Rise of the Legendary Emperor

"Wow Mr.Leo I never thought your Employer is the King of Emir" Gael tried his best impression to make Leo believe that he was actually surprised.

Walking past the gates and guards Don and Gael were welcomed by the Palace of King Hedor. The sculptures in front of the palace had been made long ago by masters of the craft. They were set on pedestals amid the water of the fountains and the perfectly manicured hedges that looked like different animals.

The moment Don stepped into the palace he saw the marble floor, All stair rails were ornate mahogany, carved and polished so that it shined. Many Pictures which Don guessed as Family portraits of King Hedor were painted in oils and hung in gold frames. Furniture was all handmade by master craftsmen. The air inside the palace was scented with fresh flowers as he and Gael were led towards the spacious corridor.

"Come on young master King Hedor is waiting for you" as Leo said he opened the huge door.

When the door was opened Don saw a man sitting on the throne at the end of the hall with two men standing beside him at each side of the throne.

The throne the man sitting on was carved of fine oak, crested with several jewels and decorative metals forming an elegant coat of arms. Although the seat of King was impressive, it was a mere stool compared to the throne Don sought to take.

Seeing King Hedor, Don was slightly surprised.the figure Don imagined was a bulky man with a big fat belly and a beard with a fox-like smile. However the man before him was an elegant man with blonde, short hair gently hanging over a thin, cheerful face. Bloodshot green eyes set gracefully within their sockets, watch carefully over him and Gael.

A beard gorgeously compliments his mouth and Don realized King Hedor would have been a dream boy for many young girls in his teenage but Don could see something wicked about him behind king Hedor's gentle smile.

Seeing the King Hedor Leo bent his hip and bowed towards the King as Don and Gael did the same.

"I cannot wait to see the scroll, Leo" Don heard King Hedor as Leo turned his gaze towards Gael. Don could see the king directly coming to the point without any sweet talks.

"I hope your highness gives us the fair price " Gael lowered his head a bit and took out the scroll from the space ring.

King Hedor's eyes started to sparkle when he saw the yellowish scroll Gael took out from his ring and handed over to Leo.

Leo slowly walked towards the king while holding the scroll very gently as King Hedor grabbed the scroll from Leo like he was taking a baby from its mother.

Don and Gael stared at King Hedor as Don looked at the four men beside the King and scanned his surroundings.

Reading the scroll King Hedor couldn't hold his excitement, the scroll seemed genuine as it was written in an ancient language and what made him more excited was the length of the scroll. The spell written on the scroll was very lengthy and complicated as he couldn't wait to try the spell by himself.

"Your Highness we expect thirty thousand low-quality stones in exchange for the scroll" Seeing Don lightly nodding at him Gael asked King Hedor.

However, the answered Gael received was just a burst of evil laughter from the king. Seeing King Hedor and the youths, Leo felt pity for them.

"How about you run fast as you can from here since I'm in such a good mood"

There it is the real face of King Hedor, Don thought when he saw the evil grin on Hedor's face.

As King Hedor said Gael saw the five men beside Hedor releasing magical energy and showing the peak master level and surprisingly Leo was the powerful among them as he was a great master. However, Gael didn't even feel a little bit intimidated when he saw them because he had Don standing behind him.

"Your Highness this all we have you can't do this" even though Gael expected everything, he couldn't reveal their true natures yet.

Hearing the youth before him the grin on Hedor's face disappeared and a cruel look emerged on his face

"Boy are you ordering ME!! The King of Emir" Hedor's shout echoed through the hall.

"Idiots! Do you think I'm going to pay even a single coin to you? Nobodies like you don't deserve to possess something this precious because of that you are going to die, Leo"

As King called Leo, he started to walk towards the youths while casting a spell under his breath

"Don't blame me for your death kids blame your bad luck"

A small knife made of jade appeared in Leo's hand as he got closer to Gael. However the closer he got Leo could see the youth is grinning rather than fearing for his life

"Boom" Don calmly said as suddenly the scroll in Hedor's hand exploded with a bright flash which made the king and the four beside him stunned for a moment.

Leo wanted to turn his head and see what's happening behind him but before he could do that he saw the youth's figure who was said to be a weakling blur and in a blink of an eye the youth appeared before him.

"Blame the king " Leo heard the voice coming from the youth before he felt a sharp pain in his neck. Leo wanted to raise his hand and speak but he could do either of that as slowly darkness started to envelop his eyesight.

Gael was unable to believe the speed at which everything happened before him. One second Don was behind him and another second he was standing before Leo while his sword was sticking into Leo's throat.

Don knew the guards beside Hedor would recover in a moment from the effects of the explosion as he circulated the battle energy inside his body and controlled the air around him to move faster.

King Hedor sensed a burning sensation in his hand but he couldn't open his eyes. As Hedor tried to open his eyes he felt something wet splashing on his face.

"LEO!! What's (cough) happening (cough) ah?" While he tried to shout at Leo King Hedor's neck was clutched by a strong hand.

Seeing Don grabbing HEdor's neck like a chicken Gael quickly searched the body of Leo to find anything valuable just like he was taught by Knight

"Who" before King Hedor could finish what he wanted to say, he was slapped by Don on the back of his head.

"Ah" Hedor fell on the ground due to the force of Don's slap. Seeing the King Hedor crawling beneath him Don took out a small dagger and a magical mask from his space ring.

The moment King Hedor opened his eyes, all he saw was a pool of blood where his guards stood a moment ago and the youth searching Leo's body a few meters away from him.

Don had no time to waste as he threw the dagger in his hand aiming at King Hedor's head.

'Pulch' Gael turned his gaze towards Don to see King Hedor's body twitching as the thick blood started to form a circle around him.

While Hedor's body was still twitching, Don bent and took out the dagger from the back of Hedor's skull and held the blood dripping dagger at the top of the magical mask and let the blood drops fall on the mask.

"Gael quick wear this" after seeing the blood drops disappearing from the surface of the mask Don took off King's Hedor's dress and threw the mask along with King's dress towards Gael.

Catching the mask and Clothes Gael didn't waste any time as he quickly put on King's dress and placed the mask on his face.

The moment Gael placed the mask on his face, his jawbones and cheekbones started to transform as little by little Gael's original face disappeared and his face began to resemble King Hedor.

"My Lord is it good?"

For a moment Don was shocked and mistaken Gael for King Hedor because Gael looked exactly like the King.

"Talk less" even though Gael now looked like the king, his voice still sounded like Gael, not the King and as Don said an orange flame appeared in his hand.

"After I get away from here, call the guards, then you know what to do right?" Don threw the fireball at the dead bodies and watched them burn to ashes.

"Yes my Lord"

Just as he said Gael couldn't help but show an evil grin on his face thinking about what is about to do.