Arriving in the capital Dio has been having one amazement after another, the grandeur of the city is not anything he had imagine, seeing majestic building as majestic as the baron mansion as casual building here while noble live in those that's like a royal place from his imagination, cultivator of revolving core stage as guard and maid, commoners with cultivation of energy condensation stage every where he turn.
(you made the best decision to come to the capital, here we can have competition to grow stronger)
"yeah you are right but I need to find a way to settle in without drawing to much attention to ourselves so we can grow peaceful"
(how are we going to do that, I mean you already know how the power house operates, their system is not for us, we can only join them or be suppressed)
"I know about that, I need to get a temporary strong background, that is the only way I can grow without fear of been snuff out before I start to shine, secondly I need to decide on the power house to be under for the main time."
(why do you have to think, it the royals of course)
"that's not quite, its best not to always follow the crowd, that's a lesson I learnt been alone for a long time, if you go somewhere your present is not felt, your absence won't be notice, do you known what I mean?"
(*×*)
"it means going to the royals my is sacrificing my growth and freedom for safety. Everything is judged by it's appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing: Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, or buried in oblivion. Stand out. be conspicuous at all cost. Make yourself magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses"
(now I get it, so which sect will you want to enter then?)
"jenny, Lara can I ask you girls for a favour?"
"what do you want to ask"
'can you tell me the most respected person in your sect and how I can come under him or her?"
"-"
"they both are lost for words, not knowing how to reply his question"
"the strongest person in our sect is elder Garvin bro and he happens to have only take two disciples, one is jenny here and the other is her direct opposite" Amos answer while those two struggles to reply.
"trust me you don't want to take that road, as much as I hate you, I won't advice you to commit suicide" Daniel added
"just listen to them Lance" Lara final spoke up
looking at how they are insistent to persuade him from taking Garvin as his teacher, his interest in him increased.
seemly seeing the thought running through his mind Lara could not hold it anymore she gesture to jenny to talk him out of it
"lance you don't understand it, my master have only taken in three student, two as core disciples while the last a standing disciple, which is Lara here and she was taken in because of me. for anyone to be master's student they first had to defeat my senior brother Dexter"
"what is there to be afraid of then if it's just a battle?"
Dio response almost made them lost their footing, losing strength to their legs as a result of suppressing the anger running through them seeing Dio taking there advice as cowardice.
"it not what you think, senior Dexter is kind of like me but have a different blessing."
"like you, interesting, what is blessing then?"
"a blessing from the god of destruction"
"-"
"destruction?"
"yes destruction, he is the opposite of jenny and very powerful, everyone who has fought with him ends up a cripple as the easiest punishment" Lara chipped in.
"Bro this guy has the highest record of brutality ever in our set, what is more annoying about his ability is that he grow stronger with the amount of damage he cause in a battle or cause to him" Amos asserted.
(damn that's is one crazy ability, can you steal that ability for me, I promise to never nag or feel proud ever in front you again and will be your mount for all time please)
"that is really a troublesome ability, he grow stronger with the amount of damage he cause or cause to him, that simply saying he is undefeatable"
"now you know why we all fear him" Alex spoke up first time ever since the conversation started and there is visible fear in his voice when he speak of Dexter.
"I've heard all your advice and it reasonable. I still want to fight him"
'am glad you are not going to pull the forest stu....., wait what did you say" Daniel blurted out when he heard the last part of the speech.
jenny, Amos, Lara, Alex > (*o*).
"Did you hit your head on something or you simple can't think straight, after all we've told you, are you so bent on killing yourself, if life is not important to you please don't associate your death with us, Dexter is not like the beast you went back to fight and came back alive, this one is simply giving you life away as a token of stupidity to the hands of Greenleaf grim ripper, even if you come out of it alive, you are as good as dead" Daniel scolded, hope he can't still touch any atom of sanity left in Dio head.
"Lance I know you are strick and have your own secrets, but please just listen to us this time and forfeit this madness, I will recommend you for other powerful teachers, just let this one go. Even jenny knows that fighting dexter is a lost course"
"I don't care I want to fight him, what is the requirements to be qualified to challenge him?"
"Are you sure you don't want to take another option, senior is too ruthless, he can kill you and the sect won't do a thing about it, do consider" Jenny explained.
"That is my choice, am not changing my mind, not even in the face of death"
"You are dead for sure" Daniel conceded
Seeing the seriousness in Dio face the other couldn't help but agree also.