[Ruined Kingdom]
Walking out of the icy pathway, Kaido slowly encountered Melfina and the surviving noble and aristocratic children waiting by the corner
When he arrived his proclaimed daughter walks up to him and immediately hugged him on his waist tightly
"Papa!!!" Cried Sui
"Have you been waiting for me that long?" Asked Kaido
"Umu!"replied Sui
"Well I'm here now so we're even"
After hearing that Sui nodded her head widely before showing a bright smile as she says
"I've always known you'll come to my rescue"
Hearing that Kaido felt calmness for the first time in a very long while
After that he led Sui by the hand while gesturing to Melfina and the other children to follow him
When they followed him, it didn't take long before they arrived at the location where the main army is located
Upon seeing him together with the missing children, some of the soldiers ran up to him together with the members of the Hero's party
"Kaido!!!" Called out Alda
"I never knew that the reason why your aren't in the battlefield was because you were busy saving them" he added as he pointed his finger at the children
"Looks like you prioritized your little girl" said Lily as she stands a little bit closer to Sui and patted her head together with Mia
"I'm glad you prioritized them, with that they won't have an advantage over us" praised Luke
For some reason due to their short time being acquainted with each other, the members of the Hero's party seemed to warm up to him, because for some reason they can somehow felt that Kaido was dependable
As Kaido remained silent inspite of all those praises, Mia elbowed him to his sides as she said
"Hey dummy! You've been praised! Be proud" she said
However Kaido didn't even say anything and simply gestured at the children, for a while the members of the Hero's party were confused by his actions until Alda started headcounting their numbers and slowly understanding what he meant
"Damn it! Kaido where are the other children?" He asked
In reply to that Kaido shook his head sideways before replying
"I didn't make it in time, by the time I arrived there already dozens of children are dead" he said
Upon hearing that Alda gritted his teeth as he replies on his own
"It's not your fault... . . We were... . . We weren't expecting this"
"You did your best Kaido... . ." Encouraged Lily
"No wonder the Ice suddenly went wild" pointed out Mia
"Yes! He must have gone berserk" added Luke
After hearing their false deduction Kaido simply raises a brow at them
As they talked however they all felt an intimidating aura coming their way causing them to be wary, when they turned their heads to the location of the aura, they saw Hibiki slowly but surely walking towards them while leaking out such immense aura that was previously not there
Due to this aura Kaido felt a tinge of irritation as he felt that for some reason, he really wanted to kill Hibiki
Unknown to him Hibiki also felt the same when he sensed Kaido's presence that seamed to leak out tiny bits of black aura, due to the aura he couldn't comprehend why he felt irritated and wants to kill him at his very spot
Pulling Sui behind him Kaido stared back at Hibiki who wore a smile on his face as he said
"I knew that ice was your doing... . . You never ceases to amaze me" said Hibiki
"It amazes you? Well glad you like it, next time why don't I try encasing you myself?" Said Kaido as he returns a smile with a squinted eyes at Hibiki
"Hahaha! That's funny"
"Funny indeed"
After they exchanged their greetings, the members of the Hero's party also went up and approached him
"I'm glad your safe" said Luke
"Hibiki! Even thought I oppose your plan of soloing the raid... . . You still went ahead, next time please listen to me" reminded Lily as she wagged her fingers
"Hahahaha! Don't worry! I'll listen to you next time" laughed aside Hibiki as he showed a glowing smile at Lily
When Kaido saw this he couldn't help but almost barf at the flirty atmosphere that the hero is releasing, but he held it in as he focused his gaze elsewhere
"Your staring so much lover boy! If you don't stop that, you'll make her melt" reminded Mia as she giggled at the blushed expression of her friend
After that Alda touched Hibiki at his back when suddenly the moment he made contact, a huge Mana wave suddenly exploded within Hibiki sending Alda and the rest a few back
This in turn stunned all of them including Kaido himself, when Alda saw this he couldn't help but be surprised at the powerful aura radiating from Hibiki
"Whoa! You've grown strong" he exclaimed
"I know... . . I felt like I'm a different person... . . Maybe with this I can finally defeat kaido in a match, no! That's understatement... . . I can crush him perhaps" proudly proclaimed Hibiki
Upon hearing that Kaido's eyes contracted unto provoking stare as he slowly pulls up his hair and glared at hibiki
"Heh... . . Heh... . . Hehehehe! Nice! Very nice! You think just because you've gained some little boost, you can crush me?"
"Well yeah! With my current state I think I'm able to thoroughly defeat you while still having spare strength left to do another round" replied Hibiki
Taking that as an insult Kaido stepped forward that brought his face close to Hibiki with his contracted eyes that has grown hostile
"You better watch what you said hero... . . Because if things got serious, all hell will break loose" he stated
In return to that Hibiki returned a stare as if he's seeing Kaido as a mere child ranting his frustration
"That's cute! Are you perhaps provoke by what I said?"
