When the two arrived before the huge door ... it opened wide enough for the three of them to enter ..
and a since the leader raised no objections nor did he say anything against the creature entering ... the Disciples sat down quietly and minded their own business .. still with their eyes on the three ...
and there he was .. the Elder Brother ... sitting beside the leader ...
and unlike the other times ... Theo found that the leader was annoyed with his presence ...
his eyes kept twitching every now and then ... but even so he couldn't do anything about the 'crazy man' ...
captain Rose knelt down and greeted the leader respectfully ...
the latter waved his hand .. with a stiff smile .. unlike the smiles he wore on his face from before ...
"Be at ease .." the leader said ..
and now that he was before him ... Theo opened his mouth to say what was on his mind ..
"Quick question ... what rank comes after the Chaos Rank ..?" he asked ..
the leader raised an eyebrow .. and the captain shivered ... she then nudged him .. "What's wrong with you ..!!?" she whispered harshly at him ..
"What .. I'm just curious ..nothing more .. besides .. there's something I want to test ..." he said ..
"I must say .. that's quite a question you have there .. but I must say .. I do not know .. and at the same time I know .." Theo almost choked on his saliva when the leader said that ...
how could someone have knowledge about something and at the same time be clueless about the whole thing ..
"Why is .. that ...??" Theo asked .. and felt wronged ...
even captain Rose was dumbfounded ...
"It's difficult ... but I will explain it in my own words .. you see ... the only reason why I said that I do not know is that ... I do not have a clue to what rank it is that comes after the Chaos Rank .. and before you ask ... yes .. we do have machines to check Ranks .. up to the lieutenant level ... but the Rank above the Chaos Rank is a mystery .. to all of us .. all I know is that .. when we cross the threshold of a commander we all feel a certain power that invades our system .. it's stronger than I am at even at a lieutenant level ... infact .. even to the generals it's like poison .. even the Superiors .. have trouble comprehending the nature of that rank ... it's weird ... " the leader said ..
Theo then took a moment to recover from what he had heard ..
after obtaining most of his memories when he became a lot more stronger ... he tried to remember what situation could match up with what he had been told now ..
'Its quite difficult alright .. if the Rank is as powerful as he praises it to be .. even powerful than the Superiors .. than it's a true damn mystery .. but judging from how he explains .. it .. it must have some sort of an error .. all those who get into that Rank can't use the Rank's full powers .. 2 Ranks apart .. might be the power they could only release ... if it's that powerful .. than what they're casting is not even a tenth not a quarter of the power ... hmm ... I guess this will have to wait until I reach that Rank .. ' Theo thought ..
he then looked at the leader .. and sighed in defeat ..
"Okay then .. I guess .. it's quite a mystery ... sorry if it bothered you .. great leader .." Theo said afterwards ..
the leader shook his head "No bother ... so what brings you here ..." he asked ..
Theo then cleared his throat .. "I've been doing some research ... the Core Eggs you were talking about aren't simply just Core Eggs .. they're like a life force ... for the creatures to live ... if all of those Eggs are destroyed .. then .. your entire livestock will die as well ... perish to nothingness ... everything that seemed valuable to you would turn into useless things .. poison at best .. so I'm going to offer my help in return .. all the Eggs must be returned back to their nests .. I'm sure you love the rules and the balance of the world .. " Theo said while looking at the man who had the Eggs ..
the leader noticed the stare but .. didn't say anything against it ..
he sighed as his hands kept tapping on the mat he sat on ...
"Aiya .. little man .. why don't you just give them away .. he has the brains ... and surely you don't expect your results to turn into something positive right ... let him handle the wall .. obviously .. we're going to be the ones who will lose everything .. and we can't get livestock from other villages .. we already have bad blood between us .. surely you don't think they will pity us .. " the leader said looking at the brother of the Disciples ...
"Old man .. you must remember that you're not my teacher .. nor are you my master .. you don't get to order me around like you order your little twerps .. I won't return the eggs even if this insect's plan works .. " the other Disciples smirked whilst some frowned at his words ..
"Unless he beats me in a duel .. that is .. if he wants to save those creatures .." the leader for the first time .. frowned upon his words and looked at him ..
"You do realise that ... you're endangering the lives of my people .. you're not thinking this through .. it's not a request ... it's an order ... free those Eggs .. .." the leader said in an annoyed tone ...
his cold aura spread inside the entire mansion ...
and unlike the dark blue aura ... his aura was black ... with streams of blue lines ...
those who were smiling .. lost their smiles .. and paled .. as the aura made them suffocate ..
and for the first time .. Theo felt an aura that even surpassed that of Head General Brassard ...
but instead of getting affected .. he seemed to be fine .. only the gravity around him had dropped .. and made his shoulders itch ..
