Iudex woke up from his bed as if he had a bad dream, he remembered what was Uncontrollable Rage's power if used wrongly.. He had to be extremely careful.
He noticed Rimuru standing above his head, with his mask on.
"Why.. do you have it on..?" Iudex asked him.
"Because.. I'm going on a mission." Rimuru answered.
Iudex knew what that entailed, Rimuru is going to slaughter whoever did this.
"....His name is Granbell.. ask Luminas about him."
Rimuru thanked Iudex and left.
Guy POV
Well.... that was that, I did see Iudex activating some moves but he was knocked out immediately after, that suited guy, Granbell I heard Iudex call him, escaped.
The Demon Lords had mixed opinion, until Luminas could be seen fuming.
"That idiot! He dares plot against me..
And to ruin my image in front of the Demon Lords!" I saw a hint of regret in her voice, like why she didn't deal with Granbell earlier.
Velzard was interested in all of this, as Iudex was carried to a room the connection cut.
"Well this ends the banquet, you're all free to go." I told everyone.
"Wait, what are you going to do now, Guy?" I was asked by Dino
"Well, obviously, I'm going to show the ropes to my new Demon Lord allies."
"Isn't that an excuse to go t-"
"No, no it isn't Dino.
See you all later.
Mizery, Rain, see the guests off."
They both led everyone out of the Walpurgis room and soon after only me and Velzard were left there.
"So, when are you going to take the next step in your game, Guy?"
"When he is ready, both of them."
"Well, in that case, I should probably get ready aswell, no? You can feel it, don't you?"
"Yes.. sooner or later we're going to engage Rudra, and we need to be ready.
And for that, I need Iudex to put in the most effort... so we should see him engage in combat as much as possible, Rimuru is probably following Granbell right now."
"Hmh.... we should probably let Iudex do the work no?"
"No.. he's too tired right now.. he should start training with Zegion soon anyways."
"That Insectar, right? He has quite the potential, well, let's see where this goes.
If all goes well and Iudex gets more powerful and regains his former sharpness and stops being centuries rusty he should be as strong as Rudra no?"
"It's hard to decide... it really is, we'll just watch for now, up close."
"My.. you really are something else, let's go then."
We left for Tempest soon after.
3rd POV
Veldora was lazing around with Ramiris who has decided to ask Rimuru to live in Tempest, since she is bored.
"Kuahaha.... ahhaha..
MY SISTER IS HERE!
I MUST HIDE!" Veldora immediately hid in the corner between two couches concealing his aura as much as possible, this was a life or death situation.
Velzard was walking around the town with Guy, she met up with Shuna who guided them to the guestroom, they were astounded at how beautiful this city is.
"My my.. Rimuru~...
such a wondrous city you built in practically no time.."
Iudex got up slowly, against the advice of one of the ogre medics, but he felt Velzard and Guy here so he had to come see them.
He entered the room to see Velzard standing above a cowering Veldora, Velzard turned her head around and walked to Iudex and checked him out.
"You look terrible."
"Aha... thanks.."
They both laughed as he sat down, bandages on some parts of his body.
"So, Iudex, did you get anything new?" Guy asked curiously.
"I guess, yes, I got some new skills, but I'm most likely using only one out of them, the other 2 are extremely dangerous to my body, but if push comes to shove, I will use them in a heartbeat, as much as I am afraid of death, you guys deserve to see your ambitions come through, childish as they may be, you finish a game and Rimuru seeking world peace, I have no ambition now, saving Rudra is only a distant dream now, you might know why."
"Yes... I think I do, he's not been the same has he?" Guy replied to his concern.
"No, no he hasn't, sooner or later he will be another person."
"...So the game will be off, no?"
"Yes."
"I guess it's time to take the battle head on."
"Yes."
"...You don't like this do you."
"I'm alright, as much as I respect Rudra, if he is another person now then I am by no means obligated to serve him or cave to him, if he is saveable, I will save him.
But if Velgrynd hasn't, I don't know who can, she is the closest person to him, besides...
I'm forgotten, I doubt he would remember me anyways, no one does, all because of that damned skill I was stuck in." Iudex said with a little pain in his voice.
"...Well..
So you wouldn't hesitate killing him if he is beyond repair?" Guy wanted confirmation.
"No, I wouldn't, it would be the best way to put him out of his misery."
"Good, because that was what we wanted you to do, we were afraid of you hesitating."
Velzard nodded in confirmation.
"Wait who are you?" Veldora who just realized what was going on and that his sister wasn't standing above his head anymore turned to Iudex.
"Oh, Veldora?" Iudex was thinking of something.
"Kuahaha! Recognize my mi-" Veldora stopped before looking at his sister staring into his soul, before sitting properly and clearing his throat.
"Yes, I am. Are we acquainted somehow?" He suddenly sounded like he was serious.
'He should know me.. doesn't he know Rimuru's memories..?'
"I know you, who doesn't?"
