Fire Mage (Web Novel)

Chapter 443: Change of Plans

The Grime Plains, Aetas Kingdom.

Charles reappeared in the middle of a dense forest, scanned the surrounding trees and shrubs, and activated the shapeshifting identify imprint. A second later, his face twisted and formed into a completely different one. His height also lessened, and soon he turned into a 14-year-old young boy.

Once he changed into Daniel's appearance, he also removed loosened clothes and wore a large nightgown.

Following that, he once again cast [Flame Teleportation] spell on himself and disappeared from there.

A moment later, he reappeared in the reception hall of Daniel's mansion and released his wisdom power.

A faint ripple came out of his body a second later, moved in all directions, and covered the whole Darkwell Town in no time. He then closed his eyes and scanned all the foreigners.

'Currently, more than 100 foreigners are staying in this town. Except for the Holy Knights and Bishop Blake, all of them belong to Duke Michael. If nurtured properly, these knights would turn into a perfect knight squad.' He paused for a moment and soon shook his head.

'That mysterious enemy might have already predicted my next action. So, I'm going to do the opposite. Moreover, this is the right time to change this identity into a pure evil antagonist and let the opposite party think Daniel is an unpredictable enemy.' A cold smirk appeared on his face. He then opened his eyes and looked at the reception room.

There was no sound except the heavy footsteps that came from upstairs.

'Irzoch?' He raised his eyebrows and shifted his gaze towards the left-side spiral staircase.

Meanwhile, a similar-looking young boy came from the second floor and soon bowed his head at him.

"Good morning, My Lord." A feminine voice came out of the young boy's mouth.

"It seems there is no problem on your side." Charles nodded his head and then ordered.

"Change back to your original self."

"Yes, My Lord." Irzoch nodded her head and started to transform. First, her smooth skin started to tear away from her body and changed into a greyish one. Her hair color also turned from blonde to black and even grew a bit longer.

After that, Irzoch's physical appearance also turned a little muscular, and she appeared feminine along with a curvy body. There was also a sharp black tail, and two black wings appeared behind her, but they didn't look terrifying than the last time. But what surprised Charles was that he saw a single horn on her forehead.

"This is your normal demon form, huh. Hmm, other than the tail, wings, and horn, you look more like a normal human to my eyes. Maybe you are not a true demon, but more like a demi-human." He said with an understanding look on his face.

"You may be right, My Lord. But the public and Light Church would always consider us as a demon." A bitter smile appeared on Irzoch's face.

Meanwhile, Charles let out a chuckle and added.

"Then, let's show them what a true demon can do." He paused for a moment and ordered.

"Go and bring a knife and glass."

Irzoch nodded her head nervously and hurriedly went towards the kitchen.

A few seconds later, she returned with a knife and glass tumbler and shifted her attention towards him.

On the other hand, Charles waved his hand, took out Duke's body, and tossed it on the floor.

Irzoch showed a confused look as she saw the headless body but soon widened her eyes.

"L-Lord Michael?" Her voice contained shock and panic.

"Yeah, I killed him one day ago. Now, do your usual ritual and transform into Duke Michael. I don't want to waste any more time in this small town." Charles spoke coldly.

She bowed her head again and obeyed his command without a single word.

He waited for her and watched her.

On the other hand, Irzoch extracted Duke's blood first and drank it without any hesitation. Then, she used the sharp kitchen knife, cut a piece of his flesh, and swallowed it as a whole.

Following that, she activated her bloodline spell and started to transform. Within a few seconds, she changed into a silver-haired middle-aged man.

Then, she adjusted her voice, turned her gaze towards Charles, and bowed her head once again.

"I'm ready to go, My Lord. But the Light Church members might find out my disguise if they checked me using artifacts." Irzoch spoke in Duke Michael's voice.

A smile appeared on Charles's face as he heard those words.

"You think I hadn't thought of that problem? Don't worry. No one will get suspicious of your identity."

