*As Wade advanced, there was a deadly intent in his eyes. The forest seemed to hold its breath as the two squared off, trees looming like silent spectators.
Raphael, still catching his breath, charged first, fists blazing. But Wade was ready, deflecting blows with ease and landing punch after punch with brutal precision. Each hit felt like a sledgehammer, driving Raphael back, his body protesting with each impact.
Wade's speed and strength were overwhelming. He knocked Raphael to the ground, where the harsh forest floor greeted him mercilessly. Raphael struggled to rise, but Wade was relentless, grabbing him by the collar and hurling him against a tree. The bark cracked from the force, and Raphael crumpled to the ground, gasping.
"Is this all the legendary Raphael has to offer?" Wade taunted, delivering a savage kick that sent Raphael sprawling.
Raphael's vision blurred with pain, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Still, he pushed himself up, refusing to surrender. But Wade closed in, relentless, a flurry of blows pummeling Raphael back down.
At the verge of what seemed like defeat, Raphael lay there, every breath a struggle. He could feel the edges of his consciousness fraying, the world around him dimming. Yet, deep within, a pulse of something ancient and powerful stirred.
Just as he felt the last vestiges of strength slipping away, something snapped inside him. A surge of unfamiliar, potent energy welled up, like a dam bursting.
His body began to change, his father's true nature taking over, fueled by his desperation and the legacy of his bloodline...
He eye's grew darker and darker with each passing second.
Wade continued grinning, not knowing what was actually happening.
As Raphael played there, he began to lose consciousness.
Ba-dum ba-dum. His heartbeat was faint.
Just as he closed his eyes to breathe his final breath. Memories flashed through his head as he remembered the happy and sad moments of his mother and uncles and friends.
" Promise me you will grow up to be an amazing man.and you'll have a nice family and lovely children. I'll be a grandma taking very good care of your children. You'll live your life to the fullest, right? " she said as she giggled excitedly while stroking her little boys hair. That happy moment was like a final goodbye for Raphael.
It was like a spark was ignited in him.
Suddenly, he gasped for air. He knew he couldn't abandon his mother, and that felt like a vow he had made.
Opening his eyes Suddenly, he looked around as if grasping the situation he was in.
This caught Wade off guard and made him stagger backward as he was on his way to finish off Raphael.
' Wh..what are you?
" Huh ? " he responded clueless as to what Wade was talking about.
Raphael had become a totally new being. A deadly strong aura emitted from him.
His eyes were full black, and his senses were infinite sharper. It was as if he was seeing the world in a new image.
' I better end him fast.' He thought as he gritted his teeth.
As he charged at Raphael to grab his neck, he suddenly found himself flying backward away from Raphael!
Raphael could see everything in superslow motion. He could see every branch falling from trees, every sound he knew the direction they came from, and he smell senses was way too sharp. He smelt his half-brother's blood, and something triggered inside him, an uncontrollable taste!!
Before he knew what was happening, he lost control of his mind! And when he finally got himself, he found out he had scked his half-brother's blood.the unlike Wade looking like a dry corpes with only a few drops of body slipping down from the bite bite
" That was unexpected." He senses caught the scent of every other person in the forest. Some dead and a few alive.
" The socere meant to teleport them back is still alive. I'll give him a shocking surprise when I'm done." He said, cleaning his blood stained .mouth with a handkachief as he teleported to the third
Raphael stood in front of his younger half-brother, who had just taken down a rogue. The younger boy sized up the mysterious figure in front of him, sensing the dangerous aura that surrounded Raphael. Despite being slightly older, Raphael emanated a presence that was anything but familiar. Questions swirled in his mind—Who was he? Was he a messenger from Father?
"Do I know you?" the younger brother asked, trying to decipher the stranger's intentions.
"It seems you're more calm than the other two," Raphael replied.
"Huh?"
"It's a shame I'll have to get rid of you; you would have been a calmer subject."
"So, are you sure you're not asking for a death wish? It seems like you are."
"Oh, nevertheless, you're just as arrogant as I am. We got it from our father."
"It seems he indeed has a bastered child," the younger brother mused, raising an eyebrow.
"No. I am Queen Icereal's son. And you are?"
"The third queen's son. My goodness, this is shocking. The second queen was said to be dead. I guess Father is going to be surprised when I show him your dead body."
"Hmm, really?" Raphael closed his eyes and took a deep breath as if controlling his temper.
Raphael faced his younger half-brother, the world around him seemingly in slow motion. Every movement the boy made, no matter how subtle, was crystal clear to Raphael's heightened senses. He could anticipate each shift in balance, each slight twitch of muscle.
Without consciously deciding, Raphael moved, his strength surging in a way he didn't fully control. In the blink of an eye, he darted forward, propelled by instincts he barely understood.
His half-brother never stood a chance. Raphael's fist connected with incredible force, the sheer power of the blow beyond anything he had anticipated.
In less than a second, it was over. His half-brother's head shattered into pieces, the impact more destructive than Raphael had intended. the forest falling silent in the aftermath.
He was shocked and, at the same time, surprised at his actions. But he could only let out a dark chuckle. "Time to move to the next phase."
With a resolute gaze, Raphael stepped away from the scene, his senses still tingling with the heightened awareness of his transformation. The forest felt alive around him, every leaf and branch whispering secrets of its own.
As he moved silently through the trees, the memories of his past and the power running through his veins fueled his determination. He reminded himself of his mission and the promise he'd made to live a full life—a life his mother would be proud of.
His path was clear, and with each step, he embraced the transformation, ready for whatever awaited him next.
