C1 The Prisoners

That night, a man was seen chained in an upside-down position in a prison cell. His body was filled with bruises and lashings to leave fresh blood that began to dry out.

It was Alexander Charles. A Royal Commander of the Aelios empire as well as a man with the title of 'Greatest Magic Swordsman'.

The title he received showed that he was the first swordsman to reach the highest stage in swordsman-magic.

He was also a hero who succeeded in bringing victory to the Aelios empire in unifying the continent of Noreland.

But right now, he was in the imperial palace prison. At the door of his prison cell, three soldiers were seen talking.

"Huh, I didn't expect that a man known as 'The First Greatest Magic Swordsman', Alexander Charles, would end up rotting inside the prison like this," said one of the guards as he rolled his eyes at Alexander.

"Hey, lower your voice. After all, he is a hero who has led us to victory in conquering amber's empire!"

One of the soldiers standing guard tried to stop his colleague's babbling that had crossed the line.

"Hero? I wouldn't call a royal traitor like him, as a hero. Although his work in the military world is like a legend, but let's not forget his greatest innocence that he had intended to conquer the empire."

"Khu... Khu... Khu... Best friend, huh? I thought that bastard didn't deserve to be my best friend. I was wrong from the beginning," Alexander said, looking into the guards' eyes.

"What do you say? You bastard who doesn't know shame!"

One of the soldiers, who had already hated Alexander from the beginning, immediately shouted furiously while pointing his sword at Alexander.

"If it wasn't for the iron bars and orders from the emperor, I've slashed your un civilized tongue from the beginning, You Damn Traitor!"

Alexander just smiled at that.

"Ha... Ha... Ha... So you want to slash me? I didn't think my popularity had been destroyed like this. In my prime, all of you, the imperial army, always adored my name."

Alexander can only remember his prime. The time when he was still known as the 'Commander of Imperial Royal Knight'.

But a few moments later, three men appeared from the entrance. Two men with armor, and one wearing a long robe and carrying a wooden stick.

When he saw the three people coming, the 3 soldiers who were standing guard immediately bowed down and saluted them.

"Our respect to the supreme commanders of the empire!" said the three soldiers simultaneously.

The three men who arrived were Stevan Marseille the commander of the magician, Arthur Gregory the commander of the battle, and also Jayden Law, the imperial strategist.

"Wake up," Stevan told the soldiers standing guard in front of Alexander's cell.

"How are you, my old friend?" asked Stevan to Alexander.

In addition to being the supreme commander of the wizards of the Aelios empire, Stevan Marseille was also the right-hand man of emperor Sergei Alfonso. He had been on the emperor's side even since Sergei was a young prince.

Moreover, he was the oldest person among the commanders and had extremely high magic abilities. Therefore, the position of Stevan was higher when compared to other commanders.

"Tch... You bastard. Since when did I become your friend, old man?"

Alexander still seems relaxed in response to Stevan even though his current condition is like pork that will be sold in the market.

"You bastard! How dare you say that to Sir Stevan!"

At that moment, Arthur Gregory immediately pointed his sword at Alexander.

Again, Alexander laughed.

"Arthur. You were my student first. After making it to this point, you insulted me and left me? What an unusual student," Alexander said with a small smile.

Indeed, when he first joined the imperial army, Alexander was the one who immediately trained Arthur. Although in fact, Alexander always rejected the proposal, but in the end he was willing to train Arthur after being persuaded repeatedly by Sergei Alfonso, his best friend.

"That's right, Sir Arthur. Once your teacher, whenever this Mr. Alexander will be your teacher. You really don't know shame," Jayden Law said, insinuating to Arthur.

"Hey, Jayden. Do I need to slash your head to remind you of how horrible I am when I'm angry? Where would I think of this trash as my teacher?" asked Arthur with a very annoyed face.

Seeing this, Alexander just chuckled.

"You bastard. You can argue about something like that. You are indeed a suitable trash to be subordinate to Sergei the cunning bastard!" said Alexander.

The words that had just been ejected from Alexander's mouth immediately ignited the anger of the 3 men in front of him.

"Pull your words just now, son of a bitch!" said Arthur with a very annoyed face.

But stevan stopped Arthur.

"Calm down, Sir Arthur. Although this bastard can speak at will, he won't be able to speak again tomorrow," Stevan said with a smile.

Arthur and Jayden Law immediately stopped their intention to execute Alexander on the spot.

"We came here just wanting to see you one last time, Alexander von Carl," Stevan said with a grin.

Alexander did use the name Charles as his last name. But in fact, he was the son of one of the dukes who used to rule magnusia, Duke Carl. Even so, Alexander was not the duke's legitimate son. Except for the son of one of the duke's concubines.

It was because of this status that he was ostracized in magnusia territory and considered the most disgusting trash. Moreover, coupled with the fact that he is a trash who was born with a defective 'Mana Core'.

Mana Core is a place that is in a person's lower abdomen. It is an organ that can stimulate a person to use the 'Mana' within him. However, Alexander was born disabled and has a defective 'Mana Core'.

Whereas in his world, Power and Magic were the 2 things that could determine a person's status. If he was born with the blessing of a very large 'Mana', he would become a strong and respected person. If it were the other way around, it would be the trash of society.

But Alexander proved that stereotypes are wrong. He proved that a person born with a 'Defective Mana Core' could become the strongest warrior in the entire continent.

He managed to find a method to refine the 'Mana Core' that was inside his body little by little. By the time he was 19, his 'Mana Core' was back to normal and his magic power could awaken.

Then, he also always practiced using a wooden sword since he was 4 years old. That's why his 'stance' and his sword technique, much more sturdy and mature when compared to others who are at his age.

However, all these achievements are just memories. The great Alexander had been captured and treated as the most despicable criminal in the history of the empire.

"Then we say goodbye first, O My Old Friend," said Stevan who immediately turned around, followed by Arthur and Jayden.

To Be Continued