Xihun was kneeling infront of King Wan-Yun, while he present five cutten heads infront of king.
"My king, here's the heads of those criminals."
"Why did you choose to cut off their head instead of throwing them on shadow prison?..."
"My king, instant death is easier than staying on shadow prison and wait for death."
King Wan-Yun nodded his head but he make a serious expression, he looked at Xihun with his deep gaze. Then he stand up from over his throne and take out his sword and pointed it in the direction of Xihun,
"Xihun, you are still too weak. Let's refined your skills."
"My king?"
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On a huge open field, which is on the side of castle. King Wan-Yun and Xihun was clashing with eachother. Their weapon strikes was creating extremely powerful shockwave. But the fact is king Wan-Yun was holding his sword by his one hand and over that his both eyes are closed. While Xihun was fully covered with his knight armour.
Xihun was striking with his full strength, Xihun hold his breath and tried to sneak attack on King Wan-Yun. But King easily dodged his attack, then he even counter his attack too.
Xihun take some steps back, but King Wan-Yun strike over his spear and deflect it from his hand, then he placed the sword over his neck.
King Wan-Yun opened his eyes and found out Xihun is totally on the defenceless position. King Wan-Yun's face cover by disappointment. He took his sword back and give his hand for help him to stand up. But Xihun immediately kneel down and stand up by his own.
King Wan-Yun looked at the night sky, "There's countless stars are shining, and one is standing on my side. Xihun I want to make you the strongest under the one sun. But why don't you understand it, you are more like my son then my guard."
Xihun instantly kneel infront of King Wan-Yun and he said, "My king, I'm not....."
But King Wan-Yun point his sword over Xihun's forehead and continued, "From today and now on, you are a free soul and destined to be strongest under this sky."
"My king, I'm not...."
Xihun couldn't able to continue his words because King Wan-Yun already pierced through his knight helmet, and the moment when he rotate his sword. Xihun's helmet broken into two pieces and falls over the ground.
King Wan-Yun looked down at Xihun's face and continued, "Xihun, stand up and looked into my eyes."
As he said, Xihun slowly stand up. But he don't know how to face this situation properly. Xihun tried multiple times to look at King Wan-Yun's eye but he feels like that's disgraceful. That's why Xihun immediately down his face.
King Wan-Yun smiled and slowly pet his shoulder, ".....hahaha. Okay, let's go back to the castle."
But Xihun resist that, "My king, if I can move freely under the sky, then I would like to travel the world, so that I could fight with stronger people to become the strongest."
King Wan-Yun looked back at Xihun with confusion eyes, "Okay, but you can start your journey from tomorrow."
For the first time Xihun looked at King Wan-Yun's eyes directly, "My king, since I'm free, so I want to face Suriy as the strongest person under the sky. So that nothing could hurt her."
King Wan-Yun smiled at Xihun with proudly and then he moved forward at the castle. While Xihun moved on opposite direction from there. But King Wan-Yun again looked back at Xihun as passed him the black Spear while saying, "Xihun don't worry about Suriy, I'm her father and you know how much stronger I am."
Xihun smiled for the first time and moved forward on his journey.
And someone who doesn't know about those things, she is unconscious on her deepest state of sleep.
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There's a grand place, where many rich people and kings are present there along with their personal knight. Not just kings, many warriors are present there too.
All of them are observing various types of legendary weapons and skull of monsters. Even there's some beautiful mythical animals are present there too. This is like an auction hall or something like museum, but on old theme.
King Wan-Yun and little Suriy was present there too and a guardian on their side. But Suriy doesn't looking much exited there. That's why king Wan-Yun asked her,
"My daughter, ask wherever you want."
But Suriy passed a boring expression, "Nothing."
Then she grabbed king Wan-Yun's finger and started to leave from there. But then his guardian called king Wan-Yun and stopped him. Then he pointed his finger somewhere....
There's a very old or middle age person was standing on the corner of this grand room. After noticing him there, King Wan-Yun moved forward at him and tell to his guardian, "Look after Suriy."
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King Wan-Yun come close to that person and Puch their fist with eachother as he said, "It's been a long time Sword Elder Kime."
But that person remain silent for a while, he isn't as much as exist as King Wan-Yun. But still he showed respect to him,
"Congratulations Wan-Yun, you became a king."
"What's the matter? Something happened."
Sword Elder Kime moved back and removed the fabric from infront of the wall and revealed a hidden way. There's a down stairs for the basement or underground room.
King Wan-Yun understand there's something present there. That's why he also stepped along with Sword Elder Kime. While walking down, Sword Elder Kime looked back at King Wan-Yun's face and make bit sad expression,
"Other 7 swords died today, while I and a little kid went to the Shadow Prison."
King Wan-Yun's face left a confusion yet full shocking expression, "How did this happened?"
"There's a person who can use flame but he didn't get the blessing from the angles, that's why angle told to other 7 swords, to capture that flame user. But in return, all 7 of them died. And there's a country size out of surface area was still burning in flame."
King Wan-Yun feels like a devine existence come down, because killing 7 sword together. That's something like a dream, yet dreaming for this was like a sin even for someone as strong as king Wan-Yun.
While thinking about those stuff, both of them reached out underground basement room. But there's nothing present there. Only an wooden box in the middle of the room. This is hardly 1.5 meters expanded.
This box is totally sealed with chains, king Wan-Yun grabbed his sword and swing it to cut off all the chain.
And the moment all the side 4 wooden slab removed. It revealed a square metal cage inside. And a little boy was present inside the cage, his entire body was captured by chains and there's countless black marks and wound are present over his body. His hair is more longer than his body and his nails are way bigger.
King Wan-Yun was more confused and unknowingly he became angry as he looked at Sword Elder Kime. He just wants to break the chain and free this kid.
But before he could swing his sword again, someone pulled up his clothes and pointed her cute small finger at the direction of the little boy, inside of the box.
"Father I want it."
King Wan-Yun noticed an unknown smile on little Suriy's.
The kid looked up and saw the face of Suriy through the rode of the cage. That's the first rays of hope that little Xihun saw on this world.
"I'm princess Suriy, be my toy and play with me everyday."