|Ch.128

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"Did you hear? They say a Pendragon child had entered the academy this year but apparently,he is a fake"

"Hahaha! He must be so full of himself! Well we all know what makes one a Pendragon. Surely,this fella must know of it too right? So where are his red eyes again?"

Gabriel Pendragon,age 15,had just entered the academy for noble children. His father Jungkook Pendragon wanted him to have a little fun outside the gates of his protection,to see the society,to make friends and definitely to have the bitter taste of vile garbage piles.

Now he understood what his father meant by vile garbage piles. He couldn't help but to laugh at the comments he was thrown. The hallways of the academy was a bit crowded that day after the entrance ceremony of new students like him. He heaved a sigh with an amused chuckle and looked at the group of boys who were just trying to be 'funny' by picking on him. There five,alright.

"What are you laughing at? You little wanna be Pendragon?",a boy with brown hair seemed to want to start something.

Gabriel looked at him with a smirk,"No no,it's just....I find it rather funny how you are trying to describe who is a real Pendragon when you yourself are not... one"

"What did you say?",the boy was irritated by how unfazed Gabriel was.

Gabriel scratched his cheek with a smile,"You know....before I came here,my father,Jungkook Pendragon,gave me two advices. One—",he lifted his index finger with a gentle smile on his face,"I must always keep in mind that I am a Pendragon,so I should behave like a Pendragon. Second—",he raised another finger,"If I want to beat up someone,I shall beat up that person infact!",he raised his voice a little with mischief crawling through his veins,"I must never hold myself back from beating anyone I want to —and do you know what's interesting?",He tilted his head as he saw their hesitation to look at him in the eye,"These two advices.....have the same end goal.....I should just beat you up.....just like a Pendragon"

His fist collided with the boy with a brown hair sending him flying back. And the next thing he knew,he was beating up the five boys all by himself. His attacking skills were far way better than that of his age. Well,it shouldn't be surprising since he got the strongest father out there to teach him a thing or two about beating people up.

No one in the hallway dare to stop this one sided assault. Everyone knew not to mess with Jungkook Pendragon's son. Even the teachers seem to hesitate to get themselves involved seeing Jungkook number two in the grounds of the kingdom.

After he was done,he left the hallway and walked towards his classroom as if nothing happened. His knuckles were all bloody and bruised. He was sure that sir Noah would give a good beating for this,after all his advice was to not follow Jungkook's second advice. He was rather a gentle soul than his father. He wondered how in the world someone like sir Noah ended up as his father's closest 'friend' if that was even a word to describe their weird relationship. Not that he minded whatever they had between themselves. However he remembered  his father confessing how he wanted to kill sir Noah at one point in his life. What are the odds huh?

Gabriel sat at the furthest corner in the back of the classroom and hissed in pain. His knuckles were hurting like a bitch.

"Here you go sir Pendragon",an unfamiliar yet calming voice interrupted his thoughts. He thought it was another one who came to ridicule him and was so ready for another round but paused seeing a small medicine cream infront of him.

Gabriel was surprised to see someone even approaching him after the ruckus he caused in the hallway. He looked up wanting to see whoever this brave or naive person. Oh,he could definitely say that this person was no naive idiot just by looking at the face.

A boy with an eyepatch covering his right eye. The left eyes was green,like an emerald gem. And the smile he was offering was an obvious invitation for a future friendship.

Gabriel looked at the medicine cream and looked at the boy again before accepting it. "Thank you?"

"You are welcome. But I must say,that was a quite a splendid action you displayed there"

Gabriel chuckled,"You are not mocking me,are you?"

"Do I look that kind of a person to you sir Pendragon?"

"No. Certainly not. But you look.....rather hmm...how should I say this without offending.....Well....dangerous?"

The green eyed boy did not seem offended,"Aren't you one yourself too? I believe now I am not the only one who thinks of you that way"

"Yet you approached me?"

