Chapter 23 (1/2)
”I knew you could do it Marcus”
”I knew you could make it out”
The Old Man, The Flame Emperor said to Marcus zs he paced slowly balancing himself on the bamboo cane on his right hand.
”What Happened to you?”
Marcus asked the barely standing man in front of who had bulging biceps and ripped body before.
”Ah, You know Marcus, my time's up”
”Oh, I am sorry to hear that”
All of the anger he had, vanished when he looked at the feeble old man.
Marcus took a deep breath and said.
”I'll make sure, you get a proper burial”
The Old Man stared blankly at Marcus and let out a sigh.
*Pat*
The Old man patted Marcus's shoulder when he reached him and smiled.
Suddenly the old man pulled his hand and his head bobbed back. The Flame Emperor looked at Marcus with his eyes wide open.
”OH...My” He pressed his hands against his chest as he looked at Marcus in surprise.
”What happened?”
Marcus as always was puzzled.
”What the hell did you do in there?”
The Old man asked Marcus, his hands still on his weak and skinny chest.
”Where?”
”In the Dungeon, I sent you to”
”Oh there?, just some casual grinding.”
The Emperor's jaw hanged in air as he heard Marcus.
”What type of a casual grinding did you do to become like this, you Monster?”
”Huh? What are you blabbering Old man?”
Marcus probably didn't know but The Flame Emperor had his own 'Cheat System' in hand.
The Appraisal skill which the Flame Emperor had could appraise anything. When he came to contact with Marcus, all the information about his progress appeared right in front of him.
Marcus had broken through his limits and it was off charts. This was not what he was expecting. Even The Flame Emperor when put through the 3 guardian trials was only able to achieve till infinity break. He was happy and was also jealous.
The Bit of jealousy which was rising in his chest vanished as soon as he remembered something.
”Ah Marcus, what you have achieved is just magnificent and amazing.”
The Old Man said regaining his Old Emperor voice tone.
Marcus's ears reddened when he heard the Old man praise him.
”I suppose you still haven't Awakened a Seed yet?”
”No” came the reply.
”And I have to remind you, this achievement you achieved in these 2 years were Unreal, I congratulate you on the behalf of the other guardians.”
”Yea” Marcus rubbed his nose, looking smug.
Suddenly then did he realize what the Old Man had said.
”Wait..2 years?” Marcus questioned.
”Yes 2 years in the outside and 6000 years inside.”
The Old man replied with a smile.
”6000..Wha..?”
Marcus found himself stutter. Who wouldn't?. He had spent an entire time span of 6000 years In the Dungeons trying to escape.
”In order to help you grind, the time inside was set in a way that it would only effect the time here, outside slightly”
The Old man said pinching his fingers and rubbing them together, indicating the small time which had passed outside during his life inside the Dungeons.
Marcus still was dumbstruck. Maybe he hadn't noticed it earlier but his status window did show his age clearly, it was...
”STATUS!”
Marcus boomed and the system popped up revealing his status window.
He peered at his age. It was 17. It showed '18 in a day' beside it. Which meant..
”It's my birthday tomorrow”
Marcus said as he kept his voice down and looked at the ground. Shifting his gaze to the Emperor, Marcus snapped once again.
”Tell me Old man, what do I have to do to get out of this place.”
”Oh excited are we?”
The Old man replied and came close to Marcus again.
This time he kept his hand on Marcus's chest and said something in a very very low voice.
”As I asked earlier, you still haven't Awakened your Seed right?”
Marcus's chest started feeling warm and a black light started glowing from its center as he looked at his chest.
Soon a Notification popped up in front of him and Marcus read it aloud.
”Do you want to receive the Seed from THE FLAME EMPEROR?”
Marcus was shocked. He was so confused when the Notification popped up.
”It's my bidding gift to you Marcus....for the hard work you have done..please don't deny it.”
Marcus couldn't say any less and he accepted the Seed as the old man had requested him to.
The system inside the Flame emperor asked.