Raine's pov
We rushed over as fast as we could, disregarding the huge mana cost i and my entourage activated the fly spell and blitzed over to the city as fast as possible, let me explain my name is Raine Blossom and I'm the second Don of Trident city i grabbed this post a few months ago after defeating the former No:2 David Braxton, it was the hardest fight of my life David was only 27 and not only did he have a powerful Arcanum but had developed it throughly with multiple edicts that complimented each other splendidly he was definitely an absurd talent and someone i only beat because of one reason i used ice and element that could counteract his Arcanum, it was due to this that i was able to pull off a narrow victory and as i did so David was kind enough to tell me that the first Don was leagues above him so much so that he couldn't even stand when he released his energy, after confirming his words were actually an understatement than truth i quickly went into seclusion but halfway through i felt it, a field, when an Arcanum user creates a field it cause a distortion in the world around them after all they are literally proclaiming themselves as the god of a particular area, i noticed this to be David's field but thought nothing of it as maybe he simply wanted to use it to meditate but soon enough that field was removed, replaced by one i had never felt before one incomparably stronger and denser, one not far from the city i had sworn to protect.
I didn't waste time whoever that was David couldn't hope to survive a fight with him much less win, hell both of us together would simply be slaughtered only the first Don could stop him but the the rest of the Dons could buy time because if that person wanted to challenge a Don he had to start from No:5 this person simply wanted trouble.
"we're here"
indeed we were, one of my attendants had spoken but even if she hadn't i had already noticed it, the devastating power that had swept through this place surrounding hills and mountains had been leveled while the earth had been scorched it was a sight as dreadful as it was awe inspiring it looked as if destruction itself had passed through here
"we'll have to contact the central tower.for restoration"
i said, the central tower the tower itself has no power rather it's simply the gathering point of people who could force Don's into compromise it's a force that comprises solely of retired Don's, yep retired everyonce in a while some Don's decide that managing their cities has become a chore so they give up their seats and become affiliated with the central tower giving up their responsibilities and gaining arguably greater authority they're the only people with the restoration spell capacity to heal the land that witnessed an Arcanum based duel they're also the ones who supervise it and assist in coronations as they are the only people whocan save face in front of the highest Don's and not have to feel inferior.
Before long we came upon the scene and if i had been dreading this before now i wanted to flee, i could see him from a distance standing with a hunched back over a decapitated corpse a glance was enough to tell me it was David and not far from him a slightly robust man paced up and down in obvious frustration his words alternating between 'shit' and 'fuck' as.he paced, they noticed our arrival turning to face our way and once my eyes met his face i was shocked he looked to be about my age but with a heart full of shame i had to admit what caught my attention the most were intact his looks,
"why do all the crazed psycho's look like adonis"
one of my attendants althouh male 'enjoyed the embrace of both gender equally' he was also known for having a loose tounge but even in this situation i couldn't admonish him the man truly looked like an adonis shoulder lenght black hair with a princely features that still held ruggedness a tall and well defined physique and even from our rapidly declining positions in the sky i could sense grace and dignity that would put any true born royals to shame, but i didn't let my thought show on my face after all i was Raine Blossom and although i was a girl in every sense of the word i was also the youngest Don on the continent i couldn't have unnecessary thoughts like that clouding my judgment so i sharpened a cold expression along with my rapier whenever i appeared in public and only behind sealed doors did i lower my expression and even then it was brief periods of time before i knew it all of this had lead to me bearing the moneka 'the coldest shard of ice under the sky' i would have laughed id it wasn't a breach of character.
I landed right in front of him looking him straight in the eye and what i saw there made me involuntarily shudder, sorrow, i expected to see a confident and haughty expression why not, he had just defeated our third strongest and should be intent on defeating the second a little bit of reservation was expected as maybe he would try to rest so be could continue fighting but no this man stared at me with blood red eyes that said i regret everything, i wanted to hold him, i wanted to hild someone who i had never met before someone i should instantly want to behead but instead all i felt was pity,
he looked at David before speaking in voice that didn't loose out to his appreance
"i didn't want to bury him here"
"....."
"he should be buried in the city with all the honors of a Don, can you please do that"
needless to say i was shocked but my mind quickly went to other options, maybe he was one of those who had overwhelming respect for there opponents and was dissatisfied with how their fight ended, the pacing man had stopped now he looked to be a spellcaster that had undergone awakening he was obviously very outstanding as if not for the circumstances i would have tried to recruit him right here and now but his pacing troubled me spell casters of that level were highly aadept at controlling their emotions but it seemed this situation had through that fact out of the nearest window in his head, i looked back to him his eyes pleading before speaking in a slightly raised voice
"of course"
his expression didn't change but his eyes twinkled with relief before he asked
"and if it not too much trouble can you please answer another request of mine"
shocked as i was i replied
"lets hear it"
and with that be dropped to his knees with his arms outstreached i first thought he had planned an attack so i jumped backwards only to realize it wasn't so and with a clear voice he spoke
"arrest me!!!!"