Akash t up with the others outside the Icon Tower as they all gathered in a downtown alley. Then, he asked Riassuba.
"Anything new from Death Gate?"
"Most certainly, Thy Majesty. Please turn thine eyes there."
Riassuba directed Akash's attention when he saw around 70 people before asking.
"Who are they?"
"Thy new soldiers."
Akash had given full authority over Death Gate to Riassuba. He was the only one allowed to contact the king directly without being called for first. They sent all the news to Riassuba Rosehip and before the match, they had moved out everywhere in two teams. One was led by Shehneel Shodo while the other by Neon Rosehip. The forr was tasked with gathering information and the latter focused on finding people willing to move into Abran.
"Very good, Neon, I'm impressed."
Akash praised the 2nd of the 2 strongest assassins.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Neom replied before Akash pivoted to the Vampire and asked.
"Tell about Erwin Cloude while I've still got so free ti before the next match."
Shehneel bowed and spoke.
"Yes, My Liege. The God of Guns you spoke of is indeed in this city or to be more precise, in the Icon Tower."
"Which floor?"
Akash questioned.
"He is in the basent, My Liege. The person who inford said that he was tortured daily by Chand Gandraf. The basent is filled with nurous traps, each needing a password. Without them, they activate automatically and kill the intruder."
Shehneel explained.
"Oh, can they kill a Star Prince?"
"Based on the information I got, they can."
The king squinted his eyes, wondering how he could've gotten such important intel before deciding to sate this curiosity.
"Hmm, who revealed such crucial intel?"
Shehneel smiled.
"An old friend of mine, he has been working for Mayor Chand for decades. He was there when that basent was made."
"Is there any way to avoid those traps without getting caught?"
"No, My Liege. Only two people know the password."
Shehneel replied.
"One must be Chand himself, who is the other one?"
Akash questioned him again.
"The right-hand man of Chand Gandraf, who take healers every day to heal Erwin Cloude."
Akash pressed his temples.
"Such cruelty, the word kindness doesn't even exist in his vocabulary."
"Haha, My Liege, kind people always suffer, Erwin is a living example of it. He helped humankind and see how he got repaid by them."
Shehneel smirked as he replied.
"I know this all too well..."
Akash sighed while rembering the suffering he had endured in his previous life before speaking.
"Since the tournant is paused for tomorrow, let's visit the Slave Arena once again."
The king and his 5 lords went to the Slave Arena whilst the rest went with the people they brought. Akash ordered so soldiers of Death Gate to take them to Abran as he didn't know how long the tournant would run for. So, it would be best to move them to Abram beforehand, all the slaves they had also went with them.
As the Pri Paladins arrived at the arena, everyone's eyes landed on them. After today's incident in the tournant, everyone knew who Akash Tagar was.
"Hey, look! They are from Abran city."
"What! They are here again?"
"Are they here to kill another golden card holder?"
"Mr. Chand sided with them when Mit An was harassing them."
"Sshhh, they'll hear you. We wouldn't be able to bear the consequences of angering them."
Whispers could be heard all over the arena, whereas Akash and the others just silently went to their golden room. Sacra Emilat was sent to the arena this ti. He held a long sword and was waiting for an opponent, but no one ca to challenge him. Everyone present was afraid of them. So were afraid of being killed, while the remaining majority didn't want to get involved with soone who had the backing of the Slave City's mayor.
Akash looked at the other two golden rooms, seeing that they were empty. With no opponent coming forward, he had to call Sacra back. After manipulating Chand, he didn't hide anymore and took the lead instead of letting Haji Tea speak like before. They stayed there for quite so ti and enjoyed the fights, after which they went back to their apartnt.
Akash told everyone not to question or speak to hak Pitafi. He could guess she had a rough past, and he was not in a hurry. She was already here, all he had to do was wait and gain her trust.
They used the golden key and ca inside, finding that hak was not in the hall. She was standing in the balcony, staring at the city's vast glittering lights. She heard the footsteps and wiped her tears off, turning to Akash before lowering her head.
"Did you eat anything?"
