I toss the Monkey king aside and he landed on a book that I didn't notice.
Everyone, unless they have a disability since birth, everyone have five senses. As for me, who have a sixth sense 'sense of space'. I can perceive anything within my space. From multiple angles and such.
Then how come I didn't notice this one book?
It is a given that there are times that I can't sense other people using my sixth sense when it comes to individuals who have the 'skills' that allows them to hide, so I'll have to spread my aura if that happens.
Troy is someone that I've never sense using either aura or sense of space.
"Ey! Don't you even care about me"
I snatch the book from the Monkey king's hands.
It is faint but it is there, Troy's mana.
-What do you think, Pandora?
-I suspect that he used the spell
If he did, that would mean that something happened at Maigrema.
"Spirit summoning: Inosi"
[Summoning failed]
[An outside factor is temporarily severing the connection between the two]
...Kavon? It would make sense if it was him, considering the current affairs that is.
-Pandora, gather all the aura you can.
-Executing command.
"We're going!"
"Where?"
"Maigrema"
Aura gathered into one place, causing the tent to get destroyed by the violent winds it created.
I carried the monkey king on my shoulder.
[Current aura points: 289,000]
This should be enough to transport two people.
"How will we go there? exactly"
"Phantom world: Teleport"
Though this is my first time teleporting to another place in great distance I don't have time for such thoughts.
[You are currently under the influence of the special skill
[Several restrictions have been applied to you]
-You cannot cast any grand or forbidden magic.
-[5] random skills will be temporarily sealed. The skills that have been sealed are:
+
So many restrictions.
I arrived in front of the magic tower.
There Max's head was severed,
My other spirits were already defeated. Only Porphirios continue to attack the man responsible for all of this,
Troy's four limbs were cut,
And in front of Troy was Gwen, mutilated. Her vessel's organs and intestines were showing.
This is impossible, Gwen is a spirit who is inhabiting a vessel. Meaning that once a certain amount of pain has been inflicted on a spirit they should have automatically separated with the vessel they were inhabiting, no matter what kind or what rank that spirit is.
Her presence was becoming weaker and weaker.
It is a natural law that all spirits from the spirit realm, angels from heaven, and demons from hell are immortal. They don't just die when they are killed. The only way for them to disappear is when they pass the limit of their rank.
Each one of them, regardless of type, would increase their rank to live longer.
Though the concept of disappearing is 'dying' it is actually more closer to 'reincarnation' where when they disappear another one, who is a completely different entity, will appear.
"This is an order: Stop that jackass!"
The monkey king was force to do my bidding. He charge straight towards Kavon without any emotion other than fear.
The spirits that have been defeated can't be called until making a full recovery back in the spirit world.
Pang!
Kavon's clone who tried to attack Michael was intercepted by Soliare.
-Keep him busy. Two minutes is enough.
-Understood.
Michael hurriedly rush to get Gwen and Troy.
The ground got dark, he look at the sky and caught a glimpse of it. Dozens of meteorites falling down from the sky. The same size as the one that the Titan king created when Michael was fighting them.
You have to be joking with me, right?
Our contract included [No direct intervention], and since he is using a wide range attack, I guess his main objective is to attack someone else which would also hinder me.
What a simple yet cocky plan.
"I've already finish my revenge. Time will be rewinded once again a week from now. I do hope that we won't be seeing each other so soon"
Though we were far away from each other I clearly heard his voice as if he was just right in front of me.
Kavon disappeared along with his clone.
After grabbing the two Max's body began to vanish, he was being transported inside the library of
"Anna! Clementine!"
The queen of the frost wyverns and the hydra appeared simultaneously.
The look up at the sky and immediately took action. The queen of the frost wyvern and the hydra familiar destroyed the falling meteorites with all their might to ensure that their master won't be put in any harm.
Michael casted
[Individual [Guinevere Maigrema] cannot be resurrected due to the slaughter king's covenant]
[Individual [Troy Maigrema] cannot be resurrected due to the slaughter king's covenant]
Huh?
