Reborn

FROST PALACE (1)

A place inside black market of Chenghuang Continent.

A rundown shop at the farthest end of the black market was closed. An old man entered the shop without breaking the barrier. As soon as he was inside his appearance was changed. He was a subordinate of Leader of Blood Devils. He muttered something under his breath and a dimensional portal opened. He dived into the portal and it closed. The shop was empty again not even a sound was audible from outside, as if nothing unusual happened.

Inside the portal

It was a vast land covered with heaps of snow. It was winter season. The place was too crowded with people. The market was Devil Market. It got its name from the various killings happening in its territory. The man fastened his pace and proceeded towards the top of everlasting mountain. It was where the mightiest person of the land lived; The Monarch.

He was stopped by the guards of the Palace. He showed them the snow token given personally by the Monarch and their eyes widened. He scoffed looking at their expressions and entered. Since it was always cold and freezing inside the palace it was named Frost Palace. He ran towards the hall and stopped at its entrance looking at the lone figure inside the hall.

''Master, I have some important news to report, "he said. "Let us go to my room, even the walls have ears, "the mysterious man replied. He turned around dragging his green cape with him. There was a symbol of black dragon on it. If Sakura was present here, she would have been shocked by this scene, because the man exactly had the appearance of the fake expert she described.

Both of them passed through the passageway, none of them uttering a single word. The passageway was decorated with crystal pearls which would glow in the night. They entered a room, shutting the door behind them.

The mysterious man sat on a chair and the other man was standing in front of him. The room was decorated with crystal pearls. All the furniture was made from precious jewels. The photo frames were made from emerald. The fruits kept on the table were rare and delicious but none of these interested the mysterious man.

He was looking intensely at a photo. There were two boys in it, standing shoulder to shoulder. The boy on the left looked older and mature then than the boy on the right. The mysterious man smiled slightly while glancing at the boy on the right. He missed him.

The other man looked at his master and sighed. How he wished his master could be living happily without any worries, however the path of revenge was not so easy. It separated loved ones from each other ensuring that the other person was safe. So was the case of his master. Though his master never mentioned the two boys in the photo, he could make out one was his master and other was the Leader of the Blood Devils. From the beginning the organization emerged, his master had ordered him to keep an eye on its Leader. He still couldn't figure out the reason till now, but still obeyed the order. After all who was he to question his master about his past, present or future.