The boy smiled shrugging his shoulders and extended his hand,"Storm....Storm Damien"

Gabriel raised an eyebrow with a little smirk before grabbing his hand. "Gabriel Pendragon"

The handshake of these two certainly was the start of the next Storm in the kingdom. Will this storm bring ruin to the kingdom again? Hero and Villain met like this.

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In South Korea

A woods surrounded by nothing but the magnificent nature itself. A mountain view,lakes and massive trees. Sun setting from the western sky creating a majestic picture across the world.

Alone in this woods,was a boy,camping alone. A small tent,a camping van behind the tent,and the view of the sun setting sky,the boy himself was a part of the beauty of this picturesque nature. As he sat infront of his tent,on a small foldable chair,reading a book silently,how beautiful could this view be?

His skin glowed under the setting sun like a diamond. He was not a prince yet anyone would mistake him to be one.

"Stop it you jerk,it's odd to see you so silent and sentimental"

Maybe he was not at all alone. His friend popped up from behind with two mugs of beers and plopped next to the chair next to him.

"What are you reading so miserably? For real Heeseung,this silence does not suit you at all"

The reading boy shut closed his book and glared at his friend for interrupting his reading time. "I'm done anyways. It's over,the story is over"

His friend gave him a mug of beer while eyeing the book on his lap with curiosity,"What is it about anyways? You don't read books,what got you so interested? Romance?"

"Jake,have you felt this feeling that you feel physical pain while reading a book?"

Jake,his best friend seemed to be thinking of this a bit seriously,"Well....yeah. It happens when you get attached to some characters. So,is it like that?"

Heeseung nodded taking a sip from his beer,"It's so painful that it literally affects my mood right now. My chest aches"

Jake laughed at this throwing his head back,"I was wondering why you were so sulky for a week. So,all this trip to this camping site was because of your mood?"

"...yeah"

Jake nodded,not wanting to make fun of his best friend's rare mood. It was truly rare to see his friend all moody because as far as he knew,Heeseung was more tend to be the funniest in the group of his friends. He could lighten up the mood just by showing his laughter but right now,he is in need to be someone's comfort.

"Alright,then tell me about the story,what is its name?"

Heeseung looked at the cover,"Pendragons,that's the name"

Jake took the book from his hands and examined the book with curious eyes,"Looks kinda royal?"

"They are royalty. It's the name of the family that is being the main focus of the story",Heeseung said with a little bit of lifted up mood.

Jake nodded,"So,what happens?"

Heeseung cleared his throat,a bit excited tell him about the story that he felt so attached,"Well,you see,the book starts with an ending of a war"

Jake,"Already a war? Wow,alright go ahead"

Heeseung,"It is said that it was the most horrible and genocidal war in the kingdom's history. There was this very powerful woman who had heavens and hell under her palm"

Jake,"I like powerful women"

Heeseung,"She is a villain"

Jake,"...o...kay....that's bad but I like baddies"

Heeseung laughed at Jake's taste of woman,"Stop joking!"

Jake chuckled,"Sorry sorry continue. But I was being honest!"

Heeseung rolled his eyes,"Alright,so,this woman,she was a Pendragon. She controlled the kingdom for 8 years before the rest of the Pendragons decided to end the things for good. They combined strength and killed the woman. And the one who lead the war,Ashen Pendragon,took the throne and became the king,making his whole family royalty"

"That's the start? Sounds like an ending?"

Heeseung nodded,"I thought so too,until I read the rest. It was just another beginning for a disaster actually"

Jake,"Wow. So what happens next?"

"So,there is this guy named Jungkook Pendragon. He was one major contributor during the war. They say he is the strongest Pendragon after Ashen Pendragon. Ashe is strong because he got both mana and holy powers but Jungkook,he was a holy Pendragon knight with massive strength. Bro,he used to be a menace! The first one to draw blood in a fight!"

Jake,"hot"

Heeseung,"Someone in this story,he seemed to be a lot mellowed out"

Jake,"Ouch,why is that?"

