Chapter 115 - 108

Way before the Xanxia had been formed, the Circus had been already there as it came from the another world that the Creator had founded. 

Demerus who was a sworn brother of the Creator, together with their other three friends, established an organization for saving worlds. As their brother was an omnipotent world creator, in order to help managing the created worlds by the Creator, they formed this organization.

The named Circus was a symbol for their friendship and hardships they went through together. It was a brotherhood bond that built the Circus organization.

Then the Circus was founded, the management of it was shared between the five of them but because the Creator would be occupied with other important matters, he would only be present on their meetings but sometimes he wouldn't be there and as they were closer than comrades, they knew well the busybody so they would only ask the Creator to attend a meeting if it was urgent or things that needed his presence.

The management was good but something had happened in the middle of the peak of their organization which created a diversion on them.

This lead their so-called unbreakable brotherhood broken.

Each of them took their own paths and ways as Demerus stayed with the Creator and the Circus. The friendship didn't last long but as a rational god, the Creator had no time for it as he put the full-control of the organization under Demerus as he handled another business in an another world which needed his utmost attention. Being an omnipotent deity was really difficult but for the former human Creator, he was used to it.

As Demerus was left alone, he continued to peacefully managed the Circus until it was left in the hands of his grandson Zero.

Being a business prodigy at the age of four, the young Zero solemnly received his responsibilities as a head of the said organization. He started to take part in the organization at the age of ten as during his years below of that was his strict training from his grandfather.

When the Circus was put in his hands, he believed in the art of deceit. Making gold into bronze. As the Circus began its foundation, the great master Zero commanded his people to spread rumours about the organization being similar with sects which was recruiting only mages and they need to have experience in the entertainment industry as the Circus wasn't only an organization for mage cultivators but it also handled entertainment shows. A literal circus show.

Zero had been always vigilant with his ways and deciding to disguise it was a well thought plan. Even the people working under him which were the Head Seats was personally ȧssessed by him. 

The handsome man who was a half deity was that serious when it came to the precious organization that his grandfather had left to him. While the old man Demerus was now travelling outside Xanxia, out of the current world Zero was in. He still wished the other to be healthy and would somehow praise his efforts.

His grandfather was the star of his life. Demerus gave him life when there was no hope, a family in the Circus and a purpose to continue on living. 

Truthfully, Demerus was a deity in the same level as the Creator but he had no descendants as he was still a bachelor. The poor orphan was picked by the deity near the Qi Mountain by the river. The pitiful kid was at the side of the river, looking from his state, he had been washed away by the waters to ashore. 

Curious to the mortal, Demerus helped the kid and discovered that he was slowly losing life which he decided to save in the end. As the young Zero gained back his puny life, he first saw a person with long raven black hair and his impression was cold.

Despite being handsome in his hundreds years of age, having black hair, strong sword-like brows, piercing frosty eyes and chiselled jaw which truly crafted by a god itself which like an irony as he was a deity. He was still that infamous cold and scary person.

Even the young Zero at the age of three was scared of him but when he was used to the blank cold face of the deity as he was adopted by him, he realized that although Demerus was very strict in his studies and training but he was still his gentle old man.

Zero called Demerus old man in his mind when he discovered that the person was a very old god.

Although Zero was a prodigy in the business and statistics, he was still a child and a common child would be mischievous. He would walk in the garden of Ada which was a minor deity in the Qi Mountain, and picked her cultivated rare flowers.

It had been decades that Demerus had someone to look on after his brothers left one by one. In their group of friends, he had been the most rational and mȧturė one as he stood as their older brother but now those younger brothers had their own decisions and Demerus had no say on it.

While the handsome 'old man' was reminiscing, a young cheeky black haired person silently sneaked at his back as he poke his grandfather and surprised him.

"GRANDFATHER!"

The stunned Demerus almost cursed infront of the naughty nine-year old child as he reprimanded him which only the young Zero listened to it in a passing as the words from his grandfather went in from his other ear and went out on the other.

Such a good child!

Demerus sighed while giving up his reprimands. Looking at the poor kid as he turned stern while talking to the latter.

"Zero, don't forget what I had taught you! You will be turning ten this year and the Circus will be at your hands by that time. So be attentive!"

Immediately, the young Zero seriously nodded as the goofy expression was replaced with his most stern face. He had known the heavy responsibilities of handling the said organization.

"Yes, grandfather! I will uphold what you taught me!"

"Yes. I will, grandfather!" The white fringed haired young man whispered as he awaken from his very deep sleep.

He massaged his forehead as he had an headache.

Suddenly, a monotone piercing voice echoed in the black space as the system welcomed the host back.

[Welcome back, host.]

The dull greeting made Zero's head to ache more. He had spent his time of passing the test that the system prepared as a punishment. He had no idea how many days he was there but he knew that he had spent countless of days there from observing his stiff body as if he had gone on leave for years from his soul.

[Host, be careful.]

The sudden warning of the broken system was too late as the white fringed haired young man suffered a free fall from the five meter height in suspending midair.

Zero rubbed his buŧŧ as he glared at the glowing light which he realized that it was the nasty black-hearted system.

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After the King of Phoenix continent spent his time in the Shuho mansion during winter, he went back to his continent with hopelessness as his goal of meeting the youngest young master of the Shuho's wasn't achieve.

Chun never came to visit and his mother had been constantly sending message to go back and do his duties as a King.

And coincidentally, after he went back to the Phoenix continent. The silver haired young man arrived at their mansion as she was allowed to have rest from her work.

Fortunately, the upcoming 18th birthday of Chun neared as the Shuho family decided to lay low and celebrate it secretly. Though as she entered maturity, the hunger of the silently observing Demon Prince from the shadow, increased due to the effect of the premature blood exchange.

Yet when it was Chun's day, she unknowingly had fallen ill which made her asleep in bed for a week and the worrywart Shenin earnestly invited healers, physicians and anyone that could heal the silver haired young man. Even Xiao Fen was worried as he could sense the varied emotions coming from his young master.

Only the butler and the deity of Prevalent Tragedy knew the true happenings within the sleeping silver haired youth.

This was her battle as the third fragment had appeared.