Chapter 36: Punishment
"What happened? Is my daughter safe? Is she alive?" She was about to cry, but she saw Azkar smile as if everything is okay.
"Don't worry; she is fine. She's just hiding somewhere and hasn't eaten anything, judging by her condition," Azkar smiled and lied to her because if she knows that her daughter was skinned alive and other things, then she'll die from a heart attack.
"Kill the witch by burning her, use thought acceleration on her body so she can feel one second as 11 days, and make her pain receptors so sensitive that she feels +1000% more pain. Also, create a space underground in her store, put her inside, and seal her there so she can feel the sufferings for the whole week. After one week, when she's dead, blow up her store and transfer everything that can be sold for money to my loot space," he said to his system in a very cold tone.
"As for Sofia, heal her completely and seal her memories from the time she has suffered so she can live a good life. Also, after that, transfer her here and generate some clothes for her," he said to his system.
[ Command Accepted ]
"Don't worry; I'll transfer her here using a magic scroll," he lied because magic can only be done by witches or people with innate abilities that support magic, like Sofia.
Azkar took out a magic scroll that he created a second ago, and a large magic circle began to form on the dark alley ground. With a flash of light, a child with blue hair, slightly crimson eyes, pure white skin, and an innocent look on her face appeared in the magic circle.
Upon opening her eyes, she saw her mother and hugged her. Both began to cry because Azkar didn't seal her memories completely; he just sealed the memories where she had been tortured. He added some fake memories using today's invasion as an excuse, stating that she was saved by the royal guardian of the empire who was searching for something and found her. Then, she was hiding somewhere, as he told her mother, so both stories made some sense.
"Thank you, Mr. Vance, for helping me," Samantha said with pure gratitude.
"It's nothing, and please be mindful from now on because there's a good chance her talent catches someone else's attention." After saying this, Azkar used some 10 Origin Points and copied a basic magic foundation book from his database.
"Here is the book. You can control your innate ability, and you can even learn magic. But don't show this to anyone; otherwise, this will be disastrous for your family." Saying this, he handed a book to her and added some protective measures to the book using Sofia's DNA as a factor. This way, only she can read what's inside the book. If someone else tries to read it, they'll find children's stories. If someone bypasses the security, the book will detonate itself, killing the person attempting to read it.
Because Azkar has knowledge of so many novels, manga, and anime from his past life, he understands the fact that if he gifts something valuable to weak people, they'll die before they can use it. So, he doesn't want to do a half-assed job, like first saving her and giving her something that will definitely get her killed.
"Okay, here is the card. There is some credit money in it. Use this and go get a good place in the city. Also, don't worry. I'm rich, so this much money is not much for me." He also created a card using some manipulation of data, and he can create this without using origin points.
Both of them were stunned for a second, then they were in disbelief because how can someone so nice exist in this world. However, they accepted the card.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Vance, for everything you did for my mother and for me. I'll remember it," she said while bowing to Azkar, and she made up her mind that she'll become the best wizard ever witnessed in this empire.
"Here you are, Mr. Vance. Please come with me; His Highness has invited you for dinner in the royal palace," one of the royal guardians found Azkar.
Azkar smiled. After saying goodbye to both the mother and daughter, he left with the royal guardian.
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[Dark Alley]
"Mother, who is Mr. Vance?" Sofia asked her mother because, no matter what, everything happened like a dream for her. It was also a nightmare that she'll never forget. She could remember being sold by her master in the magic store two days ago, and she did not remember anything after this. She just remembered that today, in the morning, she was saved by a Guardian of the royal family and had been hiding from the witch until she magically appeared in front of her mother.
"He is a god, my child. Sometimes, gods come to the mortal world in the form of mortals like us," she remembered everything that happened to her and how everything was resolved in just a matter of minutes by this person.
Sofia did not believe her words, but she felt immense gratitude towards the person who saved her mother and her, giving them a chance to prove themselves. She grabbed the book tightly that Azkar gave her, determined to become stronger for her family.
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As Azkar and the royal guardian approached the Royal Palace, truly a stunning sight, Azkar marveled at its beauty. This place surpassed anything he had ever seen in his previous life. Since he never left the experiment facility, he never laid eyes on such splendor. Now, standing before the grand palace, he was reminded that this place still belongs to the medieval period. Even so, the royal palace has a modern and historical touch.
The royal palace has a modern design due to technological advancements in this empire, resembling the White House from America. Azkar has never seen the White House in real life since he has never gone outside of the facility even once. He notices a large transparent energy shield covering the royal palace. Upon entering, he is stunned by the vastness of the courtyard and a beautiful garden containing many old flowers that do not grow outside of the place due to environmental changes.
"Please, this way, Mr. Vance," the royal guardian said.
Both of them headed towards the inner part of the palace where the king's family lives, and halfway, the royal guardian stopped.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Vance. I cannot go inside. Please wait just a minute; someone will pick you up from here." Upon saying this, he left.
"Let's see. Wait here because I cannot cause trouble if I want something from them," he thought.
As the royal guardian said, someone came to pick him up. She was a royal maid responsible for taking care of the place and guests.
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience. My name is Ruby Snow. I'm the head maid of this royal palace," she said. She had silver hair, skin as white as snow, blue eyes, and short hair.
He went deeper into the palace with her, which was truly a beautiful place inside and outside. Finally, he came to a stop because he heard something. He tried to remember the voice, and he did, but he wasn't that happy to meet her.
"You... robber," Princess Alena accused Azkar.
"Say what?" Azkar was stunned because this girl had some serious issues.
"My lady..." Ruby was stunned too.
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