The Villain's Story



Edward walked through the streets of the Capitol. Even though it was past midnight the capitol was still as busy as ever, filled with people. 

The bright lights made it seem as if there was still a sun in the sky.

"Come get fresh kebabs!"

"Equipment for sale!"

"Magical materials and Items! Everything you could need!"

The vendors were screaming their lungs out as always. The competition in the streets of the capitol was fierce. Well, this time of the year the Academic Convergence was happening so it made sense. The capitol was currently filled with students and adventurers from all over the world.

It was the best season for money!

"..."

Edward stared at the bright lights and the splendor in amazement. He had never seen such a sight in Aror.

It was entirely different from Aror…the only things that were the same were the scornful eyes of the humans here. They still looked at him, a demi-human with disgust.

Although, it was an undeniable fact that the scornful eyes were far less than in Aror. Maybe the people in the capitol were used to Demi-humans. So it was a better situation.

But now?

Edward honestly didn't give a fuck. He was strong enough to not give a fuck. Ariel's training had truly given him the confidence to even go against a B+ rank awakened and put up a good fight. The primordial dragon had forcibly awakened him and had also taught him a lot.

And also beat the shit out of him a lot, but hey who cares?

'...'

Edward shivered when he remembered the training he had to endure. Entire colossal skeletal giants the size of mountains, endless hordes of Death knights and Dullahans…And he was getting the good part of the deal.

Kazikato was up against Ariel Herself! He saw how the poor Kazikato, who could squish him in seconds, was getting thrashed by a single finger of Ariel!

He couldn't do anything about it! The training was just getting beaten up!

'The best instructor is pain!'

A chill went down his spine as he recalled the 'wise' wisdom of Ariel.

It was hell, his training was hell.

Well…it had benefits as well. Edward was finally able to learn something about himself and his race.

Ariel had explained to him in great detail.

[You belong to a clan of Beasts that has fallen now, that clan was able to produce even a few godbeasts before. But now you and your sister are probably the only living descendants of the Golden Fox clan. Your clan was massacred when your godbeast fell in the internal war of the Godbeasts. If I recall correctly it was by the Bear and lion clans of the Demi Humans.]

The information was shocking, but that was not the most important thing,

[And you are royalty. A direct descendant of a Godbeast, it explains your constitution and the nature of the Aura inside you. And the powers of life your sister possesses.]

When he had received that information, hell began for him…but it was also a sort of hope.

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[The Domain of Death, Primordial Dragon Of Ariel's prison.]

"Aura?"

"Aura?"

Kazikato and Edward had similar reactions to the word 'aura'. Kazikato was a little knowledgeable about it. He had heard about the word from Alan before but he didn't dwell on it too much. Whilst Edward had no clue.

[Yes, Aura.]

Confirmed Ariel to the two, she healed their injuries in a second and explained in more detail.

[Unlike most beings, Orcs and Demi-Humans are sensitive to Aura instead of Mana. Only a special few of them are able to utilize mana. Most of them learn the manipulation of Aura. They have built entire civilizations on the usage of Aura and have a deep history with it. You are a demihuman, and it is abundant in your vessel.]

She explained, but Edward still had difficulty understanding it.

"...I still don't get it."

He said, confusion written on his face.

"Me too."

It seemed Kazikato was in the same boat as Edward.

Ariel sighed and explained 'Aura' to the two idiots in her domain.

[Aura is a form of energy like mana, unlike mana which is present throughout the universe and in every being…Aura is fundamentally different. It is awakened rather than possessed by you from birth. Orcs and Demihumans are more sensitive to it so they tend to awaken it first. It is like waking up a dormant force inside of you.

The conditions for awakening are different for every person and like the awakening conditions…

'No aura is the same.'

Even though it might appear to be the same, every type of Aura is unique.]

She continued.

[Aura…is a force directly opposite to Mana. This is the main reason why Orcs and Demi-humans, which are extremely insensitive to mana, can awaken it. It is unheard of for someone who has used mana even once to awaken Aura. Well…it was unheard of until a certain human did it.