[You cannot use the power of chaos to resurrect the two due to the slaughter king's covenant]
In order for one to acquire the title of 'king' he or she must prove that they are the best at that field. However, when one acquire the title of 'king', to receive the power of that title a binding law will be applied.
For Kavon he can't change his own destiny despite being the ruler of destiny. Michael can't move his own soul even though he is the ruler of life.
Knowing this, he instinctively figured out what binds Troy.
'As the ruler of death, he cannot be brought back to life? Then how come Gwen can't be resurrected as well?'
The system then gave the answer to the questions that surfaced in his mind.
[As the ruler of death, anyone that the Slaughter king loves cannot be brought back to life, including himself]
I see... so that's why Troy was so protective about Gwen.
"I hope that you two will forgive me to what I am about to do"
Michael extracted the souls from their body and stored it away in his
"Soliare"
"Yes?"
"...Everyone that died, bury them, all of them"
"Understood"
Michael somewhere far from the destroyed city.
"What have you all done to me?"
[The God of Chaos says, "What do you mean?"]
"I am asking, what have you all done to me? When I entered this world, I never cared about who dies in front of me and yet little by little... I can feel that I am changing"
Though I did interact with Troy and Gwen, it doesn't make sense that I'd be angry about their death. I never had any reaction and yet bit by bit, it feels like my emotions are showing up by themselves.
[The God of Chaos says, "There is no need for you to know why. You'll find out all about it by yourself when you reach the finale"]
After reading his reply, Michael summoned all of his spirits that can be summoned except for Ella and Ello as they still have things to do.
Both Porphirios and Zoe knelt down in front of Michael at once, surprising the other spirits.
"I apologize for my incompetence! Please punish me as you see fit! Master!" The two said simultaneously.
Unlike the other spirits, Porphirios and Zoe's relationship towards Michael was different. Instead of a familiar and a master, it was more like a knight who have sworn loyalty to their king.
A knight's honor.
"The mission this time is to attack the capital of Lorazio and to kill the Sorcerer king, Hasshule. But before that"
He pulled out the body of Gwen and Troy.
"You guys will be welcoming our new companion"
After gently putting the corpse of the two on the ground, at the center of the magic circle, I started the ritual.
"My name is Michael Santiago. At this moment, I now open the gate to the spirit realm"
The magic circle glowed.
"With the corpse of the king and queen in front of me, heed my call to those who live in the scorching land"
The corpse of the two started to emanate light.
"I offer a drop of my blood"
The body faded away"
"And here, the Gods shall be the witness of this summoning"
A superior rank fire spirit appeared.
"Salamander?"
A salamander, bigger than an adult elephant, was exuding high temperature from its body alone.
"Hmph! Human you think you're so great just because you happened to have a good offering and some spirit with the same rank as I?!"
Salamander, a spirit that was created directly by a god. Compared to other spirits from the same category, spirits that were created directly from a god is more powerful than a spirit from the same rank.
"I'm quite in a mood today so I'll you choose: Will you retaliate in vain or will you do as I say?"
After hearing my words, the salamander bursted in anger creating a pillar of flame.
Michael raise his hand, gesturing that the other spirits to not move from their spot.
"Grand magic: Cure angel's embrace"
The grand magic was casted. But the one who was being healed was the salamander instead of me.
"How come my fire is not affecting you?!"
Michael's body was slowly being burned as the aura spread around his body was not enough to negate the firepower of the fire that the superior rank spirit created.
"I've experience way worse than this as my everyday life. If you think pain of this level is enough to make me bat an eye then you are an idiot"
"That doesn't mean why you are doing such useless things"
"I don't want you to die. That's why"
"You-"
Warstyle.
Seventh form, blow.
Michael punch the salamander at the center of its body.
Shortly after the pillar of fire vanish as the salamander fell on the ground.
"W, what did you do?!"
