(Inside a cave, in an unknown place.)
'Yes, that's how it should be.
This is how everyone should treat me....
The whole world should bow down to me!'
A man sitting on the throne thought inwardly.
'Never let anyone look down on you...'
Those were the last words of his late mother and he was fully committed to it.
Now he wanted everyone to look up at him.
Be it in fear, terror, hope, love, worship, or any other emotion.
He just wanted to be on top of the world.
This man was the real ruler of the strongest empire in his world.
He was.... (Suggest a fitting name, the one with the most likes will be selected, and if you guys don't suggest any, then I'll just go with the one I was thinking of....)
"What's wrong?"
He questioned as he looked at his subordinate, his mood better than before.
"My lord, there is a guy claiming to know where that Oraclewing is....."
The man at the cave's entrance spoke without looking up.
His respect for the man in front of him was more than anyone, even his own father.
"Oh? How strong is he?"
The man on the throne asked with interest.
"He is an EX-ranked warrior, my lord."
But as the guy heard his subordinated words, he couldn't help but frown.
"Yet you believed him, why?"
The man on the throne didn't think that his subordinate, a legendary ranker would believe in just anyone.
"He is standing right outside your cave, my lord.
And he came here without any kind of guidance or assistance."
The brows of the man on the throne loosened as he heard those words.
"Let him in."
He waved his hand, finally believing that this man might know something.
Even if he didn't know anything about the Oraclewing, just getting the information of how he got here would be enough for the man on the thought to entertain his guest.
The man smiled as he relaxed on his throne.
It's just that, every single time Max tried this game, he lost, but he still tried again and again, hoping that he would win the next one.
Lily glanced at Max for a moment, but just as she felt Alex's palm retracting, he quickly moved closer, not letting his hand get away from her head.
Then she just closed her eyes, enjoying the large and warm palm of Alex patting her head.
She ignored Max, who was standing there with a devastated face.
"What are you doing old man? Acting like a little girl asking for attention??"
Alex looked at Max with disgust in his eyes.
His lips however had a smug smile that didn't seem to be going out any time soon.
"You..."
Max frowned his brow and pointed his finger at Alex but then he sighed.
He knew that he wouldn't be able to win the game of words with Alex, and he already lost the game he started, so he should just accept his defeat.
"Sigh..."
Max sighed in defeat before he started walking toward the seat beside his wife with slumped shoulders.
He glanced back at Lily, hoping that maybe she felt pity at his situation only to find her giggling as Alex ruffled her hair playfully.
"Sigh..."
He sighed again.
"Poor you..."
Max heard a soothing voice and his eyes turned toward Grace, his wife, the only person he could find some solace in.
She looked at Max with pity, and Max just walked closer and sat next to her.
"It's fine, it's fine, she's still your daughter..."
Grace consoled Max, as she patted his slumped shoulders, but Max just sighed again.
Right now, they were in the place they all of them had their first get-together.
It was Damien's café.
Alice and Ann were also there, drinking coffee while giggling or shaking their heads looking at two grown-up guys competing like kids, but what can they say?
Things like teasing and pointing at each other's mistakes are what friends do, and the only male friend Alex had was Max.
And Alex really thought of Max as one.
The same can be said for Max.
Even Max only had three people he could call his true friends, one was his right-hand man Jason, his childhood friend Damien, and finally Alex.
That was the reason that no matter how much both of them taunted or clashed, it was all for fun, and in the end, they would be seen drinking together.
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