Heeseung,"I don't know. But the book gave hints that it had something to do with the war. It doesn't say a lot because the book is about his adopted son,Gabriel Pendragon,the book is from his point of view"

Jake,"So he is not a real Pendragon?"

"Yes,normally Pendragons have red eyes but since Gabriel was adopted,he doesn't posses the red eyes"

Jake,"That must hurt"

Heeseung,"Well,Gabriel doesn't seem to mind. His father hammered it into his brain that he is a Pendragon. With Jungkook backing him up,nobody really had a chance to open their mouths,even if they did,Gabriel did what his father taught him"

"And what is that?"

"He beat up every single person who badmouthed him"

Jake let out an impressed laugh,"That's the spirit!"

Heeseung,"You could only guess how Jungkook used to be from that. And there is this little detail that Jungkook has a thing for his male friend but the author did not confirm anything. Just some details"

Jake seemed to be hyped up by that,"Alright!! I'm down for some unconfirmed yet super touchy bromance!! I'm so rooting for whoever this Jungkook guy"

Heeseung gave a mischievous giggle,"Me to"

"Okay okay,so let's continue. You said it's painful,but all I hear are some fluffy adorable things"

Heeseung let out a sigh and took another sip from his beer,"So,you know,Gabriel meets a friend at his academy when he is a teenager. Storm....Storm Damien. His one eye was covered in an eye patch"

"Dude is blind from one eye?"

"Not really. So,they became best friends"

Jake,"Like us!"

Heeseung gave him a look,"....he is the villain"

Jake cleared his throat awkwardly,"Not like us,okay noted. But what?! The villain?! Gabriel's best friend is the villain?!"

Heeseung nodded,"The plot goes crazy! Storm was just using Gabriel to approach Pendragons and then he was doing all these crazy shit to destroy all the Pendragons!"

Jake,"Woah woah hold on! Out of nowhere? Why? That little punk!"

Heeseung,"Yeah....it was a bit strange to see someone going to such lengths to destroy Pendragons when they are the heros of the kingdom. This situation got other Pendragons involved too. Even the heavens. Heaven was a place dead Pendragons rule at this time but they had to descend to control the situation"

"Wow"

"And then comes the all the mind blowing plot twists! I couldn't sleep for days!"

Jake,"Tell me!!"

"Storm Damien....it's not his real name!"

Jake widened his eyes,"What's his real name?!"

Heeseung held his hair in frustration,"It's STORM PENDRAGON!!"

Jake,"AAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Heeseung,"YES!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!"

Jake,"NO!! HOW?!"

Heeseung,"You are overreacting"

Jake calmed down and cleared his throat,"Ehem...okay so? Tell me,I'm invested in this now. How in the world is he a Pendragon? Does he even have red eyes?"

Heeseung shook his head as if he is done with his friend,"I told you right he had one of his eyes covered? His left eye is green and the covered right eye is actually red. That's why he covered it!"

"Holy fuck"

"I know right?! Ridiculous I thought. But the characters seemed devastated than I expected. I mean....super devastated. Gabriel's dad,Jungkook fell into depression. It was horrible to read how every fucking Pendragon fell into such devastating states. They even dropped out from the hunting of the villain. I felt sick in my stomach just by reading their depressing thoughts,trying to kill themselves but couldn't for some reason. They were stuck with the only choice of living in the misery"

Jake,"Why though?"

"Brace yourself for the next twist"

Jake cracked his neck,"Alright! Bring it on!"

Heeseung took his time as he stared at Jake,ready to drop the bomb,"Storm is the son of their youngest sister.....who was the villain they killed at the beginning of the story"

Jake stood up kicking the chair,"WHAT THE FUCK?!"

Heeseung,"Calm down"

"How the hell?! That woman was their sister?! The powerful woman?! The woman I liked?! And she had a son?! Who the hell is the father"

Heeseung,"The devil. The devil is the father"

Jake was so done now. He went to the cliff of the hill and screamed to the night sky,"AHHHHH!!!"

