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THE SHADOW MONARCH

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THE SHADOW MONARCH

New Beginning

*RAIN*

"BAEK RUN!!!"

A loud yell that echoed around the empty city.

The young man immediately ran the moment he heard the call of his name.

"BROTHER!! WHERE ARE YOU?!?" Baek immediately replied while running around the small market town. The town was pitch black without any hint of light, the young man kept on running and running trying to find his older brother.

Sweating and panting, he continued to desperately look for his brother.

*BOOM*

The loud blast from a distance alarmed Baek, he suddenly became anxious about his brother. He immediately grabbed the nearest weapon he could find and followed the loud sound.

The moment he reached the place, he was too late...

Baek's eyes widen as he saw his one and only brother bleeding to death.

*Clank*

Due to the shock Baek felt, he dropped the weapon he took before and ran towards his brother.

"N-no s-stay there.." His brother helplessly whispered as he slowly kneeled down the cold wet ground.

"Stay alive for me, kay?" his brother smiled.

*Thump*

Baek can't get any closer, he cried and yelled out of anger. His eyesight started to lose focus.

*Knock knock*

"Young master? are you awake?" the old man asked while standing outside.

"mhm" Baek stretched his arms and slowly opened his eyes.

"That dream again.." He whispered.

"Young master, can i go inside?" the old man asked once again.

"You may," he replied.

It was already 5 years when that day happened, it was an unfortunate event that shocked Baek for a very long time. The two brother's were very close to each other, because of that. Baek lost all his emotions that very day.

A few years back...

One day, Baek finally had the opportunity to rest in his house. He went to his bedroom without eating and slept. After a few hours, he started to hear different voices around him.

"********"

"***?"

It was an unfamiliar accent and Baek can't seem to understand their language.

He finally opened his eyes and it was still a little blurry.

"How long was i asleep?" he thought.

He saw a blonde woman near his bed and an old man wearing a suit, because his eyesight was still blurry, he can't see their faces.

*Plop*

The blonde woman fell of her chair with a shocked face.

Baek still cannot understand this conversation ↓

"MADAM!!" the old man shouted, as he immediately kneeled to assist the unknown lady.

The woman held the old man's hand, she suddenly stood up and went to Baek.

"HE'S AWAKE!!!" the blonde woman then touched Baek's face and brushed his hair with her hands.

*Drip Drip*

Tears started to flow from the woman's eyes, the moment Baek sat. The woman hugged him tight.

"THE YOUNG MASTER IS AWAKE!!!" the butler ran outside of the bedroom trying to call out all the people outside.

"My son? how are you feeling?" the lady asked while caressing his cheeks. But, because Baek cannot understand what she is saying, he just stared at her without any response.

"Son?" She asked once again.

Baek remained silent, the woman started to worry and called for the old man who ran outside.

"BUTLER!! CALL FOR THE DOCTOR!!" she shouted.

A few minutes later..

The doctor came and checked Baek, he shaked his head and looked at the woman.

"I think he has a temporary memory lost due to the strong impact on his head, plus he slept for a very long time." the doctor said.

From that time on, Baek was taught about everything from learning their language and so on.

4 Years later...

4 Years have passed and Baek was finally 15 in his new body. He finally accepted the fact that he was transferred in a completely new world and that he was no longer Baek Hyun, Henry La Clair De Vuer. He is now the sole heir of De Vuer Duchy, people detest about him becoming the heir because of his looks and short comings. But since his father the duke and his stepmother loved him very dearly, the people have no choice but to accept him.

Henry's real mother died while giving birth to him, but because his father didn't want his son to grow up without any mother. He decided to be remarried, The stepmother grew very close to Henry. And soon after, she became his real mother. Aethra Suville De Vuer, was his stepmother's name. She cannot give birth, and that is the reason why Henry was the only child of the duke. Even though the "old" Henry was shy and weak, the couple did not pay any mind about it. They only filled Henry with love and care, but one night, Henry accidentally fell in the pond. Because of that, he lost consciousness for about a month or so.

That was also the time Baek's body and Henry's body died.

But due to Baek's unwillingness to go to his new body, the guardian who was in charge of him have no other choice but to erase a piece of Baek's memory. The one who caused him to lose all his emotions to be exact.

The reason why the old Henry fell "accidentally" on the pond was still unknown.

At the present...

"Young master? what are your plans for today?" the butler asked while fixing Henry's outfit.

"I'm gonna play outside for a bit." He said while smiling.

The butler look infuriated, after finishing fixing Henry's clothes. Henry ran near the balcony and looked back at the butler.

*Opens the balcony door*

"Cover for me, will ya?" Henry whispered while one of his foot stepped on the edge of the balcony, the butler looked more angrier which made Henry laugh.

"You look ugly y'know" He said.

Henry then jumped and the butler slapped his forehead.

"Such a stubborn child" he thought while shaking his head, the butler then proceeded to clean Henry's bedroom.

*Footsteps outside the door*

*Opens the door*

"Butler, where's Henry?" Aethra asked, the butler bowed and greeted the lady.

"The young master went outside again mistress." He replied.

"Let him be~ " She said while smiling, she walked inside the bedroom and took Henry's photo.

"He'll be back later, so we don't have to worry" she smiled lovingly while holding Henry's photo.

*BANG BANG BANG*

Loud music can be heard and the people are all laughing and dancing.

"So today's Vaska's anniversary huh" Henry though while walking around.

Vaska is the name of this Empire, where Henry is currently residing, since his father is a duke of this country.That makes his family rank one of the strongest after the royal family.

And after taking over the original Henry's body, Baek slowly regained his emotions. He finally enjoys small gatherings and celebrations.

"I really like this world, back in my world everything's pitch black and quiet. We also have to struggle for food." He thought once again.

He was once a famous "cleaner" from a well known institution back in his old world. That is why he always struggles to survive every single day, and he can't even quit since it was a contract. The same goes with his brother.

"Let's forget about the past and enjoy~" He said, he bought skewers and more.

While looking around he started to eat the food he bought.

*Bites*

"Wow! this is really good! mother would like this!" He said.

He kept on buying different things from different types of stores and soon after, his hands were finally full.

*Bump*

"ARGH!" the unknown man fell down.

"Woops...my apologies" Henry said while looking at the man who fell.

"You alright?" he asked.

"I can't help you stand up, as you can see. I'm holding a ton of stuff." He said.

"YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!" The man shouted.

People started gathering and whispered.