Apollo didn''t mean to cause a scene however seeing and hearing them made his past trauma open especially meeting his sibling''s friends.

    ..

    "Argh!"

    The five-year-old Apollo rolls on the ground as Edgar kicks him.

    However instead of crying he gave the one who assaulted him a glare which made the latter flinch.

    "What are you looking at!" he tried to mask his fear with anger as he continued to kick Apollo.

    "Just what are you!" he screamed internally, deep inside he was scared of the little boy he was kicking. His gaze would often times paralyze him while his mere aura sent chills whenever he felt it. He doesn''t know why a weakling has the aura of a beast.

    "Edgar enough with that we will be late if you continue to do that" Eros shouted, reluctantly Edgar finally left the boy alone.

    "Seriously what a weakling" Amina said as she stepped on the coil-up body of Apollo.

    She could say those words however just like Edgar she would paralyzed the moment the little boy glares at them.

    ....

    "What!?"

    Eros and the others became dumbfounded as they saw Edgar thrown in the air.

    Unlike their surprised expression, the mages surrounding them just put a barrier to separate their group from the others. Whatever happens, no one will know not even the emperor. So if Apollo wants to, no one will know if he kills his siblings.

    "Damn it!" Edgar finally gained his senses and landed perfectly on the ground.

    "That brat!"

    "Edgar!" Eros was about to stop his friend when Matilda stopped him.

    "Come on you are ruining the fun" she said happily.

    "You are stupid this is the Imperial Palace!"

    "Chill the emperor is my cousin"

    Her words made Eros speechless but his attention shifted when he saw Edgar fly in the air again and then landed perfectly on the ground.

    Fist pierced through the air as Edgar began to fill the space with his fist. But Apollo''s eyes are not occupied by his attacks but his stats instead.

    [Name: Edgar Williams

    Status: Humiliated

    Position: Swordsman

    Rank: Practitioner

    Level: 20

    Strength: 150

    Agility: 145

    Dexterity: 140

    Endurance: 150

    Stamina: 145

    Intelligence: 100

    Mana: 30

    Ki: 150

    Mana regeneration: 5 per minute

    Ki regeneration: 10 per minute

    "Let''s not talk to your brother again Eros I am afraid of him" she added.

    However, Eros just clicked his tongue feeling annoyed.

    "Let''s go back!" he shouted leading his friends back to their table.

    Other guests on the other hand took their partners on the dance floor trying to take advantage of the sweet tune of the music. But no matter how sweet the ambience Eros and Athena felt bitter seeing how Apollo was able to beat one of their friends.

    "That little pest!" Athena clenched her fist as she said this. However no matter how much they whine they won''t be able to forget about what happened that night.

    ....

    The banquet ended and the guests lounged inside the palace because the hunting festival would start tomorrow. Apollo stared at the window looking at the quiet night.

    "Tomorrow is the hunting festival" he mumbles then he looks at his stats quietly calculating his next move.

    "Jeremiah show me my inventory"

    [Affirmative Creator]

    A screen appeared presenting the items he had stored. From elixirs and weapons to the spell book he finds interesting, all of it inside, accompanied by their quantity, quality and attributes. Each item is put together on a grid-based method for easy access to each item.

    "Let''s see"

    He sat down on the bed looking at the two items he found interesting to use.

    "Hmm....why not"

    Morning came and everyone was transported towards a spacious field near a forest.

    Every season different types of beasts would begin to increase, overpopulating the habitat they live in. To address this situation nobles from all across the empire would issue a hunting event to trim down their numbers. If by any chance they fail to decrease their numbers, a breakout will occur. Later on, this hunting event became a sport among the aristocracy and elite families.

    "Well, this kind of event tends to have one or two incidents" Apollo silently thought as he walked beside Alger.

    "Do you want to hunt little sun?" the old mage asked seeing the boy curiously looking around.

    "Yes Grandpa I want to hunt" he smiled cheerfully as he said this.

    The sound of ceremonial cannons was heard signalling the start of the hunting event and all swordsmen, mages and even fighters confidently entered the Olgami forest.

    Before entering the forest hunters are given a list of specific magical beasts they need to hunt.

    The said beasts are those who populate at a fast rate and their numbers could obstruct the balance of the habitat they live in.

    The beasts they need to hunt are the following:

    Silvanhowl

    Willowlynx

    Hazelgleam rabbit

    Red Moonlit Vixen

    Snout river hog

    Five species of beasts ranging from basic to baron rank but, if you are unlucky you might meet a duke-rank beast deep within the woods.

    "Eros we should hunt a snout river hog, from what I have heard the heart of that beast increases your affinity to water element" Edgar suggested as he slain a small hazelgleam rabbit.

    However, as they walk deeper into the forest a horde of beast rush in.

    "Axion be our Vanguard, Elena focus on assist, Athena blast a path for us while Edgar and I cover you" As soon as the threat appeared Eros immediately gave his command turning the frantic situation calm.

    As they tried to create a path to retreat they didn''t notice how the horde of beast began separating them.

    "Edgar back me up here!" Eros shouted as he tried to slay another Silvanhowl beast.

    "Ed?"

    Not receiving any response, dread trails down his back as he slowly turns back.

    "Damn it!"

    He could only say seeing he was all alone while being surrounded by a horde of beast.