Heeseung was so embarrassed for his friend. "Dude! Stop it! Come back!"

Jake came back and picked up his chair before sitting beside him with a bewildered expression,"....they killed their sister?!"

"It had to be done according to the story. It was never a choice",Heeseung said with a pained expression. "Only few people knew about this in the story"

"So Storm was avenging her mother?"

"Yes",Heeseung nodded. "I....I understand the Pendragons and Gabriel's side but...",Heeseung sighed with a pained expression,"....it was unfair for Storm too. He lost his mother. And he watched his mother being killed infront of his eyes. He was secretly watching everything! Just imagine! Watching your mother getting killed.....by your own uncles and cousin?"

Jake seemed to be serious now,his eyes hardened,"....that's horrible"

Heeseung looked away biting his nails.

Jake sighed,"You relate to him,is that why you were so heartbroken over this book?"

Heeseung stroked his face with his palm,"...yeah. I saw my mom getting killed infront of my eyes too. I could understand Storm's pain. He refused to see from Pendragon's side. Well...I mean....he is already wounded,so why should he understand others' circumstances? He needed someone to take the blame so he could resent them to ease his own mind......I did that too. I blamed my dad for mom's death....when infact,it was inevitable"

Jake sighed and stayed silent for two minutes,"....so how did the story end?"

Heeseung,"It did not have an ending. Storm went into hiding because he had to face Ashen Pendragon in the last chapter. He was terribly injured. Gabriel.....he still cares for Storm and wants him to understand the truth about his mother's death....but I know for sure that Storm knows what actually happened. He doesn't need the truth. He is just....a wounded man who needs guidance and....perhaps love?"

Jake,"That was all? Are you sure?"

"That's all. And it frustrates me because like WHAT THE FUCK?! WHERE IS THE FUCKING ENDING?!"

Jake,"Calm down. Let's search if there is another edition after we go back home. Alright? Now let's go and sleep. It's getting late"

Heeseung was still frustrated but he knew it was the best to sleep now. They both went to the tent and slept in.

The next morning,it was 5.30 a.m. Heeseung was up. It was strange because he normally sleeps past 10 in the morning. But today,he could not. He walked out from the tent,the sun still has not risen.

"Ehem",he felt his throat dry. Wanting some water to quench his throat,he tried searching for a water bottle but everything was empty. "Oh fuck,I better fetch some water. I can't wait until Jake get up"

And like that,he went to the deep in the woods in search of a lake. It was not that far from their camping site so he could find it rather easily. He knelt infront of the small lake and started filling his water bottle. The sun was slowly rising up by now. But there was still a hint of darkness everywhere.

A chill ran down his spine sensing someone else's presence near him. What was this eerie feeling he had crawling over his body.

From the side of his eye,he could see it. Someone is here. Slowly turning his head,he took a look almost having his soul leaving his body.

He gasped loudly as he dropped his bottle and dropped on his butt. He felt like his heart was trying to jump out of his mouth. A man was lying there on the ground,motionless.

Heeseung stayed seated for few minutes in shock before stumbling to his feet. His heart was drumming against his ears at this point.

With slow and steady footsteps,he walked forward to take a look. A man. A man wearing white outfit with a sword?

Huh?

His face was white like a jaded glass,a beauty beyond his world. So beautiful that even he felt ugly before him. The majestic aura that makes one's knees wobble. However his face had blood stains,from forehead to cheeks,from cheeks to his neck. Even his outfit seemed a bit torn out from the stomach area.

Heeseung was now a step away from the body.

"W –Who are you?",He whispered to no one.

But the question seemed to have waken up the beauty from the sleep.

The eyes.

Heeseung felt like his whole world had come to a halt. Red and green,his eyes were red and green!

A whisper left from Heeseung's trembling lips,

"Storm Pendragon"

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