Athena's General Reincarnated in Another World

111 – The Special Eyes Awaken

Chapter 111 - The Special Eyes Awaken

Sifu:

We were in a room at the village chief’s house. We had cleared the place to use it as a base while the men worked outside.

"5 DAYS! IT’S BEEN 5 DAYS, SIFU!" Lady Katherine shouted as roots began to grow from the ground around her.

"It’s been 5 days since my son disappeared! You failed as a protector!" she exclaimed.

I lowered my head, acknowledging the truth in her words.

I murmured in my thoughts, remembering the man who once saved me.

In the room were only myself, Lady Katherine, Lady Margaery, and Hugo. When I realized the young master had gone missing, I panicked. I started torturing the two captured soldiers. The one with the wounded belly kept repeating the same story, but the one I pursued and captured revealed something new. He mentioned that he had been hired by someone likely to be a noble from our territory. This noble had provided hideouts and transport through lands that required permits to pass. The soldier was smuggled in a caravan that departed from a noble estate, but he didn’t know much as he had been blindfolded. His job was to serve as a link between the team that attacked the village and someone with whom he was to make contact.

I was desperate when I couldn’t find young Nathan. I tied up the two men and broke their arms so they wouldn’t try anything while I scoured the area, to no avail. I immediately activated the communication device and sent a message to Lady Margaery because time was of the essence, and I needed help.

Lady Margaery sent 200 more soldiers to

They exchanged nervous glances.

"Something... wouldn’t let us advance," one of them replied, his voice filled with fear.

"What are you talking about?" Hugo asked, confused.

"Nathan!" I screamed as I saw my son emerging from the forest.

"Mom!" He ran towards me, his arms wide open, and I held him tightly, my heart racing.

Nathan was soaked, but I couldn’t think of anything else other than checking every inch of his body, making sure he was okay.

"What happened, Nathan!? Where have you been?" I asked, looking at that small person who had the power to make me feel immense happiness but also deep sorrow if anything ever happened to him.

"I’m never going to lose anyone again," he said, hugging me, his eyes welling up with tears.

I understood that in that moment, I should just hold him because that was all I wanted to do in the world.

Hugo Riverclimb:

"Nate, you gave me a huge scare, you know that? I thought... I thought I’d lost my nephew," said Lady Margaery, hugging both Katherine and Nathan.

I looked at Sifu, who let out a sigh of relief. Some soldiers were around us, equally relieved.

"Nate! What happened?" Lady Katherine held his face in her hands, visibly worried.

"It can’t be..." Margaery murmured, her eyes fixed on Nathan.

"What is it?" Sifu asked, noticing her sudden concern.

Lady Margaery turned to face the soldiers, her expression hardening.

"Leave! Return to your posts!" she shouted, and suddenly, ice began to form, surrounding us in a frozen dome.

"What’s going on?" I asked, activating a bit of fire mana to warm myself against the sudden chill.

Margaery then approached Nathan, locking eyes with him.

"Blue... your eyes are a beautiful shade of blue," she said to him.

"My son... your eyes have awakened."

"What do we do? By the kingdom’s law, we should notify the royal family. Do we tell them about Nathan’s Special Eyes?" Sifu asked, his voice heavy with concern.

"No!" the queen exclaimed firmly. "This must remain a secret within our family. No one can know he has one of these."

We agreed without hesitation. It was far too dangerous to expose this information.

"Are you okay, Nate?" Katherine asked. "Can you see properly?"

Nathan scratched his head, a bit hesitant.

"There was... another problem when these eyes awakened."

"What problem? Are you in pain? Are you hurt?" Katherine asked, the tension rising again.

"No, mom... it’s better if I show you."

He stepped back a little, and the air around him began to pulse. Suddenly, a sphere of blue, chaotic sparks appeared, floating around him.

"This is my Thunder element..." he explained.

Then, another sphere formed, this time in shades of gray.

"And this is my Wind element..."

His eyes glowed a light blue, and suddenly, more mana spheres appeared around him: a blue one of water, a brown one of earth, a red one of fire, a yellow one of light, and a green one of plants.

"My Special Eyes... have given me the power to control all the elements," he said.

"HOLY SHIT!" we all exclaimed in unison.