Raphael had come across the remaining two surviving brothers. He had decided to spare their life's. They had surrendered and sworn their loyalty to him. But he didn't spare them for their false loyalty. He had spared them for another reason. ' future playing cards'
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IT is four in the afternoon. Everyone in the arena was waiting eagerly for the new crowned prince to arrive.
The first queen had planned for the king to be assassinated as soon as the coronation. While the third queen had planned to faulsefully accuse the king for fraud. And the fourth queen had planned to give him a fatal poisoned wine.
Each all wore a mask of innocent mothers who were grieving for their sons, who were likely to be killed. But Oscar knew they all wanted his thrown.
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' Who! Are you?!
" The True heir to the thrown." He said with a sly smile. He held the head of the first queen son.
Open the portal.
The socere scared out of his wits quickly opened the portal.
Walking out of the portal in the center of the arena, was a boy holding the head of the first queen son, a few drops of blood dripping from his hand to the almost finished dry head he was holding.
Each individual had a look of shock on their faces. But one question was on their minds. Who is he ?
They were still terrified at the scene in front of them when their nostrils caught a sweet scent. Some knew very well who the scent belonged to, while some didn't.
it's a woman coming from out the arena. Who is she ?
People whispered as they watched her come in gracefully. She wore a hooded coat, which covered half of her face.
Taking off the hood of her coat, she looked up directly at Oscar.
" Hello, husband.
' Yooooou!!! ' The voice of the first queen was heard as she stood up from her chair abruptly.
" Oh, don't get too surprised. I'm just here for my son's coronation.
The winner of King Oscar's tournament.
' No! My son!
What have you done? The first queen shouted in agony at Raphael. But he only gave her a cold look.
She gasped. She had never seen any being like him. His eyes were dark and terrifying.
The other queens were also raging because their pride had gone. Their first son's were killed.
' You killed my children! ' The fourth queen shouted as she fell to her knees.
Everyone had gotten up in shock when Icereal showed her face. Including her own family.
' Traitors! Rebels! 'The third queen pointed at Raphael.
Seized them, she commanded.
' I'll have my revenge.' The first queen said as she had decided to kill Icereal and Raphael and not wait to kill the king. Kill them all she commanded her people.
The whole arena fell in chaos. It was kill or be killed in the royal family at that moment. Even the subjects who knew nothing were being killed. Each Empire supported their people and the army's attacking each other.
Icereal's parents also commanded their army's to support Icereal and the few people who came with them.
Raphael was striked by different empires. He was their target.
While he was busy fighting, Icereal had telepathly informed her own army of rebels, which she had raised all the passing years, including Raphael's two allies. They had also grown very strong. I'm the past years.
Icereal didn't notice when the other queens lunched at her, but Raphael was quick to stop their attacks. Grabbing the first queen's head, he looked at her directly and said, " Your son is just as cowardly as you." Then he tightened his grip on her head, causing it to burst due to the pressure.
But he didn't realize she had cast an attack spell to his mother. And when he turned around, he saw that it was about to hit her, but Fedric had grabbed her away just a second before it could hit her.
* And yes, he could have stopped it because his speed his infinite, but he isn't aware of how to control it well. He's
a new turned*
Looking at her with a sigh of relief and a grateful look at Fedric. He turned to face the other queens. But the third queen was already escaping while the fourth queen still stared at the dead first queen .
" Elion deal with one running away." He said in a low voice while looking at the fourth queen with a look of disgust.
' What are you ?! ' The fourth queen asked
" The New King."He declared his kingship with confidence as he walked toward her and kicked her to the lower wall of the arena, ending her swiftly.
Then his attention shifted to the king sitted on his thrown as if nothing was happening, looking at him proudly and satisfied as if he had been waiting for this day.
Climbing the stairs of the arena that led to where Oscar was, he stood in front of his father.
Oscar stood up and looked down slightly at his son, who was almost as tall as he his at the moment directly in the eye.
But instead of getting a warm fatherly greeting, Raphael suddenly grabbed his father's neck. Lifting him up with one arm, he glared at his father. Tightening his grip around his father's neck, he intended to end his life. But he heard the voice of his mother telling him not to kill his father.
Oscar wasn't even stunned or surprised. He looked at the boy in front of him with a plain and cold look before slapping his hand away from his neck with force and grabbed Raphael by the neck. Letting out a dark chuckle, he looked at Rahael, who gave him a surprised look as to how his father wasn't affected by what he had done just moments ago.
' Don't forget where you come from. You're just a new turned. Still growing.
Don't misuse my hospitality.
Raphael grabbed the hands, holding his neck tightly while he was struggling to breathe and broke it.
" I am stronger than you think." He said as he gave his father an annoying look, who raised an eye brown at bim.
' Very well then, I would like to see what type of King you'll become.' He said as he ordered the servant to bring all that was needed for the crowning of a new king.
* The crown, the staff, and the scroll of kingship authority.
The enemies were killed one by one. Although many lives had been lost from both sides.
Raphael was crowned king by his father Oscar. And from that day forth, he became "King Raphael Kingston Threxz "
His mother gave him a proud smile along with his two allies and his uncles.
But they didn't realize he wasn't just Raphael anymore.
' It's time for my healing rest now.' Oscar said before collapsing to the floor.'
Raphael was about sixteen years old at the time.
The economy grew, and he became the ruler to the six empires, which were later formed as the east side. There were other beings and rulers of the north, south, and west. Which were other species like werewolves, gifted, goblins, sirens, and other vamp species .
But the gifted disappeared as if they never existed