I understood from the beginning that the mind is as important as the strength of your body, maybe even more important.
I remember in my real world when I killed that crazy stranger and took his ring and fled from the house.
I used to sleep on the street, steal food, gradually turning into the monster I am now.
I used brute force in everything, like a small insect. Every day I would sleep with wounds covering my face.
Until I tried to steal from a one-eyed man with a long beard who had a lot of money.
He grabbed my hand that snatched the money and said, "True wealth is the wealth of the mind."
He said that and then let go of my hand and left.
From that day on, I used my mind in everything and anything.
From that night, I no longer slept with wounds weighing down my body.
I started gathering a group of children like me who had strong bodies.
We began to get money from other children, storing money and food, and killing anyone who opposed us.
One day, I was able to sleep in an apartment.
I was truly happy that day.
But the next day, a child who hated me attacked me. He had a strong body.
So, I always kept a sharp weapon hidden with me.
I stabbed him in the heart and killed him, throwing his body into the river in front of everyone so that no one would oppose me.
I believe that because of that man, I didn't die back then.
"I'm saying what you heard."
"We won't do anything. Khalid will bring him to us," I said, looking at Khalid.
(A...Are you talking about me?) Khalid said in a trembling voice.
"No one else by that name. Are you scared?"
(No, I'm not scared, but excited,) he said with a strange smile.
"You'll understand that when he gets here," I said with that vile smile on my face.
"There is no reason to kill anyone, but I will do it for complete control of the city. Khalid, there's no time for discussion. Go and bring him here. I want him in front of me as soon as possible. You'll find him in his room with some women, so go to him from the balcony. I think it will be simple for you. Don't let any guards see you."
Khalid quickly left. I hoped his excitement wouldn't lead him to kill anyone while kidnapping the king. I chose Khalid because he's an assassin, so I thought this task would be simple for him. When I looked at the soldiers in the palace, I found their levels between 15 and 25.
I waited for half an hour and found Khalid in front of me with the lazy king.
I stood up and walked towards him, pulling his tongue out of his mouth and cutting it off.
"This is so you learn how to speak to me," I said, looking into his eyes.
He tried to raise his hand to stop me or push me away, so I cut that off too.
Then I started to treat him with Sky Peacock so he wouldn't die from blood loss. I did that while smiling.
I leaned in close to him and whispered in his ear in a calm voice, "Don't worry, I won't kill you now."
I looked back and found everyone staring at me with great fear.
That word, "fear," embodied everything—the shock, the surprise.
People who have fought many battles wouldn't be afraid just because of what they saw in front of them but also because of the amount of power I possess, which each one of them had witnessed separately.
In the tests, Lina and Khalid saw my warrior skills.
In the forest, Shard saw my healing skills.
And when they all met, they saw my energy shield.
Now, I drew a sword in front of everyone and used healing.
So, this time, they felt intense fear, not just amazement or shock at the peak of the skills and power that this child before them possessed.
I looked at them and smiled.
I picked up a wooden chair, placed it in front of the door, and sat down.
(What are you waiting for?) Khalid asked, looking at me.
"You'll see now," I said, with the same cursed smile on my face.
Everyone was looking at the door until suddenly, I heard a knock on the door. Everyone drew their weapons.
I told them, "Calm down."
A man with white hair, leaning on a cane, walked in through the door.