Akash asked her. She didn't reply and just kept her head low before
~GRROOWWWLLL~
A strange sound ca from her belly. Unlike hak, her stomach didn't hesitate to answer. Akash then signaled Haji and he called the servant from the landline number to bring sothing to eat.
Soon after, everyone sat down in the hall, ate and started their chatter, hak was still hesitant. She was looking at everyone from the corner before clenching her fist as she gathered her courage and moved towards Akash.
"Can... can I talk to you... alone?"
She nervously asked.
"Sure."
Akash agreed nonchalantly and the lords went to their rooms without any words. She sat on the chair, slightly away from Akash. hak was still holding her hands nervously, so Akash spoke first.
"This is not the sa girl I saved earlier today."
hak flinched and looked at Akash Tagar.
"What... what do you an?"
"I an your eyes were empty earlier. There was no sign of hesitation and fear in them. But the current you is acting the complete opposite of that now."
Akash answered.
"I don't know, I'm confused as well."
She replied, unsure of herself.
"What confusion?"
hak took a few deep breaths to calm herself and asked the question that had been running through her mind all this ti.
"Why did you save ?"
"I told you before, it's because you are abnormal like . You are not human, but rather a crossbreed of elves and demon knights."
hak Pitafi was shocked, looking at Akash with widened eyes.
"No... no, you are wrong. Who told you such nonsense?"
Akash humd and comnted.
"So, you won't speak the truth. I guess I have to send you back to the Rosehill city then."
Akash said and stood up.
"No, no, please wait, mister!"
hak yelled without paying any heed. Akash stopped and looked at her with a side-eye.
"Yes, you are right. I am not a human..."
She finally began to reveal her true self. Akash nodded and sat back in his chair.
"Explain,"
He uttered in a soft voice, helping ease her into it.
"All I know is that I am not human but... besides that, I don't really know what I am."
She honestly explained as Akash raised his brows in puzzlent and asked.
"Then tell , how did you get here?"
"My father sent here. I have so vague mories where I was playing with my brother and mother, suddenly a few people ca and attacked us. I fell and turned unconscious, and when I opened my eyes, there was fire and... and chaos everywhere while my father carried . He was crying before he put in a strange ball-looking thing. I asked him what happened, but he only told to keep living and that I would know everything when the right ti ca. The thing I was in started to float and I got sleepy. When I woke up, I was already in an orphanage of Rosehill City."
She explained whilst Akash stayed silent for a few monts and asked again.
"Which planet was that, the one you were in before your father sent you here?"
"All I rember is that it was a greenish world with rich and fertile land."
She replied.
"So that was the reason for your empty eyes, I understand. You suffered a lot at such a young age."
"No... that's not what tornts ."
She said before beginning to sob again.
Akash Tagar's face turned grave as he inquired.
"Then?"
hak didn't reply and kept weeping, he pondered the cause as anger enveloped his face. He asked again.
"Did Rosehip city not treat you well?"
hak felt the sudden change in the tone of Akash Tagar, making her feel sowhat warm inside. She nodded and replied.
"It was hell."
Akash silently listened to her as she continued.
"I and my little sister were harassed every day. They touched us and tried to even rape us. All we could do to protect ourselves was cry loudly..."
hak burst into tears once again as Akash clenched his fists and asked in a growling voice.
"And?"
"And they... beat us every ti... we cried for help."
She replied, struggling to release the words through her throat as she sobbed.
"Then, how did you get in the tournant?"
Akash asked again.
"One day, when my sister was beaten by the head of the orphanage and his servants, I subconsciously awakened my cosmic powers. They were astonished, so they hurried to inform the mayor to get rewarded. The mayor then brought to a 2nd tier city to check my laws. He found out that I had a Mythical-Grade Summoning law. He then told that if I won this tournant, he would release my sister as well. But if I lost, he would just send back to that orphanage."
Akash stood up and asked hak.
"What's the na of your sister?"
"Her na is Mahi."
Akash nodded and told her to get so rest, hak went back into her room and Riassuba ca behind Akash Tagar.
"My Liege, thou called for ?"
"Riassuba, I have an order for you."
Akash stated with red, fiery eyes.
"I'm yours to serve, Thy Majesty."
"I want to unleash carnage in Rosehill City."
"Consider it done, Thy Majesty."
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