43 Natural Selection XI (2/2)

He was quite sure that the Captain was staying in one of the luxury guest rooms, scanning the whole palace for a whole night had paid. The detail of the scan he had received was incredible.

Through a large hall with sculptures of previous kings and knights into the throne room itself and going into a hall to the left, Nero dodged almost every single guard, only having to hide against a skilled Hunter near the throne room.

As he was about to reach the luxury Guest room hall, he alerted a guard while walking past a communal bath.

The guard had seen a flicker in the corner of his eye while guarding the entrance of the guest hall.

”What was that?” Confused, the guard stumbled forward, evidently tired of doing nothing but sitting in one place.

Looking at the entrance of the bath area with pillars running across, Nero had hidden out of sight behind one of the pillars.

While checking behind each pillar, the guard grew cautious and confused. Right as he checked the pillar before the one Nero was behind, a small blade poked into the back of the guard's head, exactly where the brain stem was.

Immediately after, Nero wrapped a towel around the man's head to stop the little bleeding that came with the poke.

Nero dragged him into one of the cabinets to store one's belongings when using the bath and stuffed him in there.

”That man was done and dusted.” Nero said quietly with a smile. Nova stayed quiet, the ruthlessness of Nero displayed how much he had suddenly changed.

He proceeded on with his journey, finally reaching the doorstep of the most luxurious room at the end of the hall. With a simple knock, he woke up the captain.

Opening the door slightly, he tiredly asked: ”Who and What?”

And for a reply came something unexpected, a child's meek voice: ”Hello, I am Nero. The illegitimate royal.”

Startled, the man stepped back, leaving the door wide open for Nero to stumble in.

”I need your help and safety...” The voice continued, while the grown man got up calmly from the shock.

”The Queen wants to kill me...” Nero looked down, leaving the Captian to wonder why the boy would stumble to his door and announce something so unreal.

”What? Why are you coming to me? And why is the Queen, a Demon, going to be interested to kill you?” Killian was thoroughly confused and put on guard, not a single answer arrived in his mind.

Instead of speaking, Nero used Basic Mana crudely to form around his hand, purposely acting as if just that took a lot out of him. The red glow in Nero's eyes guaranteed Killian that the boy had just awoken, at the stunning age of 7!

”I know you have a lot of questions but, for the time being, let me hide in your balloon, that's what my master said I have to do... He's left it up to me after getting me in here away from the Queen's sight. I have to complete my master's wish!” With a look of determination, Nero heroically portrayed himself to the Captain as a naive child who was given a goal by somebody he revered.

The captain just looked on, completely shocked out of his being for a while, before realising something and grinning eye-to-eye.

He stayed much calmer than any other who had witnessed his magical display.

”I understand, follow me. I'll give you a place to stay in the Gas Giant.” The Captain tried to be calm but his excitement was undeniably visible.

'This is my chance to become a Baron!'