CHAPTER 27

Dawn Scarlett



"That man, Alaistair is the only necromancer that has been allowed in this kingdom because he has been chosen by the person chosen by the gods to be his companion, and the emperor of this kingdom cannot decline the decision of the individual chosen by gods"



that is what he said and his finger is literally pointed at the portrait of the man that I am looking at a while ago - the man that has blonde hair and green eyes, the man who is basically screaming handsomeness and for some reason, that portrait is pulling me towards it. The hell?



"Alaistair belongs to the Western Kingdom and he was supposed to be the next hair to the family who does practice necromancy but then again literature states that before his succession - Leonard, the one chosen by gods during that time asked for his help and since they were friends Alaistair gave up his position as the successor and joined Leonard in actually fighting the calamity that is about to befall the world"



Raphael added to what he had said and I cannot help but to still stare at his portrait and again, I could still feel the odd feeling that the portrait is actually pulling me closer to it. I really cannot get the feeling off of my system and because I am really getting curious about it as well I decided to walk closer to it.



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As I walked closer to the painting I know that Raphael's eyes are following my figure and after a few seconds of watching my movements that is when I finally heard him ask what I am going to do but instead of answering him I basically just ignored him because first reason is that I feel like he is going to stop me on whatever it is that I am about to do, second thing is that I do not want to be disturbed or rather I do not want to actually lose the focus I have right now by staring at the painting.



In just a few more steps I am now right in front of the painting, I am completely in face to face with the portrait of the man named Alaistair, which Raphael said is the only necromancer that was allowed entry and residence in this city. I stared directly at his green, emerald-like eyes and I do not know but for some reason, although I am looking only at a portrait, I feel like I am still staring at a real human being because of his eyes, in my perspective are sparkling. And me, being a curious cat decided to move my head forward in order to have a closer look at his eyes and when I did, suddenly the portrait glowed in a dark color and black smoke came out of it. Luckily I was able to take a couple of steps backward because of the natural reflexes that I got from the battlefield in my past life.



"Fck" I heard Raphael cussed and before I knew it he is already right in front of me and red blazing flames are surrounding us - or rather the right term is that it is encircling us and preventing the smoke that came from the portrait from actually being that near to the two of us.



"What happened? What the hell is that smoke?" I asked because really, I have no idea what is going on - I am just really looking at that painting when suddenly it released that black glow and smoke came out of it.



"I do not know what exactly happened but this is obviously a sign that a necromancy spell has been activated and it seems like you are the reason why it has been activated. Now our concern is to find out if this is an offensive necromancy spell or not because if it is then we are in trouble" Raphael said which made me freeze on where I am standing - a necromancy spell has been activated? Black glow and the smoke came out of the portrait the moment I moved closer to view the painting - so technically, I am the reason why: I am the one who activated the necromancy spell but what the fck? I do not know in the first place that there was a spell there and not to mention I just moved closer to it because I feel like I need to since the painting is calling out to me.



"No, it is not your fault - I too have no idea that the painting was embedded with such spell that will activate if it met certain and unknown conditions because if I did then I wouldn't bring you here in the first place" Raphael instantly said as if once again he read what is exactly inside my mind. What he said is basically a reassurance but although it is - I am not reassured because seriously I could have just stayed in my place and asked him first before acting on my own.



A few seconds had gone by and the smoke has gotten thicker and from the looks of it is actually gathering in a certain place. I heard Raphael click his tongue and I even saw his hand with this bright glow - I guess that it is light magic. I saw that he was about to shoot it towards the place where the smoke is gathering when I suddenly saw a green-like glow in that position.



"Wait! There is something right there!" I exclaimed as I held Raphael's hand to actually stop him from releasing that attack towards the place where the smoke is gathering.



"What?" he asked and I instantly pointed at the exact location where I saw the green-like glow and in just an instant I heard Raphael let out another cuss.



"That's rude Archmage Raphael, I thought that you would instantly recognize my presence but I guess I am wrong" an unfamiliar voice suddenly echoed across the room - it was actually a man's voice and I do not know but for some reason, I felt my head throb. I am about to ask Raphael what the hell is actually going on and why did that unfamiliar voice called out to him as if the person who just spoke knew him very well when suddenly the smoke inside this room that Raphael brought me disappeared and I saw a man standing on the same place where the smoke is gathering a while ago.



And when I saw the man, my jaw literally dropped and my eyes went back from the man and to the painting that I am actually looking at a while ago. The man that is standing not that far away from our position has this blonde hair, green, emerald eyes and a handsome face and then I realized that the person is of the same face as the one in the portrait that I am looking at a while ago and also where the black smoke actually came from.





"What the hell?" I exclaimed because I am still quite taken aback by what I am actually seeing at the moment like what the fck? Raphael said that the man in that portrait is basically long dead but why the heck am I seeing that person right before my eyes as if he really hasn't died and not to mention he did not even age! The way he looked in the portrait is the same as how he looks right now? Like how the hell is that even possible?!



"Oh hi there new chosen one - I am Alaistair the necromancer who swore to serve the person chosen by the gods in order to save the world from the upcoming calamity and oh thank you for waking me up, I never thought that you could activate the spell that I created by just looking at my eyes - I actually formulated in such way that the chosen one should touch the painting before the spell should be activated but I guess you are just way too powerful," he said and I still cannot process what he just said like I am still shocked on the fact he - the one on the painting that is supposed to be dead for a long time now is standing right before us and he is fcking alive! Like okay, I get it he used magic but still who the fck wouldn't be shocked when they saw someone who is supposed to be long dead is looking so alive, healthy, and not to mention he looked exactly the same in the portrait.



"Hey, Archmage Raphael are you not happy to see me? It's been years or maybe decades since we last saw each other - I guess you got a little bit rusty after being reincarnated" he said and that instantly made me look at Raphael and back to the man named Alaistair. Wait did I just hear it right? A little bit rusty after being reincarnated? Who got rusty after getting reincarnated? Wait- Raphael?



"You fcking shut up Alaistair I am not happy to see you," Raphael said and his voice turned cold suddenly and that is when I realized that indeed the two know each other but what the fck how the hell do they know each other in the first place? I saw that the man named Alaistair is about to open his mouth to speak when I suddenly interrupted him - I do not care if I looked disrespectful for some reason I really need to have them clear this fcking shit up or else I will really go fcking crazy.



"Wait a damn minute! Can you fcking explain to me what is actually going on here? You are addressing each other as if you have known each other for quite some time now! Hello? I am freakin' new to these kinds of stuff so can you please explain everything right from the top because I am about to go crazy thinking on how is it possible?!"