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Chapter 6 - Chapter 6 : Austin Hale

The couple, Marcus and Elena Hale, fugitives, finally arrived at the city of Aurivale, the Human Kingdom of Thaloria, where the midwife, Marella, resided, and navigated towards the downtown shacks, arriving at a mundane-looking house.

Elena banged three times, waiting for a few seconds, then two times as if following a code. The door finally opened, and a middle-aged woman burst out, excited, " Elena, how long has it been?"She hugged the woman for a while as Marcus looked around vigilantly, waiting for an attacker or a tracker. The woman ushered them in, and Elena was taken to the inner room where she lay down, as she could finally let go and welcome the world.

"What happened? Where am I? Didn't that damned dagger pierce my chest, just as I was about to form an unknown essence true body by comprehending and combining the elemental and sacred 13 Laws? Why are my hands so small and weak? Who is this woman holding me? Who has that sword law outside? Huh? Why is this white-haired woman smiling? NGU NGA NGU? Huh, why can't I speak ?" The myriad questions asked by this newborn baby stopped as Elena finally held him and said, " You will be Austin Hale, my third child and second son, I'm finally happy to meet you.

Puzzled by the sudden turn of events, the newly born Austin Hale was utterly shocked and even felt fear, as a Supreme who never feared even at death's door, this was a foreign feeling. Marcus Hale came in, snatched the baby softly from Elena, " You must be a swordsman, I will make sure of it, your older brother and sister refused now you will pay for it", he said teasingly, a wide smile plastered on his face, which was rare, because he had lived a hard life since ten years ago after he led his family forces on an expedition to hunt the high humans, only to save and elope with their princess, eluding the higher powers of all seven human kingdoms.

"No, he will be an alchemist, I can even sense an immense amount of mana in his being, he absorbed more than half of my mana, hmp !, I will teach him alchemy !!", retorted Elena with a defiant voice", "Okay, okay, he can learn both swordsmanship and alchemy, right Austin? ", The Father asked, an eager tone 

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