a sealed cave. The cave were fortified by different traping and defensive formation. A sword and various magic treasures were hidden inside that cave that may contain unknown power.

Due to a unknown map that lately circulating in the magic world, the cave along with it treasures were now exposed to magic cultivators. Countless magic experts were standing in front of the cave.

Some were wearing a luxurious clothing declaring their high status.

A few moments later a sudden silence occur to the groups of magic cultivators. The sounds of footsteps could be heard from a distance. A strong presence were coming from that direction.

A young man appear in the thick forest. He's wearing a silken male gown that were embroidered by a golden dragon. Under it is a kimono like dress. His long hair were tied to his head. Like an ancient Chinese clothing.

The man raised his gaze. He have a porcelain white skin, a sharp and protruding blue eyes. It were paired by a small pointy nose and red lips. The man have a feminine beauty that anyone would fall for.

"Looks like the 8th imperial prince are also interested in the treasure inside, it's that right his Majesty Ciel." A familiar voice spoken, seconds after the Young Master Xial emerges from the opposite direction.

The young master Xial slightly lowered his head to the said 8th prince to show some respect.

The prince slightly gaze towards the young master's direction and instantly recovered his sights.

"Looks like you're late Young master of Iclar, Xial" the prince answered.

The young master smile, "I just have some trouble on the way here."

The prince ignore that answer. Showing no sign of interest.

The young master instantly change his expression. 'Soon enough, I would kill this arrogant prince!'

Three men were standing behind the prince. They were look like in the middle age based on their appearance. Those men were emitting a powerful aura of a Earthen discipline experts.

The prince instantly instruct the two experts of the Earthen discipline. He pointed the seal on the entrance of the cave. The two experts nodded and jumps to the air. In a blink of an eye the two experts landed in front of the said entrance.

The two experts moved their hand in a clockwise direction. The thin air around them instantly follow the movement of their hands like a dance accompanied by music.

A hot energy were start to form around them. After a while a big transparent red magic circle formed in front to them. The two experts step their right foot forward to maintain their balance as they guide their magic towards the cave seals.

As the seal slowly devour the two magic circle, the entrance of the cave rumble. "Your majesty it's a silver cloak magic spiritist formation." One of the expert said.

Magic spiritist is a known experts in the magic world that temper and cultivate their own spirits and soul to create formation and control spirits from the spirit dimension. They were on higher status to the magic cultivator of that world. Magic spiritist were divided into different stage. First is the black cloak spiritist, white cloak spiritist, gray cloak spiritist, green cloak spiritist, orange cloak spiritist, violet cloak spiritist, yellow cloak spiritist, blue cloak spiritist, red cloak spiritist. It was followed by silver cloak spiritist and gold cloak spiritist.

Magic spiritist were known to be a powerful figure of the magic world with only a few numbers.

The prince expression didn't change at all. He retain his exposing aura as he move his gaze towards the expert. "So? Can you do it?"

Immediately, the expert cleared his throat. "We are already a blue cloak spiritist so we could break this formation but we need another expert of the same discipline and stage and it would take some time, your majesty."

The prince look towards the expert standing behind him. The expert lowered his head. "I can't left you unprotected..."

"Go," the prince cut the expert's world.

"B-but your majesty, if my magic energy were drained no would be able to protect you," the expert mumble.

The prince eyes narrowed towards the expert. "It's a direct order." The prince voice were full of authority and power.

The expert hesitated but soon after, he lowered his head and jump in front of the cave.

The 8th prince were the most mysterious among the ten imperial prince's. No one knew of his true ability among the empire. His talent were also unknown as well as his skills. He doesn't have any imperial forces and have the less authority. But even with that, the prince is the most protected members of the imperial royalty.

That leads to rumors that the 8th prince have no talents and the weakest among his siblings.

Few kilometers away from that place on the other side of the mountain. A stronger and a lot more powerful formation was laid.

Inside the certain cave, the drip-drop of water from the stalactite echo inside the small chamber.

A boy is lying unconscious to the ground next to a rusty ancient sword. The sword were emitting a very powerful aura even with it's ugly and dulled appearance.

It's the sword that were tried to take away by the boy who's being chased by four magic cultivators. The blood of the young boy were still in the swords handle.

Slowly, a drop of blood were formed from the sword handle. It flows downward towards the faded red gem in the middle of the sword hilt.

The gem instantly absorb the blood. It's like a dried soil that were being watered for the first time. Suddenly, the gem emit a small light.

A strong force rapidly speed out of the sword. Along with it, a transferent air like existence were force out from the red gem.

Runes start to appear from the blade of the sword. It radiates a blinding golden lights that spin around the unconscious boy. The boy lifted few centimeters from the ground until the lights were absorb.