It's a power that greatly enhances your beastly or primal instincts and enhances your physical aspects.]

"Can't Mana do that too?"

Asked the confused Edward.

[Yes, but there is a limit and the efficiency and effects cannot be compared to Aura. It is a power dormant in every living organism, But only a select few can actually use it.]

Kazikato raised his hand to ask a question. 

"If it's so rare, then why do Orcs and Demi-Humans still exist? And has there ever been a dragon who used it?"

Ariel almost laughed at Kazikato's question.

[Because Aura is strong, and the ones who use it have a great deal of discipline and mental fortitude. It is akin to the force of their willpower. If it was a weak power, the Godbeasts would be no match for the Dragons…]

"Then what about a dragon, has a dragon ever got it? Like have they used no mana or been devoid of it to ga-"

Ariel cut Kazikato off.

[My dear, A dragon without mana is a dead dragon.]

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[Capitol, Streets.]

Edward remembered the lectures Ariel gave about Aura and his type of aura.

She made him go to rigorous training to awaken his Aura.

Edward held out his hand, he awakened his aura and a golden fire engulfed his hand.

[Fire, life, and metal, those are the attributes possessed by your Aura.]

According to Ariel, that was the uniqueness of his aura. Three attributes and some other things he was unable to perform right now.

*GRUMBLE*

As he was lost in thought, a sudden growl in his stomach woke him up.

"..."

Edward took out his Twilight Guild Card. Apparently, according to the humans at the Twilight base, this could pay for him instead of Cash. He just had to show it to the person he was buying from and they could extract credits from the card with their watch or items a vendor usually had.

'I just have to show it right?'

He thought as he went over to a kebab stall. The scent of the meat was making his mouth water. His sensitive nose was not helping to keep his hunger in control…

"Excuse me, please give me one."

He asked politely. He had learned his lesson by getting his ass beat when he was rude. Besides, Ariel had also 'instilled' some manners into him. Both Alan and The Primordial Dragon of Death had transformed the feral fox into a respectable gentleman through beatings.

It was quite an effective strategy.

The shopkeeper was held aback when he saw Edward, and reluctant to do any business with him but all Edward had to do was show him the Guild card.

"..!"

The vendor immediately gave him whatever he wanted with a bright smile on his face the moment he saw the Guild Card. Edward handed him the card and it was given back after a while.

"Pleasure doing business with Twilight!"

'It worked.'

Thought Edward as he walked away, savoring the taste of the kebab.

He had been informed by the guild to just show the person the Guild card, and they would sell him anything because Of Twilight's influence.

It wasn't the third-ranked guild in the world for nothing, Even though it was publicly known for being weaker than Behemoth Or Titan, it was still far stronger than the other guilds.

And Twilight had a special reputation for getting back at someone, so people didn't dare mess with them.

"So good…"

He praised. He had to admit the humans were masters of the culinary arts. The food in twilight and even the food from the vendors here was amazing! It was better than any of the garbage he ate when he was struggling to survive.

Maybe Emma was right, Humans do have good in them.

Some of them.

Edward discreetly entered an empty alley and went quite far from the streets. There, he stopped and threw the kebab stick away. His fists became clad in his Aura flame and he cast an isolation technique on the surrounding area, all in seconds.

He turned around to see a figure covered in a black hood, but it was obvious it was female.

"I really fucking hate being followed you know."

He snarled, he had been aware that he was being followed from the Kebab store, and was getting sick of it.

"You led me here."

The figure spoke, the voice was proof that she was a female.

"Yeah, Now what the fuck do you want?"

He asked crudely, His eyes never left the hooded female.

He could faintly see her smile, and he raised his guard when he sensed a large amount of Mana being used.

"You are from Twilight…So I'll send your corpse to 'him' as a gift."

Her shadow increased and an infernal being stepped out from it. Edward smiled as he saw it. He had been starved for action anyways.

"Bring it on, bitch."