Karl was sitting on the bed looking at Luna coldly.
"We will be going in 5 minutes." Luna spoke in a sad voice.
Karl just kept staring at Luna with the cold gaze.
"Did something happen?" Luna asked while tilting her head.
"Hmmm..."
Karl hummed as he stood up and started circling Luna like a predator circling its prey.
"I-Is something wrong?" Luna asked worriedly.
"My porcupine, what should I do with someone who betrays me?" Karl asked coldly.
Luna tilted her head more at the unexpected question, unknowingly ignoring the nickname Karl used.
"Father says that one should not stay with a traitor. Who betrayed you though?"
"Uncle says so?" Karl smirked.
"Well someone very close to me betrayed me. Someone I thought I could trust."
Karl spoke as he continued circling Luna.
Luna's eyes widened at Karl's words and as soon did they narrowed with a frown.
"You should not talk with such a person." Luna spoke seriously.
"Right? Then porcupine, is that why your father is taking you away? Because you tried to rattle on me?"
Karl spoke as he stood in front of Luna, glaring at her.
Luna's stared wide eyed as she understood Karl's words.
"I-I did not rattle." Luna spoke with an expression as if she had be done wrong.
"Hoh? Then what were you trying to tell uncle?"
"Th-That!" Luna stayed silent overwhelmed by Karl's words.
"B-But you made my hairs-" Luna tried to speak but Karl cut her off.
"So you will tell on me? Do you still not get why your father is going to take you away? We might never meet ever again because of what you tried to do." Karl spoke as he again started circling around Luna.
Luna became dazed for a moment and then made a teary face.
"I-I did n-not mea-mean to-" Luna said her voice cracking.
"So you did something you did not even mean to?" Karl asked as he nodded in understanding.
Seeing Karl's nod Luna nodded her head hurriedly trying to make sure Karl is not angry with her.
But Karl again glared at her as he held her chin with his finger tips to stop her nodding.
"Doing something you did not want to is being stupid and you know my porcupine, I hate stupid people the most." Karl spoke as he brought his face closer to Luna's.
Luna's eyes widened at Karl's new words as she started crying.
"..... No.... Hate..... Me...." Luna somehow was able to mutter between the cries.
Unknown to Luna who had her eyes closed and her hands erasing the flowing tears, Karl was making a constipated face, trying to hold back his laughter.
This continued for a few minutes when Karl was finally able to control his expression.
"Okay I won't hate you but next time you do not rattle on me. Is that clear? Also do not ever tell others what I say to you." Karl said with a sigh.
Luna nodded frantically at Karl's words.
"Ok now stop crying porcupine. You have to leave so wipe the tears. I was joking about your father taking you away because of rattling though other parts were true so keep them in mind." Karl spoke as he patted Luna's head.
Luna suddenly remembered that they have to leave and looked at Karl with a sad face.
"We will meet soon. Probably by then you will not be a crybaby anymore." Karl said with a smirk.
"You promised not to call me a crybaby." Luna said with a pout.
"Okay my porcupine. Let's go." Karl said as he started walking out of the room.
***
'It has been three days since Luna went away. Mom said that we will be officially engaged when we both turn 8. It must be because of some political reasons or whatever.
Today is D-Day. Finally I will be able to form a core or ring!... is what it was supposed to be but now I have a problem.
If ether is supposed to be better than why should I form mana or aura is what I thought at first but after some testing in the last three days I found out that ether can not be sprayed out like mana our aura.
That gave me enough reason to form both of them but there is another problem.
If the novel is not correct... will I have as much potential as Karl in both physical and mental abilities.
Now, I am genuinely nervous like a kid my age, even mom said that today I finally look like someone my age. But I will just have to go through it.'
Karl was walking behind a butler as he entered a part of garden he never had before.
'Ooh! Finally a new part of map unlocked!' Karl joked to.... himself.
'After the ceremony, father will allow me to roam the estate freely or at least that is what he said. He does not have the most trustful past.'
Karl narrowed his eyes as he remembered how much angry he felt after he found out about the mind control.
*sigh*
'I got too angry. According to them, I am a child so they must have not thought that I have planned for the risks and all.
If my three year old son was doing some risky shit and not telling anything about it then I will also try my best to do whatever I can to know of it.
I will take revenge but I over-reacted. I have not talked with him since.
I could have planned it if I knew that ether is special!
Whatever. I will not plan anymore. I decided to enjoy my life but just went a lot with plans.
Time to enjoy the show then.'
Karl smiled as he entered a crowded ground which was HUGE.
It was far bigger than any soccer ground he had seen.
The crowd was, once again, mostly white haired, sitting from the entrance to the center of the ground where there were chairs on which some kids were sitting.
"Young Master, you have to go and sit there. I am only allowed to follow till here."
The butler spoke as he pointed to the area where kids were sitting.
'Damn so these are my people.' Karl mused as he walked looking at Karl.
"Uncle!" Karl waved his hand as he ran towards a slim tall man standing alone at the empty space between the kid section and the adult section.
The man was Harry, younger brother of Kevin.
Harry smiled as he saw Karl running towards him.
"Go and sit there kid."
Harry pointed at the kid's area.
