Chapter 10 – Maford

Hedley Sagar was the one who has the most influence among the City of thieves. Story says that when he was a child he killed his own Family.

He was the youngest among the siblings, around 10 yrs of age, he was not bright that’s why he was treated like a trash by his own family. His 2 older brothers were merchants, and when they always lose their profit they beat him out of frustration to release some stress. His older sister was an alchemist, she focuses on potions for strengthening one’s body, she needed someone to test her potions, but she can’t test the potions to monsters and animals, because she doesn’t have enough money to hire someone to capture any monster and her money was just enough for the equipment, and the expensive plants and herbs, she can’t even ask her older brothers to lend her some money, because they can’t even keep up with their business. So she just tests her potions to her stupid, worthless little brother.

Hedley willingly drinks the potions, because he wants to be loved by someone, he wants to be useful for something, when he drinks the potions it had a lot of side effects, his hair and eyes became crimson red then followed by the throbbing of his temples, and a pain inside his head, his body starts to shake, and blood comes out of his eyes, nose, and ears, he felt like dying.

When the pain stops, he saw a disappointed look on his sisters face saying that “it’s another failure just like you”, and his sister exited the room.

Many years passed, and now his 16 he’s used to beating, and a lab guinea pig. He developed a passive skill called *toxin immunity* his body developed this skills, because of the continuously consumption of potions that can be considered as toxins. Every night before sleeping he always talks to himself “why the fuck am I doing this, they don’t love me and they never will” * sob * sob * he curled up and clenched his fists,but one night, in a dim light a black smoke can be seen rising from his body and covered his whole body. It was a black miasma a sign of death and all evil things you can imagine. He was now filled with envy, pride, greed and lust. When he opened his eyes, his crimson red eyes were glowing and he can feel this Miasma flowing through his whole body, his muscle bulged and he also grows in height. After that he lost his consciousness. When he opened his eyes he remembered what happened, taking the new feel of his body, he tried to smash the cabinet and his bed. He felt the new strength, after that he goes to his brother stock room and stole a long sword and a short sword.

The long sword was on his right hand, and short sword to his left hand. An evil grin can be seen on his face; he quickly slaughtered his parents, and tortured his brothers. His sister was tied up on the bed, she was crying while cursing him. He raped his sister, and decapitated her.

He remembered those sweet times like it was just yesterday. Years passed and Hedley Sagar was now a boss of the grouped called Shadows. When the Celestial of Darkness Tagruer was ordered to start a war in 10 years he makes his preparations, he showed himself to Hedley.

Tagruer: “Hello Mr. Hedley Sagar.”

Hedley: “F*ck off, I don’t have a business with a stinking brat like you”

Tagruer: “Harsh words, but it seems like you don’t know who I am Mr.Hedly”

Hedley: “I don’t give a s#*t, maybe I’ll just capture you and get all your family’s wealth for a ransom, seems like a noble kid was lost.”

Tagruer: “I’m getting tired of this, I need you to build me a temple and as a reward I’ll reward you a powerful weapon.”

Hedley was angered of being ordered around,he and his subordinates quickly pounced to the Celestial, he was neither afraid nor hesitant to attack the Celestial, he doesn’t believe in those kind of s#*t.

He quickly closed the distance between them in just mere seconds and when he was 1 meter away from the Celestial, and was ready to strike, the Celestial was just staring at them, and he was not even surprised by the sudden action, Hedley can see that this boy in front of him, the one whose claiming to be a Celestial, was not even reacting to his attack. He was enraged and all of a sudden a pressure so powerful he and his gang was blown away 10 meters, he was rolling like a tumbleweed (a rolling bush mostly seen in dry area like desert) luckily he maintained his balance, and quickly got up, he can still feel the pressure, he felt scared because of this ominous feeling he felt a cold sweat running down on his back. The pressure was so great and scary, he felt like he can die just from the pressure.

Hedley: “I give up, I’m sorry”

He quickly apologize and bow his head, his subordinates was still on the ground but they can see that their boss was now well mannered and was apologizing to this boy, they were just dumbfounded of this scene.

Hedley agreed to build the temple of the Celestial of Darkness Tagruer, and he started the Cult Shadow who loyally serves the Celestial of Darkness. The temple was finished in about 5 years and for the reward he was given a weapon, the Shadow Katar Limbo the blade of the katar was black, a little shorter than a short sword and emits a black miasma. On both side of the handle was an expandable bat like wings that has a string attached on both end, and acts like a crossbow. It doesn’t need any arrows, because when the string is pulled it automatically gathers black Miasma which takes the shape of an arrow or other ammunition depending on the wilder’s will. And on that day he became the Prophet of the Celestial of Darkness Tagruer.

And that’s where the fun begins for 4 years the temple became the center of the city and was called Maford. Many had joined the Cult of Shadows for power,gold,fame and women.East of Maford was the Sea of Traitors, a sea filled with pirate ships, Maford was well known for their black market, and slave traders. A lot of nobles buy slaves and stolen goods here, and sometimes this is where they hire assassins the nobles are also part of the Shadows that’s why no one dares to touch them.

The Celestial of Darkness Tagruer told Hedley to prepare for war, for conquest. They will attack the continent above them their main goal was to destroy the two cities the City of Khabad and the City of Light, “Coabluff. For 1 year they gathered a lot of people to join the war, and because a lot of weapon was plundered by the pirates, they don’t need to craft a lot of weapons.

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