GUARDIAN OF THE END

Jason was completely unaware of what was happening outside his house. He remained completely silent, only breathing quickly.

Nor could he hear anything that was happening outside and his vision had mostly been blocked by clothes and the stuff he was hiding behind.

'I wonder why grandpa's face looked like that.' During the small amount of time Jason had spent with Issac, he realized that the old man was quite a cheerful person.

Jason had never seen his grandpa look as serious as he was just a few moments ago.

Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream entered Jason's ears, sounding exactly like Issac's scream. He barely held himself from making any sound as the screams continued to rise.

[ Calm down Host. Take a deep breath and focus. The scream you heard was not from Issac but someone imitating him. ]

As soon as Jason heard the system's words, he calmed down. He then thanked the system before controlling his heartbeat and remaining still.

The screams stopped after a few minutes as Jason waited for something else to happen. While thinking of that, he realized that his hearing far outshone those his age.

[ It's most likely due to your bloodline or something. ]

'I wonder if grandpa is ok…' His thoughts deviated from the original topic. While thinking of that, Jason suddenly heard a creaking sound coming from right outside the closet.

Both he and the system thought the same thing simultaneously.

'Fck…'

[ Damn it! ]

The only difference was that one cursed while the other didn't.

In front of his eyes, the closet door started creaking open. Jason was lying completely still as he was hidden by the clothes.

However, two hands reached inside the closet and grabbed his waist.

"So you are the kid that managed to catch the eye of his majesty. Honestly, it seems like overkill." Jason's eyes widened as grabbing his body was a man with cat ears popping out from his head.

His body suddenly froze as he looked at his mask-covered face. The man had done something to freeze him and the system didn't miss it either.

< Body has entered a frozen state. >

'Gee thanks, I couldn't have figured that out myself.' Jason replied sarcastically while his eyes were fixed on the man's face.

"Aw, you are looking at me as though I am about to eat you. Don't worry, I fry kids before eating them so you are safe for now." The man started chuckling at his own joke before continuing to stare at Jason.

'So he is Lady Evelyn's son.' The man then squinted at Jason as he felt small traces of mana inside Jason's body.

Mana didn't start developing until children were at least 5 years old and even prodigies only got their mana when they were nearly two years old.

Only a once in a century type of genius would develop mana before that and looking at the baby in his arms, the man realized that he was indeed one such person.

'This makes it so much easier for me to bind him to me since he already has mana inside him.' The man lifted his right hand and placed it on top of Jason's forehead.

Suddenly, black colored chains emerged from the man's hand as they started wrapping around Jason's body. The chains hadn't bound around him tightly yet he could feel them numbing his body.

< Forbidden Sealing Arts: Chains Of Darkness. > A system window opened in front of him as Jason soon started to feel panic building inside his chest but the chains started to cool that down too.

Not only that, but he could also feel his mind slowly turning numb.

'Do people get the chance to be reincarnated a second time?' Jason wondered as a strange coldness slowly started building up inside his body.

<Warning! Host's life power is being sealed >

< System defense measures activated… >

< Error… >

< System level is too low to fight back… >

'Looks like even a system doesn't give me enough power. Who is this man though?' He felt as though he had experienced the same thing in the past.

[ Damn it! Don't give up on me Jason. Listen to me and focus on my voice while I try to do something. ]

Using the system's voice as an anchor, Jason felt his mind clear a bit which gave him the ability to think clearly. He decided to use his one last move.

The one thing he had only done thrice since the day he was born. The one thing that was his ultimate weapon for the time being.

He… cried!

And by crying, Jason wailed as though someone had just hit him hard.

The man realized that something was wrong as he quickly moved his hand over Jason's mouth and silenced his voice.

Unfortunately for him, Jason had already managed to obtain what he wanted.

'I am feeling sleepy…' The chains around Jason made his body feel tired. Judging from the name the man had muttered, it was some kind of sealing thing.

This meant that one year after being born, he had already managed to get something inside him sealed up.

[ Lifeforce, better known as the soul, is a very important thing. If one's soul is sealed in any way, one would lose their free will.

It's similar to making someone a slave. But don't worry, I have found a way to prevent that from happening. ]

'And how did you know that? Actually, scratch that. Just tell me the method later on.' Jason asked the system but no response came back.

It looked as though the system was still preparing something as though it was creating something.

However, before the man could succeed in making Jason a slave, a killing intent filled the air.

The intent was so thick and dangerous that the masked man unconsciously took a step back.

Issac suddenly appeared directly in front of the man. His expression was stone cold as lightning ran around his body.

Issac then casually kicked the man in the abdomen and took Jason back. To someone watching it from afar, the entire event occured in the blink of an eye and wouldn't be comprehensible if not seen under slow motion.

The masked man seemed to stumble a little as he stared in Issac's direction. The old man had managed to push him back with a single kick.

White lightning ran around Issac's body freely as he held Jason's in his embrace. He could see the chains around the boy and that fueled his anger.

"Tell your king, lord or whoever sent you, that if I see a single one of your kind in this place again, I swear on the Syrward family name that it will rain destruction on your continent." Just to make himself clear, Issac flicked his index finger in the man's direction.

A bolt of lightning flew out of his finger and hit the man in his right shoulder. Suddenly, his entire arm went numb.

"Now, you won't have a working arm for a few years," Issac said with a blinding smile as he raised his entire right arm forward. "You better get moving unless you want to lose the functioning of your body."

The man clenched his teeth and immediately disappeared from his place. He left Isaac'shouse to see his nine subordinates lying dead on the ground.

A black void surrounded the nine dead people as they vanished alongside the masked man. Never could he have thought that Issac would not have changed despite growing old.

'We will not forget this defeat.'

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Issac released a huge sigh as he sat down on the ground. No matter how cool and powerful he had acted, he was still getting old.

Using his powers to the fullest would make him feel very tired and would deplete his mana quickly.

But due to Jason's crying, a surge of adrenaline had taken over his body which forced him to use his powers.

Thinking about his grandson, Issac decided that it was better to examine the chains around Jason's body.

"Huh?" However, when he looked down at the child, he saw that the chains around his body had vanished. 'Did breaking their contact force the termination of the seal?'

Issac didn't understand what happened. However, seeing that Jason was soundly asleep, he decided to take him to bed and keep watch over him.

What he and Jason didn't know was that something weird was happening inside the child's body.

The pen that Jason had received from Sancus had a special power that the boy wasn't aware of. However, it was because of that divinity that he was alive.

At the same time, system notifications rained down on Jason's face.