Karl nodded as he walked and sat in the front row.
The kid's section's chairs like other chairs were facing towards a elevated platform.
'So these are the kids my age!' Karl happily looked around at different kids the same age as him sitting all around.
'Oh she seems to be the most beautiful girl among all the girls here. And I can guess from that kid's facial feature that he will be bullied in life.' Karl classified different kids on whatever he could judge them on.
"Hello." Karl said as he stood up and sat beside the shy looking kid he thought will be bullied.
The kid was visibly startled, not expecting someone to greet him.
"H-hello!" The kid shouted, bowing his head to Karl which made Karl frown.
"Do you know me?" Karl asked tilting his head.
"F-Father told me about you!" The boy shouted again still bowed.
Now most of the other kids were also looking at the interaction happening.
"Who is your father?" Karl asked as he tried to think of everyone he meets enough to describe his facial features.
"Karl take care of Raun for me." Harry shouted from behind the kid's seat as he was listening on their conversation.
Now everyone was surprised.
Other kids at knowing that the new arrival was Karl and Raun at his father's words.
'He is big bro's younger brother! Damn why did bro never tell me!' Karl was also pleasantly surprised at the new discovery.
"Where is big bro Garry? He has not come to meet me since long!" Karl asked Raun excitedly.
"A-academy..." Raun muttered in a low tone.
While all this was happening a new kid was just entering the grounds.
***
Taner was son of army chief of Hearth dukedom.
He had been very... violent.
Taner walked up to the front row as he saw everyone looking towards a certain boy.
One kid was bowing to the very boy everyone was looking at, his body language screaming nervousness.
'Is he the bully that brother said there might be. Brother said that I will be the strongest and should be the one to bully.'
Taner walked towards the certain boy with a wicked grin.
"Hey move, I want to sit there." Taner said, copying his brother's arrogant tone.
The boy tilted his head at Taner's words.
"What?" The boy asked his voice displaying the shock he felt.
Taner misunderstanding the reason for the boy's shock, felt proud as he waved his hands as if shooing.
The boy suddenly chuckled as he laid back at his seat.
"What if I do not?" The boy said in a mocking tone.
'This son of a-' Taner frowned at the boy's attitude and was about to shout but he suddenly felt all the kids looking towards him with a frown which made him stop.
'What? Why is everyone looking at me like that?' Taner thought as suddenly he remembered his father's words of there being the patriarch's son in the current ceremony.
'N-No way.' Taner swallowed as he opened his mouth.
"A-Are you Karl?"
***
'Kek at least he is a quick thinker.' Karl mused.
"Yes I am. Do you want me to move?" Karl asked back in a mocking tone.
Karl could see the frown the boy made at Karl's mocking tone.
"... No. I was not talking to you." Taner shook his head as he moved and stood in front of Raun.
"You did you not hear me! Move I said!" Taner shouted at Raun as if taking out his anger due to the embarrassment he felt.
Raun stared wide eyed at Taner for a moment as he quickly stood up and stepped aside.
'Is he not gonna interfere?' Karl thought as he looked towards Harry who was looking at Taner with a cold gaze.
"Can you not interfere?" Karl shouted out loud making everyone other than Taner look towards Harry who shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Heh!" Taner smirked at Karl's question as his brother had already told him about rules of kids.
Karl also understood something again as he asked again.
"Can no one interfere?"
Harry frowned at Karl's words, understanding there meaning.
"No one will interfere with kids unless one is seriously harmed but manners are something everyone should keep in mind no matter what." Harry answered focusing on the last part as if reminding Karl not to do anything stupid.
Karl smirked at Harry's answer as he controlled his etherised blood.
He extended his hand, taking hold of Taner by his shoulder and stood up as he twisted Taner's body, lifting him off the ground.
Taner landed head first on the floor and then laid on the floor upside down.
He was making a dazed expression as if not understanding how the world suddenly turned upside down.
Some of the kids stood up and looked back at their parents due to the sudden fight, but all the adults behind had also became silent since Karl asked Harry earlier.
"Raun you sit where you were sitting. He wanted me to move so I will move my seat."
Karl said with a smile as he quietly lifted his seat and put it down a few steps behind in between the front and the second row.
Then Karl lowered his body as he took hold of Taner from his shoulder and waist and threw him where his seat earlier was.
"You!!!" Taner roared furiously as his mind started working again.
But before he could speak any further he felt his teeth suddenly hit each other very hard.
Karl had kicked him in the jaw.
As Taner tried to stand up, his face moved to another side as he received another kick on the face.
Before Taner could speak or move, his face was bombarded with kicks.
Karl stood with one of his leg lifted up, constantly moving and hitting Taner on his face.
He made sure to hit not hard enough to draw blood but enough to feel pain.
Taner covered his head with his arms but Karl continued to hit him.
"St-Stop!!" Taner shouted now beginning to feel the pain on his face administering.
Karl ignored Taner and continued kicking him with one leg, now even harder as it was the arm he was hitting.
"Please stop!" Taner shouted, his voice breaking due to pain and fear that started kicking in.
Karl stopped kicking and put his foot on Taner's head as he spoke coldly looking down at Taner's pitiful figure.
"Raise your back and become my chair."