Ataraxia Abyss
Chapter 14: Thank you for everything

Regal is currently standing in a magic circle, surrounded by Adrian, Mavis, Elaine and several maids and other important guests.

"Remember, you can call me whenever you want, you'll always be welcome in the Abyss."

Adrian gave his farewell, Regal then smiled and stood upright with Gram still fixed.

"I'll remember your orders and kindness for the rest of my life, Mrs Adrian!" Even as the light began to appear and create a pillar of light from under his feet, the boy did not blink and continued to salute with his eyes open.

In an instant he disappeared, Adrian then sensed something was lacking even when the child had not been gone for a minute.

"In the end this is not a decent place for a human being..." Mavis who heard Adrian's complaint immediately interjected.

"You keep your promise, you will keep it when he has no one and make the child strong." Mavis said, Adrian who heard that smiled and chuckled.

"Geez, no son no father... Everything makes a fuss."

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From where Regal had fallen, he began to emerge from the cave gap by wriggling out.

When he managed to get out, Regal could feel everything. Sunlight, the sound of birds chirping and also the grass that he had not felt for a long time...

He felt grateful, but his sadness after leaving his family in the Abyss still made him reflect. But because it had already come out, Regal finally decided to walk.

The fresher air, the air that was not mixed with the dense mineral smell of the Abyss was completely unkissable in that place.

"I think it's his village..." Regal sees his village, the old and old village evokes his old memories. Regal who saw it all could still feel the happiness and affection of the village.

While everyone is at war for vengeance and dissent, it is the small place that will not be touched by the flames of war. Yet all that peace really did not change much in Regal's eyes.

He went in and bought an apple from an old man he knew. Currently Regal who does not wear Adamas only wear ordinary clothes with a jacket made of wolf leather.

"Uncle, everything looks so happy..." Said Regal while the uncle chose a good apple for Regal.

"Well, it's been a long time since the village became peaceful. After everyone had experienced deep suffering we were finally able to get up." Regal who heard that was clearly interested.

"I'm sorry, can I hear more..?" Regal bid while holding 2 gold coins in front of the old man.

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After gathering information from the residents, the Regal could conclude. He was declared dead of fever. The village healer tried but he did not survive.

"So time has passed 6 months huh? Geez, Abyss is really something..." Regal said while eating apples on a park bench.

But when he was busy eating apples, Regal then saw someone approaching him. Even though it had been 6 years, he still remembered the faces of the two people.

"Hey traveler! You seem lost, can we be your guide?" Regal saw that foul smile, they were the Oliv brothers, direct men from Kaka Regal namely Hamel.

Maybe because Regal's body was 14 years old with a slim model but full of muscles it was different from a skinny boy full of wounds. That obviously made them confused and obviously made them assume that Regal was a traveler.

"Thank you, this is a small village but it would be better if there was a guide." Regal then followed the two of them into the back alley, there was no description of this village even after they had taken him quite a distance.

The unarmed Regal finally got into what the likes of the Oliv brothers had as a trap.

"All right, handsome lady, hand over all your stuff!" They both used knives. Regal was clearly confused by their explanation.

"His handsome lady?" Either that was because now he already had a beautiful yet handsome face, but that definitely added insight to Regal.

"So this face becomes a curse too up here huh?" Regal quickly hit the wrist of one of them and hit him in the face very hard. When the other one tried to attack, Regal immediately lowered his head and stabbed his foot with a knife until it penetrated into the ground.

"I don't want to add a case, maybe because it's been a long time, or maybe because I'm trying to forget it so I don't remember. Show me where the village chief is..."

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After noon arrived, a family was having lunch in the dining room, but the noise outside their house made them unable to focus.

"Geez what's going on out there." The village chief, Aiden, began to try to check things out. But when he was at the entrance of the house, he was surprised by the Oliv brothers who broke into their house simultaneously.

"Basin' bad boy! What have you guys done?!" An angry Aiden provokes Hamel's arrival. "You people! What the hell is going on here?!"

Both brothers were seriously injured with bruises all over their faces. With great difficulty they pointed out but they couldn't tell who was out there.

As they all looked outside, they could all feel a chill rush into their homes. It was not winter but it felt very cold coupled with the whistling sound that made them goosebumps.

"Erina sword!" Aiden tells Erina to get a sword for Aiden and Hamel. They could both feel as the whistling sound made their bones shiver and their instincts told them to run.

The two of them came out, outside their house, they could see a man wearing a black robe whistling. Either the whistling sound echoed throughout the village and made the residents who had seen from afar now run into their homes.

"Who are you?!" Said Hamel in a harsh tone, the whistling stopped and Regal showed his face to them.

"Re-regal...?" Aiden fell backwards and removed his sword, unlike the others, they were the only ones who knew about Regal's identity in just one look. Whether it was because he had lived with them for a long time or because he was so hated by them.

"For a long time no sister..." Regal said with a smiling face. Hamel who saw it immediately put up his horses and shouted.

"I'm not your brother! And you're not my sister! We are never a family!!" Regal who heard that finally confirmed, the family he saw was really not a real family, even after a long time Regal could feel the look of hatred on all of them. That look made him sick...

"I knew this would happen." Regal then took out his sword which had been next to him, it was just an ordinary sword, although it was not Gram himself sure that he could win.

Hamel who saw it directly hit Regal who had not put up the horses, when Hamel lunged, Regal only held with one hand, all Hamel attacks blindly managed to be in the field and avoided.

Regal who uses a long sword instead uses fencing techniques to dodge and fend off Hamel's attacks. Her footsteps were more beautiful, her sword swung more flexibly, and her body moved with the wind. That can't be done by Hamel.

Until finally Regal hit Hamel's sword until it was released from his hand and thrown, Hamel who saw it immediately took his sword. But the same thing happened, he was unable to attack and his sword continued to be thrown.

All that happened repeatedly until Regal finally kicked Hamel to be thrown backwards. He could see his sword falling in front of Regal, but Regal kicked it into Hamel instead.

"Take it... This match won't end until one of us dies" Hamel was desperate to keep using the sword.

However, Hamel straightened his hand to Regal. "Fireball!" A fireball emerged from his hand, it shot out but Regal just shook his head slightly to dodge the attack. Hamel kept shooting until his hand was bleeding because his veins were protruding and damaged. Regal kept avoiding it...

Until finally the last fireball that emerged from the bloodied hand hit Regal's chest. Hamel initially smiled, but Regal continued forward without blinking his eyes.

"Your magic is weak, brother..." Regal whistled, the whistling actually made the entire body tense, the whistling was filled by Vis to thrill one's soul, making their magic circulation chaotic.

Hamel who heard that retreated slowly, himself felt a deep fear from Regal whom he had always treated harshly. "Take your sword, brother, it's not over yet..."

After feeling the decision and also the fear of the match, Hamel left his sword and ran away. He went into the house, passed by his parents and younger brother and hid in the room, hoping that he would be protected.

Aiden who saw Regal had undergone a drastic change was clearly frightened, he finally asked the hated child.

"What do you want?! You've defeated Hamel now what do you want?!!" Aiden shouted to Regal.

Regal smiled, looking at the frightened Hamel and the enraged Aiden. Regal can do his plan.

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