Child from the Dungeon

Chapter 214: Spin-Off Vol.1 'Dark Stranger ': Dark Stranger in Royal House Part 1

[ Black Merchant's Place ]

( After some time. )

" Phew! " Black Merchant sighs altering drinking from his cup.

" How long has it been...? " Black Merchant asks as he sees the night and the moon as well.

" It has been months passed, even so, Duncan hasn't contacted me... "

" Makes me wondering if he already get used to be a Royal hence he forget me? " Black Merchant wonders as he thinks about Duncan, waiting Duncan's return from the Nyx Nocterra House after months passed.

...

( Meanwhile. )

[ Nyx Nocterra's Private Residence. ]

[ Tyrannus Nyx Nocterra's Office ]

" You have done well, my son. " said Tyrannus praises Tenebrae.

" In the Banquet with other Royals, you had proven yourself again why the Nyx Nocterra House must no be underestimated. " Tyrannus adds.

" Of course, father. " Tenebrae says as he kneels.

" It is my imperative to show others the might of our House. "

" To bring nightmares to those who dares opposes us. " Tenebrae replied as he smirked with confidence.

"( Well, thanks to some of Tenebrae's Magic I've acquired. )" Tenebrae thinks into his mind as he looks at the System's Visible Words.

...

< Status Info: >

< Name: Duncan Grimshaw (DG-525) >

< Level: 58 >

< User's Skin: [" Fake Human Royal Mage Disguise 'Tenebrae Nyx Nocterra' " (S)] >

< Skin Type: 'Semi-Permanent' >

< Tier: Tier V. >

< Race: D***r >

< Age: ?? >

< Class: Mage >

< Magic: Wind Magic, Dark Magic >

< Status: >

< HP: 585.000/585.000 >

< MP: 585.000/585.000 >

...

"( Welp, with this I should've reached 'Father' Tyrannus' level. )" Tenebrae (Duncan) grips his fist as he sees his level.

"( Not to mention, after so many battles and extensive training provided by the House, I've finally reached a whole new level in an instant. )"

"( Perhaps living as a Royal is that good after all. )" Tenebrae (Duncan) thinks so as he smiles.

" Father, please do not worry. " he says to Tyrannus.

" I will succeed whatever paths to come. " he tells Tyrannus with confidence which made Tyrannus glad.

" Indeed. " Tyrannus says this as he smirked.

" You have always been the most talented one amongst your siblings. " Tyrannus said which made Tenebrae (Duncan) surprised.

"( Siblings!? )" he asked in his mind while also responding to Tyrannus "Of course, father. ", like any son should.

"( Tenebrae had siblings!? )" he wondered for so much time he's been here, he only knew that Tyrannus child is only Tenebrae and no other else.

Tenebrae (Duncan)'s face began to show panic for a bit, for he really didn't know about this fact until now, even after he perfectly plays himself as Tenebrae.

"( What should I say? )" Tenebrae (Duncan) wonders as suddenly.

< Message! >

< "Choices Time" >

< In this moment, the User will be given 'Choices', choices that will decide the user's fate onwards. So please... >

< Choose wisely. >

"( Huh!? )" Tenebrae (Duncan) sees this and realized that this is not good as he sees the options.

...

( At the same time. )

[ Black Merchant's Place ]

" The world is full of possibilities. "

" Possibilities that one couldn't even know or even see. " Black Merchant says while drinking.

" Even if one so many intellect, power, wealth and luck, there are still a possibility of setback after everything they've went through. "

" A possibility, that would turn the tide of their fate's wheel. " Black Merchant sips his drink.

" A possibility, that is so critical... "

" That one must choose, to finally set the spin forward. " Black Merchant says while his finger stir the drink in circles.

As he stirs it, he then stops for a while, he sees the liquid's rolled flow due to his stir, he sees it and begins to choose if he wants to continue to stir to the current stir direction more or he should change direction.

" Hmph... " Black Merchant begins to wonder what he should do make his drink flavor more flavourable.

