"Can I have a minute with them uncle Gold?" An immature voice called out from behind the man. Everyone was too scared to be paying attention to the little boy sitting on the rock, but at this point he instantly appeared standing in front of the villain that was about to end their lives. Everyone was shocked and had no idea where he came from, but he seemed to be wanting to save them. "Ehh, why?" The man called uncle gold said with an annoyed tone. He stared at the little boy standing in front of him, confusion in his eyes. "Because I need some people to help me train my sword remember. You and Dez don't use weapons, but these soldiers do. It would be a waste to kill them now, wouldn't it?" he said with an innocent smile.

The soldiers felt a chill run down their spines when they heard this. they never expected anyone to come to their aid, let alone only save them so they could teach swordplay. Even though they should feel relieved, it only made them feel more fear. They were all Immortal Cultivators like the man in front of them, but they were only in the [Immortal Initiate] realm, the first realm in cultivation. Compared to him who had killed one of their companions with a finger, they were nothing but ants. The gap in strength was way too big.

"Wouldn't I only have to spare one of them then?" asked uncle Gold in a sinister tone. The boy frowned and turned around, looking at the group of people behind him. His eyes wandered across the soldiers and then landed on the little girl guarding her father. Their eyes locked and the boy smiled. She was a very pretty girl, with long blonde hair and blue eyes, completely different from her father who had a balding head was fairly overweight. She bore a striking resemblance to her mother however. They looked like they could be twins if the gap in age wasn't so large. 'I guess being the king comes with its perks' he thought.

"Whats your name?" he asked the girl. His eyes sparkled for a brief moment, causing the girl to enter a trance. It was as if had no control over her body or mind at this moment. "Elise" she said in a dull voice. Her expression blanked as her trembling stopped, and she lowed her arms to her side. Her parents were in complete shock seeing their daughters behaviour, yet they had no way to explain why she was acting such a way, and didn't dare say anything in fear of their lives. "Hello Elise, I am Kael and this is my uncle. You can call him uncle Gold" he said with a laugh. She curtseyed in a very robotic way "it is a pleasure to meet you, Kael and uncle Gold" she said lowering her head, looking like she would stay in this position forever. 

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Her parents were trembling seeing this, the father, the king, stepped forward to intervene, when all of a sudden, the boy locked eyes with him. He instantly felt stuck in place, as if he couldn't move a single muscle. He couldn't even open his mouth to protest. A smile crept on Kael's face as he turned to face the girl again, who was still in a curtsy, not moving in the slightest. "Please rise, Elise" he said in a soft voice. She stood back up completely straight, with the same blank expression on her face. Seeing this, an evil smile appeared on uncle Golds face as he let out a light laugh. "Elise, can you tell me who out of everyone present is the best swordsmen?" asked Kael in an innocent tone, with a sweet smile plastered on his face.

Elise nodded. "It is Darius" she said as she raised her right arm and pointed to a man standing right behind the king. Seeing this, the man felt his back run cold, and an immediate sense of danger rose up inside him. Kael looked at the man, and when their eyes locked the man's body seemed to tremble in fear, and he fell to his knees. Kael shook his head at this sight, and let out a sigh. "Unfortunate" he said as he turned to face uncle gold. "It seems its unnecessary to acquire their services uncle Gold. I'll leave them to you" said Kael as he walked back up to the rock, picking up his rod and resuming fishing.

Uncle Gold let out a sigh and shook his head. 'too cold' he thought as he looked at the boy. The lives of innocents didn't seem to matter to him. All he cared about was training. For such a young boy to act in such a way, even made this legendary figure anxious to see how he would be when he grew. Uncle gold turned back to face the group and a malicious smile appeared on his face once more. His body grew, and in an instant he turned into a ten meter long lion, with golden fur, a fiery red mane and white angel like wings on his back. he opened his maw, showing his teeth to the group, before throwing himself into his feast.

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hello once again, another chapter here. i know that this kid may seem cold and evil i guess but thats how hes been raised to be. im not saying he wont always have these evil tendencies but he will progress in the future to become a better person i guess haha idk... guess well have to wait and see, as this is also an adventure for me, not having the slightest clue how this book is going to turn out, writing the chapters as they come.

hope you enjoyed and again, sorry about all the mistakes in advance. let me know if there is any confusion in anything and ill rectify it. :) :)