The salamander was holding back from groaning from the pain he experience. It was a sort of pain that he had never felt before. Something that was enough shake its ego.
"Warstyle: Seventh form, blow. It is a technique from my family where one focuses all the internal energy in one strike to vanquish the soul of the opponent. Then again, a superior rank spirit created by a god while being healed at that won't die just like that from one strike, no?"
The salamander started to tremble in fear.
"The grand magic that I casted will heal you as long as I have mana but it will multiply the pain you received. Aren't I nice?"
I walk towards the trembling spirit.
"I'll ask one last time: Will you retaliate in vain or will you do as I say?"
I stop right in front of him.
"Know that I still have homonculuses that will give me their internal energy. I wonder how long you'll last"
...
In less than an hour, the salamander took a form that of a human and bowed down towards Michael with his head on the ground.
"I am Xaldure. I greet my master"
"Go back to the spirit world and rest. I can tell that your body is still under great stress"
"Understood"
The spirits went back to the spirit world. Clementine went back on her own accord without receiving her food.
I pulled out the car from the inventory and waved my hand.
"Get in, you still have things to work on"
The monkey king who followed me, on my orders, was still on the exact same spot as earlier. He didn't utter a word nor did he move an inch earlier and just watch me as I was destroying Xal's pride.
He went inside and I started to go towards the city where Hasshule is.
"Tell me, who do you think is stronger. Me or the Dragon king?"
Still looking down he answered "...As I do not know what you're fully capable of, I cannot tell which exactly is the stronger one. However, if I were to used my experience then I would say that master will win in a fight. Assuming that you summon your spirits"
"What makes you say that?"
"The dragon king's ability is
"What about his innate skill?"
"
This guy... is he afraid of me? He became polite so suddenly.
"The how come he didn't kill me at first sight?"
"Because we thought that there were spirits inside your clothes. When we arrive and saw you before the fight we felt a lot of different spirits coming in from you"
So I survived thanks to their sharp senses, huh.
The Monkey king, Conrad, then explained to me the state of affairs in the western beast federation. While each of the four major clan does have their own jobs their fighting style were different from each other.
The white tigers use spears to fight. The golden lions use swords to fight. The crimson foxes uses both bow and daggers. While the black wolves use their bare fists.
In a world where monsters takes over more than half of the planet one would use a weapon to ensure their safety while fighting, thus individuals who fight using their body was scarce.
Humans have mana, so they can use that to enchant their weapons. Elves have a high affinity towards mana so it would only be normal for them to use it against their foes. Giants and dragons wouldn't use physical strength to beat their opponents since it is more efficient to just use their power to trample on their enemies.
Beast men on the other hand doesn't have an affinity towards mana so they rely solely on their strength to fight. Techniques and skills were important to them unlike any other because it is for their survival.
Then how come the clan that uses their bare fists to fight monsters are the stronger ones among all other beast men. It is because their territory is infested with monsters that they got use to it.
With techniques and genuine skills to develop on an environment like that, anyone with effort would be strong after some time. If not then they will die.
While I do not know how, the one who influence the black wolf clan is indeed my grand father. The world that he was sent to back then is the world that I am currently at.
Due to the power that the black wolf clan acquired from meeting my grand father, they rose to the rank of 'The four rulers of the western beast federation' from rock bottom.
...
After half a day we arrived near the capital of the empire, the duchy of Adifagos.
We stop nearby, enough to see the city.
"System I want to spend 50 chaos points to acquire a super power. Telekinesis to be exact. And I'll be paying another ten to make sure that I will still have it even if time gets rewinded"
[Request is acceptable]
[Remaining chaos points: 219]
Ugh, I still can't get used to the feeling of my innards breaking apart like this. Well, the healing does help to soothe it out though.
I sighed.
