"Before I take your life, tell me, are you affiliated with the Knights or the Moon Shadow organization?"

King said that with cold features and a tone full of arrogance.

I replied sarcastically, "And will you make my death quick if I told you?"

He laughed mockingly, "Impossible, I enjoy torturing my enemies before I kill them."

Although I knew him before, I didn't know what element he had yet (his fight will be difficult especially since I don't know if they will interfere or not and also that person I don't know how he felt the moment I used mana it was only a part of a second)

I took off the necklace that I had taken from the guard so that I could use my power, pulled my sword out of its sheath and focused the power of darkness on it and on my body then moved cautiously to the side and looked at him closely ignoring anyone else in the place because I know that any mistake will be my end (good that I didn't let them come with me but I hope they escape to a far place if I'm late)

One of the three masked men said, pointing at me, "This is strange, that person I don't feel his element as if he doesn't have a secondary element."

Draco replied in a calm tone, "This is interesting, I changed my mind."

He put his hand on King's shoulder then whispered something in his ear and then King looked confused and his facial features changed then he said in a high tone hesitantly, "Impossible, he dared to break into my palace, he won't get out of here alive."

"Are these her majesty's orders, do you dare to disobey them?"

King returned his sword to its place then said resignedly, "No problem, I'll let you do what you want, but if it's not him, then you'll leave him to me."

Draco looked at me then said to one of the people next to him, "Ryo! Bring me that person, but don't kill him, I want him alive."

With light steps unheard of, he advanced as if he was walking in the air, it was confusing because I didn't want to fight these people at least before King.

As that person approached with confidence and without any weapon, I took the initiative to attack, hitting with my sword with all my strength, but I only hit the air.

(What! Where did he disappear?)

I felt some cold breeze on my right cheek before I received a strong punch on my face that made me hit hard one of the iron bars.

(I don't know how he moved next to me with such speed, does he have the ability to move between shadows like me I wonder or was I imagining?)

Using the palm of my hand, I wiped the blood from my lip then got up trying again to hit him, but again and again I can't touch him even, and I receive the painful blows one after another, it was frustrating to a great extent, I who was talking about killing someone, I couldn't touch my opponent and he doesn't even seem to be making any effort in this, he had many chances to kill me and at that moment I felt a great shame and failure (after all this time what was I doing? Was I wasting my time thinking that I could do anything with this power alone)

Clutching my hand tightly on my heart, I said those words bitterly that I never felt before, "Master, I'm sorry, I had sworn to myself that I wouldn't die before I clear your name and hold accountable those who did that to you, but it seems that I will break this promise."

"You damned thing in my eye, I don't know where you came from, but thank you for helping me a lot even if I paid a high price for it, but please this is the last time I will use you and I don't care what happens to me after that, so I ask you one more time, lend me your power."

When I finished those words, everything became dark and cold around me, I no longer see even myself, as if the light went out of my eyes, "I remember this, it's the same hallucination that happened to me during my duel in the Knights tournament."

"Do you think this is really a hallucination?"

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I said terrified, "Who are you? Show yourself."

That voice said, "How did you forget me so quickly?"

I felt a sting in my chest as if I was stabbed by dozens of needles, I extended my hand to feel the place of pain, I felt a cold hand on my chest as if it was made of ice, I felt a strong shiver in my body, so I backed away from it out of fear.

"Why are you afraid like this, weren't you the one who asked for my help a while ago?"

I heard that then a bright flash began to appear above me like a bright star that lit up the whole place, it dispelled that darkness and became pure white, then I knew that person.

I said confused, "You who were in that dream! What do you want from me?"

She was smiling a calm smile then slowly took off that bandage on her eyes then I froze when I saw her.

I was shaking hard and trying to say some words, "Tha... that... eye!"

She slowly approached me and I backed away with heavy steps until I fell to the ground and when she reached, she put her cold hand near my left eye then said in a calm tone, "Yes, this is my eye, I gave it to you a long time ago and as you see your eyes are fine, but I became empty where one of them was, you should be grateful for that."

I pushed her hand hard from my face and said angrily, "Don't joke with me! I never wanted that, I no longer know where I belong, I'm not a monster nor a human, I don't know where to go!"

I felt something warm moving on my cheek and when I put my hand on my face, I felt drops of water running on it.

"Tears!"

I looked at her and found her eyes also tearful and that smile disappeared from her face, that surprised me a lot.

"As you see, we are connected since I gave you my eye, what you feel I feel too, and despite your saying that, the presence of my eye with you helped you to get closer to your goal."

"My goal!"

She sat on the ground in front of me then said, "Yes, I know everything about you, I can't tell you more now, but what you need to know is that the power you get from using your eye is not unlimited mana as you thought, no, what it is is that you borrow my power."

She was silent for a while and then said in a serious tone, "I can keep lending you my power until you reach your goal."

I bowed my head to the ground frustrated and said sarcastically, "And what's the price? I know you don't do this unless you want something from me."

I felt her hand as she put it on my head gently then approached whispering in my ear, "I don't want anything from you, but I want you, so don't die, not yet at least."

As soon as she finished her sentence, the darkness returned suddenly and everything around me cracked like a broken mirror.

I screamed loudly, "Wait!"

I returned to reality and everything that happened seemed to have happened in a few moments like the previous time, everything was as it was, but this time that eye woke up again and then I was able to repel the punch of that person and then tried to return it to him, but he jumped in the air lightly avoiding it.

"Be careful! I feel a large amount of mana coming from him, don't underestimate him."

Draco said that warning Ryo who started the air gathering around him like a tornado and things started flying around us until the wind revealed his face, his eyes were like everyone else here, empty of life, as if he was a doll devoid of feelings.

(Even if that's the case, I won't hesitate, not again after I got another chance.)

The mana continued to flow strongly in my body more than ever until it reached a point where it seemed as if my mind was a little numb, all the feelings were as if they were flowing in my body quickly and closely as if they were warm waves passing through my heart gently, it was a wonderful feeling, I wished it would stay forever.

Advancing towards me like a storm at a terrible speed for the others, but for me I could see him clearly this time, I was avoiding all his attacks, it wasn't special because he was fighting in one style, he didn't change it, in the end he had no mind or will, he couldn't change anything.

I hit him with my arm in his face hard, he lost his balance and the blood flowed from his nose, then I grabbed him tightly from his thin arm, he looked like he was sixteen when I saw him up close, "I'm sorry, but I have to end your suffering."

I said that and felt the sadness increase more than anything else in that moment, I clenched my sword tightly and raised it in the air.

"Stop, don't kill him, he's my brother!"

"What are you doing here?!"

When I lost my focus for a moment, I felt a sharp pain in my chest and when I looked I found that one of the iron bars of the cell had pierced my body.

"You idiot, didn't I tell you that the lady wants him alive!"

I didn't hear anything after that but some screaming as if everything became confused completely and then I surrendered to sleep.