Not far from them the members of the Hero's party stared between Kaido and Hibiki as the tension from both sides grew even Wilder
"For some reason both of them have changed after fighting that Archdemon to the death" stated Luke
"I also noticed that" replied Mia
"Yeah! Hibiki... . . How can I say this... . . Became arrogant and confident as if he saw everything as insignificant after he started powering up from that fight, while for Kaido
... . . He grew darker by the day as if something from the Inside had triggered a switch that shouldn't be triggered" pointed out Alda
As Alda gave his idea a out the situation Lily and the others showed a concern gaze for the two that have taken a huge change after fighting the Archdemon and losing to it at the very same day
Back to the two, the tension grew heavier as the two tried to push each other aside, slowly Hibiki's calm gaze shifted to the little girl that Kaido is hiding from behind him
"You've got a beautiful daughter I see... . . I wonder how you'll react if I involved her"
After hearing that something inside Kaido snapped as he lifted the hero by the scruff of his collar and glared daggers at him
Upon seeing this the Hero's party tried to ease the tension when suddenly Kaido released his killing intent that made the pressure around them grew heavier
Falling on all four the Hero's party members clearly saw how Kaido's aura became even stronger but quite opposite of Hibiki
If they describe Hibiki's aura as calm and majestic, they can easily describe that Kaido's aura was dark and murderous
Showing his anger and frustration from his voice Kaido said
"You dare touch her... . . Or even involve her, I'll make sure you'll pay even if it meant going against the world... . . I'll bring you down to hell with me"
Sending a dead pan stare back at Kaido, he simply waved his hand to dispose of the irritating aura which stunned the former as he said
"Noted... . . Looks like you care about her, I'll keep that in mind... . . For now that is" he said with a smile
Clenching his fist and gnashing his teeth Kaido silently stared back at Hibiki's fading figure as the latter walks away and leading the army back to the empire
As the member's of the Hero's party left Kaido slowly broke into laugh as he said
"Ehehehehe! Interesting!"
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[Eldion Empire Capital]
With the news of successfully retrieving most of children and winning against the terrorist, the empire applied force to shut the rioting nobles and people that blamed the empire for the deaths of their child
With this achievement the Hero's prestige spread wide till the country above the sea, which in turn made him prominent as the strongest hero in this lifetime among the two other Hero's
As to thank him the King Emperor secretly asked for his presence during the dead of night and led him straight to the royal vault where multitudes of treasures are within it
Leading him to the most prized treasure of the kingdom, king Emperor Ergo presented to him the ancient Hero's armor that can be only usable when the hero manage to find the other half of his sword
"This! Is the sanctum armor of the old hero's before you... . . With this I can assure you that your power will grow exponentially" proudly announced King Emperor Ergo
"It is as he say" added Duke Agra
As for Hibiki he can clearly feel the majestic aura of the armor causing him to involuntarily approach it
"This... . . This can be mine?" He asked
"It's yours to take" they replied
After confirming it Hibiki equipped the armor causing a huge change as he body glowed and aura grew, following that a beam of light shot out towards the heaven above and slowly envelopes the castle
When the light dissipated what's left was not the former Hibiki the human Hero but a person with bright holy angelic wings sprouting out from his back with his bright blue eyes and majestic aura embedded to the hero's body
At first the King Emperor and the Duke only deducted that Hibiki have evolved, but his next words rendered them speechless as they realized that Hibiki was not in his body anymore but replaced by a being much higher then any beings at the present "a true Celestial being"
"Hibiki-dono?" Asked Duke Agra
"Don't!... . . Hibiki is already sleeping, I'm Raguel one of the four archangel of the angel clan that has dissappeared during the holy war of the past" replied Raguel
Hearing that both the Duke and the emperor bowed deeply
"My liege!" They replied
However King Emperor Ergo continued
"This is magnificent! Fantastic! Such majestic aura! Divine! Exquisite! If we have your bloodline in our blood well stand above normal human beings" he exclaimed
Hearing that Duke Agra became excited, but for Raguel he understood what they're saying since Lily the Empire's princess and a member of the Hero's party was entitled as the Hero's lover by few people
"I see you want to pass my genes for the further generations"
"Yes!" They immediately replied
"Alright! I'll accept in accordance to the hero Hibiki's will" replied Raguel
With that both the King Emperor and Duke Agra became happy and enlightened
After that Raguel stated something In order to deal with Kaido
"I have something to say regarding that Kaido person"
Hearing that they intently listened
"You guys have certain discrimination on demi-humans right?" He ask
"Yes my liege" they replied
"Well he's daughter is a siren and he's keeping multiple demi-humans with him" he stated
Hearing that as if a boulder was lifted for them Duke Agra immediately replied
"Understood I'll take care of the plan of erasing him, with this we can assure that he will regret being arrogant towards the empire"
"Rest assured I'll make him watch as we torture all his companions especially his daughter" added King Emperor Ergo
"I see... . . I'll take care of him when he goes on a rampage" stated Raguel
With that safe net, King Emperor Ergo and Duke Agra begun they're plan of disposing the obstacle, while being left behind Raguel couldn't help but smile in glee as he slowly mutters
"I've made my move... . . Let's see how you deal with this, Irregular!"
Author's Notes:
Raguel tagged Kaido as an irregular since the person himself isn't a Hero, Demon, and neither a chosen one which made him to be an irregular who has such immense power despite without having mana