Calamity Upon This World

"No, surely I must have misheard."William tried to retort, but it was useless, as Zephyr replied.

"No, I\'m pretty sure you didn\'t."

"Holy sh*t, why did you not tell me something like this?" William asked, shocked by what he heard.

"Why should I?" Zephyr asked, acting genuinely confused.

William wanted to retort, but he wasn\'t sure how. He didn\'t trust Zephyr, so why would he expect his help?

"I\'m glad you at least have some level of shame still left," Zephyr said, observing his speechlessness.

"And besides, if I told you the truth, you likely would have done something stupid and gotten yourself and everyone else in the party killed."

"That\'s not possible." Rex was still there; he would\'ve protected me," William retorted.

"No, trust me, he wouldn\'t; in fact, from what I was able to sense, even if every person at the party teamed up together, that person would\'ve still won," Zephyr quickly refuted.

William was speechless at what he heard. He wanted to retort, but for some reason, he didn\'t feel like Zephyr was lying or exaggerating.

But how could that even be possible? Some of the most powerful people alive were present at his party, and yet Zephyr was claiming that the leader of the laughing coffin could\'ve beaten all of them on his own.

Just how absurd was that?

It should borderline be impossible even for true-born dragons to do, and yet the leader of a mere criminal organisation who was too scared of being found and had to hide for a decade could boast such a feat.

William didn\'t even want to believe it, and yet he somehow found himself believing it.

After all, one of the most idiotic things someone can do is underestimate their enemy, and while William wasn\'t the smartest person alive, by no means was he a fool.

So all he could do now was rush himself to get stronger, even more than he already was.

"Anyways, what\'s the plan?" Zephyr asked.

"What do you mean you already know what the plan is?" William replied.

"I do?" Zephyr asked, appearing clueless.

"Well, I guess in that case, you just need to witness it as it unfolds," William replied.

"Aww, man, you\'re no fun," Zephyr sighed in disappointment.

"Come on, at least tell me where we are heading first," he pleaded.

"Chh, fine, but only if you tell me about the new divine aspect user" William chose to use the opportunity to the fullest, asking the main thing he was curious about.

"Hoh, getting cheeky now, are we?" Zephyr asked, impressed by his boldness.

"Just answer the question; I know you already know the answer."

"You\'re right I do, in fact, know already, but it isn\'t fun if I just tell you, so don\'t worry about it yet."

"When you come across him, I\'ll tell you."

"As annoying as ever." William commented

In the end, William could do nothing but sigh in disappointment as he prepared to leave.

But before he could, he was interrupted by Zephyr.

"While I\'m not telling you who the other divine aspect user is, I can at least tell you that when you meet him, make sure not to kill or critically wound him."

"Why?" William asked.

"If you anger the person backing him, not even your parents or I would be able to save you."

William was a bit stunned as he wondered about the identity of this mysterious backer, but he quickly gave up, finding it to be a waste of time.

As he was about to leave, he turned around and said,.

"Markwelter"

"Hm?" Zephyr questioned.

"Markwelter Kingdom, that\'s our next stop."

"Since you gave me some good advice, I figured you deserve to have a bit of your curiosity satiated," William replied before he truly left.

Confirming that he had truly left, Zephyr sat back on his throne, as he said.

"What a nice kid."

"It\'s really a shame about all the hardships that destiny has in store for him."

"Oh well, it doesn\'t matter what the future is; after all, I\'m here to change the future anyway. I guess it wouldn\'t hurt to help make his life a bit easier."

With that said, Zephyr closed his eyes, excited for all the entertaining things William had in store for him.

**

It was a beautiful day outside; the sun was shining brightly, birds were chirping, and squirrels were climbing trees and enjoying nuts.

And on such a beautiful day, people on the internet were doing what they do best, which is finding things to hate.

And today\'s topic of hatred was a peculiar 10-year-old boy who, in their minds, made statements that he couldn\'t back up.

Well, their opinion didn\'t really matter to the boy, as he was currently standing in front of his parents, looking completely different from his usual looks.

He had black hair and black eyes and was wearing a black tuxedo with a small black bowtie near his neck.

His face was currently covered in a mask, which looked quite unique, covering his face from the nose down in a plain black mask.

And his eyes were covered by a black lens, allowing him to see but not letting others see his eyes.

Around the eye portion were red outlines covering the whole upper portion of his face except for his forehead, which was covered by his long black bangs.

He was also much taller than before, looking about 5\'8 feet.

All of this was achieved thanks to the appearance-changing artifact he fed his dark slime to make him look unrecognisable.

"So, what do you think?" William asked, looking at his parents.

"Well, this is most certainly a very unique look, but since you\'re going to be an adventurer, it should be fine; after all, it\'s common amongst adventurers to hide their faces," Myra commented.

"I agree, and since your goal was to not be recognised, I think you did a pretty good job well done," Rex chimed in.

"I\'m glad to hear that," William said.

"Well, I guess there isn\'t much left to say anymore. I\'ll be taking my leave. See you guys later," William said as he turned around, preparing to use [Shadow Step].

"Good luck, son," Myra said.

"Stay safe and make sure to come back soon," said Rex as he suppressed the tear that was threatening to spill out while watching his son leave.

"Yeah,  will do, and once again, thanks for everything. I appreciate it."

And just like that, the black-haired boy disappeared among the shadows.

"They grow up so fast," Rex commented as a small tear slipped out.

***

Authors note:-

And just like that, we are done with this first part of the novel, which, in my opinion, is probably the weakest portion of the story I want to convey.

I can\'t wait for you guys to see all the things I have planned for the future, but still, out of curiosity, I would appreciate it if you guys gave me a review of the first 54 chapters of the novel so far, as well as rating it out of 10.

Thanks in advance, and also, while I\'m writing this privilege, chapters are out, so if any of you guys are curious about the future plot, feel free to buy them, and just know that I appreciate all of you guys regardless of whether you\'re a paying or free reader.