"My Liege, can you hear it?" Beru asked JinWoo, his antennae pointed towards the doors the supergiant is blocking.
"Yeah I can hear it too." JinWoo said.
"HAHAHAHA!"
A menacing laugh shakes the entire dungeon, the severely deep voice emanating from behind the great doors.
"That's one sinister laugh." Beru said.
"Is having your enemies invade your gate that funny? What an odd one." JinWoo thought. "Alright let's go." Jinwoo Said.
That sinister laugh, it's Legia, and he must still think JinWoo is Ashborn. JinWoo and Beru follow me further inside while their began to follow them from behind.
He is using runes to make him invincible and use stealth so he won't got caught by them.
Jin Woo and Beru decide stepping inside the chilly room. They found a giant who is kneeling and have chains all over him with red circle symbol below him on the floor.
"HILARIOUS... HILARIOUS!" The chained Monarch roars out in cruel delight. "OH, YOU DETESTABLE RULERS! WITNESS WHO HAS FOUND ME FIRST!"
"Welcome, Monarch." The calmed down Monarch of the Beginning greeted me with his monstrous voice, it was loud enough to ring out across the whole dungeon. "Hurry, free me of these chains... I know what the Rulers are planning. The other Monarchs must know, quickly!"
JinWoo slowly walk up to him, observing Legia, his sheer size certainly is worthy of the moniker the King of Giants. What is perhaps even more impressive is the Ruler's complex magic circle, keeping the manic Monarch confined in place. The massive black magical chains are grotesquely pierced through him, painfully forcing him onto his knees, while his arms are unnaturally extended outwards, leaving him with no proper respite at all.
The Rulers have no chill, but thor remember they always seemed to have a rather cold-blooded view on some things, despite their decently unselfish nature. Assuming the Cup of Reincarnation has been used countless times, thor wonder how long Legia has been stuck in these chains?
Thor use observe on the Giant.
[Name: Legia
Code name : None
Rank : SS
Age :5000 years
Class : Fighter
Title : King of Giants, Monarch of the beggining.
Level : 400
Race : Giant
HP : 400000/400000(Locked)
Mp : 357000/357000(Locked)
STR : 5736(Locked)
SPD : 5356(Locked)
DUR : 4578(Locked)
DEX : 4998(Locked)
STM : 4798(Locked)
VIT : 50000(Locked)
INT : 3000(Locked)
WIS : 2500(Locked)
CHR : 1000(Locked)
LUCK : 1000(Locked)
Note : Stats with number 10 for average humans.
Skills : Immense Strength, Pledge Of Trust, Spiritual Body Manifestation.]
[All Legia's status are Locked because The Rulers magic circle, which is sealing his true powers. All his real status will be back if the chains and the magic circle is destroyed.]
[All Legia's status are the same as normal humans because he is sealed.]
Thor see all Legia's status are all Locked because of that chain and magic circle making him weak like normal mortal.
Thor can't completely blame him for being impatient, if he saw a ray of hope after centuries in confinement he would also jump at the rare chance.
"You..." His big red eyes squinted suspiciously at me. "You are not the one I know."
Thor noticed his hands ball into fists, but his shackles won't budge an inch, as Legia fruitlessly tries to free himself. His veins look like they're about to burst after seeing him try to reach out to JinWoo.
"Are those rulers or whatever responsible for doing this to you?" JinWoo ask.
"They are trying to use me." Legia said with anger tone. "As a stepping stone for the foundations of the true war that is to come."
'I've tried many times to communicate with monsters with intelligence... but none of them were ever to explain their origins.' JinWoo thought. "Who are these "Rulers" you speak of?" JinWoo ask.
"Ancient enemy of the monarchs." Legia said.
Both Legia and JinWoo talk about the monarchs and rulers, Legia said JinWoo need a support to help him fight the monarchs and rulers. He is offering to help him fighting both sides and suddenly he smile.
Legia's smile have mischiveous and cunning meaning, he want to trap JinWoo by having spell called pledge of honesty.
Message began to appear in front of JinWoo.
[King of Giants, the Sovereign of the Beggining, 'Regia', has activated the skill: 'Pledge of Honesty (Deal)'.]
[Once the skill Pledge of Honesty (Deal)' has been granted, both the initiator and the acceptor cannot lie to one another.]
[Will you accept the 'Pledge of Honesty (Deal)'?]
[Y/N]
JinWoo accept the pledge of honesty, they begin to talk about the monarchs and rulers, JinWoo as why those rulers kepp sending the human world those monsters.
Legia said the rulers are preparing for a war and intent to transform the world into a battlefield and fight the monarchs once again.
JinWoo still didn't understand what Legia said. Legia said it's objective it's all to inject magical energy into the world.
"There is no better way to propogate non-existant power than using the blood of those who possess power. So, the rulers decided to use their captives." Legia said. "The density of magical energy grows by the day. That is the fruit cultivated from the blood of those monsters."
"Magical energy empowers the world, their plan is to create a world strong enough to withstand the effects of war." Legia said.
"And by war, you mean...?" JinWoo said.
"Another battle between the monarchs and the rulers." Legia said. "Soon enough, the world you live in will become hell." Legia gave up the information easily, thanks to his near blind hatred for the Rulers.
"There is no time. Once it is known that you and i have made contact, both the monarchs and the rulers will intervine." Legia pleaded, the desperation to be freed from his containment was clear in his voice. "It's even possible the ruler's envoys have already begun to move."
JinWoo ask Legia why both the monarchs and the rulers are targeting him.
"You don't know anything." The power you possess isn't actually yours." Legia said. "The fact that you possess it is the proof that the original owner has betrayed the monarchs."