( As it happens. )

[ Nyx Nocterra's Private Residence, Tyrannus Nyx Nocterra's Office ]

< Message! >

< "Choices Time" >

< In this moment, the User will be given 'Choices', choices that will decide the user's fate onwards. So please... >

< Choose wisely. >

< " Time to choose." >

< Option 1: " Father, may I ask more about my siblings? " >

< Option 2: " Father, is there something that I must do? " >

< Option 3: " Father, can I leave for now? >

"( Options? )" Tenebrae (Duncan) asks as he sees it.

He thinks hard, regarding the situation, he seemed confident that this is simply a leisure talk between 'father and son', but as some facts are suddenly revealed.

"( I believe I should choose the safest one for now... )" Duncan thinks to himself as he choose the third.

< 'Option 3' Chosen. >

< You have chosen the course forward. >

" Father, is there anything more to discuss? "

" If there's none, should I take my leave? " Tenebrae (Duncan) asks his 'father'.

Hearing this, Tyrannus began to smirk again which made Tenebrae (Duncan) cautious, for some time, in this recent times, he realized that Tyrannus's act had been ambiguous towards him, making Tenebrae (Duncan) wonders if...

"( I ask him if he let me leave, let see if he allow it. )"

"( If it's possible, then I the next course of action I should do is to investigate more regarding 'Tenebrae's family. )"

"( In case, of anything could happen, I should learn more of this before it's too late. )" Tenebrae (Duncan) wonders as he see Tyrannus only smirked no matter what.

* Tyrannus chuckles. *

" Of course, my son. " Tyrannus finally speaks.

" You may leave, sorry for making you stay this late. "

" You should return to your Room. " Tyrannus orders which Tenebrae (Duncan) accepted as he leaves himself from him.

" I should take my leave, Father. " he leaves himself before Tyrannus, leaving the very room as he walks away.

As he leaves, Tyrannus only smirks as he puts his hand in front of his desk, looking at Tenebrae as he leaves his sight.

" It is time. " Tyrannus says.

( In the other hand. )

Tenebrae (Duncan) walk in the aisle as he walks with a calm fast step, he tries to reach the Residence's Library, recounting that the Library stores many of the Nyx Nocterra's documents and archived so many books about the House's histories.

"( I must see and know it all, that one fact could've made my disguise leaked, if it weren't for luck! )" Tenebrae (Duncan) begins to enter the library, but, as soon as he entered it.

* Light flashes. *

Light flashes before Tenebrae (Duncan) eyes, it rendered him stunned, as he felt himself also weakened by it.

When weakened, he hears a voice in his ears, making him loose strength overtime as he listens to it, even if he already reflected by covering his ears.

"( This song... )"

"( It made me tired, what... )" Duncan tries to use his Dark Magic.

"( My 'Dark Magic', I can't release it! )" Duncan grunts as the System notifies him.

< User receives 'Stun' Effect. >

< User receives 'Weakened' Effect. >

" Garkkhh! " Tenebrae (Duncan) faints, as he was weakened so much.

" [Lunarmoon's Lullaby] "

" A spell using the Moon's very Dark Magic, an 'Voice Illusion' spell that will render the victim weakened as well as stunned as the lullaby made them feel the illusion, even seeing a real moonlight in front of their eyes. "

" How was it, to feel so close to the moon, does it make you tired as the lunar light engulfs you? " the voice asks as Tenebrae (Duncan) begins to grow more tired, he looses grip over his body as his body also.

< 'User's Skin' returned to normal. >

< User's Skin: [Primary Advanced Form, DG-525 (A)] >

" So that's who you actually are, a Monster. "

" Interesting, no wonder my son suddenly became more powerful than before. "

" Kukuku, he was actually been replaced... " said the voice who is actually Tyrannus Nyx Noctera who casted the Spell towards Duncan as his disguises were leaked thanks to the loss of his consciousness grip.

" Take it to 'That Place'. "

" I want to know more about my 'son', here. " Tyrannus said as he approached and praised Duncan's real monstrous form.