Law Of Creation

Inside an extravagant room, a young-looking person sat in the middle of the room alone. He had a warm smile on his face while reading some reports that arrived this morning.

"Tok… Tok tok tok… Tok tok… " A rhythmed knocks were heard from the window behind him. Not long after that knocks, a black-clothed man came inside from a secret door. That person did not make any sound except that knocks. His eyes were devoid of emotion.

"… Speak…" That young-looking man was still reading the report in his hand.

"… We have found a trace of that ancient civilization's inheritance. A human-like stone. Based on the hint that was being analysed, the thing that was called golem." That black-clothed man made a short sentence. There was no hint of fear or confusion in his tone since he was only a messenger.

If it was any normal person, they would be surprised by 'ancient civilization's inheritance' and 'golem'. There was not a lot of trace of ancient civilization at presents, because they were annihilated by something unknown. Even if they were annihilated, their technology was much more advanced than the current times. For example, golem.

Golem, based on ancient civilization's record, was a dangerous weapon that was powered by spirit. But, that was not the reason the golem became so well-known. The ability to nullify Elemental and the ability to absorb elemental from its opponents. That ability was the reason why a golem became well-known.

And until the present time, there was no news that a golem could be created.

"… Is it true? No misinformation at all?" The young-looking man put down the report and was glaring at the black-clothed man's eyes. Even though he still had a smile on his face, it was not a kind smile.

"… Did you not trust our Black Crow Palace?" The black-clothed man answered that young-looking person with another question.

Black Crow Palace, the biggest underground's organization in the Fire Kingdom. They focused on selling information and assassination. This organization was ranked on top three assassination's organizations in the Fire Kingdom.

"…No one understands your organization better than me." That young-looking man's smile grew wider, but the smile became a cold-chilling smile. "Continue your information, don't waste my time."

The black-clothed man didn't get angry and continued, " From the word we deciphered, there is 4 guarding golem. The same as four basic elements, water, fire, earth, and wind. The one we found is most likely the earth element one."

Seeing the young-looking man didn't stop his words, the black-clothed man continued, " From that information, we traced all information about the Fire Kingdom. Including your Royal Library. And we found out that Earth Golem was placed in the Fire Kingdom."

The young-looking man's eyes became sharp, but he didn't stop the black-clothed man's words.

"Earth Golem was used to seal a calamity, but that is an old story. There also a possibility, that the calamity mentioned at the old record, was already resolved. And we have found that Earth Golem." The black-clothed man stopped his words.

The silence emerged between two men. The young-looking man was the first to break this silence, " where?"

"Academy. Green Mountain. A secluded area between forest and mountain area. Malin Kundang statue. We have sent a team to that place. Since the Academy was having an exam for Fundamental Education's brat, we could infiltrate the Academy rather easily." The black-clothed man finished his information.

The young-looking man was touching his chin while closed his eyes. The smile on his face was faded. In the end, he opened his mouth, " Make sure to silence every witness. Don't leave any trace." He opened his eyes slowly. A sharp killing intent could be felt by the black-clothed man.

The black-clothed man only nodded his head. Not long after that, there was only the young-looking man in the room.

"… This golem is not the crucial part of the plan. But if I could get a hand on it, then…" The young-looking man wore a wide smile while squinting his eyes. " This kingdom would be mine."

"Well, in order to have a smooth result, some bad apples have to be cleaned up. Those that I couldn't control, should be rooted." His face returned to his usual face, the young and timid Fourth Prince of the Fire Kingdom.

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Malin Kundang statue was one of a few folklores in the Fire Kingdom. Those from dominant families wouldn't know that folklores, but most commoners knew about it. It was a story about a rebellious child.

A poor family son lived together with his hard-working mother in a small and poor village. After the son grew up, he went to the outside world, to create a better future for him and her mother. A noble wish. Day to days, days to months, months to years. Even after a few years passed, there was no any news about her son. She grew weaker and thinner because of her worry.

On one day, a big ship arrived near the village. The mother was not interested in that ship because all she was thinking was her son's whereabouts. But it was a surprise for the villager since the one on that ship was the long-lost son. He had become the owner of this big ship. He became successful. He even brought back a beautiful lady beside him. All villagers thought that the son had returned to reunite with his mother. Of course, some villager shared the news of his son's return to his mother. Surprised by the news of her son, she went to see him. All she wanted to know was his son's health. She didn't care about her son's wealth or even career, as long as her son was healthy, that was enough. Step by steps, she came closer to the ship. From far away, she could see her son's stature. He was a little tanner and had a robust body. She couldn't help but wished to hug her beloved son. But unexpectedly, the son didn't want to recognize his mother, his only family.

He, the son, after went through all difficulty, had reached a high position. He climbed from a mere little worker until he received his boss's trust. He had forgotten everything about his past, including his hard-working mother. No, it was not like he forgot. He did not wish to remember his poor past, his poor family.

With the growth of his career, his boss even trusted him to become his right-hand. The boss's trusted person. The boss even tried to match his daughter with the son. Yeah, they married and live happily ever after. And unexpectedly, fate was playing with him. In the middle of their honeymoon, his ship stopped near his village. When he saw his old and thin mother, all he felt was only disgust. When the mother tried to get close to her son and talked to him, the son ordered his man to beat his mother to half-dead state.

"I am not your son! Don't get too close to me" That was the only thing the mother remembered. In the state of disbelief, the mother could only able to stare at his son. Her eyes filled with sadness and rage. A rage, because of she has lost her son. Her everything. In her state, she realized that her son was only a shell. An empty shell, without anything inside. After her originally weak body was beaten, she was very close to death.

In her last breath, she cursed, "You wretched thing! You steal my son! You steal his life! You destroyed his life! I will not let you off! With my last breath, with my death, I curse you! You will return everything you have! Heaven and earth is my witness! I curse you into a mere stone! No one needs you! No one wants you! You will be stepped on for all eternity!" And that was her last breath.

The son who didn't care such curse, continued his journey at the sea. Who would care about such an insignificant curse? But what they met later was a calamity, a disaster. The ship crashed into an island. The ship was crushed. His crews were scattered and all dead. His wife was killed in front of his eyes. No one was saved except the son. But this was where he received the curse.

The crashed and destroyed ship, the crew's body, everything slowly turned into a stone. He was scared, and suddenly he remembered his mother's curse. He didn't want to die! He wanted to be successful! He kneeled on the crashed ship and was asking for forgiveness to his mother many times. Alas, his mother was no more. No one could forgive him. In the end, he also became a stone while he was kneeling and asking for forgiveness.

A word 'rebellious' was not enough to describe the son's behaviour. Treacherous, unfilial, ungrateful, disobedient, and many more. And many parents used this kind of folklores to teach their children. Of course, mostly commoner who did that.

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