Chapter 8

In a wild forest, swift footsteps were heard as a figure was seen running. His face elegant and graceful, he was covered in beads of sweet with a determined look ready for anything that may lie in his way.

Powerful tremors were felt as massive, bear-like beasts with thick fur and enormous claws made their way chasing the silhouette. A smirk shown in the fleeing figure's face as he glanced at the huge bears chasing him.

The figure was non-other than Azreal who had left his mansion three weeks ago. During this time he had been slaughter beasts non-stop but the power of the beasts hadn't crossed 2nd star. Although he had a group of armed men under him, given by the family patriarch but he didn't use them as he has been hunting alone with no one to accompany.

Even though the men were given order to not interfere they stood by for possible mishaps as they would be blamed if anything happened to the young master.

The leader of the guards Decius Aquilius, a person who was considered elite in his generation and had seen many geniuses and had also trampled many but he couldn't believe his eyes as Azreal who was said to have not trained till now show such prowess, he was awe struck.

Boom!

Azreal swift bend over his upper body as he dodged a claw strike as the claw landed on a nearby tree cleaving it in half.

' Barely dodged it', Azreal took a quick glance at the approaching group of Rageclaw, taking out the sword from the sheath, he slashed at the one of the approaching Rageclaw, his sword made a cleng sound upon contact with the Rageclaws fur but was left unharmed.

Azreal used some mana, surrounding the sword with it as this the sword was able to cut some of the fur of the Rageclaw.

Sigh!

Sighing Azreal shouted,"NOw".

Hearing his shout the men on standby made a move, their movements swift and fast, in matter of seconds the group of Rageclaw was dealt with.

'Truly a group of elite, they incapacitated the rage claws who were known for their defense in just matter of seconds and the Rageclaws weren't even able to retaliate. And the most terrifying is this man', looking at Decius,' He dealt with more than half of the Rageclaw with just one move'.

Decius approached Azreal," Young master, I suggest you take some rest".

Azreal looked at Decius for some time," Sure, I would be taking my leave then".

Azreal entered his tent, there were two young womans with strawberry blonde hair in classic maid outfit, their body slim and exquisite with alluring charms, their tender legs with white stocking and a face full of gentle and kind smile. They both shared similar facial features.

Azreal spread his arms as the younger one, Celia removed his clothes from his body while Lelia prepared bath for him.

Azreal entered the bathtub and relaxed his body in the warm water. Lelia entered the room with a towel covering her body, fair and smooth skin were seen as many other parts which weren't visible before were shown, she had a beautiful and elegant body her one hand clutching the towel.

" Let me help wash you, young master", she suggested, her face calm with no expression as if she were a puppet.

"No need".

Lelia stood by not daring to leave.

" You are dismissed".

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"Then I will be taking my leave", Lelia left the room.

Azreal immersed himself in the water as thought were created endlessly in his mind,' It's been one month since I recovered some of my memories from my previous life, and now..... I am sure that this isn't Avalon. And here are many kinds of beasts which weren't in Avalon, first I thought I was reincarnated in the future but there is no history of the war with the demon king '.

Azreal closed his eyes,' I am sure that the incident in the magic tower wasn't some coincidence, it was pre-planned and some are after my life'.

Sigh!

Sighing Azreal stood from the bathtub as he washed himself,' For some reasons I don't remember many thing such as the time when I embarked on the journey for the holy sword and the civil war ... Why was I reincarnated? For revenge? But I was just me letting my guard down, it had always been a mutual benefit relationship between us ...Anyways to find the answers I need to become strong and not just reach my peak in previous life but go far beyond that'.

A silhouette formed in his mind, he was sited in a chair and looked elderly, the aura around him was majestic, and a smirk appeared in his face as it sent chills down the spine and Azreal trembled.

' He was fifty tim...no no maybe hundred time more powerful than me in my peak, could he already have become a god? but that can't be, right? ........ I need to find out about the power structure of this world'.

Azreal laughed maniacally and a fierce fiery intent shown in his emerald eyes, with soft footsteps he approached the wardrobe with a clean towel he covered himself.

' Now I need to gather some knowledge and train then with the experience of my previous life as a swordsman at demi-god level then maybe I can become a god in this life'.

Two months later

In a silent yet spooky forest lie countless skeletons as they guarded a dungeon. They were approached by a group of men clad in armor with a weapon each in their hand, a mid aged man lead the men.

A boy was sited behind, two beauty accompanying him. While he was enjoying his wine as the men clashed and beat the skeletons till their old bones had no energy left.

The mid-aged man approached the boy, the boy gazed at the mid-aged man as his emerald blue eyes shone with a bright light.

" Young master, the skeletons have been cleared ''.

Azreal nodded at his remarks.

With much hesitation he continued," Young master, forgive me but I don't think we should challenge this dungeon".

Azreal rested chin on his hand and held wine with another, " Oh?".

A brief silence ensued, " Why do you say so?".

" This dungeon hasn't been cleared for ages....... it's not because this dungeon is difficult or anything it's just that no one has been able to enter this dungeon".

" Is that true?".

" Yes, the second young master with his guards had came here but were unable to enter".

" This is getting interesting", a smile formed on Azreal's face.

Ever since Azreal came to this Blightshadow forest one month ago he had been having a feeling that something was calling him as he went deeper into the forest he felt that the feeling was getting stronger and when he came face to face with the core of the Blightshadow forest he knew that the core aka the howling labyrinth was the one that had been calling to him.

With slight movements he approached the high gate which was dozen times larger than his height, his figure miniature. He started to examine the entrance of the dungeon. He found a figure portrayed in the gate, splitting him into two parts. His head was without hair, his eye closed as he stood sited in a meditative position, with both his hand he held a goblet. Azreal looked at the gate for sometimes and looked back signaling the nearest to come.

A young man with blonde hair and bruised face came over without asking the man Azreal grabbed his hand and made a small cut. The blonde was frightened by the scene but dare not retaliate, blood started gushing out from the wound and without a second thought Azreal dripped the blood of the blonde on the goblet, there was no reaction.

Azreal who had his memory of such encounter thought that after dropping blood on the goblet the gate will open but it didn't happen so. Azreal stood rooted, contemplating.

He had a feeling that if he didn't enter this dungeon now he would regret it his whole life as he felt the feeling of the calling get stronger by each second.

Sigh!

Azreal sighed as he took out a dragger from his storage ring, poking it in his finger. Blood was coming out from the cut as the splattered his blood on the goblet this time. Upon contact with the goblet the gate glowed with green light as all the men held their breathe for what what was to come, but their was a figure who was enjoying this as a smile came to be in his flawless face , his emerald blue eyes shone with crazy light.

The leader of the group, Decius rushed towards Azreal shielding him from any danger that were to come. The light with which the gate was dazzling became dimmer and dimmer and disappeared as if it were never there.

All sighed a sign of relief but unknown to them a magic circle had appeared in the place where Azreal and Decius stood. And the magic circle activated and after a second Azreal disappeared from there.

In the next moment, Azreal was teleported to a place filled with darkness as nothing could be seen. Azreal had been practicing magic whenever he found the time and had learnt many spells used a light magic to expel the darkness and what he saw next left him awestruck.