'Is it because that my will and my strength and before are still active and actively protect me when I'm in danger .. ' he felt quite happy about this fact ..
this meant that .. even the strongest of the Superiors wouldn't suppress him even if they used all of their powers ..
but when he looked at the captain .. his relief turned into worry as he hurriedly used his white and golden aura to dispel the power suppressing her ..
and instantly after his actions ... captain Rose gasped for breath and turned to look at Theo as he was the only sole reason she could escape from suppression ..
she smiled at him and mouthed ... "Thank you .."
the latter nodded .. and looked at the leader who returned the look in shock .. as he realised that everyone in the room aside from Theo was feeling suppressed ..
he even witnessed the captain getting suppressed of which he thought of his superior ... by the way he addressed her ..
'What an interesting youth ..' he thought inwardly ..
meanwhile ... the Elder Brother .. stood up ... with wobbly legs .. and looked at the leader with a snort and furrowed brows ..
"Everything you do won't matter to me .. even if you kill me .. you won't get what you want ... " he then turned and looked at Theo ...
with a darkened smile .. he released his power .. and dispelled the aura that sought to destroy his will .. his stance became clear as he walked at Theo ..
"The duel still stands .. if you beat me .. I'll give you the Eggs ... " the Elder Brother then laughed hysterically ..
"Okay then .." Theo said calmly as the leader called off his power and waved his hand ..
a black icy platform then rose from the ground ..
the Elder Brother immediately jumped on top of it .. and taunted Theo with insults and nasty remarks ..
the latter shrugged them off and walked up to the platform ..
"Just in case you try to twist the agreement .. I want to be the owner of all of the Eggs you've stolen .. including .. any creatures you have captured .. the deal would be fair if it is like that .." Theo said with an amiable smile ..
the Elder Brother frowned .. and looked at Theo with a threatening gaze ..
"You call that fair .. let's make it really fair ... since all of the Eggs are the mothers of the creatures ... I think we should agree to a deal much more interesting and more fair .. the Eggs for the girl ... " he said pointing at the captain ..
"Oh and .. those weapons of yours .. they'd make my wall look great .. " Theo instantly got angered .. but most of them thought that he was angry because h would be sacrificing his weapons .. since they saw him doting his weapons like children ..
they were like the most important things in his life ..
suddenly amidst their thoughts ... a chuckle cracked inside the mansion and echoed inside the mansion ..
the chuckle turned into laughter .. the laughter turned into something like a sinister laughter that made the Disciples feel uneasy ..
Theo's aura swept over the entire mansion ... redness covered the atmosphere like a thick mist of vaporized blood
the mist was even vibrating violently in rhythm with his laughter ..
his eyes turned red .. and his body grew bulkier and bulkier ..
"Hahahahahahahaha ~ Hehe ... you see .. my weapons are very important to me .. exchanging them is akin to exchanging my life ... " their suspicions turned into the truth ..
even captain Rose was shocked to say the least .. she thought of a lot of things .. as her heart stung ...
but suddenly .. the sinister aura .. exploded into something scarier than that ... even the Disciples felt that their throats were getting strangled ...
the weaker Disciples bled from their orifices ...
"But you see .. my captain .. is the most important existence .. to me .. so you trying to taunt me into exchanging her .. makes me want to kill you ... your pathetic life does not even amount to hers .. not even one bit ... how dare you ... !!!!! ... your existence bothers me .. " Theo said .. and suddenly .. a bone dagger .. appeared in his right hand .. and a bone sword appeared on his left hand ..
the aura of the dagger combined with his .. multiplied and made him even stronger than he's supposed to be .. and with the sword by his side ..
the power even shocked the leader that made his eyes widen in disbelief ....
captain Rose on the other hand .. felt touched by his words and at the same time .. she felt worried that he would let his insanity control him ..
she herself didn't know that she amounted so much in his life .. she thought that .. he gave her the respect a superior deserves .. but after listening to his words .. she found them heartwarming .. and her feelings were complicated ..
"You see .. what I hate the most is that .. you even mentioned her name in this pathetic nonexistent transaction ... I knew that you wouldn't stay true to your word .. judging by how freaking greedy you are ... but I just didn't expect you to just ..." Elder Brother felt like the world's burden was brought upon his shoulders .. literally .. brought upon his shoulders ..
the power of suppression between the leader and Theo's was great ..
although the leader did so without effort .. it still was shocking ..
his mind was suddenly filled with negative thoughts ..
he didn't even notice that he had backed away a couple of metres .. to him .. Theo looked so big that his finger would be enough to squash him ..
"A mere peak Demolition Ranked .. like you .. dares ... hehe .. I think it's time you learnt your lesson .."