They were both bruised and battered by the winds of Agares. Aurion had taken Umbriel outside and was on his way back. Karma had made sure that Ernest was Cendrian.

"Ernest, you must listen to me carefully."

"We can save the praise for later."

"This is no time for jokes. Aurion will ask what happened when he returns. We must be unanimous. I'm telling you the story, memorize it in one go. Agares was empowered by the shadow spirit. After you cut off his finger, he started losing mana. After he barely broke my shield, he was so weak he ran away and left. Okay?"

"Okay, but why are we lying?"

"Because you're a cendrian. Aurion will only let you grow stronger if you do his bidding. Otherwise, he'll go to the lord and have him sign your death warrant."

"The lord will do no such thing."

"How do you know?"

"Because he believes the king will be reincarnated, and he thinks I am the king..."

Ernest trusted Karma and told everything that happened in the lord's reception hall. When he talked about the tests, about Lirien, Karma closed his eyes and started thinking.

"You don't know what you've gotten yourself into."

"I didn't do anything."

"Yes, but your birth did. Reincarnation is only real with black magic. If it wasn't for your looks and skills, they would have executed you. Why did you even think they'd just let you go? They probably said that to secure their heads if you really are the king. The moment they think you are not a king, you will be executed."

"But I'm not a king and I didn't use black magic."

"They don't care about that. We must find the one who cast the spell on you. Before that, let's destroy the ferovarax before Aurion arrives. They don't know what level you are now. The reason I registered something Let's hope there are enough ferovarax inside."

Agares' spell was canceled. So was the labyrinth spell. They found the ferovarax nest just ahead.

"Listen carefully, I'm not going to kill any of them, I can cast more protection spells than attack spells anyway. You have to kill them all by yourself so you can level up as soon as possible."

As soon as Karma finished, Ernest started attacking the monsters.

Skill Unlocked: Automatic Looting

Warning: Mana level critical

He understood that he had to fight without using magic. Ferovarax were dangerous beasts for novice adventurers. They grew faster and stronger as they took damage. Ernest's enchanted sword and reflex skill could kill them in one hit. In this way, the ferovarax disappeared without danger.

Skill Active: Automatic Looting

The same notifications kept popping up.

Experience points gained.

Next level requirement: 1000TP

They fought like that for a while. Aurion must not have thought they had come to the nest because he was looking around for clues.

"Ernest, do you know who the High King is?"

"No, I didn't ask many questions to get out of the hall."

"Have you heard the creation saga?"

"You can treat me like a newborn baby, Master."

"According to the creation myth, thousands of years ago, God ruled a world without magic. Then the Earth became corrupt and brought its own end. So God wanted a new toy, so he created Yarya. This time God didn't want to create humans. Instead God created angels, then demons and finally giants. Angels were the only race that could speak directly to God. The demons were a nation that wanted to destroy God. The giants thought they owned Yarya. God then created humanoids. There were Cendrians, pertilians, orvians and many other humanoids. The Solaris were the most common race of humanoids. Over time, the humanoids fused and created hybrid races. The angels did not want Yarya to become boring. They thought they had been created as God's pawns and that Yarya was a theater play."

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"And then what happened to those races?"

The Angels were a nation that knew about Earth. They knew that the Earth was not destroyed and that God had created Yarya for fun. So they themselves had asked God to create the humanoids.

God left the responsibility for the humanoids to the angels. For hundreds of years the angels helped the humanoids to develop and protected them. Eventually, they were preparing a surprise for God;

"The angels provoked the giants. They said that the humanoids were created to dominate Yarya. A great war broke out between the giants and the humanoids."

"Were the giants weaker than the humanoids?"

Actually, the last nation created, the humanoids did not have much time to evolve. Angels, demons and giants were nations that had been around for thousands of years. Humans were only just learning how to use magic.

"On the contrary, they kicked humanoids' asses with their huge feet."

"What do you mean? They didn't disappear?"

God gave demons the power to make deals. The Demon King offered Kaelin Aurendar a deal to gain Cendrian abilities. He would share his magical powers with humanity in exchange for selling his body.

"Kaelin didn't have much choice. When the humanoids were on the brink of extinction, he assembled a team of up to twelve. The Demon King granted them the gift of magic. But Kaelin knew Demon King Nester's hidden plan."

Nester thought that by taking the humanoid king's body, he could take over the bodies of other humanoids. Kaelin did not fall into this trap.

"What do you mean?"

"You cleared out the monsters so quickly."

"Let's get back to the story."

"Kaelin killed every one of the giants with his eleven guards. It was unprecedented power. After all, the king himself was a cendrian. But his contract required him to let the demon take over his body, which he did not do."

"What did he do then?"

"He cast the first reincarnation spell. His body disappeared."

The angels were punished and banished from Yarya because the people they were responsible for were almost killed. The demons, on the other hand, were known as failed projects of God for wasting the gifts they had been given and were sealed away.

According to the prophecies, when the king is reborn, Nester will come for revenge and destroy all human kingdoms. Only the king and his chosen people will be able to stop this apocalypse.

Aurion arrived before the monsters were killed and watched them. He listened to everything about Ernest in detail. He was the last to join the conversation.

"But after Elvandor, the Cendrian race disappeared. Fewer people believed in the prophecy. Ernest, no cendrian has appeared for a long time except you."

"Am I a cendrian?"

"That is our suspicion. You are the most likely to become king. We need to get ahead of the lord and my brother Lyrien and strengthen you. If you are strong enough to be king, we can stop your execution even if the prophecy does not come true."

Aurion's words surprised Karma. He had known Aurion for his loyalty to the royal family. Now he was trying to make Ernest a fake king.

"And what is Elvandor?"

"You will find out during your training."

Aurion thought that Ernest would not want to get stronger if he talked about Elvandor. He hadn't given him a choice. Karma realized this and kept silent.

Player Name: Ernest

LEVEL: 27

HEALTH: 230/807

MANA: 33/4622