The Monarch

Chapter 265: A special visit

"I don’t have a family… I don’t want big things, just let me learn more and gain enough power so I won’t be ridiculed and humiliated by others." He was probably an orphan from the beasts’ attacks and suffered greatly from the people who were left.

Kayden let humanity guide itself a little and saw how they turned against the weakest to eliminate their frustrations. Even children were not completely left out in these situations; that was the case with Han.

"I’m your family now, no one will touch you," Kayden said gently. "Do you have any person in your mind who tormented you most during these years?" The boy gave a name that Kayden wrote down; Then the middle-aged man began to do to Han what the guide did to him in his childhood.

"Do you know the difference between rational and irrational beings?"

It took a few days for Kayden to develop the instincts and bloodthirsty mentality in the boy, but it was quite quick compared to himself and other people, probably because of the environment in which this child grew up.

The last test Kayden took was something simple compared to what he went through; Han just had to kill the person who tormented him. It was a good fight; Kayden suppressed the adult to the first realm and it was somewhat balanced, strength against experience, but in the end Han came out on top.

Kayden gave some cultivation tips and helped Han throughout the days, but left the main role of raising him to Milena. I would just give it a few strokes when I thought it was right. He also made Astolfo treat him like a nephew and spend time with him.

Kayden of course wasn’t doing all this for nothing. He felt from the beginning that this boy’s talent was ridiculously high; his age and rank didn’t match and he still had a path. With a little luck, he could get six lightning bolts when he passed into the second realm.

In a way, it was an investment. Logically he also enslaved him, but he didn’t tell him about it; In a way, it was a lot for a child to deal with and it wasn’t worth the risk of ruining their investment.

Time passed again and Kayden was witnessing the test of the ninth generation. This was a generation that grew up with the war in its final moments, practically ending it. Kayden’s strategy proved correct as he again saw talent levels rise in the new generation. With that, he introduced bloodier missions and let the city be invaded a few times; Most people didn’t blame Kayden, the thought didn’t even cross their minds.

Over the years, Astolfo managed to develop a specific path called a storm. It was a mixture of wind and lightning where he created a domain of elemental mana and enhanced his spells. It was the first time Kayden had seen something like this, a two-element path. His strength instantly grew by several levels. Kayden could currently train with him, but was still able to win 100% of the time; the difference in strength and experience was too great.

Han had not yet taken the test for the second realm; Kayden was preparing him to achieve six beams or die trying. Milena was very close to being able to advance too.

Kayden lost himself in his cultivation for the next few years, only leaving to generate the next generation. He didn’t even care to see the rays they got; his team was already quite full. Felix, Milena, Han, and Astolfo were the people he would take with him; At most, I would add one or two more people if they were talented enough.

A few years later, it was Milena’s turn to reach the fourth kingdom. She managed to maintain the four-spoke average she always had; Her fights with Kayden improved and she was now able to beat him most of the time.

The region’s fauna and flora also increased; this caused a problem that Kayden had to solve together with all the beasts and humans. They increased the moth-free region by a few thousand kilometers. This made it easier for the beasts in the fourth realm to manage their territories. Several treasures from the fourth kingdom appeared in this period as well and Kayden quickly made a monopoly on them and killed any beasts that disrespected his authority.

On any given day, Kayden was walking around town right after a carnal desire session. Everything was going perfectly well until he found an old man on the floor who looked out of place. The man didn’t pass through him; it was similar to a person with low strength, but instead of the mana just ignoring him, she avoided him. There was a small difference that was imperceptible to most people.

He followed him with his spiritual sense for a few days and couldn’t find anything wrong with the old man; he just looked like someone with no talent in the second realm. But Kayden wouldn’t let someone like that live in society. Together with Felix and Milena, he set up a small rune trap to trap the old man. Anyone would be instantly trapped and unable to use mana; even someone in the fourth realm would be no exception.

"Now," Kayden gave the signal calmly, and as soon as the old man stepped on the tile with the trap, a giant amount of mana shot out and streams of mana appeared over his body and began to suck his mana.

The old man remained calm as he looked at his three attackers as if they were children. Before either of them could say anything, he just patted the chains and they disappeared.

"Don’t attack, if he wanted to we would already be dead," Kayden immediately recognized that the person in front of him was on a completely different level of strength than them; that tap had no mana involved, it was just a ridiculous precision of finding the error in the runes.

"I must admit that I am impressed with your growth, Kayden, even if your methods… are not very pretty," as soon as the old man opened his mouth, Kayden recognized him; it was the same person who had presented him with the ring and accompanied him on his walk decades ago.

"Power has a price," Kayden simply replied as he waited for the old man to take the lead in the conversation. In this interaction, he was the weakest and should have known how to recognize his place.

"Let’s talk in private, somewhere quieter," before Kayden could respond, he found himself floating above clouds and the dark, starlit sky above him. It was the first time Kayden had returned to the surface in more than a century.

"The view up here is more beautiful, you must have a lot of questions, you can ask them without fear," the old man was bald and short; Kayden didn’t remember him looking like that, but he let it go.

"You are Lucifer, aren’t you?" Kayden’s first question made the old man look at him in surprise. "I had a lot of time to think and only someone of this caliber of strength could absent themselves from world politics and still exert influence in Eden."

"Yes, I am Lucifer, the first wizard of this world and the lord of beasts," the old man just made a short introduction and waited for Kayden to continue.

"Why did you help me?" Kayden’s second question was his main doubt during these years.

"You were worth the investment and to this day you still hold that opinion. Besides, Han had spoken highly of you," the response was something Kayden had expected.

"Did you know my father?" Kayden blurted out this question unconsciously.

"He and I were friends, but that’s beside the point. You still can’t get out of the abyss. I’m too busy to protect you if Eden tries anything again. I just came to give you a warning. In a little over a century, the elf race will enter the planet and host a championship to choose some people for their ranks. At this point, you should be in the fourth realm and ready to compete. This is your chance to get off this planet and look for places that give you a better chance to stand out," Kayden was a little lost with the large amount of information he received, especially considering he had no idea how much confusion was on the surface during these last few years.

"Elves?" Kayden asked in surprise. He knew there were other races in the universe, but he didn’t think they would enter Earth anytime soon. There was still some time left for the barrier to fall.

"Yes, the ones with pointy ears and blond hair. When you rise to the surface, you will understand what is happening. There are too many things for me to explain in the next few minutes. If you have any further questions, ask them now, as I need to leave."

The conversation was calm and calm quickly changed speed after Lucifer received a signal from somewhere. Within seconds, Kayden received some books and various other treasures to support him in his cultivation. Then he was placed back into the abyss.