"You've become an enermy to both the monarchs and the rulers." Legia said.
Legia swear that he will fight on JinWoo side. JinWoo is silent for a second but JinWoo said. "If you're going to be on my side, it'd be better if i were to simply turn you into a shadow soldier."
Legia is stunned looking at JinWoo, for a second there he see JinWoo as ashborn but suddenly he see JinWoo again. 'What...? For a moment, he looked like...' Legia thought.
"Both monarchs and rulers possess spiritual bodies." Legia narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth. "Spiritual bodies are destroyed when they are killed, so they can't turn into shadows."
"Therefore, I can't become your soldier. Is this enough for you to help me now?" Legia ask.
JinWoo feel uneasiness in his heart, there's something amiss. JinWoo began to unchain Legia's right hand. 'I thought i saw him for a moment... was i just imagining it?' Legia look at his free right hand.
"The... are you on humanity's side?" JinWoo said.
Legia didn't speak and just stare at JinWoo.
"Why won't you answer?" JinWoo ask. "Is it because the pledge of honesty?" Gripping his dagger tightly and the atmosphere around the room became more cold and tense.
JinWoo see the mana crystal embedd on Legia's back. "The mana crystal embedded on the back of your neck... as long as that's there, you'd also hear the rulers voice." JinWoo said.
""Kill all the humans", just like the other monsters." JinWoo said.
Legia gritted his teeth then begin tk attack JinWoo with his freed right hand, but JinWoo easily dodge his surprise attack. "Forget about the deal."
"It's dangerous to keep you alive." JinWoo stab Legia' chest.
"GUGH!" Legia made a sound of pain.
"Since you became a calamity!" JinWoo look at Legia.
"No... you're wrong." Legia said and began tk sweat. "The calamity isn't me... but you."
"RAARGH!" Legia growled out at JinWoo, his eyes seething with fury, Legia's now attempting to bite him.
Dodging the rabid Monarch's pitiful attacks, JinWoo punch Legia from below making him coughing purple blood, Legia began to attack again but JinWoo dodge his attack and stab Legia in his chest again.
Urgh... As the battles between the residents of your world and the captured denizens of the Chaos World become more intense, your world will turn into a harsher battlefield..." Legia coughed out, his voice coated with pure hatred, knowing full well he's about to die here like a dog. "I hope... That everything you wish to protect will burn into ashes in the conflagration of the War..."
"That won't happen... because there is a being who is stronger than the monarchs and the rulers combine." JinWoo said, remembering thor.
"Hahahahaha!" Legia just laugh at JinWoo words. "Don't be ridiculous, what kind of person in the world who is stronger than the monarchs and the rulers?" Legia just think, what JinWoo said earlier are full of nonsense because there are no beings out there that is stronger than the monarchs and the rulers.
"Then answer me this question?" JinWoo look at Legia with his glowing purple eyes.
Legia just look at JinWoo with her mouth dripping purple blood. "What is the monarchs and the rulers... to a god?" JinWoo ask.
"A GOD!" Legia is stunned by JinWoo words. "What do you mean by god?!, there is no god in this world!" Legia didn't believe in gods because they didn't exist.
"You don't need to know!" JinWoo began to cut off Legia's neck killing him.
JinWoo see the system message, he have level up ten times. "It's a shame i didn't obtain a shadoe soldier... but I'll take this as my prize." JinWoo held a crystal in his hand.
JinWoo proceed to get out of the dungeon with thor following behind him secretly. After thor get out of the dungeon he proceed to go home flying to america.
Thor probably will not going to itervine in the International guild conference arc but he will join the monarchs war arc. He will fight all those monarchs with JinWoo and his father, thor can take them all down with diana without the help the two of them.
Thor arrived at his home. "Diana, I'm home!" After thor words can be heard through the house, sound of footstep can be heard. Diana walk out of the kitchen wearing an apron.
"Thor, you're back." Diana said, as she approach her and kiss him.
They seperated from the kiss and smile. "I'm back, what are you doing in the kitchen?" Thor ask.
"Oh, I'm making dinner for you and our children." Diana said. "Oh, and you don't need to worried about them because you knoew where they are."
Thor already know that kate and theo are always to the guild training or raiding dungeons. "Let's wait for them and I'll help you prepare dinner." Thor said.
"Okay." Diana nod her head as they begin to prepare dinner and waiting for their kids arrived at home.
[I should ask diana should I go the international guild conference, all guilds representing each country will come. Altough our guild will not join the conference but the scavengers, but if our guild got invited maybe we can go.]
Diana heard what thor said. 'Interesting, so all the strongest or important guilds of each country will come to this conference.' Diana thought, he look at thor who is preparing dinner and thinking telling diana about this meeting.
"Hey, diana can i ask you a question?" Thor ask.
"Hmm, what is it thor?" Diana ask, although she already knew what he wanted to ask.
"Well... there will be an international guild conference that will be held in america, Altough our guild will not represent america but the scavengers will, so if our guild is invited do you want to go to the international conference guild with me and our children?" Thor ask.
Diana look at thor for a minute, he didn't know why but thor is nervous. "Okay." Diana said.
"W-What!" Thor ask, surprised.
"I said okay, we should go, I don't have anything to do and our children also will agree because they might want to see other strong hunters from another country." Diana shrugged her shoulders.
"Thank you, diana!" Thor said, smile.
They begin to resuke making dinner until they heard sound behind them. "Mom, Dad, we're home!" They heard sound of footsteps behind them and see their children.
"Go wash up first, mom and dad are preparing dinner." Diana said.
"Okay!" Both of them began to wash uo before going to eat dinner.
After kate and theo finish wash up, they begin to eat dinner and ready for the next new day. They will also prepare for international guild conference.