GUARDIAN OF THE END

The entire arena burst into cheers and claps as they introduced the two most important children attending the event.

"Both Liana and Kaori are princess too yet none of their principals showed off. I guess that's the reason Issac and Albus get along." Risa sighed while watching the two children pop up right beside Albus.

They didn't need any special entrance to tell the crowd of their presence as their principal had already done that task for them.

'So these are all those who will control the future of the kingdom.' Jason thought while staring straight forward.

The big screen from earlier had once again appeared for the audience to see the fight more comfortably.

It was currently showing the six gathered children who seemed to be the center of attention at the event.

Jason attention shifted from one of them to the other, lingering a bit longer on the girls as he checked their… appearance.

If the system had been active, it would've definitely passed a comment at this, however, Jason was currently spared from those.

"Now its time for the children from the other academies, sects as well as noble families to make their appearance." Zilan announced while snapping his fingers.

The prime minister's eyes were currently fixated on his daughter as the other participants appeared on the arena floor.

All of them looked confident while standing on the arena floor as they waited for the battles to begin.

They felt ready to fight in the event as they had five years of experience under their belt. They were what one might consider the upcoming generation of prodigies while the ten year olds had been the ones in their developing stage.

Jason was enthralled to watch their battles as he knew that he would pick up quite a lot of maneuvers from their fights.

However no sooner had Zilan shifted the children that Risa touched Jason's shoulder.

"Jason, we have to go." She said grimly, her expression completely serious.

Jason had no idea what she wanted to do as Risa stood up alongside him. Issac and Zara were also about to do the same yet they were stopped by Risa.

"Don't follow. Neither of you are needed."

Satisfied with their silence, Risa grabbed Jason's hand and walked out of the glass box.

"Alex just contacted me." She declared after walking a bit further away from the box.

Jason looked at her with a surprised look. "I didn't know that you could contact him." He replied.

"I didn't knew that it could happen either until I got his message," Risa admitted. "He told me that the fog returned and he can't find Ray. He also said things are getting chaotic inside the forest."

"Did you try contacting uncle yourself?" Jason inquired as he knew that Risa could contact their family members.

"I did try that but he isn't responding. I would not have taken you there under normal circumstances but Alex specifically asked me to bring you," Risa informed. "Also you have a guardian now so I don't have to worry too much."

Having informed him of the what she had heard, Risa closed her eyes and focused on her mana.

A magic circle appeared below them, making Risa sigh.

"I usually don't like to create teleportation circle as they cost too much mana and I'm always off spot from the location I want to arrive at," She muttered. "But I guess this is an emergency.'

Jason felt as though Risa was trying to convince herself to use the magic circle which worried him a bit as they could end up literally anywhere.

"Maybe you can ask someone else to do it?…" he suggested.

Risa shook her head in response. "Let's see what happens."

The magic circle suddenly ignited below their feet, making the two of the appear hundreds of kilometers away from the capital.

Jason felt his body tearing itself a bit, something he hadn't experienced before while using a teleportation magic circle.

His eyes were also forced shut and prevented him from seeing anything. The only thing keeping him calm was the feeling of Risa's hand on his shoulder.

It took a few seconds for Jason's body to stabilize as he felt his feet touching solid ground again. His vision returned a split second later as he forced his eyes open to stare at his surroundings.

'This feels familiar to the place we entered the Kamizel forest through.' Jason observed while looking around at the forest.

Though it was eminent that this entrance of the forest was different from the other one as there wasn't any path caved to enter of exit the forest.

'I guess grandma was telling the truth.' Jason observed that Risa was not standing beside him.

He didn't know when but her hand and vanished off his shoulder yet he was left stranded.

[ Well, that was expected. ] Risa's voice suddenly went off inside his head. [ Stay right where you are. I will come pick you up. ]

Risa's voice was gone at the same speed it had come, leaving Jason stranded alone at the entrance of the forest.

'So that's how the other family members stay in touch over long distances.' Jason noticed as this was the first time he had been contacted by Risa.

Her voice had appeared similarly to how the system talked with him. However, unlike the connection he felt with the system, Risa's voice had sounded more independent.

'I wonder how long it would take for her to come and get me.' Jason wondered while sitting down near a tree, his back directly against the trunk.

His eyes were on high alert as he continued to monitor his surroundings. Nothing interesting seemed to be happening, leaving Jason bored to the core.

"Hmmm…" Unknowingly, Jason started humming. It was the first time he was sitting truly alone without looking over him.

This alone time led to him thinking about his current life truly for the first time.

'This world is so much better in comparison to Earth, despite humans being relatively similar to Earth. This world is also a lot more interesting and judging from how my family is jinxed, my life is eventful too.' Jason chuckled a bit, his eyes moving towards the sky.

He had gotten used to his new life with the occasional chaotic things happening every now and then

Yet there was still one thing that itched him sometimes.

He still didn't have a goal, or rather, an end goal. Jason did resolve to become strong and meet his parents some day but that had instead turned into a slow progressing goal.

There weren't any overpowered legacies or techniques being handed to him to give him a substantially huge growth.

Though getting a guardian did help him, it was more like a temporary stage unless Jason was missing something.

[ It ain't a novel bruh. I mean you can surely grow stronger later on but you are just ten right now. ] A familiar voice suddenly buzzed inside Jason's head, the voice sounding more humane than ever.

'System?'

[ Who else could it be other than my great self? ] The system amused as a notification appeared in front of Jason.

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