Novel Full 59 The Hunters
Augustus knew that he needed to be harsh in order to knock Ronan out. Not only that, he had to avoid his stray golden lightning attacks.
However, he seriously underestimated the capabilities of his grandson, as he could not even get close to Ronan, much less find an opening to attack him.
Every time Augustus tried to close in on Ronan, he would release a burst of golden thunder that would force Augustus back.
Had it been any other opponent, Augustus would have used his fire to burn them to the ashes by now. However, it was his lovely boy who was fighting him, hence he had no idea about how to tackle the situation.
He could not use long range attacks, while Ronan would not let him reach close range.
“Die…die…die…” said Ronan in a voice that was not his own, as Augustus’s heart sank even further. However, his resolve strengthened.
“It’s alright, boy. The flames don’t hurt our family. The blood of phoenix flows in our veins.” Augustus said as he chanted a fire prison spell, binding Ronan inside a flaming prison.
This was an excellent move by Augustus. Although Ronan was sweating buckets due to the intense heat, the strong true fire was able to contain his golden thunder, giving Augustus the opportunity to close in.
Right at the last second, Augustus used a fire clone technique to make 3 duplicates of himself as the four of them attacked Ronan at once.
Ronan’s natural instinct prepared a golden thunder attack to counter all four. However, while three clones were incinerated by the attack, the real Augustus was able to land a terrific flaming uppercut right on Ronan’s jaw..
BAM!
Ronan was sent flying in an instant, knocked out cold. Augustus caught him before he fell, in the comfort of his arms.
“Sorry… I’m sorry…” said Grandpa Augustus as he hugged Ronan tight in his arms, happy to know that his small heart was still beating.
The entire forest full of creatures had gathered around Augustus at this point, as no matter how terrified they were of Ronan, something made them worry about the man all the same.
Augustus wanted to tend to both Percy and Ronan on the spot, but he sensed someone coming from afar, bringing a chill down his spine.
” Shit! Shit! F***** c**** ba*****!” He cursed as he picked both Percy and Ronan on one shoulder each and whistled for his flying mount to get him.
Not wasting a single second, Augustus hopped onto his mount as he prepared his strongest fire spell to scorch the entire battlefield and the surrounding forest, wiping out all traces of the battle that happened there.
Although he did an extremely clumsy job of battlefield cleaning, it was the best that he could do with the time he had been afforded. He urged his mount to rush towards the palace at full speed.
Augustus’s arms were trembling throughout the journey. He dared not use his divine sense to analyze the location of those men. All he could pray for, at the moment, was that he could escape safely without being discovered by them.
Understanding his emotions, his mount flew faster than it ever had before, as Grandpa Augustus managed to narrowly slip through the grasp of the balancers.
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(Meanwhile, at the battlefield)
Three men dressed in green robes stepped onto the place where Ronan had manifested Golden Thunder to kill the two assassins from the Assassin Guild.
The ground was scorching still, because of Augustus’s last move, but by a single flick of a finger from one of the men, the fire extinguished as it was washed over by a layer of thin ice.
The three of them were members of the ‘World Order’. They had the distinction of becoming the balancers.
With levels exceeding level 160, all three men could topple entire kingdoms at will. However, their task on Everlon was simple. It was to maintain the balance of the continent and eliminate all forbidden element users on sight.
On a constant lookout for release of forbidden powers, they specialized in tracking and hunting down these users who could potentially grow to become threats to humanity.
Now that Ronan had used his forbidden powers, the Balancers arrived at the crime scene, trying to look for hints of the forbidden user.
“Which one do you think it was? A forbidden artifact or a new user?” said Namra, the law enforcement officer.
“Definitely a human. However, I thought we had already eliminated all the bloodlines that have traces of the forbidden inside them. How can a human user appear?” replied Rushabh, the other law enforcement officer.
“None who can wield the forbidden have a human bloodline; they are freaks that deserve death on birth, or they can become calamities for all humanity.” Said Akshat, the leader of the group.
Using a special skill, Akshat sprinkled a special powder in the air, which turned golden after reacting with the remnant aura of golden thunder.
“IMPOSSIBLE!” Exclaimed Akshat as his eyes became so wide that any more would have resulted in them popping out of the socket.
There were three forbidden elements in the world of Everlon; the power of Void, the power of Sun, and the Golden Thunder.
The power of Void was a neutral power, having everything that natural mana did except for the attribute of life and decay.
The power of Sun had the attribute of life. It was a power that brought salvation, whose users were sometimes allowed to live in the world.
However, the Golden Thunder held the attribute of decay, whose wielders, throughout the history of mankind, had been villainous criminals.
“This power has been extinct for centuries… Why would it suddenly show itself again? Who can the user be?” Rushabh said with urgency in his voice.
“We cannot let this matter slide. It is a matter of grave importance. By the laws of the World Order, we must find and eliminate whoever this elemental user is. He/ she cannot be allowed to live, nor can their next of kin.” Namra said with determination in his voice, as the balancers began their thorough inspection of the battlefield.
This was the reason why the phoenix clan killed any member of the clan even remotely connected to the forbidden element at birth. As according to the laws of the world government, should such an individual be found, their entire clan would be eliminated by the balancers.
For centuries, this was how the phoenix clan had survived. However, this incident was bound to lead the world order to their doorsteps, who, if not satisfied with the answers they get, would not hesitate to wipe the Avalon royal family off the face of the world.
However, knowing and understanding the risks perfectly well, Augustus still chose to shelter his grandson as he rushed him to the royal infirmary.
As a man, he was only afraid of losing his family. He was not afraid of death or external fights.
Chaos ensued inside the royal palace as Augustus rushed in with two injured royal prince’s on his shoulder as Alexander , Sierra and Luna were alarmed by the turn of events.
” Terrorist attack , barely saved them, the entire escort unit is dead “. . Augustus gave a Short answer for all their questions , as Alexander’s eyes turned red .
Currently Augustus was calculating in his mind wether to confess to alexander about the nature of Ronan’s powers or to let it be.
Although he was a family driven man who was proud of his sons achievements , Augustus did not trust Alexander enough to do what was best for the family .
Somehow Alexander always behaved like a king before a father or a son which deeply worried Augustus , as the kingly thing to do in this situation was to surrender Ronan to the world order.
Conflicted , right as the royal doctors started the treatment of the two kids , Augustus sidelined Luna to ask her for advice.
Luna was his wife and the only woman he trusted with the truth about Ronan’s origins , as he said ” Luna , what i am about to say may shock you , but these are desperate times and i don’t know who else to trust . But should you leak the truth about this matter to anyone , know that I will never forgive you and you will loose my trust forever “.
Seeing Augustus all serious Luna became attentive , as a secret she long knew was told to her again by Augustus ….. ” Ronan wields the forbidden. The world order balancers maybe on our tail … “.
Augustus thought him and Luna were alone , however while Luna showed no reaction to these words , Alexander who overheard this conversation exploded ” RONAN WIELDS WHAT? AND IS HUNTED BY WHOM ? “.
A storm was coming for the Draco family , a storm that would change family dynamics forever .
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