Irzoch nodded her head and then asked another question.

"What about Daniel's identity, My Lord? Are we going to abandon these citizens? Wouldn't the Light Church get suspicious of us if we disappear all of a sudden?"

"I'm not going to abandon Daniel's identity. In truth, I'm going to let the whole world remember him from now on." Charles spoke with a mysterious smile on his face, took out a set of formal clothes from his space ring, and gave them to her.

"Change your clothes into a formal one. Meanwhile, I'll go and take a few things from my room." Without waiting for Irzoch to respond, Charles went towards the spiral staircase, stepped on the wooden stairs, and moved upstairs.

"Okay, My Lord. I'll wait for you here." After saying that, Irzoch smiled as she looked at the formal clothes he had given her and quickly changed into them.

On the other hand, Charles reached the second floor, walked on the tiled corridor, and soon arrived before the wooden double door. Then, he raised his hand, used the invisible strings, unlocked the door, and walked in. First, he went towards the wardrobe, opened it, and searched for a suitable set of clothes.

Charles soon found a clean-looking white shirt, black pants, grabbed a fresh-looking pair of underwear from the drawer, and placed them on the nearby table. Then, he removed the nightgown, threw it on the floor, and started wearing the neat ones. After that, Charles shifted his gaze towards the wardrobe, took a nicely-ironed grey surcoat, and wore over his shirt. He later made his way to the door and changed his shoes into new comfortable ones.

And finally, he walked back towards the wardrobe and stored all of Daniel's clothes into his space ring.

Then, he went towards the nearby cabinet, opened the drawer, and took out the [Eye of Insight] stone and the greenish pendant from inside. After that, he stored the [Eye of Insight] stone into his space ring and shifted his attention towards the greenish pendant.

'From now on, I need to keep this pendant much safer.' He nodded inwardly and wore it over his neck.

Following that, he cast [Flame Teleportation] spell on himself, enveloped his body in a crimson flame, and disappeared from there.

A second later, he reappeared in the old house's basement in Potters Street and shifted his attention towards the empty wall.

Simultaneously, the surrounding air made a rippling noise and revealed a reddish layer of pure Rebirth flame. Without wasting any time, Charles controlled the soul barrier made of rebirth flame, created a way to walk through, and soon saw a metallic door.

Then, he took a step forward, walked towards the door before opening it, and then went downstairs. He soon reached the gloomy passage filled with rocky walls, sharp rocks, and limestones and hurriedly walked forward.

After 10 minutes of walking, he finally arrived at the end of the passage, walked into the basement hall through the secret door, and then stared at the place filled with old books, bookshelves, broken tables, and chairs. Then, he released his full wisdom power, moved those books towards him with the power of telekinesis, and then stored them one by one in his space ring. Thankfully, Duke Michael's space ring was an extra-large one and appeared to be around 30 cubic meters in size!

He stored all those old books into his space ring and walked out of the basement in no time.

Before long, he left the Ancestral Hall, appeared in the old house's basement, and then locked the soul barrier. After that, he once again cast the [Flame Teleportation] spell and disappeared from there.

He appeared in the mansion's reception room a moment later, looked at the startled Irzoch, and then spoke.

"I'll send you to a safe place. Stay there for some time."

Before she could even understand, Charles raised his hand, touched the greenish pendant, and connected his mind with the Will of the pocket dimension.

A second later, an invisible suction force appeared around Irzoch, twisted the space around her, and pulled her into the pendant. She felt suffocated for a moment and also noticed that her eyes turned blurry. At that moment, she saw that her whole surroundings turned into a dark void and soon found herself standing in the middle of a dense forest!

"W-Where am I?" She asked in Duke Michael's voice but got no response.

On the other hand, Charles adjusted his surcoat, took out a flat cap, and wore it over his head… Then, he walked out of the reception hall and soon exited the mansion building.