Galactic Technological Library

Chapter 116: Nir

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Yslian led Fu Yan to a majestic-looking room that had an odd-shaped bed and some luxurious-looking sofas. 

After entering, Fu Yan looked around the room and nodded. Seeing this, Yslian bowed.

"Sir, I will be waiting outside. If you need anything just call me by ringing this bell." He then gave Fu Yan a golden bell that was engraved with some mysterious patterns.

Fu Yan accepted the bell and then Yslian left the room while closing the door.

Fu Yan walked towards a sofa and then sat down. He then shifted his attention towards the door, where the kid was standing silently. Fu Yan did not know whether the kid had followed him or not, but after he sat down his intuition told him that someone was standing near the door. This might be because of the Library or because he drank the potion that enhanced his body. 

Fu Yan looked at the kid and then opened his mouth.

"So who are you and why are you able to hide your presence?" 

The kid did not answer and just looked at Fu Yan with his round amber eyes. Fu Yan smiled and then said with a calm tone.

"I won't ask again. If you don't want to answer then you can leave. I promise no one will dare to stop you but if you want to go with me then you must answer my question." saying this Fu Yan leaned back on the sofa and then closed his eyes. As if he did not care whether the kid would answer his question or not. 

"You are an Aver too, so how come they all respect you so much?" A gentle and soft voice sounded in the room.

Fu Yan opened his eyes and looked towards the kid with a smile.

"So you can speak. I thought you might be deaf and mute. As for your question: "Why do they respect me so much even though I am an Aver?" Well, you are wrong about me being an Aver as I am not from this planet. However, I still look like an Aver, so the reason they respect me and fear me is that I have power. I have the power to destroy them. It's natural that they fear someone who is stronger than they are. It's the law of the universe. The weak fear the strong." 

After saying this, Fu Yan smiled and continued.

"Now it's your turn to answer me. Who are you and how are you able to hide your presence?"

The kid hesitated for a bit then opened his mouth. 

"I am Nir, at least that what father and mother used to call me. I inherited this power from them. Father was a special elf, he once said that he belonged to an ancient clan who were well-versed in assasination. After the apocalypse, when his clan came to live in the mother tree, other elven clans started to kill them. Father was the last surviving member of the clan. He went down to the slums to hide and then met my mother. We lived there till a year ago when elves came down and killed my father and mother. I was able to escape because of my father." 

After saying this he paused and his voice suddenly turned cold. 

"They killed everyone. Father, mother, my friends, the uncle living next door, the kind aunt who lived across the street, everyone. They killed everyone. I heard them saying it was the royal family who gave the order to kill because they feared my father's clan. They feared that my father would come to take revenge. We just wanted to live peacefully. We never harmed anyone but they still killed everyone." Nir's voice turned colder and colder as he said this. His eyes started to turn red with anger.

When Fu Yan heard this, he suddenly remembered the pain that he felt when he lost his parents. He was heartbroken at that time but his aunt and uncle were there to comfort him so he was able to continue. He cannot imagine what would have happened to him had they not been there for him. He was grateful that he had them, that he had a family he could continue to live with.

But this kid, he had no one, he lived in pain and anger for a whole year and then walked on the suicide mission to kill the Queen. He knew that there were many other kids on earth, let alone on this planet, that were similar to him and Nir and that he can't save everyone but since fate allowed him to meet Nir so he stood up and walked towards Nir.

Upon getting near, he saw how small and fragile Nir looked. He looked to be 11 to 12 years old. He looked like a living skeleton, It was as if he had not eaten for ages. 

Fu Yan sat down and then gently embraced him. 

"It must have been hard on you. You suffered all alone. No one was there to comfort you but it's ok now. You can come with me."

Nir who had not felt this warmth for a whole year suddenly broke down and started to cry.

"We just wanted to live peacefully."

Fu Yan gently patted his back. "I know."

"I never hurt anyone. I was a good kid. Dad was so kind and helped everyone but they still killed him." Nir wailed. 

Fu Yan again gently patted. "The elves were the bad ones. You were a good kid."

Listening to this Nir cried even louder, the emotions that he had kept inside were being released. He had no one but himself for the past year. He was frustrated and in grief over the death of his parents but had no one to turn to. 

Fu Yan kept hugging Nir till he calmed down. After a while, when Nir stopped crying, Fu Yan gently separated Nir from his embrace and noticed that he had fallen asleep. Nir was too tired throughout the whole year both mentally and physically. 

He tenderly picked him up and then walked towards the bed. He lightly placed him on the bed and then covered him with a quilt. 

After doing that, Fu Yan sat beside the bed and looked at Nir's face that was covered with tears. He could not help but think that this kid was similar to him. Something was telling him, both of their fates were similar. Fu Yan sighed after a while and then stood up. He walked towards the door and carefully opened it to not make any noise. 

Yslian was standing outside and when he saw Fu Yan coming out, he hurried towards him and gave a bow.

"Sir, if you needed anything you could have just ring the bell, you did not need to come out personally."

Fu Yan shook his head and said with a slight smile.

"No need for that. That kid is sleeping inside so I did want to wake him up. Anyway, I want you to bring me something to eat. Also, make some soup dishes for the kid. He has not eaten a proper meal for quite a while so he will need to eat a liquid meal." 

Yslian did not ask any questions after hearing that Fu Yan wanted a meal for the assassin and left to prepare what Fu Yan asked for. 

Seeing this Fu Yan nodded. 

"It's no wonder that he became a captain of the Royal Guards. He has some insight and knows when to ask a question and when to refrain from doing so."

Yslian went towards the kitchen and then ordered the chefs to prepare the meal. After doing so, he returned to his post and then lightly knocked on the door. Fu Yan opened the door and Yslian told him that the meal will be ready in about an hour. 

Fu Yan gave a nod and after that, he went back to sit on the sofa and then closed his eyes. He was a little tired and after closing his eyes, he could not help but think about family. Memories started to flash before his eyes and a tear silently dropped from his left eye. 

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