Monarch of Darkness

After a long sleep, finally Evan waked up. He was feeling refreshed after taking such a long nap.

It was middle of night and Olivia was dozing of sitting nearby. Evan felt warmth looking at his mother. It was always like this. His mother had always taken care of him silently without a single complain. To Evan, he had the best mum in this world.

He never thought much about his father, whom he had never seen! When it came to his step mother Brianna, he always felt a shiver running down in his spine. He loved her but choose to not think about her to not ruin his mood.

He silently walked outside his room without disturbing his mother. His gaze drift toward the outside and he saw a starlit sky covering the Sylvia clan. It was a cloudless night and Moon was pouring it's whitish cold rays on the White Orchid Valley.

From a distance Evan saw several Sylvia clan guards pacing around. They were guarding the central palaces as usual. He was planning, how he should bypass the guards to go over the place of Levi,when he felt a sharp pain in his brain. He was just wondering what was happening to him when Brianna appeared by his side.

She placed her hands on top of his body and quickly examined him. She said In a worrying voice, "I never thought joining awakening ceremony in a immature age will injure your soul. If I know this will happen, then I never have permitted this. Come with me to see old lady Adaline."

They were preparing to leave when Lucas also appeared. He said,"My lady queen, allow me to go with you. "Brianna quickly nodded and held the hand of Evan and flew to the sky.

Old lady Adaline was living in a secluded location far from Central palaces. It was the place, where his parents lived in past and she never leave this place. Lucas tried many times to call her over to central palaces but she never agreed.

From the sky, a simple stone house could be seen. It was a simple looking house. The courtyard was surrounded by beautiful white Orchid flowers. This place was simple, yet very peaceful. Evan felt his mind became peaceful while looking at this place.

They landed in the courtyard with Lucas in the lead. Lucas got over and knocked on the door of stone house. "Come over,the door is not locked", a voice sounded from the stone house.

They entered inside. A simple looking big room could be seen inside. The room was full of racks with scrolls and some strange artifacts placed neatly around the room.

Old lady Adaline was sitting cross-legged on a simple wooden bed. She opened her eyes and without greeting anyone, she called Evan to her side. Evan walked to her and she checked his pulse by placing her hand on his wrist.

After some time, she loosened her grip. Then she looked at Brianna and said, "His soul is injured and it is not the result of awakening ceremony. A strand of soul eroding poison is inside his body and from the look of it, it was inside his body for six to seven years already."

Faces of both Brienna and Lucas turned grim by this revelation. Brianna gave Evan a complicated look. Her eyes were full of concern and love for him. Evan was surprised and felt warmth bubbling in his heart.

Brianna was always Stern and fierce. She never saw any leniency to Evan just because of his relationship to her.

But now Brianna was looking quite concerned and worried for Ivan. Brianna quickly adjusted her emotion and asked to old lady Adaline, "Is this injury curable?Soul eroding poison is a very sinister poison and someone has still given it to a child."

Old lady Adaline replied ,"It is quite a dangerous poison. Thankfully, only a strand of poison is left in his body. For some strange reason, this poison is suppressed inside his body."

Then Adaline looked at Lucas and asked to him, " Soul nourishment pill is very rare and costly.we only have three in stock. Are you sure, we will use this medicine? Without these medicines I can still heal him within two years."

Listening to uncertain words of old lady Adaline, Brianna looked at Lucas with a pleading look.

With a sigh Lucas told Adaline, "There is no need to delay. Quickly treat Evan."

Adaline nodded and produced a pill bottle infront of everyone. Three translucent pills could be seen inside of bottle. She instructed Evan to swallow all three of pills to at once and rest properly.

Evan took the pills from the hand of Adaline and swallowed them. Evan did not paid much attention to surrounding talk. He was busy thinking about his own world.

After listening to confirmation about his soul injury from old lady Adaline, a huge shock appeared in his mind. It was like a thunderbolt strucked him out of blue. He was wondering, everything from that dream real! There were such powerful person in this world!