The twelfth prince and his companions managed to keep their lives for about ten minutes or so. But as soon as one of them was killed, it didn't take long before Aetonth killed the twelfth prince's last companion.

Regret washed over the face of the twelfth prince when he watched the last of his companions die. He quickly tried to escape, going as far as using the secret technique he was given in the palace in case he met any danger.

Unfortunately, compared to Aetonth, even when he used a secret technique, he still wasn't fast enough.

"Please don't kill me. I...I...I can be your slave! No, no, I'm a prince, I can get you anything you want. I'll become the next emperor so...so...I'm...I'm...very wealthy." The twelfth prince initially thought of becoming a slave, but he quickly changed his mind thinking he could trick Aetonth into letting him go.

Aetonth looked at him like he was looking at a fool.

Seeing that there was no reaction from Aetonth, the twelfth prince started thinking once again, "How about you keep me, then find someone to send a message to my father, the emperor? He will comply with whatever demands you make."

Aetonth studied the twelfth prince again and felt like someone so stupid shouldn't have been born. How could someone who didn't even have a storage ring say he was wealthy?

It moved closer to the twelfth prince who was still speaking of his wealth, opened its mouth and let out a breath of icy wind. After the icy wind passed the twelfth prince, an ice statue was what appeared in place of the twelfth prince.

Aetonth raised a claw and tapped on the statue.

Crack!

Lines ran across the statue from the head to the toe, before the statue crumbled down.

"No." Aetonth replied to what the twelfth prince was saying after killing him.

'Hmm, the kid seems to be heading out of this place. I'll attack him one more time before letting him go.' It shook its body before taking to the air.

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In an open field.

Grey was currently running, hoping to get to where the array was before Aetonth located them. He did not know the twelfth prince stupidly following behind him, or getting killed in the process. Even if he did, he wouldn't care.

'Is it coming yet?' He asked Void who was still grumpy from when his butt was lashed.

'No, and it better not come.' Void said angrily.

'Or else?'

'I'll beat... You'll see what I'll do to it when it comes.'

Grey chuckled but refrained from speaking any further. He should at least allow Void to fantasize about something he was unable to do.

It had been just over one hour since he escaped from Aetonth, and he estimated he would get to the array within thirty minutes or so.

'After leaving this place, I'll have to go back to Red City. I need to find mom.' thought Grey.

He was already in the Origin Plane, and other than those in the Overlord Plane, he could fight against anyone in the Origin Plane, with Void's help, of course, or the Fusion State. He could move freely without really having to worry for himself.

'It's been so long I saw dad, will he be able to recognize me?' He instantly thought of his father.

His mother said she was going over to meet his father, which meant that he was still very much alive. It had been almost ten years since he last saw his father, and he couldn't help but think how it would feel like seeing him. The truth was, he didn't really know how he felt towards him. He had been with his mother for so long that he sometimes forgets his father is still alive. Not just that, but he felt he might not recognize him if he sees him again.

After going to the Academy, other than his mother, he rarely thinks of his father. If not for the fact that his mother said she was going to meet him, he wouldn't be too bothered about him.

'What would Void's parents be like? I wonder if they have the same obsession as he has.' Grey threw a glance at Void who was sitting on his shoulder.

He almost wanted to ask, but he felt it didn't sound right because when he found Void, he was still in an egg.

'Hmm, so those memories of yours, how do you get them?' asked Grey.

Void usually behaves weirdly sometimes, there are also times when he knows things that he hadn't seen before. There had to be something that made him remember all these things.

'I don't know, I just do. There are some things I see and I just recall things about them, it's like I've always known about them.' Void replied after thinking for a while.

'Strange, are you sure you're not something else?' Grey picked Void up and started scrutinizing him just like he did the first time he saw him.

'Honestly, I don't know.' answered Void.

Grey looked at Void for some time before continuing their journey. It must be though being surrounded by so many mysteries, even his birth was a mystery. A cat hatching out of an egg. Not just that, but he needed to absorb blood essence before he could hatch. He had a rare element. Now, he could recall things.

'Don't worry, we'll find out, eventually.' Grey consoled Void on their way.

'Hmm, I know. You don't need to doubt me, I'll never do anything to harm you.' Void said.

He could tell there was a little doubt in Grey's voice, he wasn't really surprised though since even he didn't know what to believe about himself. Hatching out of an egg and recalling things he knew nothing about was not easy for someone to accept.

'Seriously?' Grey asked with a weird expression.

Void had put him in danger multiple times, so hearing this was very strange.

'You know what I mean.' Void said lightly while wearing an awkward smile, he could tell what Grey was thinking.

Grey shook his head with a soft smile. Of course he knew what Void meant, it was just that Void putting it that way didn't sound right, given their current situation.