Chapter 126: An Uninvited Guest

"Was He...born?" The old man said as he looked at the violet ball.

If He was born, then this situation would have made sense to the old man.

However, the old man couldn't be sure about that. After all, the knowledge that he has on the Stars of Destiny was small.

It was so small that it wouldn't be wrong to say that he knew nothing about it.

That was why the old man couldn't be sure about his conclusion.

What's more, the old man was just reading the Stars of Destiny as some sort of hobby.

It would be weird if he knew all the things about this violet ball.

"Hmm...I guess I'll give it up today. I'm hitting my limit as well." The old man said as he closed his red eye.

His red eye kept shining the place until his eyelids finally closed like a curtain.

Of course, that was not all that he did. He also stopped moving his arms, and the violet ball floating in the air disappeared slowly.

His arms that he used to create the violet ball soon came back down to his knees.

His fingers then locked with each other, and this pose was exactly the pose that he had just before he read the Stars of Destiny.

However, even though the old man could move now, he didn't move at all.

After all, the effects or burden of reading the Stars of Destiny is heavy. Not even this old man would be able to escape unscathed from it.

It was weird if one thinks about how reading the Stars of Destiny was just his hobby.

It wasn't something he needed to do, and he didn't have to read it for something like gaining strength.

That was why the old man had to try and recover for a while for the burden that was placed on his body as he read the Stars of Destiny.

And when he felt that he has recovered enough, the old man started to wipe the blood that dried on his skin.

Of course, he did that with his eyes closed as he didn't want to irritate his Eye of Truth.

"Haaaa. I'm too old for this. Maybe it's time to retire..." The old man said as he breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, although it didn't look like it was much, the old man could feel his life lessening because of the burden of the Stars of Destiny.

The old man then stood up as he was done with his meditation. He only meditated because he would read the Stars of Destiny.

Now that he was done with that purpose, there was no longer a need to meditate.

However, it was then that the old man felt something coming at him fast!

"Hmm?" The old man said as he knew that the place where he was at was a place an ordinary man could not easily enter.

That was why it was weird that he could feel something coming, and that was why the old man suspected that it was probably someone he knew.

"Who is it?" The old man said as he opened his left eye, the eye that he was using for seeing things.

He then snapped his fingers, and fire somehow appeared on the walls.

The fire was like how a torch was used, and it wasn't a single one.

There were many torches in this place that continued up to the entrance of this place.

And this place was...a cave. Right, the old man had been inside of a cave this whole time.

Well, this place was his home, and it could be said that this place is safe as the old man was strong.

That was why the old man was prepared for a fight if ever it were an intruder.

"Who is it!" The old man shouted as he felt that someone was already inside the cave.

His left eye was looking sharp, and his hands were moving again as some sort of light gathered in his palms.

That's not all as the old man prepared even his Eye of Truth for battle.

The old man was definitely not holding back, and the guy who invaded this place uninvited could only agree on that statement.

"You never change!"

A voice resounded out in this place, but that was not all.

Tak. Tak. Tak. Tak.

The footsteps of the intruder could be heard, and the old man could hear that as well.

And it was because he could hear it that he withdrew all preparation he has done for a fight.

The light on his palms disappeared, and his Eye of Truth wouldn't open now.

Why? It was because the old man could tell who it was just from the footsteps of the intruder.

And that was why he spoke as soon as his left eye saw the shadow of someone huge.

"Lionel." The old man said, and the body of the intruder came into full view as the intruder kept walking.

And the old man was right as the man who came into this place uninvited was indeed Lionel.

His hair that was just like a lion's mane could be seen flying in the air as Lionel kept walking.

And when Lionel could see the old man, he spoke.

"I came to visit you, and you welcomed me by preparing yourself for a fight?!"

"What a friend you are!"

"Kuhahahaha!!"

Lionel said as he laughed.

Of course, the old man could see that clearly as his left eye was open.

"This is my home. An unruly guy came in by destroying the guards I placed outside."

"Of course, I would prepare myself to fight."

"I'm not a fool, you stupid muscle for brains."

The old man said as he snapped his fingers once more.

And as if it were all magic...

Thud!

The cave began to shake, and Lionel could see a house that suddenly appeared out of nowhere right behind the old man!

"Come in, you fucking bastard." The old man said as he walked towards the house.