Using the spirit to convey my words I said, "I, the Spirit king, ruler of life declares war to the empire of Lorazio. I will begin my attack exactly one day from now. I hope that you all can protect yourselves with your futile struggle. Know that I will be targeting the other major cities of the empire as well"
[You can now kill the people from the Lorazio empire]
My declaration of war was nothing to them. They paid no attention and laugh it off. Which is why I decided to give them a congratulatory gift.
I sent Conrad inside the library for his own protection. I need souls to improve
Warstyle.
Fourth form, dissonance.
In one move, a fifth of the population in the city died instantly. Organs and bones shattered upon making contact to the sound that Michael created.
Screams of panic and fear bursted from the capital of the empire.
The barrier that is supposed to protect the capital once it detects an unusual high amount of mana will be projected but it didn't. It wasn't able to detect a martial art which use internal energy to enhance it.
After collecting the souls from the dead I let out Conrad.
"Hmm... may I ask for the reason as to why you need my help to kill the sorcerer king"
"Because fighting three kings at once would put me in a tight spot"
The empire have at least four kings on their side. In the duchy of Adifagos is the sorcerer king of the north. The phantom king in the south at the duchy of Terpan. The sky king at the east in the archduchy of Lorazio. And the sword king at the center of the empire.
Now that Max is in my side there is at least three more kings that I will have to fight tomorrow. Knowing them, they have already sent a letter to where Hasshule is and is now currently gathering the other three kings using teleportation.
This is going to be a hassle, but it's not like I can do anything about it since it is necessary for me to kill them in this timeline.
Just as what Michael thought, Duke Adifagos immediately sent letter to the sorcerer king via magic to inform her that the spirit king is planning to attack by dawn. The citizens have been evacuated as well as other stores.
Because of the declaration of war the entire empire was put in a state of emergency.
It wasn't because of the fact that a king waged war on them but because of the fact that they knew that Michael is an individual that can destroy at least half of the entire empire by himself if left alone.
When Maigrema was destroyed by the gambler king, news about Michael killing both the monkey king and the titan king also spread like wildfire.
And so, the empire made preparations with great haste.
...
Three hours before the attack I resurrected Max as I need hands for the upcoming battle. Alfred and Nunu's presence here won't make any difference so I just left them do their business in the northern continent.
"You okay?"
"Ah... yeah. I'm okay"
"So, how does it feel to die"
"I... I don't know. I was trying to figure out a blind spot but... I was caught in his trap instead"
"Don't sulk. May doesn't like her man to cry in front of others. She is quite a sadist after all"
Both of us laugh.
"What's my mission, master?"
I summoned my spirits.
"Your mission is to kill all the other sword masters with Porphirios. Clementine, Xaldure, Soliare and Conrad will be facing the sorcerer king and the sky king. I'll be taking care of the sword king and the light king myself"
It is unsettling that the notification for the opening of Solomon's labyrinth didn't appeared before Troy and the titan king died. Not to mention the appearance of the Light king, ruler of hope.
Thanks to Ello who is acting as my spy in Aigreos, she found out that they will be sending the Light king to help the empire to fight against me.
His name is Christopher Avarion, commander of the 1st regiment and is the most powerful among the twelve paladins.
Despite having the same last name as Morfes, they are not actually blood related. According to Ello's intel, they grew up on the same orphanage and they took the last name of their savior as their own when they became adults.
Now that we are ready we went closer to the city to make another announcement.
"Now that it is time for me to attack I will- never mind"
"...Huh?"
The people in the city as well those who were behind me were confused.
"Ugh, this kind of speech isn't really my thing, you know. Anyway, light king and sword king I challenge you into a fight. Do you guys agree?"
Though they were taken by surprise they immediately responded to my question.
They agreed to it. Both the sword king and the light king have their pride and honor as a knight after all.
This would also mean that the capital won't get destroyed since my focus will be shifted to the two of them.
But its not like my objective was to destroy the city to begin with.
[The challenge has been acknowledge]
"You guys better be careful, got that"
"We will"
[Activating dueling grounds]
The three of us were transported into flatland.