Chapter 4 King

(Cynesige's Pov)

It's been years since I got rid of that stupid old man, and it is worth it. I have the world around and everything is perfect as I envisioned, I can foresee the future and it's a blessing to me and I have everyone in my hands, money, status, woman, and everything that's mine and I own it for my benefit. I made everything as I wanted, I already abandoned every redeeming quality, "This karma right?" As I talked alone in a castle bedroom where I lived.

A mere maid heard me, as she sweated with fear and she said to me with a pathetic scared face. "I'm s-sorry." I felt her heart was uneasy in a situation like this and I remember the words of a former friend, that before I became this... she said to me that "I'm an insecure man." That word sickens me, I don't want to be lectured by some nobodies. Then the maid ran immediately from me, I guess I'm the worst person in the world, huh?

As I walked down from my bedroom all alone and went down to eat food at the dining table with servants while waiting for the food I was looking at the scenery of birds and trees as they mind their business as always, as I was once before an innocent child when I became this, all because of my foresee power that I rule over.

Was it worth it? Was it really what I wanted it? That I asked myself with that question, no stop. This is reality, not a fantasy, you can't expect to run away with my burden, As the food arrived the for today is egg and bread.

Fair enough I'm satisfied with that, As I eat the food itself it felt so sour, guess the quality of the food is not good.

I asked the servants, "Is there any problem with the food quality I may ask?" The Head butler professionally spoke to me. "It is fine as usual, but I received some reports that there's an outskirt by a bunch of goblins attacking the farmers and hunters for supplies." "How long is it going to be solved?" I asked, "In a matter of days and we require an assistant to the knights itself." "Leave us, and you stay." As the servants left the head butler was there standing alone, that wise old try to tell me to walk another path but I refused to.

And then the head butler sigh as he was about to say, "Is it worth what you want Your Majesty?" "Yes, it is worth it, I have to achieve this calming feeling in the future. There's no turning back now..." The head butler said with a pitiful face. "Very well, if that is your wish. Excuse me." As he left the dining room, I hope that I find this peaceful feeling and I know I hurt people and did something wrong, it's just that powers like this blinded me.

And I'm the foolish king, a future that I saw is a "child" that came before me and with my father's friend who is a knight. That will come and meet my demise, and I hope it happens someday. As I thought it's another day for me to burn in hell.

(Leland's Pov)

After we walked out of the forest, we arrived at my house, not much but it's home and it's a cabin and I lived for like while now.

"Now then, shall we enter child?" "Of course..." as they said, and I wonder why they don't show their emotions, what happened to them? Enough of that, it's almost getting late. As we go to the cabin and I cooked a portion of food for the guest and I said to the child. "Would you like something to eat?" The child told me, "Sure." As they go back to thinking about themselves meanwhile I will cook the best cook for them, kinda reminds me of having a son like him, feels very nostalgic to my heart as I always missed them so much... very much.

As I finished cooking the food and as we eat together at the table, at first I thought they would say delicious like any other children, but then they eat normally I asked myself "What has this child been through?" "Huh?" The child noticed talking out of thoughts, "Nothing." I want to know how this child became like this, I want to emotions in them and I want them to feel something they never had, I asked them this.

"Where did you come from?" The child told me and said. "I came from the mountains as I try to search for something, as for what I truly am, and what I want, these thoughts make me ask why I'm here and what purpose I do right now. That's it." "I see..." with an understanding manner, though I find it strange for a child-like them to want to know about what they are and what they want to know. I just think that I need time to think.

"I'll be out for a while." "Sure." As I walked out and wondered myself and look at the stars, they always looked beautiful all the time, it felt so relaxing, now then it's time to sleep and the child goes to sleep as well. Tomorrow is another day...