"Hey, Old man, it's me! I'm coming in!"
Entering the room, the first thing that came into Damien's view was a frowning Theron and to his right, Elizabeth, who could barely contain her smile.
"Mom, Dad, how are you? It seems both of you are doing well today?"
"Hahaha…" laughed Damien as he felt the mood of the room wasn't quite right
And as if to confirm his thoughts, Theron's next sentence sent a chill down his spine
"Oh? Why did you call me dad? I thought I was an Old man?" he said with a smile
However, Damien, who knew his father knew that smile was definitely not because he was happy.
"Shadow bind!"
Not giving him a chance to react, Theron instantly summoned four black tentacles. Two from the ground, two from the ceiling
Each holding one of his limbs, immobilizing him on the spot.
"Damn it, Dad, what kind of father attacks their own son on sight!?"
"Mom, do something."
"Isabelle, I tell father to calm down," yelling out as he struggled to move, Damien looked as his father in frustration
In fact, ever since he decided to practice both mana hears and aura core, to be a dual knight and mage
Theron always did things like this to him whenever the opportunity arose, as if to show him that even if he practiced both, he couldn't compare with him someone who studied one road to the peak.
So, being familiar with this situation, neither Elizabeth nor Isabelle interfered.
Elizabeth, on the right still drinking her tea, looking at both her husband and son arguing at each other with a smile.
And Isabelle, as a maid and ordinary person, not only could she not do anything.
But at some point, she had stepped out of the study, only wishing her young master prayers in her hat.
"Damn, dad, if that's how you want to play things, then I might as well show you a new move I worked on!"
Noticing nobody was going to help, Damien looked at Theron with determination.
After all, knowing his father's character, given the fact that he called him here on the pretext of going to the elven forest, this was probably some kind of test
A test to see if I can handle and protect myself in the outside world.
*Alright, father, since you want to test, then this, your filial son, will give you a surprise!*
Muttering under his breath, Damien instantly made his move.
"third order aura strengthening!"
"third order spell, shadow razors!"
Simultaneously channeling his two sources of power, Damien instantly self his body heat rise.
At his lower dantain, his aura core began to spin rapidly.
In a matter of seconds, it began to transmit aura to all the muscle fibers in his body, rapidly increasing his strength.
Inside his heart, unwilling to be left out, his third-order mana core began to churn as four tendrils of shadows appeared from his back, each with a razor condensed completely of shadow at their tips
"hahaha! Father! Back then, when you wanted to get me a teacher, I refused."
"When you said I should only follow one path, I refused."
"I'm sure you were confused as to why, however, trust me! As the son of the world's strongest man, I won't let you down!"
Looking straight into Theron's eyes, an emotion that he couldn't quite understand surged through Damien's chest.
In this new life of his, there was so much he wanted to achieve.
He wanted to survive to the end
He wanted to protect his family
He wanted to change the disastrous fate of many characters
However, to do that, he knew that the road ahead might be lonely.
Many of his actions might seem absurd to others; it might even seem nonsensical.
Every day for the past twelve years, Damien had felt the concern of his parents for him
Don't look at his dad tying him up without a question. Damien knew this was because he cared
And it was precisely because of this that Damien decided to use this opportunity to send a message to both of them before he left
Let them know that he wasn't weak
Let them know that he wasn't doing this without a plan.
*Mom, Dad, are you watching? Me practicing both paths wasn't something I made on a whim*
*In order to prepare for future troubles, this is a road that I must tread*
*With my current strength, as long as I don't encounter fifth orders, I should be able to escape with ease even if I can't win*
*and when I get what I need from the elf forest, and break through fourth order, you'll understand me more*
*However, for now, just have faith and believe in me!*
Muttering inwardly, Damien directly increased his strength
*arghh!*
Stretching the shadow binds thin, his razors began sawing the restraints simultaneously
A move that made Theron look at his son, lost in thought.
At this time, he even forgot the pain from his sealed arm, as he was engrossed in Damien's actions
And Elizabeth, seeing Damien like this, knew what her son wanted to convey; however, when she thought about the hard work he put in to have this current strength
To prove his father wrong that his own path was right, her eyes unknowingly began to turn red
Picking up a cup for tea, she didn't even realize the cup was empty, her eyes fully on Damien
*Crack…. crack…..*
Under Damien's struggle, the ground that the binds came from began to crack.
However, even then, his eyes remained firm.
His only goal to rip these restraints apart
"arghhh!"
"Damn it! Cut for me!"
Giving one more yell, Damien felt his mana and aura reserves rapidly drain.
Inwardly, his muscles and bones began to ache under the heavy load from the aura reinforcement.
Thankfully, just when he was approaching his limits, a huge change suddenly occurred
*Boom!*
With a loud bang, Damien had not only to finally cut off the restraints, but he in doing so he also broke off pieces of the ceiling and floor.
"haa~"
"So.. how was that old man? Did I pass your test?"
Panting tiredly, Damien smiled as he faced his father, who didn't immediately reply.
Rather, it was only after a few seconds that his frown disappeared, being replaced by a slight smile
"Haha, indeed you passed"
"In fact, because you passed, I won't do anything for you, calling me old m.an"
Saying this, his smile remained for a few seconds before turning serious again.
"However, Elf forest, hunh?"
"I'm sure if I ask you why you want to go there, you won't tell me."
"However, have a seat. Before you decide to go, there are some things you should know."
Condensing a chair made out of shadow behind Damien, Theron began to speak
"First things first, you're too weak!"
He said, without the slightest fluctuation in his eyes.