"Kuah- gulp
Ahem, that was a trap, wasn't it."
"No, I was serious."
"I won't fall for such beginner traps! I'll have you know I completed many trap sacred texts, where the characters are lured into traps, and engage in physical action with other characters!
I won't have you trap me into fighting my sister!"
"Whatever, and I was going to ask you to join us in training."
"Huh? Training? Wait, let me! I actually thought you were going to trap me!"
Veldora looked desperate, who could refuse such a fun guy?
"Alright.. whatever, you'll be the practice target."
"What? No, you should be the practice tar-" He couldn't finish the sentence as he saw Iudex's right arm glowing with a weird divine white aura, he punched Veldora through the room with God Fist.
"-GETTTTTTTTTT!"
"My my... that is how you teach him, good job Iudex, I think I felt the ground shake from that punch!"
"I feel a bit weaker, but this is all worth it, I need him to be my perfect technique ragdoll, not like he won't be, I'm faster than him, I think so at least."
"Hahahaha! Iudex, that was amazing, be sure to teach Veldora respect, Velzard would like to see him mature at least a bit."
"You'll be warned that my little brother is quite the stubborn individual, drilling an idea in his head is quite difficult."
"Tch, you're on.
I'll let you know Rudra was also like that, quite a free individual, until he met me, I'm proud of what I taught him way back when."
"Aha! Yes! Someone gets it, Rudra was annoying!" Guy affirmed aggressively.
"Now, excuse me, I have some dragon to punch." As Iudex said that as both of his fists glowed the same white light, albeit a fainter version, a short 20 seconds later, you could hear a man's voice screaming for help.
"HEEEEEEEEEELP! A MANIAC IS CHASING ME!!! THE MIGHTY STORM DRAGONNN!" Veldora said as he ran around the town with Iudex right on his tail.
"You're too slow!" Iudex appeared right in front of Veldora's face and kicked him up high in the air with a superspeed kick.
"GOD-" Iudex charged the fist, as Velzard and Guy look to the sky.
"FIST!" The charged fist glew with a massive bright light, rivaling a moon's brightness.
"True Hero Style: Storm Slayer's Alter: ULTIMATE IMPRISONMENT FIST!"
Then, as everyone was looking to the sky, Veldora's body was hit with a shock wave that sent the sky shattering, and the entire ground began to rumble heavily, it took Veldora's body 3 seconds to process it was hit, and when it did, it was sent flying at a mountain kilometers away, almost immediately as it flew, it hit the mountain, the mountain's point of contact exploded from the speed and strength of the blow.
Iudex landed on the ground after delivering such a hit, blowing on his fists.
"Ahah... that was tiresome..." He felt a bit woozy, but walked nontheless.
Somewhere Kilometers away Veldora was immobilized for a few seconds.
"Kua...haha... a worthy... opponent.."
Veldora flew back, albeit VERY slowly, towards Tempest.
"Iudex~ I think you might just be the perfect teacher for my little foolish brother.."
"You don't need to say that, me and you know both know well I couldn't execute the 'killing' discipline like you."
"But you execute the 'beating' part much better."
"Well, both of us have our specialties, how about we combine them one day?"
"My my~.. you are truly a sadist.. Iudex~"
"Did I mention that I enjoyed beating Rudra in skill and technique? I might seem shy but my ego is one thing you do not touch."
"Great minds think alike, I also enjoyed beating Rudra, albeit in duels." Guy added.
Veldora appeared before Iudex and took a fight stance.
"The.. mighty storm.. dragon.. is ready.." He was breathing heavily.
Iudex laughed like a maniac.
"You are one idiot, Veldora."
"Huh..?" Veldora prepared an attack, what seemed like a massive beam, he was conserving his breathes and words.
"Kame....."
Iudex laughed more.
"Hame..."
Iudex activated Decastrike, and charged his fist with magicules, not Godfist.
"Witness my new style I just made.
Iudex Style: Veldora Slam!"
"HAAA!" Veldora unleashed a massive beam that took out some buildings in Tempest, but it was already too late for him.
Iudex appeared behind Veldora and punched the back of his head once, followed by another 9 normal attacks at full power.
Veldora was slammed to the ground.
"Don't underestimate me, student! You have much to learn!" Iudex decided Veldora would be his student.
"Y-Yes... Master!" Veldora's pride was slammed to the ground along with him.
"Now, cleanup the mess you made me create!
Chop chop!"
"Yes!" Veldora immediately got to work.
Velzard and Guy looked visibly stunned.
"Iudex.. did you hit him in the head too hard?" Guy questioned.
"That's what I was trying to do, not sure if he submitted willingly or did he achieve maturity through being hit in the head..
Maybe I should try that on Milim, don't you think?"
"Good idea, my niece needs some discipline aswell."
"Well, we should start training, should we go somewhere better?"
Zegion came tagged along with us after seeing Veldora fly.
"Student Veldora, follow us after you're done, to the frozen continent."
"Y-Yes... Sir.."