It has already been three weeks after the fight between Asher's gang and Motain's soldiers. Asher along with Kabali and Ajrak has been driving the truck in the lifeless desert.
"So, how far are we from the temple" Asher asked Ajrak.
"I do not know," Ajrak said.
"What do you mean you don't know" Asher asked in confusion.
"The location of the temple has been kept secret by the first Saint. "
"Then where the fuck are you taking us?" Asher shouted at Ajrak.
"Do not worry, even though its location has been kept secret the Saint we're given the power to locate the path to the temple by Desert God himself".
"So, you know the path to the temple but you can't pinpoint it? " Asher asked.
"Yes, " Ajrak replied while nodding her head.
"I see, so tell me more about this Desert God of yours", Asher said to Ajrak.
"We know very little about him. As much as I know he is the god of the Desert and Blacksmith. He created multiple weapons which are considered divine weapons."
"I see"
"But even among those divine weapons, there are three weapons that are said to have enough power to destroy the universe itself."
"What are those weapons," Asher asked Ajrak.
"A sword, an armour, and a spear" All three together are known as the " Heavenly Axis".
It is said if anyone is ever able to become the master of those weapons, then they will hold the power to obliterate the universe itself. And among those three the most powerful one is the "Spear Of Obliteration" which is in the hand of 'Gurgon' the 'Supreme Dragon of Chaos'.
"Gurgaon. Is it the dragon that the 5th King made a contract with?" Asher asked.
"Yes, it's him. The three weapons were kept in this world by the Desert God. He gave us the order to protect them in exchange for giving us water and knowledge of runes. "
"He gave the temporary ownership of the 'Spear Of Obliteration' to the kings of Karaman. By his order, the Spear chooses the King of each generation as its master".
"You are saying the Spear chooses its own master?" Asher asked in surprise.
"Yes, that is one of the traits of a divine weapon. 'Consciousness', they choose their own master. According to their test."
"Then how did it get in the hands of Gurgon?" Asher asked Ajrak.
"At first we all thought that the Spear would only choose the Kings of Karaman as its owner as it was ordered. But after the death of the 4th King in the hands of Gurgon did we understand the true nature of that Spear?"
"And what is that?" Asher asked in curiosity.
"Survival Of The Strongest, that's its nature. I follow the strongest. The only reason I chose the Karaman kings was due to its creator's order. But as soon as Gurgon killed the 4th king it determined Gurgon to be the strongest and chose him as the new owner."
"So, it will choose the killer of its previous owner as its new owner because it sees the killer as more powerful than its previous owner. What a Shetty Thing" Asher said with disgust.
"This is the price one has to pay to hold the strongest weapon in the world" Ajrak looked at Asher and said with a serious face.
Looking at Ajrak old bitter memory came to Asher,
....
A black-haired man with his blood-red eyes was looking at him as a spear pierced his heart.
"Why did you become like this?" A drop of tears came out of old Chung Bong's (the past self of Asher) eyes as he looked at his dying disciple.
"Ha hahaha, forgive me, master. In Murim Strong rules over weak. As the strongest, this was my right to rule the Murim."
"To rule the Murim, hah! Don't make me laugh, we're you able to rule the Murim? No, you didn't. And you will never be. " Chung Bong said with anger all over his face.
"Yes, I will never be. Do you know why master? Because there is someone more powerful than me. And that's you. As long as you live I can never rule Murim."
"Hyung Soho" Chung Bong mumbled with sadness all over his face.
Regrets took over Chung Bong's mind. The only thing he could think was, "I should have done better. I should have taken care of this child properly. If only I had forgotten the past and looked at the present this child would not have become like this" while he looked at the man whose heart was pierced by his spear.
"Sigh, I am sorry, child." Chung Bong said pulling his spear out of Soho's chest and putting him in eternal sleep.
But before closing his eyes Soho looked into Bong's eyes and said,
"You never thought of me as your disciple. For you only he mattered."
....
''Asher'' "Asher" Kabali shouted bringing Asher back from his thought.
As Asher looked at him Kabali said in an agency,
"We got companies"
After hearing Kabali Asher looked through the back mirror and his whole body shivered at the sight entering his eyes. At least a thousand battle vehicles were coming towards them.
"Almar's army" he heard Ajrak's mumble. And a curse came out of his mouth,
"Shit"