My Soul card is a Reaper

The guards deployed outside looked even scarier with every one of them bald with strange tattoos displayed on their foreheads, advanced weapons in their hands, alongside armed vehicles on the side.

Strangely, despite being the only entrance of the city that spans over 65 sq. km, there was absolutely no one going in or out; well, atleast for the moment.

As the exhausted woman and the child reached the entrance, they were suddenly pointed by atleast a dozen handheld energy cannons, scaring the hell out of her.

"I… I… I… have come from the town of Xrusha. Ever since our town was razed by the demons, we were been on the run. We traveled more than a thousand kilometers to reach this safe haven for Terrans.

Please let us go in…" The woman wept as she fell on her knees. Grabbing the arm of the 8-year-old to kneel with her, she further pleaded, "If not me, atleast show mercy on my child. He hasn't eaten food for more than a week. Unlike a normal Terran like me, he is an Arcanian, and my son is blessed to awaken a tier-5 Arcana spirit (gold grade). After growing up, he would be extremely useful to the city.

I beg you…"

The child was silent and had his gaze on the ground. However, he was shivering crazily.

The guards looked at each other before one of them took the mother and child to the registration cabin on the side.

There, both of them had their fingerprints taken and were given a tag jointly.

As the woman showed the tag to the captain, the large gate was opened for them, revealing a translucent white barrier.

For a few seconds, the woman looked at the barrier in a daze until a guard nudged her with the cannon to move forward.

She thanked them and continued to walk into the barrier while grabbing the child's arm.

However, just as both of them passed through it, all of a sudden, the barrier turned scarlet in color before the woman suddenly turned into a scarlet-skinned demon and the boy developed demonic wings and horns just like a demon, taking the guards by surprise.

In an instant, she was surrounded by the guards, and the mounted cannons turned around to continuously shoot at her without giving her any chance to explain.

After an unknown time, in a private ward, the child slowly opened his eyes and woke up in the middle of the night; his eyes fell on a woman in black robes. Her scarlet eyes combined with her pale face startled him a bit.

He was about to scream but she firmly shut his mouth and whispered, "Don't shout. You'll alert the guards standing outside and they will take you to the lab to experiment on you. So, cooperate."

The child nodded and asked in a low tone, "Who are you?"

The pale-faced woman let out a grin, revealing two sharp canines that looked more like the fangs of a beast, "Evangeline, or you can call me Eva. Sorry for not taking your consent to push the contract onto you and making you a pseudo-immortal. But, it can't be undone. Our souls are tied.

Regardless, from now onwards, you belong to me, my dear 'Ra'. I will be your parent who is going to raise you, I will be your master who will teach you how to control your unique power, I will be your comrade who will protect your back, and someday, when you awake your power, I will be your queen who will bear your children too."

Back to the Present;

In the grand palace that lies in the heart of Astralon City, 48 seats were neatly assembled with 24 on either side on the floor.

Men and women in white robes sat down on them. These were called Wardens

Moving forward to a separate section that is closer to the throne, there are 6 seats with 3 on each side. The people who sat on those seats that wore scarlet robes were called Sentinels.

And finally, on the majestic throne made of pure adamantium, a burly and charismatic young man, in his late twenties, was sitting with a busty pale-faced woman on his lap, listening attentively to what an envoy from the royal palace had to say.

The envoy, showing clear nervousness on his face, was reading the contents of the scroll in his hand, "During the past hundred-year freedom of governance, Astralon grew from a barren land with limited resources just enough to sustain life to one of the most prosperous cities of the kingdom and the kingdom acknowledges everyone's contribution in that, but it is also a fact that our agreement is going to end in three months of time, and the right of governance of Astralon will return to the royal palace.

The current City Lord and his officials can retain their right to govern as long as Astralon City bows to the authority of Emperor Cyrus IX and swear loyalty to the throne, formally becoming a part of the kingdom once again.

The kingdom awaits the City Lord's reply.

P.S. In a case of either rejection or no response during the next six weeks, the kingdom shall deem it as a rebellion from Astralon and deal with the matter accordingly."

The envoy finished reading and wiped off his sweat with a hanky.

Meanwhile, the eight sentinels furrowed their brows in displeasure and their attention swiftly shifted to their lord, who seemed very calm and just busy silently staring at the envoy.

The woman on his lap leaned her head to the City Lord's ear and whispered, "What are you going to do, Lord Ra?"

The man turned his head to look at her, "Nekhbetra, what are you going to suggest?"

"You have yet to unlock your latent abilities," replied the woman before adding, "I will tell you once again. If the tribe of Serkheti stands by your side, you will rule this land."

Following her words, an image popped up in his head and the young man named Ra let out a sigh as he mumbled, "Louis, huh."

After sending away the envoy, Lord Ra then dismissed the assembly without stating his opinion on the matter.

However, on the very same day evening, he left the city protected by the walls in a flying boat all alone. It was glowing so brightly that spectators could not even see it directly.

Within no time, he traveled more than 300 kilometers, almost halfway to his destination.

However, he was forced to stop his vehicle midway upon witnessing a giant demonic beast bashing something crazily on the ground in rage, which was shaking like an earthquake.

Furrowing his brows, Lord Ra mumbled, "Which idiot offended that crazy Qigong? They will die for sure. Anyway, it's not my problem. I don't need to interfere. As long as I mind my own business, it won't attack me either. Let's not waste our time.

I have enough headaches as it is. After it is done with its prey, it will go to sleep. Rampaging on human territories is not its forte."

He was about to operate the flying boat to continue his journey, leaving the place. However, before he did that, he saw a tiny figure jump far higher than the beast that stood more than a hundred meters tall before an even larger golden palm appeared in the sky.

"What in the devil…" lord Ra just stared at the scene in a daze as the golden palm landed on the demonic beast and crushed it to the ground in one move, leaving behind a large spirit core on the ground.

He changed the direction of the flying boat immediately and flew toward the location.