Chapter 235: Axel, the Wielder of Royal Trident

Chapter 235: Axel, the Wielder of Royal Trident

"Not worth it at all."

The first thing that came to his mind was: Daphne is going to kill me.

He had promised to call every few days to report. And he would have, too. Even if the communications are blocked, he could have easily asked Kyrin for help. Hell, he could have directly walked upto the technomancy department. Could anyone really stop him?

But they ended up getting stranded here, and then he almost died for 6 fucking months. So, he really didn't get the chance.

By now, Daphne would have been worried sick.

As for Martina, well, she must have been panicking, but not as much as Daphne.

The problem is, 6 months really is a long time. There's no way they wouldn't think of the worst conclusions for not contacting.

Then there was Akiko. She must still think he's missing. No, the explosion! She must have seen that too. And if the relics were found...

"Damn it."

This really wasn't worth it at all. Daphne, Martina and Akiko. All three must have done something desperate after him going MIA for so long.

'Well, hope things haven't changed much.' he thought. Of course, he had no fucking idea how wrong he was.

The first thing he had to do was to get some clothes. Since even his body couldn't escape, of course there'd be no clothes either.

'Storage space too?' Axel sighed as he realized he had lost all of his belongings. There were a lot of important things in there, including his food, clothing, and a lot of other valuable stuff.

"So, just like the old days, huh?" It just like the old days, when he had nothing. Of course, that wasn't exactly the case, was it?

[Magic Hands]

Clothes were conjured out of thin air which Axel quickly put on. As for the food, well, he will have to manage with water.

Axel tried moving his body, and felt uncomfortable all over, which, should be the case after it had to be reconstructed.

Checking the condition, he found that it had been reconstructed as good as new. 'What about the soul?'

Surprisingly, he found that even his soul had recovered, and even becoming stronger than before. 'Perks of the new bloodline, maybe.'

Of course, the price was 6 months. And he did almost die too. That explosion would have definitely killed him.

Then, how did he survive?

They were both going to be blown up, and Aslot had the Royal Trident, which could protect him.

But, what Aslot did not know was that Axel had an overpowered skill: [Unshackle], which he had been using on the Royal Trident, slowly removing Aslot's control over it.

When Aslot brought out the dimensional bombs, it suddenly led to a Eureka moment as amidst the thought of 'I'm to die', Axel realized, 'I can use that too!'

So, in the last moment, borrowing the power of the dimensional bombs, Axel Unshackled the Royal Relic from the Entity's and Aslot's control.

Once that happened, Aslot lost the protection of the Royal Relic. And the Royal Relic, which had been calling out to Axel throughout the fight, quickly bonded with him, thus saving him from the explosion.

In simple terms, take it as Aslot strapping himself with a parachute and dragging Axel with him to jump from a plane. But at the last moment, Axel snatched away the parachute, using it to save himself and letting Aslot die from his own plan.

That's how Axel is still alive while Aslot is finally gone. It was a fucking close call. Axel almost got burnt to death, but at the last moment, he gained [Water Body], and the Relic's protection, getting the power to regenerate his physical body.

"Let's never do that again," he thought.

Really, fighting Aslot was a big mistake. He thought he could take him, and he almost had too. He was winning! But never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Aslot would have something as dangerous as the Soul Extinguisher, much less he'd use it on a 13 year old. And if he hadn't used the Soul Extinguisher, Axel could have easily stopped him from using that last move.

The thing with Aslot was, he had a really good battle sense. Axel tried to keep baiting him into thinking he was winning all the time in order to control the fight's tempo, but Aslot understood that after a while and went full power mode, not even caring about his own losses.

Like, how many people as strong as Aslot would use the [Soul Extinguisher] without hesitation at that moment, when they are clearly the one winning? Axel was so badly injured and had no magical or physical energy left. And he was 13!

The logical conclusion was to keep on attacking till the kid depletes his mental energy and get an easy win.

With this, it should take no time to reach the Kingdom. The sooner he's there, the sooner he can call Daphne and Martina and get scolded for worrying them. As for Akiko, well, with this power, he can easily take revenge for her. That should make up for it for her.

"By the depths, thou dost take to my controls like a duck to water! And, I must confess, I didst think thy mother would be the most adept sorceress I hadst encountered in a long while, but thy own aptitude doth outshine hers!" Commented the Royal Trident as Axel began mastering control over the relic while traveling using Aslot's technique.

Axel's speed suddenly slowed down as he came to an obvious realization: "You knew my mother."

Atlana Regius Ignis. The crown Princess. Since it's the Royal Relic, that means that it's previous legitimate owner was his mother.

Axel didn't know how he felt about that. He didn't even know how he felt about his mother. He didn't blame her for leaving him. He didn't blame her for not caring about him. If there was anything he blamed her for, it was for leaving him at a muggle orphanage.

From what he knows about the Kingdom's situation, it's not so dangerous here. And Antilla and the General seem good enough people. If she really had to leave him, she could have at least left him here at Atlantis. At least it would have been much better than growing up in the company of sewer rats.

"Ah, aye! Thy mother Atlana. She was a warrior of unparalleled prowess, and a monarch of unimpeachable wisdom! She would have brought peace and prosperity back to the kingdom... had not that treacherous Astrot dealt us a blow most foul and unexpected!"

'Nothing new.' Axel kept flying, ignoring the Trident's babblings as background noise. That's what everyone says. The Crown Princess was great, the crown princess was powerful, and the crown princess would have won, had she not been betrayed by—

"Wait. Astrot?" Axel frowned.

That didn't make sense at all. It was Aslot who helped defeat his mother. Astrot is the name of—

"Aye, Astrot! Her father, and thy grandfather, who didst forsake all honor and loyalty, to succumb to the Entity's corrupting influence! I didst rescue him from the jaws of death, and this is the thanks I receive? That he doth spit in my face, and join forces with the very darkness that didst seek to claim his soul?"

{Didst means did. Doth= do, singular}

Axel stopped moving, digesting what he had just heard.

The previous king, or his grandfather, who is terminally sick after his fight against Aslot. From what the Relic say, it seems that, he actually gave in to the Kraken's power.

So, the betrayer Tronis was talking about. The one who managed to stop Atlana, who had been wielding the Royal Trident...

"It was... the previous king? How is that possible?"

"How canst thou doubt the truth of it? He was afflicted with pain every moment, and his behavior grew stranger by the day! He didst impose harsh restrictions, his temper growing short, lashing out at her with unprovoked ire! We didst suspect that some dark influence hadst taken hold of him, and that suspicion didst drive Atlana to flee the kingdom, to conceive thee in secret, and to keep thee safe from his grasp!"

Axel just stood there, stunned as the words slowly sunk in.

Suddenly, everything was making sense.

The real reason why his mother fled the Kingdom, why she conceived him in secret, and why she didn't left him at the Orphanage. It's because she suspected that the previous king was succumbing to the power of the Entity.

And her suspicions did turn out to be true. Only, she wouldn't have expected to find the King right at the Kraken's headquarters, waiting to ambush her.

Aslot AND her own father. Yep, that explains why his parents lost even when one had the Royal Trident and other had 2 relics of his own.

"Fuck... fuckfuckfuck!" Axel suddenly increased his speed. If the King has already been compromised, then the kingdom is not safe!

That means... Akiko is in danger too!

As for Kyrin and his Aunt, well he'd rather they not die too.

"Wait, my prince! There is something you must know!"

"What is it now?!" Asked Axel, not stopping.

"They have been corrupting the Royal Throne as well."

"The Royal Throne...too?"

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A.N.: Powerstones! For today and tomorrow

Come read ahead! /Snollygoste