Chapter 03 Contract (Part 01)

" So, this is the move you have chosen, how desperate are you to give up on your most prized possession".

In a space with no light, no direction, a figure was chained.

"I thought you would have learned a thing or two in all the many years you have lived, but it looks like the more you live the more your brain rots".

The figure was giving the smell of fear and dread as if there is no hope left in the world. The figure pulled on the chain and broke one of the chains, but it joined again and became even tighter.

" It has been thousands of years since you have been watching me without saying a word".

The chain around its neck tightened, squeezing it.

"mmmm..... It hurts you fucking shithead, what, you don't like what I have to say. Good then do your worst, we both know you aren't powerful enough to keep me chained up like this forever, and know this, it will be your most loved creatures who will be the reason for my freedom".

The figure closed its eyes and stopped moving, waiting for the moment he would have his former strength back again.

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( Sir Alex, meet her, she will be your guardian from today onward)

I heard a voice, it was an unknown voice but still felt familiar, calling to me, when I raise my eyes, an old woman was standing in front of me and a little girl was kneeling beside her. The girl was looking down, hiding her face from me. The girl looked around 10 years old, she was wearing knee-length trousers and her upper body was partially covered by leather armor.

(From this day onward, you will be the shield who will face all the danger directed toward his highness).

The old woman looked at the girl and said to her in a stern voice as though she was giving her a warning, at that time I did not know that the two people in front of me had a blood relationship, and how could I, the interaction between the two till now had been like a boss and its employee.

(Go forward and take the scarlet oath).

The girl stood up gently and took a step forward unsteadily.

(I-I am....)

(Say it clearly)

The girl was nervous, she was like a kindergarten student who has been called forth by the teacher to recite a poem that she clearly don't remember.

(If the oath is not spoken with conviction, then the binding will not take place).

Looking at the unwillingness on the part of the girl, I decided to stop the old woman, but.

{Why am not able to speak ?}.

[That is because you are not in the present, but the past].

Just as I looked up to find the source of the voice, the people standing in front of me disappeared like smoke, and the surrounding broke into countless pieces and vanished until it was only me left in the dark void.

[You can only look at the past not interact with it].

I was floating in the black space, a force suddenly pulled me forward, my movement was so fast that the space started wrapping around me and became like a tunnel due to which my vision got restricted and finally I saw the light and the space broke like a piece of glass releasing me from it.

[Looks like you still are not able to travel through the void without being lost in the past].

I was unable to open my eyes for a few seconds because of the light, rubbing my eyes I opened them slowly, I glanced around the place I was in and I became perplexed.

"How did I get back here?"

I picked up a book that was kept in front of me on the table and looked around, I was back in the library. I stood up from the chair holding the red in my hand.

"Was it all a dream?".

I looked at the book closely and was about to open it when I felt a presence behind me.

[Mr. Theo, I would advise you not to do that, it would disappoint you more].

I looked back and saw an old man behind me. The face o the old man was familiar but the aura he was giving did not match the face

[Sorry for the surprise, I tried taking the appearance of your father, but I was not able to find any proper memory you have of him, so I took the next best thing].

The man looked exactly like the person whom I would consider to be a father figure in my life, Uncle Levi, the school watchman, the only difference was that he was wearing a butler uniform.

"I am not back in my world, so where am I?".

[For a person who has been surprised by everything for all this time, you looked oddly calm, is it because of the appearance of this place].

"ANSWER MY QUESTION".

[I apologize, Mr. Theo, for my obnoxious manners, but before I explain the situation to you, I would like to show you something].

I took a deep breath and calmed my nerves down, I shouted due to all the build-up frustration, I don't usually conduct myself like that.

{Thank god, he is not mad}.

I was afraid, I might have angered him, as he was all I had to know about my current circumstance.

[Please follow me].

I followed the double of Mr. Langer to the back of the library.

"I don't remember this being at the back of the library?"

We were standing in front of a door.

[Not everything in here will match your reality, Mr. Theo].

The old man knocked on the door.

[You are not the only one to whom this place belongs. Master Alex, could please open the door, someone has come to visit you].

"What, Prince Alex is here?"

[shhh, I request you, please don't speak anything for a moment, Master Alex don't be rude and keep the important guest waiting].

I heard a sound of footsteps from behind the door, coming closer, and the door handle slowly turned and the door opened, and from inside the room, a boy peaked.

"You promised that you would not disturb me".

[Yes, Master Alex, I promised you that but you also promised that you would listen to me when I say something important].

The boy frowned at me, thinking of me as the one who disturbed his peaceful time. The boy was little, maybe around 10 years or something, he had white hair. The old man saw how little Alex was looking at me so he pointed toward me and said.

[Master Alex, meet him, he is Mr. Theodore, he is the owner of the library if you want to come to the library and read some books you have to ask for his permission].

"Aah, he is the owner, Mr. owner could you please allow me to come to the library, please".

I was confused, I didn't know how to answer that plead.

[Mr. Theo, you should allow him to visit the library].

"And how would I do that?"

I did not understand what was happening.

[Just say you permit Alex to visit the library].

I looked a the boy who looking at me with pleading eyes.

"I give Alex, permission to visit the library whenever he wants".

A white light came out of my forehead and spread around little Alex's body, just as the light disappeared, he came running inside the library but before he can go far, the old man caught him.

[Master Alex, before you go off to play, should you not also permit him to visit your room].

"I am sorry Mr. owner, I forgot."

Little Alex looked at me.

"I give Mr. owner, permission to visit my room whenever he wants."

The light came out of little Alex's forehead and covered my body then disappeared.

[Mr. Theo, you should go in first, I will be there after I show Master Alex to the children's section.]

The old man went after the running boy after saying that.

I pushed the door open and went inside.