Ricardus Skyfall, are you willing to be my slave?

"...do you even know where you are?"

A man with short black hair and purple eyes questioned with a neutral look on his face as he glanced at the golden-eyed man sitting comfortably on his bed.

No emotions could be felt from the purple-eyed man's voice, despite finding himself in an odd situation, he seemed like he was in complete control, however, that was far from the truth.

Ricardus Skyfall was confused, no, rather than confused, he was scared. Scared of the unknown.

Looking at the man in front of him, a man he had never seen before, sitting on his bed like he owned in, not to mention that slight smile on the man's face as he looked at him... In no way was this situation a common occurrence, heck, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Now, in truth, this place was Ricardus's Mansion, most of his men were stationed here, there were 100s of men hiding in shadows, ready to take action the moment he gave a signal, not to mention the dowager.

Even though that woman does not like him, in the end, he is still the King of the Kingdom he gave her entire life for, if he was in any sort of danger, Ricardus knew that woman would make a move.

Honestly, Ricardus was in complete control, considering all these factors, he should have an upper hand in any situation, however... It was exactly these factors that made Ricardus so wary of the man standing in front of him.

After all, despite all these people ready to protect him in the shadow, despite having 1000s of guards spread all over the Mansion to ensure his security, this man... he still managed to sneak into his bedroom, a room no one, not even his concubines should have authority to enter.

It wouldn't be a lie to say that this was the most protected room in the entire Skyfall Mansion, no, the entire Skyfall Kingdom, but this man... he simply breached all the security measures and sat in the room as if it was nothing.

What's even scary was that despite being caught right in the middle of the enemy territory, the man just smiled, heck, it looked like the man was actually waiting for him.

What hammered the nail in was the fact that he... a King Stage Cultivator... couldn't sense the man's cultivation.

There were only two conclusions Ricardus could reach when he noticed that, either the man was a mortal, an absurd thought considering that the man was able to bypass the senses of his men, even the Shadow Guards and enter his bedroom.

A mortal could never achieve a feat like that.

However, if this conclusion was considered absurd, the second was a level above,

The King couldn't sense the man's cultivation because it was too high. Something Ricardus couldn't help but scratch away the possibility of. After all, it was common knowledge that a cultivator could easily sense the cultivation level of a cultivator who was three stages above him.

As a King Stage Cultivator, a man whose Cultivation the King couldn't sense... this would mean that the man was at least 4 stages above him... 4 stages that don't even exist.

"You appear to be lost in thought, Ricardus."

Suddenly, the man, who had been silent this whole time, spoke with an amused smile on his face.

"...who are you?"Ricardus questioned, completely ignoring the lack of respect in the man's tone while talking to him. He knew better than anyone that this was not the time to think about all that.

"Shouldn't you call the Shadow Guards? I mean harm, you know?" the man chuckled.

"..."

Ricardus narrowed his eyes when he heard those words, just as he was about to move, the man interrupted, "Right, I forgot, you cannot do that.

This area is currently isolated from the outside world, no one outside this room would know what's happening inside.

After all, Astaria would have moved if she had sensed an unknown presence inside the King's room. I really pity my Star, having to protect a fool despite hating him because of her sense of duty. Tsk, if it were me, I would have already beheaded you."

Nux snorted and rather than being offended by his words, Ricardus's mind moved at utmost efficiency as he started to gather information according to what he heard.

And... the more points he noticed, the scarier the conclusion he reached.

This man...

He knew about the Shadow Guards and even about the hidden expert that he always relied on.

He had somehow isolated this area, proof of that was the very fact that his 'mother' was not here yet.

And...

'My Star...'

He couldn't forget the affectionate words he used to address Astaria Skyfall...lightsnovel

After all, how many people could address the strongest being in the entire continent like this?

The answer was none! No one could!

Then... who was this man!?

How did he isolate his room!? A room that should be protected 24/7.

And...

What did he want from him!?

And as if he could hear his inner thoughts, the man finally moved, standing up from the bed as he walked towards Ricardus with a gentle smile on his face, "Ricardus Skyfall, are you willing to be my slave?""Huh...?" Ricardus couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Are you willing to be my slave?" Nux repeated generously.

"...have you lost your mind?" Ricardus questioned with an absurd look on his face.

He was the King!

Why would he want to become a mere Slave!?

His answer, however, made the man smile even further,

"Wrong answer, Ricardus."

Saying those words, Ricardus felt his abdomen being pierced through by a dagger. The attack was slow, with his senses, he could easily trace the attack's trajectory, however, even with that, the attack came from an angel so different that Ricardus couldn't dodge even if he wanted to.

"It seems using force is inevitable, huh?

I had hoped for a peaceful resolution, Ricardus. Violence wasn't my intention when I arrived."

Nux sighed as if he didn't like beating the King, once again.

Of course, the big smile on his face was enough for even a fool to know that those words were far from the truth.

This man didn't come here with a peaceful interaction at all...

...

"Hmmm? That wasn't as hard as I thought."

Nux muttered, standing in front of defeated Ricardus who was currently kneeling on the ground. His body was covered with countless wounds and cuts, right now, the man had lowered his head, looking at Nux's feet with absolute sincerity, as if he was Nux's one of the most loyal subordinates, an act completely different from his previous confident self.

After all, the man had just felt [Slave Seal]'s pain. A nightmarish experience no one wanted to feel again.

Things went by just as Nux predicted, after Nux's dagger pierced through Ricardus's abdomen, the man lost his temper and his survival instincts kicked in as he fought back.

lightsΝοvεl ƈοm The King obviously didn't forget to scream at the top of his lungs, trying to call his subordinates, however, in the end, he realized that what Nux was the truth and he was indeed isolated and no one outside these walls could interfere.

Fighting back was the only option.

Something, that after the first few exchanges, Ricardus felt was not difficult. The King had sensed that he was strong and faster than this mysterious man, this bastard was nowhere as powerful as Ricardus initially thought.

This revelation put a big smile, sadistic smile on Ricardus's face.

Ricardus was a vengeful tone, Nux's fate was already decided in his head. The man wouldn't be dying a quick death, since he decided to act arrogantly in front of the King, Ricardus had decided to punish him.

These thoughts, however, were quickly erased when Ricardus realized a shocking fact.

He was stronger and faster than him, but for some reason, the man was able to dodge his attacks with ease, it was as if the man was playing with him. Not to mention that his attacks, despite being slow, for some reason, Ricardus was having a hard time reacting to their trajectory and dodging them, he was forced to take them head-on.

As the fight continued, the result became even more apparent. Ricardus tried escaping his room, however, in the middle of the battle, he couldn't just run away. Yes, he was faster than his opponent, but showing his back in this situation was impossible, after all, despite being weaker, the difference between the two wasn't very big, If Ricardus had to guess, that this man was either a Peak Expert or an Initial King Stage Cultivator. The only thing Ricardus could do was to strategically place himself near the exit, however, the King was facing a man who trained together with a war craving Dragon for 1000 years, he was an expert in duels in every way possible. Getting a strategic advantage in a duel against Nux was... impossible.

The King of Skyfall Kingdom was helpless.