Spear Of Retribution

*Click*

The sound of the door unlocking grabs Alexjin's attention as he stands from the mess he created on the floor. When the door opens, a man wearing a black tuxido appeared. He looks older with his grey strands peeking through his black hair.

"Your highness," He greeted and his eyes instantly went to the broken furnitures on the floor. Alexjin thought that he will get scolded but the man in front of him remained calm with a smile.

"My name is Macho and I'll be your assigned butler," He said and bowed with elegance, "and I'm here to escort you to see your father."

"Father?" Alexjin scoff as he can't believe what he's hearing at that moment, "You're mistaken. My father is already dead 19 years ago. Your knights have gotten a wrong kid to bring here."

Macho went silent for a little while and only stared at Alexjin's eyes, "I have met your mother before, Aurelie Houdie. She is a delicate and fine woman before she entered the world of the disgrace."

By what Macho said, this made Alexjin interested in the conversation, "What do you know about my mother?" he asked as he took a step further.

"If you wanted to know more then follow me," Macho stook a step back and started walking away. Alexjin have no choice but to follow behind him. His mind is full of confusion and curiosity that it wanted to burst at the amount of questions that remained unanswer.

*If you want to know the truth, ask Geraldine.*

This sentense from his mother popped in his mind and he knows that Geraldine won't lie to him as well. 

After a while, they arrived at a huge door, Alexjin's eyes buldged in amazement as he never saw something fancier in his life.

The knights standing at each side of the door looked at them and without a sword, the opened the huge door widely.

Macho nodded his head to the knights as he entered first. Alexjin was a bit hesitant to enter because of his dirty shoes that still have a mud at the bottoms.

"Come," Macho gestured for him to enter when he noticed that Alexjin stayed still at the entrance.

Their steps echoed through the empty hall as they go further inside. Alexjin couldn't help but be amazed at the decorations as well as the width and height of the room.

"Where are we?" Alexjin whispered to Macho.

"We are in the throne room, your highness," Macho replied with a smile and stopped three meters away from the throne.

Alexjin wanted to ask another question but noticed the poker face macho is making as if he's waiting for someone else to come.

It didn't take long before a man appeared with a glass wine in hand. He is wearing a white well-embellished tunic wiith gold threads and on top of it, a surcoat is worn and a long red robe that glides on the marbled floor.

"Ah, you have finally arrived," The man laughed and drinks his red wine while settling himself on the throne.

"Greeting, your Imperial majesty the Emperor," Macho greeted with a firm voice and curtsied.

As for Alexjin, he doesn't know what to do and followed the actions of Macho. He was surprised that he was brought to the Emperor of the Rakkaegia Empire and this caused him to fear for what he had done.

He thought that this have something to do with the swordmanship competition and their cover has been blown to the Emperor.

"Is this him?" The Emperor spoke while twirling his glass of wine and looking down at the boy before him.

"The son of Aurelie Houdie that lived a commoner's life with his banished mother," The Emperor laughed sarcastically and chug his glass.

"BRING ME ANOTHER WINE!!!"

Alexjin flinched at the sudden scream of the Emperor and saw how the servants fear for their lives while pouring him a drink.

"Your Imperial Majesty, I would like to ask something," Alexjin spoke while trying to control his trembling voice.

"Go ahead, ask anything. I know you're confused that's why you came here to seek answers, right?" The Emperor chuckled with amusement.

Alexjin nodded his head and gulp while trying to gather courage to speak to the leader of the whole Empire, "Your Imperial Magesty, what do you know about my mother, Aurelie?"

Hearing his question, the Emperor's smiling face turned sour and stare at him with a bored look, "Aurelie Houde, hmm. She used to be the most beautiful flower in my garden of beauties and also one of the most powerful too. I was amazed by her flames that I took her in, letting her live in this magnificent castle of mine." The Emperor stands and walk around with his hands wide open.

"But have you heard of this saying. That when you're in the garden, the first one you will pick is the most beautiful one among the rest," The Emperor went down and walk around Alexjin.

"She's like a rose, so beautiful but also have thorns," The Emperor snickered behind him, "She became a witch that wanted to harm this Empire. Ah! Yes yes. She became a black element user! HAHAHA The audacity of that wretch woman after I give her everything even my sp*rm!" 

Alexjin was speechless by hearing the Emperor's words. All the information is a bit too much for him to take, "You mean that I - I'm…" He wasn't able to continue when the Emperor speak.

"Yes, little boy. I am your father, the Emperor of this whole Rakkaegia Empire!!!" The Emperor yelled with pride, "and you are my son that was hidden from me by that witch!"

The Emperor took a few deep breaths to calm down, "But I guess she's the most beautiful flower indeed since she's the first one to die from my garden."

After hearing those words, Alexjin couldn't but feel anger building inside him. He wanted to scream and shout that his mother is the most awesome person in the world for bringing him all alone without the Emperor's support and seeing all his mother's sacrifice, Alexjin wanted to punch the Emperor but he didn't do it. He calmed himself down and stayed silent because he knows that no matter what he says, the Emperor will be the absolute truth.

"Now, tell me son. What is your name?" The Emperor ask when he sit on his throne while looking down at them like rats on the street.

That question shocked Alexjin and even wanted to laugh sarcastically. In his mind, his father have the balls to insult his own mother in front of him when he doesn't even know his son's name.

"Al --" He paused and shook his head, "My name is Jin." Alexjin decided to tell them half of his name for Alexjin is the name of the winner in swordsmanship competition and it might blow his cover and also he felt that his father doesn't have the right to know his whole real name.

"Ah, Prince Jin Du'Bellay. That will be your new name starting today. Live your life as 16th Prince of this Empire and forget your life as a commoner," The Emperor smirked as if he had done something honorable.

"Thank you, your Imperial Majesty," Alexjin bowed while clenching his first so hard that he felt blood drawn out of his skin.

"Ans starting today, you will call me father. Now, go and live your life in the new mansion I gave you." The Emperor gestured for them to go away while he succumb himself with the wine.

After they bid goodbye, Macho led him to his new home which is another mansion inside the Imperial residence. The area is wide and the house is big enough for a single person to live in.

Upon entering, he was greeted by five maids dressed in their uniforms, they bowed down and waited for him to acknowledge them.

At first, Alexjin doesn't know what to do or respond as everything that happened that day is too overwhelming for him to take but then the teachings of Geraldine came into his mind and his body acted on his own.

He raised his hand and gestured them to stop bowing.

"These will be your servants that will serve everything you need. For now, you need to rest and I will bring the papers that needed to be done tomorrow," Macho said and extend his hand as gesture for Alexjin to take the stairs towards his room, "Your room is the one with the largest door. If you need me, just ring the bell and I will be there instantly. Have a good rest, Prince Jin."

Alexjin nodded his head and dismissed them as he goes up to his room. As soon as he entered, he went to the window and saw royal knights roaming around his mansion. He knows that they are still keeping an eye on him incase he will try to escape again.

"Master, where are you?"