Rise of the Kings (ReverseHarem) | DISCONTINUED

Chapter 38: The King Lan

"It's better to do something than die by doing nothing."

-Cyrus, The Guardian Dragon

Chapter 38: The King Lan

Getshiereher, Center Town

"W-what happened?" Natatakot na tanong ni Lan kay cyrus. He flinched when the dragon's purple eyes landed on him. Bago pa man makapagsalita ang dragon, biglang nagpanic si Lan na parang isang ipis na nataob sakanyang likod.

"I-I'm sorry! I s-should've not asked! I-it's my fault for being curious! Kasalanan ko kung bakit ako nagtanong, please forgive me, h-hindi ko sinasadya magta----"

Cyrus just sighed at the poor king. He is clearly sacred of the dragon dahil kanina pa ito nanginginig sa tabi nya at pag tumitingin sya sa maliit na human, mukhang mapapaihi na si Lan sa sobrang takot sakanya.

After asking the human to heal Joner, Lan agreed to treat Joner not because he wanted to, but because he was afraid to refuse the dragon. Who knows kung anong gawin sakanya ng dragon, toasting him alive is not one of his bucket list.

'Prince Damien is planning to kill all of the legendary element users. He is planning to conquer the whole world at magsisimula na sya sa domecastle once he is crowned as the new king.' Cyrus told him.

Might as well told this King because he has the right to know, lalo na't hahanapin sya nila song at ng iba pang hari. Napatahimik naman si Lan sa sinabi ng dragon, much to the dragon's surprise. Expected nya na matatakot uli si Lan sakanya pero mukhang nagkamali sya.

"Then it's alright." The king said after a minute of silence. His tone is much more different than his usual high pitched and scared voice. Hindi rin sya nautal sa sobrang takot. Mukhang nakita ni Cyrus ang other side of the coin eh? Hindi nya aakalain na isang scaredy cat ang Fourth King, but to see this other side of him, definitely suitable for a king.

'What do you mean human?'Cyrus asked in confusion.

Anong ibig nyang sabihin na okay lang? Okay lang sakanya na sakupin ni Prince Damien ang buong mundo at patayin ang lahat ng mga legendary element users? Does he even have heart for all the innocent people out there? This is something new for the dragon. Sa milliong taon nyang pamumuhay, he found humanity's common attribute is to care for the others, kahit man isang stranger ito or hindi. This is one of the attribute that dragons do not have. Humans are too naive and easy to manipulate.

"T-this is the end. W-we are going to die. Oh god, t-this man sya ang wind elemental user isn't? S-sorry! D-dapat pala hindi ko sinabi yun, I-it's not alright, ma-mamatay na tayong lahat! Oh no!" King lan begans to panic habang naglalakad sya sa harapan ng dragon back and forth. Halata sa mukha nya ang takot at ang kanyang pagpapanic sa mangyayare once na naging hari si Prince Damien. His once calm demeanor was gone.

'King Lan, the other three kings is on their way to find you. You have to help them to stop prince dam---'

"N-no! I-I can't do this, t-there's no way makakatulong ako sakanila, p-paniguradong sagabal lang ako sakanila. W-what can I do to save the deomcastle? I-I can only heal people! I-I can't fight, I-I'm useless, I-I can't do this. Mas maigi p-pang mamatay. J-just imagine how strong is the current prince is, compare to him, I-I am a mouse." Depressed na sabi Lan at umupo sa isang corner while facing the wall. Blankong tinignan lang sya ng dragon, not knowing what to do to a depressed young adult or teenager for this point.

'It's better to do something than die doing nothing.' The dragon tried to knock some sense on the king's head pero parang tila hindi sya narinig ng hari.

"Cyrus? Where I am?" Joner slowly opened his eyes at ang unang bumungad sakanya ay ang malaking dragon at isang binata na nakaupo sa isang corner, his back turned to him. Humarap naman agad sakanya ang binata ng mapansin nito nagising na ang taong tinulungan nya.

Joner was shocked to see the familiar face of the fourth king.

"King Lan, papano ka nakatakas sa kulungan m----"

"I-I used a very rare healing potion for your wound and almost half of my magic was used. That would be a total of 20 gold coins, but since, isa ka sa mga legendary element user, I'm giving you a 10% off pero may charge ka ng 10% dahil ako pa nagbayad para sa kwartong ginamit mo para sa iyong pagpapahinga kasama na rin ang pagod at effort ko para pagalingin ka, kaya the over all total is 20 gold coins." Inilabas ng hari ang isang papel at ballpen at nagsimula ng magsulat dito habang sinasabi ang lahat ng charges ni Joner bago ibinigay ang resibo matapos nya magsalita.

'This human is unbelievable.' The Dragon scoffs at the King. Si joner parang isang mahinang internet dahil hindi nya parin maprocess lahat ng sinabi ng hari.

Matapos ang ilang minuto, walang expresyong binigyan ni Joner ang hari ng 20 gold coins. Masayang tinaggap naman ni King Lan ang bayad nya.

"Thank you for the transaction sir. I wish you well." Masayang sabi nya at walang sabing lumabas ng kwarto, leaving the silent dragon and dumbfounded Joner.

Once King Lan turned to a corner, biglang nawala ang masayang expresyon sa mukha nya at napalitan ito ng isang seryosong expresyon.

"Prince Damien is finally making his move huh? Nah, bat ba ako nag-aalala? It's not like I care to those people, humans are a bunch of trash anyway. I'm surprised gusto ng tatlong hari iligtas ang domecastle and on their way to find me? Huh as if tutulongan ko sila."

He said with a scoff at tumingin sa mga castle guards na binubugbog ang isang beggar. He didn't make a move to stop them, instead hindi nya ito pinansin.

"Good luck for them on finding me." He whispered to the wind and disappeared in the blink of eye.

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Author's note: Ghad ilang weeks na since nakalag update ako sa story na to. Hey everyone, sorry kung ngayon lang ako nakapag update. Medyo nabusy kasi ako sa new story ko, I will post it on here para makita nyo.

Anyway, what do you think of king lan's character so far? Is he a good or a bad person?

Thank you for still supporting this trash story, thank you so much everyone. Love lots <3

Sorry for the typos and grammars.

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